The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India has set up 5 Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISER) at Bhopal, Kolkata, Mohali, Pune and Thiruvananthapuram at a cost of Rs. 500 crores each.
They have prescribed three channels for getting admission in them.
1.Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY)
(http://www.iisc.ernet.in/kvpy)
(a) Results expected: End March 2011
(b) IISER application window (Tentative): End April to end May 2011
(c) IISER counseling: First week of July 2011
(http://www.iisc.ernet.in/kvpy)
(a) Results expected: End March 2011
(b) IISER application window (Tentative): End April to end May 2011
(c) IISER counseling: First week of July 2011
2.Indian Institute of Technology, Joint Entrance Examination (IIT-JEE)
(Merit list only) (http://www.iitg.ac.in/jee/)
(a) Results expected: End May 2011
(b) IISER application window (Tentative): June beginning to end of June 2011
(c) IISER counseling: First week of July 2011
(Merit list only) (http://www.iitg.ac.in/jee/)
(a) Results expected: End May 2011
(b) IISER application window (Tentative): June beginning to end of June 2011
(c) IISER counseling: First week of July 2011
3.Direct Admission
(a) School Boards results expected: Mid June 2011
(b) IISER application window (Tentative): Mid June to first week of July 2011
(c) IISER counseling: Third week of July 2011
For all 3 channels, registration is within first week of August 2011.
(a) School Boards results expected: Mid June 2011
(b) IISER application window (Tentative): Mid June to first week of July 2011
(c) IISER counseling: Third week of July 2011
For all 3 channels, registration is within first week of August 2011.
 * 5 year BS-MS dual degree with major in Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics. IISER Kolkata offers major in Earth sciences also. * Ph.D. degree in all frontier areas of Science and Mathematics * Integrated Ph.D. program for students after B.Sc. (only at IISER Kolkata, coming up in other IISERs) The intake of students in 2011 Each IISER: 100. Total : 500 KVPY Maximum : 125 IIT-JEE Maximum : 125 Direct : 500 Minus (Total number admitted through KVPY and JEE) You need to apply separately for each channel Application is only online. www.iiser-admissions.in Check IISER admission website between mid May to end of June 2011. For Direct admission you have to give one aptitude test consisting of only one paper of maximum 2 hours with equal weightage for Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics. |
