The National Institute of Science Education and Research (Hindi: राष्ट्रीय विज्ञान शिक्षा एवं अनुसंधान संस्थान, NISER) is a research institution in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. The then Prime Minister of India laid the foundation stone on August 28, 2006, establishing the institute along the lines of the IISc in Bangalore, and its five sister institutions, the IISERs that are being established at Pune, Mohali, Kolkata, Bhopal and Thiruvanthapuram in India. Unlike the IISERs, which will be governed by the Ministry of Human Resources Development, Government of India, NISER operates under the umbrella of the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE). The government of India has earmarked an initial outlay of ₹823.19 crore (US$120 million) during the first seven years of this project, starting from September 2007. The then Indian Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh has stated that NISER will compare with the best institutions in the country in terms of facilities and faculty. This move will help elevate the standard of research and education in Odisha.

• At least 60% marks in aggregate (or equivalent grade) in Class XII (or equivalent) examination from any recognized Board in India. For Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) candidates and for Persons with Disability (PD), the minimum requirement is 55%.

• Admissions are made through NEST rank.

• An autonomous institution of Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India.
• Affiliated to Homi Bhabha National Institute, a deemed research university.
• Regularly organizes workshops, seminars and colloquia.
• Provides scholarship facility to students.
• Separate Research and development cell.
• Highly qualified and experienced faculty.

• The institute has an active Training and Placement cell which places its students in various organizations.
• 70% of students take up coveted positions in corporates, 20% go overseas for higher studies in reputed institutions like MIT, Stanford, Carnegie Mellon, Cornell and Cambridge, and 10% turn into entrepreneurs.
• Maximum Salary offered is INR 32 Lakh.
• 4280 students placed in 265 companies.

• Accenture
• Amazon.com
• Infosys
• Wipro
• Phillips
• Capgemini
• HP
• Google

• Ranked No.1 - Times of India 2014.
• Ministry of HRD places SRM University in Category A The Ministry of Human Resource Development(MHRD), Department of Higher Education, Government of India, has placed SRM University in highest Category 'A'.
• SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai is ranked no: 1 among the private institutes in India by Times Engineering Survey.
• The week magazine has ranked SRM University as No: 2 among the private Universities.
• SRM is ranked India's No.1 by India Today(Factual Ranking 2013).
• Ranked No.1 Private University - Deccan chronicle 2012.
• DNA-ZEE news ranked SRM universities among the top universities in India.

• Well-equipped classrooms.
• Well-stocked library
• Fully-equipped lecture hall.
• Well-organized computer center.
• Fully-equipped Ion Beam Laboratory and Nanostructure Laboratory.
• Digitally-equipped auditorium with seating capacity of 300.
• Facility of indoor and outdoor games like table tennis, badminton, soccer, cricket & volleyball, etc.
• Provides transportation facility.