Applications are invited for Dissertation Project work at NISER. Apply by May 15.

About the Program

The School of Physical Sciences, NISER invites applications for the Long-term / Dissertation Project Work Program
from the eligible students registered / enrolled in the PG / Integrated MSc degree courses related to the Physical
Sciences in the recognized Universities / Institutions. The program aims to facilitate mostly to the students registered
in a PG degree course having partial requirement of fulfillment of dissertation thesis work in the field of Physical
Sciences. The program process involves selection of a suitable topic for dissertation project work, conduct of
required scientific experiments through the available resources, and drafting the findings in the form of dissertation
thesis by analyzing the data. Students will be allowed to work under close guidance and supervision of a faculty
member from the School. Other details of the program are given below:

  • Long-term / dissertation project students will be allowed for a maximum period of 6 months, i.e. during July to December 2025.
  • No extension for longer stay will be considered in this program. However, only in exceptional cases one
    extension may be considered subject to the satisfactory performance of the candidates & project
    requirement duly evaluated by the committee appointed by the Chairperson of the School.
  • Students who have availed this program earlier at NISER will not be considered again.
  • Applications will be considered only for the faculties / PIs for whom the student has applied against the
    available vacancies / seats advertised.
  • The selection of students will be done by the respective Lab PI / Faculty In-Charge.
  • Students from private institutions / universities selected for this program will have to pay the program fee of
    Rs.10000/- for the whole duration of 6months period. In case of extension of stay period for completion of the
    dissertation project, additional fee will be charged proportionately.
  • There is no provision for any financial support or payment of stipend from the institute in this program.
  • Hostel accommodation may be provided on a chargeable basis @Rs.30/-per day subject to availability

Terms

  • The data or any intellectual property generated from the summer Internship/short-term/long-term project work by the students shall entirely be owned by NISER with full rights of its use for academic & research purposes.
  • The Summer Interns/Short-term/Long-term dissertation project students shall have no rights to the data generated during their project work at NISER. The use of the said data by them for any purpose, including authorship in publications, patents, or any other commercial, non-commercial, academic research without prior approval/consent of the competent authority of NISER, is completely prohibited. However, the data can only be used to prepare the project report/dissertation thesis under the supervision of the respective faculty guide/PI. Students may deposit a copy of the stated project report / dissertation thesis to their parent institution if required for academic purposes.
  • The Summer Interns/Short-term/Long-term dissertation project students shall have to maintain strict confidentiality & utmost care while disclosing or dealing with the data/information pertaining to the Institute/school/lab/instrumentation etc.
  • In the event of any infringement of the above conditions, appropriate disciplinary/legal action shall be taken by the authorities of NISER against the erring person.
  • Students shall follow the instructions of their respective faculty PIs strictly & the concerned faculty PIs will be supervising & monitoring their activities inside the lab & campus.
  • Students are expected to maintain proper discipline/decorum all the time during their stay on campus. In the event of any misconduct, disciplinary action as deemed fit will be taken by the authorities against the student.
  • While availing the hostel accommodation, central library, or any other facility at NISER, students must abide by the relevant rules and deposit caution money if required.
  • No NISER e-mail ID will be created for summer interns/short-term/long-term dissertation project students.
  • Students will have to use their own laptops for the computational / coding work; however, departmental guest
  • Wi-Fi login may be shared to access the internet only for project related works. If any misuse of the internet facility is reported by the NISER-CC, then disciplinary action as deemed fit will be taken by the NISER authorities against the student.
  • Hostel accommodation may be provided on a chargeable basis subject to availability

Deadline

May 15 2025.

How to Apply

Interested students may apply using the prescribed application form. Applications will be received though e-mail only. Applicants need to send the scanned copy of the filled-in application form & “Bonafide-Cum-No Objection Certificate” along with other supporting documents making a single PDF file to the E-mail ID of the respective Lab-PI / Faculty In-Charge.

The links of respective PIs are provided in the pdf below.

Click here to view the official notification of Dissertation Project work at NISER.

Click here to view the brochure