BT31014: Immunology

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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.

BT31014
Course name Immunology
Offered by Biotechnology
Credits 4
L-T-P 3-1-0
Previous Year Grade Distribution
6
5
6
16
6
6
2
EX A B C D P F
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