INSTITUTE OF BIOINFORMATICS AND APPLIED BIOTECHNOLOGY
BANGALORE
IBAB is an autonomous institution set up
by the Department of IT, BT and S&T of the
Government of Karnataka in 2001. It is a nonprofit registered Society. IBAB is supported
through a grant-in-aid from the Government
of Karnataka, and is located in the Bengaluru
Helix biotech park in Electronic City.
COURSES OFFERED
- MSc programme in Biotechnology and Bioinformatics
Eligibility
- The student is required to obtain at least 50% in his/her Bachelor's programme overall
- Bachelor’s degree in any branch of science/technology/medicine (with degrees such as BSc, BE, BTech, BPharm, MBBS, BDS, BVSc and BAMS)
- The eligible subject areas are: Life sciences (zoology, botany, genetics, human biology, general life sciences, ecology, environmental biology), bioinformatics, biotechnology, chemistry, physics,mathematics, statistics, any branch of engineering, pharmaceutical sciences, agriculture, medicine, dentistry, horticulture, forestry and veterinary sciences.
- There is no age bar for applying
- Applicants who have had a break in their education or have been working for a few years are also eligible.
Entrance Test
- IBAB conducts a national level online entrance test.
Interview
- Students are called for a personal interview based on the cutoff marks in the entrance test
Fee Structure
- The current tuition fees are Rs. 56,300/ per semester
IMPORTANT DATES
- Admission begin:30 January 2020
- Online Registration Closing Date:10 May 2020
- Mock test Date (online, can be taken from anywhere):15 May 2020
- Entrance Test:24 May 2020
- Personal Interview:08 – 12 June 2020
- Commencement of the Course:Mid July 2020