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Academic Life
 The
Indian Institute of Advanced Study was set up by the Ministry
of Education, Government of India as a Society under the Societies
Registration act XXI of 1860, with effect from 6th October 1964.
The Institute started functioning at Shimla on 20th October,1965
when it was formally inaugurated by the late President of India,
Professor S. Radhakrishnan.
The Institute aims at free and creative inquiry into the fundamental
themes and problems of life and thought. It is a residential
Centre for research and encourages promotion of creative thought
in areas which have deep human significance, and provides an
environment suitable for academic research, particularly in
selected subjects in the Humanities, Indian Culture, Religion,
Social and Natural Sciences and such other areas as the Institute
may, from time to time, decide. The Institute provides facilities
for advanced consultation and collaboration besides library
and documentation facilities.
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