Forensic Science Entrance Exam Syllabus

Can you provide me the Syllabus for Entrance Examination for M.Sc. Forensic Science for admission in Department of Anthropology of University of Delhi?

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The Syllabus for Entrance Examination for M.Sc. Forensic Science for admission in Department of Anthropology of University of Delhi is as follows:


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Unit 1: History of Development of Forensic Science in India
Functions of forensic science. Historical aspects of forensic science. Definitions and concepts in forensic science. Scope of forensic science. Need of forensic science. Basic principles of forensic science. Frye case and Daubert standard.


Unit 2: Tools and Techniques in Forensic Science
Branches of forensic science. Forensic science in international perspectives, including set up of INTERPOL and FBI. Duties of forensic scientists. Code of conduct for forensic scientists. Qualifications of forensic scientists. Data depiction. Report writing.


Unit 3: Organizational set up of Forensic Science Laboratories in India
Hierarchical set up of Central Forensic Science Laboratories, State Forensic Science
Laboratories, Government Examiners of Questioned Documents, Fingerprint Bureaus,
National Crime Records Bureau, Police & Detective Training Schools, Bureau of Police Research & Development, Directorate of Forensic Science and Mobile Crime Laboratories.
Police Academies. Police dogs. Services of crime laboratories. Basic services and optional services.


Practicals Credits: 2
1. To study the history of crime cases from forensic science perspective.
2. To cite examples of crime cases in which apprehensions arose because of Daubert standards.
3. To review the sections of forensic science at INTERPOL and compare with those in Central Forensic Science Laboratories in India. Include suggestions for improvements if any.
4. To study the annual reports of National Crime Records Bureau and depict the data on different type of crime cases by way of smart art/templates.
5. To write report on different type of crime cases.
6. To review how the Central Fingerprint Bureau, New Delhi, coordinates the working of State Fingerprint Bureaus.
7. To examine the hierarchical set up of different forensic science establishments and
suggest improvements.
8. To examine the list of projects undertaken by the Bureau of Police Research and
Development and suggest the thrust areas of research in Police Science.
9. To compare and contrast the role of a Police Academy and a Police Training School.
10. To compare the code of conduct prescribed by different establishments for forensic scientists.



Suggested Readings
1. B.B. Nanda and R.K. Tiwari, Forensic Science in India: A Vision for the Twenty First
Century, Select Publishers, New Delhi (2001).
2. M.K. Bhasin and S. Nath, Role of Forensic Science in the New Millennium, University
of Delhi, Delhi (2002).
3. S.H. James and J.J. Nordby, Forensic Science: An Introduction to Scientific and
Investigative Techniques, 2nd Edition, CRC Press, Boca Raton (2005).
4. W.G. Eckert and R.K. Wright in Introduction to Forensic Sciences, 2nd Edition, W.G.
Eckert (ED.), CRC Press, Boca Raton (1997).
5. R. Saferstein, Criminalistics, 8th Edition, Prentice Hall, New Jersey (2004).
6. W.J. Tilstone, M.L. Hastrup and C. Hald, Fisher’s Techniques of Crime Scene
Investigation, CRC Press, Boca Raton (2013).



Syllabus Entrance Exam M.Sc. Forensic Science University of Delhi