JEST Exam Date 2026 (Out): Application Form Date, Complete Schedule, Exam Duration & Timing
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JEST Exam Date 2026 (Out): Application Form Date, Complete Schedule, Exam Duration & Timing

Nikita ShawUpdated on 15 Jan 2026, 07:50 PM IST

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Tirupati will conduct the JEST exam date 2026 will be announced on February 28. Candidates who are preparing for the JEST must be aware of all the important dates and related events. The JEST application form 2026 will be released soon. The official website of the JEST is jest.org.in.

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  1. JEST Exam Date 2026
  2. JEST Dates 2026: Event-wise
  3. JEST Application Dates 2026
  4. JEST Exam Dates 2026
  5. JEST Admit Card Dates 2026
  6. JEST Answer Key Dates 2026
  7. JEST Result Dates 2026
  8. JEST Counselling Dates 2026
JEST Exam Date 2026 (Out): Application Form Date, Complete Schedule, Exam Duration & Timing
JEST Exam Date

The JEST admit card 2026 is expected to be released in February. The JEST exam dates are important in various ways. It also helps the students to complete their syllabus as fast as possible. Read this article to know about the JEST exam date 2025 and many other dates.

JEST Exam Date 2026

Students who are going to fill out the JEST form must know all the dates related to JEST 2026. The JEST date table helps the students to keep track of the latest events and related dates.

JEST 2026 Exam Date

Events

Dates

JEST application form start dates

Anytime Soon

Last date to apply

February 2026

Admit card

February 2026

Exam

February 28

Provisional answer key

March 2026

Answer key objection

March 2026

Final answer key

March 2026

Result

March 2026

Counselling

March 2026

JEST Dates 2026: Event-wise

Aspirants will be able to view the JEST table from the website of the JEST at jest.org.in once all the dates are released. All the JEST aspirants must download the JEST exam dates table to avoid any issues. The date table contains all the dates from the application to the institution's admission. The table also helps them to make the proper strategy for the exam.

JEST Application Dates 2026

IISER Tirupati will soon start the JEST application process. Students should submit their form before the last date as mentioned on the website to avoid any last-minute hassle. They must fill in all the details in the JEST 2026 application with utmost care. They are also required to upload the documents following the JEST application fee payment.

JEST Exam Dates 2026

IISER Tirupati has released the JEST exam date on its website. The JEST exam will be conducted on February 28 in offline mode. On the examination day, they must carry their admit card. If anyone fails to bring their JEST admit card, their exam will be cancelled. Aspirants must follow the instructions mentioned on the admit card.

JEST Admit Card Dates 2026

IISER Tirupati will release the JEST admit card 2025 in February. Students can download the JEST 2026 admit card from its website. There is no other means to download the admit card. To download the JEST admit card, students are required to enter their email ID and their password in the ‘Admit Card’ tab. The JEST admit card 2026 contains the details of the students and the examination centre. This also contains a page of instructions. Candidates should read the instructions carefully before appearing for the examination.

JEST Answer Key Dates 2026

Before releasing the JEST result, the exam authority will release the answer key on the website. The conducting institution will release the provisional JEST 2026 answer key in July. The JEST answer key contains the correct answer marked for all the questions. Students can download the JEST answer key 2026 from the website at jest.org.in. They can also raise objections to the answer key if any wrongly marked answer is found. IISER Tirupati will evaluate all the objections and again release the JEST final answer key 2026 in online mode. This is the final answer key. No students would raise an objection after the release of the final JEST answer key.

JEST Result Dates 2026

IISER Tirupati will announce the JEST 2026 result in March. The JEST result is available in the form of a scorecard. The JEST scorecard 2026 contains the marks of the candidates obtained in different sections. Some other details mentioned in the JEST scorecard are courses applied, name of the applicants, photograph, signature, year and others. Candidates are required to download the JEST 2025 scorecard and must save it. During the JEST counselling, students will have to show their JEST results to the officials.

JEST Counselling Dates 2026

The JEST 2026 counselling will be tentatively held in March. It will be held after the publication of the JEST result. The date, time and venue of the JEST counselling will be announced on the website. The SERB will be asked for some documents for verification. Candidates are also required to pay the admission fee to take the final admission in the participating institutions.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: When will the JEST 2026 exam be held?
A:

The JEST exam will be held on February 28.

Q: Are there different tests for admission in Integrated Ph. D & Ph. D. programs?
A:

No. A common examination is conducted for Ph. D. and integrated PhD programmes.

Q: What are the disciplines on which the JEST examination is conducted?
A:

You can appear for the JEST examination in Physics or Theoretical Computer Science but not for both.

Q: What is the validity period of the JEST 2026 score?
A:

JEST score is valid till the date of declaration of JEST results 2028.

Q: Which is tougher JEST or GATE?
A:

The JEST exam consist of research and experimental level questions and only those students who have completed master's programmes can sit for JEST 2025 entrance test. The difficulty level of the exam is very subjective and is heavily depedent on the preparation of the students. However, the JEST exam is considered more difficult than GATE exam.

Q: What are JEST exam timings?
A:

JEST 2026 exam timing will be announced in the admit card.

Q: What is the duration of JEST entrance exam 2026?
A:

JEST will be held for a maximum duration of three hours.

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Questions related to IISER Tirupati

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Have a question related to IISER Tirupati ?

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