IGNOU BSCG Syllabus 2024

If you are searching for the latest ignou bscg syllabus 2024. Then you are at the right place.

IGNOU change the name of B.sc to BSCG because of the CBCS ( choice base credit ) system. According to this system, you can choose any course of your choice. The full form of Bscg is Bachelor of Science General.

In this post, we will see the ignou bscg course syllabus 2024 in detail with credits, course name and course code. We will also see the ignou bscg fee structure, duration and eligibility.

IGNOU BSCG Fee Structure

  • Total Fee is Rs. 13,500 and should be paid year wise @ Rs.4,500 per year.
  • But in First Year, total fee to be paid including Registration Fee of Rs.200 is Rs.4,700.

IGNOU BSCG Duration

  • The Minimum year is 3 years and Maximum year is 6 years.
  • In this programme, you can get admission in both July and January session.

IGNOU BSCG Eligibility

Any student of 10+2 with Science Stream can get admission in this programme.

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IGNOU BSCG Syllabus 2024 in detail

First of all, we will discuss the detail ignou bscg syllabus for 2024. After that we will see the semester wise syllabus.

IGNOU Offers Bachelor’s Degrees in Science in the following Disciplines:
1) Botany
2) Chemistry
3) Geography
4) Geology
5) Mathematics
6) Physics
7) Zoology

Total Credits in bscg is 132. Every student have to complete 132 credits in minimum 3 years ( 6 semesters), that means 22 credits per semester.

For completing these 132 credits, you have to select your courses from the following categories of courses:

a) Discipline Specific Core Courses (DSC)
b) Discipline Specific Electives (DSE)
c) Ability Enhancement Compulsory Courses (AECC)
d) Skill Enhancement Courses (SEC)

A learner can choose any of the three disciplines as per interest from the above disciplines for completing BSc programme. Once chosen, he/she has to take Core Courses and Discipline Specific Elective Courses from those three Disciplines ONLY in all the semesters.

First of all, we will see the courses name, course code and credits of all the categories of courses. Then we will see the semester wise syllabus.

a) Discipline Specific Core Courses (DSC)

Botany

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Course CodeCourse TitleCreditsRemarks
BBYCT 131Biodiversity (Microbes, Algae, Fungi and
Archegoniates)
4
BBYCL 132Biodiversity (Microbes, Algae, Fungi and
Archegoniates): Laboratory
2BBYCT 131 & BBYCL 132
To be taken
together
BBYCT 133Plant Ecology and Taxonomy4
BBYCL 134Plant Ecology and Taxonomy: Laboratory2BBYCT 133 & BBYCL 134
To be taken
together
BBYCT 135Plant Anatomy and Embryology4
BBYCL 136Plant Anatomy and Embryology: Laboratory2BBYCT 135 & BBYCL 136
To be taken
together
BBYCT 137Plant Physiology and Metabolism4
BBYCL 138Plant Physiology and Metabolism: Laboratory2BBYCT 137 & BBYCL 138
To be taken
together

Chemistry

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Course CodeCourse TitleCreditsRemarks
BCHCT 131Atomic Structure, Bonding, General Organic
Chemistry and Aliphatic Hydrocarbons
4
BCHCL 132Atomic Structure, Bonding, General Organic
Chemistry and Aliphatic Hydrocarbons :
Laboratory
2BCHCT 131 & BCHCL 132
To be taken
together
BCHCT 133Chemical Energetics, Equilibria and
Functional Group Organic Chemistry-I
4
BCHCL 134Chemical Energetics, Equilibria and Functional
Group Organic Chemistry-I : Laboratory
2BCHCT 133 & BCHCL 134
To be taken
together
BCHCT 135Solutions, Phase equilibrium, Conductance,
Electrochemistry and Functional Group
Organic Chemistry-II
4
BCHCL 136Solutions, Phase equilibrium, Conductance,
Electrochemistry and Functional Group
Organic Chemistry-II : Laboratory
2BCHCT 135 & BCHCL 136
To be taken
together
BCHCT 137Coordination Chemistry, States of Matter
and Chemical Kinetics
4
BCHCL 138Coordination Chemistry, States of Matter
and Chemical Kinetics : Laboratory
2BCHCT 137 & BCHCL 138
To be taken
together

Geography

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Course CodeCourse TitleCreditsRemarks
BGGCT 131Physical Geography6
BGGCT 132Human Geography6
BGGCT 133General Cartography4
BGGCL 134General Cartography: Laboratory2BGGCT 133
& BGGCL 134
To be taken
together
BGGCT 135Environmental Geography6

Geology

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Course CodeCourse TitleCreditsRemarks
BGYCT 131Physical and Structural Geology4
BGYCL 132Physical and Structural Geology: Laboratory2BGYCT 131 & BGYCL 132
To be taken
together
BGYCT 133Crystallography, Mineralogy and Economic
Geology
4
BGYCL 134Crystallography, Mineralogy and Economic
Geology : Laboratory
2BGYCT 133 & BGYCL 134
To be taken
together
BGYCT 135Petrology4
BGYCL 136Petrology: Laboratory2BGYCT 135 & BGYCL 136
To be taken
together
BGYCT 137Stratigraphy and Palaeontology4
BGYCL 138Stratigraphy and Palaeontology: Laboratory2BGYCT 137 & BGYCL 138
To be taken
together

Mathematics

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Course CodeCourse TitleCreditsRemarks
BMTC 131Calculus6
BMTC 132Differential Equations6
BMTC 133Real Analysis6
BMTC 134Algebra6

Physics

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Course CodeCourse TitleCreditsRemarks
BPHCT 131
BPHCL 132
– Mechanics
– Mechanics: Laboratory
04
02
To be taken together
BPHCT 133
BPHCL 134
– Electricity and Magnetism
– Electricity and Magnetism: Laboratory
04
02
To be taken together
BPHCT 135
BPHCL 136
– Thermal Physics and Statistical Mechanics
– Thermal Physics and Statistical Mechanics: Laboratory
04
02
To be taken together
BPHCT 137
BPHCL 138
– Wave and Optics
– Wave and Optics: Laboratory
04
02
To be taken together

Zoology

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Course CodeCourse TitleCreditsRemarks
BZYCT 131
BZYCL 132
– Animal Diversity
– Animal Diversity: Laboratory
04
02
To be taken together
BZYCT 133
BZYCL 134
– Comparative Anatomy and Developmental Biology of Vertebrates
– Comparative Anatomy and Developmental Biology of Vertebrates: Laboratory
04

02
To be taken together
BZYCT 135
BZYCL 136
– Physiology and Biochemistry
– Physiology and Biochemistry: Laboratory
04
02
To be taken together
BZYCT 137
BZYCL 138
– Genetics and Evolutionary Biology
– Genetics and Evolutionary Biology:
Laboratory
04
02
To be taken together

b) Discipline Specific Elective (DSE) Courses

Botany

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Course CodeCourse TitleCreditsRemarks
BBYET141
BBYEL 142
– Cell and Molecular Biology
– Cell and Molecular Biology: Laboratory
04
02
To be taken together
BBYET 143
BBYEL 144
– Economic Botany and Biotechnology
– Economic Botany and Biotechnology: Laboratory
04

02
To be taken together

Chemistry

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Course CodeCourse TitleCreditsRemarks
BCHET 141
BCHEL
142
– Analytical Methods in Chemistry
– Analytical Methods in Chemistry: Laboratory
04
02
To be taken together
BCHET 149
BCHEL 150
– Molecules of Life
– Molecules of Life: Laboratory
04

02
To be taken together
BCHET 147
Organometallics, Bioinorganic Chemistry,
PolynuclearHyderocarbons and UV,
IR Spectroscopy
04
BCHEL 148Organometallics, Bioinorganic Chemistry,
Polynuclear Hydrocarbons and UV, IR
Spectroscopy : Laboratory
02BCHET 147 & BCHEL 148
To be taken together

Geography

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Course CodeCourse TitleCreditsRemarks
BGGET 141Geography of India06
BGGET 142Economic Geography06

Geology

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Course CodeCourse TitleCreditsRemarks
BGYET 141
BGYEL 142
– Ore Geology and Industrial Minerals
– Ore Geology and Industrial Minerals: Laboratory
04
02
To be taken together
BGYET 147
BGYEL 148
-Geomorphology and Geotectonics
– Geomorphology and Geotectonics: Laboratory
04
02
To be taken together

Mathemetics

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Course CodeCourse TitleCreditsRemarks
BMTE 141Linear Algebra06
BMTE 144Numerical Analysis06

Physics

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Course CodeCourse TitleCreditsRemarks
BPHET 141
BPHEL 142
– Elements of Modern Physics
– Elements of Modern Physics: Laboratory
04
02
To be taken together
BPHET 143
BPHEL 144
– Digital and Analog Circuits and Instrumentation
– Digital and Analog Circuits and
Instrumentation: Laboratory
04
02
To be taken together

Zoology

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Course CodeCourse TitleCreditsRemarks
BZYET 141
BZYEL 142
– Immunology
– Immunology Laboratory
04
02
To be taken together
BZYET 143
BZYEL 144
– Insect Vectors and Vector Borne Diseases
– Insect Vectors and Vector Borne
Diseases: Laboratory
04

02
To be taken together

c) Ability Enhancement Compulsory Courses (AECC)

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Course CodeCourse TitleCreditsRemarks
BEVAE 181Environmental Studies04
BEGAE 182English Communication Skills04
BHDAE 182Hindi Bhasha Aur Sanpreshan04

d) Skill Enhancement Courses (SEC)

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Course CodeTitle of the CourseNo of Credits
BANS 183Tourism Anthropology04
BPCS 183Emotional Intelligence04
BPCS 185Developing Emotional Competence04
BEGS 183Writing and Study Skills04
BCOS 183Computer Application in Business04
BHDS 183Anuwaad Sidhant Aur Pravidhi04
BANS 184Public Health and Epidemiology04
BECS 184Data Analysis04
BCOS 184E-Commerce04
BPAS 184Logistics Management04
BPCS 184School Psychology04
BPCS 186Managing Stress04
BSOS 184Techniques of Ethnographic Film Making04
BHDS 184Radio Lekhan04
BPCS 187Managing Human Resources04
BSOS 185Society through the Visual04
BEGS 185English Language Teaching04
BHDS 185टेलीविज़न लेखन04
BPAS 186Stress and Time Management04
BPCS 188Application of Social Psychology04
BEGS 186Business Communication04
BHDS 186Samachar Sankhalan Aur Lekhan04
BGGSL 191Field Survey Methods: Laboratory04
BGGSL 192Remote Sensing and GPS: Laboratory04
BGGSL 193Geographical Information System: Laboratory04
BGGSL 194Techniques in Regional Development Planning: Laboratory04

IGNOU BSCG Semester Wise Syllabus 2024 in detail

In this section, we will see the ignou bscg syllabus 2024 semester-wise in a tabular form.

  • Here I+II Semester means Ist Year.
  • III+IV Semester means 2nd Year.
  • V+VI Semester means 3rd Year.

Few things are very important to know before selecting courses in any semester/ Year and these are:

  • The students have to select any Three Disciplines for study as per their interest in which they want to obtain their bachelor’s degree in Science.
  • They have to make a conscious decision of choosing the Disciplines they want to study since the Disciplines once chosen in first semester will have to be studied in the subsequent semesters also.
  • In each semester, the students have to choose 4 courses in all from different categories of courses. The courses given in pairs need to be taken in pairs only.
  • Every course offered by the Mathematics discipline, which does not require Laboratory work, is a single course of 06 Credits which includes 01 Credit worth of Tutorials.
  • Do not repeat courses that you have opted for in an earlier semester.
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SemesterCore Course (cc)Discipline-Specific Elective (Dse)Ability
Enhancement
Compulsory
Course
(AECC)
Skill
Enhancement
Course
(SEC)
Credits Per Semester
IAny Three
Disciplines–AnyOne
Course from each*

BBYCT 131 & BBYCL 132
BCHCT 131 & BCHCL 132
BGGCT 131
BGYCT 131 & BGYCL 132
BMTC 131
BPHCT 131 & BPHCL 132
BZYCT 131 & BZYCL 132
BEVAE 18122 credits
IIRepeat the same Three
disciplines. Any from
each discipline*

BBYCT 133 & BBYCL 134
BCHCT 133 & BCHCL 134
BGGCT 132
BGYCT 133 & BGYCL 134
BMTC 132
BPHCT 133 & BPHCL 134
BZYCT 133 & BZYCL 134
Any one:
BEGAE 182
BHDAE 182
22 credits
IIIRepeat the same
Three disciplines. Any
from each discipline*

BBYCT 135 & BBYCL 136
BCHCT 135 & BCHCL 136
BGGCT 133 & BGGCL 134
BGYCT 135 & BGYCL 136
BMTC 133
BPHCT 135 & BPHCL 136
BZYCT 135 & BZYCL 136
Any one
BGGSL 181
BANS 183
BPCS 183
BPCS 185
BEGS 183
BHDS 183
BCOS 183
22 credits
IVRepeat the same Three
disciplines. Any from
each discipline*

BBYCT 137 & BBYCL 138
BCHCT 137 & BCHCL 138
BGGCT 135
BGYCT 137 & BGYCL 138
BMTC 134
BPHCT 137 & BPHCL 138
BZYCT 137 & BZYCL 138
BGGSL 182
BANS 184
BECS 184
BPAS 184
BPCS 186
BSOS 184
BHDS 184
22 credits
VRepeat the
same Three
disciplines. Any
from each
discipline *

BBYET 141 &
BBYEL 142
BGGET 141
BGYET 141 &
BGYEL 142
BMTE 141
BPHET 141
& BPHEL 142
BZYET 141 &
BZYEL 142
BCHET 149 &
BCHEL 150
BGGSL 183
BPCS 181
BSOS 185
BEGS 185
BHDS 185
22 credits
VIRepeat the
same Three
disciplines.
Any from each
discipline *

BBYET 143 &
BBYEL 144
BGGET 142
BGYET 147 &
BGYEL 148
BMTE 144
BPHET 143
& BPHEL 144
BZYET 143 &
BZYEL 144

Chem (any one)
BCHET 149 &
BCHEL 150
BCHET 147 &
BCHEL 148
BCHET 141 &
BCHEL 142
BGGSL 194
BPAS 186
BPCS 188
BEGS 186
BHDS 186
22 credits
Total72 credits36 credits8 credits16 credits132 credits

In above table * means the Courses given in pairs need to be taken in pairs only.

From June 2019, Program name of Bsc changed to Bscg. So you can search ignou bscg syllabus instead of ignou bsc syllabus.

If you have any doubts, so please comment.

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25 Comments

  1. Sir I have admissioned in 2019 n I was suppose to have my 1st year exam on 2020 June but due to Corona exam was cancelled n rumour was there that everyone was promoted.
    I still emailed IGNOU n Evan called the centre but I didn’t get any feedback.
    Lately I am supprised as IGNOU secretly released its exam date n exam form on this 2021 January to February
    Which my IGNOU app didn’t show or informed me..
    So what should I do?

    1. Hey can you send me your email I wanna know something about bscg result assigments etc.. Can you please sister
      I’ve also admissioned in 2019 but my first year result is still not showing..

  2. If I take bscg in botany, zoology and geology, will I be awarded life sciences major? Which disciplines to choose for life sciences major?

  3. If I have chosen botany,zoology& chemistry for 1st year,now can I choose mathematics for second year

  4. i joined in BSCG course on february 2021 , received some of the books but unable to get the syllabus that means what have to study for the forthcoming semester exam, so please provide the study material

    1. Sister I have taken admission in July 2021 session on August 30. I got my books today on 13 jan 2022. If you get to know what to do later than please reply.

      1. I have also taken admission in Sept 29. I am not able to understand what to do. All the materials have arrived but nothing is being known.

      2. I have taken admission in 15 October and I don’t know what to do now can you please help me regarding this.

  5. Sir/Ma’am I have enrolled in BSCG with subjects ZOOLOGY, PHYSICS and CHEMISTRY in first year. Can I eliminate physics or chemistry as I wants to do major in zoology

  6. Sir mene 2021 July mai IGNOU m bscg m addmission liya mene botony chemistry or zoology chose kiye the to to mere exam kitne honge first semester main or mere subject kya rhenge

  7. If you got an answer regarding this plz let me know I also want the same.
    I want to know which chapters to study for the exam in jan 2022 for 1 year plz help me. I m July 2020 student.

  8. I passed class 12th with pcm
    Can i take botany geography geology ?
    Without having biology in 12th will i face issue in studying it ?

  9. I’m going to give BSCG 2nd year upcoming exam in march, I want to know
    how many marks will be in the exam of each subject?

  10. I wanted to know whether my exam will be taken year wise or semester wise I have taken addmission in BSCG(ODL)

  11. I want know my syllabus..bscg 1st sem please help i dnt have any information and my exams are going soon please help

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