List of Bioinformatics Courses offered in India

Azyme Biosciences, Bangalore ( Karnataka )
1188/20,3rd Floor, 26th Main, Opp. Ragigudda Temple Arch , Bangalore ( Bangalore (Bengaluru) Dist. )- 560069, Phone : 080-65467596 

Apeejay Svran Institute for Biosciences and Clinical Research, Gurgaon( Haryana )
Sector-32, Plot-26 , Gurgaon ( Gurgaon Dist. ) - 122001

bioCampus, Hyderabad( Andhra Pradesh )
gvk bioSciences Private Limited, #S-1, Phase -1, Technocrats Industrial Estate Balanagar , Hyderabad ( Hyderabad Dist. ) - 500037

Bioinformatics Institute of India (B.I.I.), Noida( Uttar Pradesh)
C-56A/28, Sector - 62 , Noida ( Gautam Buddha Nagar Dist. ) - 201301

Biosys Biotech Lab and Research Centre, Chennai( Tamil Nadu )
63/32, IInd Floor, Kamaraj colony, Ist street Kodambakkam , Chennai ( Chennai Dist. ) - 600024

C.M.S. College of Science and Commerce, Coimbatore( Tamil Nadu )
Chinnavedampatty , Coimbatore ( Coimbatore Dist. ) - 641006

Center for Bioinformatics Research Institute, Chennai( Tamil Nadu )
203/1,Arcot Road, NSK Salai, Vadapalani , Chennai ( Chennai Dist. ) - 600026

Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya : School of Biotechnology, Indore( Madhya Pradesh )
Devi Ahilya University, Khandwa Road , Indore ( Indore Dist. ) - 452001

Dolphin (P.G.) Institute of Bio-Medical and Natural Sciences, Dehradun( Uttarakhand )
Manduwala, Chakrata Road , Dehradun ( Dehradun Dist. ) - 248007

Dr. N.G.P. Arts and Science College, Coimbatore( Tamil Nadu )
Kalapatti Road , Coimbatore ( Coimbatore Dist. ) - 641048

Holy Matha College of Modern Technology, Ernakulam( Kerala )
Manakkapadi, North Paravur , Ernakulam ( Ernakulam Dist. ) - 683511

Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology, Bangalore( Karnataka )
G-05, Tech Park Mall,International Technology Park Bangalore (ITPB), Whitefield Road , Bangalore ( Bangalore (Bengaluru) Dist. ) - 560066

Integral University, Lucknow( Uttar Pradesh )
Dasauli, P.O. Bas-ha Kursi Road , Lucknow ( Lucknow Dist. ) - 226026

iPower Solutions India Ltd, Adyar( Tamil Nadu )
9/5, IInd Floor, II Main Road , Karpagam Gardens , Adyar ( Chennai Dist. ) - 600020

Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi( Delhi )
Maulana Mohammad Ali Johar Marg, Jamia Nagar , New Delhi ( Delhi ) – 110025

Karpagam University, Coimbatore( Tamil Nadu )
Pollachi Main Road, Eachanari Post , Coimbatore ( Coimbatore Dist. ) - 641021

M.S. (Maharaja Sayajirao) University of Baroda : Faculty of Technology and Engineering, Vadodara( Gujarat )
Kalabhavan Rajmahal Road, Nr. Kirtistambh , Vadodara ( Vadodara (Baroda) Dist. ) - 390001

Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai( Tamil Nadu )
Palkalai Nagar , Madurai ( Madurai Dist. ) - 625021

Mar Athanasius College, Kothamangalam( Kerala )
Kothamangalam ( Ernakulam Dist. ) - 686666

Muthayammal College of Arts and Science, Namakkal( Tamil Nadu )
Rasipuram , Namakkal ( Namakkal Dist. ) - 637408

Pondicherry University : Bioinformatics Centre, Puducherry( Puducherry )
School of Life Sciences, Pondicherry University , Puducherry ( Puducherry ) - 605014

S.R.M. University, Chennai( Tamil Nadu )
3 Veerasamy Street, West Mambalam , Chennai ( Chennai Dist. ) - 600033

Satyam Sri Services, Bangalore( Karnataka )
143, 5th Main, 100 Ft Ring Road, KEB Layout, BTM 1st Stage , Bangalore ( Bangalore (Bengaluru) Dist. ) - 560030

Singhania University, Jhunjhunu( Rajasthan )
V.P.O.Pacheri Bari , Jhunjhunu ( Jhunjhunu Dist. ) - 333515

University of Calcutta, Kolkata( West Bengal )
Senate House, 87 /1 College Street , Kolkata ( Kolkata Dist. ) - 700073

University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad( Andhra Pradesh )
P O Central University , Hyderabad ( Hyderabad Dist. ) - 500046

University of Pune : Bioinformatics Centre, Pune( Maharashtra )
The Director, University of Pune , Pune ( Pune Dist. ) - 411007

Vishwa Bioservices, Hyderabad( Andhra Pradesh )
2-3-512/134/1/B, Bapu Nagar, Amberpet , Hyderabad ( Hyderabad Dist. ) - 500029

Should I choose Bioinformatics??

I am facing a choice for my future career . VLSI or Bioinformatics.Since I have been admitted by 2 graduate schools for my PhD degree. They are Iowa state U for Bioinformatics(My major will be Electrical Engineering, but will do research in Bioinformatics) U of Illinois at Chicago.(My major will be VLSI and CAD) I don't know whether Bioinformatics would be hot in the future and if there are any companies in this area. and if there will be a high pay if I choose it. and currently I wanna go to industry rather than acdemica after Phd study. People say there are few job opportunities in bioinformatics , is that right?
Could someone now is doing bioinformatics give me some advice?

Advice from Expert:

A PhD program requires a lot of hard work and dedication, therefore it is really important to pick something that you enjoy doing. Don't pick a career because its hot, but rather because you have a pbottomion for it.
That being said, I bottomume your interest in bioinformatics is hardware related, such as the design of computing systems for running bioinformatics applications. Thus some things to consider are:
1) Is the EE knowledge you will be gaining in one field transferable to others- For example, scientists who work with protein structure often require advanced visualization capabilities. Would your knowledge of VLSI and CAD be transferable to this if you choose to go the Bioinformatics route later on? Likewise, is the architecture of a computing cluster or HPC platform designed for bioinformatics so unique that you couldn't use the knowledge to design such a system for another industry (Probably Not)?
2) Most university departments have faculty that work on different types of projects. Are you committed to studying just Bioinformatics or CAD at either program, or can you rotate through a few labs and try out a few areas of research?
3) Most schools have a list of recent graduates and where they find jobs. Perhaps you could compare lists or speak to some of these individuals to gain an idea of how graduates make out.

What is bioinformatics?

“Bioinformatics is the application of computer technology to the management of biological information”.

Computers are used to gather, store, analyze and integrate biological and genetic information which can then be applied to gene-based drug discovery and development.

The need for Bioinformatics capabilities has been precipitated by the explosion of publicly available genomic information resulting from the Human Genome Project.

The goal of this project - determination of the sequence of the entire human genome (approximately three billion base pairs) - will be reached by the year 2002.

The science of Bioinformatics, which is the melding of molecular biology with computer science, is essential to the use of genomic information in understanding human diseases and in the identification of new molecular targets for drug discovery.

In recognition of this, many universities, government institutions and pharmaceutical firms have formed bioinformatics groups, consisting of computational biologists and bioinformatics computer scientists.

Such groups will be key to unraveling the mass of information generated by large scale sequencing efforts underway in laboratories around the world.