IISER 2021 Eligibility Criteria, Qualification, Cut off Marks – Check Here

 What is IISER Entrance Exam?

Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs) conduct an entrance exam in order to provide admission to candidates in five-year-long BS-MS dual degree programme offered by them. On the basis of a candidate’s score in IISER entrance exam (also known as IISER aptitude test), he/she can secure admission at IISER located in Berhampur, Bhopal, Kolkata, Mohali, Pune, Thiruvananthapuram, or Tirupati. Candidates who have cleared their Class XII in Science stream are eligible to apply for IISER entrance exam 2021.

As per IISER entrance exam pattern, there are a total of 60 objective questions that candidates need to complete in three hours duration. The IISER Entrance Exam date is yet to be announced.  

IISER Entrance Exam 2021 Eligibility Criteria

All candidates who are Indian nationals and belong to Person of Indian Origin (PIO) or Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) category are eligible for IISER admissions 2021. However, admissions at IISER are done through three different channels mentioned below.

It is mandatory for candidates to meet IISER eligibility criteria under any one of the channels for admissions 2021.

IISER Entrance Exam Eligibility Criteria under State and Central Boards (SCB) Channel

All candidates who have cleared Class XII exams in Science stream in 2018/ 2021 fulfil IISER entrance exam 2021 eligibility criteria. However, candidates should also score marks (in their respective boards) equal or above the cutoff percentage as stipulated by IISER (mentioned in the table below) in order to meet IISER entrance exam eligibility criteria.

Name of the Board	Cut-off
AMU Board	81.4
Andhra Pradesh	94.8
Assam	71.9
Bihar	70.0
CBSE	88.3
Chhattisgarh	74.1
Goa	82.6
Gujarat	60.2
Haryana	85.5
Himachal Pradesh	79.3
ICSE	93.3
Jammu & Kashmir	86.2
Jharkhand	60.0
Karnataka	88.0
Kerala	93.1
Madhya Pradesh	85.2
Maharashtra	76.1
Manipur	79.0
Meghalaya	67.0
Mizoram	63.8
Nagaland	63.0
Odisha	68.6
Punjab	80.4
Rajasthan	76.9
Tamil Nadu	95.1
Telangana	94.7
Tripura	60.0
Uttarakhand	66.1
Uttar Pradesh	74.3
Visva-Bharati	83.1
West Bengal	75.9

Note: For candidates belonging to OBC (non-creamy layer) and PwD categories there is a 5% relaxation in the cutoff percentage. Also, cutoff percentage for candidates belonging to SC/ ST/ Kashmiri Migrants (KM) category is 55% in Class XII for all boards.

“To calculate your percentage of marks obtained use your board’s method,” informs the official website.

IISER Admissions under Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) Channel

Candidates who have a valid KVPY fellowship commencing from 2021-22 academic session are eligible to apply for IISER admissions 2021. However, such candidates do not need to appear for IISER entrance exam 2021.

IISER Admissions under Joint Entrance Examination of Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT–JEE) Channel

General category candidates who have secured a rank within 10,000 in the Common Rank List (CRL) of JEE Advanced 2021 are eligible for IISER admissions 2021. However, similar to the admission process under KVPY channel, such candidates do not need to appear for IISER entrance exam 2021.

Note: For candidates belonging to OBCNC/ SC/ ST/ PwD category their category rank would be used.

Also, an additional cutoff criteria may be applicable for candidates applying under KVPY and IIT-JEE channels, informs the official website.

IISER 2021 Exam Highlights

Exam Name	IISER Entrance Exam
Conducting Body	Indian Institute of Science Education and Research
Exam Mode	Offline
Exam Duration	3 Hours
Exam Medium	English
Total Marks of IISER	180 Marks
Official Website	Click Here

IISER 2021 Entrance Exam Important Dates

IISER 2021 entrance exam dates have not been released yet. 

Events	Dates
Release of Application Forms	2 July
Last Date to Apply for IISER Entrance Exam	31 August
Issue of Admit Card	To be announced
IISER Entrance Exam Date	To be announced
Declaration of Results	To be announced
Counselling Dates	To be announced

IISER Entrance Exam 2021 Admission Process

Candidates need to go through the below-mentioned steps to take part in IISER admission process.

Step 1: Fill IISER Entrance Exam Application Form

For IISER entrance exam registrations, candidates need to fill the application form in the online mode on the college’s admission portal. Once the form is filled, candidates need to pay IISER entrance exam 2021 application fee in the online mode.

Category	IISER Entrance Exam Application Fee
General/ OBCNC	Rs 2,000
SC/ST/ Kashmiri Migrants (KM)/ PwD	Rs 1,000

Step 2: Download IISER Entrance Exam Admit Card

Once the form is successfully submitted and fee is paid, candidates can download their IISER entrance exam 2021 admit card from the admission portal.

IISER entrance exam 2021 admit card is a mandatory document to be carried to the test centre.

IISER entrance exam centre: IISER entrance exam 2021 centre details are not out yet. However, the official website informs, "It is conducted in various cities across India. Choices for the city where the candidate wishes to write the aptitude test have to be indicated while completing the online application form. A single city may have multiple centres for the aptitude test. The hall ticket will have the center details printed."

Step 3: Appear for IISER Entrance Exam

Next, candidates need to appear for the Science entrance exam at the allotted test centre. IISER aptitude test is a three-hour duration exam containing objective-type multiple-choice questions of 180 marks.

Step 4: Check IISER Entrance Exam Result

Candidates can check their IISER entrance exam 2021 result on the college’s admission portal. The result for IISER entrance exam will contain the roll/ application numbers of candidates who have qualified the written exam and the IISER campus allotted to them. 

Candidates whose names appear in IISER entrance exam 2021 result will then be eligible for admissions at different IISER campuses in BS-MS dual degree programme.

IISER 2021 Entrance Exam Centres

The IISER 2021 Entrance Exam centres are as follows: 

Bangalore	Bhubaneshwar
Bhopal	Baroda
Chennai	Delhi
Guwahati	Hyderabad
Kolkata	Mohali
Mumbai	Nagpur
Pune	Thiruvananthapuram
Varanasi