The department of Physics was established in the year 2012. The department offers two years post graduate programme and PhD programme in Physics. The postgraduate programme in Physics is to imbibe and impart scientific knowledge, which will help the students to enter the field of scientific research, teaching and industry. The PhD in Physics is awarded by Mangalore University. Three Certificate Courses are offered by the Department. 

1. Intellectual Property Rights 
2. Understanding Radiations: Benefits and Hazards 
3. LASER and Its Applications

Classroom lectures, tutorials and practical training through laboratory modules will be given for the all round development of the students. Innovative methods like student seminars, research projects, student faculty programme and certificate courses are introduced to develop the skills of students, which will be useful for teaching and research. Apart from the curriculum, students are trained to enhance the vocational skills and leadership qualities to forge them into good human beings.

Eligibility
Candidates who have passed the three year B.Sc. degree examination of Mangalore University or any other University considered as equivalent there to with Physics as major/optional/ special subject are eligible for the programme provided they have studied Mathematics as major/optional /special/minor/subsidiary subject for at least two years and secured a minimum of 45% (40% for SC/ST/Category-I candidates) marks in Physics and Mathematics.

Salient features

• The department organizes workshops/Conferences/Seminars and Invited lectures from eminent scientists. 
• Outreach programmes, Industrial visits and visit to institutions of national repute. 
• Students selected for Summer Research programmes. 
• Former students joined National reputed Institutions like IIT, IISc, and Universities. 
• Students excelled in curricular and co-curricular activities. 
• Educational tours organised to visit Institutions of National repute.
• Club activities - Phoenix
   

Distinguished Alumni 

• Dr Trilochana Shetty (2012), Post Doctoral Fellow at Czech Technical University,  Czech Republic.
• Dr Goutham Kumar K (2012), Post Doctoral Fellow at National Yang Ming Tung University, Taiwan, Ph. D. from IIT, Indore.
• Dr Manjunatha M (2012),  Ph.D. from IISc, Bengaluru and Faculty at SG College Koppal, Karnataka.
• Dr Sharmila K (2015), Ph. D. from Center for Advanced Radioisotopes and Radiation Technology (CARRT), Mangalore University
• Ms Pinchu Xavier (2014), Research Fellow, Center for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS), Bengaluru.
• Mr Kiran R (2016), Research Fellow at Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT), Manipal.
• Ms Susai Ammal (2017), Research Fellow, at National Yang Ming Tung university, Taiwan
• Ms Avishma D’souza,  Mr Joel D’souza and Mr Siddharth M (2018), Research Fellow, at National Sun-Yat Sen University, Taiwan 
• Mr Calvin Miranda (2013), Research Fellow at St Joseph Engineering College, Mangalore.
• Ms Jayalkshmi (2016), Research Fellow at Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT), Manipal.
• Ms Ananya Kote (2016), Department of Physics, Mangalore University