Assam Don Bosco University
Assam Don Bosco University (ADBU) is a non-profit, co-educational university located in the lush greens of the Tapesia Gardens at Kamarkuchi in Sonapur, Assam.
The university was founded on March, 2008 by the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB). It is Assam’s first-ever state university in the private sector and was set up by the Assam Don Bosco University Act 2009 under the State Private Universities Act of the Government of Assam. The university is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) with 2f and 12B status and accredited with B+ by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), becoming the 4th private university in India to be accorded thus.
In the ranking given by National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) by the MHRD for 2020 the university found its place among the top universities in the country and also became the only private university among all the sister states of Northeast India to be in that category.
The university also featured in the Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA) 2020, Ministry of Education, Government of India, and thus, became one of the four institutions of Northeast India to attain this distinction.
Department of Physics, ADBU
The Department of Physics, ADBU started as an independent department in Assam Don Bosco University from 1st April, 2018. Initially, it was a constituent of the Department of Basic Sciences, teaching physics courses of B.Tech. programmes. In August 2014, M.Sc. (Physics) programme with many specialisations was also started. From July 2018, the department introduced B.Sc. (Honours in Physics) programme. Apart from the undergraduate and postgraduate courses, the department also has a vibrant Ph.D. programme with areas of interest ranging from high energy physics and astrophysics to plasma physics and superfluidity.
Indian Association of Physics Teachers (IAPT)
The Indian Association of Physics Teachers (IAPT) was established in the year 1984, with the aim of upgrading the quality of physics teaching and physics teachers at all levels by conducting various programmes and activities throughout India. It has now grown into a major academic organization with about 8000 life members, including over 100 from abroad.