The programme aims at realising the following objectives-

• To provide the students with the requisite knowledge that will enable them to pursue a career in Bioinformatics either in academics or in industry.
• To Impart in-depth training in theoretical and practical aspects of applications of Information Technology to solve problems in Biology.
• To enable the students to acquire an integrated outlook of the subject so that they could become potential researchers in the fields of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics.