M.Tech in Bioinformatics

M.Tech in 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.

Course Content:

Semester I
CS 3000 Advanced Problem Solving
Computer Programming
CS 3001 Scripting and Computer
Environments (ITWS1A)
SC 3201 Introduction to Biology/
Advanced Biology
MA 4505 Biostatistics
SC 4150 Adv. Molecular Architecture
(First semester all courses are core courses)

Semester II
CS 3400 Database Mgt. Systems*/ ITW2
BI 4300 Introduction to Bioinformatics
BI 5100 Biomolecular Structure Interaction and Dynamics
Applications of Classical & Quantum Mechanics
Elective (Domain/IT)
(CS 3400 - optional)

Semester III
CS 3301 Computer Systems
BI 5300 Advanced Bioinformatics
SC 4201 Advanced Biology
Computational Biology Project
Elective (Domain)
Elective (IT)

Semester IV
Elective (Domain/IT)
Projects/electives
Biology Term paper/ Seminar