List of Proposed Courses in New Curriculum

(Chemical Engineering, IIT Delhi)

Department Core (UG):
S. No. Course Title Credits
1. (L) Transport Phenomena (3-1-0) 4
2. (L) Material and Energy Balance (2-2-0) 4
3. (L) Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (3-1-0) 4
4. (L) Chemical Process Technology (3-1-0) 4
5. (L) Chemical Reaction Engineering I (3-1-0) 4
6. (L) Chemical Reaction Engineering II (3-0-0) 3
7. (L) Fluid Mechanics for Chemical Engineers (3-1-0) 4
8. (L) Heat Transfer (3-1-0) 4
9. (L) Mass Transfer I (3-0-0) 3
10. (L) Mass Transfer II (3-1-0) 4
11. (L) Fluid-Particle Mechanics (3-1-0) 4
12. (L) Process Dynamics and Control (3-1-0) 4
13. (L/P) Numerical Methods in Chemical Engineering (3-0-2) 4
14. (L) Introduction to Industrial Biotechnology (3-0-0) 3
15. (L) Introduction to Chemical Engineering Materials (3-0-0) 3
16. (P/L) Instrumentation and Automation (1-0-3) 2.5
17. (P) Chemical Engineering Laboratory I (0-0-3) 1.5
18. (P) Chemical Engineering Laboratory II (0-0-3) 1.5
19. (P) Chemical Engineering Laboratory III (0-0-3) 1.5
20. (P) B. Tech. project (0-0-8) 4
Total Core Credits 67

Credits Distribution (B. Tech.):

Category Total Credits Remarks
Basic Sciences 22 As per Senate decision
Engineering Arts and Science 18 As per Senate decision
Humanities and Social Sciences 15 As per Senate decision
Programme Linked Engineering Arts & 7 3 CY + 4 AM materials
Science course
Department Core 67 Includes 4 credits of B
Tech project + 5 lab credits
Department Elective 12 4 courses of 3 credits each
Open Category 10
Total 151
Programme Structure (B. Tech.):

Lecture Course Lecture Course Lecture Course Lecture Course 4 Other / Lecture Other Other
1 2 3 Course 5

Sem. I Math 1 (3-1-0) AM (3-1-0) PH (3-0-0) + (0- - Engg. Vis. (0-0-4) Language (0-0- PE & SR (0-0-2) + Intro. To Engg.
0-4) 2) (0-0-2)

Sem. II Maths 2 (3-1-0) EE (3-1-0) CY (3-0-0) + (0- CS (3-0-2) Prod. Rel (0-0-4) Language (0-0- PE & SR (0-0-2) + Intro. To Engg.
0-4) 2) (0-0-2)

Sem. III CYL121(3-0-0) Num. Meth. (3- TP MEB HU - Intro. To Dept. (0-0-2)
0-2)
(3-1-0) (2-2-0)

Sem. IV Thermo CRE-I FM HT Biology (3-0-2) / AM Mat. Sc. (3-

Env. (2-0-0) 1-0)
(3-1-0) (3-1-0) (3-1-0) (3-1-0)

Sem. V MT-I CRE-II FPM ChE Mat. Sc. (3- Control Biology (3-0-2) CHE Lab 1
0-0) / Env. (2-0-0)
(3-0-0) (3-0-0) (3-1-0) (3-1-0) (0-0-3)

Sem. VI MT-II DE Ind. Biotech. CPT Instru. & Auto. DE (3-0-0) CHE Lab. 2

(3-1-0) (3-0-0) (3-0-0) (3-1-0) (1-0- 3) / HU (0-0-3)

Sem. VII DE 4 DE 5 / HU Open Open BTP I(0-0-8) DE / Open / HU CHE Lab. 3(0-0-3)

Sem. VIII DE / Open / HU DE / Open / HU DE / Open / HU DE / Open / HU DE / Open / HU DE / Open / HU

List of Electives:

S. No. Course Title Credits

1. Powder Processing and Technology (3-0-0) 3
2. Safety and Hazards in Process Industries (3-0-0) 3
3. Materials of Construction (3-0-0) 3
4. Fundamentals of Multi-Component Mass Transfer (3-0-0) 3
5. Multi-component Separations (3-0-0) 3
6. Membrane Science and Engineering (3-0-0) 3
7. Process Utilities and Pipeline Design (3-0-0) 3
8. Process Operations Scheduling (3-0-0) 3
9. Process Optimization (3-0-0) 3
10. Advanced Process Control (3-0-0) 3
11. Process Modeling and Simulation (3-0-0) 3
12. Evolutionary Computation (3-0-0) 3
13. Chemical Engineering Mathematics (3-0-0) 3
14. Population Balance Modeling (3-0-0) 3
15. Advanced Computational Techniques in Chemical (2-0-2) 3
Engineering
16. Plant Design (3-0-0) 3
17. Fundamentals of Computational Fluid Dynamics (2-0-2) 3
18. Applications of Computational Fluid Dynamics (2-0-2) 3

19. Structures and Properties of Polymers (3-0-0) 3

20. Introduction to Complex Fluids (3-0-0) 3
21. Transport Phenomena in Complex Fluids (3-0-0) 3
22. Thermodynamics of Complex Fluids (3-0-0) 3
23. Simulation Techniques for Complex Fluids (3-0-0) 3
24. Polymerization Process Modeling (3-0-0) 3
25. Granular Materials (3-0-0) 3
26. Complex Fluids Technology (3-0-0) 3
27. Nano-engineering of Soft Materials (3-0-0) 3
28. Interfacial Engineering (3-0-0) 3

29. Experimental Characterization of BioMacromolecules (3-0-0) 3

30. Bioprocessing and Bioseparations (3-0-0) 3
31. Molecular Biotechnology and in-vitro Diagnostics (3-0-0) 3
32. Fine Chemicals Technology (3-0-0) 3
33. Structure, Transport and Reactions in BioNano Systems (3-0-0) 3
34. Interfacial Behaviour and Transport of Biomolecules (3-0-0) 3

35. Principles of Electrochemical Engineering (3-0-0) 3

36. Electrochemical Methods (3-0-0) 3
37. Electrochemical Conversion and Storage Devices (3-0-0) 3
38. Fundamentals of Fuel Cell Technology (3-0-0) 3
39. Petroleum Refinery Engineering (3-0-0) 3
40. Applied Reservoir Engineering (3-0-0) 3
41. Reservoir Production Engineering (3-0-0) 3
42. Biomass Conversion and Utilization (3-0-0) 3
43. Heterogeneous Catalysis and Catalytic Processes (3-0-0) 3
44. Petrochemical Technology (3-0-0) 3
45. Molecular Modeling of Catalytic Reactions (3-0-0) 3
46. Industrial Multiphase Reactors (3-0-0) 3
47. Process Intensification and Novel Reactors (3-0-0) 3
48. Experimental Characterization of Multiphase Reactors (3-0-0) 3
49. Environmental Engineering and Waste Management (3-0-0) 3
50. Air Pollution Control Engineering (3-0-0) 3

51. Product Development and Commercialization (3-0-0) 3

52. Product and Process Integration (3-0-0) 3

53. Advanced Thermodynamics (3-0-0) 3

54. Advanced Transport Phenomena (3-0-0) 3

55. Special Topics in Chemical Engineering (3-0-0) 3