Research Projects

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Linkage Collaboration

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Alumni

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Infrastructure

Various special instruments at the department are:

Support Staff

Activities

Co-curricular Activities conducted by the Department:

The department organizes Guest lectures, Educational Films and Videos screenings, Industrial visits, Study tours for students, and interdisciplinary workshops for teachers, students and support staff. Lecture series for various entrance exams after graduations is arranged by department. Subject related special events are celebrated by the department. A project and poster competition was held by the Department to celebrate 2015 the International Year of Light. A slide show and presentation by Students was arranged to celebrate the discovery of Gravitational waves.
In the year 2020 department has started Astroclub – Astrophiles. Under this department organizes various activities like courses, guest lectures etc. Website: https://sites.google.com/moderncollegegk.org/astrophiles/

• Physiqia :

This is the talent search activity of the department. The department organizes various co-curricular activities under this like Physics Quiz, Subject Based Rangoli, Subject Based Cartoons, puzzle and fun game competitions.




• Physics Forum :

Physics forum is a platform that provides opportunity to students to participate in academic activities conducted by other institutes. The forum also runs a wallpaper activity, seminars, Guest Lectures and Demo sessions.




• Annual Science Exhibition – Anubhuti:

The Annual Science Exhibition ‘Anubhuti’ exhibits models, projects and charts to explain some complex concepts in Physics in a simple way. This is an event visited by many school children also.




• Indian Physics Association:

Students participate in the activities of The Indian Physics Association (IPA, Pune chapter) every year.




• Various Activities organized by department in last five years:

Activities	Objectives
Skills and Open ended Experimentation in Optics	Teachers training in Optics Experimentation and help them in acquiring special skills in order to demonstrate experiments to the students.
Laboratory maintenance and Safety workshop	To train the non-teaching staff working in different laboratories about the safety measures to be taken in the laboratory and maintenance of some equipment.
Interdisciplinary certificate courses: Basics of Nanoscience, Basic Astronomy	To cultivate research aptitude through Interdisciplinary courses.
Popularization of Physics in school through experiments	Purpose of this activity is to develop interest in science and they understand basic concepts in basic sciences.
Competitive Examination Guidance lecture series	To prepare our students for M.Sc entrance exam and IIT JAM exam etc.
Hands on training: Soldering and de-soldering, Plotting of graph	To develop various skills in students apart from regular curriculum.





Beyond Curriculum:

• The department organizes Educational Toys making workshop and skill development course for the students. Department conducted a skill development course titled “Repairing and maintenance of electrical home appliances” for undergraduate students. Students are encouraged to apply the skill developed within their regular practical sessions.

• The department has received grants from the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India and New Delhi under DBT STAR College Scheme. These grants are used for providing infrastructure and organizing activities for students to enhance their interest in basic sciences and to improve their skills. Special instruments are made available to the staff and students of the department under this scheme.

• Students also work on inter-disciplinary projects within and outside the college.

• The department has also organized small hands on training workshop for non-teaching staff.