The school of physics is one of the oldest schools at IPM located in Farmanieh campus. It is well-known by its impact on international scientific community.

The major research groups at the school are high energy theory group. Other active areas include early universe cosmology, phenomenology of particle physics, condensed matter, foundation physics and quantum gravity. 

The school has supported several resident and non-resident researchers from other universities. These supports include Ph.D. students who work under supervision of IPM researchers. Since September 2004 a Ph.D. Program has started at the school with 8 students in accelerator, particle physics and string theory.