Editing Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research

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{{Infobox university
| name = Indian Institute of Science Education and Research
| native_name = 
| caption = Seal of the Indian Institutes of Technology
| other_name = IISER or IISERs (plural)
| type = [[Public university|Public]] <br>[[Institutes of National Importance]]
| location = 7 cities in India<Br> [[Kolkata]] <br>[[Pune]]<br>[[Mohali]]<br>[[Bhopal]]<br>[[Thiruvananthapuram]]<br>[[Tirupati]]<br>[[Berhampur]]
| language = [[English language|English]]
| established = 2006
}}

{{location map+|India|float=right|width=260|caption=Location of the 7 IISERs offering admission in 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iiseradmission.in/|title=IISER Admission 2018|website=Iiseradmission.in|access-date=30 June 2018}}</ref> |places=
{{Location map~|India|label='''Berhampur'''|mark=Green_pog.svg|position=right|lat=19.30|long=84.36}}
{{Location map~|India|label='''Mohali'''|mark=Green_pog.svg|position=top|lat=30.78|long=76.69}}
{{location map~|India|label='''Kolkata'''|mark=Green_pog.svg|position=right|lat=22.56|long=88.36}}
{{Location map~|India|label='''Pune'''|mark=Green_pog.svg|position=bottom|lat=18.52|long=73.85}}
{{Location map~|India|label='''Bhopal'''|mark=Green_pog.svg|position=left|lat=23.25|long=77.42}}
{{Location map~|India|label='''Thiruvananthapuram'''|mark=Green_pog.svg|position=bottom|lat=8.48|long=76.95}}
{{Location map~|India|label='''Tirupati'''|mark=Green_pog.svg|position=top|lat=13.72|long=79.34}}
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'''Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research''' ('''IISERs''') are a group of premier public research institutions in India. The institutes were established by the [[Government of India]] through the [[Ministry of Human Resource Development]] (MHRD) to provide collegiate education in basic sciences coupled with research at the undergraduate level. The institutes were formally established by the [[Parliament of India]] through the National Institutes of Technology, Science Education and Research (Amendment) Act, 2010 (an amendment to the National Institutes of Technology Act, 2007).<ref>{{cite web |url= http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/rajya-sabha-passes-to-key-education-bills_772612.html/ |title=Rajya Sabha passes to key education bills  |website=Zeenews.india.com |access-date=3 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.prsindia.org/uploads/media/NITSER/NIT,%20Science%20Education%20and%20Research%20(A)%20Bill.pdf|title=THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF TECHNOLOGY, SCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2013|website=Prsindia.org|access-date=20 July 2018}}</ref> Seven IISERs have been established across the country, namely [[Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata|IISER Kolkata]] in [[West Bengal]], [[Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune|IISER Pune]] in [[Maharashtra]], [[Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali|IISER Mohali]] in [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal|IISER Bhopal]] in [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Thiruvananthapuram|IISER Thiruvananthapuram]] in [[Kerala]], [[Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Tirupati|IISER Tirupati]] in [[Andhra Pradesh]], and [[Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Berhampur|IISER Berhampur]] in [[Odisha]].<ref name="pib23139">{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=23139|title=PIB Press Release|website=Pib.nic.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iiseradmission.in/|title=IISER Admission 2016|website=Iiseradmission.in|access-date=29 February 2016}}</ref> All IISERs were declared as [[Institutes of National Importance]] by the [[Parliament of India]] in 2012,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mhrd.gov.in/institutions-national-importance|title=University And Higher Education - Government of India, Ministry of Human Resource Development|website=Mhrd.gov.in}}</ref> to promote them as leading institutions in the country in the field of basic sciences along with its sister institutes like [[Indian Institute of Science]], [[Bangalore]] and [[National Institute of Science Education and Research]], [[Bhubaneswar]]. The financial outlay for each IISER is around {{INRConvert|5|b}} for the first five years of establishment.

== Institutes ==
The IISERs are located in the following locations:
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|+'''Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research''' ('''IISERs''')
|-
!#
! Name !! Short Name !! Established !! City/Town !! State/UT !! Website
|-
|1
| [[Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata|IISER Kolkata]]|| IISER-K || 2006||[[Kalyani, West Bengal|Kalyani]]||[[West Bengal]]|| {{URL|http://www.iiserkol.ac.in}}
|-
|2
|[[Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune|IISER Pune]] || IISER-P || 2006|| [[Pune]]|| [[Maharashtra]]|| {{URL|http://www.iiserpune.ac.in}}
|-
|3
| [[Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali|IISER Mohali]] || IISER-M || 2007|| [[Mohali]]|| [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]|| {{URL|http://www.iisermohali.ac.in}}
|-
|4
|| [[Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal|IISER Bhopal]]|| IISER-B|| 2008||[[Bhopal]]||[[Madhya Pradesh]] || {{URL|http://www.iiserb.ac.in}}
|-
|5
|[[Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Thiruvananthapuram|IISER Thiruvananthapuram]] || IISER-TVM || 2008|| [[Thiruvananthapuram]]|| [[Kerala]]|| {{URL|http://www.iisertvm.ac.in}}
|-
|-
|6
|[[Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Tirupati|IISER Tirupati]] || IISER-T || 2015|| [[Tirupati]]|| [[Andhra Pradesh]]|| {{URL|http://www.iisertirupati.ac.in}}
|-
|7
|[[Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Berhampur|IISER Berhampur]]
|IISER-BPR
|2016
|[[Berhampur]]
|[[Odisha]]
|{{URL|http://www.iiserbpr.ac.in}}
|}

===Future institutes===
* IISER Nagaland. A new IISER in Nagaland was announced in the 2015-16 budget.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150301/jsp/nation/story_6269.jsp#.VUEkJNKqqko|title=Institute spree fans brand debate|website=Telegraphindia.com}}</ref> But it seems the Nagaland government would prefer a different institute (SPA - School of Planning and Architecture) instead of an IISER.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1161028/jsp/northeast/story_116083.jsp#.WHfIS7YrJE4|title=Cloud on IISER Nagaland|website=Telegraphindia.com}}</ref> Until Nagaland Assembly Elections, 2018, state government has not shown any interest in opening the institute. There is also no public demand for the institute in Nagaland. It is very likely that the institute may never come up in Nagaland due to lack of interest among stakeholders.

==Locations==
[[Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata]] was functioning from the temporary campus at Mohanpur, a temporary arrangement within the campus of [[Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya]] previously and now almost all the labs have been shifted to its permanent campus, over {{convert|250|acre|km2}} of land at Haringhata, Kalyani near [[Kolkata]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.iiserkol.ac.in/about-us/campus |title=IISER Kolkata – Campus |website=Iiserkol.ac.in  |access-date=24 January 2012}}</ref>

[[Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune]] has started functioning from the [[National Chemical Laboratory]] Pune campus. Its campus has mostly been developed. The labs, lecture hall complexes, main buildings, and the hostels have been set up in the permanent campus.

[[Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali]] has started functioning from the Mahatma Gandhi State Institute of Public Administration complex in Sector 26 Chandigarh. The foundation stone for its permanent campus was laid in September 2006 by the [[Prime Minister of India]], [[Manmohan Singh]]. It started functioning at its permanent campus at Sector 81, Mohali.

[[Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal]] started functioning from the ITI Gas Rahat Building Govindpura Bhopal. The Institute was moved to its main campus in Bhauri in August 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.iiserb.ac.in/ |title={title} |access-date=17 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180828053647/https://www.iiserb.ac.in/ |archive-date=28 August 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Thiruvananthapuram]] started functioning recently from its own permanent campus at [[Vithura]], which is 40&nbsp;km from [[Thiruvananthapuram]] city. Earlier, it was functioning from a temporary campus at the [[College of Engineering, Trivandrum]].

[[Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Tirupati]] started functioning from a transient campus at Mangalam, Tirupati about 7&nbsp;km from the city in 2015. The permanent campus has been planned to be constructed at Yerpedu, about a half-an-hour away from the city in a plot of 250 acres (1 sq.km) near the foothills of the Saptagiri ranges and Phase-1 of the construction is to expected to be completed by 2019.

[[IISER Berhampur|Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Berhampur]] commenced in Odisha in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/odisha-govt-announces-iiser-will-be-set-up-in-berhampur-115080100949_1.html|title=Odisha govt announces IISER will be set up in Berhampur|date=1 August 2015|work=[[Business Standard]]}}</ref> It is functioning from a transit campus at Government ITI. Its permanent campus is being built at Laudigam, near the sea, 20 km from Berhampur, Odisha.<ref name="nagalandpost.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.nagalandpost.com/ChannelNews/State/StateNews.aspx?news=TkVXUzEwMDA5MDg4OQ==|title=IISER likely to begin by next year: Smriti : Nagaland Post|website=Nagalandpost.com}}</ref>

==Academics and admission==
As of October 2018, IISERs admit 1325 students{{Citation needed|date=November 2019}} in total each year for their dual degree BS-MS Program. For each channel of admission below, additional cut-off criteria of respective IISERs are applicable. Candidates satisfying any of the following criteria are eligible for applying:

#[[KVPY]] channel: Candidates having a valid KVPY fellowship.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.iiseradmission.in/index.php/pages/eligibility|title=IISER Admission - 2020|website=www.iiseradmission.in|access-date=2019-11-20}}</ref>
#[[Joint Entrance Examination – Advanced|JEE (Advanced)]] channel: Candidates in ''General category'' securing a rank within 15000 in the Common Rank List (CRL) of the JEE Advanced are eligible to apply. For candidates belonging to ''reserved'' category ([[Other Backward Class|OBC]] Non-[[Creamy layer|Creamy Layer]], [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|SC, ST]], Persons with Disability (PD)), their category rank should be within 10000. Additionally, for admission to the 4-year BS program in Engineering Sciences at IISER Bhopal, candidates must have secured 75% marks (GEN/EWS/OBC-NCL) or 65% marks (SC/ST/PwD) in their Class XII (or equivalent) exams.<ref name=":0" />
#State and Central Boards ('''SCB''') Channel : Candidates who have passed (10+2) level with science stream with marks equal to or above the cut off percentage in their respective boards as given in the external link [http://www.iiseradmission.in/assets/files/2019_cutoff.pdf] are eligible to apply for the IISER Aptitude Test (IAT). Candidates applying through SCB channel will have to appear in the IAT. On the basis of the cut-off marks of IAT for each IISER (which are kept strictly confidential{{Citation needed|date=October 2018}}), candidates are allotted IISERs by the Joint Admissions Committee (JAC) through a common admissions portal.<ref name=":0" />

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