About IISER Kolkata
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata (IISER Kolkata) was established in 2006 by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (now Ministry of Education), Government of India. IISER Kolkata is designed to reach the prestigious position in the global setting that IISc, IIMs and IITs presently enjoy. IISER Kolkata is an autonomous institution awarding its own degrees. The central theme of the IISER Kolkata is to integrate education with research so that undergraduate teaching as well as doctoral and postdoctoral research work could be carried out in basic sciences.
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PRATAP 2025 marked IISER Kolkata’s first-ever inter-college athletics meet
PRATAP 2025 marked IISER Kolkata’s first-ever inter-college athletics meet - a celebration of strength, speed, and sportsmanship. Over two action-packed days (8-9th November), athletes from across institutes came together to compete, connect, and create history on our newly prepared athletics ground. The event witnessed enthusiastic participation from colleges nearby, making it a true convergence of athletic talent and spirit. PRATAP 2025 marks the beginning of a new sporting legacy at IISER Kolkata.
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Inquivesta
Inquivesta – the country's largest science festival, hosted by IISER-Kolkata – was started in 2011, to ignite curiosity in young minds. Currently in its 10th edition, the fest sees participation of more than 1000 students from more than 100 colleges and schools across the country. The fest brings with it exciting events, seminars and workshops that cater to the interests of all students across India - the future scientists and engineers; the artists and dramatists; the dreamers and the doers.
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E-cell
The Entrepreneurship Cell of IISER Kolkata fosters the kindling of an entrepreneurial spirit in the student community and promote the conversion of fledgling ideas into real-world businesses. The E-Cell works in tandem with the IISER Kolkata incubation center: RISE foundation. It organizes events and provides resources to support budding student entrepreneurs.
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Slashdot Club
Slashdot is IISER Kolkata's Coding and Designing Club. They regularly host workshops and competitions in various programming languages and design software. They also promote open-source projects and competitive programming to develop stellar programmers and designers.
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Research Highlights
Published in: Translational Oncology, 59, 102463. Anushka Mondal, Sanchari Saha, Adrish Ghosh, Justin Lathia, Jayasri Das Sarma.
Connexin43 functions as a non-canonical phenotypic stability factor in promoting hybrid Epithelial/Mesenchymal phenotype in glioblastoma...
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The findings, published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society (Chatterjee el. al, 2025, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c11820), mark a significant step forward in the fight against TNBC.
Microtubule-Targeting NAP Peptide-Ru(II)-polypyridyl Conjugate As a Bimodal Therapeutic Agent for Triple Negative Breast Carcinoma.
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A new phenomenon, stimuli-assisted reversible nano-assembly (SaRNA), is discovered by the team from IISER Kolkata in collaboration with JNCASR Bangalore.
A new phenomenon, stimuli-assisted reversible nano-assembly (SaRNA), is discovered by the team from IISER Kolkata...
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Sediment accumulation in the Himalayan river valley induced by the out-of-sequence expansion of the range-bounding fault.
Sediment accumulation in the Himalayan river valley induced by the out-of-sequence expansion of the range-bounding...
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The dawn of a new air pollutant: inhalable microplastics as emerging vectors of hazardous contaminants and their implications for human health.
We are delighted to announce the publication of a much-needed and impactful research study led...
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