The Latest Breaking News from IISc

64 students receive medals for academic excellence at IISc convocation

Bengaluru

The Hindu · Jul 27, 2022

DST’s decision to scrap KVPY disappoints teachers, aspirants in government schools

The decision of Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi, to scrap Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojna (KVPY) fellowship from this year has caused disappointment among school teachers who were keenly anticipating its conduct in Tamil for the convenience of the students following the Supreme Court's intervention last year.

The Hindu · Jul 27, 2022

Bengaluru: Scrapping aptitude test may hinder pure science dreams

BENGALURU: The decision of the department of science and technology to discontinue Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) from this year and subsume it under Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research (INSPIRE) may result in pure science aspirants having one less major government funding to fall back on.

The Times of India · Jul 19, 2022

IIT-M ranked India’s top higher education institute

JNU, Jamia Millia find place among NIRF’s best universities

The Hindu · Jul 15, 2022

IISc. team develops innovative technology to produce hydrogen from biomass

India uses nearly 50 lakh tonnes of hydrogen for various processes in different sectors, and the market is expected to grow substantially in the coming years

The Hindu · Jul 12, 2022

Nokia to work with Indian Institute of Science on networked robotics

Nokia and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc.) announced the opening of the Nokia Center of Excellence (CoE) in Networked Robotics at the IISc. in Bengaluru

The Hindu · Jul 8, 2022

IISc researchers develop design framework for next generation analog chipsets

This type of chipset is helpful for Artificial Intelligence-based applications like object or speech recognition – like Alexa or Siri 

The Hindu · Jul 5, 2022

The problem with our university vision

Instead of taking local conditions and market demands into account, India tries to ape the West

The Hindu · Jul 4, 2022

Karnataka: Experts okay with heavy vehicles on Tumakuru Road flyover; NHAI mum

BENGALURU: The elevated flyover along Tumakuru Road remains closed to heavy vehicles for more than six months now but National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) seems to be in no hurry to reopen the crucial 4km corridor that links the city to at least 20 other districts of the state.

The Times of India · Jul 1, 2022

Bengaluru: Machine learning algorithm used to study brain connectivity

BENGALURU: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have developed a new graphic processing unit-based machine learning algorithm that may hold the potential to help better understand and predict connectivity between different regions of the brain.

The Times of India · Jun 27, 2022