The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay is a public engineering institution located in Powai, Mumbai, India.

In the QS World University Rankings 2014, IIT Bombay was ranked as India’s top university.

Curriculum of B.Tech (Engineering ) of Physics Branch of this Institute:

1st Year
First Semester
Course code Course Name
PH103 Modern Physics
MA105 Calculus
CS101 Computer Prog.& Utilization
HS101 Economics
ME113 Workshop Practice
PH117 Physics Lab
NC102 NCC or
NO102 NSO or
NS102 NSS

Second Semester
Course code Course Name
CH103 Chemistry
CH117 Chemistry Laboratory
ME119 Engineering Graphics and Drawing
NC102 NCC
NO102 NSO or
NS102 NSS
PH102 Electricity and Magnetism
MA106/8 Linear Algebra & ODE
XX102 Data Analysis & Interpretation

2nd Year
First Semester
Course code Course Name
EP251 Classical Mechanics
EP201 Classical Mechanics
EP203 Optics
MA205/7 Complex Analysis & ODE II
EE101 Introduction to Electrical and Electronic Circuits
EP211 Electronics Laboratory-I
EP221 Non Linear Dynamics

Second Semester
Course code Course Name
EP202 Photonics
EP202 Waves and Oscillations
EP206 Thermodynamics (Half Semester)
MA214 Numerical Analysis
ES403 Environmental Studies
EP212 Electronics Laboratory-II (Digital Electronics)
EP214 Physics Laboratory-I(GPL)
EP224 Continum Mechanics
EP252 Intro to Quantum Mechanics

3rd Year
First Semester
Course code Course Name
EP301 Quantum Mechanics -I
EN301 Introduction to Renew Energy Tech
BT251 Molecular Biology
HSXXX HS Core Course
EP311 Electronics Laboratory -III (Microprocessors) Works Visit
EP321 Supervised Learning
EP351 E M Theory and Relativity

Second Semester
Course code Course Name
PH404 Electromagnetic Theory-I
PH406 Quantum Mechanics -II
PH408 Statistical Physics
EP302 Condensed Matter Physics Department /Open Elective-I
EP312 Physics Laboratory -II (SS,NP)
EP322 Methods in Experimental Nuclear & Particle Physics
EP352 Solid State Physics

4th Year
First Semester
Elective Course code Course Name
EP415 Quantum Optics
PH511 Quantum Mechanics -III
PH513 Advanced Magnetic Materials and Applications
EP413 Applied Solid State Physics
Course code Course Name
PH501 Atomic and Molecular Physics
PH503 Condensed Matter Physics
EP401 Analytical Techniques
EP497 Research Project
EP451 Thermal and Statistical Physics

Second Semester

Elective Course code Course Name
PH 502 Electromagnetic Theory-II
PH504 Group Theoretical Methods in Physics
PH506 Elementary Particle Physics
PH508 General Theory of Relativity
PH510 Quantum Information and Computing
PH512 Advanced Statistical Physics
PH514 Theoretical Nuclear Physics
PH516 Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics
PH518 Advanced Simulation Thechniques in Physics
EP432 Physics of Nanostructures and Nanoscale Devices
EP434 Nanomaterials, Nanostructures and Nanofabrication
EP436 Superconductivity and Low Temperature Physics
MM474 Science and Technology of Thin Films
AE415 Flight Mechanics
EE724 Nano-electronics
EE606 Fibre Optics Communications

Course code Course Name

PH505 Nuclear Physics
EP411 Physics Laboratory-III(Opt,Spec)
EP402 Physics of Quantum Devices
EP498 Research Project*
EP452 Light Matter Interactions
Institute Elective-III
Departmental Elective-II
Departmental Elective-III
Departmental Elective-IV
Institute Elective-II


Contact Detail:
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Powai, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400076
Phone: 022 2572 2545