IISER Admission
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research offers admission to 5-year BS-MS (Bachelor of Science – Master of Science) dual degree programme and 3-year BS programme at its 7 different campuses spread across India. Candidates seeking IISER admission 2020-21 can apply through three different channels, namely,
IISER Aptitude Test (IAT) is applicable to ONLY those candidates who apply for admission through the SCB channel. IISER will conduct the three-hour IAT on August 12, 2020 in online mode. On the other hand, candidates applying through KVPY and IIT-JEE shall be assessed on the basis of their performance in KVPY Scholarship Test & JEE Advanced respectively.
As per the eligibility criteria of IISER admission 2020-21, candidates (irrespective of channel) need to satisfy the board-wise IISER cutoff (already published). The IISER cutoff basically mentions the class 12th marks requirement (out of 500 marks) for different state & national level education boards. Read this article further to gain more insights into the entire procedure of IISER admission 2020, including application form, eligibility, IAT pattern, result, etc.
Latest Update – The last date to apply for IISER admission 2020 via SCB and KVPY channel has been extended till July 22. Moreover, the application form for IISER via IIT-JEE channel shall be released on August 1, 2020.
Candidates can keep track of the IISER admission schedule for all the three channels with help of the table below.
IISER Admission Schedule 2020
Events | Dates for Admission through KVPY | Dates for Admission through JEE Advanced | Dates for Admission through SCB |
Commencement of online registration | April 24, 2020 | August 1, 2020 | March 23, 2020 |
Last date to register | July 22, 2020 | September 2, 2020 | July 22, 2020 |
Uploading marks and category certificate | July 15 – August 15, 2020 | July 15 – August 15, 2020 | July 15 – August 15, 2020 |
Issuance of IAT admit card | – | – | July 23, 2020 |
IAT exam date | – | – | August 12, 2020 |
Release of IAT answer key | – | – | August 13, 2020 |
Facility for challenging the answer key | – | – | August 14 – August 16, 2020 |
Release of final answer key | – | – | August 17, 2020 |
Release of first list of seat allotment | August 17, 2020 | September 4, 2020 | August 19, 2020 |
Start of Seat Acceptance Fee (SAF) payment (first round) | August 17, 2020 | September 4, 2020 | August 19, 2020 |
Last date to pay first round SAF | August 21, 2020 | September 7, 2020 | August 23, 2020 |
Release of second list of seat allotment | August 24, 2020 | September 9, 2020 | August 26, 2020 |
Start of SAF payment (2nd round) | August 24, 2020 | September 9, 2020 | August 26, 2020 |
Last date to pay second round SAF | August 28, 2020 | September 13, 2020 | August 30, 2020 |
Release of third list of seat allotment | – | – | September 4, 2020 |
Start of SAF payment (3rd round) | – | – | September 4, 2020 |
Last date to pay third round SAF | – | – | September 7, 2020 |
Last date for withdrawal of SAF | September 8, 2020 | September 8, 2020 | September 8, 2020 |
Release of fourth list of seat allotment | – | – | September 9, 2020 |
SAF Payment for round four allotted candidates | – | – | September 9, 2020 |
Reporting at allotted IISER | September 12, 2020 | September 12, 2020 | September 12, 2020 |
4th Round SAF closing date | – | – | September 13, 2020 |
Commencement of classes | September 14, 2020 | September 14, 2020 | September 14, 2020 |
The table below mentions the campus-wise courses available at IISER.
Campus Wise Courses offered at IISER
IISER Campus | Courses |
IISER Berhampur | BS-MS in Biological Sciences |
BS-MS in Chemical Sciences | |
BS-MS in Mathematical Sciences | |
BS-MS in Physical Sciences | |
IISER Kolkata | BS-MS in Biological Sciences |
BS-MS in Chemical Sciences | |
BS-MS in Mathematical Sciences | |
BS-MS in Physical Sciences | |
BS-MS in Earth Sciences | |
IISER Pune | BS-MS in Biology |
BS-MS in Chemistry | |
BS-MS in Mathematics | |
BS-MS in Physics | |
BS-MS in Earth and Climate Sciences | |
IISER Bhopal | BS-MS in Biological Sciences |
BS-MS in Chemistry | |
BS-MS in Mathematics | |
BS-MS in Physics | |
BS-MS in Earth and Environmental Sciences | |
BS in Chemical Engineering | |
BS in Data Science and Engineering | |
BS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | |
BS in Economic Sciences | |
IISER Mohali | BS-MS in Biological Sciences |
BS-MS in Chemical Sciences | |
BS-MS in Mathematical Sciences | |
BS-MS in Physical Sciences | |
IISER Thiruvananthapuram | BS-MS in Biological Sciences |
BS-MS in Chemical Sciences | |
BS-MS in Mathematical Sciences | |
BS-MS in Physical Sciences | |
BS-MS Integrated Interdisciplinary | |
IISER Tirupati | BS-MS in Science |
IISER holds the right to cancel the application of ineligible candidates at any stage of admission. Hence, it is always wise to check the eligibility criteria before applying for IISER.
Eligibility Criteria for IISER Admission 2020-21, Irrespective of Channel
Candidates seeking admission in the BS programme at IISER Bhopal must have studied Mathematics as a mandatory subject in class 12th.
Eligibility Criteria for IISER Admission 2020-2021 through KVPY
Eligibility Criteria for IISER Admission through IIT-JEE
Eligibility Criteria for IISER Admission through SCB
*OCI and PIO candidates are also considered as Indian nationals and have to undergo the selection process (IAT) as specified for Indian nationals only
Candidates can check the table below to know the board-wise cutoff list defined by IISER.
Board-Wise IISER 2020 Cutoff List
Name of Board | Cutoff Marks out of 500 (General/EwS) |
Aligarh Muslim University Board Of Secondary & Senior Sec. Education, Aligarh | 406 |
Assam Higher Secondary Education Council | 362 |
Bihar School Examination Board, Patna | 319 |
Board Of Intermediate Education (Andhra Pradesh) | 468 |
Board Of School Education Haryana, Bhiwani | 407 |
Board Of Sec. Education, Madhya Pradesh | 400 |
Board Of Secondary Education Rajasthan | 393 |
Central Board Of Secondary Education (CBSE), New Delhi | 427 |
Chhattisgarh Board Of Secondary Education | 378 |
Council For The Indian School Certificate Examinations, Delhi | 440 |
Council Of Higher Sec. Education, Manipur | 311 |
Council Of Higher Sec. Education, Odisha | 323 |
Goa Board Of Sec. And Higher Sec.Education | 370 |
Govt. Of Karnataka Dept. Of Pre-University Education, Karnataka | 449 |
Gujarat Sec. And Higher Sec. Education Board | 361 |
Himachal Pradesh Board Of School Education Dharamshala, H. P. | 401 |
Jammu & Kashmir State Board Of School Education | 395 |
Jharkhand Academic Council, Ranchi | 320 |
Kerala Board Of Public Examinations | 447 |
Maharashtra State Board Of Secondary And Higher Education | 345 |
Meghalaya Board Of School Education | 367 |
Mizoram Board Of School Education | 360 |
Nagaland Board Of School Education | 360 |
National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) | 341 |
Punjab School Education Board | 386 |
Tamil Nadu Board of Higher Secondary Education | 437 |
Telangana State Board Of Intermediate Education, Nampally, Hyderabad | 467 |
Tripura Board Of Secondary Education | 354 |
U.P. Board Of High School & Intermediate Education, U. P. | 342 |
Uttarakhand Board of School Education | 316 |
Visva‐Bharati | 379 |
West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Educ | 348 |
Click here to check the category-wise and board-wise cutoff list
What if your board does not appear in the board-wise IISER cutoff list?
Candidates can complete the IISER application form submission process by following certain steps given below.
Common IISER Application Process (irrespective of the channel)
Channel Specific IISER Application Process
After completing the common procedure for IISER application form, the channel-specific fields need to be filled as follows:
Candidates have to pay the application fee on the basis of the category they belong to. The category-wise application fee for IISER admission is as follows.
Application Fee for IISER 2020
Category | Application Fee Amount | Mode of Payment |
General/EwS/Kashmiri Migrants | Rs. 2,000 |
|
OBC/OBC-NCL | Rs. 2,000 | |
SC/ST/PwD | Rs. 1,000 | |
Foreign Nationals | USD 100 |
Note – The application fee for IISER will be non-refundable.
As stated above, candidates applying for IISER via SCB channel have to appear for the IAT. The admit card for IISER Aptitude Test 2020 shall be made available for download from July 23 to August 13. Candidates need to carry the hard copy of the admit card on the examination day as it is a mandatory document to get an entry inside the examination hall. Moreover, candidates must note that the IISER Aptitude Test admit card will not be sent via post or email.
Downloading IISER Aptitude Test Admit Card
While filling the SCB application, candidates can enlist up to five test city preferences for IAT. The list of exam cities designated for the conduct of IISER Aptitude Test is as follows.
IISER Aptitude Test Cities
Alappuzha | Thrissur | Dharwad | Mysuru (Mysore) |
Amritsar | Puducherry | Bhubaneswar | Chennai |
Anantapur | Naharlagun | Patna | Ahmedabad |
Asansol | Bareilly | Port Blair | Virudhunagar |
Bathinda | Ajmer | Cuttack | Coimbatore |
Dehradun | Udaipur | Khammam | Tirunelveli |
Durgapur | Faizabad | Kharagpur | Kanpur |
Eluru | Dibrugarh | Samastipur | Bhavnagar |
Guntur | Guwahati | Chandigarh | Gandhinagar |
Haldwani | Agartala | Mahbubnagar | Tiruchirappalli |
Hamirpur | Jammu | Jamshedpur | Kurukshetra |
Haridwar | Agra | Nizamabad | Thoothukudi |
Hooghly | Gorakhpur | Kolkata | Lucknow |
Idukki | Trivandrum | Gulbarga | Shivamogga |
Jalandhar | Alwar | Rourkela | Kanyakumari |
Kakinada | Jorhat | Bhilai | Rajkot |
Kalyani | Jhansi | Siliguri | Noida |
Kangra | Bokaro | Ranchi | Hubballi (Hubli) |
Kannur | Wayanad | Palakkad | Kozhikode |
Kasargod | Kottayam | Pathanamthitta | Malappuram |
Kochi (Ernakulam) | Bhopal | Jabalpur | Satna |
Kollam | Indore | Gwalior | Amravati |
Kurnool | Silchar | Bilaspur | Surat |
Ludhiana | Bikaner | Sikkim | Madurai |
Mohali | Jaipur | Hyderabad | Nagercoil |
Nagpur | Pune | Aizawl | Aurangabad |
Nasik | Imphal | Kohima | Kolhapur |
Navi Mumbai | Shillong | Berhampur | Mumbai |
Nellore | Tezpur | Raipur | Vadodara |
Patiala | Jodhpur | Karimnagar | Salem |
Rajahmundry | Aurangabad | Delhi | Ambala |
Roorkee | Allahabad | Warangal | Tiruppur |
Shimla | Dhanbad | Bengaluru | Mangaluru (Mangalore) |
Tirupati | Bhagalpur | New Delhi | Bahadurgarh |
Varanasi | Darbhanga | Madgaon | Gurugram |
Vijayawada | Gaya | Panaji | Hisar |
Visakhapatnam | Muzaffarpur | Panipat | Karnal |
Vizianagaram | – | – | – |
Candidates must study as per the official syllabus defined by IISER. Check the IISER Aptitude Test syllabus below before you start your preparation for this test.
Section-Wise IAT Syllabus 2020
Mathematics | Physics | Chemistry | Biology |
Sets | Physical World and Measurement | Some Basic Concept of Chemistry | Diversity in the living world |
Relations and functions | Kinematics | Structure of Atom | Structural organization in animals and plants |
Trigonometric Functions | Laws of Motion | Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties | Cell structure and function |
Inverse Trigonometric Functions | Work, Energy and Power | Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure | Plant physiology |
Principle of Mathematical Induction | Motion of Systems of Particles and Rigid body | States of Matter | Human physiology |
Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations | Gravitation | Thermodynamics | Reproduction |
Linear Inequalities | Properties of bulk matter | Equilibrium | Genetics and evolution |
Permutations and Combinations | Thermodynamics | Redox Reactions | Biology and human welfare |
Binomial Theorem | Behavior of perfect gas and kinetic energy | Hydrogen | Biotechnology and its application |
Sequences and Series | Oscillations | The s-block Elements | Ecology and environment |
Straight Lines | Waves | The p-Block Elements | – |
Conic Sections | Electrostatics | Organic Chemistry – Some Basic Principles and Techniques | – |
Introduction to Three Dimensional Geometry | Current Electricity | Hydrocarbons | – |
Limits and Derivatives | Magnetic effect of current and magnetism | Environmental Chemistry | – |
Mathematical Reasoning | Electromagnetic Induction | The solid state | – |
Statistics | Alternating Current | Solutions | – |
Probability | Electromagnetic Waves | Electrochemistry | – |
Matrices | Optics | Chemical Kinetics | – |
Determinants | Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter | Surface chemistry | – |
Continuity and Differentiability | Atoms | General principles and processes of isolation of elements | – |
Application of Derivatives | Nuclei | The p-block elements | – |
Integrals | Electronic devices | The d– & f-block elements | – |
Applications of integrals | Communication Systems | Coordination compounds | – |
Differential equations | – | Haloalkanes and haloarenes | – |
Vectors | – | Alcohols, phenols and ethers | – |
Three dimensional geometry | – | Aldehydes, ketones and carboxylic acids | – |
Linear Programming | – | Organic compounds containing nitrogens | – |
– | – | Biomolecules | – |
– | – | Polymers | – |
– | – | Chemistry in everyday life | – |
Apart from the IISER Aptitude Test syllabus, candidates must gain complete information about the test structure. The exam pattern for the IISER Aptitude Test is as follows.
Name of the Section | Number of Questions | Marks |
Physics | 15 | 45 |
Chemistry | 15 | 45 |
Mathematics | 15 | 45 |
Biology | 15 | 45 |
Total | 60 | 180 |
Candidates must adopt a good preparation strategy for the IISER Aptitude Test to nail this exam. Check some vital tips to prepare for IAT below:
Candidates can check the table below to know the books they can rely on to prepare for the IISER Aptitude Test 2020.
Best Books for IAT Preparation
Section | Name of the Book | Author/Publisher |
Biology | Dinesh Objective Biology | K.N. Bhatia and K Bhatia |
10 Year CBSE Champion | MTG Editorial Board | |
Biology textbooks of class XI and XII | NCERT | |
Physics | 41 Years’ Chapterwise Topicwise Solved Papers | D.C. Pandey |
Fundamentals of Physics | Resnik Halliday | |
Handbook of Physics | Nipendra Bhatnagar | |
Chemistry | Advanced Problems in Organic Chemistry | M.S.Chouhan |
Physical Chemistry | Narendra Avasthi | |
Problems and Solutions in Inorganic Chemistry | Vishal Joshi | |
Mathematics | 42 + 18 Years Chapterwise Solutions for JEE (Adv + Main) Mathematics | MTG Editorial Board |
Mathematics for Class 12th | R.D. Sharma | |
Elementary Mathematics | G. Dorofeev, M. Potapov and N. Rozov |
The table below mentions the direct links to the official model test papers of IISER Aptitude Test in English as well as Hindi.
IISER Aptitude Test – Sample Papers
Paper | Link to Download |
Model Paper 1 (English) | Download here |
Model Paper 2 (English) | Download here |
Model Paper 3 (Hindi) | Download here |
The Indian Institute of Science Education and Research will release the IISER answer key in two stages. Candidates are allowed to file their objections against the first IAT answer key (provisional answer key). After considering the challenge and making necessary rectifications (if any), the final answer key of IAT is released.
Candidates can raise objections against the official IAT answer key (only provisional) by following the steps mentioned below:
The Indian Institute of Science Education and Research will release the IISER result (commonly known as the IISER seat allotment result) in multiple rounds. Candidates eligible for a particular round of counselling will be able to view their roll number of IAT or the application sequence number in the seat allotment list(s) to be released on the official website. Shortlisted candidates are eligible to participate in the further counselling process for IISER admission 2020.
The IISER will shortlist the candidates based on their campus-course preferences, performance as per their particular channel, reservation policy and the seat intake capacity at IISER campuses.
Candidates can apply for admission at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research using three different channels. Shortlisting criteria in each channel of IISER is as follows
All the candidates who find their names in the IISER result (seat allotment list) of a particular round will be eligible to participate in the IISER admission counselling. The admission counselling requires a candidate to go through a certain selection process including the SAF (Seat Acceptance Fee) payment, choice making of freeze/float options, reporting at allotted institute, etc.
The counselling process for IISER admission is as follows
There is a specific percentage of seats that is allotted to candidates applying via each of the three channels. Check the table below to know the channel-wise seat weightage at IISER
Seat Weightage for IISER Admission through Different Channels
Channel | Seat Weightage |
IISER admission through KVPY and JEE channel* | 25% |
IISER admission through SCB channel | 75% |
*Candidates must note if the seats are left unoccupied after conducting the counselling for KVPY and JEE channels, the same will be merged into the seats under SCB channel
The Indian Institute of Science Education and Research has a total of 7 campuses across India. Check the table below to know the campus-wise seat intake capacity at IISER.
Institute-wise Seat Intake for BS-MS Dual Degree
Name of the Institute | Number of Seats |
IISER Berhampur | 185 |
IISER Bhopal | 252 |
IISER Kolkata | 233 |
IISER Mohali | 239 |
IISER Pune | 280 |
IISER Thiruvananthapuram | 280 |
IISER Tirupati | 193 |
Seat Intake Capacity for BS Degree at IISER Bhopal
Course Name | Number of Seats |
BS (Engineering Sciences) | 73 |
BS (Economic Sciences) | 42 |
The Indian Institute of Science Education and Research has the following reservation policy for providing admissions.
Reservation Policy for IISER Admission
Category | Reservation |
Scheduled Castes (SC) | 15% |
Scheduled Tribes (ST) | 7.5% |
OBC Non-Creamy Layer (OBC-NCL) | 27% |
Supernumerary Seats | |
Persons with Disability (PwD) | 5% |
Kashmiri Migrants (KM) | 3 seats |
Economically Weaker Section (EWS) | Up to 10% (as per Government of India rules) |
No. It is not mandatory that you must have studied both Mathematics and Biology at 10+2 level. However, candidates applying through SCB have to face questions from both the sections in the IISER Aptitude Test. Also, candidates who wish for a 3-year BS degree admission at IISER Bhopal must have studied Mathematics at 10+2 level.
Yes. The allocation of seats depends upon the seat vacancy, the rank of the candidate and the prevailing reservation policy. In case the seats remain vacant, IISER will allocate seats via subsequent rounds of seat allotment.
Yes, candidates can apply via all the three channels (SCB, KVPY, and JEE Advanced). However, if you are looking to apply for IISER from different channels, you have to fill the application forms separately for each channel.
Yes, you are provisionally eligible to apply for the IISER. Candidates can choose the option of ‘result awaited’ while submitting the IISER application form. However, it is mandatory to upload the class 12th passing certificate before August 15, 2020.
No. Only those candidates who apply for admission via the SCB channel have to appear for the IISER Aptitude Test. The performance of applicants participating through KVPY and JEE channel is evaluated based on their KVPY scholarship exam and JEE Advanced respectively.
Yes. IISER will provide a facility to candidates to withdraw the SAF amount until a specified date. There will be no cancellation fee if the candidate can withdraw within the stipulated time frame.
No. All IISERs offer admissions through a common selection process. Hence, there will be a single application form for IISER admission. One application form is valid for all the seven IISERs positioned across India.
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