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IISER Kolkata is one of the leading higher education institutions that consistently ranks high in several national evaluations by different ranking bodies. It was ranked #67 in the NIRF 2025 'Overall' category, depicting the continuous success in providing quality education.

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IISER Kolkata Ranking Highlights 2025

IISER Kolkata is one of India’s top institutes. Eminent national ranking bodies have acknowledged it as a leading institute. As per NIRF 2025, the ranking of the institute is #67 in the Overall category, and #46 under Research Institutions. The institute is ranked as one of the best institutes for its top class faculty. The article mentioned in this space covers all the details you need if you are interested in IISER Kolkata rankings.

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NIRF, 2025

#46

3rd Best among NIRF ranked colleges in West Bengal in 2025->

IISER Kolkata
NIRF Ranking 2025

Over the years, IISER Kolkata has earned commendable rankings across different domains in the NIRF 2025. This signifies the institution's esteemed reputation and proficiency in various aspects, assigning it an overall good score. It can be seen that the IISER Kolkata's rankings in 'Overall' category have displayed a decreasing trend as per the ranks of the previous years. In 2025, IISER Kolkata fell 6 ranks to #67 rank in the 'Overall' category by the NIRF ranking. This is the second consecutive

The rankings of the institute in the 'Research Institutions' category have displayed a decreasing trend when evaluated against previous year's rankings. In 2025, IISER Kolkata fell 8 ranks to #46 rank in the 'Research Institutions' category by the NIRF ranking.

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Category	2025
Science	46

IISER Kolkata Ranking
NIRF Ranking Comparison

According to the NIRF ranking 2025, IISER Kolkata received #67 rank in the 'Overall' category. It holds a comparable status to the most prestigious universities such as Madras University, and BBAU Lucknow for NIRF rankings under the 'Overall' category. Check out the year-by-year comparison of Tezpur University with other top institutes:

IISER Kolkata vs Other Institutes: NIRF Ranking 2025
College Name	Overall 2025
IISER Kolkata	67
UPES	64
IIT Jodhpur	66
Madras University	68
BBAU Lucknow	69

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Science

College	Ranking
TIET Patiala Compare	42
KIIT Compare	43
UPES Dehradun Compare	45
IISER Kolkata	46
IIT Ropar Compare	47
University of Calcutta Compare	48
SOA University Compare	49

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IISER Kolkata
Times Higher Education Ranking 2025

IISER Kolkata has consistently been among the top institutes under all the major categories by the Times Higher Education. It has been identified that in the 'Overall' category, the institute's ranking has fluctuation when compared with the previous year's ranking. In 2024, IISER Kolkata's rank is #1001, the same as last year's rank in the 'Overall' category by the Times Higher Education ranking. Candidates can refer to the table below for an in-depth review of the IISER Kolkata ranks by Times H

IISER Kolkata Ranking
Times Higher Education Ranking Comparison

Based on the Times Higher Education 2024 ranking, IISER Kolkata has secured rank #1001–1200 and Punjabi University Patiala has been ranked at #80. Check the Times Higher Education’s India's Top Government University ranking in the following table:

IISER Kolkata vs Other Institutes: Times Higher Education Ranking 2024
College Name	Overall 2024
IISER Kolkata - Indian Institute of Science Education & Research	1001–1200
Punjabi University Patiala	80
NIT Calicut	81
Jadavpur University	1001–1200
Gauhati University	1001–1200

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

4.4

4Placements5Infrastructure4Faculty5Crowd & Campus Life4Value for Money

Integrated course at IISER, Pune.

Placements: While coming to placement training I learned and experienced a lot, which is worth the money invested for placements. Zeus Numerix and Shell are some of the top recruiters from the college of IISER, Pune. Comparatively successive rate of placements is huge.

Faculty: Attendance history is most important which admit has to write semester examinations without any punishment or penalties. Faculty members arrange extra classes for students who are unable to perform well in the mid-exams. Weekly assignments and challenges are prepared by them in Google link.

Other: Management of the college always says that participation is more important than winning or losing. Students dress conservatively according to their convenience, but it must be formal. They pave a path for creation, innovation, and implementation followed by succession.

Reviewed on 27 Feb 2025Read More

Anonymous

M.S. in Space Physics - Batch of 2024

4.6

5Placements4Infrastructure4Faculty5Crowd & Campus Life5Value for Money

My two-year MS program.

Placements: In 2023, out of 90 students in our class, 70 students were hired by companies that were invited for the campus drives. A few of them initiated their ideas by starting new ventures, which was really inspiring for the newcomers and helped us achieve more.

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Reviewed on 24 Feb 2025Read More

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

3.6

1Placements3Infrastructure5Faculty4Crowd & Campus Life5Value for Money

Best college in academics for pursuing science, but decent in the infrastructure of sports complex.

Placements: Mostly, people go abroad to do research and do a PhD in my department. Students also prepare for GSI. In my course, there are no placements. In mathematics, the average package ranges from 7-10 LPA. The top recruiting company is Deloitte, but if students are referring for placements, then they should not join this college. Internships are similar to those in basic sciences, and most people go abroad for that. It is well-paid in India and Canada, i.e., a package that ranges from 40-50 LPA. Students used to go for Maitacs every year, but now people go to Tokyo, France, Germany, and the US.

Infrastructure: As compared to other IISERs, we have the worst infrastructure for living, but Wi-Fi, classrooms, library, and labs are the best in the nation. The hostel is double shared occupancy till the final year, or sometimes triple sharing. If students are non-vegetarian, then the canteen is the best place to opt for. Medical facilities are available, and there is a free check-up as well as insurance of 1.5 lakhs. Sports and games infrastructure is not so good. It is decent, but IISER Kolkata provides us with full independence to play at any time.

Faculty: We have one of the best faculty members in India. The knowledge level is top. The qualification background is good, and every professor has a postdoctoral position outside India in a good and reputable college. Many of them are PhD holders from outside India. The teaching qualities are quite good as they are mostly researchers. Some professors are good. They have won the national and the best teachers award. We have the best curriculum as it is relevant, with research, and includes going abroad. Some of the departments are really tough. It is tough to pass in mathematics, etc.

Other: I chose this college because I saw it as one of the best in academics, and in the nation, and I just failed in JEE Advanced, so I have to go somewhere. This is my destiny. For my course betterment, if professors were more lenient in the grading scale, it would be best. Events and fests are not conducted on campus, but we are trying to restart the culture of the fest.

Reviewed on 9 Jul 2025Read More

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B.S. in Geological Sciences + M.S. in Geological Sciences - Batch of 2029

4.2

3Placements4Infrastructure5Faculty5Crowd & Campus Life4Value for Money

The oldest IISER- IISER Kolkata.

Placements: Placements here are average till now. The average package is 7 LPA and the highest package is 12 LPA with placement percentage of 20%. But as the geological sciences field is growing and developing we can expect more and high placements in the recent future.

Infrastructure: Wi-Fi is kind of average but infrastructure of laboratories and classrooms is quite good. Library has hundreds of books believe me you would love to come here to sleep. Mess food is better than most of the IITs and IISERs. Medical facilities include 3-4 ambulances, qualified doctors, and free medicine for all.

Faculty: Teachers are highly qualified, knowledgeable, and helpful You would love to discuss scientific things with them as all of them are researchers so you are going to get a good research exposure in here. Course curriculum is quite tough but no need to worry you can find time for extracurricular activities too. Students have to be aware of the exam time because you would need to study.

Reviewed on 19 Feb 2025Read More

Anonymous

M.S. in Space Physics - Batch of 2024

4.6

5Placements4Infrastructure4Faculty5Crowd & Campus Life5Value for Money

The college is the best let me tell you.

Placements: The placement percentage of the students on our campus is 100%. The highest package being offered is 9 LPA. The college also provides the students with 100% internship opportunities. The college has great industry connections.

Infrastructure: The facilities and infrastructure of the college are really good. We have facilities like Wi-Fi access, big classrooms, and a big library. The quality of the facilities provided to us in the hostel is also really good. The food quality served is the best in the canteen.

Faculty: Teachers in our college are great. They are very qualified and are also good in terms of knowledge and industry-related content. The course curriculum is also very relevant to the industry. The pass percentage is 100% for the entire batch. The exams are easy.

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B.S. in Biological Science + M.S. in Biological Science - Batch of 2029

3.8

2Placements4Infrastructure4Faculty5Crowd & Campus Life4Value for Money

Pretty satisfied considering everything.

Placements: There are very few or no placements, the primary reason being that students want to pursue higher education or go into a different field. Though we have a placement cell and it does its work, mostly it’s the students who don’t want placements because the job might not pay well enough.

Infrastructure: Hostels and other facilities are all really good.

Faculty: Most of the faculty members are really helpful and cooperative, except for a very few. All the staff and faculty members are friendly and approachable, they try their best to make the subject as interesting as possible. The exams are really well designed too.

Other: A lot of events and extracurricular activities. The college life of my dreams.

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What is the admission criteria of IISER Kolkata?

Answered 4 months ago

IISER Kolkata offers admission to courses based on entrance exam. Candidates who have received the provisional KVPY fellowship award are eligible to apply for admissions. Students are admitted to the BS-MS Dual Degree programme through the Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY), State and Central

Manashjyoti Goyal

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What is the cutoff of IISER Kolkata for 2025 admission? I belong to the OBC category.

Answered 4 months ago

IISER Kolkata OBC cutoff 2025 for admission to the BS + MS course across multiple specialisations was 891 under the AI quota. For the B.S. in Computational and Data Sciences + M.S. in Computational and Data Sciences specialisation, the first-round closing rank stood at 417. The cutoff ranks mentione

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Which courses are offered at IISER Kolkata?

Answered 4 months ago

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata offers a variety of programmes at UG, PG, PhD and postdoctoral levels such as a five-year BS-MS Dual Degree programme, MS in Space Physics, Integrated PhD, PhD and Postdoctoral Research programme. Candidates need to meet the respective eligi

Aishwarya Sinha

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When was IISER Kolkata established?

Answered 4 months ago

IISER Kolkata is an autonomous institute that was established in 2006. The college was established by the Ministry of Education, Government of India. IISER Kolkata has seven departments: Physical Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Biological Sciences, Earth Sciences, Mathematics & Statistics, Computationa

Abhishek Shukla

Beginner-Level 5

How are the placements at IISER Kolkata?

Answered 4 months ago

According to IISER Kolkata NIRF report 2024, the median package offered during UG 5-year placements 2023 stood at INR 7 LPA. Further, a total of 11 students were placed and 83 students opted for higher studies out of total 169 students during IISER Kolkata UG 5-year placements 2023. Earlier, NIRF re

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