IISER Bhopal - Indian Institute of Science Education & Research

For candidates from General Category, one needs atleast 60% in 12th grade and for SC/ST/OBC, it is 55% aggregate score in 12th grade.

Yes, anyone who scored atleast 60% in 12th grade is eligible to get admission in IISER Bhopal, as long as candidate has studied atleast three of the following subjects in 12th grade, i.e. Pysics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology.

You also need to take one of the three exams, IAT, JEE Adv., KVPY.

IISER Bhopal is one of the best options to pursue BSc. It has great faculty that is always there to guide students. Infrasturcture at the college is great, with state of the art laboratories, a library with large collecion of books on different subjects. Students and especially, seniors are really great when it comes to proper guidance. IISER Bhopal has connections to most of the big research firms, helping students to secure good internships and placement.

Candidates must have passed 12th standard (or equivalent) with past 2 years with atleast 60% marks for general category, and 55% for SC/ST/OBC/PwD.

Candidate must have taken any three of the following subjecs in 11th and 12th standard. i.e. Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics.

Candidates need to take one of three exams, i.e. IAT, JEE Advanced, KYPY.

There are three ways by which you can enter an IISER college.

i.e. KVPY, IAT (IISER Aptitude Test), and JEE Advanced.

You must secure a rank within first 15000 students, in your respective category (General / OBC / SC / ST). So, JEE is one of the way by which you can enter IISER, but not the only one.

You can enter IISER by taking any one of the following exams.

1. KVPY. All students who recieved provisional KVPY scholarship are eligible to aplly at IISER.
2. JEE Advanced. You must rank with in first 15000 students in your respective category.
3. IISER Aptitude Test (IAT). Cutoff for this test changes every year.

Check the offical IISER site for more details.

The fees of 5-year course at IISER Bhopal is Rs 4,25,000, while IISER Pune charges Rs 2,76,000 for 5-year programme.

So, IISER Bhopal is much more costlier than IISER Pune.

But at the same time IISER Bhopal is ranked higher than IISER Pune, so you should examine all parameters before choosing a college.