IISER Entrance Exam 2025 Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for the IAT 2025 exam for BS-MS program admissions, candidates must fulfill the following requirements:

IAT 2025 Eligibility Criteria: Nationality

Candidates must meet the following nationality requirements to apply for the IISER Entrance Exam:

• The candidate must be an Indian citizen.
• Candidates holding a Person of Indian Origin (PIO) status are also eligible. PIO refers to foreign citizens who have either held an Indian passport or have parents, grandparents, or great-grandparents born and permanently residing in India. The Government of India introduced the PIO Card Scheme in 1999 to facilitate their return to India.
• Candidates with Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) status can also apply. OCI is an immigration status that grants foreign citizens of Indian origin the right to live and work in India indefinitely.

Note: OCI/PIO cardholders can apply for IAT 2025, provided they meet all other eligibility criteria. They will be eligible to compete for unreserved seats.

IAT 2025 Eligibility Criteria: Age Limit & Academic Qualifications

• Candidates must have passed Class XII (or equivalent) in 2022, 2023, or 2025 from a board recognised by the Council of Boards of School Education in India (COBSE).
• They must have studied at least three subjects from Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics in their Class XII (or equivalent) examination.
• Minimum Marks Requirement:
  • Candidates from SC/ST/PwD categories must have scored at least 55% aggregate marks or an equivalent grade in their Class XII (or equivalent) examination.
  • Candidates from other categories must have secured a minimum of 60% aggregate marks or an equivalent grade.

Note: Students from the Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE), specifically from the Kashmir Division, Winter Zone areas of Jammu Division, and the Union Territory of Ladakh, who appeared for their Class XII (or equivalent) examination in December 2021, are also eligible to apply for IAT 2025, provided they meet all other eligibility requirements.