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    IISER Eligibility Criteria 2026: Check Admission Requirements & Qualification

    IISER Eligibility Criteria 2026: Check Admission Requirements & Qualification

    K Guna SahitiUpdated on 05 Mar 2026, 10:54 AM IST

    IISER Eligibility Criteria 2026 - IISER has published the IAT 2026 eligibility criteria on the official website, iiseradmission.in. Aspirants can check the eligibility criteria of IISER 2026 on this page as well. It mainly includes the details on the academic qualification, nationality and more. Those who have cleared class 12th in 2024, 2025 or 2026 will be able to fill out the IISER IAT application form. Further, the IISER 2026 application is scheduled from March 5 to April 13, 2026. The IISER Admission Test will be held on June 7, 2026. Further details on the eligibility for IISER IAT 2026 are given in this article.

    IISER Eligibility Criteria 2026: Check Admission Requirements & Qualification
    IISER Eligibility Criteria

    IISER Exam Eligibility 2026

    Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research has released the IISER IAT 2026 eligibility criteria on the official website. The authority has provided the eligibility criteria of IISER 2026 on the official website. Candidates can check the details on the eligibility criteria.

    • Nationality:

      • Applicants must be Indian nationals, PIO or OCI to apply for IAT.

    • Education qualification:

      • Passed the class 12th exam in 2024/ 2025/ 2026 with the science stream from any board recognised by the Council of Boards of School Education in India, COBSE.

      • Candidates must have taken at least three subjects among Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics during their class 12th exam.

      • Belonging to SC/ST/PwD should have scored a minimum of 55% marks in aggregate or equivalent grade in their class 12th exam. Candidates belonging to other categories should have scored a minimum of 60% marks in aggregate or equivalent grade in their class 12th exam.

    IISER Eligibility Criteria 2026 - Performance Criteria in Class XII/ equivalent exam

    • Candidates who have appeared for the Class 12 exam and are waiting for their results can apply for IAT 2026.

    • In the case of aggregate marks in class XI and XII, marks in class XII will be taken into consideration.

    • If the board awards grades without aggregate marks, then the students have to obtain a certificate from the board specifying equivalent marks.

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    IISER Aptitude Test (IAT) Channel

    Candidates seeking admission through this channel must appear for a computer-based IISER Aptitude Test (IAT-2026)

    • IISER Exam Eligibility- As per the IISER admission criteria, candidates must have passed three subjects in Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics, having a minimum score of 60% marks in aggregate or equivalent grade in the class 12th exam. To be eligible for an IISER qualification, a candidate must be an Indian National. There is no IISER age limit; however, the minimum age is 18 years to apply for the exam.
    • IISER exam eligibility criteria based on OBC - Candidates belonging to the Other Backwards Classes (OBCNC) and Persons with Disability (PD) categories, there is a 5% relaxation to the prescribed eligibility criteria of IISER admission. Whereas, the cut-off percentage for the SC, ST, and Kashmiri Migrants (KM) candidates is 55% in the (10+2) level for all boards.
    • IAT Exam Eligibility- To be eligible for an IAT exam, a candidate must have taken at least three subjects among Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics during their class 12th exam. Candidates belonging to SC/ST/PwD should have scored a minimum of 55% marks in their class 12th exam.
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    IISER Exam Reservation Policy 2026

    The IISER reserves a few seats for students in different categories as mandated by the Government of India. Check the reservation policy below.

    Category% of seats reserved
    Scheduled Caste (SC)15% of seats

    Scheduled Tribe (ST)

    7.5% of seats
    Other Backward Classes belonging to the Non-Creamy Layer (OBC-NCL)

    27% of seats


    Persons with Disability (PwD) with at least 40% impairment
    5% of seats (horizontal, within the same category)

    Kashmiri Migrants/Kashmiri Pandit/Kashmiri Hindu Families (Non-Migrants)
    3 seats per IISER (supernumerary)

    Economically Weaker Section (EWS)

    10% (as per Government of India rules)

    Note: The EWS/OBC-NCL certificate should be issued on or after April 01, 2026

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    IISER Application Form 2026

    The authority will release the IISER 2026 application form on March 5, 2026. The IISER 2026 registration link will be available on the official website, iseradmission.in. Candidates who fulfil the IISER eligibility criteria will be able to apply. The IAT 2026 application process will comprise registration, form filling, uploading documents, and paying fees. The form will be accepted online.

    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: Who is eligible for IISER 2026?
    A:

    Candidates who have passed the 10+2 exam or equivalent with science stream will be able to apply for IISER 2026.

    Q: Do IISER have 75 percent criteria?
    A:

    Candidates need to secure 60% marks in aggregate (55% for SC/ST/PwD) in class XII exam.

    Q: When will IISER registration 2026 commence?
    A:

    The IISER 2026 registration dates will commenced on March 5, 2026. 

    Q: When will IISER entrance exam 2026 be conducted?
    A:

    The authority will conduct the IISER 2026 entrance exam on June 7, 2026.

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    Hello,

    If you have uploaded the old EWS certificate (2024–2025) instead of the new one (2025–2026), there is a chance that it may not be accepted, as the IISER notification clearly asks for the valid and updated EWS certificate for the year 2025–2026.

    Right now, if the correction window is

    Hello,

    If you have selected OBC-NCL category and uploaded a Central OBC-NCL certificate , then there is no issue .

    IISER accepts Central OBC-NCL certificate , as long as it is valid and issued by a competent authority. Just make sure the certificate is:

    • Issued within one year from the

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