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Ordinances Post Graduate Diploma in Forensic Science (Correspondence Course)
Ordinances Post Graduate Diploma in Forensic Science (Correspondence Course)
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The duration of the course shall be for a period of one year commencing
from July each year.
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The examination Fee and schedule for payment of Fees shall be such as
prescribed from time to time.
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Maximum Marks: 80
Minimum Pass Marks: 40%
UNIT-A
Forensic Science: Definitions, Functions, Principles, tools and techniques,
problem of proof, evidentiary clues, Forensic science laboratory set-up.
UNIT-B
Role and functions of police, police and forensic scientist relationships with
reference to crime investigation, modus operandi bureau (MOB), maintenance
of crime records.
UNIT-C
Definitions, concepts of crime, causes of crime, prevention of crime. Criminal
Law: Indian evidence act (32, 45, 73, 137, 159), criminal procedure code
(292,293), Indian Penal Code (sections-299, 302, 304B, 306,307, 326, 375, 376,
377).
UNIT-D
Crime scene investigation: Understanding and purposes of crime scene
examination and investigation, Physical evidence, its collection, packing and
transportation, chain of custody.
Maximum Marks: 80
Minimum Pass Marks: 40%
UNIT-A
Tool marks: Importance, location, nature, collection and evaluation.
Restoration of serial numbers and marks: Importance and techniques.
Track marks: Importance, nature, location, collection and evaluation.
Road accidents: Methods of investigation.
UNIT-B
Trace evidences: Importance, nature, collection and evaluation as
exemplified by paint, glass, soil, cosmetics, detective dyes.
Voice identification: Introduction and importance.
Lie-detection: Concept, forensic applications and limitations.
Computer and cyber crimes: Introduction, types, investigation and
limitations.
UNIT-C
Forensic Ballistics: Nature, scope and definitions, classification and
characteristics of modern and country made firearms. Concept of bullets and
cartridge cases examinations, reconstruction of shooting incidents.
UNIT-D
Photography: Introduction, Crime scene photography, Role of photography
in crime scene investigation, modern photographic techniques.
PAPER-III:
QUESTIONED
DOCUMENT
EXAMINATION
AND
FINGERPRINTS
Time: 3 Hrs.
Maximum Marks: 80
Minimum Pass Marks: 40%
UNIT-A
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preliminary
examination
of
documents,
alteration
in
UNIT-D
Maximum Marks: 80
Minimum Pass Marks: 40%
UNIT-A
Forensic Biology: Introduction, importance of various biological evidences
(hair, fiber, pollens, wood), collection and evaluation in general, bite marks,
human skeletal remains, importance and examination.
UNIT-B
Forensic Serology: Forensic importance of various serological evidences
(Blood serums, saliva, urine), collection, preservation and evaluation in
general. DNA profiling: Introduction, importance and applications in forensic
cases.
UNIT-C
Forensic Entomology: Forensic importance of various insects, importance
of various insect growth stages, Entomological evidences, their location,
collection and packing, Determination of time since death from entomological
evidences.
UNIT-D
Wildlife
Forensics:
Definition,
introduction,
gravity
of
the
crime,
endangered wild flora and fauna, various types of the evidences encountered
their location, collection and packing.
Introduction to forensic medicine and microbiology.
Maximum Marks: 80
Minimum Pass Marks: 40%
UNIT-A
Forensic chemistry: Introduction, types of cases, common drugs of
abuse, their classification and general characteristics as exemplified by opium
and allied drugs, alcohol, cocaine, amphetamines, cannabis and LSD. Testing
procedures: Spot tests and applications of various instrumental methods.
UNIT-B
Forensic Toxicology: Introduction, types of cases, definition and
classification
of
poisons,
poisoning
trends
in
India,
collection
and
BOOKS RECOMMENDED
Abbot: Footwear evidence, 1964, Charles C. Thomas Illinois.
Bare Acts with Short note: Identification of Prisoners Act.
Boorman and Dodd: Blood Group Serology, Churchill, London, 1988.
Brewster, F. Contested Documents and Forgeries. The Eastern Law House,
Calcutta, 1932.
Bridges: Practical Finger Printing, 1942, Funk and Washalls Co. New York.
Brunelle, Richard, L: Questioned Documents examination in Forensic Science
Handbook, NJ Prentice Hall, Inc. 1982.
Burrad, 1951: The Identification of Firearms and Forensic Ballistics.
Casarett & Doll Toxicology: The Basic Science of poisons.
Chatterjee, S.K. (1967): Finger, Palm and Sale Prints, Kosa Publishers,
Calcutta.
Chatterjee, C.C. (1975): Human Physiology.
Chowdhuri, S. (1971): Forensic Biology, BPR & D, Govt. of India.
Clarke's: Isolation and Identification a/Drugs, The Pharmaceuticals Press,
London, 1986.
Combat Computer Crime: Prevention, Detection, Investigation, 1992,