SAHA INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR PHYSICS
Department of Atomic Energy, Govt. of India
| Apply to SINP for PhD in Physics and Biophysical Sciences starting from August 2024. In Physics, you can apply for Theoretical or Experimental Physics. |
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| Session will start from August 1, 2024 | Apply Online |
| Tentative Interview Dates for Theory Candidates May 8-10, 2024 (Wed-Fri) May 13-15, 2024 (Mon-Wed) |
Eligibility
Physics
MSc in Physics or BSc with 4 Yrs (8-Semester) in Physics
Biophysical Sciences
MSc in Physics / Chemistry (with Biology at 10+2 level) or
MSc in Life Sciences (with Chemistry and Mathematics at 10+2 level) or
BSc with 4 Yrs (8-Semester) in Physics / Chemistry / Biology or
Mtech in Biotechnology (with PCMB at 10+2 level)
Openings may be available only in following areas
| Theoretical Physics | Experimental Physics | Biophysical Sciences Group |
| List of Guides Arnab Kundu Arti Garg Arunava Mukherjee Debasish Banerjee Kalpataru Pradhan Krishanu Roychowdhury List of topics a) Condensed Matter Physics - unconventional superconductivity, Quantum many-body systems out of equilibrium, Interplay of topology and interactions, Strongly disordered interacting systems, topological insulators, frustrated magnetism, material science. b) High Energy Physics and formal quantum field theories (QFT) - AdS/CFT correspondence, conformal field theories (CFT), QCD, lattice QFT. c) Statics and dynamics of phases in and out-of-equilibrium. d) Multi-messenger Astrophysics, Gravitational Waves. |
Sudipto Chakraborty - Spin transport through magnetic nanostructures for application in nanoscale spin valve devices - Study of semiconducting nanostructures for neuromorphic computing Mrinmay Mukhopadhyay - Structure and optical prpperties of 2D hybrid perovskite materials. - Growth and transport properties of organic semiconductor materials. Krishnakumar Menon - Spectroscopic and microscopic studies of two-dimensional (2D) materials Satyaban Bhunia - Growth of materials for optoelectronic applications - Spectroscopic and transport properties of optoelectronic devices Mala Das - Astro-particle Physics experiment Biswajit Karmakar - Experimental study of Integer and Fractional Quantum Hall Effect Akashrup Banerjee - Nuclear Instrumentation and Nuclear Astrophysics with FRENA Debasish Das - Experimental studies towards understanding of the primordial Universe - Exploring a novel state of matter: The Quark-Gluon Plasma at Large Hadron Collider (LHC) energies |
Prof. SoumenK. Manna - Epitranscriptomic and metabolomic alterations in cancer - Utility of dried blood or urine spots in biomarker analysis Prof. Debashis Mukhopadhyay - Non coding RNAs in neurodegeneration - Signaling molecules in neuroinflammation Prof. H. Raghuraman - Structural dynamics of ion channels in membranes during gating Prof. Oishee Chakrabarti - Organellar dynamics in pathologies (neurodegeneration, cancer) - Organellar quality control and crosstalk in pathologies (neurodegeneration, cancer) Prof. Subhendu Roy - Computational enzyme design - Simulation studies of drug-target proteins and design of suitable drug Prof. Kaushik Sengupta - Understanding the roles of lamins in promoting aneuploidy in ovarian cancer in the light of 4D nucleome analysis Prof. Montu K. Hazra - Supersonic jet spectroscopy of small molecules and their small clusters - Gas-Phase kinetics of reactions of potential atmospheric or environmental significance Prof. Dulal Senapati - Applications of bio-chemically synthesized nanomaterials in energy, health, and environment** Prof. Padmaja P. Mishra - Probing the effect of DNA methylation on transcription factor binding dynamics: single-molecule fluorescence microscopy analysis** - Quantifying dynamic DNA-Protein interactions: single-molecule fluorescence resonance energy transfer (smFRET) approach** Prof. Chandrima Das - Epigenetic regulators fine-tuning transcription programs in spatial resolution in human diseases** - Epigenetic regulators programming transcription at a single cell level in human diseases** ** subject to availability |
Students appearing in the final examinations of MSc or BSc (4 yr) degree before August 1, 2024 may also apply. Such admissions will be provisional till they submit their final mark sheet / certificate in compliance with the cut-off requirements of SINP for the year 2024 (to be announced).
Application procedure
All eligible students must apply through our online portal only. The link is available here.
Selection procedure
Shortlisting will be made based on previous academic records, performances in the following nation-wide screening tests:
For Physics (Experimental and Theoretical): JEST (Joint Entrance Screening Test), CSIR/UGC NET in Physics
For Biophysical Sciences: JGEEBILS (Joint Graduate Entrance Examination for Biology and Interdisciplinary Life Sciences) conducted by NCBS-TIFR, CSIR/UGC/DBT/ICMR NET
SINP WILL NOT CARRY OUT AN ADDITIONAL WRITTEN TEST DURING SELECTION.
The list shortlist of candidates will be published in this webpage. The shortlisted candidates will be called for interviews:
“ONLINE / In-person” for Physics
“In-person” for Biophysical Sciences
Shortlisted candidates will be informed by email also. Final selection of candidates will be based on their past records and interviews. Selected candidates will be informed by email and also through announcement in this web page.
Important Information
All candidates must apply through online portal with hall ticket number/rank/percentile marks of national level qualification tests JEST/JGEEBILS/NET etc. SINP holds full rights to select/not select a candidate at any stage of the selection process.
Fellowships and benefits
The selected students will be admitted as Junior Research Fellow (JRF).
Fellowships
₹37,000/- p.m. for JRF
₹42,000/- p.m. for SRF
Tenure: 4 years, extendable to the 5th year. Yearly renewals and 5th year extensions are subject to satisfactory performance.
Contingency, HRA, Medical benefits, etc. are as per extant rules.
Limited hostel accommodations are available.
Approximate number of Intake in 2024: 35
Visit this webpage regularly for all updates
For any query, contact the coordinators:
Theory: pmsc.phys[AT]saha.ac.in
Expt: pmsc.exptphys[AT]saha.ac.in
Bio: pmsc.bio[AT]saha.ac.in