JEST Eligibility Criteria 2026, Age Limit, Qualification, Marks Required, No of Attempts

Programme

Eligibility Criteria

Joint SPPU-IUCAA MSc Physics (Astrophysics)

B.Sc. (Physics and Mathematics) or B.E./ B.Tech in any branch of engineering with a minimum of 55% marks

Theoretical Computer Science

M.Sc./ M.E./ M.Tech. in Computer Science and related disciplines with an interest in mathematical aspects of computer science (IMSc)

Ph.D. in Computational Biology

M.Sc./ M.E./ M.Tech./ MCA in any engineering or science discipline with good mathematical skills and a strong interest in biological problems (IMSc)

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

Integrated Ph.D Programme in Theoretical Computer Science

B.Sc./ B.E./ B.Tech./ M.C.A. in Computer Science or related disciplines with an interest in mathematical aspects of computer science (IMSc)

Integrated M.Sc./M.Tech - Ph.D Programme (Physics)

B.Sc. in Physics (Major/ Hons), or in Physics and Mathematics (SNBNCBS)

B.Sc. (Physics) (IMSc)

B.Sc. (Physics / Mathematics) / B.E. / B.Tech. in Electrical / Instrumentation / Engineering Physics / Electronics and Communications / Computer Science and Engineering / Optics and Photonics (IIA)

B.Sc. (Physics) or B.E./ B.Tech in Engineering Physics with a minimum of first-class marks (NISER)

B.Sc. (Physics) (IISER-Pune, ICTS-TIFR, NCRA-TIFR, TIFR-TCIS)

B.Sc. (Physics / Mathematics) / B.E. / B.Tech for Integrated M.Sc - PhD at Bose Institute

B.Sc. (Physics/ Mathematics/ Computer Science/ Electronics)/ B.E./ B.Tech for Integrated M.Sc - PhD at Bose Institute

Ph.D. in Neuroscience

M.Sc. (Physics/Mathematics), B.E./B.Tech/M.C.A in Computer Science (NBRC)

Ph.D. Programme in Physics

M.Sc. in Physics (all participating institutes)

B.E. / B.Tech. / M.Sc. / M.E. / M.Tech. in Applied Physics and Mathematics (varies by institute)

M.Sc. in Mathematics / Applied Physics / Applied Mathematics / Optics and Photonics / Instrumentation / Electronics (IIA)

B.E. or B.Tech. (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 (IUCAA and NCRA-TIFR)

M.Sc. in Physics, Engineering Physics or Applied Physics (IPR)

M.Sc. in Physics, Chemistry, Applied Mathematics, Biophysics or Biochemistry (SNBNCBS)

B.Tech in Engineering Physics (TIFR and NCRA-TIFR)

M.E./M.Tech in Applied Physics (NISER)

M.Sc. in Physics/ Astronomy/ Optics/ Photonics/ Biophysics/ Mathematics or M.E./M.Tech in Engineering (RRI)

M.Sc. in Physics, Chemistry and Biophysics (SNBNCBS)