JEST Exam Date 2025: Answer Key, Result, cutoff, and other details
Joint Entrance Screening Test 2024 ( JEST )
JEST 2025 Exam Date: The official date for the JEST 2025 Exam was scheduled on June 22, 2025, for those students who wish to study a PhD/Integrated PhD Programme in Physics or Neuroscience, Theoretical Computer Science or Computational Biology in one of the participating Institutes. Students can revisit the official website to confirm the exam date notification. The JEST 2025 Application Process is over; the end date for candidates to complete their JEST 2025 Application Process was June 1, 2025, 11:55 pm. The application window for JEST 2025 was extended from May 30, 2025, to June 1, 2025.
The JEST Result is released along with the JEST 2025 Cutoff for PhD and Integrated PhD courses. The JEST Exam is conducted once a year, and it is a National Level exam for candidates to pursue PhD and Integrated PhD courses in various subjects such as Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology.
Click Here: JEST 2025 Result Download Link
The final Answer Key will be out soon, as the exam has been conducted on the official website for candidates to get an idea about their overall scores for the JEST 2025 Exam. The Final Answer Key is released after the release of the provisional answer key, where exam takers can raise objections against the provisional answer key along with a proper explanation and answer that supports their objection.
- JEST 2025 Exam Dates & Schedule
- FAQs for JEST 2025 Dates
JEST 2025 Exam Dates & Schedule
Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of JEST 2024 exam
| Dates | Past Exam Dates |
|---|---|
| 29 Jul ' 25 | JEST 2025 Result |
| Jul ' 25 | JEST 2025 Provisional Answer Key |
| Jul ' 25 | JEST 2025 Answer Key Objection |
FAQs for JEST 2025 Dates
Here are some FAQs related to JEST 2025 Exam
Commonly asked questions
Yes, the Joint Entrance Screening Test (JEST) is conducted in a single day across multiple centers in India. The exam typically takes place in the morning slot. The duration of the exam is three hours, and the exam is conducted in offline mode. For the academic session 2024-2025, JEST examination is scheduled to be conducted on March 3, 2024, from 10 am to 1 pm.
The JEST exam is a nationwide screening test for admission to postgraduate (MSc and PhD) programs in the Science disciplines in the Indian Institutes of Science (IISc), Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs), and a few other institutions. The exam is conducted by the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India.
Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), the examination conducting body for JEST 2024 exam, has announced the JEST 2024 examination dates. The JEST 2024 admit card was released on February 12, 2024.
The JEST 2024 admit card is a mandatory document that must be carried to the exam centre, and preserved till the admission process is complete. The JEST 2024 admit card will be released online on the official website and candidates will have to log in and download it in PDF format.
The JEST 2024 exam was conducted on March 3, 2024. IIST released JEST results on March 26, 2024 in online mode on the official website.
Along with declaration of the result, IIST also released the scorecard and cutoff marks. The score of JEST 2024 will be valid for admission to the academic year 2024-25 only. Scores and candidate data would be shared with the University where he or she has applied.
JEST Exam
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 4 weeks ago
The JEST Exam is conducted for those students who want to get admission to courses and programmes to complete their PhD and Integrated PhD in theoretical computer science, physics, and neuroscience in India.
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Answered 4 weeks ago
The JEST exam is only conducted once a year. Also, it is recommended to all the students who want to qualify the JEST exam is to always go through the official website for the latest updates and notices related to the JEST Admission process and exam related dates.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 4 weeks ago
The JEST exam is conducted once in a year and the mod eof JEST exam is offline. This exam is an opportunity for students who want to study PhD and International PhD courses in Physics and theoretical computer science/neuroscience.
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Contributor-Level 10
13 Institutes accepting JEST
IIT Kanpur - Indian Institute of Technology
Kanpur • Public
4.4Sonepat • Private
IIT Tirupati - Indian Institute of Technology
Chittoor • Public
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