BSc Medical Biochemistry

Pokhara University
4 years
Rs. 750000
Updated December 6, 2025

University

Pokhara University

Duration

4 years

Fee

Rs. 750000

Colleges

1+

Summary

Four-year program centered on medical biochemistry, molecular biology, and clinical diagnostic science.
• Provides foundational chemistry, biochemistry, and medical-biology knowledge in early semesters; transitions into clinical biochemistry, diagnostic instrumentation, microbiology, molecular biology, and biotechnology in later semesters.
• Applies biochemical concepts to medical diagnostics, disease mechanisms, and laboratory practice.
• Prepares graduates for technical roles in healthcare, laboratories, pharmaceuticals, and applied biological research.

 

Description

Curricular structure

SemesterCourses
Sem IProfessional English; Physical Chemistry; Organic Chemistry I; Inorganic Chemistry; Fundamentals of Biochemistry
Sem IIPhysical Chemistry II; Organic Chemistry II; Human Anatomy & Physiology I; Biophysics; Clinical Biochemistry I (Instrumentation)
Sem IIIBiomolecules I; Metabolism I; Human Anatomy & Physiology II; Pharmacology & Toxicology; Microbiology I: General
Sem IVBiomolecules II; Metabolism II; Enzymology; Bioenergetics; Microbiology II: Parasitology
Sem VMolecular Biology; Biotechnology; Nutritional Biochemistry; Clinical Biochemistry II; Microbiology III: Bacteriology
Sem VIClinical Biochemistry III; Epidemiology; Clinical Biochemistry IV (Analytical); Research Methodology; Microbiology IV: Immunology
Sem VIIClinical Biochemistry V (Diagnostic); Biostatistics & Data Management; Bioinformatics; Clinical Biochemistry VI (Lab Management); Seminar
Sem VIIIThesis; Hospital Internship; Seminar II

Focus of final years (Sem VI–VIII)
• Medical biochemistry
• Genetic engineering
• Molecular biology

 

Features

Features
• Eight-semester structure
• Strong laboratory and diagnostic-technique orientation
• Clinical biochemistry focus in final years
• Integrated thesis and hospital internship
• Covers biochemistry, molecular biology, microbiology, pharmacology, epidemiology, and data management

Fee
• Tentative: NPR 750,000 total

 

Admission Process

Admission process
• Meet academic eligibility (minimum GPA/percentage requirements with mandatory grades in PCB)
• Sit integrated entrance examination; minimum 50% required to pass
• MCQ format: 200 questions, negative marking (0.25 per wrong)
• Submit original academic certificates, citizenship/passport, entrance admit card, reservation documents, equivalence (if needed)
• Foreign candidates apply through PU’s specified online procedure
• Scholarship allocation follows National Medical Education Rules 2077 (open + reserved quotas)

 

Job Prospects

Job prospects
• Hospitals, medical colleges, diagnostics labs, pathology labs
• Pharmaceutical and biotechnological industries
• Food-processing and quality-assurance labs
• Public-health projects, NGOs, INGOs
• Research labs focused on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology
• Clinical biochemistry units in private and public sectors

 

Colleges Offering This Course

Nobel College