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PhD Programme in Physics

• M.Sc in Physics (in all participating Institutes).

• M.Sc in Mathematics / Applied Mathematics /Applied Physics / Optics and Photonics / Instrumentation / Electronics will also be considered at Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore.

• MSc in Physics / Electronics / Astronomy / Applied Mathematics will be considered at IUCAA.

• B.E or B.Tech will be considered at IISc, IMSc, ICTS-TIFR, IUCAA, JNCASR, NCRA-TIFR, TIFR-TCIS, RRI, IISER Mohali, IISER Pune, IISER Thiruvananthapuram.

• MSc in Physics, Chemistry, Applied Mathematics, Biophysics or Biochemistry will be considered at SNBNCBS.

• MSc in Physics, Engineering Physics or Applied Physics will also be considered at IPR.

• M.E/M. Tech in Applied Physics will be considered at NISER.

• B. Tech Eng Physics will be considered at TIFR.

PhD in Neuroscience at NBRC

• M.Sc (Physics/ Mathematics), B.E/ B.Tech/ M.C.A in Computer Science

PhD programme in Theoretical Computer Science at IMSc

• M.Sc./ M.E. / M.Tech. in Computer Science and related disciplines, and should be interested in the mathematical aspects of computer science.

PhD in Computational Biology at IMSc

• M.Sc./ M.E. / M.Tech./ MCA in any engineering or science discipline, with good mathematical skills and a strong interest in biological problems.

Integrated PhD Programme in Theoretical Computer Science at IMSc

• B.Sc./B.E./B.Tech./M.C.A. in Computer Science or related disciplines and should be interested in the mathematical aspects of computer science.

Integrated M.Sc. / M.Tech - Ph.D Programme (Physics)

• B.Sc. (Physics) will be considered at IMSc.

• B.Sc (Physics/Mathematics) will be considered at SNBNCBS.

  B.Sc. (Physics / Mathematics) / B.E. / B.Tech. in Electrical / Instrumentation / Engineering Physics / Electronics and Communications / Computer Science and Engineering / Optics and Photonics will be considered in IIA.

• B.Sc. (Physics) will be considered at IISER-Pune, ICTS-TIFR, NCRA-TIFR, and TIFR-TCIS.

• B. Sc. (Physics / Mathematics) / B.E. / B.Tec. will be considered for Integrated M.Sc – Ph.D at Bose Institute.

• B.Sc (Physics) or B.E./B.Tech in Engineering Physics, with a minimum of first-class marks, will be considered at NISER. 

Integrated PhD Programme at IISER IISER. Thiruvananthapuram

• B. Sc. (Physics) or B.E. / B. Tech. in any discipline.

M. Sc. Programme at HRI

• B. Sc. (Physics) or B.E./B.Tech. degree in any discipline 

• HRI has started a new M.Sc. programme in Physics from 2017. The Integrated PhD programme in Physics at HRI was discontinued from 2017.

Integrated M.Tech - PhD Programme at IIA

• M.Sc. (Physics / Applied Physics) / Post-B.Sc. (Hons) in Optics and Optoelectronics/Radio Physics and Electronics.