Saturday, June 7, 2014

University of Calcutta


University of Calcutta
Department of Physics

Advertisement for Admission to Ph.D Program of Department of Physics

 Applications are invited for admission to Department of Physics, University of Calcutta (92 Acharyya Prafulla Chandra Road, Kolkata 700009) for Ph.D. Course and subsequent research work leading to Ph.D degree in Physics. Candidates who wish to pursue research work through this Department should apply in the prescribed proforma (can be downloaded from the departmental webpage at http://www.physics-caluniv.in/admissions.html)  by paying Rs. 100/- through a challan obtainable from Rajabazar Science College Campus (Sales Counter).
The filled-in application form, along with the challan, should be submitted to the Office, Department of Physics, definitely by June 25, 2014. The eligible candidates will have to appear in a written MCQ-type examination of 1 hour duration to be held in this Department on June 30, 2014 at 11-00 hr. The syllabus of this examination is the Physics M.Sc. syllabus of this University excluding Elective and Advanced Papers. The successful candidates will be called for an interview on June 30, July 3 and 4, 2014. The final selection for joining this Department as a Ph.D. student will be on the basis of this interview.
The number of Ph.D. students that will be taken this time is at the most 14 (fourteen), if found suitable, including reservations as per existing rules. The allocation of supervisor will also be on the basis of this interview (see CU website for the areas on which research is carried on here).
Candidates who have already passed UGC/ CSIR(JRF) Examinations/ NET/ SET/ SLET/ GATE/ Teacher Fellowship or equivalent examinations or passed the M.Phil./M.Tech or equivalent examination need not appear at the written examination, but have to appear at the interview.

Candidates who are studying in the final semester of the qualifying examination and have cleared all the papers upto 3rd semester can also apply. Final marksheet showing that the candidate has indeed passed that qualifying examination should be produced at the time of joining the Ph.D. programme.

Last date of submission of forms: 25/06/2014
List of candidates eligible to sit in the written test to be displayed on: 27/06/2014, 15-00 hr
Written test: 30/06/2014, 11-00 hr
List of candidates to be called for the interview to be displayed on: 30/06/2014, 13-00 hr
Interview: 30/06/2014 (14-00 hr) , 03/07/2014 and 04/07/2014 from 11-00 hr
Final list of selected candidates to be displayed on: 08/07/2014


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