Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology (IASST), Guwahati is inviting applications for Winter Internship 2024. The last date of application is October 24.

About the Internship

The Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology (IASST), Guwahati is an autonomous R&D Institute under the Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India. The Institute is engaged in frontier areas of research in the specific domain of Physical, Chemical, Mathematical and Life Sciences.

The Institute’s aim is to contribute to basic sciences and develop technology using local resources through strong interdisciplinary research approach across different divisions. Institute is equipped with modern and sophisticated instrumentation including TEM, SEM, XRD, LCMS-MS, AFM, DNA Sequencer and computational facility for cutting edge scientific research.

Subject & Eligibility

  • Nanoscience and Nanotechnology: Pursuing M.Sc /MS/B.Sc/BS in Physics/Chemistry/ Material Science/Nanoscience & technology or related subjects
  • Probiotics & Fermented foods: Pursuing MSC/BSc in Biotechnology/Microbiology
  • Condensed Matter Physics/ Materials Science: Pursuing M.Sc /MS/B.Sc/BS in Physics/Chemistry/ Material Science/Nanoscience & technology or related subjects
  • Expt. condensed matter physics/Materials Science/ Organic and polymeric films: Pursuing M.Sc /MS/B.Sc/BS in Physics/Chemistry/ Material Science/Nanoscience & technology/Polymer Science or related subjects
  • AI/ML: Pursuing Graduation or Master in Computer Science, IT, Electronics & Telecom. or Equivalent (like Enggr, Tech and BCA/MCA etc.)
  • Microbial bioactive metabolites against drug-resistant human pathogens and plant Microbe Interactions: Pursuing M.Sc./B.Sc. in Botany, Microbiology, Biotechnology
  • Photocatalysis, Sensors remediation Techniques: Pursuing M.Sc /B.Sc in chemistry
  • Green Energy/Water Splitting/ Materials Science/Condensed Matter Physics/Nanoscience: M.Sc./B.Sc. in Physics/Chemistry/Materials Science/Nanoscience
  • Pharmacology and Drug Discovery: Pursuing B.Pharm./B.Tech./M.Pharm./M.S. (Pharm) /M.SC./M.TECH. Any branches of Life Sciences
  • Applied Mathematics, Hydrodynamics: Pursuing Masters in Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Mathematics and Computing, and allied areas.
  • Biophysics and Plasma applications in Biology: Pursuing M.Sc./M.Tech in Physics/Biophysics/ Chemistry/Biochemistry/Biotehnology/Medical Devices
  • Plasma physics: Pursuing MSc in Physics or BTech/MTech in Electrical Eng
  • Infectious diseases, Quorum sensing, Bacterial biofilm, and Drug discovery against antimicrobial resistance: B.Sc. Microbiology/Biotechnology/any branch of Life Sciences M.Sc. Microbiology/ Biotechnology any branch of Life Sciences
  • Plant bacteriology and microbial genetics: Pursuing M.Sc /MS/B.Sc/BS in Life Sciences or related subjects
  • Ferroelectrics/Thin films/ Materials science/ Condensed matter Physics: MSc /MS/BSc/BS in Physics/Chemistry/ Material Science or related subjects
  • Dissipative self-assembly in supramolecular systems/ Nanozymes for environmental remediation/ biosensing: Pursuing M.Sc in Chemistry/ B.Sc in Chemistry

How to Apply?

Interested candidate should apply online in the institute website within 15 days from the date of publication of the advertisement. Incomplete applications and those received after the closing date will not be entertained. Candidates should submit a No Objection Certificate from the parent institute during online application submission.

Those who are unable to submit NOC during application process should upload a self declaration certificate. NOC submission is compulsory before joining the internship/ dissertation/training at IASST.

Fee

  • Candidates selected for project dissertation will have to pay non-refundable fee of Rs. 2500 per month towards laboratory/chemical/equipment handling cost.
  • Candidates selected for short-term internship/ training will not be charged any fee.

Selection Procedure

Selection will be based on the merit (based on last semester marks)/interview and selected candidates list will be uploaded in the IASST website. The decisions of the admission committee will be final and no correspondence will be entertained in this regard.

Date

The internship/training programme will start from December 2024 and dissertation from January 2025.

Click here for the official notification of Winter Internship 2024 at Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology.