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Saturday, February 23, 2013

Internship at Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope


Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) is the world's largest array of radio telescopes at metre wavelengths.


It is operated by the National Centre for Radio Astrophysics - Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai.


Location : The GMRT is located around 80 km north of Pune at Khodad

Thanks to  Avdhut Joglekar for all photos

STUDENT PROGRAM

NCRA runs both short and long term student technical training program. The short term programs are mainly during the summer and are meant for students in their pre-final year. The long term program runs during the academic year and are meant for final year students. Generally students from Pune are considered for the long term program.

The SP programs are open to students in their pre-final/final year of
  • BE/BTech (Any Branch) - Work location GMRT site Khodad
  • MSc (Physics/Astronomy) - Work location NCRA, Pune
Projects are offered in a wide range of topics including

  • Electronics (Analog/Digital)
  • Instrumentation
  • Signal Processing
  • Data Analysis and Image Processing



How to apply :
  • Finalise your area of interest 
  • Apply Online from here and take printout
  • Note down "Application ID"
  • Download form for referee from same page and take two hardcopies
  • Write Application ID on it and put them in separate unsealed envelopes 
  • Handover the envelopes to the referee,the referees are required to fill up the letter and return the sealed envelope to the candidate
  • Kindly mention the name of candidate, the referee name and application ID on the envelope
  • Under no circumstances, the filled referee form is to be returned to the candidate in a open condition or unsealed envelope
  • You are required to mention Application ID :"SP......" on the envelope. The signed application form alongwith the two sealed envelopes, containing the referee letters with entries from referees are to be send to the below address
Mrs. N. S. Deshmukh
STP Co-ordinator, GMRT Centre,
PB No-6, Narayangaon -PO
Pune 410504

Criteria of selection :
  1. Projects available in your area of interest 
  2. Strong reference from your engineering professors



STP 2012

1. Dhiraj Tambade
  (Vishwakarma Institute of Technology , Pune - ECE)
  -- Pulse Per Second generation on serial port using Python and processing it.

2. Udbhav Gattani
  (Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal - CSE)
  -- Analysis Tool for STP Database using PHP, MySQL.

3. Sulekha Prakash
  (Institute of Technology, Bilaspur - ECE)
   -- Online Application form designing using PHP, JavaScript & MySQL

4. Sudhanshu Jaiwal
  (Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal - ECE)
  -- Study of SNR degradation of RF signal over fibre distance

5. Rammurthy Madimadugula
  (Indian Institute Of Technology, Hyderabad - CSE)
  -- Analysis of polarization data of wideband feed

6. Tushar Bhat
  (Pune Institute Of Computer Technology - ECE)
  -- Design of filter bank for backend of the receiver system

7. Poonam Shinde
  D.Y.Patil College Of Engineering,Pune
  -- GMRT Control Center Database Subsystem Designing


Facilities :
1. Free Accommodation
2. Canteen at low cost
3. Flexible working hours
4. Recreation facilities
5. Five-Day week
6. Good amount of stipend