JEST 2022 Registration (Closed): Check Last Date to Apply, Fees & Process

The JEST 2022 application form was released on December 18, 2021, onwards through online mode. The last date to apply for JEST was February 1. Candidates will have to apply online by clicking on the link given on this page below. The JEST 2022 exam was conducted on March 13 by IISER Kolkata.  Originally, the last date to submit the JEST 2022 application form was January 18, which was postponed twice, to January 25 and further to February 1. 

Important Dates for JEST Application Form 2022

Candidates can go through important dates related to the JEST 2022 application form in the table below:

Steps to Fill JEST 2022 Application Form

Candidates can go through the steps that they need to follow in order to successfully fill and submit the application form for the JEST 2022 exam. 

Step 1: Create a Registration ID

In order to fill JEST 2021 application form aspirants needed to provide their Email ID, password, name and date of birth. Once, these details are provided, candidates received an email containing account information after registering with a valid email ID. This email would also contain a verification link. For this, candidates had to visit the official website of JEST or directly enter the link on the browser - https://www.jest.org.in/user/register

Step 2: Fill Details in JEST Application Form

After candidates verified their email ID, they were led to the application form for the JEST exam. Information that candidates needed to provide in the JEST application form are mentioned below:

• Name
• Date of birth
• Gender
• Mobile number
• Address
• Qualifying exam
• Year of passing
• Programme preference
• College preference
• Test centre preference
• Parents'/guardians' details

Step 3: Upload Important Documents

Aspirants needed to upload scanned copies of their photograph and signature with their Joint Entrance Screening Test application form.

The official JEST website also informed: “Before uploading your photo and signature files, make sure you have given it a good name.  File names should use alphabets, underscores, and numbers only.  Special characters such as spaces, (, #, &, punctuation, etc., should not be used in filenames.  If you use a logical naming system, like loginname_date_photo.jpg, loginname_date_sig.jpg then it will be printed without any errors. In case the jpeg file of your photo which has been taken with a camera exceeds the limit, you should compress the file size using compression software available in the websites, such as http://jpeg-optimizer.com, http://www.imageoptimizer.net. Your signature can be scanned with a digital scanner and saved as a jpeg file for uploading. In case this file size produced by scanner also exceeds 100 kB limit, you can compress it using the same tools as explained above”.

Step 4: Pay JEST Application Fee

Aspirants could pay the application fee for the JEST exam online by means of a Debit card/Credit card and Net-banking. Any other payment mode would not be accepted.

Step 5: Submit & Print JEST Application Form

After the candidate completed all the above-mentioned steps they needed to click on the ‘Submit’ button to complete the registration process for the JEST exam. Once candidates successfully submitted their registration form online they received an email on their registered email address containing their “application data after final submission containing Unique Submission Number and filled in data”, informed the official website. Aspirants had to download and keep this information safely for future reference. In a scenario wherein candidates do not receive such an email notification after submission of the JEST application form and completing e-payment of the JEST application fee then they need to contact JEST authorities and inform the same immediately. 

JEST 2022 Application Fee

Candidates had to pay the application fee for JEST 2022 through Credit Card, Debit Card or Net-banking. Aspirants could also pay the JEST application fee through SBI Epay. Aspirants can go through category-wise JEST application fee in the table mentioned below:

Aspirants needed to pay additional bank transaction charges while paying the JEST 2022 application fee. The bank transaction charges applicable for the JEST 2022 application form submission are mentioned below:

Candidates giving JEST 2022 can also go through the links mentioned below:

FAQs Regarding JEST 2022 Application Process  

Q. Is the application fee for the JEST examination refundable?

Q. How much is the JEST application fee for General category aspirants?

Q. How much is the JEST application fee for SC/ST aspirants?

Q. Is there a concession in the JEST application fee for female candidates?

Q. What is the importance of email ID and password during the JEST application process?

Q. How do I register for the JEST 2022 exam?

• Visit the official website of JEST.
• Enter E-mail ID, Password, Name, and Date of Birth.
• Once you enter the details mentioned above correctly, you will receive an email containing your account information.

Q. Is it important to fill the JEST 2022 application form in one go?

Q. How can I make the payment of the JEST application fee?

Q. I am not able to pay the application fee of JEST through my Credit/Debit card. Why is it so?

Q. What is the recommended format for uploading scanned copies of photograph and signature?

Q. What is the recommended size for uploading scanned copies of photograph and signature?

Q. Who are exempted from paying the JEST application fee?