Meenakshi College for Women (Autonomous)
Kodambakkam, Chennai 600 024
(Affiliated to the University of Madras)
Department of
Physics
Year of Establishment:
1977
About
The Department of Physics was started in the year 1976 offering Ancillary Physics for B.Sc Mathematics students. B.Sc Physics was started in 1977 followed by M.Sc Physics in 1987. In 1995 UGC sponsored vocational subject Computer Maintenance was introduced for B.Sc Physics students.
The Spotlight
Long-standing ties with Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), Kalpakkam for research activities.
The Meenakshi Sundararajan Research Center of the College was started with a focus on Research in Radiation Physics and allied fields. The Center has produced 3 Ph.D.s till date.
State-of-the-art facilities for carrying out research in Radiation Physics.
Most of the Faculty members have doctoral degrees.
A Faculty member holds a patent.
Programmes Offered
Programme | Shift | Government-Aided | Sanctioned Strength |
|---|---|---|---|
B.Sc. Physics | Shift I | Yes | 50 |
M.Sc. Physics | Shift I | Yes | 26 |
M.Phil. Physics | Shift I | No | 4 |
Courses Offered
Course | Category | Offered to | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|
Allied Physics | Part III: Allied | B.Sc. Chemistry | Shift I |
Allied Physics | Part III: Allied | B.Sc. Computer Science | Shift I |
Basic Wave Mechanics | Part IV: Skill-based Subject | B.Sc. Physics | Shift I |
Data Science and Machine Learning | Certificate Course | B.Sc. Physics | Shift I |
MoUs
National Institute for Quality and Reliability (NIQR)
Tamil Nadu Small and Tiny Industries Association (TANSTIA)
Faculty
Recent Events
Dr. G. Kalaiselvi, Scientist-E, and Mr. J. Kishan, Research Scientist, SAMEER (An autonomous R&D institution under MeitY, Government of India), gave a guest lecture to the students on "Artificial Intelligence in Mathematics and Physics" on 23 December, 2021.
