Physics after Engineering

Some Popular Science Books:- 1) A brief history of time by Stephen Hawkin 2) The Elegant Universe by Brian Greene 3) Love with Physics by Walter Lewin 4) Nature's third cycle Arnab Rai Chowdhary 5) Feynman's lecture of Physics 6) The Cosmic Cocktail: Three Parts Dark Matter Book by Katherine Freese 7) Physics of Impossible by Michio Kaku 8) Hyperspace by Michio Kaku 9) The grand design by Stephen Hawkin 10) Cosmos by Carl Sagan 11) Seven Brief Lessons on Physics by Carlo Rovelli 12) Six Easy Pieces: Essentials of Physics by Richard Feynman 13) Physics of the future by Michio Kaku 14) Relativity: The Special and the General Theory by Albert Einstein 15) Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson These books will inspire you to become a great scientist in the future:- 1) One two three infinity by George Gamow 2) You must be  joking Mr. Feynman 3) Double Helix by Watson 4) Subtle is the Lord by Abraham Pais 5) You and your research - Hamm...

If you want to learn more about the world of physics, improve your skills and find internships & fellowships, then you will find these blogs very useful. How to become a GOOD Theoretical Physicist- A blog by Gerard 't Hooft (ext. link) This blog explains how you can become a Nobel Prize-winning scientist. Also, the books you should read for that. CafePhysics by Prof. Ananda Das Gupta The blog was written by one of my Professor whom not only I but the whole IISER Kolkata respects a lot for his best teaching. He has explained some of the difficult concepts of physics like tensor very well. Tips for scientific soft skills Here you can find helpful tips to improve scientific soft skills and it also provides tips for your journey before Ph.D., during Ph.D., and after Ph.D. Go for science This website you will find useful for summer internships, institutes, and fellowships. So You Want To Become a Physicist? This link has a list of so many resources ava...

This post is for those passionate about research in Astronomy & Astrophysics. I will try to answer the following questions that usually arise in such an undergraduate student's mind: What type of work is done in  Space Science ? What background is required for research in  this field ? How do I get into this field? Do I really want to do research in Astrophysics/Astronomy or I should do something else? Which books should I read as a beginner in this field?         F irst of all, let's talk about what is Astrophysics & Astronomy and what do we really do in this field? In Astrophysics & Astronomy (let me call it Astro) we study the universe outside our earth. To do that we make use of information that reaches us from outer space. This information comes in the form of light (when I say light it means all electromagnetic waves) mostly and some other forms like gravitational waves, neutrinos etc. So light is an electromagnetic wa...

HUGE update ppl!!!! IITs have exempted all engineers from the requirement of 2 years/4 semesters of Physics in UG for admission in MSc Physics. This is only for MSc Physics, For MSc Maths, only IIT Roorkee, Gandhinagar & Hyderabad have given exemption to engineers, rest all require 2years/4 sems of mathematics. Do go through  this post  If you wish to know about how the change was brought about (we believe our mails have a lot to do with it) in the eligibility criteria. If you're looking for MSc Math admission, you can proceed reading the article but if you are an MSc Physics aspirant you may just stop here, the rest of this post is irrelevant to you.  Firstly I'd like to state with full clarity that there is no clarity about this Eligibility criteria, and even after reading this entire post, you'll probably be left with no definite answer but hopefully a little less confused. It is Because of this uncertainty I suppose, almost every new member in our WhatsApp gr...

This a post for those in 12th, and are looking to become Physicists. Unlike the manipulated and paid lists you find in popular websites, this is a list of best places to do a bachelor's degree in physics in India as opined by students who actually lived and studied in those regions. Based on the information I've gathered from my friends, and our PAE (Physics After Engineering) community members and the internet, I have put up the names of some of the good institutes that we felt are actually worth  spending a few years in to study Physics. It'll answer questions like How to become a Physicist in India? How to become a Physicist after 12th?  What are the best colleges for BSc Physics in India ? [After you read the article I'd recommend reading this post about how to excel during your Bachelors's. It's basically all the things I regret not knowing or not doing in my bachelor degree days  How to make the most out of your undergraduate days? ] Types of ...

After a B.tech degree in engineering, if you are interested in switching to physics, you often face the dilemma of whether to look for a master's degree in physics and whether you should do it in India or abroad. In this article, I would try to mention a few advantages and disadvantages of going for these options. Going for a terminal Master's Degree (MS/MSc) I did mechanical engineering in my undergrad and shifted to physics by first getting a master's degree in physics, MSc physics from IIT Bombay. So unsurprisingly, I would vouch for this option.  The key advantage this option offers is that you can basically try out physics for two years. It allows you to study advanced level physics and get a feel for whether you truly like the subject or you are just fascinated by popular science stuff shown on television shows. Believe me, real physics research vastly differs from what you see in Discovery or Nat Geo shows (and it has more than astrophysics). And if you do...

                      A fter an M.Sc in physics, one needs to look for various opportunities to get into a PhD program in physics to kick start his/her career in physics. In that pursuit, one often overlooked but important and extremely useful path is the CSIR NET exam in physics. This National Eligibility Test (NET) is administered by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research under the govt. of India. Clearing this exam can open more avenues than you think if you intend to do a PhD in India, or if you want to gain some research experience in India by being a project student. It is extremely vital for engineers going into physics who are looking for positions and need monetary support with recognition from the government. What are the opportunities offered by this exam?  Teaching career: First of all, clearing the NET exam makes you eligible for teaching in a lot of universities all over India. Those students wh...

            F or admission to Ph.D. programs in physics in countries like USA, Canada, Australia and Japan, one mandatory requirement is the Physics GRE exam. Performance on the exam is fairly important in the admission process, especially when the applicant is from an engineering (non-physics) background. I took the exam as an engineering student and was able to score 990/990 on the exam. In this post, I will write all about the exam, its contents, cost and preparation strategies. About the Exam The physics GRE is a standardized test offered by ETS which tests standard undergraduate level physics. The exam consists of 100 multiple choice questions (MCQ) where only one answer is correct out of all the choices. The duration for the same is 170 minutes. In India, the test is only paper-based where the answers are to be marked on an OMR sheet. Each correct answer fetches one point and finally, the total number of correct answers gives the net raw score....

       F or engineering students who are looking to do an MSc in physics in India, the IIT JAM (Joint Admission for MSc) exam is the main route to gain admission into IITs and several other institutes for an MSc admission in physics. I was also a mechanical engineering undergrad at Delhi Technological University and gave my JAM exam in my final year. I was able to secure AIR 3 and got admission into the MSc physics program at IIT Bombay. So this is a post on how to crack the IIT JAM after engineering or during B.Tech. I would discuss how I prepared and what are some good strategies to prepare for the JAM exam for engineers. Eligibility Criteria [ Are Engineers eligible for MSc Physics in IITs through JAM? Reffer to this post to know about the ambiguity detailedly] Let's first discuss the major issue that most engineering students face, that is, the eligibility criteria. The IIT JAM website says that for MSc physics admission, a student needs two semeste...

Can I switch from Engineering to Physics? Is it possible to do a PhD in physics after B. Tech in engineering? Can I pursue physics after *put any branch* engineering? These are some of the questions I used to ask 3 years ago. Back then, I couldn’t find a clear answer. But if you are asking a similar question today, I have found an answer and it is a resounding YES!!! Yes, you can do physics after engineering,  in fact, you can do a Ph.D. in physics after any branch of engineering. There, I said it, and for some of you, this assurance is probably enough to begin the pursuit. But there is another set of people. These are the ones like me who were from an unsupportive engineering college, a college with an age-old rigid academic system which gives you no freedom of taking courses beyond your engineering branch, no real electives, a physics department that is pretty much dormant, and no real reputation for research anywhere. And it is precisely for these students that I w...

This is not to be taken as the complete list of all the exams, I just listed out all the important ones and it is to be used just for reference. To see more No. of Institutes and exams visit this post How to become a Physicist after Engineering? Also , do visit all other useful content of our blog  Physics after Engineering . Below is a page with the link for our WhatsApp group with 250+ members all of whom are engineers who actively discuss and help each other out in entering physics stream after engineering.  https://physicsafterengineering.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html Mail me on  Dushyanth.edadasula@gmail.com   for further queries.

"How to become a Physicist after engineering?"  "Can I do MSc in physics after BTech?"  "How to do masters in physics after mechanical engineering?" "Can I do a Ph.D. in Physics after Engineering?" "How to study Theoretical Physics after engineering?"  To all those questions, the answer is, "Yes!! you can study Physics after engineering in India" "and there are plenty of ways too!!"   Hello, fellow Physics enthusiasts!!!                    Hey fellow Engineer!!!  If you're an engineering student or graduate and are aspiring to have a career in Physics after engineering, you're in the right place. At this point in your career, you must be wondering if there are any ways to do that... We completely understand your dilemma cause we all have been through the exact same situation before we took the leap of faith with the little information we had at that moment. All for the love of physics😇. Don't...