IISC

The Indian Institute of Science (IISc), commonly known as IISc Bangalore, is a public research university and premier institution for science and engineering located in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. Founded in 1909 with a gift from industrialist Jamsetji Tata and support from the Maharaja of Mysore, the institute has grown into one of India's leading centers for advanced research and higher education. It operates as an autonomous public institution under the Ministry of Education.

The campus occupies a large, wooded area in the northern part of Bengaluru and the institute comprises multiple schools and departments spanning science, engineering, and interdisciplinary areas.

IISc offers undergraduate, masters, and doctoral programs across science and engineering disciplines, with a strong emphasis on fundamental inquiry, innovation, and societal impact. It hosts a range of interdisciplinary centers and advanced facilities.

The institute maintains extensive research collaborations with government laboratories, industry, and international partners, and operates high-end laboratories and national facilities to support discovery as well as technology development.

IISc is widely regarded as one of India's top research universities in science and engineering and its influence extends to policy, industry, and education through its research outputs and highly skilled graduates.