The IISER students I met were from Pune. I checked all the IISER websites. Mohali did not load. It's only Pune that has this system of no major. Tvm and Kolkatta have 2 yrs of courses in all subjects and in the third year, the student chooses his/her major.
The IISER Pune grads are not eligible to teach in any college in India. Of course I am sure no one who graduates from IISER will want to teach in a college in India, but the point is the govt should encourage them to do so since these IISERs were setup with the aim of improving science education in our country. The fact that the institution itself is making it impossible for the one odd idealistic graduate who wants to provide quality teaching at one of the colleges in India, is defeating the goal with which these Instts were setup.
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Are you sure about the not being able to teach in UGC colleges thing?imeric
The minimum requirement for a lecturer's post is a post-graduate degree in the subject with 55% marks.
In fact, if you have an MSc in botany, but a PhD thesis in a microbiology-related topic, you cannot teach microbiology, you can only teach botany,though you may be more proficient in microbiology.
Of course, private colleges can employ such people, but the post will not get ratified by the university/state council for higher ed.
Oh... That's bad.
You should do a better research on IISER system. I think if you get to know more of students and faculty from IISER, you will be more optimistic about future. Also do a better survey of courses they are offering. Here is a link for you.....
http://iisermohali.ac.in/AcadMenu.html
I would be really happy if you can help me in my decision for taking admission there. At the moment I feel optimistic......... Tell me pros and cons of this system....
I have not said anything that is pessimistic about all IISERs. The only point that I have made is that IISER Pune does not make the students specialise while all the other IISERs do. My personal opinion is that students must specialise in one or two subjects in order to have an academic career in science. If you wish to become a science journalist for example, being equally proficient in all sciences, but not a specialist in one, is perhaps an advantage. But after MS, if you wish to do research in say, Analytical Chemistry, you need to have specialised in Chemistry.
All IISERs except Pune have specialisations after the initial years of general study.
There are a lot of pros in favour of the IISERs since the regular college systems where you do a BSc and then an MSc, are usually not very good. These colleges cater to the "common minimum program".
IISERs cater to the better than average students.
The only con is, if after two or three years you find that science is not for you, you cannot get out with a BSc and then do an MBA or something else.
So, for those who are sure they want a career in science, IISERs are a good option.
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