MANAGING UNIVERSITY - INDUSTRY INTERACTIONS

MANAGING UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY
INTERACTIONS

A CASE STUDY REPORT

ON
INDIAN INSTITUTE
OF SCIENCE
BANGALORE, INDIA

United Nations Educational, Scientifk and

Cultural Organlzation

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MANAGING UN-IVERSI’IY-
INDUSTRY INTERACTIONS
A CASE STUDY REPORT ON
INDrANINsTFmJTE OF SCIENCE
BANGALORE, INDIA

CONTENTS
Foreword
Section
I Preamble . . . . . . . . . ... 7

II A Historical Perspective . . . . . . 7

III A Brief Academic Profile . . . . . . 8

IV Institute-Industry Interactions . . . . . . 15

V Some Illustrative Success Stories . . . 20

VI Epilogue . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Tables
Table I Directors (past and present) . . . . . . 28

Table 2 IlSc at a Glance (Divisions and departments/centres/units) 28

Table 3 Degree Programmes . . . . . . . . . 30

Toble 3A. Deportments/units where the degree 30

progrommes are offered

Toble 38. Areas of speciolisotion in M.E./M.Tech., 31

M.Des. degree programmes

Table 4 Students - Statistics . . . . . . . 34

Table 5 Academe - Publications . . . . . . . . 35

Table 6 Academe -Awards / Distinctions. . . . . . 35

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FOREWORD
University-Industry-Science Portnership programme - UNISPAR was
launched in 1993 with the following goals: (i) adaptation of university
engineering education to industrial needs, (ii) continuing engineering
education, (iii) university-industry joint R&D and (iv) setting up university co-
operation mechanisms.

UNESCO New Delhi Office has developed o concept paper on

“Strotegies for a University-industry Co-operative programme in Science,
Technology and Engineering in lndio during 1996 based on the request
from Government of India. As a follow up UNESCO New Delhi Office initiated
a pilot study of UNISPAR from six universities of South India in collaboration
with National Institute of Research and Social Action (NIRSA) Hyderobad.

Three round table meetings were organized to formulate a joint proposal

by six universities in the filed of UNISPAR. In one of the meeting the premier
institutes in India on UNISPAR such as Indian Institute of Technology (Delhi),
Indian Institute of Science and Birla Institute of Technology and Science
presented their case studies (success stories) on UNISPAR.

For the benefit of other Indian universities, as well OS other institutes of

higher learning in the region UNESCO New Delhi Office took an initiative
to bring out the successes stories of Indian Institute of Technology (Delhi)
ond Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore in book form. It is hoped that the
experience and achievements of these two institutions will be of immense
help to other universities, institutes and industries who have engaged in the
University-Industry Partnership activity.

In brining out this report, Prof. D. Swaminodhan, President, NIRSA hove

played a key role and he deserves all appreciation. I would like to
acknowledge Director, Indian Institute of Technology (Delhi) New Delhi and
Director, Indian Institute of Science, Bongofore for their co-operation. Also I
would like to thank UNESCO New Delhi Office staffs Dr. R. Jayokumar and
Ms. Anu Dhillon for their help in compiling and editing this report in the final
form.

Prof. Moegiadi 03-03-2000

Director & UNESCO Representative to New Delhi
Bhutan, India, Maldives and Sri Lanka

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 I. PREAMBLE
The Indian lnstttute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, is an institution of higher
learning pursuing excellence in research and education in diverse fields of
science and engineering. It IS probably the oldest and the finest institution of
its kind In India; It also has a very high International rating In the academic
world IlSc provides facilities for post-graduate research and advanced
Instruction in traditional as well as in many important emerging areas of
science and engineering and collaborates with Industry and other research
Institutions in solving challenging problems In science and technology

This report, in the form of a case study on IISc, has been prepared for
the United National Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
(UNESCO) at the behest of the National Institute of Research and Social
Action (NIRSA), Hyderabad. The overall purpose of this document IS to serve

as a source of inspiration and learning for other institutions of higher education

which may wish to promote industry interactions. The report presents a bird’s-
eye view of IlSc as a premier educational and research lnstltutlon In addltlon,
an attempt has been made to highlight the thoughts and acttons evolved
over the decades to promote relevont and rewarding Interaction with industry
and other external organisations. Even though IlSc has remained relatively
small numerically with regard to the number of students, etc., over the last
eight decades, the magnitude and impact of its contributions to society have
been very large.

II. A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

The Indian Institute of Science owes its foundation to the foresight of o
great industrialist and a rare visionary, Mr. Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata. A truly
remarkable man, Mr. Tata conceived the idea of setting up this Institute In
1886. In 1898, he offered property then worth two hundred thousand pounds
as an endowment for establishing an institution, where the best intellects of
the country could come into close contact with western science and find new
careers in industry. Tata passed away in 1904, but he hod sown the seeds of
the Institute, which came into existence in 1909 as his heirs and ossociotes
toiled hard to turn his dreams and plans into reality.

IlSc came to be located at Bangalore, thanks to the generous offer of

372 acres of land by the then Maharoio of Mysore. It started functioning in
191 1 with two departments: General and Applied Chemistry, and Electrical
Technology. The Deportment of Organic Chemistry was opened a few months
later in the Some yeor. In March 1912, the Institute had 24 students on its
rolls.

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During the quarter century of IISc’s formative period from 1909 to 1933,
there were two significant strands. One was that the Institute embarked upon
several viable scientific and technical investigations, which paved the way for
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the establishment of certain industries. The other was related to the varied
travails associated with the institution-building process in a colonial ambience.
Ever since its inception, the Institute has been laying a balanced emphasis on
the pursuit of knowledge in basic science and engineering as well as on the
application of its research findings for industrial and social benefits.

The objects of the Institute are “to provide for advanced instruction and
to conduct original investigations in all branches of knowledge and, in
particular, in such branches of knowledge as are likely to promote the material
and industrial welfare of India”. What has been most remarkable in the
historical profile of IlSc through this century is the balance in the various
domains of its activity: education, research, development, international
outreach and societal development. Naturally, the creation of new knowledge
has been accompanied by the application of that knowledge to generate
industrial wealth and to ameliorate the conditions in the villages.

With the establishment of the University Grants Commission (UGC) in

1956, IlSc came under its purview, being deemed as a university under the
UGC Act so that it could award degrees. Looking at the Institute in a historical
perspective, one can see that several illustrious men of science and engineering
have studied or served at the Institute. Sir C. V Roman, Dr. Homi J. Bhabha,
Dr. Vikram A. Sarabhai, Prof. Brahm Prakash, Prof. G. N. Ramachandran,
Prof. Satish Dhawan and Prof. C.N.R. Rao-to mention only a few-have all
enriched the academic life the Institute. The Institute has, over the years,
been led by eminent persons of science (Table 1) with high national and
international standing.

It is easy to perceive the far-reaching influence that the Institute has had
on developments in various disciplines such as physics, biology, electronics
and metallurgy. National programmes such as those on energy, aviation,
space, biotechnology, and information technology have radiated outwards
from the academic incubators of the Institute and contributed to the post-
Independence developments in Indian technology.

III. A BRIEF ACADEMIC PROFILE

The Indian Institute of Science is engaged in higher learning ond
advanced research in the cutting edges of science and technology. The
Institute has a highly qualified faculty numbering about 470 and offering
among the best faculty-student ratio in the world. As a post-graduate
educational institution IlSc offers a number of programmes, courses and
specialiations. The traditional courses offered lead to M.E., M. Tech., M. SC.
(Engg.) and Ph.D. degrees. In addition, courses are offered underthe Quality

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improvement Programme (QIP) f or engineering college teachers. Evening

courses in areas of topical interest, intended for personnel from industries
and R&D establishments to update their knowledge, are offered by the Centre
Continuing Education and professional societies (collectively called
PROFICIENCE) in collaboration with the Institute. Integrated Ph.D.
programmes (which are programmes into which the M.Sc. syllabi are
integrated and to which bright undergraduates in science can get direct
admission) in the Faculty of Science attract the cream of B.Sc. graduates in
the country. In order to catch them young, the Institute has recently launched
the Young Fellowship Programme and Young Engineering Fellowships
Programme through which bright students get exposed early to the excitement
of science and attracted to a career in scientific research.

There are now over 40 departments and centres in the Institute and
these are grouped under five divisions and two faculties: the Biological,
Chemical and Physical and Mathematical Sciences Divisions constituting the
Science Faculty and the Mechanical and Electrical Sciences Divisions forming
the Engineering Faculty. The divisional organisation of IlSc is shown in
Table 2.

Every year, more than 200 students are admitted to the Masters’ degree
programmes in the Faculty of Engineering, and over 100 doctoral scholars
are admitted to both the Faculties.
The degree programmes are constantly under evaluation, review and
modification, whereby outmoded courses are replaced by contemporary and
relevant ones. In recent years, innovative programmes in satellite technology,
manufacturing engineering, and design have been introduced. The degree
programmes offered at IlSc are given in Table 3; the departments/centres/
units where these are offered are given in Table 3A and the areas of
specialisation are listed in Table 38.

Besides formal education and research, the Institute has been playing
an active role in offering short-term courses to scientists and technologists in
service. The Continuing Education Programme covers a wide range of topics,
and over 1500 working scientists and engineers go through these courses
every year. Table 4 gives a concise picture of various student-related statistics
at IISc.

The institute publishes well over 1,000 research papers in a year,

covering a wide spectrum of advanced frontier areas in science and
engineering (Table 5). Many of the research papers have elicited laudatory
reviews in international iournals. The Institute has world-renowned groups
in Biotechnology, Information Technology and Materials Technology. Its faculty
and scientists receive numerous awards for their contributions (Table 6 gives
the figures for a typical year).

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A brief description of the composition and activities of the five divisions

of IlSc is given in the paragraphs below.

Division of Biological Sciences

The Department of Biochemistry was started in 192 1. It was recognised
as a Centre for Advanced Study by the University Grants Commission in
1968. The focus of research in this department is on molecular biology,
molecular genetics ond developmental biology, proteins and enzymes,
immunology and reproductive biology.

The Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, established in

194 1, has emphasised its research priorities on problems related to infectious
diseases of bacterial and viral origin in humans and animals. The established
research programmes of the Department, such as the silkworm molecular
biology and the plant biotechnology programmes, have received recognition
andsupport from national and international agencies.

The main thrust of the research activities in the Molecular Biophysics

Unit is concerned with the structure, conformation, and interactions of bio-
molecules, with the objective of explaining biological activity in molecular
terms. The general strategy has been to employ different available modern
synthetic, biochemical, spectroscopic, X-ray crystallographic, computational
methods, molecular modelling, molecular biological and electrophysiological
techniques for the realisation of this obiective.

The Department of Molecular Reproduction, Development and

Genetics was established by merging the Centre for Reproductive Biology
and Molecular Endocrinology (established in 1989) and the Developmental
Biology and Genetics Laboratory (established in 1990) in order to generate
an integrated research programme in reproductive and developmental biology
and genetics. The Primate Research Laboratory, attached to the Department
of Molecular Reproduction, Development and Genetics, houses approximately
250 bonnet monkeys ( Macaca radiata). This Laboratory provides facilities
and assists investigators from within IlSc and outside to undertake research
using non-human primates.
The Central Animal Facility was established to provide inbred and
outbred animals to investigators at the Institute. The animal species bred
and maintained here include New Zealand white rabbits, Dunken Hartley
guinea pigs, Wistar rats ond several strains of mice.
The Centre for Ecological Sciences, established at the Institute in 1982,
is the first Centre of Excellence supported by the Ministry of Environment and
Forests, Government of India. Consisting of life scientists, chemists,
mathematicians and engineers, the Centre concerns itself with research in
the maior areas of biological diversity, social behaviour, human ecology,
ecodevelopment, plant-animal interactions and climate change and tropical

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forests

Division of Chemical Sciences

Established In 191 1, the Department of Inorganic and Physical
Chemistry has the distinction of berng one of the oldest departments in 11%.
The mator research efforts now under way in the Department are focussed on
areas such as molecular structure and dynamics, laser spectroscopy,
organometallic chemistry, solid state chemistry, electrochemistry, chemistry of
non-metals, polymer chemistry and combustion chemistry.

The Solid State and Structural Chemistry Unit, established in 1976,

grves a maior thrust to research and teaching in areas of solid state, surface
and structural chemistry. Besides developing research and teaching
programmes, the Unit has established strong interactions with other
departments with regard to interdisciplinary and inter-departmental research
programmes.

In 1991, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)

established a Centre of Excellence in Chemistry in the Institute for a period
of 10 years. The Centre works on various aspects of solid state chemistry,
spectroscopy, surface science and materials.

The Materials Research Centre has been established (1978) in the

Institute for fostering interdisciplinary research on materials. The main focus
of research is on electronic materials as well as on functional ceramics. The
current activities centre around the synthesis and characterisation of materials,
ceramic sensors, opto-electronic materials, including luminescent phosphors,
thin solid films, diamond coatings, ceramic composites, amorphous and
metastable materials.
Established in 191 1, the Department of Organic Chemistry is
recognised as a Centre for Advanced Study by the University Grants
Commission, The Department is involved in teaching and research in frontier
areas of synthetic, physical, structural, bio- and theoretical organic chemistry,
and organo-metallic chemistry.
The Sophisticated Instruments Facility, which was established in 1977,
has state-of-the-art equipment for Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)
studies. It undertakes research on theoretical and experimental aspects of
NMR spectroscopy, besides being involved in the development of techniques
and applications to liquids, solids and mesophases.

Division of Physical and Mathematical Sciences

The Department of Mathematics was initially started as a Centre of
Applied Mathematics. It aims to promote close collaboration between various
mathematical disciplines. The areas of current research in the Department
are algebraic/combinatorial topology, commutative algebra and algebraic

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geometry, differential equations, fluid mechanics, non-linear waves, plasma

physics, and probability and stochastic processes.

The Deportment of Physics, established in 1933, has been a pioneer

in advanced research and higher education. The areas of current research
include condeneed matter physics, complex systems, bio-molecular structure
and biophysics, atomic and optical physics, plasma physics, and astronomy
and astrophysics.
The Deportment of Instrumentation wos established in 1964 as the
Central Instrumentation and Services Loboratory. Currently, the Department
offers M.Tech. programme and undertakes research in diverse areas of
instrumentation, including analytical, electronic, laser and optical, solar energy
and thermal, and vacuum and thin film instrumentation.

The IISc-TIFR Mothemotics Progromme is a collaborative effort between

the Institute and the School of Mathematics of the Tata Institute of Fundamental
Research, Mumbai (Bombay). The Programme supports joint research at
doctoral and post-doctoral levels.

The Astronomy ond Astrophysics Progromme is a joint programme

organised in collaboration with the Raman Research Institute, Bangalore;
Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore; Tota Institute of Fundamental
Research, Mumbai; Indian Space Research Orgonisation, Bangalore; and
the Physical Research Laborototy, Ahmedobod. It fosters research and
developmental activity in different oreas of Astronomy ond Astrophysics.

The Central Cryogenic Facility was established in 1971 and has been
successful in producing and supplying liquid nitrogen and liquid helium to
users in the Institute as well as outside. The Facility has also undertqken R&D
projects on cryogrinding of spices, design and development of indigenous
cryostats, development of helium gas purity monitor, and discrete type level
sensors for cryogens.

Division of Electrical Sciences

The Deportment of Electrical Engineering has the distinction of being
one of the oldest deportments in the Institute, having been established in
191 1. The Deportment offers higher education progrommes and conducts
advanced research in the areas of power systems (computer applications),
HVDC flexible AC transmission systems, parallel processing, system science,
computer vision, artificial intelligence, computer networks, power electronics
ond drives, bioengineering and signal processing, and energy studies.

The Dbportment of Electrical Communication Engineering, which

was estobli;hed in 1946, hos current research interests in the oreos of
communication systems; electronic devices circuits and technology;
microprocessor-bosed instrumentation devices using superconductors;

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electromognetics, microwaves and antennas; photonics and optical

communication; signal processing; speech, audio and image processing;
acoustics; statistical signal processing; and biomedical signal processing.
The Centre for Electronics Design and Technology was established
In 1975, under the sponsorship of the Swiss Development Corporation and
the Department of Electronics, Government of India. The Centre has current
research interests in telematics, power electronics, electromechanics,
instrumentation, industrial design, electronic packaging and production.

The Department of Computer Science and Automation was

established in 1969 as the School of Automation. The Department offers
post-graduate programmes and undertakes advanced research in the areas
of theoretical computer science, systems and software, and intelligent systems.

The Department of High Voltage Engineering, established in 195 1,

has been Involved In developing and conducting research work for reliable
design oi power apparatus and transmission systems. Some of the recent
malor R&D projects Include the development of high voltage and high current
facilities for lightning-aircraft interaction analysis, setting up of explosive
atmospheric test facility, and dielectric studies in SF6 gas-insulated systems.

The research efforts at the Supercomputer Education and Research

Centre (SERC), which was first established as the Computer Centre in 1970,
span a wide spectrum of areas of Information Technology. The maior areas
of research and development interest are high performance computing, CAD
for VLSI, processor architectures, visualisation of high-speed networks, network
securrty, and web technology.
The Centre has been the first in the Asia-Pacific region to receive the
Shared University Research (SUR) programme research support from IBM in
the area of high performance computing. Its research collaborators include
IBM, Tata-IBM. HF: TI, TISL and LG.
SERC has created a state-of-the-art supercomputing facility which caters
to the diverse and evolving computational and visualisation needs of the
Institute. This facility is also available to all universities, R&D establishments,
and industries.

Division of Mechanical Sciences

Established initially as the Department of Aeronautical Engineering
(1942) to meet the expanding needs of the Hindustan Aircraft Company,
located in Bangalore, the activities of the Department Aerospace Engineering
have, in recent years greatly expanded to cover both aeronautical and space
technology. The Department works in close association with the Satellite and
Launch Vehicle projects of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
The Department is also involved in a collaborative programme in helicopter

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engineering with the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Bangalore.
The Centre for Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences was established
in 1982, and its current research activities are in monsoon dynamics, ocean
dynamics, ocean-atmosphere coupling, climate and rainfall variability,
atmosphertc boundary layer, laboratory modelling of atmospheric convection,
and satellite meteorology.

The Department of Civil Engineering, established in 1950, offers post-

graduate programmes and undertakes advanced research in the areas of
geotechnical engineering, hydro-mechanics and water resources engineering,
and structural engineering.
The Department of Mechanical Engineering was established in 1945.
It has specialised post-graduate programmes and advanced research interests
in various aspects of mechanical systems; internal. combustion engines; metal
castrng, metal joining, and metal cutting; and thermal sciences.

The Centre for Product Design and Manufacturing has been recently
established to promote teaching, research, industrial interaction and prototype
development activities in the field of product design at the Institute. The
Centre houses the various academic activities related to the Master of Design
programme in Product Design and Engineering.

The Department of Chemical Engineering was established in 1943,

and has current research interests in the areas of bioengineering, chemical
dynamics and control, environmental engineering, materials, thermodynamics
and transport properties, and transfer processes.
The Department of Metallurgy, established in 1945, offers post-
graduate degree programmes and conducts advanced research in several
leading areas of metallurgy. The areas of current research include mineral
processing, bioprocessing, extractive metallurgy, physical metallurgy and
mechanical metallurgy.

The Department of Management Studies was initiated in 1948 as the

Section of Economics and Social Sciences; it was merged with the Section of
Industrial Engineering and Administration to form the Department of Industrial
Management in 1965. It was given the present nomenclature in 1986. The
areas of current research in the Department are human resources
management, economics, marketing, finance, operations research, and the
management of R&D and science and technology.

The Centre for the Application of Science and Technology to Rural

Areas (ASTRA) is engaged in R&D, technology development, field trials,
transfer of technology and identifying suitable mechanisms for technology
dissemination in several challenging areas of science and technology that
have relevance and applications in rural areas. Some of the maior
development projects under way include:
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Basic studies on biogasification of biomass residues

Biomass gasification at 5 to 500 KW power levels

Technology for solid phase and plug flow biogas plants for biomass
residues

4 Design, field testing and viability studies on bioenergy packages in

rural areas

4 Low-cost building technologies

f) Steam-cured stabilized soil cement blocks

9) Water, decontamination technology for rural and domestic applications

h) Nursery packages for medicinal plants

4 Sustainability issues in bioenergy, biomass generation, climate change

and biomass use

i) Energy efficient wood and biomass burning devices for domestic and
agro-industrial applications

k) Forestry and afforestation techniques in rural areas.

IV. INSTITUTE-INDUSTRY
INTERACTIONS
Ever since its inception, the Indian Institute of Science has been
encouraging and promoting close interaction with industry, government, and
other R&D organisations. This has been a natural outcome of the vision of its
founder, Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata, who envisaged that the Institute must
strive “to provide for advanced instruction and to conduct original
Investigations in all branches of knowledge and, in particular, in such branches
of knowledge as are likely to promote the material and industrial welfare of
India”. Even during the formative years, the Institute’s scientific endeavours
were directed towards the utilisation of its expertise and facilities for applied
research and industrial development.

The basic rationale for promoting II%-Industry interactions has been

the following:
a) For meaningful technological innovations, research knowledge must
be closely coupled to applications through engineering and industry

b) Appropriate research, plus development, is essential for the

demonstration and utilisation of new technology

c) Industry can be both o source of research support and a partner in

technology generation and transfer

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d) Such challenging interactions with industry would qualitatively enhance
the programmes of higher education and advanced research pursued
by the Institute.

In general, there is a great need for interlocking academic institutions

in the country with industry for the benefit of both. The role of special institutions
such as IlSc in providing industry with the benefits of the advances in science
and technology has been discussed and its importance underlined in several
national forums.

IlSc has had a long history of valued contacts with industry, and its
faculty have for long interacted with industry. These contacts have varied
from advice and discussion to undertaking of specific projects. Later on in
this report, in Section V, some examples of successful interactions are
presented.

In 1965, the Institute took a significant step to directly involve the Institute
in consultancy projects for industry, with the faculty members in the respective
areas of specialisation acting as consultants on behalf of the Institute. With
this step, a new dimension was added to this area of work, which enabled
the consultants to use the facilities of the Institute and complex consultancy
projects to be handled by specialists drawn from different disciplines.

Institutionalisation of the consultancy work helped further developments.

In 1975, the Centre for Scientific and Industrial Consultancy was established.
Its role and those of a few other institutional centres are described in the
following paragraphs.

Centre for Scientific and Industrial Consultancy(CSIC)

As just mentioned above, CSIC was formally established in 1975, vested
with the responsibility of coordinating and further promoting Institute-Industry
interaction for mutual benefit and advancement. CSIC provides the
infrastructure through which industrial and other organisations can quickly
and effectively gain access to the expertise and facilities of the Institute in the
fields of science, technology and management. The Centre also promotes
the formation of a network of informal contacts between the scientists and
engineers in the Institute and those in Industry, allowing for a continuous and
easy flow of information and ideas.

CSIC has an organisational structure with two professors of the Institute

functioning as the Chairman and the Associate Chairman. In addition, the
following staff help in generating proposals, smoothly implementing projects
and handling intellectual property rights:

a) Associate faculty from various departments-to generate and evaluate

proposals and have discussions with potential clients on the expertise
at the Institute;

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b) Scientific staff-to assist the Chairman in convening technical

committee meetings to evaluate proposals, interfacing with clients
and consultants in technical and administrative matters, organising
the creation of databases and CSIC publications;

c) Administrative staff-to provide efficient office support for the smooth

implementation of consultancy work.

In order to provide a greater thrust to Institute-Industry interactions,

CSIC holds Industry-IISc meets, with the help of the concerned departments.
Several such meets have been held in the recent past, often in conjunction
with scientific and technical conferences, seminars and workshops. In a mayor
event held on 2”d March 1997 to mark the Golden Jubilee of India’s
Independence, the Prime Minister visited the Institute and dedicated to the
nation the following technologies developed with industrial collaboration.

+ HIV peptide-based diagnostic kit

+ Biomass gasifier

+ Ceramics of yttrium iron garnets (YAG) for microwave devices

CSIC strives to continuously provide incentives to the faculty of the

Institute who work on industrial consultancy projects. The technical and
professional fees charged by the faculty contribute to the personal
remuneration earned by them. Special provision is also made for remunerating
the support staff and students of the Institute for their assistance in consultancy
projects.
Technology transfer and intellectual property rights, orising out of the
R&D work of IlSc faculty under various modes of industrial interaction are
primarily handled by CSIC. These forms of protection and transfer of IPR
could arise out of personal research, sponsored research, consultancy projects,
or special projects such as those farmed out by the Technology Development
Missions of the Planning Commission, Government of India. In order to
handle such issues of IPR, the Institute has constituted a special committee of
professors, along with identified staff of CSIC. The committee reviews patent
applications of the faculty and interfaces with the Institute’s patent attorneys.
Generally speaking, the intellectual rights arising out of an industry-sponsored
project are held jointly between IlSc and the concerned industry. In the case
of transfer of technology to an industrial client, the terms of payment are so
determined as to include an initial lump sum and a predetermined royalty,
depending on the technology being transferred.
CSIC also brings out some useful publications on the Institute’s research
and development capabilities. The periodic publications of CSIC include a
quarterly R&D magazine titled “Inseight” and a weekly calendar of events in
the Institute. The periodic publications brought out by CSIC have included

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along with its own profile, a faculty profile, facilities profile, consultancy
projects profile, and pamphlets on the various products and processes
developed in the Institute.

Society for Innovation and Development (SID)

The Indian Institute of Science is now playing a proactive role in the
economic development of the society and nurturing it. It recognises the fact
that the utilisation of research and development resources in an efficient and
effective way is crucial when market forces, correct time horizons and synergy
with business R&D specialisations will be a dominant trend of the future. It is
hence considered important to develop positive levels of synergy between
institutions and industry for improved competitiveness and efficiency.

IlSc has created the Society for Innovation and Development (SID) which
has been registered under the Karnataka Societies Registration Act, to act as
a window for interaction with the world of business and industry. The primary
emphasis has been to proactively and aggressively develop its role to new
possibilities, the primary emphasis being on development of ways that support
the Institute and Industry and also support its primary mission of academic
and basic R&D activities and also enhance the Institute’s role and image in
society. It does so by packaging and projecting the human and material
resources of the Institute in an industry-friendly as well as a faculty-friendly
way.
SID has provided avenues for beneficial, productive and remunerative
use of the scientific and technological R&D activities at IISc. It operates with
its structure of a Governing Board, a Finance Committee, an Investment
Committee, a Management Committee and the Chief Executive, maintaining
a strong symbiotic relationship with IISc. In the recent past, SID has initiated
about 80 project activities centred around individuals or groups of faculty
from IISc, with or without collaboration from outside organisations. The
arrangements which SID has with companies vary as they are designed to
meet specific requirements. They have taken some of the following forms:

+ A research contract where companies pay in full for work carried out
in pursuit of defined obiectives. The companies have non-exclusive,
and in some cases exclusive, rights to any resulting intellectual property,
subject to mutual agreement on the royalties payable.

+ An R&D arrangement covered by research directed towards developing

defined products and processes, where the company meets all the
direct costs plus overheads and undertakes research jointly with IISc.
The resulting intellectual property and benefits are shared between
the company and IISc. Royalty sharing is negotiated on a commercial
basis.
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understanding for a company to sponsor research relevant to its

strategic business interest, where specific research objectives are
progressively defined in the light of technical and commercial
developments. Intellectual property developed in the course of the
collaboration is offered to the company on a right of first-refusal basis
for commercialisation or application through a licensing agreement.
Royalties and fees are negotiated on a commercial basis.

+ SID has also initiated programme units, which are enterprise groups,
to serve as yet another avenue for Institute-Industry collaboration. These
work groups are formed with faculty from different disciplines and
departments with and without outside industry participation. The groups
work in close cooperation to conduct R&D in industry-relevant areas.
Specifically, the enterprise groups of programme units aim at
.:. identifying suitable projects and coordinating interdisciplinary
research activities on their technology focus

+ further developing and transforming academic research in technology

area which can be exploited by Industry into marketable services

9 fostering closer links with Industry in the commercial development of

its focus technology.

Such programme units in future could ultimately develop into independent

profit centres in collaboration with SID. Some of the present programme
units are Consortium for Research and Innovation in Signal Processing (CRISP)
in the area of signal processing, F-Cube in the area of Fracture, Fatigue and
Finite Element analysis, SuTRA for sustainable transformation of rural areas,
etc.
SID has also promoted the creation of R&D programme and centres
jointly between IlSc and national and international organisations. These joint
R&D programmes include the setting up of world-class research laboratories
by designated sponsors in IlSc and then undertaking joint R&D programmes
of both collaborative and contract types to develop products/and processes
of mutual interest.

Advanced Product Design and Prototyping (APDAP)

APDAP is a joint venture between the Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
and the Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) established in 1996. It is the first
commercial venture in India between an educational institution and a private
organisation. APDAP is registered as an Association of Persons and all its
functions are akin to those of an independent private company.
APDAP’s mission is to enable the Indian manufacturing industry to
compete in the tough international market: to cater to the large and varied
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and to augment the limited in-house resources of various industries. APDAP

brings together the technical knowledge base of IlSc and the engineering
skills of TCS.

APDAP offers a wide variety of engineering services to a spectrum of

industries, primarily in the automotive, consumer, electrical and electronic
sectors. The key services offered by APDAP include product design, reverse
engineering, rapid prototyping, manufacture of tools and dies, and value
engineering.

Centre for Continuing Education (CCE)

The Centre was established in 1975 with the primary objective of making
the resources of the Institute available for updating the knowledge of
professionals in industry, R&D laboratories and other organisations. The
current activities of the Centre include programmes leading to the award of
degrees, under the Quality Improvement Programme (QIP) supported by the
Ministry of Human Resources Development, Government of India. The Centre
also organises short-term intensive training and refresher courses, normally
of two weeks duration, for teachers as well as professionals from industry and
R&D organisations. These courses may be sponsored by various government
agencies or they could be self-supporting courses wherein the required finances
are essentially realised from the participants. Several of these courses have
been designed exclusively for particular organisations to meet their specific
needs.
A Curriculum Development Cell functioning under CCE undertakes
various activities related to curriculum development for engineering education.
These activities include sponsoring, text-book writing, development of audio-
visual aids and laboratory experiments and rendering support for short-term
visits. PROFICIENCE, a joint venture between the Institute and several
professional institutions in Bangalore, offers semester-long courses in areas
of topical interest to professionals from industrial and other organisations.
These courses are conducted during evening hours and they include practical
training in computer and other laboratories as may be appropriate.

V. SOME ILLUSTRATIVE
SUCCESS STORIES
Over the past 25 years, the Institute has continuously promoted,
strengthened and diversified its interactions with industry, Over 2000 projects
have been successfully completed for industry, government and research
organisations. These projects have been channelised through the Centre for
Scientific and Industrial Consultancy (CSIC) and have involved the following
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+ Advice on R&D
+ Systems design and analysis

+ Software development

+ Product design and development

+ Transfer of technology

+ Model investigations

+ Evaluation and diagnostics

+ Manpower development

The following paragraphs give some illustrative examples of the Industry

interactions in the diverse areas of science, engineering and technology. These
“success stories” are by no means exhaustive but are merely representative
of the multi-faceted endeavours of the Institute faculty.

Silicon-based Materials
One of the most significant contributions of the Institute has been the
development and transfer of know-how for the manufacture of silicon-based
materials. Recognising the importance of high-purity silicon as well as of
silicon-based materials for Indian industry, this R&D programme was pioneered
at IlSc by a couple of professors in the Department of Inorganic and Physical
Chemistry and of Physics. Their project was subsequently sponsored and
funded by a private chemical company. As a result of this sustained research
partnership with Industry, methods for the preparation of several silicon-
based materials were successfully standardized. Some of these products
include silicon tetrachloride, trichlorosilane, ethyl silicate, silicon nitride, and
electronic grade high-purity silicon. Indeed, the work. of the IlSc scientists led
to the development of “indigenous know-how” for the technology, and the
establishment of a major chemical industry for the production of electronic-
grade silicon and other silicon-based materials by the sponsoring industry
partner. Subsequently, a separate company was established as a subsidiary
of the sponsoring chemical company to focus efforts on the manufacture of
electronic-grade silicon and downstream products. ‘This company has been
manufacturing and marketing electronic-grade polysilicon single crystals and
wafers, and has also been paying royalty to the Institute for the commercial
use of the IlSc silicon technology.

Cryogenic Containers
Successful indigenization and transfer of technology to Industry have
taken place in the manufacture of cryogenic containers. The faculty in the
Central Cryogenic Facility at the Institute have made significant breakthroughs
in the design and development of super-insulated cryogenic containers for
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insulated liquid nitrogen tank has been developed and installed for use in the
thermal bum-in chamber for radar testing at a leading public sector electronics
organisation in Bangalore. Similarly, a 200-litre capacity super-insulated
liquid oxygen mobile dispenser has been designed for high acceleration loads
(high “g” values), and developed as a ground support system, to meet the
stringent defence requirements. Work is now under way on the performance
evaluation and upgradation of a 1 -litre capacity liquid nitrogen ecd cryostat
for a Central Government research organization. Under an inter-institutional
project for the development of helium liquifier, a loo-litre capacity liquid
helium storage vessel has been fabricated and the technology transferred to
a public sector undertaking.

Biomass Gasifiers
The Action Research Centre in Biomass Gasification and Combustion
has developed the technology for the gasification of bio-residues, including
plantation a .d agro residues, in order to produce clean gaseous fuel which
can be fed into an internal combustion engine. In a 3.7 kwe engine system,
the diesel replacement rates obtained were better than 80%. The technology
of the system has been transferred to a private industry, and more than three
hundred of these systems have been in the field, under a special programme
of the Government India.

A similar design methodology has been adopted for 20 kwe and 100
kwe gasifiers. The higher power engines show diesel replacements in excess
of 80%. A 100 kwe gasifier system has been in operation in the Andaman
and Nicobar Islands. A 500 kwe system has been built for a private industry
in a retrofit mode to an existing diesel engine of 70 kva capacity. These
engines, run in dual-fuel mode, can generate 12-20 units per litre of diesel
with l-1.2 kg/unit of bio-residue.

In an attempt to demonstrate the possibility of servicing the energy needs

of rural communities, a sponsored project has been undertaken at an
unelectrified village, Hosahalli, 100 km from Bangalore. This project has
been servicing forty-three households with electricity for lighting from 1988,
drinking water supply from 1990, and flour milling from 1992.

Peptide-based Diagnostic Kit

The detection of the Human lmmunodeficiency Virus (HIV), which is the
causative agent of AIDS, has become increasingly important over the past
few years. A third generation semi-quantitative microwell ELISA test for HIV-
1 and 2 antibodies has been developed indigenously for the first time in the
country. The technology, developed in collaboration with the Molecular
Biophysics Unit at the Institute, has been transferred to a private company in
Bangalore, which has complete facilities for production.

The diagnostic kit is based on synthetic peptide antigens which specifically

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recognize antibodies to two strains of the virus, HIV-1 and HIV-2. This
commercially launched kit has a sensitivity of 99.7%. Significantly, this is the
first indigenously developed HIV diagnostic kit to be marketed in the country
after clearance by the Drugs Controller of India.

Power Systems Analysis

Electrical power generation, transmission, distribution, and utilization
in cost-effective and efficient ways are essential for industrial and economic
growth. The faculty of the Institute have made very valuable contributions
towards the designing and testing of various regional distribution and
transmission systems, the evolution of cost-effective sub-transmission and
distribution systems, and towards devising measures for the control and
protection of power systems.

Water Engineering Management

Water sector projects play a key role in national development vis-a-vis
the optimal and multiple utilization of water resources for drinking, irrigation,
and power generation purposes. Three elements make up the development
of water resources:

+ Assessment of surface and ground water resources

+ Project implementation based on the assessment
+ Project management.

The faculty of the Department of Civil Engineering at the Institute have

been involved in all the above phases of development. These include water
supply schemes, canal irrigation schemes, lift irrigation schemes, power
projects, surface and ground water assessment, and project reviews.
A major area of activity has been the hydraulics of cross-country
pipelines, with particular focus on pumping mains. The application areas
are urban and industrial water supply schemes, cooling water system for
power plants, and lift irrigation schemes. Experience has centred around the
development of technology for the design and implementation of surge
protection systems for large pumping mains. In the related area of modelling
urban water supply distribution system, the Institute has developed a complex
model of the water distribution system for Bangalore City.
In recent years, the Institute has been associated with the improvement
of canal irrigation service in existing irrigation schemes through the national
water management project and the water resources consolidation project,
both aided by the World Bank. The Institute has also played an important
role in the development of the methodology for regional ground water
assessment in hard rock areas.
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water sector throughout the country. The client organizations for these projects
included private sector companies, autonomous corporations and boards,
government departments, public sector units, and R&D laboratories.

Power Electronics
The faculty members in the Power Electronics Group (PEG) at the Institute
have made pioneering contributions in the areas of power converters, industrial
drives, and power electronics applications to power quality issues. The
developmental work of this group spans the analysis, modelling, simulation,
design, fabrication, and evaluation of power electronic systems.

The maior contributions to industry have been towards the development

of resonant converters, furnace power supplies, switched reluctance motor
drives, induction motor drives and DSP controllers. A 600 W prototype
resonant transition converter was successfully developed for Industry.
Technology for the control of a 24-pulse converter for 10 MW dc furnace was
developed and t ransferred to industry, resulting in the manufacture of the
largest indigenous furnace of its kind. Gradual developments in switched
reluctance motor drives have led to the successful demonstration of an
engineered prototype. The PEG has made significant contributions in the
development of control schemes and controllers for induction motor drives.
Amongst the important know-hows transferred to Industry are those relating
to IGBT-based inverters for induction motor drives, covering power level up
to 100 KW; DSP-based hardware for vector control of induction motors and
permanent magnet synchronous motors; and simulation of traction drives
with induction motor drives. Recognizing the need for fast digital controllers
for motor drives and converters, the faculty have designed DSP-based controller
hardware jointly with a number of companies, who are working with IlSc to
tailor controllers to meet their specific needs.

Structural Analysis
Computational methods find a primary role in structural analysis and
design in civil, mechanical, and aerospace engineering. The Institute faculty
pioneered R&D in computational structural mechanics over the past three
decades with special emphasis on versatile Finite Element Methods (FEM).
Several industrial units sought their advice for various purposes. IlSc faculty
provided technical advice on the analysis and design, development of
customized software packages, and manpowertraining. In-house competence
exists at IlSc in all areas of structural analysis, such as linear, non-linear
(material and geometric), dynamics, viscoelastic/plastic and fracture mechanics
of metallic and fibre-reinforced composite structures.
Experimental stress analysis facilities exist at IlSc covering the conventional
strain gauge and photoelastic methods. With the increasing reliability of
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areas to static, dynamic and fatigue testing. The laboratories in the Aerospace,
Mechanical, Metallurgy and Civil Engineering Departments have MTS, lnstron
and Dartec facilities for static tests up to 50 tonnes and fatigue tests up to
37.5 tonnes. These facilities can carry out fatigue, fracture mechanics, and
crack-growth measurements under programmable loading. Non-destructive
testing facilities support defect identification and assessment using ultrasonic,
x-ray, acoustic impact, and acoustic emission techniques.

The faculty members of the structural analysis group have formed an

activity named “fcube” (fatigue, fracture and finite element analysis) for group-
based industrial collaboration.

Geotechnical Engineering
The faculty of the Civil Engineering Department have made pioneering
contributions in the area of geotechnical engineering. Soil investigations,
analysis, and recommendations for the design of foundotions and
superstructures have been offered to a large number of clients in the public
and the private sectors. The innovative approaches evolved by the Institute
faculty have been responsible for many cost-saving solutions for a wide range
of dams, bridges, and multi-storeyed buildings.

Important investigations have also been carried out in the area of

earthquake engineering, wherein simulations and predictions have been
carried out to test the resistance of power plants and irrigation dams to
earthquakes.

Noise Control
The Institute faculty have made very significant contributions through
consultancy projects in the area of noise control. A few success stories are
highlighted in the following paragraphs.

H’ rg h- pressure steam venting in chemical plants and steam power stations

produces extremely high noise levels. Efficient silencers have been designed
and developed, and these are in use for over two decades in public sector
fertiliser and heavy electrical companies. Recently, a user-friendly software
has been developed for the design of silencers for high-pressure venting and
industrial fans and blowers.

In the automotive sector, exhaust mufflers designed by the IlSc faculty

have been widely used on two-wheelers and three-wheelers as well as on
passenger cars manufactured by Indian companies. In one instance, such
mufflers have been used on diesel cars in order to meet international standards
on pass-by noise. Exhaust systems have been designed and are in successful
operation for over a decade at a public-sector aerospace laboratory’s acoustic
test facility for the reduction of noise by over 50 decibels.

The Institute has also contributed significantly to the design of acoustic

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test facilities. A private sector automobile manufacturer has utilised IlSc

know-how to build a large hemi-anechoic room for testing full-scale vehicles
and engines according to international standards. This is probably the largest
such test facility in South East Asia.

Wind Tunnel Facmty

Aerodynamic testing and evaluation of flight vehicle configurations and
their components constitute a crucial phase in the design and development
of flight vehicles. The tests involve six component force measurements,
pressure scanning and flow-visualisation studies of flight vehicle models and
their components. Such tests are undertaken at the large Open Circuit Wind
Tunnel at the Department of Aerospace Engineering. Over the last several
years, around forty such projects have been completed at this Facility. The
Facility is well equipped with strain gauge type balances, pressure scanning
equipment and other instrumentation needed in this context. A fully computer-
based data acquisition system incorporating the necessary hardware and
software is available for efficiently conducting these tests and analysing the
results. Capability also exists for the design and development of special
rigs, balances and special purpose instrumentation for unusual types of tests
like evaluation of stability derivatives of flight vehicles, performance of air
intakes, parachutes and propellers. This Facility has been extensively made
use of by various aeronautical design and development organisations.

VI. EPILOGUE
In keeping with its aims and objects, the Institute has organised a multi-
mode interaction with Industry, The Centre for Scientific and Industrial
Consultancy, through which the know-how generated at the Institute percolates
to industry, handles about 200 projects referred to by the Industry every year.
Through the Technology Development Missions initiated by the Planning
Commission of the Government of India, the Institute has made vital
contributions in the areas of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New
Materials, and Food Processing. An attractive feature of these projects is
that Industry is an equal partner in this development work. The Society for
Innovation and Development is an independent entity created by the Institute
to confer the necessary flexibility in operation so that the deliverables are
timely. Some maior projects associated with this Society which are worthy of
mention are the Monsanto programme and the Indo-Norwegian programme
on Aluminium Applications Technology.
The Institute has the largest computing facility in the country for an
academic institution and is a hub of activity for many academic institutions
and computer companies. The campus is wired for Internet connectivity. The
Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, has a major umbrella

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programme at the Institute, which supports infrastructure in the form of centres

and facilities, research and applications of Biotechnology. The Department
of Science and Technology of the Government of India supports several
individual projects and infrastructural facilities, such as the Nuclear Magnetic
Resonance (NMR) and the X-ray units.
IlSc has the largest library in the country devoted to science and
technology. A Digital Library has been created in co-operation with IBM. In
addition, the National Centre for Science Information (NCSI), supported by
the University Grants Commission as an Inter-University Centre, makes
literature searches avallable to university teachers across the nation.

The Institute maintains an extraordinarily fruitful relationship with the

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Defence Research and
Development Organisation (DRDO). The IISc-ISRO Cell co-ordinates projects
of vital importance to the Department of Space, Government of India. The
mandate for the Cell is being expanded to a Satellite Applications Technology
Centre. The Joint Advanced Technology Programme handles projects of
relevance to defence estoblishments.

Centres for Excellence in Solid State Chemistry, Computational Fluid

Dynamics, Condensed Matter Theory and Technical Acoustics have also been
established at the Institute. The Centre for Electronics Design and Technology
IS a unique venture supported by the Swiss Government, where potential
entrepreneurs are trained on projects of direct relevance to the electronic
industry.

Attention to societal needs is yet another facet of the Institute’s activities,

The Centre for Application of Science and Technology to Rural Areas (ASTRA)
has, as its main focus, the development of India’s rural areas. A new
programme SuTRA (Sustainable Transformation for Rural Areas) has just been
launched.
In all these endeavours of fostering external interactions, especially
with Industry, the Institute has realised that an appropriate venture has to be
built, based on communication, cooperation and confidence between IlSc
faculty and Industry professionals. Perhaps, one of the reasons for the relatively
slow growth of Institute-Industry interaction has been the lack of long-term
R&D planning in Industry. With the recent economic reforms and liberalisation,
one can hope for a quickening of the technological innovation processes in
Indian industry. On its part, IlSc is constantly striving to improve its R&D
infrastructure, including those relating to the administration and management
of research and development, so that it can respond even more quickly,
adapting itsen to the nation’s R&D challenges in general and to Industry R&D
requirements in particular.

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is its impermanence. The Institute is dedicated to disproving this statement.

Conceived in the final years of the nineteenth century, the Institute has
maintained its excellence in every sphere of its activity throughout the twentieth
century, and appears poised to scale greater heights of scientific and
technological accomplishments in the new millennium.

Table 1
DIRECTORS
M. W. Travers 1909-l 4
A. G. Bourne 1915-21
M. 0. Forster 1922-33
C. V. Roman 1933-37
J. C. Ghosh 1939-48
M. S. Thacker 1949-55
S. Bhagavantam 1957-62
S. Dhawan 1962-8 1
D.K. Banerjee 1971-72
S. Ramaseshan 1981-84
C. N. R. Rao 1984-94
G. Padmanaban 1994-98
Goverdhan Mehta Since 1998

Table 2
IISc AT A GLANCE
DIVISIONS AND DEPARTMENTS/CENTRES/UNlTS
DIVISION OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
BC Dept. of Biochemistry Academics 50
BIC Bioinformatics Centre SC/Tech Officers 16
CAF Centrol Animal Facility Degrees awarded 29
CES Centre for Ecological Scs. Publications 166
MCB Dept. of Microbiology & Cell Biology Visitors 60
MBU Molecular Biophysics Unit
MRDG Centre for Molecular Reproduction, Development
and Genetics

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DIVISION OF ELECTRICAL SCIENCES

CEDT Centre for Electronics Design & Tech. Academics 66
CSA Dept. of Computer Science & Automation Sci./Tech Officers 36
ECE Dept. of Electrical Communication Engg. Degrees awarded 220
EE Dept. of Electrical Engg. Publications 169
HV Dept. of High Voltage Engg. Visitors 36

DMSION OF PHYSICALAND MATHEMATICALSCIENCES

AAP Astronomy & Astrophysics Programme Academics 52
CCF Central Cryogenic Facility SC/Tech Officers 31
CTS Centre for Theoretical Studies Degrees awarded 35
FLS Foreign Longuages Section Publications 180
TI TIFR-IISc Maths. Programme Visitors 132
IN Dept. of Instrumentation
Maths Dept. of Mathematics
Phy Dept. of Physics

DIVISION OF CHEMICAL SCIENCES

IPC Dept. of Inorganic & Physical
Chemistry Academics 39
MRC Materials Research Centre SC/‘Tech Officers 18
oc Dept. of Organic Chemistry Degrees awarded 28
sscu Solid State & Structural
Chemistry Unit Publications 288
SIF Sophisticated Instruments
Facility Visitors 68
COE Centre of Excellence in Chemistry

DIVISION OF MECHANICAL SCIENCES

AE Dept. of Aerospace Engg. Academics 113
CAOS Centre for Atmospheric &
Oceanic Scs. Sci/Tech Officers 49
ChE Dept. of Chemical Engg. Degrees owarded 195
Ci Dept. of Civil Engineering Publications 302
CPDM Centre for Product Design
& Mfg 34
ME Dept. of Mechanical Engg.
MS Dept. of Management Studies
Met Dept. of Metallurgy

CENTRES
ASTRA Centre for Application of Science &
Technology to Rural Areas Academics 8
CCE Centre for Continuing Education Sci/Tech Officers
CSIC Centre for Scientific & Industrial

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Consultancy Degrees awarded 2

NCSI National Centre for Science
Information Publications 39
SERC Supercomputer Education &
Research Centre Visitors 90

Table 3
DEGREE PROGRAMMES
RESEARCH COURSES
Ph.D.* Integrated M.Sc. M.E.. M.Tech.. M.Des.v
Ph.D.+ (Ew.)*
Residential Yrs 5 7 2 1/2’/2 1 l/2 2
Course Credit 12 64 12 48 48 64
requirements

Table 3A
Departments/Centres/Units where the Programmes are Offered

Biochemistry 0
Ecological Sciences 0
Microbiology &
Cell Biology 0
Molecular Biophysics 0
Molecular Reproduction,
Development & Genetics 0
Inorganic & Physical Chemistry 0
Materials Research 0
Organic Chemistry 0
Solid State & Structural Chemistv 0
Astronomy & Astrophysics 0
Instrumentation 0
Mathematics 0
Physics 0
Computer Science& Automation 0
Electrical Communication Engg. 0
Electrical Engg. 0
Electronics Design & Technology 0
High Voltage Engg. 0
Supercomputer Education &
Research 0
Aerospace Engg. 0
Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences 0
Chemical Engg. 0
Civil Engg. 0

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Management Studies 0 * A
Mechanical Engg. 0 * n v
Metallurgy 0 * n

Table 3B
Areas of Specialisation in M.E./M.Tech./M.Des. Degree
Programmes
Aerospace Engineering Structures, Aerodynamics, Propulsion,
Control and Guidance of Aircraft,
Rockets and Spacecraft
Chemical Engineering Chemical Reaction Engineering,
Thermodynamics, Transfer Processes in
Multiphase Systems, Fluid Mechanics,
Process Dynamics, Control and
Optimization, Emulsions, Colloids and
Suspensions,Granular Flows, Molecular
Simulations
Civil Engineering Geotechnical Engineering,
Hydromechanics and Water Resources
Engineering, Structural Engineering.
Computer Science &
Automation Theoretical Computer Science, Systems
Softw are, Software Engineering,
Computer Architecture, Parallel and
Distributed Computing, Artificial
Intelligence and Expert Systems,
Manufacturing Systems and Robotics
Electrical Engineering Computer Applications in Power
Systems and Drives
Electronics Design &
Technology Telematics, Power Electronics,
Instrumentation and Electromechanics
HighVoltage Engineering High Voltage Apparatus, EHV
Transmission,Over-voltage henomena,
Protection,Numerical Electromagnetics
relevant to HV Engineering, reakdown
Phenomena, GIS and Insulation
Engineering
Instrumentation Analytical Instrumentation, Electronic
Instrumentation, Lasers and Optical
Instrumentation, Solar Energy and
Thermal Instrumentation, Vacuum and
Thin Film Techniques

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Management Studies Human Resources Management,

Finance, Marketing, Applied
Operations Research, Operation
Management
Manufacturing Engineering Manufacturing Engineering
Mechanical Engineering Internal Combustion Engines and
Technical Acoustics, Metal Casting and
Manufacturing, Mechanical Systems
Analysis and Design; Thermal Science
and Energy Systems Engineering
Metallurgy Alloy Design and Processing, Chemical
and Extractive Metallurgy
Microelectronics Systems CAD, VLSI Gate Arrays, ASICs,
Switching Theory & VLSI, Low Power
VLSI Circuits,Mixed Mode VLSI Circuits
Product Design and
Engineering Product Design and Engineering
(for M.Des. degree)
Satellite Technology & Satellite Technology and Applications
Applications
Singal Processing Digital Signal Processing,lmage
Processing, Singal Compression,
Neural Networks, Biomedical Signal
Processing,Speech Information
Processing, ArrayProcessing, Pattern
Recognition

Systems Science Signal Processing, Artificial Intelligence,

& Technology Neural Networks, Manufacturing
Systems, Robotics, Computer Vision,
Decision and Control Theory
Telecommunication Microwave Communication; Digital
Communication, Communication,
Networks; Optical Communication

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Table. 4
STUDENTS

Admissions Continuing Education

398 1226
Research 115 Participants:
Integrated Ph.D. 31 Quality Improvement
M.E./M.Tech. 252 M.E./M.Tech. 506
Programme 44
Short Term 263
Proficience 920

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External Registration Courses Offered
164
559
R&D Organisations. 126 Level:
Industries:
Integrated M.E. 33
Electronics/Electrical 6 Postgraduate 452
Mechanical/ Research 74
Metallugical 6
Others 26
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Scholarships/
Fellowships Hostel
Accommodation:
1440
Men 1375
IISC 1168
UGC. 39 Women 305
CSIR. 130
Boarding Messes 3
Others 103

Placement
254
Students registered 380
Organisations visited 64
Placement secured 254
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Table 5
Publications
Science 634
Engineering 471
Others 39
Total 1144

Table 6
Awards/Distinctions
Fellows
National Academies 4
Others 6
Memberships 13
Professorships 2
Lectureships 10
Awards 19
Medals/Prizes 12

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