Sunday, February 28, 2010

NATIONAL SCIENCE DAY

National Science day is celebrated every year on 28th Feb. - the day when Raman’s effect was invented by Prof C.V.Raman at Indian Institute of Science (IISC), Bangalore. After the formation of the forum on 4-10-94, following speakers have addressed on Science day in the forum till date.
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Established 1909
Type Research Institution
Director P. Balaram
Location Bangalore, Karnataka, India

The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) is a premier research institution of higher learning located in Bangalore, India. It was established in 1909. According to the journal Current Science,[1] IISc currently ranks first in India in terms of research output and quality of faculty (citation and impact factor). It also ranks first among Indian universities (and South Asian universities) in the "Academic ranking of world universities" conducted by the Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China.