Bioinformatics

The candidates might be able to apply for the BTech admissions at School of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics - D.Y. Patil University in offline mode. However, one part of the admission process requires candidates to register for the accepted entrance exams. The registration for such entrance exams cannot be done in offline mode.

Currently, there are 210 seats available for the BTech course at School of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics - D.Y. Patil University. These seats are unevenly distributed among its three BTech specialisations. The highest number of seats is for the BTech in Biotechnology course which the lowest are for the BTech in Bioinformatics and Data Science.

The total number of seats available for the BTech in Bioinformatics and Data Science at School of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics - D.Y. Patil University is 30 seats. This course has the lowest number of seats that are available for any BTech course offered by School of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics - D.Y. Patil University.

The BTech seat intake for BTech in Biotechnology at School of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics - D.Y. Patil University is 120. BTech in Biotechnology is the flagship BTech course of School of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics - D.Y. Patil University.

These seats are alloted to students based on their entrance exam scores and who also fulfill the set eligibility criteria for their chosen BTech course. 

Yes, candidates who wish to apply for School of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics - D.Y. Patil University BTech course can do so without a JEE Mains exam scorecard. The institute also accepts the score of other national/state level entrance exams for BTech admissions. Additionally, candidates can also appear for the inhouse entrance exam of School of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics - D.Y. Patil University to apply for BTech admissions. 

The School of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics - D.Y. Patil University BTech admissions require candidates to have Physics, Chemistry, English and either one of Mathematics or Biology as mandatory subjects during Class 12. Some BTech courses such as BTech in Biotechnology require candidates have Biology in Class 12 while others require candidates have Mathematics as a mandatory subject.

The School of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics - D.Y. Patil University accepts the scores of any national or state level BTech entrance exam for admissions. This can include the JEE Mains, MHT CET, CUET-UG, etc. 

Candidates who fail to appear for any of these exams can still apply to appear in the in-house entrace exam of School of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics - D.Y. Patil University.

Yes you can work as a data scientist after pursuing a course in Bioinformatics. Besides the core skills used by a data scientist, one thing to adapt to is the domain-specific terminology, concepts and certain processes exclusive to biological data.

The catch is - you'll still be dealing with data. You'll be studying the data and exemplifying findings just as you would in any other field. Biological data might seem comparatively sensitive and complex.

Yes, a few distance colleges offering Bioinformatics courses in India at various levels are mentioned in the table given below -

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