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Joint Entrance Screening Test (JEST); the page's highlights table calls it 'Joint Engineering Screening Test' -- source page shows both, not reconciled
Conducted by Highlights table: Science & Engineering Research Board (SERB); intro: JEST 2026 conducted by IISER Tirupati
Source: jest.org.in · Updated 3 Oct 2026
3 hr
Duration
100
Total marks
4
Sections
50 Qs
Questions
INR 600 - 1,200
Application fee
Not announced yet
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| Category | Eligibility / relaxation |
|---|---|
| General | Criteria listed above |
| Not announced separately in the details we hold. Check the official notification. | |
| SC | Not announced separately in the details we hold. Check the official notification. |
| ST | Not announced separately in the details we hold. Check the official notification. |
The exam body has not published a separate criterion for each category in the details we hold. Please confirm on the official website.
| Application type | Fee |
|---|---|
| / | INR 600 |
| All other candidates | INR 1,200 |
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Exam date | April 12, 2026 (answer key April 17 |
| Last date to challenge | April 19) |
| The dates table is labelled 'JEST 2027' with | Apr '26 entries (, exam, result) |
| JEST 2026 results | April 30, 2026 |
| Application type | Fee |
|---|---|
| / | INR 600 |
| All other candidates | INR 1,200 |
JEST college predictor
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JEST previous year question papers
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| Subject | Topics |
|---|---|
| Subjects | Physics and Theoretical Computer Science (page also mentions Neuroscience and Computational Biology as related PhD areas) |
| Topic-level breakdown | Not specified on the source page |
| Parameter | Details |
|---|---|
| Mode | (online) |
| Duration | 3 hours |
| Total questions | Page states both 'a total of 50 questions' and 'Total questions: 40' (Part A 10 , Part B 20 MCS, Part C 10 ) -- source page shows both, not reconciled. |
| Total marks | 100 (page says students are evaluated out of 100; 10 + 60 + 30 = 100 from the part-wise marks) |
| Part A: -1/3; Part B: -1; Part C: no | |
| Sections | Three parts: Part A - 10 (1 mark each); Part B - 20 questions labelled MCS in the table (3 marks each); Part C - 10 (3 marks each). Papers offered in Physics and Theoretical Computer Science. |
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Part A: -1/3; Part B: -1; Part C: no
3 hours
Apply online at jest.org.in. The Application Form tab has the step-by-step process and the registration link.
