Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER-TVM), Trivandrum established in 2008.

Its affiliated to Kerala University.

It is dedicated to scientific research and science education of international standards.

Traditionally, teaching has been segregated from research in undergraduate science curricula in the country. IISER was established by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, to bridge this dichotomy.

The institute aims to provide high quality education in modern science, integrating it with outstanding research at the undergraduate level itself, and develop a spirit of research cutting across disciplines.

The faculty is engaged in research in the frontier areas of basic sciences, with a high degree of autonomy and creativity.