Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research Admissions to 5 year BS-MS Dual degree Program 2014

Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research

Bhopal, Kolkata, Mohali, Pune, Thiruvananthapuram

Autonomous institutions under MHRD, Govt. of India

Admissions to 5 year BS-MS Dual degree Program 2014

Admission to BS-MS Dual Degree Programme 2014

Students will be admitted to the Five Year BS-MS Dual Degree programme beginning August 2014 through the following channels

Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) Basic Science Stream: Students qualifying in SA (2012)/SX (2013)/SB (2013)

Joint Entrance Examination (Advanced) 2014: Students securing a place in the rank list of Joint Entrance Examination (Advanced) for admission to Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs)

State and Central Boards: Those, who are eligible for INSPIRE scholarship by Department of Science and Technology (DST) on the basis of their aggregate scores in class XII may be considered for admission after clearing an aptitude test

Scholarship

BS-MS students are eligible for either KVPY or INSPIRE scholarship

Key Features

Highly competent and motivated faculty in various disciplines with a passion for science

Integrated undergraduate teaching with cutting edge research across disciplines

Upcoming eco-friendly green campuses with appropriate infrastructure

Library with online resources, books and research journals

State of the art teaching and research facilities

Sports and recreational facilities

Hostel facility for all students

Applications can be submitted online at http://www.iiser-admissions.in/ , by students eligible for admission to the BS-MS Dual Degree Programmes at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research at Bhopal, Kolkata, Mohali, Pune,Thiruvananthapuram,through the State/Central Board stream from 15th June 2014 to 10th July, 2014. The cut-off percentage of marks for students to be eligible for seeking admission to the BS-MS Dual Degree Programmes at Indian Institute of Science Education and Research(IISER) under the State/Central Board Stream has been notified at http://www.iiser-admissions.in/index.php  .

Those who are eligible for INSPIRE scholarship by Department of Science andTechnology (DST) on the basis of their aggregate scores in class XII are eligible foradmission to the BS-MS Dual Degree Programmes of IISERs, after clearing an aptitude test.The Cut-off Marks for Class 12 (in percentage) for various boards are as follows.Andhra Pradesh-97.10; Assam-75.80; Bihar-75.20; Chhattisgarh-82.80; Goa-85.00;Gujarat-75.60; Haryana-86.40; Himachal Pradesh- 83.80; Jammu & Kashmir- 88.80; Jharkhand-66.40; Karnataka-89.70; Kerala-95.08; Madhya Pradesh- 86.40; Maharashtra-78.67; Manipur-84.60; Meghalaya-71.60; Mizoram-71.40; Nagaland- 67.50; Orissa-78.50; Punjab-86.00; Rajasthan-81.60; Tamil Nadu-95.75; Tripura-71.80; Uttar Pradesh-84.80;Uttarakhand-72.60; West Bengal-80.40; CBSE-94.60; ICSE-95.20. For OBC (non-creamy)  and PD, a 5% relaxation of the DST cut-off is tenable.For SC/ST the cut-off is 55% in Class XII for all boards.

Those who have passed Class XII and are recipients of the eligibility note from the school board for DST Inspire fellowship are also eligible to apply. Cut-off specified here does not apply to such students.. Online applications for students seeking  admissions through this channel can be submitted at http://www.iiser-admissions.in/index.php  from 15th June to 10th July 2014. Admission based on the State and Central Boards channel will be based on an Aptitude Test to be conducted by IISERs.

Counseling/Aptitude Test will be on 20th July, 2014. The centers for Aptitude Test/Counseling for State and Central Boards Channel are Bangalore (Indian Institute of Science Kendriya Vidyalaya, Bangalore); Baroda (The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda); Bhopal (Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal); Bhubaneswar(National Institute Science Education and Research Bhubaneswar); Chennai (Indian Institute of Technology Madras); Delhi (Indian Institute of Technology Delhi); Guwahati (Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati); Hyderabad (Kendriya Vidyalaya, Uppal No. 1, Hyderabad); Kolkata (Kendriya Vidyalaya No. 1, Salt Lake, Kolkata); Mohali (Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali); Mumbai (Institute of Chemical Technology, Matunga, Mumbai);Nagpur (Laxminarayan Institute of Technology, Nagpur); Pune (Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune); Thiruvananthapuram (Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram) and Varanasi (Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi).

The syllabus for IISER Aptitude Test is given at http://www.iiser-admissions.in/syllabus.php  . The link to the model questions for the Aptitude test are available at http://www.iiser-admissions.in/faq.php  The test will have 60 Multiple-choice questions in four subjects, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics with 15 questions in each subject. The test will be of 3 hoursduration. Each correct response will fetch 3 marks while each wrong response will result in loss of 1 mark.

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