Dr. Chandrashekhar Borkar, faculty member in the Department of Biology, has been selected to receive the prestigious IBRO Rising Star Award by the International Brain Research Organization (IBRO). Dr. Borkar is among the 21 investigators across 14 countries and areas selected for the 2026 round of a...

Ms. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, celebrated biotechnologist and Executive Chairperson of Biocon Limited, visited IISER Pune on June 11, 2026, for a special event titled “Bridging Science and Enterprise”. Her address blended scientific rigour with entrepreneurial vision and called upon young rese...

Prof. Swaminathan Sivaram, INSA Emeritus Scientist and Honorary Faculty of IISER Pune, has been selected to receive the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award given by the Chirantan Rasayan Sanstha (CRS). The award will be conferred during the International Symposium “Science Beyond Boundary:...

Prof. T.S. Mahesh, faculty member in the Department of Physics, has been honoured with the prestigious CRS Silver Medal by the Chirantan Rasayan Sanstha (CRS) of India. As part of this honour, Prof. Mahesh has been invited to deliver an Award Lecture at the International Symposium, “Science Be...

In the 13th convocation of IISER Pune held on May 29, 2026, a total of 363 students received their degrees. These included 101 students graduating with PhD degree, including 21 with dual Master of Science and PhD degrees, and 4 with Master of Science degree pursued via the Integrated PhD channel; 20...

YUVA Sangam is a flagship programme under Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat (EBSB), an initiative of the Ministry of Education, Government of India. The programme is aimed at fostering national integration, cultural exchange, and experiential learning among youth across the country. During the ongoing Pha...

Work from Dr. Ismaiel's group from the Earth and Climate Science department published in the Journal of Earth System Science has been covered in the following media outlets: Research Matters, Times of India...

The faculty body of IISER Pune gathered on April 21, 2026, to felicitate Prof. Thomas Pucadyil on his new appointment as the Director of BRIC-National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS), Pune. "This is a remarkable achievement highlighting his outstanding contributions to the field. IISER Pune is immens...

A press conference was held at IISER Pune on April 20, 2026 on the occasion of IISER Pune completing 20 years of being established.  Director Prof. Sunil Bhagwat gave a summary of some of the important highlights from the institute and a few recent updates. He said that the main achievements o...

Research work from Dr. Atikur Rahman's group on flexible electronics has been covered by DD Sahyadri News aired on April 12, 2026. This can be viewed on their YouTube channel at this link (at 1:00 to 5:45 timestamp). Learn more details here....

The National Conference on Indian Knowledge System: Science and Technology (NCIKSST-2026) was held at IISER Pune on March 7, 2026. This was a unique event held on campus to bridge ancient Indian scientific wisdom with modern academic inquiry. The conference featured a packed schedule of five technic...

The 2026 Foundation Day celebrations at IISER Pune were held today on campus with Dr. Naushad Forbes, Co-chairperson of Forbes Marshall as the Chief Guest. At the outset, IISERPune Director Prof. Bhagwat gave the institute report highlighting the activities and achievements of the institute members....

Through the initiative of the Women in Science Committee of IISER Pune, women employees of the institute came togther to meet and greet each other over lunch on the occasion of the 2026 International Women's Day.  Here is a message from Prof. Sudha Rajamani, Chairperson of the Women in Science ...

Published in the Journal of Cell Science, this work from Prof. Nagaraj Balasubramanian’s group from the Biology Department of IISER Pune identifies a previous unknown link between stiffness of the matrix surrounding cancer cells and the organisation and function of Golgi Apparatus, a key cellu...

Links to some of the news articles that have appeared in the media on this work: Hindustan Times, Phys.org,  Pudhari (PDF 1.6 MB), Free Press Journal In a paper published in the journal Small, a team of physicists from IISER Pune developed tiny electronic devices from a special semiconductor m...

Links to some of the news articles that have appeared in the media on this work: Hindustan Times, Indian Express,  Navrashtra, Navbharat, Pudhari, Times of India, Pune Pulse, Free Press Journal The research paper has appeared on the Cover Page of the Feb 10, 2026 issue and covered in a Comment...

Mental wellbeing has always been recognised as an integral aspect of IISER Pune's wellness programme. Institute members have had the facility of consulting with counsellors on campus. To enhance this facility further, a dedicated space has been inaugurated on January 16, 2026, on the campus, for bot...

Prof. Siddhesh Kamat from the Department of Biology has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology (RSB), UK, with effect from January 1, 2026. The Royal Society of Biology, headquartered in the United Kingdom, is a leading professional body representing the biological sciences. Elect...

Dr. Anup Biswas from the Department of Mathematics and Prof. S.G. Srivatsan from the Department of Chemistry have been elected as Fellows of the Indian Academy of Sciences (IASc), Bengaluru. The Academy has announced a total of 38 members elected as Fellows in 2025 from across the country. The affi...

In an article published on the Editorial Page of the Indian Express (December 31, 2025), PhD student Bharathi Kannan and faculty member in the Physics Department Prof. M.S. Santhanam highlighted the early discoveries that led to quantum physics and that laid the foundations for the emerging quantum ...