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Quick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Course Overview
According to scientific estimates, the world population will cross 10 billion by the middle of the century. There is a growing demand for food and energy, but the supply cannot match it. For this purpose, the process of metabolic engineering of bioproduction can be helpful to produce essential nutrients for survival. This is what the Metabolic Engineering online course explores.
The candidates will use the Design, Build, Test, Learn techniques to design and create metabolic pathways suitable for the production of a specific product. Professor Pinkari Sar and Professor Amit Ghosh from IIT Kharagpur will teach candidates the basic concepts, scope, and applications of metabolic engineering in the Metabolic Engineering training.
The Metabolic Engineering certification course also offers a hands-on approach to improving learning. Candidates will be working on MATLAB to construct metabolic pathways and networks. Also, candidates will receive eight assignments throughout the course, and the course instructors will grade these assessments. Finally, candidates can choose to appear for the paid exam and get the certification.
The Highlights
- Free admission
- IIT Kharagpur
- Two experienced teachers
- Hands-on approach
- Biological Sciences/ Bioengineering/ Bioprocesses category
- Undergraduate level of study
- Eight weeks length
- Graded evaluation
- Proctored final exam
- Paid certification (optional)
Programme Offerings
- Self-led learning
- Online Course
- free enrollment
- Eight graded evaluations
- Final offline exam
- Paid certificate
- IIT Kharagpur course
- E-verifiable certification
- Undergraduate level
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Fees Informations | Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|---|
| INR 1000 | yes | IIT Kharagpur |
- Candidates can take admission, and they wil not have to pay the Metabolic Engineering certification fee as it is free.
- The certificate, which is paid, is optional.
The Metabolic Engineering fee structure
Course option | Fee |
Metabolic Engineering | Free |
Metabolic Engineering exam fee | Rs. 1,000 |
Eligibility Criteria
Candidates should have basic knowledge of Genetics, Microbiology, and Biochemistry to enrol in the Metabolic Engineering online program.
Certificate Qualifying Details
Also, candidates need to fulfill twofold Metabolic Engineering certification by Swayam, and IIT Kharagpur eligibility criteria to get certified. First, they need to score at least 10/25 marks in their internal evaluation, consisting of the average marks of the six best assignments out of eight. Second, they need to score at least 30/75 in the final exam. Their total score should be >= 40/100.
What you will learn
After completing the Metabolic Engineering certification syllabus, candidates will have advanced knowledge of this technique, including:
- Designing a host
- Genetic engineering tools like crisper cast 9
- Build, test, and analyze an assembly part
- Optimize the metabolic pathway
- Metabolic flux analysis
- Flux balance analysis
- Flux variability analysis
Who it is for
The Metabolic Engineering certification course is ideal for students pursuing:
- B Sc. in Biotech, Botany, Microbiology
- B Tech in Bioengineering, Biotechnology
- M Sc in Life Sciences/ Biotechnology
Students who would want to become engineers or biotechnologists
Admission Details
Step 1 – To take admission in the Metabolic Engineering classes, open this link: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc22_bt29/preview
Step 2 – Go through the course details and hit the “Sign in/Register’ button.
Step 3 – When the login portal opens, click on “sign up now” to create an account or log in with your credentials if you already have an account.
Step 4 – To sign up, enter your username, email ID, and password or link your Microsoft/ Google/Facebook ID to proceed.
Step 5 - Finally, enter the verification code to verify your registration, and start learning!
Application Details
Candidates can directly register by entering their username, email ID, and password. They do not need to fill an application form for registration. However, those who wish to appear for the Metabolic Engineering certification exam need to fill the exam registration form.
The Syllabus
- Introduction to Metabolic Engineering
- Scope and applications
- Basic concepts
- Metabolism overview 1 (fueling reactions, cellular transport processes)
- Cellular Metabolism overview 2 (polymerization, biosynthetic reactions, growth energetics)
- Regulation of metabolic pathways
- Reconstruction of Genome-scale metabolic network
- Examples of pathway manipulations by metabolic engineering
- Ethanol
- Aminoacids
- antibiotics
- vitamines
- biopolymers, etc.
- Examples of pathway manipulations by metabolic engineering
- Improvements of cellular properties
- Biodegradation
- Metabolic flux analysis
- Flux variability analysis
- Flux balance analysis (FBA)
- Flux map
- Experimental determination of metabolic fluxes
- Isotope mapping matrix
- Isotope labeled substrate
- Isotope distribution vector
- Application of metabolic Flux Analysis
Evaluation process
There is a final exam held offline for the Metabolic Engineering course by Swayam. This is an optional exam, and candidates need to register for it during the course by paying the exam fee. The dates and timings will be available on the Swayam URL.
Instructors
IIT Kharagpur Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
The Metabolic Engineering process will help you create, analyze, test, and run metabolic pathways to generate food and energy from biomass instead of petroleum, which is a non-renewable fossil fuel.
This is an online course, and there is no maximum threshold for student intake.
This course is AICTE-approved as an FDP, and it is created by IIT Kharagpur
Candidates should be aware of the basics of genetics, microbiology, and biochemistry to enrol in this program.
The final exam is paid and optional. Candidates who want to receive the official certification can appear for this.