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| SNO | NAME OF COURSE | Major/ Minor/ SEC/ VAC/ MDSC | DURATION | SEATS | ELIGIBILITY | PO/ CO (AS PER NEP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | B.Sc. (Hons.) Bioinformatics FYUP (Multi-disciplinary Scheme) |
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4 years | 30 | 10 + 2 Science (Medical/ Non-Medical) |
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| 2. | B.Sc. Bioinformatics FYUGP (Single Major and Single Minor) |
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4 years | 30 | 10 + 2 Science (Medical/ Non-Medical) |
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| 3. | B.Sc. (Hons.) Bioinformatics | 3 years | 30 |
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| 4. | M.Sc. Bioinformatics | 2 years | 40 | A Bachelor’s degree in Science (General or Honours) with Bioinformatics, Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Botany, Chemistry, Electronics, Genetics, Life Sciences, Mathematics, Mathematics & Computing, Microbiology, Physics, Statistics, Zoology, Agriculture, Computer Science, Engineering, Medicine, Pharmacy and Veterinary Science with at least 50% marks (45% for SC/ST/OBC category). |
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| S NO | Name | Qualification | Vidwan ID | Email ID | CV (Sample Attached) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mr. Varinder Kumar | M.Sc | 275731 | [email protected] | Attachment |
| 2. | Mrs. Chanderjyoti | M.Sc. | 274692 | [email protected] | Attachment |
| 3. | Mr. Sandeep | M.Sc. | 131586 | [email protected] | Attachment |
| 4. | Dr. Ruchi Sachdeva | Ph.D. | 274662 | [email protected] | Attachment |
| 5. | Dr. Nidhi Kumari | Ph.D | 298412 | [email protected] | Attachment |
| 6. | Ms. Isha Goyal | M.Sc. | 586348 | [email protected] | Attachment |
*Note that the following faculty list includes permanent, ad-hoc, contractual, and guest members.
The Department of Bioinformatics was established in 2004 with UGC funding under the Innovative Program scheme, making it the first in the region. Located in Chandigarh, it serves as a central hub for Bioinformatics education and research. The department aims to develop skilled professionals in Bioinformatics, Biotechnology, and related fields, offering UG and PG courses. It has well-qualified faculty, research facilities, and computer labs. The department also promotes scientific learning through extension lectures, modern teaching aids, and career development activities.
| Project Name | Agency | Team | Area | Project Duration | Project Amount | Completion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application of Bioinformatics in Detecting Molecular evolution and Phylogeny of snake venom protein of Indian Venomous Species | UGC-New Delhi | Mr. Varinder Kumar | 02 years |
B.Sc. (Hons.) Bioinformatics FYUP (Multi-disciplinary/Inter-disciplinary):
https://puchd.ac.in/includes/syllabus/2024/20241111161721-b.sc.bioinformaticsmulti.pdf?2024
B.Sc. (Hons.) Bioinformatics:
https://puchd.ac.in/includes/syllabus/2021/20210910153421-b.sc.bioinformatics2021-22.pdf?2024
M.Sc. Bioinformatics:
https://puchd.ac.in/includes/syllabus/2020/20200728151355-m.sc.bioinformatics.pdf?2024
| Name | No. of Publications with ISSN number | No. of Books with ISBN number |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Varinder Kumar | 10 | 01 |
| Ms. Chander Jyoti | 09 | – |
| Mr. Sandeep | 12 | 01 (Book chapter) |
| Dr. Ruchi Sachdeva | 10 | – |
| Dr. Nidhi Kumar | 07 | 04 (Book chapters) |
| Ms. Isha Goyal | – | – |
| Core Facility | Allied Facilities |
|---|---|
| UG Bioinformatics Lab | Microbiology Lab |
| PG Bioinformatics Lab | Biochemistry Lab |
| Bioinformatics Research Lab | Genomics & Proteomics Lab |
| Molecular Biology Lab | Physics Lab |
| Laminar Room | Chemistry Lab |
| UPS Rooms | Digital Library |
| Seminar Hall | Centralized Instrumentation Lab |
| Information Technology Lab |
Two Computer Labs with a server, required software and Internet Facility has been set up in the Department. Besides that, central computing facilities are also available in the Advanced IT Block as well as the Network Resource Centre within the campus itself, so that the students can access and browse through the latest Literature.
| Hardware | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Lenovo Desktop All in One (Lenovo intel i-7, 3.20 GHz) | 30 |
| Workstation (HP and IBM) | 01+01 |
| Lenovo Desktops (Lenovo intel i-5, 2.50 GHz) | 16 |
| Lenovo Desktops (Lenovo intel i-5, 2.90 GHz) | 10 |
| HP Laptop (P-IV, 1.60 GHz) | 02 |
| DELL Laptop (i3) | 01 |
| Sony LCD Projector | 01 |
| Smart Board with Projector | 01 |
| Overhead Projector | 01 |
| UPS 20 kVA | 01 |
| HP Laser Printer (1020) | 01 |
| Canon Laser Printer (1005 & D520) | 01 |
| Scanner (Scanjet) | 01 |
| Operating Systems | ||
|---|---|---|
| Windows XP and 7, 10 | Fedora Core/Red Hat | |
| MS Office | ||
| MS Office 2010 | MS Office XP & 2007 | MS Office 2003 Server |
| Antivirus | ||
| Norton 360 Total Security | ||
| Other Tools & Software’s | ||
| Oracle 9i | Visual Studio 7.0 | Corel Draw |
| Macromedia Studio 8.0, MX | Dream weaver 8.0 | Fireworks 8.0 |
| C, Turbo C | Active Perl, BioPerl | FoxPro, XML |
| Adobe Photoshop 7.0 | Fox IT Reader | Adobe Acrobat 7.0 |
| Bioinformatics Software |
|---|
| DNASTAR (Sequence & Structure Analysis & Annotation Package) |
| Discovery Studio 2.1 (Drug Designing and Lead optimization Suit) |
| Gaussian09 & Gauss View05 (Electronic Structure Modelling Tool) |
| SPSS |
| Molecular Modelling Tool – HYPERCHEM 8.0 |
| Statistical Analysis Tool – MINITAB 16.0 |
| Sequence Analysis, Phylogenetic Analysis and Other Analytical Tools |
| Accery’s GCG Package with 300 GB database installed locally on the server |
| PAUP |
| Exome ED |
Department also has the rich collection of free bioinformatics software like Ligbuilder, Autodock, Modeller, MEGA, Hammer, Glimmer, Mummer, TreeView, Babel 2.0.0, Dragon, Chimara 5-0.1.3- beta, PhylPro, Phylip, PyMold, RasMol, SPDBViewer, Hex, Sequencer 4.6 Demo, Emboss 0.7 & 0.5, ISIS CHIME Draw 24, Ecell 3.1.103, Vcell, Gepasi etc.
A number of Basic Instruments are available for the carrying out wet lab experiments
| SNO. | Date | Name of the activity | Details of the activity | Key Speaker/ Guest | Activity Type (Seminar /Workshop/ Lecture/ Conference/ Outreach Activity) | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-2025 | ||||||
| 1. | September 28 2022 | From Classroom to career: Unleashing the potential of data science | Ms. Yashica Sharma presented several case studies explaining the applications of data science in solving diverse problems. | Ms. Yashica Sharma | Lecture | Ms. Yashica Sharma highlighted the transformative role of data science in diverse sectors, with a special focus on the dairy industry. She emphasized the critical role of statistics and bioinformatics in analyzing data to enhance the efficiency and sustainability of dairy farming. |
| 2023-2024 | ||||||
| 1. | 9-11 Oct,2023 | Byte-Buddies: Python for Bioinformatics | Final year students taught Python programming to juniors. | Mr. Aryan Jaitly, Ms. Hargun and Ms. Divya | 3 days Workshop | During the workshop hands-on training in Python basics to specialized areas within Python tailored for bioinformatics was taught by the presenters. Students were trained with imparting valuable insights and practical skills for leveraging Python in bioinformatics research and were engaged in real-world bioinformatics exercises and strengthening their proficiency in Biopython |
| 2. | 27-11-2023 | IISER Mohali Visit | One day educational visit to Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali was organized on the occasion of its 17th Foundation Day | Outreach activity | ||
| 3. | 12-14 October 2023 | CHASCON-2023 | Students and faculty participated and presented their work at Chandigarh Science Congress | National Conference: Oral & Poster presentation and Abstract publication in Chandigarh Science Congress(CHASCON-2023) on “GLOBAL SCIENCE FOR GLOBAL WELLBEING” in the Basic Medical Sciences section at Department of Microbiology, Punjab University, Chandigarh | Three students won prizes for oral and poster presentations. | |
| 4. | February 28-29 2024 | BioRhythm | Students showcase their artistic talent including music, singing, acting, writing etc. | Science Fest | ||
| 2022-2023 | ||||||
| 1. | February 27, 2023 | Alumni Meet | The Bioinformatics club of the Department of Bioinformatics organized an alumni meet with Mr. Akshay Suhag, a graduate from the 2014-17 batch. Akshay Suhag has completed his master in Bioinformatics from Saarland University, Germany, and is currently pursuing his PhD in Single Cell RNA Seq Data Analysis and Multi-omics Data Analysis from the University of Bern, Switzerland | Akshay Suhag, Computer Scientist, EMBL, Germany | Alumni Meet | Dr. Suhag, motivated the students to build their biology basics and fundamental concepts of logic through programming languages like C/C++. ,R and Python. |
| 2021-2022 | ||||||
| 1. | May 27, 2022 | Alumni Meet | Alumni meet, Mr. Ikjot Sidhu, MS, Boston University, US | Bioinformatics Analyst at School of Medicine in New York University. | Alumni Meet | Mr. Sidhu gave an insight on how the students can enhance their skills related to Bioinformatics Data Analysis and emphasized on application based learning, Programming languages including R, Python. |
| 2. | May 26, 2022 | Expert Lecture on “Hamara AYUSH Hamara Swasthya | Lecture was conducted in collaboration with Shri Dhanwantry Ayurvedic College & Hospital, Sector-46 organized an expert lecture on Hamaara AYUSH Hamaara Swasthya under the scheme of promotion of Ayurved among students, Ministry of Ayush, Government of India | Dr. Kanika Aggarwal, Associate Professor | Lecture | Lecture Highlighted importance of Ayurveda and Meditation in daily life for disease prevention and treatment. |
| 3. | March 29 2022 | Advancement in machine learning and artificial intelligence | Seminar was organized under the aegis of Department of Science & Technology & Renewable energy, Chandigarh Administration | Dr. Rishemjit Kaur & Dr. Ritesh Kumar, Principal Scientist, Centre of Excellence for Intelligent Sensors and Systems (ISenS), CSIR-CSIO, Chandigarh | Seminar | Expert talks on the role of artificial intelligence in analyzing exponentially increasing biological data and in predictive diagnosis of severe diseases. |
| 4. | April 6 2022 | Educational Visit | One day educational visit to the Next Generation Sequencing facility at the Advanced Pediatrics Centre (APC), PGIMER (Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research), Chandigarh was organized | Dr. Prateek Bhatia at the Advanced Pediatrics Centre (APC), PGIMER (Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research), Chandigarh. | Outreach Activity | During the visit, students were briefed by Dr. Prateek Bhatia, about the advantages and limitations of traditional and latest NGS technologies in clinical settings for disease diagnostics, prognostics and prediction. Dr. Bhatia also explained workflow of NGS, from sample preparation to bioinformatics data analysis. The technical session was followed by a demonstration of the NGS platform, ION-Torrent in the next-generation sequencing facility of PGIMER. |
| 2020-2021 | ||||||
| 1. | June 12 2021 | Education Opportunity in India and Abroad | A lecture was organized on the emerging opportunities of higher education in Indian and foreign universities | Mr. Arun, Operations Manager for Delhi/NCR & Chandigarh, Jamboree India | Lecture | |
| 2. | 22 May 2020 | How to Read Scientific Literature? | A webinar was organized in association with NCCS (National Centre for Cell Science) and IISER, Pune and Persistent Systems | Lecture | ||
| 3. | Feb 27 – Mar 4 2020 | Biological Data Analysis and Data Science | Department of Bioinformatics and Department of Biochemistry organized a One Week FDP under the Rashtriya Uchchattar Shiksha Abhiyan, Chandigarh Administration | FDP | The objective of this program was to expose students and faculty to recent developments in the Data Analysis and Data Science areas and provide them knowledge and skills beyond their regular course curriculum. | |
| 4. | May 27 – 30, 2021 | BioRhythm e20 | Students showcased their music, singing, acting, writing and artistic talent during an online fest using a social media platform. | Annual Science-cum-Cultural Fest | The event was conducted using a social media platform wherein our official instagram account @biorhythm2020 has received over 2 lakh Impressions and reached 32812 unique users in 4 days. | |
Our graduates are sought after by top companies across various industries. Leading recruiters recognize the talent, skills, and expertise nurtured at GGDSD College, offering our students promising career opportunities.
