We invite applications for the Visiting Students' Research Programme (VSRP-2021), which will be held from Monday, May 3, to Friday, July 2, 2021, at NCRA-TIFR. The VSRP-2021 will consist of a research project on astronomy and astrophysics, either theoretical, observational or computational, depending on project availability and student preferences.
About the internship
Selected intern's day-to-day responsibilities include working on a research project on astronomy and astrophysics, either theoretical, observational or computational, depending on project availability and student preferences.
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Who can apply
Only those candidates can apply who:
1. are available for full time (in-office) internship
2. are available for duration of 2 months
3. are from or open to relocate to Pune and neighboring cities
4. have relevant skills and interests
Added requirements
1. Interest in physics and astronomy
2. Students who will complete their M.Sc., Integrated M.Sc. or 4-year-B.Sc. degrees (in Physics, Astronomy, Applied Mathematics or Electronics) or their B.Tech./B.E. degrees (in any stream) in 2022.
Additional information
Based on their performance in the research project, the project seminar, and subsequent interviews, outstanding students will be offered a research scholarship towards a Ph.D. at NCRA, to be taken upon completion of the qualifying degree.
Will be provided with hostel accommodation on the NCRA-TIFR campus during the program.
They will also be paid 1.33 times the second-class return railway fare between the place of their residence or education and Pune.
Editor’s note
Information above is Internshala's interpretation and paraphrasing of what we found on the shared link.
About Tata Institute Of Fundamental Research
The National Centre for Radio Astrophysics of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (NCRA-TIFR), Pune, is a leading centre of research in a wide range of areas in Astronomy and Astrophysics. NCRA-TIFR offers exciting opportunities for research in Astronomy and Astrophysics, and instrumentation, with an emphasis on radio astronomy. NCRA-TIFR has built and operates the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope, which is located near Pune, and is the most powerful radio telescope in the world at low radio frequencies.
