JEST Physics Syllabus 2026, Exam Pattern, Exam Date 2026

Detail Information about JEST has published notification 2026 for the recruitment of Physics. Those Candidates who are Interested to the following vacancy and completed all Eligibility Criteria can read the Notification & Apply Online. In this page we provide the Complete Syllabus of this Recruitment with Latest Update Exam Pattern and the Exam Date also.

JEST Physics Syllabus 2026 - Highlights

Conducting body	Bose Institute, Kolkata (for JEST 2026)
Name of the exam	Joint Entrance Screening Test (JEST)
Exam Level	PhD level
Exam Frequency	Once a Year
Mode of Exam	Paper-pencil Based Test (PBT) or Offline
Exam Duration	180 minutes
Language/Mode of Exam	English
Official Website	https://www.jest.org.in/

JEST Physics Syllabus 2026

Mathematical Methods In Physics :

1. Dimensional Analysis

2. Vector Algebra & Vector Calculus

3. Matrices

4. Linear Ordinary Differential Equations Of 1st And 2nd Order

5. Special Functions

6. Fourier Series, Fourier Transform & Laplace Transform

7. Complex Analysis

8. Probability

9. Group Theory

10. Miscellaneous

Classical Mechanics :

1 Kinematics

2 Simple Harmonic Motion

3 Gravitation

4 Collision & Impulse

5 Rigid Body Dynamics

6 Centrifugal And Coriolis Force

7 Langrangian And Hamiltonian Dynamics

8 Canonical Transformation And Poisson Bracket

9 Phase Space Trajectory

10 Virial Theorem

11 Small Oscillations

12 Central Force Motion

13 Str

Electromagnetic Theory :

1 Electrostatics

2 Boundary Value Problems

3 Method Of Images

4 Magnetostatics

5 Electromagnetic Induction

6 Dielectrics & Conductors

7 Multipole Expansion

8 Scalar & Vector Potentials

9 Em Waves In Free Space

10 Em Waves In Non-Conducting & Conducting Media

11 Reflection & Transmission At Normal & Oblique Incidences

12 Polarization Of Em Waves

13 Poyting Vector

14 Motion Of Charge Particle In Electric And Magnetic Fields

15 Relativistic Electrodynamics

Quantum Mechanics :

1 Basics Of Qm

2 Concept Of Wave Function

3 Operators

4 Schrodinger Equation (Time- Independent & Dependent)

5 1d, 2d Systems

6 Angular Momentum Algebra

7 3d Systems

8 Identical Particles

9 Scattering Theory

10 Perturbation Theory (Time-Dependent & Independent)

11 Variational Principle

12 Wkb Approximation

Thermo-Statistical Mechanics :

1 Ktg & Mean Free Path

2 Calorimetry Principle

3 Laws Of Thermodynamics

4 Work & Heat

5 Concept Of Entropy

6 Thermodynamics Potentials & Maxwell's Equations

7 Basics Of Statistical Mechanics

8 Ensemble Theory

9 Mb, Be & Fd Statistics

10 Applications Of Statistics (Fermi, Bose Gas & Bose Einstein Condensation, Bbr)

11 Miscellaneous

Atomic Molecular Physics:

1 Bohr's Atomic Model

2 Vector Atom Model

3 Anomalous & Normal Zeeman Effect

4 Molecular Spectroscopy

5 Raman Spectroscopy

6 Laser

Solid State Physics :

1 Crystal Structure

2 X-Ray Diffraction & Structure Factor

3 Lattice Vibrations & Heat Capacity Of Solids

4 Fermi Gas Of Electrons

Electronics :

1 Semiconductor Devices

2 Application Of Junction Diodes

3 Zener Diode And Applications

4 Bjt & Fet

5 Circuit Analysis

6 Opamp And Its Applications

7 Adc & Dac

8 Precision, Accuracy & Error Analysis

9 Digital Electronics

10 Miscellaneous

Nuclear & Particle Physics :

1 Basics Nuclear Properties

2 Be/ Liquid Drop/ Shell Model

3 Radioactivity

4 Alpha, Beta & Gamma Decay

5 Elementary Particles & Conservation Laws

JEST Physics Exam Pattern 2026

Duration : 180 Minutes

Part	No.of Question	Marks Per Question	Marks	Negative Marking
Part A (MCQ)	25	01	25	0.33
Part B (MCQ)	15	03	45	01
Part C (NAT)	10	03	30	0
Total	50		100

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