Admission Elegibility
- A person holding Intermediate Science Certificate (Pre-Medical) or an equivalent certificate from any recognized Institute/College with at least 50% marks excluding marks for Hafiz-e-Quran, or any other marks specified shall be eligible for admission.
- Admission will be on open merit basis based on marks obtained in the last degree.
- Age: A candidate must not be more than 23 years of age on October of the year of admission provided that the vice-chancellor may relax the age limit is a very exceptional case.
Academic Standing
Grade point average:
- Maximum grade point average 4.00
- Minimum grade point average for obtaining the degree 2.50
- To remain on the role of university a student shall be required to maintain the following minimum CGPA otherwise he/she shall be ceased on the university role.
- A student who maintain the minimum GPA/CGPA for promotion and merits the requirements will be promoted to the next semester.
- A student who does not meet the requirements made repeat the whole semester once only. The course creates that student earns in the repeated semester shall replace the previously earned course grades.
- During the specified minimum duration for completing the degree, a student may repeat those course of the previous semester in which he/she secured the grade “F” provided the course load does not exceed the maximum limit of credit hours in a semester. Repetition of lowest grades will be allowed after completing last semester if, the CGPA is less than the degree requirements.
- In the 8th semester if, a student fails to achieve the 2.5 CGPA, he/she have to repeat the course / courses with F & D Grades, so as to make CGPA of 2.5 within the maximum time period allowed for the degree.
Scheme of Study For Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry
| Core Courses | |||
| Sr. | Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| 1 | BCH-301 | Organic Chemistry | 3 (2-2) |
| 2 | BCH-302 | Introductory Biochemistry | 3 (2-2) |
| 3 | BCH-303 | Inorganic Chemistry | 3 (2-2) |
| 4 | BCH-304 | Carbohydrates | 4 (3-2) |
| 5 | BCH-401 | Amino Acids and Proteins | 3 (2-2) |
| 6 | BCH-402 | Principles of Genetics | 3 (2-2) |
| 7 | BCH-403 | Physical Chemistry | 3 (2-2) |
| 8 | BCH-404 | Lipids | 3 (2-2) |
| 9 | BCH-405 | Cell Biology | 3 (2-2) |
| 10 | BCH-406 | Tissues and Cell Culture | 3 (2-2) |
| 11 | BCH-407 | General Microbiology | 3 (2-2) |
| 12 | BCH-408 | Plant Biochemistry | 3 (2-2) |
| 13 | BCH-409 | Biomembranes | 2 (2-0) |
| 14 | BCH-410 | Biophysics | 2 (2-0) |
| 15 | BCH-501 | Fundamentals of Enzymology | 3 (2-2) |
| 16 | BCH-502 | Biochemical Techniques | 3 (1-4) |
| 17 | BCH-503 | Biosafety and Ethics | 2 (2-0) |
| 18 | BCH-504 | Molecular Biology | 3 (2-2) |
| 19 | BCH-505 | Nucleic Acids | 2 (2-0) |
| 20 | BCH-506 | Integrated Metabolism | 2 (2-0) |
| 21 | BCH-507 | Genetic Engineering | 3 (2-2) |
| 22 | BCH-508 | Protein Chemistry | 2 (2-0) |
| 23 | BCH-509 | Cellular Signaling | 3 (3-0) |
| 24 | BCH-510 | Introduction to Bioenergetics | 2 (2-0) |
| 25 | BCH-511 | Industrial Biochemistry | 3 (2-2) |
| 26 | BCH-520 | Seminar-1 | 1 (1-0) |
| 27 | BCH-601 | Research Planning and Report Writing | 3 (1-4) |
| 28 | BCH-602 | Nutritional Biochemistry | 3 (2-2) |
| 29 | BCH-603 | Bioinformatics | 3 (2-2) |
| 30 | BCH-604 | Biotechnology | 3 (2-2) |
| 31 | BCH-605 | Immunology and Immunochemistry | 3 (2-2) |
| 32 | BCH-606 | Current Trends in Biochemistry | 3 (3-0) |
| 33 | BCH-607 | Good Laboratory Practices and Quality Control | 2 (2-0) |
| 34 | BCH-619 | Special Problem | 1 (1-0) |
| 35 | BCH-620 | Seminar-II | 1 (1-0) |
| Compulsory Courses | |||
| Sr. | Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| 36 | ENG-301 | Functional English | 3 (3-0) |
| 37 | SSH-301 | Pakistan Studies | 2 (2-0) |
| 38 | MATH-303 | General Mathematics | 3 (3-0) |
| 39 | SOS-301 | Introduction of Sociology | 3 (3-0) |
| 40 | ENG-302 | Communication Skills | 3 (3-0) |
| 41 | STAT-301 | Statsitics and Biometry | 3 (3-0) |
| 42 | CS-301 | Introduction of Computing | 3 (2-2) |
| 43 | IS/ET-401 | Islamic Studies/Ethics | 2 (2-0) |
| 44 | ZOOL-402 | Human Physiology | 3 (3-0) |
| 45 | BOT-501 | Plant Physiology | 3 (2-2) |
| Optional Courses | |||
| Sr. No | Course Code | Course Name | Credit Hour |
| 46 | BCH-608 | Proteomics | 3 (3-0) |
| 47 | BCH-609 | Clinical Biochemistry | 3 (2-2) |
| 48 | BCH-610 | Medical Microbiology | 3 (2-2) |
| 49 | BCH-611 | Vitamins and Minerals | 3 (2-2) |
| 50 | BCH-612 | Environmental Biochemistry | 3 (2-2) |
| 51 | BCH-613 | Medical Nutrition Therapy | 3 (3-0) |
| 52 | BCH-614 | Cell Organelles | 3 (3-0) |
| 53 | BCH-615 | Nanobiotechnology | 3 (3-0) |
| 54 | BCH-616 | Agriculture Biochemistry | 3 (3-0) |
| 55 | BCH-617 | Nutrition and Deitatics | 3 (2-2) |
