BioInformatics National Certification (BINC) Examination 2012 Notification Dates

Jawaharlal Nehru University

Bioinformatics National Certification (BINC) Examination
Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, New Delhi & School of Computational & Integrative Sciences, JNU, New Delhi

Registration starts: Nov.14 2011

Registration ends:  Feb 03 2012

Examination:  February 25-26, 2012

Objective:

Jawaharlal Nehru University, on behalf of Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India, will conduct the Bioinformatics National Certification (BINC) examination. The objective of this examination is to identify bioinformatics professionals. This will help potential employers in recruitment of candidates having exceptionally good Bioinformatics skills.

Eligibility:

Graduate in any Science, Agriculture, Veterinary, Medicine, Pharmacy, Engineering & Technology are eligible to appear for the examination. They need not have any formal training, certificate, diploma or degree in Bioinformatics.

Application and Syllabus:

The online application can be filled from 14 November 2011 to 3rd. February 2012. Syllabus approved by National advisory committee is available online. It consists of five sections:
Bioinformatics
Biology
Physical & Chemical Sciences
Mathematics & statistics
 IT

Examination:

The examination fee is Rs. 600/- for candidates from Open category and Rs. 450/- for reserved category candidates (as per government of India rule). The examination is scheduled on 25-26th February 2012. The paper I will be of objective type. The paper II will be of short answer type, while the paper III will be a computer-based practical. Research fellowships for all the successful candidates those who are interested & qualified in pursuing Ph.D in India will be awarded . In addition 10 cash prizes for top ten successful candidates will be awarded.

Examination Centers:

University of Pune, Pune

Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

Calcutta University, Kolkata

Anna University, Chennai

Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology, Bangalore

University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad

North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong

Additional Centers will be announced soon.

Please visit the following website for detailed information & Registration: http://binc.scisjnu.ernet.in/

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