Sunday, November 20, 2011

DBT - BINC Examination 2012

Jawaharlal Nehru University,

Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India

DBT - BINC Examination 2012
Bioinformatics National Certification (BINC) examination

Jawaharlal Nehru University, on behalf of Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India, will conduct the Bioinformatics National Certification (BINC) examination on 25-26 Feb. 2012. Registration started on November 14, 2011 and ends on February 03, 2012.

Eligibility:
Graduates in any science, agriculture, veterinary, medicine, pharmacy, engineering and technology are eligible to appear for the examination. They need not have any formal training, diploma or certificate in bioinformatics.

Application and Syllabus:
The online application can be filled till 3rd February 2012 at
http://binc.scisjnu.ernet.in/registration_personal.jsp
Syllabus approved by National advisory committee is available online. It consists of five sections: Bioinformatics, biology, physical & chemical sciences, Mathematics& statistics and 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 PhD 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; and North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong.

For details, logon to the link: http://binc.scisjnu.ernet.in

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