Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Thiruvananthapuram

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Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram
IISER Thiruvananthapuram Logo.svg
Type Public university
Established2008;16 years ago (2008) [1]
Officer in charge
Robinson George (Registrar)
Dean Joy Mitra, Utpal Manna, Hema Somanathan, K. George Thomas, R.S. Swathi [2]
Director Jarugu Narasimha Moorthy (2019-2024), [3]
Eluvathingal Devassy Jemmis (Founding Director) [4]
Academic staff
100 [5]
Students1,080 [5]
Undergraduates 828 [5]
252 [5]
Location
Vithura, Thiruvananthapuram
,
Kerala
,
695551
,
India
Campus200 acres [1]
LanguageEnglish
Website iisertvm.ac.in

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Vithura,Thiruvananthapuram (IISER Thiruvananthapuram or IISER-TVM) is an autonomous public university located in Vithura, Kerala, India. The institute is one of the seven IISERs established by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, to bridge the gap between research and basic sciences' education at the undergraduate level. All IISERs are declared as Institutes of National Importance by the Parliament of India in 2012 through the NIT Amendment Act. [6]

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IISER Thiruvananthapuram awards Bachelor of Science and Master of Science (BS-MS) dual-degrees, and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology. IISER TVM is to offer five new BS-MS programmes (i2 Sciences) and new two-year M.Sc programmes in 2021. [7] [8]

History

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IISER TVM aerial view of the campus
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Hostel block

Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs) were established in 2006 through a proclamation of the Ministry of Education, Government of India to promote quality collegiate education and research in basic sciences. Each IISER is a degree-granting autonomous institution with a prime focus to integrate science education and research. IISERs receive generous funding from the Government of India.

Soon after MHRD's announcement in 2006, two of these institutes were established at Pune and Kolkata in 2006. This was followed by another institute at Mohali in 2007, and two more at Bhopal and Thiruvananthapuram in 2008. [9] More recently, two more IISERs were established at Tirupati and Berhampur in 2015 and 2016 respectively.

Campus

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Indoor Stadium
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Chemical Science and Biology Building

IISER TVM campus is located in the foothills of the Western Ghats mountain. Spanning around 200 acres, Vithura (IISER) is located 40 km from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.

Organization and administration

Governance

The institute is administered by a Board of Governors with Madhavan Nair Rajeevan as Chairperson, S. Murty Srinivasula as Deputy Director, a 13-member Senate, and the Director, Prof. Jarugu Narasimha Moorthy. [10] [11] The deans are M. P. Rajan (Academics), Ramesh Chandra Nath (Students Affairs), Hema Somanathan (Research and Development) and Anil Shaji (Planning and Development). [2] Previously, the board of governors was chaired by Tessy Thomas.

Departments

DivisionDepartments, Centers, and Units
School of Biology [12] [13] [14]
School of Chemistry [15]
School of Mathematics [16]
School of Physics [17]

Academics

Academic programs

  1. Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) Basic Science Stream: Students who possess KVPY scholarships (in SA / SX / SB streams) in the current admission year
  2. Joint Entrance Examination (Advanced): Students who secure a place in the common rank list of Joint Entrance Examination (Advanced) for admission to Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs)
  3. State and Central Boards (IISER Aptitude Test): Students who secure a specified cut-off percentage (published each year) in their Higher Secondary (Class 12) Board Exams may be considered for admission after clearing IISER Aptitude Test. This is currently done in co-ordination with the other IISERs through a Joint Admission Program. [19]

Rankings

University and College rankings
General – India
NIRF (Overall) (2023) [21] 101-150

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Thiruvananthapuram was ranked in the 101-150 band in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework in overall ranking in 2020. [21] Nature Index ranked IISERs as a whole at 4th in the World's 'Top 30 academic institutions under 30' in high-quality research output. [22] It also ranked IISERs at 37th in its overall list of World's Top 200 rising academic institutions. [23]

Student life

Notable achievements

Conferences and workshops

See also

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