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Semester Credit
CC DSE GE AECC SEC USC Total/ Sem
1st 12 6 4 2 1 2 27
2nd 12 6 4 2 1 2 27
3rd 16 4 1 21
4th 12 6 4 1 23
5th 20 20
6th 12 6 18
Total Credit / 84 24 16 4 4 4
Course
Total Credit 136
CC: Core Courses; GE: General Elective; AECC: Ability Enhancement Compulsory Course; SEC: Skill
Enhancement Courses; DSE: Discipline Specific Elective; USC: University specified course
Reference Books:
1. Chemistry, 4th Edition by McMurry, J. and Fay, R.C., 2004, Pearson.
2. Organic Chemistry, 8th Edition by Leroy G. Wade, Junior, Pearson.
3. Physical Chemistry, P. Atkins and J. De Paul, 8th Edition (2006), International Student
Edition, Oxford University Press.
4. Basic Inorganic Chemistry, F. A Cotton, G. Wilkinson, and Paul L. Gaus, 3rd Edition
(1995), John Wiley & Sons, New York.
5. Chemistry for Degree Students, R. L. Madan, ISBN: 978-81-219-3230-1, S. Chand
Publishing.
Unit 3: Redox 8L
Ion-electron method of balancing equation of redox reaction; Basic Concept of Oxidation and
reduction; oxidation numbers; Redox potential-sign conventions; Nernst equation; Influence of
complex formation, precipitation and change of pH on redox potentials; formal potential; Redox
titration, redox potential at the equivalence point (Latimer, Frost and Pourbaix diagrams);
Disproportionation and comproportionation reactions (typical examples); Principle of pH metric,
potentiometric and conductometric titrations; calculation of equivalence points; Solubility,
solubility product – common ion effect, Applications of common ion effect to the precipitation
and separation of metallic ions.
Reference books:
1. Concise Inorganic Chemistry, J. D. Lee, 5th Edition (1996), Chapman & Hall, London.
2. Concepts & Models of Inorganic Chemistry, Douglas, B.E. and McDaniel, D.H. Oxford,
1970.
3. Theoretical Inorganic Chemistry, Day, M.C. and Selbin, J. ACS Publications, 1962.
4. Inorganic and Solid State Chemistry, Rodger, G.E. Cengage Learning India Edition, 2002.
5. Basic Inorganic Chemistry, F. A Cotton, G. Wilkinson, and Paul L. Gaus, 3rd Edition
(1995), John Wiley & Sons, New York.
6. Inorganic chemistry: principles of structure and reactivity. Huheey, J.E., Keiter, E.A.,
Keiter, R.L. and Medhi, O.K., 2006. Pearson Education India.
7. Advances in inorganic chemistry and radiochemistry (Vol. 10). Emeléus, H.J. and Sharpe,
A.G., 1968. Academic Press.
Reference books:
1. Mendham, J., A. I. Vogel’s Quantitative Chemical Analysis 6th Ed., Pearson, 2009
2. Vogel's Qualitative Inorganic Analysis (7th Edition): G. Svehla
Reference Books:
1. Organic Chemistry, 8th Edition by Leroy G. Wade, Junior, Pearson.
2. Morrison, R. N. & Boyd, R. N. Organic Chemistry, Dorling Kindersley (India) Pvt. Ltd.
(Pearson Education).
3. Dr. R. L. Madan, Organic Chemistry (For B.Sc. I, II, III Year), S. Chand
4. Dr. R. L. Madan, Chemistry For Degree Students, B.Sc. first year, S. Chand
5. Finar, I. L. Organic Chemistry (Volume 1), Dorling Kindersley (India) Pvt. Ltd. (Pearson
Education).
6. Finar, I. L. Organic Chemistry (Volume 2: Stereochemistry and the Chemistry of
7. Natural Products), Dorling Kindersley (India) Pvt. Ltd. (Pearson Education).
8. Eliel, E. L. & Wilen, S. H. Stereochemistry of Organic Compounds, Wiley: London, 1994.
9. Kalsi, P. S. Stereochemistry Conformation and Mechanism, New Age International, 2005.
Reference Books
1. Subhash C Das, Advanced Practical Chemistry, (2012)
2. Mann, F.G. & Saunders, B.C. Practical Organic Chemistry, Pearson Education (2009)
3. Furniss, B.S.; Hannaford, A.J.; Smith, P.W.G.; Tatchell, A.R. Practical Organic
Chemistry, 5th Ed., Pearson (2012)
Unit 1: Thermodynamics 10 L
Second Law: Concept of entropy; thermodynamic scale of temperature, statement of the second
law of thermodynamics; molecular and statistical interpretation of entropy. Calculation of entropy
change for reversible and irreversible processes.
Free Energy Functions: Gibbs and Helmholtz energy; variation of S, G, A with T, V, P; Free
energy change and spontaneity. Relation between Joule-Thomson coefficient and other
thermodynamic parameters; inversion temperature; Gibbs-Helmholtz equation; Maxwell relations;
thermodynamic equation of state.
Reference books:
1. Atkins, P.W. & Paula, J. Physical Chemistry, 10th Ed., Oxford University Press, 2014.
2. Khosla, B. D.; Garg, V. C. & Gulati, A. Senior Practical Physical Chemistry, R. Chand & Co.:
New Delhi (2011).
3. Garland, C. W.; Nibler, J. W. & Shoemaker, D. P. Experiments in Physical Chemistry 8th Ed.;
McGraw-Hill: New York (2003).
Halpern, A. M. & McBane, G. C. Experimental Physical Chemistry 3rd Ed.; W.H. Freeman &
Co.: New York (2003).
Alkyl halides:
Methods of preparation, nucleophilic substitution reactions – SN1, SN2 mechanisms with stereo
chemical aspects and effect of solvent etc.; nucleophilic substitution vs. elimination.
Aryl halides:
Preparation, including preparation from diazonium salts. nucleophilic aromatic substitution;
SNAr, Benzyne mechanism.
Alcohols:
preparation, properties and relative reactivity of 1°, 2°, 3° alcohols, Preparation and properties of
glycols: Pinacol-Pinacolone rearrangement.
Phenols:
Preparation and properties; Acidity and factors effecting it, Ring substitution reactions, Kolbe’s–
Schmidt Reactions, Claisen rearrangements with mechanism.
Organometallic compounds:
Mg and Li – Use in synthesis of organic compounds.
Ethers and Epoxides:
Preparation and reactions with acids. Reactions of epoxides with alcohols, ammonia derivatives
and LiAlH4
Reference Books:
Organic Chemistry, 8th Edition by Leroy G. Wade, Junior, Pearson.
Morrison, R. N. & Boyd, R. N. Organic Chemistry, Dorling Kindersley (India) Pvt. Ltd.
(Pearson Education).
Dr. R. L. Madan, Organic Chemistry (For B.Sc. I, II, III Year), S. Chand
Morrison, R. N. & Boyd, R. N. Organic Chemistry, Dorling Kindersley (India) Pvt. Ltd.
(Pearson Education).
Finar, I. L. Organic Chemistry (Volume 1), Dorling Kindersley (India) Pvt. Ltd. (Pearson
Education).
Finar, I. L. Organic Chemistry (Volume 2: Stereochemistry and the Chemistry of
Natural Products), Dorling Kindersley (India) Pvt. Ltd. (Pearson Education).
Eliel, E. L. & Wilen, S. H. Stereochemistry of Organic Compounds, Wiley: London, 1994.
Unit 1: Phase 20 L
Concept of phase, component and degrees of freedom; Phase rule and its derivations for both for
nonreactive and reactive systems; phase diagram for one-component system: water and carbon
dioxide; First order phase transition; Clapeyron equation; Clausius-Clapeyron equation -
derivation and applications in its applications to solid-liquid, liquid-vapour and solid-vapour
equilibria; Phase diagrams for solid-liquid equilibrium systems-eutectic, congruent and
incongruent melting points, solid solutions. Principle of fractional distillation; Three component
systems, water-chloroform-acetic acid system, triangular plots
Unit 3: Catalysis 5L
Types of catalyst, specificity and selectivity, mechanisms of catalyzed reactions at solid surfaces;
Homogeneous catalysis with reference to acid-base catalysis; Enzyme catalysis; Michaelis-
Menten equation, Lineweaver-Burk plot, turn-over number.
Unit 4: Adsorption 5L
Physical adsorption, chemisorption, adsorption isotherms. nature of adsorbed state.
Reference Books:
1. Khosla, B. D.; Garg, V. C. & Gulati, A. Senior Practical Physical Chemistry, R.
2. Chand & Co.: New Delhi (2011).
3. Garland, C. W.; Nibler, J. W. & Shoemaker, D. P. Experiments in Physical Chemistry
4. 8th Ed.; McGraw-Hill: New York (2003).
5. Halpern, A. M. & McBane, G. C. Experimental Physical Chemistry 3rd Ed.; W.H.
6. Freeman & Co.: New York (2003).
Unit 5: Radioactivity 5L
Nuclear stability and nuclear binding energy. Nuclear Reactions: Artificial radioactivity,
transmutation of elements, fission, fusion and spallation. Nuclear energy and power generation.
Radio chemical methods: principles of determination of age of rocks and minerals, hazards of
radiation and safety measures
Reference Books:
1. Lee, J.D. Concise Inorganic Chemistry, ELBS, 1991.
2. Douglas, B.E; Mc Daniel, D.H. & Alexander, J.J. Concepts & Models of
3. Inorganic Chemistry 3rd Ed., John Wiley Sons, N.Y. 1994.
4. Greenwood, N.N. & Earnshaw. Chemistry of the Elements, Butterworth-
5. Heinemann. 1997.
6. Cotton, F.A. & Wilkinson, G. Advanced Inorganic Chemistry, Wiley, VCH, 1999.
Reference Books:
1. Vogel, A.I. A Textbook of Quantitative Inorganic Analysis, ELBS. 1978
2. Marr, G. and Rockett, R.W. Practical Inorganic Chemistry, Van Nostrand Reinhold. 1972.
Unit 4: Dyes: 10 L
Classification, Colour and constitution; Mordant Azo-Dyes; Chemistry of dyeing; Synthesis and
applications of: Azo dyes – Methyl Orange and Congo Red (mechanism of Diazo Coupling);
Triphenyl Methane Dyes -Malachite Green, Rosaniline and Crystal Violet.
Reference Books:
1. Morrison, R. N. & Boyd, R. N. Organic Chemistry, Dorling Kindersley (India) Pvt. Ltd.
(Pearson Education).
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2. Finar, I. L. Organic Chemistry (Volume 1), Dorling Kindersley (India) Pvt. Ltd. (Pearson
Education).
3. McMurry, J.E. Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry, 7th Ed. Cengage Learning India
Edition, 2013.
1. Organic preparations:
a) Acetylation of one of the following compounds: amines (aniline, o-, m-, p- toluidines
and o-, m-, p-anisidine) and phenols (β -naphthol, vanillin, salicylic acid) by any one
method:
b) Using conventional method
c) Using green approach
2. Functional group tests for alcohols, phenols, carbonyl and carboxylic acid groups.
3. Benzolyation of one of the following amines (aniline, o-, m-, p- toluidines and o-, m-, p-
anisidine) and one of the following phenols (β -naphthol, resorcinol, p- cresol)
4. Oxidation of ethanol/ isopropanol (Iodoform reaction).
5. Selective reduction of meta dinitrobenzene to m-nitroaniline.
6. Hydrolysis of amides and esters.
7. Semicarbazone of any one of the following compounds: acetone, ethyl methyl ketone,
cyclohexanone, benzaldehyde.
Reference Books:
1. Subhash C Das, Advanced Practical Chemistry, (2012)
2. Mann, F.G. & Saunders, B.C. Practical Organic Chemistry, Pearson Education (2009)
3. Furniss, B.S.; Hannaford, A.J.; Smith, P.W.G.; Tatchell, A.R. Practical Organic
Chemistry, 5th Ed., Pearson (2012).
Liquid state: Qualitative treatment of the structure of the liquid state; Radial distribution function;
physical properties of liquids; vapour pressure, surface tension and coefficient of viscosity, and
their determination. Effect of addition of various solutes on surface tension and viscosity.
Explanation of cleansing action of detergents. Temperature variation of viscosity of liquids and
comparison with that of gases. Qualitative discussion of structure of water.
Solid state: Nature of the solid state, law of constancy of interfacial angles, law of rational indices,
Miller indices, elementary ideas of symmetry, symmetry elements and symmetry operations,
qualitative idea of point and space groups, seven crystal systems and fourteen Bravais lattices; X-
ray diffraction, Bragg’s law, a simple account of rotating crystal method and powder pattern
Unit 2: Conductance 8L
Kohlrausch's law of independent migration of ions; Variation of specific and equivalent
conductance with dilution for strong and weak electrolytes; Estimation of activity coefficient for
electrolytes using Debye-Hückel limiting law; Ionic mobility; Transport Number and principles of
Hittorf’s and Moving-boundary method; Ostwald's dilution law; Ionic mobility; Applications of
conductance measurement: hydrolysis constants of salts, degree of dissociation of weak
electrolytes; conductometric titrations etc.
Unit 3: Electrochemistry 7L
Standard electrode (reduction) potential and its application to different kinds of half-cells;
Application of EMF measurements in determining (i) free energy, enthalpy and entropy of a cell
reaction, (ii) equilibrium constants, and (iii) pH values, using hydrogen, quinone-hydroquinone
and glass electrodes; Concentration cells with and without transference, liquid junction potential;
Potentiometric titrations (acid-base, redox, precipitation)
Reference Books:
1. Basic Inorganic Chemistry, F. A Cotton, G. Wilkinson, and Paul L. Gaus, 3rd Edition (1995), John
Wiley & Sons, New York
2. Bertini, I., Gray, H.B., Lippard, S.J. and Valentine, J.S., 1994. Bioinorganic chemistry. University
Science Books.
1. Potentiometric titration of Mohr’s salt solution against standard K2Cr2O7 and KMnO4 solution
2. Determination of Ksp for AgCl by potentiometric titration of AgNO3 solution against standard KCl
solution
3. Determination of the indicator constant of an acid base indicator spectrophotometrically
4. Verification of Beer and Lambert’s Law for KMnO4 and K2Cr2O7 solution
5. Study of kinetics of K2S2O8 + KI reaction, spectrophotometrically
Reference Books:
1. Khosla, B. D.; Garg, V. C. & Gulati, A. Senior Practical Physical Chemistry, R. Chand &
Co.: New Delhi (2011).
2. Garland, C. W.; Nibler, J. W. & Shoemaker, D. P. Experiments in Physical Chemistry8th
Ed.; McGraw-Hill: New York (2003).
3. Halpern, A. M. &McBane, G. C. Experimental Physical Chemistry 3rdEd.; W.H. Freeman
& Co.: New York (2003).
Unit 1: Spectroscopy 20 L
UV Spectroscopy:
Types of electronic transitions, λmax, Chromophores and Auxochromes, Bathochromic and
Hypsochromic shifts, Intensity of absorption; Application of Woodward Rules for calculation of
λmax for the following systems: α,β unsaturated aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids and esters;
Conjugated dienes: alicyclic, homoannular and heteroannular; Extended conjugated systems
(aldehydes, ketones and dienes); distinction between cis and trans isomers.
IR Spectroscopy:
Fundamental and non-fundamental molecular vibrations; IR absorption positions of O, N and S
containing functional groups; Effect of H-bonding, conjugation, resonance and ring size on IR
absorptions; Fingerprint region and its significance; application in functional group analysis.
NMR Spectroscopy:
Basic principles of Proton Magnetic Resonance, chemical shift and factors influencing it; Spin –
Spin coupling and coupling constant; Anisotropic effects in alkene, alkyne, aldehydes and
aromatics, Interpetation of NMR spectra of simple compounds.
Applications of IR, UV and NMR for identification of simple organic molecules.
Unit 2: Biomolecules 20 L
Amino acids, Peptides and Proteins:
Amino acids classification, structure and properties; Zwitterions; Isoelectric point (pI); pKa
values; α-Amino Acids: synthesis and reactions with detailed mechanism-synthesis:
Peptide synthesis: synthesis strategies using N-protection & C-protection, Synthesis of peptides
using N-protecting, C-protecting and C-activating groups -Solid-phase synthesis
Reference Books:
1. Morrison, R. N. & Boyd, R. N. Organic Chemistry, Dorling Kindersley (India) Pvt.Ltd.
(Pearson Education).
2. Finar, I. L. Organic Chemistry (Volume 1), Dorling Kindersley (India) Pvt. Ltd.(Pearson
Education).
3. Sykes, P. A Guidebook to Mechanism in Organic Chemistry, Orient Longman, New Delhi
(1988).
4. Clayden, J.; Greeves, N.; Warren, S.; Wothers, P.; Organic Chemistry, Oxford University
Press.
5. Berg, J.M., Tymoczko, J.L. & Stryer, L. (2006) Biochemistry. 6th Ed. W.H. Freeman and
Co.
6. Nelson, D.L., Cox, M.M. & Lehninger, A.L. (2009) Principles of Biochemistry. IV Edition.
W.H. Freeman and Co.
7. Murray, R.K., Granner, D.K., Mayes, P.A. & Rodwell, V.W. (2009) Harper’s Illustrated
Biochemistry. XXVIII edition. Lange Medical Books/ McGraw-Hill.
Reference Books
1. Subhash C Das, Advanced Practical Chemistry, (2012)
2. Manual of Biochemistry Workshop, 2012, Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi.
3. Arthur, I. V. Quantitative Organic Analysis, Pearson.
Unit 3: Photochemistry 5L
Electromagnetic radiation: definition and properties; Lambert-Beer’s law, its limitations; molar
extinction coefficient; Laws of photochemistry, Stark-Einstein law of photochemical equivalence,
quantum yield: definition, calculation and examples of low and high quantum yield values;
photochemical equilibrium and the differential rate of photochemical reactions; Photosensitised
reactions, HI decomposition, H2-Br2 reaction, dimerisation of anthracene; Photostationary state;
Chemiluminescence; Role of photochemical reactions in biochemical processes.
Reference Books:
1. Atkins, P. W. & Paula, J. de Atkin’s Physical Chemistry 10th Ed., Oxford University
2. Castellan, G. W. Physical Chemistry 4th Ed. Narosa (2004).
3. Engel, T. & Reid, P. Physical Chemistry 3rd Ed. Pearson (2013).
Reference Books:
1. Lee, J.D. Concise Inorganic Chemistry, ELBS, 1991.
2. Douglas, B.E; Mc Daniel, D.H. & Alexander, J.J. Concepts & Models of
3. Inorganic Chemistry 3rd Ed., John Wiley Sons, N.Y. 1994.
4. Greenwood, N.N. & Earnshaw. Chemistry of the Elements, Butterworth-Heinemann.
1997.
3. Qualitative analysis of the soil from different locations for pH and different water
soluble cations and anions
A minor research project work should be done individually under the guidance of one faculty of
Chemistry department at SNU or anywhere else on any topic related to the subject & also be
presented by the candidate in front of external and internal examiners in a seminar presentation.
A research project work should be done individually under the guidance of one faculty of
Chemistry department at SNU or anywhere else on any topic related to the subject & can be
recorded as dissertation & also be presented by the candidate in front of external and internal
examiners in a seminar presentation.
Elasticity: Continuum model of matter: Elastic properties, Hooke’s law, Flexural rigidity: bending
of beams loaded at the centre.
Surface Tension: Molecular model of matter: Surface Tension, Surface energy, the angle of
contact between surfaces, capillary phenomena, excess pressure on a curved liquid membrane,
dependence of surface tension on external factors.
Fluid Dynamics and Viscosity: Ideal fluids: Streamlines and flowlines, equations of continuity,
Euler’s equation of motion, streamline flow, Bernoulli’s equation and its application. Newtonian
and non-Newtonian fluids, coefficient of viscosity, critical velocity, Reynold’s number.
Nuclear Physics & Radioactivity: Nuclear Structure, Nuclear radioactivity: Alpha, Beta and
Gamma emissions. Alpha decay and spontaneous fission, nuclear reactions.
Laser Physics: Spontaneous and stimulated emission. Einstein’s A and B coefficients. Basic
components of a laser: active medium, optical resonator, pumping source. Threshold condition for
oscillation. Different types of laser and their operational principles.
List of Practicals:
1. Young’s modulus
2. Modulus of Rigidity
3. Determination of viscosity of liquid by Stoke’s method
4. Measurement of Planck’s constant using black body radiation and photo-detector
5. Photo-electric effect: photo current versus intensity and wavelength of light; maximum energy
of photo-electrons versus frequency of light
6. To determine work function of material of filament of directly heated vacuum diode.
7. To determine (1) wavelength and (2) angular spread of diode laser using plane diffraction grating
8.To study the power-current characteristics of a diode laser
References:
1. R.S. Ochs, R.W. Hanson and J. Halls; Metabolic Regulation. Elsevier, 1985.
2. P.W. Atkins; Physical Chemistry. ELBS, 1981.
3. J.G. Morris; A Biologist's Physical Chemistry. 1974.
4. Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry. D.L.Nelson and M.M.Cox. 4th ed. W.H.Freeman, 2004.
5. Cellular physiology of nerves and muscles. G.G.Mathews. 4th ed. Blackwell Publishers, 2003.
6. Bioenergetics. D.G.Nicholls and S.J.Ferguson, 2nd ed. Academic Press, 2002
Unit 3: Interpolation:
Newton’s forward, backward, Lagrange’s and divided differences.
Unit 8: Approximations:
Least square polynomial approximation.
2. Numerical Integration:
a) Trapezoidal Rule
b) Simpson’s one third rule
Unit 1: Introduction 2 L
Basic principles of instrumentation in flame Atomic Absorption and emission spectrometry:
source, monochromator, detector, burner designs; Techniques of atomization and sample
introduction; Methods for the quantitative estimation of trace level of metal ions from water
samples.
Reference Books:
1. Mendham, J., A. I. Vogel’s Quantitative Chemical Analysis 6thEd., Pearson, 2009.
2. Willard, H.H. et al.: Instrumental Methods of Analysis, 7th Ed. Wardsworth Publishing
Company, Belmont, California, USA, 1988. 55
3. Christian, G.D. Analytical Chemistry, 6th Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2004.
4. Harris, D.C.: Exploring Chemical Analysis, 9th Ed. New York, W.H. Freeman, 2016.
5. Khopkar, S.M. Basic Concepts of Analytical Chemistry. New Age International Publisher,
2009
6. Skoog, D.A. Holler F.J. & Nieman, T.A. Principles of Instrumental Analysis, Cengage
Learning India Ed.
I. Separation Techniques:
1. Chromatography:
(a) Separation of mixtures
(i) Paper chromatographic separation of Fe3+, Al3+, and Cr3+
(ii) Separation and identification of the monosaccharides present in the given mixture
(glucose & fructose) by paper chromatography. Reporting the Rf values.
(b) Separate a mixture of Sudan yellow and Sudan Red by TLC technique and identify them
on the basis of their Rf values.
(c) Chromatographic separation of the active ingredients of plants, flowers and juices by TLC
III. Spectrophotometry
a. Determination of pKa values of indicator using spectrophotometry.
b. Structural characterization of compounds by infrared spectroscopy.
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c. Determination of dissolved oxygen in water.
d. Determination of chemical oxygen demand (COD).
e. Determination of Biological oxygen demand (BOD).
f. Determine the composition of the Ferric-salicylate/ ferric-thiocyanate complex by Job’s
method.
Reference Books:
1. Vogel, Arthur I: A Test book of Quantitative Inorganic Analysis (Rev. by G.H.
2. Jeffery and others) 5th Ed. The English Language Book Society of Longman. Willard,
Hobert H. et al.: Instrumental Methods of Analysis, 7th Ed. Wardsworth
3. Publishing Company, Belmont, California, USA, 1988.
4. Christian, Gary D; Analytical Chemistry, 6th Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York,
2004.
DEPARTMENT COURSE
ENGLISH THE STUDY OF SCRIPTS (FOR ODD SEMSTER)
TRANSLATION STUDIES (FOR EVEN
SEMESTER)
COMPUTER SCIENCE BASICS OF COMPUTER SCIENCE (FOR FIRST
SEMESTER)
DATA STRUCTURE (FOR 4TH SEMESTER)
OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING (FOR 5TH
SEMESTER)
DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (DBMS)
(FOR 6TH SEMESTER)
BIOTECHNOLOGY BIOTECHNOLOGY IN HUMAN WELFARE (FOR
ODD SEMESTER)
FUNDAMENTALS OF DEVELOPMENTAL
BIOLOGY (FOR EVEN SEMESTER)
MASS COMUNICATION AND JOURNALISM BASICS OF JOURNALISM (FOR ODD SEMESTER)
SCIENTIFIC REPORT WRITING AND EDITING
(FOR EVEN SEMESTER)
HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM HOSPITALITY & TOURISM
ADMINISTRATION ENTREPRENEURSHIP (FOR ODD SEMESTER)
PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT (FOR EVEN
SEMESTER)
MICROBIOLOGY MOLECULAR SECRETS OF LIFE (FOR ODD
SEMESTER)
INTRODUCTION TO FORENSIC SCIENCE (FOR
EVEN SEMESTER)
ECONOMICS ECONOMIC HISTORY OF INDIA (FOR ODD
SEMESTER)
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (FOR EVEN
SEMESTER)
CHEMISTRY FUNDAMENTALS OF CHEMISTRY(FOR ODD
SEMESTER)
STEREOCHEMISTRY AND CONFORMATION
(FOR EVEN SEMESTER)
PHYSICS WHERE DO YOU LIVE? A JOURNEY THOUGH
OUR GORGEOUS UNIVERSE (FOR ODD
SEMESTER)
HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR (FOR ODD
SEMESTER)
BUSINESS STRATEGY (FOR EVEN SEMESTER)
2. Course Outcomes:
After taking this course, students are expected to gain an understanding of the basic orthography
as well as the real problems that lie in the path of decipherment of the same and also understand
the various research methods employed to study them.
Select Readings:
1) Robinson, Andrew, Lost Languages: The Enigma of World’s Undeciphered Scripts. New York:
Mac-Graw-Hill, 2005.
1. Course Objectives:
After taking this course, the students are expected to understand the nuances of translation and the
act of transcreation itself that often takes into account the fact that the translator has to possess a
sound understanding of both the language and the general vocabulary of the target text and the
source text.
2. Course Outcomes:
After going through the course, the students are expected to understand the theory and the praxis
of the very enterprise of transcreation.
Select Readings:
Munday, Jeremy. Introducing Translation Studies: Theories and Applications. New York;
London: Routledge, 2012.
Reference Books:
1. A. Goel, Computer Fundamentals, Pearson Education, 2010.
2. P. Aksoy, L. DeNardis, Introduction to Information Technology, Cengage Learning, 2006
3. P. K.Sinha, P. Sinha, Fundamentals of Computers, BPB Publishers, 2007.
Module 1: (8 Lectures)
Introduction: Basic Terminologies: Elementary Data Organizations, Data Structure
Operations: insertion, deletion, traversal Searching: Linear Search and Binary Search
Techniques and their complexity analysis.
Trees: Basic Tree Terminologies, Different types of Trees: Binary Tree, Threaded Binary
Tree, Binary Search Tree, AVL Tree; Tree operations on each of the trees
Suggested books:
1. “Fundamentals of Data Structures”, Illustrated Edition by Ellis Horowitz, Sartaj Sahni,
Computer Science Press.
Module 1: Abstract data types and their specification. How to implement an ADT. Concrete state
space, concrete invariant, abstraction function. Implementing operations, illustrated by the Text
example. Features of object-oriented programming. Encapsulation, object identity, polymorphism
– but not inheritance. Inheritance in OO design. [10L]
Module 2: Design patterns. Introduction and classification. The iterator pattern. Model-view-
controller pattern. Commands as methods and as objects. Implementing OO language features.
Memory management. Generic types and collections [12L]
Module 3: The software development process. The concepts should be practised using Java. [8L]
Suggested books
1. Barbara Liskov, Program Development in Java, Addison-Wesley, 2001
Suggested reference books
1. Any book on Core Java 2. Any book on C++
Suggested books:
1. “Database System Concepts”, 6th Edition by Abraham Silberschatz, Henry F. Korth, S.
Sudarshan, McGraw-Hill.
Suggested reference books:
1 “Principles of Database and Knowledge – Base Systems”, Vol 1 by J. D. Ullman, Computer
Science Press.
2 “Fundamentals of Database Systems”, 5th Edition by R. Elmasri and S. Navathe, Pearson
Education 3 “Foundations of Databases”, Reprint by Serge Abiteboul, Richard Hull, Victor Vianu,
Addison-Wesley
PURPOSE
The course will provide a basic knowledge of applications of Biotechnology in industrial and
medical fields
Cleavage: Definition, types, patterns & mechanism Blastulation: Process, types & mechanism
Gastrulation: Morphogenetic movements– epiboly, emboly, extension, invagination, convergence,
de-lamination. Formation & differentiation of primary germ layers, Fate Maps in early embryos.
Course Objective:
Course Outcome:
Demonstrate critical thinking skills necessary to collect, evaluate, organize and disseminate news
1.Analyze relative newsworthiness of various fact sets, using elements of newsworthiness
(proximity, interest, importance, impact, timeliness)
2.Write a simple news using set of facts
3.Distinguish news from infotainment, public relations, advertising and non-journalistic
blogging, as well as the difference between news and opinion
Unit 1: Understanding News Ingredients of news meaning, definition, nature The news process:
from the event to the reader (how news is carried from event to reader) Hard news vs. Soft news,
basic components of a news story Attribution, embargo, verification, balance and fairness,
brevity, dateline, credit line, byline.
Unit 2: Tabloid press Language of news- Robert Gunning: Principles of clear writing, Rudolf
Flesch formula- skills to write news.
Unit 3: Understanding the structure and construction of news Organizing a news story, 5W‘s and
1H, Inverted pyramid Criteria for news worthiness, principles of news selection, importance of
research in news, sources of news, use of internet
Unit 4: Different mediums-a comparison Language and principles of writing: Basic differences
between the print, electronic and online journalism Citizen journalism
Books/References
Introduction to Science Writer Profile; Stories about Scientists; Introduction to New Discovery
Story; Science communication models - problems, its solutions; writing science as news; engaging
writing style; Article analysis – structure, style, voice, narrative.
Unit 2: (8 Lectures)
Unit 3: (6 Lectures)
Select a recent healthcare research study and find both the original study published in a biomedical
journal and another (non-academic) article written about the study findings; Target Audience-Who
is the audience? Purpose of the article; Bibliographic Database Searching and Citation
Management Software; Fact-checking
Unit 4: (8 Lectures)
Unit 5: (6 Lectures)
Planning for print-size, anatomy, grid, design; Format, typography, copy, pictures, advertisements;
Plotting text: headlines, editing pictures, captions; Page-making; Technology and Print; layout,
use of graphics and photographs; Printing Processes: Traditional vs modern; Desk Top Publishing:
Quark Express, Coral Draw, Photoshop
Unit 6: (6 Lectures)
Online Story Package – Use of text, photos, video, audio, graphics; working together to tell a story;
Types of Multimedia Content; Supporting Text; Story Pitch; Search Operators; Database;
Hyperlink; Rule of Thirds; Rendering; Authenticity; In-Depth Story
REQUIRED TEXTBOOK(S):
1. Alley, Michael. The Craft of Scientific Writing, third edition. New York: Springer, 2009.
ISBN: 0387947663 ISBN-13: 9780387947662
2. Alley, Michael. The Craft of Scientific Presentations, second edition. New York: Springer,
2013. ISBN: 1441982787 ISBN-13: 9781441982780
UNIT 3: 08 LECTURES
UNIT 4: 08 LECTURES
Entrepreneurial Development Program (EDP): EDPs & their role, relevance and
achievements-role of Government in organizing EDPs-evolution of EDPs. Social responsibility in
business.
UNIT 5: 10 LECTURES
Unit V- 4 lectures
Table manners, telephone etiquettes, body language
Unit 4: Instrumentation:
Sample preparation for chromatographic and spectroscopic evidence. Chromatographic methods.
Fundamental principles and forensic applications of thin layer chromatography, gas
chromatography and liquid chromatography. Spectroscopic methods. Fundamental principles and
forensic applications of Ultravioletvisible spectroscopy, infrared spectroscopy, atomic absorption
spectroscopy, atomic emission spectroscopy and mass spectroscopy. X-ray spectrometry.
Colorimetric analysis and Lambert-Beer law. Electrophoresis – fundamental principles and
forensic applications. Neutron activation analysis – fundamental principles and forensic
applications.
Readings:
1. Kaushik Basu, 2009, ―China and India: Idiosyncratic Paths to High Growth, Economic and
Political Weekly, September.
2. Himanshu. 2011, ―Employment Trends in India: A Re-examination, Economic
and Political Weekly, September.
3. Rama Baru et al, 2010, ―Inequities in Access to Health Services in India: Caste,
Class and Region, Economic and Political Weekly, September.
4. Geeta G. Kingdon, 2007, ―The Progress of School Education in India, Oxford
Review of Economic Policy
Unit 1: Meanings and nature of development – economic growth, redistribution from growth and
capabilities approach to development, Objectives of development, Measures of development –
Purchasing power parity and Per capita income as an index of development, difference between
growth and development, human development index, developing economy – features, Introduction
to concept of sustainable development,
Unit 2: Factors in economic development - Land: Ownership and tenancy system – fixed rent
contract and share cropping, role of agriculture in development, barriers to agricultural
development and land reforms, Labour – Population and Labor force growth, casual and long term
labor, permanent labor market, Capital: Role of capital accumulation in economic development.
Significance of capital-output ratio, role of technology and technological progress, learning,
human capital, Natural Capital & concept of investment.
Unit 4: Development strategies - Complementarity and Coordination, Poverty Trap of Nurkse and
Big Push theory of Rosenstein-Rodan , Linkages – backward and forward; linkages, policy and
big push,,
Choice of technology and choice of scale (large vs small) and criteria for investment, Gains from
trade, sustainable development strategies.
Unit 5: Development in a Labour surplus economy - The concept of economic dualism, Disguised
Unemployment, The Informal Sector, Rural-urban migration of labour – Harris-Todaro model,
development in natural resource rich contest
Unit 6: Development, Inequality and poverty - Meaning of inequality, inequality measures, Lorenz
Curve, Range, Coefficient of variation, Gini-coefficient, Kuznet’s Inverted U hypothesis. Poverty,
relative and absolute deprivation with respect to income, Poverty line, Poverty measures – Head
count ratio, Poverty gap ratio, Income gap ratio, Human Poverty Index. Social dimensions of
poverty – rural poverty, women and ethnic minorities and indigenous populations
References:
Unit 1: Stereochemistry
Unit 2 - Conformation
Cycloalkanes and Conformational Isomerism,
Conformational analysis of ethane and n-butane,
Conformation analysis of alkanes: Relative stability, Axial and Equatorial bonds.
Energy diagrams of cyclohexane: Chair, Boat and Twist boat forms; Relative stability with energy
diagrams.
Unit 1: Radiation from stars: spectral lines and their formation; stellar atmosphere.
Unit 2: Telescopes and other detectors.
Unit 3: Special relativity - Basic ideas.
Unit 4: Stellar parameters; Binary stars.
Unit 5: Main sequence stars and their structure; Nuclear processes in stars; End points of stellar
evolution; White dwarfs, Neutron stars and Black holes.
Unit 6: Interstellar medium and star formation.
Unit 7: Cluster of stars.
Unit 8: Galaxies.
Unit 9: Universe on large scale: an overview.
Unit 10: Cosmological moles for a homogeneous and isotropic universe.
Unit 11: Early Universe.
References:
1. The Physical Universe: an introduction to Astronomy - Frank H. Shu
2. Cosmos - Carl Sagan
3. Fundamental Astronomy - H. Karttunen et. al
References:
1. Science order and creativity -D. Bohm and D. Peat
2. Understanding Philosophy of Science - J. Ladyman
3. Philosophy of Science: A Contemporary introduction - A. Rosenberg
In this course, every student has to prepare presentations during the first semester under the
guidance of any faculty of the department who will mentor the student’s work. The students are
taught how to prepare a presentation, how to deliver seminar and to make them comfortable in
answering the questions asked to them during the interactive session. At the end of the semester,
the student has to deliver a lecture on a specific topic.
In this course, every student has to prepare presentations during the second semester under the
guidance of any faculty of the department who will mentor the student’s work. The students are
taught how to prepare a presentation, how to deliver seminar and to make them comfortable in
answering the questions asked to them during the interactive session. At the end of the semester,
the student has to deliver a lecture on a specific topic.
In this course, every student has to prepare presentations during the third semester under the
guidance of any faculty of the department who will mentor the student’s work. The students are
taught how to prepare a presentation, how to deliver seminar and to make them comfortable in
answering the questions asked to them during the interactive session. At the end of the semester,
the student has to deliver a lecture on a specific topic.
In this course, every student has to prepare presentations during the fourth semester under the
guidance of any faculty of the department who will mentor the student’s work. The students are
taught how to prepare a presentation, how to deliver seminar and to make them comfortable in
answering the questions asked to them during the interactive session. At the end of the semester,
the student has to deliver a lecture on a specific topic.
Component: Theory
References:
Barun Mitra - Effective Technical Communication: Guide for Scientists and Engineers (OUP,
2006)
Component: Theory
Lesson 1
Speech acts:
Greetings and farewells
1st, 2nd and 3rd person introduction.
Speaking about other persons
Numbers till 20
Exchanging telephone numbers and E-mail addresses.
How to spell a word?
Speaking about countries and languages.
Grammar: W-Questions and declarative sentences, personal pronouns- I.
Vocabulary: Numbers, countries and languages.
Lesson 2:
Speech acts:
Speaking about hobbies.
Weekdays and weekends.
Speaking about work, profession and working hours.
Numbers above 20
Seasons
Making profiles on the internet
Grammar: Definitive articles, verbs and personal pronouns-II, yes/no questions, plurals, verbs
'haben’ and ‘sein’.
Vocabulary: Hobbies, Days of the week, numbers from 20, months of the year, seasons
Lesson 3
Speech acts:
To name places and buildings
To ask questions about places
Picture stories
To enquire about things
Transportation
Concept of international words
Grammar: Articles for nouns, definite articles, indefinite articles, negative articles, imperative
sentences.
Vocabulary: Places and buildings, transportation, directions.
Component: Theory
1. Introduction, Alphabets
2. Vocabulary (Relatives, Fruits, Flowers, Colours, Food, Dress, Days of Week, Month,
year etc.)
3. Numbers
4. Noun
5. Subject Pronoun
6. Indicative Mood
7. Verbs: - Regular
8. Verbs Irregular: - Ser, Estar, Tener, Haber, poder, poner etc.
9. Verbs Irregular: - Stem Changing (e to ie), (e to i), (o to ue)
10. Adjective: -Regular Comparative and Superlative
11. Reflexive Verb
12. Object Pronoun
13. Preposition
14. Demonstrative Adjective
15. Possesive Adjective
16. Possesive Pronoun
17. Por and Para
18. Past Tense: - Preterite
19. Audio
20. Conversation
Component: Theory:
Text Books:
① Marugoto: Japanese language and culture Starter A1 Coursebook for communicative
language competences (Goyal Publisher & Distributer Pvt Ltd. New Delhi)
② Marugoto: Japanese language and culture Starter A1 Coursebook for communicative
language activities (Goyal Publisher & Distributer Pvt Ltd. New Delhi)
2. Japanese Vocabulary
Country Names, Languages, Occupations, Family, People, Numbers
Food, Drinks, Food for Lunch, Easting Places
Home, Furniture, Places to visit Near buy, Rooms, Things in the room
Daily routines, Time, Free-time activities, Places, Calendar
Component: Theory
Lesson 4:
Speech acts: Talk about food, planning a shopping, conversations during shipping, conversations
in a Restaurant, understanding texts with W-Questions.
Lesson 5:
Speech acts: Understanding of time and to call, informations with date and time, talking about
family, planning an appointment, to apologise for delay, cancellation of an appointment over the
telephone.
Grammar: Informations with date and time with prepositions 'um’, 'am’, 'von’……. ‘bis’,
possessive articles, Modal verbs,
Lesson 6:
Speech acts: Planning something together, to speak about birthdays, to receive and send
invitations, talk about events, finding of particular informations in a text.
Grammar: separable verbs, preposition 'für’ for ‘Akkusativ’, personal pronouns, past tense of
'haben’ and 'sein’.
Component: Theory
Component: Theory
a. Course Title: Japanese Language Course
b. Learning Objectives:
Can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the
satisfaction of needs of a concrete type.
Can introduce him/herself and others and can ask and answer questions about personal details
such as where he/she lives, people he/she knows and things he/she has.
Can interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is
prepared to help.
d. Text Books:
① Marugoto: Japanese language and culture Starter A1 Coursebook for communicative
language competences (Goyal Publisher & Distributer Pvt Ltd. New Delhi)
② Marugoto: Japanese language and culture Starter A1 Coursebook for communicative
language activities (Goyal Publisher & Distributer Pvt Ltd. New Delhi)
1. Japanese Script
Kanji
2. Japanese Vocabulary
Hobbies (sports, films, music, etc.), Places, Events, Calendar
Transport, Places in Town, Locations
Souvenirs, Counting Numbers, Clothes, Prices
Holiday activities
3. Conversation & Grammar
4. Listening, Reading and Writing activities in Japanese
My hobby
My town
My shopping last week
Clothes that I like
My Holiday trip
Experiences in Japan