IISER Syllabus 2026 will be released by the exam officials in the information brochure in the month of March 2026. Interested candidates who wish to take admission to the BS-MS/BS/BTech courses must prepare according to the topics mentioned in the IISER 2026 syllabus.

IAT 2026 will be conducted in the fourth week of May 2026 for three hours to test candidates’ domain knowledge of the IAT 2026 syllabus from Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Biology sections of Class 11 & 12 . For better preparation for the exam, the exam officials will also publish the IAT 2026 mock test link to test the candidate’s preparation for the IAT 2026 syllabus.

As per the IISER exam pattern 2026, there will be 60 MCQ-type questions that will be asked in the exam, with 15 questions from each of the four subjects. Read this SciAstra exam page to check the complete IISER syllabus, important books, and preparation tips.

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IAT 2026 Exam Dates

Since IAT 2026 admission dates are yet to be announced by the exam officials, candidates can check out the previous year’s dates from here for reference:

IISER Entrance Exam Dates 2026

Event Date (Tentative)

IISER 2026 Exam Notification

Jan 25, 2026 – Jan 31, 2026

IISER Exam 2026 Registration Date

March 10, 2026 to April 15, 2026

IISER Admit Card 2026

May 15, 2026

IISER Exam 2026

May 25, 2026

IISER Provisional Answer Key 2026

May 25, 2026

IISER Exam Student Response Sheet 2026

May 29, 2026

IISER Final Answer Key 2026

June 24, 2026

IISER Result 2026

June 24, 2026

IISER Syllabus 2026

Check out the subject-wise syllabus for IISER below:

Section

Topics

Biology

  1. Diversity in the Living World

  2. Structural Organisation In Plants And Animals

  3. Cell: Structure And Functions

  4. Plant Physiology

  5. Human Physiology

  6. Reproduction

  7. Biology In Human Welfare

  8. Biotechnology

  9. Ecology

Chemistry

  1. Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry

  2. Structure of the Atom

  3. Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties

  4. Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

  5. The d-& f-block elements

  6. Coordination compounds

  7. Thermodynamics

  8. Equilibrium

  9. Redox Reactions

  10. Solutions

  11. Electrochemistry

  12. Chemical Kinetics

  13. Organic Chemistry– Some Basic Principles and Techniques

  14. Hydrocarbons

  15. Haloalkanes and haloarenes

  16. Alcohols, phenols, and ethers

  17. Aldehydes, ketones, and carboxylic acids

  18. Organic compounds containing nitrogen

  19. Biomolecules

Mathematics

  1. Sets and Logic

  2. Relations & functions

  3. Basic counting techniques

  4. Complex numbers, linear and quadratic equations

  5. Trigonometric functions

  6. Vectors

  7. Matrices & determinants

  8. Coordinate geometry

  9. Three-dimensional geometry

  10. Sequences & series

  11. Limit & continuity

  12. Differentiation

  13. Integration

  14. Differential equations

  15. Statistics, Probability & Linear Programming

Physics

  1. Units and Measurements

  2. Motion in a Straight Line

  3. Motion in a Plane

  4. Laws of Motion

  5. Work, Energy and Power

  6. System of Particles and Rotational Motion

  7. Gravitation

  8. Mechanical Properties of Fluids

  9. Thermal Properties of Matter

  10. Thermodynamics

  11. Kinetic Theory

  12. Oscillations

  13. Waves

  14. Electric Charges and Fields

  15. Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance

  16. Current Electricity

  17. Moving Charges and Magnetism

  18. Magnetism and Matter

  19. Electromagnetic Induction

  20. Alternating Current

  21. Ray Optics and Optical Instruments

  22. Wave Optics

  23. Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter

  24. Atoms

  25. Nuclei

  26. Semiconductor Electronics

IISER 2026 Syllabus PDF

Since, IISER 2026 notification is yet to be released by the exam officials, there is no update on the IISER Syllabus 2026. Based on the previous year’s trends, it is anticipated that the exam officials will be publishing the IAT Syllabus 2026 in the month of March 2026, tentatively. Candidates will be able to download the IISER syllabus PDF from here:

IAT 2026 Syllabus PDF

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