Department of Physics, Electronics, Computer Maintenance and Computer Application)
Head of Department: Dr. Ravi Katare
- Physics Department Lab Video
- Evaluative Report
- Brief Introduction of the Department (Year of Establishment) :
Physics Department of Govt. Science College is engaged in research and teaching at the frontier areas of experimental and theoretical sciences. These include Materials Science, Polymer Science, Luminescence physics, astro particle physics, space physics, renewable energies and technologies, biological physics, Electronics and theoretical physics. Excellence in research and teaching has been the hallmark of our Department ever since its inception in 1943. Since the inception of the Institute in 1943, the Department of Physics has been extremely active and has, over the years, established itself as one of the premier Science departments at state level. All over Madhya Pradesh(undivided) the department was unique in a sense that it has well equipped Laboratories for studies in spectroscopy and nuclear physics.
The department was first to have a computer lab in 1990 decade and we are flag bearer to develop software for examination cell of Govt. Science College.
- Courses run by the Department : UG/PG (With date of Starting, New courses which are applied for the Permission) :
Bachelor of Science with Physics as a major subject
Bachelor of Computer Application(BCA)
Bachelor of Science with Computer Application as a major subject
Bachelor of Science with Computer maintenance as a major subject
Bachelor of Science with Electronics as a major subject
Master of Science (MSc)
- Research facilities in the department (Research areas & its significance):
The department has well equipped fully functional research labs for Materials Science, Polymer Science and Luminescence physics.
- List of MOU’S of the Department (In short) Company Name:
- Collaboration for internship/Project (Name of the Place where the work was done in last five years) :
- Library facilities : No. of books (UG/PG) in departmental library :
- Antique Instruments/Books (With Photograph) :
- Faculty of the Department (Regular, guest faculty and last five years retired faculty):
| SNo | Name of Faculty | Designation | Qualification (Highest Degree) | Teaching Experience | Area of Research |
| 1 | Dr. Ravi Katare | Professor | PhD | 40 years | Polymer Science |
| 2 | Dr. Sanjay Kakkar | Professor | PhD | 40 years | Luminescence physics |
| 3 | Dr. P.K.Selot | Professor | PhD | 40 years | Materials Science |
| 4 | Dr. S.K.Pandey | Professor | PhD | 32 years | Luminescence physics |
| 5 | Dr. Rekha Agrawal | Professor | PhD | 36 years | Luminescence physics |
| 6 | Dr. R.K. Kuraria | Professor | PhD | 40 years | Luminescence physics |
| 7 | Dr. M.K.Richhariya | Professor | PhD | 40 years | Astroparticle physics |
| 8 | Dr. S.R.Kuraria | Professor | PhD | 40 years | Luminescence physics |
| 9 | Dr. M.L.Chauhan | Professor | PhD | 40 years | Astroparticle physics |
| 10 | Dr. Shailendra Shrivastava | Professor | PhD | 38years | Luminescence physics |
| 11 | Dr. Sanjay Awasthi | Associate Professor | PhD | 36 years | Materials Science |
| 12 | Dr. Mahendra Bharadwaj | Assistant Professor | PhD | 18 years | Materials Science |
| 13 | Dr. Awadesh Bagri | Assistant Professor | PhD | 18 years | Materials Science |
| 14 | Dr. Vibha Choudhary | Assistant Professor | PhD | 18 years | Materials Science |
| 15 | Dr. Purnima Shrivastava | Guest Faculty | PhD | Luminescence physics | |
| 16 | Dr. Samridhi Paranjpe | Guest Faculty | PhD | Luminescence physics | |
| 17 | Dr. Sapana Singh | Guest Faculty | PhD | Luminescence physics | |
| 18 | Mrs. Moushmi Jaiswal | Guest Faculty | MPhil | ||
| 19 | Mr. Akash Pandey | Guest Faculty | M.Sc | ||
| 20 | Mrs. Sonal Dhuriya | Guest Faculty | M.Sc | ||
| 21 | Ms. Preeti Tiwari | Guest Faculty | M.Sc | ||
| 22 | Mr. Hajarilal Mandevy | Guest Faculty | M.Sc |
- of Technician/ Lab Staff : 10
- of Research Scholars (Registered/to be Registered /Awarded/ with Guide name):
| S.No | Name of Research Scholar | Name of Guide | Details |
| Ajay Utiye | Dr Sanjay Awasthi | Awarded | |
| Rajkumar Rajak | Dr Sanjay Awasthi | Awarded | |
| Dr. Sapana Singh | Dr R.K. Kuraria | Awarded | |
| Mr Dinesh Chitrev | Dr Sanjay Awasthi | Registered | |
| Kavita Negi | Dr Ravi Katare | Registered | |
| Priyanka Dubey | Dr Ravi Katare | Registered | |
| Priti Tiwari | Dr Ravi Katare | Registered | |
| Mrs. Sonal Dhuriya | Dr R.K. Kuraria | Registered | |
| Mr. Akash Pandey | Dr R.K. Kuraria | Registered | |
| Roshni Haldkar | Dr R.K. Kuraria | Registered | |
| Anjali Yadav | Dr R.K. Kuraria | Registered | |
| Gaurav Dwivedi | Dr R.K. Kuraria | Registered | |
| Priyanka Upadhyay | Dr R.K. Kuraria | Registered | |
| Ganesh Nishad | Dr R.K. Kuraria | Registered | |
| Ranjana Mishra | Dr. S.R.Kuraria | Registered | |
| Mrs. Moushmi Jaiswal | Dr. M.L.Chauhan & Dr. Ravi Katare | Registered | |
- of Publications by the faculty:
- of books & book Chapters Published by the faculty :
Quantum Mechanics (Pragati Prakashan)- by Dr. M.K.Richhariya
Nuclear Physics and Cosmic Rays (Pragati Prakashan)- Dr. M.K.Richhariya
Unified Physics for B.Sc I, II and III (Ram Prasad & Sons) – Dr. M. L. Chauhan
- Specific Achievements (Academic/ Any other) :
Dr Sanjay Awasthi translated very popular book written by Dr. K. Park of Preventive Social Medicine for B. Sc Nursing as well as it was popular among MBBS students.
- Faculty as Chairman /Member Board of Studies :
Dr Ravi Katare is member of Central Board of Studies of Govt. of M.P for designing syllabus for UG/PG classes in Physics in NEP-21.
Dr Sanjay Awasthi is member of Central Board of Studies of Govt. of M.P for designing syllabus for UG classes in Computer Applications in NEP-21.
Dr Sanjay Awasthi is member of Central Board of Studies of Govt. of Chhattisgarh for designing syllabus for UG/PG classes in Electronics in NEP-21.
- Specific work done by the faculty/staff in last five years :
Dr Sanjay Awasthi is continuously engaged in Science Popularization and communication activities and is organizing a week long program JIGYASA since 18 years.
- Academic meetings attended National/International :
- Grant received by UGC or Agencies (UGC/FIST/RUSA/World Bank etc.) :
A Major Research Project of Amount 15 lakh was awarded to Dr Sanjay Awasthi by UGC
- of Students in UG and PG Courses (Tabular form ):
| S.No | Name of Course | Number of Students |
| 1 | Bachelor of Science with Physics as a major subject | |
| 2 | Bachelor of Computer Application(BCA) | |
| 3 | Bachelor of Science with Computer Application as a major subject | |
| 4 | Bachelor of Science with Computer maintenance as a major subject | |
| 5 | Bachelor of Science with Electronics as a major subject | |
| 6 | Master of Science (MSc) |
- List of PG toppers in Last Five Years :
| S.No. | Name of Students | Year | % of Marks / CGPA | Rank |
- Name of Gold medal provider, with Brief detail of the Gold Medal :
- Scholarship Provided by Non Govt. bodies/ Individual:
- NET/SET/IIT-JAM/Govt. Exam and Other Examination Qualified by Students:
Recently in 2023, student Dr Ajay Utiye qualified SET-2023.
- Placement of Students:
| Name of Student | Program Graduated from | Name of Employer | Post Held |
| Dr Ajay Utiye | M.Sc | State Forensic Science Laboratory, Sagar | Scientific Officer |
| Dr Abhay Yadav | M.Sc | Deapartment of Physics & Astronomy,NIT, Rourkela | Assistant Professor Grade II |
| Gourav Sahu | BCA | Empower Integrated Solutions, Indore | Associate Software Engineer |
| Jai Narayan Tamrakar | BCA | TCS | Assistant Software engineer |
| Ritik Patel | Mastek | Technical Associate Consultant |
Dr Abhay Yadav of PG scholar of this Department has done PhD from University of Gottingen(Germany) and working as a professor at NIT, Rourkela.
- List of Distinguished alumni of the department:
| S.No. | Name of alumni | Present Post Held |
| 1 | Dr Abhay Yadav | Professor at NIT, Rourkela |
Departmental Activities :
- Academic society : A functional Academic Society was there, which always organizes lectures of distinguished Researchers and academicians.
- Educational Tour : A educational tour for MSc students is planned to visit BARC or other important places.
- Seminars/Conferences/Workshop/ Lecture Series/Value added Courses organized by the department :
| Year | Title of the program | No. of Participants |
| 2022(1st Nov -07th Nov) | National Workshop on Applications of XRD and FTIR technologies in Science & Technology | 32 |
| 2022(8th Dec -13 Dec) | National Lecture Series/ Workshop on Physics Teaching in 21st Century – Emerging fields and challenges | 225 |
| 2022(6th Feb -12 Feb) | Computer training workshop for employee and teachers | 125 |
| 2024(8 Jan-18th Jan) | Workshop on Artificial Intelligence | 125 |
