Special Papers

Students are required to select one of the following papers as their special papers in M.Sc. (Final). Most of the special papers are directly related to the main areas of research being pursued in the department. Thus, a student can opt for any special paper of his interest from those offered by the department. This enables him to closely interact with research groups in the department and gives an opportunity to learn first-hand from the faculty members and research scholars.
 

Project

Students are required to complete one project during the two years of their M.Sc. course. The project must be of good standard involving about 200 hrs of work by the candidate. Students are normally encouraged to select projects in any one of the ongoing research programme under a faculty member of their choice. Through project work students are trained in use of sophisticated research equipments, design and construction of equipments and experiments, preparation and characterization of new materials etc.
 

Seminars

Every student admitted to the course is required give four seminars in a year. These seminars are aimed to develop in-depth subject knowledge and skill. Besides subject expertise, they help train students in the presentation and communication skill.
 

Internal Assessment

In addition to class room lectures and practical classes, problem solving, seminars, tutorials, oral examinations, periodic examinations etc are essential components of Physics teaching. Department has incorporated these components in the M.Sc. curricula. In every theory paper, 25 percent of total marks are awarded through internal assessment. Internal marks are awarded by a committee of faculty members as per well defined guidelines.
 

Computing Skills

Department has excellent computing facilities which include more than 50 Pentium 4 computers, workstations and servers. M.Sc. students are trained in modern computational methods and computer programming. Special facilities are available for M.Sc. students to acquire competency in specialized areas of Informatics by participating in training programmes and workshops. Depending on the competency acquired in computing, candidates with M.Sc. Physics often find lucrative jobs in the Information Technology area.
 

Laboratory facilities

Undergraduate and Postgraduate laboratory facilities have been developed such that students get very good training in experimental physics. Thanks to the UGC COSIST and DST FIST programme, the labs are well equipped and contain a variety of experiments. Most of the sophisticated research equipments are also open to M.Sc. students for their practical training.
 

MOU with Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad

The university is under an MOU with Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad under which various facilities of the institute are extended to our students and faculties. Scientists from PRL regularly visit our Department and students gets opportunity to interact with these scientists. Our students also get an opportunity to work at PRL, Ahmedabd to complete summer projects.
 

Library and Internet Access

Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur is one of the first few universities in the country which has a campus network. Students can access internet either from their Laboratories or from library. All M.Sc. students are provided with computer accounts free of charge and they can use Internet to access unlimited resources available in the form of subject literature, research papers, journals, books, lecture notes, tutorials, computer program etc. The department has a special student library in addition to the department, College and Central libraries to provide specialized and rare books, lecture notes etc.
 

Communication Skill and Personality Development

Excellent communication skill is an important factor in getting good placement in the industry. The seminars, oral tests etc. included as part of curricular infrastructure provide communication skill required for teaching and research positions. Besides, a communication skill Laboratory has been included, where students are trained in TOFEL level English. Today, Personality Development is an integral part of many professional courses like MCA, M.Sc.(Electronics), M.Sc.(Information Technology) etc. Since the Physics department is managing these professional courses in the university, the M.Sc.(Physics) students are also allowed to attend these classes on payment of a nominal fee.