NISER Long-term (Dissertation) Project Work 2025 in School of Physical Sciences (SPS)

The School of Physical Sciences, NISER invites applications for the Long-term / Dissertation Project Work Program from the eligible students registered / enrolled in the PG / Integrated MSc degree courses related to the Physical Sciences in the recognized Universities / Institutions.

Program Overview

The program aims to facilitate mostly to the students registered in a PG degree course having partial requirement of fulfillment of dissertation thesis work in the field of Physical Sciences.

The program process involves selection of a suitable topic for dissertation project work, conduct of required scientific experiments through the available resources, and drafting the findings in the form of dissertation thesis by analyzing the data.

Students will be allowed to work under close guidance and supervision of a faculty member from the School

Key Program Details

1. Duration: Maximum 6 months (July to December 2025).
2. Extension: Generally no extension, but may be considered in exceptional cases based on performance and project requirement.
3. Prior Participation: Not eligible if previously availed at NISER.
4. Faculty/PI Vacancies: Applications considered only for applied faculty/PI vacancies.
5. Selection: By the respective Lab PI / Faculty In-Charge.
6. Program Fee: ₹10000/- for the 6-month duration for students from private institutions/universities (additional fee for extension).
7. Financial Support: No stipend or financial support from the institute.
8. Accommodation: Chargeable hostel accommodation @ ₹30/- per day (subject to availability).

Details of Available Vacancies / Seats

Sl. No.	Name of Faculty / PI & E-mail ID to apply	Areas of Research / Project Work	Seats for Long – term / dissertation Project work
1	Dr. Ajaya Kumar Nayak (ajaya@niser.ac.in)	Skyrmions, 2D materials	2
2	Dr. Amaresh Kumar Jaiswal (a.jaiswal@niser.ac.in)	Relativistic hydrodynamics, kinetic theory, FRG	1
3	Dr. Anamitra Mukherjee (anamitra@niser.ac.in)	1. Information-theoretic approach to quantum many-body scars and spin-liquids. 2. Novel many-body perturbation approach based on Kalman filtering.	2
4	Dr. Bedangadas Mohanty (bedanga@niser.ac.in)	Particle production in hadronic and nuclear collisions	2
5	Dr. Colin Benjamin (colin@niser.ac.in)	Game theory, Quantum information theory, Theoretical nano scale science	2
6	Dr. Joydeep Bhattacharjee (jbhattacharjee@niser.ac.in)	Developing Model Hamiltonian in Wannierized basis from first principles for quantum materials	1
7	Dr. Najmul Haque (nhaque@niser.ac.in)	Thermal field theory in presence of magnetic field	1
8	Dr. Nishikanta Khandai (nkhandai@niser.ac.in)	TOPICS in galaxy and structure formation in the universe	2
9	Dr. Prasanjit Samal (psamal@niser.ac.in)	Computational Material Science & Density Functional Theory	2
10	Dr. Pratap Kumar Sahoo (pratap.sahoo@niser.ac.in)	Condensed Matter Physics	1
11	Dr. Satyaprasad P Senanayak (satyaprasad@niser.ac.in)	Nano electronic Devices	2
12	Dr. Shamik Banerjee (bshamik@niser.ac.in)	String Theory and Flat Space Holography	1
13	Dr. Shovon Pal (shovon.pal@niser.ac.in)	THz time domain spectroscopy of artificial metastructures	1
14	Dr. Subhankar Bedanta (sbedanta@niser.ac.in)	Nanomagnetism and spintronics, Quantum Materials	2
15	Dr. Sumedha (sumedha@niser.ac.in)	Models of glasses and neural networks. Synchronization & continuum spin models with disorder.	2
16	Dr. Tapan Mishra (mishratapan@niser.ac.in)	Topological Studies and Quantum Computing	2
17	Dr. Tuhin Ghosh (tghosh@niser.ac.in)	Galactic magnetic field and component separation techniques	2
18	Dr. Manoj Kumar (manoj_kumar@niser.ac.in)	Computational studies of spin systems with disorder and frustration.	1

How to Apply

• Interested students may apply using the prescribed application form (Page No. 4-5 of the notice).
• Applications will be received through e-mail only.
• Applicants need to send the scanned copy of the filled-in application form & “Bonafide-Cum-No Objection Certificate” (format on Page No.6) along with other supporting documents in a single PDF file to the E-mail ID of the respective Lab-PI / Faculty In-Charge (as given in the table above).
• Applications received after the last date & without “Bonafide-Cum-No Objection Certificate” will not be considered.
• The list of selected students will be published on the NISER website https://www.niser.ac.in preferably by May 30th, 2025.

For any query / clarification, please write to: cpsps@niser.ac.in with a cc to: ao-sps@niser.ac.in

General Terms & Conditions

Students selected for the program will have to sign an undertaking at the time of joining, agreeing to the following conditions:

• NISER owns all data and intellectual property generated during the project work.
• Students have no rights to use the data for any purpose (including publications/patents) without prior NISER approval, except for project reports/theses under faculty supervision.
• Strict confidentiality of institute/school/lab/instrumentation information must be maintained.
• Violation may lead to disciplinary/legal action by NISER.
• Students must strictly follow the instructions of their faculty PIs.
• Proper discipline and decorum must be maintained on campus. Misconduct may lead to disciplinary action.
• Students must abide by rules and deposit caution money for availing hostel, library, or other NISER facilities.
• No NISER e-mail ID will be created for interns.
• Students need to use their own laptops; limited guest Wi-Fi may be provided for project-related work only (misuse may lead to disciplinary action).
• Hostel accommodation may be provided on a chargeable basis subject to availability.

• Last date to apply for this program: 15 May, 2025
• List of selected students will be published: Preferably by 30 May, 2025

• Long-Term Project / Dissertation 2025 (SPS)
• NISER Website