Candidates are offered IISER Bhopal admissions at UG and doctoral levels. Admissions to BS and MS dual degree programmes are managed by the Joint Admissions Committee (JAC), headed by a chairman and having members from all IISERs. Students aspiring to take admission in BS and MS dual degrees in any specialisation and BS Economics Sciences must note that there are only three channels via which IISER Bhopal UG admissions are offered. These three channels are Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) Basic Science Stream, JEE Advanced and State and Central Board (SCB).  Students admitted through the KVPY channel must have a valid KVPY fellowship for IISER Bhopal admissions (additional cutoff criterion may be applicable), candidates applying through JEE Advanced (general category) must secure a rank in Common Rank List (CRL) within 10,000. Students who have passed 10+2 in the science stream can apply through the SCB channel and must appear for IISER Aptitude Test. 

For integrated Ph.D. admissions, candidates must obtain a valid rank in nationwide aptitude tests such as JAM for Ph.D. Chemistry Integrated, JEST for Ph.D. Physics Integrated etc.  Shortlisted candidates have to attend the interview/interviews conducted by the institute. Candidates desirous of taking admission in Ph.D. must know that the final selection of shortlisted candidates are based on the performance of candidates in the interview(s). Also, for Ph.D. admissions at IISER Bhopal must have a valid score in GATE/UGC-JRF/CSIR-JRF/JEST/INSPIRE-PhD/JGEEBILS or any recognised national level examination. It is to be noted that students who have studied B.Tech or BS-MS courses with more than 8.0 on a 10 point scale from IITs or IISERs are exempted from national level examinations

IISER Bhopal Application Process for BS and MS Dual Degrees

• Visit the official website of the IISER admission portal- www.iiseradmission.ac.in

• Candidates after visiting the official website and must click on the ‘apply tab’ for applying for admissions.

• The Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal application consists of two steps: registration and application process.

• First, candidates need to fill the registration form and then fill the application form.

• Last, candidates must upload all the documents and pay the IISER Bhopal application form.

IISER Bhopal UG Admissions

The institute offers admission to BS-MS and BS programmes at the undergraduate level. UG courses offered at IISER Bhopal are BS and MS Chemistry Dual Degree, BS and MS Biological Science Dual Degree, BS and MS Physics Dual Degree and BS Economic Sciences etc. Candidates can get admission at IISER Bhopal through three modes: getting a KVPY fellowship, a valid rank in JEE Advanced and applying through SCB channel and appearing for IISER Aptitude Test.

IISER Bhopal Courses and Eligibility Criteria

IISER Bhopal UG Admission Process

• IISER Bhopal admission process is managed by the Joint Admissions Committee (JAC). All the information related to admission in BS and MS and BS programmes are available on the official admission portal of the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research- www.iiseradmission.ac.in 

• After meeting the eligibility criteria, candidates must fill the application form at www.iiseradmissions.ac.in 

• Students are admitted to the programmes (BS and MS, BS) through the following channels: Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) Basic Science Stream: candidates applying through this channel must have a KVPY fellowship (additional cutoff criteria may be applicable), Joint Entrance Exam (Advanced): students from the general category must secure a rank within 10,000 in Common Rank List (CRL) for JEE Advanced, State and Central Boards: students who are applying via this channel must have passed 10+2 in the science stream and have to appear for IISER Aptitude Test.

• The authorities shall commence the counselling separately for all the students applying through different channels.

• According to the merit lists released by the authorities, candidates will be notified to attend the counselling.

• It is to be noted that seats are allotted to candidates on the basis of merit and choices filled by them during the registration process.

• After the seat allotment process is complete and seats are allotted, candidates are requested to visit the allotted centres for verification of documents.

IISER Bhopal Eligibility Criteria for Integrated Ph.D.

IISER Bhopal Admission Process for Integrated Ph.D.

• Students applying for admission in integrated Ph.D, programmes at IISER Bhopal must meet the eligibility criteria and fill the application form.

• Students who have applied for admission must note that just by applying for admission does not mean that they will get shortlisted for the interview rounds. The respective departments may use additional criteria (based on academic performance and/or performance in the national level tests) in order to shortlist candidates for interviews depending on the number of applications received.

• Shortlisted candidates will be called for interview/interviews depending on the research area a student wants to pursue.

• Selection is based on the performance of candidates in the interview/interviews.

• The result of selected candidates shall be updated on the official website and the same will be notified to candidates via email only.

IISER Bhopal Eligibility Criteria for Ph.D.

IISER Bhopal Admission Process for Ph.D.

• Aspirants must fulfil all the eligibility requirements for admission to Ph.D. programmes. They can visit the official website for eligibility criteria- www.iiserb.ac.in/doaa/phd-admission 

• Candidates must have a valid score in the national level examination such as GATE/NET/CSIR-JRF/UGC-JRF according to the research area a student is applying for admission.

• Candidates who have studied B.Tech or BS-MS courses with more than 8.0 on a 10 point scale from IITs or IISERs are exempted from national level examinations.

• Shortlisted candidates will be called for round/rounds of interviews conducted by the respective department of the institution.

• The final selection of candidates is based on the candidates’ performance in the interview(s).

Documents Required IISER Bhopal  for Admissions

• Photo (max size: 200 KB, format supported: only JPEG and JPG)

•  Signature (max size: 200 KB, format supported: only JPEG and JPG)

• Mark sheet of 12th class or equivalent (maximum size: 1 MB, format supported: only PDF, JPEG and JPG)

• Category certificate (if applicable) (Maximum size: 1 MB, format supported: only JPEG, JPG and PDF).

• Admit card of JEE Advanced/ KVPY/SCB

• Passing certificate and mark sheet of class 10th

• Passing certificate and mark sheet of class 12th

• Original and photocopy of the counselling letter

• Scorecard of JEE Advanced, KVPY, and IISER