Dr. P. Anitha is an Assistant Professor and the Head of Vellalar College for Women. She holds a UG, PG, M.Phil., and PhD degree in Physics from Bharathiar University and Bharathidasan University. With 18.3 years of teaching experience at the undergraduate level, she has also taught for 12 years at the postgraduate level. Dr. Anitha is an avid researcher, having dedicated 14 years to the fields of Material Science and Nano Technology. Under her guidance, ten M.Phil. degrees have been awarded, while three are presently working. She has seven papers published in international journals and has attended 24 conferences, seminars, workshops and FDPs. Not only is she the Chairman of the Board of Studies in Physics at the Vellalar College for Women but is also a member of the CDC.

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What is the latest program that you are offering in your institute/dept. which will help students outperform and stand apart from the crowd?

We are offering a BSc in Physics degree and two add-on courses in information and communication technology. We also have add-on courses in biomedical instrumentation where, if the student is studying for only one year, they receive a certificate in ICT. If they continue with this course in their second year, they will receive a diploma in ICT, a PG diploma in information and communication technology, or a post-graduate diploma in biomedical instrumentation if they continue the studies until their third year of study.

What are the factors that make this program the best for the students to opt?

If a student studies ICT, it means they are capable of working in several industries. If the student studies biomedical instrumentation, it means they are capable of working in hospitals. This course is also a chance to learn something about a field, medical physics, that is provided as a biomedical instrumentation add-on course.

What are the best practices in the course you’re offering? 

We provide an extension program for government high school students who are taught by our present third-year students as resource persons. They teach the 10th, 11th and 12th standard government school students on topics such as how to do the practicals, how to handle students safely and what basic principles we can teach in every physical phenomenon. This teaches them leadership skills and essential interpersonal skills they need to survive in the workplace.

What are some valuable insights of the program that you are offering at your institute/dept.? 

Our students are capable of working in industries and in the IT field also. The IT field is a minor probability search. In the department, we have IMSE physics in our self-financing ring. We are also guiding MFIL and PhDs. All four members of our faculty team are guiding PhDs in different areas, such as nanotechnology, new computational physics and quantum mechanics. Six of the faculty members are even eligible to guide for MFIL.

How does the program ensure that students are being prepared for the future?

There is an exam called the National Graduate Physics Examination, which is conducted by the Indian Association for Physics Teachers every year. Nearly 10 to 15 of our students are able to secure top ranks in that exam every year. Towards that, we are giving advanced learner courses to our students, where we are training them to clear the IIT Jam as well. With the help of these courses, many of our students have cleared their QT exam, which is a common university entrance test where selected students are eligible to go to Central University to study MFC. More than five of our students have cleared this and are presently at Calicut University.

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How did you train yourself/faculty to deliver this program to the students?

Our faculty members regularly go to faculty development programs, workshops and seminars. We also have faculty members who have cleared the NPTEL exams. One of the faculty members has also cleared their SETA. A total of six of the faculty members are top grade meaning they are highly educated and experienced in their field, which makes it easy for them to train and educate our students.

How do you train to build an industry connect with this program?

For industry connections, we have MoUs with companies like Gemco, Gemini scientific Companies, MIT Electronics and some industries. With the help of these partnerships, we are training our students on relevant and the latest topics, such as how to design a solar cell, and how to design a solar panel. We are also using that solar panel to charge our laptops and devices in our lab. We have a service program that teaches students how to repair or service our home instruments, such as grinders.

What are the types of projects that the students are working on through this program?

Since the BSc degree in Physics is an undergraduate degree, students are not required to complete any projects. However, we provide guidance and assistance to students who are interested in completing projects. Some of our students have worked in nanotechnology, computational physics, and quantum mechanics projects. We also have a research lab that is well-equipped where PhD students can work as well. Moreover, we also have a central research laboratory offering study characterization techniques for more colleges.

What are the benefits and career options after pursuing this course?

After completing a B.Sc. degree, students will be eligible for more options. With the help of a B.Sc., they can try higher education; they can attempt IIT Jam and other entrance examinations. Alternatively, they can apply for jobs at companies in the IT field. Some of our students, after completing their BSc, have worked on what we call the Multi Skeleton Development Paper, where we are training the students to clear group exams. With the help of that paper and the motivation given by our staff members, four of our students have cleared group four exams and another two have cleared group two preliminary exams.