Dharmendra Pradhan chaired the Meeting of the Standing Committee of IISERs

Union Minister for Education Dharmendra Pradhan chaired the 3rd Meeting of the Standing Committee of Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research ( IISER) in New Delhi today.

The Minister reviewed all 7 IISERs on their academic and research outputs and on their future plans. He suggested more student-focused approaches for unleashing the full potential of our talented youth as well as for engaging in outcome-centric research for facilitating ease-of-living and societal advancement.

The Minister informed that the Standing Committee also brainstormed on the roadmap ahead for achieving academic and research excellence, enriching student-experience and enhancing the core mission of providing world-class scientific education and research.

The meeting was attended by several distinguished dignitaries, Prof. Anil D. Sahasrabudhe, Chairman, Executive Committee, NAAC and Chairman, NETF; Prof. M. Jagadesh Kumar, former Chairman, UGC; Chamu Krishna Shastry, Chairman, Bharatiya Bhasha Samiti; Ms. Debjani Ghosh, Distinguished Fellow, NITI Aayog; Dr.Vineet Joshi, Secretary, Department of Higher Education; Prof. Abhay Karandikar, Secretary, Department of Science and Technology; Dr. Shekhar C. Mande, former Secretary, DSIR; Prof. Govindan Rangarajan, Director, IISc Bengaluru; Chairpersons and Directors of IISERs; the Director, CSIR–CMERI, Durgapur; and senior officials of the Ministry of Education.(updated on 13th january 2026)