Technical skill training in molecular and cell biology techniques was always lagging and this course was started in 2008 to train life science graduates to learn more about techniques used in molecular and cell biology laboratories. The program will include hands on training of DNA and RNA extraction, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), gel electrophoresis, restriction fragment length polymorphisms, screening for genetic variants, reverse transcriptase PCR, quantitative PCR and DNA sequencing. This course aims to equip the students to perform these techniques on their own and become confident with independent functioning in a supervised environment.