M.Sc. Bioinformatics is a 2- year full-time program divided into 4 semesters. Bioinformatics most often works as researchers within the discipline of Molecular Biology, applying Information Technology to manage and organize large databases of biological data on the molecular level.M.Sc. Bioinformatics is an advanced degree in the relatively new field of Bioinformatics, which is a speciality within the discipline of Molecular Biology. Bioinformatics involves the application of computer science, statistics, and engineering to research and interpret biological data, in undertakings such as the Human Genome Project. At its most basic, Bioinformatics applies information technology to biological molecular data on a large scale.Students enrolled in M.Sc. Bioinformatics course are imparted skills needed in the interpretation of biological data at the molecular level, and in database organization. The applications of advanced math and information technology to this data allow researchers to understand data relationships in a way that was previously not possible.Successful M.Sc. Bioinformatics postgraduates of the course are hired in pharmaceutical companies, research laboratories in academia or industry, and in fields as diverse as agriculture, development of personal care products, genotyping, gene sequencing, and database design and maintenance, among others such.
Ideal candidates for the course would have interest in, and aptitude for molecular biology and have advanced computational skills.
M.Sc. Bioinformatics course aims to build in candidates a strong foundation in biotechnology, computational mathematics, computer programming, database management, and statistics, and prepare them for productive careers in fields of biotechnology, pharmaceutical, bioinformatics, and vaccine industries.
As a minimum criterion of eligibility, aspiring candidates need to have completed graduation with a minimum aggregate score of 50% in any of the following:
Often, candidates are required to qualify an institute, State or national-level entrance test for admission to the course.
Admission Process to the course may vary across institutes. Some institutes conduct their own entrance exams for admission, while some select students on the basis of their score at the level of graduation, completed from a recognized college/university.
