Physics

The Department of Physics, Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, is engaged in research and teaching in the frontier areas of theoretical and experimental Physics. The significant steps taken to enhance academic standards and eminence in higher education include innovations and improvements in the curriculum, the teaching-learning process, and evaluation systems.

We are a group of internationally recognized academicians with research expertise in fundamental and applied sciences, as well as related interdisciplinary fields. The department runs a foundation course for all undergraduate students. An integrated M.Sc. The physics course is offered alongside core courses and many electives that are also open to other departments. The electives are designed and tailored to align the students with the research done in the department.

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The Vision
The Mission

Empowering Minds, Illuminating Futures: The Physics Department at BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus at the Physics Department of BITS Hyderabad, our vision is to cultivate a dynamic and inclusive learning environment that fosters a deep understanding and appreciation for the fundamental principles of physics. We aspire to be a leading hub for innovative research, transformative education, and community engagement, shaping the next generation of critical thinkers, problem solvers, and leaders in the field of physics.
Our mission at the Physics Department is to cultivate a dynamic and inclusive learning environment that inspires curiosity, fosters critical thinking, and advances scientific knowledge. We are committed to providing high-quality education in physics, empowering students with a strong foundation in theoretical and experimental principles. Through innovative teaching methods, collaborative research opportunities, and state-of-the-art laboratories, we aim to nurture the next generation of physicists who are well-equipped to address the challenges of the ever-evolving scientific landscape. Our dedicated faculty members strive for excellence in teaching, research, and service, contributing to advancements in fundamental physics as well as interdisciplinary applications. By fostering a culture of intellectual curiosity, creativity, and ethical responsibility, we aspire to make meaningful contributions to the global scientific community and prepare our students for successful careers and lifelong learning in physics and related fields.”

Programmes Offered

M.Sc Physics, Ph.D, Minor in Physics

Research

Magneto-optics and Photovoltaic Laboratory (MOPVL)

Ferroelectric materials

Soft Material Physics

Nanomagnetism and Ultrafast Spintronics

Microfluidics

Neutron Stars and Gravitational Waves

Quantum Dot Devices

Mathematical Physics

Quantum Matter Theory

Quantum Optics

Quantum phenomenon in 2D Materials

High Energy Theory

Statistical Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics

Quantum Optics and Quantum Metrology

Scholars

Srabani Tungabidya

Ph.D. Topic - Magnetisation Dynamics in 2D materials.

Ph.D. Supervisor - Prof. Debanjan Polley,
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Ph.D. Status - Ongoing

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Tanmoy Mahato

Ph.D. Topic - Exploring dielectric engineering in twisted transition metal dichalcogenide heterostructures: A new approach to tunable optoelectronic applications.

Ph.D. Supervisor - Prof. Manabendra Kuiri,
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Ph.D. Status - Ongoing

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Sudev Krishnan K

Ph.D. Topic - Opto-electronic applications of 2D van der Waals heterostructures.

Ph.D. Supervisor - Prof. Manabendra Kuiri,
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Ph.D. Status - Ongoing

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Pritam Roy

Ph.D. Topic - High Energy Theory

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Ph.D. Status - Ongoing

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Siddharth K V

Ph.D. Topic - Reversing and non-reversing flow in soft materials

Ph.D. Supervisor - Prof. Aravinda N Raghavan ,
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Ph.D. Status - Ongoing

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Shyamapada Pal

Ph.D. Topic - Microfluidics

Ph.D. Supervisor - Prof. Meenakshi Viswanathan ,
Co. Supervisor - Prof. Subhadeep Roy,
Ph.D. Status - Ongoing

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Sai Ruthvik SVS

Ph.D. Topic - Interplay between quantum information and topology, quantum thermodynamics, transport analogue of quantum information theoretic measures

Ph.D. Supervisor - Prof. Tanay Nag,
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Ph.D. Status - Ongoing

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Anjali Vajigi

Ph.D. Topic - Dynamic Pathways During Multi-phase Flow Through Porous Media: the Role of Hydraulic Fractures and Pore Scale Heterogeneity

Ph.D. Supervisor - Prof. Subhadeep Roy,
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Ph.D. Status - Ongoing

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Risita Sahu

Ph.D. Topic - Investigation of Sn-Based Halide Perovskite Light Absorbers for Photovoltaic Applications in Deep-Space Environments

Ph.D. Supervisor - Prof. V Satya Narayana Murthy , Prof. Kannan Ramaswamy
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Ph.D. Status - Ongoing

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Nellutla Jahangeer

Ph.D. Supervisor - Prof. B Harihara Venkataraman ,
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Ph.D. Status - Ongoing

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Lekshmi SM

Ph.D. Topic - Computational Many body physics and Ab Initio methods applied to real material for quantum applications

Ph.D. Supervisor - Prof. Suvadip Das,
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Ph.D. Status - Ongoing

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Dharana Joshi

Ph.D. Topic - Engineering various exotic phases of topological insulators and superconductors in and out of equilibrium, many-body effects on topological phases

Ph.D. Supervisor - Prof. Tanay Nag,
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Ph.D. Status - Ongoing

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Aprajita Shrivastava

Ph.D. Topic - Bayesian analysis of Neutron Star Equation of State.

Ph.D. Supervisor - Prof. Sarmistha Banik,
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Ph.D. Status - Ongoing

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Yash Pareek

Ph.D. Topic - Exploring the consequences of spontaneous symmetry breaking within sigma models, unraveling its implications in theoretical physics

Ph.D. Supervisor - Prof. Prasant Kumar Samantray ,
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Ph.D. Status - Ongoing

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Akshay Kulkarni

Ph.D. Topic - Quantum Field Theory in curved spacetime, Blackhole Theory

Ph.D. Supervisor - Prof. Rahul Nigam,
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Ph.D. Status - Ongoing

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Greeshma Gopinath

Ph.D. Topic - Entanglement of multiple qubits through quantum state transfer and controlling quantum decoherence

Ph.D. Supervisor - Prof. Sankar Davuluri,
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Ph.D. Status - Ongoing

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Suraj Kumar Maurya

Ph.D. Topic - Classical and quantum theories of black holes, exploring their interior volume, entropy, and dynamic evolution.

Ph.D. Supervisor - Prof. Rahul Nigam,
Co. Supervisor - Prof. Sashideep Gutti ,
Ph.D. Status - Ongoing

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Tamali Mukherjee

Ph.D. Topic - Generation and dynamical properties of magnetic skyrmions in thin films

Ph.D. Supervisor - Prof. V Satya Narayana Murthy ,
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Ph.D. Status - Ongoing

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Geetika Sahu

Ph.D. Topic - Synthesis, characterization and fundamental properties of Quantum dots

Ph.D. Supervisor - Prof. Souri Banerjee ,
Co. Supervisor - Prof. Subhadeep Roy,
Ph.D. Status - Ongoing

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ViswaKannan R K

Ph.D. Topic - Mechanical and rheological response of complex systems: application to fracture and flow

Ph.D. Supervisor - Prof. Subhadeep Roy,
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Ph.D. Status - Ongoing

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Anagh Venneti

Ph.D. Topic - Low Density Constraints on Neutron Star Equation of State

Ph.D. Supervisor - Prof. Sarmistha Banik,
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Ph.D. Status - Ongoing

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Gourab kumar Das

Ph.D. Topic - Fabrication of pervoskite halide materials for photovoltaic applications

Ph.D. Supervisor - Prof. Kannan Ramaswamy , Dr. Parikshit Sahatiya
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Ph.D. Status - Ongoing

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Nilofar Naaz

Ph.D. Topic - Fabrication and investigation of various photovoltaic cells for diverse underwater conditions

Ph.D. Supervisor - Prof. Kannan Ramaswamy , Prof. Sanket Goel
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Ph.D. Status - Ongoing

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Rakesh Kumar Jha

Ph.D. Topic - Aspects of quantum and classical field theory in curved background with focus on Desitter spacetime

Ph.D. Supervisor - Prof. Sashideep Gutti ,
Co. Supervisor - Prof. Sk Jahanur Hoque,
Ph.D. Status - Ongoing

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Facilities

1. DC Magnetron Sputtering

2. Magneto-optical Measurement System

3. LCR Meter (1 kHz- 1 MHz)

4. Fluorescent Microscope

5. Scanning Tunneling Microscope

6. Pelletizer

7. High Temperature Furnace (1200 C)

8. Atomic Force Microscope

9. Closed cycle Helium Refrigerator

10. Dynamical Mechanical Analyzer

11. High Speed Camera to Study the Flow in Microfluidic Channels

12. Soft Lithography Fabrication Unit

13. Servers for Computation

14. Keithley Nano Voltmeter and Ammeter

15. Laser engraving and cutting machine

16. Dual syringe pump

17. Zeiss Axiolab 5 Microscope

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Alumni

Past PhD Scholars

Rajesh Kannan B

Topic: Ferroelectric Materials PhD Awarded: 2016 Supervisor: Prof. Harihara Venkataraman

N V S S Seshagiri Rao

Topic: Magnetization Reversal Study in CoFe Magnetic PhD Awarded: 2018 Supervisor: Dr. V Satya Narayana Murthy

Smruti Smita Lenka

Topic: Condensed Matter Simulation PhD Awarded: 2019 Supervisor: Prof. Sarmistha Banik

D N Prasad

Topic: Condensed Matter Simulation PhD Awarded: 2019 Supervisor: Prof. Souri Banerjee

Subba Rao Y V

Topic: Microfluidics PhD Awarded: 2020 Supervisor: Dr. Meenakshi Vishwanathan co-Supervisor: Prof. Aravinda N Raghavan

Konka Raviteja

Topic: Theoretical Physics PhD Awarded: 2022 Supervisor: Dr. Sashideep Gutti

Krishna Prakash Nunna

Topic: Nuclear Astrophysics PhD Awarded: 2020 Supervisor: Prof. Sarmistha Banik

Rahul Kumar Thakur

Topic: Cosmology PhD Awarded: 2022 Supervisor: Dr. Rahul Nigam

Waseem Ahmad

Topic: Condensed matter Experiment PhD Awarded: 2023 Supervisor: Prof. Kannan Ramaswamy co-Supervisor: Prof. B. Harihara Venkataraman

Sateesh Kandukuri

Topic: Condensed matter Experiment & Simulation PhD Awarded: 2024 Supervisor: Dr. V Satyanarayana Murthy

Yuganand Nallambakam

Topic: Classical Optics PhD Awarded: 2023 Supervisor: Dr. K V S Shiva Chaitanya

Sabur Ahmed Barbhuiya

Topic: Quantum Optomechanics & photonics PhD Awarded: 2023 Supervisor: Prof. Aranya Bhattacherjee

Nobleson

Topic: Astrophysics PhD Awarded: 2023 Supervisor: Prof.Sarmistha Banik

Haridev

Topic: Theoretical High Energy Physics PhD Awarded: 2024 Supervisor: Dr.Prasant Samantray

SAJIA YEASMIN

Topic: Quantum Optics PhD Awarded: 2024 Supervisor: Prof. Souri Banerjee Co-Supervisor: Prof. Aranya Bhattacherjee

AISWARYA N M

Topic: Soft Condensed Matter PhD Awarded: 2025 Supervisor: Prof. Aravinda N Raghavan Co-Supervisor: Dr. Asma Ahmed

Ronit Mahapatra

Topic: Theoretical Physics PhD Awarded: 2024 Supervisor: Dr. Asrarul Haque

SURABHI YADAV

Topic: Quantum Optics PhD Awarded: 2024 Supervisor: Prof. Aranya Bhattacherjee Co-Supervisor: Prof. Souri Banerjee

ANAMIKA AVINASH PATHAK

Topic: High Energy Physics PhD Awarded: 2025 Supervisor: Dr. Swastik Bhattacharya

HIWASE PRAJAKTA MOHANRAO

Topic: Microscale Fluid Dynamics PhD Awarded: 2025 Supervisor: Dr. Meenakshi Vishwanathan

PRIYANKA MITRA

Topic: Condensed Matter Experiement PhD Awarded: 2025 Supervisor: Pror. B. Harihara Venkataraman

SREESHNA S

Topic: Quantum Optics & Metrology PhD Awarded: 2025 Supervisor: Dr. Subrahmanya Bhima Sankar Davuluri

Debanjan Guha Roy

Topic: Quantum Optics PhD Awarded: 2026 Supervisor: Dr. Swastik Bhattacharya Co-Supervisor: Prof. Sarmistha Banik

Suraj Kumar Maurya

Topic: Theoretical Physics PhD Awarded: 2025 Supervisor: Dr. Rahul Nigam Co-Supervisor: Dr. Sashideep Gutti

Nilofar Naaz

Topic: Condensed Matter Experiement PhD Awarded: 2026 Supervisor: Prof. Kannan Ramaswamy Co-Supervisor: Prof. Sanket Goel

Akhil U Nair

Topic: Theoretical High Energy Physics PhD Awarded: 2026 Supervisor: Dr. Sashideep Gutti Co-Supervisor: Dr. Prasant Samantray

Anagh Venneti

Topic: Nuclear Astrophysics PhD Awarded: 2026 Supervisor: Prof. Sarmistha Banik