IISER Pune Course Admission 2024 - Fees, Date, Cutoff & Eligibility

The institute offers admissions at two levels: undergraduate and doctoral. IISER Pune admissions are offered to BS-MS dual degrees, Integrated Ph.D., and Ph.D. programmes. IISER Pune admissions are offered in the sciences stream. IISER Pune admission process for BS and MS dual degree is managed by the Joint Admissions Committee (JAC) which is headed by a chairman and members from other six IISERs. Students can only get admissions to BS and MS dual degrees through three channels of admission: Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) Basic Science Stream, JEE Advanced and State and Central Board (SCB). KVPY channels- Students applying through this channel must have a KVPY fellowship, JEE Advanced- candidates applying through this channel must secure a rank within 10,000 in CRL; Common Rank List of JEE Advanced and State and Central Board channel- Aspirants applying through this channel must have passed 12th class in basic science streams and have to appear for IISER Aptitude Test. 

Candidates applying for Integrated Ph.D. must fulfil the eligibility criteria as laid down by the institute and the same can be checked on the institute official website- www.iiserpune.ac.in. An important point- applying for admissions and submitting the application form does not guarantee that students will get shortlisted for an interview. The departments shall use additional criteria for scrutinizing the applications such as academic performance, ranking in respective national level tests like JGEEBILS / JAM / NBHM / JEST) etc. Therefore, the final selection of candidates is based on the students’ performance in the interview. Students must have passed a masters’ degree or equivalent with 60% marks to be eligible for IISER Pune Ph.D. admissions. Also, students must have qualified national level examinations such as CSIR-UGC NET/GATE/JEST/NBHM/JGEEBILS, etc depending on the candidate research interest. Candidates will get selected based on their performance in the interview. 

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IISER Pune Application Process for B.S. and M.S. Dual Degrees

• Step 1- Visit the admission portal of IISER for BS-MS dual degree- www.iiseradmissions.ac.in 

• Step 2- Interested candidates must click on the ‘eligibility’ tab and check if he/she is eligible to apply or not.

• Step 3- Click on the ‘apply tab’ to start with the registration process.

• Step 4- IISER Pune application process is a two-step process: registration and application.

• Step 5- First, fill the registration form and then the application form.

• Step 6- Upload the documents and pay the required fees.

IISER Pune Application Process for Integrated Ph.D. and Ph.D.

• Step 1- Visit www.iiserpune.ac.in/admissions/. for eligibility requirements.

• Step 2- Fill the application form (online applications are accepted)

• Step 3- Carefully fill and submit the IISER Pune application form on or before the last date.

• Step 4- Upload the required documents and pay the application fee.

IISER Pune UG Admissions

The institute offers BS and MS dual degrees for undergraduate admissions at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research. BS-MS Dual Degrees are offered in the specialisations: Biology, Mathematics. Physics, Chemistry. IISER Pune UG admissions are offered via KVPY, SCB and JEE Advanced channels of admission.

IISER Pune UG Courses and Eligibility Criteria 

IISER Pune UG Admission Process

• Candidates can check all the updated information such as eligibility criteria, application date, etc on the official admission portal of the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research- www.iiseradmissions.ac.in for BS-MS dual degree admissions.

• The Joint Admission Committee commonly known as JAC is responsible for managing the IISER Pune UG admission process.

• Eligible and interested students can apply for admission by filling the application form at www.iiseradmissions.ac.in.

• Students applying for admission in BS-MS dual degree must note that they can apply via three channels only: Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) Basic Science Stream, State and Central Boards and JEE Advanced.

• KVPY channel: Students with valid KVPY fellowships are offered direct admission.

• JEE Advanced channel: Students must secure a rank within 10,000 (general category) in CRL of JEE Advanced.

• State and Central Boards- Applying via this channel candidates have to appear for IISER Aptitude Test. It is a computer-based test consisting of 60 multiple choice questions, conducted once a year in an online mode.

• Shortlisted candidates have to attend counselling. It is to be noted that counselling are held separately for each channel of admission.

• Merit and choice filled by candidates during the application process will be the key factor in the seat allotment process.

• After a seat is allotted to a student, he/she must report to the allotted venue/centre for verification of documents.

IISER Pune Eligibility Criteria for Integrated Ph.D

IISER Pune Admission Process for Integrated Ph.D.

• Students who are interested in taking admission in Integrated Ph.D. at IISER Pune must visit- www. iiserpune.ac.in/admissions/int-phd-programme. to check the eligibility requirements.

• Eligible candidates must fill the application form and pay the application form fee.

• Candidates who have applied for admission or wanting must note that filling and submitting the application form does not guarantee that he/she will get shortlisted for interviews. It is upon the respective decision of departments. They can use additional criteria such as academic performance, ranking at the national level of examinations such as JGEEBILS/JAM/JEST/NBHM  etc for screening of the applicants. 

• Shortlisted candidates will be intimated about the interview via email only and students must check the official website for periodic updates.

• The final selection of candidates and IISER Pune admissions are offered based on the candidates’ performance in the interview.

IISER Pune Eligibility Criteria for Ph.D.

IISER Pune Admission Process for Ph.D.

• Candidates must meet the general eligibility criteria for Ph.D. admissions at IISER Pune.

• Fill and submit the application form.

• The selection process of candidates is different and depend on the research areas: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Earth and Climate Science and Humanities and Social Sciences.

• For Ph.D. in Biology, eligible candidates must have any one of the following qualifications: qualified a national level eligibility test such as  CSIR–JRF / UGC–JRF / DBT–JRF–A / ICMR–JRF / DBT–BINC–JRF / Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship / Maulana Azad National Fellowship / National Fellowship for Scheduled Caste Students by CSIR-UGC / National Fellowship for Higher Education of ST Students / National Fellowship for OBC Candidates / National Fellowship for persons with disabilities (NFPWD), qualified JEST/GPAT (rank holder to 500), or NBHM, INSPIRE Ph.D. Fellowship, rank up to 200 in GATE, qualified JGEEBILS.

• For Ph.D. in Chemistry, eligible candidates must have qualified the National Eligibility Test (NET) with VALID CSIR-JRF/UGC-JRF,  INSPIRE-PhD fellowship or CSIR/UGC NET-LS or GATE.

• Candidates shortlisted after the screening process have to attend the interview(s).

• It is to be noted that only shortlisted candidates will be notified of the interview via email only and candidates must check the official website for updates.

• The final selection is based on the candidate’s performance in the interview. 

Note:  IISER BS-MS (All IISERs) dual degree students with CGPA >= 8.0 are exempted from the national level examination criteria.

Documents Required for IISER Pune Admissions

• 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

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