Bachelor of Science (Research) • Major

Biology

Basic Structure

The curriculum for the Biology major is rigorously designed to provide a comprehensive scientific foundation. Building on the core coursework of the first three semesters, the program transitions into specialized advanced topics and research opportunities. All students are required to complete a minimum of 131 credits to qualify for the Bachelor of Science (Research) degree.

Basic Course (Sem 1-3)	Engineering (Sem 2-3)	Humanities (Sem 1-6)	Major and Project	Minor (Optional)	Electives (Assortment Courses)	Total
40	6	9	51	15	10 - 25	131
				25*		131

NOTE:

*Students not opting for a minor should fulfil 25 credits of assortment courses.
To be eligible for a minor, a student should fulfil 15 credits from the minor pool.
Excess credit(s) from any pool will be counted towards assortment credits.

Semester-wise Course Requirements

To view the common shared curriculum (Semesters 1-3), please click here.

Course Code	Course Name	Instructor	Credits
		Nikhil Gandasi, Naresh Loudya	2:0
		Shantanu Shukla, Mahipal Ganji	0:2
		Somnath Dutta, Mahavir Singh	2:0
	Humanities **/	-	11:15
Reduced Load			15-17
Enhanced Load			15-21

Note:

Humanities:

A. Humanities courses cannot be dropped in both semesters IV and V.

B. Students must complete 9 credits in humanities pool by the end of six semester.

Recommended Course Load

Semester	Criteria	Credits
I	Student needs to register for a fixed number of credits	18
II	No CGPA and TGPA requirements	Min.: 17 and Max.: 21
III	No CGPA and TGPA requirements	Min.: 17 and Max.: 21
IV	CGPA < 8.0	Min.: 15 and Max.: 17
IV	CGPA ≥ 8.0	Min.: 15 and Max.: 21
V to VIII	CGPA < 8.0 or Preceding term TGPA < 8.0	Min.: 16 and Max.: 18
V to VIII	CGPA ≥ 8.0 or Preceding term TGPA ≥ 8.0	Min.: 16 and Max.: 21

Suggested Core Electives:

Below is the list of suggested electives. In addition to the electives listed below, courses offered by the Biological Sciences departments i.e; Biochemistry (BC) / Microbiology and Cell Biology (MCB) / Centre for Neuroscience (CNS) / Centre for Ecological Sciences (CES) / Molecular Biophysics Unit (MBU) / Developmental Biology and Genetics (DBG), Course offered for Integrated PhD by Biological Science Division -DB & LS Course codes & Department of Bioengineering (formally BSSE) will be considered towards Biology Major and Minor electives.

Note:

January–April Semester: Select courses offered in the January intake. These courses are designed for students beginning their studies at the start of the year.

August–December Semester: Select courses offered in the August intake, suitable for students starting in the second half of the year.

EC 201Theoretical and Mathematical Ecology

EC 204Evolutionary Biology

EC 206Evolutionary Genetics

EC 309AEcosystems and Global Change

EC 306Advanced Ecological Statistics

NS 211Optical Spectroscopy and Microscopy

NS 212Neural Signal Processing

NS 303Topics in Systems and Cognitive Neuroscience

NS 304Topics in Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience

MB 208Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience

MB 207DNA-Protein interaction, Regulation of gene expression, Nanobiology

MB 211Advanced Methods in Molecular Simulations

MB 215Neuronal Ion Transport in Health and Disease

MB 216Relaxation Theory and Applications to Solution State Biomolecular NMR Spectroscopy

MB 303Elements of Structural Biology

MB 305Biomolecular NMR Spectroscopy

MB 333Advanced course for Cryo-EM sample preparation and 3D image reconstruction

BE 211Cell Mechanics

BE 214Fundamentals of Bioengineering II

BE 215Chemistry for Bioengineers

BE 207Mathematical Methods for Bioengineers

BE 216Dynamical Systems Biology

BE 218Computational Epidemiology

BE 222Stem Cell Technology

BE 223Space Biology and Engineering

BE 224Diagnostics and Devices

BE 227Synthetic Biology and Genetic Engineering

BE 228Introduction to Mathematical Oncology

BE 229Statistics for Bioengineers

BE 230Data Science for Bioengineers

BC 205 / RD 2Fundamentals of Physiology and Medicine

BC 210 / MC 2Molecular Basis of Ageing and Regeneration

BC 207Multi-omics Approaches in Biology

BC 302Current Trends in Drug Discovery

BC 303Single Molecule Approaches in Biology

MC 202Developmental Genetics

MC 210 / RD 2Molecular Oncology

MC 214Basic and Applied Virology

MC 215Lysosomes and Autophagy

MC 216Biological Safety: Principles and practices

MC 217Fundamentals of Immunotherapy

RD 205Genetics and Genomic Medicine

DB 250Research Applications of Flow Cytometry

CH 248Molecular Systems Biology

ME 251Biomechanics

DS 202Algorithmic Foundations of Big Data Biology

ME 264Mechanics in Biology

Continuing Master's Degree

Students have the option to continue for the Master of Science (MS) degree after completing four years of the Bachelor of Science (BS).

View 5th Year Requirements

Fulfilment of 12 credits from the courses offered by the following departments and 20 credits from the project.

Biochemistry (BC)
Centre for Ecological Sciences (CES)
Centre for Neuroscience (CNS)
Microbiology and Cell Biology (MCB)
Molecular Biophysics Unit (MBU)
Developmental Biology and Genetics (DBG)
Department of Bioengineering (BE) formally BSSE
Course offered for Integrated PhD by Biological Science Division - DB & LS Course codes.