South Asian University PhD Admission 2025-26

South Asian University, New Delhi invites online application for PhD admission for the academic session 2025-26.

Modes of Admission

Admission to PhD programmes is offered through two modes –

SAU Entrance Test Mode

• For Indian Candidates: Center-based online tests conducted by the University.
• For SAARC Candidates (excluding India): Proctored online tests on stipulated dates.

Direct Admission Mode (Without SAU Entrance Test)

• In India: Based on scores from national-level tests
• In Other SAARC Countries: Based on national-level test scores or qualifying examination results from recognized institutions.
• For Non-SAARC Candidates: Based on scores obtained in their qualifying examination.
• Candidates who are currently taking the qualifying examination or awaiting the results of the national-level test will be given another opportunity to update this information.

PhD in Mathematics

• Research Areas
  • Numerical Analysis
  • Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems
  • Fourier Analysis
  • Analysis, Function Spaces
  • Integral Operators and weighted Norm Inequalities
  • Graph Theory, Discrete Mathematics
  • Finite Elements Methods
  • Parallel Computations
  • Statistical Approximation, Stochastic Processes
  • Mathematical Biology, Non-linear Dynamical Systems
  • Optimization, Swarm Intelligence
• Eligibility
  • Candidates must have completed a minimum of 17 years of formal education, i.e. 12 years of regular schooling, followed by either a 3-year Bachelor’s degree and a 2-year Master’s degree, or a 4-year Bachelor’s degree and a 1-year Master’s degree in Mathematics, Computer Science, Statistics, Operations Research, Physics, or an equivalent field, with a minimum aggregate of 55% marks or an equivalent grade.
  • Candidates with 4-year Bachelor degree in the subject are also eligible for admission to PhD programme provided they have secured a minimum of 80% marks or equivalent grade.
• Format of the Entrance Test Paper
  • The duration of the Entrance Test will be 2 hours.
  • The question paper will consist of 70 multiple choice questions.
  • There will be no negative marking.
  • Calculators will not be allowed. However, Log Tables may be used.
• Syllabus for Entrance Test
  • Analysis: Real functions; limit, continuity, differentiability; sequences; series; uniform convergence; functions of complex variables; analytic functions, complex integration; singularities, power and Laurent series; metric spaces; stereographic projection; topology, compactness, connectedness; normed linear spaces, inner product spaces; dual spaces, linear operators; Lebesgue measure and integration; convergence theorems.
  • Algebra: Basic theory of matrices and determinants; eigenvalues and eigenvectors; Groups and their elementary properties; subgroups, normal subgroups, cyclic groups, permutation groups; Lagrange’s theorem; quotient groups, homomorphism of groups; Cauchy Theorem and p-groups; the structure of groups; Sylow’s theorems and their applications; rings, integral domains and fields; ring homomorphism and ideals; polynomial rings and irreducibility criteria; vector space, vector subspace, linear independence of vectors, basis and dimensions of a vector space, inner product spaces, orthonormal basis; Gram-Schmidt process, linear transformations.
  • Differential Equations: First order ordinary differential equations (ODEs); solution of first order initial value problems; singular solution of first order ODEs; system of linear first order ODEs; method of solution of dx/P=dy/Q=dz/R; orthogonal trajectory; solution of Pfaffian differential equations in three variables; linear second order ODEs; Sturm-Liouville problems; Laplace transformation of ODEs; series solutions; Cauchy problem for first order partial differential equations (PDEs); method of characteristics; second order linear PDEs in two variables and their classification; separation of variables; solution of Laplace, wave and diffusion equations; Fourier transform and Laplace transform of PDEs.
  • Numerical Analysis: Numerical solution of algebraic and transcendental equations; direct and iterative methods for system of linear equations; matrix eigenvalue problems; interpolation and approximations; numerical differentiation and integration; composite numerical integration; double numerical integration; numerical solution for initial value problems; finite difference and finite element methods for boundary value problems.
  • Probability and Statistics: Axiomatic approach of probability; random variables; expectation, moments generating functions, density and distribution functions; conditional expectation.
  • Linear Programming: Linear programming problem and its formulation; graphical method, simplex method; artificial starting solution; sensitivity analysis; duality and post-optimality analysis.

PhD in Biotechnology

• Research Areas
  • The Faculty of Life Sciences and Biotechnology is doing high quality research in diverse areas at the forefronts of biology. Candidates are strongly encouraged to visit the webpage, www.sau.int/faculty-of-life-sciences-biotechnology-flsb/ to know the research areas of individual research group.
  • FLSB has state of the art laboratories with all basic and high-end equipment’s.
  • Selected PhD candidates will be provided the opportunity to do their research from anyone of the following areas in biotechnology: Applied and Industrial Biotechnology, Cancer Biology, Chemical Biology, Molecular Medicine, Neuroscience, Plant Molecular Biology, Protein Engineering, and Virology.
• Eligibility
  • Candidates must have completed a minimum of 17 years of formal education, i.e. 12 years of regular schooling followed by either a 3+2 year or a 4+1 year Bachelor’s and Master’s degree program in any branch of Biological Sciences (e.g., MSc, MVSc, MTech, MPharm) or hold an MD/MS from a government-recognized institution in any SAARC country. A minimum of 55% marks or an equivalent grade is required.
  • Candidates with 4-year Bachelor degree in the subject are also eligible for admission to PhD programme provided they have secured a minimum of 80% marks or equivalent grade.
• Format of the Entrance Test Paper
  • The computer based entrance test will be of 2 hours duration.
  • There will be no negative marking.
  • The question paper will consist of 100 multiple-choice questions out of which candidates will have to attempt 70.
  • First 70 attempted questions will be evaluated.
• Syllabus for Entrance Test
  • Questions will be asked at MSc level from all the areas of Biological Sciences including Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Cancer Biology, Molecular Biology, Immunology, Animal Sciences, Parasitology, Plant Biotechnology, Genetics, Microbiology, Virology, Neurosciences, Biochemical Engineering, Biophysics and Biostatistics.

PhD in Computer Science

• Research Areas
  • The Ph.D. in Computer Science program is aimed at producing world-class researchers and innovators in computing technologies.
  • It offers an intellectually stimulating environment to conduct groundbreaking research in areas like machine learning, quantum computing, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, optical networks, cloud computing, and big data analytics. With access to cutting-edge facilities, expert faculty guidance, and interdisciplinary collaborations, students engage in theoretical and applied research.
  • The program emphasizes publications in top-tier journals and participation in global conferences. Graduates are well-prepared for careers in academia, research institutions, and the industry, driving advancements in the field of computer science.
• Eligibility
  • Candidates must have completed a minimum of 17 years of formal education, i.e. 12 years of regular schooling followed by either a 3+2 year or a 4+1 year Bachelor’s and Master’s degree program in Computer Science or Computer Science and Engineering or in any allied discipline from a government-recognized institution in any SAARC country. A minimum of 55% marks or an equivalent grade is required.
  • Candidates with 4-year Bachelor degree in the subject are also eligible for admission to PhD programme provided they have secured a minimum of 80% marks or equivalent grade.
• Format of the Entrance Test Paper
  • The duration of the Entrance Test will be 2 hours.
  • The question paper will consist of 70 multiple choice questions.
  • There will be no negative marking.
  • Calculators will not be allowed. However, Log Tables may be used.
• Syllabus for Entrance Test
  • Discrete Mathematics: Sets, Relations, Functions, Boolean Algebra, Propositional logic, First Order Predicate Logic, Lattice.
  • Combinatorics: Permutations, Combinations, Counting, Summation, Recurrence Relations, Binomial Theorem, Exponential Series, Pigeonhole Principle.
  • Probability and Statistics: Conditional Probability, Mean, Median, Mode, Standard Deviation, Variance, Covariance, Random Variable, Distributions (Uniform, Normal, Exponential, Poisson, Binomial).
  • Vector Analysis: Rectangular Cartesian Co-ordinates, Equations of a Line, Mid-point, Intersections etc., Equations of a Circle, Distance Formulae, Pair of Straight Lines, Addition and Subtraction of Vectors, Scalar and Vector, Product of Two Vectors, Scalar Triple Product, Vector Triple Product.
  • Matrices: Basic Concepts, Types of Matrices, Determinants, Transpose, Inverse and Rank of a Matrix, Matrix Algebra, Systems of Linear Equations, Eigen Values and Eigen Vectors.
  • Programming in C: Data Types & Qualifiers, Identifiers, Control Structures, Array and Pointers, Array of Pointers, Pointers to Array, Ragged Array, Strings, Structure, Union, Functions, Recursion, File Handling, Macros, Enumeration.
  • Data & File Structures: Arrays, Sparse Matrix, Linked Lists, Doubly Linked Lists, Circular Linked Lists, Stack, Queue, Priority Queue, Postfix and Prefix Representation and Evaluation, Tree, Binary Search Tree, Heap Tree, AVL Trees, B Tree, B+ Tree, Graph Representation, Properties and Traversals, Inverted List, Multi-List, Hashing and Tables.
  • Design & Analysis of Algorithms: Asymptotic Notations, Asymptotic Analysis (best, worst, average cases) of Time and Space, Sorting, Searching, Recursion, Graph (Spanning tree, connected component, shortest path), Divide-and-Conquer Approach, Greedy Approach, Dynamic Programming, Complexity Classes – P, NP, NP-hard and NP-Complete.
  • Operating Systems: Processes, Threads, Inter-Process Communication, Concurrency, Synchronisation (Semaphores, Critical Regions, Mutual Exclusion), Deadlock Handling (Bankers Algorithm), CPU Scheduling, Memory Management and Virtual Memory (Paging and Segmentation), File Systems, I/O systems, Protection and Security, UNIX and Windows, Basic UNIX Commands, Shell Programming.
  • Computer Networks: Local Area Networks (LAN), Metropolitan Area Networks (MAN), Wide Area Networks (WAN), OSI Model, TCP/IP Model, Encoding and Modulation, Multiplexing, Switching, Transmission Media, Flow Control, Error Detection and Correction, Multiple Access Protocols, IP Addresses, Routing Algorithms, Multicasting, Congestion Control, QoS, TCP/UDP, Application Layer Protocols.
  • Database Management System: ER Model, Relational Model (Relational Algebra, Tuple and Domain Calculus), Database Design (Integrity Constraints, Normal Forms), SQL/PL-SQL, Transactions and Concurrency Control, Distributed Databases, File Organization and Indexing.
  • Computer Architecture and Organization: Subsystems of a Computer, Instruction Formats, Addressing Modes, Processor Datapath Design, Control Unit Design, Pipelining, Memory Organization, I/O Organization, Interrupts and DMA, Parallelism

PhD in Economics

• Research Areas
  • The PhD Program in Economics is a doctoral level research program which usually spans over five years. This includes one year of rigorous coursework and about four years of intensive research under the supervision of a Research Advisory Committee, resulting in production of a thesis containing at least three academic research papers, contributing to expanding the frontiers of knowledge in the discipline.
  • The research scholars in the PhD program typically publish their research in major international journals of repute and also regularly present their work in major international conferences. In the past, after completing their PhDs, our research scholars have successfully received job offers either as faculty members or post-doctoral researchers in major universities in SAARC region as well as US, UK and Europe as well as from various international organizations like United Nations and World Bank, research think tanks and corporate sector.
• Eligibility
  • Candidates must have completed a minimum of 17 years of formal education, i.e.12 years of regular schooling followed by either a 3-year Bachelor’s degree and a 2-year Master’s degree or a 4-year Bachelor’s degree and a 1-year Master’s degree, leading to an MA/MSc degree in Economics or related specializations. The degrees must be obtained from an institution recognized by the government of any SAARC country, with a minimum aggregate of 50% marks or an equivalent grade.
  • Candidates with 4-year Bachelor degree in the subject are also eligible for admission to PhD programme provided they have secured a minimum of 75% marks or equivalent grade.
• Format of the Entrance Test Paper
  • The duration of the Entrance Test will be 2 hours.
  • The question paper will consist of 70 multiple choice questions.
  • There will be no negative marking.
• Syllabus for Entrance Test
  • Multiple choice questions covering the areas of Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Mathematical Methods, Statistical & Econometric Methods, and Development Economics.

PhD in International Relations

• Research Areas
  • The Department of International Relations has built a formidable reputation for research in the region, and the PhD programme has been an integral part of this journey.
  • Students receive research training by undertaking, among others, compulsory courses in Advanced International Relations Theory and Advanced Research Methods.
  • A wide range of optional courses are also offered to help students develop their areas of interest into original and feasible research projects. In addition to close supervision, doctoral research is regularly reviewed with the aim to provide additional support, if required, and to ensure that research integrity is maintained by all scholars.
• Eligibility
  • Candidates must have completed a minimum of 17 years of formal education, i.e. 12 years of regular schooling followed by either a 3-year Bachelor’s degree and a 2-year Master’s degree, or a 4-year Bachelor’s degree and a 1-year Master’s degree. The Master’s degree must be in International Relations or related fields such as Political Science, Economics, Psychology, Anthropology, Sociology, History, Philosophy, Geography, Law, Development Studies, Cultural Studies, Gender Studies, Post-Colonial Studies, Comparative Literature, or Comparative Religious Studies. The degree should be obtained from an institution recognized by the government of any SAARC country, with a minimum of 50% marks or an equivalent grade.
  • Candidates with 4-year Bachelor degree in the subject are also eligible for admission to PhD programme provided they have secured a minimum of 75% marks or equivalent grade.
• Format of the Entrance Test Paper
  • The duration of the Entrance Test will be 2 hours.
  • The question paper will consist of 70 multiple choice questions.
  • There will be no negative marking.
• Syllabus for Entrance Test
  • Multiple-choice questions that will test the applicant’s subject knowledge and general knowledge pertaining to South Asia and the world.

PhD in Sociology

• Research Areas
  • The PhD programme of the Department of Sociology is aimed at enabling the students to rethink, revise and rejuvenate the discipline of Sociology by effectively centering South Asia and engage in a purposive dialogue with dominant centers of knowledge, typically associated with the West, and new emergent perspectives from other parts of the world.
  • The doctoral scholars are expected to push the bounds of Sociological and Anthropological knowledge that will enable the development of a ‘South Asian Sociology’, aware of its diverse histories, concerns and approaches, initiate a rethinking of the category of South Asia without falling prey to delimiting paradigms and contribute to the further development of Sociology and Anthropology as disciplines on the whole.
  • The program solicits research students’ critical role in developing new approaches, methodological innovations, develop of new areas of enquiries, and originality of research rather than convenient reproductions.
• Eligibility
  • Candidates must have completed a minimum of 17 years of formal education, i.e. 12 years of schooling followed by either a 3-year Bachelor’s degree and a 2-year Master’s degree, or a 4-year Bachelor’s degree and a 1-year Master’s degree. The Master’s degree should be in Sociology or related disciplines such as Political Science, Economics and Business Studies, Labour Studies, Psychology, Cultural and Social Anthropology, History, Philosophy, Linguistics, Mass Communication, Journalism, Film and Television Studies, Education, Geography, Law, Social Work, Development Studies, Criminology, Archaeology, Cultural Studies, Gender Studies, Post-Colonial Studies, English, Comparative Literature, Comparative Religious Studies, Sociology of Science, Art History, Critical Theatre Studies, Aesthetics, or Art Production. The degrees must be obtained from an institution recognized by the government of any SAARC country, with a minimum aggregate of 50% marks or an equivalent grade.
  • Candidates with 4-year Bachelor degree in the subject are also eligible for admission to PhD programme provided they have secured a minimum of 75% marks or equivalent grade.
• Format of the Entrance Test Paper
  • The duration of the Entrance Test will be 2 hours.
  • The question paper will consist of 70 multiple choice questions.
  • There will be no negative marking.
• Syllabus for Entrance Test
  • The subject knowledge and comprehension skills will be of the post-graduate level.
  • Some questions may be of multiple-choice type based on the reading of  passages provided.

PhD in Legal Studies

• Research Areas
  • The PhD programme offers research opportunities in a variety of important areas of law taught and researched by the faculty with a view to building capacity of the South Asian countries in the domain of law. Besides teaching such compulsory courses as Research Methodology and requiring the writing of a seminar paper, the Programme enables the students to take a few optional courses as part of their course work. The Programme then descends into the writing of a research proposal for confirmation to the PhD programme. The programme is further and commonly diversified by making it attractive to professionals/working people.
• Eligibility
  • Candidates must have completed a minimum of 17 years of formal education  with Master’s Degree in Law from an institution recognized by the government of any SAARC country, with a minimum aggregate of 50% marks or an equivalent grade.
  • Candidates with 4-year Bachelor  degree in the subject are also eligible for admission to PhD programme provided they have secured a minimum 75% marks or equivalent grade.
• Format of the Entrance Test Paper
  • The duration of the Entrance Test will be 2 hours.
  • The question paper will consist of 70 multiple choice questions.
  • There will be no negative marking.
• Syllabus for Entrance Test
  • Research Methods
  • Comparative Constitutional Law of the SAARC Nations
  • Public International Law: Sources of International Law, Relation of International Law and Municipal Law
  • Principal of International Law, State Responsibility.
  • The Law of International Organisations.
  • International Trade Law: World Trade Organization (WTO) and its covered agreements
  • International Humanitarian Law: Geneva Conventions.
  • Intellectual Property Rights: Patents; Copyright; Trademarks and Related Rights.
  • Jurisprudence: Sources of Law; Legal Personality; Analytical Jurisprudence; Sociological School of Law and Rule of Law.
  • International Environmental Law: Sustainable development, precautionary principal, common but differentiated responsibility, contemporary developments.
  • International Human Rights Law: Civil and political rights, economic, social and cultural rights, current developments.

PhD in Media, Arts and Design

• Research Areas
  • Faculty of Arts and Design (FAD) offers admission in PhD and Executive PhD programmes in the disciplines of arts, design, and media. Students can take up research in various aspects of performing arts including dance, music, theatre, and puppetry.
  • The world of fine arts and visual arts including painting, sculpture, architecture, and photography is also open to them for research. Students can decide to do research in graphic design, motion graphics, industrial design, game design, product design, fashion design, production design, and other forms of design. The vast spectrum of media is also open to them for research. This includes communication, journalism, broadcast, podcast, TV, films, advertising, public relations, and video. production.
  • Research ideas can also emerge from an amalgamation of arts, design, and media. Students who wish to take up research not only in inter-disciplinary, but also in multi- disciplinary areas are welcome. The connection can be between arts, design, and media on one hand, and economics, sociology, international relations, and legal studies on the other hand.
• Eligibility
  • Candidates must have completed a minimum of 17 years of formal education, i.e. 12 years of schooling followed by either a 3-year Bachelor’s degree and a 2-year Master’s degree, or a 4-year Bachelor’s degree and a 1-year Master’s degree. The Master’s degree should be in Journalism/Mass Communication/Mass Media/Media Studies/ digital Media/Advertising/Public Relations/Film Studies/Film Production, Electronic Media/TV Production/Broadcast Journalism/Media Technology, or related disciplines such as Political Science, Economics, Sociology, History, Law, Development Studies, Cultural Studies, Gender Studies, Climate and Environment Studies/International Relations/Theatre/Music/Dance/Fine Arts/ Art Production/ Design/Fashion. The degrees must be obtained from an institution recognized by the government of any SAARC country, with a minimum aggregate of 50% marks or an equivalent grade.
  • Candidates with 4-year Bachelor degree in the subject are also eligible for admission to PhD programme provided they have secured a minimum of 75% marks or equivalent grade.
• Format of the Entrance Test Paper
  • The duration of the Entrance Test will be 2 hours.
  • The question paper will consist of 70 multiple choice questions.
  • There will be no negative marking.
• Syllabus for Entrance Test
  • Multiple-choice questions will be asked to test the general knowledge of applicants about the following subjects. The objective of the test is to find out the basic understanding of applicants in regional and global perspective. The question paper will have 4 parts.
  • PART 1 – SUBJECT SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE: Part 1 will have following 4 sections. Applicants need to choose any one of these 4 sections.
    • Section 1 – Performing Arts: Dance, music, theatre, puppetry, and contemporary trends in SAARC nations
    • Section 2 – Fine Arts and visual Arts: Painting, sculpture, architecture, photography, videography, and contemporary trends in SAARC nations
    • Section 3 – Design: Graphic design, motion graphics, industrial design, game design, product design, fashion design, production design, and contemporary trends in SAARC nations
    • Section 4 – Media: Communication, journalism, broadcast, podcast, TV, films, advertising, public relations, video production, and contemporary trends in SAARC nations
  • PART 2 – CONTEMPORARY ISSUES
    • Development, governance, policies, democratic values, geo-political issues, conflicts and peace, religion, caste and societal issues, constitutional and legal systems, South Asian heritage, and cross-cultural influences among SAARC nations
  • PART 3 – MULTI-DISCIPLINARY APPROACH
    • Applicants’ aptitude is to be tested towards inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary areas of knowledge. Applicants should be able to appreciate inter-connectivity among various aspects of arts, design, and media on one hand, and economics, sociology, international relations, legal studies, climate change and environment on the other hand.
  • PART 4 – FUNDAMENTALS OF RESEARCH
    • Applicants’ understanding about the fundamentals of social science research and communication research will be tested in this part. This will broadly include types of research, qualitative and quantitative research, primary and secondary data, sampling, data collection techniques, data analysis, and research report writing.

PhD in Physics

• Research Areas
  • Physics department offers a dynamic and thriving Ph.D. program with a diverse range of cutting-edge research opportunities. Scholars can explore advanced topics such as Plasma Physics, Interaction of Laser beams with plasma, Material Science, Condensed Matter Physics, High Energy Physics, Nuclear Physics, Theoretical Physics, Nanoscience & nanotechnology, Quantum computing etc. With a strong emphasis on innovation and discovery, our department provides an ideal environment for ground breaking research and academic excellence in Physics
• Eligibility
  • Candidates must have completed at least 17 years of formal education, which includes 12 years of regular schooling followed by either a 3+2 or 4+1 year Bachelor’s and Master’s degree program in any branch of Physical Sciences, such as MSc Physics or Applied Physics with any specialization. Alternatively, candidates may hold an MS degree from a government-recognized institution in any SAARC country. A minimum of 55% marks or an equivalent grade is required in these qualifications. Candidates with 4-year Bachelor degree in the subject are also eligible for admission to PhD programme provided they have secured a minimum of 80% marks or equivalent grade.
• Format of the Entrance Test Paper
  • The duration of the Entrance Test will be 2 hours.
  • The question paper will consist of 70 multiple choice questions.
  • There will be no negative marking.
• Syllabus for Entrance Test
  • Electromagnetic Theory
    • Electrostatics: Gauss’s law and its applications, Laplace and Poisson equations, boundary value problems. Magnetostatics: Biot-Savart law, Ampere’s theorem. Electromagnetic induction. Maxwell’s equations in free space and linear isotropic media; boundary conditions on the fields at interfaces. Scalar and vector potentials, gauge invariance. Electromagnetic waves in free space. Dielectrics and conductors. Reflection and refraction, polarization, Fresnel’s law, interference, coherence, and diffraction. Dynamics of charged particles in static and uniform electromagnetic fields.
  • Electronics
    • Semiconductor devices (diodes, junctions, transistors, field effect devices, homo- and hetero-junction devices), device structure, device characteristics, frequency dependence and applications. Opto-electronic devices (solar cells, photo-detectors, LEDs). Operational amplifiers and their applications. Digital techniques and applications (registers, counters, comparators and similar circuits). A/D and D/A converters. Microprocessor and microcontroller basics.
  • Classical Mechanics
    • Newton’s laws. Dynamical systems, Phase space dynamics, stability analysis. Central force motions. Two body Collisions – scattering in laboratory and Centre of mass frames. Rigid body dynamicsmoment of inertia tensor. Non-inertial frames and pseudoforces. Variational principle. Generalized coordinates. Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formalism and equations of motion. Conservation laws and cyclic coordinates. Periodic motion: small oscillations, normal modes.
  • Quantum Mechanics
    • Wave-particle duality. Schrödinger equation (time-dependent and time-independent). Eigenvalue problems (particle in a box, harmonic oscillator, etc.). Tunneling through a barrier. Wave-function in coordinate and momentum representations. Commutators and Heisenberg uncertainty principle. Dirac notation for state vectors. Motion in a central potential: orbital angular momentum, angular momentum algebra, spin, addition of angular momenta; Hydrogen atom. Stern-Gerlach experiment. Time independent perturbation theory and applications.
  • Thermodynamics
    • Laws of thermodynamics and their consequences. Thermodynamic potentials, Maxwell relations, chemical potential, phase equilibria.
  • Condensed Matter Physics
    • Bravais lattices. Reciprocal lattice. Diffraction and the structure factor. Bonding of solids. Elastic properties, phonons, lattice specific heat. Free electron theory and electronic specific heat. Response and relaxation phenomena. Drude model of electrical and thermal conductivity. Hall effect and thermoelectric power. Electron motion in a periodic potential, band theory of solids: metals, insulators and semiconductors. Superconductivity: type-I and type-II superconductors. Josephson junctions. Superfluidity. Defects and dislocations. Ordered phases of matter: translational and orientational order, kinds of liquid crystalline order. Quasi crystals.
  • Mathematical Physics
    • Dimensional analysis. Vector algebra and vector calculus. Linear algebra, matrices, Cayley-Hamilton Theorem. Eigenvalues and eigenvectors. Linear ordinary differential equations of first & second order, Special functions (Hermite, Bessel, Laguerre and Legendre functions). Fourier series, Fourier and Laplace transforms.

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• Candidates have to apply online on the link available at university website.
• Read instruction given there carefully before filling application form.

Extended Last Dates

• SAU Entrance Test Mode: 18th April 2025
• Direct Mode: 19th May 2025

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