Chemical and Biochemical Engineering (2023 Batch)
Unique and positive points of the program are:
- Provides a multidisciplinary learning experience.
- The design of the programme allows the students to broaden their scope beyond chemical engineering and learn principles of biology and chemistry which will be highly useful in their future career.
- Allows the students to pursue higher academic or professional careers in the interdisciplinary areas of chemical engineering.
Semester-wise course credit structure of the program is as follows:
Overall Credits Required (Minimum) : 261
Semester - I (Common for all BTECH Courses) (Total Credits : 37)
| S. No | Course Code | Course Name | L | T | P | C |
|---|
| 1 | MA 101 | Calculus | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | PH 101 | Quantum Physics and Applications | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | CH 102 | Fundamental Concepts and Applications of Chemistry | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | BB 103 | Introduction to Modern biology | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | PH 113 | Hands on Science Laboratory - I | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | CS 101 | Computer Programming | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | HS 103 | Introduction to Fine Arts | 0 | 0 | 1 | PP/NP |
| 8 | HS 106 | Design Thinking and Creativity | 1 | 0 | 0 | PP/NP |
| 9 | NO107/NO105 | NSO/NSS | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Semester - II (Total Credits: 39)
| S. No | Course Code | Course Name | L | T | P | C |
|---|
| 1 | MA 102 | Linear Algebra (1st Half) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | BB 201 | Biomolecules | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | ME 111 | Engineering Graphics Laboratory | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | ME 201 | Engineering Mechanics | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | CS 201 | Data Structures and Algorithms | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | CS 211 | Data Structures and Algorithms Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | ME 113 | Hands on Engineering Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | CL 101 | Introduction to Chemical Engineering | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | NO 105/ NO 107 | National Sports Organization (NSO)/National Service Scheme (NSS) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Semester - III (Total Credits: 36)
| S. No | Course Code | Course Name | L | T | P | C |
|---|
| 1 | CL 201 | Introduction to Transport Phenomena | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | CL 204 | Thermodynamics for Chemical Engineers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | ME 203 | Fluid Mechanics | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | ME 222 | Mechanics of Materials | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | EE 221 | Introduction to Probability (1st Half) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | EE 227 | Data Analysis (2nd Half) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | BB 301 | Basics of Cell Biology and Genetics | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
Semester - IV (Total Credits :41)
| S. No | Course Code | Course Name | L | T | P | C |
|---|
| 1 | ME 220 | Heat Transfer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | EE 101 | Introduction to Electrical Systems and Electronics | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | MA 407 | Introduction to Numerical Linear Algebra | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | MA 103 | Differential Equations - I | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | BB 404 | Biophysics | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | CL 202 | Reaction engineering | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | CH 201 | Organic Chemistry | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | CL 211 | Chemical Engineering lab -I (Thermodynamics and fluid mechanics) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | CL 203 | Mass transfer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Semester - V (Total Credits :36)
| S. No | Course Code | Course Name | L | T | P | C |
|---|
| 1 | CL 301 | Process Equipment Design and Economics | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | HS 201 | Economics | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | CL 212 | Chemical Engineering lab -II(Heat Transfer & Solid mechanics) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | CL 213 | Chemical Engineering Lab III (mass transfer and reaction engineering) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | | Programme elective-I | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | CH 306 | Electrochemistry | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | CH 304 | Introduction to computational chemistry | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | | Programme elective-II | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Semester - VI (Total Credits : 30) (yellow highlights are courses must for honors)
| S. No | Course Code | Course Name | L | T | P | C |
|---|
| 1 | CH 402 | Catalysis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | CE 301 | Environmental Studies | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | EE 226 | Control systems and lab | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | | Programme elective-III | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | | Programme elective-IV | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | | Scientific presentation | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | CL 401 | Chemical reaction engineering-II | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
Semester - VII (Total Credits :24) (yellow highlights are courses must for honors)
| S. No | Course Code | Course Name | L | T | P | C |
|---|
| 1 | | HSS Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | | Institute Elective-I | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | | Institute Elective-II | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | | Programme elective-V/ BTP-I | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | | Programme elective-VI | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | CL 402 | Advanced Transport phenomena | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Semester - VIII (Total Credits : 18) (yellow highlights are courses must for honors)
| S. No | Course Code | Course Name | L | T | P | C |
|---|
| 1 | | Institute Elective-III | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | | Institute Elective-IV/ HSS elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | | Programme elective-VII/BTP -II | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | | Programme elective-VIII | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | | Programme elective-IX | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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