Program Name : Post BSc Dual Degree(B.Tech(CS)+MS(CNS))

About the Program:

This is a four year integrated course offered to meritorious Science graduates (Physics/Chemistry Honors) with an aptitude for research. The programme aims at providing breadth in Computer Science along with domain specialization with an opportunity for thesis work in the final year.

Often broadly described as new physics/chemistry/biology, a number of emergent areas in sciences require expertise in basic physical sciences as well as IT. Some of these are:

Structural bioinformatics of functional RNA molecules
Ab initio quantum mechanical computations on inter and intra molecular interactions in biomolecules
Molecular modeling, Docking and Molecular dynamics studies for understanding biomolecular structures and interactions
Systems Biology
Smart data structures, efficient query management, computational geometry algorithms, visualisation algorithms, pattern recognition for structural bioinformatics,
Chemical dynamics
Excitation energy transfer in nano-bio systems
Noise enhanced response of model systems
Thermodyanamics and Statistical Mechanics (especially of biological processes) and modeling
Computer Aided Drug Design

The dual degree program will provide an excellent training in basics including a comprehensive learning in computer science, as well as an opportunity to carry out a one year research project culminating in a thesis. With the dual degrees, the program effectively enables the students to participate in the fast expending IT based industries like the nanotechnology, bio- and pharmaco-industrial R & D, etc.

Program Objectives:

Synergistic development of courses in Computer Science and Computational Sciences
Computing in Sciences as the main goal
Research orientation in Compter Sciences and Computational Natural Sciences

Program Advantages:

Professional degree in Computer Science
Forcus on both Comptuer Sciences and Computational Sciences
Professional training for employment in academia and industry in both IT and computational sciences sectors

Course Duration:

4 years (8 semesters)

Eligibility:

Bachelor degree in any branch of science with math as one of subjects.

Admission Procedure:

Admissions are mainly through Post Graduate Entrance Examiniation conductued some time between Feburary and April every academic year.

Visit: http://www.iiit.ac.in/admissions/pgee

Curriculum: (Semester-wise)

Semester I : TOTAL Credits 24

Course #         Course Title
SC 3201          Introduction to Biology(10L-1C)+ Biostatistics (30L-3C)
CNS 5200     Advanced Biomolecular Architecture (for Phys students);
   Classical Mechanics+Qunatum Mechanics I (for chem students)
ET 1000          Electrical Sc I (H2)
CS 1200         Digital Logic Design (H1)
CS 1000         Computer Programming
CS 1010         IT Wkshp-1A: Comp. Sys. & Env.
HS 1001         Human Values + creative assignment-1

Semester II TOTAL Credits 22

Course #        Course Title
BI 4300           Bioinformatics
CS 2100     Data Structures & Algo.
CS 2200         Computer Organization
CS 1011         IT Wkshp-2: Scripting
CNS 5201      Quantum Mechanics II
HS 1001     Human Values-2
                      Module on technical writing*

Summer project

Semester III : TOTAL Credits 22

Course # Course Title

MA 3200         Mathematics III (Discrete Math)
BI 5100         Biomolecular Structure Interactions and Dynamics
CS 3300         Operating Systems
CS 2010         IT Wkshp-3: Software Technologies
                       Domain elective
                       General Seminars

Semester IV : TOTAL Credits 22

Course # Course Title

CS 3101 *    Theory of Computation
CS 3400 *     Database Mgmt Sys
CS 3110     Algorithms
                    Elective [Proj/Domain/IT]
                   HSSM
                   General Seminars

Summer project

Semester V TOTAL Credits 22

Course # Course Title

CS 3350 *      Computer Networks
                      Elective [Proj/Domain/IT]
                      Elective [Proj/Domain/IT]
                      Elective [Proj/Domain/IT]
                      HSSM
                      General Seminars

Semester VI : TOTAL Credits 22

Course # Course Title

CS 3500 *        Computer Graphics
CS 3600 *        Software Engg.
CS 3700 *        AI
                        Elective [Proj/Domain/IT]
                        HSSM
                        General Seminars

Elective science courses:

Special topics in chemical physics/ Laser Physics
Frontiers in nonlinear dynamics
Science of Quantum Computing
Non-equilibrium thermodynamics; nonlinear dynamics; nonequilibrium statistical thermodynamics
Nano-technology and physics of nanobio systems
Physics of advanced materials
Structural bioinformatics
Molecular Spectroscopy

Summer project

Semester VII: TOTAL Credits 18

Course # Course Title

                        Elective [Proj/Domain/IT]
                        Thesis
                        General Seminars

Semester VIII : TOTAL Credits 12

Course # Course Title

Thesis

Note:

Courses with '*' are compulsory but may be taken later/earlier by the student. They are called flexi-core. The indicated schedule here is only a suggested one. Hence, the indicated course (marked by '*') is only a guide, and is really an elective slot.
Elective slot may be filled by choosing out of flexi-core courses or IT electives or domain electives or HSSM. (Minimum requirements in each of the categories must be satisfied.)
Minimum requirement for completion of the dual degree is 160 Credits which includes 124 Course Credits, 12 Seminar credits and 24 Thesis credits. For break up of requirements of the course credits please refer to ‘Graduation Requirements’ under Academic Regulations.

Admission Procedure:

http://www.iiit.ac.in/admissions/pgee

Faculty:

For CCNSB faculty, visit here. For a listing of all IIITH faculty, visit here.

Research Center:

For CCNSB website, visit here. For a listing of all research centers at IIITH, visit here

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