Editing Indian Institute of Science (section)

===Academic programs===

====Post-graduate research programs====

Research students constitute more than 60 % of the students on the campus. PhD degrees offered in 40 different disciplines.<ref>{{cite web|title=Indian Institute of Science Bangalore|url=https://iisc.ac.in/admissions/research-programmes/|access-date=2022-01-30}}</ref> Research programs leading to doctoral degrees are the main thrust in many departments.<ref name="hindu" /> The program has a limited amount of course work, essentially to prepare the student to carry out the research, but the main emphasis is on the thesis work.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mecheng.iisc.ernet.in:8080/Programs.jsp |title=Welcome to Department of Mechanical Engineering, IISc |publisher=Mecheng.iisc.ernet.in:8080 |access-date=26 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303090724/http://www.mecheng.iisc.ernet.in:8080/Programs.jsp |archive-date=3 March 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ece.iisc.ernet.in/programmes.html |title=Electrical Communication Engineering, IISc |publisher=Ece.iisc.ernet.in |access-date=26 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111192137/http://www.ece.iisc.ernet.in/programmes.html |archive-date=11 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.serc.iisc.ernet.in/admissions/msc-phd.htm |title=Supercomputer Education and Research Centre(Academics) |publisher=Serc.iisc.ernet.in |access-date=26 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120831144606/http://www.serc.iisc.ernet.in/admissions/msc-phd.htm |archive-date=31 August 2012}}</ref> The annual intake of research students is approximately 575 with several candidates sponsored from educational institutions and industries (through External Registration Program).<ref>{{cite web |title=Indian Institute of Science Bangalore |url=https://iisc.ac.in/admissions/last-13-years-admission-details/ |access-date=2022-03-07|archive-date=7 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307223734/https://iisc.ac.in/admissions/last-13-years-admission-details/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> 

The Integrated PhD program is designed to offer opportunities to 3-year BSc graduates for pursuing advanced research in areas of biological, chemical, mathematical, and physical Sciences, leading to the PhD degree. In 2024, IISc launched new short courses on Computational Structural Reliability.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bharat |first1=Monali |title=Gain Expertise in Computational Structural Reliability with IISc's Advanced Course |url=https://www.brutimes.com/news/education/gain-expertise-in-computational-structural-reliability-with-iiscs-advanced-course |website=Bru Times News}}</ref>

==== Post-graduate coursework programs ====

The two-year M.Tech. program is available in almost all engineering departments. Most MTech programs have a set of hard core courses specified as an essential requirement whereas students can take rest of the credits from many courses available in their parent or other departments and also do a dissertation work on the topic of their choice.

Master's degrees offered by the institute are classified into two categories: degrees by coursework (M.Tech., M.Mgt., and M.Des.) and degrees by research (M.Tech. research).

The Department of Management Studies offers a Master of Management program exclusively for engineering graduates. The Center for Product Design and Manufacturing<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cpdm.iisc.ernet.in/ |title=CPDM, Indian Institute of Science |publisher=Cpdm.iisc.ernet.in |access-date=26 October 2012 |archive-date=28 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121028065328/http://www.cpdm.iisc.ernet.in/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> offers the Master of Design (M.Des.) course. Started in 1996, the M.Des. program is a two-year, full-time postgraduate program.

In keeping with India's recent National Education Policy (NEP 2020), IISc has launched the Master of Technology (Online) degree program, a fully online program, for practicing engineers and scientists from academic year 2022–2023. The degree program is for professionals who are sponsored by organisations, who already have a BE/BTech/Equivalent degree and wish to upskill or re-skill themselves in streams like Data Science and Business Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Electronics and Communication Engineering.

The institute has recently announced MSc program in life sciences and chemical sciences starting from academic year of 2022–23. These 2 years master's degree programs consist of foundational and flexible coursework and hands-on laboratory training. The design is aimed to develop experimental skills in advanced techniques for research, leading to an independent thesis research project. Students enrolled in the M Sc programs can personalize their coursework and research projects.<ref>{{cite web |title=Indian Institute of Science Bangalore |url=https://iisc.ac.in/admissions/msc-programmes/ |access-date=2022-03-07}}</ref>

==== Undergraduate program ====

An undergraduate program in science for students after Class XII was conceived during the Centenary Celebrations in 2009. The first batch of students was admitted in 2011. The program offers a four-year Bachelor of Science (Research) and a five-year integrated Master of Science course in six disciplines: Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Material Science, Mathematics, and Physics. The course aims at exposing the students to the inter-disciplinary nature in which scientific research is done in many upcoming fields.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iisc.ernet.in/ug/subjects.html |title=IISc UG Website |publisher=IISc |access-date=3 July 2013 |archive-date=16 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130716185032/http://www.iisc.ernet.in/ug/subjects.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/IISC-opens-doors-to-undergrads/articleshow/8834335.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130525221859/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-06-13/education/29652343_1_iisc-programme-bsc |url-status=live |archive-date=25 May 2013 |title=IISC opens doors to undergrads|author=Sruthy Susan Ullas |work=[[The Times of India]] |date= 13 June 2011}}</ref>

A new undergraduate program B.Tech. in Mathematics and Computing seeks to enter a niche area with the aim of producing future leaders who will be at the forefront of research, development, and innovation in futuristic disciplines and next generation technologies that require deep use of mathematics, computer science, and data science.<ref>{{cite web |title=Indian Institute of Science Bangalore |url=https://iisc.ac.in/admissions/undergraduate-btech/ |access-date=2022-03-07}}</ref>

Admission to the undergraduate programs is through one of two channels:The JEE Advanced and the IISER Aptitute Test.  (as of 2025)