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Annual Report IISc 2015-16 ANNUAL REPORT IISc 2015-16 www.iiscpress.iisc.in INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE VISITOR The President of India PRESIDENT OF THE COURT K Kasturirangan CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNCIL P Rama Rao DIRECTOR Anurag Kumar DEANS SCIENCE: T N Guru Row ENGINEERING: M Narasimha Murty UG PROGRAMME: Umesh Varshney REGISTRAR V Rajarajan IISc ranked India’s top University In 2016, for the first time the NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework), under the auspices of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, came out with rankings for Indian Universities and institutions of higher education. Amongst Universities, IISc was ranked Number 1. Contents FOREWORD 2 IISc AT A GLANCE 4 1. The INSTITUTE 14 1.1 Court 1.2 Council 1.3 Finance Committee 1.4 Senate 1.5 Faculties 2. STAFF (ADMINISTRATION) 18 3. DEPARTMENTS/CENTRES/UNITS 21 3.1 Biological Sciences 3.2 Chemical Sciences 3.3 Electrical Sciences 3.4 Interdisciplinary Research 3.5 Mechanical Sciences 3.6 Physical & Mathematical Sciences 3.7 Centres under the Director 4. AWARDS/DISTINCTIONS 230 5. UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMME 238 6. STUDENTS 240 6.1 Admissions & On Roll 6.2 SC/ST Students 6.3 Scholarships/Fellowships 6.4 Assistance Programme 6.5 Students Council 6.6 Hostels 6.7 Institute Medals 6.8 Awards & Distinctions 6.9 Placement 6.10 External Registration Program 6.11 Research Conferments 7. EVENTS 262 7.1 Institute Lectures 7.2 Conferences/Seminars/Symposia/Workshops 8. OTHER INSTITUTE UNITS 270 8.1 CCMD - Buildings 8.2 Official Language Unit 8.3 SC/ST Cell 8.4 Counselling and Support Centre 8.5 Public Information Office 9. CAMPUS FACILITIES 274 9.1 Health Centre 9.2 Gymkhana 9.3 Faculty Club 9.4 Tata Memorial Club 9.5 Auditoria 9.6 Amenities 10. FINANCE 278 11. ENDOWED CHAIRS 280 Foreword The Indian Institute of Science (IISc, or just 'The Out of a student population of about 4000, about Institute') was established in 1909 by a visionary 2600 are enrolled in doctoral degree programs in partnership between the industrialist Jamsetji science and in engineering. In 2011, the Nusserwanji Tata, the Maharaja of Mysore, and the Institute introduced an undergraduate program, Government of India. Over the 107 years since its with separate classrooms, laboratories, and its establishment, IISc has become the premier institute own Dean. The undergraduate degree is the four- for advanced scientific and technological research year Bachelor of Science (Research), in which, and education in India. Since its inception, the apart from their course and laboratory work, the Institute has laid a balanced emphasis on the pursuit students are exposed to research in the laboratories of basic knowledge in science and engineering, as of the Institute. Students in the four-year Bachelor well as on the application of its research findings of Science (Research) degree can also choose to for industrial and social benefit. In the words of its graduate with a dual degree (i.e., a Master of Science founder, J. N. Tata, the objectives of the Institute are as well) by putting in a total of five years of study. “to provide for advanced instruction and to conduct There are about 500 students enrolled in these original investigations in all branches of knowledge undergraduate programs. The Institute also offers as are likely to promote the material and industrial several Masters degree programs in engineering welfare of India.” (MTech, MTech (Research), MDes, and MMgmt) in which about 900 students are enrolled. During the year 2015-16, the Institute participated in national (NIRF) and international rankings (QS and The support for recurring expenses, and also for a THE), and was invariably the top-ranked institution part of the annual research expenses, is provided of higher education in India. The Institute actively by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, pursues a policy of true academic freedom in order Government of India. The faculty of the Institute also to enable academic excellence in all areas of its undertake a large number of research projects funded activities. The Institute faculty, numbering about by various agencies, including the Department of 500, is active in a broad spectrum of research, Science and Technology (DST), the Department of in science and in engineering, and maintains a Biotechnology (DBT), the Council of Scientific and high annual publication output. Several faculty Industrial Research (CSIR), the Defence Research members of the Institute have won national and and Development Organization (DRDO), the Ministry international awards and honours in recognition of of Communications and Information Technology, their contributions to the growth of knowledge in and many other organizations, in the public and science and engineering. Among the current faculty the private sectors. Over the past 10 years, the members, there are 51 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar external funding for such research has grown at an Awardees, 74 INSA fellows, 97 IASc Fellows, 57 annual rate of about 19.5%. Interactions between NASI fellows, 50 INAE fellows, and 56 J.C. Bose the Institute and industry are strengthened through National Fellows, which is indicative of the high the Centre for Scientific and Industrial Consultancy level of academic excellence of the Institute faculty. (CSIC), the Society for Innovation and Development Foreward (SID), and several centres specifically set up for filtration device, a multi-analyte device for diabetes interaction with the government, the society, and monitoring, a micro-fluidics based cell counter for the industry. diagnostics, and optical fibre sensors for structural monitoring, have chosen to take the “start-up” route. Substantial expansion of funding is required to catapult the Institute from being the leader in India I am honoured to present the IISc Annual Report to being among the best in the world. The Indian which reports the academic output and related Institute of Science was established as a result achievements during the period 2015-16. The volume of a “private-public partnership.” In keeping with of high quality work reported goes to the credit of this history, in the recent years, several initiatives the intellectual activities of the faculty members at the Institute have been supported by funding and the students, to the support of the technical and from private sources. Neuroscience research has administrative personnel, and to financial support received a major boost by a Rs. 75 crore grant from from various funding agencies. the Tata Trusts. Mr. and Mrs. Kris Gopalakrishnan have committed Rs. 225 crores to the establishment As I complete my second year as Director of this of a Centre for Brain Research (CBR) which will be unique institution, I place on record my personal dedicated to translational research on diseases gratitude to the Chairman and the Members of the of the aging human brain, and also a sum of Rs. Council of the Institute for their valuable support 10 crores for the Shri. K. Vaidyanathan Chair in and guidance. neuromorphic computing. The IISc Council has permitted CBR to be set up on the IISc campus in a building that will also be developed by Mr. and Mrs. Gopalakrishnan. The Infosys Foundation has endowed international visiting chairs in Physics and Mathematics. Recently major memoranda AnuRAG KUMAR of understanding have been signed with the Tata Director Consulting Services (TCS), General Electric (GE), Hewlett Packard (HP), and with Robert Bosch, for September 2016 promoting a variety of interactions between IISc and these leading companies. The Office of Development and Alumni Affairs (ODAA) was established in 2014-15, and has already been able to tap various private sources of funds for establishing a new Skill Development Centre in the new IISc extension campus at Challakere (Chitradurga District), and for various academic and institutional development initiatives. In keeping with the founder’s vision of promoting “the material and industrial welfare of India,” over the past one and a half decades, the Institute has been encouraging its faculty and students to protect their intellectual property, and convert the results of some of their scientific investigations to practice via technology licensing or via entrepreneurship. In the recent past, several technologies, such as gas flow sensors, electrical storage devices and related test instrumentation, and fungal pesticides, have been licensed. Inventors of other technologies such as an enhanced electric gradient based water 3 Academic Structure Division of BC Biochemistry Biological CAF Central Animal Facility Sciences CES Centre for Ecological Sciences CIDR Centre for Infectious Disease Research CNS Centre for Neuroscience MCB Microbiology and Cell Biology MBU Molecular Biophysics Unit MRDG Molecular Reproduction, Development and Genetics Division of IPC Inorganic and Physical Chemistry Chemical MRC Materials Research Centre Sciences NRC NMR Research Centre OC Organic Chemistry SSCU Solid State and Structural Chemistry Unit Division of CSA Computer Science and Automation Electrical ECE Electrical Communication Engineering Sciences EE Electrical Engineering ESE Electronic Systems Engineering Division of BSSE Centre for Bio Systems Science and Engineering Interdisciplinary CCS Centre for Contemporary Studies Research CISTUP Centre for Infrastructure, Sustainable Transportation and Urban Planning CeNSE Centre for Nano Science and Engineering CDS Computational and Data Sciences MS Management Studies ICER Interdisciplinary Centre for Energy Research ICWR Interdisciplinary Centre