Indian Institute of Science (IISc) is a public institution of higher education located in Bangalore. It was established in 1909. It acquired the status of a deemed university in 1958.
In 2011, IISc was the only Indian institute ranked by the Academic Ranking of World Universities, at 301–400 overall. It was also ranked 49 in Chemistry and 76–100 in Engineering/Technology and Computer Science. In the QS World University Rankings it was ranked 142 in Natural Sciences, 96 in Engineering & IT and 188 in Life Sciences, with no overall ranking.
Sited in the heart of the city, the institute’s lush green 450-acre campus is dotted with stone buildings that boast award-winning architecture. The self-contained campus is fully wi-fi enabled and houses excellent accommodation facilities for students, 4 separate mess facilities, laundry and tailoring units, photocopying and DTP centres, photo studio, medical facilities, convenience store, state-of-the-art gym, among a host of other facilities.
The institute library (JRD Tata Memorial Library) is regarded as one of the best scientific and technical libraries in India. It boasts an exhaustive collection of more than 1,97,000 books, 2,15,000 volumes, 13,000 online books and several e-resources.
IISc Bangalore offers M.E./M.Tech, B.Sc., M.Sc., B.E./B.Tech and Ph.D. courses in several disciplines. It also offers Master of Design (M.Des) and Master of Management Studies (MMS) courses.
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Internet Wi-FiAdmission to various courses at IISc is based on performance in the following exams.
M.E./M.Tech — GATE
MMS — CAT, GATE
B.Sc. — JEE Main, JEE Advanced, NEET, KVPY
M.Sc. — IIT JAM
Ph.D. — IIT JAM, GATE
B.E. / B.Tech
M.Des — CEED
IISc Bangalore was ranked the world’s best research varsity in the latest QS World University Rankings 2023.
The institute was ranked India’s #1 university in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) Rankings 2021 released by the Ministry of Human Resource Development.
The institute provides hostels for boys and girls.
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