Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai

About Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai

TIFR, Mumbai announces Admission to PhD Programs

The Tata Institute of Fundamental Research is an autonomous Institute under the umbrella of the Department of Atomic Energy of the Government of India. We do basic research in physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics and computer science. We have campuses in Mumbai, Pune and Bangalore and research facilities in various other places in India. We have master's and doctoral programs in our fields of work.
Find out more about the Institute from the "About TIFR" links in the menu bar. Learn more about the science we do, and how to join us, using the links under "Science".The Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) is a research institution in India that offers postgraduate education. It is an autonomous institute under the umbrella of the Department of Atomic Energy of the Government of India. The main academic disciplines studied at the institute are natural sciences, mathematics and theoretical computer science. It is located at Navy Nagar Colaba, Mumbai. It is considered as one of the outstanding research centres in India. TIFR has a graduate program leading to a PhD in all the major fields of study. Admission to the graduate program is obtained after qualifying a written exam followed by interviews.TIFR was founded by Homi J. Bhabha on 1st June 1945 with support from the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust. It initially started function in Banglore, and then later that year, it moved to Mumbai (then Bombay). It changed various location before moving to its present campus in Colaba. It is funded primarily by the Government of India. For most of its history, it had been affiliated to the University of Mumbai but like all other premier research institutes in the country it has always enjoyed academic and administrative autonomy. It attained the official deemed university status in June 2002

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research is a National Centre of the Government of India, under the umbrella of the Department of Atomic Energy, as well as a deemed University awarding degrees for master's and doctoral programs. The Institute was founded in 1945 with support from the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust under the vision of Dr Homi Bhabha. At TIFR, we carry out basic research in physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, computer science and science education. Our main campus is located in Mumbai, with centres at Pune, Bangalore and Hyderabad.