MSc in Physics
About

MSc (Masters in Science) in Physics is the flagship course of the Physics Department. Our MSc Physics course continue to enjoy extremely high demand and our students are spread across prestigious institutions all throughout the world. Some of the recent institutions where our students have been admitted for higher studies are TIFR, IIA, IUCAA, IPR, and IITs.

Duration and Course Type


This is a 4-Semester (2-Year) Course. At the end of every semester, there is an examination and every semesters have two mandatory internal (sessional) examinations. The student has the option of choosing elective papers from 3rd Semester onwards, which can very well be an elective from other departments. All papers have 100 Marks which is divided into external and internal assesment in a 80:20 ratio.

Syllabus


We offer up to fourteen elective courses ranging from Astronomy and Astrophysics up to Nonlinear Dynamics. Please click here to view the present syllabus, which is under CBCS (Choice Based Credit Structure).

Intake Capacity


We have an intake capacity of 50 with 10 seats reserved from students from other universities. Our demand ratio is about 1:10.

Admissions


The admission to the MSc Physics Course is through the Central Admission Process, which is carried out the Office of the Secretary, University Classes. Please visit the admission portal to know more about it, including eligibility conditions.

MSc in Radiological Physics

About
MSc (Masters in Science) in Radiological Physics is a professional course of the Physics Department, which is run in collaboartion (on credit sharing) with B Borooah Cancer Institute (a DAE Institute), Guwahati. This is the ONLY one course in the Northeast India which is AERB (Atomic Energy Regulatory Board of India) recognised. This is also among 20 such courses in the entire country.

Syllabus
Please click here to view the present syllabus

Duration and Course Type
This is a 6-Semester (3-Year) Course, with the 3rd year devoted Internship.

Intake Capacity
We have an intake capacity of 10.

Admissions
The admission to the MSc in Radiological Physics Course is through the Central Admission Process, which is carried out the Office of the Secretary, University Classes. Please visit the admission portal to know more about it including eligibility conditions.

Placements
As of now, our placement is 100%. The highest annual sallery package offered in our last placement is about Rs.12.0 Lakh.

 

PhD in Physics

 

 

 

About
Our PhD in Physics Course is one of the very highly competitive course. At present, we have 30 in-house research scholars, who are working toward their PhD degree. The scholars work on diverse fields - Electronics, Nuclear Physics, Spectroscopy, High Energy Physics, Astrophysics, Cosmology, Plasma Physics, Nonlinear Dynamics, Condesned Matter Physics, Material Science, iand Nanophysics.

Pre-PhD Course Work
All PhD Scholars who are admitted MUST go through a six-month mandatory Pre-PhD Course Work, after successful completeion of which only, a scholar can be finally registered into the PhD programme. To know more about the PhD Programme, please visit the website of the Office of the Academic Registrar.

Intake Capacity
Varies depending on the number of available vacancy under different supervisors. Prospective scholars are highly encouraged to contact the facuilty members to explore the possibility of being accepted as a scholar.

Admissions
The admission to the PhD Programe in Physics is through the Central Application Process (CAP) and the GU Research Eigibility Test (GU-RET). Please visit the GU-RET portal to know more about it

 

PhD in Radiological Physics

 

 

About
The PhD in Radiological Physics is a professional PhD course. Please visit the PhD admission portal to know more about it.

To view notifications click here

Department of Physics
Gauhati University, Guwahati 781014, Assam

Phone : +91-9435049434
Email : sarkardeepali@gauhati.ac.in@gauhati.ac.in
Web : gauhati.ac.in/academic/science/physics

We offer two PhD programmes - PhD in Physics and PhD in Radiological Physics. While the PhD programme in Radiological Physics is the very recent one, the PhD in Physics is a very mature research programme.

 

We carry out research leadig to the PhD degree in Physics in several disciplines, some of which are - Astronomy & Astrophysics, Cosmology, Theoretical High Energy Physics, Cosmic Ray Physics, Nuclear Physics, Lasers & Spectroscopy, Electronics, Plasma Physics, Nonlinear Dynamics, Material Science, and Nanophysics.

 

We contribute significantly toward the total research output of the university. You can have a glimpse of our current research by visiting the Recent Research Update here, which are published in some of the top academic journals. We also have standing academic collaborations with several top institutions of the world which including:

 

  • CERN (Geneva)
  • GSI, Darmstadt, Germany
  • Stefan-Mayer Institute (Vienna) 
  • ISRO, Banagaluru
  • Dr B Barooah Cancer Institute, Guwahati

 

Please click on the link given below:

drive.google.com/drive/folders/1bNXg06H3do--l_JUfigDULzSzVlFEqT8

Established in 1955, Physics Department is one of the few departments, the university has started with. Since then, it has continued to be a hub of leading physics education and research activities in the whole of the North Eastern India. The department has three Bhatnagar awardees among its distinguished list of alumni. The Physics Department operates the only astronomical observatory (GUO) of the region, which is also one of the major academic facilities of the region. The GUO houses three astronomical telescopes offering research opportunities in observational astronomy.

 

At present, the department has eighteen faculty members, about 110 postgraduate students (Master Programmes), and about 35 research scholars (Doctoral Programmes). One of the major research facilities, which is being set up from the department is the ST-Radar (Stratosphere-Troposphere) facility, which has been set up inside the university campus. This is an inter-institutional facility by the Department of Electronics and Information Technology (GOI) setup mainly for weather profiling and related research.

 

We offer four Postgraduate Courses - MSc in Physics, MSc in Radiological Physics, PhD in Physics, and PhD in Radiological Physics. Our MSc Physics course has certain inter-institutional papers. The Radiological Physics course is the only one in the entire Northeast (and among the few in the country) to be recognised by AERB (Atomic Energy Regulatory Board). This course is run in collaboration with B Barooah Cancer Institute, Guwahati. The Physics Department has research grants under DRS-III Phase of SAP (Special Assistance Programme) Grant of the UGC, FIST Level-2 Grant of the DST, and RUSA Grant of MHRD.

DAC Meeting on 22/04/2024 in the Conference room at 15:00 hrs

To get the network information of this department click Here

Professor
  • 111
    Anurup Gohain Barua

    MSc (Dibrugarh) PhD (Dibrugarh)

    Spectroscopy and Electronics

    agb[at]gauhati[dot]ac[dot]in

  • 610
    Banty Tiru

    MSc (Gauhati) PhD (Gauhati)

    Electronics

    btiru[at]gauhati[dot]ac[dot]in

  • 31
    Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee

    MSc (Gauhati) PhD (Gauhati) Guest Scientist (GSI, Darmstadt, Germany), Associate Scientist (CERN)

    Nuclear Physics

    buddha[at]gauhati[dot]ac[dot]in

  • 112
    Deepali Sarkar    Head of the Department

    MSc (IITKgp) PhD (IACS) Postdoctoral Fellow (CSIR RA, IACS)

    Condensed Matter Physics

    sarkardeepali[at]gauhati[dot]ac[dot]in

  • 539
    Kalpana Bora

    MSc (Delhi) PhD (Gauhati) Visiting Scientist (MIT, USA and ICTP, Italy)

    High Energy Physics (Neutrino Physics, Dark Matter)

    kalpana[at]gauhati[dot]ac[dot]in

  • 119
    Kushal Kalita

    MSc (Delhi) PhD (Delhi) Postdoctoral Fellow (ANU, Canberra)

    Nuclear Physics

    kkalita[at]gauhati[dot]ac[dot]in

  • 36
    Madhurjya P Bora

    MSc (Delhi) PhD (Delhi) Postdoctoral Fellow (MIT, Cambridge) Commonwealth Fellow (York, UK)

    Plasma Physics, Astrophysics, Nonlinear Dynamics

    mpbora[at]gauhati[dot]ac[dot]in

Associate Professor
  • 540
    Biman J Medhi

    MSc (Gauhati) PhD (Gauhati, IIA Bangalore) Postdoctoral Fellow (ARIES, Nainital)

    ISM-Dust, Polarization, Star-Formation, Open Star Cluster, Variable Star

    biman[at]gauhati[dot]ac[dot]in

  • 120
    Manos Pratim Chakrapani Kalita

    MSc (Gauhati) PhD (IITG)

    Material Science

    mpckalita[at]gauhati[dot]ac[dot]in

Assistant Professor
  • 115
    Abhijit Das

    MSc (Gauhati) PhD (IITG)

    Lasers & Spectroscopy

    abhijitdas[at]gauhati[dot]ac[dot]in

  • 116
    Bimal Kumar Sarma

    MSc (Gauhati) PhD (IASST)

    Nanoscale Physics, Materials Science

    bimal[at]gauhati[dot]ac[dot]in

  • 117
    Hemen Kumar Kalita

    MSc (Gauhati) PhD (IIT, Bombay)

    Nanoelectronics and Nanotechnology

    hemenkalita[at]gauhati[dot]ac[dot]in

  • 118
    Hirakjyoti Goswami

    MSc (Gauhati) PhD (Gauhati)

    Electronics, Atmospheric Physics

    hirak[at]gauhati[dot]ac[dot]in

  • 738
    Huidrom Hemojit Singh

    MSc (IIT Delhi) PhD (IIT Delhi)

    Nanogenerators for energy harvesting applications

    hemojit[at]gauhati[dot]ac[dot]in

  • 121
    Sanjeev Kalita

    MSc (Gauhati) PhD (Gauhati)

    Astrophysics and Cosmology

    sanjeev[at]gauhati[dot]ac[dot]in

  • 122
    Simanta Hazarika

    MSc (Gauhati) PhD (Gauhati) Post Doctorate (Cornell)

    Lasers & Spectroscopy

    simanta[at]gauhati[dot]ac[dot]in

  • 123
    Subhankar Roy

    MSc (Gauhati) PhD (Gauhati)

    High Energy Physics

    subhankar[at]gauhati[dot]ac[dot]in

  • 124
    Sulochana Deb

    MSc (Gauhati) PhD (Gauhati)

    Condensed Matter Physics

    debsulochana[at]gauhati[dot]ac[dot]in

Postdoctoral Fellow
  • 527
    Mintu Das

    MSc (Gauhati) PhD (Gauhati)

    Condensed Matter Physics

    das[dot]mintu[at]gauhati[dot]ac[dot]in

Associated Faculty
  • 528
    Dilip Kumar Choudhury

    MSc (Delhi) PhD (Delhi) Postdoctoral Fellow (Oxford and TIFR)

    Theoretical High Energy Physics

    dkc[at]gauhati[dot]ac[dot]in

  • 656
    Kalyanee Boruah

    MSc (Gauhati) PhD (Gauhati)

    Cosmic Rays, Nuclear Physics

    kalyaneeboruah[at]gauhati[dot]ac[dot]in

Facilities & Resources

Facilities
Resources
Some Important Links (Outside GU)