FACULTY OF SCIENCE
PROSPECTUS ADMISSION GUIDELINES 2018-19
THE MAHARAJA SAYAJIRAO UNIVERSITY OF BARODA VADODARA-390002, GUJARAT, INDIA
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MISSION STATEMENT
Vision and mission as perceived by H. H. Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad-III
“The progress of a nation requires that its people should be educated. Knowledge is a necessity of man. It instills in him a desire to question and to investigate, which leads him on the path of progress. Education, in the broadest sense, must be spread everywhere.
Progress can only be achieved by the spread of
education. Cooperation is necessary to achieve
any worthy end and this readiness to cooperate will not be found in people if they are not educated.
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INDEX
Content Page Nos.
Courses Offered at Faculty of Science 04
Online Application Opening and Closing Dates 05
Three Year Graduate Programme B. Sc. (Hons.) 06 to 18
Direct Admission to Second Year B. Sc. Programme 19
Admission to Supplementary B. Sc. Programme 20
Bachelor of Compute Applications 21 to 23
Bachelor of Environmental Sciences 24 - 25
5-Year Integrated Course: M. Sc. in Cell and Molecular Biology 26 - 27
Post Graduate Courses 28 to 31
M. Sc. In Information Technology 32 - 33
M. Sc. Environmental Science 34
Evaluation Scheme 35
Instructions to Students 36
Contact for Further Information and Details 37
Attendance Rules and Code of Conduct for Students 38-39
Reservation Criteria 2017-18 40
Rules of Refund of Fees 41
Compulsory Thalassemia Blood Screening 42
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Faculty Administration
Dean Prof A C Sharma Prof G Archana Department of Microbiology Vice Dean Prof H R Kataria Prof N L Singh Department of Physics Dean of Students Prof Kauresh D Vachhrajani Prof V A Kalamkar Department of Statistics Dean of Sports Dr RN Jadeja Prof P C Mankodi Department of Zoology Teachers Supervisors Dr Rupal Shah Dr RV Devkar
Coordinator CBCS Director, Joint / Associate Director and Ms Bharti Pamnani Co-Ordinators
Coordinator Sir C V Raman Block Prof A C Sharma Prof Atul Joshi Director to all High Payment Programmes
Prof Sarita Gupta, Joint Director, Prof B Suresh, Associate Director, Head of the Departments Cell and Molecular Biology Programme
Prof Sarita Gupta Dr Keyur Vyas, Associate Director, Department of Biochemistry Department of Computer Applications
Prof Sandhya K Garge Dr Dipak Rathod, Associate Director, Department of Botany Department of Environmental Studies
Prof Anjali Patel Dr Deepa Khandpal, Coordinator, Department of Chemistry Biostatistics Programme
Prof R S Srivastava Dr Mrinalini Nair, Coordinator, Department of Computer Applications Biotechnology Programme
Prof Arun Arya Department of Environmental Studies
Prof Bindu Bhatt Department of Geography
Prof L S Chamyal Department of Geology Mr K M Damor Prof H R Kataria Office Superintendent Department of Mathematics
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Courses offered at Faculty of Science
Sr. Subject/Discipline Doctorate Post Graduate Diploma No. Graduate 1 Biochemistry Ph. D. M. Sc. 2 Applied Biochemistry PG diploma 3 Medical Biotechnology M. Sc. 4 Cell and Molecular Biology M. Sc. B. Sc. 5 Botany Ph. D. M. Sc. B. Sc. 6 Chemistry Ph. D. M. Sc. B. Sc. 7 Computer Applications B. C. A. 8 Information Technology M. Sc. 9 Environmental Science Ph. D. M. Sc. B. Sc. 10 Geography Ph. D. M. Sc. B. Sc. 11 Geology Ph. D. M. Sc. B. Sc. 12 Applied Geology (post M. Sc.) M. Sc. 13 Petroleum Geology M. Sc. 14 Mathematics Ph. D. M. Sc. B. Sc. 15 Microbiology Ph. D. M. Sc. 16 Biotechnology Ph. D. M. Sc. 17 Physics Ph. D. M. Sc. B. Sc. 18 Statistics Ph. D. M. Sc. B. Sc. 19 Biostatistics M. Sc. 20 Zoology Ph. D. M. Sc. B. Sc.
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Online Application: OPENING AND CLOSING DATES Course Opening Closing Application On the Spot Admission/ date date form Fees Written Entrance Exam Date B. Sc. (Hons.): at Faculty of Science: 16-05-2018, 16-06-2018, ₹. 300.00 On the Spot admission from (All Subjects: Regular Payment Wednesday Saturday 02-07-2018, Monday to Programme and 06-07-2018, Friday All subjects except Chemistry: High At Faculty of Science Payment Programme) and B. Sc. (Hons.): at Shri M. K. Amin Arts, Science & Commerce College, Padra: Chemistry: High Payment Programme Bachelor of Computer Applications 16-05-2018, 06-06-2018, ₹. 600.00 Entrance Exam On the Spot (B. C. A.) Wednesday Wednesday 13-06-2018, admission Wednesday at 27-06-2018, 2.00 pm Wednesday 5-year Integrated M. Sc. in Cell and 16-05-2018, 06-06-2018, ₹. 600.00 Entrance Exam Molecular Biology Wednesday Wednesday 14-06-2018, (3 yr BSC + 2 yr MSC with exit Thursday at On the Spot possibility after 3 yr) 10.00 am admission B. Sc. Environment Studies 16-05-2018, 06-06-2018, ₹. 600.00 Entrance Exam 28-06-2018, Wednesday Wednesday 14-06-2018, Thursday Thursday at 2.00 pm M. Sc. (All Regular Payment 16-05-2018, 06-06-2018, ₹. 700.00 Entrance Test On the Spot Programme) Wednesday Wednesday 13-06-2018, Admission M. Sc. (All Higher Payment 16-05-2018, 06-06-2018, ₹. 700.00 Wednesday to 25-06-2018, Programme) Wednesday Wednesday 18-06-2018, Monday and Monday 26-06-2018, Tuesday Direct Admission to S. Y. B. Sc. 11-06-2018, 18-06-2018, ₹. 300.00 Hard copy of the online filled (Semester III of B. Sc. (Hons.) for Monday Monday Form and copy of documents students of other Universities to be submitted to Faculty of (Regular Payment Programme) Science Office by 20-06-2018 B. Sc. Supplementary Programme (For 11-06-2018, 18-06-2018, ₹. 300.00 Hard copy of the online filled B. Sc. Pass out students of The M. S. Monday Monday Form and copy of documents University of Baroda Only) to be submitted to Faculty of Science Office by 20-06-2018 1. B. Sc. (Hons.) Regular Payment Programme at Faculty of Science, Vadodara: Botany, Chemistry, Geography, Geology, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics, Zoology 2. B. Sc. (Hons.) High Payment Programme at Faculty of Science, Vadodara: Botany, Geography, Geology, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics, Zoology, 3. B. Sc. (Hons.) High Payment Programme at Shri M. K. Amin Arts, Science & Commerce College, Padra: Chemistry ONLY 4. Other Graduate High Payment Programme at Faculty of Science, Vadodara: Environment Science, 5- Year Integrated M. Sc. In Cell and Molecular Biology and Bachelor in Computer Applications. 5. M. Sc. Regular Payment Programme: Botany, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Geography, Geology, Mathematics, Microbiology, Physics, Statistics, Zoology, Applied Geology, PG Diploma in Applied Biochemistry. With the RPP, 05 seats each in Biochemistry and Microbiology and 20 seats in Chemistry are High Payment seats. 6. M. Sc. High Payment Programme: Medical Biotechnology, Petroleum Geology, Environment Studies, Biostatistics, Information Technology. Only single form to be filled for subjects listed in 1, 2 & 3 Separate forms to be filled for each subject listed in 4, 5 & 6
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SEATS AVAILABLE IN VARIOUS COURSES
Subject Regular Higher Total Payment Payment Seats Seats Seats GRADUATE COURSES OFFERED
MERIT BASED ADMISSIONS B. Sc. (Hons.) at Faculty of Science: 1080 840 1920 Botany, Chemistry, Geography, Geology, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics, Zoology B. Sc. (Hons.): at Shri M. K. Amin Arts, Science & NA 120 120 Commerce College, Padra: Chemistry ENTRANCE EXAM BASED ADMISSIONS # BCA NA 120 120 B. Sc. Environmental Science NA 90 90 Cell and Molecular Biology (Five year NA 30 30 Integrated Programme) POST GRADUATE COURSES OFFERED
ENTRANCE EXAM BASED ADMISSIONS # Applied Geology (Post M. Sc. Programme) 20 NA 20 Biochemistry 20 05 25 Biostatistics NA 30 30 Botany 30 NA 30 Cell and Molecular Biology * * * Chemistry 45 20 65 Environment Sciences NA 40 40 Geography 30 NA 30 Geology 30 NA 30 Information Technology NA 40 40 Mathematics 96 NA 96 Medical Biotechnology NA 20 20 Microbiology 20 05 25 Petroleum Geology NA 20 20 Physics 55 NA 55 PG Diploma in Applied Biochemistry 20 NA 20 Statistics 30 NA 30 Zoology 30 NA 30
*If, after B.Sc., the number of vacancy is more than 15 seats then only the entrance exam will be conducted for direct MSc CMB program.
FOR ENTRANCE EXAM BASED ADMISSIONS # Student who has appeared in qualifying examination can file online application and can appear in entrance test. Admissions are granted on the basis of merit list of marks obtained in entrance test.
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FACULTY OF SCIENCE
India’s internationally renowned The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda has blossomed from the Baroda College which is one of the oldest centers of learning in western India. The
Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda is the only state university with a residential, unitary character having English as sole medium of instruction. Faculty of Science is a constituent institution of The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda under its direct management and control. Faculty began as an integral part of Baroda College which was founded by His
Highness Sir Sayajirao Gaekwad of Baroda in the year 1881. He also started the Sayaji
Jubilee Institute in 1933 and housed all science subjects under it. Foundation stone of Sayaji
Jubilee institute was laid by Sir Daniel Rufus Isaacs, then Viceroy and Governor General of
India in 1926.
The efforts of establishing a Residential University at Baroda was initiated by Maharaja
Sayajirao in 1908, but it became a reality only during the rule of His Highness Pratapsinhrao
Gaekwad. The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda came into existence on 30th April 1949.
Through the constitution of the University, all the science departments were reconstituted as
Faculty of Science. The Faculty of Science steadily made significant strides in various disciplines of science and attracted students from all over India and from other countries. It soon developed into a cosmopolitan center of education. The growth of the faculty thus amply complimented the pioneering efforts of the great visionary, Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad, who had taken great pains to improve science education.
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THREE YEAR GRADUATE PROGRAM IN SCIENCE
B.Sc. (Hons) PROGRAMME
This is a graduate degree programme of three years (six semesters) duration and comprises of 144 Credits. Each year will be divided into two semesters.
CREDIT SYSTEM
A student of B. Sc. (Hons.) Programme, under Choice Based Credit System, is required to choose three types of courses viz., Core (Principal and Subsidiary) courses, Elective courses and Foundation courses. Core (Principal) subject is the subject in which the student will be awarded B. Sc. (Hons.) degree after successfully earning 144 Credits. A theory course requiring instructions of 1 hour per week per semester is considered as ONE CREDIT theory course. In case of practical course, ONE CREDIT requires 2 hours’ laboratory teaching per week per semester.
CREDIT DISTRIBUTION
Semester Core courses Elective Foundation Total Principal Subsidiary I 8 8 4 4 24 II 8 8 4 4 24 III 8 8 4 4 24 IV 8 8 4 4 24 V 20 0 2 2 24 VI 24 0 0 0 24 Total 76 32 18 18 144 Grand Total 108 18 18 144
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA 1. A candidate should have passed the qualifying examination with A (Mathematics), B (Biology) or AB (Mathematics and Biology) group from the Gujarat Higher Secondary Examination Board(GHSEB) or the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) (from India or from other country covered under Indian CBSE program) or the Council of Indian School Certificate Examination (ISC), National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) or an equivalent board. 2. A candidate who has passed the qualifying examination after appearing in the supplementary examination conducted by the GHSEB shall also be eligible for admission in the current academic year based on availability of seats. Their admission will be scheduled separately after their results are declared. Admission dates will be declared on the University website and in the newspapers. 3. The 12th Standard theory marks of three science subject only (Theory marks without English and Computer subjects) will be considered for eligibility.
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For students of AB group, if they are desirous to take admission to A group subjects, they should fill up Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics theory marks in the application and those who are desirous to take admission to B group subjects should fill up Biology, Chemistry and Physics theory marks in the application. Marks of Computer subject as one of the three subjects is NOT accepted. 4. Minimum Eligibility marks for students of different categories (four semester average ofthree science subjects theory):
Region General SC/ ST# SEBC@ Physically Handicapped** Vadodara District 40% PASS 35% 37% Other Districts of Gujarat 50% PASS 45% 47% Other States and Union Territories 60% PASS ----- 57% #, @, ** See details in Instructions to students
5. Government of Gujarat rules for the reservation quota will be observed in admission for SC/ ST/ SEBC/ Physically Handicapped/ Defence person/Sports person etc. 6. Allocation of seats for the students from Vadodara district, other districts of Gujarat and from other states of India will be as per the University rules. 7. In case of students with second or more attempts, 2% marks per attempt will be deducted from three science subjects theory marks. Thus, final marks after any such deductions should be considered for eligibility. 8. Those students who have passed 12th std. before May 2018 should produce an affidavit by a notary stating actual reasons of their gap and whether they were enrolled in any course programme in this or any other university. The affidavit should be attached with the application at the time of On the Spot Admissions. If the student had taken admission at any other University/ Institute, then she/he should submit Migration/ Transfer Certificate then only their admission will be confirmed. There will be NO Deductions for gap. A student with a gap of maximum two years (those who has passed 12th Standard in May 2016 or thereafter) is eligible for admission. 9. There will be NO requirement for minimum percentage of marks in the qualifying examination in case of scheduled castes (SC) and scheduled tribes (ST) students. However, SC and ST students should have passed the qualifying examination. 10. The Socially and Economically Backward Classes (SEBC) students of Gujarat state only will be considered in this category. They must produce non creamy layer certificate from competent authority of Government of Gujarat. 11. If it is not mentioned in the certificate of SC and ST students of other than Gujarat state that their caste/ tribe is recognized under SC/ ST category in Gujarat also then they should produce a certificate, at the time of admission, from competent authority of Government of Gujarat stating that the caste/ tribe is recognized under SC/ ST category in Gujarat also. Page 10 of 38
ADMISSION PROCEDURE FOR COURSES WITH ENTRANCE EXAM
5 Year Integrated MSc in Cell and Molecular Biology Bachelor of Environmental Sciences Bachelor of Computer Applications
The student should remain present at the venue at least half an hour before the commencement of ENTRANCE TEST & for ON THE SPOT ADMISSION for necessary instructions and information.
Program for the GRADUATE ENTRANCE TEST Admission Mode: All India Level Written Entrance Test
Day and Date 10.00 am 2.00 pm Subject Subject Wednesday Bachelor of Computer ----- 13-06-2018 Applications (BCA) Thursday 5 year integrated MSc in Bachelor of Environmental 14-06-2018 Cell and Molecular Sciences (BSc Env) Biology (CMB)
Eligibility to appear for entrance examination:
For CMB course, a general category student with minimum 60% and a reserved category student with minimum 55% marks in three science theory subjects.
For BSc (Hons) Environmental Science course, any category student, Passed 10+2 / equivalent Exam from GHSEB/CBSE/ICSE/NIOS/Others from Science stream with English as one of the subjects.
For BCA, Passed 10 +2 / equivalent Exam from GHSEB/CBSE/ICSE/NIOS/Others from General stream or Science stream with English as one of the subjects.
For further detailed information about these courses please download the prospectus of specific course in which you are applying.
After the Entrance Exam, the list of pass students, their merit number and the list of students eligible to appear for On the Spot Admission will be declared and displayed in the Department and on the University website
Students should Report for ON the Spot Admission for above three subjects:
Wednesday Computer Applications (BCA) 27-06-2017 Compute Applications Cell and Molecular Biology (BSc) 5 year 09.00 am Building, Faculty of Thursday integrated MSc Science 28-06-2017 Environmental Sciences (BSc)
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MERIT BASED ADMISSION PROCEDURE FOR OTHER GRADUATE COURSES 2018-21
For Botany, Chemistry, Geography, Geology, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics & Zoology
In these subjects ON THE SPOT ADMISSIONS are granted to eligible candidates
Program for On the Spot Admission to FSBSC-I (Hons) 2017-18
Admission Mode: Merit of the result of qualifying examination (12th Std) Three Science Subject Theory Marks
Day and Reporting Merit Number Eligibility: Category Date Time and place wise from where passed HSC 9.00 am 001 to 200 Eligibility for students Monday 11.00 am 201 to 350 from Vadodara district: 02-07-2018 2.00 pm 351 to 500 GEN: 40% 9.00 am 501 to 700 SEBC: 35% Tuesday 11.00 am 701 to 850 SC & ST: 12th Pass 03-07-2018 2.00 pm 851 to 1000 9.00 am 1001 to 1150 Wednesday 11.00 am 1151 to 1300 Eligibility for students 04-07-2018 2.00 pm 1301 to 1400 from other districts of 9.00 am 1401 to 1550 Gujarat: Thursday 11.00 am 1551 to 1700 GEN: 50% 05-07-2018 SEBC: 45% 2.00 pm 1701 to 1800 th 9.00 am 1801 to 1950 SC & ST: 12 Pass Friday 11.00 am 1951 to 2100 06-07-2018 2.00 pm 2101 to 2200 Eligibility for students Saturday 9.00 am 2201 to 2350 from outside Gujarat: 07-07-2018 GEN: 60% 11.00 am 2351 to 2500 SC & ST: 12th Pass
SC: Schedule Caste, ST: Schedule Tribe, SEBC: Socially and Economically Backward Class, GEN: General If the student remains absent as per the schedule, her/his admission will then be considered as per the seat availability on the day when they report for admission 1. Students can initiate the form filling process however, should incorporate required marks after the declaration of results and then only SUBMIT the form. Please visit the M S university of Baroda website for details about last date of submitting the online forms and the application form fees. 2. Counselling/ guidance will be available to the candidates before and on the day of admission. The students and parents are encouraged to consult Heads/ teachers of various Page 12 of 38
departments beforehand for further details. Please see the website for contact details. 3. On the basis of their subject group in H.S.C. (i.e. A, B or AB) candidate has to select three types of courses namely: a) Core (Principal and Subsidiary), b) Elective and c) Foundation. 4. Core courses are selected in the form of Core (Principal Subject) and Core (Subsidiary). Core (Principal) is the subject in which the B.Sc. (Hons) degree will be awarded. 5. Core (Subsidiary) is an allied subject which student will learn for first four semesters. Each of the Principal/Subsidiary subjects consists of a set of predefined courses. 6. Candidate is also required to select one Elective course of 4 Credits and 2 Foundation courses of 2 Credits each per semester till fourth semester (refer Tables 1 and 2). 7. Allotment will be based on the availability of the seats in the respective subject/course purely on merit of the result of qualifying examination. 8. Candidate has to take new foundation courses from the pool in each Semester. 9. The admission to the course is PURELY TEMPORARY and subjected to various scrutiny till the unique Permanent Registration Number (PRN) of the candidate is generated. 10. If the information provided by the candidate is incorrect or if any unfair practice is followed or the candidate is unable to submit any of the required certificates in the stipulated time period, his/ her admission is liable to cancellation. SUBJECT SELECTION
A student will choose Core (Principal and Subsidiary) subjects from possible combinations listed in Tables 1 & 2. Course selections should be in such a way that none of the subject of course is repeated in whole selection. For example:
Group ‘A’ subjects:
➢ Students who take Chemistry as core (Principal) Subject can opt for any one core (Subsidiary) subject from: Geology / Mathematics / Physics. ➢ Students who take Mathematics as core (Principal) Subject can opt for any one core (Subsidiary) subject from: Chemistry / Physics / Statistics. ➢ Students who take Physics or Statistics as core (Principal) Subject can opt ONLY Mathematics as core (Subsidiary) subject. ➢ Students who take Geography or Geology as core (Principal) Subject can opt for any one core (Subsidiary) subject from: Physics / Mathematics / Chemistry / Geology or Geography.
Group ‘B’ Subjects:
➢ Students who take Botany as core (Principal) Subject can opt for any one core (Subsidiary) subject from: Chemistry / Zoology. ➢ Students who take Chemistry as core (Principal) Subject can opt for any one core (Subsidiary) subject from: Botany / Physics / Zoology.
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➢ Students who take Geography or Geology as core (Principal) Subject can opt for any one core (Subsidiary) subject from: Botany / Zoology / Geology (or) Geography. ➢ Students who take Zoology as core (Principal) Subject can opt for any one core (Subsidiary) subject from: Botany / Chemistry. ➢ Students who take Physics as core (Principal) Subject can opt ONLY Mathematics as Elective subject. Group ‘AB’ Subjects:
➢ Student can opt for any of the core (Principal and Subsidiary) subjects as exemplified above. CHANGE OF SUBJECT
➢ Interchange between Principal and Subsidiary subjects s permissible at the beginning of the 3rd semester, provided the seats are available at the end of 2nd semester. ➢ Biochemistry / Microbiology will be offered as elective courses to Chemistry / Botany / Zoology core (Prin.) subject students in 3rdand 4thsemester only to limited students on the basis of 1st and 2nd semester core credit points. Total number of seats available in Regular Fee and Higher Payment Fee categories Sr. No. SUBJECT Regular Payment Higher Payment ProgrammeSeats ProgrammeSeats 1 Botany 120 120 2 Chemistry 120 000≠ 3 Geography 120 120 4 Geology 120 120 5 Mathematics 240 120 6 Physics 120 120 7 Statistics 120 120 8 Zoology 120 120 Total 1080 840
Grand Total 1920
1. ≠ Admission to BSc (Hons) Chemistry in High Payment Fee Category is offered at
Shri M. K. Amin Arts and Science College and College of Commerce, Padra (Padra Campus), Taluka Vadodara Under Faculty of Science, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara. 2. The admissions to Higher Payment Programme in BSC Chemistry at Shri M. K. Amin Arts and Science College and College of Commerce, Padra will be simultaneous with other BSC admissions at Faculty of Science. 3. Those students, who wish to apply for Chemistry (High Payment Programme -) at Padra Campus and for Chemistry (Regular Payment Programme) or other subjects at the Vadodara Campus, should fill up ONLY ONE online application.
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Table 1: Courses Offered in A group or AB group (with Mathematics) subjects:
Core Subjects Elective Foundation Principal Subsidiary Any one subject Any combination of two courses of 2 (any one Subject) (any one Subject) 4 Credits Credits each, total 4 Credits 8 Credits 8 Credits Chemistry Mathematics Physics Physics Mathematics Statistics Geography Geology Physics Physics Chemistry Chemistry Statistics Mathematics Mathematics a. Disaster Management and Geology Physics Physics Foundation in Management Chemistry Chemistry Mathematics Statistics OR Mathematics Mathematics Statistics Physics b. Radiation Physics and Chemistry Chemistry Physical Education Physics Statistics Economics Physics Mathematics Chemistry Statistics Geology Geography Statistics Mathematics Economics Physics
Table 2: Courses Offered in B group or AB group (with Biology) subjects:
Core Subjects Elective Foundation Principal Subsidiary Any one subject Any combination of two (any one Subject) (any one Subject) 4 Credits courses of 2 Credits each, total 8 Credits 8 Credits 4 Credits Botany Chemistry Zoology Zoology Chemistry Physics Geology Geography Chemistry Botany Zoology Zoology Botany Physics Physics Geology Geography Geology Botany Botany Zoology Communication skill and Zoology Chemistry Environmental Science Chemistry Physics
Geology Botany Botany
Zoology Zoology Chemistry Chemistry Physics Physics Chemistry Mathematics Botany Zoology Zoology Botany Chemistry Chemistry Botany Physics Geology Geography
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FIRST YEAR GRADUATE COURSE
BOTANY GEOGRAPHY FSBSC-I FSBSC-I Principal Principal Plant Kingdom-I – (2 Cr) Lithosphere – (3 Cr) Plant Kingdom-II – (3 Cr) Introduction to Biogeography – (3 Cr) Practical – (3 Cr) Elements of Map Making – (2 Cr) Subsidiary Subsidiary Plant Kingdom-I – (2 Cr) Lithosphere – (3 Cr) Plant Kingdom-II – (3 Cr) Introduction to Biogeography – (3 Cr) Practical – (3 Cr) Elements of Map Making – (2 Cr) Elective Elective Introduction to Botany-I - (4 Cr) Physical Geography ((2 Cr)) SSBSC-I Physical Geography of India – (2 Cr) Principal SSBSC-I Angiosperm Morphology and Taxonomy –(2 Cr) Principal Cell Biology – (3 Cr) Hydrosphere and Atmosphere – (3 Cr) Practical – (3 Cr) Biogeography of India – (3 Cr) Subsidiary Statistical Methods & Surveying – (2 Cr) Angiosperm Morphology and Taxonomy –(2 Cr) Subsidiary Cell Biology – (3 Cr) Hydrosphere and Atmosphere – (3 Cr) Practical – (3 Cr) Biogeography of India – (3 Cr) Elective Statistical Methods & Surveying – (2 Cr) Introduction to Botany-II - (4 Cr) Elective Human Geography ((2 Cr)) CHEMISTRY Geography of Gujarat – (2 Cr) FSBSC-I Principal GEOLOGY Chemistry-I – (3 Cr) FSBSC-I Chemistry-II – (2 Cr) Principal Practical – (3 Cr) General Geology – I ((3 Cr)) Subsidiary General Geology – II – (2 Cr) Chemistry-I – (3 Cr) Geological Material Lab – (3 Cr) Chemistry-II – (2 Cr) Subsidiary Practical – (3 Cr) General Geology – I ((3 Cr)) Elective General Geology – II – (2 Cr) Chemistry Theory-I - (4 Cr) Geological Material Lab – (3 Cr) SSBSC-I Elective Principal Planetary Geology ((2 Cr)) Chemistry-III – (3 Cr) World of Minerals ((2 Cr)) Chemistry-IV – (2 Cr) SSBSC-I Practical – (3 Cr) Principal Subsidiary Geomorphology – (2 Cr) Chemistry-III – (3 Cr) Mineralogy – (3 Cr) Chemistry-IV – (2 Cr) Geomorphology and Mineralogy Lab – (3 Cr) Practical – (3 Cr) Subsidiary Elective Geomorphology – (2 Cr) Chemistry Theory-II - (4 Cr) Mineralogy – (3 Cr) Geomorphology and Mineralogy Lab – (3 Cr) Elective Science of rocks – (2 Cr) Geological Monuments – (2 Cr)
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MATHEMATICS STATISTICS FSBSC-I FSBSC-I Principal Principal Matrices – (2 Cr) Descriptive Statistics – (3 Cr) Algebra and Number Theory – (3 Cr) Statistical Methods– (3 Cr) Calculus – (3 Cr) Statistics Practical-I– (2 Cr) Subsidiary Subsidiary Matrices – (2 Cr) Descriptive Statistics – (3 Cr) Algebra and Number Theory – (3 Cr) Statistical Methods– (3 Cr) Calculus – (3 Cr) Statistics Practical-I– (2 Cr) Elective Elective Matrices – (2 Cr) Elementary Statistics-I– (2 Cr) Differential and Integral Calculus – (2 Cr) Elementary Statistics-II– (2 Cr) SSBSC-I SSBSC-I Principal Principal Differential Equations – (2 Cr) Statistical Methods– (3 Cr) Abstract Algebra-I – (3 Cr) Probability Distribution– (3 Cr) Geometry – (3 Cr) Statistics Practical-II– (2 Cr) Subsidiary Subsidiary Differential Equations – (2 Cr) Statistical Methods– (3 Cr) Abstract Algebra-I – (3 Cr) Probability Distribution– (3 Cr) Geometry – (3 Cr) Statistics Practical-II– (2 Cr) Elective Elective Differential Equations and Its Applications – (2 Basics of Probability Theory– (2 Cr) Cr) Random Variables and Discrete Probability Geometry – (2 Cr) Distributions– (2 Cr)
PHYSICS ZOOLOGY FSBSC-I FSBSC-I Principal Principal Mechanics – (3 Cr) Non Chordate-I (3 Cr) Heat and Thermodynamics– (2 Cr) Chordate- I – 2Cr Physics Practical – I –(3 Cr) Practical – (3 Cr) Subsidiary Subsidiary Mechanics – (3 Cr) Non Chordate-I (3 Cr) Heat and Thermodynamics – (2 Cr) Chordate- I – 2Cr Physics Practical – I – (3 Cr) Practical – (3 Cr) Elective Elective Thermodynamics & New Materials – (2 Cr) Non Chordate-I - (2 Cr) Ultrasonic & Fibre Communication – (2 Cr) Chordate- I – 2Cr Physics Lab Course-I – (2 Cr) SSBSC-I SSBSC-I Principal Principal Non Chordate-I (3 Cr) Optics -1 and Waves – (2 Cr) Chordate- II – 2Cr Electricity and Magnetism– (3 Cr) Practical – (3 Cr) Physics Practical-II – (3 Cr) Subsidiary Subsidiary Non Chordate-I (3 Cr) Optics -1 and Waves – (2 Cr) Chordate- II – 2Cr Electricity and Magnetism – (3 Cr) Practical – (3 Cr) Physics Practical-II – (3 Cr) Elective Elective Non Chordate-I (2 Cr) Electronics – (2 Cr) Chordate- II – 2Cr Modern Physics – (2 Cr) Physics Lab Course-II – (2 Cr) Page 17 of 38
CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY Nature of India’s Environment-I - (3 Cr) FSBSC-I Practical: Geoscience - (2 Cr) Diversity of Living Systems – (4 Cr) Practical: Biology - (2 Cr) Evolution and Ecology – (4 Cr) Practical: Chemistry - (2 Cr) Physics for Biologists-I– (2 Cr) Field Work and Industrial visit (2 Cr) Physical Chemistry – (2 Cr) Practical: Physics, Botany, Zoology, Physical Chemistry – 8 Cr Biology for Non-Biologists or Mathematics for Biologists – (2 Cr) French-I – (2 Cr) SSBSC-I Cell Biology-I – (3 Cr) Genetics-I – (3 Cr) Inorganic Chemistry – (2 Cr) COMPUTER APPLICATIONS Mathematics-I – (2 Cr) FSBSC-I Statistics-I – (2 Cr) PC Database - (3 Cr) Practical: Inorganic Chemistry, Statistics, Computer Organization - (2 Cr) Genetics, Cell Biology – 8 Cr Operating Systems – (2 Cr) Communication Skills – (2 Cr) Computer Programming – (3 Cr) Disaster Management – (2 Cr) PC Software and Database Lab – (3 Cr) Programming Lab (2 Cr) ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Mathematical Foundations –I – (2 Cr) FSBSC-I Communication Skills – (2 Cr) General English ((3 Cr)) Elective Courses - (5 Cr) PhysicalEnvironment-I - (3 Cr) SSBSC-I Basic Plant Science-I - (3 Cr) Introduction to OOP (3 Cr) Basic Plant Science- II - (3 Cr) Data Structure and Algorithms (3 Cr) Basic Animal Science- I - (3 Cr) Database Management Systems – (2 Cr) Basic Animal Science –II - (3 Cr) SQL – (2 Cr) Practical: Geoscience – (2 Cr) OOP Lab – (2 Cr) Practical: Botany - (2 Cr) Data St- (1 Cr) Practical: Zoology - (2 Cr) Data Structure Lab (1 Cr) Field Work and Industrial visit - (1 Cr) SQL Lab – (1 Cr) SSBSC-I HTML-I Lab Communication Skills – (3 Cr) Mathematical Foundations-II – (2 Cr) PhysicalEnvironment II - (3 Cr) Environmental Sciences – (2 Cr) BiologicalEnvironment I - (3 Cr) Elective Courses - (5 Cr) BiologicalEnvironment II - (3 Cr) Basic of Chemistry - (3 Cr)
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DIRECT ADMISSION TO SECOND YEAR B. Sc. PROGRAMME
Transfer of candidate from other institutions to B.Sc. (Hons.) program
B. Sc. (Hons.) is an undergraduate degree program of three years (six semesters) duration and comprises of 144 credits. Each year will be divided into two semesters. The admission in B.Sc. (Hons) program by transfer from other institutions will be granted in Second Year of B. Sc. (Third Semester) as per following terms and conditions. i. Admission in B.Sc. (Hons) program through transfer will be given on merit basis only at Semester III level. ii. Only those candidates who have fully passed first year/ first two semesters with 50% aggregate marks or have equivalent CGPA are eligible to apply for admission through transfer. They have studied under CBCS system. iii. The Credit Transfer Board constituted by The Dean, Faculty of Science will decide the number of credits that can be transferred in cases of admission through transfer. iv. After transfer of credits awarded to a candidate, there may be deficiency of credits as compared to the credit requirement of The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda. The provision will be made to enable the candidates to meet the deficiency, if any. For this purpose, following mechanism will be adopted.
a. A pool of courses will be created from which student will be required to take the course(s) on self-study basis. b. The course(s) that must be taken by a candidate will be decided by the Credit Transfer Board. c. The examination of such courses will be as per the pattern of other exams. d. Candidate who is declared successful in the exam, her/his assigned credits will be awarded to candidate by the system for calculation of Final CGPA for the award of the degree.
All other rules and regulations will remain same as in case of B.Sc. (Hons) program.
Hard copy of the online filled Form and copy of documents to be submitted to Faculty of Science Office
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ADMISSION TO
SUPPLEMENTARY B. Sc. PROGRAMME
B. Sc. (Hons.) SUPPLEMENTARY DEGREE PROGRAM
This is a one year (two semesters) degree program comprising 48 credits. Only those candidates who have successfully completed B.Sc. (Hons.) degree from The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, obtaining 50% aggregate marks or equivalent grade points in the subsidiary subject (i.e. the subject in which candidate has now applied for admission) at semester III and IV, are eligible to apply for the B.Sc. supplementary degree program.
General instructions to students for Supplementary Program
(i) A candidate can be admitted in the B.Sc. supplementary degree program only if the ‘principal subject’ in which the candidate is applying was a subsidiary subject in the B.Sc. (Hons) degree possessed by him/ her. (ii) The departments have to prescribe non-credit compulsory courses for the B.Sc. supplementary degree program in order to match the curriculum of B.Sc. supplementary degree program with that of Regular B.Sc. (Hons) program. (iii) The performance of student in non-credit course(s) will be reflected in his/ her grade sheet/ mark-sheet. However, as these are the non-credit courses they will not be counted for the computation of CGPA. (iv) All other rules and regulations will remain same as in case of B.Sc. (Hons) program. (v) Maximum 5 % seats that of Regular Payment Programme in a subject can be offered for Supplementary B. Sc. Program.
The candidate should register with their PRN number to fill up Online application form and submit the completed form online only.
Hard copy of the online filled Form and copy of documents to be submitted to Faculty of Science Office
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BACHELOR OF COMPUTER APPLICATION PROGRAMME
Addressing the grave need of quality education in computer applications at undergraduate level in the Country in general and Gujarat in particular, Faculty of Science introduced 3-Year undergraduate Programme leading to Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA) degree in year 2000 on a higher payment basis. In the last 16 years, since its inception, the programme has earned a very good reputation in the state of Gujarat and is regarded as the most advanced BCA programme in this part of the country. From year 2010 the BCA programme has been restructured according to Choice Based Credit System (CBCS).
Eligibility
A candidate fulfilling the following conditions will be considered eligible for BCA admission.
1. A candidate must have passed H.S.C. (General/ Science/ Vocational) Examination of Gujarat State or an equivalent examination with 40% of marks in aggregate and English as one of the subjects as a regular candidate.
2. A candidate who has passed an equivalent examination from any other examining body will have to produce eligibility certificate from The M.S. University of Baroda during first year of admission. 3. Candidates who have passed their HSC exam in last three years (i.e. passing out in 2015 will also be considered for admission. 4. A candidate who has appeared in H.S.C. or equivalent examination may also apply. However, the candidate must have satisfied conditions (i) & (ii) stated above at the time of admission.
Maximum intake
Total number of seats 120 seats • Higher Payment General Category 96 seats • NRI/NRI sponsored/Special Category 24 seats
The Teaching Programme
The BCA (Hons.) Programme is designed as per choice based credit system. The BCA (Hons) degree requires minimum 144 credits to be earned. The teaching programme is divided into 6 semesters. In each semester student is required to choose three types of courses, viz. Core courses, Elective courses, and Foundation courses, as per the details given below:
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Semester Core & Supportive Elective Courses & Foundation Total
Theory Laboratory / Fieldwork / Projects Extension Activity Courses & Credits Social
(Credits) (Credits) Awareness (Credits) (Credits)
I 10 5 5 4 24
II 10 5 5 4 24
III 12 6 4 2 24
IV 12 6 4 2 24
V 14 7 3 - 24
VI - 24 - - 24
Total 58 53 21 12 144
Outline of the Course
The Programme has been designed with the help of professionals in the software industry. During the first two semesters students will learn fundamental concepts in computer science. In semesters 3 & 4, the students will be equipped with more specific skills in computer applications. In each of the last three semesters, student will be required to take up a project workby associating himself/herself with some organization, wherein he/she will undergo a practical training. They have to prepare a dissertation report on the project work and get it approved by project committee. Time to time syllabus is critically reviewed and necessary changes are incorporated by experts in the field. Details of the courses taught currently are given below along with respective credits.
Course Course
Code Semester - I Credits Code Semester - II Credits
BCA1101 PC Databases 3 BCA1201 Introduction to OOP 3
BCA1102 Computer Organization 2 BCA1202 Data Structures and Algorithms 3
BCA1103 Operating Systems 2 BCA1203 Database Management Systems 2
BCA1104 Computer Programming 3 BCA1204 SQL 2
BCA1105 PC Software and Database Lab 3 BCA1205 OOP Lab 2
BCA1106 Programming Lab 2 BCA1206 Data Structures Lab 1
BCA1107 Mathematical Foundations-I 2 BCA1207 SQL Lab 1
BCA1108 Communication Skills 2 BCA1208 HTML-I Lab 1
BCAxxxx Elective Courses# 5 BCA1209 Mathematical Foundation-II 2
BCA1210 Environmental Science 2
BCAxxxx Elective Courses# 5
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NATURE OF ENTRANCE TEST
The following will be the syllabus for the entrance test:
➢ The question paper of the entrance test will be in English and Gujarati languages. Candidates will be allowed to answer in either of the languages. ➢ All questions will be of multiple-choice type. ➢ There is negative marking. Each correctly answered question carries 1 mark, and for each wrongly answered question 0.25 marks are deducted. ➢ Candidates are advised to bring printed Hall ticket downloaded from the University Website and one set of printed application form with necessary self-attested copies of documents. ➢ Candidates should report in the examination hall 30 minutes before the commencement of the entrance test. ➢ The syllabus for the entrance test would be as follows:
Section Syllabus Marks Aptitude Ratio-Proportion, , Trigonometry, Height & distances, 25 Area-Volume, HCF & LCM , Profit and Loss , Averages,Roots & Percentages,Partnerships, Simple Interest and Compound Interest, Time and Distance
Logical Reasoning Series Completion,Coding and Decoding, Blood 25 Relation,Analogy English Language Synonyms and Antonyms , Fill in blanks, 15 comprehension,Sentence Correction Computer Awareness MS Office(Word , Excel, PowerPoint) , Internet Basics, 20 basics of hardware and software General Awareness 15 Total Marks 100
Duration of the Entrance test 90 minutes Nature of Examination Multiple Choice Questions Questions 50 questions each carrying 2 marks
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BACHELOR OF ENVIRONEMNTAL SCIENCE PROGRAMME
Outline of the Course The syllabus for the course has been designed to provide basic knowledge about the relevant branches of Science that contribute towards the understanding of the environment and ultimately facilitate environment management. In the first two semesters, basics of environment have been introduced. In the third and fourth semesters, the aim is to create a more advanced level of understanding and the role of various natural and human factors in the deterioration of environment. Fifth semester deals with the environmental problems, the laws and policies in vogue to protect the environment and provide an overview of the techniques for the solution of environmental hazards. The final semester involves practical training in industries or an organization of repute. STANDARD OF PASSING / CLASS 1. Individual course will be a separate passing head. To pass any course a student has to earn at least 4 Grade points in that course. 2. The candidate will not be allowed admission in 5th semester unless he/she clears all the papers of 1st and 2nd semester. 3. In Third Year (6th Semester), a student will be required to complete a project work (12 credit). The evaluation of the project work will be done partly by the institution/ industry where the project is conducted and partly by the internal guide. In addition, a student will have to present a seminar on any allotted environmental issue. 4. Apart from this the student has to clear a 3 credit course in Scientific writing in the last semester. 5. A comprehensive viva-voce of 02 credits will be conducted with the help of external examiners, at the end of the course.
Syllabus of B.Sc. Environmental Science
1st Year B. Sc. Environmental Science
Code Semester I Credit Code Semester II Credit ENV 1111 General English 03 ENV 1211 Communication Skills 03 ENV 1112 Physical Environment I 03 ENV 1212 Physical Environment II 03 ENV 1113 Basic Plant Science I 03 ENV 1213 Biological Environment I 03 ENV 1114 Basic Plant Science II 03 ENV 1214 Biological Environment II 03 ENV 1115 Basic Animal Science I 03 ENV 1215 Basic of Chemistry 03 ENV 1116 Basic Animal Science II 03 ENV 1216 Nature of India’s Environment-I 03 ENV 1117 Practical : Geosciences 02 ENV 1217 Practical : Geosciences 02 ENV 1118 Practical : Botany 02 ENV 1218 Practical: Biology 02 ENV 1119 Practical : Zoology 02 ENV 1219 Practical: Chemistry 02 ENV 1120 Field Work/Industrial visit 01 ENV 1220 Field Work/Industrial visit 01 Total 25 Total 25 Industrial/ Institutional Training: Students visit industries to acquaint themselves with environment related issues, once in each semester. In 6th Semester, the students are deputed to an industrial unit/environment related organization for practical training. Some of the organizations where practical training is being conducted include the following: Page 24 of 38
• NEERI, Nagpur • Forest Research Institute, Dehradun • Indian Wild Life Institute, Dehradun • Indian Oil Corporation, Vadodara • Reliance Industries Limited, Vadodara • CEPT, Ahmedabad • GEER, Gandhinagar • Gujarat State Fertilizers Corporation (GSFC) Limited • Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Limited • Alembic Limited, Vadodara • Paramount Pollution Control Ltd., Vadodara • Kadam Environmental Consultants, Vadodara • CETP, Nandesari • Novodigm Limited, (Rubamin Pharmaceuticals), Vadodara • Transpek Industry Limited • Transpek Silox Industries, Atladra • ONGC, Mehsana and unit of ONGC Hazira plant • Bayers Crop Science Limited, Ankleshwar • Space Application center (SAC) ISRO Ahmedabad • Vadodara Mahanagar Seva Sadan • Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation, Ahmedabad • Gujarat State Forest Development Corporation, Vadodara • Gujarat Pollution Control Board, Vadodara • Central Pollution Control Board, West Zone Office, Vadodara
Syllabus for Entrance Test
Questions (Objective type) will be based on
A. General English: 20 B. General Knowledge: 20 C. Science: 60__ Total: 100
A. Questions on General English will include spellings of certain words, antonyms, synonyms, idioms, change of tense, parts of speech, answering questions based on given paragraph etc. B. General knowledge questions will be based on History, Geography, Nutrition, Nature, Wildlife, Political Science, Freedom struggle, sports and Current affairs etc. C. Science questions will be based on Physics, Chemistry, and Biology up to 12th standard. Few questions may be of Mathematics, Microbiology and Environmental Science.
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5-YEAR INTEGRATED M. Sc. CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGYPROGRAMME
Highlight of the Programme
In recent times the world is witnessing the growth of modern biology and its potential applications. In this realm of Molecular and Cell Biology, the mysteries of life processes have been unravelled and all branches of biology have been unified. Achievements in Research and Teaching at Faculty of Science, M. S. University of Baroda have been recognized by Department of Science and Technology (DST) and Department of Biotechnology (DBT), and the faculty has been awarded PURSE and ILSPARE grants. As part of continuing to impart cutting edgeeducation relevant to current times, a 5-Year Integrated M. Sc. in Cell and Molecular Biology program has been introduced from 2012 with a special emphasis on integrated and interdisciplinary approach.
Basic theme of the 5 Year Integrated M. Sc. (Cell and Molecular Biology) program is- a. To facilitate interdisciplinary approach and encourage specialization in frontier areas of Modern Biology. b. This program will offer challenging and novel opportunity in life sciences to bright young students and motivate them to pursue research. c. Program will be conducted in collaboration with the scientists from NCBS-TIFR Bangalore-Mumbai and IISER-Pune. d. Meritorious students will get an opportunity to do summer training and dissertation at these premier institutes. Teaching will also be conducted by visiting faculties from the above institutes and abroad apart from experienced teachers from the Science Faculty.
Course Structure:
This program will follow Choice Based Credit System. In the beginning, the courses are designed to cater the differences in the background of students in Mathematics and Biology and in the later years with specialization in frontier areas. Semester I Credits Semester II Credits Diversity of Living Systems 4 Cell Biology I 3 Evolution and Ecology 4 Genetics I 3 Physics for Biologists I 2 Inorganic Chemistry 2 Physical Chemistry 2 MathematicsI 2 Foundation Course II - Biology for Non- 2 Statistics I 2 Biologists /Mathematics for Biologists Practical: 2 credits - Physics, 2 credits - 8 Practical: 2 credits - Inorganic 8 Botany, 2 credits –Zoology,2 credits - Chemistry, 2 credits - Statistics, 2 Physical Chemistry (3-hour lab +1 hour credits - Genetics, 2 credits - Cell tutorial.) Biology. (3 hour lab+1 hour tutorial) Foundation Course I - Communication Foundation Course III– Soft skills 2 skills /Any foreign language 2 Foundation Course IV – Disaster 2 Management Page 26 of 38
Total 24 Total 24
Eligibility Criteria:
1. Candidates must have passed Gujarat H.S.C./CBSE/ICSE Examination (10+2) or equivalent Board examination from the Science stream with English as one of the subjects during the years 2016, 2017 or 2018. 2. A candidate who has passed an equivalent examination from any other examining body will have to obtain eligibility certificate from The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda (University Head Office. Opp. Food and Drugs Laboratory, Vadodara). 4. 60% marks for general category and 55% for SC/ST/SEBC/PD category in theory papers pertaining to science (i.e. PCM/PCB/PCMB) (or equivalent grade) in Class XII (or equivalent) examination, from any recognized Board in India. Where only grade is available, a certificate from the Board specifying equivalent percentage marks will be required.
Number of Seats:
There are 30 seats for the course with Exit facility after Semester VI with a B. Sc. (Cell and Molecular Biology) degree. If the number of students at Semester VII is less than 15 then there will be a provision for admission at VII semester with an Entrance Examination. However, the degree will be M. Sc. (Cell and Molecular Biology). Students with BSC degree in any of the life science related subjects are eligible for admission to the Semester VII of M.Sc. (Cell and Molecular Biology) programme after clearing entrance exam.
Admission Procedure:
Students will be selected on the basis of All India Level Entrance Examination conducted by M S University. Baroda. Entrance exam will be conducted based on 11th-12th standard syllabus with multiple choice questions along with negative marking.
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POST GRADUATE PROGRAMME
The post graduate degree programme is of four semester duration (two years) and comprises of 100 credits. The faculty offers post graduate degree programme in following subjects: Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Biostatistics, Botany, Cell and Molecular Biology, Chemistry, Environment Sciences, Geography, Geology, Applied Geology, Petroleum Geology, Information Technology, Mathematics, Medical Biotechnology, Microbiology, Physics, Statistics and Zoology. Post graduate Diploma program is a two semester (one year) program and offered in two subjects Applied Biochemistry and Disaster Management.
ADMISSION PROCEDURE The application form is to be filled online only. A student willing to apply for more than one subjects should select the subjects/ courses separately in online application. Such additional subjects/ courses selection should be made with single ID only generated during the online application. However, the form fee in case of more thanone subject/ course will have to be paid separately for each course. The students who have applied and fulfil the criteria of minimum qualifications for eligibility, given below can appear in the entrance examination. A written Entrance Test will be conducted for deciding admission to each degree programme.The admissions will be strictly based on the merit of marks obtained in written Entrance Test.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA The admission is based on the merit of entrance test only. To appear in entrance test, following eligibility criteria is to be fulfilled:
1. The eligibility criteria for admission to PG degree program: B. Sc. or an equivalent degree (10+2+3 pattern of education) in the relevant subject from a University recognized by The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda.The minimum marks/ grade points in qualifying examination shall be as follows: i. For general category candidates a. 50% or equivalent grade points (considering all the three years) for candidates who have passed qualifying examination from The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda. b. 55% or equivalent grade points(considering all the three years)for candidates who have passed qualifying examination other from Universitiesof Gujarat or from other states any other state of India. ii. For SC/ST candidates Must have passed qualifying examination. These candidates will have to produce caste certificate from competent authority of Gujarat.
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iii. For SEBC candidates This is applicable to candidates from Gujarat only.There will be a relaxation of 5% in the minimum percentage requirement in qualifying examination. These candidates will have to produce caste certificate and non-creamy layer certificate from competent authority. iv. For Physically handicapped candidates Eligibility criteria stated in (i) shall be relaxed as per University rules on the production of necessary certificates from recognized authority. v. For Sports Persons Eligibility criteria stated in (i) shall be relaxed as per University rules on the production of necessary certificates from recognized authority. 2. Candidates who have appeared for the final year of the qualifying examination may also apply and appear in the Entrance Test. However, their admission will be confirmed only after the production of the original marks sheet of the qualifying examinationand fulfilment of eligibility requirement,in the stipulated time. M.Sc. Biochemistry, Microbiology and Medical Biotechnology Programmes: The student must have studied relevant subject at B. Sc. or should have passed B. Sc. Degree in any of the life sciences or chemical science subjects and must have secured minimum eligibility marks stated above. M.Sc. (Cell and Molecular Biology) Programme: This is actually post 12th Std five-year integrated program with initial intake capacity of 30 seats. If after BSc, the number of vacancy is more than 15 seats then only the entrance test will be conducted for direct MSc program. M. Sc. (Information Technology) Programme: A candidate must have successfully completed a Bachelor's degree programme in Computer Applications/ Computer Science/ Information Technology/ Computer Engineering or equivalent. M.Sc. (Biotechnology) Programme: The entrance exam is notified and conducted by Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. The eligibility is, a bachelor’s degree under 10+2+3 pattern of education in Physical, Biological, Agricultural, Veterinary and Fishery Sciences, Pharmacy, Engineering/Technology, 4-years B.Sc. (Physician Assistant Course); OR Medicine (MBBS) OR B.D.S. with at least 55% marks. 15%, 7½% and 3% of seats shall be reserved for Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Person with Disability (PWD) candidates respectively. All the SC/ST and PWD candidates who have passed the qualifying examination are eligible to apply irrespective of their percentage of marks in the qualifying examination. OBC reservation, wherever applicable, will be implemented as per the policy of each participating University.
3. Students with B.A. (Core / Hons in Geography) are eligible for admission to M. Sc. in Geography. 4. Students with B. Sc. (Electronics) are NOT eligible for admission to M. Sc. (Physics) programme.
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Program for the WRITTEN ENTRANCE TEST for the admission to M.Sc. and Post B.Sc. Diploma Courses
Day and 10.00 am 2.00 pm Date Subject Subject Wednesday Microbiology Biochemistry & Medical 13-06-2018 Biotechnology Geology Petroleum Geology Statistics Geography Physics
Thursday Botany Appl Geology 14-06-2018 Information Technology Chemistry Zoology Environmental Sciences
Friday Biostatistics 15-06-2018 PG Diploma in Appl. Biochemistry Monday Mathematics 18-06-2018
The marks obtained by each students and the list (in order of merit) of those students who are found eligible to appear for ON THE SPOT ADMISSION will be declared / displayed on notice boards of concern department & the faculty and will also be displayed on the University website.
Programme for ON THE SPOT ADMISSION to the M.Sc. and Post B.Sc. Diploma Courses Venue: Computer Applications Building, Faculty of Science
Day and 10.00 am 2.00 pm Date Subject Subject Monday Microbiology Geology 25-06-2018 Biochemistry Applied Geology Med Biotech Petroleum Geology PG Diploma Appl. Biochemistry Geography
Tuesday Chemistry Physics 26-06-2018 Botany Environmental Sciences Zoology Statistics Information Technology Biostatistics Mathematics
The student should remain present at the venue at least half an hour before the commencement of ENTRANCE TEST & for ON THE SPOT ADMISSION for necessary instructions and information.
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M. Sc. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME
A new professional course M.Sc. (IT) is being introduced from academic session 2017 onwards to provide a concrete foundation to the students when they put their feet into the global IT world and meet the future technological challenges. Our vision is to produce core IT professionals who are groomed to integrate all the roles and responsibilities of IT department in any industry/firm.
SALIENT FEATURES OF M.Sc. IT
❖ It has a very rich content of syllabus which imparts a very good exposure of cutting edge technologies to the students so that they can pursue their career in corporate sector, .Govt. and semi govt. organizations, teaching, research and PhD.
❖ Teaching methods for the program will be a combination of conceptual lectures, case study analysis and Practical with hands on projects.
❖ Continuous updating of the curriculum which is relevant to the current scenario and cater to the need of global IT business development.
❖ M.Sc. IT is A widely accepted course for: ▪ Government Jobs ▪ Jobs in public and private sector companies ▪ Bank jobs ▪ Career in education/ teaching ▪ Research and Development sector ▪ IT Technical Assistant
❖ Many trending and unique courses are included in our programme like: ▪ E- Commerce ▪ Cyber Forensics ▪ Big Data ▪ Cloud Computing ▪ Mobile Application Development for Android ▪ ERP
ELIGIBILITY
A candidate fulfilling following conditions will be considered eligible for admission to M.Sc. in Information Technology Programme: ▪ Students from the discipline of B.C.A., B.Sc. in Information Technology/ Computer Science/ Computer Applications/ Mathematics/ Statistics/ Bioinformatics/ Information Science/Information Systems/ Electronics. ▪ BE in Information Technology/ Computer Engineering / Computer Science and Engineering/ Electronics and communication Engineering. ▪ Any graduate with PGDCA (Regular). ▪ Minimum 50% aggregate marks in qualifying examination.
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MAXIMUM INTAKE
Total number of seats : 40 seats
Course Structure of M.Sc. (IT) Programme
Semester 1 T L Semester 2 T L Information Technologies 3 Networks and Switching 2 1
Information Systems 3 2 Platform Technologies 2 1 Digital Communications & Networking 3 2 SMAC (Social Mobile Analytics & Cloud) 4 2 Web Technologies 3 2 Introduction to data analysis 3 2 Programming in Java/ .net 3 2 E-Commerce 3 1 Finance and Accounting 2 Elective # 2 1
17 8 16 8
Total 25 Total 24
NATURE OF ENTRANCE TEST
Written test The following will be the syllabus for the entrance test:
Mathematical foundations, Computer Oriented Numerical Methods, Operations Research, Computer Programming, Object Oriented Concepts, Data and File Structures, Software Engineering, Computer Organization, Operating system concepts, Database management systems, Networking, Network based application programming (including web technologies).
There will be total 100 questions all of which will be of multiple-choice type.
There is negative marking. Each correctly answered question carries 1 mark, and wrongly answered question carries – 0.25 marks.
Candidates are required to bring printed Hall ticket from the University website and one set of printed application form with necessary self-attested copies of testimonials. Hall ticket will be available only two days prior to entrance date.
Candidate should report in the examination hall 30 minutes before the commencement of the written test.
Written Test
Duration of the Written test : 2 hours Marks : 100
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M. Sc. ENVIRONEMNTAL SCIENCE PROGRAMME
Eligibility for Admission 1. A candidate must have passed B.Sc. Environmental Science, Botany, Chemistry, Zoology, Physics, Geography, Geology or equivalent examination from any UGC recognized University. A candidate who has been in the subject mentioned in para ‘a’ or in Bioscience, Life Science, Biotechnology, Microbiology, Genetics or passed 10+2+3 examination from any other examining body will have to produce eligibility certificate from The M.S. University of Baroda along with the application for admission in the first year.
2. Students without having any paper on Chemistry at Bachelors level are not eligible for admission to this programme.
Entrance Test ➢ The questions will be based on General Knowledge and Science (Environmental Science, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Geology, Geography etc.). ➢ Hundred Objective type questions will be asked. ➢ Each question will be of one mark and there will be no negative marking. ➢ If marks of 2 students are same in the test then the student having higher percentage in Chemistry at 12th standard level will be considered for merit. Syllabus for M.Sc. Environmental Science First Semester Course Code Course Name Credits
ENV 2101 The Basics of Environmental Sciences 3 ENV 2102 Ecology and Biodiversity 3 ENV 2103 Marine Ecology and Wetlands 3 ENV 2104 Environmental Toxicology and Occupational Health 3 ENV 2105 Advanced Monitoring and Analytical Techniques for 3 Environmental Sciences ENV 2106 Practical I- Biodiversity, Ecological Studies and Toxicology 4 ENV 2107 Practical II- Environmental Monitoring and Quantitative Analysis 4 ENV 2108 Seminar and field visit 2 Total Credits 25
Second Semester Course Code Course Name Credits ENV 2201 Application of Biostatistics and Computer in Environmental Science 3 ENV 2202 Urban Solid Waste Handling and Management 3 ENV 2203 Water and Waste water Management 3 ENV 2204 Hazardous and Biomedical Waste Management 3 ENV 2205 Environmental Biotechnology 3 ENV 2206 Practical III- Soil and Solid Waste Analysis 4 ENV 2207 Practical IV- Water And Wastewater Analysis 4 ENV 2208 Seminar and field work 2 Total Credits 25
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EVALUTION SCHEME
A. Theory: There will be mid-semester and end-semester examinations 1. All mid-semester exam will be conducted by respective departments. However, they will be centrally coordinated by the faculty examination cell. 2. Mid-semester marks will have 30% weightage and will be carried forward in case of ATKT while End-semester marks will have 70% weightage. The marks obtained in mid & end semester examination will be taken into account for deciding the final grade of the course. 3. Examination papers will contain 40% objective questions and 60% subjective questions.
B. All Practical courses will have continuous evaluation GRADE POINT SYSTEM • A system comprising of 7 grade points (4 to 10) will be followed for evaluating a candidate in every course. Both mid-semester and end-semester exams are counted for final grade points. Grade Description Percentag Division/G Range Points e of Marks rade 10 Outstanding 90% - 99% First / O Above 9.01 CGPA Class 9 Excellent 80% - 89% First / A 8.01 – 9.00 CGPA < 4 Fail 8 Very Good 70% - 79% First / B 7.01 – 8.00 4 = CGPA < 5 Pass Class 7 Good 60% - 69% First / C 6.01 – 7.00 5 = CGPA < 6 2nd Class 6 Fair 50% - 59% Second /D 5.01 – 6.00 6 = CGPA < 7 1St Class 5 Average 40% - 49% Pass / E 4.01 – 5.00 CGPA ≥ 7 Distinction 4 – 0 Dropped Below F Below 4.00 40%
Grade Point Average = ∑ (Credit X Grade Point) / Total Credits AWARD OF CLASS Marks-sheets of semester I to V of B. Sc. and Semester I to III of M. Sc. will simply indicate result as either Pass or Fail or ATKT but not the class which will be indicted in the last Semester marksheet.Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) is computed as: CGPA = ∑ (Semester credits X GPA) / Total Semester Credits Where Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) is computed as CGPA = ∑ (Semester credits X GPA) / Total Semester Credits
The sum is taken over from Sem-I to Sem-VI for B. Sc. and Sem-I to Sem-IV for M. Sc. CRITERION FOR B. Sc. (Hons) DEGREE AWARD
For obtaining B. Sc. (Hons) degree in any subject, a candidate has to earn 144 Credits in all during the B. Sc. Programme consisting of six semesters.
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INSTRUCTIONS TO THE APPLICANTS
1. No correspondence will be entertained in the matter of admission. 2. A copy of the online submitted and duly signed application form (available from website http://www.msubaroda.ac.in or htpp://msub.digitaluniversity.ac.in) needs to be produced at the time of the spot admission.
3. Self-attested copies of the following certificates should be attached with the application: i. H. S. C. (12th Science) or equivalent mark sheet ii. School Leaving Certificate/ Transfer Certificate (for the proof of birth date) iii. SC/ ST caste certificate/SEBC caste and non-creamy layer certificate / physically handicap/ Defence person/ sports person certificate, as applicable. 4. The SC and ST students of other than Gujarat state should produce a certificate from competent authority of Government of Gujarat. 5. The students of SEBC category are required to produce non creamy layer certificate from competent authority of Government of Gujarat. 6. The physically handicapped student should produce a recent certificate of Civil Surgeonstating the type of disability, extent (%) of disability and state (Progressive/ non progressive) of disability. Only those students who have minimum 40% disability are eligible to be considered for the relaxation in eligibility criteria. 7. The sports persons who have participated at State/ National/ International level should authenticate their certificates from the Director, Physical Education Faculty, University Pavilion, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara. They will be granted relaxation ineligibility criteria only if their certificates are approved and validated.
Note: All original documents are to be produced while securing admission; the originaldocuments will be RETURNEDonce provisional admission is granted. Later on student will have to submit original certificates for enrolment of the candidate and generation of unique PRN.
Competent authority of Government of Gujarat for means:
For SC/ST students: ANY ONE of(a) The Collector, (b) The Prant Officer, (c) The Mamlatdar,
(d) The Mahalkari from Gujarat, (e) The Director of Social Welfare and
For SEBC students: ANY ONE of (a) The Collector, (b) The District Development Officer,
(c) The Dy. Collector/ The Asstt Collector, (d) The Dy. District Development Officer, (e)The Mamlatdar, (f) The Taluka Development Officer, (g) The Mahalkari from Gujarat, (h) The Director of Social Welfare, (i) The District Social Welfare Officer.
8. The admissions will be strictly based on the merit. Just fulfilling theeligibility criteria DOES
NOT GUARANTEE admission. 9. The admission to the course is PURELY TEMPORARY and subjected to various scrutiny till the unique Permanent Registration Number of the candidate is generated. 10. If the information provided by the candidate is incorrect or if any unfair practice is followed or the candidate is unable to submit any of the required certificates in the stipulated time period, his/ her admission is liable to cancellation. 11. For subjects like Botany, Environment Science, Geography, Geology and Zoology FIELD VISITS are COMPULSORY. The field visit duration in B. Sc. Sem V/ Sem VI and in M. Sc. is generally 5-15 days. Page 35 of 38
CONTACT FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Zoology Prof. P. C. Mankodi Botany Ph: 2794269 /2795329Ext. 356-357 Prof. Sandya Kiran Garge E-mail:[email protected] Ph: 2791891/ 2795329Ext. 316-317 5 Year Integrated Course in E-mail: [email protected] Cell and Molecular Biology Chemistry Prof. Sarita Gupta Prof. Anjali U Patel Ph: (O) 2795594/ 2795329 Ph:(O) 2795552/2795329Ext. 321-322 EXT. 311-312 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Geography Computer Applications Prof. Bindu Bhatt Prof. R. S. Srivastava Ph: (O) 2795329Ext. 326-327 Ph: (O) 2781328 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Geology Environmental Studies Prof. L. S. Chamyal Prof. Arun Arya Ph: (O) 2785560 /2795329 Ph: (O) 2789045 Ext. 331-332 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Biostatistics Mathematics Dr. Deepa Khandpal Prof. H. R. Kataria Ph: 2794269 /2795329Ext. 351-352 Ph: (O) 2795329Ext. 336-337 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Biotechnology Physics Dr. Mrinalini Nair, Prof. N. L. Singh Ph: 2794396 / 2795329 EXT. 311-312 Ph: 2795339 /2795329Ext. 346-347 E-mail : [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Petroleum Geology Statistics Prof. L. S. Chamyal Prof. V A Kalamkar Ph: (O) 2785560 /2795329 Ph: 2794269 /2795329Ext. 351-352 Ext. 331-332 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]
Maintenance of Stipulated Attendance of Students (Ordinance 183)
The following shall be the minimum attendance necessary:
i. In a semester an overall attendance of at least 75% of the number of lectures delivered and tutorials, seminars etc. arranged in all subjects, provided the total attendance in each of the subjects offered is at least 60%.
ii. In a semester an overall attendance of at least 80% of the days allotted for practical classes and laboratory work in each subject.
GENERAL RULES GOVERNING THE CONDUCT OF STUDENTS IN THE UNIVERSITY
1. A student must do nothing either inside or outside the University that will interfere with its orderly working and discipline. 2. This comprehensive rule covers most cases that are likely to arise. It forbids: a. Impolite or unseemly behaviour in classroom or University premises during working hours of the College and the Faculty. b. Attempt to persuade other students to abstain themselves from regular classes. c. Damage to or defacement of University furniture, fittings and property. d. Disobedience of notifications or instructions issued by the Principals/Deans/Heads of the Departments and Members of the staff duly authorized. 3. As per UGC regulation, stipulated attendance (Ordinance 183) is required for permitting students to appear for final examination. If unavoidably absent on account of health, urgent private affairs or other reasons, they must be prepared to state the exact reason for absence. 4. Students are expected to behave with courtesy towards the members of the staff, their fellow students and all visitors to the Institution. 5. Sexual harassment will lead to severe punishments like suspension, rustication from the University / College/ Institution. Disciplinary action is as prescribed under The M. S. University of Baroda rules. 6. Ragging is prohibited on MSU Campus, ragging is a criminal offence and is liable to severe punishment, including suspension, rustication and imprisonment.
Note: The information contained in this prospectus is for general guideline only
and is subject to change from time to time by the University
Prof. A. C. Sharma
Dean, Faculty of Science, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara – 390002, Gujarat, India
Ph: 0265 2795329 (office) Website: www.msubaroda.ac.in , E-mail: [email protected]
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