The Department of Physics is actively engaged in cutting-edge research across a wide spectrum of theoretical, experimental, and computational physics. The faculty and students work collaboratively to explore fundamental questions in science while also contributing to technological innovations.

Atomistic Modeling and Molecular Simulations: First-Principles Molecular Dynamics Simulations; Nanostructures; Quantum Transport; Quantum Biology; Nonequilibrium Statistical Mechanics; Quantum Dissipation & Decoherence; DNA Breathing Dynamics
Associated Faculty: Dr. Hemant Kumar, Prof. Saroj Kumar Nayak

Experimental Condensed Matter Physics: Electronic and Magnetic Properties of 2D Materials and other nanomaterials; Functional Materials; Energy Storage; Energy Materials; Molecular Electronics; Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM); Strongly Correlated Electron Systems, Multiferroics, High-Tc Superconductors, Low-Dimensional & Frustrated Magnetic Systems, Magnetocaloric Intermetallics; Surface and Interface Physics; In-Situ Microscopy; Electron Microscopy (SEM, TEM, STEM, HRTEM, Aberration-Corrected TEM); X-Ray Scattering; Ion Scattering (RBS, Channelling); Synthesis of Nanomaterials Using Ion Beam; Harsh Environment Electronics.
Associated Faculty: Dr. Avijit kumar,  Dr. Hemant Kumar, Dr. Niharika Mohapatra, Prof. Parlapalli Venkata Satyam, Prof. Saroj Kumar Nayak, Dr. Satchidananda Rath, Dr. Shyamal Chatterjee

Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics / Statistical Mechanics: Phase Transitions & Critical Phenomena; Domain Coarsening; Aging Dynamics in Non-Equilibrium Systems; Open Quantum Systems;
Associated Faculty: Dr. Malay Kumar Bandyopadhyay

Theoretical High Energy Physics: String Theory; Black Holes; Quantum Field Theory (QFT); Moonshine; General Relativity and Quantum Gravity; Thermodynamics and Phase Transitions;
Associated Faculty: Dr. Abhishek Chowdhury, Dr. Chandrasekhar Bhamidipati, Dr. Nirmalendu Acharyya

Experimental High Energy Physics: B Physics; Charm Physics; CP Violation; Beyond Standard Model Physics
Associated Faculty: Dr. Seema Bahinipati

Soft Matter and Biophysics: Soft Matter Physics; Biophysics; Physics of DNAs; Polymer Physics; Colloidal Science; Nanoparticle Cellular Uptake; Membrane-Nanoparticle Interactions; Self-Assembly; Polymer Phase Behavior; Wetting Phenomena; Polymer-Grafted Nanoparticles; Biosensing, Rheology of Soft Matter and Nanomaterials
Associated Faculty: Dr. Indresh Yadav, Dr. Jiarul Midya

Optics and Photonics: Ultrafast Processes Using Femtosecond Laser; 2D materials for Solar Cells, Optoelectronics, and Sensing Applications; Photonic Nanostructures, Nano Waveguides and Resonators; Semi-Classical and Quantum Interferometers; Structured Light; Flexible and Wearable Photonics; Plasmonics; Instrumentation for Industrial Applications
Associated Faculty: Prof. Rajan Jha

Quantum Information and Technology : Quantum many body systems, integrable systems, mathematical physics, quantum computing
Associated Faculty: Dr. Pramod Padmanabhan