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The International Track: Indian French Master in Computational Biology (IFMCB) aims to train students from various backgrounds (biologists, computer scientists, physicists, mathematicians) who are attracted to multidisciplinary quantitative approaches to 21st-century biology and medicine.
It is an international and multidisciplinary program leading to a dual French-Indian degree.
The Master 2 program is completed in India, at IIITD – New Dehli, an internationally renowned institute of technological excellence.
This program provides a real passport to a professional career abroad.
The acceleration of biotechnologies producing high-throughput omic data, the enrichment of large biomolecular databases, and the development of imaging techniques constantly reveal the great complexity of biological processes.
The program offers students the opportunity to acquire the fundamental knowledge and skills in bioinformatics and/or computational biology that will enable them to become key players in contemporary fields of biology. The two long-term internships provide significant experience in an international professional research environment.
The combination of options and long international internships allows each student to personalize their graduation profile around a common interdisciplinary foundation, both in terms of biological topics (genetics, ecology, neuroscience, medicine, etc.) and data modeling and analysis methods (artificial intelligence).
Dates for the 2025-2027 cohort:
In both M1 and M2, classes are held in the fall, with the spring devoted to a long internship in a laboratory or on a platform. In M2, classes begin in India at the end of August and continue until May.
During the two years of your master's program, you will be required to complete 550 hours of lectures/tutorials/practical work and a maximum of 1,500 hours of compulsory internships, broken down as follows:
To understand the complexity of multiple cellular and molecular functions, as well as their roles in physiological processes or diseases, acquiring massive amounts of data is not enough: it must be analyzed and interpreted using formal methods derived from mathematics, computer science, and physics approaches.
This is the challenge addressed by the International Track: Indian French Master in Computational Biology (IFMCB), which enables students to acquire skills based on a common international foundation (acquisition and processing of biological and omic data, imaging), and then specialize through a range of options in fields related to bioinformatics (statistical analysis, artificial intelligence, programming, databases) and computational biology (systems biology, biophysics, mathematical modeling) in order to meet the current and future challenges of research and development in these fields.
This program allows students to immerse themselves in an international Indian technology hub and discover the various issues and challenges on a global scale.
Le parcours International track: Indian French Master in Computational Biology (IFMCB) se distingue par :
Joining our Master’s program means choosing a demanding curriculum, but it also means becoming part of a dynamic and supportive class!
The NiCells Student Union (BDE) is a student association dedicated to supporting students in the EUR LIFE Master’s programs in Life Sciences and Neuroscience throughout their academic journey by fostering mutual support, guidance, cohesion, and class spirit, with the aim of making the university experience as enriching on a personal level as it is academically.
Learn more about the NiCells Student Union (BDE) and its initiatives
Satisfaction rate : Data on success and satisfaction rates for the entire two years of the Master's in Life Sciences. Please contact the program directors for more details.
Success rate: For the different tracks of the Master's in Life Sciences, the success rates are:
| Track | Success rate year 2024-2025 |
Number of graduates / Number of enrolled students |
| Parcours Cancérologie et Recherche Translationnelle (CRT) | 91% | 10/11 |
| Parcours - Bio-informatique et Biologie Computationnelle (BBC) | 92% | 11/12 |
| Parcours - Génétique et Développement (GD) | 83% | 10/12 |
| Parcours - Physiopathologie et Approches THérapeutiques émergentes (PATH) | 100% | 11/11 |
| Parcours - International track : Indian French Master in Computational Biology (IFMCB) |
N/A (first cohort currently underway) |
- / 1 |
| Parcours - International ERASMUS track - From Membrane Biology to Neuroscience and Experimental Medicine (MemBioMed) |
N/A (first cohort currently underway) |
N/A / 17 |
| Parcours - International ERASMUS track - Biomedical and Computational Sciences in Ageing (imAGEin) |
N/A (first cohort currently underway) |
N/A / 21 |
Open and adapted to students with disabilities
Learn more on the "Mission Handicap" website
Le Campus Valrose ajuste au mieux son organisation pour accueillir les personne en situation de handicap.
This training is eligible to a MON COMPTE FORMATION funding
moncompteformation.gouv.fr
The Indian French Master in Computational Biology (IFMCB) program is a partnership between Université Côte d'Azur and Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi, an internationally renowned institute of technological excellence.
To be admitted to the IFMCB program, applicants must:
The IFMCB program is intended for students interested in bioinformatics or computational biology who have completed at least three years of higher education in science, as well as students wishing to study abroad.
The application file must include the following items:
A CV
A cover letter
Transcripts from your most recent degree (and any previous courses of interest)
A letter of recommendation is optional but accepted for students who are not from Université Côte d'Azur (for the latter, a letter of recommendation is not required)
Applying for M1
Applications for M1 must be submitted online between February 17 and March 16, 2026, at the latest, on the government platform MonMaster.
Applying for M2
Admission to M2 is by application on the e-candidatplatform, usually from April to May (datzes
Admission to M2 can also be obtained via VAE (validation of acquired experience).
In addition to compulsory courses, students refine their training according to their scientific interests.
In M1, compulsory courses are divided into three core units and, for each track, two units to be chosen from a specific list.
In M2, three units are also compulsory, and the two options can be chosen from among all the Master's units.
Depending on the track, the options cover different biological topics, statistics, databases, systems biology, or approaches from physics.
En complément, les étudiants du Master suivent 1 UE « outils » sur liste; l’imagerie avancée est recommandée lors du Master 1.
Stage en Laboratoire de Recherche de 5 mois
IIITD Program Structure
Monsoon Semester
| Core Courses | Mandatory | Computational Biology Electives | Computer Science Electives |
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Winter Semester
| Core Courses | Mandatory | Computational Biology Electives | Computer Science Electives |
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UE PPR : Internship (6 months)
- ECUE Presentation of internship project
- ECUE Experimental results presentation
- ECUE Master thesis
- ECUE Supervisor's evaluation
- ECUE Tutored project for scientific preparation of laboratory internship
The program includes two long internships. A five-month internship in the first year of the master's program in research laboratories or biotech/medtech companies in France, followed by a one-year immersion in the second year of the master's program in research laboratories or biotech/medtech companies in India (New Delhi).
The IFMCB program includes a mandatory study abroad period in India:
Dates pour la promotion 2025-2027:
En M1 comme en M2, les enseignements ont lieu à l'automne, le printemps étant consacré à un stage long en laboratoire ou sur une plate-forme. En M2, les enseignements commencent en Inde à la fin du mois d'août et se poursuivent jusqu'en mai.
Durant les 2 ans de votre parcours de master, vous aurez à suivre 550h de cours/TD/TP et 1500h max de stage obligatoires suivant le découpage suivant:
Face-to-face
Teaching methods used: a variety of teaching approaches, ranging from traditional lectures to project-based learning, including exercise sessions and practical work.
The professional skills acquired in this training course are listed in file no. 38672 of the French National Directory of Professional Certifications.
Name of certifying body: UNIVERSITY OF THE COTE D'AZUR
Date of certification: February 26, 2024
Possibility of validating one or more skill sets: NO
Upon completion of the M2, graduates of the IFMCB program can pursue a doctorate in laboratories in France, India, or elsewhere abroad.
Students who have a host laboratory to carry out a thesis in the region can apply for a doctoral research grant from the Université Côte d'Azur, awarded through a competitive process by the following doctoral schools:
Thanks to this training, students wishing to continue their studies with a thesis in India will have the opportunity to apply for a scholarship provided by the IIITD doctoral school.
Graduate students can join research or development projects immediately after completing their master's degree.
In France, India, or other countries, they can apply for jobs in public laboratories, university hospitals, technology platforms, and R&D centers in biotechnology or pharmaceutical companies, such as:
It is also possible to complete a thesis in the private sector through CIFRE (Conventions Industrielles de Formation par la Recherche) grants, which offer excellent opportunities. These grants allow students to conduct academic research while collaborating closely with industry in an enriching partnership framework.
Students who do not wish to or cannot pursue a thesis also apply for engineering positions in the private sector or as research engineers in research organizations.
Those who are attracted to entrepreneurship can also create their own start-up, supported by local assistance programs such as Nucleate or UniCA Entreprendre, which assist entrepreneurs in facilitating the emergence of innovative projects.
Opportunities as researchers or lecturer-researchers.
The employment rates for each program can be found on the Observatoire de la Vie Étudiante (OVE) website
Students must pay registration fees to the institution.
For the 2025-2026 academic year, students of French nationality or nationals of a European Economic Area country enrolled in a master's program at Université Côte d'Azur will be required to pay €254.
When you enroll at Université Côte d'Azur, you must also pay a student and campus life contribution (CVEC) to the CROUS prior to enrollment. The CVEC is mandatory for all students enrolling in initial training at a public higher education institution, in accordance with Article L. 841-5 of the Education Code.
Before enrolling at the university, you must obtain a certificate of payment from the CVEC. This procedure must be repeated each academic year.
A certificate with a CVEC number will be issued to you upon payment. This number is essential for completing your registration, whether online or in person.
This requirement applies to:
The following students are eligible for exemption:
- Students receiving scholarships,
- Students with refugee status,
- Students receiving subsidiary protection,
- Students seeking asylum who have the right to remain in the country...
As a future scholarship recipient at Université Côte d’Azur, you are also exempt from:
· Tuition and library fees charged by the University,
Once you have obtained your CVEC certificate, you can enroll free of charge and attend the program to which you have been accepted.
If, at the time of your declaration, you were not aware of the decision allowing you to apply for an exemption, you can request a refund of the CVEC from the CROUS.
To view all fees, exemptions, and non-liability rules, please refer to the decree of April 19, 2019
For professionals returning to education or undertaking a Validation of Acquired Experience (VAE) process, please visit the dedicated page for further information : formation continue
The specific registration fees for returning to school can be downloaded directly: frais d'inscription pour la Reprise d'Etudes dans les diplômes nationaux en 2024-2025
Training eligible to MON COMPTE FORMATION funding
moncompteformation.gouv.fr
Contacter les responsables du Master SV parcours IFMCB
En France : Christophe BECAVIN
christophe.becavin@univ-cotedazur.fr
En Inde : Jaspreet Kaur DHANJAL
jaspreet@iiitd.ac.in
