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...

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...

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...

Prof. Sujit K. Ghosh from the Department of Chemistry has been selected for the Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Prize by Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany. This prestigious international recognition is awarded annually to distinguished scientists and scholars and recognises outstanding re...

Prof. R. Boomi Shankar, faculty member in the Department of Chemistry, has been honoured with the prestigious CRS Silver Star Award by the Chirantan Rasayan Sanstha (CRS) of India at the "Rasayan 20" Symposium held at the Vidyasagar University, Midnapore. From the award ceremony at the "Rasayan 2...

Prof. Srinivas Hotha, faculty member in the department of Chemistry at IISER Pune, is among the recipients 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 Droupadi...