Biophysics is a branch of study which consists of application of physical sciences in biological systems. It is a parallel study as biotechnology, nanotechnology, biochemistry, bioengineering and systems biology. The future in the sector is very bright as lots of industries are based on application of Biophysics.

Importance of the paper:

Biophysics is very good to choose as a career option as the sector is blooming very well and lots of industries are setting up on the application of these areas. Biophysics is also a parallel path of Biotechnology, nanotechnology etc.

Paper Pattern:

Paper of Biophysics is of 9 long answer type problems. These questions are kept in 2 groups. Group A is of 5 questions and Group B is of 4 questions and from both the sections, 3-3 questions are to be solved. Each question is divided into 3-4 sub-questions to comfort the students. There are questions which are both numerical and theoretical type.

Frequently asked questions:

Questions asked are such as fundamental structural element of -keratin is the a-helix, biosynthesis, specific rotation of the solution, Ala-Val-Ala with LDL configuration on C-alpha atoms, database analysis of DNA binding proteins, vicinity of DNA backbone, nature of a-helix formed by ASP VAL ALA GLY HIS GLY, stability and instability factors of a-helices and b-sheets, isoelectric point of alanine, predominant form of alanine, alanine predominantly zwitterion, weak interactions within biomolecules, reasons for the occurrence of more frequent a-turns than c-turns, Keto-enol tautomer’s in nucleic acid bases, Hoogsteen pairing, DNA supercoiling, Bacteriorhodopsin etc.

Total marks and time:

Maximum marks given to the paper are 120 and time allotted to the paper is 3 hours only.

Recommended Books:

• Biological Physics: Energy, Information, Life by Philip Nelson
• Biophysics: An Introduction by Roland Glaser