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5 months agoNew answer posted
5 months agoContributor-Level 10
All those students are eligible to apply for JEST 2025 Exam who wish to pursue a PhD or integrated PhD in Theoretical Computer Science, Computational Biology, Physics, or Neuroscience.
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5 months agoContributor-Level 10
The end date for students to complete the JEST 2025 Application Process is May 30, 2025, until 11:55 pm IST. The JEST Exam is conducted once a year and this year it is goig to be held on June 22, 2025.
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6 months agoContributor-Level 8
With a BSc in Zoology completed in 2017, you are not directly eligible for the Joint Entrance Screening Test (JEST) for most PhD programs, which primarily require an MSc in Physics or related fields. However, some institutes may consider candidates with a BSc in Physics for Integrated PhD programs.
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7 months agoContributor-Level 10
JEST Examination Question Level:
The JEST exam questions are at a level comparable to MSc or advanced BSc courses. The exam has three sections: multiple-choice questions (Part A and B) and descriptive questions (Part C). Proper preparation is key to tackling the challenging exam.
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7 months agoBeginner-Level 4
Candidates applying to the PhD programme in Computer Science at CMI can qualify for the interview on the basis of their performance in the Joint Entrance Screening Test (JEST) in Theoretical Computer Science or the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) in Computer Science and Information Technology, without writing the CMI entrance examination.
If you have written JEST-2025 or GATE-2025 and wish to apply to the PhD programme in Computer Science at CMI, you should fill out the CMI application form in full detail and pay the application fee. After you fill out the form, send an email with your CMI and JEST application details to in
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7 months agoContributor-Level 10
JEST (Joint Entrance Screening Test) is a national-level exam which is conducted once a year for those candidates who wish to get admissions to MSc, PhD, and Integrated PhD programs in Physics, Theoretical Computer Science, Neuroscience, and Computational Biology at various participating institutes.
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7 months agoContributor-Level 10
Candidates with an MSc or an advanced BSc degree in Physics or Computer Science are eligible, based on the programme and the institute's eligibility criteria they want to apply for. So, the best suggestion is to check out the eligiblity criteria of all the institutes a candidates wish to get admission to avoid any sort of confusion.
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7 months agoContributor-Level 10
Here are the list of courses offered by JEST. Candidates who wish to appear for the exam must be aware of the following courses to prepare for the JEST Exam accordingly.
- MSc, PhD, and Integrated PhD in Physics
- PhD and Integrated PhD in Theoretical Computer Science
- PhD in Neuroscience and Computational Biology
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7 months agoContributor-Level 10
The exam is conducted annually at various JEST Exam centres across India. It is conducted at the level of an MSc or advanced BSc in Physics or Computer Science. Although, it is not as difficult as the other big competitive exams still it demands a decent amount of time, consistency and dedication to crack this exam to get admission to the preferred institute.
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