The Department of Biochemistry was established in April 1978 by amalgamation of parts of Departments of Physiology and Pathology. This department strives to achieve excellence in the fields of medical education and diagnostics by providing holistic education inclusive of up to date knowledge and research in the field of clinical chemistry, compassion for the patients and courtesy for fellow soldiers with an ultimate aim to fulfill the mission of this college.

The Dept has adopted the philosophy of Total Quality Management in all spheres of its functioning by streamlining all the processes and systems to achieve clientele satisfaction of patients as well as clinicians. The department reached an important milestone in its history when it attained accreditation by NABL (National Accreditation & Calibration Board for Laboratories) on 01 Feb 2010. This department has the distinction of being the first Govt sector Biochemistry Laboratory to have attained NABL accreditation.
This dept  also has the unique distinction of conducting an External Quality Assurance Programme for all the service laboratories of India. Lyophilised samples are despatched to  all services laboratories quarterly . Their results are analysed and each lab is graded according to its performance.

The department is engaged in the following teaching activities.

The Department’s passion for teaching can be judged by the fact that in the last five years, the MD students have been university toppers. The teaching methodology adopted is that of problem based learning exemplified by case discussions and Quality control clinics held by the department. The problem based approach is a force multiplier for our students to become better practicing doctors.  
The laboratory handles a massive workload of tests of approximately 600 tests per day. It handles routine tests in clinical chemistry as well as special tests in the field of endocrinology, clinical enzymology & haematology. The department is equipped with modern equipments viz.HPLC (High Performance Liquid Chromatography), RIA (Radio Immunoassay), Fully automated chemistry analysers, UV spectrophotometer, Electrophoresis and ELISA (Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay) besides host of other equipments.

It also engages actively in meaningful undergraduate research as it believes that research is the only method of igniting young minds which propels them to the frontiers of learning. The Department has enrolled in two External Quality Assurance Programmes for proficiency testing which are Bio Rad EQAS & Association of Clinical Biochemists of India EQAS programmes. Our laboratory has been rated in the excellent category by both the EQAS programmes.
The department has to it’s credit a new inexpensive method for estimation of ceruloplasmin which was awarded a patent. The other special investigations pioneered by the Dept are ADA estimation, Nitric Oxide end product estimation, Malondialdehyde estimation, sucrose permeability  for GI mucosal damage , Antiepileptic drugs quantitation, Catecholamines  quantitation and serum Guanase estimation.                          

The Department is headed by Brig (Prof) TK Saha. The other faculty members include Col (Assoc Prof) S Bandyopadhyay and Lt Col (Assoc Prof) Mithu Banerjee. Dr BL Somani, Scientist “G” and Shri Vivek Ambade, Scientist “E” are the two civilian officers posted to this department from DRDO (Defence Research & Development Organisation). The affiliated faculty includes two Asst Profs Lt Col Pratibha Mishra and Maj Rakhi Negi from Command Hospital, Southern Command, Pune.

Together we strive to fulfill the mission statement of this department of imparting holistic teaching to undergraduate and Post Graduate students and delivering accurate reports and their clinical interpretation to our clientele by adhering to the highest standards of Quality control.