Indian Institute of Science

For MTech GATE entrance exam, for MS the entrance exam is JAM.

The gateway for each programme at IISc Bangalore required passing an entrance test. The institute considers scores in JEE Main, JEE Advanced, IISER Aptitude Test or NEET for BSc, JEE Main for BTech, GATE for MTech. The institute also accepts scores in IIT JAM, CEED, etc. for admission to specific programmes. Below is the course-wise intake for IISc Bangalore:

Note: This information is sourced from official website/ sanctioning body and is subject to change.

IISc Bangalore admission is competitive due to high cutoff and limited seats. The entrance tests required for getting admission in the institute are taken by many. Hence, the chances of securing seat becomes less. Students are required to perform well in the entrance exam required for their course to get admission in the institute. In 2024, the JEE Main closing R1 cutoff for General category candidates was 903 for BSc (Research) in Physics.

Here's the latest cutoff info for B.Tech in Mathematics and Computing at IISc Bangalore (Round 1, JEE Advanced 2025):

General: CRL rank 856

EWS: 130

OBC-NCL: 446

SC: 265

ST: 257

IISc Bangalore considers JEE Advanced scores for admission to BSc and BTech programmes. JEE Advanced is  usually conducted in May every year. Once the exam is conducted, the conducting IIT releases response sheet and provisional answer key. Once the JEE Advanced results are out, JoSAA Counselling starts.

You must give the JEE Advanced or NEET UG Exam for admission in IISC Bangalore. 

JEE Advanced ranks- for general category: 2,264-4301, EWS- 978, OBC-3073, SC- 770, ST- 616

NEET UG- very few seats, general category should aim for AIR 600. 

No, If you didn't take Mathematics in your 12th standard you cannot apply for the undergraduate programme at IISc Banglore.

There are no alternative pathways or exception for students who didn't take maths subject.

Yes, from 2011 onwards, 4 years Bachelor of Science (Research) programme is offered at IISc. The candidate must have studied Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics in +2/12thStandard. In addition, the candidate need to qualify in one of the national tests - KVPY/ IIT-JEE (Main) or (Advance)/ NEET.