{"id":4823,"date":"2023-02-20T16:23:27","date_gmt":"2023-02-20T16:23:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indcareer.com\/en\/?p=4823"},"modified":"2025-10-31T17:15:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T17:15:41","slug":"jest-syllabus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indcareer.com\/en\/jest-syllabus\/","title":{"rendered":"JEST Syllabus 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Joint Entrance Screening Test (JEST) is a national-level entrance exam that is conducted to provide admission to Ph.D.\/integrated Ph.D. programs in Physics, Theoretical Computer Science, Neuroscience, and Computational Biology. To crack the JEST exam, it is essential for candidates to have a thorough understanding of the JEST syllabus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-jest-syllabus\">JEST Syllabus<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>JEST Syllabus 2026 PDF Download Link<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 You can download the syllabus of JEST as per its issuance by IIST at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jest.org.in\/\">jest.org.in.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The section-wise JEST syllabus is given below.<\/p>\n\n\n    <style>\n      .bd-placeholder-img {\n        font-size: 1.125rem;\n        text-anchor: middle;\n        -webkit-user-select: none;\n        -moz-user-select: none;\n        user-select: none;\n      }\n\n      @media (min-width: 768px) {\n        .bd-placeholder-img-lg {\n          font-size: 3.5rem;\n        }\n      }\n      .image-box {\n    margin-top: 2rem;\n    width: 100%;\n    border: 1px solid lightgrey;\n    padding: 10px;\n}      \n\n.image-thumbnail {\n    margin-top: 2rem;\n    width: 100%;\n    border: 2px solid #CD5C5C;\n    padding: 10px;\n}      \n    <\/style>\n\n<div class=\"container-fluid row pt-2\">\n\n    <div class=\"container-fluid row pt-2\" style=\"height: auto !important;\">\n\n        <div class=\"row\" style=\"height: auto !important;\">\n            <div class=\" pr-0\" style=\"height: auto !important; min-height: 0px !important;\">\n            \n                <div class=\"row\" id=\"doc-container-test\" style=\"height: auto !important;\">\n                <div class=\"col-12 image-box\" id=\"imgDivId-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.indcareer.com\/docs\/pdfs\/34233ac5-0f21-4eeb-a675-57edd036bb3a\/a-1.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid doc-img lazyloaded\" alt=\"Joint Entrance Screening Test (JEST) Syllabus - Page 1\" width=\"1275\" height=\"1651\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indcareer.com\/docs\/pdfs\/34233ac5-0f21-4eeb-a675-57edd036bb3a\/a-1.jpg\"><\/div><div class=\"col-12 image-box\" id=\"imgDivId-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.indcareer.com\/docs\/pdfs\/34233ac5-0f21-4eeb-a675-57edd036bb3a\/a-2.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid doc-img lazyloaded\" alt=\"Joint Entrance Screening Test (JEST) Syllabus - Page 2\" width=\"1275\" height=\"1651\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indcareer.com\/docs\/pdfs\/34233ac5-0f21-4eeb-a675-57edd036bb3a\/a-2.jpg\"><\/div>                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<!-- Page generated in 0.001507043838501 seconds --> <div> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indcareer.com\/docs\/34233ac5-0f21-4eeb-a675-57edd036bb3a\" target=_blank>Download PDF<\/a> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-jest\">JEST<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Joint Entrance Screening Test (JEST) is a National level Science entrance exam. This year the organizing institute is IISER Bhopal. The exam is for admission to Ph.D. in Physics, Theoretical Computer Science, Computational Biology, or Neuroscience in IISc, IISER (Bhopal, Berhampur, Kolkata, Mohali, Pune, Thiruvananthapuram, Tirupathi), IIST, ARIES, Bose Institute, HBNI, HRI, ICTS, IGCAR, IIA, IMSc, IOP, IPR, IUCAA, JNCASR, NBRC, NCRA-TIFR, NISER, PRL, RRCAT, RRI, SINP, SNBNCBS, TIFR-TCIS, TIFR, UGC-DAE CSR, VECC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Quick Links<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indcareer.com\/en\/jest-syllabus\/\">Syllabus<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indcareer.com\/en\/jest-sample-paper\/\">Sample Paper<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indcareer.com\/en\/jest-question-papers\/\">Question Papers<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indcareer.com\/en\/jest-application-form\/\">Application Form<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indcareer.com\/en\/jest-admit-card\/\">Admit Card<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indcareer.com\/en\/jest-answer-key\/\">Answer Key<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indcareer.com\/en\/jest-result\/\">Result<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-jest-syllabus-overview\">JEST Syllabus \u2013 Overview<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Aspect of JEST Syllabus<\/th><th>Details<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Name of exam<\/td><td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indcareer.com\/en\/jest\/\">JEST<\/a><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Full form of exam name<\/td><td><strong>Joint Entrance Screening Test<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Event of JEST exam<\/td><td><strong>Syllabus<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Official Body for exam and JEST syllabus<\/td><td><strong>IISER Bhopal<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Scope of JEST syllabus<\/td><td><strong>National<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Exam Type<\/td><td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indcareer.com\/en\/science-entrance-exams\/\">Science Entrance Exam<\/a><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Courses for which JEST syllabus is to be studied<\/td><td><strong>Ph.D. in Physics, Theoretical Computer Science, Computational Biology, Neuroscience<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Official website for JEST syllabus 2023<\/td><td><strong>jest.org.in<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">JEST Syllabus \u2013 Overview<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FAQs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1679724298736\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Is the JEST syllabus the same for all subjects?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">No, the JEST syllabus varies depending on the subject chosen by the candidate.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1679724309721\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">How can I prepare for the JEST exam?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">To prepare for the JEST exam, it is essential to have a thorough understanding of the JEST syllabus. Candidates can refer to books, online resources, and previous year&#8217;s question papers to prepare for the exam.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1679724324030\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Is there any negative marking in the JEST exam?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">No, there is no negative marking in the JEST exam.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1679724347989\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Can I get admission to Ph.D.\/integrated Ph.D. programs in other subjects through JEST?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">No, JEST is conducted only for admission to Ph.D.\/integrated Ph.D. programs in Physics, Theoretical Computer Science, Neuroscience, and Computational Biology.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1679724375414\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">How many times is the JEST exam conducted in a year?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">The JEST exam is conducted only once a year.<\/p> <\/div> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-primary-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indcareer.com\/en\/jest\/\">JEST<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joint Entrance Screening Test (JEST) is a national-level entrance exam that is conducted to provide admission to Ph.D.\/integrated Ph.D. programs in Physics, Theoretical Computer Science, Neuroscience, and Computational Biology. 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