Careers360 - Think higher education! Explore: 50+ specialised science institutes

Explore: 50+ specialised science institutes
We list out science, technology, medicine and social sciences institutions & courses that are absolutely cutting-edge.
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NATIONAL development is critically dependent on investments in cutting edge areas of science and technology - this was clearly understood by India’s founding fathers. So they created over 200 of the finest institutions, teaching and researching on every conceivable aspect of science, technology, and society. And they collectively offer over 850+ programmes.

Subjects handled, too, are extremely diverse. We have institutions offering courses from radiological medicine to schools examining tropical meteorology. There are programmes training you on science communication to certificate courses on art appreciation.

What is interesting is the fact that most of these programmes are exceptionally cost-effective. The costliest programme we identified is still less than 2 lakh rupees per annum. Most of the institutions/programmes also have stipends and fellowships.

While some like IITs & IIMs are well-known, most are still hidden gems known only to a select few. We have compiled a list of 50 such institutions and courses, which you could pursue. The choices are truly immense from sports medicine to geomagnetic sciences.

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25 institutes offering cutting edge science education

Name of the institute	Location	Year	Programme Offerings
Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences	Nainital	1954	JRF–ARIES PhD Programme in Astronomy & Astrophysics and Atmospheric Sciences
Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany	Lucknow	1949	Birbal Sahni Research Scholarship for doing PhD/RA
Central Food Technological Research Institute	Mysore	1950	MSc-Food Technology (2 yr)
Central Institute of Fresh Water Aquaculture	Bhubaneswar	1949	MFSc & PhD degrees in collaboration with OUAT
Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology	Chennai + 14 campus	1968	Doctoral, M.Tech, B.Tech, Diploma, PGD in Plastics Engineering & Technology
Central Leather Research Institute	Chennai	1948	B.Tech, M.Tech, PhD (Leather Technology) & M.Tech, PhD courses in Footwear Science. & Engineering
Centre for Liquid Crystal Research	Bangalore	1995	PhD in Physics of Liquid Crystals & other Soft Condensed Matter; Synthesis & Characterisation of Liquid Crystals & other Soft Materials
Forest Research Institute	Dehradun	1906	MSc (Wood Science & Technology; Forestry; Environment); PGD (Pulp & Paper); Post Master’s Diploma (Natural Resource Management)
Harish-Chandra Research Institute	Allahabad	1975	MSc-PhD programme in mathematics, research
Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI)	New Delhi	1936	Doctoral programmes (agricultural extension, sciences, engineering, horticulture etc.)
Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science	Kolkata	1876	Post-BSc Integrated PhD in Chemical Sciences
Indian Institute of Astrophysics	Bangalore	1971	Integrated M.Tech-PhD (Tech) in Astronomical Instrumentation; integrated PhD (IPhD) in Physics; other PhD (Astronomy & Astrophysics)
Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (IICB)	Kolkata	1935	PhD (Biology and Chemistry disciplines)
Indian Institute of Geomagnetism	Mumbai	1841	PhD in Geomagnetism and allied fields; Physics and in Geophysics/Earth Sciences
Indian Institute of Pulses Research	Kanpur	1984	PhD in Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Nematology, Plant Pathology, Entomology, Agronomy and Soil Sciences
Indian Institute of Remote Sensing	Dehradun	1966	M.Tech (Remote Sensing & GIS in Natural Resource Management); MSc (Geoinformatics); PGD (RS & GIS in Natural Resource management; Geoinformatics)
Indian Institute of Space Science & Technology	Thiruvananthapuram	2007	B.Tech (Avionics, Aerospace, Physical Science); M.Tech (softcomputing, RF & Microwave Communication, Optics)
Indian Institute of Spices Research	Calicut	1986	Post-MSc training (biotechnology & others vis Agricultural Economics, Botany, Soil Chemistry etc.)
Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology	Pune	1962	M.Tech (Atmos.Sci) of Pune university; PhD programme with Pune University
Institute of Advanced Study in Science & Technology	Guwahati	1979	PhD (Material Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Life Science and Resource Management and Environment)
Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology	Delhi	1998	PhD prog (interdisciplinary areas of biological & chemical Sc, molecular medicine and disease biology, environmental biotech & bioinformatics)
Institute of Microbial Technology	Chandigarh	1984	PhD programme run jointly by IMTECH and Jawaharlal Nehru University
Institute of Plasma Research	Gujarat	Early 1970's	PhD in Physical Sciences, Engineering Sciences, Inter-disciplinary Engineering Sciences, Computer Applications & Management Science
Institute of Wood Science and Technology	Bangalore	1988	PhD prog under FRI University, Dehradun
SN Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences	Kolkata	1986	Post BSc-Integrated PhD (physical sciences); Post MSc Integrated PhD; PhD in New Areas (Nano Science and Technology, Theoretical Chemistry)

25 courses in 4 fields of science education

APPLIED SCIENCES

Interesting and unconventional courses like Aerospace, Avionics & Physical Science, Radio Astronomy, Bioinformatics, Cheminformatics and cyber security constitute Applied Science.

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MEDICAL SCIENCES

Pursue courses in audiology, speech, mobility sciences, prosthetics, othotics, forensic sciences, vitreoretinal surgery, radio isotope techniques, to name a few.

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BASIC SCIENCE

Explore more within everything that exist or do not exist in different sciences like wildlife science, earth system science and climate and astorphysics.

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SOCIAL SCIENCES

Study aspects of social formation, structure and form of society through courses ranging from diplomas in transportation to craft design. Also, courses on geriatric care, infrastructure, child care and counselling and population studies.

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