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BIKASH PATTNAIK

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Raw average: 3.40/5 from 5 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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INTERLS101 · course not matched
Quality 2/5Difficulty 4/5
Dr. Pattnaik is a great person, but his class was frustrating and left most of the class confused. There was little organization of learning and material was hard to follow. The most perplexing part of the class was exams. Taking exams felt like solving puzzles and a lack of graded materials made doing well on exams pertinent to doing well overall.
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INTERLS101 · course not matched
Quality 1/5Difficulty 4/5
Very poor teaching methods and grading in class. The professor offered no resources to learn, and all grading was based off of his very muddled lectures. Additionally, he writes very ambiguous and unclear exams that can be difficult to understand what any given question is asking for. Would not recommend as you have no control over your own grade.
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INTERLS1O1 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
Bikash is a really good person, his class is interesting and fun. Not a lot of effort is required for a good grade.
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ILS101 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 2/5
If you're reading this, you're probably in Professor Pattnaik's FIG. He is very passionate about what he teaches. He's a super sweet guy, though at times grading criteria was unclear (I would venture to say this is because he cares more about learning vs grading). Ask or email him your questions and he's happy to answer. 10/10 would recommend.
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INTERLS101 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
He is one of the best professors. Very understanding, kind, and puts students first. Pay attention to lectures because mid terms and exams are based off of them.
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Classes with BIKASH PATTNAIK

No teaching recorded in Fall 2026.

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Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2026MEDICINE 990Research
Spring 2026NTP 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2026PEDIAT 699Independent Study
Fall 2025NTP 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2025PEDIAT 699Independent Study
Spring 2025PEDIAT 699Independent Study
Spring 2025PEDIAT 990Research
Fall 2024PEDIAT 699Independent Study
Fall 2024PEDIAT 990Research
Spring 2024PEDIAT 699Independent Study
Spring 2024PEDIAT 990Research
Fall 2023INTER-LS 101First-year Seminar in the Biological Sciences
Fall 2023PEDIAT 699Independent Study
Fall 2023PEDIAT 990Research
Spring 2023PEDIAT 990Research
Fall 2022INTER-LS 101First-year Seminar in the Biological Sciences
Fall 2022PEDIAT 699Independent Study
Fall 2022PEDIAT 990Research
Spring 2022PEDIAT 699Independent Study
Spring 2022PEDIAT 990Research
Fall 2021INTER-LS 101First-year Seminar in the Biological Sciences
Fall 2021PEDIAT 699Independent Study
Fall 2021PEDIAT 990Research
Fall 2020INTER-LS 101First-year Seminar in the Biological Sciences
Fall 2020PEDIAT 699Independent Study
Fall 2020PEDIAT 990Research
Spring 2020PEDIAT 699Independent Study
Spring 2020PEDIAT 990Research
Fall 2019INTER-LS 101First-year Seminar in the Biological Sciences
Fall 2019PEDIAT 699Independent Study
Fall 2019PEDIAT 990Research
Spring 2019PEDIAT 699Independent Study
Spring 2019PEDIAT 990Research
Fall 2018INTER-LS 101First-year Seminar in the Biological Sciences
Fall 2018PEDIAT 699Independent Study
Fall 2018PEDIAT 990Research
Spring 2018PEDIAT 699Independent Study
Spring 2018PEDIAT 990Research
Fall 2017INTER-LS 101First-year Seminar in the Biological Sciences
Fall 2017PEDIAT 699Independent Study
Fall 2017PEDIAT 990Research
Spring 2017PEDIAT 699Independent Study
Spring 2017PEDIAT 990Research
Fall 2016INTER-LS 101First-year Seminar in the Biological Sciences
Fall 2016PEDIAT 699Independent Study
Fall 2016PEDIAT 990Research
Spring 2016PEDIAT 699Independent Study
Spring 2016PEDIAT 990Research
Fall 2015INTER-LS 101First-year Seminar in the Biological Sciences
Fall 2015PEDIAT 699Independent Study
Fall 2015PEDIAT 990Research
Spring 2015BIOLOGY 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2015PEDIAT 699Independent Study
Spring 2015PEDIAT 990Research
Fall 2014BIOLOGY 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2014INTER-LS 101First-year Seminar in the Biological Sciences
Fall 2014MOLBIOL 682Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2014PEDIAT 699Independent Study
Fall 2014PEDIAT 990Research
Spring 2014MOLBIOL 681Senior Honors Thesis

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