Capacity Building Workshop for Early Career Researchers- "Level 2" IISER Pune (September 16 - 26th, 2025)

A 10-day Level 2 Capacity Building Workshop for Early Career Researchers (ECRs) was organised under the iRISE programme from September 16 to 26, 2025, at IISER Pune.

The workshop aimed to enhance the employability skills of early-career researchers through interactive sessions. It covered a wide range of themes, including scientific writing, data management, effective communication, innovation, entrepreneurship, intellectual property, and emerging trends in R&D.

The program sought to broaden participants’ professional skill sets alongside their academic training. By building key competencies, the workshop aimed to develop well-rounded researchers prepared to succeed across diverse professional settings.

A total of 45 participants (Male: 19, Female: 26) took part in the program. They represented diverse disciplines and came from leading institutions, including:

• KBCNM University, Jalgaon, Maharashtra 
• Nirma University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 
• St Joseph’s University Bangalore, Karnataka 
• ICT Mumbai, Maharashtra 
• Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, Odisha 
• IIS (Deemed to be University) Jaipur, Rajasthan 
• National Forensic Sciences University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat
• National Institute of Technology, Calicut
• G.T. Patil College, Nandurbar, Maharashtra
• University of North Bengal
• Manipur University, Canchipur, Manipur
• Graphic Era Hill University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand
• Tamilnadu Agricultural University