Indian (IITBBS):

Joint M.Sc. - Ph.D. programme by: • School of Basic Sciences - (i) Chemistry (ii) Mathematics and (iii) Physics • School of earth, Ocean & Climate Sciences – (i) Earth Science.

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IIT Bhubaneswar

Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. (4 semesters) Chemistry Mathematics Physics Earth Science [Programme code] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] Seats Available 10+5+3+2 10+5+3+2 10+5+3+2 10+5+3+2

Table-2: Test papers with codes, corresponding academic programme and minimum educational qualifications for admission

Test Paper/ Academic Institute Minimum Educational Qualification (s) for Test paper Programme (s) (s) admission Code Chemistry Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. IITBBS Bachelor’s degree with Chemistry as a (CY) Programme subject for three years/six semesters and in Chemistry Mathematics at (10+2) level. Mathematics Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. IITBBS Bachelor’s degree with Mathematics / (MA) Programme in Statistics as a subject for at least two years/ Mathematics four semesters. Physics Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. IITBBS Bachelor’s degree with Physics as a subject (PH) Programme for at least two years/four semesters and in Physics Mathematics for at least one year/two semesters. Geology Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. IITBBS Bachelor’s degree with Geology as a subject (GG) Programme for three years/six semesters and any two in Earth Science subjects among Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry. The candidate must have passed Mathematics at (10+2) level.

IIT Bhubaneswar:

The Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar started functioning in 2008 from the campus of IIT and commenced operation from the city of Bhubaneswar from July 2009. Currently, the Institute is operating from a number of campuses which include Extension Centre of IIT Kharagpur, Toshali Bhawan at Satyanagar and Workshop cum laboratory complex (22000 sq. meters). The permanent campus over 936 acres at Arugul (near Jatni) is in the process of for development.

The Institute is also being supported by sister institutes like IMMT (CSIR) and Central Tool Room and Training Centre. The institute has been equipped the class rooms and laboratories for teaching and research with multimedia projectors, internet facilities and wireless connectivity. Besides the normal teaching rooms, the institute also has three Virtual Class Rooms (VCR) sponsored by National Knowledge Networks (NKN). These rooms facilitate real time on campus and off-campus teaching learning process both on campus as well as off campus students and faculty members.

Housing facilities for accommodation for both boys and girls students have been augmented by hired flats, cooperative housing complex in SBI Colony Kesura; Dr. A. N. Khosla Hall of Residence. A new hostel for M. Tech and Ph. D. students has also been commissioned.

The Institute promotes a borderless academic environment through the concept of Schools, rather than Departments to encourage academic staff and students to work together in an interdisciplinary environment through its seven Schools as follows:

• School of Basic Sciences (Bioscience, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics) • School of Earth, Ocean and Climate Sciences (Geology, Geophysics, Atmospheric and Ocean Sciences) • School of Electrical Sciences (, Electronics Communication Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Energy, Learning Sciences and Instrumentation) • School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Management (Economics, English, Management and Psychology) • School of Infrastructure (Civil Engineering, Architecture, Urban Design, Town Planning, and Traffic & Transportation Engineering) • School of Mechanical Sciences (Mechanical, Manufacturing & Industrial Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Naval Architecture) • School of Mineral, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (Materials, Metallurgy and Mining)

As part of the School of Earth, Ocean and Climate Sciences, the Institute is also setting up Innovation Centre for Climate Change on the - coast line.

A total of 94 students have already graduated from the three undergraduate programme in Civil, Electrical and .

The Institute introduced Ph. D. programme in various disciplines from 2009 and presently has 72 Research Scholars; 42 students in Joint M. Tech. – Ph. D. programme and 458 undergraduates. Currently the faculty strength of the Institute is 62.

The Institute has received a number of sponsored projects from various funding agencies viz. DST, CSIR and DRDO and consultancy from industries. Industries have come forward in helping the development of this new IIT. M/s MGM Minerals Group has established a perpetual “MGM Chair Professor” in the School of Minerals, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering with an endowment of Rs. 300 lakhs.

The Institute has started collaborative student and faculty exchange, research development activities with a few universities abroad viz. University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth USA, and the University of Western Ontario Canada, University of Southampton, Warwick Manufacturing Group at University of Warwick, University of North Texas.

The student activities under the Students Gymkhana are quite vibrant in organizing various events. Several societies like Society, Cell, Dramatic Society and Music Society are fully functional. Annual fests, Alma Fiesta (Cultural Fest) and (Techno-management Fest) are organized every year.

School of Basic Sciences:

The School of Basic Sciences is a cluster of disciplines of Bioscience, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics with current faculty strength of 21, having expertise in the contemporary fields of research. The School started its Ph.D. program in the year 2010; presently 23 research students have enrolled to pursue research in various disciplines. The school has also initiated postdoctoral program to motivate researchers and scientists to build their career in academics and industries. The faculty members of the School seek to establish a leading platform in various research fronts bench-marked by high-quality publications, international patents, and close collaboration with other academia and industries. The School has received various research and consultancy projects funded by agencies like DST, CSIR, DBT, BRNS, as well as industries. Faculty have been recognized and awarded at national and international level and also serve as members of many prominent national bodies and research/academic boards of universities. The School has procured state-of-art equipment viz. X-ray diffractometer (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), Raman Spectrophotometer, Rheometer, NMR, PPMS to pursue advanced research. The School is supported with other central services of the institute, especially Central Library and Central Instrumentation and computational facilities.

The School of Basic Sciences has research focus in the following contemporary research fields of Biosciences (Structure and Function of Various Proteins of Eye Lenses, Leprosy, Tuberculosis, etc.), Chemistry (Orgnometallics, Supramolecular Chemistry, Coordination Chemistry, Organic Synthetic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, Computational Chemistry, etc.), Mathematics (Optimization Techniques, Transport Phenomena & Molecular Dynamics, Queuing Theory, Applied Probability Models, Biomolecular Transport Dynamics, Soft Computing, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Numerical Methods, Combinatorial Matrix Theory, Graph Theory, Complex Dynamics, Fractals, etc.) and Physics (Plasmonics and Photonics, Ion-surface Interactions, Sensors, Magnetomaterials, Optoelectronic devices, Nanomaterials, String theory, Non- commutative Geometry, Black Holes, etc.).

School of Earth, Ocean and Climate Sciences:

Realizing the increasing importance of interaction among Earth, Ocean and Atmosphere and its impact on natural resources, climate and sustainable living, the School of Earth, Ocean and Climate Sciences at IIT Bhubaneswar has opened. The School is also establishing “Innovation Center for Climate Change (IC3)” between Puri - Konark.

At present the School of Earth, Ocean and Climate Sciences at IIT Bhubaneswar is offering M. Tech. courses in Applied Geosciences and Climate Science and Technology. Apart from having highly motivated faculty members with vast experience in the field of Environmental Geochemistry, Waste Utilization, Hydro-geochemistry, Soil and Water Contamination, Environmental Impact Assessment, Tropical Cyclone Modeling, Cloud microphysics, Hydrology, Oceanography, Atmospheric Sciences, Climate Science and Polar research etc., the School also invites experts from other premier academic institutes (e.g. University of Ontario, Canada, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth) and industry to provide students the firsthand experience about the latest development in the field.

Apart from the institutional facilities such as well-equipped central library, central instrumental facility and computer laboratory etc. the school plans to have its own library. On the analytical front the School is in process of establishing a modern geochemistry laboratory and a clean laboratory with instruments including ICP-MS, XRF, Ion Chromatograph, Microwave Digestion System, UV-Spectrophotometer etc. The School is also establishing Seismology laboratory, Engineering laboratory, Petrology laboratory and Remote Sensing laboratory equipped with the modern instruments such as Ground Penetrating Radar System, Multi-Channel Exploration Seismograph etc. The School is also acquiring the High Performance Computing System to help student to run various models related to earth and its atmosphere.

The School has set up collaboration with University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, USA and University of Southampton, U.K. A UKIERI project has been awarded jointly to the School of Earth, Ocean and Climate Sciences and the National Oceanography Centre at University of Southampton. In the same line the School is in process of setting up collaborations with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and the Scripps Institute of Oceanography, USA.

Joint M.Sc. - Ph.D. Programme:

From the academic year 2013-14 IIT Bhubaneswar will be offering Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D. programme in Chemistry, Earth Science, Mathematics and Physics. The admissions to the programme in 2013 will be through JAM-2013. A student admitted to a Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D. programme will be eligible for consideration to take admission in to Ph.D. programme provided the student obtains a certain minimum CGPA at the end of the fourth semester. Otherwise the student will have to leave with a M.Sc. degree. A student may also on his/her own, decide not to continue with the Ph.D. programme and leave with a M.Sc. degree after successful completion of all the academic requirements for the first four semesters.

Financial Assistance for Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D. Students:

i. Merit-cum-means scholarship of Rs. 1000/- p.m. for 25% of the students. ii. SC/ST students whose parental income is not more than Rs. 50,920/- per annum are entitled to free hostel accommodation, free basic menu and Rs. 250/- p.m. as pocket allowance for ten months. iii. All admitted students will be given waiver of tuition fee for the first two years. iv. Students not covered under items (i) and (ii) will be paid scholarship of Rs. 1000/- p.m. for the first four semesters provided they give an undertaking to continue with the Ph.D. programme if selected based on the prescribed criteria. v. A student enrolled for Ph. D. programme will get a fellowship of Rs. 12,000/- p.m. for the first two years of his Ph. D. programme and Rs. 14,000/- p.m. for the next two years.

Fees and other payments*:

Caution Money (Refundable): Rs. 12,000/- One Time Fee: Rs. 5, 900/- Semester Fee: Rs. 5,000/- (GE/ OBC) Rs. 5,000/- (SC/ ST) Hostel Charges: Rs. 19,300/- Annual Fees (Medical Insurance + Gymkhana): Rs. 1,200/- Grant Total Dues: Rs. 43,400/- (GEN/OBC/PH Category) Rs. 43,400/- (SC/ST Category) * Tentative and subject to change.