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I want to apply for IUCAA-NCRA Admission Test INAT exam so can you please tell me the eligibility criteria for admission?

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IUCAA-NCRA Admission Test INAT exam is conducted by Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (NCRA-TIFR), Pune to select candidates for a research scholarship towards a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) at either IUCAA or NCRA-TIFR.

INAT Eligibility

M.Sc or B.E./B.Tech/ M.E./ M.Tech degrees with more than 55% marks

Besides talented final-year B.Sc., 1st year M.Sc and 2nd/3rd year B.E./B.Tech students may also apply to be PRE-SELECTED for a research scholarship

Students in any branch of the B.E., B.Tech., M.E. or M.Tech degrees, or in the Physics, Electronics, Astronomy or Applied Mathematics branches of the B.Sc or M.Sc degrees

Students in the final year of the B.Sc or the first year of the M.Sc degrees may also apply

Such students would attend one year of courses (taught in collaboration with IISER-Pune) before joining the IUCAA-NCRA graduate school

INAT Exam Pattern

INAT consists of written exam followed by interview

INAT question paper will be divided into two parts.

First part contains 20 objective-type questions on basic Mathematics, Physics and Electronics.

Second part contains another 20 objective-type questions from Advanced Physics, Mathematics and Electronics/Engineering.

Each question carries 3 marks

There is a negative marking of 1 mark for wrong ans.

The written examination duration will be of two hours.

The final selection is based on the scores in the written test and interviews.

INAT Exam Syllabus

INAT Exam consists of one paper of two parts.

Part 1 consists of questions from

Basic Mathematics
Physics and
Electronics

Part 2 consists of questions from:

Advanced Physics
Mathematics and
Electronics/Engineering