Specific Instructions for filling the UG online

application form
(Bachelor of Science (Research) Programme)

Step 1: Register with your e-mail address and password to start the online
application process by clicking on “Newuser Registration/Login” link on the left side
of the main UG Admissions webpage.

Registration form for IISc Online Application

1. Name of the candidate: Enter your name as it appears in 10th STD certificate. It
cannot be altered at a later stage.

2. Nationality: Bachelor of Science (Research) programme is offered only to Indian

Nationals including those holding OCI Card
(Persons of Indian origin holding non-Indian passports are eligible to apply for admission to the
academic programmes of IISc provided they hold an Overseas Citizenship of India as per section
7B(1) of the Indian Citizenship Act, 1955. In addition, they need to satisfy all the eligibility criteria
for admission prescribed for Indian citizens.)

3. Password: Choose password of your choice.

4. Date of Birth: Enter your date of birth as it appears in your 10th STD certificate.

5. Category: Select your category, make sure you click on the right category, as it
cannot be changed later (except General category, all others must upload a scanned
copy of the caste certificate, in case of EWS, copy of income certificate).

6. Email Address: Enter candidate’s e-mail address (other than hotmail/outlook).

7. Security Question: Select any one security question, such as “What is your mother’s
maiden name” for your password retrieval purpose.

8. Security Answer: Enter the answer for the question you have chosen above.

When you submit the registration form, you will receive an e-mail asking you to
verify your e-mail address by clicking on a link.

After the e-mail address is verified, your registration is complete.

Step 2: Log in to the website to fill the application form. You will need information
about/from the following documents, so have them handy.

1. Certificate / Mark sheets of: 10th Std, 12th Std.

2. Details (Registration/Roll Number, Score etc.) of KVPY/IIT-JEE/ AIPMT.
3. Payment Option : Decide the mode of payment you prefer towards the application
fee. Mode of payment available is online - net banking, visa card/master card,
debit/credit cards. The application fee is INR.500 for GN/EWS/OBC and INR.250
for SC/ST/PwD candidates (bank charges extra, if any).
4. A scanned image of your passport size photograph (to be uploaded).
5. A scanned image of your signature (to be uploaded).
6. A scanned image of the signature of your parent/guardian (to be uploaded).
7. A scanned image of your caste/income certificate, as applicable (to be uploaded).
The Application Form is divided into four sections, each appearing inside a separate
tab (see the screenshot below)

 You have to fill all the details (especially mandatory fields) within a given
tab, then click on the “Save & Proceed” button to proceed to the next tab.
 Unless you fill the mandatory fields in a tab, you will not be allowed to move
to the next tab.

 On clicking the “Save & Proceed” button, if the browser does not take you to
the next tab, it means some mandatory fields have not been filled (correctly),
if this happens, look for error messages which are displayed in red.

 Detailed instructions for filling the fields in each tab are given below.

TAB 1: Personal Details

1. Name of the candidate: has been taken from your Registration form. You cannot
edit/change it now.

2. Date of Birth: has been taken from your Registration form. You cannot edit/change
it now.

3. Email Address: has been taken from your Registration form. You cannot
edit/change it now.

4. Nationality: has been taken from your Registration form.

5. Gender: Choose your gender by clicking on the appropriate radio button.

6. State of domicile: Select state of domicile from the drop-down menu.

7. Mother Tongue: Select your mother tongue from the drop-down menu.
 8. Category: Choose your category by clicking on the appropriate radio button.

9. OBC - Sub-Classification: will appear if you choose “Other backward class”. Again
select the appropriate one of these radio buttons. Candidates must ensure that they
appear in the Central List.

10. Sub category: Choose one from the radio buttons if appropriate.

11. Contact Details: Provide your contact details by filling the text boxes and
making the choice from the drop-down menu for ‘State’.

12. Passport size photograph: Click on the space provided and upload the file
for your photograph in jpeg, gif, tiff, or png format (Note: the file should not exceed 1
Mb).

13. Scanned image of your signature: Click on the space provided and upload
the scanned image of your signature in jpeg, gif, tiff, or png format.

14. Scanned image of your parent’s/guardian’s signature: Click on the space

provided and upload the scanned image of the signature of your parent/guardian in
jpeg, gif, tiff, or png format.

15. Scanned image of your caste certificate (other than General

candidates): Click on the space provided and upload your PwD / KM /caste/ income
certificate as applicable in jpeg, gif, tiff, or png formats.

Note:
On clicking the “Save & Proceed” button, if the browser does not take you to the next tab, it
means some mandatory fields have not been filled (correctly); if this happens look for error
messages which are displayed in red.

TAB 2: Details of qualification

In this tab you will provide details of marks/grades you obtained in the 10th Std and 12th
Std examinations.

Each of these exams is to be selected from the “Qualification” drop-down menu in item 1.
For example, you choose 10th Std from the drop-down menu, and after entering all the
details, you press the “SAVE” button. In the right side bar entitled “Entry Status” (see the
picture above) you will see a green tick mark against 10th Std.

Now select the next exam in the “Qualification” drop-down menu and fill the details.

The right side bar entitled “Entry Status” provides visual feedback to you about the details
of what you have filled.

1. Qualification: choose from the drop-down menu.

2. SSLC/10th Standard: Select the year of passing from the pop-up menu. Fill in the
school name and place; select the board you studied from the pop-up menu. Enter
the aggregate percentage of marks (all the subjects, including languages).
Enter the overall letter grade if your Board awards only letter grades.

3. II PUC/12th Standard: Select the year of passing from the pop-up menu. Fill in
the school name and place; select the board you studied from the pop-up
menu. Enter the aggregate percentage of marks (all the subjects, including
languages) and the main subjects you studied. Enter the overall letter grade if
your Board awards only letter grades.

Note:
On clicking the “Save & Proceed” button, if the browser does not take you to the next tab, it
means some mandatory fields have not been filled (correctly); if this happens look for error
messages which are displayed in red.

TAB 3: National Entrance Test

Details of KVPY/IIT-JEE/ AIPMT:

 If selected as a Fellow (appeared in KVPY-SA 2017), give your Roll Number

and rank. The Roll Number is the letter "A" followed by a 7 digit number. This
is the number that you were provided with when you applied for the
Fellowship. You may prefix “0” to this 7 digit number.

 If appeared in KVPY-SB 2018/SX 2018, give your Roll Number and leave the
rank column blank, if the final result is not known. Update the rank
immediately after the declaration of the results [by using the link
“Update your National Ent. Test Result(s)]. The Roll number is the letter
"B" followed by a 7 digit number for KVPY-SB and the letter “X” followed by a
seven digit number for KVPY-SX. This is the number that you were provided
with when you applied for the Fellowship. You may prefix “0” to this 7 digit
number.

 If appeared in KVPY-SX 2018 Empowerment Initiative for SC/ST candidates

(you must select KVPY-SX-E appropriately from the drop down menu), give
your Roll Number and leave the rank column blank, if the final result is not
known. Update the rank immediately after the declaration of the results.
The Roll number is the letter "B" followed by a 7 digit number for KVPY-SB
and the letter “X” followed by a seven digit number for KVPY-SX. This is the
number that you were provided with when you applied for the Fellowship.
You may prefix “0” to this 7 digit number.

 If appeared/appearing in 2019 JEE/NEET-UG, give your Roll and leave the marks
column blank. In the case of JEE (both Main and Advanced – you must select JEE-
Main for Main, and JEE-Adv for Advanced from the drop down menu), the Roll
Number refers to the registration number that is mentioned in your admit card
for the examination. Please note that this number is not the application
number. In the case of NEET-UG, the number you must enter is the roll number
given in your admit card. The above numbers will be available to you only when
you receive the admit cards for the respective examinations.

In case the Roll Number is not available at the time of filling/submitting online
form, you can enter some dummy number or application number in the roll
number column, and update it later immediately after the results by clicking
on the “Update your National Ent. Test Result(s)” link provided on the left side
of application status page.

Compulsorily you should update online the Marks/Ranks you obtained in the
National Entrance Test immediately after the declaration of the results.
 Note:
If appeared/appearing for more than one tests, then click on the “Save” button after entering
the particulars for one test and then enter the particulars for another test. This will allow
you to enter multiple test particulars. Click on the “Save & Proceed” button after entering the
details of all the tests. If the browser does not take you to the next tab, it means that some
mandatory fields have not been filled (correctly); if this happens, look for error messages
which are displayed in red.

TAB 4: Application Fees

1. Fee Amount: Will display automatically as per your category (Rs.500 for GN/EWS/
OBC & Rs.250 for SC/ST/PwD candidates, plus the bank charges).

2. Mode of Payment: Decide the mode of payment you would prefer towards the
application fees. The option available is online - net banking, visa card/master card,
debit/credit Cards.

DO NOT MAKE SECOND TIME PAYMENT . If you got a transaction ID for having made
payment, just check the application status after 24 hours.
After 24 hours you must login to Online Applicant Interface and edit the application by
clicking on the application number “197xxxxx” then click on the “National Entrance Test
Details” tab then again click on the “Next Screen” button which will take you to the
“Application Fee” screen with the “Proceed” button enabled. Click on the “Proceed” button
and submit the application form. If you still have any queries regarding fill in the application
form you may send an email to [email protected].

When you complete the application form you will see the following screen,
Please preview your application form by clicking the ‘Preview your Application form’
button.

On clicking the “Preview your Application form” button, you will get a PDF file of the
preview copy of your Application form. Go through it carefully to verify all the details. If
you find any errors, go back to the online Application form by clicking the ‘EDIT’ button
and correct them. Preview this version again to ensure that all the corrections have been
incorporated.

Repeat this process until your Application form is completely and correctly filled.

Be careful because you CANNOT edit/change the application form (except for entrance test
details etc) after you SUBMIT the application form.

After satisfying yourself about the correctness of the application form, press the “CONFIRM
TO SUBMIT” Button.

This will give you the PDF file of your application form. Store it carefully for your records.