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Course Details

MODE

Full time

DURATION

60 Months

This is a five-year dual degree programme. Living organisms, morphology, physiology, anatomy, behaviour, origin, etc are studied in this programme. There are ten semesters in total. The degree of this programme will be provided by the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research.

Curriculum-

Semester 1-

  • Cellular basis of life
  • Biology Lab I
  • Chemistry of elements and chemical transformations
  • Chemistry Lab I
  • Language skills-A or B
  • Introduction to computers
  • Symmetry
  • Mechanics
  • Physics Laboratory I


Semester 3-

  • Genetics and evolution
  • Biology Lab III
  • Spectroscopic and other physical methods
  • Chemistry Lab III
  • Workshop Training
  • Core Elective I
  • Curves and surfaces
  • Waves and optics
  • Physics Laboratory III


Semester 5-

  • Animals: Form and Function
  • Advanced cell biology
  • Experimental design and hypothesis testing
  • Molecular methods in biology lab
  • Open Elective I
  • Seminar (attending)


Semester 7-

  • Structure and function of genomes
  • Microbial physiology and microbial genetics
  • Bioinformatics lab
  • Biology Elective I
  • Open Elective III
  • Open Elective IV
  • Seminar (delivering)


Semester 9-

  • Open Elective VI
  • Thesis Research I

Semester 2-

  • Gene expression and development
  • Biology Lab II
  • Atoms molecules and symmetry
  • Chemistry Lab II
  • History of science
  • Hands-on electronics
  • Analysis in one variable
  • Electromagnetism
  • Physics Laboratory II


Semester 4-

  • Behaviour and ecology
  • Biology Lab IV
  • Energetics and dynamics of chemical reactions
  • Chemistry Lab IV
  • Philosophy of science
  • Core Elective II
  • Probability and statistics
  • Thermodynamics and statistical physics
  • Physics Laboratory IV


Semester 6-

  • Essential biochemistry
  • Advanced developmental biology
  • Plants: Form and Function
  • Development and physiology lab
  • Open Elective II
  • Seminar (attending)


Semester 8-

  • Advanced evolutionary biology
  • Cellular & molecular basis of the immune response
  • Lab on biophysical and spectroscopic tools
  • Biology Elective II
  • Open Elective V
  • Seminar (delivering)


Semester 10-

  • Open Elective VI
  • Thesis Research II

Eligibility Criteria

  • BS-MS students are admitted through a national-level IISER Aptitude Test (IAT). Admission to the BS-MS program at IISER Mohali is coordinated through a pan-IISER Joint Admissions Committee for all IISERs across India, which is coordinated centrally through this portal.

    Candidates who have passed 10+2 or equivalent level exams with the science stream in the current year of application or the year before are eligible to apply for admissions.

Admission Details

Candidates seeking admission must appear for a computer-based IISER Aptitude Test 

Student Reviews for BS and MS Biological Sciences Dual Degree

College Infrastructure: 5/5
Academics: 5/5
Placements: 3/5
Value for Money: 5/5
Campus Life: 5/5

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College Infrastructure

IISER MOHALI has a very large campus spread in 145 acre with a lot of greenary and wildlife in campus. College have all the modern labs and digital classes. There is a Central Analytical Facility in the college where scientific instruments of costs more than 1 crore are there and are very sensitive to noise. Library is of 7 floor with online facility. Every sports has an individual stadium. Cricket cum Football Stadium has more than 1000 people sitting capacity. There are indoor stadium as well.

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