One of the world's leading institutes for research and programs on South Asia, the Institute for South Asia Studies (ISAS) at the University of California, Berkeley works with faculty members, graduate students, community members, private institutions, and non-profit organizations to deepen understanding of the region and to create new generations of scholars of South Asia.

ISAS actively:
-Supports teaching and research activities of South Asia-related faculty and their students
-Initiates and administers research projects
-Organizes and hosts lectures, colloquia, seminars, and research conferences
-Encourages interdisciplinary, regional, and comparative studies of South Asia
-Publishes language textbooks, research notes, and conference reports and an annual newsletter
-Supports cultural and community activities relating to South Asia and South Asians