At IISER Berhampur, students are empowered to run a variety of student activities, including sports, cultural and science outreach. Most of these activities are conducted under the Student Activity Council (SAC). The council is an elected body comprising of students from all academic programmes. The details can be found on the SAC page. The SAC runs a number of clubs under Sports, Cultural, Science, and Publications & Outreach. These details can be found on here.