B.Sc. Bio-computing – Best Deemed University in Chennai

Vision

The Vision of Department of Bioinformatics is to provide the best education and training for students to prepare them for professional research careers in biological sciences as well as software industry. The Department plans to produce eminent scientists in the field of Bioinformatics.

Mission

To facilitate, conduct and organize research work by teams comprised of core groups leading to inventions and to cooperate to meet this end and also to work acquiring the patents of such inventions.
With its strong commitment to education, the department expects its graduates to have acquired solid subject knowledge and laboratory skills in the field of Bioinformatics upon their graduation.
In addition, with our innovative curriculum, the graduates are also expected to possess all-round competence in IT technology, information gathering and synthesis, critical thinking, efficient oral and written communication, and teamwork spirit and capability so that their career prospects go beyond the field of life sciences.

Program Educational Objectives (PEO)

PROGRAM EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES (PEO)

PEO-1: An ability to develop the practical knowledge related to Life science, Computer science and information technology in an interdisciplinary manner for providing innovative ideas to solve the biological problems and promote the research globally.

PEO-2: The extraordinary skills to analyze the scientific big data, create a novel objective, implement methodology to derive a key finding and apply this knowledge for welfare of society. Students should be able to develop as computational expert and follow the ethical rules on areas related to Life sciences and Bioinformatics.

PEO-3: Develop as a resource person with interdisciplinary knowledge who can finish the advance tasks related to biology and computer science in a challenging scientific environment.

PEO-4: Update knowledge on programming and database development on biological data and information and help the scientific research community.

PEO-5: U.G. program and its knowledge give confidence to the students and shine in the booming bioinformatics careers related to academics, research and development and industry.

Programme Outcomes (PO) & Programme Specific Outcome (PSO)

PROGRAM OUTCOME (PO)

PO-1: Graduates will be able to develop, analyse, solve and troubleshoot biological problems in implementation of bioinformatics protocols and Information technology for the successful career.

PO-2: Environment sustainability and Ethics: Graduates will get adequate knowledge to use information and implement the evolving technology in Bioinformatics to find the solutions for environmental protection and remediation.

PO-3: Modern tool usage and communication: Graduates will effectively be able to manage the scientific task by utilizing the big data resources and retrieve and solve the biological problems effectively.

PO-4: Analysis of biological data: Graduates will be well versed in handling the biological data from the different database available online and the Maintenance of biological data by implementing using computer programming.

PO-5: Graduates will acquire self- reliance in handling Biocomputing techniques and able to interpret, analyze the biological data and execute experimental techniques independently.

Programme Specific Outcome (Pso)

The B.Sc. program (Biocomputing) at VISTAS has documented measurable outcomes that are based on the needs of the programme’s stakeholders. The programme specific outcomes that the department presently adapts to future graduates are as follows:

PSO-1: The primary goal is to make the students to understand biological concepts.

PSO-2: To acquire knowledge on the basics of computer and the principles of programming languages.

PSO-3: To understand the levels of programming language and its application in various fields of biology.

PSO-4: To obtain the knowledge on basics in designing the webpage for a database as well as online tools and softwares.

PSO-5: To utilize the bioinformatics skill to venture in development of fields like pharmaceutical and biotechnological concerns.

Curriculum & Syllabus

CURRICULUM & SYLLABUS

		Hours/Week				Maximum Marks
Code No.	Course	Lecture	Tutorial	Practical	Credits	CA	SEE	Total
			SEMESTER1
LANG	Tamil I/ Hindi I/ French I	3	0	0	3	40	60	100
ENG	English I	3	0	0	3	40	60	100
CORE1	Basic of Computer, Algorithm and Statistics	3	1	0	4	40	60	100
CORE2	Basic of Bioinformatics	3	1	0	4	40	60	100
CORE3	Cell Biology and Biomolecules	4	0	0	4	40	60	100
CORE	Basic Concepts and Algorithm in Computer -Practical 1	0	0	4	2	40	60	100
CORE	Basic concept of Bioinformatics Practical 2	0	0	4	2	40	60	100
AECC	Communication Skills	1	0	2	2	40	60	100
SEC	Orientation/Induction programme / Life skills	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Total	17	2	10	24

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Eligibility Criteria

Program	Program Duration (Year)	Eligibility	Criteria for Merit
B.Sc Bio Computing	3 Years (6 Semesters)	Pass in +2, or equivalent with Biological Science or Computing Science as one of the subjects along with Maths / Pure Science / Biochemistry / Microbiology / Biotechnology / Computer Applications / Commerce with Computer Science / Commerce with Maths and + Vocational - Agriculture can be accepted as equivalent thereof by the syndicate of VISTAS.	Merit based on the percentage of marks secured in the qualifying examination

Career Prospects

CAREER PROSPECTS

Software development
Bioinformatics Analyst
Clinical pharmacologist
Program Specialist

Computational Biologist
Database Designer and Maintenance:
Bioinformatics Data Scientist-

Health care Associates
Clinical Data Developer
Cheminfomatician

Alumni Testimonials

It was a great experience studying at VISTAS, a memory to cherish for a lifetime. My experience at the Bioinformatics department (VISTAS) was full of learning and grooming. I found the course curriculum to be very challenging but rewarding. The teachers and mentors are really friendly and helped me to improve my academic and interpersonal skills.

Ms. Varsha S (B.Sc Biocomputing) 2017-2020

Project Associate, Accenture

It was my immense luck and fortune to be a part of the Bioinformatics department (VISTAS) where I can grow. The entire faculty and department leave no stone unturned to shape one’s future. My three years at VISTA have been a wonderful experience of learning with prolific exposure to the outside. Huge respect, love, and devotion for entire faculty members and department. It’s their efforts that make me count myself into better professionals.

Ms. Jyotsna Madhavan (B.Sc Biocomputing ) 2018-2020

Developer, Icon Clinical Research, Chennai.

The course has been good, I have enjoyed because of the way the modules are scheduled. There is a lot of flexibility, so you can do other things. I really enjoyed it. Particularly the writing and the theory aspects, when I came here.

Mr. Balaji .D (B.Sc Biocomputing ) 2018-2020

Clinical quality Analyst, Alembic Pharmaceuticals

I am very happy to be part of such a great revolutionary department in current knowledge. We are aware that the technical skills can’t be finalized but requires dexterity through training. Wonderful faculty ever and they helped me a lot to develop my knowledge and skills.

Ms. Gomathi K (B.Sc Biocomputing ) 2018-2020

Project Associate, Mobius Knowledge Service, Chennai

Vels University is great place to learn. It gives me great to say with pride that I have completed my B.Sc. in Bioinformatics. The relationship between faculties and student is very cordial, which gave me an opportunity to excel in my area of interest. The Teachers and management is very supportive and they have conducted various sessions which helped me to get placed.

Ms. Raja Lakshmi R (B.Sc Biocomputing ) 2018-2020

Data Analyst, Tritan letter work PVT LTD, Chennai.

Fee Structure

Tuition Fee 2024 - 2025 (Per Sem)	Other Fee (Per Sem)	Total Fee 2024 - 2025 (Per Sem)
15,000	13,000	28,000

Faculty of the Department

Sl. No.	Name of the Faculty	Designation	Educational Qualification	Area of Specialization	Experience in Years	Vidwan ID
1	Dr.Radha Mahendran	Professor and Head	M.Sc., M.Tech., Ph.D.	Structural Bioinformatics, Computer Aided Drug Designing, Molecular Genetics and Microbial Informatics	20years,2months	234080
2	Dr.Priya.R	Assistant Professor	M.Sc.,Ph.D	Biomedical Science, Structural Bioinformatics, Cheminformatics, Genetics, Nanoinformatics	8 years 9 months	290700
3	Ms.Shanmugavani.S	Assistant Professor	M.Sc.,M.Phil.,(Ph.D)	Molecular Biology, NanoTechnology, Genetics, rDNA Technology, Genomics and Proteomics, Programming in BioPython	3 years	294048
4	Dr.Senthil.R	Assistant Professor	M.Sc.,M.Phil.,Ph.D	Protein Folding and aggregation , Genomics, Big Data Analysis,	16 years 2 months	415583
5	Dr.Kiresee Saghana.P.R	Assistant Professor	M.Sc.,M.Phil.,Ph.D	Molecular Modelling, Drug Designing,Genomics and Proteomics, Big Data Analysis, Programming in BioPERL, Biophython, R-Programming,	4 years 2 months	480699