DEPARTMENT PROFILE

NAME OF THE DEPARTMENT: Physics

ADDRESS: NAYAGARH AUTONOMOUS COLLEGE, NAYAGARH

1. BRIEF HISTORY OF THE DEPARTMENT: Physics as a pass subject was introduced in the curriculum just one year after the very inception of the college, 1961-62 with due affiliation from Utkal university, Bhubaneswar. Later on, in the academic session 1974-75, the college got permission from Govt. and affiliation from Utkal University to impart Hons teaching in physics with an intake capacity of 16 students. Taking into account, the growing demand from students to continue physics education in this college by a team of extremely dedicated and versatile teachers under the torch bearer Prof. M.Debendra Rao, the intake student strength went up to 32 from the session 1989-90. The journey which began slowly and of course steadily in the year 1962-63 has been presently turned into a gigantic leap to earn the rare distinction of being the only college with an intake capacity of 80 students in physics Hons. More ever, students after their B.Sc Hons. are excelling farther by joining H.E, research institution/ corporate Sectors, putting them best and ultimately giving glory to this Department.
2. Incumbency list of HODs:

3. Courses offered and Sanctioned Strength: Under Graduate Hons. (80)
4. Departmental Activities

1.  (Academic): Teaching, Seminar, Project, Study Tour, Examination
2. (Non-Academic): Welcome, Farewell, Picnic

5. Technical Staff:

7. Facilities available:

1. Seminar Hall: No
2. Seminar library: Yes

No. of Text books: 2166

 No. of Reference books: 600

 Journal/Periodicals: Resonance and current sciences

3. Laboratory with instruments (Major instruments installed in the Dept.): DIGITAL OSCILOSCOPE, MULTIVIBRATOR, COLPITT’S OSCILLATOR, FET AMPLIFIER, EXPERIMENTAL KIT DEVLOPED BY IAS, BANGALORE, INSTRUMENT (TO DETERMINE WORK FUNCTION OF A MATERIAL,PLANCK’S CONSTANT USING LED, WAVELENGTH OF H-ALPHA EMISSION, IONISATION POTENTIAL, OF MERCURY), MILLIKAN OIL DROP APPARATUS, TUNNELELIG EFFECT APPARATUS, HALF ADDER, FULL ADDER, FLIP FLOF APPARATUS, RECTIFIERS, CALENDER AND BARNE’S APPARATUS, LEE’S AND CHARTTON’S DISC APPARATUS, BYPRISM, SEXTANT, SEARLE,S APPARATUS, THEVENIN &NORTON APPARATUS, MELDS EXPERIMENTS, POLARIMETER, BABINETS COMPENSATOR, FOUR-PROBE APPARATUS.

4. Computer and internet: Separate computer laboratory with 40 numbers of computers with internet connectivity.

Student Achievements:

1. Scholarship: National Merit Scholarship/Junior Merit Scholarship, Topper of the subject after completing Graduation
2. Medals: Best Graduate (2015) - Ashwurya Kar, Gold Medal. Best Graduate (2017)-Subhakalyani Mohapatra, Gold Medal. Best Graduate (2018) - Bhagirathi Sahoo, Gold Medal, Best Graduate (2019) - Abinash Kar,Gold Medal, Best Graduate (2020) - Itishree Biswal, Gold Medal
3. Prizes: 2^nd National Symposium on Physics (17-19 january-2014) Hosted by Dept.of Physics, Panjab University. (Our students got 2^nd position on that Event.) 
4. NSS/NCC/Sports/Competition (outside and inside)
5. Extension Activities:

9. Seminars and Workshops organized by the department

10. Eminent personalities visited the Department

11. Results: +3 Final Degree only (Tabular and Graphic form from 2009):

1.      Students progression to Higher Education as per record available:

                             i.            Bikram Keshari Pradhan, Utkal University

                           ii.            Saumyasarkar, CU Karnatak

                         iii.            Rajat Kumar Tripathy, CU Kerala

                         iv.            Swati Dash, Berhmpur University

                           v.            Abhipsa Acharya, OUAT Bhubaneswar

                         vi.            Pritisudha Dash, OUAT Bhubaneswar

                       vii.            Swagatika Nayak, OUAT Bhubaneswar

                     viii.            Ananta Behera, NIT Raurakela

2.      Lists of outstanding Alumni: (Maximum 10)

                         i.            Arun Kumar Panda, BARC Mumbai

                       ii.            Ascharya Kumar Kar, Lecturer

                     iii.            Aswini Kumar Pattanaik , IIT Kharagpur

                     iv.            Basant Kumar Parida,  IIT Roopar

                       v.            Biswajit Behera, Lecturer

                     vi.            Deepak Kumar Swain, IIT Bhubaneswar

                   vii.            Hrushikesh Mohapatra,TIFR Mumbai

                 viii.            Mr. Pinaki Pattanaik ,OAS

                     ix.            Laxmikanta Mahapatra, Lecturer

                       x.            Manoranjan Sahoo, Lecturer

                     xi.            Pradosh Kumar Sahoo, IGCAR  Kalpakam

                   xii.            Rajashree Pattainaik, OJS

                 xiii.            Dr. Sukadev Sahoo, NIT Durgapur

                 xiv.            Mrs. Manjushree Mishra, D.I.O, N.I.C

                                                          Mr. P.K. Sahoo, OFS, DFO Bolangir

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