St. Francis College for Women

Overview of the Course

Biotechnology/Biochemistry/Chemistry

This program brings together the dynamic fields of Biotechnology, Biochemistry, and Chemistry, offering a comprehensive foundation in the applied life sciences. With an innovation-driven research culture and industry-focused learning, the curriculum strengthens global career readiness and supports higher-education aspirations. Students gain hands-on scientific expertise, analytical thinking, and practical skills that align with emerging industry demands, making this discipline highly relevant and career-focused.

Elective and skill-enhancement modules foster creativity, entrepreneurship, and startup development, empowering students to pursue both professional and entrepreneurial pathways. As a constantly evolving science that fuels breakthroughs in healthcare, technology, and sustainability, Chemistry plays a central role in advancing society—from developing life-saving medicines to designing eco-friendly materials and addressing global challenges.

Through an in-depth study of molecular processes, the program deepens understanding of human health, disease mechanisms, and therapeutic applications. Graduates are prepared for diverse and rewarding career opportunities in biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, research institutions, diagnostics, academia, and allied fields, with a strong foundation to pursue advanced studies globally.

What will you Learn?

Strong foundation in cell biology, molecular biology, microbiology, genetics, and biochemistry, complemented with applied courses in biotechnology such as rDNA technology, bioprocessing, and bioinformatics.

Essential practical skills such as laboratory handling, experimental design, and biotechnology techniques.

Learn the molecular basis of life, including biomolecules, metabolism, endocrinology, diseases, nutrition, plant, and pharmaceutical biochemistry.

Gain practical skills in enzymology, bioinformatics, analytical techniques, clinical diagnostics, and research methodology through labs and project work.

A chemistry degree covers core branches like Organic, Inorganic, Physical and Analytical Chemistry, providing deep theoretical knowledge and practical lab experience in areas such as qualitative and quantitative analysis, spectroscopy, thermodynamics, kinetics, and synthesis.

Cultivate transferable skills—like problem-solving, data analysis, and critical thinking—that are highly valued in both scientific research and diverse professional fields.

Career Prospects

Diverse Careers & Higher Studies - Graduates can work in research, healthcare, agriculture, industry, environment, and bioinformatics, or pursue advanced degrees (MSc, MS, PhD), competitive exams, and global opportunities.
Entrepreneurship & Academia – With support from incubators and funding, students can develop startups, innovate life science products, and also build careers in teaching, research, and academic leadership.
Chemistry Educator, Research Fellow, Lab/Project Assistant, Computational Chemist, Patent Officer, Quality Control Officer, Food Safety Officer and Regulatory Affairs Specialist. Scientist, Forensic Scientist, Analytical Chemist, Toxicologist, Process Chemist, Materials Scientist, R&D Chemist and Scientific Consultant.
Research & Healthcare Careers – Opportunities in research labs, diagnostic centers, hospitals, and pharmaceutical/biotech industries as research assistants, clinical biochemists, or lab technicians.
Higher Studies & Specialized Fields – cope to pursue MSc/PhD in Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Molecular Biology, or related areas leading to careers in academia, drug discovery, nutrition, or plant sciences.

Program Structure

Program Structure (2023-26) ▼

Semester 1

Syllabus

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Course Type	Course Title	Course Code	L	P	Credits	CIA	Sem End	Total Marks	Exam (hrs)
CC	English	U24/ENG/CC/101	5	-	5	40	60	100	2
CC	Second Language	U24/SL/CC/101	4	-	4	40	60	100	2
AECC	Basic Computer Skills	U24/BCS/CC/101	2	-	2	-	50	50	1
DSC I A	Cell Biology & Genetics	U24/BIT/DSC/101	4	-	4	40	60	100	2
DSC I A	Cell Biology & Genetics Practical	U24/BIT/DSC/101/P	-	2	1	-	50	50	2
DSC I B	Biomoelcules	U24/BIC/DSC/101	4	-	4	40	60	100	2
DSC I B	Biomolecules Practical	U24/BIC/DSC/101/P	-	2	1	-	50	50	2
DSC I C	Chemistry – Paper 1-T	U24/CHE/DSC/101	4	-	4	40	60	100	2
DSC I C	Quantitative Analysis-I-P	U24/CHE/DSC/101/P	-	2	1	-	50	50	2
NCGPA	IKS	U24/IKS/CC/101	1	-	1	-	25	25	1

Semester 2

Syllabus

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Course Type	Course Title	Course Code	L	P	Credits	CIA	Sem End	Total Marks	Exam (hrs)
CC	English	U24/ENG/CC/201	5	-	5	40	60	100	2
CC	Second Language	U24/SL/CC/201	4	-	4	40	60	100	2
AECC	Basic Computer Skills	U24/BCS/CC/201	2	-	2	-	50	50	1
DSC II A	Biological Chemistry & Microbiology	U24/BIT/DSC/201	4	-	4	40	60	100	2
DSC II A	Bio Chem & Microbio Practical	U24/BIT/DSC/201/P	-	2	1	-	50	50	2
DSC II B	Enzymes & Analytical Techniques	U24/BIC/DSC/201	4	-	4	40	60	100	2
DSC II B	Enzymes & Analytical Techniques Practical	U24/BIC/DSC/201/P	-	2	1	-	50	50	2
DSC II C	Chemistry – Paper II-T	U24/CHE/DSC/201	4	-	4	40	60	100	2
DSC II C	Quantitative Analysis-II-P	U24/CHE/DSC/201/P	-	2	1	-	50	50	2
NCGPA	Human Values	U24/HV/CC/201	1	-	1	-	25	25	1

Semester 3

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Course Type	Course Title	Course Code	L	P	Credits	CIA	Sem End	Total Marks	Exam (hrs)
CC	English	U24/ENG/CC/301	5	-	5	40	60	100	2
CC	Second Language	U24/SL/CC/301	3	-	3	40	60	100	2
DSC III A	Molecular Biology	U24/BIT/DSC/301	4	-	4	40	60	100	2
DSC III A	Molecular Biology Practical	U24/BIT/DSC/301/P	-	2	1	-	50	50	2
SEC I	Bioprocess Techniques	U24/BIT/SEC/301	-	2	2	20	30	50	1
DSC III B	Metabolism of Biomolecules	U24/BIC/DSC/301	4	-	4	40	60	100	2
DSC III B	Metabolism of Biomolecules Practical	U24/BIC/DSC/301/P	-	2	1	-	50	50	2
SEC I	Biostatistics	U24/BIC/SEC/301	-	2	2	20	30	50	1
DSC III C	Chemistry -Paper-III T	U24/CHE/DSC/301	4	-	4	40	60	100	2
DSC III C	Qualitative Analysis (Semi-micro analysis)	U24/CHE/DSC/301/P	-	2	1	-	50	50	2
SEC I	Lab reagents & lab safety in Chemistry	U24/CHE/SEC/301	-	2	2	20	30	50	1

Semester 4

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Course Type	Course Title	Course Code	L	P	Credits	CIA	Sem End	Total Marks	Exam (hrs)
CC	English	U24/ENG/CC/401	5	-	5	40	60	100	2
CC	Second Language	U24/SL/CC/401	3	-	3	40	60	100	2
DSC IVA	rDNA Technology	U24/BIT/DSC/401	4	-	4	40	60	100	2
DSC IVA	rDNA Technology Practical	U24/BIT/DSC/401/P	-	2	1	-	50	50	2
SEC II	Bioinformatics & Biostatistics	U24/BIT/SEC/401	-	2	2	20	30	50	1
DSC IV B	Endocrinology & Molecular Biology	U24/BIC/DSC/401	4	-	4	40	60	100	2
DSC IV B	Endocrinology & Molecular Biology Practical	U24/BIC/DSC/401/P	-	2	1	-	50	50	2
SEC II	Bioinformatics	U24/BIC/SEC/401	-	2	2	20	30	50	1
DSC IV C	Chemistry-Paper IV	U24/CHE/DSC/401	4	-	4	40	60	100	2
DSC IV C	Synthesis of Organic compounds & Functional group analysis	U24/CHE/DSC/401/P	-	2	1	-	50	50	2
SEC II	IPR	U24/CHE/SEC/401	-	2	2	20	30	50	1

Semester 5

Syllabus

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Course Type	Course Title	Course Code	L	P	Credits	CIA	Sem End	Total Marks	Exam (hrs)
CC	Second Language	U24/SL/CC/501	3	-	3	40	60	100	2
DSE I A	Plant Biotechnology	U24/BIT/DSE/501	4	-	4	40	60	100	2
DSE I A	Plant Biotechnology Practical	U24/BIT/DSE/501/P	-	2	1	-	50	50	2
DSE I A	Biotechnology for Human Welfare	U24/BIT/DSE/502	4	-	4	40	60	100	2
DSE I A	Biotechnology for Human Welfare Practical	U24/BIT/DSE/502/P	-	2	1	-	50	50	2
GE	Forensic Science	U24/BIT/GE/501	4	-	4	40	60	100	2
SEC III	Animal Biotechnology	U24/BIT/SEC/501	-	2	2	20	30	50	1
DSE I B	Clinical Biochemsitry & Immunology	U24/BIC/DSE/501	4	-	4	40	60	100	2
DSE I B	Clinical Biochemsitry & Immunology Practical	U24/BIC/DSE/501/P	-	2	1	-	50	50	2
DSE I B	Biochemsitry of Diseases	U24/BIC/DSE/502	4	-	4	40	60	100	2
DSE I B	Biochemsitry of Diseases Practical	U24/BIC/DSE/502/P	-	2	1	-	50	50	2
GE	Nutritional Biochemsitry	U24/BIC/GE/501	4	-	4	40	60	100	2
SEC III	Bioanlytical Techniques	U24/BIC/SEC/501	-	2	2	20	30	50	1
DSE I C	Instrumental methods of analysis	U24/BIC/DSE/501	4	-	4	40	60	100	2
DSE I C	Experiments in Physical chemistry and Sustainable chemistry Practical	U24/BIC/DSE/501/P	-	2	1	-	50	50	2
DSE I C	Medicinal & Sustainable Chemistry	U24/CHE/DSE/502	4	-	4	40	60	100	2
DSE I C	Experiments in Physical chemistry and Sustainable chemistry Practical	U24/BIC/DSE/502/P	-	2	1	-	50	50	2
GE	Chemistry of Cosmetics & Food technology	U24/CHE/GE/501	4	-	4	40	60	100	2
SEC III	Cheminformatics	U24/CHE/SEC/501	-	2	2	20	30	50	1

Semester 6

Syllabus

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Course Type	Course Title	Course Code	L	P	Credits	CIA	Sem End	Total Marks	Exam (hrs)
CC	Second Language	U24/SL/CC/601	3	-	3	40	60	100	2
DSE II A	Medical Biotechnology	U24/BIT/DSE/601	4	-	4	40	60	100	2
DSE II A	Medical Biotechnology Practical	U24/BIT/DSE/601/P	-	2	1	-	50	50	2
DSE II A	Environmental Biotechnology	U24/BIT/DSE/602	4	-	4	40	60	100	2
DSE II A	Environmental Biotechnology Practical	U24/BIT/DSE/602/P	-	2	1	-	50	50	2
SEC IV	Immunological Techniques	U24/BIT/SEC/601	-	2	2	20	30	50	1
DSE II B	Plant Biochemsitry	U24/BIC/DSE/601	4	-	4	40	60	100	2
DSE II B	Plant Biochemsitry Practical	U24/BIC/DSE/601/P	-	2	1	-	50	50	2
DSE II B	Pharmaceutical Biochemsitry	U24/BIC/DSE/602	4	-	4	40	60	100	2
DSE II B	Pharmaceutical Biochemsitry Practical	U24/BIC/DSE/602/P	-	2	1	-	50	50	2
SEC IV	Research Methodology	U24/BIC/SEC/601	-	2	2	20	30	50	1
DSE II C	Advanced Chemistry	U24/CHE/DSE/601	4	-	4	40	60	100	2
DSE II C	Polymer Chemistry	U24/CHE/DSE/602	4	-	4	40	60	100	2
DSE II C	Experiments in Physical Chemistry II & Instrumentation Practical	U24/CHE/DSE/601-602/P	-	2	1	-	50	50	2
SEC IV	Material Science & Catalysis	U24/CHE/SEC/601	-	2	2	20	30	50	1
PRJ	Project	U24/BIC/PRJ/601	4	-	4	40	60	100	-

Program Structure (w.e.f 2026-27) ▼

Semester 1

Syllabus

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Course Type	Course Title	Course Code	L (Lecture)	P (Practical)	Credits	Max Marks (CIA)	Max Marks (Sem End)	Total Marks	Duration (hrs)
AEC	English	U26/ENG/AEC/101	5	0	5	40	60	100	2
CC	Second Language	U26/SL/CC/101	5	0	5	40	60	100	2
DSC I	Cell Biology Genetics & Biostatistics	U26/BIT/DSC/101	4	-	4	40	60	100	2
DSC I	Cell Biology Genetics & Biostatistics	U26/BIT/DSC/101/P	-	2	1		50	50	2
DSC I	Chemistry of Biomolecules	U26/BIC/DSC/101	4	-	4	40	60	100	2
DSC I	Qualitative Analysis of Biomolecules	U26/BIC/DSC/101/P	-	2	1	-	50	50	2
DSC I	Chemistry-I	U26/CHE/DSC/101	4	-	4	40	60	100	2
DSC I	Laboratory Course- I ( Quantitative Analysis – Titrations)	U26/CHE/DSC/101/P	-	2	1	-	50	50	2

Semester 2

Syllabus

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Course Type	Course Title	Course Code	L (Lecture)	P (Practical)	Credits	Max Marks (CIA)	Max Marks (Sem End)	Total Marks	Duration (hrs)
AEC	English	U26/ENG/AEC/201	5	0	5	40	60	100	2
CC	Second Language	U26/SL/CC/201	5	-	5	40	60	100	2
DSC II	Microbiology & Immunology	U26/BIT/DSC/201	4	-	4	40	60	100	2
DSC II	Microbiology & Immunology	U26/BIT/DSC/201/P	-	2	1	-	50	50	2
DSC II	Chemistry of Nucleic acids & Biochemical Techniques	U26/BIC/DSC/201	4	-	4	40	60	100	2
DSC II	Estimation of Nucleic acids & Biochemical Techniques	U26/BIC/DSC/201/P	-	2	1	-	50	50	2
DSC II	Chemistry-II	U26/CHE/DSC/201	4	-	4	40	60	100	2
DSC II	Laboratory Course-II (Qualitative Analysis -Semi Micro Analysis of Mixtures)	U26/CHE/DSC/201/P	-	2	1	-	50	50	2

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BSC BTBCC

Overview of the Course

Biotechnology/Biochemistry/Chemistry

What will you Learn?

Career Prospects

Program Structure