Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Tirupati
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Tirupati commonly referred as IISER Tirupati, is an autonomous public university in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India. It has been established by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, now the Ministry of Education.
IISER Tirupati started functioning in the 2015-2016 academic year, with the new batch arriving in the month of August. IISER Pune mentored this institute till the new director was appointed.
History
The institute was allocated to state of Andhra Pradesh as part of the AP bifurcation bill. The foundation stone of IISER Tirupati was laid on 28 March 2015 by the Union human resources minister, Smriti Irani & Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, N. Chandrababu Naidu.Initially, the institute had started functioning from a transit campus in the Sree Rama Educational Society, Tirupati. The Andhra Pradesh government has allocated a piece of land of over 250 acres for the permanent campus in Yerpedu.
Ground breaking ceremony of IISER Tirupati Main Campus building at Janaganapalli, Yerpedu Mandal, Tirupati District was done on 1 October 2020 and the construction was started. The permanent campus was constructed and has been operating there since 2024.
Academic programs
- BS-MS Programme: IISER Tirupati offers Integrated Master's level course. The BS-MS programme is for a duration of five years who have passed level. Admission to this program is after 10+2 years of school training and is currently done in co-ordination with the other IISERs, IISc Bangalore and IIT Madras through the IISER Aptitude Test. Both JEE Advanced and KVPY were earlier modes of admission, which is now discontinued. Four years BS in Economics and Statistical Science will be offered from August 2025.PhD Programme: The PhD programme at IISER Tirupati was initiated in August 2017. It involves a combination of coursework, teaching assistantship along with a major research component. IISER Tirupati admits students to its doctoral programme in Physics, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Earth & Climate Sciences, and associated inter-disciplinary areas of research. Mode of entry is through National level tests such as GATE, CSIR-UGC NET, JEST, JGEEBILS.Integrated PhD Programme: The integrated PhD programme at IISER Tirupati was initiated in August 2018. It is aimed at highly motivated students who wish to pursue a career in scientific research. Mode of entry is through National level tests such as Joint Admission Test for Masters, NBHM, JEST, JGEEBILS.