The school of Physical Sciences, established in 1995, offers M. Sc. programmes in Physics and Applied Physics with intake capacity of 20 and 20 respectively. The M.Sc. course is of two years duration to be completed in four semesters. The school follows CGPA scheme of assessment, where each student is required to complete 100 credits in two years with 25 credits per semesters. The student has to undertake 70 compulsory credits to earn a M.Sc. degree while for remaining 30 credits, the student can select optional subjects within or outside the school. At present, the school has one professor, three readers, and two lecturers.

M.Sc. Physics course is a conventional degree course and the student can have option to take special group subjects such as Astrophysics, Materials Science, Fiber Optics & Lasers, and Electronics. At the end of this course, students earn M.Sc. (Physics) degree. A new Post graduate degree course i.e. M.Sc. (Applied Physics) was commenced from academic year 2008-2009. This course has fundamental physics papers in First and Second semesters. However, in Third and Fourth semesters, students carry out studies of subjects related to direct applications to industries and research. The applied subjects are designed in such a way that, besides getting lecturership, the student is well equipped with the latest developments occurring globally, and the demands/requirements of the new industries, Research & Developments Institutes, and IT Sectors.

The subjects such as Nano-materials / Nano-technology is newly introduced and has penetrated equally in all basic science courses. Nanotechnology is the manipulation of matter on a nanometer scale in order to engineer new materials and devices with superior chemical, physical, optical, electronic and/or biological properties. Students learn many basic/modified application techniques of making Thin films and its Devices, used and required in Semiconductors industries and IT Sectors.

Apart from regular class room teaching, the school is offering SET/NET guidance to students of third and fourth semester. Much attention is given on student’s soft-skill development. This makes them bold enough for facing interviews in different corporate sectors. In this regard, seminar component is made compulsory for the student wherein every student delivers one seminar for each subject and his performance is examined as a part of the internal assessment. In addition to this, for every theory paper there are three tutorial examinations which are of objective type questions based on the pattern followed by the NET/SET examinations. This will help them to develop skills to face the various competitive examinations.

Every student is supposed to perform project work and submit the dissertation at the end of fourth semesters. The project work is assessed in front of external examiner by open defense and carries 5 credits. This project work, which is other than routine laboratory work, provides the development of introductory skills required for research work.

The School also offers M. Phil and Ph.D. programs in Applied / Experimental Physics as well as Theoretical Physics. The faculty is engaged in carrying out extensive research in the area of experimental solid state physics, Materials Science, Observational Astrophysics, Theoretical Astrophysics, Chemical Physics, Non-linear Optics and in interdisciplinary areas, covering broadly the topics such as Bioactive Nano-materials, Single mode optical Fibers, Optical Fiber Evanscent wave Sensors, Astrophysics, Interstellar medium, Identification of cosmic cool objects, Dielectric Polar liquids, Hydrogen storage, etc.

Guest faculty from other universities and research institutes are invited for delivering lectures on recent advances in the thrust areas of physics. This helps the students and faculty to update themselves in the subject.