Ph.D. in Biological Sciences 

at IISER Mohali, Mohali

The total fees for the BS-MS programme at IISER Mohali, include several components, such as tuition fees, application fees, registration fees, hostel fees, library charges and other various one-time charges. the total tuition fees of BS MS courses include INR 1.6 lakh to INR 3.3 lakh. The gross cost of a five-year BS/MS dual degree programme is higher for (GEN/OBC/KM/EWS) category compared to (SC/ST/PD) category. Check out the different components of IISER BS-MS fees below: 

The fee amount mentioned here is as per the official website/sanctioning body. It is subject to changes and hence, is indicative. 

Yes, IISER Mohali has a decent record of placements for its BS-MS Dual Degree courses. The key highlights of IISER Mohali placements for the BS MS Class of 2023 and 2024 are tabulated below:

Note: The above-mentioned data are gathered from the IISER Mohali NIRF report 2025.

The IISER average package has not been released on the official website. However, the median package offered in 2024 placements is disclosed in the NIRF report 2025. Check out the table below for course-wise median packages offered during IISER Mohali placements between 2022 and 2024:

NOTE: The above salary details are fetched from the NIRF report 2024.

IISER Mohali offers good placements annually for its BS-MS dual degree courses. The placement details of the batch 2025 are yet to be released on the official website. Once it is released, it will be updated here. However, the placement details of batch 2024 is disclosed in the NIRF report 2024. Check out the key highlights of IISER Mohali placements for the BS-MS Class of 2023 and 2024 in the table below:

Note: The above-mentioned data are gathered from the IISER Mohali NIRF report 2025.

Hello Nishar Ahmed, admissions to Indian Institute of Science Education and Research can be taken via any of the three routes, by appearing for JEE advanced examination or KVPY or through the admission test conducted by this Institute itself. You can definitely get admission in this Institute since you have scored 70% in your 12th standard while eligibility criteria for general category students is kept at 60%. Of course with 70% you cannot take JEE advanced since there the eligibility is at 75%. But you can follow the path of entrance exam conducted by this Institute. To help you further and to give you detailed information I am attaching a link below:-
https://www.shiksha.com/college/indian-institute-of-science-education-and-research-mohali-22265/admission
Best wishes to you.

IISER Mohali is famous for its Phd's and BS- MS dual degree courses. It has been ranked as 50 by NIRF ranking to be anomgst the top research institute in India. It also offers 11 courses in science stream only. The fees paid for these courses is also reasonable amongst the other colleges. Also , IISER Mohali is giving good placement package. The median package offered by the college was 8 lpa. It is one of the most popular courses known for its science courses and fees.

The median package offered to BS-MS students during IISER Mohali placements 2024 stood at INR 11.4 LPA. The same is tabulated below:

Note: The above-mentioned data are gathered from the IISER Mohali NIRF report 2025.

The highest package offered during IISER Mohali placements 2024 is yet to be released. Meanwhile, check out the below table for course-wise median packages offered during IISER Mohali placements between 2021 and 2024:

Note: The above-mentioned data are gathered from the IISER Mohali NIRF report 2025.

Yes, it is possible to join IISER Mohali - Indian Institute of Science Education & Research without JEE. The eligibility criteria for admission to the BS (four-year) degree program at IISER Mohali:
Candidates who have qualified Class XII (or equivalent) examination in science stream either in the year 2022 or 2023 can apply to the BS (four-year) degree program.
Candidates must have taken at least three subjects among Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics during their Class XII (or equivalent) exam.
Candidates seeking admission under the State and Central Boards (SCB) channel do not have to appear for IAT-2023.

IISER Mohali is slight hard to get as its admission and selection is based on various entrance exam. For Bsc admissions its JEE Main and JEE advanced which are to be considered. There is also one more college level entrance exam which is IISER entrance exam to get throught this college. Geeting a good score in these entrance exams is a challenge and depends upon the rank you score. In Bsc the rank considered by the institute was around 2229.