IISER Entrance Exam 2025 Pattern: Check Negative Marking Scheme & Section-wise Paper Pattern Here
Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research Entrance Exam 2026 ( IISER Entrance Exam )
IISER Entrance Exam 2025 pattern remains the same as the previous year's IISER Entrance Exam. The exam was conducted in a computer-based test. IAT 2025 applicants' subject knowledge will be tested based on the format of multiple-choice questions (MCQs) in the exam.
IAT 2025 mock test link will be activated soon for the test takers to practice the exam questions in the predefined exam pattern and timings. There will be only 60 MCQs that the exam authority will ask from the mentioned IISERÂ syllabus 2025.
Last year, the marking scheme of the exam was modified. The only change that was made by the exam conducting body is the marks earned for each correct answer. Earlier, the examination was 180 marks, but now the maximum mark of the examination is 240 marks.
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IISER Entrance Exam 2025 Highlights
The IISER exam is held once a year in online mode by the exam conducting authority, the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research. There are a total of 240 scores in the IISER Question paper, and the exam language is English. For each correct answer, one will get 4 marks, and for every incorrect answer, one mark will be subtracted. Students must visit the IAT official portal to go through the upcoming events and dates related to the IAT exam.Â
Commonly asked questions
IISER Exam pattern for the academic session 2026-27 is yet to be announced. However, last year pattern remains to be same as of the previous year of IISER Entrance Exam which was also conducted in online mode i.e., computer-based. The only change which is made by the exam conducting body is the marks awarded for each correct anwer.
IISER Entrance Exam 2025 Marking Scheme
The IISER Entrance Exam Marking Scheme is mentioned below:
There are a total of four subjects in the IISER exam, and each section has a total of 15 questions, and every section has 60 marks. Students should know that the questions are asked from Physics, Biology, Mathematics, and Chemistry. The IAT question paper is of 240 marks and has 60 questions in total.Â
Marking scheme: Candidates will be awarded three marks for each correct answer. There will be a negative marking of one mark for each incorrect answer.
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Commonly asked questions
The IISER Entrance Exam Marking Scheme is given below.
| Section | Marks |
|---|---|
| Physics | 60 |
| Mathematics | 60 |
| Chemistry | 60 |
| Biology | 60 |
Each section carries 15 marks.
The question paper will be in English and Hindi languages. The candidates must read all the given instructions provided in the question papers at the time of examination.
IISER Entrance Exam Exam
Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 20 hours ago
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research will announce the IISER 2026 exam date on the website, iiseradmission.in/. Students can check the IAT exam date to know the schedule of important events like registration, entrance exam date, admit card, result, and more.
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Contributor-Level 8
Answered 20 hours ago
No, the admit card for IAT 2026 has not released. The exam authority is expected to release the IISER Aptitude Test admit card 2026Â in May 2026. The link to download the admit card will be updated on the IISER admission 2026 website.
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Contributor-Level 8
Answered 2 days ago
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.
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Contributor-Level 8
Answered 3 days ago
The IISER exam is conducted in a single shift. The exam time is from 9 AM to 12 PM. Students can check the IISER admit card to know exam dates.
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Contributor-Level 8
Answered 2 weeks ago
No, the IISER Entrance Exam result can be checked only in online mode. The exam authorities will release the result or rankcard on the exam website. Students have to login with their registration credentials to download the IISER Aptitude Test result. Â
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Beginner-Level 5
Answered 2 weeks ago
IISER Entrance Exam centres are located in cities across India. The exam is not conducted outside India. In case there is a change this year, it will be updated here.Â
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Beginner-Level 5
Answered 2 weeks ago
No, there is no option to apply for the IISER Entrance Exam in offline mode. Students have to go to the exam website, which is iiseradmission.in to apply for the exam. The fee has to be also paid in online mode, through Credit/Debit Card or Net Banking.
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Beginner-Level 5
Answered 2 weeks ago
If you are planning to appear for the IISER Entrance Exam 2026, and you will write your Board exam in the same year, you will be eligible. In case you are slated to appear for the exam in 2027, you cannot take the IISER Entrance Exam 2026. The exam is expected to be conducted in May. If you do not c
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Beginner-Level 5
Answered 2 weeks ago
No, IISER Entrance Exam is conducted in a single day and slot. The total duration of the exam is three hours. There is no break in between the test. IISER Aptitude Test is conducted in computer based mode.Â
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Beginner-Level 5
Answered 3 weeks ago
The IISER Entrance Exam Mock Test can be taken from the exam website for free. There is no fee involved for this. Neither is it necessary to register for the IISER Aptitude Test. Students can take the mock test as many times as they wish to.Â
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