Indian Institute of Science Reviews

The Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (IISc) is ranked 1st and 2nd under the Universities & Overall categories, respectively of NIRF 2025. As such it is clearly a great institute with reviews mentioning pros such as:

• Infrastructure: The institute features advanced classrooms which resemble seminar halls and the campus is equipped with high-speed Wi-Fi (100 MB/PS). While Labs and also advanced whereas the  JRD Tata library is large and comprehensive. (Soumyadip Bank- M.Sc. in Chemical Sciences - Batch of 2026)
• Placements: Though the institute focuses more on research and advancement to PhD than placements as such though even new courses such as MSc Chemical Sciences had an average package of INR 8 LPA while internships included offers from various educational institutes such as IITs and IISERs (Soumyadip Bank- M.Sc. in Chemical Sciences - Batch of 2026)
• Faculty: The faculty at IISc Bangalore are very approachable with the style of teaching being the Socratic style of discussion while the curriculum is equipped with rigour to build the readiness of students to pursue a career in Science. (Aaitijhya Goswami - B.Sc. (Research) in Physics - Batch of 2029)

The above information is taken from verified Shiksha Reviews

IISc has a four-year Bachelor of Science (Research) course in Mathematics and Computing and not a regular B.Tech. The program can be considered to have a very large research component and lays emphasis on the basic mathematics and computer science courses. Although it is not specifically aimed at preparing graduates for industries related to computer science, the focus on research and problem solving ability make graduates of the program in high demand with major companies in the computing sector. The fees for the program are approximately INR 2,20,000 per year and in total, the fee for the entire 4 years program would be approximately INR 8,80,000. Placement details indicate that IISc has gained good placement records in that students secure average salaries of INR 15,00,000 to INR per annum.