the reasons appears to be efforts by some to allow Non-IISc degree holders to become a part of the AA. Similar situation is created in IISCAANA by allowing several non-IISc members to be active in the team. IIScAANA allows those who did not complete degree to become members by adding a clause 'completed at least one semester of course work in IISc' for membership eligibility. December 2005 terror attack On 28 December 2005, two terrorists started firing indiscriminately inside the IISc campus. Munish Chander Puri, a professor from IIT Delhi, died in the attack. Four others were injured. Noted people Notable alumni Notable faculty Two former directors, C. V. Raman and C. N. R. Rao, have been awarded India's highest civilian honour Bharat Ratna. Four former directors, Sir A. G. Bourne, Sir Martin O. Forster, C. V. Raman and J. C. Ghosh, have been knighted. Among the IISc alumni, there are three Rhodes Scholars, several Fellows of the Royal Society, and thousands of members of Indian and foreign Academy of Sciences. Hundreds of IISc faculty members have also received the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology awarded to Indians who have made outstanding contributions under 45 years of age. In spite of these achievements, no alumnus or serving faculty member of IISc has won either a Nobel Prize or a Fields Medal, although C. V. Raman did win a Nobel Prize before becoming the institute's first Indian director. See also Indian Institutes of Technology Tata Institute of Fundamental Research National Institute of Science Education and Research Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research Mobile Robotics Laboratory at IISc List of universities in India List of autonomous higher education institutes in India DoMS, Indian Institute of Science Open access in India References External links IISc Engineering colleges in Bangalore Research institutes in India Research institutes in Bangalore Multidisciplinary research institutes Tata institutions Kingdom of Mysore Educational institutions established in 1909 Engineering universities and colleges in India 1909 establishments in India Deemed universities in Karnataka