PhD Biochemistry

Offered at the Department of Natural and Basic Sciences Main Campus

The PhD Biochemistry is a three-year Graduate program consisting of 6 semesters offered at the Department of Natural and Basic Sciences Main Campus.

Requirements:

  • M.Phil in Biochemistry Or a relevant field from an HEC-recognized University.
  • The candidate must submit a valid GAT/GRE (General)/ HAT (relavent) or qualify an equivalent test to be conducted by the University with at least 60% score for admission in PhD, as per HEC rules.
  • The applicant for PhD programs, should submit a Statement of Purpose which details are available at link https://uot.edu.pk/statement-of-purpose-phd

Fee Structure

Fee Structure for 1st Semester of PhD Program in Basic and Life Sciences
Description Amount (Rs)
Admission fee (One time) 10,000
Registration Fee (One time) 5,000
Tuition fee (Per Semester) 40,000
Library fee (Per Semester) 5,000
Security fee (One time) Refundable 2,000
Lab/Computer fee (Per Semester) 5,000
Sports fee (Per Semester) 500
Examination fee (Per Semester) 2,000
Identity card (One time) 300
Total fee for 1st Semester 69,800


Fee Structure for 2nd 6th Semester of PhD Program in Basic and Life Sciences
Description Amount (Rs)
Tuition fee (Per Semester) 40,000
Library fee (Per Semester) 5,000
Lab/Computer fee (Per Semester) 5,000
Sports fee (Per Semester) 500
Examination fee (Per Semester) 2,000
Per Semester fee (2nd to 6th Semester) 52,500
Tuition fee shall be charged for extra semester if the duration of PhD studies exceeds beyond three years.


Other Charges for PhD Program in Basic and Life Sciences
Description Amount (Rs)
Application Processing Fee 3,000
Course Repeat 16,000/Course
Turnitin Fee 1,000
Program extension fees 40,000
Doctoral Qualification Examination (DQE) 2,000
Thesis Evaluation & Viva Voce / Examination Fees Two External Foreign evaluators remuneration
US$400*2= US$800
One External evaluator within country remuneration
(Rs 40,000)
Supervisor/Internal evaluator remuneration
(Rs 30,000)
Administrative cost (Rs 5,000)

Admissions

Courses

Semester 1
Title Code Theory Lab
Optional-I BIOC- 3 0
Optional-II BIOC- 3 0
Optional-III BIOC- 3 0
Semester 2
Title Code Theory Lab
Optional-V BIOC- 3 0
Optional-VI BIOC- 3 0
Optional-VII BIOC- 3 0
Revised Courses for PH.D. Biochemistry

S. No Course Course Code Credit Hrs
1 Research Thesis BIOC-721 As Per HEC Ploicy

Course Code Course Credit Hours
BIOC-701 Advances in Proteomics 3
BIOC-702 Antioxidant Chemistry and Therapeutic Effects 3
BIOC-703 Advances in Novel Drug Delivery System 3
BIOC-704 Medical Nutrition Therapy 3
BIOC-705 The Neurobiology of Stress 3
BIOC-706 Special Topic in Biochemistry 3
BIOC-707 Molecular Mechanism of Diseases 3
BIOC-708 Forensic Serology and DNA analysis 3
BIOC-709 Biochemistry of Drugs and their Resistance 3
BIOC-710 Stem Cell and Therapeutics 3
BIOC-711 Applied X-rays Crystallography 3
BIOC-712 CAZy: Structure-Function 3
BIOC-713 Advances in Genomics 3
BIOC-714 Advances in Bioinformatics 3
BIOC-715 Biomolecules: Carbohydrate, Lipid, Protein and Nucleic Acids 3
BIOC-716 Synthetic biology and metabolic engineering 3
BIOC-717 Advanced Chromatographic techniques 3
BIOC-718 Advanced Spectroscopy 3
BIOC-719 Special Topics; Advance Instrumentation in Chemistry 3
BIOC-720 Spectroscopic Techniques-II 3
BIOC-721 Research Thesis As Per HEC Policy