 The department offers postgraduate programmes leading to the degrees of MSc (Physics), M.Phil (Physics) and PhD.The Department of Physics conducts a science awareness programme in physics and the National Space Olympiad in association with the IUCAA Resource Centre, CUSAT and Edumithra Intellectual Services.The Department of Applied Chemistry was established in 1976 with the support of the University Grants Commission, to aid in the development of the industrial belt in the Greater Cochin area by providing scientific support and trained personnel to industry.