Duration
2 years
Eligibility
B Sc with CBZ or any other equivalent degree like Biotechnology/ Microbiology/ Biochemistry/ Genetics/ Industrial Microbiology/ MLT with minimum 50% marks in aggregate.
Programme Contents
Organic chemistry, biomolecules, bioenergetics, intermediary metabolism, enzymology, biochemical and biophysical techniques, plant biochemistry, microbiology, molecular biology, genetic engineering, clinical biochemistry, immunology, biotechnology, biostatistics, bioinformatics; dissertation work for 12-20 weeks.
Career Opportunities
Biochemistry offers tremendous challenges to understand the most fundamental processes of life at the molecular level and to utilize this knowledge for the benefit of people. Those who make a career in this science find it endlessly fascinating, very rewarding and very fulfilling.
There is a large demand for biochemists. The Government needs more scientists and technologists in all walks of life to take advantage of recent advances in knowledge. Job prospects are fair for new biochemistry graduate as compared with that of biological sciences as a whole. Biochemists find themselves placed at high profile jobs with agriculture universities and medical organizations, R&D openings in pharmaceutical/ diagnostic companies, quality control/ quality assurance, as analyst in various food industries (Nestle, Cadbury, Dabur, etc.). Research opportunities are also available at renowned institutes and organizations such as BARC, CDRI, IVRI, etc besides the industry.
