MSc Course Curriculum
Semester I
| Course Code | Course Title | L | T | P | C | Instructor(s) | Slot |
| BB 402 | Cell Biology | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | SShinde + SK Ghosh | |
| BB 405 | Molecular Biology | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | S Nair | |
| BB 421 | Genetics [FH] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | S Kumar | |
| BB 521 | Biochemistry and Bioenergetics | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | PV Balaji | |
| BB 523 | Mathematical and Numerical Methods for Biologists | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | D Agrawal | |
| BB 525 | Biological Thermodynamics and Kinetics [SH] | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Ranjith P | |
| BB 553 | Bioinformatics | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | P Bhaumik | |
| Total number of credits: 36 | |||||||
| Total number of contact hours: 20 h (16 h theory + 4 h lab) per week | |||||||
Semester II
| Code | Course Title | L | T | P | C | Instructor(s) | Slot |
| First Half | |||||||
| BB 412 | Genomics and Proteomics | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | SS + KK | 6 |
| BB 520 | Analytical Biochemistry | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | P Phale | 2 |
| BB 522 | Microbiology | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | R Patkar | 8 |
| BB 524 | Genetic Engineering | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | A Banerjee | 9 |
| BB 526 | Biomolecular Spectroscopy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | A Kumar | 5 |
| Total number of credits: 15 Total number of contact hours: 15 h theory per week |
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| Second Half | |||||||
| BB 528 | Lab: iLab: Integrated Biochemistry, Microbiology, Genetic Engineering and Biophysics laboratory |
0 | 0 | 30 | 15 | PPhale, AKumar, SKGhosh* | L |
| Total number of credits: 15 Total number of contact hours: 30 h lab per week |
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Semester III
| Code | Course Title | L | T | P | C | Instructor(s) | Slot |
| BB 505 | Molecular Immunology | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | Sushil Kumar | |
| BB 519 | Project Proposal Presentation and Dissertation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | S Nair | |
| BB 527 | Molecular Enzymology [FH] | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | P Bhaumik | |
| BB 529 | Research Methodology and Scientific Communication Skills [SH] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | S Patankar | |
| Elective I [one full semester course or two half semester courses] (Department or Institute Elective) | 6/8 | ||||||
| Elective II [one full semester course or two half semester courses] (Department or Institute Elective) | 6/8 | ||||||
| Total number of credits: 34 to 38 Total number of contact hours: 12-18 h (10-12 h theory + 0-8 h lab) per week depending upon the Elective one chooses | |||||||
Elective I & II
| Code | Course Title | L | T | P | C | Instructor(s) | Slot |
| BB 414 | Molecular Diagnostics | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| BB 454 | Programming for Bioinformatics | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | Ranjith P | |
| BB 530 | Biodesign | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| BB 531 | Plant Biotechnology | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | R Patkar | |
| BB 533 | Animal Biotechnology | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| BB 535 | Environmental Biotechnology | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | P Phale | |
| BB 537 | Virology | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| BB 539 | Applied Microbiology [FH] | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | ||
| BB 601 | Introduction to Bionanotechnology | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | R Srivastava | |
| BB 603 | Physiology for Engineers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Nivethida T* + VP Soni | |
| BB 607 | Proteomics Principles and Techniques | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | S Srivastava | |
| BB 633 | Movement neuroscience [FH] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | N Kanekar | |
| BB 638 | Topics in Evolution # | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | K Kondabagil | |
| BB 645 | Drug Discovery and Development [FH] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| BB 647 | Introduction to Evolutionary Biology (FH) # | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | K Kondabagil | |
| BB 648 | Protein Engineering | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||
| BB 659 | Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | P Phale | |
| BB 665 | Biomaterials [FH] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| BB 679 | Drug Delivery [SH] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| BB 705 | Fundamental Concepts in Developmental Biology | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | S Nair | |
| BB 706 | Fundamental and Practical Aspects of Microscopy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | R Mallik | |
| # – Students can either take BB647 OR BB638 | |||||||
Semester IV
Course Code | Course Title | L | T | P | C | Instructor(s) | Slot |
| Elective III [one full semester course or two half semester courses] (Department or Institute Elective) | 6 | ||||||
| Elective IV [one full semester course or two half semester courses] (Department or Institute Elective) | 6 | ||||||
| BB 592 | Project Stage II | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | SNair | – |
Total number of credits: 40 | |||||||
Elective III & IV
| Code | Course Title | L | T | P | C | Instructor(s) | Slot |
| BB 400 | Molecular Biophysics | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | PV Balaji | 1 |
| BB 530 | Biodesign | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
| BB 532 | Molecular Mycology | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
| BB 534 | Advanced Enzymology | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
| BB 536 | cryo-Electron Microscopy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | SK | 7 |
| BB 606 | Cellular Electricity: Physics and Modelling | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | R Manchanda | 9 |
| BB 611 | Cell Cycle and Epigenetics | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | SK Ghosh | 6 |
| BB 612 | Cell Mechanics and Mechanobiology | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | S Sen | 9 |
| BB 616 | Cellular and Tissue Engineering | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | – | |
| BB 623 | Mechanisms of Bacterial Pathogenesis | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | A Banerjee | 14 |
| BB 624 | Microfluidics: physics and applications | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | D Paul | 5 |
| BB 626 | Modeling Biological Systems and Processes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Ranjith P | 4 |
| BB 628 | Molecular Cell Signalling | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | SR Shinde | 11 |
| BB 629 | Applied Immunology | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
| BB 638 | Topics in Evolution | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
| BB 640 | Biologics [SH] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | A Kumar | – |
| BB 642 | Protein Crystallography | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | P Bhaumik | |
| BB 643 | NMR in Biological Systems | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
| BB 648 | Protein Engineering | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | SK Maji | 3B+LX |
| BB 650 | Advanced Structural Biology | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
| BB 658 | Principles of Tissue Engineering [FH] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |