What is the Department of Mathematics, IISc website?
The website at math.iisc.ac.in is the official site of the Department of Mathematics at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore. It serves as the department's public information hub, covering research areas, degree programmes, faculty and student directories, academic schedules, seminars, and administrative resources. It is most useful if you are a prospective or current student, a researcher looking for collaborators or seminars, or a visitor trying to understand what the department does and how to engage with it.
What the department is
The department describes itself as "a vibrant hub of discovery," where faculty, students, post-doctoral fellows, and short- and long-term visitors work together across mathematics "from its purest forms to its applications across science and technology." It regularly hosts seminars, workshops, and conferences, and frames its mission around both advancing research and training the next generation of mathematicians.
Research activity spans most areas of pure and applied mathematics, with the site explicitly naming algebra and number theory, analysis, discrete mathematics, and geometry among its areas.
Main sections of the site
The navigation reflects how the department organizes itself:
| Section | What it contains |
|---|---|
| About | Department overview and the Chairman's message |
| Research | Research areas, all publications, faculty publications by author, research landscape, academic review reports |
| People | Chair & committees, faculty, honorary faculty, NMI Distinguished Associates, Inspire Fellows/DST Young Scientists, instructors, postdocs, visitors |
| Students | Ph.D., Integrated Ph.D., Interdisciplinary Ph.D., alumni, and undergraduate listings |
| Academics | Courses, current and upcoming course schedule, academic calendar, final examination schedule, catalogue, intranet |
| Degree Programmes | Ph.D., Integrated Ph.D., Undergraduate, and B.Tech in Mathematics & Computing |
| News & Events | Seminars, news and announcements, events, thesis colloquia/defences |
| Resources | IISc Mail, MathSciNet, computer/network FAQs, Mathematics Library, NBHM Regional Library, IFCAM, NMI |
| Utilities | Comprehensive Report Templates, TA form, department forms, IISc SAP Samadhan |
Seminars and research events
The events listing shows the breadth of regular activity, including:
- Eigenfunctions Seminars
- Bangalore Probability Seminar
- Algebra & Combinatorics Seminar
- Geometry & Topology Seminar
- Number Theory Seminar
- APRG Seminar
- Lean & Math-AI Seminar
- Student Seminars and Students' Topology & Geometry Seminars
- PROMYS, guest lectures, and a "Cult of Categories" seminar
For a researcher, this is the most actionable part of the site: it tells you which ongoing conversations exist and where to show up.
Who the site is for
- Prospective students can compare the Ph.D., Integrated Ph.D., Interdisciplinary Ph.D., Undergraduate, and B.Tech Mathematics & Computing programmes, and check the academic calendar and course catalogue.
- Current students and staff can reach the intranet, forms, TA form, report templates, and support resources such as the Mathematics Library and computing FAQs.
- Researchers and visitors can scan faculty profiles, publications, research areas, and the seminar schedule to find people and topics relevant to their work.
- General visitors get a clear picture of the department's scope and its place within IISc.
Practical notes
The site is in English and is organized primarily as a departmental information portal rather than a transactional one. It does not present pricing or payment information, so admission costs, fees, or funding details are not established by this page and should be confirmed through the relevant programme or IISc admissions channels. Some resources, such as the intranet and IISc Mail, are internal services and should be assumed to require institutional access rather than being openly available.