College of Engineering Pune

Applied Biology Modified Syllabus

S.Y.B.Tech. & T.Y.B.Tech.
Teaching Scheme
Lectures :
3 lectures/week

Examination Scheme
T1-20 (classroom activity),
T2-20 (assignment/s)
Semester End Examination-60

Objective: To make the students conversant with basic biology regarding

origin of life, cell structures, bio-molecules, membrane transport & so on. To
give knowledge about
latest studies in biology like genetic & tissue
engineering, stem cells, biomechanics, bioimaging, bio-nanotechnology etc.
Last but not least is to make them think what an engineers role in life
sciences is.

Common syllabus for all branches:

Unit 1

(06)

A. Bioengineering Sciences :- Concepts, areas, speciality areas like

nanotechnology, major advances, future prospects
B. Origin of life :- Biogenesis and abiogenesis, theories, experimental
evidence
C. Biomolecules Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, DNA, RNA
D. Bioenergetics :-, Properties of living organisms, Laws of thermodynamics
and mathematical explanation
E.
Unit 2

(06)

A. Cell-Basic unit of life :-- Structure of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell,

Evolution from Prokaryote to Eukaryote
B. Cell organelles (Mitochondria, ER, GC, Lysosomes, Nucleus)
C. Ultra structure of Plasma membrane, Membrane transport
D. Cell to cell Junction
E. Techniques in Cell Biology
Unit 3

A.
B.
C.
D.

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Photosynthesis :- Chloroplast ultra structure, light and dark reaction

Respiration :- TCA, chemiosmosis
Levels of Organization
Optimization of Biological machines

Unit 4

A. Study of DNA replication

B. Genetic Engineering:- RDT, DNA hybridization, Colony Hybrids, PCR,
C. Tissue engineering:- Cell sources, extraction, scaffold synthesis

(06)

Branch wise syllabus for Unit V and VI

Unit 5 & 6 Pertaining to individual branch
Unit 6 Thinking beyond boundaries

Civil
Unit 5 -- Environmental engineering
Unit 6 Designs in Nature

(06)
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Comp & IT
Unit 5 Computational biology, Genomics, Proteomics
Unit 6 Computational solutions to Biological Problems, Virtual systems

(06)
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Electrical
Unit 5 Alternative energy sources
Unit 6 Bioluminescence, bioelectricity, ECG, electrical signaling in
biological system

(06)
(06)

EnTC
Unit 5 Biomaterials, Biosensors, Bioimaging
Unit 6 Communication in living systems by photo, bio, chemo, tactic
methods

(06)
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Instrumentation
Unit 5 Techniques in Biology & Bioinstrumentation
Unit 6 Specialty areas in Bioinstrumentationa. confocal, tunneling,
sequencing, facs, pcr b. mri, ct, usg, endoscopy, ecg

(06)
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Mechanical
Unit 5 Biomechanics, Human body motion, Prosthetics
Unit 6 Rehabilitation engineering, Biomimeticn

(06)
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Metallurgy
Unit 5 Biomaterialstypes, synthesis, characterization
Unit 6 Metals & alloys used in bioindustries

(06)
(06)

Production
Unit 5 Biochemical engineering
Unit 6 Biomechanics & ergonomics production innovation

(06)
06)

Pattern of Question Paper of semester end examination:

There are 6 questions to attempt & each question is worth 10 marks

Every question has two sub-questions

a) Objective type (Match the following/fill in the blanks/define etc.)
b) Subjective (reasoning/justify/drawing/differentiate etc.)

First four questions will be unit wise based on the above-mentioned

syllabus

Last two would be on your branch