Indian Institute of Science
| भारतीय विज्ञान संस्थान | |
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| Type | Public |
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| Established | 1909 |
| Founder | Jamsetji Tata |
| Director | Anurag Kumar |
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Academic staff
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467 |
| Students | 3743 |
| Undergraduates | 418 |
| Postgraduates | 3325 |
| Location |
Bangalore, Karnataka, 560012, India 13°01′11″N 77°33′58″E / 13.01978°N 77.56605°ECoordinates: 13°01′11″N 77°33′58″E / 13.01978°N 77.56605°E |
| Campus | Main campus in Bangalore – urban, 160 ha (400 acres). Second campus in Challakere – 610 ha (1,500 acres). |
| Language | English |
| Website | www |
| University rankings | |
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| General – international | |
| ARWU | 301-400 |
| QS (World) | 147 (18 and 6 in worldwide and Asia respectively when considering "Citations per Faculty" in 2015) 11 in the world when considering "Citations per Faculty" in 2016 |
| General – India | |
| Careers360 | 1 |
| Business – India | |
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 best university. It 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 and in the year 2016-17 IISc has ranked 8th position. IISc has become 1st Indian University to be ranked in World's top 10 in the small universities category. 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 ranks at number 1 in the NIRF University Rankings. IISc has made significant contributions to life sciences, advanced computing, space, and nuclear technologies.
After an accidental meeting between Jamsedji N. Tata and Swami Vivekananda on a ship in 1893 where they discussed Tata's plan of bringing the steel industry to India, Tata wrote to Vivekananda five years later "I trust, you remember me as a fellow-traveller on your voyage from Japan to Chicago. I very much recall at this moment your views on the growth of the ascetic spirit in India... I recall these ideas in connection with my scheme of Research Institute of Science for India, of which you have doubtless heard or read."
Impressed by Vivekananda's views on science and leadership abilities, Tata wanted him to guide his campaign. Vivekananda endorsed the project with enthusiasm, and Tata, with the aim of advancing the scientific capabilities of the country, constituted a Provisional Committee to prepare a plan for setting up of an Institute of research and higher education. The committee presented a draft proposal to Lord Curzon on 31 December 1898. Subsequently, Prof. Sir William Ramsay, a Nobel Laureate, was called on to propose a suitable place for such an institution who suggested Bangalore as the best location.
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