IISER Kolkata invites applications from motivated students for admission to the MS programme in Sustainability Science for Autumn 2025.

No. of Student Intake:~15 per year

Eligibility Criteria:
Bachelors in chemistry, environmental sciences, chemical technology and biotechnology, or chemical engineering, life sciences (all sub-disciplines), and earth science (all sub-disciplines) can apply for the Two-Year M.Sc. programme in Sustainability Science.

*Candidates who are in the final year of B.Sc. or B. Tech. may also apply. Admission, however, will be subject to completion of all formalities, as described below, in the 'Selection Procedure'.

Minimum Qualifying Marks:*
Candidates need to secure a minimum of 60% marks/equivalent grades in Honors/Major (if applicable), or 60% marks/equivalent grades in aggregate (if Honors/Major is not applicable). Those who are appearing in the final examination of their degree course can also apply; for them, the eligibility marks are 60% marks/equivalent based on the marks obtained in the undergraduate examinations held till the date of submission of the application form.

*For candidates whose final examination marks are not available at the time of application, the marks till their 5th Semester will be considered.

Reservation Policy: As per the Govt. of India norms.

Who Can Apply:
Please note that applicants who have qualified in the following nation-wide aptitude tests in the year 2024 or 2025 only can apply for the programme: JAM (Biotechnology, Chemistry, Geology); GATE (Chemical Engineering, Environmental Science and Engineering); CUET (Environmental Sciences)

Reservation Policy:As per the Govt. of India norms.

How to Apply: The applicants should open the link at the bottom of this page (Submit New Application) and properly fill the application form as instructed and submit. Applicants should save the properly filled application form. If submitted, an application slip will be available as a PDF. You need to take a print of the application slip.
During physical interview, candidates selected for the interview should bring a printout of the application slip along with the required documents (along with originals) listed below at the time of the interview:

Documents Required:

1. Self-attested copies of mark sheets and certificates of all examinations starting from secondary examination.
2. Self-attested copy of the qualifying examination certificate.
3. Proof of qualification in nationwide aptitude tests and score card.
4. SC/ST/OBC/OBC-NCL/PwD/ EWS certificates as applicable.EWS/OBC-NCL certificate valid for current financial year 2025–2026(certificate issue date for EWS/OBC-NCL has to be on or after April 1, 2025).
5. Identity Proof /photo ID [Any ONE of the following: Driving License, Aadhar Card, Passport, Voter ID Card, and PAN Card] and a self-attested photocopy of the same.
6. Self-attested copy of Aadhar Card (if not provided as Identity Proof).
7. Proof of age: Date of Birth Certificate.

Selection Procedure: A department/institute-level committee duly approved by the competent authority will scrutinize all the applications, and prepare a shortlist of candidates, who will be called for the interview. The results will be displayed on the Institute website.
* The candidates whose final results are awaited will be admitted provisionally. Such candidates need to fulfill all the criteria within 60 days of their admission.

Selection Criteria:*
Based on the JAM (Chemistry) rank applications will be shortlisted and called for interview. Candidates will be selected on the basis of the interview performance.

*The candidates whose final results are awaited will be admitted provisionally. Such candidates need to fulfill all the criteria within 60 days of their admission.

Important Dates (Tentative):
Application portal opens: 25th June, 2025
Application portal closes: 9th July, 2025
Publication of Shortlisted Candidates for Interview: 10th July, 2025
Interview (offline only): 16th July, 2025
Publication of interview results: 17th July, 2025
Pre-registration starts (first list): 21th July 2025
Pre-registration starts (second list): 24th July 2025
Registration: 28th July 2025