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What are the programs available at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore? How can I get into IISc?
The following chart gives the information.
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Online information is available on Institute’s website www.iisc.ac.in/admissions.
What is the fees structure for various programs at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore?
The following table gives the annual fee structure in various programs at IISc.
Fee structure for General/OBC category (INR per annum)
| Regular Students | Sponsored Students from(Defence/ DRDO / ISRO/ NAL etc.) | ||||||
| Particulars/Program | Bachelor of Science (Research) | Ph D | M Tech (Res) | Int. Ph D | M Tech / M Des | M Mgt | M Tech |
| Tuition Fee | 10,000 | 15,000 | 9,000 | 9,000 | 9,000 | 1,00,000 | 14,000 |
| Gymkhana Fee | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| Other Academic Fees | 3,700 | 3,700 | 3,700 | 3,700 | 3,700 | 50,000 | 3,700 |
| Statutory Deposit (Refundable)* | 7,500 | 7,500 | 7,500 | 7,500 | 7,500 | 7,500 | 7,500 |
| Library Deposit (Refundable)* | 7,500 | 7,500 | 7,500 | 7,500 | 7,500 | 7,500 | 7,500 |
| Students Emergency Fund | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 |
| TOTAL | 30,000 | 35,000 | 29,000 | 29,000** | 29,000 | 166,300 | 34,000 |
* to be paid in the first year only
** for the 1st two years and thereafter on par with Ph D
Fee structure for SC/ST category (INR per annum)
| Particulars/Program | Bachelor of Science (Research) | Ph.D | M Tech (Res) | Int. Ph.D | M Tech/
M Des |
M.Mgt |
| Tuition Fee | Fully waived | |||||
| Gymkhana Fee | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| Other Academic Fees | 3,700 | 3,700 | 3,700 | 3,700 | 3,700 | 50,000 |
| Statutory Deposit (Refundable)* | 7,500 | 7,500 | 7,500 | 7,500 | 7,500 | 7,500 |
| Library Deposit(Refundable)* | 7,500 | 7,500 | 7,500 | 7,500 | 7,500 | 7,500 |
| Students Emergency Fund | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 |
| TOTAL | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 66,300 |
*to be paid in the first year only
Yes, from 2011 onwards, 4 years Bachelor of Science (Research) program is offered at IISc. The candidate must have studied Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics in +2/12th Standard. In addition, the candidate need to qualify in one of the national tests – KVPY/ IIT-JEE (Main) or (Advance)/ NEET.
There is no specific subject offered in Bachelor of Science (Research) program. The student must study Physics, Chemistry, Maths, Biology, Earth and Environmental Science, Materials. Only in the fourth year a specialized subject will be given to the student based on the interest and performance of the student in the subject.
4 years (8 semesters).
Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) applicants for the Admissions at the Institute.
Persons of Indian origin holding non-Indian passports are eligible to apply for admission to the academic programs of IISc provided they hold an Overseas Citizenship of India as per section 7B(1) of the Indian Citizenship Act, 1955. In addition, they need to satisfy all the eligibility criteria for admission prescribed for Indian citizens.
Persons of Indian origin holding foreign passports and not holding an Overseas Citizenship of India as per section 7B(1) of the Indian Citizenship Act, 1955 can seek admission through International Students Admission process.
No, there is no specific subject offered in Bachelor of Science (Research) program. You can take biology as major subject in the courses.
No, there is no Aeronautical course available at IISc for 10+2 candidates.
No, there is no Engineering course offered at IISc for 10+2 candidates.
Semester starts from 1st working day of August every year.
Online application will be available from 1st of February every year till end of April. There is no offline application form.
Applicant has to register online http://admissions.iisc.ac.in link and clicking on “Newuser Registration/Login” then select UG program and again click on “New user to register click here“ . Applicant must use his email ID to register (email ID cannot be changed later) preferably gmail account ID. After registration a verification email will be sent to the registered email account, by confirming the email one can start filling the online application.
| Events | Date |
| Website opens for on-line submission of applications | February 1st |
| Last dates for on-line submission of applications
(website closes at 00:00 hours) |
August 06th |
| Last date for updating the following NET Results online:
KVPY/IIT-JEE (Main) / IIT-JEE (Advance)/ NEET (Applicants must update their national test results by logging into Applicant’s interface and clicking on “Update your national ent. Test result” link.) |
Within 1 week from the date of announcement of result
|
| Date of Reporting at IISc : | Last week of July |
| Commencement of Classes | will be intimated. |
| Stream | GN | OBC | SC | ST |
| KVPY- SA Rank | 280 | All | All | All |
| KVPY- SB Rank | 2 | All | All | All |
| KVPY- SX Rank | 280 | All | All | All |
| JEE-Main Marks | 295 | 230 | 200 | 108 |
| JEE-Advance Rank | 280 | 8000 | 1200 | 11000 |
| NEET-UG Rank | 280 | 8000 | 8000 | 16000 |
You may send an email seeking clarifications to the Dean, Undergraduate Program and the email address is deanugoff@admin.iisc.ernet.in.
Also there is a 24 x 7 Helpline – 9845103264 – send a sms or whatsapp msg or send an email to iiscadmissions16@gmail.com.
M Tech admission selection is only through GATE. M Des admission selection is through GATE/CEED followed by a Design Aptitude Test and interview; M Mgt admission selection is through GATE/GMAT/CAT followed by a group discussion and interview.
Yes, M Tech program in Electronics System Engg, Climate Science, Computational Science, Earth Science, and Nanoscience and Engineering has an aptitude test and interview after short-listing based on GATE score.
Yes, M Des program has a Design Aptitude Test and interview after short-listing based on GATE/CEED score.
Yes, M Mgt program has a group discussion and interview after short-listing based on GATE/CAT/GMAT score.
No, there are no non-GATE admissions available for M Tech/ M Des/ M Mgt programs. GATE/ CEED/ GMAT/ CAT score is needed for admission to M Tech/ M Des/ M Mgt programs accordingly.
If you are a B Sc followed by AMIE degree holder then you are eligible to apply for M Tech/ Research programs with a valid GATE score.
No, you are not eligible to apply to any of the programs at IISc.
Minimum of BE/B Tech second class with a valid GATE score is the criteria for M Tech/ M Des programs with a valid GATE/CEED.
The duration is of 2 years (4 semesters).
One application form is sufficient to apply to M Tech and M Des programs, a maximum of 5 preferences can be entered in one form.
Semester starts from 1st working day of August every year.
Online application will be available from 1st of February every year till mid of March. There is no offline application form.
Applicant has to register online http://admissions.iisc.ac.in link and clicking on “Newuser Registration/Login” then select PG program and again click on “New user to register click here“ . Applicant must use his email ID to register (email ID cannot be changed later) preferably gmail account ID. After registration a verification email will be sent to the registered email account, by confirming the email one can start filling the online application.
| Events | Date |
| Website opens for on-line submission of applications | February 1 |
| Last dates for on-line submission of applications
(website closes at 00:00 hours) |
Mid of March |
| Last date for updating the following NET Results online:
GATE/CEED/CAT/GMAT (Applicants must update their national test results by logging into Applicant’s interface and clicking on “Update your national ent. Test result” link. |
Within 1 week after the announcement of result
|
| Aptitude Test/interview for:
(a) M Tech programme (b) M Des programme (c) M Mgt programme (Group discussion and interview) |
Mid of April Mid of April Mid of April |
| Date of Reporting at IISc:
|
July 25
|
| Commencement of Classes | August – 1st working day |
You may send an email seeking clarifications to the Assistant Registrar (Academic), Admissions Unit, IISc, email address is ar@academic.admin.iisc.ernet.in.
Also there is a 24 x 7 Helpline – 9845103264 – send a sms or whatsapp msg or send an email to iiscadmissions16@gmail.com.
Integrated Ph D in Biological Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Physical Sciences and Mathematical Sciences are available streams/disciplines.
Yes you are eligible to apply for the Integrated Ph D program, but you need to clear JAM examination.
If you are interested in Physical or Mathematical Sciences in Integrated Ph D program, you are eligible to apply with valid JAM score.
You are eligible to apply for both Integrated Ph D and the Research programs. With regard to Integrated Ph D you need to clear JAM examination and Research program GATE is needed.
Applicant with a First Class B Sc degree and valid JAM score is eligible to apply.
Applicant with a First Class BE/B Tech degree in Biotechnology and valid JAM score in BT paper is eligible to apply.
Applicant with a First Class BE/B Tech degree in any Engineering and valid JAM score in Mathematics or Mathematical Statistics is eligible to apply.
7 years.
Semester starts from 1st working day of August every year.
Online application will be available from 1st of February every year till mid of March. There is no offline application form.
Applicant has to register online http://admissions.iisc.ac.in link and clicking on “Newuser Registration/Login” then select PG program and again click on “New user to register click here“ . Applicant must use his email ID to register (email ID cannot be changed later) preferably gmail account ID. After registration a verification email will be sent to the registered email account, by confirming the email one can start filling the online application.
| Events | Date |
| Website opens for on-line submission of applications | February 1 |
| Last dates for on-line submission of applications
(website closes at 00:00 hours) |
Mid of March |
| Last date for updating the following NET Results online:
JAM/JEST (Applicants must update their national test results by logging into Applicant’s interface and clicking on “Update your national ent. Test result” link.) |
Within 1 week after the announcement of result
|
| Date of Interview | End of May |
| Date of Reporting at IISc:
|
July 27
|
| Commencement of Classes | August – 1st working day |
You may send an email seeking clarifications to the Assistant Registrar (Academic), Admissions Unit, IISc, email address is ar@academic.admin.iisc.ernet.in.
Also there is a 24 x 7 Helpline – 9845103264 – send a sms or whatsapp msg or send an email to iiscadmissions16@gmail.com.
Applicant with BE/B Tech/B Sc (Engg) in Engineering (minimum second class) with a valid GATE score are eligible to apply to Research program. The option of joining only to M Tech (Res) program must be given at the time of interview to the department interview committee.
Applicant with M Tech/ ME/ M Des/ M Sc(Engg)/ [MBA or MS or PGDBM or PGDCA (post BE / B Tech)] / M Sc (Tech)/ M Arch/ M Pharm/ MBBS/ M Agri/ M V Sc are eligible to apply to Research-Ph D program. There is no need to qualify in any of the national entrance tests.
Applicant with BE/B Tech/M Sc and a valid GATE score are eligible to apply to Research – Ph D program.
Applicant with BE/B Tech degree from any centrally funded technical institutions, with a minimum CGPA of 8.5 out of 10 or its equivalent either of seventh semester or at the end of eighth semester without GATE score are eligible to apply to Research – Ph D program.
Applicant with M Sc and a valid qualifying certificate from the UGC-NET JRF/ Joint CSIR-UGC NET for JRF/ ICMR JRF/ DBT JRF/ JEST/ NBHM are eligible to apply to Research – Ph D program.
Applicant with MBA (other than post BE/B Tech) and a valid GATE/ UGC NET for JRF certificate are eligible to apply to Research – Ph D program.
No, you cannot apply specifically to M Tech (Res) or to Ph D program in the Research online form, there is no such option in the Research form. You can give your option of joining only to M Tech (Res) or to Ph D program at the time of interview to the department interview committee.
You are eligible to apply for the Research program without appearing in any national entrance test. You will be shortlisted for interview based on your performance in the Master’s degree indicated above. Weightage will be given to those students who have cleared any of the national entrance tests either in the current year or in the previous years. Also, weightage will be given to those who have publications.
Yes you are eligible, you can apply for the Integrated Ph D programme.
All BE/ B Tech/ B Sc (Engg) candidates (in Engineering disciplines) need to have a valid GATE score for any of the Research programs.
One application form is sufficient to apply to 3 departments in Research program.
No you are not eligible, you need to have a M Sc degree to become eligible to apply for Research (M Tech (Res)) program with a valid GATE score.
Semester starts from 1st working day of August every year.
Minimum of 3 years and maximum of upto 6 years.
Candidates with MBA (post BE/B Tech) no need to write IISc Entrance Test. You would be called for interview based on your performance in the qualifying degree.
2 years six months duration (5 semesters).
Yes you can apply for more than one program based on your qualification but must fill different online forms. There is a link in the Applicant’s interface “Apply for another program” you can use this link for filling another program form.
| Events | Date |
| Website opens for on-line submission of applications | February 1 |
| Last dates for on-line submission of applications
(website closes at 00:00 hours) |
Mid of March |
| Last date for updating the following NET Results online:
Joint CSIR-UGC Net for JRF/ UGC NET for JRF/ DBT JRF/ ICMR JRF/ NBHM/ JEST AM/JEST (Applicants must update their national test results by logging into Applicant’s interface and clicking on “Update your national ent. Test result(s)” link.) |
Within 1 week after the announcement of result
|
| Date of Interview | First week of June |
| Date of Reporting at IISc:
|
July 28
|
| Commencement of Classes | August – 1st working day |
Mid year admission forms will be available online during October for Ph D program.
| Events | Date |
| Website opens for on-line submission of applications | October |
| Last dates for on-line submission of applications
(website closes at 00:00 hours) |
October 30 |
| Interview for Research programmes | Mid of November |
| Date of Reporting at IISc | December 31 |
| Commencement of Session | January 1 |
You may send an email seeking clarifications to the Assistant Registrar (Academic), Admissions Unit, IISc, email address is ar@academic.admin.iisc.ernet.in.
Also there is a 24 x 7 Helpline – 9845103264 – send a sms or whatsapp msg or send an email to iiscadmissions16@gmail.com.
