Abstract: Plan for Cultivating Outstanding Students in Basic Disciplines is an exploration in China to independently cultivate top talents towards the international outstanding level. In order to achieve the goal, we set up the course “Open Physics Experiment” by combining the self-design experiment with the critical thinking in the class, and develop different scientific research skills in the training program. This paper gives a comprehensive introduction to the course, its reform and innovation measures in the teaching concept, goal, method, arrangement, and assessment. It analyzes the positive influence of the curriculum on the cultivation of students' capabilities and the improvement of scientific research accomplishment, as well as the teaching results obtained. Our experience might offer valuable examples and ideas for similar cultivating outstanding students programs．

Key words: the plan for cultivating outstanding students, open physics experiment