Open Category | OBC | Persons with Disability | SC | ST | All category Female candidate |
500 | 500 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 |
Important Dates
IMPORTANT: The list shows the dates for our own admission process for 50% of the available seats (see the seat matrix). The rest 50% will be admitted through CCMN 2017 for which JAM is mandatory. The dates are tentative. Please refer to our website for any changes/announcements.On-line application starts from | 24 April 2017 Monday |
Last date of submission of on-line application | 9 May 2017 Tuesday |
Publication of the list of eligible candidates for Test | 16 May 2017 Tuesday |
Date of Entrance Test (Physics and Chemistry : 11 AM to 12:30 PM) (Earth Science/Mathematics and FPNS: 2 to 3:30 PM) |
11 June 2017 Sunday |
Date of publication of the result | 16 June 2017 Friday |
Date of 1st counselling | 29 June 2017 Thursday |
Date of admission (1st ) | 29 – 30 June 2017 Thursday & Friday |
Date of 2ndcounselling & Admission | 4 July 2017 Tuesday |
Date of joining/commencement of classes | 17 July Monday |
Date of 3rd Counselling to fill-in any vacant seat both from CCMN 2017 and our admission process |
1 August 2017 Monday |
Eligibility for Admission
Department | Programme | Eligibility* | Special Eligibility Criteria (if any) |
Physics | M.Sc. (Physics) |
Physics (Honours/Major) |
Nil |
Chemistry | M.Sc. (Chemistry) |
Chemistry (Honours/Major) |
Nil |
Earth Science | M.Sc. (Applied Geology) |
Geology / Applied Geology (Honours/Major) |
Nil |
Earth Science | M.Sc. (Applied Geology) |
Physics / Chemistry / Mathematics (Honours/Major) |
Geology as one of the subsidiary subjects with a minimum of 60% (CGPA=6.5 on a 10 point scale) for OC/OBC and 55% (CGPA=6.0 on a 10 point scale) for Sc/ST/PwD marks candidates |
Mathematics | M.Sc. (Applied Mathematics) |
Mathematics (Honours/Major) |
Nil |
School of Community Science and Technology (SOCSAT) | M.Sc. (Food Processing and Nutrition Science) |
Chemistry (Honours/Major) |
Nil |
School of Community Science and Technology (SOCSAT) | M.Sc. (Food Processing and Nutrition Science) |
Biological Science (Honours/Major) |
Chemistry as one of the subsidiary subjects |
Seat Matrix
Fifty percent of the available seats to the M.Sc. programmes are admitted through CCMN; the centralised counselling procedure for NITs and CFTIs with JAM as the mandatory requirement. The rest fifty percent are admitted through our own test and interview process without JAM as mandatory requirement. The seat matrix is shown below:Programme | OC | OB | SC | ST | OC-PwD | OBC-PwD | SC-PwD | ST-PwD | Total |
M. Sc. (Physics) | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
M. Sc. (Chemistry) | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
M. Sc. (Applied Geology) Geology / Applied Geology (Honours/Major) |
8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
M. Sc. (Applied Geology) Physics / Chemistry / Mathematics (Honours/Major) |
8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
M. Sc. (Applied Mathematics) | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
M. Sc. (Food Processing and Nutrition Science) Chemistry (Honours/Major) |
8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
M. Sc. (Food Processing and Nutrition Science) Biological Science (Honours/Major) |
8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Admission Procedure
Candidates wish to apply through CCMN may do so using on-line mechanism. The candidates are selected by the CCMN authority (note that JAM is mandatory) and send their names to IIEST (and other Institutes taking part in CCMN) for admission. Note that 50% of the available seats will be filled through CCMN.