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| Meaning & Scope /Carrier opportunity |
| BIOINFORMATICS |
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| Bio informatics is an interdisciplinary science with a focus on the management and interpretation of biological data. It is the study whereby data acquired from complex Biological phenomena are analyzed & modeled using sophisticated numerical methodologies. The complexity of such an enormous Amount of biological data requires high performance computer hardware & software in there computational analysis & Interpretations by professional with well trained computing skills. |
| Graduate/PG of Bio informatics program will be able to function as specialist at the interface of biology, chemistry, computer Science, mathematics& statistics for career in biotechnology,
Pharmaceuticals, infection deceases, environmental science forensics& biomedical research. |
| According to the study, about 175 new companies have come up this year alone. At present about 55,000 people are employed in this segment. And it expected that by 2012 another 100 million jobs are likely to be added. The study states that among the branches of Biotechnology, Bio Informatics is poised for stupendous growth. |
| Jobs in this sector can be classified as an industry, R&D and training. Potentials employer of
Bio informatics also includes companies Engaged in Molecular Biology, Genetics. Biochemistry,
Pharmaceuticals, Microbiology & other disciplines. |
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| Study Program/ Courses |
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| B.Sc. |
| Punjabi, Punjab History & Culture, Computer :Fundamental of Programming in C, Statistical Methods & Math, Cell Biology and Genetics, Biochemistry, fundamentals of Bio-informatics, Biological Databases and Data Mining, Computer operational system, Bio-informatics and biological data base, Fundamental of Molecular Biology & Genetics Engineering, Bio-Molecular and Molecular biology techniques. |
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| M.Sc. |
| Fundamental of Biology/Basic mathematics and Statistics; Biological Chemistry; Introduction to Bio-informatics; Concepts in computers and computer programming, Biological databases and biodiversity; computational Biology; Chemo informatics, Molecular Modeling and Drug designing; functional Genomics; Immuno technology and Biochemical Techniques; Elements of System Biology; Web programming (JAVA HTML, XML). Numerical Methods & Optimization Techniques, Commercial Bio-Informatics. |
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| Eligibility |
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| B.Sc.: |
| 10+2 of the CBSE/ICSE board or intermediate or any other examination recognized/equivalent to any of the above with PCB/PCM or Aggregate and as per Punjabi University, Patiala norms and ordinances. |
| Course Duration : 6 semesters/3 years |
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| M Sc. |
| The candidates who have passed the Bachelor’s degree in Sciences with subjects in the Life Sciences/ Biological/Medical Engineering /Food /Agriculture /Home Science are eligible. Besides the candidates who have passes the Bachelor’s degree in science with any of the following subjects are also eligible: Mathematics/Statistics, Physics and chemistry with minimum of 50% Marks. |
| Course Duration:-4 Semesters |
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