Courses Offered

Ph.D. Physics 

Eligibility: Master's degree in Physics with not less than 55% marks.

M.Sc. Physics with specialization in

• Material Physics
• Laser & Spectroscopy
• Theoretical Physics

Eligibility: B.Sc. (Pass/ Hons.)/ B.Sc. Instrumentation with not less than 50% marks in aggregate and at least 55% marks in Physics.

B.Sc. (Hons.) Physics

Eligibility: Senior Secondary School Certificate or an equivalent examination with not less than 50% marks in the aggregate of Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics and in Physics.

Research activity

The Department has a vibrant research program supported by the UGC SAP/DRS program and various projects running in different labs. Department members frequently visit research institutions in India and abroad to further research collaborations. Conferences and symposia are organised every year to complement the ongoing research.

A.

Materials Science:

The materials science group is engaged in active experimental research of the following areas:

• Amorphous Semiconductors

  Study of the structural, electrical, dielectric and optical properties of amorphous semiconductors. Characterisation of the Amorphous Semiconducting Alloys In particular, the shift in X-ray K-absorption edge in a-Se-In, Se-Te-In , Se-Ge-In , Ga-Se-Ag , Se-Te-Ga etc. w.r.t. Se which leads us to the conclusion that Se-K edge shifts towards the low energy side, has been studied.

• High-Temperature Superconductivity
• X-ray Diffraction: Material Characterisation
• Crystal Growth

B.

Lasers and Spectroscopy:

• Electronic and UV Photoelectron Spectroscopy
• Molecular Spectroscopy
• Laser Spectroscopy

C.

Theoretical Physics:

The theoretical research covers the following areas:

• Theoretical Nuclear Physics
• Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics

  Bose-Einstein Condensation: Computer simulation of Bose-Einstein condensation.

  Structure of atomic clusters: Using the Car-Parrinello technique for calculation of electronic structure of metal clusters. This technique allows determining of lowest energy structure of clusters using the simulated annealing technique.

• Cosmology and Astrophysics

  Issues relating to Cosmology of Early Universe such as inflation, brane world cosmology and cosmological quintessence. Very recently a unified model of inflation and dark energy was studied in the brane world cosmology. The possibility of inflation with oscillations was also studied. Present research interests include the study of cosmological perturbations in the brane world cosmology. This is deeply related to the problem of structure formation in the universe.

• Foundations of quantum theory

  The general problem of quantum measurement and other issues related to emergence of classicality from quantum mechanics. The idea of decoherence.

• Particle Physics

Research labs

1. Semiconductor Lab.
2. X-ray Lab.
3. Superconductivity Lab.
4. Crystal Growth Lab.
5. Laser Spectroscopy Lab.
6. Molecular Spectroscopy Lab.
7. Theoretical Nuclear and Condensed Matter Physics Lab.