MSc Course Curriculum (2019-21 batch)
Semester I
| Code | Course Title | L | T | P | C | Instructor(s) | Slot | Course for |
| BB403 | Biomolecular Spectroscopy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | D. Panda | MSc, MSc-PhD | |
| BB405 | Molecular Biology | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | S. Patankar | MSc, MSc-PhD | |
| BB407 | Analytical Biochemistry | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | P. Phale | MSc, MSc-PhD | |
| BB409 | Biological Thermodynamics & Kinetics | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | A. Kumar, S. Maji | MSc, MSc-PhD | |
| BB401 | Mathematical methods for biologists | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | P. Ranjith | MSc, MSc-PhD | |
| BB451 | Biochemistry Laboratory | 1 | 0 | 8 | 10 | P. Phale | MSc, MSc-PhD | |
| Total | 11 | 5 | 8 | 40 |
Contact Hours: 24
Credits: 40
Semester II
| Code | Course Title | L | T | P | C | Instructor(s) | Slot | Course for |
| BB400 | Molecular Biophysics | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | P.V. Balaji | MSc, MSc-PhD | |
| BB454 | Programming for bioinformatics | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | P.V. Balaji | MSc, MSc-PhD | |
| BB402 | Cell Biology | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | S.K. Ghosh | MSc, MSc-PhD | |
| BB404 | Metabolism and Bioenergetics | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | A. Kumar | MSc, MSc-PhD | |
| BB450 | Biophysics Laboratory | 1 | 0 | 8 | 10 | D. Panda, S. Maji | MSc, MSc-PhD | |
| BB452 | Microbiology Laboratory | 1 | 0 | 8 | 10 | P. Phale, A. Banerjee | MSc, MSc-PhD | |
| Total | 8 | 3 | 20 | 42 |
Contact Hours: 31
Credits: 42
Semester III
| Code | Course Title | L | T | P | C | Instructor(s) | Slot | Course for |
| BB507 | Molecular Enzymology | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | N.S. Punekar | MSc, MSc-PhD | |
| BB503 | Genetic Engineering | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | K. Kondabagil | MSc, MSc-PhD | |
| BB505 | Molecular Immunology | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | R. Purwar, G . Subrahmanyam | MSc, MSc-PhD | |
| BB551 | Genetic Engineering Laboratory | 1 | 0 | 8 | 10 | K. Kondabagil |
| MSc, MSc-PhD |
| BB553 | Bioinformatics | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | P. Bhaumik | MSc, MSc-PhD | |
| Elective I (Half Sem Course) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | MSc, MSc-PhD | |||
| BB591 | Project Stage I | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | A. Kumar* | – | MSc, MSc-PhD |
| Total | 11 | 3 | 12 | 41 |
Contact Hours: 24 (excluding Project Stage I)
Credits: 41
Elective I
| Code | Course Title | L | T | P | C | Instructor(s) | Slot | Course for |
| BB501 | Genetics | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | PJ. Bhat | MSc, MSc-PhD | |
| BB601 | Introduction to Bio-nanotechnology | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | R. Banerjee, R. Srivastava | MSc, MSc-PhD |
Semester IV
| Code | Course Title | L | T | P | C | Instructor(s) | Slot | Course for |
| Elective II | 2/3 | 1/0 | 0 | 6 | MSc, MSc-PhD | |||
| Elective III | 2/3 | 1/0 | 0 | 6 | MSc, MSc-PhD | |||
| BBS800 | Seminar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | MSc-PhD Dual | ||
| BB592 | Project Stage II | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | A. Kumar | – | MSc, MSc-PhD |
| Total | 4/6 | 2/0 | 0 | 40 |
Contact Hours: 4/6 (excluding Project Stage II)
Credits: 36
Elective II & III
| Code | Course Title | L | T | P | C | Instructor(s) | Slot | Course for |
| BB602 | Research Philosophy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | S. Patankar | MSc, MSc-PhD | |
| BB606 | Cellular electricity: physics & modeling | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | R. Manchanda | MSc, MSc-PhD | |
| BB612 | Cell Mechanics and Mechanobiology | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | S. Sen | MSc, MSc-PhD | |
| BB616 | Cellular and Tissue Engineering | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | P. Tayalia | MSc, MSc-PhD | |
| BB621 | Biostatistics | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | S. Sen | MSc, MSc-PhD | |
| BB628 | Molecular Cell Signaling | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | G. Subrahmanyam | MSc, MSc-PhD | |
| BB630 | Industrial Microbiology | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | N.S. Punekar | MSc, MSc-PhD | |
| BB632 | Topics in Biotechnology II | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | D. Panda*, S. Maji | MSc, MSc-PhD | |
| BB638 | Topics in Evolution | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | K. Kondabagil | MSc, MSc-PhD | |
| BB642 | Protein Crystallography | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | P. Bhaumik | MSc, MSc-PhD | |
| BB673 | Mathematics for Biologists | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | MSc, MSc-PhD | ||
| CH504 | Computational Chemistry | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | MSc, MSc-PhD | ||
| CH508 | Bioorganic Chemistry | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | MSc, MSc-PhD | ||
| CH524 | Bioinorganic Chemistry | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | MSc, MSc-PhD | ||
| CH540 | Drugs and Biologically Active Compounds | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | MSc, MSc-PhD | ||
| CH584 | Biophysical Chemistry | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | MSc, MSc-PhD | ||
| CL644 | Modeling and Analysis of Bioprocesses | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | MSc, MSc-PhD | ||
| ES656 | Bioremediation: Principles & Applications | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | MSc, MSc-PhD |
Semester V
(applicable for students who switch from 2-year MSc to
MSc-PhD dual degree program)
| Code | Course Title | L | T | P | C | Instructor(s) | Slot | Course for |
| Elective IV | 3/2 | 0 | 0/4 | 6/8 | MSc-PhD Dual | |||
| Elective V | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | MSc-PhD Dual | |||
| HS791 / BB792 | Communication Skills | 2 | 0 | 0 | PF | A. Kumar* | MSc-PhD Dual | |
| BB 701 | Research Proposal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | A Banerjee | MSc-PhD Dual | |
| Total | 8/7 | 0 | 0 | 22/24 |
Contact Hours: 8/7 (excluding Project Stage II)
Credits: 22/24
Elective IV & V
| Code | Course Title | L | T | P | C | Instructor(s) | Slot | Course for |
| BB607 | Proteomics: Principles and Techniques | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | S. Srivastava | MSc-PhD Dual | |
| BB611 | Cell Cycle and Epigenetics | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | S.K. Ghosh | MSc-PhD Dual | |
| BB617 | Biophysical Chemistry | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | A. Kumar, S. Maji | MSc-PhD Dual | |
| CH825 | New Interfaces of Inorganic Chemistry with Biology | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | MSc-PhD Dual | ||
| CH831 | Advanced Laboratory Techniques | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | MSc-PhD Dual |