Page 1 of 11

1 Research Program

1.1 The Institute offers exciting opportunities for pursuing advanced research in frontier areas of Science, Engineering and Technology to motivated and talented students with a keen
sense of scientific inquiry. Research students constitute the largest group (more than 70% of the student body) on the campus. The Institute awards about 200 Ph.D and M.Sc
(Engg) degrees, every year — the highest for an Institution in our country.

1.2 Eligibility

1.2.1 The following categories of candidates are eligible to apply for admission to the Research program
(a) Master’s degree holders in any branch of Science/ Mathematics/ Statistics/Computer Applications/ Pharmacy/ Veterinary Science/ Agriculture/ Humanities or its equivalent.
(b) Bachelor’s degree holders in Engineering/Technology/ Medicine/ Architecture/ Biotechnology/ or its equivalent.
(c) Master’s degree holders in Engineering/Technology/ Architecture or its equivalent.
(d) Bachelor’s degree holders in Science/Mathematics/ Statistics/ Computer Science /Electronics followed by qualifications obtained through examinations conducted by
professional societies recognised by UPSC/AICTE.
(e) An MBA or its equivalent subsequent to BE/B Tech for admission to the department of Management Studies only.
Refer to sections 1.3, 1.4 & 1.5 for the basic qualifications required for admission to individual departments.

1.2.2 Additional notes

1. The minimum requirement for admission to the research program is a SECOND CLASS (as declared by the University) in the qualifying examination as indicated against each
department. See Sections 1.3 and 1.4 for more details.

2. Wherever B Sc with a professional Diploma is prescribed, candidates should have a B.Sc in the 10+2+3 system with at least a SECOND CLASS with Physics and/or Mathematics
or Chemistry as subjects in the curriculum as applicable to the departments concerned.

3. The minimum requirement of SECOND CLASS in the qualifying examination is relaxed to PASS CLASS for SC/ST candidates.

4. Some departments have specific requirements of subjects at the Bachelor’s or 10+2 levels as indicated in Sections 1.3, 1.4 and 1.5. Candidates have to ensure that they meet
these requirements and this should be clearly reflected in the application form which is to be enclosed with the data sheet.

5. Those in the final year of their qualifying examination and awaiting results are also eligible to apply. However, they should have completed all the requirements for the award of
their qualifying degree, including all examinations, dissertation projects, viva-voce, etc., by the time of joining, i.e., by the end of July 2010.

6. Candidates who register initially for an M Sc(Engg) degree in Engineering may be permitted to convert to a Ph D degree subject to academic assessment.

http://www.iisc.ernet.in/admissions/chapter1.htm 03-10-2010
 Page 2 of 11

1.3 Programs in the Faculty of Science

The following table gives the basic qualifications and areas of research pursued in various departments. An applicant may choose to apply to up to 3 Departments/Centres/Units
including Interdisciplinary programs.

Sl. DEPARTMENT/ Degree BASIC ELIGIBLE AREAS OF RESEARCH

No. CENTRE/UNIT QUALIFICATION
1. Biochemistry Ph D Master’s degree in Biochemistry, Biosynthesis of Lipids and Secondary
(BC) Microbiology, Biotechnology, metabolites; Cellular and Viral Immunology;
Chemistry, Botany, Zoology or Chromatin Structure and Function; DNA
any branch of Biological repair recombination; DNA-Protein
Sciences (with Chemistry as Interactions; Enzymes: Structure-function
subsidiary at the B Sc level) studies; Genomics and Proteomic Studies in
or different model systems; Molecular biology
M Pharm or M V Sc or of Plant and Animal viruses; Molecular
M Sc (Agriculture) or MBBS or Chaperones and their functions; New Facets
M Tech or equivalent degree in in Mycobacterium and Malaria parasite
Biotechnology. biology, Regulation of gene expression.

2. Molecular Ph D Master's degree in any branch of Gene Regulation in Bacteria, Genomic

Reproduction, Science or equivalent or Imprinting, Cancer Biology, Stem Cells,
Development and Bachelor’s degree in any branch Development in Drosophila, Dictyostelium
Genetics of Medicine/Engineering/ and Zebra Fish, Pattern Formation,
(MD) Technology. Differentiation. Molecular Endocrinology,
Reproductive Biology, Early Embryo
Development, Mechanisms of Hormone
Action, Receptors and Signal Transduction,
Apoptosis, Human Genetics, Host Pathogen-
Interaction.
3. Centre for Ph D M Sc or equivalent degree in any Animal Behaviour, Behavioural Ecology and
Ecological branch of Science or Sociobiology, Biodiversity, Biogeography,
Sciences MA or equivalent degree in Community Ecology, Climate Change
(ES) Geography or Psychology or Research, Conservation Biology,
Bachelor’s degree in any branch of Evolutionary Biology, Forest Ecology and
Medicine / Engineering / Dynamics, Human and Landscape Ecology,
Technology or Mathematical Ecology, Molecular Ecology,
Two years full-time Master’s Plant-Animal Interactions, Phylogenetics,
Degree in Management. Population Ecology, Population Genetics,
Sensory Ecology, Wildlife Biology.
4. Microbiology & Ph D Master's degree in Microbiology, Molecular Biology (Gene Expression and its
Cell Biology Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Regulation in Eukaryotes and Prokaryotes),
(MC) Botany, Zoology, or any branch RNA splicing, post-transcriptional gene
of Biological Sciences, control, mechanism of protein synthesis,
Pharmacy, Veterinary Science, ribosome recycling, RNA biology), Genetic
Agriculture or Engineering, Biotechnology, Microbiology,
MBBS or Molecular Virology, Molecular Biology of
M Sc in Chemistry with biological Bacterial Pathogenesis, Molecular Basis of
Sciences at the B Sc level or Drug Action, Vaccine Development,
M Tech or BE / B Tech or Molecular Immunology, Cell Biology,
equivalent degree in Mechanisms of Cell Division, Signal
Biotechnology. Transduction, Plant Developmental Biology
and Plant Molecular Biology, Cancer Biology.
5. Molecular Ph D M Sc or equivalent degree in Structure and Interactions of Biological
Biophysics Physics, Chemistry, Molecules; Computer Modeling and
Unit (MB) Mathematics, Bioinformatics, Dynamics of Proteins and Nucleic Acids;
Biological Sciences (all Macromolecular Crystallography of Proteins
Streams $: branches) or and Viruses; NMR of Proteins, Mass
(a) Biological & M Pharm or Spectrometry, Fluorescence and Circular
Chemical Sciences MBBS or Dichroism of Biological Systems, DNA
(b) Physical & BE / B Tech or equivalent degree Structure-Function, Genome Analysis;
Chemical Sciences in Biotechnology / Biochemical Transcription Regulation, Peptide and
Engineering, Computer Science, Protein Chemistry, Folding and Design; Cell
Electrical Engineering or Surface, Lectins Structure-Function;
equivalent disciplines. Membrane Biophysics and Molecular
Neurobiology; Biochemistry and Biology of
Human Malarial Parasite, Bioinformatics.
$ Option to be specified at the time of interview.

DEPARTMENT/ Degree BASIC ELIGIBLE AREAS OF RESEARCH

CENTRE/UNIT QUALIFICATION

http://www.iisc.ernet.in/admissions/chapter1.htm 03-10-2010
 Page 3 of 11

Sl.
No.
6. Neuroscience Ph D Master’s degree in Physics, Neurobiology of diseases, Nervous System
(NS) Chemistry, Mathematics, Bio- Development, Stem Cell Biology, Cognitive
informatics, Biological Sciences or Neuroscience and Computation in visual and
M Pharm or motor systems.
MBBS or
BE / B Tech or equivalent degree in
Biotechnology / Biochemical
Engineering, Computer Science,
Electrical Engineering or equivalent
disciplines.
7. Inorganic & Ph D M Sc or equivalent degree in Quantum Chemistry, Spectroscopy of
Physical Chemistry, Physics, Molecular and van der Waals Complexes,
Chemistry (IP) Mathematics, or related subjects Chemical Kinetics & Dynamics, Statistical
or Mechanics, Polymer Chemistry,
Streams $ : BE / B Tech or equivalent degree Electrochemistry, Nonlinear Optics, Laser
(a) Inorganic In Biotechnology, Bioengineering, Spectroscopy, Biophotonics, Chemistry of
Chemistry Instrumentation or Biomedical Materials, Self Assembly & Nanoparticles,
(b) Physical Engineering. Biophysical Chemistry, Bioinorganic
Chemistry Chemistry, Organometallic and Coordination
(c) Theoretical Chemistry, Non-Metal Chemistry.
Chemistry

8. Materials Ph D M Sc or equivalent degree in Preparation of Advanced Materials by

Research Materials Science, Chemistry or
Centre (MR) Physics or
ME/ M Tech/ M Sc(Engg) or BE or
equivalent degree in Materials
Science/ Engineering,
Metallurgical, Electrical,
Electronics, Ceramic
Engineering/Technology.
Physical, Chemical and Nonequilibrium
Routes. Ferroelectric and Semi conducting
Thin Films. Functional Ceramics and Glass-
Ceramics. Multilayers and Hard Coatings;
Nanomaterials and Composites. Self
Assembly and Nanopatternings; Theoretical
and Computational Materials Science,
Optical and Electro-Optic Properties of
Materials, Crystal Growth, Stress Effects on
Thin Film Growth and Nanostructures.

9. Organic Ph D M Sc or equivalent degree in Synthetic Organic Chemistry; Structural

Chemistry (OC) Chemistry, Physics or Organic Chemistry; Bio-Organic Chemistry;
Biochemistry. Physical Organic Chemistry; Photochemistry;
Organo-Metallic Chemistry, Supramolecular
Chemistry, Chemical Biology.

10. Solid State & Ph D M Sc or equivalent degree in Synthesis, Structure and Properties of
Structural Chemistry, Physics, Materials Oxides; High Resolution X-Ray Diffraction
Chemistry Science or a Related Subject Charge Density Analysis, Organic Polymers
Unit (SS) (Master's degree holders in and Semiconductors and Plastic Crystals;
Chemistry must have studied Nonlinear Optical Materials; High-Tc
Streams $ : Physics or Mathematics in their Superconductivity; Nanomaterials and
(a)Theoretical B Sc or equivalent Clusters, Ionics and Materials
Chemistry course). Electrochemistry, Surface Science and
(b)Experimental Catalysis, Amorphous Materials, Theory of
Solid State Organic Nonlinear Optical Materials and
Chemistry Organic Ferro-Magnets, Many-body
Quantum Chemistry, Chemical Reaction
Dynamics, Statistical Mechanics of
Condensed Matter and Biological Systems;
Classical and Quantum Computer
Simulations; Diffusion in Porous Solids;
Parallel Algorithms and Beowulf Clusters,
NMR Methodology and Applications.

$ Option to be specified at the time of interview.

Sl. Degree BASIC ELIGIBLE AREAS OF RESEARCH $

Option to be specified at the time of interview.
No. QUALIFICATION Sl. Degree BASIC ELIGIBLE
No. QUALIFICATION

http://www.iisc.ernet.in/admissions/chapter1.htm 03-10-2010
 Page 4 of 11

DEPARTMENT/ DEPARTMENT/
CENTRE/UNIT CENTRE/UNIT
11. Astronomy & Ph D Master’s degree in Physics, Observational Astronomy in Radio, Infrared, 14. Centre for Ph D M Sc or equivalent degree in
Astrophysics Mathematics, Chemistry or Optical, X-Ray and Gamma Ray Wave- High Energy Physics, Mathematics,
(A collaborative BE / B Tech or equivalent Lengths, Plasma Physics, Theoretical Physics (HE) Chemistry or
program jointly run degree Astrophysics, General Relativity and BE / B Tech or equivalent de
with IIA, ISRO, RRI, in Electrical, Electronics, Cosmology and Advanced Instrumentation in in
PRL and TIFR) Electrical Communication Astronomy and Space Science any discipline (with knowled
(AP) Engineering or of Physics at the M Sc leve
B Sc or equivalent degree
followed
by AMIE, Grad. IETE,
AMIIChE,
AMIIM, AMAeSI.
12. Mathematics Ph D Master’s degree in Mathematics, Partial Differential Equations, Controllability,
(MA) Statistics, Physics or any Nonlinear Waves, Nonlinear Dynamics and
branch Chaos, Probability and Stochastic Processes,
of Mathematical Sciences, or Stochastic Control, Stochastic Dynamic
BE / B Tech or equivalent Games, Random Graphs, Random Matrix,
degree Random Analytic Functions, Time Series
(provided they have good Analysis with Applications to Neuroscience,
aptitude for Mathematics). Mathematical Finance, Functional Analysis,
Harmonic Analysis, Several Complex
Variables, Operator Theory, Algebraic
Topology, Differential Topology, Commutative
Algebra, Algebraic Geometry, Differential
Geometry, Lie Algebra, Statistics.
13. Physics (PH) Ph D M Sc or equivalent degree in (A) Experimental Studies: (i) Condensed
Physics, Biophysics, Matter Physics (ii) Atomic, Molecular and
Streams $ : Biotechnology, Mathematics, Optical Physics, (iii) X-Ray Crystallography of
(a)Experimental Chemistry or Polymer Science Bio-Molecular Structures, and (iv) Cryogenics:
Condensed Matter or Physics and Technology.
Physics ME / M Tech / M Sc (Engg)
(b)Condensed or BE / B Tech or equivalent Specific Areas Include: Raman and Other
Matter Theory Spectroscopies; Fast Ionic Conductivity;
degree or
(c)Biocrystallo-
B Sc or equivalent degree Manipulation of Matter by Light, Laser Cooling
graphy and Trapping of Atoms, Ion Trapping,
followed
by AMIE, Grad.IETE, Precision Laser Spectroscopy; Magnetism,
Spintronics, Magnetic Thin Films,
AMIIChE, AMIIM, AMAeSI.
Magnetotransport; Quantum Transport in
Low-Dimensional and Disordered Materials,
Metal-Insulator Transition; Magnetic
Resonance Phenomena, NMR and EPR
Spectroscopies; Nanoscience and
Nanomaterials; Superconductivity in bulk as
well as Thin Films; Semiconductors;
Ferroelectricity, Crystal Growth Studies,
Nonlinear Optical Materials, Multiferroics;
Phase Transition Studies, High Pressure and
Low Temperature Studies, Study of Low
Dimensional Materials, Amorphous Materials,
Novel Glasses and Nanocomposites; Soft
Condensed Matter: Colloids, Surfactants and
Biological Material; Peptide and Protein
Crystallography, Complexation Studies and
Drug-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Molecular
Modeling, Database Analysis; Polymer
Physics, Surface X-Ray Scattering, Surface
Phase Transitions, Thermoelectric material
and device.
(B)Theoretical Studies on a variety of
Aspects of Condensed Matter Physics, in
particular: Strongly Correlated Systems,
Quantum Many-Body Theory and Magnetism,
Exotic Order and Quantum Criticality; Phase
Transitions, Equilibrium and Non-Equilibrium
Statistical Physics; Disordered and
Amorphous Systems, The Glass Transition,
Neural Networks; Spatiotemporal Chaos and
Turbulence in Fluids, Plasmas and Cardiac
Tissue; Soft Condensed Matter: Colloids,
Surfactants, Membranes, Liquid Crystals,
Vortex Lattices; Biological Physics:
Mechanics of Living Matter; Molecular
Modeling of Soft and Bio-Materials.

Sl. DEPARTMENT/CENTRE/UNIT Degree BASIC ELIGIBLE AREAS OF RESEARCH

No. QUALIFICATION
Signal Processing: Speech and
Continued… Audio Coding, Speech Recognition
and Enhancement, Music Content
Electrical Classification, Auditory Modes and
Communi-cation Hearing Aids. Compressive
Engineering (EC) Sensing.
Statistical Signal Processing:
Signal Detection and Estimation,
Space-Time (MIMO) Signal
Processing Algorithms with
applications to Wireless
Communications, Acoustic Signal
Separation using Microphone
Arrays.
Biomedical Signal Processing:
Processing of Biomedical Signals
using Nonlinear Dynamical
Techniques. Abnormality
Detection in ECG and EEG
Signals. Connectivity Study of
Networks in the Brain.
Microwave Engineering: Passive
and Active Circuits (RF and
Microwave). Microwave Antennas,
Fractal Designs in
Electromagnetics, MEMS and
Micromachining (RF MEMS),
Composite Materials for Microwave
Applications, Computational

http://www.iisc.ernet.in/admissions/chapter1.htm 03-10-2010

3. Electrical Ph D / ME / M Tech or equivalent
Engineering M Sc degree in
(EE) (Engg) Electrical, Electronics, High
Voltage, Communication,
Streams$ : Instrumentation, Computer
(a) Systems & Science, Systems Science
Signal Processing & Automation, Information
(b) Power Systems, Technology or Biomedical
Power Electronics Engineering or related
and High Voltage disciplines or
Engineering
BE / B Tech or equivalent
degree in
Electrical, Electronics,
Communication,
Instrumentation, Computer
Science, Information
Technology, Biomedical
Engg. or
M Sc or equivalent degree in
Physics, Mathematics,
Statistics
Electronics or
B Sc or equivalent degree
(with
Mathematics as one of the
subjects) followed by AMIE
in Electrical, Electronics or
Communication Engg,
Grad. IETE or
B Sc or equivalent degree in
Physical and Mathematical
Sciences, Computer
Science or
Electronics followed by a
Master’s Degree in
Computer Science or
Computer Applications.
$ Option to be specified at the time of interview.
http://www.iisc.ernet.in/admissions/chapter1.htm
Page 5 of 11
Electromagnetics, Microware
Photonics.
Systems and Signal Processing:
Real Time & Fault Tolerant
Systems, Sensor Networks,
Machine Learning, Computer
Vision, Bio Medical Signal and
Image Processing, Multimedia,
Document Image Processing,
Speech Processing, Embedded
Systems.
Power Systems, Power
Electronics and High Voltage
Engineering: Computer-Based
Analysis, Design, Control and
Protection of Power Systems,
Energy Systems, Distribution
Systems, Intelligent System
Applications To Power Systems.
Power Electronics & Drives,
Switched Mode Power Supplies,
New Power Devices.
Diagnostics and Monitoring of
Power Apparatus, EHV
Transmission, Insulation Ageing,
Partial Discharges,
Nanodielectrics, Gas Insulated
System, Lightning Modeling and
Protection, EMI & EMC,
Computational Electromagnetics,
HV Measurements, Air Pollution
Control.
03-10-2010
 Page 6 of 11

Sl. Degree BASIC ELIGIBLE AREAS OF RESEARCH

No. QUALIFICATION

http://www.iisc.ernet.in/admissions/chapter1.htm 03-10-2010

DEPARTMENT/CENTRE/UNIT
4. Centre for Ph D / ME / M Tech or BE / B Tech or
Electronics M Sc equivalent degree with
Design & (Engg) Electronics as one of the
Technology (ED) subjects of study or
M Sc or equivalent degree in
Chemistry or Physics with
specialization in Electronics
or
B Sc or equivalent degree with
Mathematics & Physics as
subjects of study followed by
AMIE in a relevant area of
specialization or Grad IETE.
5. Aerospace Ph D / ME / M Tech or BE / B Tech or
Engineering M Sc equivalent degree in
(AE) (Engg) Aerospace, Mechanical,
Electrical, Electronics,
Streams$ : Chemical, Civil, Computer
(a)Structures Science or Instrumentation or
(b)Guidance M Sc or equivalent degree in
and Control Physics, Mathematics,
(c)Fluid Applied Physics or
Mechanics Mathematics or
and
Instrumentation or Chemistry
Propulsion
or
B Sc or equivalent degree in
Physics, Mathematics or
Applied Physics followed by
AMIE, AMAeSI, AMIIChE or
Grad. IETE.
6. Centre for Ph D / ME / M Tech or BE / B Tech or
Atmospheric & M Sc equivalent degree in
Oceanic (Engg) any branch of engineering
Sciences including Atmospheric
(AS) Sciences or
M Sc or equivalent degree in
Physics,
Mathematics, Atmospheric
Sciences, Oceanic Sciences.
“Should have taken a
course/paper in mathematics
involving differential
equations” at graduate or
postgraduate level.
http://www.iisc.ernet.in/admissions/chapter1.htm
Page 7 of 11
Communication Networks: Sl. Degree BASIC ELIGIB
Performance Analysis, Modeling, No. QUALIFICATIO
Simulation and Measurement of
Wireless Cellular, Ad Hoc and
Sensor Networks. Architecture and
Algorithms For Quality of Service
Support On The Internet.
Power Electronics: Multi Level
Inverters, PWM Techniques,
Induction Motor Drives, Solar
Power Supplies, Multi Motor Drives
For Electric Traction, Sensorless
Drives For Electric Vehicles, High
Frequency Power Supplies, Hybrid
Energy Alternatives. Bondgraph
Modeling.
VLSI: Advanced CMOS and Post
CMOS Device Research,
Nanotechnology, Modeling and
Simulation of Nanoscale Device,
Novel Memory Architectures.
Electronics Systems Packaging:
Physics, Chemistry and Materials,
Metallurgical Aspects of Board and
System Level Packaging.
Theoretical and Experimental Fluid
Mechanics, Applied Aerodynamics,
Shock Waves, Flow Lasers,
Chemical Kinetics, Hypersonic and
High Enthalpy Flows,
Computational Fluid Dynamics,
Flight Mechanics of Aircraft and
Helicopters; Dynamics and
Control of Aerospace Vehicles,
Orbital Mechanics, Space
Robotics, Guidance, Avionics,
Radar and Electro-Magnetic
Systems, Parallel/Distributed
Processing and Neural Networks
Applications, Optimization and
Estimation techniques in
Aerospace Systems; Aerospace
Propulsion, Basic and Applied
Combustion, Experimental and
Computational Studies on
Reactive Flows, Combustion of
Propellants; Composite Structures,
Smart Structures, Non-Destructive
Evaluation, Finite Element
Methods, Fracture Mechanics, $ Option to be specified at the time of interview.
Structural Integrity and Reliability,
Structural Dynamics and
Aeroelasticity, Rotor Craft
Dynamics.
Monsoon Dynamics and Sl. Degree BASIC ELIGIBL
Prediction, Tropical Convection, No. QUALIFICATIO
Satellite Meteorology, Dynamics of
Oceans, Coupled Ocean-
Atmosphere Systems; Climate
Modeling, Laboratory Modeling,
Planetary Boundary Layer,
Stochastic Modeling, Aerosol and
Climate, Cloud-Aerosol Interaction,
Data Assimilation, Carbon Cycle
and Land Cover Change Modeling.
03-10-2010
 Page 8 of 11

DEPARTMENT/CENTRE/UNIT
7. Chemical Ph D / ME/ M Tech or BE / B
Engineering (CH) M Sc equivalent degree or
(Engg) M Sc or equivalent deg
in Physics, Chemistr
Mathematics, or Life
Sciences. (with Math
as a subject at the B
level.)

$ Option to be specified at the time of interview.

Sl. Degree BASIC ELIGIBLE AREAS OF RESEARCH

No. QUALIFICATION

http://www.iisc.ernet.in/admissions/chapter1.htm 03-10-2010
 Page 9 of 11

DEPARTMENT/CENTRE/UNIT
13. Centre for Ph D / ME/ M Tech or BE/ B Tech or Water Quality and Sustainable
Sustainable M Sc equivalent degree in any Supply; Water and Sanitation;
Technologies (Engg) Engineering discipline (viz., Integrated Habitats/Human
(ST) Mechanical, Civil, Electrical, Settlement Design and
Chemical including Renewable Architecture; Alternative Building
Energy, Environmental Technologies and Materials,
Engineering, Energy Studies) Energy Efficient and
or Environmentally Sound
M Sc or equivalent degree in Technologies; Functional
Environ- Efficiency of Buildings including
mental Science and/or Climatic-Performance, Energy,
Environmental Chemistry or Solar Architecture; Renewable
M Arch or B Arch. Energy; Solar, Biomass
Combustion and Gasification,
Biomethanation, Bio-Fuels, etc.;
Renewable Energy; Energy
Planning, Demand Side
Management, Energy Efficiency;
Waste Management; Reuse and
Recycling; Natural Resources
Management; Climate Change
Mitigation; Information and
Communications Technology.
14. Super Computer Ph D / ME / M Tech or BE / B Tech or Compiler Optimization, Computer
Education & M Sc equivalent degree Aided Design, Computational
Research Centre (Engg) in any Engineering discipline Electromagnetics, Computer
(SE) or Architecture, Computational
M Sc or equivalent degree in methods in Medical Imaging,
Streams $ : Mathematics, Physics, Computational formulations for
i) Computational Statistics, Electronics, Optical Physics, Database
Sciences Instrumentation or Computer Systems, Embedded System-On-
(ii) Computer Sciences or Chip Architectures, Grid
Systems Master’s in Computer Applications, Grid Computing and
Application. Grid Middleware, High
Performance Computing,
In all cases a background in Mathematical Software/Libraries,
programming is required. Multimedia, Medical Image
Processing and Physiological
signal processing, Network
Security, Pervasive Computing,
Quantum Computing, Scientific
Computing, Stream Processing
Architectures.
15. Management Ph D / ME/ M Tech or BE /B Tech or Applied Statistics, Strategic
Studies (MG) M Sc equivalent Management, Operations
(Engg) degree or Research, Industrial Economics,
MBA or equivalent PGDBM or Organizational Behavior, Human
Master's degree in Economics, Resource Management, Industrial
Social Relations, Public Policy,
Work, Psychology, Marketing, Technology
Mathematics, Statistics, Management, Management of R
Operations Research, & D, Information Systems
Computer Science/Application Engineering, Operations
or Management, Supply Chain
Master's degree in German Management, Quality Control and
Language. Reliability, Management of
Intellectual Property, Management
of Innovation, Energy and
Environmental Management.
Deutsch Als Fremdsprache, and
Intercultural aspects.
16. Instrumenta-tion Ph D / ME / M Tech or BE / B Tech or Embedded Systems and
(IN) M Sc equivalent degree or Applications, Sensors and
(Engg) M Sc or equivalent degree in Related Instrumentation,
Instrumentation, Physics, Tomographic Imaging for
Materials Science, Applied Biomedical and other applications,
Physics, Electronics or Lasers and Optical Metrology,
B Sc (Physics & Mathematics) Switching Devices for Information
followed by AMIE, Grad. IETE, Storage, Mass Spectrometry,
AMIIChE, AMIIM, AMAeSI. Photovoltaics, Electrical and
Thermal Contact Resistance,
Microelectromechanical Systems
(MEMS), Fibre-Bragg Grating
Sensors.
Cryogenics Technology and
Application.
$ Option to be specified at the time of interview.

1.5. INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMS

The candidates admitted to the interdisciplinary program would be jointly associated with at least two departments.

Sl. Discipline Degree BASIC ELIGIBLE AREAS OF RESEARCH

No. QUALIFICATION
1 Mathematical Ph D M Sc or equivalent degree in Numerical Analysis, Computational Fluid
Sciences (MS) Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Dynamics and Scientific Computation;
Chemistry, Biology, Bioinformatics Wireless Communication and Sensor
Participating or Networks; Bioinformatics; System
departments: MA, ME/M Tech or BE/B Tech or Biology; Computational Neuroscience;
PH, MB, IN, EC, CH, equivalent Computational Biophysics;
AE, ME, SE, MG, degree in Engineering discipline, Computational Biology; Evolutionary
CS, MD, NS. including Biotechnology. Biology; Theoretical Biology; Viral
Dynamics; Constrained Biomolecular
Dynamics; Mathematical Immunology;
Stochastic Optimal Control; Mathematical
Finance; Partial Differential (Algebraic)
Equations; Optimization; Computational
Geometry and Topology; Computational
Geometry and Data Visualization; Inverse
Boundary Value Problem in The Context
of Imaging; Coding Theory and
Techniques; Game Theory, Systems and
Cognitive Neuroscience.
2 Nanoengineering for Ph D ME/M Tech or BE/B Tech or Research Areas Cover a Broad
Integrated Systems equivalent Spectrum of Topics Relevant To
(NI) degree in an Engineering discipline Engineering At The Nano Scale For
or Realizing Integrated Systems: Novel
Participating M Sc or equivalent degree in a Materials and Processes for Transistors,
departments: AE, Science Sensors and Actuators, Non-Silicon
ED, CH, EC, IP, IN, discipline. Based Transistors, Phase Change
MR, MT,ME, MB, Memory, Piezoelectric, Ferroelectric,
PH, PD, and SE Magnetic, Organic, Shape Memory
Materials and Devices, System On Chip,
Inertial Sensors, ,Acoustic Sensors,
Chemical Sensors, Gas Sensors, Bio
Sensors, Computational

http://www.iisc.ernet.in/admissions/chapter1.htm 03-10-2010
 Page 10 of 11

Nanoengineering, MEMS and NEMS,

3 Chemical Biology Ph D
(CB)
Participating
departments: All the
depts. in the division
of Biological and
Chemical Sciences,
and the depts of PH
and CH.
4 Nanoscience and Ph D
Nanotechnology
(NN)
Participating depts: PH,
IN, IP, OC, SS, MR,
CH, ME, MT and EC.
Master’s degree in any branch of
Engineering, Science,
Mathematics, Statistics, Computer
Applications, Pharmacy,
Veterinary Science, Agriculture,
MBBS.
ME/M Tech or BE / B Tech or
equivalent degree in an
Engineering discipline or
M Sc or equivalent degree in a
Science discipline.
RF MEMS, Optical MEMS, CMOS-
MEMS Integration.
A diverse array of areas in all aspects of
Chemical Studies of Biological Systems
including Proteins, Carbohydrates,
Nucleic Acids, Synthesis and Mechanism
of Interaction of Drugs and Protein/DNA,
Membranes and Mebrane Bound
Proteins, DNA Modifying Enzymes,
Protein Folding and Modification, Amino
Acids and Peptide Structure, Molecular
Recognition, Lipids and Bioactive
Molecules, Cell-Cell Interaction, Rates of
Enzymatic Reactions, Cancer and Anti-
Cancer and Anti-Viral Agents, and X-Ray
Crystallography of Biomolecules.
Research Covers Broad Areas of
Nanoscience and Technology Including
Synthesis and Self Assembly and
Consolidation of Nanoparticles of
Inorganic and Organic Materials,
Ceramics, Metals and Polymer,
Properties of Nanomaterials including
Catalysis, Development of Devices and
Systems Through Nanoscience and
Technology.

1.6 Selection Procedure

The selection of candidates for admission to research programs (including interdisciplinary programs) is by an interview held at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore during
the period 7-11 June 2010.

The number of candidates called for interview will depend on the number of vacancies available in each department.

1.6.1 Short listing for Interview

 Candidates with ME/ M Tech or an equivalent degree including MBA (post BE/B Tech) opting for Ph D in Engineering will be short-listed based on their academic
performance including GATE; or CSIR-UGC NET for JRF; or UGC NET for JRF; or ICMR JRF; or DBT JRF; or IISc Entrance Test; or JEST; or NBHM.
 Candidates with ME/ M Tech or an equivalent degree opting for Ph D in Science Faculty should qualify in any one of the following tests given below (a to g). They
will be short-listed based on their performance in the qualifying test.
 Candidates with BE/ B Tech/ M Sc or an equivalent degree opting for M Sc(Engg) / Ph D in Engineering or Ph D in Science should qualify in any one of the
following tests given below (a to g). They will be short-listed based on their performance in the qualifying test.
 Candidates who qualify through CSIR-UGC NET for JRF; or UGC NET for JRF; or ICMR JRF; or DBT JRF where quantitative measures are not known, may be
subjected to another screening test at the Institute before the interview.

(a) IISc Entrance Test 2010

(b) GATE 2010 (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering)

(c) Joint CSIR-UGC NET for JRF (with a valid certificate as on 1st of August 2010)

(d) UGC NET for JRF (with a valid certificate as on 1st of August 2010)

(e) ICMR JRF/DBT JRF (with a valid certificate as on 1st of August 2010) - for the
departments of BC, MD, ES, MC, and MB.

(f) NBHM (with a valid certificate as on 1st of August 2010)- for the department of Mathematics only.

(g) JEST 2010 - for the departments of PH, AP, HE, MB, IP, and SS.

NOTE:
Candidates with BE / B Tech or equivalent degree who may not have qualified in any of the above mentioned National Entrance Tests will also be considered for the Ph D program in Engineering. Short
listing for interview of such candidates is based on their academic performance in the qualifying degree (upto 3rd year in BE / B Tech), and their performance in 10th and 12th /PUC examinations.

http://www.iisc.ernet.in/admissions/chapter1.htm 03-10-2010
 Page 11 of 11

1.7 IISc Entrance Test 2010

1. The date, time & paper for Entrance Test are as given below.

Day & Date Time Entrance Test Papers

Sunday 25th April 2010
9 AM to 12 Noon Atmospheric Sciences (AS) 2. IISc Entrance Test Paper codes are listed in Table 6.6 (Page no.92) and the
Biological Sciences (BC) Centres are listed in Table 6.8 (Page no. 93).
Chemistry (CY)
3. Each Candidate should choose a paper for the entrance test that is the
Ecological Sciences (ES)
closest to the branch of his/her qualifying examination. Candidates who
Mathematics (MA)
opt to write the ES paper will be considered only in the Centre for
Management Studies (MG)
Ecological Sciences, and the MG paper will be considered only in the
Materials Science (MR)
department of Management Studies for interview.

1.8 Notes
(a) Candidates short-listed for interview will be intimated about 2 weeks ahead of the dates of interview. Lists of candidates short-listed for interview will also be available on our website
www.iisc.ernet.in/admissions.
(b) Candidates called for interview have to make their own arrangements for travel and accommodation etc.
(c) Candidates called for interview should bring with them attested copies of all the transcripts (marks cards from SSLC or equivalent onwards, degree certificate of the qualifying examination, etc.)
and produce them before the interview committee, failing which they will not be interviewed.
(d) Candidates belonging to SC/ST category should bring the original caste certificate, issued by a competent authority for purposes of verification.
(e) Candidate belonging to Physically-Handicapped and Kashmiri-Migrant categories should produce the originals of the appropriate certificates, issued as per Government of India rules.
(f) Candidates selected for admission will be intimated about 2 weeks in advance. There will be no separate communication for those candidates who are not selected. Please check our website
(www.iisc.ernet.in/admissions ) for a list of candidates selected for admission.
(g) Candidates admitted to the Research program should report to the Institute for completing admission formalities on 30.07.2010. The session commences on 02.08.2010.
(h) At the time of joining, candidates should have completed all the requirements for the award of the qualifying degree including all examinations, dissertation projects, viva-voce, etc.
(i) Only candidates who produce all the mark sheets and (original or provisional) degree certificates issued by the Head of the Institution/University Authority will be given regular admission and are
eligible for a scholarship.
(j) Candidates who are awaiting results but have completed all the formalities for the award of a degree should produce at the time of joining, a Course-Completion Certificate, issued by the Head
of the institution (The Principal/Registrar). Such candidates will be given only provisional admission, which will be regularized on producing their marks sheets and (original, or provisional),
degree certificates etc., issued by the Head of the Institution/University Authority on or before 31 October 2010, failing which the provisional admission stands cancelled.
(k) Candidates who are given provisional admission are eligible for a scholarship only on regularisation of admission (on production of the required documents). They will be paid a scholarship with
retrospective effect, i.e., from the date of joining.

http://www.iisc.ernet.in/admissions/chapter1.htm 03-10-2010