IISER Pune PhD Physics Admission 2024 (Jan): Dates, Application Form, Results

IISER Pune PhD Physics Admission 2024 (Jan) – IISER Pune invites application for PhD Physics Program for the academic session starting from Jan 2024.

Check full details on IISER Pune PhD Physics Admission 2024 (Jan) below here.

IISER Pune PhD Physics Research Areas

For the session starting January 2024, IISER Pune invites applications for the PhD program in Physics – in the following areas:

• Condensed Matter Physics and Soft & Living matter Physics (Experimental, Computational and Theoretical)
• Experimental High Energy Physics (data analysis and detector physics)

IISER Pune PhD Physics Admission 2024 (Jan) Minimum Eligibility Criteria

The candidate should have a minimum of 60% marks in aggregate (overall percentage; not only in the majoring subject) or a CGPA of 6 on a 10 point scale (55% or equivalent CGPA in aggregate for SC, ST and PwD/VH candidates) in MSc or BTech/BE,

and 

the candidate should satisfy at least one among the following mandatory criteria: 

(a) Qualified National Eligibility Test (NET) with a score in the CSIR-JRF/UGC-JRF category, valid at the time of admissions in August 2023. 

OR

(b) Holds a rank equal to 500 or better (625 or better for candidates in the reserved categories) in GATE or JEST PhD Physics. This rank should be valid at the time of admissions in January 2024. 

OR

(c) Holds an INSPIRE-PhD fellowship (The candidate should possess a provisional selection letter for PhD fellowship at the time of the interview.)

OR

(d) Has an Integrated BS-MS dual degree from any of the IISERs with a CGPA greater than or equal to 8.0. 

(Students currently in the final year of their post-graduate programs are welcome to apply. If  the candidate is shortlisted after the final interview a provisional admission will be offered. The final admission will be subject to the condition that all of the above eligibility criteria are satisfied.)

Note that additional criteria, beyond the above eligibility criteria, is likely to be imposed when shortlisting candidates at the interview stage. 

(applicants who appeared in the May 2023 or August 2023 round of interviews, are discouraged from applying again this year)

IISER Pune PhD Physics Admission 2024 (Jan) Important Dates

Application Form for IISER Pune PhD Physics Admission 2024 (Jan)

• Only online application will be accepted.
• Meeting the above-mentioned criteria merely makes the candidate eligible for application.
• IISER Pune reserves the right to use other / more stringent criteria for the purpose of shortlisting for interviews.
• The mere application/shortlisting does not guarantee admission into the PhD programme.

Selection Process

Shortlisted candidates will be asked to appear for an interview to be conducted in-person. The final selection to the program will be based on the candidate’s performance in the interview. 

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