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 IISc IISERs Group of IISER | |
Other name | IISER or IISERs (plural) or IISER System |
|---|---|
| Type | Public Research Institutes |
| Established | 2006; 19 years ago (2006) |
| Founder | Manmohan Singh &Arjun Singh |
Parent institution | Ministry of Education, Government of India |
| Accreditation | Ministry of Education |
| Budget | ₹1,353.33 crore (US$160 million) (FY2025–26 est.)[1] |
| Location | |
| Campus | Multiple sites |
| Language | English |
| Website | https://www.iisersystem.ac.in/ |
Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research orIISERs (pronunciation: "EYE-sir") are a group of autonomous institutions established by theGovernment of India through theMinistry of Education for teaching and research in natural science and to provide collegiate education inbasic sciences integrated with research at the undergraduate level.
The institutes were formally established by theParliament of India through the Science Education and Research (Amendment) Act, 2010. Seven IISERs have been established across the country, namelyIISER Pune inMaharashtra,IISER Bhopal inMadhya Pradesh,IISER Mohali inPunjab,IISER Kolkata inWest Bengal,IISER Thiruvananthapuram inKerala,IISER Tirupati inAndhra Pradesh, andIISER Berhampur inOdisha.[2] All IISERs were declared asInstitutes of National Importance by theParliament of India in 2012,[3] to promote them as leading institutions in the country in the field of basic sciences along with institutes likeIndian Institute of Science,Bangalore. The financial outlay for each IISER is around₹500 crore (US$59 million) for the first five years of establishment.
The IISERs are located in the following locations in India:
| # | Name | Short Name | Established | City/Town | State/UT | Website | Overall NIRF Rank (2024) | Research NIRF Rank (2024) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IISER Kolkata | IISER-K | 2006 | Kalyani | West Bengal | www | 61 | 38 |
| 2 | IISER Pune | IISER-P | 2006 | Pune | Maharashtra | www | 42 | 29 |
| 3 | IISER Mohali | IISER-M | 2007 | Mohali | Punjab | www | 64 | 49 |
| 4 | IISER Bhopal | IISER-B | 2008 | Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | www | 78 | |
| 5 | IISER Thiruvananthapuram | IISER-TVM | 2008 | Thiruvananthapuram | Kerala | www | ||
| 6 | IISER Tirupati | IISER-T | 2015 | Tirupati | Andhra Pradesh | www | ||
| 7 | IISER Berhampur | IISER-BPR | 2016 | Berhampur | Odisha | www |
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata was functioning from the temporary campus at Mohanpur, a temporary arrangement within the campus ofBidhan 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 nearKolkata.
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune started functioning from theNational Chemical Laboratory, Pune campus. Labs, Lecture Hall complexes, main buildings, and hostels have been set up in a permanent campus.
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali 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 thePrime Minister of India,Manmohan Singh at Sector 81, Mohali.
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal started functioning from the ITI Gas Rahat Building, Govindpura, Bhopal.[10] The institute was moved to a main campus in Bhauri in August 2012.
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Thiruvananthapuram is situated atVithura, which is 40 km fromThiruvananthapuram city. Earlier, it was functioning from a temporary campus at theCollege of Engineering, Trivandrum.
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Tirupati is functioning fully on the permanent campus, which was constructed at Yerpedu in 2024, about a half-hour away from the city in a plot of about 250 acres (1 km2) near the foothills of the Saptagiri range.
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Berhampur commenced in Odisha in 2016.[11] 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.[12]
Until 2023, JEE Advanced results could be used as a procedure for getting into IISERs, and until 2022, the defunctKVPY exam was another criterion for admission.[citation needed]
However, starting 2024, admission to the undergraduate programs at IISERs will exclusively through theIISER Aptitude Test.[13]
IISER Aptitude Test (IAT) is also used for admitting student to the following institutes like Bachelor of Science (Research) program of Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, BS-Medical Sciences and Engineering program and BS-Chemistry program of Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) and BS-Biomedical Sciences and Engineering program of Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG).
All the 7 IISERS provide5-year BS-MS programs inBiological, Chemical, Mathematical, Geological, Physical and Earth, Climate, Environmental Sciences, as well as Computer Programming and Humanities programs,MSc, MS (Research), Integrated PhD, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and Post Doctoral Research Programs.
Note: 4-year B.Tech degree in Engineering Sciences (Chemical Engineering, Data Science & Engineering, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science) and Economic Sciences are provided at IISER Bhopal only
For5-year BS-MS programs, In the first year, all students are introduced to basic sciences, i.e., 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 projects/ specialized training in which the students need to prepare a dissertation. At the end of the fifth year, both Bachelors and Masters Degrees are awarded to successful students.
