About Govt. Holkar (Model Autonomous) Science College, Indore
The 127 years old Holkar College enjoys the reputation of being the foundation of higher education in central India. Ever since its inception the institution has been a centre for quality education & research. The long list of eminent scholars like Prof. Padmnabhan, Prof. Despande, Prof. Abhankar, Prof. Bhagwat who associated themselves with this prestigious institute in one capacity or the other bears a testimony to this fact. The college still strives to carry forward its golden heritage. At present it is an autonomous college & a centre for excellence. A number of distinguished persons like Sir.C.V. Raman Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Dr. Radhakrishnan, Saint. VinobhaBhave, Pandit. Madanmohan Malviya, Dr. A.P.J. Kalam have graced the college on various occasions.
About Department of Physics
Established in 1951 the 67 year old department of Physics has seen several batches of students at PG level, successfully completing their degree courses. The department maintains affiliations with DAVV, UGC-DAE CSR, RRCAT, & IIT Indore for the pursuance of basic research. The department has so for successfully organized a number of Seminar / Symposium/Workshop on varied subjects / topics. We now look forward to hosting this Symposium with the help of your active participation. We hope you find the event worth-attending.
About Indore
Indore is a historical city which used to be the capital of the erstwhile Holkar state. Queen Ahilya Devi was a great custodian of religion who constructed a number of temples across the country. Indore is well known for arts, sculptor and culture. There are a number of artistic sculptors in and around the city worth-seeing - Rajbada, Lalbagh palace, Sheesh Mahal to name a few. Indore is now recognized as an educational hub in central India that can boast of having both IIM and IIT within its precincts. The city of Indore shares its border with well-developed industrial town like Dewas& Pithampur. A number of well-known industry houses like- Kirloskar, Eicher, Tata International, L&T, Mahindra, Man Force Trucks, Volvo, Cipla, Ranbaxy, Ruchi Soya, Bridgestone and Multinational Companies like TCS , Infosys, Reliance and Sahara have either started their operations or are ready to launch them very soon. In view of its immense industrial potential and profuse techno-based infrastructure Indore is beginning to be recognized as “Mini Mumbai ”. There are some famous tourists spots at an average distance of 80 KM from the city among them –The Mahakal temple of Ujjain, Shiva temple at Omkareshwar (both jyotirling), Maheshwar the first capital of the Holkar state, historical Mandu fort are worth-mentioning.
Indore has secured first rank in cleanliness survey of Govt. of India for consecutive five years (2017-21) and has a place in top ten cities of India based on ease of living survey.