Full Time
2 Year
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Life Sciences
M.Sc. Genetics is a 2 year post graduate degree program, the minimum eligibility is a bachelor’s degree from a recognized institute or its equivalent exam. Interested candidates can get admission to M.Sc. Genetics course on the basis of candidate’s performance in a relevant entrance exam, and subsequent round of counseling.M.Sc. Genetics is the branch of Science which deals with the study of animals, plants and human beings. The candidates of Genetics generally study the genetic variation, genes, and heredity in living organisms.
Genetics is the study of heredity and genes. Genetics comes under the biological sciences and it is related to biotechnology and microbiology. Genetic is the scientific procedure by which the genetic make-up of an organism is controlled by introducing as well as eliminating specific genes.
Genetics covers the study of biology, heredity, the science of genes, and variation in living organisms. Genetics manage the atomic structure and function of genes, with gene behavior in the context of a cell as well as an organism (e.g. epigenetic and dominance), with examples of legacy from parent to posterity, and with gene appropriation, variety, and change in populations.Genetics is a discipline of biology which scientifically studies genes, heredity, and variations in living organisms. Subjects commonly granted under this degree are Cell Biology, Biostatistics, Microbial Genetics & Technology, Population Genetics, Gene Development, Genome Organization, Biochemistry, DNA Technology etc.
Candidate must have specific skills such as numeracy, logical thinking, and computing; attention to current issues and problems and ethical debates. Candidates should have teamwork, project management abilities and organizational skills, and also ability to understand complex scientific information and data. Applicants must have problem-solving, business awareness, self-reliance and initiative and strong interpersonal skills. Candidate must have the ability to integrate genetic and clinical information and understand the uses, interpretation, limitations and significance of specialized laboratory and clinical techniques.The study of Genetics has an extensive scope in the government and private sector. The M.Sc. genetics candidates may find jobs in the medical, agriculture sector and pharmaceutical industries and the research & development departments of government.
The applicants should have a bachelor’s degree under any registered University in respective subjects like Botany, Genetics, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Genetics, Biotechnology, Life Sciences, Molecular Biology and Biomedical Sciences in Science stream.
Most institutes in India offering M.Sc. Genetics course admit candidates on the basis of their performance in a relevant entrance examination. Some colleges also admit candidates based on merit at the level of graduation, while some conduct their own entrance exams for offering admission. Admission process generally varies across institutes and colleges in the country.
Some such major entrance exams conducted in the country for admission to the course are as follows.