What programs does DAASE IIT Indore offer?

DAASE IIT Indore offers B.Tech in Space Science and Engineering (India's first), M.Sc in Astronomy, Astrophysics and Space Engineering, M.Tech in Space Science and Engineering, and PhD in Astronomy, Astrophysics and Space Engineering.

When was the DAASE department established?

The Department of Astronomy, Astrophysics and Space Engineering (DAASE) at IIT Indore was established in 2015. It is the only dedicated department of its kind among all IITs in India.

What research areas does DAASE IIT Indore cover?

DAASE's research areas include Radio Astronomy, Heliophysics, Gravitational Physics, Remote Sensing, CubeSat & Spacecraft Design, Stellar Astrophysics, and High-Energy Astrophysics. The department collaborates with ISRO, NASA, ESA, and over 30 international universities.

How can I apply for PhD at DAASE IIT Indore?

PhD admissions at DAASE IIT Indore are conducted through the IIT Indore admission portal. Candidates with a valid GATE/JEST/NET score or who have qualified for national fellowships are eligible. Applications are accepted twice a year.

Is DAASE IIT Indore affiliated with international research organizations?

Yes, DAASE is a founding member of the Square Kilometre Array – India Consortium (SKA-IC) and collaborates with over 30 global universities including McGill, Purdue, Max Planck Society, Imperial College London, and research institutes like ICTP, ISSI, and NASA.

Department of Astronomy, Astrophysics and Space Engineering (DAASE) — IIT Indore

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Faculty Members — DAASE, IIT Indore

Dr. Saurabh Das

Designation: Associate Professor (Head of Department)

Department: Department of Astronomy, Astrophysics and Space Engineering (DAASE), IIT Indore

Office / Chamber: 1D-503, POD 1D, IIT Indore

Telephone Extension: +91-731-660-3306

Email Address: saurabh.das@iiti.ac.in

Research Interests & Specialization: Remote Sensing, Atmospheric Physics, Aerosols, Climate Science, LIDAR

Personal Institutional Webpage: http://people.iiti.ac.in/~saurabh.das/

Prof. Abhirup Datta

Designation: Professor

Department: Department of Astronomy, Astrophysics and Space Engineering (DAASE), IIT Indore

Office / Chamber: 1D-502, POD 1D, IIT Indore

Telephone Extension: +91-731-660-3397

Email Address: abhirup.datta@iiti.ac.in

Research Interests & Specialization: Radio Astronomy, Epoch of Reionization, SKA, Radio Instrumentation

Personal Institutional Webpage: https://sites.google.com/iiti.ac.in/abhirupdatta/

Dr. Bhargav Vaidya

Designation: Associate Professor

Department: Department of Astronomy, Astrophysics and Space Engineering (DAASE), IIT Indore

Office / Chamber: 1D-507, POD 1D, IIT Indore

Telephone Extension: +91-731-660-3254

Email Address: bvaidya@iiti.ac.in

Research Interests & Specialization: Computational Astrophysics, MHD, Relativistic Jets, High-Energy Astrophysics

Personal Institutional Webpage: http://people.iiti.ac.in/~bvaidya/

Dr. Narendra Nath Patra

Designation: Assistant Professor

Department: Department of Astronomy, Astrophysics and Space Engineering (DAASE), IIT Indore

Office / Chamber: 1D-505, POD 1D, IIT Indore

Telephone Extension: +91-731-660-3385

Email Address: naren@iiti.ac.in

Research Interests & Specialization: HI 21-cm, Epoch of Reionization, Radio Interferometry, IGM

Personal Institutional Webpage: http://people.iiti.ac.in/~naren/

Dr. Manoneeta Chakraborty

Designation: Associate Professor

Department: Department of Astronomy, Astrophysics and Space Engineering (DAASE), IIT Indore

Office / Chamber: 1D-510, POD 1D, IIT Indore

Telephone Extension: +91-731-660-3358

Email Address: manoneeta@iiti.ac.in

Research Interests & Specialization: X-ray Astronomy, Compact Objects, Neutron Stars, Black Holes

Personal Institutional Webpage: http://people.iiti.ac.in/~manoneeta/

Dr. Soumavo Ghosh

Designation: Assistant Professor

Department: Department of Astronomy, Astrophysics and Space Engineering (DAASE), IIT Indore

Office / Chamber: LRC C01, POD 1D, IIT Indore

Telephone Extension: +91-731-660-5229

Email Address: soumavo@iiti.ac.in

Research Interests & Specialization: Galaxy Evolution, Interstellar Medium, Disk Galaxies, HI Observations

Personal Institutional Webpage: https://sites.google.com/view/drsoumavoghosh

Dr. Prakash Gaikwad

Designation: Assistant Professor

Department: Department of Astronomy, Astrophysics and Space Engineering (DAASE), IIT Indore

Office / Chamber: LRC C02, POD 1D, IIT Indore

Email Address: gaikwad@iiti.ac.in

Research Interests & Specialization: Cosmology, Lyman-alpha Forest, Intergalactic Medium, Reionization

Personal Institutional Webpage: https://sites.google.com/view/daase/faculty

Dr. Suman Majumdar

Designation: Associate Professor

Department: Department of Astronomy, Astrophysics and Space Engineering (DAASE), IIT Indore

Office / Chamber: 1D-512, POD 1D, IIT Indore

Telephone Extension: +91-731-660-3304

Email Address: suman.majumdar@iiti.ac.in

Research Interests & Specialization: Cosmological 21-cm Signal, SKA, Reionization, Statistical Methods

Personal Institutional Webpage: http://people.iiti.ac.in/~sumanm/

Dr. Deepika Bollimpalli

Designation: Assistant Professor

Department: Department of Astronomy, Astrophysics and Space Engineering (DAASE), IIT Indore

Office / Chamber: LRC C03, POD 1D, IIT Indore

Email Address: dbollimpalli@iiti.ac.in

Research Interests & Specialization: Accretion Disk Physics, MHD, Black Hole Accretion, Compact Objects

Personal Institutional Webpage: https://sites.google.com/view/daase/faculty

Dr. Priyanka Singh

Designation: Assistant Professor

Department: Department of Astronomy, Astrophysics and Space Engineering (DAASE), IIT Indore

Office / Chamber: LRC, POD 1D, IIT Indore

Telephone Extension: +91-731-660-3214

Email Address: psingh@iiti.ac.in

Research Interests & Specialization: Space Weather, Ionospheric Physics, GNSS, Atmospheric Science

Personal Institutional Webpage: https://psingh220.github.io/pswebpage/home.html

Dr. Unmesh Govind Khati

Designation: Associate Professor

Department: Department of Astronomy, Astrophysics and Space Engineering (DAASE), IIT Indore

Office / Chamber: 1D-513, POD 1D, IIT Indore

Telephone Extension: +91-731-660-3386

Email Address: unmesh.khati@iiti.ac.in

Research Interests & Specialization: SAR Remote Sensing, GNSS, Earth Observation, Navigation

Personal Institutional Webpage: http://people.iiti.ac.in/~unmesh.khati/

Dr. Amit Shukla

Designation: Associate Professor

Department: Department of Astronomy, Astrophysics and Space Engineering (DAASE), IIT Indore

Office / Chamber: 1D-514, POD 1D, IIT Indore

Telephone Extension: +91-731-660-3213

Email Address: amit.shukla@iiti.ac.in

Research Interests & Specialization: RF Engineering, Antenna Design, Microwave Systems, Instrumentation

Personal Institutional Webpage: https://sites.google.com/iiti.ac.in/welcome/home

Dr. Mukul Bhattacharya

Designation: Assistant Professor

Department: Department of Astronomy, Astrophysics and Space Engineering (DAASE), IIT Indore

Office / Chamber: LRC FC- 502, POD 1D, IIT Indore

Telephone Extension: +91-731-660-5580

Email Address: mukulb@iiti.ac.in

Research Interests & Specialization: Multi-messenger astrophysics, transient phenomena, compact objects (BH, NS), particle acceleration & relativistic outflows

Personal Institutional Webpage: https://mukulbhattacharya1.wixsite.com/mukulb

Prof. Hari Hablani

Designation: Visiting Distinguished Professor

Department: DAASE, IIT Indore

Specialization: Spaceflight Vehicles Guidance, Navigation and Control

Prof. V Chandrasekar

Designation: Visiting Distinguished Professor

Department: DAASE, IIT Indore

Specialization: Radar Meteorology, Radar System Design, DSP Design, RF Communication Systems

Prof. Sudhir Kamle

Designation: Visiting Professor

Department: DAASE, IIT Indore

Specialization: Smart Materials & Structures

Dr. Ramesh Bhat

Designation: Visiting Professor

Department: DAASE, IIT Indore

Specialization: Pulsars, Radio Transients, Radio Astronomy

Prof. Parthasarathi Mukhopadhyay

Designation: Visiting Professor

Department: DAASE, IIT Indore

Non-Teaching & Administrative Staff — DAASE, IIT Indore

Swapnil Dasharath Sankhe

Role & Designation: Senior Assistant (HoD Staff)

Department: Department of Astronomy, Astrophysics and Space Engineering (DAASE), IIT Indore

Contact Email: aase-office@iiti.ac.in

Rahul Khare

Role & Designation: Technical/Administrative Staff

Department: Department of Astronomy, Astrophysics and Space Engineering (DAASE), IIT Indore

Contact Email: aase-office@iiti.ac.in

Varunesh Shukla

Role & Designation: Technical/Administrative Staff

Department: Department of Astronomy, Astrophysics and Space Engineering (DAASE), IIT Indore

Contact Email: aase-office@iiti.ac.in

Abhijeet Dutta

Role & Designation: Technical/Administrative Staff

Department: Department of Astronomy, Astrophysics and Space Engineering (DAASE), IIT Indore

Contact Email: aase-office@iiti.ac.in

Durgesh Chouhan

Role & Designation: Technical/Administrative Staff

Department: Department of Astronomy, Astrophysics and Space Engineering (DAASE), IIT Indore

Contact Email: aase-office@iiti.ac.in

Doctoral Research Scholars (Ph.D.) — DAASE, IIT Indore

Ph.D. — Batch 2021 (6 Scholars)

Rashmi Sagar — Ph.D. Scholar, DAASE, IIT Indore. Supervisor: Prof. Abhirup Datta. Research: Observational Cosmology.
Bhuvnesh Brawar — Ph.D. Scholar, DAASE, IIT Indore. Supervisor: Prof. Abhirup Datta. Research: Space weather and Ionospheric phenomena.
Lekhraj Saini — Ph.D. Scholar, DAASE, IIT Indore. Supervisor: Dr. Saurabh Das. Research: Climate change over the Arctic region.
Samit Kumar Pal — Ph.D. Scholar, DAASE, IIT Indore. Supervisor: Prof. Abhirup Datta. Research: Radio Astronomy, Observational Cosmology.
Ayush Garg — Ph.D. Scholar, DAASE, IIT Indore. Supervisor: Dr. Amit Shukla. Research: Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs), Active Galactic Nucleus (AGNs).
Biki Ram — Ph.D. Scholar, DAASE, IIT Indore. Supervisor: Dr. Manoneeta Chakraborty. Research: Neutron star, Black holes, X-ray binaries, Accretion Physics, X-ray Burst.

Ph.D. — Batch 2022 (7 Scholars)

Jithu J Athalathil — Ph.D. Scholar, DAASE, IIT Indore. Supervisor: Dr. Bhargav Vaidya. Research: Space-Weather.
Anam Sabir — Ph.D. Scholar, DAASE, IIT Indore. Supervisor: Dr. Unmesh Khati. Research: SAR Time-series, Forest Disturbance Mapping.
Leon Noble — Ph.D. Scholar, DAASE, IIT Indore. Supervisor: Dr. Suman Majumdar. Research: Cosmic Dawn and Epoch of Reionization.
Chandan Kumar Das — Ph.D. Scholar, DAASE, IIT Indore. Supervisor: Dr. Amit Shukla. Research: Particle Acceleration in Astrophysical Jets.
Vaibhav Tyagi — Ph.D. Scholar, DAASE, IIT Indore. Supervisor: Dr. Saurabh Das. Research: Atmospheric Remote Sensing: Extreme weather conditions.
Shraddha Mohnnai — Ph.D. Scholar, DAASE, IIT Indore. Supervisor: Dr. Amit Shukla. Research: High Energy Astrophysics.
Sakshi Jain — Ph.D. Scholar, DAASE, IIT Indore. Supervisor: Dr. Unmesh Khati. Research: Remote sensing.

Ph.D. — Batch 2023 (16 Scholars)

Harshita Bhuyan — Ph.D. Scholar, DAASE, IIT Indore. Supervisor: Dr. Bhargav Vaidya. Research: Multi-wavelength and multi-messenger astronomy, computational astrophysics.
Nalla Chumbitha Leena — Ph.D. Scholar, DAASE, IIT Indore. Supervisor: Dr. Unmesh Khati. Research: Microwave remote sensing.
Atharva Hemant Mirashi — Ph.D. Scholar, DAASE, IIT Indore. Supervisor: Dr. Narendra Nath Patra. Research: Galaxy Structure & Evolution, Radio Astronomy.
Tamanna Singh — Ph.D. Scholar, DAASE, IIT Indore. Supervisor: Dr. Saurabh Das. Research: Extreme Weather Prediction and TGFs.
Sirsha Nandy — Ph.D. Scholar, DAASE, IIT Indore. Supervisor: Dr. Bhargav Vaidya. Research: Physics-based Modeling of Solar Wind-Magnetosphere Interaction.
Aditya Sharma — Ph.D. Scholar, DAASE, IIT Indore. Supervisor: Dr. Bhargav Vaidya. Research: Relativistic AGN Jets.
Aromal P — Ph.D. Scholar, DAASE, IIT Indore. Supervisor: Dr. Manoneeta Chakraborty. Research: Compact Objects.
D Manas Mohit — Ph.D. Scholar, DAASE, IIT Indore. Supervisor: Dr. Suman Majumdar. Research: Large-Scale Structure, Line Intensity Mapping, Cosmic Dawn and Epoch of Reionisation.
Jibin Jose — Ph.D. Scholar, DAASE, IIT Indore. Supervisor: Dr. Manoneeta Chakraborty. Research: Compact Objects.
Kavita — Ph.D. Scholar, DAASE, IIT Indore. Supervisor: Dr. Saurabh Das. Research: Atmospheric and Space Science.
Keerthi K — Ph.D. Scholar, DAASE, IIT Indore. Supervisor: Dr. Narendra Nath Patra. Research: Galaxy evolution and properties of bars.
Nasmi S Anand — Ph.D. Scholar, DAASE, IIT Indore. Supervisor: Prof. Abhirup Datta. Research: Study of diffuse radio emission in galaxy clusters.
Parvathy Thankachy P — Ph.D. Scholar, DAASE, IIT Indore. Supervisor: Dr. Saurabh Das. Research: Parameterization in NWP model.
Pranjal Chaturvedi — Ph.D. Scholar, DAASE, IIT Indore. Supervisor: Prof. Abhirup Datta. Research: Multiwavelength Astronomy, AstroSat, Galaxies.
Yashrajsinh Mahida — Ph.D. Scholar, DAASE, IIT Indore. Supervisor: Dr. Suman Majumdar. Research: Cosmic Dawn and Epoch of Reionization, Early Universe Cosmology.
Keshav Aggarwal — Ph.D. Scholar, DAASE, IIT Indore. Supervisor: Prof. Abhirup Datta. Research: Solar, Planetary and Exoplanetary atmospheres.

Ph.D. — Batch 2024 (6 Scholars)

Saurabh Jha — Ph.D. Scholar, DAASE, IIT Indore. Supervisor: Prof. Abhirup Datta. Research: Space Weather, Ionospheric Physics.
Samir Sethi — Ph.D. Scholar, DAASE, IIT Indore. Supervisor: Dr. Priyanka Singh. Research: Cosmology with Fast Radio Burst.
Thomas George P — Ph.D. Scholar, DAASE, IIT Indore. Supervisor: Dr. Priyanka Singh. Research: Circumgalactic Medium, Galaxy Cluster Evolution.
Dizna James — Ph.D. Scholar, DAASE, IIT Indore. Supervisor: Dr. Saurabh Das. Research: Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
Pritam Hore — Ph.D. Scholar, DAASE, IIT Indore. Supervisor: Prof. Abhirup Datta. Research: Radio Astronomy, Galaxy Clusters.
Santanu Maity — Ph.D. Scholar, DAASE, IIT Indore. Supervisor: Dr. Saurabh Das. Research: Space Weather Phenomenon, ML and DL methods.

Ph.D. — Batch 2025 (15 Scholars)

Devesh Sharma — Ph.D. Scholar, DAASE, IIT Indore. Supervisor: Dr. Bhargav Vaidya. Research: Solar Physics.
Arpan Dawn — Ph.D. Scholar, DAASE, IIT Indore. Supervisor: Dr. Unmesh Khati. Research: SAR, Forest Biomass.
Shivani Pandey — Ph.D. Scholar, DAASE, IIT Indore. Supervisor: Dr. Soumavo Ghosh. Research: Galaxy Dynamics and Evolution.
Manish Singh Almia — Ph.D. Scholar, DAASE, IIT Indore. Supervisor: Dr. Prakash Gaikwad. Research: Astrophysics.
Ami Nimeshkumar Tank — Ph.D. Scholar, DAASE, IIT Indore. Supervisor: Dr. Soumavo Ghosh. Research: Galaxy dynamics and evolution.
Amar Deep — Ph.D. Scholar, DAASE, IIT Indore. Supervisor: Prof. Abhirup Datta. Research: Interaction of solar wind with the Earth's magnetosphere, energy transfer processes and magnetospheric dynamics.
Shiriny Akthar — Ph.D. Scholar, DAASE, IIT Indore. Supervisor: Dr. Suman Majumdar. Research: Line-Intensity-Mapping (LIM), Epoch of Reionization (EoR), Cosmological Model.
Aniket Sharma — Ph.D. Scholar, DAASE, IIT Indore. Supervisor: Dr. Bhargav Vaidya. Research: Solar Wind Turbulence.
Shubhi Tiwari — Ph.D. Scholar, DAASE, IIT Indore. Supervisor: Prof. Abhirup Datta & Dr. Hari B Hablani. Research: Space Debris Detection using Small Satellites.
Vishrut Pandya — Ph.D. Scholar, DAASE, IIT Indore. Supervisor: Dr. Suman Majumdar & Prof. Abhirup Datta. Research: Developing novel statistical techniques to explore cosmology.
Bhavya Jaiman — Ph.D. Scholar, DAASE, IIT Indore. Supervisor: Dr. Unmesh Khati. Research: Earth Observation (SAR).
Pratived Sahu — Ph.D. Scholar, DAASE, IIT Indore. Supervisor: Prof. Abhirup Datta. Research: Astronomy and Astrophysics.
Barenya Kumar Dev — Ph.D. Scholar, DAASE, IIT Indore. Supervisor: Prof. Abhirup Datta. Research: Radio Astronomy, Radio Loud AGN, Galaxy Evolution, Galaxy Clusters.
Popat Jeel Hitendrabhai — Ph.D. Scholar, DAASE, IIT Indore. Supervisor: Dr. Deepika Bollimpalli. Research: Modeling variability phenomena in BHXRBs.
Vatsal Garg — Ph.D. Scholar, DAASE, IIT Indore. Supervisor: Dr. Narendra Nath Patra. Research: Galaxy Formation and Evolution.

Ph.D. — Batch 2026 (4 Scholars)

Riya — Ph.D. Scholar, DAASE, IIT Indore. Supervisor: Prof. Abhirup Datta.
Ankur Sinha — Ph.D. Scholar, DAASE, IIT Indore. Supervisor: Dr. Narendra Nath Patra.
Nithyapriya S — Ph.D. Scholar, DAASE, IIT Indore. Supervisor: Prof. Abhirup Datta. Research: Cosmology, Galaxy Cluster.
Najah Saleem — Ph.D. Scholar, DAASE, IIT Indore. Supervisor: Dr. Mukul Bhattacharya.

Postgraduate Students (M.Tech, M.Sc., M.S. Research) — DAASE, IIT Indore

M.Sc. Astronomy — Batch 2026 (1 Students)

Arnav Sharma (msc2603121003@iiti.ac.in)

M.S. (Research) — Batch 2026 (1 Students)

Aashvik B — Supervisor: Dr. Unmesh Khati

M.Sc. Astronomy — Batch 2025 (13 Students)

Aman Kumar Jha (msc2503121001@iiti.ac.in)
Asutosh Kumar Behera (msc2503121002@iiti.ac.in)
Gayathri M (msc2503121003@iiti.ac.in)
Jayanti Paul (msc2503121004@iiti.ac.in)
Kalash Dharmeshbhai Thakkar (msc2503121005@iiti.ac.in)
Kanchan Singh (msc2503121006@iiti.ac.in)
Purvin Sunil Bhalekar (msc2503121007@iiti.ac.in)
Ranjan Yadav (msc2503121008@iiti.ac.in)
Rohit Raj (msc2503121009@iiti.ac.in)
Rushikesh Ashok Sonkusale (msc2503121010@iiti.ac.in)
Sougata Bhattacharyya (msc2503121011@iiti.ac.in)
Vibhawari Pramod Suryawanshi (msc2503121014@iiti.ac.in)
Yash Mani Tiwari (msc2503121015@iiti.ac.in)

M.Sc. Astronomy — Batch 2024 (12 Students)

Aditya Prakash Sharma (msc2403121001@iiti.ac.in) — Supervisor: Dr. Narendra Nath Patra
Kaivan Sanjay Shah (msc2403121004@iiti.ac.in) — Supervisor: Dr. Manoneeta Chakraborty
Kanishka Gautam (msc2403121005@iiti.ac.in) — Supervisor: Dr. Soumavo Ghosh
Kartik Venkataramana Kambhampati (msc2403121006@iiti.ac.in) — Supervisor: Dr. Prakash Gaikwad
Manpreet Singh (msc2403121007@iiti.ac.in) — Supervisor: Dr. Prakash Gaikwad
Mayukh Mandal (msc2403121008@iiti.ac.in) — Supervisor: Dr. Suman Majumdar
Nityananda Padhi (msc2403121009@iiti.ac.in) — Supervisor: Dr. Manoneeta Chakraborty
Sangeeta (msc2403121011@iiti.ac.in) — Supervisor: Dr. Soumavo Ghosh
Sangeetha A (msc2403121012@iiti.ac.in) — Supervisor: Prof. Abhirup Datta
Sayan Maity (msc2403121013@iiti.ac.in) — Supervisor: Dr. Deepika Bollimpalli
Sucharita Charan (msc2403121014@iiti.ac.in) — Supervisor: Dr. Priyanka Singh
Vishal Sarkar (msc2403121016@iiti.ac.in) — Supervisor: Dr. Saurabh Das

M.Tech. AOLT — Batch 2025 (10 Students)

Akash Patel (mt2502121001@iiti.ac.in)
Alekh Prasad Behera (mt2502121002@iiti.ac.in)
Arbaj Khan (mt2302121003@iiti.ac.in)
Arka Biswas (mt2502121004@iiti.ac.in)
Shubham Shrivastava (mt2502121006@iiti.ac.in)
Varad Shridharbhai Purohit (mt2502121007@iiti.ac.in)
Anshul Parmar (mt2502121008@iiti.ac.in)
Navneet Dubey (mt2502121009@iiti.ac.in)
Pallavisingh (mt2502121010@iiti.ac.in)
Rashmiranjita Suar (mt2502121011@iiti.ac.in)

M.Tech. Space Engineering — Batch 2025 (9 Students)

Aninda Pratim Roy (mt2502121016@iiti.ac.in) — Supervisor: Dr. Saurabh Das
Ashutosh Kumar (mt2502121018@iiti.ac.in) — Supervisor: Prof. Abhirup Datta
Atreyee Bhattacharjee (mt2502121019@iiti.ac.in) — Supervisor: Dr. Amit Shukla
Shubhangi Uikey (mt2502101017@iiti.ac.in) — Supervisor: Dr. Unmesh Khati
Eshaan Sowale (mt2502121021@iiti.ac.in) — Supervisor: Dr. Narendra Nath Patra
Karni Rathore (mt2502121022@iiti.ac.in)
Sanjay Sugunan (mt2502121023@iiti.ac.in)
Shreya Ojha (mt2502121024@iiti.ac.in) — Supervisor: Dr. Unmesh Khati
Unnati Manohar Dhingriya (mt2502121025@iiti.ac.in) — Supervisor: Dr. Bhargav Vaidya

M.Tech. Space Engineering — Batch 2024 (3 Students)

Anismita Biswas (mt2402121001@iiti.ac.in) — Supervisor: Prof. Abhirup Datta
Rasaprolu Lakshya (mt2402121002@iiti.ac.in) — Supervisor: Dr. Saurabh Das
Eknoor Kaur (mt2402121003@iiti.ac.in) — Supervisor: Dr. Bhargav Vaidya

M.S. (Research) — Batch 2025 (4 Students)

Chanchal (ms2504121001@iiti.ac.in) — Supervisor: Dr. Narendra Nath Patra
Renuka Mahajan (ms2504121003@iiti.ac.in) — Supervisor: Dr. Suman Majumdar
Soumya Gupta (ms2504121004@iiti.ac.in) — Supervisor: Dr. Narendra Nath Patra
Sudhamshu G (ms2504121005@iiti.ac.in) — Supervisor: Prof. Abhirup Datta

M.S. (Research) — Batch 2024 (5 Students)

Yash Raj (ms2404121001@iiti.ac.in) — Supervisor: Dr. Unmesh Khati
Riddhi Srivastava (ms2404121002@iiti.ac.in) — Supervisor: Prof. Abhirup Datta
Riya (ms2404121003@iiti.ac.in) — Supervisor: Prof. Abhirup Datta
Ankur Sinha (ms2404121004@iiti.ac.in) — Supervisor: Dr. Narendra Nath Patra
Shailendra Dabral (ms2404121005@iiti.ac.in) — Supervisor: Dr. Unmesh Khati

Undergraduate Students (B.Tech Space Sciences & Engineering) — DAASE, IIT Indore

B.Tech. Space Science & Engineering — Batch 2025 (19 Students)

Abhijeet (sse250021001@iiti.ac.in)
Amaan Ali (sse250021002@iiti.ac.in)
Aryan Shyam Shinde (sse250021003@iiti.ac.in)
Ayush R Mishra (sse250021004@iiti.ac.in)
Fiya (sse250021005@iiti.ac.in)
Harshdeep Singh (sse250021006@iiti.ac.in)
Harshit Verma (sse250021007@iiti.ac.in)
Hetal Saraf (sse250021008@iiti.ac.in)
Kanoje Yash Shyam (sse250021009@iiti.ac.in)
Kondamuri Tathwik (sse250021010@iiti.ac.in)
Mannath Vinay Jain (sse250021012@iiti.ac.in)
Pranjal I. Waghmare (sse250021013@iiti.ac.in)
Samyak Patil (sse250021014@iiti.ac.in)
Shah Het Hardikkumar (sse250021015@iiti.ac.in)
Shivam Pandey (sse250021016@iiti.ac.in)
Singampalli Tanooj (sse250021017@iiti.ac.in)
Somya Mangal (sse250021018@iiti.ac.in)
Vedant Sahu (sse250021019@iiti.ac.in)
Vemula Ashritha (sse250021020@iiti.ac.in)

B.Tech. Space Science & Engineering — Batch 2024 (17 Students)

Amadala Sathvik (sse240021001@iiti.ac.in)
Ananya Shubhangi Sinha (sse240021002@iiti.ac.in)
Apurva Dinesh Chipte (sse240021003@iiti.ac.in)
Bhav Makhija (sse240021004@iiti.ac.in)
Burra Venkata Chakrapani (sse240021005@iiti.ac.in)
Gujjala Mohit Sasi Chandra (sse240021006@iiti.ac.in)
Karedla Pavan Kalyan (sse240021007@iiti.ac.in)
Kartikey Raghav (sse240021008@iiti.ac.in)
Lathiya Pinak Paresh (sse240021009@iiti.ac.in)
Manish Kumawat (sse240021010@iiti.ac.in)
Patel Devki (sse240021011@iiti.ac.in)
Pritish Dutta (sse240021012@iiti.ac.in)
Sabavath Raghavendar (sse240021014@iiti.ac.in)
Sakshya Singh Kasera (sse240021015@iiti.ac.in)
Seelam Chandra Shekar Vinayak (sse240021016@iiti.ac.in)
Shrey Aggarwal (sse240021017@iiti.ac.in)
Srujana Patil (sse240021018@iiti.ac.in)

B.Tech. Space Science & Engineering — Batch 2023 (20 Students)

Aman (sse230021001@iiti.ac.in)
Anjanayae Chaurasia (sse230021002@iiti.ac.in)
Anuvab Mandal (sse230021003@iiti.ac.in)
Apoorv Singh (sse230021004@iiti.ac.in)
Arnav Deshpande (sse230021005@iiti.ac.in)
Bunga Manoj Kumar (sse230021006@iiti.ac.in)
Dhriti Jha (sse230021007@iiti.ac.in)
Dodiya Yashkumar Shailesh (sse230021008@iiti.ac.in)
K Hari Balan (sse230021009@iiti.ac.in)
N. Kaveri (sse230021010@iiti.ac.in)
Parul Pahurkar (sse230021011@iiti.ac.in)
Prem Pratik (sse230021012@iiti.ac.in)
Ramavath Deepak Kumar (sse230021013@iiti.ac.in)
Rathod Nisarg Bipinbhai (sse230021014@iiti.ac.in)
Sakshi Sidhe (sse230021015@iiti.ac.in)
Siddharth Vezzu (sse230021016@iiti.ac.in)
Srinivas G. C. Nelavalli (sse230021017@iiti.ac.in)
Sudarsanam S.S.N.S. Kumar (sse230021018@iiti.ac.in)
Valali Sai Pranav (sse230021019@iiti.ac.in)
Vandan Nagori (sse230021020@iiti.ac.in)

Research Areas & Specializations — DAASE, IIT Indore

Compact Objects & Transients

Studies of black holes, neutron stars, pulsars, fast radio bursts (FRBs), gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), and gravitational wave astrophysics.

Contributing Faculty: Dr. Manoneeta Chakraborty, Dr. Bhargav Vaidya, Dr. Amit Shukla, Dr. Deepika Bollimpalli, Dr. Mukul Bhattacharya

Cosmology

Probing the early universe, 21-cm cosmology, the Epoch of Reionization, Cosmic Dawn, Line Intensity Mapping, and large-scale structure formation.

Contributing Faculty: Prof. Abhirup Datta, Dr. Suman Majumdar, Dr. Priyanka Singh, Dr. Prakash Gaikwad

Galaxies & Active Galactic nuclei

Interstellar medium, dynamical modeling of galaxies, dark matter distribution in galaxies, circumgalactic medium, and computational astrophysics.

Contributing Faculty: Dr. Narendra Nath Patra, Dr. Priyanka Singh, Dr. Soumavo Ghosh, Dr. Amit Shukla, Dr. Mukul Bhattacharya

Solar Physics and Space Weather

Solar physics, ionospheric physics, and lower-upper atmosphere coupling.

Contributing Faculty: Dr. Bhargav Vaidya, Dr. Saurabh Das, Dr. Amit Shukla, Prof. Abhirup Datta

Remote Sensing & Atmospheric Science

Cloud and precipitation physics, polar meteorology, numerical weather prediction, radar meteorology, SAR, and remote sensing in Earth observation.

Contributing Faculty: Dr. Saurabh Das, Dr. Unmesh Khati

Instrumentation & Space Technology

Satellite-based navigation (GNSS/GPS/NavIC), satellite communication channels, IoT, small satellite systems, and radiation detector simulation.

Contributing Faculty: Prof. Abhirup Datta, Dr. Saurabh Das, Dr. Amit Shukla, Dr. Narendra Nath Patra

Data Science

Big data, Bayesian machine learning, deep learning, quantum machine learning, and data visualization.

Contributing Faculty: DAASE Faculty

Research Facilities, Observatories & Laboratories — DAASE, IIT Indore

3D Printer — Advanced research laboratory and instrumentation facility at DAASE, IIT Indore.
4 channel DSO with function generator — Advanced research laboratory and instrumentation facility at DAASE, IIT Indore.
AMS with SDR — Advanced research laboratory and instrumentation facility at DAASE, IIT Indore.
AWS 2 — Advanced research laboratory and instrumentation facility at DAASE, IIT Indore.
AWS — Advanced research laboratory and instrumentation facility at DAASE, IIT Indore.
Actual Cube set — Advanced research laboratory and instrumentation facility at DAASE, IIT Indore.
Anechoic Chamber 3 — Advanced research laboratory and instrumentation facility at DAASE, IIT Indore.
Anechoic chamber 1 — Advanced research laboratory and instrumentation facility at DAASE, IIT Indore.
Anechoic chamber 2 — Advanced research laboratory and instrumentation facility at DAASE, IIT Indore.
Annemometer — Advanced research laboratory and instrumentation facility at DAASE, IIT Indore.
Antenna Measurment System — Advanced research laboratory and instrumentation facility at DAASE, IIT Indore.
Ceilometer 2 — Advanced research laboratory and instrumentation facility at DAASE, IIT Indore.
Ceolimeter 1 — Advanced research laboratory and instrumentation facility at DAASE, IIT Indore.
Departmental Server 2 — Advanced research laboratory and instrumentation facility at DAASE, IIT Indore.
Departmental Server — Advanced research laboratory and instrumentation facility at DAASE, IIT Indore.
Digital IC Trainer kit — Advanced research laboratory and instrumentation facility at DAASE, IIT Indore.
Drone for Hyperspectral Imagery — Advanced research laboratory and instrumentation facility at DAASE, IIT Indore.
Drone for SAR and Hyperspectral Imagery — Advanced research laboratory and instrumentation facility at DAASE, IIT Indore.
EDC lab — Advanced research laboratory and instrumentation facility at DAASE, IIT Indore.
Electronic Workbench 1 — Advanced research laboratory and instrumentation facility at DAASE, IIT Indore.
FPGA Device Testing Area 2 — Advanced research laboratory and instrumentation facility at DAASE, IIT Indore.
FPGA Device Testing Area — Advanced research laboratory and instrumentation facility at DAASE, IIT Indore.
FPGA system with electronic workbench — Advanced research laboratory and instrumentation facility at DAASE, IIT Indore.
Faraday' s effect setup — Advanced research laboratory and instrumentation facility at DAASE, IIT Indore.
Febry Perot Interferometer — Advanced research laboratory and instrumentation facility at DAASE, IIT Indore.
G. M. Counter — Advanced research laboratory and instrumentation facility at DAASE, IIT Indore.
GNSS Transmitter Receiver — Advanced research laboratory and instrumentation facility at DAASE, IIT Indore.
GNSS measurment system 1 — Advanced research laboratory and instrumentation facility at DAASE, IIT Indore.
GNSS — Advanced research laboratory and instrumentation facility at DAASE, IIT Indore.
Helmholtz cage — Advanced research laboratory and instrumentation facility at DAASE, IIT Indore.
Hyperspectral Camera 1 — Advanced research laboratory and instrumentation facility at DAASE, IIT Indore.
Hyperspectral Camera 2 — Advanced research laboratory and instrumentation facility at DAASE, IIT Indore.
In- house Drone 1 — Advanced research laboratory and instrumentation facility at DAASE, IIT Indore.
IoT setup — Advanced research laboratory and instrumentation facility at DAASE, IIT Indore.
LPM 1 — Advanced research laboratory and instrumentation facility at DAASE, IIT Indore.
Lab Discussion 1 — Advanced research laboratory and instrumentation facility at DAASE, IIT Indore.
MOKUGO Powered Advanced Electronic Workbench — Advanced research laboratory and instrumentation facility at DAASE, IIT Indore.
Malus law setup- Optics lab — Advanced research laboratory and instrumentation facility at DAASE, IIT Indore.
Michaelson Interferometer 1 — Advanced research laboratory and instrumentation facility at DAASE, IIT Indore.
Michaelson Interferometer 2 — Advanced research laboratory and instrumentation facility at DAASE, IIT Indore.
Microwave demonstration setup — Advanced research laboratory and instrumentation facility at DAASE, IIT Indore.
Mini Whip — Advanced research laboratory and instrumentation facility at DAASE, IIT Indore.
Multi-function interferometer- Optics lab — Advanced research laboratory and instrumentation facility at DAASE, IIT Indore.
Particle size experiment- Optics lab — Advanced research laboratory and instrumentation facility at DAASE, IIT Indore.
Plasma Diagnostics using Spectroscopy — Advanced research laboratory and instrumentation facility at DAASE, IIT Indore.
Polarization Mirrors — Advanced research laboratory and instrumentation facility at DAASE, IIT Indore.
Precipitation Radar for rain monitoring — Advanced research laboratory and instrumentation facility at DAASE, IIT Indore.
Precipitation Radar — Advanced research laboratory and instrumentation facility at DAASE, IIT Indore.
Precision cut CNC machine — Advanced research laboratory and instrumentation facility at DAASE, IIT Indore.
RCS Setup — Advanced research laboratory and instrumentation facility at DAASE, IIT Indore.
RCS measurment setup — Advanced research laboratory and instrumentation facility at DAASE, IIT Indore.
RF measurments instruments and Vector Network Analyzer — Advanced research laboratory and instrumentation facility at DAASE, IIT Indore.
Radio Interferometer — Advanced research laboratory and instrumentation facility at DAASE, IIT Indore.
Red Pitiya FPGA Board — Advanced research laboratory and instrumentation facility at DAASE, IIT Indore.
Reynold's Apparatus — Advanced research laboratory and instrumentation facility at DAASE, IIT Indore.
SIPM Experiment Device for Detector's Lab — Advanced research laboratory and instrumentation facility at DAASE, IIT Indore.
STARC Lab instruments — Advanced research laboratory and instrumentation facility at DAASE, IIT Indore.
Satellite Communication Kit — Advanced research laboratory and instrumentation facility at DAASE, IIT Indore.
Scintillator Detector — Advanced research laboratory and instrumentation facility at DAASE, IIT Indore.
Server Control room — Advanced research laboratory and instrumentation facility at DAASE, IIT Indore.
Soldering sations EDC lab — Advanced research laboratory and instrumentation facility at DAASE, IIT Indore.
Telescope 1 — Advanced research laboratory and instrumentation facility at DAASE, IIT Indore.
Telescope 2 — Advanced research laboratory and instrumentation facility at DAASE, IIT Indore.
Telescope Manuvere Control — Advanced research laboratory and instrumentation facility at DAASE, IIT Indore.
Temperature Estimator — Advanced research laboratory and instrumentation facility at DAASE, IIT Indore.
Twin satellite communication system — Advanced research laboratory and instrumentation facility at DAASE, IIT Indore.
U Blox 2 — Advanced research laboratory and instrumentation facility at DAASE, IIT Indore.
U Blox — Advanced research laboratory and instrumentation facility at DAASE, IIT Indore.
UHF, VHF, GNSS, LPM and other weather sensors — Advanced research laboratory and instrumentation facility at DAASE, IIT Indore.
UHF-VHF RF Antennas 1 — Advanced research laboratory and instrumentation facility at DAASE, IIT Indore.
Universal Computer Spectrometer — Advanced research laboratory and instrumentation facility at DAASE, IIT Indore.
Weather Sensor 1 — Advanced research laboratory and instrumentation facility at DAASE, IIT Indore.
Zeeman effect 2 — Advanced research laboratory and instrumentation facility at DAASE, IIT Indore.
Zeeman effect experiment setup — Advanced research laboratory and instrumentation facility at DAASE, IIT Indore.
setup — Advanced research laboratory and instrumentation facility at DAASE, IIT Indore.

Academic Admissions & Career Opportunities — DAASE, IIT Indore

Ph.D. Admissions in Space Sciences, Astronomy & Engineering

DAASE IIT Indore invites applications for Ph.D. positions in theoretical, observational, and computational astrophysics, space engineering, CubeSat systems, and remote sensing. Apply via IIT Indore Academic Portal.

Junior Research Fellow (JRF) Positions & Project Associates

Sponsored research positions available under funded grants from ISRO, DST-SERB, and international consortia.

Faculty Positions (Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Professor)

Rolling advertisements for faculty positions in astronomy, astrophysics, spacecraft systems, and atmospheric sciences.

Internships & Student Research

Summer and winter research internships for undergraduate and postgraduate students from institutions across India and globally.