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Semester 1st

Course Code	Course Name	L	T	P	C	CH	Course Category	Theory Assessment			Practical Assessment			Total
Course Code	Course Name	L	T	P	C	CH	Course Category	IA	MTA	ETA	CA	MTA	ETA	Total
23FST-111	Introduction to Forensic Science	3	0	0	3	3	Major Core	20	20	60				100
23FST-112	Crime and Society	3	0	0	3	3	Major Core	20	20	60				100
23SHT-111	Inorganic Chemistry-I	3	0	0	3	3	Major Core	20	20	60	40	20	40	200
23SHP-113	Chemistry Lab- I	0	0	2	1	2	Major Core	-	-	-	40	20	40	100
23UCT-101	Design Thinking and Creativity for Innovation	0	0	0	2	1	Skill Enhancement			100				100
23GPT-121	General Proficiency-I (NSS, NCC, Club activity, Skill Basket)	1	0	0	1	1	Ability Enhancement			100				100
Minor: Basket (Medical, both course)
23FST-114	Biodiversity-I (Protozoa to Annelida)	2	0	0	2	2	Minor Elective	20	20	60				100
23FSH-115	Cryptogamic Botany-I	2	0	2	3	4	Minor Elective	20	20	60	40	20	40	200
Minor: Basket (Non-Medical, both course)
23FSH-116	Electricity & Magnetism	2	0	2	3	4	Minor Elective	20	20	60	40	20	40	200
23FST-117	Calculus, Algebra & Trigonometry	2	0	0	2	2	Minor Elective	20	20	60				100
Total Credits & CH					18	19
Cumulative Credits					18

Note:

IA = Internal Assessment; MTA = Mid Term Assessment; ETA = End Term Assessment; CA = Class Assessment

Semester 2nd

Course Code	Course Name	L	T	P	C	CH	Course Category	Theory Assessment			Practical Assessment			Total
Course Code	Course Name	L	T	P	C	CH	Course Category	IA	MTA	ETA	CA	MTA	ETA	Total
23FSH-151	Criminalistics-I	3	0	3	4.5	6	Major Core	20	20	60	40	20	40	200
23FSH-152	Fingerprints Examination	3	0	3	4.5	6	Major Core	20	20	60	40	20	40	200
23SHT-114	Inorganic Chemistry- II	3	0	0	3	3	Major Core	20	20	60				100
23SHP-116	Chemistry Lab –II	0	0	2	1	2	Major Core				40	20	40	100
23UCT-103	Universal Human Values, Ethics and Skills-1	0	1	0	1	1	Ability Enhancement	20	20	40				100
23UCT-102	Academic Research Paper Writing and IPR	1	0	0	1	1	Skill Enhancement			100				100
23GPT-122	General Proficiency-II (NSS, NCC, Club activity, Skill Basket)	1	0	0	1	1	Ability Enhancement			100				100
Minor: Basket (Medical, both course)
23FST-154	Biodiversity-II (Arthropoda to Hemichordata)	2	0	0	2	2	Minor Elective	20	20	60				100
23FSH-155	Cryptogamic Botany-II	2	0	2	3	4	Minor Elective	20	20	60	40	20	40	200
Minor: Basket (Non-Medical, both course)
23FSH-156	Waves & Optics	2	0	2	3	4	Minor Elective	20	20	60	40	20	40	200
23FST-157	Ordinary Differential Equations	2	0	0	2	2	Minor Elective	20	20	60				100
Total Credits & CH					21	26
Cumulative Credits					39

Note:

IA = Internal Assessment; MTA = Mid Term Assessment; ETA = End Term Assessment; CA = Class Assessment

Semester 3rd

Course Code	Course Name	L	T	P	C	CH	Course Category	Theory Assessment			Practical Assessment			Total
Course Code	Course Name	L	T	P	C	CH	Course Category	IA	MTA	ETA	CA	MTA	ETA	Total
23FSH-201	Criminalistics-II	3	0	2	4	5	Major Core	20	20	60	40	20	40	200
23FST-202	Ethics in Forensic Science	3	0	0	3	3	Major Core	20	20	60				100
23SHT-112	Organic Chemistry-I	3	0	0	3	3	Major Core	20	20	60				100
23SHP-217	Chemistry lab –III	0	0	2	1	2	Major Core				40	20	40	100
23UCT-299	Entrepreneurship	1	0	0	1	1	Ability Enhancement
23GPT-221	General Proficiency-III (NSS, NCC, Club activity, Skill Basket)	1	0	0	1	1	Ability Enhancement			100				100
23TDT-213	Aptitude And Reasoning-1	2	0	0	2	2	Ability Enhancement	20	20	60				100
23TDP-211	Professional Soft-skills-1	0	0	2	1	2	Ability Enhancement				40	20	40	100
Minor: Basket (Medical, both course)
23FSH-204	Diversity and Systematic of Gymnosperms	2	0	2	3	4	Minor Elective	20	20	60	40	20	40	200
23FST-205	Biodiversity (Chordates)	2	0	0	2	2	Minor Elective	20	20	60				100
Minor: Basket (Non-Medical, both course)
23FSH-207	Quantum Physics	2	0	2	3	4	Minor Elective	20	20	60	40	20	40	200
23FST-208	Mechanics (Statics & Dynamics)	2	0	0	2	2	Minor Elective	20	20	60				100
Total Credits & CH					21	25
Cumulative Credits					60

Note:

IA = Internal Assessment; MTA = Mid Term Assessment; ETA = End Term Assessment; CA = Class Assessment

Semester 4th

Course Code	Course Name	L	T	P	C	CH	Course Category	Theory Assessment			Practical Assessment			Total
Course Code	Course Name	L	T	P	C	CH	Course Category	IA	MTA	ETA	CA	MTA	ETA	Total
23FSH-251	Questioned Document Examination	3	0	4	5	7	Major Core	20	20	60	40	20	40	200
23FSH-252	Forensic Photography	3	0	2	4	5	Major Core	20	20	60	40	20	40	200
23SHT-216	Organic Chemistry II	3	0	0	3	3	Major Core	20	20	60				100
23SHP-219	Chemistry Lab-IV	0	0	2	1	2	Major Core				40	20	40	100
23UCT-297	Gender Equity and Empowerment	1	0	0	1	1	Ability Enhancement			100				100
23UCT-296	Universal Human Values, Ethics and Skills-2	0	2	0	2	2	Ability Enhancement	20	20	60				100
23GPT-222	General Proficiency-IV (NSS, NCC, Club activity, Skill Basket)	1	0	0	1	1	Ability Enhancement			100				100
23TDT-282	Aptitude And Reasoning-2	2	0	0	2	2	Ability Enhancement	20	20	60				100
23TDP-281	Professional Soft-skills-2	0	0	2	1	2	Ability Enhancement				40	20	40	100
Minor: Basket (Medical, both course)
23FSH-254	Development and Reproduction in Flowering Plants	2	0	2	3	4	Minor Elective	20	20	60	40	20	40	200
23FST-255	Animal Physiology	2	0	0	2	2	Minor Elective	20	20	60				100
Minor: Basket (Non-Medical, both course)
23FSH-256	Physics of Atoms and Molecules	2	0	2	3	4	Minor Elective	20	20	60	40	20	40	200
23FST-257	Probability and Statistics	2	0	0	2	2	Minor Elective	20	20	60				100
Total Credits & CH					25	31
Cumulative Credits					85

Note:

IA = Internal Assessment; MTA = Mid Term Assessment; ETA = End Term Assessment; CA = Class Assessment

Semester 5th

Course Code	Course Name	L	T	P	C	CH	Course Category	Theory Assessment			Practical Assessment			Total
Course Code	Course Name	L	T	P	C	CH	Course Category	IA	MTA	ETA	CA	MTA	ETA	Total
23FST-301	Forensic Psychology	3	0	0	3	3	Major Core	20	20	60				100
23FSH-302	Forensic Ballistics	3	0	2	4	5	Major Core	20	20	60	40	20	40	200
23SHT-115	Physical Chemistry-I	3	0	0	3	3	Major Core	20	20	60				100
23SHP-326	Chemistry Lab-V	0	0	2	1	2	Major Core				40	20	40	100
O-*	Open Elective	3	0	0	3	3	Ability Enhancement	20	20	60				100
23FSR-308	Project -1 (Summer Training)	0	0	4	2	4	Ability Enhancement				60		40	100
23UCT-394	Environmental Science, Waste and Disaster Management	2	0	0	2	2	Ability Enhancement	20	20	60				100
Minor Elective-1: Medical (Botany) Basket (Student will choose any one course)
23FST-309	Plant Anatomy	3	0	0	3	3	Minor Elective	20	20	60				100
23FST-310	Plant Growth, Development and Biotechnology	3	0	0	3	3	Minor Elective	20	20	60				100
23FST-311	Analytical Techniques in Plant Sciences	3	0	0	3	3	Minor Elective	20	20	60				100
23FST-312	Plant Breeding	3	0	0	3	3	Minor Elective	20	20	60				100
Minor Elective-II: Medical (Zoology) Basket (Student will choose any one course)
23FST-313	Development Biology	3	0	0	3	3	Minor Elective	20	20	60				100
23FST-314	Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates	3	0	0	3	3	Minor Elective	20	20	60				100
23FST-315	Human Genetics	3	0	0	3	3	Minor Elective	20	20	60				100
23FST-316	Evolution and Animal Ecology	3	0	0	3	3	Minor Elective	20	20	60				100
Minor Elective-I: Non-Medical (Physics) Basket (Student will choose any one course)
23FST-317	Condensed Matter Physics	3	0	0	3	3	Minor Elective	20	20	60				100
23FST-318	Astrophysics	3	0	0	3	3	Minor Elective	20	20	60				100
23FST-319	Optoelectronics	3	0	0	3	3	Minor Elective	20	20	60				100
23FST-320	Nuclear & Particle Physics	3	0	0	3	3	Minor Elective	20	20	60				100
Minor Elective-II: Non-Medical (Mathematics) Basket (Student will choose any one course)
23FST-321	Introduction to Partial Differential Equations	3	0	0	3	3	Minor Elective	20	20	60				100
23FST-322	Probability and Statistics	3	0	0	3	3	Minor Elective	20	20	60				100
23FST-323	Modern Algebra	3	0	0	3	3	Minor Elective	20	20	60				100
23FST-324	Basic Numerical Methods	3	0	0	3	3	Minor Elective	20	20	60				100
Total Credits & CH					24	28
Cumulative Credits					109

Note:

IA = Internal Assessment; MTA = Mid Term Assessment; ETA = End Term Assessment; CA = Class Assessment

* Courses will be selected based on Medical/Non-medical selection of students in 10+2

Semester 6th

Course Code	Course Name	L	T	P	C	CH	Course Category	Theory Assessment			Practical Assessment			Total
Course Code	Course Name	L	T	P	C	CH	Course Category	IA	MTA	ETA	CA	MTA	ETA	Total
23FSH-351	Computer Forensics	3	0	2	4	5	Major Core	20	20	60	40	20	40	200
23FSH-352	Forensic Microscopy	3	0	2	4	5	Major Core	20	20	60	40	20	40	200
23SHT-216	Physical Chemistry-II	3	0	0	3	3	Major Core	20	20	60				100
23SHP-327	Chemistry Lab- VI	0	0	2	1	2	Major Core				40	20	40	100
23FSR-362	Project-2 (Summer Training)	0	0	4	2	4	Project				60		40	100
Minor Elective-I: Forensic Biology and Serology Basket (Student will choose any one course)
23FST-354	Elements of Forensic Biology	3	0	0	3	3	Minor Elective	20	20	60				100
23FST-358	Elements of Forensic Anthropology	3	0	0	3	3	Minor Elective	20	20	60				100
23FST-360	Elements of Forensic DNA typing	3	0	0	3	3	Minor Elective	20	20	60				100
23FST-357	Elements of Forensic Serology	3	0	0	3	3	Minor Elective	20	20	60				100
Minor Elective-II: Forensic Chemistry and Toxicology Basket (Student will choose any one course)
23FST-356	Elements of Forensic Chemistry	3	0	0	3	3	Minor Elective	20	20	60				100
23FST-359	Elements of Forensic Medicine	3	0	0	3	3	Minor Elective	20	20	60				100
23FST-355	Elements of Forensic Toxicology	3	0	0	3	3	Minor Elective	20	20	60				100
23FST-361	Elements of Wildlife Forensic	3	0	0	3	3	Minor Elective	20	20	60				100
Total Credits & CH					20	25
Cumulative Credits					129

IA = Internal Assessment; MTA = Mid Term Assessment; ETA = End Term Assessment; CA = Class Assessment

Semester 7th

Course Code	Course Name	L	T	P	C	CH	Course Category	Theory Assessment			Practical Assessment			Total
Course Code	Course Name	L	T	P	C	CH	Course Category	IA	MTA	ETA	CA	MTA	ETA	Total
23FST-401	Crime scene Management and Criminal Justice system	3	0	0	3	3	Major Core				40	20	40	100
23FSH-402	Fundamentals of Analytical Techniques-I	3	0	3	4.5	6	Major Core	20	20	60	40	20	40	200
23FSH-403	Computer and Cyber forensics	3	0	3	4.5	6	Major Core	20	20	60	40	20	40	200
23FSH-404	Questioned Documents	3	0	3	4.5	6	Major Core	20	20	60	40	20	40	200
23FSP-405	Crime scene Processing Lab	0	0	3	1.5	3	Major Core				40	20	40	100
23FSR-406	Dissertation-Part I	0	0	4	2	4	Dissertation				60		40	100
23UCT-108	Research Methodology	3	0	0	3	3	Ability Enhancement	20	20	60				100
Total Credits & CH					23	31
Cumulative Credits					152

IA = Internal Assessment; MTA = Mid Term Assessment; ETA = End Term Assessment; CA = Class Assessment

Semester 8th

Course Code	Course Name	L	T	P	C	CH	Course Category	Theory Assessment			Practical Assessment			Total
Course Code	Course Name	L	T	P	C	CH	Course Category	IA	MTA	ETA	CA	MTA	ETA	Total
23FSN-451	Seminar	2	0	0	2	2	Skill Enhancement				100			100
23FSR-452	Dissertation-Part II	0	0	20	10	20	Dissertation				60		40	100
Total Credits & CH					12	22
Cumulative Credits					164

IA = Internal Assessment; MTA = Mid Term Assessment; ETA = End Term Assessment; CA = Class Assessment

Group A -Forensic Chemistry and Toxicology

SN	Code	Course Name	Course Type	L	C	CH
1	21FSA723	Advance Forensic Toxicology	DE	4	4	4
2	21FSA724	Forensic Drugs Analysis	DE	4	4	4
3	21FSA725	Analytical techniques in forensic chemistry	DE	4	4	4
4	21FSA 755	Forensic Nursing	DE	4	4	4
5	21FSA 756	Occupational and industrial toxicology	DE	4	4	4
6	21FSA 757	Forensic Pharmacology	DE	4	4	4
7	21FSA 758	Fire, Explosive and their investigation	DE	4	4	4

Group B-Forensic Physics

SN	Code	Course Name	Course Type	L	C	CH
1	21FSB723	Advance questioned document examination	DE	4	4	4
2	21FSB724	Wound ballistics	DE	4	4	4
3	21FSB725	Analytical techniques in forensic Physics	DE	4	4	4
4	21FSB755	Digital and security documents	DE	4	4	4
5	21FSB756	Advance Digital Forensics	DE	4	4	4
6	21FSB757	Advanced forensic Dermatoglyphics	DE	4	4	4
7	21FSB758	Bloodstain Pattern Analysis	DE	4	4	4

Group C-Forensic Biology and DNA profiling

SN	Code	Course Name	Course Type	L	C	CH
1	21FSC723	Advanced Biology and DNA profiling	DE	4	4	4
2	21FSC724	Wildlife forensic	DE	4	4	4
3	21FSC725	Analytical Techniques in Forensic Biology	DE	4	4	4
4	21FSC755	Forensic Environmental Biology	DE	4	4	4
5	21FSC756	Advance Forensic Anthropology	DE	4	4	4
6	21FSC757	Forensic Biotechnology	DE	4	4	4
7	21FSC758	Forensic Entomology	DE	4	4	4

The terms (Abbreviations) are: L stands for Lecture, similarly, T for Tutorial, P for Practical (Labs), S for Skills Oriented Courses may be run in labs but with monitored by faculty (but under minimal no of faculty), Sl for Self-Learning, St for Studios, C for Credit(s), CH for Credit Hours.

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