A talent search programme exclusively for B.Sc. III-year students is being organised. The Physics Training and Talent Search 2016 will be held from December 9 to 24 at the Regional Institute of Education (NCERT), Manasagangothri, Mysuru.
The programme will include lectures and tutorials on mechanics and quantum mechanics and a laboratory session on experimental physics. There will also be a session on ‘A career in physics’ and a few lectures on recent and exciting developments in physics.
The classes will be interactive with emphasis on understanding the fundamental principles of the subject. Tutorials will include discussions and solving problems based on the topics discussed in the lectures. Experimental physics course is structured to help students propose and design an experiment.
Fifty B.Sc. (Physics) III-year students will be selected from across the country. The selection criteria includes academic performance at school and college-level and in any standard examination such as NGPE, NTSE or KVPY. A teacher’s recommendation and participation in science-related activities will also count. Candidates will have to write an essay on “Why you wish to be part of this programme.”
Candidates can download the application form and recommendation letter format from https://sites.google.com/site/2016ptts1/ . A recommendation letter from someone who knows the candidate’s abilities and interest in physics must be included.
Application forms can be e-mailed to 2016ptts@gmail.com or sent by speed post to Santosh Kumar, Assistant Professor (physics), Department of Education in Science and Mathematics (DESM), Regional Institute of Education, Manasagangothri, Mysuru 570006. Email: santosh_physics06@
yahoo.co.in ; Phone: 07406102055. For further details visit https://sites.google.com/site/2016ptts1/ . The last date for applying is October 13.
Selected candidates would be provided return trip through AC II-Tier train fare from residence/institution to Mysuru. Free boarding and lodging will be provided at the Regional Institute of Education. Participants will receive a certificate and resource material on successful completion of the programme, said M.Sivakumar, chief coordinator, School of Physics, University of Hyderabad. E-mail: msivakumar.m@gmail.com .
The other members of the team are Raghavan Rangarajan, Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad ( raghavan@prl.res.in ) and S V M Satyanarayana, Department of Physics, Pondicherry University ( svmsatya@gmail.com ).
