Indian Institute of Science (IISc) can be
truly described as India's intellectual powerhouse in science and
technology. As a premier research institution of India since 1909,
IISc has contributed in a significant way towards the scientific
and technological growth of India as also producing outstanding
individuals to manage institutions, industries, and business houses.
IISc has assiduously built up and maintained very high standards
in research and teaching and has excelled in accepting scientific
and technological challenges to find economically viable solutions.
In its long history of almost 100 years, IISc has proved again
and again that scientific and technological innovations are the
basic needs for the economic prosperity of the country.
Ever since its establishment in 1909, numerous alumni and faculty
members of the institute have gone on to leadership positions
in science and technology in the country, to create and nurture
laboratories, scientific institutions, and industrial undertakings.
Sir. C.V Raman, H.J Bhabha, Vikram A Sarabhai, J.C Ghosh, M.S
Thacker, Brahm Prakash, S. Bhagavantam, S. Dhawan, C.N.R Rao,
and scores of others who have played a key role in the scientific
and technological progress of our country have been closely associated
with the Institute. The Institute boasts of a large number of
Bhatnagar awardees, Fellows of the National Academics of Science
and Engineering and recipients of prestigious distinguished national
and international honors.
The Institute has been able to make many significant contributions
primarily because of its unique character. It is neither a national
laboratory which concentrates solely on research and applied
work nor a conventional University which concerns itself mainly
with teaching. The Institute is concerned with research in frontier
areas and education in currently important areas of technology.
On account of its being a compact sized institution, it is able
to innovate and introduce new systems of imparting knowledge
such as offering courses under a unit system and trying out methods
of evaluation which are highly reliable.
The Institute has pioneered research in Aerospace, Computer
Science, Communications, Electronics, Electrical, Metallurgical
and Chemical Engineering, Automation, Biochemistry, Biophysics,
Materials Science and Solid State and Structural Chemistry. Work
has been taken up in several emerging areas such as space science
and technology, environmental and atmospheric sciences, endocrinology,
genetic engineering, design and manufacturing technology, developmental
research in rural technology and energy problems. Interdisciplinary
Programs in the areas of Genomics and Nano Science and Technology
have also been initiated.
Through its endeavours, the Institute strives to contribute
to the scientific, academic and technological growth of our country,
while simultaneously trying to advance the frontiers of knowledge
in the global, universal field of science and engineering. The
Institute always acts with full awareness of its noble tradition
and the need for maintaining a high quality in all its activities.
