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IISc Bangalore Ph.D. Courses & Fees 2026

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Estd. 1909

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Ph.D. in Microbiology and Cell Biology - Batch of 2025

5.0

Satisfied with the faculty members .

Placements: The campus has a well-functioning placement cell that assists students. Students are eligible to sit for placements in the last semester, given that they have completed the required number of credits. However, a unique point about the institute is that since it is a research-oriented institute, most students prefer to go for higher studies. Last year's data shows that only 6 students SAT for placements, out of which 5 were placed with an average package of 15 lacs per year. The remaining vast majority of students went down two ways: either continuing to do their Masters at IISc itself or going for a Ph.D. in their field. Out of 100 students, 60 were accepted into prestigious international universities in the USA, Europe and Australia to continue their studies with a Ph.D. and contribute to scientific research. The universities that accepted undergraduates from IISc range from the University of Michigan to Oxford University, Caltech to the University of Los Angeles and many more.

Infrastructure: The hostel facilities provided by the campus are top-notch. The hostels have been divided into blocks, with UG students being assigned E block, U block and S block. The rooms are well-equipped with beds, fans, cupboards, and light. The rooms in E block are twin-sharing, while single-occupancy rooms are available in U & S blocks. The room allotment is random. The hostels are assigned on the first day of coming to campus and are very cheap at 5,000 per month. The hostels are located at a central location on the campus so classrooms are nearby. The food provided at the campus is of excellent quality. There are 5 messes: A and B being North Indian veg and North Indian non-veg, C and D being South Indian veg and South Indian non-veg, and E mess providing a composite diet. The menu is decided by a mess committee selected by the students. 4 meals are provided every day: breakfast, lunch, snacks and dinner. Special items are made for festivals; deserts and beverages are there.

Faculty: Highly qualified and motivated faculty are there. They are superheroes for the students. They are very open-minded and sensible. Each faculty member has their own lab in which they will be doing their research. With the experience they have, they never disappoint students in giving guidance through their project work. You can always go to any faculty for clarifications.

Other: IISC has the best campus atmosphere. I think they will first conduct the freshers party for juniors every year and then there will be Sangam, a party for all freshers and seniors and Rhapsody, an annual fest in which many science and technical events are organized.

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Ph.D. in Engineering - Batch of 2026

4.6

The college has good infrastructure and facilities.

Placements: Nearly 95% of students got placed in reputed companies, and a major fraction of them easily went to foreign countries to carry out research and increasing scope of science. The average annual package offered for an M.Tech passed out is 20 LPA. Top recruiting companies are Tata Steel, Infosys, Wipro etc. Students usually work in labs of IISc during summer and winter breaks. Since good quality research is done, there is usually no need to seek internships outside.

Infrastructure: Wi-Fi is available in nearly every part of campus. Labs are well built and contain all the expensive equipment required for research. Both big and small classrooms are available which leads to good interaction with the professors. The hostels are good, and the hostel staff are very helpful. The mess food quality is good and affordable. The health center is working 24 hours, and grounds are built for dedicated sports.

Faculty: The teaching quality is good. They solve our doubts clearly. Some teachers are in a hurry to complete the syllabus. The course curriculum is decided by students themselves based on their interest and usefulness of subjects in research-oriented careers. The pass percentage is good, and hardly anyone fails. There is also an option of dropping out in the middle of the semester.

Other: I chose this course as I wanted to make the best of myself in my research career. The best thing is well-built labs and the availability of nearly every facility required in this field. The course could be improved if animated videos were available to understand concepts better. The campus is very different from Bengaluru city, and life is good. Pollution is less. Roads are covered with trees from both sides and keep it very peaceful. A variety of tournaments in diverse sports keep occurring, keeping student life enjoyable and busy.

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Ph D in Science Faculty - Batch of 2017

4.4

The best college in the country-IISc.

Placements: The placements in our college were the best in the country. My classmate and I got the best placement for our career. Meanwhile, we got the internship from the worlds top institution of Astrophysics. That's all possible due to the recommendation from our renowned faculty, who were the top in their own field among the world. Our placements are possible because of them only and our hard work and dedication towards the research. It was a good experience.

Infrastructure: One of the main speciality of the IISc is the labs. They are not only advanced, but discipline is also maintained there. All the facilities which help in our day to day are available in the college. Both academic and sports are given importance. Classrooms have the advanced technology that enabled us to have the best knowledge.

Faculty: Teachers are very helpful in every manner. They were highly qualified. Most of them have done research in the best institutes of the world. Their teaching quality was awesome. They give the technical education depending on the situation.

Other: Every year, there are various fests in our college.

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IISc Bangalore Ph.D.
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IISc Bangalore Ph.D.
Highlights 2026

Return on Investment

Total Tuition Fees₹ 50.4K

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Ph.D. in Engineering

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Ph D in Science Faculty

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Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary areas

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Integrated M.Sc.+ Ph.D. in Biological Sciences

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Integrated M.Sc.+ Ph.D. in Chemical Sciences

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Integrated M.Sc.+ Ph.D. in Mathematical Sciences

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Q: Can I join IISc without JEE Main?

IISC Bangalore accepts JEE Main score for BTech admission 2024. The university has different admission criteria as per course requirement. IISc Bangalore offers a four-year BTech in Mathematics and Computing divided into eight semesters. The course is divided into two parts, i.e., Core Courses and Soft Core Courses.

Q: Can I get admission at IISC Bangalore with IISER Aptitude Test (IAT) cutoff?

IISER Aptitude Test was introduced as a new mode of entry for IISC BSc admissions for the Academic Year 2023-24. Candidates seeking admission through IAT must apply separately at both the IISc Bangalore admission portal and IISER admissions 2023 portal. Going as per IISC Bangalore cutoff 2023, candidates belonging to General category must apply have an overall score of 17 in order to be eligible for further round of admissions. Also, tabulated below are IISC Bangalore IISER cutoff for all categories:

Category	IISER Cutoff 2023
GN	17
GN (F)	41
EWS	54
EWS (F)	189
OBC-NCL	420
OBC-NCL (F)	515
SC	1236
SC (F)	2127
ST	4897
ST (F)	5500
PwD	1500
KM	1000

Q: Is IISc Bangalore made for only highly intelligent people?

While admission to the Indian Institute of Science (IISc Bangalore) is highly competitive one can gain admission with consistent effort and preparation for JEE Main/ JEE Advance/ GATE/ COAP/ IIT JAM/ IISER Aptitude Test/ KVPY/ CEED exams.

After admission though the curriculum is advanced the faculty and course material is of high quality and allow students to rapidly learn and build a foundation in their course with hard work of course.

In short, one does not have to be extremely intelligent for admission or to understand the courses at IISc Bangalore.

Q: What is your review of Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (IISc)?

The Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (IISc) is ranked 1st and 2nd under the Universities & Overall categories, respectively of NIRF 2025. As such it is clearly a great institute with reviews mentioning pros such as:

Infrastructure: The institute features advanced classrooms which resemble seminar halls and the campus is equipped with high-speed Wi-Fi (100 MB/PS). While Labs and also advanced whereas the JRD Tata library is large and comprehensive. (Soumyadip Bank- M.Sc. in Chemical Sciences - Batch of 2026)
Placements: Though the institute focuses more on research and advancement to PhD than placements as such though even new courses such as MSc Chemical Sciences had an average package of INR 8 LPA while internships included offers from various educational institutes such as IITs and IISERs (Soumyadip Bank- M.Sc. in Chemical Sciences - Batch of 2026)
Faculty: The faculty at IISc Bangalore are very approachable with the style of teaching being the Socratic style of discussion while the curriculum is equipped with rigour to build the readiness of students to pursue a career in Science. (Aaitijhya Goswami - B.Sc. (Research) in Physics - Batch of 2029)

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Integrated M.Sc.+ Ph.D. in Physical Sciences

4.24 years

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Ph.D. in Microbiology and Cell Biology

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Ph.D. in Biochemistry

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IISc Bangalore Ph.D.
Fees details 2026

Fee components	Amount (for 3 years)
Tuition	₹ 50.4 K
Total fee	₹ 50.4 K

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Q: Does IISc Bangalore provides scholarships?

IISc Bangalore provides various scholarships to the meritorious students. Students need to fulfil the eligibility criteria to avail these scholarships. The scholarship amount awarded per month for students enrolled in different programmes of the Institute is mentioned below:

Course	Scholarship (in INR)
PhD	JRF – INR 31,000/ SRF – INR 35,000
MTech/ MDes	INR 12,400
Integrated PhD	INR 16,000/JRF – INR 31,000/SRF – INR 35000
Bachelor of Science (Research)	INR 5,000
M.Tech. (Research)	INR 12,400

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Q: Is the CEED exam tough?

The difficulty level of CEED exam has been maintained by authorities over the years. However, most design aspirants share that if difficulty level of all design entrance exams conducted for PG level courses is compared then CEED is slightly easier than NID Entrance Exam. This is primarily because the drawing questions asked in NID that are considered to be tougher than those put forth in CEED exam. Note that CEED exam is for admission to the M.Des courses offered by the eight participating colleges. Meanwhile, the NID that for the M.Des programme has three participating colleges.

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Ph D in Science Faculty - Batch of 2019

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Awesome place to be there, if you are researcher, it is the best place in India.

Placements: My institute gives the best placement to ME and BS guys. Even though the people are busy in research, it provides better opportunities if someone wants to join the companies. Student Councils help students in securing their jobs and all. Up to my knowledge, the best salary my Senior got as post-doctoral fellow was 4700 USD/month and one friend who joined an Indian company gets 25 Lacs per year. There is more to do than you think.

Infrastructure: It has the most beautiful campus in India as ranked by some websites. It has Wi-Fi enabled campus except hostels but you can get private vendors to provide you Wi-Fi and net connection in the hostel. Library is one of the biggest in India as more than 8 Lakh books and 25 Lak academic journals are available. Library has access to all the notable journals all over world. It has its own publishing house as well. There are two big grounds for playing cricket, football, hockey, etc. Cricket team is at 4th level in Karnataka Cricket Association team. Food is good as all types of hygienic food is available. New hostels are very clean. Cleaning happens everyday.

Faculty: It has the best faculty in India. We have the world level faculty and they are well recognised at world level. They have published best papers in nature, science and other notable journals. They build teaching program that helps student their skill like anything. There method of teaching is more practical. So, they look into the application and let you understand the things with real examples.

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Ph.D. in Engineering - Batch of 2014

5.0

5.0Placements5.0Infrastructure5.0Faculty5.0Crowd & Campus Life5.0Value for Money

Other: Best institute for higher studies. It is probably the best campus that an Indian college can EVER have. During my stay there, I was personally in love with the campus. The campus being within the city areas of Mathikere and Malleswaram, one feels as if one has entered a hidden paradise! The only other institute in India which can equal the scenic beauty of IISc Bangalore is IIT Guwahati.

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Why choose IISER Pune - Indian Institute of Science Education & Research?

Answered 3 days ago

IISER Pune - Indian Institute of Science Education & Research is a government institute established by the Ministry of Human Resource Development.

Some of the reasons to choose Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune are given below:

Ranking: As per NIRF 2025, the ranking of IISER Pune

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What rank is required for IISc Bangalore in JEE Advanced?

Answered 4 weeks ago

If you belong to the General AI category, the JEE Advanced cutoff rank required for B.Tech. in Mathematics and Computing was 856. Similarly, for B.Sc. (Research) specialisations, the cutoff rank required for admission in 2025 was 2263.

Rashmi Sinha

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I am scoring around 542 in GATE COAP. What are the chances of getting a seat at IISc Banglore?

Answered 4 weeks ago

Yes, you can get a seat at IISc Banglore with a GATE score of 542, if you belong to the General AI category. Students can refer to the table beow to know which courses are available with this score based on the IISc Banglore GATE cutoff 2026 for round 1.

Course	Round 1
M.Tech. in Instrumentation Systems	480
M.Des. in Product Design and Manufacturing	500
M.Tech. in Smart Manufacturing	500
M.Tech. in Chemical Engineering	525

For the OBC AI category, the courses availble

Neerja Rohatgi

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What is the cutoff for IISc Bangalore?

Answered 4 weeks ago

IISc Banglore GATE COAP cutoff 2026 was declared for admission to the M.Tech course for various All India categories up to Round 1. For the General AI category, the round 1 cutoff ranged from 480 to 800, wherein M.Tech. in Instrumentation Systems and M.Tech. in Microelectronics and VLSI Design were

Neerja Rohatgi

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What is the IISc Bangalore GATE cutoff 2026?

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IISc Bangalore GATE COAP cutoff 2026 was released for admission to the M.Tech course and its various branches for several All India categories.

For the General AI category, the round 1 cutoff ranged from 480 to 800, wherein MTech in Instrumentation Systems and MTech in Microelectronics and VLSI Desi

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