The curriculum for the first two semesters (first year) will be common to all students, and specialization will begin with the third semester. The core courses in the subject of specialization will provide strong foundations in both theoretical and experimental aspects of the discipline. In addition, students will be required to go through a certain number of courses in other subjects also. All students will go through a small number of compulsory courses covering topics like science communication, history and philosophy of science, environmental and energy sciences, and world literature. The fourth and fifth years of the M. Sc. (Integrated) programme will be devoted to advanced courses in specific disciplines. In the fifth year every student will undertake a substantial guided research project which, in the best cases, will develop into a full-fledged doctoral-level research project. The outcome of the fifth-year project will be reported in the form of a thesis. Throughout the five-year programme, students will be encouraged to take up summer projects in reputed national laboratories and universities. Eminent scientists from India and abroad will regularly give colloquia and seminars and interact with the students. This has already started, with an active Tuesday Colloquium series in place. In short, the CBS curriculum is designed to ensure depth in the area of specialization together with breadth of exposure and intellectual enrichment, and to prepare each student for a high-level professional research and development career in national laboratories, universities and industry.