Application Fee

The application fee is to be paid by the applicant during the submission of the application form. The application portal shall open on March 05, 2025.

  • Rs. 2,000/- for candidates applying under General, EWS, OBC, and OBC-NCL categories.

  • Rs. 1,000/- for candidates applying under persons with disabilities (PwD), persons registered as Kashmiri Migrants/Kashmiri Pandits/Kashmiri Hindu Families (Non-Migrant) and SC/ST category.

  • Rs. 12,000/- for candidates applying under Foreign National category.

  • The application fee is non-refundable.

 

Seat Acceptance Fee (SAF)

The Seat Acceptance Fee is to be paid only after an offer of admission has been made to the candidate. The SAF will have to be paid as per the category entered by the candidate in the application.

  • Rs. 35,000/- (Rs. 25,000/- + Rs. 10,000/- (Non refundable administrative fee)) for General/EWS/OBC/OBC-NCL/PwD/KM/Kashmiri Pandit/Kashmiri Hindu Families (Non-Migrants) categories.

  • Rs. 17,500/- (Rs. 12,500/- + Rs. 5000/- (Non refundable administrative fee)) for SC/ST categories.

  • Failure to deposit the SAF within the stipulated time will result in the cancellation of the offer. Furthermore, the candidate will not be considered in any subsequent rounds of seat allotment during admission 2025.

  • Once the candidate registers in the allotted IISER, SAF will be adjusted against the first semester fee. Please note that the overall fee structure at various IISERs is different. For more details, please visit the webpage of the respective IISER.

 

Withdrawal Process

The application fee is non-refundable.

Refund policy for the SAF is given below:

  • A seat/offer can be withdrawn by pressing the button “WITHDRAW OFFER” in the application portal. No other form/method of withdrawal is accepted. Email or phone communication in this regard is not entertained.

  • Once the seat/offer is withdrawn, the candidate will not be considered for further rounds of the admission process. A withdrawn candidate cannot re-enter the admission process again under any circumstances.

  • Withdrawal must be within the stipulated date(s). The date(s) can be found on the admission website.

  • If a candidate withdraws from the counselling process before the RW deadline, then no cancellation fee will be applicable.

  • If a candidate withdraws after the RW deadline, but on or before FW, then the non-refundable amount will be deducted.

  • IISERs and JAC are not liable for losses incurred if the candidate’s application is not withdrawn in the above manner and on or before the stipulated date and time.

  • Once a candidate has withdrawn the offer through the counselling portal, the amount due will be returned through the same channel (credit/debit card, bank account etc.) used to pay the SAF. Such candidates do not have to take any additional steps towards their SAF refund. The refund process will start only after three weeks of the completion of the admission process.

  • If the candidate does not withdraw on or before the FW deadline, then the SAF will be transferred to the allotted IISER. Any further withdrawal will be taken care of by that particular IISER following the instructions given below.

  • If the candidate fails to join in-person at the offered IISER on the joining date mentioned in the offer letter of the respective IISER, the cancellation fee decided by the concerned IISER will be applicable.

  • Further, candidates who have paid SAF but fail to show up by the last date of admission fee payment at the concerned IISER will not be considered for further rounds of admission.

  • If the candidate decides to discontinue after joining any particular IISER, the refund policy of that IISER will be applicable.