The Department of Physics was founded in 1965 as the College also began its momentous journey that very year. The Department was raised to a full-fledged one in 1981 when it began to offer a B.Sc. Physics main degree programme with Chemistry and Mathematics as complementary courses. An M.Sc. degree programme with Electronics as specialisation was also started in 1999. Later the specialisation was changed to Material science in 2012. In 2001, a UGC sponsored Model III degree course, Electronic Equipment Maintenance [EEM], was launched under the Physics Department. As of now, there are seven faculty members in the Department, three are Ph.D. holders. The remaining faculties are working earnestly towards their Doctoral Degree.
In 2018, the Department was upgraded as a Research Department, with Dr. Jochan Joseph and Dr. Lakshmi Vijayan serving as research guides. The Department is well-equipped with necessary facilities and resources for teaching, higher learning and research, under the financial assistance from the DST-FIST. Aloysian Instrumentation Lab and Research Centre functioning under the Department ensures that every student receives proper guidance and resources to take his/her research works further. This facility is also open to students from the outside Colleges. Almost 1000 books, 13 journals and periodicals are available in the Department Library. The annual meeting of our alumni forum – Diamond Dual, is conducted on the second Saturday of February.
The department hosts a wide spectrum of national/regional level invited lectures and seminars by renowned resource persons based on relevant topics in the field of Physics. Inter and intra Departmental competitions like Essay writing, Poster Designing and Lecture Series are organised every year for the overall skill enhancement of the students. Alumnae lectures and peer group lectures add momentum to the progress of the students. In fond memory of late Prof. Sabu Jacob, the Department conducts Prof. Sabu Jacob Memorial All Kerala Intercollegiate Science Quiz competition every year. Best Orator is selected from the Elocution Competition instituted by our Rtd. Faculty Dr. Varghese Mathew. There are 16 endowments instituted by the former faculty and well-wishers for outstanding students.
In the academic year 2024-2025 onwards Department offers a four-year undergraduate program (FYUGP) abide to the rules and regulations of Mahatma Gandhi University. The FYUGP have three Broad Pathways: (a) 3-year UG Degree (b) 4-year UG Degree (Honours) (c) 4-year UG Degree (Honours with Research). The students who choose to exit after 3 years shall be awarded UG Degree in Physics after the successful completion. Students who aspire to pursue research as a career may opt for Honours with Research stream in the fourth year.
Programmes Offered
- B.Sc. Physics (Honours) programme with specialisation in Material Science and Computational Physics.
- M.Sc. Physics with Specialization in Material Science
- Ph.D in Physics. - Research Areas: Material Science, Crystal Growth, Thin films & Solid State Ionics
Courses Offered
- Major and Minor Physics courses
- Skill Enhancement Courses (SEC)
- Value Addition Courses (VAC)
- Multi- disciplinary Courses (MDC)
- Open Course in Physics in Daily Life
- Elective Courses in Material Science and Computational Physics