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The growth of our civilisation has been critically dependent on materials

which we have been able to harness for our technologies. The technologies

of today use a large variety of materials with tailor-made properties, and

stringent demands on performance much beyond that can be obtained from

naturally occurring materials. Material Science Programme here at IIT

Kanpur has a very strong interdisciplinary approach with both the student

and faculty coming from different backgrounds. Our student intake is

generally from engineering streams such as electrical, mechanical,

materials, chemical and science streams of physics and chemistry. These

students are put through a rigorous coursework giving them a solid

grounding in fundamentals and application of material science.

Subsequently, these students peruse independent projects with faculty

members for their thesis in areas such as chemical sensors, Nano

composites, batteries Nano materials, microwave, multi ferroic oxide. We

believe that employers would find tremendous value in the training

programme imparted here at IIT Kanpur.

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interdisciplinary programme in Material Science has a conglomeration

of eminent faculties from physics, mechanical engineering, chemistry,

chemical engineering and electrical engineering department guiding

students towards their post graduate degrees. The interdisciplinary

learning has succeeded the programme to accomplished a vast

number of research publications and excellent placement record. The

impetus behind the multifarious research in genres like semiconductor

device modelling, multi ferroics, microwave absorbers, composites

and chemical sensors is the need to develop novel material and

products to satiate the growing demands of the world.

Bringing together the innumerable components of science and

technology and to get them working in tandem has been a key

challenge and I am glad that the student have been able to embrace it

well. I wish the students all the best for placement session of 2019-

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Dr. Siddhartha Panda

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Materials are at the root of man’s

progress in the modern world.

Advances in technology today are

limited by the availability of newer

materials with desired properties.

Thus, the development of solar cell

materials would make greater use of

solar energy feasible, ceramic

materials would make automobile and

other engines lighter and more fuel

efficient, optoelectronic materials

would revolutionize the communication industry, etc. For this, a thorough study of existing

materials and tailor making of new functional materials are to be continued with increasing vigor.

Such a task, however, requires an integrated approach to the subject using established

principles of science and engineering. Keeping this objective in view and to provide focus and

coordination for teaching, research and development, an Interdisciplinary Programme in

Materials Science was initiated at IIT, Kanpur at the postgraduate level in July 1971.

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Metallurgical

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Chemical

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Electronics

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Electrical

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Ceramic

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Mechanical

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GATE Score IITK written testSelection Criteria

Candidates are called from the following branches

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MECHANICAL

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PLASTICS

ENGINEERING [7%]

ELECTRONICS &

INSTRUMENTATION

ENGINEERING [13%]

CHEMISTRY [7%]

ELECTRICAL &

ELECTRONICS

ENGINEERING [13%]ELECTRICAL

ENGINEERING [7%]

PHYSICS [7%]

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Magnetic

Properties of

Materials

Electrical and

Dielectric

Materials

Mechanical

Properties of

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Characterisation

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Engineering

Materials

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Electronic

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Charge and Heat

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Semiconductors

Electromagnetic

Interference and

Compatibility Techniques

Physics of

Semiconductor and

Nanostructure

Introduction to

Flexible Electronics

Principles of

heterogeneous

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Mathematics &

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Methods

High Performance

polymers and

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Phosphors for solid state illumination.

MgO based systems for plasma display panels,

ZnO based transparent conducting oxides for photovoltaics and spintronic device

Multi-elements perovskite-type oxides membranes for gas separation

FIB fabrication of nano-devices

Fast ion conductors/superionic conductors

High Tc superconductors

Carbon nanotubes

Nanostructured materials

Functionally graded materials

Materials for Fuel cell, Solar cell, Li-battery, High energy batteries

Polymer

Thermoelectric materials

Nanocomposites, Biomaterials

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Dr. Rajeev Gupta

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Dr. Siddhartha Panda

University of

Houston

Dr. Kamal K. Kar

IIT Kharagpur

Dr. Y. N. Mohapatra

IISc BangaloreDr. J. Ramkumar

Cornell University

Dr. Sri Sivakumar

University of Victoria

Dr. Jaleel Akhtar

University of

Magdeburg

Dr. Manas K. Ghorai

NCL Pune

Dr. R. G. S. Pala

University of Utah

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Rajiv Arya

CEO. – Moser Baer

Photovoltaic Ltd.

Amitabh Verma

VP. – Aditya Birla

Management Corp. Pvt.

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Manvendra Bhangui

Head, Tagrem India Pvt.

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Materials are the basis of everything. They are required every where starting from

developing of a prototype to manufacturing of the end product. Be it an electronic device or

a mechanical device, all of them are made of different types of materials which must in one

hand serve the actual purpose and secondly should also be compatible with each other.

Thus for the same, one should have the sound knowledge of all the characteristics of the

material i.e. mechanical, electrical, optical, thermal etc. Being an interdisciplinary

department, students of Material Science Programme (MSP) are equipped with such skills

related to all these fields so that he/ she can easily manipulate and play with the properties

of any material to make it useful for a given purpose. Students of MSP are exposed to both

theoretical and practical based knowledge which allows them to solve critical problems in

diversified areas such are those related to bio prosthetics, sensors, batteries, meta

materials, micro processors etc. It is therefore in the year 1971, this interdisciplinary

approach was started and was meant to address all kind of diversified problems, even

those which are not covered under the scope of core departments.

Thus recruiting MSP graduates will give any company a newdimension in its growth and development.

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Soham De Royemail: sohamdr@iitk.ac.in

Mobile No: +91-9123939691

109, Outreach Building, IIT Kanpuremail: spo@iitk.ac.in

Phone: +91-512-2594433

Prof. Siddhartha Pandaemail: spanda@iitk.ac.in

Phone: +91-512-2596146 (office)

Material Science ProgrammeACMS Building, IIT Kanpur

Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh- 208016