Admission to the B.S. Programme

Indian Institute of Science,Bangalore

We are very happy to report that 84 talented students who joined the inaugural B.S. Programme on August 1, 2011 have just completed their first semester of study. We are now set to announce the process for admission of the second batch of students who would be commencing their study on August 1, 2012. The application process for this batch would be completely online and would be available from February 1, 2012 until April 30, 2012.

Candidates who have completed their II PUC / 12th Standard or equivalent in 2011 and those who are expecting to complete it in 2012 are eligible to apply. The candidates must have studied Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics as main subjects during their PUC / 12th Standard. Candidates who have studied Biology, Statistics, Electronics, Computer Science, etc., should also have taken Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics. The candidates should have a first class or 60% or an equivalent grade (relaxed to pass class for SC/ST candidates).

The selection will be based on the merit lists of the following national examinations: KVPY-SA-2010 (selected as fellows), KVPY-SB (appeared in 2011), KVPY-SX (appeared in 2011), IIT-JEE (appearing in 2012), AIEEE (appearing in 2012), and AIPMT (appearing in 2012).

Reservation for SC/ST/OBC/Physically-Handicapped (PH) and Kashmiri-Migrant (KM) candidates: As per Government of India regulations.

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The Selection Process
ELIGIBILITY


Candidates who have completed their II PUC / 12th Standard in 2011 and those who are expecting to complete their II PUC / 12th Standard in 2012 are eligible to apply. The candidates must have studied Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics as main subjects during their II PUC / 12th Standard. Candidates who have studied Biology, Statistics, Electronics, Computer Science, etc., in addition to Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics are also eligible to apply. The candidates must have secured a first class or 60% or equivalent grade (relaxed to pass class for SC/ST candidates) in the II PUC / 12th Standard examination.

SELECTION
Based on the merit list of one of the following national examinations: KVPY-SA [appeared in 2010 and selected for the Fellowship], KVPY-SB [appeared in 2011], KVPY-SX [appeared in 2011], IIT-JEE [appearing in 2012 and securing a minimum of 200 marks (GN), 180 marks (OBC-NCL), 100 marks (SC/ST/PH)], AIEEE [appearing in 2012 and securing a minimum of 180 marks (GN), 162 marks (OBC-NCL), 90 marks (SC/ST/PH)], and AIPMT [appearing in 2012 and getting selected in the main merit list].

Reservation for SC/ST/OBC/Physically-Handicapped (PH) and Kashmiri-Migrant (KM) candidates: As per Government of India regulations.


Application Forms (available only online):


The online application may be prepared and submitted by accessing the IISc website www.iisc.ernet.in/ug with effect from 01.02.2012. The application fee is Rs. 400/- for GN/OBC/KM candidates and Rs. 200/- for SC/ST/PH categories. After submitting the online application, a printed copy of the filled online application form must be sent to the Institute.

Payment of the Application Fee:
Mode of payment options available are: (1) Online Payment - SBI/Canara Bank which provides Net-banking and Card payment (Visa/MasterCard/Maestro). (2) Offline Payment - SBI/Canara Bank branches accept Challan payment across the country. The bank service charge is extra (to be borne by the applicants).

Submission of Application Forms:
A printed copy of the filled online application form must reach the Assistant Registrar (Academic), Admissions Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore-560 012 on or before 07.05.2012.


IMPORTANT DATES

Commencement of submission of online applications 01.02.2012
Last date for submission of online applications 30.04.2012
Last date for receipt of printed copy of online application form at IISc 07.05.2012



REGISTRAR

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