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Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Mohali is an autonomous public institution. IISER Mohali was established in 2007 and is well known for its Postgraduate and Doctoral courses. IISER Mohali has been ranked 50 by NIRF 2023 among the top Research Institutes in India. The Institute offers Integrated PhD, PhD and BS-MS Dual Degree programmes. The flagship programme of IISER Mohali is BS-MS Dual Degree. The placement report for the 2023 drive is not released as of now. However, the NIRF report 2023 is out. According to the report, 3 BSc students were placed during IISER Mohali placements 2022. Further, the median package offered to BSc students was INR 8 LPA.

IIT Roorkee is accredited by NAAC and is approved by AICTE and UGC. Established in 1847, IIT Roorkee is the seventh IIT recognised as an Institution of National Importance. It is a public-technical research university located in Uttarakhand. It is the oldest technical institution in Asia that was given university status in 1949. The university offers 14 undergraduate (UG), 24 postgraduate (PG), and various other PhD courses to the students through its school, and 23 departments across the fields of Engineering, Science, Architecture, Management, and Social Sciences. As per the placement report, the institute has achieved a 100% placement rate during the MBA placement drive of 2023. The highest package offered stood at INR 27.94 LPA.

From the above-mentioned information, candidates can choose between IISER Mohali and IIT Roorkee.

IISER Mohali prioritises the comfort of students and faculty members and ensures the campus has modern facilities and infrastructure. Some of the facilities are listed below:

Medical Centre: To provide basic first aid facilities to students, staff and faculty members, the university has a medical centre within campus premises.

Library: The library of the varsity was established in 2007. There are a number of books, journals, publications etc. for dual degree and PhD students. The scholars of the university can find research related materials at the library.

Sports: IISER Mohali has an athletic track, basketball court, badminton court, table tennis court, cricket and football ground at the campus. Students can use sports facilities during their free time to refresh their minds.

IISER students can avail the Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana scholarship a National Program of Fellowship in Basic Sciences, initiated and funded by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. Department of Science and Technology has decided to subsume KVPY with Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research (INSPIRE). The students in the BS-MS programme at IISER Mohali receive the INSPIRE or KVPY (Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana) fellowship as long as they perform well. While KVPY scholars are admitted "automatically'" to the BS-MS program, the JEE merit-listed students are admitted on the basis of their ranks.