BSc Bioinformatics Syllabus and Subjects 2024

Kripal Thapa

B.Sc Bioinformatics is a three-year-long undergraduate course. The B.Sc in Bioinformatics subjects are related to the study of collecting and analysing complex biological data. The course syllabus contains the core and elective subjects as part of the curriculum.

Semester Wise B.Sc Bioinformatics Syllabus

The B.Sc Bioinformatics syllabus gives a thorough overview of genetics, cell biology, applied mathematics, biostatistics, and computer science fundamentals.

The B.Sc Bioinformatics course has subjects that are vital for an in-depth study of human diseases and the identification of new molecular targets and pharmaceutical compounds for drug discovery. Semester-wise B.Sc Bioinformatics subjects list is given in the table below:

B.Sc Bioinformatics First Year Syllabus

The table below shows the semesters of the B.Sc Bioinformatics first-year syllabus:

Semester I	Semester II
Introduction to Bioinformatics	Biochemistry I
Computer Fundamentals	Genetics
Statistical Methods I	Operating System & Programming in C
Introduction to Databases	Statistical Method II
Cell Biology	Introduction to Genome Projects
Biochemistry I	Information Networks

B.Sc Bioinformatics Second Year Syllabus

The table below shows the semesters of the B.Sc Bioinformatics second-year syllabus:

Semester III	Semester IV
Hindi/Sanskrit (common with B.Sc. General Part II compulsory)	Object-Oriented Programming in C++
Object-oriented analysis & design models	Sampling Distribution
Probability	Molecular Biology
Techniques in Biochemistry	Immunology
Nucleotide Metabolism & Bioenergetics	Sequence Comparison
Working with a single DNA Sequence	Sequence Analysis
Working with a single protein Sequence	Software Lab II

B.Sc Bioinformatics Third Year Syllabus

The table below shows the semesters of the B.Sc Bioinformatics third-year syllabus:

Semester V	Semester VI
Building and Interpreting Multiple Sequence Alignment	Database Management Systems
Editing and publishing Alignments	Programming in JAVA
Applied Statistics	Phylogenetics
Sampling Techniques	Structural Analysis: Working with RNA and Protein 3-D Structures
Recombinant DNA Technology	Clinical Biochemistry
Plant Biochemistry	Nutritional Biochemistry
-	Software Lab III

B.Sc Bioinformatics Subjects

The subjects in B.Sc Bioinformatics are designed to ensure that the students have scope to learn about topics in great detail and depth. There are both core and elective subjects in the curriculum. Students can choose the elective for six semesters to make the syllabus more flexible.

B.Sc Bioinformatics Core Subjects

Here is the list of courses:

Object-oriented analysis & design models
Sampling Distribution Probability
Molecular Biology Techniques in Biochemistry
Immunology
Nucleotide Metabolism & Bioenergetics

B.Sc Bioinformatics Course Structure

Bioinformatics syllabus for B.Sc includes both theory and practical papers and is curated for 3 years, divided into six semesters. The course structure is made so that both classroom training and practicals are included in the course curriculum. The course structure is given below:

Six Semesters
Literary Theory and Practice
Core Subjects
Elective Subjects

B.Sc Bioinformatics Teaching Methodology and Techniques

The curriculum takes into consideration different teaching techniques. Classroom learning includes practical sessions for students who are passionate about the subject. B.Sc bioinformatics syllabus PDF is available on the official website. Here are the teaching methodology and strategies:

Assignments
Following course module books
Case studies/ Research work
Internships

B.Sc Bioinformatics Projects

Part of the B.Sc Bioinformatics course is a research project. Projects are given to students to help students understand the concepts and get hands-on. These projects are to be completed by the end of the sixth semester. Some popular B.Sc Bioinformatics projects topics are:

Novel Algorithms for Sequence Alignment of Proteins and RNAs at Bioinformatics & Applied Biotechnology (IBAB), Bangalore
Development of a Web-enabled Protein Structure Prediction Software at IIT, Delhi
Developing a Software to Predict Expression Pattern of Genes Specific to Male Reproductive System at IBAB, Bangalore
Indian Botanic Gardens Network
Development of a Software Tool to identify Ligand-Binding Site of 3D Structure of a Protein
Bioinformatics Approach for Identification of Hypothetical ORF in Bacterial Genome & Hydrogen Production Pathways

B.Sc Bioinformatics Reference Books

B.Sc Bioinformatics books are available online and offline by many authors and publications. These books are made for students to gain an in-depth understanding of agriculture concepts. Books on this course differ according to specializations. Some of the reference books for B.Sc Bioinformatics subjects are:

Name	Name of the Author
Statistical Methods in Bioinformatics: An Introduction	Gregory R. Grant and Warren Ewens (2001)
Practical Bioinformatics	Michael Agostino (2012)
Systems Bioinformatics: An Engineering Case-based Approach	Gil Alterovitz and Marco F. Ramoni (2007)
Bioinformatics Computing	Bryan Bergeron (2002)
Statistical Modelling and Machine Learning Principles for Bioinformatics Techniques, Tools, and Applications	K. G. Srinivasa, G. M. Siddesh, S. R. Manisekar (2020)
Biological Database Modelling	Jake Chen, Amandeep S. Sidhu (2008)
Essential Bioinformatics	Jin Xiong (2006)
Introduction to Computational Molecular Biology	Joao Carlos Setubal and Joao Meidanis (1997)