TOPICS:-: Biological Bases of Behavior, Psychobiology of learning, memory, emotions and personality, Temperament and personality: trait structure and persistence, Extraversion/sociability, Aggression-hostility/agreeableness, Philosophy of Mind & Cognition.Concepts of good life – quality of life and subjective well-being; happiness, life satisfaction, and positive affect.

TOPICS:- Perspectives on Knowledge, Science and Technology, Technological Shaping of Society and Social Shaping of Technology and its Human roots, Role of Humanities in Engineering: Professionalism in Engineering; Professional Engineering Bodies.

TOPICS:- Political parties; Types & Forms of Governance; Utilitarianism; capitalism, socialism and communism; Marxist and neo-Marxist thoughts; democracy in public and private spheres.

TOPICS:- - Ecology and Natural Resources, Role of corporations in the society, Morals, Values, Consciousness, Experience: Basic codes of Ethics; Engineering Ethics, Evolution of CSR, Strategic CSR, Role of stakeholders in CSR, Consumer awareness towards CSR,CSR as competitive advantage, the Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) & Sustainability , Issues in CSR- organizational, economic & social.