The Government of India has established IISERs at Berhampur, Bhopal, Kolkata, Mohali, Pune, Thiruvananthapuram and Tirupati to integrate and promote interdisciplinary science education and research.

IISER 2020 will be organized by the Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research. IISER organizes a national level test known as IISER SCB Aptitude test to offer admission in 5 year dual degree program of BS-MS. 

Admission will be done through three channels – SCB, KVPY and on the basis of JEE Advanced exam. 

BS and BS-MS Dual Degree Program

Five-year dual degree program for science students

Classroom learning integrated with research, providing ample scope for interdisciplinary activities

Curriculum with a focus on both breadth and depth in sciences, engineering sciences and economics

Opportunity to pursue impactful research

Fully residential campuses with well-equipped hostels

Access to on-campus medical, sports and other recreational facilities

Programmes offered in

• Biological Sciences
• Chemical Sciences
• Data Science
• Earth & Climate Sciences/Earth & Environmental Sciences
• Economic Sciences#
• Engineering Sciences (Chemical Engineering, Data Science & Engineering, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science)#
• Geological Sciences
• Mathematical Sciences
• Physical Sciences

Four-year BS program in Engineering Sciences and Economics only at IISER Bhopal

Syllabus

Syllabus for the IISER aptitude test is given below.

The syllabus generally follows the NCERT syllabus for classes XI and XII.

Mathematics

• Sets
• Relations and functions
• Trigonometric Functions
• Inverse Trigonometric Functions
• Principle of Mathematical Induction
• Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations
• Linear Inequalities
• Permutations and Combinations
• Binomial Theorem
• Sequences and Series
• Straight Lines
• Conic Sections
• Introduction to Three Dimensional Geometry
• Limits and Derivatives
• Mathematical Reasoning
• Statistics
• Probability
• Matrices
• Determinants
• Continuity and Differentiability
• Application of Derivatives
• Integrals
• Applications of integrals
• Differential equations
• Vectors
• Three dimensional geometry
• Linear Programming

Physics

• Physical World and Measurement
• Kinematics
• Laws of Motion
• Work, Energy and Power
• Motion of Systems of Particles and Rigid body
• Gravitation
• Properties of bulk matter
• Thermodynamics
• Behavior of perfect gas and kinetic energy
• Oscillations
• Waves
• Electrostatics
• Current Electricity
• Magnetic effect of current and magnetism
• Electromagnetic Induction
• Alternating Current
• Electromagnetic Waves
• Optics
• Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter
• Atoms
• Nuclei
• Electronic devices
• Communication Systems

Chemistry

• Some Basic Concept of Chemistry
• Structure of Atom
• Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties
• Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
• States of Matter
• Thermodynamics
• Equilibrium
• Redox Reactions
• Hydrogen
• The s-block Elements
• The p-block Elements
• Organic Chemistry – Some Basic Principles and Techniques
• Hydrocarbons
• Environmental Chemistry
• The solid state
• Solutions
• Electrochemistry
• Chemical Kinetics
• Surface chemistry
• General principles and processes of isolation of elements
• The p-block elements
• The d- & f-block elements
• Coordination compounds
• Haloalkanes and haloarenes
• Alcohols, phenols and ethers
• Aldehydes, ketones and carboxylic acids
• Organic compounds containing nitrogens
• Biomolecules
• Polymers
• Chemistry in everyday life

Biology

• Diversity in the living world
• Structural organization in animals and plants
• Cell structure and function
• Plant physiology
• Human physiology
• Reproduction
• Genetics and evolution
• Biology and human welfare
• Biotechnology and its application
• Ecology and environment

Tentative List of Exam Centers for IAT-2020

ANDHRA PRADESH

• Anantapur
• Eluru
• Guntur
• Kakinada
• Kurnool
• Nellore
• Rajahmundry
• Tirupati
• Vijayawada
• Visakhapatnam
• Vizianagaram

ARUNACHAL PRADESH

• Naharlagun

ASSAM

• Dibrugarh
• Guwahati
• Jorhat
• Silchar
• Tezpur

BIHAR

• Aurangabad
• Bhagalpur
• Darbhanga
• Gaya
• Muzaffarpur
• Patna
• Samastipur

CHANDIGARH

• Chandigarh

CHHATTISGARG

• Bhilai
• Bilaspur
• Raipur

DELHI

• Delhi
• New Delhi

GOA

• Madgaon
• Panaji

GUJARAT

• Ahmedabad
• Bhavnagar
• Gandhinagar
• Rajkot
• Surat
• Vadodara

HARYANA

• Ambala
• Bahadurgarh
• Gurugram
• Hisar
• Karnal
• Kurukshetra
• Panipat

HIMACHAL PRADESH

• Hamirpur
• Kangra
• Shimla

JAMMU & KASHMIR

• Jammu

JHARKHAND

• Bokaro
• Dhanbad
• Jamshedpur
• Ranchi

KARNATAKA

• Bengaluru
• Dharwad
• Gulbarga
• Hubballi(Hubli)
• Mangaluru(Mangalore)
• Mysuru(Mysore)
• Shivamogga

KERALA

• Alappuzha
• Idukki
• Kannur
• Kasargod
• Kochi(Ernakulam)
• Kollam
• Kottayam
• Kozhikode
• Malappuram
• Palakkad
• Pathanamthitta
• Thrissur
• Trivandrum
• Wayanad

MADHYA PRADESH

• Bhopal
• Indore
• Jabalpur
• Gwalior
• Satna

MAHARASHTRA

• Amravati
• Aurangabad
• Kolhapur
• Mumbai
• Nagpur
• Nasik
• Navi Mumbai
• Pune

MANIPUR

• Imphal

MEGHALAYA

• Shillong

MIZORAM

• Aizawl

NAGALAND

• Kohima

ODISHA

• Berhampur
• Bhubaneswar
• Cuttack
• Rourkela

PUNJAB

• Amritsar
• Batinda
• Jalandhar
• Ludhiana
• Mohali
• Patiala

PUDUCHERRY

• Puducherry

RAJASTHAN

• Ajmer
• Alwar
• Bikaner
• Jaipur
• Jodhpur
• Udaipur

SIKKIM

• Sikkim

TAMILNADU

• Chennai
• Coimbatore
• Kanyakumari
• Madurai
• Nagercoil
• Salem
• Tirunelveli
• Tiruchirappalli
• Thoothukudi
• Tiruppur
• Virudhunagar

TELANGANA

• Hyderabad
• Karimnagar
• Khammam
• Mahbubnagar
• Nizamabad
• Warangal

TRIPURA

• Agartala

UTTARAKHAND

• Dehradun
• Haldwani
• Haridwar
• Roorkee

UTTAR PRADESH

• Agra
• Allahabad
• Bareilly
• Faizabad
• Gorakhpur
• Jhansi
• Kanpur
• Lucknow
• Noida
• Varanasi

WEST BENGAL

• Asansol
• Durgapur
• Hooghly
• Kalyani
• Kharagpur
• Kolkata
• Siliguri

ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS

• Port Blair

Candidates who have passed 10+2 or equivalent level exam with science stream in 2019 or 2020 are eligible to apply for admissions. Candidates will be admitted to IISER only through following three channels. 

• Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) channel
• Joint Entrance Examination (JEE-Advanced) of the Indian Institutes of Technology
• State and Central Boards Channel (SCB)

These channels will be referred to as KVPY, JEE, and SCB, respectively. 

Indian nationals and students belonging to PIO or OCI category are eligible to apply provided they satisfy the eligibility criteria described below. 

KVPY Channel

Candidates having a valid KVPY fellowship commencing from 2020-21 academic session are eligible to apply for admissions. Additional cut-off criteria for marks obtained in 10+2 board examination is also applicable.

JEE-Advanced Channel

Candidates in General category securing a rank within 10000 in the Common Rank List (CRL) of JEE Advanced 2020 are eligible to apply. For candidates belonging to the reserved category (OBC-NC, SC, ST, PD), their category rank should be within 10000. Additional cut-off criteria for marks obtained in 10+2 board examination is also applicable.

SCB Channel

Students who have passed 10+2 level with science stream in 2019 or 2020 are eligible to apply for admissions and appear for IAT 2020.

However, they will be considered for admissions to the degree programmes only if they obtain the cut-off marks specified for their board.

Students applying through SCB channel will have to appear in the IISER Aptitude Test (IAT) which will be conducted at various centres across the country.

IISER 2020 Dates