Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali
Motto ज्ञानान्वेषणम्
Motto in English
 In Pursuit of Knowledge
Type Public
Established 2007
Director N. Sathyamurthy
Academic staff

81 regular

[1]
Undergraduates 360[2]
Postgraduates 425[3]
380
Location Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab, India
30°39′49″N 76°43′39″E / 30.663611°N 76.7275°E / 30.663611; 76.7275Coordinates: 30°39′49″N 76°43′39″E / 30.663611°N 76.7275°E / 30.663611; 76.7275
Campus Suburban, 125 acres
Affiliations Autonomous
Website www.iisermohali.ac.in

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali (IISER Mohali) is an autonomous academic institution established in 2007 at Mohali, Punjab, India. It is one of the seven Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs), established by the Ministry of Human Resources and Development, Government of India, to research in frontier areas of science and to provide science education at the undergraduate and postgraduate level. It is recognised as an Institute of National Importance by the Government of India.

IISER Mohali in spring

History

The institute was approved by The Planning Commission in New Delhi in July 2006 and land was provided by The Punjab State government.[4] The foundation stone of IISER Mohali was laid on 27 September 2006 by the former Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh.[5] The Computing Facility of IISER Mohali was inaugurated on 3 September 2007 by T. Ramasami (Secretary, Department of Science and Technology).[6] The Earth-breaking ceremony for IISER boundary wall was held on 29 December 2008 at the proposed campus site in Knowledge City, Sector 81, S.A.S. Nagar. The ceremony was performed by N. Sathyamurthy, the director of the institute.

C.N.R. Rao inaugurated the Chemistry Research Laboratory on 8 April 2009. The Central Analytical Facility of IISER Mohali has been inaugurated in March 2010. Initially the institute started its working from a transit campus in Mahatma Gandhi State Institute of Public Administration (MGSIPA), Chandigarh. In March 2010, institute started shifting to its permanent campus in The Knowledge City at Sector 81 with the opening of Central Analytical Facility (CAF) and completed the shifting in May 2013 by shutting operations in MGSIPAP complex, Sector 26, Chandigarh.

Academic programmes

Facilities

Conferences held

Amenities

IISER Mohali's stadium (Capacity: >1000)

Cultural festival

IISER Mohali's first cultural festival (Conoscenza) was held in 2012. Spread over three days, a Parliamentary Debate and numerous quizzes were the main events. A workshop on 'science writing' was also organised.

The next year, Conoscenza was replaced by a full-fledged cultural festival- Insomnia. Apart from parliamentary debate and quizzing, the availability of a large auditorium enabled the organisation of events related to music, dance and dramatics.

Insomnia is planned to be held every year; Insomnia 2014 was held between 4 and 6 April.[11]

Insomnia 2015 was held on 27–29 March 2015 and many many cultural, quizzing and gaming contests were the key features of the event and most importantly the theme of Insomnia 2015 was "GO GREEN". [12]

Insomnia 2016 was held from 4–6 March 2016 and saw an attendance of participants and audience from colleges like ISB, IIT's, NIT's, Panjab University, PEC and lot more.[13] Parikrama - The Band performed at the event to a huge crowd.

The past sponsors for INSOMNIA include brands like Hero, Mediacomm, Canara Bank, SBI etc

National Science Day celebrations

National Science Day celebrations on the 28th of February are a regular feature at IISER Mohali, every year.[14] Invitations are sent to schools in Mohali, Chandigarh, Panchkula and nearby areas. The focus of the day is on science and mathematics demonstrations prepared by IISER Mohali students and faculty members. A large number of schools send teams for inter-school competitions such as science quizzes, group discussions, treasure hunt, junkyard wars, poster presentation held on this day. Other non-competitive events such as documentary screening, anti-superstition demonstrations, atc. are also held. The day usually ends with a 'panel discussion' in which the school students ask science-related questions to a panel of faculty members of IISER Mohali. Since 2015, the Science Day celebrations have been shifted to 27 September, IISER Mohali's Foundation Day, as this date is more convenient for school students in the region.

Opportunity Cell

The Opportunity Cell was first proposed by the Student Representative Council in October 2011 as a joint student-faculty body to provide guidance to students about research and job opportunities. In the year 2012−13, the opportunity cell established a summer research and internship programme with National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), Bangalore, Connexios Life sciences [15] and Lucid Software Limited (Lucid). It also organised various seminars such as "Alternative Careers in Science", "Research Opportunities at University of St Andrews" etc. Currently the cell disseminates information about summer research programmes, PhD positions and research oriented jobs.[16]

Magazine

Two editions of IISER Mohali's magazine ("Manthan") have been published so far.[17]

Notable people

Current faculty

References

  1. ↑ "IISER Mohali, Faculty". Iisermohali.ac.in. Retrieved Oct 4, 2016.
  2. ↑ "IISER Mohali Website". Iisermohali.ac.in. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  3. ↑ "IISER Mohali website". Iisermohali.ac.in. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  4. ↑ "New Science Institute to come up in Mohali - OTHER STATES". The Hindu. 2006-07-18. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
  5. ↑ "IISER starts classes from new campus at Mohali". Indian Express. 2011-01-08. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
  6. ↑ "Events - IISER". Iisermohali.ac.in. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  7. ↑ "National Organic Symposium Trust". Nost.in. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
  8. ↑ "National Seminar on Crystallography (43A)". Sites.google.com. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
  9. ↑ Archived March 18, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.
  10. ↑ "National Conference on Ethology and Evolution : Homepage". Esi2015.com. 2015-11-01. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
  11. ↑ Archived March 25, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.
  12. ↑ Archived March 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine.
  13. ↑ http://insomniacx.in
  14. ↑ Archived June 29, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.
  15. ↑ "Connexios Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd". Connexios.com. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
  16. ↑ "Home | Opportunity Cell". Iisermohali.ac.in. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
  17. ↑ "iisermmag | eManthan: IISER Mohali Online Magazine". Iisermmag.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
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