Established in the year 1958 in the Ranchi College (then a constituent college of Bihar University), it became a full fledged University Department after the creation of Ranchi University. The Department imparts M.Sc. course in Physics with specialization in Electronics and Condensed Matter Physics and M.Sc. course in Electronics & Communication. The Department has the distinction of developing and updating Physics curriculum in the undivided state of Bihar through the UGC sponsored ULP and COUSIP. This department has a rich tradition of research activities and in the first two decades of its existence it was a nationally acclaimed Centre for research in X-ray crystallography. The Department hosted 33rd Annual IAPT Convention in Oct 2018 and 3 days National Seminar on Innovations & Excellence in Physics Teaching & Research in Oct 2018. Dr. Raj Kumar Singh was Organising Secretary of the seminar.