St. Francis College for Women

Overview of the Course

Biotechnology/Microbiology/Chemistry

The B.Sc. Biotechnology, Microbiology, Chemistry (BtMbC) program is a dynamic interdisciplinary course that bridges the domains of life sciences and chemical sciences. It offers students a strong foundation in biotechnology, genetics, biochemistry, microbiology, and analytical chemistry, while emphasizing experiential learning through advanced laboratory training and research-oriented practices. This program is designed to nurture analytical thinking, problem-solving abilities, and technical expertise, enabling students to excel in both academia and industry. Graduates are well-prepared for diverse career pathways in biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, food technology, healthcare, and environmental sciences.

What will you Learn?

Strong foundation in applied courses of biotechnology. Essential practical skills such as laboratory handling, experimental design, and biotechnology techniques.

Microbiology aims to understand Bacterial taxonomy and the general characteristics of different groups of microorganisms. Understand basic principles of medical microbiology, mechanisms of infectious disease, and diagnostic microbiology.

Chemistry imparts comprehensive scientific knowledge and practical laboratory expertise. Cultivates analytical skills, equipping graduates for research and diverse professional roles.

Develop critical thinking and problem-solving abilities for effective decision-making and organizational challenges in biotechnology, microbiology research, and chemical analysis.

Be capable of working in groups and understanding interpersonal & team dynamics in laboratory research and collaborative scientific projects.

Be equipped with latest trends in research automation, a basic knowledge of statistical tools required for data analysis & skill sets required for leadership & management in scientific research.

Career Prospects

Diverse Career Opportunities - Biotechnology graduates can build careers in research, healthcare, agriculture, industry, environment, and bioinformatics, contributing to innovation and sustainable solutions.
Higher Studies & Entrepreneurship - Students can pursue advanced degrees (M.Sc.,MS & PhD) , crack competitive exams, or launch startups with support from incubators, funding, and global opportunities.
Entrepreneurship Development - Fostering creativity and innovation can empower individuals—particularly women—to leverage their expertise in life sciences for the development and commercialization of novel products.
Research and Academia - Pursuing higher education (e.g., MSc, Ph.D.) opens avenues for specialization in research, teaching, and leadership, further enhancing career prospects.
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.

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	Duration of Sem End 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/AECC/101	2		2	20	30	50	1
DSC I A	Cell Biology & Genetics	U24/BIT/DSC/101	4	-	4	40	60	100	2
	U24/BIT/DSC/101/P	-	2	1	-	50	50	2
DSC I B	Bacteriology and Systemics	U24/MIC/DSC/101	4	-	4	40	60	100	2
	U24/MIC/DSC/101/P	-	2	1	-	50	50	2
DSC I C	Chemistry-I	U24/CHE/DSC/101	4	-	4	40	60	100	2
	Quantitative Analysis-I U24/CHE/DSC/101/P	-	2	1	-	50	50	2
NCGPA	Indian Knowledge System (IKS)	U24/IKS/AECC/101	1		1		25	25	1

Semester 2

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Course Type	Course Title	Course Code	L	P	Credits	CIA	Sem End	Total Marks	Duration of Sem End 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	EVS	U24/EVS/AECC/201	2		2	20	30	50	1
DSC II A	Biological Chemistry & Microbiology	U24/BIT/DSC/201	4	-	4	40	60	100	2
	U24/BIT/DSC/201/P	-	2	1	-	50	50	2
DSC II B	Microbial Physiology	U24/MIC/DSC/201	4	-	4	40	60	100	2
	U24/MIC/DSC/201/P	-	2	1	-	50	50	2
DSC II C	Chemistry-II	U24/CHE/DSC/201	4	-	4	40	60	100	2
	Quantitative Analysis-II U24/CHE/DSC/201/P	-	2	1	-	50	50	2
NCGPA	Human Values	U24/HV/AECC/201	1		1		25	25	1

Semester 3

Syllabus

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Course Type	Course Title	Course Code	L	P	Credits	CIA	Sem End	Total Marks	Duration of Sem End 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
	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	Virology & Immunotechniques	U24/MIC/DSC/301	4	-	4	40	60	100	2
	U24/MIC/DSC/301/P	-	2	1	-	50	50	2
SEC I	Mushroom Cultivation	U24/MIC/SEC/301	2		2	20	30	50	1
DSC III C	Chemistry-III	U24/CHE/DSC/301	4	-	4	40	60	100	2
	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

Syllabus

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Course Type	Course Title	Course Code	L	P	Credits	CIA	Sem End	Total Marks	Duration of Sem End 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
	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	Medical Microbiology	U24/MIC/DSC/401	4	-	4	40	60	100	2
	U24/MIC/DSC/401/P	-	2	1	-	50	50	2
SEC II	Hematology	U24/MIC/SEC/401	-	2	2	20	30	50	1
DSC IV C	Chemistry-IV	U24/CHE/DSC/401	4	-	4	40	60	100	2
	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	Duration of Sem End 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
	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
	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	Applied Microbiology	U24/MIC/DSE/501	4	-	4	40	60	100	2
	U24/MIC/DSE/501/P	-	2	1	-	50	50	2
DSE I B	Environmental Microbiology	U24/MIC/DSE/502	4	-	4	40	60	100	2
	U24/MIC/DSE/502/P	-	2	1	-	50	50	2
GE	Critical Health Care Management	U24/MIC/GE/501	4	-	4	40	60	100	2
SEC III	Microbial Metabolites	U24/MIC/SEC/501	2	-	2	20	30	50	1
DSE I C	Instrumental methods of analysis	U24/CHE/DSE/501	4	-	4	40	60	100	2
DSE I C	Medicinal & sustainable Chemistry	U24/CHE/DSE/502	4	-	4	40	60	100	2
	Experiments in Physical Chemistry & Sustainable Chemistry U24/CHE/DSE/501-502/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	Duration of Sem End 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
	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
	U24/BIT/DSE/602/P	-	2	1	-	50	50	2
SEC IV	Immunological Techniques	U24/BIT/SEC/601	-	2	2	20	30	50	1
Project	U24/BIT/PRJ/601	4	-	4	40	60	100	-
DSE II B	Entrepreneurship Development	U24/MIC/DSE/601	4	-	4	40	60	100	2
	U24/MIC/DSE/601/P	-	2	1	-	50	50	2
DSE II B	Food & Dairy Microbiology	U24/MIC/DSE/602	4	-	4	40	60	100	2
	U24/MIC/DSE/602/P	-	2	1	-	50	50	2
SEC IV	Quality Sustenance in Industry	U24/MIC/SEC/601	-	2	2	20	30	50	1
Project	U24/MIC/PRJ/601	4	-	4	40	60	100	-
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
	Experiments in Physical Chemistry-II & Instrumentation 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
Project	U24/CHE/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	Bacteriology & Systematics	U26/MIC/DSC/101	4	-	4	40	60	100	2
DSC I	Bacteriology & Systematics	U26/MIC/DSC/101/P	-	2	1		50	50	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-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	Biomolecules & Microbial Physiology	U26/MIC/DSC/201	4	-	4	40	60	100	2
DSC II	Biomolecules & Microbial Physiology	U26/MIC/DSC/201/P	-	2	1	-	50	50	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-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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B.Sc BTMBC

Overview of the Course

Biotechnology/Microbiology/Chemistry

What will you Learn?

Career Prospects

Program Structure