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- Ph.D. Admission Result(Dec)-2020
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- List of Courses (2020-21-II sem-revised)
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Recent Events
Mar
15th
Open Seminar of Divya Rawat, Title: Timing and spectral study of highly spinning black hole x-ray binary systems,
Time: 10:00 AM
Central Research Facilities of the Department
Sponsored and Consultancy projects
Recent Ph.D. Theses
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Obtaining exact exchange-correlation potential in density-functional theory: New methods and insights.
Ashish Kumar(11/03/2021) -
Three-orbital-model investigation of electronic structure, magnetic excitations, and anisotropy effects in strongly spin-orbit coupled iridates and osmates.
Shubhajyoti Mohapatra(15/02/2021) -
Thin Film Graphitic Carbon Nitride: Suitability for Device Applications.
Purna Chandra Patra(07/01/2021) -
Investigation of Mueller matrix in Connection with Detection and Classification of Cervical Precancer.
Mohammad Zaffar(07/01/2021) -
Black holes vs Horizonless Compact Objects: Strong Gravitational Lensing and Accretion Disk Images.
Suvankar Paul(02/12/2020) -
Phenomenological study of the scalar extension of the Standard Model.
Prasenjit Sanyal(25/11/2020) -
Stochastic Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Molecular Machines: Principles and Applications to Ribosome.
Annwesha Dutta(06/10/2020) -
Aqueous Drops on Thin Lubricating Fluid Coated Slippery Surfaces: Statics and Dynamics.
Meenaxi Sharma(04/09/2020) -
Statistical properties of rapidly rotating turbulence
Manohar Kumar Sharma(10/08/2020)

Recent Publications
Complete List of Publications 2019-2020 Complete List of Publications 2018-2019 Complete List of Publications 2017-2018- Honghui Liu, Long Ji, Cosimo Bambi, Pankaj Jain, Ranjeev Misra, Divya Rawat, J. S. Yadav, and Yuexin Zhang, Testing Evolution of LFQPOs with Mass Accretion Rate in GRS 1915+105 with Insight-HXMT, The Astrophysical Journal (Published- March 8, 2021)
- Ranjeev Misra, Divya Rawat, J S Yadav, and Pankaj Jain,Identification of QPO Frequency of GRS 1915+105 as the Relativistic Dynamic Frequency of a Truncated Accretion Disk, The Astrophysical Journal Letters.(3rd February 2020)
- Divya Rawat, Mayukh Pahari, J. S. Yadav, Pankaj Jain, Ranjeev Misra, Kalyani Bagri, Tilak Katoch, P. C. Agrawal, and R. K. Manchanda, Study of Timing Evolution from Nonvariable to Structured Large-amplitude Variability Transition in GRS 1915 + 105 Using AstroSat, The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 870, Number 1.(27th December 2018)
- Mara Johnson-Groh,Study takes a comprehensive look at energy distribution and transfers in rotating turbulence
- Manohar K. Sharma, Mahendra K. Verma, and Sagar Chakraborty, On the energy spectrum of rapidly rotating forced turbulence,PHYSICS OF FLUIDS 30, 115102 (2018)(16th November 2018)
- Mara Johnson-Groh,Study takes a comprehensive look at energy distribution and transfers in rotating turbulence
- Mahendra K. Verma, Abhishek Kumar, and Adhip Pattanayak, Stochastic Bistable Systems: Competing Hysteresis and Phase Coexistence1,Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics, 2018, Vol. 127, No. 3, pp. 549–557.
- Paramita Dasgupta, Pankaj Jain and S. Nande, Antarctic surface reflectivity calculations and measurements from the ANITA-4 and HiCal-2 experiments,PHYSICAL REVIEW D 98, 042004 (2018)(27 August 2018)

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Suo Moto Disclosure
Department of Physics
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Vision
The Physics Department of IIT Kanpur is engaged in research and teaching in the frontier areas of experimental and theoretical physics. These include biological physics, condensed matter physics, high energy and nuclear physics, cosmology, astrophysics, string theory, photonics, quantum optics, information theory, quantum computation, nonlinear dynamics, statistical physics and soft matter physics. Excellence in research and teaching has been the focus of this Department ever since its inception. Today, the vision is to groom leaders who will excel in their workplace as a result of the foundation they have received during their education at IIT Kanpur.
Information about the department (as on 1st November, 2020)
Manpower data:
1 | Number of faculty members | 43 (Full time: 42, Visiting: 1) |
2 | Number of staff members | 29 |
3 | Number of Inst. Post-doctoral fellows | 8 |
4 | Number of DST Inspire fellows | 4 |
5 | Number of women scientists | 2 |
6 | Number of Ph.D students | 184 |
7 | Number of M.Sc-Ph.D students | 37* |
8 | Number of M.Sc (2 yr) students | 31* |
9 | Number of B.S-M.S students | 12* |
10 | Number of B.S students | 112* |
* Y20 batch data is not yet updated.
List of Research laboratories:
- Biophotonics Lab (BIOPSYL): Dr. Asima Pradhan
- Metamaterials and Plasmonics Lab: Dr. S. Anantha Ramakrishna
- Photonics Lab: Dr. R. Vijaya
- Diffuse Light Imaging Laboratory: Dr. H. Wanare
- Quantum Measurements Lab: Dr. Saikat Ghosh
- Quantum Optics and Entanglement Lab: Dr. Anand Kumar Jha
- Fiber Optics Lab: Dr. Saurabh Mani Tripathi
- Magnetic Field Imaging Lab: Dr. Satyajit Banerjee
- Superconductivity and Magnetism Lab: Dr. Zakir Hossain
- Soft Matter Physics Laboratory: Dr. Krishnacharya
- Magnetoelectronics Lab: Dr. Soumik Mukhopadhyay
- Low-Temperature Lab, SQUID/PPMS Lab: Dr. K. P. Rajeev
- STM Lab: Dr. Anjan Kumar Gupta
- Physics of Electronic Materials: Dr. Y. N. Mohapatra
- Optical Spectroscopy Lab: Dr. Rajeev Gupta
- Condensed Matter-Low Dimensional Systems Lab: Dr. Zakir Hossain
- Waves and Beams Lab: Dr. Sudeep Bhattacharjee
- Simulation and Modeling Lab: Dr. M. K. Verma
- Soft and active matter Lab: Dr. Manas Khan
- Tandetron Accelerator Lab: Dr. Aditya H Kelkar
- Spectroscopic Investigation of Novel systems: Dr. Jayita Nayak
- Quantum Materials Laboratory: Dr. Chanchal Sow
- Soft and Biological Matter Lab: Dr. Sivasurendar Chandran
- Opto-Electronics Lab: Dr. Sudipta Dubey
List of Teaching Laboratories:
- UG Lab (PHY 101)
- Optics Lab (PHY 224)
- Modern Physics Lab (PHY 315)
- Electronics Lab (PHY441)
- MSc Lab (PHY 461/462)
List of central/common facilities:
- Workshop
- Department Library
- Squid/PPMS lab
- FIB facility
- Low Dimensional Lab
- Tandetron Accelerator
- Computer Lab for PhD students
Admission criteria
B.S: Admission is by the nation-wide Joint Entrance Examination (IIT-JEE) conducted for those who have completed 12 years of schooling. Admission is done once in a year. One can consult the IIT-JEE website for relevant details. Conversion to M.S is possible for those who satisfy the required criteria.
M.Sc (2 yrs) and M.Sc-Ph.D: Admission is by the nation-wide Joint Admission Test (JAM) conducted for those with Bachelors’ Degree. Admission is done once in a year. For more details, one may consult the JAM website.
Ph.D: Admission is by a written test and interview for those who have a Masters degree in Physics and have secured a fellowship (either by clearing the GATE exam with a cut-off score decided each year, or have a JRF for research from agencies such as Inspire/CSIR/UGC/PMRF/JEST). Admission is also possibel directly to 4-yr undergraduate degree holders from IITs with a CPI more than 8.0 and also to GATE toppers. Admission is done once or twice in a year, depending on the availability of seats.
Recruitment criteria
Recruitment for Faculty positions: The institute has a common faculty recruitment portal where applications can be submitted online. Departmental committees conduct seminars (skype/online or in person) based on the departmental feedback. All the applications are scrutinized by the selection committee (appointed by the Director) and makes the decision on selection. Applicants are expected to have an exceptional academic record in their Bachelors’, Masters’ and Doctoral studies, and 3 years of post-doctoral research experience to be considered for the post of Assistant Professor. Appointments are also made at Associate Professor and Professor level, following the same set of norms prescribed by the institute for all departments.
Recruitment for Staff positions: The institute advertises on its website whenever staff recruitment is initiated. All the available posts, their numbers, and the essential/desired qualifications are mentioned in the advertisement. The department assists in the scrutiny and conduct of written/trade tests and/or interviews as applicable, and a committee appointed by the Director makes the selection.