Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
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| Established | 1945 |
|---|---|
| Type | Research Institution |
| Director | Dr. Sabyasachi Bhattacharya |
| Location | Mumbai, India |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | http://www.tifr.res.in |
The Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) is among the most highly selective Indian institutions for higher education. It is widely regarded as the premier research institute in India. It was established in 1945 under the direction of Homi J. Bhabha and was given the status of deemed university in June 2003.
The institute performs fundamental research in the fields of chemistry, mathematics, computer science, public health, biology, physics and science education.
Research at the Tata Institute is categorized into three major schools:
- The School of Mathematics,
- The School of Natural Sciences and
- The School of Technology and Computer Science.
The Tata Institute also includes institutes outside its main campus in Colaba and Mumbai. This includes The Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education at Deonar, Mumbai; The National Centre for Radio Astrophysics at Pune; and The National Centre for Biological Sciences and The TIFR Centre for Mathematics at Bangalore.
The Institute does work in many core fields like algebra, algebraic geometry, lie groups, representation theory and quantum groups, number theory, combinatorics, differential geometry, topology, mathematical physics, Condensed Matter Physics, astronomy and astrophysics, structural biology, molecular biophysics, molecular biology, nuclear & atomic physics, and theoretical physics, among many others.
Scientists from the Tata Institute built some of the first underground neutrino detectors at the Kolar Gold Fields in Karnataka, India.
[edit] Applying for study at TIFR
For PhD student positions, there are annual entrance tests and interviews. There is also a Visiting Students Research Program (VSRP).
[edit] See also
- TIFRAC, the first Indian computer
