The Institute was established in 1972 by the Government of Orissa, under the founding director Dr. Trilochan Pradhan, when the Institute started theoretical research programmes in the various branches of physics.
The Institute was established in 1972 by the Government of Orissa with the patronage of the legendary leader the then Chief Minister of Orissa Smt. Nandini Satpathy, under the founding director Dr. Trilochan Pradhan, when the Institute started theoretical research programmes in the various branches of physics.