Degree Programs

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Integrated Ph.D Programme in Physical Sciences

General information and eligibility:

The Indian Institute of Science, through its Integrated Ph.D. (IPhD) programme, offers exciting opportunities to talented students holding a Bachelor’s degree for acquiring a rigorous and modern education in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology and for pursuing research.

Admission to the Integrated Ph.D. Programme in Physical Sciences is through the Joint Admission Test for M.Sc. (JAM) and Joint Entrance Screening Test (JEST) followed by an interview (of those candidates who are short-listed) at IISc.

The students are advised to follow the web link below for further information: http://admissions.iisc.ac.in/

Courses:

Students admitted to the Integrated Ph.D. programme need to complete a total of 64 credits in two years, out of which 54 credits are covered by compulsory core courses and the rest in electives. These 54 credits include 12 credits of research projects. After two years, the IPhD students can choose PhD advisors from either Physics, Centre for High Energy Physics (CHEP), or Instrumentation and Applied Physics (IAP).

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Degree

  • Ph.D

Basic Qualification

  • ME / M Tech / M Sc (Engg) or equivalent degree
    or
  • M Sc or equivalent degree in Physics, Biophysics, Biotechnology, Mathematics, Chemistry or Polymer Science
    or
  • BE / B Tech or equivalent  degree    
    or
  • B Sc or equivalent degree followed by AMIE, Grad.IETE,  AMIIChE,  AMIIM,  AMAeSI.

Areas of Research

  • Experimental studies in
    :: Condensed Matter Physics
    :: Atomic, Optical Physics, and
    :: X-ray Crystallography of Biomolecular Structures.

    Specific areas include: Raman and other Spectroscopies, Ferroelectricity, Fast ionic conductivity, Manipulation of Matter by Light, Magnetism, Magnetic Resonance Phenomena, Nanomaterials,Magnetotransport, Superconductivity in bulk as well as thin films, Semiconductors, Crystal Growth studies, Nonlinear Optical Materials, Phase Transition Studies, High Pressure and Low Temperature Studies, Study of Low Dimensional Materials, Amorphous Systems, Soft Condensed Matter Laser Cooling and Trapping of Atoms, Ion Trapping, Precision Laser Spectroscopy, Peptide and protein crystallography, complexation studies and drug-nucleic acid interactions, molecular modeling, database analysis.
  • Theoretical Studies on a variety of aspects of
    • Condensed matter physics, in particular: Quantum many-body physics and emergent phenomena, quantum criticality; Open quantum systems, and Many-body localization.
    • Statistical Physics, in particular: Equilibrium and non-equilibrium statistical physics, Phase transitions, Disordered, Amorphous, and Glassy systems, Neural Networks, Spatiotemporal chaos and turbulence in fluids, plasmas, and cardiac tissue.
    • Soft condensed matter, in particular: Colloids, surfactants, membranes, liquid crystals, vortex lattices; Biological physics: the mechanics of living matter; Molecular modeling of soft and biomaterials.
    • Astrophysics and Cosmology, in particular, Astrophysical fluids, Compact object physics, Galaxy and interstellar matter, Dark Matter, Modified gravity; Stellar and solar physics; Early universe cosmology, Cosmic microwave background.

Please send any JAP admission related queries to admission.phy@iisc.ac.in

This is a collaborative graduate programme jointly run with Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Raman Research Institute (RRI). For more information, visit Joint Astronomy Programme (JAP) website, https://physics.iisc.ac.in/~jap/.

Degree: PhD

Basic Qualification

M Sc or equivalent degree in Physical Sciences/ Mathematical Sciences/ Chemical Sciences OR BE / B Tech or equivalent degree in any discipline OR Graduates of 4-year Bachelor of Science programmes.

Areas of Research

Solar and Planetary Physics, Stellar Astrophysics, Galaxies and Interstellar Medium, Extragalactic Astronomy, Observational and Theoretical Cosmology, Theoretical Astrophysics, Multiwave length Observational Astronomy, Computational Astrophysics, Advanced Instrumentation in Astronomy and Space Science.

For more information, visit Joint Astronomy Programme (JAP) website.