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IISc Bangalore M.Sc: Fees 2026, Course Duration, Dates, Eligibility

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M.Sc at IISc Bangalore is a 2-year Full Time PG Degree. The course is offered in 2 specializations. The most popular specializations include Life Science, Chemical Sciences.

The total M.Sc Fees at IISc Bangalore for 2025 - 2026 academic year is ₹ 1.49 Lakhs - 2.29 Lakhs. This includes a total tuition fee of ₹ 32,000.

To be eligible for the IISc Bangalore M.Sc program, candidates must have passed Graduation with 60%+JAM (or equivalent). M.Sc admissions at IISc Bangalore are offered based on IIT JAM. The overall IISc Bangalore IIT JAM Cutoff rank 2025 is 100 for General category students. Check IISc Bangalore M.Sc Cutoff Here

Read the section below for further details on IISc Bangalore M.Sc admission 2025, fees, hostel fees, cutoff, placement, rankings and more.

Master of Science [M.Sc]

Total Fees:₹1.49 Lakhs - 2.29 Lakhs

4.7(3 Reviews)2 Courses2 Years Full Time

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157 Students have shown interest in the last 30 days

Eligibility:

Graduation with 60%+JAM

Application Date:

26 Mar - 11 Apr 2025

Life Science

₹2.29 Lakhs

(Based on 520 views last year)

Chemical Sciences

₹1.49 Lakhs

4.0

(Based on 371 views last year)

IISc Bangalore M.Sc Fees

IISc Bangalore M.Sc Fees 2025 - 2026 is ₹ 1.49 Lakhs - 2.29 Lakhs for the entire course duration. This is an increase of 0.53% (~₹1) from the previous year fee. Students must pay approximately ₹ 74,300 - 1.14 Lakhs per year.

The total M.Sc fees covers-

Total tuition fee of ₹ 32,000
A Refundable Caution fee of ₹ 7,500
Total other fee of ₹ 1.09 Lakhs - 1.89 Lakhs

The hostel fees for IISc Bangalore is 1.6 Lakhs.

Based on 3 reviews and 2.69 K views collected by Collegedunia last year, the most popular M.Sc specialisation is Life Science, Chemical Sciences.

M.Sc Life Science total fees is ₹ 2.29 Lakhs
M.Sc Chemical Sciences total fees is ₹ 1.49 Lakhs

Quota:

Fee Type	Total Amount (INR)
tuition fees	₹ 32,000
caution fees*	₹ 7,500
other fees	₹ 1.09 Lakhs - 1.89 Lakhs
total academic fees	₹ 1.49 Lakhs - 2.29 Lakhs
hostel fees	₹1.6 Lakhs
total fees	₹ 3.09 Lakhs - 3.89 Lakhs

* Fees is refundable

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IISc Bangalore M.Sc Admission 2026

M.Sc admissions at IISc Bangalore are based on IIT JAM. Students must have Graduation with 60%+JAM to be eligible for M.Sc admission at IISc Bangalore.

IISc Bangalore M.Sc Admission Dates 2026

The application deadline for admission to IISc Bangalore M.Sc program was March 26 - April 11, 2025.

Important Events

Events	Dates
IIT JAM Admit Card Date	Jan 05, 2026 Upcoming
IIT JAM Exam Date	Feb 15, 2026
IIT JAM Result Date	Mar 20, 2026

Expired Events

Events	Dates
IIT JAM Registration Timeline	Sep 05, 2025 - Oct 20, 2025

IISc Bangalore Seat Intake 2026

There are 100 M.Sc seats in IISc Bangalore. These include 50 seats of Life Science, 50 seats of Chemical Sciences.

Particulars	Number of Seats
Life Science	50
Chemical Sciences	50

IISc Bangalore M.Sc Ranking

IISc Bangalore is ranked by several ranking agencies such as Times Higher Education. Some of these rankings are as follows-

#251-300 out of 801 under Times Higher Education Ranking 2020.

Ranking Agency	Latest	Previous
	#251-300 out of 801 (2020)	#251-300 out of 800 (2019)

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Reviewed on Mar 9, 2025(Enrolled 2024)

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Fees and Financial Aid:

The annual fee for the academics is around 29000 for Gen/OBC/EWS and 20000 for SC/ST. There are financial aids for the Us as we get 16000 stipend for the masters and then 37000 jrf for phd and 42000 srf

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Amit Mishra

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M.Sc, Chemical Sciences

Reviewed on Jan 30, 2023(Enrolled 2011)

Best university in India IISC bangalore.

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Financial assistance is provided and a monthly stipend of 5000 INR per month is given to all the students who move to IISC Bangalore under DST inspire scholarship. DST funded the scholarship department of science and technology.

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Akash singh

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Reviewed on Oct 25, 2022(Enrolled 2022)

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I am not aware of the fee hike policy. In M.Sc. life science, they were not providing any financial assistance but if you have any scholarship like aspire then you can get also one. Here you will not get time to do campus jobs.

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IISc Bangalore: 1 Answered Question

What are the courses offered by IISC Bangalore in MSC and MS degrees?

Saikat BanerjeeStudied at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (IISc)

IISc offers UG, PG, and doctorate (Ph.D.) programs to its aspirants. Programs available at IISc Bangalore are in streams such as – Science, Design, Engineering, and Management.

Courses offered in MSc by IISc Bangalore have been listed below:

Departments	Eligibility
Life Sciences	50% written test + 50% interview. Candidates will be short-listed for test/interview based on their JAM scores in BT, CY, MA, PH score / GATE in BT, BM, EC, EY, MA, PH, and XL score.
Chemical Sciences	100% JAM (CY) scores

Courses offered in MTech by IISc and their selection criteria have been mentioned below

Departments	Selection procedure
Aerospace Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Instrumentation Systems, Materials Engineering	Based on 100% GATE score Tie Breaking: In the case of candidates with equal GATE scores, their performance in the qualifying examination will be used to resolve the tie.
Bioengineering, Climate Science, Earth Science, Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Electronic Product Design, Electronic Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Microelectronics and VLSI Design, Nano Science and Engineering, Quantum Technology, Robotics and Autonomous Systems, Signal Processing	Based on 70% GATE score + 30% performance in interview
Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, and Engineering	Based on 70% GATE score + 30% performance in written test
Computational & Data Sciences, Smart Manufacturing	Based on a 70% GATE score + 30% performance in written tests and interview

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Comments

Found 4 Comments

busani padmini

Mar 19, 2024 18:43

Why should I go for IISc Bangalore Bsc program rather than a BTech program at NIT?

Sweta Kumari

Mar 20, 2024 14:59

IISc Bangalore selects candidates for its BSc (By Research) program based on the JEE Main/ KVPY/ NEET-UG/ JEE Advanced exam and is of 3 years duration. The BSc program at the IISC Bangalore is a flagship program, and it has ranked one of the best research institutes in India. It has ranked 1st for Overall by NIRF 2023. It has ranked 155 Overall by QS 2023. If you want to pursue a career in the research field BSc program from IISC would be the better choice. The Btech from NIT is the 4 years duration course and specializes in tech fields like computer science, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, etc.

farida m

Mar 18, 2024 19:00

Is IISc Bangalore good for MDes Program?

ruchika dyavatha

Oct 29, 2023 11:08

Research Scholar (PhD) available for MS students in IISC? If Yes please share the procedure of Admission.

Shikhar Srivas

Oct 29, 2023 20:40

Admission to PhD at IISc Bangalore is done based on GATE/NET(JRF) to get selected and you can check out tha page IISc Bangalore PhD course for the same.

anjali sharma

Jul 4, 2022 01:30

What is the procedure to get admission in msc life science in IISC?

Aniket Ranjan

Jul 4, 2022 07:21

The IISC admits students to MSc courses on the basis of written test and interview conducted by IISc Bangalore. The Applications for MSc programs can be filled and submitted through online mode.

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