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1. BKD Choudhury et al. “Simple Pendulum: A Starting Bed for Studying Nonlinearity” Proc. Annual Technical Session, Assam Science Society, 1995, Gauhati, Assam India.

2. B. K. Dev Choudhury and B. C. Kalita, “Henon-Heiles Type Hamiltonian In Cosmological Perspective” Proc. 28^th International Cosmic Ray Conference, 2003, Tsukuba, Japan, p.1717

3. B. K. Dev Choudhury and B. C. Kalita, “Study of Riemannian Geometric Model of Thermodynamics: A Nonlinear Approach.” Proc. 50^th Annual Technical Session, Assam Science Society, 2005, Gauhati University, Assam, India.

4. B. K. Dev Choudhury and B. C. Kalita, “Studies on Curvature Tensor and Geodesic Deviation Equation.” Proc. 30^th International Cosmic Ray Conference, 2007, Merida , Mexico, p. 1279

5. B. K. Dev Choudhury et al “Dark Energy and Search for the Generalised Second Law”, arXiv:0906.0644v1 [astro-ph.CO] 3 Jun 2009

6. B. K. Dev Choudhury et al “Cosmic - Ray Anomalies Inspired Some Discussion on ModifiedChaplygin Gas” arXiv:0906.0646v1 [astro-ph.CO], 3 Jun 2009

7. B. K. Dev Choudhury et al “Some Discussion on Thermodynamical Behaviour of Modified Chaplygin Gas” arXiv:1006.1461v1 [physics.gen-ph] 8 Jun 2010

8. B. K. Dev Choudhury “Generalized Second Law and Brane Cosmological Model with Phantom Dominated Bulk”, ICRC, 2011, Beijing, China.

9. B. K. Dev Choudhury et al “Interacting Dark Energy in Brane-Cosmological Perspective”, ICRC, 2011, Beijing, China.

10. B. K Dev Choudhury, “Dynamical Interpretation of Viscous Term of Chaplygin Gas”, 33^rd ICRC, 2013, Rio- De Janeiro, Brazil
Dr Chitralekha Talukdar

1. 
   C. Talukdar et.al, “XRD studies of some cellulose fibres at different Temperatures” Proc. 8^th Asian Thermo physical Properties Conference , paper No – 042 ( 2007 )
   

2. 
   M. Talukdar et.al , “The investigation of thermal behavior of raw and degummed Muga fibre induced by heat treatment” Proc. 8^th Asian Thermo physical Properties Conference, paper No – 041 ( 2007)
   

3. 
   C. Talukdar et al,” XRF and XRD studies of g-irradiated silk and plant fibres under thermal treatment”,Proc.6^th Asian Thermo physical Properties Conference.G.U.1 P.386(2001)
   

4. 
   M. N. BORAH et al,” Thermo physical properties of some medicinal plant leaves of North-East India by XRF and DSC methods”, Indian J.physics,74 A(3),p.259(2000)
   

5. 
   M.N. BORAH et al ,”Tensile properties of plant fibres readily available in North Eastern region of India”, Indian J. of Fibre &Textile Research,24,P.172(1999)
   

6. 
   M.N. BORAH et al ,”Thermo physical properties of some natural plant fibres by Thermo gravimetric and Derivation Thermo gravimetric methods”, High temperature-High pressures,29,p.683.(1997)
   

7. 
   M.N. BORAH et al ,”Investigation on the Thermo dynamical properties of some natural silk fibres with various physical methods”, Thermochimica Acta,218, .P.425(1993)
   

8. 
   C. Talukdar et al,” Studies on the dielectric properties of some natural plant and synthetic fibres in Audio Frequency range and their DC conductivity at elevated temperature”, Thermochimica Acta,218,P.435.(1993)
   

9. 
   M.N. BORAH et al ,”Investigation of surface and internal fine structure characteristics in cotton fibre by electron microscopy and Infrared spectroscopy”. G.U.J ,xxxl(1992)
   

10. 
    M.N. BORAH et al ,”A study on thermo physical properties of some plant and synthetic fibres with X-ray diffraction and some other methods”,Proc.3^rd Asian Thermo physical properties conference,Beijing,P.12.(1992)
    

11. 
    M.N. BORAH et al ,”Investigation on the DC conductivity of natural silk fibres under different conditions”, J. of Assam Science Soc.P23(1992)
    

12. 
    G.C. Baruah et al,” Infrared spectroscopic study of some natural silk fibres”, Indian Journal of physics 65B(6)p651(1991)
    

13. 
    C. Talukdar et al ,”A study of the thermal behavior of Eri,Muga and Pat fibres” Indian Journal of physics 65B(6)P 641(1991)
    

14. 
    G.C. Baruah et al ,”Study of the Tensile properties of natural silk fibres “,J.of Assam Sci.Society,32(4)P9 (1990)
    

Dr Julie Saikia

1. Julie Saikia et al., “On the Lateral Distribution of Electrons in Giant Air Showers.” Proc. Annual Technical Session, 1991, P.14.

2. Julie Saikia et al., “Studies on Distribution of Electronic component with respect to core position in Giant Showers.” Proc. Annual Technical Session, 1992, P.16.

3. Julie Saikia et al., “Studies on Lateral Distribution of Electrons produced in High Energy Cosmic Ray Interactions.” Proc. XDAE Symposium on High Energy Physics, 1992, TIFR, Mumbai P.28.

4. Julie Saikia et al., “Studies on EAS Age parameter for distinguishing between hadronic and photon initiated showers.” Proc. Annual Technical Session, 1993, P.22.

5. Julie Saikia et al., “Studies on EAS AGE Parameter for Distinguishing between Hadronic and Photon initiated Air Shower.” Proc. International Conference of Non Accelerator Particle Physics, IIA, Bangalore, 1994, P.86.

6. Julie Saikia et al., “Studies on Lateral Distribution Of Electrons in UHE Air Showers.” Proc. 23^rd ICRC, 1993, Canada, P. 346.

7. Julie Saikia et al., “Studies on EAS Parameter for identifying the Primary Particle of Extensive Air Shower.” Proc. 24^th ICRC, 1995, Italy.

8. Julie Saikia et al., “Characteristics of Age Parameter for Giant Air Shower.” Proc. 26^rd ICRC, 1999, Utah, USA.

9. Julie Saikia et al., “On Some Aspects of Age Parameter Associated with Extensive Air Showers having Energy ranging from ~10¹⁴ eV to ~10²⁰ eV, “ Proc. 28^th ICRC, 2003, Tsukuba Japan, P. 325.

10. Julie Saikia et al., “On identification of the Primary Particle of Giant Air showers Using LDF of Particle Component “ Proc. 50^th Annual Technical Session of Assam Science Society, 2005, Guwahati, P. 198.

11. Julie Saikia et al., “On Mass Composition of Giant Air Showers, “ Proc. 29^th ICRC, 2005, Pune, India

12. Sunil Kumar Gupta et al., “Current Status of the expanded GRAPES collaboration experiment at Ooty in India, “ Proc. 30^th ICRC, 2007, Merida, Mexico

13. J Saikia et al “Cosmic - Ray Anomalies Inspired Some Discussion on ModifiedChaplygin Gas” arXiv:0906.0646v1 [astro-ph.CO] 3 Jun 2009,

14. “Some Discussion on Thermodynamical Behaviour of Modified Chaplygin Gas”, arXiv:1006.1461v1 [physics gen-ph]

15. J Saikia et al “Dark Energy and Search for the Generalised Second Law”, arXiv:0906.0644v1 [astro-ph.CO] 3 Jun 2009

16. J Saikia et al “Cosmic - Ray Anomalies Inspired Some Discussion on Modified Chaplygin Gas” arXiv:0906.0646v1 [astro-ph.CO] 3 Jun 2009

17. Julie Saikia et al., “Interacting Dark Energy in Brane- Cosmological Perspective”, “ Proc. 32^nd ICRC, 2011, Beijing, China

18. Julie Saikia, “Understanding the Dynamical Behaviour of Chaplygin Gas Cosmology”, Proc. 33^rd ICRC, 2013, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Dr Navajyoti Choudhury

• 
  Journal Publications:
  

1. 
   N. Choudhury, F. Singh and B.K. Sarma, “Effect of swift heavy ion irradiation on lead sulfide quantum dots embedded in polyvinyl alcohol”, Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids, Published online: 15 Jan, 2013.
   
2. 
   N. Choudhury, F. Singh and B.K. Sarma, “Effect of 100 MeV Ni⁸⁺ ion irradiation on nanocrystalline PbS”, Indian Journal of Pure and Applied Physics, Vol. 50, May 2012, pp. 325-328. [ISSN: 0019-5596 (print); 0975-1041(online)]
   
3. 
   N. Choudhury and B.K. Sarma, “Structural analysis of chemically deposited nanocrystalline PbS films”, Thin Solid Films, Vol. 519, Issue 7, January 2011, pp. 2132-2134. (ISSN: 0040-6090)
   

• 
  Book Publications:
  

1. 
   N. Choudhury and B.K. Sarma, “Structural analysis of nanocrystalline PbS” in “Photonics and Quantum Structures” ed. by D. Mohanta and Gazi A. Ahmad, Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi, June 2011 pp. 123-128. (ISBN: 978-81-8487-098-5).
   

1. 
   Journals (International & National)
   

1. 
   “Effect of swift heavy ion irradiation on lead sulfide quantum dots embedded in polyvinyl alcohol”, Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids, Taylor & Francis, London (UK), Vol. 168, No. 7-8, July 2013, pp. 498-503.
   
2. 
   “Effect of 100 MeV Ni⁸⁺ ion irradiation on nanocrystalline PbS”, Indian Journal of Pure and Applied Physics, National Institute of Science Communication & Information Resources, New Delhi, Vol. 50, May 2012, pp. 325-328. [ISSN: 0019-5596 (print); 0975-1041(online)]
   
3. 
   “Structural analysis of chemically deposited nanocrystalline PbS films”, Thin Solid Films, ELSEVIER (Canada), Vol. 519, Issue 7, January 2011, pp. 2132-2134. (ISSN: 0040-6090)
   
4. 
   “Structural characterization of lead sulfide thin films by means of X-ray line profile analysis”, Bulletin of Materials Science, Vol. 32, No. 1, February 2009, pp. 1-5. [ISSN: 0250-4707 (print); 0973-7669 (online)]
   
5. 
   “Structural characterization of nanocrystalline PbS thin films synthesized by CBD method”, Indian Journal of Pure and Applied Physics, Vol. 46, April 2008, pp. 261-265. [ISSN: 0019-5596 (print); 0975-1041(online)]
   
6. 
   “Preparation and optical characterization of PbS quantum dots”, American Institute of Physics Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1147, June 2009, pp. 160-165.
   

2. 
   Books
   

1. 
   “Structural analysis of nanocrystalline PbS” in Photonics and Quantum Structures ed. by D. Mohanta and Gazi A. Ahmad, Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi, June 2011 pp. 123-128, (ISBN: 978-81-8487-098-5).
   
2. 
   “Ion irradiation effect on nanocrystalline thin films of PbS”, Annual Report, IUAC, 2009-2010, p. 160-161.
   

20. Areas of consultancy and income generated: Nil

21. Faculty as members in
Dr B. K. Dev Choudhury
Life Member of Assam Science Society
Life Member of Alumni Association, Gauhati University
Dr. Chitralekha Talukdar
Life Member of Assam Science Society

Life Member of Assam Physical Society

The Indian Association of Physics Teachers
Dr. Julie Saikia
Life Member of National Book Trust of India

Life Member of Assam Science Society

Life Member of Alumni Association, Gauhati University
Dr Navajyoti Choudhury
The Indian Association of Physics Teachers

Life Member of Assam Science Society

22. Student projects
a) Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter departmental/ programme
According to the syllabus of the affiliated university all the students of the last semester have to perform in-house projects. So 100% 6^th students are engaged in in-house project.

b) Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside the institution i.e. in Research laboratories/Industry/ other agencies

(a) Harun Al Rashid worked on a Summer project entitled “Some Basic Ideas on Friedmann Cosmological model” during July- August 2012 as a Summer Research fellow under the supervision of Professor Mahhammad Sami, Professor Jamia Millia Islamia. The Summer Research Fellowship Programme is jointly sponsored by IASc (Bangalore), INSA (New Delhi) and NASI (Allahabad)

(b) 5^th Semester student Ms Kabita Deka worked on a project entitled “ Brain Rhythms- A Physics Based Investigation” during July- August 2013 as a Summer Research fellow under the supervision of Dr Paulsamy Muruganandam, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli. The Summer Research Fellowship Programme is jointly sponsored by IASc (Bangalore), INSA (New Delhi) and NASI (Allahabad)

23. Awards/ Recognitions received by faculty and students

1. 
   Dr Balendra Kr Dev Choudhury, Principal & Associate Professor is awarded Summer Research Fellowship, sponsored jointly by IASc (Bangalore), INSA (New Delhi) and NASI (Allahabad). Dr Dev Choudhury is also selected as the Ph. D. research guide in the Deptt. of Mathematics by Gauhati University.
   
2. 
   Dr. Julie Saikia, Associate Professor, is selected as one of the co- investigator in the Indo – Japan GRAPES Collaboration. The experimental site is at Ooty, Tamilnadu.
   
3. 
   Bipul Deka, is the recipient of Prof. Hiranya Kr. Bhuyan Gold Medal for securing 1^st class 1^st position in Physics (Major) under Gauhati University in 2008
   
4. 
   Harun Al Rashid, is the recipient of Prof. Hiranya Kr. Bhuyan Gold Medal for securing 1^st class 1^st position in Physics (Major) under Gauhati University in 2012
   
5. 
   One of our alumni Biraj Kakati (2002 batch) joined in Imperial college, London to carry out post doctoral work.
   
6. 
   One of our alumni Kamal Dutta (2008 batch) joined in an assignment at KEK (High Energy Accelarator Research Organisation), Tsukuba, Japan) representing IIT, Guwahati, India.
   
7. 
   Jugal Lahkar (2010) and Sijoy Boro (2012) qualified IIT JAM Exam in Physics.
   
8. 
   Bipul Deka and Kamal Dutta qualified GATE Exam and both of them are engaged in research work at IIT, Guwahati.
   
9. 
   Kunjalata Kalita and Jugal Lahkar qualified NET Exam
   

24. List of eminent academicians and scientists/ visitors to the department

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  Swadhinananda Pattanayak, Ex. Director, Institute of Mathematical Science and Application, Bhubaneswar, Govt. of India
  
• 
  Prof Sumitra Patel, Woman College, Bhubaneswar
  
• 
  Prof Barindra Kr. Sarma, Gauhati University
  
• 
  Dr Santanu Baishya, Cotton College
  
• 
  Dr Khalilur Rahman, Mangoldoi College
  
• 
  Dr Bhim Prasad Sarma, Deptt. Of Mathematical Science, Tezpur University
  
• 
  Prof. Sivanath Sarma, Gauhati University
  
• 
  Prof. Bhaben Ch. Kalita, Gauhati University
  
• 
  Prof Pabitra kr. Bargohain, Cotton College
  

25. Seminars/ Conferences/ Workshops organized & the source of funding

Topic	Lecture Delivered by	Source of funding
Differential equations Applied in Physics	Prof Swadhinananda Pattanayak Prof Sumitra Patel	College Fund
Science and Religion	Prof. Sivanath Sarma Prof. Bhaben Ch. Kalita Prof Pabitra kr. Bargohain	College Fund

26. Student profile programme/ course wise:

Year	Applications received		Selected				Pass Percentage
			Male		Female		Major	General
	Major	General	Major	General	Major	General
2009-10	38	20	14	15	5	5	100%	34%
2010-11	42	40	17	20	5	7	80%	91%
2011-12	50	50	22	31	5	5	77%	100%
2012-13	61	80	42	41	10	10	58%	100%
2013-14	88	100	44	70	10	15	Yet to appear	Yet to appear

27. Diversity of students

Name of the Course	^% of students from the state	^% of students from other states	^% of students from abroad
^B. Sc. (Physics major & general)	100%	Nil	Nil

28. How many students have cleared national and state competitive examinations such as NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defense services, etc.?

NET	GATE	Bank PO	IIT JAM
2	2	1	2

29. Student progression

Student progression	Against % enrolled
	.2009-2010	2010-2011	2011-2012	2012-2013	2013-2014
UG to PG	57%	100 %	50%	60%	60%
PG to M. Phil.	-	-	-
PG to Ph.D.	3 nos	1 no	1 no	1 no
Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral	-	-	-	1 no
Employed • Campus selection • Other than campus recruitment	Students are employed in Schools, Colleges, research institutes as well as Various nationalized banks.
Entrepreneurship/Self-employment

30. Details of Infrastructural facilities

Library facilities	Internet facility for staff and students	Classroom with ICT facility	Laboratories
Text Books and reference books- 525 Journal- 2	Four computers with Internet connectivity are available	Department avails the Central Computer room for audio visual teaching	Two general laboratories and two darkrooms are available for conducting experiments