About Department of Physics, Manipur University

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Department of Physics, Manipur University

Established in March 4th, 1977, the Department of Physics is one of the few departments that saw the light of day in the erstwhile Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Post Graduate Studies, Imphal, of JNU, New Delhi; long before the establishment of Manipur University as a State University. The foundation stone of the present building of the Department was laid on September 3rd, 1978 by Prof B. D. Nag Choudhury, the then Vice Chancellor of JNU, New Delhi. The first batch of M.Sc. course was started in 1978 with Prof H. Nandakumar Sarma as the founder Head of Department. The Department is privileged to be associated in its beginning years with eminent Physicists like Prof B. D. Nag Choudhury, who was Visiting Professor for a couple of years, after his retirement as Vice Chancellor of JNU and Prof K. K. Gupta of TIFR Mumbai, who spent about 10 long years as Visiting Faculty during 1987 to 1997. The Department began with well qualified and dedicated faculties whose creative vision and dedication gave birth to Department of Computer Science, Earth Sciences Department and audio Visual Research Centre (AVRC), now EMMRC. It is a matter of pride that two Vice Chancellors of Manipur University (Central) are from this Physics Department – Prof C. Amuba Singh (2006-2011) and Prof H. Nandakumar Sarma (2011-2016). A feather to its cap was added when Prof R. K. Gartia was awarded the prestigious Emeritus Fellow of UGC in 2015. The Department feels fortunate that many of its alumni are well placed, holding distinguished positions not only in the State but across India and some abroad too. The Department, at present, has 11 regular, 2 guest and 1 DST-INSPIRE faculty members. M.Sc. and Ph.D. programmes are conducted in the Department. The present intake at M.Sc. course is 50 and the total number of research scholars is 44 at the moment. The active areas of research include Materials Science, High Energy Physics, Astrophysics, Non Linear Dynamics and Complex Systems, Space Physics, Thermoluminescence, Quantum Many-Body Systems, etc.

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Vision:

  • To become a world-class university and educate the youth of the region so as to enable them to participate fully in the development of the nation and become responsible citizens.

Mission:

  • To foster excellence in teaching and research, to maintain the social relevance of education, to educate the youth of this region to become responsible citizens, and to promote innovation in the teaching-learning process.

Objectives:

  • To disseminate and advance knowledge by providing instructional and research facilities in such branches of learning as it may deem fit.
  • To make provisions for integrated courses in Humanities, Natural and Physical Sciences, Social Sciences, Forestry, and other allied disciplines in the educational programs of the university.
  • To take appropriate measures for promoting innovations in the teaching-learning process, inter-disciplinary studies, and research.
  • To educate and train manpower for the development of the state of Manipur and to pay special attention to the improvement of the social and economic conditions and welfare of the people of the state, their intellectual, academic, and cultural development.

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