Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal

IISERs were created through a proclamation of Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, to promote quality education and research in science and related areas. The first two IISERs (Pune and Kolkata) were established in 2006. This was followed by an Institute at Mohali (2007), Bhopal & Trivandrum (2008), Tirupati (2015), and Berhampur (2016). IISERs were incorporated as Institutions of National Importance under the umbrella of the NIT (Amendment) Act, 2012 (NIT Act 2007). The Act was further amended in 2014, entitled the NITSER ACT 2014. Each IISER is a degree-granting autonomous institute.

IISER Bhopal aims to provide quality science education to UG and PG students. The prime focus of the Institute is to integrate science education with research. Also, the Institute is committed to impart high ethical values and create social and environment awareness.

The vision of the Institute is to provide high quality education to undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral students. The Institute also aspires to contribute to the society through teaching and research to help achieve global sustainability. Further, the Institute aims to produce leaders in science and related disciplines.

Mission:

• To establish, build, and sustain an Institution of the highest caliber by the complete integration of teaching and state-of-the-art research
• To make learning in science and other knowledge streams exciting through excellent integrative teaching strategies driven by curiosity and creativity
• To facilitate and promote entry into research at an early age through a flexible borderless curriculum and research projects
• To impart and nurture a variety of skills that prepare students for outstanding careers across the world, in various areas, including academia

IISER Bhopal has set up a Virtual classroom (or E-Classroom) in the Lecture Hall Complex at room L-2 with a seating capacity of 94. The Virtual classroom was inaugurated on 15 March, 2013 by Prof. N. Satyamurthy (IISER Mohali). The room is connected with high speed NKN network & equipped with campus Wi-Fi facility. The project funded by Dept of Electronics & Information Technology, Ministry of Communication & IT, Govt of India enables IISER Bhopal to be connected to all IISER’s, NIT’s, IIT’s across India over NKN in order to share knowledge and provide world-class education to its students.

A Virtual classroom (or E-Classroom) is an advance learning enivironment with a seating capacity of 94. It is created using high speed internet, supplicated Video Conferencing devices, and other gadgets to help in classroom teaching. The classroom provides interactive and flexible approaches to e-learning including work based learning & assessments.

Additionally, the same technology can also be used for facilitating collaborative discussions across institutes as well as hosting seminars and workshops. The virtual classroom technology ensures that students at remote locations receiving lectures will get the same feel and experience as if they were in the local classroom. The instructor can use all conventional tools and continue to teach the way he/she normally does. The students can ask questions and interact with the instructor as if he/she is present in their classroom. The Virtual classroom concept combines the best hardware and software content and service to deliver new age technology to traditional classroom teaching. The classroom helps the teacher in creating and delivering content digitally in the classroom and over network as well.