Best & most popular majors
PhD & Integrated PhD (Sciences and Engineering)
The institutional core — ~2,743 doctoral students across physics, chemistry, biology, and engineering, admitted via GATE / CSIR-UGC NET with stipends; IISc's global reputation rests here.
Bachelor of Science (Research)
Four-year flagship undergraduate program (first batch 2011) in Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Materials Science, Mathematics, and Physics, with a built-in research project.
B.Tech in Mathematics & Computing
Newer undergraduate engineering degree blending rigorous mathematics with computer science, reflecting IISc's push into computational disciplines.
Integrated MSc / MTech (incl. online MTech)
Postgraduate science and engineering degrees (~2,010 PG students), including online MTech offerings launched in 2022 to widen access.
Supercomputer Education & Research Centre (SERC)
Houses India's first petascale supercomputer (Cray XC40), powering computational science, AI, and high-performance-computing research across departments.
Postgraduate Medical School (in development)
Funded by a record ₹425-crore private donation (2022) to extend IISc's research model into clinical and biomedical science.
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