IISER Admissions: IAT 2024 registration ends on May 13 at iiseradmission.in; eligibility criteria

NEW DELHI: Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISER) Bhopal will start the online IAT 2024 registration on May 13. Students can apply for five-year BS-MS (dual degree) and BS degree programmes through the official website, iiseradmission.in. The IISER Aptitude TEST (IAT) 2024 will be held on June 9.

IAT 2024 is being held for admission into IISER Berhampur, IISER Bhopal, IISER Kolkata, IISER Mohali, IISER Pune, IISER Thiruvananthapuram, and IISER Tirupati. The organising institute said this time only IAT 2024 scores will be considered for admissions to IISERs. Students applying for the IISERs should have passed the Class 12 or equivalent examination with a minimum of 60% marks . For candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), and Person with Disability (PwD) categories, the minimum score in the qualifying exam should be at least 55%. Students should have passed the Class 12 exams in 2022, 2023, and 2024.

IAT 2024 will be conducted as a computer-based test (CBT). It will have 15 questions in four sections – biology, chemistry, mathematics and physics. They will have to attempt the question paper in 180 minutes. All questions will be of the multiple-choice type, with only one correct answer per question. Each correct answer will be awarded four marks while one mark will be deducted for each incorrect answer.

IAT 2024: How to apply

Candidates are required to follow these steps to apply for IAT 2024:

• Visit the IISER Admissions 2024 on the website, iiseradmission.in
• On the homepage, go to the ‘apply for IAT-2024’
• On the next page, register to receive a User ID and Password
• After successful registration, complete the application form by uploading the necessary documents and making the appropriate payment.

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Important dates

• May 13: Last date for submitting applications
• May 16 to 17 : Starting date for application edit
• June 1: Release of exam hall ticket
• June 9: IISER Aptitude Test (IAT) 2024 date