Education and Career Forum

1. How much marks in 12th is needed for higher studies in bioinformatics?
2.what are the qualifications needed for bioinformatics?
3. name of the colleges in India to study for it.
4. where can i get jobs?
5. how much i would be paid for that job that i do?

Bioinformatics is the branch of science which deals with application of information technology in the field of molecular biology.

# The main purpose of field of bioinformatics is to discover the hidden biological information in the mass of sequence, structure and other biological data and to use this information in the betterment of human life.

# Followings courses are available in the field of Bioinformatics:

* Advanced Diploma in Bioinformatics
* Bachelor of Science in Bioinformatics
* M.Sc. in Bioinformatics
* Certificate in Bioinformatics
* B.Sc in Bioinformatics
* PG Diploma in Bioinformatics
* Ph.D in Bioinformatics

# Required educational qualification:

* Must have studied subjects Physics, Biology and Mathematics in 10+2 from recognised board for the undergraduate courses.
* Must have bachelor degree in science subjects such as Mathematics/Botany/Zoology/Chemistry for the postgraduate courses.

# The duration of the courses:

* Three years duration for the undergraduate courses.
* Two years duration for the postgraduate courses.
* One year duration for the PG Diploma courses.
* Six month duration for the certificate courses.

# Following specialization are available in the courses of bioinformatics are:

* Nucleic acid and protein sequence analysis
* Architecture and content of genomes
* Data mining using machine learning tools and neutral nets
* Metabolic computing
* Evolutionary model building and phylogenetic analysis
* Complex systems analysis/genetic circuits
* Analysis of genomic/proteomic/other high-throughput information
* Data storage and retrieval, Database structures, annotation
* Information content in DNA, RNA, protein sequence and structure

# Followings are the job positions/posts are available after the courses in bioinformatics:

* Scientist
* Informatics Developer
* Database Designer
* Lecturer/Professor
* Researcher
* Marketing Executive
* Bio-analytics
* Software Developer

# Institutes/Universities offering courses in bioinformatics are:

* Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi
* Madurai Kamaraj Univesity, Madurai, Tamilnadu
* University of Pune, Pune
* SRM University, Chennai
* Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad
* University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad
* Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology, Bangalore
* Pondicherry University, Pondicherry
* Karunaya University School of Biotechnology, Coimbatore