To Whom It May Concern
The Japanese Society for Bioinformatics will hold the 2025 Bioinformatics Engineer Certification Examination under the following guidelines. This year, it will also be held twice.
*Applications for the first exam will be accepted from Monday, April 14, 2025 to Thursday, June 12, 2025.
Successful applicants can apply for the passing benefit of "exemption from the 2026 JSBi admission fee and free annual membership dues." This benefit also applies to those who are already JSBi members.
For details, please visit the JSBi Certified Examination website ( https://www.jsbi.org/activity/nintei/2025 See ).
Please note that the application deadline is earlier this year. Depending on the prefecture, venues may fill up quickly due to a limited number of locations, so we recommend applying as early as possible. Cancellations cannot be made after application, but date and time changes can be made as many times as needed.
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Bioinformatics Engineer Certification Examination
2025 Admissions Guide
Organized by:
Japanese Society for Bioinformatics (JSBi)
Sponsored by:
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
Sponsored by:
Japan Society for Software, Information and Statistics (Wait, let me correct the domain knowledge).
Information and Computing in Biology (Wait, CBI stands for The Society of Computer Chemistry, Japan? No, CBI is usually "The Chem-Bio Informatics Society" in Japanese).
Let's translate it directly:
Chem-Bio Informatics Society (CBI)
Information Processing Society of Japan, Special Interest Group on Bioinformatics
Federation of Japanese Biological Scientific Societies
Society of Genome Microbiology of Japan
Japanese Proteome Society
(in Japanese syllabary order)
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1. Overview of Certification Exam
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With the advent of an era where genome analysis generates massive amounts of data, bioinformatics has developed rapidly.
Although the demand for engineers and researchers with a well-balanced knowledge of life sciences and information science is rapidly expanding, and while the training of bioinformatics professionals was actively promoted through the early 2000s, the current reality is that few initiatives have been sustained up to the present day.
This certification exam is designed to demonstrate that successful candidates possess foundational knowledge ranging from basic to advanced concepts, and are personnel whose aptitude for related work has reached a certain level.
Even in Society 5.0, bioinformatics is considered a key technology closely related to medical and healthcare IT. In the industry, passing this exam is required for bidding on bioinformatics-related projects and for employment, and it is utilized by companies that place a strong emphasis on employee development.
Furthermore, this exam is designed to serve as a guideline for students and the general public when studying bioinformatics, and also functions as an entry point for education, including recurrent education.
One of our society's goals is to enhance these effects through measures such as making it a national qualification.
This year, the exam will also be held twice, and the implementation period for each exam has been extended.
We look forward to many applications.
Please note that the application deadline is earlier this year. Depending on the prefecture, venues may fill up quickly due to a limited number of locations, so we recommend applying as early as possible. Cancellations cannot be made after application, but date and time changes can be made as many times as needed.
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2 Exam Date, Exam Location, Eligibility, Examination Fee
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□ Test Date:
(Part 1)
Test Center Venue: July 12, 2025 (Sat) – August 10, 2025 (Sun)
Okinawa sub-venue: TBD (we will announce it on our website as soon as it is decided)
(Part 2)
Test Center Venue November 8, 2025 (Sat) - December 7, 2025 (Sun)
Okinawa sub-venue: TBD (will be posted on the certification exam website after a decision is made)
Test center:
Designated testing center (a list of available testing centers can be found on the application website) / Okinawa sub-venue (Okinawa National College of Technology)
□ Eligibility: There are no eligibility requirements.
■ Examination fee: 6,000 yen (tax included)
While there is no discount for group registration, we can accommodate payment methods in cases where schools or companies cover all or part of the exam fees for group applicants. Please contact the administrative office for assistance.
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3. Test method
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It assesses fundamental knowledge and comprehension in the fields of molecular biology, information science, and bioinformatics.
□ Exam duration: 120 minutes
Answer method: Multiple-choice (four options)
□Number of questions: 60
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4. Application for the Examination
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For details, visit the JSBi Certified Examination website.
https://www.jsbi.org/activity/nintei/
https://www.jsbi.org/activity/nintei/2025 (Current Year Admissions Information Page)
Please take a look at.
The application period for the first exam is Monday, April 14, 2025 to Thursday, June 12, 2025.
As venues tend to fill up quickly closer to the date, we recommend applying or booking early.
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5 Contact Us
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Japanese Society for Bioinformatics Certification Examination Secretariat
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4-6-1 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8639
Division of In Silico Functional Genomics, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo
Email: nintei＠mail.jsbi.org
