Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research
भारतीय विज्ञान शिक्षा एवं अनुसंधान संस्थान
IISERs Group of IISER
Other name
IISER or IISERs (plural) or IISER System
TypePublic Research Institutes
Established2006; 18 years ago (2006)
FounderManmohan Singh and Arjun Singh
Parent institution
Ministry of Education, Government of India
AccreditationMinistry of Human Resource Development, MHRD, Government of India
Budget1,540.00 crore (US$180 million)
(FY2024–25 est.)[1]
Location
CampusMultiple sites
LanguageEnglish
Websitehttps://www.iisersystem.ac.in/

Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs) are a group of autonomous institutions established by the Government of India through the Ministry of Education for teaching and research in natural science and to provide collegiate education in basic sciences integrated with research at the undergraduate level.

The institutes were formally established by the Parliament of India through the Science Education and Research (Amendment) Act, 2010. Seven IISERs have been established across the country, namely IISER Pune in Maharashtra, IISER Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh, IISER Mohali in Punjab, IISER Kolkata in West Bengal, IISER Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, IISER Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh, and IISER Berhampur in Odisha.[2] All IISERs were declared as Institutes of National Importance by the Parliament of India in 2012,[3] to promote them as leading institutions in the country in the field of basic sciences along with institutes like Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. The financial outlay for each IISER is around 500 crore (US$60 million) for the first five years of establishment.

  1. ^ "Notes on Demands for Grants, 2024-2025" (PDF).
  2. ^ "PIB Press Release". Pib.nic.in.
  3. ^ "University And Higher Education – Government of India, Ministry of Human Resource Development". Mhrd.gov.in.