About IISc Bangalore :
IISc Bangalore is one of the premier post-graduate institutions of research and higher learning in India. The institute offers both postgraduate as well as doctoral research programs to over 2000 active researchers. The courses offered at IISc Bangalore range from aerospace engineering to molecular biophysics to management. IISc was the first institute in India to offer Masters’ programs in engineering and the Integrated PhD Programs in Biological, Chemical, Physical and Mathematical Sciences. Read on to know more about Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore…
Programs Offered
The degree programs offered by the Indian Institute of Science can be classified into the following two categories.
Degrees by Research
- PhD
- Integrated PhD
- M.Sc (Engineering)
- M.E.
- M.Tech
- M.B.A.
- M.Des
Procedure for Admission
For getting admission into IISc Bangalore M.E. /M.Tech programs, one has to undertake GATE examination, followed by a personal interview. The cutoff required for getting admission into M.E. /M.Tech is usually higher than 99 percentile. In case of MBA, one has to take Joint Management Entrance Test (JMET) examination, followed by a group discussion and a personal interview. For other course, admission is done on the basis of the entrance test of the Institute or any other test recognized by the Institute, along with a personal interview.
General Information about Bangalore:
Location: Bangalore
State: Karnataka
Capital: Bangalore
Language: Kannada, Malayalam, English
Temperature: Max 30˚C, Min 21˚C (summer), Max 21˚C, Min 11˚C (winter)
Best Season: November to April
How to Reach Bangalore:
By Air:
Bangalore International Airport is 40 km away from the heart of the city, Majestic. It costs about Rs 300 by auto rickshaw and Rs 600 by taxi. Pre paid taxi facilities are available in Airport. Bangalore airport is well connected to almost all airports in India. International flights to major foreign cities are also operated from Bangalore. Regular flights operate from Bangalore to prominent Indian cities. The airport houses booking offices of international airlines and there are direct international flights to Sharjah, Muscat and Singapore.
By Rail:
Bangalore Majestic, Bangalore Cantonment (8 km to Majestic) and Yeshwanthpur (10 km away from Majestic) are the three main stations in Bangalore. Bangalore Majestic is connected to all major cities in India. Bangalore is well connected to the rest of the country both by meter gauge and broad gauge rail services. It is an important railway station on the southern railway network.
By Road:
KSRTC buses connect all cities in the state to Bangalore. Many super deluxe bus services are available from Bangalore to Hyderabad, Cochin, Trivandrum, Chennai, Mumbai, Goa and Mysore. National Highways NH 4, NH 7, and NH 48 connect Bangalore to some of India’s major cities. The Kempegowda Bus Stand is the Central Bus Stand, with buses plying all over Karnataka and other states. Various State Transport Corporations and private bus operators conduct interstate bus services to Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Maharashtra, Pondicherry and Goa.
Bangalore to Be Renamed As Bengaluru:
Bangalore, according to state historians, got its name from Bendakalooru (the town of boiled beans) after a king strayed into the area during a hunting trip in the late 14th century. A woman offered him a meal of boiled beans which the king enjoyed so much that he named the town after the dish. Bengaluru is a transliteration of the original spelling, according to state historians.