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BSc Forensic Science Physical Science VI Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026

This degree runs on the Choice Based Credit System throughout, items 6.10, 6.11 and 6.12 of the Academic Council of 17 May 2022, brought in one year at a time from 2022-23. The University has published no NEP 2020 syllabus for it. The University examines only the third year of this degree centrally, under exam forms 1S00815 and 1S00816; the colleges examine the first four semesters.

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Semester 6 · TY BSc Forensic Science · 2 credits · 100 marks

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Syllabus for Physical Science VI

Semester 6 · TY BSc Forensic Science · 2 credits · 100 marks

Module I: Ballistics

  • Exterior Ballistics:
  • Trajectory formation, Vacuum trajectories, Range, Experimental determination and shape of trajectory, Spin, Drift, Angle of fire, Structure of the projectile, Sectional density, Influence of earth and escape velocity, Air resistance, Retardation, Wind deflection, Firing guns in the air, Ricochet.
  • Terminal Ballistics: Introduction, Stopping Power of Bullet, Injuries and the Quantity of Energy of Projectiles, Shockwave and Cavitation Effect, Wounding Mechanism, Elements of Wound Ballistics; Nature of Target, Velocity of Projectile, Constructional Features of Projectile. Range; Classification of Range(Maximum Horizontal/ Vertical, Effective, Dangerous, Safe and Legal Sense), Contact Range, Point blank Range, Near Range, Chips Range, Distant Range. Penetration of Shots in Different Regions of the Body.

Module II: Footwear Impressions:

  • Casting 3-D Footwear Impressions: Introduction to casting, Importance of casting, Benefits of casts over photographs, Casting materials, Methods of casting with dental stone, Casting footwear impressions in snow.
  • Treatment of 2-D Footwear Impressions: Lifting 2-D footwear impressions, Lifting impressions electro statically and electrostatic lifting devices, Gelatin and adhesive lifting, Other lifting materials and choices, Powdering impressions, Deformable impressions, Impressions on carpets, cushions, grass and skin.
  • Enhancement of Footwear Impressions: Specialized lighting and
  • photographic methods, Chemical enhancement, Other enhancement
  • techniques.

Module III: Trace Evidences and Its Analysis:

  • Physical properties of materials: temperature, weight and mass, density, refractive index and their forensic importance.
  • Glass: Composition of glass, Comparison of glass fragments, Measuring and comparing density and refractive index of glass, classification of glass samples, Glass fractures, Collection and preservation of glass evidence.
  • Soil: Significance of soil evidence, Variations in soil, Collection and preservation of soil evidence, Forensic examination of soil.
  • Fibre: Types, Identification and comparison of manufactured fibres (Microscopic examination, Dye composition, Chemical composition, Other properties for examination), Significance of match, Collection and preservation of fibre evidence. Forensic examination of cloth and cloth fibres
  • Paint: Composition of paint, Classification of common paints, Pigment Volume concentration number, Microscopic examination of paint, Analytical tools used in paint comparison, significance of paint evidence, collection and preservation of paint evidence. Forensic examination of paint.
  • Plastic: Classification of plastics according to thermal and
  • mechanical property, Plastics in common use.

Module IV: Microscopes and Imaging devices:

  • Basics of microscope, common terms used in microscopy, Construction, working, applications and limitations of -Compound microscope, Comparison microscope, Stereomicroscope, Polarizing microscope, Phase contrast Microscope and Digital Microscope.
  • Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), Transmission Electron
  • Microscope (TEM), X- Ray Fluorescence (XRF), Atomic Force and Tunneling Scanning Microscope (AF & TS).

Text books and Additional References

  • 1 1.Footwear Impressions Evidence Detection, Recovery, and Examination Second Edition by William J. Bodziak, CRC Press.
  • 2 Criminalistics- An Introduction to Forensic Science By Richard Saferstein.
  • 3 Measurement, Instrumentation and Experiment Design in Physics and Engineering By Michael Sayer and Abhaaiman Singh.
  • 4 Laboratory Procedural manual, Physics Section, DFSL, Mumbai.
  • 5 Laboratory Procedural Manual, Forensic Ballistics, DFS, New Delhi.
  • 6 Trace Evidence By Max M. Houck.
  • 7 Hand book of Firearms and Ballistics By Brain J. Heard.
  • 8 Forensic Science in Criminal Investigation and Trials By B. R. Sharma.
  • 9 Firearms and Forensic Ballistics By S. N. Gaur and B. C. Jauhari.
  • 10 Handbook of Microscopy; Marcel Locquin, Maurice Langeron.

Reproduced from the University of Mumbai syllabus for B.Sc. (Forensic Science) under the Choice Based Credit System, in force from the academic year 2024-25. Wording is as printed in that syllabus. Module numbering is as printed there too.

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