Scheme of Instruction Academic Year 2020-21 Index Department Course Prefix Page No Preface : SCC Chair 4 Division of Biological Sciences Preface 6 Biological Science DB 9 Biochemistry BC 11 Ecological Sciences EC 12 Molecular Biophysics Unit MB 15 Microbiology and Cell Biology MC 18 Molecular Reproduction Development and Genetics RD 22 Neuroscience NS 24 Division of Chemical Sciences Preface 26 Chemical Science CD 28 Inorganic and Physical Chemistry IP 32 Materials Research Centre MR 35 Organic Chemistry OC 36 Solid State and Structural Chemistry SS 38 Division of Physical and Mathematical Sciences Preface 40 Instrumentation and Applied Physics IN 41 Mathematics MA 46 Physics PH 59 High Energy Physics HE 71 Division of Electrical, Electronics and Computer Sciences (EECS) Preface 76 Computer Science and Automation E0, E1 77 Electrical Communication Engineering CN,E1,E2,E3,E8,E9,MV 95 Electrical Engineering E0,E1,E4,E5,E6,E8,E9 113 Electronic Systems Engineering E0,E2,E3,E9 128 Division of Mechanical Sciences Preface 141 Aerospace Engineering AE 142 Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences AS 150 Civil Engineering CE 154 Chemical Engineering CH 168 Mechanical Engineering ME 172 Materials Engineering MT 182 Product Design and Manufacturing MN, PD 190 Sustainable Technologies ST 196 Earth Sciences ES 197 Division of Interdisciplinary Research Preface 202 Biosystems Science and Engineering BE 203 Scheme of Instruction 2020 - 2021 2 Energy Research ER 207 Computational and Data Sciences DS 208 Nanoscience and Engineering NE 215 Management Studies MG 221 Cyber Physical Systems CP 227 Scheme of Instruction 2020 - 2021 3 Preface The Scheme of Instruction (SoI) and Student Information Handbook (Handbook) contain the courses and rules and regulations related to student life in the Indian Institute of Science. The courses listed in the SoI and the rules in the Handbook are primarily meant for post-graduate students of the Institute. Undergraduate students are allowed to credit or audit the courses listed in the SoI with the consent of the instructors. The course listings are in conformance with the Divisional structure of the Institute, with the courses of each department of a Division listed in a separate subsection. For instance, all courses of the Aerospace Engineering department have the prefix AE, and are listed in the Aerospace Engineering subsection within the Mechanical Sciences Division. The only exception to this pattern is the Electrical Sciences Division, where the courses are organized under the sub-sections E0 through E9, according to the areas to which they belong. For instance, all Computer Science and Automation courses of the Electrical Sciences Division have the prefix E0, and are found in the corresponding sub-section, although the instructors come from all four departments of the division. The course codes are given in the Table of Contents. The listing of each course consists of the course number, the title, the number of credits and the semester. The course number indicates both the department and the level of the course. For instance, MA 205 indicates that the course is offered by the Mathematics department and is at the 200 level. Such 200 level courses are either basic or second level graduate courses. The 300 level courses are advanced courses primarily meant for research scholars, but can also be taken by course students who have the appropriate background; these courses can be taken only with the consent of the instructors. Most courses are offered only once a year, either in the August or in the January semester. A few courses are offered in the summer term. The number of credits is given in the form M:N, where M indicates the number of lecture credits and N the number of laboratory credits. Each lecture credit corresponds to one lecture hour per week, while each laboratory credit corresponds to a 3-hour laboratory class. Thus, a course with 2:1 credits indicates that it has 2 lecture hours and one3-hour laboratory session each week, while a course with 3:0 credits indicates a course with 3 lecture hours and no laboratory session. The Institute offers research-based doctoral programmesand Master’sprogrammes that are both course-based and research-based. Eachcourse-based Master’sprogramme consists of core courses, electives and a dissertation project. Details of the requirements can be found under the course listing of the departments or divisions that offer them. Students are assigned faculty advisors who will advise them in selecting and dropping courses, and monitor progress through the Scheme of Instruction 2020 - 2021 4 academic program. In order to register for a course, each student needs the approval of both the faculty advisor and the course instructor. The number and type of courses taken in the first and subsequent semesters depend on the programme and department the student is registered in – the faculty advisor and the Department Curriculum Committee (DCC) will guide the students on the core and elective courses they should register for. Students are permitted to claim an exemption from core courses on the basis of having taken them earlier. Details of how to claim such an exemption are given in the Student InformationHandbook. The Institute follows a grading system, with continuous assessment. The course instructor first aggregates the individual marks of each student from the class tests, assignments and final examination scores. These marks are then mapped to letter grades, and only the grade is announced. The point values of grades are as follows: A+:10, A: 9, B+: 8, B: 7, C:6, D:5, F: 0. The grades A+ through D are passing grades, and F is a failing grade. All the course-based programmes have a specified set of core courses. The doctoral and research-based Master’s programmes may have specific core courses, which depend on the division and department. Students in research programmeshave to take a minimum number of credits as part of their Research Training Program (RTP). For PhD students in Science, the RTP consists of a minimum of 12 credits. For PhD students in Engineering who join with a Master’s degree in Engineering, the RTP requirement is a minimum of 12 credits. For PhD students in Engineering who join with a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a Master’s degree in Science, the RTP consists of a minimum of 24 credits. Similar RTP requirements apply for students who upgrade or continue their registration from the Mastersprogrammes of the Institute. For the research-based Master’s degree, the RTP consists of minimum 12 credits. The Integrated PhD programme has 64 credits. Research students have the option of crediting courses beyond the RTP requirement as detailed in the Student Information Handbook. Detailed information with regard to the regulations of the various programmes and the operation of different aspects of Institute activities are given in the Student Information Handbook. Students are urged to read this material carefully, so that they are adequately informed. 25th September 2020 Raghuraman N. Govardhan Chair, Senate Curriculum Committee Scheme of Instruction 2020 - 2021 5 Division of Biological Sciences Preface: This Division includes the Department of Biochemistry, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Molecular Biophysics Unit, Department of Molecular Reproduction, Development and Genetics, Centre for Neurosciences, Centre for Infectious Disease Research and the Central Animal Facility. Students from a variety of disciplines in fundamental and applied sciences, such as biology, chemistry, physics, medicine, agriculture and technology, are admitted into the Division for research work leading to a PhD degree. Each Department/Centre/Unit offers courses on specialized topics designed to provide students with the necessary theoretical background and introduction to laboratory methods. There are specific requirements for completing the Research Training Program for students registering for research conferment’s at the Institute. For individual requirements, the students are advised to approach the Departmental Curriculum Committee. The Department of Biochemistry offers a program of study concentrating on a molecular approach towards understanding biological phenomena. The program of instruction consists of lectures, laboratory work, and seminar assignments. In addition to formal course work, students are required to participate in group seminars, departmental seminars and colloquia. The Center for Ecological Sciences has excellent facilities for theoretical, experimental and field based research in plant and animal ecology, evolution and behavior. The program of instruction consists of lectures, laboratory work, seminars and special assignments. The Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology offers courses in microbiology, infectious diseases, cell biology, molecular biology, genetic engineering, RNA biology, developmental genetics, cancer biology and ageing and regeneration. The students are expected to participate in seminars on recent advances in these fields. The Molecular Biophysics Unit offers courses which cover recent developments in molecular biophysics, biopolymer conformation, structure and interactions of biomolecules, biophysical techniques, cellular neurophysiology and computational neuroscience. The courses offered in the Department of Molecular Reproduction, Development and Genetics include those on signal transduction, gene expression and development, genetics and genomic medicine, molecular oncology, aging and regeneration.