Bachelor of Science (Research) • Major

Physics

Basic Structure

The Physics major provides a strong grounding in both theoretical and experimental physics. The program covers the entire spectrum from classical mechanics and electromagnetism to quantum mechanics and statistical physics. Students have the opportunity to engage in cutting-edge research in various frontier areas of physics. All students are required to complete a minimum of 131 credits to qualify for the Bachelor of Science (Research) degree.

Basic Course (Sem 1-3)	Engineering (Sem 2-3)	Humanities (Sem 1-6)	Major and Project	Minor (Optional)	Electives (Assortment Courses)	Total
40	6	9	51	15	10 - 25	131
				25*		131

NOTE:

*Students not opting for a minor should fulfil 25 credits of assortment courses.
To be eligible for a minor, a student should fulfil 15 credits from the minor pool.
Excess credit(s) from any pool will be counted towards assortment credits.

Semester-wise Course Requirements

To view the common shared curriculum (Semesters 1-3), please click here.

Course Code	Course Name	Instructor	Credits
		Nirmal Raj, R. Ganesan, D. S. Nadig	2:1
		Ranjan Laha, Victor S Muthu, Abha Misra	2:1
		Prabal Maiti, Upendra Behera, Minakshi Nayak	2:1
	Humanities **/	-	8:11
Reduced Load			15-17
Enhanced Load			15-21

Note:

Humanities:

A. Humanities courses cannot be dropped in both semesters IV and V.

B. Students must complete 9 credits in humanities pool by the end of six semester.

Recommended Course Load

Semester	Criteria	Credits
I	Student needs to register for a fixed number of credits	18
II	No CGPA and TGPA requirements	Min.: 17 and Max.: 21
III	No CGPA and TGPA requirements	Min.: 17 and Max.: 21
IV	CGPA < 8.0	Min.: 15 and Max.: 17
IV	CGPA ≥ 8.0	Min.: 15 and Max.: 21
V to VIII	CGPA < 8.0 or Preceding term TGPA < 8.0	Min.: 16 and Max.: 18
V to VIII	CGPA ≥ 8.0 or Preceding term TGPA ≥ 8.0	Min.: 16 and Max.: 21

Suggested Core Electives:

Along with below Suggested Electives for Physics Major and Minor, Any courses offered by Centre for High Energy Physics (CHEP) / Instrumentation and Applied Physics (IAP) / Physics departments will be considered towards Major and Minor electives with the consent of the course instructor.

Note:

January - April Semester: Please choose courses specifically offered for the January semester. These courses are tailored for the start of the year.

August - December Semester: For those starting in the August semester, select courses that are available for the August intake.

Course Code	Title	Credits	Instructors
AE 202	Fluid Dynamics	3:0	-
AE 210	Gas Dynamics	3:0	-
HE 215	Nuclear and Particle Physics	3:0	-
HE 315	Advanced Mathematical Physics	3:0	-
HE 316	Advanced Mathematical Methods in Physics	3:0	-
HE 322	QCD and Collider Physics	3:0	-
HE 379	Physics Beyond Standard Model	3:0	-
HE 381	Quantum Field Theory on a Quantum Computer	3:0	-
HE 384	Quantum Computation	3:0	-
HE 386	Experimental High Energy Physics	3:0	-
HE 389	AdS/CFT -or- Quantum Gravity in Anti-de Sitter Space	3:0	-
HE 390	Black Holes, Holography and Quantum Information	3:0	-
HE 391	Quantum Mechanics III	3:0	-
HE 392	Standard Model of Particle Physics	3:0	-
HE 392	String Theory	3:0	-
HE 393	String Theory II	3:0	-
HE 395	Quantum Field Theory - I	3:0	-
HE 396	Quantum Field Theories - II	3:0	-
HE 397	The Standard Model of Particle Physics	3:0	-
HE 398	General Relativity	3:0	-
IN 201	Analytical Instrumentation	3:0	-
IN 205	Optical Instrumentation lab 1	0:3	-
IN 206	Signals and Systems for Digital Health	2:1	-
IN 214	Semiconductor Devices and Circuits	3:0	-
IN 221	Sensors and Transducers	3:0	-
IN 222	Microcontrollers and Applications	3:0	-
IN 222	Sensors and Transducers Laboratory	2:1	-
IN 223	Plasma Processes	3:0	-
IN 224	Nanoscience and Device fabrication	3:0	-
IN 227	Control Systems Design	3:0	-
IN 228	Automatic System Control Engineering	3:0	-
IN 229	Advanced Instrumentation Electronics	3:0	-
IN 232	Concepts in solid state physics	3:0	-
IN 234	Biomedical Optics and Spectroscopy	3:0	-
IN 244	Optical Metrology	2:1	-
IN 247	Principles of Tomographic Imaging	3:0	-
IN 266	Introduction to Quantum Measurement and Control	3:0	-
IN 267	Fluorescence Microscopy and Imaging	3:0	-
IN 268	Microfluidic Devices and Applications	2:1	-
IN 270	Digital Signal Processing	3:0	-
IN 271	Cryogenic Instrumentation and Applications	3:0	-
IN 280	Optical Instrumentation	2:1	-
IN 299	Dissertation Project	0:19	-
IN 302	Classical and Quantum Optics	3:0	-
IN 332	2D MATERIALS	3:0	-
PH 205	Math Methods of Physics	3:0	-
PH 206	Electromagnetic Theory	3:0	-
PH 207	Electronics I	1:2	-
PH 208	Condensed Matter Physics-I	3:0	-
PH 209	Electronics II	2:1	-
PH 211	General Physics Laboratory	0:3	-
PH 212	Experiments in Condensed Matter Physics	0:3	-
PH 213	Advanced Experiments in Condensed Matter Physics	0:4	-
PH 215	Nuclear and Particle Physics	3:0	-
PH 217	Fundamentals of Astrophysics	3:0	-
PH 231	Workshop practice	0:1	-
PH 250A	Project I	0:6	-
PH 250B	Project - II	0:6	-
PH 300	Seminar Course	1:0	-
PH 300	Seminar Course	0:1	-
PH 301	Seminar Course	2:0	-
PH 303	Spatial dynamics in Biology	2:1	-
PH 316	Advanced Mathematical Methods	3:0	-
PH 320	Condensed Matter Physics - II	3:0	-
PH 322	Molecular Simulation	3:0	-
PH 325	Advanced Statistical Physics	3:0	-
PH 326	Principles and Techniques of Magnetic Resonance - I	3:0	-
PH 327	Principles and Techniques of Magnetic Resonance II	3:0	-
PH 330	Advanced Independent Project	0:3	-
PH 333	Physics of Disordered Systems	3:0	-
PH 335	Modern Topics in Condensed Matter	3:0	-
PH 340	Quantum Statistical Field Theory	3:0	-
PH 345	High Pressure Physics	2:0	-
PH 350	Physics of Soft Condensed Matter	3:0	-
PH 351	Crystal Growth, Thin films and Characterization	3:0	-
PH 352	Semiconductor Physics	3:0	-
PH 353	Principles of Magnetism	3:0	-
PH 354	Computational physics	3:0	-
PH 355	Statistical Mechanics of time Dependent Phenomena	3:0	-
PH 359	Physics at the Nanoscale	3:0	-
PH 360	Biological Physics	3:0	-
PH 362	Radiative Processess in Astrophysics	2:0	-
PH 363	Introduction to Fluid Mechanics and Plasma Physics	2:0	-
PH 364	Topological Phases of Matter (Theory and experiment)	3:0	-
PH 365	Galaxies and Interstellar Medium	3:0	-
PH 366	Physics of Advanced Optical Materials	3:0	-
PH 367	Plasma Physics and Applications	3:0	-
PH 371	General Relativity & Cosmology	3:0	-
PH 372	Radiative Processess in Astrophysics	3:0	-
PH 373	Introduction to Fluid Mechanics and Plasma Physics	3:0	-
PH 375	Symmetry, Topology, and Entanglement in Condensed Matter	3:0	-
PH 377	Astronomical Techniques (Seminar Course)	0:2	-
PH 380	Non-equilibrium Quantum Many-Body Dynamics	3:0	-
PH 391	Quantum Mechanics III	3:0	-
PH 392	Standard Model of Particle Physics	3:0	-
PH 395	Quantum Field Theory I	3:0	-
PH 396	Gauge Field Theories	3:0	-
PH 398	General Relativity	3:0	-
QT 202	Introduction to Quantum Measurement	3:0	-
QT 204	Introduction to Materials for Quantum Technologies	3:0	-

Continuing Master's Degree

Students have the option to continue for the Master of Science (MS) degree after completing four years of the Bachelor of Science (BS).

View 5th Year Requirements

Students fulfilling the following academic requirements during the 5th year will be eligible for the MS degree:

Credit Requirements

20 credits from the Project / Dissertation
12 credits from blackboard (theory) courses

Mandatory Courses

The following courses are prescribed for the 5th year MS programme:

Course Code	Course Name
PH 206 (3:0)	Electromagnetic Theory
PH 208 (3:0)	Condensed Matter Physics I OR IN 232 (3:0): Concepts in Solid State Physics
PH 217 (3:0)	Fundamentals of Astrophysics
PH/HE 215 (3:0)	Nuclear and Particle Physics

Course Completion Rules

If none of the above mandatory courses were completed during the first four years (BS):

Students must complete all mandatory courses in the 5th year.

If all mandatory courses were already completed during the first four years (BS):

To meet the 12-credit requirement, students may choose any other 200- or 300-level course(s) from any department, subject to approval.

If some (but not all) mandatory courses were completed during the first four years (BS):

Students must complete the remaining mandatory courses and may take additional 200- or 300-level course(s) from any department to fulfill requirements.

Important: All course selections in the 5th year are subject to approval by the student’s Advisor, Instructor, and Undergraduate Coordinator.