Integrated BS-MS program

INTEGRATED BS-MS (INTERDISCIPLINARY SCIENCE)

The Bachelor of Science (BS) in Integrative Studies is a 4-year meritorious honors program, including the first year on the Deferred Declaration of Degree provisions. In all, students are required to complete 160 credit units’ worth of courses. Students on the Deferred Declaration of Degree provisions will be invited to apply for the individually designed set of courses including the Core courses. For the BS-MS 5-year program, students are required to complete at least 200 credit units’ worth of courses.

COURSE STRUCTURE: OVERVIEW

Students will be exposed to four major science disciplines, to be called Major Disciplines, namely, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Biological Sciences. An extensive knowledge of computer science courses will be provided to all the students. Moreover, the students will have the opportunity to study several interdisciplinary courses to choose from Social Sciences/Economics/Law/International Relations/Management/Arts & Design/ Music/Foreign language etc.
Students will be admitted to the 5-year Integrated BS-MS Interdisciplinary Science Program and at the end of the programme, will earn the BS-MS degree in the Major Disciplines of Physics, Mathematics, or Biological Sciences. However, the students can exit after 4 years with a BS degree in any of the four Major Disciplines Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, or Biological Sciences.
Students are required to earn at least 160 credits to get a BS degree and 200 credits for a BS-MS degree. On average, around 20 credits of courses will be offered each semester.
Course Types in the BS-MS Program:
- Core Discipline Groups (CDG): Includes Major Disciplines; once dropped in a semester, cannot be taken again.
- Elective Discipline Groups (EDG): Includes Major Disciplines; students choose one or more.
- Computer Science (CS) Courses: A significant number will be offered.
- Multidisciplinary Open Elective (IDOE) Courses: 2-credit electives in areas like Languages, Social Sciences, Economics, Law, etc.
- EVS, ITSA, and Ethics: Includes 2-credit compulsory courses in Environmental Studies (EVS) and Institute of South Asian Studies (ITSA), and a non-credit Ethics course.
Semester-wise Major Discipline Choices:
- Semesters I, II, III: All CDGs (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biological Sciences) are compulsory.
- Semester III: Choose one 4-credit EDG course, including Computer Science.
- Semesters I–IV: Mathematics offered at two levels:
  - Basic – for those without Class XII Mathematics
  - Advanced – for others
- Semester IV:
  - Choose 3 CDG disciplines (12 credits); the dropped one cannot be taken later.
  - Choose 3 EDG/CS disciplines (9 credits).
- Semester V: Choose 2 disciplines (from Semester IV CDGs) for a total of 20 credits.
- Semester VI:
  - Choose 1 discipline (from Semester V) for at least 15 credits.
  - Choose 2 EDG disciplines (6 credits).
- Semesters VII & VIII: Continue with the core discipline from Semester VI. No EDG courses allowed.
- Exit Option: Students may exit after Semester VIII with a BS degree in the chosen discipline.
- Continuation Option: Students may continue to complete the Integrated BS-MS degree.
Flexibilities and Restrictions:
- A Major Discipline dropped under CDG in any semester cannot be selected again.
- A Major Discipline dropped under EDG may be chosen again if prerequisites are fulfilled.
- Students may take additional EDG disciplines to earn extra credits, including from previous semesters.

S. No.	Course	Type	Credits	Total Credits
SEMESTER-I
1.	Physics-I	Core Discipline Groups (CDG)	2+1=3	12
	Chemistry-I		2+1=3
	*Mathematics (Basic)-I or Mathematics (Advanced)-I		3
	Biological Sciences-I		2+1=3
2.	Computer-I	Interdisciplinary Courses	2+2=4	8
	English-I		2
	Physical Education-I		2
Total Credits				20
*It is mandatory to choose Mathematics (Advance) in order to take Mathematics as a Core subject in the Semester-V

S. No.	Course	Type	Credits	Total Credits
SEMESTER-II
1.	Physics-II	Core Discipline Group (CDG)	3+1	16
	Chemistry-II		3+1
	*Mathematics (Basic)-II or Mathematics (Advanced)-II		4
	Biological Sciences-II		3+1
2.	Computer-II	Interdisciplinary	2+2	6
2.	Open Elective-II (Choose any one from List-1)		2
3.	Ethics		0
Total Credits				22
*It is mandatory to choose Mathematics (Advance) in order to take Mathematics as a Core subject in the Semester-V.

S. No.	Course	Type	Credits	Total Credits
SEMESTER-III
1.	Physics-III	Core Discipline Groups (CDG)	3+1=4	16
	Chemistry-III		3+1=4
	Mathematics-III (Basic or Advanced)		4
	Biological Sciences-III		3+1=4
2.	EDG – Physics	Elective Discipline Groups (EDG) Select 4 credits in total from List-2	4	4
	EDG – Chemistry
	EDG – Mathematics
	EDG – Biological Sciences
	EDG – Computer Science (R-Programming-1)
3.	Interdisciplinary Course (List-3)	Interdisciplinary Course	2	2
Total Credits				22
*It is mandatory to choose Mathematics (Advance) in order to take Mathematics as a Core subject in the Semester-V.

S. No.	Course	Type	Credits	Total Credits
SEMESTER-IV
1.	Physics-IV	Core Discipline Groups (CDG) (Choose any three courses)	4	12
	Chemistry-IV		4
	*Mathematics (Basic)-IV or Mathematics (Advanced)-IV		4
	Biological Sciences-IV		4
2.	Physics	Elective Discipline Groups (EDG) (Choose any three from List-4)#	3+3+3	9
	Chemistry
	Mathematics
	Biological Sciences
	Computer Science (R-programming-2)
3.	EVS	Interdisciplinary courses	2	2
4.	Ethics	Interdisciplinary courses	0	0
Total Credits				23
*It is mandatory to choose Mathematics (Advanced) in order to take Mathematics as a Core subject in Semester-V.
# It is NOT allowed to select all the EDGs from the same Core Discipline. These EDGs are not the part of prerequisite for selecting a Core Discipline in Semester-V.

S. No.	Course	Type	Credits	Total Credits
SEMESTER-V
1.	Physics-V	Core Discipline Groups (CDG) (Choose any two courses) *	10	22
	Chemistry-V		10
	Mathematics-V		10
	Biological Sciences-V		10
2.	Choose one from List-2	Interdisciplinary	2
Total Credits:				22
*Allowed to choose any two from the three CDGs already studied in Semester-IV.

S. No.	Course Name	Type	Credits	Total Credits
SEMESTER-VI
1.	Physics-VI	Core Discipline Groups (CDG) (Choose any one course)*	16	16
	Chemistry-VI		16
	Mathematics-VI		16
	Biological Sciences-VI		16
2.	Physics	Elective Discipline Groups (EDG) (Choose any two from List-4 & 5)	3+3	6
	Chemistry
	Mathematics
	Biological Sciences
3.	Ethics	Interdisciplinary Courses	0	0
Total Credits				22
*Allowed to choose any one from the two CDGs already studied and qualified in Semester-V.

S. No.	Course Name	Type	Credits	Total Credits
SEMESTER-VII
1.	Physics-VII	Core Discipline Groups (CDG) (Choose any one course)*	20	20
	Chemistry-VII		20
	Mathematics-VII		20
	Biological Sciences-VII		20
Total Credits				20
*Allowed to choose only that CDG, which is selected and qualified in Semester-VI.

S. No.	Course	Type	Credits	Total Credits
SEMESTER-VIII
1.	Physics-VIII	Core Discipline Groups (CDG) (Choose any one course)*	20	20
	Chemistry-VIII		20
	Mathematics-VIII		20
	Biological Sciences-VIII		20
Total Credits				20
*Allowed to choose only that CDG, which is selected and qualified in Semester-VII.

S. No.	Course	Type	Credits	Total Credits
SEMESTER-IX
1.	Physics-IX	Core Discipline Groups (CDG) (Choose any one course)*	20	20
	Chemistry-IX		20
	Mathematics-IX		20
	Biological Sciences-IX		20
Total Credits				20
*Allowed to choose only that CDG, which is selected and qualified in Semester-VI.

S. No.	Course	Type	Credits	Total Credits
SEMESTER-X
1.	Physics-X	Core Discipline Groups (CDG) (Choose any one course)*	20	20
	Chemistry-X		20
	Mathematics-X		20
	Biological Sciences-X		20
Total Credits				20
*Allowed to choose only that CDG, which is selected and qualified in Semester-VII.

List- 1: Open Elective Courses

S. No.	Open Elective Courses	Credits
1	Social Physics	2
2	Bio-entrepreneurship	2
3	IPR & Copyright	2
4	Biosecurity	2
5	Management	2
6	Art & Design	2
7	Foreign Language	2
8	Gender Studies in Sciences	2
9	Science and Society	2
10	History of Science	2
11	Introduction to Future Studies	2
12	Introduction to Scientific Instruments	2

List- 2 Elective Discipline Groups (EDG) (Select 4 credits in total)

S. No.	Physics	Chemistry	Biology	Mathematics	Computer Science	Credits
1	Introduction to Nanotechnology	Inorganic Materials of Industrial Importance	Bioinformatics	Riemann Integration	TBA	4 Credits each
2	Scale and Measurements
3	Computational Physics
4	Precision and Error analysis in Physics
5	Physics of DNA
6	Introduction to Complex Systems

List-3: Interdisciplinary Skill Enhancement Courses*

(Choose at least one course from List-3)

S. No.	Courses	Credits
1	Molecular Diagnostics	2
2	Medical Lab Technology	2
3	Quantum Chemistry	2
4	Robotics	2
5	Cybersecurity	2
8	Introduction to Atmospheric Physics	2
9	Tools and Techniques for future studies	2
10	Physics & Astronomy in Indian Knowledge System	2
11	Physics of Earth	2
12	Life Skill Education	2
13	Physics of Devices	2
14	Green Chemistry in Organic Synthesis	2
15	Basic Principles of Food Chemistry	2
16	Nuclear and Environmental Chemistry	2

List-4: Elective Discipline Groups (EDGs)*

(Choose at least three courses from the List-4)

S. No.	Physics	Chemistry	Mathematics	Biological Sciences	Computer Science	Credits
1	Nano Physics	Applied Organic Chemistry	Stat. & Prob	Biophysics	R-programming-2	3 credits each
2	Electromagnetic Theory	Applications of Computers in Chemistry		Medicinal Chemistry
3	Modelling and Statistical Analysis in Physics	Colloids and Adsorption		Ecology & Biodiversity
4	Physics of Materials	Biophysical Chemistry
5	Communication System
6	Microprocessors
7	Advanced Mathematical Physics
8	Fiber Optics
9	Radiation and its Applications
10	Introduction to Embedded System Design

* List-4 courses are also available for Semester-VI students.

List-5: Elective Discipline Groups (EDG)

S. No.	Physics	Chemistry	Mathematics	Biological Sciences	Credits
1	Mathematical Physics	Liquid state and colligative properties	Discrete Mathematics	Biosensor Designing	3 credits each
2	Introductory Astronomy	Polymers, Colloids, Surfaces and Interfaces		AI in Health
3	Advanced Computational Physics	Reactions and Reagents (Note: New reactions and reactions)		Structural Biology
4	Applied Dynamics	Novel Inorganic Solids
5	Physics of Detectors
6	Light & Matter
7	Electrical Circuit Analysis
8	Introduction to Accelerators

Biological Sciences: Course Structure

Sem.	Core Discipline Groups (CDG)	Elective Discipline Groups (EDG)	Interdisciplinary Courses
I	Introduction to Biology (Credits: 3)
II	Biomolecules (Credits: 4)		EVS (Credits: 2)
III	Microbes in Human Welfare (Credits: 4)	List-2 Bioinformatics (Credits: 4)	List-3 (2 credits each): · Molecular Diagnostics · Medical Lab Technology
IV	Cell & Molecular Biology (Credits: 5)	List-4: · Biophysics · Ecology & Biodiversity · Medicinal Chemistry	EVS (Credits: 2)
V	Immunobiology (Credits: 2) Biostatistics (Credits: 2) Human Physiology (Credits: 2) Enzymology (Credits: 2) Lab Tech (Credits: 2)		List-3 (2 credits each): · Molecular Diagnostics · Medical Lab Technology
VI	Plant Physiology (Credits: 3) Developmental Genetics (Credits: 3) Fermentation (Credits: 3) Computational Biology (Credits: 3) Lab Tech (Credits: 4)	List-5: · Biosensor Designing · AI in Health · Structural Biology	EVS (Credits: 2)
VII	Advanced Molecular Biology (Credits: 4) Biochemistry (Credits: 4) Advanced Cell Biology (Credits: 4) Nanobiotechnology (Credits: 4) Lab Tech (Credits: 4)		List-3 (2 credits each): · Molecular Diagnostics · Medical Lab Technology
VIII	Microbial Technology (Credits: 4) Genetic Engineering (Credits: 4) Plant Molecular Biology (Credits: 4) Bioprocess Technology (Credits: 4) Lab Tech (Credits: 4)
IX	Research Methodology (Credits: 4) EDGs (4×4)=16 Total Credits: 20	Select any four (4 credits each): · Protein Engineering · Tissue Engineering · Advanced Plant Biotechnology · Virology · Biochemical Engineering · Chemical Biology · Computer Programming · AI for Biologist
X	Project (Credits: 12) EDGs (2×4)=8 Total Credits: 20	Select any two (4 credits each): · Environmental Biotechnology · Neuroscience · Cancer Biology · Adv. Radiation Biology · Downstream Processing in Biotechnology · Omics in Biotechnology

Mathematics: Course Structure

Sem	Core Discipline Group (Mathematics) / Credits	Elective Discipline Group (Mathematics)	Total Credits
I	Fundamental of Calculus (3) Or Topics in Basic Mathematics (3)		3
II	Algebra (4) Or Topics in Elementary Algebra and Vectors (4)		4
III	ODE (4) Or Elementary Statistics and Probability (4)	Riemann Integration (4)	8
IV	Real Analysis (4) Or Elementary Calculus and Differential Equations (4)	Stat. & Prob. (3)	7
V	Abstract Algebra (3) Linear Algebra (3) Numerical Analysis (4)		10
VI	Multivariate Calculus (4) Sequence & Series of Functions (4) Metric Spaces (4) Choose one (4): LP & Applications Graph Theory Number Theory	Discrete Mathematics (3)	19
VII	PDE (4) Complex Analysis (4) Choose two (4+4): Mathematical Modelling Cryptography Industrial Mathematics Integral Equations Biomathematics Project / Internship (4)		20
VIII	Functional Analysis (4) Advanced Algebra (4) Choose two (4+4): Dynamical Systems Graph Theory and Networks Fourier Series & Integral Transforms Optimization & Game Theory Project / Internship (4)		20
IX	To be updated
X	To be updated

Chemistry: Course Structure

Sem	Core Discipline Groups (CDG)	Elective Discipline Groups (EDG)	Interdisciplinary Courses
I	(Credit: 3) Chemistry-I Atomic structure, Chemical Bonding, and Basic Organic Chemistry
II	(Credit: 4) Chemistry-II Chemical Transformations and States of Matter		List-1: Open Elective Courses
III	(Credit: 4) Chemistry-III Chemical Energetics and Functional Group Organic Chemistry	List-2 (Credits: 4) Inorganic Materials of Industrial Importance	List-3 (Credits: 2) • Green Chemistry in Organic Synthesis • Basic Principles of Food Chemistry • Nuclear and Environmental Chemistry
IV	(Credit: 5) Chemistry-IV Chemistry of S and P block elements	List-4 (Credits: 3) • Applied Organic Chemistry • Applications of Computers in Chemistry • Colloids and Adsorption • Biophysical Chemistry
V	(Credits: 10) Chemistry-V • N-Containing Functional Groups, Polynuclear Hydrocarbons and Heterocycles (3+2) • Coordination Chemistry and Reaction Mechanism (3+2)
VI	(Credits: 15) Chemistry-VI • Phase Equilibria and Electrochemistry (3+2) • Bioinorganic and Organometallic Chemistry (3+2) • Molecules of Life (3+2)	List-5 (Credits: 3) • Liquid State and Colligative Properties • Reactions and Reagents • Polymers, Colloids, Surfaces and Interfaces • Novel Inorganic Solids
VII	(Credits: 20) Chemistry-VII • Chemical Kinetics, Surface Chemistry and Photochemistry (3+2) • Spectroscopy of Organic Compounds (3+2) • Chemistry of Natural Products and Principles of Qualitative Analysis (3+2) • Analytical Methods in Chemistry (3+2)
VIII	(Credits: 20) Chemistry-VIII • Quantum Chemistry and Spectroscopy • Advanced Organic Chemistry • Advanced Inorganic Chemistry

Physics: Course Structure

Semester	Core Discipline Groups (CDG)	Elective Discipline Groups (EDG)	Interdisciplinary Courses
I	Physics-I (3 credits)
II	Physics-II (4 credits)		Open Elective: List-1 (2 credits) Social Physics Introduction to Future Studies Gender Studies in Sciences Science and Society History of Science Introduction to Scientific Instruments
III	Heat & Thermodynamics (4 credits)	List-2 (4 credits) – One course Introduction to Nanotechnology Scale and Measurements Computational Physics Precision and Error Analysis in Physics Physics of DNA Introduction to Complex Systems	List-3 (2 credits) Introduction to Atmospheric Physics Tools and Techniques for Future Studies Physics & Astronomy in Indian Knowledge System Physics of Earth Life Skill Education Physics of Devices
IV	Modern Physics (5 credits)	List-4 (3 credits) Nano Physics Electromagnetic Theory Modelling and Statistical Analysis in Physics Physics of Materials Communication System Microprocessors Advanced Mathematical Physics Fibre Optics Radiation and its Applications Introduction to Embedded System Design
V	Solid State Physics (5 credits) Atomic and Molecular Physics (5 credits)		List-3 (2 credits) Introduction to Atmospheric Physics Tools and Techniques for Future Studies Physics & Astronomy in Indian Knowledge System Physics of Earth Life Skill Education Physics of Devices
VI	Physics Courses (Total: 16 credits)	List-5 (3 credits) Mathematical Physics Introductory Astronomy Advanced Computational Physics Applied Dynamics Physics of Detectors Light & Matter Electrical Circuit Analysis Introduction to Accelerators
VII	Classical Mechanics (4 credits) Electrodynamics (4 credits) Quantum Mechanics (4 credits) Mathematical Physics I (4 credits) General Lab I (4 credits) General Lab II (4 credits)
VIII	Condensed Matter Physics (4 credits) Advanced Digital Electronics (4 credits) Advanced Quantum Mechanics (4 credits) Statistical Mechanics (4 credits) General Lab I (4 credits) General Lab II (4 credits)
IX	Elective I (4 credits) Elective II (4 credits) Seminar (2 credits) Minor Project (10 credits)
X	Elective I (4 credits) Elective II (4 credits) Seminar (2 credits) Minor Project (10 credits)