IIST

Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST)

The Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), which is declared as Deemed to be University under Section 3 of the UGC Act 1956, was set up under Department of Space, Goverment of India, and offers undergraduates B Tech programme in Avionics, Aerospace Engineering and Physical Sciences. IIST also offers post graduate and doctoral programmes to meet the requirements of Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). In addition to the regular curriculum, the courses will have special modules tailored to space technology and space science. IIST focuses on high-end research activities with the country's space programmes and related innovative ventures.

The Institute provides a full fledged infrastructure of International standards to develop an excellent academic and research atmosphere. The academic programme for the year 2007-2008 started in a full fledged alternate campus adjacent to the world renowned Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre at Thiruvananthapuram. Development of permanent campus near Thiruvananthapuram, has been initiated and is expected to be realized in the next one year.

Baylor College of Medicine

Baylor College of Medicine, located in Houston, Texas, USA, is a leading center for biomedical research and clinical care.

George Mason University

George Mason University (often referred to as GMU or Mason) is a public university based in unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, south of and adjacent to the city of Fairfax.^[3] Additional campuses are located nearby in Arlington County, Prince William County, and Loudoun County.

Harvard Medical School

Harvard Medical School (HMS) is one of the graduate schools of Harvard University. It is currently ranked first among American research medical schools by U.S. News and World Report.

Located in the Longwood Medical Area of the Mission Hill neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, H.M.S. is home (as of Fall 2006) to 616 students in the M.D. program, 435 in the Ph.D. program, and 155 in the M.D.-Ph.D program.^[1] HMS' M.D.-Ph.D program allows a student to receive an M.D. from HMS and a Ph.D from either Harvard or the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (see Medical Scientist Training Program).

Kolkata Darshan(Universities)

Kolkata's schools are either run by the state government or by private (many of which are religious) organisations. Schools mainly use Bengali or English as the medium of instruction, though Hindi and Urdu are also used. The schools are affiliated with the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education, the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE), the Central Board for Secondary Education (CBSE), or A-Level (British Curriculum). Under the 10+2+3 plan, after completing their secondary education, students typically enroll in a 2 year junior college (also known as a pre-university) or in schools with a higher secondary facility affiliated with West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education, ICSE or CBSE. Students usually choose from one of three streams — liberal arts, commerce, or science, though vocational streams are also available. Upon completing the required coursework, students may enrol in general or professional degree programmes.

Kolkata (help·info) (Bengali: কলকাতা ; IPA: [ˈkolkat̪a]), formerly Calcutta (help·info), is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located in eastern India on the east bank of the River Hooghly.^[1] When referred to as Calcutta, it usually includes the suburbs, and thus its population exceeds 15 million,^[2] making it India's third-largest metropolitan area and urban agglomeration as well as the world's 8th largest agglomeration

Kolkata houses nine universities and numerous colleges affiliated to them or to other universities located outside. The University of Calcutta (founded in 1857) has more than 200 affiliated colleges.^[95]

Bengal Engineering & Science University and Jadavpur University are notable engineering universities.

Calcutta Medical College is the first institution teaching modern medicine in Asia.^[96]

Other notable institutions are Presidency College, St. Xavier's College, Bethune College (the first women's college in India) and Scottish Church College.

Some institutions of national importance are the

Asiatic Society,

Bose Institute, the

Indian Statistical Institute, the

Indian Institute of Management,the

Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, the

Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, the

Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, the

Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta, the

West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, the

Marine Engineering and Research Institute, the

Rabindra Bharati University, the

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, the

S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, the

Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management, and the

National Institute of Fashion Technology,

Indian Institute of Chemical Biology.

The Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur and

National Institute of Technology, Durgapur are within a few hours distance from the city.