National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar

National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER) is an Autonomous Institute under the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Government of India.

About NISER

National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER) is envisioned to be a unique institution of its kind in India. NISER has been established with the aim of embedding scientific rigor within larger pedagogic practices in our country. The Institute is affiliated with Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), Mumbai, a Deemed Research University that oversees academic programs at Institutions that are part of the DAE structure. The primary objective of the Institute is to train and nurture human resources in the Sciences for the knowledge economies of the future. NISER is a residential institute situated in a sprawling area of 300 acres in Jatani, which is about 20 km south of Bhubaneswar, equipped with the state-of-art laboratories, computational facilities, computer center, library and hostel facilities.

Academics

The academic programmes at NISER are deemed to be conducted through the Institute of Physics (IoP), Bhubaneswar, which is affiliated to Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI, a Deemed to be University), Mumbai and is a grant-in-aid institution, under the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE). This arrangement will be in place until the formalities, of granting NISER the Constituent Institution (CI) status of HBNI are completed. 

All the academic degrees for NISER listed below are awarded by HBNI:

• An integrated 5-year M.Sc. programme in the core and emerging branches of Basic Sciences to students after their 10+2 Higher Secondary schooling. This in turn will be integrated with Ph.D. programme on the one hand and employment in various R & D organizations and industry in the country on the other
• Integrated M.Sc. + Ph.D. programme after B.Sc. from other Universities
• Ph.D. programme after M.Sc. from other Universities

NEST

The National Entrance Screening Test (NEST) is a compulsory test for students seeking admission to the National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar and University of Mumbai - Department of Atomic Energy Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences (UM-DAE CEBS), Mumbai. Both NISER and UM-DAE CEBS were set up by the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Government of India in 2007. Their mandate is to train scientific manpower for carrying out cutting edge scientific research and for providing input to scientific programmes of the Department of Atomic Energy and other applied science institutions in the country. The exam is held on the last Saturday in May every year.

Schools

• School of Biological Sciences
• School of Chemical Sciences
• School of Computer Sciences
• School of Earth and Planetary Sciences
• School of Humanities and Social Sciences
• School of Mathematical Sciences
• School of Physical Sciences

Summer Project Programme

NISER conducts Summer Project Programme for highly motivated and bright students. Selected students will have the opportunity to interact with the faculty members of the school during the summer vacation of NISER, that is, during the period May - July. Students currently studying in their Integrated M.Sc./Bachelor/Master degree program with a consistently good academic record are eligible to apply.

Center for Fundamental Studies (CFS)

Center for Fundamental Studies (CFS) is envisaged to provide leadership in updating, propagating, and imparting the knowledge in Mathematics and allied subjects that include outreach programs and other activities of a similar sort. It will function with all the infrastructural facilities, where National and International events could be held round the year with twin objectives, viz.,

• To function as a nodal center in the eastern part of India to provide the best training to aspiring Mathematics students in mainstream Mathematics and the allied subjects like Physics
• To promote strong interaction between Mathematics and Physics by having a vigorous visitor’s program, organising workshops, conferences at the frontiers of overlapping areas

Training Programmes in Mathematics (TPM)

As part of the activities of CFS, Training Programmes in Mathematics (TPM) are organized during summer in NISER. The main objective of TPM is to promote independent learning among students. It aims to provide a solid foundation towards mastering the art of doing Mathematics on their own by a group of mathematicians drawn from the leading institutes of India, who have a penchant and commitment to teaching Mathematics. Besides, this programme identifies young and talented students and motivates them to pursue Mathematics for their career.

The programme will be at three levels: Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3. The subject matter at all levels will be courses that normally form basic and core of the curriculum of the respective degrees offered in Indian Universities. This may for instance include Linear Algebra, Algebra, Analysis and Geometry and so on. Apart from this, there will be seminars by the students. Special lectures by eminent senior mathematicians are also planned.

Summer Outreach Program in Mathematics (SOPM)

• Eligibility: Students in their Master’s program in Mathematics.
• Courses: Algebra, Analysis, Partial Differential Equations.
• Special lectures: Few special lectures will be given by eminent mathematicians.
• Financial Support:  All participants will be reimbursed sleeper class train fare via the shortest route from their place of stay. The institute will take care of local hospitality.

Related Links

• National Entrance Screening Test (NEST)
• Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences (CEBS), Mumbai

Source: National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar