Academic Programs for BioInformatics
MTech Bioinformatics
This is a two
year advanced course driven masters' programme with opportunities for
project work in the final semester. Apart from core competency
courses for bioinformatics, this program provides a choice of
electives both from the biology as well as IT domains. Several of
these electives are project based, providing practical training to
the students.
The students
from BTech (CSE)/MSc (Maths) may take Computer Science/Maths as
subject paper, while the students from the Sciences background will
have CNSB as subject paper which comprises of three
sections:
Physics, Chemistry and Biology + Bioinformatics, and students,
depending on their background are expected to attend any one Section
as a major and another section as a minor part. The questions will be
multiple-choice.
Eligibility
criteria: BE/BTech in CS/IT/Biotech/Bioinformatics or Master's degree
in Programming/Maths/Sciences.
MS by Research (Bioinformatics)
- This is a research driven masters program meant for
candidates with an
exceptional background in one of the bioinformatics related domains.
The
duration of the course may extend beyond 2 yrs. Based on the decision
of
the academic committee, some of the core courses prescribed for the M
Tech
program may be waived for MS by research students, depending on their
background.
They must however fulfill the minimum credit requirements for electives
and
thesis respectively.
Eligibility criteria: BE/BTech in
CS/IT/Biotech/Bioinformatics
or Master's degree in Programming/Maths/Sciences.
PhD (Bioinformatics)
- Students admitted to the program have to complete a course
work followed
by breadth and depth examinations apart from the thesis work. The
expected
duration is between 3 - 5yrs.
Eligibility criteria: BE/BTech
in CS/IT/Biotech/Bioinformatics or Maths/Sciences.