The Department of Physics was established in 1956. Since the inception of the University of (Formerly VSSUT, BURLA) the department is contributing to the academic and administrative development of this institute. At present the department is catering to teaching of Physics at UG and PG level. The department is running Master Degree Programme in Applied Physics since 2010. The department is actively engaged in frontier areas of research. So far six persons have completed their Ph. D work. Currently, faculty members have started research activities in a variety of cutting edge technology and multidisciplinary thrust areas of Physics, particularly in the broad areas of condensed matter physics, nuclear physics, Plasma Physics The department aims to offer various elective courses for both UG and PG in specific topics on emerging areas of science and technology in near future.

• To provide knowledge of physics to all class of people.
• To setup and develop state-of-art laboratories for teaching and research.
• To create an interdisciplinary research environment in the institute.
• To promote the knowledge of physics by organizing seminars, conferences in the Frontier areas of science and Technology.

Head of the Department, Physics, VSSUT,
P.O. Engineering College, Burla, Sambalpur-768018
Phone:0663-2430211(O), FAX: 0663-2430204
Email: head_phy@vssut.ac.in