I have got 75 in the IAT(general category). Do I have a chance to get into IISER?

Hello Ananya !

There is no release of cutoff marks or rank by the IISERs officially for the SCB stream. But it is generalised that a score of 70+ can be enough to hope for a seat in the newest IISERs in third and fourth or last rounds of counselling.

This year the IAT test was at par with the other year's with good level of difficulty. So, it is expected that the cut-offs for each round shall go down by a margin of 8–10, which makes your chances of getting in by the 2nd round and if not then the 3rd Round. Your list of preferences play a great role in predicting if you can get a seat . So, if IISER Thiruvananthapuram or IISER Bhopal is in your first or second preference, you can get it in 2nd or 3rd round of counselling. Otherwise, you have good chances to get IISER Tirupati or Berhampur after 3rd round of counselling. Sometimes ,post counseling rounds happen to mop of the remaining seats . If this happens, you can expect a seat in IISER Mohali in the worst circumstances.

Nevertheless, if you get IISER Tirupati or BPR in 3rd round, you can float to a higher preference of IISER. You definitely have chances to be honest!

I will just request you to be patient till the last rounds of allotment and keep checking your mails.

All the best !