A comprehensive guide to the courses at IIT-B

COURSE
INFORMATION BOOKLET
2022-23
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, BOMBAY
CONTENTS
1 REGISTRATION - 6
1.1 COURSE ADJUSTMENT - 6
1.2 DROPPING OF COURSES - 6
1.3 SEMESTER WISE REGISTRATION - 6
2 CATEGORY OF COURSES - 8
2.1 CORE COURSES - 8
2.2 MINOR COURSES - 8
2.3 HONOR COURSES - 9
2.4 ELECTIVES - 10
2.5 ADDITIONAL LEARNING COURSES - 11
2.6 AUDIT COURSES - 11
2.7 SIT THROUGH - 12
2.8 SUPERVISED LEARNING PROJECT (SLP) - 12
2.9 IR LANGUAGE COURSES - 12
14
3 WHY SHOULD ONE TAKE UP A MINOR
18
4 WHY SHOULD ONE TAKE UP HONORS
19
5 TAGGING RULES
22
6 PREVIOUS YEAR MINOR CUTOFFS
22
6.1 2021-22 AUTUMN SEMESTER CUTOFFS
23
6.2 2021-22 SPRING SEMESTER CUTOFFS
25
7 REVIEWS: RESOBIN
27
8 IR LANGUAGE REVIEWS
8.1 JAPANESE - 27
8.2 GERMAN - 29
32
9 EQUIVALENT COURSES FOR CLEARING BACKLOG
10 FAQs - 33
34
11 SOME USEFUL NOTES
35
12 SOME USEFUL LINKS
36
13 REACHING THE ACADEMIC COUNCIL

DISCLAIMER
The information written in the booklet is only a guideline to the students to help
them with their choices in the courses they make and also in the various important
features of the Institute academic system. It may happen that the actual details of
courses or rules mentioned in the booklet may face an amendment during the course
of time. Please confirm the rules/details from relevant authorities before making
any decisions. The Undergraduate Academic Council members can be contacted for this
purpose (details shared on the last page of the booklet). You may also refer to the
Undergraduate Rule book.

PREFACE
Dear Students, As a vertical of UGAC, it is our duty to bring you the right kind of
resources and provide you with an intricately researched array of both old and new
curricula that prevail in the institute. The Course Information Booklet, a product
of the same ideology, shall open doors in the field of academics and help you make
a choice beyond your core curriculum. This booklet includes information about
various courses, like minors, electives, etc, that you can choose from, after the
first year. We believe that since learning is a vital part of our lives as
students, it is imperative that you opt for courses that will make the entire
process of learning more affable. This booklet, therefore, strives to give you the
information and exposure that you need to decide on taking any particular course.
In today’s world of cutting-edge competition, where no single expertise is enough,
we believe that this booklet is a complete guide to unearthing the
interdisciplinary field and following a passion you couldn’t otherwise. We are open
to suggestions and ideas from your side to improve this booklet. Hope you have a
nice time reading it! Prapti Sao Institute Secretary of Academic Affairs Head –
Student Support Services (2022-2023)

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
We would like to thank Adit Akarsh, Ali Asgar Saifee, Aneesh Milind Bapat, Aryan
Gupta, Bhavya Jain, Immanuel Williams, Jai Joabanputra, Khushi Gosalia, Prakriti
Shetty, Puja Maitra, Rahul Shanbhag, Rwitaban Goswami, Sanjay Kareer, Shashank
Inamdar, Siddhant Kolke, Tanul Gupta, Tanyut Sharma, Unnatee Pawar and Vatsal for
writing the minor reviews. We are grateful to Abu Zubair, Aditya Iyengar, Ananya
Burli, Aryaman Maithani, Aryan Gupta, Himansh Rathore, M Vishnu Sarkar, Mihir
Vahanwala, Priyanka Beta and Suraj Sarvesha Samaga for writing the honors reviews.
We express our gratitude to Aarushi Chaudhary, Aastha Kapoor, Bhuvan Agarwal and
Tanirika Roy for giving their reviews on the HSS Electives. We would also like to
mention Advaith Suresh, Divyashree Tambade, Namra Shah, Shivangi Sharma and
Shreedhar Malpani for their contribution to Unconventional Course Reviews. We are
pleased to have Sakshi Priya and Darade Vaibhav Vinayakrao sharing their valuable
reviews on IR Languages. We would like to thank DevCom IITB for their immense
support in shaping up ResoBin in its current form, In addition to this, we thank
the UGAC Design team for bringing up this booklet in this amazing form. We would
like to express our gratitude to all the department officials for their
suggestions, efforts, and assistance. We also apologize to those in case we forgot
to mention their name. Lastly, we are indebted to all the readers of this booklet
for their constant support and motivation. Any suggestions for the further
improvement of this booklet are always welcome!

CONTRIBUTORS
UG ACADEMIC COUNCIL 2022-23
ISAA, Student Support Services Prapti Sao
SSS Coordinators: Akshat Singh Shravya Suresh
Ashwin Abraham Tushaar Jhamtani

1. REGISTRATION
IIT Bombay follows a specialized credit-based semester system, therefore
registration at the beginning of each semester is mandatory for you till you
complete your program (lookout for the dates in the Academic Calendar). Without
registration, any academic activity (course/seminar/project, etc.) that you undergo
will not be counted towards the requirements of your degree.

1.1. COURSE ADJUSTMENT

A student has the freedom of deletion/addition of one or more courses (after
discussing and taking permission from the Fac-Ad) provided the total credits do not
exceed the overload rule (discussed in Section 3) or fall below 18 credits by such
adjustments. The last date for doing so is about 1 week after the commencement of
the semester.

1.2. DROPPING OF COURSES

If a student finds their academic load too heavy, even after the date for course
adjustment has passed, they may drop some courses out of the registered ones
provided the minimum credit limit (18 credits) hold, after taking permission from
the Fac-Ad. The last date for doing so is generally 20-30 days after the end of the
mid-semester examination and is set in the academic calendar. Such dropping of
courses results in a W grade in the transcript for that particular course.

1.3. SEMESTER WISE REGISTRATION

You can register for the courses you intend to take during a given semester on the
basis of the program for your discipline as given in your curriculum and as per the
advice given by your Faculty Advisor (Fac-Ad). The Faculty Adviser is expected to
discuss with the student their academic performance during the previous semester
and decide the number and nature of the courses for which they can register during
the semester within the framework of the guidelines as

1. REGISTRATION
approved by the Institute. You can check a particular semester’s curriculum on ASC.
Follow the path: Academic --> All about courses --> Curriculum.
Kindly note: From the third semester onwards, registration is dependent on the
Academic Standing of the student.
The registration process (which is online) involves filling up an Online Course
Registration Form (CRF) stating the courses and project/seminar etc, that the
student proposes to complete during that semester as per the prescribed curriculum.
All students having outstanding dues to the institute or a hostel shall not be
permitted to register online.
You can find a detailed guide on ASC and the registeration process in the ASC Video
Series.

2. CATEGORY OF COURSES
2.1. CORE COURSES
Core courses are those courses which you have to do compulsorily for obtaining your
degree. These courses count towards your final degree in all respects and count in
your CPI (Cumulative Performance Index). These courses are NOT optional and have to
be completed within the stipulated duration of your coursework (4 or 5 years). They
give you a lot of exposure to your own departmental subjects and research; They
also have an elective component, details regarding which are explained in the
section on electives.

2.2. MINOR COURSES

A Minor is an additional credential a student will earn if they do minimum 30
credits worth of additional learning in a discipline other than their major
discipline. Many academic units in the Institute offer minors in their disciplines
and prescribe a specific set of courses and/ or other activities like projects for
earning a minor in that discipline. Note that courses equivalent in content to any
of these specified courses from the same department can be taken as a minor course
with the approval of the concerned HOD. After the completion of credits under the
stipulated time period, a minor degree is awarded to the student. It is mentioned
in the Degree Certificate "Bachelor of Technology in xxx with Minor in yyy.” The
fact will also be reflected in the transcript, along with the list of courses
taken.
Minor courses are allocated to students only through a pre-registration process
before the start of every semester and the allocation for every minor course is
done on the basis of the CPI of the student as the seats are limited in every minor
course. You can opt for as many courses of your choice during the process of pre-
registration (in particular preference order). You will be allotted the minor
course based on your CPI and preference order after the pre-registration window
closes. The waitlist that is maintained for the minor courses (for students who
have missed out on the course of their choice) is also sorted on the basis of the
CPI of the students, such that if any student who has got the minor

2. CATEGORY OF COURSES
course drops it during the process of registration, the next student in the
waitlist will get the minor course.
Note - The only way to get a minor is through the pre-registration window. It would
not be possible to register for a minor on the main registration window.
Please refer to the UG Rulebook to check the eligibility criteria to register for
minor courses.
The pre-registration process for minors is explained in this video.

2.3. HONOR COURSES

Honor is an additional credential a student will earn if they opt for the extra 24
credits (in some cases, 30) needed for this in their own discipline. The concerned
department specifies the course requirements for earning the honors. An honor is
like a specialization in your own discipline.
Honor courses are either advanced-level courses in your discipline or are courses
designed to give you more exposure to different areas of your discipline.
This will be mentioned in the Degree Certificate as “Bachelor of Technology in xxx,
with honors” on the successful accumulation of credits at the end of the program.
The fact will also be reflected in the transcript, along with the list of courses,
etc., taken.
Dual Degree students have to do the honors courses by default. They are considered
as their core courses. honor courses do not count in your CPI other than for dual
degree students.
Please refer to the UG Rulebook to check the eligibility criteria to register for
honor courses.
2. CATEGORY OF COURSES
2.4. ELECTIVES
Every program (B.Tech/Dual degree/BS) in IIT Bombay will have its own curriculum
defined, which will define your core courses and the total credit requirement for
the award degree. According to your curriculum, your course completion may require
doing courses of your own choice, wish and interest from:
Dept. of Humanities and Social Sciences
All undergraduates are required to do a Humanities elective from the HSS
department in a particular semester, depending on the department, and
have to choose this elective from the following set:
HS 301 Philosophy
HS 303 Psychology
HS 305 Reading Literature
HS 307 Sociology
Your own department - Department Elective As per your curriculum, you may be
required to choose a few courses (number varying across programs) of higher-level
(Say 4xx or 5xx) from your department across a pool of courses put forward by your
department. In some cases (varying across departments), you might be allowed to
take up courses from other departments and tag them as a department elective. It is
best to check up with your departments regarding the same.

2. CATEGORY OF COURSES
A department other than yours - Institute Elective As per your curriculum, you may
be required to choose a few courses (number varying across programs) from a foreign
department. Generally, you are free to choose any course out of your department as
Institute electives. Departmental-based restrictions may be there for a few
courses. Note: 1xx courses are generally not allowed to be taken as institute
electives (except for some departments).
For IDC and SJMSOM courses, you can ask the Department General
Secretary/ Department Undergraduate Committee of your department
if they will allow a particular IDC / SJMSOM course to be tagged as an institute
elective. All these electives are a part of the core curriculum
and will count in your CPI.

2.5. ADDITIONAL LEARNING COURSES

Based on the academic standing of a student, there is an upper cap on the number of
credits they can take. You can find details about academic standing in the UG
Rulebook. Apart from core courses, a student can take some extra courses.
Additional learning courses (ALCs) can be credited or audited. These ALC courses
don’t constitute the core CPI/SPI of a student. The tag of such a course can be
changed during the retagging period, which is explained later.
Note: Exceeding any of the criteria for credits is NOT admissible under any
circumstances.

2.6. AUDIT COURSES

Audit courses refer to the courses for which there are no credits; you want to
complete the course simply for knowledge with no concern about a grade.
Registrations for such courses are done along with the main registrations, with
prior permission from the instructor. Only students belonging to categories I and
II are permitted to ‘Audit’ a course during regular semesters and summer terms, and
on can audit a maximum of two courses during their entire program.
2. CATEGORY OF COURSES
If completed, the course will be mentioned in the transcript as an ‘Audit.’ The
instructor will award the ‘AU’ grade if the attendance is satisfactory and
additional requirements as set out by the instructor are met. If the attendance and
performance are not satisfactory, the instructor will NOT award any grade, and the
student would be deregistered from the course. The “AU” grade doesn’t carry any
grade point and is not included in the SPI/CPI calculations.

2.7. SIT THROUGH

There may be a case where you are really interested in a particular course but are
unable to register for the same due to some constraints (generally happens with
popular minor courses). However, you may be willing to sit in that course just for
knowledge, without any privilege for credits or mention in the transcript. In that
case, you can ask the faculty in charge’s for permission to 'sit through' that
course.
Note that there are no registrations for a Sit-Through.

2.8. SUPERVISED LEARNING PROJECT (SLP)

Supervised Learning Project (SLP), also known as RnD in some departments, is a
project-based course - generally for 6 credits, where a student can work for one
entire semester on a project under a professor. It is not always necessary to do a
project under a professor in your department. The professor you choose can be from
a different department, but it is subject to rules and conditions laid down by your
department.

2.9. IR LANGUAGE COURSES

International Relations (IR) language courses are the courses that are offered for
the benefit of students as well as staff of IIT Bombay. These courses are offered
in many languages such as Japanese, French, Italian and German.
You can contact the Institute Secretary International Relations (ISIR - UG) for
more details about the IR language courses.

To summarise the above:

Type of Course Description Effect on CPI
Minors 30 credits worth of additional learning in a discipline other than your
own major. Don't count towards CPI
Honors Electives 30 credits worth of additional learning in a discipline other
than your own major. Don't count towards CPI
Institute Electives Extra courses taken in any department other than your own
given you fulfil the prerequisites. Count towards your CPI
HSS Electives HS3xx courses, Humanities and Social Sciences department. Count
towards your CPI
Department Electives Additional courses in your own department. Count
towards your CPI
Additional Learning Courses (ALCs) Any extra course, in any department, by your
choice, taken up for extra learning. Don’t count towards CPI
Audit Courses Wanting just an exposure to a course - without obtaining a good
grade - maximum of 2 audit courses in the entire period of study. Don’t count
towards CPI
Sitting through a course only for exposure Sit through without registering for it
Don’t count towards CPI
NOTE: All courses which count towards major CPI are compulsory to complete the
minimum requirement for a degree.

3. WHY SHOULD ONE TAKE UP A MINOR

Minor courses allow you to officially explore a department other than yours while
at the same time getting credit for it. It adds value to your major degree and can
be a gateway to get opportunities in the field you have completed your minor in.
Your minor degree can give you sufficient knowledge to enable you to take part in
interdisciplinary research and even pursue your higher studies in such fields.
Though a minor degree can be pursued simply out of genuine and deep interest in a
particular department without any specific end goal in view, for the general
majority, you should select it in such a way that it either suits your major degree
in a research-oriented interdisciplinary manner or in a generic way to any engineer
or scientist.
Before you select a minor, try to find what you are truly interested in. It is
surely not easy for everyone to be crystal clear about this, but even a vague idea
will help you enjoy the minor courses and truly enrich the experience. You can
always sample courses from various departments to find this interest, but you lose
the benefit of a minor degree in doing so.
You can select any minor course from any department, but to draw the complete
benefit out of it, you should look for overlap between them and your discipline so
that it supplements your learning. You should also look at how all the minor
courses fit in with each other for a more holistic approach; some departments draw
up a suggested schedule of when each minor course must be taken to reap the full
benefits out of the curriculum. Minor courses don’t count in your CPI, so you
should select a minor based on your interest.
Listed next is a suggested set of minor programs which may suit each branch. This
matching is done by looking at how much overlap each discipline has with respect to
other fields so that the minor programs can support the interdisciplinary learning
of each student, depending on their career plans. Use it only as a guide and not a
binding set of rules; don’t let it dissuade you from pursuing what interests you.

3. WHY SHOULD ONE TAKE UP A MINOR

NOTE: This table is just to give you an idea about interdisciplinary research,
some minors from the table may have been discontinued.
Minor Programme Aerospace Engineering
Biosciences and Bioengineering
Chemistry
Chemical Engineering
Centre of Studies in Resources Engineering (CSRE)
Centre for Machine Intelligence and Data Science (C-MInDS)
Computer Science and Engineering
Suitable Branches Electrical, Mechanical
Chemistry, Engineering Physics, Chemical, Electrical, Metallurgical Engineering and
Material Sciences, Energy
Engineering Physics, MEMS, Electrical, Chemical, Energy
Chemistry, Mechanical, Electrical, Energy
Electrical, Computer Science, Engineering Physics
Suits all! Suits all!
3. WHY SHOULD ONE TAKE UP A MINOR
Minor Programme Electrical Engineering
Energy
Suitable Branches Engineering Physics, Chemistry, Chemical, Mechanical, MEMS,
Energy, Aerospace, CSE Mechanical, Chemical, Aerospace Entrepreneurship Suits all!
Environmental Sciences and Engineering Humanities and Social Sciences Industrial
Design Centre
Chemistry, Chemical, Civil
Suits all! Suits all! IEOR Suits all!
Koita Centre for Digital Health (KCDH)
Suits all!
Mathematics Suits all! Mechanical Engineering Civil,Electrical,Aerospace Management
Suits all! Chemistry, Chemical, Electrical, Physics Mechanical, MEMS

3. WHY SHOULD ONE TAKE UP A MINOR

Minor Programme Statistics and Informatics
Systems and Control Engineering
Suitable Branches Suits all!
Engineering Physics, Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, Chemical, Aerospace

4. WHY SHOULD ONE TAKE UP HONORS

Honor courses are either advanced-level courses in your department or are courses
designed to give you more exposure to different areas in your department. They help
you get deeper knowledge in your department to prepare you for higher studies or to
take a job in a particular specialized area so that you can compete with, say, an
M.Tech who has specialized in the same area. You are likely to develop strong
subject skills by completing an honor successfully and sincerely. Undergraduate
classes introduce you to a wide breadth of topics and challenges, and an Honors
project enables you to explore one in much greater depth. Honors research topics
are varied and negotiable – if you are really interested in a topic and want to
learn more about it, you’ll be encouraged and supported. From a potential
employer’s perspective, whatever your department, it appears laudable to have
demonstrated the ability to achieve a complex and demanding goal and have in-depth
knowledge in your department. Honor courses also help you if you want to pursue
further studies or research in the future. Honors provide you with a deeper
understanding and chance to explore sub-domains and make an informed choice about
the topic of future exploration. Also, since you have more dedicated knowledge in
your specialization, there are higher chances that your profile will get noticed by
universities for their MS/Ph.D. programs. To complete the honor, 24 credits must be
completed by tagging courses in your department as honor electives. They don’t
count in your CPI; a separate honors CPI is maintained. This means that taking some
honor courses but not being able to complete the entire 24 credits does not harm
you in any way; it, in any case, enables you to delve further into your department.

5. TAGGING RULES
Every course you do in the institute falls under one of the categories of courses
as described in section 1. Tags are given to courses to classify them. The tags of
electives can be changed as per the rules that follow.
This facility allows students to do additional courses and finally make select
courses count towards 'Core CPI' (the CPI of prescribed curriculum credits)
Rules:
Re-tagging will be available to students ONLY TWICE in their entire program
duration, the first time before placements (Second Last Semester Starting) and
second time post curriculum completion (Last Semester).
The courses that have been re-tagged during the opportunity given during the
previous window will be debarred from the re-tagging process.
NOTE: From the year 2017 onwards, the tagging window for DD (Category I) Students
will also be the same as the re-tagging window of their B.Tech counterparts (those
who are graduating). For them (Category I DD students), the second window for re-
tagging will be made available at the time of graduation. This has been done to
ensure a fair process of selection for the institute medals.
For the rest of the categories’ DD students, the first tagging window will be
opened in the Autumn Semester before placements and the second one at the time of
their graduation.

5. TAGGING RULES
Tags of courses:
1. Core Course - C
2. Department Elective - D
3. Institute Elective - I
4. Minor Course - M
5. Additional Learning Courses - T
6. Honors course - O
An approved change of tag will result in fresh calculation of SPI/ CPI from the
semester. The tag change has been made effective due to the fact that additional
learning course(s) do NOT constitute the core SPI/ CPI of a student.

Following is a table specifying the current rules about the changing of tags from
one to another and the restrictions put on the same:
TAG CODE TAG DESCRIPTION
T Additional Learning
CHANGEABLE INTO
D, I, O, E C Core Course Not changeable
D Department Elective O, T, E
O Honours Course D, E, T
E Honors Elective D, O, T
H Humanities Elective T

5. TAGGING RULES
TAG CODE TAG DESCRIPTION
CHANGEABLE INTO
I Institute Elective T M Minor Course I, T
Please check for the updated retagging rules here before making any decision
as these are subject to change.
NOTE: For any special requests i.e. a change, which cannot be implemented on the
tagging interface, the student has to get approval from the HOD of the concerned
department (other department in case of minors).

6. PREVIOUS YEAR MINOR CUTOFFS

NOTE: These cutoffs have been calculated with the resources available to us. We
duly apologize in case of any discrepancy.
6.1. 2021-22 AUTUMN SEMESTER CUTOFFS
Course code Min. CPI Course code Min. CPI
AE 153 6.23 ES 401 7.22 AE 223 2.22 GNR401 6.75 AE 225 6.73 GNR405 7.56 AE 227 3.05
GNR409 7.31 AE 308 7.71 HS 490 5.79 AE 333 4.63 IE 501 8.37 AE 407 4.93 IE 503 7.83
AE 410 6.95 IE 609 7.27 BB 413 5.75 IE 621 7.37 BB 415 5.25 MA 403 8.28 BB 600 5.81
MA 419 7.6 BB 603 6.53 ME 201 3.57 BB 607 7.53 ME 219 4.21 BB 627 8.51 MG 401 8.01
CL 203 4.41 MG 403 8.23 CS 218 7.21 MM 201 7.61 CS 224 7.47 MM 209 5.70 CS 228 7.09
PH 251 5.32 CS 310 6.09 PH 253 7.72 DE 403 6.95 PS 619 5.56
Course code Min. CPI Course code Min. CPI
DE 405 6.20 SC 301 6.87 DH 301 4.90 SC 601 6.05 DH 302 7.62 SC 617 5.20 DS 203 8.26
SC 625 4.38 EE 207 5.18 SC 629 5.59 EE 321 5.49 SC 639 7.11 EN 301 4.61 SC 643 7.55
ENT603 7.15 SC 645 5.53 ENT606 7.62 SC 648 7.12 ENT609 8.17 SC 701 6.70 ES 203 4.22
SI 424 8.32 ES 303 5.00 SI 427 8.18
6.2. 2021-22 SPRING SEMESTER CUTOFFS
Course Code Min. CPI Course Code Min. CPI
AE 234 6.11 ES 458 7.29 AE 238 5.20 GNR402 5.70 AE 240 6.67 GNR408 5.90 AE 305 7.13
GNR410 5.32 AE 332 5.95 HS 457 6.52 BB 400 6.12 IE 504 5.92 BB 404 6.72 IE 616 8.03
BB 610 7.93 IE 617 7.32 CH 224 6.96 IE 622 7.90
Course code Min. CPI Course code Min. CPI
CH 408 6.04 IE 630 4.53 CH 438 6.76 IE 683 5.25 CH 481 8.87 IE 709 5.74 CH 504 8.18
MA 412 6.23 CH 588 9.33 MA5106 5.40 CS 213 8.27 ME 206 7.11 CS 347 7.40 ME 209 7.76
CS 419 7.82 ME 316 7.61 DE 402 4.01 ME6114 8.82 DE 403 6.36 MG 402 8.15 DE 405 6.39
MG 405 7.75 DE 408 5.42 MG 406 7.86 DE 410 6.26 MM 318 7.53 DH 304 6.08 PH 252 7.08
DS 303 7.78 PH 352 7.43 EE 204 4.83 PH 353 8.24 EE 229 5.74 SC 202 7.79 EE 325 5.87
SC 602 6.08 EN 301 6.07 SC 607 5.17 EN 302 7.37 SC 618 5.73 ENT602 8.50 SC 624 5.83
ENT608 7.12 SC 627 5.05 ENT610 7.50 SC 646 5.29 ES 204 5.25 SI 422 7.01 ES 306 6.33
SI 527 8.21

7. REVIEWS: RESOBIN
All the Minors and Honors reviews for this year have been collated on ResoBin.
Seperate Minor and Honor tabs have been created on ResoBin. Developed in
collaboration with DevCom, ResoBin entails several features like searching for
courses using a range of filters, and viewing all reviews and past year resources
under one head. You can not only view and request reviews and resources but also
contribute from your experiences and add them to the courses undertaken. We have
incorporated a 'Minor' and 'Honors' tab which house the respective reviews of
various departments, providing easy access to a particular review at any moment of
time. Refer to this video to get familiar with ResoBin. Following is the list of
Minor and Honors reviews uploaded on ResoBin. Click on
the program name to read the review for it!

LIST OF MINOR REVIEWS:

1. Aerospace Engineering
2. Biosciences & Bioengineering
3. Centre for Digital Health
4. Centre for Machine Intelligence and Data Science
5. Computer Science and Engineering
6. Electrical Engineering
7. Energy Science and Engineering
8. Engineering Physics
9. Humanities and Social Sciences
10. Industrial Design
11. Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
12. Mathematics
13. Mechanical Engineering
14. Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management.
15. Statistics
16. Systems and Control Engineering

7. REVIEWS: RESOBIN
LIST OF HONORS REVIEWS:
1. Aerospace Engineering 2. Chemical Engineering
3. Chemistry
4. Civil Engineering
5. Computer Science and Engineering
6. Electrical Engineering 7. Engineering Physics
8. Mathematics
9. Mechanical Engineering
10. Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science

LIST OF UNCONVENTIONAL COURSE REVIEWS:

1. HS 642 - Notation and Musical Analysis
2. SLP-IDP (CL 445) - Industry Defined Problem
3. MG 403 -Accounting and Finance
4. HS 4110 - Experimental Archaeology: An Introduction
5. BB 602 - Research Philosophy

LIST OF HSS ELECTIVE REVIEWS:

1. HS 303 - Psychology
2. HS 307 - Sociology
3. HS 305 - Reading Literature
4. H S 301 - Philosophy

8. IR LANGUAGE REVIEWS
8.1. JAPANESE
INTRODUCTION
Review by Sakshi Priya
Japanese can be a very daunting language to start as it's ranked the toughest
language to learn for the native English speakers, which I think most of you would
use as the language of conversion while learning. It has sounds that aren't present
in English or even Hindi, so it can be a bit challenging in the start to grasp it
but otherwise it should be fine with practice and more classes. The sentence
structure is also quite different from English. Some phrases do not have a direct
translation in English so it could be a nice experience to understand a language in
a more intuitive sense.
WHY JAPANESE?
I have been fascinated by the language for a long time now. I used to do
calligraphy and that's where I started writing in Japanese even before I understood
what exactly they meant. I had a very personal attachment to the Japanese culture
and the place (mostly due to calligraphy and stationery), so it felt right to take
up a language course. I also am very passionate about learning languages in general
and that gave me the last push I needed. I would suggest you take up the course
only if you have some sort of "why" to learn the language cause it can get hard to
manage the academic load and give enough attention to a non credit course.
COURSE LOAD
The course load wasn't a lot on paper but a lot in all other sense, as we didn't
really get any assignments regularly but if you really want to make some progress
in the course, it would be advisable to put extra effort in learning the language.
The class timings were like your regular classes as slots. .

8. IR LANGUAGE REVIEWS
REGISTRATION
There will be a webmail about it during the start of the autumn semester where you
would get the class slots and registration guidelines, you'd have to pay a fee of
around 1500 (at my time) for a two semester course.
INSTRUCTOR
The course instructor was one of the sweetest professors I have had and he made it
easier to gather motivation to learn the language. He is quite structured and have
enough experience in teaching. He'd give the documentation for the class beforehand
so you can go through it. He also conducts tea parties to learn about Japanese
culture but sadly I did it all online :( Online, the course was harder to follow
due to network and other constraints on the instructor's side but I believe offline
would be a wonderful experience.
MYTHS
I think the major myth about this course specifically is that you'd be able to talk
fluently by the end of the course. The instructor would say that you can but that's
a lot dependent on you and how much you can keep up the motivation till 2
semesters.
OVERALL EXPERIENCE
The major thing to keep in mind is that don't take this course if it clashes with
your core courses slot as it would be very very difficult to manage and attend
regular classes. You should also treat this as a more fun and enjoyable experience
rather than a course you have to give an exam (you have to btw) for. It would be a
good experience to gain proficiency in this language and also, with a bit of more
practice you can write the JLPT, so that's one other plus ;)

8. IR LANGUAGE REVIEWS
8.2. GERMAN
Review by Darade Vaibhav Vinayakrao
INTRODUCTION
The German language is widely spoken in four European countries: Germany, Austria,
Belgium, and Luxembourg. German is also an official language in Switzerland and
Liechtenstein. Alphabets are quite similar(except for a few - ä, ö, ü and ß) to the
English language but grammatically German and English are quite different(You must
have seen the memes!). Sometimes we used to relate the things with the Hindi(in my
case I used to relate them with Marathi as well) so that it becomes easy to break
down and understand. Formal and informal structures of speaking are very important
in the German language.
WHY GERMAN?
I was interested in German culture(more from the academic point of view, I like
their educational structure a lot). Along with that Germany is the most preferred
country to work in for Mechanical engineers(which is my interest) so it was natural
for me to choose this language. Motivation to study the language only for doing the
job is necessary but won’t be sufficient in the long run so little cultural
interest will help. It will help you when you start losing interest in it after
some time and also you will have to find the time on a regular basis for this
commitment during the hectic semester schedules(some students from my batch ditched
it because of this). So if you are interested and can assure yourself of time
commitment then go for it! (Just to note - this is not the credit course whose
grade will be counted towards the CPI) Note: It is not very easy to attain a
working level proficiency in any language. At the end of this course, you will have
knowledge almost equivalent to an A1 certificate certified by CEFR (Common European
Framework of Reference for Languages). After successful completion of the course,
you get a certificate which is issued by DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer
Austauschdienst) certifying the completion of the course with the score/grade
obtained in the course. Generally, companies demand at least a B1 level of
proficiency. There are 6 levels A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 C2 (increasing order of proficiency
from left to right) certified by Goethe Institut.
COURSE LOAD
The course is for one complete academic year. There were two batches, one had
lectures on Monday and Thursday and the other one had lectures on Tuesday and
Friday. For both batches timing was 5 pm to 7 pm on these days. There are a total
of 100 hours of classes throughout the academic year (50 in each semester). After
every class, we used to get small exercises that can be completed in a max of 60
minutes. Courseload is quite manageable. One piece of advice I would like to give
is that - try to give time for the language every day however small it is like keep
in touch with the language! Books we used to refer to are Netzwerk_A1_KURSBUCH and
Netzwerk_A1_ARBEITSBUCH for exercises.
REGISTRATION
The course is organized and conducted by the Office of the Dean of International
Relations along with the other Language courses. We had received the mail on
student notices about the IR language courses and following the instructions in it
will get you registered. We had gotten the form that needed to be filled out. It
had questions like motivation and where will you use it etc which were evaluated
and selections were made based on it(condition of small interviews was also there
in some cases)… If any doubts you can always contact the ISIR(Insti Sec of
International Relations) or IR office or check the IR website.
INSTRUCTOR
For our batch, Mr. Samer Khader was the instructor. He conducted the course quite
well. Classes were kept as interactive as possible. Our first semester was online
but breakout rooms were used effectively which helped us to have one-to- one
conversations which are important in learning any language. He used to ask students
as well for any improvement or activities which will help in enhancing the overall
learning. His understanding of language was really good and also could give
satisfactory explanations of the doubts(his English was also quite good).
MYTHS
‘German is spoken only in Germany’ or ‘German is a very difficult language’,
Sometimes it feels that way though! ;) or ‘German doesn’t sound nice’. Myths are
always there but if you are really interested, go for it don’t waste time thinking
about the myths. (to be honest, to write this answer I had to google the myths
(LOL) - so you should get that they don’t matter really)
OVERALL EXPERIENCE
As I said earlier, after some time it’s hard to find time for the languages but it
was the other way round for me. I used to consider them as taking my mind out of
hectic sem work and this helped me to attend almost all the classes(more than all
other batchmates for sure! ;) ). Also, a group was formed which was helpful
throughout the year to keep up with language studies. I would like to re-iterate
that finding the time on a regular basis (as it gets difficult during the semester
after midsems) will be really helpful so try to do it. In overall it was a nice
experience to learn a new language and would suggest you as well to try it! (only
if you are interested though, haha ;) )
9. EQUIVALENT COURSES FOR CLEARING BACKLOG
For the purpose of clearing backlogs, a list of equivalent courses which can be
done has been given below.
It is to be noted that these courses are not equivalent by default; but due to the
similarity in the course structure, students are allowed to take them in lieu of
the corresponding backlog courses. This is of course subject to approval from
the competent department authority. Approval needs to be taken from the
DUGC for tagging two courses as equivalent that are not given in this list.
Backlog Equivalent Course
ME 346: Heat Transfer
AE 460: Heat Transfer - Aerospace Applications
CL 246: Heat Transfer
ME 346: Heat Transfer
AE 102 - Data Analysis and MM 217 - Data Analysis and Interpretation
AE 209 - Solid Mechanics
AE 308 - Control Theory
MM 203 - Mechanics of Materials
CL 409 - Material Science
Interpretation
EP 219 - Data Analysis and Interpretation
EE 302 - Control Systems
EN 211 - Mechanics of Materials
MM 152 - Introduction to Material Science
NOTE: Please confirm with your respective department’s General Secretary regarding
the current status of equivalent courses before making any decisions regarding the
same.

Q. If I get an FR Grade in a minor course, do I need to repeat the course? And will
it reflect in my final transcript?
A. No, you do not need to repeat the course. However, an 'FR' grade will reflect on
the course, under the additional courses done.

Q. What's the difference between an ALC, Audit and sitting through a course?
A. Additional Learning Courses (ALCs) do not count towards your CPI but are
involved in tagging - if you tag it later as an elective, the grade you get then
counts in your CPI. When you audit a course, you do it without obtaining a grade -
you get an ‘AU’ on successful completion of the course, which does not carry grade
points. Formal registration is required for both these, and they appear on your
transcript. But for sitting through a course, you don’t need to register for it,
nor does it appear on your transcript.

Q. If one gets an FR in Elective HS *xxx*, do they need to repeat the same course
or can they take up Elective HS *yyy* in its place?
A. Yes, they can take *yyy* as their HSS elective by changing the tag of HS *xxx*
to additional learning and registering for *yyy* in the next semester as HSS-
Elective.

Q. What about the credits when one does some honor courses but not enough for an
honors degree?
A. If one has completed some honor courses but not enough to acquire an honors
degree, then those courses would be counted under Additional learning Courses. Some
departments allow to tag these as Department/other electives as well.

Q. Suppose I take up any other random subject course, but I don’t want to get a
minor; will that course show up anywhere while passing out?
A. The grade that you obtained in the course will show up in the transcript. All
the courses taken up as a minor are converted to an ALC unless you have completed
30 prescribed minor credits in a particular department.

11. SOME USEFUL NOTES

If you have successfully done the pre-registration of a course (Minors/ HSS
Electives), then at the time of registration, the allott ed pre-registered course
comes under the heading “Pre Registered Courses” on your ASC interface, and you
need not register for the course again under any other heading say Institute
elective, Non-Credit Course, Additional course etc.
Course not listed - If you get a message on the interface saying that the course is
not running this semester even though it is, please check the division (‘M’,’ S1’,
etc.) in the list of running courses and enter the correct division on the
interface while registering for it.
Entering the division as ‘M’ will not change your tag to a minor (All about courses
→ Running Courses) e.g. CE 310 - M, MM 474 - M, CS 101 - D1/D2/D3/D4, etc.
Prerequisites pains - If there are errors, please send a mail to
[email protected] with a screenshot using your LDAP ID only; if the grade for the
prerequisite course is not out want to take a course without clearing the
prerequisite, please get permission from the course instructor.
If your category has been mentioned wrongly on ASC, you need to mail
[email protected] to get the issue resolved.

12. SOME USEFUL LINKS

Access by clicking on the following: ResoBin Internal ASC External ASC Course info
booklet 2021 Course info booklet 2020 Course info booklet 2019 Pre-reg video SSS
Blog UG Rulebook

13. REACHING THE ACADEMIC COUNCIL

The UGAC, IIT Bombay, or the Undergraduate Academic Council of IIT Bombay, is a
student body dedicated to improving the academic system and culture of the
institute by working on various policies and conducting sessions to disseminate
information. It has the following seven primary pillars on which it functions :
1. Student Support Services: SSS mainly takes care of the basic requirements of the
students like tutorials, registration, personality development, language and
communication skills, faculty-student relations, learning issues, and so on.
2. Career Cell: The Career Cell aims at equipping the students with all the
required information and insights into every single career opportunity coming its
way and provides an impartial, fair account of every possible detail about various
careers and job profi les
3. EnPoWER: Engineering-oriented Promotion of Work Experience and Research, EnPoWER
aims to promote research among the undergraduate students of IIT Bombay and
encourages them to use their skills to tackle problems faced by the industry.
4. Finance Club: The Finance Club conducts many sessions and competitions on
various topics related to fi nance.
5. Consult Club: The Consult Club conducts sessions and workshops to help students
gain an understanding of consulting and its nuances.
6. Analytics Club: The Analytics Club organizes sessions of various kinds that
teach students various skills and software related to analytics and their
applications.
7. International Relations: International Relations coordinates international
activities of IIT Bombay, including semester exchange, scholarships, and
international programs.

13. REACHING THE ACADEMIC COUNCIL

The Academic Council strives to help the students and is always available in any
kind of problem. Feel free to contact us anytime. You can reach the Council through
:
1. UGAC website - All the information regarding the Academic Council is available
on its website.
2. Social Media - One can ask any query and clear any doubt/confusion they have,
even anonymously or through direct messages. The social media handles of Student
Support Services are:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sss.iitb/ AND Student Support
@IITB Facebook group
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/studentsupportservices_iitb/
3. Email ID - For any of your problems and doubts to you can also send an e-mail to
[email protected] or [email protected] or [email protected]

CONTACT INFORMATION
In case of any queries, please feel free to contact the UG academic council
members:
Ayush Dahale
General Secretary Academic Affairs (GSAA): Ph: +91 7038743151 Email:
[email protected]
Prapti Sao
Institute Secretary of Academic Affairs (ISAA):
Head, Student Support Services
Ph: +91 9137177164 Email: [email protected]
Devina Agarwal
Institute Secretary of Academic Affairs (ISAA): Head, Career Cell Ph: +91
9687812899 Email: [email protected]
Devashish Bhave
Institute Secretary of Academic Affairs (ISAA):
Head, EnPoWER
Ph: +91 7506747010 Email: [email protected]