B.Sc.(Hons.) Biomedical Sciences

The Institute of Advanced Research (IAR, Gandhinagar) is offering B.Sc. (Hons.) Biomedical Science program that has been meticulously structured following the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and University Grants Commission (UGC) guidelines. This program offers multiple exit and entry options to the students to earn a certificate in 1st year (44 credits), a diploma in 2nd year (88 credits), B.Sc. degree in 3rd year (132 credits), and either B.Sc. Honours Biomedical Science degree or BSc (Hons.) with research degree after completing the 4th year (176 credits) successfully.

The program was started in 2022 and it has students of high merit in all the batches. The basic structure of this four-year (8-semester) undergraduate (UG) level program typically includes a combination of Core courses (C), Elective minor (EM) courses, Multidisciplinary courses (MDC), Ability Enhancement Courses (AEC), Skill Enhancement Courses (SEC), and Value Added Courses (VAC), Indian Knowledge System (IKS). Some of the courses of this program include Human Anatomy and Physiology, Pharmacology, Toxicology, Cancer biology, Computer-aided Drug Design, Healthcare Management, Tools and Model Organisms in Biomedical Research, Immunology, Tissue Engineering, Pathological Basis of Diseases, Clinical Biochemistry, Genetics, Animal Biotechnology, Medical Microbiology, Bioinformatics, etc. All these courses provide students with a fundamental understanding of the biomedical field, disease pathology, drug discovery, research and innovation in healthcare, along with wide-range job scopes in academic institutions, government projects, pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology firms, and research organizations.

The majority of the courses of this program are divided into theory and practical components so that the students are able to gain theoretical knowledge of biomedical sciences along with intensive hands-on experiences. Students perform laboratories in modern, well-equipped labs, and have opportunities to perform dissertation research projects individually with faculty mentors or complete internships/on-job training with scientists and other healthcare professionals in their later semesters (Semester-7, -8). Some of our students were selected for summer internships at premier research centres in India.