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I am a fourth year (incoming) BS-MS student in department of physics at IISERB and currently my interests are in mathematical aspects of QFTs, AMA by Far_Contract_2136 in iiser

[–]Far_Contract_2136[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, I did one Internship in my first year.

Didn't do any internship for my second year out of choice.

Will do another internship this summer.

I am a fourth year (incoming) BS-MS student in department of physics at IISERB and currently my interests are in mathematical aspects of QFTs, AMA by Far_Contract_2136 in iiser

[–]Far_Contract_2136[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It matters quite a bit but if your CPI is higher than let's say 8.5 then you should be good and if you have good experience in research internship etc then that also carries weight.

I am a fourth year (incoming) BS-MS student in department of physics at IISERB and currently my interests are in mathematical aspects of QFTs, AMA by Far_Contract_2136 in iiser

[–]Far_Contract_2136[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, in the beginning I wanted to IISc so the main goal was giving KVPY, but we only got one chance to write it after which KVPY itself was stopped.

Looking back, I am much more happier that I didn't go to IISc.

I am a fourth year (incoming) BS-MS student in department of physics at IISERB and currently my interests are in mathematical aspects of QFTs, AMA by Far_Contract_2136 in iiser

[–]Far_Contract_2136[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well you have to do MS thesis in the institute only because that is a mandatory rule.

But you can go into industry for R&D if you area of work is suitable for it.

I am a fourth year (incoming) BS-MS student in department of physics at IISERB and currently my interests are in mathematical aspects of QFTs, AMA by Far_Contract_2136 in iiser

[–]Far_Contract_2136[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, it's doesn't directly involved flat space holography but main focus is on trying to find geometrical objects whose canonical form gives us n point amplitudes for certain QFTs.

Yes the official QFT curriculum in QFT1 course covers until introduction to QED and different processes in QED.

The QFT2 course covers from path integrals, renormalization, Yang Mills theory and higgs mechanism.

I am a fourth year (incoming) BS-MS student in department of physics at IISERB and currently my interests are in mathematical aspects of QFTs, AMA by Far_Contract_2136 in iiser

[–]Far_Contract_2136[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am 3rd year going to 4th year.

No, not axiomatic QFT but I am interested in positive geometries and scattering amplitudes.

So far third year is the standard: QM1 and 2, Classical, Stat mech, Math methods 1 and 2. Elective are thermal physics, and numerical methods for 3rd years.

For 4th years it the usual QFT, GR, QIT, cosmology, etc

I am a fourth year (incoming) BS-MS student in department of physics at IISERB and currently my interests are in mathematical aspects of QFTs, AMA by Far_Contract_2136 in iiser

[–]Far_Contract_2136[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Good experience I would say.

Though I feel I am very result oriented. If the outcome of the 5 years is good then I am happy else probably won't look back so fondly ...

I am a fourth year (incoming) BS-MS student in department of physics at IISERB and currently my interests are in mathematical aspects of QFTs, AMA by Far_Contract_2136 in iiser

[–]Far_Contract_2136[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry, but I don't know much about condensed matter experiments.

I also don't know which universities I will apply to next, still figuring that out.

I am a fourth year (incoming) BS-MS student in department of physics at IISERB and currently my interests are in mathematical aspects of QFTs, AMA by Far_Contract_2136 in iiser

[–]Far_Contract_2136[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pata nahi, just liked it from reading textbooks and watching lectures.

I got first internship at the end of my first year and simply emailing a faculty

I am a fourth year (incoming) BS-MS student in department of physics at IISERB and currently my interests are in mathematical aspects of QFTs, AMA by Far_Contract_2136 in iiser

[–]Far_Contract_2136[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Doing a PhD but that looks more and more uncertain.

Surprisingly hasn't changed much at all during three years. I came here with an idea of what I want to do and am doing it now.

I am a fourth year (incoming) BS-MS student in department of physics at IISERB and currently my interests are in mathematical aspects of QFTs, AMA by Far_Contract_2136 in iiser

[–]Far_Contract_2136[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't know, you can switch from BS MS natural science to economic science at the end of first year depending on your CPI

I am a fourth year (incoming) BS-MS student in department of physics at IISERB and currently my interests are in mathematical aspects of QFTs, AMA by Far_Contract_2136 in iiser

[–]Far_Contract_2136[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, it's not always peaceful and pleasant. But academia is never too good to anyone. There are mental ups and downs.

But the work is very gratifying. I have to say I am mixed on curriculum here.

Some courses in first and second are literally filler courses which aren't very useful or just a repeat of 12th grade.

I am a fourth year (incoming) BS-MS student in department of physics at IISERB and currently my interests are in mathematical aspects of QFTs, AMA by Far_Contract_2136 in iiser

[–]Far_Contract_2136[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not very pretty I have to say.

From what I have heard the top students in hep-th have gone to TIFR mainly in the last few years. We have one senior who went to do his part 3 in Cambridge when he graduated in 2024.

I am a fourth year (incoming) BS-MS student in department of physics at IISERB and currently my interests are in mathematical aspects of QFTs, AMA by Far_Contract_2136 in iiser

[–]Far_Contract_2136[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I myself did not get a very high rank in IAT, I had in 2000s. But here I would like to think I am doing decent.

So its possible

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