IISER Pune, an overall summary from a student

The curriculum is great in doing what it is meant to, and as a structural BSMS course. It gives you more information then a classical Bsc course and prepares you entirely for a PhD is the topic of your choosing. What got me here is the freedom of choosing, you can choose whatever courses you want, regardless of what major you want, and best of all, you dont need to qualify for a major to graduate. Hence there is a complete freedom of choice over what cources you like and what you want to pursue later in your academic carrier. There are a few nooks where teaching methods could be better but that translates from professor to professor and is not a complete view of the college itself. Exams occur every two months, and there are many quizzes in between, this leaves no time to rest for students who are jumping from one quiz to another and are instantly faced with exams. The difficulty level is again decided by the course coordinator and is mostly okay for all.

Tuition fees is 38k Hostel fees is 10k caution fees is 10k lab fees is 20k all pther charges included the total fees is 120000 per year and for sc/st it is only tuition fees so 38k this does not include mess

Karavaan is the name of the cultural festival of IISER Pune, we have multiple dj nights, cultural and talent showcases and a prom night. Library is available to all, and is stocked full of various books and journals you can find, this helos alot with the coursework and availability of even more ebooks makes it all so much better. all classrooms are fitted with speakers and mics, along with projectors and screens. the bigger classroom is also fitted with a camera and two additional televisions at the back of the class for help of studemts at the back. There are various courts and grounds including basketball, volleyball, cricket, football, track and field. all of this is maintained properly and kept in good condition The entire non academic life of the student is run by student run clubs, which conduct various activities and fun events for everyone

In the boys hostel, the rooms are equipped with a bedframe, a cupboard, a study table, a chair, a fitted shelf, etc for each person and there are two persons in one room. There is ample space given and rooms are comfortable to live in. Boys hostel bathrooms are a hassle though. Mess food is good, in the sense it is better than just edible food, but obviously it's no restaurant. The quality might be an issue, as various people have gotten food poisoning, cockroached and fungus in their foods, but actions were taken and it seems to be in a better condition now. Registration process is simple, as hostel is mandatory for everyone, there is no specialized registration, when you arrive to campus the first time, rooms are distributed on first come first serve basis. and your keys are handed to you instantly.

I applied to NISER as my second, where i got selected but i chose this. Other colleges i applied to were other iisers, i got selected to all of them. The reason i chose this is because of the curriculum and the freedom of choice. The admission process is through various portals. through jee advanced and iat. I had qualified for the college through both portals. now recently they closed the advanced portal and the admissions now are only through IAT or IISER Aptitude Test.

Faculty to studemt ratio is mot great, but it is difficult to determine in early semesters, since classes are very huge compared to later ones. I personally likes Madhusudan, as his course, even though biology, was easily approachable by other subjects students. One i disliked was Nagraj, for the opposite of the reason, he wasnt very approachable for other subjects. Each course has an exam, the method of exam, marks, structure of the exam are all decided by the professor who is the course coordinator. He/She decides the paper, the grading system, and who all get A+ grade. The cource curriculum is also designed by the coordinator and is very relevant to the exams. The exam themselves are never so difficult and most people clear most of the exams. only a handful failing to pass the semester

Campus is alive at night, youre the wierdo to sleep at before 2 am most of the club activities happen after 8-9 pm and last upto 12-1 am, and are usually followed by hangouts and off club discussions in the people involved. The gym opens in the morning and in the evening till 9pm, the library is open till 11 pm. There is no campus or hostel curfew, you are allowed to leave or comback anytime you want. Inside campus the most frequented place to handout is the MDP, which js the midnight canteen and is in the middle of the campus. Oitside campus, most of the local shops close by 10-11 pm but before then its a great vibe to just walk around and window shop.