JEST 2026 Result (OUT): Steps to Download JEST Scorecard & Rank List Here

Applicants who are appearing in JEST exam are often curious about the validity period of the JEST score. The JEST exam score validity is for one year hence applicants who want to take admission in any of the JEST participating institutes can apply online the same year. After the completion of one year of validity of JEST score applicants need to again appear in exam and their previous year score will be null and void.  

Applicants who are unable to check their results need to check their email id as the login credentials are sent to the official email as well as on the registered phone number. 

Students are advised always to keep the admit card as well as details of login till the admission process is completed. 

The JEST Results 2024 will be either be avilable on the official website or students will be sent a email pertaining the information of their passing the JEST exam.

Applicants who secured the minimum passing marks are considered passing as per JEST Results. The result was released on the official website of JEST.

Along with declaration of the result, IIST also released the score card as well as JEST cut off marks. Applicants who appeared in the exam can check their marks in JEST exam. 

Applicants are advised to visit the official website of JEST - jest.org.in. By visiting this website there will be a login window in which students need to enter their login credentials. 

After entering the login credentials, it will open to a new window which comprises score card of JEST exam. This score card mentions the details like candidates's personal details, marks secured by them, total marks for which exam will be conducted.  

JEST cut off marks are the minimum marks that applicants need to secure to pass the JEST exam. The cutoff marks will be same for all the categories, hence the cutoff marks would not differ. 

Based on the marks of the applicants the exam conducting authorities will release the merit list.  Applicants who pass the exam will further need to appear in the counselling held by multiple institutes. 

The exact number of JEST cutoff marks will be out after the conclusion of the exam. But by observing previous year trends of JEST exam it can be said that cut off will be different for PhD and Integrated PhD. 

For PhD course the cutoff can be in the range of 30 to 35 and for Integrated PhD it can be in the range of 38 to 42 out of total marks which is 100 as per new exam pattern.  

The exam conducting authorities released the JEST result 2024 on the official website. It can be accessed by entering the login details. No merit list was released allong with result. 

Along with the declaration of result, JEST 2024 score card was also released. The participating institutes will release separate merit lists of qualifying candidates, eligible to participate in the counselling rounds.

JEST exam is conducted across India to take admission in top colleges for PhD course. There are certain factors which needs to be kept in mind while preparing for JEST 2025 exam.

a) Complete your JEST syllabus within two months of the exam. 

b) Solve previous year question paper of JEST exam.

c) Dedicate last two months for revision and solving question paper in time bound manner.

d) Try to solve questions in the same time as you will get in exam to feel the pressure.

If one follows the above mentioned strategy then the chances of their securing in exam are great. 

Yes this year both marking scheme as well as exam pattern was changed. There were three sections in the exam Part A, B and C. 

The total number of questions were 50, 25 from Part A, 25 from Part B and 15 from Part C. The exam was conducted for total of 100 marks.

There was negative marking for Part A and B as Part C was descriptive in nature.