5 Year BS-MS Dual Degree Programme

Courses of study applicable for BS-MS 2018 batch onwards

Level 1 :

Semester 1 :
Course
Sl. No. Course Name Type Course category Credits
Code
Course
L T P
Credit
1 CH1101 Elements of Chemistry Theory Core 3 0 0 3

2 CH1102 Chemistry Lab I Laboratory Core 0 0 3 3

Introduction to Computer
3 CS1101 Programming Laboratory Core 0 0 3 3
4 ES1101 Earth and Planetary Sciences Theory Core 3 0 0 3
HU1101 Communicative English Theory Core 2 0 0
5** 2
HU1102 Introduction to Philosophy Theory Core 2 0 0

6 LS1101 Introduction to Biology I Theory Core 3 0 0 3

7 LS1102 Biology Laboratory I Laboratory Core 0 0 3 3
8 MA1101 Mathematics I Theory Core 3 0 0 3
9 PH1101 Physics I Theory Core 3 0 0 3

10 PH1102 Physics Laboratory I Laboratory Core 0 0 3 3

Total Credits 29

**One of the two humanities courses HU1101 and HU1102 has to be taken
Semester 2:
Course
Sl. No. Course Name Type Course category Credits
Code
Course
L T P
Credit
1 CH1201 General Physical Chemistry Theory Core 3 0 0 3
2 CH1202 Physical Chemistry Laboratory Laboratory Core 0 0 3 3
3 MA1202 Mathematical Methods - I Theory Core 3 0 0 3
4 ES1201 Earth System Processes Theory Core 3 0 0 3
HU1201 Communicative English Theory Core 2 0 0
5** 2
HU1202 Introduction to Philosophy Theory Core 2 0 0
6 LS1201 Introduction to Biology II Theory Core 3 0 0 3
7 LS1202 Biology Laboratory II Laboratory Core 0 0 3 3
8 MA1201 Mathematics II Theory Core 3 0 0 3
9 PH1201 Electricity and Magnetism Theory Core 3 0 0 3
10 PH1202 Physics Laboratory II Laboratory Core 0 0 3 3
Total Credits 29
**One of the two humanities courses HU1201 and HU1202 has to be taken

Level 2 :

Semester 3:
One has to choose 21 credits from three pre-major disciplines (7 credits each) and a Mathematical Models course (3 credits) totalling to 24 credits

Premajor in Biological Sciences

Course
Sl. No. Course Name Type Course category Credits
Code
 Course
L T P
Credit
1 LS2101 Biochemistry Theory Core 2 0 0 2
2 LS2102 Biology Laboratory III Laboratory Core 0 0 3 3
3 LS2103 Biophysics Theory Core 2 0 0 2
Total Credits 7

Premajor in Chemical Sciences

Course
Sl. No. Course Name Type Course category Credits
Code
Course
L T P
Credit
1 CH2101 Inorganic Chemistry II Theory Core 3 0 0 3
2 CH2102 Quantum Chemistry I Theory Core 2 0 0 2
Inorganic and Spectroscopy
3 CH2103 Laboratory Laboratory Core 0 0 2 2
Total Credits 7

Premajor in Earth Sciences

Course
Sl. No. Course Name Type Course category Credits
Code
Course
L T P
Credit
1 ES2101 Biogeochemical Cycles Theory Core 3 0 0 3
2 ES2102 Hydrology and Geodynamics Theory Core 3 1 0 4
Total Credits 7

Premajor in Mathematical Sciences

 Course
Sl. No. Course Name Type Course category Credits
Code
Course
L T P
Credit
1 MA2101 Analysis I Theory Core 3 1 0 4
2 MA2102 Linear Algebra I Theory Core 3 0 0 3
Total Credits 7

Premajor in Physical Sciences

Course
Sl. No. Course Name Type Course category Credits
Code
Course
L T P
Credit
1 PH2101 Waves and optics Theory Core 2 0 0 2
2 PH2102 Mechanics II Theory Core 2 0 0 2
3 PH2103 Physics Laboratory III Laboratory Core 0 0 3 3
Total Credits 7

Course
Sl. No. Course Name Type Course category Credits
Code
Course
L T P
Credit
1 MA2103 Mathematical Methods II Theory Core 3 0 0 3
Total Credits 3

Semester 4:
One has to choose 24 credits from three pre-major disciplines (8 credits each) and a Computer Science course (3 credits) totalling to 27 credits.

Premajor in Biological Sciences

 Course
Sl. No. Course Name Type Course category Credits
Code
Course
L T P
Credit
1 LS2201 Evolutionary Biology Theory Core 2 0 0 2
2 LS2202 Molecular Genetics Theory Core 3 0 0 3
3 LS2203 Biology Laboratory IV Laboratory Core 0 0 3 3
Total Credits 8

Premajor in Chemical Sciences

Course
Sl. No. Course Name Type Course category Credits
Code
Course
L T P
Credit
1 CH2201 Fundamentals of Spectroscopy Theory Core 2 0 0 2
Reaction Mechanisms in Organic
2 CH2202 Chemistry Theory Core 3 0 0 3
Synthesis and Characterization
3 CH2203 Laboratory Laboratory Core 0 0 3 3
Total Credits 8

Premajor in Earth Sciences

Course
Sl. No. Course Name Type Course category Credits
Code
Course
L T P
Credit
1 ES2201 Geophysics Theory Core 3 1 0 4
Introduction to Environmental
2 ES2202 Sciences Theory Core 3 1 0 4
 Total Credits 8

Premajor in Mathematical Sciences

Course
Sl. No. Course Name Type Course category Credits
Code
Course
L T P
Credit
1 MA2201 Analysis II Theory Core 4 0 0 4
2 MA2202 Probability I Theory Core 4 0 0 4
Total Credits 8

Premajor in Physical Sciences

Course
Sl. No. Course Name Type Course category Credits
Code
Course
L T P
Credit
1 PH2201 Basic Quantum Mechanics Theory Core 3 0 0 3
2 PH2202 Thermal Physics Theory Core 2 0 0 2
3 PH2203 Physics Laboratory IV Laboratory Core 0 0 3 3
Total Credits 8

Computer Science
Course
Sl. No. Course Name Type Course category Credits
Code
Course
L T P
Credit
1 CS2201 Introduction to Computation Laboratory Core 0 0 3 3
Total Credits 3
Level 3: One has to choose one 'Major' discipline

Semester 5:

Major in Biological Sciences

Course
Sl. No. Course Name Type Course category Credits
Code
Course
L T P
Credit
1 LS3101 Immunology Theory Core 3 1 0 4
2 LS3102 Cell Biology Theory Core 3 1 0 4
3 LS3103 Microbiology Theory Core 3 1 0 4
4 LS3104 Cell Biology and Imaging Lab Laboratory Core 1 0 3 4

5 LS3105 Gene Expression Lab Laboratory Core 1 0 3 4

6 Open Elective I * Elective 4

Total Credits 24

Major in Chemical Sciences

Course
Sl. No. Course Name Type Course category Credits
Code
Course
L T P
Credit
1 CH3101 Transition Metal-I Theory Core 3 1 0 4
2 CH3102 Organic Chemistry I Theory Core 3 1 0 4
3 CH3103 Quantum Chemistry II Theory Core 3 1 0 4
 4 CH3104 Physical Organic Chemistry Theory Core 3 1 0 4
Advanced Physical Chemistry
5 CH3105 Laboratory Laboratory Core 1 0 3 4
6 Open Elective I * Theory Elective 3 1 0 4
Total Credits 24

Major in Earth Sciences

Course
Sl. No. Course Name Type Course category Credits
Code
Course
L T P
Credit

1 ES3101 Mineralogy and Crystallography Theory Core 3 1 0 4

2 ES3102 Mineralogy Laboratory Laboratory Core 1 0 3 4
3 ES3103 Sedimentology Theory Core 3 1 0 4
4 ES3104 Sedimentology Laboratory Laboratory Core 1 0 3 4
5 ES3105 Seismology Theory Core 3 1 0 4
6 Open Elective I * Elective 4
Total Credits 24

Major in Mathematical Sciences

Course
Sl. No. Course Name Type Course category Credits
Code
Course
L T P
Credit
1 MA3101 Analysis III Theory Core 3 1 0 4
 2 MA3102 Algebra I Theory Core 3 1 0 4
Introduction to Graph Theory &
MA3103 Theory Core 3 1 0 4
3 Combinatories

4 MA3104 Linear Algebra II Theory Core 3 1 0 4

5 Open Elective I * Theory Elective 3 1 0 4

Total Credits 20

Major in Physical Sciences

Course
Sl. No. Course Name Type Course category Credits
Code
Course
L T P
Credit
1 PH3101 Classical Mechanics Theory Core 3 1 0 4
2 PH3102 Quantum Mechanics Theory Core 3 1 0 4

3 PH3103 Mathematical Methods of Physics Theory Core 3 1 0 4

Electrical Circuits and
4 PH3104 Electronics Theory Core 3 1 0 4

5 PH3105 Nuclear Physics Laboratory Laboratory Core 1 0 3 4

6 Open Elective I * Elective 4

Total
Credits 24
*Open Elective can be any of the courses of the same level, offered by the Major department or another department, provided that the pre-requisite require
In addition the following elective courses are available.
Note that one has to take at least one HSS course over the 3rd and 4th levels.
List of Elective courses of Level 3 (Semester 5) :
Course
Sl. No. Course Name Type Course category Credits
Code
Course
L T P
Credit
1 CH3106 Chemical Kinetics Theory Elective 3 1 0 4
History and Philosophy of
2 HU3101 Science Theory Elective 3 1 0 4

3 MA3105 Numerical Analysis Theory Elective 3 1 0 4

Semester 6:

Major in Biological Sciences

Course
Sl. No. Course Name Type Course category Credits
Code
Course
L T P
Credit
1 LS3201 Ecology Theory Core 3 1 0 4
2 LS3202 Biostatistics Theory Core 3 1 0 4
3 LS3203 Structural Biology Theory Core 3 1 0 4

4 LS3204 Ecology & Behaviour Laboratory Laboratory Core 1 0 3 4

Cloning & Protein Expression

5 LS3205 Laboratory Core 1 0 3 4
Laboratory
6 Open Elective II * Theory Elective 3 1 0 4
 Total Credits 24

Major in Chemical Sciences

Course
Sl. No. Course Name Type Course category Credits
Code
Course
L T P
Credit
1 CH3201 Main Group elements I Theory Core 3 1 0 4
2 CH3202 Organic Chemistry II Theory Core 3 1 0 4
Applications of Chemical
3 CH3203 Thermodynamics Theory Core 3 1 0 4
4 CH3204 Organic Synthesis Laboratory II Lab Core 1 0 3 4
Inorganic synthesis and
5 CH3205 characterization Laboratory Lab Core 1 0 3 4
6 Open Elective II * Theory Elective 3 1 0 4
Total Credits 24

Major in Earth Sciences

Course
Sl. No. Course Name Type Course category Credits
Code
Course
L T P
Credit
Geomorphology and Remote
1 ES3201 Theory Core 3 1 0 4
Sensing
2 ES3202 Sedimentology Fieldwork Laboratory Core 1 0 3 4
3 ES3203 Seismology Laboratory Laboratory Core 1 0 3 4
 4 ES3204 Principles of Paleontology Theory Core 3 1 0 4
5 ES3205 Paleontology Laboratory Laboratory Core 1 0 3 4
6 Open Elective II * Elective 4
Total Credits 24

Major in Mathematical Sciences

Course
Sl. No. Course Name Type Course category Credits
Code
Course
L T P
Credit
1 MA3201 Topology Theory Core 3 1 0 4
2 MA3202 Algebra-II Theory Core 3 1 0 4
3 MA3203 Analysis-IV Theory Core 3 1 0 4
4 MA32XX Department Elective I^ Theory Elective 3 1 0 4
6 Open Elective II * Theory Elective 3 1 0 4
Total Credits 20

Major in Physical Sciences

Course
Sl. No. Course Name Type Course category Credits
Code
Course
L T P
Credit
1 PH3201 Statistical Mechanics Theory Core 3 1 0 4
2 PH3202 Electricity and Magnetism Theory Core 3 1 0 4
3 PH3203 Advanced Quantum Mechanics Theory Core 3 1 0 4
4 PH3204 Electronics Laboratory Laboratory Core 1 0 3 4
 5 PH3205 Computational Physics Laboratory Core 1 0 3 4
6 Open Elective II * Elective 4
Total Credits 24

^Departmental Elective can be any of the elective courses of the same level, offered by the parent department.
*Open Elective can be any of the courses of the same level, offered by the Major department or another department, provided that the pre-requisite require
In addition the following elective courses are available.
Note that one has to take at least one HSS course over the 3rd and 4th levels.
List of Elective courses of Level 3 (Semester 6) :
Course
Sl. No. Course Name Type Course category Credits
Code
Course
L T P
Credit
1 HU3201 Introduction to Economics Theory Elective 3 1 0 4
Geometry of Curves and
2 MA3205 Theory Elective 3 1 0 4
Surfaces
3 MA3206 Statistics-I Theory Elective 3 1 0 4
otalling to 24 credits
lling to 27 credits.
the pre-requisite requirements are met and that there is no time-table clash.
the pre-requisite requirements are met and that there is no time-table clash.
*As Open Elective one may choose any of the courses of the same level, offered by the Major department or
In addition the following elective courses are available. Note that one has to take at least one HSS course ove
by the Major department or another department, provided that the pre-requisite requirements are met and that there
e at least one HSS course over the 3rd and 4th levels.
are met and that there is no time-table clash.