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			\| mottoeng = Unveil the self
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	\| type = [[Public university\|Public]] [[research university]]		\| type = [[Public university\|Public]] [[research university]]
	\| academic_affiliation = {{hlist\|[[University Grants Commission (India)\|UGC]]\|[[Association of Indian Universities\|AIU]]}}		\| academic_affiliation = {{hlist\|[[University Grants Commission (India)\|UGC]]\|[[Association of Indian Universities\|AIU]]}}
	\| president = [[~~Renu Swarup\|Dr.~~ Renu Swarup]]		\| president = [[Renu Swarup]]
	\| director = [[Kalobaran Maiti]]		\| director = [[Kalobaran Maiti]]
	\| city = [[Kolkata]]		\| city = [[Kolkata]]
	\| state = [[West Bengal]]		\| state = [[West Bengal]]
	\| country = India		\| country = India
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	\| campus = [[Metropolis~~\|Large city~~]]		\| campus = [[Metropolis]]
	\| free_label = ~~Newspaper~~		\| free_label = Journal
	\| free = ''[[Indian Journal of Physics]]''		\| free = ''[[Indian Journal of Physics]]''
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{{Short description|An institute of higher learning in Kolkata, India}}
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{{Infobox university
| name = Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
| image = Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science Logo.svg
| image_size =
| caption = [[Seal (device)|Seal]] of IACS
| other_name = IACS Kolkata
| motto = To cultivate Science in all its departments with a view to its advancement by original research and with a view to its varied application to the arts and comforts of life.
| established = {{start date and age|29 July 1876}}
| founder = [[Mahendralal Sarkar|Dr. Mahendra Lal Sircar]]
| type = [[Deemed University]]
| affiliation = [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]]
| president = Srivari Chandrasekhar
| director = Tapas Chakraborty<ref>{{cite web|title=IACS director|url=http://iacs.res.in/faculty-profile.html?id=67|work=iacs.res.in|access-date=5 June 2021}}</ref>
| location = 2A & 2B Raja S C Mullick Road [[Kolkata]]-700032, [[West Bengal]], India
| coordinates = {{coord|22.4983|88.3686|display=it}}
| campus = Urban
| language = English
| website = {{Official URL}}
}}
{{Infobox university rankings|type=University and College|CWUR_W=1092 (2021)|CWUR_N=19 (2021)}}[[File:Indian Association for the Cultivation Of Science (New Gate).png|thumb|Indian Association for the Cultivation Of Science (Raman Gate)|262x262px]]
'''Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science''' ('''IACS''') is a [[Public university|public]], [[Deemed university|deemed]], [[research university]] for higher education and research in basic sciences under the '''[[Department of Science and Technology (India)|Department of Science & Technology, Government of India]]''' in [[Kolkata]], West Bengal, India.<ref>{{cite book|last=Uma Dasgupta|title=Science and Modern India: An Institutional History, C. 1784-1947|year=2011|publisher=Pearson Education India|isbn=9788131728185|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lrx3wLz4itkC&q=Indian+Association+for+the+Cultivation+of+Science&pg=PA69}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Bernhard Joseph Stern|title=Science and Society|year=1978|page=84|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IQZ2ni_Bn5sC&q=Indian+Association+for+the+Cultivation+of+Science&pg=PA85}}</ref> Established in 1876 by [[Mahendra Lal Sarkar|Mahendra Lal Sircar]], a private medical practitioner, it focuses on fundamental research in basic sciences.<ref>{{cite web|title=Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata|url=http://www.dst.gov.in/autonomous/iacs.htm|work=dst.gov.in|access-date=19 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529225344/http://dst.gov.in/autonomous/iacs.htm|archive-date=29 May 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is Asia's oldest [[research institute]]<ref>{{cite web|title=saha.ac.in|url=http://www.saha.ac.in/web/founder/founder-life-works?showall=&start=10|access-date=8 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science|url=http://twas.org/partner/indian-association-cultivation-science|work=twas.org|access-date=19 April 2014}}</ref> Located at [[Jadavpur]], [[South Kolkata]] near [[Jadavpur University]], [[Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute]] and [[Indian Institute of Chemical Biology]] it is spread over a limited area of 9.5 [[acre]]s.<ref name=iacs1>{{cite web|title=About IACS|url=http://iacs.res.in/about-us.html|work=iacs.res.in|access-date=19 April 2014}}</ref>
In May 2018, the [[Ministry of Education (India)|'''Ministry of Human Resource Development''']] announced that IACS<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/iacs-new-source-of-white-light/article22715424.ece |title=IACS' new source of white light |date=13 February 2018 |access-date=14 July 2018 |newspaper=The Hindu |author=Aswathi Pacha}}</ref> had been granted the status of '''[[Deemed University]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/calcutta/tag-boost-for-research-hubjadavpur-institute-set-to-offer-bs-and-ms-courses-235054 |title=Tag boost for research hub |date= 3 June 2018 |access-date=8 July 2018 |newspaper= The Telegraph | location=India |author=Subhankar Chowdhury}}</ref> under ''de novo'' Category''' under section 3 of the [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] (UGC) Act 1956. Since then, it has been running its '''undergraduate (Integrated BS-MS)''' and '''postgraduate (Integrated MS-Ph.D.)''' and '''doctoral programs''', which are unique of its kind in the country.

==Academic programme==
The institute is engaged in fundamental research in various fields of [[physics]], [[chemistry]] and [[chemical biology]]. It is one of the most active research institutes in India and publishes on an average ~ 500 research articles in peer reviewed journals including top journals like Science, Nature, Physical Review Letters, Journal of American Chemical Society and Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Recent interests include research in energy, fuel cells, nano materials like graphene and carbon nanotubes.

=== Doctoral Degree Programs ===
The institute emphasizes [[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D]] programmes, the degree being provided by IACS itself . There is also full-fledged Integrated PhD programme for post-Bachelor's students. From academic year 2005-2006 it started an integrated PhD programme in chemistry.<ref name="iacs1" /> There are 8 departments in IACS, 4 units and 3 centres namely Materials Science, Solid state physics, Theoretical physics, Spectroscopy, Physical Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Biological Chemistry, Polymer Science unit, Energy research unit, Raman centre for atomic and molecular sciences, Centre for advanced materials, Center for Mathematical, Computational and Data Sciences, MLS Professor's unit and Director's Research Unit. After getting Deemed to be University status by UGC, the department structure has been replaced by School Structure. At present there are six schools namely School of Applied & Interdisciplinary Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, School of Chemical Sciences, School of Materials Sciences, School of Mathematical & Computational Sciences and School of Physical Sciences. There are about 70 working scientists in IACS. One important distinctive aspect of IACS is the presence of a majority of young scientist who are bringing new research areas and directions to IACS.

=== Bachelors and Masters Degree Programs ===
Starting 2018, IACS has introduced a 5-year Integrated BS-MS course for highly motivated students who have passed their 12th standard examinations and Integrated MS-Ph.D. programs for students who have passed their Bachelors level examinations. The cutoff for admission to these courses remains extremely high, given the very limited number of seats (usually not more than 60) and the students have to undergo a computer based test followed by an interview. Students with high ranks in JEE Main and Advanced /NEET UG and KVPY are eligible for direct interview. The 5 year integrated course is purely research oriented and aimed at producing world class scientists. The course is one of the most exhaustive of its kind and is suited only for the highly meritorious students. Given the vast number of applications received from all over the country and the very limited seat availability, the selection rate for this programme is lower even than that of JEE.

=== Significant Research Works performed at IACS ===
Nobel laureate [[C. V. Raman|Sir C. V. Raman]] did his groundbreaking work in [[Raman scattering|Raman effect]] in this institute.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sir Venkata Raman - Biographical|url=https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1930/raman-bio.html|work=nobelprize.org|access-date=19 April 2014}}</ref> His work was first published in the '''[[Indian Journal of Physics]]''', which is published by IACS.<ref>{{cite web|title=Indian Journal of Physics|url=https://www.springer.com/physics/journal/12648|work=springer.com|access-date=19 April 2014}}</ref>

Apart from the works of [[C. V. Raman]] and [[K. S. Krishnan]] in Optics, IACS has produced several important paradigms in modern science. IACS has a very strong group in theoretical chemistry and quantum chemistry. [[Debashis Mukherjee]] developed the Mk-MRCC method to account for electron correlations in molecular systems which is considered as a "gold-standard" in computational chemistry. Another important discovery has been in the area of solvation dynamics of molecules and particular the dynamics of water molecules around the surfaces of membranes. These experiments performed by Professor [[Kankan Bhattacharyya]] have provided a fundamental insights into the behavior of water near biological surfaces and led to the coining of the word "biological water" in the physical chemistry community. Anirban Bandyopadhyay,<ref>https://www.beautifulhumans.info/anirban-bandyopadhyay/</ref> who did his PhD at IACS went on to do research on neuroscience, invented nanobrain,<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7288426.stm</ref> developing artificial brain.<ref>Bandyopadhyay, Anirban (4 April 2020). [https://www.amazon.com/Nanobrain-Making-Intelligent-Molecular-Machine/dp/1439875499/ Nanobrain : The Making of an Artificial Brain from a Time Crystal]. Bosa Roca, USA: Taylor & Francis, CRC Press. {{ISBN|9781439875490}}. Retrieved 22 May 2020</ref> Later at the Japanese National Institute for Materials Science, Anirban detected quantum states in microtubules<ref>https://www.elsevier.com/about/press-releases/research-and-journals/discovery-of-quantum-vibrations-in-microtubules-inside-brain-neurons-corroborates-controversial-20-year-old-theory-of-consciousness</ref> that as per [[Orchestrated objective reduction]] play a key role in human consciousness.

=== Central Computing Facility ===
IACS has its own Super Computating facility. ''Cray Super Computer'' is installed at the Centenary Building of IACS. ''Cray'' serves the purpose of high end computing to the different users of IACS, associated with computational modelling, solid state physics, Quantum Mechanical Calculations etc. Apart from the Super Computer facility, central computing facility has some general purpose computing machines as well as some machines dedicated to providing high performance computing (HPC) facilities. With the advent of cheap and powerful workstations, many groups and users in IACS have their own facilities for computing.

== Indian Journal of Physics (IJP) ==
''[[Indian Journal of Physics]]'' was founded in 1926. It is published monthly.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Indian Journal of Physics|url=https://www.springer.com/journal/12648|access-date=2021-06-05|website=Springer|language=en}}</ref> Springer distributes print version of the Journal worldwide. The present chief editor of the journal is Prof. Subham Majumdar, who is a senior professor in the School of Physical Sciences, IACS.

==Second Campus (Offshore Campus at Baruipur)==
Union Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Harsha Vardhan unveiled the foundation stone of the '''Syamaprasad Mookerjee Advanced Research and Training (SMART)'''<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.uniindia.com/dr-harsh-vardhan-unveils-foundation-stone-of-shyamaprasad-mookerjee-advance-research-and-training-campus/states/news/1350018.html |title= Dr.Harsh Vardhan unveils foundation stone of shyamaprasad mookerjee advance research and training campus |date=13 September 2018 |access-date=12 October 2018 |newspaper=United News of India}}</ref> campus of Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science(IACS) at Baruipur. It will have the facilities for cutting-edge research in multiple disciplines such as fundamental sciences, engineering sciences and medical sciences.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/west-bengal/second-campus-for-science-hub/cid/1668467 |title=Second campus for science hub |date=14 September 2018 |access-date=12 October 2018 |newspaper= The Telegraph}}</ref>

== Academic Divisions ==
Starting from 2018, after being declared as a deemed university by MHRD, for academic purposes, departments and centres in the Institute are broadly assigned to six major schools, each headed by a Chairperson (School Chair):

# School of Applied and Interdisciplinary Sciences (SAIS)
# School of Biological Sciences (SBS)
# School of Chemical Sciences (SCS)
# School of Materials Sciences (SMS)
# School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences (SMCS)
# School of Physical Sciences (SPS)

Apart from these 6 major schools, there are a few centers, designed to perform specific and cutting-edge research, by the institute administration:

# Centre for Computer Research, Education and Services (CCRES)
# Director's Research Unit (DRU)
# Technical Research Center (TRC)
# Central Scientific Services (CSS)
# Raman Centre of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Sciences
# Polymer Structural Unit
# Energy Research Unit

==Administration==
[[File:Indian_Association_for_Cultivation_of_Science.jpg|thumb|Office c. 1907|305x305px]]
At its inception, the IACS was headed by a President, with the Honorary Secretary responsible for the day-to-day running of the Society. Until 1911, the office of President was ''de facto'' held by the [[List of governors of Bengal|Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal]], when the Lieutenant-Governor (Governor from 1912) became the co-patron of the Society alongside the [[Viceroy of India]], whose office-holders were automatically Patrons of the Society until 1947.<ref name="IACS_admin_15">{{cite book|pages=144|title=Report of the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science for the Year 1915 |publisher=Anglo-Sanskrit Press|year=1915}}</ref><ref name="president" group="note">With the exceptions of Sir (later Lord) [[Antony MacDonnell, 1st Baron MacDonnell|Antony MacDonnell]] (Lieutenant-Governor 1893-1895), Sir [[Charles Cecil Stevens]] (Lieutenant-Governor 1897-1898), [[James Bourdillon]] (Lieutenant-Governor 1902-1903), Sir [[Lancelot Hare]] (Lieutenant-Governor 1906) and [[Francis Slacke]] (Lieutenant-Governor 1906-1908).</ref> Following India's independence in 1947, the administration of the IACS was reconstituted, with the designation of "Honorary Director" substituted for "Honorary Secretary."<ref name="IACS_admin_47">{{cite book|pages=25–26|title=The Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for 1947-1948 |year=1948}}</ref> The Director's prefix of "Honorary" was dropped in 1953.<ref name="IACS_admin_52"/>

===Presidents of the IACS (1876-present)===
*[[Sir Richard Temple, 1st Baronet]] [[Royal Society|FRS]] (1876-1877)
*[[File:Mahendra Sarobar, IACS.jpg|thumb|307x307px|Mahendra Sarobar, IACS]][[The Hon.]] [[Sir]] [[Ashley Eden]] [[The Asiatic Society|FASB]] (1877-1882)
*Sir [[Augustus Rivers Thompson]] (1882-1887)
*Sir [[Steuart Bayley]] (1887-1890)
*[[File:Meghnad Saha stat.jpg|thumb|Prof. Meghnad Saha, first director of IACS|378x378px]]Sir [[Charles Alfred Elliott]] FASB (1890-1895)
*Sir [[Alexander Mackenzie (civil servant)|Alexander Mackenzie]] (1895-1898)
*Sir [[John Woodburn (Bengal governor)|John Woodburn]] (1898-1903)
*Sir [[Andrew Henderson Leith Fraser]] FASB (1903-1909)
*Sir [[Edward Norman Baker]] (1909-1911)
*[[Raja]] Pyare Mohan Mukherjee FASB (1911-1922)<ref name="IACS_admin_23">{{cite book|pages=11|title=Report of the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science for the Year 1923 |publisher=Anglo-Sanskrit Press|year=1923}}</ref>
*Hon. Justice Sir [[Ashutosh Mukherjee]] FASB, [[Royal Society of Edinburgh|FRSE]], [[Fellows of The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland|FRAS]], [[Royal Irish Academy|MRIA]] (1922-1924)<ref>{{cite web|title=IACS - Annual Report for the Year 1924|url=http://arxiv.iacs.res.in:8080/jspui/bitstream/10821/434/1/ANNUAL%20REPORT-1924.pdf|website=Archive - IACS|access-date=7 October 2017}}</ref>
*Sir [[Rajendra Nath Mookerjee]] FASB (1924-1934?)<ref name="IACS_admin_35">{{cite book|pages=1|title=Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for the Year 1935 |year=1935}}</ref>
*Sir [[Nilratan Sircar]] (1934-1942)<ref name="Raman_IACS"/>
*Prof. [[Rai Bahadur]] Sir [[Upendranath Brahmachari]] [[Indian National Science Academy|FNI]], FASB (1942-1946)<ref name="IACS_admin_42">{{cite book|pages=20|title=Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for the Year 1942 |year=1942}}</ref><ref name="IACS_admin_46">{{cite book|pages=1|title=Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for the Year 1946 |year=1946}}</ref>
*Prof. [[Meghnad Saha]] FNI, FASB, FRS (1946-1951)<ref name="IACS_admin_46"/><ref name="IACS_admin_50">{{cite web|title=The Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for 1950-51|url=http://arxiv.iacs.res.in:8080/jspui/bitstream/10821/459/1/ANNUAL%20REPORT-1950-51.pdf|website=Archive - IACS|access-date=7 October 2017}}</ref>
*Prof. Sir [[Jnan Chandra Ghosh]] FNI (1951-1954)<ref name="IACS_admin_51">{{cite web|title=The Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for 1951-52|url=http://arxiv.iacs.res.in:8080/jspui/bitstream/10821/464/1/ANNUAL%20REPORT-1951-52.pdf|website=Archive - IACS|access-date=7 October 2017}}</ref><ref name="IACS_admin_53">{{cite book|pages=2|title=Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for 1953-54 |year=1954}}</ref>
*Hon. Justice [[Charu Chandra Biswas]] (1954-1957)<ref name="IACS_admin_55">{{cite book|pages=2|title=Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for 1955-56 |year=1956}}</ref>
*Hon. Chief Justice Phani Bhusan Chakravartti (1957-1958)<ref name="IACS_admin_57">{{cite book|pages=2|title=Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for 1957-58 |year=1958}}</ref>
*Prof. [[Satyendra Nath Bose]] FNI, FRS (1958-1962)<ref name="IACS_admin_58">{{cite book|pages=2|title=Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for 1958-59 |year=1959}}</ref><ref name="IACS_admin_61"/>
*Hon. Justice Rama Prasad Mookerjee (1962-1965)<ref name="IACS_admin_61">{{cite book|pages=2|title=Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for 1961-62 |year=1962}}</ref>
*Prof. [[Jnanendra Nath Mukherjee]] FNI, [[Royal Society of Chemistry|FCS]] (1965-1968)<ref name="IACS_admin_65">{{cite book|pages=2–4|title=Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for 1965-66 |year=1966}}</ref>
*Prof. [[Basanti Dulal Nagchaudhuri]] FNA (first term, 1968–1970)<ref name="IACS_admin_68">{{cite book|pages=1|title=Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for 1968-69 |year=1969}}</ref><ref name="INSA" group="note">Prior to 1970, the [[Indian National Science Academy]] was named the "National Institute of Sciences of India", and its fellows bore the post-nominal "FNI". The post-nominal became "FNA" in 1970 when the association adopted its present name.</ref>
*Prof. Sushil Kumar Mukherjee [[Indian National Science Academy|FNA]] (first term, 1970–1973)<ref name="IACS_admin_70">{{cite book|pages=1|title=Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for 1970-71 |year=1971}}</ref><ref name="IACS_admin_73">{{cite book|pages=1|title=Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for 1973-74 |year=1974}}</ref>
*Prof. Sukumar Chandra Sirkar FNA (1973-1974)<ref name="IACS_admin_73"/>
*Prof. Basanti Dulal Nagchaudhuri FNA (second term, 1974–1977)<ref name="IACS_admin_74">{{cite book|pages=1|title=Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for 1974-75 |year=1975}}</ref><ref name="IACS_admin_77">{{cite book|pages=1|title=Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for 1977-78 |year=1978}}</ref>
*Prof. [[Bimal Kumar Bachhawat]] FNA (1977-1983)<ref name="IACS_admin_77"/>
*Prof. Sushil Kumar Mukherjee FNA (second term, 1983–1997)<ref name="IACS_admin_82">{{cite book|pages=1–4|title=Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for 1982-83 |year=1983}}</ref><ref name="IACS_admin_97">{{cite book|pages=3|title=Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for 1997-98 |publisher=IACS|year=1998}}</ref>
*Prof. [[Arun Kumar Sharma]] FNA, FASc (1997-2000)<ref name="IACS_admin_97"/>
*Prof. M. M. Chakraborty (2000-2003)<ref name="IACS_admin_2000">{{cite book|pages=3|title=Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for 2000-2001 |publisher=IACS|year=2001}}</ref><ref name="IACS_admin_2002">{{cite book|pages=6|title=Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for 2002-2003 |publisher=IACS|year=2003}}</ref>
*[[File:Independence Day celebration at IACS.jpg|thumb|Independence Day celebration at IACS (August 15, 2019)|408x408px]]Prof. [[Ashesh Prosad Mitra]] FNA, FASc, FRS (2003-2007)<ref name="IACS_admin_2003">{{cite book|pages=1|title=Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for 2003-2004 |publisher=IACS|year=2004}}</ref>
*Prof. [[Shri Krishna Joshi]] FNA, FASc (2007-2014)<ref name="IACS_admin_2007">{{cite book|pages=8–11|title=Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for 2007-2008 |publisher=IACS|year=2008}}</ref>
*Prof. [[Man Mohan Sharma]] FNA, FASc, FRS, [[FREng]] (2014–2021)<ref name="IACS_admin_2014">{{cite book|pages=11|title=Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for 2014-15 |publisher=IACS|year=2015}}</ref>
*Prof. Srivari Chandrasekhar, FNA, FASc (2021–present)

===Secretaries and Directors of the IACS===
====Honorary Secretaries of the IACS (1876-1947)====
*Dr. [[Mahendralal Sarkar]] (Founder-Secretary, 1876–1904)<ref name="IACS_admin_04">{{cite book|pages=1|title=Report of the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science for the Year 1904 |publisher=Anglo-Sanskrit Press|year=1904}}</ref>
*Dr. Amritalal Sarkar (1904-1919)<ref name="IACS_admin_04"/><ref name="Raman_IACS">{{cite web|title=Raman, Krishnan and the IACS Episodes of the 1930s|url=http://www.insa.nic.in/writereaddata/UpLoadedFiles/IJHS/Vol48_1_3_AKBiswas.pdf|website=INSA - Indian Journal of History of Science|access-date=7 October 2017}}</ref>
*[[File:Front garden, IACS.jpg|thumb|303x303px]]Prof. Sir [[C. V. Raman]] (1919-1933)<ref name="Raman_IACS"/>
*Prof. [[K. S. Krishnan]] (1933-June 1934)<ref name="Raman_IACS"/>
*Prof. [[Sisir Kumar Mitra]] (June 1934-November 1935)<ref name="Raman_IACS"/>
*Prof. Jnanendra Nath Mukherjee FNI, [[Royal Society of Chemistry|FCS]] (November 1935-April 1944)<ref name="IACS_admin_43">{{cite book|pages=2|title=The Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for the Year 1943 |year=1943}}</ref>
*Prof. [[Meghnad Saha]] FNI, FASB, FRS (April 1944 – 1945)<ref name="IACS_admin_44">{{cite book|pages=16|title=The Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for the Year 1944 |year=1944}}</ref><ref name="IACS_admin_45">{{cite book|pages=15|title=The Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for the Year 1945 |year=1945}}</ref>
*Prof. Priyadaranjan Ray FNI (1945-1947)<ref name="IACS_admin_45"/>

====Honorary Directors of the IACS (1947-1953)====
*Prof. Priyadaranjan Ray FNI (1947-1953)<ref name="IACS_admin_47"/><ref name="IACS_admin_52"/>

====Directors of the IACS (1953-present)====
*Prof. [[Meghnad Saha]] FNI, FASB, FRS (1953-1956)<ref name="IACS_admin_52">{{cite web|title=The Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for 1952-53|url=http://arxiv.iacs.res.in:8080/jspui/bitstream/10821/462/1/ANNUAL%20REPORT-1952-53.pdf|website=Archive - IACS|access-date=7 October 2017}}</ref><ref name="IACS_admin_55"/>
*Prof. Priyadaranjan Ray FNI (officiating, 1956–1958)<ref name="IACS_admin_55"/><ref name="IACS_admin_58"/>
**''Prof. Sukumar Chandra Sirkar FNI (acting, 1958-1959)''<ref name="IACS_admin_58"/><ref name="IACS_admin_59">{{cite book|pages=2|title=Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for 1959-60 |publisher=IACS|year=1960}}</ref>
*Prof. Kedareswar Banerjee FNI (1959-1965)<ref name="IACS_admin_59"/><ref name="IACS_admin_65"/>
**''Prof. Bishwambhar Nath Srivastava FNI (acting, 1965-1968)''<ref name="IACS_admin_65"/><ref name="IACS_admin_68"/>
*Prof. Debidas Basu (1968-1980)<ref name="IACS_admin_68"/><ref name="IACS_admin_80">{{cite book|pages=2|title=Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for 1980-81 |publisher=IACS|year=1981}}</ref>
**''G. S. Banerjee [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] (acting, September 1980-March 1981)''<ref name="IACS_admin_80"/>
*Prof. [[Sadhan Basu]] FNA, FASc (March 1981-August 1982, on medical leave from July)<ref name="IACS_admin_80"/><ref name="IACS_admin_82"/>
**''G. S. Banerjee IAS (acting, July–December 1982)''<ref name="IACS_admin_82"/>
*Prof. [[Asok Kumar Barua]] [[Indian Academy of Sciences|FASc]] (December 1982 – 1989)<ref name="IACS_admin_82"/>
*Prof. [[Usha Ranjan Ghatak]] FNA, FASc (1989-1993)<ref name="IACS_admin_89">{{cite book|pages=1|title=Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for 1989-90 |publisher=IACS|year=1990}}</ref>
*Prof. Dipankar Chakravorty FNA, FASc (1993-1999)<ref name="IACS_admin_92">{{cite book|pages=1|title=Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for 1992-93 |publisher=IACS|year=1992}}</ref>
*Prof. [[Debashis Mukherjee]] FNA, FASc (1999-2008)<ref name="IACS_admin_99">{{cite book|pages=1|title=Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for 1999-2000 |publisher=IACS|year=2000}}</ref><ref name="IACS_admin_2008">{{cite book|pages=7|title=Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for 2008-09 |publisher=IACS|year=2009}}</ref>
*Prof. [[Kankan Bhattacharyya]] FNA, FASc (2008-2013)<ref name="IACS_admin_2008"/><ref name="IACS_admin_2012">{{cite book|pages=9|title=Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for 2012-13 |publisher=IACS|year=2013}}</ref>
**''Prof. Subhas Chandra Roy (acting, February–September 2013)''<ref name="IACS_admin_2012"/>
**''Prof. [[Deb Shankar Ray]] FNA, FASc (acting, September 2013-April 2015)''<ref name="IACS_admin_2013">{{cite book|pages=11|title=Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for 2013-14 |publisher=IACS|year=2014}}</ref>
*Prof. [[Santanu Bhattacharya]] FNA, FASc (April 2015 – April 2021)<ref name="IACS_admin_2014">{{cite book|pages=11|title=Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for 2014-15 |publisher=IACS|year=2015}}</ref>
**''Prof. Tapas Chakraborty, FASc (Additional Charge, April 2021 - present)''

== Notable Alumni and Associates ==
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=== Nobel Laureate ===

* [[C. V. Raman|Sir C.V. Raman]], FRS, Former Faculty of IACS

=== Bharat Ratna (Highest Civil Honor in India) ===

* [[C. V. Raman|Sir C.V. Raman]], FRS, Former Faculty of IACS
* [[C. N. R. Rao|Prof. C.N.R. Rao]], FRS, Former Chairman of Review Committee of IACS

=== Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS), London ===

* [[C. V. Raman|Sir C. V. Raman]], former faculty of IACS
* [[Meghnad Saha|Prof. Meghnad Saha]], former faculty and Director of IACS
* [[Jagadish Chandra Bose|Sir J. C. Bose]], former faculty of IACS
* [[K. S. Krishnan]], alumnus, former faculty of IACS
* [[Satyendra Nath Bose|S. N. Bose]], former faculty of IACS
* [[Ashesh Prosad Mitra|A. P. Mitra]], former Chairman of the IACS Council
* [[C. N. R. Rao]], former Chairman of the Review Committee of IACS and IACS Fellow
* [[Man Mohan Sharma|M. M. Sharma]], former Chairman of the IACS Governing Council and IACS Fellow
* [[T. V. Ramakrishnan|TV Ramakrishnan]] (IACS Fellow)
* [[Ajay K. Sood|Ajay Sood]] (IACS Fellow)

=== Padma Vibhushan (Civil Honor in India) ===

* [[C. N. R. Rao]], former Chairman of the Review Committee of IACS and IACS Fellow
* [[Man Mohan Sharma|M. M. Sharma]], former Chairman of the IACS Governing Council and IACS Fellow

=== Padma Bhusan (Civil Honor in India) ===

* [[K. S. Krishnan]], alumnus, former faculty of IACS

=== TWAS Prize ===

* [[C. N. R. Rao]], former Chairman of the Review Committee of IACS and IACS Fellow
* [[Animesh Chakravorty]], former faculty of IACS
* [[Kankan Bhattacharyya]], former student, faculty and Director of IACS
* [[Santanu Bhattacharya]], former Director of IACS

=== Alexander von Humboldt Research Award ===

* [[Debashis Mukherjee|D. Mukherjee]], former student, faculty and Director of IACS

=== Fellow of the World Academy of Sciences (FTWAS) ===

* [[C. N. R. Rao]], former Chairman of the Review Committee of IACS and IACS Fellow
* [[Debashis Mukherjee|D. Mukherjee]], former student, faculty and Director of IACS
* [[Kankan Bhattacharyya]], former student, faculty and Director of IACS
* [[Santanu Bhattacharya]], former Director of IACS
* [[Tanusri Saha-Dasgupta|T. Saha-Dasgupta]], former Faculty of IACS

=== Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar (SSB) Prize ===

* [[K. S. Krishnan]], alumnus, former faculty of IACS
* [[Sadhan Basu|S. Basu]], received in 1965, former faculty of IACS
* [[C. N. R. Rao]], former Chairman of the Review Committee of IACS and IACS Fellow
* [[Usha Ranjan Ghatak|U. R. Ghatak]], former Director and faculty of IACS
* [[Animesh Chakravorty]], former faculty of IACS
* [[Mihir Chowdhury]], former faculty of IACS
* [[Debashis Mukherjee|D. Mukherjee]], former student, faculty and Director of IACS
* [[Kankan Bhattacharyya]], former student, faculty and Director of IACS
* [[Akhil Ranjan Chakravarty|Akhil R. Chakravarty]], former Student of IACS
* [[Deb Shankar Ray|D. S. Ray]], former student and faculty of IACS
* [[Sourav Pal]], former student of IACS
* [[Santanu Bhattacharya]], former Director of IACS
* [[Samaresh Bhattacharya]], former Student of IACS
* [[Krishnendu Sengupta]], present faculty member, IACS
* [[Pradyut Ghosh]], present faculty member, IACS
* [[Partha Sarathi Mukherjee|P. S. Mukherjee]], former Student of IACS

==Notes==
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==References==
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	*Dr. [[Mahendralal Sarkar]] (Founder-Secretary, 1876–1904)<ref name="IACS_admin_04">{{cite book\|pages=1\|title=Report of the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science for the Year 1904 \|publisher=Anglo-Sanskrit Press\|year=1904}}</ref>		*Dr. [[Mahendralal Sarkar]] (Founder-Secretary, 1876–1904)<ref name="IACS_admin_04">{{cite book\|pages=1\|title=Report of the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science for the Year 1904 \|publisher=Anglo-Sanskrit Press\|year=1904}}</ref>
	*Dr. Amritalal Sarkar (1904-1919)~~<ref name="IACS_admin_04"/>~~<ref name="Raman_IACS">{{cite web\|title=Raman, Krishnan and the IACS Episodes of the 1930s\|url=http://www.insa.nic.in/writereaddata/UpLoadedFiles/IJHS/Vol48_1_3_AKBiswas.pdf\|website=INSA - Indian Journal of History of Science\|access-date=7 October 2017}}</ref>		*Dr. Amritalal Sarkar (1904-1919)<ref name="Raman_IACS">{{cite web\|title=Raman, Krishnan and the IACS Episodes of the 1930s\|url=http://www.insa.nic.in/writereaddata/UpLoadedFiles/IJHS/Vol48_1_3_AKBiswas.pdf\|website=INSA - Indian Journal of History of Science\|access-date=7 October 2017}}</ref><ref name="IACS_admin_04"/>
	*[[File:Front garden, IACS.jpg\|thumb\|303x303px]]Prof. Sir [[C. V. Raman]] (1919-1933)<ref name="Raman_IACS"/>		*[[File:Front garden, IACS.jpg\|thumb\|303x303px]]Prof. Sir [[C. V. Raman]] (1919-1933)<ref name="Raman_IACS"/>
	*Prof. [[K. S. Krishnan]] (1933-June 1934)<ref name="Raman_IACS"/>		*Prof. [[K. S. Krishnan]] (1933-June 1934)<ref name="Raman_IACS"/>
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	*Prof. Priyadaranjan Ray FNI (officiating, 1956–1958)<ref name="IACS_admin_55"/><ref name="IACS_admin_58"/>		*Prof. Priyadaranjan Ray FNI (officiating, 1956–1958)<ref name="IACS_admin_55"/><ref name="IACS_admin_58"/>
	**''Prof. Sukumar Chandra Sirkar FNI (acting, 1958-1959)''<ref name="IACS_admin_58"/><ref name="IACS_admin_59">{{cite book\|pages=2\|title=Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for 1959-60 \|publisher=IACS\|year=1960}}</ref>		**''Prof. Sukumar Chandra Sirkar FNI (acting, 1958-1959)''<ref name="IACS_admin_58"/><ref name="IACS_admin_59">{{cite book\|pages=2\|title=Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for 1959-60 \|publisher=IACS\|year=1960}}</ref>
	*Prof. Kedareswar Banerjee FNI (1959-1965)<ref name="~~IACS_admin_59~~"/><ref name="~~IACS_admin_65~~"/>		*Prof. Kedareswar Banerjee FNI (1959-1965)<ref name="IACS_admin_65"/><ref name="IACS_admin_59"/>
	**''Prof. Bishwambhar Nath Srivastava FNI (acting, 1965-1968)''<ref name="IACS_admin_65"/><ref name="IACS_admin_68"/>		**''Prof. Bishwambhar Nath Srivastava FNI (acting, 1965-1968)''<ref name="IACS_admin_65"/><ref name="IACS_admin_68"/>
	*Prof. Debidas Basu (1968-1980)<ref name="IACS_admin_68"/><ref name="IACS_admin_80">{{cite book\|pages=2\|title=Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for 1980-81 \|publisher=IACS\|year=1981}}</ref>		*Prof. Debidas Basu (1968-1980)<ref name="IACS_admin_68"/><ref name="IACS_admin_80">{{cite book\|pages=2\|title=Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for 1980-81 \|publisher=IACS\|year=1981}}</ref>
	**''G. S. Banerjee [[Indian Administrative Service\|IAS]] (acting, September 1980-March 1981)''<ref name="IACS_admin_80"/>		**''G. S. Banerjee [[Indian Administrative Service\|IAS]] (acting, September 1980-March 1981)''<ref name="IACS_admin_80"/>
	*Prof. [[Sadhan Basu]] FNA, FASc (March 1981-August 1982, on medical leave from July)<ref name="~~IACS_admin_80~~"/><ref name="~~IACS_admin_82~~"/>		*Prof. [[Sadhan Basu]] FNA, FASc (March 1981-August 1982, on medical leave from July)<ref name="IACS_admin_82"/><ref name="IACS_admin_80"/>
	**''G. S. Banerjee IAS (acting, July–December 1982)''<ref name="IACS_admin_82"/>		**''G. S. Banerjee IAS (acting, July–December 1982)''<ref name="IACS_admin_82"/>
	*Prof. [[Asok Kumar Barua]] [[Indian Academy of Sciences\|FASc]] (December 1982 – 1989)<ref name="IACS_admin_82"/>		*Prof. [[Asok Kumar Barua]] [[Indian Academy of Sciences\|FASc]] (December 1982 – 1989)<ref name="IACS_admin_82"/>