Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai

TIFR, or the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, is a Mumbai-based public research institute. The institution was established in 1945 and is regarded as a university. TIFR has been rated as one of the top 100 Asian institutions and has received a "A+" accreditation from the NAAC. The School of Mathematics, the School of Natural Sciences, and the School of Technology and Computer Science all provide various integrated and research courses at the institute.

Highlights of University

Courses at University

The center for advanced fundamental science research is the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. It offers Ph.D. program that culminates with an integrated M.Sc. degree in specific topics.

The following courses are included in the TIFR Graduate program: Computer & Systems Sciences, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics (including Applied Probability and Communications), and Science Education. The Mumbai campus and several TIFR National Centers conduct the following programs.

Admissions at University

Applicants must fulfill the basic eligibility requirements listed in the table above for each research program for admission to the institute. By going to the Institute's official website, qualified applicants can submit an online application. Additionally, students can submit an offline application to "Graduate School Admissions – 2019, Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, TIFR, V.N. Purav Marg, Mankhurd, Mumbai – 400088" along with the required documents.

TIFR Entrance Exam

For final admission, TIFR Mumbai conducts an online entrance exam at the nationwide center. The candidates who made the short list based on their performance on the entrance exam will then be interviewed.

Candidates would not be required to take the TIFR Entrance Exam if they have a valid GATE score in the relevant field. If student takes the admission exam in addition to submitting their GATE score, the better of the 2 results will be considered.

Achievements & Awards of University:

• TAA Excellence Award
• Homi Jehangir Bhabha Gold Prize (2016-17)
• Professor Sukumar Biswas Ph.D. students award
• Madanlal Mehta Memorial Award and many more

Fellowship of University

A fellowship of INR 25,000 per month will be given to Ph.D. academics.
In their first year, students following Integrated Ph.D. (I-Ph.D.) will get INR 16 thousand. However, upon successful performance at the conclusion of the first year, it will be increased to INR 25,000. Once the student registers for Ph.D. program, this will be increased to INR 28,000.

Facilities at University:

Hostel:   For a little fee, accommodations are only offered to Ph.D. and I-PhD students.

Library:    With 65,000 books, 4,000 journals, including 650 international journals, the TIFR library offers extensive collection.

Health Care:   For members' medical requirements, there is a medical center. Research fellows, research scholars, official guests, and Institute members are all treated well.