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The Ministry of Mines has chosen IISc Bengaluru as a key hub for research and innovation in critical minerals, strengthening India's self-reliance in clean energy, defence, and advanced technologies.

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras bagged the top spot in the Ministry of Education's NIRF rankings for the seventh year in a row, followed by Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru, according to officials. The rankings were announced by Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday. Among universities, the top spot has been bagged by IISc Bengaluru, with Jawaharlal Nehru University at the second spot. The third and fourth positions have been bagged by Manipal Academy of Higher Education and Jamia Millia Islamia. Delhi University's Hindu College has been ranked at the top among colleges, followed by Miranda House and Hans Raj College. Kirori Mal College is at the fourth spot, while St Stephen's College has secured the fifth position. IISc Bengaluru is the top-ranked research institution, followed by IIT Madras. Among open universities, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is at the top spot, followed by Karnataka State Open University, Mysuru.

Aiims in New Delhi and Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, take second and third places in Indian Institutional Ranking Framework's top 10 list for 2025

India's premier tech institutes are witnessing a quiet revolution as economics, once sidelined, emerges as a key discipline with broad applications and industry demand

This collaboration will propel improvements in eyecare solutions from India for the world, considering the rising prevalence of vision impairments worldwide

Tata Group on Tuesday said it has partnered with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) to establish Tata IISc Medical School at the institute's Bengaluru campus and will make a contribution of Rs 500 crore for support. The Tata IISc Medical School will be a centre of excellence that seeks to catalyse a unique model of clinical research and medical education in India, by bringing basic science and engineering to bear on clinical science and practice, the group said in a statement. It will focus on a variety of specialities, including oncology, cardiology, neurology, nephrology, diabetes and metabolic disorders, infectious diseases, integrative medicine, and public health. Under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed on Tuesday, the Tata Group will make a contribution of Rs 500 crore to support the establishment of the medical school, it said. Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran said, "Healthcare is one of India's biggest challenges and also one of its greatest opportunities, gi

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The partnership will focus on scalable blockchain platforms and multi-modal analytics over fintech data, NPCI said in a statement

It combines the academic strength of the prominent research institution in India with Nokia's expertise in introducing cutting-edge mobile technology to the world at scale

FSID at the Indian Institute of Science is witnessing a significant increase in terms of the number of applications of deep tech firms over the last few years

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Samsung Semiconductor India Research has collaborated with the Bengaluru-based Indian Institute of Science to help set up a Quantum Technology Lab. This is an effort towards Samsung Semiconductor India Research's (SSIR) Corporate Social Responsibility commitment and aims to provide research and training support opportunities to dozens of faculty members and hundreds of students pursuing higher education 'both in IISc and in other educational institutions', particularly in the fields of physics, engineering, computer science and mathematics every year, it said in a statement on Thursday. Led by Mayank Shrivastava, Associate Professor in the Department of Electronic Systems Engineering (DESE), the lab aims to be a pioneering facility dedicated to advanced quantum technologies,IR said. "The lab will serve as a centre for technological innovation, manpower training, and collaboration with national and international quantum research institutions," the statement said. "With a focus on ...

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IISC Bangalore will hold the GATE exam on February 3, 4, 10, and 11, 2024. The online registration for GATE will start from today and applicants can apply at gate2024.iisc.ac.in

UAV autopilot systems allow an unmanned aerial vehicle, such as a drone, to perform entire missions autonomously without the need for manual remote control

Softbank-backed e-commerce platform Meesho has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Vision & AI Lab of the Indian Institute of Science for one year to collaborate in the area of generative artificial intelligence, the company said on Tuesday. The goal of this partnership is to foster innovation in generative artificial intelligence and multimodal large language models in the e-commerce industry, thus enhancing user experience, the company said in a statement. "The collaboration will further strengthen our goal of creating solutions which benefit customers and sellers equally," Meesho, Data Science, Director Rajesh Kumar SA said.

Meesho is collaborating with Vision & AI Lab of IISc for joint research in the area of generative AI with a focus on driving technological advancements in the e-commerce industry

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A multi-institutional study on dengue led by researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) shows how the virus causing the disease has evolved dramatically over the last few decades in the Indian subcontinent. Cases of dengue a mosquito-borne viral disease have steadily increased in the last 50 years, predominantly in the South-East Asian countries, Bengaluru-based IISc said in a statement. And yet, there are no approved vaccines against dengue in India, although some vaccines have been developed in other countries. We were trying to understand how different the Indian variants are, and we found that they are very different from the original strains used to develop the vaccines, says Rahul Roy, Associate Professor at the Department of Chemical Engineering, IISc, and corresponding author of the study published in medical journal 'PLoS Pathogens'. He and collaborators examined all available (408) genetic sequences of Indian dengue strains from infected patients collected ...