Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune
Motto Where Tomorrow’s Science Begins Today
Type Public
Established 2006
Chairman T. V. Ramakrishnan
Director Jayant B. Udgaonkar[1]
Academic staff
 105+[2]
Undergraduates 678[3]
339[4]
Other students

Int. PhD

126[4]
Location Pune, Maharashtra, India
Campus 98 acres[5]
Website www.iiserpune.ac.in

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune (IISER Pune), established 2006, is one of the seven Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research of India. It is located in Pune, Maharashtra.

Academics

IISER Pune offers integrated masters programmes (BS/MS) and doctoral program (Ph.D.).

Admission to the masters degree is through the IISER joint admission process which provides three channels for admission: Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana, Joint Entrance Examination – Advanced and state and central boards candidates, which require an additional IISER Aptitude Test.[6] Admission to the various Ph.D. programmes is either with a masters degree in science or with a bachelors degree, for the integrated Ph.D. programme. Candidates are screened by interviews.[7]

Rankings

University rankings
General – India
NIRF (Overall) (2018)[8] 32

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune was ranked 32 overall in India by National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2018.[8]

Research centres

IISER-Pune houses the following advanced research centres/ centres of excellence:

  • Centre for Integrative Studies (CIS)
  • DBT Centre of Excellence in Epigenetics
  • DST Unit on Nanoscience
  • Max-Planck Partner Group in Quantum Field Theory
  • Max-Planck Partner Group in Glyco-nanotechnology

Campus

View of one of the upcoming nine-storey hostel blocks from the current Hall of Residence 4 (HR-4) lawns.

The construction of the final campus has been completed.[9][10]

Student activities

The majority of the student activities at IISER-P are conducted by various clubs.[11]

Mimamsa is an intercollegiate science challenge conducted by the students of IISER-P. The aim of the organizers is to make it the most conceptually challenging competition at the national level for science students. It is a two-stage affair. The first stage is a written exam with 60 subjective questions from all disciplines of science. The top four colleges selected through this round move into the finals.

There is also a very active SPIC MACAY sub-chapter, which organizes events jointly with National Chemical Laboratory, and the SPIC MACAY Pune Chapter.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Director". www.iiserpune.ac.in. IISER Pune. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Faculty". Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune. Retrieved 2012-06-13.
  3. ↑ "MS Students". Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
  4. 1 2 "Ph.D. Students". Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
  5. ↑ "Location". Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune. Retrieved 2012-06-13.
  6. ↑ "Eligibility". iiseradmission.in. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  7. ↑ "Admissions". www.iiserpune.ac.in. IISER Pune. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  8. 1 2 "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2018 (Overall)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Human Resource Development. 2018.
  9. ↑ "Campus Info". Campus. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  10. ↑ "How to reach IISER, Pune". Directions. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
  11. ↑ "Institute intranet guide to student organisations". Student organisations. Retrieved 15 February 2012.

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