General Information about IISERs

• The Government of India has established the IISERs at Berhampur, Bhopal, Kolkata, Mohali, Pune, Thiruvananthapuram, and Tirupati to integrate and promote interdisciplinary science education and research. Over the years, the IISERs have been successfully attracting talented young minds. An overarching goal of the IISERs is to enable students to shape the nation by inventing and implementing sustainable solutions for societal problems through research in science. This is being achieved by our faculty of international repute together with bright students. In a short span of time, the IISERs have generated an incredible amount of intellectual property in the form of publications and patents.

About the BS and BS-MS Dual Degree Programs

• Five-year dual degree program for science students.
• Classroom learning integrated with research, providing ample scope for interdisciplinary activities.
• Curriculum with a focus on both breadth and depth in the natural sciences, engineering sciences and economics.
• Opportunity to pursue impactful research.
• Fully residential campuses with well-equipped hostels.
• Access to on-campus medical facilities along with sports and other recreational facilities.

Key Features

• Highly competent and motivated faculty with passion for teaching and pursuing research in frontier areas of science.
• Integrated undergraduate teaching and cutting-edge research.
• Exposure and access to world-class research facilities right from the start of the program.
• Research internships and year-long research projects leading to MS thesis with opportunities for interdisciplinary research.

+ Important Dates

Application Portal Opens	April 01, 2024
Application Portal Closes	May 13, 2024
Corrections in Application Forms	May 16-17, 2024
Release of Hall Tickets	June 01, 2024
IISER Aptitude Test (IAT) 2024	June 09, 2024

+ Eligibility Citeria

• Applicants must be Indian nationals, PIO or OCI to apply for IAT 2024.
• The candidates must have passed the Class XII or equivalent level examination in 2022 or 2023 or 2024 from any board recognized by the Council of Boards of School Education in IndiaCOBSE.
• Candidates must have taken at least three subjects among Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics during their Class XII (or equivalent) examination.
• Candidates belonging to SC/ST/PwD require to score a minimum of 55% marks in aggregate or equivalent grade in their Class XII (or equivalent) examination. Candidates belonging to other categories require to score a minimum of 60% marks in aggregate or equivalent grade in their Class XII (or equivalent) examination.
• NOTE: The students from the Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE), from Kashmir division/Winter Zone areas of Jammu division and the U.T. of Ladakh, who appeared in their Class XII or equivalent level examination in Dec 2021, are also elilgible to apply for the IAT 2024, provided they satisfy all the other eligibility criteria.
• During the application process, these students must pick 2022 as their year of passing the class 12 examination.
Admission to IISERs
• Applicants must be Indian nationals, PIO or OCI to apply for IAT 2024.
Performance Criteria in Class XII/equivalent examination
• Candidates whose Class XII (or equivalent) examination results have not yet been declared, can apply for IAT 2024. However, their admission will be subject to fulfilling the minimum eligibility criteria given above.
• For candidates who had appeared in the Class XII (or equivalent) examination for the first time in 2023 and reappeared in any subject (for whatever reason) in 2024, the better of two performances will be considered.
• If a board gives aggregate marks considering both Class XI and Class XII, then only Class XII (or equivalent) examination marks will be considered. If a board gives aggregate marks considering the results of all three years of a 3-year diploma or courses of equivalent duration, then only the marks scored in the final year will be considered. Similarly, the marks scored in the final two semesters will be considered for boards that follow a semester system.
• If a board awards only letter grades without providing an equivalent percentage of marks on the grade-sheet, the candidate should obtain a certificate from the board specifying the equivalent marks and submit it before the deadline of the mark-sheet submission. In case the board does not provide such a certificate, the percentage marks will be assessed as follows: percentage marks = (CGPA or CPI obtained × 100) / PS, where PS is the maximum value of the point scale used by the respective board.

+ Seat Matrix

BS-MS Program	Number of Seats
IISER Berhampur	180
IISER Bhopal	255
IISER Kolkata	250
IISER Mohali	250
IISER Pune	288
IISER Tirupati	275
IISER Thiruvananthapuram	320
BS Program	Number of Seats
IISER Bhopal (Engineering Sciences)	84
IISER Bhopal (Economic Sciences)	31
Total	1933

+ Fee Structure

Application Fee

The application fee is to be paid by the applicant during the submission of the application form, starts on April 01, 2024.

• Rs. 2,000/- for candidates applying under General, EWS, OBC, and OBC-NCL categories.
• Rs. 1,000/- for candidates applying under persons with disabilities (PwD), persons registered as Kashmiri Migrants (KM) and SC/ST category.
• The application fee is non-refundable.

Seat Acceptance Fee (SAF)

The Seat Acceptance Fee is to be paid only after an offer of admission has been made to the candidate. The SAF will have to be paid as per the category entered by the candidate in the application.

• Rs. 35,000/- (Rs. 25,000/- + Rs. 10,000/- (Non refundable administrative fee)) for General/EWS/OBC/OBC-NCL/PwD/KM categories.
• Rs. 17,500/- (Rs. 12,500/- + Rs. 5000/- (Non refundable administrative fee)) for SC/ST categories.
• Failure to deposit the SAF within the stipulated time will result in the cancellation of the offer. Furthermore, you will not be considered in any subsequent rounds of seat allotment during admission 2024.
• Once you register in your allotted IISER, this amount will be adjusted against your first semester fee.

+ Reservation Policy

• Reservation policies as mandated by the Govt. of India will apply
• Scheduled Caste (SC) - 15% of seats
• Scheduled Tribe (ST) - 7.5% of seats
• Other Backward Classes belonging to the Non-Creamy Layer (OBC-NCL) - 27% of seats
• Persons with Disability (PwD) with at least 40% impairment - 5% of seats (supernumerary)
• Kashmiri Migrants - 3 seats per IISER (supernumerary)
• Economically Weaker Section (EWS) - up to 10% (as per Government of India rules)
• Note that the EWS/OBC-NCL certificate should be valid for the financial year 2024-2025