Indian Institute of Science

The Indian Institute of Science, commonly abbreviated as IISc, is a public deemed research university in Bengaluru, Karnataka, devoted to higher education and research in science, engineering, design and management and is locally known as the Tata Institute.印度科学理工学院（Indian Institute of Science，简称 IISc）是一所位于卡纳塔克邦班加罗尔的公立「视同大学」研究型大学，专事科学、工程、设计与管理领域的教学与研究，当地人亦称其为塔塔研究所。

Established in 1909 with the active support of Jamsetji Tata, it was granted deemed university status in 1958 and was one of the first six institutions awarded Institute of Eminence status in 2018.学校于 1909 年在贾姆希德吉·塔塔（Jamsetji Tata）的积极支持下创办，1958 年获授「视同大学」地位，并于 2018 年成为首批六所获颁「卓越研究所」身份的机构之一。

It is consistently counted among India's foremost research institutions, ranking first among universities and first among research institutions in the National Institutional Ranking Framework of 2024 and joint 221st in the QS World University Rankings 2027.它长期位居印度顶尖研究机构之列，在 2024 年全国机构排名框架（NIRF）中位列大学类第一、研究机构类第一，并在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中并列第 221 位。

History

• In 1893, during a voyage from Japan to Chicago, Jamsetji Tata met Swami Vivekananda and discussed his plans for industry in India, a conversation that fed into Tata's later scheme for an institute of scientific research.1893 年，贾姆希德吉·塔塔在由日本前往芝加哥的航程中结识斯瓦米·维韦卡南达（Swami Vivekananda），谈及在印度发展工业的设想，这次交谈后来成为他筹办科学研究所的重要缘起。

• In 1896 Tata sent his associate Burjorji Padshah on a world tour of research institutions, and in 1898 Padshah produced a guiding document titled An Institute of Scientific Research for India.1896 年，塔塔派其助手布尔乔吉·帕德沙（Burjorji Padshah）赴世界各地考察研究机构，1898 年帕德沙写成指导性文件《为印度设立科学研究所》。

• A provisional committee presented a draft proposal for the institute to Viceroy George Curzon on 31 December 1898, and Vivekananda endorsed the project with enthusiasm.一个临时委员会于 1898 年 12 月 31 日向总督乔治·寇松（George Curzon）提交了设立研究所的方案草案，维韦卡南达则热情支持这一计划。

• Sir William Ramsay, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1904, was asked to recommend a site and proposed Bangalore as the best location for the new institution.1904 年诺贝尔化学奖得主威廉·拉姆齐爵士（Sir William Ramsay）受邀推荐校址，他提议以班加罗尔作为新机构的最佳所在地。

• Maharaja Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV donated about 371 acres of land, including the former village of Medaraninganahalli, while Jamsetji Tata contributed several buildings towards the creation of the institute.大君克里希纳拉贾·瓦迪亚尔四世（Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV）捐出约 371 英亩土地，含旧村落梅达拉宁加纳哈利，贾姆希德吉·塔塔则捐建了若干建筑。

• A Kannada inscription dated to 1669 CE at Medaraninganahalli records the grant of that village to the Mallapura Mallikarjuna temple by the Maratha king Ekoji I.梅达拉宁加纳哈利一方纪年 1669 年的卡纳达文碑铭，记载马拉塔国王埃科吉一世（Ekoji I）将该村赠予马拉普拉·马利卡尔朱纳神庙之事。

• The maharaja granted Rs 5,00,000 towards capital expenditure and Rs 50,000 a year for running costs, while Nizam Osman Ali Khan contributed about Rs 300,000 over a period of 31 years.大君拨出 50 万卢比作建设经费、每年 5 万卢比作日常开销，尼扎姆·奥斯曼·阿里汗（Osman Ali Khan）则在 31 年间捐助约 30 万卢比。

• The constitution of the institute was approved by Viceroy Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, and the vesting order that enabled it to function was signed on 27 May 1909.研究所章程获总督吉尔伯特·艾略特-默里-基宁蒙德（Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound）批准，使其得以运作的授权令于 1909 年 5 月 27 日签署。

• Early in 1911 the maharaja laid the foundation stone, and on 24 July 1911 the first batch of students was admitted to the Departments of General and Applied Chemistry under Norman Rudolf and of Electro-Technology under Alfred Hay.1911 年初，大君为研究所奠基，同年 7 月 24 日首批学生入学，分入诺曼·鲁道夫（Norman Rudolf）主持的普通与应用化学系及阿尔弗雷德·海（Alfred Hay）主持的电工技术系。

• Within two months of the first admissions the Department of Organic Chemistry was opened, and in 1958 the institute was recognised as a deemed university by the University Grants Commission.首批学生入学后两个月内，有机化学系即告开设，1958 年印度大学拨款委员会（UGC）将研究所认定为「视同大学」。

• Morris Travers, a former co-worker of William Ramsay in the discovery of the noble gases, became the institute's first director in 1909 and served until 1914.莫里斯·特拉弗斯（Morris Travers）曾是拉姆齐发现惰性气体的合作者，他于 1909 年出任研究所首任所长，任至 1914 年。

• Among the early directors were Sir A. G. Bourne, who led the institute from 1915 to 1921, and Sir Martin O. Forster, who served from 1922 to 1933 and was later knighted.早期所长包括 1915 至 1921 年在任的 A. G. 伯恩爵士（Sir A. G. Bourne），以及 1922 至 1933 年在任、后获封爵士的马丁·O. 福斯特（Sir Martin O. Forster）。

• Sir C. V. Raman, who had won the 1930 Nobel Prize in Physics, became the first Indian director of IISc and led the institute from 1933 to 1937.1930 年诺贝尔物理学奖得主 C. V. 拉曼爵士（Sir C. V. Raman）成为 IISc 首位印度籍所长，于 1933 至 1937 年间主持所务。

• Later directors included Sir J. C. Ghosh from 1939 to 1948, M. S. Thacker from 1949 to 1955, S. Bhagavantam from 1957 to 1962 and S. Dhawan from 1962 to 1981.其后历任所长包括 1939 至 1948 年在任的 J. C. 戈什爵士（Sir J. C. Ghosh）、1949 至 1955 年的 M. S. 塔克尔、1957 至 1962 年的 S. 巴加万塔姆，以及 1962 至 1981 年的 S. 达万。

• C. N. R. Rao, who later received India's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna, served as director from 1984 to 1994, and Goverdhan Mehta led the institute from 1998 to 2005.后获印度最高平民荣誉「国宝勋章」的 C. N. R. 拉奥于 1984 至 1994 年任所长，戈弗丹·梅塔（Goverdhan Mehta）则于 1998 至 2005 年主政。

• IISc was the first institution in India to introduce master's programmes in engineering, and it also launched integrated doctoral programmes in the biological, chemical, physical and mathematical sciences for natural science graduates.IISc 是印度首个开设工程类硕士项目的高校，并为自然科学背景的毕业生推出了生物、化学、物理与数学方向的整合式博士项目。

• On 28 December 2005 two terrorists opened indiscriminate fire inside the IISc campus, killing Munish Chander Puri, a professor from IIT Delhi, and injuring four other people.2005 年 12 月 28 日，两名恐怖分子在 IISc 校园内肆意开枪，杀害了来自德里理工学院的教授穆尼什·昌德尔·普里（Munish Chander Puri），另致四人受伤。

• In 2018 IISc was one of the first six institutions awarded Institute of Eminence status, and in October 2018 it signed a memorandum with the Ministry of Human Resource Development to operationalise that status.2018 年，IISc 成为首批六所获「卓越研究所」地位的机构之一，同年 10 月又与人力资源发展部签署备忘录以落实该地位。

• In 2019 the institute adopted the public brand statement Discover and Innovate, Transform and Transcend, Serve and Lead.2019 年，研究所启用了公开品牌表述「Discover and Innovate，Transform and Transcend，Serve and Lead」（发现与创新、转化与超越、服务与引领）。

• In 2022 IISc received a private donation of 425 crore rupees, the largest in its history, to establish a postgraduate medical institute, and a seventh academic division for medical sciences was created.2022 年，IISc 获一笔 4.25 亿卢比的私人捐赠，为其史上最大一笔，用以筹建研究生医学院，并新设了第七个学部——医学科学部。

• Anurag Kumar, an IISc alumnus, served as director from 2014 to 2020, Govindan Rangarajan succeeded him in 2020, and N. Chandrasekaran holds the office of president of the institute.IISc 校友阿努拉格·库马尔（Anurag Kumar）于 2014 至 2020 年任所长，戈文丹·兰加拉詹（Govindan Rangarajan）于 2020 年接任，N. 钱德拉塞卡兰（N. Chandrasekaran）则担任研究所理事长。

Academics

• For teaching, the departments and centres of IISc belong to either the Science Faculty or the Engineering Faculty, while for administration they are grouped into divisions headed by deans.在教学上，IISc 的各系与中心分属理学院或工学院，在行政上则编入由院长领导的若干学部。

• The faculty is organised into seven divisions: Biological Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Electrical Electronics and Computer Sciences, Interdisciplinary Research, Mechanical Sciences, Medical Sciences, and Physical and Mathematical Sciences.教研人员分属七个学部：生物科学、化学科学、电气电子与计算机科学、跨学科研究、机械科学、医学科学，以及物理与数学科学。

• As of 31 January 2026 the Division of Mechanical Sciences had 130 faculty members, the EECS division 83, Physical and Mathematical Sciences 82, Biological Sciences 76, Interdisciplinary Research 67 and Chemical Sciences 45.截至 2026 年 1 月 31 日，机械科学部有教研人员 130 人，电气电子与计算机科学部 83 人，物理与数学科学部 82 人，生物科学部 76 人，跨学科研究部 67 人，化学科学部 45 人。

• On the same date the institute reported 490 faculty members on roll, 262 administrative staff and 363 postdoctoral fellows.同日，研究所登记在册的教研人员为 490 人、行政人员 262 人、博士后研究员 363 人。

• Also as of 31 January 2026, 5,678 students were enrolled, comprising 2,522 doctoral candidates, 1,267 MTech students, 405 integrated PhD students, 416 Bachelor of Science (Research) students, 372 online MTech students and 222 BTech students.同样截至 2026 年 1 月 31 日，在校学生共 5,678 人，其中博士生 2,522 人、工学硕士（MTech）生 1,267 人、整合式博士生 405 人、理学（研究）学士生 416 人、在线工学硕士生 372 人、工学学士生 222 人。

• Other enrolled cohorts included 141 Master of Science students, 44 Master of Design students, 28 Master of Management students and 25 Master of Engineering students.其他在读群体还包括理学硕士生 141 人、设计硕士生 44 人、管理学硕士生 28 人与工程硕士生 25 人。

• Research students make up more than 60 per cent of the campus, doctoral degrees are offered in 40 disciplines, and the annual intake of research students is about 575, including candidates sponsored by institutions and industry.研究生占全校学生六成以上，博士学位覆盖 40 个学科，每年招收的研究生约 575 人，其中包含由院校与企业资助的考生。

• The Integrated PhD programme allows three-year BSc graduates to pursue advanced research in the biological, chemical, mathematical and physical sciences on the way to a doctorate.整合式博士项目为三年制本科毕业生提供机会，使其能在生物、化学、数学与物理科学领域从事前沿研究并最终取得博士学位。

• Master's degrees are divided into those earned by coursework, namely the MTech, Master of Management and Master of Design, and those earned by research, namely the research MTech.硕士学位分两类：一为课程型，包括工学硕士、管理学硕士与设计硕士；一为研究型，即研究型工学硕士。

• The Department of Management Studies offers a Master of Management programme exclusively for engineering graduates, and the Master of Design programme, begun in 1996, is a two-year full-time course.管理研究系专为工程类毕业生开设管理学硕士项目；设计硕士项目始于 1996 年，为两年全日制课程。

• In 2022, in step with the National Education Policy 2020, IISc launched an online MTech for practising engineers in data science and business analytics, artificial intelligence, and electronics and communication engineering.2022 年，配合《2020 年国家教育政策》，IISc 面向在职工程师推出在线工学硕士项目，方向涵盖数据科学与商业分析、人工智能，以及电子与通信工程。

• That same year the institute introduced a standalone two-year Master of Science in the life, physical and chemical sciences, combining foundational coursework with laboratory training and a thesis project.同年，研究所又推出独立的两年制理学硕士项目，覆盖生命、物理与化学科学，将基础课程、实验室训练与学位论文相结合。

• The four-year Bachelor of Science (Research) programme was conceived during the 2009 centenary celebrations, admitted its first students in 2011 and covers six disciplines: biology, chemistry, environmental science, material science, mathematics and physics.四年制理学（研究）学士项目在 2009 年百年校庆期间构想，2011 年招收首批学生，涵盖生物、化学、环境科学、材料科学、数学与物理六个学科。

• This multidisciplinary undergraduate model influenced later four-year science programmes at other institutions and set a precedent reflected in the National Education Policy 2020.这一跨学科本科模式影响了其他院校随后开设的四年制理科项目，并为《2020 年国家教育政策》提供了先例。

• In 2023 IISc began offering B.Tech programmes, starting with mathematics and computing, and in 2026 it added B.Tech courses in aerospace engineering and in material science and engineering.2023 年，IISc 开始开设工学学士（B.Tech）项目，首个方向为数学与计算；2026 年又增设航空航天工程、材料科学与工程两个方向。

• Admission to the engineering programmes is through the JEE Advanced examination, while admission to the science programmes is through the IISER Aptitude Test.工程类项目通过 JEE Advanced 考试招生，理科类项目则通过 IISER 能力测试招生。

• The Computer Centre, established in 1970 as a central computing facility, became the Supercomputer Education and Research Centre in 1990, funded by the Ministry of Human Resource Development to mark the institute's platinum jubilee.计算机中心 1970 年作为中央计算设施设立，1990 年改组为超级计算机教育与研究中心，由人力资源发展部为纪念研究所白金禧年而拨款支持。

• That centre houses Cray XC40, India's first petascale supercomputer, and it runs education and research programmes in supercomputing alongside its service role.该中心装备了印度首台千万亿次超级计算机 Cray XC40，并在承担计算服务的同时开展超级计算方向的教学与研究项目。

Campus

• The main campus of about 400 acres is fully residential and lies in the north of Bengaluru, roughly 6 kilometres from Bengaluru City railway station and about 30 kilometres from Kempegowda International Airport.约 400 英亩的主校区为全寄宿制，位于班加罗尔北部，距班加罗尔火车站约 6 公里，距肯佩戈达国际机场约 30 公里。

• The campus adjoins several other research bodies, among them the Raman Research Institute, the Indian Space Research Organisation, the Wood Research Institute and the Central Power Research Institute, most of which are linked by a shuttle bus service.校园与多家研究机构相邻，包括拉曼研究所、印度空间研究组织、木材研究所与中央电力研究所，多数机构之间由班车往返连接。

• The campus contains more than 40 departments, and its internal roads are named after the avenue trees that line them, such as the Gulmohar Marga, Mahogany Marga, Badami Marga, Tala Marga, Ashoka Marga, Nilgiri Marg, Silver Oak Marg, Amra Marga and Arjuna Marga.校园内有 40 余个系，内部道路以沿路栽种的行道树命名，如古尔莫哈尔道、桃花心木道、巴达米道、塔拉道、阿育王道、尼尔吉里道、银橡道、阿姆拉道与阿周那道。

• Amenities include six canteens, a gymkhana with gymnasium and sports complex, football and cricket grounds, five dining messes, one multi-cuisine restaurant, eighteen men's and five women's hostels, an air strip, a library and two shopping centres.设施包括六个食堂、设体育馆与运动中心的健身房、足球场与板球场、五个用餐大厅、一家多国料理餐厅、十八栋男生宿舍与五栋女生宿舍、一条起降跑道、一座图书馆及两个购物中心。

• The campus harbours both exotic and indigenous plants with about 110 species of woody plants, and its roads take their names from the dominant avenue species.校园兼有外来与本土植物，木本植物约 110 种，道路即以这些主要行道树种命名。

• The Main Building, which now houses the administration and the Faculty Hall, is classical in style and fronted by a grey tower, and it was designed by C. F. Stevens and Company of Bombay in 1912 and 1913.主楼现容纳行政办公与教师会堂，为古典风格、正面立有一座灰色塔楼，由孟买的 C. F. 史蒂文斯公司于 1912 至 1913 年设计。

• In front of the Main Building stands a monument to J. N. Tata by the sculptor Gilbert Bayes, bearing an inscription that recalls Tata's generosity and his persistence in working for India's welfare.主楼前立有雕塑家吉尔伯特·贝叶斯（Gilbert Bayes）创作的 J. N. 塔塔纪念碑，铭文铭记塔塔的慷慨与为印度福祉不懈奔走的精神。

• The J. R. D. Tata Memorial Library moved into its present premises in January 1965, built with grants from the University Grants Commission for the institute's golden jubilee of 1959, and was renamed in 1995.J. R. D. 塔塔纪念图书馆于 1965 年 1 月迁入现址，其馆舍由大学拨款委员会为 1959 年建校五十周年而拨款兴建，1995 年改用今名。

• The library is recognised by the National Board for Higher Mathematics as the regional centre for mathematics for the south, its holdings exceed 411,000 documents and it receives more than 1,734 periodical titles.该馆被国家高等数学委员会认定为南部地区数学中心，馆藏逾 411,000 件，订购与交换的期刊逾 1,734 种。

• The institute's Challakere campus occupies about 1,500 acres and hosts the Talent Development Centre, a Skill Development Centre funded by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, a Solar Power Research Center and a Climate Observatory.研究所的查拉凯雷校区占地约 1,500 英亩，设有英才发展中心、由印度斯坦航空公司资助的技能发展中心、太阳能研究中心与气候观测站。

Reputation

• IISc holds joint 221st place in the QS World University Rankings 2027, was placed 211th in the QS World University Rankings 2025 and stood 64th in the QS Asia rankings for 2026.IISc 在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中并列第 221 位，在 2025 年 QS 世界大学排名中为第 211 位，在 2026 年 QS 亚洲排名中为第 64 位。

• In the Times Higher Education World University Rankings it was placed joint 254th for 2027, sat in the 201 to 250 band in 2026 and took 43rd place in the THE Asia rankings of 2026.在《泰晤士高等教育》世界大学排名中，它于 2027 年并列第 254 位、2026 年位列 201 至 250 区间，并在 2026 年 THE 亚洲排名中位居第 43。

• In the U.S. News Best Global Universities rankings for 2026 and 2027 it was placed 592nd, while in the Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities it was not listed for 2026, having stood in the 401 to 500 band in 2024.在 2026 至 2027 年《美国新闻与世界报道》全球最佳大学排名中，它位列第 592；在 2026 年上海软科世界大学学术排名中未获收录，2024 年则位于 401 至 500 区间。

• Within India it was ranked first among universities and first among research institutions in the National Institutional Ranking Framework of 2024, and second overall in both 2024 and 2025.在印度国内，它在 2024 年全国机构排名框架中位列大学类第一、研究机构类第一，并在 2024 与 2025 两年的总榜中位列第二。

• Subject tables place it 125th for natural sciences and 129th for engineering in the QS rankings of 2026 and 96th for computer science and 101 to 125 for engineering in the THE rankings of 2026.学科榜单显示，它在 2026 年 QS 排名中自然科学列第 125、工程列第 129，在 2026 年 THE 排名中计算机科学列第 96、工程列 101 至 125 区间。

• OpenAlex records about 91,701 scholarly works and roughly 4,474,194 citations associated with IISc, and the institute reported 3,086 journal articles in 2025 alone.据 OpenAlex 统计，与 IISc 相关的学术成果约 91,701 项、被引用约 4,474,194 次；研究所自报仅 2025 年就发表期刊论文 3,086 篇。

• Its members have received two Bharat Ratna awards, 36 Padma awards, seven Infosys Prizes, 100 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prizes, 43 Swarnajayanti Fellowships and 82 J. C. Bose Fellowships.其成员获国宝勋章 2 项、莲花奖 36 项、印孚瑟斯奖 7 项、香提·斯瓦鲁普·巴特纳加尔奖 100 项、斯瓦尔纳贾扬蒂奖学金 43 项、J. C. 玻色奖学金 82 项。

• As of 31 January 2026 its staff included 145 fellows of the Indian National Science Academy, 168 of the Indian Academy of Sciences, 111 of the National Academy of Sciences, 92 of the Indian National Academy of Engineering, 40 of The World Academy of Sciences and 10 of the Royal Society.截至 2026 年 1 月 31 日，其人员中有印度国家科学院院士 145 人、印度科学院院士 168 人、美国国家科学院院士 111 人、印度国家工程院院士 92 人、世界科学院院士 40 人、英国皇家学会会士 10 人。

• One Nobel laureate, C. V. Raman, held a position at IISc, winning the 1930 prize in physics before serving as its first Indian director from 1933 to 1937, while four former directors were knighted and three alumni have been Rhodes Scholars.仅有一位诺贝尔奖得主曾在 IISc 任职，即 C. V. 拉曼，他于 1930 年获诺贝尔物理学奖，并在 1933 至 1937 年出任首位印度籍所长；另有四位前所长获封爵士，以及三名校友成为罗德学者。

• IISc works with the Defence Research and Development Organisation, the Indian Space Research Organisation, CSIR, the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing and Bharat Electronics, and its incubation arm has supported 137 startups.IISc 与国防研究与发展组织、印度空间研究组织、科学与工业研究理事会、先进计算发展中心及巴拉特电子公司开展合作，其孵化平台已扶持 137 家初创企业。

Student life

• IISc has no formal motto, and the public brand statement adopted in 2019 reads Discover and Innovate, Transform and Transcend, Serve and Lead.IISc 没有正式校训，其 2019 年启用的公开品牌表述为「Discover and Innovate，Transform and Transcend，Serve and Lead」（发现与创新、转化与超越、服务与引领）。

• The institute is fully residential, with eighteen men's hostels, five women's hostels, five dining messes and a gymkhana that serves as the centre of student recreation and sport.研究所为全寄宿制，设十八栋男生宿舍、五栋女生宿舍、五个用餐大厅，以及作为学生康乐与运动中心的健身房。

• Pravega, the annual science, technology and cultural festival, was started in 2013 by IISc undergraduates and is usually held on the third weekend of January.年度科学、技术与文化节 Pravega 由 IISc 本科生于 2013 年创办，通常于一月的第三个周末举行。

• Vijyoshi, an annual national science camp for secondary school and undergraduate students, is hosted by the institute.面向中学生与本科生的年度全国科学营 Vijyoshi 由研究所主办。

• IISc Open Day is held every year on the first Saturday of March to commemorate the birth anniversary of founder Jamsetji Tata, and it is open to the general public.IISc 开放日每年于三月第一个星期六举办，以纪念创办人贾姆希德吉·塔塔的诞辰，活动向公众开放。

• The institute has active sports teams, chiefly in cricket, football, badminton and volleyball, which take part each year in the inter-IISER sports meet and other tournaments.研究所有活跃的体育运动队，以板球、足球、羽毛球与排球为主，每年参加 IISER 校际运动会及其他赛事。

• Rhythmica is the oldest active music club at IISc, drawing both students and professors, and a local branch of SPIC MACAY has promoted Indian classical music on campus since around 1984.Rhythmica 是 IISc 现存最悠久的音乐社团，成员既有学生也有教授；SPIC MACAY 地方分支自 1984 年前后在校园推广印度古典音乐。

• The alumni body includes a parent association in Bangalore and overseas chapters such as IISCAANA in the United States, and the institute maintains an Office of Development and Alumni Affairs.校友组织包括班加罗尔的母会及美国 IISCAANA 等海外分会，研究所并设有发展与校友事务办公室。

Notable people

• Jamsetji Tata conceived the institute and supplied buildings for it, while Maharaja Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV donated about 371 acres and 5 lakh rupees of capital, and Swami Vivekananda endorsed the undertaking.贾姆希德吉·塔塔构想并捐建了研究所的若干建筑，大君克里希纳拉贾·瓦迪亚尔四世捐出约 371 英亩土地与 50 万卢比建设经费，斯瓦米·维韦卡南达则对这项事业表示支持。

• Sir William Ramsay, the 1904 Nobel laureate in chemistry, advised on the choice of Bangalore as the site, and Burjorji Padshah wrote the 1898 blueprint for the institute.1904 年诺贝尔化学奖得主威廉·拉姆齐爵士就选址班加罗尔提供建议，布尔乔吉·帕德沙则起草了 1898 年的建所蓝图。

• Morris Travers, a co-discoverer of the noble gases with Ramsay, was the institute's first director from 1909 to 1914.莫里斯·特拉弗斯曾与拉姆齐共同发现惰性气体，1909 至 1914 年出任研究所首任所长。

• C. V. Raman, awarded the 1930 Nobel Prize in Physics, served as the first Indian director of IISc from 1933 to 1937.C. V. 拉曼获 1930 年诺贝尔物理学奖，并于 1933 至 1937 年出任 IISc 首位印度籍所长。

• C. N. R. Rao, director from 1984 to 1994, received the Bharat Ratna in 2014, and the physicist Roddam Narasimha, a former director of the National Aerospace Laboratory, taught at the institute.1984 至 1994 年任所长的 C. N. R. 拉奥于 2014 年获国宝勋章；曾任国家航空实验室主任的物理学家罗达姆·纳拉辛哈曾在本所任教。

• Among its alumni are Rajagopala Chidambaram, Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India, and Sudha Murty, chairperson of the Infosys Foundation and an early woman engineer in Indian industry.其校友包括印度政府首席科学顾问拉贾戈帕拉·奇丹巴拉姆（Rajagopala Chidambaram），以及印孚瑟斯基金会主席、印度工业界早期女性工程师苏达·穆尔蒂（Sudha Murty）。

• K. Sivan, who led the Indian Space Research Organisation during the Chandrayaan-2 mission, and his successor S. Somanath, who led Chandrayaan-3, both studied at IISc.在月船二号任务期间执掌印度空间研究组织的 K. 西万，以及主持月船三号的后继者 S. 索马纳特，均曾就读于 IISc。

• Ritu Karidhal, an aerospace engineer who served as project director of India's Mars Orbiter Mission, and Sethuraman Panchanathan, director of the United States National Science Foundation, are IISc alumni.曾担任印度火星轨道器任务项目主管的航天工程师丽图·卡里达尔（Ritu Karidhal），以及美国国家科学基金会主任塞图拉曼·潘查纳坦（Sethuraman Panchanathan），都是 IISc 校友。

• G. N. Ramachandran, who worked at IISc and proposed the triple-helical structure of collagen, and the computer scientist Sargur Srihari, an alumnus, are also counted among its notable figures.曾在 IISc 工作并提出胶原蛋白三螺旋结构的 G. N. 拉马钱德兰，以及校友、计算机科学家萨古尔·斯里哈里（Sargur Srihari），同属其知名人物之列。

• The institute's recent leadership includes N. Chandrasekaran as president, Govindan Rangarajan as director since 2020 and Anurag Kumar, an alumnus, who was director from 2014 to 2020.研究所近期领导层包括理事长 N. 钱德拉塞卡兰、自 2020 年起任所长的戈文丹·兰加拉詹，以及 2014 至 2020 年任所长、同为校友的阿努拉格·库马尔。