Chemical Engineering
PROGRAMME EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES (PEOs)
The programme education objectives of B. Tech. Chemical Engineering degree programme are:
- To create chemical engineers who are responsible for developing and maintaining processes covering the broad spectrum of sectors such as environment, energy, healthcare, and materials for the betterment of the society.
- To create chemical engineers who will take up challenging roles of a graduate engineer in a process industry.
- To create chemical engineers who will think critically, creatively and be able to work independently and as well as collaboratively with others and demonstrate leadership, accountability, social and ethical responsibility.
- To create chemical engineers who will be able to qualify and successfully pursue graduate degrees and are well equipped to take up research position and work on problems of relevance and significance.
- To create chemical engineers who can cater to the needs of sustenance of human kind
- To create chemical engineers who will own responsibility for their conscious actions and will be accountable in discharge of their professional duties.
PROGRAM OUTCOMES
Engineering Graduates will be able to:
- Engineering knowledge: Apply the knowledge of mathematics, science, engineering fundamentals, and an engineering specialization to the solution of complex engineering problems.
- Problem analysis: Identify, formulate, review research literature, and analyze complex engineering problems to reach substantiated conclusions using first principles of mathematics, natural sciences, and engineering sciences.
- Design/development of solutions: Design solutions for complex engineering problems and design systems, components or processes that meet the specified needs with appropriate consideration towards public health and safety, and the cultural, societal, and environmental considerations.
- Conduct investigations of complex problems: Use research-based knowledge and research methods including statistical tools, analysis, data interpretation, and synthesis of the information to provide valid conclusions.
- Modern tool usage: Create, select, and apply appropriate techniques, resources, and modern engineering and IT tools including prediction and modelling to complex engineering activities with an understanding of the limitations.
- The engineer and society: Apply reasoning informed by the contextual knowledge to assess societal, health, safety, legal and cultural issues and the consequent responsibilities relevant to the professional engineering practice.
- Environment and sustainability: Understand the impact of the professional engineering solutions in societal and environmental contexts, and demonstrate the knowledge of, and need for sustainable development.
- Ethics: Apply ethical principles and commit to professional ethics and responsibilities and norms of the engineering practice.
- Individual and team work: Function effectively as an individual, and as a member or leader in diverse teams, and in multidisciplinary settings.
- Communication: Communicate effectively on complex engineering activities with the engineering community and with society at large, such as, being able to comprehend and write effective reports and design documentation, make effective presentations, and give and receive clear instructions.
- Project management and finance: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the engineering and management principles and apply these to one’s own work, as a member and leader in a team, to manage projects and in multidisciplinary environments.
- Life-long learning: Recognize the need for, and have the preparation and ability to engage in independent and life-long learning in the broadest context of technological change.
PROGRAMME SPECIFIC OUTCOMES FOR B. TECH. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Upon completion of the B. Tech. Chemical Engineering programme, the graduates will be able to
- Examine a given process and identify the key variables that characterize the working of processes
- Select appropriate process for the production of chemicals in a sustainable and eco-friendly manner and, develop process flow diagrams for the same.
- Prepare material and energy balance on single and on multiple unit operations to meet a desired capacity for the plant and analyse their performance
- Perform appropriate experiments to develop and evaluate a process
- Design process equipment to meet a given process requirement
- Develop mathematical models for unit operations and processes, develop appropriate strategies to solve the developed model for given conditions and use the model to predict the performance of the system
- Prepare and maintain documentation detailing the findings with proper justification
- Function as an engineer in process industry and contribute to effective functioning of the process plant across different sectors such as petrochemicals, speciality chemicals, energy, pharmaceuticals, etc.
B. Tech. in Chemical Engineering
(Students admitted from 2018–19)
I Semester (23 Credits)
Course Code |
Course Name |
No of Contact Hours / Week |
Credits |
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L |
T |
P |
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ENG101/ BIT101 |
Technical Communication Biology for Engineers |
1 2 |
0 0 |
2 0 |
2 |
MAT101 |
Engineering Mathematics – I |
3 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
CSE101 |
Problem Solving & Programming in C |
3 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
PHY101 / CHE101 |
Engineering Physics / Engineering Chemistry |
3 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
||
EEE101 / EIE101 |
Basic Electrical Engineering / Basic Electronics Engineering |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
||
CIV101/ MEC101 |
Basic Civil Engineering / Basic Mechanical Engineering |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
||
CIV102 / CIV103 |
Engineering Mechanics / Engineering Graphics |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
||
MEC102 |
Introduction to Engineering Design |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
TOTAL |
Group I(Technical Communication, Physics, Electrical, Civil, Mechanics & Design) |
18 |
2 |
10 |
25 |
Group II (Biology, Chemistry, Electronics, Mechanical & Graphics) |
15 |
1 |
14 |
23 |
II Semester (25 Credits)
Course Code |
Course Name |
No of Contact Hours / Week |
Credits |
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L |
T |
P |
|||
ENG101/ BIT101 |
Technical Communication Biology for Engineers |
1 2 |
0 0 |
2 0 |
2 |
MAT102 |
Engineering Mathematics – II |
3 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
CSE201 |
Object Oriented Programming in C++ |
3 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
PHY101 / CHE101 |
Engineering Physics / Engineering Chemistry |
3 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
||
EEE101 / EIE101 |
Basic Electrical Engineering / Basic Electronics Engineering |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
||
CIV101/ MEC101 |
Basic Civil Engineering / Basic Mechanical Engineering |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
||
CIV102 / CIV103 |
Engineering Mechanics / Engineering Graphics |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
||
MEC102 |
Introduction to Engineering Design |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
TOTAL |
Group I (Biology, Chemistry, Electronics, Mechanical & Graphics) |
15 |
1 |
14 |
23 |
Group II (Technical Communication, Physics, Electrical, Civil, Mechanics & Design) |
18 |
2 |
10 |
25 |
III Semester (21 Credits)
Course Code |
Course Name |
No of Contact Hours / Week |
Credits |
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L |
T |
P |
|||
MAT201 |
Engineering Mathematics - III |
3 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
CHE101 |
Process Calculations |
3 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
CHE102 |
Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics – I |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
CHE103 |
Particle Mechanics &Mechanical Operations |
3 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
CHY201 |
Applied Chemistry |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
CHY202 |
Applied Chemistry Laboratory – I |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
TOTAL |
15 |
4 |
4 |
21 |
IV Semester (21 Credits)
Course Code |
Course Name |
No of Contact Hours / Week |
Credits |
||
L |
T |
P |
|||
MAT301 |
Engineering Mathematics – IV |
3 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
CHE105 |
Fluid Mechanics for Process Engineers |
3 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
CHE107 |
Materials & Interfacial Sciences |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
CHE201 |
Chemical Reaction Engineering – I |
3 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
CHEXYZ |
Department Elective - I |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
CHE104 |
Particle Mechanics &Mechanical Operations Laboratory |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
CHY203 |
Applied Chemistry Laboratory - II |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
TOTAL |
16 |
3 |
4 |
21 |
V Semester (22 Credits)
Course Code |
Course Name |
No of Contact Hours / Week |
Credits |
||
L |
T |
P |
|||
MAT306 |
Probability & Biostatistics |
3 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
CHE203 |
Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics – II |
3 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
CHE204 |
Process Heat Transfer |
3 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
CHE206 |
Mass Transfer – I |
3 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
CHE207 |
Chemical Process Technology |
3 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
CHE106 |
Fluid Mechanics Laboratory |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
TNP101 |
Soft Skills - I |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
TOTAL |
15 |
5 |
4 |
22 |
VI Semester (23 Credits)
Course Code |
Course Name |
No of Contact Hours / Week |
Credits |
||
L |
T |
P |
|||
CHE301 |
Chemical Reaction Engineering – II |
3 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
CHE302 |
Mass Transfer - II |
3 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
CHE304 |
Safety & Hazard Analysis |
3 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
EIE211 |
Process Dynamics & Control |
3 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
CHEXYZ |
Department Elective - II |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
CHE202 |
Chemical Reaction Engineering Laboratory |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
CHE205 |
Heat Transfer Laboratory |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
CHE305 |
Computer Applications in Chemical Engineering - Laboratory |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
TNP102 |
Soft Skills – II |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
TOTAL |
15 |
4 |
8 |
23 |
VII Semester (24 Credits)
Course Code |
Course Name |
No of Contact Hours / Week |
Credits |
||
L |
T |
P |
|||
CHE306 |
Process Engineering Economics |
3 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
CHE401 |
Process Engineering & Design (CAD) |
3 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
CHE402 |
Transport Phenomena |
3 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
CHEXYZ |
Department Elective –III |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
CHEXYZ |
Department Elective - IV |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
MAN105 |
Professional Ethics |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
EIE212 |
Process Dynamics & Control Laboratory |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
CHE303 |
Mass Transfer Laboratory |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
CHE300 |
Mini Project |
0 |
0 |
6 |
3 |
TOTAL |
16 |
2 |
12 |
24 |
VIII Semester (21 Credits)
Course Code |
Course Name |
No of Contact Hours / Week |
Credits |
||
L |
T |
P |
|||
OEXXXX |
Open Elective |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
OEXXXX |
Open Elective |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
OEXXXX |
Open Elective |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
CHE400 |
Project & Viva Voce |
0 |
0 |
24 |
12 |
TOTAL |
9 |
0 |
24 |
21 |
List of Electives – Proposed – for IV Semester (Any one to be selected)
Course Code |
Course Name |
CHY204 |
Polymer Science & Technology |
CHY205 |
Basics of Analytical Techniques for Engineers |
List of Electives – Proposed – for VI & VII Semester (Any one in VI & two in VII to be selected)
Course Code |
Course Name |
CHE307 |
Air Pollution & Control Engineering |
CHE403 |
Biochemical Engineering |
BIT320 |
Bioseparation Processes |
CHE308 |
Combustion & Gasification Technologies |
CHE404 |
Computational Fluid Dynamics |
CHE309 |
Drugs & Pharmaceutical Engineering |
CHE310 |
Electrochemical Energy Storage & Conversion |
CHE208 |
Energy Storage Systems |
CHE311 |
Environmental Engineering |
CHE312 |
Fluidization Engineering |
CHE313 |
Green & Sustainable Technology |
BIT321 |
Industrial Biotechnology |
CHE314 |
Introduction to Molecular Modelling & Simulations |
CHE315 |
Multiphase Flow Reactors |
CHE209 |
Non-Conventional Energy Sources |
CHE316 |
Nuclear Reactor Technology |
CHE405 |
Process Engineering |
EIE108 |
Process Instrumentation |
CHE406 |
Process Intensification |
BIT311 |
Biofuel Technology |
BIN312 |
Cheminformatics |
BIT319 |
Environmental Biotechnology |
BIT315 |
Food Biotechnology |
List of Mandatory Non-Credited Courses
Course Code |
Course Name |
MAN101 |
Constitution of India |
MAN102 |
Indian Traditional Knowledge |
MAN103 |
Environmental Science |
MAN104 |
NSS Activities |