What IISER Pune does

IISER Pune (Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune) is a public, government-funded autonomous research and educational institution established in 2006 under the Ministry of Education, Government of India, and is one of seven IISER campuses nationwide. Its core operations combine undergraduate and postgraduate science education — admitted solely through the nationwide IISER Aptitude Test (IAT) — with multi-disciplinary fundamental and applied research spanning biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, and earth sciences. The institute is led by Director Prof. Jayant B. Udgaonkar and operates with a headcount in the 101-250 range.

Research output from IISER Pune is its primary technical asset. Documented proprietary findings include the KTDP peptide, developed in collaboration with IIT Bombay and IISER Kolkata, which interrupts hepatic fat transport and reduced cholesterol/triglyceride secretion by roughly 50% in laboratory models; a five-year investigation into the AXL→Arf1→Golgi signaling pathway linking tumor stiffness to breast cancer aggressiveness; a plant regeneration mechanism driven by plethoras-protein-mediated autophagy and ROS management at wound sites; and the discovery that E. coli can survive antibiotic stress by temporarily duplicating a key gene. Geophysics and planetary-science outputs include dating the Bay of Bengal ocean floor to roughly 92 million years ago and mapping millions of lunar south-pole craters to identify water-ice deposits stable over billions of years.

The business model is not commercial: IISER Pune is entirely financed by central-government budget allocations with no private investors or venture capital, generates no product revenue, and does not publicly disclose tuition or per-program pricing. Customer segments are undergraduate and postgraduate science students admitted via the centralized IAT (primary) and Grades 6-9 school students reached through the 2026 Lodha Genius Science Circle partnership (secondary). Strategic positioning has expanded into national-infrastructure mandates including a designated site under India's National Quantum Mission for a 20-qubit ion-trap quantum computing system, and into public-science platforms via the 2026 India Science Festival hosted at the campus in partnership with FAST India and Bajaj Auto Limited. The institute is also managing a governance episode: an April 2025 fact-finding investigation, expanded with student representatives, into alleged strip-search conduct during examinations.

Name

IISER Pune

Legal name

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune

Website

https://iiserpune.ac.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

IISER Pune is a government-funded autonomous research and teaching institute established in 2006 under India's Ministry of Education, one of seven IISER campuses, delivering undergraduate and postgraduate science education admitted via the IISER Aptitude Test and conducting multi-disciplinary fundamental research in biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, and earth sciences.

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Product category

Higher Education and Scientific Research

NAICS

Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) (541715), Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (54171)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Services-Educational Services (8200)

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Comprehensive Doctoral Research Universities (Multi-Disciplinary) (EDAHABAA)

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Engineering & Technology Institutes (Comprehensive) (EDAHAEAA)

Keywords

• Scientific research institute
• Undergraduate science education
• Postgraduate science programs
• Fundamental science research
• Higher education research

Headquarters

HQ city

Pune

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

IISER Pune is a research-intensive teaching institute that delivers undergraduate and postgraduate science education (BS-MS, PhD) and conducts fundamental and applied research across biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, and earth sciences. It also runs outreach programs such as the Lodha Genius Science Circle for school students and participates in national missions including the National Quantum Mission.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• BS-MS Dual Degree Programme
• PhD Research Programs
• Lodha Genius Science Circle

Quantifiable outcome

• KTDP peptide reduced cholesterol and triglyceride secretion by nearly 50% in laboratory models
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Lodha FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 May 2026IISER Pune and Lodha Foundation launched the Lodha Genius Science Circle, a fully funded science mentorship programme for school students in Grades 6 to 9. The initiative offers practical learning experiences including hands-on experiments, faculty mentorship, weekend science circles at IISER Pune, and workshops covering topics such as climate change, biodiversity, computational modelling, and coding.
• FAST India (Forum for ASK Scholars and Thinkers)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 January 2026India Science Festival 2026 (ISF 2026) hosted at IISER Pune as a major highlight, organized by FAST India in partnership with Bajaj Auto Limited. The festival brings together scientists, innovators, and astronauts for discussions on space exploration, AI, and quantum science, featuring participants including astronaut Subhanshu Shukla and Nobel Laureate Professor Venki Ramakrishnan.
• Bajaj Auto LimitedflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerBajaj Auto Limited partnered with FAST India as a corporate sponsor for India Science Festival 2026 hosted at IISER Pune.
• National Quantum MissionflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerIISER Pune is one of the selected sites for India's National Quantum Mission, hosting an expected 20-qubit ion-trap quantum computing system as part of the mission's eight quantum computing facilities.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Caltech (California Institute of Technology): Global research-intensive university combining small-scale science/engineering education with world-class fundamental research. Useful comparable for IISER Pune's research-intensive teaching model and quantum mission positioning, though at vastly greater scale.
• Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU): Large, established Indian public research university with strong graduate research programs across sciences and humanities. Comparable as a publicly funded Indian research university, though broader in scope than IISER Pune's basic-sciences focus.

Direct peers

• National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS): Bangalore-based premier biological research centre under TIFR where BRIC-NCCS Director Thomas Pucadyil collaborates with IISER Pune faculty. Comparable as a publicly funded Indian life-science research institute with similar research mandate.
• IISER Thiruvananthapuram: Sister IISER campus sharing the same government mandate, admission test (IAT), and research/education mission as IISER Pune. Comparable as a peer government Indian science education and research university.
• Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR): India's premier government-funded fundamental research institute covering mathematics, physics, chemistry, and biology. Directly comparable to IISER Pune as a publicly funded multidisciplinary research institution with similar research intensity and national recognition.
• National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER): Statutory body under which the IISER system is established, located in Bhubaneswar. Directly comparable as a publicly funded Indian research and education institute with overlapping research and undergraduate science education mandate.
• IISER Kolkata: Sister IISER campus that co-authored the KTDP cholesterol peptide research with IISER Pune and IIT Bombay. Operates under identical IISER mandate, government funding model, and admission via the same nationwide IAT entrance exam.
• IISER Bhopal: Sister IISER campus operating under the same Ministry of Education mandate and IAT admission process. Directly comparable as a peer IISER conducting basic sciences research and undergraduate/graduate science education.
• Indian Institute of Science (IISc Bangalore): India's flagship research and graduate education university conducting multidisciplinary fundamental research in sciences and engineering. Directly comparable to IISER Pune as a premier public Indian research university with similar research/education mandate and government funding model.
• IIT Bombay: Premier Indian technical and research university co-authoring IISER Pune's KTDP peptide research. Comparable as a top-tier public Indian research/education institute with overlapping science research output and government funding.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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