DAMP Physics, IITB

In my second year summer, I was selected to work with the String group over a period of 8 weeks at the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS-TIFR), Bangalore as one of the 20 students chosen from India as a part of the SN Bhatt Memorial Excellence Fellowship Program 2017. Application Process: I had applied only to the Indian institutes as I did not deem it necessary to go for abroad internships due to limited time and most importantly due to my extremely narrow research interest (theoretical + String oriented). Due to the naivety at the time, I applied to just 4 institutes in India. Fortunately, I got selected for the SN Bhatt program which has a very rigorous selection criteria. The Place: Bangalore has a very cool and pleasant climate, serving as a nice change from the humidity of Mumbai. The institute is located away from the hustle and bustle of city life. I used to take a shuttle from NCBS (my hostel) - about a half an hour drive. The campus is quite ...

Contributed by: Sheetal Jain ISSAA stands for the Introductory Summer School in Astronomy and Astrophysics. It is held at the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), Pune. It takes place for 5 weeks in the months of May-June every even-numbered year. Only students completing their second year are eligible to apply (so there is a 50-50 chance for you to be able to join this school). Application The application usually opens in January and the deadline is in late February. It is an online form with you requiring to upload the following documents: Two-page resume   Statement of Purpose   1 recommender’s information (reference letter will be uploaded directly)   Transcript Allowances/Stipends Travel allowance is given/reimbursed, contingent to producing the railway ticket stub on arrival. Boarding and Lodging were also provided free of cost. Personal Notes/Advice It is an exciting prospect for those who wish to learn the bas...

Summer Research Fellowship Program (SRFP) Contributed by: Arkya Chatterjee (SRFP summer research fellow, 2017) SRFP is a two-month summer fellowship/internship program conducted by the three National Science Academies - Indian Academies of Science (Bangalore), Indian National Science Academy (New Delhi), and The National Academy of Sciences, India (Allahabad). Eligibility Criteria While applying, students must be in their 2nd/3rd year (if BTech), or 2nd/3rd/4th year (if DD). The other requirement is that the minimum percentage in core subjects from tenth std. should be 65% or above. Application Requirements Transcript Marksheets of tenth and twelfth std. examinations A letter of recommendation Statement of purpose (SoP) explaining motivation and research interests Application details You are required to choose a sub-discipline of the chosen field. For example, for Physics, a sub-discipline could be Condensed Matter Physics. A list of prospective guides, as...

I spent my second year summer as a research intern at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, in Prof. Sriram Ramaswamy’s group. My work was broadly in the area of theoretical non-equilibrium statistical mechanics. Background Prior to this internship, I had been working on a project (under Prof. Amitabha Nandi) on the modelling of collective motion in self-propelled particle systems. So, in a way, I already had some exposure, albeit limited, to this relatively new field of research called ‘active matter’, and had developed quite a bit of interest in the work. This led me to apply to soft condensed matter physics groups around the world. The apping experience is something that only those who have done it can explain. After weeks of writing emails, and applying for scholarship programs, I ended up getting accepted for the Indian Science Academies’ summer research fellowship program, which provided funding for me to take up the position offered by my prof. The Group Th...