Post M.Sc. Integrated Ph. D.

The Centre set up a formal course work of one year for students who have completed their M.Sc. programme from various Universities in India and who wish to persue research work in the Centre. Since the students come from different University backgrounds, it was felt that a common one-year course followed by a project will help them a long way to prepare for research.

The course work will be divided into three trimesters. During the first trimester, the students will be exposed to a review of basic subjects in an intensive manner : Classical Dynamics, Statistical Mechanics, Quantum Mechanics, Electromagnetic Theory and Mathematical and Computational Methods. The entire emphasis will be on solving problems. In addition, there will be a course on Scientific Communication, which will teach the students to effectively communicate scientific ideas, both orally and in writing, in English.

The second trimester will expose them to advanced subjects : Condensed Matter Physics, High Energy Physics and Quantum Field Theory, Basics of Quantum Theory, Quantum Optics, Mesoscopic Systems, Experimental Condensed Matter Physics, Advanced Statistical Mechanics, Astrophysics, General Relativity and Gravitation Theory among others.

During the last trimester the students will carry out a project on a subject of his choice, but not necessarily the subject he will finally do research on.

It is expected that the student will imbibe enough from all areas of science, so that he will be able ideally to deal with cross-disciplinary research, which is in the forefront these days. He will be encouraged to work with more than one faculty member within the Centre as well as interact with others outside. Since interaction will be strongly encouraged, all students will be expected to stay on campus.