IISER 2025 exam was conducted on May 25, 2025. The overall exam difficulty level was found to be easy to moderate. IISER 2025 safe score is expected to be 100-110 for the general category. Check out the category-wise IISER 2025 good score, expected cut off, and marks vs rank details here.
IISER Entrance Exam 2025 was succesfully conducted on May 25, 2025 at carious exam centres across the nation. After taking the exam, test takers are now wondering about the What is the safe score in IISER exam 2025? Knowing Good score in IISER exam 2025 will help the candidates in anticipating whether they can get admissions to the BS-MS/BS/BTech courses offered by IISER 2025 participating institutes.
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The definition of a "good" score may vary depending on the program and university, generally, scoring in the top percentile significantly enhances the chances of securing a seat in high-demand courses. IISER Good Score allows candidates to strategically allocate both their time and resources to different subjects on the basis of their difficulty level and weightage for the IISER 2025.
IISER 2025 Exam Difficulty Level
Based on the IISER 2025 Exam Analysis (inputs received from student reactions) overall exam difficulty level was moderate. Candidates who are from PCB stream found Biology very easy and took more time for Mathematics questions. Equal distribution of subjects and topics was found in the exam. Both the practical and theory-based questions were asked by the exam officials. Many of the students found the physics section as the most difficult section to attend. Questions in physics were mostly application-based based and the electricity topic had the highest weightage of questions. Questions in biology were technical and practical-based; no repeated questions were asked in this section.
Candidates can check out the IISER 2025 exam difficulty level from here:
Subject |
Difficulty Level |
Good Attempt |
---|---|---|
Biology |
Easy |
12-13 Questions |
Physics |
Moderate to Difficult |
8-10 Questions |
Chemistry |
Moderate |
10-12 Questions |
Mathematics |
Easy to Moderate |
10-12 Questions |
Also Read: IISER 2025 Question Paper Analysis
- What is a Safe Score in IISER Entrance Exam?
- Good Score in IISER 2025 Entrance Exam
- IISER 2025 Good Score: Category Wise
- IAT 2025 Cut Off For IISc Banglore (Expected)
What is a Safe Score in IISER Entrance Exam?
IISER 2025 safe scores are the minimum marks that a candidates need to achieve in order to get admissions in any of the IISER exam participating institutes. The IAT 2205 safe score drawn below is for IISER Berhampur and IISER Pune which required the lower range of the IAT 2025 safe score.
Based on the student reactions on IISER 2025 exam, the overall exam difficulty level as compared to last year was a bit on easier side. Last year IISER 2024 exam difficulty level was moderate to difficult and IISER 2025 exam difficulty level is easy to moderate, which means that the IISER 2025 cut off is estimated to be higher from last year.
IISER 2025: Category wise Safe Score
Institute Name |
IISER 2024 Rank |
IISER 2024 Marks |
IISER 2025 Expected Marks |
---|---|---|---|
IISER Berhampur |
4484- GEN 1311- GEN EWS 2379- OBC 1333-SC |
92- GEN 75- GEN EWS 70- OBC 60- SC |
110- GEN 95- GEN EWS 90- OBC 80- SC |
IISER Pune |
- | 125- GEN 105- GEN EWS 95- OBC 90- SC |
150- GEN 135- GEN EWS 125- OBC 115- SC |
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Good Score in IISER 2025 Entrance Exam
The offering institutes in IISER Entrance Exam 2025 are IISER Pune, IISER Bhopal, IISER Tirupati, IISER Trivandrurm, IISER Kolkata, IISER Mohali, IISER Berhampur, IISc Bangalore and IIT Madras. IISER exam 2025 good score varies on the candidates choice of admiting institute they wish to get enrolled in. IISc Bangalore and IIT Madras are one of the top institutes thatthe test takers aim for and the top scoring candidates get their admissions in these two institutes.
Candidates can check out the good score in IISER 2025 entrance exam from here:
- IISc Banglore- 200
- IIT Madras- 185
- IISER Pune- 170
- IISER Bhopal- 140
- IISER Kolkata- 160
- IISER Mohali- 140
- IISER Tirupati- 120
- IISER Berhampur- 110
IISER 2025 Good Score: Category Wise
Candidates can check the category-wise IAT good score for this year's academic session:
Institute Name | General | OBC | SC | ST |
---|---|---|---|---|
IISc Banglore | 210 | 195 | 150 | 135 |
IIT Madras | 195 | 180 | 140 | 120 |
IISER Pune | 175 | 160 | 130 | 110 |
IISER Kolkata | 160 | 150 | 115 | 100 |
IISER Bhopal | 145 | 138 | 115 | 95 |
IISER Mohali | 145 | 142 | 105 | 95 |
IISER Trivandrum | 135 | 120 | 95 | 85 |
IISER Tirupati | 125 | 115 | 90 | 75 |
IISER Behrampur | 115 | 100 | 85 | 65 |
IIT Madras Closing and Opening Ranks
Candidates can check out the previous year's IISER entrance exam opening and closing rank for admissions to the BS-MS degree programme at IIT Madras here:
Seat Type |
Round - 11 Allotment |
|
---|---|---|
Opening Rank |
Closing Rank |
|
OPEN |
CRL - 85 |
CRL - 378 |
GEN-EWS |
GEN-EWS - 16 |
GEN-EWS - 21 |
OBC-NCL |
OBC-NCL - 58 |
OBC-NCL - 128 |
SC |
SC - 71 |
SC - 111 |
ST |
ST - 20 |
ST - 21 |
PwD |
PwD - 25 |
PwD - 25 |
IAT 2025 Cut Off For IISc Banglore (Expected)
Candidates who wish to apply through the IISER Aptitude Test (IAT) mode of entry to the four-year Bachelor of Science programme offered at IISc Banglore must apply to both the IAT-2025 and IISc admission portal.
Based on the registrations made by the candidates, the exam officials will release the IAT 2025 cut-off for admissions to the programmes offered at IISc Banglore. Candidates can check out the expected cut off from here:
IISER APTITUDE(IAT) EXAM CUT OFF BASED ON CATEGORY RANK (Expected) |
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CATEGORY | GN | GN(F) | EWS | EWS(F) | OBC-NCL | OBC-NCL(F) | SC | SC(F) | ST | ST(F) | PWD | KM |
Cut off Rank | 38 | 94 | 13 | 32 | 35 | 56 | 30 | 61 | 46 | 69 | 20 | 4 |
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Student Forum
Answered 2 months ago
With a 7,000 rank in the SC category, admission to any IISER (including newer campuses) is not possible as per 2025 cutoffs. Cutoff ranks for SC category in IISERs generally close between 125 (most competitive) and 750 (least competitive).
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 2 months ago
IISER Berhampur cutoff 2025 for the BS + MS course across multiple specialisations stood at 3299 during the Round 1 cutoff for the students belonging to the General AI quota. So, considering the first-round cutoff rank, candidates must target to secure a rank up to 3299 and lower to improve their ch
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
IISER Mohali cutoff 2025 has been released for different categories of students under the AI quota. For the General category, the cutoff rank for BS + MS admission across multiple specialisations was 1778. To view the category-wise ranks, refer to the table below:
Category | BS + MS |
---|---|
General | 1778 |
OBC | 1358 |
SC | 520 |
ST | 263 |
EWS | 480 |
PWD | 50112 |
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Contributor-Level 10
Following the previous year trends and as per the updates mentioned on the IISER 2025 official website, IISER do not release IAT 2025 cut off marks. However, the exam officials based on the counselling registration done for admissions by the candidates, the exam officials releases the round wise IISER 2025 closing rank list.
IAT 2025 cut marks are generally the minimum marks which the IISER 2025 exam test takers need to score in order to get admissions in the programmes offered by the participating institutes.