IISER 2025 Exam Day Instructions and Important Guidelines
Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research Entrance Exam 2026 ( IISER Entrance Exam )
Exam On - 9 Mar '26 - 13 Mar '26
IISER Aptitude Test 2025 is all set to be conducted on May 25, 2025 at exam centres across the nation. IAT 2025 exam will be held for admissions to 5 year BS-MS dual and BS degree programmes at various IISER institutions in the country. Before stepping into the examination hall, candidates can go through the IISER 2025 important guidelines and exam day instructions and other information from here to not get confused on their examination day.
IISER 2025 Exam Day Guidelines and Important Instructions
IISER 2025 exam will be held on May 25, 2025. Candidates who have been preparing for IISER 2025 for months now, must be aware of how crucial the examination is, and knowing the IISER 2025 exam schedule and shift timings allows you to plan your travel and arrival at the exam centre efficiently. IISER, the exam officials upon releasing the IISER admit card 2025 also mentioned the important exam day guidelines that IISER 2025 aspirants must go through to not get disqualification from the candidature at the IISER exam centres/ exam hall.
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IISER will conduct the IISER 2025 for 9 courses in predetermined IISER 2025 shift timings. The IISER 2025 Exam morning shift will start at 9 am and end at 12 pm. The exam will be three hours. By now candidates must have their IISER 2025 Preparation at peak. Here are some IISER 2025 Exam days instructions, important guidelines that candidates must go through before stepping into the IISER 2025 examination hall.
- IAT 2025: Important Instructions to be Followed on Exam Day
- Things to be Carried at the IISER 2025 Exam Centre
- Things Prohibited at the IISER 2025 Exam Centre
- What if There is a Discrepancy in IISER 2025 Admit Card?
IAT 2025: Important Instructions to be Followed on Exam Day
The following are the important instructions that the test takers must keep in mind before entering the examination hall.
- Candidates must carry their Hall Ticket on an A4 size paper using a laser printer. Hall Ticket is valid only if the candidate’s photograph and signature images are legibly printed. Paste the photograph at the indicated place. The Hall Ticket is to be produced for verification at the time of the test. This Hall ticket is valid only for the test date and session time as specified.
- The Hall Ticket is to be produced for verification at the time of the test and at least one original (not scanned) valid (not expired) photo identification card (such as Voter ID, Passport, Pan Card, Driving License, Photo pasted Nationalized Bank Passbook, UID Aadhar card, Photo pasted 10th/12th Marksheet/Certificate/Admit Card should also be presented. The candidate’s photograph and signature should be legibly printed and visible on the photo ID card and should match the name on the Hall Ticket. The Photo ID card should not be damaged or smudged.
- Make sure to print, fill up and carry the Self-Declaration form which will be present along with the Hall Ticket.
- Candidates are advised to locate their test centre and its accessibility at least a day before the test so that they can reach the centre on time on the day of the test.
- Candidates should report at 7:00 AM for the session. No candidate will be allowed inside the test centre after 8:30 AM. PwD candidates will get priority entry into the test centre.
- Do Not wear any jewellery or other items containing metal. Mobile phones or any other electronic gadgets such as Smart watches, calculators are NOT ALLOWED inside the test centre. There is no facility for safekeeping of candidates’ personal belongings outside the test hall and we are not responsible for its loss.
- Only Hall Ticket, Original Photo ID Card, Transparent Water Bottle & Ball pen will be allowed inside the test hall.
- Rough pad/sheet(s) will be provided to the candidates for rough work, which will have to be returned after the test. Candidates should clearly write their name and application number on the rough pad. An online non-programmable scientific calculator will be provided on the candidate’s console. Please do not carry your own calculator.
Commonly asked questions
The portal for document upload and freezing of IISER preferences for IISER 2026 Admissions is expected to begin in the month of July 2026, tentatively. After accepting the offer and paying the seat acceptance fee, the candidate can exercise two options:
- Candidate can FREEZE the seat (they will not participate in further rounds of counselling),
- Candidate 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 again be considered for seat allocation in 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.
Once IISER result is declared, a seat allotment list is declared containing roll numbers of candidates who are allocated seats in BS-MS programmes. Candidates can check the first round allotment list on the official website of the exam tentatively by the second week of July 2026. All candidates whose roll numbers appear in the first round allotment list need to log in to their application portal to download the offer letters.
Things to be Carried at the IISER 2025 Exam Centre
You must carry the following documents and items to the exam centre:
- A coloured or laser printout of the IISER 2025 admit card in A4 size paper.
- A valid photo identity card issued by the Government of India such as PAN Card, Voter ID Card, Aadhaar Card, Passport, Driving License, etc.
- Pen and pencil.
- Transparent water bottle.
- Pocket-sized hand sanitiser.
- Face mask which has to be worn by the candidate throughout the time spent at the exam centre.
Things Prohibited at the IISER 2025 Exam Centre
The following items are barred from carrying to the IISER exam centre:
- Books, copies or papers of any kind.
- Mobile phones, calculators, watches or any other electronic or digital devices.
- Bags or wallets.
The exam authorities have also mentioned that there would not be any place to keep candidates’ personal belongings, hence you should ideally not carry any personal belongings, except the permitted items inside the exam hall.
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What if There is a Discrepancy in IISER 2025 Admit Card?
In case of any discrepancy in the particulars of the candidate or his/her photograph and signature shown on the IISER 2025 admit card, candidates should immediately approach the IISER Help Line between 10.00 A.M. and 5.00 P.M. The exam officials mention, "In such a case, the candidate would appear in the examination with the already downloaded Admit Card. However, exam officials will take necessary action to make corrections in the record later."
Hence, candidates need not worry about the possibility of not getting allowed inside the IISER 2025 exam centre. However, they must follow up with the IISER officials before the commencement of the admissions process.
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Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 6 days ago
The last date to apply for IISER 2026 is April 13, 2026. IAT application form will be available on the website, iiseradmission.in.
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Answered a week ago
IISER 2026 application is available from March 5 to April 13. Eligible candidates can fill the application form online at iiseradmission.in. The process to fill the application form is registration, form filling, and payment of fees.
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Answered a week ago
IISER Berhampur released the application form for IISER 2026 on March 5, 2026. The registration link is updated on the website, iiseradmission.in.
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Answered a week ago
IISER 2026 application fee is updated online. The application fee for IISER 2026 is Rs. 2000 (General, EWS, OBC, and OBC-NCL). For other categories, the fee is Rs. 1000.
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Answered 2 weeks ago
The official website to check the result of IISER 2026 is iiseradmission.in. Students have to provide the required credentials to check the exam result.
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Answered 2 weeks ago
There are 2343 seats, including supernumerary seats for BS-MS / BS / B.Tech. programmes.
BS-MS programme seat matrix
| IISER | Total Seats |
| IISER Berhampur | 300 |
| IISER Bhopal | 300 |
| IISER Kolkata | 280 |
| IISER Kolkata (BS-MS in Computational and Data Sciences) | 30 |
| IISER Pune | 288 |
| IISER Mohali | 275 |
| IISER Thiruvananthapuram | 320 |
| IISER Tirupati | 250 |
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 weeks ago
The authority has not announced the IISER result date. Students can check the IISER Admisison 2026 website for any updates.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 weeks ago
IISER counselling is conducted in multiple rounds. Students who qualify the IISER entrance exam can participate in the counselling process.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 weeks ago
IISER entrance exam 2026 is scheduled on June 7, 2026. The exam time is from 9 AM to 12 PM. IISER Berhampur will conduct the IISER Aptitude Test 2026.
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Answered 2 weeks ago
The cutoff rank for IISER will be released online. Meanwhile, students can check the previous year cutoff of IISER to know what rank is required for admission.
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