TNPSC Thervupettagam

150 Years of Indian Science Excellence

May 31 , 2026 13 hrs 0 min 19 0
  • The Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS) celebrated the 150th anniversary of its establishment in 2026.
  • IACS was founded in 1876 by Mahendralal Sircar at Kolkata and is considered Asia’s first research institution established by Indians for scientific research.
  • The Government inaugurated the Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapour Deposition (PECVD) system at IACS to develop India’s first amorphous silicon solar cell.
  • Eminent scientists such as Jagadish Chandra Bose, Meghnad Saha, Satyendra Nath Bose, and C. V. Raman were associated with IACS.
  • C. V. Raman discovered the Raman Effect at IACS, earning India’s first Nobel Prize in Science in 1930.

 

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