Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Thiruvananthapuram
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Vithura,Thiruvananthapuram (IISER Thiruvananthapuram or IISER-TVM) is an autonomous public university located in Vithura, Kerala, India. The institute is one of the seven IISERs established by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, to bridge the gap between research and basic sciences' education at the undergraduate level. All IISERs are declared as Institutes of National Importance by the Parliament of India in 2012 through the NIT Amendment Act.
| Type | Public university |
|---|---|
| Established | 2008 |
Officer in charge | Robinson George (Registrar) |
| Dean | Joy Mitra, Utpal Manna, Hema Somanathan, K. George Thomas, R.S. Swathi |
| Director | Jarugu Narasimha Moorthy (2019-2024), Eluvathingal Devassy Jemmis (Founding Director) |
Academic staff | 100 |
| Students | 1,080 |
| Undergraduates | 828 |
| 252 | |
| Location | Vithura, Thiruvananthapuram , , 695551 , India |
| Campus | 200 acres |
| Language | English |
| Website | iisertvm |
IISER Thiruvananthapuram awards Bachelor of Science and Master of Science (BS-MS) dual-degrees, and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology. IISER TVM is to offer five new BS-MS programmes (i2 Sciences) and new two-year M.Sc programmes in 2021.