PhD Course Curriculum
Autumn Semester
Core Courses
| Code | Course Title | L | T | P | C | Slot | Instructor |
| BB 899 | Communication skills (Guidelines) | 2 | 0 | 0 | PF | 1 | SN*, DPaul, SKumar, TR, RMallik, NT, SRS |
| BBS801 # | Seminar (for PhD & dual degree students) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – | S Sen |
# Students can either take BBS801 in Autumn Semester OR BBS802 in Spring Semester
Department Electives
| Code | Course Title | L | T | P | C | Instructor(s) | Slot |
| BB 603 | Physiology for engineers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | VPS | 10 |
| BB 604 | Biomathematics | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | – | – |
| BB 607 | Proteomics Principles and Techniques | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
| BB 617 | Biophysical Chemistry | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | AK*(FH) + SKMaji(SH) | 11 |
| BB 619 | Mathematics for Biologists | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | S Sen | 2 |
| BB 627 | Medical Imaging Methods (FH) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | HV | 3 |
| BB 633 | Movement Neuroscience (FH) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | NK | 8 |
| BB 638 | Topics in Evolutions | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
| BB 639 | Nanobiotechnology (SH) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
| BB 645 | Drug Discovery and Development (FH) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
| BB 647 | Introduction to Evolutionary Biology (FH) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
| BB 653 | Experimental Techniques in BME | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | SKalva*, NT, AKun, DA | LX |
| BM 659 | Elements of circuits and instrumentation (FH) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | AKun | 6 |
| BB 661 | Biopotentials I: Cellular Signals (FH) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | RManch | 9 |
| BB 663 | Medical imaging physics (SH) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | DPaul | 3 |
| BB 665 | Biomaterials (FH) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
| BB 669 | Signals & systems in Biomedical Engineering (SH) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | AKun | 6 |
| BB 673 | Medical sensors (SH) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | SM | 3 |
| BB 679 | Drug delivery (SH) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
| BB 681 | Biological Physics at Microscopic Scales | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | AKun | 7 |
| BB 683 | Introduction to Quantum Science | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | HV | 8 |
| BB 701 | Research Proposal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | TR | – |
| BB 706 | Fundamental and Practical Aspects of Microscopy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | RMallik | 7 |
Spring Semester
Core Courses
| Code | Course Title | L | T | P | C | Instructor(s) |
| BBS802 # | Seminar (for PhD & dual degree students) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | RPatkar |
# Students can either take BBS801 in Autumn Semester OR BBS802 in Spring Semester
Department Electives
| Code | Course Title | L | T | P | C | Instructor(s) | Slot |
| BB 427 | Introduction to Neural Engineering | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | NT | |
| BB 503 | Genetic Engineering | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | SKumar | – |
| BB 536 | cryo-Electron Microscopy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | SK | |
| BB 602 | Research Philosophy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | SP | |
| BB 606 | Cellular electricity: physics & modeling | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | RManch | |
| BB 610 | Biomedical microsystems | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | RS | |
| BB 611 | Cell Cycle and Epigenetics | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | SKG | |
| BB 612 | Cell Mechanics and Mechanobiology | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | SSen | |
| BB 615 | General Virology | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
| BB 616 | Cellular and Tissue Engineering | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | PT | |
| BB 618 | Medical instrumentation | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | SKalva | |
| BB 621 | Biostatistics | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | AKunwar | |
| BB 623 | Mechanism of Bacterial Pathogenesis | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | AB | |
| BB 624 | Microfluidics: physics and applications | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | DPaul | |
| BB 625 | Motor Control in Health and Disease | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | NK | |
| BB 626 | Modeling Biological Systems and Processes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | RanjithP | |
| BB 628 | Molecular Cell Signalling | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | SShinde | – |
| BB 640 | Biologics [SH] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – | |
| BB 642 | Protein Crystallography | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | PB | |
| BB 655 | Introduction to Biomedical Optics | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | HV | |
| BB 657 | Regulatory Aspects of Development of Biologics and Vaccines [FH] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | AKumar | |
| BB 662 | Biological Kinetics [SH] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
| BB 667 | Computational Physiology and Medicine | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | DA | |
| BB 668 | Engineering Principles in Surgical Reconstruction | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | VPSoni* + AKunwar | |
| BB 670 | Introduction to Biomedical Ultrasound | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | SKalva | |
| BB 701 | Research Proposal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | SKumar | – |
| BB 702 | Technology in Surgical Reconstruction [FH] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
| BB 705 | Fundamental Concepts in Developmental Biology | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | SNair | |
| BB 707 | Bioentrepreneurship (SH) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | SNair | |
| BB 805 | Experimental Techniques-II | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | AK* +SS+SK | – |

