| JEST
- JOINT ENTRANCE SCREENING TEST |
| Applicants
seeking admission for a Ph.D / Integrated Ph.D Programme in Physics or
Theoretical Computer Science in one of
the Participating Institutes may appear for the Joint Entrance
Screening Test (JEST) at one of the Exam Centers. |
| Participating Institutes have their
own eligibility criteria. Applicants who are expected to complete their final
examinations by August of each year are also eligible to appear for the JEST
exam of that year. |
| Applicants must pay an application
fee and register to appear for the exam. |
| To prepare for the exam, applicants
should see the syllabi and sample question papers. |
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| Eligibility |
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Ph.D. Programme |
| Physics: |
| • M.Sc. in Physics or M.Sc. / M.E. / M.Tech.
in related disciplines. |
| • M.Sc. in Mathematics / Applied Physics /
Applied Mathematics / Optics and Photonics / Instrumentation / Electronics
will also be considered at IIA. |
| • B.E. or B.Tech. will also be considered at
IISc, IMSc, IUCAA, JNCASR, NCRA-TIFR RRI, IISER Mohali, IISER Pune, IISER
Thiruvananthapuram and SNBNCBS. |
| • Talented final year B.Sc. and first year
M.Sc. in Physics / Electronics / Astronomy / Applied Mathematics students may
also apply to be pre-selected for research
scholarship at IUCAA. |
| • MSc in Physics, Engineering Physics
or Applied Physics will also be considered at IPR. |
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| Theoretical
Computer Science: |
| • M.Sc./ M.E. / M.Tech. / M.C.A. in Computer
Science and related disciplines, and should be interested in the mathematical
aspects of computer science. Visit website of IMSc for further details. |
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| Integrated
M.Sc. / M.Tech - Ph.D Programme |
| • At HRI, IISER-Pune, SNBNCBS, and
NCRA-TIFR candidates with a Bachelor's degree will also be considered for the
integrated M.Sc., Ph.D. programme in Physics. |
| • At IMSc, graduates with Bachelor’s degree
in science/ mathematics/ /statistics /computer science/information
technology/Engineering will also be considered for admission in Physics and
in Theoretical Computer Science, as part of an integrated Ph.D. programme.
All candidates successful in the course work of this programme shall be
awarded an M.Sc. degree. |
| • At SNBNCBS, graduates with B.Sc. (Physics)
/ B.E. / B.Tech. degree will be considered for the integrated
Post-B.Sc.-Ph.D. programme in subject areas mentioned above. |
| • At IIA, graduates with B.Sc. (Physics /
Mathematics) / B.E. / B.Tech. in Electrical / Instrumentation / Engineering
Physics / Electronics and Communications / Computer Science and Engineering /
Optics and Photonics will be considered. |
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| Integrated
M.Tech - Ph.D. Programme at IIA |
| • Graduates with M.Sc. (Physics / Applied
Physics) / Post-B.Sc. (Hons) in Optics and Optoelectronics / Radio Physics
and Electronics / B.E. / B.Tech. degree in subjects mentioned above will be
considered. Visit IIA website for details. |
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| Integrated
Ph.D. Programme at IISER, Thiruvananthapuram. |
| • Graduates with Bachelor’s degree in
Physics/Technology/Engineering will be considered for the Int. Ph.D.
programme in Physics.
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| Application Fee |
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Applicants need to pay Rs.100/- (and 50 for
SC/ST) as application fee. |
| • Fee can be deposited directly to the
following Account from any Branch of the State Bank of India or
Associated Banks of SBI using the standard Pay-in
slip and collect the counterfoil. Fee
can also be made through NET Banking facility (3rd party transfer) or Inter-bank transfer, NEFT
to the following account. A print out of the internet transaction
receipt must be forwarded as proof of payment. |
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A/c
No.: 32602922844. |
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Name
: JEST 2013. |
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| Amount:
Rs.100/- (for
SC/ST Rs.50/-). |
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| Bank
& Branch Name: STATE BANK OF INDIA, AE MARKET SALT LAKE, KOLKATA 700064 |
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IFSC
CODE: SBIN0006794 |
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| Send
the proof of payment to the JEST authorities by either of the following
means, after obtaining your Unique Submission Number by following these
instructions. |
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| Write
your Name and Unique Submission Number on receipt/counterfoil/challan and
scan and send by email to jest.2013@saha.ac.in with a subject line :
Receipt/Counterfoil/Challan. The last date for sending the Fee
receipt/Counter foil is 15th December, 2012. |
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| OR |
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| Write
your Name and Unique Submission Number on receipt/counterfoil/challan and send by post to |
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| JEST-2013, |
| Saha
Institute of Nuclear Physics, |
| Sector-1,
Block-AF, |
| Bidhannagar, |
| Kolkata-700
064, |
| India. |
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| Alternately,
Fee can be paid by obtaining a DD in favour of "JEST
2013", payable at Kolkata, and mailed to
the above postal address.
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| Apply |
| Applications
for the JEST exam can be made online or by ordinary post. |
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| To
apply by post, please send a request for printed
application along with a self-addressed stamped envelop with postage of Rs 40
(Rupees forty only) affixed on it, by post to the following address: |
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| JEST-2013 |
| Saha
Institute of Nuclear Physics |
| I/AF
Bidhannagar, Kolkata 700064 |
| Requests
for application received after November 30, 2012 will not be considered. |
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| To
apply online, applicants must create an account using a valid e-mail ID. This
account will remain valid from the time of account creation till one month
after the date of declaration of results, for that year. Email ids are locked
to the created account and to the application, and will be used for all
communications with the applicants. Therefore, the email id should be active
and must not be changed during this period. |
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| To
submit online application, applicants must
login to the created account and complete the application form. After
submission, an unique submission number will be issued. This number must be quoted by the
applicant for any communication with the JEST authorities. |
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| An
Application Fee of Rs. 100 (Rs 50 for SC/ST applicants) is required to be
paid into the Bank Account details provided here. |
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| The
fee can be paid either before or after the online submission. The payment
receipt/counterfoil/challan, including the
applicants name and unique submission number,
must be returned to the JEST authorities, before 25 December, 2012 by
either of the following means: |
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| 1.
scanned copy of counterfoil/challan/receipt, with name and unique submission
number, emailed to jest.2013@saha.ac.in |
| 2.
hard copy of counterfoil/challan/receipt, with name and unique submission
number, sent by post to: address will be given soon.
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| Participating Institutes |
| ARIES : Aryabhatta
Research Institute of Observational Sciences, Nainital |
| HBNI : Homi Bhabha
National Institute, Mumbai |
| HRI : Harish-Chandra
Research Institute, Allahabad |
| IGCAR : Indira Gandhi
Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam |
| IIA : Indian Institute of
Astrophysics, Bangalore |
| IISc : Indian Institute of
Science, Bangalore |
| IISER MOHALI : Indian
Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali |
| IISER PUNE : Indian
Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune |
| IISER THIRUVANANTHAPURAM :
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Thiruvananthapuram |
| IMSc : The Institute of
Mathematical Sciences, Chennai |
| IOP : Institute of
Physics, Bhubaneswar |
| IPR : Institute for Plasma
Research, Gandhinagar |
| IUCAA : Inter-University
Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune |
| JNCASR : Jawaharlal Nehru
Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore |
| NCRA-TIFR : National
Centre for Radio Astrophysics, TIFR, Pune |
| NISER : National Institute
of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneswar |
| PRL : Physical Research
Laboratory, Ahmedabad |
| RRCAT : Raja Ramanna
Centre for Advanced Technology, Indore |
| RRI : Raman Research
Institute, Bangalore |
| SINP : Saha Institute of
Nuclear Physics, Kolkata |
| SNBNCBS : Satyendra Nath
Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Kolkata |
| UGC-DAE CSR : UGC-DAE
Consortium for Scientific Research, Indore |
| VECC : Variable Energy
Cyclotron Centre, Kolkata |
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