Selection of majors and minors

November 19, 2013

The maximum numbers of students that can be accommodated as majors in different disciplines are:
Biology: 30 Chemistry: 30 Environmental Science: 20 Mathematics: 25 Materials: 30 Physics: 36

The maximum total number of majors and minors that can be accommodated in Physics is 48. Other disciplines in which the minors are required to take one or more lab course will have similar restrictions on the total number of majors and minors.

If the number of students opting for a major discipline exceeds the number that can be accommodated in that discipline, then the selection will be made on the basis of their CGPA.
Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics: CGPA for all subjects: 60% weight CGPA in the major subject: 40% weight .

Environmental Science and Materials: CGPA for all subjects

Important dates
Submissions of preferences for majors and minors: November 30,2013 Allotment of majors: December 15, 2013

Indian Institute of Science

Undergraduate Biology

UG-Biology
19 November 2013

Indian Institute of Science

Undergraduate Biology
Overview of UG-Biology courses (Mjr=Reqd. for Biol major; Mnr=Reqd. for Biol. Minor; Elv=Elective)

Semester Courses UB 101 and UB 101L First (Aug) Second (Jan) UB 102 and UB 102L Third (Aug) UB 201 and UB 201L
UB 202 General Biochemistry (Mjr/Mnr) UB 203 Introductory Structural biology (Mjr) Fourth (Jan) UB 204 Introductory Physiology (Mjr) UB 205L Expts in Biochem & Physiol (Mjr) UB 301L Expts in Microbiol & Ecology (Mjr) Fifth (Aug) UB 302 Developmental Biology (Mjr) UB 303L Expts in Molecular Biophysics (Mjr) Sixth (Jan) UB 304L Expts in Neurobiology Complete all elective courses required for major Seventh (Aug) degree Eighth (Jan) Research Project (Mjr)

Credits
2:1 2:1 2:1 2:0 3:0 2:0 0:2 0:2 2:0 0:1 0:1

0:12

Indian Institute of Science

Undergraduate Biology
4th Semester courses (JAN)
9 credits: UG-Biol
1. UB 202 (JAN) 2:0 (General Biochemistry: enzymes and intermediary metabolism) D. N. Rao and S. Sarma 2. UB 203 (JAN) 3:0 (Introductory Structure Biology) M. R. N. Murthy and N. Srinivasan 3. UB 204 (JAN) 2:0 (Introductory Physiology) R. Dighe, C. Jayabaskaran and R. Medhamurthy. 4. UB 205L (JAN) 0:2 (Experiments in Biochemistry & Physiology) Anjali Karande and R. Dighe

Indian Institute of Science

Undergraduate Biology
5th Semester courses (AUG)
UB 301L (Aug) 0:2 (Experiments in Microbiology & Ecology) D. Chakravortty and Maria Thaker

An outdoor trip to Kudremukh (horse faced in Kannada), near Mangalore, to get a flavor of Ecology in the wild !

Indian Institute of Science

Undergraduate Biology
Int. PhD Courses:
DB 201 DB 202 MC 203 RD 201 MB 201 BC 203 EC 204 MC 207 2:0 2:0 3:0 2:0 2:0 3:0 2:1 3:0 Mathematics and Statistics for Biologists (JAN) General Biology (AUG) Essentials in Microbiology (AUG) Genetics (AUG) Introduction to Biophysical Chemistry (AUG) General Biochemistry (AUG) Evolutionary Biology (JAN) Molecular and Cellular Biology (AUG)

NS 201

3:0

Introduction to Neuroscience (AUG)

23 Credits

Indian Institute of Science

Undergraduate Biology
Courses offered during August Term
BC 201 2:0 Cell Biology U TATU, D NANDI, S LALORAYA and P DSILVA
BC 202 2:0 Proteins: Structure & Function H S SAVITHRI, D N RAO and U TATU BC 203/DB 208 3:0 General Biochemistry S RAGHAVAN, P DSILVA and N GANESH BC 204 3:0 Advances in Plant Biotechnology & Molecular Biology C JAYABASKARAN BC 206 2:0 Essentials in Immunology D NANDI, A KARANDE and R MANJUNATH BC 302 3:0 Current Trends in Drug Discovery N CHANDRA MB 201 2:0 Introduction to Biophysical Chemistry R VARADARAJAN MB 204 3:0 Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure P BALARAM and S P SARMA MB 205 2:0 Introduction to X-ray Crystallography M VIJAYAN and K SUGUNA

MB 206 3:0 Confor. & Struc. Aspects of Biopolymers M BANSAL, S VISHVESHWARA and N SRINIVASAN
MB 207 2:0 DNA-Protein Interaction, Regulation of Gene Expr. and Nanobiol. D CHATTERJI MB 209 3:1 Mol. Basis of Signal Propagation and Synaptic Transmission in Neurons S K SIKDAR, NARAYAN MC 203/DB 203 3:0 Microbiology & Immunology K N BALAJI, D CHAKRAVORTTY and V NAGARAJA MC 204/DB 214 2:0 Virology M S SHAILA and S DAS MC 205 2:0 Host-Pathogen Int. & Immune Evasion Mechanisms S VIJAYA and D CHAKRAVORTTY MC 206 2:0 RNA Biology S DAS and C DURGA RAO MC 207/DB 211 3:0 Molecular & Cellular Biology G. SUBBARAO, V NAGARAJA and U VARSHNEY

MC 208/DB 215 3:0 Principles of Genetic Engineering P AJITKUMAR

Indian Institute of Science

Undergraduate Biology
Courses offered during August Term (Cont.)
RD 201/DB 204 2:0 Genetics S MAHADEVAN and A KUMAR RD 203 2:0 Concepts in Endocrinology & Reproduction P B SESHAGIRI , P KONDAIAH and R MEDHAMURTHY RD 204 2:0 Principles of Signal Transduction in Biological Systems DEEPAK K SAINI

EC 201 1:0 Advanced Methods in Molecular Phylogenetics P KARANTH

EC 202 2:0 Community Ecology and Biogeography K SHANKER EC 301 2:1 Animal Behaviour: Mechanisms and Evolution R BALAKRISHNAN AND R GADAGKAR EC 302 2:1 Plant-Animal Interactions (Ecology, Behaviour and Evolution) RENEE BORGES EC 307 0:1 Advanced Methods in Advanced Phylogentics PRAVIN KARANTH * Pre-requisite: EC204 SE 301 2:0 Bioinformatics S RAMAKUMAR AND K SEKAR SE 303 2:0 Chemoinformatics D PAL NS 201 3:0 Introduction to Neuroscience S P ARUN, V RAVINDRANATH

Indian Institute of Science

Undergraduate Biology
6th Semester courses
4 credits: UG-Biol
1. UB 302 (Jan) 2:0 (Developmental Biology) U. Nath, Usha Vijayraghavan and U. Nongthomba 2. UB 303L (Jan) 0:1 (Experiments in Molecular Biophysics) Dipankar Chaterji and S. Sarma 3. UB 304L (Jan) 0:1 (Experiments in Neurobiology) V. Ravindranath and S. Mani

4. UB 305 (Jan) 0:4 (Independent Research Project, an elective) Convenors, UG-Biology

Indian Institute of Science

Undergraduate Biology
Courses offered during January Term
BC 205/MC 202 (JAN) 2:0 Molecular Genetics K MUNIYAPPA, U VIJAYARAGHAVAN and U NATH

Proteomics U TATU BC 208/RD 205 2:0 Human Molecular Genetics S RAGHAVAN and A KUMAR MB208 2:0 Theoretical and computational neuroscience. R NARAYAN & A SRIPATI * Prerequisite:
BC 207 2:0

MB209 MB 301 2:0 Protein Structure, Folding and Design P BALARAM

MB 302 3:0 Macromolecular Crystallography M R N MURTHY MB 303 3:0 Elements of Structural Biology B GOPAL MB 305 3:0 Biomolecular NMR Spectroscopy S P SARMA MC 202 2:0 Eukaryotic Developmental Genetics U VIJAYRAGHAVAN and U NATH MC 209 2:0 Biological Electron Microscopy S S INDI MC 210/RD206 2:0 Molecular Oncology K SOMASUNDARAM and A RANGARAJAN RD 202/DB 267 2:0 Gene Expression and Development U NONGTHOMBA

EC 201 2:1 Theoretical and Mathematical Ecology V GUTTAL

Conservation Biology R SUKUMAR EC 304 2:1 Evolutionary Biology P KARANTH EC 305 2:1 Quantitative Ecology: Models, Research Design and Inference K ISVARAN NS 301 2:0 Topics in systems and cognitive neuroscience. A MURTHY & S RAY *Prerequisite: NS201 NS 302 2:0 Topics in molecular and cellular neuroscience. S MANI & B JAYAPRAKASH *Prerequisite:
EC 303 2:1 NS201

UG CHEMISTRY CURRICULUM 4TH TO 8TH SEMESTERS

Chemistry Curriculum: 4th 8th semester 4th Semester (Bridging semester) 1.Physical Chemistry 1: Thermodynamics and Electrochemistry 2.Instrumental Methods of Chemical Analysis (2:0) (2:1)

3.Inorganic Chemistry 1: Chemistry of Elements (2:0)

4.Organic Chemistry 1: Basic Organic Reactions (2:0)

Course

number

(Instrumental
is the ONLY

Methods

in

Chemical chemistry.

Analysis)

compulsory

course for students wishing to take a minor in

5th Semester
1. Physical Chemistry 2. Quantum Chemistry, (3:0) including Group Theory

2.Organic Chemistry 2. Structure & Reactivity (3:0) 3.Inorganic Chemistry 2. Main Group Chemistry and Coordination Chemistry 4. Organic & Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory (3:0) (0:1)

6th Semester 1. Physical Chemistry 3. Statistical Mechanics 2. Organic Chemistry 3. Synthesis 4. Physical & Analytical Chemistry Laboratory (3:0) (3:0) (0:1)

3. Inorganic Chemistry 3. Materials Chemistry (3:0)

7th and 8th Semesters

The students are free to select any three chemistry courses (9 credits) during each semester from the advanced courses offered to the regular PhD students. In addition, they can take one minor course during each of the semesters. 10 credits would be given for the project work that is spread during the 7th and 8th semesters. The names of the advanced courses are available in the Handbook.

Division of Chemical Sciences Inorganic and Physical Chemistry Organic Chemistry Solid State and Structural Chemistry Materials Research Center NMR Research Center

Inorganic and Physical Chemistry

Faculty strength: 19 Doctoral Students: 106

Bioinorganic Chemistry

Thrust Areas

Organometallics and Materials chemistry

Theoretical Chemistry

Spectroscopy and Dynamics

Organic Chemistry
Faculty strength: 10 Doctoral Students: 75

Chemical Biology Synthesis & Methodologies

Organic Materials

Solid State & Structural Chemistry Unit

Founded by C N R Rao in 1976 Faculty strength: 11 Doctoral Students: 75
Solid State Chemistry

Framework Solids & Polymer Chemistry

Semiconduct ors, Nanomateria ls & Spectroscopy

Thrust Areas
Electrochemi cal Systems & Solid State Ionics Theoretical Chemistry X-ray Crystallograp hy

Materials Research Center

Established in: 1978 as Materials Research Laboratory. Currently hosts 10 faculty members and over 60 students.

Core activities The synthesis and characterization of functional materials and fabrication of devices.

NMR Research Center

Faculty strength: 5 Doctoral Students: 23

Thrust Areas
Multidimensional NMR Methods Enantiomeric discrimination Fast NMR Methods Weak-molecular Interactions Structural studies of proteins/peptides Metabolomics Nanoscience/ nanobiology

Environmental Science: Major

You can further specialize in the area of choice by: Short projects during summer vacation 16 credits project in Semesters 7 and 8

Undergraduate Program @ IISc The Materials Curriculum

Materials Curriculum

Major (35 Credits)

Core Elective Project 21 Credits (16 5) 1! Credits 16 Credits 3 Credits 6 Credits (out o" 15) # Credits

Minor (16 Credits)

Core Soft Core Electives

Materials Major
Semester 4 21 Structure o" Materials 3$ Materials Thermod%namics 3$ &lectronic Pro'erties o" Materials Semester 5 3$ Mechanical (eha)iour o" Materials 21 Introduction to Materials Processing 3$ Materials *inetics Semester 6 $1 Mechanical Pro'erties +a, $1 Mechanical Processing +a, -$ &lecti)es Semester 7 $1 Materials Characteri.ation +a, 5$ &lecti)es Semester 8 (0:16 Core) $ 16 Pro/ect

Materials Minors
16 Credits Core (3 Cre its) Structure and Characteri.ation o" Materials Soft Core (6 Cre its o!t of 15) Materials Thermod%namics &lectronic Pro'erties o" Materials Materials *inetics Introduction to Materials Processing Mechanical (eha)iour o" Materials Electives (7 Cre its)

"# Electives
Semester 6 Microstructures in Materials (MT) Semester 7 Semiconductor 0e)ices and Integrated Circuit Technolog% (Ce1S&) 0esign and Selection o" Materials (MT)

Electives $or %%% &ear

2undamentals o" (iomaterials and +i)ing Matter ((io3&ngineering) Introduction to (iomechanics o" Solids ((io3&ngineering) Corrosion Technolog% (MT) Pol%mer Science and &ngineering3I (MT) To'ics in (asic and 4''lied &lectrochemistr% (IPC) Phase Trans"ormations (MT) 2inite &lement 4nal%sis "or Materials &ngineers (MT) Inter"acial Phenomena in Materials Processing (MT) 2racture (MT) Solidi"ication Processing (MT) Materials S%nthesis5 &6traction and Manu"acturing (MT) 0e"ects and Materials Pro'erties (M7C) 2unctional Materials +a, (M7C) Introduction to (iomaterials (M7C) Thin 2ilms5 1anomaterials and 0e)ices (M7C)

Electives for %' &ear

Cr%stal 8ro9th and Thin 2ilms (Ce1S&) &lements o" Solid and 2luid Mechanics (CP0M) 0e"ects in Materials (MT) Modeling and Simulations in Materials &ngineering (MT) Science o" Materials Processing (MT) Introduction to (iomaterials Science and &ngineering (MT) &lectron Microsco'% (M7C) Com'utational Modeling o" Materials (M7C) 1anostructured Materials (M7C)

Mathematics

Mathematics

All listed courses are required for someone to major in Mathematics. For a minor in Mathematics, a student must take the following five courses: Multivariable Calculus and Complex Analysis, Elementary Algebra and Number Theory, Analysis, Algebra, Linear Algebra

IISc UG Program
Physics Major and Minor Requirements

Hard-core of Required Physics courses for physics majors/minors

Semester 4: PH 112: Intermediate Mechanics, Oscillations and Waves 2:1 PH 114: Intermediate Electromagnetism and the Quantum Physics of Radiation 2:1 PH 116 Intermediate Thermal Physics and the Physics of Materials 2:1

Hard Core Physics courses, required for physics majors, from among existing courses
Semester 5: PH 203 Quantum Mechanics I PH 205 Mathematical methods of Physics PH 213 Advanced Experiments in Condensed Matter Physics (+ 3 credits of Minor, 3 of Engineering and 1 of Humanities ) Semester 6: PH 202 Statistical Physics I PH 204 Quantum Mechanics II Major elective I (+ 3 credits of Minor, 3 of Engineering and 1 of Humanities) 3:0 3:0 0:3

3:0 3:0 3:0

Hard Core Physics courses, required for physics majors, from among existing courses
Semester 7: Major elective II Research project (9 credits) (+ 3 credits of Minor, 1 of Humanities) Semester 8: Major elective III Major elective IV Completion of research project (7 credits) (+3 credits of Minor) 3:0 0:9

3:0 3:0 0:7

 Students can choose to begin their research project in the summer between semesters 6 and 7, and get an extra credit of 0:6. They can then use these 6 credits in semesters 7 and 8 to take extra courses of their choice. The semester-wise allocation of credits given above between the research project, minor courses, engineering courses and major electives is only a suggestion, for illustrative purposes. A different allocation can be chosen by the students in consultation with their academic advisors, depending upon their interests, as long as the requirements of 36 major credits and 15 minor credits are satisfied. For students choosing Physics as a minor, the 4th semester course, PH 116, on Intermediate Thermal physics and the physics of materials, is a required core course. The other 4 courses are electives, to be chosen from among the other two 4th semester Physics UG courses and the other courses in the scheme of Instruction