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Course Details - Solar Astronomy

Course Schedule

Eligibility:	Open to graduates with Physics as one of their optional subjects.
Batches:	The number of seats in a batch is limited to 30 ONLY. Admissions will be done on first-come-first-served basis. Tentative schedule for next batch: January 2014.
Duration:	16 to 18 sessions. Every Saturday and Sunday with two sessions of 90 minutes each: 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and 4:10 p.m. to 5:40 p.m.
Field Trip:	A session at the Solar Observatory, Kodaikanal.
Contact	Phone: 080-22385956, 080-65959780 Fax: 080-22385957 Email: gsdbabu@mpbifr-blr.in, info@mpbifr-blr.in
Apply Now	Download the application form. Click here to know how to apply. Registration fee: Rs. 100/- Admission fee: Rs.2900/-

Course Details

Overview

Aim
Faculty

Coursework

Broad Topics Covered
Recommended Books / References
Classroom Sessions
Field Trips

Enrol for the course

Registration and Admission
How to Apply

Certificate

On successful completion of the Course, the Institute shall give certificates to the students with grades based on the overall performance.

Course Overview

Aim:

To expose the interested students to the various techniques of observing the sun and related topics.

Faculty:

Prof. K. B. Ramesh, Indian Institute of Astrophysics will be handling all the sessions

Coursework

Broad Topics Covered:

The syllabus of the course will be at M.Sc., level and will include techniques of observing the Sun, Sun's interior structure, Solar photosphere, Solar Flares, Solar prominences, Solar Chromosphere, Solar Corona, Sunspots, Solar Activity, Solar Wind, Solar magnetic fields, solar - terrestrial relations and so on.

Recommended Books / References:

The Sun – Micheal Stix
Guide to the sun – Kenneth J. H. Philips

Classroom Sessions:

A Post Graduate (PG) level advance course in Solar Astronomy will be conducted at the M. P. Birla Institute of Fundamental Research, Bangalore..

The classes will be covered in a total of 16 to 18 sessions of 90 mins. each.

Field Trips:

Kodaikanal Solar Observatory, Kodaikanal. The course fee does not include all expenses connected to the field trip.

Enrol for the Course:

Registration and Admission:

Interested students may register their names by paying the registration fee of Rs. 100/- and collect the application form from the Institute.
The forms need to be duly filled and submitted at the Institute on or before the prescribed deadline.
The right to admit will solely rest with the Institute.
Certificates with grades based on their overall performance will be issued to the individual students at the end of the course.

How to Apply:

Students can contact the institute to know about the fee structure of a particular course.
Interested students can download the application from the internet, fill it and send it by post to the address mentioned below along with a local cheque / DD drawn in favour of "M. P. Birla Institute of Fundamental Research" (payable at Bangalore). Fee structure includes registration and admission fee.
Interested students may also contact the Director and collect the application forms from the institute (address given below). Students can personally pay the prescribed fee (payable by cash / local cheque / DD).

M. P. Birla Institute of Fundamental Research,
2nd Floor, M. P. Birla Research Centre,
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Campus,
43/1, Race Course Road, Bangalore – 560001.

Phone: 080-22385956, 65959780
Fax: 080-22385957
Email: gsdbabu@mpbifr-blr.in, info@mpbifr-blr.in

You can also download the application form here.

What our students say...

I attended the Advanced course in Solar Astronomy at MPBIFR in February-March 2009. I learnt about the various features on the Sun, basic problems and unanswered questions in this field. The worksheets laid out at the end of the course were particularly helpful and ensured a comprehensive understanding. This knowledge served me well when, later on I went to pursue a PhD in Solar Physics and I found it very easy to comprehend and quickly analyze the problem.

- Kamalam Vanninathan, 2009, Advanced Course in Solar Physics.

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