Online / offline applications are invited from eligible candidates for Joint Entrance Screening Test 2013, also known as JEST. JEST is an all India level examination being conducted for admission into PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) programme / integrated PhD programme in Physics (including various interdisciplinary research areas) / Theoretical Computer Sciences, to be offered at the following participating institutions.
List of Participating Institutes:
- ARIES Nainital
- HBNI Mumbai
- HRI Allahabad
- IGCAR Kalapakkam
- IIA Bangalore
- IISc Bangalore
- IISER Mohali
- IISER Pune
- IMSC Chennai
- IOP Bhubaneswar
- IPR Gandhinagar
- IUCAA Pune
- JNCASR Bangalore
- NCRA - TIFR Pune
- NISER Bhubaneswar
- PRL Ahmedabad
- RRCAT Indore
- RRI Bangalore
- SNIP Kolkata
- SNBNCBS Kolkata
- UGC-DAE-CSR Indore
- VECC Kolkata
Date of Exam
February 17, 2013 (tentative)
Test Centers
Agartala (to be confirmed), Ahmedabad, Aligarh, Bangalore, Bardhaman, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi, Goa, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Kochi, Kolkata, Madurai, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nainital, Patna, Pune, Raipur, Roorkee, Sambalpur, Silchar, Siliguri, Srinagar, Trivandrum, Udaipur, Varanasi (to be confirmed), Visakhapatnam
Note: There will be multiple centers in Kolkata and Delhi.
Fee
See the prospectus
How to Apply
Interested candidates may apply either online (preferred mode of application) or offline by following the below mentioned procedures.
- Online: Candidates have to create an account by using a valid e-mail id on the official website of JEST: http://www.jest.org.in/. Afterwards, they can fill the online application form by following the instructions mentioned on the website. After submission of the online application form, a unique submission number will be issued. This number must be quoted by the applicant for further communication with the JEST authorities.
- Offline: Those candidates, who are not able to fill up the online application form, can send a request for obtaining printed application form to: JEST-2013, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, I/AF Bidhannagar, Kolkata, West Bengal-700 064 on or before November 30, 2012. The requisition should be accompanied by a self-addressed envelop affixed with postage stamp of Rs 40
Candidates have to pay an application fee of Rs 100 (Rs 50 for SC/ST candidates) either before or after submitting the application form. One can deposit the prescribed fee directly in the following account of any Branch of State Bank of India or Associated Banks of SBI, by using Pay-in-Slip (downloadable from the website).
Account No: 32602922844
Name: JEST 2013
Bank & Branch Name: State Bank of India, AE Market Salt Lake, Kolkata - 700 064
IFSC CODE: SBIN0006794
After submitting the fee, candidates will get a Challan/Receipt/Counterfoil from the bank. One must write his/her name and unique submission number on the reverse side of the Challan/Receipt/Counterfoil and mail it to: jest.2013@saha.ac.in. In addition, one can also send it by post to: JEST 2013, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Sector-1, Block-AF, Bidhannagar, Kolkata, West Bengal-700 064, latest by December 10, 2012. For more information regarding the application, eligibility criteria and admission procedure, candidates can visit the aforementioned website of JEST.
Last Date of Submitting Application Form
December 10, 2012
