Indian Institute of Sciences
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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 | 3,743 |
| Undergraduates | 418 |
| Postgraduates | 3,325 |
| 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 | Urban |
| Website | www |
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| University rankings | |
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| General – international | |
| ARWU (2017) | 301–400 |
| QS (World) (2018) | 190 |
| QS (BRICS) (2018) | 10 |
| QS (Asia) (2018) | 51 |
| Times (World) (2018) | 251–300 |
| Times (BRICS) (2017) | 14 |
| Times (Asia) (2017) | 27 |
| General – India | |
| NIRF (Overall) (2017) | 1 |
| NIRF (Universities) (2017) | 1 |
Indian Institute of Science (IISc) is a public institute for research and higher education in science, engineering, design, and management. It is located in Bangalore city in India, and was established in the year 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 was granted the Deemed University status in 1958.
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, 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.
The land and other facilities for the institution were donated by H.H. Sir Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV, the Maharaja of Mysore (a Princely State now called State of Karnataka), and Tata himself. The Maharaja donated about 371 acres (1.50 km2) of land. Tata gave several buildings towards the creation of IISc.
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