MSc Course Curriculum

Semester I

Course Code  Subject NameLTPCInstructor(s)Slot
BB 521Biochemistry and Bioenergetics2106PV Balaji 1
BB 405Molecular Biology2106 S Nair 5
BB 402Cell Biology2106 SK Ghosh 6
BB 553Bioinformatics1046 P Bhaumik 3B+LX+XC 
BB 523Mathematical and Numerical Methods for Biologists2106 A Kunwar 7
BB 421Genetics [FH]3003 S Kumar 2
BB 525Biological Thermodynamics and Kinetics [SH]2103 A Kumar 2
Total number of credits: 36
Total number of contact hours: 20 h (16 h theory + 4 h lab) per week

Semester II

Code  Subject NameLTPCInstructor(s)Slot
First Half
BB 520Analytical Biochemistry2103 P Phale 
BB 522Microbiology2103 A Banerjee 
BB 524Genetic Engineering3003 A Banerjee 
BB 526Biomolecular Spectroscopy2103 A Kumar 
BB 412Genomics and Proteomics3003 K Kondabagil 

Total number of credits: 15
Total number of contact hours: 15 h theory per week

Second Half
BB 528Lab:
iLab: Integrated Biochemistry, Microbiology, Genetic Engineering and Biophysics laboratory		003015AKumar, ABanerjee, PPhale, SKGhosh, KKondabagil –
Total number of credits: 15
Total number of contact hours: 30 h lab per week

Semester III

Code   Subject Name L T P C Instructor(s) Slot
BB 505 Molecular Immunology 2 1 0 6  Sushil Kumar  3
BB 527 Molecular Enzymology [FH] 2 1 0 3  P Bhaumik  12A+14B 
BB 529 Research Methodology and Scientific Communication Skills [SH] 3 0 0 3  S Patankar  9
  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    
BB 519 Project Proposal Presentation and Dissertation 0 0 0 10  SR Shinde  –

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   Subject Name L T P C Instructor(s) Slot
BB 414 Molecular Diagnostics 3 0 0 3
BB 530 Biodesign 3 0 0 6
BB 531 Plant Biotechnology 2 0 4 8  R Patkar  1B+1C+LX
BB 533 Animal Biotechnology 3 0 0 3
BB 535 Environmental Biotechnology 3 0 0 6  P Phale  2
BB 537 Virology 3 0 0 6
BB 539 Applied Microbiology [FH] 0 0 8 4  P Phale  L1+L2
BB 601 Introduction to Bionanotechnology 3 0 0 3  R Srivastava  3
BB 603 Physiology for Engineers 3 0 0 6 Nivethida T* + VP Soni 10
BB 607 Proteomics Principles and Techniques 2 1 0 6 S Srivastava
BB 633 Movement neuroscience [FH] 3 0 0 3 N Kanekar  6
BB 638 Topics in Evolution # 2 1 0 6 K Kondabagil 5
BB 645 Drug Discovery and Development [FH] 3 0 0 3
BB 647 Introduction to Evolutionary Biology (FH) # 3 0 0 3 K Kondabagil 5
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  P Tayalia  5
BB 679 Drug Delivery [SH] 3 0 0 3  P Tayalia  5
BB 705 Fundamental Concepts in Developmental Biology 3 0 0 6  S Nair  6
BB 706 Fundamental and Practical Aspects of Microscopy 3 0 0 6  R Mallik  6
# – Students can either take BB647 OR BB638

Semester IV

Course Code

  Subject NameLTPCInstructor(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 592Project Stage II00028  –

Total number of credits: 40
Total number of contact hours: (4-6 h theory and 0-4 h lab) per week depending upon the Elective one chooses

Elective III & IV

Code   Subject Name L T P C Instructor(s) Slot
BB 454 Programming for Bioinformatics 1 0 4 6  –
BB 400 Molecular Biophysics 2 1 0 6  PV Balaji  
BB 532 Molecular Mycology 3 0 0 6  –
BB 611 Cell Cycle and Epigenetics 3 0 0 6  SK Ghosh  
BB 642 Protein Crystallography 3 0 0 6  P Bhaumik  
BB 626 Modeling Biological Systems and Processes 3 0 0 6  –
BB 638 Topics in Evolution 3 0 0 6  –
BB 629 Applied Immunology 3 0 0 6  –
BB 643 NMR in Biological Systems 3 0 0 6
BB 606 Cellular Electricity: Physics and Modelling 3 0 0 6  –
BB 623 Mechanisms of Bacterial Pathogenesis 2 1 0 6  A Banerjee  
BB 612 Cell Mechanics and Mechanobiology 3 0 0 6  S Sen  
BB 640 Biologics [SH] 3 0 0 3  A Kumar  
BB 534 Advanced Enzymology 3 0 0 6  –
BB 536 cryo-Electron Microscopy 3 0 0 6  SK  
BB 616 Cellular and Tissue Engineering 3 0 0 6  P Tayalia  
BB 650 Advanced Structural Biology 3 0 0 6  –
BB 658 Principles of Tissue Engineering [FH] 3 0 0 3  P Tayalia  
BB 530 Biodesign 3 0 0 6  –
BB 628 Molecular Cell Signalling 3 0 0 6  –