POSTGRADUATE DEPARTMENT OF STUDIES IN BIOTECHNOLOGY
Choice Based Credit System and Continuous Assessment and Grading Pattern Syllabus
POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN BIOTECH FINISHING SCHOOL STREAM – PROTEIN EXPRESSION AND SCALE-UP
Scheme of Study – 2012-13 onwards
| I SEMESTER | |||
| Course Code | Course title | Credit pattern (L:T:P) | Credits |
| BTFS101 | Lab to products: From DNA to Proteins | 2:1:2 | 5 |
| BTFS102 | Recombinant proteins: Industrial perspective | 2:1:2 | 5 |
| BTFS103 | Fermentation process and soft skills | 2:1:2 | 5 |
| BTFS104 | Downstream processing | 2:1:2 | 5 |
| Total credits | 20 | ||
| II SEMESTER | |||
| Course Code | Course title | Credit pattern (L:T:P) | Credits |
| BTFS201 | Industry Internship – Project work | 0:0:20 | 20 |
| Total credits | 20 | ||
| TOTAL CREDITS FOR THE PROGRAM | 40 | ||
Intake: 20 Students per year based on National Entrance conducted by KBITS.
L – Lecture – 1 credit = 1 hour
T – Tutorial – 1 credit = 2 hours
P – Practical – 1 credit = 2 hours
First Continous Assessment – 25% – to be announced at the end of 8th week – includes assignments / tests / tutorials.
Second Continous Assessment – 25% – to be announced at the end of 16th week – includes assignments / tests / turotials.
Semester End Assessment – 50% – By written exam.
Conversion of grades in to credits should be based on relative evaluation calculations.