Notice for inviting applications from the students interested for
Long-term (Dissertation) Project Work at
School of Physical Sciences in NISER, Bhubaneswar
The School of Physical Sciences, NISER invites applications for the Long-term / Dissertation Project Work Program
from the eligible students registered / enrolled in the PG / Integrated MSc degree courses related to the Physical
Sciences in the recognized Universities / Institutions. The program aims to facilitate mostly to the students registered
in a PG degree course having partial requirement of fulfillment of dissertation thesis work in the field of Physical
Sciences. The program process involves selection of a suitable topic for dissertation project work, conduct of
required scientific experiments through the available resources, and drafting the findings in the form of dissertation
thesis by analyzing the data. Students will be allowed to work under close guidance and supervision of a faculty
member from the School. Other details of the program are given below:
1. Long-term / dissertation project students will be allowed for a maximum period of 6 months, i.e. during July to
December 2025.
2. No extension for longer stay will be considered in this program. However, only in exceptional cases one
extension may be considered subject to the satisfactory performance of the candidates & project
requirement duly evaluated by the committee appointed by the Chairperson of the School.
3. Students who have availed this program earlier at NISER will not be considered again.
4. Applications will be considered only for the faculties / PIs for whom the student has applied against the
available vacancies / seats advertised.
5. The selection of students will be done by the respective Lab PI / Faculty In-Charge.
6. Students from private institutions / universities selected for this program will have to pay the program fee of
Rs.10000/- for the whole duration of 6months period. In case of extension of stay period for completion of the
dissertation project, additional fee will be charged proportionately.
7. There is no provision for any financial support or payment of stipend from the institute in this program.
8. Hostel accommodation may be provided on a chargeable basis @Rs.30/-per day subject to availability.
Details of the available vacancies / seats:
Table – 1: Details of the available vacancies / seats under the respective Faculty / PI is given below:
Seats for Long –
Sl. Name of Faculty / PI & E-mail Areas of Research / Project Work term / dissertation
No. ID to apply Project work
Dr. Ajaya Kumar Nayak Skyrmions, 2D materials
1 ajaya@[Link] 2
Dr. Amaresh Kumar Jaiswal Relativistic hydrodynamics, kinetic theory, FRG
2 [Link]@[Link] 1
1. Information-theoretic approach to quantum
Dr. Anamitra Mukherjee many-body scars and spin-liquids.
3 2
anamitra@[Link] 2. Novel many-body perturbation approach
based on Kalman filtering.
Dr. Bedangadas Mohanty Particle production in hadronic and nuclear
4 bedanga@[Link] collisions 2
Dr. Colin Benjamin Game theory, Quantum information theory,
5 colin@[Link] Theoretical nano scale science 2
Dr. Joydeep Bhattacharjee Developing Model Hamiltonian in Wannierized
6 jbhattacharjee@[Link] basis from first principles for quantum materials 1
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Dr. Najmul Haque Thermal field theory in presence of magnetic field
7 nhaque@[Link] 1
Dr. Nishikanta Khandai TOPICS in galaxy and structure formation in the
8 nkhandai@[Link] universe 2
Dr. Prasanjit Samal Computational Material Science & Density
9 psamal@[Link] Functional Theory 2
Dr. Pratap Kumar Sahoo Condensed Matter Physics
10 [Link]@[Link] 1
Dr. Satyaprasad P Senanayak Nano electronic Devices
11 satyaprasad@[Link] 2
Dr. Shamik Banerjee String Theory and Flat Space Holography
12 bshamik@[Link] 1
Dr. Shovon Pal THz time domain spectroscopy of artificial
13 [Link]@[Link] metastructures 1
Dr. Subhankar Bedanta Nanomagnetism and spintronics, Quantum
14 sbedanta@[Link] Materials 2
Models of glasses and neural networks.
Dr. Sumedha
15 Synchronization & continuum spin models with 2
sumedha@[Link]
disorder.
Dr. Tapan Mishra Topological Studies and Quantum Computing
16 mishratapan@[Link] 2
Dr. Tuhin Ghosh Galactic magnetic field and component
17 tghosh@[Link] separation techniques 2
Dr. Manoj Kumar Computational studies of spin systems with
18 manoj_kumar@[Link] disorder and frustration. 1
How to apply: Interested students may apply using the prescribed application form given on the page No. 4-5 of this
notice. Applications will be received though e-mail only. Applicants need to send the scanned copy of the filled-in
application form & “Bonafide-Cum-No Objection Certificate” (format given on the Page No.6) along with other
supporting documents making a single PDF file to the E-mail ID of the respective Lab-PI / Faculty In-Charge. The
details of the current research areas, available vacancies / seats, PI / Faculty In-Charges & E-mail ID to apply is
given in the above Table-1.
The last date to apply for this program is May 15th, 2025. Applications received after the last date & without
“Bonafide-Cum-No Objection Certificate” in the given format will not be considered. The list of selected students will
be published on the NISER website [Link] preferably by May 30th, 2025.
For any query / clarification, please write to: cpsps@[Link] with a cc to: ao-sps@[Link]
General Terms & Conditions:
Students in the above program will be allowed subject to the following conditions for which they shall have
to sign an undertaking at the time of joining the institute if selected:
a) The data or any intellectual property generated from the summer Internship/short-term/long-term project work by
the students shall entirely be owned by NISER with full rights of its use for academic & research purposes.
b) The Summer Interns/Short-term/Long-term dissertation project students shall have no rights to the data
generated during their project work at NISER. The use of the said data by them for any purpose, including
authorship in publications, patents, or any other commercial, non-commercial, academic research without prior
approval/consent of the competent authority of NISER, is completely prohibited. However, the data can only be
used to prepare the project report/dissertation thesis under the supervision of the respective faculty guide/PI.
Students may deposit a copy of the stated project report / dissertation thesis to their parent institution if
required for academic purposes.
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c) The Summer Interns/Short-term/Long-term dissertation project students shall have to maintain strict
confidentiality & utmost care while disclosing or dealing with the data/information pertaining to the
Institute/school/lab/instrumentation etc.
d) In the event of any infringement of the above conditions, appropriate disciplinary/legal action shall be taken by
the authorities of NISER against the erring person.
e) Students shall follow the instructions of their respective faculty PIs strictly & the concerned faculty PIs will be
supervising & monitoring their activities inside the lab & campus.
f) Students are expected to maintain proper discipline/decorum all the time during their stay on campus. In the
event of any misconduct, disciplinary action as deemed fit will be taken by the authorities against the student.
g) While availing the hostel accommodation, central library, or any other facility at NISER, students must abide by
the relevant rules and deposit caution money if required.
h) No NISER e-mail ID will be created for summer interns/short-term/long-term dissertation project students.
i) Students will have to use their own laptops for the computational / coding work; however, departmental guest
Wi-Fi login may be shared to access the internet only for project related works. If any misuse of the internet
facility is reported by the NISER-CC, then disciplinary action as deemed fit will be taken by the NISER
authorities against the student.
j) Hostel accommodation may be provided on a chargeable basis subject to availability
Sd./
Chairperson, SPS
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FORMAT FOR BONAFIDE-CUM-NO OBJECTION CERTIFICATE
(Should be issued on the official Letter Head of the Institution/University)
No: ______________ Date: _________2025
To
The Director
NISER, Bhubaneswar
This is to certify that Ms./Mr. ______name of the student______ Roll No._____________ is a
bona fide student of ______name of the institution / University______ pursuing the course
of ______name of degree course_____. The Institute / University does not have any
objection for him to do the Long Term / Dissertation Project Work at School of Physical
Sciences in the National Institute of Science Education & Research, Bhubaneswar
during July to December, 2025. I am forwarding / recommending his/her application for
consideration of the same.
Signature: ___________________
Name: ______________________
SEAL / STAMP
(Should be issued by the competent authority, like Director/Dean/HOD/Registrar as the case may be)
(This document is subject to verification).
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