Indian Institute of Science Bangalore

About Indian Institute of Science Bangalore

The Indian Institute of Science was conceived by the industrialist Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata in the 1890s and formally established in Bangalore on 27 May 1909, admitting its first 24 students in 1911. It began with departments of general and applied chemistry and electrical technology, later adding biochemistry, physics, aeronautics, metallurgy and mechanical engineering. Today its work is organised into seven divisions covering the biological, chemical, physical and mathematical sciences, electrical and computer sciences, mechanical sciences, interdisciplinary research and medical sciences. The main campus stands on land given by the then Mysore State, and the institute has added a 1,500-acre campus at Challakere in Chitradurga district. The institute's general information page lists 433 faculty members and 3,754 students. Teaching spans a four-year BS (Research), a BTech, master's programmes and doctoral study.

Schools and faculties

• Division of Biological Sciences

  Includes Biochemistry, Microbiology and Cell Biology, Ecological Sciences, Neuroscience and the Molecular Biophysics Unit.

• Division of Chemical Sciences

  Covers organic, inorganic and physical chemistry, solid state chemistry and the Materials Research Centre.

• Division of Electrical, Electronics, and Computer Sciences

  Home to Computer Science and Automation, Electrical Engineering, Electrical Communication Engineering and Electronic Systems Engineering.

• Division of Interdisciplinary Sciences

  Brings together bioengineering, nanoscience, computational and data sciences, energy, water and management studies.

• Division of Mechanical Sciences

  Covers aerospace, chemical, civil, mechanical and materials engineering alongside earth, atmospheric and climate science centres.

• Division of Physical and Mathematical Sciences

  Includes Physics, Mathematics, Instrumentation and Applied Physics, and astronomy and high energy physics programmes.

• Tata IISc Medical School (Division of Medical Sciences)

  The institute's division for medical sciences.

Study options

• Undergraduate degrees (BS Research and BTech)
• Master's degrees (MTech, MDes, MMgt, MSc)
• PhD and research degrees (including Integrated PhD and MTech Research)
• Online MTech for sponsored candidates
• Continuing education

Research

Research is organised through departments and centres such as the Centre for Neuroscience, Centre for Nano Science and Engineering, Interdisciplinary Centre for Energy Research, Divecha Centre for Climate Change and the Supercomputer Education and Research Centre. Thematic research clusters named by the institute include artificial intelligence, quantum technologies, cyber-physical systems, microelectronics and VLSI design, power engineering, and brain, computation and data research.

Rank in India

#1 of 25

Research works

91,701

Citations

4.5 million

h-index

464

Research figures from OpenAlex (October 2026). How the directory is made.

This profile was written by WAC from Indian Institute of Science Bangalore’s own website and checked in October 2026. It describes the institution and is not an endorsement or a ranking of teaching quality. Is this your institution? Send a correction.