Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS) is a public, deemed, research university for higher education and research in basic sciences under the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India. Established on 29 July 1876 by Mahendralal Sarkar, a private medical practitioner, it focuses on fundamental research in basic sciences. It is Asia's oldest research institute located at Jadavpur, South Kolkata near Jadavpur University, Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute and Indian Institute of Chemical Biology. It is spread over a limited area of 9.5 acres and currently in the process of building an advanced SMART campus at Baruipur.
| Type | Public research university |
|---|---|
| Established | c. 1876 |
| Founder | Mahendralal Sarkar |
Academic affiliation | |
| Budget | ₹162.49 crore (US$20 million) (FY2023–24 est.) |
| President | Vinod K. Singh |
| Director | Ranjan Sen |
| Location | , , India 22°29′56.09″N 88°22′7.76″E |
| Campus | Large city |
| Language | English |
| Newspaper | Indian Journal of Physics |
| Website | www |
| University and College rankings | |
|---|---|
| Global – Overall | |
| CWUR World | 1092 (2021) |
| National – Overall | |
| CWUR National | 19 (2021) |
The association is engaged in research in various fields of physics, chemistry, biological sciences, mathematical and computational sciences, materials sciences and various interdisciplinary areas.