Summer Course in Experimental Physics 2013-Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education,TIFR
HBCSE is now inviting applications for Summer Course in Experimental Physics from second year undergraduate students of Physics.The last date for application is March 15th 2013- hurry!
About Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education,TIFR: – Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE) is a National Centre of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai. The broad goals of the Centre are to promote equity and excellence in science and mathematics education from primary school to undergraduate college level, and encourage the growth of scientific literacy in the country.
About the internship: – Summer Course in Experimental Physics is designed as an enrichment course and is based on “Experimental Problem Solving” approach for undergraduate students and teachers. During this course students will be mentored by a team of invited teachers and encouraged to carry out independent experimental work on a set of ‘experimental problems’ in Physics. The objectives of this course are
- Building up students’ motivation towards experimental physics and familiarizing them with innovative experimental activities/problems and demonstrations in physics.
- Developing an integrated view of theory and experiments.
- Strengthening conceptual understanding, procedural understanding, experimental problem solving ability and experimental skills.
- Offering students an experience of working in a “free” physics training laboratory.
Who can Apply: – Second year undergraduate students of Physics (who will complete 2 years / 4 semesters by May 2013) [BSc / Integrated MS/MSc (Physics)] with at least 55 % marks or equivalent grades in their Class X, Class XII and BSc / Integrated MS/MSc (Physics) – first, second and third – year/semester examination. Only those students who have chosen Physics as a major subject and would like to continue Physics as a major subject should apply.
Location: – Mankhurd, Mumbai
Duration: – May 20 – 31, 2013
Stipend: – No registration fee will be charged from students or teachers. All the selected students and teachers will be eligible for accommodation in the NIUS hostel/guest house in the HBCSE campus and financial support for travel and stay as per their eligibility at their home institution/university.
How to Apply: – Please refer to Summer Course in Experimental Physics 2013 page of HBCSE for more information and application details.The last date to apply is March 15th 2013- hurry!
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