Indian Institute of Astrophysics Bangalore (IIA Bangalore), Karnataka, has issued the notification for admission into Integrated M Sc - PhD programme, to be offered in the session 2012.


Last Updated: 2012-08-09T02:53:39+05:30

IIA Bangalore Integrated M Sc - PhD Programme 2012 Admission

Indian Institute of Astrophysics Bangalore (IIA Bangalore), Karnataka, has invited applications from eligible candidates (who have scored 96% percentile or above in either JEST or GATE may apply, in addition, candidates must have qualified in the Physics paper of GATE / JEST) for admission into Integrated M Sc - PhD programme in collaboration with Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi, to be offered in the ensuing session 2012. Admission will be made on the basis of candidate’s performance in the interview, to be conducted by the Institute. The programme is being offered in the following research fields:
 
Research Fields Offered:
  • Sun and the Solar System: Solar activity, planets, comets, solar terrestrial physics
  • Stellar Physics: Formation and evolution of stars, brown dwarfs, star clusters, planetary nebulae, stellar atmospheres, stellar variability, novae, supernovae
  • Extragalactic Astronomy: Star formation in galaxies, activity in galaxies, groups and clusters of galaxies, gamma-ray burst events
  • Theoretical Astrophysics and Related Physics: Magneto-hydrodynamics and radiative processes in astrophysical objects, pulsars, black hole physics, structure and dynamics of galaxies, relativity, cosmology, atomic and molecular physics
  • Instrumentation: Back-end instruments for the various observing facilities, space astronomy payloads
Date of Exam
N / A (For more details, candidates can visit the Institute’s official website: http://www.iiap.res.in/)
 
Fee
See the prospectus
 
How to Apply
Interested candidates are required to apply using online application form from the Institute’s official website: http://www.iiap.res.in/. Direct link for the online application is: http://www.iiap.res.in/phds2012_aug/selection.php or http://www.iiap.res.in/phds2012_aug/OnlineApplication10.php. Two reference letters should be filled in by persons who are familiar with candidate's academic abilities and who can objectively assess his suitability for a research career. The letter is strictly confidential and should be posted directly by the referee in an envelope latest by Board of Graduate Studies, Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore -560034, latest by August 31, 2012.
 
Academic Programme 2012 / Application number must be written on top of the envelope. Suitable referees are: i) A lecturer or a professor who has taught you recently a science or engineering course for at least one semester, ii) An academic or technical person with whom candidate have carried out a scientific / technical project for a minimum of three months. For any further queries regarding admission, eligibility criteria and application procedure, candidates are requested to visit the Institute’s aforementioned official website.
 
Date of Issue of Application Form
N / A
 
Last Date of Submitting Application Form
August 31, 2012
- By Raihan Hassan
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