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| Type | Autonomous government institute (deemed university) |
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| Established | 1989 |
| Founder | C. N. R. Rao (Bharat Ratna) |
| President | G. U. Kulkarni |
| Address | JNCASR, Jakkur, Bangalore-560 064 , Bangalore , , 13°4′5.03″N 77°36′32.02″E / 13.0680639°N 77.6088944°E |
| Website | www |
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  Location in Karnataka  Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (India) | |
The Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) is a multidisciplinary research institute located at Jakkur, Bangalore, India. JNCASR was established by the Department of Science and Technology of the Government of India as a centre for advanced scientific research in India, to mark the birth centenary of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of independent India.[1] In 2019, JNCASR was ranked #7 among the world's top ten research institutes and universities by Nature journal in a normalised ranking of research institutes and universities with high quality output.[2][3]