Career and Research Opportunities in

Physics in India and abroad

Branches of Physics

• Astronomy/Astrophysics

• Classical Physics• Low Temperature

Physics• Plasma Physics• Quantum Physics• Atomic & Solid State

Physics

• Relativistic Physics

• Stars, Galaxies, Cosmos

• Light, Heat, Motion, Electricity, Magnetism

• Superconductivity• Discharge tubes,

Fusion• Lasers, LED's, Fiber

Optics, Quantum Dots• Material Science,

Semiconductors, Surface Physics, Nanotechnology

• Stars, Cosmology, Particle Physics

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Branches of Physics

• Macromolecular “Biology”

• Accelerator Physics

• Nuclear Physics

• High Energy Particle Physics

• Virus crystallography

• Particle Accelerators, RF Devices, X-ray

• Nuclei, Fission, Radiation Therapy

• Subatomic Physics, Quarks

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• CSIR-UGC JRF

• GATEIf you qualify either of these, you can directly apply for PhD in any central University, CSIR lab or any IIT. You can do this online.

Remember there are 15 IITS, 18 NITs and 40 central universities all over India

Candidates with no GATE/CSIR also can also apply for this admission provided they could clear the entrance test conducted by the respective institute .There will be two sessions for admission, one session in January and one in June. please visit the respective institute website for more information.

The common route

In both cases, the final selection is based on Interview as well

What is beyond CSIR –UGC JRF ?

Joint Entrance Screening test(JEST) :

Joint Entrance Screening Test (JEST) is a common qualifying test for admissions to Ph.D. programmes in Physics at the following premier Indian research institutions

An Application Fee of Rs. 100

JEST 2013 Important Dates:Opening of on-line applications – Second week of November 2012www.jest.org.in.

www.jest.org.in.

ARIES Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences, Nainital: Astronomy and Astrophysics, and Atmospheric Physics.

HBNI Homi Bhabha National Institute, MumbaiHRI Harish-Chandra Research Institute, Allahabad: Theoretical Physics, AstrophysicsIGCAR Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam: Materials Science, Condensed Matter

(Experimental and Theoretical), Radiation Damage and Accelerator-based Research, Sensors andApplications, Science and Technology of Nanomaterials, Computational Materials Science, Reactor Physics, Radiation Physics and Atmospheric Science.

IIA Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore: Astronomy and Astrophysics, Astronomical Instrumentation, Optics, and Atomic Physics.

IISc Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore: Condensed Matter Physics (Experiments and Theory), Astronomy and Astrophysics (Theoretical), Atomic and Optical Physics (Experimental), Biocrystallographyand Bio-informatics, and High Energy Physics (Theoretical).

IISER MOHALI Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali: Quantum Theory, Quantum Information Processing, NMR-Methodology, Optics, Statistical Mechanics, QuantumThermodynamics, Non-linear Dynamics, String Theory, Ultrafast Physics, and Low Temperature Mesoscopic Physics.

IISER PUNE Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune: Field Theory, Theoretical Particle Physics, Condensed Matter Physics, Non-linear Dynamics, Complex Systems and Networks,Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, Quantum Information Processing, Radio Astrophysics, Atomic Physics and Quantum Optics, Energy Studies, Solar and Plasma Physics, Nanosciences,Scanning Probe Techniques, and Semiconductor Physics and Devices.

IISER THIRUVANANTHAPURAMIndian Institute of Science Education and Research, Thiruvananthapuram: Experimental Condensed Matter: Magnetic and Superconducting materials,Nanoscience and Energy materials, Photonics, Soft Condensed Matter, Semiconductor Physics and Devices, Surface Sciences and Nano-scale Plasmonics, Terahertz and Ultrafast Spectroscopy; Theory:Cosmology, Classical and Quantum Gravity, Gravitational Wave Physics, Quantum Information Theory, Quantum Field Theory, and Statistical Physics.

IMSc The Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai: Theoretical Physics, and Theoretical Computer Science.

IOP Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar: Physics (Condensed Matter, Nuclear and High Energy Physics) and Accelerator-based Research.

IPR Institute for Plasma Research, Gandhinagar: Physics (Experimental and Theoretical).IUCAA Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune: Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics.JNCASR Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore: Experimental and Theoretical

Condensed Matter Physics, Statistical Mechanics, and Materials Science.

NCRA-TIFR National Centre for Radio Astrophysics, TIFR, Pune: Astronomy and Astrophysics.NISER National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneswar: Theoretical High Energy Physics

and Lattice QCD, Experimental High Energy Physics, Condensed Matter Physics (Theoryand Experiment), Optics and Metamaterials.

PRL Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad: Theoretical Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Solar Physics, Space and Atmospheric Sciences, Planetary Science and Geo-Sciences.

RRCAT Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology, Indore: Lasers and their Applications, Laser Plasma Interaction, Cold Atom Physics, Condensed Matter Physics (Superconductivity andMagnetism, Crystals and Thin Films), Nanomaterials and Applications, Non-linear and Ultrafast Optical Studies, Beam Physics, and Free Electron Laser.

RRI Raman Research Institute, Bangalore: Astronomy and Astrophysics, Light and Matter Physics, Soft Condensed Matter Physics (Liquid Crystals, Physics in Biology), and Theoretical Physics.

SINP Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata: Condensed Matter Physics (Theory and Experiments), Nuclear Physics (Theory and Experiments), High Energy Physics (Theory and Experiments),Astroparticle Physics, Quantum Gravity, String Theory, Mathematical Physics, and Materials Science (Surface Science and Plasma Physics).

SNBNCBS Satyendra Nath Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Kolkata: Astrophysics and Cosmology, Chemical and Biological Physics, Condensed Matter Physics and Material Science, HighEnergy Physics and Quantum Field Theory, Mathematical Physics, Nanosciences, Quantum Optics and Quantum Information, Statistical Physics, and Complex Systems.

UGC-DAE CSR UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific Research, Indore: Surfaces, Interfaces, Thin Films and Nanomaterials, Physics at Low Temperatures and High Magnetic Fields, X-ray, Optical andElectron Spectroscopic Studies Using Synchrotron and Laboratory Sources; High Spin States, and Nuclear Reactions.

VECC Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, Kolkata: Accelerator Physics, Condensed Matter Physics

The Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

TIFR is a National Centre of the Government of India, under the umbrella of the Department of Atomic Energy, as well as a deemed University awarding degrees for master's and doctoral programs.

Carry out basic research in physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, computer science and science education.

Main campus is located in Mumbai, but have additional campuses in Pune, Bangalore and Hyderabad.

Nationwide Entrance Examination:      Sunday, December 9, 2012Last date for application:  October 26, 2012http://www.tifr.res.in/gs20

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Oldest research institute in India. Fundamental  research in the frontier areas of  Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Energy, Polymer and Materials. Sir C. V. Raman worked at IACS during 1907 to 1933 on various topics of Physics making discovery of the celebrated effect on scattering of light in1928,

Indian Association for the Cultivation of ScienceCalcutta

http://www.iacs.res.in/),

Doctoral ProgrammeMotivated students aspiring to do high quality research in Physics and Chemistry are selected every year. The selection is through an interview. 

Major Institutes doing research in theoretical Physics

IMSc, The Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai

Promotes fundamental research in frontier disciplines of Theoretical Computer Science, Mathematics, theoretical Physics, as well as in many interdisciplinary fields.

India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO)a multi-institutional effort aimed at building a world-class underground laboratory with a rock cover of approx.1200 m for non-accelerator based high energy and nuclear physics research in India.

http://www.ino.tifr.res.in

Major Institutes doing research in theoretical Physics

• SAHA Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkotta

• Centre for Math Science, Chennai

• IPO-Institute of Physics, Bhuvaneswar

• Harischandra Research Institute, Allahabad

• Jadavpur University

• Santhiniketan,Kolkotta

• Dept of Physics, Madras University• Dept of Physics, Benarus Hindu University• Dept of Physics,Punjab University• Dept of Physics, Delhi University

A minimum of 60% aggregate in the qualifying examination.

Shortlisted candidates will be called for a written test/interview for selections.

Selected candidates will be given financial assistance in the form of either a fellowship of any government agency or of the Institute, project or teaching assistantship, full/partial tuition waiver or a combination of these. http://www.bits-pilani.ac.in

BITS- Pilani, Goa, Hyderabad

PhD opportunities at Universities:The Universities in India especially the central universities or the state universities identified by the UGC as the Universities with potential for excellence (UPE) is offering fellowships for the students who are willing to do PhD At present the fellowship amount is 8000 per month+12000 annual contingency. The universities have their own selection criteria an entrance followed by an interview.Project fellows:Most of the research institutes, and Universities, IITS, NITS may require project staff to work in their specific research project.Once you selected you may be receive the specific fellowship as specified in the contract. In most of the case you will be encouraged to register for the PhD and continue the project side by side.

Students belongs to the SC/ST category has a special scheme called Rajeev Gandhi national fellowship(RGNF) for doing the phD the fellowship amount is around 14,000 per month equal to that of UGC JRF.Similarly students belongs to the minority community can also avail the Maulana Azad national fellowship for doing their PhD

Candidates seeking registration shall have passed the DepartmentalAdmission Test.

Candidates who are working in research projects, relevant to the research topic, which have been taken up by a department of the University or by a Recognised Institution, and funded internally or by external funding agencies, will be eligible for Full-Time registration.

Cochin University of Science and Technology

Research in Kerala

University Centres- Kannur, Calicut ,Kerala and MG university centres offer Their own admission test for PhD

Additionally , many research Institutions are registered research centres under these UniversitiesEx: VSSC Trivandrum is a research Centre under Kerala UniversityC-MET, Thrissur is a research centre under MG University

A part of VSSC, Trivandrum-a pioneer institution dedicated for research in different disciplines of Atmospheric, Space and Planetary Sciences, offers excellent and challenging research opportunities in Physics, Chemistry and Dynamics of lower, middle, and upper atmosphere-ionosphere and their coupling processes, Aerosols, Clouds, Space Weather phenomena, and Lunar and Planetary Explorations.

First Class M.Sc. Degree in Physics/Applied Physics/Atmospheric Science/Meteorology/Space Science/Planetary Sciences/Astronomy & Astrophysics with minimum 60% marks as average of all semesters Written test/Interview.

www.vssc.gov.in

Space Physics Laboratory, Trivandrum

Opportunities abroad

There are plenty of opportunities for the students who wish to carry out research abroad:

To do research in USA1) you should appear for GRE and TOEFL exams- ( English-language test ) 2) based on your score you should apply for different universities 3) Based on the merit and availability of seat they will give admission 4)Most of the case you will have the stipend which will be enough for your expense+ for a good saving , with out fellowship it may be difficult to survive.

To do research in UK1)You should have cleared the IELTS exams, then apply directly to the professors with your CV and interests. Having some research experience will be give good weigtage

To do Ph.D in Germany (No Entrance Test; Typical duration is 3 yrs),one has to have research experience and must arrange to send recommendation letters from two Professors.You may be interviewed online through 'skype'. Your command overenglish language will also be tested during the interview

Commonwealth fellowship to Ph.D in the UK(http://www.britishcouncil.org/india-scholarships-commonwealth-fellowships.htm)

One can seek admission in the following Institutes as well. They mayconsider candidates who have qualified JEST/NET/GATE or other tests ofthe same kind :

Research in Nuclear Physics : IUAC - Inter-University AcceleratorCetre, New Delhi (http://www.iuac.res.in/)

CENTRE FOR EXCELLENCE IN BASIC SCIENCES, Mumbai . (UNIVERSITY OFMUMBAI & DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY) http://cbs.ac.in/

Centre for Non-linear Dynamics & Chaos(http://www.bdu.ac.in/centers/non_linear_dynamics/), Thiruchirapalli,Tamilnadu. (Under Bharathidasan University)

Some other institute where one can search/ approach for an opportunity:

1) NIIST: Trivandrum 2) NPOL: cochin 3) C-MET: Thrissur 4) Central electrochemical research laboratory: karaikudi 5) DMRL Hyderabad 6) NPL Delhi

Apart from this there are some government fellowships for doing research in some specific foreign countries and advt for this will comes in time to timeYou have to looks UGC site, MHRD sites and SERC DST sites regularly for these information.

www.physicskerala.in/

A very useful website/ blog for anyone interested in higher education in Physics

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