M.Sc. in Bioinformatics 

at Alagappa University, Karaikudi

Students can choose Alagappa University for undergraduation as well as postgraduation courses. As far as the undergraduation is considered, the flagship course offered by the university is BSc and BA. The fee for these courses is not very high. For BSc, students will have to pay INR 7.5 K - INR 8 lakh. For the BA course, students will have to pay INR 7.5 K - INR 12.4 K. The ROI is also good. Thre undergraduate students find jobs in top companies such as Cognizant, TCS, Axis Bank, and others. 

Alagappa University is accredited by NAAC with an A+ Grade and its degree programmes are recognised by UGC. Alagappa University Karaikudi is ranked 47th by NIRF 2024 under the University category and 17th by NIRF 2024 under the State Public University. Alagappa University was established in 1985 and is located in Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu. 

Alagappa University is a public university in Tamil Nadu and strives to provide quality higher education to students. The flagship courses at the university like BSc and MBA have separate fee structures which the students can check by visiting the official website. For instance, the BSc program fee totals to around INR 29,000 per year for the Computer Science stream.

For programs like MBA students would be required to pay around INR 46,200 for the General and Specialized streams. Students can also check from among the many scholarship and fee assistance schemes operated under Alagappa University.

The leading corporate giants that participated in Alagappa University placements over the past few years are mentioned in the table below:

Candidates applying for any of the Alagappa University courses need to pay an application fee. Aspirants can pay the application fee via any of the online payment modes. Check below the registration fee for all courses:

The university releases admission results in the form of merit/selection lists. It is published on the official website of the university. To check out Alagappa University BSc rank list, the following steps can be followed:

1. Go to the official website of Alagappa University.
2. Now on the home page click on the 'The latest Notification' tab.
3. After this, select the desired course merit list link.
4. Now download the merit list in PDF form.

Students at Alagappa University can apply for scholarships offered by the State Government, the Central Government, and NGOs. Scholarships are available to worthy and distinguished students at the undergraduate, graduate, and doctorate levels. The scholarships include BC MBC DNC Scholarship, SC/ ST Scholarship and Higher Educational Special Scholarship.

The Alagappa University highest package has not been disclosed officially. However, the University has released the median package in the NIRF report 2024. As per the report, the highest median package offered during 2023 placements was INR 3.50 LPA and was made to PG (3-year) students. Check the table below to know the salary details for the past three years of Alagappa University placements: 

NOTE: The 2021 salary details for PG (3-year) courses are unavailable and, hence not showcased in the above table.

According to unofficial online sources, the Alagappa University alumni primarily work in the Operations sector with a 26% share. The pie chart given below illustrates the detailed sector-wise distribution of alumni: