Admission to the BS-MS programme is exclusively through the IISER Aptitude Test (IAT) from 2024.

[14] IISER-Pune houses the following advanced research centres/ centres of excellence:[15][16][17] The majority of the student activities at IISER-P are conducted by various clubs.

[18] Mimamsa is an intercollegiate science challenge conducted by the students of IISER-P, with the aim to make the quiz conceptually challenging competition at the national level for science students.

The first stage is a written exam with 60 subjective questions from all disciplines of science.

The fest attracts students from colleges all across Pune, as well as national institutes all over India.