Eligibility Requirements for Admission to Programme:
Ist Class Master’s Degree in Physics, Applied Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science with Mathematics and Physics or Chemistry at Bachelors level or B.Tech./B.E./B. Sc. (Engg.) in Ceramic/ Chemical/ Electrical/ Electronics and Communication/Materials/ Mechanical/ Metallurgical Engineering or equivalent.

Eligibility Requirements for Admission to Programme:
M.E., M.Tech., M. Sc. (Engg.) Degree in Materials Science or any equivalent branch of engineering.

M.Tech Programme

Requirements for Completion of the Programme:
At least five compulsory courses and two elective course, graduate seminar, and a research project leading to a thesis. The research work is spread over all the four semesters of the M.Tech. Programme.

Requirements for Completion of the Programme:
At least four courses, passing a comprehensive examination, graduate seminar and a research project leading to a thesis.

Courses of study offered by Materials Science Programme                                      

MS-601 STRUCTURAL AND MAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS, 3-0-0-4
Crystal structure, Bonding of atoms, Crystal chemistry, Equilibrium thermodynamics, Phase equilibria, Phase transformations, "Dia-, para-, ferro-, ferri-, and antiferro-magnetism, Anisotropic effects, Magnetic domains, Magnetostriction, Measurements of magnetic properties, Soft and hard magnetic materials and their technology.

MS-602 ELECTRICAL AND DIELECTRIC MATERIALS, 3-0-0-4
Free electron theory, Metallic conduction, Energy bands, Brillouin zones. Temperature dependence of metallic conductivity, Impurity contributions, Semiconductor materials, Doping effects, Law of mass action, Electrical resistivity and Hall effect measurements, P-N junctions, MOS field effect transistors, Semiconductor technology, Point defects, Diffusion phenomena, Ionic conduction, Temperature and (aliovalent) impurity effects, Superionic conductors and devices, Di-, ferro-, and piezo- electric materials, Mechanism of polarization, Dielectric para- meters and measurements.

MS-603 MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS, 3-0-0-4
Stress and strain tensors, Elastic constants, Effect of structure on elastic behaviour, Elastic stress distributions, Viscosity and viscoelasticity in polymers, Yielding criteria, Dislocations and plastic deformation of metals and ceramics, Strengthening mechanisms, Creep, Brittle fracture in ceramics and glasses, Toughening of ceramics and composites, Fatigue, Mechanical testing, Strength and engineering design with brittle solids, Heat treatment, Powder processing.

MS-606 ELECTRONIC MATERIALS, 3-0-0-4 #
Classification, Crystal growth techniques, Wafer processing, Doping methods, Formation of oxide layer, CVD, MOCVD and MBE, Metallic contacts and interconnects, Lithography, Processing integration.
Photonic materials - solar cells, photodetectors, light emitting diodes, lasers and optical computers, Quantum wells, wires and dots, Superlattice structures, Materials for high frequency and high temperature devices, Application of linear and non-linear dielectric materials, Electro-optic ceramics, Materials for signal processing, transducers and digital data storage, Superconducting materials and applications

MS-607 ELECTRONIC CERAMICS, 3-0-0-4 #
Introduction to ceramic materials, Structure of oxide and nonoxide ceramics, Review of defects and diffusion in ionic solids, Ionic conductivity. Linear dielectrics, Frequency dependence of polarization and associated mechanisms, Impedance spectroscopy, Breakdown mechanisms, Material design for dielectric constants, Dielectric materials for microwave, thin film capacitor, micro- electronics, and VLSI applications.
Non-linear dielectrics, Structural origin of non-linear behaviour, Ferroelectrics and Piezoelectrics, Thermodynamic formulation of ferroelectrics, Domains, Applications of ferroelectric bulk and thin films, Microstructure - property relationships, Applications of piezoelectric materials in transducers, electrochemical filters and positioning devices.
Electro-optic ceramics: Optical phenomena - birefringence, linear and quadratic electro-optic effects (Pockels and Kerr), Electro- optic coefficients, Materials - KDP, LiNbo₃, LiTao₃,.PLZT, Optimisation of optical properties through processing, Applications in modulators, shutters, image storage, displays, etc.
Magnetic ceramics and their applications in power transformers, filters, microwave ferrites, recording media, etc. New high permeability materials, Novel recording media, Giant and collosal magneto-resistance, Magneto-electronics. High temperature super- conductors: Review of superconductivity and their applications to high field magnets, Josephson junction, etc

MS-612 ELECTRON MICROSCOPY AND MICROANALYSIS, 3-1-0-5
TEM - Introduction, instrument details, Resolution, Modes of operation, Specimen preparation, Principles of electron diffraction, Formation of ring, spot, and textured patterns, Indexing procedures, Identification of phase, Amplitude and phase contrasts, BF and DF images, Kinematical and dynamical theories, Contrast from defects, Weak beam technique, Lattice resolution, etc.
SEM - Electron specimen interactions, Signal characteristics, Image formation, SE-, BSE-, and CL-detecting systems, Contrast mechanisms, Resolution, EBIC microscopy, Electron channelling patterns and Kossel technique.
MICROANALYSIS - X-ray emission, Wavelength and energy dispersive analysers, Point analysis, Line scans, Distribution mapping, Quantitative analysis

MS-617 INTRODUCTION TO NANOMATERIALS AND NANOTECHNOLOGY, 3-0-0-4, Prereq. #
Effects of confinement and finite size zero, one and two dimensional nano- structures (concepts of surface and interfacial energies, intermolecular and interfacial forces in organic, polymeric, biological and aqueous systems-Vander Waals, electrostatic, double layer, acid base, depletion interactions, hydrophobic force, layering, mesoscale thermodynamics, Gibbs treatment of interfaces, mesoscale fluid dynamics, thin soft films, mesoscale phenomena in soft matter and applications: adhesion, wetting, nucleation, nanofabrication: pattering of soft materials by self organization and other techniques, chemical self assembly, artificial multilayers, cluster fabrication, Langmuir-Blodget growth, nanolithography, scanning probe lithography, microcontact printing, intercalation, attrition, ion implantation gas phase condensation, chemical vapour deposition, nanosuspensions- ferrofluids, compaction of nanocrystalline materials, carbon nanotubes, short and long term applications and perspectives, demonstration of some techniques in preparation and characterization of nanomaterials