An intercollegiate introductory seminar on opportunities in higher education and research at IISER was organized by the School of Chemistry, IISER, Thiruvananthapuram in association with the department of Chemistry, St. Teresa’s College,. Dr. Subrata Kundu and Dr. Vinesh Vijayan, Scientists from IISER, Thiruvananthapuram spoke about the research being carried out by various research groups at the center. They also gave an orientation on the admission procedures of IISERs.