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Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
NAAC Self-Study Report, 2016
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A-Executive Summary
B1-Profile of the University
B2-Criteria-wise inputs
B4-Declaration by the Head of the Institution
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B3-Evaluative Report of Departments in Main Campus (I-IX)
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B3-Evaluative Report of Departments in Off-campuses (X-XV)

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Departments, Schools, Research Centres and Campuses

School of Technology and
Computer Science (STCS)
School of Natural Sciences
Astronomy and
Chemical Sciences
Astrophysics (DAA)
(DCS)
Main Campus
School of Mathematics
Biological
Sciences (DBS)
(Colaba)
Nuclear and Atomic

Physics (DNAP)
High Energy Physics

(DHEP)
Condensed Matter
Physics
& Materials
Science (DCMPMS)
Theoretical Physics (DTP)
Mumbai
Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education
(HBCSE)
Pune
National Centre for Radio Astrophysics (NCRA)
Bengaluru
National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS)
International Centre for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS)
Centre for Applicable Mathematics (CAM)
Hyderabad
TIFR Centre for Interdisciplinary Sciences (TCIS)
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Abbreviations
BF
CAM
CCCF
CRL
CSIR
DAA
DAE
DBS
DBT
DCMPMS
DCS
DHEP
DNAP
DST
DTP
GMRT
GRIHA
HBCSE
ICTS
I-Ph.D.
IQAC
NAAC
NCBS
NCRA
RAC
SIRC
STCS
TCIS
TIFR
UGC
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Balloon Facility, TIFR

Centre for Applicable Mathematics, TIFR
Computer Centre and Communication Facility, TIFR
Cosmic Ray Laboratory, TIFR
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Govt. of
India
Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, TIFR
Department of Atomic Energy, Govt. of India
Department of Biological Sciences, TIFR
Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India
Department of Condensed Matter Physics and Materials
Science, TIFR
Department of Chemical Sciences, TIFR
Department of High Energy Physics, TIFR
Department of Nuclear and Atomic Physics, TIFR
Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India
Department of Theoretical Physics, TIFR
Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope, TIFR
Green Buildings Rating System India
Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, TIFR
International Centre for Theoretical Sciences, TIFR
Integrated-M.Sc.-Ph.D programme, TIFR
Internal Quality Assurance Cell
National Assessment and Accreditation Council
National Centre for Biological Sciences, TIFR
National Centre for Radio Astrophysics, TIFR
Radio Astronomy Centre, TIFR
Scientific Information Resource Centre, TIFR
School of Technology and Computer Science, TIFR
TIFR Centre for Interdisciplinary Sciences
University Grants Commission, Govt. of India
Index
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A-Executive Summary
B1-Profile of the TIFR Deemed University
B1-1
B1-Annexures
B1-A-Notification
B1-B-DAE National Centre
B1-C-Gazette 1957
B1-D-Infrastructure
B1-E-Field Stations
B1-F-UGC Review
B1-G-Compliance
Annex B1-A
Annex B1-B
Annex B1-C
Annex B1-D
Annex B1-E
Annex B1-F
Annex B1-G
B2-I-Curricular
B2-II-Teaching
B2-III-Research
B2-IV-Infrastructure
B2-V-Student Support
B2-VI-Governance
B2-VII-Innovations
B2-I-1
B2-II-1
B2-III-1
B2-IV-1
B2-V-1
B2-VI-1
B2-VII-1
B2-Annexures
B2-A-Patents
B2-B-Ethics
B2-C-IPR
B2-D-MOUs
B2-E-Council of Management
B2-F-Academic Council and Subject Boards
B2-G-Cases
B2-H-Accounts
Annex B2-A
Annex B2-B
Annex B2-C
Annex B2-D
Annex B2-E
Annex B2-F
Annex B2-G
Annex B2-H
B4-1
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B3-Evaluative Report of Departments (Main Campus)
B3-I-Mathematics
B3-II- Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics (DAA)
B3-III-Department of Biological Sciences (DBS)
B3-IV-Department of Chemical Sciences (DCS)
B3-V-Department of Condensed Matter Physics and Materials
Science (DCMPMS)
B3-VI-Department of High Energy Physics (DHEP)
B3-VII-Department of Nuclear and Atomic Physics (DNAP)
B3-VIII-Department of Theoretical Physics (DTP)
B3-IX- School of Technology and Computer Science (STCS)
B3-I-1
B3-II-1
B3-III-1
B3-IV-1
B3-V-1
B3-VI-1
B3-VII-1
B3-VIII-1
B3-IX-1
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B3-Evaluative Report of Departments (Research Centres)
B3-X-Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE)
B3-XI-National Centre for Radio Astrophysics (NCRA)
B3-XII-National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS)
B3-XIII-Centre for Applicable Mathematics (CAM)
B3-XIV-International Centre for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS)
B3-XV-TIFR Centre for Interdisciplinary Sciences (TCIS)
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B3-X-1
B3-XI-1
B3-XII-1
B3-XIII-1
B3-XIV-1
B3-XV-1
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Executive Summary
Executive Summary
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) is an Autonomous Institution of the
Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Government of India, and has been declared a
National Centre of the Government of India for Nuclear Science and Mathematics. The
Main Campus of TIFR is in Colaba, Mumbai, where the TIFR administration is also
housed. TIFR also has has external campuses in Mumbai, Pune, Bengaluru and
Hyderabad, where its Research Centres are located.
TIFR carries out fundamental research in the areas of physics, chemistry, mathematics,
biology, computer science, and science education. The Main campus in Colaba
comprises the Natural Sciences Faculty (Departments of Astronomy and Astrophysics,
Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science, High Energy Physics, Nuclear and
Atomic Physics, Theoretical Physics, Chemical Sciences and Biological Sciences), the
School of Mathematics, and the School of Technology and Computer Science.
The Research Centres of TIFR have been established to take its mandate of fundamental
research forward. Each Research Centre is academically equivalent to a Department: it
has about 10-20 faculty members, carrying out research activities in a focussed area. It
however has a more autonomous governing structure and carries out its research
activities independently. In this Self Study Report, for academic purposes the Centres
are treated like other Departments of TIFR.
The Research Centres are located at the external campuses of TIFR. The Mumbai campus
has Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE), in Chembur, Mumbai, while the
Pune campus has National Centre for Radio Astrophysics (NCRA). The Bengaluru campus
has National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), Centre for Applicable Mathematics
(CAM) and International Centre for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS) as its three Departments,
and the Hyderabad campus has TIFR Centre for Interdisciplinary Sciences (TCIS) as its first
Department.
TIFR is one of the premier research institutions in India. It has about 270 faculty
members, most of whom are leaders in research in their own disciplines. The TIFR
Deemed University, established in 2002, now has around 600 students pursuing their
M.Sc. or Ph.D. degree. There is no undergraduate programme. The Graduate School of
TIFR in one of the most coveted places for doing a Ph.D. in basic sciences in India.
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TIFR at a glance
TIFR inception and management:

TIFR was founded in 1945 through the initiative of the great scientist and visionary Homi
J. Bhabha. The institute was established by the Trustees of Sir Dorabji Tata Trust and the
then Government of Bombay, as an institution to promote excellence in scientific
research. The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) had supported TIFR in
the early stages. The current management structure of TIFR is derived from the 1954
Tripartite Agreement among the Government of India, the then Government of Bombay,
and Sir Dorabji Tata Trust. The role of the Government of India was later taken over by
the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), while the role of the Government of Bombay
was taken over by the State Government of Maharashtra.
The highest governing body of TIFR is the Council of Management, which consists of Mr.
Ratan Tata as the Chair, the TIFR Director, the Chairman of the Atomic Energy
Commission, eminent scientists including Bharat Ratna Prof. C.N.R. Rao and Dr. K.
Kasturirangan, ex-Chairman of ISRO, and other representatives of the Government of
India, Government of Maharashtra and Sir Dorabji Tata Trust. The Centre Directors, the
Deans of Faculties / Schools, the Dean of Graduate Studies, the Department Chairs, and
the Conveners of various Committees, all of whom are researchers and faculty members
of repute, oversee the academic and administrative matters, along with the Registrar,
Deputy Registrar and Assistant Registrar (Academic).
TIFR contribution to scientific knowledge :
TIFR has been carrying out research at the forefront of knowledge for more than seven
decades, and has international stature as a top quality research institution. Some of the
results that have come out of TIFR have made major impact on their respective
disciplines, leading to new areas of research. Many have even found themselves in
advanced textbooks. Important original scientific results have emerged from TIFR in the
areas ranging from algebra, algebraic geometry, differential geometry, number theory,
group theory, combinatorics, partial differential equations, to cosmic rays, astrophysics,
cosmology, plasma physics, particle physics, superconductivity, statistical physics,
number theory, string theory, nanomaterials, nuclear magnetic resonance, and further
to neurobiology and developmental biology. This contribution has been recognised in
the form of 32 Padma awards over the years. The current Faculty has 3 Padma awards, 7
Infosys awards, more than 25 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar awards and 15 Swarnajayanti
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Fellowships, as well as international awards like the ICTP Prize, TWAS Prize and the New
Horizons Physics (Milner) Prize. The rate of publications from TIFR has been consistently
high over the years, with more than 1000 publications (including Conference
Proceedings) during 2014-15.
In the Indian context, TIFR has been one of the few institutions with the capability of
taking up mega projects in fundamental science. The Kolar Gold Field experiment carried
out by TIFR scientists was the first in the world to detect neutrinos from the atmosphere
of the Earth. The Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope is one of the largest and most
sensitive radio telescopes in the world, where international astronomers compete for
observation time. Three of the five main detectors on Astrosat, the first Indian satellite
for fundamental science and launched by ISRO, have been designed by TIFR
astrophysicists. TIFR faculty members have also been a part of the high energy particle
collider experiments that detected the top quark and the Higgs boson, and the LIGO
experiment that detected the gravitational waves. An experimental science mega
project in the country, the India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO), is spearheaded by
TIFR scientists.
TIFR Contribution to Nation building:
From its inception, TIFR has been committed to training excellent scientific manpower
and many of its alumni have played important roles both at the national and
international levels. Several important Indian institutions have had their beginnings in
TIFR, from BARC to ISRO to the ECIL, CDAC, and SAMEER. In nearly all Indian institutions
of excellence TIFR alumni have played or are playing an important role in teaching,
research and administration. In fact, TIFR has been the role model for the setting up of
many institutions in India and some abroad. TIFR members have also been on the
Scientific Advisory Committee to the Cabinet (SAC-C) and the Scientific Advisory
Committee to the Prime Minister (SC-PM)
TIFR has also served as a knowledge resource centre. The visitors programmes have
allowed many researchers in the country to visit TIFR and collaborate with its faculty
members. Many TIFR faculty members have served on national and international
committees dealing with curriculum development, faculty selection, research advice,
project selections for funding, etc. More than 35 faculty members of TIFR are Fellows of
the National Academies, and contribute to their activities. There are also Fellows of The
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TIFR at a glance
World Academy of Sciences, and Fellows of the Royal Society among TIFR faculty
members.
TIFR Deemed University:
The first Ph.D. was granted to a TIFR student in 1950 by the then University of Bombay.
Until 2002, TIFR admitted students only for the Ph.D. program (except in Biology), and all
the degrees were awarded by the University of Mumbai (formerly Bombay).
TIFR became a Deemed University in 2002, and started awarding its own degrees in the
six disciplines of Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics, Computer Science, and
Science Education. Each of the disciplines is taken care of the corresponding Subject
Board. The overall academic program is governed by the Academic Council, which
contains external members for advice and oversight. It is administered by the Dean of
Graduate Studies, through the University Cell. TIFR acts as a research institution, with
the Deemed University embedded in it.
The major advantage of a Deemed University in a Research Institute setting is that the
students are exposed to research right from the first day. The flexibility offered by the
structure also allows the instructors to introduce discussions of emerging areas and the
topics of their own expertise in the coursework, which keeps the courses relevant and
interesting. The admission in the TIFR Graduate School is very competitive, the
coursework is very challenging, and the Ph.D. research is at the cutting edge. The
students coming out with this training are expected to be jack of all trades, master of at
least one.
Since the inception of the TIFR Deemed University, thirteen batches of students have
been admitted and most of those who have graduated already established themselves in
the scientific community, some already holding prestigious faculty positions in India and
abroad. The UGC review committee, which visited TIFR and its Research Centres in 2010,
has commented very positively on the multidisciplinary environment that TIFR offers its
researchers and students, and uniqueness of its campuses / Research Centres.
Over the last decade, TIFR Deemed University also started admitting more students
directly after their bachelors degrees, to enable some of the brightest Indian students
to get an early start in high quality research, for which they would earlier have to go out
of the country. This has now developed into formal integrated MSc-PhD programmes.
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TIFR educational activities:

In addition to the activities of its Deemed University, TIFR faculty members continue to
participate in educational activities for students and teachers in the country who are not
directly connected with TIFR. The Visiting Students Research Programme was started by
TIFR more than 30 years ago. TIFR faculty members have also been involved in teaching
in advanced summer schools, and in conducting Teachers Training programmes. They
play a major role in the National Centre for Mathematics (a joint Centre with IIT
Bombay), and in the Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences in the Mumbai University.
The Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education is the Indian nodal agency for all the
International Science Olympiads and conducts training camps. It also holds the National
Initiative on Undergraduate Science (NIUS), which exposes undergraduate science
students from across the country to research at the forefront. It also works on improving
science education in schools, by creating teaching materials and textbooks.
The Outreach programme of TIFR attracts school children as well as the public at to
science, through interesting activities. These involve Science Caf lectures like Chai and
Why, SawaalJawaab, etc., night sky observations, Public Lectures, Science Day
celebrations and Open House days for school children. Groups of TIFR scientists and
students also visit rural areas in Maharashtra with science experiments that have to do
with daily life.
TIFR vision:
TIFR plans to maintain its focus on fundamental research, and aims to be one of the top
institutions in the world for research as well as education. Our major strength in
achieving this is our world-class faculty. The high quality of scientific research and
scholarship which characterises TIFR is well-known and attracts some of the best young
minds in the country. To all its members, TIFR provides a vibrant intellectual atmosphere
and encouragement to grow and flourish. Nevertheless, TIFR faces the twin challenges
of limited space and resources, as well as the ever-present competition from top-rate
foreign institutions. The new campus in Hyderabad, may be expected to ease some of
the former and offer opportunities for expansion in newer and more challenging areas.
However, TIFR will continue to seek improvement in all aspects to retain its place as one
of the leading scientific institutions in India and the world.
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TIFR: Deemed University and Graduate School

Degrees awarded by TIFR University
Ph.D. M.Sc.
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
2011
2012
2013
2014
Deemed University since

2002
Ph.D., Integrated M.Sc.-Ph.D.
and M.Sc. programmes in:
Physics
Chemistry
Biology
Wildlife biology
Mathematics
Computers and
Systems Science
Science Education
2015
Year
Courses held in the Main campus in Colaba as well as in Centres in Mumbai,

Pune, Bangalore, Hyderabad
Graduates of TIFR Graduate School in faculty positions at many universities and
institutes, in India and abroad
25000
Number of students who gave

the entrance test
20000
15000
10000
5000
Percent students
Number of students
Nationwide testing at postgraduate level

Percentage of students who were
selected and joined
1.5
1
0.5
0
0
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Year
2011
2012
2013
Year
2014
2015
One of the most recognized Graduate School Entrance tests in Physics,

Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics, Computer Science, and Science Education
Held simultaneously in more than 25 centres all over India
Extremely competitive, only about the top 1% get into TIFR
Joint Entrance Screening Test (JEST) in Physics, started by NCRA-TIFR, now
accepted by more than 30 institutions in India for admission to Ph.D.
programmes
Joint Graduate Entrance Examination for Biology and Interdisciplinary Life
Sciences (JGEEBILS), organised by TIFR, now used by 12 more institutes in India
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Training of UG and PG students from other universities and institutes
Students
NIUS: National Initiative

on Undergraduate
Training of external UG and PG students
Science
NIUS
JRF
600
VSRP: Visiting Students

Lab Trainees
VSRP
Research Programme
500
(started first in India)
400
JRF: Junior Research
300
Fellows registered for
200
Ph.D. elsewhere
100
TIFR Faculty members
teach regularly at:
0
Centre for Excellence in
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Basic Sciences (CBS),
Year
University of Mumbai
SERC Schools
(for more than 25 years)
Running the Graduate Training Program of India-based Neutrino Observatory
(INO) for the last 6 years
Web-based courses (NPTEL) and online video lecture courses
Preparing future teachers and researchers

Postdoctoral Researchers
Vibrant postdoctoral
programme, duration of 1 to
3 years
Postdocs
150
100
Postdocs from all over the

country as well as abroad, some
on Prize fellowships
50
0
2011
2012
2013
Year
2014
2015
Many have freedom to work

on their own research projects
Publications
Journal publications
Proceedings + others
Students and postdocs are

exposed to cutting-edge
research, and are involved in
most of the impressive
number of publications from
TIFR every year
1000
800
600
400
200
0
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Year
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SECTION B1
Profile of the University
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Profile of the TIFR Deemed University (B1)
B1-1
Profile of the University
1. Name and Address of the University:

Name:
Address:

Homi Bhabha Road, Colaba
City:
Pin: 400 005
Mumbai
State: Maharashtra
Website: www.tifr.res.in
2. For communication:
Designation
Director
(having
powers of Vice
Chancellor)
Dean,
Graduate
Studies (IQAC
Coordinator)
Registrar
Assistant
Registrar
(Academic)
Name
Telephone
Off: 02222782306
Prof.
Res: 02222804710
Sandip P. Trivedi
Mob : 9892105000
Fax : 02222804501
Off: 02222782423
Res: 02222783423
Prof. Amol Dighe
Mob : 9892100404
Fax : 02222782777
Off: 02222782315
Wg. Cdr.
Res: 02222783315
George Antony
Mob : 9892105000
(retd)
Fax : 0222280471
Off: 02222782875
Res: 02227468212
Mr. S. Krishnamurthy
Mob : 9892100407
Fax : 02222804555
Email
director@tifr.res.in
deangs@tifr.res.in
registrar@tifr.res.in
ast_reguniv@tifr.res.in
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3. Status of the University:

University under Section 3 of UGC (Deemed University)
TIFR is a National Centre of the Government of India for Nuclear Science
and Mathematics and functions as an Autonomous Institution of the
Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Government of India.
4.
Type of University:
5.
Source of funding:
Unitary
Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Government of India.
6. a. Date of establishment of the university:

07/05/2002
b. Prior to the establishment of the university, was it a/an
i.
PG Centre
ii.
Affiliated College
iii.
Constituent College
iv.
Autonomous College
v.
Any other (please specify)
No
No
No
No
Research Institute #
If yes, give the date of establishment

01/06/1945
# National Centre of the Government of India for Nuclear Science and Mathematics.
Before 2002, TIFR students were awarded Ph.D. degrees by the University of Mumbai.
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B1-3
7. Date of recognition as a university by UGC or any other national agency:

Under Section
i. 2f of UGC*
ii. 12B of UGC *
iii. 3 of UGC #
iv. Any other ^ (specify)
Dd
07
mm
05
Yyyy
2002
Remarks
Deemed University
# Notification of UGC enclosed as Annexure B1-A.
8. Has the university been recognized

a) By UGC as a University with Potential for Excellence?
No
N.A.
If yes, date of recognition :
(dd/mm/yyyy)
b) For its performance by any other governmental agency?
Yes
If yes, Name of the agency DAE * and
date of recognition: 03.01.1957 dd/mm/yyyy)
TIFR was declared to be the National Centre of the Government of India
for Nuclear Science and Mathematics
*Vide Resolution dated 3rd January, 1957. See Annexure B1-B.
Published in the Gazette of India dated 17th January, 1957. See Annexure
B1-C
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B1-4
9.

Does the university have off-campus centres?
Offcampus
1.
2.
3.
4.
Name of the
Department #
Homi Bhabha Centre for

Science Education
National Centre for Radio
Pune
Astrophysics
National Centre for
Biological Sciences
Bengaluru Centre for Applicable
Mathematics
International Centre for
Theoretical Sciences
TIFR Centre for
Hyderabad Interdisciplinary Sciences
###
Mumbai
Yes
Acronym
Year of
establishment
Date of
Recognition
HBCSE
1974
07/05/2002
NCRA
1994
07/05/2002
NCBS
1991
07/05/2002
CAM
1972
07/05/2002 ##
ICTS
2007
TCIS
2010
# These are Research Centres of TIFR, mostly focusing on a particular discipline. Each of
these is equivalent to a Department of the TIFR Deemed University, and denoted as such in
this Self-Study Report.
## CAM is administratively a part of the School of Mathematics in Mumbai, and hence does
not find an explicit mention in the UGC Notification. However it was reviewed by UGC in
2002 along with the rest of TIFR while considering its request for the Deemed University
status, with positive recommendations.
### This is the first Research Centre in the Hyderabad campus.
10. Does the university have off-shore campuses?

No
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11. Location of the campuses and area:
Campus
Research
Centre
Location
Urban/
Rural
Main
Campus
1. Mumbai
Main
Campus
HBCSE
Colaba, Mumbai
Urban
Mankhurd, Mumbai
Urban
2. Pune
NCRA
NCBS
Ganeshkind, Pune
Urban
Bellary Road, Bengaluru Urban
CAM
Yelahanka New
Urban
Town, Bengaluru
Hesarghatta, Bengaluru Rural
3. Bengaluru
ICTS
4. Hyderabad TCIS
Campus
area
(acres)
Built-up
area
(sq.m.)
15
32606
5.5
22
25
13488
5159
17122
0.5
1079
18
20520
Gachibowli, Hyderabad
Urban
209
11613 #
(First bldg.)
[Temporary transit
campus: Narsingi,
Hyderabad]
Urban
0.3058
5017
# The first building is expected to be functional within a few months. More buildings are
planned, and will come up as the campus grows.
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12. Provide information on the following: In case of multi-campus University, please

provide campus-wise information.
Please see the Table below. For items marked with @, details are given in
Annexure B1-D.
Campus
Facility
Auditorium/seminar
complex with
infrastructural
facilities
Seminar halls
/classrooms
Sports facilities:
Main
Campus
Mumbai
Pune
HBCSE
NCRA
Bengaluru
NCBS
CAM
Hyderabad
ICTS
TCIS
1x 1200
1x 150+
3x 30+
1x 180
2x
1x 100+
1x 80
100+ 1x 60
1x 50+
2x 60
3x 60+
1x 350
1x 100
1x 50
1x 150
1x 70
15x 20+
4x 20+
1x 30
2x 20
Playground
Swimming pool
Gymnasium
Any other (specify)
Hostels:
Number of hostels
Total capacity
Number of boys
Number of girls
Facilities
290
104
30
186
39
184
62
@
16
69
16
76
@
@
@
@
@
96
26
14
(leased)
Residential facilities
for faculty and nonteaching staff
Cafeteria
Health Centre
facilities:
Inpatient
Outpatient
Ambulance
Emergency care
2x 15+ 6x 15+ 2x 30
660
@
4
65
43
12
@
@
@
@
@
@
@
@
@
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Campus
Facility
Dispensary
Miscellaneous
Facilities
Banking
Post office
Main
Campus
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Mumbai
Pune
HBCSE
@
NCRA
Bengaluru
Hyderabad
NCBS
CAM
ICTS
TCIS
Nearby
Book shops
Photocopying
@
@
@
-----
N. A.
N. A.
N. A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
@@
@@
Photography
Transport facilities to
cater to the needs of
the students and staff
Facilities for persons
with disabilities
Animal house
Incinerator
for
laboratories
Power house
Waste
management
Central workshop
Field stations
Nearby
@
@@
N. A.
N.A.
N.A
N.A.
N.A
@ Please refer to Annexure B1-D

@@ Please refer to Annexure B1-E
13. Number of institutions affiliated to the university

None
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B1-8
14. Does the University Act provide for conferment of autonomy (as recognized by
the UGC) to its affiliated institutions? If yes, give the number of autonomous
colleges under the jurisdiction of the University
Not applicable
15. Furnish the following information:
(As on Jan 1, 2016) Number of students Department-wise:
Campus
Department #
I-Ph.D.
Students
Ph.D. M.Sc.
Total
Mathematics (Math)
Astronomy and Astrophysics (DAA)
6
11
22
09
28
20
Biological Sciences (DBS)

Chemical Sciences (DCS)
Condensed Matter Physics
Main
High Energy Physics (DHEP)
campus
Nuclear and Atomic physics (DNAP)
Technology & Computer Sc. (STCS)
Mumbai
HBCSE
Pune
NCRA
NCBS
Bengaluru CAM
ICTS
Hyderabad TCIS
14
10
12
9
12
21
6
3
57
17
6
16
205
28
24
14
10
13
13
12
15
17
99
1
10
42
329
29
20
49
71
34
26
19
25
34
18
15
20
176
18
16
58
578
Total
# Note that all the Research Centres are treated as Departments.
16. Does the university conform to the specification of Degrees as enlisted by the UGC?
Yes
If the university uses any other nomenclatures, please specify.
Not Applicable
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17. Academic programmes offered by the university departments at present,

under the following categories: (Enclose the list of academic programmes
offered)
Programmes
Number
Ph.D.
Integrated
M . S c . - Ph.D.
M.Phil. #
M.Sc. ##
Total
23
List
Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics,
Physics, Science Education
Physics
Physics, Science Education
Biology, Wildlife Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science,
Mathematics, Physics
# There is no separate M.Phil. Programme. M.Phil. is an exit degree for students in the
Ph.D. programme who have completed the specified M.Phil. requirements.
## There are separate M.Sc. programmes in Biology and Wildlife Biology. For the other
disciplines, M.Sc. is an exit degree for Integrated Ph.D. students who have completed the
specified M.Sc. requirements.
18.
Number of working days during the last academic year (Aug 2014-- July 2015)
Bengaluru
Main
Campus
Mumbai
Pune
Hyderabad
HBCSE
NCRA
NCBS
CAM
ICTS
TCIS
245
245
245
246
244
243
245
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19.

Number of teaching days during the past four academic years.
Academic
year
Main campus
Mumbai
HBCSE
Pune
NCRA
2011-12
200
162
190
190
190
2012-13
200
160
190
190
190
190
2013-14
200
134 ##
190
190
190
190
190
2014-15
200
172
190
190
190
190
190
Bengaluru
NCBS
CAM
ICTS
Hyderabad
TCIS
# Note that in the main campus as well as in some of the Centres, classes are held often on
weekends. Also, apart from the two main semesters, Winter Term short
courses/pedagogical workshops are also held.
## No incoming Ph.D. students this year, hence less number of classes held.
20. Does the university have a department of Teacher Education?

No
21.
Does the university have a teaching department of Physical Education?

No
22.
In the case of Private and Deemed Universities, please indicate whether professional
programmes are being offered?
No
If yes, please enclose approval / recognition details issued by the statutory body
governing the programme.
Not Applicable
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23.
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Has the university been reviewed by any regulatory authority? If so, furnish a
copy of the report and action taken there upon.
The TIFR Deemed University, including the Main Campus at Colaba and the Offcampuses at Mumbai (HBCSE), Pune (NCRA) and Bengaluru (NCBS, CAM) was
reviewed by a UGC Review Committee in 2010.
The Report of the Review Committee is attached as Annexure B1-F.
The action taken report is attached as Annexure B1-G.
In addition, most of the departments / disciplines have also undergone peer
reviews from committees consisting of eminent international researchers. The
years in which these reviews took place are given in the following Table.
Campus
Main campus
Department DAA
DCMP&MS
DNAP
DHEP
DTP
DCS
DBS Maths STCS
Reviewed in 2009
2007
2008
2008
2006 2007 2006
Bengaluru
2006
Campus
Mumbai
Pune
Department
HBCSE
NCRA
NCBS
CAM
ICTS
TCIS
Reviewed in
2014
2005
2010
2007
Hyderabad
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24.

Number of positions in the university:
Faculty members:
Campus
Main
campus
Mumbai
Pune
Bengaluru
Hyderabad
Total
Department
Math
DAA
DBS
DCS
DCMPMS
DHEP
DNAP
DTP
STCS
HBCSE
NCRA
NCBS
CAM
ICTS
TCIS
Professor
Associate
Professor
15
10
5
6
7
9
8
12
3
3
4
10
6
3
7
109
9
3
5
4
8
2
4
3
4
5
5
8
3
1
0
64
Reader/Fellow
(equivalent to
Assistant
Professor)
5
2
4
4
1
3
2
6
7
8
9
16
5
9
13
94
Total
29
15
14
14
16
14
14
21
14
16
18
34
14
13
20
267
# The total number of sanctioned faculty positions for TIFR is 342. Positions are not
sanctioned separately for different Departments or centres.
Faculty Distribution (%)

36
41
23
Professor
Associate Professor
Reader/Assistant Professor
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Non Teaching Staff: (as on Jan 1, 2016)

Campus
Main Campus
Mumbai
Pune
Bengaluru
Hyderabad
Total
Research
Centre
Colaba
HBCSE
NCRA
NCBS
CAM
ICTS
TCIS
Scientific &
Technical
553
27
149
29
Admin & Auxiliary
Total
403
27
78
24
12
956
54
227
53
15
7
11 ##
61 ##
72
777
607
1384
## TCIS: As the Research Centre is very young, currently many of these staff members are
either temporary or on contract.
25. Qualifications of the teaching staff

Highest
qualification
Professor (H) and

above
*M
*F
Associate
Professor (G)
*M
Reader (F)
*F
*M
*F
Total
D.Sc.
Ph.D.
97
12
51
13
79
M.Phil.
PG
15
267
*All the teaching staff have a Ph.D. degree at the time of joining.
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26. Emeritus, Adjunct and Visiting Professors:

Campus
Mumbai
HBCSE
Visiting
faculty
4
6
Pune
NCRA
NCBS
Bengaluru
CAM
Hyderabad
ICTS
TCIS
1
1
41
4
1
2
Main campus
Research
Centre
TIFR
Emeritus
faculty
Adjunct
Faculty
40
27. Chairs instituted by the university:

Sir Dorabji Tata Trust donated Rs.75 lakhs during the Golden Jubilee year (1995-1996) of
the Institute for the purpose of establishing the following three Endowment Chairs:
The Sir Dorabji Tata Chair (started 1999):

Prof. Michael Bate, FRS, University of Cambridge,UK (1999-2004)
Prof. Azim Surani, FRS, University of Cambridge, UK (2004-2009)
Prof. P. Balaram, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (2015-2017)
The Shri J. R. D. Tata Chair (started 2000):

Prof. Madhav Nori, University of Chicago, USA.(2000-2005)
Prof. Girish Agarwal, FRS, Oklahoma State University, USA (2011-2016)
The Dr. Homi J. Bhabha Chair (started 2006):

Prof. John L. Cardy, FRS, Oxford, UK (2006-2009)
Prof. Katepalli R. Sreenivasan, New York University, USA (2011-2016)
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28. Students enrolled in the university departments during the current academic year, with
the following details:
TIFR is a national institute, and students from all over India enroll in the TIFR Deemed
University.
Ph.D.
*M
*F
I- Ph.D.
*M
*F
M.Sc.
*M
*F
From the state where the

university is located
26
13
59
From other states of India
196
89
134
51
20
22
512
NRI students
Foreign students
224
104
142
57
23
27
578
Students
Total
Total
*M-Male *F-Female
The diversity of TIFR students is also apparent from the variety of undergraduate /
graduate institutions that they come. This may be seen in the following Table.
Ph.D.
Male Female
From
86
Universities
From premier
26
science
institutions
From premier
94
professional
institutions #
11
From others*
Foreign Universities 4
221
Total
I-Ph.D.
Male
Female
M.Sc.
Male Female
Total
60
109
55
17
20
347
40
28
17
140
2
2
100
9
1
142
10
1
67
3
1
22
6
1
27
41
10
578
Science institutions, e.g. CBS, NISER, CMI,IISER, HBNI,JNCASR, ISI

# Professional Institutions: IITs, NITs, etc.
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29.
Unit cost of education (Unit cost = total annual recurring expenditure (actual)
divided by total number of students enrolled)
Using the actual expenditure figures of 2014-15:
Campus
Centre /
Department
Main
campus
TIFR
Mumbai
Pune
Annual recurring expenditure

(Rs. crores)
Including salaries Excluding salaries
Number of
students
205.19
47.78
275
HBCSE
11.98
4.02
15
NCRA
31.71
13.37
20
NCBS
58.13
42.33
176
CAM
18
ICTS
16
TCIS
58
Total
307.01
107.50
578
Expenditure per student (lakhs)
53.12
18.60
Expenditure per student taking

25% expenditure towards
education, notionally
13.28
4.65
Bengaluru
Hyderabad
@-Included in the Expenses of the Main Campus

# Since TIFR is primarily a research institution, a significant fraction of the annual recurring
expenditure goes towards the operation and maintenance of research facilities. However,
since the academic program is seamlessly connected with the research at TIFR, all the
expenditure is included towards education in the above calculation. If the expenditure
towards education and research is notionally divided in the ratio 25:75, the expenditure per
student will be Rs. 13.28 lakh per year (including salaries), or Rs. 4.65 lakh per year (excluding
salaries).
30.
Academic Staff College

Not Applicable.
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31.
32.
Year of establishment
Number of programmes conducted (with duration)
UGC Orientation
UGC Refresher
Universitys own programmes
N.A.
Does the university offer Distance Education Programmes (DEP)?
No
If yes, indicate the number of programmes offered.
N.A.
Are they recognized by the Distance Education Council?
N.A.
Does the university have a provision for external registration of students? No

If yes, how many students avail of this provision annually?
33.
B1-17
N.A
Is the university applying for Accreditation or Re-Assessment? If Accreditation,

name the cycle.
Accreditation Cycle 1
34.
Date of accreditation* (applicable for Cycle 2, Cycle 3, Cycle 4 and re-assessment

only)
Cycle 1: (dd/mm/yyyy),
N.A
Accreditation outcome/Result
N.A
* Kindly enclose copy of accreditation certificate(s) and peer team report(s)

N.A
35.
Does the university provide the list of accredited institutions under its jurisdiction
on its website? Provide details of the number of accredited affiliated /
constituent/ autonomous colleges under the university.
N.A
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36.
Date of establishment of Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) and dates of

submission of Annual Quality Assurance Reports (AQAR).
IQAC established on : 15/02/2016
AQAR report:
(i)
N.A.
TIFR publishes an Annual Technical Report of its scientific activities throughout the
year, which gets tabled in the parliament.
37. Any other relevant data, the university would like to include (not exceeding one
page).
Number of research publications in peer-reviewed journals from TIFR in the last 5

years: 3510
The contribution of current TIFR faculty members to science has been recognized
by as many as 32 Padma awards over the years. The current faculty members
have 7 Infosys awards, 8 ICTP awards, 6 TWAS prizes, more than 25 Shanti
Swarup Bhatnagar awards, more than 15 Swarnajayanti Fellowships, and more
than 15 Birla Science prizes. More than 35 TIFR faculty members are members of
national Science Academies, and more than 10 are members of international
Science Academies.
In the Nature Index 2016 ranking of worldwide universities and institutes, which
focuses on research publications, TIFR is second in India in all Physical Sciences
institutions, with the first position going to all the IITs combined.
In 2014, TIFR received the Lokmat National Education Leadership Award.
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B1 Annexures
B1-A: UGC notification of Deemed University status (Q. 8)
B1-B: Govt of India, DAE Resolution to recognise TIFR as a National
Centre for Mathematics and Nuclear Science (Q. 9)
B1-C: Gazette of India, declaring TIFR as a National Centre (Q. 9)
B1-D: Infrastructure at TIFR (Q. 13)
B1-E: Field Stations and Facilities (Q. 13)
B1-F: UGC Review Committee Report, 2010 (Q. 23)
B1-G: Compliance: Action taken report (Q. 23)
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UGC Notification
NAAC Self Study Report
Annex-B1-A
Annexure B1-A
_Et
UGC Notification of Deemed University status
UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION

BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARG
NEW DELHI-110 001.
91-31 '0W's
F. 6-48/2001 (uPP-I)
NOTIFICATION
In exercise of the powers conferred by Section-3 of the University Grants

Commission Act, 1956, the Central Government on the recommendation of the
Research, Mumbai
alon6th
g:x.
Commission has declared the Tata Jr_git -ute of Fundgmental
Its following three multi-cumpuses as Deemed to be University for the purpose of the
aforesaid Act with ;Erect from 7 th May, 2002 vide its Notification No. F.9-48/2001-113
dated 7th May, 2002.
1. National Centre for Radiophysics, Pune.
2. National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore.
3. Homi Bhaba Centre for Science Education, Mumbai.
"'The grant of Deemed to be University status to Tata Institute of Fundamental Research,
Mumbai is subject to the condition that it will adhere to the guidelines/instructions issued
by UGC from time to time as applicable to the Deemed Universities."
(Dr.
Deputy Secretary
Copy to:-
v/1. The Registrar, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumble!
2. The Secretary, Government of India, Ministry of Human Resource Developments,

-d-11:.; 001.
T.--- 2-..-5atrnent of Seconuary cttugner Education, Shama l Hhawan, Nev Ded
Higher
Education,
Government
of
3. Principal Secretary, Department of Technical &
Maharaslit e, Mantralaya, Mumbai-400 032.
4. P.S. to Chairman, UGC, New Delhi_
S. The Joint Secretary, (NET) UGC, New Delhi.
6. Section Officer (Meetings Cell) with a request to include the name of the Institute in
the list of Deemed to be Universities maintained by the Commission.
7. The Joint Secretary (DU), UGC, New Delhi.
8. Secretary-General, Association of Indian Universities, ANN House, 16, Kotla Mar:,
New Delhi-110 002
9. Member Secretary, AICTE, LG. Sports Complex, LP. Estate, New Delhi-110 002.
10. All Regional Offices of UGC.
11. Senior Statistical Officer, UGC, 35, Ferozshah Road, New Delhi.
12. Section Officer (1D-D1 Section), UGC, New Delhi.
13. Section Officer (DU Section), UGC. New Delhi.
14. All Sections in the UGC Office.
15. D.T.P. Cell, UGC, New Delhi.
(Dr. I.C.P.Sitmg.ar
16. Guard file.
Deputy Secretary
Date z_
ptr,
.4 :702R- yolitz.
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GOI-DAE Resolution
Annex-B1-B
Annexure B1-B
Govt. of India-DAE Resolution to declare TIFR as a
National Centre for Mathematics and Nuclear Science
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA _
DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY. RESOLUTIN
Bombay, the 3rd of January 19 57
Adm.22( 7)/54 - In pursuance of Clause 10 of the tri
p artite agreement between the Government of India, the
Government of Bombay and the Sir Borabji Tata !Ernst, whereby

the parties have arrreed to run the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research jointly in future, it has been decided by
the Government of India to recognise the Institute as the
national centre for advanced study and fundamental research
in nuclear science and mathematics.'
Ordered that a copy of this Resolution be communicated to all concerned and that it be published in the
Gazette of India for general information.
Sd/-(V,M,Parulekar)
Joint Secretary to the Government of India
To
The Manager,
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Gazette of India Jan 1957
Annex-B1-C
Annexure B1-C
Government resolution declaring TIFR as a National Centre
REGISTERED NO. D. 222
of
The Gazette
India
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 3]
NEW DELHI, SATURDAY, JANUARY19,1957

NOTICE
The undermentioned Gazettes of India Extraordinary were published upto the 12th January 1957:
Issue
No.
No. and date
1. No. 1-I.T.C. (P.N.)/57,
Issued by
dated
the 8th January, 1957.
Subject
Ministry of Commerce and Con- Import policy for weighing machines

sumer Industries.
and parts during JulyDecember,
1956.
2. No. 2/57, dated the 10thJanu-
-Do-
Amendment made in Open General

Licence No, XLV published in
Order No. 17/56, dated 29th September, 1956.
any, 1957.
Copies of the Gazette Extraordinary mentioned above will be supplied on Indent to the Manager of
Publications, Civil Lines, Delhi. Indents should be submitted so as to reach the Manager within ten
days of the date of issue of these Gazettes.
CONTENTS
PAGES
PART
PART
PART
PART
PA
1SECTION 1Notifications relating to

Non-Statutory Rules, Reculations and
Orders and Resolutions issued by the
Ministries of the Government of Indie
(other than the Ministry of Defence)
and by the Supreme Court
ISECTION 2.Notifications regarding
Appointments,
Promotion*,
Leave,
etc. of Government
Officers
Issued
by the Ministries of the Government
of India other than the Ministry of
refence') and by the Supreme Court
PART
PART
11
PART IISECTION 3.Statutory Rules and

Orders notified by the Ministries of
the Government of India, other than
the Ministry of Defence and Central
authorities,
other than
the Chief
Commissioners
PART IIISECTION
4.Miscellaneous
PART IVAdvertisements
Private
individuals
(Published at Simla)
47
and
Office.
9
issued
Noti-
fications (published at Simla)
31
and Notices by
and Corporationa
9
- SUPPLEMENT N O . 3
Nil
Nil
Reported attacks and deaths from cholera, smallpox, plague and typbus in districts in India
during the week ending 22nd December,
I956
23
Births and deaths from principal diseases in

towns with a population of 30,000 and
over in India during the week ending
22nd December, 1956 .
.
.
.
26
Cotton Fress Returns for week ending 7th, 14th,

21st and 28th September 1956
81
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by or under the authority of Chief

Commissioners (Published a) Simla)
Ordinances and
PART IISECTION 2.Bills and Reports of

select Committees on Bills
IIISECTION
Notices issued by the Patent

Calcutta (Published at Simla)
27
IIISECTION 1.Notifications issued by
PAST IIISECTION 3.Notifications
ISECTION 4.Notifications regarding

Appointments,
Promotions,
Leave,
etc. of Officers, issued by the Ministry
of Defence
.
.
.
.
.
1.Acts,
and
the Auditor General, Union Public Service

Commission, Railway Administration, Hich
Courts, and the Attached and Subordinate
office, of the Government of India
(Published at Simla)
.
.
.
15
Nil
Regulations
Rules
Orders notified by the Ministry of Defence
I SECTION 3.Notifications relating

to Non-Statutory Rules, Regulations,
Orders and Resolutions, issued by the
Ministry of Defence
IISHCTION
PAGES
PART IISECTION 4.Statutory
33
15 )
43
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Annex-B1-C
T H E G A Z E T T E O F I N D I A , J A N U A R Y 19, 1957
[ P A R T ISue
PART |Section 1
Notifications relating to Non-Statutory Rules, Regulations and Orders and Resolutions issued
by the Ministries of the Government of India (offcer than the Ministry of Defence) and by
the Supreme Court
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY TO THE PRESIDENT
New Delhi, the 14th January 1957

No. 1. Phea./&1.The President is pleased to award
the Police Medal for gallantry to the undermentioned
officer of the Uttar Pradesh Police:
Name of the Officer and rank.Shri
Mohammad
Isa, Company Commander, IV Battalion, Provincial Armed Constabulary, Allahabad, Uttar

Pradesh.
Statement of services for which the decoration has

been awarded.On 22nd October, 1955 when the Provincial Armed Constabulary under Company Commander Mohammad Isa was on patrol, information
was received that six or seven armed men had infiltrated into a forest near village Kurat. Early next
morning Shri Isa, with one section of the P.A.C, one
Head Constable and one Constable C. P., proceeded to
village Tapka. They found no one there, but a hearth
Which was still warm indicated that the dacoits had
been there recently. Company Commander Mohammad
Isa divided his force Into three sub-sections and directed them to proceed with extreme caution towards a
small hillock nearby. As they approached, a dacoit
dressed In khaki clothes and armed with a gun, was
noticed taking position behind a bush.
The dacoit
was at once challenged, but fired at the police party
and began to run. Company Commander Isa ordered
the flanks to give him covering fir and chased the
retreating dacoit, who, crippled by police fire, had
taken cover behind a tree and continued firing at the
Police. Compamy Commander Isa ran a little ahead
of his party; got within 15 yards of the hiding place
of the dacoit; and shot him dead. The dacoit was
Identified as Raghunath Singh of village Dhorisagar,
who had committed several heinous offences and terrorized the neighbourhood for some time,
In this encounter with armed dacoits, Company Commander Mohammad Isa gave an excellent example of
cool courage and displayed dualities of leadership.
2. This award is made for gallantry under rule 4(1)
of the ruleg governing the award of the Police Medal
and consequently carries with it the special allowance
admissible to officers of and below the rank of Inspector of Police as provided in rule 5.
C. S. VENKATACHAR, Secy.
DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY
RESOLUTION
Bombay, the 3rd January 1B57
No. Adm. 22 (7)/54.In pursuance of Clause 10 of the
tripartite agreement between the Government of India,
the Government of Bombay and the Sir Dorabji Tata
Trust, whereby the parties have agreed to run the Tata
Institute of Fundamental Research jointly in future, it
has been decided by the Government of India to recognise the Institute as the national centre for advanced study and fundamental research in nuclear science
,and mathematics.
Ordered that a copy of this Resolution be communicated to all concerned and that it be published in the
Gazette of India for general information,
V. M. PARULEKAR, Jt. Secy.
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER
INDUSTRIES
(PATENTS AND DESIGNS)

No. ll(4)-TMP/56,The following draft of a further
amendment to the Indian Patents and Designs Rules,
1933, which the Central Government proposes to make
in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1)
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*idlan Patents and Designs Act, 1911 (2 of 1911) la
'published as required by sub-section (2) of the last
named section for the information of all persons
likely to be affected thereby and notice is hereby
given that the draft will be taken into consideration
on or after the 31st January, 1967. Any objection or
suggestion which may be received from any person
with respect to the said draft before the date so
specified will be considered by the Central Government;
Draft amendment
In sub-rule (2) of rule 1 of the said rules, the words
"except the State of Jammu and Kashmir" shall be
omitted,
B. R. VOHRA, Dy. Secy.
ORDER
EXPOHT THADJS CONTROL

No. Export (1)/AM(47).In exercise of the powers
conferred by Section 3 of the Imports and Exports
(Control) Act, 1947 (XVIII of 1947), the Central
Government hereby directs that the following further
amendment shall be made In the Exports (.Control)
Order, 1954 published with the Order of the Government of India in the late Ministry of Commerce and
Industry No. Export (1), dated the 10th May 1954,
namely:
In Schedule IV to the said O r d e r Under the heading "O.G.L, No. 3", after Serial No.
46-A, the following shall be inserted under
columns (1), (2) and (3):
(I)
46-B
(2)
Vcrmiculite
(3)
B-2(a) (xxvii-a)
T. S. KUNCHITHAPATHAM, Under Secy.
MINISTRY OF WORKS, HOUSING AND SUPPLY
RESOLUTION.
New Delhi, the 9th January, 1957.
No. L-2 (6)/54.In their Resolution No. 128-WI/48,
dated the 4th January, 1949, the Government of India
constituted the Delhi Development Sub-Committee
under the Central Ce-ordination Committee for the
development of Delhi. Recently, however, the Government of India have constituted under the. Delhi (Control of Building Operations) Act, 1955 a statutory body
known as the Delhi Development (Provisional) Authority. As the functions of the Delhi Development (Provisional) Authority and the Delhi Development Subcommittee overlap each other, the Government of India
have decided that the Delhi Development Sub-Committee shall be abolished forthwith.
Appendix II to the late Ministry of Works. Mines
and Power Resolution No. 128W1/48, dated the 4th
January, 3049, notifying the merger of the Standing
Committee for the Development oi New Delhi with the
Central Co-ordination Committee for the Development
of Delhi should be amended accordingly.
OHDEBED that the above Resolution shall be published In the Gazette of India for information.
K. S. KRISHNASWAMY, Jt. Secy.
44
PART ISEC. 1]
Annex-B1-C
TflB qAZKTTI OF INDIA, JANUARY 19, 1^7
17
nUIYISTKX OF FINANCE
(Department of Eeonornlp AAUn)
No. F. 3 (i>-FL/5<S.Statement of the Affldrs of the Reserve Bank of India m on the 28th December. 1956*
BANKING DEPARTMENT
Rs.
LlABILlTTfiS
Capital paid up
Reserve Fund
National Agricultural Credit (Long-term Operations) Fund
Ra.
ASSETS
3,00,00,000
Note*
3,00,00,000
Rupee Coin
9,37.000
Subsidiary Coin
9,29,000
9,14,06,000
15,00,00,000
Bills Purchased and Dlacounted t
"National Agricultural Credit (Stabilisation) Fund
1,00,00,000
(a) Internal
iDeooslts t
(t) External
(a) Government :
(1) Central Government
57,23,96,000
(2) Other Governmenta
8,00,16,000
(6) Banks
58,09,16,000
(d) Others
13,87.05.000
(Billi Payable
Balances held abroad*
3>29>69.OO0
(c) Government Treasury Bills .

.
Loans and Advances to Governments
82,60,74,000
7,26,70,000
Other Loans and Advancesf
106,03,95,000
Investments
61,81,62,000
Other Assets
14,30,32,000
14,34.60,000
107,10,71,000
Other liabilities
284,65,64,000
TOTAL
TOTAL
284,65,64^00
Indude Cash and Short term Securities.

t ( i ) The item 'Other Loans and Advances' Includes Rs. 57,19,69,000 advanced to scheduled banks against usance bills under
Section 17(4X1;) of the Reserve Bank; of India A c t
(2) The total amount of advance* availed of by scheduled banks against usance bills
o f India Act since 1st January 1956 is Rs. 425,67,55,000.
under Sectto* 17(4X6) of the Reserve Bank
Aa Account pursuant to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, for the week ended the 28th day of December, 1936.
ISSUB DEPARTMENT
Rs.
LIABILITIES
Note* held in the Banking

Department
.
.
Rs.
ASSETS
RS.
9,14,06,000
(a) Held in India
Notes In circulation
1466,06,70,000
Total Notes issued
117,76,03,000
447,30,03,000
(6) Held outside India

1475,20,76,000
Foreign Securities
Total of A
B.Rupee Coin
565,06,06,000
124,80,01,000
Government
of
Rupee Securities
India
7R5.34.69.ooo
Internal Bills of Exchange

and
other
commercial
paper
.
.
.
.
TOTAL ^LIABILITIES
Dated the 2nd day of January, 1957.
VOLUME 1
Ra.
A.Gold Coin and Bullion 1
1475,20,76,000
TOTAL ASSETS
**
1475,20,76,000
I B. RAMA RAU, Governor.
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18
Annex-B1-C
T H E GAZETTE OF INDIA, J A N U A R Y 19, 1&37
[PABT ISEC. r
No. P.3 (i)-F.L/5*.Statement of the Affidrs of the Reserve Bank of India as on the 4th January, 1957.
BANKING DEPARTMENT
Rs.
LIABILITIES
Capital paid up
Reserve Fund
Notes
5,00,00,000
Rupee Coin
7>55'i8>oo10,39,000
Subsidiary Coin
National Agricultural Credit (Long-term Operations) Fund
15/10,00,000
National Agricultural Credit (Stabilisation) Fund
1,00,00,000
(c) Government Treasury Bills -
(1) Central Government
2,99,05,000
54,34,22,000
(a) Other Government*
13,92,58,000
Balances held abroad* .
81,07,03,000
Loans and Advances t o Governments

(ft) Banks
7,74,70.000-
48,33,53*000
Other Loans and A d v a n c e s ! -
() O t h e n
9.95,000
(2>) External
(a) Government 1
Bill* Purchased and Discounted 1

(a) Internal
Deposits t
Rs.
ASSETS
5,00,00,000
13,42,13,000
B i l l s Payable
Investments
99,96,^4,000
.
62,52,98,000
52,15,22,000
Other Assets
Other Llabflltiet
14,38,92,000
108,26,97,000
376,44,64,000
TOTAL
376,44,641000
TOTAL
Includes Cash and Short Term Securities.

t ( i ) The item 'Other Loam and Advances' Includes Rs. 52,82,19,000 advanced to scheduled banks against usance bills under
Section i7C4)(c) of the Rwerve Bank of India Act.
(2) The total amount of advances availed of by scheduled banks against usance bills under Section 17(4X0) of the Reserve
of Indto Act since in
Bank
January 1957 is Rs. 3,58,00,000.
An Account pursuant to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, for the week ended the 4th day of January, 1957.
ISSUE DEPARTMENT
Rs.
LIABILITIES
RB.
Notes held in the Banking
Deportment
Notes in circulation
ASSBTS
R.
Rs.
A.Gold Coin and Bullion 1

7,55,T8,OOO
(a) Held in India

.
(ft) Held outside India
1481,53,37,000
I'otal Notes issued
I4 8 9.O7,55,0OO
Foreign Securities
. 447,30,03/300
Total of A
B.Rupee Coin
117,-76,03,000
565,06,06,000
133.76,17.000
Government
of
Rupee Securities
India
.
800,25,33,000
Internal BiUs of Exchange

end
other
commercial
paper .
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Dined the 9tJi day of January, 1957.
1489,07,55,000
TOTAL ASSETS
1489.07.55,00c
B. RAMA RAU, Governor,
H. M. PATEL, Secy.
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PART 1SEC. ij
Annex-B1-C
THE GAZETTE OF I N D L V JANtfABY la. 1PJ5I7

(CommunicatloiiN
If
Division)
Now Delhi, the nth
Januaiy, 1957.
No. 1/PLI/PT/57.-- r lhe President hereby directs thpt with effect ftom the ist of April, 1957, the following fuitlcr smendtticm
hall be made in the rules relating to the Postal Life Insurance and .Endowment Assurance, namely:
For the exirting Tables T and II of monthly rates of prcmij for whole life Assurance of Rs. 1,000/- and Endowment Assurance
if Ra. 1,000/- tl.e following Tables shall respectively be substituted, namely:
TABLE
Pott Office Insurance Fund Premiums to be in foicc from the 1st April, 1957.
WHOLE L I I E ASSURANCE*.
Monthly P] aniums for an Aawanca of Rs. 1,000/P R E M I U M S CEASING A T T H E ACI; O F

A g e at cntrj
Age at
entry.
50
Rs. Nayt Paisa
70
60
55
Rs.
Naya Paisa
Ri.
Naya Paisa
Rs.
Naya Paisa
12
19
1
2
97
87
03
92
1
1
77
20
2
2
21
22
23
24
25
2
2
^
2
2
27
2
2
2
2
2
09
16
23
31
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
2
2
74
86
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
00
15
31
2
2
2
2
2
47
56
66
77
39
4
5
5
5
6
72
08
7
8
9
30
20
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
35
44
53
63
48
67
8,'J
12
40
So
99
58
86
9i
96
01
29
45
63
3
3
07
20
3
4
4
4
4
82
03
27
3
3
3
34
49
65
54
S4
83
03
5
5
6
6
7
18
14
57
03
57
21
s
6
6
7
7
76
84
14
14
38
46
54
63
73
84
95
25
19
2
2
30
4
4
4
5
5
9"
95
b
JO
11
50
97
03
09
16
23
3
3
3
3
3
02
46
47
48
49
1
*
2
2
2
2
^
2
2
2
2
2
35
88
10
13
39
04
38
19
69
28
99
21
23
01
07
24
25
2
2
2
Z
2
2
2
2
2
2
13
19
25
32
26
27
2*J
29
30
31
32
9i
01
12
24
36
37
40
39
47
55
63
33
72
81
3
3
3
3
49
75
19
20
81
JI
19
34
35
J/
38
39
3
3
3
3
4
5i
4
4
4
5
5
80
05
32
48
4Q
50
99
41
T1
*T*
42
43
*rJ
17
45
36
57
46
66
82
A-t
*T/
NOTE.For the purpose of this table a^c at cniry' m^a s the next birthday friluwmg the date of payment of the first p eml
TABLE II
Post Olfice Insurance Fund Premiums to be in force Horn the 1st April, 1957.
ENDOWMENT ASSURANCES.
MmitlUy Premiums for an Assurance of Rs. 1,000/-.

MAIURITY
AGES
Age at entry -
40
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
3
31
33
33
VOLUME 1
SO
45
Rs. Naya Paisa
Rb.
3
4
92
14
3
3
15
29
4
4
4
5
5
3H
64
93
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
43
6
6
7
26
63
6
6
05
7
7
8
12
79
60
10
12
84
54
60
43
N a ; a Paisa
60
77
96
Rs. Naya Paisa RK. Naya Paisa

2
2
28
63
73
2
2
83
94
43
06
19
2
2
2
2
35
51
60
33
48
64
32
70
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
82
02
24
3
3
3
3
90
01
13
26
40
13
62
19
4
4
5
48
75
05
3
3
3
56
73
91
17
41
68
98
Age at entry.
60
5<
69
79
Rs.
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Naya Paisa
02
08
20
21
35
42
22
23
2*1
25
** J
26
27
21
28
50
59
68
78
S3
19
11
30
9&
J, T
3
3
11
Q2
24
33
47
20
Annex-B1-C
THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, JANUARY 19, 195?
34
35
14
17
56
7
8
86
67
66
90
50
63
63
36
37
38
39
40
56
10
12
14
*7
41
42
43
44
ft
4
4
18
68
26
94
76
76
11
12
01
6
6
7
7
12
75
46
47
38
53
34
35
3
3
4
4
58
85
15
49
87
69
86
05
26
49
36
37
38
39
40
6
6
7
8
8
31
81
39
08
91
4
5
5
5
6
74
33
68
07
4i
42
43
44
45
91
17
7S
93
6
7
7
8
9
11
12
14
17
48
49
50
12
3
3
34
4
5
5
61
75
10
38
75
14
17
45
[PART I - ^ S B C 1
94
02
46
47
48
49
50
51
02
62
32
14
NOTE.For the purpose of this tabl; fage at entry' mea 13 the next birthday folio .ving the date of payme n of the first premium.
M. M. GANDOTRA, Under Secy.
THE INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
OF INDIA
No. 8-CA(l)/6/56.In pursuance
of clause (3) of
Regulation 10 of the Chartered Accountants Regulations, 1949,
it is hereby notified that the Certificates of Practice issued to
the following members shall stand cancelled during the period
shown against their names, namely :
S. No. Membership No.
2661 Shri Uppalury Kanakadurga Subrahmanyam, A.C.A., Deputy

Chief Accountant (on probation),
Office of the Superintending Engineer, Electricity Department,
Anantapur.
3732 Shri Siddlaghatta Mohan Rao,
A.C.A., Divisional Accountant;,
Bombay Electricity Board., 0/M
Division, HuHi,
1916 Shri William Martis, A.C.A., 41,
Eden Grove, Singapore-19.
2981
2769
3712
3565
2470
2801
10
1977
II
12
VOLUME 1
Name & Address
2772
952
13
U-9-I9S6
to
30-6-1957.
IS-9-I9S6
to
30-6-1957.
Shri Panchapagesa Balasubrama- I-U-1956
to
niam A.C.A., 43, North Andar
Street, Teppakulam Post, Tiru- 30-6-1937.
chirapdlli.
Shri Dilip Kumar Sen Gupta, A. 15-12-1956
to
C.A. C/o Coaching Board, The
Institute of Chartered Account- 30-6-1957.
ants of India, Mathura Road,
New Delhi.
Shri Madhukar Vinayak Wagle, 12-12-1956
to
A.C.A.J 167 B 6, Poonawadi,
30-6-1957.
Dadar, Bombay-14.
Shri Vijai PrakaBh Dubey, A.C.A., 30-11-56
to
C/o L. Karorilal Gupta, 74,
Bandukwali Gali, Ajmeri Gate, 30-6-1957.
Delhi-6.
Shri Sukhpal Chand Bhandari, 8-12-1956
to
A.C.A., Hira Bagh, Ram Bagh
Road, Jaipur,
30-6-1957.
Shri P.K. Thampan, A.C.A., Ke- 19-12-1956
to
rala Finance Corporation, Trivandrum.
30-6-1957.
Shri C.S. Ramanujam, A.C.A., 17, 6-12-1956
to
Thandavaiayan Street, Royapctahj Madras.
30-6-1957.
Shri Shiv Dutt Sharma, A.C.A., 15-12-1956
to
Registrar, Coaching Board, The
Institute of Chartered Accoun- 30-6-1957.
tants of India, Mathura Road,
Neil) Delhi.
Shri Ahindra Nath Sen, A.C.A., 1-1-1957
to
71, Jatindra Mohan Avenue,
30-6-1957.
Calcutta-s-
3708 Shri Subrata Kumar Chakravartl, 1-12-1956

A.C.A., iSDj Ekdalia Place,
to
Ballygungc, Calcita-ig.
30-6-1957.
E. V. SRINIVASAN, Secy.
Period during which

the Certificates shall
stand cancelled.
31-10-1956
to
30-6-1957.
MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT
(Transport Wine:)
RESOLUTION
TOURIST TRAFFIC

No. 3-TT(l)/53.The Government of India are
pleased to make the following addition at the end ot
the list of Official Members of the Regional Tourist
Traffic Advisory Committee, Madras published in
paragraph I of their Resolution No. 3-TT(l)/53 dated
the 21st July 1955:
"The Commissioner, Hindu Reliffious and Charitable Endowments (Administration)
Department, Madras".
OHDER
Ordered that a cooy of this Resolution be communicated to the members of the Committee and the
various authorities concerned, Orderd also that the
Resolution be published in the Gazette of India for
general Information.
ORDER
No. 36-MS(6t>)/56.In pursuance of the provisions
of Articles 23 and 24 of the Articles of Association of
the Western Shipping Corporation (Private) Ltd.,
Bombay, the Central Government hereby appoints ay
Directors of the said Corporation
(1) Shri S. D. Nargolwala, I.C.S., in the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Shri R. Narayanswami, and
(2) Shri S. R. Kaiwar, I.C.S., in the vacancy caused by the resignation of Shri S. Jagannathan,
I.C.S.,
and makes the following amendment In the notification
of the Government of India, Ministry of Transport,
No. 36-MS(27)/56, dated the 26th
June, 1956,
namely:
In
the said notification, for items 2 and 4, the

following items shall respectively bo substituted, namely:
"2. Shri S. D. Nargolwala, I.C.S., Joint Secretary, Ministry of Finance (Communications Division), New Delhi.
4. Shri S. R- Kaiwar, I.C.S., Joint Secretary,

Ministry of Production, New Delhi."
N. M. AYYAR, Secy,
48
Infrastructure
TIFR NAAC Self Study Report 2016
Annex B1-D
Annexure B1-D: Infrastructure
(Details of the response to item 12 of B1)
TIFR Main Campus: Colaba, Mumbai
Auditorium/ seminar rooms / lecture rooms:

A fully-equipped auditorium with seating capacity of 1023. It has audio visual
equipment, microphones, amplifiers etc.
There are 3 main lecture theatres one with 190 seating capacity and two others with
approx seating capacity of 40 each.
In addition to these there are various smaller lecture rooms maintained by departments
which are also equipped with audio visual equipment.
Sports facilities:
There is a playground in the Housing complex which is used by students for outdoor
sports.
We have a Recreation centre which has facilities for various indoor sports like carrom,
chess etc and also a hall for badminton.
The recreation centre is equipped with a modern gymnasium where physical fitness
courses are conducted, a room for yogic exercise, table-tennis tables and badminton
courts.
The Institute also has a Sports Club which manages its sporting activities.
Hostel:
3 Hostels one on campus and 2 off campus.

Separate rooms for unmarried male and female students
Family accommodation for married students and postdocs
The On-campus Hostel has a capacity of 201 students and the 2 off-campus Hostels
have intake capacity of 26 and 37 respectively
Transport facility is provided to students for commuting to and fro from off campus
hostels.
Hostels are provided with Building maintenance support, kitchen, washing machine,
internet connection, common newspaper and TV area etc.
Residential facilities:
On-campus accommodation for Faculty (212)
Both on and off campus accommodation for non -teaching staff (448).
Cafeteria:
Two canteens providing Breakfast. Lunch and dinner in addition to tea/coffee and snacks
on all days (except evenings on Sundays and Holidays).
Health care:
A Medical Section on campus with two full-time doctors.
A Pharmacy with essential medicines.
A Pathology Laboratory.
3 Nurses on duty during office hours and one nurse available for emergency during offhours.
Medical facilities at BARC Hospital.
Emergency care at nearby hospitals.
Health Promotion Centre with visiting Ayurvedic Doctor, Physiotheraphist, Counseller
etc.
VOLUME 1
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Infrastructure
Annex B1-D
Facilities like banking, post office, book shops, etc:

An extension of Central Bank of India inside the Campus.
Post office within short walking distance.
Transport facilities to cater to the needs of students and staff:
Daily regular bus services (shuttle) between two campus and two major railways stations
(Churchgate and CST)
Also daily bus service between Campus and Off-campus accommodation (hostel)
Facilities for persons with disabilities:
No facilities currently provided, except lifts in all the buildings.
Animal house and incinerators for laboratories:
A CPCSEA registered animal house of area 390 sq.m. with 16 animal rooms. All animal
rooms are supplied with once through air by centralized air-conditioning system,
centralized power supply with round the clock DG backup and lighting of 12/12 lightdark cycle. Animal species: rats and mice.
Equipment: Inhalation anaesthesia machine, animal identification set, animal
restrainers, animal weighing balances, conventional and filter top cages, metabolic
cages, biosafety hood, deep freezer, autoclaves and hot air oven. Veterinary assistance
and animal care attendants are available on all days including holidays. Importing,
breeding and maintenance of animals as per CPCSEA guidelines.
Animal husbandry: daily care like feeding, watering, maintaining clean cage environment
and hygiene.
Veterinary care: daily health surveillance, periodic testing for common diseases, regular
deworming and vitamin supplements. Training of all the animal users and care takers in
humane handling of the animals.
Carcass disposal: stored in -20 degree freezer and collected on every alternate day by
Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) and Municipal Corporation of Greater
Mumbai (MCGM) authorized bio-medical waste contractor for further incineration.
Animal house is authorized by MPCB for generation and collection of bio-medical waste.
Record keeping: as per CPCSEA guidelines.
Power house:
24x7 generator backup for campus is available.
Waste management facility:
The BMCs (Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation) Cell operates in the campus and they
deal with the waste using their own methods.
Central Workshop:
The Central Workshop of TIFR provides high-quality solutions to complex mechanical
engineering problems, which may include in-house design and development. It supports
researchers in fabricating and modifying experimental setups besides developing a wide
range of import substitutes. Besides the manufacturing of parts based on specific user
requirements, the Central Workshop also manufactures high-quality flanges and fittings
for use with High and Ultra High Vacuum systems, and provides these as stock items for
the Central Stores.
VOLUME 1
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Infrastructure
Annex B1-D
Mumbai Off-campus:
Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE)
Yes
Sports facilities:
playground: badminton and volleyball court
swimming pool: No
gymnasium: Yes
Any other (please specify): Room with table tennis, carrom and chess boards
Hostel:
Number of hostels: 2 (for males and females)

Number of inmates: 21
Facilities: Lounge, canteen, pantry, washing machine, teacoffee vending machine
Limited housing available in Anushaktinagar and TIFR Colaba campus.
Cafeteria:
Yes
Health care:
Permanent staff members have access to dispensary and hospital facility of BARC
through the CHSS scheme. Ph.D. students are provided medical services of the TIFR
medical section and hospital facility through arrangements with neighbourhood
hospitals.
No
No
Ramps and lifts provided in all buildings
Not applicable
Power house:
2 Indoor sub-stations
No
VOLUME 1
51
Infrastructure
Annex B1-D
Pune Off-campus:
A fully equipped (audio/visual facilities, wireless internet, video link, a/c) 100-seater
auditorium
A similarly equipped 50-seater lecture hall
Fully equipped rooms for smaller classes.
Sports facilities:
Playground
Hostel:
A single hostel for both men and women.
30 rooms, of which 23 have an attached bath, and 7 also have a kitchenette.
A common room with a TV, a games room for Table Tennis, carrom etc., a common fully
equipped pantry, as well as a utility room with washing machines.
On-campus accommodation for both teaching and non-teaching staff.
Cafeteria:
Serves 3 meals a day in addition to tea, coffee, snacks etc.
Health care:
A clinic on campus, with a nurse on duty throughout office hours.
Doctors available in two separate 3 hour slots, one in the morning and one in the
afternoon.
Arrangements made with several nearby hospitals for emergency care.
An extension branch of the Bank of India on campus.
Two post offices within a short walking distance of campus.
A daily bus service between NCRA's Pune campus and the main observatory, the Giant
Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT), which can be used by students and staff.
No special facilities currently provided, but can be provided as needed.
Not applicable
Power house:
24x7 generator backup for the campus is available.
Canteen waste and other bio-degradable waste is composted.
VOLUME 1
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Infrastructure
Annex B1-D
Bengaluru Off-campus:
Five auditoriums of capacity 189, 101, 80, 70, 60 seats respectively
Six seminar halls of capacity 15 each
Two teaching laboratories which have a flexible layout for hands-on and experimental
workshops; 200 sq.m. and 100 sq.m..
Sports facilities:
Playground of area 1200 sq.m.
Comprehensive sports facilities including tennis, basketball, badminton courts, fitness
centre and 200 sq.m. gymnasium, 25 m swimming pool
Coaches available for fitness training and swimming.
Hostel:
3 mixed hostels, with 200 double rooms. 24 hr water, electricity, hot water supply in
bathrooms,
Elevators, round the clock security, laundry facilities. TV room, WiFi, self-cooking areas.
50 units of 3BHK (113 sq.m.) and 46 units of 2BHK (88 sq.m.) for teaching and nonteaching staff.
Daycare facilities
Cafeteria:
Full service cafeteria, breakfast, lunch and dinner service plus snack counters. 1200 sq.m..
Health care:
225 sq.m. campus medical facility,
On-call physician, 24 hr emergency ambulance service, medicine counter.
Bank counter and ATM on campus
Regular shuttles between campus and residential facilities, 8 shuttles per day each way.
Buggy trips to residential facilities every 15 minutes.
Regular shuttles to other institutions (Indian Institute of Science and JNCASR), 8 trips per
day.
Fully wheelchair-accessible campus, lifts, wheelchair ramps at all entrances and major
lecture halls.
Animal house:
901 sq.m. animal house with 15 animal rooms.
All animal rooms supplied with 0.3 micron HEPA filtered once through air-conditioning,
centralized power supply with round the clock DG backup and lighting of 14/10 light-dark
cycle.
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Animal species rats, mice and xenopus laevis.

Equipment Inhalational anesthesia machine, animal identification set, animal restrainers,
individually ventilated caging system, isolators, animal weighing balance, filter top and
metabolic cages, incubator, biosafety hood, refrigerator, deep freezer, autoclave and
incinerator.
Veterinary assistance and animal care technicians.
Importing, breeding and maintenance of animals as per CPCSEA standards.
Animal husbandry, daily care like feeding, watering, maintaining clean cage environment.
Veterinary care; daily health surveillance, periodic testing for common diseases.
Training of all the users in humane handling of the animals.
Carcass disposal by incineration. Record keeping as per CPCSEA formats.
Incinerators for laboratories:

15 kg/hr capacity, 5 hp power supply
Power house:
Maximum demand: 2 MVA
Transformers: 3 x 1500 kVA
DG sets: 3 x 500 kVA & 2 x 1010 kVA
Diesel yard: 22 kL capacity
Waste water treatment plant: capacity 2.00 Lakh ltr/ day
Solid Waste management plant: built in an area of 216 Sq.m. with a chopper machine which
can handle 250 kg of kitchen waste and 50 kg of garden waste per day. This would generate
about 100 kg of compost.
Open compost pits for garden waste: volume 27 cu.m.
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Bengaluru Off-campus: Centre for Applicable Mathematics (CAM)

Auditorium with a capacity of 60
Two Class Rooms with total capacity of 60 students
Sports facilities:
Playground
Hostel:
15 double rooms and 9 single rooms in one hostel for the students and postdocs
On-campus accommodation for both teaching and non-teaching staff.
Cafeteria:
Serves 3 meals a day in addition to tea, coffee, snacks etc.
Health care:
A Doctor visits the Centre bi-weekly.
CHSS facility is available for teaching and non-teaching staff
None at present
Students on campus, so no transport provided
Staff provided transport allowance as per the government rules
In the process of making provisions
Not applicable
Power house and waste management facility:
Not present.
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Bengaluru Off-campus:
Chandrasekhar Auditorium - 350 capacity with 288 seating arrangements
Srinivasa Ramanujan Lecture Hall - 100 seating, Madhava Lecture Hall - 50 seating
capacity
Emmy Noether Seminar Room - 30 seating capacity
Amal Raychaudhuri Meeting Room 10 seating capacity
Obaid Siddiqi Faculty Meeting Room 12 seating capacity
S. N. Bose Meeting Room 5 seating capacity
Y. Nambu Discussion Room (Left) 15 seating capacity
Y. Nambu Discussion Room (Right) 15 seating capacity
Sports facilities:
Swimming pool, Gymnasium, Volley ball court, Cycling facilities
Hostel:
Some PDFs and students are accommodated on the campus in the vacant portion of staff
housing.
26 flats, comprising of eight 3BHK, six 2BHK, six 1BHK, and 6 Studios
Cafeteria:
152 seating capacity
Health care:
First Aid Centre with general physician, nurse station, specialist visit, ambulance and
night doctor
The campus is relatively new and we are in the process of putting these in place.
ATM with extended banking services will be available on campus soon.
Connected shuttle services to the sister institutes.
Separate ramp in academic block, separate washroom facilities.
Seating arrangement with wheel chair in Srinivasa Ramanujan Lecture Hall.
Animal house and incinerators for laboratories: Not applicable
Power house:
Available
Maximum demand: 2 MVA
Waste management facility: Sewage treatment plant available.
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Hyderabad Off-campus: TIFR Centre for Interdisciplinary Sciences (TCIS)

(Currently in temporary leased premises, termed ``transit campus)

Sound proof, wi-fi enabled Auditorium with worldwide live transmission abilities of
conferences and seating capacity of 150.
Seminar hall equipped with projectors and seating capacity of 70.
Two classrooms to seat 20 students each.
Sports facilities:
Temporary playground for playing football, cricket and volley ball.
A Full-fledged Gymnasium with Treadmill, Elliptical Cross Trainer, Electronic Bike, Multi
Gym, etc.
Gym room with Table Tennis, Carrom, Chess, etc.
Hostel:
Temporary hostel facility in leased flats in a close vicinity of the transit building.
Study Tables, Chair, Refrigerators, Washing Machine and Internet facility in hostels
Construction of a Prefab Hostel for students is under consideration
Semi-furnished accommodation within the fixed rent slab is provided against deducting
HRA from the salaries.
Cafeteria:
A contract caterer with a manpower of about 10 people runs a cafetaria within the TCIS
premises, and caters to all the meals and snacks requirements (morning and night) of the
entire TCIS from 8:30 a.m. till 21:00 hours.
The caterer also provides food and snacks for events like seminars, outreach activities,
symposia
Health care:
A doctor is available twice a week in the TCIS Premises, during working hours
If need be, the patient is provided transport to the hospital, and if directed by the
doctor, is taken to the authorised hospital under the CHSS scheme.
Assistance is provided to the entire TCIS for access to banks and post office by
administrative staff
Transport is provided from 7 am till 10 pm for students from Hostel to Transit Campus.
Transport is also provided to students wishing to attend courses and seminars in
University of Hyderabad and IIT Hyderabad.
Transport is provided to faculty and administrative staff for visit to TCIS Transit campus
A ramp provided from entrance to basement, from where all the floors can be accessed
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Animal house:
In the planning stage. The process of selecting an architect is on.
Incinerators for laboratories:
Not applicable
Power house:
Available, with incoming supply of 11KV HT, transformer rating 750 KVA, 11KV /440 Volts
LT Panels , Capacitor panels, 380 KVA and 125 KVA DG sets with AMF panels and
Individual PDB and LDB are also available at every floor.
Not available, we are still in the transit campus.
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Annexure B1-E
Field Stations of TIFR
1. Balloon Facility (BF), Hyderabad:

The Balloon Facility of TIFR was established in December 1970 at Hyderabad. This is the only
major balloon facility in the world close to the geomagnetic equator. Since its inception,
TIFR-BF has been launching scientific balloons twice every year for the study of various
scientific applications, especially in the field of X-ray & Infrared Astronomy, Astrobiology,
High Energy Physics and Atmospheric Science. The large variety of scientific disciplines that
use balloons include the study of the Sun, the near-Earth space environment (ionosphere,
magnetosphere), aerosol research, physics and chemistry of space plasma, interstellar dust,
and cosmic ray particles. Stratospheric balloons provide a near-space access at low cost for
scientific applications and testing of new technology. The payload is always recovered and
re-flights are possible in quick succession.
A unique feature of the TIFR-BF is that it has all aspects of Scientific Ballooning i.e. Balloon
Design, Fabrication, Payload Integration with Telemetry, Telecommand and other
instrumentation, and finally Balloon Launch, Tracking, Data Collection, Balloon Flight
Control, as also Payload Recovery, under one roof. The balloon production at the facility is
completely indigenous, i.e. balloon material, load tapes, end fittings, bonding tape have
been developed in-house. The balloon flight support instrumentation at the TIFR-NBF has
been regularly updated with several innovations and advanced instrumentation for safe and
highly reliable flights.
TIFR-BF is operating with the users requirements in focus. In recent times, there is renewed
impetus on the use of tethered balloons for surveillance, disaster management, traffic
control and law & order situations. TIFR-BF has been manufacturing small disposable
tethered balloons. Due to strategic requirements, TIFR-BF has already initiated R&D efforts
for all weather, long life, and re-usable tethered balloons. TIFR-BF sounding balloons are
regularly used at ISROs Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota High Altitude Range
(SHAR), before satellite launches.
TIFR-BF also has the capacity to launch high altitude balloons with small payloads for the
study of atmospheric sciences. These are also used as a platform to test scientific payloads
planned to be used in satellites. Research and experimental work in the area of environmental
sciences and payload engineering has already begun at TIFR-BF on ozone measurements, space
weather, aerosol chemistry and tropospheric and stratospheric exchange. As part of the ISRO-GBP
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program, extensive ground based measurements of black carbon aerosol were carried out. TIFR-BF
has also carried out some research on studying the equatorial ionospheric processes such as
equatorial ionization anomaly (EIA), equatorial spread F (ESF) and the columnar total electron
content (TEC) etc.
TIFR-BF also involves students from the universities and technical colleges (e.g. IIT, IIST, etc.)
who carry out projects in science and technology. Students are also provided training on
balloon designing and communication system engineering by giving small internship /
projects. TIFR-BF also regularly conducts programs like public outreach and workshops in
the field of astronomy and atmospheric sciences.
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2. Cosmic Ray Laboratory (CRL). Ooty:

The Cosmic Ray Laboratory (CRL) in Udhagamandalam (Ooty) started operating in 1956 from
its premises in Raj Bhavan. Initial emphasis was on the study of interactions of high energy
hadrons specially pions in the tens of GeV energy region. Original instrumentation, including
the first total absorption calorimeter was developed and operated in CRL, which yielded
information on the cross section, inelasticity etc. at these unexplored energies. A large
extensive air shower array (later named GRAPES-1) was set up in Ooty in early 1960s, which
continued to yield important physics results until 1980s. The worlds largest cloud chamber
with a volume exceeding 2 cubic metres was built, and operated in Ooty. The results from
this cloud chamber showed that the number of neutral hadrons greatly exceeded the
expectations based on then known physics and these observations could only be explained
by invoking increasing cross section for p-p interactions. This was subsequently confirmed
by experiments conducted at CERN in early 1970s.
With the advent of high energy colliders, the emphasis at CRL shifted to high-energy
astrophysics. The first atmospheric Cherenkov telescope array in India was set up at CRL,
with 20 parabolic reflectors. This telescope was designed to search for TeV gamma-rays
from pulsars, and this program was vigorously pursued during the 70s and 80s. At Ooty, by
employing a distributed array of reflectors, the direction of individual showers was
determined with sub-degree angular resolution for the first time. This work laid the
foundation of high angular resolution TeV Gamma ray astronomy by imaging techniques
during the next decade. Subsequently, the Cherenkov array was shifted to Pachmarhi, which
had better viewing conditions. At CRL, Ooty a large area (200 sq.m.) muon detector based
on novel water Cherenkov technique was developed and installed in early 1990s to enable
identification of Gamma ray induced air showers. The GRAPES-1 air shower array from
original 24 scintillator detectors was expanded to GRAPES-2 with 100 scintillator detectors
along with large muon detector.
In mid-1990s work began on setting up the largest air shower array in India with a broad
range of scientific objectives that included ultra-high energy Gamma ray astronomy, cosmic
ray composition at 1015 eV energies to unravel composition in the knee region with a
precision better than before. The array named GRAPES-3 was designed to have 15
hexagonal rings of 721 plastic scintillator detectors closely separated (8m) with a huge 560
sq.m. tracking muon detector with a threshold of 1 GeV.
The next big challenge was the absence of ultra-fast electronics for processing signals from
scintillator detectors. The GRAPES-3 team have developed a world-class infrastructure in
detectors, and ultra-fast electronics. For the last six years (since 2010) in collaboration with
an engineering college, VIIT Pune, we have been involving a dozen faculty, and 30 final year
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B.E. students each year to work on development of state of the art electronic instruments,
and software tools for web based applications for the GRAPES-3 experiment.
Every year about 2000 students visit the site of GRAPES-3 experiment during educational
tours, on national science day or during public lectures organised by the laboratory.
Typically about 50 students carry out their project work towards their degrees including
B.E., M.Sc. etc. Today GRAPES-3 is the largest national facility in the field of astroparticle
physics with participation from 15 institutions from India (10), and Japan (5).
The physics program at the GRAPES-3 experiment is focused on the study of acceleration of
cosmic ray particles to high energies, in the atmospheric electric fields (108 eV), in the solar
system (1010 eV), and in the interstellar medium within the galaxy (1015 eV: the ``knee
region). It also aims at learning about cosmic rays up to 1020 eV through detection of diffuse
gamma rays in the nearby universe. In some of these areas, GRAPES-3 is the leading facility
worldwide, and we have been able to make e some of the most sensitive measurements.
Efforts are on to double the area of the muon detector from existing 560 to 1130 sq.m with
the same 1 GeV threshold. Once completed, GRAPES-3 will become the most powerful
instrument to pursue physics of acceleration of cosmic ray particles in the universe, and
would maintain that leadership role in many years to come.
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3. Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT):

NCRA-TIFR has designed, built and operates the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT)
which is one of the most sensitive radio telescopes in the world. The GMRT is located near
Narayangoan, at a distance about 80 km north of Pune. GMRT is a completely indigenous
project and is one of the most challenging experimental projects in the basic sciences taken
up by Indian scientists and engineers.
GMRT is an aperture synthesis radio telescope consisting of 30 fully steerable gigantic
parabolic dishes each 45m in diameter. The array is spread over distances of up to 25 km,
with all antennas connected to the central electronics building via optical fibre links. This
allows the array to produce images with the resolution of a telescope that is 25 km in
diameter. The array was originally designed to operate in 5 frequency bands centred at 153,
233, 325, 610 and 1420 MHz respectively. Dual polarised observations are possible at all of
the frequency bands and dual frequency observations (610 MHz and 233 MHz) are also
possible.
GMRT was dedicated to the nation in 2001 by the chairman of the TIFR council, Shri Ratan
Tata and is operated as a national facility. Observing time with the GMRT is done by an
independent Time Allocation Committee, currently chaired by Prof. K. Subramanian from
IUCAA. The telescope is extremely versatile and has been used for a wide range of projects
ranging from the search for extra-solar planets to observations of hydrogen in the very early
universe. Over a hundred different projects are carried out by the GMRT every year, with
Principal Investigators (PIs) coming from across the world. The Time Allocation Committee
receives proposals from astronomers from across the world. At the moment about 50% of
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the time at the GMRT is allocated to proposals from Indian PIs and the remaining to
proposals with foreign PIs. The statistics of time distribution at the GMRT (as a function of
the country of origin of the PI) is given below.
GMRT is currently being upgraded, to ensure that it continues to maintain a leading place
internationally. The upgrade affects all aspects of the system from the mechanical and
electrical systems to the digital electronics. The upgraded telescope is expected to have an
instantaneous bandwidth of up to 400 MHz (compared to the current maximum bandwidth
of 32 MHz) which could correspond to an increase in sensitivity by about a factor of 3. The
upgrade is progressing well, with the first phase of the upgraded system already being
released for use by the astronomical community.
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4. Gravitation Laboratory, Gauribidanur:

TIFR operates a unique Underground Laboratory at a remote location in south interior
Karnataka, not far from the town of Gauribidanur. Activity in the Laboratory is driven by
essential questions that arise in our quest to understand Gravitation, such as the
equivalence principle, the inverse square law, and a possible fifth force. Each of these
questions happens to be intimately related to the overall project of the unification of forces.
Experimentally, the above questions can be probed to very high levels of precision with a
Torsion Balance. In its modern version, the sensitivity of the torsion balance remains
unrivalled, and delicate problems can be studied, provided distracting sources of noise are
low. Gauribidanur (on the Deccan Plateau, with its very stable, billion-year-old volcanic rock
stratum) happens to be globally one of the best locations to conduct such experiments. Our
Laboratory builds on these natural advantages.
The torsion balance is suspended in an ultra-high-vacuum chamber (residual pressure < 10-8
mbar, or less than ten-trillionths of normal atmospheric pressure), ambient magnetic fields
are suppressed to about 10-3 Gauss (with time varying components further suppressed to ~
10-5 Gauss), and we make measurements with a one-of-a-kind, ultra-sensitive optical lever
with an angular resolution of ~ 3 x 10-10 radian. The natural thermal stability underground is
further enhanced by an active thermal control system that envelopes our apparatus and
suppresses temperatures variations to below 10-3 oC, in the entire room-sized space. The
laboratory as a whole, together with the instrumentation built by us, is geared for the kinds
of ultra-sensitive experiments that we perform there.
Current work in the Gauribidanur Laboratory is centred around an Experimental Test of the
Equivalence Principle. This experiment aims to test the Universality of Free Fall to a
precision of 1 part in 1013. If we are successful in this endeavour, TIFR would have
performed the most sensitive such test worldwide.
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Panchmarhi Field Station
TIFR has operated very high energy (VHE) gamma ray experiments at Pachmarhi field station
(High Energy Gamma Ray Observatory or HEGRO) during 1986-2012. The most recent
experiment operated at Pachmarhi was the Pachmarhi Array of Cherenkov Telescopes or
PACT, which operated during 2000-2012. These telescopes detected Cherenkov light
generated from extensive air showers initiated by gamma rays coming from celestial objects
as well as cosmic rays. Arrival direction of shower front was estimated using relative aarival
times of the Cherenkov shower front, and gamma ray signals from various astronomical
sources were detected at the HEGRO facility. As part of our outreach initiative, students
from various universities and IITs have also visited HEGRO. However the gamma ray activity
from Panchmarhi has now shifted to Hanle, Ladakh, which has less light pollution.
At the same time, as the strength of Ecology, Evolution and Wild life Sciences grew at NCBS,
there was a need to establish field sites in which observations could be carried out over
time scales of decades as required for such research. It is also important that these longterm sites be relatively free of human and industrial disturbance. To achieve this, NCBS is
planning to establish various field sites as scientific facilities for long-term ecological
research. Since the Panchmarhi Field Station was eminently suited for such activities, the
Panchmarhi Field Station has been transferred to NCBS for operation.
The scientific projects envisaged to be undertaken by NCBS at Panchmarhi include: (i) longterm monitoring of animal and plant biodiversity and ecology, (ii) plant-insect/animal
interactions, (iii) population biology and endosymbionts of cicadas, and (iv) population
connectivity for carnivores in the central Indian landscape.
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6. Radio Astronomy Centre (RAC), Ooty:

The Ooty Radio Telescope (ORT) at Udhagamandalam, operated by NCRA, remains one of
the most sensitive low frequency single dish telescopes in the world. The ORT is a cylindrical
paraboloid, 530m x 30m in size, operating at a frequency of 326.5 MHz. The ORT is a unique
facility and in the recent past has been used to make pioneering studies of the inner
heliosphere. The telescope is also currently being equipped with new instrumentation. A
new pulsar backend has been installed and has been used for a number of pulsar studies. In
addition the telescope is being upgraded into a modern versatile interferometric
instrument. The field of view of the upgraded instrument would be larger by almost two
orders of magnitude. This would enable a number of studies including observations of the
large scale distribution of hydrogen in the early universe as well as searches for transient
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Annex B1-F
Suggestions / Observations of the UGC Review Committee 2010

The committee constituted by UGC to review the functioning of the deemed to be university at
TIFR visited TIFR, Mumbai during February 4-6, 2010. Some of the members of the committee also
visited the constituent units of TIFR located in Bangalore, Pune and at Deonar, Mumbai, in addition to
some of the selected laboratories in the TIFR main campus. The summary of our observations is as
under:-
Committee is aware that TIFR has a world class faculty with a long tradition of quality research
in multi-disciplinary areas.
While the scientists in TIFR have always been training young students
leading to their Ph.D degree, TIFR was granted the deemed to be university status in the year 2002.
OBSERVATIONS
The committee would like to make the following general observations:
1. The Committee noted that the deemed to be university status of TIFR offers a unique multi
disciplinary environment for carrying out research. This status has enabled TIFR to select the
students best suited for the various programmes without being constrained by some of the rules
and regulations of a normal university to which TIFR was earlier associated with for the grant of
degrees. Committee believes that this character of the programme should continue.
2. There has not been any major increase in the number of faculty members in TIFR. However,
considering that the staff strength is decided in terms of research needs, the committee
recognizes that any induction of new faculty members can only take place with corresponding
increase in research needs.
It is expected that the establishment of a new campus in
Hyderabad will lead to a substantial increase in the faculty strength. Research output (both in
terms of quality and quantity) from TIFR continues to be excellent with the grant of Deemed
university status, the delay in award of degrees is reduced thus encouraging the students to
concentrate on their research.
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3. The committee would also like to make the following centre-specific observations;
a.
NCBS, Bangalore:- Committee was very pleased to see the high level of research that
is being carried out in the centre. In its new campus, NCBS has also good infrastructure for the
students including the hostels
b.
CAM, Bangalore:- The committee felt that the centre has a unique mandate and
capabilities with close links with areas in which mathematics is finding an increasing role.
c.
HBSCE, Mumbai:- The committee is impressed by the unique role being played by the
centre in science and mathematics education. Not only the centre has successfully established
linkages with other national and international institutions working in science education, the
centre also has major outreach programmes involving the teachers and the students. The
centre's contribution to curriculum development, text book writing, teaching material, teaching
methodologies and other related subjects connected with science education is commendable.
Perhaps this is one of the very few institutions in the country offering Ph.D level training in
science education.
d.
NCRA:- The committee was happy to see the quality manpower being trained at NCRA
in utilizing the resources created.
What is particularly gratifying is the participation of
international community in centres activity. Students of NCRA take some courses in IUCAA,
Pune and share library resources as well. This should be continued.
4. The committee noted that while the prime mandate of TIFR is basic research the institute has
also patented some of its research discoveries having a technological relevance.
5. The committee reviewed the formal teaching programme for M.Sc., Integrated Ph.D & Ph.D
programme at TIFR and noted that the teaching programme had adequate contact hours
(credits) as per UGC norms. The committee noted the enthusiasm of the young faculty
members in the teaching and training opportunity being offered under the deemed university
status of TIFR.
6. The committee was informed that the TIFR has not yet obtained the NAAC accreditation and
steps are being taken towards this.
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RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE
1. The Committee recommends that steps be taken to increase the number of Ph.D students. The
Committee noted that while there has been a steady increase in the number of research
students since 2002 there have been some constraints in the required infrastructure, particularly
for hostel accommodation for the M.Sc./Ph.D/Int.Ph.D students in TIFR, Mumbai and this has
put some limit in their intake. The committee was also informed that steps are being taken to
address this infrastructure needs so that a larger number of students can be admitted.
2. The number of students admitted in a particular year is decided by the availability of students of
suitable caliber and hostel facilities. TIFR therefore has been following a policy of having a
flexible number of positions that are filled on the basis of availability of suitable candidates.
Given the specialized nature of the research at TIFR and the requirements within a given time
frame, it is necessary for TIFR to have this flexibility in term of the student intake. This flexibility
will also provide optimization of resources. The committee recommends that this flexibility be
continued.
3. The committee recommends that the full potential of the NCBS expertise and facilities can be
realized in the near future since they can benefit from interactions with other educational
institutions in the vicinity.
4. The committee recommends that the TIFR Center for Applicable Mathematics (CAM) may be
formally recognized as one of the national centres of TIFR similar to NCRA, NCBS and HBCSE.
5. Recognition and support by UGC for Seminars, Symposiums may be given to TIFR and its
Centres, particularly HBCSE.
6. Access to e-resources such as INFLIBNET may be given to TIFR and its Centres.
The
committee recommends that HBSCE centre should be provided additional support to enlarge
their science education activities.
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Based on the visit, specific observations, discussions with the Director, Deans, Registrar and
interaction with Faculty, non-teaching staff, students and verification of the campus and the documents,
the Committee is fully impressed with the functioning of TIFR, Deemed to be University.
(Prof. V.S. Ramamurthy)

Chairman
(Dr.Praveen Chaddah)
Member
(Dr. N.Sathyamurthy)
Member
(Dr.Vijayalakssmi Ravindranath)
Member
(Dr.Devang Khakhar)
Member
(Dr.I.B.S.Passi)
Member
(Dr. Archana Thakur )

DS, UGC
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Curricular Aspects
1.1
Curriculum Design and Development
1.1.1 How is the institutional vision and mission reflected in the

programmes of the university?
academic
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) was established by the visionary

scientist Dr. Homi J. Bhabha in 1945, and is one of the premier research
institutions in India. It has been declared a National Centre of the Government of
India for Nuclear Science and Mathematics. It carries out fundamental research in
diverse areas: physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, computer science and
science education. It has doctoral programs in all these above disciplines, leading
to Ph.D. degrees.
TIFR aspires to be among the best scientific institutions in the world, and aims to
train its students to become excellent researchers, comparable to the products of
the best international universities. To achieve this aim, the structure of our
curricula, our syllabi, examinations and research programmes have been so made
that the students are exposed to the frontiers of knowledge in their respective
disciplines, and are given hands-on exposure to advanced research.
The TIFR graduate school has the advantage of being embedded in a vibrant
research atmosphere, with state-of-the-art equipment and facilities. The academic
programmes of TIFR fully utilises the research facilities, and expertise of the
faculty members, most of whom are world experts in their respective subjects.
The coursework in TIFR is therefore built around the unique expertise of its faculty.
Many of the advanced courses have a research / project component. Our graduate
programmme thus has a dual focus on academic teaching and research
mentorship.
This has resulted in an academic programme which not just comfortably exceeds
the minimum requirements of UGC, but is comparable to the best such programs
in the world. The students who come out of this training acquire depth of
expertise in their area, and breadth in their scientific understanding. This is
evident from the successful students winning prestigious postdoctoral fellowships
and junior faculty appointments after acquiring their degrees from TIFR.
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1.1.2 Does the university follow a systematic process in the design and development of
the curriculum? If yes, give details of the process (need assessment, feedback,
etc.).
The academic programme in each of the six disciplines in which TIFR Deemed
University offers degrees is administered by a Subject Board (equivalent to the
Board of Studies). The Subject Boards design and develop the curricula, which are
revised frequently, taking into account feedback obtained from students and
instructors, as well as developments in various fields. The jurisdiction of the
Subject Boards extends over all Research Centres of TIFR.
The core courses have syllabi that are designed by the experts in those areas who
have taught these courses earlier. Besides this, in order to extract the most out of
the expertise of the faculty members and their research experience, some
flexibility is given to the instructors in each course so that they can introduce a few
special topics of their choice, making the course unique. Feedback on the contents
of the course is taken from the students as well as instructors at the end of each
semester, and further changes are made to the syllabi if required.
Elective courses are normally given by the faculty members in their own area of
expertise. They are encouraged to update the syllabus each time the course is
being taught, introducing new developments in the fields.
Each Research Centre of TIFR has its area of specialization and expertise. All
Research Centres have their representatives on the relevant Subject Boards. The
syllabi of all the core courses at the Research Centres are approved by the
respective Subject Boards.
1.1.3 How are the following aspects ensured through curriculum design and
development?
Employability
For the majority of TIFR Ph.D. students, the first employment is a post-doctoral
position in a research institution within or outside India. After this research
experience, many of these students are expected to be candidates for faculty
positions in various universities and institutions in India and abroad.
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Research quality and scholarship are the twin pillars of employability in the
academic field. To be successful in the academic field, the young researcher needs
to have a broad knowledge of the subject as well as world-class expertise in the
area of specialization. Our curriculum is naturally designed to impart such
knowledge, given the high quality of academic activity / research at the Institute.
Our syllabi are constantly updated using inputs from our faculty members on the
latest developments in their respective fields.
The success of our curriculum design and development is borne out by the large
numbers of TIFR Ph.D. students who are employed in the best institutions in India
and abroad, and have become leaders in their fields.
For students who go on to the industrial sector, the hands-on experience that they
get in our state-of-the-art laboratories with modern equipment proves to be a
very strong point, which is very attractive to their potential employers. In addition,
NCBS has also held Career Symposia for such young researchers, to which heads of
leading research institutions and industries have been invited.
Innovation
Students working in the laboratories of the institute are given considerable
freedom to invent imaginative solutions to the research problems that arise.
Students are encouraged to make various improvements in laboratory protocols
and procedures. This inculcates in them the habit and the frame of mind of making
small and large innovations, which is very important for their future independent
research career.
Research
This is the main strength of the TIFR graduate programme. Interactions with the
instructors, who themselves are accomplished researchers, acts as a motivating
factor. Some core courses, and many of the electives, have a project component
associated with them. In addition, students are encouraged to take reading
courses which are often one-on-one interactions with the instructor and hence are
tuned to the needs of the student. In all the subjects, the students have to
complete one or two advanced projects before being allowed to register for their
Ph.D.
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The students in the Ph.D. and Integrated M.Sc-Ph.D. (I-Ph.D.) programmes in

sciences and mathematics clearly have to produce original research for their
degree. All the Ph.D.s from TIFR result in one or more publication in
internationally reputed journals. Moreover, even the students in the M.Sc.
programs have to write an M.Sc. thesis, in addition to their normal coursework.
The M.Sc. programmes in Biology are 3-year programs with a major research
component, while the M.Sc. programme in Wildlife Biology and Conservation has a
mandatory project that involves field work.
The students in the Ph.D. programme in Science Education are expected to
produce original research contributions in the new domains of science, technology
and mathematics education. The research is broadly aimed at understanding and
improving the teaching and learning of these subjects in primary, secondary and
tertiary education. It is informed by current perspectives in cognitive science,
history and philosophy of science, and socio-cultural aspects of science and
education.
1.1.4 To what extent does the university use the guidelines of the regulatory bodies
for developing and/or restructuring the curricula? Has the university been
instrumental in leading any curricular reform which has created a national impact?
The Subject Boards in TIFR are entrusted with the design of curricula for their
respective subjects. They take into account the UGC model curricula, along with
those of the leading institutions in the world.
Faculty members of TIFR have multiple contacts with other universities or
academic institutions in India, and in fact many of them serve on the Boards of
Studies, or participate in designing syllabi of advanced courses, for various
universities and institutes, and also act in advisory capacities for curriculum
development. This serves as a two-way process of comparisons and
improvements.
HBCSE is directly involved in the field of education, and hence it has a special
responsibility in the context of national education. On the one hand, the
coursework and curriculum for Ph.D. in science education, which is a unique
programme, takes into account the teacher education framework developed by
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the National Council of Teacher Education (NCTE), along with the needs of
specialization in science education. On the other hand, HBCSE faculty members
have been members of the NCTE as well as its sub-committees on model curricula.
Several faculty members have also contributed to school curriculum review
committees of the NCERT at the national level.
1.1.5 Does the university interact with industry, research bodies and the civil society in the
curriculum revision process? If so, how has the university benefitted through
interactions with the stakeholders?
TIFR itself is a significant research body, with intensive ongoing interactions with
the international research community. This has resulted in a continuous update of
the TIFR teaching programmes and curricula, with inputs from recent academic
developments worldwide.
1.1.6 Give details of how the university facilitates the introduction of new programmes
of studies in its affiliated colleges.
The TIFR Deemed University has no affiliated colleges. However, some new
programmes have recently been started in the new off-campus Centres. Here, the
Academic Advisory Committees were formed in these new Centres, and multiple
meetings of the Subject Boards were held where the new programs, the curricula
to be followed in them, were discussed threadbare. The new Centres were
encouraged to form MOUs with excellent educational institutions near their
location (IISc Bengaluru, Central University of Hyderabad).
1.1.7 Does the university encourage its colleges to provide additional skill-oriented
programmes relevant to regional needs? Cite instances (not applicable for
unitary universities).
Not applicable since TIFR Deemed University is unitary.
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1.2 Academic Flexibility

1.2.1 Furnish the inventory for the following:
Programmes taught on campus

Main
Mumbai Pune
Campus
Subject Board Programme
HBCSE
Bengaluru
Hyderabad
NCRA NCBS CAM ICTS
TCIS
Ph.D.
--
--
--
I.-Ph.D.
--
--
--
Ph.D.
--
--
--
--
--
I.-Ph.D.
--
--
--
--
--
Ph.D.
--
--
--
--
I.-Ph.D.
--
--
--
--
--
M.Sc.
(Biology)
--
--
--
--
--
M.Sc.
(Wildlife)
--
--
--
--
--
--
Ph.D.
--
--
--
--
I.-Ph.D.
--
--
--
--
--
Computer and Ph.D.

System
I.-Ph.D.
Sciences
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
Physics
Chemistry
Biology
Mathematics
Science
Education
Ph.D.
# I-Ph.D. stands for Integrated M.Sc. Ph.D. throughout this document.

Overseas programmes offered on campus
None
Programmes available for colleges to choose from

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1.2.2 Give details on the following provisions with reference to academic flexibility
a.
Core / Elective options

All programmes of TIFR have been operating on a Choice Based Credit System
(CBCS) implicitly, for many years. Each Subject Board prescribes a minimum credit
requirement to be met for the programmes under its purview. There are some
Core courses that all students have to take, however the remaining credits may be
accrued from elective courses / projects (includes laboratory rotations) and
research. The distribution of the total credits in various types of courses is flexible,
however each Department / Research Centre may mandate certain additional
requirements from their students, and advise them accordingly.
Programme
Subject Board
Physics
Chemistry
Biology
Mathematics
Computer and
System Sciences
Science Education
Ph.D.
I-PhD #
Ph.D.
I-PhD
Ph.D.
I-PhD
M.Sc. (Biology)
M.Sc. (Wildlife)
Ph.D.
I-PhD
Ph.D.
I-PhD
Ph.D.
Credits
60
100
60
100
60
60
60
60
48
60
60
80
42
Percentage of credits (range)

Core courses Electives
Projects
40-50 %
25-30%
25-30%
50-60%
25-30%
15-20%
30-40%
20-30%
40%
30-35%
15-20%
45-50%
20%
15%
65%
25%
20%
55%
10%
10%
80%
80%
0%
20%
50%
50%
0%
50-60%
40%
0-10%
40%
25-30%
30-35%
40%
20%
40%
55-60%
20-25%
15-20%
# Students in the I-Ph.D. programs who have completed 4 years of university

education need to complete only 80 credits.
b.
Enrichment courses
Students are encouraged to enrich themselves by taking up courses beyond the
mandatory requirement of credits, to broaden their knowledge. The regular /
adjunct faculty members of TIFR as well as visiting professors often offer short
courses that focus on the latest developments in the field. In addition, each
Department holds regular seminars and colloquia, which are open to any student
from any Department. Most of the Departments have an Annual Day where all the
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Department members present their research in some form. A course on Scientific

Communication is offered in some Departments. All these act as enrichment
activities for the students. Depending on how extensive the activity is, a Subject
Board may decide to give credits for it.
c.
Courses offered in modular form

Some of the Elective courses are offered in modular form. This is mostly done
when the course is taught by two instructors, who teach the module with their
expertise. Some of the projects consist of laboratory rotations, and are naturally
modular. The students however get the credit only when they succeed in the
complete course as a whole. Some courses are offered at two levels, so that the
more well-prepared students may choose to take the advanced option.
d.
Credit accumulation and transfer facility

Students are awarded credits for a course where they secure a passing grade.
Credits may be transferred from courses taken previously at other institutions
prior to joining, if the relevant Subject Board approves such a transfer. Students
may also get credits for courses at other institutions, however, prior approval of
the Subject Board, or of the Academic Advisory Committee, is required.
e.
Lateral and vertical mobility within and across programmes, courses

and disciplines
Lateral mobility:
Students with a bachelors degree from any science or engineering disciplines can
join any I-Ph.D. programme in TIFR, provided they are selected through the
entrance test. Students with professional degrees are also allowed to join the
Ph.D. programmes in certain cases.
Students within the same Subject board can change their Department and
continue in the new Department, under the guidelines set by each Subject Board.
All the credits are transferred in this case. A student can transfer across the
Subject Boards only in exceptional cases, and in this case the new Subject Board
takes a decision on which of the credits can be transferred.
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Vertical mobility:
Students who think that they are well-prepared for the Core courses can give a
Drop Test, which allows them to accumulate credits for the course, but at the
same time take an advanced course. A competent student can thus complete the
coursework earlier and get into research sooner.
1.2.3 Does the university have an explicit policy and strategy for attracting
international students?
All the TIFR programmes are open to international students. An international
student who wants to appear for the TIFR entrance written test can request the
relevant Subject Board to conduct a special test in a nearby university / Indian
Consulate. The requirement of such a written test may be waived in certain cases.
The subsequent interview of the student may also be carried out over videoconferencing if the visit of the student to TIFR is not possible. NCBS has an office
on campus to assist international students with local law compliance, FRRO
registration, etc.
1.2.4 Have any courses been developed targeting international students? If so, how
successful have they been? If no, explain the impediments.
No courses have been developed specially for international students.
1.2.5 Does the university facilitate dual degree and twinning programmes? If yes,
give details.
The TIFR Deemed University does not facilitate such programmes at the moment.
1.2.6 Does the university offer self-financing programmes? If yes, list them and
indicate if policies regarding admission, fee structure, teacher qualification and
salary are at par with the aided programmes?
No self-financing programmes are offered. All students get fellowships according
to the DAE norms.
1.2.7 Does the university provide the flexibility of bringing together the conventional
face-to-face mode and the distance mode of education and allow students to choose
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and combine the courses they are interested in? If yes, give operational details.
The University does not use the distance mode of education. However it
participates in the dual mode courses given by other institutions. For example,
HBCSE is a collaborating partner in the M.A. Education programme offered by Tata
Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), which is offered in the dual mode. It is involved
in the teaching of the science and mathematics education courses in the
programme, and in mentoring field projects in these areas.
1.2.8 Has the university adopted the Choice Based Credit System (CBCS)? If yes, for
how many programmes? What efforts have been made by the university to
encourage the introduction of CBCS in its affiliated colleges?
TIFR has been implicitly working in the CBCS mode for many years. In all the
programmes, there have always been Core courses, Elective courses, and several
options for the students as far as courses are concerned. This has been possible
because of the faculty members of TIFR, who have been enthusiastically offering
to teach advanced Elective courses in their field of expertise. Recently the CBCS
has been more formalized, and all the Subject Boards now have their own
specified credit requirements for their programmes.
1.2.9 What percentage of programmes offered by the university follow:
Annual system / Semester system / Trimester system

All the TIFR courses follow the Semester system. The semesters are typically
August-November and February-May. Some short courses are also offered during
the months of December-January, and June-July. Some Centres offer projects in the
summer months May-July.
1.2.10 How does the university promote inter-disciplinary programmes? Name a

few programmes and comment on their outcome.
TIFR does not have a formal interdisciplinary degree program, all the degrees are
in one of the six subjects (Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics, Computer
Science, Science Education). However, that does not prevent the programmes
from having an interdisciplinary character. The physics programme on the Main
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Campus is a collaborative interdepartmental programme. Several of the

programmes at the Research Centres are also interdisciplinary in nature.
For example,
The physics programme at NCRA combines physics, astronomy, and

instrumentation.
The biology programme at NCBS also covers the areas of algorithms,

information theory, soft matter physics. Also, the Chemical Ecology
programme brings together field-based ecology with behavioural biology and
state-of-the-art chemical analytic methods. The Theory and Modelling
programme links life sciences research with physics, mathematics, and
computer science.
A joint programme between ICTS and NCBS involves active interaction between
faculty members working at the interface between Physics and Biology,
participation of graduate students and postdocs, and setting up an
experimental lab at ICTS.
The Science Education programme at HBCSE has inputs from varied disciplines
like science, mathematics, education, social sciences, cognitive sciences, and
philosophy of science.
TCIS by its very nature is an interdisciplinary institution, which tries to transcend

the divisions of pure and applied, engineering and science, experiment and
theory, education and research. Although the coursework is rooted in a core
discipline, TCIS provides ample scope for crediting courses outside ones
discipline. The projects as well as Ph.D. areas in TCIS are interdisciplinary in
character.
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1.3
Curriculum Enrichment
1.3.1 How often is the curriculum of the university reviewed and upgraded for making
it socially relevant and/or job oriented / knowledge intensive and meeting the
emerging needs of students and other stakeholders?
The curricula of the TIFR Deemed University are upgraded on an average every
two years by the respective Subject Boards, taking into account feedback from the
instructors and students, as well as any new developments. Even in the Core
course syllabi, the instructors always have some freedom in choosing optional
topics depending on their interest and expertise. As a result, each new instructor
brings a different flavour to the course. New courses are introduced with the
initiatives of the instructors and the oversight of the Subject Boards (or the
Academic Advisory Committees). These help in introducing the students to new
emerging research areas.
1.3.2 During the last four years, how many new programmes at UG and PG levels were
introduced? Give details.
Inter-disciplinary
No new interdisciplinary programmes have been introduced, however
interdisciplinary components in current programmes are encouraged. The new
Research Centre of TIFR (TIFR Centre for Interdisciplinary Sciences: TCIS) focuses
on interdisciplinary areas.
Programmes in emerging areas

The programmes of TIFR in the traditional disciplines of Physics, Chemistry,
Biology, Mathematics, and Computer science keep on evolving according to the
emerging research needs. The programme in Science Education is one of the few
of its kind in India, and it has been responding to the new ideas in the field of
education by expanding its scope. While no new separate programs in new
emerging areas have been introduced in the last four years, the existing
programmes have adapted themselves to include these new areas under their
ambit.
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* Others
The need for admitting more competent students to the graduate programme
immediately after their bachelors degrees was recognized. These students were
already competing with those who had completed their masters degrees as far as
their ability was concerned, however they needed coursework equivalent to that
for a M.Sc. program which would give them breadth of knowledge, and at the
same time seamlessly carry them into research. Keeping this in mind, 4 new I-Ph.D.
programmes were formally started: in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and
Computer Science. (Biology already had an I-Ph.D. programme.)
In addition, NCRA has entered a tie-up with the technology faculty at Pune
University for a joint programme leading to M.Tech. and Ph.D. degrees in different
technological areas. Here the degree is awarded by Pune University.
1.3.3 What are the strategies adopted for the revision of the existing programmes? What
percentage of courses underwent a syllabus revision?
While minor revisions of the course syllabi are carried out with the
recommendations of the instructor and the discussion with the Course
Coordinators, any major change in the syllabus of a Core course needs the
approval of the relevant Subject Board. The revision of the programme itself
needs the approval of the Academic Council of TIFR Deemed University.
The strategies for carrying out the revisions vary. In 2012, The Subject Board for
Physics obtained feedback from all the instructors who had taught each of the
existing core course in the previous five years, and used it to refine the syllabi of
these courses. In 2013-14, HBCSE had a two-member internal committee review
and restructure of its Ph.D. programme by holding extensive discussions with the
students.
1.3.4 What are the value-added courses offered by the university and how does the
university ensure that all students have access to them?
One of the major advantages of TIFR is the number and variety of national /
international conferences and workshops it hosts, which the students can
participate in. The university often allows the TIFR students to participate in these
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events free of cost. In addition, all the regular academic events like seminar and
colloquia are open for anyone to attend.
1.3.5 Has the university introduced any higher order skill development
programmes in consonance with the national requirements as outlined by the
National Skills Development Corporation and other agencies?
No.
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Feedback System
1.4.1 Does the university have a formal mechanism to obtain feedback from students
regarding the curriculum and how is it made use of?
Feedback is collected at the end of each course from the students. This feedback is
compiled and passed on anonymously to the instructors by the Subject Board.
Each Subject Board has its own format of the feedback form. Physics Subject Board
has developed a method for collecting the feedback using online forms, and it has
resulted in more active participation from the students.
In addition to the instructor, the feedback may be accessed only by the Course
Coordinator, the Subject Board Convener, the Dean, Graduate Studies, and the
Centre Director / the Institute Director. The contents of the feedback help the
instructor to reconsider and rectify some of the aspects of the course, and
sometimes they also provide encouragement for a well-appreciated course. The
feedback contents are also used for the revision of syllabi, and for choosing
appropriate instructors for future courses.
1.4.2 Does the university elicit feedback on the curriculum from national and
international faculty? If yes, specify a few methods such as conducting webinars,
workshops, online discussions, etc. and its impact.
Feedback from external faculty is not elicited formally. However, TIFR members
are on the syllabus review committees of many institutions, and faculty members
from many institutions approach TIFR for comparing the TIFR syllabus with their
own. The indirect feedback that we obtain from such interactions is also taken into
account while revising the syllabi.
The NCBS International Advisory Board meets with the students every year to elicit
feedback on the status of the curriculum and the research environment, and to
give suggestions on curriculum improvement. An external review of HBCSE was
carried out in 2014, which included review of the PhD programme and its
coursework.
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1.4.3 Specify the mechanism through which affiliated institutions give feedback on
curriculum enrichment and the extent to which it is made use of.
There are no institutions affiliated to TIFR Deemed University.
1.4.4 What are the quality sustenance and quality enhancement measures
undertaken by the university in ensuring the effective development of the curricula?
The University recognizes that the subject expertise resides with the Subject
Boards, and hence their views on course curricula, and their methodologies for
effectively tuning their course structures, are given a lot of weight. This academic
freedom being given to the Subject Boards has resulted in the syllabi being more
flexible, easily upgradable, and hence more in tune with the needs of the students.
The University encourages the Subject Boards to seek feedback continuously from
all stakeholders and monitors any new changes through the Academic Council.
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2.1
Student Enrolment and Profile
2.1.1 How does the university ensure publicity and transparency in the admission
process?
Admission to TIFR takes place mainly through the nationwide written test GS20xx
that is normally held on the second Sunday of December every year. This date has
been consistently followed for the past several years. The advertisement for all the
programmes is published in major national newspapers as well as in publications
like University News, Resonance and Current Science that are read by
undergraduate students. The advertisement and all the details of the admission
process are made available on the TIFR Graduate School website, and an email
address as well as phone number is provided for any queries.
Students selected from the written test are invited for an interview. The list of
students invited for interviews is publicly displayed on the TIFR webpage. The
same procedure is followed when the final list of selected candidates is
announced.
Some Subject Boards also accept scores from national entrance examinations like
CSIR-NET, GATE, JEST, etc. in addition to the TIFR written test. This is clearly
mentioned in the advertisement, or a separate advertisement is released. In all
cases, the names of students invited for interviews, and of students finally
selected, are publicly available on the TIFR website.
2.1.2 Explain in detail the process of admission put in place by the university. List the
criteria for admission: (e.g.: (i) merit, (ii) merit with entrance test, (iii) merit, entrance
test and interview, (iv) common entrance test conducted by state agencies
and national agencies (v) other criteria followed by the university (please specify).
The admission process is in two stages: a written test and an interview.
The written test is mainly the TIFR written test GS20xx, which takes place annually
on the second Sunday of December. This test is conducted in five disciplines:
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Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics and Computer Science. (In alternate

years, it is also conducted in Wildlife Biology.) The test is conducted in about 30
centres spread across India, and about 20000 students appear for the test every
year. The entrance test for Science Education is conducted separately, in 7 centres
nationwide. Some Subject Boards also accept the scores of other nationwide
entrance tests like CSIR-NET, GATE, JEST etc. for shortlisting candidates for
interviews. (Note that the Biology written test of TIFR is now accepted by over 10
institutions in India for their admissions, and is termed as JGEEBILS (Joint Graduate
Entrance Examination for Biology and Interdisciplinary Life Sciences).
Candidates shortlisted for interviews are called to TIFR (or the relevant Research
Centre), and are interviewed by a panel of faculty members belonging to the
respective Subject Board. Students are also asked to provide recommendation
letters from two of their teachers, however the weightage given by different
Subject Boards varies. Students are queried on their broad training as well as on
possible research experience and areas of interest. Student performance in
interviews is scored on multiple criteria, and the final selection is based on this
score. The exact procedure varies with the Subject Boards. The Mathematics
Subject Board gives another short written test to shortlist candidates for
interviews. The Biology Subject Board typically uses two interviews: one for
shortlisting students, who are further interviewed for the final selection. It also asks
the students to write a Statement of Research Interests.
Although different Subject Boards may follow different procedures, the procedures
are clearly explained on their websites.
2.1.3 Provide details of admission process in the affiliated colleges and the universitys
role in monitoring the same.
Not relevant, since there are no affiliated colleges.
2.1.4 Does the university have a mechanism to review its admission process and student
profile annually? If yes, what is the outcome of such an analysis and how has it
contributed to the improvement of the process?
The Subject Boards are responsible for continuous evaluation of their admissions
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process and keep evolving it to make it more transparent, more accessible to

students throughout the country, and be capable of selecting the best students.
Any major changes in admission procedures are monitored by the Academic
Council, while the Subject Boards are allowed some flexibility in deciding on the
format of their entrance exams.
Over the years, this has resulted in an increase in the number of centres where the
examination is conducted, and consequently in an increase in the number of
students able to appear for the exam close to their hometown / college. In
addition, in order to reach a larger number of students, the Physics Subject Board
also participates in the JEST (Joint Entrance Screening Test), which was started by
NCRA and is now accepted as an entrance test by more than 25 institutions in
India. The Biology written entrance test JGEEBILS is now accepted by more than 10
institutions in the country.
The flexibility offered to the Subject Boards has resulted in each of them evolving
unique methods suitable for their particular disciplines. The success of this is
reflected in the quality of student intake at TIFR.
2.1.5 What are the strategies adopted to increase / improve access for students
belonging to the following categories:
SC/ST
OBC
Women
Persons with varied disabilities
Economically weaker sections
Outstanding achievers in sports and other extracurricular activities

Under the Central Educational Institutions (Reservations in Admission) Act 2006,
TIFR is listed as an Institution of Excellence that is exempt from mandatory
reservations for SC/ST or OBC candidates. Also, since TIFR does not have
undergraduate students, achievers in sports and extracurricular activities do not
get any special preference. All admissions to TIFR are on the basis of merit only, as
displayed through the transparent admission procedures of a written test and
interviews. However, we take the following steps to increase the participation of
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women and persons with varied disabilities, by making it easier for them to appear
in the examinations.
For girl students, fees for the TIFR entrance test is only Rs. 100 as opposed to Rs.
600 for male applicants. (For many years, girl students gave the examination free
of cost.) In addition, we ensure that the interviews are conducted in a fair manner,
by having at least one woman on the interview panel when a girl is being
interviewed.
For students with physical disabilities, we make special provisions for giving the
examination, on request. For example, for visually handicapped students, we allow
a scribe of the choice of the student, allow appropriate extra time, and provide a
special question paper with larger font size.
2.1.6 Number of students admitted in university departments in the last four academic
years:
2012-13
Department
Math
DAA
DBS
DCS
DCMPMS
DHEP
DNAP
DTP
STCS
HBCSE
NCRA
NCBS
CAM
ICTS
TCIS
Total
Male
4
2
5
2
1
5
7
6
5
1
6
27
18
0
5
93
2013-14
Female
2
0
12
3
1
0
0
1
0
3
0
24
4
0
2
52
Male
7
7
10
3
4
2
5
2
6
3
2
14
4
4
11
84
Female
0
2
12
7
2
0
0
1
0
2
0
11
0
0
3
40
2014-15
Male
9
5
7
4
6
4
6
12
2
0
6
29
7
6
24
127
Female
0
0
16
4
0
1
1
1
0
0
3
21
0
0
1
48
2015-16
Male
5
3
8
6
6
2
4
7
5
3
6
16
1
7
11
90
Female
1
1
12
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
17
0
0
3
35
TIFR is listed under the Institutions of Excellence, as defined in the Schedule to the
Central Educational Institutions (Reservations in Admissions) Act, 2006, and hence
the provisions of this act are not applicable to TIFR. TIFR therefore does not keep a
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record of the SC/ ST / OBC status of the candidates.

2.1.7 Has the university conducted any analysis of demand ratio for the various
programmes of the university departments and affiliated colleges? If so,
highlight the significant trends explaining the reasons for increase / decrease.
While TIFR can only admit less than 200 students every year due to the limits on its
infrastructure, the number of students appearing for the written entrance test is
well above 20000. So there is no question that the programmes are in high
demand. In order to illustrate this, the following table gives the number of
applications and the number of offers made for various programmes for the
academic year 2015-16.
The ratio increases every year as an increasing number of students appear for the
entrance exam.
Subject Board
Physics
Chemistry
Biology
Mathematics
Computer and
System Sciences
Science
Education
Total
A= Number of
applications
B=Number of
admissions
A/B = Demand
ratio
Ph.D.
I-Ph.D.
Ph.D.
I-Ph.D.
Ph.D.
I-PhD
M.Sc.
(Biology)
M.Sc.
(Wildlife)
Ph.D.
I-Ph.D.
2628
3229
54
52
49
62
2873
20
144
5494
24
8
229
Programme
2567
197
--
--
--
1563
2114
9
11
174
192
Ph.D.
1232
176
Ph.D.
721
144
22,421
195
115
2.1.8 Were any programmes discontinued/staggered by the university in the last

four years? If yes, please specify the reasons.
No programmes were discontinued or staggered.
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2.2
Catering to Student Diversity
2.2.1 Does the university organize orientation / induction programme for freshers?
If yes, give details such as the duration, issues covered, experts involved and
mechanism for using the feedback in subsequent years.
The new batch of students normally joins in the last week of July, and the
semester starts from the first week of August. In the first week (and sometimes
continuing in the subsequent couple of weeks), orientation programmes are
conducted for the new students. These include a presentation by the Subject
Boards / Academic Advisory Committee informing the students about their typical
progression towards a degree, the coursework, the available electives, the general
rules, procedures and guidelines. The students are also introduced to the main
office bearers of the institute including the Director, the Deans of various faculties,
the Chairs of departments, and members of the Subject Board. They are also given
presentations on academic ethics, safety, gender sensitivity, computer safety and
available medical facilities, including the services of a counsellor. Presentations are
given by the representatives of various committees, as well as by some
representatives of senior students.
Various departments in the same campus may organize small sessions telling their
own students about the departmental activities, and arrange visits to various
laboratories of the department as well as common facilities like the Central
Workshop and the Low Temperature Facility in Colaba. Interested incoming
students of other departments are also welcome to these sessions.
Feedback obtained from students over the years has helped us fine-tune the
programme to include issues that were not covered earlier. For example,
presentations by the Womens Cell, the Academic Ethics Committee and the
Medical Section (including the Counsellor) have been added in the last few years,
in order to cater to requests from students. These presentations sensitize the
students about various issues, and make them aware of facilities and help
available in case of a possible problem.
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2.2.2 Does the university have a mechanism through which the differential
requirements of the student population are analysed after admission and
before the commencement of classes? If so, how are the key issues identified and
addressed?
The student-to-faculty ratio at TIFR is rather small, and therefore it is easier to give
personal attention to the academic needs of a student. Each Department has its
own representatives on the relevant Subject Boards, who are always available to
the students for any academic advice like the choosing of electives based on their
prior preparation. In some departments, each student is assigned an individual
mentor so that personal attention is provided in the initial stages.
If a student is inadequately prepared for a course, he/she is advised to take a
lower-level course. In later semesters, students who have not performed well are
allowed to decrease their course load by one course, so they can focus on all the
courses they are doing.
On the other hand, for students that are well-prepared, an option of Drop Test is
offered for all Core theory courses, under which the student can appear for a test
at the beginning of the semester to demonstrate his/her mastery over the subject
material of the course. Upon satisfactory performance, the student can drop the
course, while still getting credit for it, and he/she is allowed to take an advanced
course / an elective / a project. This allows well-prepared students to start their
research as soon as possible.
2.2.3 Does the university offer bridge / remedial / add-on courses? If yes, how are they
structured into the time table? Give details of the courses offered, departmentwise/faculty-wise?
Bridge courses have been offered in TIFR Colaba Physics Department in the past,
however they are no longer continued. Instead, inadequately prepared students
are advised to take lower-level courses or seek special help from the instructors. In
case a student fails in a course, he/she is allowed to repeat the course once more
(this can only be done a limited number of times.) Since the TIFR admission
process is already very selective, such a situation hardly arises. However NCBS
offers courses on Calculus and Linear Algebra every year for students who have
not previously had any exposure to mathematics beyond the 10th standard.
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2.2.4 Has the university conducted any study on the academic growth of students from
disadvantaged sections of society, economically disadvantaged, physically
handicapped, slow learners, etc.? If yes, what are the main findings?
No such study has been conducted.
2.2.5 How does the university identify and respond to the learning needs of advanced
learners?
Advanced students often know most of the topics to be covered in the basic core
courses. Having to repeat them in a classroom again may bore or demotivate
them, and would keep them away from what they are capable of doing and eager
to do: advanced courses or research. However a student often may not have a
clear idea of whether he/she knows enough of the course material.
In order to address this, TIFR allows the student to appear for a Drop Test, offered
in the beginning of the semester. Upon satisfactory performance in the test that
would indicate mastery over the subject material of the course, the student is
allowed to drop the course, with full credit. He/she can take an alternate advanced
course or project, or use the extra time to focus on other courses. In order to
encourage students to appear for the Drop Test, a poor performance in the Drop
Test is not held against the student, and the student is always allowed the option
of continuing with the course or attending the lectures.
Students clearing the Drop test as well as others who are well-prepared, can start
their research projects right from the first semester. Also, in principle, for a
student who has completed enough quality research work to deserve a Ph.D., the
option of submitting the Ph.D. thesis earlier than the typical duration of study is
also permitted and encouraged.
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Teaching-Learning Process
2.3.1 How does the university plan and organise the teaching, learning and evaluation
schedules (academic calendar, teaching plan, evaluation blue print, etc.)?
Academic calendar:
Each Department follows its own academic calendar, allowing for flexibility. There
are two main semesters, Autumn semester and Spring semester. Some
departments also have additional short Winter or Summer terms.
Campus
TIFR
Department
DAA,
DCMPMS,
DHEP,
DNAP, DTP
Academic calendar (semester dates)
Autumn: Aug- Nov, Winter: Dec-Jan,

Spring: Feb-May
DCS
Autumn: Aug-Dec, Spring: Jan-May, Summer: Jul
DBS
Autumn: Aug-Dec, Spring: Jan-May
Maths
STCS
Mumbai
HBCSE
Autumn: Aug-Nov, Spring: Jan-Apr, Summer:

May-Jul
Pune
NCRA
Autumn: Aug-Dec, Spring: Jan-May, Summer: JunSep
NCBS
Autumn: Aug-Jan, Spring: Jan-Jul
CAM
ICTS

May-Jul
TCIS

May-Jul
Colaba
Bengaluru
Hyderabad
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In each semester, students are evaluated by a Continuous Evaluation process,

typically consisting of (i) assignments (ii) quizzes (iii) mid-semester examination
(iv) end-semester Examination (v) term paper, interview, or any other criterion
specified by the course instructor.
The students are given grades / marks out of 100. It is ensured that at least 50
marks are obtained by in-class examinations. The specialized nature of some of the
courses requires a slightly flexible evaluation scheme, which is allowed if approved
by the Subject Boards. The teaching plan is mostly left to the discretion of the
instructor, although the basic structure of the syllabus and the semester timings
have to be followed.
The evaluation for each course is expected to follow the following blueprint:
Numerical scores
(out of 100)
Grade points
95-100
10
Outstanding
85-95
75-85
9
8
A+
A
Excellent
Very Good
65-75
B+
Good
55-65
50-55
6
5
B
C
Above Average
Average
0-50
Fail
Letter Grades
Meaning
A student who fails a Compulsory course has to repeat it when it is next offered; if
he/she passes the course, the new marks replace the old (failed) marks on the
students transcript. A student who fails an Elective course may replace it by a
different Elective.
For the M.Sc. degree, the Class of a student is decided based on his/her CPI. The
student gets First Class with Distinction for CPI greater than 75/100, First Class
for CPI greater than 60/100, and Second Class for CPI greater than 50/100. An
M.Sc. degree is not given for a lower CPI.
2.3.2 Does the university provide course outlines and course schedules prior to
the commencement of the academic session? If yes, how is the effectiveness of the
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process ensured?
For all the Core courses and Electives that are taught regularly, the course outlines
are available on the respective Subject Board webpage. When a new specialized
course is being offered by an instructor, the course outline is first approved by the
Course Coordinator (on behalf of the Subject Board) and then displayed on the
Notice Board as well as on the Subject Board webpage. The instructors are
expected to explain the course structure to the students in the first class of the
course.
The course coordinators assign formal course numbers to the new courses only
after receiving the course outline. They also take regular feedback from the
students, so that any lacunae can be brought to the attention of the instructors as
soon as possible.
2.3.3 Does the university face any challenges in completing the curriculum within
the stipulated time frame and calendar? If yes, elaborate on the challenges
encountered and the institutional measures to overcome these.
The course contents of many courses in TIFR are rather ambitious. However, given
the quality of students in TIFR, most instructors are able to complete the syllabi in
time. If required, the instructors hold some classes on weekends, and at times,
extra lectures are held informally, even after the course is formally over and the
grades have been declared. TIFR being a research institution, and the students
being provided on-campus (or nearby) accommodation, this is very feasible.
Students are often not satisfied with covering the standard syllabus and want
something more, this flexibility allows them the possibility of going beyond. These
extra classes beyond the semester are optional, and hence students are not
penalized for not participating in them.
2.3.4 How is learning made student-centric? Give a list of participatory
learning activities adopted by the faculty that contributes to holistic
development and improved student learning, besides facilitating life-long
learning and knowledge management.
The class sizes in TIFR are typically small: a Core course may have up to 20-25
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students, while an Elective typically has 5-15 students. As a result, individual

attention is given to the student, to his/her strengths, weaknesses and background.
The classes often involve a lot of student participation.
The philosophy of TIFR is not just to create students with Ph.D.s who can conduct
good research in their areas, but also to create good researchers who will have a
broad knowledge of their subject and related areas. Keeping this in mind, TIFR
consciously has designed coursework that is much more intensive than the
minimum requirements of a UGC. Students are encouraged, and sometimes
mandated, to take courses outside their specialized discipline. Theorists are
expected to take basic experimental courses and vice versa.
In most departments, students give talks in journal clubs, annual seminars and inhouse symposia in which they present their research. This gives them practice for
scientific presentations which will be an important part of their future
professional life and also exposes them to audiences from other disciplines.
These talks also enhance mutual interactions among students.
2.3.5 What is the universitys policy on inviting experts / people of eminence to deliver
lectures and/or organize seminars for students?
TIFR and all its Centres have vibrant Visitors programmes, where experts from all
over the world visit and give talks. There are several such talks every week. These
may be Public Lectures directed towards a layperson, Colloquia meant for a wide
scientific audience, or Seminars for specialized disciplines. All the students in TIFR
are allowed to attend any of these talks. They are also encouraged to interact
directly with these experts during their visit. Many times, such interactions have
motivated the visitors to give a series of lectures on the area of their expertise,
and students have benefitted immensely from them. Many of the Adjunct Faculty
members of TIFR have visited for long durations and given short courses.
2.3.6 Does the university formally encourage blended learning by using e-learning
resources?
No course in TIFR is currently entirely based on e-learning. However in many
courses, online resources are used as reference materials. Some faculty members
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have their courses on resources like NPTEL, and some videotaped lecture courses
are available on Youtube.
HBCSE has collaborative programmes with the Tata Institute of Social Sciences,
where blended learning is used in the M.A. (Education) programme.
TCIS students have access to several courses taught in TIFR Colaba through video
link. More such possibilities are being explored.
2.3.7 What are the technologies and facilities such as virtual laboratories, elearning, open educational resources and mobile education used by the faculty for
effective teaching?
Many courses use online resources as reference materials. Online videos,
demonstrations, simulations, as well as slides from talks of experts (including the
instructors themselves) at conferences are commonly used as part of the
classroom teaching, and complements the traditional blackboard teaching
methods.
2.3.8 Is there any designated group among the faculty to monitor the trends and issues
regarding developments in Open Source Community and integrate its
benefits in the universitys educational processes?
Currently there is no such formal group. However HBCSE has a policy of
encouraging Open Source Software, and a HBCSE faculty member (Prof. G.
Nagarjuna) is a widely known expert in this field.
2.3.9 What steps has the university taken to orient traditional classrooms into
24x7 learning places?
TIFR, being a research institution, has its doors open 24x7 for faculty, staff, as well
as students. Students have access to their offices at all times on all days. Wireless
access to the internet and to online journals is enabled across the campus,
including in the hostels. The library is kept open beyond office hours on most days,
and the canteens on campus have food available till late in the night.
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2.3.10 Is there a provision for the services of counsellors / mentors/ advisors for each
class or group of students for academic, personal and psycho-social guidance? If
yes, give details of the process and the number of students who have benefitted.
Academic guidance to students is typically given by the representatives of the
Subject Board, or by mentors assigned to the students as soon as they enter TIFR.
Once the student has completed the coursework and registered for a Ph.D.,
he/she is assigned a Three-Member Committee that keeps track of the progress of
the student towards the Ph.D., and suggests any course corrections if needed.
For personal and psycho-social help, a counsellor is available in the TIFR main
campus in Colaba. She has fixed timings on one afternoon a week, and is available
to anyone: a student can consult her directly, or an appointment may be taken
though the Medical Section. In the last 5 years, more than 10 students have
benefitted from the counselling. The counsellor may recommend the student to
outside intervention, if needed. In most of the Centres where an on-site counsellor
is not available, access to a nearby facility is provided.
Since 2013, NCBS has worked with a confidential and well-established counselling
organization, Parivarthan, who send a consellor on-site 2 days a week. Over this
period, the counselors have met with 85 members of the campus community,
who have availed of a total of 734 counselling sessions.
TIFR and its Centres also have Womens Cells with representation from faculty,
scientific and administrative staff to protect women against any form of
harassment or gender discrimination and to provide a means of redress, should
such cases arise. The purpose is to allow every employee to pursue their work in a
safe and dignified environment.
2.3.11 Were any innovative teaching approaches/methods/practices adopted/put to use
by the faculty during the last four years? If yes, did they improve learning? What
were the methods used to evaluate the impact of such practices? What are the
efforts made by the institution in giving the faculty due recognition for innovation
in teaching?
Instructors are encouraged to incorporate new scientific developments as well as
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new teaching methods in the course.

The pedagogy can often be augmented by visual means. While techniques like
showing videos and slides are relatively common, some courses in TIFR have used
writable computer tablets to combine the information on slides that cannot be
easily shown on the blackboard (figures etc) and the blackboard writing process
that cannot be simulated in slides. This allows the students an enhanced learning
experience.
Many instructors have extended the idea of Term Papers where students go
beyond the scope of the syllabus and carry out some original work that is relevant
to the course as well as to their future research. Contribution to Wikipedia and
other online encyclopedias is also used as an innovative way of evaluation, where
the students contribution also receives feedback from around the world.
The idea of flipped teaching has been used in a few courses, where lecture notes
/ slides have already been provided to the students, who are supposed to study
the topics in that particular lecture beforehand. The lecture time is then spent
mainly in clarifying concepts and clearing doubts.
The impact of these methods is hard to quantify, and no analysis to judge the
impact of these practices has been done. The improved experience of the
students, as obtained through their feedback, is the qualitative measure of the
impact, and that has been positive.
TIFR, through its Alumni Association and Endowment Fund, has recently instituted
an award for Excellence in Teaching, to be given to one or two faculty members
every year, in different subjects by rotation. This encourages excellence and
innovation in teaching.
2.3.12 How does the university create a culture of instilling and nurturing creativity
and scientific temper among the learners?
TIFR Deemed University is a part of TIFR, one of the premier research institutions
in the country. As a result, scientific temper and creativity is present all around
the student, in the form of its faculty members who are professional practitioners
of the art of scientific creativity. The ambience of free and open discussions is
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encouraged in and out of the classrooms. Faculty members are very

approachable, and the doors of their offices are always open for students.
Scientific discussions often take place in the canteen, where topics not directly
related to their research are also discussed. Students as well as faculty members
are involved in outreach activities and work as equals in these ventures.
2.3.13 Does the university consider student projects mandatory in the learning
programme? If yes, for how many programmes have they been (percentage of
total) made mandatory?
Number of projects executed within the university

Projects are a mandatory requirement for any student, for his/her Ph.D. as well as
M.Sc. Therefore, 100% successful students in 100% of the programs complete at
least one project. Of course research towards the Ph.D. degree is itself a longer
project. Given that TIFR has about 120-150 students in every batch, and about two
batches of students doing their coursework at any time, the number of semesterlong projects completed every year as part of the coursework (not include the
Ph.D. research) would be about 250. This roughly corresponds to one project per
faculty member.
Names of external institutions associated with the university for student

project work
For TIFR students, projects are normally done with a TIFR faculty member, since
the expertise is easily available locally. However students of many other
institutions come to TIFR for projects. Some of the institutions whose students
regularly carry out projects in TIFR are:
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences, Mumbai
IISER Pune and IISER Kolkata
Birla Institute of Technology
Tata Institute of Social Sciences (for HBCSE)
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Role of faculty in facilitating such projects

TIFR faculty members willingly offer projects to students, after all this also forms a
part of their regular research work and benefits them also. Projects are also an
integral part of the coursework as mandated by the Subject Boards.
2.3.14 Does the university have a well qualified pool of human resource to meet
the requirements of the curriculum? If there is a shortfall, how is it supplemented?
TIFR faculty is well-qualified in teaching the course curricula. In fact, they improve
upon the curricula with their specialized and up-to-date knowledge in their field of
expertise.
In some of the new Centres of TIFR, students have been allowed to take courses at
neighbouring institutions. (These courses have to be approved by the respective
Academic Advisory Committees). For example, some ICTS students have taken
courses in IISc Bangalore, and some TCIS students have taken courses in the
University of Hyderabad. Some courses have also been organized as remote videolinked courses from TIFR Colaba.
2.3.15 How are the faculty enabled to prepare computer-aided teaching/ learning
materials? What are the facilities available in the university for such efforts?
Most of the TIFR faculty is computer-savvy and use computers in their everyday
research. It is therefore also natural for them to incorporate computer-aided
teaching in their courses. All the lecture halls are equipped with audio-visual
equipment, and some also have video-conferencing facilities. TIFR has institutewide licenses for multipurpose softwares like Mathematica and Labview, and
these can be used by the students directly.
2.3.16 Does the university have a mechanism for the evaluation of teachers by the
students / alumni? If yes, how is the evaluation feedback used to improve the
quality of the teaching-learning process?
Regular feedback is taken by the course coordinators for every course. This is
done at the end of the course, and sometimes also midway through the course.
The feedback is anonymously made available to the course instructor, the course
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coordinator, the Subject Board convener, and the Dean of Graduate Studies.
Mid-term feedback often offers suggestions to the instructors to fine-tune the
speed or method of teaching and is directly useful for the later part of the
course. The end-term feedback is useful in deciding the suitability of the
instructor for the same course in the subsequent semester. In general, an
instructor is encouraged to teach a course at least two times in succession,
unless the feedback is negative.
The alumni do not directly evaluate the teachers. However, the TIFR Alumni
Association offers an Excellence in Teaching award every year, which is partly
based on the summary of the course feedback.
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Teacher Quality
2.4.1 How does the university plan and manage its human resources to meet the changing
requirements of the curriculum?
TIFR has always been able to attract some of the best faculty members in the
country. They are experts in their fields of specialization, and are up to date with
the latest developments in their fields. This expertise has been an asset for TIFR
graduate courses, and we expect that it will continue to be so.
2.4.2 Furnish details of the faculty
All faculty members in TIFR Deemed University have Ph.D. degrees. All of them
are
Total
permanent faculty members. There are no temporary or part-time teachers,
though some of the senior Visiting Professors teach courses.
Professors
Research
Centre
Campus
Associate
Professors
Readers (equivalent
to Assistant
Professors)
Male
Female
Male
Female
Male
Female
Total
69
35
30
151
Main
campus
Main
Campus
Mumbai
HBCSE
16
Pune
NCRA
18
NCBS
34
CAM
14
ICTS
14
TCIS
12
20
97
12
51
13
79
15
267
Bengaluru
Hyderabad
Total
(as on 01/01/2016)
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2.4.3
Does the university encourage diversity in its faculty recruitment?

Provide the following details (department / schoolwise).
TIFR attracts faculty members who have completed their Ph.D. from all over the
world. The following table gives a summary of their distribution.
Department
Proportion of faculty with Ph.D. from

TIFR
Other Indian
universities
48%
Universities abroad
Maths
7%
45%
DAA
56%
25%
19%
DBS
29%
29%
42%
DCS
29%
29%
42%
DCMPMS
54%
23%
23%
DHEP
64%
27%
7%
DNAP
53%
40%
7%
DTP
25%
20%
55%
STCS
11%
89%
HBCSE
32 %
25 %
43 %
NCRA
11%
78%
11%
NCBS
4%
32%
64%
CAM
29%
29%
42%
ICTS
25%
25%
50%
TCIS
20%
35%
45%
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How does the university ensure that qualified faculty are appointed for new
programmes / emerging areas of study (Bio- technology, Bio-informatics, Material
Science, Nanotechnology, Comparative Media Studies, Diaspora Studies,
Forensic Computing, Educational Leadership, etc.)? How many faculty members
were appointed to teach new programmes during the last four years?
The faculty recruitment procedure of TIFR is very competitive. Candidates either
apply directly, or are encouraged to apply by Search Committees set up by the
departments. Often for an emerging area, experts around the world are contacted
for recommendations of suitable candidates. The department has to recommend
processing of the case, after which the shortlisted candidate visits TIFR for about a
week, during which he/she interacts with the faculty members and gives one or
two seminars. Letters of recommendation are sought from world experts in the
area of specialization of the candidate. Based on all this information, the concerned
department, the Core Committee (a committee consisting of senior faculty
members from multiple departments), and the Faculty, evaluate the candidate and
take a decision. This rigorous process ensures that only the best qualified faculty
members are recruited.
Though the faculty members are recruited mainly for their research expertise, their
pedagogical ability is also judged during their seminars, one of which is normally a
Colloquium that is expected to be accessible to all scientists in TIFR.
The number of new faculty members hired in various disciplines, and their
expertise, is given in the table below;
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Department
Maths
DAA
DBS
DCS
DCMPMS
DHEP
DNAP
DTP
STCS
HBCSE
NCRA
NCBS
CAM
Number
2
2
3
3
1
2
3
5
4
3
6
9
5
14
ICTS
TCIS
20
Faculty members hired during 2011-2015

Areas of expertise
Representation theory
Helioseismology, Infra-red and sub-mm astronomy
Genetics, Cell biology, Development
Chemical biology, Physical chemistry, Computational
Chemistry
Superconducting quantum electronics, Quantum
computing and simulation
High energy gamma rays
Atomic, molecular and optical physics
Condensed matter, High energy physics, astroparticle
physics, cosmology
Algorithmic game theory, Computational complexity,
Algebraiv automata theory, Formal verification,
Information theory, Cryptography
Cognitive science, Educational technology, Science
epistemology, Science and art, Environmental education
Extragalactic radio and x-ray astronomy, Galactic centre,
interstellar medium, Supernovae, Gamma ray bursts,
Ionisation, Dark energy, Transient radio sources,
Cell biology, Speciation in tropical regions, Epigenetics,
Genomics in bacteria, Intracellular infections, Chemical
ecology, Bacterial proteins structure, Cells in the adult brain
Partial differential equations, stochastic analysis,
Microlocal analysis, Integral geometry,Computational fluid
dynamics
Statistical physics, Dynamical systems, String theory, Black
hole physics, Gravitational waves, Fluid dynamics,
Condensed matter physics, Quantum field theory,
Quantum gravity, Physical biology
Soft matter Physics, Biological physics, Molecular
biophysics, NMR spectroscopy, Structural biology,
Equilibrium and non-equilibrium materials physics, Fluid
Mechanics, Solid State NMR, Matter at extreme
temperature and density, Immunology, Cell biology, Glass
transitions, Disordered solids, Granular materials,
Nanomaterials, Electrochemistry, Population dynamics,
Statistical Mechanics, Organometallic chemistry, Cancer
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2.4.5 How many Emeritus / Adjunct Faculty / Visiting Professors are on the rolls of the
university?
Campus
Bengaluru
Research
Centre
TIFR
HBCSE
NCRA
NCBS
CAM
Hyderabad
ICTS
TCIS
Main campus
Mumbai
Pune
Emeritus
faculty
----------------
Adjunct
Faculty
40
------8
2
1
1
41
4
Visiting
faculty
4
6
---------1
2
2.4.6 What policies/systems are in place to academically recharge and rejuvenate

teachers (e.g. providing research grants, study leave, nomination to
national/international conferences/ seminars, in-service training, organizing
national/international conferences etc.)?
All faculty members can apply for research grants through TIFR to DAE. TIFR
facilitates the application process, by providing its own internal assessment and
recommendation to the review committees and funding agencies. Faculty
members can also apply for research grants to other agencies like DST, CSIR, or to
international funding agencies.
TIFR allows for adequate leave for faculty members. Visits to conferences or
workshops are covered under Deputation Leave. Though a faculty member is
entitled to 30 days of Vacation Leave, it may be extended up to 70 days if taken
during specified vacation times when the faculty member does not have any
teaching or administrative duties. If the faculty member is a part of a large
collaboration with which TIFR has an MoU, visits for collaboration purposes are
considered as On Duty.
If any faculty member gets an invitation to a national or international conference,
Deputation Leave is allowed as long as it does not interfere with his/her other
research activities in TIFR. Some funds are earmarked every year for the visits of
faculty members to conferences and workshops, both in India and internationally.
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Faculty members are encouraged to organize National / International seminars.

Some Funds are earmarked annually for sponsoring such activities. TIFR Colaba has
a Conference Cell that provides assistance in organizing a conference, starting
from booking of seminar rooms, accommodation, food, and facilitating visas for
foreign participants.
2.4.7 How many faculty received awards / recognitions for excellence in
teaching at the state, national and international level during the last four years?
Prof. Arvind Kumar, former Director, HBCSE, has won the INSA Teachers Award in
2012.
2.4.8 How many faculty underwent staff development programmes during the last
four years (add any other programme if necessary)?
TIFR faculty members normally do not undergo staff development programmes,
however some of them have been involved in organizing staff development
programmes and giving lectures at these programmes, teaching the participants
about advanced topics and new developments.
Some recent Faculty Recharge courses organized by TIFR faculty members were:
Science Academies' Refresher Course in Statistical Physics at Kanhangad (Kerala)

Apr-May 2012, May 2013.
Refresher Course in Statistical Mechanics at HBSCE, Nov 2013.
Refresher course in Quantum Mechanics, Mumbai University, 2015.
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2.4.9 What percentage of the faculty havebeen invited as resource persons in Workshops
/ Seminars / Conferences organized by external professional agencies?,
participated in external Workshops / Seminars / Conferences recognized
by national / international professional bodies?, presented papers in
Workshops / Seminars / Conferences conducted or recognized, by professional
agencies?, teaching experience in other universities / national institutions
and other institutions?, industrial engagement?, international experience in
teaching?
Total number of
faculty
Invited as resource
persons in
Workshops/
Seminars/
Conferences
organized by external
professional agencies
Participated in
external Workshops/
Seminars /
Conferences
recognized by
national /
international
professional bodies
Presented papers in
Workshops/ Seminars
/ Conferences
conducted or
recognized by
professional agencies
Teaching experience
in other universities /
national institutions
and other institutions
Industrial engagement
International teaching
experience
Hydera
Bad
Mumbai
Pune
Bengaluru
Main
Campus
HBCSE
NCRA
NCBS
CAM
ICTS
TCIS
151
16
18
34
14
14
20
100%
94%
83%
100%
100%
100%
83%
100%
94%
100%
100%
100%
100%
83%
100%
88%
100%
100%
100%
100%
94%
> 75%
69%
25%
100%
100%
20%
67%
>50%
50%
39%
>50%
19%
100%
100%
40%
61%
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2.4.10 How often does the university organize academic development programmes (e.g.:
curriculum development, teaching-learning methods, examination reforms,
content / knowledge management, etc.) for its faculty aimed at enriching the
teaching- learning process?
All the Subject Boards normally have 4 to 6 meetings per year to discuss various
aspects of curriculum development, teaching and examinations. In addition,
discussions among Subject Board members also frequently take place over email.
University-wide discussions take place in the Academic Council meetings, around 3
times a year.
2.4.11 Does the university have a mechanism to encourage
Mobility of faculty between universities for teaching?
Faculty exchange programmes with national and international bodies?
If yes, how have these schemes helped in enriching the quality of the faculty?
While TIFR does not have a formal mechanism for encouraging faculty members to
teach at other universities, any initiative taken by a faculty member on his/her own
to teach elsewhere (without affecting his/her work at TIFR) is facilitated by TIFR.
Many faculty members at TIFR have taught courses at the University of Mumbai,
and at the Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences Mumbai. HBCSE has an MoU with
IIT Bombay, by which students of the Interdisciplinary Programme in Education
Technology at IIT Bombay take courses at HBCSE, and faculty from HBCSE teach in
the programme. Faculty members of the Centre also teach in the Centre for
Excellence in Basic Sciences, Mumbai University and in the M.A. (Education)
programme at Tata Institute of Social Sciences. Individual modular courses have
also been taught at other universities such as Central University, Jharkhand, and
IISER Pune. Faculty members of other universities like University of Mumbai, Azim
Premji University and University of New Mexico (U.S.A.) have taught courses to
Ph.D. students at HBCSE in the last five years.
ICTS has an MoU with IISc Bengaluru, whereby some faculty members of ICTS
teach at IISc and the students of ICTS can take courses offered at IISc. A similar
collaboration also exists between TCIS and the University of Hyderabad.
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Indian education. In turn, the faculty gets valuable experience in teaching diverse
groups of students and enrich their own teaching skills and perspectives by
interacting with the faculty of other institutions closely. Teaching at
undergraduate institutions has also helped in attracting more students to take up
research as a career and join Ph.D. programmes of various institutes, including
TIFR.
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2.5
Evaluation Process and Reforms
2.5.1 How does the university ensure that all the stakeholders are aware of the
evaluation processes that are in place?
The Subject Boards announce their rules, procedures and guidelines on their
respective webpages, which are publicly accessible. The main features are
emphasized for the students during their orientation programme, which takes
place within a week of their joining the institute.
Course contents and syllabi of Core courses and regularly taught Electives are
available on the Subject Board webpages. Whenever a new course is offered (with
the approval of the Course Coordinator on behalf of the Subject Board), the
syllabus is posted on the Notice Board, and announced on the webpage.
Assessment and evaluation processes for individual courses are announced by the
course instructors to the students at the beginning of the semester.
2.5.2 What are the important examination reforms initiated by the university and to
what extent have they been implemented in the university departments and
affiliated colleges? Cite a few examples which have positively impacted the
examination management system.
Since the class sizes in TIFR are small, it is easy to manage examinations locally and
allow some flexibility. For example, depending on the nature of the course, the
instructor may divide it into modules and have one or two midterm examinations.
The number of assignments and the weightage assigned to them may vary. A part
of the grade may be reserved for a term paper / presentation at the end of the
course.
2.5.3 What is the average time taken by the university for declaration of examination
results? In case of delay, what measures have been taken to address them? Indicate
the mode / media adopted by the university for the publication of examination
results ( e.g. website, SMS, email, etc.).
Results are normally announced within three weeks of the final examination. The
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instructor or the course coordinator informs the students of their grades

individually. The students may, at any time, get their grades from the relevant
Subject Board office. There have not been any major delays. In case of a delay, the
instructor is sent a reminder by the course coordinator.
2.5.4 How does the university ensure transparency in the evaluation process? What are
the rigorous features introduced by the university to ensure confidentiality?
To ensure transparency, the answer papers of all the examinations are shown to
the students, who may ask the instructor for a review of marks. If not satisfied,
they may approach the course coordinator.
To ensure confidentiality, the results of examinations are not publicly displayed.
Each student is sent his/her own scores individually.
2.5.5 Does the university have an integrated examination platform for the following
processes?
Pre-examination processes Time table generation, OMR, student list generation,
invigilators, squads, attendance sheet, online payment gateway, etc.,
Examination process Examination material management, logistics, etc., Postexamination process Attendance capture, OMR- based exam result, auto
processing, generic result processing, certification, etc.
TIFR has an integrated platform for its admission process, which takes care of the
complete admission process: receiving applications, online payment of
examination fees, assigning of centres and hall tickets, integrating the scanning of
OMR sheets with the excel sheets to calculate scores, create shortlists of students
to be invited for interviews, adding the interview scores to create the final merit
lists for admissions. About 20000 students all over India appear for this exam;
hence such a platform is essential.
However, TIFR has only postgraduate students, and the number of students in
each of the courses is small: about 20-25 for Core courses and 5-15 for Electives.
Therefore no platform is developed for individual courses. The instructor takes
care of all the logistics of examinations, etc. with the help of teaching assistants /
graders, or other colleagues.
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2.5.6 Has the university introduced any reforms in its Ph.D. evaluation process?
The Synopsis submission process is the last time the university checks for the
quality of the Ph.D. thesis before it is sent out to the external examiners. This
procedure is very rigorous. The Synopsis Evaluation Committee is given the
synopsis at least 10 days before the synopsis seminar, and the student may be
interrogated thoroughly about his research till the committee is satisfied. The
committee may choose to ask the student to modify certain parts of the synopsis
or perform certain checks before the synopsis is finally approved. The committee
members do not have to declare the result immediately, but can take up to 5
days to satisfy themselves about the quality of the synopsis, perhaps by
discussing this with the student after the seminar. They can submit their reports
through an online portal, which can be forwarded anonymously to the student
and the guide. This avoids any delay in paperwork, however, it allows the
committee to examine the synopsis thoroughly.
2.5.7 Has the university created any provision for including the name of the college in the
degree certificate?
There are no affiliated colleges.
2.5.8 What is the mechanism for redressal of grievances with reference to examinations?
The student may approach the Course Coordinator or Subject Board Convener
with any grievances. The Dean, Graduate Studies, acts as the appellate authority.
2.5.9 What efforts have been made by the university to streamline the operations at
the Office of the Controller of Examinations? Mention any significant efforts which
have improved the process and functioning of the examination division/section.
TIFR is a relatively small university as far as the number of students is concerned.
The examination processes have been working smoothly so far and there have
been no major complaints.
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2.6. Student Performance and Learning Outcomes

2.6.1 Has the university articulated its Graduate Attributes? If so, how does it facilitate and
monitor its implementation and outcome?
A TIFR PhD is expected to have the following attributes.
a) He/she should have sound basic scholarship in the primary subject area such as
Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology etc. He/she should be able to
competently teach M.Sc. students in the subject.
b) He/she should have advanced knowledge of the specialized research area of the
Thesis, and should be aware of important trends in this domain in the world.
c) He/she should have successfully participated in front line research and should
have the knowledge and ability to independently pursue a research programme
at a high level. The thesis work should result in one or more research papers in
high quality international journals.
2.6.2 Does the university have clearly stated learning outcomes for its academic
programmes? If yes, give details on how the students and staff are made
aware of these?
TIFR has a well-designed programme of courses, written and oral examinations,
laboratory work and rotations, and finally, research leading to the
M.Sc./M.Phil./Ph.D. thesis. In order to progress through this sequence, at every
stage the student has to successfully imbibe the expected amount of learning. The
students and teachers know the details of this program through the Subject
Boards.
2.6.3 How are the universitys teaching, learning and assessment strategies structured
to facilitate the achievement of the intended learning outcomes?
This answer refers to the outcomes (a), (b) and (c) listed in the answer to question
2.6.1 above.
To achieve (a), we have a well-designed syllabus comparable to the best
universities in the world, arranged into semester courses. There are
examinations at the end of each semester to assess the progress of the students.
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Goal (b) is achieved by supervised study by the student under the guide, and is
greatly assisted by the ongoing programme of seminars by researchers in the
Institute. The various visitors and conferences make a substantial contribution to
achieving (b).
Goal (c) is achieved by the research done by the student under the guide, and
learning as an apprentice in the research group/laboratory that the student joins
after completing the course work.
2.6.4 How does the university collect and analyse data on student learning outcomes
and use it to overcome the barriers to learning?
The Subject Boards in each discipline collect all the data on the student, and
appoint, in addition to the guide, a three-member committee to supervise the
progress of the student. The guide and these committees counsel the student
appropriately to help him/her overcome the various difficulties that may be
encountered.
2.6.5 How are the new technologies deployed by the university in enhancing student
learning and evaluation and how does it seek to meet fresh/ future challenges?
The internet, with its large number of learning resources such as lecture notes and
videos, is made available to all our students. Students have laptops, and wifi
access in the Institute and the hostel. The lecturers make effective use of slides
etc. in their class-room teaching, in addition to the traditional blackboards. Many
leading conferences in the world have their talks online, and our students view
these on computers here. The students also have computer access to journals and
archives. As a result, the student gets an exposure to the latest literature and
trends in his/her subject, and this helps prepare the student to participate in the
science of the future.
Any other information regarding Teaching, Learning and Evaluation which
the university would like to include.
A special feature of the thesis evaluation in TIFR is the `Synopsis Seminar' that a
student gives when his/her thesis is almost ready. This is attended by all faculty
members and students in the subject. The thesis is approved for submission only
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after this exercise results in success. Thus, even before a thesis goes to external
referees (normally one Indian and one foreign), a thorough in-house scrutiny is
conducted, which often results in corrections and improvements in the thesis.
(For details, see section 7.3: Best Practices)
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Research, Consultancy and Extension

3.1
Promotion of Research
3.1.1 Does the university have a Research Committee to monitor and address issues
related to research? If yes, what is its composition? Mention a few
recommendations which have been implemented and their impact.
TIFR is a Research Institute and its entire administrative infrastructure is designed
to promote research. The faculties of various departments, through regular
meetings, monitor the progress of research programmes in those departments.
Different agencies monitor and address research-related issues at multiple levels,
starting from the students to the whole departments.
The research projects of students is monitored by their thesis committees, and by
the respective Subject Boards. The progress of each research project is monitored
by an institute-wide committee every five years near the end of the Plan period.
The progress of research programmes of Departments is examined by external
reviews, nearly once every decade.
As a result of some of the recommendations, in the recent past TIFR has made
new recruitments and established research groups in areas like quantum
computing, epigenetics, computational chemistry, cosmology and astroparticle
physics, etc.. This has widened the scope of research activities of the Institute.
3.1.2 What is the policy of the university to promote research in its affiliated /
constituent colleges?
TIFR does not have any affiliated colleges.
3.1.3 What are the proactive mechanisms adopted by the university to facilitate the
smooth implementation of research schemes/ projects?
advancing funds for sanctioned projects

The disbursement of funds for approved projects that are funded though the fiveTIFR NAAC Self-Study Report 2016
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year plans is done through the TIFR Accounts. Funds from the yearly non-plan
budgets are earmarked by the Faculty Deans at the beginning of the financial year
and then made available to the projects based on their requirements.
Even for projects that are funded from external agencies, once the approval from
the external agencies is obtained, a Project Account is opened and maintained
separately. If there is some delay from the funding agency in disbursing funds,
every attempt is made to ensure that the researcher gets the required funds on
time.
For all projects, the current status of funds is always available over Datanet (the
internal secure server of TIFR that contains all such information: For details see B2:
Section 7.3 under Best Practices). This keeps the system transparent and efficient.
providing seed money

For new faculty members joining TIFR, especially in experimental areas, seed
money is provided to enable them to establish their labs as soon as possible.
Provision is made in the Plan proposals to take care of needs of such faculty
members who may join in the middle of the Plan period.
Compared to the other universities in India, TIFR can provide a substantial
quantum of seed money to new faculty for setting up cutting-edge research
facilities. In the last 5 years, new faculty members in experimental areas have
typically been provided startup grants of a few crore rupees each.
simplification of procedures related to sanctions / purchases to be made

by the investigators
TIFR has followed the principle of devolution of financial authority. The PIs can
manage the accounts corresponding to their sanctioned projects, up to a certain
limit, without the intervention of higher authorities. Fast track procurement
mechanisms have been developed for routine research-related purchases. The
management of the account is transparent, and the Datanet platform has been
employed so that the approvals and update of accounts can be tracked online
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from anywhere.
autonomy to the principal investigator/coordinator for utilizing overhead

charges
Most of the PIs are funded from DAE grants through the Plan money, for which
TIFR charges no overheads.
timely release of grants

TIFR ensures that the funding received is immediately credited to the respective
project accounts, so that it is available immediately. Moreover, once a grant has
been sanctioned, TIFR makes every attempt to make the grant money available to
the PI on time.
timely auditing
All accounts, including those of all the internally and externally funded research
projects, are audited every year after the financial year is over (during April
June). From 2016-17, as per the instruction of Council, all accounts shall be audited
half-yearly.
submission of utilization certificate to the funding authorities

The computerization of project accounts ensures that records are always up to
date. The Utilization Certificates are thus readily available for submission at the
end of each financial year and after the duration of the project is complete.
3.1.4 How is interdisciplinary research promoted?
between/among different departments /schools of the university

The faculty members in TIFR have complete academic freedom to pursue their
research in any direction they want, subject to healthy scientific output. Even
without a formal TIFR mandate, by virtue of researchers from many disciplines
working under the same roof in the main Campus, scientifically interesting
connections do get established, and there have been many instances of
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interdisciplinary research in TIFR that have emerged bottom-up. Of course

recently pro-active measures to promote such research have also been taken:
indeed the new Research Centre of TIFR in its Hyderabad campus is named as
TIFR Centre for Interdisciplinary Sciences, where we expect to attract faculty
members working on the ever-thinning boundaries between traditional
disciplines.
Another example is the NCBS Chemical Ecology research programme which
brings together field and behavioural ecologists with analytic chemists, and links
laboratory research with field stations across the country.
NCBS also hosts a major international and national collaborative programme in
the Centre for Brain Development and Repair. This programme brings in
researchers from NCBS, the Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative
Medicine (inStem) and the University of Edinburgh.
To promote such research, TIFR allows students from one department to pursue
their Ph.D. with a faculty member from another department as co-advisor, if the
Subject Board recommends such a move.
collaboration with national/international institutes / industries.

Research in areas like high energy physics and astrophysics has been
collaborative by the very nature of these endeavors. Being a part of large
collaborations that carry out experiments at international laboratories like
Fermilab, CERN, KEK, etc. are part of these endeavours. TIFR also leads some
Indian mega-experiments like Astrosat, INO, etc. and plays a major role in the
organization of these projects. In order to develop particle or radiation
detectors and associated instrumentation, researchers in these areas also have
to collaborate with relevant industries. TIFR encourages the participation of its
faculty members and staff on these projects and facilitates them with suitable
funding and flexible rules on leave, etc.
TIFR also has a Memorandum of Understanding / Agreement Committee,
which actively helps the institute members in the preparation of appropriate
MoUs that facilitate the collaboration procedures.
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Some of the individual faculty members have direct linkages with industry (in
the areas of nanoelectronics, optoelectronics, quantum computing, for
example), and TIFR provides them all the infrastructural support to carry out
their research.
3.1.5 Give details of workshops/ training programmes / sensitization programmes
conducted by the university to promote a research culture on campus.
TIFR is a Research Institute, with a vibrant research atmosphere and a track
record of doing world class research for the last seven decades. As part of the
research activities, a number of conferences / workshops / summer schools are
organized on the TIFR campuses. This table gives the number of conferences /
workshops / schools conducted in TIFR from 2011-2015. Details for every
Department are available in the response to Question 30 in Form B3 for the
respective Department.
Campus
Main
campus
Department
Conferences/
Workshops
Pedagogical Schools
Maths
17
DAA
DBS
13
DCS
DCMPMS
DHEP
DNAP
10
DTP
11
STCS
20
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Campus
Department
Conferences/
Workshops
Pedagogical Schools
Mumbai
HBCSE
75
16
Pune
NCRA
12
NCBS
58
CAM
ICTS
59
23
TCIS
15
310
78
Bengaluru
Hyderabad
Total
3.1.6 How does the university facilitate researchers of eminence to visit the campus as
adjunct professors? What is the impact of such efforts on the research activities of
the university?
TIFR offers the positions of Adjunct Professors to eminent people, and
encourages them to visit TIFR. The Adjunct Professor position is normally for 3
years, during which the concerned person is expected to visit at least once every
year for a duration of about one month. There are currently about 40 Adjunct
Faculty members associated with the Main Campus. These external members
have enriched the academic atmosphere at TIFR by interacting with members of
various departments, giving seminars, sometimes even a series of lectures or fullfledged courses. They have introduced TIFR to new exciting research areas. They
have started and continued collaborations with not only faculty members, but
also with students and postdocs. These adjunct faculty have found this
experience enriching for themselves, and have continued visiting and maintained
academic links even after their tenure was over. The Adjunct Faculty positions of
many have been renewed to continue reaping the benefits of their interactions.
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ICTS, by its nature, works with a small number of permanent faculty members on
campus, but a large number of Adjunct faculty members that not only visit ICTS
regularly, but also actively participate in organizing ICTS programs. There are
more than 40 Adjunct Faculty members of ICTS, all of whom are eminent
researchers from India and abroad.
The vibrant academic atmosphere of TIFR also attracts eminent faculty members
to spend their Sabbatical periods here. In the last five years, about 10 external
faculty members have been on sabbatical visits to TIFR. Similar advantages as for
the Adjunct Professors apply here also.
3.1.7 What percentage of the total budget is earmarked for research? Give details of
heads of expenditure, financial allocation and actual utilization.
TIFR is essentially a Research Institute, and there is no direct separation between
the budget used for the university activities and the research activities. The
training that our students get in the research laboratories forms a large
component of their education. Notionally, one may take about 25% of the annual
recurring budget to go towards university activities. The remaining 75% of the
recurring (non-plan) budget, and the entire amount of the 5-yearly plan budget,
goes towards research.
In 2014-15, the total grant received under the Plan budget head was Rs. 212 Cr,
while that received under Non-plan budget was Rs. 306 Cr. The notional amount
of 25% of the Non-plan budget, would be about Rs. 75 Cr. The remaining amount
would go towards research, infrastructure and administration. No separate
accounts for teaching and research are maintained since these activities are well
integrated in TIFR.
3.1.8 In its budget, does the university earmark funds for promoting research in its
affiliated colleges? If yes, provide details.
TIFR has no affiliated colleges.
3.1.9 Does the university encourage research by awarding Post
Doctoral
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Fellowships/Research Associateships? If yes, provide details like number of

students registered, funding by the university and other sources.
TIFR has an active postdoctoral program, with researchers from India and abroad
coming as Visiting Fellows, 2-year positions that are extendable to 3 years. Most
of the postdocs are funded by TIFR itself, though infrastructure support is also
provided to some postdocs who come with external grants. Recently TIFR has
instituted a prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru Postdoctoral Fellowship scheme, which
is expected to attract very high-quality researchers under this umbrella. The
details of the numbers of postdoctoral researchers in TIFR during Apr 2011 Mar
2015 are given in the table below.
Department
Postdoctoral researchers
During 2011-2015
Funding sources
Math
23
TIFR
DAA
12
TIFR
DBS
41
TIFR
DCS
26
TIFR
DCMP
40
TIFR
DHEP
16
TIFR
DNAP
19
TIFR
DTP
32
TIFR
STCS
10
TIFR
HBCSE
14
TIFR
NCRA
17
TIFR
NCBS
136
TIFR, DBT-RA, SERB, EMBO, WT-DBT-ECF,

other Extramural Grants.
CAM
21
TIFR, NBHM
ICTS
16
TIFR, Indo-Israel (UGC) , EAD, Max Planck
TCIS
TIFR, Indo-Australian (DST), DBT-Wellcome
Total
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3.1.10 What percentage of faculty have utilized the sabbatical leave for pursuit of
higher research in premier institutions within the country and abroad? How does
the university monitor the output of these scholars?
The number of faculty members having utilized their sabbatical leave during
2011-15 is given in the following Table.
Number of faculty
Total
Using sabbatical
leave
Main
Campus
151
22
Mumbai
Pune
HBCSE
NCRA
NCBS
16
18
34
CAM
14
Hydera
bad
Bengaluru
ICTS
TCIS
13
20
Overall, about 12% of faculty members have ulitized their sabbatical leave during
2011-2015.
The research output of faculty members is monitored by international peer
review at the time the member is considered for promotion to the next grade.
3.1.11 Provide details of national and international conferences organized by the
university highlighting the names of eminent scientists/scholars who participated
in these events.
Please see 3.1.5 for the Table of conferences, workshops, pedagogical schools
and other events organized by TIFR over the last 4 years. Many of these
programmes have involved eminent researchers, the worlds best experts in
their fields. Many of these have even been Nobel Laureates or Fields Medalists.
Some have been Directors of major international laboratories
Following are some of the eminent visitors to the Main Campus and Research
Centres of TIFR, most of whom have also delivered Public lectures:
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Eminent visitors to TIFR Main Campus:

Prof. Ada Yonath (Nobel Laureate, Department of Structural Biology, Weizmann
Institute of Science, Israel), 2011
Prof. Rolf Heuer (Director-General, CERN, Switzerland), 2011
Prof. Atsuto Suzuki (Director-General, KEK laboratory, Japan), 2011
Prof. Oddone Piemaria (Director, Fermilab, USA), 2011
Prof. Satya Majumdar (Statistical Physicist, Universite Paris-Sud), 2011
Dr. R. R. Navalgund (Director, SAC Ahmedabad), 2011
Prof. Goverdhan Mehta (ex-VC, University of Hyderabad), 2011
Prof. Mohin Randeria (Professor, Ohio State University), 2011
Prof. Istvan Hargittai (Budapest University of Technology and Economics,
Hungary), 2011
Prof. Kip Thorne (Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics, Caltech), 2011
Prof. James Peebles (Albert Einstein Professor, Princeton), 2011
Prof. Richard Bond (FRSC, FRS, Director, Canadian Institute of Theoretical
Astrophysics), 2011
Prof. John Ellis (CBE, FRS, Dirac Medal, Kings College London), 2011
Prof. Benedict Gross (Leverett Professor of Mathematics, Harvard U.), 2012
Prof. Susan Blackmore (Parapsychologist, CSICOP Distinguished Skeptic award),
2012
Prof. Terence Tao (Fields Medalist, UCLA), 2012
Prof. Ram Ramaswamy (ex-VC, U. of Hyderabad, President, Indian Academy of
Sciences), 2012
Prof. Etiene Ghys (Ecole Normalw Superiore de Lyon, France), 2012
Mr. N. R. Narayan Murthy (Chairman Emeritus, Infosys), 2012
Prof. Peter Grassberger (Juelich Research Centre, Germany), 2012
Prof. Paul Alivisatos (Director, LBNL, UC Berkeley), 2012
Prof. Sankar Das Sarma (U. of Maryland, USA), 2012
Prof. Joseph Incandela (Spokesperson, CMS experiment), 2012
Prof. Stephen Cook (U. of Toronto), 2013
Prof. Rohini Godbole (IISc, Bengaluru), 2013
Dr. Berthold Hoelldobler (Arizona State U., USA) 2013
Prof. Romila Thapar (Historian, JNU), 2013
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Prof. Peter Littlewood (U. of Chicago and Argonne national Lab), 2013
Prof. Ian Shipsey (Chairperson, CMS Collaboration Board, U. Oxford), 2013
Prof. V. Ramakrishnan (Nobel laureate, MRC Lab of Molecular Biology, UK), 2014
Prof. Jocelyn Bell (Discoverer of pulsars, Oxford U.), 2014
Prof. Rene Hen (Kavli Institute for Brain Science, Columbia U.), 2014
Prof. Richard Zare (Wolf Prize in Chemistry, Stanford U..), 2014
Prof. J. N. Goswami (Director, Physical Research Laboratory), 2014
Prof. Krishna Rajagopal (MIT), 2014
Prof. Shamshad Cockcroft (University College London), 2014
Prof. Koushik Sen, UC Berkeley), 2014
Dr. K. Radhakrishnan (Chairman, ISRO), 2014
Prof. Prabudhha Ganguli (MHRD IPR Chair Professor, Tezpur U.), 2014
Prof. Stuart Parking (Director, Max Planck Institute for Microstructure Physics),
2014
Prof. Toshiki Tajima (Norman Rostoker Professor, UC Irvine), 2014
Prof. Sir Arnold Wolfendale (Astronomerv Royal, UK, Durham University), 2014
Prof. Benny Shilo (Weizmann Institute), 2015
Prof. Manjul Bhargava (Fields Medal, Princeton University), 2015
Prof. Amit Roy (Ex-Director, Inter-University Accelerator Centre), 2015
Prof. Nigel Mason (Molecular Physicist, Open University UK), 2015
Prof. Bhuvanesh Jain (Cosmologist, U. Pennsylvania, USA), 2015
Prof. Douglas Gough (Astronomer, FRS, U. Cambridge), 2015
Eminent visitors to NCRA:
R. Taylor (International SKA Project Scientist, Univ. of Cape Town, SA), 2011,
2012
W. Miller Goss (ex-Director Very Large Array, NRAO, USA), 2013
Phil Diamond (Director General, SKA Organisation), 2013, 2015
Ron Ekers (ex-President, International Astronomical Union, CSIRO Australia),
2013
Anil Kakodkar (ex-secretary, DAE), 2013
Srikumar Banerjee (ex-secretary, DAE), 2015
Matthew Bailes (Pro Vice Chancellor, Swinburne Univ., Australia), 2011, 2013
Antony Schinckel (Director, ASKAP, Australia), 2013
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Harry van der LAAN (ex-Director, General ESO), 2013

Lister Staveley-Smith (Director, ICRAR, Australia), 2013
Eminent visitors to NCBS:
Dr. Francis Collins (Director, National Institute of Health (NIH)), USA, 2011
Daniel Louvard (Director, Curie Institute, Paris), 2012
Shinya Yamanaka (Nobel Laureate, Director CiRA), 2012
Bert Hlldobler (Pulitzer prize winner, Arizona State University), 2013
Sir John Savill (Chief Executive, UK Medical Research Council), 2013
Huda Zoghbi (Neuroscientist, Baylor College of Mefdicine), 2014
V. Ramakrishnan (Nobel Laureate, MRC Lab of Molecular Biology, UK), 2014
Eminent visitors to CAM:
Timothy J. Pedley (FRS, U. of Cambridge)
Martin Hairer (Fields Medalist, U. of Warwick)
Cedric Villani (Fields medallist, U. of Warwick)
Maria Esteban (Knoght of the National Order of Merit, France, U. ParisDauphine)
Jun-Cheng Wei (Canada Research Cjair in nonlinear PDE, U. British Columbia)
Olivier Pironneau (President, AMIES Scientific Council, LJLL-UPMC, France)
Susanna Brenner (Assoc. Director, Centre for Computation and Technology,
Louisiana State U.)
Andrew Stuart (Invited Speaker ICM, U. Warwick), 2014
Naoto Kumano-go (Hukuhara Prize, Kogakuin U., Tokyo), 2015
Eminent visitors to ICTS:
Prof. Uriel Frisch (Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur Universite de Nice-Sophia,
France) 2011
Prof. Klaus von Klitzing (Nobel Laureate, Max Planck Institute, Stuttgart), 2011
Prof. Nima Arkani-Hamed (Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics, IAS
Princeton), 2012, 2015
Prof. Sankar Das Sarma (U. of Maryland), 2012
Prof. Peter Sarnak (Princeton University and IAS, Princeton), 2012
Prof. Satya Majumdar (LPTMS Orsay, France), 2012
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Prof. Sydney Brenner (Salk Institute for Biological Sciences, San Diego, USA),
2012
Prof. Cumrun Vafa (Harvard University), 2013, 2015
Prof. Boris Shraiman (Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, U. of California,
Santa Barbara), 2013
Prof. Andrew Majda (Courant Institute, New York University), 2013
Prof. Fernando Quevedo (Director, ICTP, Italy), 2013
Prof. Stuart Parkin (Director Max Planck Institute for Microstructure Physics),
2014
Prof. Antoine Georges (Collge de France and Ecole Polytechnique), 2014
Prof. Robert Myers (Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Canada), 2014
Prof. Chandrasekhar Khare (University of California Los Angeles), 2014
Prof. Peter Sholze (University of Bonn), 2014
Prof. Valery Rubakov (Moscow State University), 2014
Prof. Ram Ramaswamy (JNU, ex-VC, U. of Hyderabad and President, Indian
Academy of Sciences), 2014
Prof. T. Senthil (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), 2015
Prof. Manjul Bhargava (Fields Medalist, Princeton University), 2015
Prof. Itamar Procaccia (The Weizmann Institute of Science), 2015
Prof. Herbert Spohn (Technical University, Munich), 2015
Prof. Asoke Sen (Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics, FRS, HRI,
Allahabad), 2015
Prof. Nathan Seiberg (String theorist, Rutgers, USA), 2015
Prof. Andrew Strominger (Harvard University), 2015
Prof. Bernard Fanaroff (South African Square Kilometre Array), 2015
Prof. Joel Lebowitz (Boltzmann medal, Rutgers University), 2015
Prof. Ken Ono (Emory university), 2015
Prof. Giovanni Jona-Lasinio (Boltzmann medal, U. of Rome), 2015
Prof, Francois Bouchet (Institut d'astrophysique de Paris), 2015
Prof. David Gross (Nobel Laureate, KITP, Santa Barbara), 2015
Prof. Juan Maldecena (Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics, IAS,
Princeton), 2015
Prof. Peter Soulson (Syracuse University, USA), 2015
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Prof. Edward Witten (Fields medalist, Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental

Physics, IAS, Princeton), 2015
Prof. Jennifer Tour Chayes (Microsoft Research New England and New York
City), 2015
Prof. Sanjeev Arora (Princeton University), 2015
Prof. Robert Schapire (Microsoft Research and Princeton University), 2015
Prof. Ravi Kannan (Microsoft Research), 2015
Prof. Bruch Allen (Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), 2015
Prof. K. VijayRaghavan (NCBS and Secretary, Department of Biotechnology),
2015
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Resource Mobilization for Research
3.2.1 What are the financial provisions made in the university budget for supporting
students research projects?
Students form an integral part of the core of research activities at TIFR. There is
no special provision for supporting students research projects, however all the
students are associated with a Department and work with a faculty member. The
research support for the faculty member takes care of the research support for
the student. In addition, the students receive Fellowships, Contingency grants,
and may be given extra support for participating in advanced schools and
conferences/workshops.
3.2.2 Has the university taken any special efforts to encourage its faculty to file for
patents? If so, how many have been registered and accepted?
Since TIFR is an autonomous institution of DAE, patents from TIFR are handled by
DAEs Patent Cell. The TIFR IPR committee helps faculty members understand the
overall patenting process, perform appropriate prior-art searches, decide
between Indian vs PCT filing, and guides them till DAE takes over the
responsibility of provisional/final filing, national stage entry and maintenance of
patents.
Along with NCBS, two more organisations i.e. inStem and C-CAMP form the
Bangalore Life Science Cluster, where many facilities are shared. The campus also
shares IP and Tech Transfer Office. The office becomes the first point of contact
for inventions that need to be protected under patents. This cluster has been
organising IP workshops internally and also with external experts to ensure
details of Intellectual Property protection are shared with faculty on campus.
Until now a total of 10 patents have been filed from the TIFR Main Campus, which
have resulted in 1 Indian patent and 3 USA patents that are active. The other
patent applications are under process. NCBS-TIFR has filed 14 patents, out of
which 3 US patents have been granted.
For the list of patents, please refer to Annxure B2-A.
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3.2.3 Provide the following details of ongoing research projects of faculty:

The number of ongoing projects in each department is given below. For details,
see responses to Questions 17-19 in Form B3 of the respective Department.
Department
Number of ongoing
projects
Total grant
(Rs. Crores)
Math
18
19.77
DAA
25
40.56
DBS
36
80.47
DCS
20
43.64
DCMPMS
34
66.87
DHEP
13
117.02
DNAP
25
72.66
DTP
24
61.89
STCS
10.73
HBCSE
16
34.36
NCRA
85.61
NCBS
139
390.57
CAM
4.28
ICTS
34.95
TCIS
11
7.60
Total
367
1070.98
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3.2.4 Does the university have any projects sponsored by the industry /
corporate houses? If yes, give details such as the name of the project, funding
agency and grants received.
Some of the recent projects sponsored by the Industry include:
Project name
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Funding
agency
Grant
amount
Faculty member
Nanowire transistors
IBM
USD 20000
Metabolic states within the body

and brain: regulation by natural
products
Mandar
Deshmukh
Unilever
Rs.100
lakhs
Ullas Kolthur,
Vidita Vaidya
Rigetti
Quantum
Computing
USD 10000
R. Vijayaraghavan
Applied
Materials
USD 33000
Arnab
Bhattacharya
Wipro
Rs 55.2
lakhs
Mahesh Sankaran
Rs 8.52
lakhs
Uma Ramakrishnan
Rs 8.52
lakhs
Uma Ramakrishnan
Rs 90 lakhs
Satyajit Mayor
Broadband parametric amplifiers

and multi-qubit measurements
Epitaxial growth of semiconductors on different
substrates
Wipro applying thought in
schools
Tiger connectivity in peninsular
India
High elevation species in the
Himalayas and their response to
climatic change
Targeting Head & Neck Cancer
Stem Cells
To build a corpus fund for The
Bangalore Life Sciences
Cluster(BLiSc)
Microsoft
Research
Connections
Microsoft
Research
Connections
SanofiAventis
Infosys
Rs 500 lakhs Satyajit Mayor
Foundation
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3.2.5 How many departments of the university have been recognized for their research
activities by national / international agencies (UGC-SAP, CAS; Department with
Potential for Excellence; DST-FIST; DBT, ICSSR, ICHR, ICPR, etc.) and what is
the quantum of assistance received? Mention any two significant outcomes or
breakthroughs achieved by this recognition.
TIFR is one of the premier research institutions of India, and is funded by DAE to
the tune of Rs. 500 crores every year (including plan and non-Plan expenditure).
Some Departments have been specially recognized by national agencies and have
been given major responsibilities. For example,
TIFR is the nodal Institute for the India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO)
mega-project, funded by DAE and DST to the tune of Rs. 1500 crore.
NCRA is the nodal Indian agency for the International Square Kilometre Array
(SKA) project, a mega-project funded by DAE and DST. The budget for this
project is Rs. 36 crore for 3 years.
3.2.6 List details of
a.
Research projects completed and grants received during the last four years
(funded by National/International agencies).
Most of the research projects completed, and the major parts of funding obtained
for them, were from DAE through its Plan funding.
Number of
projects
National
International
Total grants
received
(Rs. Lakhs)
Mumbai
Pune
Bengaluru
Hyderabad
Main
Campus
69
--
HBCSE
3
--
NCRA
11
--
NCBS
3
--
CAM
#
--
ICTS
---
TCIS
---
26441
850
3368
15518
--
--
# CAM funding in included in the Main Campus funding through the School of Mathematics.
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b.
Inter-institutional collaborative projects and grants received

Mumbai Pune
Bengaluru
Number of
Main
HBCSE
NCRA
NCBS
CAM ICTS
projects
Campus
National
@
12
5
@
@
-International
@
1
-@
@
-Total grants
received
@
1377
21
@
@
-(Rs. Lakhs)
Hyderabad
TCIS
1
-44
@ The projects and funding are included in the numbers in Table 3.2.6 (a).
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3.3
Research Facilities
3.3.1 What efforts have been made by the university to improve its infrastructure
requirements to facilitate research? What strategies have been evolved to meet the
needs of researchers in emerging disciplines?
Since TIFR has been a Research Institute for more than seven decades, its
infrastructure is already tuned for research. Most of the available space is used for
research laboratories, and an attempt for optimal utilization of space is constantly
underway. TIFR Main campus has a Central Workshop, which is equipped with
precision fabrication facilities and CNC machines. There is also the Engineering
Services Division that takes care of technical issues, including civil construction.
For many new research areas that have overlapping needs, TIFR has created
common facilities. For example, the Low Temperature facility supplies cryogenic
liquids (helium and nitrogen) to all users in the institute. In addition, several stateof-the-art facilities, such as an electron microscopy lab with state-of-the-art
scanning electron microscope and transmission electron microscope, X-ray
diffraction and compositional analysis tools, class 1000 clean room with device
fabrication tools, low-energy accelerator beamlines are maintained by specific
departments, and are available to all users across the institute.
3.3.2 Does the university have an Information Resource Centre to cater to the needs of
researchers? If yes, provide details of the facility.
TIFR has a Scientific Information Resource Centre, with a large collection of books
and journals in print as well as electronic form. The salient numbers for the
collection are given in the table below. For further details of SIRC, refer to B2: Sec.
4.2.
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Details
Main
campus
Print
(books,
back
1,48,493
volumes
and
theses)
Electronic
e-books
46,793
e6,330
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Mumbai
HBCSE
Pune
NCRA
Bengaluru
NCBS
CAM
27,813
15,118
17,685
39,295
3,815
39,295
3,619
54
465
ICTS
Hyderabad
TCIS
16,600
227
450
40,522
3,914
39,967
3,783
41,020
3,888
3.3.3 Does the university have a University Science Instrumentation Centre (USIC)? If
yes, have the facilities been made available to research scholars? What is the
funding allotted to USIC?
TIFR has been at the forefront in developing instrumentation required for
research, for many small and large experiments. The faculty members, as a part of
their research, develop experiment-specific instrumentation. In this sense, almost
every laboratory in TIFR is a state-of-the-art Science Instrumentation Centre. The
hallmark of experimental activity in TIFR has been the capability to develop inhouse instrumentation for large and small experiments. The Central Workshop on
the Main Campus gives able support with infrastructure and manpower.
Apart from serving the needs of TIFR, the institute has also helped design and
provide instrumentation for major national and international projects like CERN,
Astrosat, INO, etc. Also, NCRA in particular runs several fully equipped laboratories
which carry out development work in several technologies relevant to radio
astronomy. Funding in the 12th Plan for these activities was Rs. 60 crores.
Research scholars have full access to all such laboratories, since they form an
integral part of the research carried out in the Institute.
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3.3.4 Does the university provide residential facilities (with computer and internet
facilities) for research scholars, post-doctoral fellows, research associates,
summer
fellows
of
various
academies and visiting scientists
(national/international)?
Almost all Research Scholars and postdoctoral fellows get residential facilities on
campus, or off-campus from where transport facilities are provided. (For those not
availing of the residential facilities, an appropriate HRA is given). The summer
visiting students (from the VSRP programme of TIFR as well as from the summer
programmes of the Academies) are also provided accommodation.
Number of people provided residential facilities in 2014-15:
Mumbai Pune
Bengaluru
Hyderabad
Main
Number of
Campus
HBCSE
NCRA
NCBS
CAM ICTS
TCIS
Research
scholars
Postdoctoral
fellows
VSRP students
Summer fellows
of academies etc.
Other research
associates /
project students
280
18
15
102
15
10
36
51
10
13
17
10
450 #
26
48
15
--
65
84
--
20
30
30
(The large number in HBCSE is due to the large number of camps and training
programmes it conducts throughout the year for students and teachers.)
3.3.5 Does the university have a specialized research centre/ workstation oncampus and off-campus to address the special challenges of research
programmes?
TIFR is essentially a Research Institution and the Main Campus as well as offcampus Research Centres are geared for that. Each Department of TIFR has
specialized laboratories (see answers to Q. 38f in Form B3 of the individual
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Departments) to facilitate research.

In addition to these, TIFR also has Field Stations for carrying out research that
needs specific locations / environment. These are operated by the relevant
Departments.
Balloon Facility, Hyderabad (DAA)
Cosmic Ray Laboratory, Ooty (DHEP)
Gravitation Laboratory, Gauribidanur (DHEP)
GMRT: Giant Metrewave radio telescope, Narayangaon (NCRA)
Radio Astronomy Centre, Ooty (NCRA)
Pachmarhi Field station, Pachmarhi (NCBS)
The details of these Field Stations are given in Annexure B1-E.
NCBS also operates off-campus sites at the following locations:
Agumbe Rainforest Research Station (ARRS), Agumbe,

collaboration with the Madras Crocodile Bank Trust, Chennai)
Karnataka
(in
Sirsi, Karnataka
Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve, near Guntur, Telangana
Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary, near Bomdila, Arunachal Pradesh (in collaboration
with the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune)
These sites provide accommodation, work space and basic instruments and
infrastructure for scientific research in biodiversity, community ecology, ecosystems
ecology, chemical ecology, and ecological genetics.
Many experiments of DHEP are carried out at large particle colliders like the LHC at
CERN, Geneva, or at KEK in Japan, as a part of international collaborations. DHEP
members also participate in high energy gamma ray detection experiments, where
the telescopes are located at Hanle, Ladakh.
3.3.6 Does the university have centres of national and international

recognition/repute? Give a brief description of how these facilities are made
use of by researchers from other laboratories.
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TIFR operates the following Facilities of National and International repute:

Balloon Facility (BF): It deals with all aspects of scientific ballooning, viz. balloon
design, fabrication, payload integration with telemetry, tele-command and other
instrumentation, and finally balloon launch, tracking, data collection, balloon flight
control, as also payload recovery, under one roof. Tethered balloons are used for
the study of boundary layer process, and can be used for surveillance, disaster
management, traffic control and law & order situations. BF is a part and parcel of
many scientific projects and collaborations with various national and international
scientific institutes.
Pelletron Facility (PF): The 14 MV Pelletron accelerator facility at TIFR, set up as a
collaborative project between BARC and TIFR, has been a major centre for heavy
ion accelerator based research in India since its commissioning in 1988. A
Superconducting Linear Accelerator, indigenously developed as a booster to the
Pelletron, was commissioned in 2002 (phase-I) and 2007 (phase-II). While a
majority of the researchers at this facility are from BARC and TIFR, the experimental
community includes scientists and students from other research centres and
universities within India and abroad.
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) facility: The National facility for high-field
NMR houses state-of-the-art NMR spectrometers over a wide frequency range, in
Mumbai and Hyderabad. It has linkages with universities throughout India, research
units such as NCL, Pune, and CBMR, Lucknow, BARC, Mumbai, several IITs and
IISERS. Internationally this linkage includes CERM magnetic resonance centre,
Florence, Italy, NMR group at the University of Southampton, UK, International
Union of Pure and Applied Biophysics, The Academy of Sciences for the Developing
World, Asian Biophysics Association, and International Council of Magnetic
Resonance in Biological Systems. The facility has been helping NMR research across
India by closely interacting with various faculty members, scientific staff, and
students. This consists of designing and carrying out experiments, interpretating
NMR spectra, structure calculation, and suggestions for enhancing research content
making use of NMR.
Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT): Designed, built and operated by
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NCRA, GMRT is one of the most sensitive radio telescopes in the world. It is
operated as a National Facility, with the allocation of GMRT observing time done
by an independent Time Allocation Committee which receives proposals from
astronomers all over the world. Time is allocated based on international peer
review, and is independent of the affiliation of the author. Currently about 50% of
the total time on the GMRT is allocated to users from countries other than India.
NCBS houses various centres of excellence which are recognized worldwide. Some
of the centres are listed below:
Centre for Chemical Biology and Therapeutics (CCBT)
Centre for Chemical Ecology
Simons Centre for the Study of Living Machines
Centre for Brain Development and Repair (CBDR)

The above centres are working in collaboration with many research laboratories
around the world. For example the Centre for Chemical Ecology is being made
use by (i) Nagaland science and technology council, Nagaland, (ii) Kohima science
college, Nagaland university, (iii) IBSD-Imphal, (iv) IBSD-Sikkim, (v) Rajiv Gandhi
University, Arunachal Pradesh, (vi) Northeastern hill University, Shillong, (vii) NCBS,
Bangalore, (viii) IISc, Bangalore, (ix) UAS, GKVK, Bangalore.
The following facilities at the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (CCAMP), managed by NCBS and other partners, are recognized nationally and are
available
for
use
by
multiple
institutions
across
India
(see
http://www.ccamp.res.in/)
Confocal and Fluorescence Microscopy facility
Flow Cytometry Facility
Animal Care and Resource Centre
Mouse Genome Engineering Facility
Chemistry Core Facility
Cryo-Electron Microscopy Facility
Radioactive Facility
Computer Clusters
X-Ray Facility
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Mechanical Fabrication Facility
Electronics Engineering Facility
Biophysics Core Facility
Filed Stations and Museum
Green House Facility
Microfluidics and Microfacbrication Facility
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectroscopy Facility
Optical Spectroscopy Facility
Molecular Characterization and Proteomics Facility
Next Generation Sequencing/Genomics
Protein Technology Core
Glycomics and Glycoproteomics Facility
Lipidomics Facility
Metabolomics Facility
High Throughput Screening and High Content Screening Facility
Fly (Drosophila) Facility
(Nematode) C.elegans Facility
Intellectual Property Management Office and Technology Transfer Office
Innovation Accelerator
Biologics/Biosimilar Characterization Facility
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Research Publications and Awards
3.4.1 Does the university publish any research journal(s)? If yes, indicate the
composition of the editorial board, editorial policies and state whether it/they
is/are listed in any international database.
TIFR does not publish any research journals.
3.4.2 Give details of publications by the faculty:
[ Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national /
international), Monographs, Chapters in Books, Books edited]
[ Books with ISBN with details of publishers ]
[ Number listed in International Database (For e.g. Web of Science, Scopus,
Humanities International Complete, EBSCO host, etc.), Citation Index range /
average, SNIP, SJR, Impact Factor range / average, h-index ]
Publication data, collected over the last 5 years (ending March 2015) is given in the
following chart and tables:
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Number of
Papers
published in
peerreviewed
journals
Articles in
Proceedings
Technical
Reports
Web
Publications
Book
chapters
Books edited
Monographs
/ books
Citations per
Faculty
h-index
range
Main Campus Department

DCS
DCMP DHEP DNAP
Math
DAA
DBS
DTP
STCS
322
239
174
193
373
239
254
239
103
17
84
14
85
84
294
84
162
23
23
23
10
17
12
17
195
1449
895
1890
2508
37,811
1669
2690
1599
11--36 5-22
6-39
11-40
2-129
11--36
9-46
1124
--
Campus ->
Number of
Papers published in
peer-reviewed journals
Pedagogical publications
Articles in Proceedings
Technical Reports
Web Publications
Book chapters
Books edited
Monographs
Citations/faculty
h-index range
Mumbai
HBCSE
Pune
NCRA
Bengaluru
NCBS CAM
ICTS
Hyderabad
TCIS
94
281
668
125
177
153
52
101
34
14
24
37
46
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67
70
9
3
1
v
1260
8--32
14
0
0
16
3
199
1--31
25
1
15
9
1
218
4--23
958
2--41
1587
10--27
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3.4.3 Give details of
faculty serving on the editorial boards of national and international journals
faculty serving as members of steering committees of international

conferences recognized by reputed organizations / societies
The department-wise number of faculty members on editorial boards of journals
or on steering committees of international conferences is given in the table
below. The details may be found in the responses to Q.26 in the Form B3,
corresponding to the respective Department.
Number of faculty members
Department
Total
On editorial
boards of
journals
On steering
committees of
International
conferences
On other
International
committees
Math
DAA
32
15
11
3
1
3
6
12
DBS
14
DCS
DCMP
14
16
9
6
5
5
3
2
DHEP
14
DNAP
14
DTP
21
STCS
HBCSE
14
16
5
5
7
6
1
5
NCRA
18
NCBS
34
CAM
14
ICTS
TCIS
13
20
4
4
2
1
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3.4.4 Provide details of
research awards received by the faculty and students

The current faculty and students of TIFR have won many Research Awards
nationally and internationally. These include the following major awards:
National awards:
Name of the award
Awardees
Padma Sri
R. V. Hosur (DCS), K. Vijayaraghavan (NCBS), Mustansir

Barma (TCIS)
Infosys Award
Mahan Mj (Math), Shubha Tole (DBS), G. Ravindrakumar

(DNAP), Sandip Trivedi, Shiraz Minwalla (DTP), Satyajit
Mayor (NCBS), Sriram Ramaswamy (TCIS),
J.C. Bose Fellowship
Dipendra Prasad, Navin Singhi, T. V. Venkataramana (Math),

B. J. Rao (DBS), R. V. Hosur, K. V. R. Chary (DCS), Kalobaran
Maiti (DCMP), Naba Mondal (DHEP), G. Ravindrakumar
(DNAP), Deepak Dhar, Rajiv Gavai, Sourendu Gupta, Sandip
Trivedi (DTP), Adimurthi (CAM), Spenta Wadia, Rajesh
Gopakumar (ICTS), Sriram Ramaswamy (TCIS)
Shanti Swarup
Bhatnagar Award
Indranil Biswas, S. G. Dani, Eknath Ghate, Amalendu

Krishna, Dipendra Prasad, T. V. Venkataramana (Math),
Roop Malik, Shubha Tole, Vidita Vaidya (DBS), Kalobaran
maiti, Pratap Raychaudhuri, Mandar Deshmukh (DCMP),
Deepak Mathur, G. Ravindrakumar (DNAP), Deepak Dhar,
Sandip Trivedi, Shiraz Minwalla, Amol Dighe (DTP), J.
Radhakrishnan (STCS), Yashwant Gupta (NCRA), Yamuna
Krishnan (NCBS), K. Sandeep (CAM), Rajesh Gopakumar,
Abhishek Dhar (ICTS),
Rama Govindarajan, Sriram
Ramaswamy, Subodh Shenoy (TCIS)
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Name of the award
Awardees
SwarnaJayanti
Fellowship
Amalendu Krishna, Ritabrata Munshi (Math), Ullas Kolthur,

Shubha Tole (DBS), Kalobaran Maiti, Mandar Deshmukh
(DCMP), M. Krishnamurthy, Indranil Mazumdar, Lokesh
Tribedi, Sushil Mujumdar (DNAP), Sandip Trivedi, Shiraz
Minwalla, Amol Dighe, Vikram Tripathi (DTP), Nissim
Kanekar, Poonam Chandra (NCRA), Abhishek Dhar (ICTS)
B. M. Birla Award
Indranil Biswas, Yogish Holla, Amalendu Krishna, Ritabrata

Munshi, Dipendra Prasad, C. S. Rajan, T. V. Venkataramana
(Math), R. V. Hosur (DCS), Kalobaran Maiti, Mandar
Deshmukh (DCMP), G. Ravindrakumar, M. Krishnamurthy
(DNAP), Kedar Damle (DTP), K. Sandip (CAM), Abhishek
Dhar (ICTS), Sriram Ramaswamy (TCIS)
INSA Young Scientist Yogish Holla, Nitin Nitsure (Math), R. V. Hosur, K. V. R.

Medal
Chary, S. Mazumdar (DCS), Pratap Raychaudhuri, Sandip
Ghosh, Shankar Ghosh (DCMP), M. Krishnamurthy,
Deepankar Misra, Vaibhav Prabhudesai, Lokesh Tribedi
(DNAP), Basudeb Dasgupta (DTP), T. Kavitha, R. Vaze (STCS),
Suvrat Raju (ICTS)
Ramanujan
Fellowship
S. Hanasoge (DAA), Mahendra Sonawane (DBS), R.

Vijayaraghavan (DCMP), Sushil Mujumdar (DNAP), Kedar
Damle, Nilmani Mathur, Saumen Datta, Vikram Tripathi,
Basudeb Dasgupta (DTP), M. Gopalkrishnan,
V.
Prabhakaran, A, Chattopadhyay, U. Bhaskar (STCS),
Padubidri Shivaprasad, Varadarajan Sundaramuthy,
Shannon Olsson, Krushnamegh Kunte (NCBS), P. Ajith,
Suvrat Raju, Abhishek Dhar (ICTS)
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International awards:
Name of the award
Awardees
ICTP Prize
T. V. Venkataramana, Nitin Nitsure (Math), Deepak Dhar,

Shiraz Minwalla (DTP), Jayashree Ramdas (HBCSE), Spenta
Wadia, Rajesh Gopakumar, Abhishek Dhar (ICTS)
New Horizons
Physics Prize
(Milner)
Shiraz Minwalla (DTP)
Humboldt Research
Award
V. Srinivas (Math)
TWAS Prize
S. G. Dani, V. Srinivas (Math), Deepak Dhar, Spenta Wadia,

Sandip Trivedi (DTP), Rajesh Gopakumar (ICTS)
Ramanujan Prize
Amalendu Krishna
IUPAP Young
Scientist prize
Poonam Chandra
The detailed list of all Research awards by the faculty members as well as students
may be found in the responses to Q.29 in the Form B3, corresponding to the
respective Department.
TIFR also has instituted its own research awards. TIFR Alumni Association gives the
Best Thesis Awards every year, in the subjects of Physics, Chemistry, Biology,
Mathematics, Computer Science and Science Education. In addition, the TIFR
Endowment gives the Shri Ramakrishna Cowsik Medal and Smt. Saraswati Cowsik
Medal to a TIFR member less than 35 years of age, for his/her contribution to an
outstanding paper in the preceding 3 years. These awards are also included in the
responses to Q.29 in the Form B3, for the relevant Department.
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national and international recognition received by the faculty from reputed

professional bodies and agencies
TIFR faculty members are Fellows of all the three national science academies, as
well as of International science academies like The World Academy of Sciences
and The Royal Society.
Fellows of the Indian Academy of Sciences (IASc):

Eknath Ghate, Nitin Nitsure, C. S. Rajan, Ravi Rao, T. V. Venkataramana (Math), D.
K. Ojha, A. R. Rao, H. M. Antia (DAA), R. V. Hosur (DCS), S. Ramakrishnan,
Kalobaran Maiti, Pratap Raychaudhuri (DCMP), Naba Mondal, Gobinda Majumder
(DHEP), Deepak Mathur (DNAP), Kedar Damle, Amol Dighe, Rajiv Gavai, Sourendu
Gupta, Gautam Mandal, Deepak Dhar (DTP), J. Radhakrishnan (STCS), Swarna
Kanti Ghosh (NCRA), Sumantra Chattarjee (NCBS), P. N. Sirkanth, Adimurthi,
Mythily Ramaswamy, G. D. Veerappa Gowda (CAM), Spenta Wadia, Abhishek
Dhar (ICTS), Mustansir Barma (TCIS)
Associates: Prahladh Harsha (STCS), P. Ajith (ICTS)
Fellows of the Indian National Science Academy (INSA):
Usha Bhosle, Indranil Biswas, T. V. Venkataramana (Math), P. S. Joshi, H. M. Antia
(DAA), R. V. Hosur, K. V. R. Chary (DCS), Kalobaran Maiti, Pushan Ayyub (DCMP),
Naba Mondal, Tariq Aziz (DHEP), Deepak Mathur (DNAP), Amol Dighe, Rajiv Gavai,
Sourendu Gupta, Deepak Dhar (DTP), J. Radhakrishnan (STCS), Swarna Kanti
Ghosh (NCRA), Adimurthi, K. T. Joseph, G. D. Veerappa Gowda (CAM), Spenta
Wadia (ICTS), Mustansir Barma (TCIS)
Fellows of the National Academy of Sciences (NASI):
K. P. Singh (DAA), R. V. Hosur, K. V. R. Chary, P. K. Madhu, S. Mazumdar (DCS),
Sabyasachi Bhattacharya, Kalobaran Maiti (DCMP), Naba Mondal (DHEP),
Adimurthi, Mythily Ramaswamy, N. Vanninathan, K. T. Joseph (CAM), Spenta
Wadia, Rajesh Gopakumar (ICTS), N. D. Hari Dass (TCIS)
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Fellows of the World Academy of Sciences (TWAS):

T. V. Venkataramana (Math), R. V. Hosur, K. V. R. Chary (DCS), E. V.
Sampathkumaran (DCMP), Naba Mondal (DHEP), Deepak Mathur (DNAP), Deepak
Dhar (DTP), Jayant Udgaonkar (NCBS), Spenta Wadia (ICTS)
Fellows of the Royal Society:
K. Vijayaraghavan (NCBS), Sriram Ramaswamy (TCIS)
Fellow of the US National Academy of Sciences:
K. Vijayaraghavan (NCBS)
3.4.5 Indicate the average number of successful M.Phil. and Ph.D. scholars guided per
faculty during the last four years. Does the university participate in Shodhganga by
depositing the Ph.D. theses with INFLIBNET for electronic dissemination through
open access?
The number of successful candidates who received their degrees during Apr 2012
Mar 2016 are given below.
Successful Ph.D.
theses
In 2011-2015
Total number of
faculty
Mumbai
Pune
Bengaluru
Hyderabad
Main
Campus
HBCSE
NCRA
NCBS
CAM
ICTS
TCIS
131
41
17
151
16
18
34
14
13
20
The institute does not participate in Shodhganga currently.
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3.4.6 What is the official policy of the university to check malpractices and plagiarism in
research? Mention the number of plagiarism cases reported and action taken.
The plagiarism policy of TIFR is a part of the Guidelines for Academic Ethics, as
given in Annexure B2-B. This is applicable to the research as well as teaching
activities of TIFR.
Students are informed about plagiarism and other malpractices in research during
their orientation. Faculty members check carefully for signs of plagiarism not only
in students theses, but also in students course assignments. Some Research
Centres also offer courses on Scientific Communication, where this aspect is
emphasized.
No cases of plagiarism in research have been reported so far. Plagiarism was
suspected in course assignments in a few cases; students were given strict
warnings that they can discuss the assignment with their peers, but the final
answer that they submit should be in their own words.
3.4.7 Does the university promote interdisciplinary research? If yes, how many
interdepartmental / interdisciplinary research projects have been
undertaken and mention the number of departments involved in such
endeavours?
TIFR promotes interdisciplinary research by enabling easy communication among
Departments. This is especially possible at the Main Campus, where many
Departments are under one roof, and at TCIS, which is the Centre for
Interdisciplinary Research, where there are no separate departments
corresponding to the traditional disciplines.
The area of Science education, pursued at HBCSE, is uniquely interdisciplinary.
Faculty members at HBCSE have diverse disciplinary backgrounds: science,
mathematics, education, social science and philosophy.
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3.4.8 Has the university instituted any research awards? If yes, list the awards.
The TIFR Endowment Fund has instituted the following awards:
Ramakrishna Cowsik / Saraswati Cowsik Medals for an outstanding paper published

by a TIFR member (visiting, regular, or otherwise) younger than 35 years
Best Thesis awards in Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics, Computer Science,

and Science Education
These awards are presented by the TIFR Director on Founders Day.
3.4.9 What are the incentives given to the faculty for receiving state, national and
international recognition for research contributions?
Currently, there are no such special incentives. Peer recognition is in itself special
encouragement, and this is taken into account while considering the faculty
member for promotion to the next grade.
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Consultancy
3.5.1 What is the official policy of the university for structured consultancy? List a
few important consultancies undertaken by the university during the last four
years.
TIFR has an IPR-Consultancy Recommendations Committee, which has evolved a
comprehensive policy that covers all forms of knowledge-based revenue
generation including consultancy. This policy defines the different types of
consultancy models, the process to be followed for approvals and conduct of such
consultative practices, and the modalities for revenue sharing between the
consultant and the institute. The policy is stated in Guidelines for knowledgebased revenue / consultancy / patents / examinerships / lectures / talks / book
writing, in Annexure B2-C.
Briefly, there are 3 categories of consultative practices in the institute: (a)
Individual consultancy,not involving the use of TIFR facilities (b) Institute
consultancy, where TIFR facilities and manpower are substantially involved, and (c)
specific consultancy for State and Central government.
A large part of the consultancy services provided by TIFR have been to assist
government agencies in areas of national and strategic importance where the
benefit to the country has been the primary motivation rather than the
remuneration.
Some important consultancies undertaken by the university are:
Joint Review Mission: Evaluation of Teacher Education in the state of Punjab,

MHRD (Jayashree Ramadas)
Design of science and mathematics proficiency test for Central Board of

Secondary Education (Anwesh Mazumdar, Prithwijit De)
Contribution to design and preparation of test for Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan

Yojana (Anwesh Mazumdar)
Evaluation of MathChairs project, Rand Foundation, South Africa (K.

Subramaniam)
Designing a portfolio risk measurement tool for Capital Metrics and Risk
Solutions(Sandeep Juneja)
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3.5.2 Does the university have a university-industry cell? If yes, what is its scope and range
of activities?
The IPR-Consultancy Recommendations Committee also takes care of the
universityindustry interactions, especially in cases where revenue sharing is
involved. The committee provides TIFR members with overall guidance in ensuring
a fruitful and beneficial interaction with the industry, assistance in negotiating
agreements, and also verifies that any intellectual property that may be generated
is appropriately protected.
C-CAMP, acts as an industry gateway for NCBS and inStem, which are academic
organisations. C-CAMP engages with industry for potential collaborations and
funding. Also, it organizes industry meets where industry scientists and managers
can come together for possibilities of working together. Through our core
facilities, C-CAMP also makes available high-end technology platforms to industry
and also provides hands-on training on these technology platforms.
3.5.3 What is the mode of publicizing the expertise of the university for consultancy
services? Which are the departments from whom consultancy has been sought?
TIFR scientists are world-known experts in their respective fields. Most of the
consultancies TIFR has been involved in have been sought from TIFR without any
advertisement.
3.5.4 How does the university utilize the expertise of its faculty with regard to
consultancy services?
Since many TIFR scientists are world-known experts in their respective fields of
expertise, they are often sought after by various national laboratories,
government agencies and industries to help provide inputs to specific projects.
TIFR encourages their scientists to provide consultative services wherever
possible, especially for projects and missions of national and/or strategic
importance.
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3.5.5 List the broad areas of consultancy services provided by the university and the
revenue generated during the last four years.
Most of the consultancies that TIFR faculty members have been involved in have
been related to academic issues and national missions. As such, they do not
generate any significant revenue, but are important in the national context.
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3.6
Extension Activities and Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR)
3.6.1 How does the university sensitize its faculty and students on its Institutional Social
Responsibilities? List the social outreach programmes which have created an
impact on students campus experience during the last four years.
The Science Popularization and Public Outreach Committee (SPPOC) of TIFR
conducts various programmes to convey the importance of exciting new
developments in science and technology to the general public with a special
emphasis on showcasing the research being done at TIFR. A major focus of this
effort is to reach out to school/college students and teachers, especially those in
rural and under-privileged communities. All these programmes are conducted by
the staff and students of TIFR, and are integral to the students campus
experience.
A few regular programmes over the past few years have been:
Rural Science Camp and Night-Sky Observation Programme at village Lavhali, near
Badlapur, Maharashtra, a 3-4 day annual event since 2011
Frontiers of Science at TIFR: an open house for 10th standard students and
teachers, held every year
Chai and Why? A twice-a-month Science Caf running in Mumbai since 2009, with
special sessions for children. A similar Science Caf is organized by TCIS in
Hyderabad since 2013.
HBCSE has been conducting intensive outreach programmes for students, teachers
and teacher educators throughout the year. (Some of the workshops are listed
under item 3.1.5.). Ph.D. students frequently participate in such programmes.
The National Science Day of NCRA, public lectures of ICTS, and Sawaal-Jawaab of
TCIS also involve the scientists, students, and public at large.
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3.6.2 How does the university promote university-neighbourhood network and student
engagement, contributing to the holistic development of students and
sustained community development?
Apart from inviting school students for the Frontiers of Science programme, TIFR
has opened up this opportunity to reach out to the local community in Mumbai.
We invite children of employees of the nearby police station, fire-brigade, civil
defence, bank branch etc. We also work closely with orphanages and schools in
Colaba for various science demonstrations. TIFR students volunteer to teach
school students at the nearby Geeta Nagar slum area. We also train B.Sc. and
M.Sc. students from nearby colleges to help with our outreach programmes. We
also engage with other institutions in our neighbourhood e.g. the City-as-Lab
programme at the CSVS Museum, Junoons Mumbai Local series at Kitab Khana,
Bhau Daji Lad Museum, MMM Library, etc.
Neighbourhood schools and teacher education institutions are visited by faculty,
scientific staff and PhD students of HBCSE. Students field work is typically carried
out in schools in the neighbourhood or in rural/ tribal schools in the region.
NCBS students and post-doctoral scholars run an annual teaching programme for
UG students from local colleges, covering topics in Cell Biology. NCBS faculty
regularly lecture at local schools and colleges, in addition to lecturing at the
Bangalore Science Forum.
TCIS conducts science experiments for school and college students regularly, both
at its campus and in nearby schools.
3.6.3 How does the university promote the participation of the students and
faculty in extension activities including participation in NSS, NCC, YRC
and other National/ International programmes?
TIFR has no undergraduate students, so there is no NSS or NCC activity on
campus. However, we support students to participate in National and
International Youth events. For example, TIFR students have been regularly
participating in the Global Young Scientists Summit (GYSS) in Singapore, with
travel support from TIFR, where they get to interact with Nobel laureates and
their peers from other countries.
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3.6.4 Give details of social surveys, research or extension work, if any, undertaken by
the university to ensure social justice and empower the underprivileged and the
most vulnerable sections of society?
HBCSE holds many workshops for students, teachers and teacher educators,
aimed at the government school systems and other school systems catering to
low-income urban and rural groups. Several research projects of the Centre have
deliberately chosen rural contexts as a research setting. Many recent and ongoing
research projects involve work with disadvantaged students seeking to
understand their learning needs and then design effective pedagogy. Some of
these are
Identifying and using the out-of-school knowledge (from work contexts) of
municipal school students for learning school mathematics
Using collaborative chat environments for supporting learning of primary
mathematics of low-income students
Designing meaningful science module on waste for students residing close to a
dumping ground
Inclusive science and mathematics learning of visually disabled children.
A significant part of the field work and outreach activity by the faculty and
students of the Centre is targeted at Municipal Corporation schools, Ashram
schools for tribal children, and schools for the disadvantaged. Some recent and
ongoing Ph.D. dissertation projects aimed at such schools are:
'Open-Beginning-ed' Science Explorations: Students' Questions, Methods of
Investigations, and their Interrelations.
The Cultivation of Cultivation: Understanding the Relationships between
Agriculture, Farmers' and Scientific Methods, and Education,
Exploring possibilities of science education for social transformation using waste
as a context,
Addressing disability oppression through critical ethnography and mathematics
education,
Inclusive science education in elementary & secondary schools with a focus on
strategies for reaching science to children with visual impairments.
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Teaching, learning and assessment of elementary mathematics through a

collaborative, constructive and distributed instant messaging environment (Rafikh
Shaikh)
Work, Knowledge and Identity: Implications for school learning of out-of-school
mathematical knowledge (Arindam Bose)
HBCSE also houses a permanent exhibition on Gender and Science in its

campus, aimed at redressing the gender disparity in science and science
education.
3.6.5 Does the university have a mechanism to track the students involvement in
various social movements / activities which promote citizenship roles?
There is no such formal mechanism currently.
3.6.6 Bearing in mind the objectives and expected outcomes of the extension activities
organized by the university, how did they complement students academic
learning experience? Specify the values inculcated and skills learnt.
Participation in science outreach activities makes our students aware of the
ground realities when talking about their work to a diverse and non-specialized
audience and hence provides a platform to test their own understanding of the
subject matter and ability to elucidate it. Students also develop skills of effective
communication through such activities.
Field projects carried out by HBCSE students give them an exposure to the
complex challenges and realities of science education in schools and strengthen
their value commitments towards working for equity in educational
opportunities.
3.6.7
How does the university ensure the involvement of the community in

its outreach activities and contribute to community development? Give
details of the initiatives of the university which have encouraged community
participation in its activities.
The TIFR website contains a TIFR Science News section which directly
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communicates research results to the general public.

The Science Popularization and Public Outreach Committee (SPPOC) of TIFR
conducts programmes across the year to convey the importance of exciting new
developments in science and technology to the general public, with a special
emphasis on showcasing the research being done in TIFR. Over the past decade
we have striven to adapt our science communication / outreach efforts from
being a one-way conveyance of information to a lay audience, to a meaningful,
multi-directional engagement with the public, facilitating dialogue and connecting
with the audience.
Frontiers of Science: Our annual Frontiers of Science programme (FoS) provides
a unique opportunity for 10th standard students, parents, and teachers from
selected schools in and around Mumbai to visit the institute for an exciting full day
programme of informative lectures, exciting science demonstrations, and
laboratory visits. The FoS has been growing in strength over the years. We typically
open out about 40 different laboratories and facilities of TIFR for the day. From
2010-2015, more than 5000 visitors from almost 250 different schools have had a
chance to participate in the FoS programmes. We have had many outstation
schools from rural areas of Sangli, Raigad, Thane, and Palghar districts, as well as
schools from as far away as Bagalkot and Rajkot participate in the programme. We
have also opened up this opportunity to reach out to the local community inviting
children of employees from the nearby police station, fire-brigade, civil defence,
bank branch, orphanages etc. to participate in the FoS programme.
Chai and Why: TIFRs unique outreach initiative since 2009 is the Chai and Why?
series, a science-caf style forum to enable informal discussions of interesting
scientific issues outside a traditional academic setting. Now held twice a month
(at Prithvi theatre on the 1st Sunday and at Ruparel college on the 3rd Sunday),
"Chai and Why?" aims to engage the public who are interested in science but
generally never have an opportunity to interact with TIFR scientists, discuss their
views and ask questions. Since inception, more than 175 sessions have been held,
covering a wide range of issues relating to science and technology, in particular
topics that affect our world today. From superconductivity to supersymmetry, and
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Alzheimers disease to astrochemistry, Chai and Why? sessions have reflected the
eclectic mix of research at TIFR. Our special vacation and festival sessions with a
focus on children and usually with hands-on experiments, include, for example,
science in the playground, science behind fireworks, carbonated beverages,
musical instruments, and connections between origami and mathematics. These
have proved to be extremely popular often attracting more than 200 participants
per session and have firmly established Chai and Why? in the Mumbai science
calendar. Chai and Why? has also pioneered the usage of social media like
Facebook for science communication at TIFR.
Rural outreach: The outreach teams present lecture-demonstrations in various
city schools and colleges, at ward-level science exhibitions and competitions in
Mumbai. Since 2008 an active effort has been put in to have a more inclusive
programme reaching out to outstation institutions/schools and the
underprivileged sections of our society, especially in rural Maharashtra. A popular
lecture-demo called The Wonderful Laboratory called Home exploring science
around the home and asking questions about a range of everyday observations
was presented at many schools and colleges across Mumbai and even in Pune,
Nagpur, Rajkot, Madurai, Bhubaneshwar, Gangtok etc. The Marathi version of this
lecture-demonstration, ghar navachi prayogshala, has been extremely well
received across rural Maharashtra. We have developed several low-cost/no-cost
demonstrations for conveying concepts in science in a simple manner. For the
International Year of Chemistry 2011, rasyanshastratil gamti-jamtia lec-dem
exploring the world of chemistry was also developed. Since 2011 TIFR has been
conducting a rural science camp with night-sky observation sessions about 80km
from Mumbai. This annual activity is also very popular. Over the last 5 years, more
than 30000 students participated in our rural outreach programmes.
Lecture-demonstrations: Multiple hands-on demonstrations and stalls
showcasing TIFR research have been organized at science exhibitions such as at
Nehru Science Centre, IIT-Bombays Techfest, Somaiya Colleges Vigyan Yagna and
at the National Science Day celebrations at the TIFR Giant Metrewave Radio
Telescope (GMRT) facility. From watching live tracks of cosmic ray particles going
through arrays of detectors to seeing different stages of zebra fish development,
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the importance of fundamental research across scientific disciplines is conveyed

through novel exhibits. The outreach committee also organizes periodic public
lectures on different aspects of science and technology by TIFR faculty and
distinguished visitors to the institute. These are held at TIFR and also at different
colleges across the city. TIFR also hosted 250 of the most bright and talented
students from across Asia along with world-famous scientists and mentors at the
2010 Asian Science Camp and in 2015, we hosted more than 400 students from
across the world who were participating in the International Physics Olympiad
2015 held in Mumbai.
National Science Day: It is declared as an open day in the Main Campus and
HBCSE, and over a thousand students, teachers and parents visit to tour the labs
and facilities. NCRA organizes an annual "Science Day" at the GMRT facility in
Khodad, near Narayangaon. It is perhaps one of the largest Science Day events in
rural India, with about a hundred schools, colleges and institutions, and about
30,000 people participating in the programme. It is spread over two days in order
to cater to the tremendous response from the general public, especially students
from schools and colleges in the rural and semi-urban areas and districts in
western Maharashtra, The programme consists of a grand Science Exhibition,
where children from the schools and colleges exhibit their science projects, and
prizes are given for the best entries in different age groups. In addition, there are
exhibitions illustrating astronomical themes and concepts, exciting results
obtained with the GMRT, various subsystems of the GMRT and illustrative models.
There are also exhibits and live demonstrations from various research institutes
and science popularisation groups, as well as teaching institutions such as the
University of Pune and various national laboratories. There are also programmes
to interact with well-known scientists and engineers and film shows on
astronomical topics of current interest.
ICTS Public lectures: ICTS regularly organizes Public Lectures given by eminent
visitors, to bring exciting new developments in science to the general public. They
play an important role in engaging students and civic society at large on issues of
modern science. The proceedings of ICTS activities are freely available in various
formats on the ICTS website and on YouTube as well as on DVDs and CDs. ICTS is
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the India node for Mathematics of Planet Earth, a global initiative for
mathematics programs and outreach. As a part of this program, ICTS, in
collaboration with other scientific institutes in Bangalore, has organized a handson mathematics exhibition that saw over 32,000 visitors in a span of 10 days.
Sawaal-Jawaab: TCIS has started a discussion series on Science titled SawaalJawaab: Conversations on Science at a public venue, Lamakaan, in Hyderabad. It
has hosted many eminent researchers to speak about their research and engage
in conversation with the general public. The speaker is typically asked to prepare
half an hour of material, but questions flow freely from the audience and the
typical duration of the entire event is two hours. This is now a recognized event in
Hyderabad with 50 60 attendees per session.
For students in Hyderabad: TCIS has hosted a number of visiting groups from
schools and colleges. In addition to a lab tour, students engage in
experiments/hand-on activities that demonstrate the playful side of science, but
are designed in part to introduce them to the research areas of our institute.
These activities are led by TCIS students. With the help of funding from the
National Academies, TCIS has organized and hosted two annual undergraduate
research symposiums in summer 2014 and 2015 in which students engaged in
summer research present their work to their peers. These symposiums also
feature plenary talk by a couple of faculty members on their research.
3.6.8 Give details of awards received by the institution for extension activities
and/contributions to social/community development during the last four years.
Arnab Bhattacharya: Chevening Rolls Royce Fellowship for Science and
Innovation Leadership (2012), for Chai and Why? and related science
outreach activities
Arnab Bhattacharya and Deepa Khushalani: Royal Society of Chemistry
Outreach Award (2015) to support Chemistry Demonstrations in Rural
Maharashtra
B. Satyanarayana: Most Outstanding Volunteer Award, IEEE Bombay Section,
2014
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3.7
Collaboration
3.7.1 How has the universitys collaboration with other agencies impacted the
visibility, identity and diversity of activities on campus? To what extent has
the university benefitted academically and financially because of
collaborations?
Collaborations bring together people with varied expertise and help create
something that would have been impossible by each of them alone. They are
therefore very important in scientific research endeavours, where new insights
are often generated by brainstrorming different ideas.
Almost all the faculty members of TIFR have collaborations with external peers,
nationally as well as internationally. Collaborations is a two-way street: the faculty
members gain by exposure to new ideas, opportunities to work on a different set
of equipments, and interactions with their peers. They are also sought after by
many institutions for their expertise and facilities in their laboratories. Some of
them are part of large worldwide collaborations, especially in the areas of particle
physics, astrophysics and cosmology. Some of them lead large Indian
collaborations, like Astrosat and INO. All these collaborations have resulted in a
large number of publications.
The involvement of HBCSE with various agencies in school education such as
NCERT, SCERT, NCTE serves as a channel to propagate the work and ideas
developed at the Centre. On the other hand, it enriches the Centres own work
through engagement with current issues and challenges. Collaborations with
institutions and researchers within and outside India greatly enhance the quality
of academic and research work. They also serve to strengthen linkages through
exchange visits and possible placements for Ph.Ds from the Centre.
Collaborations between TIFR and industry helps the institute members get access
to sophisticated test and measurement laboratories available with the industry.
For example, in the semiconductor nanoelectronics area, where the cutting-edge
technology frontier is defined by the industry, our interaction with Applied
Materials and IBM has helped us access facilities that are not available in a typical
university laboratory.
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3.7.2 Mention specific examples of how these linkages promote
Curriculum development
Discussions with collaborators of other institutions results in knowledge exchange,
one may learn of recent developments which will enable us to incorporate them in
designing curriculum and in adopting new teaching techniques.
The collaboration of HBCSE with TISS for the M.A. (Education) programme has
helped in redesigning the curriculum, especially for courses such as Philosophy of
Education, and Education, Science and Society. The MoUs signed with TISS and
with IITB allow students to avail of courses offered at these institutions.
Internship
As part of the course on School Teaching Experience in HBCSE, students do a short
internship in schools in the neighbourhood and also have extended visits to
Teacher Education Institutions that work with the Centre.
TIFR has a Visiting Students Research Programme (VSRP), which is one of the first
summer internship programmes of its kind in India, started more than 30 years
ago. It gets almost 100 summer interns every year from all over the country. In
addition, TIFR Main Campus, TCIS and NCRA regularly host internship students
from a number of different institutes including IIST-Trivandrum, BITS-Pilani, IISERPune, etc. who often carry out their final year research project at the institutes
laboratories These often lead to collaborations even after the internships are
completed.
Collaborations enhance the opportunities for having interns or to provide interns
in different fields, especially in interdisciplinary areas. For example, a research
fellow working in fluid mechanics in TCIS is deputed to IIT, Powai to work in a
biological facility under a collaborator there.
On-the-job training
Many students from other institutions like BITS-Pilani are offered visiting
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studentship so that they can work on research projects. Many of them who excel
in these projects will be offered fellowships in TCIS after they finish their degrees.
Similarly, research scholars working on a research problem with a collaborating
faculty member will have the opportunity of training both at TCIS and in the
collaborators institution.
Faculty exchange and development

NCRA faculty collaborate with a number of other astronomers from across the
world. Astronomers from across the world also travel to Pune to use the GMRT.
This is reflected in the large number of joint publications from NCRA faculty
members and astronomers at other institutes in India and abroad. In certain cases,
astronomers from abroad have participated in the development of special
equipment for the GMRT; for example, the GMRT Software Backend was
developed in collaboration with a group from the Canadian Institute of Theoretical
Astrophysics.
Research
Almost all collaborations of TIFR are research collaborations. These take place at
an individual level scientist to scientist based on common research interests
and aims, or at the level of large scientific collaborations, especially in the area of
high energy physics and astrophysics. TIFR scientists have been involved in
collaborations at both these levels. The individual-level collaborations bring
together like-minded scientists with similar expertise, and allows them to tackle
problems that they individually may have been unable to. Collaborators exchange
ideas, teach each other new techniques, and enrich each others research.
In addition to increasing the quality and quantity of scientific output of the
university, the large collaborations are instrumental in making our presence felt
onthe world stage. For example, TIFR has been involved in experiments at CERN
for the last two decades, and this has paved the way for India to get an Associate
Member status at this laboratory of international importance.
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Scientists at TIFR individually collaborate with their peers from various institutions
and are also part of large national and international collaborations (For details see
3.7.1). All these collaborations have resulted in a large number of publications.
Links with mathematics education researchers in India and abroad have led to the
publication of the first Asian Sourcebook on Research in Mathematics Education,
with the India section edited by a HBCSE faculty member.
Consultancy
The involvement of HBCSE in Government agencies developing education policies
has led to the Joint Review Mission of teacher education in the state of Punjab.
The contribution of HBCSE to the Government-supported Olympiad projects has
led to the design of evaluation for leading examinations such as the proficiency
test of the CBSE and the KVPY examinations.
The links of HBCSE with researchers outside the country has led to the consultancy
project of evaluation of MathChairs project in South Africa.
Extension
The students and faculty involved in extension activities carried out in
collaboration with others have brought new ideas to make Science Outreach more
exciting and more fruitful.
Student placement
Several students have been hired as postdocs in institutions which have had
collaborations with TIFR. The reason behind this is clear, that the other institutions
have had the opportunity to see first-hand how well the students are trained in
TIFR, and their confidence in TIFR grows.
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3.7.3 Has
the
university
signed
any
MoUs
with
institutions
of
national/international
importance/other
universities/
industries/corporate houses etc.? If yes, how have they enhanced the
research and development activities of the university?
There have been about 70 MoUs and agreements between TIFR Main Campus
and other institutions that were active during 2011-2015. Out of these, about 30
have been with Indian universities, institutions and consortia, about 30 with
International agencies, and 10 with the industry. Most of the MoUs have been for
scientific collaborations among scientists identified in the MoUs. A few of these
MoUs make TIFR a part of National and International Consortia established for
carrying out large scale experiments. A number of MoUs with universities in India
and abroad facilitate collaborations as well as student visits to and from TIFR, so
that the students get suitable exposure and experience of working in another
laboratory related to their research work.
Refer to Annexure B2-D for the list of these MoUs.
HBCSE has signed MoUs with Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Indian
Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB), and National Centre for Education
Research and Training (NCERT). These MoUs contribute to strengthening graduate
course work as well as to provide avenues for research and development.
NCRA has signed a number of MoU's with universities and institutions of
national importance. These include (i) two MoU's with IUCAA for the Radio
Physics Laboratory and a Limited Tender for developing software for the IUCAA
Girawali Observatory and the NCRA 15-m telescope, (ii) one with Pune
University for the Integrated M.Tech. - Ph.D. programme, (iii) one with IISER-Pune
to allow our Integrated Ph.D. students to attend courses at IISER-Pune, (iv) one
with CDAC for the GARUDA project, (v) one with ISRO for the modernization of
the Ooty Radio Telescope, and (vi) one with the BARC in the area of Antenna
Control Systems. These have had an extremely positive impact on research and
development activities at NCRA.
NCBS has signed a wide range of MoUs with collaborating institutes, organizations
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and corporate houses. MoUs with collaborating institutes have been vital for
widening the scope of our research. These agreements have provided a broad
framework for initiating and developing new lines of work that bring together
researchers at NCBS and experts worldwide. Some of these engagements have led
to further grants and high impact publications. Some examples include:
http://news.ncbs.res.in/story/laboratory-without-walls
http://news.ncbs.res.in/story/yamuna-krishnan-and-collaborators-awardedhfsp-2014-research-grantresearch-grant
http://news.ncbs.res.in/story/daniel-louvard-curie-institute-director-interview
https://events.ncbs.res.in/event/curie-ncbs-collaborative-meeting
http://news.ncbs.res.in/story/ncbs-and-riken-hold-hands-launch-joint-researchcenter
The agreements have also been transformational for our early career researchers,
providing them with incredible opportunities for training. For example:
http://news.ncbs.res.in/story/ncbs-instem-and-university-w%C3%BCrzburgrenew-mou
http://news.ncbs.res.in/story/gateways-plant-cells-and-route-salt-tolerance
http://news.ncbs.res.in/story/infosys-foundation-provides-corpus-supportbangalore-life-science-cluster-promote-global-conne
They have also led to capacity building in other ways- for example for building a
pool of Indian clinician researchers:
http://news.ncbs.res.in/story/ncbs-instem-and-university-edinburgh-renew-mou
ICTS has signed MOU's with Asia Pacific Center for Theoretical Physics (APCTP),
South Korea; Brandeis University, US; EADS Corporate Foundation, Paris; Institute
for Computational and Experimental Research in Mathematics (ICERM), US;
University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign [UIUC (Illinois)], US; Mathematics and
Climate Research Network (MCRN), USA; International Centre for Theoretical
Physics (ICTP), Italy; Infosys Foundation; Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
These MOU's contribute towards strengthening our visitors programs, graduate
studies and support for postdoctoral programs.
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3.7.4 Have the university-industry interactions resulted in the establishment /

creation of highly specialized laboratories / facilities?
The interaction of the semiconductor optoelectronics group with the industry has
led to the formation of a dedicated Semiconductors Endowment. This allows the
group to not only financially support student exchange and travel to international
conferences, but also allows the group to invite leading researchers to come an
interact with the group at TIFR. These exchanges have been very useful for
promoting the level of research in the semiconductors area at TIFR.
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Infrastructure and Learning Resources

4.1
Physical Facilities
4.1.1 How does the university plan and ensure adequate availability of physical
infrastructure and ensure its optimal utilization?
TIFR has a well-developed infrastructure that helps in smooth operations of its
research as well as teaching. This has been planned and built over more than 6
decades. Details of the infrastructure in the Main Campus as well as other Centres
are given in Annexure B1-D.
For all the departments on the Main Campus, TIFR provides common computing
facilities through its Centre for Common Computing Facilities (CCCF). It hosts an
email server, web-server, High performance computing (HPC) and several
workstations. The services of the Central Workshop and the Engineering Services
Division are also available to all. The Central Workshop is equipped with precision
fabrication facilities and CNC machines. The Low Temperature facility supplies
cryogenic liquids (helium and nitrogen) to all users in the institute. In addition,
several state-of-the-art facilities, such as an electron microscopy lab with state-ofthe-art scanning electron microscope and transmission electron microscope, X-ray
diffraction and compositional analysis tools, class 1000 clean room with device
fabrication tools, low-energy accelerator beamlines, are maintained by specific
departments, but are available for all users across the institute.
The availability of laboratory space is ensured by the Space Allocation Committee,
which keeps track of the needs of the Departments and their research
programmes for space. The Committee discusses any requests for extra space, and
based on the principles of scientific merit and equitable distribution, gives the
allocations. Upon the retirement of a faculty member or the winding up of a
laboratory, the space is returned to the committee for further allocation. This
ensures efficient utilization of space.
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4.1.2 Does the university have a policy for the creation and enhancement of
infrastructure in order to promote a good teaching-learning environment? If
yes, mention a few recent initiatives.
In order to ensure a good teaching-learning environment, TIFR tries to give its
students desk space near or in the laboratories where they carry out their
research. Even when the students join and are not sure of the exact topic of their
research, they are provided space near or in one of the laboratories of their
Department. This ensures that they are familiar with the research atmosphere
from the first day. TIFR has a Space Allocation Committee and a Building
Management Committee that looks after possibilities of enhancement of
available space.
In the last 5 years, TIFR has focused on increasing and optimizing the space
available for teaching (lectures and laboratories) on the TIFR Main Campus.
Though laboratory space is primarily used for research, some laboratories are
regularly used for teaching, during lab rotations for the first year graduate
students. Some specific steps taken were:
Creating approx 200 sq. m. space in the first floor of the Stores area specifically
for teaching and other student activities. This space has now been made into two
classrooms, and several other seating and discussion areas meant exclusively for
students. Classrooms are designed to have state-of-the-art projection and
mechanized blackboard facilities. Separate designated areas for discussions are
also provided. This area, as is the rest of TIFR, is fully air conditioned.
Many of the student seating and discussion areas throughout the building have
been fitted with modern modular furniture. This promotes both efficiency of
space-usage, and quality of space.
For the convenience of students, canteen and recreational facilities have been
augmented too. Canteen timings have been expanded, the lighting of the
playgrounds has been improved, and sofas in lounge areas have been provided
or refurbished.
HBCSE has recently built a second computer lab in the National Initiative for
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Undergraduate Science (NIUS), revamped roof slabs in the Auditorium and

Olympiad facility, upgraded furniture and partitions in the research scholars
cabins, and extended the reading space in the library.
4.1.3 How does the university create a conducive physical ambience for the faculty in
terms of adequate research laboratories, computing facilities and allied
services?
For all the departments on the Main Campus, TIFR provides common computing
facilities through its Centre for Common Computing Facilities (CCCF). The services
of the Central Workshop and the Engineering Services Division are also available to
all. Laboratory space is provided by the Space Allocation Committee, while
equipment normally come from the 5-yearly Plan Projects.
4.1.4 Has the university provided all departments with facilities like office room,
common room and separate rest rooms for women students and staff?
All the academic members get their own office space (~150 sq. ft. for Associate
Professors and above, at least 75 sq. ft. for others). The laboratory space is
provided based on the requirements for the experimental setup. Each department
has independent office space for the department secretaries and student rooms
for the offices of students, post-doctoral fellow and junior/senior research fellows.
Separate offices are available for short term visitors. There are several seminar
rooms to conduct academic and administrative discussion meetings.
Separate rest rooms for women students and staff are provided in all
Departments.
4.1.5 How does the university ensure that the infrastructure facilities are disabledfriendly?
The Main lecture theatres and Auditoriums of TIFR are wheelchair-accessible, with
ramps wherever required. All the buildings have elevators, making most of the
research and teaching areas (though not all) accessible to persons with disabilities.
The newly constructed Research Centres of TIFR, like ICTS, have taken special care
to make the Centre disabled-friendly. ICTS has a separate ramp in the academic
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block and a separate toilet. In addition, special arrangements for wheel chairs have
been made in the Srinivasa Ramanujan Lecture Hall.
4.1.6 How does the university cater to the requirements of residential students? Give
details of Capacity of the hostels and occupancy (to be given separately for
men and women), Recreational facilities in hostel/s like gymnasium, yoga
centre, etc., Broadband connectivity / wi-fi facility in hostels.
Main
Facility
Mumbai Pune
Bengaluru
Hyderabad
Campus
Capacity of hostels
Occupancy:
Men:
Women:
Recreational
facilities
Broadband in
hostels
290
HBCSE
104 #
NCRA
30
NCBS
186
CAM
39
ICTS
@
TCIS
65
184
62
8
9
16
3
69
76
16
1
@
@
43
12
# Most of the hostel capacity in HBCSE is used for the year-round training
programmes like NIUS, Olympiads and teachers camps.
@ At ICTS currently 10 students (boys) are accommodated in the vacant portion of
staff housing, on campus.
Some details:
The TIFR Colaba campus has 146 hostel rooms in two hostel buildings
accommodating male and female research scholars with shared bath and toilets
(separate for male and female students). The girls wing is separated from the boys.
The rooms are fully furnished with beddings. Also, there are 52, fully furnished,
efficiency apartments, each with attached bath and kitchenette. The hostel facility
consists of a laundry room, indoor and outdoor games, book library, a cafeteria,
and common rooms with TV, newspapers etc. These facilities are managed by the
students together with the hostel administration. All hostel rooms have Wi-Fi
internet connections through the campus-wide high speed optical fiber network,
24 hours water supply with hot water in the bathrooms, electricity connections,
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elevators, CC-TV surveillance and round the clock security. In addition, some
students are accommodated in fully furnished residential flats within the oncampus housing colony. The efficiency apartments are serviced with 24x7 water
supply, electricity, gas, cable and internet connections. The institute also maintains
a day clinic with two attendant doctors and nurses, a dispensary and a 24x7
infirmary adjacent to the hostel buildings. It serves the staff, students and their
family members.
NCRA has a 30-room hostel that is used to accommodate both male and female
research scholars. This includes 3 flatlets with a kitchenette and 4 flatlets with a
separate bedroom and a kitchenette. The hostel has a games room with a table
tennis table, a facility for board games etc. The hostel also has a common room
with a TV, newspapers etc. All hostel rooms have optical fibre connections to the
campus-wide high speed computer network. The hostel also has a common pantry
as well as a utility room, with washing machines etc.
NCBS hostels have 24 hr water, electricity, hot water supply in bathrooms,
elevators, round the clock security, laundry facilities, TV room, WiFi and selfcooking areas.
4.1.7 Does the university offer medical facilities for its students and teaching and nonteaching staff living on campus?
The medical facility on the TIFR Main Campus comprises the Medical Section
(clinic), Pathology Laboratory, and the Health Promotion Center. The clinic is wellequipped, with facilities for ECG, Ambulatory Blood Pressure monitoring, Oxygen/
Nebulization, Injection/ Dressing, Foreign body removal (from wounds, eye, etc.),
Diathermy - Short wave & Ultrasound Diathermy, Individualized diet counseling &
general counseling. Annual medical examinations are conducted for all institute
members, with reports examined and advice given. There is a visiting clinical
psychologist who is the counsellor. In the Health Promotion Centre, there is a
visiting physiotherapist. The pathology lab can carry out Hematology , Clinical
Pathology, Serology, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Hormonal studies, etc. (See
details in Sec. VII).
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dispensary and hospital facility of BARC through the CHSS scheme. Ph.D. students
are provided with medical services of the TIFR medical section and hospital facility
through arrangements with neighbourhood hospitals, if needed.
NCRA has a clinic on campus, with a nurse on duty throughout office hours. A
doctor is also available in two separate 2-hour slots, one in the morning and one
in the afternoon.
ICTS has a First Aid Centre, with a general physician, nurse station, specialist visit,
ambulance and night doctor. TCIS has a visiting doctor and 24x7 transport facility
to hospitals.
4.1.8 What special facilities are available on campus to promote students interest
in sports and cultural events/activities?
TIFR Main campus has a Recreation Centre, with a full-fledged Gym, Badminton,
Tennis and Table Tennis courts. The playgrounds on campus may be used for
football, volleyball and basketball. Regular music programmes are arranged by
the Amateur Music Association (AMA), and movie shows are arranged by
IMAGES, a movie club that has been functional for a few decades now. An annual
Kaberi Memorial Music Festival takes place on campus. There are also two
evenings of cultural programmes every year, one around October 30th (Founders
Day) and one on January 26th. In addition, programmes by external artists are
organised in the Homi Bhabha Auditorium, which the institute members, campus
residents and the students can attend.
HBCSE has space for sports like carrom, chess, volleyball, badminton, tabletennis, and a gymnasium. Annual competitions in these games are held at the
Centre ensuring an active involvement in sports and games. An evening of
cultural programmes is held once a year.
At NCRA, in addition to the games room in the hostel, the campus has a
playground for cricket, football, etc. Friendly competitive games and races are
periodically arranged between the students and staff members at NCRA and the
students and staff members at neighbouring institutes. NCRA also has had an
artist in residence, who, among other things, organized painting activities for the
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staff as well as students. NCRA also hosts classical music performances by leading
artists from across the nation, supported by NCRA, and also in collaboration with
nearby institutes like the Indian Council of Cultural Relations.
NCBS has a Playground of area 1200 sqm, and comprehensive sports facilities
including tennis, basketball, badminton courts, fitness centre and 200 sqm
gymnasium, 25 m swimming pool. Coaches are available for fitness training and
swimming.
TCIS has a temporary playground for playing football, cricket and volley ball, a fullfledged Gym with Treadmill, Elliptical Cross Trainer, Electronic Bike, Multi Gym,
etc., and a Gym room with Table Tennis, Carrom, Chess, etc.
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4.2
Library as a Learning Resource
4.2.1 Does the library have an Advisory Committee? Specify the composition of the
committee. What significant initiatives have been taken by the committee to render
the library student/user friendly?
The library plays a very important role in supporting the academic programmes of
the institute. The primary aim of the library is to develop, organize, preserve and
deliver information and scholarly resources for the TIFR community. To these ends
the library explores and implements new technologies to provide effective
information services, expand the librarys resource collection, and develop a
librarian-user partnership.
In 2007, the nomenclature of the Library was changed to Scientific Information
Resource Centre (SIRC), due to the increasing orientation of its collection towards
electronic resources, and the indispensable use of IT in its functioning. The SIRC
Committee comprises a Chairperson (Senior Faculty), 10 faculty members
representing each department, and Head, SIRC (Member Secretary). Similar
Advisory Committee exists in most of the Centre for the development of the SIRC /
Library in order to build better collections (print and electronic) and services to the
faculty and students.
The initiatives taken by the Committee are modernizing the SIRC, up-gradation of
Library Management Software which includes center libraries viz., NCRA and CAM
in order to have integrated catalogue search, implementation of RFID, review,
addition and changes of journals subscription based on usage statistics, collection
development of electronic resources (e-books, e-journals, online archives and
bibliographic databases), development of infrastructure, human resources and
extending library facility till 1:00 a.m. for the students.
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4.2.2 Provide details of the following:

[Total area of the library (in Sq. Mts.), Total seating capacity][Working hours (on
working days, on holidays, before examination, during examination, during
vacation)][Layout of the library (individual reading carrels, lounge area for
browsing and relaxed reading, IT zone for accessing e-resources)][Clear and
prominent display of floor plan; adequate sign boards; fire alarm; access to
differently-abled users and mode of access to collection]
Details
Main
campus
Mumbai
Pune
HBCSE
NCRA
NCBS
CAM
ICTS
TCIS
1,110
375
464
740
265.73
----
20.90
Total
seating
capacity
84
54
25
90
40
----
10
Working
hours (on
working
days) #
07:45
22:00
08:30
20:30
09:30
18:00
09:00
00:00
09:30
18:00
----
24x7 online
access
Total area
of the
library (in
Sq. Mts.)
Bengaluru
Hyderabad
# SIRC on the Main campus is open on all days of the year. Working hours on
Saturdays are from 9:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Sundays and Holidays, from 9:30 a.m.
to 6:00 p.m. The library working hours are further extended till 1:00 a.m. on
Weekdays / Saturdays and on holidays till 8:00 p.m. for the benefit of the
students and is manned by them.
HBCSE Library working hours on holidays are from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and
during Olympiads / NIUS training camps, from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
The access to electronic resources of the Main campus and Centre libraries are
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available 24*7. Working hours (before examination, during examination, during

vacation) are same as the above.
Layout of the library: SIRC on the Main campus has individual reading
carrels, sufficient browsing / reading area, circulation desk, stack rooms and Wi-Fi
facility in an IT zone for accessing e-resources. Similar facilities exist in most of the
Centre libraries.
SIRC on the Main campus has a clear and prominent display of collections with
adequate sign boards, working hours, fire alarm (centralized), fire extinguishers
according to safety norms, emergency exit door, elevator facility and access ramp
for differently-abled users through an adjacent door, and open access to the
collections. The Centre Libraries also have similar facilities.
4.2.3 Give details of the library holdings:

[Print (books, back volumes and theses), Average number of books added during
the last three years, Non Print (Microfiche, AV), Electronic (e-books, e-journals),
Special collections (e.g. text books, reference books, standards, patents), Book
Banks, Question Banks]
SIRC on the Main campus caters to the scientific literature requirements of the
academicians with its rich collection of books and journals some dating back to
the 1820s. It has a special collection of the manuscripts of Prof. Harish Chandra
and Prof. C.P. Ramanujam.
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Main
campus
Mumbai
Pune
HBCSE
NCRA
NCBS
CAM
ICTS
TCIS
1,48,493
27,813
15,118
17,685
16,600
----
450
409
700
150
445
300
----
150
469
----
----
150
----
----
----
46,793
6,330
39,295
3,815
39,295
3,619
54
465
40,522
3,914
39,967
3,783
41,020
3,888
Special
collections
(e.g. text
books,
reference
books,
standards,
patents)
1,150
3,525
520
1265
500
----
----
Book Banks
----
----
----
----
----
----
----
Question
Banks
----
----
----
----
----
----
----
Details
Print
(books,
back
volumes
and theses)
Average
number of
books
added
during the
last three
years
Non Print
(Microfiche,
AV)
Electronic
e-books
e-journals
Bengaluru
Hyderabad
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4.2.4 What tools does the library deploy to provide access to the collection?
[OPAC, Electronic Resource Management package for e-journals, Federated
searching tools to search articles in multiple databases, Library Website, Inhouse/remote access to e-publications]
OPAC was made available in 1993 and a web interface was introduced in 1999.
From time to time it was upgraded and a Web OPAC facility was provided in 2003,
which is a powerful web based search engine for searching books and journal
holdings database.
The access to SIRC collection viz., bibliographic database, e-journals, OPAC and
services were made available through the SIRC Website in 2000. With periodic
updates, the present SIRC Website provides access to all e-resources, open access
content, online forms (book recommendation, article request, feedback form, etc.)
and links to in-house databases.
The Library Website and OPAC facilities are provided by most of the Centres.
Tools
Main Mumbai Pune

campus HBCSE
NCRA
Bengaluru
NCBS
CAM
Hyderabad
ICTS
TCIS
OPAC
----
----
Library
Website
----
----
Inhouse/remote
access to epublications
----
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4.2.5 To what extent is ICT deployed in the library? Give details with regards to
[Library automation, Total number of computers for general access, Total numbers
of printers for general access, Internet band width speed, Institutional Repository,
Content management system for e-learning, Participation in resource sharing
networks/consortia (like INFLIBNET)]
Library automation:
Library automation began in 1990. Since then SIRC has regularly upgraded its
library management software, LIBSYS. In 2014, the software was upgraded to webcentric version LIBSYS 7, which includes Main campus, NCRA and CAM. SIRC has
scanners, a digital copier, barcode scanners and a barcode printer for ICT related
activities. The digital copier can scan to e-mail articles and documents. Portable
Data Terminals carry out annual stock verification efficiently and quickly. The
Digital Library provides access to the electronic version of inhouse theses, video
lectures of eminent scientist, and CDs.
HBCSE Library is fully automated with library software Librarian 5.6 and plans to
implement free open source software, KOHA. It has also created a digital
repository using open source software, DSpace, where theses, newspaper articles,
e-books, HBCSE publications, journal articles etc. are made available in the
repository.
NCRA and CAM have an Institutional Repository to maintain various kinds of digital
content, such as journals articles, reports, theses, etc.
Details
Main
Mumbai
Pune
Bengaluru
Hyderabad
campus
HBCSE
NCRA
NCBS CAM ICTS
TCIS
Total number
of computers
for general
access
Total numbers
of printers for
general access
Internet band
width speed
----
----
----
----
----
100
Mbps
12
Mbps
10
Mbps
100
Mbps
32
Mbps
----
40
Mbps
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(Mbps)
Institutional
Repository
Content
management
system for
e-learning
Participation
in resource
sharing
networks /
consortia (like
INFLIBNET) ~
----
----
----
----
----
----
----
----
----
~ The main campus initiated its own consortium, funded by the institute, to extend
the online access to the Centre libraries in 2000. TIFR Consortium has gradually
added many e-resources such as bibliographic databases, e-books, e-journals and
online archives. Since 2002, as a member of the DAE Consortium the Main campus
and Centres have access to Elsevier ScienceDirect. This is funded by the
Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India.
4.2.6 Provide details (per month) with regard to
[Average number of walk-ins, Average number of books issued/returned, Ratio of
library books to students enrolled, Average number of books added during the last
four years, Average number of login to OPAC, Average number of login to eresources, Average number of e-resources downloaded/printed, Number of IT
(Information Technology) literacy trainings organized]
Details
Main campus
Mumbai Pune
HBCSE
Bengaluru
Hyderabad
NCRA NCBS CAM ICTS
TCIS
Average number of
walk-ins
1050
500
900
2500
500
##
35
Average number of
books issued/
returned
170
200
50
320
500
##
45
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Mumbai Pune
HBCSE
Bengaluru
Hyderabad
NCRA NCBS CAM ICTS
TCIS
Ratio of library
books to students
247:1
914:1 @ 333:1 15:1 420:1 ##
8:1
enrolled
Average number of
books added during
560
783
150 650 360 ##
450
the last four years
Average number of
login to
730 **
#
#
#
3,000 ##
#
e-resources
Average number of
e-resources
40,000
#
#
#
3,000 ##
#
downloaded/printe
d
Number of IT
Taken care of by
(Information
Computer
As and when required by the users
Technology) literacy Centre and
trainings organized Communication
Facility (CCCF)
# information not available
@ Only the number of Ph.D. students in HBCSE is taken into account here. However the library is
used by many undergraduate as well as high-school students and teachers outside TIFR.
** Only bibliographic databases are counted.
## ICTS does not have a full-fledged library yet.
4.2.7 Give details of specialized services provided by the library with regard to
[Manuscripts, Reference, Reprography/Scanning, Inter-library Loan Service,
Information Deployment and Notification, OPACS, Internet Access, Downloads,
Printouts, Reading list/ Bibliography compilation, In-house/remote access to eresources, User Orientation, Assistance in searching Databases, INFLIBNET/IUC
facilities]
SIRC has a special collection of the manuscripts of Prof. Harish Chandra and Prof.
C.P. Ramanujan, which are available for reference. There is no membership fee or
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charges for the services provided by SIRC. It provides borrowing facility for an
unlimited number of books and journals. SIRC also provides other services, such
as photocopying, scan to e-mail articles and documents, etc. As part of InterLibrary Loan Service, SIRC provides a limited number of copies of articles and
books to the users, which are not available in its collection and fulfills several
requests received from institutes all over India. As one of the best-stocked
libraries, several outsiders from academic institutions visit the library for
reference work. SIRC disseminates new announcements, acquisitions, and
services through its website and e-notice board. HBCSE regularly scans journals /
newspapers received in the library. Important and relevant articles are indexed in
the library software for the users. Also, the scanned articles and list of new books
added in the library are sent to the users through e-mail. Similar facilities and
services are available in most of the Centres.
Details
Manuscripts
Bengaluru
Hyderabad
Main Mumbai Pune
campus HBCSE NCRA NCBS CAM ICTS
TCIS
----
----
----
----
----
----
----
----
----
----
Downloads
----
Printouts
----
----
----
----
Reference
Reprography/Scanning
Inter-library Loan
Service
Information
Deployment/
Notification
OPACS
Internet Access
Reading list/
Bibliography
compilation
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In-house/ remote
access to e-resources
User Orientation
Assistance in searching
Databases
INFLIBNET/
IUC facilities
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Bengaluru
Hyderabad
Main Mumbai Pune
campus HBCSE NCRA NCBS CAM ICTS
TCIS
----
----
----
----
----
----
----
4.2.8 Provide details of the annual library budget and the amount spent for purchasing
new books and journals.
Details
(in Rs.
lakhs)
Annual
library
budget
Amount
spent for
purchasing
new books
and
journals.
Main
campus
Mumbai
Pune
Bengaluru
Hyderabad
HBCSE
NCRA
NCBS
CAM
ICTS
TCIS
1,500
25
35
297
100
96.10
1,387
25
33
297
100
10
95.50
# Currently ICTS does not have a full-fledged library, though books have been procured.
4.2.9 What initiatives has the university taken to make the library a happening place on
campus?
SIRC is located prominently at the entrance to the main building. Sufficient
financial support is provided to enhance its resources and infrastructure. It is
accessible to the users of the institute 24/7, on all days, with Wi-Fi facility. Also, its
timings are extended for users beyond the normal working hours. Recent arrival of
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periodicals on a daily-basis and new books every fortnight, are displayed. It

regularly organizes exhibitions on various themes, special collections and rare
books. HBCSE Library organizes a special book display on various themes on a
regular basis. At the CAM Library, recent periodicals and new book additions are
displayed conveniently as soon as one enters the library, leaving enough room
around for users to browse. During conferences and workshops selected relevant
books suggested by the academic organizers are especially displayed at a
convenient place near the entrance. The library at NCBS provides modern
infrastructure such as independent study carrels, wired and wireless internet and
an audio-video facility/room. At TCIS, the library is one of the first facilities that
one sees upon entering the premises. All Centre libraries are accessible to the
users 24/7 and on all days of the year.
4.2.10 What are the strategies used by the library to collect feedback from its users?
How is the feedback analysed and used for the improvement of the library services?
The web portal is used to collect feedback from users. Also, user feedback is
collected either via e-mail or via direct conversation. All attempts are made to
satisfy user queries on a priority basis. Suggestions are discussed in the library
committee meeting for novel solutions and their implementation. This practice is
followed in all Centres.
4.2.11 List the efforts made towards the infrastructural development of the library in the
last four years.
SIRC upgraded the Library Management Software from existing Libsys4 to the
latest version Libsys7. This includes Centre Libraries viz. CAM and NCRA, in order
to support an integrated catalogue search. Implementation of RFID for SIRC Book
Collection along with CC TV cameras, security gate and high end server is
underway. It acquired laptop, network printers, a barcode printer and portable
data terminals. In recent years, it has installed a cabinet with chambers to keep
laptop bags, power supply facilities in the reading room tables for laptop charging,
new alignment of electric fixtures and switches in the stack room with powersaver tube lights.
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HBCSE Library has acquired new racks to store books and bound volumes. In
order to use maximum available space, in-house racks were built along the walls.
Additional reading space was made available to users.
NCRA Library has made several efforts towards infrastructure development of the
library in the last few years. High end servers for managing digital contents have
been purchased along with desktop PCs. The entire library has been airconditioned and the reading hall has been reorganized.
CAM Library has acquired new racks to shelve books. It has replaced the existing
scanner with a new color scanner with ADF and acquired new color printer. TCIS
Library is recently established and a much bigger digital library is being planned.
NCBS Library moved into a new building in 2013, occupying a centrally located
space spanning two floors with wheelchair access ramps, a sizeable reading room
and well stack area with compact storage. Support facilities include wired and
wireless internet, computing and audio-video facilities, printers, scanners etc.
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4.3
IT Infrastructure
4.3.1
Does the university have a comprehensive IT policy with regard to
IT Service Management
A central Computer Centre & Communication Facility (CCCF) consisting of seven
scientific officers, two scientific assistants, two helpers, an administrative officer,
and additional temporary staff provides comprehensive IT support to the entire
institute user base of around 2000+ at Colaba Main campus. There are nine
academic departments of which some have their own well managed IT facilities of
email, web, DNS and computational facility. The department facilities are
managed by a team of skilled IT personnel catering to the department IT services.
CCCF provides web hosting, email, DNS, FTP, computational, network and wireless
services to the entire institute. CCCF has a central LDAP facility for central
authentication and all the CC services are integrated to LDAP for authentication.
This ensures that user accounts and IT resources are given only to legitimate and
approved users.
Information Security
Private information like emails and other documents are maintained confidential.
Also the entire institute server farm is in a demilitarized zone area and access to
the servers from LAN and WAN are permitted with strict scrutiny on the request
by academic members whom students report, to ensure proper regulation of
access requests. Data is backed up regularly and if there is any accidental deletion
by the end user, the data as on the backed up date can be restored. There is a
campus-wide deployment of licensed antivirus software for windows PC
protection. All major TIFR servers are regularly audited at least once every two
months for security vulnerabilities. Webservers and web applications are also
subjected to security audits at least once in two months. The audit
recommendations are implemented before the subsequent audit. Users are
alerted to be wary of phishing emails to prevent identity disclosure. Also lower
cadre of users who are less IT literate are given only intranet emails required for
intranet automated responses and no public domain TIFR emails. These intranet
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emails are not published on the internet. Any bulk emails are tracked
automatically using scripts and alerts sent to the administrators using email and
SMS. All new employees are alerted about recommended security policies and
practices at the time of orientation at the institute. CC website has a permanent
link to the usage policy that is mandatorily followed by all users who avail of the IT
services at TIFR. All employees working in the institute are part of the People
Finder which is linked to the payroll system automatically for authenticity and
integrity of data.
Network Security
Network connectivity is provided to authorized users / Staff only.
The entire TIFR network is secured by industry standard high end routers, firewall
and managed layer 3 switches. Every academic department has a set of trained
and skilled IT personnel who take care of immediate requirements of the
department students, faculty and staff. Whenever there is a security vulnerability
alert, CC sensitizes department representatives for necessary action and
monitoring of the department IT infrastructure. There is a group mailing list for
effective communication to department IT representatives on IT security updates.
Risk Management
IT department has resilient systems. TIFR has redundant internet connectivity. All
the main servers data is replicated to a remote server at HBCSE daily through high
speed reliable NKN link for disaster data recovery. In addition, the essential
services of the main Datacenter are intended to be up and running in a different
on-campus location as a standby Datacenter. Whenever the main datacenter is
down for management, essential services like DNS mail exchanger and internet will
be up and running through this redundant data center. Also it will help to address
any unforeseen incidents which may contribute to downtime of the main
datacenter. Whenever there is an unplanned AC failure, the server rack
temperature shoots up and this is alerted automatically to all system
administrators through email and SMS. The main datacenter is on redundant UPS
system for power management. Whenever there is a failure of power beyond
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devices using automated scripts. This is necessary to avoid damage to the

infrastructure and ensure uptime.
Software Asset Management

TIFR CCCF subscribed to a list of licensed software. Most of this is a handy resource
for high quality research. Proprietary Scientific libraries were purchased for the
easy and faster calculations. Some of them are Matlab R2015B, Sigmaplot 13,
Mathematica, Origin 2015, Solidworks 2015, AutoCAD 2015, Labview 2014,
Antivirus AVG 2016, Intel Compiler, NAG FORTRAN 95 Compiler, Windows OS & MS
office, Turbomole. High performance cluster is loaded with gcc, MPI, openMPI,
Gaussian, TCP Linda, Fortran 77, 90, 95 and 2003. All the above packages are
regularly updated, monitored for use and renewed for proper license management
and compliance.
All the software and hardware IT assets are enrolled into the automated tool which
keeps track of the services offered and the system comes handy in prompt renewal
of warranty and AMC of assets and also helps in running CC operations
systematically.
Open Source Resources

TIFR promotes the use of most open source software like mailing system, OS, PHP,
apache, mailing list etc. TIFR also contributes to open source resources. Most of
the services rendered are open source systems adopted and modified to suit the
requirements of TIFR. User complaints are addressed through an online ticketing
system to ensure prompt service delivery and uninterrupted services to users. CC
has implemented many process automation systems making the best use of open
source technology to get the best advantage of uninterrupted and managed
service delivery. CC has developed in-house, a visitor management system to track
visitors and visits, IPAM IP asset management system to track internet and IP
usage, network and service monitoring tools for traffic analysis, IT asset
management tool to track IT assets during their entire lifespan from entry to
retirement, project management tool to keep project implementation timelines
under check, People Finder to keep track of staff details, electronic notice board
for publishing notices on the intranet and internet portals.
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Green Computing
Most of the IT services delivered to users are automated, thus ensuring reduced
paper work, quick services and saving of paper. Users are instructed to do dual side
printing as far as possible and also to switch off the AC, power and their desktops
to ensure power savings and also information security. Whenever we buy new IT
infrastructure we encourage buyback schemes to reduce e-waste. Also at regular
intervals unwanted obsolete machines are upgraded so as to ensure power
savings. Most of the server infrastructure is accommodated optimally in racks with
proper space utilization ensuring that the cooling requirements are also optimal.
This ensures power saving and eco-friendliness.
4.3.2 Give details of the universitys computing facilities i.e. hardware and
software.
[Number of systems with individual configurations, Computer-student ratio,
Dedicated computing facilities, LAN facility, Proprietary software, Number of
nodes/ computers with internet facility, Any other (please specify)]
** Number of systems with individual configurations:
Every academic and administrative member of TIFR typically has access to an
individual desktop computer. The Main campus has 1800+ such desktops, with
typically 1-4 GB RAM and 500 GB+ HDD. It also has more than 5 servers with 16-64
GB RAM and 1TB HDD. HBCSE has 300+ such desktops. ICTS has 70+ systems with
4-8 GB RAM and 500 GB HDD. TCIS has 100+ systems with 8-16 GB RAM and 1-5
TB HDD.
** Computer-student ratio:
All TIFR students, once they complete their coursework, have access to an
individual desktop on which they do their research. During the coursework they
share common desktops available with their respective Departments. So the
computer-student ratio is almost 1:1.
** Dedicated computing facilities:
The Main campus has a VMware virtualised environment :
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-15 IBM X3550 M3 servers x 1TB SAS HDD, RAM DDR3 48GB/24 GB, 48 TB IBM
storage
- Mail, WEB, DNS, Mail Exchanger, Antivirus, LDAP, Cloud, Flex server etc on VMs.
- Symantec backup 7.5
In addition, the main campus offers the following common computing service to
all Departments on the campus:
- 5 Tflops High Performance Computing (HPC) Cluster
- 8 Cores, 3.0 GHz, P7 (Power PC) with 16GB memory Head Node
- 32 Cores, 3.3 GHz, P7 (Power PC) with 128 GB memory Compute Nodes
- IBM storage DS3400 TB with Expansion Ex 3000 [28 TB (RAID 5)]
- 14 TB IBM storage
- Tivoli backup Manager
Some Departments that have high computing power needs operate their own
clusters. For example,
DAA has a 27-node cluster with 40 TB disk, and a Dell PowerEdge T630 server with
2 GPU cards, with performance of about 1.5 TFlops.
DBS has a server with confocal data storage.
DCS has a 20 TFlop HPC with Infiniband connectivity, with 340 CPU cores, 14 x
Kepler GPU cards, 1760 GB RAM, 84 TB storage, and two GPU-enables
workstations with 36 cores, 4 x Kepler GPU cards.
The INO and CMS groups of DHEP have approx 50 desktops, six of which are for
data acquisition and the rest for users. About 20 of these linux desktops are
configured into a Linux single sign-on cluster with home directories on a single NFS
served 12TB (RAID6) filesystem. The INO physics simulation cluster has about 60
CPU cores and 12TB storage. The resources are managed by TorquePBS batch
queue system, and monitored by Ganglia. The HAGAR group has 34 desktops, 8 of
which are configured as a cluster with i7-3960X CPU @ 3.30GHz, having 16 GB ram
and 8 TB of storage space. This cluster is based on ROCKS cluster OS, and supports
SGE (Sun Grid Engine) batch queues
The DTP cluster consists of 800+ cores, with 50TB storage capacity.
STCS has Dell PowerEdge R715 (32 core, 64GB RAM, 1TB disk)
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NCRA has a 32-node IBM High Performance Cluster, and a network of servers
and workstations.
NCBS has two modern 1024-core clusters, an older 256-core cluster, and several
smaller machines including some with GPU acceleration. One of the recent clusters
is a shared-memory machine, optimized for data analysis for Next-Generation
Sequencing datasets. The other cluster is a general-purpose compute cluster
equipped with Infiniband interconnects. In addition the campus has a common
petabyte storage array that is directly linked to the clusters. There are several
servers for handling campus IT and network infrastructure including mail, web
services, intranet, and internally developed scientific databases.
ICTS has a 32 node (656 cores) cluster with 50 TB storage, and the LIGO Tier-3 grid
computing cluster: 32 nodes (512 cores) with 48 TB storage.
TCIS has two IBM clusters (CPU+GPU) with 10 TeraFlops, a Fujitsu (CPU) with 20
TeraFlops, as well as a dedicated mail and web server.
In addition, each Department has heavy duty b/w and colour printers.
TIFR also has two large-scale computing facilities, the ILGTI supercomputers and
the CMS grid:
ILGTI supercomputers: The Indian Lattice Gauge Theory Initiative (ILGTI) has a
Bluegene-P supercomputer with a peak performance of 27 Tera-Flops/second
(installed 2008, upgraded 2011), which are located in TIFR Colaba. A Cray XC30
supercomputer with the peak performance of 730 Tera-Flops per second, and with
476 nodes, each with a CPU (Intel Ivy Bridge 10-Core 2.8 GHz) as well as a GPU
(NVIDIA Tesla K20x), is placed at the newly built data center at the Balloon Facility,
TIFR, Hyderabad. The ranking of this supercomputer is 3rd within India and 145th
worldwide (it was 2nd and 113th, respectively, at the time of installation).
CMS grid: TIFR hosts a Tier-2 grid for the CMS Collaboration, with a 10G dedicated
network, 1792 cores and more than 2 Peta-byte of storage. This is equivalent to a 50
Teraflop machine.
** LAN facility:
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The Main campus has a 200Mbps internet lease line 1:1 as primary internet link
BGP configured with 1Gbps NKN link with link redundancy. The campus has
Institute-wide Wireless facility. NCRA has a 10 Gbps LAN. The NCBS campus is
connected by Gigabit Ethernet with a 10GB fibre backbone. TCIS has a 40 Mbps
leased line 1:1 with RF connectivity based primary internet, a 4 Mbps leased line
1:1 with optical connectivity based secondary internet, and a 100 Mbps LAN
network. All the campuses have LAN and wifi in each office and students hostels.
** Proprietary software:
Each campus has subscribed to proprietary software depending on its needs and
priorities.
The Main campus has Matlab R2015B, Sigmaplot 13, Mathematica, Origin 2015,
Solidworks 2015, AutoCAD 2015, Labview 2014, Antivirus AVG 2016, Intel
Compiler NAG Fortran 95 Compiler, Windows OS & MS office, Turbomole HPC
with gcc, mpi, openMP, Gaussian, TCP Linda, Fortran 77, 90, 95 and 2003, Intel
Cluster Studio, PBS, etc.
HBCSE has SPSS, ChemDraw, Dedicated laboratory instrument software, Office
suites, Tally, etc.
CAM has Matlab, Mathematica, Comsol Multiphysics, Absoft, Emplet.
ICTS has Matlab, Mathematica.
TCIS has Microsoft Windows 8.1, Microsoft Office 2013, Symantec Endpoint
Protection 12, Matlab Simulink, Mathematica, LabView, Topspin (NMR), PGI
OpenACC Compiler, Intel Compilers and parallel studio.
** Number of nodes/ computers with internet facility
All computers are provided with internet connectivity
** Any other:
Facilities for Video Conferencing, Video lectures, Podcast, Webcast, Youtube
streaming, Multifunctional printers with scanners, Wireless Access Points, etc. are
available on all campuses.
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4.3.3 What are the institutional plans and strategies for deploying and upgrading the IT
infrastructure and associated facilities?
Funds are ear-marked for periodic upgradation/replacement of servers, desktops,
laptops and peripheral equipment. This is planned and provisioned by the
management bodies consisting of faculty members and executed by scientific /
technical officers. There are separate budget heads to provision for this at CC and
at the department level.
TIFR network has been IPv6 enabled and hence procures all IT devices that are
IPv6 compatible. Also active redundancy has been planned for all the networking
and system devices which will be placed in separate buildings. It has been a
followed practice to plan upgrade IT hardware once in every 5 years. Recently the
standby network service provider link has been provisioned for 10 Gbps. TIFR is
the first institute in the country to be provisioned for such a high internet
connectivity speed. Theoretical Physics department is planning the addition of
1024 Core cluster with high speed interconnect for computational facility.
ICTS is planning to upgrade the existing cluster (656 cores) to at least 2000 CPU
cores by 2017, upgrade the LIGO Tier-3 grid computing center to a Tier-2 center
(at least 2000 CPU cores) by 2017, and have a high availability centralized backup
storage.
4.3.4 Give details on access to on-line teaching and learning resources and other
knowledge and information database/packages provided to the staff and
students for quality teaching, learning and research.
TIFR provides internet facility to all students and faculty members, with which
they can access any online research material and study the material. Access is
provided to the latest configuration of desktops and laptops, access to email, high
speed internet, Open source office suites, etc. to all faculty and students for
improved productivity. Also some of our departments save and upload their
lectures to the internet which is viewed by students and researchers all over the
world. TIFR also podcasts (audio webcasts) some important lectures. We are
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building e-class rooms for delivery of lectures over the internet. The ease of
availability of high performance computing resources for research students have
helped them immensely in expediting their research by more than ten-fold.
Courses and important lectures are video recorded.
The students at other campuses can connect to TIFR Mumbai through VPN, and
can access journals and others subscriptions of the TIFR Mumbai library.
4.3.5 What are the new technologies deployed by the university in enhancing student
learning and evaluation during the last four years and how do they meet new /
future challenges?
In the last four years,
Wired Internet connectivity, and wi-fi access was provided to students in the
labs, student rooms and hostel.
High performance computing facility was given to users for fast computation of
calculation programmes. This has helped the students immensely and also
increased their research output 10 fold.
Proprietary Scientific libraries were purchased for easy and faster calculations.
Some of them are Matlab R2015B, Sigmaplot 13, Mathematica, Origin 2015,
Solidworks 2015, AutoCAD 2015, Labview 2014, Antivirus AVG 2016, Intel
Compiler, NAG Fortran 95 Compiler, Windows OS & MS office, Turbomole. High
performance cluster is loaded with gcc, MPI, openMPI, Gaussian, TCP Linda,
Fortran 77, 90, 95 and 2003. All the above packages are regularly updated,
monitored for use and renewed, for proper license management and
compliance.
VPN access was given to students for remote access of IT resources.
In TCIS, interactive remote class room environment was enabled through video
conferencing (VC) devices for students around the world to attend these
classes. Classes taken in this institute are often shared with other institutions.
Future plans include getting recording devices to record live class room
sessions and make them available on the intranet/internet for the benefit of the
research community around the world. The number of classrooms equipped
with VC device will be increased for more remote classroom programmes.
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4.3.6 What are the IT facilities available to individual teachers for effective teaching
and quality research?
Faculty members have access to individual desktops and or laptops, email,
Internet, Open source office suites, etc.
Campus wide availability of high-speed wired and wireless connectivity
24x7x365 Internet to access scientific journals.
Secured email setup for communication.
Campus residences are internet enabled to work from home after office hours.
Video conference facility is made available in conference rooms. Podcast (audio
webcast) facility is also available in a few locations.
The CCCF provides common facilities for mail, web, FTP, DNS, LDAP authentication,
backup, printing (color and monochrome), plotting services, VPN services to access
journals from public places / off campus residence locations and 24 x 7 x 365 wired
and wireless networking.
4.3.7 Give details of ICT-enabled classrooms/learning spaces available within
the university? How are they utilized for enhancing the quality of teaching and
learning?
Most of the classrooms and lecture rooms in TIFR (around 20 on the Main Campus
and 20 on other campuses) are equipped with audio-visual equipment like
projectors, and internet connectivity. Some also have video-conferencing facilities.
The ICT facilities in these rooms allow the teacher to use online resources or refer
online in order to access specific information during the class. This is especially
useful in advanced lectures. These facilities are also used for listening to lectures
at other institutions, or for transmitting TIFR lectures to other institutions.
Common seminars have also been held. Students can view some of the open
online courses together in the lecture rooms in the evenings.
4.3.8 How are the faculty assisted in preparing computer- aided teaching-learning
materials? What are the facilities available in the university for such initiatives?
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Most of the software tools commonly used for preparing computer-aided learning
materials are available to all faculty members. Assistance in using these tools and
possibly getting other such tools, is provided by the System Administrators or CCCF
staff.
4.3.9 How are the computers and their accessories maintained?
The TIFR computer center has a team to maintain Datacenter servers and network
devices. Annual Maintenance Contracts (AMCs) are given to OEMs for hardware
maintenance. Individual departments have representatives / System
Administrators to maintain the desktops and the laptops of academic members.
They are encouraged to undertake the comprehensive AMCs for the required
desktops. We have an in-house team to maintain all computers and accessories.
Major equipment is under vendor support and AMC.
4.3.10 Does the university avail of the National Knowledge Network connectivity? If so,
what are the services availed of?
TIFR avails of the NKN connectivity. The services we commonly use are: Garuda, 1
GB internet lease line (NKN PUB), NKNGen, Astrosat, DAE and WLCG. Recently the
NKN link has been provisioned for 10 GBps connectivity with a redundant link
available from a different service provider to ensure maximum uptime.
4.3.11 Does the university avail of web resources such as Wikipedia, dictionary and
other education enhancing resources? What are its policies in this regard?
Web resources like Wikipedia form an integral part of teaching. In some courses,
students and teachers even contribute articles / information to Wikipedia.
The Scientific Information Resource Centre (SIRC) maintains a digital library which
subscribes to e-journals and publications related to scientific material. They host
the Libsys software for user interface.
4.3.12 Provide details on the provision made in the annual budget for the update,
deployment and maintenance of computers in the university.
In the 12th plan, a budget provision of 8 crore rupees was made for the update,
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deployment and maintenance of common computing facilities. In addition,

computers & IT infrastructure of various academic departments are upgraded
and maintained through their own budgets, which are in the range of 1-5 crore
rupees per department.
TCIS, the new Department on the Hyderabad campus, has spent about 4 crore
rupees for its initial computing infrastructure. ICTS has spent about 2.2 crore
rupees on initial computing infrastructure.
4.3.13 What plans have been envisioned for the gradual transfer of teaching and
learning from closed university information network to open environment?
Plans are underway to make an archive of live classroom videos and create a
digital library of advanced online courses to make them available to the research
community around the world.
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4.4
Maintenance of Campus Facilities
4.4.1 Does the university have an estate office / designated officer for overseeing the
maintenance of buildings, class-rooms and laboratories? If yes, mention a
few campus specific initiatives undertaken to improve the physical ambience.
The Main Campus is located in a beautiful spot near the seashore in Mumbai, and
has a lot of natural greenery, which keeps the ambience cool and pleasant. The
distinct and diverse flora on campus is maintained and nurtured ably by the
Gardening section. The entries from TIFR regularly get prizes in many gardening
exhibitions and horticultural shows in the city.
The Estate Management is done mainly by the DCSEM unit of DAE, which looks
after the construction / renovation of buildings.
For the maintenance of the buildings, laboratories, etc., there is a dedicated
Technical Services (TSR) Department which also looks after the electrical
installations, air-conditioning, and other allied services. The physical ambience of
the premises is constantly upgraded by this dedicated team along with the
Cosmetic and Gardening sections. Efforts are always on to increase the number of
classrooms, laboratories, etc. A single initiative cannot be stated because this is a
round-the-year exercise to maintain the premises in top condition.
4.4.2 How are the infrastructure facilities, services and equipments maintained? Give
details.
The infrastructure facilities and services in the Main Campus are maintained by a
dedicated Technical Services section which has a team of about 150 employees
distributed among the civil, electrical, mechanical, and air-conditioning sections.
Besides it also run three shifts to look after critical installations such as the
electrical sub-station and water supply. The equipment for research and
education are maintained by a 100-strong highly skilled permanent scientific
personnel attached to various departments.
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In some Research Centres, infrastructure facilities are maintained by outsourced

housekeeping and security staff. Minor electrical, plumbing, carpentry, air
conditioning, etc. are maintained through Lab and Works Assistants employed by
the institute. Major repairs are carried out by professional agencies/contractors.
Comprehensive Annual Maintenance Contracts (CAMC) exist for maintenance and
servicing of critical installations, e.g. CCTV, elevators, Air-Conditioning, DG Set,
UPS, HT and LT installations, to maintain the installation in good condition for
uninterrupted services.
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STUDENT SUPPORT AND
PROGRESSION
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Criteria-wise inputs (B2-Student Support)
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Student support and progression

5.1
Student Mentoring and Support
5.1.1 Does the university have a system for student support and mentoring? If
yes, what are its structural and functional characteristics?
Each Department has a representative on the relevant Subject Boards, who acts as
the mentor for the entering students of that department. Some Departments
assign an individual mentor for each student, while some have a panel of
three/four faculty members that looks after all the students till they register for
their Ph.D. The mentors advise the students on the academic requirements they
must satisfy, the courses they must take and the electives they may choose from,
depending on their interests and prior preparation. They also keep the students
informed about various department policies, and are the first point of contact for
any problems the students may face.
The Course Coordinator is in direct contact with the students throughout their
coursework. He/she takes frequent informal feedback from the students about the
courses, and conveys it to the instructors anonymously.
When the students complete their coursework and register for their Ph.D., they are
assigned a Thesis Committee, consisting of three members: the guide and two
other faculty members. This committee monitors the progress of the student
towards the Ph.D. degree. The members meet the student, together or individually,
a few times a year. The student normally gives an annual presentation to the
committee. In case of any problems between the student and the guide, the
committee tries to resolve the issue.
In case of any problems of a personal or psychological nature, the services of a
counsellor are available on-campus or in nearby facilities.
5.1.2 Apart from classroom interaction, what are the provisions available for
academic mentoring?
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The instructors of courses are available to the students even outside the classroom
hours for discussion, clarification and advice. In addition, some courses have
teaching assistants or graders, who are typically senior graduate students who
know the subject matter well, and who may be approached with any question.
Apart from this, TIFR has a very open culture and students are strongly
encouraged to interact with all faculty members. They are free to discuss their
academic problems with any faculty member they feel comfortable with, and it is
common for students to do so.
5.1.3 Does the university have any personal enhancement and development
schemes such as career counselling, soft skill development, career-pathidentification, and orientation to well-being for its students? Give details of such
schemes.
There are no formal schemes of this nature. However the faculty members
themselves act as mentors to guide the students on the right career path, by
introducing them to the techniques and subtleties of scientific research.
5.1.4 Does the university provide assistance to students for obtaining educational loans
from banks and other financial institutions?
This question does not arise for TIFR since almost all the students are pursuing
their Ph.D., and they are given Fellowships and Contingency grants as per the DAE
norms. Only nominal fees are collected from the student. In case the student
requires any financial or otherwise assistance for attending workshops, schools
within India or abroad, the institute provides any documents required by the
funding organization.
5.1.5 Does the university publish its updated prospectus and handbook
annually? If yes, what are the main issues / activities/ information included /
provided to students through these documents? Is there a provision for online
access?
Each Department of TIFR has its own prospectus. They are updated about once a
year and are available online on the Department websites for public viewing. A
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prospectus typically informs the students about the faculty members of the
department and their research activities. It also describes the admission process,
coursework and research facilities available in the department.
5.1.6 Specify the type and number of university scholarships / freeships given to
the students during the last four years. Was financial aid given to them on time?
Give details (in a tabular form) for the following categories:
UG/PG/M.Phil/Ph.D./ Diploma/others (please specify).
All the TIFR students get Fellowships according to the rules of the DAE. Currently,
these are Rs. 25000 (28000) per month for the students before (after) the Ph.D.
registration. In addition, the students get a contingency grant of Rs. 32000 per
annum. In addition, The students in the M.Sc. (Biology) programme are paid Rs.
12000 per month and those in the M.Sc. (Wildlife Biology) programme are paid Rs.
10000 per month. The Fellowships are always paid on time, at the same time as
the salaries of other TIFR employees including the academic staff. Nominal fees of
Rs. 4000 per annum are paid by the respective Departments to the University Cell
directly; no fees are charged to the students.
A table of the total number of students in TIFR in the above categories is given
below.
Category
2015-16
2014-15
2013-14
2012-13
Ph.D./ I-Ph.D.
(doctoral)
529
516
477
456
M.Sc.
(postgraduate)
49
42
47
48
Total
578
558
534
504
5.1.7 What percentage of students receive financial assistance from state government,
central government and other national agencies (Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana
(KVPY), SN Bose Fellow, etc.)?
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The Fellowships of all TIFR students come from DAE, and hence there is no need for
financial assistance from any other agency. Some students avail of competitive
fellowships like Shyama Prasad Mukherjee (SPM) Fellowship of CSIR.
5.1.8 Does the university have an International Student Cell to attract foreign students
and cater to their needs?
There is no International Student Cell. However, we do facilitate the admission
process for international students, by allowing them to take the written test in a
nearby university / consulate, and the interview over Skype.
5.1.9 Does the university provide assistance to students for obtaining educational loans
from banks and other financial institutions?
This question does not arise for TIFR since almost all the students are pursuing
their Ph.D., and they are given Fellowships and Contingency grants as per the DAE
norms. Only nominal fees are collected from the student. In case the student
requires any financial or otherwise assistance for attending workshops, schools
within India or abroad, the institute provides any documents required by the
funding organization.
5.1.10 What types of support services are available for
overseas students
There is no special support, however the admission process is facilitated for them
by allowing them to give the written test in a nearby university and the interview
over video-conference or Skype.
physically challenged / differently-abled students
The examination process is facilitated for them by providing them accessibility and
adequate support. For example, for a partially visually handicapped student, we
allow any scribe of the choice of the student, give him/her sufficient extra time,
and provide a question paper with a large font.
Most of the TIFR academic area (especially the lecture rooms, the auditorium, the
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canteen and the library) are wheelchair accessible.

SC/ST, OBC and economically weaker sections
No special support, however we provide Fellowships for all students, and
accommodation for all Ph.D. and I-Ph.D. students, during the tenure of their
studies.
students participating in various competitions/conferences in India and abroad
For students participating in conferences, we provide (a limited amount of)
support from the available funds. A student can typically go for two national
conferences (with full support) and one international conference (with half
support) with this funding. TIFR also facilitates the visa process by providing
appropriate documentation.
health centre, health insurance etc.
All the students can avail of the on-campus medical facilities and counsellor
services. They may also be referred to external doctors on the TIFR panel, or to
nearby hospitals, for treatment. They are a part of a group insurance plan.
In some Research Centres, the students are also registered under the CHSS
(Contributory Health Service Scheme), with which they can get treated in any of
the hospitals listed. .
skill development (spoken English, computer literacy, etc.)
Scientific Communication courses are held in many TIFR Research Centres. Courses
in spoken and written English have also been offered, though not regularly.
Students who have not had sufficient exposure to computers are offered a
programming course.
performance enhancement for slow learners
Since the TIFR admission process is very selective, we do not face this issue.
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exposure of students to other institutions of higher learning/ corporates/business

houses, etc.
Students get exposure to other institutions of higher learning through the vibrant
visitors programme of TIFR, in which several national and international experts
from various renowned institutions visit TIFR. The students also participate in
summer schools, winter schools, conferences and workshops held in various
institutions. In case the research group of the student has a collaboration with
another institution, often the student has the opportunity to visit the partner
institution for carrying out part of the research. Some of the students working in
large international collaborations (like the LHC in CERN, Geneva) have their
experiments in large institutions, and experience the work atmosphere there.
publication of student magazines
The TIFR Students Society (TSS) in Colaba brings out a magazine ``Crescendo.
5.1.11 Does the university provide guidance and/or conduct coaching classes for
students appearing for Civil Services, Defense Services, NET/SET and any other
competitive examinations? If yes, what is the outcome?
No such coaching classes are conducted. However, most TIFR students in relevant
disciplines appear for, and successfully clear, the NET examination.
5.1.12 Mention the policies of the university for enhancing student participation in
sports and extracurricular activities through strategies / schemes such as
additional academic support and academic flexibility in examinations, special
dietary requirements, sports uniform and materials, any other (please specify)
TIFR Main Campus, and most of its Research Centres, have well-equipped gyms,
badminton and tennis courts, basketball and volleyball nets, and space for
students to play football and cricket.
5.1.13 Does the university have an institutionalized mechanism for students
placement? What are the services provided to help students identify job
opportunities, prepare themselves for interview, and develop entrepreneurship
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skills?
For the majority of TIFR Ph.D. students, the first employment is a post-doctoral
position in a research institution within or outside India. Many of these students
are expected to apply for faculty positions in various universities and institutions in
India and abroad. Since the expertise of the students is very specialized and
directed mainly towards academic institutions, there is no Student Placement Cell,
However NCBS has also held Career Symposia for such young researchers, to
which heads of leading research institutions and industries have been invited.
It may be noted that almost 100% of the students getting their Ph.D. from TIFR go
on to get a position in academics, education, industry, or corporate sector.
5.1.14 Give the number of students selected during campus interviews by different
employers (list the employers and the number of companies who visited the
campus during the last four years).
There are no campus interviews. The students, while getting their Ph.D., become
world experts in very specialized disciplines and get their further positions based
on their expertise and research output.
5.1.15 Does the university have a registered Alumni Association? If yes, what are its
activities and contributions to the development of the university?
TIFR has an active alumni association (TIFR Alumni Association: TAA). The aims of
TAA are:
To provide a forum for members of the Association for interaction and
to sustain a sense of belonging amongst the members of the Association
with TIFR through mutually beneficial contacts.
To provide avenues for drawing upon the knowledge and expertise of
the alumni for furthering the cause of the Institute as a leading Center of
Excellence.
To foster linkages amongst the alumni and to promote personal and
friendly relations through meetings and get-togethers among members
of the Association.
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To collect, publish and distribute such information as may be useful to

members of the Association.
To undertake all such activities as are incidental or conducive to the

attainment of the above aims and objectives.
The activities of TAA include
The National Science Day Public Lecture on every Feb 28th
The JRD Tata Public Lecture on every July 29th
Publication of a Newsletter every December
TAA Excellence Award for persons with significant contributions to any
field in science and technology
Ramakrishna Cowsik and Saraswathi Cowsik medals to TIFR members
below 35 years for an outstanding paper in any field
Patent awards to encourage innovation
Excellence in Teaching awards to recognize contributions to graduate

level teaching in TIFR.
Best Thesis Awards in Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics,
Computer Science and Science Education.
5.1.16 Does the university have a student grievance redressal cell? Give details of the
nature of grievances reported. How were they redressed?
There is no Student Grievance Redressal Cell. Student grievances are handled first
by the departmental Subject Board Representative. If needed further, academic
grievances are handled by the Convener of the Subject Board, and the Dean of
Graduate Studies. The grievances that are administrative in nature are handled by
the Department Chair or the Dean of the Faculty.
Students have direct access to all the office bearers mentioned above. They also
have representatives in various committees where they can express their
grievances directly. Grievances like department transfers, fellowship increases,
canteen food variety and quality, access to sports space and equipment, have
been addressed to the satisfaction of all stakeholders.
5.1.17 Does the university promote a gender-sensitive environment by (i) conducting
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gender related programmes (ii) establishing a cell and mechanism to deal with
issues related to sexual harassment? Give details.
TIFR has a Womens Cells in its Colaba campus as well as at its Research Centres
HBCSE, NCRA, NCBS, ICTS and TCIS. These are set up according to the Sexual
Harrassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act,
2013. The Cells have representatives from the faculty, scientific and administrative
staff, and work towards ensuring the safety, security and dignity of women
employees as well as students in TIFR.
The Womens Cells conduct gender sensitisation programmes for all members of
TIFR. These programmes vary from lectures by well-known speakers involved with
gender equality issues, plays, workshops and cultural programmes, all revolving
around the theme of gender sensitisation. There are on average two such
programmes a year.
Details are available at http://www.tifr.res.in/~womencell/index.html
5.1.18 Is there an anti-ragging committee? How many instances, if any, have been
reported during the last four years and what action has been taken in these cases?
TIFR does not currently have an anti-ragging committee, however any student can
approach the respective Faculty Dean or Graduate Studies Dean with any
complaint. All the students in TIFR are postgraduate, and the number is relatively
small. No instances of ragging have been reported so far. However, every year at
the time of joining TIFR, all the students sign an anti-ragging affidavit, pledging
that they will not indulge in ragging.
5.1.19 How does the university elicit the cooperation of all its stakeholders to
ensure the overall development of its students?
The faculty as well as administration in TIFR is always open to discussions with the
students and to address any issues that they may have. The students have a TIFR
Students Society (TSS), which may also bring such common issues to the attention
of the authorities. Students are represented on some of the committees that
concern them directly.
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5.1.20 How does the university ensure the participation of women students in intraand inter-institutional sports competitions and cultural activities? Provide details
of sports and cultural activities where such efforts were made.
Intra-institutional sports competitions in many sports are organized separately for
men and women. In games like badminton and volleyball, there are often mixed
teams. There are separate gym facilities for men and women, which are used by
many students.
Women students are often at the forefront while organizing, conducting, and
participating in cultural programmes.
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Student Progression
5.2.1 What is the student strength of the university for the current academic year?
Analyse the Programme-wise data and provide the trends for the last four years.
The total number of students in various programmes is given below:
Subject Board
Physics
Chemistry
Biology
Mathematics
Computer and
System Sciences
Science
Education
Total
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
Ph.D.
I-Ph.D.
Ph.D.
I-Ph.D.
Ph.D.
I PhD
M.Sc.
(Biology)
M.Sc.
(Wildlife)
Ph.D.
I Ph.D.
Ph.D.
I-Ph.D.#
83
63
29
4
106
67
82
70
31
7
108
73
102
80
35
10
114
73
2015-16
(current)
112
86
40
12
129
71
33
32
27
34
15
15
15
15
21
42
22
0
19
44
27
0
27
36
24
0
23
23
18
0
Ph.D.
19
16
15
15
504
524
558
578
Programme
# started recently
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5.2.2 What is the programme-wise completion rate during the time span stipulated by
the university?
TIFR expects students in the Ph.D. programmes to complete their Ph.Ds in 5 years,
the students in I-Ph.D. programmes to complete their degree within 6 years, and
those in the M.Sc. programmes in Biology and Wildlife Biology to complete their
degree in 3 and 2 years, respectively. Depending on the circumstances, students
pursuing a Ph.D. degree may be given extensions from a few months to a year.
Programme-wise completion rate is given below. It is calculated based on the
students who joined the university during the years 20052009, and hence
would have been expected to receive a degree before 2015.
Subject Board
Physics
Chemistry
Biology
Mathematics
Programme
Percentage of students completing the course

and getting the degree
Male
Female
68%
58% (+14% with M.Sc.)
73%
75%
86%
100%
Int-Ph.D.
Ph.D.
67% (+33% with M.Sc.)

66%
100%
68%
Int PhD
57% (+ 4% with M. Sc.)
50% (+ 9% with M.Sc.)
M.Sc. (Biology)
M.Sc. (Wildlife)
100%
100%
96%
100%
Ph.D.
75%
50%
34% (+ 54% with M.Sc.)

47%
16% (+ 67% with M.Sc.)

67%
25%
13%
Ph.D.
Int-Ph.D.
Ph.D.
Int Ph.D.
Computer and
System
Sciences
Ph.D.
Science
Education
Ph.D.
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5.2.3 What is the number and percentage of students who appeared/ qualified in
examinations like UGC-CSIR-NET, UGC-NET, SLET, ATE / CAT / GRE / TOFEL /
GMAT / Central / State services, Defense, Civil Services, etc.?
TIFR does not keep an official record of data on the other examinations taken by
its students. Here is a table using the information that the students have provided.
Examination
No. of students
qualified
UGCCSIR
NET
190
JEST
GATE
Civil
Services
Defense
Others
74
156
96
5.2.4 Provide category-wise details regarding the number of Ph.D./ D.Litt./D.Sc.

theses submitted/ accepted/ resubmitted/ rejected in the last four years.
The following table gives the details for students who have submitted their Ph.D.
theses between Apr 2011 Mar 2015. The final results for all these students are
known, and all the theses have been accepted.
Subject Board
Physics
Programme
Ph.D.
I-Ph.D.
Chemistry
Ph.D.
I-Ph.D.
Biology
Ph.D.
I PhD
Mathematics Ph.D.
I Ph.D.
Computer and Ph.D.
System
I-Ph.D.
Sciences
Science
Ph.D.
Education
Total
Number of Ph.D. Theses

Submitted
Accepted
Male
Female
Male
Female
38
8
38
8
28
5
28
5
13
3
13
3
5
1
5
1
22
23
22
23
10
15
10
15
18
2
18
2
9
3
9
3
6
1
6
1
0
0
0
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5.3
Student Participation and Activities
5.3.1 List the range of sports, cultural and extracurricular activities available to
students. Furnish the programme calendar and provide details of students
participation.
Sports activities: Students participate in outdoor sports like football, volley ball,
cricket, tennis, and indoor sports like badminton, table tennis and chess.
Competitions in these sports are organized normally once a year by the students in
the hostel, and faculty members also participate in these events. Besides this,
during the Founders Day celebration (the last week of October every year), TIFR
organizes sports competitions in which students participate. The Research Centres
of TIFR have their own sports facilities.
There are two main cultural events on the Colaba campus, one on Founders Day
(Oct 30th), and the other on Republic day. There is a large student participation in
these programmes, from compering the programme, to performing through songs,
dances and dramas.
5.3.2 Give details of the achievements of students in co-curricular, extracurricular
and cultural activities at different levels: University / State / Zonal / National /
International, etc. during the last four years.
Nikhil Mande (STCS) is the first Indian to solve a Rubik's cube blindfolded in less
than a minute including memorization time. He has set national records in various
speed-cubing events recognized by the World Cube Association during 2011-15,
some of them being, the fastest Indian to solve the Rubik's cube (3x3, 4x4 and
5x5) blindfolded, multiple (13) 3x3's blindfolded in less than an hour and solving a
Rubik's cube in fewest moves possible. The last one is a record he still holds, with
a record of 25 moves. He has also been in the world top 20 for a significant period
of time in some of the above events.
Avanish Shrivastava (DBS) has represented RDVV university at both the regional
and national level in badminton in 2011.
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5.3.3 Does the university conduct special drives / campaigns for students to
promote heritage consciousness?
No such campaign has taken place so far.
5.3.4 How does the university involve and encourage its students to publish materials
like catalogues, wall magazines, college magazine, and other material? List the
major publications/ materials brought out by the students during the last four
academic sessions.
The students in TIFR Colaba bring out a magazine Crescendo.
HBCSE students participate in bringing out daily news bulletins during major
conferences held at the Centre or organized by it. For example, when HBCSE
conducted the International Junior Science Olympiad in Dec 2013, or the
International Physics Olympiad in July 2015, four-page news bulletins were
brought out every day for the 500+ international participants that provided
information about the activities of the event as well as general information about
Indian science and culture.
Some students also write in social media and journals of other science institutes.
Some recent such publications are
Shelved Away: A self-effacing Bangalore bookseller surrounded by his past by

Ravichandran S (Croor Singh) (http://www.caravanmagazine.in/lede/shelvedaway)
Properties of light: implications and applications by Ravichandran S. (Croor

Singh) CONNECT with Indian Institute of Science August 2015 Vol 2, Issue 3
5.3.5 Does the university have a Student Council or any other similar body? Give details on
its constitution, activities and funding.
TIFR Students' Society (TSS) on the Main Campus is an elected students' body
which serves as a point of contact between the students and the institute
administration. The elected members of TSS (a sports secretary, a canteen
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in-charge) look after maintenance of students' hostels and also supervise day-today operations of the students' canteen in TIFR residential colony. Apart from that,
TSS monitors library facilities in the institute and also organises numerous
recreational and cultural activities for students. It arranges private screening of
movies every week. TSS holds annual sports tournament for Football, Volleyball,
Cricket, Badminton, Chess, Table Tennis, etc., and promotes cultural events like
celebrations of various festivities, Freshers' party, Music events, Student-faculty
interaction dinner, etc. Students contribute to most of these activities although
TIFR supports some activities that deal with the improvement of infrastructure.
HBCSE also has a Students committee, consisting of three members selected by
the students and appointed by the Centre Director, which liaises with the faculty
and administration to resolve student related issues.
5.3.6 Give details of various academic and administrative bodies that have student
representatives on them. Also provide details of their activities.
TIFR has student representation on
Canteen Committee, Science Popularization and Public Outreach

Committee, Founders Day Committee at TIFR Colaba
The Hostel Committee, Library Committee, Canteen Committee and

Computer Facilities Committee at NCRA
Campus Services Cell (looking after issues related to the canteen, Fitness
centre, Health Promotion Centre, safety issues and Transport) at ICTS
Academic Affairs Committee, Canteen and Recreation Committee, Hostel

Committee at TCIS.
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Governance, Leadership and Management

6.1
Institutional Vision and Leadership
6.1.1 State the vision and the mission of the university.

Vision of TIFR:
To become a leading scientific research institution in the world, a major
contributor to the growth of human knowledge, and an institution that will
educate and nurture the best scientists and mathematicians in the future. To
contribute to the dissemination of scientific knowledge and the development of
scientific temper in society at large.
Mission of TIFR:
To set up and conduct top quality research in the country, in the areas of
natural sciences, mathematics, computer science and science education
To set up state-of-the-art facilities incorporating advanced scientific

technology
To bring together outstanding scientists and mathematicians, provide them

with world-class research facilities, and create a vibrant research atmosphere
To nurture and train the young scientific talent of the country, expose them to
state-of-the-art research, and make them independent researchers on par
with the best in the world
To cater to the vital need for quality scientific manpower in the country
To contribute to the scientific development of the country by participating in

the development of curricula at all levels, and through outreach activities to
disseminate the knowledge of science and mathematics
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6.1.2 Does the mission statement define the institutions distinctive characteristics in
terms of addressing the needs of the society, the students it seeks to serve, the
institutions tradition and value orientations, its vision for the future, etc.?
An advanced industrial society can be built only on the foundations of advanced
scientific research. This motivates our primary mission of conducting world class
research. The country also has a vital need for high quality scientific manpower,
which is addressed by the activities of our University. We also need to provide
quality science education to the large number of underprivileged students in the
society, and promote scientific temper in the country, a formidable task to which
our various educational activities and outreach programs contribute.
The students who come to TIFR want top-quality education, which would satisfy
their intellectual hunger as well as provide them opportunities for good academic
positions. Their ambition is to become scientists who would contribute to human
knowledge, and teachers who will train the next generation of scientists. Through
our high-quality syllabus, hands-on training and exposure to research, and
apprenticeship under the best scientists in the country, we help them achieve
these goals.
TIFR has the tradition of encouraging depth and breadth of knowledge,
independence of thought, academic freedom, and academic integrity. We seek to
pass these values on to the students that we train. TIFR is a truly national place,
where researchers and students from all parts of the country come together. The
institute has always had an egalitarian ethos, and our students from all
backgrounds imbibe these values.
Our students come to share our vision and values, which then becomes their
mission.
6.1.3 How is the leadership involved
in ensuring the organisations management system development, implementation

and continuous improvement?
The management of the institute vests with the Council of Management and the
Director carries out the work of the institute under the control of the Council in
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accordance with the rule and by-laws for the administration and management of
the institute. The second tier leadership consists of the Centre Directors, the
Deans of various faculties and the Chairs and Conveners of various committees.
The Dean of Graduate Studies plays a key role in administering the Deemed
University.
The Faculties have a continuous peer-review system for all aspects, including
development of curricula, appointments, promotions, choice of research
programs, funding. This leads to a distributed leadership, ensures accountability,
and at the same time assuring academic freedom that is essential for a research
institution to grow to its full potential.
Most departments in the University have had extensive reviews of their quality
and direction of scientific research over the last decade. National as well as
international experts in the respective fields have served on the Review
Committees, and many of the recommendations of these committees have been
discussed and implemented.
in interacting with its stakeholders?

Government: TIFR is a National Centre of the Government of India for Nuclear
Science and Mathematics, and is as an Autonomous Institution of the Department
of Atomic Energy (DAE). As an autonomous grant-in-aid institution of the DAE, TIFR
is primarily funded by the Government of India. Secretary DAE, and Member
Finance (AEC), are members of the Council of Management of TIFR.
Staff: The staff has representations on various committees that cater to their
academic as well as social welfare, where their inputs are taken into account and
incorporated in the functioning of TIFR. Any problems may be addressed through
the mechanisms set up, like the Welfare Committee and the Grievance Cell.
Students: The students have direct access to all the instructors, the Subject Board
Conveners, the Dean of Graduate Studies, the respective Department
Chairpersons and the Director. Various students activities are organized by the
TIFR Students Society, which is partly supported by TIFR, and enjoys a good
rapport with the TIFR administration.
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Society at large: HBCSE works directly in the area of science education, including
the writing of textbooks for primary school children, identifying the lacunae in
basic education and proposing practical solutions. TIFR has an active Outreach
programme in all the cities wherein it has its campuses. Many faculty members in
TIFR write popular science articles in newspapers and magazines.
in reinforcing a culture of excellence?

All major decisions are vetted by an extensive system of peer review. The culture
of excellence has been a part of TIFR since its inception. It is implemented and
nurtured through the faculties, and is encouraged by the leadership. Its results are
apparent in the scientific output and the quality of students that pass out of TIFR.
in identifying organizational needs and striving to fulfill them?

Regular faculty meetings are held where the needs are aired and discussed upon.
The faculty recommendations are taken with the utmost seriousness by the
leadership. The Council of Management of TIFR is supportive of the tradition of
academic freedom in the institute.
6.1.4 Were any of the top leadership positions of the university vacant for more than a
year? If so, state the reasons.
No.
6.1.5 Does the university ensure that all positions in its various statutory bodies are
filled and meetings conducted regularly?
Yes.
6.1.6 Does the university promote a culture of participative management? If
yes, indicate the levels of participative management.
All academic decisions are taken with the participation of Faculties. All
Management decisions are aided by specific committees consisting of
academicians from various Faculties. Please refer to 6.1.3 above.
6.1.7 Give details of the academic and administrative leadership provided by the
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university to its affiliated colleges and the support and encouragement

given to them to become autonomous.
Not Applicable
6.1.8 Have any provisions been incorporated / introduced in the University Act and
Statutes to provide for conferment of degrees by autonomous colleges?
Not Applicable
6.1.9 How does the university groom leadership at various levels? Give details.
Young faculty members are included in various committees, and with the passage
of time, they acquire more experience and are given more responsibilities. Faculty
members who have shown good judgement and special abilities in this regard are
entrusted with higher responsibilities of being a Chair or Convener. This results
into the formation of the next generation of Institute leadership.
Most of the positions of responsibility are for a limited tenure, which offers the
opportunity and encourages the next generation to take over the responsibilities.
6.1.10 Has the university evolved a knowledge management strategy? If yes, give details.
Over the last 60 years of its existence, TIFR has developed systems and processes
which are now tried and tested. In the participatory management style involving
committees of faculty members, the younger members learn these systems from
their seniors and by direct experience. Minutes are maintained of all important
committee decisions, which are an invaluable source of institutional memory.
6.1.11 How are the following values reflected in the functioning of the university?
Contributing to national development

TIFR is one of Indias premier scientific research organizations. It has been the
cradle of the atomic energy programme and the birthplace of BARC and ECIL. TIFR
has also initiated several institutions like SAMEER, NCST now C-DAC, SCL, and
provided major contributions to CMC, and CDoT.
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It has also been the training ground for bright young scientists who are faculty in
leading institutions in the nation.
TIFR has been involved in taking up and implementing many large scientific
projects, which have been instrumental in taking Indian science forward, and
making a name in the international scientific community. Many faculty members of
TIFR serve in advisory capacities in other institutions, as well as in national
committees formed by various government agencies.
Fostering global competencies among students

The fundamental research done in TIFR is globally competitive, with more than
500 papers published every year in reputed international journals. TIFR students
are exposed to this research atmosphere right from the time they join the
institute, and are treated as a part of the research community. They are allowed
and encouraged to participate in the activities like seminars and colloquia
organized by any department of TIFR, right from the first day. Once they have their
new results, they are encouraged and supported to participate in conferences
where they can present their results and obtain feedback.
Inculcating a sound value system among students

Students are normally a part of a lab or a research group. The scientific values and
ethics are imbibed from the senior researchers in the group.
Promoting use of technology

The laboratories in TIFR are some of the well-equipped in the country, often on
par with the best in the world. The students working in these laboratories become
familiar with the latest equipment, technology and its innovative uses. The
Institute has state-of-the-art computational facilities which are often an integral
part of the students research. Technology useful for pedagogy and scientific
presentations projectors and audio-visual equipment are available in all lecture
rooms, with video-conferencing facilities provided in some of them.
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Quest for excellence:

The research done in TIFR is of very high international standards. Over the years
some major breakthroughs in science and mathematics have been reported.
Students participate in this research and are often the key drivers of it, and in this
way, first hand, imbibe the quest for excellence. The graduate courses are also
designed such that the students not only gain the knowledge needed but also gain
an appreciation for excellence across broad scientific areas.
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6.2
Strategy Development and Deployment
6.2.1 Does the university have a perspective plan for development? If yes, what
aspects are considered in the development of policies and strategies?
From the time our founder Dr Homi Bhabha set up the Institute, we have always
viewed our present existence and future in terms of a long term vision and plan
for what we want to become and how we can get there. In all this, we are
conscious of our special responsibility as the premier scientific research institute in
the country.
The development of new areas of research in TIFR has taken place organically, and
as a result of these, new Research Centres, Field Stations, and Facilities have come
into existence. Our future development plans are now under consideration, which
will lead to a thriving new campus in Hyderabad.
Following are the aspects that act as guiding principles:
Vision and mission

TIFR aims to be among the leading scientific research centers in the world, where
originality and academic integrity are supremely valued and where advanced
scientific knowledge gets continuously created and disseminated. It aspires to be
the cradle of Indian scientific manpower and to nurture and mentor the next
generation of top research scientists and university professors in the country and
to bring them at par with the best in the world. Our strategies for development
flow from these considerations. The details are given below:
Teaching and learning

TIFR selects its students via a nationwide competitive examination followed by
interviews, for which more than 20000 students appear every year. As a result, we
get very good students, and our challenge is to make them even better, and to
help them develop their latent scientific talent, so that they become comparable
to their peers in the best universities across the world. From the teaching
perspective, this involves keeping a continuous tab of new developments in the
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subjects and going on modifying our course contents in their light. Besides this
continuous development, every few years the various Subject Boards revisit their
own syllabi and update them. From the learning perspective, the TIFR endeavors
to provide an enabling environment to our students, which is rich in intellectual
stimulation, and at the same time has enough interaction with scientists in the
area and supervision and feedback by the teachers. The time they spend in the
excellent library and laboratories that we have built over the years are of great
help to the students to learn their discipline, in conjunction with our formal
courses and examinations. We always try to bring a sense of creative play to all
our teaching/learning interactions.
Research and development

Scientific research is the primary activity of the Tata Institute of Fundamental
Research. We have given details of our research achievements -- in each of our six
major areas of Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Computer Science and
Science Education -- in section B2-III of this document. Our PhD students play an
integral role in our research projects, and this apprenticeship is perhaps the most
important part of their training in the TIFR Deemed University.
The developmental activities that we carry out flow organically from our research
interests. Some examples are
advanced scientific technology like laser, thin films, superconductivity, nanoelectronics, applications of modern developments in condensed matter
physics,
development of detectors of radiation from gamma ray, X-ray to radio waves,
particle detectors at the particle accelerators and colliders,
methods of producing new chemicals via synthetic chemistry, nano-catalysis.
Our R&D strategy is to bring together advanced scientific research and technical
expertise, to produce innovative products and processes to build human capability
in the long term.
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Community engagement
In TIFR we are acutely conscious of our responsibility to raise both scientific
knowledge and scientific temper in our country, and help its transformation into a
modern knowledge based society and economy. Towards this end, we engage in
three kinds of community engagement activities.
(i) We have an active outreach program, which involves Open House days, science
lecture-demonstrations, rural outreach programme, National Science Day
programmes, science camps, night-sky observations, Chai-and-Why (scientists to
people) sessions, camps for teachers and students, etc.
(ii) We have a continuous series of public lectures at TIFR by distinguished
scientists in the world, which has now been going on for many decades. Many
Nobel Prize winners have spoken in this series. It is well attended by students as
well as ordinary citizens.
(iii) HBCSE engages in teaching activities and science camps for underprivileged
students, including students at `Ashram Schools' in remote areas.
Human resource planning and development

Our recruitment of the faculty entirely focusses on research achievements and
scholarship of the candidates. This way, we are able to recruit the best scientific
manpower in the country, and also the cream of returning young Indian scientists
who have been awarded their Ph.Ds or postdoctoral fellowships abroad. Once a
young faculty member joins TIFR, he/she begins to take part in the nurture of
students, and by and by assumes more responsibilities including lecturing and
being the formal guide of a student. Thus, our faculty members begin as excellent
scientists and then grow into the role of active and enthusiastic teachers.
Besides the Faculty, we have a large support staff. Our policy is to treat them as
partners in our larger aims, and to encourage them to take responsibility, to make
innovations, and to grow with the job.
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Industry interaction
While TIFR is primarily an institute for fundamental research, and most of the
funding is from government sources, the interactions of faculty members with
industries related to their research interests is encouraged. There have been some
research projects funded by the industry, and some industries have formal MoUs
with TIFR that facilitate collaborations. Internships of people from industry in TIFR,
and access to industry level technology to TIFR members, has been of mutual
benefit.
Internationalisation
Advanced scientific research is truly international in character, and so TIFR has a
very big interface with the international scientific community. A very large number
of TIFR faculty members have had their Ph.D. or postdoctoral training abroad.
Every year a few hundred collaborative research visits take place from TIFR to
advanced scientific centers around the world. Similarly, a very large number of
foreign scientists visit TIFR every year for collaborative research.
Besides these visits, a few hundred visits take place for participating in
conferences. This includes international conferences hosted at TIFR, which serve to
attract international attention to important new research done here. Senior Ph.D.
students take part in these international exchanges, and by the time they finish
their Ph.D., they become well aware of the state-of-the-art developments in their
field all across the world, and develop many international contacts. A large number
of our Ph.D.s go abroad for their postdoctoral work, which in particular leads to
international awareness of their research accomplishments at TIFR.
In addition to the above personal contacts, TIFR faculty serve on important
international scientific committees, are members of international academies and
editorial boards of international journals. A very large number of research papers
coming out of TIFR, including the results of Ph.D. theses written in TIFR, appear in
prestigious international journals.
Through international engagement of the above kinds, the TIFR leadership makes a
conscious effort to ensure that even though we are geographically located far
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away from Europe/North America, TIFR remains in the mainstream of international

scientific activities.
6.2.2 Describe the universitys internal organizational structure and decision making
processes and their effectiveness.
The University has grown from the parent TIFR, which is a research institute. The
organization structure of the TIFR Deemed University is the organizational
structure of TIFR.
The management of the institute vests with the Council of Management and the
Director carries out the work of the institute under the control of the Council in
accordance with the rule and by-laws for the administration and management of
the institute. The second tier leadership consists of the Centre Directors, the
Deans of various faculties and the Chairs and Conveners of various committees.
For the list of members of the Council of Management, please see Annexure B2-E.
The Director of TIFR has the powers of the Vice Chancellor of the TIFR Deemed
University. The Deemed University is administered by the Dean of Graduate
Studies. The Deans of various faculties are responsible for handling the
administrative and financial matters related to their Schools. The National Centres
of TIFR have their own Centre Directors, who have more autonomy. The Centre
Directors and Deans are directly involved in all decisions that concern their
respective research Centres or academic disciplines. All important decisions are
aided by consultative committees consisting of academicians.
The Faculties have a continuous peer-review system for all aspects, including
development of curricula, appointments, promotions, choice of research
programs, funding. This leads to a distributed leadership, ensures accountability,
and at the same time assures academic freedom that is essential for a research
institution to grow to its full potential.
The TIFR Deemed University is in charge of the TIFR Graduate School, which offers
M.Sc., Integrated M.Sc-Ph.D, and Ph.D. programmes in Physics, Chemistry, Biology,
Mathematics, Computer Science and Science Education. Six Subject Boards, one
for each of the above disciplines, take care of setting down the academic
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requirements and curricula for their disciplines. The Academic Council of TIFR,
which consists of the Director, the Dean of Graduate Studies, all the Deans of
faculties, all Conveners of Subject Boards, and eminent faculty members from
other institutions, oversees the functioning of the Graduate School and acts as the
final authority on the granting of degrees from TIFR. The administration of the
Deemed University is handled through the TIFR University Cell, which is led by the
Deputy Registrar (Academic).
For the list of members of the Academic Council and various Subject Boards,
please see Annexure B2-F.
6.2.3 Does the university have a formal policy to ensure quality? How is it designed,
driven, deployed and reviewed?
There is no formal policy written down to ensure quality. However the history,
culture and ethos of TIFR emphasises good quality in research and teaching. There
are committees in place, like the Academic Council and the Subject Boards, to
form guidelines and keep checks on the continued quality of education and
research.
6.2.4 Does the university encourage its academic departments to function
independently and autonomously and how does it ensure accountability?
The departments of TIFR indeed act as academically autonomous units, except
that all are governed by the guidelines laid out by the respective Subject Boards.
The Subject Boards ensure that the minimum academic requirements are satisfied
by all students. The processes of admissions, registrations and thesis submissions
for all students are controlled by the Subject Boards, thus ensuring minimum
uniform quality across all departments belonging to that Subject Board. The
quality control over all the Subject Boards is maintained by the Academic Council,
and the Dean of Graduate Studies, who have access to all the theses and their
examiners reports, and who have to be satisfied about the quality of the thesis
before allowing the final degree to be awarded.
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6.2.5 During the last four years, have there been any instances of court cases filed by and
against the institute? What were the critical issues and verdicts of the courts on
these issues?
The list of court cases filed against and by TIFR in the last four years are given in
Annexure B2-G.
6.2.6 How does the university ensure that grievances / complaints are promptly
attended to and resolved effectively? Is there a mechanism to analyse the
nature of grievances for promoting better stakeholder-relationship?
The Grievance Cell of the Institute chaired by a professor and consists of several
senior members of the Institute, both academic, as well as non-academic. The
mandate of the grievance cell is to assess and consider grievances and complaints
of staff members including students / post docs etc., on any matter concerning
their service in the Institute.
According to the procedure, the student or staff member should first approach in
writing, his/her supervisor with the grievance and if after a reasonable interval of
time (up to 2 months), the grievance is not attended to or if the member is not
satisfied with the action taken, he/she may submit the grievance in writing to the
Director, who may forward it to the Deputy Registrar for proper registration
of the grievance. The staff member or student may send a copy of the
grievance to the Chairperson, Grievance Cell for advance information.
The Grievance Cell is authorized to consider cases thus received, call for related
files/papers from the concerned section and make suitable recommendations
to the Director for consideration. Minutes of the Grievance Cell meetings are
sent to the Director with a copy to the Registrar. The action taken report from
the concerned department is sent to the Chairperson, Grievance Cell for record
keeping.
The Chairperson of the Grievance Cell is also nominated as the nodal authority of
TIFR to the Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances,
Government of India for all Grievances related matters. He/she interacts with the
Centralized Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS)
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whenever required.
The Grievance cell of the Institute has disposed off several grievances of the staff
members to their satisfaction and has forwarded any comments or suggestions
from staff members to the appropriate authority for consideration and necessary
action. The grievance cell ensures that the grievances/ complaints are timely
attended to and hence regular meetings and discussions over a dedicated internal
web portal (Manch) are held. A response to each and every grievance is given in
writing and the grievance cell makes all attempts to resolve the grievance by
making appropriate recommendations to the Director, and ensures promoting
healthy stakeholder-relationship in the Institute.
TIFR also has a Public Information Officer who takes care of any RTI queries.
6.2.7 Does the university have a mechanism for analyzing student feedback on
institutional performance? If yes, what was the institutional response?
Students often fill out a course evaluation form which is given as feedback to the
course instructors. Students are also represented on various committees, and
even otherwise their informal feedback is often taken into account in matters that
concern them.
6.2.8 Does the university conduct performance audit of the various departments?
Though the Deemed University has not been conducting periodic reviews, TIFR
itself has been conducting reviews, both internal and external, with a funding
perspective and also from a performance viewpoint.
With growing financial support from the government, there is a growing need for
accountability from the PIs. Towards this, TIFR has been following an extensive
review process at the beginning of each plan period (typically every five year) and
at the mid-term (at two-three year), along with an annual internal scrutiny of the
money being spent vis-a vis the outcomes projected and achieved. The PIs have
to present and defend their project proposal at the departmental level followed
by a pan-TIFR committee called a Working Group (WG) which carries out its own
in-depth discussions/ reviews. Further external referee reports are sought from
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experts within and outside India for each of the proposals, and the PIs make their
final presentations to an External Committee, comprising experts from various
institutes across India. The final allocations are made by the Institute, based on
the recommendations of the External expert committee. This extensive process is
repeated at the mid-term period to review the progress made and approve any
new proposals. Besides this, every year the Institutes Internal Working Group
(IWG) scrutinizes the progress achieved by each PI and makes yearly allocation.
TIFR has also been conducting a performance audit of its Departments to review
their scientific goals and long term visions. Towards this, each Department and
Centre has been conducting a departmental review wherein an external review
committee comprising eminent and renowned scientists from India and abroad in
the research area is invited to go through the departments achievements and
future goals. They review the entire faculty, students, scientific staff,
infrastructural constraints, administrative issues, etc. and identify problems and
strengths, and recommend steps to improve.
6.2.9 What mechanisms have been evolved by the university to identify the
developmental needs of its affiliated institutions?
TIFR does not have any affiliated institutions.
6.2.10 Does the university have a vibrant College Development Council (CDC) /
Board of College and University Development (BCUD)? If yes, detail its structure,
functions and achievements.
Such bodies do not exist in TIFR currently.
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Faculty Empowerment Strategies
6.3.1 What efforts have been made to enhance the professional development of
teaching and non-teaching staff?
TIFR has always supported faculty members, scientific staff and students for
participation in international and national conferences, workshops and schools as
an essential element of their scientific activities and professional advancement.
This policy has been practiced in the Institute since its inception, over the last
several decades. These visits provide an opportunity to exchange knowledge and
interact with international experts and peers, and exposes them to current trends
and ideas in their research fields. Similarly, students in the final year of their Ph.D.
are strongly encouraged to submit papers and attend an international conference
in their area of research.
Financial support is provided through Internal Deputation funds and Foreign
Deputation funds. The by-laws of TIFR allow for flexible leave policies, to facilitate
these. This is a part of the systematic policy of TIFR to encourage academic
exchange and collaborative visits.
TIFR also encourages its faculty members to organize conferences and workshops,
and to develop Visitors Programmes, so that experts in respective fields may visit
the institute, and others may also benefit from it. Every year there is a special
Conference budget earmarked for this.
6.3.2 What is the outcome of the review of various appraisal methods used by the
university? List the important decisions.
TIFR uses appraisals at multiple levels.
(i) Individual appraisals of faculty members: these are carried out every year
through a self-assessment report, and at the time of every promotion in
greater detail, where the opinions of international experts in the relevant fields
are also sought. The career profile of a faculty member is decided by this.
(ii) Appraisals of research programmes and individual projects: TIFR has been
following an extensive review process at the beginning of each plan period
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(typically every five year) and at the mid-term (at two-three year), along with
an annual internal scrutiny of the money being spent vis-a vis the outcomes
projected and achieved. The outcomes of the programmes are reviewed,
feedback given, and projections for continuation / modifications of the
programmes are made.
(iii) Appraisals of the Departments: these take place about every decade, where
an external committee of international experts is invited to offer an evaluation
of the research programmes of the Departments and their long-term future.
These appraisals help the Departments and the Institute to reorient their
research priorities and move to different research areas. For example, based
on the recommendations of the Review Committee, the School of
Mathematics decided to focus more towards modern number theory. The
Department of Theoretical Physics started a new research group on Cosmology
and Astroparticle Physics.
6.3.3 What are the welfare schemes available for teaching and non- teaching staff?
What percentage of staff have benefitted from these schemes in the last four
years? Give details.
TIFR has a Welfare Committee, which discusses all matters related to staff welfare
and cultural activities and make specific recommendations to the concerned
authorities for their consideration. The committee assists any staff member who
wishes to discuss a welfare issue and brings welfare concerns to the attention of
the authorities. Proposals received for organizing certain activities or programmes
for staff welfare are discussed in the committee which recommends financial
support from the welfare budget. Some of the activities of the welfare committee
in last four years are:
First aid training programme - 34 staff members participated
Financial support for conducting the programme for "Marathi language day"
Monthly Honorarium for about two years to clinical psychologists at Health

Promotion Centre
Travel support to a member of National Association for government

employees.
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KRAV MAGA: a self defence programme. About 30 staff members

participated.
Rs. 30000/- per year to a member for participating in the National

Championship Competition for Body Building.
Financial support towards medical expenses for family members of institute

staff.
6.3.4 What are the measures taken by the university for attracting and retaining
eminent faculty?
TIFR is one of the premier research institutions of India, and its reputation, built
over decades by its scientific output, acts as a major attractor for the leading
experts in the world. Further, the Departments in TIFR also take proactive
measures in attracting such scientists. Search Committees are constituted in many
departments, which keep an eye open for potential faculty candidates, and also
periodically ask worldwide experts to suggest suitable names. Some senior faculty
members regularly attend the Young Investigators Meeting, to keep track of
talented postdocs in the country. Potential candidates shortlisted by the Search
Committees are encouraged to visit TIFR and interact with the Department
members, where they can get an exposure to TIFR and its vibrant research
atmosphere. They are also then encouraged to apply.
New faculty members joining TIFR are given generous financial support, to start
their own programme and establish their own lab, with startup grants and also
guidance on applying for funds. TIFR offers attractive remuneration along with
housing. Faculty are allowed to make use of infrastructure available in other
Centres of TIFR also, for their research.
A transparent process exists for promotion which is given on the basis of
evaluation of the scientific work of faculty members. Research funds are allocated
to the faculty members depending on a well established review process of
research proposals. Complete academic freedom is given to follow their own line
of research, as long as quality is maintained.
The academic atmosphere in TIFR, the chance to interact with colleagues and
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visitors who are experts in their fields, as well as students who are among the
best in the country, has resulted in TIFR being a place to attract and retain quality
faculty members.
6.3.5 Has the university conducted a gender audit during the last four years? If yes,
mention a few salient findings.
No formal gender audit has been carried out.
6.3.6 Does the university conduct any gender sensitization programmes for its
faculty?
The Womens Cells in the Colaba campus and other Research Centres of TIFR
conduct gender sensitisation programs for all members of TIFR. These programs
vary from lectures by well-known speakers involved with gender equality issues,
plays, workshops and cultural programs, all revolving around the theme of gender
sensitisation. There are on average two such programs a year. Details can be
obtained at http://www.tifr.res.in/~womencell/index.html
6.3.7 What is the impact of the Universitys Academic Staff College Programmes in
enhancing the competencies of the university faculty?
There is no Academic Staff College Programme.
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6.4.1 What is the institutional mechanism available to monitor the effective and
efficient use of financial resources?
TIFR has an Internal Working Group (IWG) for the proper allocation of plan funds.
In addition, there is a Budget Planning Group (BPG) whose mandate includes
budget planning, monitoring, and overall coordination of plan and non-plan
projects and reporting their progress to DAE. Financial resources are monitored
through controlling-tools like budgeting, pre-auditing expenditure, reviewing and
reporting. A monthly report is sent to the higher management and DAE.
6.4.2 Does the university have a mechanism for internal and external audit? Give details.
The Institute has the pre-audit cell for internal audit regarding purchases. In
addition, the Department of Atomic Energy conducts its annual audit.
The external audit team consists of Audit from CAG i.e. Comptroller and Auditor
General of India, who also conducts the annual audit. M/. G. D. Apte and
Company conducts the statutory audit of the Institute on a yearly basis.
According to the instruction of The Council of Management of The Institute,
statutory audit will be conducted on a six monthly basis starting from Sept.2016.
6.4.3 Are the institutions accounts audited regularly? Have there been any major
audit objections, if so, how were they addressed?
Accounts of the Institute are audited regularly, and in general there have been no
major audit objections. There is one major audit observation regarding one of the
Centers of the Institute for not using the funds for the purpose for which it was
given. The Institute, along with the Center, is working on it and expect to
overcome this by the end of the year.
6.4.4 Provide the audited income and expenditure statement of academic and
administrative activities of the last four years.
Please see Annexure B2-H for the income and expenditure statements.
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6.4.5 Narrate the efforts taken by the university for resource mobilization.
Most of the TIFR funding comes from the DAE, through its 5-year plans and the
annual non-plan budgets. Currently, no special institutional efforts are made for
obtaining funding from elsewhere, however the faculty members are encouraged
to apply to external sources of funding for their requirements over and above the
TIFR funds.
Following are details of grants received by TIFR during F.Y. 2014-15
Rs. in
crores
% of Total
grants
Govt.
grants
% Govt.
grants
Grant received from DAE Plan & Non Plan
518.50
89.57
518.50
100.00
Grant received from

Maharashtra State Govt.
0.015
0.003
0.015
100.00
Grant received from Sir

Dorabji Tata Trust
0.10
0.02
--
--
Grant received for

Externally funded projects
40.17
6.94
22.98
57.20
Grant received for

Endowment fund
10.1
0.17
--
--
Other Grants
19.09
3.30
17.86
93.57
TOTAL
578.88
100.00
559.35
96.63
Thus, most of the TIFR funding is from government grants.
6.4.6 Is there any provision for the university to create a corpus fund? If yes, give details.
To promote flexible funding of new initiatives at the Institute in research activities
at the forefront of Science, Technology and Mathematics, there is considerable
need for susbtantial corpus. The TIFR Council of Management has approved the
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establishment of a general purpose Endowment Fund. Such a Fund would serve to

promote extended visits of young and distinguished scientists from different
institutions in the country and abroad for collaborative research. The Endowment
fund collected will also be able to strengthen the other activities of promoting
academic excellence at the Institute, which includes financial support in the form
of augmented research scholarships and additional funding to exceptionally
talented and highly motivated young students and scientists who would wish to
join the Institute for their doctoral and post doctoral research.
Sir Dorarbji Tata Trust has made a firm beginning of these Endowment activities by
donating Rupees one crore towards Chair Professorships and Archives, during the
Golden Jubilee celebrations (1995-96) of the Institute.
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6.5
Internal Quality Assurance System
6.5.1 Does the university conduct an academic audit of its departments? If

yes, give details.
Most of the Departments in TIFR have undergone an external review by
committees consisting of national and international experts. These experts have
visited TIFR, interacted extensively with the faculty, staff and students, and have
given recommendations on the academic path to be followed by the respective
departments in future.
6.5.2 Based on the recommendations of the academic audit, what specific measures
have been taken by the university to improve teaching, learning and evaluation?
The recommendations of the external reviews of the Departments focused on the
directions and quality of research, and on the training of students for research.
According to the recommendations, the following measures have been taken:
(i) Integrated M.Sc.-Ph.D. programmes have been started in most of the
Departments, to get students early into research. The coursework has been
modified accordingly.
(ii) The role of the Three-member Thesis Advisory Committees has been
strengthened.
(iii) Search Committees have been constituted in most of the Departments, to
actively seek out good researchers for faculty positions
(iv) New research areas have been started in some Departments, by hiring young
faculty members in emerging areas (e.g. cosmology and astroparticle physics in
DTP).
6.5.3 Is there a central body within the university to continuously review the
teaching learning process? Give details of its structure, methodologies of
operations and outcome?
The Subject Boards are in charge of reviewing the coursework, including the
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contents as well as the teaching-learning process. Subject Boards consist of a

Convener and at least 5 other faculty members. For Subject Boards that span
multiple departments, it is ensured that at least one representative of each
department is on the Subject Board. Each Subject Board holds its meetings 4 to 6
times in a year, and discusses academic issues. There are special meetings to
discuss student admissions, student performance evaluation and extensions of
Fellowships, and any policy changes.
The Academic Council keeps an overall tab on the functioning of the Subject
Boards. It meets about 3 times in a year, and discusses any academic issues that
may have come up. The Academic Council members also have access to the
examiners reports of all Ph.D. theses, and the final degrees are awarded only after
ratification by the Academic Council. The Academic Council also has members
external to TIFR, who bring in an external oversight and new perspectives.
6.5.4 How has IQAC contributed

strategies and processes?
to
institutionalizing
quality
assurance
The Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) has been recently formed, its first
mandate is to review the functioning of all academic aspects in TIFR and prepare
this Self Study Report.
6.5.5 How many decisions of the IQAC have been placed before the statutory
authorities of the University for Implementation?
The IQAC is only a few months old, so no new recommendations have yet been
formulated.
6.5.6 Does the IQAC have external members on its committees? If so, mention any
significant contribution made by such members.
The IQAC, as it stands now, does not have external members. However it is
directly answerable to the Academic Council of TIFR, which has external
members.
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6.5.7 Has the IQAC conducted any study on the incremental academic growth
of students from disadvantaged sections of society?
No such study has been conducted.
6.5.8 What policies are in place for the periodic review of administrative and
academic departments, subject areas, research centres, etc.?
TIFR has been following an extensive review process at the beginning of each plan
period (typically every five year) and at the mid-term (at two-three year), of all its
research activities during the five year Plan period by an independent external
committee, of eminent scientists chosen by the Governing Council/Board. TIFR
also conducts an annual internal scrutiny of the money being spent vis-a vis the
outcomes projected and achieved. The outcomes of the programmes are
reviewed, feedback given, and projections for the continuation / modifications of
the programmes are made.
Reviews of the Departments take place about every decade, where an external
committee of international experts is invited to offer an evaluation of the research
programmes of the Departments and their long-term future. These appraisals help
the Departments and the Institute to reorient their research priorities and move to
different research areas.
TIFR publishes an Annual Technical Report every year, which is tabled in the
Parliament. This serves as a regular periodic record of scientific activities in TIFR.
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7.1
Environment Consciousness
7.1.1 Does the university conduct a Green Audit of its campus?

The TIFR Colaba campus is one of the greenest spots in this region of Mumbai city.
The campus is carefully landscaped to allow flora and fauna to thrive. TIFR has a
dedicated Parks and Gardens section that ensures that the trees, shrubs,
ornamental plants and lawns are well cared for, following the best scientific and
aesthetic principles. Some of the largest banyan trees in Mumbai and rare species
are found on the TIFR campus. Many trees have won the best tree awards from
the city of Mumbai. The Parks and Gardens section has also won numerous
awards. They have put name plates on prominent trees for easy identification.
Over the years, TIFR has also helped in the conservation of exotic trees that have
been transplanted and nurtured here. For example, several types of palm trees are
found on the campus, like the Royal Palm, Date Palm, Travellers Tree, Fish Tail
Palm, Chinese Fan Palm and Dwarf Palm. The tree bearing the State flower of
Maharashtra, Jarul or Queens Flower, is also found on the campus.
The dense green canopy of TIFR and the proximity to the inter-tidal mud flat just
off shore ensures that the campus has a thriving bird population, both resident
and migrant species. The planting of flora follows a carefully researched seasonal
pattern to provide food and nesting sites for diverse fauna.
Bird counts are conducted annually. More than 150 bird species have been
recorded on campus. The numbers of some resident bird species, like the
Coppersmith Barbet and Alexandrine Parakeet have increased, indicative of an
environment that promotes their well-being and propagation. The Indian Grey
Hornbill first sighted about a decade ago, is now a thriving population that breed
on campus. Multiple families of Spotted Owlets also nest on the campus. The
diversity of plants, and the expanse of greenery makes this campus a valuable
transit point for migratory birds including some rare avian visitors. Among the
migrants, the very rare and shy Black Capped Kingfisher is spotted on campus.
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Other migrants include the Bluethroat, Black Naped Monarch, Asian Paradise
Flycatcher, Lesser Whitethroat and Pacific Reef Egret. Some Gull and Tern species
are seen in large numbers during the winter season. Amur Falcons on their way to
Africa, transit briefly through the campus.
Several butterfly species are sighted annually, including some rare types, like the
Crimson Rose. The State butterfly of Maharashtra, the Blue Mormon, is also seen
on the campus. Fruit bats and flying foxes are regularly spotted feeding on fig trees
during the fruiting season. These mammals play an important role in the
propagation of these tree species. Among insects, the Jewel Bug is often spotted
feeding on the sap of Jatropha plants. Some snakes are also found, in some
seasons.
7.1.2 What are the initiatives taken by the university to make the campus ecofriendly?
(Energy conservation, Use of renewable energy, Water harvesting, Check dam
construction, Efforts for Carbon neutrality, Plantation, Hazardous waste
management, e-waste management, any other (please specify)
In the TIFR Main Campus:
Energy Conservation:
Energy conservation is strongly encouraged in the offices and laboratories.
Power to equipment that is not in use is turned off and minimal lighting is used in
areas that do not require to be well lit after office hours. Air conditioners where
possible maintain a temperature of 24 degrees. Most of the airconditioning
within TIFR is through dedicated centralized cold-water loops and fan-coil blower
units, a concept pioneered at the institute in the 1960s. This is more energy
efficient that having individual room air conditioning units.
Use of renewable energy:
Waste segregation is encouraged and implemented in the housing colony of this
campus. Biodegradable material is collected separately and is processed in a
Nisargrun plant that produces biogas which is piped to the TIFR canteen.
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Plantation:
Plantation of trees and shrubs is carefully selected for suitable cohabitation of
plants, insects and animals. A plant nursery managed by the institute ensures
that saplings are ready for the subsequent season.
Hazardous waste management:
Hazardous waste is disposed off according to the guidelines of safety committees
and civic authorities.
E-waste management:
E-waste is minimized by reducing unnecessary disposal and purchase of
computers and other similar devices.
Some initiatives in the new campus of TIFR Hyderabad:
The new campus of TIFR Hyderabad intends to start many initiatives to make it
eco-friendly from the beginning. The campus will be landscaped without
disturbing the natural contours and beautiful rock formations, native plants &
trees, medicinal plants etc., with maximum (non-built-up) area of the campus
being used for green coverage. The campus shall be fully GRIHA compliant and
will strive to achieve the five-star rating system for green buildings in India, with
energy and water conservation systems, intelligent building management system
(BMS), power generation using solar photovoltaic technology, and pollution free
waste disposal and communication systems. All these will be achieved within an
aesthetically appealing modern architecture with an intelligent building
management system. Thus, TIFR seeks to develop an eco-friendly campus that
will set new standards of sustainability, functionality and aesthetics, and will
provide an environment that will foster interaction and creativity.
Energy conservation:
The proposed campus will feature green (energy efficient) buildings and
technologies for energy conservation on globally recognized best practices. The
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master plan, architecture, interior and exterior physical environments are

expected to play an important role in this direction. The design of the buildings
will reflect this, not only by providing facilities to enable great science, but also
by making an architectural statement.
Use of renewable energy:
The campus will have a provision for the generation of a minimum of 2 MW solar
power and sufficient number of solar water heaters in its Phase I. The campus
will be equipped with a waste management plant aiming at zero or minimum
discharge. Conversion of biomass (generated on the campus) into biofuel would
be another initiative.
Water harvesting:
Natural water flow channels in the campus will be preserved with at least two
water bodies. The campus will have water treatment and supply plants, internal
sewerage line with treatment plants and rain/storm water harvesting. Besides,
the campus will adopt a sprinkler based irrigation system in all its nature zones,
parks and nursery.
Check dam construction:
As mentioned earlier, natural water flow channels in the campus will be
preserved with at least two water bodies. For this purpose, two check dams will
be constructed.
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7.2.1 Give details of innovations introduced during the last four years which have created a
positive impact on the functioning of the university.
A. Pro-active health promotion measures:
TIFR has taken innovative and pro-active steps in improving healthcare facilities
on campus. The emphasis is on health promotion rather than merely treatment of
disease or injury. These go much beyond what is mandated at a workplace or
campus, and directly affects the wellbeing of the staff and campus residents.
The TIFR medical facility comprises the Health Promotion Centre (HPC), the
Medical Section (clinic), and the Pathology Laboratory.
The HPC strives to inculcate a campus culture that actively supports the TIFR
community students, employees, family members to follow best practices for a
healthy lifestyle. Various health promotional activities like health talks, poster
exhibitions, health surveys, workshops, role plays, etc. are organized keeping in
mind prevention is better than cure. The HPC has a well-organized
Physiotherapy unit with a visiting physiotherapist, and provision for treatment in
acute emergencies. We also have a visiting clinical psychologist, in order to
provide psychological counselling to students, staff and residents. Larvicidal
spraying & fogging is done regularly in the campus to prevent vector borne
diseases
The Medical Section looks after the health issues of all institute members
including regular employees, various categories of students, visitors, casual
laborers, etc., and has facilities for ECG, Ambulatory Blood Pressure monitoring,
Oxygen/ Nebulization, Injection/ Dressing, Foreign body removal (from wounds,
eye, etc.), Short wave & Ultrasound Diathermy, Individualized diet counseling and
general health counseling. Annual medical examinations are conducted for all
institute members. Reports are evaluated and members are advised accordingly.
We have hospitals & specialist doctors on our panel. Patients are referred to
them whenever necessary.
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The Pathology Laboratory, located in the campus itself, can carry out
investigations in Hematology, Clinical Pathology, Serology, Biochemistry,
Microbiology, Hormonal studies etc. and are conducted in our lab.
We participate in external quality assurance programs to ensure and maintain
highest quality of our reports.
During the last decade, TIFR has, in a step-by-step manner, acquired the
equipment and expertise to handle such investigations in the form of trained
staff. This has resulted in making the institute members more health-conscious,
and they also get easy access to quality healthcare.
B. Canteen quality, ambience, and efficiency:

TIFR has always had a canteen to be proud of, both for its food and its ambience.
However, the following measures have been taken in the last couple of years, to
improve the experience of the users, and make the canteen not just a place to eat
food, but also a place for academic and social interactions. TIFR has multiple
canteens: West Canteen, East Canteen, Basement Canteen and a new
(outsourced) canteen in the residential area.
The East canteen (most used canteen from breakfast to dinner for students as
well as staff) now under renovation. The space and seating will be expanded
from the existing 100 to approx. 175. The new design has improved aesthetics
and user convenience (such as multiple cashier stations so that people do not
have to stand in line for too long).
Menus have been improved with student-friendly items such as grilled

sandwiches, installation of Nestea vending machines, a Cafe Coffee Day
espresso/capuccino machine in the West canteen. A Sunday "brunch" service has
been initiated with popular items such as parathas, grilled sandwiches, and
biryani.
Service hours have been extended such that there is no break in services except
15 mins of set-up time prior to lunch. As such, students can use the canteens to
sit and work, discuss over a cup of coffee, or simply unwind with a game of chess.
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All employees, students and visitors of TIFR are now given a QR code, with which
they can make quick and cashless payments at the canteen. This has almost
eliminated cash transactions, and has made transactions faster and more reliable.
A new canteen in the residential area has been opened and outsourced to a
contractor after proper scrutiny. The students (and staff on duty) can avail of this
at reduced cost, though it is open to all. The menu of this canteen is decided by
the students themselves. This canteen is open till late in the night, so that
students and staff working late are catered to.
C. Efficient and transparent purchase procedures:

A large portion of the research labs in TIFR are experimental. Dealing with
purchases, returns, repairs of a variety of consumable and/or capital items is a
large activity that must be undertaken to make a research project come to
fruition. On an average, a research lab in TIFR is involved with either one of the
aforementioned activities almost daily. Over the last few years, the administrative
section at TIFR has undertaken streamlining this typically bureaucratic process.
The entire procedure is now online with a minimal amount of paperwork and
'hard copy signatures'. It utilizes the Datanet portal of TIFR (For details of
Datanet, see Section 7.3 on Best Practices.) which may be accessed by
authorized faculty/staff in a secure manner even from outside the institute.
The entire purchase procedure can be followed and monitored online, right from
the status of the budget account, how the budgeted account is maintained, how
the purchase process is handled, how the quotations are received and approved.
This not only saves a great deal of time and wastage of paper resources, but also
makes the procedure fast and transparent. The PI always has an up-to-date
knowledge of the available funds.
Even when the PI is out of station, his/her online approval may be obtained for
the purchase/return/repair of any item. The PI receives an email requesting such
approvals and does the needful by simply logging on the portal site. This makes
the process dramatically efficient, especially since the work of the laboratory and
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the students is not slowed down due to the absence of the PI.
7.3
Best Practices
7.3.1 Give details of any two best practices which have contributed to better academic
and administrative functioning of the university.
Best Practice 1: TIFR Integrated Information System (TIIS) and Datanet
1. Title of the Practice
TIFR Integrated Information System (TIIS) and Datanet
2. Objectives
The main objective of this system is to automate TIFRs core administrative
functions like payroll, pension, PF, establishment, accounts, budget, procurements
and materials management with an integrated approach, thereby reducing the
effort required of staff members, avoiding data redundancy, and increasing overall
work efficiency and transparency in the functioning of the institute. All
administrative information and records are available to authorized users of the
institutes through a web-based interface available on the institutes intranet. An
up to date record of financial progress and budget status is also available. Many of
the paper based processes have been replaced with computerised workflows on
the TIFR Datanet. The institute canteen operations are also computerised and
made cashless with a unique QR-code based authentication system that allows
deductions from employees salary directly.
3. The Context or challenging issues:
TIFR was one of the first institutes to adopt such practices. The inherent
complexities of government processes and the academic setup provided hardly
any alternatives for adopting/customizing any known standard package from the
market. The system was therefore built in-house. The challenge has been in
defining the complex processes, with little documentation available, and then
designing the system keeping in mind the diverse user groups in the institute with
varying levels of computer skills. The architecture is complex as it supports other
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centers, field stations and campuses of TIFR at various locations connecting and
using the system over the network. It allows 24-hour operations and ensures
backups at different locations.
4. The Practice
(i) TIFR has built its own TIIS (TIFRs Integrated Information System) which is an
integrated Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution for TIFR which
includes Personal Information System, Payroll, Pension, Provident Fund,
Procurements, Material Receipts, Inventory, Budget, Accounting, Finance and
Accommodation.
(ii) TIFR Datanet is a web based information and workflow portal built in addition
to TIIS. It provides information to staff members on their desktops, on e.g.
service record, salary, purchase orders, indent status, etc.
(iii) Most of the administrative workflows are automated and provided under
Datanet. These include: Online indent requisitions, online guesthouse
bookings, lecture room bookings, transport (vehicle) bookings, canteen
service, gate-pass management, cash purchases and workshop requests.
(iv) Accommodation Allotments are also automated where users bid for available
flats and flats are allotted according to the users seniority using this
computerized system.
(v) Datanet also includes a facility for generating appraisal forms online by
fetching employee details. The system provides various notifications to staff
members via emails including bank credits, claims processing, etc.
(vi) Since the system is in-house, it is very responsive to changes in rules and user
requests for modifications. There is no dependence on outside vendors.
5. Evidence of Success
The process of automating any administrative process includes a study and
analysis of the overall workflow. In developing the systems for TIIS, BPR (Business
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Process Re-engineering) was included as the first step in this process wherein the
process flow was analyzed and re-engineered taking into account the technology
and system capabilities and the use of best practices. Many of the processes at
TIFR like budgetary approvals, cash purchases, gate passes, procurements, etc.,
are now well defined and documented with little scope for errors.
The system ensured a uniform application of rules like leave, payments, budgetary
approvals, etc., at all locations.
Many of the systems became very efficient. For example, allotting of housing flats
earlier required scheduling and arranging a physical meeting. This was replaced by
online bidding and allotment of housing flats through the system automatically.
Similarly, the time period for closing of accounts and having the audit was reduced
from several months to less than a month.
Operations like canteen systems became streamlined with the introduction of a
cashless system running on android based tablets.
6. Problems encountered and resources required
The main problems encountered include lack of well documented systems and
processes. Hence, most of the systems had to undergo several changes even after
release. Connectivity issues with centers (located in other cities) is another
bottleneck that needs to be constantly monitored. The lack of manpower for
development of systems contributed to the delay in releasing systems.
7. Notes:
This system is adapted to an environment that combines research and teaching,
and hence would be useful even for other academic and research institutions.
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Best Practice 2: Synopsis scrutiny and feedback

1. Title of the Practice
Synopsis scrutiny and feedback
2. Objectives
Ph.D. theses written by the students of TIFR are the culmination of their years of
research in TIFR. It is important that the final products of this work, viz., the
synopsis and the thesis, should be of a high quality. Not just the advisor and the
thesis committee, but also other experts in the field, as well as faculty members in
the general subject area but not necessarily experts in the specific field, should be
convinced of the high quality of the thesis work. This acts as the final internal
quality control from the university before the thesis goes out to the external
examiner.
3. The Context or challenging issues:
While the advisor and the Thesis Committee of a student strive to ensure a quality
thesis, it is always advisable to have an outside perspective on the importance of
the work done. Moreover, TIFR policy is that for students getting a Ph.D. from the
university, it is not enough to be able to talk with peers in their specific subjects;
they should also be able to address scientists from other areas and convince them
of the importance of their work. In order to gauge the understanding of the
student, a seminar is a good method. Of course a final thesis viva-voce is given by
the student, however that is too late by then to take any corrective measures that
do not jeopardize the career of the student. Therefore it is advisable to have an
internal mechanism that ensures that any lacunae in the synopsis and thesis work
are identified and corrected well in time.
4. The Practice
While the general practice in universities is to have a Thesis Committee that
approves the submission of Synopsis, the practice adopted by many TIFR
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Departments is:
(i)
There is an open Synopsis seminar that is well advertised, where any

member of the institute can be present and ask questions.
(ii)
The Synopsis Seminar Evaluation Committee consists of local experts in the

area of work, as well as at least one faculty member from a different area.
The committee is a mix of theorists and experimentalists to provide a
comprehensive overall perspective. The advisor is not a part of the
evaluation committee.
(iii)
The Evaluation Committee members have the responsibility of examining

the work thoroughly. Even after the actual seminar, they are given 5 days
within which they can give written feedback to the student and the advisor
via an online form provided for this purpose, which may be anonymous.
They may also contact the student / advisor directly and ask for certain
changes to be made in the thesis.
(iv)
The Synopsis is accepted by the University only after all the evaluation
committee members have agreed to the Synopsis, with changes made, if
any.
(v)
This process is overseen by the Subject Board Convener.
5. Evidence of Success
As a result of this practice, the quality of the Synopses (and hence consequently,
the theses), increases. In some cases, comments from the evaluation committee
members have acted as a wake-up call to the student, who has then improved the
contents and the presentation substantially, sometimes also redoing some of the
experimental checks.
Another important visible result is that the large fraction of theses sent to the
external examiners are accepted in their current form, or with only minor changes
requested. The last quality-control stage, in the form of Synopsis scrutiny, has
definitely played an important role in this.
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6. Problems encountered and resources required

This Best Practice has been in operation since the inception of the TIFR Deemed
University, and has been well-accepted. Although it means an additional
responsibility for the faculty members, however the student-faculty ratio in TIFR is
rather small, and this is not a large burden, given the net advantages. Also, it was
necessary to ensure that this process of extensive feedback does not result in
unnecessary delays in the submission of the Synopsis. In order to minimize the
time delay and make the process easier for evaluation committee members and
the students, we developed a web-based form, which would be accessible to only
the evaluation committee members.
7. Notes:
This Practice is adoptable in institutions that have a wide in-house expertise. It
utilizes this expertise for the benefit of the students as well as the university as a
whole.
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B2-A: List of patents / patent applications (Q. 3.2.2)
B2-B: TIFR Guidelines for Academic Ethics (Q. 3.4.6)
B2-C: Guidelines for Knowledge-based revenue / Consultancy /
Patents / Examinerships / Lectures / Talks / Book writing (Q.
3.5.1)
B2-D: List of MoUs signed by TIFR (Q. 3.7.3)
B2-E: The Council of Management (Q. 6.2.2)
B2-F: The Academic Council and the Subject Boards (Q. 6.2.2)
B2-G: Court cases filed against and by TIFR (Q. 6.2.5)
B2-H: Income and expenditure statements of last 4 years (Q. 6.4.4)
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List of TIFR Patents / Patent Applications
From TIFR Main campus:
Patent name
An apparatus for carrying

out non-destructive
measurement of electroreflectance and surface
photovoltage
spectroscopies on a
semiconductor sample in
soft contact mode
A process for manufacture
of half metallic
ferromagnet with CrO2 or
Composites of CrO2
chromium sesquioxide
Patent holder
Date of Filing
Status
Country
S. Datta, Sandip
Ghosh, B. M. Arora
14-09-00
Granted,
Expired
India
Dr. Ashna Bajpai,

Prof. Arun K Nigam,
Dept. of Condensed
Matter Physics
29-08-02
Granted
India
A composition for creating

an artificial bone marrow- Prof. L. C. Padhy, Dr.
like environment and use V. P. Kale (NCCS)
thereof
Chromium dioxide (CrO2)

and composites of
chromium dioxide and
other oxides of Chromium
such as CrO2/Cr2O3 and
CrO2/Cr2O5 and process
for manufacturing the
same
Chromium dioxide (CrO2)
and composites of
chromium dioxide and
other oxides of Chromium
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Japan,
China,
New
Zealand,
Singapore,
2005 onwards Granted
South
Korea,
Mexico,
Canada,
Israel,
Brazil
Dr. Ashna Bajpai,

Prof. Arun K Nigam,
Dept. of Condensed
Matter Physics
28-02-05
Granted
USA
Dr. Ashna Bajpai,

Prof. Arun K Nigam,
Dept. of Condensed
Matter Physics
28-02-05
Filed
Europe
287
TIFR patents
Patent name
such as CrO2/Cr2O3 and

CrO2/Cr2O5 and process
for manufacturing the
same
A Novel assay for
screening anti-psychotic
drugs
Fluorescence correlation
microscopy with real time
alignment readout
Patent holder
Date of Filing
Status
Country
Prof. M.M. Panickar,

Prof. S.
Bhattacharyya
17-04-06
Granted
USA
Dr. Sudipta Maiti, S.K.

Kaushalya, Kanchan
Garaj, Jaiprakash
Balaji
15-08-07
Granted
USA
09-04-10
Filed
India
17-06-11
Filed
India
07-06-12
Filed
India
08-06-15
Filed
USA
04-02-16
Filed
India
Provisional
An optical source, its

8 method of preparation
Dr. Sushil Majumdar
and its application thereof
Novel plasmodium protein
Dr Shobhona Sharma,
9 as malarial vaccine and
Dr. Sudipta Das
drug target
M. Krishnamurthy,
Biological laser plasma X10
Krishanu Ray, G.
ray point source
Ravindra Kumar
A decentralized
Prof. R. K.
information flow security
Shyamsundar & Dr.
11 model for multilevel
N. V. Narendra
security and privacy
Kumar
domains
Dr. Vivek
Polshettiwar, Dr.
Synthesis of Fibrous Nano- Nisha Bayal, Mr.
Silica Spheres with
Baljeet Singh, Mr.
12 controlled Particle Size,
Rustam Singh & Mr.
Fibre Density, and Various Ayan Maity,
Textural Properties
Department of
Chemical Sciences,
TIFR
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From NCRA:
Patent Name
Patent Holder
Date of
Filing
Status
Preloaded parabolic dish

antenna and the method
for making it
Govind Swarup
29-06-07 Granted
Patent Holder
Date of
Filing
Country
/Region
India
From NCBS:
Patent Name
2
3
6
7
8
9
Intracellular pH sensor
using nucleic acid
assemblies
The use of inositol 1,4,5
triphosphate receptor
mutants in Drosophila for
screening small molecules
DNA-based molecular
switches and uses thereof
A microfluidic device for
immobilizing and imaging
of developmental
processes and growth of
transparent/translucent
organisms
A process for delivering
encapsulated neutral
bioimaging molecules,
complex, and process
thereof
DNA-based molecular
switches and uses thereof
An engineered nucleic acid
assembly, vector, cell,
methods and kit thereof
Method of determining
effect of anti-obesity
molecule
A method to identify and
isolate pluripotent stem
cells using endogenous
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Country
/Region
Yamuna Krishnan and

Satyajit Mayor
29-05-09 Filed
USA
Gaiti Hassan and

GayatriVenkiteswaran
30-11-09 Granted
USA
Yamuna Krishnan and

Saikat Chakraborty
10-03-10 Granted
USA
SudipMondal and
Sandhya P Koushika
03-03-11 Filed
India
Dhirajbhatia and
Yamuna Krishnan
28-04-11
Yamuna Krishnan and

Saikat Chakraborty
12-08-11 Granted
Yamuna krishnan and

Souvik Modi
20-09-11 Filed
Gaiti Hassan and

Manivannan
Subramanian
Panicker, Odity
Mukerjee,
Thangaselvam
Filed
Filed,
30-05-12 Abondon
ed
12-11-12 Filed
USA,
Europe
USA
USA,
Europe
PCT
USA,
Europe
(P)
289
TIFR patents
10
11
12
13
14
blue fluorescence
Method of multiplexing
dna sensors, localizing dna
sensor and obtaining fret
pair
Nucleotide sequences,
nucleic acid sensors and
methods thereof
Nucleic acid scaffold based
fluorescent ratio-metric
sensor for chloride
System and method for
obtaining three
components of force
based on photoelasticity
Wavelength stabilized
active mode locked fibre
laser
Annex-B2-A
Yamuna krishnan and

Souvik Modi +
SunainaSurana
26-02-13 Filed
PCT (P)
Yamuna Krishnan and

Suruchi Sharma
04-09-13 Filed
USA,
PCT (P)
Yamuna Krishnan,
Sonali Saha, Ved
Prakash
15-04-14 Filed
PCT
MadhusudhanVenkad
esan, Mahesh Bandi
and ShreyasMandre
03-06-14 Filed
PCT (P)
Anil Prabhakar and

Satyajit Mayor
10-06-14 Filed
India,
PCT (P)
(P) indicates Provisional

PCT: International patent Filed under Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
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Homi Bhabha Road,

Mumbai 400 005,
India
An autonomous institution of the Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India and a Deemed University
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Guidelines on Academic Ethics
1. Preamble
The Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) expects all its members to follow the highest
standards of academic ethics. The present document outlines these standards and how they are to be
followed, in the form of guidelines.
While all of us are required to follow ethical norms originating from the values that inform the
Constitution of India, the special nature of academic activities places special responsibilities upon
us at TIFR. These take the form of moral obligations towards our fellow members, the Institute, the
public at large, academicians all over the world, and our own academic disciplines. Academic
members of TIFR pursue diverse activities including the conduct of research, publication of articles,
training and mentoring, administration of science and interfacing with the public and press. In all
these contexts, the best scientific atmosphere requires awareness, sensitivity and careful adherence
to ethical norms.
This document prescribes various types of necessary and desirable academic practices, and also
highlights several types of practice that are not acceptable. It sets down procedures to investigate
alleged cases of ethical misconduct and remedial actions to be taken by the authorities whenever
such misconduct may have occurred. This document is not exhaustive and could undergo revisions
in the future.
This document has drawn upon the document Scientific Values: Ethical Guidelines and
Procedures of the Indian Academy of Sciences, with their kind permission.
2. Conduct of Research
2.1. Responsibilities of a research investigator
Research at the Institute is conducted either individually, or within informal collaborations, or in
organized groups conducting research on specific projects. In a wide variety of research projects,
some combination of faculty members, postdoctoral researchers, laboratory staff, students and/or
external collaborators may be involved. All individuals participating in a given project are
responsible for their own actions and should make sure these are consistent with, and uphold, high
ethical standards.
In experimental research projects there is usually a Principal Investigator (PI) or a set of co-PIs
who lead the project. The PIs are also expected to play a leading role in ensuring ethical standards.
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He or she should closely and regularly monitor the experimental procedures used and formulate
policies for recording data and compiling results in the form of publications and reports. It is
advisable to formulate norms in this regard which should be made known to all the participants in
the research project. The PI should also ensure careful supervision and appropriate mentoring of
young researchers including students and postdoctoral fellows. In the case of informal
collaborations, more common in theoretical disciplines, there may not be a designated PI but all
members involved are expected to play an appropriate role to ensure that ethical standards are
upheld.
2.2 Responsibilities of a student
In additional to their ethical responsibilities as researchers, graduate students at TIFR are required
to adhere to the highest ethical standards in their conduct during courses, assignments and
examinations and in their behaviour towards other members of the research community.
2.3 Data management
In both independent and collaborative research, every effort must be made to ensure that data are
collected and computations performed with complete honesty. False statements and/or deliberate
distortions are unacceptable. Fabrication, falsification or improper manipulation of data are highly
unethical and must not be resorted to for any reason. Investigators in any given field should
familiarize themselves with the methods of handling and processing data that are considered
acceptable/unacceptable in their field. The procedures for recording and storing data will also vary
from subject to subject, but in each case they should be well formulated in advance and
scrupulously followed. Researchers should be aware that it is not uncommon for the correctness of a
research publication to be questioned, even after publication.
Particularly with experimental work, defending the publication requires properly recorded raw data
to be produced and its absence or premature destruction could be treated as suspicious. A well
maintained lab notebook provides not only a permanent record of results and protocols for future
publications, but also serves as critical evidence for a claim of priority in the case of patent
applications and as proof of adherence to appropriate ethical standards. Tampering with or
manipulating records in a laboratory notebook is considered to be fraudulent activity. It is
recommended that research related data, lab notebooks and material be stored in a secure manner so
that if required the scientific validity of the data can be examined. Generating, recording and
publishing false data are fraudulent practices that must be scrupulously avoided.
2.4 Ownership
Physical materials including lab notebooks, data sets etc arising out of research performed at TIFR,
will remain the property of TIFR unless explicitly decided otherwise. The same holds for software
and processes having commercial value.
2.5 Responsible use of funds
The management of research funds requires adherence to TIFR financial policies and regulations.
This is applicable to both funds received from TIFR and from external granting agencies. Efforts
should be made to ensure reasonable and efficient use of resources following transparent and fair
processes.
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2.6 Sharing of facilities

Equipment installed at TIFR is expected to be shared in a collegial spirit with colleagues who have
the background to operate the equipment and require access for their own research, as long as such
access does not impede the original purpose for which the equipment was purchased. Wherever
time-sharing is appropriate, transparent procedures for this should be put in place.
2.7 Experiments involving human beings or animals
All experiments that involve use of animal and human research subjects require ethical permission
and approval. Experiments involving animals come under the purview of the TIFR Institutional
Animal Ethics Committee (IAEC) which functions based on the guidelines of CPSEA (Committee
for the Protection, Case and Supervision of Experimental Animals). Experiments involving human
subjects come under the purview of the TIFR Institutional Human Ethics Committee (IHEC) which
functions based on the guideline of ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research).
2.8 Safety and environment
It is the moral responsibility of a scientist that his/her research activity should not endanger others
by compromising their safety or health or by creating environmental hazards. TIFR expects all its
members to incorporate safety and environmental concerns into research practices. In this regard it
is important that applicable environmental guidelines, regulations and laws are followed, and that
appropriate licenses/permits and clearances are obtained for the handling, storage or disposal of
hazardous material. In particular within experimental laboratories the PIs should take responsibility
for ensuring that the work area is safe, and that research practices of the group do not endanger the
research team, visitors or the public. In this regard the PIs are expected to encourage team
members to undergo appropriate training to maintain safety and environmental standards.
3. Training
3.1 Student recruitment, assessment and allotment
Recruitment of students to TIFR should involve a fair and transparent procedure. While assessing
merit during a selection can involve some subjective features, particularly during interviews, care
must be taken to ensure that extraneous considerations namely, any attribute of the student that
has no bearing on academic ability or potential are rigorously avoided. Assessment of the
performance of students, made through examinations and by course or thesis guides, must also be
carried out with maximum objectivity. The assessment procedure for a course or project should be
made clear to the student from the beginning. The same holds when students are allocated to
research programmes, for which purpose a fair and transparent procedure should be put in place and
made known to all candidates.
3.2 Research supervision
It is self-evident that during the course of their research activity, students tend to absorb and
internalize the ethical atmosphere within their group. For this reason among others, research
supervisors should display the highest ethical standards when dealing with students. Conflicts
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between students and others in their group, or between students and guides, are not uncommon in
academia. Supervisors should be aware of the potential for this type of problem. Potentially
troublesome issues should be identified and dealt with as soon as possible, ideally before they
graduate into full-blown conflicts. Claims and counter-claims about relative contributions are a
particularly problematic area which supervisors need to handle with manifest fairness and clarity.
It is recommended that graduate students meet regularly with their doctoral thesis committee, whose
role is to monitor the progress of the students thesis work, to ensure the student and thesis advisor
work efficiently to meet graduate school related deadlines, and to mediate resolution of disputes
should they arise.
3.3 Ethics in teaching
TIFR members involved in teaching and training of graduate students should treat the intellectual
development of students as their highest priority. They should strive to ensure the highest quality in
their course content, competence in teaching methodology and fairness in assessment of
assignments and examinations. They are also expected to maintain confidentiality of student records
and communications, and maintain dignity in the classroom environment.
3.4 Ethical training to students
Students at TIFR should receive direct ethical training, preferably on a regular basis. A mandatory
ethics module should be provided at the time of joining as part of the orientation. Additionally
course-specific and laboratory-specific ethical training should be imparted at the appropriate times.
4. Publications
4.1 Authorship
The authorship of scientific publications is a very important issue since it is the way in which
scientists receive credit for their contributions. All listed authors of a publication should have
contributed significantly to it. It is inappropriate to offer guest authorship to anyone who has not
made any significant contribution. Likewise, it is wrong to exclude from authorship anyone who
deserves to be an author. It is unethical to include anyone as an author of a paper without their clear
consent. The order of authorship can also be important.
It is not possible in this document to list precisely what constitutes a significant contribution to a
publication, or what is an appropriate authorship order. This is because community standards vary
widely from subject to subject. Researchers should familiarize themselves with the standards in
their field and, importantly, the criteria laid down by the journal to which their work is submitted.
Deliberate failure to follow these criteria would be treated as ethical misconduct, not only towards
the journal but also towards TIFR.
4.2 Plagiarism
The Oxford Dictionary defines plagiarism as the practice of taking someone elses work or ideas
and passing them off as ones own. In the context of scientific research, it can involve
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unattributed lifting of textual material or scientific ideas or actual research results. The most
extreme example would be a deliberate attempt to pass off someone elses entire research project as
ones own. However, it can also involve (deliberate or unintentional) incorporation of some ideas or
results of other researchers, without proper attribution, within ones own research publication.
Though the degree of severity can vary, plagiarism always amounts to ethical misconduct and
requires redressal.
The use of someone elses work in ones own is not by itself unethical. A limited amount of textual
material in someone elses paper can be copied if it is clearly marked as a quote (typically by
enclosing it within quotation marks) and the source is explicitly cited where the quote starts or
ends. Alternatively, text may be paraphrased with a general indication of where the concepts
originated. Occasional re-ordering or substituting of words is not sufficient to count as
paraphrasing: the recommended procedure is to read and understand the source material, then put it
away and express the idea in ones own words. Besides textual material, the incorporation of ideas,
figures, graphs etc from other sources in a manner that conveys a false impression that they are
original amounts to plagiarism.
Taking ones own published results and reproducing them in another work as if they were new is
self-plagiarism. Duplicate publication submitting the same research results to two or more
journals and treating them as separate publications is also a form of self-plagiarism and must be
avoided.
Plagiarism is an issue not only for scientific publications but also internal reports, textbooks,
monographs and grant proposals. The considerations above apply equally in all these cases.
4.3 Thesis writing
A thesis typically involves collecting a large amount of material, both previously established and
original. The manner of presentation must be such as to make clear what has been taken from other
sources with appropriate acknowledgement and permissions if required, and what is the original
content. For a student, thesis writing is often the first major occasion that requires taking personal
responsibility to handle ethical issues. Guidance must be imparted to make sure that data is
presented appropriately and plagiarism, even inadvertent, is avoided.
4.4 Responsibility of referees
Scientists who are asked to review a manuscript or a research proposal have a responsibility to
ensure they do not misuse their advance access to the information and ideas in these documents.
The use of such advance access to publish a competing work, or carry out research that preempts
the proposed project, would be highly unethical.
5. Confidentiality
Several aspects of academia require the maintaining of strict confidentiality. The proceedings and
Minutes of certain meetings, as also assessments for hiring and promotion, are not to be discussed
publicly. It is particularly important for the health of the Institute that candidates about whom
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positive or negative comments are made in meetings by specific members should not learn about
these comments. Such leaks could compromise the ability of Institute members to give honest
assessments. They can create resentment, or conversely an inappropriate sense of obligation, on the
part of a candidate. Unauthorised email circulation of confidential Minutes or other privileged
communications, within or outside the Institute, amounts to a serious breach of academic ethics. For
this purpose it is best to consider all official emails and communications to be confidential unless it
has been expressly clarified to the contrary.
6. Science management
6.1 Evaluations: hiring, promotion, awards
In a research institute, assessment of candidates for hiring, promotion and awards is a regular
activity. While this necessarily involves some degree of subjective judgement, it is essential that an
assessor take great care to eliminate personal biases and extraneous considerations and proceed in a
manner that is visibly fair and balanced. The general criteria for hiring, assessment and awards
should, as far as possible, be laid down in advance. It is inappropriate to introduce new criteria, not
previously agreed upon, during an assessment process purely for the purpose of favouring or
disqualifying specific candidates. When referee evaluations are used, they should be sought in
writing.
6.2 Technology and materials transfer
Research conducted at TIFR is based on the principle of the free dissemination of scientific
knowledge, and this also applies to research at TIFR funded by industry. TIFR subscribes to the
principle that inventions and discoveries emerging from publicly funded research should be made
available for public benefit through appropriate technology transfer. Whenever inventions are
patented or technology emerging from TIFR research is licensed for commercial use, care must be
taken that the principle of free dissemination of scientific knowledge remains paramount. Patentable
inventions based on work done at TIFR are to be assigned to TIFR.
When conducting research activities supported by external granting agencies or jointly with other
research institutions, TIFR members must consider entering into clear agreements (formal or
informal but explicit) which cover the nature of the collaboration, materials and technology transfer
(whenever relevant), authorship of resulting publications and ownership of patentable inventions.
These agreements must be consistent with the principles enunciated above.
Memorandums of Understanding (MOU's) are essential for industry-funded research. They should
clearly state the manner of sharing of proprietary data, time lines to avoid delay of publications and
procedures to be followed for patentable data. Potentially patentable inventions that arise from
industry-funded research carried out at TIFR are to be subject to stipulations of the MOU between
the industry and TIFR, set in place prior to the commencement of the research.
6.3 Bias and discrimination
The TIFR academic community is enriched by the presence of people of different ethnicities,
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genders, ages, affiliations, backgrounds and sexual orientations. It is incumbent on the members to
so conduct their academic affairs that there is no direct or indirect bias or discrimination against any
individual based on the above categories.
TIFR aims for the full and equal participation of women in all academic activities. It is everyone's
responsibility to foster a gender-neutral and supportive environment to achieve this goal.
6.4 Bullying and harassment
In academia it is essential to promote an atmosphere of free and frank debate and exchange of ideas.
In this context, any form of bullying or harassment by individuals or pressure groups is not
acceptable.
6.5 Interaction with public and media
Statements made to the media should be as objective, fair and balanced as possible. The same holds
for scientific information conveyed to the public. Scientists are expected not to use the media to
promote their own personal image or create a false or exaggerated impression of their
achievements.
7. Conflict of interest
Several types of situations can arise in academia where a person experiences a conflict of interest.
Reviewers of manuscripts may find that the contents of the manuscript have a potential impact on
their own research or financial interests. Assessors for a hiring/promotion/award may be personally
related to a candidate. Researchers who are also shareholders of a company may find themselves in
a situation where their research could impact the companys financial situation.
In all such cases it is essential for researchers to promptly disclose foreseeable conflicts of interest.
It is not sufficient for the researcher to consciously decide to handle the matter objectively. The
decision on whether the conflict of interest requires definite action (such as the researcher
withdrawing from a committee) should be taken by other responsible colleagues. Foreseeable
research conflicts should be reported to the Director TIFR and potential conflicts while reviewing
manuscripts should be reported to the journal editor. In case an assessor has a personal relation to a
candidate in an interview, this fact should be communicated to the committee Chair (or if the
assessor in question is the Committee chair, then to the appointing authority of that Committee).
8. Reporting of misconduct
Suspected ethical misconduct at TIFR must be reported to the Director. There will be no reprisal for
complaints made in all sincerity and good faith, even if they later turn out to be unfounded.
However, complaints that turn out upon investigation to have been falsely made with deliberate
intent to malign the accused will be treated as a serious form of ethical misconduct.
Complaints can be made by anyone, not necessarily an Institute member. They must be signed and
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carry the full name and address of the complainant. Some relevant documentation must be supplied
along with the complaint in order for the Director to be able to decide whether there is a prima facie
case. The complainant should not give wide publicity to the complaint at this stage. Such publicity,
if it occurs, can be treated as ethical misconduct even if the complaint is found to have merit and
continues to be investigated.
9. Mechanism to address complaints

The Director will appoint a standing Committee on Academic Ethics for a pre-determined duration
whose task is to investigate ethical complaints and also impart ethical training from time to time.
The Director may also consult a broad-based Advisory Committee on ethical issues that involves
Deans, Centre Directors and other faculty members.
9.1 Course of action
Upon receiving an ethics complaint, the Director TIFR should decide whether there is prima facie
merit in the allegations. Finding such merit does not imply that the complaint has been upheld but
only that it has not been found obviously invalid or frivolous. To decide this, the Director may
consult the Ethics Committee.
At this stage, if appropriate the Director may, in consultation with the Ethics Committee, explore
the possibility of an amicable solution through mediation. If this is successful the complainant will
modify or withdraw the complaint in writing. However, the complainant should not be coerced to
accept mediation.
If the Director is satisfied that the complaint merits investigation it should be passed on in full,
including supporting documents, to the Ethics Committee. Simultaneously the Director should
communicate it to the subjects of the complaint, informing them that an investigation will take place
with which they are required to cooperate fully. Their response to the complaint should be invited
and passed on to the Ethics Committee. The Director should also inform the complainant that the
complaint has been referred to a Committee for investigation.
During the investigation period, both the complainant and the subjects of the complaint may submit
information or documents to the Director, who shall forward these (if relevant) to the Ethics
Committee. During this period they should not communicate with the Committee except when
invited to do so, and should also minimise their communications with the Director on this matter.
The Ethics Committee should investigate the complaint carefully and with due discretion. During
this period it should try to hold a face-to-face meeting with both the complainant and the subjects of
the complaint if possible. At the end of its investigations it will submit a written report to the
Director TIFR indicating the extent to which merit has, or has not, been found in the complaint, and
suggesting remedial action if any is required. The Committee must not publicise the report at this
stage.
On receiving the report, the Director should communicate it in full both to the complainant and to
the subjects of the complaint and invite their response. Thereafter the Director may decide to accept
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the report in full and implement it, or accept it partially, or reject it totally. This decision should be
communicated to the Ethics Committee. The final verdict on the case, including any redressal
required, will take the form of a written statement by the Director communicated to the
complainant, the subjects of the complaint and the Ethics Committee. The Ethics Committee report
may be attached to this statement in full or part, if relevant.
9.2 Time frame
The investigation of an ethics complaint cannot easily be assigned a time-frame. However for
relatively simple cases it is desirable that the first report be submitted within 3-4 months. More
complex cases, particularly those requiring detailed investigation of scientific issues, can take as
long as six months to a year or even more.
9.3 Interference with the investigation
Any attempt to interfere with the functioning of the Ethics Committee in any manner, or refusal to
cooperate with the investigation, constitutes an ethical violation by itself. This should be reported
by the Committee to the Director for appropriate action.
9.4 Availability of results of ethics investigations to TIFR members
Members of TIFR are entitled to request the Director for access to the final report of the Ethics
Committee, and the Directors written statement to the concerned parties, upon completion of the
investigation.
June 4, 2012.
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Annexure B2-D
MoUs / Agreements with other institutions
Institutions with MoUs / Agreements with the TIFR Main campus:
1. Spectrum Research Laboratory, LLC
2. Golden Vally Education Trust, Karnataka (Lease Agreement)
3. Uttar Pradesh State Observatory, Nanital
4. Sarojini Damodaran Charitable Trust, Bangalore
5. Nuclear Science Centre, Delhi
6. Infosys, Bangalore
7. TEMASEK Life Sciences Lab., Singapore
8. IBM Global Services Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore
9. BARC (Bio Gas Plant), Mumbai
10. Purdue University , USA
11. RRI (& NCRA), Bangalore
12. Hewlett Packard (HP), Bangalore
13. Manipal Univesrity, Karnataka
14. ERNET & DST (DIT, India)
15. Trinity College, Ireland
16. Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), Bangalore
17. Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), Mumbai
18. Hahn-Meitner Institute, Berlin, Germany
19. European Defence and Space Company, France
20. University of Mysore
21. University of Southampton, UK
22. University of Cambridge, UK
23. BARC & GANIL accelerator, France
24. University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy
25. PFIZER Inc., USA
26. CERN & RD-51 Collaboration, Geneva
27. Nagoya University, Japan
28. European Commission (Marie Curie actions - fellowships)
29. Carl Zesis Microimaging, Germany
30. Centre de recherches mathematiques de I'Universite de Montreal (CRM)
31. University of Sheffield, UK
32. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur
33. National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS), Pune
34. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay
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35. Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), PILANI

36. University Grants Commission (UGC) and Department of Atomic Energy (DAE)
37. BARC-TIFR-INFN (National Institute for Nuclear Physics, Italy)
38. University of Pisa, Italy
39. United Nations University (UNU/IIST), Macau
40. Japan Areospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Japan
41. European Commission (Mariecurie actions - fellowships)
42. Bologna University (Alma Matter Studiorum), Italy
43. University of Edinburgh, UK
44. MONAMI (EU Consortium)
45. National Research Foundation, South Africa
46. University of Tsukuba, Japan
47. Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT)
48. Max-Planck Institute for Physics (MPP), Germany
49. Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
50. The University of Queensland, Australia
51. University of Toronto, Canada
52. Osaka University, Japan
53. Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra
54. European Commission (The MATHematics European Infrastructure)
55. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune
56. University of North Texas, USA
57. Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO), Delhi, India
58. BCAM - Basque Center for Applied Mathematics
59. New York University, USA
60. Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC), Navi
Mumbai
61. Deccan College, Pune
62. Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
63. Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
64. Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), Pune
65. Argonne National Laboratory, USA
66. Carleton University, Canada
67. GLORIAD-NKN
68. Montreal University, Canada
69. Neutrino Collaboration
70. TWAS-UNESCO
71. Society for Applied Microwave Electronics Engineering and Research (SAMEER),
Mumbai
72. Holmark Optomechatronic Pvt. Ltd., Kochi
73. National Institute for Science, Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar
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74. Indian Association for Cultivation of Sciences (IACS), Kolkata

75. Vishwakarma Institute of Information Technology (VIIT), Pune
76. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA
77. British Council (UKIERI)
78. Indian Statistical Institute (ISI)
79. WURZBURG University, Germany
80. J.C. Bose Institute, Kolkata
81. Google India Pvt. Ltd
82. M/S. DSS IMAGETECH PVT. LTD
83. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Ltd.
84. Curadev Pharma Pvt. Ltd.
85. The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinos, USA
86. The Institute of Theoretical and Applied Physics, Turkey
87. John Templeton Foundation
88. Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC), Pune
89. Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NOW)
90. Korea Institute for Advanced Study (KIAS), Seoul
91. Unilever Industries Pvt. Ltd
92. Laboratoire International Associe SIGID, France
93. Tsinghua University, China
94. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Ropar
95. The Science and Technology Facilities Council, UK
Institutions with MoUs / Agreements with NCRA:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), Pune

Indian Institute for Science, Education, and Research (IISER), Pune
Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC), Pune
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), Bengaluru
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai
Pune University, Pune
Institutions with MoUs / Agreements with NCBS:

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Brandeis University, USA

Andaman-Nicobar Islands Environmental Team (ANET)
Madras Crocodile Bank Trust (MCBT)
Institut Curie, CNRS, Europe
University of Copenhagen, Denmark
The University of Lausanne, Faculty of Biology and Medicine (UNIL-FBM), Switzerland
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7. Wipro, Bangalore
8. University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS), Bangalore
9. RIKEN, Japan
10. Bhagwan Mahaveer Jain Hospital, Bangalore
11. St. John's Medical College, Bangalore and Beckman Coulter India P Ltd. (BCIPL),
Mumbai
12. Loyola University, Chicago
13. University of Dundee, Scotland
14. National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore
15. Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan
16. University of British Columbia, Canada
17. Bioinformatics Institute of India (BII)
18. L'oreal
19. University of Wurzburg, Germany
20. University of Zurich, Switzerland
21. Wipro, Bangalore and NCF
22. The Regents of the University of California
23. Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Germany
24. MMV Medicines for Malaria Venture and FNDR
25. Institute of Molecular Cell Biology, Biomedical Sciences Institutes, Singapore
26. University of Edinburgh, UK
27. Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (ICEMS), Kyoto, Japan
28. Narayana Hrudayalaya Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangalore
29. European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)
30. Department of Biotechnology (DBT)
31. TEMASEK LIFE SCIENCES LABORATORY, SINGAPORE
32. Institute for Stem-cell biology and Regenarative Medicine (inSTem), Bengalore
33. NCBS, InStem, University of Milan, IFOM-Milan, IEO-Milan. Italy
34. University of Connecticut, USA
35. Parivarthan Counselling, Training & Research Centre, Bangalore
36. Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), Maharashtra
37. Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History, Coimbatore
38. Centre for Wildlife Studies (CWS), Bangalore
39. Nature Conservation Foundation (NCF), Mysore
40. Julius-Maximilians-University of Wurzberg, Germany
41. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) & Air Marseille Universite
(AMU), France.
42. Manipal University, Manipal
43. National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune
44. Becton Dickinson India Pvt. Ltd., Gurgaon.
45. University of Zurich, Switzerland
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46. Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore

47. Kadamane Estates Company, Parry House, 43, Moore Street, Chennai 1
48. Dakshin Foundation, Bangalore
49. Infosys Foundation, Bangalore
50. Instem , CCamp & IIT, Madras
51. Joint Graduate Entrance Examination for BIology and Interdisciplinary LIfe Scineces
(JGEEBILS): CDFD, Hyderabad
52. Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad
53. National Brain Research Centre (NBRC), Manesar
54. National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS), Pune
55. Indian Institute for Science, Education, and Research (IISER), Pune
56. Indian Institute for Science, Education, and Research (IISER), Mohali
57. Indian Institute for Science, Education, and Research (IISER), Bhopal
58. Indian Institute for Science, Education, and Research (IISER), Kolkata
59. Indian Institute for Science, Education, and Research (IISER), Thiruvanantapuram
60. National Institute of immunology (NII), New Delhi
61. Regional Centre for Biotechnology (RCB), Faridabad
62. Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC), Navi
Mumbai
63. National Institute for Science, Education, and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar
64. Saha Institute for Nuclear Physics (SINP), Kolkata
Institutions with MoUs / Agreements with ICTS:

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Asia Pacific Center for Theoretical Physics (APCTP), South Korea

Brandeis University, US
EADS Corporate Foundation, Paris
University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign [UIUC (Illinois)], US
International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Italy
Infosys Foundation, India
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
Max Planck Institute, Germany
Indigo Consortium, India
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Annex B2-E
Annexure B2-E
TIFR Council of Management
The Council of Management of TIFR:
Mr. Ratan Tata (Chairman)

Prof. Sandip P. Trivedi, Director, TIFR
Prof. C. N. R. Rao, Bharat Ratna, FRS, FNA, FASc, FNASc, JNCASR, Bengaluru
Dr. Sekhar Basu, Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission and Secretary, Department
of Atomic Energy, Govt. of India
Dr. K. Kasturirangan, FNA, FASc, ex-Chairman, ISRO, (former) Rajya Sabha member,
(former) Planning Commission member, Govt. of India
Mr. R. K. Krishna Kumar, Trustee, Tata Trusts
Dr. Shekhar Mande, Director, National Centre for Cell Science, Savitribai Phule Pune
University
Mr. Vinod Kumar Thakral, Special Secretary and Financial Advisor, Department of
Fertilizers, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
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Annex B2-F
Annexure B2-F
Academic Council and Subject Boards
The Academic Council:
Prof. Sandip Trivedi

Prof. Amol Dighe
Prof. J. Ramadas
Prof. Satyajit Mayor
Prof. S. K. Ghosh
Prof. Sriram Ramaswamy
Prof. Rajesh Gopakumar
Prof. H. M. Antia
Prof. A. J. Parameswaran
Prof. P. K. Pandya
Prof. K. Subramaniam
Prof. J. Chengalur
Prof. Surajit Sengupta
Prof. Abhishek Dhar
Prof. Veerappa Gowda
Prof. Upinder Bhalla
Prof. Ranjan Das
Prof. Nitin Nitsure
Prof. Sreerup Raychaudhuri
Prof. Prahladh Harsha
Prof. D. J. Ojha
Prof. Shobona Sharma
Prof. Pushan Ayyub
Prof. S. Mazumdar
Prof. Sudeshna Banerjee
Prof. S.N. Mishra
Prof. R. V. Gavai
Wg. Cdr George Antony (Retd).
Prof. Rajendra Bhatia
Prof. D. Balasubramanian
Prof. Vikram M. Gadre
Prof. R. Ramaswamy
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(Director, TIFR) Chairperson

(Dean, GS - TIFR)
(Centre Director,HBSCE-TIFR)
(Centre Director, NCBS-TIFR)
(Centre Director, NCRA-TIFR)
(Centre Director, TCIS-TIFR)
(Centre Director, ICTS)
(Dean, NSF - TIFR)
(Dean, MF - TIFR)
(Dean, TCSF)
(Dean, HBCSE - TIFR)
(Dean, NCRA-TIFR)
(Dean, TCIS-TIFR)
(Dean, ICTS, TIFR)
(Dean, CAM, TIFR)
(Dean, NCBS, Convener, SB Biology TIFR)
(Convener, SB Chemistry - TIFR)
(Convener, SB Mathematics - TIFR)
(Convener, SB Physics - TIFR)
(Convener, SB Computer & Systems Sc. - TIFR)
(Chair, DAA - TIFR)
(Chair, DBS - TIFR)
(Chair, DCMPMS - TIFR)
(Chair, DCS - TIFR)
(Chair, DHEP - TIFR)
(Chair, DNAP - TIFR)
(Chair, DTP - TIFR)
(Registrar, TIFR)
(Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi)
(Director, LV Prasad Eye Institute)
(Indian Institute of Technology Bombay)
(Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi)
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The Subject Boards:

BIOLOGY:
Prof. Upinder S. Bhalla (Convener)

Prof. Uma Ramakrishnan (NCBS representative)
Prof. Mukund Thattai (NCBS, Head Academics)
Prof. Jayashree Ratnam (NCBS-WCS Coordinator)
Prof. Shobhona Sharma (DBS Coordinator)
Prof. Shubha Tole (DBS Ph.D./I-Ph.D. student matters)
Prof. Sandhya Koushika (DBS M.Sc. student matters)
Prof. Aprotim Mazumdar (TIFR-H Coordinator)
Dr. Sreelaja Nair (DBS Course Coordinator)
CHEMISTRY:
Prof. Ranjan Das (Convener, Course Coordinator)

Prof. A. Sri Rama Koti (Admissions Coordinator)
Prof. Deepa Khushalani
Prof. P.K. Madhu
Prof. Bhaswati Mookerjea (Representative of Subject Board for Physics)
Dr. Ankona Datta
Dr. Anukul Jena (TCIS representative)
Dr. Ravi Venkataramani
COMPUTER & SYSTEMS SCIENCES:
Prof. Prahladh Harsha (Convener)

Prof. P.K. Pandya
Prof. Sandeep K. Juneja
Dr. Arkadev Chattopadhyay
Dr. Vinod M. Prabhakaran
Dr. Rahul Vaze
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MATHEMATICS
Prof. Nitin Nitsure (Convener)

Dr. Siddhartha Bhattacharya
Dr. Anish Ghosh
Dr. Sandeep Verma
Dr. Amitava Bhattacharya
Prof. G.D. Veerappa Gowda (Dean, TIFR-CAM)
Prof. K. Sandeep (TIFR-CAM representative)
Dr. Amit Apte (ICTS representative)
PHYSICS:
Prof. Sreerup Raychaudhuri (Convener)

Prof. D.K. Ojha (Chairperson, DAA)
Prof. Pushan Ayyub (Chairperson, DCMP & MS)
Prof. B.S. Acharya (Chairperson, DHEP)
Prof. S.N. Mishra (Chairperson, DNAP)
Prof. R.V. Gavai (Chairperson, DTP)
Prof. J.N. Chengalur (Dean, NCRA Faculty)
Prof. Gobinda Majumder
Prof. Bhaswati Mookerjea
Dr. Vaibhav Prabhudesai
Dr. R. Vijayaraghavan
Prof. Saumen Datta (Course Coordinator)
Prof. Monoranjan Guchait (Admissions Coordinator)
Dr. Suvrat Raju (ICTS representative)
Prof. Rama Govindarajan (TCIS representative)
Prof. Deepa Khushalani (Representative of Subject Board for Chemistry)
SCIENCE EDUCATION :
Prof. Jayashree Ramadas (Convener)

Prof. Sugra I. Chunawala
Prof. G. Nagarjuna
Prof. Savita Ladage
Prof. Anwesh Mazumdar
Prof. K. Subramaniam (Dean, HBCSE)
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Court Cases
Annex B2-G
Annexure B2-G
Court cases filed against and by TIFR
Case Name &
No.
Case
no.
Court
Brief of Case
Status
1.
Y.B. Ayyappa
v. TIFR
National
Balloon
Facility,
Hyderabad &
Ors.
OA
No.892 of
2012
Central
Administrative
Tribunal,
Hyderabad
Bench
A case was filed by the

Respondent employee
challenging the
termination letter issued
by TIFR National Balloon
Facility, Hyderabad
before the Central
Administrative Tribunal
(CAT).
The Tribunal passed

an award dated 31st
January, 2013 in
favour of the
Respondent
employee.
2.
TIFR, Balloon
Facility,
Hyderabad &
Anr.
W.P. No
4985 of
2013
Andhra Pradesh
High Court,
Telangana
An appeal has been filed

before the High Court
against the order of the
CAT dated 31st January
2013.
Interim relief has

been granted in
favour of TIFR by an
order dated 20th
February, 2013.
v.
The matter is
pending for hearing.
Y. B. Ayyappa
& Anr.
3.
R.S.
Lokhande v.
Director, TIFR
& Ors.
IDA No.
498 of
2000
3rd Labour
Court, Pune
A case has been filed by

the Applicant employee
challenging his
termination (due to
misconduct) during his
probation. The employee
had admitted his
misconduct.
By an award dated
26th April, 2011, the
3rd Labour Court of
Pune has held NCRA,
Pune to be an
Industry under the
Industrial Disputes
Act, 1947. The
proceedings before
the Labour Court
have been stayed as
per the Order of the
High Court.
4.
Director, TIFR
WP No.
9193 of
2011
Bombay High
Court,
(Appellate Side)
Maharashtra
Writ Petition has been

filed before the High
Court challenging the
award dated 26th April,
2011 of the 3rd Labour
Court of Pune holding
The Honble High

Court has passed a
stay order dated 13th
January, 2012 in
favour of TIFR and
v.
R.S.
Lokhande
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No.
Case
no.
Annex B2-G
Court
Brief of Case
Status
Labour Court,
Pune, the
matter is
pending
because the
High Court has
passed the stay
for the award.)
NCRA, Pune to be an
Industry under the
Industrial Disputes Act,
1947.
others.
5.
S.R. Shetty v.
TIFR & Ors.
Suit
No.1224/
1844 of
2006
Small Causes
Court, Mumbai
The Plaintiff had filed the

suit seeking possession of
his flat which has been
occupied by TIFR since
1948 on rental basis.
An Order dated 1st

December, 2012
was passed by the
Honble Small
Causes Court Judge,
whereby the suit
was partly decreed
with proportionate
costs and TIFR was
ordered to deliver
the possession of
the suit premises
within a period of
three months.
6.
TIFR v. S.R.
Shetty & Ors.
Appeal
No. 22 of
2013
Small Causes
Appellate
Court, Mumbai
The appeal has been filed

against the Order dated
1st December, 2012 of the
Honble Small Causes
Court Judge in Suit
no.1224/1844 of 2006.
The appeal is
admitted.
WP No.
8784/201
3
Chennai High
Court, Tamil
Nadu
The writ petition has

been filed by the
Petitioner employee
challenging the
termination order issued
by NCRA (RAC, Ooty),
TIFR during the probation
period.
The case is pending

for admission
Civil WP
No.
2881/201
Bombay High
Court,
Maharashtra
The Writ Petition has

been filed seeking relief
regarding promotion and
The case is pending

for further hearing
7.
Shri K.
Maharaja
v.
The Director,
TIFR & Ors.
8.
Mr.
Rajamohan
Sutrave
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8th March 2013 has
been passed and has
been continued in
favour of TIFR.
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Court Cases
Case Name &

No.
v.
Case
no.
Court
Brief of Case
Annex B2-G
Status
other grievances.
Council of
Mgt. TIFR,
Mumbai &
Ors.
9.
Mr.V.Packira
raj
Original
Applicatio
n No.
310/1570
/2015
Central
Administrative
Tribunal,
Chennai
The case has been filed to

stay all further
proceedings pursuant to
the Memo No.
NCRA/Estt./VPA034/2K15
/639E dated 20 October
2015. The case challenges
the domestic enquiry.
The staff member is
charged with misconduct
on 5 counts. A memo has
been issued to hold
enquiry against the
charges. The charged
staff member has
approached the CAT,
which has stayed the
enquiry.
An affidavit in reply
dated 5th February,
2016 has been filed
by NCRA. The case is
10. Dilip Gupte v.

TIFR & Ors.
Suit no.
107483 of
2005(Suit
transferre
d from
HC- HC
Suit no.
1637 of
2005)
City Civil Court,

Mumbai
The case challenges the

termination letter and
enquiry report issued by
TIFR, Mumbai.
The matter is
pending for further
hearing
11. Vinayak
Nagar (HAL)
Mutually
Aided Cooperative
Society v.
State of A.P.
& Ors.
Original
Suit No.
789 of
2011
District Judge,
Rangareddy
district,
Telangana
Suit for permanent

injunction against
Defendants restraining
them from interfering
with the possession and
enjoyment of 10 gunthas
of land that the Plaintiff
Co-operative Society and
its members claim to be
owners of. The land is
Suit is pending.
v.
NCRA TIFR,
Pune & Ors.
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interim relief of
temporary
injunction against
the Defendants was
rejected by the
Court by an order
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No.
Case
no.
Court
12. TIFR as
Applicant in
the case of
V.Anantham
ma v.
Principal
Secretary,
Revenue
Dept. Hyd. &
Ors.
Impleadme Andhra Pradesh

nt Petition High Court,
no. 7391 of Telangana
2013 in
W.P. no.
7106 of
2012
13. TIFR as
Applicant in
the case of
B.Srinivas &
Ors. v.
Secretary,
Revenue
Dept. & Ors.
Impleadme Andhra Pradesh

nt Petition High Court,
no. 48875 Telangana
of 2012 in
W.P. no.
28009 of
2012
Annex B2-G
Brief of Case
Status
claimed to be a part of
the total 209 acres of
land granted to TIFR at
Hyderabad.
dated 20th April,

2012.
The Writ Petition has

been filed by the
Petitioners on the basis
of a claim made by the
Petitioners that the land
was allotted to the
Petitioners under a
Family Planning Scheme
1960.
Impleadment
Petition to make
TIFR a party to the
Writ Petition is
pending
TIFR will be an affected

party if any order is
passed in this Writ
Petition as the said land
has been allotted to TIFR
by the Government by a
G.O.
Writ petition has been
filed on the basis of a
claim made by the
petitioners that they
purchased the plots from
persons who were
assigned the said plots
under certain schemes of
the Government. It
however appears that the
Government had
resumed possession of
the land.
Impleadment
Petition to make
TIFR a party to the
Writ Petition is
pending
TIFR will be an affected

party if any order is
passed in this Writ
Petition as the said land
has been allotted to TIFR
by the Government by a
G.O.
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Court Cases
Case Name &

No.
Case
no.
Annex B2-G
Court
Brief of Case
Status
Karnataka High
Court
The Petitioners
appointment was for an
initial period of five years.
She was not granted a
continuing appointment
thereafter. The Petitioner
has inter alia prayed for
grant of permanent
position.
Petition is pending.
14. Seema
Nanda v.
Union of
India & Ors.
Writ
Petition
no.2696426967 of
2014
15. TIFR
Sabhasad
Sanghatana
v. Union of
India & Ors.
Writ
Bombay High
Petition no. Court
6239 of
2015
The Petitioners have filed

the petition seeking
parity in pay scales with
DAE employees of same
cadre.
The case is pending

before the High
Court.
16. Rohit Pathak

& Ors. v.
Union of
India & Ors.
Writ
Madhya
Petition no. Pradesh High
913 of
Court
2016
The Petitioners have filed

the case challenging the
different dates of
declaration of results of
the Regional rounds of
the Mathematical
Olympiad.
The matter is
pending before the
High Court.
17. Shrirang
Vaidya v.
Union of
India & Ors
Writ
Chattisgarh
Petition (C) High Court
No. 84 of
2016
The Petitioner has filed

different dates of
the Mathematical
Olympiad.
The case is pending

for final hearing
18. Ashutosh
Tripathy v.
Union of
India & Ors
W.P.(C)
No.635 of
2016
Orissa High
Court
The Petitioner has filed

different dates of
the Mathematical
Olympiad.
The matter is
pending before the
High Court.
Karnataka High
Court
NCBS has filed the W.P.

against the BBMP &
Commissioner Of Police
etc. Seeking removal of
Pending for
submission of reply
by the Respondents
i.e BBMP
19.
NCBS v. The WP NO.

Commissione 19467/2015
r BBMP,
Bangalore
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An application for
interim order to
continue the
Petitioner was
rejected vide order
dated 30th January,
2015.
321
Court Cases
Case Name &

No.
Mr. Uday
Kumar v.
TIFR,
National
Balloon
Facility,
Hyderabad
Mr. Uday
21.
Kumar v.
TIFR,
National
Balloon
Facility,
Hyderabad
20.
22. Rashmi
Talore
v.
TIFR &
Others
23. Kalpnath Rai
v. Union of
India & Ors.
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no.
Court
Annex B2-G
Brief of Case
Status
unauthorised wall built by

the residents on the
public road adjacent to
the compound wall of
NCBS at CB site.
The Suit had been filed
demanding crops damage
compensation.
Commissioner and
Police,
Commissioner,
Bangalore
Original Suit
No. 247 of
2007
Civil Judge,
Junior Division,
Muddebihal,
Vijayapur,
Karnataka
R.A. No. 07
of 2011
Civil Judge,
Senior Division,
Muddebihal,
Vijayapur,
Karnataka
The Appeal has been filed

by the Appellant against
the order of the lower
court.
The appeal is
CGIT No.
2/52 of
2008
Central Govt.
Industrial
Tribunal (CGIT),
Sion, Mumbai,
Maharashtra
The Applicant had filed

the case challenging her
termination letter dated
26th July, 2007 issued by
TIFR, Mumbai.
An award was
passed on 17th July,
2014 dismissing the
case.
The Petitioner had raised

a grievance against one of
the participating
institutions (other than
TIFR or NCBS) of a
common entrance exam
conducted for admission
to a course in Biology.
The Petitioner has inter
alia prayed for a direction
to be issued to all the
Respondents to strictly
follow the procedure and
criteria adopted by TIFR
and NCBS
The case has been

disposed off by an
order dated 19th
August, 2015
without any
directions / orders
against the
Respondents.
Writ
Delhi High Court
Petition (C)
No. 1529
of 2014
An order has been

passed in favour of
TIFR.
322
Court Cases
Case Name &

No.
Case
no.
Court
24. Awadesh
Kumar
v.
Union
of
India & Ors.
CWJC
826
2016
25. Dr.Prabir
Kumar
Biswas
&
Anr.
v.
National
Board
for
Higher
Mathematics
, DAE & Ors.
W.P.
no Calcutta
454 (W) of Court
2016
26.
M/s
Durgamba
Tour &
Travels,
Bangalore
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no. Patna
of Court
WP
2198/2016
Brief of Case
Annex B2-G
Status
High The Petitioner had filed

different dates of
the Mathematical
Olympiad.
The case was

disposed off vide
Order dated 24th
February, 2016 in
light of the scheme
submitted by HBCSE
and the assurance
As per the Orders passed given that utmost
by the Court, an affidavit endeavor would be
had been filed by HBCSE
made to ensure that
putting down a scheme of Regional round
selection process for the
results are declared
year 2016-17 while
on one date.
stating that the same be
changed in the interest of
the Olympiads.
High The Petitioner had filed

the case complaining that
he had been unjustly
prevented from
participating in the 2nd
round of the Indian
Mathematical Olympiad
exam. He had contended
that his rank was 34 and
that 35 students were
entitled to be selected
from the first round to
give the second round of
the Indian Mathematical
Olympiad exam. As per
the results from the 1st
Mathematical Olympiad
exam, only 30 names had
been declared as
qualifying for the second
round of the said exam.
Karnataka High
Court
M/s Durgamba Tours &

Travels who were
providing transport
services submitted tender
documents for new
Upon a submission
being made by the
Advocate of Indian
Statistical Institute
(respondent No.5 &
6) that they had no
objection to the
Petitioner appearing
for the 2nd round, an
order (dated 4th
January, 2016) was
passed disposing off
the matter allowing
the Petitioner to
take the 2nd round of
the examination.
Disposed off by the

Honble High Court
by its Order dated
20th April, 2016.
323
Court Cases
Case Name &

No.
27.
28.
Case
no.
Court
Pritish
W.P. No.
High Court,
Laxmikant
6451 of 2011 Bombay,
Patil v. Union
Appellate Side
of India &
Ors.
Ishaan Preet Civil W.P. No. High Court,

Singh v.
5517 of 2011 Punjab &
National
Haryana
Steering
Committee &
Ors.
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Brief of Case
transport contract at
NCBS. However since
they could not technically
qualify as per tender
norms their financial bid
was not opened.
Aggrieved by this they
filed this W.P.
The Petitioner had filed
decision of the coordinator for the
International Earth
Science Olympiad
whereby the Petitioner
was prevented from
participating and
representing India in the
International Earth
Science Olympiad.
The Petitioner had got
marks above the cut-off
in the second stage of
examination. Upon his
application for the same,
his answer sheet was
revaluated and the marks
that he received upon
revaluation were less
than the cut-off. The
Petitioner challenged the
decision of the
Respondents to not allow
him to participate in the
third stage of the exam as
his marks upon
revaluation were less
than the cut-off.
Annex B2-G
Status
Disposed off vide

order dated 30th
September, 2011
without any orders
against the
Respondent.
Disposed off vide

Order dated 19th
July, 2011.
324
Accounts
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Annexure B2-H
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326
Accounts
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327
Accounts
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328
Accounts
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329
Accounts
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330
Accounts
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331
Accounts
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332
SECTION B4
Declaration by the Head of
the Institution
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Astronomy and
Chemical Sciences
Astrophysics (DAA)
(DCS)
Main Campus
Biological
Sciences (DBS)
(Colaba)
Nuclear and Atomic

Physics (DNAP)
High Energy Physics

(DHEP)
Condensed Matter
Physics
& Materials
Science (DCMPMS)
Mumbai
(HBCSE)
Pune
Bengaluru
Hyderabad
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SECTION B3
Evaluative Report of
Departments
(Main Campus)
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Index
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A-Executive Summary
B1-1
B1-Annexures
B1-A-Notification
B1-C-Gazette 1957
B1-D-Infrastructure
B1-E-Field Stations
B1-F-UGC Review
B1-G-Compliance
Annex B1-A
Annex B1-B
Annex B1-C
Annex B1-D
Annex B1-E
Annex B1-F
Annex B1-G
B2-I-Curricular
B2-II-Teaching
B2-III-Research
B2-VI-Governance
B2-VII-Innovations
B2-I-1
B2-II-1
B2-III-1
B2-IV-1
B2-V-1
B2-VI-1
B2-VII-1
B2-Annexures
B2-A-Patents
B2-B-Ethics
B2-C-IPR
B2-D-MOUs
B2-G-Cases
B2-H-Accounts
Annex B2-A
Annex B2-B
Annex B2-C
Annex B2-D
Annex B2-E
Annex B2-F
Annex B2-G
Annex B2-H
B4-1
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B3-I-Mathematics
Science (DCMPMS)
B3-I-1
B3-II-1
B3-III-1
B3-IV-1
B3-V-1
B3-VI-1
B3-VII-1
B3-VIII-1
B3-IX-1
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B3-X-1
B3-XI-1
B3-XII-1
B3-XIII-1
B3-XIV-1
B3-XV-1
Abbreviations
BF
CAM
CCCF
CRL
CSIR
DAA
DAE
DBS
DBT
DCMPMS
DCS
DHEP
DNAP
DST
DTP
GMRT
GRIHA
HBCSE
ICTS
I-Ph.D.
IQAC
NAAC
NCBS
NCRA
RAC
SIRC
STCS
TCIS
TIFR
UGC
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Science, TIFR
B3-I
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1.
Name of the Department :

School of Mathematics (Math)
2.
Year of establishment :
1945
3.
Is the Department part of a School/Faculty of the university?

It is an entire School.
4.
Names of programmes offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters;

Integrated Ph.D., D. Sc, D. Litt, etc.)
1. Ph.D.
2. Integrated M.Sc.-Ph.D.
The minimum eligibility criterion for admission to the Ph.D. programme is a
Master's degree in any of Mathematics/Statistics/Science/Technology (M.A. /
M.Sc. / M. Math / M. Stat / M.E. / M. Tech.). The minimum eligibility criterion for
admission to the Integrated Ph.D. programme is a Bachelor's degree in any of
Mathematics/Statistics/Science/Technology (B.A. / B.Sc. / B. Math. / B. Stat. /
B.E. / B. Tech.). Students without a Master's degree will generally be admitted to
the Integrated Ph.D. program and will obtain an M.Sc. degree along the way
subject to the completion of all requirements. Students with a four-year
Bachelor's degree may be considered for admission to the Ph.D. Programme.
5.
Interdisciplinary programmes and departments involved

None
6.
Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign institutions, etc.

None
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7.
Details of programmes discontinued, if any, with reasons

There are no such programmes.
8.
Examination System: Annual/Semester/Trimester/Choice Based Credit System

There is an evaluation at the end of each semester course, based on assignments
and written examinations, and an annual evaluation of courses based on an
interview.
9.
Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments

NA
10.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
11.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Number of faculty positions:

Faculty Designation with DAE Grade
Distinguished Professor
Senior Professor (I)
Professor (H)
Associate Professor (G)
Reader (F)
Others
Abbreviation (Item 11)

Dist. Prof
Sr. Professor (I)
-Assoc. Professor (G)
--Total
Number
-4
11
9
3
2
29
Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, area of specialization,

experience and research under guidance
Name
A. J. Parameswaran
Deg*
Ph. D.
A.
Sankaranarayanan
Amalendu Krishna
Ph. D.
Amitava
Bhattacharya
Ph. D.
Ph. D.
Designation
Professor (H)
Specialization
Singular theory, Topology
of open surfaces
Professor (H)
Number theory
Associate
Professor (G)
Algebraic cycles and Ktheory
Reader (F)
Combinatorics
Exp
25
Stu
-
26
15
16
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5.
6.
Name
Anish Ghosh
Deg*
Ph. D.
Arvind N. Nair
Ph. D.
7. C.S. Rajan
Dipendra Prasad
8.
Ph. D.
Ph. D.
Eknath Ghate
Ph. D.
Indranil Biswas
Ph. D.
J. Sengupta
Ph. D.
9.
10.
11.
12. Mahan MJ
N. Fakhruddin
13.
Ph. D.
Ph. D.
N. Saradha
Ph. D.
Nitin Nitsure
Ph. D.
Radhika Ganapathy
Ph. D.
Raja Sridharan
Ph. D.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18. Ravi. A. Rao

Ritabrata Munshi
19.
20.
21.
Ph. D.
Ph. D.
S. E. Rao
Ph. D.
S. K. Roushon
Ph. D.
22. S. Subramanian
23. Sandeep Varma
Siddharth
24.
Bhattacharya
T. N.
25.
Venkataramana
26. Tanmay Deshpande
27. V. Srinivas
Ph. D.
Ph. D.
Ph. D.
Ph. D.
Ph. D.
Ph. D.
Designation
Associate
Professor (G)
Associate
Professor (G)
Professor (H)
Senior
Professor (I)
Professor (H)
Senior
Professor (I)
Professor (H)
Professor (H)
Associate
Professor (G)
Professor (H)
Professor (H)
I-Math-3
Specialization
Ergodic Theory and
Number Theory
Lie groups and
representation theory
Number theory
Number theory
Number theory,
automorphic forms and Lfunctions
Vector Bundles
Modular forms, harmonic
analysis on symmetric
spaces
Topology/Geometry
Algebraic Geometry
Number theory,
exponential Diophantine
equations
Algebraic Geometry,
Vector bundles, D-modules
Reader (E)
Representation Theory
Associate
Professor (G)
Professor (H)
Associate
Professor (G)
Projective modules and

complete intersections
Classical algebraic K-theory
Professor (H)
Associate
Professor (G)
Professor (H)
Reader (F)
Number Theory
Representation of toroidal
Lie algebras
Topology
Algebraic Geometry
Reader (F)
Ergodic theory
Senior
Professor (I)
Reader (E)
Senior
Liegroups and arithmetics

groups
Algebraic cycles and K-
Exp
10
Stu
2
19
23
27
1
2
19
23
30
19
21
3
-
32
29
21
32
10
1
-
28
19
27
7
16
26
5
33
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Name
Deg*
V. Trivedi
Ph. D.
Yogish Holla
Ph. D.
28.
29.
Designation
Professor (I)
Associate
Professor (G)
Associate
Professor (G)
Specialization
Exp
theory
Hilbert-Samuel functions,
20
Frobenius splitting, HilbertKunz function and
multiplicity
14
Vector bundles
Stu
1
* Highest degree obtained
Years of Experience as a regular Faculty Member (TIFR and elsewhere)
Ph.D. students guided within the last 4 years (including those joined and those
graduated)
12.
List of senior Visiting Fellows, adjunct faculty, emeritus professors

(a) List of Visiting Fellows
1. Ambily A A
2. Chetan Balwe
3. Romie Banerjee
4. Saurav Bhaumik
5. Saikat Chatterjee
6. Seshadri Chintapalli
7. Anisha Chorwadwala
8. Emre Coskun
9. Soumya Das
10. Umesh Dubey
11. Shane D'Mello
12. Abhik Ganguli
13. Thomas G. Gotsbacher
14. Neena Gupta
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15. Sagar Kolte

16. Mousumi Mandal
17. Ritwik Mukherjee
18. Amrita Muralidharan
19. Supriya Pisolkar
20. Vijay Ravikumar
21. Sarang S. Sane
22. Chaitanya Senapathi
23. Sachin Sharma
24. Jyoti Singh
25. S.T. Spallone
26. Ajay Thakur
27. Viji Z. Thomas
28. Girja S. Tripathi
29. R. Venkatesh
30. Sushmita Venugopalan
31. Michael Lennox Wang
(b) List of Adjunct Faculty

1. Aravind Asok, University of Southern California
2. Manjul Bhargava, Princeton University, USA
3. L. Clozel, Universite de Paris-Sud, France
4. Tomas Gomez, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain
5. Chandrashekhar B. Khare, UCLA, Los Angeles, USA
6. Shrawan Kumar, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
7. V.K. Murty, University of Toronto, Canada
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8. M. Ram Murty, Queens University, Canada

9. M.V. Nori, University of Chicago, USA
10. T.R. Ramadas, ICTP, Trieste, Italy
11. Abishek Saha, University of Bristol, UK
12. S.R.S. Vardhan, New York University, USA
13. Angelo Vistoli, Scuola Normale Superiore, Italy
(c) Emeritus Professor
None
13.
Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty programme-wise information

NA
14.
1.
2.
15.
Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio

Programme
Ph.D.
Integrated M.Sc.-Ph.D.
Faculty (F)
Ratio S/F
30
30
1:1
Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff:

Positions
16.
Students (S)
Scientific Staff
2
Administrative and Auxiliary Staff

7
Research thrust areas as recognized by major funding agencies
Algebra
Algebraic Geometry
Number Theory
Lie Groups and Representation Theory
Ergodic Theory
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17.
Topology
Algebraic cycles and K-theory
Lie groups and arithmetics groups
Vector bundles
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Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) national b) international funding

agencies and c) Total grants received. Give the names of the funding agencies,
project title and grants received project-wise.
(a) National
1.
2.
DST
DST
JC Bose Fellowship
JC Bose Fellowship
Total Grant
(Rs. lakhs)
50
25.5
3.
DST
JC Bose Fellowship
124.8
4.
5.
DST
DST
JC Bose Fellowship
Swarna Jayanti Fellowship
62.20
34.75
2010-2015
2008-2013
and 20132018
2008-2013
and 20132018
2013-2018
2011-2016
6.
DST
30
2012-2017
JC Bose Fellowship
ISF-UGC grant
50
110
2013-2018
2014-2017
Navin M. Singhi
Ritabrata
Munshi
Amalendu
Krishna
Indranil Biswas
Anish Ghosh
JC Bose Fellowship
68
2016-2021
Mahan Mj
Agency
DST
7.
8. Israel
Science
Foundation
and the
University
Grants
Commission
DST
9.
Project Title
Duration
Faculty
Dipendra Prasad
V. Srinivas
T. N.
Venkaratamana
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(b) International
Agency
Isaac Newton Institute
1. and Clay Mathematics
Institute
European Commission
2.
Marie Curie Actions
3. University of Paris
4.
Indo-French project
no: 4610-2
Department of
5. Sciences and
Technology
18.
Project Title
Total Grant
(Rs. lakhs)
Duration
Faculty
Newton Institute
Programme
50
2014-2015
Anish Ghosh
IRSES-MODULI
724,500 Euros
2014-2017
V. Srinivas
IFCPAR-CEFIPRA
Grant
30
2007-2010
Eknath Ghate
Analytic aspects of
modular forms
No grant
received
2012-2015
J. Sengupta,
D. Prasad, C.
S. Rajan,
R.Munshi
DST-RFBR P-138
project
5.44
2012-2015
Ravi A. Rao
Inter-institutional collaborative projects and associated grants received

(a) National Collaboration
The National Center for Mathematics (NCM)} is an inter-institutional collaborative
project with the Department of Mathematics, IIT-Bombay.
There is a shortage of Ph.D. level courses in advanced mathematics in the country,
as most Universities lack the required Faculty and numbers. The NCM has been
running such courses every year, with student participation from all over the
country. Besides these courses, the NCM conducts training programmes for
teachers, and research workshops for the different research specialties in
Mathematics in the Country.
These training programmes and workshops are held at venues all over the country.
So far nearly 200 such programmes have been held (more precisely, the number is
197 programmes till December 2015).
The programmes are classified into the following categories.
(a) AFS: Annual Foundation Schools: These give first year Ph.D. courses in 3 one
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month instalments, meant for Ph.D. students from all Indian universities where
such courses are not given.
(b) AIS: Advanced Instructional Schools: These focus on advanced specialized
areas of modern mathematics, meant for Ph.D. students who have the
corresponding specialization for the research.
(c) ISL: Instructional Schools for Lecturers: These are meant for college and
university teachers, and treat material from the B.Sc. or M.Sc. syllabus, but
with greater depth.
(d) Workshops: These focus on research topics, and are attended by Faculty
Members as well as advanced PhD students.
(e) TEW: Teacher's enrichment workshops: These are short programmes for
undergraduate teachers, focusing on a particular subject in the undergraduate
syllabus.
(f) Panorama series: This is a series by a top expert giving a high-level view of
the subject.
(g) DM: Discussion Meeting: These are advanced workshops at international
level, attended by active research mathematicians and Ph.D. students.
Achievements during 2010-2015:
The following number of programmes were successfully conducted in each
category in the period 1 Jan 2010 to 31 Dec 2015 (see webpage
www.ncmath.org for full details).
Year
Total
Schools
Number of Schools
AFS
AIS
ISL
Workshops
MPL
TEW
DM
2015
26
2014
11
36
2013
12
31
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2012
30
2011
16
2010
15
Grants received from TIFR: Rs. 404 lakhs in last 5 years

(b) International Collaboration : None
19.
Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC-SAP/CAS, DPE; DBT, ICSSR,

AICTE, etc.; total grants received.
Agency
Project Title
DAE
1
20.
XII Plan Project Maths

and computer science
Total Grant
(Rs. lakhs)
390
Duration
Faculty
20122017
All math
faculty
Research facility / centre with

National recognition: NA
21.
Special research laboratories sponsored by / created by industry or corporate

bodies
None
22. Publications:
SCMA
Journal
Conference
Publications Proceedings
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
61
57
58
94
52
6
2
6
3
Total
322
17
Technical
Reports
Web
Publications
Book
Chapters
Books
Edited
Mono
graphs
1
3
2
3
1
3
3
2
1
10
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Citation Index range / average:
Total number of citations- 5644 (Source- MathSciNet AMS)
Number of citations per faculty- 195
23. Details of patents and income generated

None
24. Areas of consultancy and income generated
None
25. Faculty selected nationally / internationally to visit other laboratories / institutions /
Industries in India and abroad
(a) National
Name of Faculty
member
Place visited
Date (MM/YYYY)
S.M. Bhatwadekar
Indian Institute of Science Education and
Sep - Nov 2010
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Name of Faculty
member
Place visited
Date (MM/YYYY)
Research, Pune
Usha N. Bhosle
Kerala School of Mathematics, Kozhikode
Mar 2014
Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai
Jan 2012
North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon, India
Jul 2011
Kerala School of Mathematics, Kozhikode
Jan 2011
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Dec 2010
Indranil Biswas
Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
Feb 2015
S.G. Dani
Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
Dec 2011
Dec 2014 and
Mar 2015
Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata
5 Ritabrata Munshi
6
7
8
Arvind Nair
Nitin Nitsure
Dipendra Prasad
S. E. Rao
10
11
S. K. Roushon
A.
Nov Dec 2013
Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore
Sep 2013
TIFR-Centre for Applicable Mathematics,

Bangalore
Jul - Aug 2013
May 2013
Jan - Feb 2013

Bangalore
Nov - Dec 2012
Apr - May
2012

Bangalore
Mar Apr 2011
Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore

Harish Chandra
Research Institute, Allahabad
North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong
National Institute of Science Education and
Feb 2015
Aug 2014
Sep 2010
May Jun 2013
Jun 2013
Jan 2015
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Name of Faculty
member
Sankaranarayanan
12
N. Saradha
13
Navin M. Singhi
14
J. Sengupta
15
Raja Sridharan
16
R Sujatha
17
T. N.
Venkaratamana
18
G. R. Vijayakumar
Place visited
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Date (MM/YYYY)
Research, Bhubaneswar
Harish-Chandra Research Institute,
Allahabad
Dec 2011
Manonmaniam Sundaranar University,

Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu
Oct 2011
NIIT University (NU), Neemrana, Rajasthan
Dec 2010
Aug Sep 2010
Sastra University, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
Dec 2013
Aug 2011
Harish Chandra Research Institute, Allahabad
Dec 2010
CR Rao Advanced Institute of Mathematics,

Statistics and Computer Science, Hyderabad
Center of Policy Studies, Chennai
Kerala School of Mathematics, Kerala
Chennai Mathematical Institute, Chennai
Bangalore
TIFR Centre for Applicable Mathematics,
Bangalore
TIFR Centre for Applicable Mathematics,
Bangalore
National Center for Advanced Research in
Discrete Mathematics, Kalasalingam University,
Tamil Nadu
National Center for Advanced Research in
Discrete Mathematics, Kalasalingam University,
Tamil Nadu
Apr 2010
Feb 2014
Dec 2010 - Jan
2011
Mar 2011
Jan - Feb 2011
Dec 2013 - Mar
2014
Feb 2011
Aug Sep 2011
Sep Dec 2010
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(b) International
Name of faculty
member
1
Usha N. Bhosle
Indranil Biswas
S.G. Dani
Eknath Ghate
R.V. Gurjar
Place visited
Isaac Newton Institute of Mathematical
Sciences, Cambridge, U.K
ICMAT, Madrid, Spain
National University of Singapore, Singapore
Marburg University, Germany
Aarhus University, Denmark
University of Lille, France
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan,
USA
Date (MM/YYYY)
May - Jul 2011
Oct - Nov 2014
Aug 2014
Jun - Jul 2014
Sep 2011
Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
Sep 2011
Institut de Mathmatiques de Luminy, Marseille
Sep Nov 2010
Institut de Recherche Mathmatique de Rennes,

University of Rennes-1, France
Apr 2010
Mathematical Sciences Research Institute,

Berkeley, USA
Oct 2014
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
May 2014
UCLA, USA
Jun 2012
University of Paris, Jussieu, France
Apr 2012
McGill University, Canada
Oct 2011
University of Montpellier, France
Apr - Jun 2011
Universit de Bordeaux I
Oct - Nov 2010
Universit de Paris 7
Apr 2010
Mathematische Forschungs Institut

Oberwolfach, Germany
Centre de Recherches Mathematiques,
Montreal, Canada
University of Kansas, USA
Jilin University, China
Kansas University
Steklov Institute, Moscow, Russia
McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Aug 2014
Sep 2014
May - Jun 2014
Aug 2014
May 2014
Apr 2014
Aug 2011
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Name of faculty
member
10
11
Amalendu Krishna
Ritabrata Munshi
Arvind Nair
Nitin Nitsure
Dipendra Prasad
C.S. Rajan
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Place visited
Date (MM/YYYY)
Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan

Korea Institute for Advanced studies, Seoul
Mar 2011
Mar 2011
National Singapore University, Singapore
Jan 2011
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and

Technology (KAIST)
Jul Sep 2014
Daejeon, Korea
University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
Apr - May 2014
Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut
Aug Sep 2011
Mathematical Sciences Research Institute

(MSRI), Berkeley, USA
May 2011
Jan 2015
University of Aarhus, Denmark

Isaac Newton Institute of Mathematical
Sciences, Cambridge, U.K
Mathematical Sciences Research Institute,
Berkeley
CRM, Montreal
Jan 2014
MSRI
Aug Dec 2014
Jussieu, Paris
Jun 2014
Banff, Canada
Jun 2014
1Tsinghua University, Beijing
Jun 2013
Marseille, France
Jun 2013
ICTP, Trieste, Italy
Jun 2013
Oct 2011 and

Mar 2012
Morning Side Center, Beijing
May - Jun 2011
RIMS, Kyoto
Sep 2010
Harvard University
Jun 2010
Universite de Paris Nord
Jun 2013
Jan - Feb 2011
Mar 2015
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Name of faculty
member
12
13
14
15
Ravi Rao
S. E. Rao
S. K. Roushon
A.
Sankaranarayanan
Place visited
Date (MM/YYYY)
Max Planck Institut fur Mathematik at Bonn,

Germany
May 2013
International Centre for Theoretical Physics

(ICTP), Trieste, Italy
Oct 2011
International Centre for Theoretical Physics

(ICTP), Trieste, Italy
Dec 2012
St. Petersburg University, Russia
Sep 2012
Jilin University, China
Aug 2012
Pennsylvania State University
Sep Nov 2010
Shanghai Jiatong University, Shanghai

Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Aarhus University
University of Uppsala, Sweden
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Tehran,
Iran
Kunming University of Science and Technology,
Kunming, China
University of Aegean in Karlovassi, Samos,
Greece
Shandong University, Shandong
Jun 2014
May 2014
Mar 2013
Sep 2012
Aug 2012
May 2011
Jul 2012
Jun 2012
Sep 2014
Institute of Mathematics, Academia Sinica

(Chinese Academy), Beijing
Aug 2014
Peoples Republic of China
Sep 2013
National Institute for Mathematical Sciences,

Daejeon, Republic of Korea
Aug 2013
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and

Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Republic of Korea
Mar 2013
National Institute for Mathematical Sciences

(NIMS), Republic of Korea
Apr 2012 Mar

2013
Yonsei University
Jan 2013
Pohang Mathematical Institute (PMI), POSTECH,
Dec 2012
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Name of faculty
member
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Place visited
Date (MM/YYYY)
Pohang, Republic of Korea
16
17
N. Saradha
Navin M. Singhi
18
J. Sengupta
19
V. Srinivas
20
R Sujatha
21
T.N.
Venkataramana
Institute of Mathematics, Hong Kong University,

Hong Kong
Jun 2012
Keio University, Japan
May 2012
Institut de Mathematiques de Jussieu, Paris

CIRM, Luminy
University of Debrecen, Hungary
University of Zagreb, Croatia
University of Leiden, Netherlands
Max Planck Institute for Mathematics, Bonn,
Germany
Institute for Mathematical Research (FIM) ETH,
Zurich
Institut de Mathematiques de Jussieu, Paris
Department of Mathematics and Center for
cryptology and Information Security, Florida
Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, USA
Pennsylvania State University
Universite Paris 13
IAS Princeton
ICERM in Brown University
University de Nancy, Institut Eli Cartan
Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, USA
International Congress of Mathematicians, 2014:
Gyeongju and Seoul, Korea
Freie Universitat, Berlin
University of Southern California, Los Angeles,
USA
University of British Columbia
Postech University, Korea
Department of Math., Jussieu, Paris
Marburg University, Germany
Erwin Schrodinger Institute
Sep 2014
Sep 2014
Sep 2014
Sep 2014
Dec 2010
Sep Nov 2010
May Jun 2010
Sep 2014
Mar Aug 2011
Sep - Nov 2010
May Jun 2014
May Jun 2013
May 2013
Nov 2012
Jan Apr 2015
Aug 2014
Mar Aug 2014
Apr Jun 2013
Sep Dec 2010
Mar Apr 2010
May 2014
Jun - July 2014
Oct Dec 2010
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Faculty serving in
(a) National Committees
Name of the
Faculty Member
S. M.
Bhatwadekar
Usha N. Bhosle
S. G. Dani
Name of the
Committee
Role of the
Committee
Inter-Academy
Exchange
Programme of
Indian National
Science Academy.
Sectional
Committee for
Mathematical
Sciences, Indian
Academy of
Sciences
National Board for
Higher
Mathematics
Executive
Organizing
Committee for
organization of the
International
Congress of
Mathematicians,
ICM 2010,
Hyderabad
Indian Society for
History of
Mathematics
Governing Council,
Institute of
Mathematics and
Applications,
Bhubaneswar
Academic Advisory
Committee,
Bhaskaracharya
Pratishthana, Pune
Member
Term
of
Servic
e
20102011
Member
Vice Chairman
20122013
Chair
man
20102011
Dec
2010
President
20102011
Member
20102011
Member
20102011
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Name of the
Faculty Member
Eknath Ghate
R. V. Gurjar
Mahan Mj
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Name of the
Committee
Role of the
Committee
Academic Council,
Chennai
Mathematical
Institute, Chennai
Governing Council,
C.R. Rao Advanced
Institute for
Mathematics,
Statistics and
Computer Science,
Hyderabad
Programme
Advisory
Committee,
Department of
Science and
Technology
Board of
Governors, Indian
Institute of Science
Education and
Research (IISER),
Thiruvananthapura
m
Academic Council,
University of
Hyderabad
Mathematical
Sciences Research
Committee, CSIR
Project Advisory
Committee, SERB
Bhaskaracharya
Pratishthana, Pune
National Board of
Higher
Mathematics
AFS Syllabus
Committee
SERB PAC
Member
Term
of
Servic
e
20102011
Member
20102011
Member
20102011
Member
20102011
Member
20102011
Member
20152018
Member
20152018
20102014
20152019
Trustee
Member
Member
2016
Member
2015-
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Name of the
Faculty Member
Arvind Nair
Nitin Nitsure
Dipendra Prasad
Name of the
Committee
Committee in
Mathematical
Sciences
IMU National
Committee, INSA
Governing Council,
Indian Association
for Cultivation of
Sciences
Apex Committee,
National Centre for
Mathematics
National Board for
Higher
Mathematics
Research Projects
Committee,
National Board for
Higher
Mathematics
Governing Board,
Bhaskaracharya
Pratishthana, Pune
Apex Committee,
TIFR-IIT, National
Centre for
Mathematics
Governing Council,
Chennai
Mathematical
Institute
Governing Board,
IISER, Pune
Academic Selection
Committee, Central
University of Bihar
Apex Committee,
National Center of
Mathematics
Jawaharlal Nehru
Role of the
Committee
Term
of
Servic
e
2018
Member
20162019
20162019
Member
Member
20142015
Member
Till
2015
Convenor
Till
2015
Member
Till
2015
Member
20122015
Member
20122014
Member
20102015
20082011
Member
Member
20102014
Visitor
2012-
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Name of the
Faculty Member
10
C. S. Rajan
11
Ravi A. Rao
12
A.
Sankaranarayan
an
13
N. Saradha
14
Navin M. Singhi
15
R. Sujatha
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Name of the
Committee
Role of the
Committee
University, New
Delhi
Centre for
Advanced Study,
Panjab University
INSA Sectional
Committee
Inspire Program,
Department of
Science and
Technology, New
Delhi
Curriculum
Development
Committee for
Mathematics for
Central University
of Orissa, Koraput
Bhaskaracharya
Pratishthana, Pune
Hardy-Ramanujan
Society, Bangalore
Ramanujan
Mathematical
Society. Chennai
Indian
Mathematical
Society, Delhi
Indian
Mathematical
Society
Ramanujan
Mathematical
Society
All India Council for
Technical
Education
Scientific Advisory
Council to Prime
Minister of India
Nominee
UGC Nominee
Member
Member
Term
of
Servic
e
Till
date
20102015
20112014
2012Till
date
Member
20102011
Adjunct Professor
20102015
Life-Member
Life-Member
Life-Member
Member
20102015
Member
20102015
Member
20112012
Member
20102011
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Name of the
Faculty Member
1
6
17
V. Srinivas
T. N.
Venkataramana
Name of the
Committee
Role of the
Committee
National
Innovation Council,
Govt. of India
Science and
Engineering
Research Board,
India
INSA-ICSU National
Committee for
IMU;
National Board for
Higher
Mathematics
DST FIST
Committee for
Math. Sci
DAE Specialist
Group (SG) for
Math. Sci
Academic Council
Member, NISER
Indian National
Science Academy,
New Delhi
Selection
Committee for
mathematical
sciences at the
Indian Academy of
Sciences,
Bangalore
Ramanujan
Mathematical
Society
Lie Theory
Sectional Meeting,
RMS
Member
Term
of
Servic
e
20102011
Member
20102011
Ex-officio Member
20132015
Member and Chairman
2015
Member
20132014
Member
20132014
Member
2013
Member
20112012
Member
20102012
Member
20102011
Organizer
20102011
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(b) International Committees:
Name of the
Faculty
Member
Usha N. Bhosle
S. G. Dani
Eknath Ghate
Anish Ghosh
Navin M.
Singhi
R. Sujatha
V. Srinivas
Name of the
Committee
Role of the
Committee
Term of
Service
Vector Bundles on Algebraic Curves

(VBAC)
Commission for Development and
Exchange, of the International
Mathematical Union
Developing Countries Strategy Group,
of the International Mathematical
Union
Western India Secondary Schools of
Committee, University of
Pennsylvania.
Isaac Newton Institute, Cambridge,
UK
University of Bristol, UK
ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Aix-Marseilles University
Institut de Mathematiques de Luminy
Technion, Haifa
Member
2010-2014
President
Dec 2010
Member
Dec 2010
Mathematical Sciences Research

Institute, Berkeley, USA
Center for Cryptology and
Information Security, Boca Raton,
Florida, USA
Scientific Committee :
Indo-French Centre for Promotion of
Advanced Research (CEFIPRA)
Scientific Committee:
Centre International Mathmatiques
Pures et Appliqus (CIMPA)
Executive Committee of the
International Mathematical Union
Inaugural Class of Fellows of American
Mathematical Society
Chair
2010-2012
Member
2014-2015
Member
Member
Member
Member
Visiting
Professor
Member
2014-2015
2014-2015
2014-2015
2014-2015
2014-2015
Member
2010-2012
Member
2010-2011
Member
2010-2011
Member
2011-14 and
2015-18
2015
Member
2014-2015
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(c) Editorial Boards:
1
2
Name of the
Faculty Member
Amitava
Bhattacharya
Indranil Biswas
S. G. Dani
Name of the Journal

Ramanujan Mathematical Society Mathematics Newsletter.
Bulletin des Sciences Mathematiques
ISRN Geometry.
Journal of Theoretical Probability
Monatshefte fr Mathematik
Proceedings of the Indian Academy of
Sciences (Math. Sci.)
Ramanujan Mathematical Society Lecture
Notes Series
Sankhya, Indian Journal of Statistics, Ser.A.
(Co-editor)
Ganita Bharati, Bulletin of the Indian
Society for History of Mathematics
Mahan Mj
Nitin Nitsure
7
8
Dipendra Prasad
C. S. Rajan
Navin M. Singhi
Proceedings of the IAS, Mathematical

Sciences
Ramanujan Mathematical Society
Lecture Note Series
Indian Journal of Pure and Applied
Mathematics
Sciences (Math. Sci.)
Journal of Ramanujan Mathematical
Society
Journal of Number Theory
Proceedings of Indian Academy of
Sciences, Bangalore
Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics,
New Delhi
Mathematische Zeitschrift
A sequel to the volume Connected at
Infinity, presenting work of Indian
mathematicians (Co-editor)
Sciences (Mathematics)
European Journal of Combinatorics
Impact
Factor
Term of
Service
2013-2014
2012-2013
2012-2013
2010-2011
2010-2011
2010-2011
2010-2011
2010-2011
2010-2011
2015-2018
2015-2018
2012-2014
2015
1996-Till date
2008-Till date
2000-2015
2008-2013
2011-2012
2011-2012
2014-2015
2010-2011
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10
11
27.
V. Srinivas
R. Sujatha
T. N.
Venkataramana
Journal Of Combinatorics,
Information and System Sciences
Mathematische Annalen
Algebra and Number Theory
Asian Journal of Mathematics
Journal of Algebra
Journal of the Indian Mathematical
Society
Texts and Reading in Mathematics Series
(TRIM)
International Journal of Number Theory
Journal of Ramanujan Mathematical
Society
Asia Pacific Mathematics Newsletter
Journal of Pure and Applied Algebra, New
Delhi
Indian Journal of Pure and Applied
Mathematics, INSA, New Delhi (Chief
Editor)
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2010-2011
2013-2014
2013-2014
2013-2014
2013-2014
2013-2014
2014-2015
2010-2011
2010-2011
2010-2011
2010-2011
2011-2015
Faculty recharging strategies (UGC, ASC, Refresher / orientation programs,

workshops, training programs and similar programs).
As all TIFR faculty members regularly participate in national and international
research-oriented symposia, conferences, workshops and schools, often as the
organizers or principal lecturers, they are always in touch with the state of the
art in their areas of expertise. Therefore, no separate recharging/refresher
programmes are needed, nor are any conducted. In fact, TIFR faculty are in great
demand as lecturers in such programmes in other institutions, both inside and
outside India.
28.
Student projects
percentage of students who have done in-house projects including

inter-departmental projects
All 2nd year students in School of Mathematics undergo three courses of
their choice, which are often conducted as reading and problem solving
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projects.
percentage of students doing projects in collaboration with other universities

/ industry / institute
Almost all TIFR faculty and laboratories have collaborations with scientists in
India and abroad. Students of these faculty members and laboratories
participate in these projects. Thus the percentage of students involved in
such projects may be 95% or more.
29.
Awards / recognitions received at the national and international level
1.
Faculty Members:
Name of the
Awardee
Usha N. Bhosle
Indranil Biswas
S. G. Dani
Eknath Ghate
(at national level)
Name of the Award
Year/ Duration
Stree Shakti Science Samman

Award
2012
Fellow of the Indian National

Science Academy (INSA)
2010
Fellow of the Indian National

Science Academy (INSA)
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award
B. M. Birla Science Prize in
Mathematics
Srinivasa Ramanujan Medal of
the Indian National Science
Academy
2013
2006
1999
2010
1990
Fellow of Indian Academy of

Sciences
2014

5
Yogish Holla
Amalendu
Krishna

Mathematics
INSA Young Scientist Medal
2006
2013
2003
2014
Swarna Jayanti Fellowship, DST
2010
2009
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Name of the
Awardee
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Name of the Award
Year/ Duration
Mathematics
7
Mahan Mj
Ritabrata
Munshi
Nitin Nitsure
10
11
Dipendra
Prasad
C. S. Rajan
12
Ravi Rao
13
14
Navin M. Singhi
T. N.
Venkataramana
Infosys Award for Mathematical

Sciences
Mathematics
Swarna Jayanti Fellowship, DST
Sciences
J. C. Bose Fellowship, DST
Mathematics
Sciences
Ramanujan Prize, University of
Madras
B.M. Science Prize in
Mathematics
Fellow of the Indian Academy of
Science
J. C. Bose Fellowship, DST
JC Bose Fellowship
Member of American
Mathematical Society
Fellow of Indian National
Science Academy
Fellow of the Indian Academy of
Sciences
ICTP Prize
Birla Award for Mathematics
Young Scientist Award
Faculty Members:
Name of the
Awardee
2015
2013
2012
2000
1989
2010
2002
1994
2014
2010
2000
2014
2010
2008-18
2012
2003
2001
2001
2000
1997
1990
(at international level):

Name of the Award
Year/
Duration
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1.
2.
3
4
Amalendu Krishna
Nitin Nitsure
V. Srinivas
T. N. Venkataramana
1.
2.
Omprokash Das
3.
Shreyasi Datta
4.
5.
Anupam Mondal
Mandira Mondal
6.
Anuradha Nebhani
7.
Rakesh Pawar
8.
Vivek Rai
9.
B. Ravinder
11.
30.
2015
1997
2013
2014
1998
Students, Postdocs, Scientific Staff and Others:
Name of the
Awardee
Prashant Arote
10.
Ramanujan Prize
ICTP Mathematics Prize
Humboldt Research Award
Fellow of the World Academy of Sciences
ICTP Mathematics Prize
Husney Parvez
Sarwar
K. V. Shuddhodan
Name of the Award

National Board of Higher Mathematics (NBHM) Ph.D
Fellowship Award
INSPIRE Faculty Award, Session II, DST, Government of
India
Fellowship Award
Inspire Scholarship
UGC Fellowship
Fellowship Award
Dhirubhai Ambani Foundation Scholarship
Young Science Fellowship, IISc
Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Fellowship Award, CSIR
NBHM Undergraduate Scholarship
KVPY Scholarship
NBHM M. Sc Scholarship
Fellowship Award
Gold Medal in M.Sc, University of Hyderabad
IMS scholarship for topped in MSC. IIT Guwahati
Silver Medal (Dept. of Math., IIT Guwahati
Year/
Duration
2015
2015
2015
20102015
2012
2011
2003
2003
2011
2008
2009
2012
2009
2009
2009
2009
2010
2011
Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of funding (national/

international) with details of outstanding participants, if any.
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Year
Name of the event
2016
Groups, Orbits and Diophantine Approximation
2015
2014
2013
2012
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Funding
Agency
ISF-UGC
Faculty Members
Anish Ghosh
International Colloquium on K-theory
DAE
Ravi Rao, V. Srinivas,

Amalendu Krishna,
S.K. Roushon, and A.
J. Parameswaran
40 years of the Eta Invariant
DAE
Ravi Rao
Discussion Meeting on Geometric and Ergodic

Aspects of Group Actions
DAE
Siddhartha
Bhattacharya and
Anish Ghosh
Discussion Meeting on Algebraic and Analytic

Geometry related to Bundles
DAE
Indranil Biswas and

A.J. Parameswaran
Discussion Meeting on Analytic Number Theory

2015
DAE
R. Munshi and A.
Sankaranarayanan
Conference on Algebraic Cycles and Related

Topics
DAE
Amalendu Krishna
ICTS Advanced School and Discussion Meeting on

Symplectic Geometry and Contact Topology
DAE
Indranil Biswas and

Mahan Mj
ICTS Srinivasa Ramanujan Lecture Series on

Automorphic forms and Galois representations
DAE
Chandrasekhar Khare
Discussion Meeting on Analytic and Algebraic

Geometry
DAE
Indranil Biswas and

A.J. Parameswaran
Workshop and Conference on Local Langlands

Conjecture and Galois Representations
DAE
Eknath Ghate,
Chandrashekhar
Khare, Dipendra
Prasad, CS Rajan
ATM Workshop on Classical and Non-stable

Algebraic K-theory
DAE
C. S. Rajan, Ravi A.
Rao
International Conference on Analytic and

Algebraic Geometry related to Bundles
DAE
Indranil Biswas and

A.J. Parameswaran
Workshop on Representation Theory of Real Lie

Groups
DAE
T. N. Venkataramana
International Conference on Recent Trends in

Discrete Mathematics
DAE
Amitava
Bhattacharya,
Indranil Biswas,
Najmuddin
Fakhruddin,
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Year
Funding
Agency
Name of the event
Faculty Members
Dipendra Prasad
International Conference on Complex Analytic

Geometry
DAE
Indranil Biswas and

A.J. Parameswaran
International Colloquium on Automorophic

Representations and L-functions
DAE
Dipendra Prasad, J.
Sengupta, C. S. Rajan
and A.
Sankaranarayanan
2011
International Conference on Cohomology of

Arithmetic Groups
DAE
S.G. Dani, D. Prasad,

C.S. Rajan, T.N.
Venkataramana
2010
Analytic Question in Arithmetic
DAE
J. Sengupta
31.
Code of ethics for research followed by the departments

The School of Mathematics follows the TIFR Guidelines on Academic Ethics (See
Annexure B2-B).
32.
Student profile programme-wise:

Selected
Program
Applications
received
Ph.D.
33.
13277
Joined
Pass %
Male Female
Male Female
Male Female
38
27
85
80
Diversity of students
a) Geographical:
IntegratedPh.D.
Ph.D.
Students
Male
Female
Male
Total
Female
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NRI Students
TOTAL
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17
27
18
28
b) Undergraduate Institution :
Ph.D.
From Universities
From premier science institutions
From premier professional institutions #
From others*
Foreign Universities
Total
Male
5
7
6
0
0
18
Female
1
1
2
0
0
4
Integrated
M.Sc.-Ph.D.
Male Female
2
0
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
Total
8
11
9
0
0
28
Science institutions, e.g. CBS, NISER, etc.

# IITs, NITs, etc.
34.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
How many students have cleared Civil Services and Defense Services examinations,
NET, SET, GATE and other competitive examinations? Give details category-wise.
Examination
No of students who cleared
Civil Services and Defense Services
0
CSIR-NET
19
SET
1
GATE
11
IIT-JAM
2
IIT-JEST
1
NBHM
4
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35.
Student progression
Ph.D. programme: Most of the students admitted to the School of Mathematics
go on to complete the course work and get their Ph.Ds. Once in a while (less
than one per year), a student may opt out of the programme, for various
reasons. Normally, after completing their Ph.D., students have to leave TIFR.
The vast majority go elsewhere for postdoctoral research. A small number
(less than 10%) go for other employment, such as teaching positions or
industry.
Integrated M.Sc.-Ph.D. programme: Most of the students admitted to the School
of Mathematics go on to complete the course work and get their M.Sc.s and
Ph.D.s. Once in a while (less than one per year), a student may opt out of the
programme, for various reasons. Normally, after completing their Ph.D.,
students have to leave TIFR. The vast majority go elsewhere for postdoctoral
research. A small number (< 10%) go for other employment, such as teaching
positions or industry
36.
Diversity of staff
Number of faculty who are Ph.D.s
37.
from TIFR :
from other institutions in India :
14
from institutions Abroad:
13
Total No
29
Number of faculty who were awarded M.Phil., Ph.D., D.Sc. and D.Litt. during the
assessment period
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The minimum eligibility criteria for selection as a member of the TIFR faculty is a
Ph.D. degree. Thus, this number is not relevant.
38.
Present details of departmental infrastructural facilities with regard to

a.
Library
School of Maths, like other departments of TIFR in the Colaba campus, makes
use of the TIFR library and Scientific Information Resource Centre (SIRC).
b.
Internet facilities for staff and students

School of Maths, like other departments of TIFR, uses the Computer Centre
and Communication Facility (CCCF).
c.
Total number of class rooms

School of Maths, like other departments of TIFR in the Colaba campus, makes
use of the common class rooms and lecture theatres of TIFR.
d.
Class rooms with ICT facility

All the classrooms have ICT facilities like overhead projectors, Wi-Fi, etc.
Video conferencing is also conducted in most of the lecture rooms.
39.
e.
Students laboratories : None
f.
Research laboratories : None
List of doctoral, post-doctoral students and Research Associates

Post-Doctoral Fellows
Research Scholars
1. Ananyo Dan
1. Kuntal Chakraborty
15. Rakesh Pawar
2. Omprokash Das
2. Sujoy Chakraborty
16. Ankit Rai
3. Souvik Goswami
3. Shreyasi Datta
17. Vivek Kumar Rai
4. Ritwik Mukherjee
4. Arijit Ganguly
18. Charanya Ravi
5. Santosh Nadimpalli
5. C. Gangopadhyay
19. Arideep Saha
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6. Anuradha Nebhani
6. Mainak Ghosh
20. Rijul Saini
7. Tali Pinsky
7. Abhishek Gupta
21. Gobinda Sau
8. B. Ravinder
8. Rahul Gupta
22. Divyum Sharma
9. Vivek Sadhu
9. Pritam Majumder
23. Sampat K. Sharma
10. Husney P. Sarwar
10. Amiya Mondal
24. Amit Shastri
11. R. Sivaguru
11. Anupam Mondal
25. K. V. Shuddhodan
12. Rohith Varma
12. Mandira Mondal
26. Lovy Singhal
13. Pratyush Nath
27. Bhamidi S. Sreedhar
14. Arjun Paul
28. Ravitheja Vangala
40.
Number of post graduate students getting financial assistance from the university.
Since all the students of School of Maths are enrolled in doctoral programmes,
they are provided with TIFR fellowships.
41.
Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the development of

new programme(s)? If so, highlight the methodology.
School of Maths and TIFR as a whole, has been training students for Ph.D. since
its inception in 1945. Right from the beginning, the School of Mathematics has
admitted exceptionally well prepared students who only have B. Sc for their Ph. D
program along with M. Sc students. The Integrated Ph. D program was formalized
only by recently in the year 2012.
42.
Does the department obtain feedback from

a.
faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation? If yes,

how does the department utilize the feedback?
The Subject Board of Mathematics is constantly in touch with the
Instructors of different courses, and collects their feedback at regular
intervals. This is used to (a) advise the Instructors, (b) update the Syllabus,
and (c) fine-tune the curriculum.
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students on staff, curriculum and teaching-learning-evaluation and how

does the department utilize the feedback?
The Subject Board of Mathematics needs individual graduate students
to get their feedback on courses and research projects. The relevant
points in this are communicated to the Instructors and research
supervisors for necessary modification and rectification in their
pedagogic styles. These feedback forms also form an important input
in selecting a faculty for the Excellence in Teaching Award of the TIFR
Alumni Association.
c.
alumni and employers on the programmes offered and how does

the department utilize the feedback?
Currently no such feedback is collected on a formal basis.
43.
List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10)
1.
Name of the Alumnus

K. Chandrasekharan
2.
K. G. Ramanathan
3.
M. S. Narasimhan
4.
C. S. Seshadri
5.
M. S. Raghunathan
6.
V. K. Patodi
7.
S. G. Dani
Reason for Distinction

Professor Emeritus at ETH Zurich, and a founding faculty member
of School of Mathematics, TIFR
Known for his work in number theory. His contributions are also
towards the general development of mathematical research and
teaching in India
Well known along with C S Seshadri for their proof of the
Narasimhan-Seshadri theorem. Fellow of the Royal Society and
Honorary Fellow of TIFR
Founder-Director of the Chennai Mathematical Institute. Fellow
of the Royal Society and Honorary Fellow of TIFR
Head of the National Centre for Mathematics, Indian Indtitute of
Technology, Mumbai. Fellow of the Royal Society and Honorary
Fellow of TIFR
Famous for applying the heat equation methods to the proof of
the Atiyah-Singer Index Theorem for elliptic operators
Professor of mathematics at the Indian Institute of Technology,
Bombay. Important contributions to the area of ergodic theory
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8.
R. Parthasarathy
9.
M. V. Nori
10.
Chandrasekhar Khare
44.
Important contributions to Representation Theory of real Lie

groups
Important contributions to algebraic geometry. Currently a
professor at the University of Chicago
Important contributions to Number Theory. Currently a professor
at the University of California, Los Angeles. Fellow of the Royal
Society
Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops /

seminar) involving external experts.
As Item No 30 shows, the School of Maths regularly conducts conferences etc.
which are attended by all the doctoral students, and these provide the required
introduction to the state of the art in the subjects of their research. In addition,
TIFR has a vibrant programme of seminars, colloquia and public lectures which
the students are encouraged to attend and absorb as much information as they
can.
45.
List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different programmes.
The School of Mathematics generally adopts the conventional blackboard
teaching methods. Reading courses are also nominally given which included the
student reporting on what he/she has learnt.
46.
How does the department ensure that programme objectives are constantly
met and learning outcomes are monitored?
The Subject board for Mathematics constantly monitors the progress of the
students and obtains feedback from faculty and students alike.
47.
Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension activities.

The School of Mathematics faculty, postdocs and students regularly participate
in the Outreach Activities of TIFR.
48.
Give details of beyond syllabus scholarly activities of the department.

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The School of Mathematics conducts and participates in the following activities

on a regular basis.
Maths Colloquium
VSRP Programme
49.
State whether the programme/ department is accredited/ graded by other

agencies? If yes, give details.
The doctoral programmes in the School of Maths are conducted under the TIFR
University, which was recognized as a Deemed University by UGC in 2002.
50.
Briefly highlight the contributions of the department in generating new knowledge,

basic or applied.
Ever since its inception, the School of Mathematics at TIFR has been holding a
prominent place in global mathematics. Over the past several decades the
mathematicians at TIFR have contributed to the development of many important
ideas, topics and fundamental theorems in mathematics. We list below some of
the significant contributions to mathematics done by the members of the school
during the past few years.
The study of distribution of prime numbers occupies a central place in number
theory. A fundamental insight of Riemann and Dirichlet is that the study of the
primes is dual to analytic properties of Riemann zeta functions and its
generalizations, especially the zeros of such functions. The Riemann hypothesis is
possibly the most important conjecture to be proved in mathematics today.
Weaker conjectures called as sub convexity estimates for the behavior of the Lfunctions have been made, but which still have interesting arithmetic
consequences. So far the sub convexity estimates have been known up to degree
2 automorphic L-functions thanks to the work of many eminent mathematicians
done over the last 50 years.
One of the important breakthroughs that has come from the Tata Institute in
recent years, has been to establish various aspects of the sub convexity estimates
for degree 3 automorphic L-functions.
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The Langlands program presents a vast generalization of the classical quadratic

reciprocity law of Euler, Legendre and Gauss. This has been a cornerstone of
number theory for the past 400 years. An important recent development is the
confirmation the local Langlands conjectures for classical groups over local fields
of positive characteristic.
An exciting development during the past couple of decades has been the
emergence of the p-adic Langlands program, motivated in part by the
fundamental results of Wiles towards proving Fermat's conjecture. Various
aspects of this theory were studied and interesting results were obtained to the
question of characterizing CM forms by properties of the Galois representations
associated to it.
A question that had its origins in physics is to know the extent to which the
spectrum (of Laplace type operators) determines the geometry of spaces. In the
context of Riemannian locally symmetric spaces, assuming strong conjectures
(Schanuel's conjecture) in transcendental number theory, various
commensurability results were established for isospectral spaces by Gopal Prasad
and Rapinchuk. Under stronger but natural hypothesis on the equivalence of the
spectrum, these results were established without invoking Schanuel's conjecture.
A new way of looking at Diophantine approximations on homogeneous varieties
by connecting it with spectral properties of automorphic representations was
developed.
In various questions arising in physics, geometry and arithmetic, the study of the
actions of the fundamental group (monodromy) has been of fundamental
importance. In natural contexts such as the action of braid groups on certain
cohomology groups, or arising from the monodromy of hypergeometric
differential equations, new and significant results have been obtained towards
basic questions such as whether the image of the monodromy is a lattice, and if
so, whether it is arithmetic, etc.
The mathematical study of symmetry is the subject of representation theory in
mathematics. One of the most natural problems regarding representations,
present from the early days of representation theory, concern with restriction
problems in representation theory, also known as branching laws. The
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connection of these branching laws in various arithmetical contexts, that of

reductive groups over local fields were extensively studied, a general conjectural
framework was established and significant progress towards settling these
conjectures have been carried out during the past several years. A new
cohomology theory for varieties defined over either the complex numbers or
finite fields was developed having a number of interesting properties.
The theory of vector bundles on curves was developed by mathematicians at the
Tata Institute from the early 60's. This tradition has been strengthened and
various aspects of the moduli of vector bundles on varieties has been intensely
studied at the Tata Institute for the past 50 years.
The idea of uniting all the known physical forces, especially gravity and
electromagnetism is a long cherished dream of Einstein. String theory is a modern
approach to this topic of grand unification. The moduli theory of curves and that
of vector bundles over curves, is fundamental to the development of string
theory. The computation of the Chern classes of conformal blocks on the moduli
spaces of rational curves with n-punctures, was carried out. These conformal
blocks appear naturally in the study of these moduli spaces.
One of the central areas in algebraic and arithmetic geometry is the study of
algebraic cycles. The Hodge conjecture and the Standard conjectures of
Grothendieck are the basic open problems in this subject. The study of these
topics require a mastery of large tracts of modern mathematics, its concepts and
techniques. Many basic questions remain unanswered. A basic question is Bloch's
conjecture concerning the non-triviality of the group of 0-cycles on smooth,
projective surfaces. In an important development, the Chow groups of 0-cycles
on normal varieties were related to the Albanese groups of these varieties, and
various vanishing theorems and also non-triviality theorems for these groups
were established.
A well-known popular theorem in mathematics is the `Hairy Ball theorem'
asserting that the hair cannot be combed flat on any head. The context of this
theorem has been vastly generalized. The question of triviality of vector bundles
or projective modules based on the geometry of these spaces is of fundamental
interest in algebra and geometry. One of the finest results that came in the last
few years resolves a long standing conjecture of over 40 years. It was shown that
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stably free modules of rank d-1 on a d-dimensional normal affine algebra over an
algebraically closed field of sufficiently large characteristic is free.
51.
Detail five major Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges (SWOC)

of the department.
Strengths
Research:
The School of Mathematics is recognized in the world as one of the leading centers
of mathematical research. Very important new mathematical developments have
emerged from here.
Graduate Program:
The graduate school of the School of Mathematics is one of the strongest Ph.D.
programmes in India. This was formally established in 1951, It has produced a very
large number of distinguished mathematicians of high international repute. The
Ph.Ds of TIFR have gone on to lead all the major mathematics departments in the
country. The graduate students of TIFR are recognized for their depth and breadth
of mathematical scholarship, and their knowledge of the latest developments
combined with a high level of creativity.
Weaknesses
The various research areas within mathematics that are currently represented in
the School of Mathematics, TIFR, are a small fraction of the total spectrum of
mathematics. We need to cultivate new areas in addition to areas of our
traditional strength.
Despite having the strongest pure mathematics department in the country, our
presence in the national university system and in various decision making bodies,
etc. is rather limited. We need to get more involved, and provide academic
leadership to the Indian mathematical community.
Opportunities
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The rise of internet has provided us with the opportunity to make more webbased programmes including videos of lectures, so as to reach out to mathematics
students in the Country on a large scale.
As the society becomes more knowledge based, and as high technology becomes
more and more important, there is an opportunity to make significant use of
modern mathematics in emerging new areas of applications, which may be
entirely unexpected so far.
Challenges
The brain drain of top students to the West means that we lose many potential
good students and faculty members. This is a huge challenge.
Even though our budget requirements are small, given the abstract nature of our
subject it is not very easy to convince all policymakers that it is worthwhile to
support higher mathematics.
52.
Future plans of the department

To recruit the best possible people at all levels Faculty, postdoctoral
fellows and students irrespective of the area, and provide the best possible
working atmosphere for them.
To run the best mathematics graduate school in the country and turn out
high quality Ph. Ds.
We will ensure that the best possible mathematicians from across the
world visit us and our people get opportunities to interact with the best people
in the world.
To continue with our work of nurturing Students and young Faculty in the
country by training activities and collaborations (including those via the National
Board for Higher Mathematics, National Center for Mathematics etc.).
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To have a vigorous programmes of lectures, seminars, conferences and

colloquia which will keep us abreast with the latest important research
developments in world mathematics, and allow us to contribute to the progress.
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Department of Astronomy
and Astrophysics
(DAA)
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Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics

1.

Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics (DAA)
2.
Year of establishment : 1945

TIFR was divided into Research Groups in the period 1945 1997.
The present Departments were formed on December 12, 1997.
3.

The DAA is a part of the Faculty of Natural Sciences.
4.

Integrated Ph.D., D.Sc., D.Litt., etc.)
1. Ph.D.
3. M. Phil
No students are admitted purely for an M.Phil programme. However, sometimes
students in the Ph.D. and Integrated Ph.D. programmes are permitted to exit with
an M.Phil. degree provided they have successfully completed the Course Work
and an M.Phil. dissertation.
5.

The DAA does not offer interdisciplinary programmes. However, there is a lot of
research collaboration among the Departments, and the graduate school has
Instructors drawn from all five physics departments in Colaba.
6.

A list of courses taught by DAA faculty members outside TIFR in the period 2011
2015 follows.
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Institution
Course Name
Faculty member
1.
CBS, Mumbai
Numerical methods
H.M.Antia
2.
CBS, Mumbai
General Relativity and Cosmology
D. Narasimha
7.

No programmes have been discontinued since the inception of the TIFR
University.
8.

Students of the DAA are offered a Course Work programme based on a mixture
of compulsory Core Courses, choice-based Elective Courses and compulsory
Project Work, on topics of their own choice. The detailed structure is given in the
table below.
Duration (years)
Overall
Coursework
Basic &
Core
Credits
Ph.D.
1.5
28
16
16
60
Int. M.Sc.-Ph.D. (J)
2.5
56
28
16
100
Programme
Elective
Credits
Project
Credits
Total
Credits
N.B. Integrated M.Sc.-Ph.D. students who join after 4 years B.Sc. or equivalent
are required to do only 36 Core Credits, i.e. 80 Credits in total.
The Academic Session is divided into two semesters: the Autumn Semester
(August November) and the Spring Semester (February May). In addition,
there may be courses run during the Winter break (December January) and
Summer break (May July). Students who are not doing courses during the
breaks are encouraged to participate in research projects with faculty members
of their choice.
In each one-semester semester, students are evaluated by a Continuous
Evaluation process consisting of
1. Assignments
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2. Quizzes
3. Mid-semester Examination
4. End-semester Examination
5. Term paper (optional)
All students are required to do 16 Credits of Project work in their allotted
Departments as a part of the Coursework. In Departmental Project I (8 Credits),
they are required to study a topic of current interest outside of the textbooks
and write a report on the state of art in that subject. In Departmental Project II
(8 Credits), they are required to do a small original work, preferably (but not
compulsorily) in the same area, or review some highly technical work which is
known to be very difficult. Both these Projects are evaluated by a Committee of
Faculty Members drawn from the different Departments.
9.

TIFR Physics Courses are divided into four levels, as per the table below.
Level
Course Content
Participation
I
II
Basic Subjects
Core Subjects
All 5 Physics Departments jointly

III
Review Courses (Basic Elective)
Relevant Department
IV
Topical Courses (Advanced Elective)
Relevant Department
Thus, DAA faculty are involved in teaching the Level I and II courses in sharing
with faculty from other Physics departments, and exclusively involved in teaching
all Level III and IV courses in Astronomy and Astrophysics, as well as General
Relativity and Cosmology and Fluid Dynamics.
DAA students are free to choose Electives in other Departments, even outside
Physics, in consultation with the Subject Board of Physics.
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10.

Abbreviation
(in Item 11)
Number
1.
Distinguished Professor (J)
Dist. Prof. (J)
2.
Sr. Prof. (I)
3.
Professor (H)
4.
Assoc. Prof. (G)
5.
Reader (F)
6.
Fellow (E)
Total
11.
16
Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, area of

specialization, experience and research under guidance
Exp
Stu
X-ray and Optical

Astronomy,
X-ray Instrumentation
40
Ph.D.
Helio- and astroseismology
37
Sr. Prof. (I)
Ph.D
Interstellar Medium and

Star Formation,
Astronomical
Instrumentation
Development
37
4. Alak K. Ray
Sr. Prof. (I)
Ph.D
Supernovae, Nuclear
Astrophysics
and Pulsars
34
5. Pankaj S. Joshi
Sr. Prof. (I)
Ph.D
Gravitation & Cosmology
32
6. D. Narasimha
Professor (H)
Ph.D
Gravitational Lensing
38
7. A. R. Rao
Professor (H)
Ph.D
Exptl. High Energy

Astrophysics
36
8. Mayank N. Vahia
Professor (H)
Ph.D
Archaeoastronomy
36
Name
Designation
Deg*
Specialisation
1. K. P. Singh
Sr. Prof. (I)
Ph.D
2. H. M. Antia
Sr. Prof. (I)
3. Swarna K. Ghosh
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9. J. S. Yadav
Professor (H)
Ph.D
X-ray and Gamma ray

Astronomy,
Cosmic rays
34
10 T. P. Singh
Professor (H)
Ph.D
Gravitation & Cosmology
26
11 Devendra K. Ojha
Professor (H)
Ph.D.
Interstellar Medium and

Star Formation,
Astronomical
Instrumentation
Development
19
12 Bhaswati
Mookerjea
Assoc. Prof.
(G)
Ph.D
Infrared and SubMillimeter astronomy,

Astro-chemistry
13 Sudip
Bhattacharyya
Assoc. Prof.
(G)
Ph.D.
High Energy Astrophysics
14 A. Gopakumar
Assoc. Prof.
(G)
Ph.D
Gravitational waves
15 Manoj Puravankara
Reader
Ph.D
Infrared and Submillimeter Astronomy
16 Shravan M.
Hanasoge
Reader
Ph.D.
Helioseismology
graduated)
12.

There were none appointed during the period 2011 2015.
13.

DAA does not employ temporary faculty.
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14.
1.
Programme
Ph.D.
2.
3.
M.Sc.
Students (S)
10
Faculty (F)
16
Ratio S/F
0.62
11
16
0.69
21
16
1.31
Total
15.

Scientific &
Technical Staff
16.
17.
Administrative &
Auxiliary Staff
Total
DAA
36
38
PBL
Total
29
65
19
21
48
86
X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Astronomy
Infrared and Optical Astronomy
Theoretical Astrophysics
Classical and Quantum Gravity

agencies and c) Total grants received. Give the names of the funding
agencies, project title and grants received project-wise.
(a) National
1.
Agency
Project Title
ARIES, DST
TIFR-ARIES Near Infrared

Spectrometer
Duration
(years)
5
Total
Grant
(Rs.
lakhs)
Department
Member
1000.00 D.K. Ojha
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Duration
(years)
Total
Grant
(Rs.
lakhs)
Department
Member
Agency
Project Title
2.
ISRO
Satellite
Centre
For The Development And

Realisation Of Three X-Ray
Astronomy payloads
12
205.62
J.S.Yadav
3.
ISRO
BAFA Phase II
100.00
D.K. Ojha
4.
FICCI
Raman Fellowship Astrosat Program
52.76
K.P. Singh
5.
ISRO, DOS
Infra-Red Spectroscopic Imaging

Survey (IRSIS)
29.18
S.K.Ghosh
6.
Jamsetji
Tata Trust
Study Of The Prehistoric Past Of

India Using Modern Technologies ,
Drawing Particularly From Fields of
Astronomy
26.00
M.N.Vahia
7.
ISRO
Satellite
Centre
For The Development And

Realisation Of Three X-Ray
Astronomy payloads
10
24.96
K.P. Singh
8.
SERB
Ramanujan Fellowship
14.10
S.M. Hanasoge
9.
Shell India Real-Space Renormalisation In

Markets
Porous Media
Pvt. Ltd.
9.00
S.M.Hanasoge
10. ISRO , DOS
RT-2 experiment On-Board The

Coronas-Photon Satellite
5.83
A.R.Rao
11. DST
Multi-Wavelength Studies Of
Accretion Phenomena With
ASTROSAT And SALT
5.47
K.P. Singh
12. DST
Study Of Neutral And Iodized Gas In

Star Forming Regions
5.41
D.K. Ojha
13. DST
Investigation Of The Distribution Of

Various Gas Components In Star
Forming Complexes
4.51
D.K. Ojha
14. DST
Interaction Of Ionized. Atomic &
4.40
D.K. Ojha
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Project Title
Duration
(years)
Total
Grant
(Rs.
lakhs)
Department
Member
Molecular Gas In Star Forming

Regions
(b) International
Duration
(years)
Total
Grant
(Rs.
lakhs)
27.41
K.P. Singh
Agency
Project Title
1.
U. o f
Leicester,
UK
High Energy Astrophysics With

ASTROSAT: Understanding The Variable
X-Ray Universe.
2.
John
The Need To Reformulate Quantum
Templeton Mechanics Without Classical Spacetime :
Foundation The Consequent Nonlinearity & Its
Potential to solve the measurement
problem
Max Planck Max Planck Partner Group With The
Gesellschaft Max Planck Institute For Solar Systems
Research
British
Astrophysics With ASTROSAT
Council
Programme
Division
(UKIERI)
19.43
T.P.Singh
13.88
S.M.Hanasoge
8.71
K.P. Singh
FQXI
IFCPAR
4
4
3.41
1.26
T.P.Singh
S.
Bhattacharyya
3.
4.
5.
6.
The quantum measurement problem

Probing Dense Matter And Strong
Gravity
Faculty
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(a) National
Total
Grant
(Rs.
lakhs)
Collaborating
Institutions
Project Title
1.
ISRO Satellite
Centre
ASTROSAT Development Of
Satellite Payloads
10
24.96
K.P. Singh
2.
ISRO , DOS
RT-2 experiment On-Board The

Coronas-Photon Satellite
5.83
A.R.Rao
Duration
Faculty
(b) International
Collaborating
Institutions
U. o f Leicester,
UK
1.
2.
Max Planck
Gesellschaft
19.
Project Title
High Energy Astrophysics With
ASTROSAT: Understanding The
Variable X-Ray Universe.
Max Planck Partner Group With
The Max Planck Institute For Solar
Systems Research
Duration
8
Total
Grant
(Rs.
lakhs)
27.41
13.88
Faculty
K.P. Singh
S. Hanasoge

Agency
1. DAE
Project Title
Duration
Total
Grant
(Rs.
lakhs)
XII Plan Project -- DAA
5 years
2424
Faculty
All DAA
faculty
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20.
state recognition :
national recognition :
international recognition :
At present, there are none such in the DAA.

21.
Special research laboratories sponsored by / created by industry or

corporate bodies
At present, there are none such in the DAA.
22.
Publications:
DAA
Journal
Publications
Articles in
Proceedin
gs
Technical
Reports
Web
Publications
Book
Chapters
Books
Edited
2010-11
64
27
2011-12
40
10
2012-13
46
17
2013-14
2014-15
41
48
15
15
5
2
4
1
1
6
Total
239
84
23
17
12
Mono
graphs
1
2
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Publications
100
II-DAA-11
Web Publications
Book Chapters +
Books Edited +
Monographs
Technical Reports
80
60
40
Articles in
Proceedings
20
0
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Journal Publications
Year
Books with ISBN with details of publishers

(i)
The Story of Collapsing Stars

by Pankaj S. Joshi, Oxford University Press (2015)
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-151026-7, ISBN: 0-19-151026-2
(ii) Numerical Methods for Scientists and Engineers (3/E)

by H. M. Antia, Hindustan Book Agency (2012)
ISBN 978-3764367152
(iii) Gravitational Collapse and Spacetime Singularities
by Pankaj S. Joshi, Cambridge University Press (2008)
ISBN-13: 978-1-107-40536-3, ISBN: 1-107-40536-X
(iv) Global Aspects in Gravitation and Cosmology
by Pankaj S. Joshi, Clarendon Press (Oxford, 1993),
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-850079-7, ISBN: 0-19-850079-3
Citation Index :
Total number of citations: 23184 (Source: Astrophysica Data System -- ADS)
Citation per faculty: 1449
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Range: 11 - 36
23.
Details of patents and income generated :

At present, there are none in the DAA.
24.
Areas of consultancy and income generated

DAA has none in the period 2011-15.
25.
Faculty selected nationally / internationally to visit other laboratories / institutions

/ industries in India and abroad
National Visits :
Faculty Member
Institution visited
Date
1.
T. P. Singh
ICGC2015, IISER Mohali
12/2015
2.
Alak K. Ray
Current Issues in Cosmology, Astrophysics & High Energy

Physics, Dibrugarh University, Assam
11/2015
3.
K.P. Singh
ISAC, Bengaluru: for integration and testing of AstrosatSXT payload
03/2015
4.
K.P. Singh
03/2015
5.
D. K. Ojha
National Symposium on Particles, Detectors and

Instrumentation, Madurai
32nd Astronomical Society of India meeting, IISER
Mohali
6.
J. S. Yadav
Physics department, IIT Kanpur
03/2015
7.
K.P. Singh
Annual Meeting of the ASI, NCRA, Pune
02/2015
8.
S. Bhattacharyya
9.
D. K. Ojha
10.
D. K. Ojha
11.
B. Mookerjea
rd
03/2015
Workshop on "Transients", 33 ASI Meeting, NCRA,

Pune
33rd Meeting of the Astronomical Society of India,
NCRATIFR, Pune
Workshop on Star and Planet Formation, IUCAA, Pune
02/2015
Workshop on Star & Planet formation, Annual Meeting

of the Astronomical Society of India, Pune, 16 February
02/2015
02/2015
02/2015
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Faculty Member
Institution visited
II-DAA-13
Date
2015
12.
D. Narasimha
Workshop on Transients,
NCRA-TIFR, Pune
02/2015
13.
J. S. Yadav
ASI Meeting, NCRA, Pune,
02/2015
14.
Alak K. Ray
Physics Colloquium, Presidency University, Calcutta
02/2015
15.
K.P. Singh
RoboPol and Polarimetry in Astronomy, IUCAA, Pune
01/2015
16.
K.P. Singh
Workshop on Science with LAXPC/ASTROSAT, TIFR

National Balloon Facility, Hyderabad
12/2014
17.
S. Bhattacharyya
Workshop on Science with LAXPC/ASTROSAT,

Hyderabad
12/2014
18.
19.
J. S. Yadav
A. Gopakumar
Workshop on Science with LAXPC/ASTROSAT

Neutron Stars: A brainstorming Workshop, NCRA-TIFR
12/2014
20.
H.M. Antia
DWIH Indo-German Winter School on

Astrophysics, TIFR, Mumbai
11/2014
21.
22.
S. Bhattacharyya
D. K. Ojha
Neutron Star Workshop, NCRA, Pune

Workshop on Current trends in Near Infrared Astronomy
in India, TIFR Balloon Facility, Hyderabad
11/2014
23.
B. Mookerjea
11/2014
24.
S. Hanasoge
Workshop on Current trends in Near Infrared Astronomy

in India, Hyderabad
Dynamics of the Solar Atmosphere, IUCAA, Pune,
25.
M. Puravankara
11/2014
26.
J. S. Yadav
Workshop on Current trends in Near

Infrared Astronomy in India, TIFR Balloon facility,
Hyderabad
ISAC, Bengaluru
27.
K.P. Singh
Hard X-ray Astronomy: Astrosat and Beyond,

International Centre, Goa
09/2014
28.
D. Narasimha
Hard X-ray Astronomy:

ASTROSAT and beyond, Goa.
09/2014
29.
J. S. Yadav
ISAC, Bengaluru
08/2014
30.
D. K. Ojha
Workshop on Galaxies and Cosmology, NCRA-TIFR, Pune
07/2014
31.
A. Gopakumar
Cotton College State University, Guwahati, India
06/2014.
32.
J. S. Yadav
ISAC, Bengaluru
06/2014
33.
J. S. Yadav
ISAC, Bengaluru
05/2014
11/2014
11/2014
11/2014
10/2014
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Faculty Member
Institution visited
Date
34.
S. Hanasoge
IISER Kolkota
05/2014
35.
J. S. Yadav
ASTROSAT Baseline Science Meeting
05/2014
36.
J. S. Yadav
ISAC, Bengaluru
04/2014
37.
H.M. Antia
Plasma Processes in the Solar and Space Plasma at

Diverse Spatio-Temporal Scales: Upcoming Challenges in
the Science and Instrumentation, ARIES, Nainital
03/2014
38.
K . P. Singh
ASTROFEST, Cotton College, Guwahati
03/2014
39.
K . P. Singh
IISER, Mohali, Meeting of the Astronomical Society of

India
03/2014
40.
K . P. Singh
Punjabi University, Patiala, Physics Department
03/2014
41.
K . P. Singh
Thapar University, Patiala
03/2014
42.
K.P. Singh
IIA, Bengaluru: Astrosat Calibration group and Science

Working Group meetings
02/2014
43.
S. Bhattacharyya
Transients with Astrosat, IUCAA, Pune
01/2014
44.
D. K. Ojha
01/2014
45.
J. S. Yadav
The India- TMT science and instrumentation meeting,

Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bengaluru
Black hole transients with LAXPC/ASTROSAT, IUCAA
46.
A.R. Rao
Symposium on ``Transients with Astrosat, IUCAA
01/2014
47.
S. Bhattacharyya
Relativistic spectral emission lines from X-ray binaries;

National Symposium on VHE Gamma Ray Astronomy
2013, BARC, Mumbai
11/2013
48.
A.R. Rao
National Symposium on VHE Gamma Ray Astronomy,

BARC
11/2013
49.
K.P. Singh
10/2013
50.
K . P. Singh
Conference on High Energy Emission from AGN,

University of Kashmir
University of Kashmir, Srinagar
51.
K . P. Singh
ISAC, Bengaluru
10/2013
52.
A.R. Rao
Black holes, jets and outflows, Kathmandu, Nepal,
10/2013
53.
S. Bhattacharyya
09/2013
54.
K . P. Singh
Accretion on to Black Holes, International Center, Goa,

India
ISAC, Bengaluru
55.
D. Narasimha
Meeting on Accretion in Black Holes, Goa,
09/2013
56.
A.R. Rao
Unsolved observational problems in Accretion onto
09/2013
01/2014
10/2013
09/2013
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Faculty Member
Institution visited
II-DAA-15
Date
Black Holes; Accretion onto Black Holes, Goa

57.
58.
K . P. Singh
J. S. Yadav
ISAC, Bengaluru
ISAC, Mysuru
08/2013
59.
D. Narasimha
JVN75, IUCAA, Pune
07/2013
60.
S. Bhattacharyya
Advances in Astroparticle Physics and Cosmology

(AAPCOS-2013), Shimla, India
06/2013
61.
K . P. Singh
ISAC, Bengaluru
05/2013
62.
K.P. Singh
IIT Guwahati and Cotton College State University,

Guwahati
03/2013
63.
S. Bhattacharyya
ASTROFEST 2013 conference, Cotton College State

University, Guwahati
03/2013
64.
S. Bhattacharyya
03/2013
65.
S. Bhattacharyya
66.
K . P. Singh
Recent trends in the study of compact objects: Theory

and Observation conference, IIT Guwahati
Transients and Timing: A Multiwavelength Approach
conference, IUCAA, Pune
IUCAA, Pune
67.
K . P. Singh
IIT Guwahati and Cotton College State University,

Guwahati
03/2013
68.
K . P. Singh
03/2013
69.
K . P. Singh
National meeting on Recent trends in the study of

compact objects: Theory and Observation, IIT/Guwahati
Transients and Timing Meeting, IUCAA, Pune
70.
J. S. Yadav
IUCAA, Pune
03/2013
71.
M. N. Vahia
Workshop on Analytical Strategies in Archaeology,

Department of Ancient History, University of Allahabad
03/2013
72.
A.R. Rao
Astrofest, Cotton College, Guwahati,
03/2013
73.
A.R. Rao
RETCOS Conference, IIT, Guwahati,
03/2013
74.
A.R. Rao
Transient and Timing Meeting, IUCAA, Pune,
03/2013
75.
K.P. Singh
IUCAA, Pune
02/2013
76.
K . P. Singh
IUCAA, Pune
02/2013
77.
B. Mookerjea
Meeting of the Astronomical

Society of India, Thiruvananthapuram
02/2013
78.
J. S. Yadav
ISAC, Bengaluru
01/2013
07/2013
03/2013
03/2013
03/2013
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Faculty Member
Institution visited
Date
79.
Alak K. Ray
IAU Symposium 296 Supernova Environmental

Impacts, Raichak, West Bengal
01/2013
80.
K.P. Singh
HRI, Allahabad
12/2012
81.
D. Narasimha
INSPIRE Internship meeting, Kannur
12/2012
82.
H.M. Antia
International Symposium on Solar-Terrestrial Physics,

IISER Pune
11/2012
83.
H.M. Antia
International Symposium on Solar-Terrestrial Physics,

IISER Pune
11/2012
84.
T. P. Singh
IIT Kanpur
11/2012
85.
S. Bhattacharyya
Neutron Stars: Inside and Outside conference, SINP,

Kolkata
10/2012
86.
D. K. Ojha
Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences

(ARIES), Nainital
09/2012
87.
T. P. Singh
IIT Kanpur
08/2012
88.
S. Bhattacharyya
th
39 COSPAR Scientific Assembly, Bengaluru.

th
07/2012
89.
K . P. Singh
39 COSPAR Scientific Assembly, Mysuru
07/2012
90.
D. K. Ojha
International Workshop on Chemical Evolution

of Star Forming Region and Origin of Life, SNBNCBS,
Kolkata,
07/2012
91.
J. S. Yadav
39th COSPAR Scientific Assembly, Mysuru
07/2012
92.
D. Narasimha
06/2012
93.
S. Bhattacharyya
Successful Indo-French Projects, 25 years of IndoFrench Centre for the promotion of advanced research,
Chennai
X-ray View of Cosmos conference, PRL, Ahmedabad
94.
K . P. Singh
Conference on X-ray View of Cosmos, PRL, Ahmedabad
04/2012
95.
K . P. Singh
Conference on X-ray View of Cosmos, PRL, Ahmedabad
04/2012
96.
A.R. Rao
Symposium on X-ray Universe, Place/Date: PRL,

Ahmedabad
04/2012
97.
S. Bhattacharyya
Advances in Astroparticle Physics and Cosmology 2012,

Darjeeling
03/2012
98.
99.
K . P. Singh
K . P. Singh
HRI, Allahabad
Instrumentation (NSPDI), TIFR, Mumbai
03/2012
04/2012
03/2012
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Faculty Member
II-DAA-17
Institution visited
Date
100. S. Bhattacharya

Darjeeling, India
03/2012
101. K . P. Singh
Winter School on High Energy Astrophysics: Accretion

onto Compact Objects, (HEAP12), HRI, Allahabad
02/2012
102. H.M. Antia
Interdisciplinary workshop on High Performance

Computing, Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad
01/2012
103. K . P. Singh
International Workshop on Stellar Spectral Libraries,

Delhi University, Delhi
12/2011
104. D. K. Ojha
International Workshop on Stellar Spectral Libraries

(IWSSL 2011), University of Delhi, New Delhi
National Workshop on Role of Small Telescopes in
Modern Astronomy Research, held at SNBNCBS, Kolkata
International conference on Interstellar Dust, Molecules
and Chemistry (IDMC-2011), IUCAA, Pune
12/2011
107. K . P. Singh
08/2011
108. K . P. Singh
Anniversary of the VBT, IIA, Bengaluru
08/2011
109. D. K. Ojha
International workshop on Recent Advances in Star

Formation, IIA, Bengaluru
06/2011
110. H.M. Antia
03/2011
111. H.M. Antia
M. S. University, Vadodara
02/2011
112. S. Bhattacharyya
Meeting of Astronomical Society of India, Raipur
02/2011
113. K.P. Singh
Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology,

Thiruvananthapuram
01/2011
IAGRG Meeting, HRI, Allahabad,
01/2011
Conference on Wideband X-ray Astronomy: Frontiers in

Timing and Spectroscopy, IUCAA, Pune
01/2011
116. K . P. Singh
XXXV Optical Society of India Symposium and

International Conference on Contemporary Trends in
Optics and Opto-electronics, Indian Institute of Space
Science and Technology, Thiruvanantapuram
01/2011
117. K . P. Singh
International Conference on Wide-band X-ray

Astronomy: Frontiers, IUCAA, Pune
01/2011
105. D. K. Ojha
106. D. K. Ojha
11/2011
11/2011
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International Visits :
1.
Faculty Member
A. Ray
Institution visited
New York University at Abu Dhabi, UAE
Date
11/2015
2.
A. Ray
Thirty Meter Telescope Science Forum Meeting,

Washington, DC, USA
06/2015
3.
4.
A. Ray
S. Hanasoge
Dick McCray Symposium, Univ. of Bern, Switzerland

New York University at Abu Dhabi, UAE
06/2015
04/2015
5.
D. K. Ojha
03/2015
6.
A. Ray
Institute of Applied Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences,

Nizhny Novgorod ,Russia
Dept. of Astronomy, Columbia Univ., New York, USA
7.
A. Ray
American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA
03/2015
8.
A. Ray
Harvard University, Institute of Theory & Computation,

Cambridge, MA, USA
02/2015
9.
A. Ray
02/2015
10. S. Hanasoge
Center for Cosmology & Astroparticle Physics, Ohio State

University, Columbus, OH, USA
New York University, USA
11. S. Hanasoge
12. D. K. Ojha
American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, USA,

Niels Bohr International Academy, Copenhagan, Denmark
12/2014
11/2014
13. D. K. Ojha
Workshop on Early Life of Stellar Clusters: Formation and

Dynamics, Niels Bohr International Academy in
Copenhagen, Denmark
11/2014
14. M.N. Vahia

15. M.N. Vahia
National Astronomical Observatory, Japan,

International Astronomy Olympiad in Kyrgyzstan
11/2014
10/2014
16. T.P. Singh

17. T.P. Singh
University of Southampton, UK
University College, London, UK
09/2014
09/2014
18. T.P. Singh
09/2014
19. S. Hanasoge
Spacetime, matter, quantum mechanics, Castiglioncello,

Italy
Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Germany
20. S. Hanasoge
Cambridge University, UK
09/2014
21. S. Hanasoge
HELAS conference, Goettingen, Germany.
09/2014
22. M. Puravankara
HELAS VI/SOHO meeting on Helioseismology &

Applications, Max-Planck-Institut fur
Sonnensystemforschung, Gottingen, Germany
09/2014
23. D. K. Ojha
National Astronomical of Japan, Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan
06/2014
24. K. P.Singh
Conference on Space Telescopes and Instrumentation: UV
06/2014
03/2015
12/2014
09/2014
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to Gamma-Ray, Montreal, Canada

25. M.N. Vahia
Study of archaeological sites in Pingguo County, Quangxi

Prov., P. R. China
06/2014
26. M.N. Vahia
Eclipse records in ancient India, Special Discussion

Meeting,
Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Tokyo
06/2014
27. S. Hanasoge
University of Heidelberg and Max-Planck Institute for Solar

System Research, Germany
Physikalisches Institut, University of Cologne, Germany
06/2014
29. P. S. Joshi
New Perspectives in Black Hole Physics (colloquium),

Physics
Department, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan
05/2014
30. A.R. Rao

31. M. Puravankara
9th IACHEC Meeting, Airlie Center (Warrenton, VI), USA

European Space Astronomy Center, European Space
Agency, Madrid, Spain
05/2014
04/2014
32. T.P. Singh
Conference on Fundamental Problems in Quantum Physics; 03/2014

Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
33. B. Mookerjea
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching,

Munich
RIKEN, Japan
03/2014
ISAS, Japan
First COSPAR Symposium on Future of Space Astronomy,
Bangkok, Thailand
The 1st COSPAR Symposium, Bangkok, Thailand
First COSPAR Symposium, Bangkok, Thailand
12/2013
11/2013
University of Zurich, Switzerland

IAU Symposium No. 303: The Galactic Center, Santa Fe,
New Mexico, USA
Harvard University, Institute for Theory and Computation,
Cambridge, MA, USA
10/2013
10/2013
42. J. S. Yadav
Black holes, jets and outflows , Kathmandu, Nepal
10/2013
43. A. Gopakumar
Theoretisch-Physikalisches Institut, Friedrich-SchillerUniversity Jena, Germany
09/2013
44. A. Gopakumar
6th Numerical Relativity - Data Analysis meeting, Spain,

Mallorca, Spain.
09/2013
45. M.N. Vahia
International Astronomical Olympiad at Vilnius, Lithuania
09/2013
28. B. Mookerjea
34. S. Bhattacharya
35. S. Bhattacharya
36. K. P.Singh
37. A.R. Rao
38. A. Ray
39. A. Gopakumar
40. A. Ray
41. A. Ray
05/2014
12/2013
11/2013
11/2013
10/2013
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46. T.P. Singh
the University of Trieste, Italy
05/2013
47. B. Mookerjea
Physikalisches Institut, University of Cologne
05/2013
48. D. K. Ojha

Nizhny Novgorod (Russia),
International Olympiad in Astronomy and Astrophysics,
held in Brazil
11/2012
50. P. S. Joshi
51. A. Gopakumar
Collapsing Objects, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics, Potsdam,
Germany
10/2012
09/2012
52. T.P. Singh

University of Southampton, UK
Research Institute in Astrophysics and Planetology,
Toulouse, France
Research Institute in Astrophysics and Planetology,
Toulouse, France
09/2012
09/2012
55. D. K. Ojha
South Africa - India joint Ground-based Astronomy

Workshop, CapeTown, South Africa
08/2012
56. B. Mookerjea
57. A. Gopakumar
I. Physikalisches Institut, University of Cologne. Germany

Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics, Potsdam,
Germany
06/2012
05/2012
58. A. Gopakumar
59. A. Gopakumar
Institut Astrophysique de Paris, France

The 9th LISA Symposium, , Paris, France
05/2012
05/2012
60. A. Gopakumar
Theoretisch-Physikalisches Institut, Friedrich-SchillerUniversity, Jena, Germany
04/2012
61. T.P. Singh
Quantum Malta 2012: Fundamental Problems in Quantum

Physics, Malta
Conference on Black Holes: From Quantum To Gravity
Malta
04/2012
63. D. K. Ojha

Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
03/2012
64. K. P.Singh
University of Leicester, UK
12/2011
65. D. K. Ojha
Besancon Observatory, France
10/2011
66. T.P. Singh
University of Turku, Finland,
08/2011
67. T.P. Singh
Workshop on Inhomogeneous Cosmologies, University of

Jyvaskyla, Finland
08/2011
Harvard University, MIT and University of Maryland, USA
08/2011
49. M.N. Vahia
54. S. Bhattacharya
62. P. S. Joshi
11/2012
09/2012
04/2012
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69. T.P. Singh
University of Vienna, Austria
07/2011
70. T.P. Singh
Meeting on Quantum Physics and the Nature of Reality,

Traunkirchen, Austria
07/2011
71. B. Mookerjea
72. A. Gopakumar
Asian-Pacific Regional IAU Meeting, Chiang-Mai, Thailand

Theoretisch-Physikalisches Institut, Friedrich-SchillerUniversity Jena, Germany
07/2011
06/2011
73. A. Gopakumar
06/2011
74. T.P. Singh
Astronomical Institute Anton Pannekoek, University of

Amsterdam, The Netherlands
University of Trieste, Italy
75. B. Mookerjea
76. B. Mookerjea
Physikalisches Institut, University of Cologne, Germany

Ecole Normal Superieur, Paris
06/2011
05/2011
77. A. Ray
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
05/2011
78. A. Ray
Astronomy Dept., Univ. of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
05/2011
79. A. Ray
Institute for Gravitation & Cosmos, Pennsylvania State

Univ., PA, USA
Physics Dept., Washington State University at St. Louis,
Missouri, USA
West Virginia University, Physics Dept., Morgantown, WV,
USA
03/2011
Yukawa Institute of Theoretical Physics, Kyoto Univ., Japan

(Long term Workshop on Supernovae & GRBs)
11/2011
80. A. Ray
81. A. Ray
82. A. Ray
26.
06/2011
02/2011
01/2011
Faculty serving in
(a) National Committees :
Name of the
Faculty Member
1.
D.K. Ojha
Name of the Committee

International Astronomical Union
National Committee (INSA-ICSU)
Role in the
Committee
Term of
Service
Member
Oct 2015
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2.
D.K. Ojha
IIA Time Allocation Committee (IIA-TAC)
Chairperson
Jan 2016
3.
D.K. Ojha
Astronomical Society of India
Councillor
2010
2012
4.
D.K. Ojha
TIFR Balloon Facility Management

Board
Member
2011
5.
D.K. Ojha
ARIES Science Advisory Committee

(ARIES-SAC)
Member
2011
6.
D.K. Ojha
ARIES External Screening Committee

(ARIES-ESC)
Member
2014
7.
D.K. Ojha
Scientific Organizing Committee of the

workshop on Current trends in Near
Infrared Astronomy in India
Chairperson
Nov 2014
8.
9.
S. Bhattacharyya
S. Bhattacharyya
ASTROSAT Science Working Group

SKA India Consortium
Member
Member
2011
2015
Indian team for ISRO-CNSA cooperation

Science Working Group of Astronomical
Society of India
Member
Member
2015
2011
2013
12. S. K. Ghosh
13. T. P. Singh
ARIES Governing Council

7th International Conf. on gravitation
and cosmology, Goa
Member
Chair, LOC
2011
Dec 2011
14.
8th International Conf. on gravitation

and cosmology, IISER Mohali
Indian National Astronomy Olympiad
Programme
Member,
ScOC
National
Coordinator
Dec 2015
16. K. P. Singh
NCRA Management Board, Pune
Member
2012 15
17. K. P. Singh
TIFR Balloon Facility Management

Board
Member
2012 15
18. K. P. Singh
JNU-IUCAA Academic Committee (JIAC),

Pune
Member
2012 13
19. M. N. Vahia
Indian Junior Science Olympiad

Programme
National
Coordinator
2011
20. M. N. Vahia
NCSM, Executive Committee

for Western Region
Planning & programme Committee of
Nehru Science Centre
Member
2012 13
Chairman
2012 13
T. P. Singh
15. M. N. Vahia
21. M. N. Vahia
2012 13
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22. P. S. Joshi
Indian Association of General Relativity

and Gravitation
President
2010 12
23. P. S. Joshi
Scientific Organizing committee, ICGC,

Goa
Member
2011
24. B. Mookerjea
Scientific Organizing Committee of

Member
2013 16
25. B. Mookerjea
GMRT Time Allocation Committee
Member
2012 15
26. H. M. Antia
27. A. Ray
NCRA Management Board, Pune

SKA India Science Working Group on
Transients
SKA India Science Working Group on
Pulsars
Member
Member
2013
2014-
Member
2014-
28. A. Ray
(b) International Committees :

Name of the
Faculty Member
Role in the
Committee
Term of
Service
1.
D.K. Ojha
B. Mookerjea
M. Puravankara
S. Bhattacharyya
D. Narasimha
A. Gopakumar
TMT International Science Development

Team (ISDT)
Member
2014
2.
S. Bhattacharyya
Member
2015
3.
H. M. Antia
Science Working Group of the future

European X-ray space mission Athena
National Committee of International
Astronomical Union
Chair
2012
2015
4.
M. N. Vahia
Coordination Committee, International

Earth Science Olympiad, Mangalore
Member
Sep 2013
5.
K. P. Singh
Organising Committee of Division D,

Commission 44 (Space and High Energy
Astrophysics) of IAU
Member
2012 13
6.
M. N. Vahia
Executive Committee of the

International Conference on Oriental
Astronomy
Member
2012 13
7.
M. N. Vahia
International Astronomy Olympiad

Kyrgyzstan
Observer
2014 15
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8.
M. N. Vahia
Scientific Organising Committee of the

Asian Records of Eclipses in Asia,
Astronomical Observatory of Japan,
Tokyo
Member
Aug 2014
9.
10.
S. Hanasoge
S. Hanasoge
Max Planck Partner Group Head

Centre for Space Sciences, New York
University at Abu Dhabi
Group Head
Co-PI
2015
2015
11.
T. P. Singh
Silver Jubilee 7th International

Conference on Gravitation and
Cosmology, Goa
Chair, LOC
Dec 2011
12.
T. P. Singh
Management Committee of the

European COST Action on Foundations
of Quantum Mechanics
Member
2011
13.
A. Ray
IAU Symposium No. 296: Supernova

Environmental Impacts, Raichak, W.B.
India
Chair SOC
2013
14.
A. Ray
IAU Symposium No. 331: SN 1987A, 30

years later, La Reunion Island, France,
Feb 2017
Co-Chair
SOC
2015-2017
(c) Editorial Boards :

Name of the
Faculty Member
Name of the Journal
1.
S. Bhattacharyya
2.
3.
27.
Impact
Factor
Term of
Service
Journal ISRN Astronomy &

Astrophysics
4.47
2012
K. P. Singh
Journal of Astronomy and Astrophysics
4.47
2012
S. K. Ghosh
Journal of Astronomy and Astrophysics
4.47
2012

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organizers or principal lecturers, they are always in touch with the state of the art
in their areas of expertise. Therefore, no separate recharging/refresher
outside India.
28.
Student projects

interdepartmental projects
ALL (100%) TIFR students are required to do two Departmental Projects, viz.
Departmental Project I and Departmental Project II (see Item 8 above).

Almost all TIFR faculty and laboratories have collaborations with scientists
in India and abroad. Students of these faculty members and laboratories
29.

(a) National Awards
Awardee
Details of the Award/Honour
Year
1.
Devendra K. Ojha
Fellow, Indian Academy of Sciences, Bengaluru
2015
2.
Devendra K. Ojha
Fellow, National Academy of Sciences, Allahabad
2015
3.
Pankaj S.Joshi
Sandipani Gaurav Award,

Sandipani Sanskruti Pratishthan, Porbandar
2013
4.
Shravan M. Hanasoge
2013
5.
Pankaj S.Joshi
Ramanujan Fellowship,
DST
Prof A.C. Banerjee Memorial Award,
National Academy of Sciences, India
2013
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Awardee
Year
6.
Pankaj S.Joshi
Fellow, Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi
2012
7.
Pankaj S.Joshi
2012
8.
A.R. Rao
The Vaidya-Raychaudhuri Endowment Award,

Indian Association of General Relativity and Gravitation
Fellow, Indian Academy of Sciences
9.
Pankaj S.Joshi
Umang Foundation Award,

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mumbai
2011
2010
12. H. M. Antia
President,
Indian Association of General Relativity and Gravitation
13. K. P. Singh
Fellow, National Academy of Science, Allahabad
2006
14. Swarna K. Ghosh
2006
15. K. P. Singh
Award for Space Sciences & Applications

Astronautical Society of India
2004

Hari Om Ashram prerit
Vikram Sarabhai award in Space Sciences
Hari Om Ashram prerit
Vikram Sarabhai Research Award for Space Sciences
1999
1999
BOYSCAST Fellow, DST
1989
10. Swarna K. Ghosh

11. Pankaj S.Joshi
16. K. P. Singh
17. H. M. Antia
18. H. M. Antia
19. A. R. Rao
20. D. Narasimha
2011
2010
2008
2000
1997
(b) International Awards

Awardee
Year
2015
2. T.P.Singh
Fulbright-Nehru Academic Professional Excellence

Fellowship, Indo-US
FQXi Essay Contest Fourth prize
3. T.P.Singh
FQXi Essay Contest Fourth prize
2012
4. T.P.Singh
FQXi Essay Contest Second prize
2013
1. Alak K. Ray
2011
(a) National Awards
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Name of the Award/Honour
Year
1. Poonam Chandra
Swarna Jayanti Fellowship of the Dept. of Science &

Technology
2014
2. Sayan Chakraborti
Indian National Science Academy Young Scientist Medal
2014
3. Naveen Yadav
Shyama Prosad Mukherjee Fellowship of CSIR (PreDoctoral) 2013

Awardee
3. Poonam Chandra
30.
Year
Dr. Pliny A. & Margaret H. Price Prize in Cosmology &

AstroParticle Physics, CCAPP, Ohio State Univ., USA
Junior Fellowship, Harvard Society of Fellows and ITC
Fellow, Harvard University, USA
2011
Young Scientists Prize of the International Union of Pure &

Applied Physics (IUPAP Commission on Astronomy)
2010
20122016
Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of funding (national

/ international) with details of outstanding participants, if any.
Dates
Dec 14 - 19,
2011
Dec 10 - 17,
2012
Name
7th International Conference on
Gravitation and Cosmology
Winter School on Astronomical and
Cosmological Surveys
Funding
TIFR
3.
Jan 07 - 11, 2013
4.
Sep 05 - 07,
2013
Sep 24 - 26,
2014
IAUS 296: Supernova environmental

impacts
Accretion onto Black Holes
IAU, INSA, A. K. Ray

TIFR, IIA (Co-Chair, SOC)
TIFR
A. R. Rao
1.
2.
5.
TIFR
Conference on Hard X-ray Astronomy:

Astrosat and Beyond
TIFR
Faculty organisers
T. P. Singh
B. Mookerjea
S.Bhattacharyya
A. R. Rao
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Dates
Name
6.
Nov 3 - 7, 2014
Winter School on Solar and Stellar

Astrophysics
TIFR
S. Hanasoge
7.
Nov 25 - 27,
2014
Workshop on "Current trends in Near

Infrared Astronomy in India"
TIFR
D. K. Ojha
8.
Dec 15 - 17,
2014
Science with LAXPC/ASTROSAT
TIFR
J. S. Yadav
Second Mumbai Area Physics Meet

Advances In Seismology: A Dialogue
Across Disciplines
TIFR
TIFR
D. Narasimha
S. Hanasoge/ H.
M. Antia
9. Mar 28, 2015

10. Dec 7 - 11, 2015
31.
Funding
Faculty organisers

DAA follows the TIFR code of ethics (see annexure B2-B)
32.

Numbers are summed over 2011 2015 batches.
Programme
Ph.D.
Int.M.Sc.Ph.D.
Selected
Applications
received #
Male
21,370
Total
#
Pass
Percentage*
Joined
Female
Male
Female
Male
Female
25
100
100
18
14
100
43
22
Applications include numbers for of all 5 Physics departments, viz. DAA, DCMP&MS, DHEP,
DNAP and DTP.
33.
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(a) geographical
Int.-Ph.D.
Ph.D.
Students
NRI students
Foreign students
Total
Male
Female
2
6
Male
M.Sc.
Female
Male
Female
Total
2
17
19
(b) undergraduate institution

Students from
Ph.D.
Int.-Ph.D.
Male Female
M.Sc.
Male
Female
Male
Female
Total
Indian Universities
11
Premier science institutions
Premier professional institutions #
Others*
19
Total

# IITs, NITs, etc.
34.
Examination
No of students
1.
NET
2.
GATE
3.
JEST
4.
Others
35.
Student progression
Ph.D. programme : Most of the students admitted to the DAA go on to complete

the course work and get their Ph.D.s. Once in a while (less than one per year), a
student may opt out of the programme, for various reasons. Normally, after
completing their Ph.D., students have to leave TIFR. The vast majority go
elsewhere for postdoctoral research. A small number (< 10%) go for other
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employment, such as teaching positions or industry.
36.
Integrated M.Sc.-Ph.D. programme : Most of the students admitted to the DAA

go on to complete the course work and get their M.Sc.s and Ph.D.s. Once in a
while (less than one per year), a student may opt out of the programme, for
various reasons. Normally, after completing their Ph.D., students have to leave
TIFR. The vast majority go elsewhere for postdoctoral research. A small number
(< 10%) go for other employment, such as teaching positions or industry
Diversity of staff
Faculty Ph.D.s

from TIFR : 9
37.

Total :
3
16
19%
25%
TIFR
56%
India
Abroad
assessment period
The minimum eligibility criterion for selection as a member of the TIFR faculty is
a Ph.D. degree. Thus, this question is not relevant.
38.

a)
Library
DAA, like other Departments of TIFR in the Colaba campus, makes use of the
TIFR Library and Scientific Information Resource Centre (SIRC) (see Section
B2, Item no 4.2)
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TIFR Computer Centre and Communication Facility (see Section B2, Item no
4.3)
c) Total number of class rooms
common class rooms and lecture theatres of TIFR (see Section B1, Item no
12)
d) Class rooms with ICT facility
All the classrooms above have ICT facilities like overhead projectors, Wi-Fi,
etc. Video-conferencing possibilities are also available in most of the lecture
rooms.
e)
Students laboratories
For the compulsory Experimental Physics courses and for all the Projects,
students have access to the well-equipped laboratories of DAA (see Item f)
below)
In addition students of both Ph.D. and Integrated-Ph.D. have one Teaching

Laboratory which has specific experimental setups which are used during the
coursework period.
f)
Research laboratories
Name of Laboratory
Fac*
PDF
Stu
1.
Infrared Astronomy
Development of ground- and space-based

infrared instrumentation.
2.
X-ray LAXPC
Development of
instrumentation.
space-based
X-ray
3.
X-ray CZT
space-based
X-ray
4.
X-ray SXT
Development of
instrumentation.
Development of
instrumentation.
space-based
X-ray
Brief description of research activity
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5.
TIFR National
Balloon Facility,
Hyderabad
TIFR National Balloon Facility in Hyderabad

is one of the major balloon facilities in the
world which provides a complete solution
in scientific ballooning. It is also one of its
kind in the world since it combines both,
in-house balloon production and complete
flight support for scientific ballooning. The
facility has been used by National and
International groups for conducting
balloon flights in the area of Astronomy,
Astrobiology and Atmospheric sciences.
* no of faculty members using the laboratory
39.
no of postdoctoral fellows using the laboratory
no of graduate students using the laboratory
Doctoral students
Post-doctoral fellows
1.
Joe P. Ninan
1.
Maria Haney
2.
Kuldeep Verma
2.
Tapas Baug
3.
Vikas Chand
3.
Jun-Qi Guo
4.
Dattaraj Bhalchandra Dhuri
Sunil Chandra
5.
Prashant Kocherlakota
4.
5.
6.
Santanu Dey
6.
Chandrachur Chakraborty
7.
Sayan Mandal
7.
Shabnam I. Syamsunder
8.
Jishnu Bhattacharya
8.
Blesson Mathew
9.
Sayantani Bera
Suman Ghosh
10. Shreya Banerjee
JRFs
11. Debdutta Paul
1.
Jai V. Chauhan
12. Krishnendu Mandal
2.
Yash D. Bhargava
13. Siddhesh Chandrakant Ambhire

14. Srimanta Banerjee
SRFs
15. Sudip Chakraborty
1.
Vinita Navalkar
16. Lankeswar Dey
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17. Mayank Narang

18. Abhimanyu S
19. Srishti Tiwari
40.
ALL the students of DAA (13) are in doctoral programmes, and hence they are all
given TIFR fellowships.
41.

DAA, and TIFR as a whole, has been training students for Ph.D. since its
inception in 1945. During the 1990s, a need was felt for a special programme to
allow exceptionally bright students an early entry into research, i.e. directly
after their B.Sc.s. This was felt on the basis of the Institutes well-established
VSRP programme (see Item 48 below), where it was seen that many of the best
students were already prepared for graduate school, even though they were
only half-way through their M.Sc. programmes. It was therefore, decided to
admit some exceptionally bright B.Sc. students directly to the Ph.D. programme,
teach them the basic M.Sc. courses in a period of one year, and then permit
them to do advanced electives and project work similar to M.Sc.s. Based on the
success of this move, the Integrated M.Sc.-Ph.D. programme, was formally
started in 2012.
42.

a.

The Subject Board of Physics includes a Course Coordinator, who is
constantly in touch with the Instructors of different courses, and collects
their feedback at regular intervals. This is used to (a) advise the Instructors,
(b) update the Syllabus, and (c) fine-tune the curriculum.
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In 2012, an exercise was carried out, in which feedback was requested
from all the Instructors of the previous 5 years. Based on their suggestions,
the course curriculum was thoroughly revised and rejuvenated.
b.

The Course Coodinator (see above) also collects anonymous feedback on
every course from the students in a form specifically designed for this
purpose. The relevant portions in this are communicated to the
Instructors, for modification and rectification in their pedagogic styles.
These feedback forms also form an important input in selecting a faculty
for the Excellence in Teaching Award of the TIFR Alumni Association.
c.

43.
List the distinguished alumni of the department

Alumnus
1.
J. V. Narlikar
Padma Vibhushan, Founder Director of IUCAA
2.
S. M. Chitre
Padma Bhushan, Professor Emeritus at CBS
3.
T. Padmanabhan
Padma Shri, Distinguished Professor at IUCAA
4.
P. C. Agrawal
Distinguished Guest Faculty at CBS;

Principal Investigator of ASTROSAT
5.
A. K. Kembhavi
Former Director, IUCAA;

Vice-President, Executive Committee of IAU
Member, Space Commission
44.

As Item No 30 shows, the DAA regularly conducts conferences etc. which are
attended by all the doctoral students, and these provide the required
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TIFR has a vibrant programme of seminars, colloquiua and public lectures which
can.
45.
The DAA generally adopts the conventional blackboard teaching methods. Often
slides are shown to illustrate experimental or numerical facts. For project work,
students are required to work hands-on in a laboratory.
46.
The DAA Chairperson and another member of the DAA faculty are members of
the Subject Board of Physics, which constantly monitors the progress of the
47.

DAA faculty, postdocs and students regularly participate in the Outreach
Activities of TIFR.
48.

The DAA conducts and participates in the following activities on a regular basis.
49.
DAA Seminar
NSF Colloquium
VSRP Programme
State whether the programme/ department is accredited/ graded by

other agencies? If yes, give details.
The Academic performance of DAA was reviewed by a panel of international
experts in 2009, set up by the Governing Council of TIFR. In addition, a Review
Committee constituted by the UGC, visited TIFR during February 2010, and
commented that the deemed to be university status of TIFR offers a unique
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multidisciplinary environment for carrying out research. The present composition

of the faculty members and research facilities at DCS are equally well placed to
meet the above description.
50.

basic or applied.
AstroSat, Indias first dedicated astronomy satellite, was launched on 2015

September 28. It was the 30th successful launch of Indias work-horse rocket,
Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle. The satellite was precisely placed at the desired
near Earth orbit of 650 km, thus saving the onboard fuel meant for orbit
correction to any future eventualities and ensuring a very long orbital life for the
satellite. AstroSat, weighing 1550 kg, carried a suite of scientific instruments for
multi-wavelength astronomical observations. Within six months of operation, the
Performance Verification phase has been completed and a very complex satellite
like AstroSat is working flawlessly and as planned. Three of the five major
payloads of AstroSat, viz., Large area X-ray Proportional Counter, Soft X-ray
Telescope, and Cadmium Zinc Telluride Imager, were built by the dedicated
leadership of TIFR scientists.
State-of-the-art instrumentation for use with the Indian telescopes to study the
formation of stars in our Galaxy as well as in other galaxies. Role of grains,
outflows and accretion in understanding the mechanisms by which planetary
systems form around young stars.
Helio- and asteroseismology : Stellar seismology is a science that studies the
internal structure of pulsating stars by interpreting the oscillation frequencies
observed on their surface. TIFR Group is pioneer in the study of pulsation of the
Sun and stars with more than 4 decades of experience. The group at TIFR, tries to
understand the properties of solar and stellar interior using the observations
made by the Solar Dynamics Observatory and the Kepler spacecraft. Well
established theory is used and computational techniques developed to reliably
interpret the high quality measurements from the space missions. The Sun
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being the closest star serves as a perfect laboratory to test our understanding of
the stellar physics. The group has been working on the 3-dimensional imaging of
the Sun through the observations of the seismic waves on its surface; particularly,
they are developing a self-consistent physical understanding of complex and
transient features such as flows, magnetic fields, and their interaction with
waves. Recent results from the group have cast doubts on conventional methods
of imaging the flows in the Sun, and they are exploring more reliable analysis
techniques. Along a slightly different line, the group tries to understand the bigger
picture of stellar evolution by studying the fundamental properties of ensemble of
stars. They have recently demonstrated that the Helium abundance in the
envelope of sun-like stars can be estimated using the observed low-degree
oscillation frequencies, which cannot be determined using spectroscopic
techniques. Such measurements of envelope Helium abundance can potentially
constrain the models of atomic diffusion and galactic chemical evolution.
An experiment was proposed for detecting the anomalous Brownian motion
predicted by those stochastic modifications of the Schrodinger equation which
solve the quantum measurement problem. An influential review was published in
Reviews of Modern Physics on `Models of wave-function collapse, underlying
theories, and their experimental tests'.
Gravitational lensing is the bending and distortion of a beam of photons from a
distance source by the gravitational pul of an intervening mass. This is a famous
prediction of General Relativity. Multiple images of identical intrinsic properties,
independent of wavelength and time delay in observation of intrinsic variability in
the source are the main signatures of lensing, which make it a powerful
observational technique. All matter, luminous and dark, are effective in lensing.
Hence, in the Universe where less than five percent of matter is of known nature,
lensing becomes a reliable probe of the structures and large scale geometry of
Universe. TIFR are pioneers in Computational modeling of multiply imaged lens
systems. One of the earliest lens code was developed from scratch, which had fair
success is predicting unseen lenses as well as phenomena like Einstein Ring. Right
now two basic questions being addressed are (1) Important theoretical concepts
in General Relativity like Cosmic Censorship are being tested through Relativistic
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lensing. (2) technique is being developed to study microlensing due to binary

black holes, which is not exhibited by usual binary star lensing.
51.

of the department.
Strengths
In the DAA the observational and theoretical astronomy is doing well in

comparison with other astronomical institutes within India (most of which
are dedicated astronomical institutes).
Many members of DAA are recognized to be the experts in their respective

fields.
The experimental and instrumentation areas have done extremely well as is

proved by the major instruments onboard ASTROSAT as well as the groundbased infrared instruments in use in various Indian observatories.
Research on wide areas of astronomy such as solar & stellar seismology,

interstellar medium & star formation, astrochemistry, compact binaries &
gravitational waves, stellar coronae & cataclysmic variables, supernovae and
pulsars, active galactic nuclei & clusters of galaxies, general relativity &
quantum gravity and black holes & neutron stars has resulted in competitive
science and many publications in refereed journals.
Weaknesses
The vibrant atmosphere of a department is often created by a healthy

number of students and DAA is currently suffering badly on this count. Lack
of students in the different experimental and observational projects has
proven to be a major problem.
Students joining DAA through the TIFR graduate admission exams are often
found to not be interested in even receiving any information on the
experimental/observational activities.
Opportunities
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Participation in the science and instrumentation efforts of upcoming large

international projects like Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT), Square Kilometre
Array (SKA) and hopefully Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave
Observatory (LIGO-India) are some of the programs in which the
department is strongly investing its resources to strengthen the core science
areas for the same.
DAA needs to have access to guaranteed observation time in international
optical/near-infrared facilities with capabilities suited to match the
preparatory needs for the above mentioned large projects.
With ISRO providing many opportunities for small and large astronomical
payloads to be launched over the next few years, the department may take
a leading role in planning and executing of competitive proposals for new
space missions.
Challenges
Due to the limited campus accommodation, DAA is not able to attract good
postdoc applicants which is an issue that affects the entire institute. The
institute should work towards resolving this problem which comes in the
way attracting bright postdoc candidates.
After the launch of ASTROSAT there is a danger of experimental and
instrumentation expertise being lost due to lack of young academics who
can carry forward these programs to the next level. This will require
inductions of few academics in the field of astronomical instrumentation.
DAA's training and research facilities and capabilities should be made more
attractive to students and postdocs, if necessary through special positions
recruited through our international collaborations and multinational
agreements. There should be more mobility of students and postdocs
between apex institutions of astrophysics elsewhere in the world through
formal agreements and appropriate funding.
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address formation, physics and evolution of a vast range of astronomical objects

starting from the Sun, the stars, compact objects (black holes & neutron stars),
the matter between the stars, the galaxies, to the distant galaxy clusters. The
DAA also carries out research in general relativity, cosmology and quantum
gravity. In future the DAA will consolidate the existing fields and expand into
new areas of astrophysics.
The DAA also emphasizes on the building of astronomy instruments, performing
observations and formulation of theoretical and computational models to
explain the outcome of observations of astronomical objects. The DAA has built
instruments onboard the first Indian multi-wavelength astronomy satellite
ASTROSAT and are leading multiple scientific projects with the ASTROSAT.
The DAA also has vibrant science and instrumentation collaborations on the
upcoming projects on the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT), the 3.6-meter Devasthal
Optical Telescope (DOT), the Square Kilometer Array (SKA) and the Laser
Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO). In future the DAA will
consolidate and expand TIFRs niche in Instrumentation for Astronomy (X-ray and
Infrared) and will also participate in national and international large projects (e.g.
SKA, LIGO, TMT, DOT).
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Department of Biological
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(DBS)
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Department of Biological Sciences
1.
Name of the Department:

Department of Biological Sciences (DBS)
2.
1960. TIFR was divided into Research Groups in the period 1945 1997. The
present Departments were formed on December 12, 1997.
3.

The DBS is a part of the Faculty of Natural Sciences.
4.
Names of programmes offered

(UG,PG,M.Phil.,Ph.D.,IntegratedMasters;IntegratedPh.D.,D.Sc.,D.Litt.,etc.)
1. Ph.D.
3. M.Sc.
There is no direct recruitment into an M. Phil Programme. In unusual
circumstances as specified by the subject board, a candidate may be allowed to
submit a Thesis for evaluation for award of an M. Phil degree. It is not an exit
option but permitted at the discretion of the subject board.
5.

DBS members themselves perform interdisciplinary research and also collaborate
with members of DCS, DNAP, NCBS, and other researchers outside the TIFR
system.
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6.

No courses are offered in collaboration with other universities etc.
7.

8.
ExaminationSystem:Annual/Semester/Trimester/ChoiceBasedCreditSystem
Students of the DBS are offered a Course Work programme based on a mixture of
compulsory Core Courses, choice-based Elective Courses and compulsory Project
Work, on topics of their own choice. The detailed structure is given in the table
below.
Duration (years)
Overall
Coursework
Programme
Ph.D.
I-Ph.D.
M.Sc.
Completed
during the first 2
years (together
with research)
Completed
during the first 2
years (together
with research)
Completed
during the first 2
years (together
with research)
Basic &
Core
Credits
Advanced
Credits
Research
Credits
Total
Credits
12
40
60
12
16
32
60
12
24
36
(August December) and the Spring Semester (February June).
1. Assignments
2. Quizzes
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3. Mid-semester Examination (for some advanced courses)

5. Paper presentation (for some courses)
All students are required to complete 12 Credits of basic course work. M.Sc.
students are assigned labs as soon as they join, and begin their research project
work immediately in parallel with the coursework. Ph.D. and I-PhD students
undertake lab rotations in parallel with the basic coursework. Then, they are
assigned to labs based on their lab rotation evaluations and their fit with the
respective labs. They then undertake preparations towards their Comprehensive
Exam. This consists of a Project Area Review (Project I) and a Project Proposal
Defense (Project II) which is followed by an oral comprehensive exam. Both these
are evaluated by a Committee of Faculty Members that includes their Thesis
Committee and additional members from the department. A student is deemed
to have met the requirements for registration if they perform satisfactorily on
their Project I, Project II, Oral comprehensive exam, and lab work during the
period after being assigned their lab.
9.

A few of our faculty teach some lectures in other departments of TIFR (such as
DCS). Some faculty also teach at CBS and IISER-Pune.
DBS students are free to choose advanced courses offered in other Departments,
as long as their advisor agrees it is useful for their training.
10.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Professor (H)
Reader (F)
Fellow (E)
Total

Sr. Professor (I)
Assoc. Professor (G)
Number
2
4
4
4
14
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11.

experience and research underguidance
Name
Deg*
Designation
1.
B.J. Rao
Ph.D.
Sr. Professor (I)
2.
3.
G.K.Jarori
H. Sinha
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
Professsor (H)
Reader (F)
4.
K. Ray
Ph.D.
Professor (H)
5.
M. Mishra
Ph.D.
Reader (F)
6.
M.
Narasimha
Ph.D.
As. Professor (G)
7.
M. Sonawane
Ph.D.
Reader (F)
8.
R. Mallik
Ph.D.
As. Professor (G)
9.
S. Nair
Ph.D.
Reader (F)
10.
S. P. Koushika
Ph.D.
As. Professor (G)
11.
S. Sharma
Ph.D.
Sr. Professor (I)
12.
S. Tole
Ph.D.
Professor (H)
13.
U. Kolthur
Ph.D.
As. Professor (G)
14.
V. Vaidya
Ph.D.
Professor (H)
Specialisation
Molecular
Biology,
Biochemistry
Biochemistry
Genetics
Cell Biology,
Biochemistry
Cell Biology,
Genetics
Cell Biology,
Genetics
Cell Biology,
Genetics
Biophysics,
Biochemistry
Cell Biology,
Genetics,
Development
Cell Biology,
Genetics
Immunology,
Biochemistry
Neuroscience,
Developmental
Biology
Molecular
Biology,
Biochemistry
Neuroscience
Exp
Stu
25
28
5
3
3
18
20
12
10
10
29
17
12
16

graduated)
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List of senior Visiting Fellows , adjunct faculty, emeritus professors

Senior Visitors :
Dr. Abhay Dandekar
Prof. Gyan Bhanot
Prof. Sylvian Pied
Adjunct Faculty :
13.
Prof. Sudipto Maiti
Dr. Jyotishman Dasgupta
Prof. Sampathkumaran
Prof. Sriram
Percentage of classes taken by temporary facultyprogramme wise information

DBS does not employ temporary faculty.
14.
1.
2.
3.
Programme
Ph.D.
I.-Ph.D.
M.Sc.
15.
Number of academic support staff(technical)and administrative staff:
Students (S)
31
11
15
Scientific and technical Staff

10
Faculty (F)
14
14
14
Ratio S/F
2.2
0.79
1.07
Administrative and auxiliary Staff

6
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16.

Neuroscience
Biochemisty
Parasitolgy
Biophysics
Cell Biology
Developmental Biology
Neural and Developmental Biology
Parasite Biology
Motor Biology
17.

National
Agency
1.
Swarnajayanti
Fellowship(DST)
2.
Hindustan Lever
Ltd.
3.
DBT
Project Title
Investigating the
role of mammalian
sirt4 in the
regulation of
mitochondrial
function and
retrograde signaling
to the nucleus.
Role of metabolic
input endocrine
signals and genetic
factors in regulating
physiological
homeostasis with
implication in
diseases such as
diabetes and
obesity.
Investigating the
role of axonal
transport in sensory
Total Grant
(Rs. lakhs)
Duration
Faculty
2013-2018
Ullas
Kolthur
90
2013-2016
Ullas
Kolthur
and Vidita
Vaidya.
53
2012-2015
Sandhya
Koushika
205
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Agency
4.
CSIR
5.
DBT
6.
Lady Tata
Memorial
Institutional
Research Funds
7.
ICMR
8.
DBT
9.
DBT
Project Title
neuron
regeneration.
Understanding role
of synapses in the
regulation of presynaptic vesicle
transport in C.
elegans.
Mechanisms
regulating the
neuron-glia cell fate
switch in the
neocortex
Effect of Plasmodial
infection on
neurogenesis and
cognitive behavior in
murine malaria
model.
Effect of mild malaria
on neural cells in a
rodent model.
Correlation with
specific immune
responses
Cell migration in the
developing Olfactory
Bulb: an evolutionary
study
To identify molecular
mechanisms
underlying the
somatic regulation of
germline stem cell
divisions in Drosophila
testis
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Total Grant
(Rs. lakhs)
Duration
Faculty
22
2010-2013
Sandhya
Koushika
90
2014-2019
Shubha
Tole
September
2009-2013
Shobhon
Sharma
and Vidita
Vaidya
200
2013-2016
Shobhon
Sharma
and Vidita
Vaidya
280
2011-2014
Shubha
Tole
47
2012-2015
Krishanu
Ray
20
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International
Agency
1.
Wellcome
Trust-DBT
India
alliance
2.
HHMI
(Howard
Hughes)
3.
Wellcome
Trust-DBT
India
alliance
4.
Wellcome
Trust-DBT
India
alliance
5.
Wellcome
Trust-DBT
India
alliance
Project Title
Identification of a
regulatory gene
network essential
for the
maintenance of
epidermal
architecture and
integrity
HHMI International
Early Career
Scientist Grant Investigating axonal
transport
Quantitative
investigation of
motor protein
function in lipid
droplet fusion and
fission
Relevance of State
of Ploidy on
Vertebrate
Embryogenesis
Molecular
understanding of the
process of
cytokinesis
Total Grant
(Rs. lakhs)
Duration
Faculty
350
2011-2017
Mahendra
Sonawane
486
2012-2017
Sandhya
Koushika
328
2013-2018
Roop
Mallik
320
2014-2019
Sreelaja
Nair
320
2015-2020
Mithilesh
Mishra
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National
Collaborating
Project Title
Institutions
1. IMSC, Chennai
Total Grant
(Rs. lakhs)
Duration
Faculty
305
2012-2017
Sandhya
Koushika
Mechanisms of
active intracellular
transport:
connecting theory
and experiment
International
Collaborating
Institutions
1. IPBS (CNRS)
France, via
CEFIPRA
2. INSERM,
France
3.
Unive
rsity
of
Queensland
Project Title
Studying
the
interactome and
NAD- dependant
deacetylase sirt1
in the testis.
Serotonergic
regulation
of
mood
related
behavior
Indo-Queensland
Collaboration
grant, Stimulation
of adult neural
stem cells by
norepinephrine: A
promising target
for the treatment
of depression
Total Grant
(Rs. lakhs)
29
(+ Eur
74000 for
the French
group)
100
Duration
Faculty
2012-2015
and 20152016
Ullas
Kolthur
(TIFR), Anne
Gonzalezdeperedo(IPBS)
Vidita
Vaidya and
Patricia
Gaspar
Vidita
Vaidya
2014-2017
2011-2014
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19.
Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST;UGCSAP/CAS,DPE;DBT,ICSSR,AICTE,etc.;total grants received.
Total Grant
(Rs. lakhs)
Agency
Project Title
1.
DAE
XII Plan Project

DBS (18 projects)
20.
Research facility/centre with
21.
4703
State recognition :
National recognition : None
International recognition: None
Duration
Faculty
2012-2017
All DBS
faculty
None
Special research laboratories sponsored by/created by industry or corporate

bodies
No special research laboratories sponsored/created
22.
Publications:
DBS
Journal
Publications
Articles in
Proceedings
Technical
Reports
Web
Publications
Book
Chapters
Books
Edited
Mono
graphs
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
Total
22
38
43
46
25
174
0
0
1
1
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
4
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Citation Indexrange /average :

Total number of citations: 12530 (Source- Scopus and Google Scholar)
Number of citations per faculty: 895
h-index
Range: 5 22
23.
Details of patents and income generated

None
24.

Faculty
Member
1.
Ullas
Kolthur
Project Name
Role of metabolic inputs,
Endocrine signal and genetics
Factors in regulating
physiological homeostasis with
implications in diseases such as
diabetes and obesity
Company
Name
Hindustan
lever ltd.
Duration
20132016
Income
3.5
Lakhs
/year
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Faculty selected nationally/internationally to visit other laboratories/institutions

/industries in India and abroad
National
Name of Faculty member
Place visited
Date
(MM/YYYY)
1.
Shobhona Sharma
Institute of Science, Mumbai
08/2013
2.
Shobhona Sharma
KBP College, Navi Mumbai
09/2013
3.
Shobhona Sharma
LSS-BARC, Mumbai
11/2013
4.
Roop Mallik
NCL, Pune
07/2015
5.
Roop Mallik
BARC, Mumbai
12/2014
6.
Mithilesh Mishra
Jadavpur University, Kolkata
12/2015
7.
Mahendra Sonawane
NCBS, Bangalore
01/2012
8.
Mahendra Sonawane
University of Pune
02/2012
9.
Shubha Tole
IISER-Pune Science Club
03/2015
10. Shubha Tole
Ramaglinaswamy Fellows Conclave
01/2013
11. Shubha Tole
Swati Maiti memorial Oration IISC
01/2013
12. Shubha Tole
ACTREC, Navi Mumbai
12/2012
13. Shubha Tole
Miranda house, New Delhi
07/2012
14. Sandhya Koushika
NCCS, Pune
01/2013
15. Ullas Kolthur
NIMHANS, Bangalore
11/2013
16. Ullas Kolthur
IISER-Pune
2014
17. Ullas Kolthur
IIT-Kanpur
2013
18. Ullas Kolthur
NCBS, Bangalore
2015
19. Ullas Kolthur
ACTREC, Navi Mumbai
2014
20. Gotam Jarori
Annual Meeting of Society of

Biological Chemists (India), Bangalore
2010-2011
21. Shobhona Sharma
Guha Research Centre
2010-2011
22. Shobhona Sharma
Molecular Immunology Forum, Delhi
2010- 2011
23. Shubha Tole
FAONS meeting, Lucknow
Nov2530,2011
24. Vidita Vaidya
Annual Neuroscience Meeting
2011
25. Ullas kolthur

Dec-2010
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26. Ullas Kolthur
Transcription meeting, Bangalore
Jan 2011
27. Krishanu Ray
M2T2 Meeting, Ooty
Jan 2011
28. B.J.Rao
GRC
Sept 2010
29. B.J.Rao

Dec 2010
30. B.J.Rao
Transcription meeting, Bangalore
Jan 2011
31. Maithreyi Narasimha
Nucleation, Aggregation and Growth

Bangalore.
July 2010
Advanced school on Living Mechanics

,Bangalore
Nov. 2010
33. Roop Mallik
Molecular motors Tracks and

Transport, Pachgani ,
Feb 2011
34. Himanshu Sinha
Yeast Meeting, IIT Mumbai
Dec. 2011
35. Ullas Kolthur
Chromatin Meeting
2012
36. Ullas Kolthur
Transcription Meeting
2012
37. Ullas Kolthur
SBC
2012
38. Gotam Jarori
SBC
2012
39. Shubha Tole
Neuroscience Meeting
2012
40. Krishanu Ray
Motor Protein Meeting, Bhopal
2012
41. Krishanu Ray
Indian Drosophila Meeting
2012
42. Shobhona Sharma
Immunology forum
2012
43. Shobhona Sharma
Biophysical Society
2012
44. Shobhona Sharma
GRC, Bangalore
2012
45. Vidita Vaidya
IAN Meeting, TIFR, Mumbai
2012
46. B J Rao
Indian society of cell biology,

Bangalore
2013
47. B.J.Rao
Transcription meeting
2013
48. B.J.Rao
Chromatin Meeting, Bangalore
2013
49. B.J.Rao
GRC, Bangalore
2013
50. Gk Jarori
Annual meeting of the Biology,

Hyderabad
12/2013
51. GK Jarori
Indian Biophysical Society Meeting
1/2014
52. H Sinha
International Yeast Conference,
11/2014
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IMTECH, Chandigarh
53. K.Ray
EMSI Annual Meeting
7/2013
54. M.Narasimha
Mechanical Manipulations at the scale

of the cell and beyond, Bangalore
4/2013
55. M.Narasimha
Indian society for cell biology,

Bangalore
12/2013
56. M.Narasimha
Microscopy courses, Bangalore
9/2013
57. Mahendra Sonawane
Indian society of cell biology,

Bangalore
12/2013
58. Roop Mallik
Frontiers in modern biology meeting,

IISc Bangalore
6/2013
59. Shobhona Sharma
YIM, GRC, Annual Meeting of Society

of Biological Chemists, Hyderabad
12/2013
60. Shubha Tole
XXXI Annual meeting of Indian

Academy of Neurosciences, Allahabad
10/2013
61. Ullas Kolthur
Annual Meeting of society of

Biological Chemist, Hyderabad
12/2013
62. Ullas Kolthur
EMBO India Bangalore
11/2013
63. Ullas Kolthur
Annual Meeting of Society for

Mitochondrial Research and medicine,
Nimhans Bangalore
11/2013
64. Ullas Kolthur
Mahabaleshwar Seminar,
Mahabaleshwar
01/2014
65. Ullas Kolthur
Inter organelle communication,

Bangalore
03/2014
66. Sandhya P.Koushika
Molecular Motors,transport and

trackers, Mahabaleshwar
01/2013
Transport and neurodegenerative

disease school, IIT B school
01/2013
Indian society for developmental

biology meeting, TIFR Mumbai
12/2012
69. Roop Mallik
All India Cell Biology conference, IISc

Bangalore
3/2014
70. Roop Mallik
Physics biology meeting, Bangalore
08/2013
71. Roop Mallik
Soft matter meeting, IISER, Pune
10/2013
72. Roop Mallik
Fluorescence correlation spectroscopy

workshop, IISc, Bangalore
11/2013
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Meeting of the society of the

biological chemist ACTREC, Mumbai
11/2013
74. Roop Mallik
Frontiers of Modern Biology meeting,

IISc Bangalore
6/2013
75. Roop Mallik
Wellcome- DBT Alliance Annual

fellows meeting, Hyderabad
10/2013
76. Sreelaja Nair
Frontier of Modern Biology meeting,

Bangalore University.
07/2013
Indian Society of Drosophila meeting
12/2013
78. Krishanu Ray
Annual meeting of the electron

Microscopy, SINP, Kolkotta
07/2013
79. Krishanu Ray
Indian Society for Developmental

Biology, Annual meeting, TIFR,
Mumbai
12/2013
80. Shobhona Sharma
Indraprastha International
conference on biotechnology ,New
Delhi
10/2013
81. Shobhona Sharma
IX DAE BERNS life sciences

Symposium, BARC, Mumbai
11/2013
82. Shobhona Sharma
ICGEB, New Delhi
12/2013

Biology, Annual meeting, TIFR,
Mumbai
12/2013
Indo- German meeting, IISER, Mohali
10/2013
85. Vidita Vaidya
Adult Neurogenesis, Mumbai
9/2014
86. Roop Mallik
CHASCON Meeting, Punjab University
2/2015
87. Roop Mallik
National symposium on Frontiers of

Biology, Kolkata
01/2015
88. B.J.Rao
International conference on
chromosome stability, Bangalore
12/2014
89. B.J.Rao
International Conference on Genome

Architecture and cell fate regulation,
Hyderabad
12/2014
90. B.J.Rao
Recent Trends in Biomedical and

Translational Research -2014, IIT
Roorkie
12/2014
91. B.J.Rao
5th Asian chromatic Conference,

Bangalore
01/2015
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18th Transcription Assembly

meeting,IISER, Pune
04/2015
93. B.J.Rao
National seminar on Recent trends in

Biology Pune University
04/2015
94. Shobhona Sharma
LAS teachers training session, St.

Xaviers college, Mumbai
01/2015
95. Shobhona Sharma
25th National congress of Parasitology,

Lucknow
10/2015
96. Krishanu Ray
Axonal transport of soluble and

membrane associated protiens,
Health science innovation, Taj hotel,
Mumbai
1/2015
97. Himanshu Sinha
Symposium on Sangers to next

sequencing The Genomics Era, 2nd
SN Genetics Convention, Chennai,
India
2015
International conference on genome

Architecture and cell fate Regulation,
Hyderabad
12/2014
39th Mahabaleshwar seminar on the

3/2015
recent trends in zebrafish genetics and
development, Alibaug
100. Sreelaja Nair
International conference on genome

Architecture and cell fate Regulation,
Hyderabad
101. Sreelaja Nair
39th Mahabaleshwar seminar on the

3/2015
recent trends in zebrafish genetics and
development, Alibaug
NCCS, Pune
01/2013
IISER-Mohali
10/2012
I-AIM, Bangalore
9/2012
MS University, Baroda
12/2013
NBRC, Gurgaon
02/2015
India C. elegans meeting
01/2016
OSU healthsciences meeting, Mumbai
01/2015
Symposium Presidency University,

Kolkata
01/2015
IBRO-APRC symposium, Mumbai
02/2015
12/2014
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Indian Society of Developmental

Biology meeting, CCMB, Hyderabad
07/2015
Indo-French meeting Frontiers in

Cytoskeleton Research: Coordination,
adaptation, fine-tuning, IISER-Pune
10/2015
Society of Mitochondria research &

medicine meeting, Madurai
11/2015
Indo-UK Frontiers of Science meeting,

Khandala
10/2014
CPCSEA meeting, New Delhi
11/2014
Guha Research Conference, Khajuraho
12/2014
INNNI meeting, Chennai
11/2012
BioWorld 2012 meeting, IIT-Delhi
12/2012
International
Name of Faculty
member
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Mithilesh Mishra
Place visited
University of Tokyo, Japan
Date
(MM/YYYY)
06/2015
Gakushuine University, Japan

Mahendra Sonawane
Medical College of Wisconsin, USA
01/2013
Mahendra Sonawane
Max-Planck Institute of Molecular Cell

Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany
05/2014
Mahendra Sonawane
University of Cologne, Germany
05/2014
Mahendra Sonawane
Max-Planck Institute for Heart and Lung

research, Bad-Nauheim, Germany
05/2014
Mahendra Sonawane
Max-Planck Institute for Developmental

05/2014
Biology, Tubingen, Germany
Tohoku Forum for Creativity Tohuku 08/2015
University, Sendai Japan
Shubha Tole
Shubha Tole
AMeeGuS, Instituto Gulbenkian de

Cincia, Portugal
05/2015
Shubha Tole
University of Geneva, Switzerland
09/2014
Shubha Tole
Institute of Science and Technology,

Austria
09/2014
11. Shubha Tole
University of Lausanne, Switzerland
10/2014
12. Shubha Tole
Universit Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
10/2014
13. Shubha Tole
Institute Jaques Monod, Paris, France
10/2014
8.
9.
10.
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Shubha Tole
Shubha Tole
15.
16. Shubha Tole
Charit Universittsmedizin Berlin,

10/2014
Germany
Max-Planck-Institute
for 11/2014
Biophysical ChemistryGoettingen,
Germany
Helmholtz Zentrum Mnchen, Germany
12/2014
Shubha Tole
New York University Abu Dhabi
02/2014
Shubha Tole
Harvard University, Cambridge, USA
08/2013
Shubha Tole
Seattle Childrens Hospital, Seattle, USA
07/2013
Shubha Tole
Drexel University, Philadelphia, USA
07/2013
Shubha Tole
Oxford University
11/2011
Shubha Tole
Kings College London
11/2011
23. Sreelaja Nair

24. Vidita Vaidya
Wellcome -Trust Sanger Institute UK
04/2013
Copenhagen University, Denmark
05/2013
25. Vidita Vaidya

26. Roop Mallik
INSERM, Paris, France
01/2014
Institut Curie, Cedex, France
06/2014
27. Roop Mallik

Gotam Jarori
28.
London Research Institute, UK
03/2014
Department of medicinal chemistry and

molecular pharmacology, School of
pharmacy, Purdue University, USA
11/2015
29. Gotam Jarori

30. Vidita Vaidya
Gordan Research Conference
June- July 2011
CINP Meeting, Hong Kong
June -2010
Vidita Vaidya
Society For Neuroscience Meeting, San

Diego
Nov. 2010
Shubha Tole
International Society of Developmental

Neuroscience, Portugal
June 2-15, 2010
33. Shubha Tole

34. Shubha Tole
Invited Seminar Alicante, Spain
2010
Gordon Research Conference
2010
35. Shubha Tole

Invited seminar Stanford, USA
2010
UK, Switzerland
2010
37. Shobhona Sharma

38. Krishanu Ray
Pasteur Institute, France
2010
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
31.
32.
th
50 Annual Meeting of the America
2010
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39. BJ Rao
Shobhona Sharma
40.
Gordon Research Conference

42. Vidita Vaidya
Gordon Conf, USA
2011
Society of Neuroscience, USA
2011
43. G.K.Jarori
Himanshu Sinha
44.
Parasitology Conference, Seattle, USA
2011
45.
46.
2011
Epidemiology Conference, Washington DC, 2011

USA
th
9 International Meeting on Yeast

Apoptosis, Rome, Italy
9/2012
Himanshu Sinha
Experimental Approaches to Evolution and

Ecology using Yeast, EMBL, Germany
10/2012
Shubha Tole
Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting,

USA
10/2012
Mol.parasitol, Meeting, Woods Hole, USA
9/2012
47. Shobhona Sharma

Maithreyi Narasimha
48.
Maithreyi Narasimha
st
21 Anniversary Symposium of the Gurdon 6/2012

Institute, Cambridge, UK
The molecular and Developmental Biology
of Drosophila, Greece
7/2012
Gurdon Institute Cambridge
7/2012
Gordon Research Institute
7/2012
Gordon Research Conference on

metabolism and Aging
01/2013
53. Vidita Vaidya

54. Vidita Vaidya
FAONS Meeting,Melbourne
2/2013
HFSP Review meeting Strasbourg, France
1/2013
55. Vidita Vaidya

Roop Mallik
56.
CINP Meeting. Stockholm
1/2012
Collaborative visit to Uni. Of

Pennnsylvania.
7/2012
Cell press conference on Forces in Biology,

Dulbin, Ireland
10/2012
58. B J Rao
59. B. J. Rao
GRC on plant signaling systems
7/2012
GRC on Mutagenesis
8/2012
60. Sreelaja Nair

B. J.Rao
61.
GRC Developmental Biology, Italy
2013
49.

51. Gotam Jarori
52.
57.
62.
Ullas Kolthur
Maithreyi Narasimha
th
19 International chromosomes
conference, USA or ASCB meeting
9/2013
Himanshu Sinha
Frontiers in Bioinformatics and

computational Biology, China
9/2013
S.Sharma
ASTMH Meeting, Washington, USA
11/2013
63.
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Maithreyi Narasimha
International congress of Developmental

Biology, Mexico, UK, USA
7/2013
Roop Mallik
Gordon Research conference, New

England
8/2013
Maithreyi Narasimha
Kavli Institute of Theoretical Physics, Santa

Barbara, USA
8/2013
Mahendra Sonawane
6th Asia Oceania Zebra fish meeting,

Hong kong University of science and
technology
01/2014
Shubha Tole
Streams from the back of the brain,

Gordon Conference,
07/2013
Shubha Tole
Towards a blue print for building the

brain, New York University, Abu Dhabi
2/2014
70. Roop Mallik

Roop Mallik
71.
Gordon Research Conference, USA
8/2014
FASEB meeting on Lipid Droplets and

Metabolic consequences of Neutral lipid
storage
7/2014
72. Roop Mallik

Maithreyi Narasimha
73.
EMBO conference series, Germany
05/2014
Symposium on shaping cells and organism

, Germany
9/2014

Mechanobiology meeting, Singapore
12/2014
Biochemical Society, UK
9/2014
EMBL Conference of Epithelia, Building

Blocks of Multicellularity, Germany
8/2014
TWIM 2014, Weizmann Institute, Israel
06/2014
From Models to Disease, La Maison du

Seminaire, France
2014
Shubha Tole
A tale of two streams, ISDN- 2014,

Montreal
07/2014
Vidita Vaidya
HDAC4 Neuroepigentics Satellite Meeting,

Washington
11/2014
Sandhya Koushika
Keynote talk, C. elegans Development, cell

biology and Gene expression meeting,
Nara, Japan
7/2014
Sandhya Koushika
New horizons in C. elegans biology

symposium, Mishima, Japan
7/2014
Sandhya Koushika
Young Investigator meeting, Boston, USA
10/2014
64.
65.
66.
67.
68.
69.
76.
Maithreyi Narasimha
77. Krishanu Ray

Himanshu Sinha
78.
79.
80.
81.
82.
83.
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85.
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Sandhya Koushika
Brandeis University, Waltham, USA
6/2012
Sandhya Koushika
American Society of Cell Biology, USA
12/2012
26.
Faculty serving in
a)
National Committees :
1.
Name of the
Faculty Member
Ullas Kolthur
2.
Shubha Tole
Council, National Academy of Science,

India
Council
member
20132015
3.
Krishanu Ray
Indian Society of Developmental Biologists
Life member
and
President
2014 2015
4.
Krishanu Ray
DBT task force on cancer biology
Role in the
Committee
member
Term of
Service
2014
Scientific Advisory Committee and

Research Area Panel (SAC-RAP) of the
Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and
Diagnostics, Hyderabad
Management Board, National Centre for
Biological Sciences, Bengaluru
5.
Vidita Vaidya
6.
Vidita Vaidya
Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) for

DBT-IISc Partnership Programme for
Advanced Research in Biological Sciences
& Bioengineering at Division of Biological
Sciences (DBS), IISc., Bengaluru
7.
Vidita Vaidya
Dept of Biotechnology, Govt. of India,

Neuroscience Task Force
8.
Vidita Vaidya
9.
B.J.Rao
10.
B.J.Rao
Program Advisory Committee, Dept of

Science and Technology, Govt. of India,
Animal Sciences
RAP-SAC Member of National Institute of
immunology
Research Advisory Committee member
(Hinduja Medical Research & Hospital,
Mumbai).
2014Member
Member
2014 -
Member
2013-
Member
2012-
Member
2012-15
member
2014
Member
2012
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11.
Name of the
Faculty Member
B.J.Rao
12.
B.J.Rao
Expert group Member (IRTG-GermanyIndia collaborative programmes (DBT)
Member
2013
13.
B.J.Rao
Board of studies for Life Sciences, Homi

Bhabha National Institute (Deemed
University initiative for Department of
atomic Energy), Mumbai.
Member
2012
14.
B.J.Rao
Member Specialist Group for Biology

programmes in Department of atomic
Energy
Member
11th and
12th plan
period
15.
B.J.Rao
DST (Ramanujam Fellows) mentoring

committee.
Member
2012present
16.
Gotam Jarori
Member
2013present
17.
Gotam Jarori
Member of Board of Studies, Department

of Biochemistry, M.S. University of
Baroda, Vadodara
Member of Research Advisory Council, M.
& N. Virani College, Rajkot
Member
2013present
18.
Ullas kolthur
Member of the Indian medical council

Research(ICMR)Task force on cancer
Member
2012present
19.
Ullas Kolthur
Indian Medical Council Research (ICMR)

Task Force on Research in Aging and Agerelated diseases (Gerontology.)
Member
2013present
20.
Ullas Kolthur
Member of Department of Bio technology
member
21.
Shobhona
Sharma
Shobhona
Sharma
Indian Institute of Sciences , Bangalore
Fellow
Indian National Science Academi, New

Delhi
Fellow
2013present
2012present
2013present
Shobhona
Sharma
Advisory member of Lady Tata trust,

Bombay house, Mumbai
Member
2011present
Shobhona
Sharma
Scientific Advisory committee of National

Institute of Malaria Research
Member
2011present
22.
23.
24.

DBT-Taskforce on Research Resources,
Service Facilities and Platforms.
Role in the
Committee
Member
Term of
Service
2012present
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Name of the
Faculty Member
Shobhona
Sharma
Member, Scientific Advisory Committee of

Institute of Life Sciences, Bhubaneshwar
Member
Term of
Service
2011present
Shobhona
Sharma
Member Review Committee Wellcome

Trust- DBT India Alliance fellowships.
Member
2011present
27.
Shobhona
Sharma
Member of Indian Council for Medical

Research
Member
28.
Shobhona
Sharma
Member of Institute of Life sciences

Bhuvaneshwar
Member
29.
Himanshu Sinha
Research recognition council for

Biotechnology, UDCT
25.
26.
30.
31.
Himanshu Sinha
Himanshu Sinha
Role in the
Committee
Institute Committee for stem

Research and Therapy, IIT Bombay,
Member
cell
2012present
2012
Member
J.N.Tata endowment for the Higher

Member
education of Indian interview committee
2012
b) International Committees :
1.
Name of the
Faculty Member
Vidita Vaidya
2.
Vidita Vaidya
3.
Shubha Tole
4.
Shubha Tole
5.
Shubha Tole
6.
B. J. Rao
7.
Shobhona
Sharma
Role in the
Committee
Human Frontiers of Science Programme, Member,
Fellowshp Advisory Committee
represents
Vice-Chair (2012, 2013), Chair (2015)
India
CINP- International Scientific Advisory
Member
Committee
Member, Ethics Committee of the
Member
Society for Neuroscience
Member, Scientific Publications CommitteeMember
of the Society for Neuroscience
IBRO-Asia Pacific Research Committee
Member
Expert review member DFG-DBT,

Berlin
Advisory Member, Malaria Foundation,
New York, USA.
Term of
Service
2011
Member
20102012
2014present
20122015
2012present
2014
Member
2015
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Name of the
Faculty Member
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
27.
Name of the Journal
Impact
Factor
Roop Mallik
Nature Scientific report
5.578
Vidita Vaidya
Nature Scientific Reports
5.578
Vidita Vaidya
Journal of Neurochemistry, Handling

editor
4.281
Vidita Vaidya
Journal of Molecular Psychiatry
Vidita Vaidya
Progress in NeuroPsychopharmacology & Biological

Psychiatry/
European Journal of Pharmacology
Vidita Vaidya
Journal of Biosciences
2.064
Sandhya Koushika
Nature Scientific Reports
5.578
Sandhya Koushika
Invertebrate Neuroscience
0.9
B. J. Rao
Journal of Biosciences
2.064
Shubha Tole
Science, Board of Reviewing Editors
33.6
Shubha Tole
Developmental Neuroscience
2.025
Shubha Tole
Member, F1000 Research Editorial

Board
Not
applicable
Shobhona Sharma
Journal of Vector Bourne diseases
0.81
Vidita Vaidya
3.689
2.532
Term of
Service
2014present
2014present
2013present
2012present
2012present
2008-2011
2007present
2014present
2015present
2014
2014ongoing
2011ongoing
2012ongoing
2012present
Faculty recharging strategies (UGC, ASC,Refresher/orientationprograms,

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outside India.
28.
Student projects
Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including interdepartmental projects
Departmental Project I and Departmental Project II .
Percentage of students doing projects in collaboration with other universities

/industry/institute
Many TIFR faculty and laboratories have collaborations with scientists in India and
abroad. Students of these faculty members and laboratories participate in these
projects. Thus the percentage of students involved in such projects is
approximately 50%.
29.
Awards/recognitions received at the national and international level
Awards/Recognitions:
Name of the Awardee
Ullas Kolthur
Name of the Award

Swarnajayanti Fellowship Award. DST.
2.
3.
4.
Year
20122013
2014
2014
2015
Roop Mallik
Roop Mallik
Shubha Tole
5.
6.
7.
2014
2010
2008
Shubha Tole
Shubha Tole
Shubha Tole
8.
20052010
2015
2012
2012
2008
Shubha Tole
The S. S. Bhatnagar Award in Biological Sciences

Elected member of the Guha Research Society
Lakshmipat Singhania-IIM Lucknow National Leadership
award in Science and Technology
The Infosys Prize in Life Sciences
The S. S. Bhatnagar Award in Biological Sciences
National Woman Bioscientist award
Dept. Biotechnology, Govt. of India
Swarnajayanti Fellowship Award. DST.
Vidita Vaidya
Vidita Vaidya
Vidita Vaidya
Shubha Tole
The S. S. Bhatnagar Award in Medical Sciences

National Bioscientist Award
Research Award for Innovation in Neuroscience (RAIN
1.
9.
10.
11.
12.
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Shubha Tole
14.
20082009
2010
15.
16.
17.
20102002
2006
B. J. Rao
B. J. Rao
B. J. Rao
18.
2013
B. J. Rao
19.
20.
2000
2010
B. J. Rao
B. J. Rao
21.
22.
1997
2003
Shobhona Sharma
Shobhona Sharma
23.
2003
Shobhona Sharma
30.
Shubha Tole
award) Society for Neuroscience, USA

Wellcome Trust Flexible Travel Award
for a Sabbatical year at Stanford University, USA
Elected member of the Indian National Science
Academy
J. C. Bose Fellowship
Elected Fellow of National Academy of Sciences
Elected Fellow of Andhra Pradesh Academy of
Sciences
Elected Fellow of Indian Academy of Sciences,
Bangalore
Academy
Academy
Member of Institute of Life sciences Bhuvaneshwar
Seminars/Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of funding (national

/ international) with details of outstanding participants, if any. (2011-2015)
Year
1.
2.
3.
4.
2011
till
date
2012
2013
Name
Mahabaleshwar Seminar series
ISDN, Mumbai(Internal Society for

Developmental Neuroscience)
Genes, Circuits and the Development
of Behaviour
Funding
Agency
TIFR-DAE
Elsevier ltd
DBT
2015
Infection & Molecular epidemiology
5.
2013
DBS Annual Talks-2013
TIFR-DAE
6.
2013

Biologists Annual meeting
TIFR-DAE
2014
Adult Neurogenesis: From stem cells to

therapies
TIFR-DAE
7.
Faculty members
Roop Mallik, Krishanu
Ray, Sandhya Koushika,
Mahendra Sonawane,
Sreelaja Nair, Ullas
Kolthur,
Shubha Tole, Prof. Vidita
Vaidya
Maithreyi Narasimha
Shobhona Sharma,
Gotam K Jarori
DBS faculty
Shubha Tole, Pradip
Sinha (IIT-Kanpur),
Mahendra Sonawane,
Sreelaja Nair
V Vaidya
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2012
9.
2014
31.
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Saturday special interest subgroup

session on 'Axonal transport:
Mechanisms of regulating cargo
transport in neuronal development,
maintenance and disease' at the ASCB
2012 meeting, USA
IBRO-APRC global advocacy meeting in
Neuroscience,TIFR-India
--
Sandhya Koushika
IBRO
Shubha Tole, Sandhya

Koushika
Code of ethics for research followed by the departments.

The DBS follows these guidelines:
32.
TIFR Guidelines on Academic Ethics
Institutional Animal Ethics Committee guidelines
Institutional Biosafety committee guidelines

Programme
(refer to question no.
4)
Ph.D.
Integrated M.Sc.Ph.D.
M.Sc.
33.
Applications
received
Selected
M
35
51847*
Pass
Percentage %*
Joined
F
26
M
14
F
19
M
64
F
78
10
60
100
25
45
21
37
57
86
a) Geographical
IntegratedPh.D.
Ph.D.
Students
M.Sc.
Total
Male Female Male Female Male Female

University is located
NRI students
Foreign students
Total
---
---
13
9
---
9
-----
2
----
6
-----6
13
----
22
-----
61
---
10
13
18
27
74
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b) Undergraduate Institution
Students from
Ph.D.
Male Female
5
13
Indian Universities
0
1
3
4
2
0
Others*
0
0
10
18
Total
Int.-Ph.D.
Male Female
4
9
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
5
9
M.Sc.
Male Female
10
13
0
0
0
0
2
4
0
0
12
17
Total
54
1
7
9
0
71

# IITs, NITs, etc.
34. How many students have cleared Civil Services and Defense Services examinations,
Examination
No of students
1.
NET
20
2.
GATE
17
3.
JEST
4.
Others
15
35. Student progression
Ph.D. programme and I-Ph.D. programme : Most of the students admitted to the
DBS go on to complete the course work and get their Ph.D.s. Once in a while, a
student may leave the programme, for various reasons (less than 10%). After
completing their Ph.D., students leave TIFR. The vast majority go elsewhere for
postdoctoral research. The rest opt for other employment, such as teaching
positions or the industry.
M.Sc. programme : Most of the students admitted to the DBS go on to complete

the course work and get their M.Sc. degree. Once in a while, a student may leave
the programme, for various reasons (less than 10%). After completing their M.Sc.,
students leave TIFR. Approximately 70% go to other Institutions in India or abroad
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as Ph.D. students. The rest opt for other employment, such as teaching positions or
the industry.
36 Diversity of staff:
Faculty Ph.D.s
37.
from TIFR :
Total No
14
29%
42 %
TIFR
India
29%
Abroad
assessment period
Ph.D. degree.
38.

a.
Library
DBS, like other Departments of TIFR in the Colaba campus, makes use of the
B2, Item no 4.2)
b.

TIFR Computer Centre and Communication Facility
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c.
Total number of classrooms

common class rooms and lecture theatres of TIFR
d.
Classrooms with ICT facility

rooms.
e.
Name of
Laboratory
1
2
3
Malaria
epidemiology and
parasite biology
Vertebrate
Embryogenesis
Molecular
Physiology
Intracellular
Biophysics of motor
proteins
Developmental
Neurobiology
Malaria Lab
Motor protein
Biology Lab
Fac*
PDF
Stu
Brief description of research

activity
A single episode of mild malaria in an
adult mouse cause specific behavioural
changes.
Early vertebrate development using
zebrafish as a model
Inter-organ communication between
central metabolic tissues and peripheral
organs in homeostasis
Mechanistic understanding of lipid and
motor protein interactions
Cellular Mechanics
Epidermal Biology
Quantitative Traits
Lab
Mechanisms of cell fate and axon

pathfinding in the developing brain
Development of malaria vaccine
Neuronal transport and cell biology of
signaling in development
Epithelial dynamics during drosophila
development
Epidermal development in zebrafish
Mapping quantitative traits in yeast
11
Genome Biology
12
Cellular
Neurobiology
13.
14
Cytokinesis
Behavioural
1
1
3
4
5
6
7
10
Molecular and cellular basis of Genome

and cellular dynamics
mechanisms of long distance axonal
transport in vivo and its contribution to
development/behaviour.
Cell division in yeast
Mammalian behavior studies
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Neurobiology
* no of faculty members using the laboratory, no of postdoctoral fellows using

the laboratory, no of graduate students using the laboratory
39.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.

Doctoral students
Mandar Phatak
Paulomi Sanghavi
Clyde Pinto
Antara Ghosh
Prateek Arora
Atanu Gorai
Kirti Gupta
Tandrika Chattopahyay
Jagjeet Singh
Neena Ratnakaran
Komal Raina
Chetanchandra Joshi
Namrata Shukla
Rahul Chaudhari
Priya Dutta
Sneha Shah
Amruta Vasudevan
Sarosh Fatakia
Avanish Kumar Srivastava
Megha Maheshwari
Babukrishna Maniyadath
Shashaina Fanibunda
Shivani Ashwin Upadhyaya
Mallika Chatterjee
Purna Sham Gadre
Geeta Godbole
Vivek Singh
Priyanka Rai
Kirti Gupta
Bhavana Murlidharan.
Mukesh Kumar
Pavithra Kumar
Sudeepa Nandi
Zoheb Ahmed
Minal Bharat Jaggar
Chatali Khan
Samir Gupta
Sthitapranjya Pati
Mugdha Kulashreshth
Kritika sadh
Vishal singh Chaudhari
Kamlesh Kumari
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40.
All the students of DBS are in the Ph.D., I-Ph.D. or M.Sc. programmes and are all
41.
Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the development of new
programme(s)?If so, high light the methodology.
No new programmes were undertaken
42.

a.
Faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning evaluation? If yes, how

DBS faculty routinely evaluate the curriculum and teaching methodologies to

incorporate suggestions arising from internal discussions on teaching methods for
course work. Alterations, if required, are made keeping in mind that the mode of
teaching in a graduate programme is not text book based lecturing. The focus
rather is on discussions and group learning both in class and in take home
assignments.
b.
Students on staff, curriculum and teaching-learning-+evaluation and how

At the end of each academic session course instructors obtain feedback from
students regarding the content of the course, the mode of teaching and the
mode of evaluations. This information is used by the instructor to modify course
structure to perhaps incorporate more recently published literature or by having
students give short paper presentations instead of an exam at the end of the
course.
c.
Alumni and employers on the programmes offered and how does the
department utilize the feedback?
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1.
44.
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List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum10)

Name of the Alumnus
Veronica Rodrigues
Among the first graduates of Molecular Biology Unit

(MBU) now known as Department of Biological
Sciences and eminent Developmental and
Behavioural Neurobiologist
Give details of student enrichment programmes (special

lectures/workshops/seminar) involving external experts.
Our Department holds a weekly seminar on Mondays. These talks are attended by
departmental members. In addition, seminars on other days are given by national
and international visitors. Our students are thus exposed to various aspects of
modern scientific research through these talks and interaction with the speakers.
Our students regularly participate in national conferences and workshops, and
occasionally in international conferences, by giving talks and presenting posters.
They thereby get ample opportunities to extend their knowledge. In addition, our
students also give at least one departmental seminar a year and speak about their
research. This way they are trained to present their work, and face positive and
negative criticism from the community. Besides, our students are also privileged
that they get to hear many internationally and nationally recognized scientists via
the institute level Public Lectures and Colloquia. Saturday journal club- students
and postdocs present papers to each other. Friday Causerie- students present
ongoing data to the department.
45.
Teaching methodology involves literature surveys, paper presentations and
conventional classroom teaching.
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46.
How does the department ensure that programme objectives are constantly met
and learning out comes are monitored?
The Subject Board guide lines ensure that the students complete the requirements
satisfactorily. Unsuccessful students are given limited number of opportunities to
fulfill the requirements; else they are asked to leave the programme.
47.
High light the participation of students and faculty in extension activities.

Several faculty members and students participate in outreach programmes, by
giving scientific talks to the public at large (in colleges, rural schools and various
other venues); they participate international and international conferences by
presenting their research work; give seminars international and international
institutions. They also participate in TIFR Science Day programme, where various
laboratories are opened to school children.
DBS also organizes Open day for the candidates who come for the PhD, Int. PhD
and MSc. Interviews every year.
48.

The DBS conducts and participates in the following activities on a regular basis.
DBS Seminar
NSF Colloquium
VSRP Programme
Mahabeleshwar Seminar Since 1975, the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research,
Mumbai has sponsored a series of annual seminars on selected topics in the
frontier areas of modern biology.
These seminars are designed as theme based meetings and advanced courses
sometimes with an associated experimental workshop. The participants are mostly
selected from working scientists and research scholars in India and abroad. Usually
the faculty consists of nearly ten teachers who are selected from most well known
researchers in the field who provide informal lectures on the topics of their
research with extensive background. The schedules are organised with emphasis
on discussions with an aim to stimulate active research interest on the topic
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amongst the participants. Student-faculty interactions and discussions are

encouraged. There have been 40 seminar series hosted under the aegis of
'Mahabaleshwar seminar series'.
49.
State whether the programme/department is accredited/graded by other

In 1997 the Porter Commission and in 2005 an External Review Committee headed
by Prof. James Spudich (Stanford University, USA) reviewed the Department of
Biological Sciences and lauded the research accomplishments of the department
and strongly advocated further strengthening of the programmes at TIFR, Mumbai
campus. The committee pointed out the need for further diversification and a
multidisciplinary approach especially in the context of current explosive growth of
knowledge seen in Basic Biology world-wide. The department took note of this and
enriched its research by inducting newer programmes. Now the departmental
research output and individual accomplishments testify the fruition of such a
vision where the department, though relatively small in size, has a cohesive style
of functioning through a philosophical approach that emphasizes collaborative and
collective success. The measure of the high success of the research output of the
Department is apparent in the publications accrued and the awards/fellowships in
recognition of their contribution in the recent past.
50.

basic or applied.
Research in our department continues to reveal fundamental aspects of
biological systems. We have added to the basic understanding of how cells repair
DNA damage, on developing proteins as targets for malaria vaccine and on
understanding how the malaria parasite executes its pathogenicity in the host
system. We have additionally contributed to understanding how the nervous
system develops in mammals, how transport occurs within neurons and how the
brain functions to generate behavioural outputs. Our work on additional
vertebrate model systems reveal the fundamental program an embryo executes
to develop into an adult and also enhances our understanding of how cells
communicate with each other to achieve a cellular pattern that is dynamic in
space and time. Research in our department also furthers our knowledge in how
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cells organize and transport proteins and other cargo, including harmful
pathogens such as Leishmania and Mycobacterium, to their intracellular
destinations. All of the information obtained from our fundamental research is
translatable to applied biological research aimed at alleviating the impact of
diseases to humans.
51.
Detail five major Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges(SWOC) of

the department.
Strengths
Collaborative approach to research and teaching.
Open to critical input on research programmes in the form of Annual talks, which
are attended by invited experts.
Common philosophy to aim for collective success rather than individual
achievements.
Weaknesses
Lack of resources like space, manpower in terms of students and post docs.
Opportunities
Due to diverse research interests within the department, there is a huge
opportunity for cross breeding ideas and exploring new possibilities.
Challenges
Raising resources like space, students (man-power) and funding.
Recruiting new faculty members to strengthen the ongoing activities as well as
explore new areas of research.
Modest infrastructure strongly limits broadening of the research activity whilst
the research groups have to compete at the international level.
Popularizing these research fields at the undergraduate level and making the
younger generation attracted to these fields within India.
Interference in day to day administration by the extended bureaucracy, too
many rules and not much freedom in execution.
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This is the century of biology and we believe it would be advantageous to add
some key areas and augment aspects of some existing areas to better capitalize on
our strengths. In the future we would view an increase in our faculty size at the
rate of 1-2 new hires per year for the next 10 to 15 years, aiming at a total
department steady-state of around 25 faculty. These would include hiring in areas
such as Bioinformatics, Metabolomics and Molecular Genome Architecture to list a
few fields. These areas would strengthen existing research in the department by
allowing diversification of research interests and simultaneously bring to TIFRMumbai additional key research fields in Biology.
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Department of Chemical
Sciences
(DCS)
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Department of Chemical Sciences

1.

Department of Chemical Sciences
2.
The Department started in 1953 as a research group on Nuclear Electron
Magnetism. The group was later divided into the Chemical Physics Group and Solid
State Physics Group in 1967. The Chemical Physics Group then changed its name
to the present Department of Chemical Sciences in the year 1997.
3.
Is the Department part of a School/Faculty of the university? :

It is a part of Faculty of Natural Sciences.
4.

Ph.D.
5.

None
6.

None
7.

We have not discontinued any program, per se. However, we have stopped
admitting any B.Sc. students in the Ph.D. program from August 2015. Earlier,
students with a B. Sc. degree, joining the Ph. D. programme, used to take extra
courses and write a thesis on a small project in order to get an M.Sc. degree en
route to a Ph.D. From 2015 onwards they are enrolled in the Integrated M.Sc.TIFR NAAC Self-Study Report 2016
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Ph.D. program in conformation with the UGC guidelines.

8.
Students of the DCS are offered a Course Work programme based on a mixture of
compulsory Core Courses, choice-based Elective Courses and two compulsory
Project Work on topics of their own choice. The detailed structure is given in the
table below.
Duration (years)
Course Project
Short
Total
Programme
Overall Coursework Credits Credits
thesis
Credits
Ph.D.
5
1.5
26
34
60
Integrated M.Sc.6
2.5
42
34
24
100
Ph.D.
(August November) and the Spring Semester (February May). In addition, a
short course is offered in July.
In each one-semester course, students are evaluated by a Continuous Evaluation
process consisting of
1. Assignments
2. Quizzes
9.

For fulfilling the course requirements of the Integrated M.Sc.- Ph.D. programme,
some chemistry students take courses offered by other departments and viceversa.
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10.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Professor (H)
Reader (F)
Fellow (E)

Sr. Professor (I)
Total
Number
4
2
4
4
14
11. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, area of specialization,

Name
1 R. V. Hosur
Deg.*
Designation
Ph. D. Sr. Professor (I)
2 K.V.R. Chary Ph. D. Sr. Professor (I)
Sanjay
Wategaonkar
Ph.D.
Shyamalava
Mazumdar
Ph. D. Sr. Professor (I)
Sr. Professor (I)
Specialization
Molecular Biophysics, Structural
Biology, Biomolecular NMR,
Biophysical Chemistry
Molecular Biophysics, Structural
Biology and Biological Chemistry
and NMR
Physical Chemistry, Laser
Spectroscopy, Supersonic Jet
Spectroscopy, Hydrogen bonding,
Quantum Chemical Computation
BioInorganic Chemistry,
Biophysics, Spectroscopy, Enzyme
kinetics
Biophysics and spectroscopy
NMR spectroscopy and biophysics
5 Sudipta Maiti Ph. D. Professor (H)

6 P. K. Madhu Ph. D. Professor (H)
Assoc. Professor
7 H.M. Sonawat Ph. D.
Biochemistry & Metabolomics
(G)
EPR spectroscopy, spin dynamics,
Assoc. Professor
8 Ranjan Das
Ph. D.
Physical Chemistry, Chemical
(G)
Physics
Deepa
Assoc. Professor
9
Ph.D.
Materials Chemistry
Khushalani
(G)
Mechanochemistry, Engineering
novel proteins with diverse
mechanical functions,
Assoc. Professor
10 A. S. R. Koti
Ph. D.
Development of novel single(G)
molecule assays for proteinprotein, protein-DNA, and proteinRNA interactions
11 Vivek
Ph. D. Reader
Nanocatalysis
Exp
Stu
38
33
31
25
21
18
6
5
33
27
14
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Polshettiwar
5
12 Ankona Datta Ph. D. Reader
Chemical Biology
13 J. Dasgupta
Ravindra
14
Venkaramani
Ph. D. Reader
Physical Chemistry
Ph. D. Reader
Computational Chemistry
*Highest degree obtained
graduated)
Also associated with TIFR Centre for Interdisciplinary Sciences (TCIS),

Hyderabad.
12.
List of senior visiting fellows, adjunct faculty, emeritus professors

Adjunct Faculty :
1. Prof. Amnon Horovitz (Duration: 2015-18), Carl and Dorothy Bennett Professorial
Chair in Biochemistry, Department of Structural Biology, Weizmann Institute of
Science, Rehovot, Israel
2. Prof. Daniel Huster (Duration: 2015-18), Professor of Medical Biophysics,
Universitt Leipzig, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical Physics and Biophysics
fr Medizinische Physik und Biophysik, Hrtelstrae 16 18, 04107 Leipzig
3. Prof. Vinod Subramaniyan (Duration: 2009-12) University of Twente, The
Netherlands
4. Prof. S. Ramakrishnan (Duration : 2004-07) Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
5. Prof. Malcolm H. Levitt, (Duration 2005-11) University of Southampton, UK
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Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty programme-wise information:

Nil. As per our standards and policy all courses are taught by regular faculty
members. However, distinguished visiting scientists spending an extended period
in the Department have occasionally offered graduate courses for the students.
14.
Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio:
1.
Programme
Ph.D.
2.
15.

Scientific and
Technical Staff
14
2
16.
Students (S)
32
Faculty (F)
14
Ratio S/F
2.3
14
0.7
Major funding is from the Department of Atomic energy, Govt. of India, for
carrying out research in the modern areas of chemistry. Emphasis is on biophysics
and structural biology, biochemistry-biology interface, chemistry of materials, and
spectroscopy and dynamics of fundamental photophysical and photochemical
interactions. Funding is also received periodically from DST and DBT.
17.

National
Agency
1. DSTDIISRTE
(IndiaAustralia)
2. Indo-
Project Title
Total
Grant
(Rs.
lakhs)
Duration
Tailoring plant protease

inhibitors for control of the
crop pest helicoverpa armigera
56.104
20142016
K.V.R. Chary
2015-
P.K. Madhu
Solid-state NMR methods and
Faculty
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Danish
3. DSTCEFIPRA
(IndiaFrance)
4.
DBT
5.
DBT
(IndiaAustralia)
applications
Novel nanocatalysts synthesis
guided by DNP NMR
Conjugation of engineered
cytochrome P450 enzyme onto
functionalized carbon
nanotubes for
bioelectrochemical
degradation of pesticides and
other pollutants
Molecular recognition
between alkane hydroxylase
and rubredoxin in alkane
degrading bacteria
2017
120
P.K. Madhu,
Vivek
Polshettiwar
38
S.Mazumdar
50
S.
Mazumdar
18.
a)
National collaboration :
Ankona Datta and Dr. Ravi Manjithaya (JNCASR, Bangalore); Development of
sensors for detecting autophagy;
Deepa Khushalani: S Haram, University of Pune Development of novel anodes
for supercapicator applications
P.K.Madhu: N. D. Kurur, IIT Delhi
S. Mazumdar: DBT - Conjugation of engineered cytochrome P450 enzyme onto
functionalized carbon nanotubes for bioelectrochemical degradation of pesticides
and other pollutants Rs. 38 Lakhs (in collaboration with Prof S. K Haram, Univ. of
Pune);
Vivek Polshettiwar : Dr. C. Gopinath, NCL, Pune; Prof. Bhanage, ICT, Mumbai;
Prof. D. Maity, IIT, Bombay, Mumbai.
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International collaboration :
Dr. Ankona Datta and Dr. Michal Neeman (Weizmann Institute of Science)
Development of 19F-MRI probes for detecting Manganese
Deepa Khushalani: Dr. Ivana Evans: Durham University, UK. In-Situ XRD studies
of metal complexes
Vivek Polshettiwar: Prof. Olivier Lafon, Lille University, France, "DNP
enhanced NMR of Nanocatalysts"
19.

Total Grant
Agency
Project Title
Duration
Faculty
(Rs. lakhs)
XII Plan Project
1. DAE
4094
2012-17
All DCS faculty
DCS (14 projects)
20.
21.
state recognition: --
national recognition : National Facility for High-Field NMR
international recognition: --

bodies
Prof. Sudipta Maiti: Microscopy Research Facility partially sponsored by M/S
Zeiss Inc., Germany.
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22.
Publications:
DCS
Journal
Publicati
ons
Articles in
Proceedings
Technica
l
Reports
Web
Publications
Book
Chapters
Books
Edited
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
Total
39
43
39
35
37
193
3
0
3
5
3
14
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
0
7
0
0
1
0
0
1
Mono
graph
s
Books with ISBN with details of publishers:

Vivek Polshettiwar - Nanocatalysis: Synthesis and Applications, Eds Vivek
Polshettiwar and Teddy Asefa; 2013, ISBN: 978-1-1181-4886-0, by
WILEY.http://eu.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-111814886X.html
Citation Index range / average :
Total number of citations-24569 (for 13 members)
Number of citations per faculty-1890
Range- 6-39
0
0
0
0
0
h-index:
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23.
Details of patents and income generated N/A
24.
Areas of consultancy and income generated: NIL
25.

/ industries in India and abroad:
National
Name of Faculty
member
Place visited
Date (MM/YYYY)
1.
K.V.R. Chary
BHU, Varanasi
BHU, Varanasi
Saurashtra University, Rajkot
March 2011
January 2013
February 2013
2.
Shyamalava
Mazumdar
Sept 26 & 27, 2014
International
1.
Name of Faculty
member
R. V. Hosur
2.
K.V.R. Chary
3.
Sanjay
Wategaonkar
P. K. Madhu
4.
Place visited
Stanford University, University of California at
Berkeley, Michigan University, USA
National University of Singapore
Stanford University, USA
CERM, Florence, Italy
ETH, Zurich, Switzerland
CERM, Florence, Italy
Goethe University, Germany
Shanghai Inst. of Organic Chemistry, China
University of Queensland, Australia
University of Melbourne, Australia
Monash University, Australia
University of Queensland, Australia
University of New South Wales, Australia
University of Basque Country, Spain
University of Halle and University
of Leipzig, Germany,
University of Lille, Lille, France,
University of Province, France
University of York, UK
Max Planck Inst, Goettingen, Germany
Date (MM/YYYY)
2010
March 2014
March 2014
July 2010
July 2010
May 2011
August 2011
October 2011
October 2013
October 2013
October 2013
August 2014
August 2014
July 2014
May 2010
June 2010
June-August 2011
August 2011
May-June 2013
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Name of Faculty
member
5.
Ranjan Das
6.
A. S. R. Koti
7.
26.
Place visited
J. Dasgupta
Date (MM/YYYY)
Max Planck Inst, Goettingen, Germany

University of Leipzig, Germany,
Tel Aviv University, Israel
Graz University of Technology, Austria
September 2013
May 2013
July 2013
Oct. 2013
Oct. 2013
June 2014
April 2013
Western University and Columbia University,

USA
University of Cambridge, UK
March 2011
Free University of Berlin, Germany

University of California, Berkeley, USA
Weizmann Inst. of Science, Israel
July 2011
September 2011
June 2014
November 2011
Faculty serving in
Name of the
Faculty Member
Prof. R.V. Hosur

Centre for Biomedical Magnetic
Resonance, Lucknow
Research Council of IICB, Kolkata
Governing Council, UM-DSE CBS
Indian National Science Academy
Fellowship Committee of NASI
Expert Panel of Bose Institute, Kolkata
National Magnetic
Resonance Society, India
Narottam Sekhsaria Foundation;
NASI Platinum
Jubilee Young Scientist Award selection
committee
INSPIRE Faculty Selection Committee
Summer Research Fellowship Committee,
Indian Academy of Sciences
DBT-IISc Review Committee
DST-SRC Young Scientist Award
Role in the
Committee
Council
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member
President
Term of
Service
20062007-11
20092008-10
200911,13
20092009-12
Expert
Member
2008-10
2009-
Chairperson
Member
2014
2014
Member
Member
2014
2014
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Name of the
Faculty Member
Prof. K.V.R. Chary
Prof. Sudipta
Maiti

Committee
DBT Task Force on Modern Biology
Indian Biophysical Society
Project Management Committee of the
600 MHz NMR Facility, Indian Institute of
Chemical Biology, Kolkata
Royal Society of Chemistry, West India
Section
Indian Science Congress Association,

Mumbai Chapter
Tata Endowment Selection Committee,
Mumbai
National Magnetic Resonance Society
Expert Committee for Review for the
Dept. of Biotechnology, IIT Roorkee
Working Group on Photonics, Dept. of
Information Technology, Govt.
of India
Indian Biophysical Society
Prof. S.
Mazumdar
Prof. S.J.
Wategaonkar
Scientific Advisory Committee, National

Brain Research Centre
Programme Advisory Committee,
Department of Science and Technology,
India
Syllabus Committee, University of
Mumbai
National Organizing Committee, Modern
Trends in Inorganic Chemistry
DBT Task Force on Nanobiotechnology
Executive Council, Indian Society for
Radiation and Photochemical Sciences
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Role in the
Committee
Term of
Service
Member
President
Member
2014
2011-13
2010
Executive
Council
Member,
Elected Hon.
Chairman
Convener
2010
Member
2010
Member
Member
2014
Member
2011
Executive
Body Member
2012
Member
2014
Member
2011
Member
2011
Member
2014
Member
Member
20142010
Secretary and
Executive
Council
Member
Vice President
2014
2010
2015
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Name of the
Faculty Member
1
Prof. R.V. Hosur
Name of the
Committee
International Conferences on Magnetic
Resonance in Biological Systems
ISMAR
ISMAR scientific advisory committee
Prof. K.V.R. Chary
Prof. P.K. Madhu
Prof. S. Mazumdar
Dr. Vivek
Polshettiwar
Prof. S.J.
Wategaonkar
International Conferences on Magnetic

International Union for Pure and Applied
Biophysics (IUPAB), Task Force on NMR
of Biological Systems
International Council on Magnetic
European School on Solid-State NMR
Board of Trustees of EUROMAR,
European Magnetic Resonance Meeting
Asian Biological Inorganic Chemistry
Global Young Academy
International Steering Committee, Asian
Spectroscopy Conference
Role of the
Committee
Council
Member
Council
member
Member
Council
Member
Secretary
Chairperson
Advisor
Member
Steering
Committee
Member
Member
Member
Term
of
Service
200414
2013201315
200514
2010
201214
2003200915
20032014
2012
1
2
3
Name of the
Faculty Member
Prof. R.V. Hosur
Name of the Journal
Indian Journal of Biochemistry and

Biophysics
Scientific World Journal
Prof. K.V.R.
Journal Current Bioinformatics
Chary
The Open Applied Informatics Journal
The Open Magnetic Resonance Journal
Prof. P.K. Madhu Journal of spectroscopy and dynamics
Journal of Magnetic Resonance
Journal of Biomolecular NMR
Solid State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Prof. S.J.
Journal of Chemical Science, Bangalore
Wategaonkar
Physics Teacher
Impact
Factor
0.871
0.921
2.510
3.141
2.266
1.191
-
Term of
Service
200420142005200820072010-13
20152015201520152011-
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5.
Prof. Sudipta
Maiti
6.
Dr. Vivek
Polshettiwar
Dr. J. Dasgupta
Prof. Deepa
Khushalani
Dr. Ravindra
Venkatramani
7.
8.
9.
Journal of Optics
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2.059
3.534
20142014-
5.578
2014-
Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports
5.578
5.578
2014
2014
Scientific Reports
5.578
2014
Frontiers in Physiology and Biophysics

Scientific Reports
d) any other (please specify)

Most faculty members frequently work as referees in many national and
international journals, such as Journal Physical Chemistry, Journal of Chemical
Physics, Chemical Physics Letters, Journal of Magnetic Resonance, Journal of the
American Chemical Society, Pramana - J. Physics, Journal of Chemical Science, etc.
27.

Young faculty members are entitled to get study-leave for spending extended
periods in international laboratories and train themselves in the latest research
areas. All faculty members are also entitled to go on sabbatical leave for working
in international laboratories for 6 months to one year.
Members of the Department organise national and international meetings,
workshops and seminars. These give them opportunities to showcase their
research and also interact with experts.
In addition, national and international collaborative research programmes have
frequent exchange of visits of our faculty members and their collaborators.
All these activities are catalysts for continuous recharging of our faculties.
In addition, DCS faculty members are in great demand as teachers in other
institutions, both within India and abroad.
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28.
Student projects
percentage of students who have done in-house projects including interdepartmental projects:
100% (All students do in-house 3 research projects as part of the curriculum.)

Approximately 75% of the Ph.D. students enrolled in TIFR are working on research
projects that have a collaborative portion.
29.
Awards / recognitions received at the national and international level by
Faculty Members:
National Awards
Name of the
Awardee
1 Prof. R. V. Hosur
Name of the Award

Padma Shri
JC Bose National Fellowship
IIT-Bombay Distinguished Alumnus Award
BRUKER Young Scientist award
Fellow, Indian Academy of Science
Fellow, Indian National Science Academy
Fellow, National Academy of Sciences India
CSIR Professor G N Ramachandran Gold Medal
B. M. Birla award
Yeddanapalli Memorial lecture award
R K Asundi Memorial Lecture Award, INSA
Jagdish Shankar memorial Lecture Award, INSA
B D Tilak Lecture award, Mumbai University
3rd annual award, Society for cancer research
IICB-Kolkata Foundation Day Lecture award
RRL-Trivandrum Foundation Day Lecture
Award
Year
2014
2007
2015
1983
1994
1995
1997
1984
2009
1992
2009
1998
2003
1989
1998
2004
2006
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Name of the
Awardee
Prof. K.V.R. Chary
3
4
Prof. P. K. Madhu
Prof. S. Mazumdar
Prof. Sudipta Maiti
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Name of the Award

PC Ray Memorial Lecture award
Young Associate, Indian Academy of Science
JC Bose National Fellowship
Fellow of Indian National Science Academy
Fellow of the Andhra Pradesh Academy of
Sciences
Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences
J.C. Ghosh Memorial Award of the Indian
Chemical Society
Anil Kumar Bose Memorial Award, INSA
Young Scientist Award, BRUKER
Young Scientist Medal, INSA
Professor Rango Krishna Asundi Memorial
Lecture Award of Indian National Science
Academy
Dharamsi Morarji Chemical Co. Visiting
Fellowship in Chemistry" of the Institute of
Chemical Technology
Anil Kumar Bose Memorial Award, INSA
SICO National Instrumentation Award from
NASI
Year
2011
1985
2014
2012
2011
2000
2009-10
1989
1986
1986
2006
2010-11
2010
2014
1991
1996
2001
International Awards
1.
2.
Name of the Awardee

Prof. K.V.R. Chary
Prof. R. V. Hosur
Name of the Award

Year
Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences 2014
Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences 2008

National Awards
1.
2.
Name of the
Awardee
Mr. Venus Singh
Mithu
Ms. Subha
Name of the Award
Year
Best poster award in NMRS Meeting
2011
Best poster award in New Directions in
2012
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3.
4.
Bakthavatsalam
Mr. Vinayak Rane
Mr. Biswajit Mishra
5.
Ms. Shama Parween
6.
Ms. Subha
Bakthavatsalam
Mr. Bappaditya
Chandra
7.
8.
9.
10.
Chemical Sciences
Best poster award at TSRP Symposium
Best poster award at IUMRS-ICA 2013
(International Union of Materials Research
Societies International Conference in Asia)
Best poster award at IUMRS-ICA 2013
(International Union of Materials Research
Societies International Conference in Asia)
Best poster award in 13th Eurasia Conference
on Chemical Sciences
Best poster award at the TSRP Symposium
Best poster award in 4th International
Conference on Advanced Nanomaterial and
Nanotechnology
Ms. Kshama Sharma

Mr. Rustam Singh
2012
2013
2013
2014
2014
2014
2015
2015
Year
Name of the Awardee
Name of the Award

Best poster award at the Hydrogen Bond meeting
at Antwerp, Belgium
Biophysical Society Student Research
Achievement Award (SRAA) at San Francisco,
USA.
Best poster award at the Hydrogen bond meeting
2015 at Wroclaw, Poland
1.
2013
Ms. Aditi Bhattacherjee
2.
2014
Mr. Hema Chandra

Kotamarthi
3.
2015
Mr. Sanat Ghosh
30.

1.
Year
2011
2.
3.
4.
2014
2016
2013
5.
2013
Name
International work-shop on
Recent Advances in High
Resolution NMR
spectroscopy, Hyderabad
NMR meets Biology, Goa
NMR meets Biology, Kerala
National Magnetic
Resonance Symposium,
Mumbai
Discussion Meetings on
Spectroscopy and
Funding Agency
TIFR
Faculty members
Prof. K.V.R. Chary
TIFR
TIFR
TIFR
Prof. P. K. Madhu
Prof. P. K. Madhu
Prof. P. K. Madhu
TIFR
Prof. S. J. Wategaonkar
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6.
2014
7.
2013
31.
Dynamics of Molecules and

Clusters, Udaipur
Sustainable Energy: Crisis
and Management, Latest
Trends in Fundamental
Research, Mumabi
National Symposium On
New Vistas In Chemistry,
Mumbai
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Royal Society of
Chemistry
Royal Society of
Chemistry

Students must refrain from any kind of academic misconduct. The following are
some examples of academic misconduct: copying of answer sheets either in the
examination or home-work assignments, absenteeism from classes, fabrication or
falsification of data/results, and indulgence in plagiarism. The acts listed above and
any act that is not listed here and is perceived as an academic misconduct by the
CSB will invite disciplinary action, which may be expulsion of the students engaged
in such acts. These guidelines are published on the Departmental website
(www.tifr.res.in/~dcs). In addition, the Institute has an overall Academic Ethics
Policy which can be found at http://www.tifr.res.in/index.php/intranet/guidelinesfor-academic-ethics.html
32.
Name of the
Programme
Ph.D.
Applications
Recd
13636 #
Selected
Male
65
Joined
Female
Male
Female
37
20
16
Pass
percentage*
Male Female
85
81
# 2014 and 2015 numbers include applications recd for TCIS, Hyd also
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33.
a) Geographical
Ph.D.
Students
I-Ph.D.
Total
Male
0
Female
1
Male
0
Female
0
15
33
NRI students
Foreign students
Total
15
34

b) Undergraduate Insitution
From Universities
From premier science
institutions
From premier professional
institutions #
From others*
Total
Ph.D.
Male
Female
10
7
0
0
I-Ph.D.
Male
Female
4
6
0
0
Total
27
0
0
0
15
0
0
9
0
0
4
0
0
6
0
0
34
Science institutions, e.g. CBS, NISER, etc. # IITs, NITs, etc.

34.
1.
Examination
NET

More than 95% of the present students
2.
GATE
More than 95% of the present students
N. B. The students who did not have the NET/GATE certification were B.Sc.
students.
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Student progression
Our students after obtaining a Ph.D. or Integrated M.Sc.-Ph.D. degree usually
pursue post-doctoral research work in eminent universities or institutions.
36.
Diversity of staff (All faculty members are required to have a Ph.D. degree. They
are recruited through a rigorous selection process according to their area of
specialization, without any distinction made on their domicile status. In the
following table, the faculty members are grouped according to their place of the
institution that awarded them their Ph. D. degree.)
from TIFR : 4*
Total No 14
* These four members obtained their Ph.D. from Mumbai University; However,
they did their Ph.D. research work in this Institution itself.
37.
assessment period
38.

a)
Library
There is a common facility called Scientific Information Resource Centre that holds
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the central library and provides modern IT based information from a wide variety
of sources. It has a rich collection of books and monographs on several fields
pertinent to our research work. It also has a wide collection of journals and
periodicals, both in printed and electronic forms, accessible from all personal
computers.
b)
A campus-wide high-speed LAN offers internet access to all the staff and students,
both in their offices and labs, and in large parts of the residential areas.
c)
DCS, like other Departments of TIFR in the Colaba campus, makes use of the
common class rooms and lecture theatres of TIFR (see Section B1, Item no 12)
All the classrooms above have ICT facilities like overhead projectors, Wi-Fi, etc.
Video-conferencing facilities are also available in most lecture rooms.
e)
There are no special laboratories marked for students. All the research
laboratories (see item f below) are accessible to all students whenever their work
requires them to use the facilities in these labs.
f)
Name of
Laboratory
Fac*
PDF
Stu
Major equipments/
instruments
NMR &
Structural
Biology
500, 700 and 800 MHz

NMR spectrometers
from Brker; 600 NMR
spectrometer from
Agilent
Supersonic Jet
Spectroscopy
Supersonic jet
spectrometer, Time-offlight mass
Brief description of
research activity
Molecular
Biophysics, Structural
Biology,
Biomolecular NMR,
Biophysical
Chemistry
Physical Chemistry,
Laser Spectroscopy,
Supersonic Jet
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Name of
Laboratory
Fac*
PDF
Stu
Bioinorganic
Chemistry
Biophotonics
Solid State
NMR
Cellular
Biochemistry
EPR
Spectroscopy
Materials
Chemistry
Single Molecule
Protein
1
Mechanics
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Major equipments/
instruments
spectrometer
ESI-MS spectrometers,
Potentialstat and
galvanostat
Multi-photo
microscope,
fluorescence
correlation
spectrometer
NMR spectrometers
mentioned above,
coupled with special
probes for solid-state
studies
NMR spectrometers
mentioned above
Steady-state X-band
EPR spectromter from
Brker , Time-resolved
X-band EPR
spectrometer
(laboratory build).
Nano-second laser
flash-photolysis setup
(laboratory build).
Surface area analyzers
and thermal analyzers,
Potentiostat for
electrochemical
measurement and solar
simulator
Atomic Force
Microscope coupled to
an optical microscope
(commercial) and
Laboratory built atomic
force microscope
research activity
Spectroscopy,
Hydrogen bonding,
Quantum Chemical
Computation
Inorganic and Biochemistry
Biophysics and
spectroscopy
NMR spectroscopy
and biophysics
In-vivo NMR and
metabolonomics
EPR spectroscopy
and spin dynamics of
transient organic free
radicals
Functional inorganic
materials
Mechanochemistry,
Engineering novel
proteins with diverse
mechanical
functions,
Development of
novel singlemolecule assays for
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Name of
Laboratory
10
11
12
13
Nanocatalysis
Chemical
Biology &
Molecular
Imaging
Ultrafast
Biophysics &
Photomaterials
Computational
Chemistry
Fac*
PDF
Stu
Microwave reactor, gas

sorption analyzer, GCMS
Liquid Chromatography
mass spectrometry
and relaxometer
Major equipments/
instruments
Femto-second transient
absorption
spectrometer
Cluster computing
facility
research activity
protein-protein,
protein-DNA, and
protein-RNA
interactions
Nanomaterials for
energy and
environment
Development of
novel molecular
probes for in vivo
imaging
Reaction dynamics of
polyatomic systems
Theory and
computations of
molecular processes
* No. of faculty members using the laboratory
No. of postdoctoral fellows using the laboratory
No. of graduate students using the laboratory

In addition, there are pico-second time-resolved fluorescence spectrometers and a
MALD-TOF mass spectrometer, which are used by several members.
39.
a)
from the host institution/university :

Doctoral 33, Post-doctoral 5, JRF - 4
Doctoral students
1.
Mr. Dwaipayan Dattagupta
2.
Ms. Anindita Sarkar
3.
Ms. K. Vijaya Lakshmi
4.
Mr. Bappaditya Chandra
5.
Ms. Deepshikha
6.
Mr. Sanat Ghosh
7.
Mr. Samsuzzoha Mondal
8.
Mr. Palas Roy
9.
Ms. Ankita Das
10. Ms. Ananya Rakshit
11. Mr. Baljeet Singh
Dr. Nisha Bayal
Dr. Priyanka Shinde
Dr. Anoop Rawat
Dr. Nikhil Sangith
Dr. Manish Shandilya
Dr. Shreetama Karmakar
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12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
32.
33.
Mr. Rustam Singh

Ms. Anju Yadav
Ms. Shrabasti Bhattacharya
Ms. Sayani Das
Mr. Mahek Dhiman
Ms. Viola DMello
Mr. Barun K. Maity
Ms. Imon Mondal
Ms. Charu Seth
Ms. Yukti Arora
Mr. Mandar Bopardikar
Ms. Simli Dey
Ms. Mona Gupta
Mr. Ayan Maity
Mr. Abhijit Mondal
Mr. Sanjoy Paul
Mr. Anustup Chakraborty
Mr. Amitava Chandra
Mr. Anirban Das
Ms. Nita Ghosh
Mr. Soumyajit Mitra
Mr. Bijon Sarkar
1.
2.
3.
4.
b)
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Mr. Ramiz Sheikh

Mr. Joel Cornelio
Mr. Mayank Boob
Ms. Manisha Yadav
JRFs
SRFs
-
From other institutions/universities :

None
40.
Number of post graduate students getting financial assistance from the university
All the students of DCS are in doctoral programmes, and hence they are all given
TIFR fellowships.
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programme(s)? If so, highlight the methodology.

Initiation of any new academic programme is first mooted in the Department, and
then a detailed format is presented to the Academic Council for their approval.
All the existing programmes in our Department went through this procedure.
42.
a.
faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation? If yes, how does

The Chemistry Subject Board and the Department periodically discuss the need for
new courses and replacement or modification of existing courses. Additionally,
the recommendations of the Chemistry Subject Board on the academic
requirements of the degrees are ratified by the whole Department and
subsequently implemented in the course of studies.
b.
students on staff, curriculum and teaching-learning-evaluation and how does the

The Department takes feedback from all students who have taken the classroom
courses taught by the faculties in a semester. This feedback is shared
anonymously with the instructors with the hope for the betterment of the
teaching-learning process.
c.
alumni and employers on the programmes offered and how does the
No such direct feedback is taken.
43.

The following table gives the names of some distinguished scientists who have
either spent their research career in our department as faculty members or who
received their Ph. D. degrees working in our Department, before TIFR became a
degree-granting Deemed University.
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1.
Name of the Alumnus

Prof. B. Venkatraman
Reason for distinction

Eminent scientist, educationist and science communicator
2.
3.
4.
Prof. G. Govil
Prof. S. Mitra
Prof. K.S.V. Santhanam
Bhatnagar Awardee, Fellow of INSA and IASc.

Bhatnagar Awardee, Fellow of INSA, IASc. and NASc
Eminent scientist and well-known electrochemist
5.
Dr. R. R. Navalgund
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Dr. Prabuddha Ganguly

Prof. N. Periasamy
Prof. Chanchal Mitra
Prof. G. Krishnamoorthy
Prof. R. Ramaswamy
Vikram Sarabhai Distinguished Professor at ISRO,

Bangalore and former Director, Space Applications Centre
(ISRO)
Authority on intellectual property rights and a writer
Eminent scientist, Fellow of INSA, IASc. and NASc
Eminent scientist at University of Hyderabad
Eminent scientist, Fellow of INSA
Eminent Scientist, Fellow of INSA, IASc and TWAS
44.

Our Department has an age-old tradition of holding weekly seminar on Mondays.
These talks are given by national and international visitors and departmental
members. In addition, seminars on other days are also held for visiting experts.
Our students are thus exposed to various aspects of modern scientific research
through these talks and interaction with the speakers.
Our students regularly participate in national conferences and workshops, and
occasionally in international conferences, by giving talks and presenting posters.
They thereby get ample opportunities to extend their knowledge.
In addition, our students also give at least one departmental seminar a year and
speak about their research. This way they are trained to present their work, and
face positive and negative criticism from the community. Besides, our students are
also privileged that they get to hear many internationally and nationally
recognized scientists via the Institute level Public Lectures and colloquia.
45.
All classroom teaching courses are one-semester long. Typically, teaching for the
Autumn semester starts from the first week of August and ends in the third week
of December. Similarly, for the Spring semester, teaching starts from the third
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week of January and ends in the last week of May. In addition, a short course is
given during July. The teaching style involves writing on the board, and the use of
Powerpoint presentations. The evaluation of all courses is based on several
assignments and two written examinations. In addition, some instructors ask the
students to make short presentation on an assigned topic.
46.
and learning outcomes are monitored?
The Subject Board guidelines ensure that students complete the requirements
satisfactorily. Unsuccessful students are given limited number of opportunities to
fulfil the requirements; else they are removed from the Institute.
47.

Several faculty members and students participate in out-reach programmes, by
giving scientific talks to the public at large (in colleges, rural schools and various
other venues); they participate in national and international conferences by
presenting their research work; give seminars in national and international
institutions. They also participate in TIFR Science Day programme, where various
laboratories are made open to school children.
48.

DCS conducts and participates in the following activities on a regular basis.
49.
DCS Seminar
NSF Colloquium
VSRP Programme

The Academic performance of DCS was reviewed by a panel of international
experts in February 2007, set up by the Governing Council of TIFR. This committee
made the following observations about the Department of Chemical Sciences:
The Department has done a superb job in building world class instrumentation,
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especially in the areas of NMR and various optical spectroscopic techniques. The
oral presentations gave testimony to the facultys authority in using these
methods and in appropriately analyzing the data. As a result of the methods
developed up to now, the DCS faculty have been highly productive in terms of
papers published in recent years, especially given the very small size of almost all
the groups. Training the next generation of scientists in these advanced methods is
an important contribution of TIFR, as well as having played a leadership role in the
development of NMR in India.
In addition, a Review Committee constituted by the UGC, visited TIFR during
February 2010, and commented that the deemed to be university status of TIFR
offers a unique multidisciplinary environment for carrying out research. The
present composition of the faculty members and research facilities at DCS are
equally well placed to meet the above description.
50.

basic or applied.
In order to improve the sensitivity and resolution of solid state NMR spectroscopy,
several methods have been developed, which are based on homonuclear dipolar
decoupling with magic angle spinning frequencies spanning from low to high,
unification of heteronuclear spin decoupling schemes, and design of
asynchronous schemes. Determination of inter-proton distances in small
molecules, identification of unique structural folds in A peptides upon binding to
membranes, elucidating the folding pathway of P2 protein of Plasmodium
falciparum and generation of hyperpolarised xenon gas with optical pumping,
which could be used for NMR imaging purpose, are some of the important
scientific findings.
How stable are proteins towards external mechanical forces? To gain insight into
that, novel polyproteins have been synthesized using genetic fusion and protein
engineering, and unfolding pathways of proteins, their ligand-dependent stability
and structure topologymechanical stability relationship have been established.
In addition, a computational framework for studying the effects of electric fields
on proteins has been established. The effect of temporally varying electric field on
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amyloid beta structure and dynamics has been reported.
Computational descriptions of protein flexibility and stability, electronic charge

flow across organic molecules within biological and synthetic settings, new
algorithms to extract collective functional motions through comparative analysis
of protein structures, and a theoretical framework to describe the relationship
between the molecular conductance and charge transfer rates across organic
molecules have been developed. Computational measures to determine quality of
reported protein structures, and new charge transfer transitions in optical
absorption spectra of proteins have been identified.
In order to visualize locations of biologically essential metal ions and lipids in cells
several sensors have been developed. These sensors, which are based on their
fluorescence properties, will find applications in imaging. A zebrafish larval model
for manganese induced Parkinsonism has been developed.
A novel combination of spectroscopies was used in the study of amyloid-beta

peptide oligomers to throw light on the origin of Alzheimers disease.
A new facility for carrying out time-resolved absorption spectroscopy and Raman
Spectroscopy with 50 femtosecond time resolution has been established. A new
paradigm for organic photochemistry in molecular nanocages has been
demonstrated. Reaction dynamics of triplet sensitized photoisomerisation of
tetra-cis-lycopene and proton-coupled electron transfer reaction have been
elucidated.
3D structure and dynamics of an unusual Ca2+-binding protein from E. histolytica

and the effect of Y81F mutation have been studied by NMR spectroscopy, and the
liaison between myristoylation and cryptic EF-Hand motif that confers Ca2+
sensitivity to neuronal calcium sensor-1 (NCS-1) has been demonstrated.
Ribosome binding of the RNA thermometer has been shown to critically regulate
the temperature sensing switches in MiniROSE RNA functions. The structure of
a putative UV inducible protein from C. reinhardtii that exhibits RNA and DNA
endonuclease activity has been established. Using NMR spectroscopy and replica
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exchange molecular dynamics, conformational propensities and dynamics of an

intrinsically unstructured -crystallin from Hahella chejuensis have been
characterized.
A pulse sequence (Ile, Thr and Val specific (3, 2)D-CB(CACO)NNH), which
accelerates resonance assignment process in proteins significantly, has been
proposed. To rapidly collect NMR data and assign the PCSs of CH3 groups of Ala,
Ile, Leu, Met, Thr and Val residues in proteins, a methodology based on (3, 2)D CTHCCH-COSY experiment has been proposed. The flagella of Chlamydomonas
reinhardtii, a unicellular green alga, were shown for the first time to weakly align
molecules in an external magnetic field, thereby enabling the measurement of
various residual dipolar couplings in solution NMR spectroscopy.
Size and fibre density controlled syntheses of fibrous nanosilica spheres (KCC-1)
have been achieved and their applications in CO2 capture and as supporting
materials for metal catalyzed challenging reactions have been demonstrated.
Using atomic layer deposition, the high surface area of KCC-1 was coated with
TiO2, which showed extraordinary photo-catalytic activity. Insights into their
catalytic mechanism was gained from 15N and 29Si NMR enhanced by dynamic
nuclear polarisation. A new mechanism for the formation of cobalt oxide nanoflowers, wherein sheets slowly evolved with temperature to give rise to the
flowers, has been proposed.
Quenching studies of excited molecules by a stable free radical, when diffusive

motion is severely restricted, have shown the detailed dynamics involving
photophysical pathways, electron spin-selective magnetic interactions and
generation of electron spin polarisation. That such interactions can produce
splittings in time-resolved EPR spectra, without any concomitant splittings of
their energy levels, has been demonstrated. Novel mechanisms of electron spinlattice relaxation of organic free radicals with high symmetry, such as anion
radicals of C6H6, its derivatives and C60 in liquid solutions have been identified.
Detailed electron spin-lattice relaxation processes in TEMPO and TEMPOL free
radicals in ionic liquids and conventional organic liquids have shown the
dynamics to be very similar in these two classes of solvents.
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51.
Detail five major Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges (SWOC) of

the department.
Strength: Though ours is a department with a small number of faculty members,
the strength lies in their front-line, high-quality research work in excellent
laboratories, comparable to the best in the world. The strong points are:
Excellent faculties trained in world-wide labs. As such the teaching quality is
excellent
Excellent research facilities
Selection of research scholars is highly competitive
Students are trained in various compulsory courses and given access to multidisciplinary research
Excellent infrastructure support in terms of internet access, library, journals and
funding
Weakness: Since our department consists of a small number of faculty members,
not all conventional areas of chemistry are adequately covered. Moreover we are
limited to not being able to accept/admit a large number of students and as such
the breadth of courses are not as broad as should be ideal. Limited availability of
laboratory space severely restricts the progress of several research programs.
Opportunities:
Opportunities to participate in international conferences, to interact with
scientists at the international levels as often as necessary to gain visibility.
Because of the close-knit structure of TIFR, several opportunities to do
interdisciplinary research.
Opportunities to expand the knowledge base of students it is very convenient
to attend lectures in disciplines other than chemistry on a regular basis by
renowned researchers/teachers.
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Challenges:
Recruiting new faculty members to strengthen the ongoing activities as well as
explore new areas of research.
Modest infrastructure strongly limits broadening of the research activity whereas
the research groups have to compete at the international level.
Popularizing these research fields at the undergraduate level and make the
younger generation attracted to these fields within India.
Interference in day to day administration by the extended bureaucracy, too many
rules and not much freedom in execution.
52.
Future plans of the department.

The department at TIFR is continuously evolving and hiring new faculty with
impressive research credentials who work in areas not considered to be common
or routine. The future plans of the department are to continue this trend so as to
increase the teaching/research skill set of the faculty. We would also like to
determine new routes to increase the intake of our Ph.D. students. Currently we
are limited by accommodation issues, however efforts are underway to overcome
such limitations. In addition, the department is constantly increasing its
coursework and efforts are ongoing to develop new, exciting courses that can
invigorate the M.Sc./Ph.D. programmes at TIFR.
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Department of
and Materials Science
(DCMPMS)
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Department of Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science

1.

Department of Condensed Matter Physics
and Materials Science (DCMPMS)
2.

3.

The DCMPMS is a part of the Faculty of Natural Sciences.
4.

1. Ph.D.
3. M. Phil
students in the Ph.D. and Integrated Ph.D. programmes are permitted to leave with
an M.Phil. degree provided they have successfully completed the Course Work and
an M.Phil. dissertation.
5.

The DCMPMS does not offer interdisciplinary programmes. However, there is a lot
of research collaboration among the Departments, and the graduate school has
Instructors drawn from all the five physics Departments in Colaba.
6.

A list of (full one-semester) courses taught by DCMPMS faculty members outside
TIFR in the period 2011 2015 follows.
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1.
2.
Institution
CBS
CBS
Course Name
Short course on Optical Spectroscopy
Solid State Physics 2
Year
2014
2012
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
CBS
CBS
CBS
CBS
CBS
CBS
CBS
CBS
CBS
CBS
CBS
CBS
Physics Lab
Basic Solid State Physics
Advanced Solid State Physics
Nanophotonics
Photonics: Basic Concepts,
Fabrication and Applications
2011
2011
2012
2013
2014
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2014
2013
7.
Faculty member
S. Ghosh
A. Bhattacharya
P. Raychaudhuri
A. Bhattacharya
P. Raychaudhuri
P. Raychaudhuri
P. Raychaudhuri
P. Raychaudhuri
P. Raychaudhuri
P. Raychaudhuri
P. Raychaudhuri
P. Raychaudhuri
A. Venugopal
A. Venugopal
Design, A. Venugopal

No programmes have been discontinued since the inception of the TIFR University.
8.

Students of the DCMPMS are offered a Course Work programme based on a
mixture of compulsory Core Courses, choice-based Elective Courses and
compulsory Project Work, on topics of their own choice. The detailed structure is
given in the table below.
Programme
Duration (years)
Overall Coursework
Basic & Core

Credits
Elective
Credits
Project
Credits
Total
Credits
Ph.D.
1.5
28
16
16
60
2.5
56
28
16
100
N.B. Integrated M.Sc.-Ph.D. students who join after 4 years B.Sc. or

equivalent are required to do only 36 Core Credits, i.e. 80 Credits in total.
The Academic Session is divided into two semesters: the Autumn Semester (August
November) and the Spring Semester (February May). In addition, there may be
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courses run during the Winter break (December January) and Summer break (May
July). Students who are not doing courses during the breaks are encouraged to
participate in research projects with faculty members of their choice.
In each one-semester semester, students are evaluated by a Continuous Evaluation
process consisting of
1.
Assignments
2.
Quizzes
3.
Mid-semester Examination
4.
End-semester Examination
5.
Term paper (optional)

Departments as a part of the Coursework. In Departmental Project I (8 Credits), they
are required to study a topic of current interest outside of the textbooks and write a
report on the state of art in that subject. In Departmental Project II (8 Credits), they
are required to do a small original work, preferably (but not compulsorily) in the
same area, or review some highly technical work which is known to be very difficult.
Both these Projects are evaluated by a Committee of Faculty Members drawn from
the different Departments.
9.

Level
I
II
III
IV
Course Content
Basic Subjects
Core Subjects
Participation
Relevant Department
Relevant Department
Thus, DCMPMS faculty are involved in teaching the Level I and II courses in sharing
all Level III and IV courses in Condensed Matter Physics, as well as
Superconductivity, Crystal Growth and Material Science.
DCMPMS students are free to choose Electives in other Departments, even outside
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10.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Abbreviation
(Item 11)
Dist. Professor (J)
Sr. Professor (I)

Professor (H)
Reader (F)
Fellow (E)
Number
2
3
4
7
1
17
Total
11.

Exp
Stu
Soft Condensed Matter
33
3*
Ph.D.
Magnetism,
Superconductivity,
Intermetallics, Oxides
40
Sr. Professor (I)
Ph.D.
Nanomaterials Physics
and Applications
28
S. K. Dhar
Sr. Professor (I)
Ph.D.
Magnetism and
Superconductivity in
Rare Earth Intermetallics
37
5.
S. Ramakrishnan
Sr. Professor (I)
Ph.D.
Superconductivity,
Magnetism, Vortices,
Charge Density Waves
and Heavy Fermions
30
6.
Kalobaran Maiti
Professor (H)
Ph.D.
Magnetism and
Superconductivity,
Properties at the
Surfaces and Interfaces
15
7.
Arun K. Nigam
Professor (H)
Ph.D.
Magnetic and Electrical

transport properties of
Metallic and Oxide
31
Name
Designation
Deg*
Specialisation
1.
Sabyasachi
Bhattacharya
Dist. Professor
(J)
Ph.D.
2.
E.V.
Sampathkumaran
Dist. Professor
(J)
3.
Pushan Ayyub
4.
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Designation
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Deg*
Specialisation
Exp
Stu
systems at Low
Temperatures and High
Magnetic Fields
8.
P. L. Paulose
Professor (H)
Ph.D.
Magnetism and
Superconductivity in
Intermetallics
27
9.
Pratap
Raychaudhuri
Professor (H)
Ph.D.
Point Contact and

Tunneling Spectroscopy,
Thin films, Colossal
Magnetoresistance
13
10. Arnab
Bhattacharya
Assoc. Professor
(G)
Ph.D.
MOVPE Growth of
Quantum Structures
15
11. Mandar
Deshmukh
Assoc. Professor
(G)
Ph.D.
Nanoelectronic Devices
10
12. Sandip Ghosh
Assoc. Professor
(G)
Ph.D.
Optical Spectroscopy of
Semiconductors
13
13. Shankar Ghosh
Assoc. Professor
(G)
Ph.D.
Soft Condensed Matter
10
14. S.S. Prabhu
Assoc. Professor
(G)
Ph.D.
TeraHertz Spectroscopy
17
15. A. Thamizhavel
Assoc. Professor
(G)
Ph.D.
Single Crystal Growth,

Superconductivity and
Magnetism
10
16. A. Venugopal
Assoc. Professor
(G)
Ph.D.
Metal-dielectric
nanostructured materials
for Photonic and
Plasmonic studies
11
17. R. Vijayaraghavan
Reader (F)
Ph.D.
Superconducting
Quantum Electronics,
Quantum Computing and
Quantum Simulation
Ph.D. students guided within the last 4 years (including those joined and those graduated)
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13.

DCMPMS does not employ temporary faculty.
14.

Programme
Ph.D.
M.Sc.
1.
2.
3.
Total
15.
17.
Faculty (F)
17
17
17
Ratio S/F
0.88
0.59
1.47
DCMPMS
LTP
16.
Students (S)
15
10
25
Scientific & Technical Staff

31
1
Administrative & Auxiliary Staff

1
0
Total
32
1
Superconductivity
Nanostructures
Properties of materials
Device fabrication

(a) National
Agency
1. DST
Project Title
Swarnajayanti Fellowship
Duration Total Grant

(years)
(Rs. Lakhs) Faculty member
5
141.41
M. Deshmukh
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2. DST
Fabrication Of Spin-Resolved
Photoemission Spectrometer
135.83
K. Maiti
3. DAE
Micro Nano Technology And

Related Areas - Phase - I
10
77.21
A. Bhattacharya
4. DST
J.C.Bose Fellowship
10
75.30
E.V.Sampathkumar
n
5. DST
Real Space Imaging Of The

Mixed State In
Unconventional And
Disordered Superconductors
Using Low Temperature
36.00
P. Raychaudhuri
6. National
Institute Of
Communicatio
n Technology
Study Of Quantum
Information Communication
47.00
A. Venugopal
7. SERB
Ramanujan Fellowship To Dr.

Rajamani Vijayaraghavan
33.00
R. Vijayaraghavan
8. DST
13.60
K. Maiti
9. DST
Gallium Nitride Based

Nanostructures For Enhanced
Light Emission
13.28
A. Bhattacharya
10. DST
Plasmonic Nanostructures
With Magnetic &
Semiconductor Constituents
For Nanophotonics
7.97
A. Venugopal
11. DST
Quantum Logic Using

Semiconductor Quantum
Dots
6.00
A. Venu Gopal
12. DST
Plasmonic Heterostructures
With Novel Optical
Phenomena
5.98
A. Venugopal
13. IBM India
Travel & Conference

Expenses
4.80
M. Deshmukh
14. DDO, DST
Tuning Electron Correlations

In Heavy Fermion
Compounds By Pressure To
Possible Quantum Criticality
3.00
A. Thamizhavel
15. DST
Electronic Structure Of
Correlated Electron Systems
2.35
K. Maiti
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Structure-Property
Relationship In 2d, 1d & O-D
Nanomaterials
2.32
P. Ayyub
17. DST
Size Effects In Nanostructured

Thin Films And Multilayers
1.55
P. Ayyub
(b) International
Duration
(years)
Total Grant
Agency
Project Title
1.
Asian Office
Of Aerospace
R&D
Lateral Superlattice Using 2D

Materials To Realize Tunable
Optical And Electronic
Response
17.13
M. Deshmukh
2.
Asian Office
Of Aerospace
R&D
Thermal Transport In 1-D And

2-D Nanostructures
13.35
M. Deshmukh
3.
Indo-French
Centre For
The
Promotion Of
Advanced
Research
Spin Transport In Single

Molecular Transistors
12.00
M. Deshmukh
4.
IBM
IBM Faculty Award - 2012
8.13
M. Deshmukh
5.
IBM
IBM Support For Research On

Nanowire Transistors
5.00
M. Deshmukh
6.
Royal Society
of Chemistry,
UK
RSC Chemistry Outreach
1.80
A. Bhattacharya
7.
Rigetti
Quantum
Computing
Broadband parametric
amplifiers for multi-qubit
measurements
6.70
R. Vijayaraghavan
8.
Swedish
Research
Council
Photonic Crystals: Physics,

Technology & Applications
35.00
A. Venugopal
9.
Asian Office
Of Aerospace
Thermal Transport &

Measurement Of Specific Heat
32.57
M. Deshmukh
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18.
Agency
Project Title
R&D
In Artificially Sculpted
Nanostructures
UKIERI
Quantum logic with

semiconductor nanodots
V-DCMPMS-9
Duration
(years)
Total Grant
30
A.Venugopal

(a) National
Collaborating
Institutions
Project Title
Duration
(years)
Total Grant Faculty

(Rs. lakhs) member
1. Kanya Maha
Vidyalaya
Optical and nonlinear optical

properties of nanopattrened
novel glasses
58.0
A. Venugopal
2. Mangalore
Inst of
Technology &
Engineering
Design, Fabrication and

Characterization
of Whispering Gallery Mode
(WGM) in a Planar
Waveguide for Detection of
Bio-Molecules Using
Terahertz Radiation
49.0
A. Venugopal
3. Department of
Physics, Goa
University,
Goa
Study of Magneto-elastic
coupling in Antiperovskite
Materials
21.12
A. K. Nigam
(b) International
Collaborating
Institutions
Project Title
Duration
(years)
Total Grant
(Rs. lakhs)
Faculty
member
1. Vienna
University of
Technology
Topology and Quantum

Criticality in Kondo
Insulators
47.00
A. Thamizhavel
2. University of
Goettingen
Photoemmission
spectroscopy in Heavy
19.70
K. Maiti
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3. Niigata
University Japan
Tuning electron
correlations in heavy
fermion compounds by
pressure to possible
quantum criticality; high
pressure resistivity and
dHvA studies
10.00
4. University of
Goettingen
Electronic structure of
correlated electron
systems
2.35
19.
K. Maiti

Funding
Agency
1. DAE
20.
A. Thamizhavel
Duration
(years)
Project Title
XII Plan Project DCMPMS
(16 projects)
Total Grant
(Rs. lakhs)
5711
Faculty member
All DCMPMS faculty
state recognition :
At present, there are none such in the DCMPMS.
21.

bodies
At present, there are none such in the DCMPMS.
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Publications:
DCMP
MS
Journal
Publications
Articles in
Proceedings
Technical
Reports
Web
Publications
Book
Chapters
Books
Edited
Mono
graphs
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
Total
87
77
49
72
88
373
11
23
24
14
13
85
1
1
Books with ISBN with details of publishers: None
Citation Index:
1
3
Total number of citations: 42636

23.
1.
h-index :
Range: 11 - 40

Patent Holder
S. Datta
Patent Name
An apparatus for carrying out
Patent No
204169
Date
2000
Income
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Patent Holder
Sandip Ghosh
B. M. Arora
2.
Sandip Ghosh
H.T. Grahn
3.
A. K. Sood,
Shankar Ghosh
4.
A. K. Sood,
Shankar Ghosh
A.Bhattacharya
(held by DAE)
5.
6.
A. Bhattacharya
(held by DAE)
24.
1.
2.
Patent Name
nondestructive
measurement of
Electroreflectance and
Surface Photovoltage
spectroscopies on a
semiconductor sample in soft
contact mode
Polarization-sensitive photodetector device and method
for detecting the polarization
Carbon Nanotube Flow
Sensor and Energy
Conversion Device
Gas Flow Sensor and Electric
Energy Generation From Gas
A liquid phase epitaxy
process for manufacturing
separately confined
heterostructure devices
Group III semiconducting
material and method of
manufacturing the same
Patent No
India
Date
Income
DE10228311B4
Germany
2002
466/MAS/2001,
US Patent No:6,718,834
2001
Flow86/MAS/2003,
PCT/ IN03/00281 India
195956
India
2003
2002
PCT Application
WO/2013/157014/A1
2013

Faculty
Member
A.
Bhattacharya
A.
Bhattacharya
Project Name
III-V semiconductor growth
on novel substrates
III-N epitaxial growth
Company Name
Applied Materials
Inc.
DeCore
Nanosemiconductors Ltd.
Duration
20102015
2010
Income
USD
27,000/INR
6,00,000/-
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National
Faculty member
Place visited
Date
1.
R. Vijayaraghavan
12/2015
2.
A. Bhattacharya
3.
K. Maiti
4.
5.
M. Deshmukh
P. Ayyub
6.
P. Ayyub
7.
A. Bhattacharya
8.
P. Ayyub
9.
10.
P. Ayyub
A. Bhattacharya
11.
12.
M. Deshmukh
M. Deshmukh
Quantum Information Processing and Applications,

HRI.
3rd International Symposium on Semiconductor
Materials and Devices, ISSMD-3, Chennai, India.
CTCMP 2015, A cluster of topical meetings on
current trends in Condensed Matter Physics, NISER
Bhubaneswar.
Nanodays, S.N. Bose Center, Kolkata.
International Conference on Nanoscience and
Nanotechnology (ICONN 2015), SRM University,
Chennai.
NANODAYS 2015, S N Bose National Centre for Basic
Science, Kolkata.
National Conference on Advanced Research Trends in
Sciences (NCARTS-2015), G.H. Raisoni College of
Engineering, Nagpur, India .
India-Japan Workshop on Magnetism at the
Nanoscale, NISER, Bhubaneswar.
Nano India 2013, SASTRA University Thanjavur .
2nd IEEE International Conference on Emerging
Electronics, ICEE 2014, Bengaluru, India.
Indo-US meeting, MRC IISc Bengaluru.
ICMEMSS, IIT Madras.
13.
S. S. Prabhu
Photonics 2014, IIT-Kharagpur.
12/2014
14.
Shankar Ghosh
STATPHYSKOLKATAVIII, S N Bose Kolkata.
15.
A. Venugopal
QANSAS2014, Agra .
12/2014
11/2014
16.
17.
K. Maiti
M. Deshmukh
DPS Day, IISER-Kolkata.

Indo- Japan meeting, JNCASR Bengaluru.
18.
19.
R. Vijayaraghavan
R. Vijayaraghavan
20.
S. Bhattacharya
21.
P. Ayyub
ANURAG-DRDO, Hyderabad.
Seminar on Bringing the Nanoworld Together;
Oxford Instruments, Delhi.
International Union of Pure and Applied Physics, New
Delhi.
Tenth Conference on Chemistry of Materials, JNCASR.
02/2015
02/2015
02/2015
02/2015
02/2015
01/2015
01/2015
01/2015
12/2014
12/2014
12/2014
11/2014
11/2014
11/2014
11/2014
11/2014
10/2014
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Faculty member
Place visited
Date
22.
R. Vijayaraghavan
10/2014
23.
S. S. Prabhu
Discussion Meeting on Quantum Measurement, IISc,

Bengaluru.
UFS2014, Manipal, Mangalore.
24.
A. Bhattacharya
09/2014
25.
26.
27.
E. V.
Sampathkumaran
S. S. Prabhu
A. Venugopal
XRadiate 2014: Workshop on X-ray diffraction

techniques, Saurashtra University, Rajkot, India.
International conference on magnetic materials and
applications 2014; Pondicherry University.
ICOPVS2014, Trivandrum.
RAOS Conference, Hyderabad, India.
28.
M. Deshmukh
CEFIPRA Indo-French meeting, IISc Bengaluru
29.
P. Ayyub
6th International Conference on Nano Science and

Technology (ICONSAT 2014), Chandigarh .
03/2014
03/2014
30.
P. Ayyub
Size Effects in Ferroelectric and Multiferroic Systems;

DRDO- IITM Symposium on Advances in Ferro &
piezoelectrics (SAFE- 2014) IIT Madras.
03/2014
31.
S. S. Prabhu
03/2014
32.
33.
A K. Grover
A. Venugopal
National Symposium on Applied Spectroscopyin

Science and Technology (NSASST), SRTM University,
Nanded.
PCMCE 14, SN Bose, Kolkata .
National Laser Symposium (NLS), Manipal.
34.
A. Venugopal
01/2014
35.
A.K. Grover
36.
K. Maiti
37.
M. Deshmukh
Regional Conference on Radio Science (RCRS2013)

Pune.
Workshop on Soft Matter: Self Assembly and
Dynamics, University of Hyderabad.
International Conference on Recent Advance in Physics
for Interdisciplinary Developments (RAPID 2014),
Satyabhama University ,Chennai.
GATI Indo-UK seminar, Kolkata,
38.
P. Ayyub
Asia Sweden meeting on understanding functional

materials from lattice dynamics (ASMFLD) 2014, IIT
Guwahati.
01/2014
39.
A. Bhattacharya
12/2013
40.
A. Venugopal
41.
A. Venugopal
42.
M. Deshmukh
National Workshop on III-Nitride Materials and

Devices, SSPL Delhi, India.
International Union of Materials Research Society
(IUMRS), Bengaluru.
International Conference on Microwave and Photonics
(ICMAP2013), Dhanbad.
IUMRS conference, Bengaluru.
10/2014
09/2014
07/2014
04/2014
02/2014
01/2014
01/2014
01/2014
01/2014
12/2013
12/2013
12/2013
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V-DCMPMS-15
Faculty member
Place visited
Date
43.
P. Ayyub
Asia- Pacific Center for Theoretical Physics (APCTP)

Conference on Novel Oxide Materials and Low
Dimensional Systems, IISc Bengaluru.
12/2013
44.
P. Ayyub
12/2013
45.
P. Raychaudhuri
46.
P. Ayyub
47.
A. Bhattacharya
48.
A.K. Nigam
49.
A. Bhattacharya
50.
A. Venugopal
51.
K. Maiti
52.
P. Ayyub
53.
A. Bhattacharya
54.
R. Vijayaraghavan
55.
P. Ayyub
56.
A. Venugopal
57.
A.K. Nigam
58.
M. Deshmukh
59.
P. Ayyub
58thDAE Solid State Physics Symposium 2013, Panjab

University, Patiala.
International Union of Materials Research Society - ICA
2013, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru.
Nanoscale Excitation in Emergent Materials (NEEM
2013), Ahmedabad.
International Conference on Thin Films and
Applications, ICTFA-2013, SASTRA University,
Thanjavur, India.
Annual Conference on Frontiers in Physics, University
of Hyderabad.
Workshop on X-ray diffraction techniques, Crystal
Growth Centre, Anna University, Chennai, India .
Metamaterials and Photonic Nanostructures, IIT,
Kanpur.
Interaction meeting on Photoelectron Spectroscopy, CAT
Indore
Nanotechnology and Advanced Functional Materials
(NTAFM-2013), NCL Pune.
National Workshop on N itride Semiconductors, I ITDelhi, Delhi, India.
National Seminar on Frontiers of Condensed
Matter Physics, Delhi University.
International Symposium on the
Science of Clusters, Nanoparticles and NanoscaleMaterials, Central University of Rajasthan, Jaipur.
1st National Seminar on Standardization for
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, CSIR-NPL, New
Delhi.
Indo-Singapore Symposium on Physics of Advanced
Materials, IIT, Kharagpur.
1st National Seminar on standardization for
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology; National Physical
Laboratory, New Delhi .
Nano India 2013, NIIST Thiruvananthapuram
60.
P. Ayyub
6th India-Singapore Joint Physics Symposium (ISJPS 2013) IIT Kharagpur.
02/2013
12/2013
11/2013
09/2013
09/2013
08/2013
08/2013
08/2013
07/2013
04/2013
04/2013
03/2013
02/2013
02/2013
02/2013
02/2013
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Faculty member
Place visited
Date
61.
S. Ramakrishnan
Condensed Matter Workshop, IISER, Pune.
02/2013
62.
A. Venugopal
01/2013
63.
A. Venugopal
64.
K. Maiti
65.
K. Maiti
66.
P. Ayyub
67.
S. S. Prabhu
37th Optical Symposium of India, Pondicherry

University, Pondicherry.
One Day workshop on Nano-Photonics and MetaMaterials, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry.
National Workshop on electron Dynamics
in Magnetic Materials (EDMM-2013), DRDO complex,
Chandipur, Odisha.
Electronic structure approaches to Atoms,
Molecules, Clusters and Solid, ACRHEM, Central
University, Hyderabad.
Workshop on Nanomaterials and their Applications,
G.H. Raisoni College of Engineering, Nagpur.
37th Optical Symposium of India, Pondicherry
University, Pondicherry.
68.
Sandip Ghosh
69.
A. Venugopal
70.
71.
E. V.
Sampathkumaran
M. Deshmukh
72.
M. Deshmukh
73.
S. K. Dhar
74.
Sandip Ghosh
75.
M. Deshmukh
76.
78.
E. V.
Sampathkumaran
E. V.
Sampathkumaran
K. Maiti
79.
P. Ayyub
80.
S. Bhattacharya
77.
01/2013
01/2013
01/2013
01/2013
01/2013
2 Internat. Symp. on Semiconductors Materials and

Devices (ISSMD-2), University of Jammu, Jammu.
QANSAS 2011, Agra, India.
01/2013
Recent Trends in Materials Research, NIT, Trichy.
12/2012
(Chandrasekhar Lecture 2012); Discussion Meeting

(organized by IISc and ICTS).
57th DAE Solid State Physics Symposium, IIT Bombay.
12/2012
Convergence-2012, Recent trends in Materials

esearch, NIIT, Tiruchirappali, Tamil Nadu.
Internat. Conf. on Computers and Devices for
communication (CODEC 2012).
Indo-Taiwan Workshop on Nano-devices, JNCASR,
Bengaluru.
4th International Conference on Advanced
Nanomaterials, IIT Chennai.
Indo-Japan Conference on New Functionalities in
electronic and magnetic materials, IISc., Bengaluru.
Indo-Japan Conference on New functionalities in
electronic and magnetic materials, Indian Institute of
Science.
National Conference on Sustainable development
through Innovative Research, Jadavpur University
Milestone Plaque Event honoring the first millimeter
wave propagation experiment, Presidency University,
12/2012
nd
12/2012
12/2012
12/2012
11/2012
10/2012
10/2012
10/2012
09/2012
09/2012
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Faculty member
81.
S. Ramakrishnan
82.
S. Ramakrishnan
83.
S. Ramakrishnan
84.
P. Ayyub
85.
K. Maiti
86.
A. Venugopal
87.
A.K. Nigam
88.
S. Ramakrishnan
89.
P. Ayyub
90.
91.
92.
S. Bhattacharya
E. V.
Sampathkumaran
P. Ayyub
93.
A. Bhattacharya
94.
A. Venugopal
95.
96.
E. V.
Sampathkumaran
K. Maiti
97.
S. Ramakrishnan
98.
S. Ramakrishnan
99.
K. Maiti
V-DCMPMS-17
Place visited
Kolkata.
International Conference on Special Topics of
Condensed Matter, University of Goettingen,
Germany.
Special symposium on strongly correlated systems,
University of Bayreuth, Germany.
University of Goettingen, Germany,
(Alexander von Humboldt Award).
National Symposium for Materials Research Scholars
(MR-12), IIT Bombay.
Athena 2012, S.N. Bose Center for Basic Sciences,
Kolkata.
Indo-French Workshop on Modern Organic Nonlinear
Optics: A multidisciplinary approach from
fundamentals to applications, IISc, Bengaluru.
National Symposium for Materials Research
Scholars, IIT Bombay.
International DAE-BRNS-Theme Meeting on Neutron
Scattering Science and Applications, BARC, India.
National Symposium on Advances in Materials Science
and Technology (AMST-2012), Gujarat University,
Ahmedabad.
J.A. Krumhansl Symposium 2012, NCBS, Bengaluru.
Contemporary Issues in Condensed Matter Science,
IISc, Bengaluru.
International Conference on Nanoscience and
Technology (ICONSAT 2012), Hyderabad.
International Union of Materials R esearch Society,
International Conference in Asia - 2013 (IUMRS-ICA
2013), Bengaluru, India.
DAE Solid State Physics symposium, SRM University,
Kattankulathur, India.
International conference on Magnetism: Practice and
theory, Coorg.
ICTS condensed matter physics conference, IISc,
Bengaluru.
ICTS International workshop on strongly correlated
systems, Indian Institute of Science, Bangaluru.
Annual DAE Solid State Physics Conference, SRM
University, Chennai.
3rd IACSAPCTP Conference on Physics of Novel and
Date
09/2012
09/2012
08/2012
05/2012
04/2012
03/2012
03/2012
03/2012
02/2012
02/2012
01/2012
01/2012
12/2011
12/2011
12/2011
12/2011
12/2011
12/2011
11/2011
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V-DCMPMS-18
Faculty member
100. P. Ayyub
101. K. Maiti
102. A. Venugopal
103. A. Bhattacharya
104. A. Venugopal
105. A. Venugopal
106. P. Ayyub
107. A. Venugopal
108. A. Venugopal
109. K. Maiti
111. K. Maiti
112. A.K. Grover
113. M. Deshmukh
114. P. Ayyub
115. P. Ayyub
116. Sandip Ghosh
119. M. Deshmukh
Place visited
Emerging Materials, IACS Kolkata.
International Conference on Nanoscience
Engineering & Technology (ICONSET -2011),
Sathyabhama University, Chennai
5th Indo-Israeli meeting on Condensed Matter,
Kochin.
National Conference, Terna Engineering College,
Nerul.
UGC National Seminar on Recent Advances in
Applications of Spectroscopy, Department of
Chemistry, Fatima College, Madurai.
HCU-TIFR Discussion Meeting on Modern Optics,
University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad.
Brain Storming Session on Plasmonics and
Applications, NPL, Delhi.
India-DESY Collaboration Meeting, JNCASR Bengaluru.
International Conference on Functional Materials, HRI,
Allahabad.
School on Functional Materials, HRI,
Allahabad.
National Workshop in Advanced Material and
Technology, Institute of Technical Education and
Research, Sikhsha O Onusandhan University,
Bhubaneswar.
6th International Conference on NanoScience and
Technology, ICONSAT 2014, Chandigarh, India.
National Seminar on Recent trends in Condensed
Matter Physics, Banaras Hindu University, Banaras.
ICACNM-2011, Panjab University, Chandigarh.
Raman Memorial Conference, University of Pune.
India-Australia (IISc-DBT-UNSW-UQ) Research
Workshop, IISc Bengaluru.
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Conference, IIT
Delhi.
Winter School on Semiconductor Fabrication and
Characterization, Institute of Radio Physics and
Electronics, University of Calcutta, Kolkata.
Intl. Symposium on Semiconductor Materials and
Devices, ISSMD-2011, , Baroda, India.
Intl. Workshop on Wide Bandgap Semiconductor
Nanostructures, Chennai, India.
IISMD (International Symposium on Semiconductor
Date
11/2011
10/2011
09/2011
08/2011
08/2011
07/2011
07/2011
04/2011
04/2011
04/2011
03/2011
03/2011
02/2011
02/2011
02/2011
02/2011
02/2011
01/2011
01/2011
01/2011
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Faculty member
120. P. Ayyub
121. Sandip Ghosh
V-DCMPMS-19
Place visited
Date
Materials and Devices), Vadodara.

5th DST Advanced School on Nanoscience &
Nanotechnology, IISc Bengaluru.
International Symposium on Semiconductor Materials
and Devices ISSMD-2011, Maharaja Sayajirao
University of Baroda., Vadodara.
01/2011
01/2011
International
Place visited
CiDi, Dong-Eui University, Busan, South Korea.
Date
1.
Faculty member
S. S Prabhu
2.
M. Deshmukh
12/2014
3.
R. Vijayaraghavan
6th Indo-Israeli meeting, Jerusalem, Israel.

Indo-Israel Condensed Matter Meeting.
4.
R. Vijayaraghavan
12/2014
5.
6.
7.
8.
M. Deshmukh
M. Deshmukh
A. Venugopal
M. Deshmukh
9.
P. Ayyub
Hebrew University of Jerusalem Quantum Optics Discussion

Meeting.
TWAS Annual meeting, Oman.
Recent Progress in Graphene Research, Taipei.
PIERS 2014, Guangzhou, China.
Gordon Research Conference, Nanostructure
Fabrication, Biddeford, Maine USA.
TIFR-Weizmann Interaction Meeting, Weizmann Institute
of Science, Israel.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
A. Venugopal
K. Maiti
K. Maiti
K. Maiti
A. Bhattacharya
Russian Quantum Center, Moscow .

CNR, Trieste, Italy.
University of Goettingen, Germany.
University of Clausthal, Germany.
IEEE Annual Mini-symposium on Electron Devices and
Photonics, Notre Dame University.
05/2014
05/2014
04/2014
04/2014
03/2014
15.
16.
M. Deshmukh
P. Raychaudhuri
03/2014
17.
S. K. Dhar
Indo- Japan Meeting, Tokyo.

International Workshop on Strongly Disordered
Superconductors and Superconductor- Insulator
Transition, 2014, French Alps.
7th India-Singapore Symposium on Experimental
Condensed Matter Physics,IIT Bombay.
18.
S. K. Dhar
19.
A. Venugopal
20.
A. Venugopal
7th India-Singapore Symposium on

Condensed Matter Physics, IIT Bombay.
University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
02/2015
12/2014
Experimental
Italian National Agency for New Technologies (ENEA),

Frascati, Italy.
10/2014
09/2014
08/2014
07/2014
06/2014
02/2014
02/2014
02/2014
09/2013
09/2013
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21.
Faculty member
P. L. Paulose
Place visited
International Conference on Strongly Correlated Electron
Systems (SCES 2013), Tokyo, Japan.
Date
08/2013
22.
23.
A. Venugopal
P. Raychaudhuri
visited SCNU, China and Nanjing University, China .

MTI Nonconventional Insulators Workshop, 2012,
Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne USA.
11/2012
11/2012
24.
A. Venugopal
Eleventh International Conference on Nanostructured

Materials (NANO-2012) Rhodes Island, Greece.
08/2012
25.
P. Raychaudhuri
07/2012
26.
K. Maiti
Phase Separation and Superstripes in High Temperature

Superconductors and Related Materials, Ettore
Majorana Foundation and Centre for Scientific Culture,
Erice, Italy.
University of Goettingen, Goettingen Germany.
27.
S. Bhattacharya
University of Chicago, University of Pennsylvania and

New York University.
01/2012
28.
29.
30.
A. Venugopal
M. Deshmukh
S. Bhattacharya
31.
32.
M. Deshmukh
S. Bhattacharya
33.
E.V.
Sampathkumaran
34.
K. Maiti
35.
36.
M. Deshmukh
K. Maiti
37.
K. Maiti
CUNY, UNT and NEU in US.

10/2011
Indo-Brazil meeting, Iguassu Falls, Brazil.
08/2011
Inaugural Abdus Salam-Homi Bhabha Lecture, University
05/2011
of Cambridge, Cavendish Laboratory
APS March Meeting, Dallas, TX, USA.
03/2011
Quantum and nanoscale matter: A Symposium in honor of 03/2011
John Ketterson, Northwestern University, Evanston,
Illinois.
Indo-Japan Meeting on Electronic structure of novel 02/2011
magnetic and superconducting materials, University of
Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
The 4th Indo-Japan Seminar on Electronic Structure of
02/2011
Novel Magnetic and Superconducting Materials,
University of Tokyo, Japan.
EPQHS4, Beijing.
01/2011
University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
03/2003,
11/2005
University of Arlington, Arlington, Texas, USA.
03/2011
06/2012
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Faculty serving in
1.
Faculty Member
S. Ramakrishnan
A. Bhattacharya
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
P. Ayyub
E.V.
Sampathkumaran
S. Bhattacharya
A. Bhattacharya
S. Bhattacharya
S. Bhattacharya
E.V.
Sampathkumaran
E.V.
10.
Sampathkumaran
E.V.
11.
Sampathkumaran
9.

Scientific Advisory Board, IUC Indore
Program Committee: International
Workshop on Physics of Semiconductor
Devices
Council of the Natl. Mission on NanoSc. &
Tech.
Sectional Committee for Physics, IAS
Role in the
Committee
Member
Member
Term
of
Service
2015 201416
Member
2014 -
Convener
Governing Council, Presidency Univ.,

Kolkata
Board of Studies, IISST-Trivandrum
Governing Council, IIEST, Shibpur, Bengal
Governing Council, IIT-Bombay
Member
Sectional Committee for Physics, INSA
Member
Management Board, TCIS, Hyderabad
Member
201315
201314
2013 2013 201215
201214
2012 -
Governing Council, NPL, Delhi
Member
2012
Board of Studies, Mumbai University
Member
201116
Planning and Programming Committee ,

Nehru Science Centre, Mumbai
Council, CAT Indore
Member
2011 -
Member
Governing Council of IACS, Kolkata
Member
Academic Council of HBNI, DAE
Member
201013
201011
2010 -
Member
Member
Member
12. A. Bhattacharya
13.
A. Bhattacharya
E.V.
Sampathkumaran
E.V.
15.
Sampathkumaran
16. S. Ramakrishnan
14.
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17.
18.
19.
Faculty Member
S. Bhattacharya

IIT-Council, MHRD
Role in the
Committee
Member
P. Ayyub
Nanoscience Advisory Group, DST
Member
A.K. Nigam
Program Advisory Committee, Condensed

matter and materials science, DST
Member
Term
of
Service
200912
200714
200815
1.
Faculty Member
A. Venugopal
2.
A. Venugopal
3.
S. Ramakrishnan
4.
S. Ramakrishnan
5.
S. Ramakrishnan
6.
S. Ramakrishnan
7.
8.
S. Ramakrishnan
P. Ayyub
9.
E.V.
Sampathkumaran
A. Bhattacharya
10.

Organizing Committee of International
Conference on Microwave & Photonics
Confluence (Equinox)
Technical Organizing Committee of
International Conference on Engineering
IUPAP Commission on Low Temperature
Physics (C5)
IUPAP Commission on Low Temperature
Physics (C5)
International conferences on Low
Temperature physics, LT27 (2014), LT28
(2017)
International Organizing Committee, SCES2014, SCES-2016
High Magnetic fields
Advisory Committee of the International
Conference on Nano Science & Technology
(ICONSAT)
International Organizing Committee,
SCES2011
1. Program Committee: International Conf.
on Metalorganic Vapour Phase Epitaxy
2. Academic Committee of International
Physics Olympiad
Role in the
Committee
Member
Term of
Service
2015
Member
2014
Member
2012-15
Vice-Chair
2015--
Member
2014,17
Member
2014,16
Member
Member
Member
2015
2012,
2014,
2016
2011
Member
2010--
Member
2015
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Faculty Member
S. Bhattacharya

Technology Advisory Council, BP (British
Petroleum)
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Role in the
Committee
Member
Term of
Service
2008-15
2.
Faculty Member
Sabyasachi
Bhattacharya
E.V. Sampathkumaran
3.
4.
5.
Sudesh K. Dhar
Mandar Deshmukh
Achanta Venugopal
6.
7.
Arnab Bhattacharya
A.K. Nigam
1.
27.
Name of the Journal

Reports on Progress in Physics (IOPP,
UK)
Solid State Communications
Scientific Reports (Nature Group)
J. Magn. Magn. Mater
J. Physics: Condensed Matter (IOPP)
Scientific Reports (Nature Group)
1. Scientific Reports (Nature Group)
2. Frontiers in Optics and Photonics
Journal of Crystal Growth
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic
Materials
Impact
Factor
17.06
Term of
Service
2010-
1.897
5.58
1.970
2.346
5.58
5.58
2005-2015-2015-2011-2014-2014-2014-2010-2010-12
1.70
1.97

outside India.
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28.
Student projects
percentage of students who have done in-house projects including interdepartmental projects

participate in these projects. Thus the percentage of students involved in such
projects may be 95% or more.
29.

National Awards/Recognitions
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Awardee
K. Maiti
K. Maiti
P. Ayyub
P. Raychaudhuri
M. Deshmukh
S. Bhattacharya
7.
8.
9.
K. Maiti
P. Raychaudhuri
R. Vijayaraghavan

Fellow, Indian Academy of Science
Doctor of Science, Honoris Causa, University of North
Bengal
DAE Outstanding Investigator award
Bhatnagar Prize
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
K. Maiti
M. Deshmukh
M. Deshmukh
M. Deshmukh
K. Maiti
K. Maiti
K. Maiti
A. Bhattacharya
Fellow, National Academy of Science

B.M. Birla Science Prize
IBM Faculty Award
Fellow of the National Science Academy of India
Bhatnagar Prize
Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences
Homi Bhabha Award in Science Education
Year
2016
2015
2015
2015
2015
2015
2013
2013
2012
2012
2012
2011
2010
2010
2014
2014
2014
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18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
32.
33.
34.
35.
P. Ayyub
A. Bhattacharya
P. Raychaudhuri
K. Maiti
K. Maiti
K. Maiti
P. Raychaudhuri
Shankar Ghosh
K. Maiti
P. Ayyub
P. Raychaudhuri
K. Maiti
K. Maiti
S. Ramakrishnan
S. Ramakrishnan
S. Bhattacharya
Sandip Ghosh
K. Maiti
36.
37.
38.
39.
Shankar Ghosh
P. Ayyub
S. Ramakrishnan
S. Ramakrishnan
V-DCMPMS-25
National Research Award in Nanoscience and Technology

Technoshield Award
NASI-Scopus Young Scientist Award
Rajib Goyal Prize for Young Scientist in Physics
B.M. Birla Science Prize in Physics
INSA Anil Kumar Bose Memorial Medal
INSA Medal for Young Scientists
Young Achievers Award, Department of Atomic Energy
Materials Research Society of India Medal
INSA Medal for Young Scientists
Young Physicist Award (First prize), Indian Physical Society
Pratyasa Kumar Basu Memorial Award
Fellow of the Indian academy of Sciences
International Bessel award given by Humboldt Foundation
Fellow, National Academy of Sciences, India
Honorary DAAD Advisor for outstanding commitment and
leadership in promoting Indo-German relations
Associate Member of Indian Academy of Sciences
N. S. Satya Murthy Memorial Award
N.S. Satyamurthy award
Alexander Humboldt fellowship award
2010
2009
2009
2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2002
2002
2002
2002
1999
2006-09
2005-10
1991
1990
1987
International Awards/Recognition
Awardee
Year
Vice president, IUPAP C5

TWAS Fellow
2014
3.
S. Ramakrishnan
E.V.
Sampathkumaran
Arnab Bhattacharya
Chevening Rolls-Royce Fellowship for Science and

Innovation Leadership
2012
4.
S. Ramakrishnan
Humboldt foundation follow up Bessel Award
2012
5.
S. Ramakrishnan
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Award
2010
6.
S. Bhattacharya
Inaugural Abdus Salam-Homi Bhabha Lectureship,

University of Cambridge, U.K.
2008
7.
S. Bhattacharya
Homi Bhabha Lectureship Award, Institute of Physics
2008
1.
2.
2013
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(U.K.) and Indian Physics Association

8.
S. Bhattacharya
Elected International Councilor, Governing Council,

American Physical Society
2007
9.
S. Bhattacharya
Elected Fellow, American Physical Society
1989
National Awards
Awardee
P. V. Shivaprasad
1.

Year
2013
International Awards :
None in the period 2011- 2015
30.

1.
2.
3.
4.
Dates
Apr 25-26, 2013
Apr 19-20, 2012
Apr 13-15, 2011
Jun 24 - Jul 3,
2012
5.
Apr 13, 2011
6.
Oct 8-10, 2014
7.
Feb 3-4, 2013
8.
Jan 7-9, 2016
Funding
Name
Agency
DCMPMS Annual Meeting 2013
TIFR
TIFR
TIFR
School on Plasmonics and ICTS Discussion ICTS-TIFR
Meeting on Emerging Themes in
Plasmonics TCIS, Hyderabad
Superconductivity @100: Current
TIFR
Research Issues TIFR
Forum on Nanoelectronic Manufacturing:
IBM, Tokyo
From Materials to Systems TIFR
Electron,
Applied
Materials
Indian Laser Association (ILA) course on Indian Laser
Photonics TIFR, Mumbai
Association
International Workshop on Emergent Office of
Phenomena in Quantum Hall Systems, Naval
TIFR
Research
Global ,
Penn State
University,
and TIFR
Faculty
members
All
All
All
A.Venugopal
and S. S.
Prabhu
All
Mandar
Deshmukh
A.Venugopal
Mandar
Deshmukh
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See Annexure B2-B for a detailed document which is applicable across TIFR
Departments and Centres.
32.

Programme
(c.f. q. no. 4)
Ph.D.
Int.M.Sc.-Ph.D.
Applications
received #
36
21,370
14
Total
#
Selected
Male Female
50
Joined
Male Female
12
3
11
23
Pass
percentage*
Male
Female
92
66
82
100
100
Applications include numbers for of all 5 Physics departments, viz. DAA, DCMPMS, DHEP, DNAP and DTP.
(a) Diversity of students

by geography
Ph.D.
Male Female
Students
NRI students
Foreign Students
Total
IntegratedPh.D.
Male Female
M.Sc.
Male Female
Total
0
12
12
11
11
26
0
0
26
(b) by undergraduate institution
Students
From Universities

institutions #
From others*
Total
Integrated
Ph.D.
M.Sc.-Ph.D.
M.Sc.
Male
Female Male Female Male Female Total
2
1
9
1
13
10
12
0
12
0
2
1
11
1
26
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Science institutions, e.g. CBS, NISER, etc. # IITs, NITs, etc.
33.
Examination
No of students
1.
NET
12
2.
GATE
11
3.
JEST
10
4.
Other

Ph.D. programme : Most of the students admitted to the DCMPMS go on to
complete the course work and get their Ph.D.s. Once in a while (less than one per
year), a student may opt out of the programme, for various reasons. Normally,
after completing their Ph.D., students have to leave TIFR. The vast majority go
35.
Integrated M.Sc.-Ph.D. programme : Most of the students admitted to the

DCMPMS go on to complete the course work and get their M.Sc.s and Ph.D.s.
Once in a while (less than one per year), a student may opt out of the programme,
for various reasons. Normally, after completing their Ph.D., students have to leave
TIFR. The vast majority go elsewhere for postdoctoral research. A small number (<
10%) go for other employment, such as teaching positions or industry.
Diversity of staff

from TIFR :
Total :
9
4
4
17
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assessment period
Ph.D. degree. Thus, this question is not relevant.
37.

a)
Library
DCMPMS, like other Departments of TIFR in the Colaba campus, makes use of
the TIFR Library and Scientific Information Resource Centre (SIRC) (see Section
B2, Item no 4.2)
b)

the TIFR Computer Centre and Communication Facility (see Section B2, Item
no 4.3)
c)

the common class rooms and lecture theatres of TIFR (see Section B1, Item no
12)

rooms.
e)
students have access to the well-equipped laboratories of DCMPMS (see Item
f) below)
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coursework period.
f)
1.
Name of Laboratory
X-Ray Diffraction
Fac*
12
PDF
10
Stu
18
2.
Electron Microscopy
10
08
15
3.
Magnetization
measurement
Electron
Spectroscopy
Superconductivity
09
08
16
03
02
03
03
03
04
6.
Semiconductor
optoelectronics
03
02
04
7.
Quantum Measurement & Control

Crystal Growth
01
02
03
06
03
06
9.
Micro / Nano
Fabrication
06
04
07
10.
Ultra-low
temperature
01
01
03
4.
5.
8.

Structural characterization of solids using
single crystal & powder diffractometer
Microstructural & elemental
characterization of solids using scanning &
transmission electron microscopes
Study of magnetic properties of solids using
SQUID & vibrating sample magnetometers
Study of electronic structure as a function
of energy, momentum, spin & symmetry
Magnetic, transport & low temperature
scanning tunneling microscope to study
interaction & disorder effects
Growth & optical spectroscopy of semiconductor quantum structures (quantum
wells, wires and and dots)
Superconducting Quantum circuits,
Quantum Computing & measurement
Growth of single crystals by: Czochralski,
Bridgman, vapour transport, solution
growth
Available instrumentation: optical &
electron beam lithography, atomic layer
deposition, thermal & electron
beamdeposition, plasma etching, etc.
Study of matter at micro-Kelvin
temperatures
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Doctoral students
1. Nihit Saigal
2. Arvind Maurya
3. Om Prakash
4. Subhrangsu Sarkar
5. Khadiza Ali
6. Somesh Chandra Ganguli
7. Venkata Jayasurya Yallapragada
8. John Philip Mathew
9. Carina B. Maliakkal
10. Sameer Grover
11. Ajith Padyana Ravishankar
12. Tanay Roy
13. Rini Ganguly
14. Suman Kundu
15. Emroj Hussain
16. Biswajit Datta
17. Sumeru Hazra
18. Banoj Kumar Nayak
19. Indranil Roy Pandeya
20. Ram Prakash
21. Supriya Mandal
22. Vishwas Jindal
23. Harsh Jain
24. Arindam Pramanik
25. Soumen Das
39.
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1.
Tanmoy Chakrabarty
2.
Chi Nageswara Rao
3.
Madhavi Chand
4.
Pramita Mishra
5.
Somnath Karmakar
6.
Dilip Misra
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
Harkirat Singh
Sanjay Kumar Upadhyay
Megha Vagadia
Arvind Yogi
Md. Matin
Nikhil Kumar
Rajib Nath
Chandni U
JRFs
1.
2.
3.
4.
A P Merin
Tanusree Saha
Aman R. Agrawal
Apoorv Jindal
ALL the students of DCMP&MS (13) are in doctoral programmes, and hence they
are all given TIFR fellowships.
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40.
programme(s)?
If so, highlight the methodology.
DCMPMS, and TIFR as a whole, has been training students for Ph.D. since its
allow exceptionally bright students an early entry into research, i.e. directly after
their B.Sc.s. This was felt on the basis of the Institutes well-established VSRP
programme (see Item 48 below), where it was seen that many of the best
students were already prepared for graduate school, even though they were only
half-way through their M.Sc. programmes. It was therefore, decided to admit
some exceptionally bright B.Sc. students directly to the Ph.D. programme, teach
them the basic M.Sc. courses in a period of one year, and then permit them to do
advanced electives and project work similar to M.Sc.s. Based on the success of
this move, the Integrated M.Sc.-Ph.D. programme, was formally started in 2012.
41.

a.
faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation? If yes, how

In 2012, an exercise was carried out, in which feedback was requested from
all the Instructors of the previous 5 years. Based on their suggestions, the
course curriculum was thoroughly revised and rejuvenated.
b.
students on staff, curriculum and teaching-learning-evaluation and how does

purpose. The relevant portions in this are communicated to the Instructors,
for modification and rectification in their pedagogic styles. These feedback
forms also form an important input in selecting a faculty for the Excellence in
Teaching Award of the TIFR Alumni Association.
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42.

Name of the Alumnus
1.
Subhendu Guha
2.
3.
Arun K. Grover
Sabyasachi
Bhattacharya
4.
Ramanuja
Vijayaraghavan
5.
S.S. Dharmatti
6.
B.V. Thosar
43.

Chairman, United Solar Ovonic, Bright Light Award from U.S.
DOE
Currently Vice Chancellor of Punjab University
Director TIFR (2002-07), J C Bose Distinguished University
Professorship, Presidency University, Kolkata 2014; Inaugural
Abdus Salam-Homi Bhabha Lecturer, University of
Cambridge,2011; Homi Bhabha Lectureship, Institute of Physics,
UK, 2011
Distinguished Professor and Dean (Physics Faculty, TIFR).
Pioneered research in areas of metal physics, and magnetic
resonance in biophysical systems. Winner of Shanti Swarup
Bhatnagar Award (1976), UGC Raman Award in Physical
Sciences (1983). Fellow of several science academies. Twice
elected as a member of the International Union of Pure and
Applied Physics commission on magnetism.
After having worked with Prof. Felix Bloch (who had discovered
NMR) at Stanford, he joined TIFR in 1953 and pioneered research
on several areas of solid state NMR
Pioneering work on positron annihilation spectroscopy and
Mossbauer spectroscopy

As Item No 30 shows, the DCMPMS regularly conducts conferences etc. which are
attended by all the doctoral students, and these provide the required introduction
to the state of the art in the subjects of their research. In addition, TIFR has a
vibrant programme of seminars, colloquiua and public lectures which the students
are encouraged to attend and absorb as much information as they can.
44.
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The DCMPMS generally adopts the conventional blackboard teaching methods.

Often slides are shown to illustrate experimental or numerical facts. For project
work, students are required to work hands-on in a laboratory.
45.
The DCMPMS Chairperson and another member of the DCMPMS faculty are
members of the Subject Board of Physics, which constantly monitors the progress
of the students and obtains feedback from faculty and students alike.
46.

DCMPMS faculty, postdocs and students regularly participate in the Outreach
Activities of TIFR (see Appendix ?)
47.

The DCMPMS conducts and participates in the following activities on a regular
basis.
48.
DCMPMS Seminar
NSF Colloquium
VSRP Programme

The doctoral programmes in the DCMPMS are conducted under the TIFR
49.

basic or applied.
This department has made fundamental contributions in several important
aspects of condensed matter physics, certain specific and significant instances are
provided below.
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In the early 1950s, Prof. S.S. Dharmatti first introduced the concept of
chemical shift in nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). This pioneering work
opened up the field of NMR in organic chemistry.
In the area of magnetism, a variety of exotic magnetic phenomena have been
observed in rare earth-based intermetallic solids, involving Kondo insulators,
charge density waves, heavy fermions, mixed valence and giant
magnetoresistance.
Superconductivity was discovered (in the mid-90s) by our researchers in a new
family of intermetallic alloys known as Borocarbides, leading to a spurt of
research in this field. More recently, studies of the effect of grain size and
disorder on superconductivity have led to a clearer understanding of the
underlying mechanism.
Research on nanostructured materials was initiated here as early as 1980 and
led to important observations regarding size-structure-property correlations.
Work on organic semiconductors has resulted in electroluminescent light
emitting devices. Strained quantum well diode lasers have been fabricated to
operate at 0.98mm and 1.55mm wavelengths.
Recently initiated activities in exciting new areas such as Nanoelectromechanical systems, Nanophotonic materials and soft matter have
already produced several novel results published in high impact journals.
50.

of the department.
Strengths
A very wide area of experimental condensed matter physics is covered
Members have been able to continually enter frontier areas of research,

building on the available expertise and infrastructure
Availability of state of the art instruments and infrastructure
Frequent intra-department as well as inter-department collaboration
between researchers, leading to higher quality of research output
A healthy age profile due to a steady level of high quality inductions over
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the past 15 years, more than 50% of current members having joined during
this period
Weaknesses
Acute shortage of manpower at the Ph.D. student and Post doctoral Fellow
levels
General academic level of the Post doctoral Fellow needs to improve
Shortage of both laboratory and office space at the TIFR Colaba Campus
Urgent need to augment both student and PDF/visitor housing on and off
campus
Need to augment the theoretical condensed matter activity within TIFR
Opportunities
We should engage more with industry (both within and outside India) and
encourage sponsored research programs of mutual interest.
Challenges
51.
Need to attract at least five young researchers with expertise in emerging

areas of solid state science during the next five years
Develop a more vibrant visitors program at both the pre- and post-doc
levels

We envisage building up our strengths in some recently developed areas and open
up new directions of research in the near future. Our current research involves
studying complex phenomena in a range of systems colloidal systems, porous
media and surfactant systems using experimental probes like micro-rheology and
several optical techniques such as optical tweezers, advanced video-microscopy,
and dynamic light scattering. This area is witnessing rapid growth by bringing
traditional disciplines such as chemical or mechanical engineering and chemistry
into its fold. We would like to explore fields such as nature inspired locomotion,
microfluidics, smart materials etc. with the aim to uncover basic physics related to
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Our studies on quantum condensed matter encompasses a wide variety of
phenomena starting from superconductivity and magnetism to more esoteric areas
such as heavy fermions, quantum phase transitions and topological phases. Our
department has a rich history in the physics of correlated electron systems and we
expect that this will remain our strong focus of research. We look to strengthen
this area by recruiting outstanding candidates with newer expertise, such as in
local measurements of electronic states to visualize novel quantum states of
matter using optical probes, scanning probe microscopy etc. We also anticipate
enhancing our work in the quantum information processing and devices area by
looking at complementary approaches such as engineered defects in diamond (NV
centers), combining quantum optics with magnetic resonance, allowing highfidelity quantum sensing and metrology. Our capabilities for nanofabrication
should allow us to attract researchers working on designer materials such
hyperbolic metamaterials that allow unprecedented manipulation of the near-field
of a light emitter, the study of surface plasmon polaritons and other nanoscale
light-matter interactions.
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Department of High Energy Physics

1.
2.
Department of High Energy Physics (DHEP)
3.

The DHEP is a part of the Faculty of Natural Sciences.
4.

1. Ph.D.
3. M. Phil
students in the Ph.D. and Integrated Ph.D. programmes are permitted to leave
with an M.Phil. degree provided they have successfully completed the Course
Work and an M.Phil. dissertation.
5.

The DHEP does not offer interdisciplinary programmes. However, there is a lot of
Instructors drawn from all the five departments in Colaba.
6.

DHEP has not participated in full courses outside TIFR. However, DHEP members
have disseminated information through seminars, colloquiua and discussion
meeting held all over the country during the period 2011-15 (see Item 25).
7.

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Students of the DHEP are offered a Course Work programme based on a mixture
table below.
Duration (years)
Overall Coursework
Programme
Ph.D.
Int. M.Sc.-Ph.D.
(J)
5
6
1.5
2.5
Basic &
Core
Credits
28
56
Elective Project Total

Credits Credits Credits
16
16
60
28
16
100
N.B. Integrated M.Sc.-Ph.D. students who join after 4 years B.Sc. or equivalent are
required to do only 36 Core Credits, i.e. 80 Credits in total.
of their choice.
1. Assignments
2. Quizzes
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Level
I
II
III
IV
Course Content
Basic Subjects
Core Subjects
Participation
Relevant Department
Relevant Department
Thus, DHEP faculty are involved in teaching the Level I and II courses in sharing
all Level III and IV courses in Particle Physics, as well as Experimental Techniques
in High Energy Physics, Quantum Chromodynamics and Data Analysis for High
Energy Experiments.
DHEP students are free to choose Electives in other Departments, even outside
10.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
11.

Professor (H)
Reader (F)
Fellow (E)
Fellow (D)

Dist. Professor (J)
Sr. Professor (I)
Total
Number
3
6
2
2
1
14

Exp
37
Stu
2
Collider Physics, B-factory

ray Astronomy
27
27
2
1
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
and X-ray Astronomy

Gravitation
29
22
0
6
Ph.D.
Collider Physics, INO
22
Name
1. Naba K. Mondal
Designation
Sr. Professor (I)
Deg*
Ph.D.
Specialisation
Indian Neutrino
Observatory
2. Tariq Aziz
3. Sunil K. Gupta
Sr. Professor (I)

Sr. Professor (I)
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
4. B.S. Acharya
5. C.S. Unnikrishnan
Professor (H)
Professor(H)
6. Sudeshna
Professor (H)
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7. Kajari Mazumdar
8. Shashi R. Dugad
Professor (H)
Professor (H)
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
Collider Physics
Collider physics
Astro.
23
22
3
1
9. Gobinda
Majumder
Professor (H)
Ph.D.
Collider Physics, INO
15
10. Monoranjan
Guchait
Assoc. Professor
(G)
Ph.D.
Collider Physics
11
11. Gagan B. Mohanty
Ph.D.
Collider Physics, Bfactories

Gravitation
12. N. Krishnan
Assoc. Professor
(G)
Reader (F)
25
13. Varsha R. Chitnis
Reader (F)
Ph.D.
and X-ray Astronomy
14. Prabhata K.
Mohanty
Fellow (D)
Ph.D.
ray Astronomy
Ph.D.
12.
13.

DHEP does not employ temporary faculty.
14.

Programme
Ph.D.
M.Sc.
1.
2.
3.
Total
15.
Students (S)
10
10
20
Faculty (F)
14
14
14
Ratio S/F
0.71
0.71
1.42
DHEP
PCM
CRL
Total
Scientific &
Technical Staff
45
2
19
66
Administrative &
Auxiliary Staff
4
8
4
16
Total
49
10
23
82
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17.
Accelerator Physics, including L3, D0, CMS and Belle Collaborations

Non-accelerator Physics, including INO, GRAPES, HEGRO and LIGO
Collaborations

National
Funding
Agency
Duration
(years)
Project Title
1.
DST
WLCG Grid DST Component
2.
DST
3.
DST
Indo-Belgian DST Project
Tot. Grant
(Rs. lakhs) Faculty member
1465.50 Kajari Mazumdar
38.60 N.K.Mondal
International : none
18.
None
19.

Funding
Agency
1.
DAE
2.
DAE
3.
DAE
Project Title
Enhancement Of Regional
WLCG Grid
Development Of Site
Infrastructure And
Prototype For India Based
Neutrino Observatory (INO)
Study Of New Particles
With The CMS Detector At
The Large Hadron Collider
Duration
(years)
Tot.Grant
Faculty
(Rs. lakhs)
3274.00 N.K.Mondal
87.97 S. Banerjee
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4.
DAE
5.
DAE
XII Plan Project DHEP (3

projects)
CMS M&O contribution
6.
DAE
SiPM Readout
7.
DAE
CMS-2
8.
DAE
Fermilab D0
9.
DAE
SiPM Development
Study of rare decays and CP

violation at the KEK B
factory in Japan
10. DAE
20.
1295 All DHEP members
988 All India CMS

members
48 S. Dugad
491 All CMS members
from TIFR
11 S. Banerjee
97 S. Dugad
217 G. Mohanty
state recognition :
At present, there are none such in the DHEP.
21.

corporate bodies
At present, there are none such in the DHEP.
22.
Publications:
DHEP
Journal
Publication
s
Articles in
Proceedings
Technical
Reports
Web
Publications
Book
Chapters
Books
Edited
Mono
-graphs
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
Total
64
40
46
41
48
239
27
10
17
15
15
84
6
7
3
5
2
23
2
4
6
4
1
17
3
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
1
2
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Books with ISBN with details of publishers : None

Citation Index
Total number of citations: 5,29,350
Number of citations per faculty: 37,811
h-index :
23.
Range
2 129

DHEP has none in the period 2011-15.
24.

DHEP has none in the period 2011-15.
25.

National Visits :
1.
Faculty member
Place visited
Date
C.S. Unnikrishnan
Discussion Meeting on Quantum Measurements, IISc.

Bengaluru.
10/2015
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Faculty member
Place visited
Date
2.
C.S. Unnikrishnan
10/2015
3.
C.S. Unnikrishnan
4.
C.S. Unnikrishnan
5.
G. Majumder
6.
K. Mazumdar
7.
V.R. Chitnis
8.
G. Majumder
9.
C.S. Unnikrishnan
International Conference on Matters of Gravity and

the Universe, Centre for Theoretical Physics, Jamia Millia
Islamia, New Delhi.
Current Trends in Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics,
University of Delhi.
25th Meeting of the Indian Association for General
Relativity and Gravitation (IAGRG), Raman Research
Institute, Bengaluru.
Instrumentation, IICHEP, Madurai.
Two days workshop on Accelerating International
Collaboration in Science Through Connective
Computation, University of Chicago Centre, Delhi.
Instrumentation, IICHEP Transit Campus, Madurai.
Simulation and Computational Techniques, LNMIIT,
Jaipur.
XIX Congress of the CPFS, New Delhi.
10.
K. Mazumdar
12/2014
11.
M. Guchait
12.
S. Banerjee
13.
B.S. Acharya
14.
C.S. Unnikrishnan
15.
B.S. Acharya
16.
S.R. Dugad
17.
V.R. Chitnis
18.
C.S. Unnikrishnan
19.
C.S. Unnikrishnan
DAE-BRNS symposium on High Energy Physics; IIT

Guwahati.
DAE-BRNS symposium on High Energy Physics, IIT
Guwahati.
XXI DAE-BRNS High Energy Physics Symposium,
Guwahati.
National Students Space Challenge (NSSC-2014), IIT
Kharagpur.
International Workshop on Futuristic Navigational
Sensors & Systems, Research Centre Imarat, DRDO,
Hyderabad.
Workshop on Contemporary Trends in High Energy
Physics and Experimentation (WCTHEPE-2014), Panjab
University, Chandigarh.
Workshop on Contemporary Trends in High
Energy Physics and Experimentation, Panjab University.
32nd meeting of the Astronomical Society of India,
IISER, Mohali.
International Program on Quantum Information,
Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar.
International Program on Quantum Information, Institute
of Physics, Bhubaneswar.
03/2015
03/2015
03/2015
03/2015
03/2015
01/2015
12/2014
12/2014
12/2014
11/2014
06/2014
03/2014
03/2014
03/2014
02/2014
02/2014
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Faculty member
Place visited
Date
20.
C.S. Unnikrishnan
01/2014
21.
B.S. Acharya
22.
C.S. Unnikrishnan
23.
V.R. Chitnis
24.
B.S. Acharya
25.
V.R. Chitnis
26.
G.B. Mohanty
27.
C.S. Unnikrishnan
28.
C.S. Unnikrishnan
29.
30.
M. Guchait
G.B. Mohanty
31.
B.S. Acharya
32.
33.
C.S. Unnikrishnan
G. Majumder
34.
35.
S. Banerjee
K. Mazumdar
36.
M. Guchait
9th Nalanda Dialogue, Nava Nalanda Mahavihara,

Nalanda.
8th Winter Workshop on Astroparticle Physics (WAPP),
Bose Institute, Darjeeling.
International Meet on Quantum Correlations and Logic,
Language and Set Theory, IIT, Jodhpur.
8th Winter Workshop on Astroparticle Physics (WAPP),
Bose Institute, Darjeeling
BARC.
BARC.
Workshop on Status of Supersymmetry and Dark
Matter (SUSY- DM), CHEP, Bengaluru.
9th Field Theoretic Aspects of Gravity (FTAG), IIT
Gandhinagar.
39th COSPAR Scientific Assembly, Session
Cold Atom Clocks in Space.
AD65, IISER, Kolkata.
Conference on CP Violation in Elementary Particles and
Composite Systems (PCPV 2013), Mahabaleshwar,
Maharashtra.
DAE-BRNS Workshop on Very High Energy Gamma-ray
Astronomy, GOALS(BARC), Mt. Abu.
8th Dialog, Nalanda Dialog Forum, Nalanda Mahavihara.
XX DAE Symposium, Viswbharati, VisvaBharati,
Santiniketan.
XX DAE-BRNS Smposium, Shantiniketan.
Golden Jubilee celebration of Institute of Mathematical
Sciences, Chennai.
From Strings to LHC III Meeting, Puri.
37.
38.
T. Aziz
B.S. Acharya
09/2012
08/2012
39.
G. Majumder
40.
G. Majumder
41.
G. Majumder
Hess Symposium, Kolkata.

Centenary Seminar 2012: Discovery of Cosmic Rays; Dept
of Physics, Gauhati University, Guwahati.
Higgs and New Physics at the Energy Frontier, Saha
Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata.
Top-Higgs Meeting, Center for High Energy Physics HEP,
IISc, Bengaluru.
National Meet, INSA, Delhi.
42.
G.B. Mohanty
Top-Higgs Meeting, CHEP, IISc, Bengaluru.
08/2012
12/2013
12/2013
12/2013
11/2013
11/2013
10/2013
09/2013
07/2013
03/2013
02/2013
01/2013
01/2013
01/2013
01/2013
12/2012
12/2012
08/2012
08/2012
08/2012
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Faculty member
Place visited
Date
43.
K. Mazumdar
08/2012
44.
K. Mazumdar
Symposium on God Particle Demystified, B.P. Baria

Science Institute, Navsari, Gujarat.
One-day National Meet on India at the LHC, INSA, Delhi.
45.
M. Guchait
08/2012
46.
C.S. Unnikrishnan
47.
G.B. Mohanty
48.
C.S. Unnikrishnan
49.
C.S. Unnikrishnan
50.
G.B. Mohanty
51.
N. K. Mondal
52.
T. Aziz
53.
C.S. Unnikrishnan
54.
G.B. Mohanty
55.
N. K. Mondal
56.
B.S. Acharya
57.
B.S. Acharya
58.
N. K. Mondal
59.
C.S. Unnikrishnan
60.
K. Mazumdar
61.
N. K. Mondal
62.
B.S. Acharya
Top-Higgs Meeting, Centre for High Energy Physics, IISc,

Bengaluru.
ASTROD-5 Symposium, Raman Research Institute,
Bengaluru.
International Workshop on Grid and Cloud Computing
(InGrid 2012), IIT Bombay.
International Conference on Nature of Physical Reality:
The Perennial Debate, IIAS, Shimla.
Indo-UK Seminar on Ultra-cold atoms and applications,
NISER, Bhubaneswar.
National conference on understanding the fundamental
interactions, Department of Physics, Utkal University,
Bhubaneswar.
Darjeeling, West Bengal.
Workshop on the Frontiers of Nuclear and Particle
Physics, AMU, Aligarh, UP.
International Workshop on Quantum Information, HRI
Allahabad.
Asian Forum for Accelerators and Detectors Workshop
(AFAD-2012), VECC, Kolkata.
Seminar on History of Physics, Arambagh College, West
Bengal, India.
Conference on Astro-particle physics and Astrophyics Exploring the Cosmos: 100 years of Cosmic ray Phyics,
University of North Bengal, Siliguri.
6th Workshop on Astro-Particle Physics (WAPP)
Darjeeling.
Symposium on Amazing particles and Light: IISc,
Bengaluru.
EGO-IndIGO Indo- Italian meeting on Gravitational
Waves, IUCAA.
Conference on Emerging Trends in Computing
Technologies, Dr. Paul's Engineering College, Veluchery,
TamilNadu.
Mini-workshop on theoretical aspects of Neutrino
Physics, PRL, Ahmedabad.
Theme meeting on VHE Gamma Ray Astronomy, GOALS
08/2012
07/2012
04/2012
03/2012
03/2012
03/2012
03/2012
03/2012
02/2012
02/2012
01/2012
12/2011
12/2011
12/2011
11/2011
09/2011
09/2011
03/2011
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Place visited
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Date
(BARC), Mt Abu.
63.
C.S. Unnikrishnan
64.
G. Majumder
65.
N. K. Mondal
66.
C.S. Unnikrishnan
67.
C.S. Unnikrishnan
68.
C.S. Unnikrishnan
69.
C.S. Unnikrishnan
70.
C.S. Unnikrishnan
71.
72.
G. Majumder
G. Majumder
National workshop on recent trends in theoretical

physics, Cochin University of Science & Technology,
Kochi
Discussion meeting on Physics at early run of the LHC,
Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS),
Kolkata.
National Conference on Particle Physics & Cosmology,
University of Bardhaman, Bardhaman.
International conference on Quantum Information
Processing and Applications, Allahabad.
National conference on ancient and modern astronomy
and cosmology, University of Madras, Chennai
Workshop on Individuation and dentity, Nava Nalanda
Mahavihara, Nalanda.
UGC National seminar on Gravitation and Cosmology,
North Bengal University, Siliguri.
International Conference on 75 Years of Quantum
Entanglement, Kolkata.
LHC discussion meeting, Viswa-Bharati, Santiniketan.
Exploring the cosmos: A National Conference on
Relativistic Astrophysics and Astroparticle physics, North
Bengal University, Siliguri.
03/2011
03/2011
03/2011
02/2011
02/2011
02/2011
02/2011
01/2011
01/2011
01/2011
Faculty member
Place visited
Date
1.
B.S. Acharya
10/2012
2.
B.S. Acharya
3.
B.S. Acharya
13th Annual NNN International workshop on Next

Generation Nucleon Decay and Neutrino Detectors
(NNN2012), Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
(FNAL), USA.
Workshop on Detection of EAS at High altitudes, APC,
France.
LUTH Observatory de Paris, Meudon, France.
4.
B.S. Acharya
Fermilab, USA.
08/2014
5.
B.S. Acharya
02/2015
6.
T. Aziz
Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Centre (WIPAC) at

the University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA.
KEK , Japan
7.
S. Banerjee
XXIst International Europhysics Conference on High
05/2014
06/2014
11/2011
07/2011
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8.
S. Banerjee
9.
S. Banerjee
10. S. Banerjee
11. M. Guchait
12. M. Guchait
13. M. Guchait
14. G. Majumder
15. G. Majumder
16. K. Mazumdar
17. K. Mazumdar
18. K. Mazumdar
19. G. B. Mohanty
20. G. B. Mohanty
21. G. B. Mohanty
22. G. B. Mohanty
23. G. B. Mohanty
Energy Physics, Grenoble, France.

13th Annual NNN International Workshop on Next
Generation Nucleon Decay and Neutrino Detectors
(NNN2012), FNAL, USA.
European Physics Society Conference on High Energy
Physics, Stockholm.
1st Bangladesh-CERN School on Particle Physics at the
High Energy Frontier, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
ICTP, Trieste, Italy.
10/2012
07/2013
12/2014
09/2011
20th International Conference on S upersymmetry and

Fundamental interactions(SUSY12), Peking University
Beijing, China.
21st International conference on Supersymmetry and
Unification of Fundamental Interactions (SUSY 2013),
International Center for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy.
EU-IndiaGrid2 meeting, Brussels, Belgium.
08/2012
XVI International Workshop on Neutrino Telescopes,

Venice, Italy.
International Conference on High Energy Physics
(ICHEP12), Melbourne, Australia, (on behalf of CMS
collaboration).
Hadron Collider Physics Symposium (HCP), Kyoto, Japan
(On behalf of CMS and ATLAS collaborations).
37th international Conference on High Energy Physics
(ICHEP), Valencia
KEK , Tsukuba, Japan
03/2015
Flavor Physics and CP Violation (FPCP 2011), Maale

Hachamisha, Israel.
6 Belle Physics Advisory Committee Review Meeting, KEK,
Japan.
47th Rencontres de Moriond Electroweak, La Thuile, Italy.
05/2011
08/2013
02/2012
07/2012
11/2012
06/2014
04/2012
02/2012
03/2012
24. G. B. Mohanty
Flavor Factory Workshop (KEK-FF2013), KEK, Japan, March 03/2013

2013.
61th Belle General Meeting, KEK, Japan.
03/2013
25. G. B. Mohanty
Belle Analysis Meeting, KEK, Japan.
01/2013
26. G. B. Mohanty
62nd Belle General Meeting, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg,

Virginia, USA.
th
15 Open Meeting of the Belle II Collaboration, Virginia
Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA.
07/2013
27. G. B. Mohanty
28. G. B. Mohanty
th
6 International Workshop on Charm

Physics(CHARM2013), Manchester, UK,
07/2013
08/2013
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09/2014
32. V.R. Chitnis
8th International Workshop on the Unitarity Triangle

(CKM2014), Vienna, Austria.
20th Particles and Nuclei International Conference
(PANIC 2014), Hamburg, Germany.
5th Workshop on Theory, Phenomenology and
Experiments in Flavor Physics (Capri 2014), Capri Island,
Italy.
CTA Collaboration Meeting, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
33. N. K. Mondal
ASPERA 2011, Paris.
11/2011
30. G. B. Mohanty
31. G. B. Mohanty
08/2014
05/2014
05/2012
34. C. S. Unnikrishnan The Indian Roadmap for Gravitational-Wave

Astronomy: IndIGO - ACIGA meeting on LIGO-Australia.
35. C. S. Unnikrishnan Caltech, Pasadena, USA and LIGO Laboratory, Livingston,
USA.
36. C. S. Unnikrishnan University of Glasgow and University of Birmingham, UK.
02/2011
37. C. S.
Unnikrishnan
38. C. S.
Unnikrishnan
39. C. S. Unnikrishnan
11/2013
International workshop on anti-mater and gravity

(WAG2013), Bern, Switzerland.
Indo-UK Seminar on Astronomy with GlobalGravitational
wave networks, Cardiff University, UK.
Laboratoire de Physique des Lasers (LPL) at the University
of Paris 13.
Albert Einstein Institute (AEI), Leibniz University of
Hannover.
GEO600 gravitational wave detector, Hannover, Germany.
40. C. S.
Unnikrishnan
41. C. S.
Unnikrishnan
42. C. S.
Microscope Colloquium III, Palaiseau, Paris, France.
Unnikrishnan
43. C. S. Unnikrishnan 50th Rencontres de Moriond (Gravitation, 100 years
after GR), La Thuile, Italy.
26.
09/2012
02/2013
02/2013
06/2013
09/2013
09/2013
11/2015
03/2015
Faculty serving in
1.
2.
Faculty
Member
T. Aziz
S. Banerjee
3.
S. Banerjee

DAE-DST Task Force
National Symposium on Particle, Detector
and Instrumentation, IICHEP, Madurai,
March 2012
XXI DAE-BRNS High Energy Physics
Role in the
Committee
Member
Coconvenor
Term of
Service
2007
2012
Member
2014
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S. Banerjee
5.
M. Guchait
6.
7.
8.
M. Guchait
M. Guchait
M. Guchait
9.
G. Majumder
10.
G. Majumder
11.
G. Majumder
12.
G. Majumder
13.
G. Majumder
14.
G. Majumder
15.
G. Majumder
16.
K. Mazumdar
17.
K. Mazumdar
18.
K. Mazumdar
19.
K. Mazumdar
20.
G.B. Mohanty
21.
22.
N.K. Mondal
N.K. Mondal
Symposium, IIT, Guwahati, Dec 2014

March 2015
NOC, From Strings to LHC III, Dec 814,2012
NOC, DAE HEP symposium, 2013
Workshop in HEP, Dec 12-21,2013
Workshop in HEP, Dec 4-14,2015
Workshop on High Energy Physics
Phenomenology, Mahabaleswar, Jan
2012
IndGrid 2012 Workshop, IIT, Mumbai,
April 2012
Higgs and new physics at the energy
frontier, SINP, Kolkata, Aug 2012
The second Asia-Europe-Pacific School of
High-Energy Physics, Puri, India, Nov 2014
XXI DAE-BRNS High Energy Physics
Symposium, IIT, Guwahati, Dec 2014
March 2015
SERC School on experimental High Energy
Physics, DST (2014-2019)
Specialist Group-9 for Budget proposals
of DAE
DST-Programme Advisory Committee
Coconvenor
2015
Member
2012
Member
Convener
Coconvener
Member
2013
2013
2015
Member
1 year
Member
Member
4
months
1 year
Member
1 year
Scientific
Member
1 year
Member
5 years
Member
2011
onwards
3 years
2012-15
1 year
Member
International Workshop on Grid and

Cloud Computing at IIT, BOMBAY, 2012
India-CMS collaboration
Member
National advisory committee for the SERC

school on experimental high energy
physics
INO Project Management Board
INO Project Management Board
Member
Coordinator
Convenor
Convenor
1 year
2+2
years
20112013
ongoing
ongoing

None
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27.
Faculty Member
C.S. Unnikrishnan
Name of the Journal

Frontiers
Impact
Factor
1.2
Term of
Service
Invited

outside India.
28.
Student projects

29.

National Awards
1.
2.
3.
4.
Awardee
Tariq Aziz
G. Majumder
Naba K. Mondal
Naba K. Mondal

Fellow, Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore
"Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa), University of Burdwan
J.C. Bose Fellowship, DST
Year
2015
2014
2013
2010
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5.
6.
7.
8.
Naba K. Mondal
Naba K. Mondal
Naba K. Mondal
Naba K. Mondal

TWAS Fellowship
Fellow, National Academy of Sciences, Allahabad
2010
2010
2008
2000
Awardee
S. K. Gupta
Naba K. Mondal
Naba K. Mondal
S. K. Gupta
Naba K. Mondal
Naba K. Mondal
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Vice-Chairman, Astroparticle Physics Commission (C4)
Member, Astroparticle Physics International Forum (APIF)
TWAS Fellow
Associate Member, Cosmic Ray Commission (C4)
Member, International design study for neutrino factory
Esther Hoffman Beller Lecturership, APS
Year
2013
2011
2010
2010
2007
2001
National Awards
1.
Awardee
Kolahal Bhattacharya
2.
B. Satyanarayana
3.
4.
B. Satyanarayana
B. Satyanarayana

Prize for contributed paper, Colloquium for Young
Physicists, IPS, Kolkata
Senior Member of the IEEE and Executive Committee
Member and Chair, Technical & Professional Activities
of the IEEE Bombay Section
Fellow, Institution of Engineers (India), Kolkata
Fellow, Institute of Electronics and Telecommunication
Engineers, New Delhi
Year
2015
2014
2009
2009
International Awards : none
30.

Year
1. Jan 10 12, 2011
2. Oct 20 25, 2010
Name
Workshop on Synergy between High
Energy and High Luminosity Frontiers
TIFR, Mumbai.
12th International Workshop on
Funding
TIFR
TIFR
Faculty
members
T. Aziz,
M. Guchait,
G. Mohanty
B.S. Acharya,
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Name
Neutrino factories, Super beams and
Beta beams (NuFact10) TIFR, Mumbai.
Funding
3. Aug 22 27, 2011
XXV International Symposium on Lepton

Photon Interactions at High Energies
(Lepton Photon 2011), TIFR, Mumbai.
DAE, TIFR,
IMSc, SINP,
HRI, IUPAP,
DESY
4. Mar 21 24, 2012
National Symposium on Particles,

Detectors and Instrumentation (NSPDI),
TIFR, Mumbai.
TIFR
5. Jan 21 31, 2013
Belle Analysis Workshop (BAW-2013),

TIFR, Mumbai.
National Symposium on VHE Gamma
Ray Astronomy (NSGRA-2013) BARC
Training School
International Conference on What Next
at LHC (WNL2014), TIFR, Mumbai.
The second Asia-Europe-Pacific School
on High Energy Physics, Puri.
TIFR
6. Nov 25-27, 2013
7. Jan 6 8, 2014
8. Nov 4 17, 2014
9. Mar 27 31,
2015
31.
BARC, IIA,
SINP, TIFR
TIFR
CERN, KEK,
Bose Inst.,
TIFR
National Symposium on Particles,

Detectors, and Instrumentation II Inter
Institutional Centre for High Energy
Physics, Madurai
Faculty
members
S. Banerjee,
G. Majumder
N.K. Mondal
BS Acharya,
S. Banerjee,
M. Guchait,
N.K. Mondal,
G. Majumder,
K. Mazumdar
BS Acharya,
S. Banerjee,
G. Majumder,
N.K. Mondal
T. Aziz,
G. Mohanty
B.S. Acharya,
V. R. Chitnis
S. Banerjee,
& others
G. Majumder
B.S. Acharya,
S. Banerjee,
G. Majumder,
N.K. Mondal

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Applications
Programme
(c.f. q. no. 4) received #
Ph.D.
21,370
Int.M.Sc.Ph.D.
Total
Selected
Male
Female
26
8
11
1
Joined
Male
Female
12
2
4
1
Pass
percentage*
Male
Female
58
100
100
100
100
100
Applications include numbers for of all 5 Physics departments, viz. DAA, DCMP&MS, DHEP,
DNAP and DTP.
33.
(a) geographical
Int.-Ph.D.
Ph.D.
Students
university
located
From
otherisstates
of India
NRI students
Foreign students
Total
Male
Female
Male
2
6
0
2
0
7
Female
0
2
Total
2
17
19
(b) Undgraduate Institute

Students from
Male
2
Indian Universities
1
5
0
Others*
0
8
Total
Ph.D.
Female
1
0
1
0
0
2
Male
6
0
0
1
0
7
Int.-Ph.D.
Female
2
0
0
0
0
2
Total
11
1
6
1
0
19
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Examination
No of students
1.
NET
10
2.
GATE
3.
JEST
10
4.
Others
35.
Student progression
Ph.D. programme : Most of the students admitted to the DHEP go on to

Integrated M.Sc.-Ph.D. programme : Most of the students admitted to the DHEP

36.
Diversity of staff

from TIFR :
Total :
11
2
1
14
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37.
assessment period
38.

a)
Library
DHEP, like other Departments of TIFR in the Colaba campus, makes use of
the TIFR Library and Scientific Information Resource Centre (SIRC) (see
Section B2, Item no 4.2)
b)

no 4.3)
c)

the common class rooms and lecture theatres of TIFR (see Section B1, Item
no 12)

rooms.
e) Students laboratories
students have access to the well-equipped laboratories of DHEP (see Item f)
below)

coursework period.
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1.
2.
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Name of Laboratory
High Altitude Gamma-ray
Observatory at Hanle
(Ladakh)
Silicon Detector Laboratory
Fac*
2
PDF
2
Stu
2
3.
Fundamental Interactions
and Gravitation
4.
INO R & D Facility (Madurai)
10
5.
6.
7.
Cosmic Ray Laboratory (Ooty)

Gauribidanur laboratory
Cosmic Ray Lab
1
1
3
1
0
1
1
0
20
8.
Grid Computing lab
Brief description of research

activity
Ground-based very high energy
gamma
ray astronomy
a) In-house detector R&D involving
single-& double-sided silicon
microstrip sensors,
b) Participation in the design, prototyping and construction of Belle-II
silicon vertex detector and phase-II
CMS tracker
Experiments to study and test
fundamental aspects of gravity,
deviations from standard theories
and applications in high precision
Metro-logy. Study of gravitational
waves and study of light-matter
interactions.
To design and develop RPC
detectors and associated electronics
for the INO facility.
Study of cosmic rays
Test of the equivalence principle
Cosmic Ray Muon detection setup.
Regularly used for TIFR graduate
course
Serves international CMS
collaboration including about 100
Indians for Grid Computing in CMS
experiment at LHC.
DHEP members are also involved in the setting up and running of the following major
international facilities:
1.
2.
3.
Name of Laboratory
Fermilab (USA)
CERN (Switzerland)
KEK (Japan)
Fac*
2
7
2
PDF
0
1
0
Stu
0
10
2

Search for elementary particles
Search for elementary particles
Study of bottom quark properties
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39.
Doctoral students
1. Gauranga Kole
2. Rajdeep Mohan Chatterjee
3. Ram Krishna Deewanjee
4. Atreyee Sinha
5. Nairit Sur
6. Soureek Mitra
7. Bibhuprasad Mahakud
8. Jacky Kumar
9. Varghese Babu
10. Bajrang Janu Sutar
11. Ninad Jetty
12. V. Jhansi Bhavani
13. Meenakshi Gaira
14. Aravind H. Vijay
15. Pallabi Das
16. Arkadipta Sarkar
17. Soham Bhattacharya
18. Suman Chatterjee
19. Uttiya Sarkar
20. Rajat Kumar Mandal
40.
1.
Arun K Baby
2.
Susnata Seth
3.
Deepanwita Dutta
4.
Vipin Gaur
5.
Sandhya Jain
JRFs
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Akshay Manjare
B.S. Mallikarjuna
Akhil M. Kurup
Sarrah Shabbir Lokanwala
J. Serin Varghese
Anuj Chandra
ALL the students of DHEP (13) are in doctoral programmes, and hence they are all
41.

DHEP, and TIFR as a whole, has been training students for Ph.D. since its
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started in 2012.
42.

a.

b.

c.

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43.

Alumnus
1.
M.G.K. Menon
2.
B.V. Sreekantan
3.
Yash Pal
4.
Devendra Lal
5.
P.V. Ramanamurthy
6.
Prince K. Malhotra
7.
V.S. Narasimham
8.
S. Tonwar
9.
Atul Gurtu
Padma Vibhushan, FRS, Ex-Director, TIFR, Ex-Director, TIFR,

Ex-Chairman, ISRO, Scientific Advisor to PM, Ex-Union Minister of
Science & Technology, Founder member, TWAS, Ex-President of all
3 Academies of Science
Padma Bhushan, Ex-Director of TIFR, C.V. Raman award, INSA
Srinivasa Ramanujan chair, Fellow of all 3 Academies of Science
Padma Vibhushan, Marconi Award, Lal Bahadur Shastri Award, ExDirector, SAC, Ex-Chairman, UGC, Ex-Secretary, DST
Padma Shri, FRS, Bhatnagar Award, Krishnan Medal, Goldschmidt
Medal, Ex-Director, PRL
Pioneer of Cosmic Ray experiments in India, Founder, Cosmic ray
laboratory at Udhagamandalam, Co-discoverer of atmospheric
neutrinos
Pioneered study of elementary particles at accelerator based
experiments at TIFR in the 70. Discovery of Malhotra-Wrobleski
regularity, Member of IUPAP, ICFA, INSA Fellow.
Pioneer, KGF neutrino experiments (discovery: atmospheric
neutrinos). Led TIFR group in the D0 experiment (discovery of top
quark).
Pioneer, GRAPES-II facility at Udhagamandalam.
Chair, International Cosmic Ray Commission (2008-2011).
Spokesperson, India-CMS collaboration till 2011, INSA Fellow.
Distinguished Professor at the King Abdulaziz University, Saudi
Arabia.
INSA Fellow. One of the main architects for the offline software for
the L3 and CMS experiments.
10. Sunanda Banerjee
44.

As Item No 30 shows, the DHEP regularly conducts conferences etc. which are
can.
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The DHEP generally adopts the conventional blackboard teaching methods. Often
46.
The DHEP Chairperson and another member of the DHEP faculty are members
of the Subject Board of Physics, which constantly monitors the progress of the
47.

DHEP faculty, postdocs and students regularly participate in the Outreach
Activities of TIFR (see Appendix ?)
48.

The DHEP conducts and participates in the following activities on a regular basis.
DHEP Seminar
NSF Colloquium
VSRP Programme
49.

The Academic performance of DHEP was reviewed by a panel of international
experts in 2008, set up by the Governing Council of TIFR. In addition, a Review
Committee constituted by the UGC, visited TIFR during February 2010, and
commented that the deemed to be university status of TIFR offers a unique
multidisciplinary environment for carrying out research. The present composition
of the faculty members and research facilities at DCS are equally well placed to
meet the above description.
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50.

basic or applied.
1. Discovery of the atmospheric neutrinos, Top Quark and the Higgs boson are
the major achievements in the field of particle physics in which members of
the department have participated.
2. Several new bound states of the bottom quark have been found in searches
conducted by the members of the department.
3. For the first time in India members of the department created Bose-Einstein
condensates by cooling Rubidium atoms to a temperature close to that of
absolute zero.
4. Several detectors, e.g. the Proportional Wire Chambers made by members
of the department for the KGF experiments are still working and are being
used by the GRAPES experiment at Udhagamanalam.
5. Several electronic modules, TDCs, CAMAC controllers, NIM to ECL
convertors, programmable discriminators, delay generators have been made
by members of the department and some of this knowhow has been
transferred to the industry.
6. Resistive Plate Chambers were manufactured in-house in the department
and then the knowledge was transferred to industry for mass production.
51.

of the department.
Strengths
Participation in cutting edge research with large collaborative efforts.
Opportunity to develop electronics, detector hardware of various types in

house. This experience can be used in other areas of science including
medical science.
Interaction with the industry while building the hardware and valuable
knowledge transfer.
Due to several foreign collaborations, knowledge about software and

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hardware is exchanged worldwide by the members of the department.
Opportunity to train human personnel in India as well as in several

laboratories abroad (Fermilab, KEK, CERN).
Weaknesses
Not enough human resource available
Since members of the department are part of big collaborations, there are
ample opportunity to take responsibilities for building parts of the detectors
for these experiments and also the related electronics. But all these jobs
need adequate support in terms of skilled scientific and technical officers as
well as engineers.
It is extremely difficult to employ new people with such skills in the current
system. We can hire new people only if somebody retires. We can employ
people on project posts but they are temporary and it is hard to find good
people for them.
Not enough students available to work on experimental topics. With the TIFR
system of inducting new students we get very few who want to join the
experimental streams. Same is true for postdoctoral fellows.
Due to the foreign collaborations it is sometimes necessary to visit the

laboratories abroad for a few months in a year. It is difficult to manage these
foreign visits for faculty members.
Special parts are often needed while building equipment (detector elements
as well as electronics). Several companies have embargo on electronic items
as well as some material. This makes the task of hardware building very
difficult. Indian industry often does not produce the right kind of items with
enough precision which can replace the imported parts.
Opportunities
For training human resource
Opportunity to develop electronics, detector hardware of various types in

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house.
Opportunity to learn to deal with large volumes of data and the related
software.
Interaction with the industry while building the hardware and training
opportunities.
Opportunity to train human personnel in India as well as in several

laboratories abroad (Fermilab, KEK, CERN).
Opportunity to work with large number of people in big collaborations.
Challenges
52.
Deal with large number of collaborators.
Keep international deadlines.
Organize the administrative side of the collaborations.
Keep track of the purchase orders, deliveries, quality control of items bought
and manufactured.
Damage control in case of hardware or software failure in any system.

Continue participation in cutting edge research, in accelerator based programmes
at LHC in CERN, and at Belle in KEK. Searches for new particles and phenomena at
the energy and intensity frontiers as well as exploring matter-antimatter
asymmetry and new physics phenomena at the luminosity frontier. The field of
accelerator based high energy physics is poised for an interesting phase with the
recent discovery of Higgs boson in 2012 during the Run I of LHC and the prospect
of discovery of new physics at Run II of LHC in near future and also during later
operations of LHC with much higher luminosity. After the discovery of the elusive
Higgs, the natural course will be to study its properties with precision. Since the
most successful theory to solve the anomalies associated with standard model is
the theory of supersymmetry, a search for the supersymmetric Higgs will be an
important goal for the future LHC programmes. Further, the vindication of
electroweak symmetry breaking with Higgs boson at the heart of it can only be
done by studying longitudinal vector boson scattering at high luminosity. This
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requires significant upgrade of the LHC experiments. A comprehensive design of

CMS upgrade has been approved and TIFR members are engaged in R&D efforts.
The pace of such activities will intensify in next few years leading to building prototype detectors, study at the test-beams followed by production of subsystems
including electronics. CMS members in DHEP are planning various activities that
will be pursued in the future, e.g., Fabrication of electronics for Phase I upgrade of
the hadron calorimeter.
Department Intends to do the following immediately : R&D for phase II upgrade of
hadron calorimeter, tracker, trigger subsystem. Participation in phase II detector
construction in specific subsystems. Collision data collection, monitoring the
detector, analyses including detector calibration during the next 2 decades of LHC
operation. Physics performance studies of the upgraded detector in the highluminosity LHC era. Various managerial responsibilities in the CMS collaboration.
Get into emerging areas of research like Gravity wave detection with the LIGOIndia project : One direction is innovative contributions to gravitational wave
astronomy involving low frequency detectors and cold atom interferometers. This
will also lead to navigational quality devices sensitive to gravity and inertial fields.
Another direction, which is already progressing, with results of verifiable empirical
strength is the tests of gravitational effects of cosmic matter in classical and
quantum dynamics. Both are well planned programs that will be continuing and
develop to completion over the next 8 years or so. This time scale matches well
with the LIGO-India project commissioning as well. The developments in
gravitational wave research have a long term scope of around 20 years and could
be followed up by others later, here or elsewhere.
Build and operate India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO) for the study of
properties of neutrinos, the elusive particles which are also the building blocks of
matter. RPCs are fast, planar, rugged and low-cost gas detectors which are being,
and will be, used extensively in a number of high energy and astro-particle physics
experiments. The INO group members at TIFR have developed enough expertise in
the construction of single gap glass RPCs. These chambers are performing
excellently thus proving themselves to be a perfect choice as active detector
elements for the ICAL experiment. They also find applications for charged particle
detection, time of flight, tracking and digital calorimetry due to their large signal
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amplitudes as well as excellent position and time resolutions.

Time resolution of large area single gap RPC in the existing experiments is about
1.5 to 3ns. Resolutions of the order of 50ps were obtained with multi-gap RPCs,
but based on cost considerations they may not be suitable for deployment in large
scale experiments. The INO group has obtained sub-ns time resolution in singlegap RPCs and are in the process of improving further, which can then be used for
future cosmic ray experiments to improve the directionality of the initial cosmic
ray particles as well as neutrinos like in the case of INO-ICAL.
Other areas of detector R&D which will be of significant importance in the current
Indian context are noble liquid (especially liquid Argon and Xenon) detecting
medium based calorimeter/time projection chambers. Highly interesting work
which involves reading out these chambers using modern thin gas gap detectors
will also be pursued. These configurations lead to unprecedented position and
time resolutions, making them highly suitable for future experiments that can be
setup in the INO underground laboratory like Dark matter Search experiment,
Proton decay, atmospheric electron neutrino experiment etc. They will also have
application in the area of medical imaging.
Another area of our expertise, which will be beneficial to develop, is concerning
front-end electronics and high resolution timing measurement, which are
inevitably crucial components for future detector readout needs including the
above mentioned detectors. Besides, high contrast digital radiography and imaging
also needs advances in readout electronics, particularly in the front-end. By
coupling and integrating the front-end electronics with detectors, one can improve
the signal-to-noise enormously. With the experience that has already been gained
over many decades on electronics and readout systems, members propose a
dedicated research programme to develop high gain, low noise front-end ASICs as
well as FPGA/ASIC based high resolution Time-to-Digital Converter (TDC) chips.
Observe the Universe in the gamma ray window using the MACE telescope at
Hanle in Ladakh. Furute of the field of ground based gamma ray astronomy lies
with the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA). This is the next generation experiment
with an order of magnitude improvement in various parameters including
sensitivity, angular and energy resolution as compared to the present generation
big telescopes. For CTA, two arrays of telescopes of assorted sizes are envisaged,
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one in the Northern and one in the Southern hemisphere. This will give complete
sky coverage over a wide band of energy from few 10's of GeV to beyond 100 TeV.
This is going to be an enormous effort and at present CTA has participation from
more than 1200 scientists/engineers from 31 countries. Presently our group is
participating in the R&D effort towards two work-packages of the CTA: developing
a calibration device for the prototype LST (Large Size Telescope) in collaboration
with SINP and development of software for Array Control and Data Acquisition
(ACTL work-package). Members of DHEP have joined the collaboration along with
BARC, SINP and IIA with no commitment of funds during design stage of the
project. Now the project has moved from R&D stage to fabrication of prototype.
We would like to be associated with the CTA project during the construction of the
observatory with financial commitments. This is the direction in which we aim to
proceed in future.
Study of quantum mechanics and quantum optics of degenerate bosons and
fermions using laser cooled ultra-cold atoms.
GRAPES-III experiment will continue the study of cosmic rays with an upgraded
detector with an increased muon coverage by 20%.
Strengthen the detector R & D activities of the department by engaging in
collaborative efforts with advanced laboratories like Fermilab, CERN, ANL, KEK for
state of the art detectors and readout systems.
Continue the Electronics R & D efforts for detector instrumentation. Collaborate
with national and international groups involved with similar research.
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Department of
Nuclear and Atomic Physics
(DNAP)
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Department of Nuclear and Atomic Physics

1.
2.
Department of Nuclear and Atomic Physics (DNAP)
3.

The DNAP is a part of the Faculty of Natural Sciences.
4.

1. Ph.D.
3. M. Phil
5.

The DNAP does not offer interdisciplinary programmes. However, there is a lot of
Instructors drawn from all the five physics Departments in Colaba.
6.

A list of courses taught by DNAP faculty members outside TIFR in the period 2011
2015 follows.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Institution
CBS
CBS
CBS
CBS
Course Name
Advanced Atomic Physics (PE1012)
Atomic Physics (PE 1003)
Lasers and Quantum Optics (PE 1003)
Lasers and Quantum Optics (PE 1003)
Faculty member
L.C. Tribedi
L.C. Tribedi
G. Ravindrakumar
G. Ravindrakumar
Year
2011
2012
2011
2012
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5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
7.
Institution
CBS
CBS
CBS
CBS
CBS
CBS
CBS
Course Name
Ultrashort Lasers & Modern Optics (PE 1009)
Ultrashort Lasers & Modern Optics (PE 1009)
Techniques of Modern Physics
Advanced Atomic Physics (PE1012)
Atomic Physics
Atomic Physics (PE 1003)
Modern Techniques
Faculty member
G. Ravindrakumar
G. Ravindrakumar
V. Nanal
L.C. Tribedi
L.C. Tribedi
L.C. Tribedi
L.C. Tribedi
Year
2014
2015
2011
2015
2013
2012
2011

8.

Students of the DNAP are offered a Course Work programme based on a mixture
table below.
Duration (years)
Overall Coursework
Programme
Ph.D.
5
6
1.5
2.5
Basic &
Core
Credits
28
56
Elective
Credits
16
28
Project
Credits
16
16
Total
Credits
60
100
N.B. Integrated M.Sc.-Ph.D. students who join after 4 years B.Sc. or equivalent
are required to do only 36 Core Credits, i.e. 80 Credits in total.
of their choice.
1. Assignments
2. Quizzes
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9.

Level
I
II
III
IV
Course Content
Basic Subjects
Core Subjects
Participation
Relevant Department
Relevant Department
Thus, DNAP faculty are involved in teaching the Level I and II courses in sharing
all Level III and IV courses in Atomic, Molecular and Nuclear Physics, as well as
Laser Optics.
DNAP students are free to choose Electives in other Departments, even outside
10.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Professor (H)
Reader (F)
Fellow (E)

Dist. Professor (J)
Sr. Professor (I)
Total
Number
1
3
5
4
2
15
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11.

Exp
Stu
35
41
25
25
30
22
Atomic and Molecular

Collision Physics
22
Professor (H)
Nuclear, Neutrino &

Accelerator Physics
18
Ph.D
Professor (H)
Atomic, Molecular & Optical

Physics
16
Ph.D
Professor (H)
Nuclear Physics
15
11. Subrata Pal
Ph.D.
Assoc.
Professor (G)
Theoretical Nuclear Physics
15
12. Rudrajyoti Palit
Ph.D
Nuclear Physics
12
13.
Sushil
Mujumdar
Ph.D
Optics
14.
Deepankar
Misra
Ph.D
Reader (F)
Atomic and Molecular

Collisions
15. V. Prabhudesai
Ph.D
Reader (F)

Physics
Name
Deppak
Mathur
Deg*
2.
R.G. Pillay
Ph.D.
Sr. Professor
(I)
3.
E.
Krishnakumar
Ph.D
Sr. Professor
(I)
Specialisation
Physics
Nuclear and Accelerator
physics
Neutrino Physics
Physics
4.
G.
Ravindrakumar
Ph.D
Sr. Professor
(I)

Physics
5.
S.N. Mishra
Ph.D
Professor (H)
6.
S.V.K. Kumar
Ph.D.
Professor (H)
7.
Lokesh C.
Tribedi
Ph.D.
Professor (H)
8.
Vandana
Nanal
Ph.D
1.
M.
Krishnamurthy
Indranil
10.
Mazumdar
9.
Ph.D
Designation
Dist. Professor
(J)
Assoc.
Professor (G)
Assoc.
Professor (G)
Nuclear Condensed Matter

Physics
Physics
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13.

DNAP does not employ temporary faculty.
14.

Programme
Ph.D.
M.Sc.
1.
2.
3.
15.
Students (S)
13
11
Faculty (F)
15
15
Ratio S/F
0.9
0.7
Scientific and Technical Staff
Total
22
23
16.
17.
Nuclear Physics and allied interdisciplinary sciences

Atomic and molecular physics, electron-induced Chemistry
Accelerator-based atomic collision physics
Laser Matter Interactions, Photonics and Nano-optics

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National
Tot.
Grant
(Rs.
Duration
lakhs)
(years)
3,63.85
5
5.
Agency Project Title

PSA-GOI Fabrication & submicron tailoring of
materials for photonics applications
with ultrafast lasers
DST
Giant dipole resonance decay from
hot rotating nuclei
DST
Interaction of size limited matter in
intense laser fields
DAE
Set-up a scanning near-field optical
microscope
DST
Swarnajayanti fellowship
6.
UGC
7.
DST
Triggering and guiding of lighting by

plasma filaments induced by high
power femtosecond laser
Swarnajayanti fellowship
8.
SERB
J. C. Bose fellowship
65.50
10
D. Mathur
9.
SERB
63.99
11
R. Palit
10. DST
Studies of exotic nuclei under

extreme conditions using a
J. C. Bose fellowship
60.80
G. Ravindrakumar
11. DST
Ramanujan fellowship
28.20
S. A. Mujumdar
12. DST
Femtosecond laser micromachining

transparent solids.
Preoperative programme for Indian
participation in the FAI project at
GSI, Germany - acc & detector
related R&D
Resonators in nearly-periodic
nanostructured semiconductors
Application of fast electrons
produced in ultrahigh intensity
laser-matter interactions
17.72
D. Mathur
16.97
R. Palit
2.18
S. A. Mujumdar
1.01
G. Ravindrakumar
1.
2.
3.
4.
13. DAE
14. DST
15. DST
Faculty member
D. Mathur
1,37.00
I. Mazumdar
1,12.25
M. Krishnamurthy
1,09.57
S. A. Mujumdar
103.00
L.C. Tribedi
89.70
G. Ravindrakumar
72.85
S. A. Mujumdar
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International
Agency
Max-PlankGesellschaft
Observatorie
de Paris,
France
1.
2.
18.
1.
2.
3.
Project Title
Partner group for laser
science
Support at the virtual atomic
& molecular data centre
Tot. Grant
(Rs. lakhs) Duration
7.53
5
31.33
Faculty
M. Krishnamurthy
E. Krishnakumar

(a) National
Collaborating
Institutions
Manipal
University
BARC
BARC, IIT
Ropar, Univ. of
Lucknow,
VECC
Project Title
Raman Tweezers
Improvements to the
Pelletron Linac Facility
(DAE funded)
Prototype
development of
cryogenic bolometer
for Neutrinoless
Double beta decay
(DAE funded)
Total Grant
(Rs. lakhs)
69.00 (DBT)
3 years
D. Mathur
1500
2012-17
Common
facility
550
2012-17
Vandana
Nanal, R.
G. Pillay
Duration
Faculty
(b) International
1.
2.
3.
Collaborating
Institutions
Imperial
College
London
BARC, VECC,
Univ. of Delhi
FAIR
(GSI,
Germany) and
SPIRAL2
(GANIL,
France)
and
others
Hebrew
University,
Project Title
Optical science and
technology
Experimental at
International RIB
Facilities(EXRIB)
DAE DST funded
Lightening control
using lasers
Total Grant
(Rs. lakhs)
11.00
(ErasmusMundus,
European
Union)
400
190
Duration
Faculty
2 years
D. Mathur
2012-17
Vandana
Nanal, R.
Palit, R. G.
Pillay
2014 2018
G.
Ravindra
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Jerusalem,
Israel
19.
Kumar

Agency
Project Title
Total
Grant (Rs.
lakhs)
Duration
Faculty
1.
DAE
XII Plan Project

Nuclear Physics (2
projects)
876
2012
2017
All Nuclear
physics faculty
2.
DAE
XII Plan Project

Nuclear Physics (6
projects)
2385
2012
2017
All atomic
physics faculty
20.
21.
state recognition :
national recognition : Pelletron-LINAC Facility

corporate bodies
At present, there are none such in the DNAP.
22.
DNAP
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
Total
Publications:
Journal
Publication
s
51
45
42
62
54
254
Articles in
Proceedings
Technical
Reports
Web
Publications
Book
Chapters
Books
Edited
Mono
-graphs
49
47
67
77
54
294
1
1
1
1
2
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Citation Index :
Total number of citations: 25035
h-index
Range: 11 36
23.
1.

Patent Holder
M. Krishnamurthy
G. Ravindra Kumar
K. Ray (DBS)
24.
Patent Name
Laser Plasma from
Biological Targets as X-ray
Point Source
Patent No
PCT/IN2009
/000632
Date
2011
Income

DNAP has none in the period 2011-15.
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25.

National Visits :
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Faculty Member
R. Palit
R. Palit
E. Krishnakumar
S. Mujumdar
S. Mujumdar
R. Palit
V. Nanal
S. Mujumdar
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
R. Palit
R. Palit
L.C. Tribedi
I. Mazumdar
S. Mujumdar
I. Mazumdar
I. Mazumdar
M. Krishnamurthy
L.C. Tribedi
E. Krishnakumar
L.C. Tribedi
M. Krishnamurthy
S. Mujumdar
L.C. Tribedi
R.G. Pillay
V. Nanal
L.C. Tribedi
I. Mazumdar
V. Nanal
I. Mazumdar
R. Palit
E. Krishnakumar
Institution visited
Utkal University, Bhubaneswar.
VECC Kolkata
University of Delhi
Benaras Hindu University
IISc
Panjab University, Chandigarh.
IIT Guwahati.
University of
Hyderabad
VECC, Kolkata.
VECC, Kolkata
VECC Kolkata.
IUAC, New Delhi.
SSIHL, Puttaparthi.
IIST, Trivandrum
IIST, Trivandrum.
Panjab University
Karnataka University
IPR Gandhinagar
IPR, Gandhinagar.
LPAW, Goa.
RRCAT
IACS, Jadavpur.
IGCAR
VECC, Kolkata.
RKM College, Narendrapur
VECC, Kolkata.
Kamraj University
IUAC, New Delhi.
Sambalpur University
Sardar Patel University,.
31. L.C. Tribedi
Sardar Patel University
32. G.Ravindra Kumar

33. G.Ravindra Kumar
PRL, Ahmedabad.
IISc, Bengaluru.
Location
Bhubaneswar
Kolkata
New Delhi
Varanasi
Bengaluru
Chandigarh
Guwahati
Hyderabad
Year
2015
2015
2015
2015
2014
2014
2014
2014
Kolkata
Kolkata
Kolkata
New Delhi
Puttaparthi
Trivandrum
Trivandrum
Chandigarh
Dharwad
Gandhinagar
Gandhinagar
Goa
Indore
Jadavpur
Kalpakkam
Kolkata
Kolkata
Kolkata
Madurai
New Delhi
Sambalpur
Vallabh Vidya
Nagar
Vallabh
Vidyanagar
Ahmedabad
Bengaluru
2014
2014
2014
2014
2014
2014
2014
2013
2013
2013
2013
2013
2013
2013
2013
2013
2013
2013
2013
2013
2013
2013
2013
2012
2012
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IISc
Bengaluru
2012
35. S. Mujumdar
DAE-BRNS National Laser

Symposium-20, Anna University
Chennai
2012
36.
37.
38.
39.
M. Krishnamurthy
R. Pali
E. Krishnakumar
M. Krishnamurthy
IIT Madras
Chitkara University
University of Hyderabad
University of Hyderabad
Chennai
Himachal Pradesh
Hyderabad
Hyderabad
2012
2012
2012
2012
40.
41.
42.
43.
44.
45.
E. Krishnakumar
E. Krishnakumar
R. Palit
L.C. Tribedi
L.C. Tribedi
S. Mujumdar
Indore
Kolkata
Kolkata
Kolkata
Kolkata
Kolkata
2012
2012
2012
2012
2012
2012
46.
47.
48.
49.
50.
51.
52.
53.
54.
55.
56.
57.
58.
59.
60.
61.
62.
63.
64.
65.
66.
67.
68.
S. Pal
R. Palit
L.C. Tribedi
L.C. Tribedi
G.Ravindra Kumar
V. Nanal
S. Mujumdar
E. Krishnakumar
S. Mujumdar
G.Ravindra Kumar
L.C. Tribedi
L.C. Tribedi
V. Nanal
R.G. Pillay
L.C. Tribedi
S. Mujumdar
M. Krishnamurthy
G.Ravindra Kumar
S. Mujumdar
R.G. Pillay
L.C. Tribedi
L.C. Tribedi
L.C. Tribedi
RRCAT Indore
IISER Kolkata.
VECC, Kolkata.
IISER-Kolkata.
VECC Kolkatta,
Central Glass and Ceramic Research
Inst.
SINP Kolkata
IUAC, New Delhi.
IUAC Delhi.
IIT, Roorkee.
JNCASR, Bengaluru.
NUINT, Dehradun .
IIT Delhi.
Karnataka University
Hyderabad Central University.
IISER Kolkata.
SINP, Kolkata.
IACS, Jadavpur, Kolkata.
Kamraj University
IUAC, New Delhi
Delhi University
IIT Delhi.
PLASMA-2011
RRCAT, Indore.
RRCAT, Indore.
IIT Kharagpur.
VECC, Kolkata.
SINP Kolkata.
IUCAA, Pune
Kolkata
New Delhi
New Delhi
Roorkee
Bengaluru
Dehradun
Delhi
Dharwad
Hyderabad
Kolkata
Kolkata
Kolkata
Madurai
New Delhi
New Delhi
New Delhi
Patna
Indore
Indore
Kharagpur
Kolkata
Kolkata
March 22nd 2010
Pilani
Pillani
2012
2012
2012
2012
2011
2011
2011
2011
2011
2011
2011
2011
2011
2011
2011
2011
2011
2010
2010
2010
2010
2010
2010
69. V. Nanal
70. R. Palit
BITS, Pilani.
BITS Pillani
2010
2010
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1.
2.
3.
Faculty Member
L.C. Tribedi
L.C. Tribedi
L.C. Tribedi
4.
5.
L.C. Tribedi
S. Pal
6.
S. Pal
7.
8.
9.
S.V.K. Kumar
E. Krishnakumar
S. Mujumdar
10. S.V.K. Kumar

11. E. Krishnakumar
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
R. Palit
R. Palit
S. Mujumdar
S. Mujumdar
E. Krishnakumar
S. Mujumdar
E. Krishnakumar
E. Krishnakumar
I. Mazumdar
L.C. Tribedi
S. Pal
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
E. Krishnakumar
E. Krishnakumar
S.V.K. Kumar
I. Mazumdar
I. Mazumdar
R. Palit
I. Mazumdar
S. Mujumdar
S. Pal
32. S.V.K. Kumar

33. S.V.K. Kumar
Institution visited
U. of Toulouse
CIRIL Lab., GANIL Accelerator, Caen
CSIC, Insti. de Fisica Fundamental,
Madrid
U. of Toulouse
Insti. de Physique Theorique (IPhT),
Saclay
Frankfurt Inst. for Advanced Studies
(FIAS)
University of Potsdam
Open University, Milton Keynes
Thales Research and Technology,
Palaiseau
CiMAP, GANIL, Caen
MPI for Biophysical Chemistry,
Gottingen
University of Wurzburg
Physikzentrum Bad Honnef
Physikzentrum, Bad Honnef
University of Wrzburg
ICTP Trieste
AS-ICTP, Trieste
University of Durham
Notre Dame University
Aarhus University
(FIAS)
Iceland University, Iceland
Ohio University
Jefferson Lab
Notre Dame University
IPNO, Orsay, Paris
Max Planck Institute for Science of Light
(FIAS)
Max Plank Institut fr Kern Physik
GSI, Darmstadt
Country
France
France
Spain
Year
2015
2015
2015
France
France
2014
2014
Germany
2014
Germany
UK
France
2014
2014
2013
France
Germany
2013
2013
Germany
Germany
Germany
Germany
Italy
Italy
UK
UK
USA
Denmark
Germany
2013
2013
2013
2013
2013
2013
2013
2013
2013
2012
2012
Iceland
UK
UK
USA
USA
USA
France
Germany
Germany
2012
2012
2012
2012
2012
2012
2011
2011
2011
Germany
Germany
2011
2011
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35.
36.
37.
38.
39.
E. Krishnakumar
I. Mazumdar
R. Palit
I. Mazumdar
S.V.K. Kumar
I. Mazumdar
40. E. Krishnakumar
26.
2.
Ireland
Japan
Japan
Netherlands
Netherlands
Russia
2011
2011
2011
2011
2011
2011
UK
2011
Faculty serving in
Name of the
Faculty Member
1.
Maynooth University, Dublin

RIKEN
RIKEN
KVI, Groningen
KVI,Groningen
Bogoliubov Inst.of Theoretical Physics,
JINR
VII-DNAP-13
E. Krishnakumar
D. Mathur
3.
I. Mazumdar
4.
V. S.Nanal

Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore
Executive Committee of Indian Society of
Atomic and Molecular Physics
Council of Management of DAE-UGC
Consortium for Scientific Research
Council of Management of Homi Bhabha
Centre for Science Education
DST Programme advisory committee on
Lasers, Optics, and Atomic and Molecular
Physics
INSA Council
SAC-Cabinet
National IUPAP Committee
INSPIRE Faculty Awards Committee
Academic Committee,10th International
Junior Science Olympiad
International Review Committee for DRDO
Advanced Centre for High Energy Materials,
Hyderabad
Review Committee for the DRDO Centre at
IIT-M
Research Council, DRDOs LASTEC, New
Delhi
Organizing committee DAE-BRNS Annual
Nuclear Physics Symposium
DST WOS-A committee
Member
Term
of
Service
2008
201416
2012
Member
2012
Member
201215
Member
Invited
Member
Chair
Chair
Chair
3 yrs
1 yr
Chair
1 yr
Chair
1 yr
Chair
3 yrs
Member
2011-
Member
3 yrs
Role in the
Committee
Fellow
Member
4 yrs
4 yrs
1 yrs
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Name of the
Faculty Member
5.
6.
R. Palit
R. G. Pillay
7.
V.S. Prabhudesai
8.
G.Ravindrakumar
9.
L. C. Tribedi

DST-SERB PAC (Physical sciences)
Organizing Committee of Nuclear Physics
Symposium
Organizing Committee of Frontiers in
Gamma ray Spectroscopy, VECC, Kolkata
Organizing committee of the workshop on
Recent trends in nuclear structure and its
implication in astrophysics
DAE-DST mega science co-ordination
committee
DAE-SG group (accelerator & laser science)
DAE-SG group (DAE projects)
VECC Council
Faculty Selection Committee IIT Ropar
Faculty Selection Committee SINP
School of Physics Board, University of
Hyderabad
Executive Committee of Indian Society for
Atomic and Molecular Physics
Chancellors nominee for selection and
promotion of faculty at Jadavpur University
promotion of faculty at Kolkata University
promotion of faculty at Kalyani University
Faculty Selection Committee, IISER Pune
Faculty Selection Committee, IISER Bhopal
Organizing committee member of National
Conference of Atomic and Molecular
Physics (NCAMP), at IIST, Trivandrum
Convener SPARC (Stored particle atomic
reaction collaboration) India Workshop
Convener, workshop on highly charged ions
(WHCI), TIFR
DST-SERC School at TIFR
Atomic Processes in Plasmas
Executive committee of Ion-Beam Society of
India, IUAC, Delhi
Member
Term
of
Service
3 yrs
20122015
2015
Member
2016
Member
3 yrs
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member
4 yrs
4 yrs
4 yrs
200920113 yrs
Treasurer
Member
2012 2016
2014
Member
2014
Member
2014
Member
Member
Coconvener
201220142014
Convener
2014
Convener
2012
Role in the
Committee
Member
Member
Course
director
Coconvener
2013
2013
Members
2012
Vice-
2012-
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Name of the
Faculty Member

Atomic and Molecular Physics ISAMP
Atomic and Molecular Physics ISAMP
VII-DNAP-15
president
Term
of
Service
2014
President
2014
Term
of
Service
2006
Role in the
Committee
1.
2.
3.
Name of the
Faculty Member
Name of the
Committee
Role of the
Committee
E. Krishnakumar
International Advisory Committee,

Asian International Seminar on Atomic
and Molecular Physics
European Programme on Electron
Controlled Chemical Lithography
International Advisory Committee for
Electron-Molecule Symposium
Virtual Atomic and Molecular Data
Centre (VAMDC)
Electron-Molecule Symposium
IUPAP Commission, C-15
Asian Intense Laser Network
Member
International Committee, Asian Laser

Centre, Gwangju, Korea
10th International Symposium on
Ultrafast Intense Laser Science,
Eisenach
Salamanca
Jodhpur
Management Board, International
PARIS collaboration
Member
201315
3 years
12
years
5 years
Co-Chair
1 year
Chair
1 year
Chair
1 year
Member
2014
Member
2015
D. Mathur
I. Mazumdar
Member
Member
Board
member
Chair
Vice-Chair
Co-Chair
201012
201113
2013
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Name of the
Faculty Member
4.
S. N. Mishra
5.
V. S. Nanal
6.
R. Palit
7.
R. G. Pillay
8.
G. Ravindrakumar
9.
L. C. Tribedi
Name of the
Committee
21st International conference on Few
-Body Physics, Chicago
International Advisory committee for
Hyperfine Interactions
PARIS Collaboration Steering
committee
PARIS Collaboration Steering
committee
DEGAS Collaboration for
HISPEC/DESPEC experiments at FAIR
International Advisory Committee on
Nuclear Structure 2016, Oak Ridge
National Lab, Tennesse, USA
International Advisory Committee on
Nuclear Structure 2012, Arognne
National Lab, Chicago, USA
Joint International Advisory and
Programme committee of 2nd
International Conference on
Dosimetry and its Applications
(ICDA2), 3 - 8 July 2016, University of
Surrey, UK
Indo-France LIA
International Committee on Ultra high
intensity lasers
Board for conferences on inertial
fusion science and application
International Conference on Ultrahigh
Intensity Lasers 2014
Programme committee, Series of
International conferences High Energy
Density Science, Yokohama, Japan
Programme Committee, Series of
CHILI international conferences, Tel
Aviv
General Committee of International
Role of the
Committee
Term
of
Service
Member
1 yr
Co-chair
2 yrs
Chair
2 yrs
Project
Leader
Member
2012-
Member
2012
Member
2016
2016
Scientific
4 yrs
coordinator
Member
2007
Member
2007
Co-Chair
2014
Member
Member
Member
2011-
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Faculty Member
Name of the
Committee
Conference on the Physics of
Electronic and Atomic Collisions
(ICPEAC) - Lanzhou, China 2013 &
Toledo-Spain 2015
International advisory body, MPS
conference
International committee of SHIMEC.
Swift Heavy ions in Materials
Engineering and Characterization",
IUAC, Delhi
International governing body of the
SPARC collaboration, GSI
International advisory committee for
the ISIAC (International Symposium on
Ion-atom Collisions)
International advisory board,
International conference on highly
charged ions(HCI)
3
4

Name of the
Name of the Journal
Faculty Member
D. Mathur
Journal of Physics B
EPL (Europhysics Letters)
Rapid Communications in Mass
Spectrometry
E. Krishnakumar
International Advisory Board,
Journal of Physics B: Atomic,
Molecular and Optical Physics
I. Mazumdar
National Science Journal PRAMANA
G.Ravindrakumar
National Science Journal PRAMANA
VII-DNAP-17
Role of the
Committee
Term
of
Service
15
Represents
India
Member
2014
Member
2007 -
Member
2005
Member
2010
Impact
Factor
1.98
2.27
2.25
2014
Term of
Service
3 yrs
5 yrs
15 yrs
1.98
2016 2019
0.65
0.65
2014
2008 2012
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27.

outside India.
28.
Student projects


29.
National Awards
Awardee
1. S. Mujumdar
2. S. Mujumdar
3. S. Mujumdar
4. G. Ravindrakumar
5. G. Ravindrakumar
6. G. Ravindrakumar
7. G. Ravindrakumar
8. M. Krishnamurthy
9. M. Krishnamurthy
10. V. Prabhudesai

Scopus Young Scientist Award (Physics) of the NASI
Swarnajayanti Fellowship of the DST
Ramanujam Fellowship of the DST
Infosys Prize
J.C. Bose Fellowship of the DST
S.S. Bhatnagar Award of the CSIR
B.M. Birla Prize
B. M. Birla Prize
INSA Medal for Young Scientist
Year
2014
2013
2010
2015
2011
2003
2000
2008
2003
2008
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12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
1.
2.
I. Mazumdar
D. Misra
D. Mathur
D. Mathur
D. Mathur
D. Mathur
D. Mathur
D. Mathur
L.C. Tribedi
L.C. Tribedi
L.C. Tribedi
1.
2.
3.
4.

INSA Medal for Young Scientist
Bhatnagar Prize, CSIR
N S Sathyamurthy Prize, Indian Physics Association
Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences
Eminent Mass Spectrometrist Prize, ISMAS
Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy
C V Raman Lectureship, DAE
Swarnajayanti Fellowship, DST
Goyal Young Scientist Prize
INSA Young Scientist Award
Awardee
D. Mathur
TWAS Fellow
D. Mathur
European Unions Erasmus-Mundus Scholar in
Optical Science and Technology
1.
VII-DNAP-19
2007
2011
1991
1986
1992
1996
1999
2003
2003
2005
1994
Year
2013
20082010
National Awards
Awardee
Amit D. Lad
"Pervez Guzdar Young Scientist Award 2014" for his
outstanding research contributions in the field of
Intense Laser Matter Interactions, by the Plasma
Science Society of India (PSSI)
Awardee
K. Dota (Ms.)
"3rd International Symposium on Ultra-fast Intense
Laser Science Award" for Young Researchers by the
University of Tokyo, Japan
Prashant K. Singh Best poster award entitled "Observation of
Oscillations in the Plasma Critical Surface" at the
ICTP-IAEA College on Plasma Physics, Trieste, Italy
Anjani K. Tiwari
OSA (Optical Society of America) Best Student Paper
Prize" at the "Photonics 2012 - International
Conference on Fiber Optics and Photonics", IIT,
Chennai
Amitava Adak
Best Poster in Inertial Fusion Sciences and
Year
2014
Year
2012
2012
2013
2013
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Applications, Seattle, USA
30.

1.
Year
2015
2.
2014
3.
2014
4.
2014
5.
2014
Name
Indo-french Collaboration
meeting
DST-SERC School on Nuclear
structure at High Angular
Momentum and Isospin
Ultra-Intense Lasers (ICUIL)
Conference of Asian Core
Program for High Energy Density
Science Using Strong Laser
Photons
(ASHULA)
SPARC-India Workshop
6.
2013
1st VAMDC India meeting
EU
7.
2013
TIFR
8.
2013
PARIS India Collaboration

meeting
DST-SERC School on Physics of
Highly Charged Ions
9.
2012
Workshop on Highly Charged

Ions and Atomic Collisions
TIFR
10. 2011
India-NUSTAR Meeting
TIFR
11. 2011
Advances in Nuclear Physics ICTS

(ANUP11)
Nucleon-Nucleon Interaction
ICTS
Workshop
12. 2010
Funding
TIFR
Faculty members
Vandana Nanal
DST
Indranil Mazumdar, R.
Palit
Registration
G Ravindra Kumar, M.
Krishnamurthy
G Ravindra Kumar, M.
Krishnamurthy
JSPS
TIFR
DST
Lokesh Tribedi, Vaibhav

Prabhudesai, Deepankar
Misra
E Krishnakumar, Vaibhav
Prabhudesai
Vandana Nanal, R Palit, R
G Pillay
Misra
Misra
R. G. Pillay, Vandana Nanal,
R. Palit
Vandana Nanal
Indranil Mazumdar
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32.

Name of the
Programme
Applications
Selected
Recd
Ph.D.
Male
31
21370
33.
Pass
Joined
Female
5
14
percentage*
Male
17
Female
3
Male
Female
76
100
83
(a) Geographic
Ph.D.
Male Female
Students
IntegratedPh.D.
Male Female
M.Sc.
Male Female
Total
2
10
23
NRI students
12
10
25
Total
(b) Graduate Institution
Female
1
0
Integrated
M.Sc.-Ph.D.
Male Female
10
2
0
0
Male
0
0
Female
0
0
Total
15
0
10
0
2
0
10
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
25
Ph.D.
Male
2
0
From Universities
institutions
From premier
9
professional institutions #
From others*
0
Total 11
M.Sc.
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# IITs, NITs, etc.
34.
Examination
No of students
1.
NET
12
2.
GATE
3.
JEST
4.
Other
35.
Student progression
Ph.D. programme : Most of the students admitted to the DNAP go on to

Integrated M.Sc.-Ph.D. programme : Most of the students admitted to the DNAP

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Diversity of staff

from TIFR :
Total :
37.
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8
6
1
15
assessment period
38.

a)
Library
DNAP, like other Departments of TIFR in the Colaba campus, makes use of
the TIFR Library and Scientific Information Resource Centre (SIRC) (see
Section B2, Item no 4.2)
b)

no 4.3)
c)

the common class rooms and lecture theatres of TIFR (see Section B1, Item
no 12)

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rooms.
1.
2.
e)
students have access to the well-equipped laboratories of DNAP (see Item f)
below)

coursework period.
f) Research laboratories
Name of
Fac* PDF
Laboratory
Molecular
2
0
dynamics and
control Laboratory
Stu
3
High energy
gamma ray lab.
Hyperfine
Interaction
Laboratory
Accelerator Based
Atomic Physics.
5.
ECR Ion
Accelerator
6.
Fast electron
collision laboratory
3.
4.

Study of low energy molecule
interactions and study of coherent
control of molecules using shaped
ultrashort laser pulses
Study of structure and reaction of hot
and rotating nuclei.
Investigation of solid state phenomena
at short length and time scales using
hyperfine interaction as a probe
Bent crystal based high resolution x-ray
spectrometer, continuum electron
spectrometer and ToF setups are used
to study the collective excitation in
large molecules, clusters, ionization of
biomolecules, PAH molecules and
Young type interference effect
ECR-based Ion accelerator lab with 4
beam lines; electron spectrometer
based setups Time-of-Flight recoil ion
spectrometers for dealing with
fundamental problems on atomic and
molecular collision physics
Young type electron interference in
molecular double slit using O2 and N2
Ionization and fragmentation of
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7.
Nano-optics and
Mesoscopic
Optics Laboratory
8.
NDBD lab
9.
Study of GDR in
hot nuclei
10
PLF accelerator
facility
11
Discrete Gamma
Spectroscopy
biomolecules
We study exotic phenomena in
condensed matter studied using optical
means. One of the subfields involves
the study of amplifying random media,
called random lasers. Further, we
carry out experimental investigation of
Anderson Localization in onedimensional and two-dimensional
systems. These experiments are
complemented with near-field
microscopic studies of disordered
systems.
R&D on superconducting Tin bolometer
to search for NDBD in 124Sn
Study of nuclear shapes at high T and J,
study of collective excitations using
radioactive ion beam
A joint TIFR-BARC facility , operated
round the clock
For about 100 users. Research output
of facility is around ~25 Ph.D and more
than 100 publications in last 5 years
We investigate the low energy
response of atomic nuclei to rotational
stress using a powerful femtoscope
consisting of segmented high purity
Germanium detectors. The nuclei are
prepared in excited states (with 1021
rotations per second) using energetic
beams from the heavy ion
accelerators. The fast rotating nucleus
decays to its ground state, through the
intermediate excited states, emitting
copious gamma rays that are
measured by the femtoscope. By
casting the nuclei to various shapes
and studying their decays, the
emergent properties of complex
nuclear many-body system are
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12
39.
elucidated.
Ultrashort pulse
2
2
6
Studying matter in extreme states
high intensity laser
using high power laser pulses
lab
Doctoral students
1. Amitava Adak
2. Arnab Khan
3. Angana Mondal
4. Chandrodoy Chattopadhyay
5. Chandan D. Bagdia
6. Chandan Ghosh
7. Deep Sarkar
8. Farhan S. Babra
9. Krishnendu Gope
10. Kamalesh Jana
11. Malay Dalui
12. Moniruzzaman Shaikh
13. Vishvesh Ashok Tadsare
14. Anjani Kumar Tiwari
15. Ravitej Uppu
16. Randhir Kumar
1.
K. S. Alee
2.
Indranuj Dey
3.
Ketan Rathod
4.
Susanta K Mohanta
5.
Santosh Roy
6.
Sudipta Saha
7.
Sreemoyee Sarkar
8.
Neha Dokania
9.
Arpit Ashok Rawankar
10. Purnima Singh
11. Arpita Nath
12. A. K. Rhine Kumar
13. A. K. Gourishetty
JRFs
1. Juliah J. Chelliah
2. Madhusree Roy Chowdhury
3. Thupten Tsering
4. Ghnashyam R. Gupta
5. Sayan Basu
SRFs
40.
Kritika Dotta
ALL the students of DNAP (13) are in doctoral programmes, and hence they are
all given TIFR fellowships.
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new programme(s)?
DNAP, and TIFR as a whole, has been training students for Ph.D. since its
started in 2012.
42.

a.

b.

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c.

43.

Name of the Alumnus
1.
Raja Ramanna
2.
P.K. Iyengar
Vijay R. Pandhari Pande
Padma Vibhushan, Ex-Chairman, AEC, Ex-Union Minister of

State for Defence, Founder Director ,NIAS, Bhatnagar Award
Padma Bushan, Ex-Chairman, AEC, Bhatnagar Award
Eminent Theoretical Nuclear Physicist, APS T.W.Bonner
prizewinner
Ex-Director, Institute for Particle, Nuclear and Astronomical
Sciences, Virginia Tech, USA, Founder, Borexino experiment,
Gran Sasso, Italy
Eminent Nuclear Physicist
Former Editor, Hyperfine interactions
Former Director, IUAC, New Delhi, RRF (present)
3.
R. Raghavan
4.
5.
6.
7.
C.V.K. Baba
H.G. Devare
Amit Roy
8.
Mahananda Dasgupta
9.
Sadiq Rangwala
44.
Faculty at ANU Canberra, Member IUPAP Commission, Nuclear

Physics
Bhatnagar Award (2015)

As Item No 30 shows, the DNAP regularly conducts conferences etc. which are
can.
45.
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The DNAP generally adopts the conventional blackboard teaching methods. Often
46.
The DNAP Chairperson and another member of the DNAP faculty are members
of the Subject Board of Physics, which constantly monitors the progress of the
47.

DNAP faculty, postdocs and students regularly participate in the Outreach
Activities of TIFR .
48.

The DNAP conducts and participates in the following activities on a regular basis.
DNAP Seminar
NSF Colloquium
VSRP Programme
49.

The doctoral programmes in the DNAP are conducted under the TIFR
50.

basic or applied.
The scientific activities of the department have been mainly in the experimental
aspects of Nuclear Physics as well as in the field of atomic, molecular and optical
physics. There is one research group that works on the condensed matter
physics using nuclear techniques. Nuclear techniques applied to study solid
state phenomenon at short length and time scales allowed the observation of
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unusually high 4d magnetic moment on isolated Rh and Mo atoms, commonly

absent in bulk solid forms. Local susceptibility studied through hyperfine
interaction methods have illustrated finite size effects on moment formation
and Kondo interactions for single magnetic impurities embedded in nano-scale
solids. These observations provide insight into quantum effects on electron
correlation.
In the field of nuclear physics, the Indian National Gamma detector Array (INGA)
coupled to a digital data acquisition system is set-up at TIFR as a part of a
national collaboration for the study of nuclear structure and dynamics from
2010. Around 30 PhD students from different Universities and Institutes from
India and abroad have performed experiments in this set-up. Some of the
salient scientific achievements of INGA campaigns include lifetime
measurements in sub picosecond range in magnetic and antimagnetic rotation,
degenerate dipole bands in A=110 and 130 regions in search for chiral rotation,
polarization measurements of gamma rays to establish transverse and
longitudinal wobbling mode at low spin High spin states in closed shell nuclei for
testing shell model predictions and shape evolution. Indigenous development of
beam diagnostic devices, vacuum components for accelerators, electronic
devices were also carried out in this period. Moreover, a 4-pi sum-spin
spectrometer was built at TIFR for measurement of angular momentum gated
high energy gamma-rays from excited nuclei. This facility in conjunction with a
gas-filled magnetic spectrometer in IUAC-Delhi is routinely used by graduate
students of experimental nuclear physics from different Indian universities and
researchers from India and abroad for cutting edge research in heavy-ion
induced nuclear reaction dynamics and structure at high excitation energy.
Major predictions about dynamics of two-neutron halo nuclei were also carried
out from pure three-body model calculations. Experimentation validations of
two such predictions regarding quantum states in the 14Be and 20C halo nuclei.
There is one group in the department that worked on the development of
transport and hydrodynamics models to study the properties of hot and dense
nucleus / quark gluon plasma formed in relativistic heavy ion collisions.
In the atomic and molecular collisions activities the ionization and
fragmentation studies of RNA base molecule like Uracil were carried out where
the large forward backward asymmetry was observed in the differential cross
section. The absolute total ionization cross section measurements for Uracil and
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water molecules were carried out on a wide energy range (keV-MeV). The
collective plasmon excitation in electron emission spectrum from C60 fullerene
and Coronene (which is a PAH molecule) in fast ion collisions was observed. The
study of Young type electron interference in fast ion and electron collisions with
H2, N2 and O2 was also carried out. In the study of doubly excited states of Si, S,
Cl through high resolution X-ray spectroscopy the 2p3d 1s3d line was
observed. The ECRIS machine on the high voltage deck was actively used to
provide low energy ion-beams to users from different institutes in country.
Study of few body quantum dynamics was carried out with the help of
momentum resolved measurements of fragmentation of transient molecular
ions which are formed in collisions with either highly charged ions or electron.
Towards this one group developed a 3D focusing Recoil ion momentum
spectrometer. They used it to study the two body breakup dynamics of diatomic
molecules as well as the two- and three-body decay dynamics of triatomic
molecular system. In one such study they proposed a scheme to correctly
identify the central and terminal N atoms in the fragmentation of multiply
charged N2O molecular ions. Apart from this they extensively studied the
velocity and charge state dependence of the fragmentation of N 2 in collisions
with highly charged ions. Taking a step further they also performed some
measurement on the three-body decay of a tetra-atomic molecule, H2O2, in
collisions with highly charged ions where they, for the first time observed a
sequential decay mechanism in the three-body dissociation of H2O2 decaying
into H+ + H+ + O2+. Some measurements were also performed on the breakup of
H2O, where a bond rearrangement reaction was observed in the breakup of
H2O+ ions.
Another group working in the low energy electron molecule collisions developed
a new experimental technique for measuring the absolute cross sections for
dissociative ionization and dissociative attachment processes in electronmolecule collisions. They used this to obtain absolute cross sections for
ionization of several molecules under electron impact. They also carried out the
first ever absolute cross section measurement for dissociative electron
attachment from electronically excited molecules. Apart from that they
discovered the functional group dependence in dissociative electron attachment
and a new method of controlling chemical reactions using electrons. They
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developed a new 4 solid angle ion momentum imaging technique for studying
structure of molecular negative ions and their decay dynamics. Using this
technique they carried out first ever studies of negative ion momentum imaging
of dissociative electron attachment in molecules. They developed a new
technique to measure the absolute partial and total ionization cross sections for
molecules that exist as solids at room temperature and its use for DNA and RNA
bases and various other organic molecules. They also carried out the first ever
experimental verification of the role of free electron as a catalyst.
Another group discovered several new results in extreme states particle
acceleration and laboratory astrophysics. They invented the first ever MeV
neutral atom accelerator. They showed that biological (bacterial) plasmas as
the brightest hard x-ray emitters under intense, femtosecond irradiation. Many
firsts in giant magnetic field measurements, enhanced laser absorption and
relativistic electron transport physics in intense laser-solid interactions were
achieved by this group. They have also obtained a global recognition for
establishing analogues of astrophysical phenomena in high intensity laser
matter experiments in the laboratory.
On the optics front one group had been responsible for several first-time
measurements in the areas of disordered materials with gain. As example, the
statistical intensity fluctuations were first identified quantitatively by the group,
which provided evidence to the Gaussian-Levy-Gaussian transitions in the
system. The quantitative technique provided for the analysis was based on an
econophysical algorithm using Levy-stable laws, which was introduced into the
field by this group. Subsequently, the group proposed and implemented a novel
model for random lasers, called the Exponentially-tempered Levy sums, which is
the first model that explains the statistical transitions in the system. This model
has now enabled to identify the physical manifestation of extreme events in
random lasers, namely, the coherent modes. This group has also demonstrated
an aerosol-based random laser, which consists of microdroplets of a liquid dye.
This system qualifies as a periodic-on-average random system (PARS) with gain
when the microdroplets are all monodisperse. This is the first PARS system
demonstrated in the field that can allow configurational-averaging. This system
has realized several experimental measurements in weakly periodic systems
that hitherto only remained in the theoretical domain.
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Besides their regular activities in the light mater interaction field on group
carried out the research that had output of societal relevance such as
development of an optical technique for early-stage detection of malaria that
relies on measurements of the birefringence of infected red blood cells,
development of an optical-trap based method of probing differentiation of
cancer cells.
51.

of the department.
Strengths
The research activities of the department cover a very contemporary and

active experimental research fields like nano and mesoscopic-optics,
biological physics, ultra-intense light matter interaction, charged particle
atomic and molecular collision, nuclear structure and nuclear
spectroscopy using steady and radioactive ion beams and accelerator
based condensed matter physics along with theoretical activity in
relativistic heavy ion collision.
Exceptionally good expertise in instrumentation in experimental nuclear

physics, accelerator development including ECR based accelerator for
highly charged ions, atomic collision physics, light matter interaction
related areas and optics. Instruments developed to address
contemporary nuclear physics problems are used by national and
international groups.
World leadership in selected area of work.
Close interactions among different groups with diverse expertise within

the department benefit the research programmes.
Strong presence of the department in the graduate school teaching.
Weaknesses
Lack of resources like space, manpower in terms of students and post

docs
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Disinclination to advertise the achievements and lack of exposure to

these areas of science at the university level in the country affects the
overall interest shown by the young students in these areas of research
Non-traditional field of research for some groups implies low influx of

research students to the laboratories
Limited presence of some of these areas at the national level makes it

very difficult to get good number of skilled postdoctoral researchers
essential for accelerated growth of the research activity
Lack of theoretical support for many of the experimental activities of the

department at the institutional as well as at the national level.
Opportunities
World wide recognition in recent achievements brings new

opportunities for international collaboration.
New areas of research are emerging like Non-linear optics of disordered

systems with Anderson localization, catalytic electron reactions,
laboratory astrophysics with ultra-intense light sources, biological physics
with applications to radiation chemistry, neutrino-less double beta decay,
nuclear structure with radioactive ion beam etc.
The young investigators in the groups get the opportunities to interact

with the world leaders in the field through world-wide collaborations and
global interactions via conferences, schools and seminars .
The recent path breaking successes with new instrumentation provide

exciting opportunities for obtaining new physical insights into the
problem of contemporary interests like electron molecule collisions, nano
and mesoscopic optics, neutral and charged particle acceleration in
intense light-matter interaction, novel excitation modes of nuclei etc.
Due to diverse research interests within the department, there is a huge

opportunity for cross breeding the ideas and exploring new possibilities.
Challenges
Recruiting new faculty members to strengthen the ongoing activities as

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well as explore new areas of research.
52.
Modest infrastructure strongly limits broadening of the research activity

whereas the research groups have to compete at the international level.
Popularizing these research fields at the undergraduate level and make

the younger generation attracted to these fields within India.
Interference in day to day administration by the extended bureaucracy,

too many rules and not much freedom in execution.

The DNAP intends to grow its current research activities in diversified areas.
There will be a study of the properties of hot and dense nucleus within
transport and hydrodynamical model in relativistic heavy ion collisions. In
nuclear physics, a high quality experimental facility to carry out advanced
research in the field of nuclear astrophysics is going to be developed.
Investigation of fundamental nucleon-nucleon interactions using low-energy
light ion polarized beam and target is also envisaged. The nuclear structure
research group plans to study the novel excitation modes of nuclei due to
different symmetries, test of large scale shell model predictions for nuclei near
closed shell and exotic nuclear isomers. In nuclear condensed matter physics
programme using hyperfine interaction tool, in depth investigations on finite
size effects on electronic and magnetic properties of nanocrystalline solids will
be carried out. In accelerator-based condensed matter physics the quantum
size effect on electron co-relation and magnetism will be explored. In nano
and mesosopic optics, future studies involving ultrafast time resolution at a
ultrahigh spatial resolution will be implemented, which are expected to yield
unprecedented information on the quality factors of random resonators,
simultaneously with the location of highest intensity spots in the resonator.
Chemical control using electrons in gas phase and condensed phase molecules
will be explored with emphasis on understanding the low energy electronmolecule interaction in all its details. Studies of electron collision on radicals
and excited state molecules towards chemical control and applications will
also be carried out. High energy density science is poised for a big leap with
petawatt laser facilities to be set up in the next few years as well as active
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participation in international collaborations in Europe and Japan will be taken

up. Department intends to carry out more cutting edge research and generate
human resource in high knowledge areas for India. It also intends to get
involved with the graduate school teaching in the institute to engage the
young minds joining the institute and get them interested in the research
fields pursued in the department. Department will also put concrete efforts to
expose the achievements and excitements of the field of research to the vast
science community in the country particularly at the university level to attract
the potential young researchers to pursue the research career in these areas.
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Department of
Theoretical Physics
(DTP)
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Department of Theoretical Physics

1.
2.

3.
Department of Theoretical Physics (DTP)
The DTP is a part of the Faculty of Natural Sciences.

4.

1. Ph.D.
3. M. Phil
5.

The DTP does not offer interdisciplinary programmes. However, there is a lot of
research collaboration among Departments and the graduate school has
Instructors drawn from all the five Physics Departments in Colaba.
6.

A list of courses taught by DTP faculty outside TIFR in the period 2011 2015
follows.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Institution
CBS, Mumbai
CBS, Mumbai
CBS, Mumbai
CBS, Mumbai
U. of Mumbai
CBS, Mumbai
IIT Mumbai
Course Name
Quantum Field Theory
Advanced Condensed Matter Physics
Introductory Particle Physics
Advanced Quantum Mechanics
Statistical Physics
Faculty member
S. Raychaudhuri
S. Raychaudhuri
R. Sensarma
S. Raychaudhuri
K. Sridhar
S. Raychaudhuri
K. Damle
Year
2015
2014
2013
2013
2012
2012
2011
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8.
7.
CBS, Mumbai
Quantum Mechanics II
S. Raychaudhuri
2011

8.

Students of the DTP are offered a Course Work programme based on a mixture
table below.
Programme
Ph.D.
Int. M.Sc.-Ph.D.
Duration (years)
Overall Coursework
5
1.5
6
2.5
Basic & Core

Credits
28
56
Elective
Credits
16
28
Project
Credits
16
16
Total
Credits
60
100
N.B. Integrated M.Sc.-Ph.D. students who join after 4 years B.Sc. or equivalent are required to
do only 36 Core Credits, i.e. 80 Credits in total.
of their choice.
1. Assignments
2. Quizzes
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9.

Level
I
II
III
IV
Course Content
Basic Subjects
Core Subjects
Participation
Relevant Department
Relevant Department
Thus, DTP faculty are extensively involved in teaching the Level I and II courses in
sharing with faculty from other Physics departments, and exclusively involved in
teaching all Level III and IV courses in Advanced Quantum Mechanics, Quantum
Field Theory, General Relativity and Cosmology, String Theory, Particle Physics,
Advanced Condensed Matter Theory, Advanced Statistical Mechanics, and ManyBody Theory.
DTP students are free to choose Electives in other Departments, even outside
10.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Professor (H)
Reader (F)
Fellow (E)
11.

Dist. Professor (J)
Sr. Professor (I)
Total
Number
1
4
6
3
6
20

1.
Name of Faculty
Deepak Dhar
Designation
Dist. Professor (J)
2.
3.
4.
Rajiv V. Gavai
Gupta, Sourendu
Sandip P.Trivedi
Sr. Professor (I)

Sr. Professor (I)
Sr. Professor (I)
Deg* Specialisation
Ph.D. Condensed Matter
Physics
Ph.D. High Energy Physics
Ph.D. String Theory,
Exp
36
Stu
3
30
23
17
2
1
5
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Name of Faculty
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
Designation
Director, TIFR
Sr. Professor (I)
Professor (H)
Professor (H)
Professor (H)
Professor (H)
Professor (H)
Deg* Specialisation
Cosmology
Gautam Mandal
Ph.D. String Theory
Rajeev S. Bhalerao
Shiraz Minwalla
Ph.D. String Theory
K. Sridhar
Amol Dighe
Kedar Damle
Physics
Sreerup Raychaudhuri Professor (H)
Vikram Tripathi
Assoc. Professor (G) Ph.D. Condensed Matter
Physics
Saumen Datta
Assoc. Professor (G) Ph.D. High Energy Physics
Nilmani Mathur
Assoc. Professor (G) Ph.D. High Energy Physics
Subhabrata
Reader (F)
Ph.D. Cosmology
Majumdar
Rajdeep Sensarma
Reader (F)
Physics
Rishi Sharma
Reader (F)
Tuhin S. Roy
Reader (F)
Basudeb Dasgupta
Reader (F)
Ph.D. Astroparticle Physics
Rishi Khatri
Reader (F)
Ph.D. Cosmology
Exp
Stu
27
31
14
21
13
14
3
0
5
0
3
3
17
10
3
4
10
9
9
0
1
2
3
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
12.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

Adjunct Faculty
Ribhu Kaul
Frederic Denef
Jean-Yves Ollitrault
Alexander Refregier
Gautam
Bhattacharyya
Gunnar Bali
Satya N. Majumdar
Sumit R. Das
Home Institution
U. of Kentucky
Leuven U.
CNRS
ETH, Zurich
SINP, Kolkata
U. of Regensburg
CNRS, U.of Paris
U. of Kentucky
Country
USA
Belgium
France
Switzerland
India
Germany
France
USA
Tenure
2012-15
2013-16
2014-17
2015-17
2015-17
Specialisation
Cond. Matter Physics
String Theory
High Energy Physics
Cosmology
High Energy Physics
2015-18 High Energy Physics

2015-17 Cond. Matter Physics
2015-17 String Theory
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14.

Programme
Ph.D.
M.Sc.
1.
2.
3.
15.
Ratio S/F
1.03
0.75
Scientific & Technical Staff
Administrative & Auxiliary Staff
Total
17.
Faculty (F)
20
20
DTP
16.
Students (S)
21
15
String Theory and Mathematical Physics

High Energy Physics, including Lattice Gauge Theory
Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Statistical and Condensed Matter Physics

National
Agency
Project Title
Total Grant
(Rs. lakhs)
Duration
(years)
Faculty member
1.
DST
28.10
Saumen Datta
2.
DST
26.10
Kedar Damle
3.
DST
Swarnajayanti Fellowship.
20.30
Shiraz Minwalla
4.
UGC
15.49
Shiraz Minwalla
5.
DST
Field Theories with High-Spin

Symmetries and High-Spin Gravities
Holography and Its Applications
15.31
Sandip P. Trivedi
6.
DST
Spin Dependent Phenomena In

Quasi Two Dimensional Structures
& Films with Magnetic Impurities
4.16
Vikram Tripathi
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DST
8.
DST
9.
DST
10.
DST
11.
DST
Using Conformal Field Theory

Description Of Hawking Radiation
MONAMI : Modeling of NanoScaled Advanced Materials
Intelligently
Effect of Disorder and Inclusions on
Transport and Magnetic Properties
of Dilute Magnetic Semiconductors
Statistical Mechanics Of Polymers &
Systems Far From Equilibrium
2.48
Gautam Mandal
1.52
Vikram Tripathi
2.66
Vikram Tripathi
1.62
Deepak Dhar
7.60
48.10
Basudeb
Dasgupta
Rajiv V. Gavai
12.
DST
13.
DST
J.C.Bose Fellowship
18.60
10
Deepak Dhar
14.
DST
Ramanujam Fellowship
35.83
Nilmani Mathur
15.
DST
25.00
Amol Dighe
16.
DST
34.20
Sourendu Gupta
17.
DST
23.60
Sandip P. Trivedi
18.
DST
50.00
Vikram Tripathi
International
Agency
1.
Project Title
Total Grant
(Rs. lakhs)
Duration
(years)
Faculty member
2.61
K.S. Damle
2.
IFCPAR Computational Studies Of

Frustrated Quantum Magnets
IFCPAR Extreme QCD In The LHC Era
1.88
R.S.Bhalerao
3.
ICTP
9.00
Subhabrata
Majumder
18.
Siemen Fellowship

(a) National
Collaborating
Institutions
1.
TIFR
U. of Calcutta
Project Title
Glimpsing New Physics
through the LHC
(BRNS)
Total Grant Duration

(Rs. lakhs)
(years)
15.00
Faculty member
Sreerup
Raychaudhuri
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(b) International
Collaborating
Institutions
2.
TIFR, CERN
19.
Total Grant Duration

(Rs. lakhs)
(years)
Project Title
CERN School (DST)
33.60
Faculty member
Rajiv V. Gavai

Agency
Total Grant
(Rs. lakhs)
Project Title
Duration
Faculty
1.
DAE
XII Plan Project -DTP
448
5 years
All
DTP
faculty
2.
DAE
XII Plan Project

Indian Lattice Gauge
Theory Initiative
5326
5 years
Lattice
gauge
theory
group
20.
state recognition :
At present, there are none such in the DTP.
21.

corporate bodies
At present, there are none such in the DTP.
22.
Publications:
DTP
Journal
Publications
Articles in
Proceedings
Technical
Reports
Web
Publications
Book
Chapters
Books
Edited
Mono
-graphs
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
Total
64
40
46
41
48
239
27
10
17
15
15
84
6
7
3
5
2
23
2
4
6
4
1
17
3
2
1
1
7
1
1
1
3
1
2
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Publications
100
Web Publications
Book Chapters + Books
Edited + Monographs
80
60
Technical Reports
40
20
0
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Year
1. Particle Physics of Brane Worlds and Extra Dimensions

S. Raychaudhuri and K. Sridhar, Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical
Physics, Cambridge University Press (2016), ISBN: 9780521768566.
Citation Index :
Total number of citations :
53800
23.
h-index :
9 46

DTP has none in the period 2011-15.
24.

DTP has none in the period 2011-15.
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VIII-DTP-9

National Visits :
1.
Faculty member
Deepak Dhar
2.
Basudeb Dasgupta
3.
Deepak Dhar
4.
Deepak Dhar
5.
6.
K. Sridhar
K. Sridhar
7.
Kedar Damle
8.
Rajeev S. Bhalerao
9.
10.
Rishi Sharma
Sourendu Gupta
11.
Sreerup
Raychaudhuri
12.
14.
Subhabrata
Majumdar
Subhabrata
Majumdar
Tuhin S. Roy
15.
Tuhin S. Roy
16.
17.
18.
19.
Rajdeep Sensarma
Rajeev S. Bhalerao
Amol Dighe
Shiraz Minwalla
20.
Amol Dighe
13.
Place Visited and Occasion

Workshop on Soft, driven and biological matter,
Department of Physics, Univ. of Pune.
LHC-DM workshop, Indian Association for Cultivation of
Science, Kolkata.
Indian Statistical Physics Community Meeting, ICTS,
Bengaluru.
Golden Jubilee lecture; Chennai Mathematical Institute
Chennai.
IIT, Guwahati
Workshop on LHC and Dark Matter; Indian Association
for the Cultivation of Science (IACS), Kolkata.
ICTP-JNU Workshop on Frustrated Magnetism, New
Delhi.
International Conference on Physics & Astrophysics of
Quark-Gluon Plasma (ICPAQGP), Kolkata
Workshop on QCD at high density, TIFR.
Conference on Perspectives and Challenges in Lattice
Gauge Theory, TIFR.
Workshop on LHC and Dark Matter, Indian Association
for the Cultivation of Sciences.
Date
03/2015
StatCosmo2015, ISI, Kolkata,
02/2015
ISI, Kolkata.
02/2015
Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science Kolkata

from February.
LHCDM-2015 Workshop, Indian Association for the
Cultivation of Science, Kolkata.
IISER Kolkata
Workshop on QCD at High Density, TIFR, Mumbai.
XXI DAEBRNS HEP Symposium.
21st BNRS DAE symposium on High Energy Physics, IIT
Guwahati, India
Symposium on Neutrinos and INO, Indian Academy of
Sciences Annual meeting.
02/2015
02/2015
02/2015
02/2015
02/2015
02/2015
02/2015
02/2015
02/2015
02/2015
02/2015
02/2015
01/2015
01/2015
12/2014
12/2014
11/2014
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22.
Faculty member
K. Sridhar
Deepak Dhar
23.
24.
25.
Rajiv V. Gavai
Rajdeep Sensarma
Amol Dighe
26.
Deepak Dhar
27.
31.
Sreerup
Raychaudhuri
Amol Dighe
Subhabrata
Majumdar
Subhabrata
Majumdar
Rishi Sharma
32.
Deepak Dhar
33.
Deepak Dhar
34.
35.
36.
37.
38.
Gautam Mandal
Gautam Mandal
Rajdeep Sensarma
Rajdeep Sensarma
Rajeev S. Bhalerao
39.
Nilmani Mathur
40.
41.
Rajdeep Sensarma
Sourendu Gupta
42.
43.
44.
Sourendu Gupta
Subhabrata
Majumdar
Deepak Dhar
45.
Deepak Dhar
28.
29.
30.

CHEP, IISc, Bengaluru
3rd S. Datta Majumdar Memorial Lecture; IIT,
Kharagpur.
Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad.
SN Bose National Center for Baisc Sciences .
Vision meeting in nuclear, particle and high energy
physics; HBCSE, Mumbai.
Dynamic Days Asia-Pacific 08; IMSc Chennai.
Date
11/2014
10/2014
SERC-THEP Preparatory School, BITS Pilani, Hyderabad

Campus.
Physics Symposium (SYMPHY 2014), IIT Bombay.
Aspects of Cosmology Conference IIA, Bengaluru.
07/2014
ICTS Cosmology Day.
04/2014
International Seminar on Current Trends in Quantum

Gases, BEC and Solitons, Punjab University, Chandigarh.
National Seminar on Nonequilibrium Complex Systems,
Hindique Girls College, Guwahati.
National Seminar on Non-equilibrium Complex Systems,
Hindique Girls College, Guwahati.
HRI, Allahabad.
IACS, Kolkata.
Workshop on Cold Atoms, HRI Allahabad.
HRI Allahabad.
6th Asian Nuclear Physics Association Symposium
(ANPhAS-2014), VECC, Kolkata,.
International Conference on Matter at Extreme
Conditions : Then & Now, Bose Institute, Kolkata.
INDIA UK GATI Conference, Kolkata,
Matter in Extreme Conditions: Then and Now, Bose
Institute, Kolkata.
STAR Regional Meeting, IOP, Bhubaneshwar.
Symposium on Astroparticle & Nuclear Physics, Jamia
Milia Islamia.
NISER Foundation day Lecture; N.I.S.E.R.,
Bhubaneshwar.
Conference on Non-linear Systems and Dynamics 2013,
03/2014
10/2014
09/2014
08/2014
07/2014
04/2014
04/2014
02/2014
02/2014
02/2014
02/2014
02/2014
02/2014
02/2014
01/2014
01/2014
01/2014
01/2014
01/2014
12/2013
12/2013
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Faculty member
46.
Kedar Damle
47.
48.
49.
50.
Rishi Sharma
Amol Dighe
Deepak Dhar
Sourendu Gupta
51.
52.
53.
54.
55.
56.
Sreerup
Raychaudhuri
Rajiv V. Gavai
Gautam Mandal
Gautam Mandal
Rajiv V. Gavai
Sourendu Gupta
57.
Sourendu Gupta
58.
60.
61.
Subhabrata
Majumdar
Subhabrata
Majumdar
Rajdeep Sensarma
Amol Dighe
62.
Rajeev S. Bhalerao
63.
64.
Sourendu Gupta
Rajeev S. Bhalerao
65.
Subhabrata
Majumdar
Deepak Dhar
Amol Dighe
59.
66.
67.
68.
69.
70.
Rajdeep Sensarma
Sourendu Gupta
Subhabrata
Majumdar
VIII-DTP-11

Indian Institute of Technology, Indore.
International Conference on Computational Physics
sponsored by Indian Academy of Sciences, Coorg.
WHEPP 2013, Puri.
INO-LBNE Meeting, TIFR Mumbai.
NIUS seminar, HBCSE.
79th Annual Meeting of the Indian Academy of Sciences,
Chandigarh.
SINP, Kolkata
Date
Physics Department, IISER, Bhopal.

String theory Workshop, ICTS,
ICTS TIFR, Bengaluru.
School of Physical Sciences, NISER, Bhubaneshwar.
International conference on Triggering Discoveries; 1)
Univ of Jammu, Jammu.
Indo- Belgian Meeting on Double Parton Scattering,
Panjab University, Chandigarh.
Field Theoretic Aspects of Gravity, IIT-Gandhinagar,
Ahmedabad.
India-UChicago @ TIFR Bilateral Meeting, TIFR, Mumbai.
10/2013
09/2013
09/2013
09/2013
09/2013
IISER Pune .
Mid-year Meeting of Indian Academy of Sciences, IISc
Bengaluru.
STAR Regional Meeting and Discussion on Phases of
QCD, NISER/IoP, Bhubaneshwar.
STAR Regional Meeting, IOP, Bhubaneshwar.
National Initiative on Undergraduate Science (NIUS)
Camp, HBCSE, Mumbai.
Advances in Astro-particle Physics & Cosmology, IAS,
Shimla.
Workshop onApplications of Game Theory, TIFR.
National meeting on Heavy Flavour (HFmeet 2013), IIT
Bombay.
IISER Bhopal.
Heavy Flavour QCD Meeting, IIT Bombay, Mumbai.
Indo-USA Frontiers of Science, Agra.
08/2013
07/2013
12/2013
12/2013
11/2013
11/2013
11/2013
11/2013
09/2013
09/2013
09/2013
07/2013
07/2013
06/2013
06/2013
05/2013
04/2013
04/2013
04/2013
04/2013
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71.
72.
73.
74.
75.
76.
77.
78.
79.
80.
81.
82.
83.
84.
85.
86.
87.
88.
89.
90.
91.
92.
93.
94.
Faculty member
Subhabrata
Majumdar
Subhabrata
Majumdar
Gautam Mandal
Amol Dighe

ICTS Planck Day, ICTS, Bengaluru.
Date
04/2013
ICTS, Bengaluru.
04/2013
27th IAGRG meeting, Srinagar, UP.

03/2013
NC-HEPC 2013 (National Conference on High Energy
02/2013
Physics and Cosmology), Guwahati University.
Nilmani Mathur
6th Asian Nuclear Physics Association Symposium, VECC, 02/2013
Kolkata.
Rajeev S. Bhalerao
National Conference on Theoretical Physics, Tezpur
02/2013
University.
Deepak Dhar
Conference on Condensed Matter and Biology, Banaras 01/2013
Hindu University, Varanasi.
Deepak Dhar
Diversity and Complexity: Realm of Todays Statistical
01/2013
Physics, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata.
Rajdeep Sensarma
Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science,
01/2013
Kolkata.
Saumen Datta
Workshop on Nonperturbative gauge theories,
01/2013
holography and all that, Indian Institute of Science,
Bengaluru.
Sourendu Gupta
Non-perturbative gauge theories, holography and all
01/2013
that, Bengaluru.
Sreerup Raychaudhuri XX DAE-BRNS High Energy Physics Symposium, Visva01/2013
Bharati, Santiniketan
Sreerup Raychaudhuri CMS Data Analysis School
01/2013
Subhabrata
Jamia Milia Islamia
01/2013
Majumdar
Rajdeep Sensarma
Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru.
12/2012
Rajdeep Sensarma
Discussion Meeting, Indian Institute
12/2012
of Science, Bengaluru.
Rajeev S. Bhalerao
DAE Symposium on Nuclear Physics -- orientation
12/2012
program, Delhi University.
Sandip P.Trivedi
Indian Strings Meeting, Puri.
12/2012
Shiraz Minwalla
Indian String Meeting 2012, Puri.
12/2012
Subhabrata Majumdar Astronomical Surveys Symposium, TIFR, Mumbai.
12/2012
Deepak Dhar
Anuual meeting of Computer Society of
11/2012
India, ISI, Kolkata.
Saumen Datta
India Institute of Science, Bengaluru.
11/2012
Sreerup Raychaudhuri Workshop on Frontiers in Physics, University of Hyderaba 11/2012
Subhabrata Majumdar Dark Energy Workshop, HRI, Allahabad.
11/2012
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Faculty member
Gautam Mandal

Date
95.
ICTS Discussion meeting on Spacetime without Scattering 09/2012
ICTS, Bengaluru.
96. Saumen Datta
Harish Chandra Research Institute, Allahabad.
09/2012
97. Sourendu Gupta
20th CBM Collaboration Meeting, Kolkata.
09/2012
98. K. Sridhar
Top-Higgs Meeting, Centre for High Energy Physics, IISc, 08/2012
Bengaluru
99. Sreerup Raychaudhuri Top-Higgs Meeting, Centre for High Energy Physics, IISc, 08/2012
Bengaluru .
100. Sreerup Raychaudhuri Workshop on Higgs and New Physics at the Energy Frontie08/2012
Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata.
101. Rajeev S. Bhalerao
5th Workshop on Ultra-relativistic Heavy-Ion Collisions 07/2012
QGP Meet 2012, VECC, Kolkata.
102. Rajiv V. Gavai
QGP Meet 2012, VECC, Kolkata.
07/2012
103. Gautam Mandal
IACS (Kolkata)
06/2012
104. Gautam Mandal
ICTS Discussion meeting in String theory, ICTS, Bengaluru. 06/2012
105. Amol Dighe
Conference on B Physics at the LHC, Kolkata.
03/2012
Workshop on the Frontiers of Nuclear and Particle
03/2012
Physics, AMU, Aligarh.
107. Sreerup
Workshop on Recent Developments in Particle Physics 03/2012
Raychaudhuri
Phenomenology, University of Calcutta,.
108. Deepak Dhar
Current trends in Condensed Matter Physics, Indian Inst. 02/2012
Science, Bengaluru.
109. Nilmani Mathur
B Physics at the LHC, Kolkata.
02/2012
110. Sreerup
University of Calcutta
02/2012
Raychaudhuri
111. Vikram Tripathi
International Conference on Physics and Chemistry of
02/2012
Spintronics Material, Coorg.
112. Deepak Dhar
Young Investigators Meeting, Lonavala,
01/2012.
113. Deepak Dhar
International Nonequilibrium Winter School, IISER,
01/2012
Kolkata.
114. Deepak Dhar
Network Science in Electrical Engineering and Computer 01/2012
Science, Indian Inst. Science, Bengaluru.
115. Gautam Mandal
ICTS Program on Random matrix theory and
01/2012
applications, IISc, Bengaluru
116. Kedar Damle
ICTS Random Matrix Theory workshop, Bengaluru.
01/2012
117. Rajiv V. Gavai
Workshop on High Energy Physics Phenomenology XII, 01/2012
Mahabaleswar.
118. Sourendu Gupta
VECC, Kolkata.
01/2012
119. Gautam Mandal
CTS Discussion Meeting on String Theory and
12/2011
applications Strongly Correlated Systems and AdS/CFT,
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Faculty member
120. Gautam Mandal
121.
122.
123.
124.
Sandip P.Trivedi
Shiraz Minwalla
Sourendu Gupta
Sourendu Gupta
125. Subhabrata
Majumdar
127. Kedar Damle
129. Sourendu Gupta
130. Subhabrata
Majumdar
131. Subhabrata
Majumdar
132. Deepak Dhar
133. Kedar Damle
134. Kedar Damle
135. Shiraz Minwalla
137. K. Sridhar
138.
139.
140.
141.
142.
Amol Dighe
Nilmani Mathur
Shiraz Minwalla
Sourendu Gupta
Sourendu Gupta
143. Sreerup
Raychaudhuri

International workshop, IISc, Bengaluru.
International Conference on Theoretical & Applied
Physics, Department of Physics and Meteorology, IIT
Kharagpur
National String Meeting, Delhi.
National Strings Meeting, New Delhi.
IIT Kharagpur.
International Conference on Theoretical and Applied
Physics, IIT Kharagpur.
COSGRAV 12, ISI Kolkata.
Date
ICTS Condensed Matter Programme 2011, Bengaluru.

Indian Academy of Sciences sponsored Indo-Swedish
meeting on Magnetism, Coorg.
Indo-French Theme Meeting on Physics with Radioactive
Ion Beam, BARC, Mumbai.
IISc Bengaluru.
IISER, Mohali.
12/2011
11/2011
Jamia Milia Islamia University, New Delhi.
11/2011
Econophysics of systemic risk and network analysis,

Saha Inst. Nucl. Phys., Kolkata.
HRI Workshop on Condensed Matter Physics, Allahabad.
Fifth Indo-Israeli Condensed Matter Physics Meeting,
Kochi.
Workshop on Higher Spin Theories, HRI, Allahabad.
Indo-Israeli Meeting on Condensed Matter Physics,
Ramada Inn, Kochi
10th International Symposium on Radiative Corrections
RADCOR 2011, Mahabalipuram
Lepton-Photon 2011 Symposium, TIFR, Mumbai.
Quarks, Hadrons and LHC, IIT Bombay, Mumbai.
Lepton Photon 2011, TIFR, Mumbai.
NISER, Bhubaneshwar.
A Scale for the phase diagram of QCD, XXV
International
Symposium
on
Lepton
Photon
Interactions at High Energies, TIFR, Mumbai.
Workshop on Confronting Particle-Cosmology with Data
from Planck and the LHC, IUCAA, Pune.
10/2011
12/2011
12/2011
12/2011
12/2011
12/2011
12/2011
11/2011
11/2011
11/2011
10/2011
10/2011
10/2011
10/2011
09/2011
08/2011
08/2011
08/2011
08/2011
08/2011
08/2011
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144.
145.
146.
147.
148.
149.
150.
Faculty member
Subhabrata
Majumdar
Subhabrata
Majumdar
Subhabrata
Majumdar
Gautam Mandal
Sourendu Gupta
Rajeev S. Bhalerao
Vikram Tripathi
151. Amol Dighe

152. Deepak Dhar
153. Gautam Mandal
154. Gautam Mandal

156. Sourendu Gupta
157. Sreerup
Raychaudhuri
158. Sreerup
Raychaudhuri
159. Subhabrata
Majumdar
160. Subhabrata
Majumdar
161. Gautam Mandal
162. Sreerup
Raychaudhuri
163. Subhabrata
Majumdar
164. Subhabrata
Majumdar
165. Amol Dighe
VIII-DTP-15

Indo-UK Scientific Seminar, IUCAA.
Date
08/2011
IUCAA, Pune.
08/2011
Indian Conference on Cosmology and Galaxy Formation,

IISER-Mohali.
TIFR-ICTS Summer Workshop, ICTS, Bengaluru
IoP, Bhubaneshwar.
CBM + STAR collaboration meeting, VECC, Kolkata.
International Conference on Functional Materials,
Harish-Chandra Research Institute, Allahabad,
International Workshop on Neutrino-Nucleus
Interactions (NuInt11), Dehradun.
SPS @ 25, Jawaharlal Nehru Univ, New Delhi.
ICTS Discussion Meeting on String Theory and
applications to Condensed Matter Physics and QCD,
TIFR.
ICTS Discussion Meeting on String Theory and
applications to Condensed Matter Physics and QCD,
TIFR.
Recent Trends in Nuclear and Particle Physics, under the
UGC Networking Programme, BHU, Varanasi.
ICTS Discussion Meeting on Applied String Theory, TIFR,
Mumbai,
Workshop on New Trends in Nuclear and Particle
Physics, BHU Varanasi
National Conference on Particle Physics and Cosmology,
Burdwan University
National Conference on Particle Physics and Cosmology,
University of Burdwan
Advances in Astroparticle Physics and Cosmology,
Darjeeling
QFT 2011, IISER, Pune
High Energy Physics Conference in memory of Prof. S.D.
Joglekar, IIT Kanpur
29th Meeting of the Astronomical Society of India,
Raipur
Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata.
08/2011
Project-X meeting, TIFR Mumbai
01/2011
06/2011
06/2011
04/2011
04/2011
03/2011
03/2011.
03/ 2011
03/ 2011
03/2011
03/2011
03/2011
03/2011
03/2011.
03/2011
02/2011
02/2011
02/2011
02/2011
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166.
167.
168.
169.
170.
171.
172.
173.
174.
175.
Faculty member
Gautam Mandal
Shiraz Minwalla
Sreerup
Raychaudhuri
Sreerup
Raychaudhuri
Subhabrata
Majumdar
Subhabrata
Majumdar
Gautam Mandal
Sandip P.Trivedi
Sandip P.Trivedi
Sandip P.Trivedi

177. Gautam Mandal

Indian Strings Meeting 2011, Puri
International Workshop on Dark Matter in the LHC Era:
Direct and Indirect Searches, SINP Kolkata.
Workshop on Synergy between High Energy and High
Luminosity Frontiers, TIFR Mumbai
Centre for Astro Particle Physics, Saha Institute of
Nuclear Physics. Kolkata
Dark Matter in the LHC Era: Direct and Indirect
Searches, SINP, Kolkata
Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, in
Chandrasekhar Discussion meeting, Bengaluru.
DAE Symposium, String Theory and Phenomenology.
Conference on Primordial Features and NonGaussianity, HRI, Allahabad.
Indian Insitute of Science, Bengaluru
Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
Date
01/2011.
01/2011
01/2011
01/2011
01/2011
01/2011
12/2010
12/2010
12/2010
12/2010
12/2010
05/2010
Place visited and Occasion
Eurostrings 2015, Cambridge, UK.
Date
1.
Faculty member
Shiraz Minwalla
2.
Shiraz Minwalla
Holography, Strings and Higher Spins, Swansea, UK.
3.
Basudeb Dasgupta
DARK-MALT Workshop, Munich Institute for AstroParticle Physics, Munich.
03/2015
02/2015
4.
Rajdeep Sensarma
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA.
02/2015
5.
Shiraz Minwalla
01/2015
6.
Vikram Tripathi
7.
Deepak Dhar
8.
Shiraz Minwalla
9.
Vikram Tripathi
10.
11.
Gupta, Sourendu
Nilmani Mathur
2nd Workshop on Developments in M Theory,

Gangwon-do, Korea.
Sabbatical visit to Argoone National Laboratory and
University of Chicago.
6th Indo- Israeli meeting on Frontiers of Condensed
Matter Physics, Jerusalem.
Joburg workshop on Matrices, Holography and QCD,
Johannesburg, South Africa.
IACS-APCTP Conference on Novel Oxide Materials and
Low-Dimensional Systems, Seoul National Univeristy,
Seoul, Korea.
2014 CPOD Meeting, University of Bielefeld, Germany
CERN, Switzerland.
03/2015
01/2015
12/ 2014
12/2014
12/2014
11/2014
11/2014
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University of Regensburg, Germany.
Quarkonium 2014, CERN, Switzerland.
Date
12.
13.
Faculty member
Nilmani Mathur
Nilmani Mathur
14.
15.
Rajiv V. Gavai
Shiraz Minwalla
University of Regensburg, Germany

2014 CPOD Meeting, University of Bielefeld, Germany.
11/2014
16.
Shiraz Minwalla
Seventh Taiwan String Workshop, Taipei.
11/2014
17.
18.
Nilmani Mathur
Nilmani Mathur
University of St. Petersburg, Russia.

Confinement XI, St. Petersburg, Russia.
19.
Rajiv V. Gavai
20.
Rajiv V. Gavai
Institute of Theoretical Physics, Peking University,

China.
Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China
21.
23.
Subhabrata
Majumdar
Subhabrata
Majumdar
Gupta, Sourendu
24.
25.
Nilmani Mathur
Shiraz Minwalla
26.
29.
Subhabrata
Majumdar
Subhabrata
Majumdar
Subhabrata
Majumdar
Vikram Tripathi
30.
Deepak Dhar
31.
32.
33.
34.
11/2014
11/2014
11/2014
09/2014
09/2014
09/2014
Saclay, Paris .
09/2014
09/2014
Dark Matter@ETH Workshop.
09/2014
5th Asian Triangle Meeting on Heavy Ion Collisions,

Univ of Osaka, Japan.
Mainz, Germany and Bern Switzerland.
5th Asian Triangle Meeting on Heavy Ion Collisions,
Univ of Osaka, Japan.
MIAPP Munich.
08/2014
MIAPP Workshop, Cosmology after Planck, Munich.
08/2014
ETH, Zurich.
07/2014
07/2014
Kedar Damle
Nilmani Mathur
Rajeev S. Bhalerao
Rajiv V. Gavai
Moscow International Symposium on Magnetism,

Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia.
Non-equilibrium problems in Physics and Mathematics,
Ascona, Switzerland.
Nordita Workshop on Frustrated Magnetism; Stockholm.
TRIUMF, University of British Columbia, Canada.
SPhT, Saclay, France.
University of Bielefeld, Germany.
35.
Rajiv V. Gavai
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA .
06/2014
36.
Shiraz Minwalla
06/2014
37.
Shiraz Minwalla
Sabbatical visit to the Institute of advanced Study

Princeton.
Exotic Structures of Spacetime, Kyoto.
38.
39.
Shiraz Minwalla
Kedar Damle
Sabbatical at the Institute for Advanced Study.

LPT IRSAMC (Univ. Paul Sabatier Toulouse).
03/2014
22.
27.
28.
08/2014
08/2014
08/2014
06/2014
06/2014
06/2014
06/2014
06/2014
03/2014
02/2014
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42.
Faculty member
Subhabrata
Majumdar
Subhabrata
Majumdar
Rajdeep Sensarma

CITA, Toronto and Argonne National Laboratory,
Chicago.
Texas Conference on elativistic Dark Matter, D allas,
USA.
University of Maryland, College Park
43.
Rajdeep Sensarma
Ohio State University USA.
44.
K. Sridhar
45.
Rajiv V. Gavai
46.
47.
Gupta, Sourendu
Rajiv V. Gavai
48.
40.
41.
Date
12/2013
12/2013
11/2013
11/2013
Small Systems far from Equilibrium Workshop, Max 10/2013
Planck Inst. for Physics of Complex Systems, Dresden.
Institut de Physique Theorique Saclay, France.
09/2013
Extreme QCD meeting, Bern, Switzerland.
University of Mainz, Germany .
08/2013
Rajiv V. Gavai
University of Bern, Switzerland .
49.
Rajiv V. Gavai
Brookhaven National Laboratory USA.
08/2013
50.
51.
Shiraz Minwalla
Gautam Mandal
String Theory, Black Holes and Holography, Kyoto.

Sogang University, Seoul, Korea,
07/2013
52.
Gautam Mandal
06/2013
53.
54.
Rajeev S. Bhalerao
Shiraz Minwalla
7th Crete Regional Meeting in String

Theory, Crete.
Strings 2013, Seoul, Korea.
55.
Shiraz Minwalla
Utrecht FOM String Meeting.
56.
Amol Dighe
57.
58.
Subhabrata
Majumdar
Gupta, Sourendu
59.
Rajdeep Sensarma
60.
Shiraz Minwalla
61.
62.
Subhabrata
Majumdar
Shiraz Minwalla
63.
64.
Amol Dighe
Kedar Damle
65.
66.
Kedar Damle
Rajeev S. Bhalerao
08/2013
07/2013
06/2013
06/2013
06/2013
06/2013
Exploring the universe with neutrinos; Lepton- Photon 05/2013
Symposium (LP13), San Francisco, USA.
ICTP Trieste.
05/2013
Conference on Critical Point and the Onset of

Deconfinement, Napa, USA,
University of Maryland, College Park, USA and
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA and
Baltimore, USA.
Solvay Meeting on higher spins, Brussels.
03/2013
ASIAA, Taipei, Taiwan.

Joint London Triangle Seminar, ty College London,
UK.
KIAS Phenomenology Workshop, Seoul, South Korea.
KITP Santa Barbara
SCGO, FRAGNETS12, KITP Santa Barbara.
The First Asia-Europe-Pacific School of
Physics, Fukuoka, Japan.
03/2013
02/2013
02/2013
01/2013
11/2012
10/2012
10/2012
High-Energy 10/2012
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Faculty member
Rajiv V. Gavai

National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan,
Date
68.
Rajiv V. Gavai
10/2012
69.
Gupta, Sourendu
70.
Kedar Damle
71.
Rajeev S. Bhalerao
QCD Structure I Workshop, Central China Normal

University, Wuhan, China,.
Workshop on New Frontiers in Lattice Gauge Theory,
Galileo Galieli Institute, Florence, Italy,
Conference on Innovations in Strongly correlated
electronic systems, ICTP Trieste.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA.
72.
73.
Rajiv V. Gavai
Rajiv V. Gavai
74.
Subhabrata
Majumdar
Subhabrata
Majumdar
Subhabrata
Majumdar
Vikram Tripathi
75.
76.
77.
IAU 26th General Assembly, Beijing.
08/2012
K. Sridhar
Vikram Tripathi
String Phenomenology Meeting, Cambridge, UK.

P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute, Moscow Russia .
89.
90.
91.
Rajeev S. Bhalerao
Rajiv V. Gavai
Rajiv V. Gavai
SPhT, Saclay, France .

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA.
Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA
82.
83.
84.
85.
08/2012
08/2012
87.
88.
81.
08/2012
University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
86.
80.
09/2012
Galileo Galilei Institute, Florence, Italy.

08/2012
Workshop
08/2012
on New Frontiers in Lattice Gauge Theory, Galileo Galilei
Institute, Florence, Italy,
Chinese Astronomical Society, Beijing, China.
08/2012
Moscow International Symposium on Magnetism

(MISM-2011), Moscow State University.
Vikram Tripathi
LT26 conference on low temperature physics, Beijing.
Amol Dighe
NuFact12 (International Workshop On Neutrino
Factories, Superbeams and Betabeams), USA, (Given
remotely via video-link)
Gupta, Sourendu
International Conference on Heavy-ion collisions in the
LHC era, in Qui Nhon, Vietnam.
Gupta, Sourendu
Workshop on Strong and Electro-Weak Matter,
University of Swansea, Swansea, UK,.
K. Sridhar
DAMTP, Cambridge, U.K.
Rajeev S. Bhalerao
International Conference on Heavy-Ion Collisions in
the LHC Era, Quy Nhon, Vietnam.
Subhabrata Majumdar ETH, Zurich and ICTP, Trieste.
Subhabrata
Workshop on LSS, ICTP-Trieste.
Majumdar
Amol Dighe
Invisibles conference, Florence, Italy.
78.
79.
10/2012
08/2012
08/2012
07/2012
07/2012
07/2012
07/2012
07/2012
07/2012
07/2012
06/2012
06/2012
06/2012
05/2012
05/2012
05/2012
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93.
Faculty member
Shiraz Minwalla
Gautam Mandal

Bits Branes and Black Holes, KITP Santa Barbara.
University of Kentucky, Lexington.
94.
95.
Gupta, Sourendu
Vikram Tripathi
Institute of Nuclear Theory, Seattle, USA during

Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge.
96.
Gupta, Sourendu
97.
Gupta, Sourendu
98. Gupta, Sourendu

99. Gupta, Sourendu
100. Gupta, Sourendu
103. Nilmani Mathur
104. Subhabrata
Majumdar
105. Subhabrata
Majumdar
107. Rajiv V. Gavai
108. Rajiv V. Gavai
109. Rajiv V. Gavai
111. Kedar Damle
112. Kedar Damle
113. Subhabrata
Majumdar
114. Subhabrata
Majumdar
115. Gautam Mandal
Date
05/2012
04/2012
03/2012
03/2012
Workshop on Critical Point and the Onset of 11/2011
Deconfinement, Central China Normal University,
Wuhan, China,.
Quarks and Hadrons under Extreme Conditions, Keio 11/2011
University in Tokyo, Japan.
Tsukuba University, Tsukuba, J a p a n
11/2011
Keio University, Tokyo, Japan,
11/2011
Riken-BNL Workshop on Fluctuations, Correlations and 10/2011
the RHIC Beam Energy Scan; Brookhaven National Lab,
USA.
Central China Normal University, Wuhan, India
10/2011
Brookhaven National Lab, Long Island, USA,
10/2011
STRONGnet 2011 Workshop on Computational
10/2011
Hadron Physics, ECT in Trento, Italy.
First eROSITA International Conference, Garmisch- 10/2011
Partenkirchen.
MPA, Munich.
10/2011
XLI International Symposium on Multiparticle Dynamics, 09/2011
Miyajima Island, Hiroshima, Japan.
University of Bielefeld, Germany, (Alexander von
Humboldt Re- invitation).
International Conference on Strangeness in
Quark Matter 2011, Cracow, Poland.
ExtreMe Matter Institute Workshop on Quarkonia in
Deconfined Matter, Acitrezza, Italy.
09/2011
09/2011
09/2011
KIAS String Workshop, Sept 2011, Seoul, Korea.
09/2011
ICTP workshop on Synergies between Field Theory and 07/2011
Exact Computational Methods, Trieste, Italy.
Toulouse Workshop of Quantum Magnetism and
Strongly Correlated Systems, Toulouse, France.
A New Generation of Galaxy Cluster Surveys, Sesto.
07/2011
IFCA, Santander and ICTP, Trieste
07/2011
6th Regional Meeting in String Theory, Milos, Greece.
06/2011
07/2011
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117. Kedar Damle

CEA Saclay, Gif sur Yvette, France,
University Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, as Visiting Faculty.
Date
06/2011
118. Nilmani Mathur
Jefferson Lab and University of Kentucky.
119. Rajiv V. Gavai
Physics Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory.
06/2011
Strings 2011, Upsalla
06/2011
06/2011
06/2011
06/2011
121. Subhabrata Majumdar A New Era for SZ Science, Santander,

122. Amol Dighe
HAmburg Neutrinos from Supernova Explosions 05/2011
(HANSE 2011) Workshop DESY, Hamburg, Germany.
124. Sandip P.Trivedi
SPhT, Saclay, France .

SITP Seminar, Stanford University.
05/2011

127. Kedar Damle
Solvay Meeting, Brussels.

KITP Santa Barbara.
Indo-US Forum organized symposium Frontiers of
Science 2011, Irvine, USA.
ASICTP, Workshop on Applied AdS/CFT.
05/2011
05/2011
128. Sandip P.Trivedi
05/2011
04/2011
04/2011

Great Lakes String Meeting, Chicago.

04/2011
Royal Society Meeting on Condensed Matter Physics and 04/2011
String theory, Chicheley Hall, UK.
26.
01/2011
Faculty serving in
1.
Faculty Member
Amol Dighe
2.
Amol Dighe
3.
Amol Dighe
4.
Amol Dighe
5.
Rajeev S. Bhalerao

Physical Sciences Research Committee,
CSIR
Faculty Selection Committee, IIT
Bombay
National Organising Committee, NSPDI
2015 (National Symposium on Particles,
Detectors and Instrumentation),
Madurai
National Organising Committee,
Phenomenology (WHEPP 2016), IIT
Kanpur
Advisory Committee, 60th DAE-BRNS
Symposium on Nuclear Physics
Role on the
Committee
Member
Term of
Service
2015 --
Member
2015
Member
2015
Member
2015
Member
2015
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6.
7.
Faculty Member
Gupta, Sourendu
Rajeev S. Bhalerao
8.
Rajeev S. Bhalerao
9.
Subhabrata
Majumdar
10. Deepak Dhar
11. Amol Dighe
12. Gupta, Sourendu
13. Amol Dighe
14. Amol Dighe
15. Basudeb Dasgupta
16. Nilmani Mathur

18. Rajiv V. Gavai
19. Subhabrata
Majumdar
20. Rajiv V. Gavai
21. Amol Dighe

INSA Sectional Committee
Advisory Committee, DAE Symposium
on Nuclear Physics, BHU, Varanasi
Advisory Committee, Training Workshop
on Detector and Physics Simulations for
PANDA@Fair, Sardar Patel University
Faculty Selection Committee, NISER,
Bhubhaneswar
Governing Council, IACS
Scientific Management Board, Indiabased Neutrino Observatory (INO)
First court of Central University of
Gujarat
Organising Committee, Program on CP
Violation in elementary particles and
composite systems, Mahabaleshwar
Academic Core Committee,
International Junior Science Olympiad
(IJSO 2013), Pune
Scientific Advisory Committee, ICTS
Workshop on Interface of Numerical
Relativity with Gravitational-Wave
Astronomy, Neutrino Physics and HighEnergy Astrophysics
National organizing committee, DAE
Symposium on High Energy Physics
National Advisory Committee National
Conference on Nuclear Physics (NCNP2013), Sambalpur University
National Organizing Committee, 13th
Phenomenology, Puri
Faculty Selection Committee, ICTS-TIFR,
Bengaluru
PAC, International Cooperation, DST
Organising Committee, National
Symposium on Particles, Detectors and
Instrumentation (NSPDI), TIFR Mumbai
Advisory Committee, DAE Symposium
on Nuclear Physics, Delhi University
Role on the
Committee
Member
Member
Term of
Service
20142014
Member
2014
Member
2014
Member
Member
Secretary
Member
2013-16
2013 -
Member
2013
Member
2013
Member
2013
Member
2013
Member
2013
2013-
Co-convener 2013
Member
2012,13
Member
Member
20122012
Member
2012
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24. Amol Dighe
25. Amol Dighe

29. Subhabrata
Majumdar
30. Subhabrata
Majumdar
31. Amol Dighe
32. Amol Dighe
33. Rajiv V. Gavai

Workshop in High Energy Physics
Phenomenology (WHEPP-XII),
Mahabaleshwar
``Workshop on Synergy between High
Energy and High Luminosity Frontiers'',
TIFR Mumbai
National Organising Committee, LeptonPhoton 2011, TIFR Mumbai, Aug 2011
Organizing Committee, DAE Symposium
on Nuclear Physics, Andhra University,
Vishakhapatnam
Advisory Committee, 5th DAE-BRNS
Workshop on Hadron Physics, BARC,
Mumbai
Organizing Committee, International
Workshop - Quarks, Hadrons, and LHC,
IITB, Mumbai; Satellite workshop of XXV
International Symposium on LeptonPhoton Interactions at High Energies
(Lepton-Photon 11), TIFR, Mumbai 2011
LOC, 7th Internal Conference on
ICTS Public lecture committee for
'Universe Unravelled'
Local Organising Committee, ``12th
International Workshop on Neutrino
Factories, Superbeams and beta beams''
(NuFact10), TIFR Mumbai
``XIX DAE-BRNS High Energy Physics
Symposium'', LNMIIT Jaipur
DAE-DST Task Force for CMS and ALICE
VIII-DTP-23
Role on the Term of

Committee Service
Co-convener 2012
Member
2011
Member
2011
Member
2011
Member
2011
Member
2011
Member
2011
Member
2011
Member
2010
Member
2010
Member
2008-
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Name of the
Faculty Member
Gupta, Sourendu
2.
Amol Dighe
3.
Gupta, Sourendu
4.
Amol Dighe
5.
Gupta, Sourendu
6.
Gupta, Sourendu
7.
Gupta, Sourendu
8.
Gupta, Sourendu
9.
Rajiv V. Gavai
10. Subhabrata
Majumdar
11. Amol Dighe
13. Basudeb Dasgupta
14. Gupta, Sourendu
15. Subhabrata
Majumdar
16. Subhabrata
Majumdar
17. Nilmani Mathur
Role in the
Committee
Member
Term of
Service
2017
Member
2016
Member
2016
Member
2015
Member
2015
Member
2014
Member
2014
Member
2014
Member
2014
Member
2014
Member
2013
Member
2013
Scientific
Secretary
Member
2012
Member
2012
SOC, 7th Internal Conference on

Member
Member
International Symposium on Lattice Field
Theory
2011

Quark Matter 2017
International Conference on High Energy
Physics (ICHEP 2016), Chicago
ATHIC 2016
International Advisory Committee, Lepton
Photon 2015, Ljubljana, Slovenia
International Advisory Commitee for
Lattice 2015
Lattice 2014
ATHIC 2014
NDQCD 2014
International Advisory Committee, XXIV
International Conference on Ultrarelativistic Nucleus-Nucleus Collisions,
Germany
SOC, Cosmology Day Workshop, ICTS
International Advisory Committee, Topics
in Astroparticle and Underground Physics
(TAUP 2013), Asilomar, USA
International Symposium on Nuclear
Physics, BARC, Mumbai
ICTP Workshop on Future of Dark Matter
and Astroparticle Physics
International Advisory Commmittee for
ATHIC 2012
SOC & LOC, Astronomical Surveys, ICTS
2012
20122014
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Name of the
Faculty Member
18. Amol Dighe
VIII-DTP-25

C11 Commission (Particles and Fields) of
IUPAP (International Union of Pure and
Applied Physics)
Role in the
Committee
Member
Term of
Service
2015 --

1.
Faculty Member
Gautam Mandal
Name of the Journal

European Journal of Physics C
2.
Rajiv V. Gavai
Nuclear Physics A
2.202
2010-
3.
Deepak Dhar
Physical Review E
1.779
2012-2015
4.
Deepak Dhar
J. Phys. A: Math. Gen
1.583
2015-
5.
Gautam Mandal
Modern Physics Letters A
1.338
Indefinite
6.
Deepak Dhar
J. Statistical Physics
1.202
2012-
7.
Deepak Dhar
Pramana
0.649
2012-2015
8.
Rajiv V. Gavai
Pramana
0.649
2007-14
9.
Gupta, Sourendu
Pramana
0.649
Indefinite
27.
Impact Factor
5.084
Term of Service
Indefinite

outside India.
28.
Student projects


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National
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Awardee
Kedar Damle
Basudeb Dasgupta
Shiraz Minwalla
Shiraz Minwalla
Gautam Mandal

Fellow, IASc
Ramanujan Fellow
Distinguished Alumnus, IIT Kanpur
IIM Lucknow Young Leader Award
Fellow, IASc
Year
2016
2015
2015
2014
2014
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
Vikram Tripathi
Shiraz Minwalla
Amol Dighe
Amol Dighe
Sandip P.Trivedi
Sandip P.Trivedi
Sourendu Gupta
Shiraz Minwalla
Sourendu Gupta
Swarnajayanti Fellow
Infosys Prize
Fellow, INSA
Bhatnagar Prize
J.C.Bose Fellow
Fellow, INSA
Fellow, INSA
Fellow, IASc
Fellow, IASc
2013
2013
2013
2013
2012
2011
2011
2011
2011
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
Shiraz Minwalla
Rajiv V. Gavai
Sourendu Gupta
Sandip P.Trivedi
Sandip Trivedi
Amol Dighe
Kedar Damle
Shiraz Minwalla
Kedar Damle
Nilmani Mathur
Saumen Datta
Vikram Tripathi
Bhatnagar Prize
J.C.Bose Fellow
J.C.Bose Fellow
Infosys Prize
Distinguished Alumnus, IIT Kanpur
Birla Prize
Ramanujan Fellow
Ramanujan Fellow
Ramanujan Fellow
Ramanujan Fellow
2011
2010
2010
2010
2010
2009
2009
2007
2007
2007
2007
2007
27.
28.
29.
30.
Deepak Dhar
Rajiv V. Gavai
Sandip Trivedi
Rajeev Bhalerao
J.C.Bose Fellow
Fellow, INSA
Bhatnagar Prize
Fellow, Maharashtra Academy of Sciences
2007
2006
2005
2005
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Fellow, IASc
Fellow, NASc
Fellow, INSA
Bhatnagar Prize
Fellow, IASc
Year
2003
2002
1999
1995
1991
1990
1.
2.
Awardee
Sandip P.Trivedi
Subhabrata Majumdar

TWAS Prize in Physics
Simon Fellow, ICTP
Year
2016
2015
3.
Basudeb Dasgupta
Kavli Fellow, US National Academy of Sciences
2015
4.
5.
6.
Shiraz Minwalla
Shiraz Minwalla
Subhabrata Majumdar
Nishina Asia Award

New Horizons Physics Prize (Milner)
Kavli Fellow, US National Academy of Sciences
2013
2013
2013
7.
Shiraz Minwalla
ICTP Prize
2010
8.
Deepak Dhar
Fellow, TWAS
2006
9.
Deepak Dhar
TWAS Prize
2002
10.
Deepak Dhar
J.R. Schrieffer Prize, ICTP
1993
31.
32.
33.
34.
35.
36.
Awardee
Rajiv Gavai
Sandip Trivedi
Deepak Dhar
Deepak Dhar
Deepak Dhar
Deepak Dhar
VIII-DTP-27
International
National Awards (in the period 2011- 15)

1.
2.
Awardee
Basudeb Dasgupta
Diptimoy Ghosh

Rahul Basu Memorial award for best thesis, HEP
Year
2011
2012
3.
Nikhil Karthik
Rahul Basu Memorial award for best thesis, HEP
2014
International Awards : None in the period 2011- 15
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30.

Main
Funding
TIFR
Dates
February 16-20,
2015
Name
Perspectives and Challenges in
Lattice Gauge Theory, TIFR
2.
January 27-30,
2015
Workshop on QCD at High

Density, TIFR
TIFR
3.
November 6 17,
2014
January 9-18, 2014
2nd Asia-Europe Pacific School in

High Energy Physics, Puri
8th Asian Winter School on
Strings, Particles and Cosmology
Puri.
and Phenomenology (WHEPP13),
Puri.
Cosmology & Astrophysics (part
of the India-UChicago@TIFR
Meeting), TIFR
From Strings to LHC III, Puri
CERN, KEK,
DAE
TIFR, HRI,
IMSc
1.
4.
5.
December 12-21,
2013
6.
September 21,
2013
7.
December 8-14,
2012.
8.
January 10-11,
2012
9.
February 8-9, 2011
10. January 4-10, 2011
ICTS Discussion Meeting on the

Phase Diagram of QCD
Variable Energy Cyclotron Center,
Kolkata.
Cray-TIFR Workshop on High
Performance Computing in
Physics, TIFR.
Indian Strings Meeting (2011),
Puri.
BRNS
TIFR,
U.Chicago
Faculty member(s)
Rajiv V. Gavai
Sourendu Gupta
Nilmani Mathur
Soumen Datta
Sourendu Gupta
Rishi Sharma
Sreerup
Raychaudhuri
Sandip P. Trivedi
Gautam Mandal
Shiraz Minwalla
Rajiv V. Gavai
Sreerup
Raychaudhuri
Subhabrata
Majumdar
TIFR, HRI,
K. Sridhar
Registration Sreerup
Raychaudhuri
ICTS/TIFR
Rajiv V. Gavai
Sourendu Gupta
TIFR
Rajiv V. Gavai
Sourendu Gupta
TIFR, HRI,
IMSc
Sandip P. Trivedi
Gautam Mandal
Shiraz Minwalla
Subhabrata
Majumdar
11. December 10-21,

2011
Astronomical Surveys (an ICTS

TIFR Program) , TIFR.
ICTS/TIFR
12. December 9-22,

2011
ICTS Condensed Matter

Programme 2011, Indian
Institute of Science, Bengaluru.
Frontiers of Cosmology and
Gravitation (an ICTS TIFR
ICTS/TIFR
Kedar Damle
ICTS/TIFR
Sandip P. Trivedi
Subhabrata
13. December 1-23,

2011
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Main
Funding
Name
Program) Goa and IUCAA, Pune.
14. March 14-25, 2011
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Asian Lattice School on Lattice

Field Theory (ICTS programme),
TIFR.
Faculty member(s)
Majumdar
ICTS/TIFR
Rajiv V. Gavai
Sourendu Gupta
Nilmani Mathur
Soumen Datta

32.

Name of the
Programme
Applications
Received
Ph.D.
Int.- M.Sc.-Ph.D.
21370#
Total
#
33.
Pass
percentage*
Male Female
Selected
Male Female
Joined
Male Female
47
20
90
100
15
11
65
31
100
100
Applications include numbers for of All 5 departments
a) Geographical:
Students
From the state where the university is located
Total
Ph.D.
Male Female
11
2
11
2
Integrated
M.Sc.-Ph.D.
Male Female
2
18
1
20
1
Total
2
32
34
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b) Ungraduate Institution :
Ph.D.
Students
From Universities
From others*
Total
# IITs, NITs, etc.
34.
Male
3
1
7
11
Female
1
Integrated
M.Sc.-Ph.D.
Male Female
12
1
2
20
1
17
3
14
34
Examination
Students cleared
1.
NET
10
2.
GATE
3.
JEST
12
4.
Others
35.
Total
Student progression
Ph.D. programme : Most of the students admitted to the DTP go on to complete

the course work and get their Ph.D.s. Once in a while (less than one per year), a
Integrated M.Sc.-Ph.D. programme : Most of the students admitted to the DTP

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Diversity of staff
Faculty Ph.D.s
from TIFR :
Total :
37.
5
4
11
20
[VALU
E]%
[VALU
E]%
[VALU
E]%
TIFR
India
Abroad
assessment period
The minimum eligibility criterion for selection as a member of the TIFR faculty is
a Ph.D. degree. Thus, this question is not relevant.
38.

a.
Library
DTP, like other Departments of TIFR in the Colaba campus, makes use of the
B2, Item no 4.2)
b.

TIFR Computer Centre and Communication Facility (see Section B2, Item no
4.3)
c.

common class rooms and lecture theatres of TIFR (see Section B1, Item no
12)
d.

rooms.
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e.
students have access to the well-equipped laboratories of DTP (see Item f)
below)

coursework period.
f.
Name of Laboratory
ILGTI Blue Gene
ILGTI Hyderabad Facility
1.
2.
Fac*
4
4
PDF
2
2
Stu
0
0

Lattice gauge theory
Lattice QCD
39.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.

Acharya, Sandeep Kumar
Bala, Dibyendu
Bardhan, Debjyoti
Bhatia, Disha
Bhattacharyya, Soumya
Biswas, Sounak
Chakraborty, Ahana
Dandekar, Yogesh B
Das, Anirban
Gaikwad, Adwait J
Rakala, Geet Ghanshyam
Ghosh, Subhajit
Gorantla, Pranay
Guria, Abhijit
Halder, Indranil
Janagal, Lavneet
Jani, Bhawik
Kini , Amith Thukaram
Doctoral students
19. Kundu, Sarbajaya
20. Vishal, M.V.
21. Mandlik, Mangesh M.
22. Mazumdar, Subhajit
23. Nayak, Pranjal
24. Pal, Mainak
25. Sabir Ali, Mahammad
26. Samanta, Abhisek
27. Samanta, Rickmoy
28. Samui ,Tousik
29. Sankar, Sarath
30. Sen, Manibrata
31. Shukla, Ashish
32. Sinha, Ritam
33. Soni , Ronak M
34. Sorokhaibam, Nilakash
35. Tiwari, Anurag
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
40.
Chakraborty, Amit
Chakraborty, Sabyasachi
Choudhury, Sayantan
Inbasekar, Karthik
Iyer, Abhishek M.
Lahiri, Anirban
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Maitra, Ushoshi
7.
Mondal, Sourav
8.
Poojary, Rohan Raghava
9.
10. Saha, Arunabha
11. Thakur, Soumyadip
ALL the students of DTP (13) are in doctoral programmes, and hence they are all
41.

DTP, and TIFR as a whole, has been training students for Ph.D. since its inception
in 1945. During the 1990s, a need was felt for a special programme to allow
exceptionally bright students an early entry into research, i.e. directly after their
B.Sc.s. This was felt on the basis of the Institutes well-established VSRP
programme (see Item 48 below), where it was seen that many of the best
started in 2012.
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a.

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c.

43.
List the distinguished alumni of the department
Name of the Alumnus

1.
2.
3.
Udgaonkar, B. M.
Majumdar, C. K.
Sudarshan, E.C.G.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Mukunda, N.
Rajasekharan, G.
Singh, Virendra
Jha, Sudhansu S.
Roy, Sashanka M.
Roy, Probir
Shastry, B. Sriram
11. Barma, Mustansir

Padma Bhushan(1985), Founder Reactor Division of BARC
Bhatnagar Award (1976), Founding Director, SNBNCBS
Padma Vibhushan (2007), ICTP Dirac Prize (2010), Ex-Director,
IMSc
Bhatnagar Award (1980), Ex-President, IASc
Ex-Director, IMSc
Bhatnagar Award (1973), Ex-Director, TIFR
Bhatnagar Award (1979), Ex-Director, TIFR
TWAS Prize (1998), Onsager prize (2009), Distinguished Professor,
UCSC
Padma Shri (2013), Bhatnagar Award (1995), Ex-Director, TIFR
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12. Wadia, Spenta R.
13. Raychaudhuri,
Amitava
14. Godbole, Rohini M.
15. Sen, Ashoke
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
Das, Sumit R.
Mukhi, Sunil
Randeria, Mohit
Dabholkar, Atish
Majumdar, Satya N.
21. Dhar, Abhishek

22. R. Ramachandran
44.
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ICT P Weinberg Prize (1995), Founding Centre-Director, ICTS/TIFR,
TWAS Fellow (2006)
Bhatnagar Award (1997), Ex-Director, HRI
TWAS Fellow (2009), Ex-Member SAC-PM, D.Sc. (Honoris Causa),
SNDT Womens University
Padma Bhushan (2013), Bhatnagar Award (1994) , ICTP Dirac Prize
(1989), Infosys Award (2009), FFP Prize (Milner, 2012) , FRS (1998)
Langevin Medal (2005), Director of Research at Lab. For Stat.
Phys, Univ. of Paris
Editor, Frontline magazine

As Item No 30 shows, the DTP regularly conducts conferences etc. which are
TIFR has a vibrant programme of seminars, colloquia and public lectures which
can.
45.
The DTP generally adopts the conventional blackboard teaching methods. Often
46.
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The DTP Chairperson and another member of the DTP faculty are members of
the Subject Board of Physics, which constantly monitors the progress of the
47.

DTP faculty, postdocs and students regularly participate in the Outreach Activities
of TIFR (see Sec. 3.6 in B2).
48.

The DTP conducts and participates in the following activities on a regular basis.
DTP Seminar
NSF Colloquium
VSRP Programme
In addition, the Department members are involved in teaching at many summer
schools and winter schools for Ph.D. students, in India and abroad. These short
but intense courses benefit not only the students of TIFR, but help teaching the
next generation of physicists in the country.
Faculty
Member
1. R.S. Bhalerao
2. R.S. Bhalerao
3. S. Datta
4. S. Datta
5.
D. Dhar
Course Name, Programme and Place

Quark-Gluon Plasma,
in XXX SERC-THEP Main School at BITS, Pilani
Relativistic Theory of Reactions,
in Modern Theories of Nuclear Reactions, at IIT
Roorkee
Lattice Gauge Theory,
in XXVII SERC-THEP Main School at SINP, Kolkata
Large N gauge theory from lattice and finite
temperature correlation functions
in Asian school on Lattice Field Theory at TIFR,
Mumbai
Directed percolation and sandpile models,
in 6th Bangalore School on Statistical Physics at RRI,
Lectures Date
9
11/2015
8
09/2013
09/2012
03/2011
07/2015
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D. Dhar
7.
D. Dhar
8.
D. Dhar
9.
D. Dhar
10. A. Dighe
11. R.V. Gavai
12. S. Gupta
13. S. Gupta
14. S. Gupta
15. S. Majumdar
16. G. Mandal
17. G. Mandal
18. G. Mandal
Bengaluru
Self-organized criticality,
DST-SERC School on Non-linear dynamics, Punjab
University, Chandigarh,
Phase transitions and critical phenomena,
Science Academies Refresher Course for Coll.
Teachers at HBCSE, Mumbai
Non-linear partial differential equations in Physics
in Advanced level training program in non-linear
differential equations: Dynamics of complex systems
at U. of Kolkata, Applied Mathematics Department
Foundations of Stat. Physics, and numerical
techniques
in Science Academies Refresher Course in Stat.
Physics at Kanhangad
Flavor physics
Lattice Quantum Chromodynamics
In SERC School on Nucl. Matter under Extreme
Conditions at VECC, Kolkata
Wilsonian Renormalization and Effective Field
Theory,
Introduction to Lattice Field Theory
in School on FAIR Physics, Bose Institute at
Darjeeling, India
Back of the Envelope Calculations
in Refresher Course in Statistical Mechanics
at HBCSE, Mumbai
Cosmology Overview
in NIUS camp at HBCSE, Mumbai
Hawking Radiation and the Information Puzzle
in 8th Asian Wint. School on Strings, Particles,
Cosmology at Puri
Large N Field theories
in XXVII SERC-THEP Main School at SINP, Kolkata
Emergent spacetime & Wilsonian Renormalization
Group
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02/2014
11/2013
09/2013
04/2012
12/2014
01/2013
12/2014
01/2014
11/2013
06/2011
11/2014
12/2012
05/2012
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19. S. Minwalla
20. S. Minwalla
21. S. Minwalla
22. S. Minwalla
23. S. Raychaudhuri
24. S. Raychaudhuri
25. S. Raychaudhuri
26. R. Sensarma
27. V. Tripathi
49.
at University of Kentucky, Lexington, USA

Fundamental CS matter theories and their bulk
duals
in ICTP Spring School at AS-ICTP, Trieste
Hydrodynamics and Gravity
in Cargese Summer School on String theory & field
theory Cargese, Corsica, France
Hydrodynamics and Gravity
in Condensed Matter, Black Holes and Holography
at Newton Institute, Cambridge, UK
Fluid Dynamics from Gravity
in IPM String School at Isfahan, Iran
Introduction to Particle Physics
in ICTS Programme on CP-Violation at
Mahabaleshwar
Weak Interaction Physics
at Department of Physics, University of Mumbai
Collider Physics and the LHC
in XXVI SERC-THEP Main School at Jamia Milia
Islamia, New Delhi
Theory of Ultracold Fermions in Continuum
in HRI School on Cold Atoms at HRI, Allahabad
The physics of Kondo systems
in ICTS Condensed Matter Programme at Bengaluru
03/2013
06/2012
04/2012
05/2011
02/2013
16
01/2012
02/2011
02/2014
12/2011

The doctoral programmes in the DTP are conducted under the TIFR University,
which was recognized as a Deemed University by UGC in 2002.
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basic or applied.
In the areas of Condensed Matter theory and Statistical Physics, the broad focus
areas have been (a) frustrated magnets and quantum criticality (b) development of
new Quantum Monte Carlo Algorithms (c) disordered and dissipative systems, (d)
statistical physics problems like sandpile models, proportionate growth, etc. Some
highlights from last 2-3 years are Interactions between vacancy-induced fractional
spin textures in the fustrated magnet SCGO;
Resonating valence-bond
wavefunctions on the honeycomb lattice; Ashkin-Teller criticality of the hardsquare lattice gas; Random Coulomb antiferromagnets: from diluted spin liquids to
Euclidean random matrices; Proportionate growth in sandpile and rotor-router
models; Strategy switches and co-action equilibria in a minority game;
Fragmentation of a sheet by propagation of cracks; The nematic-disordered
phase transition in systems of long rigid rods on two dimensional lattices; A class
of exactly solved assisted hopping models of active-absorbing state transitions on
a line; Vacancy disorder in graphene and SU(2) Majorana spin-liquid; Finitetemperature phase transitions of spin S=1 easy axis antiferromagnets on the
triangular lattice; Algorithm for frustrated transverse field Ising antiferromagnets;
Singular susceptibility of power-law ordered transverse field triangular lattice Ising
antiferromagnets; Sign-free Quantum Monte Carlo simulations of frustrated
quantum magnets admitting a cluster decomposition; Classical spin-liquid on the
maximally frustrated honeycomb lattice; Magnetic impurity induced topological
phase transition in the honeycomb Kitaev model; Dynamical mean-field theory
(DMFT) studies of the Mott transition in multilayer Hubbard systems; PT-symmetry
breaking mechanism of the dynamic Mott transition in dissipative systems;
Incommensurate Spin-Density Wave States in Biased Bilayer Honeycomb Lattice;
Realization of multicritical melting in frustrated triangular lattice Ising
antiferromagnets; Melting of three-sublattice order in artificial kagome ice with
tunable couplings; Phase transitions of resonating valence-bond wavefunctions in
three-dimensions; Effect of Disorder on Superconductivity with strong Mott
correlations.
The High Energy Physics (HEP) subgroup studied a wide variety of phenomena.
Some of the interesting results obtained in the area of strong interaction and
electroweak physics are Estimate of QCD critical point and phase diagram;
Nonperturbative estimate of heavy quark momentum diffusion coefficient in
plasma; Computation of lattice quark number susceptibilities; Predictions for
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shapes of event distributions along the freezeout curve in heavy-ion collisions;

Strange Freezeout; Lattice calculation of the quark and glue momenta and angular
momenta in the proton; Spectroscopy of hadrons with heavy quarks;
Understanding anisotropy generated by fluctuations in heavy-ion collisions; New
flow observables in ultra-relativistic heavy ion collisions; Complete relativistic
second-order dissipative hydrodynamics from the entropy principle; Particle
production in relativistic heavy-ion collisions: A consistent hydrodynamic
approach; Thermalization of quarkonia at the LHC; Optimization of a low energy
neutrino factory; Reach of INO for measuring atmospheric neutrino mixing
parameters; Conditions for the seeding of neutrino oscillation instabilities inside a
supernova; Neutrino-pair bremsstrahlung from nucleon-alpha versus nucleonnucleon scattering; Study of large mass splittings for fourth generation fermions
allowed by LHC; Explaining anomalous data observed in Bs meson decays;
Correlated study of low-energy processes and LHC signals in a supersymmetric
model without R-parity; Kaluza-Klein gluon production in association with a tt(bar)
pair at the LHC; Higgs signal in chargino-neutralino production at the LHC; Magic
messengers in gauge mediation and signal for 125 GeV boosted Higgs boson;
Branching ratio of ; Non-universality of indirect CP asymmetries in
, decays; Kaon mixing beyond the Standard Model; Viability of the mutau symmetry after results on non- zero reactor mixing angle; Analysis of the
experimental status of the constrained MSSM; Boosted jets as a probe of light
Higgs bosons at the LHC; Compressed spectrum of minimal UED models in
vacuum-stable scenarios; Invisible decays of low mass Higgs bosons in
supersymmetric models; Generalized Supersoft Supersymmetry; Looking for LFV
decays in Supersymmetry at the LHC; Distinguishing signatures of top-and bottomtype heavy vector like quarks at the LHC; Bulk RS models, Electroweak Precision
Tests and 125 GeV Higgs; Radion Candidate for the LHC Diphoton Resonance ;
Gravitational Rescue of Minimal Gauge Mediation; Statistical Aspects of Qjets;
New Supersoft Supersymmetry Breaking Operators and a Solution to the Problem; Status of MSSM Higgs sector using global analysis and direct search
bounds, and future prospects at the HL-LHC; Probing ( 2) at the LHC in the
paradigm of R-parity violating MSSM; Diphoton resonance at 750 GeV in the
broken MRSSM; Kaluza-Klein gluon + jet associated production at the Large
Hadron Collider; A Critical Appraisal of Flavour-changing Decays of Top Quarks as a
Probe of New Physics; Constraints on dark matter annihilation to fermions and a
photon.
Research in the area of String Theory and Mathematical Physics (STMP) has
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covered a wide canvas of key areas. These include black hole entropy, gaugegravity duality, the symmetries and dynamics of gauge theories, the relationship
between fluid dynamics and gravity, membrane field theories in M-theory, the
nature of cosmological singularities, low-dimensional string models, and areas of
mathematical physics. The highlights are Chern Simons Bosonization along RG
Flows; Unitarity, crossing symmetry and duality in the scattering of Chern-Simons
theories; A membrane paradigm at large D; Poles in the S-Matrix of Relativistic
Chern-Simons Matter theories from Quantum Mechanics; ABJ Triality: from Higher
Spin Fields to Strings; Constraints on Fluid Dynamics from Equilibrium Partition
Functions; Hairy black holes and solitons in global AdS5; Chern-Simons Theory with
Vector Matter; Dissipative Superfluid dynamics from gravity; Supersymmetric
Chern-Simons Theories with Vector Matter; Aspects of Entanglement Entropy for
Gauge Theories; Ward Identities for Scale and Special Conformal Transformations
in Inflation ; The Shear Viscosity in Anisotropic Phases ; Constraints from
Conformal Symmetry on the Three Point and four-point Scalar Correlator in
Inflation ; AdS plane waves and entanglement entropy ; CMB from CFT ; Entangled
Dilaton Dyons ; Bianchi Attractors: A Classification of Extremal Black Brane
Geometries ; Holographic Fermi and Non-Fermi Liquids with Transitions in Dilaton
Gravity ; Thermalization in 2D critical quench and UV/IR mixing ; Thermalization
with chemical potentials, and higher spin black holes ; The inside outs of
AdS3/CFT2: exact AdS wormholes with entangled CFT duals ; Dynamical
entanglement entropy with angular momentum and U(1) charge; Double Trace
Flows and Holographic RG in dS/CFT correspondence ; Quantum quench in matrix
models ; Holographic Wilsonian flows and emergent fermions in extremal charged
black holes ; Gregory-Laflamme as the confinement/ deconfinement transition in
holographic QCD ; Phases of a two dimensional large N gauge theory on a torus.
The broad focus of the Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics (CAP) has been in
cluster cosmology, especially related to probing dark energy, dark matter and
inflation and the synergy between cluster physics and cosmology, as well as
constraining dark energy properties from various observations, and neutrino
astroparticle physics. The main highlights are Developing optimal strategy in
combining wide and deep surveys for cluster probes of dark energy. This idea is
now routinely used by all cluster surveys (like ACT/SPT etc); A novel method to use
an ensemble of clusters as rulers in sky; Building fast and accurate
phenomenological model of cluster ICM which can be used to construct scaling
relations; The most comprehensive analysis of Fisher matrix versus Markov chains
for cluster cosmology; A novel method of using intra cluster medium (ICM)
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entropy to study ICM energetics has been developed.; The first estimate ever of
feedback energy profile, from deep within cluster cores to outskirts, was obtained;
The most direct connection between AGN heating and entropy excess in cluster
cores was made; preheating ruled out; Use of supernovae data along with cluster
data to constrain the cosmological distance-duality relation; The most
comprehensive dark energy constraints using the latest Planck data; Probing the
cosmological missing baryons in the circum-galactic medium; Probing the clumping
structure of Giant Molecular Clouds through the spectrum, polarisation and
morphology of X-ray Reflection Nebulae with future X-ray observatories; Role of
time-dependent noise in supernovae and its impact on flavor conversions; Impact
of hidden interactions of sterile neutrinos on structure formation.
51.

of the department.
Strengths
Top level expertise at international level in major areas of Theoretical Physics
High quality research environment with world class facilities, leading to

consistently strong publication record.
National and International recognition in form of roles in committees for

conferences/workshops, selection boards etc., enabling the upholding of high
standards for our inductions of new faculty.
Vigorously active weekly seminar series in 4 different major areas.
Strong contribution in teaching in National programs as well as TIFR

Graduate schools.
Weaknesses
Inadequate space for growing or starting new and upcoming areas.
Inability to host strong long-term visitor programs due to infrastructural

issues.
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Current level of interactions with experimentalists,
Opportunities
Presence of academically strong institutions such as IIT, IISER etc in the

nearby region can lead to strong networking-or virtual extension of all of
them
Upcoming new campus in Hyderabad can provide infrastructure to grow in

new areas such as nano-science or interface with biology.
Presence of DTP alumni in almost all major academic institutions in India,

with whom networking, collaboration and a string visitor programme is
possible.
Challenges
52.
Passing on the benefits of DTP expertise to a larger section of students and

post-docs due to space constraints.
Level of interaction with Indian universities.
Participation in national programs for assisting university teachers

updating their knowledge base.
in

The DTP intends to remain in the forefront of all major areas of theoretical
physics by high quality inductions of faculty in the both new as well as existing
subareas. National and international collaborations have become essential in
theoretical physics. DTP already has made a proposal to follow suit, and will
actively look for other opportunities. High performance computers are now
essential in some branches of theoretical physics. Interaction with computer
industry to develop trained manpower as well as special purpose software will be
attempted. More specific goals are stated below.
In the years to come, the Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics group expects
to continue its multi-pronged research efforts, striking a balance between work
aimed at clarifying the theoreticial interpretation of specific experimental results
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obtained both at TIFR and elsewhere, and work that uses the tractability of
simpler model Hamiltonians to clarify conceptually interesting questions that
have their origins in experimental systems, but are impossible to address
satisfactorily while keeping track of the full complexity of the original system.
Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics (CAP) is the youngest and smallest subgroup
in DTP, formed in 2010. Members of CAP are interested and work on a diverse set
of problems in Physical Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics. The group has core
strengths in theory and data-analysis of cosmic microwave background (CMB)
and large scale structure (LSS), dark matter physics, and neutrino astroparticle
physics, with healthy overlap between the interests of the different members. It
is hoped that DTP and TIFR will consolidate its initiative to explore this area by
providing suitable resources to the CAP subgroup. The CAP group has taken some
initiatives in this regard in collaboration with our colleagues in DAA and NCRA,
we plan to apply for institutional membership of DESI (Dark Energy Spectroscopic
Instrument) collaboration in the upcoming 5 year plan period. The main goal of
DESI is to make precise measurements of the expansion history of the Universe
and use the growth of cosmological structure to study the properties of gravity,
neutrinos, and the inflationary epoch in the early Universe.
The High Energy Physics (HEP) group has been strong in the areas of collider and
flavour physics, neutrinos, lattice gauge theory, and the quark gluon plasma. This
reach has been extended recently by hiring people who work in model building
and effective field theories. The HEP group feels that it is performing very well in
these areas and has made significant contributions in these fields. Given the long
time-line of the LHC experiments, and the large number of new facilities being
planned (FAIR and NICA for heavy-ion physics, EIC for understanding the partonic
structure of matter, the ILC, various dark matter searches, neutrino detectors
etc), the group feels that it needs to keep up its strength in this field. In
particular, the HEP group feels a lack of coverage in certain crucial areas. These
are, in order of the groups common agreed importance: (1) soft and collinear
effective theories with an emphasis on jet structure or initial state of heavy ions,
(2) lepto- and baryo-genesis and flavour physics (3) numerical hydrodynamics and
kinetic theory in the context of heavy-ion physics.
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Over the next 10 years we envisage that the String Theory group will continue to
explore and understand the framework of string theory, with the aim of better
understanding the structures and phenomena of theoretical physics and their
interrelations. A central long term goal of this investigation is the discovery of the
basic laws of nature that govern the quantum fluctuations of gravity in our
Universe.
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Computer Science
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School of Technology and Computer Science

1. Name of the Department:
School of Technology and Computer Science (STCS)
2. Year of establishment:
1998
3.

The department is itself the School of Technology and Computer Sciences.
4.

1.
Ph.D.
2.
Integrated M.Sc.-Ph.D. (I-Ph.D.)
Students may avail of an M.Phil. degree as an early exit option provided they have
finished a specified set of requirements. However, there is no separate M.Phil
programme.
5. Interdisciplinary programmes and departments involved

STCS does not offer interdisciplinary programmes.
6. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign institutions, etc.
Institution
Course Name
Faculty member
Year
IISER Pune
Algorithms
Jaikumar Radhakrishnan
2013
CBS Mumbai
Financial Mathematics
Sandeep Juneja
2015
IMSc Chennai
Communication Complexity
Prahladh Harsha
2011
IMSc Chennai
Limits of approximation
Prahladh Harsha
2010
IIT Bombay
Advanced Information Theory
Vinod Prabhakaran
2014
IIT Bombay
Advanced Information Theory
Vinod Prabhakaran
2015
IIT Bombay
Network Information Theory
Vinod Prabhakaran
2015
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7.

8.

Students of the STCS are offered a course work programme based on a mixture of
compulsory core courses, choice-based elective courses and compulsory project
work, on topics of their choice. The detailed structure is given in the table below.
Programme
Ph.D.
I-Ph.D.
Duration (years)
Overall
Coursework
5
6
1.5
2.0
Basic &
Core
Credits
24
32
Elective
Credits
16
16
Project
Credits
20
32
Total
Credits
60
80
(August November) and the Spring Semester (January May).
In each semester, students are evaluated by a continuous evaluation process
which includes assignments, quizzes, mid- and end-semester examinations and
research paper presentations.
9.

STCS has an intensive doctoral level course work for students to prepare them for
doctoral work. In addition, STCS students are free to choose electives in other
Departments, in consultation with the Subject Board of STCS. Faculty members
occasionally teach courses floated in other departments (or jointly with other
departments) on topics of mutual interest.
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10.
Number of teaching posts sanctioned, filled and actual (Professors/Associate

Professors/Asst. Professors/others)
Number
Ds. Professor (J)
0
Sr. Professor (I)
0
Professor (H)
3
As. Professor (G)
4
Reader (F)
7
Fellow (E)
0
Total
14
11.

1.
Name
P.K. Pandya
Deg*
Ph.D.
Designation
Professor
J. Radhakrishnan
Ph.D.
Professor
S.K. Juneja
Ph.D.
Professor
T. Kavitha
Ph.D.
P.G.D. Sen
Ph.D.
N. Sharma
Ph.D.
P. Harsha
Ph.D.
U. Bhaskar
Ph.D.
Assoc.
Professor
Assoc.
Professor
Assoc.
Professor
Assoc.
Professor
Reader
A. Chattopadhyay
Ph.D.
Reader
10. M.
Gopalakrishnan
11 A. Gupta
Ph.D.
Reader
Ph.D.
Reader
12 V. M.
Prabhakaran
Ph.D.
Reader
Specialisation
Formal Methods, Logic,
Realtime and Embedded
Systems
Algorithms, Combinatorics,
Complexity, Randomness
Applied Probability, Monte
Carlo Methods, Financial
Mathematics
Graph Algorithms,
Computational Complexity
Quantum Computation
Exp
27
Stu
1
24
19
11
Communications and
Quantum Information Theory
Computational Complexity,
Coding Theory, Algorithms
Algorithmic Game Theory,
Online and Approximation
Algorithms
Computational Complexity,
Algorithms and Discrete Maths,
Algebraic Automata Theory
Self-assembly, Systems Biology
Formal Verification, Modelling,

Constraint solving
Information Theory,
Communication, Signal
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13 N. Raja
Ph.D.
Reader
14 R. Vaze
Ph.D.
Reader
Processing, Cryptography
Models of Concurrent
Interaction
Information Theory, MultiAntenna Communication,
Stochastic Geometry, Statistical
Learning
17
* Highest degree
graduated)
12.
i.
ii.
iii.

Professor V Anantharam, University of California, Berkeley, USA
Professor D Kapur, University of New Mexico, USA
Professor V S Borkar, IIT Bombay
13.

STCS does not employ temporary faculty.
14.

Programme
Students (S)
Faculty (F)
Ratio S/F
1.
2.
PH.D.
INTEGRATED M.SC.-PH.D.
12
6
14
14
0.86
0.43
3.
M.SC.
15.
Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff: sanctioned,

filled and actual
6
16.
Administrative and Auxilliary Staff

2

Computer Science
Systems Science
Communication and Information Theory
Applied Probability
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17. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) national b) international funding
National
Agency
1. DRDO
Project Title
Design and
implementation of
DIFC security
architecture for
securing linux like
operating systems.
Total
Grant (Rs.
lakhs)
45
Duration
Faculty
16/1/2015 - 16/3/2016
P. K. Pandya (PI),
R.K.Shyamasundar
International
Agency
1.
2.
DST and
Max
Planck
Society
India-Israel
UGC-ISF
Project Title
Indo-Max Planck Centre

for Computer Science
(IMPECS)
Two Player Games:
Hardness of
Approximation and
Communication
Complexity.
Total Grant
(Rs. lakhs)
Duration
Faculty
47
Nov 2010
-Nov 2015
T. Kavitha
55
October
2015
October
2018
Prahladh
Harsha
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a) National collaboration
National
Collaborating
Institutions
1.
DIT
2.
DIT
3.
Information
Technology
Research
Academy
(ITRA)
TIFR,
IIT Bombay,
NIT Surathkal,
NIT Dugrapur
IIT Bombay,
TIFR, BARC
4.
Project Title
Total
Grant (Rs.
lakhs)
Duration
Faculty
July 2014July 2016
K.Samudravijaya
and N. Bondale
38
Completed
in Sep
2015
N. Bondale
Uncoordinated,
Secure and Energy
Aware Access in
Distributed
Wireless Networks
182
Jan 2014
Dec. 2016
V.Prabhakaran &
R. Vaze
Center for
Formal Design
and Verification
of Software
(CFDVS
310
April 2011
April 2017
R.K.Shyamasund
ar, P.K. Pandya,
N. Raja
Speech-based
Access for
Agricultural
Commodity
Prices and
Weather
Information in 12
Indian Languages
Development of
Pronunciation
Lexicon Based on
Experimental
Study of Phonetics
and Phonemics of
Indian Languages
(Marathi Vertical)
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19.

Agency
1.
20.
21.
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DAE
Total
Grant (Rs.
lakhs)
Project Title
XII Plan Project Maths

and Computer Science
390
Duration
20122017
Faculty
All
STCS
faculty
state recognition
None
national recognition
None
international recognition
None

bodies:
None
22.
Publications:
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
Total
Journal
Publications
Articles
in
Proceedings
22
26
14
19
22
103
32
32
29
36
33
162
Web
Technical
PubliReports
cations
8
8
1
1
Book
Books
Chapters Edited
7
2
5
2
1
17
2
1
1
1
1
6
Mono
-graphs
Books
1
2
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1.
R. K Shyamsunar and M. A. Pai (Editor), Homi Bhabha and the Computer

Revolution, Oxford University Press, Februrary 2011. ISBN-13: 978-0-19807246-1, ISBN-10: 0-19-807246-5.
2.
R. Vaze, Random Wireless Networks, Cambridge University Press, March

2015. ISBN: 9781107102323.
Citations Total number of citations: 22387 (Source: Google scholar)

h-index :
Range 1124
23.
Details of patents and income generated:

None
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Faculty
Member
S Juneja
1.
25.
Project Name
Designing Portfolio Risk
Measurement Tool
Company Name
Capital Metrics
and Risk
Solutions
Duration
1 year
(2012-13)
Income
Rs. 10
lakhs

National
Name of Faculty
member
1. S.K. Ghosh
2. M.
Gopalkrishnan
3. S.K. Juneja
4. V.Prabhakaran
5. N. Raja
6. P.G.D. Sen
7. N. Sharma
8. R. Vaze
Place visited
Date (MM/YYYY)

Nov.5-Dec.4 2012
Oct. 21-Dec. 02, 2013
Oct. 13-Nov. 12, 2014

Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
Indian Institute of Technology, New
Delhi
Institute of Mathematical Sciences,
Chennai
NCBS, Bangalore
Indian Institute of Technology, New
Delhi
Indian Institute of Technology,
Guwahati
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
Infosys Mysore Park, Mysore
Institute of Mathematical Sciences,
Chennai
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
Jan. 02-08, 2011

June 28, 2012
June 29, 2012
Feb. 06, 2013
June 10-21, 2013
Nov. 25-26, 2012

March 24-27, 2014
Oct. 21-30, 2012

Dec.27-Jan. 04, 2013
Aug. 14-19, 2013
Sept. 02, 2013
Jan. 29-31, 2014
Mar. 29-31, 2012
July 16-23, 2012
Jan. 26-31, 2013
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International
1.
2.
3.
4.
Name of Faculty
Place visited
member
A.Chattopadhyay State University of New Jersey,
Rutgers, USA
University of Edinburgh, United
Kingdom
University of Toronto, Canada
Universitat Politecnica De Catalunya,
Barcelona, Spain
S.K. Ghosh
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev,
Israel
Institute fur Informatik, ETH Zurich,
Switzerland
Institute of Theoretical Computer
Science, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
M.
University of Southern California, USA
Gopalkrishnan
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, USA
Duke University, USA
University of Southern California and
California Institute of Technology, USA
Imperial College, London, United
Kingdom
American Institute of Mathematics,
Palo Alto, USA
IBM Yorktown Heights, USA
University of Portsmouth, United
Kingdom
Imperial College, London, United
Kingdom
P. Harsha
IBM Research, Watson, USA
University of Toronto, Canada
Institute for Advanced Studies,
Princeton, USA
Simons Institute for the Theory of
Computing, USA
Univ. of Texas at Austin, USA
KTH, Royal Institute of Technology,
Sweden
Center for Quantum Technologies,
Singapore
Date (MM/YYYY)
1 week in Oct. 2012

Feb-Mar 2014
Aug 17-23, 2014
Sept 01-06, 2014
Dec. 16-Jan. 04, 2011

June 01-30, 2012
Sept. 01-30, 2013
Sept. 15-30, 2011

Oct. 02-04, 2011
Oct. 5-14, 2011
Aug. 07-17, 2012
Nov. 19-Dec. 01, 2012
Mar.25-29, 2013
Apr. 01-02, 2013
June 23-25, 2014
June 26-July 05, 2014
May 18-19, 2011

June 03-04, 2011
June 15-July 20, 2011
Dec. 3-16, 2011
Aug. Dec. 2013
Nov. 94-08, 2013
March 21-28, 2013
Nov. 06-Dec.06, 2014
Jan.25-Feb.08, 2015
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5.
S.K. Juneja
6.
T. Kavitha
7.
V.Prabhakaran
8.
N. Raja

Simons Institute for the Theory of
Computing, USA
Heriot Watt University, United
Kingdom
University of Amsterdam, The
Netherlands
Brown University, USA
Princeton University, USA
University of Southern California, USA
Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau Cedex,
France
KTH, Stockholm, Sweden
CWI, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Univ. of Tokyo, Japan
Stanford University, USA
Max-Planck Institute, Germany
University of Sydney, Australia
University of Lugano, Switzerland
University of California, Los Angeles,
USA
USA
University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign, USA
USA
Lorentz Center, Leiden, The
Netherlands
Centre International de Rencontres
Mathematiques, Marseille, France
Isaac Newton Institute, Cambridge
University, United Kingdom
Technische Universitat Dresden,
Germany
Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut,
Institute Henri Poincare, Paris, France
Lorentz Center, Leiden, The
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Mar. 24-Apr. 24, 2015
May 2011
Nov. 2011
Oct. 28-Dec.01, 2012
Nov. 25-26, 2012
Oct. 09-11, 2013
Nov. 10-16, 2013
May 12-16, 2014
June 23-27, 2014
Sept. 25-26, 2014
Nov. 09-15, 2014
May 01-28, 2011

Aug. 21-Sept. 4, 2011
Feb. 22-Mar 08, 2012
May 01-31, 2012
Jun 01-July 05, 2012
May 15-June 11, 2013
July 01-25, 2014
Feb. 11-18, 2011
Feb. 17-23, 2013
Sept.27-Oct. 12, 2013
Feb. 15-17, 2014
Nov. 2011
Feb. 2012
Apr.30-June 01, 2012
Aug. 17-Sept.04, 2013
Nov. 24-Dec. 01, 2013
June 01-30, 2014
November 2014
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9. P.G.D. Sen
10. N. Sharma
11. R.K.
Shyamasundar
12. R. Vaze

Netherlands
University of Waterloo, Canada
Isaac Newton Institute for
Mathematical Sciences, United
Kingdom
National University of Singapore,
Singapore
Bell Labs, USA
National Institute of Informatics,
Tokyo, Japan
University of Cambridge, United
Kingdom
Sept. 2011-Mar. 2012

Dec. 04-10, 2011
Nov. 01-Dec. 20, 2013
Aug.-Sept. 2013
May 02-10, 2011
May 14-16, 2012
Jan. 27-12, 2013
26. Faculty serving in

a)
(a)
National committees b) International committees c) Editorial Boards d) any

other (please specify)
National Committees:
1.
Name of the
Faculty Member
P. Harsha
2.
V. Prabhakaran
3.
J.Radhakrishnan
4.
R. Vaze

2nd Annual Mysore Park Workshop in
Theoretical Computer Science:
Algorithms and Complexity
3rd Annual Mysore Park Workshop in
4th Annual Mysore Park Workshop in
National Communications Conference
Indian Academy of Science
Indian National Science Academy
IEEE NCC 2011
IEEE NCC 2012
IEEE SPCOM 2012
IEEE NCC 2013
IEEE SPCOM 2014
Role in the
Committee
Organizer
Term of
Service
May
2011
Aug.
2012
Aug.
2013
Member
Member
Member
Fellow
Fellow
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member
2014
2015
2016
2011
2012
2012
2013
2014
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1.
Name of the
Faculty Member
P. Harsha
2.
S.K. Juneja
3.
T. Kavitha
4.
P.K. Pandya

RANDOM 2009
APPROX 2011
FSTTCS 2011
RANDOM 2013
FSTTCS 2013
CALDAM 2015
FSTTCS 2015
CCC 2016
FOCS 2016
Performance
INFORMS Applied Probability
Conference 2015
FSTTCS 2010
COCOON 2011
SWAT 2012
COCOON 2012
FSTTCS 2012
SODA 2013
ALENEX 2013
ESA 2013
WAOA 2013
APPROX 2014
FSTTCS 2014
POPL 2015
ICLA 2015, SETTA 2015,
TASE 2015, RP 2014, SETTA 2014, TASE
2014, ICTAC 2014, ICTAC 2013, ICDCN
2013,
Role in the
Committee
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member
Chair
Member
Member
Member
Member
Term of
Service
2009
2011
2011
2013
2013
2015
2015
2016
2016
2015
2015
Member
Member
Member
Member
Chair
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member
OC Chair
Member
2010
2011
2012
2012
2012
2013
2013
2013
2013
2014
2014
2015
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5.
V.Prabhakaran
6.
J.Radhakrishnan
7.
R. Vaze

International Conference on Signal
Processing and Communications
Distributed Computing and Networking
(ICDCN)
ACM International Symposium on
Mobile Ad Hoc Networking and
Computing (Mobihoc)
IEEE International Conference on
Computer Communications
(INFOCOM)
IEEE Conference on Communications
and Network Security (CNS)
IEEE International Symposium on
Information Theory (ISIT)
IEEE Information Theory Workshop
(ITW)
Member
2012
Member
2013
Member
2013
Member
2014
Member
2014
Member
2014
2015
2015
STOC 2010
FSTTCS 2012
Nevanlinna Prize Committee
Communications 2011
IEEE VTC 2011
IEEE VTC 2012
Communications 2012
IEEE Globecom 2012
IEEE Globecom 2013
IEEE VTC 2013
Communications 2013
WiOpt 2013
WiOpt 2014
IEEE Globecom 2014
Member
Chair
Member
Member
Member
2016
Member
TPC Member
2010
2012
2014
2011
2011
2012
2012
2012
2013
2013
2013
2013
2014
2014
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Name of the
Faculty Member
1. S.K. Juneja
2. P.K. Pandya
3. V.Prabhakaran
4. J.Radhakrishnan
5. R. Vaze
27.
Name of the Journal
Impact
Factor
Term of
Service
Mathematics of Operations Research

ACM TOMACS
Annals of Operations Research
Formal Aspects of Computing Journal,
Springer
Sadhana (Indian Academy of Sciences)
0.924
1.090
1.217
0.806
2008-present
2009-2011
2011
1996-2011
0476
2013-present
SIAM Journal on Discrete Mathematics

Discrete Mathematics
Theoretical Computer Science
0.668
2009-2011
0.465
2008-2011
IEEE Journal of Selected Areas of

Communications
3.453
2015-present

demand as lecturers in such programme in other institutions, both inside and
outside India.
28.
Student projects
All (100%) students are required to do projects as a part of their Ph.D..

None
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29.
Awards / recognitions received at the national and international level by
Faculty
Doctoral / post doctoral fellows
Students
National Awards
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Year
2007
2008
2008
2008
2010
Name of the Awardee

J. Radhakrishnan
T. Kavitha
T. Kavitha
J. Radhakrishnan
M. Gopalkrishnan
6.
2011
P. Harsha
7.
8.
9.
2011
2011
2013
P. Harsha
V. Prabhakaran
A.Chattopadhyay
10. 2013
R. Vaze
11. 2013
R. Vaze
12. 2014
J. Radhakrishnan
13. 2014
R. Vaze
14. 2014
R. Vaze
15. 2015
U. Bhaskar
16. 2015
R. Vaze
Name of the Award

Indian Academy of Science Fellowship
INAE Young Engineers Award
S.S. Bhatnagar Award
NASI-SCOPUS Young Scientist Award for
Mathematics
Associate of the Indian Academy of Sciences
Indian National Science Academy's Young
Scientist Award
Indian National Academy of Engineering's Young
Engineer Award
Indian National Science Academy Fellowship
Best paper award, Networks track, National
Conference on Communications at IIT-Kanpur
Ramanath Cowsik Medal from TIFR for best
paper in last 5 years for people under the age of
35 from TIFR
National Academy of Science Indias Young
Scientist Award
1.
Year
2009
Name of the Awardee

S.K. Juneja
Name of the Award

Best paper award at the ICST Fourth
International Conference on Performance
Evaluation
2.
2010
R. Vaze
3.
2012
S.K. Juneja
Eurasip Best Paper Award for the best journal

paper published in Eurasip Journal on Wireless
Communication and Networking
Best paper award at the ICST Sixth International
Conference on Performance Evaluation
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4.
2015
A.Gupta
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Best paper award at the 18th European Joint
Conference on Theory and Practice of Software

National Awards
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Year
2012
2012
2013
2013
2014
2014
Name of the Awardee

Ankush Agrawal
Girish Varma
Gugan Thoppe
Karthyek A Murthy
Sagnik Mukhopadhyay
Deepesh Data
Name of the Award

TCS Research Fellowship
Google Fellowship
IBM Fellowship
IBM Fellowship
TCS Research Fellowship
Microsoft Research Fellowship
30. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of funding (national /

Year
Name
Funding
Agency
TIFR
S.K. Juneja
R.K. Shyamasundar
Faculty members
1.
2011
Workshop on Recent Trends in Social

Networks: Algorithms, Models and Learning
2.
2011
Workshop on Computing for Science

Discovery and Innovations: A Roadmap
3.
2011
STCS Annual Symposium
TIFR
4.
2012
Workshop on Mathematical Finance
ICTS (??)
S.K. Juneja
5.
2012
Introduction to Graph and Geometric

Algorithms
NBHM
S.K. Ghosh
6.
2013

Algorithms
NBHM
S.K. Ghosh
7.
2013
International Conference on Distributed

Computing and Networking
8.
2013
Pre-Workshop School of WALCOM 2013 on

Graph and Geometric Algorithms
NBHM
9.
2013
TIFR
10. 2013

Algorithms
NBHM
S.K. Ghosh
11. 2013
Workshop on Applications of Game Theory
TIFR
S.K. Juneja
R.K. Shyamasundar
S.K. Ghosh
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Year
12. 2013
13. 2014
Name
Introduction to Computational Geometry,
Research Promotion Workshop on
Algorithms
Workshop on Energy Efficiency in Wireless
Networks
Funding
Agency
NBHM
S.K. Ghosh
TIFR
R. Vaze
Faculty members
14. 2014
Recent Progress in Arithmetic Complexity
TIFR
15. 2014
Introduction to Approximation Algorithms,

Algorithms
Algorithms
Principles of Programming Languages (POPL
2015)
Algorithms
Tutorial and Workshop on Learning and
Related Probabilistic Applications
Workshop on Bombay Information Theory
Seminar (BITS 2016)
NBHM
A.Chattopadhyay, P.
Harsha and J.
S.K.
Ghosh
Radhakrishnan
TIFR
NBHM
R. Vaze and P. Harsha

S.K. Ghsh
16. 2014
17. 2014
18. 2015
19. 2015
20. 2015
21. 2016
31.
P.K. Pandya
NBHM
S.K. Ghosh
TIFR
S.K. Juneja and R. Vaze

V.M. Prabhakaran, P.
Harsha and J.
Radhakrishnan

STCS follows the TIFR Guidelines on Academic Ethics
32.
Name of
the
Programme
Applications
r e ceived%
Selected%
Male
Ph.D.
8110
29
Female
Joined
Male
16
05
Pass percentage*
Female
Male
69
100
Female
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33.
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According to geographical location:
IntegratedPh.D.
Ph.D.
Students

NRI students
Foreign students
Total
M.Phil.
*M
*F
*M
*F
*M
*F
Total
8
0
0
8
0
0
0
0
9
0
0
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
17
0
0
18
According to the undergraduate institutions students come from:

Science institutions, e.g. CBS, NISER, etc.# IITs, NITs, etc.
Students from
Male
Indian Universities
Others*
Total
3
3
5
0
0
11
Ph.D.
Female
0
0
0
0
0
0
Male
4
0
2
1
0
07
I-Ph.D.
Female
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
7
3
7
1
0
18
34. How many students have cleared Civil Services and Defense Services examinations, NET,
SET, GATE and other competitive examinations? Give details category-wise.
Examination
1.
GATE
11
2.
NET
01
3.
JEST
04
4.
Others
01
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Ph.D. programme : Most of the students admitted to the STCS go on to complete
the course work and get their Ph.D.s. Occasionally, a student may opt out of the
programme, for various reasons. Normally, after completing their Ph.D., students
have to leave TIFR. The vast majority go elsewhere for postdoctoral research. A
small number go for other employment, such as teaching positions or the industry.
Integrated M.Sc.-Ph.D. programme : Most of the students admitted to the STCS go
on to complete the course work and get their M.Sc.s and Ph.D.s. Occasionally, a
elsewhere for postdoctoral research. A small number go for other employment,
such as teaching positions or the industry.
36. Diversity of staff
from TIFR :
11
Total No
14
37. Number of faculty who were awarded M.Phil., Ph.D., D.Sc. and D.Litt. during the
assessment period
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38. Present details of departmental infrastructural facilities with regard to

a)
Library
STCS, like other Departments of TIFR in the Colaba campus, makes use of the TIFR
Library and Scientific Information Resource Centre (SIRC) (see Section B2, Item no
4.2)
b)

STCS, like other Departments of TIFR in the Colaba campus, makes use of the TIFR
Computer Centre and Communication Facility (see Section B2, Item no 4.3)
c)

STCS, like other Departments of TIFR in the Colaba campus, makes use of the
common class rooms and lecture theatres of TIFR (see Section B1, Item no 12)
d)

All the classrooms above have ICT facilities like overhead projectors, Wi-Fi, etc.
Video-conferencing possibilities are also available in most lecture rooms.
e)
Students laboratories:
I. STCS has a common laboratory with 25 workstations and 8 servers.
ii. Each student has individual desktop computer with internet connection.
f)
Laboratory for Embedded Systems and Formal Methods equipped
with 2 Servers, 6 workstations, Software for embedded system
programming and analysis, and 6 Firebird Robots.
Laboratory for financial mathematics.
Laboratory for speech analysis and synthesis.
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39. List of doctoral, post-doctoral students and Research Associates
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
a.
from the host institution/university
Doctoral students
Mohit Garg
Sameer Kamal
Sagnik Mukhopadhyay
N. V. Narendra Kumar
Sarat B. Moka
Bodhayan Roy
Deepesh Kumar Datta
Suneel Saraswat
Kshitij Gajjar
Abhishek Kumar Singh
Gowtham Raghunath Kurri
Aditya Nema
Suhail Sherif
Nikhil S. Mande
Phani Raj Lolakapuri
Tulasi Mohan Molli
Anamay Gununath Tengse
Anand Avinash Deo
Gunjan Kumar
Rahul Jain
Varun Narayanan
b. from other institutions/universities
1. Smarajit Das, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (Visiting Fellow from 20092012).
2. Ratnik Gandhi, Dirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication
Technology, Gandhinagar, Gujarat (Visiting Fellow from 2010-2012).
3. Ashish Tendulkar, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (Visiting Fellow from
2011-2012).
4. A.V. Sreejith, Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai (Visiting Fellow from
20135. Mukul Agarwal, University of Waterloo (Visiting Fellow from 2014-15).
6. M. Sharayu, University of Texas at Austin, USA (Visiting Fellow from 2014-15).
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40. Number of post graduate students getting financial assistance from the university.
ALL the students of STCS are in doctoral programmes, and hence they are all given
TIFR fellowships.
41. Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the development of new
The institute had undertaken a comprehensive review of all its activities in 199596. Based on the recommendations of the committee, it was decided to establish
the School of Technology and Computer Science in the institute to further nurture
and focus attention on these important areas. The graduate programme under the
Computer and Systems Science subject board grew out of these efforts.
42. Does the department obtain feedback from
a.

The Subject Board convener stays in touch with the Instructors and collects their
feedback at regular intervals. This is used to (a) advise the Instructors, (b) update
the Syllabus, and (c) fine-tune the curriculum.
b.

From time to time anonymous feedback is obtained from the students. The
relevant portions in this are communicated to the Instructors.
c.
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43. List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10)

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Name of the Alumnus
Prof. V. S. Borkar
Prof. R. K.
Shyamasundar
Prof. Mathai Joseph
Dr. S. Ramani
Dr. N. Karmarkar
Distinguished Professor, IIT Bombay

Distinguished Professor, IIT Bombay
Prof. S.P. Mudur

Prof. Rahul Jain
Prof. P.V.S. Rao
Prof. M.V. Pitke
Executive Director, TRDDC, Pune

IIIT, Bangalore, Internet Hall of Fame
Tata Consultancy Services, Fulkerson Prize, Paris
Kenallakis Award
Computer Science Department Head,
Concordia University, Canada, Director, CDAC
National University of Singapore, Leading expert in the
area of quantum communication and computation
Padma Shree (retired)
Director (CDOT), Director (CDAC)
44. Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops /

As Item No 30 shows, STCS regularly conducts conferences etc. which are attended
by all the doctoral students, and these provide the required introduction to the
state of the art in the subjects of their research. Students are encouraged to
attend schools and workshops conducted by external experts organized at other
academic institutions in the country. In addition, TIFR has a vibrant programme of
seminars, colloquia and public lectures which the students are encouraged to
attend.
45. List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different programmes.
STCS generally adopts conventional blackboard teaching methods. Research
presentations are typically made using an overhead projector facility.
46. How does the department ensure that programme objectives are constantly met
The STCS subject board constantly monitors the progress of the students and
obtains feedback from faculty and students alike.
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47. Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension activities.

STCS faculty, postdocs and students regularly participate in the Outreach Activities
of TIFR. The institute hosts the Indian Association for Research in Computing
Sciences, the leading body that supports students and faculty members country
wide by conducting teacher training courses and providing travel and other
support. It also organizes the training for the Indian Informatics Olympiad efforts
and organizes the countrys leading Computer Science Conference, namely,
Foundations of Software Technology and Theoretical Computer Science (FSTTCS)
48. Give details of beyond syllabus scholarly activities of the department.
The school has regular seminars by faculty members and visitors, covering a
variety of subjects, from individual research to recent breakthroughs in the field. In
addition, faculty members take on undergraduate and graduate interns, providing
them first-hand research experience on advanced topics.
49. State whether the programme/ department is accredited/ graded by other
STCS, as a part of TIFR, was reviewed by a UGC Review Committee in 2010.
50. Briefly highlight the contributions of the department in generating new knowledge,
basic or applied.
TIFR pioneered research in computing in India. Thus, India's first digital computer,
TIFRAC, was designed and constructed at TIFR in 1961. First digital computer
networking experiments were also carried out by Dr. S. Ramani at TIFR and these
eventually led to the university network ERNET. Researchers at TIFR designed
computing and digital communication systems for Indian Defense through
nationally funded projects such as ADGES and AREN. National Center for Software
Technology and Computing Science (NCSDCT) was established at TIFR in 1974.
Currently, the department has active research in foundational areas such as
algorithms and complexity theory, formal methods and program analysis, wireless
communication and sensor networks, classical and quantum information theory,
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applied probability, computational finance and mathematical modeling of risk.

Several significant research results have been obtained in these areas.
Department members have published over 1100 papers. Members regularly
publish in top international journals and conferences. Moreover, members have
served on programme committees of leading international conferences. Also, TIFR
has hosted several international conferences including POPL 2015, ICDCN 2013
and ICLP.
51. Detail five major Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges (SWOC)
of the department.
Strengths
1. Strong theoretical and conceptual focus in contemporary areas of Computer and
Information Sciences. Given our diverse faculty interests, the school is well placed to
exploit the emerging convergence world wide in the quantitative sciences.
2. Strong recent faculty hires with Ph.D.s and postdoctoral experience from top
universities world wide. Most of the recent hires have Ramanujan Fellowships.
3. High quality graduate programme with intense doctoral level coursework that
equips our Ph.D.s with diverse modern tools and techniques.
4. Strong Industrial Research Lab scholarship support for our graduate programme.
5. Overlap of interests with TIFR's other theoretical groups in the areas of
Mathematics, Theoretical Physics and Theoretical Biology.
Weakness
1. The relatively small size of the school limits our abilities for bold initiatives in new
areas.
2. Limited number of international and visiting faculty.
3. The undergraduate curriculum/training in Indian universities does not provide
sufficient analytical background to entering graduate students.
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4. Difficult to compete with industrial research labs in hiring faculty given their much
higher salary scales.
5. Many bright B. Tech. students are hesitant to commit to a Ph.D. which could
require over five years to complete, and would prefer an option to complete a
masters and then decide whether to continue for a Ph.D. We currently do not
explicitly provide this option.
Opportunities
1. Substantial number of talented Indian students do their Ph.D.s at internationally top
research universities in areas of our interest. Increasing proportion of them are
choosing to return to academic jobs in India. This is an opportunity to further
strengthen our faculty.
2. As computer science and related areas become pervasive in real life, the theoretical
expertise developed in the school has the opportunity to make impactful
contributions in the Indian context.
3. The growing strength and confidence in the Indian theoretical computer science
research community offers an opportunity for us to evolve as world leaders in
research in niche theoretical areas.
4. Increasing interest among the international universities for collaborative presence
in India; this can be leveraged to strengthen our research.
5. Many international industrial research labs are locating to India; the school has the
opportunity to develop relationships that enhance our resources and provide useful
inputs to our research.
Challenges
1. Our focus areas have substantial overlap with the industry, forcing us to compete
with them for best talent.
2. Increased competition for high quality students with international top universities
as well as with the industry.
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3. Although the quality of faculty applicants returning to India in areas related to

computer and informational sciences has increased, increasingly many research
institutions in India provide a nurturing research environment comparable to TIFR,
adding to the competition for recruiting the best talent.
4. Making our programme more visible to the undergraduate population across India
to attract students from a much bigger pool.
5. Minimizing interference in day to day administration by extended bureaucracy so
that our focus remains on effective research and providing effective training to
student researchers.
52. Future plans of the department.
Algorithms, Complexity, Formal Verification Methods have been our traditional
areas of focus. Our future plans are to continue to gain strength in these. Over the
last few years, we have gained faculty strength in areas including Information
Theory, Quantum Information Processing, Applied Probability, Machine Learning,
Financial Mathematics and Sensor Networks. Our aim is to further expand in these
directions as well. All of the above areas are highly quantitative, and there are
substantial synergies in quantitative tools and techniques used in these as well as in
other important areas including Big Data, Control Theory, Information Theoretic
Privacy, where we also hope to recruit in future.
To enhance the quality of incoming students and to increase our impact, we are
considering modifying are current programme into an integrated Masters and Ph.D.
programme that focuses on common quantitative tools used in varied emerging
applications in computers and information sciences as well as physical and social
sciences and engineering. This would be a unique programme in the country. An
important flexibility of this programme would be to allow an explicit option to
students to leave after a Masters degree; thus encouraging talented students to
join without making an initial long term commitment.
To prepare students for high quality research our school conducts intense doctoral
level courses. Through videos etc. we plan to generate knowledge resources and
make them accessible to the general public.
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Our plan is to further develop synergistic relationships with top international

research universities as well as with top industrial research labs that have recently
come up in the country, to add to our student programmes through scholarships
and exchange programmes as well as to further strengthen our research.
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Astronomy and
Chemical Sciences
Astrophysics (DAA)
(DCS)
Main Campus
Biological
Sciences (DBS)
(Colaba)
Nuclear and Atomic

Physics (DNAP)
High Energy Physics

(DHEP)
Condensed Matter
Physics
& Materials
Science (DCMPMS)
Mumbai
(HBCSE)
Pune
Bengaluru
Hyderabad
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Evaluative Report of
Departments
(Research Centres)
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A-Executive Summary
B1-1
B1-Annexures
B1-A-Notification
B1-C-Gazette 1957
B1-D-Infrastructure
B1-E-Field Stations
B1-F-UGC Review
B1-G-Compliance
Annex B1-A
Annex B1-B
Annex B1-C
Annex B1-D
Annex B1-E
Annex B1-F
Annex B1-G
B2-I-Curricular
B2-II-Teaching
B2-III-Research
B2-VI-Governance
B2-VII-Innovations
B2-I-1
B2-II-1
B2-III-1
B2-IV-1
B2-V-1
B2-VI-1
B2-VII-1
B2-Annexures
B2-A-Patents
B2-B-Ethics
B2-C-IPR
B2-D-MOUs
B2-G-Cases
B2-H-Accounts
Annex B2-A
Annex B2-B
Annex B2-C
Annex B2-D
Annex B2-E
Annex B2-F
Annex B2-G
Annex B2-H
B4-1
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B3-I-Mathematics
Science (DCMPMS)
B3-I-1
B3-II-1
B3-III-1
B3-IV-1
B3-V-1
B3-VI-1
B3-VII-1
B3-VIII-1
B3-IX-1
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B3-X-1
B3-XI-1
B3-XII-1
B3-XIII-1
B3-XIV-1
B3-XV-1
Abbreviations
BF
CAM
CCCF
CRL
CSIR
DAA
DAE
DBS
DBT
DCMPMS
DCS
DHEP
DNAP
DST
DTP
GMRT
GRIHA
HBCSE
ICTS
I-Ph.D.
IQAC
NAAC
NCBS
NCRA
RAC
SIRC
STCS
TCIS
TIFR
UGC
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India
Science, TIFR
B3-X
Homi Bhabha Centre for
Science Education
(HBCSE)
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1.
Name of the Department : Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE)
2.
3.

The HBCSE is a part of the Faculty of Science Education.
4.
Names of programmes offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated

Masters; Integrated Ph.D., D.Sc., D.Litt., etc.)
1. Ph.D.
Students may avail of an M.Phil. degree as an early exit option provided
they have finished a specified set of requirements. However, there is no
separate M.Phil programme.
5.

Science education as a domain is highly inter-disciplinary in nature, requiring
inputs from not only science and mathematics, but also from varied disciplines
such as education, social sciences, cognitive sciences and philosophy of
science.
6.
Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign

institutions, etc.
The Ph.D. students of HBCSE normally do not take courses in other institutions
(no such courses taken during 2011 2015). However the HBCSE faculty
often teach in other institutions. A list of such courses is given below.
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1.
Institution
Course Name
UM-DAE CBS
Electromagnetism
Taught to
Int Msc 1st
year & 2nd
Faculty member
Anwesh
Mazumdar
2013,
2014,
2015
Anwesh
Mazumdar
2013,
2014,
2015
Year
2.
3.
4.
UM-DAE CBS
UM-DAE CBS
UM-DAE CBS
Classical Mechanics
Int Msc
2nd Year
Year
History of Science
Int MSc
G. Nagarjuna
2009-16
Science and Ethics
Int MSc
G. Nagarjuna
2012-16
with H.C. Pradhan

and M.C. Arunan
5.
6.
7.
8.
7.
UM-DAE CBS
UM-DAE CBS
UM-DAE CBS
Central
University of
Jharkhand
Astronomy and
Astrophysics
Int MSc
Aniket Sule
2011,
2012
Classical M echanics
Int MSc
Aniket Sule
2012
Introductory
mathematics
Int MSc
Aniket Sule
2014,
2015,
2016
Int MSc
K. Subramaniam
2011
Introduction to
History and
Philosophy of
Science

8.

Students of HBCSE are offered coursework based on a mixture of Core Courses,
choice- based Elective Courses and compulsory Field Project Work on topics of
their own choice. The detailed structure is given in the table below.
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Programme
Ph.D.
Duration (years)
Overall Course
work
5
1.5
X-HBCSE-3
Core
Credits
26
Elective
Credits
10
Project
Credits
4
Total
Credits
40
(August November) and the Spring Semester (January April). In addition,
there may be courses run during the Summer break (May July).
Modular courses are run from time to time, by HBCSE or visiting faculty
members. These are aimed at enrichment and/or enhancing research skills
and knowledge in specific areas.
For each course, students are evaluated through the duration of the course.
Evaluation modes typically have a combination of student work, which consist
of assignments, term papers, essays, presentations and discussions, quizzes
and examinations.
All students are required to do a minimum of 4 Credits of Field Project work as
a part of the Coursework. The field project is mentored and evaluated by a
faculty member.
Students are required to complete a take-home comprehensive written exam at
the end of the first year covering the content of the first year courses. At
the end of their field project, they are required to pass a viva-voce
examination based on their field project and relevant coursework.
9.

HBCSE does not participate in courses given by other TIFR departments.
10.

1.
2.
3.
4.
Professor (H)
Reader (F)
Fellow (E)

Assoc. Prof. (G)
-
Total
Number
3
5
8
16
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11.
1.
2.

Name
Deg* Designation
Specialisation
Jayashree
Ramadas
PhD
Science Education
K. Subramaniam
PhD
Centre
Director /
Professor (H)
Dean,
HBCSE
Faculty /
Professor
(H)
3.
Sugra I.
Chunawala
PhD
4.
Savita A. Ladage
PhD Assoc. Prof. (G)
5.
G. Nagarjuna
PhD
Professor (H)
Assoc. Prof. (G)
6.
Jyotsna
Vijapurkar
PhD
7.
K. K. Mishra
PhD
8.
R. R. Vartak
PhD Assoc. Prof. (G)
9.
Anwesh
Mazumdar
PhD
Assoc. Prof. (G)
10
R. B.
PhD
Reader (F)
Assoc. Prof. (G)
Reader (F)
Mathematics education
Gender in science and

technology, Design and
Technology ducation,
Attitudinal studies
Chemistry Education
Chemistry Olympiads,
Chemistry Undergraduate
Research Projects
Science Education, History
and Philosophy of Science,
Knowledge networks
Science education,
Curriculum
development,
Teacher support
Development of
educational materials in
Hindi, Science
dissemination
Biology education,
Biology Olympiads,
Biology Undergraduate
Research Projects
Physics and Astronomy
education,
Asteroseismology,
Astronomy and Physics
Olympiads, Physics
Undergraduate
Research Projects
Physics Education, Physics
Exp Stu
34
0
23
22
20
19
13
17
15
13
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Name
Deg* Designation
Khaparde
11
Aniket P. Sule
PhD
Reader
12
P. K. Joshi
Sanjay
Chandrasekharan
PhD
Reader
PhD
Reader
PhD
Reader
PhD
PhD
Reader
Reader
13
14
15
16
Karen Haydock
Prithwijit De
Ankush Gupta
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Specialisation
Undergraduate Research
Projects
Astronomy education,
History of Astronomy,
Astronomy Olympiads,
Astronomy
Undergraduate Research
Projects
Junior Science Olympiads
Cognitive science,
Learning sciences and
educational technology
Science education,
science epistemology,
science and society,
science and art
Mathematical Olympiads
Chemistry
education,
environmental
education
Exp
Stu
19
6
1
0
0

Ph.D. students guided within the last 4 years (including those joined, those
graduated and those completing PhD but not on scholarship)
12.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Prof. H. C. Pradhan, Raja Ramanna Fellow

Prof. D. P. Roy, INSA Senior Scientist
Prof. S. M. Roy, INSA Senior Scientist
Prof. M. C. Arunan, Consultant
Prof. Swapna Banerjee Guha, ICSSR Senior Fellow
Prof. B. J. Venkatachala, Consultant
Prof. C. R. Pranesachar, Consultant
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13.
Ritesh Khunyakari, Visiting Fellow, taught a 4-credit course on Thinking about

Learning: Concepts, Theories and Paradigms (2011-12).
Arvind Jamkhandi, Visiting Fellow, taught a 2-credit elective course on Philosophy

of Technology (2013-14).
Gita Chadha, University of Mumbai, External guest faculty, taught a 4-credit

elective course on Sociology of Science (2013-14)
Roli Verma, University of New Mexico, Visiting Faculty at HBCSE, taught a 2- credit
elective course on Science, Technology and Society (2013-14).
Varadarajan Narayanan, Azim Premji University, Visiting faculty at HBCSE, taught a

1-credit elective course on History of Education (2015-16).
Abhijeet Bardapurkar, Azim Premji University, Visiting faculty at HBCSE, partially

taught Philosophy of Education - 4 credit course, 2016. (Dr. Bardapurkar taught
about 30% of the course.)
Shubhangi Bhide, Visiting Fellow, partially taught a 4-redit course on Introduction

to STME research (Dr. Bhide taught about 40% of the ourse) (2015-16).
14.

Programme
Students (S)
Faculty (F)
15
Ratio S/F
1.
Ph.D.
15.
0.9
27
16.
16
27

Science, Technology and Mathematics Education
National Initiative in Under-graduate Science (NIUS)
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17.
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Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) national b) international

funding agencies and c) Total grants received. Give the names of the funding
a) National
Agency
1. DST,
Cognitive
Science
Research
Initiative
Project Title
The cognitive
mechanisms
underlying modelbased discovery and
learning
b) International
Agency
1.
International
Atomic Energy
Agency
Project
Title
Nuclear
Data
Sheets
project
Total Grant
(Rs. lakhs)
Duration
40.3
Oct 2013 - Sanjay

- Oct 2016 Chandrasek
haran
Total Grant
(Rs. lakhs)
Euro 8000
Duration
20102016
Faculty
Faculty
Paresh Joshi
(collaboration
with IIT
Roorkee)
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18.

a) National
Collaborating
Institutions
CIET, NCERT
National Repository for

Open Educational Resources
Total
Grant
N.A.
(under
MoU)
TISS
National University Students

Skill (NUSSD) Development
Project
TISS
Connected Learning
Initiative (CLiX) Project
YCMOU
YCMOU PostGraduation Research

Programme
1.
2.
3.
4.
19.
2.
3.
4.
Duration
Faculty
2012-17
G.
Nagarjuna
N.A.
(under
MoU)
2013-16
G.
Nagarjuna
N.A.
(under
M oU)
2015-
G.
Nagarjuna
(under
MoU)
Ongoin
g from
several
years
Sugra
Chunaw
ala

Agency
1.
Project Title
DAE
DAE
BRNS
(DAE)
DAE
Project Title
Science, Technology and
Mathematics Education
Total Grant
(Rs. lakhs)
437
National Initiative on
516
Undergraduate Science
National Science Olympiad 348
(Annual Grant)
Duration
Faculty
2012-2017 All HBCSE

faculty
2012-2017 Several HBCSE
faculty
2012-2017 Several HBCSE
faculty
2015-16
Several HBCSE
faculty
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5.
DST
2015-16
6.
MHRD
2015-16
7.
DoS
2015-16
8.
NBHM
(DAE)
DAE
National Mathematical
Olympiad
XII Plan Project-Science
Education
56
2015-16
Several HBCSE
faculty
Several HBCSE
faculty
Several HBCSE
faculty
Prithwijit De
1375
2012-17
All HBCSE faculty
9.
20.
21.
state / national / international recognition: None

bodies
N.A.
22.
Publications:
HBCSE
Pedagogi
Journal
cal
Articles in
Technica
Publicatio Publicatio Proceedin
l Reports
ns
ns*
gs
Books
Web
Publication
s
Book
Chapter
s
Edited
Mono
-graphs
2010-11
17
20
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
14
28
21
14
16
18
11
3
15
40
6
20
6
12
8
2
4
0
6
4
4
10
4
3
7
13
1
8
34
14
24
37
Total
94
52
101
Pedagogical publications include articles for teachers and students, science

popularization articles, expository articles, mathematical problems and solutions, etc.
published in both journals and magazines. This category is important for the work done
at HBCSE.
*
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Publications
Book Chapters + Books

Edited + Monographs
120
Web Publications
100
Technical Reports
80
60
40
20
Pedagogical Publications
0
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Year
Citation Index range / average

Total number of citations: 742 (Source: Google Scholar)
23.

Not Applicable
24.

Faculty Member
Project Name
Company Name Duration
Income
K. Subramaniam
Review of Maths
Chairs
Programme,
South Africa
Khulisa
Management
Services,
South Africa
Rs 99298
1.
JulyDec
2013
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Faculty selected nationally / internationally to visit other laboratories /
institution/industries in India and abroad
(Visits include talks, lectures, presentations at workshops, seminars and conferences,
consultative meetings, etc. Relatively unimportant visits have been excluded.)
National
1.
Place visited
Savita Ladage
Marathawada University Aurangabad

National Convention of Chemistry
Teachers 2011, Patna
S. P. College, Pune
Modern College, Pune
Vaze College, Mumbai
Guwahati University, Guwahati
Refresher courses for teachers,
Amravati University
Rayat Science Conference on Science
Education, Satara
Inspire Programme, Satara
Annamalai University, Chennai
Institute of Chemical Techonology,
Mumbai
2.
K. K. Mishra
Date
(MM/YYYY)
10/2011
10/2011
12/2011
02/2012
09-10-2011,
11/2011
11/2012
12/2012
01/2013
03/2013
11/2013
03/2014
IIS University, Jaipur

SRM University, Chennai
10/2014
08/2014
Ruia College, Mumbai
02/2015
Teacher Training Program for Chemistry

Teachers of Allahabad,Vigyan Parishad
Prayag
08/2011
Heavy Water Board, BARC, Mumbai

INSPIRE (DST) Program fro Bihar
State, Chapra, Bihar
Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar
Indira Gandhi National Open
University, New Delhi
01/2012
08/2011
11/2011
03/2012
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X-HBCSE-12
Place visited
International Conference on Role of
Communication Media in Creating
Scientific Temper, Pusa, New Delhi
05/2012
National Workshop on Science

Communication in Hindi through
Digital Media, New Delhi
03/2012
Jagdam College (J.P. University),

Chapra, Bihar
AERB, Mumbai
DRDO, New Delhi
3.
G. Nagarjuna
Date
(MM/YYYY)
07/2012
05/2013
12/2013
National Hindi Science Conference,

Bhopal
08/2014
Regional Science Centre, Lucknow
03/2015
National Workshop on Development of

Educational E-materials in Hindi, Vidyan
Parishad Prayag
National Institute of Rural
Development, Hyderabad
International conference on Public
Sector Software and FOSS in
Education, Kochi
National Institute of Technology,
Calicut
Sahrdaya College of Engineering and
Techonology Kodakara, Kerala
Sreenidhi Institute of Science and
Technology, Hyderabad
Mumbai University, Kalina, Mumbai
Computer Society of India CSI 2010, Taj
Ends, Mumbai
Marvell India Technology Day, Taj
Mahal Hotel, New Delhi
11/2014
05/2010
05/2010
09/2010
10/2010
04/2010
2010-11
11/2010
12/2010
TISS, Mumbai
04/2011
NISTADS, New Delhi
06/2011
Global Education and Skill Summit,

Pragati Maidan
09/2011
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4.
K. Subramaniam
Place visited
X-HBCSE-13
Date
(MM/YYYY)
Bardhwan University
12/2011
Dr. B. R. Ambetkar National Institute

of Technology, Jallandhar, Punjab
Shah and Anchor Kutcchi Engineering
College, Chembur, Mumbai
03/2011
K. J. Somaiya Comprehensive College

of Education, Training and Research,
Mumbai
03/2012
ISI Kolkata
03/2012
NCERT, Delhi
10/2011
IISER, Mohali
03-04/2012
Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai

St. Teresa's Institute of Education,
Santa Cruz, Mumbai
CHM College
2012
07/2012
Usha Mittal Institute of Technology,

SNDT University
NCERT, Silvassa, Dadra and Nagar
Haveli
JNU, New Delhi
Zonal Institute of Training of the
Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathana,
D. Y. Patil School, Mumbai
Rajya Shiksha Kendra, Bhopal
01/2012
08/2012
10/2012
12/2012
12/2010
09/2010
11/2010
03/2011
IGNOU, New Delhi
12/2011
National Initiative on Mathematics

Education: Eastern Regional
Conference, Patna Science College
TISS, Mumbai
12/2011
Central University, Jharkhand

Acharya Marathe College, Mumbai
National Meet on Year of
Mathematics, NCERT, Delhi
09/2011
12/2011
12/2012
IISER, Pune
12/2011
Regional Institute of Education, Ajmer
12/2013
10-11/2011
VOLUME 3
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X-HBCSE-14
5.
6.
Jayashree Ramadas
Dr. Aniket Sule
Place visited
Date
(MM/YYYY)
Azim Premji University, Bangalore
05/2014
Central Institute of Education,

University of Delhi
07/2014
Regional Institute of Education, Bhopal
12/2014
Government College of Education,

Panvel
01/2015
Department of Education, University

of Mumbai
Azim Premji Foundation, Dehradun
PVDT College, Mumbai
IIT Bombay, Mumbai
03/2015
Indian Institute of Technology, Indore
08/2012
National Institute of Advanced Study,

Bangalore
09/2012
Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced

Scientific Research, Bangalore
Navi Mumbai Science Foundation,
Vashi
Yashwantrao Chavan Institute of
Science, Satara
SCERT, Patna
11/2012
Shree Shivaji Vidnyan Parishad,

Amravati
Centre for Excellence in Basic
Sciences, University of Mumbai
TIFR Centre for Interdisciplinary
Sciences, Hyderabad
BARC, Mumbai
University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad
University of Mumbai, Mumbai
Mathematics Workshop for School
Teachers, Bombay Association for
Science Education (BASE)
UM-DAE CBS, Mumbai
Careers in Science, Shanmukhananda
09/2014
02/2015
03/2015
02/2013
03/2013
03/2013
12/2013
03/2014
05/2014
03/2015
05/2014
05/2010,
02/2011
07/2010
03/2011
06/2010
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Place visited
Auditorium, Mumbai
Making use of General Knowledge,
Chetna Institute of Management
Studies, Mumbai
Magalatai Abhyankar Memorial
Lecture, Khagol Mandal, Mumbai
Careers in Science (Marathi), CKP
Mandal, Mumbai
Seminar by Indian Planetary Society,
Surat, Gujarat
Careers in Astronomy, UGC Seminar,
Surat
D. G. Ruparel College, Mumbai
Certificate Course in Astronomy and
Astrophysics, Centre for Extra Mural
Studies, University of Mumbai, Mumbai
Refresher Course for UG Teachers,
Department of Computer Science,
Astronomy Workshop for NCSM
Personnel, NCSM Headquarters,
Kolkata
St. John's School, Goregaon, Mumbai
Kelkar College, Mulund, Mumbai
Open question and answer session with
an astronomer, Nyass Trust, Dombivali
Carrer Opportunities in Pure Science,
Chief Guest's address, Bhayandar, Thane
Chief Guest's address, Podar
International School, Aurangabad
Chief Guest's address, Saraswati
Vidyamandir, Mahim, Mumbai
UM-DAE CBS, Mumbai
IIT, Mumbai
M. P. Birla Institute of Fundamental
Research, Bangalore
SIES College, Mumbai
X-HBCSE-15
Date
(MM/YYYY)
07/2010
10/2010
10/2010
12/2010
01/2011
02/2011
01/2012
01/2012
09/2011
04/2011
10&12/2011
01/2012
01/2012
02/2012
02/2012
01-04/2013,
10/2012
09/2012
05/2012
07/2012
VOLUME 3
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X-HBCSE-16
Place visited
Marathi Vigyan Parishad, Thane
D. Y. Patil International School, Worli
Marathi Vigyan Parishad, Mumbai
SMG English School, Diva
INSPIRE camp, Rajur, Ahmadnagar,
Maharashtra
Telescopes of the future, Rotary Club,
Chembur
Nehru Planetarium, Mumbai
BEST planning Workshop, Tamilnadu
& Pudducherry Science Forum,
Pudducherry
Guwahati Planetarium, Guwahati
Khalsa High School, Kolkata
Comets (Marathi), Maharashtra Sewa
Sangh, Mulund (West)
KTHM College, Nashik
IIT-Bombay, Astronomy Club
UM-DAE CBS
D. G. Ruparel College, Mumbai
S.N.D.T. University, Mumbai
IISER, Mohali
Telescopes of the future (Marathi),
Aseemit Astro Club, Pune
Telescopes of the future (Marathi),
Skywatchers Astro Club, Pune
John Cannon School, Mumbai
7.
Rajesh Khaparde
Astronomy, astrology and scientific

temper, Kaivalya Hospital, Thane
2nd National Workshop on Preparation of
Question Bank, Association of Indian
Universities and SGBA University,
Amravati
Date
(MM/YYYY)
09/2012
09/2012
11/2012
07/2012
01/2013
01/2013
06/2013
07/2013
08/2013
08/2013
04/2013
11/2013
03/2013
10/2013
08-11/2014,
01-04/2015
09/2014
03/2015
03/2015
04/2014
08/2014
12/2014
10/2014
08/2010
St. Xavier's College, Ahmedabad
03/2014
Shri Shivaji Science College, Amravati,
06/2014
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Place visited
Maharashtra
Indian Women Scientist's Association,
Navi Mumbai
8.
Sanjay
Chandrasekharan
9.
Sugra Chunawala
10.
Anwesh Mazumdar
X-HBCSE-17
Date
(MM/YYYY)
12/2014
Amrita University, Kollam, Kerala

Indian Institute of Management,
Kozhikode
Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth
Development, Sriperumbudur, Chennai
12/2014
2015
Western Regional Consultation on

Women and Science & Technology,
Mumbai
K. J. Somaiya Comprehensive College of
Education, Mumbai
National Meet of Science
Communicators in Indian Languages,
Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan School,
Mankhurd
K. J. Somaiya College of Science and
Engineering, Mumbai
12/2011
Gokhale Education Societys Shri

Bhausaheb Vartak Arts, Commerce and
Science College, Mumbai
01/2015
Navi Mumbai Science Foundation (NMSF)
02/2015

Education, Training and Research,
Vidyavihar
01/2015
KV-ZIET, Mumbai
03/2015
03/2015
Annual Peer Learning Meet 3,

Bhopal, Panchmarhi, Hoshangabad,
Madhya Pradesh
Council for Teacher Education (CTE)
Seminar, Bengaluru
G.N. Khalsa College, Mumbai
Navy Children's School, Navy Nagar,
Mumbai
03/2011
10/2011
12/2012,
02/2013
12/2012
09/2013,
02/2014
12/2013
06/2014
07/2011
2012, 2013,
2014
VOLUME 3
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X-HBCSE-18
Place visited
Indian Institute of Geomagnetism,
Panvel
K. J. Somaiya College, Mumbai
11.
J. Vijapurkar
12.
R. Vartak
13.
P. K. Joshi
14.
K. Haydock
01/2014
K. J. Somaiya College of Science and

Commerce, Mumbai
IISER, Mohali
02/2015
Muktangan Exploratory Science

Centre, Pune
Zonal Institute of Education and
Training (ZIET), Mumbai
AEES School, Anushaktinagar
Junior Science Olympiad, Satara
Junior Science Olympiad, Bhuj
TISS, Mumbai
Jhunjuhnwala College, Ghatkopar,

Mumbai
Chandibai Himathmal Mansukhani
College, Kharghar
IIT-Bombay, Mumbai
ZIET, Powai, Mumbai
St. Xavier College, Mumbai
P. De
09/2013
Fergusson College, Pune
Science, Ethics and Evolution, Centre for

Excellence in Basic Sciences
Assessment and Teaching Ideas, DIET
Nadia
Workshop on Small Science, Sri Sri
Ravishankar Vidya Mandir, Mulund
Evolution 2 day workshop on evolution
for teachers, Eklavya, Indore
IISER, Mohali
IISER, Pune
15.
Date
(MM/YYYY)
02/2013
UM-DAE Centre for Excellence in Basic

Sciences (CEBS), Mumbai
03/2014
04/2012
06/2013
12/2014
05/2013
10/2014
11/2014
11/2012
02/2013
12/2012
07/2012
06/2012
2012
08/2012
09/2012
11/2012
11/2012
01-04/2014
07/2014
01/2015
08-12/2012
09/2012
VOLUME 3
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X-HBCSE-19
Date
(MM/YYYY)
Lecture Course for First Year students, CEBS 10-11/2014
Place visited
Lecture course for second-year students,

CEBS
01-14/2015
Lecture course for third-year students,

CEBS
01-14/2015
International
01.
02.
03.
Name of faculty
member
Place visited
Date
(MM/YYYY)
Rajesh Khaparde
New York University, Abu Dhabi

Campus, UAE
10/2010
International Conference on Physics

Education, Prague, Czech Republic
45th International Physics Olympiad,
Astana, Kazakhstan
08/2013
Jayashree
Ramadas
International Conference on Physics

Education, Prague, Czech Republic
7th International Astronomy and
Astrophysics Olympiad, Volos, Greece
08/2013
K. Subramaniam
University of Goteborg, Sweden
06/2010
International Programme
Committee meeting for ICME-12 in
South Korea
International Congress of Mathematics
Education (ICME-12) in South Korea
Conference of the International Group on
Psychology of Mathematics Education
(PME), Turkey and Taiwan
Eighth Swedish Mathematics Education
Research
Seminar;
Matematikbiennalen
2012, Umea
University, Sweden
02/2011
07/2014
07-08/2013
07/2012
07/2011;
07/2012
01/2012
VOLUME 3
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X-HBCSE-20
Name of faculty
member
04.
05.
Aniket Sule
Savita Lavadge
Place visited
Date
(MM/YYYY)
Community of Practice Forum, FirstRand

Foundation Mathematics Chairs,
Johannesburg, South Africa
2015 SAARMSTE Doctoral Research School,
07/2013
University of Witwatersrand,
08/2015
Astronomy Olympiad training

programme, Dhaka, Bangladesh
04/2010

Astrophysics Olympiad, Beijing, China
09/2010
Network for Youth Excellence

(NYEX), Jerusalem, Israel
03/2011
Asia-Pacific Regional IAU Meeting

(APRIM) 2011, Chiang Mai, Thailand
07/2011

Astrophysics Olympiad, Krakow and
Katowicw, Poland
09/2011
International Astronomy and

Astrophysics Workshop, Dhaka,
Astrophysics Olympiad, Rio De Janeiro and
Vassouras cities, Brazil
03/2012
Cox's Bazaar, Dhaka, Bangladesh for

organisation of 8th Asia-Pacific Astronomy
Olympiad
International Astronomical Union (IAU)
General Assembly, Beijing, China
Astrophysics Olympiad, Volos, Greece
43rd International Chemistry Olympiad,
Ankara, Turkey
44th International Chemistry Olympiad,
Washington, USA
11-12/2012
06/2015
08/2012
08/2012
07-08/2013
07/2011
07/2012
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Name of faculty
member
05.
7.
8.
Sugra Chunawala
Jyotsna Vijapurkar
Anwesh Mazumdar
X-HBCSE-21
Place visited
Date
(MM/YYYY)
45th International Chemistry Olympiad,

Moscow, Russia
Astrophysics Olympiad, Suceava,
Romania
07/2013
Pamukkale University, Turkey
06/2011
The University of South Africa (UNISA)

NARST-2012, Indianapolis, USA
10/2011
03/2012
Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

in connection with Science Education
for Diversity project
University of Antwerp, Belgium
2012-2013
The University of South Africa (UNISA)
10/2011
Ministry of Education, Govt. Of

Timor- Leste, Dili, Timor-Leste
Observatoire de Paris at Meudon, France
Second CoRoT Symposium, Marseille,
France
Astrophysics Olympiad, Krakow and
Katowicw, Poland
HELAS Conference, Obergurgl, Austria
09-10/2013
University of Cologne, Germany
05-06/2012
Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium

5th Workshop of the Kepler
Asteroseismic Science Consortium,
Balatonalmadi, Hungary
IAU General Assembly Special Session 13,
Beijing, China
05-06/2012
06/2012
Astronomical Institute Anton Pannekoek,

University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
05-06/2013
Max Planck Institute for Solar

System Research in Gottingen,
Germany
05/2014
08/2014
2015
05-06/2011
05/2011
09/2011
05/2012
08/2012
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X-HBCSE-22
Name of faculty
member
9.
G. Nagarjuna
Paresh K. Joshi
10.
11.
Rekha Vartak
12.
Prithwijit De
26.
Place visited
Date
(MM/YYYY)
45th International Physics Olympiad,

Astana, Kazakhstan
FOSST@KACST, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
CONSEGI 2010, Brasilia, Brazil
Mozilla Drumbeat, Barcelona
07/2014
6th Open Knowledge Conference,

Berlin, Germany
06-07/2011
University of Cape Town, South Africa
11/2011
International Junior Science Olympiad,

Abuja, Nigeria
8th International Junior Science
Olympiad, Durban, South Africa
Olympiad, Tehran, Iran
Olympiad, Mendoza, Argentina
21st International Biology Olympiad,
Changwon, Korea
52nd International Mathematical
Olympiad, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
55th International Mathematical
Olympiad, Cape Town, South Africa
11/2010
04/2010
08/2010
10/2010
12/2011
12/2012
12/2014
07/2010
07/2011
07/2014
Faculty serving in
a) National Committees
Name of the
Faculty
Member
Prof.
Jayashree
Ramadas

Project Advisory Committee of the National
Council for Science Technology
Communication (NCSTC), Department of
Science and Technology
Central Advisory Board on Education
Role in the
Committee
Term of
Service
Chair
2012-13
Member
2012-14
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Name of the
Faculty
Member
Prof. Sugra I.
Chunawala

(CABE) Committee for developing a
framework and processes of the National
Mission on Teachers and Teaching
Committee of experts to oversee and
mentor programmes of the National
Council for Science & Technology
Communication (NCSTC), DST
Consultation group of the Justice J. S.
Verma Commision on Teacher Education
appointed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court
National Advisory Committee and
National Scientific Committee for the
Kishor Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana
(KVPY), DST
Expert Committee for the Rajat Jayanti
Vigyan Sancharak Fellowship of DST
(NCSTC Division)
Governing Council of the Atomic Energy
Education Society (AEES)
Governing Council, Vigyan Prasar,
Department of Science and Technology
Executive Council, Peoples Council of
Education
Departmental Advisory Board,
Department of Gender Studies, NCERT
Sub Committee constituted to draft
regulations and norms and standards for
Open and Distance Learning (ODL)
Teacher Education Programmes, NCTE
Board of University Teaching and
Research, YCMOU
Revision of Syllabus for B.Ed. Course on
Gender, School & Society, University of
Mumbai
Board of Studies, SNDT University,
Mumbai
Indian Educational Review, NCERT, New
Delhi
X-HBCSE-23
Role in the
Committee
Term of
Service
Member
2012-13
Member
2010-13
Member
2011-13
Member
2011-13
Member
2011-15
Member
2013-14
Member
20122015
Member
2014-
Member
2014-15
Member
Ongoing
from
several
years
Member
2015
Member
Reviewer
2013Ongoing
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X-HBCSE-24
Name of the
Faculty
Member
Prof. K.
Subramaniam
Prof. Savita
Ladage
Role in the
Committee
Term of
Service
EpiSTEME-4 Conference
Convener
2010-11

Education, Training and Research, Mumbai
LMC,
Member
2015-
Curriculum and Syllabus Committee

(Class 1 to 8) for Mathematics of the
Maharashtra State
Chair
20112012
The National Conference on Mathematics

education held at HBCSE under the
NIME initiative, January 2012.
Convener
20112012
The Steering Committee for the National

Initiative in Mathematics Education
(NIME 2011-12)
Member
20112012
National Council for Teacher Education
Member
2013-
Member
2013-14
Member
2013-
Member
2012-
Member
2013-14
Member
2013-14
Member
2013-14
Member
2001-07,
2014-16
VicePresident
2008-13
Textbook Committee for Mathematics

Textbook, Balbharti, Maharashtra
Executive Committee of National Mission of
Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA)
Educational Research and Innovations
Committee, NCERT
NCTE sub-committee on developing
guidelines for Teacher Eligibility Test
NCTE sub-committee on teacher
education through ODL mode
NCTE sub-committee on developing norms
for faculty for B.El.Ed. Programme
Executive Council of Association of
Chemistry Teachers (ACT)
West Zone, Association of Chemistry
Teachers, ACT
International Conference on Education in
Chemistry, Jointly organized by HBCSE
and Association of Chemistry Teachers
National Initiative on Undergraduate
Science (NIUS)
Course committee, PG diploma course in
Analytical Techniques, Garware Institute of
Career Education and Development,
Convener
National Coordinator
Member
2010,
2014
20122016-
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Name of the
Faculty
Member
Prof. G.
Nagarjuna
Prof. K. K.
Mishra
Prof. Rekha
Vartak
Dr. Anwesh
Mazumdar

Free Software Foundation of India
Technical Committee, LITDC, Bureau of
Indian Standards, Delhi
Institutional Advisory Board, Central
Institute of Educational Technology,
NCERT, New Delhi
Board of Software Freedom Law Centre of
India, New Delhi
Joint Board of Paper Setters for the
Proficiency Test in Science & Mathmatics
held by the Central Board of Secondary
Education in July 2011.
Advisory Board, K. J. Somaiya College of
Engineering, Mumbai
Web Server Committee, National Board of
Higher Mathematics
Departmental Advisory Board, Department
of Computers and Technological Aids,
NCERT, New Delhi
People Council of Education, Allahabad
Vigyan Parishad Prayag, Allahabad
Executive Council, Lok Vigyan Parishad,
New Delhi
Advisory Committee, Vikramshila Science
Academy, Patna
Interview Board of Kishore Vaigyanik
Protsahan Yojana
Executive Committee, Association of
Teachers in Biological Sciences (ATBS)
Joint Board of Paper Setters for the
Proficiency Test in Science & Mathmatics
held by the Central Board of Secondary
Education in July 2011.
Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana
Paper-setting Committee
X-HBCSE-25
Role in the
Committee
Term of
Service
Chairperson
Convener
Member
20042012-13
2008-11
Member
2012-
Member
2011-
Member
2011-12
Member
2007-15
Member
2012-
Member
2012-
Joint
Secretary
Member
Member
2009-12
Member
Member
2008-
Member
2014
Member
2006-
Convener
2011-13
Member
2011,
2013,
2014
20062014-
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X-HBCSE-26
Name of the
Faculty
Member
10
Dr. R. B.
Khaparde
Dr. Aniket
Sule
Role in the
Committee
Term of
Service
The Committee for National Innovation

Scholarships under the Office of Adviser to
Prime Minister on Public Information,
Infrastructure and Innovations
Science Olympiad (Biology, Chemistry,
Junior Science and Physics)
Member
2012-13
National
Coordinator
Board of Studies in Physics, University of

Mumbai
Physics advisory group on laboratory
programme (M.Sc.) of the Central
University of Tamil Nadu
Advisory Committee for the Jawaharlal
Nehru National Science, Mathematics and
Environment Exhibition (JNNSMEE), NCERT,
New Delhi
The Academic Advisory Committee for
'The Story of Light' Science Festival,
January 14-18, 2015, Goa, India
Astronomy Sub-Committee of the
academic committee for International
Earth Science Olympiad 2013 organised by
Geological Society of India at Mysore
Coordination Committee for National
Entrance Screening Test (NEST)
Academic Programme Committee, UMDAE CBS
Academic Review Panel for Science
activity kits for Vigyan Prasar
Scientific Organising Committee 2nd ProAm meeting in Astronomy, organised by
Astronomical Society of India and held at
Nehru Planetarium, Delhi
Scientific Organising Committee, Day Time
Astronomy: Transit of Venus 2012
Workshop organised by HBCSE and Vigyan
Prasar
Project Approval Committee for NCSTC
Ramanujam Chandrasekhar centenary
celebrations (DST)
Member
From
August
2014
20102015
Member
20082011
Member
2014-
Member
Chair
2014-15
2013
Member
2008-
Member
2007-11
Member
2011
Member
2012
Member
2012
Member
2013
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11
Name of the
Faculty
Member
Dr. P. K. Joshi
Role in the
Committee
Term of
Service
Bombay Assoiciation of Science

Education (Since 2008)
Chairman
2008
Life
Member
CoConvener
2005-
Member
2014
Indian Physics Association

12
13
Dr. Sanjay
Chandrasekhar
an
Dr. Karen
Haydock
14
Dr. Jyotsna
Vijapurkar
X-HBCSE-27
Conference Programme Committee of
Technology for Education (IEEE), 2014,
Kollam, India.
Course Package for 'Teaching Science: the
Upper Primary Years' to develop course
materials for teacher education at Azim
Premji University.
For The Rishi Valley Education Centre, in
collaboration with Azim Premji University.
Continuous and Comprehensive
Evaluation Committee, NCERT
Curriculum Reform Committee, SCERT,
Andhra Pradesh
2013-15
Independent
Reviewer
2013-14
Independent
Reviewer
20132015
Member
2013
Member
Up to
2012
Term of
Service
20112013
and
20142016
20092012
Name of the
Faculty Member
Prof. Jayashree
Ramadas
Name of the
Committee
The IUPAP International Commission
on Physics Education (ICPE)
Role of the
Committee
Member
Prof. K.
Subramaniam
International Programme Committee

for the International Congress of
Mathematics Education 2012
India representative to the
International Commission for
Mathematics Education
International Steering Committee
for International Chemistry
Olympiad
International Workshop on
Conceptual Structures Learning
Member
Prof. Savita Ladage
Prof. G. Nagarjuna
Country
Representat
ive
Co-opted
Member
2013-
Co-Chair
2011
20122013
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X-HBCSE-28
Name of the
Faculty Member
Dr. Anwesh
Mazumdar
Name of the
Committee
Teaching and Assessment Derby, 25th
July 2011
20th International Conference on
Conceptual Structures
Academic Council, Free Technology
Academy, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Scientific Organising Committee for
Lorentz Centre Workshop on Red Giant
Stars, Leiden
The International Astronomical Union
International Physics Olympiad 2015

2013
6
Dr. Aniket Sule
Dr. P. K. Joshi
Dr. Sanjay
Chandrasekharan
Academic Committee, 8th Asia Pacific

Astronomy Olympiad, Cox's Bazaar,
Bangladesh
Asia-Pacific, for the International
Olympiad in Astronomy and
Astrophysics (IOAA)
The International Astronomical Union
Executive Committee
Executive Committee
Annual Meeting of the Cognitive
Science Society, 2015, Pasadena, USA
Conference Programme Committee
of Model Based Reasoning
Conference, Sestri, Levante, Italy,
2015
The 15th IEEE International Conference
on Advanced Learning Technologies,
Role of the
Committee
Term of
Service
General
Chair
Member
2013
Member
2012
Member
20152014-15
Convener,
Member of
Academic
Committee,
Co- ordinator
of Theory
Component
Member,
Academic
C
Chair itt
Regional
Coordinato r
Member
VicePresident
President
2008-13
2013
2009
Jan.
2012 to
Dec.
20152012-15
2015-18
Member
2015
Member
2015
Member
2015
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Name of the
Faculty Member
Name of the
Committee
2015, Hualien, Taiwan
Conference Programme Committee
of The 23rd International Conference
on Computers in Education,
Hangzhou, China
Technology for Learning of Thinking
Skills, The 22nd International
Conference on Computers in
Education, 2014, Nara, Japan
International Physics Olympiad 2015
Rajesh Khaparde
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Role of the
Committee
Term of
Service
Member
2015
Member
2014
2014-15
Member of
Academic
Committee,
Co- ordinator
of Experiment
al Component
Name of the
Faculty
Member
Name of the Journal
Prof. K.
Subramaniam
Advisory Board, International Sourcebooks

in mathematics and science education,
Information Age Publishing
Journal Editorial Board, Contemporary
Education Dialogue as a Member.
Journal Editorial Board, At Right Angles as a
Member.
International Journal of Conceptual
Structures and Smart Applications (IJCSSA),
an Official Publication of the Information
Resources Management Association as a
Associate Editor.
Editorial Board, Vidgyan Prakash, a quarterly
Hindi Science magazine, World Hindi
Foundation, New York, USA as a Member.
Advisory Board of Vigyan Ganga, a
Science journal of BHU, Varanasi as a
Prof. G.
Nagarjuna
Prof. K. K.
Mishra
Impac t Term of
Factor Service
N.A.
2012-
2010-
20112013-
20042012-
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27.
Dr. R. B.
Khaparde
Member.
Physics Education, a journal published by
University of Pune in association with IAPT
as a Associate Editor.
2011-

All HBCSE faculty members regularly participate in national and international
research- oriented symposia, conferences, workshops and schools. Further,
they lead several intervention programmes targetted at students, teachers
and teacher educators, w h i c h provides a first hand knowledge of issues in
science education. The intervention programme are highly sought after since
the Centres expertise in science education is widely recognized.
The Centre encourages faculty members to participate in teaching in other
institutions. The Centre has signed an MoU with IIT Bombay, by which
students of the Interdisciplinary Programme in Education Technology at IIT
Bombay take courses at HBCSE, and faculty from HBCSE teach in the
programme. Faculty members of the Centre also teach in the Centre for
Excellence in Basic Sciences, Mumbai University and in the M.A. (Education)
programme at Tata Institute of Social Sciences. Individual modular courses have
also been taught at other universities such as Central University, Jharkhand
and IISER, Pune. By participating in teaching in other institutions, the
faculty get valuable experience in teaching diverse groups of students and
enrich their own teaching skills and perspectives by interacting with the
faculty of other institutions closely. Similarly teaching by visiting professors
enhances the quality and diversity of course offerings at HBCSE.
28.
Student projects

ALL (100%) HBCSE students are required to do at least one field work
project as part of their coursework.
Under the National Initiative on Undergraduate Science (NIUS)
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programme, undergraduate students from various institutions attend

training camps at HBCSE and also carry out a research project under
guidance from a mentor. About 108 NIUS camps have been held since
2004 and about 170 projects in physics, astronomy, chemistry and biology
have been completed.

Some HBCSE faculty members have active collaborations with researchers
in India from institutions such as IIT, Mumbai and TISS, Mumbai with
researchers in other countries. Students of these faculty members
participate in the research collaboration or make extended visits to Centres
abroad to strengthen their research skills and expertise. The percentage of
students involved in such projects is about 30%.
29.
Faculty Members:
a) National Awards
Year
Name of the Awardee
2011
S. C. Agarkar
Sanjeevray Sarma Award by the Ramanujan

Foundation (Andhra Pradesh)
20092010
K. K. Mishra
Homi Jehangir Bhabha Award of the 'Maharashtra

Rajya Hindi Sahitya Academy'
20122013
20122013
2014
K. K. Mishra
Shatabdi Samman, Vigyan Parishad, Prayag
Vijay Singh
Navbharat Times UDAAN Award
K. K. Mishra
Bharatiya Bhasha Pratishthapan Samman Patra
2006
Savita Ladage
Name of the Award
Best Chemistry Teacher Award, Chemical Research

Society of India
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2015
K. K. Mishra
Rajbhasha Gaurav Award, Department of

Official Language, Ministry of Home Affairs,
Government of India
Year
Name of the Awardee
Name of the Award
2011
J. Ramadas
The Third World Academy of Sciences

Regional Prize

National Awards
Year
2009
2010-
30.
Name of the Awardee

V. C. Sonawane
Name of the Award

Dr. N. R. Tawade Prize for Outstanding Marathi
Literature of Govt of Maharashtra
Raja Kelkar Award for Durbini Ani Vedhasala
A. D. Ghaisas
20132014
A. Ghaisas
Yedunath Thatte Puraskar for Marathi Book

Akash Kase Pahaave, Government of
Maharashtra.
2014
A. Ghaisas
Prof. M. V. Chiplonkar Memorial Award, Indian

Physics Association, Pune

Year
2010
Name
Fourth Asian Science Camp, HBCSE
Funding
Agency
Faculty members
DST & DAE H. C. Pradhan
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Year
2011
2011
2010
2011
2010
2011
2010
2011
2012
2012
2011
2012
2012
2011
2012
Name
X-HBCSE-33
Funding
Agency
Faculty members
epiSTEME-4, Fourth international

conference to review research in Science,
Technology and Mathematics Education,
HBCSE
Second Indo-Swedish Meeting on
mathematics education, HBCSE
First International Conference on Education
in Chemistry, HBCSE in collaboration with
Association of Chemistry Teachers
Second Annual Research Meet, HBCSE
DAE
All faculty members
NBHM
K. Subramaniam
DAE, DST
& CSIR
Savita Ladage
HBCSE
Wikipedia Workshop, HBCSE

Open Video Conference, HBCSE
Development of E-materials in Hindi,
Allahabad
Science Education and Diversity project,
India Meet, HBCSE
HBCSE
HBCSE
HBCSE
All Faculty
members
G. Nagarjuna
G. Nagarjuna
K. K. Mishra
Univ of
Exeter,
From
SED
National Initiative in Mathematics Education NBHM
(NIME) National Conference, HBCSE
Sugra Chunawala &

Chitra Natarajan
Collaborative Approach to Develop Science

Teaching Methods Suitable for Addressing
Diversity in Classrooms, HBCSE (Two Teacher
Workshops)
Towards Science Education for Diversity: A
Teacher Researcher Collaborative Workshop,
HBCSE
Day Time Astronomy: Transit of Venus 2012
Workshop, HBCSE
Third Annual Research Meet, HBCSE
Interfacing simple science experiments with
computer using Expeyes/Phoenix system,
Asian Physics Olympiad, New Delhi
Australia
India
Council
Sugra Chunawala &

Chitra Natarajan
SED
Project
Funding
Vigyan
Prasar
HBCSE
HBCSE
Sugra Chunawala
DAE, DST
& NCERT
H. C. Pradhan, Vijay
Singh, Rajesh
Khaparde,
Anwesh
Mazumdar
K. Subramaniam
Aniket Sule
All faculty members
G. Nagarjuna
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Year
2013
2013
2012
2012
2013
Name
Funding
Agency
epiSTEME-5, Fifth international conference to HBCSE

review research in Science, Technology
and Mathematics Education, HBCSE
20th International Conference on Conceptual BRNS
Structures, HBCSE
2-Day Seminar on Responding to Changing
HBCSE
Educational Paradigms, HBCSE
3rd National Workshop on Development of
Educational E-Materials in Hindi, HBCSE
with Vigyan Parishad Prayag
10th International Junior Science Olympiad
2013, Pune
HBCSE
DAE,
NCERT
Faculty members
All faculty members
G. Nagarjuna
Jayashree Ramadas
& K.
Subramaniam
K. K. Mishra
P.K. Joshi, Anwesh

Mazumdar, Aniket
Sule
Praveen Pathak
2013
Refresher Course on Statistical Mechanics for HBCSE,

College Teachers, HBCSE
CBS & TIFR
2013
3rd Pro-Am Meeting in Astronomy, HBCSE (in

collaboration with Astronomical Society of
India)
Eyes on Comet ISON National Campaign
Brainstroming Workshop, HBCSE (in
assoication with All India People's Science
Network)
Astronomi Aniket Sule

cal
Society of
Vigyan
Aniket Sule
Prasar
4th National workshop on development of

educational e-materials in Hindi , Allahabad
2nd International conference on education in
chemistry (ICEC-2014), HBCSE (in
collaboration with Association of
Chemistry Teachers )
4-day Workshop for science teachers
educators of Uttarakhand at HBCSE during
February 5-8, 2014
HBCSE
K. K. Mishra
DAE, DST,
INSA
Savita Ladage
SCERT,
Uttarakha
nd
K. K. Mishra
2013
2014
2014
2014
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WORKSHOPS FOR STUDENTS(Only for the years 2013-14 and 2014-15):

2013
2-day workshop on Socio scientific Issues
HBCSE
2013
First NIUS Workshop on Introductory

Computational Science (HBCSE)
Workshop on Chemical Thermodynamics
(HBCSE)
HBCSE
Aswathy
Raveendran
A. Mazumdar
HBCSE
Savita Ladage
Seven workshops of YCMOU for Postgraduate students

Consultative meeting for Building
Educators for Science Teaching (BEST)
project
Open-Beginninged Workshop for Grade VIII
students, HBCSE
An experimental workshop with Class VII
students from Nutan, HBCSE
Nurture Camp for Grade VI and IX students,
HBCSE
YCMOU
Sugra Chunawala
DST
Chitra Natarajan
& Narendra
Deshmukh
Karen Haydock
2013
2013
2013
2014
2014
2014
2014
2014
CUBE Summer Workshops for college

students (Vivekanand Education Society's
College, Chembur; Chandibai Himatlal
Manshukhani College, Ulhasnagar; Royal
College, Bhayandar; KBP college)
Three-day Workshop on decimal learning
and
maths lab (with Eklavya), Hoshangabad
HBCSE
HBCSE
Mumbai
Science
Teachers
Associatio
HBCSE and G. Nagarjuna, M.C.
Host
Arunan
colleges
HBCSE
K Subramaniam
HBCSE
Jayashree Ramadas
&
Anveshna
Srivastava
Shweta Naik
2014
A workshop- 'Decoding DNA: Model

building & Model dissection' for biology
undergraduate students, HBCSE
2014
Four-day Workshop for students and

HBCSE
teachers on 'Fun with Ratio and Proportion!'
and 'Learning to Teach Mathematics', St.
Xavier's Institute of Education, Mumbai
Seven workshops of YCMOU for PostYCMOU
graduate students
2014
Several HBCSE
members
Narendra
Deshmukh
Sugra Chunawala
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2015
G. Nagarjuna, M.C.
Arunan
2015
Phylogenetic Analysis: A One Day Workshop HBCSE

facilitated by Prof. R. Geeta, Department
of Botany, University of Delhi) CUBE Lab,
HBCSE.
Ten workshops of YCMOU for PostYCMOU
graduate students
Design and Technology workshop
HBCSE
2015
Summer Camp for Grade 3 Students
Jayashree
Ramadas, Sugra
Chunawala and
SSRD Team
2015
HBCSE
Sugra Chunawala
Sugra Chunawala
WORKSHOPS FOR AND PRE/ IN-SERVICE TEACHERS (Only for the years 2013-14 and 2014-15):
2013
2013
2013
POGIL workshop for chemistry teachers

(HBCSE)
Exposure cum Preparatory Workshop for
Teachers at undergraduate level
Three workshops, each of three days
duration,
were organized at HBCSE for secondary
science teachers, secondary mathematics
teachers and for a group of primary science
and maths teachers respectively of the
Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan
HBCSE
HBCSE
Kendriya
Vidyalaya
Sangathan
Savita Ladage, Kelly

Butler
Rajesh Khaparde
K Subramaniam
2013
Two workshops (3-day + 4-day ) for science SVERI

teachers from Pandharpur taluka in
Education
collaboration with SVERI Education society Society
Narendra
Deshmukh
2013
2-day workshop for over 43 science

Ambuja
teachers from
Cement
Zilla Parishad schools in Chandrapur
Foundatio
2-day workshop for science teachers from Nashik
Nashik organized in collaboration with Education
Society
Nashik Education Society
Narendra
Deshmukh
1-day workshop for 90 science teachers

from Mahad Taluka in collaboration with
People's Education Society
Narendra
Deshmukh
2013
2013
Peoples
education
society
Narendra
Deshmukh
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2013
2014
2014
2014
2014
2014
2014
3-day workshop on constructivist teaching

approaches, for 45 science teachers in
collaboration with Shri Shivaji Science
College, Amravati
3-day workshop for 42 science teachers
from Goa
on activity based learning organized in
collaboration with SCERT Goa
Tata Capital organized science teachers
workshop
at Vikramgad School in July 2014
Activity based workshop was organized for
Udayanchal High School (Vikroli)
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Shri Shivaji
Education
Society
Narendra
Deshmukh
SCERT, Goa Narendra

Deshmukh
Tata
Capital
Narendra
Deshmukh
Udayancha V. C. Sonawane
l High
School
HBCSE
Rajesh Khaparde
NIUS Workshop on Designing

Undergraduate Physics Curriculum (with
University of Mumbai) HBCSE
Workshop of Mathematics Problem Solving HBCSE
(HBCSE)
Workshop with Jidnyasa Trust (Ganit Yatra HBCSE
Programme) on making of mathematics
laboratory activities (HBCSE, July 2014;
Aurangabad, August 2014; Nashik and
Dhule, September 2014);
K. Subramaniam,
Shweta Naik
2014
One-day Workshop on 'Learning to

Demonstrate
Mathematics Laboratory' for in-service
teachers (HBCSE)
2014
One-day workshops on 'Learning to Solve

SXIE
Mathematical Problems' for pre-service
teachers (St. Xavier's Institute of Education,
Mumbai
Shweta Naik
2014
Workshop for IWSA teachers: 'Becoming a

resource person' (HBCSE)
Workshop for teachers on Module
Development
for KV-ZIET (KV-ZIET, Mumbai)
Two Workshops for Science Teachers on
Implementing Small Science Curriculum (Al
Qamar Academy & Vedavalli Vidyalaya,
Chennai)
IWSA
Shweta Naik
Kendriya
Vidyalaya
Sangathan
HBCSE &
Vedavalli
Vidyalya
Shikha Takker
2015
2015
HBCSE
Shweta Naik
Shweta Naik
Jayashree Ramadas
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2010-2015
About 70 Resource Generation Camps in

Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Junior Science
and Astronomy Olympiads, each involving,
on average 10 teachers
DAE, DST,
DoS
Savita Ladage,
Rekha, Vartak,
Anwesh
Mazumdar, Aniket
Sule, Paresh Joshi,
Anand Ghaisas
2010-2015
About 20 Exposure Camps in Physics,

Chemistry, Biology, Junior Science and
Astronomy Olympiads, each involving, on
average 50 teachers
DAE, DST,
DoS
Savita Ladage,
Rekha, Vartak,
Anwesh
Mazumdar, Aniket
Sule, Paresh Joshi,
Anand Ghaisas
2014
Four Preparatory Resource Generation

Camps for IPhO 2015 (about 80 teachers)
DAE,
DST,
MHRD
Vijay Singh,
Anwesh
Mazumdar,
Rajesh Khaparde
2015
Preparatory Workshop for Experimental

component of IPhO 2015 (about 50
teachers)
Three Preparatory Workshops for
Theoretical component of IPhO 2015 (10
DAE,
DST,
MHRD
DAE, DST,
MHRD
Anwesh
Mazumdar,
Rajesh Khaparde
Vijay Singh, Anwesh
Mazumdar
2014-15
WORKSHOPS FOR RESOURCE PERSONS/ TRAINERS/ TEACHER TRAINERS (Only for the years
2013-14 and 2014-15):
2013
2013
2013
2013
Workshop on topics of Algebra for field level APF

mathematics subject experts of Azim Premji
Foundation (APF)
Workshop on topics of Functions for field
APF
level mathematics subject experts of Azim
Premji Foundation
A workshop for Master Trainers in Chemistry Royal
(with Royal Society of Chemistry) (HBCSE) Society of
Chemistry
K Subramaniam
Three workshops for resource persons of

Akhil Bharatiya Andhashraddha Nirmulan
Samiti from Konkan region, Mumbai and
Pune (in collaboration with ABANS)
Anand Ghaisas
NCSTC
K Subramaniam
Savita Ladage
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2014
2014
2014
2014
2014
2014
2014
2014
2014
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3-day workshop for mathematics teacher

educators from DIETs in Uttarakhand and
Karnataka, faculty from SCERT and resource
persons from Azim Premji Foundation
4-day workshop for science teacher
educators of Uttarakhand DIETs and SCERT
faculty (HBCSE)
Workshop on Chemistry Education Research
(HBCSE)
Workshop for Course Developers NUSSD
(HBCSE)
A one-day workshop on visuospatial
reasoning in astronomy education (HBCSE)
MHRD
K Subramaniam
MHRD
N. D. Deshmukh
HBCSE
Savita Ladage
TISS
G. Nagarjuna
HBCSE
Jayashree Ramdas
STEAM: Integrated Learning Modules, First

meeting and workshop (HBCSE)
Digital Literacy Master Trainer's Workshop
(TISS, Mumbai)
Workshop to Review Course on Science
Education (for D.Ed. syllabus, developed by
RV Education College, Bangalore, SCERT
Karnataka) , HBCSE
Digital Literacy Trainer's Workshops (Bhilai
Institute of Technology, Durg, Chhattisgarh,
September 27; Narayan Guru College,
Chembur, Mumbai, October 11 October
13; Kejriwal Institute of Management,
Ranchi, Jharkhand, November 9 November
11)
HBCSE
Chitra Natarajan
TISS
G. Nagarjuna
RV
Education
College
Sugra Chunawala
TISS
G. Nagarjuna
Royal
Society
of
Chemistr
y
Savita Ladage, V. D.
Lale
2014
Two 5-day workshops for teacher developers

(with Royal Society of Chemistry, RSC-UK)
(Workshop I- September 29-October 3;
Workshop II: November 24-28)
2014
6-day workshop for teacher educators was

APF
conducted in collaboration with Azim Premji
Foundation, Jaipur, on Evolution: IV
Capacity Enhancement Workshop
Karen Haydock
2014
Teacher Training Programme for Mumbai

MSTA
Science Teacher Association (MSTA) teachers
at HBCSE.
P. K. Joshi
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2014
Teacher Training Programme at New Delhi
2014
Teacher Training Programme for Atomic

Energy School Teachers at HBCSE
2015
Special Session on Challenges for Education

in Modern India (for 102nd Indian Science
Congress) (University of Mumbai)
State Level Workshop on Blended Learning
& Pathways to Student Success (along with
Chembur Comprehensive College of
Education, Chembur) (HBCSE)
2015
2015
Workshop on Turtle Blocks (facilitated by

Walter Bender, MIT Media Lab) (CUBE Lab,
HBCSE)
Kendriya Vidyalaya Inquiry based
learning workshop
2015
2015
Kendriya Vidyalaya ZIET Project Based

Learning workshop
Teacher Training Programmes at Goa, Vapi,
Pal (Jalgaon dist.), Majihira (Purulia Dist.,
West Bengal), HBCSE, Dombivili, Guwahati
2015
31.
Local
organizer
s + HBCSE
Local
organizer
s + HBCSE
Indian
Science
Congres
Chembur
Compreh
e nsive
College of
d
i
HBCSE
P. K. Joshi
KV
Many
faculty
members
Many
faculty
P. K. Joshi
KV-ZIET
Local
organizer
s + HBCSE
P. K. Joshi
Aniket Sule
Narendra
Deshmukh
G. Nagarjuna

HBCSE follows the TIFR Guidelines on Academic Ethics
32.

Name of the
Programmee
(refer to question no. 4)
Ph.D.
Application
Selected
received
Male Female
2887
11
12
Joined
Male
8
Pass
Female
7
Male Female
75
100
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a) Geographical
Students
From the state where
the university is located
From other states of
India
NRI students
Foreign students
Total
Integra tedPh.D.
Ph D
M.Sc.
4
--
--
--
--
Total
7
--
--
--
--
0
0
8
0
0
7
----
----
----
----
0
0
15
b) Undergraduate Institute:
Integrated
Total
M.Sc.
M.Sc.-Ph.D.
Ph.D.
From Universities
From premier science institutions 5 1

1
From premier
2
2
From others*
0
0
Total
8
7
# IITs, NITs, etc.
34.
--
--
--
--
-----
-----
-----
-----
2
4
0
15
How many students have cleared Civil Services and Defense Services
examinations, NET, SET, GATE and other competitive examinations? Give
details category-wise.
Examination
1.
UGC-NET
2.
CSIR-NET
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3.
GATE
4.
ICMR-JRF
5.
6.
DBT-JRF
CTET
1
2
7.
Punjab Civil Services
35.
Student progression
Ph.D. programme : On completing their coursework, students register

towards their PhD dissertation. A few students have left before completing
the coursework. Most students, who have registered for PhD have gone on
to complete the dissertation. After obtaining the PhD degree, most students
have secured post-doctoral or faculty positions at other institutions. Some
students have secured teaching or other positions before completing the PhD
and have continued to work towards their dissertations externally.
36.
Diversity of staff
Faculty Ph.D.s
37.
from TIFR :
Total No
16
43%
32%
TIFR
India
25%
Abroad
Number of faculty who were awarded M.Phil., Ph.D., D.Sc. and D.Litt. during
the assessment period
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a)
Library
The HBCSE library houses over 25000 books, about 2300 bound volumes of
journals,
133 print journals and provides access to about 1000 journals online. Details
regarding the library are presented in B2, section 4.2.
b) Internet facilities for staff and students

HBCSE has a central computer facility that maintains computers, as well as
access to LAN-WAN and the internet. Wireless is enabled across the campus
including in the hostels and students can access high-speed internet from
anywhere on campus.
c)

HBCSE has 3 large gallery style classrooms (60-80 seating) and 4 small
classrooms (20-30 seating). It also has an auditorium with a capacity of
180. (see Section B1, Item no 12)

All the classrooms listed above have ICT facilities like overhead projectors, Wi-Fi,
etc.
e)
HBCSE has a range of laboratories which are used in its educational
programmes to train students and teachers. These include the Olympiad
and NIUS laboratories in physics, chemistry, biology, astronomy and junior
science. The integrated science laboratory, the Design and Technology
laboratory and the mathematics laboratory are aimed at school students.
The Collaborative Undergraduate Biology Education (CUBE) laboratory is
aimed at college as well as school students and teachers.
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In addition, HBCSE has laboratories focused on research, which are

listed in (f) below.
f)
Fac
*
PDF +
Scientific
staff
Stu
CUBE Lab
Chemistry Lab
(NIUS)
Biology Lab
(NIUS)
Physics Lab
(NIUS)
(visiting
students)
(visiting
students)
(visiting
students)
Learning
sciences lab
Gnowledge Lab
Name of
Laboratory
Design and
Technology Lab
3 plus
Visiting
students
Developing models for

collaborative research as part of
science education
Undergraduate research projects
Investigates the role of media in
learning using distributed cognition
perspectives
Investigates the structure of
knowledge as a network
Research and development in
Design and Technology Education

no of postdoctoral fellows and scientific staff using the laboratory
39.
1.
2.
3.

Doctoral students
Rafikh Shaikh
Prajakt Pande
Gurinder Singh
Dr. Rutwik Thengodkar

Dr. Shubhangi Bhide
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Rosemary Varkey
Himanshu Srivastava
Rossi DSouza
Geetanjali Date
Deborah Dutta
Kanchan Mishra
Shubhayan Kabir
Durgaprasad Karnam
Sujatha Varadarajan
Charudatta Navare
Mihika Shah
Ratna
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
40.
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ALL the students of HBCSE are in doctoral programmes, and hence they are
all given TIFR fellowships.
41.

new programme(s)?
HBCSE instituted a PhD programme in science education in 1974 under

affiliation to the University of Poona. This was a new area of research in the
country. Although this field is well- established in many other countries, it
continues to be an emerging area in the country. The programme has
continued under the TIFR deemed university. There is a demand for PhD holders
from HBCSE in a variety of innovative educational programmes, as well as the
variety of workshops for in-service teachers offered at HBCSE, which indicates
the relevance of the programme in addressing the problems confronting
science education in India. The experience of HBCSE faculty and scientific staff
in leading field-based programmes with teachers and students feeds into the
PhD programme giving it an organic connection with the realities in the field.
The PhD programme has been reviewed both internally and externally and
changes have been made to the structure of the coursework and the
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42.

a.

The six-member Subject Board of science education continuously reviews

the curriculum on the basis of feedback, which is obtained from the
students and instructors on the courses. A two member internal committee
reviewed the PhD programme in 2013-14, held discussions with all PhD
students and provided inputs for restructuring the curriculum, which was
then carried out. The subject board introduced new courses (Philosophy of
education; Teaching practice and school internship; Education, society and
Education policy in India). Groups of faculty members also redesigned the
content for individual courses.
b.

Anonymous feedback on every course is collected from the students in a
form specifically designed for this purpose. The feedback is processed by the
Convenor, subject board and relevant portions are communicated to the
Instructors, for modification and improvement of the courses.
c.
43.

1.
Name of the Alumnus

Prof. Arvind Kumar
2.
3.
Prof. H.C. Pradhan

Prof. Vijay Singh

Padma Shri, Raja Ramanna Fellow, INSA
distinguished teacher award
Raja Ramanna Fellow
Raja Ramanna Fellow
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As Item No 30 shows, HBCSE regularly holds conferences, seminars, talks and
workshops, to which eminent educationists and researchers are regularly
invited, which are attended by doctoral students. These expose students to
current issues in education as well as on going research that seeks to address
these issues in India and elsewhere.
HBCSE is identified by the Govt. of India as the nodal centre for the International
Olympiads in the subjects of physics, chemistry, biology, astronomy, mathematics
and junior science. Every year HBCSE holds the Indian National Olympiad
examination in these subjects and conducts camps for students who pass this
examination. These camps train students to participate in the highly challenging
and exciting international olympiads and select a team of 4-6 students to
represent India. Besides the camp for students, teachers are also invited to
exposure camps where they are exposed to the culture of experimental
investigation and problem solving. Teachers are also invited to the resource
generation camps where they participate in designing problems and experiments.
The National Initiative on Under-graduate Science (NIUS) holds camps every
year for students with a flair for science. The camps lead to the student
taking up a research project of 1-2 years duration. The student is mentored
through the research project by a research scientist. Several research
projects have led to publications in research journals and conference
proceedings. Another major activity is the holding of summer camps in
experimental physics for students in the 2nd year of their Bachelors or
Integrated Masters programme in science participate in this camp.
HBCSE F a c u l t y m e m b e r s adopt a range of teaching methods in their
courses. Besides the component of lectures, all courses require active
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participation by students in the form of student reading and presentations,

discussions, short field investigations and a variety of written assignments.
Assignments include essays and term papers. Assessment take into account
students participation in the classroom besides assignment, quizzes and
examinations. Other innovative assessment modes include contribution to
wikipedia and online encyclopedias, teaching school students, field studies,
which form a part of some courses. Some courses use platforms such as Moodle
and G-studio for managing learning resources and online discussion fora.
46.
The Subject Board in Science education constantly monitors the progress of the
47.

HBCSE undertakes a range of intervention programmes with students, preservice and in- service teachers and teacher educators. Students participate in
these programmes, often as resource persons. As part of their research, they
visit urban and rural schools and interact with students and teachers. The
research often involves a component of teaching students or orienting teachers.
Schools catering to disadvantaged groups of students are a major group in these
interventions. Students also actively participate in science popularization
programmes.
As described above, HBCSE conducts camps for students and teachers as part of its
Olympiad programmes.
48.

Students at HBCSE are encouraged to participate in national and international
conferences and seminars. A substantial amount of money is made available to
support the students participation in at least one major conference outside
India, or a visit to an internationally acclaimed research group. Seminars and
conferences are regularly held at HBCSE, which students participate in. The
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Annual Research Meet is a research conference organized by students and

attended by faculty and other staff members. Students present their research
work and obtain feedback from the audience as well as from discussants who
have read the paper beforehand.
49.

The PhD programme in science education was recognized by UGC at the
time of according Deemed University status to TIFR in 2001.
An external review of all aspects of HBCSE was carried out in 2014. The review
committee comprised of Prof. N. Sathyamurthi (Director, IISER, Mohali), Chair; Jill
Adler (University of Witwatersrand South Africa); Sibel Eruduran (University of
Limerick, Ireland); Paula R. L. Heron, (University of Washington, USA), B.
Phondke (ex-Director,National Institute of Science Communication) and T. S.
Saraswathi (Retd. M. S. University, Baroda). Prior to the external review the
HBCSE faculty carried out a detailed internal review, the outcomes of which
were made available to the external review committee.
The committee carried out a comprehensive review of the work of HBCSE and
submitted its report containing assessments and recommendations in December
2014. In regard to the research in science and mathematics education and the
PhD programme specifically, the committee observed that HBCSE is a unique
institution, one of its kind in the country. In regard to the specific role of HBCSE
in the overall education scenario, the committee remarked that while India has
done an excellent job in education by producing Bachelors and Masters in
education degree holders (B Ed and M Ed), it has lagged behind in science
education. HBCSE can, in principle, fill this gap...
Commenting on the impact of the research done at HBCSE, the committee
observed that the work done by the centre towards science education and
mathematical education has put India on the world map. Science and
mathematics education researchers at HBCSE have contributed to providing a
presence for India in the international community. For example, they have
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published in the International Journal of Science Education, and in Educational

Studies in Mathematics and participated in international conferences such as
NARST and IGPME annual conferences.
50.
Briefly highlight the contributions of the department in generating

new knowledge, basic or applied.
About 165 journal articles in science, technology and mathematics education re search and about 85 journal articles in science research have been produced by
HBCSE members as part of the NIUS initiative. In addition, a large number of art icles have been authored in journals and magazines for science dissemination, for
teachers and students at the school and college level, and in conference proceed ings.
HBCSE has organized about 18 International and 11 National STME research con ferences, seminars and workshops. Many smaller workshops and meetings have
also been held.
A total of 10 PhD dissertations have been accepted for the award of the PhD de gree of the TIFR deemed university. (Of the 10 HBCSE alumni, 7 hold faculty posi tions in leading universities and institutes, one holds a post-doc position in the
U.S., one is a freelance education consultant and one is a teacher.)
HBCSE members have authored 50 curricular books (including textbooks and

teacher books), over 100 co-curricular and popular science books, about 50 tech nical reports, and 13 Conference proceedings and reviews. These books have had a
combined sales of about 9.5 Lakh copies.
HBCSE is the National nodal centre of the Government of India for participation in
the International Olympiads in Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Astronomy, Mathem atics and Junior Science. Over the years, Indian students have secured over 400
medals and about 25 honourable mentions at the International Olympiads. A large
number of problems and experiments have been developed at HBCSE for pur poses of selection and training in the Olympiad programme.
As part of the NIUS initiative, undergraduate students have completed about 170
proto-research projects mentored by research scientists. Nearly 140 research and
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conference papers have been published. Over a 100 exposure and enrichment
camps for students, and several workshops for teachers have been held.
51.
A large number of workshops for school teachers and teacher educators have been
conducted by HBCSE members. These workshops are focused on inputs that com bine subject knowledge with pedagogy, which is a type of specialized knowledge
that is not typically available to teachers

of the department.
Strengths
Since the time of its inception, HBCSE has had a commitment to the improvement
of science education for all sections of society and has targeted many of its
programmes at disadvantaged students. A majority of its programmes have been
with Government schools in urban, rural and tribal areas. Thus, the Centre,
enriched by many intensive field contact programmes conducted over the decades,
has long-standing experience of the ground-level challenges and possible solutions
in delivering science education of a high quality for all students.
The Centre has sound expertise in the content areas of science and mathematics
given its well-qualified and capable faculty and the strength of its parent institution,
TIFR. Further, programmes like the science and mathematics olympiads offer an
opportunity to continuously strengthen content expertise. Thus, HBCSE is a unique
institution in the Indian context, which combines expertise in science and
mathematics with expertise and engagement in education.
HBCSE has been a pioneer in research in the fields of science and mathematics
education since it initiated a research programme several decades ago. It is
recognized for its research both in India and internationally. The research in STME
carried out at HBCSE is published in leading international peer-reviewed journals
and has had a reasonable impact on the field in terms of citations received. Faculty
members at HBCSE have links and collaborations with leading researchers across
the world. The synergy between research, material development and intervention
programmes gives added strength to the institution.
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The Centre has an excellent infrastructure and ambience, with members free to
pursue their work along several dimensions of science education, unfettered by
paucity of resources. Doctoral students are encouraged take up ambitious research
projects driven by their interests and passion. The work culture, characterized by
sustained effort, co-operation and willingness to take on challenges, permeates all
levels of staff at HBCSE.
The Centre has vast experience and credibility with Government bodies, both for
its expertise in and commitment to science education, and for its integrity in
deploying public funds effectively. HBCSE members are part of several national
and state level committees policy making and regulatory bodies in education.
Weaknesses
The Centre carries out a large number and variety of programmes for students,
teachers and teacher educators. This has the danger of defocusing the efforts and
attention of members. The organizational demand of these programmes, especially
of the time-bound, multi-stage Olympiad programmes is heavy, reducing the time
available for research.
The groups in the Centre led by faculty members tend to work in relative isolation.
Collaboration between faculty members is infrequent. Faculty members who lead
the Olympiad and NIUS programmes do not, in many cases, play an active role in
the Graduate School. The HBCSE review committee has emphasized the need for
increased team work among the faculty.
The dissertation work towards the PhD extends well beyond the expected time of 5
years in most cases. While the reasons for the extended length are several, there is
a need to address this problem.
In recent years, there has been an attrition of faculty strength due to superannuation of many of its senior members. It has been difficult to find suitable
replacements.
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The Centre has constraints of space given its small campus. It especially lacks
faculty housing, which is needed to attract capable young faculty members to
the Centre located in the city of Mumbai.
Opportunities
There is growing importance given to STEM education at all levels in the country by
not only scientists, technologists and industry leaders, but also by political
leaders. This is reflected in the interest in science and related subjects among a
large section of the student population. This is also reflected in the popularity of
science- focused special programmes like the Olympiads, which in turn propagate
the excitement and challenge of doing science and mathematics.
There are several new high-profile institutions including the IISERs, CBS and NISER,
charged with the mandate of science education starting from the undergraduate
level, that have the resources and capacity to implement innovations in science
education. Collaborative links with such institutions hold a great potential for
HBCSE.
There is a strong climate of reform in education and teacher education at the school
level, which is reflected in the new curriculum frameworks for school education and
teacher education. The NCF 2005 and its aftermath have shown the relevance of
the contributions made by HBCSE. HBCSEs strong capacity in designing assessment
tools for science and mathematics education is especially relevant, where reform in
assessment is a growing concern.
There is growing recognition for HBCSEs work by the international science and
mathematics education community, evidenced in the links that faculty members
have established. Collaborations
with established international groups are beginning to take shape, and present
an opportunity to further integrate the Centre with the international
community.
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Challenges
There are very few peer institutions in the country that have expertise in science
and mathematics education. This has several negative consequences for HBCSE: a
thin research base in STME and a resulting incomplete understanding of the
situation, fewer post-doctoral and faculty positions for PhDs from HBCSE, reduced
motivation and peer checks for HBCSEs work, and reduced overall health of the
Centre as well as the field of STME.
The regulatory norms in teacher education have not recognized the track taken by a
majority of HBCSEs PhD degree holders as eligible for faculty appointments in
teacher education institutions. (While the PhD degree in science education is
recognized as a relevant qualification beyond an MEd, an MSc followed by a PhD in
science education, is not recognized as sufficient qualification.) This has
implications for a possible change in the entry qualifications for the PhD
programme, or for some restructuring of the programme.
The PhD in science education degree is currently not well recognized for entry into
science teaching and research positions at the college level. Efforts to bring the
attention of the scientific community to the importance and relevance of the
degree in science education need to be strengthened.
The curricular and related materials developed by HBCSE are not widely known and
used in the country, largely because schools are required to follow textbooks
produced by statutory bodies. This can be addressed by focusing efforts on
developing support materials and also by strengthening the publicity and reach of
materials produced by HBCSE.
The bulk of the outreach work done by HBCSE is in the area of in-service teacher
development. While this is a large and active domain in the country, it is not
regulated and remains un-recognized. HBCSEs efforts should also be directed at
developing standards and regulatory mechanisms for such programmes.
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52. Future Plans of the Department
Build greater coherence and synergy between research and the outreach
programmes for students and teachers. Extend research into undergraduate science
education.
Build stronger research teams consisting of faculty, scientific staff, PhD students and
post-docs working on sustained long-term research programmes.
Encourage two-way exchanges and visits of faculty, scientific staff and research
scholars between HBCSE and leading STME Centres
Strengthen HBCSE published resources through review processes. Greater publicity

and reach of materials produced at HBCSE.
Forge better links with mainstream teacher education institutions. Explore

possibility of joint offering of M.Ed. in science education
Develop and disseminate resources developed around the Olympiad programme
Strengthen teacher development, laboratory development and development of

learning materials in undergraduate science education.
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National Centre for
Radio Astrophysics
(NCRA)
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National Centre for Radio Astrophysics

1.

2.
1994
3.

It is a TIFR Centre and comes under the Physics Subject board.
4.

1. Ph.D.
finished a specified set of requirements. However, there is no separate M.Phil.
programme.
5.

NCRA does not have a formal interdisciplinary programme. However, Radio
Astronomy is an inherently interdisciplinary programme, involving physics,
astronomy, signal processing, instrumentation etc. Several of the Ph.D. research
topics are highly interdisciplinary.
6.

Graduate school courses are done in collaboration with the Inter University
Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics for the Ph.D. degree. Courses for the
Integrated Ph.D. programme are done in collaboration with Pune University, as
well as IISER Pune. NCRA faculty also teach courses at Pune University Physics
department (as part of the Pune University M.Sc. programme), a well as at IISER
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Pune.
7.

8.

Students of the NCRA are offered a programme based on a mixture of
compulsory Core Courses and a choice of topics on which they can do project
work. During each semester students are evaluated by a Continuous Evaluation
process consisting of one or more of Assignments/ Quizzes/ Mid-semester
Examination/ End-semester Examination/ Class Presentations/ Term Papers.
9.

NCRA does not currently participate in courses offered by other departments of
the TIFR Deemed University.
10.
1.

2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

Professor (H)
Reader (F)
Reader (E)
Fellow (E)

Distinguished Professor
(J)
Sr. Professor (I)
Total
11.
Number
0
3
2
5
7
1
0
18

Name
S. K. Ghosh
Y. Gupta
Deg*
Ph.D
Designation
Sr. Professor (I)
Ph.D.
Sr. Professor (I)
Specialisation
The Interstellar
Medium, Infra-red
Astronomy
Pulsars, the interstellar
medium and
Exp
37
Stu
0
25.6
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Ph.D
Sr. Professor (I)
Ph.D
Professor (H)
Ph.D
Professor (H)
Ph.D.
As. Professor
(G)
Ph.D.
As. Professor
(G)
Ph.D
As. Professor
(G)
Ph.D
As. Professor
(G)
Ph.D
As. Professor
(G)
Ph.D.
Reader (F)
Ph.D
Reader (F)
D. V. Lal
Ph.D
Reader(F)
S. Roy
Ph.D
Reader (F)
J. N. Chengalur
D. J. Saikia
P. K. Manoharan
N. G. Kantharia
D. Mitra
Ch. IshwaraChandra
N. Kanekar
B. C. Joshi
D. Oberoi
Y. Wadadekar
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Instrumentation
Extragalactic
astronomy, the
interstellar medium
Extragalactic
astronomy, AGN ,
nearby galaxies
Solar activity, the
interplanetary medium
Galactic and
extragalactic radio
sources, emission
models and
mechanisms
Pulsars, pulsar
emission mechanisms,
the interstellar
medium
Physics of
interdisciplinary nature
Radio Galaxies and
Quasars
Fundamental constant
evolution, the
interstellar medium,
high redshift galaxies
Pulars, polarimetry,
instrumentation,
software
Solar Physics,
Interplanetary
Scintillations,
Interferometry
Galaxy formation and
evolution, radio
properties of AGN,
high redshift radio
galaxies, machine
learning
Extragalactic radio and
X-ray astronomy
The galactic centre, the
interstellar medium,
19.9
27.4
21.5
17.7
12.3
14.0
6.7
13.4
4.3
8.6
4.3
8.2
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supernova remnants
P. Chandra
T. Roy Choudhury
S. K. Sirothia
J. Roy
Ph.D
Reader (F)
Ph.D.
Reader (F)
Ph.D.
Reader(F)
Ph.D.
Reader(E)
Supernovae, gamma
ray bursts, massive
stars
Reionization, the
intergalactic medium,
dark energy
Extragalactic radio
astronomy,
instrumentation
Pulsars, transient radio
sources,
instrumentation
3.3
7.8
graduated)
12.

We have no senior visiting fellows/adjunct faculty/emeritus Professors. However
we are hosting Dr. Sushan Konar and Dr. R. Kale who hold the DST WOS
fellowship and the DST INSPIRE faculty fellowship respectively.
13.

A total of 56 classes were taught as part of the Ph.D. program over the last four
years. Of these three were taught by temporary faculty. No classes in other
programs were taught by temporary faculty.
14.

We currently have 20 students in the Ph.D and Integrated Ph.D. programs
combined. We have a total of 18 faculty members all of whom are involved in
both programs. The student teacher ratio is hence 20:18, i.e. ~ 1.1.
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15.

143
16.
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The focus area at NCRA is radio astronomy. The specialties include:
Solar astronomy
Stars and star forming regions, pulsars, extra-galactic astronomy
Interstellar medium, galaxies, galaxy evolution,
Transients, active galactic nuclei,
Cosmology, theoretical astrophysics
Radio astronomy-related instrumentation
17.

Agency Title
DST
DST
DST
SERB
5 DST
Swarnajayanti
Fellowship
Neutron Stars Glitch
Physics
Inspire faculty Award
Pulsar monitoring
observations
programme
Swarnajayanti
Fellowship
Project cost
(in Rs. Lakhs)
57
Duration
Faculty
5 years
Nissim Kanekar
24
3 years
Sushan Konar
55
5 years
Ruta Kale
21
3 years
B C Joshi
75
5years
Poonam Chandra
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18.

NCRA is the lead Indian institution for the Square Kilometer Array Mega Project,
which is a large international collaboration to build the next generation Radio
Telescope. For the ongoing pre-construction phase of the SKA, NCRA is leading a
multi-national consortium for the Monitoring and Control (Telescope Manager)
work, as well as participating in other packages like signal transport, signal
processing etc. The total funding for this project for the next 3 years is about INR
36 crore.
19.
Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC-SAP/CAS, DPE; DBT, ICSSR, `

Agency
Title
Project cost
(in Rs.Lakhs)
Duration
Faculty
DAE
XII Plan Project Radio

Astrophysics at NCRA
10,100
5 years
All NCRA faculty
NCRA has two major projects funded by the DAE, these are focused on Capacity
building in Radio Astronomy, and Upgrades to the Giant Meterwave Radio
Telescope. The total funding in the 12th 5-year plan for these two projects is about
Rs. 100 crore.
The project on capacity building for Radio Astronomy includes components on
Upgrades of computational facilities, Upgrades for the Ooty Radio Telescope,
Upgrades of SIRC Facilities User Community Development, Enhancement to the
TGSS Computational Facility, Radio Astronomy From Space, Upgrade of Civil and
Related Infrastructure, The expanded GMRT and the NCRA Technology Park.
The upgrade of the GMRT includes components on New Technology Front- End &
Signal Transport for GMRT, Upgradation of back-ends for the GMRT,
Improvements to GMRT Operations, Upgrades to GMRT data archive, Controlling
Radio Frequency Interference at the GMRT, the Next Generation Servo System,
Improvements to Mechanical Systems, and Additions & Improvements to Electrical
Systems.
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In addition NCRA is the nodal Indian agency for the international Square Kilometer
Array project. This is one of the mega projects funded by DAE and DST. The budget
for this project is INR 36 crore for 3 years.
20.
Research facility / centre with National and International recognition.

NCRA designed, built and operates the Giant Meterwave Radio Telescope (GMRT)
which is one of the most sensitive radio telescopes in the world. It is located at a
site about 80 km north of Pune, and consists of 30 fully steerable gigantic
parabolic dishes each of 45m diameter. The array is spread over distances of up to
25 km, with all antennas connected to the central electronics building via optical
fibre links. The number and configuration of the dishes was optimized to meet the
principal astrophysical objectives which require sensitivity at high angular
resolution as well as ability to image radio emission from diffuse extended regions.
The multiplication or correlation of radio signals from all the 435 possible pairs of
antennas or interferometers enables radio images of celestial objects to be
synthesized with a resolution equivalent to that obtainable with a single gigantic
dish 25 kilometre in diameter. The array currently operates in 5 frequency bands
centered at 153, 233, 325, 610 and 1420 MHz. All these feeds provide dual
polarization outputs. In some configurations, dual-frequency observations are also
possible.
GMRT is a completely indigenous project and is one of the most challenging
experimental programmes in basic sciences undertaken by Indian scientists and
engineers. The GMRT was dedicated to the nation in 2001 by Shri Ratan Tata and
is operated as a national facility with the allocation of observing time with the
GMRT is done by an independent Time Allocation Committee, currently chaired by
Prof. K. Subramanian from IUCAA. The Time Allocation Committee receives
proposals from astronomers from across the world and allocates time based on
international peer review, independent of the home institute of the proposer. At
the moment about 50% of the time at the GMRT is allocated to proposals from
Indian PIs and the remaining to proposals from foreign PIs. The over subscription
rate (i.e. the ratio of total observing time requested to the total time available for
allocation) at GMRT is around a factor of 2. The GMRT is one of the few national
facilities which attracts a significant number of proposals from the international
community. The statistics of time distribution at the GMRT (as a function of the
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country of origin of the PI) is given below.

In addition the NCRA also operates the Ooty Radio Telescope, which remains one
of the most sensitive low frequency single dish telescopes in the world.
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bodies
NA
22.
Publications:
NCRA
Journal
Articles in Technical
Web
Book
Books Mono
Publicati Proceedings Reports Publication Chapters Edited
ons
s
graph
s
2010-11
44
08
4
5
1
2011-12
43
18
12
2012-13
68
20
14
2013-14
55
10
18
2014-15
71
11
22
Total
281
67
70
Total number of citations- 22685 (Source-Astrophysical Data

System)
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h-index
Range- 8-32

Patent Name
Patent holder
Preloaded Parabolic Dish Antenna

and the Method of Making it
G.Swarup
Date of filing
29-06-07
Current status
Granted
Income generated is NIL

None
25. Faculty selected nationally / internationally to visit other laboratories / institutions /
Industries in India and abroad
All NCRA faculty have made several visits to both national and international
institutes, industries etc. A partial list of visits is given below.
National Visits:
Name of Faculty Member
1 B C Joshi
National Visits
1)ASI 28th, Meeting,
2)National Seminar
On Aerospace
and Related
Mechanisms
3)ASI 31st, Meeting,
4)Aditya science
meeting
5)ASI 32nd Meeting
2 Chengalur, J. N.
1)ARIES,
2)Radio Astronomy,
Astronomy Olympiad
Camp, HBCSE
3 Choudhury, Tirthankar Roy 1)HRI
2)Indian Institute of
Science
Place of visit
Year of Visit
1)Raipur
1)2010
2)Thiruvananthapuram 2)2010
3)Thiruvananthpuram
4)Bangalore
3)2013
4)2013
5)Bangalore
1)Nainital
2)Mumbai
5)2014
1)2012
2)2014
1)Allahabad
2)Bangalore
2012
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4 Dutta, Prasun
5 Ghosh S.K
6 Gupta Yashwant
7 Ishwara-Chandra C. H
8 Kanekar Nissim
9 Manoharan, P.K
10 Roy, J
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National Visits
1) Indian Inst.of
Technology
2)IISER
1)S N Bose National
Centre for Basic
Sciences
2)ARIES,
3)Astronomical
Society of India
Place of visit
1) Kharagpur
Year of Visit
2011
2)Mohali
1) Kolkatta
1)2010
2)Nainital
3)Raipur
2)2010
3)2011
1)Indian Inst.of
Technology
2) ASI,30th Meeting
3)IISER
4)INSPIRE Sc.Camp,
NIST
5) IISER
6)2014 IEEE HPC
Conference
7)102nd Indian
Science Congress
meeting.
8)RRI
Cotton College State
University, Guwahati,
1)Mumbai
1)2010
1)Indian Conference
on Cosmology and
Galaxy Formation,
IISER
2)Indian Institute of
Sciences
3)RRI
4)IISER
5)IIA
6)RRI
Physical Research
Laboratory
1)Saha Institute of
Nuclear Physics
2)S N Bose National
Centre for
2)Thiruvananthapuram 2)2012
3) Trivandrum
3)2013
4)Orissa,
4)2014
5)Mohali
6)Goa
5)2014
6)2014
7)Mumbai
7)2015
8)Bangalore
Assam
8)2015
2015
1)Mohali
1)2011
2)Bangalore
2)2012
3)Bangalore
4)Mohali
5)Bangalore
6)Bangalore
1)Ahmedabad
3)2013
4)2014
5)2014
6)2014
2014
Kolkata
2012
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Basic Science
Place of visit
Year of Visit
1)Raman Research
Institute
2) Indian Inst.. of
Technology
1)Bangalore
1)2010,
2011
2)2011
2)Triruvananthapuram
International Visits:
Name of
Faculty
Member
Gopal Krishna
D J Saikia
3
4
Yogesh
Wadakekar
Nissim Kanekar
N G Kantharia
Nissim Kanekar
11
Yogesh
Wadakekar
Yogesh
Wadakekar
Yashwant
Gupta
Yashwant
Gupta
P K Manoharan
12
P K Manoharan
13
B C Joshi
8
9
10
Date of visit
09/05/2011 23/05/2011
01/05/2011 31/07/2011
28/06/2011 30/06/2011
27/06/2011 30/06/2011
12/07/2011 17/07/2011
03/07/2011 08/07/2011
04/07/2011 08/07/2011
26/07/2011 29/07/2011
17/07/2011 23/07/2011
13/08/2011 20/08/2011
28/06/2011 07/07/2011
08/08/2011 12/08/2011
13/08/2011 20/08/2011
Details of meetings/Conferences
Place of visit
Collaborative research work in

MPIfR, Bonn & IAP, Paris
ELVA, Soccorro, New Mexico,
USA
Representative of M & C Lead
Institution
speaker
MPIfR, Bonn
Contibuted presentation
Boston, USA
invited speaker
Ringberg,
Germany
Banff, Canada
M & C Breakout meeting

invited speaker in Asia Pacific
Regional IAU meeting
participating in the review panel
meet for MeerKAT
invited talk(URSI General
Assembly)
invited talk
invited talk
paper presentation and
participation (URSI General
Assembly 2011)
Socorro, New
Mexico, US
Manchester, UK
Santiago, Chile
Chiang Mai,
Thailand
Capetown, South
Africa
Istanbul, Turkey
Melbourne,
Australia
Taipei
Istanbul, Turkey
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Name of
Faculty
Member
S K Sirothia
15
J N Chengalur
16
Prof. Yashwant
Gupta
Janusz Gil
17
18
19
20
Ishwara
Chandra C H
P K Manoharan
Date of visit
13/08/2011 20/08/2011
05/09/2011 14/09/2011
17/10/2011 21/10/2011
23/10/2011 26/10/2011
01/11/2011 04/12/2011
21/10/2011 28/10/2011
29/01/2012 04/02/2012
13/02/2012 16/02/2012
17/03/2012 22/03/2012
21/02/2012 11/04/2012
24
Yashwant
Gupta
Yashwant
Gupta
Swarna K
Ghosh
Nissim Kanekar
25
P K Manoharan
09/04/2012 07/05/2012
26
27
Yashwant
Gupta
Gopal Krishna
28
Gopal Krishna
29
P K Manoharan
30
B C Joshi
31
Dharam Vir Lal
32
Yogesh
Wadakekar
24/04/2012 27/04/2012
20/05/2012 04/06/2012
05/07/2012 19/07/2012
13/05/2012 14/05/2012
18/06/2012 20/06/2012
20/08/2012 31/08/2012
04/08/2012 14/08/2012
21
23
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Place of visit
invited talk (URSI General

Assembly, 2011)
collaboration work at ANU
Istanbul, Turkey
Visit to UK for PrepSKA WP2

meeting at Manchester
invited to work in Zielona Gora,
Poland
Collaborative work at Univ. of
Birmigham, UK
Living with Star (LWS) meeting at
NSA-GSFC)
Visit to UK for PrepSKA WP2
meeting at Manchester
Concept of Design Review
Meeting at Manchester
collaborative work at Russia
under DST-RFBR programme
Observation with Kast Telescope
of Lick Observatory, California ,
Collaboration research with Dr.
Jeff Weagg at Santiago, Chile
collaborative work on Indo-US
project on Solar Eruptive
Phenomena at NASA, USA
invited talk at Univ. of Zielona
Gora, Poland
Scientific collaboration at IAP,
France
collaborative work at Princeton
New Jersey, USA
AOGS council meeting at
Singapore
RISC meeting in Puschino,
Moscow
Oral presentation in IAU meeting
in Beijing, China
International Olympiad in
Astronomy and Astrophysics in
Rio de Janeriro, Brazil
UK
Australia
Poland
UK
USA
UK
UK
Russia
California, USA &
Santiago, Chile
NASA, USA
Univ. of Zielona
Gora, Poland
IAP, France
USA
Singapore
Moscow, Russia
Beijing, China
Brazil
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Name of
Faculty
Member
Divya Oberoi
34
Gopal Krishna
35
Sandeep
Sirothia
Yashwant
Gupta
Yashwant
Gupta
B C Joshi
36
37
38
39
40
41
Yashwant
Gupta
B C Joshi
Date of visit
13/08/2012 17/08/2012
05/08/2012 11/08/2012
05/08/2012 11/08/2012
05/08/2012 11/08/2012
12/08/2012 18/08/2012
19/08/2012 29/08/2012
23/09/2012 27/09/2012
19/08/2012 29/08/2012
22/09/2012 20/10/2012
03/10/2012 05/10/2012
21/01/2013 26/01/2013
42
Yogesh
Wadadekar
Divya Oberoi
44
P K Manoharan
45
46
Yashwant
Gupta
J N Chengalur
27/01/2013 01/02/2013
04/02/2013 16/02/2013
47
Dipanjan Mitra
48
Yashwant
Gupta
26/04/2013 03/07/2013
14/04/2013 27/04/2013
49
Tirthankar Roy
Choudhury
Poonam
Chandra
Ishwara
Chandra
01/05/2013 12/06/2013
14/04/2013 18/04/2013
01/04/2013 28/04/2013
50
51
ASIA OCEANIA GEOSCIENCE
Society-American Geophysical
Union Joint Assembly 2012
Indo-South Africa Workshop
CASPER 2012
Place of visit
Singapore
Capetown, South
Africa
Capetown, South
Africa
Capetown, South
Africa
Greenbank, USA
28 General Assembly of IAU &

Pulsar Symposium at Beijing
RADIO 2012 at Mauritius
Beijing, China
28 General Assembly of IAU &

Pulsar Symposium at Beijing
Collaborative visit to SAAO, Cape
Town
talk and collaborative work at
MIT HAYSTACK Observatory
Course teaching lecturer in intl
space weather winter school at
National Central University,
Taiwan
Participation in SKA Board
Meeting in Manchester, UK
Collaboration work with
Australian National Univ.,
Australia
Collaborative work in Univ. of
Zeilona Gora, Poland
SKA related meeting in UK and
Modern Radio Universe
Conference in Bonn
Academic collaboration with
ICTP, TRIESTE, Italy
GRB conference in Nashiville
Beijing, China
visit to IAS, Paris and MRU2013

Bonn
France &
Germany
Mauritius
Cape Town, South

Africa
USA
Taiwan
UK
Australia
Poland
UK & Germany
Italy
USA
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Name of
Faculty
Member
Divya Oberoi
53
Divya Oberoi
54
Nissim Kanekar
55
P K Manoharan
56
P K Manoharan
57
N G Kantharia
58
B C Joshi
59
Yogesh
Wadadekar
Yashwant
Gupta
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
Yashwant
Gupta
Nissim Kanekar
Date of visit
22/06/2013 28/06/2013
04/05/2013 04/06/2013
22/04/2013 26/04/2013
13/05/2013 12/06/2013
24/06/2013 29/06/2013
03/06/2013 08/06/2013
18/06/2013 22/06/2013
18/06/2013 22/06/2013
24/06/2013 28/06/2013
Yashwant
Gupta
Tirthankar Roy
Choudhury
02/07/2013 07/07/2013
08/07/2013 12/07/2013
23/07/2013 26/07/2013
10/09/2013 21/09/2013
Yashwant
Gupta
Yogesh
Wadadekar
Jayaram N
Chengalur
07/10/2013 11/10/2013
07/10/2013 11/10/2013
03/11/2013 08/11/2013
Nissim Kanekar
04/11/2013 08/11/2013
XI-NCRA-15
Meeting of ASIA OCEANIA
Geophysical Society
Visiting MIT-HAYSTACK
Observatory
Meeting on The Modern Radio
Universe
Visit to Goddard Space Flight
Centrer, NASA,
To attend workshop on New Eyes
Looking at Solar Activity
Collaborative work at CFA,
Boston
RADIO ASTRON INTERNATIONAL
SCIENCE Meeting
RADIO ASTRON INTERNATIONAL
SCIENCE Meeting
Approval for participation in SKA
interfaces workshop meeting in
UK
Participation in MeerKAT review
panel meeting in Capetown
Meeting on Varying Fundamental
Constants, Italy
Particpation in SKA Board
Meeting in UK
To participate in the conference
on LYMAN-ALPHA as an
Cosmological Tool om Stockholm
Univ., Sweden, collaborative
work at IOA, Cambridge
SKA Engineering meeting at
Manchester, UK
SKA Engineering meeting at
Manchester, UK
Conference on The Universe
@GER's Wavelength at
Groningen. Netherlands
Conference on The Universe
@GER's Wavelength at
Groningen. Netherlands
Place of visit
Australia
USA
Germany
USA
Prague, Czech
Republic
USA
Moscow, Russia
Moscow, Russia
UK
South Africa
Italy
UK
Sweden & UK
UK
UK
Netherlands
Netherlands
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70
Name of
Faculty
Member
Nissim Kanekar
Date of visit
21/11/2013 28/11/2013
Yashwant
Gupta
Yashwant
Gupta
10/03/2014 13/03/2014
07/04/2014 12/04/2014
72
Yashwant
Gupta
16/06/2014 19/06/2014
73
Nissim Kanekar
15/07/2014 10/08/2014
74
B C Joshi
02/08/2014 10/08/2014
76
Dharam Vir Lal
09/07/2014 11/07/2014
77
Dharam Vir Lal
21/08/2014 22/08/2014
78
P K Manoharan
28/07/2014 01/08/2014
79
Poonam
Chandra
Divya Oberoi
71
81
Ishwara
Chandra
21/07/2014 25/07/2014
16/08/2014 23/08/2014
03/11/2014 29/11/2014
82
Yashwant
Gupta
28/09/2014 06/10/2014
80
Place of visit
1 day workshop on ELVA CH3OH

data on fundamental constants
at Amsterdam and collaborative
research at DARK Cosmology
Centre, Cophenhagen
Participation in SKA Board
Meeting in Manchester, UK
Participation in SKA Telescope
Manager group meeting at
Jodrell Bank Observatory, UK
Participation in SKA SEAC Meetin
in UK
The Netherlands
& Denmark
Observation with Australia

Telescope Compact Array at
Narrabri, Australia and
collaborative work with ICRAR,
Perth, Australia
COSPAR meeting and Radio
Astron intl steering committee
meeting
workship on
X-ray view of Galaxy Ecosystems
(9-11 July 2014) at Boston, USA
Australia
UK
UK
UK
Moscow, Russia
Boston, USA
APRIM 2014 (12th Asia - Pacific

Korea
Regional IAU meeting at
Daejeon, Korea
Asia Oceania Feosciences
Japan
Socieity 11th Annual Meeting
(AOGS) Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
BinaMics & MiMes meeting at
Paris
URSI General Assembly of
Scientific Symposium at Beijing
Collaboration work with
Argentina Institutute of Radio LaPlata, Argentiana
Participation in SKA Engineering
Meeting and Consortia Meeting
in Perth
France
China
Argentina
Australia
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93
94
95
96
97
98
Name of
Faculty
Member
Jayaram N
Chengalur
Divya Oberoi
Date of visit
Yashwant
Gupta
Tirthankar Roy
Choudhury
10/09/2014 20/09/2014
15/09/2014 17/10/2014
15/10/2014 17/10/2014
13/11/2014 22/11/2014
Tirthankar Roy
Choudhury
Jayaram N
Chengalur
30/11/2014 10/12/2014
03/11/2014 06/11/2014
Yashwant
Gupta
Jayaram N
Chengalur
01/12/2014 04/12/2014
10/12/2014 11/12/2014
Yogesh
Wadadekar
Yashwant
Gupta
Yashwant
Gupta
Nissim Kanekar
07/01/2015 09/01/2015
07/01/2015 09/01/2015
03/03/2015 05/032015
05/04/2015 22/05/2015
Yashwant
Gupta
Tirthankar Roy
Choudhury
09/04/2015 10/04/2015
06/05/2015 10/06/2015
Poonam
Chandra
P K Manoharan
31/05/2015 05/06/2015
02/08/2015 07/08/2015
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Collaborative work at SAO,
Russia
Collaboration work with MIT
Haystack Observatory
SKA Board Meeting in Guiyang,
China
Research & Collaboration with
Institute of Astronomy, Univ of
Cambridge, UK
Invited speaker on SKA 2014 in
South Africa
Invited speaker - conference on
Periphery of Disk Galaxies at
Sydney
SKA Board + SKA Members
meeting in Manchester
To attend the meeting of the
SKA Science Review Panel at
Jodrell Bank Observatory, UK
SKA TM Design Review Meeting
in UK
SKA TM Design Review Meeting
in UK
SKA Board + SKA Members
meeting in Manchester
To carry out observations with
the Arecibo and Greek Bank
Telescope and collaboration
work with University of California
SKA Consortium Leads Meet in
Jodrell Bank Obervatory, UK
Advanced workshop of
cosmological structures from
Reionization to Galaxies
at ICTP,Trieste, Italy
McCray Symposium 2015 at Univ.
of Bern, Switzerland
Asia Oceania Geosciences Society
12th Annual Meeting (AOGS
2015)
Place of visit
Russia
USA
China
UK
South Africa
Australia
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
USA
UK
Italy
Switzerland
Singapore
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Name of
Faculty
Member
B C Joshi
Date of visit
Radio ASTRON INTERNATIONAL

Steering Committee meeting
Bonn, Germany
Conference on SKA Pathfinders

Radio ContinuumSurveys 2015 at
South Africa and collaboration
work wth SAAO, South Africa
Colloquium speaker and external
examiner of Thesis defence at
Groningen Univ., The Netherland
invited talk on SPACS 2015
South Africa
SKA Consortium Leads Meet in

Edinburg, UK
SKA Board Meeting in South
Africa
The trip to receive Delta
Lectureship award from the
National Central University of
Taiwan
Indian Scientists in the SKA Key
Science Workshop
Science Workshop
Science Workshop
Science Workshop
Science Workshop
Collaborative work in curtain
Univ., Perth, Australia
Poster presentation and
collaboration work at Bologna,
Italy
Coimbra Solar Physics Meeting at
Univ. of Coimbra, Portugal
SKA ITO negotiations meet
UK
SKA Engineering meeting and

Consortia meetings in Canada
Canada
Yogesh
Wadadekar
01/07/2015 25/07/2015
101
Jayaram N
Chengalur
25/06/2015 01/07/2015
102
Dharam Vir Lal
103
Yashwant
Gupta
Yashwant
Gupta
Nissim Kanekar
01/07/2015 03/07/2015
14/07/2015 15/07/2015
22/07/2015 23/07/2015
06/06/2015 19/06/2015
105
106
108
Poonam
Chandra
Bhal Chandra
Joshi
Dharam Vir Lal
109
Divya Oberoi
110
Tirthankar Roy
Choudhury
Divya Oberoi
107
111
112
Ishwara
Chandra
113
P K Manoharan
114
Yashwant
Gupta
Yashwant
Gupta
115
Place of visit
14/06/2015 18/06/2015
100
104
24/08/2015 27/08/2015
24/08/2015 27/08/2015
24/08/2015 27/08/2015
24/08/2015 27/08/2015
24/08/2015 27/08/2015
17/08/2015 21/08/2015
19/10/2015 31/10/2015
05/10/2015 16/10/2015
14/10/2015 16/10/2015
08/11/2015 12/11/2015
The Netherlands
South Africa
South Africa
Taiwan
Sweden
Sweden
Sweden
Sweden
Sweden
Australia
Italy
Portugal
Italy
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Name of
Faculty
Member
Yashwant
Gupta
Jayaram N
Chengalur
Date of visit
19/11/2015 20/11/2015
02/11/2015 06/11/2015
118
Nissim Kanekar
02/11/2015 06/11/2015
119
Yashwant
Gupta
02/12/2015 08/12/2015
120
Jayaram N
Chengalur
02/12/2015 05/12/2015
26.
SKA Board Meeting at
Manchester, UK
Conference on SKA in Seoul and
collaboration work with Korean
Astronomy
Conference on SKA in Seoul and
collaboration work with Korean
Astronomy
Conference on Science at Low
Fequencies II at New Mexico and
visit to Univ. of California,
Berkeley or interactions with
CASPER group
Conference on Science at Low
Fequencies II at New Mexico
Place of visit
UK
S Korea
S Korea
USA
USA
Faculty serving in
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Name of the Faculty

Member
S.K.Ghosh
J. N. Chengalur
Indian Academy of Science

Governing Council and Governing
Board of Aryabhatta Research
Institute of Observational Sciences
(ARIES),
The National Academy of Sciences
Governing Council of the Western
Regional Instrumentation Centre
Governing Council and Governing
Board of Inter-University Centre for
Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA)
Scientific Management Board of the
India-based Neutrino Observatory
(INO) since
National Committee of International
Astronomical Union
National Committee of the Indian
Astronomical Union (IAU)
AIRIES Science Advisory Committee
Role in the
Committee
Fellow
Member
Term of
Service
2006-
Fellow
Member
20102009-
Member
2010-
Member
2013-
Member
Member
20082011
2012 -
Member
2012-
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Name of the Faculty

Member
Y.Gupta
Choudhury, Roy T
Ishwara Chandra C.H.
7
8
D.J.Saikia
Manoharan PK
Role in the
Committee

National academy of Sciences of
India
TMT-India Software Work Packages
Monitoring Committee
Physics Sectional Committee of the
The Indian Academy of Sciences
National Academy of Sciences of
India
Scientific Advisory Committee,
IUCAA, Pune
Science Working Groups for SKAIndia.
1)Executive Council, Astronomical
Society of India
2) SOC: Workshop on exploration of
Radio Universe, Gorakhpur, Univ
3)SOC:ASI
National Academy of Sciences India
Scientific Steering Committee,
CAWSES India, Phase II Programme
Term of
Service
Fellow
Fellow
Chair
Member
March
2015 2014-15
Fellow
Fellow
2008
2007
Member
20092013
2014
Overall
coordinator
1)Councilor
2) Member
3)Member
Fellow
Member
1)2013
2016
2) Feb
2010
3)2011
2014 -
Name of the
Faculty Member
Y Gupta
J N Chengalur

SKA Telescope Manager
Consortium
Steering Board of CASPER,
University of California,
Berkeley
Review panel of the Mid-Scale
Innovations Program (MSIP) of
the National Science Foundation
(NSF), USA
Indian representative on the
Board of the international
Square Kilometre Array
Organisation,
SKA Science Working Group
Role in the
Committee
Leader
Term of
Service
Oct 2013 -
Member
2010-
Member
2014-15
Member
2011-
Member
2011-
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Roy T
B C Joshi
D.V.Lal
Manoharan, P.K.
8.
D. Oberoi
P.Chandra
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SKA Science Review Panel

International Science Working
Group on Cosmology for the
SKA
Panel on Education, COSPAR
RadioAstron International
Science Committee
Square Kilometre Array (SKA),
Continuum-Surveys Science
Working Group
IAU Division E Commission 49
Interplanetary Plasma &
Heliosphere
International Space Weather
Initiatives (ISWI) Programme in
India.
Solar and Terrestrial Sciences
Section,Asia-Oceania
Geosciences Society
International SKA SolarHeliospheric-Ionospheric
Science Working Group
MWA Solar Heliospheric and
Ionospheric Coordination
committee
SKA International transient
Science Working Group
Member
Member
2014
2014-
Member
Member
20082011-
Member
2015-
Vice President 2013National

Coordinator
2011-
President
2012
Co-chair
2015-
Vice Chair
2014-2015
Member
2015
Scientific Organising Committees of International Meetings

Name of the
Faculty
Member
Gupta, Y
1)SOC: Meeting,
Tempe2014: Early Science
Results from Low-frequency
Radio Telescopes
2)SOC:Low Frequency Radio
Astronomy" in the XXXth
General Assembly of URSI,
Istanbul, Turkey
Role in the
Committee
Member
Term of Service
1)December, 8-10 2014

2)August 13-20, 2011
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Name of the
Faculty
Member
Role in the
Committee
Term of Service
Kanekar N
1)SOC: The Universe at Ger's

(wave)-length, Kapteyn
Institut, Groningen, The
Netherlands;
Member
1) November 2013
Saikia, D.J
1)SOC: 25th Texas Symposium

on Relativistic Astrophysics,
Heidelberg
2)SOC:An international
conference on Diffuse
Relativistic Plasma, RRI,
Bengaluru
3) SOC: Special Session on
`Cosmic Evolution of Groups
and Clusters', Beijing General
Assembly of the International
Astronomical Union
Member
1)December 6-10, 2010

2)March 1-4, 2011
2) 2012
P.Chandra
1)SOC: TMT Science Forum,

Kyoto, Japan
2) SOC for IAU 296,
Supernovae and their
environments, Raichak,
Kolkata
1) Member 1) 24-26 May 2016

2) Member 2) Jan 2013
Name of the
Faculty Member
S. K. Ghosh
D. J. Saikia
P. K. Manoharan
Name of the Journal

Journal
of
Astronomy
and
Astrophysics
Bulletin of the Astronomical Society
of India
Solar and Terrestrial Sciences
Section of Geosciences Letters,
official journal of the Asia Oceania
Geosciences Society (AOGS).
Journal of Space Weather and
Space Climate.
Impact Factor
0.711
Term of
Service
2010-
0.89
2010-2014
2.0
2011-
2.588
2011-
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outside India.
28.
Student projects
100% of our students do their Ph.D. projects in house or in collaboration with
other research institutes.
percentage of students doing projects in collaboration with other universities /

industry / institute
Almost all TIFR faculty and laboratories have collaborations with scientists in India
and abroad. Students of these faculty members and laboratories participate in
these projects. Thus the percentage of students involved in such projects may be
95% or more.
29.

Faculty Members:
(a) National Awards
Year
Name of the Awardee
1)2006
S K Ghosh
2)2010
Name of the Award

1) Fellow of Indian Academy of Science
2) Fellow of The National Academy of
Sciences
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1)2007
2)2007
Yashwant Gupta
3)2008
3
4
2008
1)2008
Nissim Kanekar
Jayaram Chengalur
2)2009
3) 2011
4)2009
5
2012
Jayanta Roy
6
7
8
2013
2011
1)2006
2)2016
Nissim Kanekar
D J Saikia
Poonam Chandra
1) S S Bhatnagar award
Sciences
3) Fellow of Indian Academy of Sciences
Vainu Bappu Gold Medal
1) DAE-SRC outstanding research
investigator award
2) Hari Om Ashram Prerit Vikram
Sarabhai award
3) Fellow of Indian Academy of Science
Sciences
Bharat Jyoti Award
Fellow of The National Academy of Sciences
1) INSA Young Scientist Award
2) Swarna Jayanti Fellowship

Year
2002
2010
2014
Name of the Awardee

D. V. Lal
Poonam Chandra
Nissim Kanekar
Name of the Award

URSI Young Scientist Award
IUPAP Young Astrophysicist Award
Delta Lectureship Award, National Central
University of Taiwan
Students, Postdocs
National Awards
Year
Name of the Awardee
Name of the Award
2016
A.J.Nayana
Best oral presentation in the NSSS2016,

Astronomy and
Astrophysics parallel session.
Year
Name of the Awardee
Name of the Award
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30.
Vishal Kumar Gajjar
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Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of funding (national /

Year
1 2015
Name
Funding Agency

Meeting
SKA Face-to-Face All-Hands

2 2015 Meeting of the Telescope
Manager Consortium
SKA India Steering
3 2015
Committee
First meeting of SKA India
4 2015
Consortium (SKAIC)
Faculty members
J N Chengalur &
Ishwara Chandra
C.H.
Y.Gupta
Y.Gupta
Y.Gupta
Workshop on Galaxies and

5 2014
Cosmology
J N Chengalur and
Tirthankar R.
Choudhury
6 2013
P K Manoharan
7 2013
8 2013
9 2013
10 2013
11 2011
12 2011
13 2013
31.
All meetings have

been funded via
Scientific
Discussion
on
registration fees and
Advanced Solar Physics
out of the NCRA
SKA Telescope Manager budget.
Consortium Meeting
Square Kilometer Array (SKA)
meeting
SKA Project Stage 1 Kick Off
meeting of the Telescope
Manager Consortium
The Metrewavelength Sky:
Celebrating 50 years of Radio
Astronomy at TIFR and 10
years of GMRT
CASPER Workshop
SOLAR RADIO Workshop
International Space Weater
Taiwan National Univ
Winter School
Y.Gupta
Y.Gupta
Y.Gupta
J N Chengalur
Y.Gupta
P K Manoharan
P K Manoharan

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32.

Programme
Ph.D.
Int.M.Sc.-Ph.D.
Total
Selected
Male Female
53
17
25
03
ons received #
13258
Joined
Male
20
04
Pass
percentage*
Female
Male Female
03
65
100
0
75
--
a) Diversity of students
Geographical
Ph.D.
From the state
where NCRA is
located
From other states in
India
NRI students
Foreign students
Total
Male
Female
10
0
0
14
0
0
3
b) Graduate Institution:
Ph.D.
From Universities
institutions
From premier
professional
institutions #
From others*
Total
Male
Female
M.Sc.
Total
Male
Female
16
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
20
Male
Female
3
0
Male
4
Female
1
0
14
0
3
M.Sc..
Total
Male
0
Female
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
20
Science institutions, e.g. CBS, NISER, etc. ,# IITs, NITs, etc.

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The break up given below is for the twenty students currently at NCRA.
Examination
NET
GATE
1.
2.
34.

10
7
Student progression
Students joining NCRA for a Ph.D. or Integrated Ph.D. go on to do post-docotoral
fellowships at research institutions in India or abroad. So far all students who
completed the program have successfully got postdoctoral positions.
35.
Diversity of staff
Faculty Ph.D.s

from TIFR :
14
Total No
36.
11% 11%
18
TIFR
India
78%
Abroad
assessment period
37.

a. Library
NCRA Library is user-focused, innovative, and excellently driven. The library is a
pioneer in adopting new technology. NCRA Library manages collections both in
print and digital formats and ensures access to scholarly resources. The total area
of library is approximately 464 Sq metres and available reading area is 139 sq.
metres. At a time about 25 users can be seated comfortably in the reading area.
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The Library Working Hours are Monday through Friday 09.30-1800 hrs. On
weekends and holidays users can issue the library key from the security for library
usage. A drop box has been placed near the entry check point, and library
members desiring to issue books can drop the library card in the box. The library is
enriched with vast collections of books in various disciplines. Summary of the
statistics is given below:
Collection
Total as on 01/Jan/16
Books, Theses, CDs
10069
Bound Volumes of Journals
5049
Reports, Pamphlets, Standards
520
Journals (Print, Online)
Print 30 & 25 Online
Databases
IEEE, ScienceDirect, JASTOR
The Library maintains excellent exchange relations with a number of libraries in

the vicinity of the campus and city, for its users. The library can also procure
soft/hard copies of articles needed by our users from other libraries as well as
from international colleagues. The Library offers photocopying service to all its
members. The library is a part of the institute-wide network. Library automation
has also been carried out to provide efficient services to library users. The Library
participates in the consortia with TIFR for accessing APS and IEEE journals. The
Library has also carried out the digitization of various old reports, thesis, and
manuals to provide direct access to collections.
b.
NCRA has multiple internet links to ensure unbroken service at all times. These
include direct broad band (32 Mbps) link to the internet, a point to point link to
TIFR Mumbai, as well as an NKN link. There is a high speed (10 Gbps back bone)
fiber based network that connects all of the buildings of the campus. All students
and staff members have individual workstations connected to a high speed 10G
backbone LAN. Students can access the LAN not only from their office rooms but
also from their hostel rooms.
c.
Total number of class rooms and
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Class rooms with ICT facility:
NCRA has a fully equipped (audio/visual facilities, wireless internet, video link, airconditioned) 100-seater auditorium as well as a similarly equipped 50-seatcer
lecture hall, and fully equipped rooms for smaller classes.
e.
The Radio Physics laboratory (RPL) is a joint initiative of the National Centre for
Radio Astrophysics (NCRA-TIFR) and Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and
Astrophysics (IUCAA). RPL provides a platform for training students in radio
astronomy as well as carrying out small radio astronomy projects. A set of simple
hands on experiments have been designed using RPL facilities.
f.
NCRA operates two major facilities, the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT)
which is operated as a national facility, and attracts users from both the national
and international community, and the Ooty Radio Telescope (ORT) which remains
one of the most sensitive single dish radio telescopes in the world. NCRA runs
several fully equipped laboratories which do development work in several
technologies relevant to radio astronomy and which develop the instrumentation
used at the GMRT. These laboratories are funded via plan projects. The
laboratories include a feed and front end lab, fibre optic lab, analog lab, telemetry
lab and a digital back-end lab, a servo lab as well as fully equipped mechanical
workshop. The current major project at the GMRT is a major upgrade of the
telescope. This upgrade will increase the instantaneous bandwidth by more than
an order of magnitude (from the current 32 MHz to 400 MHz) and to provide close
to seamless frequency coverage from about 150 MHz to 1420 MHz. This activity is
part of one of the major 12th plan projects at NCRA which is funded at a level of
approximately 60 crores.
38.

Doctoral students
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1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
39.
J.N.H.S. Aditya
Omkar S. Bait
Avishek K. Basu
Apurba Bera
Atrideb Chatterjee
Aditya Chowdhury
Prakash Gaikwad
Raghunath Ghara
Sushma Kurapati
Souvik Manna
Surajit Mondal
Preetish K Mishra
Atul Mohan
Arun Kumar Naidu
A.J.Nayana
Minhajur Rahaman
Dinesh Raut
Biny Sebastian
Rohit Sharma
Mayuresh Surnis
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Kanhaiya Lal Pandey

Yogesh Maan
Narendra Nath Patra
Peter Kamphuis
JRFs
1.
Jesu Raja P
2.
Joshy T.R.
All research scholars at NCRA are provided with financial assistance as per the
DAE norms. Currently we have 20 students in the Ph.D. and I-Ph.D. programmes
combined.
40.

The curriculum at NCRA is developed in the following systematic way. A
subcommittee of experts draws up the proposed curriculum, generally in
consultation with the standing Academic Affairs Committee. This curriculum is
then discussed in the entire faculty and modified as needed. The next stage is to
submit the proposed curriculum to the Subject Board Physics, which then vets it,
suggests modifications which are taken on board before ratification.
41.

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As described for (41) above, curriculum development is done after obtaining
feedback from the entire faculty.
b.

Feedback from students is obtained at the end of each semester. All feedback is
available to the Centre Director, so that appropriate follow up can be initiated.
c.
42.

A number of our students have been awarded very prestigious postdocotroal
fellowships and later other awards.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Name of the Alumnus

A. Begum
N. Roy
B. Bhattacharya
N.Kanekar

ASTRON Fellowship
Jansky and Humboldt Fellowship
Marie Curie Fellowship
i.
ii.
Ramnajuan Fellowship
iii.
Max Planck Fellowship
iv.
Jansky Fellowship
v.
NOVA Fellowship
vi.
Bolton Fellowship
vii.
viii.
ASTRON Fellowship
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5.
G.Swarup
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
vi.
vii.
viii.
ix.
x.
xi.
43.
Padma Shri
S.S. Bhatnagar Award
P.C.Mahalanobis Medal,
Tskolovosky Medal of USSR
Meghnad Saha Medal,
Third World Academy of Sciences Award in
Physics,
John Howard Delinger Gold Medal of the
International Union of Radio Science,
C.V. Raman Medal,
Khwarizmi International Award, Iran,
Dr B. C. Roy National Award by the Medical
Council of India and
William Herschel Medal of the Royal
Astronomical Society in 2005.

NCRA generally has a weekly seminar/colloquium given by leading experts from
the country or abroad. After the colloquium a special session is held to allow the
students to interact informally with the colloquium speaker, in the absence of any
NCRA faculty. In addition NCRA regularly organizes larger meetings and workshops
(See list provided as part of of 3.30).
44.
Besides class room teaching, students often meet with the faculty members one
on one in order to clarify doubts. In some courses, assignments include mini
research problems, or dealing with practical issues of radio astronomy using data
obtained from one of the NCRA facilities.
45.
The course work and progress of students who have not yet registered for a Ph.D.
are regularly monitored by a standing 3 member committee of faculty members,
the Academic Affairs Committee. The progress of each student who has registered
for a Ph.D. is also regularly monitored by a special 3 person faculty committee
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which includes the Ph.D. guide. In addition the progress of all of the students is
reviewed annually by the NCRA faculty.
46.

NCRA organizes "Science Day" at the GMRT. The Science Day celebrations
comprise a major component of our outreach programmes. Science Day events
are usually spread over two days starting 28th of February, in order to cater to the
tremendous response from the general public, especially the students from the
schools and colleges in the rural and semi-urban areas and districts in the western
Maharashtra, especially those near the GMRT observatory. It is perhaps one of the
largest Science Day events in rural India, with about a hundred schools, colleges
and institutions participating, and over 25000 people visiting the observatory in
2015 during the two-day event.
The programme consists of a grand Science Exhibition, where children from the
schools and colleges exhibit their science projects, and prizes are given for the best
entries in different age groups. In addition, there are exhibitions illustrating
astronomical themes and concepts, exciting results obtained with the GMRT,
various subsystems of GMRT and illustrative models. There are also exhibits and
live demonstrations from various research institutes and science popularisation
groups, as well as teaching institutions such as the University of Pune and various
national laboratories. There are also programmes to interact with well-known
scientists and engineers and film shows on astronomical topics of current interest.
Both students and faculty participate in organizing this program.
In addition to the annual science day program, both students and faculty regularly
engage in outreach activities via public lectures, star-gazing events, etc. Some
faculty members have also participated in the Exciting Science programme for
school children (organized by IISER and NCL) as well as the Chai and Why? program
(organized by TIFR and Prithvi theatre
47.

NCRA students and faculty regularly publish the outcome of their research in
international peer reviewed journals. Additionally faculty regularly participate in
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national and international conferences, and give colloquia at other institutions

(both in India and abroad), to describe the work that they have been doing.
Students also generally present their work at 2-3 national conferences and at least
1 international conference during their tenure.
48.

NCRA, as a part of TIFR, was reviewed by a UGC Review Committee in 2012.
49.

basic or applied.
NCRA faculty research output is excellent and is documented in the papers
published in leading international refereed journals. Faculty members typically
publish a total of 40-50 research papers per year. Particularly interesting results
are sometimes the subject of press releases issued by NCRA, and generally get
wide coverage in the media. Areas in which research at NCRA has made
significant impact include studies of Coronal Mass Ejections, weather in the inner
heliosphere, discovery of new pulsars, including milli-second pulsars and exotic
binary pulsars, discovery of new supernovae remnants, studies of the interstellar
medium of our galaxies, dark matter and star formation in nearby dwarf galaxies,
Giant Radio Galaxies, physical conditions in the interstellar medium of distant gas
rich galaxies, constraints on the variability of fundamental constants, observational
constraints on the Epoch of Reionisation, theoretical models of the Epoch of
Reionisation. NCRA faculty are also involved in the development of
instrumentation, and the Giant Meterwave Radio Telescope built and operated by
NCRA remains one of the most sensitive telescopes in the world at most of its
frequencies of operation.
50.

of the department.
Strengths
a. Excellent, internationally reputed faculty.
b. Easy access to world class instrumentation in the form of the GMRT which
is built and operated by NCRA.
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c. High quality student body, thanks to a rigorous selection process.

d. High standard of training provided.
e. Relatively stable funding.
Weaknesses
a. Available hostel space is severely stressed at current levels of student
intake.
b. Faculty strength could be increased.
c. Low awareness in universities regarding the potential of radio astronomy
as a research field.
Opportunities
a. Involvement in cutting edge research with the upgraded GMRT and ORT.
b. Involvement with and use of the upcoming Mega projects like the SKA.
Challenges
a. Faculty has numerous demands on their time, particularly since NCRA is
responsible for operating the GMRT as a national facility.
b. Identifying and attracting students of the highest caliber who are
motivated towards radio astronomy.
c. Strengthening the postdoctoral program.
51.

NCRA is currently in the midst of upgrading the GMRT. The upgrade has two major
components, (1) to increase the maximum instantaneous bandwidth from 32 MHz
to 400 MHz and (2) to provide near seamless coverage from about 100 MHz to
1420 MHz. This is a major development, which has been spread over two plan
periods and which is now nearing completion. The first phase of the upgrade has
already been released for use to the national and international community, and
the entire upgrade itself is expected to be completed shortly. This is an end to end
upgrade of the GMRT, where all of the major sub-systems, from the feed antennas
and low noise amplifiers, the antenna servo system, the fibre optic signal
transport, the analog and digital signal processing as well as the telescope control
and monitor system have been completely revamped. The upgrade ensure that
the GMRT keeps a competitive niche globally for the next several years. Several
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research programs tuned around the capacities of the upgraded GMRT are
expected to be started over the next year or so.
Similarly the Ooty Radio Telescope is also being upgraded, and the research plans
using the upgraded telescope are in an advanced stage of preparation.
NCRA is also participating in the international SKA project. This is a major
international project with more than 10 partner countries coming together to
build a multi-purpose radio telescope, covering the frequency range from 50 MHz
to 20 GHz. It is expected that the SKA will play a major role in answering key
questions in modern astrophysics and cosmology. It will be one of a small number
of cornerstone observatories across the electromagnetic spectrum that will
provide astrophysicists and cosmologists with a transformational view of the
Universe.
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B3-XII
National Centre for
Biological Sciences
(NCBS)
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National Centre for Biological Sciences

1.

2.
1991
3.

NCBS is an autonomous department of TIFR.
4.

PhD, Integrated Masters-PhD, MSc-by-Research in Life Sciences, MSc in Wildlife

Biology and Conservation
5.

Interdisciplinary programmes including courses covering physics and biology are
being conducted jointly with TIFR Hyderabad and the International Centre for
Theoretical Sciences (ICTS-TIFR) Bangalore.
6.

Courses are conducted in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Science, the
JNCASR, and the Raman Research Institute. In addition, numerous workshops are
run each year with industry partners, such as the Bangalore Microscopy Course
(www.ncbs.res.in/BangaloreMicroscopyCourse/Home) which has been organized
annually since 2009 in collaboration with partners such as Nikon, Zeiss, Leica, and
Olympus.
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7.

No programme was discontinued.
8.

We have an Academic Calendar with two academic semesters: January May
and August December. Examinations are conducted at the conclusion of each
course and not simultaneously. This is a Choice-Based-Credit-System and
students select courses based on listed offerings, each course is worth 2 4
credits and the students are assigned a final CGPA.
9.

As mentioned above, we participate in the courses of TIFR-Hyderabad and ICTSBangalore, especially on interdisciplinary topics at the interface of physics and
biology.
10.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
11.

Professor (H)
Reader (F)
Others

Dist. Prof. (J)
Sr. Prof. (I)
Professor (H)
Assoc. Prof. (G)
Reader (F)
Total
Number
1
5
5
6
15
2
34

Name
Deg*
Designation
1.
K.
VijayRaghavan
PhD
Dist. Prof. (J)
2.
Jayant B
Udgaonkar
PhD
Sr. Professor
(I)
3.
M.K. Mathew
PhD
Professor (H)
Specialisation
Development of neural circuits
and muscles and the
emergence of behavior
Proteins folding, unfolding and
misfolding
Membranes and transporters
and salt
Exp
Stu
27
25
24
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Name
Deg*
4.
M.M. Panicker
PhD
5.
Sudhir Krishna
PhD
Professor (H)
6.
Gaiti Hasan
PhD
Sr. Prof. (I)
7.
Satyajit Mayor
PhD
Sr. Prof. (I)
8.
Upinder S.
Bhalla
PhD
Sr. Prof. (I)
9.
Sumantra
Chattarji
PhD
Professor (H)
10. R. Sowdhamini
PhD
Professor (H)
11. Apurva Sarin
PhD
Professor (H)
12. Mukund Thattai
PhD
Reader (F)
Uma
Ramakrishnan
PhD
Assoc. Prof.
(G)
14. Sanjay P Sane
PhD
Mahesh
Sankaran
PhD
16. Shachi Gosavi
PhD
Reader (F)
Vatsala
Thirumalai
PhD
Reader (F)
13.
15.
17.
18. Sandeep Krishna PhD

19. Raghu Padinjat
Krishnamegh
Kunte
PhD
Designation
Assoc. Prof.
(G)
Assoc. Prof.
(G)
Assoc. Prof.
(G)
Assoc. Prof.
(G)
Assoc. Prof.
(G)
PhD
Reader (F)
21. P.V. Shivaprasad PhD
Reader (F)
20.
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Specialisation
Roles of Serotonin in neural
and non-neural systems
Human cervical cancer
pathobiology and developing
biology-medicine iinterphase
programme
Motor circuit development
and function
Mechanisms of membrane
organization and endocytosis
Sequence learning: From
Molecules to networks
The Amygdala and
hippocampus in stress
disorders: Cells, circuits and
memories
Computational approaches to
protein science
Spatial organization and
assembly of notch signaling
networks
The origins of Complex Cells
Deconstructing Indian
Biodiversity: Evolutionary
origins and future prospects
The Physics, Neurobiology and
Ecophysiology of insect flight
Terrestrial Ecosystems and
Community Biology
Computational protein folding
and functional dynamics.
Development, modulation and
function of motor systems
Exp
Stu
23
23
21
20
19
18
5
M.Phil
1
17
17
11
10
The Choices of a Cell
Phosphoinsoitide signalling in
cell Biology
Speciation, Adaptation and
Morphological Diversification
in Tropical Regions
Understanding Epigenetics
and Small Silencing RNAs
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Name
Deg*
Designation
22. Ranabir Das
PhD
Reader (F)
23.
Varadharajan
Sundaramurthy
PhD
Reader (F)
24.
Shannon B
Olsson
PhD
Reader (F)
PhD
Reader (F)
PhD
Reader (F)
PhD
Reader (F)
Aswin Sai Narain

PhD
Seshasayee
Reader (F)
25. Arati Ramesh

26.
Radhika
Venkatesan
27. Hiyaa Ghosh

28.
29. Madan Rao
PhD
Sr. Prof. (I)
Shashi
Thutupalli
PhD
Reader (F)
31. Dimple Notani
PhD
Reader (F)
32. Raj Ladher
PhD
Reader (F)
33. Axel Brockmann PhD
Fellow (E)
34. Deepa Agashe
Fellow (E)
30.
PhD
Specialisation
Genomics of complex gene
expression control in Bacteria
Biology of host-pathogen
interactions during
intracellular infections
Naturalist-Inspired Chemical
Ecology: Targeting decision
making in nature
Structural studies of
Riboswitches and RNA-Binding
proteins in Bacteria
Chemical Ecology of plant
interactions
Cellular mechanisms in the
adult brain
Genomics of complex gene
expression control in Bacteria
Theoretical approaches in cell
biology : physics of active,
evolving systems
Active Evolvable Matter:
linking activity, information
flow and populations
Gene Expression and
Chromatin Architecture
Development and
Morphogenesis of the Inner
Ear
Honeybees and the
mechanism of behavior
Bacterial genome evolution
and evolutionary ecology of
adaptation
Exp
Stu
6
0
months
4
0
months
2
0
months
4
graduated)
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12.
13.
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Christopher Michael Bate (Cambridge)
Francisco J Barrantes
James A Spudich (Stanford)
Mani Ramaswami (Trinity College Dublin)
Sanjeev Jain (NIMHANS)
K. Ullas Karanth (Wildlife Conservation Society)
Vivek Malhotra (CRG Barcelona)

Approximately 10% of classes are taken by temporary faculty. These mainly pertain
to interdisciplinary classes in basic mathematics, such as Calculus and Linear
Algebra.
14.
1.
2.
3.
Programme
Ph.D.
M.Sc.
15.
Students (S)
37
15
9

27
Faculty (F)
15
11
7
Ratio S/F
37:15
15:11
9:7

24
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16.

The mandate of NCBS-TIFR is research in all major areas of the modern life
sciences, including
17.
molecular and cell biology,
developmental biology and genetics,
neuroscience and behavior,
ecology and evolution,
theory and modeling of biological systems.

funding agencies and c) Total grants received. Give the names of the
funding agencies, project title and grants received project-wise.
(a)
Major national projects (2012-15):
Agency
Project Title
Collective migration in the fly
nervous system
DNA-encapsulated Quantum Dots
for Bio-imaging
Olfactory Modulation of Insect Flight
Genome-scale analysis of differential
propensities of different
chromosomal domains for horizontal
gene insertion in Escherichia coli
Investigating connectivity in the
montace sky island ecosystems in
the Western Ghats through genetics
of a threatened endemic bird
Biogeography of the Indian
subcontinent
1.
CEFIPRA
2.
CEFIPRA
3.
CEFIPRA
4.
CEFIPRA
5.
CSIR
6.
DAE
7.
DBT
Regulation of Drosophila larval

growth and TOR signaling a novel
phosphoinositide kinase
8.
DBT
Innovative young biotechnologist
Total
Grant
(Rs.
lakhs)
Faculty
18.31
K VijayRaghavan
21.42
Yamuna Krishnan
15.24
Gaiti Hasan
22.20
Aswin Seshasayee
138.24
Uma Ramakrishnan
19.54
Uma Ramakrishnan
25.62
50.17
Raghu Padinjat
Odity Mukherjee
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Agency
9.
DBT
10.
DBT
11.
DBT
12.
DBT
13.
DBT
14.
DBT
15.
DBT
16.
DBT
17.
DBT
18.
DBT
19.
DBT
20.
DBT
Project Title
award -2009 (IYBA)
Notch activated signalling cascade &
the consequences for T-cell
homeostasis
Genome wide sh RNA screens to
analyse cellular mechanisms
regulating fundamental process in
mammalian cells
Analysis of type II
phosphatidylinositol phosphate
kinase function in Vivo
Validation of novel target for HIV-1:
Nef-CD80/CD86 for potential
therapeutic intervention
Peptide toxins of therapeutic value
from toxoglossan mollusces
collected from Indian coasts
Deep sequencing of venom duct
cDNAs from Indian cone snails
Finding the neural correlates of
olfactory guided behaviour in awake,
behaving rats in both controlled and
natural environments
Optical probing of memory network
connectivity
Cross-genome survey of olfactory
receptors in five eukaryotic genomes
with a special emphasis on receptors
of odour response
In-vitro differentiation of human
embroynic stemcell lines to
heptocytes & the potential role of
serotonin in its expansion and /or
differentiation
Real time In-Vivo micro RNA sensors
using nucleicacid mimics
Structure and mechanism of FLeQ
master regulator of transcription of
flagellar and biofilm genes in
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Total
Grant
(Rs.
lakhs)
Faculty
64.54
Apurva Sarin
213.25
Apurva Sarin
60.04
Raghu Padinjat
99.40
Satyajit Mayor
60.11
KS Krishnan
53.81
KS Krishnan
79.73
Upinder Bhalla
83.57
Upinder Bhalla
28.36
R Sowdhamini
23.47
Mitradas Panicker
62.51
Yamuna Krishnan
53.21
Deepti Jain
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Agency
21.
DBT
22.
DBT
23.
DBT
24.
DBT
25.
DBT
26.
DBT
27.
DBT
28.
DBT
29.
DBT
30.
DBT
31.
DBT
Project Title
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
The role of Inositol 1, 4, 5Trisphosphate mediated intracellular
Ca2+
release in Insulin secretion:
Drosophila IP3R Mutants as a
Genetic Model for Diabetes
Programme support for
technological innovations &
ecological research for the
substainable use of bioresources in
the Sikkim Himalaya
Centre of excellence on
computational & system biology
Ramalingaswamy Fellowship
Notch signalling & human cancer cell
molecular mechanisms &
development of a translational
initiative programs
Meta-population dynamics of tigers
in Malenad-Mysore landscape of
Karnataka
Lynx in organization and dynamics of
nicotinic
acetylcholine receptor complexes
Programme Support on targeted
generation and interrogating of
cellular models and networks in
neuro-psychiatric disorders using
candidate genes
DNA Mismatch Repair in
Prokaryotes: Beyond the E.coli
Paradigm
A longitudinal study of molecular
and cellular changes in intracellular
calcium signaling with neurological
correlates in an SCA1 cohort in South
India
Characterization and reversal of the
Total
Grant
(Rs.
lakhs)
Faculty
60.03
Gaiti Hasan
310.87
Mahesh Sankaran
594.75
R Sowdhamini
53.94
Mahesh Sankaran
426.87
Sudhir Krishna
33.27
Uma Ramakrishnan
49.55
Satyajit Mayor
75.97
Mitradas Panicker
22.96
Deepak Nair
34.68
Gaiti Hasan
41.25
Sumantra Chattarji
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Agency
32.
DBT
33.
DBT
34.
DBT
35.
DBT
36.
DBT
37.
DBT
38.
DBT
39.
DBT
40.
DST
41.
DST
42.
43.
44.
45.
46.
DST
DST
DST
DST
DST
Project Title
contrasting patterns of stressinduced changes in synaptic
connectivity and its molecular
mediators in the amygdale,
hippocampus and medial prefrontal
cortex
Investigating the role of gap
junctions at an identified
glutamatergic synapse in a
developing vertebrate
Exploring stationary phase genome
dynamics in E. coli using next
generation sequencing
The role of Phospholipase D in
regulating neuronal vesicular
transport
Molecular genetics of intracellular
calcium signaling in neurons with
application to neurodegeneration
and lipid metabolism in humans
Macromolecular Crystallography and
Scattering Facility at NCBS-inStem
National Mouse Research
Resource (NaMoR)
IndiaBioscience
Regulation of Drosophila larval
growth and TOR signaling a novel
phosphoinositide kinase
Understanding the structural basis
for the specific recognition of DNA
by the transcription modulator hest
The long-term evolutionary causes
and consequences of biased codon
use in bacteria
JC Bose fellowship
JC Bose fellowship
JC Bose fellowship
XII-NCBS-9
Total
Grant
(Rs.
lakhs)
Faculty
63.86
Vatsala Thirumalai
59.52
Aswin Seshasayee
37.04
Raghu Padinjat
72.10
Gaiti Hasan
678.54
Deepak Nair
375.00
Sumantra Chattarji
86.42
Satyajit Mayor
25.62
Raghu Padinjat
16.22
Deepak Nair
35.92
Deepa Agashe
82.00
86.60
16.00
72.20
54.10
K VijayRaghavan
Jayant Udgaonkar
Satyajit Mayor
Shachi Gosavi
Aswin Seshasayee
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Agency
47.
48.
49.
50.
51.
52.
DST
DST
DST
DST
DST
DST
53.
DST
54.
DST
55.
DST
56.
DST
57.
DST
58.
DST-SERB
59.
India Alliance
60.
India Alliance
61.
India Alliance
62.
India Alliance
Project Title
Year of Science Professorship
Linking plant functional traits to
ecosystem services across tropical
forest communities in the Western
Ghats
Development of behavioral & cell
biological assays for activity guided
purification of prospectiva anti
cancer & behaviour modulating
molecules from wasp venoms
Regulation of intracellular Calcium in
the Drosophila nervous system and
it's relevance to neuronal function
Genetic mating system and its
evolutionary consequences in a
harem-forming promiscuous bat
Cynopterus sphinx
Cognitive science research initiative
(CSI) entitled generativity in
cognitiva networks
Investigating the Folding and
Domain Swapping Mechanism in
Cystatin-Like Folds with StructureBased Models
System analysis of membranes in
development & cell biology
Programmable DNA Sensors to
capture spatial and temporal
gradients of second messenger
concentrations in living cells
Control, stability & energy
consumption during locomotion on
uneven terrain
Computational cell biology:
Total
Grant
(Rs.
lakhs)
51.10
247.32
71.25
32.40
73.00
19.00
Faculty
Krushnamegh Kunte
Uma Ramakrishnan
Deepak Nair
P Shivaprasad
Sanjay Sane
TV Ramakrishnan
16.31
Mahesh Sankaran
73.88
KS Krishnan
43.99
Gaiti Hasan
43.93
Uma Ramakrishnan
91.08
Sumantra Chattarji
19
Nahren
Mascarenhas
286.13
Dominik Schwudke
304.51
Yamuna Krishnan
324.97
Madhusudhan
Venkadesan
179.86
Mukund Thattai
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Agency
63.
India Alliance
64.
India Alliance
65.
India Alliance
66.
IA
67.
India Alliance
68.
India Alliance
69.
India Alliance
70.
IUSSTF
71.
MoES/ ATREE
72.
UGC
73.
UKIERI
Project Title
Exploring the organizing principles of
transcriptional
regulatory networks and intracellular
traffic networks
Using CREB overexpression to track
systems consolidation of an
allocated memory trace
Role of IP3 receptor mediated
neuropeptide release in Drosophila
feeding and metabolism
mGluR-Dependent Synaptic
Plasticity: Parallels and Distinctions
between the Hippocampus and
Amygdala and Implications for
Fragile X Syndrome
Light Mediated Release of Functional
Small Molecules and
Macromolecules from Designer DNA
Nanocapsules in Living Systems
Mechanisms of synapses
maintenance in the nervous systemimplications for neurodegeneration
Understanding the dynamics of the
components of the GEEC endocytic
pathway using visualization
techniques
The developing brain & the
emergence behaviour a can for
neuromodulation
Indo US science & technology forum
on Nano biotechnology
Hydrologic & carbon services in the
western ghats:response of forests
and agro ecosystem to extreme
rainfall events
Carbon flux measurements in island
rainforest ecosystems
Deciphering variable impedance
strategies in human locomotion for
XII-NCBS-11
Total
Grant
(Rs.
lakhs)
Faculty
49.15
Daniel Weatherill
83.80
Megha
58.81
Debarati Mukherjee
135.63
Aneesh Veetil
102.14
Albert Chiang
128.31
Gayatri
Muthukrishnan
247.32
Vatsala Thirumalai
198.50
K VijayRaghavan
32.39
Mahesh Sankaran
5.32
Mahesh Sankaran
11.01
Madhusudhan
Venkadesan
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XII-NCBS-12
Agency
Project Title
74.
Sanofi-Aventis
75.
Tata Trust
76.
Wipro
(b)
CSIR
2.
CSIR
3.
CSIR
4.
CSIR
5.
DST
6.
DST
7.
DST-SERB
8.
DST
the development of next generation

robotic devices
Targeting Head & Neck Cancer Stem
90.00
Cells
M.Sc programme in Wildlife Biology
160.76
and conservation.
Wipro applying thought in schools
55.2
Total Rs. 7,761.11 lakh
Faculty
Satyajit Mayor
Ajith kumar
Mahesh Sankaran
Minor National projects:
Agency
1.
Total
Grant
(Rs.
lakhs)
Project Title
Structure and Biochemistry of
prokaryotic Y-family DNA
polymerases
Phylogenetic analysis, computer
modelling and biochemical
characterisation of proteins in
phenylacetic acid hybrid pathway
An open source integrated
computational resource for the
analysis of the structural
interactome to predict off site
interactions of drug candidates
Evolutionary consequences of
altering tRNA gene copy number
JC Bose fellowship
Research on wildlife biology and
conservation by students of Masters
course in National Centre for
Biological Sciences
Behavioural and landscape ecology
of snow leopard in the Indian transHimalaya
Synaptic reorganisation of the
amygdala-hippocampus circuit
Total
Grant (Rs.
lakhs)
Faculty
8.67
Deepak Nair
2.95
R Sowdhamini
3.79
R Sowdhamini
9.52
Deepa Agashe
16.00
Satyajit Mayor
37.43
Ajith kumar
21.55
Uma Ramakrishnan
15.00
Sumantra Chattarji
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Agency
9.
DST
10.
DST
11.
DST
12.
DST
13.
DST
14.
DST
15.
DST-SERB
16.
DST-SERB
17.
DST-SERB
18.
India Alliance
19.
National
Geographic
20.
NTCA
Project Title
during stress
Genomic analysis of dosage
dependent silencing of horizontallyacquired genes by the nucleoidassociated protein H-NS in E. coli
Complex combinatorial control of
the
balance between two bacterial
lifestyles: planctonic and biofilm
Dissecting mechanisms of 5-HT
signalling using mouse models
depected in central serotonin
Transciptional control of Larabinose metabolism in bacillus
subtills
Studying the molecular correlates
underlying stress induced
behavioral and structural plasticity
Purinergic & serotonergis signalling
in neurogenesis
Characterization of chronic myeloid
leukemia (CML) stem cells in terms
of novel biomarkers and
therapeutic targets
An evolutionary ecological approach
to the adaptive basis of immune
priming in invertebrates and
immunosenescence
Adaptive radiation in Papillio
(Menelaldes) swallowtail butterflies
of the Indo-Australlian region
Bodystorm hits Bangalore
Evolution on Indian sky Islands : has
paleo-climate caused differential
demographic history in a floral and
faunal community on the skyislands of the Western Ghats
The connectivity between tiger
population in central indian
XII-NCBS-13
Total
Grant (Rs.
lakhs)
14.50
1.60
Faculty
Aswin Seshasayee
Aswin Seshasayee
2.70
Mitradas Panicker
14.40
Deepti Jain
Rohan Kamat
13.75
Mitradas Panicker
15
Rakesh Khatri
12
Imroze Khan
4.5
Jahnavi Joshi
10.00
Mukund Thattai
10.00
VV Robin
8.39
Uma Ramakrishnan
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Agency
21.
UGC
22.
UKIERI
Project Title
landscape
Carbon flux measurements in island
rainforest ecosystems
Deciphering variable impedance
strategies in human locomotion for
the development of next generation
robotic devices
Total
Total
Grant (Rs.
lakhs)
Faculty
5.32
Mahesh Sankaran
11.01
Madhusudhan
Venkadesan
242.08
(c) International projects (2012-15):
Agency
1.
AOARD
2.
AXA
3.
AXA
4.
HFSP
5.
HFSP
6.
HFSP
7.
HFSP
8.
HFSP
Project Title
Sensorimotor integration of
antennal positioning behaviour in
flying insects
AXA Fellowship
Deciphering the role of active
remodeling of cortical actin on the
spatiotemporal organization of cell
surface molecules using an in vitro
assay
From swarm intelligence to living
buildings. Novel concepts of
managing internal climates
Nano-Mechano-Biology:
spatiotemporal remodeling of
membrane
nanoplatforms under mechanical
forces
Foot in motion: materials,
mechanics and control
Dissecting the Mechanochemistry
of Membrane Invagination using
Designer DNA-based Probes
Implication of Tail Structural
Features on Molecular Mechanism
and Biological Functions of
Myosine
Total
Grant (Rs.
lakhs)
Faculty
89.40
Sanjay Sane
91.99
Marcus Taylor
82.37
Darius Koester
137.34
Sanjay Sane
178.09
Satyajit Mayor
72.21
Madhusudhan
Venkadesan
202.50
Yamuna Krishna
504.00
R Sowdhamini
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9.
ICGEB
10.
NIH
11.
NSF
12.
Simons
Foundation
18.
XII-NCBS-15
Functional characterization of gut

microbial communities and their
fitness effects during
dietary switches in butterflies
System biology centre in New York
Evolution, Diversification and
Biogeography of Cicadas (Insecta:
Hemiptera: Cicadidae) on the
Indian Subcontinent
Simons Center for the Study of
Living Machines
Total 1,673.32
10.63
Deepa Agashe
80.23
Upinder Bhalla
40.19
Krushnamegh
Kunte
184.37
Mukund Thattai

National
Collaborating
Institutions
1.
2.
1.Nagaland Science
and Technology
Council, Kohima. 2.
Kohima Science
College, Jotosma,
Nagaland. 3. IBSD,
Imphal, Manipur. 4.
IBSD, Gangtok,
Sikkim. 5. Rajiv
Gandhi University,
Itanagar. 6. North
Eastern Hill
University, Shillong. 7.
University of
Agricultural Sciences,
Bangalore. 8. IISc.,
Bangalore
1. Translational
Health Science and
Technology Institute,
Gurgaon. 2. All India
Institute of Medical
Project Title
Total
Grant
(Rs.
lakhs)
Duration
Faculty
Chemical ecology of the

North East Region (NER)
of India:A collaborative
programme linking NER
and Bangalore
researchers
589.24
5 years
Dr.Uma
Ramakrishnan
Understanding Disease
Biology and Diagnosis of
Bacterial Sepsis among
Hospitalized Neoantes: A
Multi Centre Study
1.38
4 years
Dr.Aswin
Seshasayee
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3.
4.
Sciences, Delhi
1. National Institute
of Plant Genome
Research, Delhi.
2.Delhi University,
New Delhi. 3. IISc.,
Bangalore. 4.
Osmania University,
Hyderabad. 5. IISER,
Trivandrum
1. St.Johns Medical
College and Hospital,
Bangalore 2. TIFR
Centre for Applicable
Maths, Bangalore
5.
Centre for Wildlife

Studies, Karnataka
6.
National Institute of
Mental Health and
Neuro Sciences
(NIMHANS),
Bangalore
7.
Christian Medical
College Vellore
Association, Vellore
8.
1. Ashoka Trust for

Research in Ecology
and the Environment
(ATREE), Bangalore 2.
Foundation for
Ecological Research,
Advocacy and
Learning (FERAL),
Pondicherry.
Indian Institute of
9.
Functional
Characterization of
Genetic and Epigenetic
Regulatory Networks
Involved in the
Reproductive
Development in Rice
196.1
5 years
Dr.Shiva
Prasad P V
Notch signalling &

human cancer cell
molecular mechanisms
& development of a
translational initiative
programs
Meta-population
dynamics of tigers in
Malenad-Mysore
landscape of Karnataka
Programme Support on
targeted generation and
interrogating of cellular
models and networks in
neuro-psychiatric
disorders using
candidate genes
A longitudinal study of
molecular and cellular
changes in intracellular
calcium signaling with
neurological correlates
in an SCA1 cohort in
South India
Hydrologic & carbon
services in the western
ghats:response of
forests and agro
ecosystem to extreme
rainfall events
426.87
5 years
Dr.Sudhir
Krishna
33.27
5 years
Dr.Uma
Ramakrishnan
75.97
5 years
Dr.Mitradas
Panicker
34.68
5 years
Prof.Gaiti
Hasan
32.39
4.6 years
Dr.Mahesh
Sankaran
Centre of excellence on
594.75
7 years
R Sowdhamini
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Science (IISc),
Bangalore
10. Indian Institute of
Science (IISc),
Bangalore
XII-NCBS-17
computational & system

biology
Molecular genetics of
intracellular calcium
signaling in neurons with
application to
neurodegeneration and
lipid metabolism in
humans
Total
72.1
5 years
Gaiti Hasan
Duration
Faculty
2056.75
International
Collaborating
Institutions
1.
Universite Pierre et
Marie Curie, Paris
2.
Research Center for

Human and
Environmental
Sciences Shinshu
University, Japan
3.
Universite de
Bourgogne, Dijon,
France
School of Geography
and the Environemnt,
University of Oxford,
UK
Weizmann Institute
of Science, Israel
4.
5.
Project Title
Genome-scale
analysis of
differential
propensities of
different
chromosomal
domains for
horizontal gene
insertion in
Escherichia coli
Complex
combinatorial
control of the
balance between
two bacterial
lifestyles: planctonic
and biofilm
Total
Grant
(Rs.
lakhs)
57.04
3 years
Dr.Aswin
Seshasayee
3.63
2 years
Dr.Aswin
Seshasayee
3 years
Prof.Gaiti Hasan
2 years
Dr.Mahesh
Sankaran
4 years
Prof.Upinder S
Bhalla
Olfactory
43.92
Modulation of Insect
Flight
Carbon flux
10.64
measurements in
island rainforest
ecosystems
A Computational
194.99
Metric Approach to
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6.
Max Planck Institute

of Molecular Cell
Biology and Genetics
(MPI-CBG), Dresden
7.
1. Medicines for
Malaria Venture
International Center
Cointrin,
Switzerland. 2. .
Foundation for
Neglected Disease
Research, Bangalore
1. Institute for Stem
Cell Science and
Regenerative
Medicine, Bangalore
2. Centre for Stem
Cell Research, CMC,
Vellore 3. National
Institute of Mental
Health and
Neurosciences
(NIMHANS),
Bangalore 4. Centre
for iPS Cell Research
and Application
(CiRA), Kyoto
University, Japan
University of
Cambridge, UK
8.
9.
10.
1. SUNY College of
Environmental
Science & Forestry,
USA 2. Harvard
University 3.
Olfaction:
Characterizing Novel
Molecules in
Olfactory Space and
Novel Spaces Made
of Odor Molecules
Quantitative
analysis of the
modulation of host
trafficking pathways
by intracellular
mycobacteria
Assay development
for P. vivax infected
hepatocytes in
MTCC plates
43.37
2 years
Dr.Varadharajan
Sundaramurthy
107.91
1 year
Dr.Varadharajan
Sundaramurthy
Accelarting the
application of stem
cell technology in
human diseases
(ASHD)
1496.51
5 years
Dr.Raghu
Padinjat
A Joint Centre for

Cancer Biology &
Therapeutics
From swarm
intelligence to living
buildings. Novel
concepts of
managing internal
829.88
3 years
Prof.Satyajit
Mayor
137.34
4 years
Dr. Sanjay Sane
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11.
19.
Nottingham Trent
University 4. National
Museum of Namibia
Laboratoire de
Physique et dEtudes
des Materiaux, Paris,
France
climates
DNA-encapsulated
Quantum Dots for
Bio-imaging
30.67
Total
2955.9
3.8 years
Dr.Praveen
Kumar Vemula

Agency
Project Title
1.
DAE
2.
DAE
3.
DAE
Biogeography of the
Indian subcontinent
XII Plan Project NCBS
I Basic Biology
Research
XII Plan Project NCBS
II Research Facilities
20.
XII-NCBS-19
Total Grant
(Rs. lakhs)
100
Duration
Faculty
5 years
12883
5 years
Dr. Uma
Ramakrishnan
All NCBS faculty
11385
5 years
All NCBS faculty

National recognition:
The following facilities at the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (CCAMP), managed by NCBS and other partners, are recognized nationally and are
available
for
use
by
multiple
institutions
across
India
(see
http://www.ccamp.res.in/)
Confocal and Fluorescence Microscopy facility
Flow Cytometry Facility
Animal Care and Resource Centre
Mouse Genome Engineering Facility
Chemistry Core Facility
Cryo-Electron Microscopy Facility
Radioactive Facility
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21.
Computer Clusters
X-Ray Facility
Mechanical Fabrication Facility
Electronics Engineering Facility
Biophysics Core Facility
Filed Stations and Museum
Green House Facility
Microfluidics and Microfacbrication Facility
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectroscopy Facility
Optical Spectroscopy Facility
Molecular Characterization and Proteomics Facility
Next Generation Sequencing/Genomics
Protein Technology Core
Glycomics and Glycoproteomics Facility
Lipidomics Facility
Metabolomics Facility
High Throughput Screening and High Content Screening Facility
Fly (Drosophila) Facility
(Nematode) C.elegans Facility
Intellectual Property Management Office and Technology Transfer Office
Innovation Accelerator
Biologics/Biosimilar Characterization Facility

bodies
As a part C-CAMP's mandate of promoting entrepreneurship and innovation, CCAMP has created and fostered an entrepreneur-friendly culture in and around an
academic/research environment through its Early Translation Accelerator
program, its involvement in seed funding schemes such as Biotechnology Ignition
Grant (BIG) scheme from BIRAC, its Entrepreneur Mentorship program and its Bioincubation facility. C-CAMP has partnered with BIRAC, DBT to help with the
Biotechnology Ignition Grant (BIG) scheme grant that funds start-up companies
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and individual scientific entrepreneurs to establish proof-of-concept and

transform these innovative ideas into viable competitive products and enterprises.
Through the BIG Entrepreneur Mentorship program, C-CAMP not only funds but
also nurtures these start-ups with scientific and business mentorship. C-CAMP has
further expanded its entrepreneurial activities to providing some of these startups access to functional laboratory along with high-end technology platforms,
through bio-incubation.
For a biotech start-up, along with seed funding, access to such ready to use
scientific infrastructure in a nurturing academic environment gives these young
entrepreneurs the kick start they need to propel them towards market and
commercialization. Today C-CAMP has funded (via BIRAC) and mentors around 47
life science start-ups/spin-offs, of which 11 are incubating at C-CAMP and
leveraging the technology platforms and scientific expertise on campus.
22.
Publications:
NCBS
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
Total
Journal
Publications
101
137
131
165
134
668
Articles in
Proceedings
2
5
3
4
14
Book
Chapters
4
5
3
4
16
Books
Edited
1
1
1
3
Publications
Book Chapters +
Books Edited
150
100
Articles in
Proceedings
50
0
Journal
Publications
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Year
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Total number of citations (only for publications mentioned above):

5571
h-index
Range- 0-31 (2011 2015)

Patent Holder
1.
Yamuna Krishnan and

Satyajit Mayor
2.
Gaiti Hassan and

GayatriVenkiteswaran
3.
Yamuna Krishnan and

Saikat Chakraborty
Patent Name
Intracellular pH sensor
using nucleic acid
assemblies
The use of inositol 1,4,5
triphosphate receptor
mutants in Drosophila for
screening small
molecules
DNA-based molecular
switches and uses
thereof
A microfluidic device for
immobilizing and imaging
of developmental
processes and growth of
transparent/translucent
organisms
A process for delivering
encapsulated neutral
bioimaging molecules,
complex, and process
thereof
4.
Sudip Mondal and

Sandhya P Koushika
5.
Dhirajbhatia and Yamuna

Krishnan
6.
Yamuna Krishnan and

Saikat Chakraborty
DNA-based molecular
switches and uses
thereof
7.
Yamuna Krishnan and

Souvik Modi
An engineered nucleic
acid assembly, vector,
Patent
No/Statu
s
Date of
filing
Inco
me
US filed
29-05-09
none
Patent
granted
US84760
06
30-11-09
none
Patent
granted
US81534
37
10-03-10
none
Filed in
India
03-03-11
none
US and
EP filed
28-04-11
none
12-08-11
none
20-09-11
none
Patent
granted
US82168
50
complete
filed, PCT
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cell, methods and kit

thereof
Method of determining
effect of anti-obesity
molecule
8.
Gaiti Hassan and

Manivannan
Subramanian
9.
A method to identify and

Panicker, Odity Mukerjee, isolate pluripotent stem
cells using endogenous
Thangaselvam
blue fluorescence
10.
Yamuna krishnan and

Souvik Modi +
SunainaSurana
Method of multiplexing
dna sensors, localizing
dna sensor and obtaining
fret pair
11.
Yamuna Krishnan and

Suruchi Sharma
Nucleotide sequences,
nucleic acid sensors and
methods thereof
12.
Yamuna Krishnan, Sonali

Saha, Ved Prakash
13.
Madhusudhan
Venkadesan, Mahesh
Bandi and Shreyas
Mandre
14.
24.
Anil Prabhakar and

Satyajit Mayor
Nucleic acid scaffold

based fluorescent ratiometric sensor for chloride
System and method for
obtaining three
components of force
based on photoelasticity
Wavelength stabilized
active mode locked fibre
laser
XII-NCBS-23
filed , US
and EP
entered
provision
al
and
PCT filed,
30-05-12
now
abandon
ed
Provision
al
and
PCT filed, 12-11-12
US and
EP
none
none
Provision
al
and 26-02-13
PCT filed
none
Provision
al filed,
04-09-13
PCT filed,
US filed
none
PCT filed
15-04-14
directly
none
Provision
al filed, 03-06-14
PCT filed
none
Provision
al filed,
indian
10-06-14
complete
and PCT
filed
none

We confirm that No consultancy was carried out at NCBS or income generated.
25.
Faculty selected nationally / internationally to visit other laboratories /

institutions / Industries in India and abroad
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scientific collaborations, joint programmes and workshops, academic conferences,
etc.
1.
2.
National
Name of Faculty
member
Place visited
Mangalore
Mangalore
Sandeep Krishna Delhi
Varadharajan. S
Date (MM/YYYY)
11/2015
04/2016
04/2015
International
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Name of Faculty
Place visited
member
Madan Rao
American Physical Society, New York
Vatsala
Dublin, Ireland
Thirumalai
Sandeep Krishna University Of Tokyo
Universirty Of Waterloo, Canada
Espci, Paris
Embl, Germany
University Of Sherbrooke, Canada
Yale University, New York
Neils Bohr Institute,Denmark
Copenhagen, Denmark
Upinder S.
Dublin. Ireland
Bhalla
Sanjay Sane
London
Portland, USA
Sapporo, Japan
Icbac, USA
Lund University, Denmark
Sudhir Krishna
University Of Cambridge, London
Shachi Gosavi
Bii, Singapore
Weizmann Institute, Israel
Mukund Thattai Trinity College, Dublin
USA
Date (MM/YYYY)
03/2016
04/2016
03/2016
04/2016
05/2016
09/2015
08/2015
08/2015
04/2015
07/2014
04/2016
04/2016
01/2016
09/2015
06/2015
05/2015
04/2014
06/2014
06/2014
04/2016
09/2015
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Faculty serving in
Name of the
Faculty
Member
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Upinder S.
Bhalla
Sudhir Krishna
Madan Rao
Sanjay Sane
Gaiti Hasan
Yamuna
Krishnan
M.K. Mathew
Name of theCommittee
Role in the
Committee
Indian Neuroscience Association
Board Member

National Brain Research Centre
Neurosciences Task Force,
Department of Biotechnology
Research Advisory Council, All India
Institute of Medical Sciences
Scientific advisory committee, Bose
Institute, Kokata
Scientic Advisory Committee,
National Centre for Cell Science,
Pune, India
Society of Integrative and
Comparative Biology
Member
Chair,
Member
Member
Member
Member
Society of Experimental Biology
Member
DBT Task Force on Genome editing

technologies
Member
Scientific Advisory Committee for

the National Institute for
Biomedical Genomics, Kalyani,
West Bengal.
Intermediate and Senior
Fellowships Committee for the
Welcome-DBT India Alliance
CSIR Medical Sciences Grants
Committee
Chemistry Biology Interface, Royal
Society of Chemistry
National Institute for
Interdisciplinary
Member
Term of
Service
1999-till
date
2012till date
20092014
2014-till
date
2015-till
date
20112014
1996-till
date
2005till date
,July
2014till date
March
2013
to date
Member
2011till date
Member
20092014
Council Member
2014
Member,
2011-till
date
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8.
9.
Raghu
Padinjat
Shannon B
Olsson
Science, Thiruvananthapuram
CDFD
, IISER Thiruvananthapuram
Genome Engineering Task Force.
Department of Biotechnology,
Government of India.
Coffee Board of India Steering
Committee
IBSD Imphal Prioritization of
Animal Bioresources Res. Areas:
Fish and Insect expert committee
Nazareth College Scientific Advisory
Board
Chemical Ecology Masters Program
and Schools, NCBS
Program Committee and Activities,
International Centre for Theoretical
Sciences
10.
Mukund
Thattai
Vatsala
Thirumalai
12.
Jayant
Udgaonkar
Member
2014present
Member
2014present
Member
2014present
2014present
2014present
2010
till date
Member
Member
Member
Program Committee, Bangalore

International Centre
Member
2015present
Board of Studies, Srishti College of

Art, Design and Technology
Member
2016

ICGEB-CABER
Member
2016
Member
2015present
Board representative, Science

Gallery Bengaluru
11.
Visiting Professor
2010-till
date
2014
Member
International Genetically
Engineered Machines Competition,
Asia Committee
Member
Board of Studies, Faculty of

Technology, Anna University,
Chennai.
Member
Editorial Board of Protein

Engineering, Design and Selection
Member
20102011
20112014
T
2013-till
date
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13.
K.
VijayRaghavan
Science Advisory Council of the

Cabinet
XII-NCBS-27
2012-till
date
Member

1
Name of the
Faculty Member
Upinder S. Bhalla
Name of the
Committee
International Neuroinformatics
Coordination Facility
Role of the
Committee
Indian
representative
Term of
Service
(2009till
date)
International Society for Systems Biology
Board
Member
Member
2009 till date

1991till date
2000-till
date
Society for Neuroscience

Erasmus Mundus (EUROSPIN) program in
neuroinformatics (involving KTH Sweden,
Univ. of Edinburgh, Univ. of Freiburg,
NCBS)
Faculty
member
President
Member
2.
Satyajit Mayor
3.
Satyajit Mayor
Sanjay Sane
Asia Pacific Organization of Cell Biology

(APOCB)
Royal Society of Chemistry
International Society of Neuroethology
Vatsala
Thirumalai
Society for Neuroscience, Washington

DC
4.
Invited Fellow
Member
20142015
2014
2007-till
date
2002-till
date

Name of the
Faculty Member
1.
Upinder S. Bhalla
Impact
Factor
Term of
Service
Journal of Computational
Neuroscience,
1.739
2000-till
date
Neuroinformatics,
2.825
Frontiers in Neuroscience
3.656
Name of the Journal
2010-till
date
2010-till
date
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eNeuro- Board of Reviewing Editors

eLife- Board of Reviewing Editors
Satyajit Mayor
6.
7.
9.322
2015-till
date
2015-till
date
2014-till
date
Biochemical and Biophysical Research

Communications
2.297
Cell
32.242
Journal of Cell Science
5.4
Integrative Biology
3.756
Traffic
4.35
BiochemicaBiophysicaActa
4.381
The Biochemical Journal
4.396
Molecular Biology of the Cell
4.47
2004-till
date
Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience
Review
Editor
2014
till date
2008-till
date
2011-till
date
20102014
20052014
2008-till
date
2011till date
Shannon B Olsson
Frontiers in Physiology
--
Mahesh Sankaran
MukundThattai
VatsalaThirumalai
Jayant Udgaonkar
3.534
2014
till date
Subject Editor Biotropica
2.084
Editorial Board Member, Journal of

Experimental Zoology B
2.311
Academic Editor, PLoS ONE
3.234
Journal of Neurophysiology
2.653
2014
till date
2013
till date
2007
till date
2014- till
date
3.568
2015-
3.015
2013- till
Reviewing Editor, Frontiers in Neural

Circuits
Editorial Advisory Board of
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date

Not Applicable
28.
Student projects


NCBS-TIFR is a research mandate institute. 100% of our graduate students, in the

M.Sc.-by-Research, Integrated M.Sc.-Ph.D. and Ph.D. programmes carry out
research projects. 100% of our I-Ph.D. and Ph.D. students publish in academic
journals as a requirement of the degree.
29.
Faculty Members:
National Awards
Year
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
2013
2012
2006
2012
2003
2003
1999
7.
1999
Name of the
Awardee
Satyajit Mayor
Jayant Udgaonkar
Name of the Award

Distinguished Alumnus of IIT Mumbai
Infosys Prize for life sciences
JC Bose Fellowship
Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar Award
Wellcome Trust International Senior Research
Fellow
Welcome Trust Senior Research Fellow
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8.
9.
10.
11.
1997
1997
1996
2009
Jayant Udgaonkar
R. Sowdhamini
Swarnajanti Fellowship
Golden Jubilee Biotechnology Fellowship
B.M Birla Award For Biology
Fellow of Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore
12. 2010
Fellow of Indian National Science Academy, Delhi
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
Bharat Jyoti Award and Glory India Gold Medal

Indira Gandhi Excellence Award
DBT Career Development Award
DBT Women Bio-scientist Award
Welcome Trust Senior Research Fellow Biomedical
Sciences
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
2011
2012
2007
2006
2000
2005
2006
2013
2009
2009
2009
2006
2005
2005
2014
2009
2008
2007
2012
30. 2012
31. 2013
32. 2013
33. 2013
34. 2013
35. 2014
Mahesh Sankaran
Sanjay Sane
Gaiti Hasan
Mukund Thattai
Sumantra Chattarji
Upinder S. Bhalla
Krushnamegh
Kunte
Kavli Frontier of Science Fellow

Ramalingaswamy Fellowship
Ramanujam Fellowship
Fellow of the Indian Academy of Science
Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy
Associate, Indian Academy of Sciences
Fellow, Indian Academy of Science, Bangalore
Fellow, Indian Academy of Sciences
Ramanujan Fellowship from DST, Government of
India
Uma Ramakrishnan Outstanding Scientist Award, Department of

Atomic Energy
INK Fellow
DeepaAgashe
INSPIRE Faculty Award, Department of Science and
Technology, India
P.V. Shivaprasad
Aswin Sai Narain
Seshasayee
recognition to talented scientists below the age of
35
Varadharajan
Ramanujan fellowship (declined)
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37. 2015
38. 2015
Sundaramurthy
Varadharajan
Sundaramurthy
Ranabir Das
Arati Ramesh
39. 2015
Raghu Padinjat
40. 2015
41. 2015
Shannon B Olsson
Radhika
Venkateshan
Hiyaa Ghosh
36. 2015
42. 2015
XII-NCBS-31
Ramalingaswamy re-entry fellowship

DBT-Ramalingaswamy fellowship
Wellcome DBT India Alliance Intermediate
Fellowship
Ramalingaswami re-entry Fellowship, Dept. of
Biotechnology, India (declined)
Wellcome Trust-DBT India Alliance, Senior
Fellowship for Basic Science
Year
2.
3.
2013
1991
Name of the
Awardee
K.UllasKaranthJ.Paul
Jayant Udgaonkar
Jayant Udgaonkar
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
2015
2012
2013
2014
Gaiti Hasan
K. VijayRaghavan
Satyajit Mayor
K. VijayRaghavan
2014
K. VijayRaghavan
2014
SumantraChattarji
2014
Raghu Padinjat
1.
2011
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
2014
2015
2016
Uma
Ramakrishnan
Uma
Ramakrishnan
Uma
Ramakrishnan
Name of the Award
Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences

Elected Fellow of Royal Society
Elected EMBO Fellow
Elected to the US National Academy of Sciences
Foreign Associate of the US National Academy of
Sciences
Honorary Professor, School of Clinical Sciences,
University of Edinburgh
Cambridge-Hamied Visiting Lectureship
Cambridge-Hamied Visiting Lectureship
WIRED Innovation Fellow
Getty Award for the year 2010-2011.

Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences
Biotechnology Career Fellowship Rockfeller Foundatio
Bass Fellow, Field Museum of Natural History,

Chicago
Parker Gentry Conservation Award, Fulbright
Fellow
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14.
15.
2005
2008
Raghu Padinjat
Varadharajan
Sundaramurthy
BBSRC David Phillips Fellowship

Pfizer research prize for infection biology
National Awards
1.
Year
2011
Name of the Awardee

Amrita Dasgupta
2.
2011
Sumita Chakraborty
3.
2011
Riya Raghupathy
4.
5.
6.
2011
2012
2012
Sony Malhotra
Seema, S.
Gayathri Ramachandran
7.
2012
Suvrajit Saha
8.
2012
Dhiraj Bhatia
9. 2012
10. 2012
Sumita Chakraborty
Saikat Chakraborty
11. 2012
P. Chitra
12. 2012
Sudeshna Das
Name of the Award

Recipient of international travel awards by the
Govt. of India (Department of Science and
Technology; Council of Scientific and
Industrial Research; Centre for International
Co-operation in Science) to attend
international conferences and present the
research (June, 2011)
Students
bursary,
Biochemical
Society
(London), Signalling 2011, Biochemical Society
focused meeting, Edinburgh, June 2011
DST travel grant to attend the FASEB Summer
Research Conference (July 2011)
FASEB travel grant (July 2011)
NCBS Best student award (2011)
ISDN2012 Best Poster Award (2012)
Best poster award, Annual Research Talks, NCBS
(January 2012)
Best Poster Award, NCBS 20(Annual Talks) (Jan.
2012)
Charpak PhD Fellowship to work at ESPCI, Paris
for three months (February 2012)
Amulya 2012 award from the Karnataka State
Innovation Council (2012)
CSIR, DBT, DST, CICS Travel fellowship (2012)
DST travel grant to travel to USA to attend RNA
2012 conference (2012)
DST/SERB International Travel Support to attend
the DNA Tumour Virus Meeting, 2012,
Montreal,Canada (July 2012).
CSIR and DST travel grant to attend 'Frontiers of
chemical ecology, 2012', course held in Max
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Year
Name of the Awardee
13. 2012
Amrita Dasgupta
14. 2012
Aditya Joshi
15. 2012
Udippana Kalita
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Name of the Award

Planck Institute, Germany (2012)
CSIR International Travel Grant and
International Travel award Fellowship by INSACICSto attend the meeting in San Diego, USA
(February, 2012)
Conservation Achievement Award from
Wildlife Trust of India (2012)
Young Explorers Club Award for her
dissertation (2012)
16. 2012
Sonal Kedia
Member Society for Neuroscience (2012)
17. 2012
Gayathri Ramachandran
Best poster award, Annual Research Talks 20

(Genes to Olfaction: Sixty years in science) (Janua
2012)
Best participant and best poster award at the
DST sponsored SERB school in chronobiology
2012, held at the North-Eastern Hill University,
Shillong (June July, 2012)
18. 2012
Suvrajit Saha
19. 2012
Vishnupriya
Sankararaman
Best Poster Award, NCBS 20(Annual Talks), Jan

2-4, 2012
Student Conference on Conservation Science
Best Poster Presentation Award (2012)
20. 2012
Sonia Sen
21. 2012
Ashwin Viswanathan
22. 2012
Vanjulavalli Shridhar
23. 2012
Bhanu Prasanna
Sridharan
DBT travel grant to attend Neurofly 2012

conference held at Padua, Italy (September, 2012)
selected for Indian Forest Service (2012)
Student Conference for Conservation Science
Best Presentation Award for talk (2012)
24. 2012
Arjun Sudheendra
Srivatsa

Best Poster presentation Award (2012)
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Year
Name of the Awardee
Name of the Award
25. 2013
Tanvi Deora
DBT travel award and Charlotte Mangum

Student Award from the SICB to attend the SICB
2013 Annual meeting (January 2013)
26. 2013
Outstanding research and poster award, NCBS

Annual talks (January 2013)
27. 2013
Mehrab Modi, Sonia Sen,

Subhasis Ray, Lakshmi
Revathi, P, Kritika M.
Garg, Anirban Baral
Rajalakshmi, S. and
Shilpa Siddappa Yadahalli
Swagatha Ghosh
28. 2013
Sunaina Surana
29. 2013
Shabana Mehtab
30. 2013
Souvik Modi
31. 2014
Riya Raghupathy
32. 2014
Mohammed Mostafizur
Rahman
33. 2014
Suvrajit Saha
DBT(CTEP) International Travel Support to

attend 58th Annual Meeting of Biophysical
Society, USA
CSIR Travel Grant to attend 58th Annual Meeting
of Biophysical Society(Declined)
34. 2014
Madhumala, K.S.
The Biocon India Scholarship, a support

provided by a unique partnership between
Biocon, Bangalore and Trinity College Dublin for
Best poster Award in Amrita BioAQuest 2013

(August 2013)
Best poster award in NCBS Annual talks (January
2014)
Malhotra Weikfield Foundation NanoScience
Fellowship Award for the year 2013 in the 6th
Bangalore INDIA NANO Awards (December
2013)
Best Poster Award, NCBS Annual talks (January
2014)
Obaid Siddique Award for the Best Paper
(January 2014)
Awarded India network foundation travel grant
and CICS travel grant for attending Gordon
research conference'glycolipid and sphingolipid
biology' (January, 2014).
DBT-CTEP travel award to attend Neuroscience
2014, USA (November, 2014)
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Year
Name of the Awardee
35. 2014
Sandhya Bhatia
36. 2014
Roumita Moulik
37. 2015
Tanay N Bhatt
38. 2015
Mahita Jarjapu
39. 2015
40. 2015
Kamalesh Kumari
Laasya Samhita
41. 2015
Asem Surindro Singh
42. 2015 Thangaselvam, M.
43. 2012
Post Doc fellows

Deepti Jain
44. 2012
Madhumala, K.S.
XII-NCBS-35
Name of the Award

six month visit to Trinity College Dublin (TCD),
Dublin.
Received best poster award in NCBS annual
meeting Action with in the cells held on 15th
- 17th Jan 2014.
Awarded with book voucher (Crossword) for
one of the best three poster presentation at the
National workshop on fluorescence and raman
techniques (FCS2014) December 2014
Travel award from DST to attend the 28th
Annual Symposium of the Protein Society, San
Diego, USA (July 2014)
Best Poster Award at Chromatin Asia-2015
conference, JNCASR, Bangalore (January 2015)
Best poster presentation, NCBS Annual talks
(January 2015).
Best poster award, NCBS annual talks (2015)
India Alliance travel award to attend FEBSEMBO 2014 at France (September 2014)
Wellcome- DBT early career fellowship (March
2015)
International travel grant provided by Science
and Engineering Board, a Statutory body under
Department of Science &Technology, Govt. of
India, for attending OMICS 3rd International
Conference and Exhibition on Cell & Gene
Therapy, Las Vega, USA (27th - 29th October
2014).
Best poster award, Cell Tech India Conference
(March, 2015).
Innovative Young Biotechnologist Award,
Department of Biotechnology, Government of
India (2012)
Best Poster Award at the Annual Talks, National
Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore (2012)
DST travel grant to attend Neurofly 2012
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Year
Name of the Awardee
45. 2013
Megha
46. 2014
Tejas M Gupte
47. 2014
Amit Das
48. 2014
Ishita Sengupta
49. 2013
Jahnavi Joshi
Name of the Award

conference held at Padua, Italy (September,
2012).
The Wellcome Trust/ DBT India Alliance Early
Career Fellowship 2013
Best poster award in NCBS annual meeting
(January, 2014)
DST International Travel Support (ITS) award for
attending 'Liquids: 9th Liquid Matter Conference,
2014, University of Lisban, Portugal.
Innovative Young Biotechnologist Award (2014)
Start-up research grant for young scientist from
Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of
India (Sept. 2013)
International travel grant from Department of
Science and Technology, Govt. of India to attend
the Early Career Biogeography Conference,
International Biogeography Society, at the
Australian National University, Canberra,
Australia (December, 2013)
NCBS Fellow award at the National Centre for
Biological Sciences,Tata Institute for
Fundamental Research, Bangalore, India
(December, 2013)
50. 2014
Darius Koster
DST travel grant for participation at the 58th

annual meeting of the Biophysical Society
Year
1.
2011
Name of the
Awardee
P. Chitra
Name of the Award

IUBMB Wood Whelan Research Fellowship to
visit Prof. Lamoinis Laiminss laboratory at
Northwestern University, Chicago, USA, to
perform collaborative experiments on The role
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Year
Name of the
Awardee
2.
2011
Darius Vasco
Koester
3.
2011
Anirban Baral
4.
2011
5.
2011
6.
2011
7.
2012
8.
9.
2012
2012
10.
2012
11.
2012
XII-NCBS-37
Name of the Award

of DNA Methyltransferase1 in regulating the
Human Papilloma Virus life cycle in the
differentiating epithelium (October, 2011).
AXA research fund fellowship for as EMBO
young research fellow (2011)
Utrecht University short term stay fellowship fo

international students (2011)
Shameer Khader
Won first place 2011 Eli Lilly and Company Asia
Outstanding Thesis Award (2011)
Shilpa Ravinder
The IBRO/SfN International Travel Grant for
attending the Annual Meeting of the Society
for Neuroscience at Washington, DC, USA
(November 2011).
Dhiraj Devidas Bhatia International Travel Award from CSIR, DBT
and DST, GoI to attend the conference DNA17
in Caltech, Pasadena, USA, September 2011.
Partial International Travel Award from
DNA17, Caltech, USA, September 2011.
Gayathri Ramachandra Graduate student travel award from the
American Society for Biochemistry and
Molecular Biology to attend Experimental
Biology 2012 in San Diego, USA (March,
2012)
Sudip Mondal
Travel award from EMBO conferences, 2012
Souvik Modi
EMBO Long term Fellowship support for postdoctoral research at University College,
London(2012 -14)
Suvrajit Saha
Biophysical Societys International Student
Travel Award to attend 56th Annual
Meeting of Biophysical Society at San Diego,
USA (2012)
Anupama Ambika
Recepient of fellowship sponsored by the
Internationl Society of Neurochemistry for
attending the conference on Lipid -Protein
Interactions at Hyderabad organised by
Biophysical society (2012).
International travel grant from DST for
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Year
Name of the
Awardee
12.
2012
Dhiraj Bhatia
13.
2012
Sumita Chakraborty
14.
2012
Bikash Choudhary
15.
2012
Kritika M. Garg
16.
2012
Supriya Ghosh
17.
2012
Suman Raja Jumani
18.
2012
Meghna Krishnadas
19.
2012
20.
2012
K. Parthasarathy
21.
2012
Shlesha Rajesh
Richhariya
Madhumala, K.S.
Name of the Award

attending FASEB summer research conference
on Phospholipid Metabolism: Disease, Signal
Transduction, & Membrane Dynamics" at
Vermont, USA (2012)
International Travel Award from CSIR, GoI to
attend BIOMOD 2012 (2012)
Silver Award, Team Mentor for DNA
Maestros, BIOMOD 2012, Wyss Institute,
Harvard University. Boston, USA. (2012)
European Calcium Society Travel Fellowship
(2012)
Biochemical Society (London, UK) Travel
fellowship (2012)
Travel award from EMBO conferences and
DST, 2012
ISBE travel fellowship to attend the conference
(2012) I
Nature Publishing Group Travel Grant and
DBT travel support for attending the Gordon
Research Conference on Neurobiology of
Cognition held in Italy (July 2012)
Society for Conservation Biology - Asia Best
Speed Talk Award (2012)
Distinguished University Award for Ph.D in
Ohio State University (2012)
STIBET scholarship by DAAD to visit Prof. Erich
Buchners lab at Institute for Clinical
Neurobiology, University of Wuerzburg,
Wuerzburg (September 2012).
Developing Neuroethology Award by the
International Society
for Neuroethology to attend 10th
International Congress of Neuroethology
(2012)
COB, Development travelling fellowship to
visit Prof. Michael Rosbashs lab in Brandeis
University (September 2012)
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Year
22.
2012
23.
2012
24.
2012
25.
2012
26.
27.
28.
2012
2012
2012
29.
2012
30.
2013
31.
2013
32.
2013
XII-NCBS-39
Name of the
Name of the Award
Awardee
Gayathri Ramachandra Graduate student travel award from the
American Society for Biochemistry and
Molecular Biology to attend Experimental
Biology 2012 in San Diego, USA (April, 2012)
Sabareesan, A.T.
Received a travel and conference expenditure
fellowship from International neurochemistry
association to attend a conference at
Hyderabad on Lipid-Protein interaction (2012)
Sonali Saha
Received International Travel Award from
CSIR, DBT and DST to attend the conference
FNANO in Utah, Salt Lake City, USA, April
2012.
Suvrajit Saha
Biophysical Societys International Student
Travel Award to attend 56th Annual Meeting
of Biophysical Society, 2012 at San Diego, USA
Seema, S.
ISDN2012 Best Poster Award (2012)
Nandini Velho
RBS Earth Heroes Award (October 2012)
Sunaina Surana
Awarded EMBL Corporate Partnership
Registration Fee Fellowship for attending the
EMBO Conference Series: C. elegans
Neurobiology, 2012.
Awarded DBT international travel award to
attend EMBO Conference Series: C. elegans
Neurobiology, held at EMBL, Heidelberg,
Germany 2012
Shashank J. Dalvi
Carl Zeiss Conservation Award for 2013, for
his reporting of massive hunting of Amur
falcon in Nagaland in 2012
Sapna Jayaraman
Bursary to travel to and live at Cambridge
during SCCS Cambridge 2013 and to attend a
short course on A practical introduction to
social survey design for conservation science
(2013)
Anand Krishnan
DST travel award and Charlotte Mangum
Student Award from the SICB to attend the
SICB 2013 Annual meeting in San Francisco.
(January 2013)
Manivannan
travel award from Asia-Pacific Developmental
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Year
Name of the
Awardee
33.
2013
Sachin Sridhara
34.
2013
Yadugiri, V.T.
35.
2013
Amod Mohan
Zambre
36.
2013
Dhiraj Devidas
Bhatia
37.
2013
Pritha Ghosh
38.
2013
Rajalakshmi, S.
39.
2013
Chaitra Prabhakar
40.
2013
Sonia Sen
41.
2013
Sonali Saha
42.
2014
Jahnavi Joshi
Name of the Award

Biology Network (APDBN), Japan to attend
the 2nd Asia-Pacific Drosophila Research
Conference (APDRC), held at South Korea and
won best poster award. (May 2013)
Australian Development Scholarship (ADS) for
Ph.D. in James Cook University - 2013
Australia Leadership Award (ALA) (2013)
Won second place for the Best Student
Presentation at the International Conference
on Mycorrhiza (ICOM7) held in New Delhi
(January 2013)
K.Ullas Karanth J.Paul Getty Award (2013)
Carl
Zeiss
Conservation
Award
for
conservation (2012)
First Prize of 2013 Eli Lilly Asia Outstanding
Thesis Awards
EMBO Postdoctoral fellowship, 2013 Declined
FRM Postdoctoral fellowship, 2013 Declined
HFSP Postdoctoral fellowship, 2013 Accepted.
DAAD A New Passage to India fellowship
(2013)
DBT-CTEP travel grant to attend a conference
on Gene regulation II, in Cambridge
(December, 2013)
Awarded William Randolph Hearst
Educational Endowment and Howard A.
Schneiderman Endowed Scholarship to attend
the 120th Physiology Summer Course at
Marine Biological Laboratory, USA (June 2013)
Company of Biologist's Travel Grant to visit
Jing Wang's lab in UCSD, SanDiego, USA (June
2013).
Best student talk in the 10th Annual
Conference on Foundations of Nanoscience,
Utah, USA, 2013.
2nd Best Presentation award at the Early
Career Biogeography Conference,
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Year
Name of the
Awardee
43.
2014
Sudeshna Das
44.
45.
46.
2014
2014
2014
Aditya Gilra
Mehrab N Modi
Pushkar Paranjpe
47.
2014
Syed Durafshan
Sakeena
48.
2014
Shilpa Yadahalli
49.
2014
50.
2014
Shobha Anilkumar
51.
2014
Bipan Kumar Deb
Anusree, A.S.
XII-NCBS-41
Name of the Award

International Biogeography Society held at the
Australian National University, Canberra,
Australia (Jan 2014)
Alexander Von Humboldt Post Doctoral
Fellowship, Max Planck Institute of Chemical
Ecology (2014)
Cosyne-NSF New Attendee Travel Grant, 2014
Cosyne-NSF New Attendee Travel Grant, 2014
Bitplane Excellence Awards : Global Image
Analysis Competition (February 2014)
Best Live Webinar Presentation - "Automatic
leg detection, tracking and quantification"
(February 2014)
Asia Pacific developmental biology network
(APDBN) travel grant for attending a meeting
on Behavioral neurogenetics of Drosophila
larva held in Japan (March 2014)
Sadanandappa MK et. al., (2013) article in
Journal of Neuroscience, has received Prof.
Obaid Siddiqi best paper of the year 2013
runner-up cash award by NCBS and C-CAMP.
Protein Science Young Investigator Travel
Grant / Protein Society Finn Wold Travel
Award to attend the 27th Annual Symposium
of The Protein Society
International Federation of palynological
Societies and Palaeonological Association
travel grant to attend European Palaeobotany
and Palynology Conference, Italy (August
2014)
Nature Travel Grant awarded by the Nature
Publishing Group to attend workshop
onMolecular & Cellular Neurobiology, THong
Kong University of Science and Technology,
China (April, 2014)
European Calcium Society (ECS) Fellowship to
attend the 3th International meeting of the
European Calcium Society, France
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Year
Name of the
Awardee
52.
2014
Divya, R.
53.
2014
Umesh Mohan
54.
2015
Tanay N Bhatt
55.
2015
Karthikeyan
Chandrasegaran
56.
57.
2015
2015
Avantika Lal
Asem Surindro Singh
30.
Name of the Award

(September, 2014).
Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds Travel Grant to
visit University of Cologne, Germany (August
November 2014).
Developing Neuroethology travel Award to
attend international Congress of
Neuroethology conference, Japan (July-May,
2014)
Company of Biologist travel grant to visit
University of California at San Diego for
collaborative work (March 2015)
Fulbright-Nehru Doctoral Research Fellowship
to visit Illinois State University, USA (February
2015).
Simons Graduate Travel Prize (March 2015)
International Society for Neurochemistry
CAEN travel award for attending 46th ASN
(American Society for Neurochemistry)
Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
(14th - 18th March 2015)
International travel grant provided by
for attending 46th ASN (American Society for
Neurochemistry) Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia,
United States (14th - 18th March 2015)
Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of funding (national/

Year
Name
Funding Agency
Annual Talks - Control in

1. 2013
Biological Systems
2. 2013
ICTS-NCBS-MBI
Programme on
NCBS
ICTS, MBI & NCBS
Faculty members
Dr. Raghu Padinjat,
Dr.VatsalaThirumalai, Dr.
Sandeep Krishna, Dr.
Mahesh Sankaran
Dr. Darius V. Koester,
NCBS Prof. John A.
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Name
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Funding Agency
Mechanical
Manipulations and
Responses on the scale of
cell and beyond
3. 2013
4. 2013
5. 2013
6. 2013
NCBS-ICTS Monsoon
School on the Physics of
Life
Science Journalism
Workshop
NCBS - Max Plank Lipid
Meeting
Bangalore Microscopy
Course
7. 2013
Student Conference in
Conservation Science
8. 2013
International Conference
on Bacterial Expressions
9. 2013 Evolution Symposium
10. 2013 Rufford Grantees Meet
11. 2013
Asian Otter Conservation

Workshop
All India Cell Biology

12. 2013
Conference
13. 2014 Indo-US Bioinformatics
Faculty members
Mercer, inStem Prof.
Madan Rao, RRI Prof.
G.V. Shivashankar,
National University of
Singapore Prof. Satyajit
Mayor, NCBS
ICTS
Prof(s). Mukund,
Sandeep, Madhu
NCBS
Anil Ananthaswamy
4641 Directors
Budget
Corporate Sponsors
+ Registrations
Corporate Sponsors
+ Registrations +
Wildlife funding
agencies
COB, Lady Tata
Trust, TWAS, DBT,
DST, CSIR
Grant from
European Society
for Evolutionary
Biology +
Registrations
Rufford Small
Grants Foundation,
UK
Mohammed Bin
Zayed Species
Conservation Fund
Prof. Satyajit Mayor,

Prof. Raghu Padinjat
COB+ Corporate
Sponsors +
Registrations
NSF-USA
Manoj Mathew
Dr. V.V Robin
Aswin, Sandeep,
DeepaAgashe
Prof.KrushnameghKunte
Ajit Kumar
Ajit Kumar
Jyotsna Dhawan
Prof. Sowdhamini,
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Year
Name
Funding Agency
Workshop
Action within cells and
14. 2014
NCBS Board Meeting
Genes Circuits and
15. 2014
Behavior
Dr. PramodWangikar
NCBS
DBT
16. 2014 NCBS Glyco Course
NCBS
17. 2014 Em. Bioimaging Meeting
CSIR, COB, DBT,

INSA,MBI-NUS,DST,
Corporate Sponsors
+ Registrations
18. 2014
19. 2014
20. 2014
21. 2014
22. 2014
Indo German Workshop

on Insect-Plant
Interactions - SERB
School for Chemical
Ecology
Conference on Concepts
and Mechanisms in Plant
Development
Ecosystem Monitoring
and Forest Census
Research in India
Workshop
International
Computational Neuro
Course
NCBS-Simons Monsoon
School: Physics of Life
23. 2014 Career Day @ NCBS

Science Journalism
Workshop
Workshop on DAE
Meeting: Accounting
25. 2014 Procedures for
Autonomous Institutions
DAE
26. 2014 Development and
24. 2014
Faculty members
Dr. Jayant Udgaonkar
Prof. Gaiti Hasan,
Prof. Ralph
Prof. MukundThattai,
AjitVarki
Prof. Raghu Padinjat,
Prof. Satyajit Mayor
DST-SERB, Axel and

KS Krishnans Grant
Prof. K. S. Krishnan,
Axel Brockman
NCBS
Dr. P.V Shivaprasad
NCBS and Oxford,

GEM
Prof. Mahesh
NCBS
Prof. Upinder S Bhalla
Simons Foundation
NCBS
Corporate Sponsors
NCBS DAE Accounts

Meeting
NCBS
Anil Ananthaswamy
NCBS DAE
Accounts Meeting
PradipPyne
NCBS
Prof. Gaiti Hasan
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Year
Name
Funding Agency
Function of the Nervous

Systems & Scientific
Meeting and Celebration
for Mathew, Vijay and
Panicker
27. 2014
6th Bangalore Microscopy

Course
28. 2014 SCCS Conference

29. 2014
30. 2014
31. 2014
32. 2015
33. 2015
34. 2015
35. 2015
36. 2015
37. 2015
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Neuromodulation of
Behavior
NCI-DBT Provocative
Questions Workshop
The Second International
Symposium on Protein
Folding and Dynamics
Annual Talks 2015 / 5
year institutional
research review & Annual
Symposium on 'Biology
Across Scales'
7th Bangalore Benny
Shilo Course on
Developmental Biology
Fundamentals of
Anthropogeny
Retreat on
Mechanobiology of Cells
& Tissues: Implications to
Signaling & Endocytosis
The Annual Meeting NCBS Max-Planck Lipid
Centre
K. S. Krishnan School of
Chemical Ecology
Faculty members
DBT+DST+Corporate
Sponsors +
Dr. Manoj Mathew
Registrations
DBT,DST+ Corporate
Sponsors +
Dr. V.V. Robin
Registrations
DST, COB, DBT,
Prof. Gaiti Hasan
CEFIPRA,
+Registrations
NCI , DBT
Prof. S. Ramaswamy
DBT + DST,
Corporate Sponsors, Prof. Jayant Udgaonkar
Registrations
NCBS
Gaiti Hasan,
SumantraChatterji,
Sanjay Sane -
NCBS, CoB, DBT,

DST
MukundThattai& Benny
Shilo
Visitors Budget (NCBS)
AjitVarki
Simons Foundation
Lipid Centre
NCBS, CoB, Max
Planck, French
Jitu, Madan, Thomas

Lecuit
Raghu Pandinjat
Shannon B. Olsson,
Axel Brockmann
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Year
38. 2014
39. 2015
40. 2015
41. 2015
42. 2015
43. 2015
44. 2015
45. 2015
46. 2015
47. 2015
Name
Funding Agency
2nd Workshop on
Mechanical
Manipulations and
Responses at the scale of
the cell and beyond
Uma Ramakrishnan
Meeting
BBRC Symposium &
Editorial Board Meeting
Science Journalism
Course
Physics of Life 2015,3rd
NCBS-Simons Monsoon
School
Computational
Approaches to Memory
and Plasticity - CAMP @
Bangalore
Northeast Bangalore
Collaboration on
Chemical Ecology
Dialogues in the Clinic
Mini-symposium
Meeting - Initiative on
Sequence Learning and
Abstraction
St. Johns Infectious
Disease Meeting Evolving Clinical Science
Interface Discussion
Meeting
SCCS Conference -J N
48. 2015
Tata Auditorium, IISc
Faculty members
Embassy
ICTS + Registrations
Sikkim DBT Grant

BBRC Journal
NCBS
Simons Foundation
Simons Foundation,
NCBS
DBT Grant
Visitors Budget (NCBS)
Simons Foundation
NCBS
1. Wildlife
Conservation
Trust
2. Bombay Natural
History Society
3. AMM
Darius Vasco Kaster
Uma Ramakrishnan
Satyajit Mayor
Anil Ananthaswamy
Sandeep Krishna
Upinder S Bhalla
Pankaj Gupta
ArchanaPurushotham
U S Bhalla
Sudhir Krishna
Ravi Chellam, Uma

Ramakrishnan
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Name
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Funding Agency
Foundation
4. Foundation for
Ecological
Security
5. DuleepMatthai
Nature
Conservation
Trust
6. INLAKS India
Foundation
7. Ravi Sankaran
Memorial
Foundation
8. World Wildlife
Fund-India
9. Wildlife Trust of
India
Nature
Conservation
Foundation
Corporate Sponsors
+ Registrations
49. 2015
7th Bangalore
Microscopy Course
Corporate Sponsors
+ Registrations
NCBS - Wuerzburg
50. 2015 Meeting on Infection
Biology
Outreach &
Communication
Budget - (NCBS)
Visitors Budget 51. 2015 Post-Doc Symposium
(NCBS)
Workshop on
DBT Grant of Prof. R
52. 2015
Biomolecular Interactions Sowdhamini
Simons Foundation
53. 2015 Bacterial Expression II
+ Registrations
31.
Faculty members
Satyajit Mayor,
Krishnamoorthy,
Manoj Mathew
Varadha, Arati
Dr. Megha
R. Sowdhamini
AswinSheshasayee

NCBS-TIFR issues the complete details of the Campus Code of Ethics, Laboratory
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Safety and Laboratory Etiquette each year in the printed student handbook. We
follow all statutory guidelines related to Animal Ethics, Human Subject Research
Ethics, Biosafety Regulations, etc. We are in full compliance of all Statutory Ethical
Guidelines.
32.

Name of the
Programme
Programme
Joined
Male Female
Male Female
Pass
percentage%
Male Female
Selected
Applications
received
Ph.D.
32480
67
49
64
49
83
86
11966
38
25
24
25
88
100
M.Sc. (Wildlife Biology)
1993
17
13
18
13
94
100
33.
a) Geographical:
Students
Ph.D.
I-Ph.D.
M.Sc.
Total

18
47
38
17
31
151
NRI students
Foreign students
Total
0
56
2
43
b) Ungraduate Institution:
Ph.D.
Male Female
From Universities
1
0
8
5
institutions
From premier
15
6
professional institutions
0
38
19
I-Ph.D.
Male Female
0
0
0
10
0
10
M.Sc.
Male Female
0
0
2
176
Total
1
16
21
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#
From others*
Total
32
56
32
43
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18
19
37
38
10
10
9
10
138
176
Science institutions, e.g. CBS, NISER, etc., # IITs, NITs, etc.

34.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
35.
Examination
NET
GATE
UGC
CSIR-JRF
ICMR
INSPIRE
DBT-JRF
JAM
JNU Combined Biotech Entrance Exam
JEST
CSIR-SPM
CSIR-LS
OCES/DGFS
ASRB-NET
AIR
BET
AIEEE

30
28
13
15
2
2
8
3
2
1
3
4
1
1
1
1
1
Student progression
NCBS-TIFR operates only a graduate and post-doctoral stream. We do not re-hire
our own graduates as post-doctoral fellows. Students who complete our M.Sc.-byResearch programme typically go on to Ph.D. programmes at other institutions.
Those who complete our M.Sc. Wildlife programmes go on to Ph.D. programmes
elsewhere, but also into other career streams such as conservation-related
organisations, the Forest Service, etc. Students who complete our Ph.D. and
Integrated Ph.D. programmes typically go on to do post-doctoral research at other
institutions, but many also join industry positions as staff scientists, or enter other
careers such as education.
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36.
Diversity of staff
Faculty Ph.D.s
3%
from TIFR :
37.
1
11
22
Total No
34
TIFR
32%
India
65%
Abroad
assessment period
38.

a.
Library
The primary aim of the Scientific Information Resource Centre (SIRC) - library is to
develop, organize, preserve and deliver information and scholarly resources for
theNCBS community. To these ends, the SIRC explores and implements new
technologies to provide effective information services, expand the librarys
resource collection, and develop a librarian-user partnership.
The library has extensive print and electronic collections including books, bound
journals, and a CD/DVD collection of other educational resources. The SIRC
subscribes to print journals and multiple electronic resources, participates in
consortiums such as TIFR, DAE and UGC-Infonet for expanded access. The SIRC
also subscribes to magazines and newspapers of general interest and offers
various services including referencing, scanning, off-campus access, interlibraryloan and document delivery.
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In January 2013. The SIRC moved into the Southern Laboratories Complex,
occupying a centrally located space with wheelchair access ramps and a sizeable
reading area spanning two floors. Support facilities include wired and wireless
internet, computing and audio-visual facilities, printers, scanners, and an online
catalogue. The SIRC is open every day, year round.
b.
The entire NCBS campus is WiFi enabled and has broadband access to data,
including subscriptions to online journals via a proxy server. The total bandwidth is
approximately 100 Mbps.
c.
Auditoriums:
189 seater, 250 sqm; 101 seater, 130 sqm; 81 seater, 180 sqm; 70 seater, 100 sqm;
60 seater, 200 sqm
Seminar Halls:
6 seminar halls, capacity 14-16 each.
d.
All our classrooms are WiFi and internet enabled, as well has having digital
projection systems. The main auditoriums in addition have sound systems,
recording systems, and video-conferencing and distance learning capabilities.
e.
Two teaching laboratories which have a flexible layout for hands-on and
experimental workshops; 200 sqm and 100 sqm.
f.
Each member of the NCBS faculty maintains a research laboratory with a square
footage in excess of 100 sqm each. In addition, our common research facilities as
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described above all have dedicated laboratory space. The total research area is
8739 sqm of faculty research laboratories and shared laboratories plus 1880 sqm
of facilities.
39.

Ph.D. Students
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
Anupama H.L.
Anup Ashok Parchure
Sucheta Kulkarni
Varun Varma
Joseph Jose Thottacherry
Mugdha Sathe
Amritendu Mukhopadhyay
Durafshan Sakeena Syed
Neha Nandwani
Swagatha Ghosh
Thangaselvam .M
Umesh Mohan
Jesvin Singh Madan
Ramya Purkanti
Hemanth Giri Rao Vantharam V
Aalap Bhalchandra Mogre
Deepankar Singh
Manhar Singh Rawat
Sabareesan A.T
Rama Reddy Goluguri
Mahita Jarjapu
Urbashi Basu
Sanjeev Mahadeva Sharma
Joseph Mathew
Yadugiri V T
Bipan Kumar Deb
Farah Haque
Ajoy Aloysius
Mohini Sengupta
Somya Mani
Nihav Dhawale
Shilpi Nagpal
Mary K Johnson
Prashant kumar Navalbhai Jethva
I-Ph.D. Students
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
Urvashi Raheja
Suvrajit Saha
Nitesh Saxena
Priyanka Gupta
Roumita Moulick
Taruni Roy
Pooja Malhotra
Aswathy A.K.
Lalitha Krishnan
Amruta Varudkar
Shuchita Arun Soman
Shishu Pal Singh
Radhika Sudhir Joshi
Farhana Yasmin
Aanchal Jatindrakumar Bhatia
Avantika Lal
Shweta
Shlesha Rajesh Richhariya
Ankita Prakash Chodankar
Aliasgar Bohra
Giselle Maria Fernandes
Parijat Sil
Preethi Ravi
Prabahan Chakraborty
Saptarnab Naskar
Kambadur Gundu Ananthamurthy
Avishek Ghosh
Sruthi S Balakrishnan
Leanna Rose Joy
Aparna Agarwal
Vishal Tiwari
Payel Chatterjee
Sandhya Bhatia
Priyesh Mohanty
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Ph.D. Students
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
Pritha Ghosh
Snehal Dilip Karpe
Kabir Bazmi Husain
Chaitra P
Calvin Steve Rodrigues
Ebi Antony George
Divya R
Mrudula Sunil Sane
Kruttika Anirudha Phalnikar
Prachi Srikanth Thatte
Jyothi Venugopal Nair
Sunny Kataria
Tanay NitinKumar Bhatt
Arunabha Sarkar
Sreekrishna Varmaraja PC
Sahil Moza
Rohit Chandrakant Suratekar
Vishaka Datta
Lena Mareike Josefine Robra
Amit Kumar Singh
Harish Kumar
Sahil Lall
Iyer Meenakshi Shankar
Abrar Ahmed Bhat
Debakshi Mullick
Saurabh Kishor Mahajan
Alok Javali
Soumya Bhattacharjee
Vishram Terse
Terence Christie
Sreemantee Sen
Bhavika Mam
Kiran Sankar Chatterjee
Neetu
Kuldeep
Vrinda Ravi Kumar
Saurav Baral
Riddhi Deshmukh
Srishti Batra
Anubhab Khan
I-Ph.D. Students
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
Krithika Badarinath
Chandan Kumar Pandey
Steffy B Manjila
Ashutosh Shukla
Vandana Agarwal
Sahana Sitaraman
Bishal Basak
Aridni Shah
Pavan Kaushik
Rohini Subrahmanyam
Rohit Dey
Akshit Goyal
Suhas Bhate
Deepanjali Dwivedi
Pabitra Nandy
Bhavya Dharmaraaj
Furquan Khizar
Chittaspandini Gopal Kulkarni
Rashmi
Charuhansini Gopal Kulkarni
Sankarshan Talluri
Aalok Varma
Chandrima Patra
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Ph.D. Students
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
Abin Ghosh V C
Aditya Asopa
Dilawar Singh
Lakshmi Krupa S.
Kumarvardhanam Daga
Athulya Girish. K
Batul Ismail Habibullah
Mohammad
Ankita Kapoor
Zeenat Rashida
Souradeep Sarkar
Kanika Gupta
Vinay Kumar Dubey
Shubham Kesarwani
Sachit Daniel
Shweta Chakraborty
Pratyay Seth
Anupam Singh
Vasvi Tripathi
Kaivalya Sudesh Walavalkar
Sriram Narayanan
Patil Saurabh Ratiram
Teerna Bhattacharyya
Anjali Jaiman
Kamalesh Kumari
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Post Doctoral Fellows

B. Lakshmi
Divya Rajagopal
Monisha Bhattacharya
Sanjay Kumar
Melvin Prasad
Poulomi Biswas
Shridhivya A Reddy
Rittik Deb
V.S. Pragadheesh
Indira Singh
Dhananjay Chaturvedi
Dambarudhar S S Hembram
I-Ph.D. Students
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28
29
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31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38

Darius Vasco Koster
Robin Vadayail Vijayan
Marcus Taylor
Jahnavi Joshi
Baskar Bakthavachalu
Benjamin J. Wigley
Venkat Ramaswamy
Vishnu Janardan
Amit Das
Deepika Janakiraman
Megha
Daniel Brian Weatherill
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40.

S.P. Vijayakumar
Ishtapran sahoo
Gnaneshwar V Yadav
Ishita Sengupta
Igor Kondrychyn
Bhaktee Dongaonkar
Soumita Das
Parag Surana
Sagarika Mishra
P Chitra
Bini Ramachandran
M. Snigdha
Renjitha Gopurappilly
Pramod Kumar Singh
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Laasya Samitha
Anchal Chandra
Kamalakannan Vijayan
K. Dhanya
Vivek Ramachandran
Joyshree Chanam
Rithvik S. Vinekar
Imroze Khan
Nahren Manuel Mascarenhas
Varad B Giri
Pradeep Subramani
Savita Chib
Ishan Agrawal
All the 178 students of NCBS are in either doctoral programmes, or the M.Sc.
(Wildlife Biology) programme, and hence they are all given TIFR fellowships.
41.

New programmes are discussed at three levels: 1. Internally among the NCBS-TIFR
faculty. 2. At the level of the Biology Subject Board of TIFR. 3. At the level of the
TIFR Academic Council. Changes in curriculum etc. are settled at the faculty level.
Changes in credit and thesis requirements as well as exceptional cases, appeals,
etc. are decided by the Subject Board. Introduction of new programmes must be
decided by the Council.
42.
a.

Faculty feedback on curriculum development is coordinated through a monthly
meeting of all NCBS faculty. This is the forum where any changes to the
curriculum must be approved
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b. students on staff, curriculum and teaching-learning-evaluation and how does the

Individual course instructors may issue anonymous forms for student feedback.
c.
NA
43.

Even though NCBS is a relatively young Centre, we have had great success in
training researchers and launching them to independent careers. Several of our
alumni who received PhDs from NCBS have gone on to join the faculty at various
institutions in India and abroad. For example:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
44.
Name of the Alumnus

Rohit Joshi
Rajat Varma
Gautam Soni
Sachin Deshmukh
Bidisha Sinha
Rajan Raghav
Deepa Subramanyam
Ajay Mathuru
Baron Chanda
Adish Dani

CDFD HYderabad
US National Institutes of Health
Raman Research Institute
Indian Institute of Science
IISER Kolkata
IISER Pune
NCCS Pune
Yale-National University of Singapore
Univ of Wisconsin, USA
Washington Univ, USA

All our workshops are free and open to all the students in our graduate program.
All of these workshops involve outside experiments, many of these workshops
include hands-on sessions. See Question 30 for a list of workshops conducted in
the past 3 years.
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The M.Sc. Program in Wildlife Biology involves 3 components: 1. Classroom-based
courses with instructors giving lectures, assigning homework, and testing results
based on an in-class exam. 2. Mentorship and guidance on research
methodologies, oral presentations, and scientific writing. 3. Fieldwork at station
sites maintained by NCBS at various locations in India including the Western Ghats,
the Andamans, and Sikkim. The Ph.D., I-Ph.D. and M.Sc.-by-Research programmes
are based mainly on classroom courses. Instructors teach based on textbooks as
well as scientific literature surveys. Basic courses are typically based on textbooks
and culminate in an in-class exam, whereas advanced courses on recent
developments are based on literature surveys and culminate in a graded project.
Strong emphasis is placed on student participation.
46.
Student learning out comes are monitored at two levels. First, at the level of
individual course examinations. Second, at the level of the Qualifying Examination
(QE). The QE must be taken after 3 semesters (for Ph.D.) or 4 semesters (for I-PhD)
from the date of joining. It is an 8-hour written examination that covers all aspects
of the coursework. Students have two attempts to pass this examination. In
addition, student research progress is monitored via their Thesis Committee
Meetings and Annual Work Seminars.
47.

NCBS Outreach programs are aimed to bring in as many young minds as possible
to consider pursuing Science. PIs at NCBS are the driving force of these initiatives.
NCBS does get a fair share of interest from other institutes, who do wish to visit us
as they consider the institute as the place to be exposed to for the kind of science
we pursue.
For example, between 2015-16 the institute hosted 37 visits from University,
Institutes (national & international) and Schools. Visits to NCBS include, talks by
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select PIs, Talks by the academic office, facility, lab visits and a campus tour. Some
visiting institutes include University of Kashmir, VIT, IIT Chennai, Christian College,
Kerela,Devanahalli Government School.
PIs also organize individual outreach programs where they invite schools for
specific interactions. E.g. the MOTH DAY@NCBS where Sanjay Sane and Shannon
Olsson labs set up lab interactions aimed to raise awareness among primary and
secondary school groups in July.
One of the highlights of 2016 - On the occasion of the 25 years celebrations we
organized a school outreach program for 3 Kendriya Vidhyalaya schools. The
students attended talks and were taken through lab experiences form Drs, Aswin
Seshasayee, Sanjay Sane & Axel Brockmann labs. More such programs are planned
for future.
Faculty involved in outreach program so far are as follows: Drs. Varadharajan
Sundaramurthy, Sudhir Krishna, Aswin Seshasayee, Sandeep Krishna,
Krushnamegh Kunte, Mukund Thattai, Sumantra Chaterjee, Arati Ramesh, Satyajit
Mayor, Upinder Bhalla, Apurva Sarin, Raghu Padinjat, Sowdhamini, Vatsala
Thirumalai, Shannon Olsson, Hiyaa Ghosh, Deepa Agashe, Axel Brockmann
Heads involved in outreach program so far are as follows: Manoj Mathew, H.
Krishnamurthy , Ms. Poornima, Ashok Rao, Nandini (IBS), Aparna (Science and
Society), Rashi Tiwari (Academic Office)
Students/Post docs involved in outreach program so far are as follows: Savita Chib,
Dhananjay , Lakshmi , Sakeena , Baskar , Meghana exhibited.
48.

There are numerous components to beyond-syllabus activities.
1. A students primary research on their thesis topic.
2. Student presentations at Annual Work Seminars and in poster presentations
during the Institutes Annual Review Meeting.
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3. Student participation in Journal Clubs to keep abreast of all the recent literature
in relevant fields.
4. The annual student-led workshop known as Sympotein where students discuss
interesting ideas in a forefront research area of life sciences.
49.

The Review Committee constituted by the UGC, which visited TIFR during
February 2010, also visited NCBS. In addition, in 2010 the Academic performance
of NCBS was also reviewed by a panel of international experts set up by the
Governing Council of TIFR.
50.

basic or applied.
The core contribution of NCBS-TIFR is in the form of peer-reviewed publications
in international scholarly journals including the highest category of journals in the
life sciences such as Nature, Science and Cell. NCBS faculty and students have so
far written over 1100 papers in international peer-reviewed journals.
NCBS faculty have made fundamental contributions to several areas of biology. To
give some examples: The work of Prof. Obaid Siddiqi on the development of the
nervous system was extremely influential and acknowledged globally. Prof. Vijay
Raghavans work has revealed the mechanism of muscle development in animals.
Prof. Satyajit Mayors research has redefined the way biologists think about the
functioning of the cell membrane. Prof. Upinder Bhalla is a world leader in
understanding how olfactory stimuli are processed in the mammalian brain. Prof.
Jayant Udgaonkars experiments have revealed the key to protein folding and
aggregation during neuro-degeneration. Prof. Uma Ramakrishnan has made
fundamental contributions to understanding the status of endangered animal
populations, including tigers, throughout the Indian subcontinent. Prof. Yamuna
Krishnan has pioneered the field of DNA nanotechnology, with potential
applications across chemistry, biology, and medicine.
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51.

the department.
Strengths
Excellent research faculty and staff, research infrastructure, connection to
international partner institutions, high visibility among potential students, track
record in research and publications.
Weaknesses
Lacunae in certain research areas, low rate of attracting post-doctoral fellows,
poor engagement with medical programmes, under-representation of humanities
and social sciences in the curriculum, untapped use of distance-learning tools.
Opportunities
New research areas such as experimental biophysics, genome engineering, etc.
Collaborations with hospitals and clinicians. New opportunities for public
engagement via Science and Society Programme. Leveraging connections with
other Institutions in Bangalore for research and teaching collaborations. New
opportunities for field biology and conservation via networks of field stations.
Challenges
Sporadic research funding environment. Poorly prepared students in intake
stream. Challenges of managing organic campus growth while maintaining
excellence of academic program. Poor academic recruitment environment for our
graduates. Modernizing the teaching curriculum for rapidly changing areas.
52.

Thrust areas:
Faculty hiring in new research directions.

Expansion of post-doctoral programme including international recruits.
Development of strong connections with funding bodies to support longterm research goals.
Emphasis on scientific writing and presentation.
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Centre for Applicable Mathematics

1.

TIFR- Centre for Applicable Mathematics (CAM)
2.
Year of establishment:
1972
3.

Yes, it is a part of School of Mathematics, TIFR, Mumbai.
4.

1.
Ph.D. in Mathematics
2.
Integrated M.Sc.-Ph.D. in Mathematics (I-Ph.D.)
Students who cannot complete their Ph.D. degrees, but have completed some
basic requirements may be awarded M.Phil. degrees. However, no students are
admitted purely for an M.Phil programme.
5.

Not Applicable.
6.

Not Applicable.
7.

Not Applicable.
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Semester
9.

Not Applicable.
10. Number of faculty positions:

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Professor (H)
Reader (F)
Fellow (E)
Abbreviation
Number
(Item 11)
Ds. Professor (J)
0
Sr. Professor (I)
2
4

3
5
Total
14
11. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, area of s pecialization,

Exp
Stu
Prof Adimurthi Ph.D. Senior

Professor (I)
Prof Jospeh KT Ph.D. Senior
Professor (I)
42
33
3.
Prof Vasudeva
Murthy A S
34
4.
Prof Veerappa
Gowda G D
34
5.
Prof Mythily
Ramaswamy
37
Name
1.
2.
Deg*
Designation
Specialization
Partial Differential Equation

Variational Methods
Partial differential equations,
especially of Hyperbolic and
parabolic type
Analysis of boundary layers, classical
Shock waves and delta waves.
Ph.D. Professor (H) Numerical Analysis of PDE of
Evolutionary type
Mathematical modelling of
Atmospheric Phenomenon
Ph.D. Professor (H) Partial Differential Equation
Numerical Analysis
Conservation Laws
Ph.D. Professor (H) Partial Differential Equations
Nonlinear Functional Analysis
Optimal Control Problems
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Name
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
Deg*
Designation
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Specialization
Prof
Ph.D. Professor (H) Partial Differential Equation
Vanninathan M
Numerical Analysis
Homogenization
Controllability
Dr Sandeep K Ph.D. Associate
Professor (G) Variational Methods
Non-Linear Functional Analysis
Dr Prashanth K Ph.D. Associate
Variational Methods
Srinivasan
Professor (G) Partial Differential Equations of
Elliptic type
Dr Aravinda Cs Ph.D. Associate
Geometric Analysis
Professor (G) Ergodic Theory
Topology
Dr Ujjwal Koley Ph.D. Reader
Partial Differential Equations
Numerical Analysis for Hyperbolic
PDEs
Dr
Ph.D. Reader
Inverse Problems
Venkateswaran
Integral Geometry
P Krishnan
Image Reconstruction
Microlocal Analysis
Dr Imran H
Ph.D. Reader
Biswas
Stochastic Analysis
Dr Sreekar
Ph.D. Reader
stochastic analysis and random fields
Vadlamani
Dr Praveen C
Ph.D. Reader
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Shape Optimazation for Fluid Flows
Discontinuous Galerkin Methods
Uncertainty Quantification
Parallel Computing
Exp
Stu
41
11
13
5
7

Ph.D. students guided within the last 4 years (including those joined and
those graduated)
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12. List of senior Visiting Fellows, adjunct faculty, emeritus professors

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Name
V S Borkar
Govind Menon
Giavanni P Galdi
Siddhartha Mishra
Sagun Chanillo
Malabika Pramanik
Mokshay Madiman
Period
2011
2011
2011
2012-15
2012-15
2014-17
2014-17
13. Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty programme-wise information

Not Applicable
14. Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio
1.
2.
3.
Programme
Ph.D.
M.Sc.
Students (S)
1
17
Faculty (F)
14
14
Ratio S/F
0.07
1.21
15. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff:

3
12
16. Research thrust areas as recognized by major funding agencies

1. Applications of Nonlinear Functional Analysis in the Study of Differential
Equations.
2. Control Aspects of Partial Differential Equations.
3.
Hyperbolic Equations and Conservation Laws.
4. Homogenization and Solid Fluid Interactions.
5. Numerical Analysis of PDE (Special Reference to Atmospheric Dynamics).
6. Microlocal Analysis.
7. Stochastic Analysis and Random fields.
8. Stochastic Partial Differential Equations.
9.
Differential Geometry and Dynamics.
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17. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) national b) international funding
National
Total Grant
(Rs. lakhs)
Duration
(years)
Bistatic towed
Synthetic
Aperture Sonar
image
Formation.
2. Indo-French Center for PDEControl
Applied Mathematics
3.3
1.25
--
--
Prof. Mythily R
3. AIR BUS
100
Prof. Mythily R
Agency
Project Title
1. Naval Physical &

Oceanographic
Laboratory, Kochi
18.
Mathematics of
Complex Systems
Faculty member
Dr.
Venkateswaran P
Krishnan

None.
19.
Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC-SAP/CAS, DPE;

DBT, ICSSR, AICTE, etc.; total grants received.Agency
1.
DAE
Project Title
XII Plan Projects
- CAM
20.
state recognition :
Total Grant
(Rs. lakhs)
Duration
(years)
Faculty member
325
All CAM faculty
None
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21.

bodies
Not applicable
22.
Publications:
CAM
Journal
Publications
Articles in
Proceedings
Technical
Reports
Web
Publications
Book
Chapters
Books
Edited
Mono
graphs
2010-11
2011-12
30
18
6
6
3
2
2012-13
2013-14
22
16
5
3
1
7
2
1
2014-15
39
Total
125
25
15

Total number of citations: 3054 (Source: MathScinet)
h-index:
Range: 4 - 23
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Notice of Allowance for patent grant from the Chinese Patent Office has been
received for the invention of "Optimal Wing Planforms for Reducing the Induced
or Total Drag of the Wing of an Aircraft Driven by Wing-Mounted Tractor
Propellers/Rotors".
Dr. Praveen Chandrashekarappa is one of the inventors.
24.

Not applicable
25. Faculty selected nationally / internationally to visit other laboratories /institutions/

industries in India and abroad
1.
2.

Dr Amit Apte
Dr Aravinda Cs
3.
Dr Debraj Chakrabarti
4.
Dr Imran H Biswas
5.
Dr Prashanth K Srinivasan
Institution and Location visited

North Carolina
Providence USA
Oxford Man Institute and
WarwickUniversit
University of Nice Sophia Antopolis,
France, and the National University of
Colombia, Bogota, Colom,
To visit Tom Farrell at SUNY
Binghamton, SUNY Binghamton
University of Zurich, Zurich
Northwestern University, Evanston
Italy, Italy
San Diego,California, USA, USA
University of Western Ontario, Canada,
Canada
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, Brazil
To visit University of Wurzbug, Germany
University of Pau, France
Beijing, China, China
IISER Kolkata, India
France, France
Year
2011
2011
2012
2013
2013
2014
2014
2014
2015
2013
2013
2014
2015
2015
2015
2015
2013
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6.
Dr Praveen C
7.
Dr Sandeep K
8.
Dr Seema Nanda
9.
Dr Sreekar Vadlamani
10.
Dr Ujjwal Koley
11.
Dr Venkateswaran P
Krishnan

University of New York, New York, USA,
USA
Madrid, Spain and CUNY, New York, USA
Department of Mathematics, University
of Pau, France from 1 to 14 July 2015
and Department of Mathe, France, New
York
Toulouse
Univ. of Wuerzburg,Germany, Germany
Univ. of Wuerzburg, Germany
Univ. of Paul Sabatier and Univ. of
Wurzburg,
Banff, Alberta, Canada
Univ. of Wurzburg, Germany
IMPA Rio-de Janeiro Brazil
Rome, Italy
University of Pau, France, France
University of Basel, Switzerland
University of Rome3, Roma
Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Arizona, Arizona
Osaka, Japan, Japan
lahore, Pakistan
Arlington, Virginia. , USA, USA
Univ of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA, USA
University of Rome-2, Italy
to visit the University of Rome at Tor
Vergata, and ESSEC-Paris
Lorentz Center, Leiden, Netherlands
Prof. Marie Kratz, France
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, US
Technion, Israel, ISRAEL
Technion, Israel
School of Mathematical Sciences,
Monash University, Melbourne,
Australia
Department of mathematics, Wrzburg,
Germany, Germany
Mittag-Leffler Institute,Sweden, Sweden
University of Wurzburg,Germany,
Year
2013
2014
2015
2011
2013
2014
2014
2015
2015
2012
2013
2014
2015
2015
2015
2013
2014
2014
2014
2015
2013
2014
2014
2015
2015
2015
2015
2016
2015
2013
2013
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13.
14.
15.
Prof Adimurthi
Prof Mythily Ramaswamy
Prof Srikanth P N
Prof Vanninathan

Germany
American Institute of Mathematics in
Palo Alto, California, USA, USA
University of Texas at Arlington, USA
University of Texas, USA
Turkey, Turkey
Madrid, Spain, Spain
University of Stuttgart, Germany,
Germany
Finland, Finland
University of Texas at Arlington, Texas,
USA and Brown University, Rhode
Island, USA, USA
Beijing, China
University of Paris 6,Paris
University of Uppsala Sweden
Basque Centre for Applied Mathematics,
Spain
Laboratoire de Mathematiques de
Besancon, France,
LMAP (UMR 5142), 64013
Uppsala University, Sweden, Sweden
Wuerzburg, Germany
University of Toulouse, France, France
University of Bath, United Kingdom
Baltimore, Maryland and Virginia Tech,
Blacksburg, USA, USA
CUNY, USA, USA
Lorentz Center, Netherlands
Toulouse University, France
CUNY Graduate Center, US, US
to visit Toulouse University, France
Beijing, China
Edinburgh, UK, UK
Mexico city, North America
Kogakuin University Japan
University of Paris 6, France
L'Ecole Polytechnique, France
University of Rennes, France
University of Toulouse, France, France
Ecole Polytechnique,France, France
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Year
2013
2013
2014
2014
2014
2014
2015
2015
2015
2012
2012
2013
2013
2013
2014
2015
2013
2013
2014
2014
2014
2014
2015
2015
2015
2015
2015
2012
2013
2013
2013
2013
2014
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16.
Prof Vasudeva Murthy A S
17.
Prof Veerappa Gowda G D

University Paul Sabatier,
Toulouse,France, France
Lorentz Centerc, Holland
Kogakuin University and Waseda
University, Japan
INRIA, France
University of Pau, France
University of Wuerzburg, Germany
Year
2014
2014
2012
2014
2015
2015
All the faculty are invited to visit other laboratories /institutions in India and abroad
26.
Faculty serving in
Name of the
Role in the Committee
Term of
Faculty
Service
Member
Prof. Joseph KT Mathematical Sciences
To select fellows of INSA and 2015-2017.
select Young scientist and
recommend their names to the
Council, INSA.
Prof. Mythily R Science Education Panel in selection of summer
2006 for 6
the Indian Academy of
research fellowships of the
years
Sciences, Bangalore.
Science Academies
Project Monitoring
Committee of SERB for
Mathematical Sciences
Project Monitoring
since
September
2015.
Board of Governers IIT

Gandhinagar.
since March,
2016
Standing Committee on
IISERs
Since March
2016
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Name of the
Faculty
Member
Role of the
Committee
2015
Member of the Subcommittee for the International

Council for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
Prof. Mythily R
Olga Taussky-Todd Lecture selection committee at

the International Council for Industrial and Applied
Mathematics
Term of
Service
Su Buchin
Prize
2015

Name of the Faculty
Name of the Journal
Member
1. Prof. Mythily Ramaswamy JI Ramanujam Mathematical
Society,
Boundary Value Problems
Proceedings of Mathematical
Sciences
2. Prof. Vasudevamurthy A. S. Mathematics Student
Geometry, Topology, and
Dynamics in Negative Curvature
Part of London Mathematical
Society Lecture Note Series.
Geometry Groups & Dynamics.
(1) Hardy Ramanujan Journal,
(2) RMS Newsletter,
(3) Mathematics Student.
4. Prof. Veerappa Gowda GD Indian Journal of Pure and
Applied Mathematics
5. Prof. Adimurthi
Differential Equations and
Dynamical Systems
6. Prof. Sandeep K
Indian Journal of Pure and
Applied Mathematics
Impact
Factor
Not
assigned
0.24
Term of
Service
Jan 2015
onwards
June 2015
onwards
November
2014 onwards
0.05
1 year
1.014
3. Prof. Aravinda CS
0.05
0.224
4 Years
8 Years
1 Year
2014 onwards
0.822
0.224
2016 onwards
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27. Faculty recharging strategies (UGC, ASC, Refresher /orientation programs,

Not Applicable
28. Student projects
percentage of students who have done in-house projects
including interdepartmental projects
60 % - In house projects
29. Awards / recognitions received at the national and international level
National Awards
Awardee
1. Prof. K Sandeep

B. M. Birla Science prize
Year
2013
2. Dr. Imran H Biswas

3. Prof. Adimurthi
Young Scientist Award

JC Bose Fellowship
2013
2013
4. Prof. K Sandeep
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar award
2015
Recognitions
Recognition
Fellow, National Academy of Sciences,
Allahabad
Name of Faculty
Prof. P N Sirkanth
Prof. Adimurthi
Prof.Mythily Ramaswamy
Prof. Veerappa Gowda G D
Fellow, Indian National Science Academy, New

Delhi
Prof. Adimurthi
Prof. K. T. Joseph
Prof. Veerappa Gowda GD
Prof. Adimurthi
Prof. Mythily Ramaswamy
Prof. Vanninathan M
Prof. K.T.Joseph
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30. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of funding (national

On an average the Center conducts Conferences / Workshops / Seminars / Compact
courses once in three months in a year at both national and international level.
Important events are indicated below.
1.
Year
2012
Name
Advances in partial differential
equations
Conservation laws and
applications
Funding agency
TIFR CAM
2.
2013
3.
2015
Workshop on Control and

Numerics for Fluid-Structure
Interaction Problems
TIFR CAM,
AIRBUS, IFCAM
4.
2015
Advanced Summer School on

Control and Numerics for FluidStructure Interaction Problems
TIFR CAM
IFCAM, AIRBUS
TIFR CAM
Faculty member
Prof.Verrappa Gowda, Dr.
Sandeep K
Prof. Verrappa Gowda GD,
Prof. Adimurthi
Prof. Joseph KT
Dr. Praveen C
Sreekar Vadlamani,
M. Vanninathan,
Mythily Ramaswamy,
Venky Krishnan,
Praveen Chandrashekar
Sreekar Vadlamani,
M. Vanninathan,
Mythily Ramaswamy,
Venky Krishnan,
Praveen Chandrashekar
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31. Code of ethics for research followed by the departments

CAM follows the TIFR Code of Ethics. (Please refer Annexure B2-B)
32. Student profile programme-wise:
Name of
the
Programme
Applications
r e ceived
Ph.D.
I-Ph.D.
Selected
Male
2
61
795
1968
Joined
Female
10
Male
1
35
Pass percentage*
Female
0
5
Male
100
77
Female
$
$
$ No female students in these batches
33. Diversity of students

a) Geographical:
IntegratedPh.D.
Ph.D.
Students CAM
NRI students
Foreign students
Total
*M
*F
*M
M.Phil.
*F
*M
*F
Total
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
16
0
0
17
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
17
0
0
18
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b) Undergraduate Institute:
Students from
Indian Universities
Others*
Male
0
1
0
0
0
1
Total
Ph.D.
Female
0
0
0
0
0
0
Int.-Ph.D.
Male
Female
17
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
17
0
Total
17
1
0
0
0
18
Science institutions, e.g. CBS, NISER, etc.# IITs, NITs, etc.

34. How many students have cleared Civil Services and Defense Services examinations,
We do not have any students who appeared for these exams.
35.
Student progression
In the past five years 20 students were awarded PhD degree among them,6 are already faculty
members in leading institutions in India like IISER, IIM etc., two of them are inspire faculties at
ISI and IISER and remaining are doing their post-doc in leading institutions in India and in
abroad.
36. Diversity of staff

Faculty Ph.D.s
from TIFR :
4
29%
Total No
14
42%
TIFR
India
Abroad
29%
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37. Number of faculty who were awarded M.Phil., Ph.D., D.Sc. and D.Litt. during the
assessment period
Not Applicable, since all the faculty members are PhDs while joining.
38. Present details of departmental infrastructural facilities with regard to
a) Library
CAM has a library spread over 265.72 Sq Meter. It has about 10500
books, 6000 back volumes and 100 theses. It has 8 study tables with
chairs, 6 sofa chairs, and 2 study desks. The library staff works from
9.30am to 6.00pm on working days. The academic community at CAM
has 24/7 access to the library.
b) Internet facilities for staff and students
CAM has connectivity from Tata Telecommunications and Railtel through NKN.
c) Total number of class rooms
Three
All Class rooms have ICT facility.
e) Students laboratories
Computer Lab is available for Students. Being a centre for
mathematics, there are no other laboratories.
f) Research laboratories
Not Applicable.
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39. List of doctoral, post-doctoral students and Research Associates

a) List of Ph.D. Students
1. Deep Ray
2. Indranil Chowdhury
3. Debabrata Karmakar
4. Rohit Kumar Mishra
5. Sombuddha Bhattacharya
6. Madhuresh
7. Manish Kumar Singh
8. Manmohan A
9. Arnab Roy
10. Arka Mallick
11. Neelabja Chatterjee
12. Abhishek Das
13. Neeraj Singh Bhauryal
14. Nilasis Chaudhuri
15. Saibal Khan
16. Saikatul Haque
17. Suman Kumar Sahoo
18. Ganesh Kiran Vaidya
b) Doctoral students from the host institution/university
1. Dr.Kaushik Bal
2. Dr. Shirshendu Chowdhury
3. Dr. Manas Ranjan Sahoo
4. Dr. Rishu Saxena
5. Dr. Binoy Ravindran
6. Dr. Eunkyung Ko
7. Dr. Gyula Csato
8. Dr. Anupam Pal Choudhury
9. Dr. Ananta Kumar Majee
10. Dr. Abhishek Sarkar
11. Dr. Denbanja Mitta
12. Dr. Debayan Maity
c) Doctoral students from other institutions/universities
1. Dr. Satyanarayana Engu (NBHM)
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Dr. Ravi Shankar (NBHM)

Dr. Rasmita Kar (NBHM)
Dr Ravi Prakash (NBHM)
Dr. Parantap Shukla (Funded by his guide in France)
Dr. Saumya Bajpai (NBHM)
Dr. Prosenjit Roy (NBHM)
Dr. Sweta Tiwari (NBHM)
Dr. Shirshendu Chowdhury (NBHM)
Dr. Surabhi Pandey (NBHM)
40. Number of post graduate students getting financial assistance from the university.
ALL the students are in doctoral programmes, and hence they are all given TIFR
fellowships.
41. Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the development of new
Not Applicable
42. Does the department obtain feedback from
a.

Faculty discusses during Faculty meeting and evaluate the curriculum and make
appropriate changes depending on research needs.
b.

Students are asked to give the feedback in the Feedback form at the end of
each semester. Feedback of students are used for assessing the performance
of teachers and improving the quality of teaching.
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c. alumni and employers on the programmes offered and how does the
Not Applicable
43.

Name of the Alumnus
Professor Siddarth
Mishra
44.

Professor at ETH, Zurich. One of the Leading experts in
Hyperbolic Conservation laws

CAM organizes conferences, workshops, compact courses on various topics and
students benefit from these programs.
Class Room Lectures
Assignments
Personal Discussions
46.
Faculty meetings are conducted at periodical intervals, during the meeting
program objectives and learning outcomes are monitored.
47.

Mathematics of Planet 2013 was organized by TIFR CAM and ICTS.
Centre is organizing Visiting Students Research Program every year.
Instructional Schools for students and teachers are conducted.
Faculty visit Universities and Institutions to deliver lecture across the country.
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48.

In house symposia, Students seminars, colloquia, Special lectures
from other disciplines
49.
State whether the programme/ department is accredited/

graded by other agencies? If yes, give details.
The mathematics programme at CAM has been earlier reviewed by the UGC in
2002 and 2010, along with other TIFR Centres.
50.

basic or applied.
Many important contributions were made in theory and numerics of partial
differential equations (pde). In the theory of elliptic pde many path breaking
results were obtained, to name a few the discovery of a counter example for a
conjecture of Lin and Ni, discovery of sharp hardy inequalities, symmetry and
bifurcation results and the discovery of hyperbolic symmetry for Hardy-SobolevMazya equations.
For conservation laws with discontinuous flux a criteria was discovered to check
the finiteness of the total variation of a solution. Complete solutions for exact and
optimal control problems for convex conservation laws were obtained. An explicit
formula for spherically symmetric solutions to the system of multidimensional
zero-pressure gas dynamics was derived. An entropy condition was discovered for
conservation laws with noise term in source and uniqueness result was
established.
Significant controllability results for fluid solid coupling and null controllability
results for compressible Navier-Stokes system were established.
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Entropy stable and kinetic energy preserving finite volume schemes are developed
for compressible Euler equations. An efficient and novel numerical algorithm is
developed for inversion of an integral transform arising in ultrasound imaging.
51. Detail five major Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges (SWOC) of
the department.
Strengths
CAM has an exclusive

group of mathematicians
in the country, dealing
with analysis,
computation and
applications of partial
differential equations for
more than three decades.
Weaknesses
CAM is working in a
campus which is not
sufficient for the group to
carry out its high quality
research.
CAM does not have space
or other infrastructure
facilities to encourage the
students in other
extracurricular activities.
Opportunities and
Challenges
Endeavour to train the
next generation of
teachers for IITs and
IISERs, and research
personnel for Research
laboratories and IT
Companies requiring
Mathematics for S & T.
52. Future plans of the department

Apart from continuing research and training in our thrust areas of PDE with
analysis and its numerics and applications, the centre is planning to explore its
applications in emerging areas relevant to the country.
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B3-XIV
International Centre for
Theoretical Sciences
(ICTS)
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1.

2.
2007
3.

It is a TIFR Centre.
4.

1. Ph.D.
finished a specified set of requirements. However, there is no separate M.Phil.
programme.
5.

There is a joint programme between ICTS and NCBS which involves active
interaction between faculty members working in the areas of the interface
between Physics and Biology. The programme also involves the participation of
graduate students and postdocs and setting up of an experimental lab at ICTS.
This programme is at an initial stage.
6.

ICTS currently has a small faculty strength (16). In view of this we have an MOU
with IISc Physics department, whereby students of ICTS can take courses offered
at IISc. Faculty members at ICTS also participate in teaching courses at IISc.
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7.

8.

100% Semester system
Students at ICTS are offered a Course work programme based on a mixture of
Work, on topics of their choice. The detailed structure is given in the table below.
Programme
Duration (years)
Overall
Coursework
Basic &
Core
Credits
Elective
Credits
Project
Credits
Total
Credits
Ph.D
1.5
28
20
12
60
Int. Ph.D
2.5
48
20
32
100
The Academic Session is divided into two semesters: Autumn Semester (August
November) and Spring Semester (January - April). In addition students do projects
during the summer break (May July).
In each semester, students are evaluated by a Continuous Evaluation process
consisting of
1.
2.
3.
Assignments
Mid-semester Examination
End-semester Examination
Reading courses can be taken by students with any faculty member at ICTS. It is
required that the course be graded through regular assignments or through two
exams (mid-term and final) or a combination of these. Based on these a final mark
and grade is be given.
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Projects can be done with any faculty member at ICTS. The student is graded based
on
9.
a project report to be examined by the project guide

a seminar presentation to be examined by a two member committee.

NA
10.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
11.
1.
2.
3.
4.

Professor Emeritus
Professor (H)
Reader (F)
Junior Faculty (non tenured position)
7.
8.
Sr. Professor (I)
Total
Number
1
2
1
1
9
2
16

Name
Abhishek Dhar
Deg*
Ph.D.
Designation
Professor H
Amit Apte
Ph.D.
Reader F
Anupam Kundu
Avinash Dhar
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
Loganayagam R
Ph.D.
Reader F
Senior
Professor I
Reader F
Pallab Basu
Ph.D.
Reader F
Parameswaran
Ajith
Rajesh
Ph.D.
Reader F
Ph.D.
Senior
5.
6.
Specialisation
Statistical physics and
condensed matter physics
Dynamical Systems and Data
Assimilation
Statistical physics
High Energy Physics, String
Theory
String theory, Black hole
physics and Quantum field
theory
String Theory, Statistical
Physics
Gravitational-wave physics
and astrophysics
Theoretical Physics with a
Exp
14
Stu
5
1
32
---
--
14
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Gopakumar
Rukmini Dey
9.
Samriddhi
10. Sankar Ray
11.
12.
13.
14.
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
Spenta R. Wadia Ph.D.
Professor I &
Director
Associate
Professor G
Reader F
Subhro
Bhattacharjee
Suvrat Raju
Ph.D.
Emeritus
Professor
Reader F
Ph.D.
Reader F
Vijay Kumar
Krishnamurthy
Ph.D.
Reader F
focus on Quantum Field

Theory and String Theory
Mathematical Physics and
Geometry
Turbulence, Non-equilibrium
Statistical Mechanics, and
Fluid Dynamics
High Energy Physics, String
Theory, Quantum Gravity
Condensed Matter physics:
Strongly correlated systems.
String Theory and Quantum
Gravity
Physical biology and soft
condensed matter physics
15
--
30
--
--
--
--

Years
of Experience as a regular Faculty Member (TIFR and elsewhere)
graduated)
12.

List of Associated Faculty Members
1. Swapna Mahapatra, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar.
2. Badri Krishnan, Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute)
and Institute for Gravitational Physics of the Leibniz Universitt Hannover
3. Shravan Hanasoge, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
4. Mark Hannam, Cardiff University, UK
5. Nivedita Deo, University of Delhi, India
6. Nisheeth Vishnoi, cole polytechnique fdrale de Lausanne EPFL
7. Biman Nath, Raman Research Institute
8. Ravi Sheth, International Centre for Theoretical Physics and The University of
Pennsylvania
9. Dileep Jatkar, Harish-Chandra Research Institute
10. Sumathi Rao, Harish-Chandra Research Institute
11. Anirvan Sengupta, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
12. Kavita Jain, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research
13. K. G. Arun, Chennai Mathematical Institute
14. Sanjoy Mitter, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
15. Mythily Ramaswamy, TIFR-CAM & Joint Faculty ICTS-TIFR, Bangalore
16. Mayank Mehta, Department of Physics and Astronomy, UCLA
17. Tarun Souradeep, IUCAA, Pune & Adjunct faculty ICTS-TIFR, Bangalore
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18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
32.
33.
34.
35.
36.
37.
38.
39.
40.
41.
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Madan Rao, Raman Research Institute, Bangalore

Shiraz Minwalla, TIFR, Mumbai & Joint Faculty ICTS-TIFR, Bangalore
Mukund Thattai, NCBS-TIFR & Joint Faculty ICTS-TIFR, Bangalore
Kedar Damle, TIFR, Mumbai & Joint Faculty ICTS-TIFR, Bangalore
Sidhartha Goyal, University of Toronto
Surjeet Rajendran, University of California, Berkeley, USA
Shivani Agarwal, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Aninda Sinha, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Diptiman Sen, Centre for High Energy Physics,Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Sandeep Krishna, National Centre for Biological Sciences
Gyan Bhanot, Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA
Zubin Jacob, University of Alberta
Manas Kulkarni, The City University of New York, USA
Abhijit Gadde, Institute for Advanced Study, USA
Subinoy Das, Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore
Sascha Husa, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Spain
Sayantani Bhattacharyya, IIT Kanpur
Karthik Gurumoorthy, Amazon Development Centre, Bangalore
Sanjib Sabhapandit, Raman Research Institute
Sreekar Vadlamani, TIFR-CAM & Joint Faculty ICTS-TIFR, Bangalore
Sanjay Jain, Delhi University
Sandip Trivedi, TIFR, Mumbai & Joint Faculty ICTS-TIFR, Bangalore
Shashi Thutupalli, Joint Faculty - NCBS and ICTS
Justin David, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Visiting Scientist
1. Bala Iyer
Emeritus Professor
1. Spenta R Wadia
13.

NA
14. Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio

1.
2.
Programme
Ph.D.
Students (S)
10
6
Faculty (F)
15
15
Ratio S/F
0.67
0.4
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15.
Sanctioned
Filled
16.
17.
Scientific
Staff
7
5
Technical Staff
Administrative Staff
0
0
2 (on loan)
2 (on loan)
Auxiliary Staff
0
0
Astrophysical Relativity
Complex Systems (Non-equilibrium Statistical Physics, Physical Biology, Fluid

Dynamics and Turbulence, Correlated Quantum Many-Body Physics)
Interdisciplinary Mathematics
String Theory and Quantum Gravity

funding agencies and c) Total grants received. Give the names of the
funding agencies, project title and grants received project-wise.
National
Agency
1. Science and
Engineering
Research
Board
2. Science and
Engineering
Research
Board
3. Science and
Engineering
Research
Board
4. Department
of Science
Project Title
Gravitational-wave
astronomy using
astrophysical black-hole
binaries
Total Grant
(Rs. lakhs)
15
Duration
20142016
Faculty
P Ajith
73
20132018
73
20102015
Suvrat Raju
INSPIRE Fellowship
35
20152019
Sivaram
Ambikasaran
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&
Technology
5. Science and
Engineering
Research
Board
6. Science and
Engineering
Research
Board
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J C Bose Fellowship
68
2011-16
Spenta R
Wadia
J C Bose Fellowship
68
20152020
Rajesh
Gopakumar
International
Agency
1. Indo-Israel
Grant(Israeli
Science
FoundationUGC Project)
2. MaxPlanckGesellschaft
18.
Project Title
Heat conduction in
extended 1-dim systems
(with Yonatan Dubi, Ben
Gurion Univ., Israel)
Max Planck Institute for
Gravitational Physics
Total Grant
(Rs. lakhs)
27
~ 45
Duration
Faculty
20142017,
Abhishek
Dhar
20152018
P Ajith

NA
19.

Agency
1
DAE
Project Title
XII Plan Project PTMS
ICTS Programmes
Total Grant
(Rs. lakhs)
3091
Duration
20122017
Faculty
All ICTS
faculty
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20.

National recognition: ICTS hosts a LIGO Tier-3 grid computing center. This is used
by the pan-Indian group in the LIGO Scientific Collaboration to analyze the data
produced by the LIGO gravitational-wave observatories
21.

bodies
None
22. Publications:
ICTS
Journal
Publications Articles in
(web of
Proceedings
science)
Technical
Reports
Web
Publications
Book
Books Mono
Chapters Edited graphs
201011
201112
201213
201314
201415
44
46
41
45
34
Total
210
Publications
50
40
Book Chapters +
Books Edited +
Monographs
30
Technical Reports
20
Journal
Publications
10
0
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Year
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Total number of citations: 15328 (Source: Web of Science)
h-index
Range : 2-41

None
None
25. Faculty selected nationally / internationally to visit other laboratories /
institutions / Industries in India and abroad
National
Name of
Faculty
member
Abhishek Dhar
Place visited
Date
(MM/YYYY)
Workshop on Statistical Physics of Soft Matter, The

Department of Physics, Banaras Hindu University
Nov 2015
Statphys VIII,S.N. Bose center, Kolkata
Dec 2014
NISER, Bhubaneshwar
Sep-Oct
2014
NESP-NLD Symposium, IACS, Kolkata
Jan 2014
Calcutta University
Dec 2013
S. N. Bose Centre, Kolkata
Dec 2013
TIFR, Mumbai
Sep 2013
Conference on Frontiers in Condensed Matter

Physics , Department of Physics and Astrophysics,
University of Delhi
Apr 2013
TIFR, Mumbai
Mar 2013
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Name of
Faculty
member
2.
Amit Apte
Place visited
Date
(MM/YYYY)
IIT ,Guwahati
Feb 2013
78th Annual Meeting of the Indian Academy of

Sciences, Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology,
Dehradun
Nov 2012
Nehru college, Kanhangad
May 2012
TIFR, Mumbai
Mar 2012
TIFR-CAM, Bangalore
Mar 2012
3rd RRI Statphys School, RRI, Bangalore
Mar-Apr
2012
6th International conference on unsolved problems

on noise and fluctuations, SINP, Kolkata
Feb-2012
ICTS school on nonequilibrium physics, IISER, Kolkata
Jan-2012
DST-SERC school on nonlinear dynamics, IISER, Pune
Dec-2011
Concepts and challenges in astronomy and

astrophysics, Sundarban Mahavidyalaya, Kakdwip,
West-Bengal
Nov-2011
IIT BHU, Varanasi, India
Apr-2015
Conference on Nonlinear Systems and Dynamics,

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research
(IISER), Mohali
Feb-2015
Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center,

Bergen, Norway
Dec-2014
Dynamic Days Asia-Pacific, IIT Madras and IMSc,

Chennai, India
Jul-2014
Conference on Emerging Trends in Applied

Mathematics, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India
Feb-2014
TIFR Centre for Applicable Mathematics, Bangalore,

India
Nov-2013
INCOIS Hyderabad
Oct-2013
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Name of
Faculty
member
P Ajith
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Place visited
Date
(MM/YYYY)
Indian National Centre for Ocean Information

Systems, Hyderabad, India
Sep-2013
Intel India academic forum, Goa, India
Sep-2013
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research,

Mohali, India
Mar-2013
Workshop on Advanced dynamical core modeling

for atmospheric and oceanic circulations, NARL,
Gadanki, India
Feb-2013
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai

India
Oct-2011
Raman Research Institute, Bangalore India
Apr-2011
Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC), Bangalore India
Feb-2011
XXVII IUPAP Conference on Computational Physics,

IIT Guwahati, India
Dec-2015
8th International Conference on Gravitation and

Cosmology, IISER Mohali, India
Dec-2015
Workshop on Statistical Applications to Cosmology

and Astrophysics, ISI Kolkata
Feb-2015
Astronomical Society of India meeting, Pune, India
Feb-2015
Saha Theory Workshop: Cosmology at the Interface,

Saha Institute, Kolkata, India
Jan-2015
XXI DAE-BRNS High Energy Physics Symposium 2014,

Guwahati, India
Dec-2014
India-China Workshop on Astronomy and

Astrophysics, Indian Institute of Astrophysics,
Bangalore
Dec-2014
Institute for Plasma Research, Gandhinagar, India
Nov-2014
India-UK Frontiers of Science meeting (organized by

the Royal Society, UK and the Department of Science
and Technology, India), Pune, India
Oct-2014
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Name of
Faculty
member
4.
5.
Pallab Basu
Rajesh
Gopakumar
Place visited
Date
(MM/YYYY)
Central University of Hyderabad, India
Oct-2014
National Centre for Radio Astrophysics, Tata Institute

of Fundamental Research, Pune, India
Feb-2014
Gravitational-Wave Physics and Astronomy

Workshop 2013, Inter University Centre for
Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune, India.
Dec-2013
27th Meeting of the Indian Association of General

Relativity and Gravitation, Hemwati Nandan
Bahuguna Garhwal University, Srinagar (Garhwal),
India.
Mar-2013
Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam , India
Feb-2013
IACS, Kolkata
2014
IACS, Kolkata
IIT ,Guwahati
Indian Academy of Sciences Meeting, IISER-Pune
Nov-2015
CMS College, Kottayam
Oct-2015
TIFR-Mumbai
Sep-2015
Chennai Mathematics Institute, Chennai
Sep-2015
Discussion Meeting on String Theory, ICTS-TIFR,

Bangalore
Feb-2015
Indian Mathematical Society Annual Meeting, ISM

Dhanbad,
Dec-2014
HRI, Allahabad
Dec-2014
I. I. T. Kanpur
Nov-2014
BITS-Pilani, Goa Campus,
Oct-2014
Asian Winter School, Puri
Jan-2014
National String Meeting, IIT-Kharagpur
Dec-2013
IIT-Kanpur
Nov-2013
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Name of
Faculty
member
6.
Rukmini Dey
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Place visited
Date
(MM/YYYY)
International Conference on Teichmller theory and

interfaces with ergodic theory and group actions,
JNU, New Delhi
Oct-2013
UGC Winter School on High Energy Physics, BHU,

Varanasi
Feb-2013
Dec-2012
New Trends in Field Theory, Benares Hindu

University, Varanasi
Nov-2012
IRCMS meeting, Bose Institute, Kolkata,
Nov-2012
Indian String School, Puri
Oct-2012
Scattering Amplitudes, Gauge Theories and String

theories, ICTS-TIFR, Bangalore
Sep-2012
A. K. Raychaudhuri Memorial Lecture, IACS, Kolkata
May-2012
National Strings Meeting, Delhi University, New Delhi
Dec-2011
SINP, Kolkata
Apr-2011
RKM Vivekananda University, Belur
Mar-2011
IISER, Pune
Feb-2011
BHU, Varanasi
Feb-2011
T.I.F.R., Mumbai
Dec-2014
HRI, Allahabad
Dec-2014
IISc, Bangalore
Jun-2014
RRI, Bangalore
May-2014
IISc, Bangalore
May-2014
Reva Institute, Bangalore
Jun-2013
S.N. Bose Center, Kolkata
May-2013
TIFR-CAM, Bangalore,
Jun-2012
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Name of
Faculty
member
7.
8.
Samriddhi
Sankar Ray
Spenta R
Wadia
Place visited
Date
(MM/YYYY)
RRI , Bangalore
Jun-2012
Lucknow University, Lucknow
Feb-2012
Jan-2012
Institute of Mathematics and Applications,

Bhubaneswar
Jan-2011
Institute of Mathematics and Applications
Jan-2011
JNCASR, Bangalore, India
Oct-2015
Interdisciplinary Programme (IDP) in Climate Studies,

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai,
India
Aug-2015
Department of Physics, Indian Institute of

Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India
Aug-2015
CompFlu - 2014, JNCASR, Bangalore, India
Dec-2014
Soft-matter: Young Investigators Meet, Pondicherry,

India
Dec-2014
Dynamic Days Asia Pacific 08, IIT Chennai and IMSc,

Chennai, India
Jul-2014
Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific

Research, Bangalore, India
Jul-2014
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India
Mar-2014
Soft-matter: Young Investigators Meet, Pondicherry,

India
Jan-2014
TIFR Centre for Applicable Mathematics, Bangalore,

India
Oct-2013
Perspectives in Nonlinear Dynamics 2013 (PNLD

2013)
Jul-2013
St Xaviers College, Mumbai
Feb-2015
IIT-Bombay
Mar-2014
JNCASR, Bangalore
Sep-2012
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Name of
Faculty
member
9
10.
11.
12.
13.
Subhro
Bhattacharjee
Suvrat Raju
Vijay Kumar
Krishnamurthy
Avinash Dhar
Sivaram
Ambikasaran
XIV-ICTS-15
Place visited
Date
(MM/YYYY)
IISER Pune
Feb-2011
SERC school on topological condensed matter in

SNBCS Kolkata.
Dec-2015
IMSc, Chennai
Nov-2015
TIFR, Mumbai
2014-2015
Conference on quantum information processing and

applications, IISc, Bangalore
Feb-2015
National Strings Meeting, Indian Institute of

Technology, Kharagpur
Dec-2013
Quantum Information Processing and Applications,

HRI, Allahabad
Dec-2013
Harish Chandra Research Institute, Allahabad
Jul-2013
Discussion Meeting on Holography, IISC, Bangalore
Jan-2013
Indian Strings Meeting, International Conference,

Puri
Dec-2012
Discussion meeting on "New Colloids" , Raman

Research Institute, Bangalore
Jul-2015
Mechanical Manipulations and Responses at the

Scale of the Cell and Beyond, Raman Research
Institute, Bangalore
Apr-2015
"The 8th Asian Winter School on Strings, Particles

and Cosmology", Puri, India
Jan-2014
"Scientific discovery through intensive data

exploration", JNCASR, Bangalore
Feb-2011
IIT Madras
Dec-2015
TIFR CAM, Bangalore
Dec-2015
IIT Madras
Nov-2015
TIFR CAM, Bangalore
Sep-15
IISc, Bangalore
Sep-15
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1.
Name of
faculty
member
Abhishek Dhar
Place visited
Date
(MM/YYYY)
Workshop on Frontiers in non-equilibrium physics,

YITP, Kyoto
Jul-2015
LPTMS, Orsay
Jun-2015
Workshop on Progress in Nonequilibrium Statistical

Mechanics, Nice
Jun-2015
Rutgers Statistical Mechanics conference, Rutgers

University
May-2015
Oct-2014
The 6th KIAS Conference on Statistical Physics Nonequilibrium Statistical Physics of Complex
Systems, KIAS Seoul, Korea
Jul-2014
GGI Florence
May-June
2014
International Workshop on Weak Chaos and Weak

Turbulence, MPIPKS, Dresden
Feb-2014
IAS, Princeton
Jan-2014
Rutgers University
Jan-2014
First international conference on Phononics and

Thermal Energy Science, Tongji University, Shanghai,
China
Aug-Sep
2013
Physics Department, Xiamen University, China
Aug-2013
University of Leuven, Belgium
Jun-2013
Jan-2013
Workshop on Nonequilibrium Statistical Mechanics:

Mathematical Understanding and Numerical
Simulation, BIRS, Banff, Canada
Nov-2012
ICTP, Trieste
Oct-2012
Rutgers University, USA
Oct-2011
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Name of
faculty
member
2.
Amit Apte
XIV-ICTS-17
Place visited
Date
(MM/YYYY)
Tokyo University, Japan
Oct-2011
Workshop on foundations and applications of nonequilibrium statistical mechanics, Nordita, Stockholm
Sep-2011
Workshop on Fourier Law, Field's Institute, Toronto, 48 April, 2011.
Apr-2011
Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogota, Colombia
Jun-Jul
2013
Dynamics Days Europe, University of Exeter, UK
Sep-2015
XIV Latin American Workshop on Nonlinear

Phenomena (LAWNP), Cartagena, Colombia
Sep-2015
University of Nice, France
Sep-2015
International Conference on Stochastic Systems and

Applications, Indian Institute of
Science, Bangalore, India
Sep-2014
University of Nice, Nice, France
May-Jun
2013
Oberwolfach meeting Mathematical and Algorithmic

Aspects of Atmosphere-Ocean Data
Assimilation, Oberwolfach, Germany
Dec-2012
Workshop on Data assimilation: third workshop on

numerical methods for solving the filtering problem
and high order methods for saving parabolic PDEs,
Oxford-Man Institute of Quantitative Finance, Oxford,
UK
Sep-2012
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill NC, USA
Oct-Nov
2011
Workshop on Generalized Hamiltonian structure of

differential equations and dissipative dynamical
systems, University of Kent, UK
Jun-2011
Marquette University, Milwaukee USA
May-Jun
2011
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Name of
faculty
member
3.
4.
5.
P Ajith
Pallab Basu
Rajesh
Gopakumar
Place visited
Date
(MM/YYYY)
American Institute of Mathematics, Palo Alto CA, USA
Mar-2011
Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics,

Hannover
Sep-2015
LIGO Scientific Collaboration Meeting, Budapest,

Hungary
Aug-Sep
2015
Astro-GR 2015 workshop, ICTP South American

Institute for Fundamental Research, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Aug-2015
24th Chris Engelbrecht Summer School 2013 on

Gravitational Wave Astronomy,
Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa
Jan-2013
Bangkok conference in String Theory
2014...
YITP, Kyoto, Japan
Indo-Israeli String theory Meeting, Goa
Dec-2015
IIT Kanpur, Batch Silver Jubilee
Dec-2015
NTU, Singapore
Nov-2015
ETH-Zurich
Nov-2015
KIAS-YITP Workshop on String Theory, Seoul, Korea
Sep-2015
National Taiwan University, Taipei.
Jul-2015
AndyFest (60th Birthday of Andrew Strominger),

Harvard University
Jul-2015
ICTP, Trieste
Apr-2015
TWAS Prize Lecture, Muscat, Oman
Oct-2014
Ascona, Switzerland
Jul-2014
Strings 2014, Princeton
Jun-2014
Neve Shalom, Israel
May-2014
Fourth Wits Workshop on Gauge Theory, String theory

and Integrability, Univ. Of Witwatersrand,
Johannesburg
Sep-2013
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faculty
member
XIV-ICTS-19
Place visited
Date
(MM/YYYY)
Dept. of Mathematics, Univ. of Cape Town
Sep-2013
Open questions in an Open Universe, Bogazici

University, Istanbul
Aug-2013
Seventh Crete Regional Meeting on String Theory,

Kolympari, Greece
Jun-2013
Conference on Higher Spin Theories, Galileo Galilei

Instt., Florence,
May-2013
Second Solvay Workshop on Higher Spin Theories,

Solvay Institutes, Brussels
Feb-2013
Bangkok Workshop on Gauge Theory, String Theory

and Gravity, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok,
Jan-2013
Yukawa International Seminar (YKIS), Kyoto University
Oct-2012
Amsterdam workshop on String Theory, Univ. of

Amsterdam
Jul-2012
Workshop on Strings, Branes and M-theory, Newton

Instt., Cambridge, UK
May-2012
Newton Instt. Silver Jubilee Lecture, Dept. of Maths.

Durham University, UK
May-2012
Workshop on Higher Spin Theory, Schrodinger

Institute, Vienna
Apr-2012
Institute of Geometry and its Applications (IGA),

University of Adelaide
Mar-2012
Dept. of Mathematics, Univ. of Adelaide, Australia
Mar-2012
CERN, Geneva
Feb-2012
XVII European Workshop on String Theory, Padua,

Italy
Sep-2011
KIAS-YITP Workshop on String Theory, Holography

and Beyond, Seoul
Sep-2011
Benasque workshop on String Theory, Benasque,
Jul-2011
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Name of
faculty
member
Place visited
Date
(MM/YYYY)
Spain
6.
7.
Samriddhi
Sankar Ray
Spenta R
Wadia
Strings 2011, Stockholm, Sweden
Jun-2011
Solvay Workshop on Gauge Theories, Strings and

Geometry, Brussels
May-2011
Isfahan, Iran
May-2011
Univ. of Chicago, Chicago, USA
Apr-2011
ICTP Spring School theory on Superstring Theory,

ASICTP, Trieste
Mar-2011
European Turbulence Conference 15 (ETC15), Delft,

The Netherlands
Aug-2015
University of Rome Tor Vergatta, Rome, France
May-2015
Observatoire de la Cte dAzur, CNRS, Nice, France
May-2015
NORDITA, Stockholm, Sweden
Jun-2014
Jun-2014
Dynamics of Particles in Flows, NORDITA, Stockholm,

Sweden
Jun-2014
STATPHYS 25, International Conference on Statistical

Physics of the International Union for Pure and
Applied Physics (IUPAP), Seoul, South Korea
Jul-2013
Jun-2013
Institute of Basic Science, Seoul, S. Korea
Jan-2014
Great Lakes Meeting, USA
May-2013
Isaac Newton Institute, University of Cambridge, UK
May-2012
Harvard University
May 2013,
May 2015
and July
2015
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Name of
faculty
member
8.
9.
Subhro
Bhattacharjee
Suvrat Raju
XIV-ICTS-21
Place visited
Date
(MM/YYYY)
Princeton University
June 2014
Perimeter Institute
July 2014
KITP Santa Barbara
July 2015
CERN Geneva
Oct 2014,
Nov 2015
APCTP-S. Korea
Oct 2014,
Dec 2015
IAS at NTU, Singapore
Jan 2016
Hebrew Univ of Jerusalem
Feb 2016
MIT, USA
Aug-2015
Theoretical and Experimental Magnetism Meeting

2015, Coseners House in Abingdon (near Oxford, UK)
Jul-2015
IAS, Princeton
2014-2015
Brown University, Providence
2014-2015
Harvard University, United States
2014-2015
Columbia University, New York
2014-2015
Cornell University, New York
2014-2015
Perimeter Institute, Waterloo, Canada
2014-2015
CERN Winter School
Feb-2015
Autumn Symposium in String/ M Theory, Korea

Institute of Advanced Study, Seoul
Sep-2014
International conference, the Kavli Institute of

Theoretical Physics, Santa Barbara, USA
Aug-2013
Jul-2013
International Conference, Perimeter Institute,

Waterloo, Canada
Jul-2013
Seventh Regional Meeting in String Theory,
Jun-2013
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Name of
faculty
member
Date
(MM/YYYY)
Place visited
International Conference at Orthodox Academy of
Crete, Greece
10
11.
Vijay Kumar
Krishnamurthy
Sivaram
Ambikasaran
Perimeter Institute, Waterloo, Canada
May-2013
Simons Symposium, International Conference at

Virgin Islands
Feb-2013
IAS, Princeton
Nov-2012
University of Pennsylvania, United States
Nov-2012
Harvard University, United States
Oct-2012
Princeton University
2014
Aspen Center for Physics
2014
BIOTEC, Technical University of Dresden, Dresden,

Germany
May-2015
IAM Linear Algebra Conference, Atlanta, Georgia.
Oct-2015
Faculty serving in
Name
Name of the conference
26.
Abhishek
Dhar
Amit Apte
Bangalore School on Statistical

Physics, at the ICTS-TIFR,
Bangalore, India
Indian Statistical Physics Community
Meeting at the ICTS-TIFR,
Bangalore, India
Program on Non-equilibrium
statistical physics at the ICTS-TIFR,
Bangalore, India
Scientific discovery through intensive
data exploration, Jawaharlal Nehru
Center for Advanced Scientific
Role
Co-organiser
Period of
Service
2011-2015
Co-Organiser
2014 - 2016
Co-organiser
2015
Co-convener
02-11 February
2011
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Research, Bangalore, India
Monsoon school on mathematical
Co-organiser
and statistical foundations of data
assimilation and International
conference on data assimilation,
TIFR Centre for Applicable
Mathematics and the Indian Institute
of Science, Bangalore, India
Mathematical Perspectives on
Co-organiser
Clouds, Climate, and Tropical
Meteorology, Ramanujan lectures by
Andrew Majda and a discussion
meeting at ICTS-TIFR, Bangalore,
India
Advanced dynamical core modeling Co-organiser
for
atmospheric and oceanic
circulations, ICTS programme as
part of MPE-2013 activities, National
Atmospheric Research Laboratory
(NARL), Gadanki, India
Mathematics of Planet Earth 2013: Co-organiser
Mathematics for the billion an
interactive exhibition at the
Visvesvaraya Industrial and
Technological Museum, Bangalore,
India
Nonlinear filtering and data
Co-organiser
assimilation, A discussion meeting
at ICTS-TIFR, Bangalore, India
Geometry of Mechanics and Control Part of
Theory, A workshop as part of the organizing
National Mathematics Initiative
committee
thematic program Integrable
systems at Indian Institute of
Science, Bangalore, India
Dynamic Days Asia-Pacific 08, A Part of
conference at Indian Institute of
organizing
Technology-Madras, Chennai, India committee
Summer Research Program on
Co-organizer
Dynamics of Complex Systems,
ICTS-TIFR, Bangalore, India
XIV-ICTS-23
04-23 July 2011
21-25
January 2013
18-23 February
2013
22 Nov - 01
Dec 2013
(extended upto
first week of
Jan 2014)
08-11 January
2014
02-10 January
2014
21-24 July 2014
23 May - 23
July, 2016
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P. Ajith
Rajesh
Gopakumar

The Future of Gravitational-Wave
Astronomy, ICTS Bangalore
HRI Workshop on Higher Spin

Theories and Holography, HRI
ICTS Meeting on Random Matrix
Theory and its Applications, ICTS,
Bangalore
Discussion Meeting on String
Theory, ICTS-TIFR Bangalore
Indo-UK Frontiers of Science (Royal
Society, UK- DST, India
Strings 2015, ICTS-TIFR
ICTS Discussion Meeting on New
Questions in QFT from CMT.
Mini-symposium on Gravitational
Waves, Indian Academy of Sciences,
mid-year meeting
Rukmini Dey Discussion meet on Analysis and
Geometry I,
HRI
Discussion meet on Analysis and
Geometry II,
HRI
Instructional School for Lecturers on
Topology and Geometry, HRI,
Symplectic and Contact Topology,
HRI
Workshop on Geometry and
Topology, HRI
Samriddhi
Transport of Particles in Turbulent
Sankar Ray
Flows: Experimental, Computational
and Theoretical Investigations, at the
ICTS-TIFR, Bangalore, India
Indian Statistical Physics Community
Meeting at the ICTS-TIFR,
Bangalore, India
The Nonlinear Physics of Complex
Flows and Amorphous Solids and the
Co-organiser
Co-Organiser
Monday 04
Apr, 2016 Friday 08 Apr,
2016,
2011-11-01
Co-Organiser
Jan 2012
Co-Organiser
Jun 2012
Co-Chair
2014
Member, LOC
Co-organiser
2015
Dec 2015
Co-organiser
Jul 2016
Co-organiser
Jan 20-Feb 1,
2011
Co-organiser
March 12-16,
2012.
Co-organiser
Co-organiser
Dec 16-28,
2013
Dec 1-12th,
2014
2-7th Nov, 2015
Co-Organiser
October 2013
Co-Organiser
2014-2016
Organiser
April 2015
Co-organiser
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associated Chandrasekhar Lectures at
the ICTS-TIFR, Bangalore, India
Geodynamo Research (GDR) 2015 at Co-organiser
the ICTS-TIFR, Bangalore, India
Soft-matter: Young Investigators
Co-organiser
Meet in Pondicherry, India
Subhro
Discussion Meeting on new questions Co-organizer
Bhattacharjee in quantum Field Theory from
Condensed Matter Theory, ICTS,
Bangalore
Vijay Kumar ICTP-ICTS Winter School on
Organiser
Krishnamurthy Quantitative Systems Biology, ICTS
Bangalore
Discussion meeting on 'Information Organiser
Processing in Biological Systems',
ICTS, Bangalore
ICTS Turing Lectures by Prof
Organiser
William Bialek, ICTS, Bangalore
Suvrat Raju
Chandrasekhar Lectures on Scattering Co-organizer
without Spacetime
ICTS-TIFR Discussion Meeting on Co-organizer
the Information Paradox,
Entanglement and Black Holes
8th Asian Winter School on Particles, Co-organizer
Strings and Cosmology, Puri
HRI Workshop on the Black Hole
Co-organizer
Information Paradox
Bangalore Area Discussion Meeting, Co-organizer
ICTS-TIFR
Strings 2015
Local
Organizing
Committee
XIV-ICTS-25
June 2015
December 2015
28/12/2015 5/1/2016
Dec 2015
January 2016
January 2016
Sep 2012
Sep 2013
Jan 2014
Feb 2014
Feb 2015
2015
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Name of the
Faculty
Member
Spenta R
Wadia
Name of the
Committee
Annual Strings meetings
Asian Winter Schools on Strings,

Particles and Cosmology
APCTP, South Korea
Role on the
Committee
Term of
Service
Member
Advisory
Committee
Member
Steering
Committee
Member
Science Council
2005-
2005-
2010-
Amit Apte
Cogent Mathematics
Latin American Workshop on
Nonlinear Phenomena, Cartagena,
Colombia
Climate Variability: from Data and
Models to Decisions, Lorentz
Center, Leiden, Netherlands
Member
Part of
organizing
committee
Co-organizer
201521-25
September
2015
01-05
December
2014
Rajesh
Gopakumar
Strings 2016 (Tsinghua

University, Beijing) - the annual
conference in string theory
Member
Advisory
Committee
2016-
Strings 2016, Beijing
Member, Local
Advisory
Committee
Member
Advisory
Committee
Co-Director
2016
String-Math 2016 (College de

France, Paris)
ICTP Spring School on String
Theory
Scientific Director of ICTP-Trieste
Spring School on String theory
(2014-16)
Strings 2014, Princeton
GR20, Warsaw
Co-organizer
Member,
International
Advisory
committee
Session
Organiser
(String Theory
and Branes)
2016-
20142016
20142016
2014
2013
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Name of the
Faculty
Member
Abhishek
Dhar
5.
Suvrat Raju

Name of the
Faculty
Member
1
Abhishek
Dhar
2
Spenta R
Wadia
3
Amit Apte
27.
Rajesh
Gopakumar
XIV-ICTS-27
Name of the
Committee
Advanced Workshop on Energy
Transport in Low-Dimensional
Systems: Achievements and
mysteries, ICTP, Trieste, Italy
Asian Winter School on Strings
2016
Role on the
Committee
Term of
Service
Co-organizer
2012
Member,
Program
Committee
2106
Name of the Journal
Journal of Statistical Physics

Pramana
Asian Journal of Mathematics
European Journal of Physics C
Nonlinear processes in geophysics
(http://www.nonlinear-processes-ingeophysics.net/editorial_board.html)
Physical Review Letters (Divisional
Associate Editor in charge of formal
theory) published by the American
Physical Society
Impact
Factor
Term of
Service
1.202
0.649
0.362
5.084
0.987
2009201120152012-15
2015-
7.512
20142016

ICTS organises many international programmes that are attended by worldwide
experts. Participation in these programmes gives faculty members opportunities
to showcase their research and also interact with experts. In addition, national and
international collaborative research programmes have frequent exchange of visits
of our faculty members and their collaborators. All these activities are catalysts for
continuous recharging of our faculty members.
Some of our senior faculty members are invited as instructors in the faculty
recharge programmes conducted across the country.
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Student projects

All students do in-house projects as part of their course-work.

None
29.
1.
2.
Faculty Members:
Name of the Awardee
Name of the Award
Year/
Duration
P. Ajith
Head of the Max Planck Partner Group in

Astrophysical Relativity and GravitationalWave Astronomy at ICTS-TIFR (2015-2018).
20152018
Associateship of the Indian Academy of

Sciences (2014-2017).
20142017
Ramanujan Fellowship from the

Department of Science and Technology,
Govt. Of India (2013-2018).
20132018
J. C. Bose National Fellow, Dept of Science

and Technology, Govt of India 2006-2011;
2011-
20152020
AIRBUS Corporate Foundation Teaching

and Research Chair: Mathematics of Complex Systems, at ICTS-TIFR, 2013-2016
20132016
Raja Ramanna Lecture in Physics,

Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced
Scientific
Research, Bangalore, 2011
2011
TWAS Physics Prize
2004
ICTP Prize in honor of Steven Weinberg
1995
Spenta R Wadia
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3.
Rajesh Gopakumar
4.
Sivaram Ambikasaran
5.
Suvrat Raju
XIV-ICTS-29
Name of the Award
Year/
Duration
Distinguished Alumnus St Xavier's College,

Mumbai
2009
Fellow Indian Academy of Sciences
1992
Fellow Indian National Science Academy
1997
Fellow New York Academy of Sciences
1997
Fellow TWAS
2006
Fellow, National Academy of Sciences,

Allahabad, India
elected
2000
J. C. Bose Fellowship of Department of

Science and Technology, Govt. of India
(2015-2020).
20152020
Elected Fellow of The National Academy of

Sciences, India (NASI), Allahabad, Oct.
2014.
2014
G. D. Birla Award for Scientific Research,

2013.
2013
TWAS Prize in Physical Sciences, 2013.
2013
S. S. Bhatnagar Award in Physical Sciences,

2009.
2009
ICTP Prize for 2006 (in honor of G.C. Wick)

awarded by Abdus Salam International
Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste.
2006
Swarnajayanti Fellowship 2006, of Dept. of

Science and Technology, Govt. of India.
2006
B. M. Birla Science Prize in Physics, 2004.
2004
INSPIRE Fellowship by the Department of

Science and Technology, Government of
India.
Ramanujan Fellowship from Science and
Engineering Research Board
20152019
20102015
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Name of the Awardee
Name of the Award
Year/
Duration
Cowsik Medal from TIFR Endowment Fund
2015
2013
NASI Young Scientist Platinum Jubilee 2013

Award
6.
Abhishek Dhar
7.
Vijay Kumar
Krishnamurthy
Loganayagam
8.
Swarnajayanti Fellowship from

Department of Science & Technology
S.S. Bhatnagar prize in Physical Sciences
ICTP Prize
B M Birla science prize award
Fellow of IAS
2010 2014
2009
2008
2008
2004
2005-
DBT Ramalingaswami re-entry fellowship
2015
Ramanujan Fellowship from DST
20162021
1.
Name of the
Awardee
Sajini Anand
2.
Sk. Sarif Hassan
30.
Name of the Award

NBHM Fellowship from the Department of
Atomic Energy
NBHM Fellowship from the Department of
Atomic Energy
Year/
Duration
May-15
Jul-13

ICTS organizes many long-duration programmes and short-duration discussion
meetings throughout the year that bring together worldwide experts from various
fields who interact and collaborate. With a few exceptions all programmes are
funded by DAE. Details are below:
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Long-duration Programmes:
2015
Winter School on Quantitative Systems Biology 2015
Organizers: Antonio Celani, Sanjay Jain, Sandeep Krishna, Vijaykumar
Krishnamurthy, Pankaj Mehta and Matthew Scott
Algebraic Surfaces and Related Topics

Organizers: Mario Chan, Jinwon Choi, R.V. Gurjar, DongSeon Hwang, JongHae
Keum, Sagar Kolte and Ravi Rao
Non-equilibrium statistical physics

Organizers: Cedric Bernardin, Abhishek Dhar, Joel Lebowitz, Stefano Olla,
Sanjib Sabhapandit, Keiji Saito and Herbert Spohn
Extragalactic Relativistic Jets: Cause and Effect

Organizers: C. H. Ishwara-Chandra, Ajit Kembhavi, Preeti Kharb (Convener),
Dharam Vir Lal, Anthony Readhead and C. S. Stalin
Bangalore school on statistical Physics - VI

Organizers: Abhishek Dhar, Sanjib Sabhapandit
Summer School on Gravitational-Wave Astronomy

Organizers: Parameswaran Ajith, K. G. Arun and Bala Iyer
Advanced Strings School 2015

Organizers: Justin David, Chethan Krishnan and Gautam Mandal
GdR Dynamo 2015

Organizers: Emmanuel Dormy, Stephan Fauve, Samriddhi Sankar Ray, Binod
Sreenivasan and Mahendra Verma
Mechanical manipulations and responses at the scale of the cell and beyond
Organizers: Aurnab Ghose, Darius Koester, Roop Mallik, Satyajit Mayor,
Thomas Pucadyil and Pramod Pullarkat
2014
School & Discussion Meeting on Frontiers in Light-Matter Interactions
Organizers: Bhanu Pratap Das, Bimalendu Deb, Subhasish Dutta Gupta, Saikat
Ghosh and Deb Shankar Ray
Advances in Mathematical Biology
Organizers: Pranay Goel, Sujatha Ramdorai and LS Shashidhara
ICTP-ICTS Winter School on Quantitative Systems Biology
Organizers: V. Balasubramanian, A. Celani, N. Chandra, S. Jain, M. Marsili, A.
Sengupta, M. Thattai, A. Treves and M. Vendruscolo
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Advanced School and Discussion meeting on Symplectic Geometry and Contact

Topology
Organizers: Indranil Biswas, Rukmini Dey, Yakov Eliashberg, Rajesh
Gopakumar, Mahan Mj and R. Thangadurai (Local)
Masterclass in nanoscale physics and devices
Organizers: Mandar Deshmukh, Murali Kota
Advanced Instructional School on Theoretical and Numerical Aspects of Inverse
Problems
Organizers: Venkateswaran Krishnan, Rakesh Rakesh and M Vanninathan
p-adic aspects of modular forms
Organizers: Raghuram A, Baskar Balasubramanyam, Haruzo Hida and Jacques
Tilouine
Bangalore School on Statistical Physics - V
Organizers: Abhishek Dhar, Sanjib Sabhapandit
Automorphisms of Affine Varieties
Organizers: Rajendra Gurjar, A.J. Parameswaran
School and Discussion Meeting on Population Genetics and Evolution
Organizers: Deepa Agashe, Kavita Jain
The 8th Asian Winter School on Strings, Particles and Cosmology
Organizers: Dileep Jatkar, Nakwoo Kim, Swapna Mahapatra, Anshuman
Maharana, Subhabrata Majumdar, Jaemo Park, Suvrat Raju and Sandip Trivedi
Strongly correlated systems: From models to materials
Organizers: Kedar Damle, Indra Dasgupta, Manish Jain, H R Krishnamurthy,
Tanusri Saha-Dasgupta and N.S. Vidhyadhiraja
2013
ICTS Winter School on Experimental Gravitational-Wave Physics
Organizers: Rana Adhikari, Parameswaran Ajith, Bala Iyer, Sendhil Raja S and
Tarun Souradeep
Advanced school and Discussion meeting on Knot theory and its applications
Organizers: Krishnendu Gongopadhyay, Rama Mishra and Madeti Prabhakar
ICTP-ICTS Winter School on Quantitative Systems Biology
Organizers: Vijay Balasubramanian, Nagasuma Chandra, Sidhartha Goyal,
Sanjay Jain, Matteo Marsili, Vidyanand Nanjundiah, Anirvan Sengupta,
Mukund Thattai and Michele Vendruscolo
US-India Advanced Studies Institute on Thermalization: From Glasses to Black
Holes
Organizers: Aparna Baskaran, Bulbul Chakraborty, Chandan Dasgupta,
Matthew Headrick, Albion Lawrence, Gautam Mandal, Sanjib Sabhapandit and
Krishnendu Sengupta
Numerical Relativity
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Organizers: P. Ajith, K. G. Arun, Bala Iyer and Luis Lehner

NCBS-ICTS Monsoon School: Physics of Life
Organizers: Sandeep Krishna, Mukund Thattai and Madhusudhan Venkadesan
Mechanical manipulations and responses at the scale of the cell and beyond
Organizers: Darius Koester, Satyajit Mayor, John Mercer, Madan Rao and GV
Shivashankar
Advanced Dynamical Core Modeling for Atmospheric and Oceanic Circulations
Organizers: Amit Apte, A Jayaraman, Hann-Ming Juang, Amit Kesarkar,
Ramchandra D Nair, Purnendranath Sen and Mahendra Verma
CP Violation in Elementary Particles and Composite Systems
Organizers: B. P. Das, A. Dighe, S. Lamoreaux, N. Mahajan, R. Rangarajan,
Bijaya Sahoo, Y. Sakemi, A. I. Sanda and A. D. Singh
Axonal Transport and Neurodgenerative Disorders
Organizers: Roop Mallik, Dulal Panda, Krishanu Ray and Subhojit Roy
Mini Winter School on Quantum Information and Computation
Organizers: Urbasi Sinha, Aninda Sinha
2012
Recent Trends in Ergodic Theory and Dynamical Systems
Organizers: Tarun Das, Ravi Rao
Mini Program on Dirac Material and Quantum Computation
Organizers: Arindam Ghosh, Krishnendu Sengupta
Astronomical Surveys
Organizers: Sudip Bhattacharyya, Subha Majumdar and Bhaswati Mookerjea
Groups, Geometry and Dynamics (GGD)
Organizers: Hoshiyar Dhami, Krishnendu Gongopadhyay, Sanjay Pant and
Siddhartha Sarkar
Winter School on Stochastic Analysis and Control of Fluid Flow
Organizers: Sheetal Dharmatti, Raju K. George, Utpal Manna, A.K.
Nandakumaran and M.P. Rajan
Mathematics of the Planet Earth 2013
Organizers: ICTS - TIFR, TIFR Centre for Applicable Mathematics
Pan Asian Number Theory Workshop and Conference
Organizers: J. Coates, Soumen Maity , A. Raghuram, Anupam Saikia and R.
Sujatha
Individuals and Groups
Organizers: Vidyanand Nanjundiah, Lok Man Singh Palni
Evolutionary Origins of Compartmentalized Cells
Organizers: Frances Brodsky, Satyajit Mayor and Mukund Thattai
'Unifying Concepts in Materials': JA Krumhansl School & Symposium 2012
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Organizers: Madan Rao, Srikanth Sastry, Surajit Sengupta and Subodh R.

Shenoy
Random matrix theory and applications
Organizers: Justin David, Abhishek Dhar, Rajesh Gopakumar, H. R.
Krishnamurthy, Manjunath Krishnapur, Satya Majumdar, Govind Menon and
Sanjib Sabhapandit
School on Mathematical Finance
Organizers: Freddy Delbaen, Srikanth K. Iyer, Sandeep Juneja and Ronnie
Sircar
School and Workshop on Cocompact Imbeddings, Profile Decompositions, and
their Applications to PDE
Organizers: Adimurthi , K. Sandeep, Ian Schindler and Kyril Tintarev
Network Science in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Organizers: V. Anantharam, Vivek Borkar, Devdatt Dubhashi , Anurag Kumar,
Madhav Marathe, G. Rangarajan and Devavrat Shah
Workshop on High Energy Physics Phenomenology XII
Organizers: Amol Dighe, Rohini M Godbole and Sreerup Raychaudhuri
2011
International Nonequilibrium Winter School
Organizers: Sushanta Dattagupta, Yuval Gefen, Amit Ghosal, Ganpathy
Murthy, Sanjay Puri, Sriram Ramaswamy, Krishnendu Sengupta, Nayana Shah
and Subhasish Sinha
The ICTS Condensed Matter Programme 2011
Organizers: Ravin Bhatt, Kedar Damle, H.R. Krishnamurthy, Subroto Mukerjee,
Mohit Randeria, Vikram Tripathi and N.S. Vidhyadhiraja
Frontiers of Cosmology and Gravitation
Organizers: Subhabrata Majumdar, B.S. Sathyaprakash, Tejinder Pal Singh and
Tarun Souradeep
Advances in Nuclear Physics (ANUP)
Organizers: V. Nanal, R. Palit and R.G. Pillay
Radiative Corrections for the LHC: 2. Radcor 2011 Symposium
Organizers: Rahul Basu, D. Indumathi, Prakash Mathews, Andreas Nyffeler and
V. Ravindran
Data Assimilation Research Program
Organizers: Amit Apte, S. M. Deshpande, Christopher K. R. Jones, A. S. V.
Murthy, Ravi S. Nanjundiah, Roddam Narasimha, Mythily Ramaswamy and J.
Srinivasan
International School on Topology in Quantum Matter
Organizers: J. K. Jain, H. R. Krishnamurthy, R. Shankar and V. Shenoy
Radiative Corrections for the LHC: 1. Advanced School
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Organizers: Rahul Basu, Prakash Mathews, Andreas Nyffeler and V. Ravindran

Asian School on Lattice Field Theory
Organizers: Sourendu Gupta, Kazuyuki Kanaya
Scientific discovery through intensive data exploration
Organizers: Amit Apte, Vivek Borkar, Vijay Chandru, Ravi Kannan, Ravi S.
Nanjundiah, Roddam Narasimha and J. Srinivasan
Discussion Meetings
2015
New questions in quantum field theory from condensed matter theory
Organizers: Subhro Bhattacharjee, Rajesh Gopakumar, Subroto Mukerjee and
Aninda Sinha
AEI-ICTS joint workshop on gravitational-wave astronomy
Organizers: Parameswaran Ajith, Bala Iyer and Bruce Allen
Nonlinear Physics of Disordered Systems: From Amorphous Solids to Complex
Flows
Organizers: Samriddhi Sankar Ray
Bangalore Area String Meeting
Organizers: Suvrat Raju
Indian Statistical Physics Community Meeting 2015
Organizers: Abhishek Dhar, Kavita Jain, Rahul Pandit, Samriddhi Sankar Ray
and Sanjib Sabhapandit
Quantum entanglement in macroscopic matter
Organizers: Kedar Damle, Subroto Mukerjee
2014
Entanglement from Gravity
Organizers: Aninda Sinha
Cosmology Day
Organizers: Subhabrata Majumdar, Spenta Wadia
Indian Statistical Physics Community Meeting 2014
Organizers: Kavita Jain, Rahul Pandit, Samriddhi Sankar Ray and Sanjib
Sabhapandit
Nonlinear filtering and data assimilation
Organizers: Amit Apte, Christopher Jones and Sreekar Vadlamani
2013
Transport of Particles in Turbulent Flows: Experimental, Computational and
Theoretical Investigations
Organizers: Jeremie Bec, Rahul Pandit and Samriddhi Sankar Ray
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The Information Paradox, Entanglement and Black Holes

Organizers: Pallab Basu, Suvrat Raju and Spenta Wadia
Challenges in Genomics and Computing: An Inaugural UIUC--Strand--ICTS-TIFR
CompGen Discussion Meeting
Organizers: Vijay Chandru, Ravi K. Iyer, Gene Robinson, R.K. Shyamasundar and
Spenta Wadia
PLANCK DAY
Organizers: Parameswaran Ajith, Archisman Ghosh
Mathematical Perspectives on Clouds, Climate, and Tropical Meteorology
Organizers: Amit Apte, G. S. Bhat, Andrew Majda, Ravi Nanjundiah, Roddam
Narasimha, K. R. Sreenivasan, J. Srinivasan and Jai Sukhatme
Discussion Meeting : String Theory
Organizers: Shiraz Minwalla, Sandip Trivedi
2012
Discussion Meeting : Advances in Graphene, Majorana Fermions, Quantum
Computation
Organizers: Arindam Ghosh, Krishnendu Sengupta
The Role of Theory in Biology with Prof. Sydney Brenner
Organizers: Mukund Thattai, Spenta Wadia
Discussion Meeting: Scattering without Space Time
Organizers: Sujay Ashok, Suvrat Raju and Aninda Sinha
Emerging themes in Plasmonics
Organizers: G. S. Agarwal, Jyotishman Dasgupta, S. Dutta Gupta, P. Anantha
Lakshmi, Sushil Mujumdar, S. S. Prabhu, Suneel Singh and Achanta Venu Gopal
Discussion Meeting on String Theory
Organizers: Justin David, Rajesh Gopakumar and Shiraz Minwalla
Meeting on Complex Analytic Geometry
Organizers: Indranil Biswas, A.J. Parameswaran
The Phase diagram of QCD (A Satellite Meeting of the ICTS Program WHEPP XII)
Organizers: Sourendu Gupta, Bedangadas Mohanti
2011
Defining guidelines for future extreme simulations of three-dimensional fluid and
magnetohydrodynamic turbulence
Organizers: Jaywant H Arakeri, Rahul Pandit
Aspects of Biology
Organizers: Spenta R. Wadia
Future of Past
Organizers: Mark Kenoyer, Vasant Shinde and Mayank Vahia
Applied String Theory

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Organizers: Gautam Mandal, Shiraz Minwalla and Sandip Trivedi

Impact of Quantum Effects on our Classical World View
Organizers: K. Indulekha, E. D. Jemmis and N. V. Unnikrishnan
In addition ICTS has also conducted 47 public lectures.

Seminars and Colloquia https://www.icts.res.in/seminar_schedule/1/
31.

ICTS follows the TIFR code of ethics.
32.

Selected
Pass percentage
Applications
received
Male
Ph.D.
178 #
10
100
--
114 #
100
--
Programme
Female
Male
Female
# The Ph.D. programme started in 2013 and the Integrated M.Sc-Ph.D.

programme started in 2014. Only the top scoring students at the TIFR written test
and JEST are allowed to apply.
33.
Based on geography:
Students
Male

IntegratedPh.D.
Ph.D.
Female
Male
Total
Female
10
16
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NRI students
Foreign students
Total
10
16
Based on the undergraduate institutions students come from:

Ph.D.
From Universities
From others*
Total
Male
3
3
4
0
0
10
Female
0
0
0
0
0
0
Integrated
M.Sc.-Ph.D.
Male Female
1
0
1
0
3
0
1
0
0
0
6
0
Total
4
4
7
1
0
16

# IITs, NITs, etc.
34.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
35.
Examination
UGC NET
GRE
GATE
CAT
National Defence Academy
AIEEE

9
4
2
1
1
1
Student progression
All the students joined since the beginning of the academic programme are still
continuing their work towards a Ph.D. degree.
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Diversity of staff
37.
Faculty Ph.D.s
from TIFR :
Total No
16
25%
50%
TIFR
India
25%
Abroad
assessment period
38.

a.
Library
The library is still under construction. Right now we have a makeshift library
with a total of 227 books in theoretical sciences.
b.

The ICTS campus is fully wifi enabled. We have access to online journals
through TIFR, Mumbai.
c.

We have a 30 seater classroom which has a blackboard and projection
facilities with wifi connection
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d.

Audio-visual/video-conferencing equipment are placed in the ICTS's lecture
hall (100 PAX) and seminar hall (50 PAX). These classrooms give the ability to
scientists of other premiere institutes of the country to have interactions /emeetings with ICTS faculty and visitors over Video Conferring facility. Students
and scientists from other institutes are able to attend lectures organized as a
part of the Outreach programme (live telecasting).
e.
ICTS has a small lab which houses around 15 Masters level experiments.
There is an on-going effort to design and develop innovative experiments
for graduate students
f.
A lab for doing experiments in fluid dynamics and non-linear dynamics is
under development.
39.

Students (Ph.D) - 16
Abhirup Ghosh (Ph.D)
Kasi Jaswin (Ph.D)
Archak Purkayastha (Ph.D)
Arita Kundu (Ph.D)
Soumyadeep Chaudhuri (Ph.D)
Ajit Kumar Mehta (Ph.D)
Mukesh Singh Raghav (I-Ph.D)
Anugu Sumith Reddy (I-Ph.D)
Chandan Kumar Jana (I-Ph.D)
Rahul Kumar Singh (I-Ph.D)
Rajeev Ranjan (I-Ph.D)
Santhosh Ganapa (I-Ph.D)
Sudip Ghosh
Animesh Nanda (Ph.D)
Avijit Das (Ph.D)
Pushkal Shrivastava (Ph.D)
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Postdoctoral Fellows - 15
Abhiram Soori
Amin Ahmad Nizami
Archisman Ghosh
Arunava Mukherjee
Chandrakant Mishra
Debajit Goswami
Deepak Bhat
Divya V
Nathan Johnson-McDaniel
Prithvi Narayan
Sajini Anand P S
Sambuddha Sanyal
Suman Acharyya
Sumit Kumar
Vijay Prakash S
40.
All our students are either Ph.D or I-Ph.D and are supported by the university.
41.

ICTS members were involved, through the respective Subject Boards, in
developing the Ph.D. and Integrated M.Sc-Ph.D. programme in Physics, as well as
the Ph.D. programme in Maths and tuning it to the strengths and needs of ICTS,
with the approval of the Subject Boards.
42.

a.

The curriculum, student progression and evaluation is discussed regularly
by the graduate committee and also in the general faculty meetings. The
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feedback from these discussions are used to implement changes in the
curriculum and students evaluation.
b.

Presently the coordinator of the students affairs committee informally
collects information from students on course work. We plan to start a
formal anonymous feedback process from the next academic year.
c.

Currently no such feedback is collected.
43.
1.
Name of the Alumnus

Manjari Bagchi
2.
Karthik Gurumoorthy
3.
Sk. Sarif Hassan
4.
Prasant Samantray
5.
Tapan Mishra
44.

Faculty, IMSc, Chennai
Machine Learning Scientist , Amazon Development
Centre, Bangalore
Faculty, University of Petroleum and Energy
Studies, Dehradun
Faculty, IIT, Indore
Faculty, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati

ICTS has so far conducted 58 programmes and 28 discussion meetings. These
programmes have brought leading scientists from all over the world leading to
immense opportunities for scientific interaction and collaboration. These
programmes typically a school component where experts give set of pedagogical
lectures in topical areas at the level of MSc and graduate students. All lectures
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delivered during ICTS programmes are also available on its website and on
YouTube. ( See https://www.icts.res.in/seminar_schedule/1/)
ICTS is the India node for Mathematics of Planet Earth, a global initiative for
mathematics programs and outreach. As part of this program, ICTS, in
collaboration with other scientific institutes in Bangalore, organized a hands-on
math exhibition in Bangalore that saw over 32,000 visitors in a span of 10 days,
in Nov-Dec 2013, at the Visvesvaraya Industrial & Technological Museum,
Kasturba Road, Bangalore (https://www.icts.res.in/additional_page/614/)
ICTS organizes talks by scientists in schools and colleges.
ICTS and Observer Research Foundation organized a conclave on science
education in Bangalore. The objective was to identify some important reforms
that need to be brought in science and engineering education.
45.
Mostly, classes consist of blackboard lectures. Numerical courses use projection
based methods with direct interfacing to computers. There is an effort at
developing innovative experiments in the MSc lab at ICTS.
46.
Courses are evaluated through exams. Students have to pass a comprehensive
exam before registering for Ph.D. In addition, students who have registered for
Ph.D have an annual assessment where their research progress is evaluated.
47.

The faculty at ICTS are involved in the organization of many of the programmes
and public lectures held at ICTS. The details of these activities are provided
under question 30. Students, postdoctoral fellows, faculty members regularly
participate in organizing science day activities at ICTS, during which popular
expositions of science are exhibited.
48.

ICTS is a research institution, where syllabus based learning forms only a small
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part of our activity. The faculty, PDFs and Ph.D. students are continuously
engaged in research, and the quality of their work is reflected in the publication
record of the institute. Students, PDF and faculty give lectures frequently in
various national and international fora. There are conferences, schools, and
discussion meetings running at ICTS throughout the year, and many
distinguished scientists from India and abroad participate in these. This allows
the ICTS students to interact with the leading scholars in their discipline.
ICTS also encourages students from other Universities and Institutes to carry
out their MSc project at ICTS. In the last two years, about 10 students from IISc,
BITS, IISERs, HRI, University of Manchester and Intel have completed their M.Sc.
projects at ICTS.
49.

ICTS is a new institution and its programmes have not been separately
accredited, apart from the various Subject Boards of TIFR.
50.

basic or applied.
Research at ICTS focuses on the areas of astrophysical relativity: complex systems
(including Statistical Physics, Physical Biology, Fluid Dynamics and Turbulence, and
Condensed Matter Physics): Interdisciplinary mathematics: String Theory and
Quantum Gravity. Around 30-40 research papers are published each year by
scientists at ICTS in leading journals in these areas. Some significant contributions
in the last few years are:
Astrophysical relativity: The group made direct contributions to contributing to
the recent discovery of gravitational waves by LIGO. In particular, the group
developed and implemented a test of general relativity based on the consistency
of the inspiral, merger and ringdown in an observed binary black-hole
coalescence. This was one of the five tests used to establish the consistency of
the observed signal with a binary black hole merger predicted by general
relativity. Additional direct contributions include the inference of the mass and
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spin of the remnant black hole, and the radiated energy and peak luminosity of
the merger event. The group members' past contributions in the theoretical
source modeling, and in the construction of "template banks" have aided the
discovery.
Complex systems: Large scale simulations with up to a billion particles embedded
in a turbulent fluid were performed towards understanding the process of
droplet formation in clouds. Numerical tests were performed to provide the first
detailed numerical verification of the predictions of a recent theory of thermal
transport in low-dimensional solids. The important issue of how the effect of
interactions in symmetry protected topological phases was investigated to show
how these phases can arise in concrete lattice systems of condensed matter.
Models of biochemical networks and active processes were used to obtain an
understanding of pattern formation (e.g embryonic development) in biological
systems. A statistical physics "random-resetting" model was studied in the
context of developing improved search algorithms.
Interdisciplinary mathematics: Two major results were the concentration of
filtering distribution on the unstable subspace of the dynamical system, and the
consistency of the Bayesian general linear ill-posed inverse problem in infinite
dimensions along with the contraction rates for the posterior distributions. The
Uniform Transform Method was extended to accommodate PDE interface
problems involving fourth order mixed derivatives. Work on algebraic models of
local hypersurfaces and interpolation of curves by constant mean curvature
surfaces was carried out. Significant contributions were made in the
mathematical understanding of water-waves, in particular, through data from
experiments.
The string theory group at ICTS-TIFR works both on pure aspects of quantum
gravity, and applied aspects of string theory. A promising approach to quantum
gravity is to prove the equivalence of a specific model of quantum gravity to an
ordinary quantum field theory, and members of the group have been involved in
formulating new examples of such dualities. They have also used such dualities
to understand new effects in fluid dynamics and thermalization, by using
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techniques from an entirely different area of physics --- gravitation. Other

members of the group have recently developed exact results for quantities, called
scattering amplitudes, in a specific quantum field theory called a Chern-Simons
matter theory. The group at ICTS-TIFR also works on the information paradox,
and its members have been involved in articulating some new resolutions to the
paradox that also shed light on fundamental non-locality in quantum gravity.
51.

of the department.
Strengths
1. ICTS has been able to attract very good young scientists as its faculty in niche
areas of theoretical sciences. In addition ICTS has a large number of associates
from around the country and abroad who spend some time (from a week to
a month) at ICTS.
2. ICTS has in a very short time emerged as one of the most important centers
in the world for scientific programmes with a core teaching component,
public engagement and outreach, and cross-fertilization of ideas from
different fields.
3. The graduate studies programme and the extensive post-doctoral
programme of the ICTS has attracted excellent young scientists who have
enriched the in-house research programme and in-turn benefitted
enormously from the visitor-driven nature of this Center.
4. The proximity to several research institutes, including RRI, NCBS, JNCASR, and
IISc, has yielded fruitful collaborations, teaching exchanges, and pooling of
expertise.
5. World-class infrastructure, such as housing, office space, and a dedicated and
efficient administrative staff, ensures a vibrant center for research and
collaboration.
Weaknesses
1. The limit on the number of faculty (hence the number of students) and
administrative staff that we can hire limits the scope and breadth of our inhouse teaching and research programme.
2. Space constraints, especially hostel facilities for students and post-doctoral
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fellows.
3. Not enough women students, post-doctoral fellows, and faculty members.
4. The distance of the campus from the city center poses challenges in terms of
safe, easy and affordable commute from the city.
5. At present, sub-optimal laboratory facilities for graduate studies; hence an
over-reliance on other institutes such as IISc for this purpose. This in turn puts
a small burden on our colleagues in such institutes.
Opportunities
1. The scientific staff, especially the students and post-doctoral fellows, at ICTS
have a tremendous advantage over other institutes, in their exposure to
leading scientists from across the world who come and spend long periods
of time here (as part of our programmes, schools, and discussion meetings).
2. A vibrant local scientific culture with shared, and diverse, resources
between institutes such as IISc, RRI, JNCASR, and NCBS provides a
stimulating environment for collaborations across disciplines.
3. The Junior Faculty Programme (5 year non-tenured positions) is a great
initiative to encourage young and bright scientists to start early on an
independent research career.
4. A strong post-doctoral programme, with attractive packages, attracts
excellent young scientists not only from India but abroad.
5. The outreach programme and public lectures are excellent opportunities for
us at ICTS to interact with very young students from schools and colleges
and inspire the next generation of scientists.
Challenges:
1. To become the premier theoretical science center not only in India but in the
world.
2. To develop a fully functional laboratory to cater to the needs of a full-fledged
graduate studies programme.
3. Expand the computational resources of the Center.
4. To attract and encourage more women to take up research as a career.
5. To increase housing and hostel space.
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52. Future plans of the department

1. We are starting (from the coming academic year) the maths program and
increasing the intake of physics students as our faculty grow.
2. In the coming years we plan to diversify the areas of theoretical sciences we
are going to cover so as to include computer science, different areas of
mathematics apart from theoretical physics itself.
3. We plan to establish a final year research program for the best
undergraduate students in the country to work on a research project with
our faculty which will also expose them to advanced graduate courses.
4. We also plan to expand our outreach activities: public lectures by eminent
scientists, providing an archive (youtube channel) of all our talks and
programs, and in the future, programmes on science education for
school/college teachers etc.
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TIFR Centre for
Interdisciplinary Sciences
(TCIS)
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1.
Name of the Centre :

2.
2010
AEC approved for establishment of TIFR-H in July 2010 & TCIS, a part of TIFR-H
started its academic activities from Dec 2011.
3.

TCIS is an off-campus Centre of TIFR.
4.

1. Ph.D.
Students may avail of an M.Phil. Degree as an early exit option provided they have
finished a specified set of requirements. However, there is no separate M.Phil
programme.
5.

Although the students fulfill their course requirements under any one of the
subject boards mentioned below, they can take up any interdisciplinary subject for
their Ph.D. At present, the following subject boards are involved: 1. Subject Board of Physics
2. Subject Board of Chemistry
3. Subject Board of Biology
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6.

A list of such courses in the period 2011 2015 follows.
Institution
Course Name
Faculty member
1. University of Hyderabad Statistical Mechanics Surajit Sengupta, K P N
Murthy, R Nityananda
2 University of Hyderabad Bridge Mathematics Rama Govindarajan &
Saroj Panigrahi
3. University of Hyderabad Dynamical Systems
Bindu Bambah, Ram
and Chaos
Ramaswamy & Rama
Govindarajan
4. University of Hyderabad Advance Dynamics
Rama Govindarajan &
Surajit Sengupta
5. Tata Institute of Social
Introduction to the
Surajit Sengupta,
Sciences
Physical and
Shubha Tewari, M
Chemical Sciences
Krishnamurthy
Introduction to the
Surajit Sengupta,
Sciences
Physical and
Shubha Tewari, Subodh
Chemical Sciences
R Shenoy
Introduction to the
Surajit Sengupta,
Sciences
Physical and
Shubha Tewari, M
Chemical Sciences
Krishnamurthy, Rama
Govindarajan
7.
Year
2012
2012
2013
2013
2013
2014
2015

8.

Students of the TCIS are offered a Course Work programme based on a mixture of
Work / Experimental course / Lab rotation course. The structure is given in the
table below.
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Subject Board of Physics:

Duration (years)
Programme
Ph.D.
Ph.D. (for students
with 4 years of
University Training
in other than
Physics)
I-Ph.D.
Overall
Coursework
1.5
Basic &
Core
Credits
28
2.0
2.5
Elective
Credits
Project
Credits
Total
Credits
16
16
60
48
16
16
80
52
32
16
100
Project
Credits
34
58*
Total
Credits
60
100
Research
Credits
40
32
Total
Credits
60
60
Subject Board of Chemistry:

Programme
Ph.D.
I-Ph.D.
Duration (years)
Overall
Coursework
5
1.5
6
2.0
Course
Credits
26
42
* includes 24 credits of M.Sc. Thesis

Subject Board of Biology:
Programme
Ph.D.
I-Ph.D.
Duration (years)
Overall
Coursework
5
1.5
6
2.5
Course
Credits
20
28
* includes credits of M.Sc. / Final Thesis

(August November) and the Spring Semester (February May). In addition, there
may be courses run during the Winter break (December January) and Summer
break (May July). Students are encouraged to participate in conferences /
schools / research projects with faculty members of their choice during the breaks.
In each semester, students are evaluated by a Continuous Evaluation process
which are a combination of the following: 1. Assignments
2. Tests
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5. Presentations / Term Papers
All students are required to do Departmental Projects & Experimental courses as
required by the respective subject board. The students can take up the course of
their choice in any other subjects in addition.
9.

Since the prime mission of TCIS is research in interdisciplinary sciences, students
are encouraged to take up additional courses in the subject of their choice. The
students can do their departmental projects with more than one faculty member
and from other disciplines.
10.

Abbreviation (Item
11)
Sr. Professor (I)
Professor (H)
Reader (F)
Reader (E)
Fellow
Total
Number
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Professor (I)
Reader (F)
Reader (E)
Fellow (Young Researcher-INSPIRE fellow)
11.

Name
Deg
*
Ph.D.
1.
Sriram
Ramaswamy
2.
Surajit
Sengupta
K V R Chary
Ph.D.
Narayanan
Menon
Ph.D.
3.
4.
Ph.D.
Exp
Stu
Nonequilibrium, soft-matter
and biological physics
29
Equilibrium and nonequilibrium materials physics

Molecular Biophysics, NMR
Spectroscopy and Structural
Biology
Experimental nonequilibrium and soft-matter
22
31
18
Designation
Specialisation
Centre
Director & Sr.
Professor (I)
Professor (H)
& Dean
Sr. Professor
(I)
Professor (H)
2
5
10
2
1
20
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Name
5.
Deg
*
Designation
Rama
Govindarajan
M
Krishnamurthy
Ph.D.
Professor (H)
Ph.D.
Professor (H)
7.
P K Madhu
Ph.D.
Professor (H)
8.
Rajat Varma
Ph.D.
Reader (F)
9.
Shubha Tewari
Ph.D.
Reader (F)
10.
Smarajit
Karmakar
Ph.D.
Reader (F)
11.
Kanchan Garai
Ph.D.
Reader (F)
12.
T N Narayanan
Ph.D.
Reader (F)
13.
Prasad Perlekar
Ph.D.
Reader (F)
14.
Pramodh
Vallurupalli
Anukul Jana
Ph.D.
Reader (F)
Ph.D.
Reader (F)
Aprotim
Mazumder
Vipin Agarwal
Ph.D.
Reader (F)
Ph.D.
Reader (F)
Karthik V
Raman
Jagannath
Ph.D.
Reader (E)
Ph.D.
Reader (E)
6.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
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Exp
Stu
18
Matter at extreme
temperature and density
using very high-powered
ultrashort lasers
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
and Biophysics
Immunology, Cell Biology
and Optical Microscopy
Soft matter Physics,
Outreach & Education
Glass Transition, Spin Glass,
Mechanical Properties of
Disordered Solids, Granular
Materials
Regulation of amyloid
aggregation in human
diseases and bacterial
biofilms
Carbon Nano Materials,
Magnetic materials and
Electrochemistry
Multiphase flows,
Turbulence, Population
dynamics, Non-equilibrium
statistical mechanics
Biophysics
18
12
16
3.3
2.5
Low-Valent Low-Coordinate
Organometallic Chemistry
Cell and Cancer Biology
Development and
Application of Solid State
NMR Methods for
Biomolecules and Materials
Experimental condensed
matter physics
computer simulation and
0.6
0.5
Specialisation
physics
Fluid Mechanics
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Name
Deg
*
Designation
Mondal
20.
Kaustubh R
Mote
Ph.D.
Fellow
(INSPIRE)
Specialisation
statistical mechanics in
chemical and biochemical
topics
Solid-State NMR based
Structural Biology of
Membrane Proteins
Exp
Stu

Years
of Experience as a regular Faculty Member (TIFR and elsewhere)
graduated)
12.

Visiting Faculty :
Prof. Subodh R Shenoy
Prof. N D Hari Dass C
Adjunct Faculty :
Prof. Amitabha Chattopadhyay
Prof. V Chandrasekhar
Prof. Srikanth Sastry
Prof. J B Joshi
Emeritus Professors :
Prof. Mustansir Barma
13.

Programme
Course
Semester
Faculty
Percentage
Ph.D. & Integrated
Quantum
Aug-Nov
Prof. A K
1.
100%
M.Sc.-Ph.D. (Physics) Mechanics II
2014
Kapoor
Ph.D. & Integrated
Quantum
Jan Apr
Prof. A K
2.
100%
M.Sc.-Ph.D. (Physics) Mechanics II
2015
Kapoor
Ph.D. & Integrated
Jan Apr
Prof. Nirmal
3.
Optics
100%
M.Sc.-Ph.D. (Physics)
2015
Viswanathan
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14.
4.
5.
Programme
Ph.D.
15.
Scientific Staff
7+2*
Technical Staff
2*
Students (S)
42
16
Faculty (F)
20
20
Administrative Staff
5+13*
Ratio S/F
2.05
0.8
Auxiliary Staff
43*
* As the Centre is very young, many staff members are either temporary or on
contract
16.
1
2
3
4
5

Research Thrust Areas
Cancer research, Cell Biology
Syntheses of compounds involving
low-valent low-coordinated main
group elements
Theoretical chemistry
Biomolecular Solid-state NMR
Molecular biophysics, spectroscopy,
nuclear magnetic
Resonance
Molecular Biophysics, Biological
Chemistry, Structural Biology,
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Funding Agency
DAE
SERB-DST, AvH Foundation, DAE
Ramanujan Fellowship, SERB-DST

DST and DAE
DST, CEFIPRA, Royal
Society, Indo-Danish Science Agency
DAE, DST, DBT, CSIR, ICMR, Japan Society for
Promotion of Science (JSPS), UNESCO Molecular
and Cell Biology Network (UNESCO-MCBN),
Welcome Trust, International Centre for Genetic
Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB)i,
International Council for Magnetic Resonance in
Biological Systems (ICMRBS)
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17.

National
Agency
1. Science &
Engineering
Research Board,
DST
2. Indian Institute of
Tropical
Meteorology,
Ministry of Earth
Sciences
3. Science &
Engineering
Research Board
(SERB),
Department of
Science &
Technology
4. Department of
Science &
Technology,
Innovation in
Science Pursuit for
Inspired Research
5. Science &
Engineering
Research Board
(SERB),
Department of
Science &
Technology
6. Wellcome
Trust/DBT India
Alliance
Project Title
2 Dimensional
nanosheets based
ultra-low density
sponges for energy
and environment
applications
Coupled physical
processes in the
Bay of Bengal &
Monsoon Air-sea
Interaction
Ramanujan
Fellowship
Structural and
Mechanistic
Characterization of
the mitochondrial
pyruvate carrier
complex
Rational Design for
the syntheses of
multiple bonded
compounds
involving
heavier group 14
elements and their
reactivity
Control of T Cell
Biochemistry by
MHC
Total Grant (Rs.

lakhs)
26
Duration
Faculty
3 years
starting
from
2014-15
T N Naryanan
44
3 years
starting
from
2015-16
Rama
Govindarajan
87
Total 5
years,
started
from
2015-16
Kathik V Raman
83
Total 5
years
starting
from
2015-16
Kaustubh R
Mote
26
Total 3
years
starting
from
2015-16
Anukul Jana
288
Total 5
years
starting
Rajat Varma
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Agency
Project Title
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Total Grant (Rs.

lakhs)
Duration
Alleles
7. Ministry of
Science &
Technology
Australia - India
Strategic
Research Fund
Tailoring plant
protease inhibitors
for control of the
crop pest
Helicoverpa
armigera
from
2015
Total 2
years
starting
from
2015
27
Faculty
K V R Chary
International
Agency
1. Indo-German
Sciences &
Technology
Centre,
Stuttgart,
Germany
2. Centre
framco Indien Pourla
Promotion de
la
instabilities
18.
Project Title
Tailoring interface
spin transport
towards
molecular
spintronics
Rotating and curved
boundary layer
instabilities
Total Grant
(Rs. lakhs)
3
17
Duration
Faculty
Total 4
years
starting
from 2015
Karthik V
Raman
Total 3
years
starting
from
2013
Rama
Govindarajan

National
Collaborating
Institutions
1. Indian Institute
of Science
Project Title
Coupled physical
processes in the Bay
of Bengal &
Monsoon Air-sea
Interaction
Total Grant
(Rs. lakhs)
44
Duration
3 years
starting
from 201516
Faculty
Rama
Govindarajan
International: None
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19.

Agency
1. DAE Science
Research
Council
Awards,
Department of
Atomic Energy
(DAE)
20.
21.
Project Title
DAE- Science
Research Council
Outstanding
Investigator award
scheme for the
year
2014 (DAE-SRCOI)
Total Grant
(Rs. lakhs)
115
Duration
Total 5
years
starting
from
2015
Faculty
M
Krishnamurthy
state recognition : NIL
national recognition : NIL
international recognition : NIL

bodies
Nil
22.
Publications:
Journal
Articles in Technical
Web
Book
Books Mono
TCIS
Publications Proceedings Reports Publications Chapters Edited graphs
2010-11
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
2011-12
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
2012-13
28
----
2013-14
76
--
2014-15
49
--1
Total
153
----1
---------# TCIS started its scientific activities in 2012.
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N D Hari Dass: The Principles of Thermodynamics, published by CRC Press Ltd,

ISBN 978-1- 4665-1208-5, 2013.
P K Madhu: Current developments in solid state NMR spectroscopy, Springer
Verlag GmbH, ISBN-13 9783211999394.
Surajit Sengupta: Frontiers in Materials Modelling and Design, Proceedings of the
Conference on Frontiers in Materials Modelling and Design, at Kalpakkam,
India on August 20-23 1996. V. Kumar, Surajit Sengupta and Baldev Raj, Eds.
(Springer, Heidelberg, 1997).
Vipin Agarwal: Development and Application of MAS Solid-State NMR
Methodologies to Biomolecule Number of Pages: 226 pages, Mensch & Buch
(November 2009), ISBN-10: 3866646917, ISBN-13: 978-3866646919
Citation Index range / average:

Total number of citations: 31740 (Google Scholar)
h-index:
Range: 10 - 27
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23.

Nil
24.
Areas of consultancy and income generated during 2011-2015

Nil
25.

National
1.
Name of Faculty
member
Prof. N D Hari Dass
Place visited
Date (MM/YYYY)
Apr 2014
Jan 2015
Mar 2015
International
1.
2.
Name of Faculty
member
Prof. Rama
Govindarajan
Prof. Sriram
Ramaswamy
3.
Prof. Srikanth Sastry
4.
Prof. K V R Chary
5.
Prof. Surajit
Sengupta
Place visited
Date (MM/YYYY)
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Nov 2012
Higgs Centre, University of Edinburgh

(research collaboration with M E Cates and
group)
EPFL Lausanne, Switzerland
Univ. Paris Sud Orsay
Uni. H. Heine, Dusseldorf, Germany
The Chemistry and Strcutural Biology Division,
Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland,
Australia
School of Chemistry, University of New South
Wales, Sydney
Prof. Martin Greens Laboratory, University of
New South Wales
University of Dusseldorf (Groups of Profs J.
Horbach, H. Lowen and S. Egelhaaf)
The Weizmann Institute
March 2013
Aug 2012
2012
Feb 2013
Aug 2014
Aug 2014
Aug 2014
Mar-Apr 2014
June 2014
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Faculty serving in
(a) National Committees:
Name of the
Faculty Member
Prof. K V R Chary
2
Prof.Rama
Govindarajan

IUPAB National Committee
Role in the
Committee
Member
Asian Biophysics Association
Treasurer
International Advisory Board, 27th

International Conference on Magnetic
Indo-European network on Advanced
Instability Methods (AIM).
3.
Dr. Smarajit
Karmakar
International conference in IITGuwahati, Conference on

Computational Physics 2015.
4.
Prof. Sriram
Ramaswamy
XXIV international conference on

statistical physics of the IUPAP.
5.
Dr. T.N.Narayanan
4th International Conference, COCHIN

NANO-2016
Steering
Committee
Member
Member
Term of
Service
20122016
2013present
2011Present
20142016
Steering
committee
member
--
Local
organizing
committee
member
Member,
Steering
Committee
National
Organizing
Committee
member
--
--
--

Name of the
Faculty Member
Dr. T.N.Narayanan
Name of the
Committee
Role of the
Committee
EMN Meeting on Electrocatalysis, Energy

Materials Nanotechnology, February 1519, 2016 Orlando, USA.
International
Program
Committee
Member
Term
of
Service
--
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Name of the
Faculty Member
Prof. Sriram
Ramaswamy
Name of the Journal

Annual Review of Condensed Matter Physics
Advances in Physics
European Physical Journal
Prof. Rama
Govindarajan
Prof. P K Madhu
Dr. T N Narayanan
Prof. Suboddh R
Shenoy
Prof. N D Hari
Dass
27.
Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and

Experiment
Physical Review Fluids
Physics of Fluids
Pramana
Sadhana
Journal of Magnetic Resonance
Journal of Biomolecular NMR
Solid-State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
American Journal of Engineering and Applied
Sciences
Carbon-Based Materials Frontiers in
Materials
Physical Review Letters (Condensed Matter)
Pramana
Philosophical Magazine
Quanta
Impact
Factor
Term of
Service
2011-2015
Since Jun
2007
Since Dec
2009
Since Jan 2004
Present
Till 2015
-Till 2014
----2015
2000-2003
2007-2013
Since 2011

As all TCIS faculty members regularly participate in national and international
outside India.
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Student projects
All (100%) TCIS students are required to do Departmental Projects / Laboratory
rotations (see Item 8 above).

Almost all TCIS faculty and laboratories have collaborations with scientists in India
and abroad. Students of these faculty members and laboratories participate in
these projects.
29.

Faculty Members:
National Awards
1.
2.
Year
2014
20122017
20102011
Name of the Awardee

Kaustubh R Mote
Prof. K V R Chary
20092010
2006
1989
1986
3.
1986
2012
Dr. Kanchan Garai
Name of the Award

Inspire Faculty Award
Sir J C Bose National Fellowship (DST)
The "Dharamsi Morarji Chemical Co. Visiting
Fellowship in Chemistry" of the Institute of
Chemical Technology, Mumbai
Professor J.C. Ghosh Memorial Award of the
Indian Chemical Society
Professor Rango Krishna Asundi Memorial
Lecture Award of Indian National Science
Academy, New Delhi
Anil Kumar Bose Memorial Award, Indian
National Science Academy
Young Scientist Medal, Indian National Science
Academy, New Delhi
Young Scientist Award, BRUKER, 1986.
TIFR Alumni Patent Award in 2012 for innovative
scientific research from TIFR leading to the award
of a patent.
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4.
Year
2015
2007
Name of the Awardee

Prof. M Krishnamurthy
20062007
2003
2001
2001
1999
5.
6.
2013
2007
Dr. Prasad Perlekar

Prof. Rama Govindarajan
7.
20102012
20032004
Dr. Smarajit Karmakar
2011
2007
2006
2000
Prof. Sriram Ramaswamy
8.
2000
1996
1988
19881992
9. 19941999
10. 19801985
11. 20152018
12. 1992
13. 1998
Prof. Surajit Sengupta
Dr. T N Narayanan
Prof. Subodh R Shenoy
Prof. N D Hari Dass
Name of the Award

DAE-SRC Outstanding Investigator award
Head of the Max Planck India Partner group, for
collaborative research in intense field science
with Max Planck Institute for kernphyisk,
Heidelberg
Swarnajayanti Fellowship in Physics
B.M. Birla Science prize for physics
INSA Young Scientist Medal for Physics by the
Indian National Science Academy, Delhi
S.N. Ghosh Young scientist medal by Indian
society for Atomic and Molecular Physics
Associate of the Indian Academy of Sciences,
Bangalore
NVIDIA Innovation Award
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (Engineering
Sciences)
Dean's Fellowship, Weizmann Institute of Science
Kumari L. A. Meera Memorial Award for the year
for being the best Integrated PhD Student in
Physical Sciences, IISc, Bangalore, India
Infosys Prize for the Physical Sciences
J C Bose Fellowship
G. D. Birla Prize for Science
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for the Physical
Sciences
NASI Young Scientist Millenium Award
B.M. Birla Memorial Prize for Physics
N.S. Satyamurthy Award
Associate of the Indian Academy of Sciences,
Bangalore
Jagadish Bose National Science Talent Search
Scholarship
ACS membership award
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize of CSIR India for
Physics
Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences,
Allahabad
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Year
20062010
Name of the Awardee
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Name of the Award

DAE Raja Ramanna Professorship
Year
2010
Name of the Awardee

Dr. Anukul Jana
2.
2014
2010
Dr. Aprotim Mazumder
3.
2011
Dr. Kanchan Garai
4.
1976
Prof. N D Hari Dass (Visiting

Faculty)
1.
Name of the Award

Alexander von Humboldt (AvH) Fellowship for
Post Doctorate Research by the Humboldt
Foundation, Germany.
The Koch Institute Image Award (2014).
CEHS MIT Pilot project grant award (along
with Mark Bathe)
Nomination for Poletsky Award by Dr. Carl
Frieden for outstanding contribution in
Alzheimers disease
Gravity Foundation Honorable Mention for
the essay A new spin test for the equivalence
principle

National Awards
Nil
Nil
30.

Seminars are held frequently in TCIS by eminent scientists from India and abroad.
A list of seminars held in TCIS may be accessed through the link
http://www.tifrh.res.in/tcis/event/seminars.html and a few seminars by eminent
scientists are listed below.
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Conferences / Workshops
1.
Year
2016
Name
NMR Meets Biology
Funding Agency
TCIS, Hyderabad & TIFR,
Mumbai (in association with
University of Leipzig, Germany,
and University of Aarhus,
Denmark)
TCIS, Hyderabad & Royal
Society of Chemistry, London
Deccan Local Section, India
TCIS, Hyderabad & National
Academies of Sciences
TCIS, Hyderabad, IIT-Madras,
IIT-Bombay & IIT- Hyderabad
TCIS, Hyderabad
TCIS, Hyderabad & National
Academies of Sciences
TCIS, Hyderabad & Kavli
Institute for Theoretical
Physics, Univ of California,
Santa Barbara
2.
2015
National Poster Symposium
3.
2015
4.
2015
5.
6.
2014
2014
7.
2014
Summer Research
Symposium
TCIS-IITH-IITB meeting on
Flow Instability
TCIS Symposium
Summer Research
Symposium
Program on Active Matter,
Cytoskeleton, Cells, Tissues
and Flocks
8.
2014
Workshop on Soft Matter

Self Assembly and Dynamics
TCIS, Hyderabad & University of

Hyderabad
9.
2014
Symposium on Fragility
TCIS, Hyderabad &

JNCASR, Bangalore
TCIS, Hyderabad & IIT Hyderabad
10. 2014
IUTAM Symposium - 2014
11. 2013
Chemistry Symposium
TCIS, Hyderabad
12. 2013
Perspectives in Nonlinear
Dynamics 2013 (PNLD 2013)

Hyderabad
Faculty members
Prof.P K Madhu
Dr. Vipin Agarwal
Prof. K V R Chary
Dr. Shubha
Tewari
Prof. Rama
Govindarajan
-- NA -Dr. Shubha
Tewari
Prof. Sriram
Ramaswamy
(jointly with M C
Marchetti,
Syracuse Univ, C
Schmidt,
Goettingen and I
Couzin,
Princeton)
Prof. Narayanan
Menon
Prof. Srikanth
Sastry
Prof. Srikanth
Sastry
Prof. Rama
Govindarajan
Dr. Prasad
Perlekar
Prof. V
Chandrasekhar
Prof. Rama
Govindarajan
Dr. Prasad
Perlekar
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13.
2013
TCIS-IITH-IITB meeting on
Flow Instability
TCIS, Hyderabad, IIT-Madras,

IIT-Bombay & IIT- Hyderabad
Prof. Rama
Govindarajan
2012
Meeting on Soft and

Biological Matter

Hyderabad
-- NA --
2012
TCIS Symposium
TCIS, Hyderabad
-- NA --
14.
15.
31.

TCIS follows the TIFR Guidelines on Academic Ethics.
32.

Name of
the
Programme
(refer to question no. 4)
Biology
Ph.D.
Chemistry
Physics
Integrated
M.Sc.-Ph.D.
Applications
received
Selected
Male Female
TIFR Mumbai
TIFR Mumbai
& TCIS-71
TIFR Mumbai
& TCIS-526
Joined
Male Female
Pass
percentage for
TCIS
Male Female
50
100
31
10
14
93
100
34
24
83
100
Biology
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
Chemistry
TIFR Mumbai
11
--
100
--
Physics
TIFR Mumbai
& TCIS-306
36
11
100
100
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33.
Diversity of students:
(a) Based on geography:
IntegratedM.Sc.
Ph.D.
Total

--
--
NA
NA
33
13
NA
NA
53
NRI students
--
--
--
--
NA
NA
--
Foreign students
--
--
--
--
NA
NA
--
36
13
Ph.D.
Students
Total
--
--
58
(b) Based on undergraduate institution:

Ph.D.
Male
20
Female
6
From Universities
4
0
institutions
12
1
institutions #
From others*
1
0
Total
37
7
# IITs, NITs, etc.
34.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Integrated
M.Sc.-Ph.D.
Male
Female
12
1
Total
39
14
0
13
0
1
1
58
Examination
CSIR NET
3
GATE
20
JEST
12
OTHERS (TIFR)
23
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36.
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Student progression
Ph.D. / Integrated M.Sc.-Ph.D programme : Students admitted to TCIS go on to
complete the course work and get their Ph.D.s. Rarely a student may opt out of
the programme, for various reasons. After completing their Ph.D., the students
have great potential to pursue postdoctoral research anywhere in the world and
go on to academic / industry careers.
Diversity of staff
37.
from TIFR :
Total No
20
assessment period
38.
a)
Library
Floor area- 20.90 Sq metres
Total seating capacity 10
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Working hours - 24*7

The library has two internet enabled systems (desktop), two dedicated VPN
access for library users will also be procured shortly.
The library has a total of 450 books with an average annual addition of 150
books, e-books 41,020 & e-journals 3,888
b)

Primary internet - 40 Mbps leased line 1:1 with RF connectivity (ISP - Bharti
Airtel)
Secondary internet - 4 Mbps leased line 1:1 with optical connectivity (ISP - BSNL
India)
100 Mbps LAN network
Student hostels are provided with 12 mbps broadband connections with Wi-Fi
connectivity
c)
d)
e)
Two classrooms to seat 20 students each

f)
Two classrooms to seat 20 students each
Two 4 students laboratories with a total capacity around 60

Name of
Laboratory
Synthesis Lab
Fac*
PDF
Stu

Syntheses and Reactivities of Main-Group
Compounds with Low-Valent Low-Coordinate
Group 13-15 elements
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Biophysics Lab
Biology
Laser Matter Lab
Material Science
NMR
Spintronics
Soft Matter
Hyperpolarization
Hydrocarbon soluble Silicon enriched molecular

cluster
Rational design of metal cluster by using
different multi-dented ligands
Study of different catalytic reactions using
Main-Group compounds
Single molecule biophysics of protein amyloids
Role of indigenous proteins of amyloid
aggregation
Conformational Dynamics of Biomolecules
Regulatory roles of Genome organization in
gene expression and DNA repair
Stress-induced mutagenesis as a mechanism for
hastening evolution
Immunology, Cell Biology and Optical
Microscopy
Ion acceleration
Neutral-Atom accelerators
Bright, Hard X-Ray sources
Laser-Plasma dynamics at mesoscopic lenth
scales
Engineering of Nanomaterials
Catalysis and Energy Devices
Biomolecular Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy
Development of new NMR methodologies to
understand the structure-function paradigm of
biomolecules
NMR characterization of the 3D structures of
biologically important proteins and studying
their dynamics, interaction with other
ligands/biomolecules to understand structurefunction relationships
Development of computer-aided completeturn-key packages for both NMR assignments
and 3D structural analysis.
Solid state NMR spectroscopy
Interspace spin chemistry and magnetism
arising due to the molecule-transition metalinterface interactions
Non-equilibrium soft matter and biological
physics
Creating hyperpolarization in noble gases by
spin exchange optical pumping methods.
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10
Computational
Science
16
Optical magnetometry
Statistical Mechanics of soft matter:
Deformation, Elasticity & Plasticity
Active Segregation of chromosomes
Fluid mechanics, Multiphase flows
Statistical physics of Disordered systems:
Elusive order in disordered system and the
associated correlation length
Ideal glassy states in systems with quenched
disorder and their connection to spin glass
physics
Glasses with metallicity
Brittleness and Ductility of amorphous solids
Amorphization Transition
Computer simulation of protein-drug binding
Understanding mechanisms of actions
antibiotic and antimicrobial peptides
Theoretical understanding of role of water and
cosolutes on conformation and self assembly
of biomacromolecules
Deciphering spatial organization inside
bacterial cell

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Doctoral students
Anshul Deep Singh Parmar
Vinutha H A
Sharath K Jose
Mamta Raju Jotkar
S. Ravi Chandran
Debabrata Sinha
Habeeba Tamkeen K S
Sumit Kumar Birwa
S Ganga Prasath
Rashmi Ramaadugu
Shubhadeep Pal
Rayan Chatterjee
Rahul Kumar Gupta
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Doctoral students
Naresh Kumar
Dube Dheeraj Prakashchand
S. V. Rahul
Lokrshi Prawar Dadhichi
Navdeep Rana
Keerthan Subramanian
Archit Bhardwaj
Vikash Pandey
Rahul Sharma
Debabrata Dhara
Debdeep Mandal
Timir Baran Sil
Janeka Gartia
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Doctoral students
Rajsekhar Das
Mrinmoy Mukherjee
Bhanu Prasad Bhowmik
Pappu Acharya
Praveen Kumar
Indrajit Tah
Shashank Yadav
Jaya Krishna Koneru
Kallol Paul
Ritabrata Thakur
Vishnu V Krishnan
Debankur Das
Rahul Chajwa
Dhuppar Shivnarayan Tilkesh
Pankaj Popli
Pardeep Kumar
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Doctoral students
Kshama Sharma
Saurabh Chaudhary
Sudeshna Patra
Subhrajyoti Dolai
Mukul G Jain
Subhendu Pandit
Khandekar Jishan Bari
Subhajit Ghosal
Aslam Uddin
Sumit Bawari
Avijit Maiti
Subhajit De
Shamasree Ghosh
Anusha Bargavi Gopalan
Nikhita Pasnuri
P S Kesavan
G Gopi Krishna
Seshagiri Rao R.V.
Kiran Kumar Tadi
Deepa Jaiswal
Sitara Roy
Abhijeet A Joshi
Deepu P
Satya Prakash
Balaji Yendeti
S. Mathimalar
Biswajit Santra
M. Anand
Khevath Praveen Kumar Naik
Sunita Patel
Sarada Seetharaman
Kartika Padhan
Chandrakala Gowda
Angana Ray
Ravi Kumar Biroju
C. Neeraja
Swarnali Bandyopadhyay
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JRFs
Sarika Kumari
Akshi Gupta
Rakesh Kumar Y
Swapneel Amit Pathak
Paswa Nath
Subrata Kuilya
Sambit Mohapatra
Sreedevi K N
SRFs
NIL
Most of the students (57 out of 58) of TCIS are in doctoral programmes and hence
they are all given TIFR fellowships. One doctoral student is receiving a scholarship
from CSIR.
41.
programme(s)?
No.
42.
a.

Constant effort is made by the Academic Advisory committee (AAC) to ensure the
quality of curricula offered. The syllabus is regularly discussed and revised
depending on interaction with peers and feedback received from faculty.
b.
Students on staff, curriculum and teaching-learning-evaluation and how does the

Student feedback is obtained formally at the end of each course in the form of a
filled course evaluation form (Student Response to Instructions SRTI). The
ratings are discussed in the AAC and relevant information is passed onto the
teacher.
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Alumni and employers on the programmes offered and how does the
No feedback is taken by alumni at present.
43.

None
44.

As Item No 30 shows, TCIS regularly conducts seminars, conferences & workshops,
which are attended by all the doctoral students. These provide the required
introduction to the state of the art in the subjects of their research.
45.
Faculty members are encouraged to design their own teaching methods and
within certain parameters, allowed to choose topics of instructions. They may also
design & float new elective courses. A significant component of take-home
assignments is encouraged. The mode of evaluation is decided by the teacher.
46.
Constant effort is made by the Academic Advisory committee (AAC) to ensure the
quality of curricula offered. The syllabus is regularly discussed and revised
depending on interaction with peers and feedback received from faculty and
students.
Student feedback is obtained formally at the end of each course in the form of a
filled course evaluation form (Student Response to Instructions SRTI). The
ratings are discussed in the AAC and relevant information is passed onto the
teacher.
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47.

Outreach: The institute has initiated three distinct areas of outreach activities with
different audiences in mind. The purpose of the outreach activities is to educate
and inform the public about our research efforts, and to encourage young
students to become scientists and be informed about current efforts in Science.
For the general public: We started a discussion series on Science titled SawaalJawaab: Conversations on Science at a public venue, Lamakaan, in Hyderabad.
We have hosted many eminent researchers who speak about their research and
engage in conversation with the general public. The speaker is typically asked to
prepare half an hour of material, but questions flow freely from the audience and
the typical duration of the entire event is two hours. This is now a recognized
event in Hyderabad with 50 60 attendees per session.
For school and college students: The institute has hosted a number of visiting
groups from schools and colleges. In addition to a lab tour, the students engage in
experiments/hand-on activities that demonstrate the playful side of science, but
are designed in part to introduce them to the research areas of our institute. The
activities are led by TCIS students.
For college students: With the help of funding from the National Academies, we
have organized and hosted two annual undergraduate research symposiums in
summer 2014 and 2015 in which students engaged in summer research present
their work to their peers. These symposiums have each featured a plenary talk by
one TCIS and one external faculty member on their research.
Students & faculty members regularly participate by giving talks and presenting
posters at National & International conferences.
48.

TCIS conducts and participates in the following activities on a regular basis.
Seminars
Colloquium
VSRP Programme
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Sawaal-Jawaab, a series of discussions about current issues in science for general

public
Outreach activities: visits by schools and colleges are organised and simple
experiments are demonstrated to introduce them to scientific research.
49.

No
50.

basic or applied
Regimes of break-up delineated for a bubble rising through liquid.
Relevance of caustics in droplet aggregation and coalescence demonstrated.
Viscosity stratification can create several new instabilities in shear flow, and is a
singular effect.
Development of transport and hydrodynamics models to study the properties of
hot and dense nucleus / quark gluon plasma formed in relativistic heavy ion
collisions.
We have discovered how T4 lysozyme interconverts between two compact
conformations. Contradictory to expectations the activation barrier is just ~6kT.
Prediction of a propagation gap for wavelike excitations in large-scale flocks with
rotational inertia; important consequences for signalling in biological groups
Spontaneous flocking phase transition in a vibrated granular monolayer:
experiment, simulation and predictive theory; discovery and elucidation of a new
type of flocking interaction between self-propelled particles
Theory of the dynamics of the plasma membrane of the living cell, consequences
include the emergence of spontaneous membrane waves, as widely seen in
crawling cells
Theoretical principles for the quantitative design of chemotactic behaviour of
active colloids, dramatic collective behaviour predicted, including precise
analogues to gravitational collapse
Theory of spontaneous synchronization in active matter, with relevance to
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metachronal waves and bacterial swimming

Our work on the effective of self-propelling activity on suspension viscosity
highlighted in Nature (N & V) 525, 37 (2015) in connection with experiments on
bacterial suspensions that bear out our predictions.
We show that high resolution proton-detected NMR spectra can be obtained on
large biomolecules in the solid state at slow-moderate MAS frequencies.
Developed a strategy to combine pulse sequences using multiple receivers and
multiple sequential acquisitions in biomolecular solid state NMR. The time
savings for a single case can be as much as 2-3 weeks
Unification of heteronuclear spin decoupling schemes in solid-state NMR to
improve resolution and sensitivity of NMR spectra.
Identification of unique structural folds in Abeta peptides upon binding to
membranes.
Design of asynchronous schemes that enhance geometry elucidation efficiency in
solid-state NMR.
Generation of hyperpolarised xenon gas with optical pumping, to be used for
imaging.
Using diironnonacarbonyl, [Fe2(CO)9] as a source of Lewis acid fragment, we
have stabilized germanium dichloride, GeCl2. In the solid state, it exhibits a
dimeric structure with a Ge2Fe2-four-membered ring.
Understanding the observed long delays in post-quench equilibration of
athermal martensites, through protein folding concepts such as golf holes and
entropy barriers.
Rapid adaptation of yeast to environmental stress showing signatures of stressinduced mutagenesis.
Cell-cycle dependent DNA damage responses on a cell-by-cell basis in mammalian
cell populations.
We showed that different ways of calculating static length scale (including our
proposed method) in glass forming liquids are actually same. This will help us
reduce some degree of complexity if there were multiple length scales in the
glass transition problem which is already very complex in nature.
Vanishing of configurational entropy may not imply an ideal glass transition in
randomly pinned liquids.
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Short-time relaxation processes known as -relaxations in glass-forming liquids

are cooperative in nature and the scale of the cooperative is same as that
observed at long time scale. This will help us understand how ageing and
rejuvenation happen in glassy systems
Patchy colloidal model has many properties similar to that of networked liquids
such as water and silicate glass. The model produces several kinds of stable
crystalline structures at low temperatures. Under certain conditions it remains
glassy. Some of our predictions have been verified experimentally in a complex
nano-particle system consisting of Au/PbS nano dumbbells
It is known that gene dense chromosomes appear to be concentrated towards
the centre of the nucleus in a Eukaryotic cell while those with low gene density
segregate to the nuclear surface. No real explanation for this fact was known. We
have now shown using computer simulations and simple physical arguments that
this is a consequence of differential transcriptional activity associated with the
chromosomes.
The existence of super solids i.e. solids with crystalline order which flow like a
superfluid, has been debated for many years. There have been many experiments
which provide evidence in one direction or the other. Our work suggested that a
super solid fraction may appear as a long-lived transient which vanishes with
annealing. This may provide a resolution of many perplexing issues concerning a
variety of experiments on bulk solid helium.
The technologically important phenomenon of irreversible plastic deformation of
crystalline and glassy solids is ill understood from a fundamental viewpoint. Nonaffine displacement fluctuations appear to be suggestive of a new direction in
this field. This may have important ramifications for understanding deformations
of solids in a unified setting.
The spreading rate of a shear flow is universal in an intermediate regime which is
also marked by strong correlations.
It is proved that Killing Vectors for the FLRW metric, when suitably scaled by
functions, are non-normalizable zero modes of the scalar Laplacian on these
spaces.
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the department.
Strengths
Faculty of outstanding quality, selected by a demanding internationally peerreviewed screening process. Although most faculty members are less than four
years into their roles, they are already leaders on the global stage in several areas
of research. Successes from work published by TCIS faculty include: new
understanding of length-scales at the glass transition; insights into intrinsically
disordered proteins; new light on protein-aggregation diseases; ultrahydrophobic surfaces; non-affinity and the yield and flow of solids; extraordinary
enhancement of laser-driven ion acceleration by bacterial cells
The Interdisciplinary nature of the Centre provides an excellent platform for

larger problems to be attacked from different angles by individuals with
completely different expertise.
Strong and comprehensive teaching programme governed by the exacting

standards of the TIFR University. Students are on an average of very high quality
and very motivated.
Significant seed funding for facultys research programmes
Strong outreach activities, already very visible on the Hyderabad education circuit.
Weaknesses
Research funding flow is ad hoc, not predictable, posing problems for a growing
campus.
Slow development of the main campus at Hyderabad, delaying the full growth of
TIFR Hyderabad and the availability of a campus setting for faculty and students.
Faculty members having to spend large amounts of time in Centre-building.
Dependence on local rentals for student accommodation.
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Administrative and purchase procedures complicated and inflexible, posing an

inordinate demand on faculty time and energy, with adverse effect on research
and institution-building.
Opportunities
Tremendous possibilities for cross-disciplinary collaborations within the Centre

between experimenters, theoreticians and simulators, across the chemical,
biological and physical sciences, and engineering, facilitated by the PI-centric
rather than departmental structure.
Exciting opportunities for technological application, as the fundamental research

pursued at the Centre has major translational implications, as can be seen from
material presented under Strengths and Future Plans of the Centre.
Achievements of our faculty globally recognized, as seen in many invited talks at

international conferences and membership of prestigious editorial boards,
resulting in many opportunities for international collaboration.
High-quality research seminars, colloquia and workshops offer our young

investigators and their groups the opportunity to interact with the world leaders in
the field. The Centre maintains a vibrant visitors programme, hosting colleagues
from all disciplines from various parts of India and across the world.
Challenges
Delays in infrastructure development.
Insufficient space unless an additional building is made ready.
Subsequent difficulty in recruiting excellent new faculty members.
Inadequate computing and other facilities to provide a level playing field against
international competition.
Complex and opaque rules and procedures.
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52.

The growth of TIFR Hyderabad hereafter must take place in a massively parallel
way in the various proposed disciplines. Five years from now we expect a campus
with about 100 faculty members and 500 to 800 students, postdocs and interns,
and the necessary physical infrastructure in the form of academic buildings,
laboratories and hostels. We anticipate and plan a balanced growth of research
across all the sciences and engineering. The areas explored will in part be natural
outgrowths of those present at the inception of TCIS, but will also emerge from
the evolving priorities of the growth plan of TIFR-H. We expect major
collaborations at the interfaces and overlaps of the life sciences with the chemical
and physical sciences, and with critical applied areas such as materials science and
engineering (both conventional and nanoscale), translational research in drug
design and disease biology, as well as climate science. The research will be
supported by major dedicated facilities for high-performance computation,
magnetic resonance spectroscopy, intense-field laser science, imaging based on
visible light as well as electrons, and nanofabrication.
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