Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research
TypeAutonomous government institute (deemed university)
Established1989 (1989)
FounderC. N. R. Rao (Bharat Ratna)
PresidentG. U. Kulkarni
Address
JNCASR, Jakkur, Bangalore-560 064
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Bangalore
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13°4′5.03″N 77°36′32.02″E / 13.0680639°N 77.6088944°E / 13.0680639; 77.6088944
Websitewww.jncasr.ac.in
Location in Karnataka
Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (India)

The Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) is a multidisciplinary research institute located at Jakkur, Bangalore, India. JNCASR was established by the Department of Science and Technology of the Government of India as a centre for advanced scientific research in India, to mark the birth centenary of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of independent India. In 2019, JNCASR was ranked #7 among the world's top ten research institutes and universities by Nature journal in a normalised ranking of research institutes and universities with high quality output.