Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research

The IISERs are located in the following locations in India:{{Location map+|India

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• IISER Nagaland, a new IISER in Nagaland was announced in the 2015-16 budget.{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150301/jsp/nation/story_6269.jsp#.VUEkJNKqqko|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150304060525/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150301/jsp/nation/story_6269.jsp#.VUEkJNKqqko|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 March 2015|title=Institute spree fans brand debate|website=Telegraphindia.com}} Initially the Nagaland government suggested a different institute (SPA – School of Planning and Architecture) instead of an IISER.{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/north-east/cloud-on-iiser-nagaland/cid/1400122|title=Cloud on IISER Nagaland|website=Telegraphindia.com|access-date=28 August 2022}} After many years, in 2021{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/education/education-minister-discusses-setting-up-iiser-in-nagaland-chief-minister|title=Education Minister, Nagaland Chief Minister Discuss NEP, Setting Up IISER|access-date=28 August 2022}} and 2022,{{cite web|url=https://morungexpress.com/ulbs-foothill-road-airport-cm-highlights-nagalands-pertinent-issues-at-niti-aayog-meet|title=ULBs, Foothill Road & Airport: CM highlights Nagaland's pertinent issues at NITI Aayog meet|access-date=28 August 2022}} the Nagaland state government has shown renewed interest on establishing this earlier announced IISER in Nagaland. Whether the decision was unilateral or ‘advised’ is unknown, but the end result is clear – neither the IISER nor the SPA was established in Nagaland. However, a letter written by the then Chief Minister, TR Zeliang to Smriti Zubin Irani, the then Union Minister for the erstwhile Union Human Resource Development dated 16 December 2015, informed of the choice. In 2024 Government of Nagaland acquired 200 acres of land to establish IISER Campus.{{Cite news |last=Ambrocia |first=Medolenuo |date=27 Feb 2024 |title=Nagaland acquires 200 acres to set up Indian Institute of Science Edu & Research |url=https://www.eastmojo.com/nagaland/2024/02/27/nagaland-acquires-200-acres-to-set-up-indian-institute-of-science-edu-research/ |url-status=live |access-date=27 Feb 2024 |work=EastMojo |location=Kohima}}
• IISER Gandhinagar, The Government of India granted approval for an IISER to be established at Gandhinagar, Gujarat on 27 September 2024. The Government of Gujarat has proposed allocating land next to the National Institute of Design, National Institute of Fashion Technology and Infocity.{{Cite news |date=2024-09-27 |title=IISER to be established in Gandhinagar |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/gandhinagar-to-host-new-indian-institute-of-science-education-research-iiser/articleshow/113714697.cms |access-date=2024-10-16 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata was functioning from the temporary campus at Mohanpur, a temporary arrangement within the campus of Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya (BCKV) previously and now almost all the labs have been shifted to its permanent campus, over {{convert|250|acre|km2}} of land at Haringhata, Kalyani near Kolkata.

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune started functioning from the National Chemical Laboratory, Pune campus. Labs, Lecture Hall complexes, main buildings, and hostels have been set up in a permanent campus.

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali started functioning from the Mahatma Gandhi State Institute of Public Administration complex in Sector 26, Chandigarh. The foundation stone for its permanent campus was laid in September 2006 by the Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh at Sector 81, Mohali.

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal started functioning from the ITI Gas Rahat Building, Govindpura, Bhopal.{{Cite web |url=https://iti.directory/bhopal/gas-relief-rehabilitation-trg-institute-bhopal |title=ITI |access-date=24 February 2022}} The institute was moved to a main campus in Bhauri in August 2012.

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Thiruvananthapuram is situated at Vithura, which is 40 km from Thiruvananthapuram city. Earlier, it was functioning from a temporary campus at the College of Engineering, Trivandrum.

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Tirupati is functioning fully on the permanent campus, which was constructed at Yerpedu in 2024, about a half-hour away from the city in a plot of about 250 acres (1 km²) near the foothills of the Saptagiri range.

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Berhampur commenced in Odisha in 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/odisha-govt-announces-iiser-will-be-set-up-in-berhampur-115080100949_1.html|title=Odisha govt announces IISER will be set up in Berhampur|date=1 August 2015|work=Business Standard}} It is functioning from a transit campus at Government ITI. Its permanent campus is being built at Laudigam, near the sea, 20 km from Berhampur, Odisha.{{cite web|url=http://www.nagalandpost.com/ChannelNews/State/StateNews.aspx?news=TkVXUzEwMDA5MDg4OQ==|title=IISER likely to begin by next year: Smriti : Nagaland Post|website=Nagalandpost.com}}

Until 2023, JEE Advanced results could be used as a procedure for getting into IISERs, and until 2022, the defunct KVPY exam was another criterion for admission.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}

However, starting 2024, admission to the undergraduate programs at IISERs will exclusively through the IISER Aptitude Test.{{Cite web |title=Eligibility Criteria |url=http://0.0.0.0:4000/examination/eligibility.html |access-date=2024-03-14 |website=IAT 2024 |language=en}}

IISER Aptitude Test (IAT) is also used for admitting student to the following institutes like Bachelor of Science (Research) program of Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, BS-Medical Sciences and Engineering program and BS-Chemistry program of Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) and BS-Biomedical Sciences and Engineering program of Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG).

All the 7 IISERS provide 5-year BS-MS programs in Biological, Chemical, Mathematical, Geological, Physical and Earth, Climate, Environmental Sciences, as well as Computer Programming and Humanities programs, MSc, MS (Research), Integrated PhD, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and Post Doctoral Research Programs.

Note: 4-year B.Tech degree in Engineering Sciences (Chemical Engineering, Data Science & Engineering, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science) and Economic Sciences are provided at IISER Bhopal only

For 5-year BS-MS programs, In the first year, all students are introduced to basic sciences, i.e., Biological, Chemical, Mathematical, Physical and Earth Sciences, as well as Computer Programming and Humanities courses. In the second year, the students select three pre-major subjects from the first five disciplines mentioned above. In the third and fourth years, students study a major subject from the three pre-major subjects chosen in the second level and need to take interdisciplinary courses as electives. The fifth year is almost completely devoted to full time research/ technical projects/ specialized training in which the students need to prepare a dissertation. At the end of the fifth year, both Bachelors and Masters Degrees are awarded to successful students.

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