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The IISER Aptitude Test application forms 2025 for admission to 4-year BS and 5-year Integrated BS-MS courses will be available tentatively in the first week of Apr 2025.

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IISER Thiruvananthapuram Admission Process 2024
- IISER Thiruvananthapuram MSc Admission 2024
- IISER TVM B.Sc. Admissions 2025
IISER Thiruvananthapuram Application Process 2024
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IISER Thiruvananthapuram Admission Process 2024

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram offers a total of three courses, including BS-MS, Integrated PhD and PhD across five departments, namely Biological Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Physical Sciences and Data Sciences at UG, PG and doctoral level, respectively. Admission to the institute is both entrance and merit-based. Applicants are admitted to the BS-MS programme through Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY), JEE Advanced and SCB channels. IISER Mohali Integrated PhD admission is based on JEST/ JAM scores while the PhD admission is based on a valid score in the CSIR NET/ GATE/ CSIR-JRF/ UGC-JRF along with a good academic record.

IISER Thiruvananthapuram Admission 2024: Eligibility & Selection

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram offers a variety of programmes at UG, PG and PhD levels such as five-year BS-MS Dual Degree programme, MSc, PhD and Integrated PhD. Candidates need to meet the respective eligibility criteria to apply for any of the programmes. A quick snapshot of Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali admission 2021 for various courses at UG and PG level is as follows:

Course	Selection Criteria
BS-MS Dual Degree	Class 12 with PCM with JEE Advanced / KYPY/ IISER Aptitude Test for SCB channel applicants
MSc	Three- or four-year Bachelor’s degree in the Sciences/ Engineering/ Mathematics or other relevant disciplines with a minimum of 60% aggregate/ CGPA of 6.5 on a 10 point scale for General/ General-EWS/ OBC-NCL candidates and a minimum of 50% aggregate/ CGPA of 5.5 on a 10 point scale for SC/ ST/ PwD candidates + IISER TVM MSc Screening Test
Integrated PhD	Bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences/Chemical Sciences/ Mathematical Sciences/ Physical Sciences/ Engineering/ Technology and related areas as applicable to individual Schools, under the 10+2+3/ 4 system with 55% aggregate/ CGPA of 6 + JEST/ JAM
PhD	Masters with 60% aggregate + CSIR NET/ GATE/ CSIR-JRF/ UGC-JRF/ JEST

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Q: What is the selection process for B Sc and what is the minimum JEE percentile required at IISER Thiruvananthapuram?

IISER Thiruvananthapuram's B.Sc programme admission procedure includes three streams: KVPY, JEE Advanced, and State & Central Board (IISER Aptitude Test). Candidates for JEE Advanced normally need to get a high percentile to be selected for admission. The minimal JEE percentile required for admission to B.Sc programs at IISER Thiruvananthapuram is not clearly stated in the search results. For the most recent and up-to-date information on the minimum JEE percentile required for B.Sc programs at IISER Thiruvananthapuram, please consult the institute's official website or contact them directly.

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Q: Are admissions at IISER Thiruvananthapuram - Indian Institute of Science Education & Research entrance-based or merit-based?

Yes, admission in IISER Thiruvanthapuram is based on both entrance and merit-based. Applicants are admitted to the BS-MS programme through Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY), JEE Advanced and SCB channels. You also need to score minimum 60% in 12th Science for resereved category. So, if you fulfill it you will easily get admission.

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Q: Can I join IISER Thiruvananthapuram - Indian Institute of Science Education & Research directly?

No, you cannot join IISER Thiruvananthapuram - Indian Institute of Science Education & Research directly. There are certain processes you need to follow. For UG :There are only three modes of admission: Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) channel, Joint Entrance Examination (JEE-Advanced) of the Indian Institutes of Technology and State and Central Boards Channel (SCB). Out of these whichever you feel the most appropriate, you can go with that option to take admissions.

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Q: What is the seat intake for B Sc at IISER Thiruvananthapuram - Indian Institute of Science Education & Research?

For actuall seat intake you need to visit the institute or need to check the intake in the college website. Currently ,the total seat intake is 320 for both MS and BS which is the highest among all branches of IISERs. So, around 180 seats mught be there for B.sc students.

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IISER Thiruvananthapuram MSc Admission 2024

5 courses 2 - 5 years

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram offers a two-year MSc programme in four specialisations with 20 seats in each specialisation. Some of the highlights regarding the MSc programme are given below:

Eligibility	Accepted Entrance Exam
Three- or four-year Bachelor’s degree in the Sciences/ Engineering/ Mathematics or other relevant disciplines with a minimum of 60% aggregate/ CGPA of 6.5 on a 10 point scale for General/ General-EWS/ OBC-NCL candidates and a minimum of 50% aggregate/ CGPA of 5.5 on a 10 point scale for SC/ ST/ PwD candidates	IISER TVM MSc Screening Test

Some of the salient features of the MSc course are listed below:

Flexible syllabus with electives offered from the second semester onwards
Carefully curated core courses with up-to-date content that give a comprehensive and in-depth introduction to the exciting frontiers of modern scientific research
Electives can be taken from any of the schools giving the program a strong interdisciplinary character
One and two credit modules/ short courses integrated into the curriculum that can be taken either to as a refresher to background material or as stand-alone introductions to exciting new frontiers
Unique flexibility in choosing the duration of the MSc project ranging from one semester to a year depending on the interest and focus of each student
Challenging and diverse learning environment with courses run jointly with the existing BS-MS and Integrated-PhD programs of the institute and students joining from all over the country

Total Tuition Fees₹ 1.8L - 4.4L

Eligibility Criteria

Undergraduate Degree with 60% aggregate
Accepting Exams: IISER Entrance Exam

Dates & Events

Dates	Upcoming Events
Apr '25-May '25	IISER Aptitude Test 2025 Registration Start DateTentative
Jun '25	IISER Aptitude Test 2025 Hall TicketTentative
Jun '25	IISER Aptitude Test 2025Tentative
Jun '25-Jul '25	IISER 2025 Registration for counselling processTentative

Dates	Past Events
10 Jul '24	M.Sc. Last date for accepting offer of admission by paying fees
Jun '24	IISER Aptitude Test 2025 ResultTentative
10 Jun '24 - 20 Jun '24	M.Sc. Interviews

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IISER TVM
B.Sc. Admissions 2025

4 courses 5 years

Total Tuition Fees₹ 4.4L

Eligibility Criteria

Accepting Exams: IISER Entrance Exam

Dates & Events

Dates	Upcoming Events
Apr '25-May '25	IISER Aptitude Test 2025 Registration Start DateTentative
Jun '25	IISER Aptitude Test 2025 Hall TicketTentative
Jun '25	IISER Aptitude Test 2025Tentative
Jun '25-Jul '25	IISER 2025 Registration for counselling processTentative

Dates	Past Events
Jun '24	IISER Aptitude Test 2025 ResultTentative

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IISER Thiruvananthapuram Application Process 2024

Candidates can apply online through the official admission portal of IISER (www.iiseradmission.in). The step-wise application process is listed below:

Step 1: Visit the official website of the IISER admission portal (www.iiseradmission.in).

Step 2: Click on 'Apply' and register with details such as name, DOB, phone number, etc.

Step 3: Fill in the required educational and personal details.

Step 4: Upload the scanned photograph and signature.

Step 5: Pay the application fee and submit the application form.

List of required documents:

Candidates need to submit the following documents while filling the IISER TVM online application form:

Class 10 and 12 marksheets
UG/ PG marksheets (as applicable)

Scorecard of national/ state-level examinations (JEE Advanced, JEST, GATE, etc.)

Category certificate (if applicable)
Medical certificate (PwD candidates)
OCI/ PIO certificate (if applicable)

Scanned copy of photograph and signature

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Infrastructure4.6

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Campus Life4.4

Value for Money4.6

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It is the best college for MSc.

Placements: This college offers best placements all over India. We currently have BSMS, MSc, IPHD, and PhD students. BSMS students have a higher chance of getting placements. But, placements are less as most students go into research after their master's. We have a placements cell that informs students about opportunities in industry and academia. Around 70%-80% of students get placed here.

Infrastructure: The college hostel rooms are very good. Balcony faces beautiful mountains, clouds, and greenery. We have wall-mounted cupboard, track, table, chair, and bed in the room. Rooms are double-seater. We have washing machines in our hostel. The food is very good in both quality and taste. It is a student-run mess, and they always ensure to provide the best.

Faculty: Teachers in my college are very helpful and qualified, and quality of teaching is excellent. Teachers are very knowledgeable about their courses. Curriculum of our college is defined as per the requirements. Course makes students industry-ready, and students have gotten very good jobs. The pass rate is 65%.

Reviewed on 29 Nov 2024Read More

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B.S. in Mathematical Sciences + M.S. in Mathematical Sciences - Batch of 2028

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Best institute for research.

Placements: IISER Thiruvananthapuram has a median salary package of 18 LPA. Top companies that recruit students are Adobe and TCS, as well as many research institutions. About 75% of students are placed for higher studies, and the remaining students are employed. Approximately 100% of the students get internships, and the top roles offered are scientist, research associate, and data scientist.

Infrastructure: The infrastructure at IISER TVM is very good. The Wi-Fi speed is 3 Gbps, the labs are well maintained, and construction of the library is ongoing. The hostel has good facilities, including double occupancy rooms with beds, study tables, and almirahs. The food is of good quality and overall the hostel is very hygienic.

Faculty: The teachers are well qualified. They all have Master's degrees and Ph.D.s from great universities like Oxford, Cambridge, and Stanford. The course curriculum is relevant, and the course is helpful for those who are interested in research, academia, and industry. The semester exams are easy if you study continuously. The overall pass percentage is 90-95%, and the subject-wise pass percentage is 80-90%.

Other: I chose this course because I wanted to learn data science as well as mathematics, and only IISER offers data science with research. From 2024 onwards, IITs started offering it, but I had to choose a college in 2023, so I chose IISER. The things that could be better at this college are the placement cell, the salary packages, the finance department, the coding clubs, and the entrepreneurship cell. There are many scholarships available.

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Anonymous

B.S. in Chemical Sciences + M.S. in Chemical Sciences - Batch of 2024

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Professional behavior of Dr. Rajendra Kurapati of IISER TVM.

Placements: Only a few students from Physics or Math are given opportunities to work in companies and most of them apply for a Ph.D. The new placement cell that was set up in 2022 offers internship opportunities. The credentials of each student are the most important factor in them getting a Ph.D. position abroad. The titles of the institute, IISER, might not help if the student has low grades, and they must strive to keep their CGPA above 7.0 at least for a chance to get admitted into universities in the US. I felt that the average students (CGPA 7.5–8.5) in each department would get admitted to universities in the US with a QS rank of 300–900, which is pretty low. There is a high level of competition among students and achieving good grades is very difficult.

Infrastructure: The hostels had good facilities and were kept clean. There were problems with Wi-Fi connectivity in the past, but now new routers have been installed on every floor. The BSMS students reside in hostels that are located far away from the academic section and the rest of the campus and therefore accessibility to other places is limited.

Faculty: The professors are knowledgeable but the teaching quality depends on each professor. Some are good and some are not. If you want to pursue pure science, then this place is very good and has a good curriculum. I don't think it makes a student industry-ready, but it prepares them for Ph.D. applications. The exams are extremely competitive and students pass with a D grade. Depending on the course, the number of students who didn't pass could be around 20% for the toughest to 4% for the least toughest courses. Course difficulty depends on the professors; some give previous-year questions, some don't.

Other: The courses are affordable, and the crowd is alright, with extremely helpful seniors who don't rag or bully. There are some professors who display abusive behavior. For example, Dr. Rajendra Kurapati. I worked under this professor for a year and experienced instances where I was bullied, publicly humiliated, targeted and abused. I was harassed by a Ph.D. called Mahesh ML in this lab and the proof not only victim-blamed me but also gaslit me and tried to suppress me. He would have fits of range for the smallest of mistakes and always stir up drama. The Ph.D.s in the biomaterials lab are extremely gossipy and almost never talk about science. This lab was the worst in terms of a healthy work environment. The proof always engages in favoritism, where he assigns one student to get credit for many papers but bullies and lashes out at the rest of the people.

Reviewed on 30 Jul 2024Read More

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Master of Science - Batch of 2023

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Professors are really nice, they are well qualified and provide the best knowledge.

Placements: Students are eligible for the placement in their final year of the course. We have BS-MS, MSc, IPhD and PhD currently. Students from BS-MS are more likely to be placed. Though placement is less as students mostly go for research after masters. We have a placement cell that notifies about the opportunities in industries and academia. As my plans are to pursue a PhD after getting this degree, I never got interested in a placement opportunity.

Infrastructure: The room is too good; the balcony faces beautiful mountains, clouds and greenery. We got a cupboard mounted on the wall, a rack, a table, chair and bed in the room. Rooms are double-seater. We have washing machines in the hostel. Food is too good in both terms of quality and taste too. It's a student-organized mess and they always make sure to provide the best. Hostels are very affordable and the registration process was smooth along with the admission process. Matrons are very kind.

Faculty: I have a clear picture of what I want to pursue in the future. I really want to do research and that in chemistry. Choosing an MSc is the starting point of my career. And the course work is really good and the majority of that is relevant for GATE and CSIR NET also. Faculty-student ratio is good; we have a nice number of faculty (around 50) in the school of chemistry. The majority of the faculty have postdocs in their respective fields, and they are, no doubt, well qualified for the papers they teach. They use boards, digital boards and projectors to present the slides for better demonstration.

Reviewed on 15 Oct 2024Read More

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B.S. in Chemical Sciences + M.S. in Chemical Sciences - Batch of 2023

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Event on every day by different club,collective respone & happiness shared on festivals.

Placements: The internship opportunity are also provided by the college. The companies such as PTC, Infosys provide smooth internship opportunity for the college students. The companies offers stipends according to the work done by the students. The project are done according to the need of the companies. The internship provide you a experience of the industry.

Infrastructure: The annual fest is ENTHUZIA held typically in March. The Annual techfest is ARMAGEDDON which is a gaming fest more and tech fest less. The library has many facilities from accessing e resources to reading different kind of journals and thesis apart from regular book reading. As many as 15 clubs are there which are run by students and governed by Dean of student affairs. They have a great impact on students by reducing their academic pressure to an extent.

Faculty: The faculty-to-student ratio is very good. They also provided for the betterment of the students. The coordination between the students and teachers is very good. The teachers are very friendly. There is always a good interaction between the staff and students. The faculties are approachable every time when we want. There are various highly educated faculties in the college. There are various exams taken in the college. The exams are unit tests other than the in semester and end semester examinations.

Reviewed on 12 Oct 2024Read More

R Raghav

B.S. in Biological Science + M.S. in Biological Science - Batch of 2028

3.8

2Placements5Infrastructure4Faculty3Crowd & Campus Life5Value for Money

IISER TVM - A beautiful place to pursue your scientific interests.

Placements: At IISER TVM (and generally across all IISERs), placements are not the primary focus. Students do not enroll here merely to secure a job, but to genuinely explore their passion and pursue a deep understanding of various scientific disciplines. While placements in Data Science are notable, not many students opt for direct placements. Most choose to pursue higher education, such as Ph.D. programs, after completing their BS-MS degrees. A significant number of students secure admissions in prestigious institutions both within India and internationally.

Infrastructure: The campus of IISER TVM is well-equipped with modern infrastructure. Free Wi-Fi is accessible everywhere on campus, including hostels, mess, academic blocks, and the library. Hostel accommodations are clean and spacious, with shared rooms (initially for 2 students, later increased to 3). Classrooms are primarily located in the Lecture Hall Complex (LHC), with capacities ranging from 250 to 300 students. Separate buildings exist for Physical, Chemical, and Biological Sciences, with another dedicated building under construction for Mathematical and Data Sciences. The library, though limited in physical books, offers a vast collection of e-books and online resources, including research papers and journals in various fields such as Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics, Data Sciences, Environmental Science, Economics, and Literature. The mess provides good quality food, and several affordable eateries within the campus offer a variety of options. The campus also has a 24x7 health center to cater to students' medical needs. Sports enthusiasts have numerous options, including volleyball courts, cricket nets, a football turf, an indoor stadium for badminton and table tennis, a basketball court, and dedicated grounds for football and cricket. Most sports facilities are equipped with professional coaches. For extra-curricular activities, there is a music room, a dance room, and a student recreation center.

Faculty: The faculty members at IISER TVM are highly qualified professionals who are approachable and friendly. The courses are designed to be flexible, preparing students to face competition in the scientific world. The grading system is fair, with multiple quizzes, one mid-semester exam, and one end-semester exam, ensuring a comprehensive evaluation.

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Q: What all specialisations are available under the MSc programme at IISER Thiruvananthapuram?

The MSc programme at IISER Thiruvananthapuram is offered in four specialisations, namely Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics.

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Q: Does IISER Thiruvananthapuram offer scholarships?

Yes, IISER Thiruvananthapuram offers scholarships to KVPY scholars as well as INSPIRE scholarships to candidates enrolled through the JEE Advanced and SCB channels.

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Q: How can I apply to the PhD programme at IISER Thiruvananthapuram?

To apply to the PhD programme at IISER Thiruvananthapuram, candidates should have completed Masters with 60% aggregate and qualified for CSIR NET/ GATE/ CSIR-JRF/ UGC-JRF/ JEST.

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Q: What all courses are offered by IISER Thiruvananthapuram?

IISER Thiruvananthapuram offers BS-MS, MSc, Integrated PhD and PhD programmes.

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How can I get admission to various courses at IISER Thiruvananthapuram?

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Candidates willing to get admission must take part in the IISER Thiruvananthapuram admission process before the last date of application. Candidates must know their IISER TVM eligibility criteria and apply accordingly. Follow the IISER TVM application process mentioned below:

Step 1: Visit the offici

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Liyansha Jain

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How can I apply for admission to various courses at IISER? I live in Delhi.

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Candidates willing to get admission must take part in the IISER TVM admission process before the last date of application. Candidates must know their IISER TVM eligibility criteria and apply accordingly. Follow the IISER TVM application process mentioned below:

Step 1: Visit the official website of I

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Liyansha Jain

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How can I get admission to M.Sc at IISER?

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Candidates willing to get admission to the MSc course at IISER TVM must first visit the official website and register for the accepted entrance exams. Then appear for the entrance exam and secure relevant marks. With valid scores apply on the official website of the college.

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What is the admission process for M.Sc at IISER Thiruvananthapuram - Indian Institute of Science Education & Research?

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The admission process for the M.Sc programme at IISER Thiruvananthapuram involves a national-level online screening test in each subject conducted by the institute. Candidates shortlisted based on the screening test will proceed to the interview stage conducted by the respective schools within IISER

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Is it worth pursuing M.Sc course at IISER TVM?

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Yes, MSc is one of the popular courses available at IISER TVM. MSc students are placed in top companies. The USPs of joining MSc at IISER TVM are mentioned below: