IISER Kolkata Admission

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata (Also known as: IISER Kolkata)

The institute offers admission at the undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral levels. IISER Kolkata admissions are offered to courses such as BS and MS dual degrees, MS Space Physics, Integrated Ph.D. and Ph.D. programmes. Students willing to take admission in BS-MS dual degree programmes must visit the www.iiseradmissions.ac.in. to check the eligibility criteria and channels through which IISER Kolkata admissions are offered. The Joint Admissions Committee (JAC) is responsible for managing the IISER Kolkata UG admission process- BS and MS dual degree. It is to be noted that there are only three channels of admissions via which students can get admission in BS-MS dual degree programmes at IISER Kolkata: Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana Basic Science Stream, JEE Advanced and State and Central Board (SCB). Students applying through the KVPY channel must have a valid KVPY fellowship, candidates applying through JEE Advanced (unreserved category) must secure a rank in Common Rank List (CRL) within 10,000. Students who have passed class 12th in the science stream can apply through the SCB channel and must appear for IISER Aptitude Test. It must be noted that students applying through KVPY and JEE Advanced are offered direct admissions whereas, for the SCB channel candidates have to appear for IISER Aptitude Test.

For MS Space Physics admissions, candidates must qualify for GATE or any other national eligibility test such as JEST. IISER Kolkata admissions to MS Space Physics are offered based on the performance of students in the interview, the academic background of candidates, or any other admission criteria determined by the selection committee. Candidates wanting to take admission in Integrated Ph.D. at IISER Kolkata must meet the general eligibility criteria and obtain a valid rank in nationwide aptitude tests such as JAM, JEST, JGEEBILLS etc. Shortlisted candidates will be notified for the interview and there is an online written screening test for the Department of Biological Sciences. For Ph.D. admissions, candidates must have CSIR UGC NET/ DBT-JRF/ICMR-JRF/DST-INSPIRE or equivalent independent fellowship. There is a written screening test and online interview for shortlisted candidates and the final selection will be based on the candidates’ performance in the interview. 

IISER Kolkata Application Process for BS and MS Dual Degrees

• Visit IISER admission portal- www.iiseradmissions.ac.in 

• Check the eligibility criteria by clicking on the ‘eligibility’ tab.

• IISER Kolkata application process comprises of two steps: registration and application.

• Click on the ‘apply’ tab and start the application process

• Fill the application form and pay the application fee.

IISER Kolkata UG Courses and Eligibility Criteria

IISER Kolkata UG Admission Process

• All the information related to BS and MS dual degree admissions are available on the official admission portal of IISER- www.iiseradmissions.ac.in. 

• Eligible candidates must visit- www.iiseradmissions.ac.in to apply for admissions.

•  There are only three ways via which students can get admission at IISER Kolkata: KVPY, JEE Advanced and SCB.

• Students who have appeared for KVPY or JEE Advanced are offered direct admissions by meeting the admission criteria.

• Students who have not appeared for KVPY or JEE Advanced can apply for admission by appearing for IISER Aptitude Test.

• The authorities release different cutoffs for different channels: KVPY, JEE Advanced and SCB.

• Students must appear for IISER counselling. There will be separate counselling sessions for different channels.

• Fill choices of campuses in preference order. Choose IISER Kolkata as the first choice

• IISER campuses are allotted to students based on their preferences, seat availability, and category of students. 

• After the seat allotment process, students must visit specific centres for document verification.

IISER Kolkata Eligibility Criteria for MS Space Physics

IISER Kolkata Admission Process for MS Space Physics

• Eligible candidates must apply for admissions at http://apply.iiserkol.ac.in/mss/

• Fill the application form and pay the admission fee.

• The screening committee will evaluate the applicants and some candidates will be shortlisted for the interview round.

• Recommendation letters may be sought for shortlisted candidates.

• Shortlisted candidates have to appear for the interview round.

• The final selection of candidates will be done based on the students’ performance in interview, academic background, or any other criteria determined by the screening committee.

IISER Kolkata Eligibility Criteria for Integrated Ph.D. 

IISER Kolkata Admission Process for Integrated Ph.D. 

• Students desirous of taking admission in Integrated Ph.D. must fill the application form with all the required documents and pay the application fee.

• Eligible students must obtain a valid rank in nationwide aptitude test such as JAM, JEST, JGEEBILLS etc.

• There is an online written screening test for the Department of Biological Sciences.

• Shortlisted candidates must attend the interview.

• The institute shall display the list of selected candidates on the official website.

• Admissions are offered based on the performance of students in the interview.

IISER Kolkata Eligibility Criteria for Ph.D. 

IISER Kolkata Admission Process for Ph.D. 

• Visit https://apply.iiserkol.ac.in/phd/registration.html for the registration process and to apply for admission in Ph.D. at IISER Kolkata.

• Candidates must have NET-JRF/UGC-JRF/ DBT-JRF/ICMR-JRF/DST-INSPIRE or equivalent independent fellowship according to students research interests.

• Eligible students need to appear for written test and interview conducted by the institute.

• Shortlisted candidates need to appear for interview.

• The final selection will be made based on the students’ performance in an interview (additional criteria may be applicable).

Documents Required IISER Kolkata 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