Indian Institute of Science (IISc) is a community university for higher education
and scientific research situated in Bangalore, India. Founded in 1909 with the
support from H.H. Sir Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV, the Maharaja of Mysore and Jamsetji Tata . It is also called "Tata Institute" locally. In 1958, it gained “Deemed University”
status. IISc is generally considered as India's premium institution of science.
It has been ranked 11th and 18th globally considering the
criteria of Faculty credentials in 2014 and 2015 respectively. IISc was the first Indian educational institute
to mark on Times Higher Education World University Rankings at 99th position in
engineering and technology category in the year 2015-16. IISc has been ranked number 1 and 4 in
the BRICS and Asian region correspondingly while taking into account the
criteria of Papers per Faculty in 2015. IISc
has been ranked 6th position in the research criteria by the Times Higher
Education Rankings for the BRICS & Emerging Economies Rankings 2016. IISc has been ranked 20 globally in
the Global Employability University Ranking 2015 rankings. IISc has made major contribution to advanced
computing, life sciences, nuclear technologies and space.
History
In 1893,
after a fortuitous meeting between Jamsedji N. Tata and Swami
Vivekananda on a ship, where they talked about Tata's preparation of
bringing the steel industry to India. Amazed by Vivekananda's visions on
science and leadership talent, Tata
wrote to Vivekananda five years afterwards wanting him to guide his campaign on
“Research Institute of Science for India”
Vivekananda
sanctioned the project with gusto and Tata with the intention to advance the
scientific potentialities of the country, formed a interim Committee to arrange
a plan for development of an Institute of higher education and research. In 31
December 1898, the committee submitted a draft proposal to Lord Curzon . After
then, Prof. Sir William Ramsay, a Nobel Laureate recommended Bangalore as
the best site for establishment of the Institute of higher education and
research.
The charter
of the Institute was permitted by the Lord Minto, Viceroy and the essential Vesting Command to allow
it to operate was signed on 27 May 1909. In 1911, foundation stone of the
Institute was laid by the Maharaja of Mysore . The first batch of
students was admitted in the Departments of General and Applied Chemistry under
Norman Rudolf and Electro-Technology under Alferd Hay on 24 July. The
Department of Organic Chemistry was opened in next two months.
In 1909 at
the beginning of IISc, Morris Travers, Sir William Ramsay's became
its first Director who was also a co-worker in the discovery of the noble
gases. Nobel Laureate Sir C.V. Raman was the first Indian Director of
the institution. The current Director is Anurag Kumar.
The
Institute was the first in India to introduce Engineering, Masters Programmes.
It was also first in incorporating Ph.D.
programmes in Biological, Chemical, Physical and Mathematical Sciences for science
graduates.
Admissions
Admission
into IISc is extremely competitive. Generally, just 0.01 percent of top candidates
succeeding the GATE examination are able to clear the cut-offs for ME/M.Tech admissions.
The cut- offs can get much higher based on the department and the number of
students. Admission for research programmes of
Ph.D and M.Sc (Engg), is founded on career scrutiny and possible manifold
rounds of practical interviews in the campus. Candidates are called upon interviews
based on the entrance test of the Institute or GATE or any other test accepted by the Institution that also depends on
the choice of department and specialisation. For course of ME and M.Tech., admission is taken through the GATE examination carried out every year. For Master of Science, the admission is taken through the GATE.
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