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Hey pooja!!

No, Biology is not necessary and compulsory in the IISER examination.

But problem is that as competition is increasing rapidly amongst the candidates. Hence,  scoring high is top priority of the students to get into IISER. As biology is not compulsory but it do effect on the total marks thats outs of 180.

Since the common subjects i.e. chemistry and physics are not that much tough that's why lot of candidates can score well in that. Hence, you will be expected to score well also in your specific subject whether it's biology or Maths.

In this scenario, to have edge over others you have to take some points from the biology to have advantage over others. Since biology section is anyway not that difficult (atleast not all the questions are tough), it is advisable to invest the last couple of months before the exam in reading up the NCERT 11th and 12th grade biology textbooks, or some online stuff ( I will mention link below ) ,so as to understand some of the essential concepts which will help you get atleast some questions right.

Its pretty much worth the effort, since its quite likely that with a decent prep (not too much) you should score reasonably well in bio. Hence, it would be advisable to go for the same, just to boost your own chances of getting an IISER of your choice.

Link for online biology where you can clear some of your concepts and can have good preparation;:
https://m.youtube.com/user/gskgeetendra


Hope it helps,

Good luck!!


Hi Gauri,

There are other options because obviously result will be out in the mid of May.

What you can do is contact the officials and check if they can accept the Pre-boards result which you had in Jan or Dec most probably.

Or you can ask if they accept Mid term class 12 result in case you haven't given you Pre-boards.

Good Luck !!!

Hi,


If you are applying through SCB (State and Central Boards) channel, you will have to appear in the IISER Aptitude Test (IAT). IISERs do not release cutoffs, you just get to know whether you are selected or not. But according to estimates, for general category students, a score of 110/180 is good enough to get in IISER Pune and Kolkata. To get into other IISERs like Berhampur, Bhopal, Mohali, Thiruvananthapuram and Tirupati, a student has to score atleast 70/180.


You will also have to pass 10+2 exam with science stream in 2018/19 and clear the board cutoff. Check your board cutoff at the official site: https://www.iiseradmission.in/eligibility/#E480.


Hope this helps.

Cheers!

HELLO

No it is not. Even if you are student of PCB background then also you can get admitted into IISERs. But remember for IISER aptitude test you have maths, which is 25% of total, so it is good do it in exam because it will increase your marks in exam..

HOPE IT HELPS.

Hi Arijit Acharjee!

The official website for filling the application form of IISER 2019 is: 

https://www.iiseradmission.in/

And if the website is not working due to some technical reasons, you can refer to the other website mentioned below:

https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/iiser-application-form

I hope this information is useful for you!

All the best!

Hi Anagha, 

The following are the marks to appear for the exam:

General-447

OBC- 425

SC- 402

ST- 393

PWD- 393

All the best for your future

Hello Benny,

Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) is a national-level scholarship/fellowship program conducted to promote and encourage highly driven students to opt for research careers in basic science courses. It is initiated and funded by the Department of Science and Technology of the Government of India. Students who qualify KVPY, known as the KVPY fellows, receive a monthly scholarship up to pre Ph. D. level. 

There are 3 streams for which KVPY is conducted - SA, SX, and SB. The eligibility criteria for KVPY 2018-19 for these streams are mentioned below.


SA - Candidates must be studying science stream in class 11. A candidate must secure a minimum of 75% in math and science subjects in class 10th board exams. For SC, ST, and PWD, the minimum required marks is 65%.

SX - Candidates must be studying science stream in class 12. A candidate must secure a minimum of 75% in math and science subjects in class 10th board exams. For SC, ST and PWD, the minimum required marks is 65%. To avail the scholarship, the candidate must secure a minimum of 60% in math and science subjects in class 12th board exams to take up the fellowship. For SC, ST and PWD, the minimum required marks is 50%.

SB - Candidates must be studying in their 1st year of Bachelor degree in any of the Basic Science courses. A candidate must secure a minimum of 60% in math and science subjects in class 12th board exams. For SC, ST and PWD, the minimum required marks is 50%. To avail the scholarship, the candidate must secure a minimum of 60% in the first year of his undergraduate course to take up the fellowship. For SC, ST and PWD, the minimum required marks is 50%.

The subjects included under Basic Sciences include B.Sc./B.S./B.Stat./B.Math./Int. M.Sc./Int. M.S. in Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Statistics, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Cell Biology, Ecology, Molecular Biology, Botany, Zoology, Physiology, Biotechnology, Neurosciences, Bioinformatics, Marine Biology, Geology, Human Biology, Genetics, Biomedical Sciences, Applied Physics, Geophysics, Materials Science and Environmental Science. 


Note: Students enrolled under distance education or correspondence course for their undergraduate program are not eligible to apply for KVPY.

Hello!

"yes" if you pass your class 12 this year then you will eligible for jee mains and jee advance next year also and iiser ake admsision on jee mains/jee advance .

there are also other exam on which iiser take admission you may also try through that exam like scb and kvpy.

for more detail click on below link.

https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/iiser-admission

hello!

The eligibility criteria for IISER is 75%. However the cut-offs differs from board to board. For Kerala board the cut off is 425 out off 500 for OBCs.You can access IISER through

1)KVPY

2) JEE

3) Central or State boards (12th)

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