Useful Links

 

 

Masters, Ph. D. and Scholarships 

• Scholarship Positions for Masters and Ph. D. in Universities all over the world
• findamasters.com : A search engine for Masters and Ph. D. positions in Universities abroad.
• brightrecruits.com by IOP : Find Masters, Ph.D., Postdoc and Faculty jobs in top notch universities.
• Psi-K Portal : Regular updates and alerts on Ph.D. and Postdoc positions in theoretical and computational physics in universities abraod.

University Rankings 

• Rankings by Times Higher Education
• QS World University Rankings
• Business School Rankings by the Financial Times
• America's Top Colleges by Forbes
• CHE University Ranking of German Higher Education Institutes
• Ranking of US Universities by US News Education

Science Magazines

Out of the following, I would strongly recommend students and teachers residing in India to subscribe to Resonance and Science Reporter (prices are nominal). The forms for subscription are available at their respective websites.

• Resonance (India)
• Science Reporter (India)
• PCMB Today (India): Contains good number of problems, published monthly, very useful for undergrad as well as grad students.
• Scientific American
• Down To Earth (on Science and Environment)

      

Online Science Magazines

• Centre for Science and Environment
• SciDev Net
• Science News
• PopSci : Popular Science
• DISCOVER Magazine
• ScienceMag AAAS : American Association for the Advancement of Science
• Eureka Alert
• The Scientist : Magazine of the Life Sciences
• Journal of Chemical Education Online  : Articles of interest to those who teach and study chemistry at all levels.
• National Geographic
• Cosmos Magazine
• Physics Today - by American Institute of Physics 

Entrance Exams and Olympiads

• Olympiads HBCSE : Here you will find information on Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics olympiads at national and international levels, enrollment procedures, previous olympiads papers and solutions.
• Some articles on Olympiads by Times Of India
• National Graduate Examination in Physics (NGPE) : Organised by Indian Association of Physics Teachers for 1st, 2nd and 3rd year B. Sc. Physics students.
• Joint Admission Test for M. Sc. : For admission into 2 year M. Sc. and integrated Ph. D. programmes offered by IITs. 
• CSIR - UGC National Eligibility Test : For lecturership and Junior Research Fellowship (for M. Tech. and Ph. D.) in India. 
• Joint Entrance Screening Test (JEST) : For students seeking admission in Ph. D. or Integrated Ph. D. in Physics or Theoretical Computer Science in India.
• Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) : For M. Tech., Ph. D. and Integrated Ph. D. in institutions like IITs, IISc, JNCASR, etc.

Some Additional Links

• Science Daily
• PHYS ORG : News On Science : Daily news on advances in science including the results of current research activities. You will also find here a lot of useful articles ranging from psychology to teaching techniques. Both students of all age group and teachers will find these sites interesting and informative.
• iScience : A science and research scholars' content sharing, interaction and networking approach Scientific collaborations and research sharing at one place. Teachers as well as students may find this very useful.
• Happy Schools Blog : A blog for those planning to take GRE, GMAT, TOEFL exams and want to learn about the life and norms in the universities abroad.
• US News Education : Graduate school rankings of universities in USA along with historical background and performance in past few years. Includes various subject areas such as Engineering, Pure science, education, management, arts, etc. Also contains students' reviews on universities.
• American Institute of Physics : A lot of material for students (graduate as well as undergraduates) and teachers on various physics topics, historical development and teaching techniques.
• shiksha.com : Contains a lot of useful information and articles on education trends in various countries. Sign-up to get regular updates.
• htcampus.com  : Contains information on career prospects after 12th including information on colleges in India, entrance exams (such as GATE, MAT, CAT, IIT-JEE, etc.), foreign universities, visa application processes, cost of study abroad, sample test papers, etc.