Tuesday, December 20, 2005

Post-doctoral fellowships in Mathematics

NBHM, CSIR, ISI, IITs, IISc, HRI, IMSc, CMI.

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Thursday, December 15, 2005

Admission into Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) : How?

This is regarding PhD admissions.

ISI generally admits students based on its entrance test followed by an interview. ISI awards PhD only in Math, Comp Sc, Stat, Economics.

ISI entrance test is considered as far difficult from CSIR/NBHM tests. ISI selection is not at all connected with "would be" supervisor. Selection is purely based on the report of a selection committee (Mathematics, Statistics, Comp Sc, Applied Math : Four committees!) comprising of 10 profs of ISI (all r from various depts). They are specialized in physics, comp sc, electronics, math, stat, applied math and also general engg.

There is no roll of supervisor till a student finishes his one year course work. Though there is some 'temporary' guide concept.

It is upto the student that which committe he likes to face! Research area does not matter. In my case I was interested in cryptography, I took up Computer Sc committee.

In the interview, basic math background (BSc/MSc level) and the subject that u like to be questioned.

In the case of projects: project calls r usually in March to May(mostly). Getting into projects, it is very very easy (compared to general ISI admission). It is because, the project supervisor selects the students. If a project associate would like to do PhD, he can also do. No difference at all (from a normal student).

Even if a student takes up comp sc interview, he can always say that he knows only maths: then they ask only in math. All committees comprises math professors.

Applied Math, some what relatively very easy (getting the admission). the reason, PhD will not be awarded by ISI (one can register elsewhere). They work on: Quantum Mechanics, Electrodynamics, Deformed Hilbert Space, Hydrodynamic Stability, Dynamical Systems & Chaos, Queuing and Inventory Models in OR, Integral Expansions, Integral Equations and Applications, System and Control Theory and its Applications, etc .. (somewhat phyics related).

For any CSIR, NBHM, UGC fellowhip students, they r relaxed from entrance test (initally). Anytime in the year, they can ask ISI to conduct an interview. Interview is similar to ISI usual admission interview. But these students including Project fellows, they need to qualify either ISI entrance test to submit the thesis to ISI. And "atmost once" they can request similar test to conduct any time of the year.

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Not qualified/ not applied in GATE & how to get into higher education?

There are many institutes in India which take students without GATE. Those instiutes are IITs, IISc, ISI, NITs, Many Universities.

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