Bioinformatics BINC Examination 2011

School of Life Sciences
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)
New Delhi – 110 067

Bio Informatics National Certification (BINC) Examination  2011

Registration starts: Dec 13 , 2010
Registration Closes : Feb 03 , 2011
Examination Date : 26, 27 February, 2011

Objective: JNU , New Delhi 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 certify bioinformatics professionals, trained formally as well as selftrained, in addition to encourage students with fellowship (JRF) for joining in Bioinformatics Research in University and institutes in India.

Eligibility for BINC 2011: Graduate in Science, Agriculture,Veterinary, Medicine, Pharmacy. Engineering & Technology are eligible to appear in the examination. They need not have am formal training viz., certificate, diploma or degree in Bioinformatics Students in final year of Bachelor's degree are also eligible to apply.

Application & Syllabus for BINC 2011: The online application begins on December 13. 2010 and will continue until February 03. 2011. The examination fee is Rs. 600/for  general category, Rs 450/for reserved category and US $100 for foreign students. Please visit the website (http://binc.scisjnu.ernet.in/) for detail information. Syllabus consists of five sections: bioinformatics, biology, physical and  chemical sciences, mathematics & statistics and IT.

BINC 2011 Examination: The examination is scheduled on February 26-27, 2011 and will be in three parts. The paper I will be objective type, only those who pass this paper with a minimum of 40% marks will be eligible to appear for the paper II and paper III. The paper II will be short answer type, while the paper III will be a computer based practical. The certification will be awarded to those who secure a minimum of 40% in all the three papers.

Research fellowships will be awarded to all BINC qualified Indian nationals to pursue Ph.D. in Indian Institutes Universities. Note that the candidate must possess a postgraduate degree & meet the criteria of the institutes/universities in order to avail research fellowship. In addition, a cash prize of Rs. 10,000/will be awarded to the top 10 BINC qualifiers.

Further Info on Bioinformatics BINC examination on February 26-27, 2011 at JNU Delhi