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Curriculum – Chemical Engineering
The Chemical Engineering curriculum at IIT Hyderabad is structured to give you a strong foundation in core sciences and engineering, followed by advanced departmental courses, laboratories, electives and project work. Where more than one revision exists for a programme, use the dropdown to switch between them.
B.Tech in Chemical Engineering
Curriculum for the 2025 batch onwards (127 credits). Restructures the earlier programme with Biological Engineering, an Artificial Intelligence course, and a Departmental Elective/Free Elective split moved into semesters V–VIII, alongside the standard basic sciences, basic engineering, core chemical engineering and liberal arts courses.
Credit Structure
- Core
- 54 credits
- Basic Engineering
- 16 credits
- Basic Sciences
- 16 credits
- Liberal Arts
- 10 credits
- Departmental Elective
- 18 credits
- Free Elective
- 13 credits
- Total
- 127 credits
Progression by Semester
- Semesters 1–2: Basic sciences, programming, applied chemistry, thermodynamic fundamentals and communication skills.
- Semesters 3–4: Biological engineering, transport phenomena, thermodynamics, applied mathematics, reaction engineering, heat transfer and fluid mechanics.
- Semesters 5–6: Mass transfer, mechanical operations, chemical technology, process control, unit-operations and reaction-engineering labs, plus the first departmental and free electives.
- Semesters 7–8: Process design and economics, process simulation and control labs, process intensification, ethics, and remaining departmental/free electives.
Semester-wise Courses
Semester I
Total: 16 credits| Category | Code | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic Sciences | EP1108 | Modern Physics | 2 |
| Basic Sciences | CY1010/CY1018 | Environmental Chemistry | 2 |
| Basic Sciences | MA1110 | Calculus-I | 1 |
| Basic Sciences | MA1220 | Calculus-II | 1 |
| Basic Sciences | CH1120 | Applied Chemistry | 2 |
| Basic Sciences | BT1010 | Introduction to Life Sciences | 1 |
| Basic Engineering | ID1063 | Introduction to Programming | 3 |
| Basic Engineering | CH1110 | Introduction to Chemical Engineering | 2 |
| Liberal Arts | LA1760 | Communication Skills | 2 |
Semester II
Total: 15 credits| Category | Code | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic Sciences | CY1031 | Chemistry Lab | 2 |
| Basic Sciences | MA1140 | Elementary Linear Algebra | 1 |
| Basic Sciences | MA1150 | Differential Equations | 1 |
| Basic Sciences | CH1131 | Applied Chemistry Lab | 1 |
| Basic Engineering | ID1054 | Digital Fabrication | 2 |
| Basic Engineering | CH1140 | Thermodynamic Laws & Phase Transitions | 3 |
| Core | CH1130 | Chemical Process Calculations | 2 |
| Liberal Arts | LAxxxx | LA/CA | 3 |
Semester III
Total: 17 credits| Category | Code | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core | CH2110 | Biological Engineering | 3 |
| Core | CH2120 | Numerical Methods | 3 |
| Core | CH2130 | Transport Phenomena | 3 |
| Core | CH2140 | Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics | 3 |
| Core | CH2150 | Applied Mathematics in Chemical Engineering | 3 |
| Liberal Arts | LAxxxx | LA/CA | 2 |
Semester IV
Total: 19 credits| Category | Code | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic Sciences | EP1031 | Physics Lab | 2 |
| Basic Engineering | ID1050 | Artificial Intelligence | 1 |
| Basic Engineering | EE1102 | Basic Electrical Engineering | 3 |
| Basic Engineering | CH2160 | Materials Science for Chemical Engineers | 2 |
| Core | CH2170 | Chemical Reaction Engineering-I | 3 |
| Core | CH2180 | Heat Transfer | 3 |
| Core | CH2190 | Fluid Mechanics | 3 |
| Liberal Arts | LAxxxx | LA/CA | 2 |
Semester V
Total: 19 credits| Category | Code | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core | CH3110 | Mass Transfer – I | 3 |
| Core | CH3120 | Mechanical Operations | 3 |
| Core | CH3130 | Chemical Technology | 2 |
| Core | CH3140 | Chemical Reaction Engineering-II | 3 |
| Core | CH3121 | HT & FM Lab | 2 |
| Departmental Elective | CHxxxx | Dept. Electives | 6 |
Semester VI
Total: 17 credits| Category | Code | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core | CH3150 | Mass Transfer – II | 2 |
| Core | CH3160 | Process Control | 3 |
| Core | CH3131 | MUO and CRE Lab | 2 |
| Departmental Elective | CHxxxx | Dept. Elective | 6 |
| Free Elective | — | Free Electives-I | 4 |
Semester VII
Total: 13 credits| Category | Code | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core | CH4112 | Process Design and Economics | 3 |
| Core | CH4111 | Process Simulation Lab | 2 |
| Core | CH4121 | MT and Control Lab | 2 |
| Departmental Elective | CHxxxx | Dept. Electives | 3 |
| Free Elective | — | Free Elective-II | 3 |
Semester VIII
Total: 11 credits| Category | Code | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core | CH4140 | Process Intensification | 1 |
| Liberal Arts | ID4006 | Ethics and Values | 1 |
| Departmental Elective | CHxxxx | Dept. Electives | 3 |
| Free Elective | — | Free Electives-III | 6 |