MSc Course Curriculum
Semester I
| Code | Course Title | L | T | P | C | Instructor(s) | Slot |
| BB413 | Biochemistry | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | PV Balaji | |
| BB415 | Cell and Molecular Biology | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | S Patankar | |
| BB417 | Plant and Animal Biotechnology | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | R Patkar + S Nair | |
| BB419 | Microbiology [Second Half] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | A Banerjee | |
| BB421 | Genetics [Second Half] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | SK Ghosh | |
| BB423 | Basics of Mathematics and Statistics [First Half] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | S Sen | |
| BB425 | Basics of Chemistry and Physics [Second Half] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Ranjith P | |
| BB453 | Lab: Biochemistry and Analytical Techniques | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | S Maji + P Phale | |
| BB455 | Lab: Microbiology | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | A Banerjee | |
| BB457 | Lab: Plant and Animal Biotechnology | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | R Patkar + S Nair | |
| Total | 20 | 2 | 10 | 39 |
Contact Hours: 32
Credits: 39
Semester II
| Code | Course Title | L | T | P | C | Instructor(s) | Slot |
| BB406 | Genetic Engineering | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | A Banerjee | |
| BB408 | Immunology | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | R Purwar + G Subrahmanyam | |
| BB410 | Lab: Bioinformatics-I | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | PV Balaji | |
| BB412 | Genomics and Proteomics [SH] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | S Srivastava | |
| BB414 | Molecular Diagnostics [SH] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | S Patankar | |
| BB416 | Research Methodology and Scientific Communication Skills [FH] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | S Patankar | |
| Elective I | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
| BB456 | Lab: Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | A Banerjee | |
| BB458 | Lab: Immunology [FH] | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | R Purwar | |
| Total | 18 | 2 | 10 | 38 |
Contact Hours: 30
Credits: 38
Elective I
| Code | Course Title | L | T | P | C | Instructor(s) | Slot |
| BB634 | Environmental Biotechnology [SH] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | P Phale | |
| BB635 | Bacterial pathogenesis [FH] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | A Banerjee | |
| BB640 | Biologics [SH] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | A Kumar | |
| BB664 | Molecular Biosensors [FH] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | D Panda | |
| BB666 | Biological Thermodynamics | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – | |
| BB662 | Biological Kinetics [SH] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | SK Maji | |
| BB656 | Introduction to Mechanobiology [FH] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | S Sen | |
| BB658 | Principles of Tissue Engineering [FH] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | P Tayalia |
Semester III
| Code | Course Title | L | T | P | C | Instructor(s) | Slot |
| BB509 | Bioprocess Engineering and Technology | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | P Phale* [FH] + S Noronha [SH] | |
| BB511 | Emerging Technologies | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | S Kaledhonkar | |
| BB513 | Critical Analysis of Classical Papers (Seminar) *& | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | A Banerjee | |
| BB515 | Bioentrepreneurship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | A Banerjee | |
| BB519 | Project Proposal Presentation and Dissertation *& | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | S Kaledhonkar | |
| Elective II | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
| BB555 | Lab: Bioprocess Engineering and Technology | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | P Phale | |
| BB557 | Lab: Bioinformatics-II | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | P Bhaumik | |
| Total | 13 | 1 | 7 | 40 |
Contact Hours: 26 (excluding Project Proposal)
Credits: 41
Elective II
| Code | Course Title | L | T | P | C | Instructor(s) | Slot |
| BB645 | Drug Discovery and Development [FH] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | A Kumar | |
| BB647 | Introduction to Evolutionary Biology [FH] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | K Kondabagil | |
| BB639 | Nanobiotechnology [SH] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | R Srivastava | |
| BB679 | Drug Delivery [SH] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | P Tayalia | |
| BB627 | Medical Imaging Methods [SH] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | H Varma |
Semester IV
| Code | Course Title | L | T | P | C | Instructor(s) | Slot |
| BB502 | Project Stage II Dissertation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | S Kaledhonkar | – |
| BB517 | Intellectual Property Rights, Biosafety and Bioethics | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | A Narasimhan | 12 |
| ES200 / HS200 | Environmental Studies (ES200 + HS200) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
| Elective III | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Total | 8 | 1 | 0 | 39 |
Contact Hours: 6 (excluding Project Stage II)
Credits: 36
Elective III
| Code | Course Title | L | T | P | C | Instructor(s) | Slot |
| BB642 | Protein Crystallography | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | P Bhaumik | 3B+LX |
| BB648 | Protein Engineering | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | SK Maji | 4 |
| BB536 | cryo-Electron Microscopy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | S Kaledhonkar | 6 |
| BB610 | Biomedical microsystems | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | R Srivastava | 5 |
| BB624 | Microfluidics: physics and applications | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | D Paul | 6 |
| BB625 | Motor Control in Health and Disease | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | N Kanekar | 8 |
| BB612 | Cell Mechanics and Mechanobiology | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | S Sen | 1 |
| BB616 | Cellular and Tissue Engineering | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | P Tayalia | 7 |
| BB655 | Introduction to Biomedical Optics | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | H Varma | 9 |
| BB611 | Cell Cycle and Epigenetics | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | SK Ghosh | 6 |
| BB615 | General Virology | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | K Kondabagil | – |