BIS and IISc Bengaluru Establish BIS Standardization Chair Professor

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On July 19, 2024, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, to establish the 'BIS Standardization Chair Professor' position at IISc.

An Overview of the News

• It objectives to integrate academic expertise in standards building and to incorporate Indian standards in the academic curriculum, with the aim of providing safer and more reliable products and services in India.

• The BIS Standardization Chair Professor will promote collaboration between BIS and IISc, enhancing involvement in standardization and conformity assessment.

• The initiative involves engaging academia in national and international standardization efforts through technical committees, supporting research and development, co-hosting events, exploring Centres of Excellence (CoE), and sharing knowledge and advanced laboratory facilities.

• This MoU is part of BIS's broader strategy to partner with leading institutions across India, with similar agreements already in place with IIT Bombay, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Kanpur, and IIT Madras, among others.

About BIS

• Role: National Standards Body of India

• Affiliation: Department of Consumer Affairs, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Government of India

• Established by: Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016 (effective from October 12, 2017)

• Founded on: December 23, 1986

• Founder: Parliament of India

• Headquarters: Manak Bhawan, Old Delhi

 About Indian Institute of Science (IISc)

• A premier public research university in Bangalore, India.

• Founder: Jamshetji Tata, an early Indian industrialist, with active support for its establishment.

• Inspiration: Tata discussed his idea for a research institution with Swami Vivekananda in 1893, but Vivekananda declined to be involved.

• Land and Funding: The Mysore government donated 371 acres and 50,000 rupees annually for its establishment.

• Established: 1909

• Initial Departments: General and Applied Chemistry, and Electro Technology.

• First Director: Morris Travers