Compare IISER Berhampur vs BITS Pilani

• Candidates might need to qualify a national entrance examination for getting admissions to IISER Berhampur. 
• A valid National level examination, such as National Eligibility Test (NET), GATE, UGC-JRF, CSIR-JRF, DBT (JRF A category), ICMR (JRF category I), NET-LS, INSPIRE-Ph.D., Rajiv Gandhi Fellowship, JGEEBILS, or any other recognized score, is mandatory.

Shortlisted candidates will have to appear for an admission test, which may comprise of a written exam and/or interview. Only shortlisted candidates will be called to attend the admission test. 

Candidates will be shortlisted based on an order of preference (starting with the first) provided by them in the application form. An application not shortlisted based on the first preference of a candidate would then be considered for admission based on his / her second preference and so on (only if subsequent preferences are indicated in the application form). It may be noted that the final decision on admitting candidates to the PhD programme will be taken by the Admission Committee and will be binding to all. 

Prospective candidates are required to hold a postgraduate degree (M.S./M.Sc./M.Tech./MBBS) in a discipline relevant to their chosen Ph.D. program.

M.E./M.Tech./M.Pharm./MBA/M.Phil. or an equivalent degree with a minimum of 60% aggregate in the qualifying examination 

M.Sc./B.E./B.Pharm. or an equivalent degree with a minimum of 60% aggregate in the qualifying examination 

For admissions to Humanities and Social Sciences, candidates with an M.A. degree and a minimum of 55% aggregate may apply. 

Meeting the minimum eligibility criteria does not guarantee admission into the PhD programme. In addition, Departments may set specific admission criteria for shortlisting. Candidates admitted with qualifications like M.Sc., B.E., B.Pharm. etc., will be required to do course work on admission to the programme.