We run a Visiting Students Programme (VSP) in Physics for which students in M.Sc./M.S./M.Tech./final-year B.Sc./last two years of B.Tech./last three years of B.S.-M.S. programmes are eligible. Selected students will work in an area of physics under the guidance of a faculty member. At the end of the project, students are expected to present a seminar on their work.

Visiting Students are expected to stay for a period of at least four weeks during any time of the year that is mutually convenient. The maximum duration of stay is eight weeks. There are a large number of applicants in the summer and relatively few advisers, so applicants are encouraged to apply during other times of the year.

Selection is based on the student’s academic record and letters of recommendation, and is also subject to the availability of a faculty member to guide the student during the proposed period. The selected students will be paid to-and-fro (3AC) rail fare via the shortest route, provided accommodation on campus, and paid a stipend to cover local expenses.

Applicants must mention if they are eligible for KVPY, INSPIRE, the Science Academies, or any other similar fellowships. If an applicant is selected and is a recipient of any fellowship, HRI will not cover expenses already covered by the fellowship. This, however, will not have any bearing on the selection for the VSP.

Interested students must submit their application through the following Google Form only: click here.

APPLICATIONS SENT VIA EMAIL WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

Applicants must fill in all required fields in the form with their Subject Area Preference(s) chosen from the list below, along with their Preferred Dates of Visit. They should also upload a curriculum vitae (CV) in PDF format (maximum size 2 MB), clearly stating the marks obtained in the last degree obtained. Referee details must also be provided in the form.

Recommendation letters must be sent directly by the referee to physvsprec@hri.res.in.

RECOMMENDATION LETTERS SENT TO ANY OTHER EMAIL ID WILL NOT BE PROCESSED.

Available Subject Areas and Faculty Members

Subject Area: Astrophysics
Member(s): Tapas Kumar Das

Subject Area: Condensed Matter Physics
Member(s): Sudip Chakraborty, Sayan Choudhury, Tribhuvan Prasad Pareek, Abhishodh Prakash, Prasenjit Sen

Subject Area: High-Energy Physics
Member(s): Asesh Krishna Datta, Tathagata Ghosh, Sudip Jana, Santosh Kumar Rai

Subject Area: Master's-level Experimental Physics
Member(s): Shyam Lal Gupta

Subject Area: Quantum Information and Computation
Member(s): Debraj Rakshit, Aditi Sen De, Ujjwal Sen

Subject Area: String Theory
Member(s): Anirban Basu, Anshuman Maharana

Application Schedule

**For a proposed period of visit, the application must reach us strictly within the corresponding period of application (neither earlier nor later). If the proposed visit overlaps two periods (for example, mid-December to mid-January), the start date will be used to determine the applicable period of visit (in this example, September–December).

Shortlisted candidates will be informed within a reasonable time after the application deadline for the relevant cycle.

No individual status queries regarding applications will be entertained.

Applicants who are not enrolled in M.Sc./M.S./M.Tech./final-year B.Sc./last two years of B.Tech./ last three years of B.S.-M.S. programmes will not be considered under the Visiting Students Programme and, if invited, will be treated as visitors. For such visitors, the initial period of visit shall not exceed one month. Any extension beyond one month will be considered only after an assessment of the visitor’s work and progress by the Physics Academic Committee, and will subsequently require approval of the full faculty. Applicants who are between academic programmes must clearly state their last affiliated institution at the time of application.

For any queries, please write to physvsp at hri dot res dot in.

Postal address:

    Coordinator
    Visiting Students Programme in Physics
    Harish-Chandra Research Institute
    Chhatnag Road, Jhusi, Prayagraj (Allahabad) 211 019