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IISER Pune: Worth the hype?

Name: IISER Pune: Worth the hype?
Item: Indian Institute of Science Education and Research - [IISER]
Rating: 4.6
Author: Akanksha

4.6

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Faculty

5.0

Placement

5.0

Course

5.0

Campus

5.0

College

4.0

Hostel

3.0

Internship

5.0

Student's Snapshots

Akanksha

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research - [IISER], BS + MS, Biological Sciences

Reviewed on Feb 20, 2025(Enrolled 2023)

What Students Say

Likes

The infrastructure is great with state of the art labs and such. The classrooms are well furnished and comfortable.
The professors are very good in teaching and the research work and are always willing to help and support students.
The students are very helpful in the community and there are multiple hobby clubs.

Dislikes

There is no night canteen even though most clubs run late at night.
The quality of the mess food is bad and their hygiene is poor despite many complaints.
The admin department does not take students seriously on the issue of the attendance app

Course Curriculum Overview

The curriculum is great and inclusive, befitting a top college. It is relevant to the field and the professors are mostly great scientific minds of the community. It is also in touch with the standard of teaching in various top universities of the world.

Class Size: 280Course Fees: INR 60000 per year

Internships Opportunities

Various internship opportunities are available on and off campus in both industries and other colleges. Professors take and recommend students to labs where they can work and companies are willing to take students from this prestigious college

Placement Experience

The placement opportunities are great with various companies approaching students to snap them up in fields from consultancy to software to pharmaceuticals.lots of students also end up working on labs of various professors that they have built a rapport with.

Fees and Financial Aid

Year wise total fees are 63000 including lab fees, hostel fees, medical insurance, library fees, exam fees, exam transcript fees, etc. The mess charges are seperate but subsidised. Medical insurance covers a lot of expenses in hospitals.

Campus Life

The main college fest in Karavaan, typically held in February or March. There are various other events held including concerts and cultural and technical and scientific fests. The library is vast with a great availability of books and all classrooms are smart. There is an exceptional sports facility and gym and various clubs from Science based to film to art to entrepreneurship to literature and books.

Hostel Facilities

The hostel facilities are great with double sharing rooms of decent sizes and good furniture. There is a pantry and washrooms on each floor which are all quite clean. The mess is seperately housed in a different building. There are two caterers with average food and a Cafe Coffee Day is on campus that is subsided heavily

Hostel Fee: INR 20000 per year

Admission

To get into IISER Pune, one needs to have atleast a 90% in the 12th board examinations in CBSE and then clear IAT examination with a good rank to get in. I chose IISER Pune above the other colleges that i applied to as I was interested in Pure sciences and biology and wanted to pursue that in the respected university .

Faculty

The faculty are great in teaching and help clear doubts. They offer internships and mentoring opportunities. The examination is semi continuous with quizzes, mid semester examinations and end semester semester, all with relative grading. They are also very flexible with the courses one chooses

Night Life

Gym amd library closes in the night while the sports complex is open till 12 am. Various public places and study rooms and labs are open over night for students. There is no in or out timing on the campus or in the hostel. There arre various hang out spots nearby from cafes and food places to malls and the area is quite safe at night.

Other Applied Colleges

All India Institute of Medical Sciences - [AIIMS] | Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)

Was not interested in medicine

National Institute of Technology - [NIT] | Bachelor of Technology [B.Tech] (Computer Science and Engineering)

Was not interested in computer science

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