In the B.Tech. programme, students will have to take two science courses from amongst a list, that bear the common label 'Science Electives'. These courses constitute the science component in their training beyond the core programme. These are of several types but share some common characteristics, which classify them as 'Science' courses. All of them stress on principles as well as on generalities, yet many amongst them have specific objectives particularly in respect to engineering application. Some of these are traditional "pure" Science courses, some others are of more general interest, while others provide science foundations of engineering with a slant towards applications. Students with a thirst for 'some more "pure" science' can opt for the "pure science" courses that appear in the Science Elective list. Students who may like to learn more of basic science, but with an engineering taste too will have sufficient choice. Some undergraduates will take Science Electives in their Fifth and Eighth Semester and some others will take them in their Sixth and Seventh Semester. These courses can also be taken as 'Open Electives'.
Science Electives do not have any departmental boundaries. Several courses are of an interdisciplinary nature and will have interdepartmental participation. Some others will be taught by faculty members of different departments in different years. The names of the faculty members who participated in the design of a particular course are given with the course contents. Some course proposals came directly from a particular department. In these cases, the name of the concerned department are given alongside the course contents. This information is useful in case a student has specific queries about the course content and its level of difficulty.