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At the end of the second year, a student may apply to follow a Special Degree Programme in any one of the following subjects: Botany, Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Plant Biotechnology, Mathematics, Mathematical Physics, Microbiology, Physics, Statistics & Computer Science and Zoology.

The minimum requirements for selection to the Special Degree Programme are as follows:

A student should have obtained at least B grades for Level 1 and Level 2 course units aggregating to 20 credits, in the subject of specialization.
In the case of Mathematical Physics, a student should have followed Applied Mathematics, Physics and Pure Mathematics as subjects in the first two years of study and should have obtained at least B grades for Level 1 and Level 2 course units aggregating to 20 credits in each of the subjects Physics and Pure Mathematics.
A student should not have obtained D grades in Level 1 and Level 2 course units aggregating to more than 8 credits, nor E grades in Level 1 and Level 2 course units.

Selection criteria may be varied at the discretion of the Department concerned.

A student selected for the Special Degree Programme should obtain the approval of the relevant Head/Heads of the Department/Departments for the course units he/she intends to follow before enrolling for the programme.

The maximum number of credits that should be accumulated by a student following the Special Degree Programme shall be determined by the Department/Departments concerned.

During the fourth year, a special degree student should carry out a research/study project on a given topic under the supervision of a senior member of the academic staff assigned by the Department.

All credits accumulated over the entire 4 year period shall be considered for the award of the B.Sc. (Special) degree.

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