IISER KOLKATA
भारतीय विज्ञान शिक्षा एवं अनुसंधान संस्थान कोलकाता
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH KOLKATA
... towards excellence in science
An Autonomous Institution, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India
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Dr. Swadhin Mandal and Dr. Rahul Banerjee, from the Department of Chemical Sciences, have been awarded the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award of CSIR for 2018 || IISER Kolkata is Ranked overall No 25 and No 1 among all IISERs in the NIRF 2018
Research Highlights
New Mechanism of Arsenic-Induced Toxicity
Researchers from the laboratory of Prof. Jayasri Das Sarma has recently shown that arsenic interacts with the gap junction protein Connexin 43 (Cx43) in cells and disrupts cell-cell communication, leading to cell death.
Earthquake Hazard in Eastern India
Seismological study reveals that the N20°E motion of the Indian Plate is accommodated across NE India, rather than being confined only to the plate boundaries.
Removal of Arsenic from Water
Dr. Raja Shunmugam of DCS, IISER Kolkata along with ADO Additives MFG PVT. LTD. has developed a complete solution regarding detection and removal of Arsenic from water and subsequent disposal of Arsenic Contaminated remover.
The First-order Mott Transition in V2O3 has Traits of Second Order Transitions
This work shows that the strongly hysteretic first-order phase transition in V2O3, and possibly other similar materials with long-ranged interactions, can have features usually associated with second-order transitions
Director's Message
IISER-K today has a vibrant campus with strong faculty members of repute and supportive non-teaching staff members. The students pursuing various degrees are among the best in the country and have established a commendable culture.
The Institute has a flexible academic programme and hosts state-of-the-art research facilities. Currently, it has five academic departments (Biological Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Earth Sciences, Mathematics & Statistics, Physical Sciences) and several centres of excellence.
Leadership for Academicians Program
An initiative of MHRD, Govt. of India
Hosted by IISER Kolkata
News & Achievements
- Dr. Swadhin Mandal and Dr. Rahul Banerjee, from the Department of Chemical Sciences, have been awarded the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award of CSIR for 2018.
- Dept of Physical Sciences students, Mr. Avijit kundu (15RS) won "Best Poster Award" and Debapriya Pal (14MS) bagged "2nd Best Oral Talk Award" in recently held OSI International Symposium of Optics (OSI-ISO 2018) held in conjunction with XLII Annual meeting of Optical Society of India at IIT Kanpur during 19-22 September, 2018.
Announcement
- Placement
- Agomoni 2018 - The Umbrella Painting Workshop
- Legal Rights for Women to be held on 27 October 2018
- PhD Application for Spring 2019
- Winter school on "Stochastic Methods for Uncertainty Quantification and Sensitivity Analysis of Complex Models", December 3-14, 2018'
- SGBT2018
- APCWQIS2018
- Results of the Oratory Presentation (Bhasha Shailee) held on the occasion of "Good Governance Day"
- Tenders
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Events
Monday, Oct 22, 2018
2:30 p.m. | G08, Lecture Hall Complex
Tuesday, Oct 23, 2018
5 p.m. | TRC Auditorium (2nd Floor)