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GATE Biotechnology (BT) Syllabus
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is a nation-wide examination organized by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore and Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) situated in Delhi, Bombay, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Roorkee, Guwahati, and Madras. The exam is conducted in 8 zones across India by the aforementioned academic institutes, on behalf of the National Coordination Board (NCB), Ministry of Education. GATE, a Computer Based Test, opens the gateway to the flourishing PSUs of India, such as BARC, BSNL, BHEL, HPCL, DRDO, ISRO, CSIR, GAIL, ONGC, PGCIL, and others.
This exam is conducted for 27 domains of engineering for providing admission to various Post Graduation (PG) programmes and courses. Candidates appearing for this exam can opt for 2 papers while filling out the application form.
GATE BT Syllabus
Section 1: Engineering Mathematics
- Calculus
- Numerical Methods
- Linear Algebra
- Differential Equations
- Probability and Statistics
Section 2: General Biology
- Biochemistry
- Microbiology
- Immunology
Section 3: Genetics Cellular and Molecular Biology
- Cell Biology
- Molecular Biology
- Genetics and evolutionary Biology
Section 4: Fundamentals of Biological Engineering
- Classical Thermodynamics and Bioenergetics
- Engineering principles applied to biological systems
- Transport Processes
Section 5: Bioprocess Engineering and Process Biotechnology
- Bioreaction Engineering
- Instrumentation and Process Control
- Upstream and Downstream Processing
Section 6: Plant, Animal and Microbial Biotechnology
- Microbes
- Animals
- Plants
Section 7: Recombinant DNA Technology and Other Tools in Biotechnology
- Recombinant DNA Technology
- Analytical Tools
- Molecular Tools
- Computational Tools
Exam Pattern
- General Aptitude: 15 marks
- Subject: 100 marks
- Time duration: 180 minutes/3 hours
- Question Pattern: Questions may be in the form of
- Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs); or
- Numerical Answer Type (NAT); or
- Multiple Select Questions (MSQs)
