TIFR GS entrance exam 2025: Application Form, Exam Dates, Eligibility, Pattern, Syllabus

Application Forms for the TIFR GS 2025 Exam have now been released for all those students who are looking forward to taking admission in the Integrated PhD or MSc-PhD program offered by the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR).

The authority has issued the TIFR GS 2025 Exam Date on its official website. As per the schedule, the exam will be held on 8 December 2024. TIFR GS Exam 2025 application's last date is 20 October 2024. The students who seek admission to the course have to get themselves registered online before the due date.

The overall exam schedule with dates for admit card release, result declarations, and counselling process has been published by the exam conducting authority. While TIFR Application Form 2025 is currently available on the website.

The TIFR GS 2025 admit card will be issued around mid-November 2024. The students who have successfully submitted their application forms can download the admit cards for the respective TIFR from the official website. It will enable a student to sit for the examination.

The final answer key will be out in the first week of January 2025. TIFR GS 2025 Result will be declared later on. Those who clear this test will be forwarded to the next level. It is a written test followed by an interview.

TIFR GS entrance exam 2025 dates

Candidates who are preparing for the TIFR MSc Entrance Exam 2025 must know about the entire exam schedule so that they can plan better preparation strategies. On the main website, the authority has updated the entire exam schedule.

Particulars	Date
TIFR GS 2025 Exam Registration Last Date	20 October 2024
TIFR GS Entrance Exam 2025 Admit Card	24 Nov 2024
TIFR GS Entrance Exam Date 2025	8 December 2024
TIFR GS Entrance Exam 2025 Final Answer key	January 2025
TIFR GS Entrance Exam 2025 Result for written exam	February 2025
IFR GS Entrance Exam 2025 Final Result	April 2025

 

TIFR GS entrance exam 2025 Eligibility Criteria

The TIFR GS 2025 entrance examination for MSc and PhD courses has simple eligibility criteria as below:

 

Eligibility Criteria of TIFR MSc Entrance Exam 2025

• You must have a Bachelor's degree in any one of these: Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics, or other related science subjects.
• Or, you can apply if you are in the final year of the Bachelor's degree.

 

Eligibility Criteria of TIFR PhD Entrance Exam 2025

• A Master's degree (MSc/MTech) in a subject pool including Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics or other science streams.
• Final Year of MSc/MTech Students are also eligible to apply.

 

Eligibility Criteria of TIFR MSc-PhD Entrance Exam 2025

• A Bachelor's degree in any science stream, such as physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, or related subjects.
• Final Year UG students are also eligible to apply.

 

More Information:

• There is no age limit for applying to these programs.
• In addition, technical studies students or even those with experience in real research or even laboratory work can apply to some of the programmes based on their specializations.

 

TIFR GS Entrance Exam 2025 Application Process

The TIFR GS 2025 Registration Process is ongoing. Whereas last date to apply for TIFR GS Exam 2025 is scheduled for 20 October 2024. Applicants who satisfy the eligibility necessities can apply for the exam via online mode.

If you want to appear for TIFR GS 2025, you only need to follow the simple process mentioned below:

 

Step 1: TIFR GS 2025 Registration Process

• Go to the TIFR official website and register yourself
• Click on "Apply Online" from the Application section
• Fill up the TIFR GS Registration Form 2025 with all the necessary details like your name, birth date, gender, email address, preferred test center, subject, and program for which you are applying.
• Once you have finished, click on the "Registration" button. You will be receiving an activation link in your registered email.
• Open up your email and click the link to complete your registration.

 

Step 2: Filling the TIFR GS 2025 Application Form

• Registration by filling out the details of your application, such as name, parent's name, academic information, and date of birth
• Upload a passport-size photo less than 100 kb.
• If you want to study more than one subject and the time schedules are not aligned, you will need to submit an application form for each of the subjects along with a fee for each subject.

 

Step 3: Application Fee and Payment

• TIFR GS 2025 Exam Application fee for a boy is INR 1000, while for a girl, it is INR 500.
• The payment process is made through online modes like credit card/debit card/UPI/net banking, etc.
• If you do not receive a payment acknowledgement, then you should wait for two days and then log in to your account and review your application status.

 

Step 4: Submit the Application form

• Click on the submit option after filling up all the details.
• Application form in PDF format or a print for further reference.
• If you are paying via an offline route, please pay your fee in the form of a DD (Demand Draft), which must have your reference code and phone number written DD itself.

 

TIFR GS Entrance Exam 2025 Admit Card

It is to be noted that the admit card of TIFR GS Entrance Exam 2025 will also be released in mid-November 2024, according to the schedule uploaded on the official website.

And, the TIFR GS Entrance Exam 2025 Hall Ticket download link will be available who have already submitted the TIFR GS 2025 application form. The same has to be accessed by logging into the TIFR GS official website using the credentials and downloading the admit card in PDF format. Some important details are as follows, which may be available on the admit card:-

• Exam Centre
• Name of the Applicant
• Exam Name
• Registration Number
• Exam Date and Timing

The admit card is a must document. Students have to carry it to the exam centre while keeping it safe till admission procedures are finally completed. Without an admit card, a candidate will be allowed to enter the exam hall.

Steps for download of admit card for TIFR GS 2025

• Open the official website of TIFR GS 2025
• Click on the option of candidate login
• Click on the click here button
• Insert your username and password
• Click on the login tab to view and download your admit card.

 

TIFR GS Entrance Exam 2025 Exam Pattern

The conducting authority has released the TIFR GS 2025 Exam Pattern and the subject-wise Syllabus for those who plan to appear for the TIFR GS Exam 2025. The mode of exam is online, which is computer-based. In contrast, the TIFR GS Exam pattern differs as per the course of choice selected. The TIFR Exam duration is of three hours.

Candidates need to focus on both the TIFR GS Exam 2025 Syllabus and the Exam Pattern in preparing themselves for this entrance exam. The TIFR GS Exam consists of both subjective type and objective type questions, and it is conducted all over the country for all Science subjects via which admission is issued through TIFR GS as mentioned below.

TIFR GS Important Events	Important Details
Exam Name	TIFR Graduate Studies
Conducting Authority	Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
Mode of Exam	Offline
Exam Medium	English
Duration of Exam	3 Hours
Exam Level	National-Level Entrance Exam
Total Marks	100
Negative Marking	Yes
Total Sections in the question paper	2
Name of the section	Phase 1: Online Test Phase 2: Interview round

 

 

1. TIFR GS Exam Pattern 2025 for Mathematics

 

• Part A: This portion comprises 20 MCQs. Each question will have four options out of which you will choose the correct one.
• Part B: This portion will comprise 20 true/false questions. You have to decide whether each statement is true or false.

Total Parts	Question Type	Total Questions	Exam Time
A	MCQ	20	1.5 hrs
B	True/False Questions	20	1.5 hrs

 

Note: TIFR GS 2025 Grading will be done first on part A. Then, the answer sheets of 100 qualified students based on cutoffs in part A will only be checked for part B.

TIFR GS 2025 Exam Marking Scheme

• Part A: 2 marks for each correct answer minus one mark for every wrong answer.
• Part B: Full marks for correct answers; half marks for partially correct ones.

Selection Criteria:

Admissions to the TIFR mathematics programs are done in two rounds. Students qualifying through the written examination on 8 December 2024 will qualify for the second round.

 

2. TIFR GS Exam Pattern 2025 for Physics

Part A: It consists of 25 MCQs which concern pretty elementary material.

Part B: It also consists of MCQ-type questions.

Total Parts	Question Type	Total Questions	Exam Time
A	MCQ	25	1.5 hrs
B	MCQ	15	1.5 hrs

 

The marking scheme of the TIFR GS 2025 Physics examination is as follows:

Section A:

• For each correct answer, 3 marks.
• Mark deducts for every wrong answer is 1.
• 0 marks for questions that have not been attempted.

Section B:

• 5 marks for every right answer.
• Negative markings on wrong answers are not there.
• 0 marks for questions that have not been attempted.

 

3. TIFR GS Exam Pattern 2025 for Chemistry

• Part A: This comprises 40 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs). For every question, four options would be provided, and the candidate is expected to identify the correct one.
• The total time for the Chemistry paper would be three hours.
• For each accurate answer, 3 marks will be granted. For each improper answer, 1 mark will be deducted.

Total Parts	Question Type	Total Questions	Exam Time
A	MCQ	40	3 hrs

 

4. TIFR GS Exam Pattern 2025 for Computer & System Sciences

• The Computer & Systems Sciences Exam comprises MCQs. There are three parts, and the total duration is three hours.
• There are 15 questions in each part, which have to be attempted in the given time.
• No specific time limit for any of the parts has been put forward, so students can use the time up as they may wish to complete all the portions.

 

Total Parts	Question Type	Exam Time
A	Common	3 hrs
B	Computer Science
C	Learning Information & Data Science

 

TIFR GS Entrance Exam 2025 Syllabus

The exam authority has published the TIFR Exam syllabus 2025 along with the exam pattern and some important instructions for TIFR GS 2025. Hence, the students must go through the syllabus in detail to prepare for the exam. Those aspiring candidates who are seeking admission to PhD, MSc and Integrated MSc-PhD programmes in TIFR must appear for this examination, scheduled to be taken on December 8, 2024.

 

TIFR GS Exam Syllabus for Maths

• Algebra
• Analysis
• Geometry/Topology
• General

 

TIFR GS Exam Syllabus for Physics

• Mathematics Relevant to Physics
• Electronics and Experimental Physics
• Classical Mechanics
• General Physics
• Heat, thermodynamics and Statistical Physics. 
• Modern Physics
• Quantum Mechanics
• Electricity and Magnetism

 

TIFR GS Exam Syllabus for Chemistry

• Inorganic chemistry
• Logic and statistics & mathematical methods
• Physical Chemistry 
• Biophysics
• Analytical Chemistry 
• Electro Chemistry 
• Organic Chemistry 
• Quantum chemistry
• Thermodynamics
• Spectroscopy (NMR, fluorescence, IR, UV and X-ray)

 

TIFR GS Exam Syllabus for Computer & System Sciences

• Formal Languages
• Computability
• Fundamentals of Programming Languages and Compilers
• Automata Theory
• Data Structures and Algorithms:
• Operating Systems and Concurrency
• Theory of Databases
• Switching Theory and Digital Circuits

 

TIFR GS Entrance Exam 2025 Result

The result of the TIFR GS Entrance Exam 2025 will be published online on website of TIFR after the exam is conducted. The TIFR Exam result 2025 will consist of all the names of those students who are eligible to move forward with the further admission procedure for PhD as well as for the Integrated MSc-PhD courses. Candidates declared qualifying in the entrance examination will move ahead with an interview, which will be done on the basis of the marks obtained by the students in the respective entrance test.

How to download TIFR GS 2025 Result:

• Visit the website: click on the TIFR GS official site.
• Find the result link: On the Homepage of TIFR GS 2025 Result.
• Login with login credentials: TIFR GS login ID and password will be the same as the login ID and password of the application.
• View and Download: It will preview on the website after logging, and then you will be able to view and download the results PDF easily.
• Take a printout: To be able to refer again later, it is a good idea to print the result.