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GATE Syllabus for Biotechnology 2024 – Check Here

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Applicants in the national-level exam must recognize the topics included in GATE Biotechnology (BT) Syllabus if it is the paper they feature in. By being acquainted with the GATE 2024 program for Biotechnology, the contender can concentrate on relevant themes only, and not waste time on topics outside the curriculum.

The GATE aspirant often follows merely the degree syllabus, which is not compulsory as the GATE curriculum of BT is diverse from the degree syllabus. GATE 2024 Exam is Conducted by IIT Kanpur (IITK).

The GATE syllabus for Biotechnology comprises five sections with engineering mathematics, general biotechnology, and plant and animal biotechnology.

GATE 2024 Syllabus for Biotechnology (BT)

SectionTopics
Section 1Engineering Mathematics
  • Linear Algebra
  • Calculus
  • Differential Equations
  • Probability and Statistics
  • Numerical Methods
Section 2General Biotechnology
  • Biochemistry
  • Microbiology
  • Cell Biology
  • Molecular Biology and Genetics
  • Immunology
  • Bioinformatics
Section 3Recombinant DNA Technology
Section 4Plant and Animal Biotechnology
Section 5Bioprocess Engineering and Process Biotechnology

GATE 2024 Exam Pattern

At the initiation of preparation, it is always suggested to undergo the Exam Pattern of GATE 2024. For this reason, there is a chance the leading exam body may make a few alterations here or there, which may catch the entrant unready on exam day when recognised.

In another place, being accustomed to the GATE 2024 exam design will make the preparation procedure streamlined and in sync with the conditions of the exam.

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GATE Exam Pattern 2024 – An outline

The question paper of GATE 2024 contains two kinds of questions – Multiple type questions (MCQs) and Numerical Answer Type (NAT) Questions.

  • There will include 65 questions overall.
  • The exam will continue for 3 hours.

The question paper will have three parts:

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    • General Aptitude
    • Engineering Mathematics
    • Subject-specific section

Reference books of GATE Biotechnology

Along with the subjects acknowledged in the biotechnology syllabus of GATE 2024, contenders can refer to the books specified below.

List of Books

Name of the bookAuthor / Publication
The principle of Bioprocess EngineeringP.Doran
Fundamentals of BiochemistryLehninger
BiotechnologyPranav Kumar
ImmunologyKuby
 Life Science part 1 and 2.Pathfinder publications
GATE BiotechnologyGK Publishers
GATE General Aptitude and MathematicsGK Publishers
Molecular Cell Biologylodish and Baltimore
Molecular biology of the geneJames Watson
Bioprocess Engineering principlesPauline Doran
Bioprocess EngineeringSchuler & Kargi
ImmunologyKuby
Gene cloning and DNA analysisT.A Brown
Principles of Gene manipulationPrimrose & Twyman
Advanced Engineering MathematicsErwin Kreyszig
Plant BiotechSlater

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