BS Biological Sciences Curriculum (2023 onward)

Semester 1
S.No Course No Course Name L T E P O C Cat
Introduction to Biological Sciences and
1 BT1000 Engineering 3 0 0 0 6 9 S

2 CY1001 Chemistry I 3 1 0 0 6 10 S
3 CS1100 Introduction to Programming 3 0 0 3 6 12 E
4 MA1101 Functions of Several Variables 3 1 0 0 6 10 S
5 PH1010 Physics 1 3 1 0 0 6 10 S
6 PH1030 Physics Lab 0 0 0 3 1 4 S
7 GN1101 Life Skills 0 0 0 0 2 0
8 ID1200 Ecology and Environment 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total Credits 55

Semester 2
S.No Course No Course Name L T E P O C Cat
1 MA Mathematics Elective^ 3 1 0 0 6 10 S
2 PH1020 Physics 2 3 1 0 0 6 10 S
3 CY1051 Chemistry 2 3 0 0 0 6 9 S
4 PH2070 Introduction to Biological Physics 3 0 0 0 6 9 S
5 BT2030 Biochemistry 3 0 0 0 6 9 P
6 CY1002 Chemistry Lab 0 0 0 3 0 3 S
7 GN1102 Life Skills 0 0 0 0 1 0
8 NCC (NC1010)/NSS (NS1020)/NSO (NS1030) 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total Credits: 50
^Restricted elective: Students choose between MA1102 Series and Matrices, MA2020 Differential
Equations, MA2040 Probability, Statistics and Stochastic Process, MA2130 Basic Graph Theory

Semester 3
S.No Course No Course Name L T E P O C Cat
1 HSE1 Humanities 1 3 0 0 0 6 9 H
2 BT2010 Microbiology 3 0 0 0 6 9 P
Fundamentals of Biophysical
3 BT2042 3 0 0 0 6 9 P
Chemistry
4 BT2082 Cell Biology 3 0 0 0 6 9 P
5 BT2012 Genetics 3 0 0 0 6 9 P
6 BT2122 Biochemistry Lab 0 0 0 6 2 8 P
Total Credits: 53

Semester 4
S.No Course No Course Name L T E P O C Cat
1 HSE2 Humanities 2 3 0 0 0 6 9 H
2 BT3012 Molecular Biology 3 0 0 0 6 9 P
3 BT2020 Numerical Methods for Biology 2 1 0 0 6 9 P
4 BT2022 Biostatistics 3 1 0 0 6 10 P
5 BT5330 Human Physiology 3 0 0 0 6 9 P
6 BT2112 Microbiology Lab 0 0 0 6 2 8 P
Total Credits: 54
 Semester 5
S.No Course No Course Name L T E P O C Cat
1 BT3020 Structural Biology 3 0 0 0 6 9 P
2 BT3072 Immunology 3 0 0 0 6 9 P
3 BT3122 Molecular Biology Lab 0 0 0 6 2 8 P
Total Credits: 26

Semester 6
S.No Course No Course Name L T E P O C Cat
1 BT3040 Bioinformatics 2 0 0 3 6 11 P
2 BT5240 Computational Systems Biology 3 0 0 1 8 12 P
3 BT3022 Genomics and Proteomics 3 0 0 0 6 9 P
Total Credits: 32

Summer
S.No Course No Course Name L T E P O C Cat
1 BT3900 Summer Internship (Optional) 0 0 0 0 20 0 P
Total Credits: 0

Semester 7
S.No Course No Course Name L T E P O C Cat
1 HSE3 Humanities 3 3 0 0 0 6 9 H
Total Credits: 9

Semester 8
S.No Course No Course Name L T E P O C Cat
1 HS3050 Professional Ethics 2 0 0 0 0 0 H
Total Credits: 0

Semester-wise distribution of credits

Semester I II III IV V VI Sum VII VIII Total

Credits 55 50 53 54 26* 32* 0 9* 0* 432

*Indicated credits are only for the core program. In addition, students are required to earn 189 elective
credits during semesters V-VIII. 81 of the elective credits must be earned from the Department of
Biotechnology. The remaining 72 credits can be from any department, including Biotechnology.

Suggested Elective credits: 27 each in Semesters V and VI, 45 in Semester VII, and 54 in Semester VIII.

Project: An optional BS project can be taken in any department in lieu of 27 elective credits. These 27
credits can be counted against 27 professional elective credits mentioned above only if the project is
done in the Department of Biotechnology.

Category-wise credit requirements for BS

Professional
Engineering Humanities Sciences (S) Unallocated
Category (P) Total
(E) (H) Core+Elective credits
Core+Elective
Credits 12 156+81 27 74+10 72 432
BS (Honours): (Total credit requirement: 432 + 27 = 459)

• Eligibility: minimum CGPA of 8.5 at the end of 5th sem without U or W grade in any course.
They need to maintain these conditions until graduation.
• Extra credit requirement:
o BS project (27 credits) must be completed in the Department of Biotechnology.
o Additional 27 credits must be earned from 5000 level or above courses from
Biotechnology.

Category-wise credit requirements for BS (Honors)

Engineering Professional (P) Humanities Sciences (S) Unallocated

Category Total
(E) Core+Elective+Project (H) Core+Elective credits
Credits 12 156+81*+27 27 74+10 72 432

*27 out of these 81 credits must be earned from 5000 level or higher courses from Biotechnology.
 BS Biological Sciences Curriculum (2023 onward)
Semester 1
S.No Course No Course Name L T E P O C Cat
Introduction to Biological Sciences and
1 BT1000 Engineering 3 0 0 0 6 9 S

2 CY1001 Chemistry I 3 1 0 0 6 10 S
3 CS1100 Introduction to Programming 3 0 0 3 6 12 E
4 MA1101 Functions of Several Variables 3 1 0 0 6 10 S
5 PH1010 Physics 1 3 1 0 0 6 10 S
6 PH1030 Physics Lab 0 0 0 3 1 4 S
7 GN1101 Life Skills 0 0 0 0 2 0
8 ID1200 Ecology and Environment 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total Credits 55

Semester 2
S.No Course No Course Name L T E P O C Cat
1 MA Mathematics Elective^ 3 1 0 0 6 10 S
2 PH1020 Physics 2 3 1 0 0 6 10 S
3 CY1051 Chemistry 2 3 0 0 0 6 9 S
4 PH2070 Introduction to Biological Physics 3 0 0 0 6 9 S
5 BT2030 Biochemistry 3 0 0 0 6 9 P
6 CY1002 Chemistry Lab 0 0 0 3 0 3 S
7 GN1102 Life Skills 0 0 0 0 1 0
8 NCC (NC1010)/NSS (NS1020)/NSO (NS1030) 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total Credits: 50
^Restricted elective: Students choose between MA1102 Series and Matrices, MA2020 Differential
Equations, MA2040 Probability, Statistics and Stochastic Process, MA2130 Basic Graph Theory

Semester 3
S.No Course No Course Name L T E P O C Cat
1 HSE1 Humanities 1 3 0 0 0 6 9 H
2 BT2010 Microbiology 3 0 0 0 6 9 P
Fundamentals of Biophysical
3 BT2042 3 0 0 0 6 9 P
Chemistry
4 BT2082 Cell Biology 3 0 0 0 6 9 P
5 BT2012 Genetics 3 0 0 0 6 9 P
6 BT2122 Biochemistry Lab 0 0 0 6 2 8 P
Total Credits: 53

Semester 4
S.No Course No Course Name L T E P O C Cat
1 HSE2 Humanities 2 3 0 0 0 6 9 H
2 BT3012 Molecular Biology 3 0 0 0 6 9 P
3 BT2020 Numerical Methods for Biology 2 1 0 0 6 9 P
4 BT2022 Biostatistics 3 1 0 0 6 10 P
5 BT5330 Human Physiology 3 0 0 0 6 9 P
6 BT2112 Microbiology Lab 0 0 0 6 2 8 P
Total Credits: 54
 Semester 5
S.No Course No Course Name L T E P O C Cat
1 BT3020 Structural Biology 3 0 0 0 6 9 P
2 BT3072 Immunology 3 0 0 0 6 9 P
3 BT3122 Molecular Biology Lab 0 0 0 6 2 8 P
Total Credits: 26

Semester 6
S.No Course No Course Name L T E P O C Cat
1 BT3040 Bioinformatics 2 0 0 3 6 11 P
2 BT5240 Computational Systems Biology 3 0 0 1 8 12 P
3 BT3022 Genomics and Proteomics 3 0 0 0 6 9 P
Total Credits: 32

Summer
S.No Course No Course Name L T E P O C Cat
1 BT3900 Summer Internship (Optional) 0 0 0 0 20 0 P
Total Credits: 0

Semester 7
S.No Course No Course Name L T E P O C Cat
1 HSE3 Humanities 3 3 0 0 0 6 9 H
Total Credits: 9

Semester 8
S.No Course No Course Name L T E P O C Cat
1 HS3050 Professional Ethics 2 0 0 0 0 0 H
Total Credits: 0

Summer
S.No Course No Course Name L T E P O C Cat
1 BT5801** Project 25 25** P
Total Credits: 25

Semester 9
S.No Course No Course Name L T E P O C Cat
1 BT5802** Project 20 20** P
Total Credits: 20

Semester 10
S.No Course No Course Name L T E P O C Cat
1 BT5803 Project 40 40 P
Total Credits: 40
**Grades for BT5801 and BT5802 will be awarded together at the end of Semester 9. At the end of the
9th Semester, if the student obtains a grade lower than ‘B’, the project must be dropped in the 10th
Semester. The remaining credit requirements must be earned through Professional electives.
Semester-wise distribution of credits

Semester I II III IV V VI Sum VII VIII Sum IX X Total

Credits 55 50 53 54 26* 32* 0 9* 0* 25 20* 40* 553

*Indicated credits are only for the core program. In addition, students are required to earn 189 elective
credits during semesters V-X. 117 of the elective credits (including at least 36 from 5000 level or above
courses) must be earned from the Department of Biotechnology. The remaining 72 credits can be from
any department, including Biotechnology.

Suggested Elective credits: 27 each in Semesters V and VI, 45 in Semester VII, 54 in Semester VIII, 27 in
Semester IX, and 9 in Semester X.

Category-wise credit requirements for BS+MS

Engineering Professional (P) Humanities Sciences (S) Unallocated

Category Total
(E) Core+Elective+Project (H) Core+Elective credits
Credits 12 156+117+85 27 74+10 72 553

BS (Honours)+MS: (Total credit requirement: 553 + 27 = 580)

• Eligibility: minimum CGPA of 8.5 at the end of 5th sem without U or W grade in any course.
They need to maintain these conditions until graduation.
• Extra credit requirement: Additional 27 credits must be earned from 5000 level or above courses
from Biotechnology.

Category-wise credit requirements for BS (Honors)

Engineering Professional (P) Humanities Sciences (S) Unallocated

Category Total
(E) Core+Elective+Project (H) Core+Elective credits
Credits 12 156+144*+85 27 74+10 72 580

*63 out of these 144 credits must be earned from 5000 level or higher courses from Biotechnology.
Criteria for stream change at the DD level

Students who opt for stream change at the DD level, i.e., BS (Biol. Sci.) + MTech (Biol. Engg.) must fulfil
the following additional criteria to complete the requirements of the DD program.
• Must complete at least 4 Professional courses from a basket of stream-specific courses listed in
the table below.
• These credits can be earned in lieu of the prescribed Professional elective credits.
• Credits are to be earned by the end of the 7th semester.
• All other rules for DD upgrade options apply.

Course basket for upgradation from BS (Biol. Sci.) to BS (Biol.Sci.) + MTech (Biol. Engg.)
S. No. Course No. Course Name
1 BT1020 Material and Energy Balances
2 BT2041 Bioreaction Engineering
3 BT2061 Biochemical Thermodynamics
4 BT3051 Data Structure and Algorithms for Biology
5 BT5061 Cellular Engineering
6 BT5051 Transport Phenomena in Biological Systems
7 BT5011 Biomaterials Engineering