Academics
Amrita offers five year integrated Programme M. Sc. Chemistry. The proposed course aims to provide students with a broad theoretical background in Inorganic, Organic & Physical Chemistry, with emphasis on Analytical Techniques. Particular attention is given to Industrial applications of chemistry so that students are completely equipped to move into careers in academic, industrial and commercial organizations. The course curriculum is interdisciplinary in nature involving applied chemistry, applied physics, mathematics and biological sciences. Our institute has a good number of experts in these areas along with basic instrumentation facilities. The content of the course provides an understanding of different aspect of chemistry. Laboratory courses have been designed to provide an exhaustive and hands on experience on working with various sophisticated instruments. Final semester is dedicated to thesis/dissertation work giving students experience in solving a real-life problem under the supervision of faculty members involved in pursuing research and development projects, usually related to industrial problems.
After successful completion of the academic requirements students are awarded a Master of Science degree. The curriculum is designed to ensure depth in the area of specialization together with breadth of exposure and intellectual enrichment and to prepare the students for high level professional research and development career in national laboratories, universities and industry.
DURATION: 5 years, 10 semesters
SEATS: 30
NOTE : *Candidate has the option to exit from the Programme after 3 years with a degree in B. Sc. Chemistry.
Curriculum
Course Schedule (Semesters 1 – 10)
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Semester 1 |
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| Course Code | Course Title | L T P | Cr |
| 18ENG101 | Communicative English | 2 0 2 | 3 |
| Language Paper I | 1 0 2 | 2 | |
| 18CHY101 | General Chemistry I | 3 1 0 | 4 |
| 18CSA100 | Problem Solving and Computer Programming | 3 0 0 | 4 |
| 18MAT105 | Introduction to Calculus and Matrix Theory | 3 1 0 | 4 |
| 18CHY103 | Mechanics | 3 1 0 | 4 |
| 18CSA180 | Problem Solving and Computer Programming Lab. | 0 0 2 | 1 |
| 18PHY181 | Physics Lab. I | 0 0 2 | 1 |
| 18CUL101 | Cultural Education I | 2 0 0 | 2 |
| Total | 24 | ||
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Semester 2 |
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| Course Code | Course Title | L T P | Cr |
| 18ENG121 | Professional Communication | 1 0 2 | 2 |
| Language Paper II | 1 0 2 | 2 | |
| 18CHY111 | General Chemistry II | 3 1 0 | 4 |
| 18CSA116 | Advanced Computer Programming | 3 0 0 | 3 |
| 18MAT114 | Ordinary Differential Equations and Vector Calculus | 3 1 0 | 4 |
| 18PHY202 | Electricity and Magnetism | 3 1 0 | 4 |
| 18CHY184 | Inorganic Quantitative Lab. – Volumetric Analysis | 0 0 2 | 1 |
| 18CSA181 | Advanced Computer Programming Lab. | 0 0 2 | 1 |
| 18PHY182 | Physics Lab II | 0 0 2 | 1 |
| 18CUL111 | Cultural Education II | 2 0 0 | 2 |
| Total | 24 | ||
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Semester 3 |
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| Course Code | Course Title | L T P | Cr |
| 18CHY202 | Physical Chemistry I | 3 1 0 | 4 |
| 18CHY203 | Inorganic Chemistry I | 3 1 0 | 4 |
| 18ENV300 | Environmental Science and Sustainability | 3 0 0 | 3 |
| 18MAT207 | Introduction to Probability and Statistics | 3 1 0 | 4 |
| 18PHY305 | Basic Electronics | 3 1 0 | 4 |
| 18CHY281 | Inorganic Qualitative Lab | 0 0 3 | 1 |
| 18SSK201 | Life Skills I | 1 0 2 | 2 |
| 18AVP201 | Amrita Values Programme I | 1 0 0 | 1 |
| Total | 23 | ||
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Semester 4 |
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| Course Code | Course Title | L T P | Cr |
| 18CHY212 | Physical Chemistry II | 3 1 0 | 4 |
| 18CHY213 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 1 0 | 4 |
| 18MAT219 | Integral Transforms | 3 1 0 | 4 |
| 18PHY214 | Waves and Optics | 3 1 0 | 4 |
| Open Elective A* | 3 0 0 | 3 | |
| 18CHY282 | Basic Organic Qualitative Lab | 0 0 3 | 1 |
| 18SSK211 | Life Skills II | 1 0 2 | 1 |
| 18AVP211 | Amrita Values Programme II | 1 0 0 | 1 |
| Total | 23 | ||
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Semester 5 |
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| Course Code | Course Title | L T P | Cr |
| 18CHY301 | Physical Chemistry III | 3 1 0 | 4 |
| 18CHY302 | Inorganic Chemistry II | 3 1 0 | 4 |
| 18CHY303 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 1 0 | 4 |
| Elective A | 3 0 0 | 3 | |
| 18CHY383 | Basic Physical Chemistry Lab | 0 0 3 | 1 |
| 18CHY384 | Organic Synthesis and Estimation Lab | 0 0 3 | 1 |
| 18CHY390 | Live-in-Lab.@ / Open Elective B* | 3 0 0 | 3 |
| 18SSK301 | Life Skills III | 1 0 2 | 2 |
| Total | 22 | ||
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Semester 6 |
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| Course Code | Course Title | L T P | Cr |
| 18CHY312 | Basics of Analytical Chemistry | 3 1 0 | 4 |
| 18CHY313 | Organic Chemistry III | 3 1 0 | 4 |
| 18CHY314 | Inorganic Chemistry III | 3 1 0 | 4 |
| 18PHY317 | Basic Spectroscopic Techniques | 3 1 0 | 4 |
| Elective B | 3 0 0 | 3 | |
| 18CHY385 | Inorganic Quantitative Lab. – Gravimetric Analysis | 0 0 5 | 2 |
| 18CHY386 | Physical Chemistry Lab. – Instrumental Analysis | 0 0 5 | 2 |
| Total | 23 | ||
| 18CHY399 | Project (for Exit-option students) | 6 | |
| 29 | |||
| TOTAL (for Exit-option students) | 145 | ||
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Semester 7 |
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| Course Code | Course Title | L T P | Cr |
| 18CHY501 | Quantum Chemistry | 3 0 0 | 4 |
| 18CHY505 | Group Theory and its Applications | 3 0 0 | 3 |
| 18CHY502 | Concepts in Inorganic Chemistry | 3 1 0 | 4 |
| 18CHY503 | Principles in Organic Chemistry/td> | 3 0 0 | 3 |
| 18CHY504 | Coordination Chemistry | 3 0 0 | 3 |
| 18CHY581 | Inorganic Semi-micro Qualitative Analysis Lab | 0 0 5 | 2 |
| 18CHY582 | Organic Quantitative Analysis Lab | 0 0 5 | 2 |
| Total | 20 | ||
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Semester 8 |
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| Course Code | Course Title | L T P | Cr |
| 18CHY511 | Chemical Thermodynamics and Equilibria | 3 1 0 | 4 |
| 18CHY512 | Molecular Spectroscopy | 3 1 0 | 4 |
| 18CHY513 | Organic Reaction Mechanism | 3 1 0 | 3/4 |
| 18CHY514 | Heterocyclic and Natural Products Chemistry | 3 0 0 | 3 |
| 18CHY515 | Organometallic Chemistry | 3 0 0 | 3 |
| 18CHY583 | Advanced Physical Chemistry Lab | 0 0 5 | 2 |
| 18CHY584 | Inorganic Quantitative Analysis Lab | 0 0 5 | 2 |
| Total | 22 | ||
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Semester 9 |
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| Course Code | Course Title | L T P | Cr |
| 18CHY601 | Electrochemistry, Kinetics and surface Chemistry | 3 1 0 | 4 |
| 18CHY602 | Synthetic Strategies and Reagents | 3 1 0 | 3 |
| 18CHY603 | Solid State Chemistry and Materials Science | 3 0 0 | 3 |
| 18CHY604 | Bioinorganic Chemistry | 3 0 0 | 3 |
| Elective | 3 0 0 | 3 | |
| 18CHY681 | Organic Qualitative Analysis Lab | 0 0 5 | 2 |
| 18CHY682 | Instrumental and Analytical Methods Lab | 0 0 5 | 2 |
| Total | 21 | ||
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Semester 10 |
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| Course Code | Course Title | L T P | Cr |
| 18CHY696 | Dissertation | 14 | |
| Total | 14 | ||
| Total | 216 | ||
Electives
| Electives A & B (any two) | |||
| 18CHY331 | Batteries and Fuel Cells | 3 0 0 | 3 |
| 18CHY332 | Corrosion Science | 3 0 0 | 3 |
| 18CHY333 | Green Chemistry | 3 0 0 | 3 |
| 18CHY334 | Industrial Catalysis | 3 0 0 | 3 |
| 18CHY335 | Introduction to Food Chemistry | 3 0 0 | 3 |
| 18CHY336 | Polymer Chemistry | 3 0 0 | 3 |
| 18CHY337 | Surface Science and Coating Technology | 3 0 0 | 3 |
| 18CHY353 | Forensic Science | 3 0 0 | 3 |
| Electives I & II (any two) | |||
| 18CHY631 | Applied Electrochemistry | 3 0 0 | 3 |
| 18CHY632 | Bioanalytical Chemistry | 3 0 0 | 3 |
| 18CHY633 | Chemistry of Biomolecules | 3 0 0 | 3 |
| 18CHY634 | Industrial Chemistry | 3 0 0 | 3 |
| 18CHY635 | Industrial Stoichiometry | 3 0 0 | 3 |
| 18CHY636 | Material Science and Nanochemistry | 3 0 0 | 3 |
| 18CHY637 | Medicinal Chemistry | 3 0 0 | 3 |
| 18CHY638 | Supramolecular Chemistry | 3 0 0 | 3 |
| 18CHY639 | Nanomaterials for Biomedical Applications | 3 0 0 | 3 |
| 18CHY640 | Industrial Metal Finishing Processes | 3 0 0 | 3 |
| 18CHY641 | Biosensors: Fundamentals and Applications | 3 0 0 | 3 |
| 18CHY642 | Computational Chemistry | 3 0 0 | 3 |
| 18CHY643 | Sustainable Chemical Science | 3 0 0 | 3 |
| 18CHY644 | Sustainable techniques in Chemical Sciences | 3 0 0 | 3 |
Languages
| Paper I | |||
| 18HIN101 | Hindi I | 1 0 2 | 2 |
| 18KAN101 | Kannada I | 1 0 2 | 2 |
| 18MAL101 | Malayalam I | 1 0 2 | 2 |
| 18SAN101 | Sanskrit I | 1 0 2 | 2 |
| Paper II | |||
| 18HIN111 | Hindi II | 1 0 2 | 2 |
| 18KAN111 | Kannada II | 1 0 2 | 2 |
| 18MAL111 | Malayalam II | 1 0 2 | 2 |
| 18SAN111 | Sanskrit II | 1 0 2 | 2 |
General Subjects Curriculum Syllabus
* Two Open Elective courses are to be taken by each student, one each at the 4th and the 5th semesters, from the list of Open electives offered by the School.
@ Students undertaking and registering for a Live-in-Lab project, can be exempted from registering for an Open Elective course in the fifth semester.
