Course Structure BS-MS (MS23 batch onwards)

Semester I

Course Code Course Name Credits

BIO101 The basis and diversity of life 3

BIO111 Biology lab I 1

CHM101 Basic inorganic chemistry 3

CHM111 Chemistry lab I 1

HSS101 Language skills 2

IDC101 Introduction to programming 2

MTH101 Basic linear algebra 3

PHY101 Mechanics 3

PHY111 Physics lab I 1

Semester II

Course Code Course Name Credits

BIO102 Genetics and evolution 3

BIO112 Biology lab II 1

CHM102 Basic organic chemistry 3

CHM112 Chemistry lab II 1

HSS102 Concepts in humanities and social sciences 2

EES102 Introduction to environmental sciences 2

MTH102 Probability and statistics 3

PHY102 Electromagnetism 3

PHY112 Physics lab II 1

All course numbers will carry v.1 or v.2 suffix in ERP only.
 Semester III

Course Code Course Name Credits

HSS201 History of science 2

One of the following

IDC20X 2

IDC20Y 2

IDC20Z 2

Two pre-majors

BIO201 Genes and development 3

BIO202 Cells and organismal architecture 3

BIO211 Biology lab III 1

CHM201 Introduction to spectroscopic methods 3

CHM202(c) Chemical thermodynamics 2(c)

CHM211 Chemistry lab III 2

EES201 Introduction to earth sciences 2

EES202 Introduction to atmospheric and climate science 3

EES211 Basic mineralogy and petrology lab 2

MTH201 Differential and integral calculus 3

MTH202(a) Elementary number theory 2(a)

MTH203(a) Sequences and series 2(a)

PHY201 Waves and optics 3

PHY202(b) Overview of mathematical methods 2(b)

PHY211 Physics lab III 2

(a)
Available for students (as an IDC) who do not take Mathematics as a pre-major.
(b)
Available for students (as an IDC) who do not take Physics as a pre-major.
(c)
Available for students (as an IDC) who do not take Chemistry as a pre-major.

All course numbers will carry v.1 or v.2 suffix in ERP only.
 Semester IV

Course Code Course Name Credits

IDC212 Ethics in research 1

One of the following

IDC20X 2

IDC20Y 2

IDC20Z 2

Two pre-majors

BIO203 Ecology and behaviour 3

BIO204 Bioinformatics and bioengineering 3

BIO212 Biology lab IV 2

CHM203 Chemical kinetics 3

CHM204 Electrochemistry, colloids and interfaces 3

CHM212 Chemistry lab IV 2

EES203 Geochemistry 3

EES204 Remote sensing and GIS 3

EES212 GIS and mapping lab 2

MTH204 Symmetry 3

MTH205 Analysis in one variable 3

MTH206(a) Introduction to ordinary differential equations 2(a)

PHY203 Thermodynamics and statistical physics 3

PHY204 Modern physics 3

PHY212 Physics lab IV 2

(a)
Available for students (as an IDC) who do not take Mathematics as a pre-major.

All course numbers will carry v.1 or v.2 suffix in ERP only.
 Biology Majors

Semester V

Course Course Course Name Credits

Type1 Code

MM BIO311A Advanced biology lab I: Molecular methods in biology 4

(or) (or)
BIO311B Advanced biology lab I: Principles and techniques of cell
biology

DE 4

DE 4

DE 4

OE 4

Semester VI

Course Course Course Name Credits

Type Code

MM BIO312 Development and physiology lab 4

DE 4

DE 4

DE 4

OE 4

SEM IDC352 Science communication 2

1
MM: Major Mandatory, DE: Department Elective, OE: Open Elective, SEM: Seminar Course, PRJ:
Project (e.g., MS thesis)

All course numbers will carry v.1 or v.2 suffix in ERP only.
 Semester VII

Course Course Course Name Credits

Type Code

MM BIO411 Advanced biology lab I 4

DE 4

DE 4

OE 4

OE 4

OE 4

Semester VIII

Course Course Course Name Credits

Type Code

MM BIO412 Advanced biology lab II 4

DE 4

DE 4

OE 4

OE 4

SEM IDC452 Presentation skills 2

All course numbers will carry v.1 or v.2 suffix in ERP only.
 Chemistry Majors

Semester V

Course Course Course Name Credits

Type2 Code

MM CHM301 Quantum chemistry I 4

MM CHM302 Organic chemistry - reactions and mechanisms 4

MM CHM303 Main group chemistry 4

MM CHM311 Organic chemistry lab 4

OE 4

Semester VI

Course Course Code Course Name Credits

Type

MM CHM304 Quantum chemistry II 4

MM CHM305 Physical organic chemistry 4

MM CHM306 Transition metal chemistry 4

MM CHM312 Inorganic chemistry lab 4

OE 4

SEM IDC352 Science communication 2

2
MM: Major Mandatory, DE: Department Elective, OE: Open Elective, SEM: Seminar Course, PRJ:
Project (e.g., MS thesis)

All course numbers will carry v.1 or v.2 suffix in ERP only.
 Semester VII

Course Course Course Name Credits

Type Code

MM CHM401 Molecular spectroscopy 4

MM CHM402 Chemistry of materials 4

MM CHM411 Physical chemistry lab 4

DE 4

OE 4

OE 4

Semester VIII

Course Course Course Name Credits

Type Code

MM CHM403 Analytical chemistry 4

MM CHM404 Statistical thermodynamics 4

MM CHM412 Analytical chemistry lab 4

DE 4

OE 4

SEM IDC452 Presentation skills 2

All course numbers will carry v.1 or v.2 suffix in ERP only.
 EES Majors

Semester V

Course Course Course Name Credits

Type3 Code

MM EES301 Global biogeochemical cycles and climate change 4

MM EES311 Air, water and soil analysis lab 4

DE DE 4

DE DE 4

OE OE 4

Semester VI

Course Course Course Name Credits

Type Code

MM EES302 Quantitative data analysis in earth and environmental 4

sciences

MM EES312 Applied cartography and field mapping 4

DE DE 4

DE DE 4

OE OE 4

SEM IDC352 Science communication 2

3
MM: Major Mandatory, DE: Department Elective, OE: Open Elective, SEM: Seminar Course, PRJ:
Project (e.g., MS thesis)

All course numbers will carry v.1 or v.2 suffix in ERP only.
 Semester VII

Course Course Course Name Credits

Type Code

MM EES401 Natural hazards and disaster risk assessment 4

MM EES411 Computational geosciences lab 4

DE DE 4

DE DE 4

OE OE 4

OE OE 4

Semester VIII

Course Course Course Name Credits

Type Code

MM EES402 Environmental sustainability 4

MM EES412 Advanced field geology 4

DE DE 4

DE DE 4

OE OE 4

SEM IDC452 Presentation skills 2

All course numbers will carry v.1 or v.2 suffix in ERP only.
 Maths Majors

Semester V

Course Course Course Name Credits

Type4 Code

MM MTH301 Real analysis 4

MM MTH302 Linear algebra 4

MM MTH303 Set theory and logic 4

MM MTH304 Group theory 4

OE/DE 4

Semester VI

Course Course Course Name Credits

Type Code

MM MTH305 Complex analysis 4

MM MTH306 Lebesgue measure and integration theory 4

MM MTH307 topology 4

MM MTH308 Rings and modules 4

OE/DE 4

SEM IDC352 Science communication 2

4
MM: Major Mandatory, DE: Department Elective, OE: Open Elective, SEM: Seminar Course, PRJ:
Project (e.g., MS thesis)

All course numbers will carry v.1 or v.2 suffix in ERP only.
 Semester VII

Course Course Course Name Credits

Type Code

MM MTH401 Ordinary differential equations 4

MM MTH402 Functional analysis 4

MM MTH403 Fields and Galois theory 4

DE At least one of the following

DE MTH404 Commutative and homological algebra 4

DE MTH405 Probability theory 4

DE MTH406 Manifolds 4

OE/DE 4

Semester VIII

Course Course Course Name Credits

Type Code

DE At least one of the following

DE MTH409 Discrete mathematics 4

DE MTH410 Algebraic topology 4

DE MTH440 Partial differential equations 4

OE/DE 4

OE/DE 4

OE/DE 4

OE/DE 4

SEM IDC452 Presentation skills 2

All course numbers will carry v.1 or v.2 suffix in ERP only.
 Physics Majors
Semester V

Course Course Course Name Credits

Type5 Code

MM PHY301 Classical mechanics 4

MM PHY302 Quantum mechanics 4

MM PHY303 Electrodynamics 4

MM PHY310 Mathematical methods for physicists I 4

MM PHY311 Advanced optics and spectroscopy lab 4

Semester VI

Course Course Course Name Credits

Type Code

MM PHY304 Statistical mechanics 4

MM PHY306 Advanced quantum mechanics 4

MM PHY312 Advanced electronics and instrumentation lab 4

OE 4

OE 4

SEM IDC352 Science communication 2

5
MM: Major Mandatory, DE: Department Elective, OE: Open Elective, SEM: Seminar Course, PRJ:
Project (e.g., MS thesis)

All course numbers will carry v.1 or v.2 suffix in ERP only.
 Semester VII

Course Course Course Name Credits

Type Code

MM PHY401 Nuclear and particle physics 4

MM PHY402 Solid state physics 4

MM PHY403 Atomic and molecular physics 4

MM PHY411 Nuclear physics lab 4

DE 4

OE 4

Semester VIII

Course Course Course Name Credits

Type Code

MM PHY412 Condensed matter physics lab 4

DE 4

DE 4

OE 4

OE 4

SEM IDC452 Presentation skills 2

All course numbers will carry v.1 or v.2 suffix in ERP only.
 Project Year

Semester IX

Course Course Course Name Credits

Type Code

OE 4

PRJ PRJ 501 I 8

PRJ PRJ 501 II 8

Semester X

Course Course Course Name Credits

Type Code

OE 4

PRJ PRJ 502 I 8

PRJ PRJ 502 II 8

All course numbers will carry v.1 or v.2 suffix in ERP only.