(JEST 2011) Joint Entrance Screening Test 2011

Joint Entrance Screening Test 2011

Candidates seeking admission for a Ph. D. Programme in Physics or Theoretical Computer Sciencein the Participating Institutes may appear for JEST-2011 at one of the Exam Centers. Participating Institutes have their own eligibility criteria, as described below.Students who are expected to complete their final examinations by August 2011 are also eligible to apply.

Programmes and Eligibility Criteria

Ph.D. Programme

Physics:

• M.Sc. in Physics or M.Sc. / M.E. / M.Tech. in related disciplines.
• Candidates with M.Sc. in Mathematics / Applied Physics / Applied Mathematics / Optics and Photonics / Instrumentation / Electronics will also be considered at IIA.
• Graduates with a 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.
• At IPR, candidates should have a Master's degree in Physics, Engineering Physics or Applied Physics.

• 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.

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.

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.

Test Centres

Ahmedabad, Aligarh, Allahabad, Bangalore, Bardhaman, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi, Goa, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Kochi, Kolkata, Madurai,
Mumbai, Nagpur, Nainital, Patna, Pune, Raipur, Roorkee, Sambalpur, Silchar, Siliguri, Thiruvananthapuram, Udaipur and Visakhapatnam.

Important Dates

• Request for printed application forms should reach IMSc by December 20, 2010.
• Last date for receipt of the filled applications, and ON-LINE submission of applications, is January 3, 2011.
• Hall ticket information will be available on this site after January 15, 2011.
• JEST - 2011 written test will be held on Sunday, February 20, 2011, from 10.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.

How to apply

• Register with a valid email address by clicking on Create new account. Upon successful registration, one can login to apply for JEST-2011 online.
• Although online applications are preferred, for those who have difficulty in accessing the internet, a hard copy of the application form can be requested by writing to

Email applications and photocopies of printed applications will not be accepted.

Courtesy: jest2011.imsc.res.in

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