Republic Day Celebration

Republic Day was celebrated on Jan 26, 2013. The CNR Rao foundation award was shared by Ms. Satavisa Jana, Ms. Ayush, Ms. Mishty Ray and Ms. Shruthi Ravindranath.  The academic excellence awards was given to Ms. Saumya Gupta and Ms. Diksha Jain. The certificate of merit was given to Mr. Kshitiz Mohan, Ms. Nidhi Kaihnsa, Ms. Prerna Paliwal, Mr. Ankur Kumar Gupta, Ms. Debanjana Kundu, Mr. Sumit Chandra Mishra, Ms. Tanya Kaushal, Mr. Samant Manas Arun, Mr. Pushkal Srivastava, Mr. Aaveg Aggarwal, Ms. Anjali Gupta, Mr. Mayank Chugh, Ms. Kritika Singhal and Ms. Soniya Sharma.

Independence Day Celebration

Independence day (August 15 2012) was celebrated at IISER Mohali Sector-81 campus. The CNR Rao Foundation award was given to Ms. Diksha Jain.  Academic excellence  award was given to Ms. Tanya Kaushal. The certificate of merit for best performance in third and fourth year was given to Mr. Mayank Chugh, Ms.Srishti Batra, Mr. Agatsya Bhati, Mr. Deepak Verma, Ms. Indu Verma, Mr. Sudeep Maheshwari, Mr. Debdatta Sinha Roy, Mr. Nilmani Singh, Mr. Kapil Dave, Mr. Sumit Mittal and Mr. Keshav Aggarwal.

Science Day Celebration

Science Day was celebrated on February 28, 2013 with a program organized by our students for the school students of the region. The program was coordinated by the Outreach Centre of the institute. Around 200 school children from the region participated in the program and this time the program was advertised in newspapers to expand the basin of attraction to schools of the region and not just the tricity area. The program took place in the lecture hall complex and a variety of events were organized. Dr. N. G.  Prasad was the overall coordinator and was ably aided by several faculty members including Prof. Viswanathan,Dr. Mandip Singh, Dr. Abhishek Chaudhuri, Dr. Vijaya Anand, Dr. Amit Kulshreshta and Dr. Rajesh Ramachandran, Prof. I. B. S. Passi, Dr. Anu Sabhlok, Prof. J.S. Bagla,Prof. T. R. Rao, Prof. Arvind and Dr. Vinayak Sinha. Dr. Sanjay Mandal, Dr. Kavita Dorai and Dr. Samrat Mukhopadhyay helped in showing the visitors around the various research facilities in CAF. A stimulating science quiz which also included a component for citizens was organized. The programme also involved taking the school students through demonstrations of experiments in various science laboratories of the Institute. There were several demonstrations aimed at a younger target audience. An open session of school students with scientists from IISER Mohali was organized where  questions from students were answered by the faculty.

Foundation Day Celebration

The seventh Foundation Day of IISER Mohali was celebrated on September 27, 2012 in the lecture hall. The foundation day lecture was given by Dr. T. Ramasami (DST). Speaking on Expanding excellence in science education and research, Dr. Ramasami discussed the various initiatives and schemes that are leading to a transformation in the contribution of universities and colleges to research in sciences. By using a distributed approach where allocation of funds is not limited to a small number of institutes or departments, these schemes have led to growth in all parts of the country. Dr. Ramasami also discussed some new schemes that are being considered. The lecture was followed by interaction with students and faculty members at the institute.

First Convocation of IISER Mohali

The first convocation of the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali was held on July 25, 2012. The first batch of 26 students in the BS-MS dual degree program from the institute graduated and were awarded degrees. The convocation was held in the lecture hall complex at the 125 acre campus of IISER Mohali located in the Knowledge city, Mohali. Shri Kapil Sibal, honourable minister for Human Resource Development inaugrated the lecture hall complex at IISER Mohali before the  convocation ceremony. Prof. R. A. Mashelkar, chairman of the board of governers of IISER Mohali presided over the convocation ceremony. Prof. C. N. R. Rao, chairman, scientific advisory council to the Prime Minister was the guest of honour. An honorary doctorate was conferred upon Prof. C. N. R. Rao. Directors of all the five IISERs were present at the ceremony as this was the first convocation hosted by an IISER. The gold medal was awarded to Mr. Rishi Raj Trivedi for best academic performance.  The S. N. Kaul award for best all round performance, including extra-curricular activities was given to Ms. Amita Agrawal.

First Convocation of IISER Mohali

The first convocation of the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali was held on July 25, 2012. The first batch of 26 students in the BS-MS dual degree program from the institute graduated and were awarded degrees. The convocation was held in the lecture hall complex at the 125 acre campus of IISER Mohali located in the Knowledge city, Mohali. Shri Kapil Sibal, honourable minister for Human Resource Development inaugrated the lecture hall complex at IISER Mohali before the  convocation ceremony. Prof. R. A. Mashelkar, chairman of the board of governers of IISER Mohali presided over the convocation ceremony. Prof. C. N. R. Rao, chairman, scientific advisory council to the Prime Minister was the guest of honour. An honorary doctorate was conferred upon Prof. C. N. R. Rao. Directors of all the five IISERs were present at the ceremony as this was the first convocation hosted by an IISER. The gold medal was awarded to Mr. Rishi Raj Trivedi for best academic performance.  The S. N. Kaul award for best all round performance, including extra-curricular activities was given to Ms. Amita Agrawal.

IISER Mohali Events Archive - 2009

	The Foundation Day 2009 was celebrated on 27th September 2009. Prof. B.N. Goswamy, Professor Emeritus (Panjab University Chandigarh), delivered a Lecture on "A SENSE OF WONDER : The World of the Indian Painter" on this occasion.
	IISER SciKids (day care facility) inaugurated by Mrs. Suguna Sathyamurthy, Counsellor IISER Mohali on 16th August 2009 in presence of Director, faculty members and staff of the Institute.
	Prof. CNR Rao inaugurated the Chemistry Research Laboratory on 8th April 2009 at IISER Mohali.

IISER Mohali Events Archive - 2007-08

	The Earth-breaking ceremony for IISER boundary wall was held on 29th December 2008. The Ceremony was performed by Prof. N. Sathyamurthy, Director IISER. Students, Faculty and other staff members participated in it
	Launch of INSPIRE and Presentation of INSPIRE Scholarship function was organized at Delhi on 13th December 2008 by Government of India, Ministry of Science and Technology. IISER Mohali's five scholars got awards from Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh. Awarded students are : Mr. Sameep Chandel Mr. Amol Deshmukh Ms. Anshu Gupta Mr. Vikesh Sidhu Mr. Keshav Aggarwal
	The Foundation Day 2008 was celebrated on 27th September 2008. Prof. N. Sathyamurthy, Director IISER Mohali has given the welcome address which was followed by the Lecture on Foundation Day by Dr. Girish Sahni, Director IMTECH. In the end vote of thanks was given by Dr. Arvind Dean(R & D) IISER Mohali.
	A symposium to felicitate prof. R. P. Bambah a well known mathematician and the oldest living fellow of Indian National Science Academy was jointly organized by INSA and IISER Mohali on August 16th 2008.
	Independence Day was celebrated on August 15 2008 at IISER Mohali. The Chief Guest for the function was Prof. S. C. Laroiya(Director NITTTR).
	The CNR Rao foundation has constituted a cash prize of Rs. 5000/- for the best student in each semester at IISER Mohali. Mr. Amol Deshmukh received the prize on Aug. 15th 2008 from Director NITTTR.
	The CNR Rao foundation has constituted a cash prize of Rs. 5000/- for the best student in each semester at IISER Mohali. Mr. Sameep Chandel received the prize on Jan 26th 2008 from the Director.
	The Computing Facility of IISER Mohali was inaugurated on 03rd September 2007 by Dr T Ramasami (Secretary, DST). Dr. Ramasami also interacted with IISER students and faculty on the occasion and delivered a colloquium.