COCHIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, KOCHI - 682 022
SCHEME AND SYLLABUS FOR M.Sc. PROGRAM IN BIOTECHNOLOGY
(APPLICABLE W.E.F. 2024 ADMISSIONS)
24-303-0101 Biochemistry and 4 C 3L+1T+2 Nil 50 50 100
Enzymology P
24-303-0102 Genetics 3 C 2L+1T+0 Nil 50 50 100
P
24-303-0103 Molecular biology 4 C 3L+1T+2 Nil 50 50 100
P
24-303-0104 Microbiology 4 C 3L+1T+2 Nil 50 50 100
P
24-303-0105 Molecular Cellbiology 4 C 3L+1T+2 Nil 50 50 100
P
24-303-0106 Biostatistics 2 C 2L+1T+0 Nil 50 50 100
P
24-303-010X Elective - I 3 E 2L+0T+2 NIL 50 50 100
P
TOTAL FOR SEM - I 21C 300 300 600
3E 50 50 100
C - Core, E - Elective. All tutorial classes will be online
Elective - I: 24-303-0107 Analytical Techniques-I
24-303-0201 Bioprocess Technology and 4 C 3L+1T+2 Nil 50 50 100
Industrial P
biotechnology
24-303-0202 Biosafety, Bioethics and IPR 2 C 1L+2T+0 Nil 50 50 100
P
24-303-0203 Bioinformatics 3 C 2L+1T+2 Nil 50 50 100
P
24-303-0204 Scientific Communication 1 C 1L+0T+ Nil 10 100
andCritical analysis of 0P 0
24-303-020X research papers 3 E Nil 50 100
Elective - II 3L+0T+ 50
2P
24-303-020X Elective - III 3 E 2L+0T+2 Nil 50 50 100
P
24-303-020X Elective - IV 3 E 3L+0T+2 Nil 50 50 100
P
24-303-020X Elective - V 3 E 3L+0T+0 Nil 50 50 100
P
TOTAL FOR SEM – II 10C 250 150 400
12E 200 200 400
C - Core, E - Elective. All tutorial classes will be online
Elective - II: 24-303-0205 Metabolism and Metabolic
disorders Elective - III: 24-303-0206 Analytical
Techniques-II
Elective - IV & V: 24-303-0207 Cancer Biology
24-303-0208 Molecular Neurobiology
24-303-0209 Nanobiotechnology
24-303-0301 Recombinant DNA Technology 4 C 3L+1T+ Nil 50 50 100
2P
24-303-0302 Advanced Immunology 4 C 3L+1T+ Nil 50 50 100
2P
24-303-0303 Project Proposal preparation and 1 C 1L+1T+ Nil 100 100
0P
presentation
24-303-0304 Plant Biotechnology 3 C 2L+1T+ Nil 50 50 100
2P
24-303-0305 Application of Biotechnology in 3 C 2L+1T+ Nil 50 50 100
Medicine 1P
24-303-030X Elective - VI 3 E 3L+0T+ Nil 50 50 100
0P
24-303-030X Elective - VII 3 E 3L+0T+ Nil 50 50 100
0P
24-303-030X Elective - VIII 3 E 3L+0T+0 Nil 50 50 100
P
TOTAL FOR SEM – III 15C 300 200 500
9E 150 150 300
C - Core, E - Elective. All tutorial classes will be online
Elective - VI, VII & VIII: 24-303-0306 Next Generation Sequencing and Data Analysis
24-303-0307 Stem Cell and Regenerative
Medicine 24-303-0308 Environmental
Biotechnology
24-303-0309 Biopharmaceuticals
24-303-0310 Gene silencing and Genome editing
24-303-0401 Dissertation and Seminar 12 C 0L+0T+2 Nil 100 300 400
4P
Comprehensive Viva-Voce 2 C Nil 200 200
24-303-040X Elective - IX 2 E 1L+0T+2 Nil 100 100
P
24-303-XXXX Elective - X 2 E Nil 100 100
TOTAL FOR SEM - IV 14C 300 300 600
5E 100 100 200
GRAND TOTAL FOR M. Sc 61C 1150 950 2100
BIOTECHNOLOGYPROGRAM 29E 500 500 1000
C - Core, E - Elective. All tutorial classes will be online
Elective IX: 24-303-0401 Entrepreneurship for
Biologists Elective X: 24-303-XXXX MOOC
*MOOC registration can be done from first semester onwards
Internal Tests 30 (2 tests of 15 marks 45 (3 tests of 15 marks
each) each)
Assignments 5 5
Practical Exam* 15 -
Internal MarksTotal 50 50
End Semester 50 50
Examination
Total Marks 100 100
24-303-XXXX MASSIVE OPEN ONLINE COURSE (MOOC) (2C)
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