Programme: Research (Ph D)
BASIC QUALIFICATION FOR ELIGIBILITY:
Master’s or equivalent degree in any branch of Science or Bachelor’s degree in any branch of Medicine/ Engineering/ Technology/ Agriculture/ Veterinary Science/Pharmacy or Graduates of 4-year Bachelor of Science programmes.
Areas of Research:
Protein structure and function; Enzymology; DNA-Protein Interactions; Genomics and proteomics in different model systems; Bioinformatics; Systems Biology; Biosynthesis of plants and endophytic fungal and secondary metabolites and their bioactivities; Intracellular protein degradation; Molecular Chaperones; Chaperone Mediated Protein Folding in the cell; Mitochondrial Protein Transport; Molecular biology of plant and animal viruses; Immunoendocrinology; Cellular and Viral immunology; Infectious diseases; Parasite biology and Host-pathogen interactions; Chromosome Organization and Function; Regulation of the Cell Cycle; Eukaryotic gene expression; Post-transcriptional gene control; Cancer Genetics; Genomic instability; DNA repair and recombination; Genetic diseases and Drug Discovery.
Programme: Research (Ph D)
BASIC QUALIFICATION FOR ELIGIBILITY:
Master’s or equivalent degree in any branch of Science or Bachelor’s degree in any branch of Medicine/ Engineering/ Technology/ Agriculture/ Veterinary Science/Pharmacy or Graduates of 4-year Bachelor of Science programmes.
Areas of Research:
Gene regulation in prokaryotes & eukaryotes; Host- Pathogen Interactions; Human Genetics; Cell Biology and Signal Transduction; Developmental Biology and Ageing in model organisms; Glycans in Morphogenesis; Early Embryo Development (mouse); Stem Cells and Differentiation; Reproductive Biology; Molecular Endocrinology; Cancer Biology and Cancer Stem Cells; Protein Structure and Function.
Programme: Research (Ph D)
BASIC QUALIFICATION FOR ELIGIBILITY:
Masters or equivalent degree in any branch of Science/ Engineering/ Agriculture/ Veterinary Science or MA or equivalent degree in Geography or Psychology or Bachelor’s degree in any branch of Medicine / Engineering / Technology/ Agriculture/ Veterinary Science or Two years full-time Master’s Degree in Management or Graduates of 4-year Bachelor of Science programmes.
Areas of Research:
Animal Behaviour; Behavioural Ecology and Sociobiology; Biodiversity; Biogeography; Community Ecology; Climate Change Research; Conservation Biology; Evolutionary Biology; Forest Ecology and Dynamics; Human and Landscape Ecology; Molecular Ecology; Plant-Animal Interactions; Phylogenetics; Population Ecology; Population Genetics; Sensory Ecology; Wildlife Biology; Spatial Ecology; Behavioral Endocrinology; Theoretical Ecology and Evolution; Ecophysiology.
Programme: Research (Ph D)
BASIC QUALIFICATION FOR ELIGIBILITY:
Master’s or equivalent degree in any branch of Science or Bachelor’s degree in any branch of Medicine/ Engineering/ Technology/ Agriculture/ Veterinary Science/Pharmacy or Graduates of 4-year Bachelor of Science programmes.
Areas of Research:
Molecular Biology (Gene Expression and its Regulation in Eukaryotes and Prokaryotes; RNA Splicing; Post-transcriptional Gene Control; Mechanism of Protein Synthesis; RNA biology); Genetic Engineering; Biotechnology; Microbiology; Molecular Virology; Molecular Biology of Bacterial Pathogenesis; Molecular Basis of Drug Action; Vaccine Development; Molecular Immunology; Cell Biology; Mechanisms of Cell Division; Signal Transduction; Plant Molecular and Developmental Biology; Cancer Biology.
Programme: Research (Ph D)
(a) Biological & Chemical Sciences (b) Physical & Chemical Sciences $ option to be specified at the time of interview.
BASIC QUALIFICATION FOR ELIGIBILITY:
Master’s degree in any branch of Science or Bachelor’s degree in any branch of Medicine/ Engineering/ Technology/ Agriculture/ Veterinary Science/Pharmacy or Graduates of 4-year Bachelor of Science programmes.
Areas of Research:
Structure and Interactions of Biological Molecules; Computer Modeling and Dynamics of Proteins and Nucleic Acids; Macromolecular Crystallography and NMR Mass Spectrometry; Fluorescence and Circular Dichroism of Biological Systems; DNA Structure-Function; Genome Analysis; Transcription Regulation; Peptide Chemical Biology and Drug Design; Protein Chemistry; Folding and Design; Cell Surface; Lectins Structure-Function; Membrane Biophysics and Molecular Neurobiology; Cellular Neurophysiology; Computational Neuroscience; Biochemistry and Biology of Human Malarial Parasite; Bioinformatics.
Programme: Research (Ph D)
BASIC QUALIFICATION FOR ELIGIBILITY:
Master’s degree in any branch of Science or Master’s degree in Psychology/ Clinical Psychology/ Optometry or Bachelor’s degree in any branch of Medicine/ Engineering/ Technology/ Agriculture/ Veterinary Science/ Pharmacy or Graduates of 4-year Bachelor of Science programmes.
Areas of Research:
Developmental Neuroscience; Neurobiology of Disease; Neurobiology of Learning and Memory; Systems; Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience in Visual and Motor systems; Neuroscience of Perception; Attention and Decision making; Molecular Organization of Synapse; Synaptic Transmission and Plasticity.
Programme: Research (Ph D)
Streams $ : (a) Inorganic Chemistry (b) Physical Chemistry (c) Theoretical Chemistry $ option to be specified at the time of interview.
BASIC QUALIFICATION FOR ELIGIBILITY:
M Sc or equivalent degree in any branch of Science or Bachelor’s degree in any branch of Medicine / Engineering/ Technology or Graduates of 4-year Bachelor of Science programmes.
Areas of Research:
Quantum Chemistry; Spectroscopy of Molecular and van der Waals Complexes; Chemical Kinetics & Dynamics; Statistical Mechanics; Polymer Chemistry; Electrochemistry; Nonlinear Optics; Laser Spectroscopy; Biophotonics; Chemistry of Materials; Self Assembly & Nanoparticles; Biophysical Chemistry; Bioinorganic Chemistry; Organometallic and Coordination Chemistry; Non-Metal Chemistry; Electron Transport in Nano junctions; Liquid-Phase Simulations.
Programme: Research (Ph D)
BASIC QUALIFICATION FOR ELIGIBILITY:
M Sc or equivalent degree in Materials Science/ Chemistry or Physics or BE/ B Tech or equivalent degree in Materials Science/ Engineering/ Metallurgical/ Electrical/ Electronics/ Ceramic Engineering/Technology or Graduates of 4-year Bachelor of Science programmes.
Areas of Research:
Preparation of Advanced Materials by Physical; Chemical and Nonequilibrium Routes. Ferroelectric and Semiconducting Thin Films. Functional Ceramics and Glass-Ceramics. Multilayers Coatings. Nanomaterials and Composites. Self Assembly and Nanopatterning. Theoretical and Computational Materials Science; Optical and Electro-Optic Properties of Materials; Crystal Growth. Dielectrics; Non-linear Optics and Quantum dots; Magnetic Materials; Materials for Energy Storage; Biomaterials.
Programme: Research (Ph D)
BASIC QUALIFICATION FOR ELIGIBILITY:
M Sc or equivalent degree in any branch of Science with Chemistry as one of the subjects in B Sc or Graduates of 4-year Bachelor of Science programmes.
Areas of Research:
Asymmetric Catalysis; Bio-organic Chemistry; Carbohydrate Chemistry; Chemical Biology; Chemistry of Materials; Macromolecular Chemistry; Medicinal Chemistry; Nanosciences; Natural Products Chemistry; Organic Synthesis; Organo-metallic Chemistry; Peptides and Peptidomimetics; Physical Organic Chemistry; Synthetic Methodologies; Supramolecular Chemistry; Structural Organic Chemistry.
Programme: Research (Ph D)
Streams $ : (a)Theoretical Chemistry (b)Experimental Solid State and Materials Chemistry $ option to be specified at the time of interview.
BASIC QUALIFICATION FOR ELIGIBILITY:
M Sc or equivalent degree in Chemical Sciences/ Physical Sciences: Materials Science (Master:s degree holders in Chemical Sciences must have studied Physics or Mathematics in their B Sc or equivalent course) or Graduates of 4-year Bachelor of Science programmes.
Areas of Research:
Synthesis; Structure; Electronic and Magnetic Properties of Oxides; X-Ray Diffraction Charge Density Analysis; Organic Solid State and Crystal Engineering; Polymers; Ionic Liquids; Plastic Crystals; Semiconductors; High-Tc Superconductivity; NLO Materials; Nanomaterials; Clusters; Framework Solids; Ionics; Materials Electrochemistry; Renewable Energy Devices; Amorphous Materials; Theory of Organic Nonlinear Optical Materials; Molecular Magnets; Many-body Quantum Chemistry; Chemical Reaction and Dynamics; Statistical Mechanics of Condensed Matter and Biological Systems; Classical and Quantum Simulations; Diffusion in Porous Solids; Parallel Algorithms and Beowulf Clusters; NMR Methodology and Applications.
Programme: Research (Ph D)
(A collaborative programme jointly run with IIA: ISRO and RRI)
BASIC QUALIFICATION FOR ELIGIBILITY:
Master’s degree in Physical Sciences/ Mathematical Sciences/ Chemical Sciences or BE / B Tech or equivalent degree in Electrical/ Electronics/ Electrical Communication Engineering or Graduates of 4-year Bachelor of Science programmes.
Areas of Research:
Observational Astronomy in Radio; Infrared; Optical; X-Ray and Gamma Ray Wave-Lengths; Plasma Physics; Theoretical Astrophysics; General Relativity and Cosmology and Advanced Instrumentation in Astronomy and Space Science
Programme: Research (Ph D)
BASIC QUALIFICATION FOR ELIGIBILITY:
Master’s degree in Mathematical Sciences/ Physical Sciences or BE / B Tech or equivalent degree in any discipline or Graduates of 4-year Bachelor of Science programmes.
Areas of Research:
Numerical Analysis; Partial Differential Equations; Controllability; Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos; Probability Theory; Random Matrix Theory and Random Analytic Functions; Applied Probability and Stochastic Processes; Stochastic Control; Stochastic Dynamic Games; Stochastic Geometry; Interacting Particle Systems; Time Series Analysis with Applications to Neuroscience; Mathematical Finance; Functional Analysis; Harmonic Analysis; Several Complex Variables; Operator Theory; Algebraic Topology; Geometric Topology; Combinatorial Topology; Commutative Algebra; Algebraic Geometry; Differential Geometry; Representation Theory; Non-commutative Geometry; Combinatorics; Mathematical Physics; Experimental Mathematics; Modular Forms; Analytic Number Theory.
Programme: Research (Ph D)
Streams $ : (a)Experimental Condensed Matter Physics (b)Condensed Matter Theory (c)Biocrystallo-graphy $ option to be specified at the time of interview.
BASIC QUALIFICATION FOR ELIGIBILITY:
M Sc or equivalent degree in Physical Sciences/ Mathematical Sciences/ Chemical Sciences/ Biotechnology or BE / B Tech or equivalent degree in any discipline or Graduates of 4-year Bachelor of Science programmes.
Areas of Research:
(A) Experimental Studies; (i) Condensed Matter Physics (ii) Atomic; Molecular and Optical Physics. Specific Areas Include; Raman and other Spectroscopies; Fast Ionic Conductivity; Manipulation of Matter by Light; Laser Cooling and Trapping of Atoms; Ion Trapping; Precision Laser Spectroscopy; Magnetism; Spintronics; Magnetic Thin Films; Magnetotransport; Quantum Transport in Low-Dimensional and Disordered Materials; Metal-Insulator Transition; Magnetic Resonance Phenomena; NMR and EPR Spectroscopies; Nanoscience and Nanomaterials; Superconductivity in bulk as well as Thin Films; Semiconductors; Ferroelectricity; Crystal Growth Studies; Nonlinear Optical Materials; Multiferroics; Phase Transition Studies; High Pressure and Low Temperature Studies; Study of Low Dimensional Materials; Amorphous Materials; Novel Glasses and Nanocomposites; Soft Condensed Matter; Colloids; Surfactants and Biological Material; Polymer Physics; Surface X-Ray Scattering; Surface Phase Transitions; Thermoelectric material and device. Semiconductor nanomaterials and organic composites; their heterostructurs; Low temperature photoluminescence and absorption; Deep Level Transient spectroscopy; Optically induced conductivity modulations. Tomographic image reconstruction; diffuse optical tomography; and ultrasound modulated optical tomography. (B)Theoretical Studies on variety of Aspects of Condensed Matter Physics; in particular; Strongly Correlated Systems; Quantum Many-Body Theory and Magnetism; Exotic Order and Quantum Criticality; Phase Transitions; Equilibrium and Non-Equilibrium Statistical Physics; Disordered and Amorphous Systems. The Glass Transition; Spatiotemporal Chaos and Turbulence in Fluids; Plasmas and Cardiac Tissue; Soft Condensed Matter; Colloids; Surfactants; Membranes; Liquid Crystals; Vortex Lattices; Biological Physics; Mechanics of Living Matter; Molecular Modeling of Soft and Bio-Materials.
Programme: Research (Ph D)
BASIC QUALIFICATION FOR ELIGIBILITY:
M Sc or equivalent degree in Physical Sciences/ Mathematical Sciences/ Chemical Sciences or BE / B Tech or equivalent degree in any discipline or Graduates of 4-year Bachelor of Science programmes.
Areas of Research:
Quantum Field Theory; The Standard Model of Particle Physics and Beyond; Physics of and at the Next Generation of Particle Colliders; Quantum Chromodynamics; Lattice Gauge Theories; Phase Transitions and Statistical Mechanics; Applications of Quantum Field Theory To Condensed Matter Systems; Quantum Computation; Noncommutative Geometry; Black Hole Physics. Quantum Gravity.
Programme: Research [Ph D / M Tech (Research)]
BASIC QUALIFICATION FOR ELIGIBILITY:
BE / B Tech or equivalent degree in Computer Science/ Engineering/ Electronics/Electrical Communication/ Electrical Engineering/ Information Science/ Technology or M Sc or equivalent degree in Mathematics/ Statistics/ Computer Science or Master’s in Computer Applications or Graduates of 4-year Bachelor of Science programmes
Areas of Research:
Theoretical Computer Science: Algorithms; Complexity Theory; Combinatorial Optimization; Graph Theory; Information and Coding Theory; Cryptography; Cryptology; Computational Geometry; Computational Topology; Algorithmic Algebra; Computational Biology; Automata Theory; Formal Verification. Computer Systems and Software : Computer Architecture; Multi-Core Computing; Parallel and High Performance Computing; Operating Systems; Storage Systems; Security; Database Systems; Cloud Computing; Distributed Computing; Modeling and Simulation; Compiler Design; Program Analysis; Programming Languages; Software Engineering; Adhoc Mobile and Sensor Networks; Graphics and Visualization. Intelligent Systems: Data Mining; Data Analytics; Deep Learning; Information Retrieval; Machine Learning; Pattern Recognition; Reinforcement Learning; Convex Optimization; Stochastic Control and Optimization; Game Theory; Auctions and Mechanism Design; Electronic Markets; Social Network Analysis; Cognitive Systems; Natural Language Processing.
Programme: Research [Ph D / M Tech (Research)]
BASIC QUALIFICATION FOR ELIGIBILITY:
BE / B Tech or equivalent degree in Electrical /Electronics Communication/ Telecommunication/ Instrumentation/ Biomedical Engineering/ Computer Science/Engineering/ Electrical Engineering or M Sc in Physics/ Mathematics/ Electronics/ Statistics/ Computer Science/ Photonics or Master’s in Computer Applications or Graduates of 4-year Bachelor of Science programmes.
Areas of Research:
Communication and Networking; Information Theory; Source Coding; MIMO Systems; Space-Time and LDPC Codes; Coding for Distributed Storage and Coded Modulation; Error-Control Coding; Information Theoretic Security; Wireless Mobile Communication; Multiple Access Protocols; Cellular Mobile Radio; CDMA; Multiuser/MIMO Detection; Large-MIMO Systems; Cooperative Communications; MIMO-OFDM; Spatial Modulation; Communication Networks; Modeling; Analysis; Optimization and Control of the Internet; wireless access networks; wireless ad-hoc Networks; Wireless Sensor Networks and the Internet of Things. Research at the Interfaces of various Networks; Wireless; Social Transportation; Neuronal; etc. Network Management; Multimedia Communication Protocols. Ubiquitous Computing. Cognitive Radio Communication; WDM Optical Networks. Optical Communications. Nanoelectronics and VLSI; Nano-CMOS Technology; Non-Classical Transistor Design; Transistor Variability in Nanoelectronics; Adaptable Circuit Design; Integrated MEMS Sensors; Low Power Techniques in Hardware and Software. Communication Circuits and Architectures. Analog; Mixed-Signal & RF Circuits; Embedded Systems; Cyber Physical Systems. Applied Photonics; Photonic Integrated Circuits; Micro-Opto-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MOEMS); Photonic Bandgap Structures; Quantum Photonics. Biomedical Optics Biophotonics. Optics and Fluid Dynamics of Nanostructures; Plasmonics. Signal Processing; Spatial Signal Processing; Speech and Audio; Speech Recognition and Enhancement. Music Content Classification; Auditory Model and Hearing Aids. Compressive Sensing. Sparse Signal Recovery. Statistical Signal Processing; Signal Detection and Estimation; Space-Time (MIMO) Signal Processing Algorithms with applications to Wireless Communications; Acoustic Signal Separation using Microphone Arrays; Indoor Positioning and Navigation. Microwave Engineering; Passive and Active Circuits (RF and Microwave). Microwave Imaging Antennas; Fractal Designs in Electromagnetics; MEMS and Micromachining (RF MEMS);Teraherts devices for antennas; scattering and imaging. Composite Materials for Microwave Applications; Computational Electromagnetics
Programme: Research [Ph D / M Tech (Research)]
Streams$ : (a) Systems & Signal Processing (b) Power Systems: Power Electronics and High Voltage Engineering $ option to be specified at the time of interview.
BASIC QUALIFICATION FOR ELIGIBILITY:
BE / B Tech or equivalent degree in Electrical/ Electrical and Electronics/ Electronics/ Electrical/ Electronics Communication/ Telecommunications/ Instrumentation/ Computer Science/Engineering/ Systems Science & Automation/ Information Technology/ Biomedical Engineering or related disciplines or M Sc or equivalent degree in Physics/ Mathematics/ Statistics/ Electronics/ Computer Science or Master’s in Computer Applications or Graduates of 4-year Bachelor of Science programmes.
Areas of Research:
Systems and Signal Processing; Signal Processing; Speech and Audio; Image Processing; Computer Vision; Multimedia Systems; Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning; Document Image Analysis and OCR; Biomedical-Imaging; Inverse Problems; Biomedical Image and Signal Processing; Embedded Systems. Power Systems; Power Electronics and High Voltage Engineering; Computer-Based (Analysis; Design; Control and) Protection of Power Systems; Energy Systems; Distribution Systems; (Intelligent System Applications to Power Systems). Power Electronics & Electric Drives; Switched Mode Power Supplies; New Power Devices. EHV/UHV Transmission; Electromagnetics; Lightning Protection; Dielectrics and Insulation Engineering; Power Apparatus; Diagnostics and Condition Monitoring; Pulsed Power and Air Pollution Control.
Programme: Research [Ph D / M Tech (Research)]
BASIC QUALIFICATION FOR ELIGIBILITY:
BE/B Tech or equivalent degree in Electronics Communication Engineering/ Electrical Engineering/ Computer Science and Engineering/ Information Science/Technology/ Telecommunication or M Sc or equivalent degree in Physics/ Mathematics/ Statistics/ Electronics/ Computer Science or Photonics or Master’s in Computer Applications or Graduates of 4-year Bachelor of Science programmes.
Areas of Research:
Power Electronics; Multi Level Inverters; PWM Techniques; Alternate Energy Systems – Micro Hydel; Grid Connection; Zero Energy Building; DC and AC Microgrids; Legged Locomotion; Dynamic Magnetics; Bondgraph Modelling. Mechatronics; Intelligent Controlling; Sensors and Actuators based on Smart Materials; Bio-Mechatronics.Communication Networks;Modeling; Analysis and Control of the Internet; Complex networks and network science; Social Networks; Information-Theoretic Security; Cyber-Physical Systems; Energy Harvesting Systems; Wireless Access Networks; Wireless Ad-Hoc Networks; Wireless; Sensor Networks; Data Center Networks; and the Internet of Things; Cloud Computing. Signal and Information Processing;Information Theory; Coding and Signal Processing for Physical Nano-memories; Quantum Information Processing; Mathematical Biology and Applications; VLSI Systems Architecture; Novel Memory Architectures; Algorithms and Architectures for High-Performance; Complex Systems Engineering. Nanoelectronics;Non-classical MOS device design and modeling; Carbon nanotube and Graphene transistor design; manufacturing and testing; Exploration of novel 2D materials (MoS2; WS2; WSe2; etc) for beyond CMOS device options; Device reliability; On-chip Electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection device and circuit design; ESD simulations and device modeling ; Beyond CMOS ESD research; LDMOS and drain extended MOS device design for system on chip applications.Power Semiconductors;High voltage Si MOS device design and modeling; High power RF device-circuit co-design; GaN HEMT device design and manufacturing; Electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection for high voltage technologies.
Programme: Research [Ph D / M Tech (Research)]
For details visit http://cds.iisc.ac.in/admissions/research-degrees/
BASIC QUALIFICATION FOR ELIGIBILITY:
BE / B Tech or equivalent degree in any discipline or M Sc or equivalent degree in Mathematical Sciences/ Physical Sciences/ Electronics/ Instrumentation/ Computer Science or Master’s in Computer Application or Four year Bachelors (B.S) degree in any discipline or Graduates of 4-year Bachelor of Science programmes. In all cases: a background in Mathematics and Programming is required
Areas of Research:
Numerical Solution of Partial Differential Equations; Numerical Analysis; Numerical Linear Algebra; Matrix Analysis; Computational Electromagnetics; Computational Biology and Bioinformatics; Computational Fluid Dynamics; Simulation of Multiphase Flows; Computational Stochastics; Computational Studies of Dynamical Systems; Computational Methods for Physics; Finite Element Analysis; Medical Image Computing; Medical Image Processing; Neuroimaging; Physiological Signal Processing; Experimental Structural Biology and Computing 3D Structures of Protein molecules; Mathematical Software/ Libraries.
Programme: Research [Ph D / M Tech (Research)]
For details visit: http://cds.iisc.ac.in/admissions/research-degrees/
BASIC QUALIFICATION FOR ELIGIBILITY:
BE / B Tech or equivalent degree in Computer Science/ Engineering/ Information Technology/ Science/ Electronics and Communication Engineering/ Electrical Engineering Statistics; Data Science/ Engineering or Master’s degree in Computer Science/ Computer Application/ Electronics/ Mathematical Sciences/ Statistics or Graduates of 4-year Bachelor of Science programmes. In all cases: a background in Programming is required
Areas of Research:
Computer Aided Design; Computer Architecture; Cloud Computing Systems; Distributed Systems; Data Sciences; Big Data Platforms; Computer Vision and Image/Video Analytics; Database Systems; Embedded System-On-Chip Architectures; High Performance Computing Systems; Machine Learning; Natural Language Processing; Deep Learning for Vision and Language; Parallel Computing.
Programme: Research (Ph D)
BASIC QUALIFICATION FOR ELIGIBILITY:
BE./ B Tech or equivalent degree in an Engineering discipline or M Sc or equivalent in any branch of science or Graduates of 4-year Bachelor of Science programmes.
Areas of Research:
Nanomaterials and Nanostructures; Synthesis and Characterization of Materials for Electronic (Graphene; AIGaN; High-k Dielectrics); Optoelectronic (InGaN); Magnetic (multicomponent magnetic oxides) and Photonic Applications; Synthesis of new Precurors for Chemical Vapor Deposition; Synthesis of Nanoparticles by Microwave Techniques; Thin Film Growth by Pulsed Laser Deposition; Sputtering; Evaporation; Chemical Vapor Deposition and Atomic Layer Deposition; Mechanical Properties of Thin Films; Self-Assembled Monolayers; Polymer Nanocomposites; Nano-propellers for Applications in Soft Matter Physics and Biotechnology; Optics and Acoustics with Nanometer sized Bubbles in Quantum Fluids; MEMS and NEMS Devices. Nanoelectronic Devices; Nonclasical Silicon/Germanium Nanotransistor; Compound Semiconductor Devices; HEMTs; LEDs; Nanotube and Nanowire Transistors; Graphene Transistors; High-K Dielectrics for DRAMs; FeRAM; RRAM; MRAM; Phase Change Memory; Photovoltaics; Fuel Cell; Supercapacitors; Organic/Polymer Devices. Nanosensors; Nano-Biophotonics; Nanophotonics in Metamaterials and Nanostructured thin films; Plasmonics. Sensor Systems; Inertial Sensors; Acoustic Sensors; RF MEMS; Optical Sensors; Power MEMS; Gas Sensors; CMOS-MEMS Integration; Bio Sensors; Label-free Biosensors; Microfluidic Integration; Lab-on-chip Systems; Neural Interface Devices; SoC Architecture Design; Sensor Interface Circuits; Defect Tolerant Architectures. Computational Nanoengineering; Finite Element Modeliing; Multi Scale Modeling; Nonlinear Dynamics; Computational Mechanics; Reduced Order Modeling; Coupled Domain Analysis; Synthesis of Micro/Nanosystems; Meshing Algorithms; Quantum-Continuum Modeling; Energy Disscipation at Nanoscale; Molecular Dynamics Simulation; Nanotransistor Physics Modeling and Simulation; Variability in Nanoelectronics Devices; EDA Tools. Advanced Packaging; 3D packaging; Water level and Die level Packaging; System Integration. Shape Memory Alloys (NiTix; NiMnGa)
Programme: Research [Ph D / M Tech (Research)]
Streams$ : (a)Structures (b)Guidance and Control (c)Propulsion (d) Aerodyna-mics $ option to be specified at the time of interview
BASIC QUALIFICATION FOR ELIGIBILITY:
BE / B Tech or equivalent degree in Aerospace/ Mechanical/ Electrical/ Electronics/ Chemical/ Civil/ Computer Science/ Instrumentation or M Sc or equivalent degree in Physical/ Mathematical Sciences or Graduates of 4-year Bachelor of Science programmes.
Areas of Research:
Theoretical and Experimental Fluid Mechanics; Applied Aerodynamics; Shock Waves; Flow Lasers; Chemical Kinetics; Hypersonic and High Enthalpy Flows; Computational Fluid Dynamics; Flight Mechanics of Aircraft and Helicopters; Dynamics and Control of Aerospace Vehicles; Orbital Mechanics; Space Robotics; Guidance; Avionics; Radar and Electro-Magnetic Systems; Parallel/ Distributed Processing and Neural Networks Applications; Optimization and Estimation techniques in Aerospace Systems; Aerospace Propulsion; Basic and Applied Combustion; Experimental and Computational Studies on Reactive Flows; Combustion of Propellants; Composite Structures; Smart Structures; Non-Destructive Evaluation; Finite Element Methods; Fracture Mechanics; Structural Integrity and Reliability; Structural Dynamics and Aeroelasticity; Rotor Craft Dynamics.
Programme: Research [Ph D / M Tech (Research)]
BASIC QUALIFICATION FOR ELIGIBILITY:
BE / B Tech or equivalent degree in any discipline or M Sc or equivalent degree in Physical Sciences/ Mathematical Sciences/ Atmospheric Sciences/ Oceanic Sciences (with Mathematics as a subject at the Bachelor’s level) or Graduates of 4-year Bachelor of Science programmes.
Areas of Research:
Monsoon Dynamics and Prediction; Tropical Convection; Satellite Meteorology; Dynamics of Oceans; Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Systems; Climate Modeling; Laboratory Modeling; Planetary Boundary Layer; Stochastic Modeling; Aerosol and Climate; Cloud-Aerosol Interaction; Data Assimilation; Carbon Cycle and Land Cover Change Modeling
Programme: Research [Ph D / M Tech (Research)]
BASIC QUALIFICATION FOR ELIGIBILITY:
BE / B Tech or equivalent degree or M Sc or equivalent degree in any branch of Science. (with Mathematics as a subject at the Bachelor’s level.) or Graduates of 4-year Bachelor of Science programmes.
Catalyst design and synthesis; Cell membranes and soft interfaces; Computational biology; therapeutic engineering; host-pathogen interactions; and dynamics of infectious diseases; Energy storage in batteries and supercapacitors; gas hydrates; High resolution single molecule techniques to probe nanoscale biosystems; Microfluidics and soft solids; Modelling; optimization and control of bioreactors; Nanotechnology for sensors; actuators; fuel and solar cells; Polymer degradation; Reaction engineering in multifunctional and microreactors; Rheology and dynamics of powders; and suspensions of living and nonliving matter; Water remediation/ purification; activated carbon fabric.
Programme: Research [Ph D / M Tech (Research)]
Streams $ : (a) Geotechnical Engineering (b) Water Resources and Environmental Engineering (c) Structural Engineering (d)Transportation Engineering $ option to be specified at the time of interview
BASIC QUALIFICATION FOR ELIGIBILITY:
BE/ B Tech or equivalent degree in any discipline or M Sc or equivalent degree (with Mathematics as a subject in Bachelor’s degree) or Graduates of 4-year Bachelor of Science programmes.
Areas of Research:
Geotechnical Engg; Soil Behavior; Constitutive Modeling of Soils and Rocks; Foundation Engineering; Earth Retaining Structures; Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering; Seismic Microzonation; Geoenvironmental Engineering; Ground Improvement Technology; Geosynthetics; Rock Mechanics; Soil Dynamics; Numerical Modeling; Granular Mechanics; Large Strain Plasticity; Deformation Processing; Reliability of Geotechnical Systems; Railway Geotechnical Engineering; Site Characterization; Subsurface Investigation. Water Resources and Environmental Engg; Water Resource and Environmental System Analysis; Climate Hydrology; Flow Measurements; Surface and Ground Water Hydrology; Stochastic Hydrogeology; Stochastic Hydrology; Urban Storm Water Drainage; Environmental Hydraulics; Watershed Hydrology; Hydro-Bio-Geo Chemistry of Watersheds; Water Quality Modeling; Contaminant Hydrology; Fate and Transport of Pollutants; Design of Water Supply and Sewerage Systems; Remote Sensing and GIS for Water Resources and Environmental Engg. Structural Engg; Structural Mechanics; Computational Mechanics; Finite Element and Meshfree Techniques; Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete and Masonry Structures; Cementitious and Fibre Reinforced Polymer Composites; Structural Dynamics and Control; Earthquake Engineering; Structural System Identification; Structural Safety; Fracture Mechanics and Fatigue Behaviour of Cementitious Materials and Damage Mechanics; Alternative Building Materials and Techniques. Contact Mechanics; Adhesion; Large Strain Plasticity; Crystal Plasticity/Microstructural Effects.Transportation Engg;Transportation Engineering; Sustainable Transportation Planning; Modeling and Optimization of Transportation Systems; Travel Behaviour; Public Transport and Non-Motorized Transport Planning and Management; Intelligent Transport System (ITS); Traffic Management; Road Safety.
Programme: Research [Ph D / M Tech (Research)]
BASIC QUALIFICATION FOR ELIGIBILITY:
BE / B Tech or equivalent degree in any discipline or M Sc or equivalent degree in any branch of Science or Graduates of 4-year Bachelor of Science programmes.
Areas of Research:
Paleoclimate reconstruction; Atmospheric and Ocean Chemistry; Application of Major and Trace Element Geochemistry and Traditional and Non-traditional Stable Isotope Geochemistry to Modern-Day and Early Earth Processes. Lithosphere and Mantle Dynamics; Paleotectonics; Metamorphic Processes; Geochronology and Crustal Evolution Planetary Magnetism and Core Dynamics; Seismotectonics and Seismic Hazard; Subduction Zone Earthquakes
Programme: Research [Ph D / M Tech (Research)]
BASIC QUALIFICATION FOR ELIGIBILITY:
BE / B Tech or equivalent degree in any disciplines or Master’s degree in Science/ Applied Science/ Materials Science/ Engineering Design/ Computer Science or Graduates of 4-year Bachelor of Science programmes.
Areas of Research:
Solid Mechanics; Experimental Stress Analysis and Fracture Mechanics; Biomechanics; Mechanobiology of cells and tissues; Tribology and Acoustics; Mechanisms; Robotics and CAD; Turbulence and Cavitation; Heat Transfer; Internal Combustion Engines; Refrigeration and Air Conditioning; Metal Casting and Manufacturing. Dynamics; Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS); Structural Optimization and Design; Fluid Mechanics; Energy Systems.
Programme: Research [Ph D / M Tech (Research)]
BASIC QUALIFICATION FOR ELIGIBILITY:
BE/ B Tech or equivalent degree in any disciplines or Bachelor’s degree in Architecture or Master’s degree in Computer Science/ Physiology/ Management or Master’s in Computer Application or Graduates of 4-year Bachelor of Science programmes.
Areas of Research:
CAE Tools For Product Design; Vehicle Crash Safety; Occupational Health and Safety; Product Safety; Computer Aided Ergonomics; Human Physiology; Digital Human Modeling; Biomechanics; Kinesiology; Biosensors; Computer Aided Fit and Usability Studies; Haptics Integrated Design Interfaces; Knowledge Management; Product Life Cycle Management; Artificial Intelligence in Design; Design For Environment; Design Creativity; Collaborative Design; Design Synthesis Requirements Engineering; Design Methodology
Programme: Research [Ph D / M Tech (Research)]
BASIC QUALIFICATION FOR ELIGIBILITY:
BE / B Tech or equivalent degree in Metallurgical/ Mineral/ Chemical/ Ceramics/ Mechanical Engineering/ Materials Science/Engineering/ Biotechnology/ Polymer/ Pharmacy/ Electronics or Master’s degree in Physical Sciences/ Chemical Sciences/ Biological Sciences including Pharmacy/ Geology/ Mineral Processing (with Mathematics as a subject in Bachelor’s degree) or Graduates of 4-year Bachelor of Science programmes.
Areas of Research:
Materials; Structural Alloys (light metal; superalloys; refractory metals); Shape Memory Alloys; Engineering Ceramics; Nanomaterials; Electronic Materials; Ferroelectrics and Multiferroics; Polymer Blends and Nanocomposites; Organic Photovoltaics. Phenomena; Phase Transformations; Rapid Solidification; Mechanical Alloying; Diffusion; Texture and Grain Boundary Engineering; Mechanical Behaviour including Creep; Superplasticity; Fatigue and Fracture; Thin Films and Coatings; Contact Deformation; Tribology; Thermoelectromechanical Phenomena; Biomaterials; Tissue Engineering; Sensors; Mineral Processing; Biohydrometallurgy; Extractive Metallurgy. Computational Modeling of Processes; Alloy Stability; Defects and Transformations.
Programme: Research [Ph D / M Tech (Research)]
BASIC QUALIFICATION FOR ELIGIBILITY:
BE/ B Tech or equivalent degree in Mechanical/ Civil/ Electrical/ Chemical/ Renewable Energy/ Biotechnology/ Environmental Engineering/ Energy Studies) or B Arch or equivalent degree or M Sc or equivalent degree in Environmental Sciences/ Environmental Chemistry/Renewable Energy or Graduates of 4-year Bachelor of Science programmes.
Areas of Research:
Water quality and supply; Habitats; Design and Architecture; Alternative Building Technologies and Materials; Biomass Combustion; Gasification; Biomethanation; Bio-Fuels; Energy planning; Waste Management; Natural Resources Management; Climate Change Mitigation
Programme: Research (Ph D)
BASIC QUALIFICATION FOR ELIGIBILITY:
BE / B Tech or equivalent degree in any discipline or Master’s degree in Economics/ Commerce/ Mathematics/ Statistics/ Psychology/ Social Work/ Operations Research/ Computer Science / Application or MBA or equivalent degree.
Areas of Research:
Bayesian Statistics; Energy and Environmental Policy and Management; Entrepreneurship; Finance; Human Resource Management; Industrial Economics; Innovation Management; Knowledge Management; Logistics and Supply Chain Management; Operations Management; Operations Research; Organizational Behaviour; Public Policy; R&D Management; Reliability Theory; Technology Management.
Programme: Research [Ph D / M Tech (Research)]
BASIC QUALIFICATION FOR ELIGIBILITY:
BE / B Tech or equivalent degree in Instrumentation/ Electrical/ Electronics Engineering/ Engineering Physics/ Mechanical or M Sc or equivalent degree with specialization in Physics/ Materials Science or Graduates of 4-year Bachelor of Science programmes with Physics/Materials Science.
Areas of Research:
Graphene Electronics; Micro and nano systems; Sensors and related Instrumentation; Nanoscale Imaging; Super-Resolution Microscopy and Imaging; Fluorescence Microscopy Precision Motion Control; Microfluidics and Devices;Nano-metrology; Atomic Force Microscopy; Semiconductor Devices and Circuits; Bioinstrumentation; Materials Science;Electrical and Thermal Contact Resistance; Fibre-Bragg Grating Sensors. Phase Change Memories. Energy Systems; Image Processing; Microfluidics and Lab-on-a-Chip; Interferometry; Computational Imaging; Image Processing;Biomedical Instrumentation; Optofluidics and Point-of-Care Diagnostics; Optical metrology; Optical Microscopy.
Programme: Interdisciplinary programme -Research [Ph D]
(offered by Centre for Biosystems Science and Engineering) Involves participation of two or more departments
BASIC QUALIFICATION FOR ELIGIBILITY:
Bachelor’s degree in any branch of Engineering/Technology or Graduates of 4-year Bachelor of Science programmes or M Sc or equivalent degree in any branch of Science with minimum of two Mathematics courses beyond 12th Standard in B Sc/M Sc or Bachelor’s degree in any branch of Science ( 4 years degree) with minimum of two Mathematics courses beyond 12th Standard or Medical degree at bachelors or master’s level in any specialization; Mathematics in 12th standard is preferred.
Areas of Research:
Biodesign; biomechanics; biomaterials; biomedical instruments; biotechnology; biomedical imaging; cell and tissue engineering; computational bioengineering; drug-delivery; immuno-engineering; mechanobiology; medical electronics; neural engineering; systems biology; telemedicine; tissue engineering; and allied topics
Programme: Interdisciplinary programme -Research [Ph D]
(offered by Interdisciplinary Centre for Energy Research) Involves participation of two or more departments (Open to all departments)
BASIC QUALIFICATION FOR ELIGIBILITY:
Bachelor’s degree in any branch of Engineering/ Technology or M Sc or equivalent degree in any branch of Science or Graduates of 4-year Bachelor of Science programmes.
Areas of Research:
All areas of research in energy science and technology including novel concepts of energy harvesting and efficiency; developments of tools and systems for solar; thermal and other sources of energy. The topics include but not limited to high storage density battery; solar thermal technologies; novel thermodynamic cycles; thermal storage; high power technologies; materials for energy systems; catalysis; corrosion; Thermo electricity; combustion science and technology; green buildings and smart grids and other electrical and electronic systems for harvesting and distribution of energy.
Programme: Interdisciplinary programme -Research [Ph D]
(offered by National Mathematics Initiative) Involves participation of two or more departments.(Open to all departments)
BASIC QUALIFICATION FOR ELIGIBILITY:
M Sc or equivalent degree in any branch of Mathematical Sciences/ Physical Sciences/ Biological Sciences or BE / B Tech or equivalent degree in any discipline or Graduates of 4-year Bachelor of Science programmes.
Areas of Research:
Numerical Analysis; Computational Fluid Dynamics and Scientific Computation; Wireless Communication and Sensor Networks; Bioinformatics; System Biology; Computational Neuroscience; Computational Biophysics; Computational Biology; Evolutionary Biology; Theoretical Biology; Viral Dynamics; Constrained Biomolecular Dynamics; Mathematical Immunology; Stochastic Optimal Control; Mathematical Finance; Partial Differential (Algebraic) Equations; Optimization; Computational Geometry and Topology; Computational Geometry and Data Visualization; Inverse Boundary Value Problem in The Context of Imaging; Coding Theory and Techniques; Game Theory; Systems and Cognitive Neuroscience; Theoretical Ecology and Evolution; Self-organization in Ecological Systems; Collective Animal Motion.
Programme: Interdisciplinary programme -Research [Ph D]
(offered by the Centre for Nano Science and Engineering) Involves participation of two or more departments. (Open to all departments)
BASIC QUALIFICATION FOR ELIGIBILITY:
BE / B Tech or equivalent degree in any discipline or M Sc or equivalent degree in any Science discipline or Graduates of 4-year Bachelor of Science programmes.
Areas of Research:
Research Areas Cover a Broad Spectrum of Topics Relevant to the Science and Engineering at the Nanoscale; Synthesis of Nanomaterials and nanoparticles; Properties of Nanomaterials including catalysis; Novel Mateirals; Processes and Structures for Transistors and Memory; Sensors and Actuators; Modeling; Simulation and Development of Nanomaterials; Devices and Systems.
Programme: Interdisciplinary programme -Research [Ph D]
(offered by Interdisciplinary Centre for Water Research) Involves participation of two or more departments
BASIC QUALIFICATION FOR ELIGIBILITY:
BE / B Tech or equivalent degree in any branch of Engineering or M Sc or equivalent degree in Physics/ Chemistry/ Mathematics/ Statistics/ Environmental Sciences/ Geology/ Hydrogeology/ Atmospheric Sciences/ Agricultural Sciences or Graduates of 4-year Bachelor of Science programmes.
Areas of Research:
Urban water systems; Urban hydrology/ hydrogeology; Watershed and riverbasin hydrology; Floods and droughts; water management; Agrohydrology; Satellite hydrology; Wetland science;Land-atmosphere interactions; Lake ecosystems; Aquatic geochemistry; Geothermal reservoir modelling; Global water cycle and impacts of climate change; Isotope hydrology; Applications of sensor and satellite technologies; Water and wastewater treatment.
Programme: Interdisciplinary programme -Research [Ph D]
(offered by Robert Bosch Centre for Cyber Physical Systems) Involves participation of two or more departments
BASIC QUALIFICATION FOR ELIGIBILITY:
BE / B Tech or equivalent degree in any branch of Engineering or M Sc or equivalent degree in Physics/ Mathematics/ Electronics/ Statistics/ Computer Science/ Photonics or Master’s in Computer Applications or Graduates of 4-year Bachelor of Science programmes.
Areas of Research:
Fundamentals and applications of cyber physical systems; autonomous systems and robotics; smart grids; transportation; hybrid systems modeling and control; software engineering and formal techniques; and cyber security.
