Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore-560012 (India)

भारतीय िव ान सं थान बगलोर- 560012 (भारत)

वेबसाइट/Website: www.iisc.ac.in

Admissions 2023
Cut Off Report for Research Programmes

1. Exam score is used for Cut off for following Mode of Entry (MoE): GATE and UGC NET for
JRF.

2. Rank is used for Cut Off for following exams: Joint CSIR UGC NET for JRF, JEST, GPAT.

3. For Joint CSIR UGC NET, DBT NET and UGC NET Exam, JRF qualified applicants are only
eligible for the interview.

4. Any applicant who has applied for Research programme, and has secured a cut-off higher than
the one indicated, and he/she has not received a call letter/email communication/communication
on applicant interface of admission portal, the applicant may please send a mail to the Academic
Section immediately at admission.acad@iisc.ac.in or to Deputy Registrar, Academics at
dr.acad@iisc.ac.in and also to the Chair of the concerned Departments in which they have
applied on or before 3rd May 2023 [1700hrs] along with following documents:
i) Application form,
ii) UGC/CSIR NET Score card/Rank card (as applicable).

5. Please note the request without providing above mentioned documents will not be examined.
Any request for changes in the application form will not be entertained at this stage.

6. For queries pertaining to shortlisting of candidates in other Mode of Entries (MoE), like
INSPIRE, DBT JRF, ICMR JRF, ME/M Tech/M Sc (Engg) Qualified, CFTI, NBHM, etc.,
applicants to contact directly to Department Chair in which you applied. The department contact
details can be accessed from the Department website or you may refer:
https://iisc.ac.in/admissions/overview/department-contact-details/.

7. Any request for change in interview date and time will not be entertained.

8. The interview letters for the shortlisted candidates are sent through registered e-mail and the
same is available on the Applicant’s interface after login to the Admission Portal.

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 Entrance Cutoff
Department Name Entrance Type Paper
Name GN OBC SC ST PH KM EWS
BT 700 600 400 350 400 400 580
CH 900 700 700 700 700 700 700
CY 900 800 700 700 700 700 700
GATE EY 800 550 500 350 500 500 700
MA 400 400 500 500 500 500 400
BIOCHEMISTRY XE 800 700 700 700 700 700 700
XL 700 550 500 350 400 400 620

GPAT 200 650 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000

JOINT CSIR UGC

100 150 300 500 90 200 100
NET for JRF
UGC NET for JRF All All All All All All All

AR 700 600 500 500 700 700 700

BT 600 550 500 500 600 600 600
CE 700 600 500 500 700 700 700
CY 700 600 500 500 700 700 700
ES 700 600 500 500 700 700 700
EY 500 500 400 400 500 500 500
GATE GE 700 600 500 500 700 700 700
CENTRE FOR GG 700 600 500 500 700 700 700
ECOLOGICAL MA 700 600 500 500 700 700 700
SCIENCES
NM 700 600 500 500 700 700 700
XE 700 600 500 500 700 700 700
XH 700 600 500 500 700 700 700
XL 700 600 500 500 700 700 700
GPAT 100 120 150 150 100 100 100
JOINT CSIR UGC
150 170 200 200 150 150 170
NET for JRF
UGC NET for JRF 220 200 180 180 220 220 200

BM 770 700 450 450 700 700 700

BT 770 700 450 450 700 700 700
GATE
EY 770 700 450 450 700 700 700
MICROBIOLOGY XL 770 700 500 400 700 700 700
AND CELL BIOLOGY GPAT 100 650 1000 1000 650 650
JOINT CSIR UGC
120 179 240 275 200 200 150
NET for JRF
UGC NET for JRF All All All All All All All

GATE All Papers 700 500 300 200 550 550 575
MOLECULAR
GPAT 300 400 1100 1200 400 500 500
BIOPHYSICS UNIT
JEST 200 300 500 600 350 350 300
 JOINT CSIR UGC
All All All All All All All
NET for JRF
UGC NET for JRF All All All All All All All

BM 700 650 600 600 650 700 650

BT 725 675 600 600 675 725 675
CS 700 650 600 600 650 700 650
CY 700 650 600 600 650 700 650
GATE EY 700 650 600 600 650 700 650
DEVELOPMENTAL ME 700 650 600 600 650 700 650
BIOLOGY AND PH 700 650 600 600 650 700 650
GENETICS
XH 700 650 600 600 650 700 650
XL 725 675 600 600 675 725 675
GPAT 200 250 500 500 250 200 200
JOINT CSIR UGC
90 125 225 275 125 100 150
NET for JRF
UGC NET for JRF 200 175 125 125 175 200 200

GATE All Papers 700 600 200 200 200 200 600
GPAT 225 300 500 500 500 500 300
CENTRE FOR JEST All All All All All All All
NEUROSCIENCE JOINT CSIR UGC
100 200 300 350 350 350 200
NET for JRF
UGC NET for JRF All All All All All All All

AE 800 750 500 500 750 750 750

CE 750 750 500 500 750 750 800
CH 800 750 500 500 750 750 750
CS 800 750 750 750 750 750 750
EC 800 750 500 500 750 750 750
GATE EE 800 750 500 500 750 750 750
GE 800 750 500 500 750 750 750
CENTRE FOR HIGH
ENERGY PHYSICS ME 850 750 500 500 750 750 750
MT 800 750 500 500 750 750 750
PH 724 618 253 253 500 670 640
XE 800 750 500 500 750 750 750
JEST 54 180 300 300 200 200 162
JOINT CSIR UGC
89 80 320 307 325 325 200
NET for JRF
UGC NET for JRF 250 200 175 175 200 200 200

AE 610 595 440 440 600

CE 650 500 450 200 600
CENTRE FOR EARTH
GATE EC 500 400 280 200 450
SCIENCES
GE 420 400 300 300 400
GG 350 300 159 159 300 300
 ME 500 400 280 200 410
PE 500 300 160 160 410
PH 500 400 300 300 400
JOINT CSIR UGC
100 280 300 300 300 150
NET for JRF
UGC NET for JRF 200 150 100 100 100 150

AE 550 450 350 350 350 350 450

BT 550 450 350 350 350 350 450
CE 500 400 350 350 350 350 400
CH 450 300 275 275 275 275 300
CS 500 300 250 250 250 250 300
EC 500 350 250 250 250 250 350
EE 450 350 275 275 275 275 350
ES 550 450 350 350 350 350 450
EY 550 450 350 350 350 350 450
INTERDISCIPLINARY GATE
GE 550 450 350 350 350 350 450
PROGRAMME -
MATHEMATICAL IN 550 450 350 350 350 350 450
SCIENCES MA 550 450 350 350 350 350 450
ME 550 450 350 350 350 350 450
PH 550 450 350 350 350 350 450
ST 550 450 350 350 350 350 450
XE 550 450 350 350 350 350 450
XH 550 450 350 350 350 350 450
XL 550 450 350 350 350 350 450
JOINT CSIR UGC
20 30 100 100 100 100 30
NET for JRF
UGC NET for JRF 200 150 100 100 100 100 150

GATE CY 550 450 250 250 450 450

INORGANIC AND
JOINT CSIR UGC
PHYSICAL 120 130 180 180 180 130
NET for JRF
CHEMISTRY
UGC NET for JRF All All All All All All All

BT 400 350 250 250 350 350 350

CY 620 400 250 250 400 400 400
GATE MT 500 450 120 120 450 450 450
PH 500 400 290 290 400 400 400
MATERIALS
RESEARCH CENTRE XE 370 300 200 200 300 300 300
JEST All All All All All All All
JOINT CSIR UGC
All All All All All All All
NET for JRF
UGC NET for JRF All All All All All All All

ORGANIC BT 380
GATE
CHEMISTRY CY 550 449 344 255 530
 XL 449 200 273
GPAT 1000 500 3650 1600
JOINT CSIR UGC
100 121 152 176 180 115
NET for JRF
UGC NET for JRF 178 70 50 80

CH 600 500 450 400 500 550 550

CY 600 500 400 350 500 550 550
GATE MT 600 500 450 400 500 550 550
SOLID STATE AND
PH 450 350 300 250 350 400 400
STRUCTURAL
CHEMISTRY XE 600 500 450 400 500 550 550
JOINT CSIR UGC
100 150 200 250 200 150 120
NET for JRF
UGC NET for JRF All All All All All All All

BM 600 540 350 350 350 540 540

EC 600 540 350 350 350 540 540
ELECTRONIC EE 600 540 350 350 350 540 540
SYSTEMS GATE
ENGINEERING IN 600 540 350 350 350 540 540
ME 550 500 350 350 350 500 500
PH 600 540 350 350 350 540 540

AE 820 800 610 425 525 625 800

CS 750 740 600 425 500 600 740
EC 820 800 610 425 525 625 800
GATE
EE 820 800 610 425 525 625 800
COMPUTER SCIENCE IN 750 730 450 400 500 600 730
AND AUTOMATION MA 750 730 450 400 500 600 730
JEST All All All All All All All
JOINT CSIR UGC
60 75 90 140 90 75 75
NET for JRF
UGC NET for JRF 250 200 180 150 200 200 220

CS 620 500 350 350 500 500 500

EC 620 500 250 250 500 500 500
GATE EE 700 600 250 250 600 600 600
ELECTRICAL IN 700 600 450 450 600 600 600
COMMUNICATION PH 600 500 250 250 500 500 550
ENGINEERING
JEST 500
JOINT CSIR UGC
200 300 450 450 300 300 300
NET for JRF
UGC NET for JRF 200 300 450 450 300 300 300

BM 650 585 390 390 390 585 585

ELECTRICAL
GATE CS 600 540 360 300 360 540 540
ENGINEERING
EC 600 540 360 300 360 540 540
 EE 600 540 360 300 360 540 540
IN 600 540 360 300 360 540 540
MA 650 585 360 360 360 585 585
ME 650 585 360 360 360 585 585
PH 650 585 360 360 360 585 585
XE 700 630 360 360 360 630 630
JEST 34 30 25 25 25 30 30
JOINT CSIR UGC
60 66 100 100 100 66 66
NET for JRF
UGC NET for JRF 250 225 150 150 150 225 225

MANAGEMENT GATE All Papers 650 600 450 450 600 600 625
STUDIES UGC NET for JRF 160 145 130 130 145 145 150

AE 800 750 700 650 750 750 750

AR 550 500 450 400 500 500 500
BT 600 550 500 450 550 550 550
CE 625 575 525 475 575 575 575
CH 600 550 500 450 550 550 550
CS 800 750 700 650 750 750 750
CY 425 375 325 275 375 375 375
CENTRE FOR EC 800 750 700 650 750 750 750
GATE
SUSTAINABLE EE 800 750 700 650 750 750 750
TECHNOLOGIES ES 650 600 550 500 600 600 600
EY 800 750 700 650 750 750 750
GG 800 750 700 650 750 750 750
ME 600 550 500 450 550 550 550
PI 800 750 700 650 750 750 750
XE 675 625 575 525 625 625 625
XL 800 750 700 650 750 750 750
UGC NET for JRF 200 190 180 170 190 190 190

AE 600 600 420 420 540 540 600

CE 700 700 490 490 630 630 700
CH 700 700 490 490 630 630 700
CS 700 700 490 490 630 630 700
AEROSPACE
GATE EC 700 700 490 490 630 630 700
ENGINEERING
EE 700 700 490 490 630 630 700
IN 700 700 490 490 630 630 700
ME 800 800 560 560 720 720 800
XE 600 600 420 420 540 540 600

CENTRE FOR AE 540 450 350 350 350 350 500

ATMOSPHERIC AND GATE BM 700 650 600 600 600 600 600
OCEANIC SCIENCES CE 550 450 350 350 350 350 500
 CS 550 450 350 350 350 350 500
CY 550 450 350 350 350 350 500
EC 550 450 350 350 350 350 500
EE 550 450 350 350 350 350 500
ES 800 600 550 550 550 700 700
EY 700 650 600 600 600 600 600
GE 700 650 600 600 600 650 650
GG 750 700 600 600 600 600 650
IN 550 450 400 400 400 400 500
MA 500 450 400 400 400 400 500
ME 550 475 350 400 400 400 400
NM 700 600 550 550 550 650 600
PH 450 425 400 400 400 400 425
PI 550 450 400 400 400 400 500
TF 550 450 400 400 400 400 500
XE 550 500 400 400 400 400 500
XL 700 650 600 600 600 600 600
JOINT CSIR UGC
50 75 100 100 100 100 80
NET for JRF
UGC NET for JRF 250 220 200 200 200 200 220

AE 550 400 300 300 300 300 400

AR 600 500 300 300 300 300 500
BM 500 400 300 300 300 300 400
BT 500 400 300 300 300 300 400
CE 550 500 250 250 300 300 500
CH 700 600 300 300 300 300 600
CS 600 500 300 300 300 300 500
EC 500 450 300 300 300 300 450
CENTRE FOR
PRODUCT DESIGN EE 450 390 300 300 300 300 390
GATE
AND ES 500 400 300 300 300 300 400
MANUFACTURING
IN 500 400 300 300 300 300 400
ME 700 600 300 300 300 300 600
MT 600 500 300 300 300 300 500
NM 500 400 300 300 300 300 400
PH 500 400 300 300 300 300 400
PI 600 500 300 300 300 300 500
TF 600 500 300 300 300 300 500
XE 700 550 300 300 300 300 550

BT 650 600 450 450 450 450 600

CE 650 600 450 450 450 450 600
CHEMICAL
GATE CH 600 550 250 250 250 250 550
ENGINEERING
CY 650 600 450 450 450 450 600
ES 650 600 450 450 450 450 600
 ME 650 600 450 450 450 450 600
XE 650 600 450 450 450 450 600
XL 650 600 450 450 450 450 600
UGC NET for JRF 225 200 150 150 150 150 200

GATE All Papers 600 585 400 350 350 585 585
JOINT CSIR UGC
CIVIL ENGINEERING 5 10 15 10 10 7 7
NET for JRF
UGC NET for JRF 210 200 180 170 200 200

MECHANICAL
GATE All Papers 675 650 350 350 650 650 650
ENGINEERING

AE 600 450 300 300 450 450 450

BM 500 350 250 250 350 350 350
BT 700 550 350 350 550 550 550
CE 800 550 400 400 550 550 550
CH 700 500 300 300 500 500 500
CY 500 350 250 250 350 350 350
EC 800 550 400 400 550 550 550
EE 800 550 400 400 550 550 550
ES 900 650 450 450 650 650 650
GATE
IN 600 450 300 300 450 450 450
MATERIALS
ENGINEERING MA 500 350 250 250 350 350 350
ME 600 450 300 300 450 450 450
MT 450 300 200 200 300 300 300
PH 600 400 300 300 400 400 400
PI 600 450 300 300 450 450 450
TF 600 450 300 300 450 450 450
XE 500 350 250 250 350 350 350
XL 600 450 300 300 450 450 450
GPAT 100 130 200 200 130 130 130
JOINT CSIR UGC
All All All All All All All
NET for JRF

BM 500 400 300 300 300 400 400

CE 700 650 400 400 400 500 650
CS 700 500 400 400 500 500 500
EC 600 500 400 400 300 400 500
INSTRUMENTATION EE 500 400 300 300 300 400 400
AND APPLIED GATE
PHYSICS IN 400 300 200 200 200 300 300
ME 600 500 400 400 300 400 500
MT 600 500 400 400 400 500 500
PH 400 300 200 200 200 300 300
PI 700 600 400 400 400 500 600
 XE 600 500 300 300 300 400 500
JEST All All All All All All All
JOINT CSIR UGC
All All All All All All All
NET for JRF
UGC NET for JRF All All All All All All All

AE 750 650 500 400 600 650 650

CE 800 700 600 500 700 700 700
CS 800 700 495 450 700 750 750
EC 800 650 500 400 650 600 600
EE 800 600 500 400 700 700 650
IN 800 650 500 400 650 700 650
GATE MA 661 626 443 327 575 650 650
ME 800 650 500 400 650 650 650
MN 800 650 500 400 650 650 650
PH 800 650 500 400 650 650 650
PI 800 650 500 400 650 650 650
ST 800 650 500 400 650 650 650
XE 800 650 500 400 650 650 650
JOINT CSIR UGC
70 85 161 203 160 72
NET for JRF

AE 750 700 400 400 400 400 700

CH 750 700 400 400 600 600 700
CS 750 700 400 400 600 600 700
EC 750 700 400 400 400 400 700
EE 750 700 400 400 400 400 700
GATE
MA 750 700 400 400 500 500 700
PHYSICS ME 750 700 400 400 500 500 700
MT 750 700 400 400 400 400 700
PH 700 650 380 300 400 500 680
XE 750 700 500 500 500 500 700
JEST 40 250 250 250 250 200 250
JOINT CSIR UGC
170 300 400 400 270 270 270
NET for JRF

AE 755 675 560 350 700 700 700

CE 755 675 560 350 700 700 700
CS 755 675 560 350 700 700 700
CY 755 675 560 350 700 700 700
ASTRONOMY AND
GATE EC 755 675 500 350 700 700 700
ASTROPHYSICS
EE 755 675 560 350 700 700 700
GE 755 675 560 350 700 700 700
IN 755 675 560 350 700 700 700
MA 755 675 560 350 700 700 700
 ME 755 675 560 350 700 700 700
PH 700 625 350 250 600 600 625
XE 755 675 560 350 700 700 700
JEST 60 180 240 300 120 120 120
JOINT CSIR UGC
120 250 400 400 200 200 230
NET for JRF

AE 675 400 100 100 420 420 650

BM 800 750 550 300 570 570 750
BT 800 750 550 300 570 570 750
CE 800 750 550 300 570 570 750
CH 675 400 100 100 420 420 650
CS 675 400 100 100 420 420 650
CY 500 300 100 100 420 420 450
EC 675 400 100 100 420 420 650
EE 675 400 100 100 420 420 650
ES 700 600 400 300 570 570 650
EY 700 600 400 300 570 570 650
GE 700 600 400 300 570 570 650
GATE IN 675 400 100 100 420 420 650
COMPUTATIONAL MA 675 600 200 200 420 420 650
AND DATA ME 500 300 100 100 420 420 450
SCIENCES
MN 800 750 550 300 570 570 750
MT 700 400 300 200 420 420 650
NM 800 750 550 300 570 570 750
PH 500 300 100 100 420 420 450
PI 800 750 550 300 570 570 750
ST 500 300 100 100 420 420 450
TF 800 750 550 300 570 570 750
XE 700 600 400 300 570 570 650
XH 700 600 400 300 570 570 650
XL 700 600 400 300 570 570 650
JEST All All All All All All All
JOINT CSIR UGC
100 180 250 300 180 180 150
NET for JRF
UGC NET for JRF 175 165 130 100 140 140 170

AE 900 800 500 400 700 700 800

BM 800 700 400 300 600 600 700
BT 800 700 400 300 600 600 700
CENTRE FOR CE 900 700 500 400 700 800 800
NANOSCIENCE AND GATE
ENGINEERING CH 900 700 500 400 700 800 800
CS 900 800 500 400 700 700 800
CY 900 800 500 300 700 700 800
EC 700 550 400 300 500 500 550
 EE 900 800 500 400 700 700 800
IN 600 550 400 300 500 500 550
MA 900 800 500 400 700 700 800
ME 750 650 500 400 600 600 650
MT 750 650 500 400 600 600 650
PH 650 600 400 300 550 550 600
PI 900 800 500 400 700 700 800
TF 900 800 500 400 700 700 800
XE 800 700 400 300 600 600 700
XH 900 800 500 400 700 700 800
XL 700 600 400 300 500 500 600
GPAT 500 1000 2000 2500 1500 1500 1000
JEST 300 500 600 700 600 600 500
JOINT CSIR UGC
200 300 350 400 350 300 300
NET for JRF
UGC NET for JRF 150 125 100 100 100 100 125

AE 700 600 500 500 600 600 600

BM 700 600 500 500 600 600 600
BT 600 500 400 400 500 500 500
CE 550 450 400 400 450 450 450
CH 600 500 400 400 500 500 500
CS 700 600 500 500 600 600 600
CY 700 600 500 500 600 600 600
EC 700 600 500 500 600 600 600
GATE EE 700 600 500 500 600 600 600
BIOSYSTEMS ES 700 600 500 500 600 600 600
SCIENCE AND IN 700 600 500 500 600 600 600
ENGINEERING
MA 600 500 400 400 500 500 500
ME 700 600 500 500 600 600 600
PH 600 500 400 400 500 500 500
XE 650 550 450 450 550 550 550
XH 700 600 500 500 600 600 600
XL 700 600 500 500 600 600 600
GPAT 100 120 150 150 120 120 120
JOINT CSIR UGC
125 175 200 200 175 175 175
NET for JRF
UGC NET for JRF 200 150 100 100 150 150 150

AE 500 450 400 400 425 425 425

BT 700 650 550 550 575 575 575
INTERDISCIPLINARY CE 750 730 650 650 675 675 675
GATE
PROGRAM - ENERGY CH 550 500 450 450 475 475 475
CS 750 600 550 550 575 575 575
CY 500 450 400 400 425 425 425
 EC 650 600 550 550 575 575 575
EE 540 500 450 450 520 520 520
ES 750 700 550 550 600 600 600
GG 650 600 550 550 575 575 575
IN 750 700 550 550 650 650 650
MA 650 500 450 450 475 475 475
ME 550 500 450 450 475 475
MT 800 750 700 700 725 725 725
PH 750 700 550 550 650 650 650
XE 600 550 500 500 525 525 525
XL 700 650 550 550 575 575 575
JEST 450 500 650 650 600 600 600
JOINT CSIR UGC
40 50 70 70 60 60 60
NET for JRF

AE 720 700 600 600 600 700 700

AG 720 700 600 600 600 700 700
AR 720 700 600 600 600 700 700
CE 720 700 600 600 600 700 700
CH 720 700 600 600 600 700 700
CS 720 700 600 600 600 700 700
CY 720 700 600 600 600 700 700
EC 720 700 700 700 700 700 700
GATE EE 720 700 600 600 600 700 700
ES 720 700 600 600 600 700 700
INTERDISCIPLINARY EY 720 700 600 600 600 700 700
PROGRAM - WATER
RESEARCH GE 510 450 400 400 400 490 490
GG 720 600 600 600 600 700 700
IN 720 600 600 600 600 700 700
PI 720 700 600 600 600 700 700
XE 720 700 600 600 600 700 700
XL 720 700 600 600 600 700 700

JOINT CSIR UGC

100 150 150 150 150 150 150
NET for JRF

UGC NET for JRF All All All All All All All

AE 700 600 350 350 350 600 600

BM 700 600 350 350 350 600 600
ROBERT BOSCH CE 800 750 450 450 450 750 750
CENTRE FOR CYBER GATE
PHYSICAL SYSTEMS CS 850 750 350 350 350 750 750
EC 850 750 350 350 350 750 750
EE 670 600 350 350 350 600 600
 IN 700 600 350 350 350 600 600
MA 700 600 350 350 350 600 600
ME 750 600 350 350 350 600 600
XE 700 600 350 350 350 600 600

GATE All Papers 750 650 600 600 600 600 700
DIVECHA CENTRE
JOINT CSIR UGC
FOR CLIMATE 50 75 100 100 100 75 75
NET for JRF
CHANGE
UGC NET for JRF 210 190 170 170 170 190 190

INTERDISCIPLINARY GATE All Papers 790 722 630 550 722 722 760
PROGRAM - BRAIN JOINT CSIR UGC
80 110 220 240 110 110 100
AND ARTIFICIAL NET for JRF
INTELLIGENCE UGC NET for JRF 205 160 150 90 160 160 200