Learning Outcomes

Programme Outcomes, Program Specific Outcomes, Course Outcomes

Mechanism of Communication

The following mechanism is followed by the institution to communicate the learning outcomes to the teachers and students.

  1. Hard Copy of syllabi and Learning Outcomes are available in the departments for ready reference to the teachers and students.
  2. Learning Outcomes of the Programmes are displayed on the notice boards of career counselling cell.
  3. The importance of the learning outcomes has been communicated to the teachers in departmental meetings.
  4. The students are also made aware of the same through Tutorial classes.
Program Outcomes
Programme: Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) offers theoretical as well as practical knowledge about different subject areas. These subject areas include Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Botany, Zoology and Biochemistry.

This programme course is most beneficial for students who have a strong interest and background in Science and Mathematics. The course is also beneficial for students who wish to pursue multi and inter-disciplinary science careers in future. Following are the various programme outcomes:

  1. This course forms the basis of science like physics, chemistry, biology, zoology and mathematics.
  2. After the completion of this course students have the option to go for higher studies i.e.M.Sc. and then do research work in their respective fields.
  3. It helps to develop scientific temper and thus can prove to be more beneficial for the society as the scientific developments can make a nation or society to grow at a rapid pace.
  4. Students after this course have the option to join Indian Civil Services UPSC CSE as IAS,IFS, IPS SSC, andPCSetc.after passing competitive exams.
  5. This course also offers opportunities for serving in Indian Army, Indian Navy, Indian Air Force as officers.
  6. Science graduates can go to serve in industries or may opt for establishing their own industrial unit.
  7. After the completion of the B.Sc. degree there are various other options available for the science students. Often, in some reputed universities or colleges in India the students are recruited directly by big MNC’s in related fields.
  8. After higher studies, students can join as scientist/Assistant professor/ Ph.D. and can even look for professional job oriented courses.
  9. Students can also get jobs in Marketing, Business& other technical fields. Science graduates can alsobe recruited in the banks atProbationary and clerical cadre posts. They can opt for teaching jobs in Govt. &private schools and various coaching centres.
Program Specific Outcomes
Programme: B.Sc. Medical
  1. B.Sc. Medical students acquire knowledge in the subjects of Botany, Zoology, Chemistry and Biochemistry.
  2. Medical Students will become able to define and explain major concepts in the biological sciences.
  3. They are able to correctly use biological and chemical instrumentation and proper laboratory techniques.
  4. Students will be efficient to communicate biological and chemical knowledge in oral and written form.
  5. Students will be capable to recognize the relationship between structure and function at all levels: molecular and cellular.
  6. They can opt for higher studies in Botany, Zoology, Chemistry and Biochemistry.
Programme: B.Sc. Non-Medical
  1. B.Sc. Non-Medical students acquire good knowledge in the subjects of Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics.
  2. A non-medical student will be able to use the scientific knowledge of the core physics principles in Mechanics, Electromagnetism, Modern Physics, and Optics.
  3. They are able to acquire the basic manipulative skills in algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and calculus.
  4. The students will acquire knowledge of appropriate level of technology for use in: a) experimental design and implementation, b) analysis of experimental data, and c) numerical and mathematical methods in problem solutions.
  5. The students will be able to apply the underlying unifying structures of mathematics (i.e. sets, relations and functions, logical structure) and the relationships among them.
  6. They can investigate and apply mathematical problems and solutions in a variety of contexts related to science, technology, business and industry, and illustrate these solutions using symbolic, numeric, or graphical methods.
  7. The student will acquire knowledge of Chemical Thermodynamics, Kinetics, Electrochemistry, Atomic Structure, Inorganic and Organic Chemistry, Spectroscopy and Skills in Industrial Chemistry.
  8. They can join as a scientist in reputed research institutes having a great scope for growth and development. He can prove to be an asset for the society by producing something more innovative.
  9. They can join higher studies in Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics.

Post Graduate Department of Chemistry

Program Outcomes
Programme: B.Sc. with Chemistry

The chemistry course curriculum for the undergraduate classes includes the main branches of chemistry: organic, inorganic and physical chemistry. After the completion of B. Sc. Course with Chemistry, the students are able:

  1. To understand the concepts of Chemistry and their applications in daily life.
  2. To acquire goodfoundation in chemistry that stresses scientific reasoning and Analytical problem solving with a molecular perspective.
  3. To understand the concepts and significance of various physical phenomena.
  4. To pursue research and various post graduate programs.
  5. To achieve the skills required to succeed in, the chemical industries and professional schools.
  6. To get exposures to the in depth knowledge of experimental techniques using modern instrumentation.
  7. To understand the importance and natureof the various existing elements on earth and their role in our daily life.
  8. To understand nomenclature, stereochemistry, reactivity of compounds and mechanism of chemical reactions of organic compounds.
  9. To understand the interdisciplinary nature of chemistry and to integrate knowledge of mathematics, physics and other disciplines to a wide variety of chemical problems.
  10. To learn the laboratory skills needed to work safely and interpret chemical research activities.
  11. To improve the oral communication skills of the graduates through various seminars, discussions and lectures.
Course Specific Outcomes of B.Sc.General Chemistry
SEMESTER COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES: By the End of the Course the Student will be able to:
I & II Inorganic Chemistry
  • Understand the atomic structure, behavior and interactions between matter and energy at both the atomic and molecular level.
  • The Periodic Properties
  • Chemical Bonding
  • Chemistry of Noble Gases, S Block Elements, P Block Elements
I & II Organic Chemistry
  • Understand the Structure & bonding of organic compounds and mechanism of organic reactions
  • Stereochemistry of organic compounds
  • Nomenclature, Synthesis, Physical and Chemical properties of alkanes and cycloalkanes, dienes, alkynes, arenes, alkyl and aryl halides and about aromaticity
I & II Physical Chemistry
  • Learn aboutGaseous States, Colloidal State,Solutions, dilute solutions and colligative properties.
  • Mathematical concepts and evaluation of analytical data.
  • Kinetic aspects of chemical reactions.
  • Thermodynamics
I & II Laboratory Practical Chemistry
  • Qualitative Inorganic analysis and quantitative volumetric analysis.
  • Standardisation of solutions and determination of Refractive Index Viscosity and Surface Tension.
III &IV Inorganic Chemistry
  • Learn about Chemistry of elements of First, second and third Transition Series, Lanthanide and actinides.
  • Chemistry of coordination compounds.
  • Concepts of Acids and Bases, oxidation and reduction.
  • Reaction in non- aqueous solvents.
III &IV Physical Chemistry
  • Learn about Chemical Equilibrium, Principles of Phase Equilibrium.
  • Electrochemistry and Liquid State.
III &IV Laboratory Practical Chemistry
  • Volumetric, gravimetric analysis and organic analysis
  • Column Chromatography
  • Extraction of Caffeine from Tea Leaves.
  • Heat of Neutralisation and Effect of Temperature on Solubility.
V & VI Inorganic Chemistry
  • Learn about Metal-Ligand bonding and Thermodynamic and Kinetic aspects of metal complexes.
  • Bioinorganic Chemistry and Organometallic chemistry.
  • Hard and Soft acids and bases, Bonding in Silicones and Phosphazenes.
  • Electronic spectra and Magnetic properties of Transition metal complexes.
V & VI Organic Chemistry
  • Understand the concept, principleand applications of UV, IR and NMR Spectroscopy and the problems pertaining to the structure elucidation of simple organic compounds.
  • Learn about structure of carbohydrates, amino acids, Peptides and Nucleic acids and synthetic polymers.
  • Organic Synthesis via organometallic compounds and Enolates.
V & VI Physical Chemistry
  • Understand the fundamental concepts of Elementary Quantum Mechanics, Photochemistry and Solid State.
  • Rotational, vibrational and Electronic Spectrum.
V & VI Laboratory Practical Chemistry
  • Synthesis of organic and co-ordination compounds.
  • Some Experiments on Conductometry and on distribution Law.
Program Outcomes of M.Sc. (2 Year Course) Chemistry
COURSE COURSE CODE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Semester I Learning Outcomes: By the End of the Course the Student will be able to:
Inorganic Chemistry CH-411
  • Understand stereochemistry and bonding in main group compounds and their geometry ,
  • Learn about metal ligand bonding and various mechanisms of transition metal complexes.
Organic Chemistry CH-412
  • Understand nature of bonding in organic molecules.
  • They learn about stereochemistry of organic compounds ,aliphatic and aromatic nucleophilic substitution.
Physical Chemistry CH-413
  • Understand quantum chemistry ,angular momentum , statistical thermodynamics.
  • They learn about the thermodynamics and how it can be applied to various micro and macro systems
Mathematics For Chemist CH-414(a)
  • Understand the vectors ,matrix algebra.
  • They learn about differential calculus.
  • They learn about permutation and probability
Biology For Chemist CH-414(b)
  • Understand the cell structure and how cell functions.
  • Understanding the structure and functions of carbohydrates, lipids, amino acids, peptides, proteins.
  • They learn about nucleic acids and how it affects the hereditary.
Computer For Chemist CH 414(c)
  • To understand the computer programming and how this can be applied in chemistry.
Inorganic Laboratory Course CH-415
  • Understand the gravimetric and volumetric titration of mixture of ions.
Organic Laboratory Course CH-416
  • Understand the formation &mechanism of various organic compounds.
  • Understand the formation &mechanism of various organic name reactions.
Physical Laboratory Course CH-417
  • Understand the viscosity, surface tension of various liquids.
  • Understand the concept of solubility of the inorganic mixtures &how temperature will affect solubility.
  • To study experimentally the precipitation power of various cations.
Inorganic Chemistry CH-421
  • Understand the electronic spectra and magnetic properties of the complexes.
  • Understand the various metal cluster compounds.
Organic Chemistry CH-422
  • Understand the reaction mechanism structure &reactivity in organic compounds.
  • Understand the addition reactions ,free radical reactions ,elimination reactions ,pericyclic reactions.
Physical Chemistry CH-423
  • Understand the Chemical Dynamics.
  • Understand the non –equilibrium thermodynamics.
  • They learn about the macromolecules, Surface Chemistry.
  • Students also get in-depth knowledge of electrochemistry & electro catalysis.
Group Theory, Spectroscopy & Diffraction Methods CH-424
  • Symmetry &group theory with detailed knowledge of point groups &their applications in spectroscopy.
  • Students will get the basic knowledge of UV , MICROWAVE ,ESR , EQR SPECTROSCOPY.
  • Understand the basic principle of photoelectric effect and diffraction technique.
Inorganic Laboratory CH-425
  • Understand the preparation of various inorganic complexes.
Organic Laboratory CH-426
  • Analyse the mixture of two organic solids qualitatively.
Physical Laboratory CH-427
  • Understand the concept of inversion of cane-sugar through polarimetrically.
  • Understand the potentiometery which will help them to determine the valency of mercurous ion, ph value, heat of reaction, hydrolysis constant.
  • Understand the flame photometry.
Application of Spectroscopy CH-511
  • Understand the ESR, NMR, MS, UV, IR, C13, Mossbauer spectroscopy and how these can be use to study the structure of compounds.
Organotransition Metal Chemistry CH-512
  • Understand the compounds of transition metal with multiple bonds and bonds with hydrogen.
  • Learn about alkyl and aryl complexes of transition metal.
  • Understand the homogeneous catalysis.
Heterocyclic Chemistry CH-513
  • Understand nomenclature of heterocyclic compounds.
  • heterocyclic synthesis, synthesis of pharmaceutical compounds having heterocyclic ring with one or two heteroatom, synthesis of 1,2- azoles, 1,3 azoles
Environmental Chemistry CH-514
  • Understand the environment pollution in hydrosphere and atmosphere with its protective measures.
Inorganic Laboratory Course CH-515
  • Estimate the cations and anions by colorimetric ally.
  • Understand how to separate the cations and anions by ion exchange method, solvent extraction, column and paper chromatography.
Organic Laboratory Course CH-516
  • Understand preparation of various of organic compounds.
  • Learn about TLC, Column chromatography, paper chromatography for the separation of various components in mixture.
Physical Laboratory Course CH-517
  • Perform conduct metric measurements, comparison of strength of acids by chemical kinetics, phase equilibrium.
Biophysical Chemistry CH-521
  • Understanding the various parameters to study biomolecules.
  • They learn about various enzymes, macromolecules, nucleic acids.
  • Understand the thermodynamics of biomolecules.
  • Understand the biopolymer interactions., cell membrane &transport of ions.
Organic Synthesis–I CH-522
  • Understand organometallic reagents, various organic synthesis.
  • Understand the oxidation and reduction reactions in organic synthesis.
  • Students will learn about various rearrangements involved in organic synthesis.
Chemistry Of Natural Products CH-523
  • Understand the structure determination, biosynthesis, synthesis of terpenoids & carotenoids.
  • Learn about the physiological action &occurrence of alkaloids, steroids.
  • They learn about synthesis of various plant pigments, porphyrins, prostaglandins.
Photochemistry And Solid State CH-524
  • Understand photochemical reaction, study their reaction mechanisms.
  • Understand photochemistry of alkenes, carbonyl compounds, aromatic compounds
  • They learn about various crystal defects in solids, organic solids, new superconductors, electronic properties of metals.
Inorganic Laboratory Course CH-525
  • Understand the basic difference between oxidation and reduction precipitation titrations.
  • Students will learn to know how to find the hardness of water and how it can removed.
  • Understand oxidation and reduction process involving iodine.
Organic Laboratory Course CH-526
  • Perform the experiments regarding extraction of organic compound like tea leaves, milk, tomatoes, etc.
  • Estimate the strength of glucose and sucrose.
  • Find the saponification value.
30 Physical Laboratory Course CH-527
  • Understand currents potential relationships.
  • Spectrophotometric analysis.
  • Determination of iron content using colorimeter.
  • Estimate molar refractivity, use of paper chromatography to differentiate various sugars and amino acids.

Department of Botany

Program Outcomes for Under Graduate Degree Program

After completion of three year program in Botany students will be able to:

  1. Identify major groups of plants and compare the characteristics of lower (non-vascular) and higher (spermatophytes) plants.
  2. To understand the importance of Plant diversity and genetic diversity on the earth.
  3. Explain various plant processes and functions.
  4. The concept of hierarchy in systematic Botany.
  5. Understand the concept of heredity and variation.
  6. Understand adaptation, development and behaviour of different forms of life.
  7. Understand the interaction of life on earth and tracing the energy pyramids through nutrient flow.
  8. Understand the economic importance of various plants and plant products.
  9. Demonstrate the experimental techniques and methods of their area of specialization in Botany.
Course Specific Outcome
Course I: Plant Diversity I
  1. This course makes student aware about the diversity in various life forms of plant kingdom.
  2. It enables students to identify algae and fungi.
  3. It is the basis of advanced study in botany.
  4. It enables students to differentiate structural differences.
  5. Increase the awareness and appreciation of human friendly viruses, bacteria, algae and their economic importance.
  6. Students learn about most simple plants.
Course II: Cell Biology
  1. Students learn about basic unit of life i:e Cell.
  2. Develop understanding on chemical bonding among molecules.
  3. Students learn about differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic organism on the basis of cellular details.
  4. It enables students to know about chromosomes, genes etc.
  5. Students learn about the functional role of each cell organelles in the cell.
  6. Students learn about how new cells are formed by mitosis and meiosis.
Course III: Plant Diversity II
  1. This course makes student aware about the diversity in various life forms of plant kingdom.
  2. Students able to identify between bryophytes and pteridophytes.
  3. Students develop critical understanding on morphology, anatomy and reproduction of Bryophytes & Pteridophytes.
  4. Students learn about evolution of first land plants.
Course IV: Genetics
  1. It makes students aware about heredity and variation.
  2. Students come to know how children are different from parents.
  3. Develop concept wise understanding of laws of inheritance, genetic basis of loci and alleles and their linkage.
  4. Students able to differentiate between alleles and non-alleles and allelic and non-allelic interactions.
  5. Students learn about genetic material and various factors responsible for variations in plants.
Course V: Diversity of Seed Plants and their Systematics-I
  1. Students learn about the evolved group of non-flowering plants with naked seeds i:e Gymnosperms.
  2. Students learn about the habitat and economic importance of these plants.
Course VI: Structure Development and reproduction in Flowering Plants-I
  1. This course in combination with course v enables students to differentiate between flowering and Non-flowering plants.
  2. Students learn about plants on the basis of their life cycle.
  3. Students learn about various types of stem and their modification, phyllotaxy.
  4. Students learn about various types of ovules and embryo sac.
Course VII: Diversity of Plants and their Systematics-II
  1. This course is the backbone of botany as it enables students to learn about systematics, without which no advanced study in botany can be pursued.
  2. Students acquire the skill of identifying and naming of plants.
Course VIII: Structure Development and reproduction in Flowering Plants-II
  1. This course makes student learn how the multicellular plants develop, how different tissue systems form.
  2. Students acquire the knowledge of normal and anomalous structures.
  3. Students learn how plant reproduce.
Course IX: Plant Physiology-I
  1. Students able to understand Water relation of plants with respect to various physiological processes.
  2. Students able to learn role of micro and macro nutrients in plant development.
  3. Learn various proteins their structure and interaction in plants.
  4. Learn about different enzymes their role and their importance.
Course X: Plant Ecology
  1. Students learn about environment and core concepts of biotic and abiotic factors.
  2. Students learn the concept of ecosystem.
  3. Learn the concept of population , community and biome.
  4. Learn concept of ecological succession.
Course XI: Plant Physiology-II
  1. Learn how seeds germinate, seedlings grow, plants reproduce and die.
  2. Learn various physiological processes necessary for plants.2
  3. Students able to learn the basics of photosynthesis and respiration.
  4. Learn the basic aspect of plant tissue culture.
Course XII: Economic Botany
  1. Students able to understand the core concepts of Economic Botany.
  2. Develop a basic knowledge of plant wealth such as medicinal plants, crop plants and beverages.

Department of Physics

Course Outcomes
  1. To understand basic concepts and to practice problem solving by using selected problems in solid state physics, Mechanics and Vibration and waves.
  2. To learn the mathematical tools needed to solve quantum mechanics problems.
  3. To acquire knowledge in the content areas of nuclear and particle physics, facilitating informed decisions as students pursue research projects, internships and graduate study.
  4. To understand how statistics of the microscopic world can be used to explain the thermal features of the macroscopic world.
  5. To be able to use thermal and statistical principles in a wide range of applications.
  6. To understand how major concepts developed and changed over time and enlighten students with the various applications of electronics in modern era.
  7. To enhance the practical skills of the students by the utilization of their theoretical knowledge of Electronics, Solid state physics, Nuclear physics, Optics in various practical and real time experiments.
  8. To organize a presentation on the application of modern physics to modern technology.

Department of Mathematics

Course Outcomes

Students will be able to:

  1. think and reason logically.
  2. apply mathematics for problems occurring in different fields of science and engineering.
  3. take up mathematics programme at Master’s level anywhere in and outside India, be able to clear exams in mathematical aptitude.
  4. apply mathematics for solving transportation problems, assignment problems and some physical problems involving differential equations, transforms, vector calculus etc.
  5. acquire strong knowledge in the core areas of Mathematics and applications of Mathematics.
  6. be proficient in Mathematics to teach it at school and college level.
  7. take up jobs that require sound knowledge in Mathematics in different private and public sectors.

Department of Biochemistry

Course Outcomes
  1. Biochemistry subject will be able to demonstrate an understanding of fundamental biochemical principles such as the structure and function of biomolecules, metabolic pathways and the regulation of biochemical processes.
  2. It will gain proficiency in basic lab techniques in both chemistry and biology and be able to apply the scientific method to the process of experimentation and hypothesis testing.

Department of Zoology

Course Outcomes
  1. Zoology as a career provides number of specialization because of which the students acquire plethora of career options.
  2. The graduates learn the basic concept of preservation and management of animal kingdom and hence, play an important responsibility in conservation and regulation of the present day environment.
  3. Students can get a career opportunity in channels like National Geographic, Animal Planet, Discovery channel which are in constant need of zoologists.
  4. Zoologists are also hired by Zoos , Wild Life Services, Zoological Gardens , Conservation Organizations, National Parks , Nature Reserves, Universities , Laboratories, Aquariums, Animal Clinics, Fishiers And Aqua Culture Department , Museum , Research Institutions , Pharmaceutical Companies , Veterinary Hospitals etc.
  5. To improve the oral communication skills of the graduates through various seminars, discussions and lectures.
  6. To encourage and motivate the students to pursue research and various post graduate programs.
  7. The students develop better understanding about biodiversity related to invertebrates fauna , ecology and cell biology in the first year.
  8. In the second year the students are made aware of biodiversity related to vertebrate fauna and animal physiology and related biochemistry.
  9. In the third the students deal with developmental biology , genetics and entomology which helps them to understand the minuteness’ of life.
  10. The course helps them to understand basic concepts and to practice problem solving by using selected problems in zoology.
  11. The subject helps them to learn the zoological tools needed to solve problem related to their environment.
  12. It creates an understanding on how major concepts developed and changed over a period of time.
  13. It helps to provide a platform on the application of modern ZOOLOGY in to modern technology.