West Bengal

Rekhi Centre of Excellence for the Science of Happiness aims to promote research, training and education and the practice of well being for students and teachers through the application of happiness and well being. Such research is based on the concept of improving the quality of people’s lives by focusing on strength that enhances positive emotions and positive relationships. Based on the science of happiness, the aim is to promote community, family and individual thriving, wellbeing and holistic self-development.

The Centre of Excellence in Advanced Manufacturing Technology has been established at IIT Kharagpur, supported by Department of Heavy Industry of Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Government of India, along with a consortium of top industry members in the country. The centre aims to stimulate the innovation to manufacture smart machines in the capital goods sector.

The Centre for Excellence in Robotics (CER) at IIT, Kharagpur, India, is an umbrella body, under the aegis of which, all robotics-related activities of the Institute will be conducted and coordinated. The main emphasis of the center is the design and development of intelligent and autonomous robots and work on research problems and innovative projects that extend the state-of-art in robotics. The vision it is to promote and encourage student activities, research projects, and relevant courses related to this field

The National Centre for High Pressure Studies (NCHPS) at IISER Kolkata aims to foster interdisciplinary and collaborative research in the field of Natural Sciences, Materials Sciences and Geosciences. NCHPS focuses on fundamental studies of structural changes and novel phase transitions of both naturally occurring and designed materials that occur under extreme conditions, using an integration of theory and experimentThe centre has facilities to achieve megabar pressures and very high temperatures using laser heated diamond anvil cell (LHDAC). 

At IISER, Kolkata, the Centre for Advanced Functional Materials (CAFM) has a special mission to foster collaborative, interdisciplinary research and education in the science and technological applications of advanced solid state and soft materials. CAFM lays emphasis on nanoscience and nanotechnology and coordinates to foster advanced research towards synthesis of smart materials, structure-property elucidation, device fabrication, cutting-edge applications and promote technology transfer of developed materials and devices
 

The Center of Excellence in Space Sciences India (CESSI) is a multi-institutional center hosted by the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata, and funded by The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD). CESSI aims to explore the Sun’s activity, generate the understanding necessary for space weather forecasting, hunt for gravitational waves, support national space science initiatives, participate in international capacity building activities and pursue public-private partnerships in space science research