ABOUT Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, TIFR

The Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) is a research institution in India dedicated to basic research in mathematics and the sciences. It is a Deemed University and works under the umbrella of the Department of Atomic Energy of the Government of India. It is located at Navy Nagar, Colaba, Mumbai. TIFR conducts research primarily in natural sciences, mathematics and theoretical computer science and is considered one of the outstanding research centres in India.[1] TIFR has a graduate program leading to a PhD in all the major fields of study. TIFR is an autonomous Institute under the umbrella of the Department of Atomic Energy of the Government of India. Research at TIFR is distributed across three schools, working over the mathematical sciences, natural sciences, technology and computer science.