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The Department of Physics of AMU, one of the oldest
Departments in Northern India, was established in 1912
and has a long tradition of quality teaching and
research. Dr. Wali Mohammad, who had the distinction of
being a student of Professor J. J. Thomson at Cambridge,
was appointed Professor of Physics in 1912. The first
M.Sc. and Ph.D. (Physics) degrees were awarded,
respectively, in 1923 and 1934. The UGC selected this
Department for DRS in 1976. It was granted
infra-structural support under the COSIST programme of
UGC in 1987 and DSA during 1983-2003. The DST has chosen
the Department for aid under its FIST programme. The
Department has 40 faculty members. It imparts teaching
to both undergraduate and postgraduate students. The
Department offers specialization in Astrophysics,
Condensed Matter Physics, Electronics, High Energy
Physics, Nuclear Physics, Spectroscopy and Laser Physics
at M.Sc. It also effectively runs M.Phil and Ph.D
programmes in various branches of Physics. At least two
refresher courses are conducted by the Department every
year in collaboration with the Academic Staff College of
the University. The Department is involved in many
reputed International and National collaborations.
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