Selection done through JGEEBILS or any National Qualifying exam like CSIR/GATE. 2 round interview with 3-4 panel members in each round. 1st round is online and 2nd round maybe either online/offline.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They mainly ask you questions from your topic of interest and some from your previous projects like dissertation.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at IISER in Apr 2026
Interview
The interviewer started by saying that they don't have much time. Then they asked me to introduce myself, which I did and they asked me a question from my MTech project. Then they asked me to solve a maths problem which I was not confident in.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is the driving factor in the circadian rhythm
Explain Mendel's law of dominance in modern terms with respect to cellular functions
