PhD at Department of Physics & Astrophysics and Delhi University

Continuing from previous blogs about admission in Delhi University and MSc admissions in physics at DU, I am writing this blog about the admission at Delhi University for PhD in physics. Since, you can get admission in PhD in different research institutes or iit's. But Delhi University have it's own benefits and qualities for Ph.D. If you are interested in PhD at Delhi university, you have to select your interest and do some study to get admissions in Delhi University. Since, it is not hard to get admission for PhD at Delhi University but if you are interested in some special field or you want some specific supervisor, you have to see few things. You need to talk to corresponding teacher and have to see the availability of seats with corresponding teacher. Sometimes, you may need to wait for some time. It is also possible that you have to spend more then 5 years to finish your PhD. I am going to write the things which you have to follow to get admissions.

Most of the details are followed from http://physics.du.ac.in/admission.php

Eligibility Criteria for admission to PhD:

M.Sc in Physics, Applied Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biophysics, material Science, Astronomy &Astrophysics, Electronics, Geophysics, Biomedical Science, Electronics, Nanoscience, or Environmental Science with the applicant having graduated under the 10+2+3 scheme or any equivalent scheme from a university whose examination is recognized as equivalent to that of Delhi University and having fulfilled all other conditions of eligibility. The minimum qualifying marks are 50%.

OR

M.Tech in Chemcial Ebgineering, Electrical Engineering, mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, material Science, Electronics, Nanotechnology, Nuclear Science, Applied Optics

Mode of admission and distribution of seats:

Admission to the PhD programme comprises of a written examination followed by an interview. The entrance exam is typically held twice a year, normally in January and June. Check the Delhi University’s website (http://admissions.du.ac.in) for the announcement of the examination and details.

Those in recipient of any national/international fellowship or holding a regular position in national institutes/universities are exempt from the written examination and can appear directly in the interview. The number of available seats for the PhD programme is variable. The total number of seats available in this category for 2018-19 is 40.

The university offers PhD admission and a fellowship (called the non-NET University Fellowship) to those candidates who qualify the written and interview conducted by the department.

Candidates a valid JEST/GATE score as stipulated by the department are exempt from the written exam and are eligible for the non-NET University Fellowship.

The available seats are distributed in the various categories (General, SC,ST, OBC, etc.), as per applicable government rules.

Non-NET University Fellowships at a glance:

The table below illustrates the success rate for non-NET Fellowships for admission to the PhD programme over the past few years.

Admission Year	Distribution of sanctioned seats for University Fellowships as per Govt. of India rules					Success rate of admission
	SC	ST	OBC	Gen	Total
2012-13	2	1	3	6	12	1:25
2013-14	2	1	3	6	12	1:28
2014-15	2	1	3	6	12	1:23
2015-16	3	1	4	8	16	1:20
2016-17	3	1	4	8	16	1:35
2017-18	3	1	4	8	16
2018-19	3	1	4	8	16

Full information bulletin for this advertisement can be found at http://www.du.ac.in/adm2019/pdf/03062019-MPhil_PhD%20Bulletin2019-20.pdf

MSc at Department of Physics & Astrophysics and Delhi University

I wrote a blog on 15 July 2019 about admission portal at University of Delhi. In my previous blog, I have mentioned about admission process at University of Delhi. Now, in this blog, I am writing about Department of Physics and Astrophysics and University of Delhi. This is a department at University of Delhi which provides Masters in Science (M.Sc.) in physics and Ph.D. courses. There are many teachers who belongs to different fields in physics. They are also teaching and doing research. There are many masters and PhD students in Delhi university and doing their work. For any of them, student have to appear in entrance exam and through that they get admission. In Delhi University, reservation quota is also given as per rules of government of India. 

You can find the details at http://physics.du.ac.in/admission.php

Eligibility Criteria for admission to M.Sc.:

B.Sc (with Physics Honors), with the applicant having graduated under the 10+2+3 scheme or any equivalent scheme from a university whose examination is recognized as equivalent to that of Delhi University and having fulfilled all other conditions of eligibility. The minimum qualifying marks are 50%.

OR

B.Sc (Pass/General/Programme)/B.Sc. (H) Electronics/ B.A. Sc. (H) Instrumentation /B.A. Sc. (H) Electronics with Physics as a subject and with the applicant having graduated under the 10+2+3 scheme or any equivalent scheme from a university whose examination is recognized as equivalent to that of Delhi University and having fulfilled all other conditions of eligibility. The minimum qualifying marks are 60% in Physics and 60% in the overall aggregate.

OR

Undergraduate degree in any branch of Science or Engineering with Physics and Mathematics as two of the Subjects, after the completion of 10+2 scheme. The examination must be recognized as equivalent to that of Delhi University and with the applicant having fulfilled all other conditions of eligibility. The minimum qualifying marks are 60% in Physics and 60% in the overall aggregate.

Mode of admission and distribution of seats in M.Sc course:

The number of available seats for the M.Sc Physics course is 294. Out of these, 50% (147 in number) are reserved for those students who have completed their undergraduate course in Delhi University with Physics as a subject and who satisfy the eligibility criteria defined above. The remaining 50% (147 in number) are filled on the basis of an entrance examination conducted by the department, and subject to the eligibility criteria defined above. The entrance exam is typically held in June every year. The syllabus for the entrance examination is here. Check the Delhi University’s website (http://admissions.du.ac.in) for the announcement of the examination and details.

For the distribution of seats in the various categories (General, SC,ST, OBC, etc.), please see page number 136 of the Information Bulletin

M.Sc Admissions at a glance:

The chart below illustrates the statistics for admission to the M.Sc programme over the past few years.

Admission Year	Distribution of sanctioned seats as per Govt. of India rules					No of admitted students	Success rate
	SC	ST	OBC	Gen	Others*		Total
2012-13	44	22	80	148	32	288	1:5
2013-14	44	22	80	148	32	310	1:8
2014-15	44	22	80	148	32	294	1:14
2015-16	44	22	80	148	32	294	1:15
2016-17	44	22	80	148	32	308	1:17
2017-18
2018-19

Admission Year	Distribution of sanctioned seats as per Govt. of India rules					Number of eligible applicants	No of admitted students
	SC	ST	OBC	Gen	Others*		SC	ST	OBC	Gen & Others	Total
2012-13	44	22	80	148	32	1465	40	08	77	163	288
2013-14	44	22	80	148	32	2465	46	13	86	165	310
2014-15	44	22	80	148	32	4095	40	19	86	149	294
2015-16	44	22	80	148	32	4278	43	21	79	151	294
2016-17	44	22	80	148	32	5060	42	08	73	185	308
2017-18
2018-19

For 2017-18 and 2018-19, data is not available online. We couldn't update if officially data is not provided.

*Supernumerary, foreign students, etc. Refer to Information Brochure of Delhi University for M.Sc Admission

INSPIRE SHE Program

INSPIRE Stands for Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research. This is innovative programme sponsored and managed by the Department of Science and Technology for attraction of talent of Science. This program is mainly to inspire students for research in science. SHE program stands for Scholarship for Higher Education.

Guidelines for application for inspire program, you can find at http://online-inspire.gov.in/Account/LogOn?Id=319498



I am trying to write above steps in my own words:
As it is application for all types of application, first step is read guidelines first. Then follow the instructions step by step. If you face any problem anywhere, please contact me at this blog or you can write me personal email. Shortly speaking, there are 3 steps to fill the form:

• Step I: New User Registration
• Step II: Scan and Save the following documents
• Step III: Online Application

Now, I am going to explain above steps in details. Step I:

• Step 1: If you have a working email id, you can use that email id. If you don't have personal email id, please create it with any of the service. You can have email on your private server or you can create an email id on free online services as: gmail, yahoo mail, rediffmail, mail.com outlook etc.
• Step 1: Open the url: http://www.online-inspire.gov.in
• Step 2: Click at New User? Register here
• Step 3: Here it will ask for some of your personal details. Some of them are as follows:
• Salutation : You can choose whichever is suitable like: Mr or Miss
• First Name: Please enter your name as mentioned in your Class XII Mark Sheet.
• Gender: Male/Female (still others option is not there.) You can report it to inspire.
• Mobile Number: Your mobile number which is working.
• Date of Birth (MM/DD/YYYY): Your date of birth as it is in your DOB certificate.
• Login Email: Your valid and functional email address.
• Password: You have to choose a hard password. In general it should not be same as your email id. Since, you have to put a hard password which includes upper case (capital), lower case (small) letters, number and special sign.
• Eligibility Criteria: For this program, you have to choose 12th. Since top 1% students will get this scholarship.
• Identification Details: You have to give little detail of any mark on your body which is most probably unique for you.
• Captcha Verification: You have to type the text given in image. It tells that you are not a robot/bot.
• Step 4: Click on Submit.

Now you will get verification email about your registration in your email.

Step II: Before filling application form, please scan and store the following documents as separate files. The same needs to be uploaded as required during the "On-line Application" process. Documents are as follows:

1. Passport size photograph (Mandatory) JPEG File with maximum size 50 kB
2. Community/Caste certificate (only if the applicant belongs to OBC/SC/ST) pdf type with maximum size 1 MB.
3. Eligibility Note/Advisory Note if provided by the State/Central Board (Not mandatory) pdf type with maximum size 1 MB.
4. Class XII mark sheet (mandatory) pdf type with maximum size 1 MB.
5. Class X Mark sheet or Certificate, for proof of Date of Birth (Mandatory) pdf type with maximum size 1 MB.
6. Certificate specifying Rank or Award in JEE (Main)/ JEE (Advanced)/ NEET/ KVPY /JBNSTS/ NTSE / International Olympic Medallists [Only if the candidate is eligible under this criteria] pdf type with maximum size 1 MB.
7. Endorsement Form signed by the Principal of the College/Director of the Institute/Registrar of the University (Mandatory). Please click this link to download the blank format: http://online-inspire.gov.in/Account/LogOn?Id=1137232 pdf type with maximum size 1 MB.
8. Any other supporting documents pdf type with maximum size 1 MB.

Be careful, ensure that the scanned document files listed above are legible and readable. Applications submitted with illegible documents are liable to be rejected.

Step III: Process of online application:

• Step 1: LOG in to the portal by entering the Registered Email ID as User Name and the registered password.
• Step 2: A screen will appear where you have to click ‘Scholarship’ link.
• Step 3: After clicking on ‘Scholarship’ link, please click the button ‘Apply for Scholarship’
• Step 4: Fill in the fields one by one by clicking the EDIT button.

Other details can be found in http://online-inspire.gov.in/Account/LogOn?Id=319498

UNIRAJ MPAT 2018

UNIRAJ MPAT stands for UNIversity of RAJasthan, Mphil and Phd Admission Test. From University (UNI) of Rajasthan (RAJ), M.Phil. (M) and PhD (P) Admission (A) Test (T) we get uniraj mpat. Since, it supposed to be a regular exam but due to some internal and external problems and 2 phases, it is not possible to make it annual. University is planning it to advertise two times in a year but presently it is advertised after more then a year. Since, it has 2 phases. In first phase university get applications from candidates who are already assistant professor or college lecturer or university assistant professors from last 3 years or more. Such candidates need not to appear in entrance exam. Since, such students have to fill up the forms. University ask them to submit fee, after fee deposition, their admission will be considered as student at corresponding department.

Since for MPAT 2018, first phase is completed long ago. Now 2nd phase has been announced and today it started asking for applications. Full details of MPAT 2nd phase can found in following links:

• Notification : http://research.uniraj.ac.in/mpat/mpat/Guidelines-MPAT%202018-23july19.pdf
• Guidelines for MPAT: http://research.uniraj.ac.in/mpat/mpat/Guidelines-MPAT%202018-23july19.pdf
• Vacant seats: http://research.uniraj.ac.in/mpat/mpat/Vacant-Seats-Mpat2018-23july19.pdf
• Important Dates : http://research.uniraj.ac.in/mpat/mpat/Imp-date-Mpat-18.pdf
• Last date for online submission of forms: 3 August 2019
• Last date for submission of hard copy of form: 7 August 2019
• Date of Entrance Examinations: Will be announced shortly.
• Syllabus for physics : http://research.uniraj.ac.in/mpat/mpat/syllabus/physics.pdf
• Contact email: unirajmpat@gmail.com
• Registration link: http://research.uniraj.ac.in/mpat/index.php?pid=901
• Login page : http://research.uniraj.ac.in/mpat/index.php?pid=904
• Payment status: http://research.uniraj.ac.in/mpat/index.php?pid=908
• Contact office: PROF. DEEPAK BHATNAGAR, CONVENER UNIRAJ-MPAT 2018 (PHASE-II) DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN, JAIPUR-302004

Instructions for filling form are as follows:

1. सर्वप्रथम ऑनलाइन Registration करें एवं भुगतान करें , आपका USER ID and Password आपके ईमेल पर भेज दिया जायेगा , भुगतान करने के पश्चात ही आप LOGIN पर क्लिक करके फॉर्म भर सकते हैं।
2. कृपया करके ब्राउज़र से एक बार में एक ही फॉर्म भरें एवं फॉर्म डाउनलोड करने के पश्चात लॉग आउट अवश्य करें।
3. भुगतान करने से पहले कृपया करके स्वयं के द्वारा भरी गयी सूचनाओं को ध्यानपूर्वक पढ़ लें। भुगतान करने के पश्चात भरे गए डाटा को परवर्तित नहीं किया जा सकेगा।
4. फॉर्म भरने से पहले यह सुनिश्चित कर लें कि आपने M.Phil. एवं Ph.D. Programmes से सम्बंधित Guidelines पढ़ व समझ ली हैं। 

Candidate Registration

1. Start the procedure of Registration by creating login account. 
2. In registration window enter your Full name, Father's Name, Mother's Name, Date of Birth ( As mentioned in your Secondary School Certificate), Sex, Mobile No. and a valid E-mail ID. 
• Important Note : You can not change these entries at any stage
3. After completion of Registration process you will get " USER ID" and "Password" on your email account you mentioned during the process of Registration.
• Important Note : If you donot get your USER ID and Password in your Inbox. Please Check Spam/Junk folder of your E-Mail Account.
4. Keep your USER ID and Password for future References.

Candidate Login

1. Using USER ID and Password login from login Panel
2. Online Application Form has Following stages -
• Step1 - Upload your Photograph 
• Important Note :Scan your PP size photograph in JPEG format and make sure that the size of the image file should not be greater than 100 KB.(the original file must be in .jpeg extension only, renaminng file extension as jpeg will not work
• Step2 - Enter Your Personal Information
• Step3 - Enter Your Contact Detail
• Step4 - Enter Your Educational Qualification
• Step5 - Enter Your MPAT related information
• Step6 - Read instructions carefully
3. Print Application Form by Clicking FINISH link available in Dashboard. (Note :Printing of Application Form requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

GATE 2020

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2020 is an examination for higher education. In 2020, IIT Delhi will conduct this exam. It's first poster is released. And details can be found at http://gate.iitd.ac.in (Most of the content in blog is also from this website. We don't claim any copyright in this blog post.)

Two posters has been released, one for Indian students and another is for foreign students:

• For Indian students: http://gate.iitd.ac.in/images/EPoster.jpg
• For foreign students: http://gate.iitd.ac.in/images/InternationalPoster.jpg

This is started mainly for Engineering branch but with time, it started for main stream fields like Phyics, Chemistry, Mathematics etc. You can apply in any of the following branch: 

AE: Aerospace Engineering	PH: Physics
AG: Agricultural Engineering	PI: Production and Industrial Engineering
AR: Architecture and Planning	ST: Statistics
BM: Biomedical Engineering	TF: Textile Engineering and Fibre Science
BT: Biotechnology	XE-A: Engineering Mathematics
CE: Civil Engineering	XE-B: Fluid Mechanics
CH: Chemical Engineering	XE-C: Materials Science
CS: Computer Sc. and Information Technology	XE-D: Solid Mechanics
CY: Chemistry	XE-E: Thermodynamics
EC: Electronics and Communication Engg.	XE-F: Polymer Science and Engineering
EE: Electrical Engineering	XE-G: Food Technology
EY: Ecology and Evolution	XE-H: Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
GG: Geology and Geophysics	XL-P: Chemistry
IN: Instrumentation Engineering	XL-Q: Biochemistry
MA: Mathematics	XL-R: Botany
ME: Mechanical Engineering	XL-S: Microbiology
MN: Mining Engineering	XL-T: Zoology
MT: Metallurgical Engineering	XL-U: Food Technology
PE: Petroleum Engineering

By clicking on any link, you will get forwarded to the syllabus of corresponding subject. With that you have to follow common syllabus for all papers too. Which can be found at http://gate.iitd.ac.in/Syllabus/GA.pdf

Important dates for this are as follows:

Activity	Day	Date
GATE Online Application Processing System (GOAPS) Website Opens	Tuesday	3rd September 2019
Closing Date for Submission of (Online) Application (through Website)	Tuesday	24th  September 2019
Extended Closing Date for Submission of (Online) Application (through Website)	Tuesday	1st October 2019
Last Date for Requesting Change of Examination City (an additional fee will be applicable)	Friday	15th November 2019
Admit Card will be available in the Online Application Portal (for printing)	Friday	3rd   January 2020
GATE 2020 Examination Forenoon: 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM (Tentative) Afternoon: 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM (Tentative)	Saturday Sunday Saturday Sunday	1st February 2020 2nd February 2020 8th February 2020 9th February 2020
Announcement of the Results in the Online Application Portal	Monday	16th March 2020

For detailed things, you can contact at followings:

Zone	Contact Address	Phone Number	e-mail Id
1	Chairman, GATE Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru 560 012	080-22932392 080-23601227	gate@gate.iisc.ac.in
2	Chairman, GATE Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400 076	022-25767068	gateoffice@iitb.ac.in
3	Chairman, GATE Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas,   New Delhi 110 016	011-26591749 011-26596137	chrgate@admin.iitd.ac.in
4	Chairman, GATE Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781 039	0361-2582751 0361-2582755	gate@iitg.ac.in
5	Chairman, GATE Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208 016	0512-2597412	gate@iitk.ac.in
6	Chairman, GATE Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur 721 302	03222-282091 03222-282095	gate@adm.iitkgp.ac.in
7	Chairman, GATE Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600 036	044-22578200	gate@iitm.ac.in
8	Chairman, GATE Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee 247 667	01332-284531	gate@iitr.ac.in