Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics
Kolkata, West Bengal
Admission Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics and Experimental Physics Program, 2027

PH.D. ADMISSION 2027
Applications are invited from extremely motivated students to join the Ph.D. Programme of the Institute in Physics starting form January, 2027.
Approximate number of Intake in January 2027: 12

• Eligibility:
  2025 M.Sc. pass out and onwards are eligible to apply.
  Physics: M.Sc. in Physics or B.Sc. with 4 Yrs (8-Semester) in Physics.
• Available Research Areas:
  • Theoretical Physics:
    • Topological Phases in Quantum Condensed Matter Physics (Sourav Manna)
    • Non-Lorentzian Geometry and Physics (Ashish Shukla)
    • Mechanics and collective behaviour in soft matter (Tanmoy Sarkar)
    • Astrophysical plasma processes (Siddhartha Gupta)
    • Astroparticle Physics (Tarak Maity)
    • Strong-field gravity and gravitational waves (Arunava Mukherjee)
  • Experimental Physics:
    • Storage of structured light in cold atomic systems (Sankar De)
    • Optical atomic magnetometry for NMR applications (Sankar De)
    • Probing molecular dynamics with photons and charged particles (Sankar De)
    • Studying volatile trapping on astrophysical and planetary dust ice surfaces (Sankhabrata Chandra)
    • Investigation of electron-ion interaction on astrophysical dust ice in support of the JWST data (Sankhabrata Chandra)
    • Quantum logic gates and quantum information processing (Biswajit Karmakar)
    • Structure and optical properties of 2D hybrid perovskites (Mrinmay K Mukhopadhyay)
    • High Energy Physics: Study of QCD and Quark–Gluon Plasma (QGP) (Debasish Das)
    • Designing novel 2D MXene and MBene thin film via in situ PVD deposition for optoelectronic and energy applications (Rajib Sahu)
• Application Procedure:
  • The eligible students can apply for the programmes only through online application.
  • Candidates can appear in interview either online or in-person.
  • 2025 passout and onwards are eligible to apply.
• Selection Procedure:
  Shortlisting will be made based on previous academic records, performances in the following nation-wide screening tests:
  Students should have a valid score card on the last date of submission of application.
  
  For Theoretical and Experimental Physics:
  CSIR/UGC NET (July 2025 onwards - Category 1 and Category 2 only), GATE (2025 onwards) in Physics, JEST (2025 onwards).
  
  SINP WILL NOT CARRY OUT AN ADDITIONAL WRITTEN TEST DURING SELECTION.
  
  The list of shortlisted candidates will be published in the webpage. The shortlisted candidates will be called for interviews and it will be in HYBRID MODE (either online or in-person interview – one candidate can choose one option only) for all the science streams.
  
  Shortlisted candidates will be informed by email also. Final selection of candidates will be based on their past records and interviews. Selected candidates will be informed by email and also through announcement in this web page.
• Important Information:
  All candidates must apply through online portal with hall ticket number/rank/percentile marks of national level qualification tests JEST/NET/GATE etc. SINP holds full rights to select/not select a candidate at any stage of the selection process.
• Fellowships and benefits:
  The selected students will be admitted as Junior Research Fellow (JRF) of SINP.
  
  Fellowships
  Rs. 37,000/- p.m. for JRF
  Rs. 42,000/- p.m. for SRF
  
  Tenure
  5 years (including approximately 1 year of pre-PhD course work).
  Yearly renewals are subject to satisfactory performance.
  Contingency, HRA, Medical benefits, etc. are as per extant rules.
  Limited hostel accommodations are available.

Contact:
Theoretical Physics: pmsc.phys@saha.ac.in
Experimental Physics: pmsc.exptphys@saha.ac.in

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