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Encyclopedia > Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
Established 1876
Type Research Institution
Director Dr. Debashis Mukherjee
Location Kolkata, India
Campus Urban
Website www.iacs.res.in

The Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science was established in July 1876 at 210 Bowbazar street, Kolkata, to foster high quality fundamental research in frontier disciplines of the basic sciences. The objective of the Association, is to cultivate science in all its departments both with a view to its advancement by original research and to its varied applications to the arts and comforts of life. The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... 1876 (MDCCCLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Research is often described as an active, diligent, and systematic process of inquiry aimed at discovering, interpreting and revising facts. ... Institutions are structures and mechanisms of social order and cooperation governing the behavior of two or more individuals. ... A director is the chief executive officer of a university or other educational institution. ...   (IPA: [] Bengali: কলকাতা) (formerly  ) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. ... This page as shown in the AOL 9. ...   (IPA: [] Bengali: কলকাতা) (formerly  ) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. ...


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