IISER Entrance Exam Counselling

Candidates who are applying for the IISER 2024 counselling process need to remember the following points before applying:Note -1:a) To be considered for counselling, filling up the IISER Preference Form is mandatory.b) Please upload your Class XII marksheet or Class XII improvement marksheet and Caste certificate (in the Applicant Details section) if applicable and if you have not uploaded the same while filling up the Application Form.Note-2:a) All candidates with a score of 1 and above are awarded with an Overall Rank. Obtaining a rank does not ensure admission to IISERs. Only those candidates who submit the IISER Preference Form will be considered for admission to IISERs.b) Category rank, if applicable and as reflected on the scorecard, is provisional subject to the verification of documents.

After the declaration of the IAT 2024 seat allotment list, candidates whose AIR rank lies in the released closing rank list will then have two options ie., accept or reject the seat. Candidates can check out how to fill out the IISER 2024 decision-making form by following the below-mentioned steps:Visit the IAT 2024 official website and log in to your registered account with the help of login credentials i.e., username and password.then click on the submit reference tab present on the left corner of the system.Next “Click Here to Submit Your Decision”You will see this kind of offer letter once you click “Click here to download the offer letter”. This is a sample offer letter.Click “DECISION MAKING” and then click “Click Here to View Allotted Seat”Click “Generate OTP” to go to the next pageEnter the captcha to receive the OTPCheck your registered mobile number and/or email ID for the OTPValidate the OTP received on your registered mobile number and/or email address Once the OTP is validated successfully this pop-up will comeAfter validating the OTP, you need to select one of the options. Candidates who received their 1st choice will not see the FLOAT (I WANT TO ACCEPT AND FLOAT MY SEAT PREFERENCE) optionPlease select the option carefully and click “Proceed”. Once submitted, NO FURTHER CHANGES WILL BE ALLOWED.

Candidates can go through the following information :If a candidate receives an admission offer, he/she can either choose to accept the seat or reject it. If a candidate rejects the offered seat or if no action is taken by the candidate before the deadline, then the candidate will not be able to participate in further rounds of counselling.If a candidate receives an offer, then to accept the seat offered, the student must pay a seat acceptance fee through online mode before the prescribed deadline. If the seat acceptance fee is not paid, the candidate will not be considered for admission in subsequent allocation rounds.After accepting the offer and paying seat acceptance fee, the candidate can exercise two options:Candidate can FREEZE the seat (they will not participate in further rounds of counselling), Candidates 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 be considered for seat allocation againin 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. 

Candidates can go through the different rounds of IAT 2025 seat allotment result dates (Expected) from here:Event NameDateIISER 2025 Round 1 Seat Allotment Result18-Jul-2025IISER 2025 Round 2 Seat Allotment Result30-Jul-2025 IISER 2025 Round 3 Seat Allotment Result7-Aug-2025IISER 2025 Round 4 Seat Allotment Result14-Aug-2025IISER 2025 Round 5 Seat Allotment Result20-Aug-2025IISER 2025 Round 6 Seat Allotment Result26-Aug-2025If seats in preferred IISERs are filled, then the candidate will not be considered in further rounds of counselling. For example, if a candidate had given only two preferences as IISER-X and IISER-Y, and if the seats in these IISERs are filled, then the candidate will not be considered for seat allocation anymore. This process happens even if the student has not been allocated any seat in previous counselling rounds. 

The Seat Acceptance Fee is to be paid only after an offer of admission has been made to the candidate. The SAF will have to be paid as per the category entered by the candidate in the application.INR35,000/- (INR25,000/- + INR10,000/- (Non refundable administrative fee) for General/EWS/OBC/OBC-NCL/PwD/KM/Kashmiri Pandit/Kashmiri Hindu Families (Non-Migrants) categories.INR17,500/- (INR12,500/- + INR5000/- (Non refundable administrative fee) for SC/ST categories.Failure to deposit the SAF within the stipulated time will result in the cancellation of the o? er. Furthermore, you will not be considered in any subsequent rounds of seat allotment during admission 2024.Once you register in your allotted IISER, this amount will be adjusted against your? rst semester fee.