JEST

Yes, there is facility to raise the objections of JEST 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. 

JEST 2026 provisional answer key was released on April 17, 2026. Candidates can download the answer key pdf online. JEST answer key was available to challenge from April 17 to 19.

JEST exam is conducted to shortlist applicants for PhD and Int. PhD courses. The syllabus of the PhD Physics and Computer Science is vast. Applicants who want to appear in the JEST exam must note that this preparation requires study along with doing PG. Normally applicants who qualify the exam takes around 1 to 1.5 years. 

But it varies from one person to another hence candidates should prepare for the exam by following best preparation tips. 

The JEST exam analysis comprises the difficulty level of the exam, the average questions attempted by the applicants, whether any question was wrong or mis spelt and expected cutoff etc. It will be out after the conclusion of the exam. By checking the exam analysis, applicants can get to know about the chances of qualifying the exam.

The cut off marks for Physics subject are different for both PhD and Integrated PhD courses. The previous year cut off date of Physics exam is mentioned below. 

The above mentioned cutoff marks are from total of 100 marks. Since this year exam pattern have changed hence cutoff will differ accordingly. 

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.  

Since this year Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST) is conducting the exam, hence the cutoff marks of JEST 2024 was released by the same authorities. It was released in online mode on March 28, 2024. Previously Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) used to conduct the exam and release the cutoff marks. 

Applicants who secure the cutoff marks will be eligible to take admission to their choice-specific course. 

The JEST cutoff mark will vary for both Ph.D and Integrated Ph.D courses. It will release by the authorities after declaration of the result. 

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. 

JEST 2026 Application Window end date will be June 2026. The exam-conducting body for JEST is the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST); previously, the exam will be conducted by the Science & Engineering Research Board (SEBS).