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Hi All I recieved a lot of mails from B.Tech. (Bioinformatics) students asking about institutes for summer training and higher education. See below list of Institues offering the same. For all those who are interested in *Industrial training in Biotech*, contact BCIL. (They call for bids, and if you get selected, you get to do a project in an elite organisation, the best part is that you get paid as well). For more info on that, visit their website below: http://bcil.nic.in/default.htm   BCIL was incorporated as public limited company in 1990 under the Indian Companies Act 1956. It is promoted by the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India and financed by the All India Financial Institutions including IDBI, ICICI, IFCI, UTI and IFCI Venture Capital Funds Limited (formely RCTC) and the corporate sector including Ranbaxy Laboratories, Glaxo India, Cadila Laboratories, Lupin Laboratories, Kothari Sugars and Chemicals, Rallis India, SPIC, Madras Refineries, Zuari Agro, EID Parry, ACC and Excel Industries. BCIL has been actively involved in technology transfer, project consultancy, fund syndication, information dissemination, and *manpower training & placement related to biotechnology* over the last decade and half. It has assisted hundreds of clients including scientists, technologies, research institutions, universities, first entrepreneurs, the corporate sector, national and international organizations, central government, various state governments, banks and financial institutions. *Major institutes/universities in India, offering a specialised course in this line are:* 1. Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology (IBA in Bangalore 2. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi provides courses in Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology. IIT Kharagpur also provides various courses in this area. You need to qualify IIT-JEE Entrance exam for admission into IITs. 3. There is an Advanced (Graduate) Diploma in Bioinformatics offered by the Bioinformatics Centre at the Jawaharlal Nehru University. 4. Madurai Kamaraj University in Madurai, claims to have been the first in the country to initiate a bioinformatics programme and advanced diploma in bioinformatics at its School of Biotechnology. 5. The University of Pune, Maharashtra offers an Advanced Diploma in Bioinformatics at the Bioinformatics Centre. 6. Bioinformatics Institute of India, C56 A-28, Sector 62 Noida ( U.P ) 201 301 INDIA Ph No. 0120-5320801/02, 9312355740(M) Web: www.bii.in - offers a corespondence course on one year Industry Program in Bioinformatics, Biomedical Informatics, Clinical Trial and Clinical Research, Pharma Regulatory Affairs, Biotechnology. Institute is also offering various online Program through www.biionline.org 7. Mar Athanasios College for Advanced Studies (MACFAST), Thiruvalla, Kerala-689 101; ph:0464-2733534, 2603332, 2703874;    Degree / Course  College / Institute  State  Eligibility  Course Duration  MSc. Bioinformatics  University of Pune, Ganeshkhind, Pune  Maharashtra  BSc./BTech.  2 years  MSc. Bioinformatics  Bharthiyar University, Muruthamalai Road, Coimbatore  Tamil Nadu  BSc.  2 years  MSc. Bioinformatics  Bharatisadan University, Palkalaiperur, Tiruchchirappalli - 620024  Tamil Nadu  BSc.  2 years  MSc. Bioinformatics  Periyar University, Government College of Engineering Campus, Salem - 636011  Tamil Nadu  BSc.  2 years  MSc. Bioinformatics  Tamil Nadu GD Naidu Agricultural University, Coimbatore  Tamil Nadu  BSc.  2 years  MSc. Bioinformatics  Amity Institute of Biotechnology, RBEF, E-27, Defence Colony, New Delhi - 110024  Delhi  BSc.  1 year 6 months *Project Training at BIA* Candidates have to submit an application specifying the duration and specific time to the project work. The application should be submitted to Bioinformatics Institute of India at C-56A/28, Sector-62, Noida-201301 (U.P.) India Selection Process Past Academic Record and Interview: The short listed candidates would be called for interview on the basis of their merit and academic qualification. Final selection for the project work would be _base_d on the performance in the interview and academic record in totality. Working Hours: Monday – Friday Time: 10A.M. to 3. 00PM Submission of Application Application form and prospectus can be downloaded free from the website at www.bii.in fill the application form and send it along with a draft of Rs. 300/- to the Institute. Interview & Intimation The students would be intimated for the interview after receiving your application through e-mail, by post or telephone. Registration After the selection the candidates have to fill the application form and submit it along with the application fee and testimonials. Submission of Fee The candidate has to submit a demand draft of the project fees drawn in favor of Bioinformatics Institute of India' payable at Delhi/New Delhi along with the application form. Project Technical Assistance Charges: Rs. 8,000/- for two months course & Rs. 24,000/- for six months course (The charges shall include all the infrastructural facilities to be provided by the institute during the training i.e. Computers, Internet, Consumables, etc). Security Deposit for Computer Lab: Rs. 1,000/ (Refundable) Application Processing Fee of Rs. 300/- (Non Refundable) Library fee: Rs. 1000/-(Rs.750/- Refundable) Project Duration Time-_frame_: Two Months / Six Months The duration of the Project work will vary from 2 to 6 months as per the student's requirements. The fee structure would be charged on the basis of duration of the project work. The institute would provide project from time to time as it gets substantial amount of the students. Identification of the Topic & Scope In the first instance the aims and _object_ives of the topic chosen would be defined. The related information would be collected from the available literature and internet sources. Various Bioprogramming tools would be employed for creating various sites and data_base_s. Preparation and Submission of Project Report The Project work aims to identify and share the role of the course in the present technological era. It would promote original ability, creativity and effectiveness of the course in the industry, research etc. The project would further enhance the knowledge and applicability of the subject. 1. Spiral bound project report (50-100 pages) 2. Report will be written in the following Headings i) Introduction ii) _object_ive of study iii)Review of Literature iv) Methodology v) Results & Discussions vi) Future prospects vii) References cited Students have to give a presentation and seminar on the topic of their research project. Student Project Work Letter The Institute would issue a completed project work letter which would specify the techniques and the tools learnt during the tenure of the training. The letter would highlight details of work taken up by the individual after the submission of project report. For More information, visit their _link_ below: http://www.bioinformaticscentre.org/page/academic_program/project_tra... All the best to all!! Regards Leena

Hi All I recieved a lot of mails from B.Tech. (Bioinformatics) students asking about institutes for summer training and higher education. See below list of Institues offering the same. For all those who are interested in *Industrial training in Biotech*, contact BCIL. (They call for bids, and if you get selected, you get to do a project in an elite organisation, the best part is that you get paid as well). For more info on that, visit their website below: http://bcil.nic.in/default.htm   BCIL was incorporated as public limited company in 1990 under the Indian Companies Act 1956. It is promoted by the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India and financed by the All India Financial Institutions including IDBI, ICICI, IFCI, UTI and IFCI Venture Capital Funds Limited (formely RCTC) and the corporate sector including Ranbaxy Laboratories, Glaxo India, Cadila Laboratories, Lupin Laboratories, Kothari Sugars and Chemicals, Rallis India, SPIC, Madras Refineries, Zuari Agro, EID Parry, ACC and Excel Industries. BCIL has been actively involved in technology transfer, project consultancy, fund syndication, information dissemination, and *manpower training & placement related to biotechnology *over the last decade and half. It has assisted hundreds of clients including scientists, technologies, research institutions, universities, first entrepreneurs, the corporate sector, national and international organizations, central government, various state governments, banks and financial institutions. *Major institutes/universities in India, offering a specialised course in this line are:* 1. Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology (IBA in Bangalore 2. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi provides courses in Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology. IIT Kharagpur also provides various courses in this area. You need to qualify IIT-JEE Entrance exam for admission into IITs. 3. There is an Advanced (Graduate) Diploma in Bioinformatics offered by the Bioinformatics Centre at the Jawaharlal Nehru University. 4. Madurai Kamaraj University in Madurai, claims to have been the first in the country to initiate a bioinformatics programme and advanced diploma in bioinformatics at its School of Biotechnology. 5. The University of Pune, Maharashtra offers an Advanced Diploma in Bioinformatics at the Bioinformatics Centre. 6. Bioinformatics Institute of India, C56 A-28, Sector 62 Noida ( U.P ) 201 301 INDIA Ph No. 0120-5320801/02, 9312355740(M) Web: www.bii.in - offers a corespondence course on one year Industry Program in Bioinformatics, Biomedical Informatics, Clinical Trial and Clinical Research, Pharma Regulatory Affairs, Biotechnology. Institute is also offering various online Program through www.biionline.org 7. Mar Athanasios College for Advanced Studies (MACFAST), Thiruvalla, Kerala-689 101; ph:0464-2733534, 2603332, 2703874;    Degree / Course  College / Institute  State  Eligibility  Course Duration  MSc. Bioinformatics  University of Pune, Ganeshkhind, Pune  Maharashtra  BSc./BTech.  2 years  MSc. Bioinformatics  Bharthiyar University, Muruthamalai Road, Coimbatore  Tamil Nadu  BSc.  2 years  MSc. Bioinformatics  Bharatisadan University, Palkalaiperur, Tiruchchirappalli - 620024  Tamil Nadu  BSc.  2 years  MSc. Bioinformatics  Periyar University, Government College of Engineering Campus, Salem - 636011  Tamil Nadu  BSc.  2 years  MSc. Bioinformatics  Tamil Nadu GD Naidu Agricultural University, Coimbatore  Tamil Nadu  BSc.  2 years  MSc. Bioinformatics  Amity Institute of Biotechnology, RBEF, E-27, Defence Colony, New Delhi - 110024  Delhi  BSc.  1 year 6 months ** ** *Bioinformatics-India (List of Institutes offering summer training/Project work in bioinformatics) * In India there are many universities/colleges offering Bioinformatics both at under graduation level and post graduation level. As part of their curriculum students has to do both summer training and project work. This list is not exhaustive.    - Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology, Hyderabad, India    <http://www.ccmb.res.in/newccmb/summer.html(summer training)    - National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi, India offers Summer    Training Programme (of at least two months duration - May & June), and    research projects towards partial fulfillment of the respective postgraduate    degrees (of at least 6 months duration; session I: Jul-Dec; session II:    Jan-Jun) <http://www.nii.res.in/academic.html    - Research groups at National Centre for Biological Sciences,    Banglore, India <http://www.ncbs.res.in/%7Efaculty/index.html    - Research groups at Institute of Genomics and integrative Biology,    New Delhi, India <http://www.igib.res.in/staff.htm    - Research groups at Indian institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata,    India <http://www.iicb.res.in/r&d.htm    - Short term training at Centre for DNA fingerprinting & Diagnostics    <http://www.cdfd.org.in/bio_opport.html    - Bioinformatics group at Bose institute, Kolkata, India    <http://boseinst.ernet.in/bic/staff_bic.html    - M.Sc -Project training at National Centre for Cell Science, Pune,    India <http://www.nccs.res.in/comar05.html    - Short term training at National Institute of Ocenaography, India    <http://www.nio.org/jsp/opportunities.jsp    - Summer training at Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh,    India <http://mail1.imtech.res.in/bic/    - Research group at Dept. of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of    Science, Bangalore, India    <http://www.iisc.ernet.in/academic/div_bio.html    - Training Programmes & courses at National Environmental Engineering    Research Institute, Nagpur, India <http://www.neeri.nic.in/Trng.html    - Practical Summer Training (May 24th -July 2nd) in Biochemical    Engineering & Biotechnology at Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India    (see under shorterm course section) <http://www.iitd.ernet.in/ *Fellowship/Scholarship for summer training*    - JNSCASR Summer research fellowship    <http://www.jncasr.ac.in/summer_research.html    - Indian academy of Science summer research fellowship    <http://www.ias.ac.in/    - Visiting Students' Research Program at Tata Institute of Fundamental    Research <