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Institutions earn their place in history through the value they continue to create. For more than a century, the Tata Trusts have helped establish organisations that have shaped India's scientific, educational, healthcare, social and cultural landscape.
Today, they serve as national assets. Created around areas of national importance, these centres of excellence have grown well beyond their founding vision. As India's priorities evolve, the Trusts remain engaged through long-term stewardship, helping these institutions evolve while staying true to their founding purpose.
These long-term investments strengthen India's capabilities in science, technology, healthcare and social development, building national capacity that benefits generations to come.
Envisioned as a 'University of Research' by Jamsetji Tata, the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) was established in Bengaluru in 1909 through a Tata family endowment, with land granted by the Mysore Royal Family and support from the Government of India. It welcomed its first batch of students in May 1911 and has since evolved into India's foremost institute for advanced research in science, technology and engineering.
Founded in 1945 by Dr Homi J. Bhabha with the support of the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust, the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) is a National Centre of the Government of India, under the umbrella of the Department of Atomic Energy, as well as a deemed university awarding degrees for master's and doctoral programmes. With the main campus located in Mumbai, TIFR has centres in Pune, Bengaluru and Hyderabad.
Established in 1936 as the Sir Dorabji Tata Graduate School of Social Work, the institute was renamed the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) in 1944. Now a deemed university with campuses in Mumbai, Tuljapur, Hyderabad and Guwahati, TISS remains a defining voice in social policy and has been an institution of excellence in higher education that continually responds to changing social realities.
Founded in 2017, the Tata Institute for Genetics and Society (TIGS) in Bengaluru is a non-profit research institute and a unique initiative of the Tata Trusts. It applies cutting-edge genetics and genomics to societal challenges in human health and agriculture, working to prevent infectious diseases, improve access to affordable diagnostics and therapeutics for rare genetic disorders, and achieve nutrition security through sustainable models for agriculture.
Incorporated as a Section 8 company in 2020, the Tata Indian Institute of Skills (Tata IIS) was established by the Tata Education and Development Trust in partnership with the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Government of India, with additional support from the Government of Gujarat for the Ahmedabad campus. Modelled on Singapore's Institute of Technical Education, its campuses in Mumbai and Ahmedabad, both inaugurated in 2024, train young Indians for careers in advanced manufacturing, electric mobility and hospitality.
Established in 1969 with a founding endowment from the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust, the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA), Mumbai, was the brainchild of JRD Tata and Dr Jamshed Bhabha, two visionaries who recognised India's need for an all-encompassing, world-class performing arts centre. It went on to become South Asia's first multivenue, multi-genre cultural centre. NCPA hosts more than 700 events a year and remains committed to preserving and promoting India's vibrant artistic heritage in the fields of music, dance, theatre, film, literature and photography, as well as presenting new and innovative work by Indian and international artists from a diverse range of genres.
An MoU inked in 2026 between IIM Bangalore and the Tata Trusts formalised a philanthropic contribution by the Trusts towards the 'Dorabji Tata School of Undergraduate Studies.' The School of Undergraduate Studies is a key component of IIM Bangalore's broader vision to contribute to undergraduate education in India with the same academic rigour and global orientation that characterise its postgraduate offerings. The campus, located approximately 23 kilometres from IIM-B's Bannerghatta Road campus, is being developed as a dedicated residential academic environment designed to foster interdisciplinary learning, research and innovation. The school will offer two four-year full-time residential programmes: BSc (Hons) in Data Sciences with a minor in Economics, and BSc (Hons) in Economics with a minor in Data Sciences.
