Savitribai Phule PuneUniversity

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1 Name of Department:
2 Courses offered:
The Institute of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology (IBB) was established in 2002
under the “University with Potential for Excellence” Program funded by the
University Grants Commission (UGC). The Institute has a mandate with three
major activities in the areas of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology.
Research and Development of Human Resources Development of Interactive
Programmes and Infrastructure for additional information visit -
http://www.unipune.ac.in/snc/institute_of_bioinformatics_and_biotechnology/d
efault.htm

a Name of the course/s 1. Integrated 5 yr Master of Science M.Sc. Biotechnology

2. 6 yr M. Tech. Biotechnology Programme

b Duration of course/s Course Duration in years

1. Integrated M.Sc. / M.Tech. Biotechnology Programme 5 yr
2. M.Tech. Biotechnology Programme 6th yr (additional 1
yr after M.Sc.
Biotechnology)
c Application fee: Course Open Category & Reserved Category
Outside the state of in Rs.
Maharashtra in Rs.

M.Sc. / M.Tech. Biotechnology 1000/- 600/-

d Course Fee : Course Fees

(for the Maharashtra Students) 1. M.Sc. Biotechnology Rs. 58887/-yr

2. M.Tech. Biotechnology Rs. 84787/-yr
e Syllabus of the course/s:
f Eligibility:
g Required documents:
h Number of Seats available:
Please click on the link below to view the course structure of Five Years
Integrated M.Sc. Biotechnology / Six Years M. Tech. Biotechnology
http://www.unipune.ac.in/snc/institute_of_bioinformatics_and_biotechnology/default.ht
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Course Qualifying Exam and Minimum %
Eligibility required
Open Reserved
M.Sc. / M. Tech. 10+2 level science 60% 55%
Biotechnology Examination
of any recognized board in India
Attested true copies of the following documents (one copy of each):
1. Statement of marks of the qualifying examination (Note: in case of candidates whose
results are awaited. Statement of marks would have to be submitted after the
declaration of results and their admission to the course is subject to the fulfillment of
the eligibility criterion stated in section “f”.)
2. Leaving certificate of previously attended educational institute
3. Birth certificate / school leaving certificate
4. Reserved Category Certificate from the competent authority (applicable to candidates
belonging to reserved category with domicile in Maharashtra only) and cast validity
certificate as a supporting document
5. Non-creamy layer certificate if candidate belongs to OBC, NTC or NTD Category.
6. For the candidates having physical disability : attested true copy of minimum 40%
physical disability certificate from competent authority (district Civil Surgeon)
7. Self-attested copies will be accepted for entrance exam; however, at the time of
admission the documents attested by a competent authority will be accepted.
Course Seats
M.Sc./M.Tech. Biotechnology 30 + Foreign/NRI/PIO +
Jammu and Kashmir
(J & K) Migrants
3. Fellowships: NA

4. Legal Reservations: Category Reservation Percentage

SC 13%

ST 07%

DT(A) 03%

NT(B) 2.5%

NT(C) 3.5%

NT(D) 02%

OBC 19%

SBC (as per the Govt. of Maharashtra rule)

5. Social Reservations: 3% seats are reserved for Physically handicapped

candidates
5% Seats are reserved for Defense Personnel’s child/Ex-
Serviceman Child.
30% Seats are reserved for female Candidates for graduate
Courses.
One migrant student from Jammu & Kashmir, per course
over and above the sanctioned intake capacity will be
admitted as per the merit in the entrance test
6. Entrance Test: 10th June, 2018
a Examination Center Pune
b Model of question Paper <<Enter Name of Course Integrated M.Sc.
here>> Biotechnology
Nature of Questions MCQ
Number and names of 2
sections in Question paper Paper I: 50 questions on General
Knowledge, Quantitative Aptitude
and Intelligence.
Paper II: 100 questions on the
syllabus of 10+2 course of
Maharashtra State Board (HSC) in
Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and
Biology
Section wise weightage of Paper II: Biology 40%
marks Physics 25%
Chemistry 25%
Mathematics 10%
Number of Questions Paper I : 50
Paper II : 100
Marks per question- for correct 2 Marks
answer and – for wrong answer
Total Marks Paper I : 100 (Duration : 1 hour)
Paper II : 200 (Duration : 2 hours)
Selection Criteria Based on merit in the Entrance
Examination
Negative marking 0.5 Marks deducted for every wrong
answer
7. Merit List / Admission Rules: Selection is strictly based on merit in the Entrance examination. Any
seat vacant in the reserved quota due to non availability of the eligible
candidate will not be filled by open category candidates.
Only reserved category candidates certified as having domicile in the
State of Maharashtra are eligible for the 50% reserved seats. (Please see
item 4 above). Of the remaining 50% seats, 70% seats will be filled by
open category candidates from Maharashtra and 30% seats will be
filled on an ‘All India’ basis in Open Category. SC, ST, DT, NT and
OBC applicants with domicile from the states other than Maharashtra
will be Considered for admission in the open category.
Admission should be done as per Ordinance 181.-A Circular
No.68/2014 Dated 27/03/2014
8. Important Dates
a Start date of online application: 9th April 2018

b End date of Online application: 3rd June 2018

c Last date of submission of application form 5th June 2018

d Date of Entrance Test: 10th June 2018

e Time of Entrance Test: 11.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m. (Note that candidates must report at the
Examination Center at 10.00 a.m.)
f Date of declaration of result of the Entrance 25th June 2018
test:
g Date of Group Discussion /Personal NA
Interview.
h Date of publication of merit list 30th June 2018

i Date of publication of successive merit list NA

j Date of admission 1st July 2018

 k Date of Commencement of the course Last week of July 2018 (exact date to be announced at a
later stage)

Instruction: There is possibility of changing the time & dates in the above columns (columns 8 e to 8 k)

9. Department Additional information regarding the nature, scope and prospectus of the courses is
Contact available on the website of IBB (http://www.unipune.ac.in/ibb)

Info* No direct queries/phone calls on the pattern of question paper and/or model
question paper will be entertained.

A Name of the Professor. Ameeta Ravi Kumar,

contact Institute of Bioinformatics & Biotechnology,
person Savitribai Phule Pune University,Pune 411 007.
B Designation: Director,
Institute of Bioinformatics & Biotechnology,
Savitribai Phule Pune University,Pune 411 007.
C Contact 10.30 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. (Monday to Saturday)
timings
D Telephone 020-25691333/1386
Number
E e-mail directoribb@unipune.ac.in
F Address: Institute of Bioinformatics & Biotechnology,
Opp. PUMBA, Savitribai Phule Pune University,
Pune 411 007, Maharashtra, India.

Director
Institute of Bioinformatics & Biotechnology, SPPU