Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | UGC Recognized, NAAC A++ Grade
Complete institutional charter factsheet, historical founding heritage, statutory governance, and campus estate metrics.
| Official University Name | Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) (TISS Mumbai) |
|---|---|
| Popular Acronym & Colloquial Name | IISc Bangalore / The Tata Institute |
| Founding Year & Legal Charter | Established in 1909; Statutory Deemed University recognized under UGC Act 1956 |
| Founders & Visionaries | Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata, Swami Vivekananda, and Maharaja Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV of Mysore |
| Statutory Institutional Status | Institute of Eminence (IoE) & Institute of National Importance (INI) |
| Accreditations & NAAC Grade | NAAC Grade A++ (Highest institutional CGPA 3.67 out of 4.0 in India) |
| Visitor of the Institute | The President of India (Official Visitor) |
| President of the Court | Ratan N. Tata (Tata Trusts & Heritage Council) |
| Director & Academic Head | Prof. Govindan Rangarajan |
| Campus Area & Location | 440 Acres in Malleswaram/Yeshwanthpur, Bengaluru + 1,500 Acres at Challakere Science City |
| Student Body Demographics | Approximately 4,500+ Students (~70% Postgraduates & Ph.D Scholars, ~30% Undergraduates) |
| Full-Time Faculty Strength | 500+ Professors & Scientists (1:4 Student-to-Faculty Ratio) |
| Annual Research Productivity | 3,500+ Peer-Reviewed Journal Papers; 120+ Patents Granted Annually |
| Official Website Portal | https://www.tiss.edu |
The genesis of the Indian Institute of Science traces back to a historic voyage across the Pacific Ocean in 1893 on board the SS Empress of India, where industrialist Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata and spiritual leader Swami Vivekananda engaged in a visionary discussion regarding India's self-reliance in science, indigenous engineering, and industrial modernization.
Jamsetji Tata created an endowment of nearly half his personal wealth to establish a world-class scientific research institution. The princely state of Mysore, led by Maharani Kempananjammanni Vani Vilasa Sannidhana and subsequently Maharaja Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV, generously donated 371 acres of prime land in Bengaluru along with substantial financial subventions. The institute was formally chartered on May 27, 1909, with Nobel Laureate Sir William Ramsay recommending its academic structure and Morris Travers serving as its founding Director.
First Indian Director of IISc (1933–1937) and Head of Physics. Discovered the Nobel Prize-winning Raman Effect and founded the Indian Academy of Sciences on campus.
Father of the Indian Nuclear Program. Initiated cosmic ray research in the Department of Physics at IISc under Sir C.V. Raman before establishing TIFR and BARC.
Father of the Indian Space Program. Conducted cosmic radiation studies at IISc, laying the intellectual groundwork for the establishment of ISRO.
Longest-serving Director of IISc and Chairman of ISRO. Pioneered aeronautical engineering and supersonic wind tunnels at IISc while orchestrating India's space launch vehicle capabilities.
Former Director and world-renowned solid-state chemist. Established the Solid State and Structural Chemistry Unit (SSCU) and Materials Research Centre (MRC).
Padma Vibhushan aerospace scientist who transformed fluid dynamics, cloud mechanics, and the design of India's Light Combat Aircraft (Tejas).
| Landmark Facility | Operational Domain | Infrastructure Capabilities & Research Impact |
|---|---|---|
| J.R.D. Tata Memorial Library | Central Knowledge Repository | One of Asia's largest scientific libraries; houses over 500,000 volumes, patent archives, and subscription to 10,000+ digital scientific journals. |
| CeNSE Cleanroom Facility | Semiconductor Nanofabrication | State-of-the-art Class 100/1000 cleanroom spanning 14,000 sq.ft. for semiconductor lithography, Gallium Nitride devices, and MEMS fabrication. |
| SERC Supercomputing Centre | High Performance Computing (HPC) | Houses PARAM Pravega, a 3.3 PetaFLOPS supercomputer deployed under the National Supercomputing Mission for molecular simulations and AI. |
| Supersonic Wind Tunnels | Aerospace & Defense Research | Open and closed-circuit wind tunnels capable of simulating transonic, supersonic, and hypersonic flows for missile and aircraft airframe aerodynamic testing. |
| Central Cryogenic Facility | Low Temperature Physics | Liquid nitrogen and liquid helium liquefaction plants supporting quantum computing, superconducting magnet testing, and ultra-cold materials research. |
Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
CV Raman Road, Malleswaram / Yeshwanthpur,
Bengaluru, Karnataka – 560012, India.
Admissions Helpline: +91 80 2293 2210 / 2977
Registrar Office: +91 80 2293 2004
Official Email: registrar@iisc.ac.in / admission.acad@iisc.ac.in
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