JEST 2026 Question Papers: Download Sample Papers PDF

JEST exam is conducted computer-based format. The exam duration is three hours. The JEST question paper will have three sections. Part A and C will have 10 questions, while Part B will have 20 questions. There is no negative marking for Part C.

Part A: 1 mark correct answer & -1/3 incorrect answer

Part B: 3 marks correct answer & -1 incorrect answer

Part C: 3 marks correct answer &  no negative marking HERE

There are 40 questions in JEST. The question paper has three parts. Part A and C have 10 questions, while Part B has 20 questions. 

Applicants who want to appear in the JEST exam must check the sample papers before appearing in the exam. The sample papers are available on this page. 

Students should appear in the exam after checking the question topics, trend of questions, marking scheme, nature of questions. 

It will help them to prepare the strategy to qualify the JEST exam. 

JEST exam is conducted for admission to PhD, Integrated PhD, and MSc programs in Physics; PhD and Integrated PhD programs in Theoretical Computer Science; and PhD programme in Computational Biology. The exam is a computer test. Joint Entrance Screening Test is conducted once a year.

The JEST syllabus 2026 is available online at "jest.org.in". Candidates can check the Physics syllabus for JEST to know the important topics for preparation. 

Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST) declared the result of JEST exam 2025 tentatively in the May. So only those candidates who qualified the exam need to further apply in IITs, IISc, IISERs, NISER, etc. It is to be noted that students should apply to multiple institutions in order to take subjects and institutes of their choice.  

Those who are undergraduate can apply for M.Sc and PhD integrated programmes while those who are post graduate can apply directly for PhD programmes.