INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION AND

RESEARCH ( IISER )

KOLKATA . PUNE .
ADMISSION TO
5-YEARS INTEGRATED MASTER (M.S.) COURSE
The Government of India, through the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), has
created two Science Institutes, patterned after the Indian Institute of Science ( IISc ), Bangalore,
in terms of high quality research in basic sciences, but with additional education program in the
form of an integrated five year Masters curriculum following class XII of our school system ( or
its equivalent ). In addition to Kolkata and Pune IISERs which have been in existence since July
2006, one more IISER in Mohali (near Chandigarh ) is expected to commence academic session
from July 2007. Each IISER is an autonomous degree awarding Institution. The central theme of
IISERs is to integrate education with research so that undergraduate and postgraduate teachings
as well as doctoral and post doctoral research works are carried out in symbiosis. Each IISER will
admit upto 100 students in the academic session beginning in July 2007. For further details of
IISER, please visit www.iiserkol.ac.in / www.iiserpune.ac.in.
Only those students who qualify in one of the following examinations will be eligible for
consideration for admittance to the First year of the 5-year integrated Masters program at the
above three IISERs.

1) KISHORE VAIGYANIC PROTSAHAN YOJNA ( KVPY ) OF 2005 SA ,

2005 and 2006 SP BATCHES (www.iisc.ernet.in/kvpy)
2) STAGE II - INDIAN NATIONAL OLYMPIAD EXAMINATION
(www.hbcse.tifr.res.in/olympiads)
3) IIT JEE – 2007 (those who figure in regular and extended merit lists)

Students wishing to pursue Science as a career with scientific research and teaching and have
passed (10+2) or equivalent qualifying examination in 2006 or will be appearing in 2007 may
apply in plain paper giving the following information:

Name, address for correspondence, phone no. , e-mail address, name and address and telephone
no. of school attaching a class X mark-sheet, parent’s name, name of the qualifying examination
( “KVPY-2005” or “Olympiad-2007” or “IIT JEE-2007” with roll no. / registration no.). The
application should be mailed to the following address:

Director, IISER
IIT Extension Centre
HC-VII, Sector- III, Salt Lake
Kolkota-700106

The name of the examination (“KVPY-2005” / “Olympiad-2007”/ “IIT JEE-2007” ) is to be

mentioned in the application for Master’s course, on the envelope. Last date for receiving
application is 30th June, 2007.

Counseling for admission from KVPY SA-2005 and Olympiad-2007 will be held on June 14,
Thursday at 0930 hrs. Counseling for admission from IIT JEE- 2007 will be held on July, 9,
Monday at 0930 hrs. All applicants are advised to visit our website
www.iiserkol.ac.in/admission-2007, www.iiserpune.ac.in/admission-2007.