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WELCOME TO INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS
The Institute Of Physics, Bhubaneswar is an autonomous research institution funded jointly by the Department Of Atomic Energy (DAE) and the Government of Orissa. The
Institute was officially established in 1972 by the Government of Orissa,
and registered in 1972 as a registered society under societies Registration
Act 1860. The Institute started functioning under the directorship of Prof.
T. Pradhan on September 4, 1974 in two rented rooms of the Utkal University
Guest House. After a few months, the Institute moved to a rented
house in Sahid Nagar, Bhubaneswar where its academic activities got
started in January 1975 with two faculty besides the then Director, Prof.
T. Pradhan. From 1974 to 1981, the Institute functioned in rented buildings
and moved to its present campus in 1981. On March 25,1985, the Institute
was taken up by the Department of Atomic Energy.
The management of affairs of the Institute is
vested in a Governing Council consisting
of an eminent Scientist nominated as its Chairman, the Director of the
Institute and members nominated by the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE)
and the Government of Orissa. The Registrar of the Institute functions
as its Secretary. The Institute receives major part of its financial support
gov_council.htmfrom the Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India,
and a token support from the Government of Orissa. The Institute also receives
funds from other government agencies (like CSIR and U.G.C) to finance specific
reserach projects.
Pre-Doctoral Programme
The predoctoral programme is aimed at imparting a
broad based education in advanced physics and reserach methodology. It
is also planned that it will help a student not only in his/her doctoral
reserach, but also enable him/her to become a good physics teacher irrespective
of whether or not he/she takes up doctoral reserach. Students are selected
for admission to the Pre-doctoral programme
on the basis of performance in both the written
JEST
and oral test. The
written test is common entrance test JEST for many Institutes in India.
The students for the oral test are selected from the performance in JEST.
The course runs from August to June every
year leading to a Diploma in Advanced Physics awarded by the Institute.
The diploma has been recognised by the Utkal and Berhampur Universities
as equivalent to their M. Phil degree.
Doctoral Programme
On completion of the Pre-doctoral programme the students
are eligible to join for research under the supervisoin of faculty
members of the Institute leading to the Ph.D. degree awarded by one
of the three universities in Orissa. In order to encourage local college
and university teachers, including the Institute alumni to carry out research
work, the Institute supports a short-term visitors programme during summer
and other vacation periods. All vistors are provided with financial support
in terms of travelling as well as daily allowances.
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