Thursday, February 21, 2008

April 2008 Examinations

Dear Students of BII

Dates for April 2008 examinations will be held on 26th and 27th of April Saturday and Sunday.

Time Table : The Time Table of various papers will be informed as per program in the 1st week of March

Last Date: Due to posta delays last date for submission of reregistration form (if applicable) , examination form etc has been extended to 15th March 2008

Best of Luck

BII Admin

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

VITEEE - 2008 Vellore Institute of Technology Engineering Entrance Examination Notification

VITEE 2008 Important Dates
• Issue of VITEEE-2008 Application Forms starts from 31st December 2007.
• Last date for the Sale/Receipt of filled VITEEE Application forms - 20th February 2008.

• VITEEE 2008 Applications can be obtained from selected post offices through out India, the details will be furnished in the website on 30th December 2007
• VITEEE 2008 Date - Engg. Entrance Examination will be held on 19th April 2008 (Saturday)

B.Tech. PROGRAMMES 2008-2009 Batch
* Bioinformatics
* Biomedical Engineering
* Biotechnology
* Chemical Engineering
* Civil Engineering
* Computer Science & Engg.
* Electronics & Communication Engg.
* Electrical & Electronics Engg.
* Electronics & Instrumentation Engg.
* Information Technology
* Mechanical Engineering
* Mechanical & Energy Engg.

VITEEE 2008 Eligibility :
* A pass in 10+2 or its equivalent with a minimum average of 60% of marks in Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics or Biology (PCM / PCB)
* A pass in 10+2 or its equivalent with 50% average marks in Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics or Biology(PCM / PCB) for Candidates belonging to SC/ST and Students hailing from Jammu & Kashmir and from the North Eastern States of Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Tripura, Sikkim, Nagaland, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh.
Candidates belonging to SC/ST category must fill in the proforma as given in Appendix-VI and have it attested by competent authority (The list of authorities empowered for the same is given in Appendix-VI).
Candidates hailing from Jammu & Kashmir and the North Eastern states of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, Sikkim, Nagaland, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh should fill in CERTIFICATE TO PROVE NATIVITY proforma given in Appendix-VI.
These documents should be produced at the time of counselling, failing which they will not be considered for admission.
* Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics (PCM) candidates are eligible for all the programmes
* Physics, Chemistry & Biology (PCB) candidates are eligible only for B.Tech. Bioinformatics, Biotechnology & Biomedical Engineering programmes
* Candidates appearing for the 10+2 examination in March/April 2008 are also eligible.

Vellore Institute of Technology Admission Procedure:
- Advertisement given regarding issue of application forms, important dates etc., in all leading newspapers all over India and notified in the VIT website.
- Applications can be obtained from selected Post Offices / may be obtained by post from VIT.
- Entrance exam conducted in major cities all over India.
- Publication of VITEEE results in leading websites.
- Call for counselling in batches and allotment of branches on the basis of the rank.

Contact Details
Admission Officer
VIT University, Vellore-632 014, Tamil Nadu, India.
Phone: 0416-305 8000, 220 2168/220 2157
Fax: 0416-224 5544,224 0411
E-mail: admission@vit.ac.in (Or) vitdadmission@yahoo.com
Chennai administrative Office
New No 6, (Old No. W-73), Second Street
Anna Nagar (Opp. Towers Club), Chennai-600 040
Phone: 044-420 16555,6548 0555 Fax: 044-262 22555

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

COMBINED BIOTECHNOLOGY ENTRANCE EXAMINATION

COMBINED BIOTECHNOLOGY ENTRANCE EXAMINATION FOR ADMISSION TO
M.Sc (Biotech); M.Sc (Agri)/ M.V.Sc. (Biotech); & M.Tech (Biotech) PROGRAMMES: 2008-09

On behalf of various participating Universities, the Jawaharlal Nehru University will hold Combined Biotechnology Entrance Examination on Friday, May 18, 2008 at 51 cities spread all over the country for admission to : (1) M.Sc ( Biotechnology) ; (2) M.Sc (Agri) / M.V.Sc Biotechnology ; and (3) M.Tech Biotechnology Programmes.

Application form and prospectus can be obtained by post by sending a request to the Deputy Registrar (CEEB) JNU, New Delhi – 110067, along with a bank draft of Rs.180/- drawn in favour of JNU New Delhi, together with a self – addressed unstamped envelope of 28 x 20 cms size mentioning clearly the course for which the form is required i.e. for (1) M.Sc (Biotech) OR (2) M.Sc (Agri) / M.V.Sc. (Biotech); OR (3) M.Tech (Biotech)

Issue of Forms: By Post: 01-02-2008 to 07-03-2008
By Cash: 01-02-2008 to 17-03-2008
Last date for submission of completed forms: March, 17, 2008Application forms can also be obtained on cash payment of Rs.120/- per set for any of the participating universities.(For Details regarding the names of the participating Universities, Eligibility conditions and centre of Examinations etc. Candidates may refer “Employment News / Rozgar Samachar” of January 26, 2008 OR visit website www.jnu.ac.in).

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Dear Admin,


I would like to know whether it is possible to get more specimen assignment on Statistics. It would be very helpful to know more about the type of questions for statistics.

Thursday, January 17, 2008

Completion of 6 Months Advance Program at BII


6 Months Advance Program in Bioinformatics has been completed and new batch will commence in February.
The program is ment for a select students wishing to specialise in Bioinformatics. The program is conducted at Institute campus at Noida.

Proposal on Nano Biotechnology / Nano Particle Based Drug Delivery




Department of Biotechnlogy - Star Biotechnology Colleges


BII Corporate Training on Statistical Techniques - Indraprasth Apollo Hospitals

BII has successfully conducted a corporate training on "Statistical Techniques" at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals. The training was was conducteby Dr Kumud Sarin and Dr A Das.
training was well received and was attended by several Head of the Departments. In future many more trainings are planned.
BII in past has also conducted several succesful trainings at Hospitals, Pharma and IT companies.


Thursday, January 3, 2008

A Seminar on "Applications of Bioinformatics in Genome Research" sponsored by Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India, New Delhi.

Seminar date : February 13-15, 2008

Venue : Pondicherry University

Contact details : Prof .P.P. Mathur
Co-ordinator
Centre for Bioinformatics
Pondicherry University
Pondicherry - 605 014
Ph : 0413 - 2655212
Fax : 0413-2655265 / 2655211
Email : bicpu2001@yahoo.co.in

Wednesday, January 2, 2008

National Conference on "Trends and Applications of Bioinformatics"- NCTAB ' 08.

Conference Date : Feb 1st, 2008.

Organized By:-
Department of Bioinformatics
Bharath University
Chennai

Address For Communication:-
The Convener National conference on
"Trends and Applications of Bioinformatics"
NCTAB '08
Bharat University
173, Agaram Road, Selaiyur, Chennai-73
Tel No : 044 - 22290125/472. Ext : 246, 251
Fax n0 : 044- 22293886
Email : convenertab2007@yahoo.co.in

Job Opportunities at Quest Diagnostics India Private Limited

About Quest Diagnostics -
Quest Diagnostics, the Rs.28000 crore global leader in diagnostic testing services , is now in India with the country's largest diagnostic laboratory. Around the world, more than 46,000 employees work with us. What's more, over 150 million people depend on us for test results and health decisions and each one of them wants to be sure we have the right leaders at the helm.
If you can share our commitment, are a progressive out-of-the -box thinker with a will to win, have MNC experience, a strong conceptual process knowledge and outstanding communination as well as presentation skills. Dedicated people improving the health of patients through unsurpassed diagnostic insights and innovation
Please mail your resume at :-hr@questdiagnostics.com
Website : www.questdiagnostics.com

Name of the Post-
1. Head - Clinical Trials Project Management
Qualifications : MD / PhD
Experience : 10 -15 years global project management in Clinical Trials.

2. Head - Quality Assurance
Qualification : MD / PhD with 12 - 15 years experience with an MNC
Diagnostics, Pharma or CRO background preferred

For further details :-
Quest Diagnostics India Private Limited
A - 17, Info City Sector - 34, Gurgaon - 122001,
Ph : 91 124 4608600

Tuesday, January 1, 2008

National Seminar on Current Trends in Microbiology,Biotechnology and Genetics Research - 2008.

Date : 22nd - 24th January, 2008.
Organized by :
Department of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Genetics.
ARYA NADAR JANAKI AMMAL COLLEGE
(Autonomous,Nationally Reaccredited with A+Grade by
NAAC and College with Potential for Excellence Status by UGC)
SIVAKASI - 626 124,
Tamil Nadu, India.

Sponsered by :
The Management,
Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College
(Autonomous), Sivakasi &
Counsil of Scientific and Industrial Research
New Delhi.

Organising Secretaries:
Dr. D. Prabhu and
Dr. S. Kannan
Phone : 04562 254100
Fax : 04562 254970
Mob : 94421 87090 / 97872 32032

Email : anjacmicrobiology@yahoo.com
website : www.anjac.org




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As the Institute enters into its 7th year of existence we renew our pledge to disseminate latest knowledge through our programs, publications, trainings and multimedia CDs

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