Duration: Two years
Total Seats: 20
(Inclusive of seats reserved for NRI/sponsored candidates).

Additional seats are available for foreign nationals.

Over the years, the Department of Biochemistry has emerged as an excellent place of biochemistry  education in India at M.Sc. level. Performance of students of the department in admission tests for Ph.D. programmes of various prestigious institution of the country such as AIIMS, GTB, JNU, DU etc. has been vey good. This performance of students of the department reflects high standards of teaching in the department.

Eligibility

A candidate seeking admission to M.Sc. programme in Biochemistry must have:

=   passed B.Sc. or equivalent examination with Biochemistry or Chemistry as one of the subjects securing at least 55% marks in the aggregate.

=   appeared in the Entrance Test conducted by Jamia Hamdard.

Selection procedure

For admission to M. Sc. programme in Biochemistry, a Combined Entrance Test for Master programmes (MET) will be conducted to test the knowledge of the candidates in Zoology, Botany, Chemistry, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of B.Sc. level. The selection will be made on the basis of merit determined by the performance of the candidates in written test only.

For admission against the foreign national/NRI/sponsored seats, written test is not required

Duration: Two years
Total Seats: 20
(Inclusive of seats reserved for NRI/sponsored candidates). 

Additional seats are available for foreign nationals. 

Department of Botany

Many students of the previous batches of M.Sc. (in Botany with specialization in Environmental Botany) have qualified NET and Civil Service examinations. Many have joined research programmes at reputed institutions like IIT, New Delhi, IISc, Bangalore, IARI, New Delhi, FRI,  Dehradun, IHBT, Palampur, TERI, New Delhi and DU etc.

Eligibility

A candidate seeking admission to M.Sc. programme in Environmental Botany must have:

=   passed B.Sc. or equivalent examination of a recognized university with Botany /Plant Sciences as one of the subjects and secured at least 55% marks in the aggregate.

=   appeared in the Entrance Test conducted by Jamia Hamdard.

Selection procedure

For admission to M. Sc. programme in Botany, a Combined Entrance Test for Master programmes (MET) will be conducted to test the knowledge of the candidates in Zoology, Botany, Chemistry, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of B.Sc. level. The selection will be made on the basis of merit determined by the performance of the candidates in the written test only.

For admission against the foreign national/NRI/sponsored seats, written test is not required

Duration: Two years
Total Seats: 25
(Inclusive of seats reserved for NRI/sponsored candidates). 

Additional seats are available for foreign nationals.

Department of Medical Elementology and Toxicology

In the past, some students after obtaining M.Sc. degree in Toxicology have been placed in major pharmaceutical companies such as Ranbaxy, Torrent, Cadila, Dabur etc. in their Toxicology Units. Students have also been selected in research programmes of the reputed research organizations such as Industrial Toxicology Research Centre (ITRC), Lucknow, VP Chest Institute, Delhi, Institute of Pathology, Delhi, Institute for Genomics and Integrative Biology, Delhi, National Institute of Immunology (NII), Delhi, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi etc. The Department has international collaboration with reputed research institutions. Some PG students have also been selected in international laboratories to pursue their research work. Department receives funds from national funding agencies. Most of the students who obtained Ph.D. degree in toxicology were offered research positions abroad.  It is the only department in the University supported by the UGC under its Special Assistance Programme (SAP). The department has also launched a new programme in PG Diploma in Bioinformatics under open and distance learning mode.

Eligibility

A candidate seeking admission to M.Sc. programme in Toxicology must have:

=   obtained bachelor’s degree recognized by Jamia Hamdard with any three of the following subjects: Botany, Chemistry, Zoology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Microbiology, Environmental Biology or a subject of Life Sciences and have secured at least 55% marks in the aggregate. Candidates who have studied biology at 10+2 level and have B.Pharm/B.V.Sc./B.Sc. (Ag.) degree are also being eligible to apply. The minimum required percentage will be 55% in aggregate.

=   appeared in the Entrance Test conducted by Jamia Hamdard.

Selection procedure

For admission to M.Sc. programme in Toxicology, a Combined Entrance Test for Master programmes (MET) will be conducted to test the knowledge of the candidates in Zoology, Botany, Chemistry, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of B.Sc. level. The selection will be made on the basis of the merit determined by the performance of the candidates in the written test only. 

For admission against the foreign national/ NRI/sponsored seats, written test is not required.

Duration: Two years
Total Seats: 20
(Inclusive of seats reserved for NRI/sponsored candidates). 

Additional seats are available for foreign nationals. 

Department of Biotechnology

The Centre offers M.Sc. in Biotechnology. The students of Biotechnology have high rate of success in NET/ICMR test. They have been selected in reputed institutes including I.I.Sc. Bangalore.

Eligibility

A candidate seeking admission to M.Sc. programme in Biotechnology must have:

=   passed B.Sc. or equivalent examination from a recognized university in Biological Sciences with a minimum of 55% marks in the aggregate.  The candidates having passed B.Sc. (Agriculture) or B.V.Sc. are also eligible.

=   appeared in the Entrance Test conducted by Jamia Hamdard.

Selection procedure

For admission to M.Sc. programme in Biotechnology a Combined Entrance Test for Master programmes (MET will be conducted to test the knowledge of the candidates in Zoology, Botany, Chemistry, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of B.Sc. level.  The selection will be made on the basis of the merit determined by the performance of the candidates in the written test only.

Duration: Two years
Total Seats: 15
(Inclusive of seats reserved for NRI/sponsored candidates). 

Additional seats are available for foreign nationals. 

Department of Chemistry

The Department has launched M.Sc. programme in Chemistry - Industrial Applications with an objective to produce professionally trained post-graduate chemists for pharmaceutical, food, cosmetic, polymer, petroleum and allied industries. The department has also launched a new programme in P. G. Diploma in Chemoinformatics under open & distance learning mode

Eligibility

A candidate seeking admission to M.Sc. programme in Chemistry must have:

=   passed B.Sc. or equivalent examination from a recognized university with Chemistry as one of the subjects and secured at least 55% marks in the aggregate.

=   appeared in the Entrance Test conducted by Jamia Hamdard.

Selection procedure

For admission to M. Sc. programme in Chemistry - Industrial Applications, a written Entrance Test will be conducted to test the knowledge of the candidates in all the aspects of Chemistry (Physical, Inorganic, Organic and Analytical). The selection will be made on the basis of the merit determined by the performance of the candidates in the written test only.

For admission against the foreign national/NRI/sponsored seats, written test is not required.

Eligibility

The Faculty offers Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Botany and Toxicology. Candidates seeking admission to the Ph.D. programme in the Faculty should have passed M.Sc. in the relevant subject securing at least 55% marks in the aggregate. Departments of Biotechnology and Medical Elementology and Toxicology accept candidates to Ph.D. programme who possess M.Sc. degree in Chemistry or any subject of Biological Sciences.

Some fellowships sponsored by HNF are available for award to deserving candidates. Some candidates can be supported by appointing them as Junior Research Fellows in research projects sponsored by various funding agencies of the Government of India. Preference is given to those candidates who have qualified UGC-CSIR NET or the test conducted by ICMR. Students desirous of seeking admission to Ph.D. programme of the Faculty may see the areas in which research is conducted in the departments on the university website.  

Selection Procedure 

Admission to Ph. D. programme is made on the basis of written Entrance Test/Interview at the level of Faculty twice in a year. 

The Written Test/Interview for admission to Ph. D. will be conducted at Jamia Hamdard only. 

Detailed procedure for Ph.D. registration is provided in the Prospectus.