Physics
Profile & Features of the Course
Dr. Ambedkar Government Arts College was established in the year 1974 in the North part of Chennai at Vyasarpadi in order to fulfill the educational needs of this area. In the same year the Department of Physics was started to educate Pre- University Students and to cater the needs of other department students such as Chemistry, Mathematics and Computer Science with three faculty members and one Lab Assistant.
During the academic year 2012-13 this department was upgraded as an UG department with B.Sc., Physics Course vide G.O: No.98/Higher edu.(G1) dt.18.06.2012 in both Tamil and English medium .Admissions were started during the same academic year.
In the history of Physics department, a major milestone was reached in the academic year 2012-2013. The department rose to the level of a major department by offering B.Sc degree in Physics for both medium with a student strength of 24 in each medium. At present the department is functioning with 11 Assistant Professors.
Course |
Year established |
B.Sc Physics (English medium &Tamil medium) |
2012 |
| Sl. No | Name | Qualification | Designation |
| 1 | Dr. D.SUBASHINI | M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D | Head & Assistant Professor |
| 2 | Mrs. P.R.KANIMOZHI | M.Sc., M.Phil., B.Ed., | Assistant Professor |
| 3 | Dr. S. SESHATHRI | M.Sc., Mphil., Ph.D., | Assistant Professor |
| 4 | Mrs. S.SARADHA | M.Sc., M.Phil., | Assistant Professor |
| 5 | Dr. T.RAVISHANKAR | M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D., | Assistant Professor |
| 6 | Dr. A.C.GANESH KUMAR | M.Sc., M.Ed., Ph.D., | Assistant Professor |
| 7 | Mr. N.MANI | M.Sc., M.Ed., | Assistant Professor |
| 8 | Dr. T.HEMA THANKA CHRISTLET | M.Sc., Ph.D., | Assistant Professor |
| 9 | Dr. S.V. RAJASEKARAN | M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D., | Assistant Professor |
| 10 | Dr. LIDIYA KAROLIN MANOHAR | M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D., | Assistant Professor |
| 11 | Dr. S.KARTHIKEYAN | M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D., | Assistant Professor |
| 12 | Dr. S. KARL CHINNU | M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D., | Assistant Professor |
The department of physics has fully equipped laboratory specially meant to perform general, electronics and microprocessor experiments. Some of the equipments are highlighted below:
* Digital Cathode Ray oscilloscope (CRO)
* Audio frequency oscillator
* Field Effect Transistor kit
* Astable multivibrator kit
* Unijunction transistor kit
* Microprocessor 8085 kit
* Laser-numerical aperture
* Ballistic Galvanometer
* Travelling Microscope
* Spectrometer
| Sl.No. | Members of BOS | Date of Meeting held |
| 1. 2. 3. |
Dr.K.Sethu Sankar
(University Nominee) Associate Professor of Physics R.K.M. Vivekananda College, Mylapore, Chennai-4. Dr.R.Kanagadurai (College Nominee) Associate Professor of Physics Presidency College, Chennai-5. Dr.J.Senthil Selvan (College Nominee) Associate Professor of Nuclear Physics University of Madras Guindy campus, Chennai-25. Dr. P.R.Uma Rani (University Nominee) Associate Professor of Education Principal (I/c) IASE, Saidapet, Chennai-15. Dr.J.Senthil Selvan (College Nominee) Assistant Professor of Nuclear Physics University of Madras Guindy campus, Chennai-25. Dr.K.Sethu Sankar (College Nominee) Associate Professor of Physics R.K.M. Vivekananda College, Mylapore, Chennai-4. Dr. P.R.Uma Rani (University Nominee) Associate Professor of Physics Presidency College, Chennai-5. Dr.K.Sethu Sankar (College Nominee) Associate Professor of Physics R.K.M. Vivekananda College, Mylapore, Chennai-4. Dr.J.Senthil Selvan (College Nominee) Assistant Professor of Nuclear Physics University of Madras Guindy campus, Chennai-25. |
6thJune 2015 22ndAugust 2012 6thJuly 2011 |
Brief detail about Department Library
| Name of the Dept. Lib In Charge | Dr. S. Karthikeyan |
| Number of Text books | 708 |
| Number of Reference books | 310 |
| Course(UG/PG/ M.Phil) | Admission Year | Sanctioned Strength | Admitted Strength |
| U.G | 2012-13 | 48 | 25 |
| 2013-14 | 60 | 56 | |
| 2014-15 | 48 | 48 | |
| 2015-16 | 48 | 47 |
| Course(UG/PG/M.Phil) | Year | I Place | II Place | III Place |
| U.G | 2012-15 | Ms.W. Priscilla | Ms. S. Monika Devi | Mr.G.Parthiban |