The IISER Aptitude Test 2026 Application Form has been released by the examination-conducting body, IISER Berhampur, today, March 5, 2026, in online mode. Candidates who are interested in pursuing the 5-year BS-MS or 4-year BS/BTech degree programmes from IISERs, IITs, IISc, and IACS must fill out the IAT 2026 registration form online on the official website, iseradmission.in.
Interested applicants are advised to meet the basic educational, nationality, age, and other IISER 2026 eligibility criteria before applying to ensure a hassle-free admission process. The application process will be completely online, starting from creating a registered account to filling in personal and educational details, uploading documents, and submitting the IISER 2026 registration fee.
The IAT 2026 exam is scheduled to be held on June 7, 2026, from 9 AM to 12 PM in online (CBT) mode to test candidates’ domain knowledge, critical thinking, and analytical understanding in subjects such as Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology. According to the IAT 2026 exam pattern, there will be 60 Multiple-Choice questions, with 15 questions from each subject. The total marks obtained by a candidate out of 240 will be considered for preparing the IAT 2026 rank list.
Read this SciAstra News page to get complete insights into the IAT 2026 registration process, fees, eligibility criteria, important dates, and courses offered.
IAT 2026 Exam Dates
Since the IAT 2026 admission dates have been released by the exam officials, candidates can check out the exam schedule below:
IISER Entrance Exam Dates 2026 | Event Date |
|---|---|
IISER 2026 Exam Notification | February 7, 2026 |
IISER Exam 2026 Registration Date | March 5, 2026 to April 13, 2026 |
IISER Aptitude Test 2026 Application Correct | April 16, 2026 to April 18, 2026 |
IISER Admit Card 2026 | May 24, 2026 |
IISER Exam 2026 | June 7, 2026 |
IISER Provisional Answer Key 2026 | June 7, 2026 |
ICandidate Response form upload & Portal opens for filing Objections | June 9, 2026 |
Portal closes for filing Objections | June 13, 2026 |
Windows for Selective Information/Document Upload in Application Form | June 13, 2026 - June 21, 2026 |
Last date for Selective Information / Document upload in Application Form | June 21, 2026 |
IAT 2026 Eligibility Criteria
The candidates who meet the following eligibility criteria are eligible to apply for IAT 2026.
Nationality: Applicants must be Indian nationals, OCI/PIO/Foreign Nationals to apply for IAT 2026.
Qualification for Indian Students: Candidates must have passed the Class XII (or equivalent) examination either in 2024 or 2025 or appearing in 2026 from any board recognised by the Council of Boards of School Education (COBSE) in India.
Qualification for Foreign Nationals: Foreign Nationals need to upload an equivalence certificate issued by the Association of Indian Universities unless they have passed the Class XII or equivalent level examination in 2024 or 2025 or are appearing in 2026 with a science stream from any board recognised by the Council of Boards of School Education (COBSE) in India. The equivalence certificate must be uploaded while submitting the IAT 2026 Application Form under "Please upload a copy of the document supporting your claim of Foreign National".
Subject Requirement: Candidates must have taken at least three subjects among Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics during their Class XII (or equivalent) examination.
Minimum Percentage Requirement: Candidates belonging to SC/ST/PwD are required to score a minimum of 55% marks in aggregate or equivalent grade in their Class XII (or equivalent) examination. Candidates belonging to other categories are required to score a minimum of 60% marks in aggregate or equivalent grade in their Class XII (or equivalent) examination. Note that the percentage needs to be calculated using aggregate marks, that is, considering all the subjects taken at the Class XII (or equivalent) level.
Eligibility for Specific Programmes: For admissions to the following programmes, candidates must have Mathematics during their Class XII (or equivalent): 5-year BS-MS in Computational and Data Sciences programme at IISER Kolkata, 4-year BTech programme at IISER Bhopal, 4-year BS in Economic Sciences program at IISER Bhopal and 4-year BS in Economic and Statistical Sciences program at IISER Tirupati.
IISER Exam 2026 Registration Fee
After filling out the details asked by the exam officials, the last step in the process will be paying the registration fee. Candidates can check out the category-wise IISER entrance Exam 2026 registration fee from here:
Category | IISER Application Fee |
General/ OBC | INR 2,000 |
SC/ST/ Kashmiri Migrants/ PwD | INR 1,000 |
IAT 2026: List of Participating Institutes Updated
Along with IISERs, four other institutes are also accepting admissions through the IISER Aptitude Test 2026. These institutes include the following:
IIT Madras
IIT Guwahati
IIEST Shibpur
IACS Kolkata
IISc Bangalore
There are changes in the IAT 2026 seat matrix. The number of seats at IISER Tirupati has increased to 350. Earlier, the total number of seats at the institute was 250.
IISER Bhopal has reduced the number of seats for BTech in Engineering Sciences to 115. Earlier, the total number of seats for the programme was 140.
IISER Bhopal has increased the number of seats for BS in Economic Sciences to 55. Earlier, the number of seats for the programme was 55. The total number of seats offered in IISERs for the academic session 2026-2027 is 2343.