The Department of Physics is one of the the most prestigious departments of the College. The Department started functioning in 2013. The B.Sc. degree programme was started in 2013 and in 2015 the M.Sc. degree programme was started. Later in 2017, the Department was upgraded as a Research Centre of the Manonmaniam Sundaranar University. Currently the Department has eight faculty members and two technical staff. The department has a team of well experienced, dedicated and competent faculty including six doctorates. and one faculty qualified with NET. The Department of Physics excelled as the first doctoral department of the College. Among the faculty two are recognised as research guides by M.S. University. The department is also having well equipped laboratories with internet facility and smart class rooms to enrich the students with latest technologies. The facilities available in our research lab are Spin coater, Dip coater, UV-Visible Spectrophotometer, LCR Meter, Microwave Ovens, Muffle furnaces, Hot plates, particle size analyser, Distillation plant, etc. The Department has organized various conferences, seminars, webinars and other academic events over the years. We also encourage researchers from other institutions to utilize our research facilities. Currently there are 6 students carrying out their research here. Faculty members have published more than 24 research papers in international journals and 5 in conference proceedings.
Department of UG Physical Education is established during the academic year 2017-18. The department comprises of 3 staff and 89 students. The vision of the department is “ to enrich the students with the basics of physical education”. Physical Education aims at building up students with physical and mental and courage.
The course content includes areas such as Biomechanics, Exercise Physiology, Sports Psychology, Sports Journalism, Sports Nutrition and Physiotherapy. The strength of the department is reflected through the achievements of the students, Five students Represented for Tamil Nadu team in the game of Handball. Students were encouraged to get a job in various defence areas. Two students were selected through government placement in Indian Army and Indian Navy.
The classroom teaching and the outdoor practicals were made lively through discussions, teacher-student interaction, ICT based teaching, Group discussions, practicals and peer teaching. The department takes special care in mentoring and counselling measures taken for advanced learners and remedial teaching for slow learners to achieve their goals. Parents were informed about the student’s progression through parents meeting, valid feedbacks were obtained to improve the facilities and develop student abilities.