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Featured Posts
- How to become a Physicist after Engineering?– Dushyanth Edadasula
- A list of JAM & JEST rankers from Our CoS Physics Dorm – Dushyanth Edadasula
- UG Physics: 1. Internships & 2. Competitions – Debankur Basak
- From 18 Backlogs in Engineering to IIT Bombay – Pravesh Sharma
- I solemnly swear I’ll get into Physics – Rajdeep Dwivedi (AIR 75 JAM & 70 JEST)
- My Journey into the world of Physics – Prince Vibek Baruah (AIR-1 JAM & AIR-37 JEE Adv)
- Cracking the JAM: A Comprehensive Guide to Effective Exam Prep – Guru Aravind (AIR- 1 JAM)
General
- How to become a Physicist after Engineering?– Dushyanth Edadasula
- FAQs-must read!– Dushyanth Edadasula
- Exams and probable dates – Dushyanth Edadasula
- Which exam to prepare for? JAM, JEST, TIFR, or GATE?– Dushyanth Edadasula
- How to get into Astro Programs? – [Video] You can view it in 2x
- A list of JAM & JEST rankers from Our CoS Physics Dorm – Dushyanth Edadasula
- How to do Research? [Video] You can view it in 2x
Exam Preparation
For Old Papers of JAM, JEST, Univ exams, etc. visit these links in Fiziks website for Year wise separated papers & this for Topic wise separated old questions
- Which exam to prepare for? JAM, JEST, TIFR, or GATE?– Dushyanth Edadasula
Jam – Physics
- Are engineers Eligible for MSc Physics in IITs through JAM? – Dushyanth Edadasula
- IIT-JAM and JEST preparation – Rishabh Kaushik (AIR 1 in both JAM & JEST)
- A complete JAM & JEST preparation guide– Harshul Gupta (AIR – 22)
- Cracking the JAM: A Comprehensive Guide to Prep – Guru Aravind (AIR- 1 JAM)
- IIT JAM Preparation-Vaibhav Sharma (AIR – 5)
- On preparing for IIT-JAM Physics -Niket Shah (AIR – 6)
- JAM and JEST Preparation -Sayan Mondal (AIR – 157)
- A little insight into my Journey into Physics -Kunal Vyas(AIR – 11)
- Prep of an Engineer who cracked JAM and luckily JEST too with BSc level syllabus-Bala Kumar (AIR – 26 JEST, 55 JAM )
JEST
- A complete JAM & JEST preparation guide – Harshul Gupta (AIR – 54)
- IIT-JAM and JEST preparation – Rishabh Kaushik (AIR 1 in both JAM & JEST)
- How I cracked JEST – Deepmala Wadhwani (AIR – 3)
- Books, lectures, and notes for JEST preparation – Chintan Patel (AIR – 6)
CSIR-NET
- All about the CSIR NET physics exam: Preparation and Advantages – Vaibhav Sharma
Books & Videos
- ⭐Physics Book recommendations along with comprehensive reviews for JAM, JEST & GATE– PAE Community (An extensive collection of book reviews by our PAE members.
- ⭐Physics online video lectures with comprehensive reviews for JAM, JEST & GATE– PAE Community (An extensive collection of video lecture reviews by our PAE members.
- Book Recommendations: A comprehensive list for both undergraduates and post-graduates – Omkar Shetye, pursuing Ph.D. at ICTS
- Books, lectures, and notes for JEST preparation – Chintan Patel (AIR 6)
- JAM preparation and books-Niket Shah (AIR – 6)
- A list of good Popular science books – Manu Gupta
External Readings
Abroad
- Applying Abroad for Master’s Degree – Rajnish
- Applying for direct Ph.D. abroad right after Engineering (without masters) – Surendra Padamata
- Ph.D. right after B.E/B.Tech or MSc? – Surendra Padamata
- MS (abroad) in Physics after Engineering – Vaneesh Suvarna
- India or Abroad? MS/M.Sc (Master’s) in Physics after Engineering? – Vaibhav Sharma
- Physics GRE preparation for Engineers – Vaibhav Sharma
- 7 Effective Steps To Apply To Universities Abroad – Supe Prathamesh
- Applying to German Universities – Akash Gupta
Motivational Stories
- Vaibhav Sharma (Pursuing Ph.D. at Cornell University)
- Rajdeep Dwivedi (From series of failures to AIR 75 JAM & 70 JEST)
- Pravesh Sharma (Journey from having 18 backlogs in engineering to IIT Bombay)
- Ankul Prajapati (Founded a research group while still in 2nd year of engineering)
- Pleasant (external link)
- How I got a job in quantum computing – Michael Stechly
- MIT, Manipal to MIPT, Russia – My Journey from Mechanical to MSc High Energy Physics – Husain Manasawala
- Mechanical Engineering to PhD in Physics – Sudhaman Balguri
- Everything that I learnt the HARD WAY about moving to Physics from Engineering. This will save a CRAZY lot of time for you!! – Akaash Kaido
- My Journey From NIT to NISER – Deepak Kumar Sharma
- B.Tech at IIT Bombay -> MBA at IIM -> Physics PhD at IISC – Prince Vibek Baruah (AIR-1 JAM & AIR-37 JEE Adv)
Interview Stories
- Things I learned from my 7 Interviews– Omkar Shetye [A must-read if you’re to attend Interviews]
- ICTS, Banglore – Chintan V Patel
- TIFR, Mumbai – Chintan V Patel
- IISER, Kolkatta – Nakul Aggarwal
- IMSc, Chennai – Vignesh Bhaskaran
- IISER Kolkata (MS space science) – Arpita Manju
- IMSc, Chennai – Sayan Mondal
- Cornell University (Ph.D.) – Vaibhav Sharma
- TIFR-Hyderabad – Yash Chug
Internships & Conferences
- Writing Mails for Internships – Atharva Modi
- Undergraduate Physics Research Internships – Debankur Basak
- Physics Conferences/Seminar International and Indian – Shruti & Rimsha
- List of National and International Physics competitions at UG level – Debankur Basak
- How to get Internships by Mailing profs? – Dushyanth Edadasula
Astronomy & Cosmology
- Online resources for Astronomy/Astrophysics/Cosmology – Shruti & Rimsha
- Applying for direct Ph.D. abroad right after Engineering (without masters) – Surendra Padamata
- Ph.D. right after B.E/B.Tech or MSc? – Surendra Padamata
12th
- Best BSc Physics Colleges – CoS Community
- Engineering or Physics? Advice for those Confused – Anand Hari Natarajan
- Make the most out of your college days – Dushyanth Edadasula
- My journey to IISER Kolkata : Dream to Reality – Abel Xavier Francis