IISER Entrance Exam 2026 Pattern: Check Negative Marking Scheme & Section-wise Paper Pattern Here

220+ marks are a good score in IISER.  Students must have a proper strategy to score high. They can plan their preparation according to the IISER exam syllabus. Practising previous year question paper and mock test will help in scoring good marks.

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.

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.

The IISER Entrance Exam syllabus is in tune with the Class 11 and 12 Board exam syllabus. The questions in the examination are asked from four domains of the Science subject, which are Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics.

As per the syllabus mentioned in the information brochure of IISER, it is observed that in the Biology subject maximum syllabus is covered from the Class 12 book. For the subjects of Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry, the syllabus is equally distributed in Class 11 and 12.

The IISER Entrance Exam 2026 pattern is expected to remains same as last year. IAT consists of 60 questions, 15 questions each from Biology, Chemistry Mathematics, and Physics. There will be four answer options. Total time for answering the test is 180 minutes. Questions are multiple choice type with only one correct answer. The mode of the exam is computer-based.

IISER Entrance Exam carries equal weightage of all the subjects which are asked in the examination. The IISER Entrance Exam Marking Scheme is as follows: 1. Physics 15 questions will be asked in the examination and 60 marks will be the maximum awarded for all the correct answers. 2. Mathematics- 15 questions will be asked in the examination and 60 marks will be the maximum awarded for all the correct answers. 3. Chemistry 15 questions will be asked in the examination and 60 marks will be the maximum awarded for all the correct answers. 4. Biology 15 questions will be asked in the examination and 60 marks will be the maximum awarded for all the correct answers. Marking scheme: Candidates will be awarded three marks for each correct answer. There will be negative marking of one mark for each incorrect answer.

The IISER Entrance Exam 2026 pattern is expected to remains same as last year. IAT consists of 60 questions, 15 questions each from Biology, Chemistry Mathematics, and Physics. There will be four answer options. Total time for answering the test is 180 minutes. Questions are multiple choice type with only one correct answer. The mode of the exam is computer-based.

The General All India category student seeking admission to the BS-MS Dual Degree programme had Round 1 closing rank of 175 according to the IISER Pune cutoff for 2023. For 2022 and 2021, the corresponding Round 1 closing ranks were 535 and 529. According to this, there is a significant possibility that a student who ranks 120 or lower will get admitted to IISER Pune. 

This merit list of IISER is prepared on the basis of marks secured by the candidates in KVPY (marks in 10+2 and KVPY fellowship) and JEE Advanced. So if you wants to know about the JEE Advanced channel, than candidates must have secured a rank within 15000 in the common rank list (for candidates belonging to GEN/OBC categories) or in the respective category rank lists (for candidates belonging to GEN-EWS/OBC-NCL/SC/ST/PWD categories) of JEE (Advanced). Additional cut-off criteria for marks obtained in 10+2 board examination is also applicable. The cut-off marks in (10+2) as eligibility for admissions is: 60% marks in aggregate or equivalent grade for GEN/OBC and OBC-NCL categories and 55% for SC/ST/PWD in any recognised board.

The entrance exam for IISER is the IAT (IISER Aptitude Test). This exam is conducted for admission to BS-MS, BS and BTech courses at IISER campuses. IAT is as computer based test.

You can check the IISER exam pattern and syllabus on the website, iiseradmission.in. Knowing the paper pattern and syllabus for IISER, you can plan your preparation.