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Admission to Ph.D. and Integrated Ph.D. programs in Physics and Theoretical Computer Science [JEST-2025]

JEST 2025
conducted by Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST)
Admission to Ph.D. and Integrated Ph.D. programs in Physics and Theoretical Computer Science

The JEST 2025 examination which was scheduled on April 06, 2025 is postponed till further notice.

JEST is a premier national level examination conducted annually in Physics and Theoretical Computer Science at various exam centers. The test scores are used by the participating institutes of JEST as per their respective eligibility criteria to shortlist candidates for M.Sc., Ph.D. and Integrated Ph.D. programmes in Physics; Ph.D. and Integrated Ph.D. programmes in Theoretical Computer Science; and PhD programme in Neuroscience and Computational Biology.

The non-refundable application fee for JEST 2025 examination is:

  • Fully waived for female applicants belonging to the SC/ST category
  • Rs. 475/- for all female applicants not belonging to the SC/ST category
  • Rs. 475/- for SC/ST (male), EWS (*), differently abled (*) applicants
  • Rs. 950/- for all other applicants
  • (*) As defined by the relevant laws currently in force.

Eligibility
  • Please see the websites/advertisements of the participating institutes for their eligibility criteria in details.
  • Listed below are tentative eligibility criteria of admission to M.Sc, Ph.D, and Integrated / M.Sc / M.Tech. - Ph.D programs in the participating institutes.
Ph.D. Programme
  • Physics
    • M.Sc. in Physics (all participating Institutes).
      Additionally, some institutes accept B.E. / B.Tech. / M.Sc. / M.E. / M.Tech. in disciplines of Applied Physics and Mathematics, as listed below.
    • M.Sc. in Mathematics / Applied Physics / Applied Mathematics / Optics and Photonics / Instrumentation / Electronics will also be considered at IIA.
    • B.E. or B.Tech. will be considered at IISc, IMSc, ICTS-TIFR, IUCAA, JNCASR, NCRA-TIFR, TIFR-TCIS, RRI, IISER Mohali, IISER Pune, IISER Thiruvananthapuram.
    • M.Sc. in Physics / Electronics / Astronomy / Applied Mathematics will be cnsidered at IUCAA and NCRA-TIFR.
    • M.Sc. in Physics, Engineering Physics or Applied Physics will also be considered at IPR.
    • M.Sc. in Physics, Chemistry, Applied Mathematics, Biophysics or Biochemistry will be considered at SNBNCBS.
    • B.Tech. Eng. Phys.will be considered at TIFR and NCRA-TIFR.
    • M.E./ M.Tech. in Applied Physics will be considered at NISER.
    • M.Sc. in Physics/Astronomy/Optics/Photonics/Biophysics/Mathematics or ME/M.Tech in Engineering also will be considered at RRI.
    • M.Sc. in Physics, Chemistry and Bio Physics will be considered at SNBNCBS.
  • Theoretical Computer Science at IMSc
    • M.Sc./ M.E. / M.Tech. in Computer Science and related disciplines, and should be interested in the mathematical aspects of computer science.
  • Ph.D. in Neuroscience at NBRC
    • M.Sc (Physics/ Mathematics), B.E/ B.Tech/ M.C.A in Computer Science
  • Ph.D. in Computational Biology at IMSc
    • M.Sc./M.E./M.Tech./MCA in any engineering or science discipline, with good mathematical skills and strong interest in biological problems.
  • Integrated M.Sc. / M.Tech. - Ph.D. Programme (Physics)
    • B.Sc. in Physics (Major/Hons), or in Physics and Mathematics (Physics cannot be an allied/subsidiary/minor subject) will be considered at SNBNCBS.
    • B.Sc. (Physics) will be considered at IMSc.
    • B.Sc. (Physics / Mathematics) / B.E. / B.Tech. in Electrical / Instrumentation / Engineering Physics / Electronics and Communications / Computer Science and Engineering / Optics and Photonics will be considered in IIA.
    • B.Sc .(Physics) or B.E./B. Tech in Engineering Physics , with a minimum of first class marks, will be considered at NISER.
    • B.Sc. (Physics) will be considered at IISER-Pune, ICTS-TIFR, NCRA-TIFR, and TIFR-TCIS.
    • B.Sc. (Physics / Mathematics) / B.E. / B.Tec. will be considered for Integrated M.Sc - PhD at Bose Institute.
    • B.Sc. (Physics / Mathematics/Computer Science/Electronics) / B.E. / B.Tech. will be considered for Integrated M.Sc - PhD at Bose Institute.
  • Integrated Ph.D Programme in Theoretical Computer Science at IMSc
    • B.Sc./B.E./B.Tech./M.C.A. in Computer Science or related disciplines and should be interested in the mathematical aspects of computer science.
  • Integrated M.Tech - Ph.D. Programme at IIA
    • M.Sc. (Physics / Applied Physics) / Post-B.Sc. (Hons) in Optics and Optoelectronics / Radio Physics and Electronics.
  • Integrated Ph.D. Programme at IISER Kolkata and IISER. Thiruvananthapuram.
    • B.Sc. (Physics) or B.E. / B.Tech. in any discipline.
M.Sc. Programme at HRI
  • B.Sc. (Physics) or B.E./B.Tech. degree in any discipline
  • HRI is starting a new M.Sc. programme in Physics from 2017. The Integrated Ph.D. programme in Physics at HRI is discontinued from 2017.
Participating Institutes
Visit the individual institute pages to view the programmes and subject areas being offered.
ARIES Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences, Nainital: Astronomy and Astrophysics, and Atmospheric Physics.
Bose Institute Bose Institute, Kolkata: Atmospheric sciences, Biophysics, Complex systems and networks, Condensed matter physics and materials science, High energy physics and astroparticle physics, Quantum physics and quantum information, Nuclear and radiation physics
HBNI Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai
HRI Harish-Chandra Research Institute, Allahabad: Theoretical Physics, Astrophysics
ICTS International centre for theoretical sciences (TIFR), Bangalore:Astrophysical Relativity, Data Assimilation and Dynamical Systems, Statistical Physics and Turbulence, and String theory and Quantum Gravity.
IGCAR Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam: Solid State Phase transformations, Superconductivity, Structure and dynamics of soft condensed matter, Band structure studies, Accelerators based Irradiation induced phenomena, Low-dimensional systems, Physics of interfaces, Nano-materials, Thin films technology and Theoretical physics.
IIA Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore: Astronomy and Astrophysics, Astronomical Instrumentation, Optics, and Atomic Physics.
IISc Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore: Condensed Matter Physics (Experiments and Theory), Astronomy and Astrophysics (Theoretical), Atomic and Optical Physics (Experimental), Biocrystallography and Bio-informatics, and High Energy Physics (Theoretical).
IISER BHOPAL Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal: Condensed Matter Physics (Theory and Experiment),
Soft Matter Physics (Theory), Biophysics, Laser Plasma Interactions, Ultrafast Physics (Experiment),
Astrophysics and Cosmology, High Energy Physics (Theory, Phenomenology and Experiment), Non-linear Optics
IISER BERHAMPUR Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Berhampur: Condensed matter physics (Theory and Experiment),  Electronic Materials & Devices, High energy physics (Theory, Phenomenology,Experiment), Nuclear Structure, Photonics, Quantum Theory,Quantum Information.
IISER KOLKATA Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata: Condensed Matter Physics, Field Theory, Classical & Quantum Gravity, Cosmology, Solar Science, High Energy Physics, Non-linear dynamics, Statistical Physics, Soft Matter, Optics & Spectroscopy, Atomic physics, Biophotonics, Spintronics, Nanoscience, NMR, Quantum Information
IISER MOHALI Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali: Quantum Information (Experiment and Theory), Complex systems & Networks, Theoretical Astrophysics & Cosmology, Particle Physics and Field Theory, Statistical physics, Quantum thermodynamics, Condensed Matter (Theory and Experiment), NMR-Methodology, Ultra-fast Physics, low temperature physics.
IISER PUNE Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune: Field Theory, Theoretical Particle Physics, Condensed Matter Physics, Non-linear Dynamics, Complex Systems and Networks, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, Quantum Information Processing, Radio Astrophysics, Atomic Physics and Quantum Optics, Energy Studies, Solar and Plasma Physics, Nanosciences, Scanning Probe Techniques, and Semiconductor Physics and Devices.
IISER THIRUVANANTHAPURAM Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Thiruvananthapuram: Experimental: Magnetism, Superconductivity, Nanoscience, Photonics, Semiconductor physics, Surface sciences, Nanoscale plasmonics, Ultrafast spectroscopy, Nonlinear Optics. Theory: Cosmology, Quantum information, Statistical physics, Condensed matter, String theory & Nonlinear dynamics.
IISER TIRUPATHI Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Tirupathi: Theoretical Astrophysics, Observational Astronomy, Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics, Soft Matter Physics, Nonlinear Physics, Experimental High Energy Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics
IIST Indian Institute of Space Science  and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram: Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Sciences, Applied and Adaptive Optics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, Condensed Matter Physics, Nanotechnology, Nonlinear Dynamics, Photonics, Quantum Information and Statistical Physics
IMSc The Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai: Theoretical Physics, Theoretical Computer Science, and Computational Biology
IOP Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar: Physics (Condensed Matter, Nuclear and High Energy Physics) and Accelerator-based Research.
IPR Institute for Plasma Research, Gandhinagar: Physics (Experimental and Theoretical).
IUCAA Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune: Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics.
JNCASR Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore: Experimental and Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics, Statistical Mechanics, and Materials Science.
NBRC National Brain Research Centre, Manesar:Molecular, Computaional and Systems Neuroscience. Sensory & motor systems, learning & memory, language & speech processing, functional neuroimaging: EEG, MEG, fMRI, MRS, stem cells, developmental neurobiology, neurogenetics, neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental disorders, cancer signaling & glial tumor biology.
NCRA-TIFR National Centre for Radio Astrophysics, TIFR, Pune: Astronomy and Astrophysics.
NISER National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneswar: Theoretical High Energy Physics and Lattice QCD, Experimental High Energy Physics, Condensed Matter Physics (Theory and Experiment), Optics and Metamaterials.
PRL Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad: Theoretical Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Solar Physics, Space and Atmospheric Sciences, Planetary Science and Geo-Sciences.
RRCAT Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology, Indore: Lasers and their Applications, Laser Plasma Interaction, Cold Atom Physics, Condensed Matter Physics (Superconductivity and Magnetism, Crystals and Thin Films), Nanomaterials and Applications, Non-linear and Ultrafast Optical Studies, Beam Physics, and Free Electron Laser.
RRI Raman Research Institute, Bangalore:  Astronomy & Astrophysics, Light & Matter Physics, Soft Condensed Matter and Theoretical Physics, Signal Processing, Imaging and Instrumentation.
SINP Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata: Condensed Matter Physics (Theory and Experiments), Nuclear Physics (Theory and Experiments), High Energy Physics (Theory and Experiments), Astroparticle Physics, Quantum Gravity, String Theory, Mathematical Physics, and Materials Science (Surface Science and Plasma Physics).
SNBNCBS Satyendra Nath Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Kolkata: Astrophysics and Cosmology, Chemical and Biological Physics, Condensed Matter Physics and Material Science, High Energy Physics and Quantum Field Theory, Mathematical Physics, Nanosciences, Quantum Optics and Quantum Information, Statistical Physics, and Complex Systems.
TIFR-TCIS TIFR Centre for Interdisciplinary Sciences, Hyderabad: Condensed Matter Physics & Materials Science of Nonequilibrium, Soft & Living matter, Fluid Dynamics, Intense Laser-matter interactions, Computational Physics, Statistical physics, NMR of Biophysical & other systems
TIFR Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai: Astronomy and Astrophysics, Condensed Matter Physics and Material Science, High Energy Physics, Nuclear and Atomic Physics, Theoretical Physics
UGC-DAE CSR UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific Research, Indore: Surfaces, Interfaces, Thin Films and Nanomaterials, Physics at Low Temperatures and High Magnetic Fields, X-ray, Optical and Electron Spectroscopic Studies Using Synchrotron and Laboratory Sources; Electrical, Magnetic and Thermal Properties of Condensed Matter; Condensed Matter studies using Magnetic Neutron Diffraction, Nuclear Technique Based Condensed Matter Physics-Positron Annihilation Spectroscopy, Mossbauer Spectroscopy, Experimental Nuclear Physics, Gamma Ray Spectroscopy of Nuclear High Spin States, and Nuclear Reactions.
VECC Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, Kolkata: Accelerator physics, Condensed matter physics & materials science, Nuclear physics (Experiment and Theory), Relativistic heavy ion collisions & QCD Phase transition (Experiment and Theory)
Exam Centers
JEST will be held at the locations indicated below.
  • Ahmedabad
  • Aligarh
  • Allahabad
  • Amritsar
  • Bangalore
  • Bardhaman
  • Bhopal
  • Bhubaneswar
  • Chandigarh
  • Chennai
  • Delhi
  • Goa
  • Guwhati
  • Hyderabad
  • Indore
  • Jaipur
  • Kanpur
  • Kharagpur
  • Kochi
  • Kolkata
  • Kozhikode
  • Madurai
  • Mangalore
  • Mumbai
  • Nagpur
  • Nainital
  • Patna
  • Pune
  • Raipur
  • Rajkot
  • Ranchi
  • Roorkee
  • Sambalpur
  • Silchar
  • Siliguri
  • Srinagar
  • Trivandrum
  • Udaipur
  • Vijayawada
  • Vishakhapatnam

CONTACT:
jest2025info@jcbose.ac.in
JEST 2025, Department of Physical Sciences,
Bose Institute,
Unified Academic Campus,
EN 80, Sector V, Bidhan Nagar,
Kolkata - 700091. WB. India


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Published On: 16 Apr 2025

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