Department of Physics started functioning in the year 1967 to offer courses in the now discontinued Pre Degree Course. Department of Physics started offering 3 year Bachelor of Science Program in Physics in the year 2012 with Mathematics and Chemistry as subsidiary subjects. The department has well equipped general physics laboratories for subsidiary and main course as well as a dark room to conduct optics experiments. The department also possess a computer laboratory and a project laboratory with moderate research facilities.

 

Courses Offered

COURSE	DURATION	STREANGTH
B.Sc. Physics	3 years (6 Semesters)	24 (sanctioned strength)

 

Faculty Profile

NO	NAME	Designation	Qualification	Email	Phone
1	Lisha C L	Asst Professor	M.Sc, Bed, JRF,NET	lishacl9@gmail.com	7907662789
2	Rajesh K P	Asst. Professor	M.Sc. Physics, Ph.D	rajeshptb@gmail.com	8943258800
3	Shihabudheen.M	Asst. Professor	MSc, BEd, NET	shihabudheenm@gmail.com	9605767781
4	LINSHA C. L.	Asst. Professor	MSc.,  B Ed, NET	linshacl15@gmail.com	9605527820

 

Programme Outcome

PSO1: Understand the basic concepts of methodology of science and the fundamentals of mechanics, properties of matter and electrodynamics

PSO2: Understand the theoretical basis of quantum mechanics, relativistic physics, nuclear physics, optics, spectroscopy, solid state physics, astrophysics, statistical physics, photonics and thermodynamics

PSO3: Understand and apply the concepts of electronics in the designing of different analog and digital circuits

PSO4: Understand the basics of computer programming and numerical analysis

PSO5: Apply and verify theoretical concepts through laboratory experiments

 

Students Profile

1. Qualification for Admission: Plus Two Science Stream with Physics as one of the subject
2. Present Number and categories :

 

 

Class	UG I	UG II	UG III	PG I	PG II
Sanctioned Strength	40	39	32
No. Of Students Admitted	38	38	31
No of present students	33	35	29
Boys	9	10	9
Girls	24	25	20
SC	7	6	4
ST	1	2	1
OBC and Minority	17	14	16
General	8	13	8

 

1. Achievements of Students

 

NO	Name of the Student	NET / JRF	Year
1	Reshmi S R	NET	2017
2	Vidhya P.	Temporary Assistant/ Telecom in the signal and Telecom branch of Chennai division	2019
3	Vismaya K. T.	JAM 2017	2017
4	Sandeep	JAM 2020	2020
5	Varun V	JAM 2020	2020
6	Aiswarya M P	JAM 2021	2021
7	Nusla	JAM 2021	2021

 

 

1. Ranks :

 

2016 University Topper- Fourth Position Reshmi S R (CGPA 3.85 out of 4)

2017 University Topper- Second Position VISMAYA K T (CGPA 5.75 out of 6)

 

 

Recent Curricular Changes

The curriculum of B.Sc Physics was revised in 2019 under CBCSS UG Regulations

 

Learning Resources  & Facilities

• Computer Laboratory
• Smart TV
• LCD Projector
• Learning Management System (LMS)

 

 

Research Projects & Publications

Publications

1. C. Lohithakshan, Geetha V. and Kannan P., 2020, Single polymer-variable index for the design and fabrication of variable stop band distributed Bragg reflectors, Optical Materials, 110, p.110509. (Impact factor 3.08)
2. C. Lohithakshan, Pattarathil M.S., Geetha V. and Kannan P., 2020 July., Photoluminescent Glucose Derived Carbon Quantum Dots for Photonic and Optoelectronic Applications., In Optical Devices and Materials for Solar Energy and Solid-state Lighting(pp. JTu4C-12). Optical Society of America (Conference Proceedings)
3. C. Lohithakshanand Kannan P., Realisation of optical filters using multi-layered thin film coatings by transfer matrix model simulations (Materials Today Proceedings: Accepted for publication)

Conference Presentation

1) Lisha. C. Lohithakshan¹, Mohammed Shafeeq Pattarathil², Vishnu Geetha¹ and Pradeesh Kannan¹, “Photoluminescent Glucose Derived   Carbon Quantum Dots for Photonic and Optoelectronic Applications” International conference on OSA Advanced Photonic Congress 2020.

2)Lisha. C. Lohithakshanand and Pradeesh Kannan, “Design and optimization of distributed Bragg reflectors using transfer matrix model simulations” International conference on Recent Trends in Photonics (NPS2021)

3)Lisha. C. Lohithakshanand Pradeesh Kannan, “Quantum dots and its photonic and biomedical applications” National symposium on Advanced materials.

4)Lisha. C. Lohithakshan and Pradeesh Kannan,“Realisation of optical filters using multi-layered thin film coatings by transfer matrix model simulations” International conference on Recent advances in engineering materials (ICRAEM 2022)

Academic Activities & Initiatives

1.Online webinar on “Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy” on 18^th March, 2022 .

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2.Online webinar on “General Relativity, expanding universe and Big Bang” on 8^th March, 2021.

 

3.Two day National Seminar on “Recent Trends in Physics” on Nov. 21^st and 22^nd, 2019

 

 

4.National Work Shop on ‘ La-Tex – a document preparation system ” on  Nov 13^th, 2018

5.National Work Shop on ‘Nano Science and Technology NT2K17’ on 21st  Dec , 2017

 

Core Course Structure

 

Semester	Code No	Course Title		Hours/ Week	Total Hours	Credit	Marks
1	PHY1B01	Core Course I: Methodology of Science and Basic Mechanics		2	36	2	75
2	PHY2B02	Core Course II: Mechanics		2	36	2	75
3	PHY3B03	Core Course III: Electrodynamics-I		3	54	3	75
4	PHY4B04	Core Course IV: Electrodynamics-II		3	54	3	75
	PHY4B05	Core Course V : Practical-I		2	36	5	100
5	PHY5B06	Core Course VI: Computational Physics		3	54	3	75
	PHY5B07	Core Course VII: Quantum Mechanics		3	54	3	75
	PHY5B08	Core Course VIII: Optics		3	54	3	75
	PHY5B09	Core Course IX: Electronics (Analog and Digital)		3	54	3	75
6	PHY6B10	Core Course X: Thermodynamics		3	54	3	75
	PHY6B11	Core Course XI: Statistical Physics, Solid State Physics, Spectroscopy and Photonics		3	54	3	75
	PHY6B12	Core Course XII: Nuclear Physics and Particle Physics		3	54	3	75
	PHY6B13	Core Course XIII Relativistic mechanics and Astrophysics		3	54	3	75
	PHY6B14 (EL2)	Core Course XIV: Elective***	2. Nanoscience and Technology	3	54	3	75
	PHY6B15	Core Course XV: Practical -II		4	72	5**	100
	PHY6B16	Core Course XVI: Practical-III		4	72	5**	100
	PHY6B17 (P/R)	Core Course XVII: Project Work /Research Methodology and Tour Report		2 1	36	3**	60 15

 

Abbreviations used:

CL – Cognitive level; U – understand; Ap – apply; An – analyze; C – create                      KC – Knowledge category; C – conceptual; F – factual; P – procedural

Semester 1 Core Course I

PHY1B01: METHODOLOGY OF SCIENCE AND BASIC MECHANICS

 

	Course Outcome	PSO	CL	KC
CO1	Understand the features, methods and limitations of science	PSO1	U	C
CO2	Understand and apply the basic concepts of Newtonian Mechanics to physical systems	PSO1	Ap	C, P
CO3	Understand and apply the basic idea of work-energy theorem to physical systems	PSO1	Ap	C,P
CO4	Understand and apply the rotational dynamics of rigid bodies	PSO1	Ap	C,P
CO5	Understand the basic ideas of elasticity	PSO1	U	C

Semester 2 | Core Course II

PHY2B02: MECHANICS

 

	Course Outcome	PSO	CL	KC
CO1	Understand the features of non-inertial systems and fictitious forces	PSO1	U	C
CO2	Understand and analyze the features of central forces with respect to planetary motion	PSO1	An	C, P
CO3	Understand the basics ideas of harmonic oscillations	PSO1	U	C
CO4	Understand and analyze the basics concepts of wave motion	PSO1	An	C,P

 

Semester 3 | Core Course III

PHY3B03: ELECTRODYNAMICS I

 

	Course Outcome	PSO	CL	KC
CO1	Understand and apply the fundamentals of vector calculus	PSO1	Ap	C
CO2	Understand and analyze the electrostatic properties of physical systems	PSO1	An	C, P
CO3	Understand the mechanism of electric field in matter.	PSO1	U	C,P
CO4	Understand and analyze the magnetic properties of physical systems	PSO1	An	C,P
CO5	Understand the mechanism of magnetic field in matter.	PSO1	U	C,P

 

Semester 4 | Core Course IV

PHY4B04: ELECTRODYNAMIC II

 

	Course Outcome	PSO	CL	KC
CO1	Understand the basic concepts of electrodynamics	PSO1	U	C
CO2	Understand and analyze the properties of electromagnetic waves	PSO1	An	C, P
CO3	Understand the behavior of transient currents	PSO1	U	C
CO4	Understand the basic aspects of ac circuits	PSO1	An	C,P
CO5	Understand and apply electrical network theorems	PSO1	Ap	C,P

 

Semester 5Core Course –VI

PHY5B06: COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS

 

	Course Outcome	PSO	CL	KC
CO1	Understand the Basics of Python programming	PSO4	U	C
CO2	Understand the applications of Python modules	PSO4	U	C
CO3	Understand the basic techniques of numerical analysis	PSO4	U	C
CO4	Understand and apply computational techniques to physical problems	PSO4	Ap	C,P

 

 

Semester 5Core Course –VII

PHY5B07: QUANTUM MECHANICS

 

	Course Outcome	PSO	CL	KC
CO1	Understand the particle properties of electromagnetic radiation	PSO2	U	C
CO2	Describe Rutherford – Bohr model of the atom	PSO2	U	C
CO3	Understand the wavelike properties of particles	PSO2	U	C
CO4	Understand and apply the Schrödinger equation to simple physical systems	PSO2	Ap	C,P
CO5	Apply the principles of wave mechanics to the Hydrogen atom	PSO2	Ap	C,P

 

Semester 5 | Core Course VIII

PH5B08: OPTICS

	Course Outcome	PSO	CL	KC
CO1	UnderstandthefundamentalsofFermat‟sprinciples and geometrical optics	PSO2	U	C
CO2	Understand and apply the basic ideas of interference of light	PSO2	Ap	C, P
CO3	Understand and apply the basic ideas of diffraction of light	PSO2	Ap	C, P
CO4	Understand the basics ideas of polarization of light	PSO2	U	C
CO5	Describe the basic principles of holography and fibre optics	PSO2	U	C

 

Semester 5Core Course –IX

PHY5B09: ELECTRONICS (ANALOG & DIGITAL)

 

	Course Outcome	PSO	CL	KC
CO1	Understand the basic principles of rectifiers and dc power supplies	PSO3	U	C
CO2	Understand the principles of transistor	PSO3	U	C
CO3	Understand the working and designing of transistor amplifiers and oscillators	PSO3	Ap	C, P
CO4	Understand the basic operation of Op – Amp and its applications	PSO3	U	C
CO5	Understand the basics of digital electronics	PSO3	U	C

 

Semester 6 | Core Course X

PHY6B10: THERMODYNAMICS

 

 

	Course Outcome	PSO	CL	KC
CO1	Understand the zero and first laws of thermodynamics	PSO2	U	C
CO2	Understand the thermodynamics description of the ideal gas	PSO2	U	C
CO3	Understand the second law of thermodynamics and its applications	PSO2	U	C, P
CO4	Understand the basic ideas of entropy	PSO2	U	C
CO5	Understand the concepts of thermodynamic potentials and phase transitions	PSO2	U	C

Semester 6: Core Course XI

PHY6B11: STATISTICAL PHYSICS, SOLID STATE PHYSICS, SPECTROSCOPY & PHOTONICS

 

	Course Outcome	PSO	CL	KC
CO1	Understand the basic principles of statistical physics and its applications	PSO2	U	C
CO2	Understand the basic aspects of crystallography in solid state physics	PSO2	U	C
CO3	Understand the basic elements of spectroscopy	PSO2	U	C
CO4	Understand the basics ideas of microwave and infra red spectroscopy	PSO2	U	C
CO5	Understand the fundamental ideas of photonics	PSO2	U	C

Semester 6: Core Course XII

PHY6B12: NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND PARTICLE PHYSICS

 

	Course Outcome	PSO	CL	KC
CO1	Understand the basic aspects of nuclear structure and fundamentals of radioactivity	PSO2	U	C
CO2	Describe the different types of nuclear reactions and their applications	PSO2	U	C, P
CO3	Understand the principle and working of particle detectors	PSO2	U	C, P
CO4	Describe the principle and working of particle accelerators	PSO2	U	C, P
CO5	Understand the basic principles of elementary particle physics	PSO2	U	C

 

Semester 6 | Core Course XIII

PHY6B13: RELATIVISTIC MECHANICS AND ASTROPHYSICS

 

	Course Outcome	PSO	CL	KC
CO1	Understand the fundamental ideas of special relativity	PSO2	U	C
CO2	Understand the basic concepts of general relativity and cosmology	PSO2	U	C
CO3	Understand the basic techniques used in astronomy	PSO2	U	C
CO4	Describe the evolution and death of stars	PSO2	U	C
CO5	Describe the structure and classification of galaxies	PSO2	U	C

 

 

Semester 6 | Core Course XIV (Elective)

PHY6B14 (EL2): NANOSCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

 

 

	Course Outcome	CL	KC
CO1	Understand the elementary concepts of nanoscience	U	C
CO2	Understand the electrical transport mechanisms in nanostructures	U	C
CO3	Understand the applications of quantum mechanics in nanoscience	U	C
CO4	Understand the fabrication and characterization techniques of nanomaterials	U	C
CO5	Enumerate the different applications of nanotechnology	U	C

 

 

Semesters 1 to 4 | Core Course V

PHY4B05: PRACTICAL I

 

 

	Course Outcome	CL	KC
CO1	Apply and illustrate the concepts of properties of matter through experiments	Ap	P
CO2	Apply and illustrate the concepts of electricity and magnetism through experiments	Ap	P
CO3	Apply and illustrate the concepts of optics through experiments	Ap	P
CO4	Apply and illustrate the principles of electronics through experiments	Ap	P

 

Semesters 5-6 | Core Course XV

PHY6B15: PRACTICAL II

 

	Course Outcome	CL	KC
CO1	Apply and illustrate the concepts of properties of matter through experiments	Ap	P
CO2	Apply and illustrate the concepts of electricity and magnetism through experiments	Ap	P
CO3	Apply and illustrate the concepts of optics and spectroscopy through experiments	Ap	P
CO4	Apply and illustrate the principles of heat through experiments	Ap	P

 

 

 

 

 

 

Semester 5-6 | Core Course XVI

PHY6B16: PRACTICAL III

 

 

	Course Outcome	CL	KC
CO1	Apply and illustrate the principles of semiconductor diode and transistor through experiments	Ap	P
CO2	Apply and illustrate the principles of transistor amplifier and oscillator through experiments	Ap	P
CO3	Apply and illustrate the principles of digital electronics through experiments	Ap	P
CO4	Analyze and apply computational techniques in Python programming	Ap	P

 

Semester 5-6 | Core Course XVII

Course: PHY6B17(P) – PROJECT

36 hours in each semester (Credits: 2)

 

	Course Outcome	CL	KC
CO1	Understand research methodology	U	P
CO2	Understand and formulate a research project	C	P
CO3	Design and implement a research project	C	P
CO4	Identify and enumerate the scope and limitations of a research project	C	P

 

Semester 5-6 | Core Course XVII

PHY6B17(R): RESEARCH METHODOLOGY (In lieu of Project)

36 hours in each semester (Credits: 2)

 

	Course Outcome	CL	KC
CO1	Understand research methodology	U	C, P
CO2	Understand the concept of measurement in research	C	C, P
CO3	Understand the significance and limitations of experimentation in research	C	C, P
CO4	Understand and formulate a research project, ethics and responsibility of scientific research	C	C, P

Semester 5: Open Course I

PHY5D01(2): AMATEUR ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS

 

	Course Outcome	CL	KC
CO1	Describe the history and nature of astronomy as a science	U	C
CO2	Understand the motion of earth in space and the cause of seasons	U	C
CO3	Understand the basic elements of solar system	U	C
CO4	Understand the elementary concepts of solar system	U	C

 

 

Semester 1: Complementary course-I PHY1C01: Properties of matter & Thermodynamics

36 hours (Credit – 2)

 

	Course Outcome	CL	KC	Class Sessionsallotted
CO1	Understand the basic principles of elasticity	U	C	9
CO2	Understand the concepts of surface tension	U	C	5
CO3	Understand the aspects of viscosity	U	C	4
CO4	Understand the basic principles of thermodynamics	U	C	18

 

 

Semester 2 | Complementary Course II PHY2C02: Optics, Laser &Electronics 36 hours (Credit – 2)

	Course Outcome	CL	KC	Class Sessions allotted
CO1	Understand the basic concepts of interference and diffraction	U	C	16
CO2	Understand the concepts of polarization	U	C	6
CO3	Understand the fundamentals of electronics	U	C	10
CO4	Understand the important principles of laser physics	U	C	4

 

 

Semester 3 | Complementary Course III PHY3C03: Mechanics, Relativity, Waves and Oscillations

54 hours (Credit – 3)

	Course Outcome	CL	KC	Class Sessions allotted
CO1	Understand the basic ideas of frames of reference and the principles of conservation of energy and momentum	U	C	22
CO2	Understand the concepts of relativity	U	C	12
CO3	Understand the basic ideas of oscillations and waves	U	C	10
CO4	Understand the basic ideas of modern physics	U	C	10

 

 

Semester 4 | Complementary Course IV PHY4C04: Electricity, Magnetism and Nuclear physics

 

	Course Outcome	CL	KC	Class Sessions allotted
CO1	Understand the basic ideas of static and current electricity	U	C	20
CO2	Understand the concepts of magnetism	U	C	12
CO3	Describe the fundamental concepts of nuclear physics	U	C	12
CO4	Understand the basic ideas of cosmic rays and elementary particles	U	C	10

 

 

Semester 1 to 4 | Complementary Course V

PHY4C05: PHYSICS PRACTICAL I

 

 

	Course Outcome	CL	KC	Class Sessionsallotted
CO1	Apply and illustrate the concepts of properties of matter through experiments	Ap	P	36
CO2	Apply and illustrate the concepts of electricity and magnetism through experiments	Ap	P	36
CO3	Apply and illustrate the concepts of optics through experiments	Ap	P	36
CO4	Apply and illustrate the principles of electronics through experiments	Ap	P	36

 

Placement Records

 

 

 

 

Annual Reports

Annual Report 2021-2022

About

The department of physics offers B.Sc. programme in Physics with an annual intake of 42 students. Due to Covid pandemic, the classes were conducted in both the online and offline mode. The department has four permanent faculties. The details of faculties are given below.

Faculty profile:

• Lisha C L
• Rajesh K P
• Shihabudheen M
• Linsha C L

Achievements:

Physics Department has an excellent achievement in the academic and extra-curricular activities. There is remarkable participation of our students in sports at the Inter-zone levels. Two of the final year students Aiswarya M P and  Nuzla Zainaba P qualified JAM exam in 2022.

Seminar

Department of physics conducted an online webinar on “Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy” on 18^th March, 2022 at SNGS College, Pattambi. The webinar aims to inspire students to choose a scientific research career. Distinguished speakers from prestigious institutions delivered the lectures. The Coordinator of the webinar was Dr. Rajesh K P.

Annual Report 2020-21

About

The department of physics offers B.Sc. programme in Physics with an annual intake of 38 students. Due to Covid pandemic, the classes are conducted in online mode. The department has four permanent faculties. The details of faculties are given below.

Faculty profile:

• Lisha C L
• Rajesh K P
• Shihabudheen M
• Linsha C L

Achievements:

Physics Department has an excellent achievement in the academic and extra-curricular activities. There is remarkable participation of our students in sports at the Inter-zone levels.

Seminar

Department of physics conducted an online webinar on “General Relativity, Expanding Universe and Big Bang” on 8^th March, 2021 at SNGS College, Pattambi. The webinar aims to inspire students to choose a scientific research career. Distinguished speakers from prestigious institutions delivered the lectures. The Coordinator of the seminar is Dr. Rajesh K P.

 

Annual Report 2019 – 2020

About

The department of physics offers B.Sc. programme in Physics with an annual intake of 36 students. The admission for B.Sc. physics course started on 10- June-2019 and finished on 22 -Aug -2019. The department has four permanent faculties. The details of faculties are given below.

Faculty profile:

1. Lisha C L

M.Sc., JRF + NET, B.Ed.

1. Dr. Rajesh K P

M.Sc., JRF + NET, Ph.D

1. Shihabudheen M

M.Sc., JRF + NET

1. Linsha C L

M.Sc. Physics, JRF +NET

Achievements:

Physics Department has an excellent achievement in the academic level. Out of the 45 students passed out, One student got admission for MSc Physics at NIT Surathkal and one at Central university of Kerala, Kasargod and 16 students got admission for M.Sc. Physics in Govt. & aided colleges. One student got admission for MLiblsc in Calicut university and One student got admission for BEd.  There is remarkable participation of our students in sports at the Inter-zone levels. Our First Year students Parvathy S Nair  had won the first runner up  in the Inter-zone Womens Cricket Competition of Calicut University. Sreeraj K P secured second place in interzone WUSHU (men) Championship at Calicut University.

Seminar

 

Department of physics conducted a Two day National Seminar on “Recent Trends in Physics” on Nov. 21^st and 22^nd, 2019 at SNGS College, Pattambi. The seminar aims to inspire students to choose a scientific research career. Distinguished speakers from various institutions will be delivering the lectures and chance is given to research scholars to present their work. The Coordinator of the seminar is Shihabudheen M.

Study Tour

A study tour was conducted by the department of Physics to Dhandeli, Chikamanglur, Goa on 27^th Nov 2019.

Annual Report 2018- 2019

About

The department of physics offers a B.Sc. programme in Physics with an annual intake of 48 students. The B.Sc .physics admission started on 19- June-2018 and finished on 26 -07 -2018. We have one permanent faculty & three Guest faculties. The details of faculties are given below.

Faculty profile:

1. Lisha C L

MSc, JRF + NET, BEd.

1. Satheesh N S

M.Sc., M.Phil. NET

1. Sreekutty P V

M.Sc., JRF + NET

1. Swathi M

M.Sc Physics

Achievements:

Physics Department has excellent achievements in the academic level and there are remarkable participation of physics students in sports in the interzone levels.

Workshops and Orientation Programmes Attended

 

Department of physics conducted a National Work Shop on ‘ La-Tex – a document preparation system ” on  Nov 13^th, 2018 at SNGS College, Pattambi. The workshop aims to have a basic knowledge of the document preparation with LaTeX with practical hands on training Unlike Microsoft Word, the LaTeX focuses on the content of the document rather than the appearance Since bibliographies and index can be easily handled with LaTeX,  it is widely used in academia for the communication and publication of scientific documents in many fields, including mathematics, statistics, computer science, engineering, chemistry, physics, economics, linguistics, quantitative psychology, philosophy, and political science. A hand on training was given to various faculties from colleges and research scholars who are working in the area of mathematics, statistics, computer science, engineering, chemistry, physics, economics, linguistics, quantitative psychology, philosophy, and political science. All the sessions was handled by experts. The Coordinator of the Work Shop was Mrs. Lisha C L., Head of the Department of Physics. Mrs. Lisha C L. has attended a National Seminar on ‘Recent Trends in Material Science’ Organized by Department of Physics , Govt arts college , Kozhokkode.

Extension Activity

 

An outreach residential programme named ‘Sasthrajalakam’ for 9^th standard students for creating scientific awareness is conducted at SreeNeelakanta Govt. Sanskrit College, Pattambi. The programme was funded by State Govt of Kerala. Physics Department actively participated in the programme In the morning session classes handled by eminent personalities and  in the evening session various experiments are demonstrated in the lab.

 

Annual Report 2017- 2018

About

The department of physics offers a B.Sc. programme in Physics with an annual intake of 48 students. The B.Sc .physics admission started on 19- June-2018 and finished on 26 -07 -2018. We have one permanent faculty & three Guest faculties. The details of faculties are given below.

Faculty profile:

1. Lisha C L

MSc, JRF + NET, BEd.

1. Satheesh N S

M.Sc., M.Phil. NET

1. Karthika Sankar

M.Sc., JRF + NET

1. Saleena P V

M.Sc Physics

Achievements:

Physics Department has an excellent achievement in the academic level. Out of 25 Outgoing students 15 students got admission for Msc Physics in Govt & aided colleges. There are remarkable participation of physics students in sports in the interzone levels. Our Final Year students Nidhin Raj, Abhinand, Sarath had won the first prize in the Interzone Chess Competition of Calicut university.

Workshops and Orientation Programmes Attended

 

Department of physics conducted a National Work Shop on ‘Nano Science and Technology NT2K17’ on  21^st  Dec , 2017 at SNGS College, Pattambi. The workshop was focusing on the recent developments in the Nanotechnology. Special emphasis was given on the Quantum dots preparation, the demonstration of the instruments FTIR Spectrophotometer, UV-VIS Spectrophotometer, and the characterization of the prepared quantum dots. A hand on training was given to various faculties from colleges and research scholars who are working in the area of Nanoscience and Technology. All the sessions was handled by experts in the field of Nanotechnology. The Coordinator of the Work Shop was Mrs. Lisha C L., Head of the Department of Physics.

Mrs. Lisha C L. has attended a National Seminar on ‘Frontiers & Developments in Material Science’ Organized by Department of Physics , Govt Victoria College, Palakkad on ^14th  Nov 2017.

Extension Activity

 

An outreach exhibition programme named ‘Sasthrayan’ for public and school students for creating scientific awareness is conducted at SreeNeelakanta Govt. Sanskrit College, Pattambi. The programme was funded by Rusa, Govt of Kerala. Physics Department actively participated in the programme and exhibited various working models in 5 different stalls.

 

 

Annual Report 2016-17

About

The department of physics offers a B.Sc. programme in Physics with an annual intake of 48 students. The first B.Sc.allotment process started on 08-July-2016 and finished on 20-September-2016, the last candidate joined here through spot admission. The cutoff index mark of open category is 884. The cutoff marks of BPL and SC categories are 615 and 486 respectively. There are two intakes through sports council and sports quota and the corresponding cutoff marks are 756 and 661 respectively. Presently there are 48 students in the first year B.Sc. programme 2016-2017.

Faculty profile:

1. E. Venugopal

MSc, NET, PhD

1. Satheesh N S

M.Sc., M.Phil. NET

1. Vinod K T

M.Sc., B.Ed., JRF

1. Linsha C L

M.Sc., B.Ed., NET

Achievements:

Ms Reshmi S. R. of the 2013-16 BSc Physics batch had secured Third rank in the BSc Physics course of University of Calicut. Ms. Vismaya K. T. (VI Sem BSc Physics secured All India Rank 647 in JAM 2017 ( Joint Admission to MSc in IITs and IISc). There are remarkable participation both in arts and sports in the zonal and interzone levels. Venu R (IV Sem BSc Phys), the first year student has won the Second place in the Malayalam drama in the A-zone fest and another first year student Vindhuja V. V. (VI Sem BSc Physics) won first place in Sanskrit Recitation in the A-Zone Fest. Mr. Venugopal E., Assistant Professor has successfully defended the PhD Thesis at CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune under the affiliation of Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research(AcSIR), New Delhi.

Workshops and Orientation Programmes Attended

Dr. Venugopal has attended three national workshops conducted by Academy of Physics Teachers Kerala at Providence womens college Kozhikkode, Vimala College Thrissur, CMS College Kottayam.

 

 

Annual Report 2015-16

About

The department of physics offers a B.Sc. programme in Physics with an annual intake of 24 students. The first B.Sc.allotment process started on 22-July-2015 and finished on 16-september-2015, the last candidate joined here through spot admission. The cutoff index mark of open category is 928. The cutoff marks of BPL and SC categories are 909 and 741 respectively. There are two intakes through sports council and sports quota and the corresponding cutoff marks are 874 and 607 respectively. There are three Ezhava, one Muslim and one OBH categories has filled on the basis of cutoff marks 692,868 and 920 respectively. Presently there are 26 students in the first year B.Sc. programme 2015-2016.

Faculty profile:

1. Venugopal

MSc, NET, PhD(Thesis Submitted)

1. Satheesh N S

M.Sc., M.Phil. NET

1.    Vinod K T

M.Sc., B.Ed., JRF

1. Linsha C L

M.Sc., B.Ed., NET

Achievements:

There are remarkable participation both in arts and sports in the zonal and interzone levels. Jabir E, the first year student has won the Runner up medal in the Interzone football tournament. Venu R, the first year student has won the First place in the Malayalam drama in the A-zone fest and another first year student Sruthi E M, has gained the tag as the fastest girl and won sprint double in the college annual sports meet 2015-‘16. Mr. Venugopal E., Assistant Professor has submitted the PhD Thesis to the Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research(AcSIR), New Delhi.

Workshops and Orientation Programmes Attended

Mr. Venugopal E. has successfully completed OPTIMA 3 conducted by Directorate of Collegiate Education Kerala. Mr. Vinod K.T. and Satheesh N. S. has participated in the training programme conducted by Department of Economics, for improving teaching skills.

Extension Activity

An outreach programme for public and school students for creating scientific awareness is conducted at SreeNeelakanta Govt. Sanskrit College, Pattambi. This is done as an extension activity by the Department of Physics in connection with the Science Day celebrations. The main objective of the programme was to introduce the concept of astronomy and its comparison with astrology to the young generation and public and to infer the knowledge of different celestial objects and stars which were used for developing the current calendar and era system.

The major part of the activity was the invited talk by the famous Professor and Activist Prof. K. Pappootty. The session was followed by a sky watch programme, which helped the students and many public to experience the way of observing planets and stars.

Astronomy Past and Future

The theme of the programme was selected as ‘Astronomy – Past and future’. The program started at the scheduled time (3:00pm). The inauguration session lasted for one hour with the speeches of the Principal, chief guest and other delegates. Mr. Ramachandran, who is working as the lab assistant at the Department of Botony inaugurated the programme with special mention about the link between science and society. Principal, Prof Anithakumari, pointed out the need of scientific awareness in daily life and why the society need such programmes.

The first programme in the technical session was the invited talk by Prof K. Pappootty. He started the lecture by origin of the astronomy in india and how the current calendar system was invented. He discussed the need of horoscope in ancient times and why the system such as horoscopes and lunar calendars were in use. He also discussed the relevance of astronomy in daily life and how is it used for the exact determination of the seasons and the evolution of Gregorian calendar with time.

Sky Watch

The sky watch programme stared after the refreshments. There were two astronomical telescopes arranged at the college ground. The ‘Dobsonian’ telescope of 12 inch diameter and is equipped with automated control with a controller having pre-fed database of deep sky objects and was rented from T. M. Govt. College Tirur. The second telescope used was having an aperture of 10inches and both the telescopes are calibrated as per the protocol.

Mr. Sunilkumar, Assistant Professor, PTM Govt College Perinthalmanna operated the Dobsonian telescope and several deep sky objects were seen. The objects were chosen using the software stellarium and the usage of the software along with the telescope is demonstrated. Most of the school students took the closer look of the telescope and carefully examined the operation of the telescope. In a parallel session, the usage of the Stellarium software is demonstrated by Mr. Nambiar, who is the best resource person available.

The program had a dinner break at 9:00pm and the sky watch continued afterwards till dawn. The session ended with the observation of Saturn and some other deep sky clusters.

 

Plan of Action

• New innovative courses like integrated MSc. in physics has to be started.
• Department has to be developed into research department.