Prof. Srinivas Hotha, faculty member in the department of Chemistry at IISER Pune, is among the recipiencts of the 2024 National Awards to Teachers in Higher Educational Institutions by the Ministry of Education, Government of India.  The awards were presented by the President of India Droupad...

In a significant step towards fostering creativity and innovation, Kalpakghar - Community STEM-Tinkering Centre was inaugurated on August 21, 2024 at Pimpri Chinchwad Science Park, Pune. Kalpakghar is a collaborative STEM-tinkering project between IISER Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad Science Park and is ...

Prof. Jayant B. Udgaonkar from the Department of Biology is among those selected for the Vigyan Shri Award for the year 2024 announced here yesterday. This is part of the new Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar awards initiated by the Government of India to honour exceptional contributions to the fields of sc...

Three members from IISER Pune have been selected for prestigious awards by the Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI) for the year 2025. The Founding Director of IISER Pune Prof. K. N. Ganesh (presently at JNCASR, Bengaluru), has been selected for the CRSI Gold Medal. This prestigious honour ref...

As part of observing a remembrance day for the horrors of Partition, a play has been curated by the National School of Drama (NSD). The script of the play is designed to educate and raise awareness among students about the events of Partition, the impact it had on millions of lives and the importanc...

In a recent paper published in the journal ACS Omega, Prof. Sudha Rajamani’s group explored how life may have originated on early Earth by testing if a nucleotide analogue made of barbituric acid could be used to make RNA. What they found prompted them to propose that barbituric acid could hav...

Ignite Life Science Foundation, with support from IndianOil Corporation and Teekays Foundation, funded the acquisition of a multi-mode plate reader to enable high throughput research at IISER Pune.   Multi-mode plate readers are used in various fields such as biochemistry, molecular biolo...

Faculty member Prof. Sujit K. Ghosh from the Chemistry department has been selected to receive Dr. P.N. Pathak Memorial Award for the year 2024. This award has been instituted by the Association of Separation Scientists and Technologists (ASSET) in honour of the late Dr. P.N. Pathak (1970-2014), a ...

The Governor of Maharashtra Shri Ramesh Bais released a book titled 'Gateways to the Sea: Historic Ports and Docks of Mumbai Region' at Raj Bhavan, Mumbai on June 22, 2024. The book has been published by the Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India.  ...

In the 11th convocation of IISER Pune held in the morning of May 29, 2024, a total of 346 students received their degrees. This included 72 students graduating with PhD degree, 28 with Master of Science and PhD dual degrees, and 9 with Master of Science degree pursued via the Integrated PhD channel,...

Three new Criminal Laws, namely, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023; Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023; and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 were passed by the Parliament of India in 2023 and are expected to come into force with effect from July 1, 2024. This news post is being placed with the ai...

With the launch of the National Quantum Mission, there is a pressing need for a skilled workforce in Quantum Technologies. With this goal in mind, IISER Pune is pleased to announce the launch of a new Masters programme in Quantum Technology.  This two-year programme will equip students with th...

Faculty member Dr. Srabanti Chaudhury from the Chemistry department has been awarded the DAAD Scholarship for Research Stays for University Academics and Scientists, 2024. The scholarship aims at supporting short-term research stays and exchange of experience and networking amongst colleagues i...

Prof. Pinaki Talukdar, faculty member in the department of Chemistry at IISER Pune, has been elected as a Fellow of the prestigious West Bengal Academy of Science and Technology for the year 2023. Prof. Talukdar has also recently received the JSPS Invitational Fellowship for Research in Japan (Short...

Diplomate degree in the Indian College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (DICLAM) 2023 to Dr N Krishnaveni JayakumarJanuary 5, 2024 Dr N Krishnaveni Jayakumar received a Diplomate certification from the Indian College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ICLAM). The certificate was awarded to her during the ...

Dr. Ashish Arora, Assistant Professor in the Physics Department at IISER Pune, received the "Young Achiever Award" at the 67th DAE Solid State Physics Symposium held in Vizag from December 20-24, 2023. This symposium is organised annually by the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai under sponsorshi...

Ten research scholars from IISER Pune have been selected for the prestigious Prime Minister's Research Fellowship. The PMRF scheme is aimed at attracting the talent pool of the country to PhD programmes of Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Indian Institutes of Science Education & Research (IIS...

A team of undergraduate students from IISER Pune won a gold medal at the 2023 iGEM synthetic biology competition, as announced during iGEM’s Grand Jamboree event held during November 2-5, 2023 in Paris.  They were the only team from India to bag a spot in the Top 10 undergraduate teams. ...

IISER Pune is observing Vigilance Awareness Week from October 30 to November 5, 2023, on the theme of "Say no to Corruption, commit to the Nation." The following events are being held at the institute as part of this.  1) The observance of Vigilance Awareness Week 2023 commenced with the inte...

Shri Ashok Rupner, Senior Technical Officer at the Science Activity Centre of IISER Pune has received the Yashkalyani National Vidnyan Prasar Puraskar 2023 from the Yashkalyani Sanstha (NGO). This award recognises Shri Rupner's work in science outreach and service to society. The award ceremony was...