M.

A ENGLISH 2024-2025
Semester-III
24EGPOE301 ENGLISH FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION 3H-2C

Instruction Hours/week: L:3 T:0 P:0 Marks: Internal:40 External:60 Total:100

End Semester Exam:3Hours

PREREQUISITE:
Not required
Course Objectives (CO):
 To train learners to crack competitive exams
 To enhance their ability to speak in English and face an interview.
 To make the student apply, prepare and clear the competitive exams.
 To prepare the student to concentrate, stay positive and confident.
 To take even failure at ease and continue the target of clearing competitive exams.
Course Outcomes (COs):
Upon the completion of this course, students will be able to
COs Course Outcomes Blooms Level
CO1 execute the grammatical elements in competitive exams Apply
CO2 identify the various skills to build a strong outer relationship Understand
CO3 analyse logical reasoning questions Analyse
CO4 execute the process of sharing the general knowledge with use of Apply
proper communication
CO5 translate the correct structure of sentence from one language to other Understand

UNIT I Grammar 8 HOURS

Number-Subject, Verb and Agreement-Articles-Sequences of Tenses-Common Errors
UNIT II Word Power 7 HOURS
Idioms and Phrases-One word substitution-Synonyms-Antonyms-Words often confused
UNIT III Paragraph 7 HOURS
Expansion of an idea
UNIT IV Writing 7 HOURS
Essay- Letters-Memos-Agenda-Resume writing
UNIT V Speaking 7 HOURS
Public Speaking-Group Discussion-Interview-Spoken English
TOTAL:36 HOURS

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 TEXT BOOK
1. Saraswathi,V. and Maya K. Mudbhatkal (2014). English for Competitive Examinations,Emerald:
Chennai.
WEBSITES
1. https://www.ef.com/wwen/english-resources/english-idioms/
2. https://www.talkenglish.com/speaking/listbasics.aspx

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 M.Com. 2024-2025
Semester III
24CMPOE301 PERSONAL FINANCE AND PLANNING 3H–2C
Instruction Hours / Week: L:3 T:0 P:0 Marks: Internal:40 External:60 Total:100
End Semester Exam: 3Hours
PREREQUISITE:
Basic understanding of financial management principles.
COURSE OBJECTIVES(CO):
 To familiarize students with the concept of Investment Planning and its methods.
 To examine the scope and methods of Personal Tax Planning.
 To analyze Insurance Planning and its relevance.
COURSE OUTCOMES(COs):
Learners should be able to
COs Course Outcomes Blooms Level
CO1 Familiarize with regard to the concept of Investment Understand
Planning and its methods
CO2 Examine the scope and ways of Personal Tax Planning; Analyze
CO3 Analyze Insurance Planning and its relevance Analyze
CO4 Develop an insight in to retirement planning and its Create
relevance.
CO5 Construct an optimal portfolio in real life situations Create

UNIT I INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL PLANNING 7

HOURS
Financial goals, Time value of money, steps in financial planning, personal finance/loans, education
loan, car loan & home loan schemes. Introduction to savings, benefits of savings, management of
spending & financial discipline, Net banking and UPI, digital wallets, security and precautions
against Ponzi schemes and online frauds such as phishing, credit card cloning, skimming.
UNIT II INVESTMENT PLANNING 7 HOURS
Process and objectives of investment, Concept and measurement of return & risk for various assets
class, Measurement of portfolio risk and return, Diversification & Portfolio formation. Gold Bond;
Real estate; Investment in Greenfield and brownfield Projects; Investment in fixed income
instruments- financial derivatives & Commodity market in India. Mutual fund schemes including
SIP; International investment avenues.
UNIT III PERSONAL TAX PLANNING 7
HOURS
Tax Structure in India for personal taxation, Scope of Personal tax planning, Exemptions and

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 deductions available to individuals under different heads of income and gross total income, Special
provision u/s 115BAC vis-à-vis General provisions of the Income-tax Act, 1961. Tax avoidance
versus tax evasion.
UNIT IV INSURANCE PLANNING 7
HOURS
Need for Protection planning. Risk of mortality, health, disability and property. Importance of
Insurance: life and non-life insurance schemes. Deductions available under the Income-tax Act for
premium paid for different policies.
UNIT V RETIREMENT BENEFITS PLANNING 8 HOURS
Retirement Planning Goals, Process of retirement planning, Pension plans available in India,
Reverse mortgage, New Pension Scheme. Exemption available under the Income-tax Act, 1961 for
retirement benefits.
TOTAL: 36 HOURS
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Indian Institute of Banking & Finance. (2017). Introduction to Financial Planning,
Taxmann Publication., New Delhi.
2. Pandit, A. (2014). The Only Financial Planning Book that You Will Ever Need, Network
Publications Ltd., Mumbai.
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Sinha, M. (2008). Financial Planning: A Ready Reckoner, McGraw Hill Education, New
York.
2. Halan, M. (2018). Let’s Talk Money: You've Worked Hard for It, Now Make It Work for You,
Harper Collins Publishers, New York.
3. Tripathi, V. (2017). Fundamentals of Investment, Taxmann Publication, New Delhi.
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MBA 2024-2025
Semester III
24MBAPOE301 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR 3H-2C
Instruction Hours/week: L:3 T:0 P:0 Marks: Internal:40 External:60 Total:100
End Semester Exam: 3 Hours

PREREQUISITE:
Not Required
COURSE OBJECTIVES (CO):
 To understand the basic concepts of organizational behavior.
 To analyze the individual behavior traits required for performing as an individual or group.
 To obtain the perceiving skills to judge the situation and communicate the thoughts and ideas.
 To evaluate how to perform in group and team and how to manage the power, politics and conflict.
 To recognize the importance of organizational culture and organizational change, group and team
work to managing the conflict between members of the organization

COURSE OUTCOMES (COs):

At the end of this course, students will be able to
COs Course Outcomes Blooms Level
CO1 Connect organizational behavior issues in the context of the Understand
organizational behavior theories and concepts.
CO2 Assess the behavior of the individuals and groups in organization and Apply
manage the stress.
CO3 Categorize team, power, politics and conflict arising between the Analyze
members.
CO4 Explain how organizational change and culture affect the working Evaluate
relationship within organizations.
CO5 Plan and exhibit the communications kills to convey the thoughts and
ideas of case analysis to the individuals and group. Analyze

UNIT I ORGANIZATION BEHAVIOR : INTRODUCTION 7 HOURS

Organization Behavior: Meaning and definition - Fundamental concepts of Organization Behavior -
Contributing disciplines to the Organization Behavior field – Organization Behavior Model -
Significance of Organization Behavior in the organization success - Challenges and Opportunities for
Organization Behavior.

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UNIT II BEHAVIOUR AND PERSONALITY 7 HOURS

Attitudes – Sources - Types - Functions of Attitudes – Attitude and Job satisfaction, Emotions and
Moods – Emotional Intelligence – Organization Behavior Applications of Emotions and Moods,
Learning – Theories of Learning. Personality – Determinants of personality- Theories of Personality -
psycho-analytical, social learning, job-fit, and trait theories.
UNIT III PERCEPTION 7 HOURS
Perception – factors influencing perception - Person Perception – Attribution Theory – Frequently Used
Shortcuts in Judging Others- Perceptual Process- Perceptual Selectivity - Organization Errors of
perception – Linkage between perception and Decision making.
UNIT IV GROUP AND STRESS MANAGEMENT 7 HOURS
Foundation of Group Behavior - Concept of Group - Types of Groups - Stages of Group Development -
Group Norms - Group Cohesiveness – Stress- Causes of Stress- Effects of Occupational stress-
Coping strategies for stress.
UNIT V ORGANIZATION CULTURE AND CHANGE AND STRESS MANAGEMENT 8 HOURS
Organizational culture- Definitions and Characteristics of Culture- Types of Culture – Creating and
Maintaining an Organizational Culture. Organizational change –Meaning- Forces for Change- Managing
Planned Change - Factors in Organizational Change - Resistance to change- Overcoming resistance to
change.
TOTAL: 36 HOURS
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Fred Luthans. (2017). Organizational Behavior: An Evidence - Based Approach, 12th
Edition, Mcgraw Hill Education, New Delhi.
2. Steven Mcshane and Mary Ann Von Glinow (2017), Organizational Behavior, 6th
Edition, McGraw Hill Education, New Delhi
3. Robbins,S.P, and Judge,T.A.(2016). Organizational Behaviour, 16th edition, Prentice Hall of
India, New Delhi

REFERENCE BOOKS:
1.Laurie J. Mullins (2016). Management and Organisational behaviour, 10th Edition, Pearson
Education, New Delhi
2.Robbins,S. P, and Judge,T.A.(2016). Essentialsof Organizational Behavior,13th Edition, Pearson
Education

WEB SITES:
https://nptel.ac.in/courses/110/105/110105033/

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 MCA 2024-2025
Semester III
24CAPOE301 ROBOTICS PROCESS AUTOMATION 3H - 2C
Instruction Hours/week: L:3 T:0 P:0 Marks: Internal:40 External:60 Total:100
End Semester Exam: 3 Hours

PREREQUISITE:
Not Required
COURSE OBJECTIVES (CO):
 To enable the understanding of RPA and the types of variables.
 To create expertism in handling the User Events and various types of Exceptions and strategies.
 To demonstrate the Deployment of the Robot and to maintain the connection.
COURSE OUTCOMES (COs):
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

COs Course Outcomes Blooms Level

CO1 Explain the RPA and the ability to differentiate it from other
Understand
types of automation.
CO2 Analyze the different types of variables, Control Flow and data
Analyze
manipulation techniques.
CO3 Summarize Image, Text and Data Tables Automation. Understand
CO4 Evaluate the User Events and its types of Exceptions and
Evaluate
strategies.
CO5 Illustrate the deployment of the robot and to maintain the connection.
Apply

UNIT I INTRODUCTION TO ROBOTIC PROCESS AUTOMATION 8

HOURS
Scope and techniques of automation, Robotic process automation - What can RPA do?, Benefits of RPA,
Components of RPA, RPA platforms, The future of automation. RPA Basics: History of Automation -
What is RPA - RPA vs Automation - Processes & Flowcharts - Programming Constructs in RPA - What
Processes can be Automated - Types of Bots - Workloads which can be automated - RPA Advanced
Concepts - Standardization of processes - RPA Development methodologies - Difference from SDLC -
Robotic control flow architecture - RPA business case - RPA Team - Process Design Document/Solution
Design Document – Industries best suited for RPA - Risks & Challenges with RPA - RPA and emerging

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ecosystem.

UNIT II RPA TOOL INTRODUCTION AND BASICS 7 HOURS

Introduction -The User Interface - Variables - Managing Variables - Naming Best Practices - The
Variables Panel - Generic Value Variables - Text Variables True or False Variables - Number Variables -
Array Variables - Date and Time Variables Data Table Variables - Managing Arguments - Naming Best
Practices - The Arguments Panel - Using Arguments - About Imported Namespaces - Importing New
Namespaces- Control Flow - Control Flow Introduction - If Else Statements - Loops - Advanced Control
Flow - Sequences - Flowcharts - About Control Flow - Control Flow Activities - The Assign Activity -
The Delay Activity - The Do While Activity - The If Activity - The Switch Activity - The While Activity
- The For Each Activity - The Break Activity - Data Manipulation- Data Manipulation Introduction -
Scalar variables, collections and Tables -Text Manipulation - Data Manipulation - Gathering and
Assembling Data
UNIT III ADVANCED AUTOMATION CONCEPTS & TECHNIQUES 7 HOURS
Recording Introduction - Basic and Desktop Recording - Web Recording - Input/Output Methods -
Screen Scraping - Data Scraping - Scraping advanced techniques - Selectors - Defining and Assessing
Selectors - Customization - Debugging - Dynamic Selectors - Partial Selectors - RPA Challenge - Image,
Text & Advanced Citrix Automation - Introduction to Image & Text Automation - Image based
automation - Keyboard based automation - Information Retrieval - Advanced Citrix Automation
challenges - Best Practices - Using tab for Images - Starting Apps - Excel DataTables & PDF - Data
Tables in RPA - Excel and Data Table basics - Data Manipulation in excel – Extracting Data from PDF -
Extracting a single piece of data - Anchors - Using anchors in PDF.
UNIT IV HANDLING USER EVENTS & ASSISTANT BOTS, EXCEPTION HANDLING
7 HOURS
What are assistant bots? - Monitoring system event triggers - Hotkey trigger - Mouse trigger -
System trigger - Monitoring image and element triggers - An example of monitoring email -
Example of monitoring a copying event and blocking it - Launching an assistant bot on a keyboard event.
Exception Handling -Debugging and Exception Handling - Debugging Tools - Strategies for solving
issues - Catching errors.
UNIT V - DEPLOYING AND MAINTAINING THE BOT 7 HOURS
Publishing using publish utility - Creation of Server - Using Server to control the bots - Creating a
provision Robotfrom the Server - Connecting a Robot to Server - Deploy the Robot to Server - Publishing
and managing updates - Managing packages - Uploading packages - Deleting packages.

TOTAL: 36 HOURS

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 TEXT BOOKS:
1. Alok Mani Tripathi. (2018). Learning Robotic Process Automation, Packt Publishing.
2. Frank Casale , Rebecca Dilla, Heidi Jaynes , Lauren Livingston.(2015). Introduction to
Robotic Process Automation:a Primer, Institute of Robotic Process Automation,1st
Edition.
3. Richard Murdoch. (2018). Robotic Process Automation: Guide to Building Software
Robots, Automate Repetitive Tasks & Become an RPA Consultant, Independently
Published, 1st Edition.
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Srikanth Merinda. (2018). Robotic Process Automation Tools, Process Automation and
their benefits: Understanding RPA and Intelligent Automation, Consulting Opportunity
Holdings LLC, 1st Edition.
2. Lim Mei Ying. (2018). Robotic Process Automation with Blue Prism Quick Start
Guide: Create software robots andautomate business processes, Packt Publishing, 1st
Edition.
WEBSITE LINKS:
1. https://www.uipath.com/rpa/robotic-process-automation
2. https://www.academy.uipath.com

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M.Sc. Computer Science 2024-2025
Semester-III
24CSPOE301 CYBER FORENSICS 3H – 2C
Instruction Hours/week: L: 3 T: 0 P: 0 Marks: Internal: 40 External: 60 Total: 100
End Semester Exam: 3 Hours
PREREQUISITE:
 Basics of Cyber Security.

COURSE OBJECTIVES (CO):

 To understand about computer forensics and investigations.
 To know about digital evidence, e-mail investigation, and Mobile device forensics.
 To analyse and validate forensics data.

COURSE OUTCOMES (COs):

Upon the completion of this course, the students will be able to
COs Course Outcomes Blooms Level
CO1 Explain various investigation procedures and summarize duplication Evaluate
of digital evidence.
CO2 Apply the knowledge of digital evidences. Apply
CO3 Design and develop various forensics tools and analyse the network Analyze
forensics.
CO4 Determine the systematic study of high-tech forensics Evaluate
CO5 Analyze and validate digital evidence data Analyze

UNIT I COMPUTER FORENSICS AND INVESTIGATIONS 7 HOURS

Computer forensics and investigations as a profession – Preparing for computer investigations – Taking a
systematic approach–Procedures for corporate high-tech investigations–Data recovery work stations and
software– Conducting an investigation.
UNIT II DATA ACQUISITION 7
HOURS
Data acquisition – Storage formats for digital evidence – Validating data acquisitions – Processing crime
and incident scenes–Identifying digital evidence–Collecting evidence in private sector incident scenes –
Preparing for search-seizing digital evidence at the scene-storing digital evidence –Reviewing a case.
UNIT III COMPUTER FORENSICS TOOLS 7
HOURS
Current computer forensics tools–Software tools–Hardware tools–The Macintosh file structure and boot
process – Computer forensics analysis and validation – Addressing data –Hiding techniques.

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UNIT IV NETWORK FORENSICS 7 HOURS
Virtual machines – Network forensics – Developing standard procedures – Live acquisitions – email
investigations – Investigating e-mail crimes and violations – Understanding e-mail servers – Cell phone
and mobile device forensics.

UNIT V MOBILE DEVICE FORENSICS 8 HOURS

Understanding mobile device forensics – Acquisition procedures –Report writing for high-tech
investigations – Importance of reports – Guidelines for writing reports –Expert testimony in high-tech
investigations. TOTAL:36
HOURS
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Bill Nelson, Amelia Phillips and Christopher Steuart,(2018). Computer Forensics and
Investigations, Cengage Learning, 5th Edition.
2. Eoghan Casey. (2017). Handbook of Digital Forensics and Investigation, 1st Edition, Academic
Press.
3. John R Vacca, (2016). Computer Forensics, 2nd Edition, Cengage Learning.
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. John R. Vacca, (2005), Computer Forensics: Computer Crime Scene Investigation, 2nd Edition
Cengage Learning.
2. Marjie T Britz, (2008), Computer Forensics and Cyber Crime: An Introduction, 2nd Edition,
Pearson Education.
3. Mari E-Helen Maras, (2014). Computer Forensics: Cybercriminals, Laws, and Evidence, 2nd
Edition Jones & Bartlett Learning.
WEBSITES:
1. www.cps.brockport.edu/~shen/cps301/figures/figure1.pdf
2. www.forensicsguru.com/devicedataextractionsimcell.php
3. www.nptel.ac.in/courses/106101060
4. www.samsclass.info/121/ppt/ch11.ppt
5. www.garykessler.net/library/role_of_computer_forensics.html
6. www.ukessays.com/essays/information-technology/computer-forensics-and-crime investigations-
information-technology-essay.php.
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M. Sc. Mathematics 2024-2025
Semester III
24MMPOE301 CODING THEORY 3H - 2C
Instruction Hours/week: L:3 T:0 P:0 Marks: Internal:40 External:60 Total:100
End Semester Exam: 3 Hours

PREREQUISITE:
 Algebra, Probability and Statistics, Digital Communication, Programming Skills.
COURSE OBJECTIVES (CO):
 To understand the communication channels and the importance of error correction.
 To explore the linear codes, self-orthogonal codes, and self-dual codes.
 To learn about the cyclic codes, their properties, and decoding methods.

COURSE OUTCOMES (COs):

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

COs Course Outcomes Blooms

Level
CO1 Understand the fundamental concepts of error detection, Understand
correction, and decoding in communication channels.
CO2 Apply the concepts of generator matrix and parity check Apply
matrix in encoding and decoding linear codes.
CO3 Analyze different types of codes, including Binary and Analyze
q-ary Hamming codes, Golay codes, and MDS codes, for
their error-correcting capabilities.
CO4 Understand the definitions and properties of cyclic codes. Understand

CO5 Apply BCH codes and Reed Solomon codes to various Apply
coding problems.

UNIT I ERROR DETECTION, CORRECTION AND DECODING 7 HOURS

Communication channels – Maximum likelihood decoding – Hamming distance – Nearest neighbourhood
minimum distance decoding – Distance of a code.

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 UNIT II LINEAR CODES 7 HOURS
Linear codes – Self orthogonal codes – Self dual codes – Bases for linear codes – Generator matrix and
parity check matrix – Encoding with a linear code – Decoding of linear codes – Syndrome decoding.
UNIT III BOUNDS IN CODING THEORY 8 HOURS
The main coding theory problem – lower bounds - Sphere covering bound – Gilbert Varshamov bound –
Binary Hamming codes – q-ary Hamming codes – Golay codes – Singleton bound and MDS codes –
Plotkin bound.
UNIT IV CYCLIC CODES 7 HOURS
Definitions – Generator polynomials – Generator matrix and parity check matrix – Decoding of Cyclic
codes.
UNIT V SPECIAL CYCLIC CODES 7 HOURS
BCH codes – Parameters of BCH codes – Decoding of BCH codes – Reed Solomon codes.
TOTAL: 36 HOURS
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Hill, H. (1986). A first course in Coding theory, OUP.
2. San Ling and Chaping Xing, (2004). Coding Theory: A first course, Cambridge University Press.

REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Berlekamp, E.R. (1968). Algebraic Coding Theory, Mc Graw – Hill.
2. Lin, S. and Costello, D. J. (1983). Error control Coding: Fundamentals and Applications, Prentice – Hall,
Inc., New Jersey.
3. Vera Pless, (1982). Introduction to the Theory of Error Correcting Codes, Wiley, New York.

WEBSITES:

1. https://nptel.ac.in/courses/108104092
2. https://nptel.ac.in/courses/117106031

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 M.Sc. Physics 2024-2025
Semester-III
24PHPOE301 ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND SERVICING 3H – 2C

Instruction Hours/week: L: 3 T: 0 P: 0 Marks: Internal: 40 External: 60 Total: 100

End Semester Exam: 3 Hours
PREREQUISITE:
Not Required
COURSE OBJECTIVES (CO):
 To create awareness about types and handling of domestic appliances
 To acquire knowledge about principle of operation, working and application of various domestic
appliances.
 To gain the skills in assembly, repair, installation, testing and maintenance of domestic
appliances.
 To acquire skills in entrepreneurship

COURSE OUTCOMES (COs):

Upon the completion of this course, the students will be able to
COs Course Outcomes Blooms Level
CO1 Repair maintenance of the basic electrical and electronics Apply
appliances
CO2 Identification to protective devices Understand
CO3 Repair and maintenance of the split Vacuum Cleaner and Analysis
washing machine
CO4 Repair and maintenance of the electric fan & hair drier Apply
CO5 Acquire knowledge about tools, equipment and Instruments Understand

UNIT I INSTRUMENTS AND TESTING 8 HOURS

Introduction – voltage tester screwdriver – continuing test – insulation test – measurement of power for
dc & ac circuits. Electrical Cooking Appliances introduction – types – construction – electric toaster –
types – automatic and non-automatic. Electric Iron Box types – non-automatic – automatic –
construction and working – comparison – trouble shooting – Steam iron box.
UNIT II WATER HEATERS & COFFEE MAKERS 7 HOURS
Water heater – function – types – electric kettle – immersion water heater – construction and working –
storage water heaters – non pressure type – pressure type – construction and working – repairs &
remedies – coffee maker – types – construction and working of percolator type.
UNIT III ELECTRIC MIXER & EGG BEATERS 7 HOURS
Electric maker – function and its construction – general operating instruction – caution – cleaning –

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repairs and remedies – egg beaters – hand operated crank type – electric type and its construction.
UNIT IV VACUUM CLEANER AND WASHING MACHINE 7 HOURS
Vacuum cleaner – function – principle – main components – features – types - working – accessories -
filters – repairing. washing machine – function – types – semi and fully automatic – top and front loading
– washing technique – working cycle – construction and working of washing machine – comparison of
top and front-loading machines – problems and remedies.
UNIT V ELECTRIC FAN & HAIR DRIER 7 HOURS
Fan – function – terminology – construction and working of ceiling & table fans –exhaust fan – general
fault and remedy. hair drier – function – types – construction and working – safety features – repairs &
remedies.
TOTAL:36 HOURS
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Electrical Practical, Directorate General of employment & training (DGET),(2018) .Arihant
Publisher.
2. Handbook of Repair and Maintenance of Domestic Electronics Appliances handbook By Shashi
Bhushan Sinha, BPB Publications.
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Dixon and Graham, Electrical Appliance Manual–Hardcover, ISBN 13: 9781859608005.
2. Graham and Dixon, (1995). Electrical Appliances: The Complete Guide to the Maintenance and
Repair of Domestic Electrical Appliances (Haynes for Home DIY S.).
3. Shashi Bhushan Sinha, Handbook of Repair and Maintenance of Domestic Electronics
Appliances.
WEBSITES:
1. https://alison.com/courses?query=Electrical%20Appliance%20and%20Servicings#.
2. https://www.scribd.com/document/269725441/Electrical-Appliances-PDF.
3. https://www.unitec.ac.nz/career-and-study-options/electrical-and-electronics-engineering/
electrical-appliance-serviceperson-eas.
CO, PO, PSO Mapping
COs PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO1 PO1 PO1 PO1 PO1 PO1 PSO PSO
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 1 2
CO1 - - 3 - - - - - 1 - 2 - 2 - - 2 -
CO2 - - 3 - 1 - - - 1 - - - - - - - -
CO3 3 - - - - 1 2 - - - - - - - - - -
CO4 - - - - - 2 - - - - - 2 - - - 2
CO5 3 - 3 - - - - - - - 2 - - - - - -
Averag 3 - 3 - 1 1 2 - 1 - 2 - 2 - - 2 2
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1 - Low, 2 - Medium, 3 - High, ‘-’ - No Correlation

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M.Sc. Chemistry 2024-2025

Semester III
24CHPOE301 INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY 3H-2C

Instruction Hours/week:L: 3 T: 0 P: 0 Marks: Internal: 40 External: 60 Total:100

External Semester Exam: 3 Hours
PREREQUISITE:
Not Required
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
 To gain the comprehensive process of cane sugar and paint production.
 To understand the physical and chemical properties, characteristics, and the manufacturing
processes of glass and cement.
 To acquire the knowledge of rubber fabrication.

COURSE OUTCOMES (CO’s):

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
COs Course Outcomes Blooms Level
CO1 Illustrate comprehensive process of cane sugar production. Understand
CO2 Apply the knowledge of paint classification, constituents and diverse Apply
applications.
CO3 Examine the physical and chemical properties of glass. Analyze
CO4 Analyze the manufacturing processes of cement, including the wet Analyze
and dry processes,
CO5 Explain the rubber fabrication, including refining processes, Evaluate
fabrication methods, and vulcanization techniques.

UNIT I SUGAR 8 HOURS

Introduction, Manufacture of Cane Sugar - Extraction of juice, Purification of Juice, Defecation,
Sulphitation, Carbonation, Concentration or Evaporation. Crystallization -Separation of crystals,
drying, refining, recovery of sugar from Molasses, Bagasse. Manufacture of sucrose from beet root.
Estimation of sugar, double sulphitation process, double carbonation.

UNIT II PAINTS 8 HOURS

Classification, constituents, setting of paints, requirements of a good paint. Emulsion, Latex,
Luminescent, Fire retardant and Heat resistant paints. Methods of applying paints. Special applications

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 and failures of paint. Varnishes - Introduction – Raw materials – Manufacture of varnishes.

UNIT III GLASS 8 HOURS

Introduction, Physical/Chemical properties, Characteristics of glass. Raw materials, methods of
manufacture - formation of batch material, melting, shaping, annealing and finishing of glass.
UNIT IV CEMENT 6 HOURS
Introduction, raw materials, manufacture – Wet process, Dry process, reactions in kiln, setting of
cement, properties and uses of cement. Plaster of Paris, Gypsum, Lime.
UNIT V RUBBER 6 HOURS
Introduction, Importance, types and properties of rubber. Refining of crude rubber, drawbacks of
raw rubber. Rubber fabrication, vulcanization techniques.
TOTAL: 36 HOURS
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Sharma, B.K. (2014). Industrial Chemistry ,14th Edition, Meerut: Goel Publishing House.
2. Vermani, O.P and Narula, A.K. (2016). Industrial Chemistry. Delhi:Galgotia Publications Pvt Ltd.

REFERENCE BOOK:
1. Jain, P.C. and Monika Jain. (2016). Engineering Chemistry ,16th Edition, New Delhi: Dhanpat Rai
Publishing Co. (Pvt) Ltd.

CO, PO, PSO Mapping

COs PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO1 PO1 PO1 PO1 PO1 PO1 PSO PSO

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 1 2
CO1 3 - - 2 - - - - 2 - 1 - - 2 - 2 -

CO2 3 - - 2 - - - - 2 - 1 - - - - 2 -

CO3 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 -

CO4 - - - 2 - - - - 2 - 1 - - 1 - 3 -

CO5 2 - - 2 - - - - 2 - 1 - - 1 - 2 -

Averag 2.5 - - 2 - - - - 2 - 1 - - 1.3 - 2.4 -

e

1-Low, 2-Medium, 3-High, ‘-’ - No Correlation

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 M.Sc. Microbiology 2024-2025
Semester III
24MBPOE301 FERMENTATION TECHNOLOGY 3H–2C
Instruction Hours/week: L:3 T:0 P:0 Marks: Internal:40 External:60 Total:100
End Semester Exam: 3 Hours
PREREQUISITE:
Not required
COURSE OBJECTIVES (CO):
 To study the use of microorganisms in the manufacture of food or industrial products on the
basis of employment.
 To gain knowledge on design of bioreactors, factors affecting growth and production, heat
transfer and oxygen transfer
 To understand the rationale in medium formulation; design for microbial fermentation, and
sterilization of medium and air.

COURSE OUTCOMES (COs):

Upon completion of this course students will be able to
COs Course Outcomes Blooms Level
CO1 Acquire knowledge in the production of industrial product, and gain Understand
knowledge in fermentation components and types
CO2 Isolate, preserve the microbes for fermentation upstream Apply
processes
CO3 Apply techniques for microbial production of various enzymes Apply
CO4 Experiment with production of organic acids and beverages Apply
CO5 Practice the techniques for the production of amino acids, vitamins Apply
and single cell proteins

UNIT I BASICS OF FERMENTATION PROCESSES 7

HOURS
Definition, scope, history, and chronological development of the fermentation industry. Component
parts of the fermentation process. Component parts of fermentation process. Microbial growth
kinetics, batch and continuous, direct, dual or multiple fermentations; scale up of fermentation,
comparison of batch and continuous culture as investigative tools, examples of the use of fed batch
culture.
UNIT II ISOLATION AND PRESERVATION 7
HOURS
Isolation, preservation, and strain improvement of industrially important microorganisms. Use of

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 recombination system (Parasexual cycle, protoplast fusion techniques), application of recombinant
strains, and the development of new fermentation products.

UNIT III SCREENING AND INOCULUM DEVELOPMENT 7

HOURS
Screening (primary and secondary screening); detection and assay of fermentation products (Physico-
chemical assay, biological assays). Inoculum development, criteria for transfer of inoculum,
development of inoculum: Bacteria, Fungi and Yeast.
UNIT IV MICROBIAL PRODUCTION 7 HOURS
Fermentation type reactions (Alcoholic, bacterial, mixed acid, propionic acid, butanediol and
acetone-butanol). Microbial production of enzymes (amylases, Proteases, cellulases) primary
screening for producers, large scale production. Immobilization methods.
UNIT V ALCOHOLS AND BEVERAGES 8 HOURS
Fermentative production of industrial alcohol, production of beverages. Production of organic acids:
citric acid, amino acids: glutamic acid, production of vitamins. fungal enzymes and Single cell
protein.

TOTAL: 36 HOURS
TEXT BOOKS:
1.Sridhar, S. (2010). Industrial Microbiology, Dominant Publishers, New Delhi.
2.Tanuja. S and Purohit, S.S. (2008). Fermentation Technology, Agrobios Publication, Jodhpur,
India.
3.Harider, S.I. and Ashok, A. ( 2009). Biotechnology, A Comprehensive Training Guide for the
Biotechnology Industry, CRC Press, New York.

REFERENCE BOOKS:
1.Casida, L.E. (2007). Industrial microbiology, New age international (P) Ltd., New Delhi.
2.Clark, D.P and Pazdernik, N.J. (2009). Biotechnology applying the genetic revolution, Elsevier
Academic Press, UK.
3.Glazer, A and Nikaido. (1995). Microbial biotechnology fundamentals of applied microbiology,
W. H. Freeman and company, USA.
4.Glick, B.R and Pasternak, J.J. (2003). Molecular Biotechnology Principles and Applications of
Recombinant DNA, 3rd edition, ASM Press, USA.

CO, PO, PSO Mapping

COs PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO1 PO1 PO1 PO1 PO1 PO1 PSO POS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 1 2

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 CO1 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3
CO2 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3
CO3 2 - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - - 3
CO4 - - - 2 - 2 - 3 - - 2 - - - - - 3
CO5 - - - 2 - 2 - 3 - - 2 - - - 2 - 3
Avera 2.7 - - 2 - 2 - 3 - - 2 - - - 2 - 3
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M.Sc. Biotechnology 2024-2025
Semester - III
24BTPOE301 NUTRITION AND DIETETICS 3H–2C
Instruction Hours/week: L:3 T:0 P:0 Marks: Internal: 40 External: 60 Total: 100
End Semester Exam: 3 Hours
PREREQUISITE: Student should know about basics of food, its nutrients and their relationship to health

COURSE OBJECTIVES (CO)

The main objectives of the course are
 To understand the fundamentals of food, nutrients and their relationship to health
 To respect to deriving maximum benefit from available food resources
 To understand of the consequences of vitamin and mineral deficiency/excess of vitamin
 To learn about the nutrition in adult age
 To develop knowledge on nutrition deficiency diseases and their consequences
 To know about food adulteration and prevention of food adulteration
COURSE OUTCOMES (COs)
On completion of the course, students are able to

COs Course Outcomes Blooms Level

CO1 Name the fundamentals of nutrition and their relationship to health Remember
CO2 Learn to derive maximum benefits from available food resources Understand
CO3 Identify the consequences of vitamin and mineral deficiency/excess of vitamin Apply
CO4 Analyze the importance of nutrition in adult age Analyze
CO5 Assess about nutrition deficiency diseases and their consequences Evaluate
UNIT I BASIC CONCEPTS IN FOOD AND NUTRITION 5 HOURS
Understanding relationship between food, nutrition and health, Functions of food-Physiological, psychological and social.
Dietary guidelines for Indians and food pyramid
UNIT II NUTRIENTS 5 HOURS
Functions, dietary sources and clinical manifestations of deficiency/ excess of the following nutrients: Carbohydrates, lipids
and proteins, Fat soluble vitamins-A, D, E and K, Water soluble vitamins – thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pyridoxine, folate,
vitamin B12 and vitamin C, Minerals – calcium, iron and iodine
UNIT III NUTRITION DURING THE ADULT YEARS 10 HOURS
Physiological changes, RDA, nutritional guidelines, nutritional concerns and healthy food choices - Adult, Pregnant woman,
Lactating mother, Elderly. Nutrition during childhood -Growth and development, nutritional guidelines, nutritional concerns
and healthy food choices -Infants, Preschool children, School children, Adolescents. Nutritional needs of nursing mothers
and infants, determinants of birth weight and consequences of low birth weight, Breast feeding, Assessment and
management of moderate and severe malnutrition among children, Child health and morbidity, neonatal, infant and child
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 UNIT IV INTRODUCTION TO NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY DISEASES 6 HOURS
Causes, symptoms, treatment, prevention of the following: Protein Energy Malnutrition (PEM), Vitamin A Deficiency
(VAD), Iron Deficiency Anemia (IDA), Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD), Zinc Deficiency, Flurosis Nutritional needs
during pregnancy, common disorders of pregnancy (Anemia, HIV infection, Pregnancy induced hypertension), relationship
between maternal diet and birth. Maternal health and nutritional status, maternal mortality and issues relating to maternal
health.
UNIT V DIETETICS 10 HOURS
Dietary and stress management. Dietary recommendations of WHO. Diet for diabetes mellitus-Nutrition recommendations
for patient with diabetes, Meal planning, Diet for Cardiovascular Diseases -Dietary management and general guidelines for
coronary heart disease, Diet for cancers at various sites in the human body, diet therapy, managing eating problems during
treatment. Hormonal imbalance - Poly cystic ovarian syndrome, causes of hormonal imbalance. Diet management.
Total : 36 Hours
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Srilakshmi.B. (2015) Food Science:. New Age International (P) Ltd. Publishers. 6nd Edition., New Delhi
2. Swaminathan.M. (2008). Essential of Food and Nutrition Vol II The Bangalore Printing and Publishing Co. Ltd.,
Bangalore.
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Garrow,J.S., and James, W.P.T.,(2000). Human Nutrition & Dietetics, Longman Group, UK.
2. Gordon M, Wardlaw and Paul M. (2012). Perspectives in Nutrition: U.S.A. McGraw Hill Publishers. 9rd Edition. New
Delhi
3. Sharma, R (2004). Diet Management,3rdEdition, Reed Elsevier India Private Limited, Chennai.
4. Srilakshmi.B. (2014). Nutrition Science, 4th Edition, New Age International (P) Ltd. Publishers. New Delhi.

CO, PO, PSO Mapping

COs PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7 PO8 PO9 PO10 PO11 PO12 PO13PO14PO15PSO1PSO2PSO3
CO1 3 - - - - - - 2 2 - 2 2 2 - 2 2 - 2
CO2 3 - - - - - - 2 2 - 2 2 2 - 2 2 - 2
CO3 3 - - - - - - 2 2 - 2 2 2 - 2 2 - 2
CO4 3 - - - - - - 2 2 - 2 2 2 - 2 2 - 2
CO5 3 - - - - - - 2 2 - 2 2 2 - 2 2 - 2
Avg 3 - - - - - - 2 2 - 2 2 2 - 2 2 - 2
1-Low; 2-Medium; 3-Strong; ‘-’ No correlation

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