Inter IISER Sports Meet
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | India |
| Established | 2012 |
| Administrator | Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research |
| Participants | 1500 athletes |
| Current champion | |
| IISER, Bhopal (2024) | |
Inter IISER Sports Meet is the annual sports tournament of the 7 IISERs, NISER, IISc Bengalore and UM-DAE CEBS Mumbai. It is organized in December. It is the Inter-collegiate meet where research institutes participate, having been held since 2012. Last year (2024), the event was held at IISER Pune and it is scheduled to be held at NISER Bhubaneswar in 2025.
Sports and participating institutes
[edit]Tournaments are held in 15 different sports, namely:
- Athletics
- Badminton
- Basketball
- Cricket
- Chess
- Carrom
- Kho kho
- Kabaddi
- Football
- Lawn tennis
- Table tennis
- Volleyball
All the instittes participating in the Inter-IISER Sports Meet:
- IISc
- IISER Bhopal
- IISER Pune
- IISER Kolkata
- IISER Mohali
- IISER Thiruvananthapuram
- IISER Tirupati
- IISER Berhampur
- NISER Bhubaneswar
- UM-DAE CEBS Mumbai
History
[edit]The first IISM was conducted in 2012 and was hosted by IISER Kolkata and included teams from IISER Kolkata, IISER Pune, IISER Bhopal, IISER TVM and IISER Mohali. Over the years, IISER Tirupati and IISER Berhampur, have joined the team. IISM has expanded further to include NISER, IISc and CEBS. The privilege to host the IISM comes on a rotation basis and is usually conducted in December each year. The excitement, frenzy, adrenalin rush and the sense of belonging and team spirit that this sporting event evokes is truly overwhelming.
Teams from 10 national institutes compete in 12 sporting events – Athletics, Badminton, Basketball, Chess, Cricket, Football, Kabaddi, Kho Kho, Lawn Tennis, Table Tennis, Carrom and Volleyball for the Championship Trophy. The team that gets the maximum number of medals walks home with the prized Trophy
History and winners
[edit]| Edition | Year | Held at | Duration | Champions | Runners Up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2012 | IISER Kolkata | IISER Kolkata | ||
| 2 | 2013 | IISER Pune | 10-14 Dec | IISER Pune | IISER TVM |
| 3 | 2014 | IISER Mohali [1] | 11-14 Dec | IISER Mohali | IISER Bhopal |
| 4 | 2015 | IISER Bhopal | 15-21 Dec | IISER Bhopal | IISER Pune |
| 5 | 2016 | IISER Kolkata | 08-13 Dec | IISER Pune[2] | |
| 6 | 2017 | IISER Mohali | 18-21 Dec | IISER Mohali | IISER Bhopal |
| 7 | 2018 | NISER Bhubaneswar | 15-20 Dec | IISER Bhopal | |
| 8 | 2019 | IISER Pune | 10-14 Dec | IISER Bhopal | IISER Pune |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to COVID | ||||
| 2021 | Cancelled due to COVID | ||||
| 9 | 2022 | IISER Bhopal | 21-26 Dec | IISER Bhopal | |
| 10 | 2023 | IISER TVM | 23-29 Dec | IISER Bhopal | IISc Bangalore[3] |
| 11 | 2024 | IISER Pune | 17-23 Dec | IISER Bhopal[4] | IISER Pune |
| 12 | 2025 | NISER Bhubaneswar | 23-29 Dec |
Institutes with most overall wins
[edit]| Institute | First Win | Last Win | Wins in last 5 editions | Total Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IISER Bhopal | 2015 | 2024 | 5 | 6 |
| IISER Pune | 2013 | 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| IISER Mohali | 2014 | 2017 | 0 | 2 |
| IISER Kolkata | 2012 | 2012 | 0 | 1 |
Recent championships
[edit]11th Inter IISER Sports Meet 2024
[edit]The Annual Inter-IISER Sports Meet (IISM) 2024 was hosted by IISER Pune and held from December 17 to December 23, 2024. IISER Bhopal was the overall champion for the fifth consecutive time, having won the event since 2018.
References
[edit]- ^ https://www.iisermohali.ac.in/files/webfolders/iism/index.html
- ^ https://www.iiserpune.ac.in/news/post/iiser-pune-students-excel-at-the-5th-inter-iiser-sports-meet/139
- ^ https://www.iisc.ac.in/events/iisc-students-secure-second-place-in-inter-iisers-sports-meet-iism/
- ^ https://www.linkedin.com/posts/iiser-bhopal_iiserb-iiserbhopal-champions-activity-7278676295008350208-pPsA/