Unit – I
Forensic Science: Definitions, History, and Development
Crime Scene Management and Investigation; Collection, Preservation, Packing and Forwarding of Physical and Trace pieces of evidence for analysis
Legal and Court Procedure pertaining to Expert Testimony
Unit – II
Microscopy: Polarising, Comparison, Stereoscopic, Fluorescent and Electron Microscopes
Spectrophotometry: U. V., Visible, IR atomic absorption
Neutron Activation Analysis
X – rays
NMR
Chromatographic Techniques: TLC, GLC, GCMS, HPLC
Electrophoresis: High and Low voltage electrophoresis, Gel electrophoresis and Immunoelectrophoresis
Unit – III
Fresh blood – Grouping and typing of fresh blood samples including enzyme types
Analysis of stains of blood and allied body fluids for their groups and enzyme tests
Cases of disputed paternity and maternity problems
DNA profiling
Unit – IV
Analysis of illicit liquor including methyl and ethyl alcohol and alcohol in body fluids and breath
Analysis of petroleum products
Chemical examination and Physiology / Pharmacology of:
Insecticides and Pesticides
Psychotropic Drugs: Sedatives, stimulants, opiates, and drugs of abuse
Extraction, Isolation, and Identification of Poisons from viscera, tissues and body fluids
Unit – V
Classification of firearms, ammunition and their compositions
Comparison and Identification of Cartridges, Bullets and Firearms
The country made firearms, Velocity, Penetration, Dispersion, Ricochet, Accidental Discharge, Determination of Range
Bombs and Explosives: Composition, Ignition, Combustion and Detonation Examination of country-made bombs, Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs)
Unit – VI
Identification of hair, determination of species origin, sex, site and individual identification from hair
Classification and Identification of fibers
Examination and identification of Saliva, Urine, Faecal matter and Milk
Examination and Identification of Semen stains including the species origin and individual characteristics
Unit – VII
Physical analysis of the following: Soil, Glass, Paints, Lacquers, Cement, Inks, Paper, Tool marks, Tyre Marks, Shoe Prints, Forensic examination of vehicles in cases of accident
Unit – VIII
Identification of individuals from bodily features Examination and identification of deceased from Skeletal remains Identification and individualization from footprints Identification and individualization from teeth
Unit – IX
Preliminary examination of documents
Identification of handwriting, signatures and detection of forgeries
Anonymous and disguised writings
Reproduction of documents through photographic and mechanical means and their examination
Physical and chemical erasures, obliterations, additions, alterations, indentations, secret writings and charred documents
Inks, papers and their scientific examinations including instrumental analysis
Age of documents
Examination of typescripts, printed matter including currency notes and lottery tickets and mechanical impressions
History, classification, search, lifting and examination of fingerprints
Development of latent fingerprints by various methods
Single-digit classification and examination of chance prints
Crime records and computerization of fingerprints
Unit – X
Medicolegal aspects of wounds
Post – mortem Examination and PM changes
Asphyxial Death
Sexual offenses
Infanticide
Forensic psychiatry and lye detection.
