Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Tirupati
Motto | Creating Infinite possibilities |
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Type | Public university |
Established | 2015 |
Chairperson | Jyeshtharaj Joshi |
Director | Santanu Bhattacharya |
Location | , , 13°39′31″N 79°29′14″E / 13.65863°N 79.48725°E |
Campus | Main – Spread over 250 acres (1.0 km2) in yerpedu mandal near Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, Temporary Campus - Sree Educational society, Karakambadi Road, Tirupati |
Acronym | IISER Tirupati |
Website | www |
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Tirupati commonly referred as IISER Tirupati, is an autonomous
IISER Tirupati is recognized as an Institute of National Importance by the Government of India. This new institute started functioning from the 2015 academic year in the month of August.
History
The institute was allocated to state of Andhra Pradesh as part of the AP bifurcation bill.
Initially the institute has started its work from a transit campus in the Sree Rama Educational society, Tirupati. The Andhra Pradesh government has allocated a piece of land of over 250 acres for the permanent campus which is slated to be completed in the next few years.
Academic programs
- IISER Tirupati is initially offering Integrated Master's level (B.S.-M.S.): Admission to this program is after 10+2 years of school training and is currently done in co-ordination with the other KVPYexam. KVPY is now a discontinued exam
Facilities
The building hosts a mess for dining facility. The boys and girls hostel is itself in the same building. The building has a gym with high end work out equipment. There is a TV room, a library with a variety of books, a computer room, a basketball court, cricket ground, football ground and a badminton court also.
Clubs
The college apart from its academics has different clubs looking into different matters. The clubs are usually led by teachers and the tasks are undertaken by students. The different clubs are - Prakriti club, Creative Filming club, Movie club, Sports club, Shemushi or the quiz club, Bio-wissen club, Math club, Literary club Physics club, Chemistry club, Math club, Fovea photography club and CELESTIC (official Astronomy club).
See also
- Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research
- National Institute of Science Education and Research
- IISER Pune
References
- ^ "Smriti Irani lays foundation stone for IISER Tirupati". Archived from the original on 6 April 2015.
- ^ "IIT, CU and IISER to be established in Tirupati - ANDHRA PRADESH - The Hindu". The Hindu. thehindu.com. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ^ "Smriti Lays Stone for IIT, IISER, IIIT near Tirupati- The New Indian Express". newindianexpress.com. Archived from the original on 6 April 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2016.