Summary
Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs) are a group of prestigious autonomous institutions for teaching and research in natural science established by the Government of India through the Ministry of Education to provide collegiate education in Basic Sciences integrated with research at the undergraduate level. The institutes were formally established by the Parliament of India through the Science Education and Research (Amendment) Act, 2010. Seven IISERs have been established across the country, namely IISER Pune in Maharashtra, IISER Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh, IISER Mohali in Punjab, IISER Kolkata in West Bengal, IISER Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, IISER Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh, and IISER Berhampur in Odisha.[2] All IISERs were declared as Institutes of National Importance by the Parliament of India in 2012,[3] to promote them as leading institutions in the country in the field of basic sciences along with its sister institutes like Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. The financial outlay for each IISER is around ₹5 billion (US$63 million) for the first five years of establishment.
भारतीय विज्ञान शिक्षा एवं अनुसंधान संस्थान | |
 IISER, Kolkata Entrance Gate | |
Other name | IISER or IISERs (plural) or IISER System |
|---|---|
| Type | Public Research Institutes |
| Established | 2006 |
| Founder | Manmohan Singh and Arjun Singh |
Parent institution | Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore |
| Accreditation | Ministry of Human Resource Development, MHRD, Government of India |
| Budget | ₹1,540.00 crore (US$190 million) (FY2024–25 est.)[1] |
| Location | |
| Campus | Multiple sites |
| Language | English |
| Website | https://www.iisersystem.ac.in/ |
Institutes edit
The IISERs are located in the following locations in India:
| # | Name | Short Name | Established | City/Town | State/UT | Website | Overall NIRF Rank
(2023) |
Research NIRF Rank
(2023) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IISER Kolkata | IISER-K | 2006 | Kalyani | West Bengal | www |
43 | |
| 2 | IISER Pune | IISER-P | 2006 | Pune | Maharashtra | www |
34 | 27 |
| 3 | IISER Mohali | IISER-M | 2007 | Mohali | Punjab | www |
51 | 50 |
| 4 | IISER Bhopal | IISER-B | 2008 | Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | www |
60 | |
| 5 | IISER Thiruvananthapuram | IISER-TVM | 2008 | Thiruvananthapuram | Kerala | www |
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| 6 | IISER Tirupati | IISER-T | 2015 | Tirupati | Andhra Pradesh | www |
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| 7 | IISER Berhampur | IISER-BPR | 2016 | Berhampur | Odisha | www |
Future institutes edit
- IISER Nagaland, a new IISER in Nagaland was announced in the 2015-16 budget.[4] Initially the Nagaland government suggested a different institute (SPA – School of Planning and Architecture) instead of an IISER.[5] After many years, in 2021[6] and 2022,[7] the Nagaland state government has shown renewed interest on establishing this earlier announced IISER in Nagaland. Whether the decision was unilateral or ‘advised’ is unknown, but the end result is clear – neither the IISER nor the SPA was established in Nagaland. However, a letter written by the then Chief Minister, TR Zeliang to Smriti Zubin Irani, the then Union Minister for the erstwhile Union Human Resource Development dated December 16, 2015, informed of the choice.
Locations edit
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune has started functioning from the National Chemical Laboratory Pune campus. Its campus has mostly been developed. The labs, lecture hall complexes, main buildings, and the hostels have been set up in the permanent campus.
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali has started functioning from the Mahatma Gandhi State Institute of Public Administration complex in Sector 26 Chandigarh. The foundation stone for its permanent campus was laid in September 2006 by the Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh. It started functioning at its permanent campus at Sector 81, Mohali.
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal started functioning from the ITI Gas Rahat Building Govindpura Bhopal.[8] The institute was moved to its main campus in Bhauri in August 2012.
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata was functioning from the temporary campus at Mohanpur, a temporary arrangement within the campus of Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya (BCKV) previously and now almost all the labs have been shifted to its permanent campus, over 250 acres (1.0 km2) of land at Haringhata, Kalyani near Kolkata.
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Thiruvananthapuram started functioning recently from its own permanent campus at Vithura, which is 40 km from Thiruvananthapuram city. Earlier, it was functioning from a temporary campus at the College of Engineering, Trivandrum.
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Tirupati started functioning from a transient campus at Mangalam, Tirupati about 7 km from the city in 2015. The permanent campus has been planned to be constructed at Yerpedu, about a half-an-hour away from the city in a plot of 250 acres (1 km2) near the foothills of the Saptagiri ranges and Phase-1 of the construction is to expected to be completed by 2019.
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Berhampur commenced in Odisha in 2016.[9] It is functioning from a transit campus at Government ITI. Its permanent campus is being built at Laudigam, near the sea, 20 km from Berhampur, Odisha.[10]
Academics and admission edit
Until 2023, JEE Advanced results could be used as a procedure for getting into IISERs, and until 2022, the defunct KVPY exam was another criteria for admission.
However, starting 2024, admission to the undergraduate programs at IISERs will exclusively through the IISER Aptitude Test.[11]
IISER Aptitude Test (IAT) also used for admitting student to the following institutes like Bachelor of Science (Research) program of Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore and BS-Medical Sciences and Engineering program of Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM).
Courses of IISERs edit
All the 7 IISERS providing 5-year BS-MS programs in Biological, Chemical, Mathematical, Geological , Physical and Earth, climate, Environmental Sciences, as well as Computer Programming and Humanities course, MSc, MS(Research) , Integrated PhD , Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and Post Doctoral Research Programme.
Note: 4-year BS degree in Engineering Sciences (Chemical Engineering, Data Science & Engineering, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science) and Economic Sciences only provided at IISER Bhopal
For 5-year BS-MS programs, In the first year, all students are introduced to basic sciences, viz., Biological, Chemical, Mathematical, Physical and Earth Sciences, as well as Computer Programming and Humanities courses. In the second year, the students select three pre-major subjects from the first five disciplines mentioned above. In the third and fourth years, students study a major subject from the three pre-major subjects chosen in the second level and need to take interdisciplinary courses as electives. The fifth year is almost completely devoted to full time research/technical project/specialized training in which the students need to prepare a dissertation. At the end of the fifth year, both Bachelor and Masters Degrees are awarded to successful students.
References edit
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- ^ "University And Higher Education – Government of India, Ministry of Human Resource Development". Mhrd.gov.in.
- ^ "Institute spree fans brand debate". Telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2015.
- ^ "Cloud on IISER Nagaland". Telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
- ^ "Education Minister, Nagaland Chief Minister Discuss NEP, Setting Up IISER". Retrieved 28 August 2022.
- ^ "ULBs, Foothill Road & Airport: CM highlights Nagaland's pertinent issues at NITI Aayog meet". Retrieved 28 August 2022.
- ^ "ITI". Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- ^ "Odisha govt announces IISER will be set up in Berhampur". Business Standard. 1 August 2015.
- ^ "IISER likely to begin by next year: Smriti : Nagaland Post". Nagalandpost.com.
- ^ "Eligibility Criteria". IAT 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2024.