CourseInfo Booklet
CourseInfo Booklet
CourseInfo Booklet
2017-18
(A Guide to Courses at IIT BOMBAY)
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Disclaimer
The information written in the booklet is only a guideline to the students to
help them with their choices in the courses they make and also in the various
important features of the institute academic system.
It may happen that the actual details of courses or rules mentioned in the
booklet may face an amendment or change any time. Please confirm the
rules/details from relevant authorities before making any decisions.
The Academic Council members can be contacted for this purpose (details
shared on the last page of the booklet).
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Preface
Dear Students,
This information booklet has specially been made for you!
Through this booklet we aim to open doors for your way ahead with academics in IIT
Bombay, this booklet will help you make a choice beyond what you would learn in
your core curriculum, pursue courses by keeping in mind your true interests and
future aspirations.
This booklet will tell you about the various options available to you for pursuing your
true passion and hopefully make learning more enjoyable and wonderful for you.
This booklet will tell you about the various categories of courses, the advantages of
doing a minor and how you should go about finding a minor program which suits
you in all respect!
If you have missed out what you exactly wanted to learn because of your JEE rank
this is the time to cover up for it! A minor program will help you far beyond than
what you think and in this world of cutting edge interdisciplinary research will help
you mold yourself into a good engineer or scientist. We are open to suggestions and
ideas from your side to improve this booklet.
Wishing you a good stay at IIT Bombay and a bright future!
Best Wishes,
Vishnu Nair
Institute Secretary of Academic Affairs
Head – Student Support Services (2013-2014)
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Contributors
UG ACADEMIC COUNCIL 2013-2014:
Vishnu Nair (ISAA Student Support Services)
Coordinators:
Shubham Goyal Anand Lalwani
Shravan Reddy Disha Gupta
UG ACADEMIC COUNCIL 2014-2015:
Anand Lalwani (ISAA Student Support Services)
Neha Bunkar (Design Manager)
Prasoon Kumar (Design Coordinator)
UG ACADEMIC COUNCIL 2015-2016:
Abhishek Khadiya (ISAA Student Support Services)
UG ACADEMIC COUNCIL 2017-2018:
Anmol Gupta (ISAA Student Support Services)
Coordinators:
Risha Agarwal Deep Karman Pal Singh
Tushar Dhawal Adarsh Kumar
OTHERS (Designations are for year 2013-14):
Anish Gupta (Ex. DAMP C - Chemical Engg.)
Kunal Shah (DAMP C – Energy)
Vibhore Jain (Ex. Dept. General Secretary – Chemical Engg.)
Saurav Jain (Ex. Dept. General Secretary – Civil Engg.)
Meryl Lewis (DAMP Mentor – Materials Sc. and Engg.)
Raaz Dwivedi (Ex. ISMP Mentor)
Ajinkya (DAMP Mentor Aerospace Engg.)
Umang Mathur (CSE Dept)
Purushottam Muthal (4th year UG) Varun Bhave (4th year UG)
Chinmay Purandare (4th year UG)
Nasiruddin Ahamed (4th year UG)
Umang Shah (4th year UG)
Prof. Shakti Tripathy (Desai Centre for Entrepreneurship)
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For the year 2017-18:
Asim Ukaye and Raj Krishnan (Aero DAMP-Cs)
Arunabh Mishra and Kaushik Nagaraj (Chemical DAMP-Cs)
Abhishek Khadiya and Praneeth Bommisetti (Chemistry DAMP-Cs)
Shraddha Patare (Civil DAMP-C)
Navneet Agarwal and Kushal Babel (CSE DAMP-Cs)
Basuhi Ravi (EP DAMP-C)
Pakshal Bohra and Dheeraj Kotagiri (Electrical DAMP-Cs)
Manav Nandu and Rohan Vora (Energy DAMP-Cs)
Pranit Bhandari (Mechanical DAMP-C)
Kavya Susir and Kewal Bhat (MEMS DAMP-Cs)
Nayna Yadav (IDC DGSec)
Kaustubh Pahare (BSBE DGSec)
Prashant Agarwal (Mathematics DGSec)
Omkar Ghatpande (CTARA DGSec)
We would like to thank all the DAMP Teams of the UG departments for reviewing the
course descriptions and also to all the people whom we might have missed above for
their contribution in providing the updated information.
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1. Category of Courses
1.1. Core Courses:
Core courses are those courses which you have to do compulsorily for obtaining your degree.
These courses count towards your final degree in all respects and count in your core CPI
(Cumulative Performance Index). These courses are NOT optional and have to be completed
within the stipulated duration of your course work (4 or 5 years). They give you a lot of
exposure to your own departmental subjects and research; They also have an elective
component, details regarding which are explained in the section on electives.
1.2. Minor Courses:
A Minor is an additional credential, a student will earn if he/ she does minimum 30 credits
worth of additional learning in a discipline other than his/ her major discipline. Most of the
academic units in the Institute offer minors in their disciplines, and prescribe a specific set of
courses and/ or other activities like projects for earning a minor in that discipline. Note that,
courses equivalent in content to any of these specified courses from the same dept. can be
taken as a minor course with the approval of the concerned HOD. After the completion of
credits under the stipulated time period, a minor degree is awarded to the student. It is
mentioned in the Degree Certificate as "Bachelor of Technology in xxx with Minor in yyy.” The
fact will also be reflected in the transcript along with the list of courses taken.
Minor courses are allocated to students through a pre-registration process before the starting
of every semester and the allocation for every minor course is done on the basis of CPI of the
student as the seats are limited in every minor course. If you miss out on the allocation of a
minor course due to CPI constraints you can avail a position in the wait list for a course so
that if some student drops the course you can take up the seat (Wait list allocation would be
first come first serve though, and depends on the time that you enrolled in the waitlist at the
time of registration).
Dual degree students are allowed to register for a minor only if they have a CPI above 8.0.
Back loggers will not be allowed to take up minor courses until they clear them. Minor
courses do not count in your core CPI.
1.3. Honor Courses:
Honor/ Honour is an additional credential a student will earn if he/ she opts for the extra 24
credits (in some cases, 30) needed for this in his/ her own discipline. The concerned
department specifies the course requirements for earning the Honors. An Honor is like a
specialisation in your own discipline.
Honor courses are either advanced level courses in your discipline, or are courses designed
to give you more exposure to different areas of your discipline. On successful accumulation of
credits at the end of the programme, this will be mentioned in the Degree Certificate as
“Bachelor of Technology in xxx, with honours.” The fact will also be reflected in the transcript,
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along with the list of courses, etc. taken. Dual Degree students have to do the Honors
courses by default. They are considered as their core courses. Honor courses do not count in
your CPI other than for dual degree students.
You can register for an Honor and minor both together if you have a CPI>8 with no backlogs.
1.4. Electives:
Every programme (B.Tech/ M.Tech/ Int. M.Sc.) in IIT Bombay will have its own curriculum
defined, which will define your core courses and the total credit requirement for the award of
the degree. According to your curriculum your course completion may require doing courses of
your own choice, wish and interest from:
1. Dept. of Humanities and Social Sciences- Humanities Elective
All undergraduates are required to do a Humanities elective from HSS department in
their third year and you have to choose this elective from the following set: HS 301 -
Philosophy, HS 303 - Psychology, HS 307 - Sociology, and HS 309 - Introduction to the
Study of Language.
2. Your own department- Department Elective
As per your curriculum you may be required to choose a few courses (Number varying
across programmes) of higher level (Say 4xx or 5xx) from your department across a
pool of courses put forward by your department.
3. A department other than yours- Institute Elective
As per your curriculum you may be required to choose a few courses (Number varying
across programmes) from a foreign department. Generally you are free to choose any
course out of your department (Except 1xx courses and some of the IDC courses, you
ask the concerned faculty and HOD to ask if they will allow a particular IDC course to
be tagged as institute elective) as Institute electives. Instructor/ Departmental based
restrictions may be there.
All these electives are a part of the core curriculum and will count in your CPI.
1.5. Additional Learning Courses:
All students with a CPI > 8 (Category 1 standing) are permitted to overload beyond Honors
and Minors and take up extra courses to tailor their profile as per interest. A student may
also take up additional learning courses instead of Minors or Honors even to do courses of
his/ her interest. Additional learning courses can be credited or audited.
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2. Why minor? And which minor to select?
A minor degree adds value to your major degree and will enable you to get opportunities in
the field you have completed your minor or even help you to shift to the field in which you
have done your minors in future. Your minor degree will give you sufficient knowledge to
enable you to do research in an interdisciplinary field and even pursue your higher studies in
the same, abroad at elite institutions. You should go about selecting your minor degree in
such a way that it either suits your major degree in a research oriented interdisciplinary
aspect or in a generic way to any engineer or scientist.
Before you select a minor, try to find what you are truly interested in. There would definitely be
something that would generate a spark in you, and it’s your job to find it out, and you do that
by simply searching for it. Once you are done with this, you will definitely enjoy learning and
become what you aim for.
You can select any minor course from any department but to draw the complete benefit out of
it you should look for overlap between them and your discipline so that it supplements your
learning, however there is no harm in learning something different and new and you may
always try out something different. Minor courses don’t count in your CPI, so you should
select a minor based on your interest.
Listed on the next page is a suggested set of minor programme which may suit each branch.
This matching is done by looking at how much overlap each discipline has with respect to
other fields, so that the minor programmes can support interdisciplinary learning of each
student depending on his career plans:
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Minor Programme Suitable Branches
Aerospace Engineering Mechanical, Electrical, Civil
Biosciences and Chemistry, Engineering Physics, Chemical, Electrical,
Bioengineering Metallurgical Engineering and Material Sciences, Energy
Mechanical, Aerospace
Civil Engineering
(The minor has been discontinued)
Chemistry Engineering Physics, MEMS, Electrical, Chemical, Energy
Chemical Engineering Chemistry, Mechanical, Electrical, Energy
Centre of Studies in
Resources Engineering Electrical, Computer Science, Engineering Physics
(CSRE)
Computer Science and
Suits all!
Engineering
Engineering Physics, Chemistry, Chemical, Mechanical,
Electrical Engineering
MEMS, Energy, Aerospace, CSE
Energy Mechanical, Chemical, Aerospace
Entrepreneurship Suits all!
Environmental Sciences and
Chemistry, Chemical, Civil
Engineering
Humanities and Social
Suits all!
Sciences
Industrial Design Centre Suits all!
Mathematics Suits all!
Mechanical Engineering Civil, Electrical, Aerospace
Material Sciences and Chemistry, Chemical, Engineering Physics, Energy
Engineering (The minor has been discontinued)
Management Suits all!
Physics Chemistry, Chemical, Electrical, Mechanical, MEMS
Statistics and Informatics Suits all!
Systems and Control Engineering Physics, Electrical, Mechanical, Civil,
Engineering Chemical, Aerospace
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3. Why Honours?
Honor courses are either advanced level courses in your discipline, or are courses designed
to give you more exposure to different areas of your discipline.
They help you get focused knowledge in your department to take a job in a certain specialized
area, so that you can compete with, say, an M.Tech who has specialized in the same area.
You might like to show extremely strong skills by completing an honor successfully, thereby
differentiating yourself from a batch mate who has not done the honors. Undergraduate
classes have introduced you to a wide range of topics and problems, and an Honors project
enables you to explore one in much greater depth. Honors research topics are various and
negotiable – if you are really interested in a topic and want to find answers, you’ll be
encouraged and supported.
From a potential employer’s perspective, whatever your department, it looks very good to
have demonstrated ability in achieving a complex goal and having a more focused knowledge
in your department. If you're in for the learning experience, by all means, it is certainly a
learning experience.
Honor courses help you a lot if you want to go for potential research opportunities in the
future. Since, you have more dedicated knowledge in your specialization, your resume getting
shortlisted for an MS program in an elite university has higher chances than your fellow batch
mate who does not have an Honor Degree. Honor courses don’t count in your CPI. You have a
separate Honors CPI so taking a course or two and not being able to complete your Honors
also won't harm you much as it will give you some detailed idea about your department in any
case.
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4. Tagging Rules
Every course that you do in the institute falls under one of the categories of courses as
described in the section 1 and hence a tag is given to the course that you have done, in order
to classify them. The tags of electives can be changed as per the rules that follow.
This facility allows students to do additional courses and finally make select courses count
towards 'Core CPI' (the CPI of prescribed curriculum credits; Core CPI is used for placement
purposes).
Rules: Re-tagging will be available to students O
NLY TWICE in their entire program duration,
first time before placements (Second Last Semester Starting) and second time post
curriculum completion (Last Semester). The courses that have been re-tagged during the
opportunity given during the previous window will be debarred from the re-tagging process.
NOTE: From year 2017 onwards, the tagging window for Category I DD Students will also be
the same as the re-tagging window of their B.Tech counterparts (those who are graduating).
For them (Category I DD students), the second window for re-tagging will be made available at
the time of graduation. This has been done to ensure a fair process of selection for the
institute medals.Dual degree students.
For the rest of the categories’ DD students, first tagging window will be opened in the Autumn
Semester before placements and the second one at the time of their graduation.
Tags of courses:
(i) Core - C
(ii) Department Elective - D
(iii)Institute Elective - I
(iv) Additional Learning Minors- M
(v) Additional Learning Others- T
(vi) Additional Learning Honors - O/ E (Honors core/ elective)
An approved change of tag will result in fresh calculation of SPI/ CPI from the semester the
tag change has been made effective due to the fact that additional learning course(s) do NOT
constitute the core SPI/ CPI of a student.
On the next page is given a table specifying the current rules about the changing of tags from
one to another and the restrictions put on the same:
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TAG CODE TAG DESCRIPTION CHANGEABLE INTO
T Additional Learning D,I,O,E
C Core Course
D Department Elective O,T,E
O Honours Course D,E,T
E Honours Elective D,O,T
H Humanities Elective T
I Institute Elective T
M Minor Course I,T
Note:
For any special requests i.e. a change, which cannot be implemented on the tagging
interface, the student has to get an approval from his/her Faculty Advisor and HOD of
concerned department (other department in case of minors).
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5. Minor Courses of Different departments
This section gives a comprehensive description of the minor, and the course contents
and the major topics covered in the minor courses of various departments.
5.1 AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
PREFACE:
The Aerospace Engineering minor develops the engineering-analysis and design skills
necessary for creating and understanding aerospace vehicles and their subsystems. The
minor includes diverse topics relevant to applications both in the Earth’s atmosphere (e.g.
aerodynamics) and in space (e.g. spacecraft thermal systems or orbital mechanics).
Aerospace Engineering is broadly divided in four sub-groups: Structures, Aerodynamics,
Propulsion and Control & Navigation.
COURSES:
Minor in aerospace engineering is composed of two components; a compulsory part
containing the following two courses and a minor basket for choosing the remaining three
courses.
AE 153 – Introduction to Aerospace Engineering (Offered in III Semester)
This is the Department Introductory Course (DIC) for aerospace engineering and introduces
students to the fundamentals of fluid mechanics and basic aerodynamic phenomenon.
Course contents: Nomenclature of aircraft components. Standard atmosphere. Basic
Aerodynamics: Streamlines, steady fluid motion, incompressible flow, Bernoulli's equation,
Mach number, Pressure and airspeed measurement, Boundary Layer, Reynolds number,
Laminar and Turbulent flow. Aerofoils and wings: pressure coefficient and lift calculation,
Critical Mach number, Wave drag, Finite wings, induced drag and swept wings. Aircraft
performance: steady level flight, Altitude effects, Absolute ceiling, steady climbing flight,
Energy methods, Range and Endurance, Sustained level turn, pull-up maneuver, V-n diagram,
Take-off and landing. Re-entry vehicles: Ballistic and Glide Re-entry, Blunt body concept.
AE 415M – Spaceflight Mechanics (Offered in IV Semester, Prerequisite: AE 153)
Both these courses are to be offered in slot 5 with applicable semester restriction. Students
desirous of minor in aerospace must complete these two courses, in the specified
sequence, before choosing courses from basket.
Minor Basket:
In addition to the above two courses, students pursuing minor in aerospace engineering are
required to complete three more courses over remaining four semesters (V, VI, VII & VIII), by
choosing courses from minor basket below. As a rule, they are required to do any three
courses from the two sets, but can do a maximum of two from any one set).
First set: Autumn Semester::
AE 227M – Solid Mechanics (Not available to students of CE, ME, EN)
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This course falls under the Structures sub-group of Aerospace Engineering and deals with the
basics of Solid Mechanics. Contents of this course are generic to Mechanical, Civil and
Energy Engineering. Topics include: Euler-Bernoulli Beam Theory, Truss Structures, Cauchy
Stress Tensor, Buckling of Columns, Mohr’s Circle.
AE 225M – Incompressible Fluid Mechanics (Not Available to students of CE,ME,EN,CL)
This course falls under the Aerodynamics sub-group of Aerospace Engineering. It is the first
part of the module of Fluid Mechanics and focuses on the elementary physics of Fluids.
Course contents: Definition of Fluids and parameters associated with them, Pascal’s
Pressure Law, Reynold’s Number, Bernoulli’s Principle, Euler Equation, Potential Flow Theory,
Viscosity in Fluids, Navier-Stokes Equation.
AE 223M – Thermodynamics and Propulsion (Not Available to students of CE, ME, EN, CL)
This course falls under the Propulsion sub-group of Aerospace Engineering. It deals with the
basics of Thermodynamics and the briefly focuses on the aspects which are specific to
Aircraft and Rocket Engines. Topics include: Laws of Thermodynamics, Types of
thermodynamic processes, Carnot Engine, Carnot Cycle, Otto Cycle, Diesel Cycle, Brayton
Cycle, Outline of an Aircraft Engine, Heat Transfer.
AE 234M – Aircraft Propulsion (To run with AE 711, prerequisite: AE 223M or equivalent)
This course falls under the Propulsion sub-group of Aerospace Engineering. It deals in detail
with the different parts of an Aircraft Engine and their analysis. Topics include: Brayton Cycle,
Brayton Cycle with Reheating, Regeneration and Intercooling, Aircraft Engine Intake, Axial and
Centrifugal Compressors, Turbines, Nozzles and Afterburners.
AE 236M – Compressible Fluid Mechanics (To run with AE 616, prerequisite: AE 225M or
equivalent)
This course falls under the Aerodynamics sub-group of Aerospace Engineering. It is the
second part of the module of Fluid Mechanics and focuses on the physics of Compressible
Fluids. Topics include: Compressibility, Mach Number, Adiabatic Compressible Flow
Relations,Shock Waves, Expansion Waves, Shock Tube Experiment.
AE 238M – Aerospace Structural Mechanics (To run with AE 709, prerequisite: AE 227M or
equivalent)
This course falls under the Structures sub-group of Aerospace Engineering and deals with the
aspects of Solid Mechanics relevant to Aircraft flight. Topics include: Flight Envelope,
Torsion, Membrane Analogy, Thin Walled Beam Theory, Warping, Torsional Buckling, Shear
Flow, Structural Instability Analysis.
AE 305M – Flight Mechanics (To run with AE 305)
This course jointly falls under the Control & Navigation and Aerodynamics sub-groups of
Aerospace Engineering. It emphasizes on the dynamic behaviour of an aircraft in flight and its
associated phenomena. Topics Include: Equilibrium, Static Stability and Control, Longitudinal
Stability and Control, Trim Condition, Hinge moments, Neutral Point, Lateral Stability,
Equations of Motion, Euler Angles, Body-fixed axis, wind axis, stability axis, Phugoid Mode,
Short-Period Oscillations, Dutch Roll.
AE 4xxM – Modelling and Simulation (To run with AE 4xx)
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This course falls under the Control & Navigation sub-group of Aerospace Engineering. It deals
with the concepts of Modelling a System and performing Simulations. Course contents:
Modelling techniques, Types of Simulations, Mechanical Systems, Electrical Systems,
Hydraulic Systems,
AE 333M – Aerodynamics (run with AE 333, prerequisite: AE 225M, AE 236M or equivalent)
This course falls under the Aerodynamics sub-group of Aerospace Engineering.It focuses on
the specifics of Aerodynamics involved in an aircraft flight. Contents: Potential Flow Theory,
Thin Airfoil Theory, Vortex Sheets, Lifting Line Theory, Effects of taper and sweep.
AE 3xxM – Vibrations and Structural Dynamics (To run with AE 3xx, prerequisite: AE227M
or equivalent)
This course falls under the Structures sub-group of Aerospace Engineering. It deals with the
Dynamics of structures and the associated phenomenon. Topics include: Modal Analysis,
Analysis of Multiple-DOF Systems, Dynamic Instabilities in Structures, Effects of Damping
and Stiffness, Energy Methods.
Second set: Spring Semester:
AE 234M – Aircraft Propulsion (To run with AE 234)
AE 236M – Compressible Fluid Mechanics (To run with AE 236, prerequisite: AE 225M or
equivalent)
AE 238M – Aerospace Structural Mechanics (To run with AE 238, prerequisite: AE 227M or
equivalent)
AE 3xxM – Aerospace Propulsion (To run with AE 3xx, prerequisite: AE 225M, AE 236M or
equivalent)
This course falls under the Propulsion sub-group of Aerospace Engineering. It is
complementary to the Aircraft Propulsion Course and deals with the thermodynamic analysis
of Rocket Engines and the phenomenon associated with them. Topics Include: Types of
Rocket Engines, Parts of a Rocket Engine, Fuel Analysis of Rocket Engines, Flight Trajectory
of a Rocket Engine.
AE 332M – Aircraft Design (To run with AE 332, prerequisite: AE 305M or equivalent)
This course is specific to the design of an aircraft and deals with the aspects of Aircraft
Performance. Topics Include: Types of Civil and Military Aircrafts, Design Process of an
Aircraft, Sizing of an Aircraft, Weight estimation, Rubber Engine Sizing, Range-Payload
Diagrams, V-n diagrams, Aircraft Rules and Regulations, Comparison of various Aircraft
Configurations.
AE 308M – Control Theory (To run with AE 308)
This course falls under the Control & Navigation sub-group of Aerospace Engineering. It is an
elementary course dealing with the basics of Classical Control Theory. Course contains:
Laplace Transforms, Open Loop and Closed Loop Systems, Root Locus, Pole -Zero
Placement, PID Control, Bode Plot, Nyquist Plot.
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AE 4xxM – Navigation and Guidance (To run with AE4xx)
This course falls under the Control & Navigation sub-group of Aerospace Engineering. It
describes the basic theory behind Navigation and Guidance of Aircrafts, Rockets and
Missiles. Topics include: Working of RADARs, Continuous Wave RADARs, Navigation Theory,
Observability, Kalman Filter Design, EKF, Guidance Laws for Missiles.
All minor registrations will be carried out in consultation with minor coordinator Prof.
Viren Menezes.
5.2 BIOSCIENCES AND BIOENGINEERING
PREFACE:
The minor elective courses from this Department include courses from both the Biosciences
and Biomedical fields, providing a short introduction to each so that students can pursue
whichever of them catches their attention. The Biosciences courses will be useful for the
Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Physics branches. The Biomedical courses will be
useful for the above, in addition to Electrical Engineering and MEMS students.
COURSES:
BB 400 – Molecular Biophysics:
Molecular structure; Torsion angles; Steric effect: Contact distances; Homomorphous
sugars; Cis & trans peptide bonds; Ramachandran map: for amino acids and as a general
conformational analysis tool. Non-covalent interactions; hydrogen bond; stacking; Entropy:
Entropy/enthalpy compensation; A=T vs. GºC. Effective conc. Enthalpic and entropic
cooperativity. Oligopeptide conformation. Conformationally constrained amino acids;
Hydrophobic effect; Affinity and specificity in intermolecular interactions; Stability of protein
structure; Folding / unfolding; m values; Models of protein folding; Folding funnel; Contact
order; F value analysis; Denatured state; Intrinsically unfolded proteins; Protein and RNA
folding; In vivo folding; Kinetically stable proteins; Lipids: Assemblies; Volume, surface area,
length relationship; X-ray studies; Phase transitions of anhydrous and hydrated lipid bilayers.
BB 404 – Metabolism and Bioenergetics:
Overview of metabolism; concept of flow of matter and energy; thermodynamics of coupled
systems and non-equilibrium reactions; biological energy currencies: high energy bond,
reducing power and inter conversions of energy forms; carbon, nitrogen cycles in biosphere;
classification of living system based on carbon and energy requirements; methods to study
metabolism; carbohydrate and lipid catabolism; glycolysis; TCA cycle; fatty acid oxidation,
other metabolic routes of carbon; oxidative phosphorylation; biosynthesis of carbohydrates
and lipids photosynthesis; photosynthetic electron transport; Calvin cycle and other avenues
of harvesting light energy; gluconeogenesis; Cori cycle; glycogen metabolism; biogenesis of
fatty acids and sterols; nitrogen metabolism: sources of organic nitrogen; flow of nitrogen
into biosynthesis and catabolism of amino acids; central role of glutamine; purines and
pyrimidines; the metabolism of nucleotides; urea cycle and excretion of nitrogen; integration
of metabolism and concepts of metabolic regulation.
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BB 405 - Molecular Biology:
Nucleic acids, DNA structure, central dogma; Replication: eukaryotic and prokaryotic
replication, mechanism and control, replication of double stranded and single stranded
circular DNA, the end-replication problem and telomerase; Nucleosomes: eukaryotic and
prokaryotic genome packing, heterochromatin, euchromatin; Transcription: mechanism of
RNA transcription in prokaryotes and eukaryotes; model systems of transcriptional control:
lac operon, lambda phage; promoters, enhancers, repressors; RNA processing: processing of
heterogeneous nuclear RNA: splicing, capping, polyadenylation; Translation: universal genetic
code, degeneracy of codons, mechanisms of initiation, elongation and termination of
translation, wobble hypothesis, genetic code in mitochondria; Mutations: nonsense,
missense, frameshift and point mutations; intragenic and intergenic suppression; DNA
repair: photoreactivation, excision, mismatch and SOS repair; Recombination: mechanism of
homologous recombination in prokaryotes, site specific recombination, insertion sequences,
transposons.
BB 411 – Introduction to Molecular Cell Biology:
Biochemical unity and biological diversity. Relationship between structure and function.
Separation techniques: basis and importance. Microbial kingdom. Prokaryotes, eukaryotes,
archaea. Microbial growth. Hemoglobin: portrait of an allosteric protein. Enzymes. Catalytic
and regulatory strategies. Carbohydrates, lipids, membranes. Signal transduction.
Metabolism: basic concepts and design. Oxidative and photophosphorylation. Integration of
metabolism. Flow of genetic information. Recombinant DNA technology. Genomes. Concept
of homology.
BB 503 – Genetic Engineering:
Concept of recombinant DNA technology and purpose, basic methodology, use of plasmids,
Type I, II and III restriction modification systems, type II restriction endonucleases,
nomenclature and sequence recognition, mcr and rnrr genotypes, linkers, adaptors, blunt end
ligation, homopolymeric tailing, Transformation, methods in screening recombinant DNA.
Radioactive and nonradioactive methods for labeling DNA: Nick translation, random priming,
use of Klenow enzyme, T4 DNA polymerase, bacterial alkaline phosphatase, polynucleotide
kinase, hybridization techniques, northern, Southern and colony hybridization. Restriction
maps and mapping techniques. PCR technology, enzymes in PCR, hot-start, touchdown PCR,
primer design, introduction of restriction sites etc. Construction of cDNA libraries in
plasmids, hybrid select translation, RT-PCR and quantitative RT-PCR. Strategies for
maximizing gene expression, prokaryote expression vectors; pMal, GST fusion vectors, pET
vectors and their applications in expression, quantitation, purification. Inclusion bodies,
approaches to solubilization, Intein based expression and purification vectors. Cloning in
M13 mp vectors, application to DNA sequencing, site-directed mutagenesis; PCR-based
mutations. Transcription vectors. Lambda vectors; insertion and replacement vectors,
selection and screening recombinant phage, in vitro packaging, genomic libraries and cDNA
cloning, application of lgt 10, lgt 11, lZAP vectors. Cosmid vectors. Yeast transformation,
yeast cloning vectors, specialized vectors such as gap and retrievers, principles and
application of dihybrid systems. Cloning and expression in mammalian cells, methods of
selection and screening, application of reporter genes. Basic principles of transcriptomics
and proteomics.
BB 507 - Molecular Enzymology:
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Rate accelerations in biological systems; Catalysis and historical perspective on enzymes;
Overview of applied enzymology and enzyme technology; Enzyme nomenclature; Origins of
enzyme catalytic power; Structural basis of enzyme action and characterization of active site
residues; Kinetic approaches to understand enzyme action; Michaelis-Menten kinetics;
Evaluation of Km, kcat and enzyme inhibition analysis; Concept of an efficient catalyst;
Elucidation of kinetic mechanism through initial velocity, product inhibition, pH and isotopic
analysis; Role of metal ions in enzyme catalysis; Integration of kinetic, chemical and
structural data to describe enzyme action; Control of enzyme activity and its role in regulating
metabolism – in vivo enzymology; Frontiers in enzymology: Rational design of an enzyme
catalyst, directed evolution, abzymes, non-protein catalysts.
BB 603 – Physiology for Engineers:
Basic cell physiology; Biochemical cycles. Systemic physiology: Neuromuscular system;
Blood and lymph; Circulatory system; Respiratory and Cardiovascular system,
Gastrointestinal system; Kidney and excretory system; Sensory systems- visual, auditory,
vestibular; Endocrine- pituitary, adrenal, pancreas, Clinical and technological implications.
BB 605 – Genetics and Evolution of Biological Circuits:
Introduction to Bionanotechnology, Cellular nanostructures, self-assembly of colloidal
nanostructures of biological relevance, bioactive nanoparticles (respiratory surfactants,
magnetic nanoparticles), Nanoparticles for drug delivery (including solid lipid nanoparticles,
synthetic and biopolymeric nanoparticles), carbon nanotubes, polymeric nanofibers,
Implications in neuroscience, tissue engineering and cancer therapy, and Environmental and
safety aspects of bio-nanotechnology. Introduction to Nanotechnology, Multilayer Thin Film:
Polyelectrolyte multilayers, coated colloids, smart capsules, LbL self-assembly, Colloids and
Colloid Assemblies for Bio-nanotechnology, Nano Engineered biosensors, Fiber Optic
Nanosensors in medical care, Semiconductor and Metal Nanoparticles: Synthesis and
Applications, Nanotechnology in Tissue Engineering, Microemulsions and Drug Delivery in
Nanotechnology.
BB 610 – Biomedical Microsystems:
Introduction; photolithography; mask design; wet and dry etching; thin film deposition and
growth, electroplating, molding, LIGA, bonding and sacrificial processes, polymer processing
and rapid prototyping, biomaterials and biocompatibility issues, micro total analysis system
(µTAS): Fluid control components, µ-TAS: sample handling, µ-TAS: separation components,
µ-TAS: detection, cell handling and characterization systems, systems for biotechnology and
PCR, polynucleotide arrays and genetic screening, miniature biosensors, biosensors arrays
and implantable devices, neural interfaces, microsurgical tools, microneedles, and drug
delivery, miniature bioreactors and Microsystems for tissue engineering, tissue scaffolds,
optical biosensors, MEMS metrology, MEMS packaging.
Detailed course contents can be found on the departmental website:
www.bio.iitb.ac.in/academics/minor-courses
5.3 CIVIL ENGINEERING
PREFACE:
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Civil engineers work in a diverse range of responsibilities- management, planning, designing,
safety, R&D, consulting, etc. Pursuing a minor in Civil Engineering would not only equip you
with knowledge that is necessary while designing plants, industries but will also give you an
exposure of how basic elements in a city function like transportation, construction of bridges,
dams, sewerage disposals, controlling floods, disaster management etc. The Civil
Engineering Minor would give a student an advantage in R&D the topics covered here expose
you to a lot of different areas. Department for those who have an interest in it. As such,
students of Mechanical Engineering who would like to learn about Civil Engineering could find
the courses to their interest, though
students from other departments with an interest will find it equally rewarding.
NOTE: The minor has been scrapped off but if anyone wants to do a minor, then (s)he can
do these courses for the purpose.
COURSES:
CE 102 – Engineering Mechanics:
Equivalent Force Systems, Planar and parallel force systems, Distributed force systems,
Equations of Statics and its Applications: Virtual Work and Potential
Energy Principles Vibrations, Equations of motion for single degree-of-freedom systems and
rigid body assemblies, Free vibration (simple harmonic oscillator): Damped free vibration:
equations of motion for harmonic excitation: transient and steady-state vibrations.
CE 221 – Solid Mechanics:
Rigid and deformable solids, Method of sections for evaluating
internal forces in bodies - review of free body diagrams, Concept of stress - normal and shear
stresses, Concept of strain - normal and shear strains, Hooke’s law and Constitutive
relations, Axially loaded members, force and deflections, Indeterminate systems and
compatibility conditions, Simple indeterminate systems and lack of fit problems, Stress in
cylindrical and spherical shells.
Torsion of circular shafts, Elastic theory of bending of beams, Shear force and bending
moment diagrams, Bending and shearing stresses in beams of symmetrical cross-section
Concept of shear flow and shear centre, Principle of superposition and its limitations Mohr’s
circle, bending deflection of beams by direct integration method, Application of direct
integration method to simple indeterminate systems, Elastic buckling of compression
members.
CE 223 – Fluid Mechanics:
Fundamental definitions, Flow characteristics, Classification of
fluids, Fluid properties, Fluid Statics: Fluid pressure, Forces on solid surfaces, Buoyant
forces, Kinematics of Fluid Flow: Equations for acceleration, Continuity equation, Irrotational
and rotational flow, Potential and stream functions, Dynamics of Fluid Flow: Finite control
volume analysis, Euler and Bernoulli’s theorems, Impulse momentum theory, Laminar and
Turbulent Flows: Types of flow, Reynolds experiment, Laminar flow between parallel plates,
Laminar
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flow in pipes, Turbulent flow in pipes., Introduction to Navier-Stokes equations, Exact
solutions for simple cases of flow, Plane Poiseuille flow, Couette flow, Stokes flow and
porous media flow, Boundary Layer Theory and Applications: Concepts of boundary layer,
Flow separation, Circulation, Drag and lift on immersed bodies.
CE 323 – Geotechnical Engineering I :
Origin of soils, Properties of soil aggregate, soil structure, soil
classification, Soil compaction, laboratory compaction, Field compaction, Soil-water statics,
Effective stress, Capillarity phenomenon in soils, Flow through soils, Quick sand condition,
Permeability and methods for its determination, Flow Nets, stresses in soil from surface
loads, Boussinesq theory, Westergaard's theory, Newmark's chart.
CE 310 – Transportation Engineering I :
Introduction to transportation systems engineering, Transportation system characteristics,
Planning of highway, railway and airport systems, Highway/railway route selection, Airport
site selection, Geometric design of highway, railway and airfield elements, Pavement/track
materials and testing, Material characterization for design, Design of highway and airfield
pavements, Structural design of the railway track, Highway construction, maintenance and
rehabilitation, Air traffic control and management.
5.4 CHEMISTRY
PREFACE:
Chemistry, a branch of physical science, is the study of the composition, structure,
properties and change of matter. Chemistry is chiefly concerned with atoms and their
interactions with other atoms - for example, the properties of the chemical bonds formed
between atoms to create chemical compounds. Whatever you touch and see in chemistry
and it plays a major role in every field. A Chemistry minor is ideal for Physics, Material
science and Electrical engineering
(In Nanoelectronics) students as they need the direct applications of chemistry in their core
research fields.
COURSES:
CH 104 – Chemistry 2:
This is the department introductory course for the 4 year BS students and has two portions,
Organic and Inorganic.
Inorganic Chemistry: Organometallic compounds - their synthesis, term symbols for d-block
elements.
Organic Chemistry: Recap of various Organic reactions and mechanisms which students have
learnt in JEE.
CH 227 – Introduction to Transition Metal Chemistry:
This course starts off with a basic recap of the d block transition metal complexes, their
properties and spectra interpretation and then onto inorganic photochemistry. The inorganic
photochemistry deals with basics of fluorescence ( excitation and emission), Jablonski
diagram, and interpretation of spectra.
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CH 229 – Chemical Thermodynamics: The initial part of the course discusses basic
definitions and laws of thermodynamics, which the students study during their JEE
preparations. The later part of the course discusses advanced topics such as reversible
cycles, irreversible cycles and fugacity to deal with real systems. An advanced version of
solutions and colligative properties is also taught. The last part deals with phase
transformations, phase diagrams, and binary and ternary systems.
CH 223 – Structure and Stereochemistry: This course gives the students a good exposure
onto frontier molecular orbital theory and various chemical reactions are understood using
this theory. Pericyclic reactions are mainly taught for giving a good insight in understanding
MOT based interpretation. The second half introduces students to the powerful tool of
spectroscopy and how it’s used in understanding molecular structure. Interpretation of NMR
spectroscopy, Mass spectrometry, IR spectroscopy etc are taught in details. For the fifth
course for completing the 30 credit requirements of a minor you are free to choose any 4
level course (CH 4XX).
5.5 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
PREFACE:
Chemical Engineering is a field of engineering which uses physical or life sciences like
physics, chemistry, and biology and combines them with intensive use of mathematics and
economics to process raw materials into substances which are useful, valuable or desired. It
involves the scaling up the reactions performed in a chemistry laboratory to produce the
desired chemical on an industrial scale.
Chemical engineers deal with the transformation of raw materials into useful products that
have an impact on virtually every facet of human life. However, this requires an
understanding of principles of micro, meso and macro scale processes which are dealt with
while doing the courses.
Within Chemical Engineering, there are two broad subgroups. One of them deals with the
design, manufacture, and operation of plants and machinery in industrial chemical and
related processes ("chemical process engineers") while the other deals with the
development of new or adapted substances for products ranging from foods and beverages
to cosmetics to cleaners to pharmaceutical ingredients, among many other products
("chemical product engineers").
Chemical engineers work in a diverse range of responsibilities- manufacturing, supply chain,
R&D, consulting, etc. Pursuing a minor in Chemical would equip you with knowledge that is
necessary while designing plants/ equipment. FMCG industries would value such skill the
most since most of their work is an amalgamation of different engineering fields. The
Chemical Engineering Minor would give a student an advantage in R&D the topics covered
here expose you to a lot of different areas.
COURSES:
CL 152 – Introduction to Chemical Engineering:
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Basic Stoichiometry, Analysis of systems with recycle, purge and bypass, Energy and
Material Balances at Steady State, Single/Multicomponent system analysis, Psychometry,
Chemical Processes Analysis.
CL 255 and CL 250 (Split over two 6 credit courses):
Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics: Equations of State and Generalized Correlations,
Closed and Open Systems, First Law of Thermodynamics, Second Law and Entropy,
Reversible Heat Engines, Power and Refrigeration Cycle, Solutions- Partial molar quantities;
Gibbs-Duhem Equation; Phase-Rule; Phase Equilibrium Criteria, Non-ideal solutions; Residual
and Excess Properties; Fugacity and Activity Coefficient models; Vapour-liquid equilibria (VLE)
at low to moderate pressures, Raoult’s Law, Henry’s law, Chemical Reaction Equilibrium,
Homogenous and Heterogeneous Reactions, Combined Phase and Reaction Equilibria.
CL 203 – Transport Phenomena:
Vectors and Tensors, Equations of Change for isothermal systems, Substantial derivatives
Equations of change for Isothermal, Non-isothermal and multicomponent systems
Unidirectional flows and unsteady flows, Thermal conductivity and mechanism of energy
transport, Shell energy balances, Diffusivity and the mechanisms of mass transport
Concentration distributions in solids and laminar flow, Heat and Mass Transfer coefficients.
CL 324 – Chemical Reaction Engineering:
Kinetics, Reaction rate, order, rate constant, Batch reactors design and Kinetic Constants
Mass and Energy balances, Catalysts and Catalytic Rates and Transport, Reactor design for
ideal flow reactors, Yield and Selectivity, Residence Time Distribution, Segregation and
Maximum Mixedness models.
CL 302 – Process Control:
First Principles, Process dynamics for first, second and
higher order systems, Linearization and Transfer function models, Empirical models from
data, Control system instrumentation, Introduction to feedback control, Analysis of closed
loop system, Frequency response using Bode and Nyquist plots, Control design techniques,
Time and frequency domain techniques, Advanced control strategies, Cascade and
feedforward,
Introduction to multivariable control, Controller implementation through discretisation.
NOTE: Students pursuing a minor in Chemical Engineering have to complete the courses
while they are running in core course slots in the department, and not the default slot for
minor (Slot 5).
5.6 CENTRE FOR STUDIES IN RESOURCES ENGINEERING
PREFACE:
Modern technologies like Geographic Information System (GIS), Global Positioning System
(GPS), Satellite image processing and Remote Sensing, are extensively used in the Centre's
in teaching, research, consultancy and continuing education programmes. CSRE has been
active in contributing significantly towards the needs of developing and demonstrating the
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technology of satellite data utilization and development of Geographic Information System.
The Centre has successfully demonstrated the application potential of remote sensing
technology in the programs of disaster mitigation like drought and flood along with national
agencies such as ISRO and NRSA.
COURSES:
GNR 401 – Remote sensing and Image processing:
Remote sensing is the acquisition of information about an object or phenomenon without
making physical contact with the object. In modern usage, the term generally refers to the
use of aerial sensor technologies to detect and classify objects on Earth (both on the
surface, and in the atmosphere and oceans) by means of propagated signals (e.g.
electromagnetic radiation). In imaging science, image processing is any form of signal
processing for which the input is an image, such as a photograph or video frame; the output
of image processing may be either an image or a set of characteristics or parameters related
to the image. Most image-processing techniques involve treating the image as a
two-dimensional signal and applying standard signal-processing techniques to it.
GNR 403 – Geo-informatics Lab:
Tutorial on Spatial data generation, management, modeling, analysis and applications; on
satellite image georeferencing, enhancement and filtering, transformations, classification
and accuracy assessment and applications Laboratory sessions involving use of
state-of-the-art GIS and image processing software to get familiarized with handling and
analyzing spatial datasets including satellite images Reading and discussing papers/reports
on image processing / GIS / applications.
GNR 405 – Mini Project:
This involves a small independent study on a problem identified by the student and the
faculty member supervising it. The mini- project may focus on a problem involving application
of geo informatics tools and techniques.
GNR 407 – Natural hazards and Disaster management:
Classification of disasters, natural, man-made, technological; scale, intensity and frequency
of disasters, hazard zone mapping, risk assessment, vulnerability mapping, extreme event
analysis; Forecasting, early warning systems, disaster preparedness, monitoring techniques,
response and disaster management, rehabilitation and reconstruction strategies; Case
studies on flood, droughts, snow avalanches, landslides, earthquakes.
GNR 409 – Terrain Evaluation and Land use planning:
Terrain unit, generalization of terrain, terrain classification: conventional and
geomorphological approach, groundtruth collection, sampling schemes, integrated land
survey methods, conventional approach to terrain evaluation systems, Quantitative terrain
evaluation, drainage analysis, soil mapping, applications of remote sensing and GIS in civil
engineering projects: geotechnical appraisal, site selection, route alignment, irrigation
projects, urban planning and development and case studies.Resource-informatics for
decision making; land use/cover and its dynamics; land degradation, conservation and
rehabilitation; land use planning, case studies .
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GNR 411 – Integrated Coastal Management:Coastal and ocean scenario:
coastal geomorphologic processes and land cover, biological, physical and chemical aspects
of oceans, marine pollution, causes and impacts Coastal hazards- cyclones, storm surges,
tsunami, shoreline change and sea level changes, salt water intrusion, wetlands and their
role in marine ecological systems , carbon cycle, ocean atmosphere interactions and global
warming, El Nino La Nina, Need and basic concepts of ICM, ICM history, prevalent
legislations, case studies Use of Remote Sensing and GIS in ICM.
5.7 COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Preface:
Discrete mathematics lies at the core of CSE, more than the mathematics that students
learn in the first year. Ability to write programs, reason about programs, modelling real life
situations in programs - some level of fondness for all this will be very useful.
Other Benefits:
CSE minor will equip one with coding skills which will be useful in developing computational
research methods in different fields. CSE minor will be relevant for the students interested in
working in Quant companies and banks which have relevant profiles. CSE minor students are
also allowed to sit for tests in companies like Google etc. during placements.
COURSES:
CS 207(M) – Discrete Structures:
Propositions and predicates, proofs and proof techniques. Sets, relations and functions,
cardinality, basic counting. Posets and lattices: Dilworth's theorem, inversion and distributive
lattices. Graph theory : paths, cycles, trees, connectivity. Group theory : Lagrange`s theorem,
homomorphisms, applications.
CS 213(M) – Data Structures and Algorithms:
Introduction to data structures, abstract data types, analysis of algorithms. Creation and
manipulation of data structures: arrays, lists, stacks, queues, trees, heaps, hash tables,
balanced trees, tries, graphs. Algorithms for sorting and searching, order statistics,
depth-first and breadth-first search, shortest paths and minimum spanning tree.
CS 224(M) – Computer Networks
Internet architecture and the layering abstraction. Application layer: network application
architectures and examples. Socket programming. Transport layer: transport protocol design,
analysis of TCP. Network layer: addressing, routing, forwarding, interdomain routing. Router
design and scheduling. QoS and resource allocation. Traffic engineering, network address
translation and other practical topics. Link layer: channel access, switching, VLANs, MPLS.
PHY layer basics: framing, encoding, modulation.
CS 347(M) - Operating Systems:
Overview of operating systems: batch processing, multiprogramming, time-sharing and real
time systems. Concurrent processes: communication and synchronisation. Process
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management, deadlocks. Main memory management: paging, segmentation, sharing of
programs and data. Device management. Information management: file system, security. A
case study of UNIX.
CS 416(M) – Foundations of Network Security and Cryptography:
Vulnerabilities, risks, attacks, defences, forensics. Examples and applications of Public Key
Cryptography and Secret Key Cryptography. Crypto hash, digital signatures, digital certificates
and PKI. Basic Authentication and Key Agreement protocols, SSL/TLS and Kerberos.
Vulnerabilities and attacks on TCP, DNS, ARP, etc. and DDoS attacks. Network/host
intelligence gathering and reconnaissance methods. Web security – SQL injection, XSS, etc.
Software security and buffer overflow. Malware types and case studies. Access Control,
firewalls and host/network intrusion detection.
CS 419(M) - Introduction to Machine Learning:
This course will provide a broad overview of Machine Learning with a stress on applications.
Supervised learning: Decision trees, Nearest neighbor classifiers, Generative classifiers like
naive Bayes, Support vector Machines Unsupervised learning: K-Means clustering,
Hierarchical clustering, EM, Itemset mining Applications: image recognition, speech
recognition, text and web data retrieval, bioinformatics, commercial data mining.
5.8 ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
PREFACE:
Electrical engineering is a field of engineering that generally deals with the study and
application of electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. The department is actively
engaged in research areas ranging from practical implementation to theoretical
investigations. A rough classification of the research areas in the department are as:
Communications and Signal Processing, Control and Computing, Power Electronics and
Power Systems, Microelectronics and VLSI, Electronic Systems. The aim of the minor
courses offered by the
Electrical Engineering department is to give an overview of the basic subjects in the field:
(1) Communication and Signal Processing
(2) Control and Computing
(3) Analog and Digital Circuit design
(4) Device Physics.
The idea of memory elements of ROM and PLA are required as these are the basic building
blocks of storage of many computational devices. In this age where processing is
autonomous, the elementary knowledge of finite state machines is useful for a logical
approach to programming. For any engineering system, the measured quantity is generally a
signal in some form; however this signal is distorted with noise. Therefore, to obtain
measurements, it is necessary to process a clean signal for precision. This is particularly
useful in the process control and instrumentation sector. Chips are designed for various
applications in every field of engineering, also BJT and power diodes are used for various
small or high voltage applications, as a result to find definite results for point of operation,
stability etc. modelling of devices is required to put them in a form which can be solved by a
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computer or such like. The knowledge of the characteristics of these devices helps to place
them in a familiar form, thus optimizing calculations. Together these courses aim to cater to
the multifarious and ever-growing needs of the industry.
COURSES: (All of the following are 6 credit courses)
EE 210 – Signals & System:
Continuous-time signals and systems: signal characteristics, common signals, properties of
continuous-time systems.Continuous linear time-invariant systems: impulse response,
convolution, linear constant-coefficient differential equations.Fourier series, Fourier transform
Laplace transform: system analysis frequency response, analog filters. State-space analysis
for continuous-time systems Discrete-time signals and systems Discrete-time LTI systems:
convolution, difference equations. Sampling and Reconstruction.
EE 221 – Digital Electronics:
Review of basic combinational and sequential logic, Review of digital electronics,Digital Logic
Families: TTL, CMOS etc.,Number systems and basic digital arithmetic,Finite State Machine
Design, Analysis and Synthesis, Introduction to Hardware Description Language,Array based
logic elements (Memory, PLA, FPGA),Special Topics (such as processor design, testing and
verification, special digital systems, asynchronous state machines etc.)
EE 204 – Analog Electronics:
Introduction to operational amplifiers: The difference amplifier and the ideal operational
amplifier models, concept of negative feedback and virtual short, Analysis of simple
operational amplifier circuits,Frequency response of amplifiers, Bode plots.Feedback:
Feedback topologies and analysis for discrete transistor amplifiers, stability of feedback
circuits using Barkhausen criteria.Linear applications of operational amplifiers:
Instrumentation and Isolation amplifiers, Current and voltage sources, Active
filters.Non-linear applications of operational amplifiers: Comparators, clippers and clampers,
Linearization amplifiers; Precision rectifiers, Logarithmic amplifiers, multi function circuits
and true rms convertors. Waveform Generation: sinusoidal feedback oscillators, Relaxation
oscillators, square-triangle oscillators Real operational amplifiers: Current sources and active
loads, difference, intermediate and output stages including Miller capacitors for frequency
computation, Operational amplifier parameters; Effects of real operational amplifier
parameters on circuit performance. Analog and Digital interface circuits: A/D, D/A
Converters, S/H circuits and multiplexers.
EE 207 – Electronic Devices:
Modeling devices: Static characteristics of ideal two terminal and three terminal devices;
Small signal models of nonlinear devices. Introduction to semiconductor equations and
carrier statistics: poisson's and continuity equations, Fermi-Dirac statistics and Boltzmann
approximation to the Fermi-Dirac statistics. Semiconductor Diodes: Barrier formation in
metal-semiconductor junctions, PN homo- and hetero- junctions; CV characteristics and
dopant profiling; IV characteristics; Small signal models of diodes; Some Applications of
diodes. Field Effect Devices : JFET/HFET, MIS structures and MOSFET operation; JFET
characteristics and small signal models; MOS capacitor CV and concept of accumulation,
depletion and inversion; MOSFET characteristics and small signal models. Bipolar transistors
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: IV characteristics and elers-Moll model; small signal models; Charge storage and transient
response.
EE 325 – Probability and Random Processes:
Sets and set operations; Probability space, Conditional probability and Bayes
theorem,Combinatorial probability and sampling models, Discrete random variables,
probability mass function, probability distribution function, example random variables and
distributions, Continuous random variables, probability density function, probability
distribution function, example distributions, Joint distributions, functions of one and two
random variables, moments of random variables, Conditional distribution, densities and
moments, Characteristic functions of a random variable, Markov, Chebyshev and Chernoff
bounds; Random sequences and modes of convergence (everywhere, almost everywhere,
probability, distribution and mean square), Limit theorems, Strong and weak laws of large
numbers, central limit theorem.Random process. Stationary processes. Mean and covariance
functions.Ergodicity. Transmission of random process through LTI. Power spectral density.
EE 342 – Control and Communications:
Basic concepts: Notion of feedback, open- and closed-loop systems.Modeling and
representations of control systems: Ordinary differential equations, Transfer functions, Block
diagrams, Signal flow graphs, State-space representations,Performance and stability:
Time-domain analysis, Second-order systems, Characteristic-equation and roots,
Routh-Hurwitz criteria, Frequency-domain techniques: Root-locus methods, Frequency
responses, Bode-plots, Gain-margin and phase-margin, Nyquist plots, Compensator design:
Proportional, PI and PID controllers, Lead-lag compensators. State-space concepts:
Controllability, Observability, pole placement result.
5.9 ENERGY ENGINEERING
In view of the problem of climate change and scarcity of fossil fuels, the field of energy
engineering offers significant challenges and opportunities. The Department of Energy
Science and Engineering offers a minor in Energy Engineering to enable undergraduate
students with different backgrounds to understand the different aspects of energy
engineering. Students will be exposed to the status of energy resources, its interaction with
environment, the fundamentals of energy economics, different technologies associated with
renewable energy sources, conventional power generation technologies and power generation
capacity enhancement, and different techniques & technologies for energy management and
energy conservation. An additional elective may be selected based on the interest from the
list of electives (fuel cells, wind energy, solar thermal, solar PV, nuclear…). This provides an
opportunity to explore possible options in energy efficiency and clean energy to develop
sustainable energy systems.
COURSES:
EN 301 – Introduction to Renewable Energy:
Introduction to world energy scenario, Renewable energy resources, Radiation, Solar
Geometry, radiation models; Solar Thermal, Optical efficiency, thermal efficiency,
concentrators, testing procedures, introduction to thermal systems (flat plate collector), solar
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architecture, solar still, air heater, panel systems; Photovoltaic; Introduction to
semiconductor physics, doping, P_N junction, Solar cell and its I_V characteristics, PV
systems components, design of a solar PV systems. Biomass, Biomass resources, wood
composition, pyrolysis, gasifier, biogas, biodiesel, ethanol; Wind, Introduction, types of wind
machines, Cp-l curve & betz limits, wind resource analysis; Systems, stand alone, grid
connected, hybrid, system design; Hydro systems, Hydro resources, types of hydro turbine,
small hydro systems; Other systems, Geothermal, wave energy, ocean energy
EN 302 – Power Generation and Systems Planning:
Overview of the Indian power sector, Thermodynamic analysis of Conventional Power Plants.
Advanced Power Cycles, Kalina (Cheng) Cycle, IGCC, AFBC/PFBC, Steam Turbine -
Superheater, reheater and partial condenser vacuum. Combined Feed heating and
Reheating. Regenerative Heat Exchangers, Reheaters and Intercoolers in Gas Turbine power
plants. Hydro power plants - turbine characteristics. Auxiliaries - Water Treatment Systems,
Electrostatic Precipitator / Flue gas Desulphurisation, Coal crushing / Preparation - Ball mills
/ Pulverisers, ID/FD Fans, Chimney, Cooling Towers. Power plant control systems- Review of
control principles, Combustion control, pulveriser control, control of air flow, Furnace
pressure and feed water, steam temperature control, Safety provisions / Interlocks Analysis
of System load curve -plant load factor, availability, Loss of load Probability calculations for a
power system, Maintenance Scheduling Pricing of Power - Project cost components, Analysis
of Power Purchase Agreements (PPA), Debt/Equity Ratio and effect on Return on Investment,
Environmental Legislations/Government Policies Optimal Dispatch - Scheduling of
Hydro-Thermal plants. Load Forecasting - Time series, Econometric, end use techniques.
Least Cost Power Planning - Integration of DSM, Renewable into supply.
EN 402 – Energy Management:
1. Importance of energy management. Energy auditing: methodology, analysis of past trends
plant data), closing the energy balance, laws of thermodynamics, measurements, portable
and on line instruments. 2. Energy economics - discount rate, payback period, internal rate of
return, life cycle costing. Steam Systems: Boiler -efficiency testing, excess air control, Steam
distribution & use- steam traps, condensate recovery, flash steam utilisation. Thermal
Insulation. 3. Electrical Systems: Demand control, power factor correction, load
scheduling/shifting, Motor drives- motor efficiency testing, energy efficient motors, motor
speed control.4. Lighting- lighting levels, efficient options, fixtures, daylighting, timers, Energy
efficient windows.5. Energy conservation in Pumps, Fans (flow control), Compressed Air
Systems, Refrigeration & air conditioning systems. Waste heat recovery: recuperators, heat
wheels, heat pipes, heat pumps.6. Cogeneration - concept, options (steam/gas
turbines/diesel engine based), selection criteria, control strategy. Heat exchanger
networking- concept of pinch, target setting, problem table approach, composite curves.
Demand side management. Financing energy conservation
EN 403 – Energy Resources, Economics and Environment:
Overview of World Energy Scenario, Dis-aggregation by end-use, by supply Fossil Fuel
Reserves - Estimates, Duration Overview of India's Energy Scenario - Dis-aggregation by
end-use, by supply, reserves Country Energy Balance Construction - Examples Trends in
energy use patterns, energy and development linkage. Energy Economics - Simple Payback
Period, Time Value of Money, IRR, NPV, Life Cycle Costing, Cost of Saved Energy , Cost of
Energy generated, Examples from energy generation and conservation, Energy Chain, Primary
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energy analysis Life Cycle Assessment, Net Energy Analysis Environmental Impacts of energy
use - Air Pollution - SOx, NOx, CO, particulates Solid and Water Pollution, Formation of
pollutants, measurement and controls; sources of emissions, effect of operating and design
parameters on emission, control methods, Exhaust emission test, procedures, standards
and legislation; environmental audits; Emission factors and inventories Global Warming, CO2
Emissions, Impacts, Mitigation Sustainability, Externalities, Future Energy Systems.
You can choose any courses from this Elective list to complete your last minor course:
1. EN 613 - Nuclear reactor theory
2. EN 615 - Wind Energy Conversion system
3. EN 616 - Direct Energy conversion
4. EN 617 - Thermodynamic analysis of Industrial Systems
5. EN 619 - Solar Energy for Industrial Process heat
6. EN 624 - Conversion of energy in buildings
7. EN 628 - Materials and for energy conversion devices
8. EN 630 - Utilisation of solar thermal energy
9. EN 632 - Waste to Energy
10. EN 634 - Nuclear reactor thermal Hydraulics and safety
11. EN 640 - Solar photovoltaics - Fundamentals, technology and application
12. EN 645 - Process Integration
13. EN 646 - Energy and climate
5.10 ENTREPRENEURSHIP
PREFACE:
Desai Centre for Entrepreneurship aims to provide all the necessary inputs to students at
IITB including: A wide range of courses covering all the aspects of entrepreneurship; Facilities
for prototyping, Proof of Concept, Exposure to Start-ups under development, mentoring
support; and Internships at startups.
The courses would be based on the principles of experiential learning and immersion. Thus,
students will get an opportunity to learn from entrepreneurs through class interaction,
mentoring and internship. The courses offered by the Centre have been designed in line with
this ideology. In addition, students will also be encouraged to take courses being offered by
other Departments/Centres which can enhance inputs for innovation and development of
new products and services.
CORE COURSES:
ENT 201 – Introduction to Entrepreneurship:
This is an introductory course in entrepreneurship and is designed to acquaint students with
the evolution and impact of entrepreneurship on business and society. It introduces the
students to the importance and application of techniques of innovation and creativity to the
generation of new ideas. The course helps the students to understand the process of
transformation of ideas into business opportunities.
ENT 202 – Business Skills for Entrepreneurs:
This course is designed to inculcate team building skills in students and help them appreciate
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the issues in establishing a new venture. This course introduces the student to building and
managing an effective board of directors, different selling skills and sales strategies vital to
the survival of a startup. In addition, topics related to viral marketing, executing a global
market strategy, negotiating VC deals, sales deals and business deals are also discussed. The
students are taught about customer care before, during and after a sale. The students are also
groomed on presentation skills for communicating effectively with customers, employees and
partners.
ENT 203 - Identifying and Exploiting Opportunities:
The course begins with a discourse on defining an entrepreneurial opportunity and seeing
change as an opportunity. The course gradually shifts to introducing the participants to the
different types of change, issues in emerging technology becoming technically and
economically feasible, technological trajectories and technology drivers for new age
entrepreneurs. There is also an emphasis on understanding how and why improvements
occur in some technology domains more than in other and market mapping exercises to
identify entrepreneurial whitespace in the new course.
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opportunity and market validation of the product idea. The students are also exposed to the
process of fundraising and IP management in the early and later stages of the development of
a startup.
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ES 204 – Environmental Chemistry:
Aquatic Chemistry, Chemical equilibria and kinetics fundamentals, Acids and bases,
Titrations, Acidity, Alkalinity, Buffers and buffer intensity, Chemical equilibrium calculations,
pC-pH diagram. Precipitation and dissolution, Water softening and water conditioning,
Langelier index, Solubility diagram, Coexistence of phases in equilibrium, Complexation of
metal ions and organic complexes in natural water. Oxidation and reduction reactions
stoichiometry, Redox couples, pE-pH diagrams, Redox control in natural systems, Basic
concepts of organic and colloid chemistry. Soil Chemistry, Weathering reactions, Structure
and surface reactions of clays and oxides, Forces at soil-water interfaces. Atmospheric
Chemistry, Chemical equilibria and kinetics, Photodissociation and free radical reactions,
Chemistry of precipitation, Acid rain.
ES 303 – Municipal Solid and Biomedical Waste Management:
Solid waste management: Sources, Composition and Properties of Municipal Solid Waste,
Engineering principles; Generation of solid waste; On Site handling, storage and processing
including segregation; Collection of solid waste; Transfer and transport; Processing technique
and equipment; Recovery of resources; Conversion products and energy; Composting;
Recycling; Incineration and pyrolysis; Disposal of solid waste including sanitary landfill,
planning, siting, design, closure and post closure monitoring; Regional/Integrated solid
waste management related issues. Biomedical waste : Regulatory framework, categorization;
generation, collection, transport, treatment and disposal.
ES 306 – Environmental Systems Modelling:
Definition; Classification; Examples of models for environmental systems. Introduction to air
quality models; Meteorology; Atmospheric stability and turbulence; Gaussian plume model
and modifications; Numerical models, Urban diffusion models, Calibration and sensitivity
analysis; Applications of public domain models and software, Global radiation balance and
climatic changes. Transport and fate of pollutant in aquatic systems; Introduction to river,
estuarine and lake hydrodynamics; Stratification and eutrophication of lakes; Dissolved
oxygen model for streams; Temperature models. Transport and fate of pollutants in soil and
groundwater; Utility of environmental models for forecasting. Computational methods in
environmental modelling.
ES 401 – Environmental Management:
Environmental regulations and policies; Environmental protection laws and acts; Corporate
and international charters and protocols; Environment Risk assessment; Industrial ecology,
Pollution prevention and Waste minimization; Sustainable development; Life cycle
assessment; Environmental auditing; Eco-labelling of products; Performance indicators.
Environmental management systems particularly IS 14000 series. Successful Case Studies.
ES 444 – Industrial Pollution Prevention and Clean Technologies:
Principles and techniques for industrial pollution prevention and waste minimization; Nature
and characteristics of industrial wastes; Prevention versus control of industrial pollution;
Source reduction tools and techniques: raw material substitution, toxic use reduction and
elimination, process modification and procedural changes; Recycling and reuse;
Opportunities and barriers to cleaner technologies; Pollution prevention economics. Waste
audits, emission inventories and waste management hierarchy for process industries;
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Material balance approach; Material and process mapping approach; Emission sources;
Estimation of fugitive emissions; Environmental impact of VOCs; Energy and resource
(material and water) audits for efficient usage and conservation. Unit operations in
separation technology; Pollution prevention for unit operations: Boilers and Heat Exchangers;
Storage tanks; Distillation columns; Application of separation technologies for pollution
prevention; Process optimization for cleaner industrial processes: Flowsheet
analysis—qualitative and quantitative approaches using mass exchange networks;
Thermodynamic constraints to waste minimization; Holistic and critical technology
assessment; Environmental performance indicators; Concept of industrial ecology and
symbiosis of eco-parks. Case studies on industrial applications of cleaner technologies in
chemical, metallurgical, pulp and paper, textile, electroplating, leather, dairy, cement and
other industries.
ES 458 - Environmental Change and Sustainable Development:
Issues of sustainability : food, materials and energy resources, demands, policies, ethics;
Paradigms of agricultural/industrial age, population, limits to growth; Current debates on the
issues of sustainability; Relationships of ecological, economic and social systems;
Engineering tools for assessment and design for environment and sustainability; Relevance
of traditional paradigms for rural India.
5.12 HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
PREFACE:
The Department of Humanities and Social Sciences plays a unique and distinctive role in an
institute where the ethos of science and technology prevails. It is believed that engineering
and science are, by their very nature, humanistic and socially derived enterprises. Hence a
complete science and technology education must include liberal arts, economics, social and
behavioural sciences where the students unites application of scientific principles along with
human, moral and social understanding. The undergraduate courses taught by the
Department faculty aim at making the science and technology students aware of the various
issues concerning man and society. They are meant to sensitize students to the broader
social, cultural, economic, ethical and humane issues involved in social change.
The course content of HSS minor courses are highly instructor dependant for many courses
and they generally run a subset of courses from the following pool:
HS 208: An approach to Literatures
HS 215: Quantitative methods for Economic analysis
HS 417: Philosophy of Life
HS 419: Methodological foundations of Indian scientific tradition
HS 213: Language and Literature
HS 219: Applying Psychology in modern life
HS 207: Social Psychology
HS 217: Sociological Theory
HS 411: Indian Economy
HS 457: Managerial Economics
HS 448: Professional Ethics
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HS 490: Organisational behaviour and Implications for Management
You can find sample course contents for the above: asc.iitb.ac.in or
http://www.hss.iitb.ac.in/en/btech
5.12 INDUSTRIAL DESIGN CENTRE
PREFACE:
Design at IDC is all encompassing, coexists in an active triadic relationship with design
education, design research and design practice. Design education - to train and propagate;
design research - to seek, analyse, experiment, integrate; and design practice to apply,
implement and realize. IDC strives towards creating an excellent pedagogical environment
with foundations in these areas to prepare professionals and visionaries of tomorrow. The
following courses are run by the department towards the award of a minor degree. Only a few
courses of these run each semester.
ID 401 – Introduction to Design:
History of industrial design, The significance and value of industrial design, Basic
characteristics of industrial design, The wide spectrum of design practice and terminology,
Industrial design methodology, Creation of a product, Factors concerning the product in use,
Capturing insights of users, Creative idea generation, From generation of products, Design
for manufacture, Appearance of the product, Case studies on wide variety of products to
showcase the above.
ID 403 – Basics of Animation:
The concept of animation, Persistence of vision, Broad methods in traditional animation,
Computer animation, Effects and integration with live action, Stop motion animation, Other
methods in animation, pixilation, animatronics, the principles of animation. From story to
script to screen, pre–production, production and post-production, the process applications if
animations of films, episodes, commercials, visualisation, simulation, online, education,
gaming and mobile technology.
ID 404 – Basics of Visual Communications:
Visual communication is communication through visual aid and is described as the
conveyance of ideas and information in forms that can be read or looked upon. Visual
communication in part or whole relies on vision, and is primarily presented or expressed with
two dimensional images, it includes: signs, typography, drawing, graphic design, illustration,
Industrial Design, Advertising, Animation colour and electronic resources. It also explores the
idea that a visual message accompanying text has a greater power to inform, educate or
persuade a person or audience.
ID 405 - Human Computer Interaction Design:
This is an introductory course about user-centered design of interactive products and
systems. The course will introduce some basic theoretical elements of HCI such as Garrett.
Layers of user experience, human cognitive processes such as memory, affordances,
mappings, conceptual models and heuristics and principles of good design. The course will
try to communicate that there are bad designs everywhere. Why interaction designers go
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wrong. It will then provide an introduction to the HCI design process, including how to
understand users through contextual interviews, how to analyze interviews to identify
problems and opportunities, how to define usability goals and user experience goals, how to
model users with techniques such as stages of use model and personas, how to explore
solutions through scenarios, how to prototype explorations and how to evaluate prototypes
for usability. Depending on the interest of the students, the course may cover some related
topics such as user experience metrics, integrating HCI in software development and HCI in
India.
ID 406 Studio Project I:
The studio project is offered for students who already have exceptional skills in the area of
design and are able to contribute to the specialisation of the faculty. The student will have to
undertake a topic in guidance with the guide from IDC and would have to complete the
project within the semester.
ID 407 Studio Project II:
The studio project is offered for students who already have exceptional skills in the area of
design and are able to contribute to the specialisation of the faculty. The student will have to
undertake a topic in guidance with the guide from IDC and would have to complete the
project within one semester.
ID 408 Technology and Animation:
The course is an eye opener to how various technologies have influenced the methods and
workflow in animation & how use of animation has affected technology. This includes A
historical perspective of technology in animation. Digital Image & Video Input technologies
Digital Image Processing Visual Database creation & Management for animation Virtual 3D
world creation & Rendering Expressions, Relationships computation and solving and their
applications Mechanical Rigs and Gizmos for animation & effects. Motion Capture & Motion
Control Convergence and combination of different sources for animation & effects creation
Use of Animation in Technology & Science. New frontiers with the combination of Science,
Technology & Animation Interactivity, optimisation, real-time animation. Massive parallel
processing & distributed rendering.
ID 409 Introduction to Scriptwriting:
Script and story structure, plot and scenario building, character development, dialogue
writing, visual treatment, scripting formats, writing for animation and live-action.
ID 410 – Sound and Music Design:
Defining music in sound, Concept of Anhad and Naad, Concept of Shad, The scale system
and the raga time and space theory in music, music for visual medium, History of sound
recording, Analog and digital sound recording principles, Elements of a recording studio and
recording softwares.
ID 411 Introduction to Ergonomics:
What is ERGONOMICS, History, MAN-Machine-ENVIRONMENT system, Body Dimensions and
usage. Furniture/Office ergonomics, Occupational health and safety, Impact of physical
environment on human body, Case Studies.
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ID 627 Elements of Design I:
● An introduction to basic elements: Line, texture, colour, form, symmetry, balance,
scale, mass, unity and variety.
● Concept of visual language and visual design.
● Introduction to Gestalt laws, composition and figure and ground relationships.
Introduction to concept of negative space.
● Use of symmetry. Generation of patterns and textures using simple elements.
● Introduction to typography and fonts.
● Use of grids in graphic composition.
● Colour circle, colour combinations and its dimensions: hue, value and chroma.
● Colour meanings in traditions and psychological use of colours.
● For detailed course contents contact the IDC departmental office or the instructor
taking it in that semester.
5.13 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING AND OPERATIONS RESEARCH
The newly launched minor programme from the IEOR department, you need to complete IE
501 and 502 and then one of IE 503 or 504. The last two courses should be IE labelled
electives.
IE 501 - Optimization Models:
Modeling of allocation and control problems in industry and social systems. Framework and
overview of optimization with examples of continuous and discrete optimization,
unconstrained and constrained problems. Single stage and multi stage models. Formulations
and equivalences. Examples from science, engineering and business. Linear programming.
Geometry and algebra of the simplex method. Duality & sensitivity. Combinatorial
optimization problems with emphasis on applications, notion of large feasible spaces and
neighborhood solutions, representation of solution space, search tree, search techniques,
branch and bound method. Examples of mixed-integer programming models. Use of binary
variables in constraint modeling. Decision problems involving network flows, assignment
models, transportation models, multi-stage flows.
IE 502 - Probabilistic Models:
Models and techniques to deal with randomness that underlie many industrial and social
systems. It includes discussions on models, their properties and their applications.
Review of basic probability concepts: conditional probability and random variables. Stochastic
processes, sample paths, finite dimensional distribution functions. Time averages and Laws
of large numbers. Finite state Markov chains, Chapman-Kolmogorov equations, limiting state
probabilities, Stationary distributions. Memory-less property of exponential random variables
and related models & examples. Poisson process and its applications. Renewal processes
with examples.
Elementary Queueing theory: steady state probabilities, Little's Law. Exponential models with
examples. Applications of open and closed queueing systems. Applications in reliability
theory, systems with parallel and series of components, component life vs. system life,
expected system life. Applications in inventory, random demand and stockouts, notions of
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service levels.
Performance measures of above models in terms of relevant transient and steady state
distributions.
IE labelled electives can be any two IE labelled theory courses (subject to satisfaction of
pre-requisite requirements, as applicable), but excluding IE 505, IE 507, IE 605, IE 614, IE
684.
5.14 MATHEMATICS
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The minor programme in Mathematics is designed to allow engineering and science students
to pursue a more rigorous education in mathematics. The minor courses have been selected
to represent the different basic areas of mathematics. A student completing these courses
will achieve a better understanding of the mathematical techniques used in the sciences and
engineering disciplines and will also be well equipped for further advanced mathematical
education.
Other benefits:
Having a good understanding of Maths Concepts helps you develop a more analytical
approach in general. The exercises of so many different concepts are like exercises for your
mental health. Maths Minor helps you develop a better attitude of questioning why things are
the way they are? It helps you not to take things easily for granted. You start thinking and
analysing what other possibilities made sense in a given situation and how to support your
intuition via rigorous arguments. These habits that develop along with some serious
understanding of mathematics provide you a heads up in comparison to others. You can read
and understand any maths related research paper or papers that need some related
concepts. Besides this, certain companies appreciate someone who has a good
understanding of Maths during placements.
MA 403 – Real Analysis:
Review of basic concepts of real numbers: Archimedean property, Completeness.Metric
spaces, compactness, connectedness, (with emphasis on Rn).Continuity and uniform
continuity.Monotonic functions, Functions of bounded variation; Absolutely continuous
functions. Derivatives of functions and Taylor`s theorem. Riemann integral and its properties,
characterization of Riemann integrable functions. Improper integrals, Gamma
functions.Sequences and series of functions, uniform convergence and its relation to
continuity, differentiation and integration. Fourier series, pointwise convergence, Fejer’s
theorem, Weierstrass approximation theorem.
MA 419 – Basic Algebra:
Review of basics: Equivalence relations and partitions, Division algorithm for integers,
primes, unique factorization, congruences, Chinese Remainder Theorem, Euler
ϕ-function.Permutations, sign of a permutation, inversions, cycles and transpositions.
Rudiments of rings and fields, elementary properties, polynomials in one and several
variables, divisibility, irreducible polynomials, Division algorithm, Remainder Theorem, Factor
Theorem, Rational Zeros Theorem, Relation between the roots and coefficients, Newton's
Theorem on symmetric functions, Newton's identities, Fundamental Theorem of Algebra,
Rational functions, partial fraction decomposition, unique factorization of polynomials in
several variables, Resultants and discriminants. Groups, subgroups and factor groups,
Lagrange's Theorem, homomorphisms, normal subgroups. Quotients of groups, Basic
examples of groups: symmetric groups, matrix groups, group of rigid motions of the plane
and finite groups of motions. Cyclic groups, generators and relations, Cayley`s Theorem,
group actions, Sylow Theorems. Direct products, Structure Theorem for finite abelian
groups.Simple groups and solvable groups, nilpotent groups, simplicity of alternating groups,
composition series, Jordan-Holder Theorem. Semidirect products. Free groups, free abelian
groups. Rings, Examples (including polynomial rings, formal power series rings, matrix rings
and group rings), ideals, prime and maximal ideals, rings of fractions, Chinese Remainder
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Theorem for pairwise comaximal ideals. Euclidean Domains, Principal Ideal Domains and
Unique Factorization Domains. Polynomial rings over UFD`s
MA 406 – General Topology:
open sets, closed sets, neighbourhoods, bases, sub bases, limit points, closures, interiors,
continuous functions, homeomorphisms. Examples of topological spaces: subspace
topology, product topology, metric topology, order topology. Quotient Topology: Construction
of cylinder, cone, Moebius band, torus, etc. Connectedness and Compactness: Connected
spaces, Connected subspaces of the real line, Components and local connectedness,
Compact spaces, Heine-Borel Theorem, Local -compactness. Separation Axioms: Hausdorff
spaces, Regularity, Complete Regularity, Normality, Urysohn Lemma, Tychonoff embedding
and Urysohn Metrization Theorem, Tietze Extension Theorem. Tychnoff Theorem, One-point
Compactification.Complete metric spaces and function spaces, Characterization of compact
metric spaces, equicontinuity, Ascoli-Arzela Theorem, Baire Category Theorem. Applications:
space filling curve, nowhere differentiable continuous function. Optional Topics: Topological
Groups and orbit spaces, Paracompactness and partition of unity, Stone-Cech
Compactification, Nets and filters.
MA 412 – Complex Analysis:
Complex numbers and the point at infinity. Analytic functions. Cauchy-Riemann conditions.
Mappings by elementary functions. Riemann surfaces. Conformal mappings. Contour
integrals. Cauchy-Goursat Theorem. Uniform convergence of sequences and series. Taylor
and Laurent series. Isolated singularities and residues. Evaluation of real integrals. Zeroes
and poles, Maximum Modulus Principle, Argument Principle. Rouche's theorem.
MA 522 – Fourier Analysis and Applications:
Properties and Uniqueness of Fourier Series. Convolutions, Cesaro and Abel Summability.
Fejer's theorem, Poisson Kernel and Dirichlet problem in the unit disc. Mean square
Convergence, example of Continuous functions with divergent Fourier series. Distributions
and Fourier Transforms. Calculus of Distributions, Schwartz class of rapidly decreasing
functions. Fourier transforms of rapidly decreasing functions. Riemann Lebesgue lemma,
Fourier Inversion Theorem, Fourier transforms of Gaussians. Tempered Distributions.
Applications to PDEs (Laplace, Heat and Wave Equations). Schrodinger-Equation and
Uncertainty principle. Paley-Wiener Theorems, Poisson Summation Formula: Radial Fourier
transforms and Bessel functions. Hermite functions.
5.15 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
PREFACE:
The minor in mechanical engineering complements studies in a major field closely allied to
mechanical engineering, such as materials science and engineering, aerospace engineering,
electrical engineering, civil engineering, chemical engineering and a number of other
possibilities. A student can be awarded a minor in mechanical engineering provided he
completes courses worth 30 credits (typically 5 courses) out of the following courses:
COURSES:
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ME 201 – Solid Mechanics (6 credits):
Fundamentals of mechanics of deformable solids – Introduction, analysis of axial and shear
loaded components, Castigliano’s theorem, Beams – shear force and bending moment
diagrams, Stress, strain, and their relationships, Thermal stress, fatigue and creep, Mohr’s
circle, Stresses in beams, Torsion, Thick cylinders and rotating discs.
ME 209 – Thermodynamics (6 credits):
Systems: Interaction with surroundings, properties, classification, Equilibrium, Units and
dimensions, Conversion factors, Work: Thermodynamic definition and characteristics,
Adiabatic systems and processes, First Law of Thermodynamics, Zeroth law of
Thermodynamics, Empirical temperature and Principles of Thermometry, Ideal gas
approximation, equation of state, Van der Waal’s Gas Equation, Properties of steam, steam
tables, Open systems and application of First Law: General form and special cases, Second
Law of Thermodynamics: Kelvin-Planck and Clausius statements, Carnot theorem, Carnot
engine, Thermodynamic Kelvin scale, Clausius inequality and entropy: principle and
evaluation, Second law for closed and open systems, Availability and Exergy.
ME 219 – Fluid Mechanics (8 credits):
Fluid Mechanics will give you a very broad idea of fluid statics and dynamics and equip you
with a first-hand analysis to compute basic flow parameters. Introduction: fluid
characteristics, continuum concept and properties of fluids, Fluid statics and kinematics,
Flow analysis using the Control Volume approach, Navier-Stokes equations and solutions to
some special cases, Boundary layer theory, Dimensional analysis.
ME 316 – Kinematics and Dynamics of Machines (6 credits):
The course is divided into two major sections. One involves study of the kinematics of
mechanisms, and the other involves study of dynamics of machinery. The kinematics part
involves: Degrees of freedom, types of joints and motions, Different types of linkages, their
uses and inversions, 4 bar linkage: displacement, velocity and acceleration (analytical
technique), Graphical techniques for kinematics, Cam motions: Principle, standard
cam-follower motion design. The dynamics part involves: Dynamic (force) analysis of 4 bar
linkage, slider crank mechanism, Primary and Secondary unbalanced forces and their
balancing for crankshafts of different engine designs, Optimal cylinder firing order,
Introduction to vibration theory and resonance of structures.
ME 333 – Manufacturing Processes I (6 credits):
Manufacturing Introduction: Materials, processes, Metal Casting: Types, tooling design,
solidification, feeder design, mold filling, gating design, simulation, defects, Welding and
Brazing: Types, analysis and defects, Metal Forming Processes: Rolling, forging, bending,
drawing, extrusion, Miscellaneous: Powder metallurgy, plastic injection molding, free form
fabrication (rapid prototyping).
ME 338 – Manufacturing Processes II (6 credits):
Material Removal Processes: Mechanics of Machining, tool geometry and materials, chip
formation, tool temperature, tool wear, tool life, surface finish, machinability, Optimization of
machining processes, Machine Tools: Generation of surfaces by machining, basic operations
on shaping, slotting and planing machines, lathe, drilling and boring machines and grinding
machines, Process Parameters and setups, Production Machines: Capstan and turret lathes,
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automats, broaching machines, centreless grinding machines, Special purpose machines for
thread cutting and gear cutting (hobbing and shaping), Finishing processes: honing, lapping,
burnishing and deburring, Introduction to modern machining processes: EDM, ECM, LASER,
Jigs and fixtures: principles of location and clamping, synthesis of simple jigs and fixtures.
Principles of assembly engineering, theory of dimensional chains, fully interchangeable and
selective assembly, Introduction
5.16 MANAGEMENT
PREFACE:
Management comprises of diverse set of fields where every field aims to take a step in the
direction such that it will help the individual in controlling business organisations so that they
can perform at their efficient levels and constantly develop in their field.
Other Benefits:
The Management minor plays a very important role for a person who aims at a career in
general management industry or government. It gives a basic taste of management to a
person in case he or she opts for an MBA.
COURSES:
MG 401 – Marketing Management:
Principles of Marketing (4 P’s and 5 C’s). Sales and Demand Forecasting. Marketing Strategy
and tactics. Marketing analysis. Organization`s system for planning the marketing effort.
Implementation of marketing strategies. Analysis of practical marketing problems.
MG 402 – Human Resource Management:
Personnel Management vs Human Resource Management. Principles of HRM. Who is a
Manager and his responsibilities? What is Human Resource Planning and Staffing?
Organisational Structure and Culture. Leadership. Stakeholders, Managers and Ethics
Recruitment & Training. Performance Management & Appraisal
MG 403 – Basics of Accounting and Financial Management:
Principles of Accounting, Double Entry System, Assets, Liabilities, Reserves, Shareholding
patterns, discounted cash flows, Net present value of money, financial case studies, Tax
Savings.
MG 405 – Project Management:
Project management Process and role of Project Manage. Project screening and Selection
Techniques Structuring concepts and Tools (WBS, OBS, and LRC). Project Planning Tools (Bar
charts, LOB, CPM, and PERT). Cost Estimates and Estimating Methods, Project Budgeting.
Project Planning and Scheduling, Project Scheduling with Resource. Constraints, Resource
Levelling and Allocation. Case studies on managing special projects (Software projects /New
Product Development projects/ R&D projects /Mega Projects).
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MG 406 – Operations Management:
Principles of Operations Management. Practices in Operations Management. Inventory
Management. Supply Chain Design. Planning and Controlling Supply Chain Scheduling.
Continuous and Batch Processes. Quality Management.
5.17 PHYSICS
Preface:
The minor elective courses include courses needed for a basic understanding of physics as it
is taught in a Master’s programme today. In addition, there are also courses that are
designed to expose students to modern areas of research in physics, and to equip them with
the theoretical knowledge required to further appreciate the application of physics in their
own fields.
COURSES:
EP 252 – Introduction to Quantum Mechanics:
This course puts forward a comprehensive mathematical background and detailed overview
to the basic concepts involved in quantum physics. Course contents: Linear Vector Spaces,
Concept of Inner Product, Dual Space, Dirac Notation, Linear Operators and their matrix
representation, Brief Discussion of orthogonal, Hermitian and unitary matrices, eigenvalue
problem, square integrable functions, Postulates of Quantum Mechanics, meaning of wave
function (Copenhagen Interpretation), Uncertainty principle, Heisenberg microscope, space
representation of Schrodinger’s equation. One dimensional problems.1-d Harmonic
Oscillator, Hermite polynomials. Symmetries and their generators, linear momentum, angular
momentum, spin-1/2 representation and interaction of spin with magnetic field. Solution of
Schrodinger’s equation for central potentials, Hydrogen atom problem (Laguerre
polynomials), non-degenerate and degenerate states.
EP 332 – Thermal and Statistical Physics:
A brief recap of thermodynamics followed by the statistical approach to it and the explanation
of its applications and resulting phenomena. Course contents: Review of thermodynamics:
notion of equilibrium, equation of state, first and second laws of thermodynamics,
thermodynamic potentials and Maxwell`s relations. Phase space, ergodicity, Liouville's
theorem, microcanonical, canonical and grand canonical ensembles, Boltzmann statistics
and its applications to ideal gas. Bose-Einstein and Fermi-Dirac statistics, and their
applications.
PH 432 – Condensed Matter Physics:
It deals with the physical properties of condensed phases of matter. Condensed matter
physicists seek to understand the behaviour of these phases by using physical laws. Course
contents: Crystal structures, reciprocal lattice, X-ray and electron diffraction. Lattice
vibrations, Einstein and Debye models, phonons, Drude and Sommerfeld models, Block
theorem, Empty lattice and nearly free electron model, tight-binding model, Density of states
and Fermi surfaces. Semi classical model of electron dynamics. Concept of Effective mass.
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EP 454 – Light Matter Interactions:
The aim of this course is to give the student advanced knowledge on the
quantum-mechanical interaction between light and matter and its application in different
research fields. The course also involves a small experiment to be completed in 2-3 labs.
Course contents: Interaction between atoms and light, Laser cooling and trapping, Radiation
forces, Atoms in strong fields, Application to extreme optics, attosecond pulses,
manipulation of atoms, molecules and larger systems with light, atom optics, quantum
computers and quantum communication.
PH 401 – Classical Mechanics:
As the course name suggests, it covers classical mechanics which is nothing but Newtonian
mechanics but in a mathematically rigorous way, in detail. Course contents:Review of
Newton's laws of motion. Hamilton`s principle, variational method and Lagrange's equations
with and without constraints. Central force, Kepler's laws. Hamilton's equations, canonical
transformation, Poisson brackets. Periodic motion, small oscillations, normal coordinates.
Rigid body dynamics, moment of inertia tensor, Euler equations, motion of a symmetric top.
Frames of reference, rotating frames, centrifugal and Coriolis forces.
5.18 STATISTICS AND INFORMATICS
PREFACE:
As statistical data analysis, modelling and inference are required in almost all areas of the
natural and social sciences, technology and industrial research. The skills taught in the SI
minor are extremely useful in almost all branches of engineering, as well as in certain
non-technical careers. For example, in quality control in mechanical, chemical, metallurgical
or electrical engineering, the regression techniques learnt are extremely useful. Stochastic
processes are useful in Chemical Engineering and in Physics, while derivative pricing is
useful in future financial careers. All in all, this minor increases the analytical skills of the
student taking it, which can only be an asset.
SI 417 – Introduction to Probability Theory:
The basics of probability. Pre-requisite for SI 402, SI 404, SI 527. It includes: Axioms of
Probability, Conditional Probability and Independence, Random variables and joint
distributions, Functions of random vectors. Expectation, moment generating functions and
characteristic functions, Conditional expectation and distribution functions. Functions of
random variables, Expectation, moment generating functions, Modes of convergence, Weak
and strong law of numbers, central limit theorem.
SI 402 – Statistical Inference:
Uniformly most powerful unbiased tests, Invariance in Estimation and Testing, Admissibility,
Minimax and Bayes Estimation, Asymptotic Theory of Estimation, Asymptotic distribution of
likelihood ratio statistics.Sequential Estimation, Sequential Probability, Ratio Test.
SI 404 – Applied Stochastic Processes:
Stochastic processes : description and definition. Markov chains with finite and countably
infinite state spaces. Classification of states, irreducibility, ergodicity. Basic limit theorems.
Statistical Inference. Applications to queuing models.Markov processes with discrete and
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continuous state spaces. Poisson process, pure birth process, birth and death process.
Brownian motion. Applications to queuing models and reliability theory. Basic theory and
applications of renewal processes, stationary processes. Branching processes. Markov
Renewal and semi-Markov processes, regenerative processes.
SI 422 – Regression Analysis:
Simple and multiple linear regression models 302226 estimation, tests and confidence
regions. Check for normality assumption. Likelihood ratio test, confidence intervals and
hypotheses tests; tests for distributional assumptions. Collinearity, outliers; analysis of
residuals, Selecting the Best regression equation, transformation of response variables.
Ridge`s regression.
SI 527 – Introduction to Derivative Pricing:
Introduction to options and markets: types of options, interest rates and present value.
Black-Scholes Model: arbitrage, option values, payoffs and strategies, put call parity,
Black-Scholes equation, similarity solution and exact formulae for European options.
American options: call and put options, free boundary problem. Binomial methods: option
valuation, dividend paying stock, general formulation and implementation. Monte-Carlo
simulation: valuation by simulation. Finite Difference Methods: explicit and implicit methods
with stability and convergence analysis, methods for American option-constrained matrix
problem, projected SOR, time stepping algorithms with convergence and numerical
examples. Lab Component: Implementation of the option pricing algorithms and Evaluation
for Indian companies.
5.19 SYSTEMS AND CONTROL ENGINEERING
PREFACE:
Control engineering has an essential role in a wide range of control systems, from simple
household washing machines to high-performance F-16 fighter aircraft. It seeks to
understand physical systems, using mathematical modelling, in terms of inputs, outputs and
various components with different behaviors; use control systems design tools to develop
controllers for those systems; and implement controllers in physical systems employing
available technology. Students enthusiastic in robotics would find this minor useful in
modelling robots and control systems.
3 compulsory core courses:
SC 201 – Mathematical structures for systems and control:
Groups (definition, matrix groups - GL(n,R), SO(3), SE(3), the commutator, the Lie algebras
so(3) and se(3), applications: robotics, aerospace problems), vector spaces ( definition,
linear dependence, basis, subspaces, dual spaces, linear transformations, matrix
representations, similarity transformations, eigenvalues, applications: control and signal
processing) and, elements of differential geometry (n-surfaces in Euclidean space, tangent
vectors, vector fields, co-vector elds, geodesics, covariant derivative, applications: robotics,
dynamical systems and control.)
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SC 202 – Signals and feedback systems:
Signals and systems and their interconnections, convolution, differential and difference
equations, state variable models, Fourier, Laplace and z-transforms, regions of convergence,
the transfer function, linear feedback systems, the stability problem, the Routh-Hurwitz and
root locus method.
SC 301 – Linear and nonlinear systems:
Linear state-space models, solutions, controllability, observability, state-feedback (both
continuous and discrete domain.) Nonlinear state-space models, phase plane diagrams,
existence and uniqueness of solutions, Lyapunov stability.
Rest are electives, you may choose any two from the list below:
1. SC 627 - Motion Planning and Coordination of Autonomous Vehicles
2. SC 624 - Differential Geometric Methods in Control
3. SC 613 - Multivariable Control Systems
4. SC 700 - Embedded Control Systems
5. SC 602 - Control of Nonlinear Dynamical Systems
6. SC 605 - Optimization-based Control of Stochastic Systems
7. SC 607 - Optimization
8. SC 612 - Introduction to Linear Filtering and Beyond
9. SC 616 - Large Scale Systems
10. SC 617 - Adaptive Control Theory
11. SC 623 - Optimal and Robust Control
12. CL 692 - Digital Control
13. CL 686 - Advanced Process Control
14. EE 640 - Multivariable Control Systems
15. EE 636 - Matrix Computations
5.20 CENTRE FOR TECHNOLOGY ALTERNATIVES FOR RURAL
AREAS (CTARA)
It had been proposed in the Senate, but it hasn’t been started yet and there are no plans to
start the minor this year either.
5.21 METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING AND MATERIAL SCIENCE
The MEMS (Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science) minor has been discontinued
from this year.
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6. Equivalent Courses For Clearing Backlogs
For the purpose of clearing backlogs, a list of equivalent courses which can be done has been
given below:
It is to be noted that these courses are not equivalent by default but due to the similarity in the
course structure, they have been allowed to be taken in lieu of the corresponding backlog courses
subject to approval from the Faculty Advisor and HOD of the concerned HOD’s. Approval needs to
be taken from the DUGC for tagging two courses as equivalent that are not given in this list.
Backlog Equivalent Course
ME 346- Heat Transfer II CL 246- Heat Transfer
MM 152- Materials & technology CL 346- Material Science
CE 201- Solid Mechanics CL 231- Solid Mechanics
CE 201- Solid Mechanics ME 201- Solid Mechanics
CE 205- Fluid Mechanics ME 203- Fluid Mechanics
CE 221-Solid Mechanics ME 201- Solid Mechanics
AE 460-Heat Transfer - Aerospace Applications ME 346, Heat Transfer II
AE 102-Data Analysis and Interpretation MM 217-Data Analysis and Interpretation
CL 202-Introduction to Data Analysis EP 219-Data Analysis and Interpretation
AE 102-Data Analysis and Interpretation ME 102-Data Analysis and Interpretation
AE 209-Solid Mechanics ME 201-Solid Mechanics
AE 102-Data Analysis and Interpretation CS 215-Data Analysis and Interpretation
EE 222-Electrical Machines and Power
EN 206-Power Electronics and Machine
Electronics
AE 308-Control Theory EE 302-Control Systems
ME 346-Heat Transfer II AE 460-Heat Transfer - Aerospace Applications
MM 203-Mechanics of Materials EN 211-Mechanics of Materials
EN 201-Basic Electrical Engineering EE 111-Introduction to Electrical Systems
MA 214-Introduction to Numerical Analysis CL 244-Introduction to Numerical Analysis
The statistics courses of various departments are: AE 102, CS 215, EE 223, EP 219, ME
102, EN 207, MM 217, and CL 202 (8 credits).
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7. Contact Information
In case of any queries please feel free to contact the UG academic council
members, their contact details are as follows:
Suyash Verma
General Secretary Academic Affairs (GSAA):
Ph: 8454814030
Email: gsaa.iitb@gmail.com
Anmol Gupta
Institute Secretary of Academic Affairs (ISAA):
Head, Student Support Services
Ph: 8828292081
Email: isaa.sss.iitb@gmail.com
Radhika Tibrewala
Institute Secretary of Academic Affairs (ISAA):
Head, Career Cell
Ph: 9769944782
Email: isaa.careercell.iitb@gmail.com
Sahil Bhargava
Institute Secretary of Academic Affairs (ISAA):
Head, EnPOWER
Ph: 9761662354
Email: isaa.enpower.iitb@gmail.com
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