INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ASTROPHYSICS

IIA Ph.D. PROGRAMME 2008: INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ASTROPHYSICS

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ASTROPHYSICS
(Department of Science & Technology, Government of India)
Koramangala,Bangalore 560034
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E-Mail : bgs@iiap.res.in, bgs_info@iiap.res.in
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IIA Ph.D. PROGRAMME 2008

Applications are invited for the admissions of IIA Ph.D. Programme -2008 from the candidates with outstanding academic credentials having (or completing by July 2008) M.Sc. degree in Physics/Mathematics or B.E./B.Tech/M.E./M.Tech. For further details and application form visit IIA wbsite http://www.iiap.res.in/phd_admissions.htm. Applications may be sent to the Board of Graduate Studies at the above address on or before Friday, the 7th March 2008. The short-listed applicants will be called for the entrance examinations, which will be held on Saturday, the 19th April 2008 at various centres across the country.

IIA Ph.D. Programme
The IIA Ph.D. programme forms a vital component of research and training at the Institute. Graduate students selected under this programme work at IIA, towards a Ph.D. degree. Selection to the Programme that begins in August 2008 is (a) through the Joint Entrance Screening Test (JEST)-2008; (b) candidates who have qualified the UGC-CSIR NET (2008) in Physics, with fellowship; or (c) those who have obtained above 95 percentile in GATE-2008 in Physics.

Students with M.Sc (Physics/Mathematics/Astronomy), B.E./M.E. (Electrical/ Electronics/ Mechanical/ Instrumentation) are eligible to apply for this Programme.
Students admitted under this programme are initially offered a Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and can qualify for a Senior Research Fellowship (SRF) after a period of 2 years. The total tenure of the Fellowship is 5 years.

The stipend of JRF is Rs. 12,000/- p.m. and that of SRF is Rs. 14,000/- p.m. In addition an annual book grant is provided.

About Indian Institute of Astrophysics
The Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), an autonomous research institute funded by the Department of Science & Technology, is devoted to research in Astronomy & Astrophysics, and the Related Physics and Instrumentation. IIA has a rich history of over two centuries and has to its credit some important discoveries such as those of the Evershed effect, atmosphere on Jupiter's satellite Ganymede, the rings around Uranus and the asteroid Ramanujan.

Research Programmes: Research fields in Astronomy & Astrophysics at IIA range from the studies of the nearby sun and solar system objects to the distant galaxies, quasars and gamma-ray burst sources.

Solar Corona: Sun and the Solar System - Solar activity - sunspots, prominences; Solar Chromosphere and Corona; Comets; Solar Terrestrial relationships Stellar Physics - Formation and Evolution of Stars; Planetary Nebulae; Stellar Atmospheres; Star Clusters; Stellar Variability; Novae; Supernovae; Brown Dwarfs, Pulsars Extragalactic Astronomy - Star formation in galaxies; Activity in Galaxies; Groups and Clusters of Galaxies; Gamma-ray burst events
Theoretical Astrophysics and Related Physics - Magnetohydrodynamic and Radiative Processes in Astrophysical Objects; Structure of Neutron Stars; Blackhole Physics; Structure and Dynamics of Galaxies and Star Clusters; General Theory of Relativity; Cosmology; Astroparticle Physics; Atomic and Molecular Physics
Instrumentation - UV Imaging Telescope for the Indian Astronomy Satellite (ASTROSAT); back-end instruments for the various observing facilities. Comet Machholz - observed from VBO - NGC 925 observed with the 2m HCT.

Facilities: The Institute's research activities are supported by excellent facilities at its headquarters in Bangalore and its field stations at Kodaikanal, Kavalur, Gauribidanur, Hosakote and Hanle.
The Solar Observatory: located at Kodaikanal consists of a Tower Tunnel Telescope, Spectroheliographs and Ionosondes.
The Vainu Bappu Observatory(VBO) : located at Kavalur has the 2.3m Vainu Bappu Telescope(VBT) and the 1m Zeiss Telescope.
Gauribidanur Radio Heliograph : located at the Gauribidanur Radio Observatory of Raman Research Institute and IIA.
The Indian Astronomical Observatory(IAO) : located at Hanle, in the Ladakh region, houses the remotely operated 2m Himalayan Chandra Telescope (HCT). This observatory, at an altitude of 4500m is the world's highest ground based facility for optical and near-IR astronomy. A High Altitude Gamma-ray Telescope (HAGAR) is also being set up at IAO, in collaboration with the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai.
Centre for Research and Education in Science and Technology(CREST) : located at Hosakote, hosts the remote controls of the HCT; facility for integration and calibration of space payloads and laboratory for experiments in optical physics.