JEST 2025 Question Papers: Download Sample Papers PDF
Joint Entrance Screening Test 2024 ( JEST )
JEST 2025 Sample Papers are accessible without registration for the candidates who wish to appear for the JEST 2025 Exam and prepare for the exam. It is one of the best ways to prepare for the JEST Exam is to practise sample papers and JEST Question Papers from the previous year.
Previous years' JEST Question Papers may help students get an idea about the JEST Exam. Therefore, candidates need to practise sample papers to evaluate their performance before the final exam. Candidates can download JEST Sample Papers from the link given below.
Students can download these question papers without registration to practice for the exam. It is strongly recommended that students solve the JEST sample papers to prepare well for the JEST exam.
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- JEST 2025 Sample Papers FAQs
JEST Answer Key 2025
Candidates need to calculate their exam scores, after appearing in the JEST Exam with the help of the Answer key. The JEST 2025 Answer Key will be out on the official site in online mode by the exam conducting authority. The tentative date for the answer key is the first week of May 2025. Candidates can download the answer key in PDF format, once the exam conducting authority receives all the inputs from the exam takers, they decide to release the final answer key.
Commonly asked questions
Yes, there is facility to raise the objections of JEST 2024 answer key. The authorities released a window to submit the responses from the applicants.
By taking input from the students, JEST final answer key will be released in online mode on the official website. There is no fee for raising the objections for the questions asked in the JEST exam.
Applicants just need to do a email from their registered email id.
After sending the email to the exam conducting authority regarding the challange to JEST answer key, applicants are advised to wait for the release for the JEST final answer key.
IIST will check the email and a pannel will discuss the concerns and responses of students and accordingly after discussing with subject matter experts they will release the answer key.
The exam conducting authority will prepare the result as per JEST answer key (final).
JEST exam is conducted for admission into PhD and M.Sc / Integrated PhD courses. Though the difficulty level of JEST exam varies from one subject to another and from students to the student. While comparing it for Physics subject it can reffered as that the difficulty level of JEST lies in between that of IIT JAM and CSIR NET sciences exam.
JEST examination is considered a tougher exam as compared to other exams, not because of the question paper, but because of that JEST qualification alone doesn’t guarantee a candidate admission. Students also need to particiapate various written exams and interviews for various research institutes after qualifying JEST exams.
Download previous year JEST question papers and sample papers. Use them for practice and improve your speed and accuracy. You can download JEST previous year question papers and the preparation guides for free.
JEST Sample Question Papers
JEST 2023 Physics Question Paper
Physics Question Paper with Answer Key
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JEST 2025 Sample Papers FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions on JEST Sample Papers 2025
Commonly asked questions
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.
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
Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered a week ago
You will have to upload your photograph (passport size photo) and your signature (on a white background) during the JEST 2026 registration.
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Contributor-Level 8
Answered a week ago
JEST is conducted once a year usually in the month of February, but the exam month of each year changes.
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Contributor-Level 8
Answered a week ago
JEST 2026 eligibility criteria depends on the specific programme and participating institute, but generally require a master's or bachelor's degree in relevant Science or engineering field.
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Contributor-Level 8
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JEST 2026 Eligibility criteria depends on the specific programme and participating institute, but generally require a bachlor's or master's degree in relevant Science or engineering field.
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Contributor-Level 8
Answered a week ago
There are many important documents for JEST 2026 but a photograph (a clear, recent passport size photo) and a signature (on a white background).
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Contributor-Level 8
Answered a week ago
The application fee for JEST 2026 is given below. Students are advised to go through these details:
General Category: INR 950
Non SC/ST female: INR 475
SC/ST (male), EWS, and differently abled: INR 475
SC/ST female: Fully Waived
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Contributor-Level 8
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Here is the list of some JEST participating colleges 2026 students shall know about:
Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore
- Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), Bangalore
- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER)
- Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR
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Contributor-Level 8
Answered a week ago
Previous year students who appeared for the JEST exam found that the exam is moderate to difficult. And therefore, JEST 2026 is assumed to be moderate to difficult. Candidates are advised to study hard for their exam.
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Contributor-Level 8
Answered a week ago
Use this prep strategy for JEST 2026 to score exceptionally good marks:
First you should create a study plan, priotitise the important topics and study according to it, go through the syllabus once. Solve the previous year question paper. Also, you can practice mock test to practice to track your pro
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Contributor-Level 8
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Students can go through the marking scheme of JEST 2026 exam:
Part A: 1 mark for a correct answer & -1/3 for an incorrect answer
Part B: 3 marks for a correct answer & -1 for an incorrect answer
Part C: 3 marks for a correct answer & no negative marking for incorrect answer
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Contributor-Level 8
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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