Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) Bengaluru The Indian Institute of Astrophysics is a premier institute devoted to research in astronomy, astrophysics and related physics. Institute traces its origins back to an observatory set up in 1786 at Madras which from the year 1792 began to formally function at its Nungambakkam premises as the Madras Observatory. In 1899, the observatory moved to Kodaikanal. In the year 1971, the Kodaikanal Observatory became an autonomous society, the Indian Institute of Astrophysics. The headquarters was shifted to Bengaluru into its present campus in Koramangala in 1975. Today, an autonomous institution under the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and funded by DST, the Institute ranks as a premier institution devoted to research and education of astronomy and physics in the country. The main observing facilities of the Institute are located at Kodaikanal, Kavalur, Gauribidanur and Hanle. Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) Established in 2011 as an ‘Institution of National Importance’ (interim operations started in June, 2010), the Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) has adopted the mandate to create and train some of the best of tomorrow’s Science & Technology leaders through a combination of innovative and novel curricula, pedagogy and evaluation. AcSIR’s focus will be on imparting instruction and providing research opportunities in such areas that are not routinely taught in regular academic universities in India. AcSIR has been set-up based on a ‘hub and Spoke’ model where the hub (AcSIR-HQ Ghaziabad) is responsible for centralized administrative functions. The spoke are located in the 80 AcSIR affiliated Research Institutes spread along the length and breadth of India, which act as the academic campuses of AcSIR. In addition, AcSIR has collaborative academic programs with other national and international educational institutions. AcSIR Full-time Ph.D. at IIA Bengaluru Applications are invited for the AcSIR full-time Ph.D program conducted at IIA, for the 2026 August session. Research Areas Sun and the Solar System Objects Stars and Stellar Systems Exoplanets Interstellar and Intergalactic Media Compact Objects Extragalactic Astronomy Gravitation and Cosmology Theoretical Astrophysics Astronomical Instrumentation For more details, visit https://acsir.res.in/admissions/, https://acsir.res.in/ Source: https://acsir.res.in/admissions/