B.SC. (HONS.) CHEMISTRYHome / B.sc. (hons.) Chemistry

To prepare the students to analyze, formulate and solve real life problems based on her/his solid foundation in chemistry.

To develop professionalism, ethical attitude, communication skill, team work, multidisciplinary approach & professional development through continued education.

To prepare the students for a successful career domain viz., industry/technical, research and higher education/academia with creativity, commitment.

To equip students with the ability to translate and synthesize their understanding towards nature, human and development.

The B.Sc. (Hons.) Chemistry Program is of three-year duration. Each year is called an academic year and is divided into two semesters. Thus, there will be a total of six semesters. Each semester consists of fifteen weeks of teaching. The teaching learning process involves theory classes of an hour duration and practical classes of four hours duration. The curriculum will be delivered through various methods including chalk and talk, laboratories, power point presentations, audio, video tools, E-learning / E-content, virtual laboratories, simulations, field trips/ Industry visits, seminars, workshops, projects, models, class discussions and industrial internship.

Evaluation

The assessment broadly comprises of Internal Assessment (Continuous Evaluation Component) and External Assessment i.e., End Semester Examination. Each course carries 100 marks for theory with 50 marks for Internal Assessment and 50 for End Semester Examination and practical course carries additional 50 marks. The internal assessment will be through MCQ, Classroom Test, Assignment, Oral Presentation and Short Projects.

Courses

The curriculum structure is based on UGC prescribed curriculum structure. The program consists of Core Courses (CC) / Discipline Specific Elective (DSE) / Generic Electives Courses of six credit each and Skill Enhancement Courses of two credit each.

For theory classes, one credit indicates one-hour lecture per week while for practical, one credit indicates two hours practical laboratory session per week.

The Core Courses (CC) are all compulsory courses. There are three kinds of Elective Courses: Discipline Specific Generic Electives (DSGE), Discipline Specific Elective (DSE) and Skill Enhancement Course (SEC). In addition, there are Ability Enhancement Compulsory Courses (AECC) and Skill Enhancement Compulsory Courses (SECC).

To acquire a degree in B.Sc. (Hons.) Biotechnology, a student must study 14 Core Courses, 04 Discipline Specific Elective Courses, 02 Skill Enhancement Courses, 06 Ability Enhancement Compulsory Courses, 06 Skill Enhancement Compulsory Courses and 04 Discipline Specific Generic Electives.

The Core Courses, Discipline Specific Electives Courses and Discipline Specific Generic Electives are of 06 Credits each. The Skill Enhancement Course, Skill Enhancement Compulsory Courses and Ability Enhancement Compulsory Courses are of 02 credits each. A student has to earn a minimum of 160 Credits to get a degree in B.Sc. (Hons.) Biotechnology.

The program offers Discipline Specific Elective courses and the students must choose 04 from each option offered in 5th and 6th Semester. The student has to take 02 Skill Enhancement Elective Courses, one in each offered in 3rd and 4th Semesters. Student has to choose only 01 Discipline Specific Generic Elective Course per semester from the options offered in 1st to 4th Semester. At the end of the 1st Year, Students should have completed 01 Physics and 01 Mathematics Course.

Student has to take Ability Enhancement Compulsory Course and Skill Enhancement Compulsory Course in every semester where industrial internship is compulsory in 1st to 5th Semester.

Total Intake

45 Seats

Mode of Admission

Merit Based

Qualifying Examination

10 + 2 (Science) or Equivalent

Eligibility for Admission

Candidate must have passed 12th or equivalent (Science Stream) Examination from the recognized Board excluding NIOS securing a minimum 45% mark in aggregate of all the subjects. (40% for SC/ST/OBC-Non-Creamy Layer / PD / EWS). Applicants with 12th or equivalent from International Schools, affiliated to foreign education boards like IGCSE (International General Certificate for Secondary Education) and IB (International Baccalaureate) can apply, they have to submit equivalence certificate of Association of Indian Universities, New Delhi.

Registration Fees

The registration fee for submitting online application form is Rs. 500/- (Rupees Five Hundred Only), which is to be paid online.

Selection Process:

• 50% and above aggregate marks in H.S.C (12th Std) or equivalent - Direct admission on first cum first basis.
• 45% to 50% aggregate marks in H.S.C (12th Std) or equivalent - on the spot Admission Competitive Test (ACT) of 30 min.
• Minimum passing marks of Admission Competitive Test (ACT) would be 50% of total marks. Merit list would be prepared/put up based on the marks obtained
• Second trail for test may be given on request by student
• The Admission Competitive Test (ACT) shall be consisting of Objective questions related to Subject and English, Verbal Abilities, Reading Comprehension, Quantitative Aptitude, Logical Reasoning and General Knowledge.
• There will be no negative marking.
• 3 days will be given for payment of fess on confirmation of admission

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