Duration of the Course
The course for the Post Graduate Diploma in Bioinformatics shall consists of one academic year.
Eligibility for the Admission
A candidate who has passed PG degree in Life Science/BVS/B.Pharm/B.Sc Agri of any University accepted by the Syndicate as equivalent there to subject to such conditions as many be prescribed therefore shall be permitted to appear and qualify for the Post Graduate Diploma in Bioinformatics(PGDBI) degree examination of this University after a course of study of one academic year.
Eligibility for PG Diploma
A candidate shall be eligible for the P.G. Diploma in Bioinformatics if he/she has satisfactorily undergone the prescribed course of study for a period of not less than 1 year and passed the examinations in all the papers.
Course of Study
The Course of Study shall comprise instruction in books prescribed from time to time.
- C and C++ Programming
- Database management and Web Publishing
- Statistics and Mathematics
- Computational Biology
- Applied Cell Biology
- Molecular Biology
- Genomics and Proteomics
- Drug metabolism and Drug docking
- Practical I – Lab in C and C++ Programming
- Practical II – Lab in Bioinformatics
Examination
The Examination shall be three hours duration to each paper at the end of the year. The candidate failing in any subject(s) will be permitted to appear for each failed subject(s) in the subsequent examination. Practical examination should be conducted at the end of the year.
Scheme of Examination
S.No |
Paper Code |
Title of the paper |
Hours/week |
Max.
Marks |
| 1 |
08PGDBI01 |
C and C++ Programming |
3 |
100 |
| 2 |
08PGDBI02 |
Database management andWeb Publishing |
3 |
100 |
| 3 |
08PGDBI03 |
Statistics and Mathematics |
3 |
100 |
| 4 |
08PGDBI04 |
Computational Biology |
3 |
100 |
| 5 |
08PGDBI05 |
Applied Cell Biology |
3 |
100 |
| 6 |
08PGDBI06 |
Molecular Biology |
3 |
100 |
| 7 |
08PGDBI07 |
Genomics and Proteomics |
3 |
100 |
| 8 |
08PGDBI08 |
Drug metabolism and Drug docking |
3 |
100 |
| 9 |
08PGDBIP01 |
Practical I: Lab in C and C++ Programming |
6 |
200(150+50) |
| 10 |
08PGDBIP02 |
Practical II: Lab in Bioinformatics |
3 |
100(75+25) |
| Total Marks |
1100 |
Question Paper Pattern
Theory
Duration: 3 hrs. Total Marks: 100
PART-A (5x 5 = 25 Marks)
Answer all questions
(Two questions in each unit with internal choice)
PART-B (5 x 15 = 75 Marks)
Answer all questions
(Two questions in each unit with internal choice)
Practical
Duration: 6 hrs. Total Marks: 200
One/Two compulsory problem(s) to be solved with in 6 hours.
Distribution of marks
i. Practical I :
Writing procedures /programs
in main answer book 50 marks
Listing & debugging 50 marks
Correct and formatted
output 50 marks
Record 50 marks
ii. Practical II
Time: 3 Hours Maximum:100
One/Two compulsory problem(s) to be solved with in 3 hours.
Distribution of marks
Practical II:
Writing procedures /programs in main answer book 30 marks
Listing & debugging 30 marks
Correct and formatted output 15 marks
Record 25 marks
PASSING MINIMUM
A candidate shall be declared to have passed the examination in a theory/practical of study only if he/she scores not less than 50 marks out of 100 marks in the University Examination.
Classification of successful candidates
Candidates who secure not less than 60% of the aggregate marks in the whole examination shall be declared to have passed the examination in First class. All other successful candidates shall be declared to have passed in Second class. Candidates who obtained 75% of the marks in the aggregate shall be deemed to have passed the examination in First class with Distinction provided they pass all the examinations prescribed for the course at the first appearance.
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