Bharati Vidyapeeth University is one among the top rated universities of the nation having their campuses in New Delhi, Solapur, Kolhapur, Navi Mumbai, Karad, Satara, Sangli, Pune, Panchgani and many other places. The university offers several under graduate, post graduate, diploma and research courses in various areas such as medical, arts, commerce, engineering, management and so on. Admissions to each of these courses are done on the basis of the marks scored by the candidates in the respective entrance exam which is conducted by the university.

Structure of Bharati Vidyapeeth University PhD Bioinformatics Entrance Exam

Bharati Vidyapeeth University PhD Bioinformatics Entrance Exam will be an objective type exam with multiple choice questions. Duration of the exam is 3 hours. Major part of the questions will be from the core subjects of Bioinformatics. Negative marking will be there for incorrect answers.

Syllabus for Bharati Vidyapeeth University PhD Bioinformatics Entrance Exam

Section A:

• Structural Biology, Biological Computation, Functional and Comparative Genomics,
• Biological Databases, Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Immunology

Section B: Algorithms, Tools, and Database Development:

• Database Design and Development, Advanced Scripting Languages for Bioinformatics,
• Advanced Algorithms for Bioinformatics, Tools Development & Validation

Section C: Tools of Information Technology

• Introduction to Operating Systems & Programming Languages, Object Oriented
• Programming, Data Structures, Perl Programming

Section D: Biostatistics

• Probability, Descriptive and Inferential statistics, Biological Dispersion, Test of Significance,
• Analysis of variance, parametric and nonparametric statistics

Section E: Machine Learning:

• Hidden Markov Model (HMM), Artificial Neural Network (ANN), Support Vector
• Machine (SVM), Genetic Algorithm (GA), Stochastic Context Free Grammar (SCFG)

Section F: Drug Designing:

• Molecular Imaging and Designing, Computational Drug & Vaccine Design Techniques,
• Chemoinformatics, Molecular Simulation

Eligibility Criteria

All aspirants holding a post graduate degree in Bioinformatics and having a minimum aggregate of 55% are eligible to write the exam. A relaxation of 5% is given to students belonging to SC/ST communities.

How to apply?

Candidates can download the application form for Bharati Vidyapeeth University PhD Bioinformatics Entrance Exam directly from the official website of the university. Application forms can be sent by post or it can be directly submitted to the university along with a demand draft of RS. 2000/-. If sending by post, then they should be addressed to reach, The Registrar, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University, Pune.

How to fill the form?

All the relevant details about the course and directions to fill up the application form are given in the official website of the university. Candidates are suggested to go through these details before they fill the form. It should be noted that all the entries in the form are filled with proper care and no column is left unfilled.

Important dates (Tentative)

[Please note that we only provide tentative dates based on previous years dates. For exact dates related information it is always best to check official websites only.]

Last date of receiving the applications: Last week of September, 2012

Entrance Exam date: First week of October, 2012

List of Bharati Vidyapeeth University PhD Bioinformatics Entrance Exam Centres

• Pune
• Delhi
• Navi Mumbai

Contact address for Bharati Vidyapeeth University PhD Bioinformatics Entrance Exam

• Address: Bharati Vidyapeeth University, Vidyapeeth Bhavan, Dhanakwadi campus, Pune, Maharashtra
• Telephone no: 020-24407106, 020-24407114, 020-24407273
• Email: [email protected]
• Website URL: www.bvimit.co.in, www.bvuniversity.edu.in

Colleges accepting Bharati Vidyapeeth University PhD Bioinformatics Entrance Exam Score

Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Information technology and Biotechnology, BVU, Pune

Reference Books for Bharati Vidyapeeth University PhD Bioinformatics Entrance Exam

• Bioinformatics by Bal, Harshawardhan
• Bioinformatics by Shalini Suri
• Bioinformatics by Andrzej Polanski, Marek Kimmel
• Bioinformatics by Kenneth Baclawski, Tianhua Niu
• Bioinformatics by Krishnakumar M S
• Bioinformatics by Paul H Dear
• Bioinformatics for Geneticists by Michael R Barnes, Ian C Gray
• Introduction to Bioinformatics by Anna Tramontano
• Dictionary of Bioinformatics by Manikandakumar K
• Basic Bioinformatics by S Gladis Helen Hepsiba, C R Hemalatha
• Elementory Bioinformatics by Imtiyaz Alam Khan
• Bioinformatics and Bio information by Dr C S Patil
• XML for Bioinformatics by Ethan Cerami
• Algorithms in Bioinformatics by Benson
• Python for Bioinformatics by Jason M Kinser
• Introductory Bioinformatics by Stefanie Hartmann, Joachim Selbig
• Bioinformatics and the Cell by Xuhua Xia
• Fundamentals of Bioinformatics by Khan
• Ontologies for Bioinformatics by Kenneth Baclawski, Tianhua Niu
• Bioinformatics for Dummies by Jean Michel Claverie, Cedric Notredame
• Bioinformatics for Biologists by Pavel Pevzner
• Bioinformatics and Bio information by Patil C S
• Basic Bioinformatics by Manju Bansal
• Bioinformatics for Immunomics by Darren D R Flower, Matthew Davies, Shoba Ranganathan
• Proteome Bioinformatics by Simon J Hubbard, Andrew R Jones
• Bioinformatics: An Introduction by Jeremy Ramsden
• Introduction to Bioinformatics by Arthur M Lesk
• Essentials of Bioinformatics by Kahn
• Bioinformatics for Geneticists by Michael R Barnes
• Statistical Bioinformatics by Jae K Lee
• Introduction to Bioinformatics by Teresa Attwood, David Parry Smith
• Understanding Bioinformatics by Marketa Zvelebil, Jeremy O Baum
• Introduction to Bioinformatics by Stephen A Krawetz, David D Womble
• Algorithms in Bioinformatics by Gary Benson, Roderic Page
• Bioinformatics: An Introduction by Jeremy J Ramsden
• Algorithms in Bioinformatics by Sridhar Hannenhalli, Raffaele Giancarlo
• Advances In Bioinformatics by Krishnakumar M S

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Study Plan

The competition level for Bharati Vidyapeeth University PhD Bioinformatics Entrance Exam is very high as the number of seats on offering is very less and so only well prepared candidates can clear the test. The candidates must possess a proper knowledge of the subjects covered during the post-graduation period of M.Sc. Bioinformatics as major part of the questions will be from that section only. All the topics in the syllabus must be covered. It will be better if the candidates are dividing the syllabus into small units before they start preparing.

How and Where to get the Results?

Candidates can get the result of Bharati Vidyapeeth University PhD Bioinformatics Entrance Exam from the official website of the University. The results will be published within 2 weeks of the exam.

Score Validity

The score of Bharati Vidyapeeth University PhD Bioinformatics Entrance Exam is valid for 12 months.