Message from the

Director, IISc
The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) was
conceived and founded by Shri Jamsetji
Nusserwanji Tata, whose birthday on
the 3rd of March, is celebrated in IISc as
Founder’s Day. The 28th of February is
celebrated all across India as the National
Science Day to commemorate the anniversary
of the discovery of the Raman Effect, whose
discoverer, Sir C V Raman, was a former
DID YOU KNOW?
Director of IISc.
The idea of having an Open Day in
IISc was suggested in 1948. This was
It is in conjunction with these days that, each
one of the recommendations made
year, IISc holds an Open Day during which by the Egerton Committee that was
its portals are open for the public to observe formed soon after independence to
first-hand the activities of the Institute. review the activities of the Institute.
This was conceived of as a day on
This year again, the Institute welcomes
which industrialists could visit
you on Saturday, the 23rd of March 2019, to
departments and seek technical
Explore, Experience, and Enjoy the wonders advice and know-how.
of scientific and technological research and The first ever Open Day, as we know it
innovation at IISc, Bengaluru. today, was held on 3rd March 1977.
AEROSPACE
ENGINEERING
(AE)
• UAVs for different purposes

• UAV Control

• Flow Instabilities, Transition & Turbulence

• Rocket Launch Demo

• Hypersonic Flows

• Rocket Launch Pad Flows & Acoustics

• Vibrating Plate mode shape under PZT Actuation

• Structural Health Monitoring using Acoustic wave propagation

• Ultrasound in Inspection of Structures

• Computer Simulation of Material Fracture

• Materials with Memory

• Design of Composite Structures

• Damage Tolerance Analysis

• Computational Fluid Dynamics

• Fuel Injector droplet sizing

• Laser Visualization inside gas turbine combustors

Archives and
Publications
Cell (APC)
• Poster display: “JN TATA” in the Reception Hall,

Main Building, IISc

• Visit IIScPress stall for Books and Gifts, IIScPress Books,

Centenary Medallion, Key Chain, Pen Drive, Mugs, Snippets and

Post cards from Archives, Jute Bags, etc.,

BIOCHEMISTRY
(BC)
• DNA: The code of nature

• Understanding genomic instability

• Guardians of genome

• Cure to the incurable: cancer-origin and therapy

• What are heat shock proteins and how do they

protect our cells

• How does a cell fights foreigners?

• Know the parasites: Little monsters within us

• Enigmatic enzymes and vivacious viruses: lessons

from baffling biological stories

• How to make vaccines?

• The road to next generation drugs: Microbes coming

to help where synthetic drugs chemistry fails

• Extraction and bioassays of plant and fungal

natural products
CENTR FOR
ATMOSPHERIC AND
OCEANIC SCIENCES (CAOS)
• Posters and videos on Atmosphere, Ocean and Climate

• Demonstrations: Clouds

• Demonstrations: Stratified fluids

• Demonstration: Vortices in Fluids

• Demonstrations: Dye patterns

CENTRE FOR
BIOSYSTEMS SCIENCE
AND ENGINEERING (BSSE)
• Take Someone’s free will with Human-Human Interface

• Everything goes with the flow, Why not cells?

• Eternal colors of nature

• Feel the cell and its inner world!

• Build your AFM

• Many more showcasing a blend of Biology and Engineering

to thrill the inner curiosity and tinkerer!

Centre for
Brain Research
(CBR)
DEMONSTRATIONS AND ACTIVITIES

• How we do cognitive test

• Visualizing genetic variations in DNA

• On field activities for population-based studies

• Get to know a neurological disease

POSTERS ON THE FOLLOWING TOPICS

• What is dementia and why study dementia

• Description of two longitudinal studies

(one rural and another urban) on dementia

• Neuroimaging techniques

• GenomeINDIA: a large whole genome sequencing

project to develop a reference genome for India

CENTRE FOR
CRYOGENIC
TECHNOLOGY (CCT)
• Cryo bazooka

• Magnetic levitation

• Lenz’s law

• Resistance Vs Temperature

• Wavelength Vs Temperature

• Hoeffler’s Tube

• Boyle’s law

• Charle’s Law

• Gay-Lussac’s law

• Property changes at cryogenic temperatures

CENTRE FOR EARTH
SCIENCES (CEaS)
• Rocks and Minerals Pavilion: Showcasing of Gem Stones,

Ophiolites sequence with Rock samples: Thin section

observation with multi-headed microscope

• Fossil Pavilion: Cretaceous Fossils

• Fossil hunt

• Geophysics Pavilion

• GIS & Remote Sensing

• A cool display of the evolutionary history of life on Earth

• Demonstration of different geological features such as folds,

faults etc. on a desktop

• Quiz Program
CENTRE FOR
ECOLOGICAL
SCIENCES (CES)
• General presentations describing research at CES

• Exhibits of live animals and preserved specimens

• Games to test your knowledge of nature

• Documentary screenings at 11 am, 1 pm, and 3 pm

• Two Nature walks (10 am and 4 pm - Please

assemble at CES)

• Outdoor treasure hunts through the eyes of a field

ecologist (10 am, 12 noon, 2 pm and 4 pm- All

treasure hunts will begin from CES)

• Teaching of field ecology techniques like navigating

with gps and tracking animals with radio telemetry

CENTRE FOR
HIGH ENERGY
PHYSICS (CHEP)
POSTER DISPLAYS

• Large Hadron Collider

• The Standard Model

• Monte Carlo simulations

• Quantum Computing

• String theory and gravity

• Dark matter

VIDEO PRESENTATIONS

• Gravitational Waves

• Neutrinos

• Large Hadron Collider

• Quantum Computing

• Dark matter direct detection

• Fermi- LAT
CENTRE FOR
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
RESEARCH (CIDR)
• Display of posters on various infectious diseases of

relevance at present

• Display of posters on important work in CIDR

• Display of infected and normal small animals used in

research on Infectious Diseases

• Relay of video on the working practices in a BSL3 lab

• Microscopy
CENTRE FOR INFRASTRUCTURE,
SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION
AND URBAN PLANNING (CiSTUP)
• Traffic Game

• Quiz

• Traffic Models display

• Puzzles

• Videos relating to transportation

CENTRE FOR
NANOSCIENCE AND
ENGINEERING (CeNSE)
• Periscope

• Kaleidoscope

• Motor principal

• Electric motor

• Unconventional energy demo

• Thermal power

• Hydro power

• Temperature indicator

• Shocking coil

• Chemical tree

• Chemical garden

• Fountain

• Magic water

• Micro thruster – demo

• IOT- monitoring system

• Body phone

• Smoke detector/ alarm

• Virtual eye

• Ultrasonic liquid detector

• Punching Bag

• Lead & fros

• Solar car racing

• Total internal refraction

• Optical waveguides

• Thermal imaging

• Acoustic levitation

• Quiz on nano science

• Super-hydrophobic surface

• Gyro measurement

• Meter to nano meter posters

CENTRE FOR NEUROSCIENCES
(CNS) + PRIMATE RESEARCH
LABORATORY (PRL)
DEMONSTRATIONS

• Mind-gym

• Human Brain anatomy

• Ames windows Illusion

• Luminance Illusion

• Endless wormhole

• Laser cavity

• Demonstration of Optogenetics

• A learning related task

• A hologram presentation (3-D presentation of neuron,

spines etc.)

• The Cockroach Dance

• You will do as I do

• Visualizing neural spikes in cockroaches:

• Stimulate your brain - TMS Demo

• Attention please - Covert attention task

• Cognitive workout - Brain-Machine Interface

• Genie in the bottle

• Citizens of the city of Brain

POSTERS

• Neurodegenerative disorders and Alzheimer’s disease

• How do we pay Attention

• How do we move

• How does the brain develop

• How do evolutionarily conserved molecular building

blocks from fruit flies also make a system as complex as

a mouse brain

• How do neurons communicate with each other and how is

this machinery is built at a molecular level

• How do we remember and how do we forget

• How do we see objects

• Posters detailing the large-scale population studies being

undertaken by CBR and CNS to study neurodegenerative

diseases in India
CENTRE FOR
PRODUCT DESIGN AND
MANUFACTURING (CPDM)
• Annual design show - RIPPLES

• Life Box - For preservation of organs during transportation

• Connected Modular motorized systems controller for

industry 4.0

• CleaneRAT - IOT powered sewer inspection and declogging

system

• Robotic Arm with manual teaching controls for warehouse

automation.

• Solar Water Purifier through heating followed by

evaporative cooling and remineralization without any

reliance on grid power

• Dhwani - Hearing therapy process on a digital platform

• Design mockups, scaled models

• Live demonstrations, interactive installations

• Design gallery and exclusive CPDM merchandise store

CENTRE FOR
SUSTAINABLE
TECHNOLOGIES (CST)
• Live demonstration of Biomass-Gasifier, leaf based

biogas plants and building integrated photovoltaic

• Showcasing new technologies for Grey water treatment,

plasma activated water based plant growth system and

ozone producing reactor

• Workshop for kids: “Roshni” a DIY kit for lighting using

‘end of life’ materials and low cost simple solution to

overcome harmful radiation from commercial LEDs

• Posters and models demonstrating on-going status of

research in different sectors of sustainability at CST

• Photowalk to highlight glorious past and impact made

by various technologies of CST on society

CHEMICAL
ENGINEERING
(CE)
• “Back of the Spoon” Outlook of Coanda Effect

• Can Surface tension beat Gravity

• Diy Microscope

• Magnets

• Pattern formation in Granular Media

• Rod Climbing Effect

• Drinking word

• Leidenfrost Effect

• Basic Laws of Thermodynamics

• Measuring the Humidity

• Atomic and Molecular level of any Macroscopic

behaviour

• Baking soda vinegar fire extinguishers

• Electromagnets

• Lemon Batteries

• Impact of Hydrological Cycle on Rain Water Harvesting

• The Brachistochrone Curve

• Disappearing of Glass Beads

• Self Siphoning Beads of a Metal Chain

• Disappearing of Glass Beads

• Bhaskara’s Perpetual Wheel of Water and Sand

• Flow of Sands through a stand pipe

CIVIL
ENGINEERING
(CiE)
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

• Demonstration of multi-component earthquake

simulation

• Demonstration of shake table

• Demonstration of various experiments in dynamics lab

• Demonstration of pseudo dynamic testing on reaction

wall system

• Demonstration of fracture mechanics-based

experiments on concrete

• Demonstration of use of acoustic emission to study

fracture behaviour of concrete

• Demonstration of uniaxial and biaxial fatigue testing

machines
GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING

• Poster Presentation on seismic zone and earthquake

• Demonstration of shaking table

• Plate Tectonics model

• Shock waves assisted pile driving

• Simulations of dam and foundation failure using Plaxis

• Demonstration of large cyclic triaxial testing system

• Effect of different shape and sizes of foundations

• Site amplification and liquification demonstration

• Resonant column cum cyclic triaxial instrument

TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING

• Need for Steel Flyover/ Elevated Corridor – A discussion

• Demonstration of Dynamic Traffic Assignment models

• Game theoretic applications in Transportation engineering

• Study on health impact assessment from transportation

perspective

• Modelling crowd dynamics in mass religious gatherings –

Challenges

• Application of agent- based modelling techniques to

 simulate traffic movement

• A comparative analysis of the Smart City policy reforms and

their impact on sustainable urban mobility

WATER RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

• Animation of transient flow into porous media using

numerical methods

• Multiscale persistence in Rainfall and Streamflow

• Spectral-spatial classification of hyper -spectral data

• Demonstration of Smart Water Lab

• Presentation: Earth from Space

• Inter-comparison of GRACE date over India

• Sensor Network Based cyclic physical infrastructure for

continuous monitoring of water distribution network

• Parameter estimation of coastal phreatic aquifer near Mukka

(Karnataka, India)

• Suggested parameterization choices in the weather research

and Forecasting (WRF) model for extreme rainfall event

simulation in India

• Four decades of microwave satellite soil moisture sensors

GENERAL QUIZ
COMPUTATIONAL
AND DATA SCIENCES
(CDS)
• Lab Demos

• Poster display

• Talk by experts

• Quizzes

• Puzzles

• Fun Games
COMPUTER
SCIENCE AND
AUTOMATION (CSA)
• Interactive Demos

• Technical Quiz

• Coding:
- Game of Codes
- Bet to code

• Lab Demonstrations

• Keynotes

• Posters about the current work

DIVECHA CENTRE
FOR CLIMATE
CHANGE (DCCC)
EXPERIMENTS

• IR absorption by CO2: greenhouse effect demonstration

• Laser beam propagation through the atmosphere: effects

of scattering and turbulence

• Real time measurement of black carbon particles

• Real time, size segregated mesaurement of aerosols

• Particle counter

• Simple experiment to show the influence of surface

heating on vertical wind

• Simple experiment to show the inefficiency of

incandescent lamps

• Water Quality testing

• Interactive demo of 3D forest scan

• Dual axis solar tracker

• Climate Change Quiz

• Microbes through a microscope

POSTERS

• Application of Drones for effective pesticide spraying

• ACO2 and global warming

• AAerosol instrumentation

• AClouds

• AFlouride and Arsenic contamination in water

• ASulphate and radionuclide contamination in water

• A20 kW PV System at Library

• AElectric Mobility in India: Progress and Challenges

• AGlacier Mass Balance

• AHimalayan Glaciers
ELECTRICAL
COMMUNICATION
ENGINEERING (ECE)
TALKS & QUIZ

VENUE: G J HALL

• Optics and Photonics Applications Lecture OPAL by

Prof. T. Srinivas

OPTICS AND PHOTONICS APPLICATIONS QUIZ

4 SESSIONS:

• OPAQ1 – School level 15 mins forenoon

• OPAQ2 – College level 15 mins forenoon

• OPAQ3 – School level 15 mins afternoon

• OPAQ4 - College level 15 mins afternoon

DEMOS & DISPLAYS

• Basic Optics and Applications (School level) by T Srinivas

and team

• Optical Sensors (College level) by T Srinivas and team

• Quantum Communications (Advanced level) by T Srinivas

and team

DEMOS

• Spatial Modulation by K V S Hari and team

• Poster Presentation – Applications of Nonlinear Optics by

Varun Raghunathan

• Distributed computation with Finite Bit Exchanges by

Chandra R Murthy and team

ELECTRICAL
ENGINEERING
(EE)
DSP LAB

• Real time hand Gesture recognition system

• Wavelet based Image denoising using shrinkage

algorithms

• Real time image/video processing on PYNQ- Z2 board

HIGH VOLTAGE LAB

• Local air breakdown along surface (Lichtenberg figures)

• Ion thrusters and arc inception-quenching

• Lightning simulation

• Simulation of damages due to lightning currents

POWER ELECTRONICS

• 3D Reconstruction using RGB and Depth images

COMPUTER VISION LAB (CVL)

• Demo of the Tesla coil

MILE LAB

• Human-Human Interface

• Auditory Illusion

• Large vocabulary speech recognition for Tamil

SPECTRUM LAB

• Glaucoma prescreening with the help of a mobile phone

• Motion magnification

• Image Processing on the mobile phone

• Real-world speech denoising

• Text-to-speech synthesis for Indian languages

• Neuromorphic cameras and 3-D scanning

LEAP LAB

• How quickly can you learn a new language

• Identify the number of talkers in an audio snippet.

• Speak to me – we will profile you !

• Learning without an expert ?

SPIRE LAB

• How fast can you sketch a vowel?

• Detect ALS by speaking to your phone

• How good is your pronunciation?

• Speak to me in the right tone

• Can you fool the computer by mimicking

the celebrity voice?

• Binaural audio
ELECTRONIC
SYSTEMS
ENGINEERING (ESE)
PROJECT DISPLAY

• Sky Dragon(Birds Eye view of IISC)

• Padmapada(National award winning project on

robotics)

• Neuromorphic camera Display

• Exoskeleton(Medical emergency handling Robot)

• Invisibility Cloak

• Foot Count without Battery

• Live B.P measurement without Battery

• Air monitoring Watch

• Documentary on Science Fiction (Se-Fi) Zone

INORGANIC
AND PHYSICAL
CHEMISTRY (IPC)
• Dry ice forming fumes

• Chemical Garden, Elephant Toothpaste

• Magnet & Tonner experiment

• Ink in Milk

• Thunderstorm in a test tube

• Dark room exp.

• Fireworks ignited by ice

• Glass blowing experiments

• Fluorescence

• Tricks with match sticks

• Ping pong ball with liquid Nitrogen

• Traffic Light

• Water Candles

• Polymer OLED

• Fiber formation from Polymer

• Lightning of Lava Lamp

• Interfacial Polymerisation

• Laser Experiment

• Bleedind Heart

• Ignition, extinguishment

• Chemical Garden

• Changing Color

• Chemical Cut Demonstration

• Lava Lamp (for decoration, live demonstration)

+ A few posters explaining the science behind

these results like: metal complex formation

in(1), Crystallisation in (3), etc

INSTRUMENTATION
AND APPLIED
PHYSICS (IAP)
Total internal reflection-based experiments and diffraction-

based experiments

• Total internal reflection

• Diffraction
INTERDISCIPLINARY
CENTRE FOR WATER
RESEARCH (ICWaR)
POSTERS & ANIMATIONS

• Monsoon Low pressure Systems

• Climate change impact on water

• Wastewater Treatment

• Isotopes in Hydrology

MODELS

• Water to your home and beyond

• Urban Floods

PICTURES

• Wastewater Treatment

• Water Treatment

• Urban Flood Model

GAMES

• Water Hacks: A gaming zone of water

• Mathematical Puzzles
JRD TATA
MEMORIAL
LIBRARY (LIB)
• Library tour

• An exhibit displaying library services and holdings

• An exhibit displaying major online resources subscribed

by IISc

• An exhibit displaying ORCID service

• An exhibit displaying most prolific authors of IISc

during 2018

• Handout giving general information about the library

• PPT based demonstration about the library, ePrints@

IISc, and etd@IISc

• Quiz competition for the visitors

MANAGEMENT
STUDIES
(MS)
• MAD Adds - A unique Business Game on products and

their prices

• QUIZ MANIA - Quiz on business and Indian economy

related topics
MATERIALS
RESEARCH
CENTRE (MRC)
• Isolation of DNA from Strawberry

• 3D printing for biomedical devices and tissue

engineering

• Zinc-based rechargeable battery systems

• Making Battery from daily products

• Chemoluminescence

• Detection of Adulterated milk

• Microbial Organisms in the air, food and water

• Computer vision based Image processing

• Clapping circuit

• Seebeck and Peltier effect

• Making of artificial silk from Cotton wool

• Electromagnetic Train

• Free energy generator

MATHEMATICS
(MA)
• Quiz Session (Time: 9 a.m to 12:30 p.m)

• Panel Discussion (Time: 2:30 p.m to 3:30 p.m)

• Talk to Professor (Time: 4:00 p.m to 5:00 p.m)

• Documentary/Screen-cast

- Session 1: 11:00 a.m to 12:30 p.m

- Session 2: 3:00 p.m to 4:00 p.m

• Treasure Hunt

- Session 1: 9:30 a.m to 12:30 p.m

- Session 2: 2:00 p.m to 5:00 p.m

• Games (Time: 9:30 a.m to 12:30 p.m and 2:00 p.m to

5:00 p.m)

• Demonstrations (Time: 9:30 a.m to 12:30 p.m and 2:00

p.m to 5:00 p.m)

MECHANICAL
ENGINEERING
(ME)
• Quiz

• Competitions (e.g. Mirror maze, Egg Suit, Paper Tower)

• Posters and demos of ongoing research

• Cybicle (Reverse Cycle)

• Live Science demos (e.g. Water Rockets, Acoustics,

Robots, Compliant Mechanism)

MICROBIOLOGY
AND CELL BIOLOGY
(MCB)
• Microbiology- We will illustrate bacterial growth on

the agar-plates also there will be posters to reveal the

emergence of the antibiotic resistance and its impact on

the society

• Virology- Life-cycle of viruses such as HIV and HCV, in

the human body will be displayed using posters

• Model Organisms- Demonstration of experimental

animals such as C. elegans, rabbit, mouse, and their

significance in experimental biology will be emphasised

along with the posters

• Molecular Biology- Display of the DNA gels together with

the protein gels

• Cell Biology and Cancer Biology- Cell division, vesicular

trafficking will be displayed either using posters or

PowerPoint presentations. Posters and models will

 be used to demonstrate the formation, spread, and

treatment of various cancer

• Plant Biology- experiments on plants as a model

organism to study growth and development and also the

impact of microbes on plant growth will be demonstrated

using posters and presentations

MOLECULAR
BIOPHYSICS UNIT
(MBU)
• Demonstration of X-ray diffraction by protein crystals

• Visualizing Protein 3D structures in Virtual Reality (VR)

• Crossword, Pictionary and Jumbled words

• Physical models of biomolecules

• Intro to protein structure and NMR

• Interface of chemistry and biology

• Neuron model

• Protein Origami

• Lego blocks of Amino acids

• Model of Protein structure

• Sighting the crystals

MOLECULAR
REPRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT
AND GENETICS (MRDG)
• Posters showcasing the scientific research of the

Department

• Displays centered around cancer, developmental

biology, genetics, cell signaling, reproductive biology,

aging and metabolism and structural biology

• Models/static displays of cells, plates, cultures etc.

with video

• Interactive games
ORGANIC
CHEMISTRY
(OC)
• H2-Balloon

• Bleeding Vegetables/Burning Ice

• Iodine Crackers

• Fireball in hand/Gun cotton

• Turning Cu into gold

• Dancing Sodium

• Thermochromic System & Solvatochromism

• Cabbage pH color change

• Borax glue

• Magic mud or NEW or Chemiluminescence

• MB-Sugar color change

• Nylon experiment
PHYSICS
(PHY)
• Anti-theft scanner

• Levitation of magnetic spinning top

• Measurement of speed of light using microwave oven

• Conservation of electromagnetic angular momentum

• Eddy current brakes

• Gravitational Lens

• Telsa coil

• Light and shadows

• Stroboscopic effect

• Sand Pool

• Ferrofluid

• Maglev train

• Angular momentum

• Standing waves using sand particles

• Thermoelectric windmill
• LED in liquid nitrogen

• Lenz s law

• Touch me not circuit

• Gas flow sensor

• Models from ISRO

• Electrical Theremin

• Mercury Precession

• Tidal Locking
ROBERT BOSCH
CENTRE FOR CYBER
PHYSICAL SYSTEMS (CPS)
• Walking Robot

- How the Robot Walks

- How the Robot Learns to Walk

• Smart Poles with Drone Ports

- Drone Port with Charging Pad

SOLID STATE AND
STRUCTURAL
CHEMISTRY UNIT (SSCU)
• Chemical Traffic Light

• Bleeding heart, Ginie in a bottle, Metal flower

• Elephant toothpaste, Magic milk

• Tindal effect

• Instant snow, Electricity from potato

• Preparation of Nylon and Rayon

• Chemical Clock, Colour Show

• Dry ice colour show

• Golden rain

• The Jumping Ring

• Young’s double slit experiment

SUPERCOMPUTER
EDUCATION AND
RESEARCH CENTRE (SERC)
• SERC Museum of of Computer Hardware Archives!

• Posters on History of Computer Devices

• Videos on Inside a Supercomputer Centre

• Presentations, Demos and Videos on Supercomputing

for Science, Engineering & Society

NATIONAL
INSTITUTE OF
ADVANCED STUDIES (NIAS)
LIVE PROJECTS OF SCHOOL STUDENTS

• Measuring noise pollution

• Drone for farmers

• Smart stick for the visually impaired

• Sleep pattern research

• Voice controlled vehicle

• Disorders of the adrenaline gland

• Floating waste cleaner

• CO2 to Oxygen converter

• Effect of music ragas on human brain

... and more

TAKE PART IN EXCITING CHALLENGES

• Rapid Chess

• Fast Cubing

• Math Blitz

... and more

LEARN ABOUT NIAS EDUCATION FOR THE

GIFTED AND TALENTED CHILDREN

• How to join a NIAS Advanced Learning Centre?

• How to make your school a NIAS Advanced Learning Centre?

• What goes on at a NIAS ALC?

...and more
ICTS-TIFR
• Showcasing science exhibits and activity kits at

the IISc Raman Building (ICTS-TIFR, old Physics

building at IISc)
Academics Non-academic - Admin Centres, Labs, Facilities and Offices
92 DIGITS 54 Central Animal Facility
Division of Biological Sciences 93 Administrative Offices 55 Central Purchase and Stores
Customer Care Center for Water Supply and
1 Division of Biological Sciences 94 56 Centre for Brain Research
Sewerage System
2 Biochemistry 95 Garden and Nursery 57 Combustion, Gasification and Propulsion Laboratory
3 Centre for Ecological Sciences 96 Hostel Office 58 Entrepreneurship Centre, SID
4 Centre for Infectious Disease and Biosafety Lab 97 Official Language Unit 59 GATE Office
5 Centre for Neuro Sciences 98 Public Relations Office 60 Government High School
6 Microbiology & Cell Biology 99 Security Office 61 High Voltage Engineering
7 Molecular Biophysics 100 Main Building 62 Hydraulics Lab
8 Molecular Reproduction, Development & Genetics 63 IISc - ISRO Space Technology Cell
Innovation Center, Society for Innovation and
Non-academic - Hostels 64
Development (SID)
Division of Chemical Sciences 101 Aryabhata Married Apartments 65 International Centre for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS)
Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology
9 New Chemical Sciences Division (U/C) 102 Ashwini 66
(KSCST)
10 Department of Organic Chemistry 103 Bharani 67 Kendriya Vidyalaya IISc
11 Inorganic and Physical Chemistry 104 E Block 68 Kishor Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY)
12 Materials Research Center 105 Kaveri Married Apartments 69 Lecture Hall Complex
13 NMR Research Centre 106 Krithika 70 National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS)
14 Solid State & Structural Chemistry Unit (SSCU) 107 Mrigasira (LM-Block) 71 Office of Intellectual Property and Technology Licensing
108 N-Block 72 Office of International Relations
Division of Electrical Sciences 109 New Boys Hostel 73 Open Circuit Wind Tunnel
15 Computer Science and Automation 110 New Girls Hostel 74 Primate Research Laboratory
16 Department of Electronic Systems Engineering 111 New Hostel Complex - Block 2 75 Science Media Center at IISc
17 Department of Electrical Communication Engineering 112 New Hostel Complex - Block 1 76 Signal Processing Lab, ECE
18 Electrical Engineering 113 P Block 77 Soil Mechanics Laboratory
114 Post Doctoral (PD) Block 78 Spectroscopy Analytical Test Facility
Division of Interdisciplinary Research 115 R Block 79 Structures Lab
Center for infrastructure, Sustainable Transportation
19 116 Ramanujam Married Apartments 80 Undergraduate Office
and Urban Planning (CiSTUP)
20 Centre for Biosystems Science and Engineering (BSSE) 117 Rohini
21 Centre for Contemporary Studies 118 S Block Bank and ATM
22 Centre for Nano Science and Engineering (CeNSE) 119 Studio Apartments 137 ATM - Canara Bank & SBI
Department of Computational and Data Sciences
23 120 U Block 138 Canara Bank
(CDS)
24 Department of Management Studies 139 State Bank of India
25 IISc Mathematics Initiative (IMI) Amenities and Medical
26 Interdisciplinary Centre for Energy Research (ICER) 127 Bicycle Repair Shop Food
27 Interdisciplinary Centre for Water Research (ICWaR) 128 Crèche 140 A Mess
Robert Bosch Centre for Cyber Physical Systems
28 129 Health Centre 141 B Mess
(RBCCPS)
29 Supercomputer Education and Research Centre 130 Shopping Plaza 142 C & D Mess
131 Medical Store 143 Gymkhana Cafe
Division of Mechanical Sciences 132 Science Institute Post Office 144 Hotel Nisarga
Advaced Facility for Microscopy and Microanalysis
30 133 Shubhodaya Child Care Centre 145 Sarvam Complex
(AFMM)
31 Department of Aerospace Engineering 134 Tata Book House 146 Kabini Canteen
32 Centre for Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences 135 BSNL Customer Service Centre 147 Nesara
33 Centre for Earth Sciences 136 BSNL Telephone Exchange 148 Prakruti
34 Centre for Product Design & Manufacturing 149 Snack Centre, DESE/CEDT
35 Centre for Sustainable Technologies (formerly ASTRA)
36 Chemical Engineering Sports Guest House
37 Civil Engineering 150 Basketball Court 158 Centenary Visitors House
38 Divecha Centre for Climate Change 151 Gymkhana Grounds 159 Hoysala Guest House
39 Department of Materials Engineering 152 Gymkhana Pitch 160 Main Guest House
40 Mechanical Engineering 153 KV School Playground 161 Jawahar Visitors House
154 Swimming Pool 162 JNC Guest House
Division of Physical & Mathematical Sciences 155 Tennis Court 163 NIAS Guest House
41 Astronomy and Astrophysics Programme 156 TMC Playground
42 Centre for Cryogenic Technology 157 Volley Ball Court Entry - Exit
43 Department of Instrumentation and Applied Physics 169 ATM / Security Gate
44 Department of Mathematics Auditorium and Halls 170 Circle Maramma Gate
45 Centre for High Energy Physics 81 CCS Seminar Hall 171 D Gate
46 Department of Physics 82 CeNSE Auditorium 172 Gymkhana Gate
83 Choksi Hall 173 JN Tata Auditorium Gate
Centres under the Director 84 Faculty Hall | Tower Building 174 KV Gate
47 Archives and Publication Cell 85 JN Tata Auditorium 175 Main Gate
48 Centre for Counselling and Support 86 JRD Tata Auditorium, NIAS 176 Management Studies Gate
49 Center for Sponsored Schemes and Projects (CSSP) 87 Main Auditorium, New Biological Sciences Building 177 Mattikere Road Gate
50 Centre for Continuing Education 88 MRC Auditorium 178 NIAS Gate
51 Centre for Scientific & Industrial Consultancy 89 Old Amenities Hall 179 Ramaiah College, New BEL Road Gate
52 JRD Tata Memorial Library 90 Satish Dhawan Auditorium
Office of Development & Alumni Affairs (ODAA) &
53 91 SSCU Auditorium
Office of International Relations

Activities Residential
121 Faculty Club 164 Director's Bungalow
122 Gymkhana 165 JNC President's House
123 IISc Alumni Association 166 Quarters
124 Student Amenities Center (SAC)
125 Students' Council 167 CES Mini-forest
126 Tata Memorial Club 168 Jubilee Gardens