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Students who want to give TIFR GS Exam 2026 must take their admit card to their exam centres. Students also need to bring a valid ID proof. The exam date for TIFR GS is December 14, 2025. 

The admit card is tentative to be out in mid-November 2025, for the academic session 2026-27. Those who wish to give the TIFR GS exam, which is going to be conducted on December 14, 2025, need to visit the official portal of TIFR GS to download their Hall ticket once it is out. 

The TIFR GS commencement of classes is scheduled for August 1, 2026. Those students who pass the TIFR GS Exam will get admission to their preferred courses after the result is declared on the official website.

As per the information available on the official website, the TIFR GS 2026 Entrance Exam will be held on December 14, 2025, on Sunday, in two shifts:

In the first morning session: The exam will be held for subjects Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science & Learning, Information and Data Sciences, M.Sc. (Wildlife Biology & Conservation from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. The timing for Mathematics (PhD at CAM) is 9:00 am to 11:00 am.

In the second afternoon session: The exam will be held for the subject Biology (JGEEBILS) from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm. The timing for Mathematics (all other programs) and Science Education is 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm. 

The TIFR GS Application process started on September 27, 2025, for the academic session 2026-27, and the last date for students to complete their application form and to submit the application fee was October 26, 2025. Only those who submit the application form are eligible to download the TIFR GS Admit card to appear for the exam.