Ph.D. and Integrated Ph.D. programs in physics

IMSc invites applications for its PhD and Integrated PhD programmes in Theoretical Physics starting in Autumn 2025. Candidates intending to apply for either of the programmes are requested to visit this page regularly for updates.

Applicants for the Ph.D. program should have completed a masters' degree in physics by the time they join the program.

Applicants for the Integrated Ph.D. (IPhD) program should have completed a bachelor's degree in physics or a B.E./B.Tech degree by the time they join the program.

ADMISSIONS 2025 (Poster)

Selection interviews:

Interviews for admission to the physics Ph.D. and Integrated Ph.D. programs at IMSc, to be held in-person.
First Round: Completed.
Second Round: Completed
Third Round: Tentatively in the week of 28th July 2025. Interviews will be held in the online mode in this round and we shall seek for reference letters from referees, if deemed necessary.

Opening of application portal -- timelines:

First Round: Completed.
Second Round: Completed.
Third Round: for PhD and IPhD admissions -- the portal will open immediately after JEST 2025 results announcement and it will be open for three days. Only candidates qualified via JEST 2025 exams, and those who have not appeared for interviews in the previous two rounds of 2025 admissions, are eligible to be interviewed in this round of interview. Application portal is yet to be released.

Selections

PhD First Round: List of selected candidates
PhD Second Round: List of selected candidates
IPhD First Round : List of selected candidates

Note: Receipt of a complete application before the deadline does not guarantee an interview spot. Based on the applications we receive, we will shortlist candidates for the in-person interview; shortlist to be announced soon after last date of applications.

This page was last updated on 14/07/2025. Any further updates or changes to the schedule would be notified here. Please keep checking this website regularly.

Theoretical Physics Events

Jul 21
15:30-16:45

Bijita Sarma | Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany and Munich Quantum Valley, Germany

Physics Seminar | Alladi Ramakrishnan Hall

Jul 22
15:30-17:00

Mayukh Lahiri | Department of Physics, Oklahoma State University, USA

Physics Colloquium | Alladi Ramakrishnan Hall

Jul 23
09:00-18:00

Various | Various

Conference | Alladi Ramakrishnan Hall

Jul 24
09:00-18:00

Various | Various

Conference | Alladi Ramakrishnan Hall

Jul 25
09:00-18:00

Various | Various

Conference | Alladi Ramakrishnan Hall

Ph.D. and Integrated Ph.D. programs in physics

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	Many quantum protocol discovery problems can be formulated as closed- or open-loop control tasks, such as those for quantum error correction (QEC) and quantum gate design. Highlighting a QEC protocol as an example, I will explain how the problem of feedback control naturally adapts to the workflow of reinforcement learning (RL) – a discipline of machine learning typically used in technological applications like self-driving cars. Through some of the earliest works on RL applications in quantum physics, we have found that such techniques can be useful for designing protocols for steering quantum systems toward desired goals, especially when used as an add-on to theoretical formulations. After briefly highlighting those early works and the current state of the art in this emerging field, I will present my latest works, where theoretical protocols for fast and high-fidelity quantum gate construction were shown to be improved through RL-discovered, non-intuitive protocols, demonstrating its importance in quantum computing.


	The goal of the talk is to discuss some recent applications of quantum and quantum-inspired interferometry in the fields of imaging and quantum state measurement. In the first part of the talk, I will highlight three imaging techniques that rely on three types of optical interference. The first imaging technique allows us to obtain object-information at spectral ranges for which adequate detectors are not available. The second imaging technique is immune to time-dependent phase fluctuations (noise) in an interferometer. The third imaging technique contains the features of the first two imaging techniques, i.e., it is immune to phase noise and allows to cover spectral ranges for which adequate detectors are not available. In the second part of the talk, I will touch upon a quantum interferometric approach to bipartite entanglement measurement and two-qubit state tomography. It is currently the only approach that allows us to characterize entanglement in two-photon mixed states without the detection of one of the photons. Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/94529679427 Meeting ID: 945 2967 9427 Passcode: 661437


	This meeting focuses on projective modules, aiming for expository and research talks by experts in various approaches to studying projective modules. Schedule and other details can be found at https://sites.google.com/view/meeting-on-projective-module/home


	This meeting focuses on projective modules, aiming for expository and research talks by experts in various approaches to studying projective modules. Schedule and other details can be found at https://sites.google.com/view/meeting-on-projective-module/home

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Ph.D. and Integrated Ph.D. programs in physics