INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH TIRUPATI
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH TIRUPATI Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Tirupati (IISER Tirupati) is the sixth Institute in the chain of IISERs established by the Government of India under the Ministry of Education for imparting quality education in basic sciences in August 2015. Its logo depicts a golden spiral that grows to form an abstraction of an 'i'. The size of this spiral increases but its shape remains the same with each successive curve. The 'i' at the pinnacle depicts 'IISER the institution'. It also connotes 'individuals', implying that IISER is bound to serve people of the nation by contributing to education and research. The petals of the logo represent the national flower, lotus (Nelumbo Nucifera Gaertn). A golden spiral is a logarithmic spiral whose growth factor is the golden ratio (1.618). This ratio can be observed in numerous naturally occurring patterns and structures. The golden sp