- BS-MS (Dual Degree)
- It is a five-year degree program for bright and motivated science students who have passed class 10+2 or equivalent. Most IISERs offer BS-MS (Dual Degree) in Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics. Earth and Environmental Sciences is available at select IISERs. For details please visit the website of individual IISERs.
- The BS-MS program integrates classroom learning with research and provides ample scope for multidisciplinary interactions. The program consists of core courses in basic sciences and specialization in chosen subjects along with an MS research project. The training during this program enables students to pursue careers in academia, R&D institutes, and industries.
- Additionally, IISER Bhopal offers four year BS programmes in Economics and Engineering Sciences. Mathematics at 10+2 level is mandatory for candidates seeking admission to both these BS programmes
Important Dates
- Last date for online applications
- Application starts - April 15, 2023
- IAT Application closes May 25, 2023
- KVPY Application closes May 25, 2023
- JEE (Advanced) Application closes June 30, 2023 (tentative)
- IISER Aptitude Test: June 17, 2023
- JEE CHANNEL
- EE (Advanced) Application closes June 30, 2023 (tentative)
Eligibility
Applicants must be Indian nationals or PIO or OCI in order to apply through KVPY or JEE (advanced) or IAT channels. Candidates who are NOT Indian nationals or PIO or OCI can apply for admission only through the JEE (Advanced) channel.
Candidates must have passed Class XII (or equivalent) exam with science stream in 2022 or 2023 from any board recognized by Council of Boards of School Education in India COBSE.
Candidates must have taken at least three subjects among Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics during their Class XII (or equivalent) exam.
Candidates belonging to SC/ST/PwD should have scored a minimum of 55% marks in aggregate or equivalent grade in their Class XII (or equivalent) exam. Candidates belonging to other categories should have scored a minimum of 60% marks in aggregate or equivalent grade in their Class XII (or equivalent) exam.
Admission Channels
There are three channels for admission.
- Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) Channel
- Joint Entrance Examination (Advanced) of the Indian Institutes of Technology Channel
- IISER Aptitude Test (IAT) Channel
The three channels will be referred to as
KVPY,JEEandIATrespectively.A candidate can apply through any one or two or all the three channels, provided they satisfy the overall eligibility conditions and specific eligibility conditions for those channels.
- IAT Channel
- Candidates seeking admission through this channel must appear for a computer-based IISER Aptitude Test(IAT-2023).
- IAT-2023 will be conducted on Saturday, June 17, 2023 at 9:00 AM, at various centres across the country.
- KVPY Channel
- The KVPY-SA-2021 students who have received the provisional KVPY fellowship award are eligible to apply for admissions.
- Candidates in the extended KVPY merit list are not eligible.
- Candidates seeking admission under this channel do not have to appear for IAT-2023.
- JEE Channel
- Candidates seeking admission under JEE channel should have qualified in the JEE (Advanced) in the year 2023, AND should have a rank within 15000 in the common rank list or in the respective category rank lists (GEN-EWS/OBC-NCL/SC/ST/PwD).
- Those who qualified JEE (Advanced) in any year other than 2023 are not eligible.
- Candidates with JEE (Advanced) preparatory ranks are not eligible.
- Candidates seeking admission under this channel do not have to appear for IAT-2023.
Performance Criteria in Qualifying Examination
- Candidates whose Class XII (or equivalent) exam results are not yet declared, can apply for admission to IISERs. 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) exam for the first time in 2022 and reappeared in any subject (for whatsoever reason) in 2023, 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) exam 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, for boards which follow a semester system, the marks scored in the final two semesters will be considered.
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 such a certificate is not provided by the board, the percentage marks will be assessed as follows:
- Exam Centers for IAT-2023
KERALA
- Alappuzha
- Idukki
- Kannur
- Kasargod
- Kochi(Ernakulam)
- Kollam
- Kottayam
- Kozhikode
- Malappuram
- Palakkad
- Pathanamthitta
- Thrissur
- Trivandrum
- Wayanad