IISc Bangalore: Ranking, Courses, Fees, Admission, Placements

IISc Bangalore Latest Updates

• March 23, 2023: IISc Bangalore UG,PG and PhD admissions end today.

IISc Bangalore was conceptualized in the late 1800s. To this end, Tata set up a provisional committee under the leadership of Burjorji Padshah, an educationist, to come up with an outline for the proposed university.  The Institute which started with just two departments – General and Applied Chemistry and Electrical Technology – today the college has over 40 departments expanded across six divisions: Biological Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Electrical Sciences, Interdisciplinary Research, Mechanical Sciences, and Physical and Mathematical Sciences.

Table of Contents:

• Quick Insights
• Rankings
• Courses
• Departments
• Admissions
• Why Choose IISc Bangalore?
• Cut Off
• Infrastructure
• Placement
• Scholarship
• Collaboration
• Alumni

IISc Bangalore Quick Insights

IISc Bangalore is a public, deemed, research university for higher education and research in various fields like science, engineering, design, and management. Other highlighting features are listed below:

Indian Institute of Science, [IIS] Bangalore
Year of Establishment	1909
Type of College	Public
Campus Area	400 Acres
Approval	UGC
Courses Offered	UG, PG, and PhD
Facilities	General Store, Hostel, Laundry, Labs, Saloons, etc.
Location	Bangalore, Karnataka, India

IISc Bangalore Ranking

IISc Bangalore received many awards for its consistent performance at the institute. Some of the awards and rankings are given below:

• Ranked 42 by THE Asia University Rankings, 2022
• IISc stands in the Top 100 natural sciences category of the QS world ranking category, 2022
• IISc was ranked at 56th position in the latest QS Rankings for Asian Universities, 2021
• Jaya-Jayant Award for Teaching Excellence in Science/Engineering
• CST Students won the Best Student Paper award at the CATE-2019 Conference, Heriot-Watt University, Dubai
• IISc has been ranked as India's #1 university in the NIRF Rankings released by the MHRD
• Won the Lexus design award for 2019

IISc Bangalore Courses

IISc Bangalore provides higher education and research in science, engineering, design, and management. Given above are the IISc Bangalore's major courses:

Department	Courses
Sciences	B.Sc, M.Sc, M.Sc + PhD
Design	M.Des
Management	MBA

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IISc Bangalore Departments

IISc Bangalore offers many departments for students to look after all the courses in different domains of sciences. The departments are as follows: 

Chemical Science	Biological Science	Electrical Science
Electronics Science	Computer Science	Mechanical Science
Physical Science	Mathematical Science	Interdisciplinary Research

IISc Bangalore Admissions

IISc Bangalore 2022 admissions are invited from eligible applicants for admissions to the regular research programme and integrated PhD programs. B.Tech admission 2022 is open and applications are welcomed till August 31. Candidates are shortlisted for an interview based on their performance in the National Entrance Test or the qualifying degree. The selection is based on the performance in the interview and the cutoff.

IISc Bangalore Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility criteria for all courses are given below with the required documents that students need to submit to the institution before joining and taking part in the IISc Bangalore Admission.

B.Sc Eligibility Criteria:

• Candidates who have completed their II PUC / 12th standard are eligible to apply.
• The candidates must have studied physics, chemistry and mathematics as main subjects during their II PUC / 12th Standard.
• Candidates who have studied biology, statistics, electronics, computer science, etc., in addition to physics, chemistry and mathematics are also eligible to apply.

PhD. Eligibility Criteria:

• For the PhD program candidates with ME/MTech/M.Sc(Engg)/MS/MBA (post-BE/B Tech/Master’s degrees) will be short-listed for an interview for PhD programmes based on their academic performance
• Candidates with BE/B Tech from any centrally funded technical institution (CFTI) with a minimum CGPA of 8.5 out of 10 or equivalent either of the seventh semester or at the end of the eighth semester

M.Tech Eligibility Criteria:

• Candidates with qualifications in BE / B Tech or an equivalent degree should have a valid GATE scorecard. 
• Bachelor’s degree holders in physics/chemistry/mathematics/statistics/computer science/electronics followed by qualifications obtained through an examination conducted by professional societies recognized by UPSC/AICTE.

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Why Choose IISc Bangalore?

IISc Bangalore is ranked among the most prestigious academic institutions in India and has the highest citation per faculty among all the universities in the world. A few more highlighting features of IISc Bangalore are listed below:

• It has developed into a prominent research and teaching centre, with over 2000 active researchers working in practically every frontier field of science and technology.
• It is one of India's oldest and greatest centres of its type, with a strong worldwide academic reputation.
• IISc is well-known for its academic independence, emphasis on research excellence, and high-quality teachers and students.
• The Institute provides various centrally placed facilities for researchers.
• Students do the majority of the research, and the Institute provides scholarships to all students.
• The Institute promotes collaboration initiatives with a variety of worldwide institutions and research groups.

IISc Bangalore Cut Off

IISc Bangalore cut off 2022 has been released. The institute offers many courses for UG and PG admissions, The students who are seeking admission in this institute are required to meet the cut-off criteria of the same and also need valid marks in JEE Main and NEET for B.Sc; GATE for M.Tech.

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IISc Bangalore Infrastructure

IISc Bangalore provides world-class facilities. It enhances the experience of college life at every stage of student life while students study at the college. It provides a vast number of labs in all disciplines for students to sharpen their practical knowledge. The facilities of the college are as follows:

• Travel Agencies (Domestic & International Travel)
• Photo Studio
• Book Shops dealing in Tech. Publications
• Pharmacy
• Laundry/Dry Cleaners
• Super Market
• Tailoring Shop
• Juice Shop
• Provision & General Store
• Bakery & Pastry Shop
• Hair Dressing Saloons
• Eateries
• Banks
• Amenities Hall

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IISc Bangalore Placements

IISc Bangalore has numerous leading industrial organizations that visit the Institute for campus recruitment and offer good career opportunities to graduating students. The median package offered to students of the 2021 batch was INR 20 LPA. Further, the highest and average package offered to Indian Institute of Science Bangalore students was INR 39.5 LPA.

Top Recruiters:

Bharat Petroleum	Hindustan Petroleum	TSMC
Flipkart	Amazon	Myntra
Goldman Sachs	IBM	Adobe
Samsung	Microsoft	Tower
JP Morgan	Walmart	Qualcomm

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IISc Bangalore Scholarship

IISc Bangalore students are granted scholarships/fellowships from the date of joining the Institute. Students are entitled to payment of fellowship from the date of sanction from the respective agencies. A few IISc scholarships are given below:

• Scholarships/fellowships from CSIR/UGC/DBT/ICMR/AICTE/DAE (NBHM)/DST
• IISc provides MHRD scholarships/fellowships 
• Scholarships and fellowships from GE, Infosys, IBM, HP, Tata, Philips, Bell Lab, Microsoft, Department of Electronics and Information Technology

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IISc Bangalore Collaboration

IISc Bangalore has established many collaborations and memorandum of understanding with many international universities, some universities with whom IISc have MOUs are listed below:

International Collaborations:

Country	Partner University
USA	Purdue University
	University of Washington (UW)
	The University of Texas at Arlington
	The University of Southern California
	The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
	Auburn University (AU)
	The Pennsylvania State University
	Texas A&M Engineering Experiments Station (TEES)
China	Tsinghua University

IISc Bangalore Alumni

IISc Bangalore has produced many successful leaders and scientists in various fields of sciences. Below listed are a few of the great minds the university has given to the nation:

Notable Alumni	Profession
Rajagopala Chidambaram	Indian physicist
A. S. Kiran Kumar	Indian scientist
K. R. Sreenivasan	Indian aerospace scientist, fluid dynamicist and applied physicist
Ganapathy Baskaran	Indian theoretical physicist
Baldev Raj	Indian scientist and director of the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research

 

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