IISER Entrance Exam 2025 Pattern: Check Negative Marking Scheme & Section-wise Paper Pattern Here
Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research Entrance Exam 2025 ( IISER Entrance Exam )
The 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 IISER 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
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IISER Entrance Exam 2025 Highlights
The IISER Question paper is of 240 marks, and the exam is conducted once a year by the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research. The IISER exam is held in online mode, and the language of the exam is English. For every right answer, students will get 4 marks, and for every wrong answer, students will get -1. Those who wish to appear for the exam must visit the official website of IISER, i.e. https://www.iiseradmission.in/.
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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.
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.
Commonly asked questions
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Anything you would want to ask experts?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
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My IAT SC rank is 7000, can I get any IISER?