Physics in Physics: IISER Bhopal Offers Ph.D programme-January 2015

IISER Bhopal offers Ph.D. programme in Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Earth and Environmental Science, Mathematics and Physics. Applications are invited from the citizens of India for the semester commencing January 2015 in Department of Biological Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, and Department of Physics.

Notice for Admission to the Ph.D. Programme.

Eligibility:

Nationality: Indian

Minimum Qualification:

M.Sc./M.Tech. Degree in the relevant discipline with a minimum of 60% marks or CGPA/CPI of 7.0 on a 10 point scale.
If the transcript/grade sheet issued by the Institute/University reports:
1. Only marks, percentage will be considered.
2. Only grades, CGPA/CPI will be considered. If CGPA/CPI is reported on any scale other than 10 (eg. 4 point/ 8 point scale), an equivalent CGPA/CPI will be calculated as per the following formula:
  CGPA/CPI in a 10 point scale = (CGPA/CPI Obtained×10)/PS
  PS = Point scale used by the Institute/University.
3. Both marks and CGPA/CPI
  1. Percentage equivalent of CGPA/CPI, as indicated on the transcript/gradesheet, will be considered, if absolute grading was followed.
  2. CGPA/CPI ONLY will be considered, if relative grading was followed.
Exceptionally brilliant B.Tech./MBBS/MCA can also apply (For Biological Sciences only)
Exceptionally brilliant B.Tech. in Chemical and Environmental engineering can also apply (For Earth and Environmental Sciences only)
.
Additionally, a valid GATE/UGC/CSIR/JEST/ICMR (JRF category I)/DBT (JRF A category)/NBHM/JGEEBILS or any other recognized score is mandatory. The certificate/fellowship MUST be valid at the time of admission.

Students whose results for CSIR-UGC NET Fellowship or ICMR-JRF category-I or DBT-JRF A category or Rajiv Gandhi Fellowship or INSPIRE-Ph.D. or any other equivalent fellowship are awaited may also apply with their roll number(s) mentioned in the application. Such candidates may walk in for the interview provided they have qualified examination for any of the above fellowship before the interview date.

Age: Preferably not more than 28 years as on January 01, 2015. Age relaxation of 5 years will be given for SC/ST/OBC/PH/Female applicants.

Application Procedure:

To submit the Online Application Click Here.

Last date for submission of online application form is October 13, 2014 (Monday).

After submitting the form online, a printed copy of the same along with all the required documents must be posted at the address mentioned below. Please note that the online application will be treated as an advance copy and you must send the hardcopy. The hardcopy of your application should reach us on or before October 20, 2014 (Monday) at the address mentioned below:

The Dean, Academic Affairs
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Bhopal
Indore By-pass Road, Bhauri, Bhopal - 462 066
Madhya Pradesh, India

To download the format of Recommendation Letter Click Here.

Reservation:

According to Government of India norms

Fellowship:

All selected candidates will be eligible for either Institute fellowship of Rs. 16,000/- or as per existing funding agency norms, subject to satisfactory performance in their course work.

Guidelines:

Broad Research Areas:

Biochemistry and Biophysics
Immunology and Infectious Disease Biology
Molecular and Cellular Biology and Genomics
Structural and Computational Biology
Ecology, Evolution and Molecular Systematics

Selection Procedure:

The selection procedure for admission into the Ph.D. programs will be based on the performance of the candidate in the interviews which will be conducted in two rounds (Rounds I and II). Candidates shortlisted from Round I, will have the option to interact with faculty members in the department following which Round II of the interviews will be conducted for the final selection. During the interviews, the candidate will be evaluated for their conceptual knowledge and the research aptitude in the field of general and Biological sciences.

Important Dates:

November 05, 2014 (Monday): Announcement of short-listed candidates for the interview. December 08, 2014 (Monday): Date of Interview Round I. December 09, 2014 (Tuesday): Date of Interview Round II. January 2, 2015 (Friday): Date of Registration for the Ph.D. Programme.

Contact Information:

For further queries please contact. Department of Biological Sciences
Dr. Sunando Datta
Coordinator and Assistant Professor
Email: admission.biophd@iiserb.ac.in

Dr. Sanjeev Shukla
Convener, Departmental Post-Graduate Committee
Email: admission.biophd@iiserb.ac.in

Broad Research Areas:

Inorganic Chemistry

Supramolecular Chemistry; Crystallography; Transition Metal Coordination Chemistry; Molecular Materials; Organometallic Chemistry; Organometallic Materials; Organic Materials; Macrocycles; Bio-inorganic Chemistry

Organic Chemistry

Synthetic Organic Chemistry; Natural Products; Organometallic Chemistry; Asymmetric Catalysis; Chemical Biology; Molecular Biology; Polymers; Biomaterials

Physical Chemistry

Electrochemistry; Supercapacitor; Bionanotechnology; Biophysics; Polymers; Functional Nanomaterials; Ultrafast Spectroscopy; Biophysical Chemistry; Theoretical and Computational Chemistry; Ab Initio Theory of Materials

Selection Procedure:

Shortlisted candidates will be called for an interview. Date of interview will be communicated to shortlisted candidates by email and postal mail and the same will be available on the Institute website. TA will be paid to SC/ST candidates appearing for the interview as per Govt. of India norms.

Important Dates:

November 05, 2014 (Monday): Announcement of short-listed candidates for the interview. November 22-23, 2014 (Saturday-Sunday): Date of Interview. January 2, 2015 (Friday): Date of Registration for the Ph.D. Programme.

Contact Information:

For further queries please contact. Department of Chemistry
Dr. Manmohan Kapur
Coordinator and Assistant Professor
Email: admission.chmphd@iiserb.ac.in

Dr. Joyanta Choudhury
Convener, Departmental Post-Graduate Committee
Email: admission.chmphd@iiserb.ac.in

Broad Research Areas:

Air Quality Management/Receptor Modelling
Igneous Petrology and High-Temperature Geochemistry
Structural Geology and Metamorphic Petrology

Desirable Qualifications:

Master's (M.Sc.) Degree in any of the disciplines of Earth Science/Geology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics will be preferred. For students with Master's (M.Sc.) degree in Geology/Earth Science/Environmental Sciences, a minor in Chemistry, Physics or Mathematics at the B.Sc. is compulsory.

Selection Procedure:

Shortlisted candidates will be called for an interview. Date of interview will be communicated to shortlisted candidates by email and postal mail and the same will be available on the Institute website. TA will be paid only to SC/ST candidates to attend the interview as per Govt. of India norms.

Important Dates:

November 05, 2014 (Monday): Announcement of short-listed candidates for the interview. November 28, 2014 (Friday): Date of Interview. January 2, 2015 (Friday): Date of Registration for the Ph.D. Programme.

Contact Information:

For further queries please contact. Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Dr. Ramya Sunder Raman
Coordinator and Associate Professor
Email: admission.eesphd@iiserb.ac.in

Dr. Arundhuti Ghatak
Convener, Departmental Post-Graduate Committee
Email: admission.eesphd@iiserb.ac.in

Broad Research Areas:

Harmonic Analysis, Differential Geometry, Group Theory, Number Theory, Non-Commutative Algebra, Topology, Algebraic Geometry, Dynamical Systems, Operator Algebras

Selection Procedure:

There will be an interview and the selection procedure for admission into the Ph.D. Programme will be based on the performance of the candidate in the interview.

Important Dates:

April 15, 2014 (Tuesday): Last date for receipt of application form. April 30, 2014 (Wednesday): Announcement of short-listed candidates for the interview. June 02, 2014 (Monday): Date of Interview. June 04, 2014 (Wednesday): Announcement of the list of selected candidates January 2, 2015 (Friday): Date of Registration for the Ph.D. Programme.

Contact Information:

For further queries please contact. Department of Mathematics
Dr. Nikita Agarwal
Coordinator and Assistant Professor
Email: admission.mthphd@iiserb.ac.in

Dr. Anandateertha Mangasuli
Convener, Departmental Post-Graduate Committee
Email: admission.mthphd@iiserb.ac.in

Broad Research Areas:

High Energy Physics Theory
Ultra-fast Optics
Cosmology
Theoretical Soft Condensed Matter Physics
Experimental Condensed Matter Physics

Selection Procedure:

Important Dates:

October 27, 2014 (Monday): Announcement of short-listed candidates for the interview.
December 03, 2014 (Wednesday): Date of Interview.
January 2, 2015 (Friday): Date of Registration for the Ph.D. Programme.

Contact Information:

For further queries please contact. Department of Physics
Dr. Ambar Jain
Coordinator and Assistant Professor
Email: admission.phyphd@iiserb.ac.in

Dr. Sukanta Panda
Convener, Departmental Post-Graduate Committee
Email: admission.phyphd@iiserb.ac.in

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal (IISER) has invited applications from Indian Citizens for admission to PhD Course of January 2015 session IISER offers PhD Programme in PhD in Biological Sciences PhD in Earth and Environmental Science PhD in Mathematics & Physics PhD in Chemistry Disciplines: Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Earth and Environmental Sciences, and Physics Minimum Qualifications: The applicant must have a M.Sc/M.Tech Degree in the relevant discipline with a minimum of 60% marks or CGPA/CPI of 7.0 on a 10 point scale Age: Preferably not more than 28 years as on 01st January 2015; age relaxation of 5 years will be given for SC/ST/OBC/PH/Female applicants Fellowship: All selected candidates will be eligible for either Institute fellowship of Rs.16000/- or as per existing funding agency norms, subject to satisfactory performance in their course work Reservation: According to Government of India rules Application Fee: Prescribed Application must be sent along with a fee of Rs.200/- (General/OBC) and Rs.100/- (SC/ST/PH) by a Demand Draft favoring Director, IISER Bhopal, payable at Bhopal Application Procedure Application forms can be submitted online at http://phdadmission.iiserb.ac.in After submitting the form online, a printed copy of the same along with all the required documents must be posted at the address mentioned below Please note that the online application will be treated as an advance copy and you must send the hardcopy; the hardcopy of your application should reach us on or before 20th October 2014 (Monday) at the address “The Dean, Academic Affairs, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Bhopal, Indore By-pass Road, Bhauri, Bhopal-462066”, Madhya Pradesh To download the format of Recommendation Letter Website Important Dates Last date for submission of online application form is 13th October 2014 (Monday) The hardcopy of your application should reach us on or before 20th October 2014 (Monday)

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