Research Opportunities for Students

Research opportunities are available for undergraduate and master’s students with LIGO-India at IUCAA, RRCAT and IPR as well as with the LI-TRD laboratories at various institutes in different parts of the country.

We offer research opportunities in the following categories at IUCAA:

1. Master’s/BTech thesis research projects that span over a school semester:
Deadline for the Fall semester (Aug-Nov) is 31st March
Deadline for the Spring semester(Jan-April) is 30th September
2. Summer projects (May-July) – Deadline is 30th September

*Application Form may be filled at any time of the year. Applications for all the categories are accepted through the same portal.

Application Form Portal: google form here.

Eligibility:

Only students currently enrolled in Bachelor’s (including BTech), Master’s and Integrated (Bachelor’s+Master’s) programs are eligible to apply.  Students in the 1st and 2nd yr of their Integrated PhD. programs may also apply. Students with strong background and interest in experimental and engineering disciplines are encouraged to apply.

Opportunities at LIGO-related institutions across the world !!!

Short-term research opportunities are also available with other national and international collaborating institutes/universities from time to time. Such openings will be advertised on this page as and when available (see below).

For example, applications submitted to this portal will be considered for the following programs at other institutions

1. International LIGO-SURF Program at Caltech, USA. ** Applications closed for 2025 **
2. Future Research Talent Travel Awards of Australian National Univerisity ** Applications closed for 2025 **
3. LIGO-India Get-go Scholarships, University of Glasgow. ** Applications closed for 2025  **

Get ready to apply for 2026 internships!!  Check back again towards Oct this year !!