Indian Institute of Science Education & Research: Admission to BS-MS Dual Degree Programme 2014

Indian Institute of Science Education & Research (IISER) invited applications for admissions to the five year BS-MS Dual Degree Programme at its branches at Bhopal, Kolkata, Mohali, Pune and Thiruvantpuram for the academic session beginning August 2014.  

The IISER is an autonomous academic institution established by the Ministry of Human Resources and Development, Government of India. It does research in frontier areas of science and provides science education at the undergraduate and postgraduate level.

Eligibility

Candidates satisfying at least one of the following three criteria are eligible to apply for admission to Five Year BS-MS Dual Degree programme:

• Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) Basic Science Stream: Students qualifying in SA (2012)/SX (2013)/SB (2013)
• Joint Entrance Examination (Advanced) 2014: Students obtaining a minimum of 60% marks in class XII and securing a place in the Rank List of Joint Entrance Examination (Advanced) 2014 for the admission to Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs)
• State and Central Boards: Students passed class XII in 2013 or appearing in 2014 in science stream with either:

Marks above or equal to the cut-off percentage declared by DST (http://www.inspire-dst.gov.in) as eligibility for INSPIRE fellowship. For OBC (Non-Creamy layer)/PD category candidates, there is a 5% relaxation in the DST cut-off. The cut-off for SC/ST candidates is 55% in class XII for all boards

OR

Advisory note for the eligibility for Scholarship for Higher Education (SHE) under INSPIRE scheme based only on the performance in class XII board examination

NOTE: Students applying through State and Central Boards channel will be required to appear and qualify the IISER Aptitude Test.

Important Dates

	KVPY	JEE (Advanced)	State and Central Boards
Receiving Online Application	07 June – 07 July 2014	23 June – 07 July 2014	15 June – 10 July 2014
Counseling/Aptitude Test	10-Jul-14	10-Jul-14	20-Jul-14
Last Date for Receiving Admission Fees	17-Jul-14	17-Jul-14	29-Jul-14

How to Apply

Applications for the admission must be submitted online at www.iiser-admissions.in. There is a non-refundable application fee of Rs. 600 (Rs. 300/- for SC/ST Category candidates).

For other details, please see the FAQ section on: www.iiser-admissions.in

source:http://www.jagranjosh.com/articles/indian-institute-of-science-education-research-admission-to-bsms-dual-degree-programme-2014-1402721049-1