JEST Previous Year Question Papers with Answer Key, Solutions

JEST Previous Year Question Papers with Answer Key, Solutions – Here candidates can download the JEST Previous Year Question Papers along with answer key. Joint Entrance Screening Test (JEST) is entrance exam for admission to PhD and Integrated PhD courses in Physics or Theoretical Computer Science or Neuroscience or Computational Biology. JEST question papers with solutions can be download from official website, i.e. jest.org.in. By solving the JEST Previous Year Question Papers, it helps to boost the exam preparation. Through this candidates can focus on the difficult part of syllabus and also help to crack the exam with better marks. This page contains JEST Previous Year Question Papers with their Solutions, check it thoroughly.

JEST Previous Year Question Papers with Answer Key, Solutions

JEST exam preparation requires proper strategy, planning and hard works. So that we have provided the JEST Previous Year Question Papers with answer key to help you for your better exam preparation. Direct link to check the previous year question papers is provided below.

JEST Question Papers Prepared by Fiziks Coaching Centre

Here candidates can check the JEST Previous Year Question Paper for Physics is compiled by fiziks coaching centre. The direct link to check the same is provided below:

Year wise Question Papers	Link to download it
JEST Physics Question Paper 2020	Download Here
JEST Physics Question Paper 2019	Download Here
JEST Physics Question Paper 2018	Download Here
JEST Physics Question Paper 2017	Download Here
JEST Physics Question Paper 2016	Download Here
JEST Physics Question Paper 2015	Download Here
JEST Physics Question Paper 2014	Download Here
JEST Physics Question Paper 2013	Download Here
JEST Physics Question Paper 2012	Download Here

JEST Question Papers Prepared by Career Endeavour Coaching Centre

Here candidates can check the JEST Previous Year Question Paper for Physics is compiled by career endeavour coaching centre. The direct link to check the same is provided below:

Year wise Question Papers	Link to download it
JEST Physics Question Paper 2018	Download Here
JEST Physics Question Paper 2017	Download Here
JEST Physics Question Paper 2016	Download Here
JEST Physics Question Paper 2015	Download Here
JEST Physics Question Paper 2014	Download Here
JEST Physics Question Paper 2013	Download Here
JEST Physics Question Paper 2012	Download Here

JEST Question Papers Prepared by IFAS Coaching Centre

Here candidates can check the JEST Previous Year Question Paper for Physics is compiled by IFAS coaching centre. The direct link to check the same is provided below:

Year wise Question Papers	Link to download it
JEST Physics Question Paper 2020	Download Here
JEST Physics Question Paper 2019	Download Here
JEST Physics Question Paper 2018	Download Here
JEST Physics Question Paper 2017	Download Here
JEST Physics Question Paper 2016	Download Here
JEST Physics Question Paper 2015	Download Here
JEST Physics Question Paper 2014	Download Here
JEST Physics Question Paper 2013	Download Here
JEST Physics Question Paper 2012	Download Here

JEST Previous Year Question Papers – Overview

Candidates can check highlights of the Joint Entrance Screening Test Previous Year Question Papers from table given below:

JEST Exam Hightlights	Details
Exam Name	JEST
Full Form of Exam	Joint Entrance Screening Test
Level of exam	Pan-India level
Offered courses	PhD and Integrated PhD courses in Physics or Theoretical Computer Science or Neuroscience or Computational Biolog
Type of exam	Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) type
Total questions	50
No. of Section in question paper	Four – A, B, C
Question Paper Format	PDF Files

JEST Question Papers – Exam Pattern

Check out the JEST exam scheme and section in question paper from below:

• In JEST Exam Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) are asked.
• Duration of exam is three hour
• Total number of question is 50.
• JEST paper is divided into three sections: A, B and C.

Section	Number of Questions
A	25
B	15
C	10

JEST Question Papers – Syllabus, Topics From Which Questions Were Asked

JEST questions are asked from syllabus is given below. Syllabus consists of topics – Mathematical Methods, Classical Mechanics, Electromagnetism & Optics, Quantum Mechanics, Thermodynamics & Statistical Physics and Electronics.

Mathematical Methods:

• Vector algebra and vector calculus, tensors, curvilinear coordinate systems, linear algebra;
• Linear differential equations, elements of Sturm–Liouville theory;
• Special functions; Complex analysis; Fourier series and Fourier transforms, Laplace transforms;
• Elementary properties of discrete groups; Elements of probability theory, error analysis.

Classical Mechanics:

Newton’s laws, conservation of energy and momentum, collisions; generalized coordinates, principle of least action, Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulations of mechanics; Symmetry and conservation laws; central force problem, Kepler problem; Small oscillations and normal modes; special relativity in classical mechanics.

Electromagnetism & Optics:

Electrostatics and magnetostatics, boundary value problems, multipole expansion; Fields in conducting, dielectric, diamagnetic and paramagnetic media; Faraday’s law and time varying fields; displacement current; Maxwell’s equations; energy and momentum of electromagnetic fields; Propagation of plane electromagnetic waves, reflection, refraction; Electromagnetic waves in dispersive and conducting media; diffraction, interference, polarization.

Quantum Mechanics:

Uncertainty principle; Schrodinger equation; central potentials, hydrogen atom; Orbital and spin angular momenta, addition of angular momenta; Matrix formulation of quantum theory, unitary transformations, Hermitian operators; Variational principle, time independent perturbation theory, time dependent perturbation theory.

Thermodynamics & Statistical Physics:

Laws of thermodynamics, work and heat, thermodynamic potentials; Elements of kinetic theory; Maxwell’s relations; Statistical ensembles; partition function; classical ideal gas, harmonic oscillators; Classical and quantum statistics; Fermi and Bose gases; black body radiation; statistics of paramagnetism

Electronics:

Basics of semiconductor; p-n junctions, diodes, transistors; LCR circuits, rectifiers, amplifiers, active filters and oscillators; basics of OPAMPs and their applications; basics of digital electronics.

About JEST

Joint Entrance Screening Test (JEST) is screening test for admission to PhD and Integrated PhD courses in Physics or Theoretical Computer Science or Neuroscience or Computational Biology in different participating institutes. JEST test contains multiple-choice questions. The validity of JEST score is one year.

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