Indian Institute of Science (IISc) is a public universityfor scientific research and higher education located inBengaluru (formerly Bangalore), India. Established in1899 with active support from Jamshetji Tata it is alsolocally known as the "Tata Institute".[3] It acquired thestatus of a Deemed University in 1958. IISc is widelyregarded as India's finest institution in its field, andhas made significant contribution to advanced computing,space, and nuclear technologies.