• Admit Card for the JEST-2023 can be downloaded from the website from 16th March onwards using your Application Number/ Candidate code.
  • Instructions for downloading Admit card.
  • Application portal is closed.
  • The correction window of the application form is closed.
  • JEST-2023 examination is scheduled to be held on Sunday, March 26, 2023, from 3 PM to 6 PM.
  • Candidates must apply online. A non-refundable application fee of Rs.800 (Rs.400 for SC/ST Male applicants and Non-SC/ST Female
    applicants) is required to be paid online in order to complete the application. Application Fee is waived for female applicants belonging
    to SC/ST category.

Applicants seeking admission  for a Ph.D / Integrated Ph.D Programme in Physics or Theoretical Computer Science or Neuroscience or Computational Biology in  one  of the Participating Institutes may appear for JEST-2023 at one of the Exam Centers.

The Science & Engineering Research Board (SERB) (statutory body established through an Act of Parliament) recognizes JEST as a National Eligibility Test (NET) in their office Memo vide OM No.SB/S9/Z-01/2015.  Fellows working in SERB programmes and qualified in NET are eligible to get enhanced fellowship.

Participating Institutes have their own eligibility criteria for admission in Ph.D / Integrated Ph.D programs. Applicants who are expecting to complete their final examinations of their ongoing course by August 2023 are also eligible to appear for the JEST-2023.