Indian Institute of Soil Science Bhopal Reviews on Placements, Faculty and Facilities

ICAR-IISS is the premier institute in India for research in soil science, it focuses on diversifying and intensifying soil use to suit the needs of a growing population in a sustainable way. I am honored to be a part of it, and enjoy most the lab work and the workshops.

Indian Institute of Soil Science is a premier research institute in Soil science. The wish to enroll for the PhD program must have completed post graduation with atleast 50 percent marks. Then they will have to apply for the program and they will be selected on the basis of entrance and interview.

The admission to the phd programme is based on an entrance test. Candidates must have cleared a NET exam of UGC/DBT/ICAR Test. Any of the exams are cleared then candidates can appear for the interview.

I had to qualify ICMR-JRF i.e entrance exam for my admission to this university. I was shortlisted among the candidates who had to appear for further counseling , PI/WAT at the campus. We were asked to bring all the required documents for verification to prevent any kind of mishappening.

My admission to this institute was done by clearing CISR-UGC exam .I was shortlisted among the highest scorers. Then I was called for counselling and walk in interviews with the duly filled application form at IISS office in Bhopal. I carried all the required documents for the interview.

Field Assistant and the eligibility criteria for that is Graduates in agriculture/ horticulture/ botany or any other related discipline and Score in NET/GATE exam (for SRF and RA), performance in interview and/or written test. Applications forms for JRF/SRF/RA positions can be obtained from the institute or downloaded from the website www.iiss.nic.in. Candidates must carry the following documents for the interview:- 4 sets of complete bio-data, Originals and self-attested photocopies of mark sheets, date of birth proof, qualification, experience and caste certificates, Self-attested photographs.

To seek admission in IISS you need to fill the application form with all the required details such as PG mark and UG marks which should be above 55%. After the if you make it through the merit list visit campus and submit your documents alongside with your fee.

In my opinion, IISS is a perfect platform to guide you towards soil science and helps you to obtain a valuable degree and experience from it. In terms of social life, it is very good and provides opportunities for students where they can discover their life on campus.