Course Structure
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| B.Tech 1st-year courses | F | F | P | P | E | E | |
| F | F | P | P | E | E | ||
| F | E | E | E | E | E | ||
| E | E | E | E | E | E | ||
| E | E | E | E | Project | |||
| S | S | S | S |
| 1st year | 60 | 23% |
| Foundation (5 x 8 Cr) (F) | 40 | 15% |
| Prerequisites (4 x 6 Cr) (P) | 24 | 9% |
| Electives (19 x 6 Cr) (E) | 114 | 43% |
| Seminar (4 x 4 Cr) (S) | 16 | 6% |
| Project (12 Cr) | 12 | 5% |
| Total Credits | 266 | 100% |
Existing B.Tech credits: 266-282
General features of the curriculum
- Within each concentration:
- Prescribed number of prerequisites (dynamic)
- 10 course minimum
- Maximum no. of courses per semester:
- 5 courses + Seminar
- Seminar in Semesters 3 to 6: Integration
- Final year project: compulsory for all
Concentration Electives (min. 6)
| Natural Sciences ●Any science- focused courses as identified by the IDPC ●Typically courses from Physics, Chemistry, Math, BSBE, and select courses from engineering departments/ centres/IDPs | Engineering Sciences ●Any engineering- focused courses as identified by the IDPC ●Typically courses from engineering departments, and select courses from science departments/ centres/IDPs | Social Sciences ● Any social science-focused courses as identified by the IDPC ●Typically courses from HSS, SOM, CPS, CTARA, CUSE, and select courses from other departments/ centres/IDPs | Art & Design ● Any social art/design-focused courses as identified by the IDPC ●Typically courses from IDC, and select courses from other departments/ centres/IDPs |
| Subject to availability, prerequisites and Department approval. |
Open Electives
Any course from any Department, Center, or School; subject to prerequisites
All concentrations, Semester 3
| Course Code | Course Name | Credit Structure | |||
| Foundation Courses | L | T | P | C | |
| New Course | Modern South Asian History | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| New Course | Inequality & Society | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| New Course | Reading & Writing Literature | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Electives | |||||
| NA | Open Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| NA | Open Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| New Course | Seminar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Total Credits | 40 |
All concentrations, Semester 4
| Course Code | Course Name | Credit Structure | |||
| Foundation Courses | L | T | P | C | |
| New Course | History of Science | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| New Course | Digital Lives | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Electives | |||||
| NA | Open Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| NA | Open Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| NA | Open Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| New Course | Seminar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Total Credits | 38 |