Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Tirupati

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Tirupati
Motto	creating infinite possibilities
Type	Public university
Established	2015
Chairperson	Jyeshtharaj Joshi
Director	Santanu Bhattacharya
Location	Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India; 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.iisertirupati.ac.in

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Tirupati commonly referred as IISER Tirupati, is an autonomous public university in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India. It has been established by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, in order to promote Higher Scientific Learning and Research as well as Scientific Exploration at the Undergraduate and Postgraduate levels of education and to create Scientists and Academics.

IISER Tirupati is recognized as an Institute of National Importance by the Government of India. It started functioning in the 2015-2016 academic year, with the new batch arriving in the month of August. IISER Pune mentored this institute till the new director was appointed.^[1]

History

The institute was allocated to state of Andhra Pradesh as part of the AP bifurcation bill.^[2] The foundation stone of IISER Tirupati was laid on 28 March 2015 by the Union human resources minister, Smriti Irani & Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, N. Chandrababu Naidu. ^[3]

Initially the institute had started functioning 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 IISERs through the IISER Aptitude Test. Both JEE Advanced and KVPY were earlier modes of admission, which is now discontinued.

A panorama of the campus

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).

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.

[1] "Smriti Irani lays foundation stone for IISER Tirupati". Archived from the original on 6 April 2015.

[thehindu-2] "IIT, CU and IISER to be established in Tirupati - ANDHRA PRADESH - The Hindu". The Hindu. thehindu.com. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2016.

[newindianexpress-3] "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.

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