He starts off the class pretending that things will go smoothly and he knows what hes doing. Then when you assignments need to be graded he beats your paper up until there is nothing left not to grade and he has a very bad set of guidelines on what he wants. He does not know how to teach. For the final exam he made us memorise 30 research papers.

1. the term paper didn't have ANY rubric and we never got any feedbacks on project 2. his portfolio, he gave us till the end of term to submit it but randomly changed back the due date and he told us in the beginning it just for completion, but he ended up marking it hard 3. for our exam he made us memorize 30 papers + lecture notes.

There's no way majority of 4th year biomed students can get 50s on a term paper. The instructions for all his assignments are so vague yet he ends up marking them really hard (without even giving you a rubric beforehand). Too many papers to know for the exam, it's a mess. If you're trying to graduate, this course will definitely hold you back.

This class was the worst experience of my entire undergrad. So unorganized. Prof told us "the entire class was extremely unprepared for the term paper" because the average was so low, who's fault is it if the ENTIRE class was extremely unprepared?

Overall disregard for the needs of students. Did not give grading criteria, did not give constructive feedback on harshly graded paper, did not even grade all assignments, relied on students to teach for him w "group seminars". Test was too long for 3hrs & well past scope of lecture. Lecture prepared students for no more than 10% of exam material

Paper: gave 5 Q's to answer with no clear rubric or marking criteria Notes Assignment: again no clear marking criteria; changed the due date constantly; took away an extension & made it due week before exams (broke Ryerson policy Exam: absolutely ridiculous; covered content that was not taught

Very disappointing that this is a fourth year course. Awful, disorganized, all over the place.. Deadlines pushed early, vague instructions for any assignments, paper marked very harshly considering the instructions, and exam was WAY too long for 3 hours and far past what was taught. Slides are also difficult to get through with little text.

The structure of the course was disorganized and lacked logical flow of concepts and ideas in stem cell biology. It was clear that the professor pulled information from many different sources and put together lecture slides himself. It would be much better for learning if the prof followed lecture slides provided by a professional textbook company.

Dr. Gupta is by far one of the worst professors I've had at Ryerson. It's really sad that he has to teach a mandatory course in our last semester of 4th year. It left me leaving Ryerson with a sour taste in my mouth. He barely teaches, expects us to know so much based on him just glossing over slides, and his exams are impossible. 0/10 rating.

I dont understand why he tests on material he doesnt cover in lectures. If you want your students to do well even if they dont attend your office hours, why dont you just make the tough content accessible? He needs to cut students some slack, this is an introductory biochem class. He fails to provide a comprehensive review with ample practice

Super boring and has hard tests and is a pretty tough grader. You can get through this course if you study hard, its definitely not impossible. Just make sure you learn it yourself as he's not a very great lecturer.

Hes probably the worst prof Ive ever had out of like 20. This midterm was EXTREMELY hard and covered an insane amount of material. The questions were all over complicated and didnt test knowledge at all. He says that the textbook is more important than the lectures, and will assign crazy amounts of reading. Literally so bad. Avoid if you could.

His lectures are dry and convoluted. Lecture slides are bare. He says that the responsibility for learning is entirely on students, but does not tell you what to learn. He would not even assign practice questions until the class begged him to. Zero recommendations for exam prep. Zero accountability. He expects you to teach yourself.

In my four years of university I think Gupta was the worst prof I have ever had! He does not care about the students and overall is not a good teacher. When you ask him a simple question, he turns the answer around to make you feel bad. I really like biochemistry but he ruined it for me. I dont undestand how he is allowed to teach.

He's just a very rude person. A student will ask a simple question about wanting to inquire about course organization and he is extremely unkind, reading his replies to students is despicable. To make matters worse he is incapable of delivering an engaging lecture and his tests are at the maximum difficulty. He does not provide notes or guidance.

Extremely dry lectures. He is a nice person, but just can't teach well.

The exam was extremely hard and unnecessarily long. It did not correspond to course material at all as was previously stated. I would never take a course with this professor again. He knows his students struggle with concepts, yet his exams test concepts that have never been covered. Run while u can.

Worst professor I have ever had the misfortune of encountering. The final exam was so ridiculous. There were 42 multiple choice questions, and for each one you had to "select all choices that apply". You know the exam was unfair when 20 mins after the final exam, he sends a notice to students saying "there will be grade modification".

By far the hardest course I've taken. Midterm was incredibly difficult and we were not given nearly enough time, same for the final. Has no empathy or compassion for his students. If you voice concerns about the course or your mark, he'll just tell you that the course is meant to be challenging.

unfair evaluations. loved the content but he made me hate it

avoid!!!! his midterm and final exams were overcomplicated did not reflect the course material/ resources provided to us. even during this pandemic, he does not seem to care for the wellbeing of students whatsoever.

It doesn't matter if you attend classes, read every single page in the textbook or thoroughly examine all his slides. I'm telling you right now, DON'T DO IT. Why? Because you will never be tested on it. You will be tested on concepts you never knew existed and were never taught and are extremely difficult. Dr. Gupta was not meant to be a prof.

By far the worst prof in Ryerson. He will teach you concepts in class and post slides but when its time for the test, there isn't a single question about what he taught. You'll end up teaching yourself the course but even then you won't be tested on any of the material you've read. Don't take him.

Dr. Gupta's midterm and final exam were literally the hardest things I've ever written. Final was EXTREMELY difficult, in a pandemic, and had to be insanely bell-curved. His lectures and textbook will not prepare you at all, no matter how much you study. He's good with giving tiny bonuses, but they do not make up for the stress he puts you through.

Dr. Gupta caused even more stress during the middle of a pandemic. The amount of work and stress you need to put yourself through to get a decent grade is ridiculous. I've had difficult courses before, but at least if I studied the material it would be on the exam and I'd have enough time to finish. He will make you want to cry.

Lets keep this short, terrible human being..

Avoid him at all costs. He simply doesnt care about his students. His tests are nothing like his practise or the lectures or even the textbook.

Literally one of the worst courses I took this semester. Imagine having a final that is cumulative after having 4 unit tests and and a midterm this guy may seem nice but deep down hes ready overwhelm you.

Gg. Would not recommend.

Dr. Gagan Gupta is an average professor at best. His format of 4 tests, 1 midterm and 1 cumulative final exam were all difficult and nothing reflective of the true potential of his class. Get ready to read and ask a lot of questions because tbh his teaching skills and marking skills are pure trash!. Worst prof ever at Ryerson. Don't take with him.

Honestly, some of the reviews here are terrible considering the fact that they're demeaning the prof. However, the comments regarding the tests and exams being difficult are very true. The evaluations would be on topics that weren't discussed in class at all. Im sure he's trying his best, but there's still a long way to go, to improve.

He is one of those cases where just because you are knowledgeable in a certain field does not mean you can teach it. This guy is so horrible at his job, I do not even know how he got hired in the first place. I had hard courses before but I did not hate them, this professors inability to teach students has caused many of them to just hate biology

He made my second year hell. Horrible teacher, does not care for his students. His modules are extremely long. He posts about 4-5 videos a week, and each is 40 mins to an hour long. He reads off the slides too so he's basically useless. His evaluations are too close together and he does not provide formula sheets. terrible professor

100% NO. His Final Exam was BRUTAL with topics not even discussed in the lectures. It consisted of 41 Multiple choice questions and 10 short answers in a span of 3 hours, which is absolutely ridiculous. Most students did not finish or do well. The Final exam was way to difficult compared to the other tests. RUN AWAY.

The course had started tough, and after student feedback, he become better. However, he was brutal for the final exam. Not only was it extremely long, it had topics or questions that were not even covered. We had tests and "lab" quizzes that were okay, but the final was something else. I think 95% of the class will agree. Something needs to be done

This course had taken up majority of my time. I sometimes had to leave things for other courses just to study for "lab" quizzes, which in fact were 100% on lecture so idk why it was even called lab quizzes. The final was really long, and 60% of the class probably did not even finish. I think the prof just needs to be considerate of students.

All lectures were online, final exam was in person, most horrible assessment ever. 41 MCQ, 10 SA, 90% of the class stayed till the last minute. 5% of the class left the test blank. Professor is an alright guy but a HUGE deceiver when it comes to assessment. Very tough tests and exams, and COVERED lecture quizzes as lab quizzes to bypass uni regs.

Avoid at all costs, he does not explain material properly, he skips content and you need to learn it on your own. He is the worst professor I've had in all my time at TMU. Most of the content you need to learn it on your own since he barely teaches them.

Questions go by, and I realized one thing. There were no easy questions. I see a question that I can answer and I begin to smile. The test ends. I go home, 5 hour commute, attacked on TTC, and I barely make it home. I shower and get in bed. My phone updates. I check my grades only to see I got 13%. I smile.

The entire course is so disorganized making it hard to find the motivation to figure out what information is important to know. Expects students to attend in class lectures and watch pre-recorded videos made during COVID-19 which some are 3+ hours. Zero effort in trying to teach students and so time consuming. This entire course needs to be revised

The course seriously needs to be revised. Very content-heavy, Dr. Gupta should work towards revising his lecture videos posted to cut unnecessary information or emphasize more of the evaluation topics. Very lengthy 3+ hours per module, and 3-hour in-person classes per week. This should be revised for how it should be delivered/managed.

I don't believe this prof is a bad person but the way he reply to emails and structure the exam questions makes me believe otherwis.. He said he will add questions from the mastering but there were only 4 out of 17 questions in each test. In general, he is one of those professors that says one thing but does the other. For future students,just skip

Looking back at this course I wouldn't even say the material is hard. The content is not hard, the prof just makes it so. Don't believe what the other rating says, pretty sure those are ai generated or just one person spamming nonsense. I will admit it is possible to do well in this course, but that is no excuse for the torture you go through.

This prof did not teach nothing at all this semester,you are better off learning everything by yourself. Do not even bother studying for what he tells you to study for,it will NOT be on the test. Instead, study what he doesn't tell you. His slides are also so unorganized and he skips like 20 slides and moves to the next one without saying anything.

Dr. Gupta cannot teach. Every time I went to his lectures I ended up leaving early because it was such a waste of time. His slides are dry and disorganized. He's sassy in email responses. And his exam was 36 pages. He lets you use a cheat sheet for all 3 midterms but then gives you a BARE formula sheet for the final and expects you to succeed

This guy has serious ego problems because he does not want ppl to do well. He has very bad communication skills. course was easy last year but he cant fathom everyone doing, well this is why he made it extra difficult this year. Last year they had a take home exam, but this year he made it in person with a lockdown browser bc he is petty.

Needs to be jailed

Whatever you heard about this guy is TRUE. His final exam is a nightmare. 36 pages, short answers with multiple parts, fill in the blanks with too many words provided. I just wanna know why he came up with so many questions when he knows we can't finish. Avoid him if you can.

How are people like this allowed to be educators? I mean honestly. What a joke. Might be nice but dude couldn't structure a grade 1 class if you asked him to. Didn't learn a single thing in this course because it was so horribly delivered.

AVOID AVOID AVOID AVOID. TAKE IN SUMMER. ONLY THING HE TAUGHT ME WAS TO HATE MY EXISTENCE. HORRIBLE

Might be an alc0holic or drug user. seriously, his eyes were always half open and purple

ong finna put this gupta inna retirement home n bent him over te way he did us so dirty on te final like chopped chin didnt even smile in class but was grinnin lika mouse during tat 40 page exam u acc mod dutti for tat u singaporean snake. worst course ever im getting therapy

shouldda been called gaggin gupta for how hard he was gobblin dat 50 pound coke he smuggled every midterm. i failed btw just take in the summer it's way better

The only thing “hilarious” about Gupta is his skills to truly tank your grade. 70% of the exam wasn't on the lecture content. No idea where he pulled it out of. Tanked my perfect GPA. Lost Deans list. Maybe a limb studying for this course. Feels like I sold my soul to learn 50 proteins and structures you'll never see again

Awful prof, although he seems nice at first and gives cheatsheets for his tests, which are every 2 weeks, they are NOT helpful. His tests are super hard and long, about things he never goes in depth with in class.

Just no. The tests are ridiculously hard for no reason. They are almost like confusing graduate-level scenarios no one understands. Even if you take thorough notes and make a comprehensive cheat sheet, you're still fried. Maybe you'll do well in this course if you dedicate your life to it and play the lecture recordings every night when you sleep.

i recommend never to take him for any course. this was his first year teaching cell bio and i hope he gets removed from it and teaches a different course. sure hes nice but his lectures he doesn't teach and his tests? forget about it. the test are lockdown browser online but you wont understand anything even if you studied. DONT TAKE HIM

Just wrote the bch361 final with Anne Johnson and it reminded me how awful Gupta was his final exam was just as bad. I kinda forgot how horrible he was and how badly he structured his class but going thru Annes wrath reminded me of the pain that felt too familiar. The 2nd years are lucky they don't have to experience him and get antonescu instead.

all 5 exams are testing you on your english reading comprehension, not your knowledge on the material itself.

hes actually a pretty decent lecturer (when hes not doing 50 slides in 10 minutes). i just wished he actually tested the content on the same level. tests r so long and literally like an english exam. he actually creates the craziest questions ive ever seen idek how he comes up with this stuff. i dont think anything can prepare u for him/his tests

Do yourself a favour and don't take a class with him

Lectures were disorganized and hard to follow. The course had five tests plus a final, and even though cheat sheets were allowed, they didn't help much. The tests were very difficult, and there were moments where the instruction felt confusing. I wouldn't recommend taking this course with him.