SYLLABUS

M.Sc. Applied Physics with specialization in Electronics is a two years course spread over 4 semesters. Each semester comprises 5 courses each 3 credit Hours. This gives 15 Cr.Hrs. per semester and a total of 60 credit hours for the whole course.

In addition to theory classes all the students spend a total of 9 hours per week in each semester in the Electronics and Communications Laboratory. Additionally the student is required to put in a minimum of three hours per week in the Computer and Interfacing Laboratory.

The Department has been revising its syllabus on regular basis keeping in view the recent trends and future needs of the country in the field of Communications, Instrumentation, Control and Computer interfacing. The main thrust of the syllabus is to train manpower in a synthesis of the following fields.

Analog and Digital systems.

Industrial Electronics and Instrumentation.

Communication Systems.

Electronic Control & Digital Signal Processing.

The course also provides an option to students to specialize in SEMICONDUCTORS by opting for special courses in M.Sc. final. A detail of the combination of courses offered can be seen below:

Selection criteria of the Optional Courses and Projects:

1. Optional courses can only be selected in the 3rd and 4th semesters.
2. Courses on experimental electronics III and IV are compulsory and can not be dropped.
3. Any combination of 4 courses per semester may also be offered in the third and fourth semester provided the number of students opting for a combination is at least five.
4. An M.Sc. thesis of 6 Cr.Hrs. may also be offered in lieu of any two courses (one each in third and fourth semesters). The courses to be dropped will be determined by the departmental committee.
5. A 3 Cr.Hrs. project to its availability, can be offered in the fourth semester in lieu of any one of the course to be determined by the departmental committee. A student offering an M.Sc. thesis will not permitted to work on a project.