About Department
To prepare students to be at the forefront of research in emerging technologies, and for a leadership role as technology entrepreneurs by laying a strong foundation in core areas of physics and engineering
To engage with the community at large, emphasizing the importance of scientific pursuit and its relevance to society, while encouraging a scientific mindset.
Announcements
Guest Lecture: "Recent Advances in Astrophysics and Cosmology"
Dr. Ramesh Iyer, Senior Astrophysicist, IUCAA
Main Auditorium, IIST
Topic Highlights:
Dark Energy......
Summer School on Quantum Mechanics and Space Applications – June 2025
The Department of Physics is organizing a Summer School on Quantum Mechanics, with special emphasis......
Research Internship Programme – Experimental and Theoretical Physics
Applications are invited for the Summer Research Internship 2025 in fields like condensed matter......
Physics Project Exhibition 2025
Final year UG and PG students will showcase their research and development projects in an open......
Workshop Announcement: Space Instrumentation and Advanced Detector Systems
A hands-on workshop on the design and development of detectors for satellite payloads, radiation......
Academic Programmes
M. Tech (Solid State Technology)
The M.Tech program in Solid State Technology at IIST aims to train highly skilled professionals in solid-state technologies for sectors like semiconductors, energy, and quantum technologies. 
Dual degree * (B. Tech Engineering Physics + MS/M Tech in Solid State Physics, Optical Engineering, Astronomy & Astrophysics, Earth System Science)
Dual degree * (B. Tech Engineering Physics + MS/M Tech in Solid State Physics, Optical Engineering, Astronomy & Astrophysics, Earth System Science)
Awards / Honours
Faculty
C. S. Narayanamurthy, Ph.D.
Biswajit Pathak, Ph.D.
Ashok Kumar, Ph.D.
Apoorva Nagar, Ph.D.
