I would like to know about the IISER entrance exam?

Hey.

Admission in IISER is done through three channels which are as follows-

Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) – Candidates areoffered admission on the basis of valid KVPY fellowship.

State and Central Boards Channel (SCB) channel – Candidates are given admission after they appear in an aptitude test and their score in the same.

Joint Entrance Examination of Indian Institutes of Technology (JEE) channel – Candidates can also get admisison in IISER on the basis of your JEE Advanced 2019 scores for direct admission.

Here are the main details about the entrance of IISER 2019-

Application Fee- The Non-refundable application fee for IISER 2019 is Rs. 2000. The fee for SC/ST/Kashmiri Migrants/Physically Handicapped candidates is Rs 1000.

Details of IISER Aptitude Test for candidates opting for SCB channel-

• The Mode of Exam is Computer Based Online Test .The Duration  of the test is 3 hours. The total marks for the same are 180 marks. It includes multiple choice questions.
• The Subjects for the test nclude four subjects which has equal weightage- Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Biology.
• Marking Scheme -  3 marks are awarded for each correct response. There is also negative marking. 1 mark will be deducted for wrong attempt.

Important date-

• The IISER Aptitude Test 2019 is scheduled to be conducted in the Fourth week of June 2019
• For admission through the SCB Channel, the Application process is scheduled to begin in the Fourth week of May 2019. The Last date to submit application forms will be in the Second week of June 2019.
• If you seek admission from the JEE Channel , the  Application process will begin in the Second week of June 2019. The last date is scheduled to be in the Third week of June 2019.
• For  admission through KVPY Channel the Application will start in the Fourth week of May 2019 and the process will end in the Second week of June 2019

Syllabus -

The Syllabus for the Entrance test is given below for each subject-

Physics

Physical World and Measurement, Kinematics, Laws of Motion, Work, Energy and Power, Motion of Systems of Particles and Rigid body, Gravitation, Properties of bulk matter, Thermodynamics, Behavior of perfect gas and kinetic energy, Oscillations, Waves, Electrostatics,  Current Electricity, Magnetic effect of current and magnetism, Electromagnetic Induction, Alternating Current, Electromagnetic Waves, Optics, Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter, Atoms, Nuclei, Electronic devices, Communication Systems

Chemistry

Some Basic Concept of Chemistry, Structure of Atom, Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties, Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure, States of Matter, Thermodynamics, Equilibrium  Redox Reactions, Hydrogen, The s-block Elements, The p-block, Elements, Organic Chemistry – Some Basic Principles and Techniques, Hydrocarbons, Environmental Chemistry, The solid state, Solutions, Electrochemistry, Chemical Kinetics, Surface chemistry, General principles and processes of isolation of elements, The p-block elements,  The d- & f-block elements, Coordination compounds, Haloalkanes and haloarenes, Alcohols, phenols and ethers, Aldehydes, ketones and carboxylic acids, Organic compounds containing nitrogens, Biomolecules, Polymers, Chemistry in everyday life

Mathematics

Sets, Relations and functions, Trigonometric Functions, Inverse Trigonometric Functions, Principle of Mathematical Induction, omplex Numbers and Quadratic Equations, Linear Inequalities, Permutations and Combinations, Binomial Theorem, Sequences and Series, Straight Lines, Conic Sections, Introduction to Three Dimensional Geometry, Limits and Derivatives, Mathematical Reasoning, Statistics, Probability  Matrices, Determinants, Continuity and Differentiability, Application of Derivatives, Integrals, Applications of integrals, Differential equations  Vectors, Three dimensional geometry, Linear Programming

Biology

Diversity in the living world, Structural organization in animals and plants, Human physiology, Reproduction, Cell structure and function,  Plant physiology, Genetics and evolution, Biology and human welfare  Biotechnology and its application, Ecology and environment

Best of luck