Indian Academy of Sciences
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The Indian Academy of Sciences is a premier scientific institution in India dedicated to promoting the advancement and dissemination of science through research support, publications, and educational initiatives.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Indian Academy of Sciences canonical | 6 |
| Council of the Indian Academy of Sciences | 1 |
| Indian Academy of Sciences, Bengaluru | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1117055 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Indian Academy of Sciences Context triple: [C. V. Raman, founded, Indian Academy of Sciences]
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A.
Indian National Science Academy
The Indian National Science Academy is a premier national body in India dedicated to promoting scientific research, recognizing outstanding scientists, and providing science-based policy advice.
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B.
Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
The Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science is one of India’s oldest premier research institutions, renowned for pioneering work in fundamental sciences and for being the place where C. V. Raman conducted his Nobel Prize–winning research on the Raman effect.
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C.
Indian Institute of Science
The Indian Institute of Science is a premier public research university in India renowned for advanced education and cutting-edge research in science and engineering.
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D.
M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation
The M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation is an Indian non-profit research and development organization focused on sustainable agriculture, rural development, and food security, particularly for small and marginal farmers.
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E.
National Physical Laboratory of India
The National Physical Laboratory of India is the country’s premier national metrology institute, responsible for maintaining national measurement standards and providing high-precision time and frequency services.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Indian Academy of Sciences Target entity description: The Indian Academy of Sciences is a premier scientific institution in India dedicated to promoting the advancement and dissemination of science through research support, publications, and educational initiatives.
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A.
Indian National Science Academy
The Indian National Science Academy is a premier national body in India dedicated to promoting scientific research, recognizing outstanding scientists, and providing science-based policy advice.
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B.
Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
The Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science is one of India’s oldest premier research institutions, renowned for pioneering work in fundamental sciences and for being the place where C. V. Raman conducted his Nobel Prize–winning research on the Raman effect.
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C.
Indian Institute of Science
The Indian Institute of Science is a premier public research university in India renowned for advanced education and cutting-edge research in science and engineering.
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D.
M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation
The M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation is an Indian non-profit research and development organization focused on sustainable agriculture, rural development, and food security, particularly for small and marginal farmers.
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E.
National Physical Laboratory of India
The National Physical Laboratory of India is the country’s premier national metrology institute, responsible for maintaining national measurement standards and providing high-precision time and frequency services.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
learned society
ⓘ
non-profit organization ⓘ scientific academy ⓘ |
| abbreviation | IAS ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Indian Academy of Sciences
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian Academy of Sciences, Bengaluru
|
| collaboratesWith |
Indian National Science Academy
ⓘ
Indian National Science Academy ⓘ
surface form:
National Academy of Sciences, India
|
| country | India ⓘ |
| field |
engineering sciences
ⓘ
natural sciences ⓘ science ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
capacity building in science education
ⓘ
high-quality scientific publications ⓘ |
| foundedBy | C. V. Raman ⓘ |
| foundingDate | 1934-07-27 ⓘ |
| foundingYear | 1934 ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Indian Academy of Sciences
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Council of the Indian Academy of Sciences
|
| hasActivity |
organization of scientific meetings
ⓘ
organization of symposia and conferences ⓘ public science lectures ⓘ science education programs for teachers ⓘ summer research fellowships for students ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bengaluru
ⓘ
India ⓘ Karnataka ⓘ |
| membershipType |
associate fellows
ⓘ
elected fellows ⓘ |
| motto | Promoting the progress and upholding the cause of science ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publishes |
Bulletin of Materials Science
ⓘ
Current Science ⓘ Indian Academy of Sciences Conference Series ⓘ Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy ⓘ Journal of Biosciences ⓘ Journal of Chemical Sciences ⓘ Journal of Earth System Science ⓘ Journal of Genetics ⓘ Pramana – Journal of Physics ⓘ Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences (Earth and Planetary Sciences) ⓘ Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences (Mathematical Sciences) ⓘ Resonance – Journal of Science Education ⓘ Sadhana – Academy Proceedings in Engineering Sciences ⓘ |
| purpose |
advancement of scientific knowledge in India
ⓘ
dissemination of scientific knowledge ⓘ promotion of science ⓘ science education outreach ⓘ support of scientific research ⓘ |
| regionServed | India ⓘ |
| supports | scientific research in India ⓘ |
| website | https://www.ias.ac.in/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Indian Academy of Sciences Description of subject: The Indian Academy of Sciences is a premier scientific institution in India dedicated to promoting the advancement and dissemination of science through research support, publications, and educational initiatives.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Council of the Indian Academy of Sciences
this entity surface form:
Indian Academy of Sciences, Bengaluru