CUET PG Biochemistry Syllabus 2026: Important Topics, Pattern and Books for CUET PG Biochemistry

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CUET PG syllabus is released by the National Testing Agency. In this article, Shiksha brings you the complete CUET PG Biochemistry syllabus 2026. Read the article below to know more about the Biochemistry syllabus, CUET pattern and the best books to read for CUET PG 2026.

The National Testing Agency releases the CUET PG syllabus. In this article, Shiksha brings you the complete CUET PG Biochemistry syllabus 2026. Read the article below to know more.

CUET PG Biochemistry syllabus has been released by NTA. Syllabus has been uploaded onlien in PDF format. Students can download biochemistry syllabus PDF from official website. As exam is scheduled in March, syllabus helps studnets to prepare exam in better manner. Biochemistry is a laboratory-based science which combines Biology and Chemistry. This field of science explores the chemical substances and vital processes occurring in a living organism. If you have already completed your graduate degree in Biochemistry or life sciences and are planning to do a master’s degree, CUET PG 2026 exam is a good step. The CUET exam is conducted by NTA and includes about 197 participating universities.

CUET PG 2025 will be conducted from March 6, 2025, to March 27, 2026. CUET PG is a national-level exam which serves as a gateway to various postgraduate courses offered in the central, state, private and deemed universities across India.

Table of contents
  • CUET PG Exam Pattern 2026
  • CUET PG Biochemistry Syllabus 2026
  • CUET PG Biochemistry Syllabus PDF Download
  • Best Books for CUET PG Biochemistry

CUET PG Exam Pattern 2026

CUET PG 2026 exam will be conducted in a computer-based mode (CBT). The questions will be given in a multiple-choice questions (MCQ) format. The duration of the exam will be 90 minutes. Check below to know the CUET PG 2026 exam pattern for Biochemistry:

Particulars

Details

Status of CUET PG Biochemistry Syllabus

Released

CUET PG Conducting Body

National Testing Agency (NTA)

Medium of Exam

English and Hindi

Duration of the exam

90 minutes

Number of Questions

75 (all mandatory)

Type of Questions

Multiple-choice questions

Marking Scheme

+4 marks for correct answers

-1 mark for incorrect answers

Total sections in the question paper

One

Part A: There will be 75 questions based on Subject-Specific Knowledge

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Commonly asked questions
Q:   Did CUET PG MCA syllabus 2026 change?
A: 

The CUET PG 2026 syllabus for MCA has remained the same as last year. Last year, NTA added some new topics in the CUET PG MCA syllabus for the academic session 2025-2026. There are three major subjects in the CUET PG MCA syllabus, namely, Decision Making and Thinking Skills, Mathematics and Computers. The exam officials added a few more topics in the Computer subject.

The added topics are mentioned below:

  • Computer networks: OSI Model, TCP/IP model, LAN technologies (Ethernet, Token ring), Transmission media – twisted pair, coaxial cables, fibre-optic cables, Flow and error control techniques,
  • Routing algorithms, Congestion control, IP (v4), Application layer protocols (icmp, dns, smtp, pop, ftp, http); Sliding window protocols; Internetworking: Switch /Hub, Bridge, Router, Gateways,
  • Concatenated virtual circuits, Firewalls: Network Security; Cryptography- public key, secret key.
  • Domain Name System (DNS)-Electronic Mail and World Wide Web (WWW). 
  • Database Management System: Data Models, Schemas, and Instances; Three-Schema Architecture and Data Independence; Database Languages and Interfaces; Centralized and Client/Server Architectures for DBMS, Functional Dependencies and Normalization; Algorithms for Query Processing and Optimization; Transaction Processing, Concurrency Control Techniques, Database Recovery Techniques, Object and Object-Relational Databases; Database Security and
    Authorization. Entity-Relationship Diagram, Relational Model - Constraints, Languages, Design, and Programming, Relational Database Schemas, Update Operations and Dealing with Constraint Violations; Relational Algebra and Relational Calculus; Codd Rules.
Q:   Does CUET PG syllabus change every year?
A: 

Changing the syllabus of CUET PG depends upon the examination authority. However, the chances are very less. The applicants of CUET PG can download and check the previous year syllabus of their applied programme in this page itself.

Factors upon which the CUET PG syllabus might change:

  • One of the most important reasons that the CUET PG syllabus might change is dependent upon any changes made under the NEP- New Education Policy by the Ministry of Education.
  • Changes made by UGC, Master of Human Resource Development in the master's degree programme might alter the CUET PG syllabus.
  • NTA (National Testing Agency), the examination conducting body for CUET PG Examination, can change if the exam authorities feel the significance of adding some important topics in the syllabus to ameliorate the holistic approach of the students towards the subject. 
Q:   How can I get CUET PG 2026 Syllabus PDF?
A: 

Students can download CUET PG syllabus of respective stream online. NTA uploads syllabus PDF at official website. Syllabus can be downloaded by visiting exams.nta.nic.in/cuet-pg/syllabus and selecting respective stream. 

Q:   What is the psychology syllabus for CUET PG?
A: 

The CUET PG Psychology syllabus covers these topics in Psychology:

Introduction to Psychology
History of Psychology
Schools of Psychology
Biological bases of Behaviour
Learning, Memory
Sensation and Perception
Emotion and Motivation
Intelligence
Personality
Psychological Testing
Life-span Development
Abnormal and Clinical Psychology
Statistics for Psychology

CUET PG Biochemistry Syllabus 2026

The CUET PG Biochemistry syllabus is divided into 14 units. The Biochemistry question paper will have 75 questions. Read below to know the complete CUET PG Biochemistry syllabus:

Unit

Details

Introduction to Biochemistry

  • Understanding of Biochemistry as a discipline
  • Fundamental properties of elements, their role in formation of biomolecules and in chemical reactions
  • Concepts of mole, mole fraction, molarity, etc.
  • Unique property of water as a universal solvent.
  • Fundamentals of Adsorption, Viscosity, Distribution law, Osmotic pressure, etc.
  • Fundamental laws relating to photochemistry

Bioorganic Chemistry and Metabolites

  • Significance of Organic Reactions
  • Electrochemistry to conductance, voltaic, and electrolytic systems
  • Chemical bonding
  • Aliphatic and aromatic compounds and IUPAC nomenclature.
  • Formation of polymers and their importance
  • Stereochemistry in determining conformations of biomolecules

Cell Biology

  • Structure of cell and various cellular events
  • Function of various subcellular organelles
  • Cell theory and techniques for fractionation of sub-cellular organelles
  • Composition of cytoskeleton and extracellular matrix
  • Cell cycle, cell division and cell death mechanisms

Biochemical Techniques

  • Chromatographic techniques and their application
  • Centrifugation and chromatography in biological investigations
  • Principles of Electrophoresis, Spectrophotometry and ELISA and their applications

Biomolecules

  • Biomolecules present in living cells
  • Key contributions of scientists such as Hans Kreb, G. N. Ramachandran, Melvin Calvin, Louis Pasteur, Har Gobind Khorana, Watson etc.
  • Properties of carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, cholesterol, DNA, RNA, glycoproteins and glycolipids
  • Process of fermentation and manufacture of Biodiesel
  • Amino acid and nucleotide sequences of proteins and DNA respectively

Nutrition

  • Glycemic index, balanced diet, micronutrient deficiencies and the remedies, nutraceuticals and their importance, junk foods and their hazards
  • Need for specialized food for people with special needs - diabetes, pregnancy, inherited genetic disorders
  • Use of alternate crops – cereals and pulses and their importance
  • Cattle industry and its contribution to greenhouse gases
  • Merits and demerits of vegetarian and non-vegetarian foods

Metabolism

  • Importance of lipids as storage molecules and as structural component of biomembranes
  • Importance of high energy compounds, electron transport chain, synthesis of ATP under aerobic and anaerobic conditions
  • Role of TCA cycle in central carbon metabolism, importance of anaplerotic reactions and redox balance
  • Properties of metabolic enzymes of the host and pathogens
  • Metabolic engineering for the production of useful biomolecules

Bioenergetics and Membrane Biology

  • Basic concepts of Bioenergetics, mechanisms of oxidative phosphorylation and photophosphorylation
  • Composition and structure of biomembranes, transport mechanisms across biological membranes
  • Concept and mechanism of ATP synthesis.

Human Physiology

  • Mechanism of signal transduction by steroid and polypeptide hormones
  • Process of gaseous exchange in tissues and lungs, respiratory adaption to high altitude
  • Difference between hemoglobin and myoglobin
  • Muscular dystrophies, the role of steroids in muscle building
  • Nitrogen metabolism

Clinical Biochemistry

  • Constituents of urine, blood and their significance
  • Causation of diseases of liver, kidney, mechanism of Cancer
  • Trigycerides and lipoproteins and their relationship with various diseases
  • Role of enzymes in diagnosis of various diseases

Microbiology

  • Contributions of Louis Pasteur, Edward Jenner and Robert Koch in microbiology and immunology
  • Discovery of antibiotics and their targets, drug/antibiotic resistance, preventive and therapeutic approaches of infectious diseases
  • Microorganisms as model systems in genetics and biochemistry
  • Contribution of gut microbiome in human health
  • Basic concepts of metabolic engineering and synthetic biology

Immunology

  • Immune system including cells, organs and receptors
  • Structure and functions of different classes of immunoglobulins, the genetic basis of antibody diversity and the importance of humoral, cell-mediated and innate immune responses in combating pathogens
  • Different types of hypersensitivity, and the importance of conventional vs. recombinant vaccines
  • Importance of antigen-antibody interaction in disease diagnosis
  • Principles of tolerance, autoimmunity and the role of immunity in protection against pathogens

Enzymology

  • Enzymes and their importance in biological reactions
  • Difference between a chemical catalyst and biocatalyst
  • Activation energy and its importance in biological reactions

Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering

  • DNA as genetic material, DNA replication, transcription, DNA repair and translation
  • Coding and non-coding regions of eukaryotic genome
  • Exposure of E. coli lac operon, PCR, expression vectors and their importance in Biotechnology
  • Merits and Demerits of transgenic crops
  • Genomics, proteomics, metabolomics and their importance in human health
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CUET PG Biochemistry Syllabus PDF Download

CUET PG syllabus was released online at cuet.nta.nic.in. Refer the link below to download the CUET PG Science 2026 PDF:

CUET PG Biochemistry Syllabus 2026

 

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The CUET PG 2026 examination will be conducted by the National Testing Agency in the various examination centres across the nation a few cities outside India. The syllabus for the CUET PG papers will be set by the exam conducting authority. The subject experts, after taking all the probable suggestions from all the participating universities, will set the syllabus for the PG level entrance exam on the basis of their undergraduate course curriculum.

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Best Books for CUET PG Biochemistry

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Yes, with a B.Sc. in Chemistry & Physics, you are eligible for M.Sc. Biochemistry at most Central Universities through CUET PG, provided you meet their subject requirements.

 

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