Physics after Engineering

नमस्ते!  I am Ankul Prajapati, a physics connoisseur and final year mechanical undergraduate from SV National Institute of Technology, Surat. After completing school I always wanted to study pure physics and become a theoretical physicist but my own put a condition that if I get IISc or IISER then only will choose physics for undergraduate otherwise will go for engineering and then complete higher study in physics. Unfortunately, I couldn't able to score well in JEE Advance and finally decided to choose Mechanical Engineering at NIT Surat as most of the physics aspirant do, who don't get pure physics at the undergrad level. Till first year I was not aware that in future, engineering degree would not be accepted at most of the institution for physics master or PhD. When I got to know all the scenario, somehow I able to manage and started searching for opportunities to the student like me. In the second year of BTech spent more than 50% time sitting in front of a laptop and d...

A list of Physics Internships submitted by our readers. Apart from these, there are many other places you can apply to. This is in no way the complete list of institutes. You can even mail the profs of any institute personally and get an internship, You'll most likely not get paid this way so apply in places close to your home town or where a relative or a friend stays. I've written a complete post about the same here  How to get Internships by Mailing profs?  Albeit you'll not get paid through those your chances of being accepted are higher in these than the official portals. So, do try both ways.    If you know of any internships available for Engineers in Physics do fill in its details here. 

        B efore you start reading I want you to know the fact that the hit rate will be very less for the internships applied through emails, you should be ready to send dozens of emails without getting any reply. There's no upper limit though, you can send 50 or 100 or even above as far your desperation can take you. Even more importantly I want you to know that I myself have not landed one from any well-recognized institutes. I'm writing this just from my experience of applying to a lot of profs for the sole reason that a few people are eager to know about how to get an internship. Having said that, I've written all that I felt will benefit an applicant to the best of my knowledge. Any additions are welcome. Also you can find the list of Internships available through official portal  submitted by our group members. How do I discover the Profs working in my field of Interest? Go through the official websites of all the institutes and find the Mail-Ids...