{"id":8,"date":"2026-04-27T05:19:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T05:19:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/surfzone.in\/iisc-pair\/wp\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2026-05-26T21:31:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T16:01:14","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/surfzone.in\/iisc-pair\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"772\" src=\"https:\/\/surfzone.in\/iisc-pair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/iisc-building-new.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/surfzone.in\/iisc-pair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/iisc-building-new.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/surfzone.in\/iisc-pair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/iisc-building-new-300x121.jpg 300w, https:\/\/surfzone.in\/iisc-pair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/iisc-building-new-1024x412.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/surfzone.in\/iisc-pair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/iisc-building-new-768x309.jpg 768w, https:\/\/surfzone.in\/iisc-pair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/iisc-building-new-1536x618.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id8_452f25-8d > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id8_452f25-8d > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id8_452f25-8d > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:50px;padding-right:150px;padding-bottom:50px;padding-left:150px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id8_452f25-8d > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id8_452f25-8d > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-right:50px;padding-left:50px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id8_452f25-8d > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-right:20px;padding-left:20px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id8_452f25-8d alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column8_be526b-80 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column8_be526b-80 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column8_be526b-80 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column8_be526b-80 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column8_be526b-80 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column8_be526b-80 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column8_be526b-80{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column8_be526b-80 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column8_be526b-80 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column8_be526b-80\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">In alignment with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, which emphasizes cultivating a vibrant research culture across India\u2019s academic institutions, the Government of India has established the ANRF (Anusandhan National Research Foundation). 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