IISER 2026 Eligibility Criteria is provided so that candidates are able to check their eligibility. Candidates those wish to take admission need to fulfil IISER eligibility criteria.
Who is eligible for IISER Admission? Check the eligibility criteria below >>
IISER exam or IAT aptitude test is conducted for providing admission to eligible students in BS-MS degree program at any one of the seven IISERs.
For admission to IISER, candidates need to appear in IAT (IISER Aptitude Test). Given below is the detailed description related to IISER Eligibility Criteria 2026 along with seat reservation, application form, etc.
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IISER Eligibility Criteria 2026
The eligibility criteria for IISER 2026 depends on the IISER Aptitude Test. Below we have given the eligibility criteria in detail.
- Nationality: All candidates who are Indian nationals and candidates belonging to Person of Indian Origin (PIO) or Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) will be eligible to apply.
- Educational Qualifications: Candidates must have qualified 12th or equivalent examination in 2024, 2025 & 2026 with science stream from any recognised board of Council of Boards of School Education in India (COBSE).
- Appearing: Aspirants those will be appearing for their 12th standard examination will also be eligible to apply.
- Compulsory Subjects: In intermediate examination, candidates must have compulsory subjects i.e. Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology in their qualifying exam.
- Marks Criteria: In the qualifying exam general category candidates must obtain a minimum of 60% marks (55% marks for SC/ ST/ PWD category) in their qualifying examinations.
Eligibility for J&K Candidates:
- Applicants from J&K Board of School Education (JKBOSE), Kashmir division/Winter Zone areas of Jammu division and the U.T of Ladakh, who have appeared for exam in December 2023, will also be eligible to apply for IAT 2026. Such students must choose 2024 as their year of passing in application form.
Performance Criteria in Class 12th:
- Candidates awaiting their 12th result, are also able to apply. However, candidates need to satisfy minimum eligibility criteria.
- In case of grades provided by the board, candidates must obtain a certificate from the board specifying the equivalent marks and submit it before the deadline.
In case, board/ school will not be able to provide a certificate, the percentage marks will be taken as follows:
percentage marks = (CGPA or CPI Obtained X 100)/ PS
where, PS will be the maximum value of point scale used by the respective board/ school.
Also Check: IISER 2026 Application Form
Candidates who wish to apply for IISER need to appear for IISER Aptitude Test which IISER will conduct at various centres across the country.
Cutoff Percentage: different State and Centre Board
Following below is the cut off mark of respective board as prescribed by IISER:
| S.N. | BOARDS /COUNCILS | Cut-off Marks (out of 500) for IISERs Admission | ||||
| GEN/EWS | OBC-NCL | SC | ST | PwD | ||
| 1 | Central Board Of Sec. Edu. (CBSE), New Delhi | 431 | 420 | 401 | 385 | 385 |
| 2 | Board Of Intermediate Education (Andhra Pradesh) | 469 | 465 | 452 | 447 | 447 |
| 3 | Assam Higher Secondary Education Council | 368 | 364 | 353 | 322 | 322 |
| 4 | Aligarh Muslim University Board Of Secondary & Sr. Sec. Education, Aligarh | NA* | NA* | NA* | NA* | NA* |
| 5 | Bihar School Examination Board, Patna | 310 | 305 | 295 | 299 | 295 |
| 6 | Council For The Indian School Certificate Examinations, Delhi | 441 | 424 | 412 | 381 | 381 |
| 7 | Goa Board Of Sec. And Higher Sec.Education | 371 | 355 | 348 | 349 | 348 |
| 8 | Gujarat Sec. And Higher Sec. Education Board | 357 | 335 | 325 | 299 | 299 |
| 9 | Kerala Board Of Public Examinations | 447 | 425 | 402 | 393 | 393 |
| 10 | Board Of Sec. Education, Madhya Pradesh | 400 | 391 | 376 | 360 | 360 |
| 11 | Meghalaya Board Of School Education | 366 | 337 | 336 | 345 | 336 |
| 12 | Mizoram Board Of School Education | 364 | 356 | 332 | 343 | 332 |
| 13 | Nagaland Board Of School Education | 368 | 368 | 346 | 340 | 340 |
| 14 | Punjab School Education Board | 389 | 387 | 375 | 366 | 366 |
| 15 | Telangana State Board Of Intermediate Education, Nampally, Hyderabad | 468 | 465 | 454 | 457 | 454 |
| 16 | Tripura Board Of Secondary Education | NA* | NA* | NA* | NA* | NA* |
| 17 | Maharashtra State Board Of Secondary And Higher Education | 342 | 344 | 325 | 318 | 318 |
| 18 | U.P. Board Of High School & Intermediate Education, U. P. | 358 | 347 | 339 | 333 | 333 |
| 19 | Board Of Secondary Education Rajasthan | 390 | 391 | 375 | 368 | 368 |
| 20 | Himachal Pradesh Board Of School Education Dharmashala, H. P. | 399 | 388 | 384 | 383 | 383 |
| 21 | Board Of School Education Haryana, Bhiwani | 405 | 397 | 381 | 347 | 347 |
| 22 | Council Of Higher Sec. Education, Manipur | 337 | 340 | 330 | 358 | 330 |
| 23 | Govt. Of Karnataka Dept. Of Pre-University Education, Karnataka | 419 | 400 | 346 | 360 | 346 |
| 24 | Council Of Higher Sec. Education, Odisha | 321 | 321 | 291 | 266 | 266 |
| 25 | Chhatisgarh Board Of Secondary Education | 375 | 379 | 355 | 355 | 355 |
| 26 | Jharkhand Academic Council, Ranchi | 314 | 318 | 300 | 292 | 292 |
| 27 | Jammu & Kashmir State Board Of School Education | 395 | 383 | 325 | 303 | 303 |
| 28 | Visva‐bharati | NA* | NA* | NA* | NA* | NA* |
| 29 | Uttarakhand Board of School Education | 312 | 310 | 296 | 292 | 292 |
| 30 | West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education | 347 | 352 | 327 | 294 | 294 |
| 31 | Tamil Nadu Board of Higher Secondary Education | 431 | 432 | 429 | 409 | 409 |
| 32 | National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) | 343 | 332 | 327 | 329 | 327 |
Candidates are instructed to carefully check the IISER 2026 Eligibility criteria in order to appear in the entrance test. If any candidate will find ineligible on a later stage their admission will be cancelled on the spot.
If you have any other queries regarding IISER 2026 Eligibility Criteria, you can ask your queries in the comment below.
My 12 boards with pcb stream complete in 2022 can I gave next year in 2026 iat exam Please tell me ..if I applicable..
Hello Shivanki, as per the eligibility criteria set by IISER you are not eligible to apply.
I have completed my class 12th qualification in 2022 by ISC board.And I got 287 out of 500 mark.Is am I eligible for filling the iiser application form for this year 2024.
Details regarding the allotment will be provided to you by the authorities.
Can I eligible for iiser 2024 (iat) if I passed my inter board in 2017.
Candidates those have passed 10+2 with science stream in 2022 or 2023 with marks equal or above the cut off percentage in their respective boards will be eligible.
I have two questions:
1) in kerala state board, the marks of class 12 are calculated by adding both class 11 and class 12 marks. So for IAT eligibility is only class 12 marks considered in this situation?
2) If the answer to the first question is ‘yes’, then… Is the continuous evaluation marks of class 12 also added to the final aggregate marks of class 12 in kerala state board? I want to know this to confirm my chances of eligibility.
You are advised to ask the authority regarding this query.
Hi…are IB students also eligible for entrance test?
Thanks
Can I get any iiser with overall rank 7k and obc rank 1k
It will depend on cut off scores and availability of seats.
My score card doesn’t show my category rank. Does that mean I wont get an IISER? How can I see my category rank?
IISER 2023 Result is yet to be released.
Do kvpy still exists and if yes can a 1st year bsc student get in iiser through kvpy sb stream?
Yes, you are advised to go through our IISER 2023 for the clarification.
My hp board percentage for 2021 is 97.8% (489/500)
Am I eligible for direct admission?
You are advised to wait for the authority to release cut off criteria.