I applied online. I interviewed at IISER Kolkata (Calcutta) in May 2024
Interview
The process in itself was easy. Questions started from my topic of interest, and it diverged into other subjects. While a few professors were kind enough to explain the process, others expected you to answer them in a specific way and reprimanded you when you couldn't. I did get in, so be true to what you know and don't.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at IISER Kolkata (Mohanpur, West Bengal) in Jun 2023
Interview
10 person panel grilled me for 30 minutes. It was cordial. I was made comfortable. They wanted to see my attitude towards science. It was an wonderful experience. I would absolutely recommend this to everyone.
There was an online screening test for biology consisting of 15 aptitude based questions. The experience was very bad as there were lots of background noise coming from other students' side which was very distracting. It didn't allowed me to concentrate during the test. Hopefully it will be better if it will be conducted offline next time. I think it would be better in pc but I didn't had one during the test.