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{{Infobox organization
|name = M. P. Birla Institute of Fundamental Research
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|type = [[Research institute]]
|status =Registered under the West Bengal Societies Act of 1961<ref name="Site-About">{{cite web | url=http://www.mpbifr-blr.in/about.htm | title=About Us | publisher=M. P. Birla Institute of Fundamental Research | accessdate=6 May 2012}}</ref>
|purpose = Research for [[astronomy]] [[astrobiology]] and [[astrophysics]]
|headquarters = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]<ref name="Site-About"/>
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|leader_title =Director
|leader_name =Dr. G. S. D. Babu<ref name="TheHindu">{{cite web | url=http://www.hindu.com/edu/2004/09/27/stories/2004092700050200.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041031161335/http://www.hindu.com/edu/2004/09/27/stories/2004092700050200.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=31 October 2004 | title=A-Z of Astrobiology | date=27 September 2004 | accessdate=5 May 2012 | newspaper=[[The Hindu]] | author=Charan, Sahana}}</ref>
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{{Infobox organization
|name = M. P. Birla Institute of Fundamental Research (Bangalore branch)
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|status =Registered under the West Bengal Societies Act of 1961<ref name="Site-About"/>
|location = [[Bangalore]], India
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|leader_title = Director
|leader_name =Dr. G. S. D. Babu (Bangalore)<ref name="Site-About"/>
|leader_title2 =Scientific Officer
|leader_name2 =Dr. Sujatha S. (Bangalore)<ref name="Site-About"/>
|leader_title3 =Research Scholar
|leader_name3 =Ms. Urmi Doshi (Bangalore)<ref name="Site-About"/>
|leader_title4 =Research Scholar
|leader_name4 =Mr. Krishna Kumar Kaushik (Bangalore)<ref name="Site-About"/>
|website = {{URL|http://www.mpbifr-blr.in}} (Bangalore location)
}}
The ''' M. P. Birla Institute of Fundamental Research,''' is a natural and applied sciences [[research institute]]<ref name="TheTelegraph">{{cite web | url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1091228/jsp/calcutta/story_11914153.jsp | title=Nasa gadget for closer look at sun | newspaper=The Telegraph | location=Calcutta, India | date=28 December 2009 | accessdate=5 May 2012 | author=Mazumdar, Jhinuk}}</ref> and society headquartered in [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]. Its director is astrophysicist Dr. G. S. D. Babu.<ref name="Site-About"/>

The institute is involved in research in conjunction with the [[Birla Planetarium, Kolkata|Birla Planetarium]], also located in Kolkata,<ref name="TheTelegraph"/> which is one of the world's largest [[planetarium]]s.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.lonelyplanet.com/india/kolkata-calcutta/sights/science/birla-planetarium | title=Birla Planetarium | publisher=Lonely Planet | year=2011 | accessdate=6 May 2012}}</ref>

The institute has conducted courses in [[astrobiology]] for undergraduate students, in which certificates of completion are awarded after course completion.<ref name="TheHindu"/>

==Bangalore branch==
The Institute has a branch in [[Bangalore]], India devoted to [[astronomy]] and [[astrophysics]].<ref name="Site-About"/> The Bangalore location is recognized by [[Bangalore University]] as a research center to conduct research programs for Ph.D. degrees in physics specializing in astrophysics under Bangalore University's jurisdiction.<ref name="Site-About"/>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.mpbifr-blr.in/ Official website]{{spaced ndash}} Bangalore branch

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