University of Hyderabad to host physics meet for UG, PG and school students; registration closes today

University of Hyderabad (UoH) will host a national-level physics conference at its School of Physics campus on January 23 and 24, 2026, at the Gachibowli campus. Titled ‘100 Years of Quantum Mechanics’ (HYQM-2026), the conference is open to undergraduate, postgraduate physics students, researchers and students of Classes 9 to 12. Registration is open until January 15, 2026 at uohyd.ac.in.

The UoH conference is being organised as part of the university’s efforts to celebrate the centenary of quantum mechanics through academic exchange and public engagement. The conference commemorates a century since the formulation of Schrödinger’s wave mechanics in 1926, alongside other foundational developments such as Bose-Einstein and Fermi-Dirac statistics and matrix mechanics.

The registration fee for faculty members is Rs 2,000 plus GST; Rs 1,500 for postdoctoral fellows; Rs 1,000 for JRF, SRF and PMRF scholars, and Rs 500 for non-NET fellows as well as undergraduate and postgraduate students. An accompanying person with a participant will be charged Rs 1,000, while registration fees for students of Classes 9 to12 is Rs 500, the organisers said.

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The list of accepted participants will be issued by January 18, the organisers said, adding that no on-spot registration will be allowed except for invited guests.

UoH physics meet

According to the official release, day 1 will be dedicated for undergraduate and postgraduate physics students and researchers, featuring technical sessions, plenary and invited talks, and poster presentations. Participants have also been asked to submit poster titles and abstracts at the time of registration

The second half of Day 2 (January 24, 2-5 pm) will feature talks for students of Classes 9 to 12. UoH said this outreach component aims to introduce school students to key ideas in quantum mechanics in an accessible manner.

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Physicists Soumitra Sengupta, Parthasarathi Majumdar and Jayanta Kumar Bhattacharjee will deliver lectures on topics including the transition from classical to quantum physics, applications of microsolar electricity generation, and quantum mechanics for high school students.

“The intention is to spark curiosity and make foundational physics approachable for young learners,” the official note added.