Academic Courses @ IISER Kolkata

In the table below, '(T)' stands for theory courses while '(L)' stands for laboratory courses. '(T+L)' implies that both theory- & laboratory-based education was imparted in such a course.

Courses
Physics	Mathematics	Chemistry	Biology	Interdisciplinary
1^st	Mechanics^(T+L) Electricity & Magnetism^(T+L) Thermodynamics^(T+L)	Single Variable Analysis^(T) Linear Algebra & Ordinary Differential Equations^(T)	Chemistry of Elements^(T+L) Energetics & Dynamics of Chemical Reactions^(T+L)	Cell Biology^(T+L) Genetics^(T+L)	Communication Skills^(T)
2^nd	Quantum Mechanics I^(T) Quantum & Atomic Physics^(L) Waves & Optics^(T+L)	Complex Variables & Applications^(T) Probability & Statistics^(T)	Spectroscopy & Other Physical Methods for Molecules & Solids^(T) Synthesis & Chromatography^(L) Bonding Structure & Symmetry^(T+L)	Biochemistry^(T+L) Biological Systems^(T+L)	Indian Heritage in Science Literature & Art^(T) Introduction to Geology^(T)
Year	Courses
	Majors (Physics)	Minors/Electives
	3^rd	Classical Mechanics II^(T) Electricity & Magnetism II^(T) Quantum Mechanics II^(T) Statistical Mechanics^(T) Condensed Matter Physics I^(T+L) Nuclear & Particle Physics^(T+L) Experimental Techniques & Workshop^(L) Computational Physics (using MATLAB)^(L)	Elementary Number Theory^(T) Computer Laboratory (using C)^(T) Biostatistics^(T) Statistics Laboratory (using Octave)^(L)
	4^th	Quantum Mechanics III^(T) Advanced Mathematical Methods^(T) Atomic & Molecular Physics^(T) Quantum Field Theory^(T) General Relativity & Cosmology^(T) Nonlinear Dynamics^(T) Biological Physics^(T) Seminar^(T) Laboratory & Theory Rotation^(T+L)	Evolutionary Dynamics^(T) Numerical Analysis Laboratory^(L) Computer Laboratory (using Perl)^(L)
	5^th	Project (Master's Thesis) Astrophysics^(T) Independent Study (Network Theory & Applications)^(T)	Cognition^(T)