Hey aspirant,

It a study of chemical processes in living organisms. It includes the study of Bio-organic Chemistry, Biophysical Chemistry, Human Physiology, Microbiology and Virology, Basic Immunology, Enzymology, etc.

Some of the career options after completing biochemistry degree are academic researcher, analytical chemist ,biomedical scientist, biotechnologist, forensic scientist ,medicinal chemist etc.

Biochemistry is generally chosen by those students who want to work in the area like medicine research, food and packaging industries, pharmaceuticals etc.

It is estimated that employment of biochemistry and biophysics is projected to grow 6% from 2018-2028 ,about as fast as the average ,for all occupation the increase in demand in turn likely to derive demand for biochemistry and biophysics involved in biomedical research.

Your options with and after completing BSc in biochemistry also depend on where you live and you want to live .It also depends on whether you did anything above and beyond the required courses.

Some of the good colleges to get admission to B.Sc Biochemistry are-

• Indian Institute of Sciences,Bangalore
• Jawaharlal Nehru University,Delhi
• St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai
• The Oxford College of Science, Bangalore
• Delhi University
• Sri Venkateswara College, New Delhi
• Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology
• Aligarh Muslim University
• All India Institute of Medical Sciences

I have told you about what it includes,Career options,Top colleges, scope in coming time and interest required to pursue this degree.Now you need to choose if it suits best to you or not because the best for every individual varies as every being is unique in its own way.

Hope that helps you.

All the best.