r/IATtards

exact no. in all iiser for seat vacancy?

Hey so my mother made me take admission in a local university before that it was clear that I would be taking a full gap year but idk what's with my family and now I have joined a university I really don't like it at all there so yeah I am a partial dropper now and I am in bsc physics so please if y'all have any idea how can I study for the entrance exam please lmk I really want to clear it.(I joined in September and the classes had already begun in August)

Same as the title

I tried many times but they are saying that iiser college is not good and bsms is not a good degree

and some random youtube guys and girls scared them more about this, and they are saying that there is no future here.....

Good day to everyone.

I am currently a 10th grader studying in CBSE Board. I aim to get into IISc Bangalore or IIT Madras. I like all four subjects PCMB, thinking for either Physics or Biology fields.

I recently discovered SciAstra and about a student from there, Soumyaneel Mukherjee cracked multiple exams and got AIR 1 in some of them.

I am thinking to join this center for my IAT preparations, if anyone has studied through this coaching, would highly appreciate a moment of your valuable time for a review. ISI and CMI are my backups for IAT.

I've recently visited SciAstra Bengaluru and heard the following:

1. They have offline batches for droppers only.
2. 30% of IISc Bengaluru is their almunus.
3. They have experienced faculties in both offline and online

Some questions from my end:

1. What is the batch size if we take online
2. Are their any offline batches in centres present in other cities (I study in Gadag, but I can relocate)
3. Do we get materials if we choose online and are they helpful for cracking IAT/JEE/NEET/ISI/CMI etc...
4. How are the faculties teaching online
5. Do we need to depend on any other reference books or practice books or anything like those along with SciAstra materials. If yes, please specify book names
6. If we choose online, can we unmute ourselves and speak to the teacher if we have doubts or other sort of queries
7. How have they been helpful for 11th school exams
8. How have they been helpful for 12th board exams (CBSE or State Board)
9. IAT vs ISI/CMI vs JEE vs NEET, which is more difficult
10. How was the overall experience in terms of managing school, coaching and preparation

I’ve always admired the idea of becoming an astronaut. Ever since I was young, I’ve been fascinated by space, planets, stars, and the universe.
But as I’ve grown older, I’ve started realizing that maybe research is the career I actually want.
I want to study physics, understand the universe, and work in space science/research. There’s something incredibly beautiful to me about trying to understand Brahman and the universe created by the Supreme — not just looking at it, but actually trying to understand how it works.
My dream right now is to get into IISc Bangalore through IAT 2027, preferably for the BS (Research) in Physics. My other options would be IISERs and other good research institutes.
I’m currently enrolled in another college and taking a partial drop alongside it. The difficult part is that my father doesn’t really understand why I’m doing this. His perspective is more like:
Get a college degree → get placements → get a job → settle down.
And I understand where he’s coming from. He wants stability for me.
But honestly, I don’t think I want that life.
I don’t want to spend years doing something just because it is considered the “safe” or “normal” path. I want to study something I genuinely care about. My long-term plan is to do my UG at IISc, pursue a PhD abroad, build a career in research, and hopefully settle abroad later in life.
The problem is that getting there is exhausting.
Managing regular college, assignments, attendance, commuting, and everything else while preparing seriously for IAT is really difficult. Some days I feel extremely motivated and can see the life I want so clearly. Other days I’m completely drained and start wondering whether I’m being unrealistic.
But I really want to give IAT 2027 everything I have.
My goal isn’t just to qualify. I want a top rank and I want IISc.
I know there’s no guarantee that I’ll get there. But I also know that if I never try, I’ll probably always wonder what would have happened if I had given myself one serious chance.
So I guess I’m writing this because I need to hear from people who have been through something similar.
Has anyone here taken a partial drop for IAT/IISc/IISER or for a research-oriented career? How did you manage college alongside preparation? And how did you deal with the fear that you might be choosing a path your family doesn’t understand?
I don’t want to give up on this dream just because the journey is difficult.