Department of Physics

 

The Physics Department of Gokhale Memorial Girls' College, affiliated to the University of Calcutta, started its journey as a General Course in 1961. The college started a Baccalaureate Degree program in Physics Honours for the first time in the academic Session 2012-2013. Currently the department is managed by five full time Faculty members. Our focus is not just on teaching text materials and the art of writing good answers, but also on developing technical skills and innovation and overall development of the students. Class tests, quizzes are organized in a regular interval as a part of formative assessment. Students are also encouraged to deliver lectures and presentations on Students' Seminar as a preparatory step to research activities in future. Such activities help to develop personality, fluency in English and enhance their ability to withstand situations like interviews etc. Eminent speakers are invited to talk in seminars organized by the department. This is to motivate students and make them aware of cutting-edge research areas. Students are also encouraged to contribute to College magazine, Wall magazines, read articles in the class and make interesting scientific models during the Annual Exhibition. As and when possible, teachers of the Department guide students to make the best possible use of both the departmental library as well as the central Library which has a very good collection of books, journals and e-books. Since parental guidance and monitoring is essential for the overall development and academic progress of the students, the Departmental faculty members meet with the guardians to interact with them along with their wards.

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Vision & Mission

To build a strong foundation in overall understanding of the subject as a whole by igniting passion, interest and nurturing enthusiasm. The department also imparts knowledge with rigorous academic training simultaneously discovering the joy of learning.

The mission is to generate quality human resources for the nation to meet the changing needs of humanity.

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Syllabus

• B.Sc. in Physics (under CBCS)

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Prospects

"The study of physics teaches to accept reality with awe and admiration, not to mention the amazement and joy that come along with it." - Lisa Meitner

Physics is one of the most fascinating subjects. It is, in fact, a core subject for many science and technology branches. Hence a Bachelor (Honours) Degree in Physics is a must for studying Post-graduate Courses in Physics and Applied Physics in various Universities in India and abroad.

• A student with a Physics Honours Degree may pursue further studies in a wide variety of technical fields such as Computer Application, Electronics and other allied Engineering subjects. Building a career and getting jobs is aplenty in technical subjects.
• A student with a Graduate Degree in Physics can pursue Masters Degree in various IITs and other prestigious universities/institutes like, IISc, HRI, TIFR. One may also join in theoretical as well as experimental research activities in future.
• Environmental Science is a cause of big worry in todays' world. Environment study, atmospheric science, Ocean science have plenty of research funding all around the globe.
• Python is the language of computer science today. Todays' IT industry runs on python and Big data, Artificial Intelligence, Machine learning tools can be done easily in Python language. A physics Hons student may find it easier to adapt in such an environment and learn and drift smoothly into the corporate world.
• Geophysics also has good prospects.
• Interdisciplinary fields like Socio-Physics, Econo-physics are also emerging where various Physics ideas and concepts are applied on socio-economic modeling.

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Study Plan

• Study Plan 2019-2020

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Faculty

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Achievements

• Manami Roy was a senior research fellow in Astrophysics and Astronomy at Raman Research Institute. At present she is a pre-doctoral fellow at Flatiron Institute- Center for Computational Astrophysics New York USA.
• Srinjana Rout is pursuing PhD in Aryabhatta Reseach Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES), Naninital. Also a former summer intern at S N Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences.
• Oishi Chakraborty is pursuing PhD in Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore.
• Smritiparna Ghosh is pursuing Ph.D. in UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific Research, Indore
• Neha Sharma is a project intern in Cosmology at Delhi University joined in June-2022.
• Soumita Chakraborty is a project assistant at IISER, Kolkata.
• Debarati Pal is an assistant Manager at Bangiya Gramin Bikash Bank.
• Monica Chowdhury studied M.Tech (Applied Optics) at Technology Campus, CU after completing MSc in Electronics from WB State University.
• Arpita Saha presented a poster on "Asteroids, Comets and Meteorites: Tools for understanding the Unknown about the Solar System" in Indian Planetary Science Conference-2021 organized by PRL-Ahmedabad on 25- 26 February 2021. Arpita's artwork(s) for an Astrobiology Artbook was a part of Astrobiology course conducted by ACEA, AU Mumbai, BMSIS and Mars Society Australia was published in December 2020. She was also selected as a Research Associate for BMSIS Young Scientist Program in June 2021.
• Sayani Das, Aditi Das and Arpita Saha are the former interns at IUCAA (Inter University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics).
• Sayani Das is a Q&A Expert in Advanced Physics at Chegg India.
• Ranjita Shaw is studying MSc in Geophysics at IIT Kharagpur.

 

• Student Achievements

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Newsletters

• Physics Department Newsletter

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Results

• Physics Department University Results

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