IISER Mohali

Infobox_University
name = Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER)
established = 2007
city = Mohali
state = Punjab
country = India
type = Research Institute


director=N.SathyamurthyThe Indian Institute of Science Education Research (IISER) 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 carry out research in frontier areas of science and provide quality science education at the undergraduate and postgraduate level. The broad focus of IISER Mohali is to integrate excellence in scientific research with education.

Milestones

Foundation stone of IISER, Mohali was laid on 27th Sept, 2006 by the Prime Minister of India Dr. Manmohan Singh.

IISER Mohali is presently functioning from a transit campus in Chandigarh. The Institute is currently located in the Academic Block of the Mahatma Gandhi State Institute of Public Administration (MGSIPA), Sector 26, Chandigarh. IISER Mohali's fully residential campus will ultimately be located in Mohali, and hopefully it will move to the Mohali campus by 2009.

Objectives

*To create a world class institution for undergraduate and postgraduate education in science with an intellectually alive atmosphere of research.
*To create a unique research institution in the country 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 level (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 Vigyan Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) scholars as well as Olympiad students will also be considered for admission.
*Doctoral Program (Ph.D.): Admission to the doctoral program is after a Master's degree in science. 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, thesis 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 professional 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 sciences. This program is currently not being offered by IISER Mohali, but is expected to begin in the near future.

ee also

* IISER
* IISER Pune
* IISER Kolkata
* Homi Bhabha National Institute

External links

* [http://www.iisermohali.ac.in/ IISER Mohali]
* [http://www.iiserpune.ac.in/ IISER Pune]
* [http://www.iiserkol.ac.in/ IISER Kolkata]