B.Sc. (Hons. with Research) Physical Sciences

In the 21st century, science is enriched with opportunities and challenges. Through effective teaching methodologies and cutting-edge research infrastructure, graduates with Physical Sciences have their wings to fly in multiple sectors with excellent opportunities. B.Sc. (Hons. with Research) Physical Sciences is a four-year programme consisting of eight semesters with multiple entry and exit options, as per NEP-2020. The programme will include the following components:
• Discipline Specific Core (DSC) Courses
• Discipline Specific Elective (DSE) Courses
• General Elective (GE) Courses
• Skill Enhancement Courses (SEC)
• Value Added Courses (VAC)
• Ability Enhancement Courses (AEC)
• Internship/Apprentice/Project/Community Outreach (IAPC)

The course has been designed as per the National Education Policy guidelines and has some specific features including option to exit with a Certificate in Physical Sciences, Diploma in Physical Sciences, three-year Honors Degree in Physical Sciences, and four years’ Honors Degree with Research in Physical Sciences after one-, two-, three- and four-year programme completed successfully, respectively. However, on the basis of the credits gained by the student in different disciplines the nomenclature of the degree will be varied.

Eligibility Criteria

10+2 examination with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics or equivalent with 50% marks. In case of SC/ST and physical challenged category candidates, the minimum aggregate required shall be 45% marks.

Duration

Four-year programme with multiple entry and exit options, as per the NEP-2020.

Number of Available Seats

15

Scholarships

Scholarships are available for Meritorious Girls, whilst, tuition fee waiver for Single Girl Child, Two Real Sisters, and Wards of Defence Personals subject to fulfilment of eligibility criteria as notified by the competent authority of the University.

Academic Coordinator/HOD
Dr. Puneet Negi,
Assistant Professor (Sr. Scale) & Head
Department of Physics
Akal College of Basic Sciences
Eternal University, Baru Sahib, Via Rajgarh
Pin-173101, Ditt. - Sirmour Himachal Pradesh.
Mobil. : +91-9267950770

hod.physics@eternaluniversity.edu.in

Admission Coordinator
Dr. Poonam Kumari,
Assistant Professor (Sr. Scale)
Department of Physics
Akal College of Basic Sciences
Eternal University, Baru Sahib, Via Rajgarh Pin-173101, Ditt. - Sirmour Himachal Pradesh.
Mobil. : +91-9805942792

drpoonaphy@eternaluniversity.edu.in

B.Sc. (Hons. with Research) Physical Sciences students will undertake both basic and applied science research projects in the fourth year of the degree programme, primarily focused on their choice of research areas such as Surfactant Chemistry, Heterocyclic Chemistry, Heat and Mass Transfer, Reliability Theory, Fractional Differential Equations, Image Processing, Wavelet Analysis, Materials Science & Nanotechnology, and Solar-based Indigenous Technologies. Research will be supervised by a team of experienced faculty members reflecting the strong emphasis on applied and sustainable technology development.

Dr. Tarlok Singh Banipal
Dr. Tarlok Singh Banipal
Designation: Dean Academic Affairs

Department: Chemistry & Biochemistry

Professor, Eternal University

Dr. Kamal Kishore
Dr. Kamal Kishore
Designation: Dean, Akal College of Basic Sciences

Department: Chemistry & Biochemistry

Professor & Head

Dr. Anil Kumar
Dr. Anil Kumar
Designation: Associate Professor

Department: Chemistry & Biochemistry

Dr. Naresh Kumar
Dr. Naresh Kumar
Designation: Assistant Professor

Department: Chemistry & Biochemistry

Dr. Surjan Singh
Dr. Surjan Singh
Designation: Registrar (Officiating)

Department: Mathematics

Professor & Head

Dr. Soni Bisht
Dr. Soni Bisht
Designation: Assistant Professor

Department: Mathematics

Dr. Shivani
Dr. Shivani
Designation: Assistant Professor

Department: Mathematics

Dr. Bharti Thakur
Dr. Bharti Thakur
Designation: Assistant Professor

Department: Mathematics

Dr. Bharti Thakur
Dr Puneet Negi
Designation: Assistant Professor and Head

Department: Physics

Dr. Bharti Thakur
Dr Poonam Kumari
Designation: Assistant Professor(Sr. Scale)

Department: Physics

Students Achievements

S.No. Name of Student Specify Year
1. Sunny Choudhary Qualified Joint CSIR - UGC NET December 2019 for Lectureship/Assistant Professor 2019
2. Sunny Choudhary Qualified GATE-2020 2020
3. Sunny Choudhary Admitted to M.Tech. Programme (Materials Science) 2020
4. Sunny Choudhary Qualified GATE-2021 2021
5. Anchal Sharma Received INSPIRE Fellowship during PG 2018
6. Anchal Sharma Received “University Gold Medal” for the Academic Session 2019-20 in PG Category 2020
7. Anchal Sharma Selected for INSPIRE Fellowship-2020 2021
8. Anchal Sharma Admitted to Ph.D. Programme in MSSA Department at CSIR-CSIO, Chandigarh 2021
9. Nisha Devi Qualified Central Teachers Eligibility Test (CTET) 2021
10. Arun Shift Lead (Laboratory Analyst), Randox Clinical Laboratory Services (RCLS) 2021
11. Arun Temporary Mobile Team Leader; Randox Clinical Laboratory Services (RCLS), London, England (UK) 2022
12. Sunny Choudhary Qualified Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) 2022
12. Sunny Choudhary Admitted to Ph.D. Physics Programme at University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, San Juan, Puerto Rico 2022

Achievers details

S.No Name of Person Name of the award, fellowship, received from Government or Government recognised bodies Name of the Awarding Agency Year
1 Dr. Radheshyam Rai Best Teacher Award by Eternal University, Baru Sahib Eternal University, Baru Sahib 2018
2 Dr. Puneet Negi Delivered a Lecture (Invited Talk) on “Basics of Raman Effect, Nanostructures Around Us and The Inspired Materials” DST Inspire Internship Science Camp (DIISC-2018) during January 03-09, 2018. Eternal University, Baru Sahib 2018
3 Dr. Puneet Negi Resource Person for demonstration of Physics Experiments in DST INSPIRE Internship Science Camp 2018 (DIISC-2018) (H.P.) during January 03-09, 2018. Sponsored by Department of Science & Technology, New Delhi and organized by Eternal University Baru Sahib 2018
4 Dr. Radheshyam Rai INSA Visiting Scientist IIT Delhi 2019 5 Dr. Radheshyam Rai Received IASc-INSA-NASI Summer Research Fellowship; Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bangalore 2019
6 Dr. Shweta Thakur Reviewer Journal of Alloys and Compounds 2019 7 Dr. Puneet Negi First Prize in oral presentation Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology, Longowal 2019
8 Dr. Madan Lal Reviewer International Journal of Energy Research-Wiley 2019
8 Dr. Madan Lal Reviewer (Nano)-World Scientific 2020
9 Dr. Madan Lal Reviewer Journal of Alloys and Compounds 2020
10 Dr. Madan Lal External Paper setter for Ph.D./M.Phil. Course work examination of PHY-703 (Experimental Techniques and Research) Paper of IEC University, Baddi (HP). IEC University, Baddi (HP). 2020
11 Dr. Puneet Negi External Examiner Department of Physics, School of Basic and Applied Sciences, Lingaya's Vidyapeeth, Faridabad 2020
12 Dr. Puneet Negi Reviewer Vacuum 2020
13 Dr. Puneet Negi M.Sc. Thesis Evaluator/Examiner G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology 2021
14 Dr. Puneet Negi Invited as an Eminent Speaker: Delivered a popular science lecture Physics Association and Botany Association of Radhey Hari Govt. P.G. College, Kashipur, Uttarakhand 2021
15 Dr. Puneet Negi Life time Member Solar Energy Society of India (SESI) 2021
16 Dr. Puneet Negi Certificate of Excellence in reviewing Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology 2021
17 Dr. Puneet Negi Resource person for “Scientific Project Report Competition" Himachal Pradesh Council for Science, Technology and Environment (HIMCOSTE), Kasumpti, Shimla 2021
18 Dr. Puneet Negi Reviewer Scientific Report- Nature 2021
19 Dr. Madan Lal Reviewer RSC Advances- Royal Society of Chemistry 2021
20 Dr. Madan Lal Reviewer Materials- MDPI 2021
21 Dr. Madan Lal Reviewer Nano- World Scientific 2021
22 Dr. Madan Lal External Examiner in RDC meeting of PhD Scholar (Physics ) through online mode Om Sterling Global University, Hisar (Haryana) 2021
23 Dr. Puneet Negi Reviewer Journal of Electronic Materials-Springer Nature 2022
24 Dr. Puneet Negi Reviewer Prabha Materials Science Letters, Ram Arti Publishers 2022
25 Dr. Puneet Negi Reviewer Current Microbiology-Springer Nature 2022
26 Dr. Puneet Negi Reviewer Journal of Applied Biology and Biotechnology- Open Science Publishers LLP 2022
27 Dr. Puneet Negi Associate Editor Prabha Materials Science Letters (ISSN: 2583-5114) (Ram Arti Publishers, India) 2022
28 Dr. Puneet Negi Meritorious Teacher Award-2020 Eternal University, Baru Sahib 2022
29 Dr. Puneet Negi M.Sc. Thesis Evaluator/Examiner G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology 2022
30 Dr. Puneet Negi Certificate of excellence in peer-reviewing BP International 2023
31 Dr. Puneet Negi Certificate for outstanding service as a technical reviewer Akshaya College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India 2023
32 Dr. Puneet Negi Certificate of Excellence in reviewing Physical Science International Journal 2023
33 Dr. Puneet Negi External Examiner: Question paper setting College of Basic Sciences & Humanities, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology Pantnagar, Distt.- U.S. Nagar, Uttarakhand. 2023
34 Dr. Poonam Kumari Certificate of in peer-reviewing Applied Surface Science 2023
35 Dr. Poonam Kumari Recognitions in peer-reviewing Journal of Environmental Science and Pollution 2023
36 Dr. Madan Lal Editor PriMera Scientific Engineering (ISSN: 2834-2550) 2023

Career Opportunities
  • • Research Assistant / Research Analyst
  • • Laboratory Technician
  • • Scientific Officer
  • • Project Fellow in government or private R&D labs
  • • Statistical Analyst
  • • Data Analyst
  • • Actuarial Analyst
  • • Operations Analyst
  • • Quality Assurance / Quality Control Officer
  • • Process Control Technician
  • • Production Supervisor
  • • Technical Officer
  • • Scientific Content Writer
  • • Technical Writer
  • • Patent Analyst (with additional training)
  • • Nanotechnology Research Assistant
  • • Material Science Technician
  • • Analyst in Renewable Energy Sector
  • • PGT Teacher
  • • Educational Content Developer
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