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Last Date : 27 Sept 2010 Exam Date : 22 Dec 2010
Candidates should fill an online Application Form available at http://www.iucaa.ernet.in/%7Einat
and take two print-outs of the Confidential Assessment Form received as
attachment to the acknowledgement email. This should be handed over to
two referees, who shall then send the duly filled-in and signed
Assessment Form directly to the Administrative Officer (Core
Programmes), IUCAA, Post Bag 4, Ganeshkhind, Pune 411 007, so as to
reach him on or before September 27, 2010. Candidates, who are unable
to apply online can send a letter requesting for the Application Form
set, along with a self addressed envelope (approximate size 15 cm x 10
cm) with postage stamp of Rs. 15/- affixed on it, so as to reach IUCAA
before September 15, 2010. Short-listed candidates will be invited to
take the written test, and all out-station candidates, who are invited
to take the written test, will be paid travel support as per rules.
Candidates
with a first class degree may also walk-in for the written test by
producing a valid photo identity. In case of walk-in candidates, travel
support will be paid as per rules only to those candidates who qualify
for the interviews. Further details about IUCAA and NCRA may be found
in the general web pages listed below. Day and date of written test: Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA) (An Autonomous Institution of the University Grants Commission) Pune University Campus, Post Bag 4 Ganeshkhind, Pune 411 007, Maharashtra. Web : http://www.iucaa.ernet.in/ Phone : (020) 2560 4100 Fax: (020) 2560 4699 E-mail : inat@iucaa.ernet.in
National Centre for Radio Astrophysics (NCRA) Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) Pune University Campus, Post Bag 3 Ganeshkhind, Pune 411 007, Maharashtra. Web : http://www.ncra.tifr.res.in Phone : (020) 2571 9000, 2571 9111, Fax : (020) 2569 2149, 2569 7257 E-mail : res@ncra.tifr.res.in
National Centre for Radio Astrophysics of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (NCRA-TIFR), Pune
Admission Notice-2012
IUCAA-NCRA Admission Test (INAT-2012)
For Research Scholarship (to do Ph.D) in Astronomy, Astrophysics, Physics
Applications are invited from highly motivated students for a
research scholarship to do a Ph.D at the Inter-University Centre for
Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), Pune (an Autonomous Institution of
the University Grants Commission), or the National Centre for Radio
Astrophysics (NCRA), Pune of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
(TIFR) (TIFR is a deemed university and an autonomous institution of
the department of atomic energy)
- The test will be of two hours duration
- The question paper will have two parts, A and B
- Part-A will contain twenty objective type questions on basic Mathematics, Physics and Electronics
- Part-B will contain another twenty objective type questions from advanced Physics, Mathematics and Electronics/Engineering
- For each question, candidates will have to identify and mark the correct answer from the given four answers
For a right answer, there will be +3 (plus three) marks, and for a wrong answer, there will be –1 (minus one) mark.
Applications are invited from students who expect to complete their
M.Sc, Integrated M.Sc or B.E./B.Tech/M.E./M.Tech degrees by August,
2013 with 55% marks or more
In addition, talented final year B.Sc, 1st year M.Sc, 4th year
Integrated M.Sc and 2nd/3rd year B.E./B.Tech students may also apply
to be Pre Selected for a research scholarship towards a Ph.D at IUCAA
for Physics, or Astronomy and Astrophysics
Students in any branch of the B.E./B.Tech/M.E./M.Tech degrees,
or in the Physics, Electronics, Astronomy or Applied Mathematics
branches of the B.Sc or M.Sc degrees, are eligible to apply for
INAT-2012
Students who have already completed any of the above degrees are also eligible
Students in the final year of the B.Sc (in the above branches)
or who have completed their B.Sc degree may also apply for selection
to NCRA’s integrated Ph.D programme
Such students would attend one year of courses (taught in
collaboration with IISER-Pune) before joining the IUCAA-NCRA graduate
school
Selection Procedure: We are looking for highly motivated students with a consistently good academic record
While we strongly encourage students from engineering
backgrounds to apply for INAT-2012, we emphasize that we are looking
for students who are interested in carrying out doctoral research in
Physics, or Astronomy and Astrophysics
We hence expect prospective candidates to have a good understanding of basic Physics
Chandrasekhar Auditorium, IUCAA, Pune University Campus, Ganeshkhind, Pune 411007, Maharashtra
Ph.D. in Astronomy and Astrophysics, and Physics
Important Dates
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Last Date | Monday, 27 Sep, 2010 |
Exam Date | Wednesday, 22 Dec, 2010 |
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