Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) has released JEST 2020 official answer key. It has been released as a single pdf file, on jest.org.in. In it, correct answer options for questions asked in part A, B, and C are mentioned. The official answer key of JEST is available for question booklet series A, B, C, and D. Candidates can submit objections against the answer key by February 21, 2020, until 5:00 pm.
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How to Challenge Jest 2020 Official Answer Key
Candidates can only challenge JEST answer key by sending an e-mail. To do so, candidates need to write at jest.tifr@gmail.com. While submitting the objections, the candidates need to provide detailed worked out solutions. Only when the detailed solution is provided, the objection is considered.
Process to Download JEST 2020 Answer Key
Candidates can easily download Joint Entrance Screening Test (JEST) 2020 answer key by following the steps below.
Step 1: Click on the link mentioned above or go to the official website, jest.org.in.
Step 2: On visiting the website, click on the link of JEST answer key.
Step 3: Download the PDF. Make sure you are downloading it for your question paper only.
Step 4: Save the answer key and start calculating the marks.
Use JEST 2020 Official Answer Key to Calculate Score
Candidates can use the official answer key for calculating score for JEST 2020.
Marking Scheme for Calculating Marks of JEST 2020
There are 3 parts in the every set; Part A has 25 questions. Part B has 15 questions and Part C has 10 questions.
| Parts | Marks for the correct answers | Negative marking |
| A | +1 | -1/3 |
| B | +3 | -1 |
| C | +3 | No negative marking |
JEST 2020 Result
Result for Joint Entrance Screening Test is released online at jest.org.in. The candidates who took the test can check JEST 2020 result by providing details like e-mail id / username and password. The score for JEST is valid for one year.
What Next After Qualifying JEST 2020?
After qualifying JEST 2020, the candidates have to be prepared for the interview that is to be conducted by the college authorities in which they have taken admission. For some institutes, the candidates need to apply to appear for the interview and for some institutes the candidates have to visit the institute’s official website.
Some of the participating institutes where interview will be conducted
- IISER Bhopal
- IISER Mohali
- IISER Pune
- Indian Institute of Science & Technology, Thiruvananthapuram
- NISER Bubhaneshwar
- Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), Ahmedabad
- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai (TIFR)
- Institute of Mathematical Sciences
- IISER Thiruvananthapuram
About JEST 2020
Joint Entrance Screening Test is a test conducted to offer admission to students in Ph.D / Integrated Ph.D programme in Physics / Theoretical Computer Science / Neuroscience / Computational Biology. The test is conducted for two subjects Physics and Computer Science. Physics paper consists of 4 parts namely A, B, C and D.
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