INDIAN INSTITUTES OF SCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH (IISER) Admission to the 5-Year BS-MS Dual Degree Programme in Science 2012-2013

INDIAN INSTITUTES OF SCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH (IISER)

BHOPAL, KOLKATA, MOHALI, PUNE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 

Autonomous institutions under the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD)

Govt, of India

Admission to the 5-Year BS-MS Dual Degree Programme in Science 2012-2013

For details please visit www.iiser-admissions.in

Eligibility      Candidates satisfying at least one of the following two criteria may apply:

• IIT-JEE 2012:Students obtaining a minimum of 60% marks in class XII and securing a place in the rank list

• Central & State Boards: Students qualifying in Class XII in 2011 or 2012 in Science Stream with either

1) Marks above the cut-off percentage declared on the DST website for the INSPIRE eligibility in http://www.inspire-dst.gov.in/lnspire-Advertisement.pdf.

Note: For OBC (non-creamy layer) and PD category: 5% relaxation on DST cut-off is admissible. For SC/ST category: 60% in class Xllforallboardsin2011or2012. Or

2) Advisory note for the eligibility in scholarship for higher education (SHE) under INSPIRE scheme.

All the students appearing through the Central and State Boards stream must qualify the USER Aptitude Test.

How to anolv   Applications for admission are to be submitted online at www.iiser-admissions.in. There will be a non-refundable "M y   applicationfeeofRsr500/-(Rs.250/-for SC/ST).

Dates to remember

Receiving online applications 7th June- 21st June 2012 (IIT-JEE) 15th June - 9th July 2012 (Central & State Boards)

Counseling 30th June 2012  (IIT-JEE)  (-•-Aptitude Test) 14th July 2012 (Central & State Boards)

All enquiries to be directed to the Chairman, oint Admission Committee. Email:

chairjac2012@iiserpune.ac.in Phone: 020-25908222

Admissions to Dual BS - MS Program 2012
In order to promote high quality scientific research and training, Ministry of Human Resource Development(MHRD), Government of India has set up five Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research at Bhopal, Kolkata, Mohali, Pune and Thiruvananthapuram.

Key Features
Integrated undergraduate teaching with cutting edge research across disciplines.
Evolving border-less curriculum incorporating recent scientific developments.
Final year devoted to research project in chosen major subject.
Continuous evaluation with limited emphasis on final examinations.
Communication skills and social sciences are part of curriculum.

Faculty
Highly competent and motivated faculty in all disciplines of science.
With passion for innovative teaching.
Pursuing research in frontier and interdisciplinary sciences.


Courses offered
5 year BS-MS dual degree with major in biology, chemistry, mathematics and physics.
Ph.D. program
Integrated Ph.D. program after B.Sc. (presently at Kolkata and Pune, coming up soon in other IISERs).

Admission Channels
Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) : SX, SA, SB, SP
IIT-JEE 2012; Rank list
Central and State board (CSB) : With high aggregate scores in board exam (XII) and IISER science aptitude test.

Scholarships
BS-MS students will receive either KVPY or INSPIRE scholarship of Rs. 5000/-p.m. (For more information, please visit www.dst.gov.in/scientific-programme/inspire/ser-inspire.htm)


Facilities
Upcoming eco-friendly and green campuses
Housing amenities for students
World class research laboratories
Modern teaching and research facilities.
Library with online resources, text books and research journals.
E-Classrooms
High-performance computing.
Sports and recreational facilities.


State of the art instrumentation
High-field NMRs
Mass spectrometers
Laser spectrometers
High resolution systems (confocal, AFM, etc)
Auto synthesizers
X-ray diffractometers
Property measurement systems (SQUID, PPMS etc)

For more details visit: http://www.iiser-admissions.in/index.php