JEST 2020 Paper Analysis

Did you appear for JEST 2020 exam? You must be eagerly waiting to know the difficulty level of exam, JEST expected cutoff, the type of questions asked, etc. Get detailed section-wise analysis of Physics question paper here.

JEST 2020 Paper Analysis will help you get a fair about the difficulty level of exam, types of questions asked in JEST previous year question paper, exam pattern, etc. Joint Entrance Screening Test (JEST) has been successfully conducted on February 16, 2020, in offline mode across 37 test cities in India. Candidates who secure qualifying marks in JEST will be considered for admission to PhD or Integrated PhD course in premier institutes mentioned below.

• IISc
• IISERs
• NISER, etc

According to our experts, the level of JEST 2020 question paper was moderate. In comparison to IIT JAM 2020 exam, the question paper was easier. The expected cutoff for PhD and PhD integrated admission test is 32 and 35, respectively, which is similar to previous year trend.

Following the conduct of the Science entrance exam, you can now see detailed exam analysis of JEST 2020 for Physics.

JEST 2020: Highlights

Following are the important details regarding JEST 2020 exam.

JEST 2020 Physics Paper Analysis

A total of 50 questions were asked in JEST 2020 question paper; of which 11 questions were from Quantum Mechanics section. Nine questions each were asked from Classical Mechanics and Electromagnetism sections. We have tabulated the total number of questions from each section and their total weightage.

JEST 2020 Physics Section-wise Analysis

Below we have tabulated the number of questions asked in each of the three sections from the following topics of JEST Physics.

Exam Pattern of JEST 2020

Generally, the question paper designed in accordance with the JEST exam pattern mentioned below.

Marking Scheme of JEST 2020

Three marks are allotted for every correct answer in section A and B. In case of section C, one mark is allotted for every correct answer. Also, go through the negative marking scheme for an incorrect answer in case of all three sections below.

Section A: For every correct answer, three marks will be allotted whereas there will be deduction of 1 mark for an incorrect answer.

Section B: There will be no negative marking in case of incorrect answers in this section. In case of a correct answer, three marks will be rewarded.

Section C: One mark will be rewarded for a correct answer whereas 0.33 marks will be cut for a wrong response.  

JEST 2019 Question Paper Analysis

Last year, the question paper of JEST was moderate in level wherein the maximum number of questions were asked from the Mathematical Physics section. In total, 12 questions were asked from main topics including Vector Algebra and Calculus, Laplace transforms, linear differential equations, etc.

The minimum qualifying marks for JEST 2019 PhD integrated exam were 35. Candidates who had appeared for PhD admission test required to secure at least 32 marks to qualify.