GOVERNMENT COLLEGE, KARIAVATTOM,  THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, KERALA – 695581

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS

 PROFILE

• Dept. of Physics was established in the year 1996-1997.
• The department started with offering Digital Electronics course for BSc Computer Science students. Later, an undergraduate course of Physics and computer application as double main was introduced in 1999-2000.
• The dept also offers MSc Physics which started in the year 2012-2013.

ACADEMIC PROGRAMME

• The Dept. offers a two year M.Sc. Physics course with speciaization in Electronics.
• Dept. offers a three year degree course in Physics and Computer Application (PCA) with Physics as core course , Computer Application as vocational course and Mathematics as complementary course. The Dept. offers a subsidiary course Digital Electronics and Data Communication for BSc Computer Science
• UGC has mooted the concept of cluster of colleges as an arrangement for mutual sharing of resources. As a member college of Thiruvananthapuram cluster the Dept. offers a certificate course in Computational Methods for post graduate science students and research scholars from member colleges. The financial assistance for the course is provided by Govt. of Kerala.

VISION

• To act as a centre of destination for young students for higher education
• To shape the future of nation through education

MISSION

• To impart quality education to students
• To promote the use of information  technology and computer application
• To foster global competence through skill based vocational training programmes
• To inculcate the moral values among students

GOALS

• To train the students from different social and economical backgrounds for the needs of the society and equip them with enough potential to solve the national challenges

FACULTY DETAILS

Professor	Associate Professor	Assistant Professor	Guest Faculty
Nil	Three	One	Three

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EXTENSION ACTIVITIES

• Conducted  a Seminar

ACHIEVEMENTS

• Pooja S Nair –  M.Sc I Rank, University of Kerala -2015
• Shima S Krishnan –M.Sc I Rank among ST students, University of Kerala-2015
• Subin B, student of PCA 2012 batch has won third place in all India inter university cycling tournament held at Panjabi University, Patiala.
• Jayakrishnan S M, has participated in the 35^th south zone ball badminton championship held at Union club play ground, Tindivanam, Villupuram, Tamil Nadu.
• Aravind B Joy, student of II PCA has won the second place in the Kerala University Inter Collegiate Boxing
• Shilbi A P has participated in 31^st National junior athletics championships at Ranchi.
• Shilda of II PCA and Shilbi of III PCA have won gold medal in the interuniversity athletic meet held at Patiala