HOW TO APPLY AND PROGRAM FEE

Application form

Application forms can be collected between 9am and 6pm, Monday-Saturday, at IBAB, Bangalore in person or by post on submission of DD of Rs.500/- (application processing fee) drawn in favor of "Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology" payable at Bangalore. You can also download the application form in Word / PDF format from our site, fill the form and send it to us along with the DD of Rs. 500/-. We suggest you to dispatch the completed form on or before 09 August 2006.

Course schedule

Last date for submitting filled application forms: 09 August 2006.
The application form fee is non-refundable. Forms received after the last date will be rejected.

Tentative dates for selection procedures: Test and Interview on 20 Aug. and 14 Sept., 2006, respectively.

Course Duration: 6 months (certificate course) or 12 months (diploma, with project work).
Course Commences: Tentatively in the first week of November 2006.
Maximum no. of seats: 20.

Eligibility for the course

Anyone who has completed MSc (Life Science) or BTech (biotechnology) is eligible for the course. Other candidates from relevant background, like MBBS or B.Sc. biotechnology, can also be considered if they have specific career plans and interest. There is no age limit.

Fees

The structure for regular candidates is as follows:

• Rs.85,000/- (inclusive of a refundable safety deposit of Rs.15,000/-) for the basic 6 months certificate course, to be paid at the joining time.

• Additional Rs. 30,000/-  for those choosing internship (diploma of total 1 year course), to be paid at the joining time.
  

Corporate Sponsored students: The fee is Rs. 1,20,000/- for the certificate course and 1,60,000/- for the diploma. The fees are non-refundable. The amount has to be paid by DD at the time of admission.