The IISER Tirupati has released the JEST 2026 cut off on April 30. The JEST cut off 2026 has been out at jest.org in the PDF format. The JEST cut off is the minimum marks required to qualify the exam. The cut off of the JEST will be released as the cut off scores and percentile.
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The cut off is prepared based on the JEST exam followed by certain criterias. Cut off qualifying students will be eligible to appear in the JEST counselling 2026. The JEST cut off is expected to be around 35 to 40 for the PhD courses and 30 to 35 for the integrated courses.
Events | Dates |
JEST result 2026 | April 30, 2026 |
JEST 2026 cut off date | April 30, 2026 |
Students who have appeared in the exam can download the JEST result to get the cut off scores and percentile. Students can check the JEST 2026 cut offs by using the simple steps provided below.
Visit the official website for the JEST at jest.org.
Click on the ‘Result’ tab.
Login using the credentials.
Your score card/result will be available on the screen.
The JEST scorecard contains the marks as well as the respective cut off scores and percentile.
The cut off is the minimum marks that must be taken by the students in order to qualify for the admission in the particular courses. The organisation will prepare the JEST cut off by taking consideration of several factors.
Number of candidates appeared for the exam
Number of seats available in the colleges
Difficulty level of the paper
Programme chosen
Reservation criteria
Category of the candidates
Previous year cut off trends
Candidates can check the expected cut off for different subjects from the table below. The expected cut off is prepared based on the factors provided above.
JEST Subjects | JEST expected Score | JEST expected Percentile |
PhD | 35- 40 | 90- 95 |
Integrated MSc- PhD | 30- 35 | 88- 93 |
JEST Subjects | JEST Score 2024 | JEST Percentile 2024 |
PhD | 36 | 90.08 |
Integrated MSc- PhD | 30.33 | 88.17 |
Year | PhD | Integrated PhD |
2022 | 26.67 | 21.67 |
2021 | 23.03 | 19.36 |
2020 | 32 | 26 |
2019 | 32 | 35 |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Students need to download the result in order to check the JEST 2026 cut off.
The JEST cut off 2026 has been released on April 30.
The JEST actual cut offs are affected by the number of candidates and seat availability, category, programme chosen and others.
There are a total 32 institutions participating in the JEST counselling process.
On Question asked by student community
With 98 in IAT into IISER, Tirupati might be possible in later rounds, but chances or modest. IISER Thiruvananthapuram is unlikely active current score .IISER Berhampur or another newer campus is like Tirupati Berhampur or more realistic target Berhampur seems a strong option.
Hello,
Let’s take a closer look at your situation. With a score of 98 marks in the IAT and your General EWS (male) category status, you’re positioned reasonably well—particularly for IISER Tirupati and Thiruvananthapuram (TVM).
Historically, these two institutes have posted cutoffs for the General EWS category in the 95–105
Hi,
Hope you are doing well.
You question seems to be bit confusing. As per my knowledge, there is nothing such as Unreserved Ranking. So, considering 5.8K as your All India Rank.
Following are the closing rank based on IAT in year 2020:
IISER - Mohali
IATBS Program : 3546
hello anusha !!
i am afraid that you may not be able to upload your 12th marksheet after submitting the application form of IISER. If there is a change in the percentage of the marks you secured then there is slight chance for you to do so.
you need to
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