Hi Gajanan,

Reservation is provided to underprivileged Section of Society for their upliftment. From 2019 onwards there is an EWS( Economically Weaker Section) quota in all major educational institutions across the country.

In IISER, off course, there is reservation for EWS. Following are the reservation provided by IISER to different categories of students:

SC — 15%,

ST — 7.5%,

OBC-NCL — 27%.

PwD — 5% (supernumerary),

KM- 3 seats per IISER (supernumerary),

EWS — 10% (according to Government of India rules).

Hope it helps you.