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My D.O.B. is 24 - 02 -1978 . Am I eligible to write the JEST Exam?

Hello Dear,

Age limit for JEST exam are as follows: -

1. 21 Years to 30 Years for General candidates

2. 21 Years to 33 Years for OBC candidates

and

3. 21 Years to 35 Years for SC / ST candidates.


Good Luck & Best of Luck

Dear friend ,

JEST, an abbreviation for Joint Entrance Screening Test, is a joint entrance examination conducted by few of the famous institute of India.

Age Limit-

Minimum 18 years - Maximum 26 years

For more details you may contact-

Satyendra Nath Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences (SNBNCBS)
Sector-III, Block JD, Salt Lake,
Kolkata – 700 098, West Bengal
Phone: 033-23355705/8,
Fax: 033-23353477,

Best wishes!!!

Originally Posted by CHITHRA RAJ N.

My D.O.B. is 24 - 02 -1978 . Am I eligible to write the JEST Exam?

Ans.Minimum Qualifications & Selection Procedures

Ph.D. Programme (PHYSICS)

M.Sc. in Physics or M.Sc. / M.E. / M.Tech. in related disciplines. Candidates with M.Sc. in Mathematics and B.Tech (in Engg Physics/Applied Physics/Post B.Sc. Hons only) will also be considered at IIA. Graduates with a B.E. or B.Tech. will also be considered at IISc, IMSc, IUCAA, JNCASR, NCRA, RRI, IISER Mohali, IISER Pune and SNBNCBS. At IPR candidates should have a Masters degree in Physics, Engineering Physics, Applied Physics, etc. with at least 55% aggregate. Talented final year B. Sc. Graduates will also be considered for pre-selection at IUCAA.

Ph.D. Programme (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. Talented B.Sc. / B.E. / B.Tech. graduates will also be considered for integrated M.Sc.- Ph.D. programme.

Integrated M.Sc. - Ph.D. Programme

At HRI, candidates with a Bachelor's degree will also be considered for the integrated M.Sc. - Ph.D. programme in Physics.

At IMSc, graduates with B.Sc. / B.E. / B. Tech. degree will also be considered for admission to M.Sc. (by Research) programme in Physics and Theoretical Computer Science, as part of an integrated Ph.D. programme.

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. degree will be considered for the integrated M.Sc.-Ph.D. programme in subject areas mentioned above.

Integrated M.Tech - Ph.D. Programme at IIA

At IIA, graduates with M.Sc. (Physics / Applied Physics) / B.E. / B.Tech. degree will be considered for the integrated M.Tech-Ph.D. programme in subject areas mentioned above. Details of the programme can be found on the IIA webpages.

Mere qualifying in JEST does not entitle one to get a Research Fellowship. Using the JEST results, each institute will call a limited number of candidates for its further selection procedure depending on its requirements. All candidates selected after interview will receive Research Fellowship from the respective institutes.

You can download the information bulletin for further information from this link: http://jest09.veccal.ernet.in/jestposter.pdf

National Board of Examination (NATBOARD) is an autonomous organization of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. National Board of Examination is one of the reputed Boards which conduct the Entrance test for admission into DNB Program. This course is of 3 years duration
Specialty courses allotted in DNB : DNB can be done in following courses -

Medical – Cardiology, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Pediatrics, Hematology, Medical Oncology, Nephrology, Pediatrics, Neurology, Rheumatology.
Surgical – Cardio Thoracic surgery, Genito Urinary surgery, Neurosurgery, Pediatrics surgery, Plastic surgery, Peripheral vascular surgery, Surgical, Gastroenterology, Surgical Oncology.
DNB Eligibility Criteria :

Candidates who are in possession of Post Graduate Medical degrees
from Indian Universities registerable as additional PG qualifications as
per the provisions of the Indian Medical Council Act 1956 and possess
permanent /provisional registration certificate issued by the Medical
Council of India/State Medical Council before the last date of submission
of the application form i.e. 6th April, 2010.
For list of eligible qualification required for entry to DNB (Super Specialty)
courses, candidates are advised to refer to schedule at Annexure E.
Note: Candidates are advised to ensure before submitting their application
form that they fulfill the prescribed eligibility criteria and their application is
complete in all respects. Applications of those candidates which are
incomplete or do not fulfill the eligibility criteria will be summarily rejected.
DNB CET Exam Pattern : This will be of 2 hrs duration. There is no negative marking in the test. The question paper will be divided in 2 parts. First part will contain MCQ questions based on General & contains 100 questions of 50 marks. Second part short structured questions are asked related to specific specialty & consists of 10 questions of 5 marks each. Also 10 marks is for Institutional Assessment.

Yes ,you are eligilble to write the JEST exam as there is no upper age limit for the JEST exam.

For more details about the qualification etc.you can visit to-
http://www.winentrance.com/exams_date/Joint%20Entrance-Screening-Test-JEST.html

Dear,

The Age limit for the general category is 21 to 30 years.

However , the relaxation period for OBC category is 3 years.

and the relaxation period for SC/ST category is 5 years .

For more details you can visit the following link-

http://www.winentrance.com/exams_dat...Test-JEST.html

Thanks.

As your age is between 21 year to 30 years,you are eligible to appear for Joint Entrance Screening Test.

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