Indian Institute of Science

Indian Institute of Science (IISc) is a public university for scientific research and higher education located in Bangalore, India. Established in 1909 with active support from Jamsetji Tata and H.H. Sir Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV, the Maharaja of Mysore. It is also locally known as the "Tata Institute". It acquired the status of a Deemed University in 1958. IISc is widely regarded as India's finest institution in science,and has been ranked at number 11 and 18 worldwide (and ranked 3rd and 6th in Asia) when considering the criteria of Citations per Faculty in 2014 and 2015 respectively. IISc was the first Indian institute to feature on Times Higher Education World University Rankings for engineering and technology in the year 2015-16 at 99th position. IISc has been ranked number 1 and 4 in the BRICS and Asian region respectively while considering the criteria of Papers per Faculty in 2015. IISc has also been ranked 6th in the criteria of research by the Times Higher Education Rankings for the BRICS & Emerging Economies Rankings 2016,. IISc has been ranked 20 worldwide in the Global Employability University Ranking 2015 rankings. IISc subsequently rank tops in University Ranking by Union HRD Ministry. IISc has made significant contribution to life sciences, advanced computing, space, and nuclear technologies.

Campus

The IISc campus is located in the north of Bengalooru, about 4 kilometers from Bangalore City Railway Station and Kempegowda Bus Station, on the way to Yeshwantpur. The Institute is about 35 kilometers from Kempegowda International Airport. A number of other research institutes, Raman Research Institute, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Wood Research Institute and Central Power Research Institute (CPRI), are close to IISc. Most of these institutes are connected to IISc by a regular shuttle bus service.

The campus houses more than 40 departments marked by routes such as the Gulmohar Marg, the Mahogany Marg, the Badami Marg, the Tala Marg, the Ashoka Marg, the Nilgiri Marg, the Silver Oak Marg, the Amra Marg and the Arjuna Marg. The Institute is fully residential and is spread over 400 acres of land in the heart of Bengaluru city. The campus features six canteens (cafeterias), a gymkhana (gymnasium and sports complex), a football ground and a cricket ground, four dining messes (halls), one multi cuisine restaurant, nine men's and five women's hostels (dormitories), an air strip, a library, two shopping centers and residences of the faculty members and other staff, besides other amenities.

The IISc campus harbors both exotic and indigenous plant species with about 110 species of woody plants. The roads on the campus are named after the dominant avenue tree species.

Academics

Organisation

For academic purposes, departments and centres in the Institute are broadly assigned to either the Science Faculty (Dean: Prof. S. Ramasesha) or the Engineering Faculty (Dean: M. Narasimha Murty). For administrative purposes (such as faculty recruitment, assessment and promotion), departments and centres are classified into six divisions, each headed by a Chairperson.

Divisions

• Division of Biological Sciences (headed by Prof. D.N. Rao)
• Division of Chemical Sciences (headed by Prof. S. Ramakrishnan)
• Division of Electrical Sciences (headed by Prof. Y Narahari)
• Division of Interdisciplinary Research (headed by Prof. Govindan Rangarajan)
• Division of Mathematical & Physical Sciences (headed by Prof. Rahul Pandit)
• Division of Mechanical Sciences (headed by Prof. Vikram Jayaram)

Each department or centre, under these divisions, is administered by a Chairperson.

The following centres are directly under the director (without a divisional chairman):

• Archives and Publication Cell
• Centre for Scientific & Industrial Consultancy
• Centre for Sponsored Schemes and Projects
• J. R. D. Tata Memorial Library