IISER APTITUDE TEST 2023 – Eligibility, Exam Pattern, Cutoff Marks, ALL DETAILS
There is so much confusion about the IISER aptitude test and admission into IISER, regarding eligibility criteria, and the exam pattern, someone is stating only the top 1% of students of the state board are eligible. No, it’s not true. There is so much confusion regarding marking and admitting channels. In this article, all your confusion will be cleared.
What are IISERs? Just like you have IIT, the Indian institute of technology for B.tech degrees – the top engineering College in India; IITs. So, similarly, for research and basic sciences or to become a scientist you have the Indian institute of science education and research (IISER). Similar to IISc, Bangalore ( Indian institute of science), you have IISERs. There are 7 IISERs in India – IISER Pune, IISER Kolkata, IISER Mohali, IISER Bhopal, IISER Berhampur, IISER Thiruvananthapuram, IISER Tirupati. There are other research institutes in India, for example – NISER Bhubaneswar, Centre for excellence in basic sciences (CEBS) in Mumbai, there is IACS (Indian association for the cultivation of science) which is even older than IISc, Bangalore but people don’t know about these institutions. There are ISI & CMI where packages are more than even many IITs. Students doing internships in ISI and CMI get 1 to 2,00,000 per month. So, you can imagine the level of these institutes in India. Therefore, these are the premier research institutes in India you can aim for if you want to pursue a career in research or you want to become a scientist. Admission to IISERs: Now, the IISER aptitude test is the entrance exam to get into IISERs just like for IITs we have to qualify for JEE mains and JEE advance.