Brief History of Department:

• 1952 - Biochemistry subject was started as a branch of Chemistry.
• 1954 - Biochemistry along with other science subjects was moved to Bangalore PG Centre.
• 1962 - Restarted at Manasagangotri. Degrees were awarded in the subject Chemistry.
• 1968 - Degrees were awarded in Chemistry (Biochemistry).
• 1974 - Degrees were awarded in the subject Biochemistry.
• 1975 - Semester system was introduced.
• 1980 - Shifted to its own building.

Best Practices  

• Our M.Sc., programme is up to date
• Our course is designed for teaching, research and industry
• We give special attention to our students
• We provide free and open atmosphere
• Our evaluation is fair and impartial
• We train students in taking up competitive exam
• We follow the democratic principles even in preparing the exam time table.