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Who established on January 15, 1876, the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science in Calcutta?

Who established on January 15, 1876, the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science in Calcutta? Correct Answer Mahendra Lal Sarkar

  • Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science in Calcutta founded on July 29, 1876 by Dr Mahendra Lal Sircar, IACS is the oldest institute in India devoted to the pursuit of fundamental research in the frontier areas of basic sciences. 
  • Professor C V Raman worked at IACS from 1907 to 1933, and it is here that he discovered the celebrated Effect that bears his name and for which he was awarded Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930.
  • The Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS) is a society registered under Act XXI of 1860.
  • It has a Governing Council with a number of members elected or nominated and the Registrar as its Non-Member Secretary. 
  • The Institute is run by the Governing Council, which is the apex policy-making body. 
The Governing Council plays the following important role.
  • The Council is the executive authority of the Association and would constitute the apex body responsible for the smooth running of the organization. The Council will ensure that the transactions in the Association are in accordance to the Regulations and Bye-Laws contained herein. 
  • It is the apex policy-making and decision making authority of the Association. It has the complete power to run the affairs of the institute component of the Association.
  • The Council is empowered to create posts in any category including supernumerary positions and or new departments/divisions/units subject to concurrence from the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India.
  • The Council is also empowered to introduce new Bye-Laws for better running of the Association within the framework of the regulations. 
  • The Council is proactively engaged in entering into an arrangement with the government ministries and agencies, both in the centre and the state, and also from industries and international sources for securing and accepting grants-in-aid to the Association on mutually agreed terms and conditions. 
  • It is also empowered to undertake any other activity that might be deemed suitable for the progress of the Association.

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