IUCAA NAT 2023 (INAT)

IUCAA NAT 2023: The Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), Pune is going to conduct IUCAA National Admission Test (INAT) to select candidates to pursue a Ph.D. degree with scholarship at IUCAA.

Check full details on IUCAA NAT (INAT) 2023 below here.

IUCAA National Admission Test (INAT-2023)

• The IUCAA National Admission Test (INAT-2023) is being conducted to select candidates to pursue a Ph.D. degree with scholarship at IUCAA.
• The written test will be held at various screening centers on Wednesday, February 08, 2023.

IUCAA NAT (INAT) 2023 Eligibility Criteria

• Students who have completed or expect to complete their M.Sc./ Integrated M.Sc. in Physics/ Astronomy/ Applied Mathematics or B.E./ B.Tech./ M.E./ M.Tech. in any branch by July 2023 with a minimum of 55% marks are eligible to apply for INAT-2023.
• In addition, talented final-year B.Sc., 1^st year M.Sc., 3^rd/ 4^th year Integrated M.Sc. and 2^nd/ 3^rd year B.E./ B.Tech. students may also apply to be pre-selected for the Ph.D. programme at IUCAA.

Selection Procedure

• Based on the applications and referee assessments, a subset of the candidates will be short-listed and invited to take the written test, to be held in Pune on Wednesday, February 08, 2023.
• All candidates should report at the Chandrasekhar Auditorium, IUCAA, with the necessary documents for verification (the ones mentioned above, the Admit letter, for all invited candidates).
• Registration for the test will begin at 8:00 a.m. and end at 9:45 a.m. A seat in the test is not guaranteed unless registration is completed by the candidate during this period.
• The final selection to the research scholarship will be based on the results of the written test (on Wednesday, February 08, 2023) and two interviews (on February 08 – 09, 2023), all to be held at IUCAA, Pune.
• Note that the selection through INAT is in addition to the selection through the Joint Entrance Screening Test (JEST).

IUCAA NAT (INAT) 2023 Important Dates

INAT 2023 Test & Interview

IUCAA NAT (INAT) 2023 Application Process

• Candidates have to apply online on http://inat.iucaa.in/
• There are TWO steps in the application procedure.
• Candidates must first register by entering their name and valid e-mail address in the appropriate registration boxes below. An application password will then be automatically sent to the candidates e-mail address.
• The e-mail address and the password must be entered in order to fill out the Online Application Form. The Application Form also requires the names and e-mail addresses of two referees.
• When the form is submitted, the candidate will receive an e-mail containing his/her Online ID, an account password, and confirmation that s/he has applied for INAT-2023.
• E-mails will also be automatically sent to the two referees, requesting them to fill and submit the online Confidential Assessment Form. The candidates should inform their referees about the Assessment Form.
• Note that each applicant must submit his/her Application Form before the referee fills the Assessment Form.

IUCAA NAT (INAT) 2023 Exam Details

• The test will be of TWO hours duration.
• The question paper will be in English.
• The questions will be from basic Physics, Mathematics, Electronics/ Engineering to advanced areas of the same subjects and consists of three parts:
  • Part – A: Basic Physics, Mathematics, and Engineering
  • Part – B: Advanced Physics, Mathematics and Engineering
  • Part – C: Both basic and advanced areas of Physics, Mathematics and Engineering

INAT Exam Pattern

Based on their performance in the written test, a limited number of candidates will be invited for two interviews, which will be conducted on February 08 – 09, 2023.

The final selection will be based on the scores in the written test and interviews.

Selected candidates are expected to join in August 2023 (except for pre-selected candidates), after satisfactory completion of their qualifying examination.

Pre-selected candidates will need to complete their qualifying degree (M. Sc./ B.E./ B. Tech.) from any institute and join the Ph.D. programme only after that.

Travel and Stay:

Outstation candidates will be paid one and one-third times the train/bus fare by second-class sleeper (NOT air-conditioned) from their place of residence (as given in the INAT-2023 Application Form) to Pune and back by the shortest route, as well as a halting allowance (as per the prevailing rules) for each day of stay for the interviews.

A list of lodges and hotels located close to IUCAA is given here. Candidates (and accompanying persons) may have meals on payment in the IUCAA canteen on the days of the written test and interviews.

The best mode of transport between IUCAA and the Pune railway station or bus stand is autorickshaw. The fare is as per the tariff card with the driver. During the day, the autorickshaw fare from Pune railway station to IUCAA will be about Rs. 100/-. Entrance to the INAT venue and IUCAA campus is from the Aundh-Khadki gate of the Pune University campus.

What to bring (and what NOT to bring) :

• All the candidates who are invited to take the IUCAA National Admission Test should bring the Admit Letter with them.
• For the written test, the candidates should bring a pen, a pencil (HB), an eraser, and a simple mathematical calculator.
• At the time of interviews, the candidates are requested to bring all original mark sheets (starting from Class X) and any other relevant certificates.
• Mobile phones, digital diaries, laptops, etc. are NOT allowed in the test and interview halls.

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