List of Documents Required to Fill JEST Application Form 2024

JEST Application Form 2024: According to the revised schedule, the JEST 2024 application process will be concluded today January 31, 2024. Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST)- Thiruvananthapuram will close the application window by midnight. Aspirants willing to appear for the JEST Exam 2024, must complete the registration process, fill and submit the application form as soon as possible. The last date to pay the JEST 2024 application fee is also today.  Before filling the JEST 2024 Application Form candidates are advised to check the list of documents required for the JEST application form and JEST 2024 eligibility criteria. JEST 2024 will be held on March 3, 2024.

Joint Entrance Screening Test (JEST) is conducted by the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB). Joint Entrance Screening Test is the National level Science entrance exam for admission to PhD in Physics, Theoretical Computer Science, Computational Biology, and Neuroscience in ARIES, Bose Institute, HBNI, HRI, ICTS, IGCAR, IIA, IISc, IISER BHOPAL, IISER BERHAMPUR, IISER KOLKATA, IISER MOHALI, IISER PUNE, IISER THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, IISER TIRUPATI, IIST, IMSc, IOP, IPR, IUCAA, JNCASR, NBRC, NCRA-TIFR, NISER, PRL, RRCAT, RRI, SINP, SNBNCBS, TIFR-TCIS, TIFR, UGC-DAE CSR, VECC.

To get more idea about the JEST Exam Details, list of documents required to fill JEST Application Form 2024, Exam Pattern, Eligibility Criteria, Application Form, Steps to follow to fill the application form read the article below.

JEST 2024 Overview

JEST 2024 Exam Pattern

Check details related to the JEST 2024 Exam pattern in the below-given section:

• Exam Mode: The exam will be in offline mode (pen and paper mode)

• Type of Questions: The question paper will be a multiple-choice question paper

• Total Questions: There will be 50 questions in the exam

• Duration of Exam: Candidates must complete the question paper in 3 hours

• Language: The question paper format will be in the English language

• Section: There are 3 sections in the exam Section A, B and C

• Marking Scheme of JEST Exam

Part A: The candidate will receive 3 marks for each correct answer. One mark will be deducted for each wrong answer

Part B: The candidates will receive 3 marks for correct answers and no negative marking in this section

Part C: The candidate will receive 1 mark for the correct answer. 1/3 mark will be deducted for an incorrect answer

JEST Eligibility Criteria 2024

Before filling the JEST 2024 Application Form, candidates must check whether they are eligible to apply for the JEST Entrance Exam. From the below table, check the basic eligibility criteria to appear in JEST 2024.

JEST 2024 Application Form

Candidates must check all the details regarding JEST 2024 Application form below:

• The candidates who want to apply for the examination are required to fill out the application form.

• The candidates must possess the correct email address so that registration can be completed soon

• Candidates have to fill out the application form and upload scanned photos as well as a signature in jpg format and other mentioned specifications

• Pay the application fee charges to complete the application process

• The last date to register for the application form for JEST 2024 will be intimated very soon. 

• Once the application form submission task gets over, the candidate receives the confirmation on their registered email id

• The candidate must take the printout of the JEST 2024 application form for future reference

JEST 2024 Application Fee

• The application fee can be paid through Credit cards, net banking and debit card (through online payment gateways)

• The candidates belonging to the General category need to make a payment of Rs 800/-

• The candidates belonging to SC and ST categories need to make a payment of Rs 400/-

How to Apply for JEST 2024

• Step-1: Candidates have to register themselves before log in.

• Step-2: To register, the candidate has to click on the ‘register to appear for the exam’ link on the Homepage

• Step-3: Candidate will receive an email with the account information after registering with a valid email-id

• Step-4: One should follow the instructions given in the email for resetting the password and further login

• Step-5: Login to the JEST homepage with your username (your email-id) and password. Fill the form and save it, or modify an already saved form

• Step-6: Press the “Submit Application” button only when you have inserted and checked all the mandatory entries

• Step-7: Upload jpg files of your Passport size and Scanned signature

• Step-8: Pay the application fee online using SBI E-pay

• Step-9: Once the online application form is submitted, no further changes will be accepted

Documents Required for JEST Application Form 2024

Candidates need multiple documents for the application form of JEST 2024. You should keep all these documents handy before you head over to do JEST 2024 registration. Check the complete details in the JEST information brochure in the official website i.e. jest.org.in. Following are some Documents Required for JEST Application Form 2024:

• Class 10 Marksheet or Certificate – Your name in JEST Application Form should be according to this

• Class 12 Marksheet or Certificate – Your details in the JEST Application Form 2024 should be according to the certificate

• Masters Degree Certificate, Provisional Degree Certificate or Transcript or Mark Sheet

• Doctorate Certificate or Provisional Degree Certificate or Transcript or Mark Sheet

• A Valid E-mail id

• Scanned copies of recent passport size photograph and signature of the candidate

• Caste certificate (if it is applicable)

• Personal Details

• Internship Details

• Payment details – Keep credit card / debit card / online payment details ready to pay application fees of JEST 2024 exam

• All other documents as per information brochure or website of JEST 2024 exam that specify documents for JEST Application Form 2024

Format of Scanned Photograph and Signature

After filling the details in the application form, the candidates are required to fill the details and upload the scanned copies of photograph and signature respectively. However, the properties of the documents need to be checked before uploading. File names should be used in alphabets, underscores and numbers only. Special characters should not be used. The format of the documents (scanned photograph and signature) are given below:

Also Check: JEST 2024 Admit Card

JEST 2024 Preparation Tips

Check some effective JEST 2024 Preparation Tips:

• Prepare a timetable and divide time equally for all subjects.

• Check out the officially prescribed syllabus for the examination.

• Take help from the best book and study materials available.

• Practice the previous year’s question paper and sample paper.

• Include every single topic of the syllabus in your preparation.

• Don’t take the stress and take care of your health.

JEST 2024 Merit list

The authorities of JEST, SERB will be preparing the JEST Merit list for the candidates who appeared for the entrance exam. The merit list will be prepared on the basis of the exam result. SERB will consider the marks of the candidate’s marks secured in the JEST to prepare the merit list. The candidate who will be finalized for the JEST can check the merit list online mode on the website of JEST. The shortlisted will get admission to JEST participating institutes.

JEST 2024 Counselling

The JEST 2024 selection process is expected to be started in the 1st week of April 2024 through online mode. During the process, the candidate will go through document verification, semester fee and make a choice for the institute according to AIR.

The counselling will contain two major steps, i.e. certificate verification and choice filling. Candidates have to choose the college and course in which they wish to take admission, at the time of counselling. The admission will be provided according to the candidate’s preference and rank obtained in the entrance exam. Candidates will have to report to the allotted center with the following documents:

• 10th mark mark sheet and certificate

• 12th sheet and certificate

• JEST Admit Card & Score Card

• Domicile certificate

• Passport size photograph

• Transfer certificate

• Category certificate

List of Participating Institutes

The list of JEST participating colleges for counselling is following:

JEST Exam Centre

The following center are allocated for JEST Exam

 We have provided the detailed description and analysis of the JEST Process. The Exam Pattern, Eligibility Criteria of the candidates, documents required to fill JEST Application Form 2024 and the institutes involved in the counselling process is mentioned.

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