Course Details

Course Details

M Sc Physics
M Sc Radiation Physics

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M Sc Physics
M Sc Radiation Physics
M Phil and Ph D Programme

Faculty
Facilities available
Thrust Areas

Fees

M Sc Physics
M Sc Radiation Physics

Contact:

The Chairman
Department of Physics
Mangalore University
Mangalagangotri - 574 199.
Phone : 91-0824-2287363
E-mail : physics@mangaloreuniversity.ac.in

Course Details: M Sc Physics

M Sc Degree Programme in PHYSICS

SEMESTER	Theory / Practicals	Exam hours	Marks	Total
I/II Semester	4 Theory Papers (4 hrs teaching + 1 hour seminar/ problem solving/ tutorial session - each per week)	3 hrs each	80 + 20* each	400
	2 Practicals (4 hrs - each per week)	4 hrs each	80 + 20* each	200
	TOTAL			600
III / IV Semester	4 Theory Papers (4 hrs teaching + 1 hour seminar/ problem solving/ tutorial session - each per week)	3 hrs each	80 + 20* each	400
	2 Practicals (4 hrs - each per week)	4 hrs each	80 + 20* each	200
			TOTAL	600
			GRAND TOTAL	2400

*Internal Assessment

NOTE:

The FIRST and SECOND SEMESTER courses shall be common to all the students. In the THIRD and FOURTH SEMESTER, the students shall specialize in one of the three specializations, namely, Condensed Matter Physics (CM), Electronics (EL), Nuclear Physics (NP). Students in a particular specialization are required to take two general theory papers and two specialization papers and conduct practicals in that specialization. For I and II semester practicals there shall be batches each containing a maximum of 8 students per batch, and for III and IV semester practicals there shall be batches each containing a maximum of 4 students per batch.

BASIS FOR INTERNAL ASSESSMENT:

Internal assessment marks in theory papers shall be based on two tests in each theory paper. Practical internal assessment marks shall be based on viva voce and records in the semesters.

THEORY QUESTION PAPERS PATTERN:

The Syllabus of each theory paper shall be grouped into four units of 13 teaching hours. Question Papers shall consist of Parts I, II, III and IV each containing two questions of 20 marks (each question may be subdivided).

INTAKE AND ELIGIBILITY:

Course

Intake

Duration

Eligibility

M Sc (Physics)

20+8*+3**

Two years – 4 semesters

i) Candidates who have passed the three year B Sc degree examination of Mangalore University or any other University considered equivalent thereto, with Physics as major / optional /special subject. They should have also studied Mathematics as major / optional / special / minor / subsidiary subject for at least two years at the undergraduate level and secured a minimum of 45% (40% for SC/ST candidates) marks in Mathematics.

ii) Candidates who have passed the B Sc Ed Degree examination (Regional College Scheme) of any university are eligible for admission to the programmes, provided they satisfy all other requirements in (i) above.

** Payment seats
* Extra for Physically handicapped, defence and NCC/NSS/Sports.

Subjects:

M Sc PHYSICS Course Papers:

Course code	Title of the course	No. of hours per week
I SEMESTER
PHY 401 PHY 402 PHY 403 PHY 404 PHY 405 PHY 406	Methods of Mathematical Physics I, Computational Methods and Programming Quantum Mechanics I Classical Mechanics and Electromagnetism Electronics Physics Practicals I Physics Practicals II	5 5 5 5 4 4
II SEMESTER
PHY 451 PHY 452 PHY 453 PHY 454 PHY 455 PHY 456	Mathematical Physics II Quantum Mechanics II Nuclear and Radiation Physics Condensed Matter Physics Physics Practicals III Physics Practicals IV	5 5 5 5 4 4
III SEMESTER
PHY 501 PHY 502	Atomic and Molecular Physics Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics	5 5
	SPECIAL SUBJECTS
PHY 503 CM PHY 503 EL PHY 503 NP PHY 504 CM PHY 504 EL PHY 504 NP PHY 505 CM PHY 505 EL PHY 505 NP PHY 506 CM PHY 506 EL PHY 506 NP	Condensed Matter Physics I Electronics I Nuclear Physics I Condensed Matter Physics II Electronics II Nuclear Physics II Condensed Matter Physics - Practicals I Electronics - Practicals I Nuclear Physics – Practicals I Condensed Matter Physics - Practicals II Electronics - Practicals II Nuclear Physics – Practicals II	5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4
IV SEMESTER
PHY 551 PHY 552	Laser Physics, Vacuum Techniques & Cryogenics Astrophysics and Relativity	5 5
	SPECIAL SUBJECTS
PHY 553 CM PHY 553 EL PHY 553 NP PHY 554 CM PHY 554 EL PHY 554 NP PHY 555 CM PHY 555 EL PHY 555 NP PHY 556 CM PHY 556 EL PHY 556 NP	Condensed Matter Physics III Electronics III Nuclear Physics III Condensed Matter Physics IV Electronics IV Nuclear Physics IV Condensed Matter Physics - Practicals III Electronics - Practicals III Nuclear Physics – Practicals III Condensed Matter Physics - Practicals IV Electronics - Practicals IV Nuclear Physics – Practicals IV	5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4

Course Details: M Sc Radiation Physics

M Sc Degree Programme in Radiation Physics (Self financing)

SCHEME OF EVALUATION

SEMESTER	Theory/practicals	Exam hours	Marks	Total
I/II Semester	4 Theory Papers (4 hrs teaching + 1 hour seminar/ problem solving/ tutorial session -each per week)	3 hrs each	80 + 20* each	400
	2 Practicals (4 hrs - each per week)	4 hrs each	80 + 20* each	200
	TOTAL			600
III/IV Semester	4 Theory Papers (4 hrs teaching + 1 hour seminar/ problem solving/ tutorial session - each per week)	3 hrs each	80 + 20* each	400
	2 Practicals (4 hrs - each per week)	4 hrs each	80 + 20* each	200
			TOTAL	600
			GRAND TOTAL	2400

*Internal Assessment

NOTE:

The FIRST and SECOND SEMESTER courses shall be common to all the students. In the THIRD and FOURTH SEMESTER, the students shall specialize in Radiation Physics. Students in a particular specialization are required to take two general theory papers and two specialization papers and conduct practicals in that specialization. For I and II semester practicals there shall be batches each containing a maximum of 8 students per batch, and for III and IV semester practicals there shall be batches each containing a maximum of 4 students per batch.

BASIS FOR INTERNAL ASSESSMENT:

Internal assessment marks in theory papers shall be based on two tests in each theory paper. Practical internal assessment marks shall be based on viva voce and records in the semesters.

THEORY QUESTION PAPERS PATTERN:

INTAKE AND ELIGIBILITY:

Course

Intake

Duration

Eligibility

M Sc Radiation Physics

12**

Two years(4 semesters)

I) Candidates who have passed the three year B.Sc degree examination of Mangalore University or any other University considered equivalent thereto, with Physics as major / optional /special subject. They should have also studied Mathematics as major / optional / special / minor / subsidiary subject for at least two years at the undergraduate level and secured a minimum of 45% (40% for SC/ST candidates) marks in Mathematics.

** Self Financing

M Sc Radiation Physics Course Papers: (Self Financing)

Course code	Title of the course	No. of hours per week
I SEMESTER
PHY 401 PHY 402 PHY 403 PHY 404 PHY 405 PHY 406	Methods of Mathematical Physics I, Computational Methods and Programming Quantum Mechanics I Classical Mechanics and Electromagnetism Electronics Physics Practicals I Physics Practicals II	5 5 5 5 4 4
II SEMESTER
PHY 451 PHY 452 PHY 453 PHY 454 PHY 455 PHY 456	Mathematical Physics II Quantum Mechanics II Nuclear and Radiation Physics Condensed Matter Physics Physics Practicals III Physics Practicals IV	5 5 5 5 4 4
III SEMESTER
PHY 501 PHY 502	Atomic and Molecular Physics Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics	5 5
	SPECIAL SUBJECTS
PHY 503 RP PHY 504 RP PHY 505 RP PHY 506 RP	Radiation Physics I Radiation Physics II Radiation Physics Practical I Radiation Physics Practical II	5 5 4 4
IV SEMESTER
PHY 551 PHY 552	Laser Physics, Vacuum Techniques & Cryogenics Astrophysics and Relativity	5 5
	SPECIAL SUBJECTS
PHY 553 RP PHY 554 RP PHY 556 RP PHY 556 RP	Radiation Physics III Radiation Physics IV Radiation Physics Practicals III Radiation Physics Practicals IV	5 5 4 4

Fees:

M Sc Physics

	General Fee (Rs.)	Special Fee (per year) (Rs.)
General Category	8,750.00	5,200.00
Payment Category	8,750.00	22,000.00
SC/ST, Cat.-I (General)	1,370.00	2,600.00
SC/ST/Cat.-I (Payment)	1,370.00	11,000.00

M Sc Radiation Physics (self financing)

General Fee (Rs.)

Special Fee (per year) (Rs.)

General Category

8,750.00

30,000.00

SC/ST, Cat.-I (General)

1,370.00

15,000.00

M Phil and Ph D Programme in Physics:

Course

Intake

Duration

Eligibility

M Phil

As per University Regulation

One year (Full time)

One and a half year (part time)

Master’s degree of Mangalore University or any other University as equivalent thereto with a minimum of 55% marks (50% for SC/ST) in the subject / allied subject. There shall be an entrance test for the admission.

Ph D

As per University Regulation

Minimum three/four Years and maximum five/six years for full-time and part-time research respectively.

Master’s degree with 55% (50% for SC/ST) in the subject / allied subject.

Fee Details for M Phi and Ph D: As prescribed by the University

Details of Faculty:

Sl.No	Faculty	Designation	Qualification	Field of Specialization
1	Dr K M Balakrishna	Professor & Chairman	M Sc, Ph D	Nuclear Physics Electronics and Atmospheric Science
2	Dr S M Dharmaprakash	Professor	M Sc, Ph D	Solid State Physics & Electronics
3	Dr K B Vijaya Kumar	Associate Professor	M Sc, Ph D	Theoretical Nuclear Physics
4	Dr Y Narayana	Associate Professor	M Sc, Ph D	Nuclear Physics and Radiation Physics
5	Dr V Ravindrachary	Associate Professor	M Sc, Ph D	Nuclear Physics
6	Dr Gopalakrishna Naika K	Associate Professor	M Sc, Ph D	Solid State Physics & Electronics
7	Dr Rajashekar F Bhajantri	Associate Professor	M Sc, Ph D	Solid State Physics
8	Dr Y Sangappa	Assistant Professor	M Sc, M Phil, Ph D	Nuclear Physics
9	Dr H Devendrappa	Assistant Professor	M Sc, M Phil, Ph D	Solid State Physics

Facilities Available:

The department has well equipped laboratories to conduct M Sc Practicals and to carry out research in the fields listed below. Some of the major facilities available are:

1. Well Equipped Computer Lab with Internet Facility
2. Alpha Spectrometer
3. HP-Ge Spectrometer
4. Weather Monitoring Stations
5. Liquid Scintillation System
6. Positron annihilation setup
7. Microtron facility with well equipped laboratory

Thrust Areas of Research:

The thrust areas of Research are:

a) Microtron Based Interdisciplinary Research
b) Environmental Radioactivity
c) Atmospheric Physics
d) Amorphous Solids
e) Nuclear and Radiation Physics
f) Electro-optic and NLO Materials
g) Crystal Growth & Characterisation
h) Positron annihilation Studies