Eligibility requirements for Ph.D. (Bioinformatics):

Only those candidates who had their Bachelor's Degree Programme under 10+2+4 OR 10+2+3 OR 10+1+4 system (OR awarded B.Sc. degree under 10+2+2 system prior to 1985) and fulfill the qualifications given below are eligible to apply for admission:

• M.Sc./M.Tech. in Bioinformatics /Molecular Biology or Biotechnology/ Computer Science / Computer Application / Agricultural Sciences/Life Sciences and equivalent post graduate degree in science.
• Candidates must have obtained at least 60% marks OR an overall grade point average (OGPA) of 7.50 out of 10.00 OR 3.75 out of 5.00 OR 3.00 out of 4.00 OR 2.25 out of 3.00 (For SC/ST candidates: 55% marks OR OGPA of 6.88 out of 10.00 OR 3.44 out of 5.00 OR 2.75 out of 4.00 OR 2.06 out of 3.00) in M.Sc./M.Tech./ or equivalent degree programme

Age Limit:

The minimum age limits for admission to Ph.D. courses is 21 years. The age shall be reckoned as on 31st July of the year of admission.