Does IISER pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, IISER employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at IISER. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at IISER?

55% of IISER employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated IISER 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at IISER?

PhD Student (16) , Postdoctoral Fellow (8) , Research Associate (7) , Graduate Student (6) , Intern (5) , Postdoctoral Research Associate (5) , Internship (4) , Project Assistant (4) , Research Assistant (4) , Researcher (4) , Domain Analyst (3) , PhD Graduate Student (3) , Senior Research Fellow (3) , Assistant Professor (2) , Associate (2)

What are the pros of working at IISER according to real employee reviews?

"good campus with all the facilities" ((in 8 reviews)); "Have excellent facilities required for the research." ((in 6 reviews)); "good work culture" ((in 5 reviews))

What are the cons of working at IISER according to real employee reviews?

"bad work life balance" ((in 6 reviews)); "Pune is an expensive city and the current salary makes it difficult to meet monthly expenses of a family with kid" ((in 5 reviews)); "Less pay and small campus." ((in 4 reviews))

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3.7

55% would recommend to a friend

(113 total reviews)

Krishna N Ganesh

80% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity and inclusion

3.5

Culture and values

3.5

Career opportunities

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.1

Senior management

2.9

Compensation and benefits

IISER has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 113 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The IISER employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

113 reviews

5.0

2 May 2026

Good Environment and Exposure

N-pdf

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good Environment Science Friendly Good Exposure

Cons

Politics to some extent in some labs

5.0

11 Feb 2026

Excellant institute

Undergraduate student researcher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

New, diverse, research oriented, challenging

Cons

It has a small campus.

1.0

12 Jan 2026

PhD at IISER Pune

Phd student

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

The cafe, the laundry in the hostel

Cons

No career dev center, no focus on the post PhD placements

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