IISc Integrated Ph.D Admissions 2010

IISc Integrated Ph.D Admissions 2010

Indian Institute of Science-IISc offers exciting opportunities to motivated and talented Bachelor’s degree holders with a keen sense of scientific enquiry for pursuing advanced research in frontier areas of Biological, Chemical, Physical and Mathematical Sciences leading to a Ph D degree. Experience shows that students entering this program save nearly a year compared to those who go for a 2 years Master's degree program elsewhere and then join the Institute for a Ph D program. Each year, the Institute admits 42 students (12 in Biological Sciences, 12 in Chemical Sciences, 10 in Physical Sciences and 8 in Mathematical Sciences) under this program. The program consists of flexible course work, an internship-type laboratory training (wherein ample opportunities exist for the candidate to acquire basic experimental skills and familiarity with advanced techniques for research), a research project to demonstrate attainment of a high degree of scientific ability followed by advanced research leading to a Ph D thesis on a specific topic.

Eligibility-:
Candidates with a Bachelor’s degree in Biology/ Chemistry/Physics/Mathematics under the 10+2+3 system are eligible to apply for admission to the Integrated Ph D program. Candidates with BE/B Tech are eligible to apply to the Mathematical Sciences.

Additional notes-:
(a) The minimum requirement for admission to the Integrated Ph D program is a FIRST CLASS or and equivalent Grade for the Bachelor’s degree (as declared by the University) as indicated against each department. Refer to Section 3.3 for more details.
(b) The minimum requirement of FIRST CLASS in the qualifying examination is relaxed to PASS CLASS for SC/ST candidates.
(c) Some departments have specific requirements of subjects at the Bachelor’s or 10+2 levels as indicated in Section 3.3. Candidates have to ensure that they meet these requirements and this should be clearly reflected in the Academic profile of the Application Form which is to be enclosed with the data sheet.
(d) Those in the final year of their qualifying examination and awaiting results are also eligible to apply. However, they should have completed all the requirements for the award of the qualifying degree, including all examinations, dissertation projects, viva-voce, etc., by the time of joining, i.e., by the 29th of July 2010.

Integrated Ph D PROGRAMS – The disciplines, minimum qualifications, ares of research are listed below. Candidates can choose to apply for up to a maximum of 2 disciplines.

Discipline: Biological Sciences(BS)

Department/Centre/Unit
Biochemistry, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Molecular Reproduction, Development & Genetics, Molecular Biophysics, and Microbiology & Cell Biology.

Basic Qualification
First Class (as declared by the University) in B Sc or an equivalent degree in Physical, Chemical or Biological Sciences (including Pharmaceutical, Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences).

Areas of Research
Biomembranes - Physical and Physiological Studies; Structure-Function of Nucleic Acids; Gene Structure and Function in Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes; Microbial and Human Genetics; Recombinant DNA Technology; Molecular Virology and Mechanisms of Disease Processes; Enzymology, Protein Chemistry and Engineering; Cellular and Applied Immunology; Molecular Endocrinology and Reproductive Biology; Conformation of Biomolecules and Biopolymers; Protein and Virus Crystallography; Structural Biology; Mathematical Ecology; Human Ecology; Behaviour and Sociobiology; Conservation Ecology; Plant Molecular Biology and Development, Imprinting, Molecular Oncology, Cell Biology

Discipline: Chemical Sciences(CS)

Department/Centre/Unit
Organic Chemistry, Inorganic & Physical Chemistry, Solid State & Structural Chemistry Unit and Materials Research Centre.

Basic Qualification
First Class (as declared by the University) in B Sc or an equivalent degree with Chemistry as one of the main subjects with Mathematics at the PUC or Plus 2 level.

Areas of Research
Ultrafast Chemical Dynamics; Theoretical Chemistry; Surface Chemistry and Catalysis; Solid State Chemistry; Amorphous Materials; Ceramics, Thin Films; Chemistry of Super-Conductors; Synthetic Organic, Physical Organic and Organometallic Chemistry; Chemistry of Transition & Non-Transition Metals; Bioinorganic Chemistry; Chemistry of Polymers; Electrochemistry and Molecular Spectroscopy of Molecular and Vander Walls Complexes; Chemical Kinetics, Development of NMR Methodologies and Applications

Discipline: Physical Sciences(PS)

Department/Centre/Unit
Physics andCentre for High Energy Physics.

Basic Qualification
First Class (as declared by the University) in B Sc or an equivalent degree with Physics as one of the main subjects.

Areas of Research
(A) Experimental Studies: (I) Condensed Matter Physics (Ii) Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, and (Iii) X-Ray Crystallography of Bio-Molecular Structures.
Specific Areas Include: Raman and Other Spectroscopies; Fast Ionic Conductivity; Manipulation of Matter By Light, Laser Cooling and Trapping of Atoms, Ion Trapping, Precision Laser Spectroscopy; Magnetism, Spintronics, Magnetic Thin Films, Magnetotransport; Quantum Transport in Low-Dimensional and Disordered Materials, The Metal-Insulator Transition; Magnetic Resonance Phenomena; NMR Spectroscopy; Nanoscience and Nanomaterials; Superconductivity in Bulk as well as Thin Films; Semiconductors; Ferroelectricity, Crystal Growth Studies, Nonlinear Optical Materials, Multiferroics; Phase Transition Studies, High Pressure and Low Temperature Studies, Study of Low Dimensional Materials, Amorphous Materials, Novel Glasses and Nanocomposites; Soft Condensed Matter: Colloids, Surfactants and Biological Material; Peptide and Protein Crystallography, Complexation Studies and Drug-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Molecular Modeling, Database Analysis; Polymer Physics, Surface X-Ray Scattering, Surface Phase Transitions.

(B)Theoretical Studies On a Variety of Aspects of Condensed Matter Physics, in Particular: Strongly Correlated Systems, Quantum Many-Body Theory and Magnetism, Exotic Order and Quantum Criticality; Phase Transitions, Equilibrium and Non-Equilibrium Statistical Physics; Disordered and Amorphous Systems, The Glass Transition, Neural Networks; Spatiotemporal Chaos and Turbulence in Fluids, Plasmas and Cardiac Tissue; Soft Condensed Matter: Colloids, Surfactants, Membranes, Liquid Crystals, Vortex Lattices; Biological Physics: The Mechanics of Living Matter; Molecular Modeling of Soft and Bio-Materials.

(C) High Energy Physics: Quantum Field Theory, The Standard Model of Particle Physics and Beyond, Physics of and At High Energy Particle Colliders, Field Theory in Non-Commutative Space Time, Quantum Information Theory, Applications of Quantum Field Theory To Condensed Matter Systems, String Theory.

(D) Theoretical Astrophysics: Cosmology, Dark Energy. Physics Around Black Holes, Nuclear Astrophysics, Galactic Astronomy, Interstellar Matter. Plasma Astrophysics, Solar Physics.

Discipline: Mathematical Sciences(MS)

Department/Centre/Unit
Mathematics

Basic Qualification
First Class (as declared by theUniversity) in B Sc or equivalent degree with Mathematics as one of the subjects or BE/ B Tech or equivalent degree.

Areas of Research
Partial Differential Equations, Controllability, Nonlinear Waves, Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos, Applied Probability and Stochastic Processes, Stochastic Control, Stochastic Dynamics, Dynamic Games, Random Graphs, Branching Processes, Time Series Analysis With Applications To Neuroscience, Mathematical Finance, Functional Analysis, Harmonic Analysis, Several Complex Variables, Operator Theory, Algebraic Topology, Differential Topology, Commutative Algebra, Algebraic Geometry, Differential Geometry, Statistics

Selection Procedure-:
All the candidates who apply to the Integrated Ph D program should qualify in the IISc Entrance Test 2010, which is to be held on Sunday, 25th April 2010. The short-listing of candidates for interview is done based on the performance in the IISc Entrance Test. Interviews are held during May 31 - June 02, 2010. Selection will be based on the combined performance in the Entrance Test and in the Interview.

To Apply-:
The Application Forms for Research, Course and Integrated Ph D programs may be obtained by any of the following three methods:
(1) Against a cash payment of Rs.700/- from select CANARA BANK Branches$ .
(2) Send your request for application form with 2 address slips (stickers), and a demand draft for Rs.700/- for general category (Rs.350/- for SC/ST/PH categories, along with a copy of an appropriate certificate) to the Deputy Registrar (Academic), Admissions Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560 012. The DD must be drawn in favour of “Registrar, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore”.
(3) Online application – Online submission of application may be made by accessing the IISc website www.iisc.ernet.in/admissions w.e.f. 08.02.2010. Online application fee is Rs.600/- for general category and Rs.300/- for SC/ST/PH categories.
For External Registration Program - Candidates should write to the Deputy Registrar (Academic), Admissions Unit, IISc, Bangalore - 560 012, enclosing a DD for Rs.1500/- drawn in favour of “Registrar, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore”.

Submission of Application Form-:
Filled-in off-line and online application forms(hard copy) should reach the Deputy Registrar (Academic), Admissions Unit, IISc, Bangalore-560012 on or before 22.03.2010

Separate application form should be used for each program viz Research or Course or Integrated Ph D. Only one application form will be entertained for each program.

Dates to Remember-:
Commencement of issue of Application forms (select Canara Bank Branches and IISc) and submission of online application. 08.02.2010

Last date for issue of Application forms (select Canara Bank Branches and IISc) and closure of website for submission of online application. 17.03.2010

Last date for receipt of completed Application forms both offline and online (hard copy). 22.03.2010

IISc Entrance Test: 25.04.2010

For more information visit-: http://www.iisc.ernet.in/