MSc Course Curriculum
Semester I
| Code | Subject Name | 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 | Subject Name | L | T | P | C | Instructor(s) | Slot |
| BB406 | Genetic Engineering | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | A Banerjee | 5 |
| BB408 | Immunology | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | R Purwar + G Subrahmanyam | 1 |
| BB410 | Lab: Bioinformatics-I | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | PV Balaji | 3A + L1 |
| BB412 | Genomics and Proteomics [SH] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | S Srivastava | 6 |
| BB414 | Molecular Diagnostics [SH] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | S Patankar | X1+8B |
| BB416 | Research Methodology and Scientific Communication Skills [FH] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | S Patankar | 6 |
| Elective I | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
| BB456 | Lab: Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | A Banerjee | 3B+L2+L4 |
| BB458 | Lab: Immunology [FH] | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | R Purwar | LX [X1+X2+X3] |
| Total | 18 | 2 | 10 | 38 |
Contact Hours: 30
Credits: 38
Elective I
| Code | Subject Name | L | T | P | C | Instructor(s) | Slot |
| BB634 | Environmental Biotechnology [SH] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | P Phale | 2 |
| BB635 | Bacterial pathogenesis [FH] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | A Banerjee | – |
| BB640 | Biologics [SH] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | A Kumar | 9 |
| 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 | 4 |
| BB656 | Introduction to Mechanobiology [FH] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | S Sen | 4 |
| BB658 | Principles of Tissue Engineering [FH] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | P Tayalia | 7 |
Semester III
| Code | Subject Name | L | T | P | C | Instructor(s) | Slot |
| BB509 | Bioprocess Engineering and Technology | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | S. Noranha + P Phale | |
| BB511 | Emerging Technologies | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | R Mallik + S Nair | |
| BB513 | Critical Analysis of Classical Papers (Seminar) *& | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | S Kaledhonkar | |
| BB515 | Bioentrepreneurship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | B.Ravi+Rajen Jaswa | |
| BB517 | Intellectual Property Rights, Biosafety and Bioethics | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 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 | S. Noronha + P Phale | |
| BB557 | Lab: Bioinformatics-II | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | ||
| Total | 11 | 3 | 12 | 41 |
Contact Hours: 26 (excluding Project Proposal)
Credits: 41
Elective II
| Code | Subject Name | L | T | P | C | Instructor(s) | Slot |
| BB645 | Drug Discovery and Development | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | A Kumar | |
| BB647 | Introduction to Evolutionary Biology | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | K Kondabagil | |
| BB649 | Topics in Biotechnology III | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | GSM | |
| BB637 | Cellular Neurophysiology: Theory and Applications | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – | |
| BB639 | Nanobiotechnology | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | R Srivastava | |
| BB641 | Biological Imaging | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – | |
| BB679 | Drug Delivery | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | P Tayalia | |
| BB660 | Principles of Applied Immunology | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
Semester IV
| Code | Subject Name | L | T | P | C | Instructor(s) | Slot |
| BB502 | Project Stage II Dissertation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | S Kaledhonkar | – |
ES200 / HS200 | Environmental Studies (ES200 + HS200) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
| Elective III | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Total | 5 | 1 | 0 | 36 |
Contact Hours: 6 (excluding Project Stage II)
Credits: 36
Elective III
| Code | Subject Name | L | T | P | C | Instructor(s) | Slot |
| BB623 | Mechanisms of Bacterial Pathogenesis | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | A Banerjee | 14 |
| BB646 | Microbial Technology | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | – | |
| BB648 | Protein Engineering | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | – | |
| BB650 | Advanced Structural Biology | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | – | |
| BB654 | Enzymology | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | – | |
| BB652 | Computational Biology | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | S Kaledhonkar | 5 |
| BB642 | Protein Crystallography | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | P Bhaumik | 1C + L1 |
| BB643 | NMR in Biological Systems | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | – | |
| BB400 | Molecular Biophysics [Minor] | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | P V Balaji | 5 |
| BB404 | Metabolism and Bioenergetics | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | A Kumar | 5 |