About TIFR
The Tata Institute of Fundamental Research was conceived
and founded by the distinguished Indian Scientist Dr. Homi Bhabha in
June 1945 with the active support of the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust and
the Government of Bombay Presidency. In 1962, the Institute
shifted to its present picturesque campus at Colaba on the shores of
the Arabian Sea.
At TIFR, research is carried out in frontline
areas of all the fundamental sciences: Biology, Chemistry, Computer
Science, Mathematics and Physics, as well as in the field of Science
Education. TIFR Scientists are world leaders in several fields
and their published contributions to scientific knowledge are
internationally recognised. Over the years, the Institute has
developed many new areas of research as well as training programmes.
The faculty at TIFR is subdivided into three
Schools: The School of Mathematics, The School of Natural Sciences
and The School of Technology & Computer Science. TIFR has
three National Centres: the National Centre for Biological Sciences
(NCBS), Bangalore, the National Centre for Radio Astrophysics
(NCRA), Pune and the Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education
(HBCSE), Mankhurd, Mumbai. The School of Mathematics has a
Centre for Applicable Mathematics (CAM) at Bangalore, focusing on
applicable mathematics.
In addition, the TIFR Centre for
Interdisciplinary Sciences (TCIS) has started at the second campus
of TIFR on a 200 acre plot at Hyderabad. TIFR's International
Centre for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS) at Bangalore was started in
2007. It is conceived to contribute to the growth of
excellence in basic sciences, through conferences, interactions and
cross-fertilization between disciplines.
In May 2002, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research was accorded Deemed University status by the University Grants Commission. Since then TIFR has started awarding its own Degrees. TIFR has also been accredited with an `A+' Grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) on 2nd December, 2016.