Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

Academic Excellence:

The Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), located in the garden city, was established by the Department of Science and Technology of India. Today it is a multidisciplinary research institute, having the status of a Deemed University. It offers Ph.D. programmes, as well as an Integrated Ph.D. (post-bachelor’s degree) programme in Materials Science.

Research and Development:

Researchers at the centre are divided into seven units: Chemistry and Physics of Materials, Engineering Mechanics, Evolutionary and Organismal Biology, Molecular biology and Genetics, New Chemistry, Theoretical Sciences, Educational Technology and Geodynamics. There are two off-campus units: Chemical Biology and Condensed Matter Theory.

Apart from training its own students through a wide spectrum of courses, the center’s Summer Research Fellowship programme hosts some of the brightest undergraduates in the country; the Educational Technology Unit produces aching aids and educational material, the centre organizes and teaches short-term courses at universities across India, and trains promising young chemists and biologists as part of the programmes of Project-Oriented-Chemical-Education (POCE) and Project-Oriented-Biological-Education (POBE).

In view of the impact and value-added by JNCASR, there is need for creating greater awareness among the potential students and researchers about this institute.

Ranking and Recognition:

In the prestigious and widely acclaimed educational ranking of Indian Institutional Ranking Framework (IIRF- 2021), JNCASR at 13th Rank in IIRF Deemed University Ranking 2021.