IISER 2026 Marks vs Rank: Check IAT 2026 Expected Good Score Here

Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research Entrance Exam 2026 ( IISER Entrance Exam )

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Candidates can check the expected IISER 2026 marks vs rank here. Know what marks are required to get a higher rank in IISER Aptitude Test. You can also know the IAT marks vs rank for various IISER campuses here. For IISER Bangalore admission, students need to score 200+ marks in the IISER entrance exam.

IISER marks vs rank will be available after the announcement of the IAT result. The marks vs rank help students to know analyse their performance in the IISER entrance exam 2026. Candidates can read this Shiksha article to learn about the possible ranks they get from the scores they achieved and the category-wise IAT 2026 opening and closing ranks to get into the top participating institutes of the IISER 2026 exam.

IAT 2026 Marks vs Rank

After the IISER entrance exam, the most common question by every student is what rank they will get based on their marks. We have prepared IISER 2026 expected marks vs rank to answer this question. Candidates can check IAT 2026 marks vs rank to know their probable rank based on the marks secured in the exam. IISER rank below 700 is considered to be a good rank. And there is high possibilities to get admission to the top IISERs. To obtain this rank, students' IAT marks must be 155+. 

Candidates will know their final rank after the IISER 2026 result declaration. Candidates who qualify the IISER entrance exam can participate in the counselling process for admission.

Also Read: Low Score in IISER?

Usually, the following are good scores to get into the top institutes in the IISER Exam:

Candidates must note that the mentioned scores are for UR candidates, and can check the category-wise good scores in the article below:

  • IISc Bangalore- 200
  • IIT Madras- 185
  • IISER Pune- 170
  • IISER Bhopal- 140
  • IISER Kolkata- 160
  • IISER Mohali- 140
  • IISER Tirupati- 120
  • IISER Berhampur- 110

The authorities will release the IISER cutoff 2026 online after each round of the counselling process. Canddiates can check the cutoff to know the closing rank for participating IISERs. The cutoff rank will vary for each category. 

 
Table of contents
  • IISER 2026 Marks vs Rank: Expected
  • IISER 2026 Marks vs Percentile: Expected
  • IISER 2026 Good Score: Category Wise
  • Factors Affecting IISER 2026 Rankings
  • IISER 2026 Opening and Closing Ranks for General Category
  • IISER 2026 Opening and Closing Ranks for OBC Category
  • IISER 2026 Opening and Closing Ranks for SC Category
  • IISER 2026 Opening and Closing Ranks ST Category
  • IAT 2026 Cut Off For IISc Bangalore (Expected)
  • IISER 2026 Cut Off (Expected)
  • IISER 2025 Round 1 Opening and Closing Ranks
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IISER 2026 Marks vs Rank: Expected

IAT 2026 candidates' ranks will be based on their combined scores from the four sections (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Biology). IISER question paper has  60 questions with a total score of 240 marks. Check the table for the expected marks vs rank of IISER 2026.

IISER 2026 Score (Out of 240) Expected IISER 2026 Rank
200 and above Rank 1 to 80
200-160 Rank 81- 200
160- 110 Rank 201 to 800
110-95 Rank 800 to 1500
95-75 Rank 1500- 2000
< 60 Above 2000
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Commonly asked questions
Q:   How much rank is good in IISER?
A: 

IISER rank between 1 to 80 is considered to be a good rank. Students can get admission to IISER Bangalore with this rank. Students with 200+ marks in the IISER entrance exam are to achieve this rank.

Q:   What is the minimum marks to get an IISER?
A: 

Students belonging to the UR category must score above 150 marks in the IAT exam for admission to IISER. For the reversed category, 80+ marks are good for admission. IISER admissions are based on IAT rank. The rank holders have to participate in the IISER admission counselling.

Q:   In what mode will IISER 2026 aptitude test be conducted?
A: 

IISER is a compulsory entrance test to get into the IISER Pune. IISER 2026 entrance exam will be conducted in computer-based test mode. The duration of the entrance exam is three hours, from 9 AM to 12 noon.

Q:   When will be the Portal open to upload documents and freeze IISER preferences for IISER 2026 Admissions?
A: 

The portal for document upload and freezing of IISER preferences for IISER 2026 Admissions is expected to begin in the month of July 2026, tentatively. After accepting the offer and paying the seat acceptance fee, the candidate can exercise two options:

  1. Candidate can FREEZE the seat (they will not participate in further rounds of counselling),
  2. Candidate can FLOAT (they will participate in further rounds of counselling to get their higher preferences). The FLOAT option is activated by default for those who pay the seat acceptance fee. A student who has chosen to FLOAT will again be considered for seat allocation in the next round. If they are eligible to secure a seat in an IISER that is higher in their preference list than the currently accepted one, they will be offered that seat.

IISER 2026 Marks vs Percentile: Expected

Candidates can check the IISER expected marks vs percentile.

Score Out of 240 Percentile Score
210+ Marks 99.9
195 Marks 99.8
185 Marks 99.7
170 Marks 99.4
155 Marks 98.9
140 Marks 98.3
125 Marks 97.5
110 Marks 96
Below 100 Marks 95
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IISER 2026 Good Score: Category Wise

Candidates can check the category-wise IAT good score for this year's academic session:

Institute Name General OBC SC ST
IISc Banglore 210 195 150 135
IIT Madras 195 180 140 120
IISER Pune 175 160 130 110
IISER Kolkata 160 150 115 100
IISER Bhopal 145 138 115 95
IISER Mohali 145 142 105 95
IISER Trivandrum 135 120 95 85
IISER Tirupati 125 115 90 75
IISER Behrampur 115 100 85 65

Also Read: IISER Entrance Exam Participating Institutes 2026 

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Commonly asked questions
Q:   What is IISER Aptitude test?
A: 
Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research conduct an entrance exam in order to provide admission to candidates in the five year long BSMS dual degree programme offered by them. On the basis of a candidates score in the IISER Entrance Exam also known as IISER aptitude test, he/she can secure admission at IISER located in Berhampur, Bhopal, Kolkata, Mohali, Pune, Thiruvananthapuram, or Tirupati. Candidates who cleared their Class 12 in the Science stream are eligible to apply for the IISER Entrance Exam 2023. As per the IISER Entrance Exam pattern, there are a total of 60 objective questions that candidates need to complete in three hours duration.
Q:   What is IISER exam date 2026?
A: 

The IISER entrance exam was conducted on June 7, 2026. The exam was conducted as a computer-based test for three hours. Students who wished to appear for the exam had to apply online.

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Factors Affecting IISER 2026 Rankings

Several factors can affect the relationship between marks and rank in IISER:

  • Individual Score: The score of IISER exam is decided by combining the scores of the A, B and C sections of the exam. This directly affects your rank.
  • Number of Applicants: When the number of student is high the competition level increases. Students have to score more marks for a good rank in IISER.
  • Difficulty level: IISER difficulty level will affect both marks and rank. As the exam becomes tougher, fewer students can score well, which means that your rank may go up even if your score is lower.
  • Availability of Seats: The number of seats for different programs in M.Sc. and Integrated M.Sc. programs is also different. If a program has a smaller number of seats, then competition will be high. This will mean that your rank may go down for a similar score as compared to other programs where more seats are available.
  • Category Reservation: Like most exams in India, IISER also provides category reservation. In this case, separate cutoffs will be released, and accordingly, your rank will change.

IISER 2026 Opening and Closing Ranks for General Category

Candidates belonging to general category can go through the IISER 2026 expected Opening and Closing ranks from here:

Candidates must note that the opening and closing rank is expected and drawn based on last year's IISER counselling rounds.

Institute Name

Opening and Closing rank

Expected

Marks (Out of 240)
IISc Banglore 1-20 200+
IIT Madras 10-35 195+
IISER Pune 10-717 190+
IISER Mohali 100 -2229 170+
IISER Trivandrum 200 -2965 160+
IISER Tirupati 300-3470 160+
IISER Behrampur 400 -3576 150+
IISER Bhopal 150 -2609 175+
Kolkata 50 -1801 180+

IISER 2026 Opening and Closing Ranks for OBC Category

Candidates from the OBC category can go through the IISER 2026 expected Opening and Closing ranks from here:

Candidates must note that the IISER 2026 opening and closing ranks are tentative and drawn based on last year's IISER counselling rounds.

Institute Name

Opening and Closing rank

Expected

Marks (Out of 240)
IISc Banglore 5-35 195+
IIT Madras 10-50 185+
IISER Pune 15-371 180+
IISER Mohali 1332 165+
IISER Trivandrum 50-1241 150+
IISER Tirupati 70-1461 154+
IISER Behrampur 80-1634 145+
IISER Bhopal 65-1305 165+
IISER Kolkata 30-817 170+

IISER 2026 Opening and Closing Ranks for SC Category

Candidates belonging to SC category can go through the IISER 2026 expected Opening and Closing ranks from here:

Candidates must note that the below opening and closing rank are expected and drawn based on last year's IISER counselling rounds.

Institute Name

Opening and Closing rank

Expected

Marks (Out of 240)
IISc Banglore 15-75 185+
IIT Madras 25-220 180+
IISER Pune 35-266 170+
IISER Mohali 55-550 165+
IISER Trivandrum 60-681 155+
IISER Tirupati 80-738 152+
IISER Behrampur 100-739 150+
IISER Bhopal 45-600 155+
IISER Kolkata 50-364 170+

IISER 2026 Opening and Closing Ranks ST Category

Candidates who are from ST category can go through the IISER 2026 expected Opening and Closing ranks from here:

Candidates must note that the below opening and closing rank are expected and drawn based on last year's IISER counselling rounds.

Institute Name

Opening and Closing rank

Expected

Marks (Out of 240)
IISc Banglore 15-100 175+
IIT Madras 20-120 160+
IISER Pune 25-65 150+
IISER Mohali 100-256 145+
IISER Trivandrum 130-302 135+
IISER Tirupati 138-316 122+
IISER Behrampur 144-322 140+
IISER Bhopal 115-297 150+
IISER Kolkata 105-217 160+

IIT Madras Closing and Opening Ranks

Candidates can check out the previous year's IISER entrance exam opening and closing ranks for admissions to the BS-MS degree programme at IIT Madras here:

Seat Type

Round - 11 Allotment

Opening Rank

Closing Rank

OPEN

CRL - 85

CRL - 378

GEN-EWS

GEN-EWS - 16

GEN-EWS - 21

OBC-NCL

OBC-NCL - 58

OBC-NCL - 128

SC

SC - 71

SC - 111

ST

ST - 20

ST - 21

PwD

PwD - 25

PwD - 25

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Based on the registrations made by the candidates, the exam officials will release the IAT 2026 cut-off for admissions to the programmes offered at IISc Banglore. Candidates can check out the expected cut off from here:

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IISER 2026 Cut Off (Expected)

The exam authority will release the IISER cutoff 2026 after each round of counselling. The expected cutoff for IISER 2026 is mentioned below for the UR category. 

IISER 2026 Expected Cut Off

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200- 190

IIT Madras

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Answered 2 weeks ago

Students can create an IISER login id and password during registration. The details required to register for IISER are Name, Date of birth, gender, citizenship status,  mobile number, and email address.

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Answered 2 weeks ago

No, IISER registration was over on April 13, 2026. Students were able to register for IAT 2026 from March 5 to April 13.

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Answered 2 weeks ago

IAT user id is (application number / registration number). It is created during the IISER registration process. After the registration is over, user id and password are sent to the registered email address and mobile number. 

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Answered 2 months ago

IISER answer key was released on June 7, 2026. Candidates can download the answer key online. The answer key challenge window will open on June 9, 2026.

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Answered 2 months ago

The IISER exam date was June 7, 2026. The exam timing was from 9 AM to 12 PM. Candidates had to report to the exam centre by 7 AM. 

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Answered 2 months ago

IISER score 200 or above is a good marks. It can help to get admission to IISER Pune and IISc Bangalore. Candidates must have a good conceptual knowledge, give priority to all four subjects. Prepare for the exam according to the exam syllabus and take mock test to score above 200.

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Answered 2 months ago

Based on previous year analysis, IAT exam is moderately difficult. It requires strong conceptual knowledge. Students who have prepared properly for exam can easily score good marks.

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Answered 2 months ago

It is quite difficult for the GEN / OBC category to get admission to IISER with 50 marks. Even the reserved category students have less chance in the later counelling round for admission. To secure admission, students must score above 150 marks.

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Answered 2 months ago

IISER exam is considered of moderate difficulty level. Majority of students finds Physics, and Mathematics challenging. PCM students may find biology tough while PCB students might find Mathematics tough. However, the difficulty level of IISER compared to JEE Main and Advanced is moderate to easy.

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