Manisha KumariAssociate Senior Executive
IISER 2024 Exam was conducted successfully on June 9, 2024, at various exam centres across the nation. The exam was held in two shifts ie., morning from 9 to 12 pm and afternoon from 12:30 to 3:30 pm. The overall IAT 2024 exam difficulty level was moderately easy.
Also Read: IISER 2024 Answer Key Released @iiseradmission.in; Student Response Sheet Out Soon
Candidates who had opted for PCM found the Biology section tough to attempt and Candidates who had PCB in their class 12 found Mathematics subject questions difficult to solve. Topics were equally distributed from the IAT 2024 syllabus. Preparation from NCERT Books will help the candidates to have a good IAT 2024 score.
There were no such technical glitches found at the examination hall. Following the previous year's trend and this year's exam difficulty level, it is expected that the IISER 2024 cut-off will be higher than last year. There was no change in the IAT 2024 exam pattern and syllabus. The IAT 2024 answer key was released on June 9, 2024. Students' response sheets were made available for download on the official website on June 12, 2024.
Read this Shiksha page to get detailed IAT 2024 exam analysis, expected cut-off, and IAT 2024 exam weightage information.
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IISER 2024 Exam Analysis
Candidates can check the IAT 2024 exam analysis and student reactions from here:
Sakhshi: The exam difficulty level was easier than expected. Questions from the Chemistry subject were the easiest. Biology was of moderate level. Maths and Physics subjects were also of moderate level to solve. Nothing apart from the mentioned syllabus was asked. In physics, topics from current were asked more. From Mathematics topics like continuity, diffrentiability and differential equations had more weightage. The expected cut-off will be around 150+.
Gaurav: Overall exam difficulty level was easy to moderate. Questions from Physics and Mathematics were on the easy side. Inorganic chemistry questions were a bit tricky and the level was above moderate. Chemistry subjects had questions from coordinate and compound chemistry. Physics and Maths were equally distributed.
Dhruvi: Overall exam difficulty level was moderate. Biology was the easiest. Questions from physics were a bit difficult and tricky to solve. the expected cut-off as compared to previous years will be high because of the easy questions asked in the examination.
Umang: The IAT 2024 exam difficulty level was moderate and the questions were approach-based.There were no technical glitches in the examination. Questions from all the subjects were on the easy side. the IAT 2024 cut-off will be high this year. Some candidates who had appeared in the JEE exam found the exam difficulty level the same as the JEE exam.
IAT 2024 question paper and answer key were released on June 9, 2024 on the official website. For the last day of IAT 2024 preparation, candidates can go through the IISER 2024 question paper weightage from here:
Subject | Difficulty Level | Good Attempt |
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Biology | Easy | 12-13 Questions |
Physics | Moderate | 8-10 Questions |
Chemistry | Easy to Moderate | 10-12 Questions |
Mathematics | Moderate | 9-11 Questions |
IAT 2024 Student Reactions Video
IISER 2024 Exam Highlights
The following table brings the important information and highlights of the IISER Aptitude Test 2024.
Particulars |
Details |
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Exam Name |
IISER Aptitude Test |
Conducting Body |
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research |
Exam Level |
Undergraduate |
Exam Frequency |
Once a year |
Exam Mode |
Online/Computer-based Test (CBT) |
Total Registrations |
Two lakh (approximate number) |
Courses Offered through IISER Aptitude Test |
BS-MS |
Application Fee |
Gen/OBC/OBC-NCL/EWS - INR 2,000 SC/ST/KM/PwD - INR 1,000 |
Exam Duration |
3 Hours |
Exam Medium |
English and Hindi |
Total Marks of IISER |
240 Marks |
Total Questions |
60 |
Marking Scheme |
+4 for each correct answer -1 for each wrong answer |
Colleges Accepting IISER Aptitude Test Scores |
All IISER campuses in India |
Official Website |
http://www.iiseradmission.in/ |
Contact Details |
Phone: 020 25908222 (2 to 5 PM, Monday to Friday) Email: ask-jac2022@acads.iiserpune.ac.in |
IISER Entrance Exam Marking Scheme
The IISER Entrance Exam Marking Scheme is as follows:
Subject |
No. of Questions |
Marks |
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Physics |
15 |
60 |
Chemistry |
15 |
60 |
Biology |
15 |
60 |
Mathematics |
15 |
60 |
Total |
60 |
240 |
IISER 2023 Entrance Exam Analysis
IAT 2023 Exam was held on June 17, 2023. IISER Aptitude Test (IAT) will be conducted as a computer based test in centres across India. IISER 2023 Analyis will be updated soon after the conduct of the examination. IAT will consist of 60 questions, 15 questions each from Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics. Total time for answering the test will be 180 minutes. Questions will be of multiple choice type with only one correct answer. Students have opted for PCM in their class 12 std, found the biology section comparatively moderate to difficult and the students who had opted PCB in their class 12 found the Mathematics portion to be moderately difficult. for the common subjects for both the stream students which are Chemistry and Physics, the exam difficulty level was moderately easy. The overall difficulty level of IISER Entrance Exam 2023 was found to be moderate.
It was also found that many questions were indirectly repeated from the previous year questions on the subjects biology and mathematics. In the physics sections questions were maximum asked from theory-based type instead of numerical-based questions. Candidates can expect the IISER 2023 Cut off comparatively higher than previous year's cut off. The total marks obtained by a candidate out of 240 will be considered for preparing the Rank List. Not every candidate appearing in IAT 2023 will be awarded a rank. Rank cut-off will be announced at an appropriate time. Further, getting a rank does not guarantee offer/admission to an IISER.
The IISER Paper Analysis 2023 is given below for the reference of the candidates.
Particulars | Analysis |
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Overall Difficulty Level | Moderate |
Expected Number of Good Attempts | 45-50 |
Difficulty Level of Biology | Easy to Moderate |
Difficulty Level of Physics | Moderate to Difficult |
Difficulty Level of Mathematics | Difficult |
Difficulty Level of Chemistry | Moderate |
Topics with Highest Weightage in Mathematics | Sets, Relations And Functions |
Topics with Highest Weightage in Chemistry | Inorganic and Organic Chemistry, |
Topics with Highest Weightage in Physics | Gravitation, Electricity, Electrostatistics |
Topics with Highest Weightage in Biology | Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, Cell Biology |
IAT 2023 Student Reactions
Here is the video given below which mentions about the IISER Aptitude Test 2023 examination difficulty level, subject domains from which maximum questions were asked and also about the subject which was comparatively tougher than other science subjects. This Shiksha Video also tells about the priority of IISER Applicants choosing IISER institutes.
IAT 2022 Exam Analysis
IISER 2022 Entrance Exam was held on July 3, 2022, and had questions from Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology. It was held as a computer-based test (CBT). The IISER Paper Analysis 2022 is given below for the reference of the candidates.
Particulars | Analysis |
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Overall Difficulty Level | Moderate to Difficult |
Expected Number of Good Attempts | 45-50 |
Difficulty Level of Biology | Easy to Moderate |
Difficulty Level of Physics | Moderate to Difficult |
Difficulty Level of Mathematics | Difficult |
Difficulty Level of Chemistry | Moderate to Difficult |
Topics with Highest Weightage in Mathematics | Functions |
Topics with Highest Weightage in Chemistry | Kinetics, Physical and Organic Chemistry, |
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The IISER Paper Analysis 2023 is given below for the reference of the candidates.
Particulars | Analysis |
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Overall Difficulty Level | Moderate |
Expected Number of Good Attempts | 45-50 |
Difficulty Level of Biology | Easy to Moderate |
Difficulty Level of Physics | Moderate to Difficult |
Difficulty Level of Mathematics | Difficult |
Difficulty Level of Chemistry | Moderate |
Topics with Highest Weightage in Mathematics | Sets, Relations And Functions |
Topics with Highest Weightage in Chemistry | Inorganic and Organic Chemistry, |
Topics with Highest Weightage in Physics | Gravitation, Electricity, Electrostatistics |
Topics with Highest Weightage in Biology | Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, Cell Biology |
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IAT 2024 question paper and answer key were released on June 9, 2024 on the official website. For the last day of IAT 2024 preparation, candidates can go through the IISER 2024 question paper weightage from here:
Subject | Difficulty Level | Good Attempt |
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Biology | Easy | 12-13 Questions |
Physics | Moderate | 8-10 Questions |
Chemistry | Easy to Moderate | 10-12 Questions |
Mathematics | Moderate | 9-11 Questions |
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- Electronic devices such as calculators, cameras, electronic
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