Medicinal Chemistry is a multidisciplinary domain being offered with an intersection of organic, biological and pharmaceutical sciences. Building on your existing knowledge of these areas, this program will prepare you to design through computational methods, synthesis, isolation, and characterization of biologically/pharmacologically active compounds as a potential new pharmaceutical. Our M.Sc (Medicinal Chemistry) degree course aims to render advanced skills in molecular medicine and recent advances in pharma-technology. With emphasis on research, our university offers the right environment and infrastructure. Our faculty is engaged in computational drug design, identification of new biologically active compounds and natural products with therapeutic value. We blend conventional disciplines to conduct research in computational drug design, organic synthesis, biological evaluation, and assay development. After this program, the students will have the right skills, knowledge and qualifications for a successful career in academia, allied medical field, research and industry.
The objective of M.Sc (Medicinal Chemistry) is to give a comprehensive training to postgraduate students to empower them with the knowledge of discovering, designing new or repurposing therapeutic molecules. It is an opportunity for students after B.Sc. in chemistry, life sciences who want to opt for a career in the Pharma-field.
M.Sc (Medicinal Chemistry) provides; both conventional and innovative approaches to resolve the problems associated with therapeutics. Here, we offer a blend of bioinformatics, computational modelling, organic synthesis, molecular medicine, Omics etc., to understand the advancements in the field of medicine and also cater to the field of personalized medicine.
After this program a number of opportunities would open for these students as they will be ready for a variety of jobs in the Pharma industry.
A Master in Medicinal Chemistry is expected to have an understanding about the use of multidisciplinary approaches to solve any complex problem of drug industry. Mandatory teaching and training activities in this program therefore aim to provide students with integrated knowledge in the basic yet advanced modern and upcoming trends in the Pharma industry. Ultimately; the graduates will be able to develop methods with biotechnological advances and improve conventional technologies or come up with a new strategy.
A large number of job opportunities open up for a Master’s in Medicinal Chemistry. Companies offering Employment include Research facilities of hospitals and pharma industries; like Hindustan Lever Ltd, Biocon India Ltd, Syngene, Hindustan Antibiotics, Dr. Reddy’s, Bharat Biotech, Serum Institute, etc. to name a few. Besides, openings as research assistants, scientists in various institutes, Quality assurance professionals, production managers, data analysts and advisors, regulatory authority etc. in various Govt. and industrial organizations
| Semester 1 Deconstructing Living systems | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code No. | Subject | L-T-P-C |
| MCT 4001 | Basic Chemistry – Foundation of Medicinal Chemistry and Introduction to Drug Discovery | 3-0-0-3 |
| MCT 4002 | Organic Chemistry | 3-0-0-3 |
| MCT 4003 | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 3-0-0-3 |
| MCT 4004 | Computational Chemistry & Molecular Modelling | 3-0-0-3 |
| MCT 4005 | Biostatistics | 3-0-0-3 |
| MCL 4006 | Practicals – Organic Chemistry | 0-0-3-1 |
| MCL 4007 | Practicals – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 0-0-3-1 |
| MCL 4008 | Practicals – Computational Chemistry & Molecular Modelling | 0-0-3-1 |
Total credits: 18 Contact Hours: 24
| Semester 2 Designing Drugs | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code No. | Subject | L-T-P-C |
| MCT 4101 | Spectroscopic Techniques and Chromatography | 3-0-0-3 |
| MCT 4102 | Heterocyclic Chemistry: Applications in Medicinal Chemistry | 3-0-0-3 |
| MCT 4103 | Modern Synthetic Organic Chemistry | 3-0-0-3 |
| MCT 4104 | Bio-entrepreneurship / Bioethics, IPR and Regulations, Introduction to Quality Assurance | 2-0-0-2 |
| MCT 4105 | Pharmacokinetics & Drug Metabolism – Mechanism of Action, Understanding Drug Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism and Excretion | 3-0-0-3 |
| MCT 4106 | Process Analytical Technology (PAT) and DOE (Design of Experiments) | 1-0-0-1 |
| MCT 4107 | Seminars in Medicinal Chemistry | 0-0-0-1 |
| MCL 4108 | Practical Spectroscopic Techniques and Chromatography | 0-0-3-1 |
| MCL 4109 | Practical Heterocyclic Chemistry | 0-0-3-1 |
| MCL 4110 | Practical Modern Synthetic Organic Chemistry | 0-0-3-1 |
Total credits: 19 Contact Hours: 25
| Semester 3 Regulating Drugs | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code No. | Subject | L-T-P-C |
| MCT 5001 | Omics / Pharmacogenomics / Personalized Medicine | 3-0-3-4 |
| MCT 5002 | Natural Products & Phytochemistry – Exploring medicinal compounds from plant sources | 3-0-3-4 |
| MCT 5003 | Pharmaceutical Regulatory Science – Understanding drug laws, patenting and quality control standards | 3-0-3-4 |
| MCT 5004 | Molecular Medicine and Drug Design (Computational) | 3-0-0-3 |
| MCT 5005 | Independent Research Project / Hackathon / Ideathon | 3-0-0-4 |
| MCL 5006 | Formulation Development | 3-0-0-3 |
| MCL 5007 | Practicals – Natural Products & Phytochemistry (Exploring medicinal compounds from plant sources) | 0-0-3-1 |
| MCL 5008 | Practicals – Molecular Medicine and Drug Design (Computational) | 0-0-3-1 |
| MCL 5009 | Practicals – Omics / Pharmacogenomics / Personalized Medicine | 0-0-3-1 |
Regulating Drugs
| Semester 4 Healing living systems | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code No. | Subject | Credits |
| MBT 5101 | Project / Dissertation / Industrial Training with at least one published paper in a peer-reviewed journal | 20 |
Healing living systems
B.Sc degree in either Chemistry or Applied Chemistry or Applied Science from any recognized university with Physics or Mathematics or Botany or Zoology as ancillary subjects with 60% of marks
Mode of selection: Entrance exam
| Program | Tuition Fee per Annum (₹) | Registration Fee per Annum (₹) | Total Fee per Annum (₹) | Caution Money Deposit for Whole Program (₹) (Refundable) |
Total Fees (First Year) (₹) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M.Sc. (Medicinal Chemistry) | 1,20,000 | 5,000 | 1,25,000 | 10,000 | 1,35,000 |
| M.Sc. (Medicinal Chemistry) | 1,32,000 | 5,000 | 1,37,000 | - | 1,37,000 |
Total Intake: 30
This program consists of three semesters of course work followed by research projects and dissertations/Industrial training in the final year.
Duration of program: 4 SEMESTERS (IN 2 YEARS)
For integrated Ph.D program- the students will complete the M.Sc program requirements and then start their Ph.D program.
