About IISc

Heritage

In its ten decades of existence, the Institute produced many alumni who have set new directions to science and engineering research in the country. The Institute also was privileged to confer Honorary Fellowships to many eminent personalities, who made lasting contributions to the cause of science and technology in the broader perspective.

Here is a sampler of some of these personalities. Clicking on an image will enlarge it in a new window.

J N Tata Founder
Krishnaraja Wodeyar Maharaja of Mysore	Morris W Travers Director, 1909-1914
A G Bourne Director, 1915-1921	M O Forster Director, 1922-1933
H J Bhabha Honorary Fellow, 1932	C V Raman Director, 1933-1937
J C Ghosh Director, 1939-1948	M S Thacker Director, 1949-1955
S Bhagvantam Director, 1957-1962	Jawaharlal Nehru Honorary Fellow, 1959
M Vishvesvaraya Honorary Fellow, 1959	S Dhawan Director, 1962-1981
Vikram Sarabhai Honorary Fellow, 1968	J R D Tata Honorary Fellow, 1968
D K Banerjee Director, 1971-1972	S Ramaseshan Director, 1981-1984
C N R Rao Director, 1984-1994	G Padmanaban Director, 1994-1998
G Mehta Director, 1998-2005