COURSE SYLLABI
     
   
     
  Course structure B.Tech. (Bioinformatics)  
     
 
Semester I
Course Code
Course
L
T
P
Contact Hours
Credits
BI 101
Physics for Biologists
3
0
0
3
3
BI 102
Communication Skills
1
2
0
3
3
BI 103
Basics of Biophysical Chemistry
3
1
0
4
4
BI 104
Microbiology
3
0
0
3
3
BI 105
Organic Chemistry
3
1
0
4
4
BI 106
Introduction to Computers
3
0
0
3
3
BI 107
Lab in Physics and Chemistry
0
0
4
4
2
BI 108
Practicals in Computers
0
0
4
4
2
TOTAL
16
4
8
28
24
Semester II
BI 201
Fundamentals of Cell Biology
3
1
0
4
4
BI 202
Introduction to Bio-molecules
3
1
0
4
4
BI 203
Environmental Biology
3
1
0
4
4
BI 204
Virology
3
0
0
3
3
BI 205
Genetics
3
0
0
3
3
BI 206
C- Programming and molecular graphics
3
0
0
3
3
BI 207
Practicals in Biology
0
0
4
4
2
BI 208
Practical in C-programming and molecular graphics
0
0
4
4
2
TOTAL
18
3
8
29
25
Semester III
BI 301
Introduction to Analytical Techniques
3
1
0
4
4
BI 302
Metabolism -I
3
1
0
4
4
BI 303
Basic Enzymology
3
1
0
4
4
BI 304
Biomathematics
3
0
0
3
3
BI 305
Concepts in Bioinformatics
3
0
0
3
3
BI 306
Data Structure and Algorithms
3
0
0
3
3
BI 307
Biology Lab-1
0
0
4
4
2
BI 308
Practicals in Data Structure and Algorithms and Bioinformatics
0
0
4
4
2
TOTAL
18
3
8
29
25
Semester IV
BI 401
Molecular Biology-
3
1
0
4
4
BI 402
Metabolism -II
3
1
0
4
4
BI 403
Mammalian Physiology
3
1
0
4
4
BI 404
Biostatistics
3
0
0
3
3
BI 405
Immunology
3
0
0
3
3
BI 406
OOPS with C++
3
0
0
3
3
BI 407
Biology Lab-II
0
0
4
4
2
BI 408
Practicals in OOPS and C++
0
0
4
4
2
TOTAL
18
3
8
29
25
Semester V
BI 501
r-DNA technology
3
1
0
4
4
BI 502
Basic Pharmacology and Assay methods
3
1
0
4
4
BI 503
Sequence analysis methods,Genomics and Proteomics
3
1
0
4
4
BI 504
Perl and Bioperl
3
0
0
3
3
BI 505
Biodiversity & ecoinformatics
3
0
0
3
3
BI 506
Molecular modeling and chemo informatics
3
0
0
3
3
BI 507
Lab in Molecular Biology & Genomics and Proteomics
0
0
4
4
2
BI 508
Lab in molecular modeling and chemo informatics, Perl and Bioperl
0
0
6
6
3
TOTAL
18
3
10
31
26
Semester VI
BI 601
Essentials of Protein modeling and Drug designing
3
1
0
4
4
BI 602
Elective-I
3
1
0
4
4
BI 603
Structural Bioinformatics
3
1
0
4
3
BI 604
Data management, Data analysis tools and Bio markup languages
3
0
0
3
3
BI 605
JAVA & Web Technology
3
0
0
3
3
BI 606
Elective-II
3
0
0
3
3
BI 607
Information System Development-I
0
0
4
4
2
BI 608
Practicals in Structural Bioinformatics
0
0
4
4
2
TOTAL
18
3
8
29
25
Semester VII
BI 701
Advances in Bioinformatics
3
1
0
4
4
BI 702
Bioethics, Quality control and Biosafety and IPR
3
0
0
3
3
BI 703
Artificial Intelligence or neural networking
3
1
0
4
4
BI 704
Elective III
3
0
0
3
3
BI 705
Seminars in Bioinformatics
3
0
0
3
3
BI 706
Elective-IV
3
0
0
3
3
BI 707
Literature Survey and Scientific literature
0
0
4
4
2
BI 708
Information System development-II
0
0
4
4
2
TOTAL
18
2
8
28
24
Semester VIII
-
Project
-
-
12
12
12
 
Industrial posting or research
-
-
3
3
3
 
Project preparation
-
-
3
3
3
 
Monthly review of the work
-
-
-
TOTAL
-
-
18
18
18
 
     
  Electives I:  
 
Environmental Biotechnology
Principles of Data Quality Control
 
     
  Electives II:  
 
Advanced Chemo-Informatics
Computer Networking
 
     
  Electives III:  
 
Bioprocess Engineering and Technology
Nano-Biotechnology
 
     
  Electives IV:  
 
Principles in Chemical Engineering
Protein and Metabolic Engineering
 
     
  Note: Subjective to change as per Board of Studies and Academic Council recommendations.