IISER Entrance Exam 2025 Books: Check Best Books for Exam Preparation

Admit Card - 15 May '25

Updated on Apr 30, 2025 18:21 IST

By Manisha Kumari, Associate Senior Executive

IISER Aptitude Test books play an important role in exam preparation. The Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) conducts its entrance exam in order to offer student admission in BS-MS dual degree courses offered. On the basis of a candidate’s score in the IISER entrance exam (also known as the IISER aptitude test), they can secure admission at seven IISER campuses across India.

Aspirants who are planning to appear for exam must get hold of the best books to prepare for IISER 2025 entrance exam or IISER Aptitude Test 2025. Here we bring the list of top IISER Aptitude Test books.

Table of content

IISER Admission Test 2025 Exam Pattern
Best IISER Aptitude Test Books for Physics
Best IISER Aptitude Test Books for Chemistry
Best IISER Aptitude Test Books for Mathematics
Best IISER Aptitude Test Books for Biology
Factors to Select Right IISER Aptitude Test Preparation Books
FAQs Regarding IISER Aptitude Test Books

IISER Admission Test 2025 Exam Pattern

Before listing down the IISER Aptitude Test books, let us bring to you the exam pattern and structure for the exam.

Subject	No. of Questions	Marks
Physics	15	60
Chemistry	15	60
Biology	15	60
Mathematics	15	60
Total	60	240

Each question carries four marks and there is a negative marking of one mark for each wrong answer. No marks will be awarded or deducted for unattempted questions.

According to the exam authorities, the syllabus of the IISER 2025 Aptitude Test is based on Class 11 and Class 12 NCERT syllabus and curriculum. Hence, the IISER Aptitude Test books for preparation should be of a higher secondary level. Moreover, NCERT books would also suffice as IISER entrance exam preparation books.

Best IISER Aptitude Test Books for Physics

The following table brings the list of top books for the IISER Aptitude Test Physics section.

Books	Author
Concepts if Physics Volume I	H.C Verma
Concepts if Physics Volume II	H.C Verma
NCERT Physics Class XI	NCERT
NCERT Physics Class XII	NCERT
Fundamentals of Physics	Halliday, Resnik, Walker
Problems in General Physics	I.E Irodov

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Best IISER Aptitude Test Books for Chemistry

Here we bring the list of top books for the IISER Aptitude Test Chemistry section.

Books	Author
NCERT Chemistry Class XI	NCERT
NCERT Chemistry Class XII	NCERT
Organic Chemistry	Morrison and Boyd
Inorganic Chemistry for IIT JEE	O.P Tandon
Concise Inorganic Chemistry for JEE	J.D Lee
Numerical Chemistry	P Bahadur
Chemical Calculations	R.C Mukherjee

Best IISER Aptitude Test Books for Mathematics

The most preferred books for the IISER Aptitude Test for Mathematics along with their authors are listed below.

Books	Authors
Problems Plus in IIT Mathematics	A Das Gupta
Comprehensive Mathematics JEE Advanced	Tata McGraw Hill
Plane Trigonometry Part 1	SL Loneyx

Best IISER Aptitude Test Books for Biology

The best Biology books for IISER Aptitude Test are listed in the table below.

Books	Authors
Objective Biology Volume I & II	Trueman’s
Objective NCERT at Your Fingertips	MTG Editorial Board
NCERT Biology Book for Class 12	NCERT
Master The NCERT for NEET 11 & 12 Biology	Sanjay Sharma
Handbook of Biology	Arihant

Factors to Select Right IISER Aptitude Test Preparation Books

Aspirants should keep in mind the following factors while selecting the right preparation books for the IISER Aptitude Test:

Content of books – You must refer to the reviews of the best books for IISER Aptitude Test preparation to know how easy it would be to read and understand those books. The factors in the content that should be checked include the quality of language or ease of understanding or comprehension, coverage of topics and chapters from the IISER Aptitude Test syllabus, among others.
Edition – Candidates should always refer to the latest edition of IISER entrance preparation books. Older editions may contain outdated content, which would not aid their preparation properly.
Practice Materials – While selecting the best books for the exam, you should also check whether along with chapter-wise theoretical content, the books also have sufficient practice questions along with their answer keys and solutions, or previous years’ solved question papers.