BT31014: Immunology
Immunology is an undergraduate level course offered by Department of Biotechnology in spring semester of third year (6th semester). It is typically taken by two faculties - Prof. Sudip Kumar Ghosh, head of Immunotechnology lab and Dr. Agneyo Ganguly. It's a 4 credit course with one slot for tutorial class.
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Course name | Immunology | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Offered by | Biotechnology | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Credits | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
L-T-P | 3-1-0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Semester | Spring |
Syllabus[edit | edit source]
Syllabus mentioned in ERP[edit | edit source]
The origin of immunology; inherent immunity; humoral and cell mediated immunity; primary and secondary lymphoid organ; antigen; B cell, T cell and macrophages; major histocompatability complex (MHC); antigen processing and presentation; synthesis of antibody and secretion; molecular basis of antibody diversity, polyclonal and monoclonal antibody, complement; antigen-antibody reaction; regulation of immune response, immune tolerance; hyper sensitivity; autoimmunity; graft versus host reaction.
Concepts taught in class[edit | edit source]
Student Opinion[edit | edit source]
- Medium to hard on difficulty level
- Slow to medium pace of teaching
In general, the course introduces a lot of new concepts that are critical and require careful thinking and attention to detail.
How to Crack the Paper[edit | edit source]
- Attend classes and create or procure class notes
- Solve previous year question papers. Since the syllabus and concepts are same, most of the questions will be same (or similar)
- Conceptual thinking rather than memorization
The paper contains a lot of objective questions of half mark, one mark and two marks that do require a lot of writing but are conceptual. That, however, also makes it easy to score if you have attended classes and followed notes.
Classroom resources[edit | edit source]
Books[edit | edit source]
- Janeway's Immunology
Additional Resources[edit | edit source]
- How the Immune Systems Works