Integrated M. Sc. Chemistry - Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham

Overview

Amrita offers five year integrated program 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.

SPECIALIZATION (COIMBATORE)

Chemical Biology
Advanced Electrochemistry

Exit Option

After Three Year – B Sc Degree
After Four Years- BSc (Honors ) Degree

Dates to note

11 Mar

Commencement of Application

15 Aug

Last Date to Submit Application

30 Aug

Last Date to Submit Application (Amritapuri Campus)

31 Aug

Last Date to Submit Application (Coimbatore Campus)

Curriculum

Semester 1 Semester 2 Semester 3 Semester 4 Semester 5 Semester 6 Semester 7 Semester 8 Semester 9 Semester 10 Electives A & B Electives Languages

Semester 1

Course Code	Course Title	L-T-P	Cr	ES
21ENG101	Communicative English	2 0 2	3
	Language Paper I	1 0 2	2
22CHY101	General Chemistry I	3 1 0	4
22CHY102	General Chemistry II	3 1 0	4
22MAT105	Introduction to Calculus and Matrix Theory	3 1 0	4
22PHY103	Mechanics	3 1 0	4
22PHY182	Physics Lab. I	0 0 2	1
21CUL101	Cultural Education I	2 0 0	2
	Total		24

Semester 2

Course Code	Course Title	L-T-P	Cr	ES
21ENG111	Professional Communication	1 0 2	2
	Language Paper II	1 0 2	2
22CHY111	Inorganic Chemistry I	3 1 0	4
21ENV200	Environmental Science and Sustainability	3 0 0	3
22MAT116	Ordinary Differential Equations and Vector Calculus	3 1 0	4
22PHY112	Electricity and Magnetism	3 1 0	4
22CHY182	Inorganic Quantitative Lab – Volumetric Analysis	0 0 2	1
22PHY183	Physics Lab II	0 0 2	1
21CUL111	Cultural Education II	2 0 0	2
22AVP103	Mastery Over Mind	1 0 2	2
TOTAL	25		25

Semester 3

Course Code	Course Title	L T P	Cr
22CHY201	Physical Chemistry I	3 1 0	4
22CHY202	Organic Chemistry I	3 1 0	4
22CHY203	Methodology, Informatics and Analytical principles	3 1 0	4
22MAT207	Introduction to Probability and Statistics	3 1 0	4
22PHY208	Basic Electronics	3 1 0	4
22CHY281	Inorganic Qualitative Lab	0 0 3	1
22SSK201	Life Skills I	1 0 2	2
22AVP201	Amrita Values Programme I	1 0 0	1
	Total		24

Semester 4

Course Code	Course Title	L-T-P	Cr
22CHY211	Physical Chemistry II	3 1 0	4
22CHY212	Inorganic Chemistry II	3 1 0	4
22MAT221	Integral Transforms	3 1 0	4
22PHY214	Waves and Optics	3 1 0	4
	Open Elective A*	3 0 0	3
22CHY282	Basic Organic Qualitative Lab.	0 0 3	1
21SSK211	Life Skills II	1 0 2	2
21AVP211	Amrita Value Programme II	1 0 0	1
Total			23

Semester 5

Course Code	Course Title	L-T-P	Cr
22CHY301	Physical Chemistry III	3 1 0	4
22CHY302	Inorganic Chemistry III	3 1 0	4
22CHY303	Organic Chemistry II	3 1 0	4
	Elective A	3 0 0	3
22CHY381	Physical Chemistry Lab.-Non instrumental	0 0 3	1
22CHY382	Organic Synthesis and Estimation Lab.	0 0 3	1
22CHY390	Live-in-Lab.^@ / Open Elective B*	3 0 0	3
21SSK301	Life Skills III	1 0 2	2
	Total		22

Semester 6

Course Code	Course Title	L-T-P	Cr
22CHY311	Basics of Analytical Chemistry	3 1 0	4
22CHY312	Organic Chemistry III	3 1 0	4
22CHY313	Applied Organic Chemistry	3 1 0	4
22CHY314	Basic Spectroscopic Techniques	3 1 0	4
	Elective B	3 0 0	3
22CHY383	Inorganic Quantitative Lab. – Gravimetric Analysis	0 0 5	2
22CHY384	Physical Chemistry Lab. – Instrumental	0 0 5	2
	Total		23
22CHY399	Project (for Exit-option students)		6
			29
	Total (for Exit-option students)		147

Semester 7

Course Code	Course Title	L-T-P	Cr
22CHY501	Advanced Physical Chemistry I (Quantum Chemistry)	3 0 0	3
22CHY506	Advanced Inorganic Chemistry I	3 1 0	4
22CHY507	Advanced Organic Chemistry I	3 0 0	3
22CHY512	Molecular Spectroscopy	3 1 0	4
22CHY505	Advanced Physical Chemistry II (Group Theory and its Applications)	3 0 0	3
22CHY581	Inorganic Semi-micro Qualitative Analysis Lab.	0 0 5	2
22CHY582	Organic Quantitative Analysis Lab	0 0 5	2
	Total		21

Semester 8

Course Code	Course Title	L-T-P	Cr
22CHY511	Advanced Physical Chemistry III (Chemical Thermodynamics and Equilibrium)	3 1 0	4
22CHY516	Advanced Organic Chemistry II	3 1 0	4
22CHY504	Advanced Inorganic Chemistry II (Coordination Chemistry)	3 0 0	3
22CHY517	Advanced Organic Chemistry III	3 0 0	3
22CHY515	Organometallic Chemistry	3 0 0	3
22CHY583	Advanced Physical Chemistry Lab	0 0 5	2
22CHY584	Inorganic Quantitative Analysis Lab	0 0 5	2
	Total		21

Semester 9

Course Code	Course Title	L-T-P	Cr
22CHY605	Advanced Physical Chemistry IV	3 1 0	4
22CHY606	Advanced Organic Chemistry IV	3 1 0	4
22CHY603	Advanced Inorganic Chemistry III (Solid State Chemistry and Material Science)	3 0 0	3
22CHY604	Advanced Inorganic Chemistry IV (Bioinorganic Chemistry)	3 0 0	3
	Elective	3 0 0	3
22CHY681	Organic Qualitative Analysis Lab.	0 0 5	2
22CHY682	Instrumental and Analytical Methods Lab.	0 0 5	2
	Total		21

Semester 10

Course Code	Course Title	L T P	Cr
22CHY699	Dissertation		14
	Total		14
	Grand Total		218

Electives A & B

Course Code	Course Title	L T P	Cr	ES
22CHY331	Batteries and Fuel Cells	3 0 0	3	E
22CHY332	Corrosion Science	3 0 0	3	E
22CHY333	Green Chemistry	3 0 0	3	E
22CHY334	Industrial Catalysis	3 0 0	3	E
22CHY335	Introduction to Food Chemistry	3 0 0	3	E
22CHY336	Polymer Chemistry	3 0 0	3	E
22CHY337	Surface Science and Coating Technology	3 0 0	3	E
22CHY338	Forensic Science	3 0 0	3	E

Electives

Course Code	Course Title	L-T-P	Cr	ES
22CHY631	Applied Electrochemistry	3 0 0	3	E
22CHY632	Bioanalytical Chemistry	3 0 0	3	E
22CHY633	Chemistry of Biomolecules	3 0 0	3	E
22CHY634	Industrial Chemistry	3 0 0	3	E
22CHY635	Industrial Stoichiometry	3 0 0	3	E
22CHY636	Material Science and Nanochemistry	3 0 0	3	E
22CHY637	Medicinal Chemistry	3 0 0	3	E
22CHY638	Supramolecular Chemistry	3 0 0	3	E
22CHY639	Nanomaterials for Biomedical Applications	3 0 0	3	E
22CHY640	Industrial Metal Finishing Processes	3 0 0	3	E
22CHY641	Biosensors: Fundamentals and Applications	3 0 0	3	E
22CHY642	Computational Chemistry	3 0 0	3	E
22CHY643	Sustainable Chemical Science	3 0 0	3	E
22CHY644	Sustainable techniques in Chemical Sciences	3 0 0	3	E

Languages

Course Code	Course Title	L T P	Cr	ES
Paper I
21HIN101	Hindi I	1 0 2	2	B
21KAN101	Kannada I	1 0 2	2	B
21MAL101	Malayalam I	1 0 2	2	B
21SAN101	Sanskrit I	1 0 2	2	B
21TAM101	Tamil I	1 0 2	2	B
Paper II
21HIN111	Hindi II	1 0 2	2	B
21KAN111	Kannada II	1 0 2	2	B
21MAL111	Malayalam II	1 0 2	2	B
21SAN111	Sanskrit II	1 0 2	2	B
21TAM111	Tamil II	1 0 2	2	B

Fees Structure & Refund Policy

Amritapuri

Program Fees for the year 2022-2023
Fee Type	Slab	Number of Seats	Fees (Semester Wise)
Scholarship Fees	1	6	₹ 27,500
Scholarship Fees	2	12	₹ 41,250
Regular Fees	3	42	₹ 55,000
College Caution Deposit – ₹ 3,000

Hostel & Mess Fees
Hostel Fees	Annual	INR 24,000/-
Mess Fees	Annual	INR 39,900/-
Caution Deposit	One Time	INR 5,000/-

Subject to Change*

Coimbatore

Program Fees for the year 2022-2023
Fee Type	Slab	Seats(%)	Fees(Year Wise)
Scholarship Fees	1	10%	₹ 52,250
Scholarship Fees	2	10%	₹ 78,375
Regular Fees	3	80%	₹ 1,04,500
College Caution Deposit – ₹ 10,000

Refund Policy 2022

1. Withdrawal Requests received before the commencement of the programme	The entire academic fee after deducting the processing fee of Rs.1000/- will be refunded.
2. Withdrawal Requests received within 10 days after the commencement of classes	The entire academic fee after deducting 10% will be refunded.
3. Withdrawal Requests received after 10 days and within 20 days from the commencement of classes	The entire academic fee after deducting 20% will be refunded.
4. Withdrawal Requests received after 20 days and within 30 days from the commencement of classes.	The entire academic fee after deducting 50% will be refunded.
5. Withdrawal Requests received after 30 days	No refund of any academic fees

Mysuru

Program Fees for the year 2022-2023 (for 1st 3 Yrs)
Fee Type	Slab	Seats(%)	Fees(Year Wise)
Scholarship Fees	1	5%	₹ 31,000
Scholarship Fees	2	6%	₹ 46,500
Regular Fees	3	89%	₹ 62,000
College Caution Deposit – ₹ 3000

Fees for the year 2022-2023 (for 4th & 5th Yr)
Fee Type	Slab	Seats(%)	Fees(Year Wise)
Scholarship Fees	1	5%	₹ 38,500
Scholarship Fees	2	6%	₹ 57,750
Regular Fees	3	89%	₹77,000
College Caution Deposit – ₹ 3000

Note:

% of Seats based on Total admissions per course
Scholarship for 1st year students will be awarded based on the academic performance in both semesters (Odd and Even).
For example – First year student will get scholarship benefit in second year.
Scholarship will be renewed on request in subsequent years on consistent academic performance by securing a Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA) of
- 9.5 and above for 5% Students (% of Seats based on total admissions per course)
- 9.0 and above for 6% Students (% of Seats based on total admissions per course) in each semester without any arrear at any point of time.

Curriculum & Syllabus

Curriculum & Syllabus, 2022

General Subjects

Curriculum

Syllabus

Program Overview

Salient features of the Integrated Program

Common Curriculum for Program in Physics and Chemistry up to Three Semesters
Professional Electives –like Internet of Things, Artificial intelligence, Data Science, Image processing.
Project Based Laboratories in the 7th and 8th Semester
One Year devoted to Project in the 9th and 10th Semester
Research exposure right from second year of studies
International Collaboration for higher studies.
Summer internships in reputed research and industry in India and abroad
Activities which enable Wholesome growth of the personality

Admission Procedure (Amritapuri)

Apply Online
Online Entrance Exam
Get Provisional Admission
Update +2 Marks
Verification of Marks
Confirmation of Admission
Accept
Pay Fee
Or Exit, the seat goes to the next person on the waiting list

How To Apply

Registration for admission 2022 is fully online. Candidates are required to have their recent photograph, online payment credentials, etc. to be ready to complete the online application process.
Application fee of Rs. 750/-

The NRI applicants please email to nriadmission@amrita.edu and not be applied through the website.

Management Quota option in Amrita Online Application Portal (AOAP)
‘Candidates can also submit the option in Step 2 of the application process, in case if they wish to be considered under management quota.’

Merit Scholarship

Scholarship awarded to meritorious students based on their rank in the above entrance test.