Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc)

In News 

• Recently, the Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc) has completed 60 years of its formation.

About IMSc

• The Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc), founded by Alladi Ramakrishnan on 3rd January 1962 
• It is located in South Chennai, in the Adyar-Taramani area.  
• It is an autonomous national institution for fundamental research in the areas of Theoretical Physics, Mathematics, Theoretical Computer Science and Computational Biology. 
• It is governed by a Board and an Academic Council. 
• Research at IMSc is supported by the Department of Atomic Energy of the Government of India and by the Government of Tamil Nadu.
• Programmes: 
  • It has a vibrant academic program, including an active PhD program to which a select group of students are admitted every year. 
  • It supports a large number of scientists at the post-doctoral level and hosts a  visiting scientist programme. The Institute organizes several national and international scientific meetings annually.  
  • It is also involved in a range of outreach activities for schools, colleges and the general public. 

Source: TH