IISER Pune
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The Government of India, based on the recommendation of Scientific Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, through the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), has established five Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISER) in 2006. These institutes are currently located in Kolkata, Pune, Mohali, Bhopal and Thiruvananthapuram. IISERs are a unique initiative in science education in India in which teaching and education will be totally integrated with the state-of-the-art research nurturing both curiosity and creativity in an intellectually vibrant atmosphere of research. IISERs are destined to become Science Institutes of the highest caliber and reach the prestigious position in the global setting that IISc, IIMs and IITs presently enjoy.
Each IISER is an autonomous institution awarding its own Masters and Doctoral degrees. Students are encouraged to carry out research projects during the vacation periods in the first four years of their Masters programme in various research institutes outside IISER.
The teaching classrooms, teaching laboratories and research laboratories are located at the Central and Western towers of the Sai Trinity Building, Pashan, Pune. The construction of the final campus has begun.
All the clubs were formed in the academic year 2008-09, except for the science club (which is a year older).
In 2009, all the clubs got together to organise Karavaan 2009, the Inter-IISER Cultural Fest.
In 2010, the students got together to organise Karavaan 2010, an inter-collegiate cultural festival that saw participation from IISER Trivandrum, IISER Bhopal and NISER Bhubaneshwar, and by colleges around Pune. On 3 April, There was a rock show conducted by the Band Ehsaas from Mumbai in the evening.
In 2011, the students of the 2009 and 2010 batch organised Scifest '11.
There is also a very active SPIC MACAY
sub-chapter official link, which organises events jointly with National Chemical Laboratory
, and the SPIC MACAY Pune Chapter.
Students exrierence we had a gr8 day
Each IISER is an autonomous institution awarding its own Masters and Doctoral degrees. Students are encouraged to carry out research projects during the vacation periods in the first four years of their Masters programme in various research institutes outside IISER.
The teaching classrooms, teaching laboratories and research laboratories are located at the Central and Western towers of the Sai Trinity Building, Pashan, Pune. The construction of the final campus has begun.
Objectives
- To create a world class institution for undergraduate and postgraduate educationEducationEducation in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
in scienceScienceScience is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
with an intellectually alive atmosphere of researchResearchResearch can be defined as the scientific search for knowledge, or as any systematic investigation, to establish novel facts, solve new or existing problems, prove new ideas, or develop new theories, usually using a scientific method...
. - To create a unique researchResearchResearch can be defined as the scientific search for knowledge, or as any systematic investigation, to establish novel facts, solve new or existing problems, prove new ideas, or develop new theories, usually using a scientific method...
institution in the countryCountryA country is a region legally identified as a distinct entity in political geography. A country may be an independent sovereign state or one that is occupied by another state, as a non-sovereign or formerly sovereign political division, or a geographic region associated with a previously...
in which education will be totally integrated with state-of-the-art research. - To create a cadre of high calibre internationally well-known faculty members devoted to teaching as well as research in science.
Academic programs
- Integrated Master's (M.S.): Admission to this program is after 10+2 years of school training and is currently on the basis of performance in the IIT-JEE. Further, Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan YojanaKishore Vaigyanik Protsahan YojanaThe Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana is an ongoing program started by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, to encourage students of Basic Sciences, Engineering and Medicine to take up research careers in these areas...
(KVPY) scholars will also be considered for admission. The first two years of the 5 year programme involves coursework in all subjects (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology, Humanities and Interdisciplinary courses). For the next two years, the students choose courses across subjects, as per their liking. The final year is spent on a research project. - Doctoral Program (Ph.D.Ph.D.A Ph.D. is a Doctor of Philosophy, an academic degree.Ph.D. may also refer to:* Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*Piled Higher and Deeper, a web comic strip*PhD: Phantasy Degree, a Korean comic series* PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...
): Admission to the doctoral program is after a Master's degree in scienceScienceScience is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
. Besides the students of the Integrated Master's program, Postgraduate students with a Master's degree in science from other Universities/Institutes will also be admitted to the doctoral program. The program will involve course work, a qualifying examination, a state-of-the-art seminar, thesisThesisA dissertation or thesis is a document submitted in support of candidature for an academic degree or professional qualification presenting the author's research and findings...
work, open seminar and a thesis examination, leading to the award of a PhD degree. The quantum of course work will vary depending on the background of the student. Besides individual research, students will be involved in several professionalProfessionalA professional is a person who is paid to undertake a specialised set of tasks and to complete them for a fee. The traditional professions were doctors, lawyers, clergymen, and commissioned military officers. Today, the term is applied to estate agents, surveyors , environmental scientists,...
activities such as seminars, workshops, presentations and review meetings. All doctoral students will assist faculty members in teaching during the course of the doctoral program. - Integrated Doctoral Program (Int. Ph.D.): Admission to this program is after a B.Sc. degree in any of the basic sciences. (Programme yet to be begun)
Students Activities
The majority of the student activities at IISER-P are conducted by the various clubs listed below.- Aaroha [music club] official link
- Bitright [technology club]
- Kalaa [arts club] official link
- Science Club
- Jijnasa - a student initiative to popularise science among schoolchildren.
All the clubs were formed in the academic year 2008-09, except for the science club (which is a year older).
In 2009, all the clubs got together to organise Karavaan 2009, the Inter-IISER Cultural Fest.
In 2010, the students got together to organise Karavaan 2010, an inter-collegiate cultural festival that saw participation from IISER Trivandrum, IISER Bhopal and NISER Bhubaneshwar, and by colleges around Pune. On 3 April, There was a rock show conducted by the Band Ehsaas from Mumbai in the evening.
In 2011, the students of the 2009 and 2010 batch organised Scifest '11.
There is also a very active SPIC MACAY
SPIC MACAY
The Society for the Promotion of Indian Classical Music And Culture Amongst Youth, often known by its initials , is not just a non-profit organization which promotes Indian classical music, Indian classical dance, and other aspects of Indian culture, it is a movement with chapters in over 300 towns...
sub-chapter official link, which organises events jointly with National Chemical Laboratory
National Chemical Laboratory
The National Chemical Laboratory is an Indian government laboratory based in Pune, in western India.Popularly known as NCL, a constituent member of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research India, it was established in 1950. There are approximately 200 scientific staff working here...
, and the SPIC MACAY Pune Chapter.
Students exrierence we had a gr8 day
See also
- IISc Bangalore
- IISER
- IISER BhopalIISER BhopalThe Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal , commonly known as IISER Bhopal or IISERb, is a higher education institute established in 2008 in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India...
- NISER Bhubaneswar
- UM DAE CBS
- IISER Kolkata
- IISER MohaliIISER MohaliThe Indian Institute of Science Education Research Mohali has been established as an autonomous academic institution in 2007 by the Ministry of Human Resources and Development, Government of India, New Delhi, to research in frontier areas of science and to provide science education at the...
- IISER ThiruvananthapuramIISER ThiruvananthapuramThe Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Thiruvananthapuram , often abbreviated to IISER Thiruvananthapuram or IISER-TVM, is an institution of higher education established by the Government of India in 2008 based on the recommendations of the Scientific Advisory Council of India...
- IIST Thiruvananthapuram