Department of

LIFE-SCIENCES

Syllabus for
Bachelor of Science (Biotechnology,
Chemistry, Botany)
Academic Year (2015)

1 Semester - 2015 - Batch

Hours
Paper
Paper Per Credits Marks
Code
Week
AEN131 ADDITIONAL ENGLISH 3 03 100
PHYCOLOGY, MYCOLOGY, PLANT
BOT131 4 3 100
PATHOLOGY AND MICROBIOLOGY
PRACTICAL IN PHYCOLOGY, MYCOLOGY,
BOT151 2 1 50
PLANT PATHOLOGY AND MICROBIOLOGY
BTY131 CYTOLOGY AND GENETICS 4 3 100
BTY151 PRACTICAL IN CYTOLOGY AND GENETICS 2 1 50
CHE131 CHEMISTRY - I BASIC CHEMISTRY 4 3 100
CHE151 TITRIMETRIC ANALYSIS 2 1 50
ENG131 ENGLISH 3 3 100
FRN131 FRENCH 4 3 100
HIN131 HINDI 3 3 100
HOL HOLISTIC EDUCATION 1 1 50
KAN131 KANNADA 3 03 100
SAN131 SANSKRIT 4 3 100
TML131 TAMIL 4 3 100
URD131 URDU 4 03 100
2 Semester - 2015 - Batch
Hours
Paper
Paper Per Credits Marks
Code
Week
AEN231 ADDITIONAL ENGLISH 3 03 100
BRYOPHYTES, PTERIDOPHYTES,
BOT231 4 3 100
GYMNOSPERMS AND PLANT ANATOMY
PRACTICAL IN BRYOPHYTES,
BOT251 PTERIDOPHYTES, GYMNOSPERMS AND 2 1 50
PLANT ANATOMY
BTY231 MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOSTATISTICS 4 3 100
BTY251 PRACTICAL IN MICROBIOLOGY 2 1 50
CHEMISTRY-II THEORETICAL AND
CHE231 4 3 100
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
CHE251 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY PRACTICAL 2 1 50
ENG231 ENGLISH 3 3 100
FRN231 FRENCH 4 3 100
HIN231 HINDI 4 3 100
HOL HOLISTIC EDUCATION 1 1 50
KAN231 KANNADA 4 03 100
SAN231 SANSKRIT 4 3 100
TML231 TAMIL 4 3 100
3 Semester - 2014 - Batch
Hours
Paper
Paper Per Credits Marks
Code
Week
AEN331 ADDITIONAL ENGLISH 3 3 100
ANGIOSPERM SYSTEMATICS, ECONOMIC
BOT331 4 3 100
BOTANY AND EMBRYOLOGY
PRACTICAL IN ANGIOSPERM
BOT351 SYSTEMATICS, ECONOMIC BOTANY AND 2 1 50
EMBRYOLOGY
BTY331 MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND BIOPHYSICS 4 3 100
PRACTICAL IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
BTY351 4 3 100
AND BIOPHYSICS
CHE351 INORGANIC QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS 2 1 50
ENG331 ENGLISH 4 3 100
FRN331 FRENCH 4 3 100
HIN331 HINDI 4 3 100
KAN331 KANNADA 4 03 100
SAN331 SANSKRIT 4 3 100
TML331 TAMIL 4 3 100
URD331 URDU 4 3 100
4 Semester - 2014 - Batch
Hours
Paper
Paper Per Credits Marks
Code
Week
AEN431 ADDITIONAL ENGLISH 3 3 100
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND PLANT
BOT431 4 3 100
ECOLOGY
PRACTICAL IN PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND
BOT451 2 1 50
PLANT ECOLOGY
BTY431 GENETIC ENGINEERING 4 3 100
BTY451 PRACTICAL IN GENETIC ENGINEERING 2 1 50
CHEMISTRY - IV ORGANIC AND
CHE431 4 3 100
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
CHE451 INORGANIC QUANTITAVE ANALYSIS 2 1 50
ENG431 ENGLISH 4 3 100
FRN431 FRENCH 4 3 100
HIN431 HINDI 4 3 100
KAN431 KANNADA 4 03 100
SAN431 SANSKRIT 4 3 100
TML431 TAMIL 4 3 100
5 Semester - 2013 - Batch
Hours
Paper
Paper Per Credits Marks
Code
Week
BOT531 PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 3 3 100
PHYTOCHEMISTRY AND
BOT532 3 2 100
PHARMACOGNOSY
BOT551 PRACTICAL IN PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2 1 50
PRACTICAL IN PHYTOCHEMISTRY AND
BOT552 2 1 50
PHARMACOGNOSY
BTY531 IMMUNOLOGY 3 2 100
PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY AND
BTY532 3 2 50
BIOINFORMATICS
BTY551 PRACTICAL IN IMMUNOLOGY 2 1 50
PRACTICAL IN PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY
BTY552 2 1 50
AND BIOINFORMATICS
CHE531 CHEMISTRY - V ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 3 2 100
CHE532 CHEMISTRY - VI PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY 3 2 100
CHE551 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY PRACTICAL 2 1 50
CHE552 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY PRACTICAL 2 1 50
6 Semester - 2013 - Batch
Hours
Paper
Paper Per Credits Marks
Code
Week
CYTOGENETICS, PLANT MOLECULAR
BOT631 3 2 100
BIOLOGY AND PLANT BREEDING
PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY,
BOT642A 3 2 100
BIOINFORMATICS AND BIOSTATISTICS
BOT642B AGRONOMY AND AGRICULTURAL 3 2 100
METEOROLOGY
HERBAL DRUG DEVELOPMENT AND
BOT642C 3 2 100
STANDARDIZATION
BOT651 PROJECT IN BOTANY 2 1 50
PRACTICAL IN CYTOGENETICS, PLANT
BOT652A BREEDING AND PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY 2 1 50
AND BIOINFORMATICS
PRACTICAL IN CYTOGENETICS, PLANT
BOT652B BREEDING AND AGRICULTURAL 2 1 50
METEOROLOGY
PRACTICAL IN CYTOGENETICS, PLANT
BOT652C BREEDING AND HERBAL DRUG 2 1 50
DEVELOPMENT
BTY632 ANIMAL BIOTECHNOLOGY 3 2 100
BTY641A BIOPROCESS ENGINEERING 3 2 100
BTY641B ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY 3 2 100
BTY651A PRACTICAL IN BIOPROCESS ENGINEERING 2 1 50
PRACTICAL IN ENVIRONMENTAL
BTY651B 2 2 50
BIOTECHNOLOGY
BTY652 PROJECT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY 2 1 50
CHE641B CHEMISTRY - VIIB: BIOCHEMISTRY 3 2 100
CHE642A CHEMISTRY - VIIIA APPLIED CHEMISTRY 3 2 100
CHEMISTRY - VIIIB: ENVIRONMENTAL
CHE642B 3 2 100
CHEMISTRY (E-COURSE)
CHE651 PROJECT IN CHEMISTRY 2 1 50
CHE652A INORGANIC QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS -II 2 1 50
CHE652B BIOCHEMISTRY PRACTICAL 2 1 50

Assesment Pattern
Question Paper Pattern for Semesters I to VI

Section A – 2 Mark Questions (10 to be answered out of 13) 20

Section B – 4 Mark Questions (6 to be answered out of 9) 24

Section C – 6 Mark Questions (6 to be answered out of 9) 36

Section D -. 10 mark Questions (2 to be answered out of 3) 20

Total: 100 marks

Examination And Assesments

 Assessment of theory papers

A. Continuous Internal assessment(CIA) for theory papers: 50% (50 marks

out of 100 marks)

B. End semester Examination(ESE): 50% (50 marks out of 100 marks)

Components of the CIA

CIA I: Mid Semester Examination (MSE) (Theory): 25 marks

CIA II : Assignments/Industrial visit/ Summer projects/ etc. : 10 marks

CIA III: Seminars/ presentations/etc.: 10 marks

Attendance

95-100% :05 marks

90-94% :04 marks

85-89% :03 marks

80-84% :02 marks

76-79% :01 marks

Department Overview:
Chemistry is the central science and impacts all facets of our lives.
Understanding of Chemistry is necessary to all other sciences. Students
opting for BSc with Chemistry as one of the core subjects are expected to
acquire academic excellence in the discipline. This can transform their basic
thinking and instill confidence in facing the challenges of the changing
times in a scientific manner.

Mission Statement:
To develop proficient leaders of ethical values to contribute effectively to
the nations growth.

Introduction to Program:
The UG Chemistry programme is offered to students opting for BSc degree
with the combinations BCB, BCZ, CBZ and PCM. Chemistry being a
central science all efforts are made to connect with physical and biological
sciences.

Program Objective:
The Chemistry courses for the BCB programme aims to develop scientific
temper, observational skills and analytical ability in students. The
programme leads the students to higher learning in biological, chemical and
applied sciences and contribute to the welfare of the society. It is designed
to help the students to understand the importance and judicious use of
technology for the sustainable growth of mankind in synergy with nature. It
makes them appreciate the role of chemicals, chemical industries and their
role in improving the quality of human life. It is tailored to make the
students geared up for employment in the relevant industries, develop the
culture of research and use these skills in ensuring food security of the
nation. It also aims to create environmental awareness and sensitivity
among students.

AEN131 - ADDITIONAL ENGLISH (2015 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45 No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:100 Credits:03
Course Objectives/Course Description
The objectives of this course are

· to introduce the students to look at INDIA through Literature

· to inculcate literary sensibility/taste among students across curriculum

· to improve language skills – reading, writing and listening

· to equip the students with tools for developing lateral thinking

· to familiarize the students who take up in lieu of regional languages, English,

with India, its culture and ethos through literatures of India

· to enable to grasp and appreciate the variety and abundance of Indian writing, of
which this compilation is just a passing glance.

Learning Outcome
Learning Outcome

The students will be

· initiated into becoming more culturally, ethically, socially and politically aware
citizens of India
· it will open up the students towards cultural, social, religious and ethnic
diversities in India

Unit-1 Teaching Hours:8

Autobiography

Akkarmashi: Sharan Kumar Limbale

Unit-2 Teaching Hours:10
Short Story:

· “A Devoted Son”: Anita Desai

· “Estranged”: Sooudamini Vasuki

· “India is a Strange Country”: Kushwant Singh

Unit-3 Teaching Hours:12

Poetry

· “Ecology”: A K Ramanujan

· “Girl in the Kitchen”: Vaidehi

· “The Professor”: Nissim Ezekiel

· “The Golden Boat”: Rabindranath Tagore

Unit-4 Teaching Hours:15
Essay
· “Sketches from Life”: R K Narayan

· “Bhopal Lives”: Suketu Mehta

· “An Indentured Spirit”: K P Poornachandra Tejaswi

· “This is the Way We Go to School”: P Sainath

Text Books And Reference Books:
Essential Reading / Recommended Reading
Evaluation Pattern
BOT131 - PHYCOLOGY, MYCOLOGY, PLANT
PATHOLOGY AND MICROBIOLOGY (2015 Batch)
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:60 No of Lecture Hours/Week:4
Max Marks:100 Credits:3
Course Objectives/Course Description
1. To get a comparative knowledge of plants and their life cycle.
2. To understand the interrelationships between plants.
3. To enable the student to identify the different organisms by
morphological and anatomical studies.
4. To get a comparative account of plants in its life cycle, morphology,
anatomy and reproduction with an evolutionary link
5. To identiy the plant diseases commonly occuring in India.

Learning Outcome
A thorough knowledge of the basics of lower group of organisms like algae,
fungi, and microbes like bacteria is imparted. The economic importance of
these forms is well understood with experiments conducted in the laboratory
and an on hand training is given through field visits. Students will come to
the identification techniques of plant diseases.
Unit-1 Teaching Hours:18
PHYCOLOGY
Part I: Introduction - General characters: thallus organization, pigmentation,
Reproduction: vegetative, asexual and sexual; Classification by Fritsch (4
hours)

Part II: General characters of the following major groups with special
reference to the structure, reproduction and life cycles of the following
types. (14 hours)

a. Cyanophyceae: Anabaena, Scytonema

b. Chlorophyceae: Chlamydomonas, Volvox, Chara

c. Phaeophyceae: Sargassum

d. Rhodophyceae:Polysiphonia

Part III: Economic importance of Algae: Algae as pollution indicator and in

waste water treatment; Commercial products: Agar, Alginates, Carrageenin,
Diatomaceous earth; Algae in soil fertility, Bio-fertilizer, Nitrogen fixation,
minerals, soil algae and symbiosis; Sources of food, biofuel & medicine;
Diatoms as a source of Hydrogen fuel; Toxic algae – Algal blooms, red tides
& fish poisoning; Cyanobacteria as a source of restriction endonuclease;
Role of algae in aquaculture. (Self study: students are requested to prepare
assignment based on this topic and submit for CIA evaluation. Questions
will be asked from this topic)
Unit-2 Teaching Hours:16
MYCOLOGY
Part I: General characters and classification (Ainsworth); habit and habitats;
mechanism of nutrition; heterothallism and life cycle; specialized mycelial
structures (2 hours)
Part II: Distinguishing characters of different classes of fungi with special
reference to reproductive structures and life history of the genera mentioned
in each group (12 hours)

a) Myxomycotina – General Characters

b) Mastigomycotina – Albugo

c) Zygomycotina - Rhizopus

d) Ascomycotina

e)*Discomycetes - Peziza

Plectomycetes -- Pencillium

f) Basidiomycotina

Teliomycetes ---Puccinia

g) Deuteromycotina – Cercospora

Part III: Economic importance of fungi: beneficial and harmful aspects -

Fungi as food: Mushrooms; Fungi of Agricultural importance –
mycoherbicides, mycoinsecticide, myconematicides, mycoparasites;
Mycorrhiza – diversity, function and significance. (Self study: students are
requested to prepare project based on this topic and submit for CIA
evaluation. Questions will be asked from this topic)

Part IV: Lichens: General account and types, economic and ecological
importance of lichen (2 hours)
Unit-3 Teaching Hours:10
PLANT PATHOLOGY
Part I: History of plant pathology, Classification of plant diseases on the basis of
causative organism and symptoms, Host parasite interaction, Defense mechanism in
host, Mechanism of infection, transmission and dissemination of diseases. (4 hours)

Part II: Study of the plant diseases with emphasis on different categories of
symptoms (necrotic, atrophic, and Hypertrophic; signs of pathogen – mildews, rusts,
smuts), different types of diseases (systemic, soil borne, seed borne, air born
diseases) and Dissemination. (2 hours)

Part III: Epidemiology and disease forecasting; Control of plant diseases: Prophylaxis
- quarantine measures, seed certification; Therapeutic – physical therapy,
chemotherapy, Biological control. (3 hours)

Part IV: Brief account of the following fungicides – Bordeaux mixture; biopesticides
and bioinsecticides (1 hour)
Unit-4 Teaching Hours:16
MICROBIOLOGY
Part I: Introduction to microbiology – Aims, objectives, concept, scope and
significance (1 hour)

Part II: Bacterial classification (Brief account of Bergey’s system), Major

characteristics, Ultra structure of cell, reproduction, A brief account on
common bacterial diseases: Xanthomonas citrii and Ralstonia solanacearum
(Citrus canker and Bacterial wilt); Economic importance of bacteria with
special reference to industry, medicine and agriculture.

General characters of Actinomycetes, Mycoplasma, Rickettsiae,

Archaebacteria (6 hours)

Part III: Virus - General composition and properties; Architecture of TMV

and Bacteriophages, Multiplication and transmission. Common plant
diseases: Little leaf disease of tomoto and Vincarosea, Yellow mosaic of
beans and papaya leaf curl. (6 hours)

Part IV: Applied Microbiology: Role in Nitrogen cycle, Biofertilizers and

Bio pesticides, Biogas production, Bioconversion of waste products,
Bioremediation, Spoilage and preservation of food, Antibiotics, Bio
reactors. (3 hours)
Text Books And Reference Books:

1. O.P Sharma, A Text Book of Algae. New Delhi: Tata Mc. Graw Hill, 2011.

2. O.P Sharma, Text Book of fungi, New Delhi: Tata– McGraw Hill P, 2011.

3. Hait et.al., A Text book of Botany, New Delhi: NCBA, 2012.

References

1. Aggarwal, S. K. Foundation Course in Biology, Ane Books Pvt. Ltd.,

New Delhi, 2009.

2. Alexopaulose C J, Mims C. and Blackwell, M., Introductory Mycology,

London: John Wiley, 1996.

3. Dube, H. C. An Introduction to fungi, New Delhi: Vikas publishing

House, 2010.

4. Pandey, B. P. College Botany, Vol. I: Algae, Fungi, Lichens, Bacteria,

Viruses, Plant Pathology, Industrial Microbiology and Bryophyta. New
Delhi: S. Chand & Company Ltd, 2001.

5. Rengaswamy G . Disease of Crop plants in India, New Delhi: Prentice

Hall of India, 2009.

6. Sambamurthy, A. A Textbook of Plant Pathology. New Delhi: I. K.

International Pvt. Ltd., 2006.

7. Sharma P D. The fungi, Rastogi Publication, Meerut. 2011.

 8. Singh, Pande Jain, Diversity of Microbes and Cryptogam, New Delhi:
Rastogi Publications, 2007.

http://www.phycology.net/

http://www.algaebase.org/

http://www.seaweed.ie/

http://www.brphycsoc.org/(the britishphycological society)

http://www.intphycsoc.org/ (international phycological society)

http://www.isaseaweed.org/(the international seeweed association)

http://www.artdata.slu.se/guest/SSCBryo/SSCBryo.html

http://www.northernontarioflora.ca/links.cfm?val=bryophyte

http://bryophytes.plant.siu.edu/
Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

1. O.P Sharma, A Text Book of Algae. New Delhi: Tata Mc. Graw Hill, 2011.

2. O.P Sharma, Text Book of fungi, New Delhi: Tata– McGraw Hill P, 2011.
Evaluation Pattern
BOT151 - PRACTICAL IN PHYCOLOGY,
MYCOLOGY, PLANT PATHOLOGY AND
MICROBIOLOGY (2015 Batch)
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:30 No of Lecture Hours/Week:2
Max Marks:50 Credits:1
Course Objectives/Course Description
1) To enable the student to identify the different organisms by morphological and
anatomical studies.

2) To improve the skills of microbiological tests through practices

3) Help the students to identify the pathogens of the common crops in India
Learning Outcome
Athorough knowledge of the basics of lower group of organisms like algae, fungi,
and microbes like bacteria is imparted. The economic importance of these forms is
well understood with experiments conducted in the laboratory and an on hand training
is given through field visits.

Unit-1 Teaching Hours:30

Phycology, Mycology, Plant Pathology and
Microbiology
1) Phycology: Make Micro preparation of vegetative and reproductive structures of the
types mentioned in the theory and make labelled sketches of Specimens observed
2) Mycology:

a) Students are expected to identify the following types by making suitable

micro preparations and make labeled sketches: Albugo, Rhizopus, Peziza,
Pencillium, Puccinia, Cercospora

c) Yeast /fungal spore population counting using haemocytometer.

3). Plant Pathology:

a) Identify the diseases with respect to causal organism and symptoms:

i) Fungal diseases: Blast disease of rice, Late blight disease of potato, Red rot of
sugar cane, Powdery mildew of pomegranate, grapevines, and cucurbits.

ii) Viral diseases: Bean Yellow mosaic and papaya leaf curl

iii) Bacterial diseases: Citrus canker and bacterial wilt or Granville wilt in tomoto)

b. Students should be trained to prepare the fungicide Bordeaux mixture

4). Field visit and submission of report.

5). Submission of Herbaria of pathological specimens (3)
6). Microbiology:

a) Gram staining of bacteria and streaking experiment of bacteria

b) Identify TMV and Bacteriophages from the photographs.

c) Study of Microorganisms involved in the process of fermentation of Bread,

Appam, Idly or Dosa, Wine, Curd, and Vinegar.
Text Books And Reference Books:

1. Singh, Pande Jain, Diversity of Microbes and Cryptogam, New Delhi: Rastogi
Publications, 2007.
Essential Reading / Recommended Reading
Evaluation Pattern
BTY131 - CYTOLOGY AND GENETICS (2015 Batch)
No of Lecture
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:60
Hours/Week:4
Max Marks:100 Credits:3
Course Objectives/Course Description
To study about the life of any organism, the prerequisite is a thorough knowledge about
the cell components, their functions and biochemical pathways. Only with basic
understanding, can one proceed to the study of molecular biology. In this paper the
students are made to learn the structures and purposes of basic components of
prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. Students get an idea about how these cellular
components perceive the environmental signal and respond to them in the language of
signal transduction. They also learn the mechanism of mitotic and meiotic cell division
and the relevance of accurate transfer of genetic material during cell division. The
chapters on genetics make them appreciate the low of inherited characters from one
generation to the other and study about the interaction of different genes in different
organisms.
Learning Outcome
The students can apply their knowledge of cell biology and genetics to selected
examples of changes or losses in cell function as exempli ied in many diseases. This is
very much applicable these days when there is a plethora of information on cellular
mechanisms and their role in causing disease conditions like cancer.
Unit-1 Teaching Hours:10
Cell and its internal Organization
Cell as a basic unit of life, prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell, Cell theory, Cell Organelles:
Endoplasmic reticulum – Rough and Smooth - Structure and functions, Golgi complex-
Structure and functions, Protein traf icking, Mitochondria – Structure and functions,
cellular respiration (Glycolysis and Krebs cycle), Endosymbiont theory, Chloroplast-
structure, Photosynthesis- Light and Dark reactions, C3, C4 and CAM plants, Ribosomes-
structure, types and functions, Lysosomes- types and functions, Microbodies- functions
of Peroxisomes and Glyoxisomes, Cytoskeletal structures (Microtubules, Micro ilaments
and Intermediate ilaments), Cytosol - properties, signi icance of water in cells, Plant
cell wall- structure and composition
Unit-2 Teaching Hours:5
Nucleus and nuclear organization
Structure of nucleus and nuclear pore complex, nucleolus, nucleoplasm. Chromosome -
Discovery, structural organization - centromere, telomere, classi ication based on
centromere position, euchromatin and heterochromatin, chemical composition.
Nucleosome model of chromosome, histones – types and function, Special types of
chromosomes - Polytene and Lampbrush chromosome).
Unit-3 Teaching Hours:10
Plasma membrane and its functions
Structure of Plasma membrane – David Nicholson and Sanger’s model, functions,
Transport mechanisms- Passive transport (Osmosis and Diffusion- simple and
facilitated) & Active transport (Permeases, Sodium Potassium pump, Calcium ATPase
pumps, lysosomal and vacuolar membrane ATP dependent proton pumps; uniport,
symport and antiport, Exocytosis and endocytosis- mechanism, Receptor-mediated
endocytosis – LDL transport, Modi ications of plasma membrane (Microvilli, Gap
junction, Tight junctions, Desmosomes)
Unit-4 Teaching Hours:5
Ion Channels and Signal Transduction
Types of Ion-channels; Ligand-gated and Voltage-gated ion channels; Ion channel
defects; Actin, myosin, excitation - contraction coupling, relaxation; Signal transduction
using G protein coupled receptors (cAMP secondary messenger system)

Unit-5 Teaching Hours:11

Cell Cycle and chromosomal variations
Cell cycle - stages and signi icance of each stage,types of cell division (mitosis &
meiosis); control of cell division, cancer, causes, oncogenes and protoncogenes,
apoptosis or programmed cell death, Karyotype in man – ideogram, Barr Body, Lyons
hypothesis, General account of structural and numerical aberrations with examples –
Inherited disorders - allosomal (Klinefelter syndrome and Turner’s syndrome),
Autosomal (Down syndrome and Cri-Du-Chat syndrome), Ploidy- euploids and
aneuploids, Polploidy, Chromosomal evolution of wheat.
Unit-6 Teaching Hours:6
Mendelism and Cytoplasmic Inheritance
Mendel’s work, laws of heredity- Law of dominance, Law of segregation and Law of
independent assortment, Test cross, Incomplete dominance and simple problems,
Plastid inheritance in Mirabilis jalapa, petite characters in yeast and kappa particles in
Paramecium.
Unit-7 Teaching Hours:7
Interaction of Genes
Supplementary factors - Comb pattern in fowls, Complementary genes - Flower colour in
sweet peas, Multiple factors – Skin colour in human beings, Epistasis: Plumage colour in
poultry, Multiple allelism: Blood groups in human beings.
Unit-8 Teaching Hours:6
Sex Determination in animals, Linkage and
Crossing Over
Concepts of allosomes and autosomes, XX-XY, XX-XO, ZW-ZZ, ZO-ZZ types of sex
determination, Genic balance theory in Drososphila - superfemales, supermales,
hermaphrodites, Coupling and repulsion hypothesis, Linkage in maize and Drosophila,
Mechanism of crossing over and its importance, Chromosome mapping – Crossover
percentage and Map units, Construction of Linkage map in maize.
Text Books And Reference Books:
P. S. Verma and V.K. Agarwal. Cell Biology, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Evolution and
Ecology.New Delhi, India: S. Chand and Co. Pvt. Ltd., 2010.

E. J. Gardner E. J, M. J. Simmons and D. P. Snustad. Principles of Genetics: 8thedn, USA:

Wiley and sons Inc., 2006.
Essential Reading / Recommended Reading
B. J. Alberts B, Alexander and L. Julian. Molecular Biology of the Cell: 5th edn. New
York: Garland Science, 2008.

G. Karp. Cell and Molecular Biology: Concepts and Experiments: 6th edn, USA: Wiley
and Sons, USA, 2009.

G. M. Cooper and H. E. Robert. The Cell: A Molecular Approach: 5th edn.

Sinauer Associates Inc, 2009.

Evaluation Pattern
BTY151 - PRACTICAL IN CYTOLOGY AND
GENETICS (2015 Batch)
No of Lecture
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:30
Hours/Week:2
Max Marks:50 Credits:1
Course Objectives/Course Description
The paper imparts practical knowledge on the biology of cells. It deals with detailed
microscopic studies of basic cell multiplication processes like mitosis and meiosis.
Microscopy techniques are given utmost importance.
Learning Outcome

The students gain expertise in observing specimens under microscope, which in

turn will help them work better in clinical laboratories. The numerical problems in
Genetics will give them the actual experience of interpreting ield data on plant breeding
and analyzing the results.

Unit-1 Teaching Hours:2

Microscopy
Microscopy – parts and use of compound microscope.
Unit-2 Teaching Hours:4
Micrometry
Use of Micrometer and calibration, measurement of onion epidermal cells
Unit-3 Teaching Hours:4
Cell division
Mitotic studies using onion root tips
Unit-4 Teaching Hours:4
Cell division
Meiotic studies using onion buds.
Unit-5 Teaching Hours:2
Buccal Smear
Study of Barr body in buccal epithelial cells.
Unit-6 Teaching Hours:2
Karyotyping
Karyotype analysis in man – Normal and Abnormal – Down and Turner’s syndromes
Unit-7 Teaching Hours:4
Cell viability
To test viability of cell using Typhan blue stain.
Unit-8 Teaching Hours:4
Chloroplast
Isolation of Chloroplast in spinach.
Unit-9 Teaching Hours:4
Genetics Prpblems
Problems on Mendelism and gene interactions
Text Books And Reference Books:

J. E. Celis. Cell Biology: A laboratory Hand Book, 3rd edition, USA: Elsevier Academic
Press, 2006.
Essential Reading / Recommended Reading
P. G. Redei. Genetics manual: Current theory, concepts, Terms: USA: World Scienti ic
Publishing Co. Ltd, 1999.
Evaluation Pattern
CHE131 - CHEMISTRY - I BASIC CHEMISTRY (2015
Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:60 No of Lecture Hours/Week:4

Max Marks:100 Credits:3
Course Objectives/Course Description
In this introductory course the students acquire knowledge of the basic concepts
of inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, physical chemistry and environmental
chemistry. Environmental chemistry topic emphasizes on the importance of
preserving environment in its natural form. It also provides an insight into the
harmful impacts of human intervention on nature.
Learning Outcome
The fundamental concepts from all branches of Chemistry are learnt. This
learning enables the students to gain conceptual knowledge in the relevant
topics.

Unit-1 Teaching Hours:7

1. Atomic Structure and Elementary Quantum
Mechanics

Prelearning topics: Rutherford’s theory of atomic structure.

Blackbody radiation, Planck’s radiation law, photoelectric effect,
Compton Effect.
de Broglie’s hypothesis, Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle.
Postulates of quantum mechanics. Schrodinger wave equation and
particle in a box§, energy levels, wave functions and probability
densities. Schrodinger wave equation for H-atom. radial and angular
functions, hydrogen like wave functions, quantum numbers and their
importance.
§identified for the CCD

Unit-2 Teaching Hours:3

Classification and nomenclature of organic
compounds
Introduction, classification, IUPAC nomenclature of mono and bifunctional organic
compounds.
Unit-3 Teaching Hours:7
3. Structural theory in Organic Chemistry

Prelearning topics: Hybridizations, bond lengths and bond angles,

bond energy.

Localized and delocalized chemical bond, polarity of bonds,

resonance, hyper conjugation, inductive and induced field effects,
hydrogen bonding.Heterolytic and homolytic cleavage, nucleophiles,
electrophiles and types of organic reactions -substitution, addition
and elimination reactions; Reactive intermediates- carbocations,
carbanions, free radicals and carbenes. energy profile diagrams-
transition states.

Unit-4 Teaching Hours:6

Alkanes and cycloalkanes

Methods of preparation with special reference to Wurtz, Kolbe and

Corey House reactions. Mechanism of free radical halogenations of
alkanes. Reactivity and selectivity of chlorination and bromination.
Newman projection and Saw horse formulae, Fischer and Flying
wedge formulae. Conformations, conformational analysis of ethane
and n-butane.
 Nomenclature, methods of preparation and chemical reactions.
Bayer’s strain theory and its limitations. Ring strain in cyclopropane
and cyclobutanes. Theory of stainless rings systems- Sachse-Mohr
theory. Conformations of cyclohexanes, axial and equatorial bonds.

Unit-5 Teaching Hours:5

Alkenes and Dienes

Prelearning topics: Basic concepts of Saytzeff rule, Markownikoff,s

rule, peroxide effect.
Methods of preparation, mechanisms of dehydration of alcohols and
dehydrohalogenation of alkyl halides, regio-selectivity in alcohol
dehydration; Hoffmann elimination, hydroboration-oxidation
oxymercuration reduction, epoxidation, ozonolysis, hydration, Birch
reduction. hydroxylation and oxidation with KMnO4,
polymerization of alkenes, substitution at the allylic and vinylic
positions of alkenes; industrial applications of ethylene and propene.

Dienes: Conjugated and isolated dienes, resonance stabilization,

1,2-versus 1,4-addition, Diels-Alder reaction.

Unit-6 Teaching Hours:2

Alkynes

Prelearning topics:Basic concepts of addition ,oxidation, reduction,

hydrogenation reactions.

Preparation, Reduction, electrophilic addition, oxidation with

KMnO4, hydroboration- oxidation and hydrogenation reactions -
acidity and metal acetylides.

Unit-7 Teaching Hours:6

Environmental Chemistry

**Atmosphere: Composition and structure of atmosphere, particles,

ions and radicals in the atmosphere, *stratospheric ozone depletion.
Air Pollution: Air Pollutants, e.g. carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides,
hydrocarbons, oxides of sulfur, photochemical smog, acid rain and
particulates. *Water pollution and effluent treatment.

Green chemistry: concept principles and scope of green chemistry§

§identified for the CCD

**Summer project based on the environmental issues in their

locality (service learning)

Unit-8 Teaching Hours:5

Phase rule

Statement and explanation of Phase Rule and the terms with examples,
one component systems – water and sulphur systems. Two
component systems – KI-water and Pb-Ag systems. Eutectic and
freezing mixtures and their applications. Efflorescence and
deliquescence.

Unit-9 Teaching Hours:6

Elementary Thermodynamics ? First law

Thermodynamic equilibrium, reversible and irreversible processes. State

and path dependent functions; exact and inexact differentials.
Concept of internal energy, heat and work. First law of
thermodynamics, significance of internal energy and enthalpy. Work
done in an isothermal and adiabatic expansion and compression of an
ideal gas.
Heat capacity of a gas at constant pressure and at constant volume.
relation between the two. Kirchoff’s equation.

Unit-10 Teaching Hours:7

Colligative properties

Raoult’s law, lowering of vapour pressure. Determination of the

molecular weight of a non volatile solute using (1) Relative lowering
of vapour pressure (2) Elevation in boiling point, (3) Depression in
freezing point (4) Osmotic pressure ; Osmotic pressure of dilute
solution and its measurement by Berkeley – Hartley’s method.
Osmotic laws and analogy with gas laws. Relationship between DTb,
DTf and relative lowering of vapour pressure, Abnormal molecular
weight, vant Hoff factor, evaluation of degree of dissociation and
association, Rast method. Activity and activity coefficient. *Reverse
osmosis and its applications.

Unit-11 Teaching Hours:6

Gases

Maxwell Boltzmann distribution of molecular velocities, mean free

paths, collision frequency, derivation of expression for most probable
velocity, definitions and expressions for rms velocity and average
velocity (no derivations), relationship between the three types of
velocities.

Andrew’s experiment on CO2, critical constants and their

determination, and relationship with van der Waals constant. Joule-
Thomson effect, inversion temperature and their applications to the
liquefaction of air and hydrogen. Law of corresponding states.
* Topics identified for student seminar.
Text Books And Reference Books:

[1].B.R Puri., L.R Sharma and K. C Kalia. 31st edition Advanced

Inorganic Chemistry. Delhi:Shoban Lal Nagin Chand and Sons,
2011.

[2].B.R Puri., L.R Sharma and Pathania. 46th edition Principles of

Physical Chemistry. Vishal Publishing Company, 2012.

[3].B. S. Bahl and A Bahl Advanced Organic Chemistry.20th ed. S.

Chand & Co, 2011.

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

[1].J. D Lee. A New Concise Inorganic Chemistry5th ed. London:

Chapman & Hall, 2008

[2].Finar I. L. A Text Book of Organic Chemistry Vol I&II. 6th ed.

LBS & Longman group Ltd. Reprinted in 2008

[3].Glasstone Samuel,Textbook of Physical Chemistry. 2nd ed.

Mcmillan, 2007.

[4].Chang Raymond Chemistry. 6th ed.2008.

[5].K.R Desai. Green Chemistry. Himalaya publishing house, 2005

Evaluation Pattern
CHE151 - TITRIMETRIC ANALYSIS (2015 Batch)
No of Lecture
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:30
Hours/Week:2
Max Marks:50 Credits:1
Course Objectives/Course Description
This course is intended to impart basic analytical skills with an emphasis on
volumetric analysis.It also emphsises the importance of organized and systematic
approach in carrying out experiments.
Learning Outcome
Students learn volumetry as an analytical tool.

Unit-1 Teaching Hours:30

Introduction to safety measures in the laboratory

1. Calibration and labeling of glassware (i) Pipette (ii) Burette (iii)

Volumetric flask. Mark keep them aside for exam

2. Estimation of potassium permanganate using standard sodium oxalate

solution.
3. Estimation of ferrous ammonium sulphate using standard potassium
dichromate solution using potassium ferricyanide as external indicator.
4. Estimation of ferrous ammonium sulphate using standard potassium
dichromate solution using diphenylamine as internal indicator.

5. Estimation of sodium thiosulphate using standard potassium

dichromate solution.

6. Estimation of iodine using sodium thiosulphate and standard

K2Cr2O7 solution.

7. Determination of the percentage of available chlorine in the given

sample of bleaching powder.

8. Determination of the percentage of manganese dioxide in pyrolusite

ore.

9. Estimation of ferrous and ferric iron in a given mixture using

standard K2Cr2O7 solution.

10. Estimation of nitrogen in a fertilizer ( eg. CAN, Ammonium

sulphate) using NaOH solution and standard oxalic acid.

11. Estimation of carbonate and bicarbonate in a given mixture.

12. Analysis of commercially available baking soda

13. Analysis of commercially available baking powder

14. Comparison of basicity of different commercially available antacids

by titration against standard acid.

(Note: Standard solutions to be prepared for experiments 2 to 6).

Text Books And Reference Books:

[1].J. Bassett., G.H. Jeffery and J.Mendham, and R.C. Denny, Vogel’s
text book of qualitative chemical analysis, 6th ed., Longman
Scientific and Technical, 2000 reprint

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

[1].O.P.Pandey, D. N. Bajpai, S.Giri Practical Chemistry,

2005.V.K.Ahluwalia, Sunitha Dhingra, ,

Evaluation Pattern
ENG131 - ENGLISH (2015 Batch)
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45 No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:100 Credits:3
Course Objectives/Course Description
 Train students in communication and grammar skills and proficiency
in reading, paragraph writing and essay writing
Expose students to visual text as a means to learn language and the
issues concerning social and economic stratification.
Introduce students to themes such as love, partition, childhood, gender,
sports science and religion through literature.
Sensitize students towards cultivation of values and principles in
personal life.

Learning Outcome
Improved grammar skills.
Increased proficiency in reading, paragraph writing and essay writing.
Exposure to visual text as a means to learn language and the issues
concerning social and economic stratification with specific reference
to India.
Exposure to literature and different aspects of life through themes such
as love, partition, childhood, gender, sports science and religion.
Sensitization towards cultivation of values and principles in personal
life.

Unit-1 Teaching Hours:6

Poetry
Grandmother’s House – Kamala Das

Love at First Sight – Wislawa Symborska

Unit-2 Teaching Hours:8
Short Story
Lajwanti – Rajinder Singh Bedi

Childhood – Ismat Chugtai

Umpiring – Moti Nandi

Unit-3 Teaching Hours:6
Prose
South Indian Filter Coffee with Amma – Julie Sahani

A Scientific Religion - V Raghunathan

Unit-4 Teaching Hours:6
Novella
Pedaro Peramo – Juan Rulfo
Unit-5 Teaching Hours:3
Audio-Visual Text
Documentary: Nero’s Guests
Unit-6 Teaching Hours:16
Grammar and Composition
1. Sub-verb agreement
2. Common Errors
 3. Tenses – both active and passive
4. Cohesive devices
5. Paragraph and Essay Writing

Text Books And Reference Books:

Life Scripts 1
Essential Reading / Recommended Reading
Evaluation Pattern
FRN131 - FRENCH (2015 Batch)
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:60 No of Lecture Hours/Week:4
Max Marks:100 Credits:3
Course Objectives/Course Description
The curriculum of the French course offered as II language to IB.A /B.Sc
/B.Com /BBM students is designed to suit the present day requirements
where the emphasis is more on the Oral communication. Beginning at an
intermediate level, the method progresses to an advanced level through day
to day situations with its dialogues where the stress is on the spoken word.
The part on French civilization offers one useful insights on life and living
in France.

The teaching hours include tutorials ,exercises, activities like role plays,
creative projects and moodle testing.

Learning Outcome
Enhancement of linguistic competencies and sharpening of written and oral
communicative skills in French.
Unit-1 Teaching Hours:20
Let's learn together
1. Do you understand?

2. At work!

3. Shall we relax?

4. Tell me
Unit-2 Teaching Hours:20
Managing in French
1. Happy Journey

2. Enjoy your meal!

Unit-3 Teaching Hours:20
One Act Plays
1. The oysters and the horse
 2. Rain and fine weather
Text Books And Reference Books:

1. Girardet. J ; J.Pécheur. Echo A1 Méthode de français. Paris : Clé

International, 2010. ( Units 1 & 2, L 1-6 )

2. Hills & Dondo. Contes Dramatiques. Paris: D.C Heath & Co.,1927
Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

· French websites - < www.yahoo.fr> , <www.google.fr> ,<www.monum.fr>

etc.
Evaluation Pattern
HIN131 - HINDI (2015 Batch)
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:60 No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:100 Credits:3
Course Objectives/Course Description
The detailed text book “Kavya Suman” edited by Dr.Dashrath Ojha is an
anthology of Medieval and Modern Poems written by representative poets
of Hindi Literature. The poets reflect on the social, cultural and political
issues which are prevalent in our society since the medieval period. Since
translation is a significant area in language and literature, emphasis is being
given on it in the syllabus.Bharath ki pramukh sanskruthik kalayein
Yakshagana,Kathakali,Ram Leela,Krishna Leela, Karagattam ,Burra Katha
etc. included in the syllabus to enrich cultural values among students.
Learning Outcome
Students will be exposed to the world of poetry. Through translation,
students can understand different languages, literature and culture. Grammar
portions will help the students to develop their language proficiency.
Unit-1 Teaching Hours:30
Kavya Sunman (Collection of Poems)
Kavya Sunman’ (Collection of Poems) Edited By: Mahendra
Kulashreshta Rajpal and Son’s, New Delhi

Poems to be studied:No.1,2,8,9,10,11,12,16,18,21,23,25

Level of knowledge: Analytical

Unit-2 Teaching Hours:20

Translation-Theory and Practice
Translation-Theory
20Hrs.

Anuvad ki Prakriya,

Anuvad ke Prakar,
 Gadyanuvad, Padyanuvad,

Shabdanuvad, Bhavanuvad

and Anuvad ki Samasyayen.

Translation-Practice English to Hindi and vice- versa.

Unit-3 Teaching Hours:10
Bharath ki pramukh sanskruthic
kalayen-
Ramleela,Krishnaleela,Yakshagaana,kathakali,Karagattam and Burakatha.
Text Books And Reference Books:

1. ‘Kavya Suman’ (Collection of Poems) Edited By: Mahendra

Kulashreshta Rajpal and Son’s, New Delhi.

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

1. A Hand Book of Translation Studies By: Das Bijay Kumar.

2. Saral Subodh Hindi Vyakaran, By: Motilal Chaturvedi. Vinod

pustak mandir, Agra-2

3. Anuvad Evam Sanchar – Dr Pooranchand Tantan, Rajpal

and Son’s, Kashmiri

4. Anuvad Vignan By: Bholanath Tiwar

5. Anuvad Kala By: N.E Vishwanath Iyer.

Evaluation Pattern
HOL - HOLISTIC EDUCATION (2015 Batch)
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:12 No of Lecture Hours/Week:1
Max Marks:50 Credits:1
Course Objectives/Course Description
Christ University understands the limitations of compartmentalized
knowledge which is not adequate enough to face the challenges of the
globalized world. With a mission to prepare the students for life and not just
for the acquisition of a degree, it encourages every initiative that would help
students make perfect connections with the world outside. Inspired by the
educational philosophy of Rousseau, Emerson, Ivan Illich, Paulo Freire,
Gandhi, Tagore and Blessed Chavara, the University formulated this
concept of Holistic Education more than fifteen years ago and included it in
the curriculum and makes necessary changes every year. A group of
teachers drawn from across the streams go through the whole process of
designing the curriculum through a series of intense discussions under the
broad classification of three skills: personal, interpersonal and societal.
Learning Outcome
Striving for Academic Excellence
Improved Personal Skills
Improved Interpersonal Skills
Improved Societal Skills
Citizens who can make effective contribution to Society
Professionals who can adapt to changing times
Awareness / Appreciation of Diversity
Strive to be better Human Beings
Life Long Learners
Ability to pursue excellence

Unit-1 Teaching Hours:6

I Semester UG

Personal Skill : Goal Setting and Cyber Etiquettes

Inter-Personal Skill : Dealing with Competition and Leading and

Following

Societal Skill : Gender Sensitization and Community Living

III Semester UG

Personal Skill : Spirituality and Transition to Adulthood

Inter-Personal Skill : Alienation and Blocks in Relationship

Societal Skill : Gender Stereotypes and Good Governance

I Semester PG

Personal Skill : Accountability and Mindful Living

Inter-Personal Skill : Alienationand Blocks in Relationship

Societal Skill : Gender Sensitization and Sustainable Development

Text Books And Reference Books:
Essential Reading / Recommended Reading
Evaluation Pattern
KAN131 - KANNADA (2015 Batch)
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:60 No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:100 Credits:03
Course Objectives/Course Description
Detailed Course Description: Theme: Relationships: The chosen theme
brings all the relationships under scrutiny and the changes that have
happened through times. Beginning from relationships in the family the
concept moves on to the student-teacher relationship and further to the
divine relationship of God and devotee. It showcases the kind of tension
that the tradition oriented families go through in this age of globalization.
The complexity of issues involved make the students ponder over for a long
time relating them to their own personal lives.

Along with the concept, training also is given to hone their language skills
touching upon the basic grammar and semantics. Translation is also given
sufficient attention making it a part of evaluation.

Learning Outcome
To enable the students to enrich their family and social values.
Unit-1 Teaching Hours:30
Selected Poems
Marks: 50

1. Selected Five Vachanas- Basavanna

Gililya Hanjaravikki…….
Maneyolage Maneyoda…..
Marthyalokavembudu…….
Yenubandiri hadulaviddire…
Chandrodayakke ……

2. Sandhyaraga- K.S.Narasimhaswamy

3. Mabbininda Mabbige- G.S.Shivarudrappa

4. Keralada Hudigiyaru- K.V. Thirumalesh

Unit-1 Teaching Hours:30

Unit-2 Teaching Hours:20

Selected Short Stories

Marks: 40
1. Toleda Muttu- Kerur Vasudevacharya (kannada)
2. Gubbigala Samsara- Krishnakumara Kallura (kannada)
3. Bidugade- Veena Shantheswara (kannada)
4. Magu-Premchand ( Hindi)
5. Mooguthi- C. Rajagopalachari ( Tamil)

Unit-3 Teaching Hours:10

Grammar
Language Skills:
Marks:10 Synonyms, Moola Roopagalu, Idioms, Anyadeshi
padagalu, Comprehension, Poetry Writing, Translation (From English to
Kannada) Essay Writing, Syntax formation, Passage Correction, Making of
a Documentary, Making of a short movie, Dialogue Writing, Proverbs-
Expansion, Short Story Writing and Film Appreciation.

Translation for passages from: My experiments with truth: M.K. Gandhi and Malgudi Days: R.K. Narayan
Film Appreciation: Ghatashradda: U.R. Anantha Murthy

Text Books And Reference Books:

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

1. Samagra Kannada Sahitya Charithre( Comprehensive History of

Kannada Literature) Volume 1,2,3,4,5. Chief Editor: Dr.G.S.
Shivarudrappa, Published by Prasaranga, Bangalore University,
Bangalore-561.
2. Kannada Sanna Kathegala Olavu: Giraddi Govindaraju
3. Masti Samagra Kathegalu
4. Shatamanada Kannada Kavithegalu, Karnataka Sahitya Academy

Evaluation Pattern
SAN131 - SANSKRIT (2015 Batch)
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:60 No of Lecture Hours/Week:4
Max Marks:100 Credits:3
Course Objectives/Course Description
The I semeste B.A/B.Sc students are prescribed wih the text "Raghuvamsam
canto -II
Learning Outcome
The students will have exposure for the mahakavya style of poetry. The
knowledge of Raghuvamsa which is based on Ramayana and the great poet
Kalidasa.
Unit-1 Teaching Hours:30
Raghuvamsam canto -II
Raghuvamsam canto-II 75 shlokas to expose to the Mahakavyas
Unit-2 Teaching Hours:10
Grammar
Grammar

Grammer- Sandhis and lakaras

Level of Knowledge: Analytical /Conceptual

Unit-3 Teaching Hours:5
. Language component.
language component.

Translation from Sanskrit to english

Level of Knowledge: Analytical/. Conceptual

Composition to write in Sanskrit

Level of Knowledge: Analytical/. Conceptual

Comprehension in Sanskrit

Level of Knowledge: Analytical/. Conceptual

Text Books And Reference Books:

Raghuvamsam canto -II

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

1) Raghuvamsam of Kalidasa by N.P. Unni.

2) sanskrit grammar Translation from English to Sanskrit by M.R.Kale

3) Sanskrt Grammar Kannada version by Hegde.

Evaluation Pattern
TML131 - TAMIL (2015 Batch)
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45 No of Lecture Hours/Week:4
Max Marks:100 Credits:3
Course Objectives/Course Description
Poems of Bharatiyar and Bharatidasan and poems by women poets
with feminine sensibilities  will initiate the students into the modern
period with all its complexities. The short stories of Chandra with its
contemporary style and texture offer  a glimpse of an amazing
variety of characters going through the riddles of human existence. A
new concept, Cultural Studies, will take the students beyond
prescribed syllabus to include the architecture, customs, beliefs and
faiths of Indian society.
Learning Outcome
To make the students experience the impact made by Bharathiyar
and Bharathidasan during the 20th century and to bring them to the
realities of 21st century. They will also learn, on their own, the
significance of festivals celebrated across the country
Unit-1 Teaching Hours:15
Modern Poetry
Poems of Bharathiyar, Bharathidasan and women poets
Unit-2 Teaching Hours:5
Practical Grammar
2  Grammar as reflected in the poems
Unit-3 Teaching Hours:15
Contemporary Cultural Issues
Prose including reference to contemporary literary issues
Unit-4 Teaching Hours:10
Language Skills
Language Skills:  Piramozhichorkal
Text Books And Reference Books:

Malliga, R et al (ed).Thamilppathirattu I.Bangalore: Prasaranga,2011

Chandra. Alagamma, published by Uyireluthu Pathippagam, Trichy,

2011

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

Varadarajan, Mu.   Thamil

Illakkia Varalaru . New
Delhi:Sahitya Akademi, 2008

Sivathambi, Ka.Thamil Sirukathaiyin Thorramum

Valarchiyum.Coimbatore: NCBH, 2009
 Ragunathan,C.Bharathi: Kalamum Karuthum, Chennai:NCBH, 1971

Ramakrishnan S 100 Sirantha Sirukathaigal, Chennai: Discovery

Books, 2013

Evaluation Pattern
URD131 - URDU (2015 Batch)
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:60 No of Lecture Hours/Week:4
Max Marks:100 Credits:03
Course Objectives/Course Description

The Detailed Text Book ADABI NAMOOMEY Prose, contains Letters, Short
Stories, Poems And Ghazals. It aims in creating awareness of positive human
values and understanding of known and unknown facts of and strengthen the
inner self while learning the Urdu language. The non- detailed “AAZMAISH”
(Drama) also prescribed to develop the interest among the student

Learning Outcome
The curriculum will helped the students to grow in human values and understand the rich trdition of
Urdu literature

Unit-1 Teaching Hours:26

Prose : Adabi Namooney

1.Ghalib akhlaq-o-Aadath. Edited by: Dr. Noorul Hasan

Naqvi

2. Ummeed ki khushi. Department of

Urdu,

3. Gul Banu.
Aligarh Muslim University,
Aligarh. 4. Marhoom ki yad mien.
Pub: Educational Book House, 5. Gilli
Danda. Aligarh.

6. Aaik Vasiyat ki Tameel

Level of Knowledge: Descriptive

Unit-2 Teaching Hours:12

Poetry: Adabi Namooney

1. Banjara Nama 4. Ham loge.

2. khak-e-Hind. 5. Shuwaye umid.

3. Nagmaye hasrath 6.
Zanjeer

Level of Knowledge: Descriptive

Unit-3 Teaching Hours:12

Ghazals: Adabi Namooney

1. Hastie Apni.6. Aah Ko Chahiye

2. Umer Bhar. 7. Hazarone khahishien

3. Jeete jee. 8. Thani Thee Ji

4. Sab kahan lala 9. Navak Andaz

5, Dil- e- Nadan 10. Showk Se Nakhmi

Level of Knowledge: Conceptual

Unit-4 Teaching Hours:10

 Aazmaish - Drama(non detasiled)

Text Books And Reference Books:

1) Adabi Namooney

2) Aazmaish

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

1. Numainda Mukhtaser Afsaney - Edited by: Mohammed Taher Farooqi

2. Anar Kali - Edited by: Dr Mohammed Hasan

3. Masnavi Saher-ul-Byan. By: Meer Hasan

Evaluation Pattern
AEN231 - ADDITIONAL ENGLISH (2015 Batch)
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45 No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:100 Credits:03
Course Objectives/Course Description
The objectives of this course are

· to introduce the students to look at INDIA through Literature

· to inculcate literary sensibility/taste among the students

· to improve language skills – reading, writing and listening

· to equip the students with tools for developing lateral thinking

· to familiarize the students who take up in lieu of regional languages, English, with India,
its culture and ethos through literatures of India

· to enable to grasp and appreciate the variety and abundance of Indian writing, of which
this compilation is just a passing glance

· to actively engage with India as a cultural and social space (to be facilitated through
proactive CIAs which help students to interact and engage with the realities they face every day
and have come across in these text

· to learn and appreciate India through association of ideas in the texts and the external
contexts (Bhasha Utsav will be an intrinsic help in this endeavour)
Learning Outcome
Learning Outcome

The students will become

· more aware culturally, ethically, socially and politically aware citizens

· the course will sensitize students towards cultural, social, religious and ethnic diversities
and help them engage with their peers and all around them in a more understanding and
‘educated’ manner.

· it will also enable them through the activities conducted to become more proactive
citizens/participants in society.

Unit-1 Teaching Hours:15

Novel
In Custody:Anita Desai
Unit-2 Teaching Hours:10
Short Story
· “Boundless Boon”: Esparlee Khamgrah

· “Toba Tek Singh”: Saadat Hasan Manto

· “The Rock”: Ismat Chugtai

· “The Prophet’s Hair”: Salman Rushdie

Unit-3 Teaching Hours:10
Poetry
· Nani”: Kamala Das

· “Songs of the Ganga”: Arvind Krishna Mehrotra

· “The Election”: Sitakant Mahapatra

· “Tow Path”: Imtiaz Dharker

Unit-4 Teaching Hours:10
Essay
· “Transports of Delight”: Manjula Padmanabhan

· Earth and Air Pollution articles: From Tehelka

· “To Every Englishman in India”: Letter from Mahatma Gandhi

· “Communalism and Politics”: Ashis Nandy

Text Books And Reference Books:
Essential Reading / Recommended Reading
Evaluation Pattern
BOT231 - BRYOPHYTES, PTERIDOPHYTES,
GYMNOSPERMS AND PLANT ANATOMY (2015 Batch)
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:60 No of Lecture Hours/Week:4
Max Marks:100 Credits:3
Course Objectives/Course Description
1 To appreciate the fantastic commonness existing among organisms.
2 The student will be able to appreciate the uniqueness of different groups
and the way they are classified.

3 To understand the symptomology and prevention of plant diseases.

4 To develop curiosity in observing and identifying different types of

gymnosperms.

5 To observe and differentiate the variations existing in the internal structure

of plants.

6 To create interest in plant anatomy and to appreciate the function of a

particular tissue or organ correlated with its structure.

7 To enable the student understand the anatomical features within the

system instead of merely memorizing the technical terms and the text book
figures.
Learning Outcome
Study of Pteridophytes and Gymnosperms will help the students understand
the connecting link between the lower and higher organisms in the plant
kingdom. The anatomy imparts a thorough knowledge about the internal
structure and relationship between tissues and evolution.
Unit-1 Teaching Hours:12
BRYOPHYTES
Part I: Introduction; Salient features and classification; study of the habitat,
distribution, habit, thallus organization, internal anatomy, vegetative, asexual and
sexual reproduction, sporophyte, life cycle and distinctive features of the following
classes (Developmental details not required) – Hepaticopsida (Marchantia),
Anthocerotopsida (Anthoceros), Bryopsida (Funaria) (10 hours)

Part II: Origin and evolution of bryophytes; economic and ecological importance of
bryophytes. Study of fossil bryophytes (2 hours)
Unit-2 Teaching Hours:20
PTERIDOPHYTES

Part I: Introduction; Salient features and Classification (Smith’s); Structural

organization of sporophyte and gametophyte of the following types with special
reference to Psilotum, Lycopodium, Selaginella, Marsilea (12 hours)

Part II: Stelar evolution, heterospory and seed habit: origin and evolution of
pteridophytes; ecological and economic importance of pteridophytes. (4 hours)

Part III: Paleobotany: Introduction, Study of geological time scale, formation of

fossil, fossil types & technique of study, fossil fuel; Indian contribution to
Palaeobotany (Birbal Sahni) (4 hours).
Unit-3 Teaching Hours:11
PHANEROGAMS: GYMNOSPERMS
Part I: Introduction - Salient features and Classification (Smith’s) - study
of the habitat, distribution, habit, anatomy, reproduction and life cycle of
the following classes (Developmental details not required) – Coniferopsida
(Pinus), Gnetopsida (Gnetum) (10 hours)

Part II: Origin and evolution of gymnosperms; Economic importance. (1

hours)
Unit-4 Teaching Hours:17
PLANT ANATOMY
Part I: The cell wall: structure of the cell wall, Thickening of the cell wall, primary pit
fields, plasmodesmata, pits-simple and bordered pits. (2 hours)

Part II: Meristematic tissue- definition, characteristic features and classification;

Apical organization with reference to shoot apex- Apical cell theory, Histogen theory
and Tunica-Corpus theory. Permanent Tissue: Structure and function of different
types of simple and complex tissues. An account on mechanical tissues and its
economic importance. (7 hours)

Part III: Non-living inclusions in plant cell: - Reserve food materials - carbohydrate
(starch), protein (Aleurone grain) and lipids (fats and oil); Secretory products-
pigments, enzymes and nectar; Metabolic byproducts: tannin, gums, resins, essential
oils, mucilage, latex, mineral crystals and alkaloids (2 hours)

Text Books And Reference Books:

1. Hait et.al., A Text book of Botany, New Delhi: NCBA, 2012.

2. Biswas & John B.M, Gymnosperms, Naresa Publishing house, 2004.

3. Pandey, B. P. Plant Anatomy, New Delhi: S. Chand and co., 1997

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

1. Dubey R C and D K Maheswary. A Tex t Book of Microbiology. S

Chand and Co., NewDelhi, 2001.
2. Heritage, J ; Evans, E.G.V and Killington, R.A. Introductory
Microbiology New Delhi: Cambridge University Press, 1996.
3. Jacquelyn G. Black, Microbiology: Principles and Explorations, USA:
John Wiley and Sons, Inc. 2008.
4. Mamatha Rao, Microbes and Non flowering plants-impacts and
applications, New Delhi: Ane Books, Pvt Ltd., 2010.
5. Dutta S.C, An Introduction To Gymnosperms, New Delhi: Kalyan
Publishing Co., 1991.
6. Vashista B. R, Gymnosperms, New Delhi: S Chand & Co., 1993.
7. Fahn A. Plant Anatomy, Oxford: Pergamon Press, 1985.
8. Vashishta. P.C. Plant Anatomy, Jalandhar: Pradeep Publications,1984.
Websites

http://www.mygarden.ws/fernlinks.htm

http://www.amerfernsoc.org/

http://www.gymnosperms.org/

http://www.plantapalm.com/vce/toc.htm

http://www.cycad.org/conservation.htm
Evaluation Pattern
BOT251 - PRACTICAL IN BRYOPHYTES,
PTERIDOPHYTES, GYMNOSPERMS AND PLANT
ANATOMY (2015 Batch)
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:30 No of Lecture Hours/Week:2
Max Marks:50 Credits:1
Course Objectives/Course Description
1) To appreciate the fantastic commonness existing among organisms.

2) The student will be able to appreciate the uniqueness of different groups and the
way they are classified.

3) To understand the symptomology and prevention of plant diseases.

4) To develop curiosity in observing and identifying different types of

gymnosperms.

5) To observe and differentiate the variations existing in the internal structure of

plants.

6) To create interest in plant anatomy and to appreciate the function of a particular

tissue or organ correlated with its structure.

7) To enable the student understand the anatomical features within the system
instead of merely memorizing the technical terms and the text book figures.
Learning Outcome
Students will be learnt to identify different species of Bryophytes,
Pteridophytes and Gymnosperms.
Unit-1 Teaching Hours:30
Bryophytes, Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms and
Plant Anatomy
1. Bryophytes

Marchanti: Habit, thallus V.S, thallus with archegonial receptacle,

antheridial receptacle, T.S of thallus through gemmae cup, V.S of sporophyte.

Anthoceros : habit-internal structure of thallus -V. S. of thallus, sporophyte V.S.

Funaria - habit-internal structure of thallus -V. S. of thallus through archegonia,
antheridia, sporophyte V.S

2. Pteridophytes: Study of morphology and anatomy of Psilotum, Lycopodium,

Selaginella, Marsilea.

3. Gymnosperms: Study of morphology and anatomy of male and female cones of

Pinus and Gnetum

4. Anatomy

a) Primary structure – Dicot stem – Tridax

b) Monocot stem – Grass

c) Monocot root –Canna or maize or grass

d) Secondary structure – Stem (Normal type) Tinospora

e) Secretory tissues – Resin canal, Nectory, Latex vessel, Lysegenous and

schizogenous cavities, Laticifers – articulated and non-articulated latex vessels.
Crystals, Starch.

f) Anomalous secondary thickening –Boerhaavia, Bignonia, Bougainvillea

Text Books And Reference Books:

1. Mamatha Rao, Microbes and Non flowering plants-impacts and applications,

New Delhi: Ane Books, Pvt Ltd., 2010.
2. Dutta S.C, An Introduction To Gymnosperms, New Delhi: Kalyan Publishing
Co., 1991.

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

1. Vashista B. R, Gymnosperms, New Delhi: S Chand & Co., 1993.

Evaluation Pattern

CIA - 50%

ESE - 50%
BTY231 - MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOSTATISTICS
(2015 Batch)

No of Lecture
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:60
Hours/Week:4
Max Marks:100 Credits:3
Course Objectives/Course Description
The paper surveys bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoa, as well as their growth
characteristics and morphology. This course guides the students to learn appropriate
microbiology laboratory techniques that will be useful in subsequent courses. This
course ful ills the basic knowledge in microbiology for those students who wish to
pursue career in allied health ields and other technical programs. The students are
made aware of GLP (good laboratory practices) which is very important in laboratories.
Biostatistics portions will introduce the students to clinical research and imparts
knowledge on applied statistics
Learning Outcome
Most of the techniques in biotechnology uses bacteria, viruses and fungi. This course
will make the students adept in the structure and functions of these microbes which in
turn will give them con idence to work using these organisms. The students will become
competent for jobs in dairy, pharmaceutical, industrial and clinical research
Unit-1 Teaching Hours:11
Introductory Microbiology
De inition and History - Contributions of Antony van Leeuwenhoek, Louis Pasteur,
Robert Importance and scope of Microbiology as a modern Science. Branches of
microbiology. Microscopy – Light, Phase contrast, Fluorescence & Electron: Stains and
staining techniques - Gram’s, acid fast, capsular, lagellar and endospore staning.
Methods of Sterilization; Physical and Chemical control of microorganisms. Microbial
Taxonomy: Methods of Isolating pure culture, Classi ication and nomenclature of
Microorganisms
Unit-2 Teaching Hours:15
Structure and Classification of
Microorganisms
Structureof bacteria –shape, lagella ,endospore and capsule, structure based on staining
reaction (Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria), extremophiles - halophiles,
thermophiles, barophiles, acidophiles and alkalophiles- examples, mechanisms of
survival, uses. Viruses – Structure and classi ication, Plant Viruses – CaMV, Animal
viruses – Hepatitis B Herpes Simplex Virus, HIV, Bacteriophages. Eukaryotic
microorganisms- Salient features, classi ication and reproduction of fungi, mycoplasma
and algae
Unit-3 Teaching Hours:9
Physiology and biochemistry of microbes
Nutrition (Photoautotrophs, Chemoautotrophs), Parasitism, Saprophytism, Mutualism
and Symbiosis, Commensalisms, endozoic microbes) - Respiration: EMP, HMP and ED
Pathways, Bacterial photosynthesis: Photosynthetic apparatus in prokaryotes,
Photophosphorylation. Nitrogen metabolism (nitrogen ixation)

Unit-4 Teaching Hours:4

Pathogenic Microorganisms
Epidemics, endemics and pandemics, Bacterial diseases of man – Tetanus, Tuberculosis,
Pneumonia and Cholera, Viral diseases: AIDS – Lifecycle of HIV, Parasites: Lifecycles of
Entamoeba and Malaria. Emerging diseases – H1N1, Super bugs.
Unit-5 Teaching Hours:3
Importance and application
Tabulation and classi ication of data, Frequency distribution and Graphical distribution
of data
Unit-6 Teaching Hours:7
Measures of central tendencies and
Dispersion
Mean, Median, Mode and their properties, Mean deviation, Variance, Standard deviation
and coef icient of Variation

Unit-7 Teaching Hours:6

Probability and Distribution
 Concepts and problems on probability. Binomial, Poisson, Normal Distribution and their
applications

Unit-8 Teaching Hours:5

Hypothesis testing
Types of Hypothesis – Null and alternative Hypothesis, Types of errors – Type 1 and
Type II, Level of signi icance, Student T and Chi-square test

Text Books And Reference Books:

M. J. Pelczar, Jr. E.C.S. Chan and N. R. Krieg. Microbiology. 5 Ed. New Delhi: Tata Mcgraw
Hill Education Pvt Ltd., 2004

R. Ananthanarayan and C. K. J. Paniker Ananthanarayan and Paniker’s Textbook of

Microbiology 8 Ed. Universities Press. 2009

Dubey and Maheswari, Microbiology, New Delhi: S. Chand & Company Ltd., 2010.
Essential Reading / Recommended Reading
M. T. Madigan. J. M. Martinko. D. Stahl. D. P. Clark Brock's Biology of Microorganisms 13
Ed. Benjamin Cummings. 2010

G. J. Tortora. B. R. Funke. C. L. Case. An Introduction to Microbiology, 11 Ed., USA:

Benjamin Cummings, 2012.

P. Lansing, H. John and K. Donald. Microbiology. 6 Ed., Australia. Mc Graw Hill. 2004.

W. W. Daniel and C. L. Cross. Biostatistics: A Foundation for Analysis in the Health

Sciences, 10 Ed, USA: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2012.

J. Salle. Fundamental Principles of Bacteriology. Envins Press. 2007

J. G. Black and L. J. Black. Microbiology: Principles and Explorations, 9 Ed. Wiley. 2014
Evaluation Pattern
BTY251 - PRACTICAL IN MICROBIOLOGY (2015 Batch)
No of Lecture
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:30
Hours/Week:2
Max Marks:50 Credits:1
Course Objectives/Course Description
The paper attempts to give hands on experience in the different techniques in
the ield of microbiology like growing microbes in different media, identifying them by
means of staining techniques, counting microbes etc. All these are of immense
application in medical, industrial and agricultural ields

Learning Outcome

The intention of this paper is to make the students skilled in pure culture
techniques to isolate and study bacteria and fungi and also to perform various
biochemical tests to identify bacteria. Most importantly, they would have mastered the
skill of using microscopes which will become handy in diagnostic techniques.

Unit-1 Teaching Hours:30

Microbiology

Safety measures in microbiology laboratory                                                                 

1.                                                                                                                                     
Instrumentation
Cleaning and Sterilization of Glass wares and preparation of Cotton plug
Preparation of Culture Media
Isolation of Microorganisms from environment.

Study of Colony Characteristics of Bacteria

Pure culture techniques
Simple staining of bacteria
Gram staining
Motility testing of bacteria
Endospore staining
Sensitivity of bacteria to antibiotics
Biochemical tests (IMViC& Catalase)
Study of fungi

Text Books And Reference Books:

1. T. Sundararaj. Microbiology Laboratory Manual. 2 Ed. Chennai. India. 2003.
2. N. Kannan. Laboratory manual in General Microbiology, New Delhi. Panima Publishing Corporation,
2002

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

1. K. Sharma. Manual of microbiology tools and techniques. New Delhi. Anshan Ltd: 2007.
2. T. R. Johnson.C. L. Case. Laboratory Experiments in Microbiology. 10 Ed. Benjamin Cummings.2012.
3. J. G. Cappuccino and N. Sherman. Microbiology: A Laboratory Manual 10 Ed. Benjamin Cummings, 2013.

Evaluation Pattern
CHE231 - CHEMISTRY-II THEORETICAL AND INORGANIC
CHEMISTRY (2015 Batch)
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:60 No of Lecture Hours/Week:4
Max Marks:100 Credits:3
Course Objectives/Course Description
In this course the students acquire a deeper knowledge about inorganic chemistry and learn the
fundamentals of nuclear chemistry and solid state chemistry as this is required for a better
perspective of the subject. This course also instills values of ethical and judicious use of nuclear
energy.
Learning Outcome
Students understand and apply scientific concepts, principles, and theories pertaining to the
systematic arrangement of elements of the nature. Gain an insight into nuclear chemistry.
Unit-1 Teaching Hours:10
1. Periodicity and general characteristic of s & p
block elements

Prelearning topics:Formation and characteristics of ionic compounds,

formation and characteristics of covalent compounds, basic concepts
of hybridization.

Definition and periodicity of the following properties - atomic radii,

ionic radii, ionisation potential, electron affinity and electronegativity
(determination not needed), inert - pair effect with examples.

Comparative study, diagonal relationships, salient features of

hydrides, solvation and their function in biosystems.
Comparative study (group-wise) of group 13 & 14 elements with
respect to periodic properties. Allotropes of carbon. Borazines,
classification and structural aspects of silicates. Structure and uses of
hydrazine, hydroxylamine, Allotropes of phosphorous.

Properties of noble gases, Xenon; properties, structure and bonding in

Xenon compounds.

Unit-2 Teaching Hours:15

Chemical Bonding

a. Ionic Bond – Types of ionic solids, radius ratio effect and

coordination number, limitations of radius ratio, lattice defects, lattice
energy and Born-Haber cycle, solvation energy and solubility of ionic
solids, polarizing power and polarizability, Fajan's rules.
b. Covalent Bond : Valence bond theory and its limitations,
directional characteristics of covalent bond, various types of
hybridization and shapes of simple inorganic molecules and ions such
as NH3, H3O+, SF4, ClF3 ICl2¯,ICl4¯, and H2O by valence shell
electron pair repulsion (VSEPR) theory, linear combination of atomic
orbitals (LCAO), bonding, nonbonding and antibonding molecular
orbitals. Applications of MO theory to explain the stability of homo
and hetero dinuclear diatomic molecules (N2, O2 and NO) multi-
centre bonding in electron-deficient molecules - diborane.
c. Metallic bond- Free electron and band theories.

d. Weak Interactions-Hydrogen bonding, van der waal’s forces

(Keesom, London and Debye).

Unit-3 Teaching Hours:5

Physical properties and Molecular Structure
 Polarisation and orientation of dipoles in an electric field. Dipole
moment. Induced dipole moment . Clausius-Mossotti equation (only
statement). Dipole moment and structures of molecules (planar and
non-planar). Magnetic properties: paramagnetic, diamagnetic and
ferromagnetic systems.

Unit-4 Teaching Hours:10

4. Nuclear chemistry

N/P ratio, curves, stability belts. Nuclear binding energy. Mass defect,
simple calculations involving mass defect and B.E per nucleon, half-
life, radioactive equilibrium, radioactive series, magic numbers -
liquid drop model - shell model. Artificial radioactivity - Induced
radioactivity, Nuclear fission - nuclear energy - nuclear reactors -
breeder reactor - nuclear fusion - thermonuclear reactions - energy
source of the sun and stars.

*Isotopes—use of radioactive isotopes in tracer technique, agriculture,

medicine, food preservative and carbon and tritium dating. (Problems
to be worked out).

Unit-5 Teaching Hours:6

Crystallography

Definition of space lattice, unit cell. Laws of crystallography,

Symmetry elements in crystals, seven crystal systems, Weiss and
Miller indices, X-ray diffraction of crystals, derivation of Braggs
equation, Determination of the structure of NaCl by rotating crystal
method.

Elementary discussion of the liquid crystalline state: Classification,

structure and applications.

Unit-6 Teaching Hours:3

Non aqueous solvents

Protic and aprotic solvents, physical properties of non aqueous

solvents, liquid ammonia, liquid SO2, anhydrous sulphuric acid,
anhydrous HF, *liquid dinitrogen tetroxide as examplescoordination
model in non aqueous solvent

Unit-7 Teaching Hours:11

7. d & f block Elements

Characteristics of d-block elements with special reference to

electronic configuration, variable valence, spectral and magnetic
properties, catalytic properties and ability to form complexes. Stability
of various oxidation states. Comparative treatment of second and third
transition series with their 3d analogues.
 Chemistry of lanthanides – electronic structure, oxidation states,
lanthanide contraction, consequences of lanthanide contraction,
magnetic properties, spectral properties and separation of lanthanides
by ion exchange and solvent extraction methods. Chemistry of
actinides – electronic configuration, oxidation states, actinide
contraction, *comparison with lanthanides in terms of magnetic
properties, spectral properties and complex formation.
* Topics identified for student seminar.

Text Books And Reference Books:

[1].B.R Puri., L.R Sharma and K. C Kalia. 31st edition Advanced

Inorganic Chemistry. Delhi:Shoban Lal Nagin Chand and Sons, 2011.

[2].B.R Puri., L.R Sharma and Pathania. 46th edition Principles of

Physical Chemistry. Vishal Publishing Company, 2012.

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

J. D Lee. A New Concise Inorganic Chemistry. 5th ed. London:

Chapman & Hall, wiley Indian pvt ltd 2008.

[4]. F. A Cotton., G. Wilkinson and Gaus L. Paul. Basic Inorganic
Chemistry. 3rd ed. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2007.
[5].Ajay Kumar Bhagi and G.R Chatwal.Environmental Chemistry.
Himalaya Publishing house, 2003..

[6].Anil Kumar de and Arnab Kumar de. Inorganic Chemistry and

analysis. 2 nd ed. New age international publication: 2005.

[7]. H.J. Arnikar Essentials of Nuclear Chemistry. 5th ed.John Wiley and
Sons, 2005.

Evaluation Pattern
CHE251 - PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY PRACTICAL (2015
Batch)

No of Lecture
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:30
Hours/Week:2
Max Marks:50 Credits:1
Course Objectives/Course Description
This course impart skills to determine physical parameters like density,
viscosity, surface tension, molecular weight etc. of substances. It also emphasizes
the importance of organized and systematic approach in carrying out
experiments.

Learning Outcome
Principles of physical chemistry studied by the students in the theory classes get
reinforced.
Unit-1 Teaching Hours:30

1. A)Determination of the density and viscosity of a liquid by time of

flow method using Ostwald’s viscometer.

B) comparison of the density and viscosity of edible oils by time of

flow method using Ostwald’s viscometer.

2. Determination of the percentage composition of a binary liquid

mixture by viscosity method.

3. Determination of density and surface tension of a liquid (by number

of drops) using a Stalagmometer.

B) Comparison of density and surface tension of edible oils (by

number of drops) using a Stalagmometer. C) Effect of surfactants on
surface tension.

4. Determination of the heat of neutralization of a strong acid with a

strong base.

5. Determination of the heat of solution in water. Comparative study of

heat of solutions of various compounds. Identification of
compounds suitable for cold and hot packs.

6. Determination of the molar mass of a non-volatile solute by Walker

– Lumsden method.

7. Determination of the degree of dissociation of an electrolyte by

ebulioscopic method.

8. Determination of the heat of dissociation of acetic acid or a weak

base by thermo chemical method.

9. Determination of the critical solution temperature of phenol – water

system.

10. Determination of the distribution coefficient of I2 between H2O and

CCl4/toluene.

11. Determination of the distribution coefficient of benzoic acid between

water and toluene.

12. Molecular mass determination by Rast’s method.

13. Determination of molar mass of a solute by cryoscopic method.

14. Determination of vant Hoffs factor for a solute by cryoscopic

method

Text Books And Reference Books:

 [1]. Levitt, Findlay’s practical physical chemistry revised by
Longman’s London, 9th edn,2010

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

[1]. Shoemaker and Garland Experiments in physical chemistry

McGraw Hill International 8th edn., 2008.

[2]. J.B. Yadav, Advanced practical chemistry by Krishna prakashan

media (p) ltd,,29th ed. Meerut, 2010.

[3]. Daniels Farringtonl Experimental physical chemistry .Nabu press,

2011.

Evaluation Pattern
ENG231 - ENGLISH (2015 Batch)
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45 No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:100 Credits:3
Course Objectives/Course Description
Course Objectives

Train students for improved proficiency in reading, letter writing,

Email writing, précis writing and conversational skills.
Expose students to literature and different aspects of life through
themes such as obedience, loss, war, nature, environment and the
triumph of the human spirit.
Sensitize students towards concern for the people
around.

Learning Outcome
Increased proficiency in reading, letter writing, Email writing and
précis writing.
Improved conversational skills.
Improved skills in using idioms and prepositions.
Exposure to visual text as a means to learn language and the issues
concerning the holocaust in the larger context of world history.
Exposure to literature and different aspects of life through themes such
as obedience, loss, war, nature, environment, and the triumph of the
human spirit.
Sensitization towards imbibing concern for the people around.

Unit-1 Teaching Hours:6

Poetry

Casabianca – Ayyappa Panicker

Song of the Last Meeting – Anna Akhmatova

Yehuda Amichai – The Diameter of the Bomb
Unit-2 Teaching Hours:8

Short Stories

Rat – Ashok Mitran

Rain – Raavi Shastri

A London Cab Horse – Anna Sewell

Unit-3 Teaching Hours:5

Prose

Message in a Bottle – Amitav Baviskar

A Corpse in the Well –Shankarrao Kharat

Unit-4 Teaching Hours:6

Play

Riders to the Sea – J M Synge

Unit-5 Teaching Hours:5

Audio-Visual Text

Movie: The Pianist

Unit-6 Teaching Hours:15

Grammar and Composition:

1. Idioms and Phrases

2. Prepositions and Phrasal verbs

3. Précis Writing

4. Letter Writing and Emails

5. Conversational Practice
Text Books And Reference Books:

Life Scripts 1
Essential Reading / Recommended Reading
Evaluation Pattern
FRN231 - FRENCH (2015 Batch)
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:60 No of Lecture Hours/Week:4
Max Marks:100 Credits:3
Course Objectives/Course Description
The curriculum of the French course offered as II language to IB.A
/B.Sc /B.Com /BBM students is designed to suit the present day
requirements where the emphasis is more on the Oral
communication. Beginning at an intermediate level, the method
progresses to an advanced level through day to day situations with its
dialogues where the stress is on the spoken word. The part on French
civilization offers one useful insights on life and living in France.

The teaching hours include tutorials ,exercises, activities like role

plays, creative projects and moodle testing.
Learning Outcome
Enhancement of linguistic competencies and sharpening of written and
oral communicative skills.

Unit-1 Teaching Hours:20

Managing in French
1. What a day!

2. How comfortable we are here!

3. Do you remember?

4. Shall we call up each other?

Unit-2 Teaching Hours:20

Establishing contacts
1. A good piece of advice!

2. Tell me about yourself

Unit-3 Teaching Hours:20
One Act Plays
1. Medor’s revenge

2. Rabelais’s joke
Text Books And Reference Books:

1. Girardet. J ; J.Pécheur. Echo A1 Méthode de français. Paris : Clé

International, 2010. ( Units 2 & 3. L 7-12 )

2. Hills & Dondo. Contes Dramatiques. Paris: D.C Heath &

Co.,1927.
Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

French websites <www.google.fr>, <www.yahoo.fr> etc

Evaluation Pattern
HIN231 - HINDI (2015 Batch)
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:60 No of Lecture Hours/Week:4
Max Marks:100 Credits:3
Course Objectives/Course Description
The text book “Kahani Sanchay” is a story collection edited by
Dr.Veronica Judith Carlo Published by Rajpal and sons, New Delhi. In
this semester Film appreciation is also included along with grammar
portions.
Learning Outcome
Students are exposed to the world of Hindi fiction particularly short
stories. Film appreciation helps them to improve their writing and
analytical skills and know more about the thematic and technical aspects of
Cinema. Grammar portions enable them to use the correct form of
language.
Unit-1 Teaching Hours:30
Kahani Sanchay
The text book “Kahani Sanchay” is a story collection edited by Dr.
Veronica Judith Carlo of contemporary writers of Hindi Literature. All the
lessons to be studied except 'valentines day'.
Unit-2 Teaching Hours:20
Film appreciation
Lagaan, English-Vinglish, Gulabi Gang, Mitr My Friend and Lunch
Box
Hindi cinema ka Ithihas Aur Swarup,
Film patkatha lekhan (script writing),
Bharathiya cenema ke vikhyath kalakar, Movie review, Documentary
film making.

Level of knowledge: Conceptual

Unit-3 Teaching Hours:10
Grammar
Sandhi-Samas, Karak, Upsarg-Prathyay, ’Ne’-Niyam, Vachya, Pad
parichay.

Level of knowledge: Basic

Text Books And Reference Books:

Story Collection‘Kahani Sanchay’ (Full Text) Edited By: Dr.

Veronica Judith Carlo Published By: Rajpal and Sons Kashmiri
 Gate, New Delhi-6.

Level of knowledge: Analytical

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

1. Sugam Hindi Vyakaran By Vamshidhar Dharmpal

Shastri Shiksha Bharathi, New Delhi.
2. Saral Subodh Hindi Vyakaran, By Motilal Chaturvedi. Vinod
pustak mandir, Agra-2
3. Creative writing By John Singleton
4. Adhunik Hindi Nibandh By Bhuvaneshwarichandran Saksena.

Evaluation Pattern
KAN231 - KANNADA (2015 Batch)
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:60 No of Lecture Hours/Week:4
Max Marks:100 Credits:03
Course Objectives/Course Description
Detailed Course Description: Social Justice: The chosen concept
documents the emerging voices among the marginalized groups that are
satirical, self critical and agonizing. The degeneration noticed in the
public institutions and in the social structure gets reflected in the value
system followed in the society with the intrusion of hypocrisy,
exploitation and inhuman behavior. In short these creative works are the
expressions of the age we are living in.
Learning Outcome
Students are made aware of the harsh social realities born out of the
hierarchical Indian social system. This is also a testimony to the faulty
governance at the higher levels and the undying humanism that is found at
the lower levels. These creative works are known for their very high
aesthetic appeal.
Unit-1 Teaching Hours:25
Ooru Keri- Autobiography
Marks: 25

Text: Ooru Keri- (An autobiography of Poet Siddalingiah published by

Ankita Pustaka, Gandhi Bazar, Basavangudi, Bangalore- 560004)
Unit-2 Teaching Hours:25
Selected Short Stories

Marks: 25

Salada Magu- Kuvempu

Buguri- Mogalli Ganesh
Shavada Mane- Chadurannga
Koneya Giraki- Niranjana
Gulabi Attaru- Sripada Subramanya Shastri (Telugu)
 Lajvanthi- Rajeender Sing Bedi ( Urdu)

Unit-3 Teaching Hours:10

Grammar

Marks: 50

Jodipada, Anukarana Avyaya, Sadhu Roopagalu, Synonyms, Antonyms,

Moola Roopagalu, Idioms, Anyadeshi padagalu, Comprehension, Poetry
Writing, Translation, (From English to Kannada) Essay Writing, Syntax
formation, Passage Correction, Making of a documentary, Making of a short
movie, Dialogue Writing, Proverbs- Expansion, Short story Writing and
Film Appreciation.

Translation for passages from: ‘My Experiments with Truth’: M.K. Gandhi
and ‘Malgudi Days’: R.K. NarayanVisual

Text for film appreciation: Tabarana Kathe:(( A film by Girish Kasaravalli

of the story with the same name by K.P. Poornachandra Tejaswi)
Text Books And Reference Books:

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

1. Chomana Dudi- Shivaram Karantha (Sapna Book House, Bangalore)

2. Uchalya- Lakshman Gayekwad (Navakarnataka Publications,
Bangalore)
3. Short stories of Vaidehi, Mogalli Ganesh, Lankesh etc
4. Shatamanada Kannada Kathegalu (Karnataka Sahitya Akademi,
Bangalore)
5. Shatamanada Kannada Kavithegalu (Karnataka Sahitya Akademi,
Bangalore)

Evaluation Pattern
SAN231 - SANSKRIT (2015 Batch)
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:60 No of Lecture Hours/Week:4
Max Marks:100 Credits:3
Course Objectives/Course Description
Origin and development of Prose to understand the different theories
and original nature of Sanskrit literature.Mitragupta charitam of
Bhasa provides an insight to the Theories. The basic grammer only
rules are given for usage in composition. Language component will
help for proper usage of Sanskrit language.
Learning Outcome
 Origin and development of sanskrit prose and important literary
works
Unit-1 Teaching Hours:5
Origin and development of prose
Origin and development of prose and Introduction to different prose forms

Level of knowledge: Basic/conceptual.

Unit-2 Teaching Hours:35
Mitraguptacharitam
Mitraguptacharitam of Banabhatta

Level of knowledge: Basic/conceptual/ Analytical

Unit-3 Teaching Hours:15
Grammar
Samasa prakaranam grammatically recognize.

conceptual/ Analytical
Unit-4 Teaching Hours:5
language component
Composition in sanskrit on the general topics

conceptual/ Analytical

Translation of unseen Sanskrit to English

Conceptual/ Analytical

Comprehension in sanskrit.

conceptual/ Analytical
Text Books And Reference Books:

Essential Reading :Mitragupta charitam

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

Recommended Reading : -

1. “Dashakumaracharitam" of Dandin by prof. K.R. Ravikumar

2 “Dashakumaracharitam" of Dandin by Dr. Pandit Shivaprasad

sharma
 3. Samskruta shityaparampare by Acharya Baladeva Upadyaya
translated by Ramachandra shastri.

4. Sanskrit grammar by M.R. Kale.

4.Samskrutha sahithya parampare by Acharya baladeva upadyaya

translated

by Ramachandra shastri.

5. Samskrutha Grammer by M.R.Kale

Evaluation Pattern
TML231 - TAMIL (2015 Batch)
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45 No of Lecture Hours/Week:4
Max Marks:100 Credits:3
Course Objectives/Course Description
This paper has a few collections from the ‘Individual Poems’ of
Avvaiyar and Kalamegam to show the students the ingenuity with
the poets of the period mixed intelligence with creativity. The
unconventional and unorthodox views of life seen through
theological eyes of Siddhas are included. It also introduces the
writings of the forgotten activists like Ayothidasar whose voices
were muffled. As a visual text the film, Thangameengal, which has
challenged the popular notions of modernity is included 
Learning Outcome
The way in which the Tamil society has engaged modernity through
 aesthetic experience and social consciousness is the concern of this
package.
Unit-1 Teaching Hours:15
Medieval Literature
Poems of Avvaiyar, Kalamegam and Siddhas
Unit-2 Teaching Hours:10
Advanced Grammar
Grammar as reflected in the poems
Unit-3 Teaching Hours:10
Instilling Social Consciousness
Prose for Social consciousness/remembering the  past
Unit-4 Teaching Hours:10
Refining Language Skills
Language Skills: Thodarpizhai Neekkam
Text Books And Reference Books:
Malliga, R et al (ed).Thamilppathirattu.Vol.I Bangalore:
Prasaranga,2011

  Gauthama Sanna,  Ayothidasa Pandithar   Sahitya Akademi, New

Delhi, 2007
Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

Meenakshisundaram T P,  A
History of Tamil Literature,
Annamalainagar, Annamalai
University, 1965
Varadarajan, Mu.   Thamil
Illakkia Varalaru . New
Delhi:Sahitya Akademi, 2008
Gopalakrishnan.S., Pathinen Siddhar Varalaru, Chennai: Mullai
Pathippagam, 2012

Stephen,G (ed). Ayothidasar

Sindhanaigal, Thirunelveli:
St.Xavier’s College, 1999
Theodore, Baskaran, Thamil Cinema Or Arimugam. Chennai: Kilakku
Pathippagam, 2012

Pavendan, Dhiravida Cinema, Chennai: Kayal Kavin Books, 2013

 
Evaluation Pattern
AEN331 - ADDITIONAL ENGLISH (2014 Batch)
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45 No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:100 Credits:3
Course Objectives/Course Description
The course objectives are
 to enable students to look at different cultures through Literature
to help students develop an understanding of subaltern realities and
identity politics
to inculcate literary sensibility/taste among students across disciplines
to improve language skills –speaking, reading, writing and listening
to equip the students with tools for developing lateral thinking
to equip students with critical reading and thinking habits
to reiterate the study skills and communication skills they developed in
the previous year and extend it.

Learning Outcome
The students will become

more culturally, ethically, socially and politically aware citizens of the

world.
it will enable students to become aware of the nuances of cultures,
ethnicities and other diversity around them and become sensitive
towards them.

Unit-1 Teaching Hours:10

Children's Novel
Tetsuko Kuroyanagi- Tottochan: The Little Girl at the
Window

Unit-2 Teaching Hours:10

Short Sories
Alice Munro- The Train
Maya Angelou- Reunion
Punyakante Wijenaike- Monkeys
Rabindranath Tagore- The Postmaster
Saadhvi- She has no Place in Paradise

Unit-3 Teaching Hours:10

Poetry
Dorothea MacKellar- Colour
Naomi Long Madgett- Packrat
Linda D Addison- What is a Science Fiction Poem?
Margaret Atwood- Helen of Troy does Countertop Dancing
Alice Walker- Don’t Be Like Those Who Ask for Everything

Unit-4 Teaching Hours:15

Essay (Any 4 of these)

A K Ramanujan- Telling Tales

Chitra Divakruni Banerjee- Uncertain Objects of Desire
Isabelle Allende- The Open Veins of Latin America
Salman Rushdie- Gandhi, Now
 Marlene Nourbese Phillip- Burn Sugar

Text Books And Reference Books:

Blends: Subaltern Voices

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading
Evaluation Pattern
BOT331 - ANGIOSPERM SYSTEMATICS,
ECONOMIC BOTANY AND EMBRYOLOGY (2014 Batch)
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:60 No of Lecture Hours/Week:4
Max Marks:100 Credits:3
Course Objectives/Course Description
1. To acquaint with the aims, objectives and significance of taxonomy.
2. To identify the common species of plants growing in Karnataka and
their systematic position.
3. To develop inductive and deductive reasoning ability.
4. To acquaint with the basic technique in the preparation of herbarium.
5. To familiarize with the plants having immense economic importance.
6. To enable the students to identify the plants especially medicinal and
ornamental plants

Learning Outcome
Students learn to classify plant species and learn to identify the plants to
their systematic position through the study of angiosperm systematic. Study
of the Economic importance of plants gives a thorough idea of the usage of
plants commercially. The study of Embryology gives an idea about the
development of plant embryo and the relationship between different plant
species and evolution. Application of the knowledge in industry is
enhanced.
Unit-1 Teaching Hours:5
Morphology
Part I Leaf Morphology (types, venation, phyllotaxy),

Part II Morphology of flower

a) Parts of a flower- description of flower and its parts in technical terms.

b) Types of flower – Hypogyny, Perigyny and Epigyny, Symmetry of

flowers.

c) Aestivation types.

d) Placentation types.

e) Floral Diagram and Floral Formula.

Part III Inflorescence:

a) Racemose types-Simple Raceme, Corymb, Umbel, Spike, Spadix and
Head.

b) Cymose types-Simple Cyme, Monochasial- Scorpoid and Helicoid,

Dichasial

c) Special type- Cyathium, Hypanthodium

Part IV Fruits:

a) Dry- dehiscent, indehiscent.

b) Fleshy - Simple Aggregate.

Multiple: Sorosis and Syconus

Unit-2 Teaching Hours:5
Systematic Botany
a)Aim, Scope and Significance.

b)Types of Classification- Artificial (Brief account), Natural and Bentham

and Hooke (Detailed account) and Phylogenetic (Brief account).

c)Binomial Nomenclature, ICBN- Brief account.

d)Herbarium technique- Preparation of herbarium, their preservation.

Important herbaria, Botanical Gardens and BSI.

e) A brief account on the recent trends related to Chemotaxonomy,

Cytotaxonomy and Numerical Taxonomy.
Unit-3 Teaching Hours:30
Family studies
Study the following families of Bentham and Hooker’s System with special
reference to their morphological and floral characters. Special attention
should be given to common and economically important plants within the
families Brassicaceae, Rutaceae, Anacardiaceae, Leguminosae
(Mimosaceae, Caesalpiniaceae and Fabaceae), Cucurbitaceae, Apiaceae,
Rubiaceae, Compositae (Asteraceae), Apocynaceae, Asclepiadaceae,
Solanaceae, Convolvulaceae, Acanthaceae, Verbenaceae, Lamiaceae
(Labiatae), Euphorbiaceae, Orchidaceae, Musaceae, Cannaceae, Graminae
(Poaceae)
Unit-4 Teaching Hours:4
Economic botany
Part I: Study of the following groups of plants based on their uses with
special reference to the botanical name, family and morphology of the
useful part

a) Cereals- Rice, Wheat

b) Millets- Ragi
c) Pulses- Green gram, Bengal gram, Black gram

d) Sugar yielding plants – Sugarcane

e) Fruits - Apple, Orange and Banana

f) Vegetables:-Bittergourd, Ladies finger, Carrot and Cabbage.

g) Timber yielding plants:- Teak wood and Jack wood

h) Beverages- Tea, Coffee

i) Fibre yielding plants- Coir, Jute, Cotton

j) Oil yielding plants- Ground nut, Gingelly

k) Gums and Resins- White damer, Gum Arabic, Asafoetida

l) Spices – Cardamom, Pepper, Cloves , Ginger

m) Insecticide yielding Plants- Tobacco and Neem

Part II: Ethnobotany and its significance.

Study of the following plants used in daily life by tribals and village folks
for Food, Shelter and Medicine

a) Food - Artocarpus, Corypha, Phoenix

b) Shelter - Bamboosa, Ochlandra and Calamus

c) Medicine - Curcuma, Trichopuszeylanicus and Alpinia galangal

Unit-5 Teaching Hours:16
Embryology
1. Structure and development of anther, Microsporogenesis and
microspore tetrads, development of male gametophyte, Architecture of
pollen wall, pollen germination, pollen tube growth and pollen
viability. Pollen embryo sac, Brief account on Pollen allergies. (6
hours)
2. Types of Pollination and agents and contrivances; pollen stigma
interaction; compatibility and incompatibility; Fertilization: process of
double fertilization and its significance, post fertilization development,
Polyspermy and parthenocarpy, apomixis and Polyembryony. (4
hours)
3. Types of ovule, Detailed study on structure of anatropous wall,
Megasporogenesis, Development of female gametophyte: monosporic
(polygonum type), bisporic (Allium type) and tetrasporic (Peperomia
type). Structure of mature embryo sac. (3 hours)
4. Endosperm and Types, embryo in Dicots and Monocots. (3 hours)

Text Books And Reference Books:

 Text Book

1. B. P Pandey, A textbook of botany: Angiosperms taxonomy, anatomy,

embryology (including tissue culture) and economic botany, New Delhi: S
Chand, 2009.
Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

1. Henry and Chandra Bose, An Aid to the International Code of

Botanical Nomenclature. Coimbatore: Botanical Survey of India,
2001.
2. Jain S. K. A Manual Of Ethnobotany, India: Scientific Publishers,
2004
3. Pandey & Misra, Taxonomy of Angiosperms. New delhi: Ane Book
Pvt. Ltd. 2008
4. Sivarajan V.V. Introduction to the Principles of Plant taxonomy, New
Delhi: Oxford IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd., 1991
5. Sreemali J.L. Economic Botany. Allahabad: Kitab Mahal. 1979.
6. Swain T. Chemical Plant Taxonomy. New York: Academic Press.
1963.
7. Verma.V. Text book of Economic Botany, Anne Book Pvt. Ltd., 2005.
8. B. P Pandey, Taxonomy of Angiosperms, New Delhi: S Chand, 2005.

Evaluation Pattern
BOT351 - PRACTICAL IN ANGIOSPERM
SYSTEMATICS, ECONOMIC BOTANY AND
EMBRYOLOGY (2014 Batch)
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:30 No of Lecture Hours/Week:2
Max Marks:50 Credits:1
Course Objectives/Course Description
1. To acquaint with the aims, objectives and significance of taxonomy.

2. To identify the common species of plants growing in Karnataka and their systematic
position.

3. To develop inductive and deductive reasoning ability.

4. To acquaint with the basic technique in the preparation of herbarium.

5. To familiarize with the plants having immense economic importance.

6. To enable the students to identify the plants especially medicinal and ornamental
plants
Learning Outcome
Students learn to classify plant species and learn to identify the plants to their
systematic position through the study of angiosperm systematic. Study of the
Economic importance of plants gives a thorough idea of the usage of plants
commercially. The study of Embryology gives an idea about the development of plant
embryo and the relationship between different plant species and evolution.
Application of the knowledge in industry is enhanced.
Teaching Hours:30
Unit-1
Angiosperm systematics, econopmic botany and
embryology
1. Identify the following inflorescence and fruits:-

a. Inflorescence - Simple raceme, Spike, Corymb, Head, Dichasial cyme

and Cyathium.

b. Fruits - Simple: - Nut, Legume, Berry and Drupe; Multiple and

Aggregate

2. Identify the families mentioned in the syllabus by noting their key, vegetative
and floral characters.

3. Identify the plants belonging to any 4 families mentioned in the syllabus upto
genus by using the Flora.

4. Students must describe the floral parts, draw the L.S., floral diagram and write
the floral formula of at least one flower from each family.

5. Study the finished products of plants mentioned in the syllabus of economic

botany with special reference to the morphology, botanical name and family.

6. Prepare herbarium of 10 plants with field notes.

7. Conduct field work under the guidance of a teacher

8. Identify and describe the ethnobotanical uses of the items mentioned in the
syllabus.

9. Identification of C.S. of anther, embryo sac and embryo.

10. Identification of various anther types - monothecous, dithecous

Text Books And Reference Books:

B. P Pandey, A textbook of botany: Angiosperms taxonomy, anatomy, embryology

(including tissue culture) and economic botany, New Delhi: S Chand, 2009.
Essential Reading / Recommended Reading
Evaluation Pattern
BTY331 - MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND
BIOPHYSICS (2014 Batch)
No of Lecture
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:60
Hours/Week:4
Max Marks:100 Credits:3
Course Objectives/Course Description

This paper aims to provide students with an indepth understanding of the

basic concepts of molecular biology. The structural and functional aspects
of basic biomolecules such as DNA, RNA and protein and the mechanisms
of DNA replication, transcription, translation and gene regulation will be
dealt with. The course facilitates the students to have a strong understanding
of the molecular basis of life and the underlying genetic principles.
Learning Outcome

The main outcome of this paper is that the student will have the basic in
depth knowledge about the macromolecules that store, transmit and execute
the genetic information in a living system and the molecular mechanism of
the information flow in the living system. This theoretical knowledge on
molecular biology will help the students to learn basics of the genetic
engineering and rDNA technology work which makes the basis of modern
biotechnological research and industry.

Unit-1 Teaching Hours:3

Introduction to molecular biology
Molecular basis of life, Experimental Proof for DNA and RNA as genetic
material.
Unit-2 Teaching Hours:11
Nucleic Acids and Structure of Prokaryotic and
Eukaryotic gene

Structure and functions of DNA, Watson and Crick model of DNA, forms
for DNA (A,B, C, D and Z DNA), physical, chemical and spectroscopic
properties of DNA, topoisomerases and DNA supercoiling, Structure and
functions of RNA, Types of RNA – mRNA, tRNA, rRNA, snRNA.
Ribozymes – significance. Organization of genomes in Prokaryotes and
Eukaryotes-Monocistronic and polycistronic genes, C value paradox,
genetic code - properties and Wobble hypothesis.
Unit-3 Teaching Hours:9
DNA Replication

Prokaryotic DNA replication – Semiconservative DNA replication

experiments, Structure and function of DNA Polymerases and other
enzymes, initiation, elongation and termination. Eukaryotic DNA
replication – Enzymes and proteins involved in replication, initiation,
elongation and termination.Telomere replication and its significance.
Models of DNA replication: Theta model and Rolling circle model.
Inhibitors of DNA replication
Unit-4 Teaching Hours:8
DNA Repair and DNA Recombination in
prokaryotes
DNA damage: DNA lesions, oxidative damage, alkylation, UV
damage.Repair mechanisms - Mismatch repair, photoreactivation, excision
repair, SOS repair. Transformation – Tatum and Lederberg’s experiment,
Conjugation – F+ and F- strains, Hfr strains. Transduction -Lytic and
lysogenic life cycles of bacteriophage, generalized and specialized
transduction
Unit-5 Teaching Hours:17
Transcription and translation in prokaryotes and
Eukaryotes
Mechanism - initiation, elongation and termination, promoters and RNA
polymerase, transcription factors, Post transcriptional modifications of
eukaryotic mRNA- polyA tailing, splicing, capping. Mechanism of
translation in prokaryotes and eukaryotes, post translational modifications
of proteins- glycosylation, protein folding, acetylation, phosphorylation,
polysomes.
Unit-6 Teaching Hours:4
Regulation of Gene expression in prokaryotes
and eukaryotes

Regulation of Gene expression in Prokaryotes – Operon concept (lac and

trp), Regulation of Gene expression in Eukaryotes – RNA interference,
DNA and Histone modification, galactose metabolism in yeast.
Unit-7 Teaching Hours:3
Extra nuclear DNA and Insertional elements

Gene organization and expression in Mitochondria and chloroplast,

functions, significance, role in evolutionary studies, transposable elements-
classes, transposons in bacteria, Maize and Drosophila, Retroposons, LINES
and SINES, transposons and mutations
Unit-8 Teaching Hours:5
Analytical techniques
Analytical techniques: Chromatography- Principles, applications of Paper, Thin
layer chromatography, column and GLC. Spectrophotometry- Principle,
instrument design, applications of Visible, Flouresence, Infrared, NMR,UV
Spectroscopy, Flow cytometry.
Text Books And Reference Books:

1. Freifelder D. and Malacinski G., Essentials of Molecular Biology, 3rd

edition, Jones & Bartlett Publishers, 1998.

2. Rastogi V. B., Fundamentals of Molecular Biology, New Delhi: Ane

Books India, 2008.

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

1. Howe C, Gene Cloning and Manipulation, USA: Cambridge University

Press, 1995.
2. Lewin B., Genes VIII, New York: Oxford University Press, 2003.
3. Lodish H., Berk A., Matsudaira P., Kaiser C. A., Krieger M., Scott M. P.,
Zipursky L., and Darnell J., Molecular Cell Biology, 6th edition, W.H.
Freeman & Company, 2007.
4. Turner P., Mclennan A., White R. H., and Bates. A. D.,Instant Notes in
Molecular Biology, 3rd edition, Taylor & Francis Books India Pvt Ltd, 2005.
 5. Karp G., Cell & Molecular Biology, 3rd Edition, John Wiley & Sons Inc,
2002
6. Gardner E. J., Simmons M. J. and Snustad D. P., Principles of Genetics,
8th edition,Delhi: Wiley India Ltd, 2006.

7. Paul A. Text book of Cell and Molecular Biology, 2nd edition, Kolkata:
Books and Allied Pvt Ltd, 2007.

Evaluation Pattern
BTY351 - PRACTICAL IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
AND BIOPHYSICS (2014 Batch)
No of Lecture
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:60
Hours/Week:4
Max Marks:100 Credits:3
Course Objectives/Course Description

This paper aims to provide students with an indepth understanding of the

basic concepts of molecular biology. The structural and functional aspects
of basic biomolecules such as DNA, RNA and protein and the mechanisms
of DNA replication, transcription, translation and gene regulation will be
dealt with. The course facilitates the students to have a strong understanding
of the molecular basis of life and the underlying genetic principles.
Learning Outcome

The main outcome of this paper is that the student will have the basic in
depth knowledge about the macromolecules that store, transmit and execute
the genetic information in a living system and the molecular mechanism of
the information flow in the living system. This theoretical knowledge on
molecular biology will help the students to learn basics of the genetic
engineering and rDNA technology work which makes the basis of modern
biotechnological research and industry.

Unit-1 Teaching Hours:3

Introduction to molecular biology
Molecular basis of life, Experimental Proof for DNA and RNA as genetic
material.
Unit-2 Teaching Hours:11
Nucleic Acids and Structure of Prokaryotic and
Eukaryotic gene

Structure and functions of DNA, Watson and Crick model of DNA, forms
for DNA (A,B, C, D and Z DNA), physical, chemical and spectroscopic
properties of DNA, topoisomerases and DNA supercoiling, Structure and
functions of RNA, Types of RNA – mRNA, tRNA, rRNA, snRNA.
Ribozymes – significance. Organization of genomes in Prokaryotes and
Eukaryotes-Monocistronic and polycistronic genes, C value paradox,
genetic code - properties and Wobble hypothesis.
Unit-3 Teaching Hours:9
DNA Replication

Prokaryotic DNA replication – Semiconservative DNA replication

experiments, Structure and function of DNA Polymerases and other
enzymes, initiation, elongation and termination. Eukaryotic DNA
replication – Enzymes and proteins involved in replication, initiation,
elongation and termination.Telomere replication and its significance.
Models of DNA replication: Theta model and Rolling circle model.
Inhibitors of DNA replication
Unit-4 Teaching Hours:8
DNA Repair and DNA Recombination in
prokaryotes
DNA damage: DNA lesions, oxidative damage, alkylation, UV
damage.Repair mechanisms - Mismatch repair, photoreactivation, excision
repair, SOS repair. Transformation – Tatum and Lederberg’s experiment,
Conjugation – F+ and F- strains, Hfr strains. Transduction -Lytic and
lysogenic life cycles of bacteriophage, generalized and specialized
transduction
Unit-5 Teaching Hours:17
Transcription and translation in prokaryotes and
Eukaryotes
Mechanism - initiation, elongation and termination, promoters and RNA
polymerase, transcription factors, Post transcriptional modifications of
eukaryotic mRNA- polyA tailing, splicing, capping. Mechanism of
translation in prokaryotes and eukaryotes, post translational modifications
of proteins- glycosylation, protein folding, acetylation, phosphorylation,
polysomes.
Unit-6 Teaching Hours:4
Regulation of Gene expression in prokaryotes
and eukaryotes

Regulation of Gene expression in Prokaryotes – Operon concept (lac and

trp), Regulation of Gene expression in Eukaryotes – RNA interference,
DNA and Histone modification, galactose metabolism in yeast.
Unit-7 Teaching Hours:3
Extra nuclear DNA and Insertional elements

Gene organization and expression in Mitochondria and chloroplast,

functions, significance, role in evolutionary studies, transposable elements-
classes, transposons in bacteria, Maize and Drosophila, Retroposons, LINES
and SINES, transposons and mutations
Unit-8 Teaching Hours:5
Analytical techniques
 Analytical techniques: Chromatography- Principles, applications of Paper, Thin
layer chromatography, column and GLC. Spectrophotometry- Principle,
instrument design, applications of Visible, Flouresence, Infrared, NMR,UV
Spectroscopy, Flow cytometry.
Text Books And Reference Books:

1. Freifelder D. and Malacinski G., Essentials of Molecular Biology, 3rd

edition, Jones & Bartlett Publishers, 1998.

2. Rastogi V. B., Fundamentals of Molecular Biology, New Delhi: Ane

Books India, 2008.

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

1. Howe C, Gene Cloning and Manipulation, USA: Cambridge University

Press, 1995.
2. Lewin B., Genes VIII, New York: Oxford University Press, 2003.
3. Lodish H., Berk A., Matsudaira P., Kaiser C. A., Krieger M., Scott M. P.,
Zipursky L., and Darnell J., Molecular Cell Biology, 6th edition, W.H.
Freeman & Company, 2007.
4. Turner P., Mclennan A., White R. H., and Bates. A. D.,Instant Notes in
Molecular Biology, 3rd edition, Taylor & Francis Books India Pvt Ltd, 2005.
5. Karp G., Cell & Molecular Biology, 3rd Edition, John Wiley & Sons Inc,
2002
6. Gardner E. J., Simmons M. J. and Snustad D. P., Principles of Genetics,
8th edition,Delhi: Wiley India Ltd, 2006.

7. Paul A. Text book of Cell and Molecular Biology, 2nd edition, Kolkata:
Books and Allied Pvt Ltd, 2007.

Evaluation Pattern
CHE351 - INORGANIC QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS (2014
Batch)

No of Lecture
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:30
Hours/Week:2
Max Marks:50 Credits:1
Course Objectives/Course Description
This course is intended to provide basic skills in qualitative analysis at the semi
micro scale. It also emphasizes the importance of organized and systematic
approach in carrying out experiments.
Learning Outcome
Qualitative and systematic analytical skills are developed
Unit-1 Teaching Hours:6
I. Inorganic Preparations
1. Preparation of tetraammine copper(II) sulphate from copper sulphate
2. Preparation of potassium trioxalatochromate from potassium
dichromate

3. Preparation of ferrous oxalate complex. From FAS

Unit-2 Teaching Hours:20

II. Semimicro analysis
Systematic semimicro qualitative analysis of a mixture of two
simple salts (with no interfering radicals) (10 units)

Unit-3 Teaching Hours:4

III. Separation techniques
1. Separation of Mg (II) and Fe (II) by solvent extraction technique
2. Separation of Mg (II) and Fe (II) by ion-exchange process.

Text Books And Reference Books:

[1]. V.V. Ramanujam, Inorganic semi micro qualitative analysis, The

National Pub. Co., 1990.

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

[1].G.Marr and B.W. Rockett, Von Nostrand Reinhold,Practical

inorganic chemistry, 1972.

[2].O.P.Pandey, D. N. Bajpai, S.Giri Practical Chemistry, 2005.

[3]. V.K.Ahluwalia, Sunitha Dhingra, Adarsh Gulati, Practical

Chemistry, 2005

Evaluation Pattern
ENG331 - ENGLISH (2014 Batch)
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:60 No of Lecture Hours/Week:4
Max Marks:100 Credits:3
Course Objectives/Course Description
Course Objectives

Train students in advanced communication and study skills and

improve speaking skills especially with regard to interviews and
presentations.

Sensitize students towards better perception of the world around

through themes such as mystery, society, greed, future and the past.

Learning Outcome
Improved resume writing skills.
 Improved speaking skills especially with regard to interviews and
presentations.
Improved study skills.
Sensitized perception of the world around.
Exposure to literature and different aspects of life through themes such
as mystery, society, greed, future and the past.

Unit-1 Teaching Hours:9

Poetry
1. By the Lake - Tu Fu
2. Arraignment Of The Men- Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz (1651 - 1695 )
3. Birches by Robert Frost

Unit-2 Teaching Hours:14

Short Story
1. The Cactus by Hasan Manzar (Translated by Faruq Hassan)
2. A Passion in the Desert- Honore de Balzac (1799-1850)
3. The Boarded Window- Ambrose Bierce(1842-1914)
4. A Chameleon- Anton Chekov

Unit-3 Teaching Hours:10

Prose
1. The Dear at Providencia by Annie Dillard, ISBN 0-19-506025-3
2. R.M.S Titanic– Hanson W. Baldwin - Short Story
3. Future Of Our Past- K. Sachhidanandan, Indian Literature,
Volume248, Nov-Dec 2008

Unit-4 Teaching Hours:7

Play
1. Trifles – Susan Glaspell – One-Act Play

Unit-5 Teaching Hours:20

Composition
Resume Writing with Covering Letter

Interviews

Presentation Skills
Text Books And Reference Books:

Life Scripts 2
Essential Reading / Recommended Reading
Evaluation Pattern
FRN331 - FRENCH (2014 Batch)
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:60 No of Lecture Hours/Week:4
Max Marks:100 Credits:3
Course Objectives/Course Description
The curriculum of the French course offered as II language to II B.A /B.Sc
/B.Com /BBM students is designed to suit the present day requirements
where the emphasis is more on the Oral communication. Beginning at an
intermediate level, the method progresses to an advanced level through day
to day situations with its dialogues where the stress is on the spoken word.
The part on French civilization offers useful insights on life and living in
France.The teaching hours include tutorials ,exercises, activities like role
plays, creative projects and moodle testing.
Learning Outcome
Enhancement of linguistic competencies and sharpening of written and oral
communicative skills.
Unit-1 Teaching Hours:20
Getting used to new realities
1. Tomorrow for sure!

2. Do you have work?

3.What do you think of it?

4. It's a whole programme!

Unit-2 Teaching Hours:20
Establishing contacts
1. We'll meet up

2. It's the festival!

Unit-3 Teaching Hours:20
Drama
The cauldron
Text Books And Reference Books:

1. Girardet. J ; J.Pécheur. Echo A2 Méthode de français. Paris : Clé

International, 2010. ( Units 1 & 2, L 1-6)
2. Dondo. Pathélin et autres pièces. Paris: D.C Heath., 1924.

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

French websites - <www.google.fr>, <yahoo.fr> etc.

Evaluation Pattern
HIN331 - HINDI (2014 Batch)
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:60 No of Lecture Hours/Week:4
Max Marks:100 Credits:3
Course Objectives/Course Description
The detailed text book “Nahush” is a Khanda Kavya written by
Mythilisharan Gupta. To improve the creative writing skills, Nibandh,
Kahani and Kavitha lekhan are included. Jnanapeet awardees of Hindi
literature is also a part of the syllabus.
Learning Outcome
Students will be expose to different forms of poetry especially, Khanda
Kaviya and make them understand the contemporary socio-political issues.
Film studies help the students to know about the thematic and technical
aspects of Cinema. By learning about the legendary of Hindi literature
students get the richness of the literature.
Unit-1 Teaching Hours:30
Nahush
Khanda Kavya “Nahush” [Poetry] By:Mythilisharan Gupta. Pub: Raj
Pal & Sons

Level of knowledge:Analitical

Unit-2 Teaching Hours:20

Creative writing
Nibandh lekhan, Katha lekhan, Kavitha lekhan.

Level of knowledge:Conceptual
Unit-3 Teaching Hours:10
Hindi ke Jnanpeeth Puraskrit Sahityakar
Dinkar, Pant, Mahadevi verma, Ajney and Naresh Mehta.

Level of knowledge: Conceptual

Text Books And Reference Books:

1. Khanda Kavya“Nahush”[Poetry] By:Mythilisharan Gupta.Pub: Raj Pal

& Sons

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

1. Sugam Hindi Vyakaran – Prof Vamsidhar and Dharampal Shastry,

Siksha Bharathi, New Delhi
2. Essentials of Screen writing: The art, craft and business of film and
television writing By: Walter Richard.
3. Writing and Script: A very short introduction By: Robinson, Andrew.

Evaluation Pattern
KAN331 - KANNADA (2014 Batch)
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:60 No of Lecture Hours/Week:4
Max Marks:100 Credits:03
Course Objectives/Course Description
 Environment: This package discusses the amount of harm done to the
environment by modern scientific and technological developments. Man’s
relationship with nature and other living beings has undergone unwelcome
changes and if this not arrested the humanity will lose its equilibrium.
This will be an injustice done to the future generations by the selfish,
avaricious current generation. A balance could be struck between the use
of technology and preservation of precious natural resources. Whether
poetry or prose, this noble theme is brought out in both the genres.
Learning Outcome
To create awareness about environment and its protection
Unit-1 Teaching Hours:25
Selected Poems
1.

Marks: 25

1. Chigurigangala Cheluvi- D.R. Bendre

2. PushpaRagale- Harihara
3. Sharatkalada Sooryodasydalli- Kuvempu
4. Giduga Mattu Erehula- S.G. Siddaramiah
5. Achchoda Sarovara- Banabhatta

Unit-2 Teaching Hours:25

Selected Literary Compositions
1. Marks: 25

1. Millu mattu Hakki- Vaidehi

2. Paschima Gattagala Patana- Nagesh Hegde
3. Peruvina Kaniveyalli- Pravasa Kathana
4. Lal Bag- H.Narasimhiah
5. Bettada Jeeva- Karantha ( Part-1)

Unit-3 Teaching Hours:10

Language Skills
Marks: 50

Report Writing- Metro Kamagari- Nagarakke Hani, Editorial,

Documentaries- Aghanashiniya Makkalu, Tiger Preservation, Global
Warming etc. Comprehension, Poetry Writing, Translation (From English
to Kannada), Essay Writing, Making of a Documentary, Making of a short
movie and Film Appreciation.

Translation for passages from: My Experiments with Truth: M.K.

Gandhi and Malgudi Days: R.K. Narayan
Film Appreciation: Bettada Geeva
 Text Books And Reference Books:

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

1. Editorial- Daily Newspapers

2. NamagiruvudondeBhoomi- Nagesh Hegde 6
3. Shravana- Bendre
4. Thiruvananthapura- K.V. Thirumalesh
5. Mumbai Jataka- G.S.Shivarudrappa

Evaluation Pattern
SAN331 - SANSKRIT (2014 Batch)
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:60 No of Lecture Hours/Week:4
Max Marks:100 Credits:3
Course Objectives/Course Description
“Samskrutha Prathibha” introduces a mixture of prose and poetry as
champu, and its origin. Neelakanta Vijaya champu is a modern literature,
belonging to 17th century AD. The grammar and language component for
improving the language.
Learning Outcome
Champu literature is very different from other forms for having combination
of prose and poetry.Mahakavya poetry is a style providing scope for poet to
express his deep knowledge in all the shastras.
Unit-1 Teaching Hours:5
champu
Origin and developmetn of Champu kavyas

Five Important Champus

Level of knowledge: Basic/conceptual/ Analytical

Unit-2 Teaching Hours:35
Neelakanta vijaya Champu canto I and II
Neelakanta vijaya champu of Neelakanta Deekshita I and II canto

Level of knowledge: Basic/conceptual/ Analytical.

Unit-3 Teaching Hours:15

Grammer
Grammer-Prayogas and Krudanta prakaranam
Level of knowledge: Basic/conceptual/ Analytical
Unit-4 Teaching Hours:5
. Language component.
language component

Translation Sanskrit to English

Level of knowledge: Basic/conceptual/ Analytical

Composition to write in Sanskrit

Level of knowledge: Basic/conceptual/ Analytical

Comprehension in Sanskrit

Level of knowledge: Basic/conceptual/ Analytical

Text Books And Reference Books:

" Neelakanta vijaya champu"

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

1. Neelakanta Vijaya champu by Neelakanta Deekshita

2. Sanskrit Grammar by M.R.Kale

3. History of Sanskrit literature by Dr. M.S. Shivakumaraswamy

4. History of Sanskrit literature by Krishnamachari.

Evaluation Pattern
TML331 - TAMIL (2014 Batch)
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:60 No of Lecture Hours/Week:4
Max Marks:100 Credits:3
Course Objectives/Course Description
Moving on to the later periods of Tamil literature, this paper covers the age of divinity
with a few selections from the Bhakti literature Nalayiradivyaprabandam including
the hymns of Andal, Periyalvar, Kulasekaralvar and Nammalvar. With a view to
introducing Bharathiyar in a different way, his metaphysical poems are included.
Theivangalum Samuga Marabukalum a collection of essays on history and culture
gives an overview of the multiculturalism that India is known for from the time
immemorial
Learning Outcome
Divinity is an essential part of Indian culture. The Bhakti movement originated in the
eighth century spread to the other parts of South India and each poet had his/her own
philosophy of life.

A careful selection of these poems offer a spiritual experience to the students.

Bharatiyar’s metaphysical expressions added to make the students see each
phenomenon in a different way

Unit-1 Teaching Hours:20

Bhakthi Poems
Bhakthi movement is a significant period in the cultural history of South India. The
role played by Saivite Nayanmars and Vaishnavite Alwars through their soul-filling
hymns is explained. Emphasis is given to the 'bridal mysticism' of Andal
Unit-2 Teaching Hours:15
Bharathi as a Metaphysical poet
The national poet Bharathiar is known as a nationalist and romantic poet. The poems
included in the syllabus show the other side of Bharathiar engaged in a discussion
whether beauty is supreme or knowledge. There is also a poem on Magdalena whose
identity never came in the way of her devotion
Unit-3 Teaching Hours:15
Gods in Cultural Tradition
India gives very complex interpretations to the concept of God. Polytheism of Indian
tradition is explained through an elaborate field work experience. Added also is the
story of many temples which is also the story of many social groups
Unit-4 Teaching Hours:10
Grammar,Translation and Literary Practices
Advanced grammatical units are explained. Literature as a part of cultural studies is
discussed
Text Books And Reference Books:

Srinivasan, R et al (ed).Thamilppacharam II.Chennai: Kaavya Publishers,2006

Paramasivam,Tho.Theivangalum Samooga Marabukalum.New Century:Chennai, 2003

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

Varadarajan, Mu. Thamil Illakkia

Varalaru . New Delhi:Sahitya Akademi,
2008
Sivasubramanian, A. Mandiramum Sadangukalum. Nagercoil: Kalachuvadu, 2010

Arasu.Vee., Vaimozhi Varalaru, Chennai: Kavya Books, 2012

Evaluation Pattern
URD331 - URDU (2014 Batch)
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:60 No of Lecture Hours/Week:4
Max Marks:100 Credits:3
Course Objectives/Course Description
Course Description:

The detailed Text Book “AURAQ-E-ADAB” is a collection of Prose. “AURAQ-E-ADAB”

poetry collection contains Poems, Ghazals and Marsia of great poets. A classic humour- Nazeer
Ahmed ki kahani kuch unki kuch meri zabani is also prescribed to develop the ability for
continuous reading and appreciate independently without teacher’s help & guidance.

Programme Structure
Course Code Course Title Class No of Hrs Marks Credits
URD Urdu-III Prose, Poetry, II B.A/ BS.c 3 Hours 100 03
&Non-Detailed
331

Assessment Pattern

The evaluation and assessment will be based on CIA (Weight) ESE(weight)

continuous Internal Assessments and End Semester
Examination
CIA-1-25%

CIA-2-10%

CIA-3-10%

Attendence-05% 50%

Total- 50%

Question Paper Pattern:

Mid Semester

Time: 2 Hours Max. Marks: 50

Section Subject Title Types of Questions Choice Marks
A Prose 1 .Objective Multiple Choice 6 Ques 6X1=06

2.Annotations 2 Out of 3 3X2=06

3.Essay Type Ques 2 out of 3 8X2=16

B Poetry (Appreciation Essay type Questions 1 out of 2 10X1=10
of poems)
C Ghazals Thasreeh 3 out of 5 3X4=12

End Semester
Time: 3Hours Max. Marks: 100
Section Subject Title Types of Questions Choice Marks
A Prose 1. Objective Type 10 Ques. 1X10=10

2. Descriptive 2 out of 3 10X2=20

Questions
4 out of 6 3X4=12
3. Annotations
B Poetry(Poems) 1. Appreciation of 1 out of 2 10X1=10
Poem
2 out of 3 4X2=08
2. Brief Questions
C Ghazals Thashreeh 5 out of 7 5X 4= 20
D Non-Detailed 1.Essay Type 1 out of 2 10X1=10
Questions
2 out of 3 5X2=10
2.Brief Questions
Learning Outcome
Learning Outcome: The curriculum enabled the students to understand the history of Urdu
literature and various literary trends existed from time to time.

Unit-1 Teaching Hours:26

Prose: "AURAQ-E-ADAB?
1. Apni Mada Aap

2. Abdur Rahim Khan Khana

3. Insan kisi Hall mien Khush

4. Sautheli Maan

5. Mujhe Mere Dosthon Se bhachao

6. Manzoor

Level of Knowledge:Descriptive
Unit-2 Teaching Hours:12
Poetry: Auraq e Adab
1.Iedul Fitr 4. Khak-e Hind

2.Qaumi geeth 5. Ramayan ki Ek seen

3. Hazrath Husain ki jug 6. Rath Aur Rail

Level of Knowledge: Descriptive

Unit-3 Teaching Hours:12
Ghazals: Auraq e Adab
1. Meer

2. Nasih

3. Hasrath
4. Momin

5. Daagh

6. Ghalib

7. Firaq

8. Zoq

9. Ameer

10. Jigar
Unit-4 Teaching Hours:10
Non Detail:Nazeer Ahmed ki kahani kuch meri
kuch unki zubani
Nazeer Ahmed ki Kahani kuch unki

kuch meri zabani

By: Mirza Farhatulla Baig

Text Books And Reference Books:
“AURAQ-E-ADAB”

"Nazeer Ahmed ki Kahani kuch unki kuch meri zabani"

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading
1.Khula – Short stories- By: Jogender paul

2.Charag Thale-Satire By: Ahmed Yousuffi

3.Sachche Bole- Poetry By: Gopal Mithal

Evaluation Pattern
AEN431 - ADDITIONAL ENGLISH (2014 Batch)
No of Lecture
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45
Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:100 Credits:3
Course Objectives/Course Description
The course objectives are

to introduce the students to look at different cultures through

Literature
to help students develop an understanding of subaltern realities and
identity politics
to inculcate literary sensibility/taste among students across disciplines
to improve language skills –speaking, reading, writing and listening
to equip the students with tools for developing lateral thinking
to equip students with critical reading and thinking habits
 to enable them to grasp and appreciate the variety and abundance of
subaltern writing, of which this compilation is just a glimpse
to actively engage with the world as a cultural and social space (to be
facilitated through proactive CIAs which help students to interact and
engage with the realities they face everyday and have come across in
these texts)
to learn and appreciate India and its place in the world through
association of ideas in the texts and the external contexts
to reiterate the study skills and communication skills they developed in
the previous year and extend it.

Learning Outcome
The course will equip students to be more proactive ‘global citizens’
keeping with the orientation they receive in all the four semsters.

Unit-1 Teaching Hours:15

Drama
Girish Karnad: Nagamandala

Unit-2 Teaching Hours:10

Short Stories
Short Story (Any 4 of these)

Premchand- “Jurmana”
Doris Lessing- “Sunrise on the Veldt”
Wakako Yamauchi- “And the Soul Shall Dance”
Jean Arasanayakam- “The Cry of the Kite”
Haruki Murakami- “The Birthday Girl”

Unit-3 Teaching Hours:10

Poetry
Poetry (Any 4 of these)

Collen Kitchener- “Just Another Drunk Black”

Henry Kendell- “The Last of his Tribe”
Kenneth MacKay- “The Song that Men Should Sing”
Jonathan Hill- “An Elder’s Passing”
Judith Wright- “Blue Arab”

Unit-4 Teaching Hours:10

Essay
Essay (Any 3 of these essays, the Graphic Novel is compulsory)

Linda Hogan- “Waking up the Rake”

Alice Walker- Excerpts from “In Search of My Mother’s Gardens”
Iranian Anonymous- Persepolis 2.0
Salman Rushdie- “A Dream of a Glorious Return: Thursday 6 April,
Friday, April 7”
Text Books And Reference Books:

Blends: Subaltern Voices

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading
Evaluation Pattern
BOT431 - PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND PLANT
ECOLOGY (2014 Batch)
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:60 No of Lecture Hours/Week:4
Max Marks:100 Credits:3
Course Objectives/Course Description

1) Understand the basic principles related to various physiological functions in plant

life.

2) Familiarize with the basic skills and techniques related to plant physiology.

3). Understand the role, structure and importance of the bio molecules associated with
plant life.

4) Familiarize with the recent trends in the field of plant physiology.

5) Familiarize with applied aspects of plant physiology in other fields like

agriculture.

6) To get an idea of environmental issues and its conservation

7) To have an understanding of Environmental legislation and laws

Learning Outcome
The study of functions of plant cell incorporates knowledge at molecular
level. This gives an idea of the cell functions and by alteration of the
functioning of enzymes and biomolecules, the student can find out more
ideas of improving productivity. The physiological knowledge help to
develop newer ideas in developing newer techniques in agriculture.
Environmental awareness makes the students respect mother earth by
protecting and conserving the plants and animals and keep up the balance on
the earth.
Unit-1 Teaching Hours:8
Water relations
a) Physical aspects of absorption: Diffusion, imbibition, osmosis, OP, DPD,
TP, WP, Concept of Water potential, matrix potential, pressure potential.

b) Absorption of water-active & passive, Ascent of sap: cohesion adhesion

theory

c) Transpiration: types, structure and mechanism of stomatal movements,

theories (starch-sugar, proton-K+ion exchange), antitranspirants, Guttation.

d) Translocation of solutes: Pathway: phloem transport, mechanism;

pressure flow - phloem loading and unloading.

Unit-2 Teaching Hours:6

Mineral Nutrition and Nitrogen
metabolism:
Part I: Mineral Nutrition and mechanism of absorption. Essential and non-
essential elements, macro & micro- role- deficiency symptoms, hydroponics
and aeroponics.

Part II: Nitrogen metabolism: Nitrate reduction in plants; Nitrogen fixation;

denitrification; amino acid biosynthesis.
Unit-3 Teaching Hours:10
Photosynthesis
Photosynthetic pigments, Structure of chloroplasts, photo excitation:
Fluorescence, Phosphorescence, Absorption and action spectra, Red drop
and Emerson enhancement effect, Concept of photo systems, Cyclic & Non
Cyclic photophosphorylation, Carbon assimilation pathways: C3, C4, CAM,
Photorespiration, factors affecting photosynthesis.
Unit-4 Teaching Hours:8
Respiration
Structure of mitochondria, Aerobic and Anaerobic respiration, respiratory
substrates, Glycolysis, Krebs cycle, Electron transport system and Oxidative
phosphorylations, ATPases, chemiosmotic hypothesis, significance of RQ,
factors affecting respiration.
Unit-5 Teaching Hours:10
Physiology of growth and development
a. Growth – definition, regions, course sigmoid curve, factors affecting
growth
b. Physiological effects and practical application of hormones: Auxins,
Giberillins, Cytokinins, ABA, ethylene. Applications in agriculture,
horticulture and forestry
 c. Physiology of flowering -Sensory photobiology: structure, function
and mechanisms ofphytochrome, cryptochromes and phototropins;
stomatal movement; photoperiodism, bioclock and
biorhythms;dormancy and vernalization.
d. Plant movements: detailed study of different types of plant movements

Unit-6 Teaching Hours:3

Stress physiology
a. Abiotic: concept of plant responses to water, salt and temperature stresses

b. Biotic: pathogens and insects

c. Mechanisms of resistance to biotic stress and tolerance to abiotic stress.

Unit-7 Teaching Hours:15
PLANT ECOLOGY
Part I Introduction (1 hour)

Environmental science and its multidisciplinary nature: Introduction, relevance and

scope, public awareness

Part II Community Ecology and Succession (4 hours)

a) Community characteristics: Species diversity and species richness, dominance,

growth forms and structure, trophic structure.

b) Association of communities: plant association, ecotypes and ecads, ecotone, edge

effect, ecological indicators.

c) Ecological succession: types of succession, process – migration, ecesis, colonization,

stabilization and climax community; hydrosere, xerosere, lithosere.

Part III Plants and environment (5 hours)

Ecological complexes and factors affecting plants growth and response:

a) Climatic factors: temperature and pressure; water - precipitation, humidity, soil water
holding capacity; light - global radiation.

b) Topographic factors: altitude and aspects

c) Edaphic factors - profile and physical and chemical properties of soil, soil erosion
and conservation

d) Biotic factors: interactions – positive and negative; Species – ecosystem interaction:

Habitat, ecological niche, microclimate; Adaptation of plants to environment: To
Water - Xerophytes, Hydrophytes; To Light –heliophytes, sciophytes; To Salinity –
halophytes, mangroves.
 Part IV Social issues and the environment (Self Study Unit)

From Unsustainable to Sustainable development, Urban problems related to energy,

Water conservation, rain water harvesting, watershed management, Resettlement and
rehabilitation of people: its problems and concerns, Case studies, Environmental
ethics:Issues and possible solutions, Climate change, global warming, acid rain,
ozone layer depletion, nuclear accidents and holocaust, Case studies, Wasteland
reclamation, Consumerism and waste products, Chipko and Appiko movements

Part V Environmental legislation and laws (1 hour)

a) Environment (protection) Act, 1986

b) Air (Prevention and control of pollution) Act, 1981

c) Water (Prevention and control of pollution) Act, 1974

d) Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 (briefly).

Part VII Biodiversity and Conservation biology (4 hours)

a) Endemism: Definition-types-factors. Hotspot of endemism-hotspots in India. IUCN-

threat categories. Red data book, Western Ghats as the hottest spot and its
conservations.

b) Biodiversity loss: Causes and rate of biodiversity loss, extinction-causes. Alien

species, negative and positive impacts

c) Conservation efforts: Rio Earth Summit, Agenda 21, Kyoto protocol, COP 15 (15th
Conference of the Parties under the U N Framework Convention on Climate Change),
IPCC (Inter Governmental Panel for Climate Change) and its contribution.
Conservation strategies and efforts in India and Karnataka, In situ and ex situ
conservation methods. Role of NGOs in biological conservation.
Text Books And Reference Books:

1. Hopkins, W.G. Introduction to Plant Physiology. New York: John

Wiley and sons, 1999.
2. Misra, D.D. Fundamental concepts in Environmental Studies. New Delhi: S.
Chand & Co. Ltd., 2008.

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

1 Asthana D.K. & Meera Asthana. A Text Book of Environmental Studies, New
Delhi: S. Chand, 2006.
2 Bharucha, Erach, The Biodiversity of India. New Delhi: Mapin Publishing
Co., 2003.
 3 De Robertis, E.D.P. and De Robertis, E.M.F. Jr., Cell and Molecular
Biology, USA: Lipponcott Williams and Wilkins. 2002.
4 Jain J.L. Sanjay Jain & Nitin Jain Fundamentals of Biochemistry. New
Delhi: S. Chand & Company Ltd., 2005.
5 Jain,V. K.. Fundamentals of Plant Physiology, Delhi: S Chand and Company,
1996
6 Kumar D., Ecology for Humanity Eco Tourism. Bhopal: Intellectual Book
Bureau, 2006
7 Kumar, U. and M. Asija, Biodiversity: Principles and conservation. India:
Agrobios, 2006.
8 Kurian Joseph & Raghavan, R. Essentials of environmental studies. New
Delhi: Pearson Education Pvt. Ltd., 2004.
9. Richard Wright, Environmental Science towards a Sustainable Future Pearson
Education, 2009.
10 Sadasivam. S & Manickam, A. Biochemical Methods. New Delhi: New Age
International (P) Ltd., 1996.
11. Santhra S.C, Environmental Science, New Delhi: New Central Book Agency.
2004
12 Shukla R.S., Chandel P.S. Cytogenetics, Evolution and Plant breeding. New
Delhi: S. Chand & Co. Ltd,. 2004.
13 Srivastava H.S. 2005. Plant Physiology. Rastogi Publications, Meerut.
14 Taiz, L. and Zeiger, E. Plant Physiology (3rd Edition). New Dlehi: Panima
Publishing Corporation, 2003.
Evaluation Pattern
BOT451 - PRACTICAL IN PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
AND PLANT ECOLOGY (2014 Batch)
No of Lecture
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:30
Hours/Week:2
Max Marks:50 Credits:1
Course Objectives/Course Description
1) Understand the basic principles related to various physiological functions in plant
life.

2) Familiarize with the basic skills and techniques related to plant physiology.

3). Understand the role, structure and importance of the bio molecules associated with
plant life.

4) Familiarize with the recent trends in the field of plant physiology.

5) Familiarize with applied aspects of plant physiology in other fields like

agriculture.
Learning Outcome
The students will be familarised with the research area of plant physiology. They will
aquire the knowledge of writing report the lab work. The physiological knowledge
help to develop newer ideas in developing newer techniques in agriculture.

Unit-1 Teaching Hours:30

PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
Core Experiments

1. Determination of osmotic pressure of plant cell sap by plasmolytic method.

2. Separation of plant pigments by thin layer chromatography (TLC) and Column

chromatography

3. Estimation of plant pigments by colorimeter: A comparative study of chlorophyll

pigments in variegated and green leaves of plants

4. Estimation of Phenol: Comparative Study of phenol content in stress pants and

normal plants

5. Extraction and Estimation of Enzymes – amylase, lipase

6. Study of effect of the growth hormones in plant improvement.

7. Study of aerobic respiration using different germinating seeds.

8. Study of nutrients in plants (deficiency studies).

9. Estimation of Ascorbic acid (vitamin c) from plant tissues through volumetric as

well as colorimetric method
Unit-1 Teaching Hours:30
PLANT ECOLOGY
1 Analysis of water: Estimation of Cl2, DO, BOD, alkalinity, turbidity, conductivity,
pH

2 Determination of pH, Conductivity and moisture content of soil

3 Assessment of diversity, abundance, and frequency of plant species by quadrate
method (Grasslands, forests)
4. Study of anatomical, morphological, physiological adaptation of plants to the
environment (Xerophytic, Hydrophytic, Epiphytic, Halophytic).

5. Study of interactions among plants and animals: Parasitism, predation,

commensalism and mutualism.
Text Books And Reference Books:

1 Hopkins, W.G. Introduction to Plant Physiology. New York: John Wiley and
sons, 1999. References
2 De Robertis, E.D.P. and De Robertis, E.M.F. Jr., Cell and Molecular Biology,
USA: Lipponcott Williams and Wilkins. 2002.
 3 Jain J.L. Sanjay Jain & Nitin Jain Fundamentals of Biochemistry. New Delhi:
S. Chand & Company Ltd., 2005.
4 Jain,V. K.. Fundamentals of Plant Physiology, Delhi: S Chand and Company,
1996
5 Nelson, D.L. and Cox, M.M. Principles of Biochemistry, New Delhi:
MacMillan worth Publications. 1993.
6 Sadasivam. S & Manickam, A. Biochemical Methods. New Delhi: New Age
International (P) Ltd., 1996.
Essential Reading / Recommended Reading
Evaluation Pattern
BTY431 - GENETIC ENGINEERING (2014 Batch)
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:60 No of Lecture Hours/Week:4
Max Marks:100 Credits:3
Course Objectives/Course Description
The aim of this course is to provide an introduction to recombinant DNA technology. It
helps the students to understand how the principles of molecular biology have been
used to develop techniques in recombinant DNA technology. The objective of the course
is to familiarize the student with the basic concepts in genetic engineering - enzymes,
cloning vehicles, gene libraries, analysis and expression of the cloned gene in host cell
and understand ethical issues and biosafety regulations. It gives emphasis to practical
applications of genetic engineering tools in the ield of health care.At the end of the
course the student will have enough background of recombinant DNA technology
essential for taking up projects in the ield of Biotechnology
Learning Outcome
Modern Biotechnology relies on rDNA technology. This paper will equip the
student with all the basic rDNA methods and protocols. They will be aware of
the biosafety and ethical aspects of the same. Moreover, the students will be
able to ind a job in R&D laboratories/industries where rDNA works are being
done
Unit-1 Teaching Hours:8
DNA modifying and restriction Enzymes
Introduction to rDNA technology, DNA modifying enzymes and its functions (DNA
Polymerases, Klenow fragment, Ligase, S1 Nuclease, Mung Bean nuclease, Alkaline
Phosphatase, Terminal Transferase, Polynucleotide kinases, Polynucleotide
phosphorylase, Calf intestinal alkaline Phosphatases, Srimp Alkaline Phosphatases,
RNase A, RNase H, DNase 1, DNase II, Exonuclease III, Reverse Transcriptase)
Restriction modi ication system, Restriction enzymes – function, classi ication (Based on
recognition and restriction sequence:-type I, II and III; based on buffer salt
concentration: - low, medium and high; based on pattern of restriction:-sticky (5’ and 3’)
and blunt end cutters)
Unit-2 Teaching Hours:7
Biology of cloning vectors and markers
Plasmids (Types, copy number, properties, origin of replication and incompatibility
group, plasmid ampli ication), bacteriophages eg λ (Life cycle, genome organization,
feasibility as a cloning vehicle), Types of Cloning Vectors (structure and general features
of General Purpose cloning vectors, Expression vectors, Promotor probe Vectors, shuttle
vectors), Examples of cloning vectors (pBR322, pUC series of vectors, λ insertional and
replacement vectors), derivatives of phages and plasmids (cosmids, phagemids,
phasmids) cloning vectors for large DNA fragments and genomic DNA library YACs,
PACs and BACs
Unit-3 Teaching Hours:7
rDNA technology
General strategies for isolation of genomic and plasmid DNA, strategies for isolation of
gene of interest (restriction digestion, PCR), Creation of r-DNA (Restriction Digestion,
modi ication of vector and insert, linker, adaptors, homopolymer tailing, ligation,), PCR
Cloning, Selectable and scorable markers, reporter genes.

Unit-4 Teaching Hours:4

Gene Transfer methods for r-DNA:
Host and vector consideration, Host Organisms and its genotypes- JM 109 & DH5α,
Methods of gene transfer- Calcium chloride mediated, Electroporation, Biolistic gun,
lipofection and microinjection.Invitro packaging.

Unit-5 Teaching Hours:4

Gene Libraries and screening techniques
Construction of genomic and cDNA libraries (Selection of vectors and Complexity of
library), Immunological screening and colony and plaque hybridization, dot blot
hybridization, chromosome walking, FISH

Unit-6 Teaching Hours:4

Expression of cloned DNA
Protein production by foreign DNA in the host bacteria E. coli, cloning in pET vectors,
eukaryotic vectors- Baculovirus based vectors, mammalian viral vectors
Unit-7 Teaching Hours:20
Molecular Biology Techniques:
Agarose gel electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE) - Native PAGE
and SDS PAGE – gel casting and running, troubleshooting, Polymerase chain reaction
(PCR) - Basic principle, methodology, RT PCR, Real time PCR, Application of PCR. Site
directed Mutagenesis – principle, types (PCR and Kunkel Methods), applications,
Maxam-Gilbert and Sanger’s dideoxy method of DNA sequencing, automated DNA
sequencing, applications, DNA Fingerprinting - principle, applications in forensics,
paternity testing, Fingerprinting techniques (RFLP, RAPD, AFLP, Tandem Repeats),
Southern and Northern blot techniques, probe DNA (concept of probe, labeling
mechanisms), detection systems-radioactive and nonradioactive
Unit-8 Teaching Hours:6
Applications of r-DNA technology and Biosafety and
environmental safety considerations
Advantages and disadvantages of Genetically Modi ied Organisms, International
treaties/agreements in biosafety, public perception and outreach in biosafety.
Production of recombinant proteins (Insulin), recombinant vaccines (Hepatitis B),
Hormones (Human growth hormone). Genome projects and its Applications
Text Books And Reference Books:
M. L. Srivastava. Bioanalytical Techniques, New Delhi. India. Narosa Publications.
2011.
E.L. Winnacker. From Genes to Clones Introduction to Gene Technology.
New Delhi, India: Panima Publishing Corporation, 2003.
T. A. Brown. Gene Cloning and DNA Analysis-An Introduction. 5Ed. Wiley Blackwell
Publishers. 2006
Alkami Quick Guide for PCR A laboratory reference for the Polymerase Chain
Reaction, USA. Alkami Biosystems, Inc.1999.
Essential Reading / Recommended Reading
B. R. Glick. J. J. Pasternak and C. L. Patten. Molecular Biotechnology: Principles and
application of recombinant DNA. 4 Edn ,Washington D.C: American Society
for Microbiology press, 2010.
S. B. Primrose.R. M. Twyman and R. W. OldPrinciples of Gene Manipulation
Paperback – February 8, 2002
K. Wilson and J. Walker. Principles and Techniques of Biochemistry and Molecular
Biology, 7 Ed. Cambridge University Press. 2010.

J. W. Dale.M. von Schantz and N. Plant.From Genes to Genomes: Concepts and

Applications of DNA Technology. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.2012

Evaluation Pattern
BTY451 - PRACTICAL IN GENETIC ENGINEERING
(2014 Batch)

No of Lecture
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:30
Hours/Week:2
Max Marks:50 Credits:1
Course Objectives/Course Description

This practical course on genetic engineering covers the basic experiments and methods
related to the rDNA technology. It helps the students to understand and experience the
methods and steps involved in cloning a DNA molecule and making of rDNA.
Learning Outcome

Modern Biotechnology relies on rDNA technology. This paper will equip the student
with all the basic rDNA methods and protocols. By the end of the course, the students
will be familiar with and gain hands on training on basic rDNA methodologies. Moreover,
the students will be able to ind a job in R&D laboratories/industries where rDNA works
are being done.
Unit-1 Teaching Hours:30
Genetic Engineering
1. Isolation of genomic DNA from bacteria, plant and animal tissue

2. Isolation of plasmid DNA (E. coli) by alkaline lysis method

3. Separation of DNA by Agarose Gel Electrophoresis

4. Restriction Digestion

5. Ligation

6. Transformation

7. Screening of recombinant (Blue-white selection)

8. Screening of recombinants using PCR

9. SDS PAGE Analysis

Text Books And Reference Books:
1. J. Vennison, Laboratory Manual for Genetic Engineering. New Delhi: PHI learning
Private ltd, 2009.

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

1. J. Sambrook and M. Green. Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual 4 Ed. (3
Volume set). New York: spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 2012.

Evaluation Pattern
CHE431 - CHEMISTRY - IV ORGANIC AND
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY (2014 Batch)
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:60 No of Lecture Hours/Week:4
Max Marks:100 Credits:3
Course Objectives/Course Description
This course deals with fundamentals of organic chemistry and Analytical
Chemistry which in turn impart a more advanced insight into analytical
techniques.The course also highlight the significance of accuracy and precision.
Learning Outcome
Understanding the concept of aromaticity, reactions of four important classes of
organic compounds. Theoretical principles and practical aspects of quantitative as
well as qualitative analysis.
Unit-1 Teaching Hours:6
Arenes and Aromaticity

Prelearning portions: Aromatic compounds, Huckel’s rule, structure of some

aromatic compounds like toluene, chlorobenzene, phenol, naphthalene,
anthracene, phenanthrene. concepts of hyperconjugation and resonance

Nomenclature of benzene derivatives. The aryl group- aromatic nucleus and

side chain; Aromaticity- the Huckel rule, aromatic ions. Activating and
deactivating substituents. Orienting and activity influence of substituents in
toluene, chlorobenzene, nitrobenzene and phenol; hyperconjugation and
resonance effects of these groups. Naphthalene-structural elucidation;
anthracene and phenanthrene-resonance structures; Carcinogenicity.

Unit-2 Teaching Hours:3

Alkyl and Aryl Halogen Compounds
Prelearning portions: Substitution and elimination reactions, Nucleophiles
and electrophiles.

Relative reactivities of alkyl halides versus allyl, vinyl and aryl halides.
Reactions-Nucleophilic substitution:SN1 and SN2 mechanisms with
stereochemistry. Elimination reactions – E1 and E2 mechanisms, Saytzeff
elimination. Nucleophilic aromatic substitution in aryl halides.

Unit-3 Teaching Hours:2

Organometallic Compounds

Organo magnesium compounds: the Grignard reagents-formation, structure

and chemical reactions.*Organo lithium compounds: formation and
chemical reactions.

Unit-4 Teaching Hours:4

Alcohols
Prelearning portions: Alcohol functional group, basic concepts of
hydrogen bonding, strong and weak acids, basic idea of oxidation and
reduction
Monohydric alcohols - methods of formation - reduction of aldehydes,
ketones, carboxylic acids and esters, hydrogen bonding, acidic nature.
Dihydric alcohols - methods of formation, vicinal and geminal glycols -
pinacol-pinacolone rearrangement, oxidation of glycols by periodic acid,
lead tetra acetate.
Trihydric alcohol - smethods of formation, chemical reactions of glycerol.
Unit-5 Teaching Hours:3
Phenols
Prelearning Portions: Electrophiles , examples , basic idea regarding
strong acids and weak acid
General methods of preparation and reactions-ester formation, ring
substitution, nitration, sulphonation, halogenation. Relative acidity of
phenols, alcohols and carboxylic acids. Reimer-Tiemann and Kolbe
reactions Friedel Craft reaction . Structure of dihydric and trihydric
phenols.

Unit-6 Teaching Hours:2

Ethers and Epoxides-

Methods of formation and chemical reactions of ethers, Ziesel’s method.

Synthesis of epoxides. Reaction- Cleavage by acids.

Unit-7 Teaching Hours:6

Aldehydes and Ketones
Synthesis of aldehydes from acid chlorides, synthesis of aldehydes and ketone using
1,3-dithianes, synthesis of ketones from nitriles and from carboxylic acids.
Mechanism of nucleophilic additions to carbonyl group with particular emphasis on
benzoin, aldol, Perkin and Knoevengel condensations. Cannizzaro’s reaction.
Meerwin-Pondorof- Verly, Clemmensen, Wolff-Kishner, LiAIH4 and NaBH4
reductions.
Unit-8 Teaching Hours:4
Organic Synthesis via Enolates

Acidity of α-hydrogens, synthetic applications of diethyl malonate and ethyl

acetoacetate. Synthesis of ethyl acetoacetate, Claisen condensation. Keto-
enol tautomerism in ethyl acetoacetate.

Unit-9 Teaching Hours:3

Statistical evaluation of analytical data
Concept, classification and minimization of errors; Average, Mean and standard
deviation Accuracy and Precision, Significant figures in computation
Unit-10 Teaching Hours:5
Principles involved in inorganic qualitative
analysis
Common ion effect, solubility product, condition for the precipitation of a cation in
solution, grouping of radicals, selective precipitation of cations in basic radical
analysis. Complex ion formation- instability constant, detection of Cu2+ and Cd2+
from a mixture. Interfering radicals and their elimination
Unit-11 Teaching Hours:3
Solvent Extraction
Nernst distribution law, Applications, Batch and continuous extraction of solids and
liquids -Soxhlet extraction of phytochemicals
Unit-12 Teaching Hours:6
Chromatography

Classification of chromatographic methods, Column chromatography-

terminology, basic principles of adsorption, partition and ion exchange
chromatography. Principles and applications of HPLC, GC, TLC.

Unit-13 Teaching Hours:7

Instrumental methods of analysis

Spectrochemical methods- Colorimetry and Spectrophotometry, Technique

and instrumentation. Beer lambert’s law and its applications, deviations,
limitations. flame photometry- determination of sodium and potassium.

Electro analytical methods- estimation of copper by electrogravimetric method,

Thermo analytical methods-TGA, DSC.
Unit-14 Teaching Hours:2
Titrimetric methods of analysis
Acid base, Redox, Precipitation and Complexometric titrations. Theory of Indicators
and their classification – acid base, mixed and flourescent indicators.
Unit-15 Teaching Hours:4
Organic reagents in analytical chemistry-

Advantages of organic reagents over inorganic reagents ; use of EDTA,

Oxine, DMG and o-Phenenthroline in the estimation of Mg, Ca, Zn, Ni (by
gravimetry and volumetry) and Fe (by colorimetry).

Text Books And Reference Books:

[1].Arun Bahl And B.S.Bahl A Text Book Of Organic Chemistry, 20th

Edition, New Delhi: S.Chand&Company, 2011.

[2].R. M. Verma Analytical Chemistry- Theory and Practice, 3rd edition

CBS Publishers and Distributors Pvt. Ltd., 2007

[3].Jain and Sharma Modern Organic Chemistry 3rd edition, Vishal

Publishing Company, 2009.

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

[1].R. T Morrison. and R. N Boyd.Organic Chemistry,6th Edition, New

Delhi: Allyn & Bacon ,2003.

[2].S.M. Mukherji, S. P. Singh, and R. P. Kapoor. Organic Chemistry. 3rd

,12th Reprint, New Delhi: New Age International (P) Ltd. Publishers,
2009.

[3].I. L .Finar. Organic Chemistry, 5th Edition Vol. II, New Delhi: ELBS
and LongmanLtd. Reprinted in 2008.

[4].P. A Sykes Guide Book to Mechanism in Organic Chemistry, 6th

Edition, New Delhi: pearson publishers., 2003.

[5].Seyhan N. Ege, Organic Chemistry – Structure and Reactivity, 5th

edition Delhi: AITBS publishers, 2003.

[6].Paula Y. Bruice, Organic Chemistry, 6th Edition, Prentice-Hall

International Inc, New Jersey International Edition, 2010.

[7].G. D. Christian Analytical Chemistry, 6th Edition, New York: John

Wiley & Sons, 2007
[8]. J. Bassett., G.H. Jeffery and J.Mendham, and R.C. Denny, Vogel’s
text book of qualitative chemical analysis, 6th ed., Longman Scientific
and Technical, 2000 reprint.

[9]. Skoog, West, Holler and Crouch, Fundamentals of analytical

chemistry, 8th edition, Thomson Asia Pvt. Ltd, 2004.
 Evaluation Pattern
CHE451 - INORGANIC QUANTITAVE ANALYSIS (2014
Batch)

No of Lecture
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:30
Hours/Week:2
Max Marks:50 Credits:1
Course Objectives/Course Description
This course is intended to impart analytical skills with an emphasis on
application oriented quantitative analysis like volumetry, gravimetry,
colorimetry and electrogravimetry. It also emphasizes the importance of
organized and systematic approach in carrying out experiments.
Learning Outcome

Students acquire ability to conduct precise and accurate analytical

experiments

Unit-1 Teaching Hours:30

1. Determination of percentage of iron in haematite using diphenyl

benzidine as an internal indicator.

2. Determination of iron using ceric ammonium sulphate

3. Determination of calcium in limestone.

4. Determination of copper in brass.

5. Determination of zinc using EDTA

6. Determination of magnesium using EDTA

7. Determination of total hardness of water using EDTA

8. Preparation of ferrous oxalate and estimation of ferrous ion.

9. Determination of Ferric ions by gravimetry

10. Determination of sulphate as BaSO4

11. Determination nickel as dimethyl glyoximate

12. Determination of magnesium as magnesium oxinate

13. Determination of ferrous ion using ortho-phenanthroline

14. Determiantion of copper as cuprammonium sulphate

Electrodeposition of copper
Text Books And Reference Books:
 [1].J. Bassett, G.H. Jeffery, R.C. Denny and J.Mendham, Vogel’s text
book of qualitative chemical analysis, 5th edition and Longman
Scientific and Technical, 1999.

[2].G. Marr, B.W. Rockett and Von Nostrand Reinhold, Practical

inorganic chemistry, 1972.

[3].O. P .Pandey, D. N. Bajpai and S. Giri, Practical Chemistry, 2005.

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

[4].V.K.Ahluwalia, Sunitha Dhingra and AdarshGulati, Practical Chemistry,

2005.
Evaluation Pattern
ENG431 - ENGLISH (2014 Batch)
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:60 No of Lecture Hours/Week:4
Max Marks:100 Credits:3
Course Objectives/Course Description
Train students in advanced communication and academic writing and
improve skills in writing for newspaper and short story writing.
Help students develop a sensitized view of life in its myriad forms
through themes such as mythology, wisdom, women, justice, religion
and self.

Learning Outcome
Composition:

Short Story Writing

Writing for Newspapers

Use of English (a recap of usage components that were not covered in the
previous semesters)
Unit-1 Teaching Hours:9
Poetry
1. The Pied Beauty – G M Hopkins
2. A Narrow Fellow in the Grass – Emily Dickinson
3. A Child asks, What is Grass? – Walt Whitman

Unit-2 Teaching Hours:12

Short Story
1. The Coffee House in Surat – Leo Tolstoy
2. The Story Teller – Saki
 3. The Jewellery – Maupassant
4. "Justice" Shamim Nikhat, New Urdu Fictions, Katha (2004)

Unit-3 Teaching Hours:10

Prose
1. Of Wisdom for a Man’s Self – Francis Bacon
2. Professions for Women – Virginia Woolf
3. Yes, Your Honesty – George and Helen Papashvily – Non- Fiction

Unit-4 Teaching Hours:9

Play
1. Purpose, A Playlet of Ekalavya By T P Kailasam

Unit-5 Teaching Hours:20

Composition
Short Story Writing

Writing for Newspapers

Use of English (a recap of usage components that were not covered in the
previous semesters)
Text Books And Reference Books:

Life Scripts 2
Essential Reading / Recommended Reading
Evaluation Pattern
FRN431 - FRENCH (2014 Batch)
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:60 No of Lecture Hours/Week:4
Max Marks:100 Credits:3
Course Objectives/Course Description
The curriculum of the French course offered as II language to II B.A /B.Sc
/B.Com students is designed to suit the present day requirements where the
emphasis is more on the Oral communication. Beginning at an intermediate
level, the method progresses to an advanced level through day to day
situations with its dialogues where the stress is on the spoken word. The part
on French civilization offers useful insights on life and living in France.
Learning Outcome
Enhancement of linguistic competencies and sharpening of written and oral
communicative skills.

Unit-1 Teaching Hours:20

Establishing contacts
1. You must be joking

2.We get along well with each other!

Unit-2 Teaching Hours:20
Managing day to day life
1. At your own risk and danger

2. Life is hard

3. What to choose?

4. I know how to do it
Unit-3 Teaching Hours:20
Drama
The man who married a dumb woman
Text Books And Reference Books:

1. Girardet. J ; J.Pécheur. Echo A2 Méthode de français. Paris : Clé

International, 2010.(Unit 2 &3. L -12)
2. Dondo. Pathélin et autres pièces. Paris: D.C Heath., 1924.

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

French websites- < google.fr>, <yahoo.fr> etc.

Evaluation Pattern
HIN431 - HINDI (2014 Batch)
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:60 No of Lecture Hours/Week:4
Max Marks:100 Credits:3
Course Objectives/Course Description
The detailed text-book: “Madhavi” is a drama by Bhisma Sahani, one of the
eminent writers of modern Hindi Literature. Hindi journalismis is one of the
major unit of this semester. Phrases, idioms, technical and scientific
terminology are included in this semester to improve the literary skills.
Learning Outcome
Through the prescribed play and the theatre performance, students can go
through the process of experiential learning. Study of Mass media enables
them to get practical training.Technical terminology will improve the
literary skills.
Unit-1 Teaching Hours:30
Natak-Madhavi (Play)
Madhavi (Play) By Bhishma Sahani. Rajpal and Sons, New Delhi -
110006

Level of knowledge: Analitical

Unit-2 Teaching Hours:20
SancharMadhyam
News and report writing,
Media Interview
 Journalism in Hindi,
Electronic media and Hindi,
Print media and Sanchar madhyam.

Level of knowledge: Conceptual

Unit-3 Teaching Hours:10
Phrases, Idioms. and Terminology
1. 50 Nos. Phrases and Idioms for writing the meaning and
sentence formation.

2. 100 Nos. (Hindi equivalent)

Level of knowledge: Basic

Text Books And Reference Books:

1. Madhavi(Play) By Bhishma Sahani. Rajpal and Sons, New Delhi -

110006

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

1. News reporting and writing: By Mencher, Melvin..

2. Hindi patrakarita ka Ithihas: By Jagadeesh Prasad Chaturvedi
3. Hindi patrakarita swaroop evam sandarbh: By Vinod Godare
4. Media Interview: By Philip Bell, Theovanleeuwen.

Evaluation Pattern
KAN431 - KANNADA (2014 Batch)
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:60 No of Lecture Hours/Week:4
Max Marks:100 Credits:03
Course Objectives/Course Description
Detailed Course Description: Concept of Wealth and Prosperity: The theme
based text enables the students to think logically and analytically the
concepts of wealth and prosperity with a wider perspective.
Learning Outcome
Helps the students to have a realistic view on wealth and prosperity
Unit-1 Teaching Hours:25
Selected Texts:
1. 40 Marks

1. Selected five Vachanas

Honnu Mayeyembaru
Honninolagondu oreya
Havu Tindavara
Oora Seeregi Asaga Tadabadagombanthe
Ullavaru Shivalaya Maduvaru
1. Selected five Keerthanas

Rokka Yeradakku Dukka Kannakka

Yava Siriyali Nee nenna Marethe
Yaru Hitavaru Ninage E Moovarolage
Naneke Badavano Naneke Paradeshi
Yellaru Maduvudu Hottegagi

2. Selected Poem:

Kurudu Kanchana- Bendre

Unit-2 Teaching Hours:25

Selected Texts:
1. 40 Marks

1. Short Story-1. Kum.Veerbhadrappa- Devara Hena

2. U.R. Ananthamurthy- Mouni

2. Travelogue- Moscowdalli Ippatteradu Dinagalu-GSS

Unit-3 Teaching Hours:10
Communication Skills:

20 Marks

Comprehension of passage, Essay Writing, Construction of sentences by

using words Translation of passages from English to Kannada, Appreciation
of films.
Text Books And Reference Books:

1. Vachanas of Vachanakaras.
2. Keerthans of Purandara & Kanakadasa
3. Moscowdalli ippatteradu dinagalu: GSS
4. Kannada Sanna Kathegal Olavu- Giraddi Govindaraju

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

1. Vachanas of Vachanakaras.
2. Keerthans of Purandara & Kanakadasa
3. Moscowdalli ippatteradu dinagalu: GSS
4. Kannada Sanna Kathegal Olavu- Giraddi Govindaraju

Evaluation Pattern
SAN431 - SANSKRIT (2014 Batch)
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:60 No of Lecture Hours/Week:4
Max Marks:100 Credits:3
Course Objectives/Course Description
Origin and development of Nataka to understand the different
theories and original nature of Sanskrit dramas.Balacharitam of
Bhasa provides an insight to the dramas before Bharathas
Natyashastra. The basic grammer only rules are given for usage in
composition. Language component will help for proper usage of
Sanskrit language.
Learning Outcome
Balacharithan of Basa

Origin and development of drama

Sanskrit dramas and ancient drama provides knowledge of our

ancient Indians.
Unit-1 Teaching Hours:5
. Origin and development of drama
Origin and development of drama

Level of knowledge: Basic/conceptual.

Unit-2 Teaching Hours:35
Balacharitham of Basa
Balacharitham of Basa

Level of knowledge: Basic/conceptual/ Analytical

Unit-3 Teaching Hours:15
Grammar
Karakas and Upapadavibakti

conceptual/ Analytical
Unit-4 Teaching Hours:5
language component
Composition in sanskrit on the general topics

conceptual/ Analytical

Translation of unseen Sanskrit to English

Conceptual/ Analytical

Comprehension in sanskrit.

conceptual/ Analytical
Text Books And Reference Books:
 Essential Reading :"Balacharitam" of Basa
Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

Recommended Reading : -

1. "Balacaritam " by Pandit Ramnath tripati shastri, chaukamba

edition

2.Basanatakachakram of Choukamba edition.

3. Sanskrit Dramas by AB. Keith.

4.Samskrutha sahithya parampare by Acharya baladeva upadyaya

translated

by Ramachandra shastri.

5. sanskrit grammar by M.R. kale

Evaluation Pattern
TML431 - TAMIL (2014 Batch)
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:60 No of Lecture Hours/Week:4
Max Marks:100 Credits:3
Course Objectives/Course Description
Taking into account the level of their proficiency in language and literature
this semester is considered to be the right time to introduce higher level of
approach towards understanding of life and literature.. Poems by Siddhars,
though crude and less polished in their approach, will show the students a
different view of life, in fact a real picture of human existence. Short story is
prescribed yet again simply to elicit a different response

Learning Outcome
Focusing on analytical and critical thinking, works which offer multiple
interpretations are introduced. This helps students to develop their
individual approach by putting things in the widest perspective possible.
The CIA III is used to go beyond the syllabus and approach every issue
from a relative point of view

Unit-1 Teaching Hours:20

Protest Poetry
Tamil Siddhars are known for their unorthodox views on life and the crudity
of their language. Dinivity is presented in a totally different method and
taking the students through this unusual passage is a challenge to the teacher
Unit-2 Teaching Hours:15
Bharathi as a Metaphysical poet
Bharathiyar is known for his nationaist and romantic poetry. His
metaphycial poems dealing with traditional concepts like knowledge,
beauty, illusion and devotion. The poet's insight into these complex ideas
are expressed in the simplest language possible
Unit-3 Teaching Hours:15
Understanding Society
The short story collection 'Idiyudan Koodiya Mazhainaalil' has stories
dealing with diverse issues concerning modern life. The text provides ample
opportunity to the students to sharpen thier critical acumen by relating the
incidents and characters to the contemporary situations

Unit-4 Teaching Hours:10

Grammar, Translation and Literary
Practices
Students are encouraged to express their ideas in Tamil in a very impressive
way. It has to be spontaneous without any pause for the right word. This
session is also used discussing some of the crucial issues concerning culture
and civilization
Text Books And Reference Books:

Srinivasan, R et al (ed).ThamilppacharamII.Chennai: Kaavya

Publishers,2006

Ilakkiachinthanai. Idiyudan Kudiya Malai Naalil.Chennai: Vaanathi

Pathippagam,2010

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

Varadarajan, Mu. Thamil Illakkia

Varalaru . New Delhi:Sahitya
Akademi, 2008
Sivasubramanian, A. Mandiramum Sadangukalum. Nagercoil:
Kalachuvadu, 2010

Murugesapandian, Oppanaiyil Olirndium Thamilagam, Chennai: Uyirmmai,

2010

Gopalakrishnan.S., Pathinen Siddhar Varalaru, Chennai: Mullai Pathippagam, 2012

Evaluation Pattern
BOT531 - PLANT PHYSIOLOGY (2013 Batch)
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45 No of Lecture
Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:100 Credits:3
Course Objectives/Course Description
1) Understand the basic principles related to various physiological functions
in plant life.

2) Familiarize with the basic skills and techniques related to plant

physiology.

3) Understand the role, structure and importance of the bio molecules

associated with plant life.

4) Familiarize with the recent trends in the field of plant physiology.

5) Familiarize with applied aspects of plant physiology in other fields like

agriculture.
Learning Outcome
The study of functions of plant cell incorporates knowledge at molecular
level. This gives an idea of the cell functions and by alteration of the
functioning of enzymes and biomolecules, the student can find out more
ideas of improving productivity. The physiological knowledge help to
develop newer ideas in developing newer techniques in agriculture.
Unit-1 Teaching Hours:8
Water relations
a) Physical aspects of absorption: Diffusion, imbibition, osmosis, OP, DPD,
TP, WP, Concept of Water potential, matrix potential, pressure potential.

b) Absorption of water-active & passive, Ascent of sap: cohesion adhesion

theory

c) Transpiration: types, structure and mechanism of stomatal movements,

theories (starch-sugar, proton-K+ion exchange), antitranspirants, Guttation.

d) Translocation of solutes: Pathway: phloem transport, mechanism;

pressure flow - phloem loading and unloading.

Unit-2 Teaching Hours:6

Mineral Nutrition and Nitrogen
metabolism:
Part I: Mineral Nutrition and mechanism of absorption. Essential and non-
essential elements, macro & micro- role- deficiency symptoms, hydroponics
and aeroponics.

Part II: Nitrogen metabolism: Nitrate reduction in plants; Nitrogen fixation;

denitrification; amino acid biosynthesis.
Unit-3 Teaching Hours:10
Photosynthesis
Photosynthetic pigments, Structure of chloroplasts, photo excitation:
Fluorescence, Phosphorescence, Absorption and action spectra, Red drop
and Emerson enhancement effect, Concept of photo systems, Cyclic & Non
Cyclic photophosphorylation, Carbon assimilation pathways: C3, C4, CAM,
Photorespiration, factors affecting photosynthesis.
Unit-4 Teaching Hours:8
Respiration
Structure of mitochondria, Aerobic and Anaerobic respiration, respiratory
substrates, Glycolysis, Krebs cycle, Electron transport system and Oxidative
phosphorylations, ATPases, chemiosmotic hypothesis, significance of RQ,
factors affecting respiration.
Unit-5 Teaching Hours:10
Physiology of growth and development
a. Growth – definition, regions, course sigmoid curve, factors affecting
growth
b. Physiological effects and practical application of hormones: Auxins,
Giberillins, Cytokinins, ABA, ethylene. Applications in agriculture,
horticulture and forestry
c. Physiology of flowering -Sensory photobiology: structure, function
and mechanisms ofphytochrome, cryptochromes and phototropins;
stomatal movement; photoperiodism, bioclock and
biorhythms;dormancy and vernalization.
d. Plant movements: detailed study of different types of plant movements

Unit-6 Teaching Hours:3

Stress physiology
a. Abiotic: concept of plant responses to water, salt and temperature stresses

b. Biotic: pathogens and insects

c. Mechanisms of resistance to biotic stress and tolerance to abiotic stress.

Text Books And Reference Books:

1. Hopkins, W.G. Introduction to Plant Physiology. New York: John

Wiley and sons, 1999.

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

1. Dayananda, B. Experiments in Plant Physiology, New Delhi: Narosa

Publishing House, 1999.
2. De Robertis, E.D.P. and De Robertis, E.M.F. Jr., Cell and Molecular
Biology, USA: Lipponcott Williams and Wilkins. 2002.
3. Jain J.L. Sanjay Jain & Nitin Jain. Fundamentals of Biochemistry.
New Delhi: S. Chand & Company Ltd., 2005.
4. Jain,V. K. Fundamentals of Plant Physiology, Delhi: S Chand and
Company, 1996
5. Nelson, D.L. and Cox, M.M. Principles of Biochemistry, New Delhi:
MacMillan worth Publications. 1993.
 6. Sadasivam. S & Manickam, A. Biochemical Methods. New Delhi:
New Age International (P) Ltd., 1996.
7. Srivastava H.S. 2005. Plant Physiology. Rastogi Publications,
Meerut.
8. Taiz, L. and Zeiger, E. Plant Physiology (3rd Edition). New Dlehi:
Panima Publishing Corporation, 2003.
9. Shukla R.S., Chandel P.S. Cytogenetics, Evolution and Plant breeding.
New Delhi: S. Chand & Co. Ltd,. 2004.

Websites

http://www.plantphysiol.org/contents-by-date.0.shtml

http://4e.plantphys.net/

http://www.rsc.org/education/teachers/learnnet/cfb/Photosynthesis.htm

http://www.plantstress.com/

http://bioenergy.asu.edu/photosyn/education/learn.html

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Evaluation Pattern
BOT532 - PHYTOCHEMISTRY AND
PHARMACOGNOSY (2013 Batch)
No of Lecture
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45
Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:100 Credits:2
Course Objectives/Course Description
1. Understand the structure and function of basic secondary metabolites in
medicinal and aromatic plants.

2. Familiarize with the common separation and characterization techniques

used in phytochemistry

3. Understand the basic officinal part present in the common medicinal

plants and their use in ayurvedic formulations

4. Introduce the students into the herbal drug industry.

Learning Outcome
Phytochemistry and pharmacognosy are the latest aspects very much related
to the field of Ayurvedic and allopathic medicine, gives a superior
knowledge on drugs, drug design, naturally occurring chemicals in plants
and their important chemical functions and usage. This can be directly or in
association with pharmaceutical industry used to collaborate for a job or
own enterprise.
Unit-1 Teaching Hours:8
Water relations
 a) Physical aspects of absorption: Diffusion, imbibition, osmosis, OP, DPD, TP,
WP, Concept of Water potential, matrix potential, pressure potential.
b) Absorption of water-active & passive, Ascent of sap: cohesion adhesion theory
c) Transpiration: types, structure and mechanism of stomatal movements,
theories: (starch-sugar, proton-K+ion exchange), antitranspirants, Guttation.

d) Translocation of solutes: Pathway: phloem transport, mechanism; pressure

flow - phloem loading and unloading.

Unit-1 Teaching Hours:7

Introduction to phytochemical principles and methods
i) Organoleptic evaluation of plant drugs
a) Introduction to phytochemical principles and methods; active and inert
constituent of herbal drugs.

b) Quality control of the crude drugs: Adulteration of crude drugs and

their detection by Organoleptic, Microscopic, Physical, Chemical and
Biological methods of evaluation:-

i) Organoleptic evaluation of plant drugs {Study of organoletic features of

leafy drugs (Senna and Digitalis), bark drug (Terminalia arjuna and Saraca
asoca), stem drug (Tinospora cordifolia and Berberis aristata), rhizome drug
(Podophyllum hexandrum), root drug (Withania somnifera), fruit drug
(Aegle marmelos and Terminalia chebula), seed drug (Plantago ovata), and
entire plant (Bacopa monnieri and Ocimum sanctum)}.

ii) Microscopic evaluation of plant drugs: Study of microscopic features

ofleaf (Adhatoda vasica), wood (Pterocarpus marsupium), bark
(Cinnamomum zeylanicum), rhizome (Zingiber officinale), seeds (Mucuna
prurita), andentireplant (Convolvulus microphyllus).

iii) Quantitative microscopy

iv) Microscopic analysis of powdered drugs with the objective of

identifying genuine drugs and their adulterants.

v) Physical evaluation of plant drugs

vi) Phytochemical evaluation of plant drugs

vii) Biological standardization

viii) Importance of marker constituents in plant drug standardization

ix) Fingerprint identification of plant drugs.

Unit-2 Teaching Hours:5
Extraction and Characterization Techniques
a) Extraction methods: Types and principles of extraction methods; their
merits and demerits (Maceration, percolation, Soxhlet extraction, Steam
distillation, Microwave-assisted extraction, solid-liquid extractions (SLE),
ultrasonic extraction, pressurized liquid extraction (PLE) , subcritical water
extraction (SWE), supercritical fluid extraction (SFE). Rationale for
selection of different methods for extraction of natural products. Solvents:
petroleum ether, chloroform, ethanol, water.

b) Separation techniques: Column chromatography including short column,

flash, vacuum liquid, medium pressure liquid and centrifugal
chromatography, TLC and HPTLC, Ion exchange, size exclusion and ion
pair chromatography, Counter current chromatography and DCCC, Gas
Chromatography (Selection of carrier gas and detectors), High performance
liquid chromatography (Analytical, Semi-preparative and preparative),
Electroplanar chromatography or electrophoresis.

c) Spectral Analysis and relevance to natural products: Ultraviolet and

visible spectroscopy, Infrared spectroscopy, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
spectroscopy, Mass Spectrometry
Unit-2 Teaching Hours:5
Extraction and Characterization Techniques
a) Extraction methods: Types and principles of extraction methods; their merits and
demerits (Maceration, percolation, Soxhlet extraction, Steam distillation, Microwave-
assisted extraction, solid-liquid extractions (SLE), ultrasonic extraction, pressurized
liquid extraction (PLE) , subcritical water extraction (SWE), supercritical fluid
extraction (SFE). Rationale for selection of different methods for extraction of natural
products. Solvents: petroleum ether, chloroform, ethanol, water.

b) Separation techniques: Column chromatography including short column, flash,

vacuum liquid, medium pressure liquid and centrifugal chromatography, TLC and
HPTLC, Ion exchange, size exclusion and ion pair chromatography, Counter current
chromatography and DCCC, Gas Chromatography (Selection of carrier gas and
detectors), High performance liquid chromatography (Analytical, Semi-preparative
and preparative), Electroplanar chromatography or electrophoresis.

c) Spectral Analysis and relevance to natural products: Ultraviolet and visible

spectroscopy, Infrared spectroscopy, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectroscopy,
Mass Spectrometry.
Unit-3 Teaching
Hours:18
Study of the following Medicinal plants
Study of the following plants with special reference to

a) Habit, habitat and systematic position and morphology of the useful

part.

b) Organoleptic, anatomical and chemical evaluation of the officinal

part.

c) Phytochemistry and major pharmacological action of plant drugs.

d) Ayurvedic formulations using the plant

Adhatoda vasica, Andrographis paniculata, Azadirachta indica, Tinospora

cordifolia, Withania somnifera, Centella asiatica, Tribulus terrestris, Punica
granatum, Asparagus racemosus, Phyllanthus neruri, Datura stramonium,
Hemidesmus indicus, Aloe vera, Zingiber officinale, Terminalia arjuna,
Saraca asoca, Boerhavia difusa, Ricinus communis, Ruta graveolens,
Emblica officinalis.
Teaching
Unit-3
Hours:10
Photosynthesis
Photosynthetic pigments, Structure of chloroplasts, photo excitation: Fluorescence,
Phosphorescence, Absorption and action spectra, Red drop and Emerson
enhancement effect, Concept of photo systems, Cyclic & Non Cyclic
photophosphorylation, Carbon assimilation pathways: C3, C4, CAM,
Photorespiration, factors affecting photosynthesis.
Unit-4 Teaching Hours:6
Study of the following aromatic plants and methods of
extraction
a) Study of the following aromatic plants and methods of extraction:
Sysygium aromaticum, Santalum album, Cymbopogan citratus, Ocimum
sanctum, Mentha piperita, Sterculiaurens, Acacia sp., Guggal (Commiphora
wightii), Bixaorellana
Unit-4 Teaching Hours:8
Respiration
Structure of mitochondria, Aerobic and Anaerobic respiration, respiratory substrates,
Glycolysis, Krebs cycle, Electron transport system and Oxidative phosphorylations,
ATPases, chemiosmotic hypothesis, significance of RQ, factors affecting respiration.

Unit-5 Teaching Hours:3

Cultivation of medicinal and aromatic plants
Cultivation of medicinal and aromatic plants with special reference to
Withani somnifera, Aloe vera and Saraca asoka
Teaching
Unit-5
Hours:10
Physiology of growth and development
a. Growth – definition, regions, course sigmoid curve, factors affecting growth
b. Physiological effects and practical application of hormones: Auxins,
Giberillins, Cytokinins, ABA, ethylene. Applications in agriculture,
horticulture and forestry
c. Physiology of flowering -Sensory photobiology: structure, function and
mechanisms ofphytochrome, cryptochromes and phototropins; stomatal
movement; photoperiodism, bioclock and biorhythms;dormancy and
vernalization.

Plant movements: detailed study of different types of plant movements

Unit-6 Teaching Hours:3
Purification Methodology and Traditional Remedies
a) Introduction; Toxicity - Acute toxicity, Chronic Toxicity.

b) Drug interactions; a public health perspective.

c) Safety of phytotherapeutic preparations.

d) Purification techniques of plant extracts used in traditional

remedies.
Unit-7 Teaching Hours:3
Commercialization Indian Medicinal and Aromatic
Plants
a) Introduction; Indian Herbal Trade in world Scenario.

b) Medicinal plant based industries in indigenous system of

medicine

c) Export potential of Indian Phyto-Pharmaceutical products

d) Indian medicinal plants used in cosmetic and aromatherapy

e) Indian medicinal plants in crude semi processed and processed products.

f) Export of spices.
Text Books And Reference Books:

1. Biren, Shah and Seth, A. K. Text book of Pharmacognosy and

Phytochemistry. New Delhi: Elsevier, 2010.
2. Heinrich, Michael. Fundamentals of Pharmacognosy and
Phytotherapy. Churchill Livingstone, 2004.

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

1. AshutoshKar, Pharmacognosy and Pharmacobiotechnology, New

Delhi: New Age International, 2006.
 2. Bhattacharjee, S K, Hand Book of Medicinal Plants, Jaipur: Pointer
Publishers, 2003.
3. Daniel, M., Methods in Plant Chemistry and Economic Botany, New
Delhi: Kalyani publishers, 1991.
4. Indian Herbal Pharmacopoeia, IDMA RRL Jammu, Edition 2002.
5. Arya Vaidya Sala Kottackal, Indian Medicinal Plants (5 Vols), New
Delhi: Orient longoman. 1994.
6. Jean Bruneton,Caroline K. Hatton. Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry,
Medicinal Plants. Intercept Limited. 2000.
7. Khory, R. N. Materia, Medica of India and their Therapeutics, Komal
Prakashan, Delhi, 1999.
8. Dr. Pulok K, Quality Control of Herbal Drugs, Mukherjee. 2003.
9. Trivedi P C, Medicinal Plants Utilisation and Conservation, Jaipur:
Avishkar Publishers, 2007.
10. Upadhyaya R C, The treatise on Aromatic plants, New Delhi: Anmol
Publications, 2008.
11. CSIR, Wealth of India, (XI Vols), 1985.

Evaluation Pattern
BOT551 - PRACTICAL IN PLANT PHYSIOLOGY (2013
Batch)

No of Lecture
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:30
Hours/Week:2
Max Marks:50 Credits:1
Course Objectives/Course Description
1) Understand the basic principles related to various physiological functions in plant
life.

2) Familiarize with the basic skills and techniques related to plant physiology.

3). Understand the role, structure and importance of the bio molecules associated with
plant life.

4) Familiarize with the recent trends in the field of plant physiology.

5) Familiarize with applied aspects of plant physiology in other fields like

agriculture.
Learning Outcome
The students will be familarised with the research area of plant physiology. They will
aquire the knowledge of writing report the lab work. The physiological knowledge
help to develop newer ideas in developing newer techniques in agriculture.

Unit-1 Teaching Hours:30

PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
Core Experiments
1. Determination of osmotic pressure of plant cell sap by plasmolytic method.

2. Separation of plant pigments by thin layer chromatography (TLC) and Column

chromatography

3. Estimation of plant pigments by colorimeter: A comparative study of chlorophyll

pigments in variegated and green leaves of plants

4. Estimation of Phenol: Comparative Study of phenol content in stress pants and

normal plants

5. Extraction and Estimation of Enzymes – amylase, lipase

6. Study of effect of the growth hormones in plant improvement.

7. Study of aerobic respiration using different germinating seeds.

8. Study of nutrients in plants (deficiency studies).

9. Estimation of Ascorbic acid (vitamin c) from plant tissues through volumetric as

well as colorimetric method
Text Books And Reference Books:

1 Hopkins, W.G. Introduction to Plant Physiology. New York: John Wiley and
sons, 1999. References
2 De Robertis, E.D.P. and De Robertis, E.M.F. Jr., Cell and Molecular Biology,
USA: Lipponcott Williams and Wilkins. 2002.
3 Jain J.L. Sanjay Jain & Nitin Jain Fundamentals of Biochemistry. New Delhi:
S. Chand & Company Ltd., 2005.
4 Jain,V. K.. Fundamentals of Plant Physiology, Delhi: S Chand and Company,
1996
5 Nelson, D.L. and Cox, M.M. Principles of Biochemistry, New Delhi:
MacMillan worth Publications. 1993.
6 Sadasivam. S & Manickam, A. Biochemical Methods. New Delhi: New Age
International (P) Ltd., 1996.
Essential Reading / Recommended Reading
Evaluation Pattern
BOT552 - PRACTICAL IN PHYTOCHEMISTRY AND
PHARMACOGNOSY (2013 Batch)
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:30 No of Lecture Hours/Week:2
Max Marks:50 Credits:1
Course Objectives/Course Description
1. Understand the structure and function of basic secondary metabolites in
medicinal and aromatic plants.
2. Familiarize with the common separation and characterization techniques
used in phytochemistry

3. Understand the basic officinal part present in the common medicinal

plants and their use in ayurvedic formulations

4. Introduce the students into the herbal drug industry.

Learning Outcome
Phytochemistry and pharmacognosy are the latest aspects very much related
to the field of Ayurvedic and allopathic medicine, gives a superior
knowledge on drugs, drug design, naturally occurring chemicals in plants
and their important chemical functions and usage. This can be directly or in
association with pharmaceutical industry used to collaborate for a job or
own enterprise.
Teaching
Unit-1
Hours:30

1. Visit to the institutions for carrying out isolation, separation, purification and
identification of important phytoconstituents of herbal drugs as mentioned in
theory syllabus.
2. Qualitative analysis of phytochemical compounds
3. UV radiation tests for natural drugs
4. Study of phytoconstituents through thin layer chromatography
5. Spectroscopic/calorimetric analysis of isolated compounds.
6. Extraction and separation of volatile oils from aromatic plants
7. Extraction and Separation of saponins/flavonoids/phenols
8. Preparation and evaluation of herbal formulations.
9. Anatomical difference between the officinal parts of the following plants and
their adulterant counter parts

Drug plant officinal Adulterant/substitute

part counterpart
Terminaliaarjuna Bark Lagerstroemia
Saraca asoka Bark Polyalthea
Hemidesmusindicus Root Ichnocarpus frutescens
Cinnamomumzeylanicum Bark Cinnamomumverum
Tinosporacordifolia stem Tinospora malabarica
Ricinuscommunis Root Abelmoschusesculentus
10. Study on Antimicrobial effects of medicinal plant extracts
11. Sustainable collection and identification of medicinal plants
12. Visit to forest/ herbal garden to identify medicinal plants
13. Preparation of photo album of 25 medicinal plants.

Unit-1 Teaching Hours:8

Water relations
 a) Physical aspects of absorption: Diffusion, imbibition, osmosis, OP, DPD, TP,
WP, Concept of Water potential, matrix potential, pressure potential.
b) Absorption of water-active & passive, Ascent of sap: cohesion adhesion theory
c) Transpiration: types, structure and mechanism of stomatal movements,
theories: (starch-sugar, proton-K+ion exchange), antitranspirants, Guttation.

d) Translocation of solutes: Pathway: phloem transport, mechanism; pressure

flow - phloem loading and unloading.

Unit-1 Teaching Hours:7

Introduction to phytochemical principles and methods
i) Organoleptic evaluation of plant drugs
a) Introduction to phytochemical principles and methods; active and inert
constituent of herbal drugs.

b) Quality control of the crude drugs: Adulteration of crude drugs and

their detection by Organoleptic, Microscopic, Physical, Chemical and
Biological methods of evaluation:-

i) Organoleptic evaluation of plant drugs {Study of organoletic features of

leafy drugs (Senna and Digitalis), bark drug (Terminalia arjuna and Saraca
asoca), stem drug (Tinospora cordifolia and Berberis aristata), rhizome drug
(Podophyllum hexandrum), root drug (Withania somnifera), fruit drug
(Aegle marmelos and Terminalia chebula), seed drug (Plantago ovata), and
entire plant (Bacopa monnieri and Ocimum sanctum)}.

ii) Microscopic evaluation of plant drugs: Study of microscopic features

ofleaf (Adhatoda vasica), wood (Pterocarpus marsupium), bark
(Cinnamomum zeylanicum), rhizome (Zingiber officinale), seeds (Mucuna
prurita), andentireplant (Convolvulus microphyllus).

iii) Quantitative microscopy

iv) Microscopic analysis of powdered drugs with the objective of

identifying genuine drugs and their adulterants.

v) Physical evaluation of plant drugs

vi) Phytochemical evaluation of plant drugs

vii) Biological standardization

viii) Importance of marker constituents in plant drug standardization

ix) Fingerprint identification of plant drugs.

Unit-2 Teaching Hours:5
Extraction and Characterization Techniques
a) Extraction methods: Types and principles of extraction methods; their
merits and demerits (Maceration, percolation, Soxhlet extraction, Steam
distillation, Microwave-assisted extraction, solid-liquid extractions (SLE),
ultrasonic extraction, pressurized liquid extraction (PLE) , subcritical water
extraction (SWE), supercritical fluid extraction (SFE). Rationale for
selection of different methods for extraction of natural products. Solvents:
petroleum ether, chloroform, ethanol, water.

b) Separation techniques: Column chromatography including short column,

flash, vacuum liquid, medium pressure liquid and centrifugal
chromatography, TLC and HPTLC, Ion exchange, size exclusion and ion
pair chromatography, Counter current chromatography and DCCC, Gas
Chromatography (Selection of carrier gas and detectors), High performance
liquid chromatography (Analytical, Semi-preparative and preparative),
Electroplanar chromatography or electrophoresis.

c) Spectral Analysis and relevance to natural products: Ultraviolet and

visible spectroscopy, Infrared spectroscopy, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
spectroscopy, Mass Spectrometry
Unit-2 Teaching Hours:6
Mineral Nutrition and Nitrogen metabolism:
Part I: Mineral Nutrition and mechanism of absorption. Essential and non-essential
elements, macro & micro- role- deficiency symptoms, hydroponics and aeroponics.

Part II: Nitrogen metabolism: Nitrate reduction in plants; Nitrogen fixation;

denitrification; amino acid biosynthesis.
Teaching
Unit-3
Hours:18
Study of the following Medicinal plants
Study of the following plants with special reference to

a) Habit, habitat and systematic position and morphology of the useful

part.

b) Organoleptic, anatomical and chemical evaluation of the officinal

part.

c) Phytochemistry and major pharmacological action of plant drugs.

d) Ayurvedic formulations using the plant

Adhatoda vasica, Andrographis paniculata, Azadirachta indica, Tinospora

cordifolia, Withania somnifera, Centella asiatica, Tribulus terrestris, Punica
granatum, Asparagus racemosus, Phyllanthus neruri, Datura stramonium,
Hemidesmus indicus, Aloe vera, Zingiber officinale, Terminalia arjuna,
Saraca asoca, Boerhavia difusa, Ricinus communis, Ruta graveolens,
Emblica officinalis.
Teaching
Unit-3 Hours:10
Photosynthesis
Photosynthetic pigments, Structure of chloroplasts, photo excitation: Fluorescence,
Phosphorescence, Absorption and action spectra, Red drop and Emerson
enhancement effect, Concept of photo systems, Cyclic & Non Cyclic
photophosphorylation, Carbon assimilation pathways: C3, C4, CAM,
Photorespiration, factors affecting photosynthesis.
Unit-4 Teaching Hours:8
Respiration
Structure of mitochondria, Aerobic and Anaerobic respiration, respiratory substrates,
Glycolysis, Krebs cycle, Electron transport system and Oxidative phosphorylations,
ATPases, chemiosmotic hypothesis, significance of RQ, factors affecting respiration.

Unit-4 Teaching Hours:6

Study of the following aromatic plants and methods of
extraction
a) Study of the following aromatic plants and methods of extraction:
Sysygium aromaticum, Santalum album, Cymbopogan citratus, Ocimum
sanctum, Mentha piperita, Sterculiaurens, Acacia sp., Guggal (Commiphora
wightii), Bixaorellana
Unit-5 Teaching Hours:3
Cultivation of medicinal and aromatic plants
Cultivation of medicinal and aromatic plants with special reference to
Withani somnifera, Aloe vera and Saraca asoka
Teaching
Unit-5
Hours:10
Physiology of growth and development
a. Growth – definition, regions, course sigmoid curve, factors affecting growth
b. Physiological effects and practical application of hormones: Auxins,
Giberillins, Cytokinins, ABA, ethylene. Applications in agriculture,
horticulture and forestry
c. Physiology of flowering -Sensory photobiology: structure, function and
mechanisms ofphytochrome, cryptochromes and phototropins; stomatal
movement; photoperiodism, bioclock and biorhythms;dormancy and
vernalization.

Plant movements: detailed study of different types of plant movements

Unit-6 Teaching Hours:3
Purification Methodology and Traditional Remedies
a) Introduction; Toxicity - Acute toxicity, Chronic Toxicity.

b) Drug interactions; a public health perspective.

c) Safety of phytotherapeutic preparations.

 d) Purification techniques of plant extracts used in traditional
remedies.
Text Books And Reference Books:

1. Biren, Shah and Seth, A. K. Text book of Pharmacognosy and

Phytochemistry. New Delhi: Elsevier, 2010.
2. Heinrich, Michael. Fundamentals of Pharmacognosy and
Phytotherapy. Churchill Livingstone, 2004.

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

1. AshutoshKar, Pharmacognosy and Pharmacobiotechnology, New

Delhi: New Age International, 2006.
2. Bhattacharjee, S K, Hand Book of Medicinal Plants, Jaipur: Pointer
Publishers, 2003.
3. Daniel, M., Methods in Plant Chemistry and Economic Botany, New
Delhi: Kalyani publishers, 1991.
4. Indian Herbal Pharmacopoeia, IDMA RRL Jammu, Edition 2002.
5. Arya Vaidya Sala Kottackal, Indian Medicinal Plants (5 Vols), New
Delhi: Orient longoman. 1994.
6. Jean Bruneton,Caroline K. Hatton. Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry,
Medicinal Plants. Intercept Limited. 2000.
7. Khory, R. N. Materia, Medica of India and their Therapeutics, Komal
Prakashan, Delhi, 1999.
8. Dr. Pulok K, Quality Control of Herbal Drugs, Mukherjee. 2003.
9. Trivedi P C, Medicinal Plants Utilisation and Conservation, Jaipur:
Avishkar Publishers, 2007.
10. Upadhyaya R C, The treatise on Aromatic plants, New Delhi: Anmol
Publications, 2008.
11. CSIR, Wealth of India, (XI Vols), 1985.

Evaluation Pattern
BTY531 - IMMUNOLOGY (2013 Batch)
No of Lecture
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45
Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:100 Credits:2
Course Objectives/Course Description
This paper will examine cellular and molecular aspects of the immune system. Topics
include immunogenetics and molecular structure of immunoglobulins, T cell & B cell
development, MHC antigens, modern vaccines, functions and dysfunctions of the
components of the immune system; applications of immunological technologies in
modern scienti ic research and development. These topics will help the students to
absorb most of the fundamentals in immunology and this can bene it in understanding
the advanced topics in this area
Learning Outcome
Students understand the various immune cells, molecules and pathways involved in
induction and regulation of innate and adaptive response. Students learn immune
techniques involved in detection and quanti ication of antigens and antibodies. They are
equipped to integrate the information on role of immune system in hypersensitive
reactions and apply this knowledge to develop vaccines and new therapeutics
Unit-1 Teaching Hours:7
Introduction to Immunology
History of Immunology, Innate Immune Immunity and its role in protection,
physiological barriers, mechanical barriers, chemical barriers. Adaptive Immunity –
naturally and arti icially acquired immunity
Unit-2 Teaching Hours:6
Cells and organs of immune system
Humoral and cellular component of the Immune system, Role of different blood cells in
immune system, primary lymphoid organs- thymus, nude mice, bone marrow, secondary
lymphoid organs- spleen, lymph node, MALT
Unit-3 Teaching Hours:7
Antigens and antibodies
Antigenicity and Immunogenicity, epitopes of B Cells and T Cells, Haptens, antigenic drift
and shift, Elucidation of antibody structure, variable regions, constant regions, Heavy
chains light regions, classi ication and functions of antibodies (IgA, IgG, IgM, IgD, I,gE).
Functions of different antibodies, generation of antibody diversity, Monoclonal
antibodies-hybridoma technology

Unit-4 Teaching Hours:7

Antigen-antibody interaction
Af inity and avidity, precipitation reactions- radial immunodiffusion, double
immunodiffusion, Agglutination- heamagglutination, agglutination inhibition, rocket
electrophoresis, radioimmunoassay, ELISA- indirect, sandwich, competitive ELISA ,
immuno luoroscent techniques

Unit-5 Teaching Hours:6

Antigen Processing and presentation
MHC molecules and organization of their genes, Structure and function of MHC types.
Antigen processing, role of MHC in antigen presentation

Unit-6 Teaching Hours:3

Complement system
History and De inition of complement proteins, functions of complement system,
Classical pathway, Alternate pathway, Mannan binding lectin pathway.
Unit-7 Teaching Hours:4
Hypersensitivity Reaction
De inition of hypersensitivity reactions, Coomb’s classi ication of HS reactions-
Immediate reactions-Type I, II, III. Delayed HS reactions-type IV.

Unit-8 Teaching Hours:5

Vaccines and Immunization
Passive and Active immunization. Types of Vaccines-Live, attenuated vaccines,
Inactivated vaccines ,Subunit vaccines, Toxoid vaccines, Conjugate vaccines, DNA
vaccines, Recombinant vector vaccines
Text Books And Reference Books:
I. Roitt, Essential Immunology.10 Ed. USA: Blackwell Company Ltd, 2001.

H. F. Khan., The elements of Immunology. 1 Ed. India: Pearson Education, 2009

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading
T. J. Kindt, B. A. Osborne, R. A. Goldsby, Kuby Immunology. 6 Ed, USA: W.H. Freeman &
Company, 2007.

W. Luttman, Immunology. 2 Ed, USA: Academic press, 2006.

D. Male, Immunology. 7 Edn, USA: Mosby Elsevier, 2006.

W. E. Paul, Fundamental Immunology. 7Ed, USA: Lippincott’s William & Wilkins, 2012.
Evaluation Pattern

10%CIA1+25%CIA2+10%CIA3+5%ATTENDANCE

50%END SEM EXAM

CUMMULATIVE OF CIAS AND END SEN EXAM WILL BE THE

SCORE OUT OF 100.
BTY532 - PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY AND
BIOINFORMATICS (2013 Batch)
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45 No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:50 Credits:2
Course Objectives/Course Description
The paper explains the concepts of animal cell and plant tissue culturing. It emphasizes
on the basic tissue culture techniques and provides hands on experience in different
culture methods. The course objective is to “learn by doing”. The plant biotechnology
chapters will examine the scienti ic and technical advances which underlie the
production of genetically modi ied crops. The plant biotechnology chapters will
examine the scienti ic and technical advances which underlie the production of
genetically modi ied crops. The course covers plant genome organization and gene
expression, genetic manipulation to confer resistance to herbicides, pests and diseases
and strategies for engineering stress tolerance and the improvement of crop yield and
quality. One of the units is dedicated to Bioinformatics as it is an upcoming ield and
students need to have an idea about the signi icance of such tools in understanding
genomes
Learning Outcome

The paper helps the students to think logically and come out with solutions in the
technique of transgenesis in different species and by using different methods. Also they
are trained to overcome problems faced while trying to introduce genes into different
species. The plant biotechnology chapters will examine the scienti ic and technical
advances which underlie the production of genetically modi ied crops.

Unit-1 Teaching Hours:4

Introduction and in vitro culture conditions
Totipotency of Plant cells, history of plant tissue culture. Nutrient media components-
major and minor nutrients and their role in plant growth and de iciency symptoms
organic nutrients, vitamins and plant growth regulators (Auxin, cytokinins,and
gibberellins), Aseptic techniques- sterilization & disinfection, Z value , D value , Thermal
death point, Sterilization of media, explant preparation, surface sterilizing agents.

Unit-2 Teaching Hours:8

In vitro Culture Techniques
In vitro fertilization, haploid culture- Culture of Ovary and ovule, Factors affecting in
vitro pollination, applications of in vitro fertilization. Organ culture, Anther culture-
technique of androgenesis, factors in luencing anther culture, haploids from isolated
microspore, application of haploids in plant breeding. Embryo Culture- nutritional
requirements, applications. Endosperm culture -triploid production- source material,
nutrient media,uses. Organogenesis and somatic embrygenesis, applications in plant
improvement. Protoplast culture -isolation of protoplast- mechanical and enzymatic
methods, viability of protoplast, culture of protoplasts, regeneration, screening,
protoplast fusion- PEG mediated and electrofusion, applications and examples of
somatic hybrids and cybrids.

Unit-3 Teaching Hours:7

Suspension culture and secondary metabolite
production
Isolation of single cell from organs (mechanical method, enzymatic method),
subculturing of suspension cultures, types of suspension culture, culture medium for
cell suspensions, synchronisation of Suspension Cultures, growth and viability of
cultured cells (reduction of Tetrazolium salts, Fluoresence Diacetate method, Evan’s
Blue Method).Single cell propagation techniques - Filter paper raft nurse technique,
Bergmann technique, Microchamber technique. Secondary metabolites- Introduction,
types with examples, Mass Production of Plant secondary metabolites using suspension
culture and immobilized plant cells, strategies to improve production, production of
shikonin and capsaicin and their uses.

Unit-4 Teaching Hours:5

Applications of Plant Tissue Culture
Clonal Propagation of elite species- orchids, anthurium etc, advantages and limitations.
Obtaining virus free plants by meristem tip culture, other methods of virus elimination-
thermotherapy, cryotherapy and chemotherapy, Virus indexing- Sap Transmission Test,
Serology, Arti icial seeds – preparation techniques, applications. Somaclonal variation –
molecular basis, selection of somaclonal variants, application in plant breeding in
getting improved varieties
Unit-5 Teaching Hours:7
Genetic engineering in plants
Gene construction, vectors for transgenic plants-Plasmid vectors, Plant virus vectors,
Transformation Techniques-Agrobacterium mediated gene transfer – Ti plasmid and Ri
plasmid, T-DNA structure, genes, Opines- types and function, vir genes, role in T DNA
transfer, Cointegrate and Binary vector strategy, Coculture and in planta transformation,
Direct method – gene gun, Integration of transgene, Selectable markers, reporter genes
- gus, lux gfp,promoters – inducible and tissue speci ic, Gene silencing – types and
signi icance
Unit-6 Teaching Hours:4
Transgenic crops
Herbicide tolerance- Glyphosate resistant plants, Insect resistance- Bt brinjal production
- cry genes and mechanism of action, and Disease resistance- bacterial and viral
resistance, Improved nutrient quality (golden rice, high iron rice), Antisense gene
approach, Co-suppression of genes, Terminator gene technology
Unit-7 Teaching Hours:3
Plant derived Vaccines
Plant derived Vaccines,Edible vaccines, Recombinant and subunit vaccines, Status of
Plant derived Vaccines, Safety of GMOs
Unit-8 Teaching Hours:7
Bioinformatics
Introduction and scope, genome sequencing projects - microbial sequencing projects,
Human Genome Project, De inition of database, nucleotide sequence database [EMBL,
NCBI and DDBJ], protein structure database [PDB].Homology search of DNA and
proteins, sequence alignment: pair wise and multiple alignments [De inition and
applications of BLAST and FASTA and Clustal W, softwares for homology search, online
and of line tools.

Text Books And Reference Books:

M. K. Razdan. Introduction to Plant Tissue Culture, 2 Ed., New Delhi: Oxford & IBH
Publishing Co. Pvt Ltd., 2010.

Singh B. D. Plant Biotechnology and Industrial Biotechnology, New Delhi: Kalyani

Publishers, 2005.

T. Attwood and P. Smith. Introduction to Bioinformatics, Pearson Education, 2007.

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading
S. B. Primrose and R. Twyman R. Principles of Gene Manipulation and Genomics. John
Wiley and Sons, 2013.

U. Satyanarayana. Biotechnology, Books and Allied (P) Ltd., 2005.

S. S. Purohit. Plant Tissue Culture. Agrobios, 2008.

W. Taylor and D. Higgins. Bioinformatics: Sequence, Structure and Databanks: A

Practical Approach, Oxford, 2000.

S. Mahesh. Plant Molecular Biotechnology, New Age Science, 2009.

Evaluation Pattern

10%CIA1+25%CIA2+10%CIA3+5%ATTENDANCE

50%END SEMESTER EXAM

CUMMULATIVE MARKS OF CIAS AND END SEMESTER EXAM

WILL BE THE SCORE OUT OF 100.
BTY551 - PRACTICAL IN IMMUNOLOGY (2013 Batch)
No of Lecture
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:30
Hours/Week:2
Max Marks:50 Credits:1
Course Objectives/Course Description
The paper introduces the students to analyze and quantify antigen and antibodies by
using different immunotechniques such as agglutination test, Ouchterlony Double
diffusion method, Radial immunodiffusion, ELISA and Rocket electrophoresis
Learning Outcome
This paper provides the hands on training on important immunotechniques to detect
and quantify the antigens and antibodies. Students understand the principle and various
applications of this technique. These experiments will help them to understand the
theory in better way
Unit-1 Teaching Hours:2
Blood Typing
Determination of Blood group
Unit-2 Teaching Hours:4
Haemocytometer
Total count of RBC & WBC using Haemocytometer
Unit-3 Teaching Hours:4
Differential count
Differential Count of WBC
Unit-4 Teaching Hours:2
Test for enteric fever
Widal test
Unit-5 Teaching Hours:2
Test for syphilis
VDRL test
Unit-6 Teaching Hours:2
Dot ELISA
To determine the presence of specific antibody for its antigen by Dot-
ELISA method.
Unit-7 Teaching Hours:2
Ouchterlony Double Diffusion
To perform passive double immunodiffusion.
Unit-8 Teaching Hours:2
Mancini Method
To perform radial immunodiffusion.
Unit-9 Teaching Hours:4
Immunoblotting technique
To determine specific protein in the sample by immunoblotting technique
Unit-10 Teaching Hours:2
Estimation of Immunoglobulin
Separation of serum from blood & precipitation of Immunoglobulin
Unit-11 Teaching Hours:4
Estimation of Immunoglobulin
Estimation of the Immunoglobulin by Bradford protein assay
Text Books And Reference Books:
G. P. Talwar. Hand Book of Practical and Clinical Immunology. 2 Ed, Vol. II, New Delhi:
CBS Publishers and Distributors, 2009
Essential Reading / Recommended Reading
F. C. Hay, M. R. Olwyn. P. N. Westwood. N. L. Hudson, Practical Immunology. 4 Ed, UK:
Blackwell Company Ltd, 2002
Evaluation Pattern

20%PERFORMANCE+20%MIDSEMESTER+10%RECORD.

50%END SEMESTER EXAM.

Average of these will be the final marks out of 50

 BTY552 - PRACTICAL IN PLANT
BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOINFORMATICS (2013 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:30 No of Lecture Hours/Week:2

Max Marks:50 Credits:1
Course Objectives/Course Description

This paper trains the students in various aspects of tissue culture- selection of explants,
media preparation, sterilization, inoculation, sub culturing and acclimatization.
Learning Outcome

Students learn to establish cultures for micropropagation, callus and haploid

production. The skills acquired in this practical will help them in their higher studies,
Research and also makes them self-employable.
Unit-1 Teaching Hours:30
Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics
1. Plant tissue culture lab designing, sterilization techniques.

2. Preparation of medium-Murashige and Skoog medium, Gamborg’s medium Nitsch’s

medium

3. Production and maintenance of Callus culture

4. Multiple shoot initiation

5. Meristem tip culture

6. Anther culture

7. Protoplast isolation by enzymatic method

8. Preparation of Arti icial seeds

9. Establishment of Callus suspension culture & monitoring the growth by dry weight
method

10.DNA and protein homology by BLAST

11. Protein structure studies by RASMOL

Text Books And Reference Books:
1. S. Rajan S and R. Christy., Experimental Procedures in Life Sciences, Anjanaa Book
House, Chennai, 2010
Essential Reading / Recommended Reading
1. C. C. Giri. Plant Biotechnology - Practical Manual, I.K. International Pvt. Ltd, 2007.
2. S. S. Purohit. Practical Plant Biotechnology, Agrobios, India, 2007.

Evaluation Pattern

20%performance+20%midsem+10%record

50% nd semester practical exam

Average of these will be marks scored out of 50
CHE531 - CHEMISTRY - V ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2013 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45 No of Lecture Hours/Week:3

Max Marks:100 Credits:2
Course Objectives/Course Description
The student learns to appreciate the role of organic chemistry in the
present day world. He/she achieves academic excellence in organic
chemistry and develops an interest in this branch to take up higher
studies. It creates an awareness of the hazards of drug abuse and the
significance of following a correct dosage regime.

Learning Outcome
Students learn about various organic compounds and their structural
identification spectroscopically. Appreciation for traditional use of
medicinal plants (Ayurveda) and the significance of conserving the plant
diversity.

Unit-1 Teaching Hours:5

Carboxylic Acids

Acidity of carboxylic acids nad salt formation, effects of substituents on

acid strength. Reactions of carboxylic acids. Hell-Volhard-Zelinsky
reaction.

Synthesis of acid chlorides, esters and amides. Reduction of carboxylic

acids.

Dicarboxylic acids; Preparation and effect of heat. Hydroxy acids- Malic,

tartaric & citric acid.
Unit-2 Teaching Hours:5
Organic Compounds of Nitrogen

Separation of a mixture of primary, secondary and tertiary amines. Hinsberg

test; Structural features effecting basicity of amines. Preparation of alkyl
and aryl amines (reduction of nitro compounds, nitriles), reductive
amination of aldehydic and ketonic compounds. Gabriel-Phthalimide
reaction, Hoffmann bromamide reaction. Reaction of amines with nitrous
acid. Synthetic transformations of aryl diazonium salts, Sandmeyer’s
reaction, azo coupling.

Unit-3 Teaching Hours:2

Organosulphur Compounds

Introduction to organosulphur compounds, methods of synthesis and

reactions of thiols and thioether.

Unit-4 Teaching Hours:8

Stereochemistry
Concept of isomerism, *types of isomerism, optical isomerism, elements of
symmetry, molecular chirality, enantiomers, stereogenic centers, optical
activity, properties of enantiomers, chiral and achiral molecules with two
stereogenic centers, distereoisomers, mesocompounds, resolution of
enantiomers, racemization. Optical activity in compounds not containing
asymmetric Carbon- biphenyl, allenes.

Relative and absolute configurations, sequence rules, D & L, R & S systems of

assigning configuration. Geometrical isomerism; Nomenclature by E and Z system.
Unit-5 Teaching Hours:4
Heterocyclic Compounds

Introduction: Molecular orbital picture and aromatic characteristics of

pyrrole, furan, thiophene and pyridine. Methods of synthesis and chemical
reactions with particular emphasis on the mechanism of electrophilic and
nucleophilic substitution. Comparison of basicity of pyridine, piperidine
and pyrrole. Introduction to condensed five and six membered
heterocyclics. Preparation and reactions of Indole, quinoline and
isoquinoline with special reference to Fischer indole synthesis, Skraup
synthesis and Bischler-Napieralski synthesis. Electrophilic substitution
reactions of indole, quinoline and isoquinoline.

Unit-6 Teaching Hours:3

Carbohydrates

*Classification and nomenclature. Monosaccharides, osazone formation;

interconversion of glucose and fructose, configuration of monosaccharides.
Erythro and threo diaestereomers. Determination of ring size of glucose.
Cyclic structure of D(+) glucose. Mechanism of mutarotation. Structures of
ribose and deoxyribose. An introduction to disaccharides (maltose, sucrose
and lactose) and polysaccharides (starch and cellulose) without involving
structure determination.
Unit-7 Teaching Hours:6
Applications of Spectroscopy in Organic
Chemistry

Ultraviolet (UV) absorption spectroscopy - presentation and analysis of UV

spectra, types of electronic transitions, effect of conjugation. Concept of
chromophore and auxochrome. Bathochromic andhypsochromic shifts,
hyperchromic and hypochromic effects. UV spectra of conjugated enes.

Molecular vibrations, IR spectra of simple organic compounds,

measurement of IR spectrum, fingerprint region, characteristic absorptions
of various functional groups and interpretation.

Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, Proton magnetic resonance(H

NMR) spectroscopy. Nuclear shielding and deshielding, chemical shift and molecular
structure, spin-spin splitting and coupling constants, areas of signals. Interpretation of
PMR spectra of simple organic molecules such as ethyl bromide, ethanol,
acetaldehyde, 1, 1, 2-tribromoethane, ethyl acetate, toluene and acetophenone

Problems pertaining to spectroscopic techniques.

Unit-8 Teaching Hours:3
Methods of Proposing Reaction Mechanism

Guidelines for proposing a reasonable mechanism, product studies, bonds

broken and formed, inter and intramolecular migration of groups, crossover
experiments, exchange with solvents, importance of byproducts, reactive
intermediates, energetics, importance of activation parameters. Isotopic
substitution in a molecule, primary and secondary kinetic isotope effects -
their importance in mechanistic studies.

Introduction to retrosynthetic analysis.

Unit-9 Teaching Hours:6

Natural Products

Alkaloids

Occurrence, importance, general properties, structure and synthesis of

nicotine. Medicinal uses of Quinine, Morphine, Strychnine, Cocaine,
Atropine, Reserpine and Nicotine.

Terpenoids

Occurrence, isolation, classification, Isoprene rule, structure and synthesis

of citral. Structures and uses of Menthol, Camphor, Limonene and beta-
 Carotene.

Unit-10 Teaching Hours:3

#Drugs
Chemotherapy. Classification, preparation and uses of the following :
(i) Antipyretics and Analgesics : Aspirin, Paracetamol .
(ii) Sulpha drugs : Sulphanilamide
(iii)Antimalarials : Chloroquine
(iv) Antibiotics : Chloramphenicol.

Text Books And Reference Books:

[1].Arun Bahl And B.S.Bahl A Text Book Of Organic Chemistry, 20th

Edition, New Delhi: S.Chand&Company, 2011.
Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

[1].R. T Morrison, and R. N. Boyd. Organic Chemistry. 7th ed. New

Delhi: Prentice-Hall of India (P) Ltd., 2000.
[2].S.M. Mukherji, S. P. Singh, and R. P. Kapoor. Organic Chemistry. 3rd
,12th Reprint, New Delhi: New Age International (P) Ltd. Publishers,

2009.
[3].I. L Finar, Organic Chemistry Vol. II, 5th ed. New Delhi: ELBS and
Longman Ltd., reprint 2008.
[4].P. A Sykes Guide Book to Mechanism in Organic Chemistry, 6th
Edition, New Delhi: pearson publishers., 2003.

[5].Ege, Seyhan N. Organic Chemistry – Structure and Reactivity. 5th ed.

Delhi: AITBS publishers, 2003.

[6].Y. Bruice, Paula Organic Chemistry. 6th ed. New Jersey: Prentice-
Hall International Inc, 2010.

Evaluation Pattern
CHE532 - CHEMISTRY - VI PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
(2013 Batch)

No of Lecture
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45
Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:100 Credits:2
Course Objectives/Course Description
The student learns the importance of physical chemistry in the present
world and gets encouraged to take up higher studies and a career in the
subject. Importance of conservation of energy and the use of
environmentally friendly energy sources are emphasized.

Learning Outcome

study of topics like electrochemistry, spectroscopy etc. give a chance to have

an analytical thinking and an urge to develop more environmental friendly
energy cells like fuel cells solar cells etc. it provides a chance to think of
improving the efficiency of these kind of cells and thus shows a concern
towards the planet earth which we have to substance for posterity.

Unit-1 Teaching Hours:5

1. Chemical and Ionic Equilibria

Prelearning: reversible reactions. Equilibrium concept, and

equilibrium constant.

Equilibrium constant and free energy. Ionic equilibria, common ion

effect, hydrolysis of salts. Relationship between Kh, Kw , Ka and Kb .
Effect of temperature and concentration on degree of hydrolysis.
Evaluation of pH of the solutions. Solubility product and its
applications. Buffer solution and mechanism of buffer action.
Hydrolysis of salts, degree of hydrolysis and hydrolysis constant

Unit-2 Teaching Hours:2

2. Adsorption

Prelearning: Absorption adsorption differences between them.

Sorption. Physical and Chemical adsorption and the differences
between them. Factors affecting adsorption.
*Freundlich’s adsorption and Langmuir’s adsorption isotherms, BET
equation (derivation not required) and its applications§.

Unit-3 Teaching Hours:8

Electrochemistry-I

Pre-learning topics—Conductors, semiconductors and insulators.

Types of conducances-elctronic and electrolytic.Differences between
the two.

Definitions of specific, equivalent and molar conductances (k, l and

m).Cell constant. Methods of determination of specific conductance,
evaluation of equivalent and molar conductance-problems to be set
only in SI units. Variation of specific and equivalent/molar
conductance with dilution. Temperature dependence of ionic
 conductance. Strong and weak electrolytes. Conductometric titrations
(only acid-base type).

Transport number: Definition; Determination by moving boundary

method. Causes of abnormal transport numbers observed in certain
systems. Problems based on transport number.

Kohlrausch’s law and its applications: (1) Evaluation of L¥ from l+

and l- (2) Evaluation of degree of dissociation of a weak electrolyte
(3) Evaluation of L¥ of a weak electrolyte (4) determination of
solubility from conductance of saturated solutions of sparingly soluble
salts (AgCl, BaSO4). Problems based on these.

Limitations of Arrhenius theory: Qualitative account of Debye-

Huckel theory, Debye-Huckel-Onsagar equation for aqueous solutions
of 1:1 electrolytes.

Unit-4 Teaching Hours:7

4. #Electrochemistry-II

Prelearning topics— Electrolytic cells andGalvanic cells, Nernst

equation,concept of oxidation and reduction,
Galvanic cells: Conventions of representing galvanic cells - reversible
and irreversible cells, derivation of Nernst equation for single electrode
potential (free energy concept). Weston-cadmium cell.Determination of
emf of a cell. Determination of E° of Zn/Zn2+ and Cu/Cu2+ electrodes.
Liquid junction potentials-elimination of liquid junction potential.
Types of electrodes: Metal and gas electrodes (chlorine), redox
electrodes. Reference electrodes: standard hydrogen electrode, calomel
electrode. Quinhydrone electrode, glass electrode, Determination of pH
using calomel, quin-hydrone and glass electrodes. Problems.

Concentration cells: (1) emf of concentration cells. (2) Determination

of solubility of sparingly soluble salts, problems. Redox electrodes:
emf of redox electrodes. Potentiometric titrationinvolving only redox
systems. *Fuel cells, solar cells and solar energy panels.

Unit-5 Teaching Hours:15

#Chemical Spectroscopy

Pre learning: Electromagnetic spectrum, Wave nature of

electromagnetic radiation. Wavelength, Frequency, wavenumber,
relation between them.

Origin of molecular spectra: Study of rotation, vibration spectra of

diatomic molecules. Born-Oppenheimer approximation. Degrees of
freedom. Expression for rotational energy. Evaluation of internuclear
distance from moment of inertia- problems. Criterion for absorption of
radiation - selection rule. Expression for potential energy of simple
harmonic oscillator–Hooke’s law. Expression for vibrational energy.
 Zero point energy. Concept of force constant-its evaluation-problems.
Degrees of freedom-modes of vibration for CO2 and H2O molecules.
Vibration - rotation spectra PQR bands. Harmonic bands.

Concept of Polarisability. Raman spectra-qualitative study. Stokes and

anti-Stokes lines-selection rules. Advantages of Raman spectroscopy
over IR spectroscopy.
Electronic spectra: Potential energy curves for bonding and
antibonding orbitals. Electronic transitions, qualitative description of s,
p and non-bonding orbitals and transitions between them. Selection
rules and Franck-Condon principle.

Magnetic resonance spectroscopy:NMR spectroscopy,Basic

principles: Concepts of Spin, Nuclear spin, Chemical shifts. ESR
spectroscopy and their applications. NQR spectroscopy and Mossbaur
spectroscopy. (Only principles to be discussed).

Unit-6 Teaching Hours:8

6. Photochemistry

Pre learning: Electromagnetic spectrum, Wave nature of

electromagnetic radiation. Wavelength, Frequency, wavenumber,
relation between them.

Laws of photochemistry: Grotthuss-Draper law, Stark-Einstein law,

Differences between photophysical and photochemical processes with
examples. Comparison of photochemical and thermal reactions.

Quantum yield of photochemical combination of (1) H2 and Cl2 (2) H2

and Br2 (3) dissociation of HI (4) dimerisation of anthracene.
Photosensitization, photostationary equilibrium. Singlet and triplet
states-Fluorescence, Phosphorescence, *Luminescence,
*Bioluminescence, *chemical sensors.
Beer-Lambert’s law: Applications. Problems on absorption coefficient
and molar extinction coefficient. Laser, classification and uses.
* Topics identified for student seminar.

# Topics to enhance employability.

Text Books And Reference Books:

[1].B R Puri, L R Sharma and M.S. Patania., Principles of Physical

Chemistry. Vishal Publishing Company, Jalandhar. 2011.

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

Evaluation Pattern
CHE551 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY PRACTICAL (2013
Batch)
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:30 No of Lecture Hours/Week:2
Max Marks:50 Credits:1
Course Objectives/Course Description
This course introduces the students to preparation, purification
techniques and characterization of organic compounds. It also
emphasizes the importance of organized and systematic approach in
carrying out experiments.

Learning Outcome
Students learn purification of organic compounds and identification of the
functional groups.

Unit-1 Teaching Hours:30

Organic qualitative analysis–identification of monofunctional organic

compounds through functional group analysis, determination of physical
constant , preparation and characterization of a suitable derivative (8 units).

1. Estimation of phenol by bromide-bromate mixture

2. Estimation of Nitro group by reduction method

Preparation and purification of organic compounds

1. Recrystallisation and determination of melting point of solids

2. Simple distillation and determination of boiling point of liquids

3. Purification of solids by sublimation

One stage preparations:

4. Preparation of aspirin from salicylic acid

5. Preparation of acetanilide from aniline

6. Preparation of 2, 4, 6 –tribromophenol from phenol

7. Preparation of m-dinitrobenzene from nitrobenzene

Two stage preparations

8. Preparation of p-bromo aniline from acetanilide

9. Preparation of p-nitro aniline from acetanilide

10. Preparation of m-nitro benzoic acid from methyl benzoate

Chromatography
11. Thin layer chromatography – separation of green leaf pigments/
separation of a mixture of two organic compounds.

12. Column chromatography – separation of a mixture of two organic

compounds.

Text Books And Reference Books:

[1]. F.G.Mann, B.C. Saunders, Practical Organic Chemistry, 4th Ed.,

Orient Longmann, 2007.

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

Evaluation Pattern
CHE552 - PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY PRACTICAL (2013
Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:30 No of Lecture Hours/Week:2

Max Marks:50 Credits:1
Course Objectives/Course Description
This course introduces the students to various experiments on
electrochemistry, chemical kinetics and thermometry.It also emphasizes
the importance of organized and systematic approach in carrying out
experiments.

Learning Outcome
Physical chemistry topics learnt during the theory clases are reinforced in
this course.

Unit-1 Teaching Hours:30

1. Velocity constant for acid hydrolysis of methyl acetate

2. Velocity constant for the saponification of ethyl acetate (a=b method)

3. Effect of concentration and temperature on the rate of oxidation of KI by

K2S2O8.

4. Determination of the equivalent conductivity of 0.1 N NaCl

5. Determination of the dissociation constant of monochloracetic acid by

conductivity method

6. Conductometric titration of HCl with NaOH

7. Determination of standard redox potential of an electrode.

8. Redox titration of K2Cr2O7 with ferrous ammonium sulphate by

potentiometry.
9. Determination of the solubility of a sparingly soluble salt (AgCl) by
conductivity method.

10. Determination of the percentage of NaCl by miscibility temperature

method.

11. Preparation of a buffer solution and determination of its PH by

potentiometry

12. Determination of Cu in aluminium and zinc based alloys using flame

photometer.

13. Determination of potassium using flame photometer.

14. Determination of transition temperature of a salt hydrate by

thermometric method

15. Adsorption study

a. Varification of Lanmuir adsorption isotherm

b. Varification of Frendlich adsorption isotherm

Text Books And Reference Books:

Shoemaker and Garland Experiments in physical chemistry McGraw

Hill International 8thedn., 2008.

[2] J.B. Yadav, Advanced practical chemistry by Krishna prakashan

media (p) ltd,,29th ed. Meerut, 2010.

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

Evaluation Pattern
BOT631 - CYTOGENETICS, PLANT MOLECULAR
BIOLOGY AND PLANT BREEDING (2013 Batch)
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45 No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:100 Credits:2
Course Objectives/Course Description
1. Understand the basic principles of heredity

2. Understand the inheritance pattern of nuclear and

extra nuclear genes

3. Understand the methods of crop improvement

4. Understand the cytological aspects of growth and

development.
 5. Understand DNA as the basis of heredity and
variation.

Learning Outcome
This part of the syllabus gives a basic idea of chromosomes as well as molecular
level approach in the latest trends of cell biology, the principles of heredity and plant
breeding. The student is able to analyze the characters in living organisms, and try
modification of characters. The principles of genetics, heredity and molecular
biology give an idea of creating new organisms to suit the human needs. Gives a
strong base for higher studies.
Unit-1 Teaching Hours:8
CYTOLOGY
1) Chromosome: Morphology, fine structure: Dupraw model, Nucleosome model;
chemical organization of nucleosome; karyotype and idiogram;
2) Cell cycle and mitosis, genetic consequences of the cell cycle
3) Meiosis, sources of Genetic variations in meiosis: crossing over, Random
separation of homologous chromosomes
4) Change in the structure of chromosomes: Chromosomal abberations - deletion,
duplication, inversions and translocations. Meiotic Behaviour of
chromosomes
Unit-2 Teaching Hours:15
GENETICS
Pre requisites: MendelianPrinicples - basic laws of inheritance, Mendelian ratios,
Post Mendelian period - Modified Mendelian ratios: incomplete dominance: flower
color in Mirabilis; dominant epistasis - fruit color in summer squash (12:3:1);
complementary genes- flower color in Lathyrus (9:7).

a) Multiple alleles- general account: co dominance; self sterility in Nicotian

b) Quantitative characters- polygenic inheritance, continuous variation- kernel color

in wheat; ear size in maize.

c) Linkage and crossing over - importance of linkage, linkage and independent

assortment. Complete and incomplete linkage.

d) Crossing over - General account - two point test cross; determination of gene
sequences; interference and coincidence; mapping of chromosomes.

e) Sex determination- sex chromosomes and autosomes- chromosomal basis of sex

determination; sex determination in higher plants (Melandrium album);

f) Extra nuclear inheritance- general account- maternal influence- plastid

inheritance in Mirabilis
g) Developmental genetics: Genetic control of flower development in Arabidopsis

h) Population genetics-Hardy Weinberg law; Processes that bring about changes in

allelic frequencies
Unit-3 Teaching Hours:10
: MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Pre-requisites: Nucleic acids - structure of DNA and RNA - basic features, alternate
forms of DNA - types and structure of RNA, Replication of DNA - Meselson-Stahl
experiment - details of semiconservative replication of DNA, Gene expression -
concept of gene, definitions - the central dogma - transcription in procaryotes and
eucaryotes and translation - genetic code features, Control of gene expression -
positive and negative control - operon model - lac operon, trp operon

a) General properties of DNA, C –value paradox, plant repetitive DNA,

Telomere repeat sequence, single copy sequence, fine structure of plant gene,
genes for ribosomal RNA
b) Plant gene expression: Gene expression in vegetative organs and its
biotechnological applications – leaf specific, stem specific and root specific
expression; Gene expression in reproductive organs – Genes controlling
fertilization, stamens and pistil specific expression and petal specific
expression; Biotechnological applications of floral specific gene expression;
Gene expression in seeds; Gene expression in fruits; structure and regulation
of ZEIN gene in plant system; Plant Transcription factors and gene regulations
c) Plant Signal Transduction: Mechanism of signal transcription; Plant hormone
signalling and transduction: Cytokininsignalling, Auxinsignalling, Gibberellin
signalling, light perception and signalling network in higher plants, Calcium
signalling in plants, sphingolipids in plant signalling, Other plant signalling
molecules: jasmonate, protein signalling
Unit-4 Teaching Hours:12
: PLANT BREEDING
a) Introduction and objectives of plant breeding.
b) Plant introduction- procedure of plant introduction, quarantine regulations,
acclimatization- agencies of plant introduction in India, major achievements.

c) Selection- mass, pureline, clonal- genetic basis of selection-achievements.

d) Hybridization: procedure - intergeneric, interspecific and intervarietal
hybridization with examples- composite and synthetic varieties- heterosis in
plant breeding, inbreeding depression; genetics of heterosis and inbreeding
depression; single cross, pedigree method, bulk population method, multiple
cross, back cross, polyploidy breeding, male sterility in plant breeding. Use of
apomixis in plant breeding.
e) Mutation breeding: methods - achievements in India; breeding for pest,
disease and stress resistance
 f) Modern tools for plant breeding; Genetic Engineering and products of
genetically modified crops
g) Cryobiology – methods of cryopreservation, germplasm, pollen banks and
achievements
Text Books And Reference Books:

Cytology and genetics

1 Benjamine A. Pierce, 2012. Genetics: A Conceptual Approach (4th Ed). WH
Freeman and Company, New York

Plant molecular biology

2 Mahesh, S. 2008. Plant Molecular Biotechnology. New Age International
Publishers, New Delhi.
Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

1 Adams C.R., Early M.P. Principles of Horticulture. N. Delhi: Elsevier, 2004.

2 Barton West R. Practical Gardening in India. New Delhi: Discovery Pub. House,
1999.
3 Gardner, E.J. and Snustad D.P. Principles of Genetics. New York: John Wiley,
1984.
4 Gupta,P.K , Genetics. New Delhi: Rastogi Publications, 1994.
5 John Weathers. Encyclopaedia of Horticulture. New Delhi: Discovery Pub.
House. 1993.
6 John, Ringo, Fundamental Genetics. India: Cambridge University Press Pvt. Ltd.,
2004.
7 Kumar, N. Introduction to Horticulture. Nagarcoil: Rajalakshmi Pub., 1994.
8 Manibhushan Rao K. Text Book of Horticulture. Macmillan India Ltd., 2005.
9 Peter Sunstard & Michael. J. Simmons, Principles of Genetics (3rd edition). John
Wiley & Sonc, Inc. 2003.

10 Prasad, S. Impact of Plant Biotechnology on Horticulture. New Delhi: Agrobios

India, 2004.

11 Sadhu M.K. Plant propagation. N. Delhi: New age international publishers, 1996.
12 Schilletter J.C and Richey H.W. Text Book of General Horticulture. New Delhi:
Biotech Books, 1999.
13 Shukla R.S and Chandel P.S. Cytogenetics, Evolution and Plant breeding. New
Delhi: S. Chand & Co. Ltd., 2004.
Evaluation Pattern
BOT642A - PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY,
BIOINFORMATICS AND BIOSTATISTICS (2013 Batch)
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45 No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:100 Credits:2
1. Familiarize with the fundamental principles of biotechnology, various
developments in biotechnology and potential applications.

2. Make aware that the life forms and activities can be exploited for human
advancement.

3. Impart an introductory knowledge about bio informatics to the students.

4. Use of computers to handle biological data base.

Learning Outcome
The students learn the various modern techniques involved in changing and
incorporating the desired characters in living organisms for the development
of human welfare and develop skills in operating various technology
involved in this study.
Unit-1 Teaching Hours:20
BIOTECHNOLOGY
PART
I 13
hours

Plant tissue culture

1.Introduction – The concept of biotechnology, landmarks in biotechnology.

2. Plant tissue culture – Principles and techniques. Cellular totipotency, in vitro

differentiation –de differentiation and re-differentiation, callus induction,
organogenesis and somatic embryogenesis.

3.Tissue culture medium – Basic components in tissue culture medium – Solid and
liquid medium – suspension culture. Murashige and Skoog medium – composition
and preparation. Aseptic techniques in tissue culture – sterilization – different
methods – sterilization of instruments and glass wares, medium, explants: preparation
of explants – surface sterilization. Inoculation, incubation, subculturing.

4.Micropropagation - Different methods – axillary bud proliferation, direct and

indirect organogenesis and somatic embryogenesis. Different phases of
micropropagation – hardening, transplantation and field evaluation Advantages and
disadvantages of micropropogation. Somaclonal variation.

5.Methods and Applications of tissue culture - Shoot tip and meristem culure,
Synthetic seed production, embryo culture, In vitro mutagenesis, Protoplast isolation
culture and regeneration – transformation and transgenics, Somatic cell hybridization
- cybrids. In vitro secondary metabolite production –– cell immobilization,
bioreactors In vitro production of haploids – anther and pollen culture, In vitro
preservation of germplasm.
PART II
5 hours

Recombinant DNA Technology

Gene cloning strategies – recombinant DNA construction – cloning vectors –

plasmids pBR322, bacteriophage based vectors, Ti plasmids. Restriction
endonucleases and ligases – Ligation techniques, transformation and selection of
transformants – using antibiotic resistances markers, southern blotting; PCR.
Different methods of gene transfer – chemically stimulated DNA uptake by
protoplast, transduction, electroporation, microinjection, microprojectiles,
Agrobacterium mediated gene transfer, gene library, gene banks.

PART III
2 hours

Application of Biotechnology in :

Medicine - Production of human insulin, human growth hormone and

vaccines, gene therapy, monoclonal antibodies, biopharming.

Forensics - DNA finger printing.

Agriculture - Genetically modified crops – Bt crops, Golden rice, FlavrSavr

Tomato, Virus herbicide resistant crops, Edible vaccines.

Environment - Bioremediation- use of genetically engineered bacteria - super bug.

Industry - Horticulture and Floriculture Industry, production of vitamins,

amino acids and alcohol.
Unit-2 Teaching Hours:15
BIOINFORMATICS
PART 1
7 hours
a. Introduction to Bioinformatics, scope and relevance, genomics and proteome.
b. Biological data bases

Nucleotide sequence database – EMBL, Gen Bank, DDBJ.

Protein sequence database – PDB, SWISS PROT

Organismal database – Human genome project

Biodiversity database – Species 2000

 c. Information retrieval from Biological database, sequence alignment types and
tools: pair wise sequence alignment multiple sequence alignment, use of
BLAST, FASTA.

PART 2
5 hours
a. Genomics: DNA sequencing - Sangers procedure - automation of DNA
sequencing, genome sequence assembly, Genome projects – Major findings of
the following genome projects: Human, Arabidopsis thaliana, Rice,
Haemophilus influenza, Application of genome projects.
b. Proteomics: Protein sequencing- Edman degradation method, automation of
sequencing, protein structure prediction and modelling (Brief account only)

PART 3
3 hours

A brief account on
a. Molecular phylogeny and phylogenetic trees.
b. Molecular visualization – use of Rasmol.
c. Molecular docking and computer aided drug design.

Unit-3 Teaching Hours:10

III BIOSTATISTICS
a) Basic principles of Biostatistics (1 hrs)

Methods of collection and classification of data; Primary and secondary data,

qualitative and quantitative data. Frequency distribution, graphical representation,
normal distribution.
b) Measures of central tendency (1 hrs)
(a) Mean
(b) Median
(c) Mode
c) Measures of dispersion (2 hrs)

Mean deviation, Standard deviation, variance, standard error, co-efficient of variation.

d) Probability (2 hrs)

Probability - Definition, mutually exclusive events – sum rule, independent events –

product rule. Probability of unordered combination of events.
e) Tests of significance (2hrs)

Statistical inference – estimation - testing of hypothesis - t-test, Chi square test

(goodness of fit, Independence or association, detection of linkages), F-test, ANOVA.
f) Design of experiments (2 hrs)
 Experimental designs: Principles - replication and randomization. Common
designs in biological experiments: Completely randomized design, randomized
block design, Latin square design, Factorial design.
Text Books And Reference Books:
1. Attwood T. K & Parry, Smith DJ. Introduction to Bioinformatics. Pearson
Education. 2003.
2. Becker J. M, Coldwell GA and Zachgo EA. Biotechnology – A Laboratory
Course, Academic Press. 2007.
3. Bhojwnisabd Razdan M. K. Plant Tissue Culture – Theory and practice, New
Delhi: Elsevier India Pvt. Ltd., 2000.
4. Colin Ratledge and Bjorn Krishansen, Basic Biotechnology, New Delhi:
Cambridge University Press. 2008.
5. Cynthia Gibas and Per Jambeck, Developing Bioinformatics Computer Skills.
O’Reilly. 2003.
6. Dixon R.A, Plant Cell Culture, New Delhi: IRC Press, 2003.
7. Jeremy W. Dale and Malcolm Von Schantz, From Genes to Genomes. New
York: John Wiley & Sons Ltd., 2003.
8. Jogdand S.N. Advances in Biotechnology, Mumbai: Himalaya Publishers,
1999.
9. John E Smith Biotechnology, Cambridge University Press, 2006.
10. Kalyan De Kumar, Plant Tissue Culture, Culcutta: New Central Book Agency,
2006.
11. Lewin, B. Gene X, Jones and Barlett Publications. 2008
12. Narayana Swami S. Plant Cell & Tissue Culture. McGraw Hill Company, 2005.
13. P Baldi and S Brunak, Bioinformatics: A Machine Learning Approach.. MIT
Press, 2000.
14. Purohit SS A Laboratory Manual of Plant Biotechnology. Agro bios India,
2004.
15. Razdan M.K. An introduction to Plant Tissue Culture, New Delhi: Oxford IBH
Publications, 2000.
16. Reddy, Jayarama. Fundamentals of Bioinformatics. S. S Education Series. 2011.
17. Remawat K.G. Plant Biotechnology, New Delhi:. S. Chand & Company Ltd.,
2006.
18. Richard M. Twyman, Instant notes Bioinformatics, New Delhi: Viva Books,
2003.
19. Singh BD. Biotechnology, Expanding Horizon, Ludhiana: Kalyani Publications,
2007.
20. Veer Bala Rastogi, Fundamentals of Molecular Biology, Ane Books Pvt. Ltd.
2008.
Essential Reading / Recommended Reading
Evaluation Pattern
BOT642B - AGRONOMY AND AGRICULTURAL
METEOROLOGY (2013 Batch)
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45 No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:100 Credits:2
Course Objectives/Course Description
To incorporate a practical knowledge of the best farming practices followed
in the field of Agriculture. Meteorology is to study the various
environmental conditions that will affect the agriculture.
Learning Outcome
The various farming and cultivation techniques involved in the field of
agriculture are incorporated in this part of the curriculum. The students learn
the various farming techniques through both theory and practicals.
Meteorology helps students to predict the climate and forecast and protect
or plan for a higher productivity.
Unit-1 Teaching Hours:20
AGRONOMY
a) Definition of agriculture – meaning and scope of agronomy.
b) Agro-climatic zones of India – soils, land use pattern, major sources of
irrigation and ground water potential.
c) Agro-climatic zones of Karnataka – soils, land use pattern, major sources of
irrigation and ground water potential.
d) Tillage and tilth – objectives of tillage – characteristics of ideal seed bed –
effect of tillage on soil properties – pore space, texture, structure, bulk density
and colour of the soil.
e) Crop stand establishment – factors affecting optimum stand establishment.
f) Soil fertility – soil fertility and soil productivity – fertility losses –
maintenance of soil fertility – soil organic matter.
g) Cropping systems – monocropping – definition and principles of crop rotation
–mixed cropping – intercropping – relay cropping – multistoried cropping –
sole cropping and sequence cropping. Irrigation – water resources, water
movement in soil, water requirement of crops and scheduling irrigation,
methods of irrigation, quality of irrigation water.
h) Harvest maturity symptoms and harvesting of major agricultural crops – rice,
maize, groundnut, sugarcane and pulses – maturity indices, method of
harvesting, threshing and winnowing – harvest index.
Unit-2 Teaching Hours:25
AGRICULTURAL METEOROLOGY
Part I

Introduction to Meteorology and Agricultural Meteorology - Scope and importance of

Agricultural Meteorology; Composition of Atmosphere

Part II:

Concept of weather and climate - Micro-meso-macro and phytoclimates;

Electromagnetic Spectrum - Nature and properties of solar radiation - shortwave
radiation and long wave radiation - Radiation balance Response of plants to solar
radiation and photosynthetically active radiation

Part III:

Thermal structure of atmosphere - factors affecting surface air temperature; Spatial

and temporal variations in surface air temperature - soil temperature and its
variations; Atmospheric pressure and its variation with height - Global distribution of
pressure and wind; Atmospheric humidity - saturation and actual vapour pressure -
relative humidity and dew point temperature

Part IV:

Cloud classification and measurements - cloud seeding; Indian monsoons - southwest

monsoon - northeast monsoon - monsoon variability across in India; Rainfall and its
mechanisms - forms and types of rainfall - Rainfall over India and Karnataka

Part V:

Agricultural seasons - Importance of weather forecasting in Agriculture - weather

service to farmers; Crop weather diagrams and calendars – crop weather relationships
- Role of weather on insect pest and diseases; Weather and climate related natural
disasters - risk and management; Weather modification; Climate change and global
warming; Methods to mitigate climate change, Introduction to Remote Sensing
Text Books And Reference Books:
1. Das.P.K. The Monsoons. New Delhi: NBT, 1968.
2. Khadekar, S.R. Meteorology. Nagpur: Agromet publishers, 2001.
3. Mavi, H.S.. Introduction of Agrometeorolgy. New Delhi: Oxford & IBH
Publishing Co., 1986.
4. Menon, P.A. and Rajan, C.K. Climate of Kerala. Kochi: Classic publishing house,
1989.
5. Prasada Rao, Agricultural Meteorology (Ed), Thrissur: Kerala Agricultural
University, 2005.1. Sachati, A.K. Agricultural Meteorology – Instruction-cum-
practical manual, NCERT, New Delhi, 1985.
6. Varshneya, M.C. and BalakrishnaPillai, B. Textbook of Agricultural Meteorology.
New Delhi: ICAR, 2003.
7 Venketaraman, S. and Krishnan, A. Crops and Weather. New Delhi: ICAR, 1992.
8. Yellamanda Reddy and Sankara Reddy. Principles of Agronomy, New Delhi:
Kalyani Publishers, 2008.
Essential Reading / Recommended Reading
Evaluation Pattern
BOT642C - HERBAL DRUG DEVELOPMENT AND
STANDARDIZATION (2013 Batch)
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45 No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:100 Credits:2
Course Objectives/Course Description
: To incorporate a sound knowledge on the proper es of medicine present in the plants and
to develop a skill in the isola on and usage through prac cals.
Learning Outcome
The students learn the medicinal properties in plants and the chemicals
responsible for curing diseases and isolation techniques of the same. They
also learn developing of medicines using the knowledge.
Unit-1 Teaching Hours:10
Herbal based drug Industries:
Herbal based drug Industries: Types, Scope; Study of infrastructure, staff
requirement, project profiles, plant and equipment, processing, research and
development, regulatory requirement. Pilot scale up techniques; Industrial methods
and preparation of standardized extracts, principle, methods, merits and
demerits.Preparations of standardized extracts of Garcinea, Garlic, Turmeric and
Capsicum.
Unit-2 Teaching Hours:10
Standardization of Herbal drugs and
traditional medicines
Importance of Standardization and problems involved in the Standardization of
Herbs. Standardization of Single Drugs and Compound Formulations. WHO
Guidelines for Quality Standardized Herbal Formulations. Estimation of the
Parameter Limits Used for Standardization, Herbal Extracts
Unit-3 Teaching Hours:10
Herbal drug Formulation Development:
Selection of herbal ingredients. A comparative study of Ayurvedic and Modern
dosage forms. Different dosage forms of herbal drugs. Evaluation of different dosage
forms, Standardization of Ayurvedic medicines. Problems in standardization
Ayurvedic medicines.Standardization of Homeopathic medicines.Problems in
standardization of Homeopathic medicines.Stability studies of herbal formulations.
Unit-4 Teaching Hours:15
Bioassays
Screening Methods for pharmacological activities: Introduction, Study of information
retrieval methods of natural plants and herbal data bases. General methods of
screening and review of natural products for the following pharmacological activities.
a. Anti-neoplastic activity
b. Hepato protective activity

c. Anti inflammatory activitya. Diuretic activity

d. Hypo glycemic activity
 e. Anti depressantacitivity

f Hypolipidemic activity
Text Books And Reference Books:
1. Vogel HG and Vogel WH, Drug discovery and evaluation, pharmacological
assays, springer – verlag, 2008.
2. Dept. of Indian Systems of Medicine & Homoeopathy, Ayurvedic
pharmacopoeia of India, India: Govt. of India, Ministry of Health and Family
Welfare, Dept. of ISM & H., 2007.
3. Trease and Evans, Text book of Pharmacognosy, Elsevier Ltd., 2009.
4. BN Chavan and RC Srimal, The use of Pharmacological techniques for the
evaluation of natural products, UNESCO: CDRI, 1984.
5. World Health Organization, Research guideline for evaluating the safety and
efficacy of herbal medicines, Stylus Pub Llc, 1993.
6. Dr. Rama Rao Nadendla, Principles of Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry,
New Delhi: Macmillan India Ltd., 2007.
7. Rajesh Arora (Ed), Medicinal Plant Biotechnology, UK: CABI, 2010.
8. S. S Agrawal and M Paridhavi, Herbal Drug technology, New Delhi:
Universities Press, 2007.

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

S. S. Agarwal and M Paridhavi, Herbal Drug Technology, University Press,

Newdelhi. 2007.
Evaluation Pattern
BOT651 - PROJECT IN BOTANY (2013 Batch)
No of Lecture
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:30
Hours/Week:2
Max Marks:50 Credits:1
Course Objectives/Course Description
To equip students with the basic knowledge and skills required to undertake and
report on scientific research in the field of plant science.
Learning Outcome
On completion of the course students should be able to:
1. Search information bases for appropriate supporting literature for a given topic.
2. Formulate hypotheses for a proposed piece of scientific research and design
appropriate means for testing the same.
3. Collate and analyze data from their research and prepare a report in standard
scientific format.

Unit-1 Teaching Hours:30

 Research project
1. The basics of scientific writing, experimental design, project reporting and
presentation.
2. Aims and means of assessing feasibility of projects.
3. Techniques in data collection, collation and analysis.
4. Investigation and written report on an approved topic.

Text Books And Reference Books:

Journals and Books on their respective area of subject

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading
Evaluation Pattern
BOT652A - PRACTICAL IN CYTOGENETICS, PLANT
BREEDING AND PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY AND
BIOINFORMATICS (2013 Batch)
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:30 No of Lecture Hours/Week:2
Max Marks:50 Credits:1
Course Objectives/Course Description
1. Understand the basic principles of heredy
2. Understand the inheritance pattern of nuclear and extra nuclear genes.
3. Understand the methods of crop improvement.
4. Understand the cytological aspects of growth and development.
5. Familiarize with the fundamental principles of biotechnology, various
developments in biotechnology and potential applications.
6. Use of computers to handle biological data base.

Learning Outcome
The students will be learnt to apply the theoretical knowledge in cytology,
genetics, plant breeding and biotechnological applications in their daily life
and research through the practical skills they learn from this course.
Unit-1 Teaching Hours:6
Plant Breeding
5. Emasculation and bagging

6. Comparison of percentage of seed germination and the effect of any chemical on

the rate of elongation of radicle in any three crop seeds

8. Visit to a plant breeding station and submit the report

9. Pollen Viability test

Unit-1 Teaching Hours:6

Cytology
1.Mitotic slide preparation – onion root tips

2. Meiotic slide preparation – onion flower buds or Rheo flower buds

3. Study of permanent slides of mitosis and meiosis

4. Study of Karyotype in Allium cepa

Unit-2 Teaching Hours:12
Genetics
1) Genetic Problems
a. Dihybrid ratio
b. Incomplete dominance
c. Multiple factors
d. Supplementary, complementary and epitasis
e. Chi square test for goodness of Fit and test for linkage analysis
f. Linkage and recombination
g. Construction of genetic map with the use of two-point and three point
test cross
h. Population genetics – Hardy – Weinberg law
Unit-3 Teaching Hours:12
Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics

1) Familiarizing with the different data bank mentioned in the syllabus.

2) Molecular visualization using Rasmol.
3) Blast search.
4)Preparation of nutrient medium–Murashige and Skoog medium, sterilization,
preparation of explants, inoculation.
5) Extraction of DNA from plant tissue.
6) Immobilization of whole cells or tissues in sodium alginate.
7)Study of genetic engineering tools and techniques using photographs/diagram
(Southern blotting, DNA finger printing, PCR,)
8) Visit a well-equipped biotechnology lab and submit a report along with the
practical record.
Text Books And Reference Books:
1. Benjamine A. Pierce, 2012. Genetics: A Conceptual Approach (4th Ed). WH
Freeman and Company, New York
2. Mahesh, S. 2008. Plant Molecular Biotechnology. New Age International
Publishers, New Delhi.
 Essential Reading / Recommended Reading
Evaluation Pattern
BOT652B - PRACTICAL IN CYTOGENETICS, PLANT
BREEDING AND AGRICULTURAL METEOROLOGY
(2013 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:30 No of Lecture Hours/Week:2

Max Marks:50 Credits:1
Course Objectives/Course Description
1. Understand the basic principles of heredy
2. Understand the inheritance pattern of nuclear and extra nuclear genes.
3. Understand the methods of crop improvement.
4. Understand the cytological aspects of growth and development.
5. Understand the modern techniques used in the agriculture and the
prediction of climate change that affect the agriculture.

Learning Outcome
The students will be learnt to apply the theoretical knowledge in cytology,
genetics, plant breeding and agricultural practices in their daily life and
research through the practical skills they learn from this course.
Unit-1 Teaching Hours:6
Cytology
1.Mitotic slide preparation – onion root tips

2. Meiotic slide preparation – onion flower buds or Rheo flower buds

3. Study of permanent slides of mitosis and meiosis

4. Study of Karyotype in Allium cepa

Unit-1 Teaching Hours:6
Plant Breeding
5. Emasculation and bagging

6. Comparison of percentage of seed germination and the effect of any chemical on

the rate of elongation of radicle in any three crop seeds

8. Visit to a plant breeding station and submit the report

9. Pollen Viability test

 Unit-2 Teaching Hours:12
Genetics
1) Genetic Problems
a. Dihybrid ratio
b. Incomplete dominance
c. Multiple factors
d. Supplementary, complementary and epitasis
e. Chi square test for goodness of Fit and test for linkage analysis
f. Linkage and recombination
g. Construction of genetic map with the use of two-point and three point
test cross

h. Population genetics – Hardy – Weinberg law

Unit-3 Teaching Hours:12

Agronomy and Agricultural Meteorology
1. Measurement of Air temperature
2. Installation of soil thermometers and measurement and recording of soil
temperature
3. Measurement of Relative humidity and vapour pressure
4. Identification and measurement of clouds
5. Measurement of wind speed and direction
6. Measurement of rainfall
7. Sunshine Recorder and measurement of sunshine
8. Preparation of crop weather calendars
9. Conduct the soil test

Text Books And Reference Books:

1. Benjamine A. Pierce, 2012. Genetics: A Conceptual Approach (4th Ed). WH
Freeman and Company, New York
2. Mahesh, S. 2008. Plant Molecular Biotechnology. New Age International
Publishers, New Delhi.
Essential Reading / Recommended Reading
Evaluation Pattern
BOT652C - PRACTICAL IN CYTOGENETICS, PLANT
BREEDING AND HERBAL DRUG DEVELOPMENT
(2013 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:30 No of Lecture Hours/Week:2

Max Marks:50 Credits:1
Course Objectives/Course Description
 1. Understand the basic principles of heredy
2. Understand the inheritance pattern of nuclear and extra nuclear genes.
3. Understand the methods of crop improvement.
4. Understand the cytological aspects of growth and development.
5. Understand the basics of herbal drug preparation using different medicinal
plants as ingredients.

Learning Outcome
The students will be learnt to apply the theoretical knowledge in cytology,
genetics, plant breeding and herbal drug development in their daily life and
research through the practical skills they learn from this course.
Unit-1 Teaching Hours:6
Plant Breeding
5. Emasculation and bagging

6. Comparison of percentage of seed germination and the effect of any chemical on

the rate of elongation of radicle in any three crop seeds

8. Visit to a plant breeding station and submit the report

9. Pollen Viability test

Unit-1 Teaching Hours:6

Cytology
1.Mitotic slide preparation – onion root tips

2. Meiotic slide preparation – onion flower buds or Rheo flower buds

3. Study of permanent slides of mitosis and meiosis

4. Study of Karyotype in Allium cepa

Unit-2 Teaching Hours:12
Genetics
1) Genetic Problems
a. Dihybrid ratio
b. Incomplete dominance
c. Multiple factors
d. Supplementary, complementary and epitasis
 e. Chi square test for goodness of Fit and test for linkage analysis
f. Linkage and recombination
g. Construction of genetic map with the use of two-point and three point
test cross
h. Population genetics – Hardy – Weinberg law
Unit-3 Teaching Hours:12
Herbal drug development
1. Preparations of standardized extracts of Garcinea, Garlic, Turmeric and
Capsicum.

2. Ayurvedic preparations

3. Antimicrobial studies
Text Books And Reference Books:
1. Benjamine A. Pierce, 2012. Genetics: A Conceptual Approach (4th Ed). WH
Freeman and Company, New York
2. Mahesh, S. 2008. Plant Molecular Biotechnology. New Age International
Publishers, New Delhi.
Essential Reading / Recommended Reading
Evaluation Pattern
BTY632 - ANIMAL BIOTECHNOLOGY (2013 Batch)
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45 No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:100 Credits:2
Course Objectives/Course Description
The paper describes the concepts of cell culture in animal systems. Animal cell culture
includes culture methods, characterization, monitoring tools such differentiation
strategies. Methods of in vitro fertilization and its signi icance in animals and human
beings is also forms part of this paper. Stem cell technology has been included which
describes types of stem cells, applications and ethics. Stem cell technology has been
included which describes types of stem cells, applications and ethics. Animal
biotechnology focuses on the manipulation of genes in animals – introduction and
knockout of genes and their effects. Also the different systems available for the
production of sustainable industrial products and important therapeutic and diagnostic
drugs and vaccines for medical and veterinary use
Learning Outcome

Students learn the importance of animal and plant cell culture for research
and Biotechnology industry. Students connect the use of mammalian cells
and plant cells for industrial production of pharmaceutical and industrially
important products. They also learn the importance of sterilization, media
nutrition and parameters like pH, temperature on the growth of cells.
Students learn different techniques of scaling up the cultures for large scale
production of products.

Unit-1 Teaching Hours:5

Introduction to Cell culture and growth
medium
History and scope of animal cell and tissue culture, advantages and disadvantages of
tissue culture, requirement of animal cell culture lab, glasswares used, sterilization
techniques, types of medium (De ined and unde ined), signi icance of serum, Growth
factors promoting proliferation of animal cell culture- EGF,FGF,PDGF,TGF,IL, IGF
Unit-2 Teaching Hours:5
Establishment of cell line and Scaling Up
Primary culture, Disaggregation of tissue (physical, chemical methods- trypsin,
collagenase), secondary cell lines, continuous cell lines, characteristics of cell lines,
maintenance of cell lines, measurement of cell viability - Evan’s blue method, Trypan
blue method,Anchorage dependent cell lines- Roux bottle, Roller bottle, anchorage
independent cell lines- Stirred bioreactor, airlift bioreactor, immobilized bioreactor.

Unit-3 Teaching Hours:5

Organ culture and in vitro fertilization
Culture techniques- Plasma Clot, Raft methods, Agargel, Grid method. Tissue
engineering-arti icial skin, arti icial cartilage. IVF-in vitro fertilization of farm animals,
need for IVF, techniques used - induction of superovulation, preparation and collection
of oocytes, preparation of spermatozoa, in vitro fertilization and development, embryo
transfer & its advantages, IVF in humans- signi icance, ethics t be followed
Unit-4 Teaching Hours:5
Embryonic stem cells
De inition and importance, Properties of stem cell, Embryonic stem cell culture,
stimulation of embryonic stem cells to differentiate, therapeutic adult stem cells -
source, differentiation, similarities between adult and embryonic stem cells,
applications, concept of cord blood banking, Bioethics, Good Laboratory Practices (GLP)
and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) – guidelines.

Unit-5 Teaching Hours:7

Gene expression systems
Prokaryotic and eukaryotic gene expression systems- types, ways of manipulating gene
expression, pET system for expressing proteins - vector and the mechanism, animal
expression systems- yeast based, insect cell line based, mammalian vectors, High level
production of transgene products – hormones and vaccines - in animal cells, Human
growth hormone, Human insulin, examples of FDA approved recombinant drugs
Unit-6 Teaching Hours:7
Vaccines and Therapeutic Agents
Recombinant vaccines, Sub unit vaccines – Hepatitis B, Foot and mouth disease, Herpes
simplex virus vaccines their production, DNA vaccines, Advantages and disadvantages
RNA vaccine, Production of viral vaccine, Recombinant vaccine against vaccinia virus.
Monoclonal antibodies -Large scale production, diagnostic and therapeutic uses in
diseases like cancer, AIDS etc, Human monoclonal antibodies, Genetic engineering
strategies for monoclonal antibodies, Human-mouse antibodies, Advantages and
limitations of monoclonal antibodies, examples of McAb based drugs available in the
market
Unit-7 Teaching Hours:8
Transgenic Animals
Objective of gene transfer, gene transfer methods- Retroviral Vector method, vaccinia
viral vector method, DNA microinjection method, Engineered embryonic stem cell
method, Detection of transgenes, Transgenic mice and their applications in
understanding normal and disease conditions of physiological processes, Signi icance
and production of human mouse, Onco mouse, Gene knock outs- strategies, importance,
knock out mouse, SCID mouse, Cloned animals- Dolly, transgenic animals - Transgenic
sheep, cow, ish, pig etc, pharming, animal bioreactors and their importance.

Unit-8 Teaching Hours:3

Gene therapy
Mechanism, approaches for gene therapy, ex vivo gene therapy, in vivo gene therapy,
somatic and germline therapy, antisense therapy, gene therapy for Adenosine
deaminase, Hemophilia, Familial hyper Cholesterolemia. Limitations, status and ethics of
gene therapy.

Text Books And Reference Books:

U. Sathyanarayana. Biotechnology. Books and Allied (P) Ltd., Kolkota, 2005.

I. Freshney. Culture Of Animal Cells. New York: John Wiley and Sons, 2006.

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

M. Butler. Animal Cell Culture and Technology – the basics, 2nd edn, Taylor and Francis,
2004.

S. Gangal. Principles and Practice of Animal Tissue Culture, Second edition, Universities
Press, 2010.

B. Alberts, A. Johnson, J. Lewis, M. R. K. Roberts and P. Walter. Molecular Biology of the

Cell. Garland Science Publishing, 2008.

L. Houdibine. Animal Transgenesis and Cloning, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2003.
Evaluation Pattern
BTY641A - BIOPROCESS ENGINEERING (2013 Batch)
No of Lecture
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45
Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:100 Credits:2
Course Objectives/Course Description
This paper covers important topics in the development, production, recovery, and
analysis of products produced by biotechnology. The course traces the path of a
biological product from the cell through the production facility, the inal processing, and
formulation. It discusses the growth characteristics of the organisms used to produce
biological compounds, the techniques used in product recovery and puri ication
analysis. The course emphasizes the use of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) in
these analyses.

Learning Outcome
Students learn and understand cell growth, goals of fermentation and relate it to a real-
life example. Different types of bioreactor, auxiliary equipment and applications are
understood. Students understand how parameters such as pH, temperature, aeration,
and agitation that affects the fermentation. Students learn the industrial production of
certain metabolites and their recovery. Students learn and assess biological methods for
pollution control, energy and resource recovery from waste, bioremediation and how
they can contribute to clean technology, Biological processes to remove or recover
inorganic and organic pollutants from liquid and gaseous ef luents, and from solid
waste, Biological processes for energy and biomass production from waste
Unit-1 Teaching Hours:3
Introduction to Bioprocess Engineering
De inition of a Bioprocess, over view of bioprocesses with their various components.
Bioprocess operation & their global impact
Unit-2 Teaching Hours:6
Types of fermentation
Fermentation process- inoculum build up, pre-fermentation, product fermentation. Solid
state fermentation, Solid substrate, submerged, Aerobic, Anaerobic , batch, fed-batch,
semi-continuous, continuous, Fermentation based on type of product formation- type I,
II, III.

Unit-3 Teaching Hours:7

Bioreactor
Types of Bioreactors- conventional- stirred tank reactors, airlift, bubble up luidized bed,
packed bed, tower reactors, drum reactors, photobioreactors; Components of the
fermenters, types of impellers, aeration, temperature regulation, pH monitoring,
antifoaming agents
Unit-4 Teaching Hours:4
Media for industrial fermentation
Types of media, synthetic and crude media, Enrichment media, Selective media, Media
formulation, Constituents of media, Principles of Media Sterilization, Batch &
Continuous sterilization techniques, Air sterilization.

Unit-5 Teaching Hours:4

Culture Management
Isolation of microbes, culture collection, Need for strain development, Methods of strain
development (mutation, selection of mutants, selective isolation of mutants- genetic
recombination), preservation of microbes
Unit-6 Teaching Hours:5
Down Stream Processing
Solid-liquid separation (Flocculation, Filtration, Centrifugation), Cell disruption
(Physical, chemical and enzymatic), Extraction, Precipitation, Distillation, Evaporation,
Chromatographic separation, Adsorption, Concentration, formulation- Lyophilization,
spray drying
Unit-7 Teaching Hours:7
Enzyme technology
Introduction, Enzymes Vs catalysts, Enzymes Vs Whole cells, General steps in production
of enzymes, Mechanism of enzyme action, Enzyme kinetics-Km, Vmax, Immobilization of
enzymes, Methods of Immobilization, Advantages of Immobilization, industrial
applications of enzymes (leather, textile, baking, detergent industries),Biosensors, Types
of Biosensors (Amperometric, Potentiometric, Conductimetric, Optical Biosensors),
Immobilized enzymes in drug delivery
Unit-8 Teaching Hours:9
Microbial products and quality analysis
Classi ication of metabolic products- Primary, secondary and bioconversion products
(Steroids). Production of alcoholic beverage (Beer), Food (Cheese) amino acid (glutamic
acid,) Organic acids (Lactic acid), antibiotic (penicillin) single cell protein, single cell oil.
Quality Control, Quality assurance, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) & Good
Manufacturing Practices (GMP)
Text Books And Reference Books:
U. Sathyanarayana. Biotechnology. Books and Allied (P) Ltd, Kolkota: 2008.
S.N. Jogdand. Environmental Biotechnology. 3Edn, India: Himalaya Publication
House, 2001.
B.D. Singh. Biotechnology. 2Edn, New Delhi: Kalyani Publishers, 2007.

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

P. F. Stanbury. A. Whitaker and S.J. Hall. Principles of Fermentation Technology.
2Ed, Edinburgh: Butterworth Heinemann Press, 2003
M. D. Pauline. Bioprocess Engineering Principles. 2 Ed, London: Academic Press,
2000.
Zhong, Jian-Jiang. Biomanufacturing. New York: Springer-Verlag Heidelberg,
2004.

Evaluation Pattern
BTY641B - ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY
(2013 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45 No of Lecture Hours/Week:3

Max Marks:100 Credits:2
Course Objectives/Course Description
Environmental Biotechnology utilizes microorganisms to improve environmental
quality. These improvements include treatment of contaminated waters and
wastewaters, clean up of industrial waste streams, and remediation of soils
contaminated with hazardous and toxic chemicals. Environmental biotechnology is
essential to society and truly important as a technical discipline. Microbiological
treatment technologies developed at the beginning of the twentieth century, such as
trickling, iltration, activated sludge and anaerobic digestions remain the mainstays
today. In recent years, new technologies are constantly introduced that address very
contemporary problems such as detoxi ication of hazardous chemicals, shortage of fuel
environmental biomonitoring, and microbial genetic engineering for bioremediation of
air, water, and soil.

Learning Outcome

At the end of the course, the students will have suf icient scienti ic understanding of
different types of biotechnological methods to improve environment value and new
techniques used in Environmental Biotechnology.

Unit-1 Teaching Hours:5

Environmental Pollution
Basic concepts of environment (Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, Lithosphere, Biosphere),
source and nature of pollution, common pollutants in air, water, soil Biomonitoring
(Visual rating, Genotoxicity, metabolic rating, Plant test system, Animal test system,
Biosensor, cell and molecular biology in monitoring)

Unit-2 Teaching Hours:6

Biotechnological methods for pollution
Management
Atmospheric CO2reduction, Photosynthesis to reduce atmospheric CO2, Biological
calci ication to reduce atmospheric CO2, Sewage treatment by bacteria and algae,
Eutrophication and phosphorus pollution, Biological removal of phosphorus,
Management of metal pollution, Bioscavengers of metals, Mechanism of metal
scavenging, Immobilized cells in the management of pollution.

Unit-3 Teaching Hours:5

Water Pollution and sewage
Nature of pollutants, composition of sewage, techniques to measure water pollution-
BOD, COD, sewage water treatment, primary secondary and tertiary treatments,
Industrial ef luent treatment from tannery. Water portability, chemical and Biological
pollutants, water borne diseases.

Unit-4 Teaching Hours:5

Solid waste Management
Sources and characteristics of sludge, Preliminary operations, Sludge thickening and
stabilization, Conditioning and disinfection of sludge, disposal of sludge, land ills,
composting types- aerobic and anaerobic, vermicomposting.
Unit-5 Teaching Hours:6
Alternate sources of fuels
Conventional fuels and their environmental impact, Modern fuels– Advantages over
conventional fuels. Methanogenic bacteria, Composition and production of Biogas,
Microbial hydrogen Production, gasohol, biodiesel

Unit-6 Teaching Hours:6

Bioremediation
Bioremediation of soil & water contaminated with oil spills, heavy metals and
detergents. Degradation of lignin and cellulose using microbes. Phytoremediation,
degradation of pesticides and other toxic chemicals by micro-organisms, degradation of
aromatic, chlorinated hydrocarbons(DDT) and petroleum products, Bio magni ication
and its ill effects of pesticide residues in food and management.

Unit-7 Teaching Hours:4

Bioleaching
De inition, Types-Direct and Indirect Bioleaching, In-situ and ex-situ, Bio mining of ores
(Gold, copper, and Uranium)

Unit-8 Teaching Hours:8

Integration of genetic engineering & applied
microbiology in Agriculture
Genetically modi ied organisms into environment, safety issues, laws governing release
of GMOs in different countries, Bt Brinjal as food, Roundup Ready Maize, and its effect on
environment, Agriculture- bio fertilizers (rhizobium, mycorrhiza), nif gene cloning
Text Books And Reference Books:
U. Sathyanarayana, Biotechnology. Books and Allied (P) Ltd, Kolkota: 2008.

S. N. Jogand, Environmental Biotechnology. 3 Ed, India: Himalaya Publication House,

2001.
B. D. Singh, Biotechnology. 2 Ed, New Delhi: Kalyani Publishers, 2007
Essential Reading / Recommended Reading
A. K. Chakravarthy. Introduction to Environmental Biotechnology. 2 Ed, India: OUP India,
2013.

H .J. Joedening, J.Winter. Environmental Biotechnology: Concepts and applications, Wiley

Blackwell, United states: 2004.

T. K. Srinivas. Environmental Biotechnology 1Ed, India: New Age International Pvt Ltd,
2008.

A. K.Chaterji Introduction to Environmental Biotechnology. 3 Ed n, Prentice-Hall of

India Pvt. Ltd, April 2011.
Evaluation Pattern
BTY651A - PRACTICAL IN BIOPROCESS
ENGINEERING (2013 Batch)
No of Lecture
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:30
Hours/Week:2
Max Marks:50 Credits:1
Course Objectives/Course Description
Students are imparted with the practical knowledge of using a living cell for production
of industrially important products. This paper deals with production of wine, citric acid,
and Enzymes from microbial source
Learning Outcome
Students learn the practical skills such as media formulation sterilization, maintaining
the pure culture of microbes, monitoring the growth curve of microbes. Students learn
to perform assay for the production metabolites and enzymes
Unit-1 Teaching Hours:4
Microbial Growth
Determination of microbial growth by turbidometric method
Unit-2 Teaching Hours:2
Microbial metabolites
Production of primary and secondary metabolite (organic acid)
Unit-3 Teaching Hours:2
Quantification Fermentation Product
Estimation of the fermentation products by titration method
Unit-4 Teaching Hours:2
Fermentation Process
Solid state Fermentation
Unit-5 Teaching Hours:2
Anaerobic Fermentation
Production of beverage
Unit-6 Teaching Hours:4
Cell Immobilisation
Immobilization of microbial cells and assay for its activity
Unit-7 Teaching Hours:4
Enzyme technology
Isolation and assay for speci ic activity amylase from Aspergillus niger
Unit-8 Teaching Hours:4
Qualitative test for milk
Dye reduction test & Estimation of Lactic acid
Unit-9 Teaching Hours:2
Microbial enzyme production
Production of Protease enzyme from microbes
Unit-10 Teaching Hours:4
Industrial Visit
Visit to research institute or industry and submission of report.
Text Books And Reference Books:
Rajan S, Christy R S. Experimental Procedures in Life Sciences, India: Anjanaa Book
House, Chennai, 2010
Essential Reading / Recommended Reading
S. Sadasivam, A. Manickam. Biochemical Methods. 3 Edn. India: New age International
Publisher, 2008
Evaluation Pattern

20%PERFORMANCE+20%MIDSEM+10%RECORD

50%END SEM PRACTICAL EXAM

AVERAGE OF THE ABOVE WILL BE SCORE OUT OF 50.

BTY651B - PRACTICAL IN ENVIRONMENTAL
BIOTECHNOLOGY (2013 Batch)
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:30 No of Lecture Hours/Week:2
Max Marks:50 Credits:2
Course Objectives/Course Description
To obtain the knowledge of the principles, techniques and current applications of
biotechnology to environmental quality evaluation, monitoring, remediation of
contaminated environments and energy production. The paper also include some of the
experiments of Environmental biotechnology like Analysis of quality of water, study of
vesicular and arbuscular mycorhiza and Estimation of BOD to monitor the organic
pollutants in water
Learning Outcome

Students understand the natural environment and its relationships with human
activities, Characterize and analyze human impacts on the environment, Integrate facts,
concepts, and methods from multiple disciplines and apply to environmental problems,
acquire practical skills for scienti ic problem-solving.

Unit-1 Teaching Hours:4

potability
Testing the potability of water by MPN
Unit-2 Teaching Hours:4
Biological Oxygen Demand
Determination of Biological Oxygen Demand of the water
Unit-3 Teaching Hours:2
Symbiosis
Study on Vesicular Arbuscular Mycorrhiza
Unit-4 Teaching Hours:2
Nitrogen fixing microorganism
Isolation and Staining of Rhizobium
Unit-5 Teaching Hours:4
Biofuel
Production of Biogas
Unit-6 Teaching Hours:2
Water Analysis
Determination of suspended solids in water sample
Unit-7 Teaching Hours:4
Biofertilizer
Production of Bio fertilizer (Rhizobium)
Unit-8 Teaching Hours:4
Bioremediation
Microbial degradation of cellulose
Unit-9 Teaching Hours:4
Industrial Visit
Visit to research institute or industry and submission of report
Text Books And Reference Books:
Rajan S and Christy R S. Experimental Procedures in Life Sciences, India; Anjanaa Book
House, Chennai, 2010
Essential Reading / Recommended Reading
L.A. Seidman.L, M.E. Kraus. D.Brandner, J.Mowery. Laboratory Manual for
Biotechnology and Laboratory Science: The Basics pearson Education, 2011
Evaluation Pattern

20%PERFORMANCE+20%MIDSEN+10%RECORD

50% END SEM PRACTICAL EXAM

Average of these will be score out of 50.

BTY652 - PROJECT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY (2013 Batch)
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:30 No of Lecture Hours/Week:2
Max Marks:50 Credits:1
Course Objectives/Course Description

With the guidance from the faculties, the students are given freedom to
design and perform a project work of their choice pertaining to the different
fields in Biotechnology. The main intention of this project is to develop
 research attitude and aptitude in students so that they can analyze their own
interests in different fields.
Learning Outcome

Project work helps them to make use of different techniques that they have
covered in the previous semesters. This may even help the students to
choose their future courses for their higher studies, based on their interests.
It also helps the students to plan up and execute the research work their
own. Students will get exposure to the process of reviewing the literature
and also the scientific writing.

Teaching
Unit-1
Hours:30
Students select the topic for research in Biotechnology
based on their interest and perform the project under
teacher's guidance
he assessment of the project work will be done in different levels.

Internal presentation by the students in the department and project work

done on weekly basis

Project result and report

Final presenta on by the student in front of external examiners
Text Books And Reference Books:

1. Green M. R., and Sambrook R., Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory

Manual. 3rd edition, New York, USA: Cold spring Harbor Laboratory
Press, 2002.

2. Naik G. R., Introduction to Basic Molecular Biology Techniques,

Himalaya Publishing House, Mumbai. 2004

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

Various research articles and reviews from the field.

Evaluation Pattern
CHE641B - CHEMISTRY - VIIB: BIOCHEMISTRY (2013
Batch)

No of Lecture
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45
Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:100 Credits:2
Course Objectives/Course Description
This course creates awareness about the various topics in biochemistry and the
students are made to realize the role of the same in the life processes. The course
emphasizes on the importance of leading a healthy life and the significance of
balanced diet which is essential to maintain nutritional requirements.
Learning Outcome
This course gives an insight into the various biomolecules and their
functions. Importance of physical activities in maintaining good health.
Role of various body organs and the importance of maintaining them in
good condition. needs to rewrite.

Unit-1 Teaching Hours:2

Introduction to Biochemistry

Development of biochemistry-major functions of cell organelles- elemental

and biochemical composition of living organisms-role of water in biological
systems.

Unit-2 Teaching Hours:21

Biomolecules

a) Carbohydrates-5Hrs

Classification (mention only)-structure and biological importance of derived

monosaccharides-amino sugars, sugar acids sugar phosphates-
oligosaccharides-isomaltose, cellobiose, trehalose-polysaccharides-starch,
glycogen and cellulose. Heteropolysaccharides-Occurrence and composition
(no structures) of Hyaluronic acid-chondroitin and its sulphates-dermatan
sulphate-heparin-agar-agar.

b) Lipids- 3 Hrs

Classification-simple and compound lipids-biological importance-structure

of fatty acids-triglycerides and phosphoglycerides-properties of
triglycerides-biological importance of triglycerides and phosphoglycerides.

c) Proteins-6 Hrs

a-amino acids-classification based on polarity and chemical nature of R-

group-ionic properties and reactions of amino acids-peptide bond and its
geometry-Proteins-biological importance-classification based on solubility
and composition-levels of organization-primary,secondary(a-helix and b-
pleat) and tertiary structure,(forces stabilizing it)-quaternary structure.

d)Enzymes-4 Hrs
Classification-active site-specificity-Fischer and Koshland models-Enzyme
kinetics- factors affecting rate of enzymatic reactions-Michaelis- Menten
equation-Competitive and noncompetitive inhibition –Cofactors.

e)Nucleic Acids- 3 Hrs

Types-components of nucleic acids-nucleosides and nucleotides-poly

nucleotides-structure of DNA- (Watson and Crick model. Structure of RNA-
biological roles of DNA and RNA.

Unit-3 Teaching Hours:4

Biological Oxidation

Bioenergetics-ATP and other high energy molecules-energy coupling in

biological reactions-stepwise process of biological oxidation-Mitochondrial
electron transport chain-oxidative phosphorylation- Substrate level
phosphorylation.

Unit-4 Teaching Hours:7

Metabolism

Catabolism and anabolism-Carbohydrate metabolism-glycolysis- fate of

pyruvate-TCA cycle-Fatty acid metabolism-b-Oxidation pathway-Protein
metabolism- general aspects of amino acid degradation-deamination-
transamination-decarboxilation-Urea cycle.

Unit-5 Teaching Hours:2

Molecular Biology

Central dogma of molecular biology.Replication of DNA- semiconservative

mechanism-replication process-transcription and translation.

Unit-6 Teaching Hours:4

Nutrition biochemistry

*Vitamins-definition-classification and deficiency manifestations of water

soluble and fat soluble vitamins-coenzyme functions of B-complex
vitamins.

*Hormones.Definition-classification into amino acid derivatives,peptide and

polypeptide`hormones and steroid hormones with examples and functions.

Unit-7 Teaching Hours:5

#Biochemical techniques

Homogenisation- Differential centrifugation- Ultracentrifugation-

Electrophoresis-Spectrophotometry-Isotropic tracer technique-
chromatography.

Text Books And Reference Books:

[1]. J.L Jain., Fundamentals of Biochemistry. 5th ed. S.Chand & co,
reprint 2007.

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

[1].A Lehninger, David L. Nelson, and Michael M. Cox. Principles of

Biochemistry. 8th ed.W. H. Freeman, 2009.

[2].Conn, and Stumpf. Outlines of Biochemistry. 5th ed. John Wiley & sons,
inc,1987.

[3].P.C Champe,., and R.A. Harvey. Biochemistry.4th ed. Lippincott &

co, 2008.

[4].M Devlin, Thomas., Textbook of Biochemistry. 7th ed. Wiley, 2010.

[5].Voet, and Voet. Biochemistry . 6th ed. Wiley, 2010.

Evaluation Pattern
CHE642A - CHEMISTRY - VIIIA APPLIED
CHEMISTRY (2013 Batch)
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45 No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:100 Credits:2
Course Objectives/Course Description
In this course the students are expected to acquire a deeper knowledge
about Industrial and Material Chemistry. This exposure to industrial
chemistry gives a fascination to have a career in the industry. It also
underlines the importance of agriculture and industry in society

Learning Outcome

The course involves various topics on industrial and material chemistry so

as to prepare the students for a career in the industry. Students learn the
basics of research methodology.
Unit-1 Teaching Hours:15
#Material chemistry-

Superconducting oxides and application of superconducting materials, ionic

conductors, liquid crystals, semiconductors and transistors, perovskites,
Polymers- Types of polymers and polymerisation process, Addition
polymers, stereo controlled polymers, condensation polymers, radical, ionic
mechanism of polymerisation. Preparation and applications of following
polymers : (i) Natural and synthetic rubber, (ii) Synthetic fibers :
Polyester, polyamides, polyacrylates and rayons, (iii) Plastics : Polyolefines
and Polyurethanes, (iv) Foaming agents : Plasticizers (v) Biodegradable
polymers and their advantages.

Introduction to polymer processing: polymer additives, fillers, plasticizers,

antioxidants and thermal stabilizers, fire retardants and colourants. Zeolites
and their applications.

Unit-2 Teaching Hours:12

#Industrial materials
a) Non-ferrous alloys: production, applications (copper and Nickel alloys)

b) Refractories :properties , classification, determination of PCE values.

c) Abrasives: classification, applications, hardness, manufacture and

importance of carborundum , alundum , tungsten carbide.

d) Glass: Properties, types, manufacture of soda, borosilicate and optical

glasses. Safety glass, fire and bullet proof glasses .

e) Cement: raw materials, grades, manufacture of Portland cement, setting

process.

f) *Paints and varnishes: constituents of oil and emulsion paints and their
role, constituents of varnishes.

g) *Pigments : manufacture and relative merits of white lead , lithopone

and titanium white.

h) Fuels : Characteristics , calorific value and its determination using

bomb calorimeter. Coal - varieties, reserves and production in India.
Production of coke, Gaseous fuels – advantages, constituents and their
significance. Biofuels.

i) Explosives: Classification, preparation of dynamite and TNT.

j) Propellants: characteristics, classification and their applications.

Unit-3 Teaching Hours:4

#Food technology

Overview of main reactions involved in food technology- Oxidation,

Browning Reactions, Hydrolysis, Crystallization, Isomerisation.

Unit-4 Teaching Hours:5

#Chemistry in Agriculture

Soil analysis, composition of soil-organic and inorganic constituents, soil

acidity-buffering capacity of soils, fertilizers :Qualities of a good fertilizer;
Role of N, P, K in fertilizer.

*Classification of pesticides-insecticides, fungicides, herbicides and

weedicides.

Unit-5 Teaching Hours:4

#Petroleum and Petrochemicals
Origin of petroleum, composition, Octane number, petrol, diesel, kerosene, naphtha,
lubricants-properties of lubricants, classification, substances used as lubricants, LPG
(mention only), synthetic petrol, fuel additives-petrochemicals.
Unit-6 Teaching Hours:5
Research methodology

Introduction – meaning of research. Types of research, research methods vs

methodology. Scientific method of conducting research. Selecting and
defining a problem. Journals popular vs academic. Science journals. Impact
factor, citation and citation index. Review of literature.

Text Books And Reference Books:

[1].B.K Sharma.,Introduction to Industrial Chemistry. Goel Publishing House, 2011.
Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

[1].M.G Arora.and M. Singh ,Polymer chemistry, Anmol publications

pvt ltd., 2003.
 [2].E Stanley Mahanen Hazardous Waste Chemistry, Toxicology and
Treatmentpublication CRC-Press 1999.
[3].V R Gowariker, Vasant R. Gowariker, N V Viswanathan, Jayadev
Sreedhar Polymer ScienceNew Age International, 2003.
[4].W. L. Jolly Modern Inorganic Chemistry Mc. Graw Hill Books
company NY, 1991.
[5].Manas Chanda, Advanced polymer chemistry Marcel Dekker,
New York 2012.
Evaluation Pattern
CHE642B - CHEMISTRY - VIIIB: ENVIRONMENTAL
CHEMISTRY (E-COURSE) (2013 Batch)
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45 No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:100 Credits:2
Course Objectives/Course Description

This is an e-learning course, intended to impart a deeper knowledge in

the fields of Environmental and Green Chemistry. The course
emphasizes on the importance of preserving our natural resources and
conserving our environment.

Learning Outcome
Provides a deeper understanding on environmental pollution and methods
for their abatement. This new concept of e learning is introduced to expose
the students to e learning skills.

Unit-1 Teaching Hours:12

Water and Water treatment

Characterization of water, uses of water, sources of water, quality of natural

water, water in human body, purification of water, potability of water, removal
of coarse, dispersed and colloidal impurities from water, coagulation of
water, contact and electro chemical coagulation,flocculants,sterilization and
disinfection of water, chemical methods of sterilization, physical methods of
sterilization, softening of water, Clark’s process, lime soda process, and
modified lime soda process, pesimintal on zeolite process, ion exchange
process, determination of hardness of water, removal of slime, algae, smack
and odour of water, de-aeration and deoxygenation of water, chemical
deoxygenation of water, removal of gases from water.

Sea water as a source of drinking water-desalting, electro dialysis method,

Reverse osmosis method, fluorination and defluorination of water. Water
analysis-physical and chemical analysis, chemical substances affecting
potability, colours, odour, turbidity, taste, pH, suspended solid matter,
dissolved solid matter.

Unit-2 Teaching Hours:5

Sewage and its treatment

Urban sewage and its composition, bacteriology of sewage and sewage

treatment, methods of sewage treatment, removal of P and N , filtration,
types of aerobic oxidation plants, anaerobic biological oxidation plants,
analysis of sewage , methods of sludge disposal, methods of sewage
disposal, recycling of sewage and different types of recycling plants.

Unit-3 Teaching Hours:5

Industrial Waste and treatment processes

Types of industrial waste , solid industrial waste, principles of industrial

waste treatment, surface water pollution from industrial sewage, treatment
and disposal of industrial waste, treatment of waste or effluents with organic
and inorganic impurities, chemical analysis of industrial effluents, treatment
of some chemical waste.

Unit-4 Teaching Hours:5

*Air Pollution
Atmosphere, composition of atmosphere, particles, ions and radicals in the
atmosphere. Stratospheric ozone depletion and its remedies.

Air pollutants like carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, oxides of sulphur,

hydrocarbons, photochemical smog, acid rain, and particulates in the air. Air
quality and sampling - monitoring of carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides,
oxides of sulphur. Automobile pollution and the effect of pollutants and
their remedies.

Unit-5 Teaching Hours:4

#E-Waste and urban mining
Different types of e-waste, materials associated with them, recovery or disposal of
these materials, recycling of different kinds of plastics(polymers) materials, recycling
of recovered glass materials. Recovery of metals from e-waste. Urban mining
Unit-6 Teaching Hours:2
Occupational Health Hazards

Different types of occupational health hazards, health problems associated

with mines, factories, agriculture, pharmaceutical industries, fireworks.

Unit-7 Teaching Hours:3

#Green Chemistry

Green Chemistry, its Importance and 12 principles. Concept of atom

economy in chemical syntheses, some important techniques and directions
in practicing green chemistry. Green chemistry in action- real world cases.

Unit-8 Teaching Hours:4

Radioactive pollution

Introduction, comparative risk analysis, fossil fuel vs nuclear power

generation, radioactivity and radioactive pollution in land, atmosphere and
water. Nature and classification of nuclear waste. Nuclear waste disposal.
Nuclear reactor accidents catastrophes. Case study: Chernobyl disaster and
Fukushima disaster.

Unit-9 Teaching Hours:5

Research Methodology

Introduction – meaning of research. Types of research, research

methods vs methodology. Scientific method of conducting research.
Selecting and defining a problem. Journals popular vs academic.
Science journals. Impact factor, citation and citation index. Review of
literature.

Text Books And Reference Books:

[1].K. De, Environmental Chemistry, 5th Ed., New Age Intl. (p) Ltd., 2003

[2].Asim K Das Environmental Chemistry with Green Chemistry Books &

Allied P Ltd 2012

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

[1]. Ajay Kumar Bhagi and G.R Chatwal.Environmental Chemistry.

Himalaya Publishing house, 2003.
[2]. K.R Desai. Green Chemistry. Himalaya publishing house, 2005
 [3]. James Girard Principles of Environmental Chemistry 2nd edition Jones
& Bartlett Publishers 2010.
[4]. Paul T. Anastas John C. Warner Green Chemistry: Theory and
Practice Oxford University Press, USA, 2000
[5]. Stanley E. Manahan Environmental Toxicological Chemistry for a
Sustainable Energy Future, 2012

Evaluation Pattern
CHE651 - PROJECT IN CHEMISTRY (2013 Batch)
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:30 No of Lecture Hours/Week:2
Max Marks:50 Credits:1
Course Objectives/Course Description

This project based course is intended to provide the students an

opportunity to choose and learn more about any topic based on their
interest, from Chemistry. This will act as a springboard for pursuing
research. This will also enhance teamwork, planning, time
management and effective use of resources.

Learning Outcome
Students get to creatively choose various topics on which they can conduct
innovative experiments. Teamwork, time management and imitative are the
supplementary learning outcomes
Unit-1 Teaching Hours:30

No Unit details
Text Books And Reference Books:
Essential Reading / Recommended Reading
Evaluation Pattern
CHE652A - INORGANIC QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS
-II (2013 Batch)
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:30 No of Lecture Hours/Week:2
Max Marks:50 Credits:1
Course Objectives/Course Description
This course gives inputs on some advanced applications in inorganic
quantitative analysis. It also emphasizes the importance of organized
and systematic approach in carrying out experiments.
Learning Outcome
Students are exposed to application oriented experiments
UNIT-1 Teaching Hours:30

1. Estimation of inorganic phosphate.

2. Estimation of Mn in Steel by colourimetry.

3. Estimation of Fe in steel by colorimetry.

4. Estimation of drug (paracetamol) by coulourimetry.

5. Estimation of insoluble residue in the given ore.

6. Estimation of lead in water.

7. Estimation Aluminium in bauxite as aluminium
oxinate.
8. Determination of COD of water sample.

9. Determination of BOD of water sample.

10. Gravimetric estimation of copper in brass as cupric
oxide.
11. Gravimetric estimation of chromium as chromic
oxide.
12. Preparation – chrome alum.

13. Preparation-Sodium thiosulphate.

14. Preparation - potash alum

Text Books And Reference Books:

[1]. J. Bassett, G.H. Jeffery, R.C. Denny, and J.Mendham, Vogel?s text book
of qualitative chemical analysis, 5th edition, Longman Scientific and
Technical, 1999. [2]. O.P.Pandey, D. N. Bajpai and S.Giri Practical
Chemistry, 2005. [3]. V. K. Ahluwalia, Sunitha Dhingra and Adarsh Gulati,
Practical Chemistry, 2005.
Essential Reading / Recommended Reading
Evaluation Pattern
CHE652B - BIOCHEMISTRY PRACTICAL (2013 Batch)
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:30 No of Lecture Hours/Week:2
Max Marks:50 Credits:1
Course Objectives/Course Description
This course gives inputs on some advanced applications in inorganic
quantitative analysis. It also emphasizes the importance of organized
and systematic approach in carrying out experiments.
Learning Outcome
Students are exposed to application oriented experiments.
UNIT-1 Teaching Hours:30

1. Chemical tests for Carbohydrates

2. Chemical tests for amino acids and proteins

3. Estimation of reducing sugars by Hegedorn –Jensen method

4. Estimation of lactose in milk by Nelson – Somyogi’s method

5. Estimation of blood sugar by Folin –Wu method.

6. Estimation of creatinine in urine by Jaffe’s method

7. Estimation of inorganic phosphate in food samples by Fiske –Subbarow

method.

8. Estimation of total reducing sugars in honey by DNS (Dinitrosalicyclic

acid) method.

9. Estimation of protein by biurette method and lowry’ s method’

10. Determination of iodine value of groundnut oil and coconut oil

11. Determination of saponification value of groundnut oil and coconut oil

12. Determination of µ -amylase activity in saliva / pancreatin

13. Separation of amino acids by circular / ascending paper chromatography

14.Detection of adulterants in food stuffs

UNIT-1 Teaching Hours:30

Text Books And Reference Books:

[1]. David T Plummer, An introduction to practical Biochemistry,Ist

Edn.1987, Tata McGraw-Hill publishing company.

[2]. J. Jayaraman, Laboratory Manual in Biochemistry, Wiley Eastern Ltd.,

2011.

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