Bangalore, 27 May 2022: Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), Bangalore, a DST-funded research institute, has announced admission for August 2022 for its various programmes: PhD. programme and Integrated M.Tech.- PhD (Tech.) programme.i
The candidates who have completed their qualifying degrees and have obtained scores the designated cut-offs in JEST/GATE/JRF-CSIR-UGC exams.
Initial screening will be conducted based on the overall academic performance. Shortlisted candidates may be called for an interview. Original documents of all academic records (mark sheets, certificates etc.) must be produced upon demand. If any information is found to have been falsified in the online application, it will lead to automatic and immediate disqualification of the candidate.
The interview will be held online only (by audio-visual /audio means)
Key Dates:
Online applications deadline is 31 May 2022.
Eligibility Conditions:
- a) you have qualified for JRF in the NET/CSIR/UGC exam (June 2020 onwards), or
(b) scored 95.00 percentile or above in the JEST (2021, 2022), or
(c) scored 95.00 percentile or above in GATE (2021, 2022)
Note: Scores must be valid at the time of admission.
Candidates applying for the IIA-Ph.D program based on their GATE / JEST score must have qualified in the PHYSICS paper of GATE / JEST.
NOTE: Percentile = [(T-R)/T]*100, where T = Total number of candidates, and R = All India Rank.
Please refer to the GATE / JEST score card for T & R.
- IMPORTANT: Our admission criteria also requires the candidate to have scored aggregate of 60% marks or above throughout his/her academic career.
- Age Limit: Maximum 28 years as on May 31, 2022.
Scholarship & Other Allowances:
The stipend of a JRF is Rs. 31,000/- pm, and of a SRF is Rs. 35,000/- pm in addition to an annual book grant and medical facilities. Upon submission of the Ph.D. thesis the fellowship may be further increased.
For exact eligibility, how to apply, selection process, candidates should refer the exact admission notification, which is uploaded on the official website of Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), Bangalore.
