Photos of the Department of Physics
Virtual tour to the Department of Physics

 

Introduction:
PHYSICS department of this college has been a part and parcel of this institution right from the beginning. Generations of students got their first exposure of a laboratory, dedicated for exploring and verifying the principles of physical laws, from this department. The Physics laboratory is located at the ground floor of the main building of the college. The department initially was running an UG general course in Physics along with a +2 level course for years. But from 1996-97 it introduced the honours course as well. The HS level course was discontinued from the year 2000 onward. Though the students of this department came mainly from suburbs and rural areas in general with a lot of social disadvantages, the success rate of this department is almost 100% in the past decade. Almost at every year one or two students found themselves placed among the best lot within the University. Apart from the class lectures and laboratory sessions, this department regularly arranges tutorials and special contact hours. The department arranges unit tests on regular basis to assess the progress of the students.

 

Facilities:

  • Departmental Library
  • Mechanics and General Properties Laboratory
  • Electronics and Electrical Laboratory
  • Optics Laboratory
  • Computer Laboratory
  • Wi-Fi and Wired Internet
  • Smart Classroom
  • Smart Television 

    Courses Run by the Department:

  • BSc 3 year Honours/General course in Physics under WBSU in Choice Based Credit System (CBCS). See the CBCS Syllabus of Physics.
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    Teaching Staff:

    Dr. Sonali Saha Associate Professor More »
    Dr. Sankha Subhra Nag (till 2021) Associate Professor More »
    Dr. Manisha Pal Associate Professor More »
    Dr. Tapati Jana Associate Professor More »
    Dr. Soumik Das (till 2020) Assistant Professor More »
    Dr. Enakshi Guru Assistant Professor More »
    Dr. Jayita Chattopadhyay Associate Professor More »
    Mr. Avik Banerjee SACT-I More »
    Dr. Rajashri Bhattacherjee Acharya SACT-I More »
    Dr. Abhra Giri SACT-I More »
    Dr. Priyanka Maity (till 2016) Part Time Lecturer More »
    Mr. Abhijit SenGupta (till 2022) Graduate Laboratory Instructor More »

     

    Supporting Staff:

    Sumitra Basak Sardar Laboratory Attendant More »
    Sadhu Nayak
    		 Laboratory Attendant More »

     

    • Apart from the regular classes the department organizes in-house seminars. The department encourage students to participate in the Students’ Seminars to enhance their communication skill. In this academic year students’ seminar was held on 5th September, 2022. The students delivered lectures on the following topics.
      • Photoelectric Effect.
      • James Webb Space Telescoope.
      • How to Tackle Nuclear Disaster.
      • UFO.
      • Ashapurna Devi.

      Departmental  Activities/Achievements:

      Invited Lectures & Seminars

      • Certificate Course in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology in August 2022. Link
      • Two Days Webinar on Scope of Virtual Labs in UG Physics And Chemistry Teaching in June 2020. Link
      • Workshop on Undergraduate Experimental Physics (CBCS Syllabus) in May 2018. Link
      • A national level one day seminar organised on Astronomy in February 2016.
      • A seminar organized by the department on Adventures in Particle Physics in February 2014 with Prof. Rajarshi Roy, Centre for Astroparticle Physics & Space Science, Bose Institute, invited as the speaker .
      • A seminar organized by the department on Astrophysics of Active Galactic Nuclei in March 2011  with astrophysicist Prof. Tapas K. Das, HRI, Allahabad as the invited speaker.
      • Extension  lecture arranged on Magnetic Properties of  Materials in February, 2006 which was delivered by Prof. Mrinal Pal, Burdwan University, Bardhaman.
      • Extension  lecture arranged on Special Theory of Relativity in January, 2006 which was delivered by Prof. Mallar Roy, Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur.
      • The Department organized a state level seminar “Shotoborsho Pore” celebrating the International Year of Physics in March, 2005 with eminent scientists Prof. Rajkumar Moitra, SINP, Kolkata,  Prof. Dipan Bhattacharya, SINP, Kolkata and Prof. Indrani Bose, Bose Institute, Kolkata as invited speakers.
      • Extension lecture on the Introduction to Tensors arranged in April, 2004 which was delivered by Prof. Shibaji Banerjee, St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata.
      • A seminar organized by the department on The History of Calender with the eminent scientist and author Prof. Palash Baran Pal , SINP, Kolkata as the speaker in November 2003.