CONTACTS

DR. SAURABH BASU

Fa c u l t y I n C h a rg e Tr a i n i n g a n d P l a c e m e n t Phone: +91 361 269 2173 +91 361 258 2171 E-Mail: placement@iitg.ernet.in

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI

D R . S E E N I PA N D I A N R AV I
Head Department of Physics Phone: +91 361 258 2701 +91 361 258 2707 E - M a i l : s ra v i @ i i t g . e r n e t . i n

DR. AMARENDRA KR SARMA

Fa c u l t y P l a c e m e n t C o - o r d i n a t o r Department of Physics Phone: +91 361 258 2709 Fa x : +91 361 258 2749 E-Mail: aksarma@iitg.ernet.in

Department of Physics
PLACEMENT SESSION 2011-2012 B.TECH ENGINEERING PHYSICS

AV N I S H A N A N D
Department of Physics Phone: +91 801 113 9486 E-Mail: a.avnish@iitg.ernet.in

INTRODUCTORY MESSAGE
It gives us immense pleasure to introduce the g ra d u a ti n g c l a s s o f 2 0 1 2 . T h e D e p a r t m e n t o f Physics was established in the year 1995. It has b e e n h o m e t o h i g h l y d e d i c a t e d a n d m o ti v a t e d f a c u l t y a n d s t u d e n t s s i n c e i t s i n c e p ti o n T h e current thrust areas in research at the D e p a r t m e n t i n c l u d e C o n d e n s e d M a tt e r P h y s i c s , Lasers and Photonics, Materials Science, N a n o t e c h n o l o g y a n d T h e o r e ti c a l a n d C o m p u t a ti o n a l P h y s i c s . T h e B .Te c h E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s p r o g ra m w a s started in 2006. The curriculum is designed to f u l l t h e n e e d fo r c o r e s c i e n ti c k n o w l e d g e i n industry and to bridge the gap between science a n d i t s a p p l i c a ti o n s i n e n g i n e e r i n g . G u i d e d b y a t e a m o f e xc e p ti o n a l f a c u l t y t h i s g r o u p o f students has a unique mix of skills which is not t o b e fo u n d i n g ra d u a t e s f r o m a n y o t h e r u n d e r g ra d u a t e p r o g ra m i n I n d i a . I t i s w o r t h w h i l e t o m e n ti o n t h a t l a s t y e a r, w e a c h e i e v e d 1 0 0 % placement for the batch of 2007-2011. On behalf of the Department of Physics and the g ra d u a ti n g b a t c h o f B .Te c h . E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s w e t a ke g r e a t p l e a s u r e i n i n v i ti n g y o u t o o u r c a m p u s t o p a r ti c i p a t e i n o u r p l a c e m e n t s e s s i o n .

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

S i n c e i t s i n c e p ti o n t h e D e p a r t m e n t o f P h y s i c s h a s b e e n a t o r c h b e a r e r fo r P h y s i c s a n d A p p l i e d Science in the North East as well as in India and I n t e r n a ti o n a l l y. T h r o u g h t h e o r g a n i s a ti o n o f a n d a c ti v e p a r ti c i p a ti o n i n c o n fe r e n c e s a n d c o l l o q u i a o f i n t e r n a ti o n a l r e p u t e , i n v a r i e d e l d s o f a d v a n c e d s t u d y, t h e D e p a r t m e n t h a s b e e n a c e n t r e fo r e xc e l l e n c e i n a d v a n c e d P h y s i c s a n d Applied Sciences.

Fa c u l t y

The Department currently houses 26 dedicated a n d m o ti v a t e d Fa c u l t y m e m b e r s . T h e y a r e a l l h i g h l y q u a l i e d h a v i n g c o m p l e t e d t h e i r d o c t o ra l a n d p o s t- d o c t o ra l w o r k f r o m r e n o w n e d U n i v e r s i ti e s a c r o s s t h e w o r l d . T h e y a r e a c ti v e l y i n v o l v e d i n I n t e r n a ti o n a l c o l l a b o ra ti v e r e s e a r c h and also in sponsored research projects through f u n d i n g a g e n c i e s s u c h a s I S R O, D R D O, C S I R , D S T, D A E , U G C , I N S A , M H R D, N F P, N P S M a n d m o r e . S o m e Fa c u l t y m e m b e r s a r e a l s o i n v o l v e d i n c o r p o ra t e c o n s u l t a n c y fo r l e a d i n g E n g i n e e r i n g a n d Te c h n o l o g y r m s .

Students of the Class of 2012

D r. S . R a v i Head Department of Physics D r A m a r e n d ra K r S a r m a Fa c u l t y P l a c e m e n t C o - o r d i n a t o r Department of Physics

T h e g ra d u a ti n g B .Te c h . E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s c l a s s o f 2 0 1 2 i s a g r o u p o f 2 1 e xc e p ti o n a l s t u d e n t s . T h r o u g h t h e i r t ra i n i n g t h e y a r e w e l l e q u i p p e d fo r a n a l y ti c a l p r o b l e m s o l v i n g w i t h a s t r o n g fo u n d a ti o n i n v a r i o u s c o r e a n d i n t e r d i s c i p l i n a r y elds. They are equipped to contribute ably to industry in elds such as Semiconductor and V L S I D e s i g n , O p ti c a l a n d O p t o e l e c t r o n i c Te c h n o l o g y, N a n o t e c h n o l o g y, F i b r e O p ti c s , S e n s o r Te c h n o l o g y, a n d o t h e r e l d s .

B.TECH ENGINEERING PHYSICS

Admissions
A d m i s s i o n s fo r t h e B .Te c h E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s p r o g ra m a r e t h r o u g h t h e I I T J o i n t E n t ra n c e E x a m . The class of 2012 is among the top 1% of students a p p l y i n g t o v a r i o u s I I Ts t h r o u g h t h e I I T- J E E 2 0 0 8 .

INTERNSHIPS
A ft e r c o m p l e ti o n o f t h e 4 t h a n d 6 t h S e m e s t e r students complete a 10-12 week long Summer I n t e r n s h i p a t r e p u t e d u n i v e r s i ti e s a n d i n i n d u s t r i e s . This gives the students experience in academic and industrial research and development. A r ra n g e m e n t s c a n b e m a d e fo r i n t e ra c ti o n o f 6 t h s e m e s t e r s t u d e n t s w i t h i n d u s t r y fo r t h e p u r p o s e o f s e l e c ti o n fo r S u m m e r I n t e r n s h i p s i n t h e summer of 2012. Students of the Batch of 2012 have completed their internships at renowned u n i v e r s i ti e s a n d o r g a n i s a ti o n s i n I n d i a a n d A b r o a d o v e r t h e l a s t 2 y e a r s . S o m e o f t h e s e o r g a n i s a ti o n s a n d U n i v e r s i ti e s a r e a s fo L l o w s : * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * M a x P l a n c k I n s ti t u t e , G e r m a n y E c o l e N o r m a l e S u p e r i e u r e , Pa r i s A u s t ra l i a n N a ti o n a l U n i v e r s i t y, A u s t ra l i a U n i v e r s i t y o f H a n n o v e r, G e r m a n y N o r t h w e s t e r n U n i v e r s i t y, C h i c a g o N a ti o n a l U n i v e r s i t y o f S i n g a p o r e E c o l e Po l y t e c h n i q u e M o n t r e a l , C a n a d a D e l ft U n i v e r s i t y o f Te c h n o l o g y, T h e N e t h e r l a n d Conceil Europeen pour Recherche Nucleaire ( C E R N ) , S w i t ze r l a n d S i e m e n s I n fo r m a ti o n S y s t e m L t d . , B e n g a l u r u Helmholtz-University of Darmstadt, Germany U G C - D A E C o n s o r ti u m fo r S c i e n ti c R e s e a r c h , I n d o r e B h a ra t E l e c t r o n i c s L i m i t e d I n d i a n I n s ti t u t e o f S c i e n c e , B e n g a l u r u Ta t a I n s ti t u t e o f F u n d a m e n t a l R e s e a r c h , M u m b a i B h a b h a At o m i c R e s e a r c h C e n t r e , M u m b a i D e fe n c e R e s e a r c h a n d D e v e l o p m e n t O r g a n i z a ti o n , H y d e ra b a d R e s e a r c h D e s i g n a n d S t a n d a r d i s a ti o n O r g a n i s a ti o n , Lucknow Va r i a b l e E n e r g y C y c l o t r o n C e n t r e , K o l k a t a N a ti o n a l P h y s i c a l L a b o ra t o r i e s , N e w D e l h i

T h e P r o g ra m

T h e B .Te c h E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s p r o g ra m i s a 4 y e a r p r o g ra m d e s i g n e d t o m e e t t h e n e e d s o f i n d u s t r y i n core and applied Physics. Students undergo coursew o r k a n d h a v e a c c e s s t o s t a t e o f t h e a r t l a b o ra t o r y e q u i p m e n t g i v i n g t h e m t h e e x p e r i e n c e s u i t e d fo r i n d u s t r y.

Course Structure
Lasers and Photonics
* * * * E n g i n e e r i n g O p ti c s N o n L i n e a r F i b r e O p ti c s N o n l i n e a r O p ti c s ( E l e c ti v e ) Nanoelectronics and Nanoelectronics * * * * Optoelectronics E l e c t r o m a g n e ti c s Lasers and Photonics Imaging and Fourier O p ti c s ( E l e c ti v e )

Electronics

* Semiconductor Devices * Signals and Systems * E l e c t r o n i c s L a b o ra t o r y

Condensed Matter Physics and Material Science

* Material Science & Engg. * Solid State Physics * P l a s m a P h y s i c s ( E l e c ti v e )

* Analog and Digital Electronics * Microprocessor Architecture * V L S I D e s i g n ( E l e c ti v e ) * M a g n e ti c R e c o r d i n g ( E l e c ti v e ) * S u p e r c o n d u c ti v i t y ( E l e c ti v e ) * P h o t o v o l t a i c D e v i c e s ( E l e c ti v e ) * * * * Classical Mechanics S t a ti s ti c a l M e c h a n i c s M e a s u r e m e n t Te c h n i q u e s At o m i c a n d M o l e c u l a r Spectroscopy

Major core Courses

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Other Relevant Courses

* Object Oriented P r o g ra m m i n g

Quantum Mechanics C o m p u t a ti o n a l P h y s i c s Numerical Methods Nuclear Science and Engineering

* Biophysics * R e m o t e S e n s i n g ( E l e c ti v e )

RESEARCH AND FACILITIES

Bachelor Thesis Project
I n t h e 4 t h y e a r o f B .Te c h , s t u d e n t s u n d e r t a ke a technologically relevant project under the guidance of a faculty member as part of the curriculum. The batch of 2012 is working on projcets in the e l d s o f F i b e r O p ti c S e n s o r s , O r g a n i c a n d I n o r g a n i c T h i n F i l m s , M E M S D e v i c e D e s i g n , S e m i c o n d u c t o r, N a n o s t r u c t u r e d m a t e r i a l s , I o n Tra p p i n g , M o n t e C a r l o S i m u l a ti o n s , S u p e r c o n d u c t o r s , P h o t o v o l t a i c D e v i c e s , O p ti c a l C o m m u n i c a ti o n s , Pa r ti c l e D e t e c t o r s , Q u a n t u m C o m p u t a ti o n , C r y o g e n i c s e t c .

PLACEMENT PROCEDURE
I I T G u w a h a ti fo l l o w s a s i m p l e a n d t ra n s p a r e n t P l a c e m e n t Po l i c y.

Procedure

C o m p a n i e s a r e i n v i t e d fo r t h e p l a c e m e n t s e s s i o n b y phone, mail and fax. Companies interested in r e c r u i ti n g I I T G u w a h a ti s t u d e n t s a r e t o l l u p t h e J o b a n n o u n c e m e n t fo r m ( J A F ) a v a i l a b l e o n t h e I n s ti t u t e p l a c e m e n t w e b s i t e . T h e J A F m u s t i n c l u d e i n fo r m a ti o n r e l a t e d t o j o b d e s c r i p ti o n , j o b p r o l e , p l a c e o f p o s ti n g , r e m u n e ra ti o n e t c . m e n ti o n e d c l e a r l y. T h e P l a c e m e n t C e l l o f I I TG s c r u ti n i ze s t h e l l e d u p J A F s o f a l l c o m p a n i e s a n d d a t e s fo r c a m p u s v i s i t s a r e a l l o tt e d t o c o m p a n i e s s u b s e q u e n t l y. T h e d a t e s c a n b e s u i t a b l y a d j u s t e d ke e p i n g m u t u a l i n t e r e s t s i n m i n d . T h e p l a c e m e n t c e l l s t a s a s s i s t v i s i ti n g c o m p a n i e s with all the procedures such as - L o d g i n g a n d b o a r d i n g a t t h e I I TG G u e s t h o u s e . - A u d i o V i s u a l f a c i l i ti e s fo r p r e - p l a c e m e n t t a l k s - A u d i t o r i u m a n d L e c t u r e H a l l s fo r p r e - p l a c e m e n t t a l k s , w r i tt e n t e s t s e t c . - O r g a n i s i n g Wr i tt e n Te s t s , G r o u p D i s c u s s i o n s , Pe r s o n a l I n t e r v i e w s . P r e P l a c e m e n t Ta l k s a n d p r e s e n t a ti o n s a r e s c h e d u l e d a ft e r 3 p m o n w e e kd a y s a n d a t a n y ti m e o n w e e ke n d s P r e s e n t a ti o n s a r e fo l l o w e d b y w r i tt e n t e s t s , g r o u p discussions and personal interviews as per company p o l i c y. V i d e o C o n fe r e n c i n g f a c i l i ti e s m a y b e p r o v i d e d i f t h e r e i s a n e e d fo r t h e s a m e .

Research at the Department

The faculty members of the Department are working in elds such as Collosal and Giant Magnetoresistance M a t e r i a l s , D i s o r d e r e d S y s t e m s , L o w Te m p e ra t u r e P h y s i c s , M e t a l l i c A l l o y s , M o d e l l i n g o f C r y s t a l D e fe c t s , S h a p e M e m o r y A l l o y s , S e m i c o n d u c t o r, N a n o s t r u c t u r e d M a t e r i a l s , S o l a r C e l l s , S u p e r c o n d u c ti v i t y, F i b e r a n d I n t e g ra t e d O p ti c s , F i b e r B ra g g G ra ti n g s a n d P h o t o n i c C r y s t a l F i b e r s , O p ti c a l F i b e r S e n s o r s , L a s e r P h y s i c s a n d S p e c t r o s c o p y, N o n L i n e a r O p ti c s , O p t o e l e c t r o n i c s , P l a s m a D i a g n o s ti c s , F ra c t a l s , e t c . S t u d e n t s f r o m t h e B .Te c h P r o g ra m u n d e r t a ke p a r t s o f t h e s e p r o j e c t s g i v i n g t h e m experience of the highest levels of research.

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S o m e o f t h e e q u i p m e n t t h a t t h e s t u d e n t s h a v e w o r ke d o n i n c l u d e At o m i c F o r c e M i c r o s c o p e , X- ra y D i ra c t o m e t e r, T h i n F i l m C o a ti n g U n i t , D i e r e n ti a l S c a n n i n g C a l o r i m e t e r, F T- I R S p e c t r o m e t e r, C h e m i c a l a n d T h e r m a l Va p o u r D e p o s i ti o n S y s t e m , L o w Te m p e ra t u r e R e s i s ti v i t y S e t u p , F i b e r O p ti c s C o m m u n i c a ti o n S e t u p , v a r i o u s S p e c t r o m e t e r s , M u l ti p l e B e a m I n t e r fe r o m e t r y S e t u p , a n d v a r i o u s o t h e r m e a s u r i n g a n d t e s ti n g d e v i c e s a t t h e D e p a r t m e n t .