Department of Physics

The Department of Physics provides vibrant and stimulating environment for PhD research work in many branches of physics. The main areas of research are Photonics, Materials Science, Experimental and Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics and Nuclear physics. The Ph.D. program offers direct admission to the NET-JRF/GATE qualified students and also to limited number of others students through entrance examination conducted by the University. The program is flexible and student centred, facilitated by joint supervision wherever desired by the student according to need and interest that enables the students to achieve research excellence. PhD supervisors have strong publication record and have interest in tackling research problems in innovative ways.

OBJECTIVE : The Department offers M.Sc. Physics programme which caters to the needs of application- oriented world. The programme comprises of Condensed Matter Physics, Materials Science andLaser Physics that forms a major tool for studying ceramics, polymers, ferrites, glass, biomolecules, nonlinear optical materials etc. Photonics and Optical Communication are also recurring themes of the present course. The course on computational physics enables the students for computer simulations in research. Optional courses on Physics of Nano-Materials, Spectroscopy, and Radiation Physics are being offered to the students so that they can pursue career in their preferred field of interest. Laboratories are equipped with the modern experimentalset up. Optional one semester project work is included in the curriculum for M.Sc. Physics students. The courses are taught on Choice Based Credit System as per UGC Model Curriculum. The programme is under revision/designed as per UGC Learning Outcome Based Curriculum Framework.

OBJECTIVE : The Department had started a Dual degree B.Sc. (Hons.) Physics - M.Sc. Physics programme from the session 2016-17 and has changed the nomenclature to integrated B.Sc. (Hons./Hons. With Research) – M.Sc. Physics programme (5 years, semester system) as per National EducationPolicy 2020 with effect from academic session 2023-24 to attract young bright students to inculcate the culture of research and development in the areas of physical sciences.
Now, the Departments has again changed the nomenclature of the programme as Integrated B.Sc. (Physical Sciences) - M.Sc. Physics from the session 2024-25. The scheme and syllabi of the
programme is designed with an aim to produce a skilled manpower for conducting high impact research in the academic & industrial organizations, including national research laboratories. Students passing out this 5 years programme are expected to serve as scientists at national research laboratories. The key feature of this programme is that the coursesare taught on Choice Based Credit System as per the UGC module for CBCS system and specializations are offered in Materials Science, Photonics, Condensed Matter Physics and Nuclear Physics. One semester minor project is an essential component of curriculum forstudents. Optional one semester Major Project work has been introduced in this course to provideresearch platform to enter in various scientific laboratories. The programme has been designed as per UGC Learning Outcome Based Curriculum Framework.