Candidates are offered IISc Bangalore admissions based on their performance in the national level entrance examination (GATE, CEED, JOINT CSIR UGC NET for JRF, GPAT). Once the result is announced for the national level entrance examination, IISc Bangalore releases its cutoff for various courses such as B.Sc. (Research), M.Des, M.Tech etc. The difficulty level of the exam, number of candidates appearing, previous year cutoffs are few factors that can affect the Indian Institute of Science Bangalore cutoff.