The I semester of the course relates to subjects required for an in depth knowledge of Cell Biology, Genetics, Immunology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. II and III semester subjects concentrate on computer programming aspects and include languages such as PERL, Python, HTML , XML. C++ and JAVA. Besides an introduction to the study of biological databases, the study of entire genome of the organisms-the Genomics and the large scale study of structure and functions of proteins-the Proteomics are included in the III semester. The last semester subjects are application oriented and related to Drug Design and Gene Therapy and Data warehousing and Data Mining. At the end of the each even semester the students have to complete a project work. Objectives: The course aims at realizing the following objectives- To provide to students with requisite knowledge to pursue a career in Bioinformatics either in academics or in industry To Impart in-depth training in theoretical and practical aspects of applications of Information Technology to solve problems in Biology. To enable the students to acquire an integrated outlook of the subject so that they could become potential researchers in the fields of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics.

Eligibility:
MSc / BSc in Life Science (like Chemistry/Botany/ Zoology) / BE / PG (with specialization like Molecular Biology / Biochemistry / Genetics / Microbiology / Structural Biology / Neurosciences/Pharmaceutical/Sciences/Veterinary Sciences/ FoodSciences / Agricultural Sciences/ Bio technology/ Physics/Chemistry/mathematics/Statistics) MBBS / BDS / M Pharma / B Pharma / IT professionals with a background in specialized tools and database programs.
Course Fee: Rs.16,450/-per semester inclusive of examination fees or as revised from time to time.
Min. duration: 1 year (2 semesters) {for PGDBI}; 2 years (4 semesters) {for MScBI}.2 years {for PGDBI}; 4 years {for MScBI}.
Minimum Counseling and hands-on experience at Learning Centers: 160

Evaluation:

The MSc BI students will have to carry out a Compulsory project as a Part of the curriculum in 2nd and 4th semester to fulfill the requirement of the course. These projects could be done in any area of bioinformatics like data mining, sequence analysis, structure prediction, phylogenetics analysis etc. In order to perform these tasks, students have to use software packages like BIOEDIT, EMBOSS, JEMBOSS, STADEN etc. The software along with a demonstration CD will be provided by the University. Every student of MSc. BI will buy the CD from the University through the Learning Center by paying a fee of Rs.310/- (Rs.250 for software CD + Rs.60 for the demonstration CD) in the form of a Demand Draft.

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