Course Structure | Faculty |
Admission
The Department of Physics of St. Xavier’s
College, Kolkata has been identified as one of the ‘Star
Performers’ under the CPE program of the UGC.
The Department traces back its origin to the great Western
Missionary, Father Eugene Lafont, who joined the St Xavier’s
College on December 07, 1865 and was associated with it for 43
years. He taught here Jagadish Chandra Bose and many other
illustrious students. Under his guidance, the College
established meteorological and astronomical observatories and a
physical laboratory. Father Lafont played an instrumental role
in persuading the Calcutta University to initiate undergraduate
course in science. He is remembered for his legendary lecturing
abilities and excellent experimental demonstrations.
This tradition has been maintained by a brand of dedicated
teachers, who have produced outstanding students all through the
years. Our students have been admitted to premiere institutes in
India and abroad and a number of them have received
distinguished scholarships. Today, the teachers are actively
engaged in research work and Ph.D guidance, in addition to
teaching.
The Department is among the first in the college to open up a
M.Sc. course. This course provides option to specialize either
in Astrophysics or in Space Science. The Department also
provides an excellent undergraduate program in Physics. There is
a separate departmental library for the Undergraduate Honours
students, as well as for the Graduate Physics (M.Sc.) students.
There is an on-campus Astronomical Observatory for student
research which is being renovated. The College also has a
general lending library with an extensive collection of
undergraduate textbooks, journals, special collections and study
areas. Extensive computing facilities and laboratories are also
available.
The Department of Physics has a student-run Physics Club which
needs induction of fresh blood. The annual event ‘SPECTRUM’ is
held in February. The event is marked by public lectures
delivered by distinguished physicists, followed by students’
presentations. Special Lectures are also organized all through
the year, which are delivered by scientists of international
repute from National and Foreign Universities. The annual
magazine, ‘HORIZON’, is a document meant to project the
creativity of the department.
Intake
• B.Sc. General (for students with honours in other subjects) -
160
• B.Sc. Honours - 45
• M.Sc. - 16
Infrastructural Facilities
Available
- U.G and P.G Laboratories
- U.G and P.G Seminar Libraries
- On-campus Astronomical Observatory
- P.G Computing Center
- P.G Extended Campus (at Bose Institute)
with Classroom, Laboratory and Library
Admission
Physics Honours: On the basis of the marks obtained in
Physics and Mathematics in the board examination.
Physics General: Mostly on the basis of the preference
given by the students at the time of admission. Allocation made
by the Dean’s office.
M.Sc. Physics: On the basis of an admission test on MCQs,
followed by an interview.
Faculty Profile
Dr. Sarbari Guha
Reader & Head
General Relativity and Cosmology
Dr. Dipankar Sengupta
Reader
Physics Education
Dr. Tapati Dutta
Reader
Pattern recognition, Colloids, Porous media
Dr. Subhankar Ghosh
Reader
Material Physics & Nanoscience, Sports Sc., Physics Education
Dr. Saunak Palit
Reader, Laboratory-in- Charge
Nonlinear Optics
Dr. Soma Bhattacharya
Reader
Physics of Liquid Crystals
Dr. Indranath Chaudhuri
Senior Lecturer
Statistical Mechanics and its application in chemical and
biological systems
Dr. Shibaji Banerjee
Senior Lecturer, M.Sc. Coordinator
Astroparticle Physics and Cosmology, Synergetics
Dr. Suparna Roy Chowdhury
Lecturer
Astrophysics including active galactic nuclei and accretion
disks
Dr. Dhruba Banerji
Lecturer
Application of Statistical Physics to Condensate Systems and
Transport processes
Dr. Dibakar Dutta
Lecturer
Physics of thin films
Dr. Sankha Subhra Nag
Senior Lecturer
Quantum Chaos
Dr. Tanaya Bhattacharyya
Lecturer
Quantum Integrable Systems, Quantum Bound States
Mr. S. N. Roy Choudhury
Lecturer
Techniques of laboratory measurements
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