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SNO | NAME OF COURSE | Major/ Minor/ SEC/ VAC/ MDSC | DURATION | SEATS | ELIGIBILITY | PO/ CO (AS PER NEP) |
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1. | Ph.D. Physics | – | – | As per PU Guidelines | M. Sc. Physics, UGC/NET or PU Ph.D. test qualified | – |
2. | M.Sc. (Physics) | – | 2 years (4 Semester) |
40 | Bachelor’s degree with 50% marks (45% marks in case of SC/ST) of P.U. or any other exam. recognized as equivalent there with Physics and Mathematics as elective subjects and Admission based on P.U.CET- (PG) conducted by P.U | a)The course would provide conceptual understanding of theoretical and experimental Physics, leads to Progression towards Doctorate program. b)Targeted approach towards qualifying CSIR-NET/GATE & other competitive examinations c) Job opportunities in teaching, research and industry |
3. | B.Sc/B.Sc. Hons. Physics/ B.Sc.(Hons with Research) Physics | Major | 4 years (8 Semester) |
70 | Should have passed 10+2 examination with English and Physics | a)The course would give thorough understanding about the fundamentals of Physics b) Introduction to diversified aspects of physics to acquire a broader outlook of the subject. c)Understanding the laws of Physics through the lab equipments d) Demonstrate the ability to use skills in Physics and its related areas of technology for formulating and tackling Physics-related problems and identifying and applying appropriate physical principles and methodologies to solve a wide range of problems associated with Physics. |
4. | B.Sc./B.Sc.(Hons.)/B.Sc.(Hons. With Research Physics) | Minor | 4 years (8 Semester) |
280 | Should have passed 10+2 examination with English & Physics | On completion of the course student gets thorough understanding about the fundamentals of Physics and get to know diversified aspects of physics and understand the laws of Physics through the lab work. |
5. | Multidisciplinary Course i) Exploring physics in daily life ii)Computational Physics iii)Elements of Modern Physics iv)Basics of Materials Science |
MDSC | 3 semesters | 60 | Should have passed 10+2 examination with English | The course will provide students from different backgrounds to work together to gain diverse skills and a holistic understanding of educational practices by integrating insights from various disciplines. |
6. | Value Added Course i)Fundamentals of solar energy & applications ii)Physics in everyday life iii)Basics of Nanoscience & Nanotechnology |
VAC | 3 semesters | 60 | Should have passed 10+2 examination with any science subject or any allied subject. | This course will provide an insight into fundamental of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, renewable energy and application of physics concepts in everyday life. |
7. | Skill Enhancement Course Physics Instrumentation Lab |
SEC | 3 Semesters | 60 | Should have passed 10+2 examination with any science subject or any allied subject. | Physics instrumentation skills course is to provide students with hands on experience and familiarity with a variety of mechanical & electrical tools. |
The faculty members of the department are actively working in collaboration with Department of Physics, Panjab University, Chandigarh, PGI, Kurukshetra University, DRDO Chandigarh in diverse research areas.
S.No. | Date | Name of the activity | Details of the activity | Key Speaker/ Guest | Activity Type (Seminar/ Workshop/ Lecture/ Conference/ Outreach Activity) |
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1 | October 16, 2024 | 6th National Conference on Recent Advances in Material Science (RAMS 2024) | The event offered comprehensive sessions that address recent advancements and new strategies for the development of new materials for global requirements | Dr. Jatinder Kaur Arora Former Executive Director Punjab State Council for Science & Technology Dr. Mukesh Kumar, Associate Professor, Department of Physics, IIT Ropar Dr. Bipin Kumar Gupta, Senior Principal Scientist & Professor (AcSIR), CSIR-NPL, New Delhi. Prof. Yashashchandra Dwivedi, Assistant Professor, NIT Kurukshetra, Haryana |
National Conference |
2 | August 21-22, 2024 | Akshay Urja Diwas Celebration | a) Expert Lecture cum Interaction Session on the topic ‘Recycling renewable energy sources: A way towards sustainability’ b) PPT Presentation competition on ‘Green Energy’ |
Dr. Parveen Kumar, Exigo Recycling Pvt. Ltd., Karnal | Lecture |
3 | March 05, 2024 | Trip to Semiconducting Lab, Phase 7, Mohali | Students learnt about the development of Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), Opto-electronics Devices and Micro Electro Mechanical System (MEMS) Devices encompassing Design, Fabrication, Assembly, Packaging, Testing and Reliability Assurance etc. | – | Outreach Activity |
4 | February 28-29, 2024 | Celebration on “National Science Day” on the theme “Make in Inida” | The event included competitions on Demonstration of Live Projects, Scientific Rangoli and Poster Making to enhance the enthusiasm of students for creating scientific awareness in the society. | – | Competition |
5 | February 17, 2024 | Expert talk on ‘Basics of Quantum Field Theory’ | Discussion on basic Classical and Quantum mechanics, relativistic Field theory, String theory and Covariant Perturbation theory to elaborate the particle creation and destruction while propagating in space-time. | Dr. C.N. Kumar, Panjab University, Chandigarh |
Lecture |
6 | February 15, 2024 | Expert talk on ‘CAN WASTE BE WEALTH’? | Discussion on types of waste materials like E-waste, plastic, metal and organic waste and the ways of mitigation t o recycle and composite. | Dr. Suman Singh Principal Scientist & Head, Materials Science & Sensor Application (MSSA), CSIR-CSIO, Chandigarh | Lecture |
7 | November 03, 2023 | Counseling and Mentoring Session | Discussion on Career opportunities in Science and Technology | Dr. Charanpreet Singh Alumnus, Dept. of Physics GGDSD College Postdoctoral Researcher Kalsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany |
Lecture |
8 | October 07, 2023 | 3rd National Seminar On Recent Advances In Physics | The seminar aimed at infusing a spirit of scientific query and analytical thinking in the minds of young students. | Prof. Navdeep Goyal Dean Science, Panjab University, Chd. Prof. Soumendu Jana Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala Dr. Harleen Dahiya National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar Dr. Sanjeev Kumar IISER, Mohali |
Conference |
9 | August 19, 2023 | Akshay Urja Diwas’ Celebration | The program consisted of poster making competition based on the theme “Green Energy” followed by an DBT sponsored expert lecture on “Nanotechnology for Clean energy and Environment” | Kamalakannan Kailasam from INST, Mohali. | Lecture |
10 | April 06, 2023 | Educational visit to Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory, Ramgarh, Haryana | Students had visited the four section of the observatory where the scientist had eloborated the Ballistics protective system of body & vehicle armour and the Captive testing of Bombs, Missiles and Airbone system. | – | Outreach Activity |
11 | April 03, 2023 | Hands on Workshop on LATEX Software | The workshop aimed at imparting an elementary training in the working of LATEX software to the students of post graduate classes. | Dr. Amit Goyal, GGDSD College, Chandigarh | Workshop |
12 | March 27-30, 2023 | Educational tour to IIT Mandi | Students got an insight into the working of General Characterization Instruments and Sophisticated Instruments installed in Advanced Material Research Center. | Outreach Activity | |
13 | March 09, 2023 | DBT Sponsored Invited Talk on “Strategy to Adopt Various Approaches for the Development of Sustainable Society” | A detailed discussion about the understanding of nano carbon/non carbon material interface and its applications in electronics and energy sectors, which hold a great significance for the upcoming green automobile industries. | Dr. Kaushik Ghosh, Scientist E, INST Mohali | Lecture |
14 | March 04, 2023 | Celebration of ‘National Science Day’ | Events including quiz competition on the theme “Vigyan and Vidwaan”, Poster Making competition on the theme “Renewable Energy: A new Horizon” and Scientific Rangoli were conducted. | — | Competition |
15 | February 14, 2023 | Expert talk on “Principles of Radiation Protection and Safety Methods” | Discussion about the fundamentals of radiation and their interaction with the biological media as well as various safety methods for protection against the harmful radiations in the laboratories was carried out. | Dr. Bhupinder Singh Rana, Medical Physicist & RSO, Department of Radio Diagnosis Imaging, PGIMER, Chandigarh | Lecture |
16 | February 08, 2023 | Educational Visit to Cyclotron and Physics Labs, Panjab University, Chandigarh | Students visited the cyclotron facility and the control room of the facility. | – | Outreach Activity |
17 | November 11-12, 2022 | “DBT Sponsored Two Days Hands-On Training Workshop on Electronics” | Discussion about the basic concepts of diodes, rectifiers, transistors, filter circuits, sensors, amplifiers, etc. , the participants were given hands-on experience through fabrication of electronics kits of rain sensor and alarm bell. | Er. Sukhwinder Singh, National Institute of Engineering Research and Training, Patiala |
Workshop |
18 | November 09, 2022 | Expert Talk on ‘Research and Publication Ethics’ | Fabrication, falsification and plagiarism in writing the research papers, the speaker also outlined various consequences for plagiarism as well as research Ethics of different Databases and journal Indexing. | Prof. Manmohan Gupta | Lecture |
19 | September 30, 2022 | 5th National Seminar on “Recent Advances in Material Science” | The seminar comprised of expert talks by eminent scientists from the field which offered insight to the recent developments and new approaches for the development of new materials as per global requirements. | Prof. Shashi Dhiman Vice Chancellor, HPTU Prof. S. K. Tripathi, PU Chandigarh. Prof. Ravi Kumar NIT Hamirpur. Dr. S. Chakraverty, INST, Mohali. Prof. Sanjeev Kumar PEC, Chandigarh |
Conference |
20 | April 08, 2022 | Expert Talk on ‘Forensic Science in the Service of Society’ | The lecture consisted of introduction and significance of Forensic Science, followed by the role of the science to probe the crime with very interesting elucidations. | Dr. Vishal Sharma, PU, Chd. | Lecture |
21 | April 04, 2022 | Inter-College competitions on the theme “Affordable and Clean Energy- Goal of Sustainable Development” | The program included various events such as Physics Quiz, Rangoli Making, Poster Making and Extempore speech, with participation of 125 UG & PG students of various colleges of Chandigarh region. |
– | Competition |
22 | 30th March, 2022 | Lecture on ‘Introduction to Biosensors’ | The lecture elaborated the mechanism of Biosensors along with their alteration in their properties of detected systems. | Dr. Vijayender Bhalla, CSIR-IMTECH | Lecture |
23 | October 16, 2021 | Webinar on ‘Quantum Effects on Dynamics of Energy Transfer in Photosynthesis’ | The lecture gave a detailed overview about the quantum effects and their role in the energy transfer process in photosynthesis. | Dr. Devinder Singh, Korea Institute of Advances Studies, Seoul | Lecture |
24 | September 18, 2021 | Webinar on ‘Search Strategies to Retrieve Literature’ | The speaker demonstrated to access information from online database with special reference to PubMed. | Dr. Nirmal Singh, GADVASU, Ludhiana | Lecture |
25 | September 11, 2021 | Online 2nd National Webinar on “Recent Advances in Physics” | The event consisted of engaging lectures by experts from India and abroad. Major topics discussed included Plasma Physics, Fusion Energy Research, radiations from accelerated charged particles in astrophysical scenarios etc. | Prof. Abhay K. Ram, MIT, USA Prof. Suraj K. Sinha, Podicherry University Prof. Ashwin Joy, IIT Madras Prof. Ujjwal Sinha, Julich Superconducting Centre, Germany |
Seminar |
26 | June 12, 2021 | Mentoring and Counselling Session for UG Students | Mr. Sharanjeet Singh gave his session on ‘What after BSc?’, while the second mentor Mr. Harman Singh, succeeded the event by giving details on the ‘Pathway to education abroad’. | Counsellors: Mr. Sharanjeet Singh and Mr. Harman Singh | Lecture |
27 | June 05, 2021 | World Environment Day Celebration | Online Poster making and video presentation competitions were held. Themes for the competition were Bio Medical Waste & its Management and Environmental Impacts of Covid-19. | – | Competition |
28 | June 01, 2021 | Mentoring and Counselling Session for PG Students | Mr. Utkarsh gave many pointers like how to approach a professor and what to consider before applying etc., especially for foreign universities. Ms. Ankita upskilled the students about ‘How to choose the options other than PhD’ according to their interests in India. | Counsellors: Mr. Utakrsh Shashank & Ms. Ankita Taneja | Lecture |
29 | January 23, 2021 | Online Ist National Seminar on “Recent Advances in Physics” (RAP 2021) | A congregation of more than 750 academic-experts, UG & PG students and research scholars including research-experts from IIT Bombay, University of Münster, Germany, IIT Delhi, and NIT Hamirpur. | Prof. Amita Das (IIT Delhi) Dr. Nitin Kumar( IIT Bombay) Prof. Ravi Kumar (NIT Hamirpur) Dr. Ashish Arora (University of Münster) |
Seminar |
30 | January 16, 2021 | Webinar on ‘Physics Using Machine Learning’ | The lecture discussed data-driven physics and types of machine learning i.e. Supervised, Unsupervised and Reinforcement Learning. | Prof. Kushal K. Shah, IISER Bhopal | Lecture |
31 | January 15, 2021 | Webinar on ‘Basics & Applications of X-ray spectrometer’ | The lecture included introduction to X-rays,its types and applications of X-ray spectrometer to study the elemental mapping of samples. | Prof. Devinder Mehta, PU, Chd. | Lecture |
32 | December 22, 2020 | Online National level online Poster Making Competition | National level participation wherein 74 entries from UG and PG students were received for Poster making competition. | — | Competition |
33 | December 17, 2020 | Online National Level Physics Quiz | National level participation wherein 260 undergraduate and postgraduate students registered for the event. | — | Competition |
34 | June 05, 2020 | Celebration of the birth centenary of the father of “Indian Space Research Vikram Sarabhai” | Online Poster Making Competition “Life during COVID: Perspective of Students and Physics Quiz events were organized. | — | Competition |
Link to PU Website:
UG (NEP) –
https://puchd.ac.in/includes/syllabus/2024/20240723102327-b.sc.physicshss.pdf?2024
PG (Non-NEP) –
https://puchd.ac.in/includes/syllabus/2024/20240709162259-m.sc.physics2yearcourse.pdf?2024
The Department of Physics has modern well-equipped laboratories with all the latest equipment. These include:
S.No. | Name | Designation | Qualification | Email ID | Vidwan ID | CV |
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1 | Dr. Neelu Mahajan | Head of the Department Physics, Assistant Prof. | M.Sc., Ph.D. | [email protected] | 232262 | Attachment |
2 | Dr. Sanjeev Kumar | Assistant Prof. | M.Sc., Ph.D. | [email protected] | 147937 | Attachment |
3 | Dr. Kriti Sharma | Assistant Prof. | M.Sc., Ph.D. | [email protected] | 141101 | Attachment |
4 | Dr. Samandeep | Assistant Prof. | M.Sc., Ph.D. | [email protected] | 144605 | Attachment |
5 | Dr. Amit Goyal | Assistant Prof. | M.Sc., Ph.D. | [email protected] | 178771 | Attachment |
6 | Dr. Vikram Sagar | Assistant Prof. | M.Sc., Ph.D. | [email protected] | 178774 | Attachment |
7 | Dr. Sandeep Kumar Sharma | Assistant Prof. | M.Sc., Ph.D. | [email protected] | 585899 | Attachment |
8 | Dr. Ashwani | Assistant Prof. | M.Sc., Ph.D. | [email protected] | 275088 | Attachment |
S.No. | Name of the Supervisor Co-Supervisor |
Name of the Ph.D. Scholar | Mode of Ph.D. | Registration Number | Date of Registration | Research Topic | Likely Date of Completion | Availing Fellowship | Funding Agency of Fellowship |
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1 | Dr. Kriti Sharma | Poonam | Part-time | 15-16 /64/Ph.D. | 08.05.2015 | Study of nanocomposites for supercapacitor applications | Degree awarded 2020 | No | N.A |
2 | Dr. Kriti Sharma | Anmol Arora | Regular | 17-18 /417/Ph.D | 10.02.2017 | Investigation Of Transport Properties Of Transition Metal Dichalcogenides For Electronic Applications | Degree awarded 2023 | No | N.A |
3 | Dr. Amit Goyal | Harneet Kaur | Regular | 17-18/ 36/Ph.D. | 13.07.2017 | Modulational Instability Analysis and Localized Solutions of Generalized Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation | Degree awarded 2023 | No | N.A |
4 | Dr. Amit Goyal | Shailja Pathania | Regular | 17-18/ 494/Ph.D. | 28.02.2018 | Study of Soliton-Like Solutions of Generalized Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation | Degree awarded 2023 | Yes | DST (Inspire) |
5 | Dr. Sanjeev Kumar | Sushil Kumar | Part-time | 17-18 /348/Ph.D. | 22.03.2018 | Investigation of Semiconductor nano-composites for environmental and energy applications | Dec., 2024 | No | N.A |
6 | Dr. Sanjeev Kumar | Ankita Taneja | Part-time | 17-18/493/Ph.D. | 02.04.2018 | Development of Bio-compatible nanocomposites for photocatalytic and Antimicrobial applications | Jan., 2025 | No | N.A |
7 | Dr. Sanjeev Kumar | Kailash | Regular | 18-19/ 130/Ph.D. | 14.09.2018 | Investigation of photon-atom interaction processes in the vicinity of ionization threshold energies | 2025 | Yes | CSIR |
8 | Dr. Amit Goyal | Nisha | Regular | 18-19/ 539/Ph.D. | 11.02.2019 | Study Of Soliton-Like Solutions In Nonlinear Waveguide Modelled By Generalized Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation | 2023 | No | N.A |
9 | Dr. Sanjeev Kumar | Ashutosh Kapil | Regular | 19-20/ 20/Ph.D. | 03.06.2019 | Study of X-ray emission at near-ionization threshold energies for high-Z elements in different chemical states | Thesis submitted | Yes | UGC |
10 | Dr. Neelu Mahajan & Dr. Samandeep Sharma | Preeti | Regular | 19-20/71/Ph.D. | 31.07.2019 | A study of the microscopic theory of superconductivity in Quantum Chromodynamics | 2025 | Yes | CSIR |
11 | Dr. Kriti Sharma | Yamini Gupta | Regular | 20-21/14/Ph.D. | 27.07.2020 | Investigation Of Layered Transition Metal Oxides as Electrode Material for Energy Storage Devices | 2025 | Yes | DST-INSPIRE |
12 | Dr. Kriti Sharma | Reetika Karwasra | Regular | 21-22/98/Ph.D | 25.09.2021 | Computational modelling of thermal conductivity of snow from microstructure images | 2025 | Yes | DRDO |
13 | Dr. Neelu Mahajan | Lisha | Part-time | 21-22/451/Ph.D. | 05.05.2022 | Phenomenological Study of Neutrino Masses, Mixings and CP Violation | 2027 | No | N.A |
14 | Dr. Amit Goyal | Munish | Regular | 23-24/ 560/Ph.D. | 20.06.2024 | Non-Linear Optics | 2028 | Yes | CSIR |
15 | Dr. Amit Goyal | Sonia Devi | Part-time | 24-25/ 106/Ph.D. | 27.09.2024 | Non-Linear Optics | 2028 | No | N.A |
S.No | Title of Project and Sanction Letter No | Sponsor / Funding Agency | Sanctioned Amount (Rs. in Lakhs) | Tenure / Duration | Supervisor / Principal Investigator / Co-Supervisor | Number of Manpower / Research Fellows | Brief Objective |
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1 | Study of photon-atom interaction and inner-shell vacancy decay processes in the vicinity of ionization threshold energies. Sanction Order Number: CRG/2023/006835 Sanction Date: 30 Jan, 2024 |
DST SERB | 32 | 2024-2027 | Dr. Sanjeev Kumar as PI | 01 JRF | Near edge photon-atom process will be investigated using lab source and synchrotron radiation-based facilities available at RRCAT, Indore |
2 | DBT BUILDER Interdisciplinary Life Science Program for advance research and education Sanction Order No. :BT/INF/22/SP42648/2021 Sanction Date: 22.03.2021 |
DBT, New Delhi | 196.06 | 2021-2026 | Dr. Sanjeev Kumar as Co-PI | 01 Asst Prof 01 Project Assistant |
Innovative practices for improvement of PG Teaching and Research Research in Microbial Diversity and Environmental Sustainability |
3 | Investigation of the Properties of 2D Materials for the Device Fabrication and Its Biosensing Application Sanction Order No. :EMR/2016/006336 |
DST-SERB, New Delhi | 23.00 | 2018-2021 | Dr. Kriti Sharma as PI | Nil | Preparation of transition metal dichalcogenides (MoS2 and WS2) thin films by thermal chemical vapor deposition for Field Effect Transistor Biosensors. |
4 | Nonlinear excitations in PT-symmetric optical waveguides: Modulational instability, solitons and rogue waves Sanction No.: SERB/F/4659/2016-17 |
DST-SERB, New Delhi | 19.96 | 2016-2019 | Dr. Amit Goyal as PI | 1-JRF | Propagation of femtosecond pulses in optical waveguides modelled by nonlinear Schrödinger equation (NLSE) with higher order effects. |
Name | No. of Publications | No. of Book Chapters | Oral/ Poster presentation | Conferences/Seminar attended | Workshop attended | Refresher/ Orientation courses/ FDP attended |
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Dr. Neelu Mahajan | 19 | 10 | 24 | 48 | 14 | 2 OC/ 10 FDP 5 RC 4 STC |
Dr. Sanjeev Kumar | 57 | 04 | 66 | 82 | 7 | 1 OC 3 RC 6 STC 11 FDP |
Dr. Kriti Sharma | 47 | 05 | 32 | 42 | 7 | 1 OC 3 RC 6 STC 12 FDP |
Dr. Samandeep | 27 | 04 | 16 | 40 | 20 | 1 OC 2 RC 5 FDP 1 STC |
Dr. Amit Goyal | 32 | 03 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 1 OC 2 RC 6 FDP 1 STC |
Dr. Vikram Sagar | 8 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 1 OC 1 RC 4 FDP |
Dr. Sandeep Kumar Sharma | 11 Patent -01 |
2 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 FDP |
Dr. Ashwani | 19 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 FDP |
Our graduates are sought after by top companies across various industries. Leading recruiters recognize the talent, skills, and expertise nurtured at GGDSD College, offering our students promising career opportunities.