Integrated Ph.D. Programme

IIA is happy to announce the launch of the integrated Phd Programme (IPhD) in Physics. The Integrated PhD Programme (IPhD) will admit bright, highly motivated students with Bachelor's degree in Science/Engineering, selected on an all-India basis. Selected candidates will be offered a fellowship of Rs.10,000/- p.m., an annual book grant, accommodation, and medical facilities.

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The selection procedure will involve: a written test and personal interview at IIA, Bangalore. Candidates qualified in Physics test in JEST 2009/ Physics test in GATE 2009 (with high percentile) are exempted from the written test. Candidates called for the interview at IIA, Bangalore will be paid return train fare in II Sleeper Class or equivalent bus fare by the shortest route on production of original tickets.

Candidates should apply online (Deadline was 23^rd November, 2009)

Applications are invited from the motivated candidates with outstanding academic credentials, having (or completing) degree by July 2009. For details follow this link.

Find sample paper for entrance examination here.

Date: 12 December 2009, Saturday
Time: 10:00 am
Duration: 3 hours
Venue: Bangalore.

The written test will consist of multiple-choice questions on basic Mathematics & Physics and Advanced Physics, engineering subjects. Candidates selected to participate in the admission test will receive an admit card from the institute (e-admit card will be sent by email). To participate in the admission test, candidates will have to bring (1) admit card and (2) HB pencil for marking the OMR Answer Sheet. Based on the test results, candidates will be called for interviews at IIA.

Selected Candidates
1. Subharthi Chowdhuri
2. Neema Gonsalves
3. Sagar Kumar
4. V Prashant
5. Manogna Sastry
6. Shubham Srivastav
In this connection, the students are instructed to deposit the admission fee of Rs. 5000/- (consolidated for M.Sc) so as to reach the office of the BGS latest by 10 Sept, 2009. The fee has to be paid in the form of a DD (on any bank), favouring IGNOU payable at New Delhi.

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Admission Through JEST Examination

The coordinating institute for JEST 2010 is ARIES, Nainital.
For details follow this link

Further details on the programme

Upon successful completion of two years in the programme the candidates will be awarded a Masters' Degree in Physics. The candidates with a minimum Grade Point would continue to work for their Ph.D. advancing the topic of their M.Sc. dissertation with the same guide or if necessary embark upon a new subject with another guide. Some of them may like to leave after completing their M.Sc. In the third year of the Programme, students who qualify for continuation in the programme leading to the PhD degree will begin research work. The fellowship will be enhanced to Rs. 12000/pm beginning the third year and to Rs. 14000/pm beginning the fifth year of the programme. The normal duration of the IPhD programmewill be 6 years, including the minimum 2 years for the Masters' Degree. The candidates would satisfy all the administrative requirements of The University along the way and submit their Ph.D. thesis to The University not later than the end of the sixth year.

For the first two years of the programme the students will undergo a set of core-courses and laboratory work in Physics and also be introduced to astronomy/astrophysics in a research environment at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics.
The curriculum is designed in accordance with the following requirements:

1. Core physics courses that are taught in regular MSc programmes in the country which
   lay the foundation for research in any area of Physics but also prepare the students for
   specialized courses in Astrophysics.
2. Emphasis on the basic principles of physics with applications to astrophysics wherever
   possible.
3. Emphasis on problem solving and laboratory skills
4. Theory courses to have lectures as well as tutorial sessions.
5. Astrophysics courses offered in the second year.
6. Sufficient exposure to electronics and instrumentation to provide the interested students
   the necessary skills to take up projects in the many ground or space based astronomical
   telescope, instrument and detector development programmes that are in progress in IIA.
   The instrumentation lab, in addition to a few set up experiments, would involve a project.
7. The core physics will include a laboratory on experiments in basic physics, laying some
   emphasis on optics and spectroscopy. In order to have a lot of coverage there would be
   numerous experiments.
8. Emphasis on modern trends in the topics covered with best use made of the expertise
   available at IIA.

S.No. Semester	Course Code	Topic of the course	Course Type Compulsory /Optional	Nature Theory /Practical /Project	Credits
1, S1	IPS11	Mathematical Methods	Compulsory	Theoretical	4
2, S1	IPS12	Classical Mechanics	Compulsory	Theoretical	4
3, S1	IPS13	Quantum Mechanics	Compulsory	Theoretical	4
4, S1	IPS14	Electronics	Compulsory	Theoretical	4
5, S1	IPS15L	Physics Lab	Compulsory	Practical	6
				Total	22
6, S2	IPS21	Statistical Physics	Compulsory	Theoretical	4
7, S2	IPS22	Nuclear and Particle Physics	Compulsory	Theoretical	4
8, S2	IPS23	Atomic and Molecular Physics	Compulsory	Theoretical	4
9, S2	IPS24	Electrodynamics	Compulsory	Theoretical	4
10, S2	IPS25L	Electronics Lab	Compulsory	Practical	6
				Total	22
11, S3	IPS31	Fundamentals of Astrophysics	Compulsory	Theoretical	4
12, S3	IPS32	Radiative Process	Compulsory	Theoretical	4
13, S3	IPS33	Stellar Physics	Compulsory	Theoretical	4
14, S3	IPS34	Fluids and Plasmas	Compulsory	Theoretical	4
15, S3	IPS35	Astronomical & Numerical Techniques	Compulsory	Theoretical	4
16, S3	IPS36L	Optics Lab	Compulsory	Practical	6
				Total	26
17, S4	IPS4P	Research Project	Compulsory	Project	12
			Optional Any Two
18, S4	IPS41	Solid State Physics		Theoretical	4
19, S4	IPS42	Relativistic Quantum Mechanics		Theoretical	4
20, S4	IPS43	Physical Optics		Theoretical	4
21, S4	IPS44	General Relativity and Cosmology		Theoretical	4
22, S4	IPS45	Physics of Compact Objects		Theoretical	4
23, S4	IPS46	Diffuse Matters in Space		Theoretical	4
24, S4	IPS47	Stellar Atmospheres		Theoretical	4
25, S4	IPS48	Galactic Structure		Theoretical	4
26, S4	IPS49	Sun and Solar System		Theoretical	4
				Total	20

Compulsory Total (82) + Optional Total (08) Grand Total =90

1 credit represents one contact hour per week. The student would require to fulfill 18 credits in each semester and laboratory courses have 6 credits each. Core and Elective courses are marked by $ and * respectively. Two elective courses are compulsory.