IISER Entrance Exam

IISER entrance examination is considered to be one of the finest and the toughest exams under Science stream undergraduate entrance examination as it provides the BSMS dual degree in the most reputed and research-oriented institutions across the country which is IISERs. On a comparison note, candidates will find the examination tougher than JEE Main exam, but below JEE Advanced. Unlike JEE or NEET the IISER aptitude test asks questions from both mathematics and Biology. Subjects which are found tougher in IISER entrance examination- Organic Chemistry can easily create hassle while giving the entrance examination as there are a lot of naming reactions, its electrophilic and nucleophilic attacks which are commonly asked in the examination. For the bio-background people, the Math section is not usually unscalable. With a decent understanding of regular 11th and 12th-grade concepts, you should be able to crack a few questions without much trouble. Of course, the caveat being that you rock it in the bio section and make up for it. So ensure that you don't falter at this juncture.

The IISER entrance exam Chemistry syllabus is given below.

• Structure of Atom
• Classification of elements and periodicity in properties
• Chemical bonding and molecular structure
• States of matter
• Thermodynamics
• Equilibrium
• Redox reactions
• Hydrogen
• The s-block Elements
• The p-Block Elements
• Organic Chemistry 
• Hydrocarbons
• Environmental Chemistry
• The solid state
• Solutions
• Electrochemistry
• Chemical Kinetics
• Surface Chemistry
• General principles and processes of the isolation of elements
• The d and f block elements
• Coordination compounds
• Haloalkanes and haloarenes
• Alcohols, phenols and ether
• Aldehydes
• Ketones and carboxylic acids
• Organic compounds containing nitrogen, biomolecules and polymers
• Chemistry in everyday life.

IISER entrance examination provides admission to candidates in the five-year-long BSMS dual degree programme offered by them. On the basis of a candidates score in the IISER Entrance Exam (also known as IISER aptitude test), he/she can secure admission at IISER located in Berhampur, Bhopal, Kolkata, Mohali, Pune, Thiruvananthapuram, or Tirupati. Since it is an undergraduate degree, the syllabus for the examination is confined to class 11 and 12 subjects which are Physics Chemistry Biology and mathematics. Candidates can find the complete syllabus in the information brochure of the IISER on the official website. For detailed syllabus, candidates can view the below Shiksha link- https://www.shiksha.com/science/iiser-entrance-exam-syllabus.