Who are some well-known IISER alumni and what have they achieved?

IISER alumni have excelled in diverse fields such as research, academia, and industry. For example, Dr. Arvind Ravishankar (IISER Pune) received international recognition for his work in materials science, and alumni from IISER Kolkata and Mohali have secured positions in institutes like Harvard, MIT, and Cambridge.

Nirmalya Ghosh is a professor at IISER Kolkata known for work in optical polarization and spin-orbit photonics. He has won awards like the G.G. Stokes Award and is elected Fellow of Indian science academies.

Bidyendu Mohan Deb is another name. A theoretical chemist associated with IISER Kolkata, recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize. His work in chemical physics and quantum chemistry has been influential.

From IISER Mohali, there are alumni like Rahul Ramesh and Jasjeet Singh Bagla who have gone on to PhD and post-doctoral work in places such as the Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics in Heidelberg, etc.

Also, Manish Garg, an IISER alumni, received the Rudolf Kaiser Prize and is recognized internationally for research in physics.

These examples show that people associated with IISERs are active globally in research, publishing, and often receiving prestigious awards. They highlight the potential of IISER education in enabling scientific careers, including abroad.

IISER graduates have founded biotech startups and science-focused ventures as well. Some alumni have built companies in sustainable energy and computational biology, proving that IISER is not limited to academia but also encourages innovation and entrepreneurship.

The BS-MS program emphasizes research from an early stage. By the time students graduate, they already have significant research experience and publications. This gives alumni an edge in securing global PhD offers, postdoctoral positions, and research jobs compared to peers from many other institutes.

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