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