The NBU Bioinformatics Facility was established in November 2006 under the University of North Bengal with the initial grant from DBT (Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India). The centre provides access to the faculty members, research scholars and students from nearby Universities, Colleges and Research Institutions interested in working in Bioinformatics and allied fields of Biology. Since then, the facility has received steady yearly funding from DBT, Govt. of India, for its functioning. The major part of the funding has been used in building IT infrastructure, including the purchase of hardware and software. Besides that, several National-level and regional workshops on Bioinformatics have been conducted by the centre. The centre has published many research publications in high impact peer-reviewed journals and successfully undertaken four research projects since its inception.

With steady progress being made by the Bioinformatics Facility and keeping the current infrastructure in mind, it has been felt that a Department of Bioinformatics can offer a Postgraduate diploma/MSc degree in Bioinformatics. Subsequently, after the joining of permanent faculty members, the full-fledged department has been functioning since 2017. Currently, the department is offering a one-year Postgraduate Diploma in Bioinformatics since 2018. Since the 2021-22 academic year, the department is offering a two-year postgraduate course (M.Sc.) in Bioinformatics. The four-semester course offers an excellent opportunity for the students to learn about Bioinformatics. This emerging Interdisciplinary field is often considered a junction between biology and computational sciences. This is a first of its kind course in North Bengal. The primary vision of the department is to impart quality education, practical based training and research experience in the emerging frontier of bioinformatics and allied areas.

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