Joint Entrance Screening Test (JEST-2012) for PHD Admissions 2012

Joint Entrance Screening Test (JEST-2012)

For Ph.D. Programmes in Physics / Theoretical Computer Science

 

 

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CIT Campus, Tharamani, Chennai – 600 113. India

What is JEST ?

Joint Entrance Screening Test (JEST-2012)

For Ph.D. Programmes in Physics / Theoretical Computer Science

Applications are invited from motivated students, with consistently good academic records, for enrolment in a Ph.D. Programme (also integrated Ph.D. Programme) in Physics (including various interdisciplinary research areas) / Theoretical Computer Science at any of the following participating institutions:

ARIES Nainital, IIA Bangalore, IISc Bangalore, IISER Mohali, IISER Pune, IISER Thiruvananthapuram, IUCAA Pune, JNCASR Bangalore, NCRA Pune, PRL Ahmedabad,  RRI Bangalore, SNBNCBS Kolkata, UGC-DAE-CSR Indore or at any of the following institutions affiliated to HBNI, a Deemed University: HRI Allahabad, IGCAR Kalpakkam, IMSc Chennai, IOP Bhubaneswar, IPR Gandhinagar, NISER Bhubaneswar, RRCAT Indore, SINP Kolkata and VECC Kolkata.

 

Eligibility:

Physics:
M.Sc. in Physics or M.Sc. / M.E. / M.Tech. in related disciplines.

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 also be considered at IISc, IMSc, IUCAA, JNCASR, NCRA-TIFR RRI, IISER Mohali, IISER Pune, IISER Thiruvananthapuram and SNBNCBS.

Talented final year B.Sc. and first year M.Sc. in Physics / Electronics / Astronomy / Applied Mathematics students may also apply to be pre-selected for research scholarship at IUCAA.

MSc in Physics, Engineering Physics or Applied Physics will also be considered at IPR.

 

Theoretical Computer Science:
M.Sc./ M.E. / M.Tech. / M.C.A. in Computer Science and related disciplines, and should be interested in the mathematical aspects of computer science. Visit website of IMSc for further details.

Integrated M.Sc. / M.Tech - Ph.D Programme
At HRI, IISER-Pune, SNBNCBS, and NCRA-TIFR candidates with a Bachelor's degree will also be considered for the integrated M.Sc., Ph.D. programme in Physics.

At IMSc, graduates with Bachelor’s degree in science/ mathematics/ /statistics /computer science / information technology /Engineering will also be considered for admission in Physics and in Theoretical Computer Science, as part of an integrated Ph.D. programme. All candidates successful in the course work of this programme shall be awarded an M.Sc. degree.

At SNBNCBS, graduates with B.Sc. (Physics) / B.E. / B.Tech. degree will be considered for the integrated Post-B.Sc.-Ph.D. programme in subject areas mentioned above.

 At IIA, graduates with 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.

Integrated M.Tech - Ph.D. Programme at IIA
Graduates with M.Sc. (Physics / Applied Physics) / Post-B.Sc. (Hons) in Optics and Optoelectronics / Radio Physics and Electronics / B.E. / B.Tech. degree in subjects mentioned above will be considered. Visit IIA website for details.

Candidates are requested to apply online (preferably) for JEST-2012 by visiting the web site http://www.jest.org.in

 

Important Dates

Website opening and on-line submission of applications will be available form November 14, 2011 at www.jest.org.in

Request for printed application forms should reach JEST-2012, Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore-560012 by December 5, 2011.

Last date for receipt of the filled applications and online submission of applications, is December 15, 2011.

The JEST-2012 (written test) will be held on Sunday, February 19, 2012, from 10.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.

 

 

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