Abstract:
This annual report of the academia activities of the Institute of Mathematical Sciences covers the period April 1986 - March 1987.
During these three years, the academic strength (staff and students) has grown from 18 to 58, which is more than a factor of 3. This growth has resulted in a corresponding qrowth in all the academic activities of the Institute. It is also worth pointing out that such a growth has been achieved with a much more modest increase of the staff strength in the administrative and maintenance wing (from 21 to 31 only).
It is much more important to ensure that the above quantitative expansion leads
also to a qualitative change. The Institute is now poised to make outstanding research
contributions and this potential must be realised in the next few years.
Appreciations to Dr. R. Jagannathan and Mr. G. Sethuraman
for their effort and care in bringing out this annual report.
