NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH

The academic programme of NISER is designed to provide strong foundations to students through core courses, before they embark at the threshold of research in the field of their choice. Although there will be four main schools (Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics), disciplines like computer science, engineering sciences and earth and planetary sciences will also be included at appropriate states.

NISER will encourage faculty members of universities and colleges, who have research experience, to carry on research activities in a collaborative mode. It will encourage both theoretical and experimental research in frontier areas in all branches of science.

 

NISER offers a 5-year integrated M.Sc. Programme in basic sciences after 10+2 years of schooling (or equivalent). At present the institute has four major schools, namely Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics. After successful completion of the academic requirements students are awarded a Master of Science degree in one of the four subjects: biology, chemistry, mathematics or physics. The programme has a balanced semester-based course structure with a flexible seamless curricula which emphasize interdisciplinary nature of science in the 21st century and promote exploration, innovation and research. Normally, selected students will be accepted in the school of their choice, subject to availability of seats. At the end of the first year, a student will have an opportunity to change to another school, subject to availability of a seat in that school.

The curriculum for the first two semesters (first year) is common to all students and specialization begins from the third semester. The core courses in the subject of specialization provide strong foundations in both theoretical and experimental aspects of the discipline. Even after specialization in second year, students are required to go through a certain number of courses in other desciplines. All students are required to go through a small number of compulsory courses in humanities, technical communication, history of science, environmental and energy sciences.

The fourth year of the integrated M.Sc. Programme is devoted to advanced courses in various sub-disciplines. In the fifth year every student will undertake a guided research project. The outcome of the investigation will be reported in the form of a thesis. Throughout the five-year programme, students will be encouraged to take up summer projects and visit reputed national laboratories and universities. Eminent scientists from India and abroad will be regularly invited to give colloquia/seminars and interact with the students. In short the curricula are designed to ensure depth in the area of specialization together with breadth of exposure and intellectual enrichment and to prepare the students for high level professional research and development career in national laboratories, universities and industry.

The academic session for fresh students generally begins on August 1 of the year.

 

 

Opportunities

The academic programme of NISER is designed to provide strong foundations to students through core courses such that the students can take up challenging research and teaching assignments in universities, R&D laboratories and various industries.

The students of NISER are expected to have strong foundation on science subjects such that they can easily enter into various outstanding foreign and Indian universities and institutions for higher study.

Those performing exceedingly well in M.Sc. may have a chance to be absorbed in R & D units and autonomous research institutions of the Department of Atomic Energy.

NISER is also expected to generate a pool of competent manpower to man various scientific R & D establishments of the country carrying out research work in frontier areas.

Moreover, the R & D departmenets of private companies have first priority to hire the people having strong background on sciences and NISER's motto is provide strong background on sciences.

Contacts

National Institute of Science Education and Research,
Institute of Physics Campus,
PO: Sainik School,
Bhubaneswar, Orissa - 751 005,
INDIA

Phones : +91 (674) 2304000
Fax : +91 (674) 2304070
e-mail : director [at] niser [dot] ac [dot] in

For Undergraduate Entrance Examination (NEST)

Coordinator, NEST 2010
National Institute of Science Education and Research
Institute of Physics Campus
PO : Sainik School
Bhubaneswar, Orissa - 751 005
E-mail : nest [at] niser.ac.in

For Academic Matters

Dr. V. Muruganandam, Dean (Academic Affairs),
National Institute of Science Education and Research
Institute of Physics Campus
PO : Sainik School
Bhubaneswar, Orissa - 751 005
E-mail : dean_aa [at] niser.ac.in