IISER Pune Admission 2025: Application, Dates, Eligibility
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IISER Pune Admission 2025: Application (Soon), Dates, Eligibility Criteria

Latest Applications Open 2024:

IISER Pune Admission 2025 Application Form will be Released soon. IISER Pune, which was founded in 2006, is a research-intensive teaching institute. The Government of India, through the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), has established seven Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISER).

These institutes are all located in Bhopal, Berhampur, Pune, Pune, Kolkata, Thiruvananthapuram as well as the Tirupati. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune was founded in the year 2006 and located in Pune, Maharashtra.

IISER Pune offers a BS-MS Dual degree, The Built-in Ph.D., and a Ph.D. program. The institute also proposes the Built-in Ph.D. and Ph.D. programs for overseas students.

IISER Pune Admission 2025 Notification – Application Released soon

New IISER Pune Admission 2025 Application Form will be Released soon. Check the Application Details.

IISER Pune 2025 Important Dates

Candidates must check the IISER Pune 2025 Important Dates

EventsDates 2025 (Tentative)
Availability of online application form1st week of April 2025
Deadline to submit the form2nd week of May 2025
Application correction3rd week of May 2025
Admit card1st week of June 2025
Exam date2nd week of June 2025
Upload of students’ response form2nd week of June 2025
Answer key2nd week of June 2025
Portal open to file objections2nd week of June 2025
Final answer key3rd week of June 2025
IAT result3rd week of June 2025
Counselling (Documents upload and freeze IISER preference)4th week of June 2025
Admission offer (1st round)3rd week of July 2025
A second round of counselling/admission offers4th week of July 2025
Third round of counseling/admission offersTo be Announced

IISER Pune 2025 Application Form

IISER Pune Admission 2025 Application Form will be Released soon for Various Courses. IISER Pune offers an online mode of application tried for BS-MS Dual Degree, Integrated Ph.D. & Ph.D. programs. Candidates must fill the Application Form with caution by visiting the official website of IISER Pune and to read all the instructions provided.

For International Students:

Candidates may apply to writing international.phd@acads.iiserpune.ac.in with a cover letter, CV, Research Statement, Scan of information pages of Passport, transcript, and three Letter of Recommendations. In the cover letter, mentioning the name of the department of interest coupled with the names of a particular research group in IISER.

IISER Pune 2025 Eligibility Criteria

Candidates must check the IISER Pune 2025 Eligibility Criteria

SA/ SX/ SB
StreamEligibility
SACandidates must have enrolled in class XI and minimum 80% aggregate marks (70% marks for reserved category candidates) in class 10th with Mathematics and Science as main subjects.
SXCandidates must have enrolled in class 12th and secured a minimum of 80% marks in class 10th examinations. They must acquire a minimum of 60% aggregate marks (50% marks for reserved category candidates) in class 12th examinations before availing the fellowship.
SBCandidates must have enrolled in the 1st year of any UG course in the Science stream and a minimum of 60% marks (50% for reserved category) in Science subjects (PCB) in 10+2 examination. They must secure 60% (50% for reserved category) marks in the 1st year final examination of B.Sc. / B.S. / B.Math. / B.Stat. / Int. M.Sc. / MS course.
Integrated Ph.D
CourseSpecializationEligibilitySelection Process
Integrated Ph.D.ChemistryMinimum 60% marks in aggregate or CGPA 6 on a 10-point scale in B. Sc. (General / B.Sc. with major in Chemistry, Physics & Biology)JAM (Chemistry)
PhysicsMinimum 60% marks in aggregate or CGPA 6 on a 10-point scale in relevant discipline of B.Tech/ BE or B.Sc. degreeJAM (Physics) or JEST (Physics)
BiologyMinimum 60% marks in the Bachelor’s degree in one of the disciplines: Biological Sciences/ Biodiversity/ Chemistry/ Ecology and Environmental Sciences/ Mathematics/ Physics/ Pharmacy/ Medical Science/ EngineeringJGEEBILS
MathematicsMinimum 60% marks in aggregate or CGPA 6 on a 10-point scale in B.Sc. with relevant discipline or B.Tech degreeJAM in MA/MS only OR NBHM
For Other Courses
SpecializationEligibilityAdditional RequirementSelection Process
BiologyCandidates must have obtained a minimum of 60% marks in aggregate (55% or equivalent for / ST and PwD candidates) in the Master’s degree in any branch of Science: Physics/ Chemistry/ Mathematics/ Biological Science/ Ecology & Environmental Sciences/ Biodiversity/ Psychology Or BE/ B.Tech/ M.Tech/ MBBS degreeNET/ DBT-JRF-A/ ICMR-JRF/ DBT-BINC/ CSIR/ UGC NET-LS (eligible up to 200 ranks) or DAE-JEST (eligible up to 500 ranks) or GATE or GPAT (eligible up to 500 ranks) or NBHM in last two years OR INSPIRE Ph.D. fellowship/ IISER BS-MS Dual Degree.On the basis of JGEEBILS
Ecology and EvolutionGATE
ChemistryMinimum of 60% aggregate marks in Masters’ Degree in any branch of Science: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology Or B.E/ B.Tech, M.E/ M.Tech, B.Pharm/ M.Pharm degreeNET with valid CSIR-JRF /UGC-JRF INSPIRE Ph.D. fellowship DAE-JEST/GATE CSIR/UGC NET-LSInterview
Earth and Climate ScienceMinimum of 60% aggregate marks in M.Sc. or BS-MS in any branch of Climate Science/Atmosphere Science/Ocean Science/ Glaciology/Physics/Geophysics/ Mathematics/ Engineering/ Geology/Applied Geology.NET with valid CSIR-JRF /UGC-JRF INSPIRE Ph.D. fellowship DAE-JEST/GATE IISER BS-MS students with major in one of the subjects
MathematicsMaster’s degree with 60% marks in aggregate in relevant disciplineNBHM or NBHM NET with CSIR-JRF/ UGC-JRF CSIR/ UGC NET-LS in Mathematics GATE score in Mathematics IISER BS-MS INSPIRE PhD Fellowship
PhysicsMinimum of 60% aggregate marks in Masters’ Degree in any branch of Physics, Material science or B.Tech/ M.Tech in related disciplineNET with CSIR-JRF/ UGC-JRF CSIR/ UGC NET-LS JEST/ GATE INSPIRE Ph.D. Fellowship IISER BS-MSGATE
Quantitative BiologyMinimum of 60% aggregate marks in Masters’ Degree in any branch of Physics/ Chemistry/ Mathematics/ Biological Science/ Ecology & Environmental Science/ Biodiversity/ Psychology OR BE/ B.Tech/ M.Tech/ MBBSNET with CSIR-JRF/ UGC-JRF DBT-JRF-A/ ICMR-JRF/ DBT-BINC CSIR/UGC NET-LS/DAEJEST/ GATE/GPAT/ NBHM INSPIRE Ph.D. Fellowship IISER BS-MSInterview
Humanities & Social SciencesMinimum 60% marks in Master’s degree Or MA/ M.Sc. degree in relevant discipline  

IISER Pune 2025 Admissions Process

  • IISER Pune offers an online mode of application procedures for BS-MS Dual Degree, Integrated Ph.D., and Ph.D. programs. Candidates need to complete the application form carefully by visiting the official website of IISER Pune and read the instructions given.
  • For International Students: Candidates that can be applied by writing to international.phd@acads.iiserpune.ac.in with a cover letter, CV, Research Statement, Scan of information pages of Passport, transcript and their three Letter of Recommendations. In the cover letter, mentioning the name of the department of interest along with the names of the particular research group in IISER.
  • Only online applications will be accepted.
  • The candidates need to carefully complete and submit the online application form on or before the specified date.
  • After the last date, all the applications will be screened and candidates chosen for the interviews will be intimated by email.

Please Note:

  • All communication with the candidates will be by email only.
  • Kindly check the official website for regular updates.
  • In case of any application-related questions, please contact doctoraloffice@iiserpune.ac.in with your application number referred to in the subject line.
  • Candidates who are displayed or are about to appear for the final examination of your qualifying degree program are eligible to apply for the Ph.D. program. On The Other Hand, if selected, admission to the Ph.D. program would be made conditional upon their completing the qualifying degree with the designated marks criteria.
  • Selection would be based on the interviews of short-listed candidates.

Note: Relaxation of criteria for eligibility for SC/ST and PD applicants will be as per Government of India norms. Candidates that belong to the reserved category will have to submit relevant certificates if this is selected.

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