About Us
The Center for Lasers and Photonics (CELP) is an interdisciplinary center of excellence that combines cutting-edge technology from engineering and theoretical advances in science to create new horizons in the field of photonics science and engineering. The faculty in CELP belong to six different parent departments (EE, ME, AE, PHY, CY, and CE) and pursue research in the fields of nanobiophotonics, ultrafast optics, quantum optics and related fields. The Center has research infrastructure worth several crores funded by agencies such as DST, DRDO, CSIR, MHRD etc.
Head of Department
Prof. Pradeep Kumar K
Head, Centre for Lasers and Photonics
Phone:0512-259-7570
Email: head_ltp@iitk.ac.in / pradeepk@iitk.ac.in
Course Offered
MS Program
MS program in Photonics Science and Engineering
M.Tech. Program
M.Tech. program in Photonics Science and Engineering
Ph.D. Program
Ph.D. in Photonics Science and Engineering
Course Content
Course Content for Photonics Science and Engineering
News & Announcement
- Ph.D. Admissions: Walk-in Interviews/ hybrid mode (2024-2025-I Semester) New
- Selected candidates for admission to the Ph.D Program New
- Selected candidates for admission to the M.S (By Research) New
- Candidates Shortlisted for Interview in PhD Programme
- Candidates Shortlisted for Interview in M.S (By Research) Programme
- PG Admissions 2024-25 1st Semester interview date
- Candidate selected for Ph.D programme 2023-2024
- Candidate selected for M.Tech programme 2023-2024
- Candidate selected for M.S(By Research) programme 2023-2024
- Nitish Kumar Gupta selected for Outstanding PhD Thesis Award (2023) from PSE
- List of candidates are selected for admission to the Ph.D
- List of candidates are selected for admission to the M.S ( By Research)
- List of candidates shortlisted for interview in M.S. By Research (MSR) programme
- List of candidates shortlisted for interview in PhD programme
- PG Admissions 2022-23 2nd Semester
- Central Manufacturing Technology Institute(CMTI), Bangalore and IIT Kanpur signed a MoU on the 4th July 2022 to undertake collaborative research in Laser Technology, Photonics and Advanced Manufacturing Technology.
- The center welcomes the participation of post-doctoral fellows in research activities.
- Prof Shilpi Gupta has been awarded with P.K Kelkar Fellowship from the Institute.
- Prof Pratik Sen has been awarded with Poonam and Prabhu Goel Chair Professorship.