Ph D (Integrated)Programmes

The Institute offers exciting opportunities to motivated and talented Bachelors degree holders with a keen sense of scientific enquiry for pursuing advanced research in frontier areas of Biological, Chemical, Physical and athematical !ciences leading to a Ph " degree# $xperience shows that students entering this program save nearly a year compared to those who go for a % years aster&s degree program elsewhere and then 'oin the Institute for a Ph " program# $ach year, the Institute admits (% students )*+ in Biological !ciences, *+ in Chemical !ciences, *, to *+ in Physical !ciences and - to *+ in athematical !ciences . under this program# The program consists of flexi/le course work, an internship0type la/oratory training )wherein ample opportunities exist for the candidate to acquire /asic experimental skills and familiarity with advanced techniques for research., a research pro'ect to demonstrate attainment of a high degree of scientific a/ility followed /y advanced research leading to a Ph " thesis on a specific topic# Eligibility Candidates with a Bachelors degree in Biology1 Chemistry1 Physics1 athematics1 Pharmacy1 2eterinary !ciences1 3griculture as applica/le to individual discipline, under the *,4%451( system, are eligi/le to apply to this program# Candidates with B$1 B Tech degree are eligi/le to apply to the athematical !ciences discipline 6789# Candidates who apply to the Ph D (Integrated) programmes should qualify in JAM !"#$ 3dditional notes )a. The minimum requirement for admission to the Integrated Ph " program is a %I&'( C)A'' or equivalent :rade in the Bachelors degree )as declared /y the ;niversity. as indicated against each department# )/. The minimum requirement of %I&'( C)A'' in the qualifying examination is relaxed to PA'' C)A'' for 'C*'( +andidates$ )c. !ome departments have specific requirements of su/'ects at the Bachelors or *,4% levels $ Candidates ha,e to ensure that they meet these requirements$ )d. Those in the final year of their qualifying examination and awaiting results are also eligi/le to apply# <owever, they should have completed all the requirements for the award of the qualifying degree, including all examinations, dissertation pro'ects, viva0voce, etc#, /y the time of 'oining, i#e#, /y the 5*st of =uly %,*5#

Ph D (Integrated) Programmes - The disciplines, minimum qualifications, areas of research are listed in the ta/le given /elow# Candidates can choose to apply for up to a maximum of % disciplines#

Dis+ipline.
/iologi+al '+ien+es
Department*Centre*0nit Biochemistry, Centre for $cological !ciences, olecular >eproduction, "evelopment ? :enetics, olecular Biophysics, icro/iology ? Cell Biology, and Centre for 7euroscience#

/asi+ 1ualifi+ation
@irst Class in B !c or an equivalent degree in Physical, Chemical or Biological !ciences )including Pharmaceutical, 2eterinary !ciences and 3gricultural !ciences.#

Areas of &esear+h Biomem/ranes 0 Physical and Physiological !tudiesA !tructure0@unction of 7ucleic 3cidsA :ene !tructure and @unction in Prokaryotes and $ukaryotesA icro/ial and <uman :eneticsA >ecom/inant "73 TechnologyA olecular 2irology and echanisms of "isease ProcessesA $nBymology, Protein Chemistry and $ngineeringA Cellular and 3pplied ImmunologyA olecular $ndocrinology and >eproductive BiologyA Conformation of Biomolecules and BiopolymersA Protein and 2irus CrystallographyA !tructural BiologyA athematical $cologyA <uman $cologyA Behaviour and !ocio/iologyA Conservation $cologyA Plant olecular Biology and "evelopment, Imprinting, olecular 6ncology, Cell Biology# 7euro/iology of diseases, 7ervous !ystem "evelopment, !tem Cell Biology, Cognitive 7euroscience and Computation in visual and motor systems#

Chemi+al '+ien+es
Department*Centre*0nit 6rganic Chemistry, Inorganic ? Physical Chemistry, !olid !tate ? !tructural Chemistry ;nit and aterials >esearch Centre# /asi+ 1ualifi+ation @irst Class in B !c or an equivalent degree with Chemistry as one of the main su/'ects with athematics at the P;C or Plus % level# Areas of &esear+h ;ltrafast Chemical "ynamicsA Theoretical ChemistryA !urface Chemistry and CatalysisA Chemical CineticsA !olid !tate aterials ChemistryA 3morphous aterialsA Ceramics, !uper0ConductorsA !ynthetic 6rganic, Physical 6rganic and 6rganometallic ChemistryA Chemistry of Transition ? 7on0Transition etalsA Bioinorganic ChemistryA Bioorganic Chemistry, Chemical BiologyA Biomaterials and Biological Proceses at aterials InterfaceA !upermolecular ChemistryA Chemistry of PolymersA $lectrochemistryD Principles, $lectrochemical $nergy !torage and :eneration, $lectrochemical "evicesA olecular and 2an der Ealls !pectroscopyA "evelopment of 7 > ethodologies and 3pplications#

Physi+al '+ien+es
Department*Centre*0nit Physics and Centre for <igh $nergy Physics# /asi+ 1ualifi+ation @irst Class in B !c or an equivalent degree with Physics as one of the main su/'ects# Areas of &esear+h (A) E2perimental 'tudiesD )I. Condensed atter Physics )Ii. 3tomic, olecular and 6ptical Physics, and )Iii. F0>ay Crystallography of Bio0 olecular !tructures# !pecific 3reas IncludeD >aman and 6ther !pectroscopiesA @ast Ionic ConductivityA anipulation of atter By 8ight, 8aser Cooling and Trapping of 3toms, Ion Trapping, Precision 8aser !pectroscopyA agnetism, !pintronics, agnetic Thin @ilms, agnetotransportA Guantum Transport in 8ow0 "imensional and "isordered aterials, The etal0 Insulator TransitionA agnetic >esonance PhenomenaA 7 > !pectroscopyA 7anoscience and 7anomaterialsA !uperconductivity in Bulk as well as Thin @ilmsA !emiconductorsA @erroelectricity, Crystal :rowth !tudies, 7onlinear 6ptical aterials, ultiferroicsA Phase Transition !tudies, <igh Pressure and 8ow Temperature !tudies, !tudy of 8ow "imensional aterials, 3morphous aterials, 7ovel :lasses and 7anocompositesA !oft Condensed atterD Colloids, !urfactants and Biological aterialA

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/asi+ 1ualifi+ation

Areas of &esear+h Peptide and Protein Crystallography, Complexation !tudies and "rug07ucleic 3cid Interactions, olecular odeling, "ata/ase 3nalysisA Polymer Physics, !urface F0>ay !cattering, !urface Phase Transitions# (/)(heoreti+al 'tudies 6n a 2ariety of 3spects of Condensed atter Physics, in ParticularD !trongly Correlated !ystems, Guantum any0Body Theory and agnetism, $xotic 6rder and Guantum CriticalityA Phase Transitions, $quili/rium and 7on0$quili/rium !tatistical PhysicsA "isordered and 3morphous !ystems, The :lass Transition, 7eural 7etworksA !patiotemporal Chaos and Tur/ulence in @luids, Plasmas and Cardiac TissueA !oft Condensed atterD Colloids, !urfactants, em/ranes, 8iquid Crystals, 2ortex 8atticesA Biological PhysicsD The echanics of 8iving atterA olecular odeling of !oft and Bio0 aterials# (C) 4igh Energy Physi+s. Guantum @ield Theory, The !tandard odel of Particle Physics and Beyond, Physics of and 3t <igh $nergy Particle Colliders, @ield Theory in 7on0Commutative !pace Time, Guantum Computation, 3pplications of Guantum @ield Theory To Condensed atter !ystems, !tring Theory# (D) (heoreti+al Astrophysi+s. Cosmology, "ark $nergy# Physics 3round Black <oles, 7uclear 3strophysics, :alactic 3stronomy, Interstellar atter# Plasma 3strophysics, !olar Physics#

Mathemati+al '+ien+es
Department athematics /asi+ 1ualifi+ation @irst Class in B !c or equivalent degree with athematics as one of the su/'ects or B$1 B Tech or equivalent degree# Areas of &esear+h 7umerical 3nalysis, Partial "ifferential $quations, Controlla/ility, 7onlinear Eaves, 7onlinear "ynamics and Chaos, 3pplied Pro/a/ility and !tochastic Processes, !tochastic Control, !tochastic "ynamic :ames, >andom :raphs, >andom atrix, >andom 3nalytic @unctions, Time !eries 3nalysis with 3pplications To 7euroscience, athematical @inance, @unctional 3nalysis, <armonic 3nalysis, !everal Complex 2aria/les, 6perator Theory, 3lge/raic Topology, "ifferential Topology, Com/inatorial Topology, Commutative 3lge/ra, 3lge/raic :eometry, "ifferential :eometry, !tatistics, >epresentation theory#