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Now, it is a textbook knowledge that all material things on this earth are made of different kinds of atoms and molecules. Many different types of sub-atomic particles such as Electrons, Protons, and Neutrons actually constitute an atom. Atoms of different elements when combine in definite proportions according to the laws of combination, give rise to various types of molecules. Several different molecules when combine chemically in a definite order, the resultant large-sized molecules are called Macromolecules. Proteins, Carbohydrates, Nucleic Acids (e.g., DNA and RNA), Lipids fall in the category of macromolecules. Substances up till the stage of macromolecules are non-living. As greatest mystery of nature, the smallest unit of "Life" - the Cell - originates as a definite mixture of these macromolecules and other smaller molecules (However, no one can create life by simple mixing of these constituents in that proportion in laboratories). Hence, a Cell is basically a large set of proteins, carbohydrates, nucleic acids, fats and other molecules. Thousands of chemical reactions go on in this tiny entity, as a result of which life continues. Different kinds of cells or many cells of similar kind form a Tissue. Many tissues give rise to an Organ. A coordinated union of several organs gives rise to an Organ System. Blood Vascular System, Nervous System, Digestive System, Respiratory System, etc., are examples of organ systems. An intricately coordinated set of organ systems is termed as "ORGANISM".

So, an organism - be it unicellular or multi-cellular - is actually a huge mass of these macromolecules and other molecules. The life process is actually a resultant of synthesis and breakdown (Metabolism) of these molecules and their mutual reactions.

Biochemistry, therefore, in a simplified form, is the study of chemical architecture of living beings and their components (organ systems, organs, tissues, and cells) and the chemical relations among living beings, their components, and their environment. From the foregoing, it is explicit that the subject domain of biochemistry is quite vast. However, in order to make the study of this vast subject simpler, it has been divided into different divisions as given below:

• Molecular Logic of Life
• Chemical Architecture of Cells
• Bio-molecules or Macromolecules
• Structures and Catalyses
• Proteins and Enzymes
• Lipids
• Carbohydrates
• Biological Membranes and Transport
• Metabolism and Bioenergetics
• Biosyntheses of Macromolecules
• Nucleic Acids
• Information Pathways
• Genes and Chromosomes
• Cell Signaling Pathways
• Recombinant DNA Technology
• Hormones, etc

Job Prospects

Industrial Jobs :
• Pharmaceutical companies
• Cosmetics Industries
• Bottling Plants
• Leather Industries
• Biochemical Plants
• Distilleries
• Textile Industries
• Fertilizer Industries
• Food Processing Industries
• Biotech Companies

Academic Institutions and R&D Set Up
•Research Assistants and Associates
• Biochemists
• Bio-molecule Purification and Characterization Specialist
• Bioorganic Chemists
• Molecular Biologists
• Drug Designing specialist
• Bio-instrumentation Specialist

Duration  :  2 Years ( 4 Semester)
Eligibility : Graduate ( Biology with 50% in theory )