Eligibility criteria, fees structure, and duration for M.Sc. in Biochemistry

Q6. I want to know the eligibility criteria, fees structure, and duration for M.Sc. in Biochemistry.

You should know that to do M.Sc. you have to appear in an entrance exam. The eligibility criteria, fees structure and the duration for a M.Sc. course in Biochemistry is mentioned below.

You should have studied B.Sc. with Biochemistry/Chemistry as a major/optional. You should have obtained a minimum of 45% (40% in case of SC/ST and Category I candidates) of marks in cognate/optional subjects, putting together from all the years of the examination of the course. In case you have taken longer than prescribed duration to pass the qualifying course, a deduction of 3% from the percentage of the aggregate of marks of cognate/optional subjects for every additional year shall be applied and you should have obtained the minimum marks prescribed even after such deduction to become eligible for admission. An aspirant seeking admission to M.Sc. Biochemistry shall have to appear for Entrance Examination.

The date of the Entrance Examination will be given in the prospectus, will be notified on the Department Notice board and also in the university web site. The Entrance Exam shall be of 1 hour duration with 50 multiple choice questions of 1 mark each for a maximum of 50 marks. The syllabus for the Entrance exam will be uploaded on every University web site (as all the universities have their different set of entrance exams). The results of the Entrance exam will be announced in the Department Notice board and also in the respective university web site. There shall be no provision for revaluation with respect to Entrance exam. Entrance exam fee has to be paid through Demand Draft.

There is a table below for your understanding about the various programmes in M.Sc. that you can apply into.

Name of the Programme - M.Sc. (Bio-chemistry)
Duration - 2
Mode of admission - Academic merit + Entrance test
Total annual fee in Rs. - 19,793/-
Eligibility -

B.Sc.(Hons) in Biochemistry/Biotechnology degree in Pharmacy/Home Science/Agriculture/Veterinary Science, or, B.Sc. (Pass) with any of the three subjects, viz, Botany, Zoology, Chemistry, Microbiology, Genetics, Environmental Science, Medical Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Biochemical Engineering, Fermentation Technology, Food Processing, Medical Laboratory Technology, Industrial Chemistry, Applied Hematology and Industrial Microbiology with at least 50% marks in aggregate, or, any other examination recognized by The university that you are applying for.

Name of the Programme - M.Sc. (Clinical Biochemistry)
Duration - 2
Mode of admission - Academic merit + Entrance test
Total annual fee in Rs. - 41,793/-
Eligibility -

B.Sc. (zoology/Botany/Chemistry/Biochemistry) /B.Sc. (Hons) in Biomedical Sciences/Biochemistry/Microbiology/Biotechnology/B.Sc. with at least 50% marks in aggregate or any other exams recognized by the university that you are planning to apply into.