Ph. D. Advertisement for Physical Sciences, Varsha 2021

Applications are invited from highly motivated students for admission to the Ph. D. programme of Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram (IISER TVM) in the Physical Sciences for the session starting from October 2021, i.e., Varsha 2021 semester. Candidates are required to apply through the online portal only. The online application portal will be open from 08 September 2021 at http://appserv.iisertvm.ac.in/phd/.

Eligibility Criteria

1. 7.5 CGPA in 10-point scale (or first-class equivalent) or first-class Master’s degree in relevant areas as declared by the respective University. (BE/BTech degree in relevant areas is admissible for selected research areas in School of Physics (see Research Areas))
2. The candidate must have a valid JEST 2021 score.
3. BS-MS students from any of the IISERs/IITs/IISc with CGPA 8 or above on a 10-point scale are exempted from JEST score related criteria.

Research Areas (* marked areas are open for BE/BTech students)

Experimental Physics

• Magnetic and Superconducting Materials
• Design and development of Light Sheet Microscopy (LSM) or Selective Plane Illumination Microscopy (SPIM) Imaging System (for biological applications); Development of photacoustic imaging system (PAI)-both microscopy and tomography
• *Design and Development of Photacoustic Imaging (PAI) System - both Microscopy and Tomography - for Clinical and/or Industrial Applications
• *Hybrid Nanostructures for Energy-Related Applications
• Terahertz Spectroscopy of Condensed Matter Systems
• 2D Materials, Surface Science, Photocatalysis, & Plasmonics
• Organic, Organic-Inorganic Hybrid, 2D Semiconductors and Devices, Especially Solar Cells, Device Physics and Photophysics Using Different Spectroscopy Techniques
• Semiconductor Qubits, Quantum Electrical Sensing, Quantum-Transport
• *Van der waal Materials for Sensors and Energy
• *Nano Engineering Materials for Energy Efficient Electronic Devices
• *High Temperature Superconductivity, Physics at Nano-Scale
• Advanced Semiconductor Devices for Power /Energy Conversion

Theoretical Physics

• Condensed Matter Theory: Unconventional Superconductivity, Topological Phases of matter, Machine Learning Many Body wave functions
• Quantum Information Theory
• High Energy Astrophysics, observations and physics of gamma ray bursts

Selection Procedure

Shortlisted candidates will be selected based on their performance in online interviews.

Important Dates

General Information and Application Procedure

1. Applicants should complete the online application form at the url: http://appserv.iisertvm.ac.in/phd
2. Only applications complete in all respects would be considered. Do not forget to click the "Submit" button after completing your application.
3. Applicants will also be prompted to upload all the supporting documents online.
4. Applicants should provide Name/Affiliation/Contact number and Email addresses of two referees in the application form.
5. Applicants belonging to GE/OBC and SC/ST/PH categories are required to make a payment of Rs. 500/- and Rs. 250/-, respectively, as a processing fee online at: https://www.onlinesbi.sbi/sbicollect/icollecthome.htm
6. On submission of the online application form, the applicants will receive an acknowledgement email with a unique application number.
7. Applicants are NOT required to post a hard copy of the application to IISER TVM.
8. In case of any application-related queries, please contact the Ph. D. coordinator by email at: phdprogramme@iisertvm.ac.in . Any other mode of communication will not be entertained.
9. Mere fulfilment of the eligibility criteria does not entitle a candidate to be called for the interview.
10. Relaxation for reserved categories to the eligibility criteria will be applicable as per Government of India rules.

General Information and Application Procedure

1. Applicants should complete the online application form at the url: http://appserv.iisertvm.ac.in/phd
2. Only applications complete in all respects would be considered. Do not forget to click the "Submit" button after completing your application.
3. Applicants will also be prompted to upload all the supporting documents online.
4. Applicants should provide Name/Affiliation/Contact number and Email addresses of two referees in the application form.
5. Applicants belonging to GE/OBC and SC/ST/PH categories are required to make a payment of Rs. 500/- and Rs. 250/-, respectively, as a processing fee online at: https://www.onlinesbi.sbi/sbicollect/icollecthome.htm
6. On submission of the online application form, the applicants will receive an acknowledgement email with a unique application number.
7. Applicants are NOT required to post a hard copy of the application to IISER TVM.
8. In case of any application-related queries, please contact the Ph. D. coordinator by email at: phdprogramme@iisertvm.ac.in . Any other mode of communication will not be entertained.
9. Mere fulfilment of the eligibility criteria does not entitle a candidate to be called for the interview
10. Relaxation for reserved categories to the eligibility criteria will be applicable as per Government of India rules.