JEST 2020 Application Form – Last date to apply today

JEST 2020 Application Form, is released by Science & Engineering Research Board (SERB). Candidates can apply from jest.org.in or the link below. To apply, the candidates need to enter e-mail id, following which a link to set password is sent on the registered e-mail id. After this, candidates can login, via e-mail id and password and fill details in the application form of JEST 2020. Application fee for the exam is Rs. 400 but reserved candidates need to pay Rs. 200. Check more details on JEST 2020 application form from this page. 

JEST 2020 Application Form

The application form of JEST 2020 is only released online and there is no other way to apply. Candidates can check the schedule for the release of JEST form 2020 in the table below.

Apply here: Application Process over…….

JEST 2020 Application Fee

To submit the JEST 2020 application form, candidates need to pay the following amount of the application fee as per their category:

Mode of Payment – Candidates can pay the above-given amount of the application fee by either of the following modes:

• Debit card – Visa/ SBI Maestro/ RuPay/ MasterCard/ Maestro
• Credit card – Visa/ MasterCard
• Net banking

List of Banks for Net Banking for payment of JEST 2020 application fee

Bank Transaction Charges – For online payment, candidates have to pay the following amount of transaction charges for online payment as mentioned in the table below:

JEST 2020 Application Fee Refund Policy

The application fee submitted by the candidate is non-refundable under any cirmcustances. It is not refunded to the candidates even if their application form is rejected due to any reason. However, under few conditions, the application fee of JEST 2020 shall be refunded. These are:

Case 1 – If a candidate has made double payment by mistake, a refund is considered only on bringing it to the notice of the coordinator of JEST 2020 by mail within 7 days of making such payment.

Case 2: If the amount has been refunded from the candidate’s account but has not reached JEST 2020 account. in such a case, the amount is automatically refunded by the Payment gateway provider on bringing the issue to the notice of Payment Gateway service provider.

JEST 2020 Eligibility Criteria

Several institutes participate in the selection procedure of JEST. Different institutes have different eligibility for courses. Here are the tentative eligibility for admission to M.Sc, Ph.d, and integrated/ M.Sc/ M.Tech.

PhD program (Physics)

• M.Sc in Physics.
• Some institutes accept B.E/B.Tech/M.Sc/M.E/M.Tech in disciplines of applied Physics and Maths.
  • M.Sc in mathematics/ applied physics/ applied physics/ optics and photonics/ instrumentation/ electronics at IIA.
  • B.E or B.tech at IISc, IMSc, IUCAA, ICTS- TIFR, JNCASR, NCRA-TIFR, TIFR-TCIS, IISER thiruvananthapuram, IISER pune, IISER  Mohali, RRI.
  • M.sc in physics/ electronics/ astronomy/ applied mathematics at  IUCAA. 
  • MSc  in Physics, Engineering Physics or Applied Physics at  IPR.
  • M.Sc. in Physics, Chemistry, Applied Mathematics, Biophysics or Biochemistry at SNBNCBS.
  • B.Tech Eng. Phys at TIFR.
  • M.E/ M.tech in applied physics at NISER.

Theoretical Computer Science at IMSc

• M.E/M.tech/Msc/MCA in any engineering discipline.

PhD in Neuroscience at NBRC

• B.E/B.tech/ MCA ,Msc (physics/maths).

PhD in Computational Biology at IMSc

• M.Sc./ M.E. / M.Tech. / MCA in any engineering or science discipline.

Integrated M.Sc. / M.Tech – Ph.D Programme (Physics)

• B.sc (physics/maths) at SNBNCBS.
• B.sc physics at IMSc, IISER pune, ICTS-TIFR, NCRA-TIFR, TIFR TCIS.
• Bsc (physics/maths)/B.E/b.tech Integrated M.Sc – PhD at  Bose Institute.

Integrated Ph.D Programme in Theoretical Computer Science at IMSc

• B.sc/B.E/B.tech/MCA in computer science or a related discipline.

Integrated M.Tech – Ph.D. Programme at IIA

• M.sc (physics/applied physics)/ Post B.sc(hons.) in optics or optoelectronics/radiophysics and electronics.

Integrated Ph.D. Programme at IISER Thiruvananthapuram

• B.sc(physics) or B.E/B.tech in any discipline 

M.sc programme at HRI

• B.sc (physics) or B.E/B.tech in any discipline.

Documents Required for JEST 2020 Application Form

It is advised to the candidates to keep the following listed documents ready with themselves for filling in detaisl in JEST 2020 form. This will ensure that the candidates provide only correct information in the form.

• Class 10th certificate
• A valid email id
• An active mobile number
• Degree marksheet
• Scanned image of candidate’s photo and signature as per the format and specification
• Debit/ credit card for making the online payment

Image Specification for JEST Form 2020

In the JEST application form 2020, candidates have to upload the scanned image of their passport size photo and signature as per the specification and format. The specifications for uploading the images are provided in the table below.

Checklist for uploading the images in JEST application form
(i) Photo should be taken against a light background, preferrably white.
(ii) Candidates must scan only the area of the image and not the whole sheet
(iii) Signature should be done by the candidates only and in running handwriting style
(iv) Signature done in CAPITAL LETTER is not acceptable

Details Given in JEST 2020 Application Form

In the JEST application form, you have to fill up the following information:

Personal Details

• Full name of the candidate (as in Class 10th certificate)
• Father’s name
• Mother’s name
• Date of birth
• Category

Communication Details

• Candidate’s address
• City/ Village – Enter here the name of the city/ village you reside from
• District
• State
• Pincode
• Contact number
• Email id

Educational Qualification details

• Qualified/ qualifying degree
• Discipline
• Year of passing
• % of marks
• Class/ division/ grade
• Name of the college
• Name of the university
• Class 10th/ SSC details – Name of the board, Year of passing, %of marks, class/ division/ grade
• Class 12th/ Intermediate/ HSC – %of marks, year of passing, name of the board
• Graduation/ Professional qualification details – Duration of the course, name of the degree, name of the university/ college

Exam Details

• Choose Course. JEST dicipiline, and test centre
• Give at least three (03) preferences for JEST test centre

Certificates

• Select if PWD, SC/ST/OBC, Domicile for J&K

How to fill the JEST 2020 Application Form?

The aplication form for JEST 2020 is released an dhas to be submitted by online mode only. No offline form is released for the candidates. Hence, to apply online, follow the step-by-step instructions as provided below for JEST form fill up.

Step 1: Register

• Click on the direct link which is going to be provided on this page to register for JEST 2020 exam
• To create your account, enter your email id and then submit it.
• Next, you will recieve an email id for further instruction regardign the JEST registration process. Furthermore, you will get your username and password on your registered email id.
• Open you account, and then click on the relevant link to reset your password or simply log in by copyign pasting the link.

Step 2: Log in to your account

• Next, you have to log in to your account using the username and password.
• Submit the login details and then proceed to fill in details in the application form.

Step 3: Fill in details in the JEST application form

• In the jest application form, you have to provide your personal details, academic records
• Then you need to select the discipline of JEST exam, select the test centre, etc.
• Upload the scanned images in the application form
• Next, proceed to pay the required amount of the application fee.

Step 4: Pay the application fee

• Finally, pay the required amount of the application fee and submit the application form.
• On completion of the above-given steps, candidates can take a print out of the application form.

JEST 2020 Examination Centres

In the Jest application form, candidates need to give at least 03 preferences for the test centre. Check the complete list of test cities from the table below.

JEST 2020 Admit Card

Admit card for JEST 2020 will be available online. Candidates can download their admit card by entering their user ID (email address) and password. While downloading JEST 2020 Admit Card, candidates are advised to check their name, User ID, examination city, test centre, date and time of examination is mentioned. Also, candidates must bring admit card of JEST 2020 to the examination centre along with their valid ID proof. keep your JEST 2020 Admit Card safe for future stages. You can follow these steps to download and check your Admit Card.

1. Visit the official website, jest.org.in.
2. Click on the link ‘admit card JEST 2020’.
3. Enter your login credentials.
4. On the next page, admit card will appear.
5. Click on the link to download your JEST admit card.

About JEST 2020

Joint Entrance Screening Test (JEST) is organised each year to test the eligibility for admission to M.sc, Phd, integrated/M.sc/M.tech/Phd programs. The Science & Engineering Research Board (SERB) recognises JEST as National eligibility Test (NET). Candidate is selected after qualifying for JESt and the interview round which is organised by the institute. Each institute has different eligibility for admission.Many institutes like IISER Pune, HRI, ICTS, JNCASR, etc participate in the selection procedure of JEST. 

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