The External Registration Program at the Institute provides opportunities to (1) individuals employed in ane='mso-spacerun:yes'> R & D environment in scientific institutions or industries and (2) the faculty members of all Engineering, Agricultural, Pharmaceutical, Veterinary, Medical Colleges,/Universities recognized by appropriate government agencies to pursue research degrees in Science / Engineering Faculties. Registration under this program is now open in the following Departments for the Session 2011.
Ph D in Science: Astronomy & Astrophysics, Biochemistry, Ecological Sciences, Inorganic & Physical
Chemistry, Materials Research, Mathematics, Microbiology & Cell Biology, Molecular Biophysics, Molecular Reproduction Development and Genetics, Organic Chemistry and Physics.
Ph D in Engineering: Aerospace Engineering, Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Science & Automation, Earth Sciences, Electrical Communication Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Design & Technology, Instrumentation, Management Studies, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Product Design & Manufacturing, Sustainable Technologies, and Supercomputer Education & Research.
Please refer to pages 3 to 12 for the
qualifications for admission and areas of research for each of the departments.
REQUIREMENTS
In addition to possessing the academic
qualifications mentioned in the respective departments/centres/
units, an applicant should fulfill the following requirements also:
1. Professional Experience
Should have completed minimum two years of continuous service in a permanent position as on 1st April 2011 in the current
organization.
2.
Organization/Institution
Organisation/Institution must have atleast 5 years of its existence for sponsoring candidates
to ERP program. Only persons engaged in R & D work in Technical /
Scientific Institutions/ Industries or R & D Establishments are eligible. The Organization should have adequate facilities for carrying out
research.
3.
Age
Should not have completed 40 years of age as on 1st
April 2011.
4. Sponsorship
Unconditional sponsorship
by the employer is essential. This
sponsorship should be complete in all respects as per the Institute
requirements and should be obtained at the time of submitting the application
itself. In the absence of this, the
application will be rejected.
5.1. Joint Research Supervisor (for candidates from R&D
Organization/Industries)
The
applicant should identify a Joint Research Supervisor from the sponsoring
organization (who must be a permanent staff member) who satisfies the following
requirements of the Institute and is willing to supervise the research work of
the candidate as a supervisor.
·
The Joint Research Supervisor should be
from the same establishment/laboratory and place in which the candidate is
employed. The Joint Research Supervisor
once identified should not change his place of work during the period of
registration of the candidate. Guidance
by making periodic visits to the organization is not permitted.
·
The Joint Research Supervisor from the
organization should be a Ph.D.holder
·
It may be ensured that the Joint
Research Supervisor from the Organisation has enough
service in the Organisation and he/she will not
attain superannuation within 5 years.
5.2. Research Supervisor (for the faculty members from
Educational Institutions)
The
applicant should identify a Joint Research Supervisor or Coordinator from the
educational institution (who must be a permanent staff member) who satisfies
the following requirements of the Institute and is willing to supervise the
research work of the candidate as a supervisor.
The
Joint Research Supervisor or Coordinator should be from the same
establishment/laboratory and place in which the candidate is employed. The Joint Research Supervisor or Coordinator
once identified should not change his place of work during the period of
registration of the candidate. Guidance
by making periodic visits to the institution is not permitted.
6. On
Admission
·
Candidates admitted to the program must
continue to remain in the same organization and place of work until the
research work is completed. If the
candidate is transferred or joins a new organization before the submission of
the thesis, his/her registration shall be cancelled.
·
Candidates shall invariably obtain
prior permission from the Institute before they go abroad as part of their
work.
·
The candidate is required to spend a
minimum of one term or two terms of continuous residence at the Institute right
after admission. Otherwise, the registration is liable to be cancelled. The
courses to be taken by the candidate during the residential period will be finalised by the Research Supervisor from the Institute as
per the academic requirements in force.
8.
Progress Report
The
candidate should submit a report of progress of work done through the research
supervisors from IISc and the organisation at the end
of every 6 months.
The completed application (in
duplicate) should reach the Deputy
Registrar (Academic), Admissions Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
560012 on or before March 21, 2011 and
the last date for the receipt of
applications cannot be extended for any reason.
Selection
Procedure
The short-listed eligible candidates
will be called for an interview between 6 and 10th June 2011. The final selection is based on the performance of
the candidate in the interview.
Candidates will be short-listed based
on their performance in the qualifying examination including GATE/ CSIR-UGC NET
for JRF/UGC NET for JRF/ DBT JRF/ICMR JRF/ IISc Entrance Test/ JEST/ NBHM or
any other National Entrance Test.
Research Programs under ERP
The following categories of candidates
are eligible to apply for admission to the Research programme,
subject to satisfying requirements detailed in the subsequent sections:
(a)
Holders of Master’s degree or its
equivalent in any branch of Science/ Mathematics/ Statistics/Computer
Applications/ Pharmacy/ Veterinary Science/ Agriculture/ Humanities.
(b)
Holders of Master’s degree or its
equivalent in Engineering/Technology/ Architecture.
(c)
Holders of Bachelor’s degree or its
equivalent in Engineering/Technology/ Medicine/ Architecture/ Biotechnology/
Pharmacy/ Veterinary Science/ Agriculture.
(d)
Bachelor’s degree holders in Physics/
Chemistry/ Mathematics/ Statistics/ Computer Science /Electronics followed by qualifications obtained through
examinations conducted by professional societies recognised
by UPSC/AICTE as being equivalent for Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
(e)
Holders of MBA or its equivalent
subsequent to BE/B Tech, for admission to the department of Management Studies
only.
Refer to sections
1.3, 1.4 & 1.5 for the basic qualifications required for admission to
individual departments.
1.2.2
Additional notes
1. The minimum requirement for admission to the research programme is a SECOND CLASS (as declared by the University) in the qualifying examination as indicated against each department. See Sections 1.3 and 1.4 for more details.
2.
Candidates with B Sc followed by a professional
Diploma, should have studied their B.Sc in the 10+2+3
system and obtained at least a SECOND CLASS.
3.
Wherever
Bachelor’s degree is prescribed as the minimum eligible qualification for
admission, the duration of the such degree courses
should be atleast 4 years and wherever Master’s
degree is prescribed the minimum duration should be 2 years.
4. The Master of Computer Science/Application holders should have studied B.Sc. with any of the following as major subjects: (i) Physics (ii) Chemistry (iii) Mathematics (iv) Electronics (v) Computer Science.
5.
The minimum requirement of SECOND CLASS in
the qualifying examination is relaxed to PASS CLASS for SC/ST candidates.
6. Some departments have specific requirements of subjects at the Bachelor’s or 10+2 levels as indicated in Sections 1.3, 1.4 and 1.5. Candidates have to ensure that they meet these requirements.
7.
Those in the final year of their qualifying
degree and awaiting results may also apply. However, they should have completed
all the requirements for the award of their qualifying degree, including all
examinations, dissertation projects, viva-voce, etc., by the time of joining,
i.e., by the end of July 2011.
1.2
Programmes in
the Faculty of Science
The following table gives the basic
qualifications and areas of research pursued in various departments.
|
SL.NO. |
DEPARTMENT / CENTRE / UNIT with
code (in brackets) |
Prog-ramme |
BASIC QUALIFICATION FOR ELIGIBILITY |
AREAS OF RESEARCH |
|
1. |
Biochemistry (BC) |
Research (Ph
D) |
Master’s
or equivalent degree in any branch of Sciences or Bachelor’s
degree in any branch of Medicine/ Engineering/ Technology/ Agriculture/
Veterinary Science/Pharmacy. |
Biosynthesis of Lipids and Secondary
metabolites; Cellular and Viral Immunology; Chromatin Structure and Function;
DNA repair recombination; DNA-Protein Interactions; Enzymes: Structure-function
studies; Genomics and Proteomic Studies in different model systems; Molecular biology of Plant and Animal viruses;
Molecular Chaperones and their
functions; New Facets in Mycobacterium and Malaria parasite biology,
Regulation of gene expression, drug design. |
|
2. |
Molecular Reproduction, Development and
Genetics (MD) |
Research (Ph
D) |
Master’s
or equivalent degree in any branch of Sciences or Bachelor’s
degree in any branch of Medicine/ Engineering/ Technology/ Agriculture/
Veterinary Science/Pharmacy. |
Gene Regulation in Prokaryotes &
Eukaryotes; Host Pathogen interactions; Human Genetics, Genomic imprinting;
Cell biology; Developmental biology- Drosophila, Zebra Fish, Dictyostelium, Pattern Formation, Early Embryo
Development (mouse), Differenction, Stem Cells;
Reproductive Biology, Molecular Endocrinology-Mechanisms of Hormone Action,
Receptors and Signal Transduction, Cancer Biology, Apoptosis, Cancer Stem
Cells. |
|
3. |
Centre for Ecological Sciences (ES) |
Research (Ph
D) |
M Sc or equivalent degree in any branch of Sciences or MA or equivalent degree in Geography or
Psychology or Bachelor’s degree in any branch of Medicine /
Engineering / Technology or Two years full-time Master’s Degree in
Management. |
Animal Behaviour,
Behavioural Ecology and Sociobiology, Biodiversity,
Biogeography, Community Ecology, Climate Change Research, Conservation Biology, Evolutionary Biology,
Forest Ecology and Dynamics, Human and Landscape Ecology, Mathematical
Ecology, Molecular Ecology, Plant-Animal Interactions, Phylogenetics,
Population Ecology, Population Genetics, Sensory Ecology, Wildlife Biology. |
|
4. |
Microbiology & Cell Biology (MC) |
Research (Ph
D) |
Master’s
or equivalent degree in any branch of Sciences or Bachelor’s
degree in any branch of Medicine/ Engineering/ Technology/ Agriculture/
Veterinary Science/Pharmacy. |
Molecular Biology (Gene Expression and its
Regulation in Eukaryotes and Prokaryotes), RNA splicing, post-transcriptional
gene control, mechanism of protein synthesis, ribosome recycling, RNA
biology), Genetic Engineering, Biotechnology, Microbiology, Molecular
Virology, Molecular Biology of Bacterial Pathogenesis, Molecular Basis of
Drug Action, Vaccine Development, Molecular Immunology, Cell Biology, Mechanisms
of Cell Division, Signal Transduction, Plant Developmental Biology and Plant
Molecular Biology, Cancer Biology. |
|
5. |
Molecular Biophysics Unit (MB) Streams
$: (a)
Biological & Chemical Sciences (b) Physical & Chemical Sciences |
Research (Ph
D) |
Master’s
or equivalent degree in any branch of Sciences or Bachelor’s
degree in any branch of Medicine/ Engineering/ Technology/ Agriculture/
Veterinary Science/Pharmacy. |
Structure and Interactions of Biological
Molecules; Computer Modeling and Dynamics of Proteins and Nucleic Acids;
Macromolecular Crystallography of Proteins and Viruses; NMR of Proteins, Mass
Spectrometry, Fluorescence and Circular Dichroism of
Biological Systems, DNA Structure-Function, Genome Analysis; Transcription
Regulation, Peptide and Protein Chemistry, Folding and Design; Cell Surface, Lectins Structure-Function; Membrane Biophysics and
Molecular Neurobiology; Biochemistry and Biology of Human Malarial
Parasite, Bioinformatics. |
|
SL.NO. |
DEPARTMENT / CENTRE / UNIT with code (in brackets) |
Prog-ramme |
BASIC
QUALIFICATION FOR
ELIGIBILITY |
AREAS
OF RESEARCH |
|
6. |
Inorganic & Physical Chemistry (IP) Streams
$ : (a) Inorganic Chemistry (b) Physical Chemistry (c) Theoretical Chemistry |
Research (Ph
D) |
M Sc or equivalent degree in Chemical
Sciences, Physical Sciences, Mathematical Sciences or BE
/ B Tech or equivalent degree In Biotechnology, Bioengineering, Instrumentation or
Biomedical Engineering. |
Quantum Chemistry, Spectroscopy of
Molecular and van der Waals Complexes, Chemical
Kinetics & Dynamics, Statistical Mechanics, Polymer Chemistry,
Electrochemistry, Nonlinear Optics, Laser Spectroscopy, Biophotonics,
Chemistry of Materials, Self Assembly & Nanoparticles,
Biophysical Chemistry, Bioinorganic Chemistry, Organometallic
and Coordination Chemistry, Non-Metal Chemistry. |
|
7. |
Materials Research Centre (MR) |
Research (Ph
D) |
M Sc or equivalent degree in Materials
Science, Chemistry or Physics or BE/
B Tech or equivalent degree in Materials Science/ Engineering, Metallurgical,
Electrical, Electronics, Ceramic Engineering/Technology. |
Preparation of Advanced Materials by
Physical, Chemical and Nonequilibrium Routes. Ferroelectric and Semi conducting Thin
Films. Functional Ceramics and Glass-Ceramics. Multilayers and
Hard Coatings; Nanomaterials and Composites. Self
Assembly and Nanopatternings; Theoretical and
Computational Materials Science, Optical and Electro-Optic Properties of
Materials, Crystal Growth, Stress Effects on Thin Film Growth and
Nanostructures. Dielectrics, Non-linear Optics and Quantum dots. |
|
8. |
Organic Chemistry (OC) |
Research (Ph
D) |
M Sc or equivalent degree in Chemical Sciences
or Physical Sciences. |
Synthetic Organic Chemistry; Structural
Organic Chemistry; Bio-Organic Chemistry; Physical Organic Chemistry;
Photochemistry; Organo-Metallic Chemistry, Supramolecular Chemistry, Chemical Biology. |
|
9. |
Astronomy
& Astrophysics (AP) (A
collaborative programme jointly run with IIA, ISRO,
RRI, PRL and TIFR) |
Research (Ph
D) |
Master’s degree in Physical Sciences,
Mathematical Sciences, Chemical Sciences or BE
/ B Tech or equivalent degree in Electrical, Electronics, Electrical Communication Engineering. |
Observational
Astronomy in Radio, Infrared, Optical, X-Ray and Gamma Ray Wave-Lengths,
Plasma Physics, Theoretical Astrophysics, General Relativity and Cosmology
and Advanced Instrumentation in Astronomy and Space Science |
|
10. |
Mathematics (MA) |
Research (Ph
D) |
Master’s degree in Mathematical
Sciences, Physical Sciences or BE / B Tech or equivalent degree in any
discipline. |
Numerical
Analysis, Partial Differential Equations, Controllability, Nonlinear Waves, Nonlinear
Dynamics and Chaos, Applied Probability and Stochastic Processes, Stochastic
Control, Stochastic Dynamic Games, Random Graphs, Random Matrix, Random Analytic Functions, Time Series Analysis with Applications To
Neuroscience, Mathematical Finance, Functional Analysis, Harmonic Analysis,
Several Complex Variables, Operator Theory, Algebraic Topology, Differential
Topology, Combinatorial Topology, Commutative Algebra, Algebraic Geometry,
Differential Geometry, Statistics. |
|
SL.NO. |
DEPARTMENT / CENTRE / UNIT with
code (in brackets) |
Prog-ramme |
BASIC QUALIFICATION FOR
ELIGIBILITY |
AREAS
OF RESEARCH |
|
11. |
Physics (PH) Streams $
: (a)Experimental
Condensed Matter Physics (b)Condensed Matter Theory (c)Biocrystallo-graphy |
Research (Ph D) |
M Sc or equivalent degree in Physical
Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Biotechnology or BE / B Tech or equivalent degree in any
discipline. |
(A) Experimental Studies: (i)
Condensed Matter Physics (ii) Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, (iii)
X-Ray Crystallography of Bio-Molecular Structures, and (iv) Cryogenics:
Physics and Technology. 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,
Metal-Insulator Transition; Magnetic Resonance Phenomena, NMR and EPR Spectroscopies; 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,
Thermoelectric material and device. (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: Mechanics of Living Matter; Molecular Modeling of Soft
and Bio-Materials. |
1.3 Programmes in the Faculty of Engineering
|
SL.NO. |
DEPARTMENT / CENTRE / UNIT with
code (in brackets) |
Prog-ramme |
BASIC QUALIFICATION FOR ELIGIBILITY |
AREAS OF RESEARCH |
|
1. |
Computer
Science & Automation (CS) |
Research [Ph D] |
BE / B Tech or equivalent degree in
Computer Science/ Engineering,
Electronics/Electrical Communication, Electrical, Mechanical,
Production Engineering, Information Science/ Technology. (Candidates in any
other discipline will also be considered if the candidate demonstrates a
high level of performance in GATE paper
in Computer Science) or M Sc or equivalent degree in
Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science or Master’s in Computer Applications. |
Theoretical Computer Science: Design of Algorithms; Coding Theory;
Cryptography; Formal Verification; Graph Theory; Logic; Randomized
Algorithms; Computational Geometry; Combinatorial Geometry, Computational
Topology. Systems and Software: Compilers; Computer Architecture; Computer Networks; Databases;
Distributed Computing; Embedded Systems; Energy-Aware Computing; Mobile &
Wireless Systems; Operating Systems; Real-Time OS; Storage Systems; Systems
Security; Visualization; Graphics;
Programming Languages; Program Analysis. Automation: Auctions and Mechanism Design; Bioinformatics; Data Mining; Electronic
Commerce; Game Theory; Intelligent Agents; Machine Learning; Pattern
Recognition; Reinforcement Learning; Stochastic Control and
Optimization; Stochastic Simulation. |
|
2. |
Electrical
Communi-cation Engineering (EC) |
Research [Ph D] |
BE / B Tech or equivalent degree in Electrical /Electronics Communica-tion, Telecommunication, Instrumentation,
Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science/Engineering, Electrical Engineering or M Sc in Physics,
Mathematics, Electronics, Statistics, Computer
Science or Master’s in Computer Applications. |
Communication and Networking: Information Theory, Source Coding, MIMO Systems, Space-Time and LDPC
Codes, Coding for Distributed Storage and Coded Modulation. Wireless Mobile Communication, Multiple
Access Protocols, Cellular Mobile Radio, CDMA, Multiuser/MIMO Detection,
Cooperative Communications, MIMO-OFDM, Communication Networks-Modeling,
Analysis, Optimization and Control of Internet, Wireless Access Networks,
Ad-Hoc Networks and Wireless Sensor Networks, Network Management, Multimedia
Communication Protocols. Ubiquitous Computing, Cognitive Radio Communication, WDM Optical
Networks. Nanoelectronics and VLSI: Nano-CMOS Technology, Non-Classical Transistor Design,
Transistor Variability in Nanoelectronics,
Adaptable Circuit Design, Integrated MEMS Sensors, Low Power Techniques in
Hardware and Software. Communication Circuits and Architectures. Analog,
Mixed-Signal & RF Circuits. Applied Photonics: Photonic Integrated Circuits, Micro-Opto-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MOEMS), Photonic Bandgap Structures, Quantum Photonics, Biomedical Optics Biophotonics, Optics and Fluid Dynamics of
Nanostructures. Continued… |
|
SL.NO. |
DEPARTMENT / CENTRE / UNIT with
code (in brackets) |
Prog-ramme |
BASIC QUALIFICATION FOR ELIGIBILITY |
AREAS OF RESEARCH |
|
|
Continued… Electrical
Communi-cation Engineering (EC) |
|
|
Signal Processing:
Speech and Audio Coding, Speech Recognition and Enhancement, Music Content
Classification, Auditory Modes and Hearing Aids. Compres-sive
Sensing. Sparse Signal Recovery. Statistical Signal
Processing: Signal Detec-tion and Estimation, Space-Time (MIMO) Signal
Processing Algorithms with applica-tions to
Wireless Communications,
Acoustic Signal Separation using Microphone Arrays. Biomedical
Signal Processing: Processing of Biomedical Signals using
Nonlinear Dynamical Techniques.
Abnormality Detection in ECG and EEG Signals. Connectivity Study of Networks in the
Brain. Microwave
Engineering: Passive and Active Circuits (RF and
Microwave). Microwave Imaging
Antennas, Fractal Designs in Electromagnetics, MEMS
and Micromachining (RF MEMS), Composite Materials for Microwave Applications,
Computational Electromagnetics, Microware
Photonics. |
|
3. |
Electrical Engineering (EE) Streams$
: (a) Systems & Signal Processing (b) Power Systems, Power Electronics and
High Voltage Engineering |
Research
[Ph D] |
BE / B Tech
or equivalent degree in Electrical Engineering,
Electrical/ Electronics Communication, Instrumentation, Computer Science/Engineering,
Systems Science & Automation, Information Technology, Biomedical
Engineering or related disciplines or M
Sc or equivalent degree in Physics, Mathematics, Statistics, Electronics, Computer
Science or Master’s
in Computer Applications. |
Systems
and Signal Processing: Real Time & Fault Tolerant Systems,
Sensor Networks, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Bio Medical Signal and
Image Processing, Multimedia, Document Image Processing, Speech Processing,
Embedded Systems. Power
Systems, Power Electronics and High Voltage Engineering: Computer-Based
Analysis, Design, Control
and Protection of Power Systems, Energy Systems, Distribution
Systems, Intelligent System Applications To Power Systems. Power Electronics & Drives, Switched
Mode Power Supplies, New Power Devices. Diagnostics and Monitoring of Power
Apparatus, EHV Transmission, Insulation Ageing, Partial Discharges, Nanodielectrics, Gas Insulated System, Lightning Modeling
and Protection, EMI & EMC, Computational Electromagnetics,
HV Measurements, Air Pollution Control. |
|
SL.NO. |
DEPARTMENT / CENTRE / UNIT with code (in brackets) |
Prog-ramme |
BASIC QUALIFICATION FOR
ELIGIBILITY |
AREAS
OF RESEARCH |
|
4 |
Centre for Electronics
Design & Technology (ED) |
Research [Ph D] |
BE
/ B Tech or equivalent degree in any discipline with Electronics as one of
the subjects of study or M
Sc or equivalent degree in Physics with specialization in Electronics. |
Communication Networks: Performance Analysis, Modeling,
Simulation and Measurement of Wireless Cellular, Ad-Hoc and Sensor Networks.
Architecture and Algorithms for Quality of Support on the Internet. Power Electronics: Multi Level Inverters, PWM
Techniques, Induction Motor Drives, Solar Power Supplies, Multi Motor Drives
For Electric Traction, Sensorless Drives For
Electric Vehicles, High Frequency Power Supplies, Hybrid Energy Alternatives,
Bondgraph Modeling. VLSI: Advanced CMOS and Post CMOS Device
Research, Nanoelectronics, Modeling and Simulation of Nanoscale Device, Novel Memory Architectures, Algorithms
and Architectures for High Performance Accelerators in Networking and
Bioinformatics. Electro
Magnetic Compatibility: Power Delivery, Signal Integrity Issues, High Speed
Signal Transmission. Instrumentation:
Sensors and Signal Conditioning. Electronics
Systems Packaging: Materials for Packaging, Metallurgical Aspects of Boards
and Systems, Thermal Management in Electronic Systems. |
|
5 |
Super
Computer Education & Research Centre (SE) Streams $ : i)
Computational Sciences (ii)
Computer Systems |
Research [Ph D] |
BE
/ B Tech or equivalent degree in any
discipline or M
Sc or equivalent degree in Mathematical Sciences, Physical Sciences,
Electronics, Instrumenta-tion, Computer Science or Master’s in Computer Application. In
all cases, a background in Programming is required. |
Compiler
Optimization, Computer Aided Design, Computational Electromagnetics,
Computer Architecture, Computational methods in Medical Imaging,
Computational formulations for Optical Physics, Database Systems, Embedded
System-On-Chip Architectures, Grid Applications, Grid Computing and Grid Middleware,
High Performance Computing, Mathematical Software/Libraries, Multimedia,
Medical Image Processing and Physiological signal processing, Network
Security, Pervasive Computing, Quantum Computing, Scientific Computing, Stream Processing
Architectures. |
|
SL.NO. |
DEPARTMENT / CENTRE / UNIT with code (in brackets) |
Prog-ramme |
BASIC QUALIFICATION FOR
ELIGIBILITY |
AREAS
OF RESEARCH |
|
|
6 |
Aerospace Engineering
(AE) Streams$ : (a)Structures (b)Guidance
and Control (c)Fluid Mechanics and Propulsion |
Research [Ph D] |
BE
/ B Tech or equivalent degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical,
Electronics, Chemical, Civil, Computer Science, Instrumentation or M
Sc or equivalent degree in Physical, Mathematical Sciences. |
Theoretical
and Experimental Fluid Mechanics, Applied Aerodynamics, Shock Waves, Flow
Lasers, Chemical Kinetics, Hypersonic and High Enthalpy Flows, Computational
Fluid Dynamics, Flight Mechanics of Aircraft and Helicopters; Dynamics and Control of Aerospace Vehicles,
Orbital Mechanics, Space Robotics, Guidance, Avionics, Radar and
Electro-Magnetic Systems, Parallel/Distributed Processing and Neural Networks
Applications, Optimization and Estimation techniques in Aerospace Systems;
Aerospace Propulsion, Basic and Applied Combustion, Experimental and
Computational Studies on Reactive Flows, Combustion of Propellants; Composite
Structures, Smart Structures, Non-Destructive Evaluation, Finite Element
Methods, Fracture Mechanics, Structural Integrity and Reliability, Structural
Dynamics and Aeroelasticity, Rotor Craft
Dynamics. |
|
|
7 |
Centre for
Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences (AS) |
Research [Ph D] |
BE
/ B Tech or equivalent degree in any
discipline or M
Sc or equivalent degree in Physical
Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Atmospheric Sciences, Oceanic Sciences. |
Monsoon
Dynamics and Prediction, Tropical Convection, Satellite Meteorology, Dynamics
of Oceans, Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Systems; Climate Modeling, Laboratory
Modeling, Planetary Boundary Layer, Stochastic Modeling, Aerosol and Climate,
Cloud-Aerosol Interaction, Data Assimilation, Carbon Cycle and Land Cover
Change Modeling. |
|
|
8 |
Chemical
Engineering (CH) |
Research [Ph D] |
BE / B Tech or equivalent degree or
M Sc or equivalent degree in
Physical Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Life Sciences. (with Mathematics as a subject at the Bachelor’s level.) |
Biochemical
Engineering, Catalysis, Colloids, Complex Fluids, Environmental Pollution,
Fuel Cells, Gas Hydrates, Granular
Flow, Microfluidics, Modeling of Diseases, Molecular
Modeling, Process Modeling, Nanostructures, Nano-Architecture,
Optimization and Control, Polymer Degradation, Self-Assembled Systems,
Simulation Techniques, Solar Energy, Suspensions, Supercritical Fluids,
Theoretical Biology, Water Treatment. |
|
|
SL.NO. |
DEPARTMENT / CENTRE / UNIT with code (in brackets) |
Prog-ramme |
BASIC QUALIFICATION FOR
ELIGIBILITY |
AREAS
OF RESEARCH |
|
9 |
Civil Engineering (CE) Streams
$ : (a)Geotechnical Engineering (b)
Water Resources and Environmental Engineering (c)
Structural Engineering (d)Transporta-tion and Infrastructure Engineering |
Research
[Ph D] |
B E/ B Tech or equivalent degree in any
discipline or M Sc or equivalent degree (with Mathematics
as a subject in Bachelor’s degree). |
Geotechnical Engg:
Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering, Seismic Microzonation,
Geoenvironmental Engineering, Physico-Chemical
aspects of Soils, Ground Improvement Techniques, Geosynthetics,
Reinforced Soil Structures, Soil Behaviour,
Constitutive Modeling of Soils and Rocks, Foundations, Earth Retaining
Structures, Jointed Rock Mass Modeling, Soil Dynamics, Numerical Modeling,
Mechanics of Granular Media, Reliability Analysis of Geotechnical Systems. Water
Resources and Environmental Engg: Water
Resource and Environmental System Analysis, Climate Hydrology, Flow
Measurements, Surface and Ground Water Hydrology, Stochastic Hydrogeology,
Stochastic Hydrology, Urban Storm Water Drainage, Environmental Hydraulics,
Watershed Hydrology, Hydro-Bio-Geo Chemistry of Watersheds, Water Quality
Modeling, Contaminant Hydrology, Fate and Transport of Pollutants, Design of
Water Supply and Sewerage Systems, Remote Sensing and GIS for Water Resources
and Environmental Engg. Structural
Engg: Structural Mechanics, Computational
Mechanics, Finite Element and Meshfree Techniques,
Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete and Masonry
Structures, Cementitious and Fibre
Reinforced Polymer Composites, Structural Dynamics and Control, Earthquake
Engineering, Structural System Identification, Structural Safety, Fracture
Mechanics and Fatigue Behaviour of Cementitious Materials and Damage Mechanics, Alternative
Building Materials and Techniques. Transportation
and Infrastructure Engg: Transportation Planning, Public
Transportation Planning and Management, Optimization of Transportation
Systems, Application of Geoinformatics in
Transportation Engineering, Driver Behaviour and Road Safety, Traffic Management,
Infrastructure Engineering, Seismic Hazard and Seismic Microzonation
of Urban Centres. |
|
SL.NO. |
DEPARTMENT / CENTRE / UNIT with
code (in brackets) |
Prog-ramme |
BASIC QUALIFICATION FOR
ELIGIBILITY |
AREAS OF RESEARCH |
||
|
10 |
Centre for Earth Sciences (ER) |
Research
[Ph D] |
BE
/ B Tech or equivalent degree in any
discipline or M
Sc or equivalent degree in any branch of Science. |
Isotope Geochemistry, Paleoclimate
Reconstruction, Earthquake Geology and Seismic Hazard Assessment, Subduction Zone Tectonics
and Active Deformation, Himalayan Seismicity-Tectonics and Evolution, Role of
Fluids in Faulting Processes, Paleoseismology and
Active Tectonics, Geochronology, Petrology. |
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11 |
Mechanical Engineering (ME) |
Research
[Ph D] |
BE
/ B Tech or equivalent degree in any
disciplines or Master’s
degree in Science, Applied Science, Materials Science, Engineering Design,
Computer Science or Master’s in Computer Application. |
Experimental Stress Analysis and Fracture
Mechanics, Biomechanics, Tribology and Noise
Control; Mechanisms, Robotics and CAD, Turbulence and Cavitation, Heat
Transfer, Internal Combustion Engines, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning,
Metal Casting and Manufacturing. Dynamics, Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems
(MEMS), Nano Tribology,
Structural Optimization and Design, Fluid Mechanics, Energy Systems. |
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12 |
Centre
for Product Design & Manufacturing
(PD) |
Research
[Ph D] |
BE/ B Tech or equivalent degree in
any disciplines or Bachelor’s degree in Medicine,
Architecture or Master’s degree in Physical Sciences,
Mathematical Sciences, Computer Science,
Physiology, Psychology, Management or
Master’s in Computer Application. |
CAE
Tools For Product Design, Vehicle Crash Safety, Occupational Health and
Safety, Product Safety, Computer Aided Ergonomics, Human Physiology, Digital
Human Modeling, Biomechanics, Kinesiology, Biosensors, Computer Aided Fit and
Usability Studies, Haptics Integrated Design
Interfaces, Knowledge Management, Product Life Cycle Management, Artificial
Intelligence in Design, Design For Environment, Design Creativity,
Collaborative Design, Design Synthesis Requirements Engineering, Design
Methodology. |
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13 |
Materials Engineering (MT) |
Research
[Ph D] |
BE
/ B Tech or equivalent degree in Metallurgical, Mineral, Chemical, Ceramics ,
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science/Engineering, Biotechnology,
Polymer, Pharmacy, Electronics or Master’s
degree in Physical Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Biological Sciences including Pharmacy,
Geology, Mineral Processing. |
Mineral Processing, Biohydrometallurgy,
Electrometallurgy; Extractive Metallurgy, Thermodynamic Properties, Sensors,
Process Modeling and Analysis, Physical Metallurgy, Phase Stability and
Transformation, Metallic Glasses, Mechanical Metallurgy, Creep and Fatigue,
Fracture, Wear, Deformation Processing,
Ceramic and Metal-Matrix Composites, Ceramics, Diffusion, Electron Microscopy,
Texture and Grain Boundary Engineering, Polymer Devices, Ferroelectric
Materials and Devices, Polymer Nanocomposites,
Organic Electronics Photovoltaics. |
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SL.NO. |
DEPARTMENT / CENTRE / UNIT with
code (in brackets) |
Prog-ramme |
BASIC QUALIFICATION FOR
ELIGIBILITY |
AREAS OF RESEARCH |
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14 |
Centre
for Sustainable Technologies (ST) |
Research
[Ph D] |
BE/ B Tech or equivalent degree in
Mechanical, Civil, Electrical, Chemical, Renewable Energy, Biotechnology,
Environmental Engineering, Energy Studies) or B Arch or equivalent degree or M Sc or equivalent degree in Environmental
Sciences,
Environmental Chemistry,
Marine Biology. |
Water
Quality and Sustainable Supply; Sustainable Habitats/Human Settlement Design
and Architecture; Alternative Building Technologies and Materials, Energy
Efficient and Environmentally Sound Technologies; Functional Efficiency of
Buildings, Bi PV and Solar Biomass Combustion and Gasification, Biomethanation, Bio-Fuels, etc.; Energy Planning, Demand
side Management, Energy Efficiency; Waste Management; Reuse and Recycling;
Natural Resources Management; Climate Change Mitigation; Environmental
Toxicology, Bioremediation of Lakes, Aquatic Bio-Diversity. |
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15 |
Management Studies (MG) |
Research
[Ph D] |
BE
/ B Tech or equivalent degree in any discipline or Master's
degree in Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Philosophy, Social Work, Operations
Research, Computer Science / Application
or MBA
or equivalent (two years post BE / B Tech). |
Bayesian Statistics, Decision Support Systems, Empirical Finance, Energy & Environmental Policy and Management, Entrepreneurship, Human Resource Management, Industrial Economics, Innovation Management, Intellectual Property Commercialization, Knowledge Management, Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Marketing, Operations Management, Operations Research, Organizational Behaviour, Project Management, Public Policy, R&D Management, Reliability Theory, Strategic Management, Technology Management.
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16 |
Instrumentation
and Applied Physics (IN) |
Research
[Ph D] |
BE
/ B Tech or equivalent degree in any discipline or M
Sc or equivalent degree in
Instrumentation, Physical Sciences , Materials Science, Electronics. |
Embedded
Systems and Applications, Sensors and related Instrumentation, Tomographic Imaging for Biomedical and other
Applications, Lasers and Optical Metrology, Switching Devices for Information
Storage, Mass Spectrometry, Photovoltaics,
Electrical and Thermal Contact Resistance, Microelectromechanical
Systems (MEMS), Fibre-Bragg Grating Sensors. Bio
Instrumentation and Bio Imaging, Flexible Electronics and Self Assembly,
Plasma Processing, Thinfilms Nano
Metrology and Manipulation, Nanomechanics, Nanoengineering, Real Time Transport Studies, Cryogenics
Technology and Application. |