Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) Bangalore, Karnataka, has invited applications from eligible candidates for admission into the following programme and research areas, to be offered in the upcoming session 2012. Admission will be made on the basis of the candidates' performance in the IIA Screening Test (IIAST), followed by personal interview to be conducted by the Institute.
Courses Offered:
- PhD (Doctorate of Philosophy) - (jointly with Pondicherry University)
- Integrated M Sc-PhD - in Physics and Astrophysics in collaboration with Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)
- Integrated M Tech- PhD (Tech) - in Astronomical Instrumentation in collaboration with University of Calcutta (CU)
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
IIA Screening Test (IIAST) is scheduled to be held on December 10, 2011.
Test Centers
N/A (For more details, candidates are advised to visit the Institute’s official website:http://www.iiap.res.in/)
Fee
See the prospectus
How to Apply
Interested candidates are required to apply only through online application made available on the Institute’s official website: http://www.iiap.res.in/. The direct link for the same is: http://www.iiap.res.in/screening_test_2011/selection.html. Candidates are advised to attach the scanned copies of their mark sheets and certificates while submitting the online application. However, in case of difficulty, one can send the photocopies or xerox copies to the below given address latest by the last date mentioned.
Address:
Board of Graduate Studies
Indian Institute of Astrophysics
Kormangala, Bangalore - 34, India
For more information regarding admission and application procedure, candidates are requested to visit the Institute’s abovementioned official website.
Last Date of Submission of Application Form
November 6, 2011
