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The eligibility criteria depends on the type of the course the candidate is trying to apply through this exam. The courses related to biotechnology at postgraduation level can be studied by students who pass this exam. Candidates can take admission either through GAT-B or through BET. Eligibility condition for both the exams are being mentioned below for the sake of the students:
Biotechnology Eligibility Test (BET)
Academic Qualification: Bachelors (B.E./ B.Tech./M.B.B.S) and Masters (M.Sc./ M.Tech./ M.VSc./M. Pharm./ Integrated M.Sc./ M.Tech.) in any discipline of Biotechnology, Life Sciences such as Biomedical, Bioinformatics, Biochemistry, Biophysics, Botany, Chemistry, Computational Biology, Genetics, Microbiology, Zoology or any other allied areas of Biology/Life-Sciences.
Candidates admitted in any of the M.Sc./M.Tech./M.VSc./M.Sc.(Agri) programmes supported under the DBT Post Graduate Teaching Programme shall be eligible to apply. Candidates who are yet to appear in the final semester examination or awaiting result of final semester shall also be eligible to apply.
Marks: Minimum 60% of marks for General, EWS & OBC category and 55% of marks for SC/ ST/ Differently Abled candidates in aggregate (or equivalent grade).
Age Limit: Upto 28 years of age as on the last date of application for General& EWS category. Age relaxation of up to 5 years (33 years) for SC/ST/ Differently Abled/ Women candidates and upto 3 years (31 years) for OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) candidates.
Biotechnology Eligibility Test (BET)
Academic Qualification: Bachelors (B.E./ B.Tech./M.B.B.S) and Masters (M.Sc./ M.Tech./ M.VSc./M. Pharm./ Integrated M.Sc./ M.Tech.) in any discipline of Biotechnology, Life Sciences such as Biomedical, Bioinformatics, Biochemistry, Biophysics, Botany, Chemistry, Computational Biology, Genetics, Microbiology, Zoology or any other allied areas of Biology/Life-Sciences.
Candidates admitted in any of the M.Sc./ M.Tech./ M.VSc./ M.Sc.(Agri) programmes supported under the DBT Post Graduate Teaching Programme shall be eligible to apply. Candidates who are yet to appear in the final semester examination or awaiting result of final semester shall also be eligible to apply.
Marks: Minimum 60% of marks for General, EWS & OBC category and 55% of marks for SC/ ST/ Differently Abled candidates in aggregate (or equivalent grade).
Age Limit: Upto 28 years of age as on the last date of application for General& EWS category. Age relaxation of up to 5 years (33 years) for SC/ST/ Differently Abled/ Women candidates and upto 3 years (31 years) for OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) candidates.
The test for both GAT-B and BET will be conducted as online and candidates have to answer questions on a computer. The queries to be answered in the exam will be related to graduate level lessons of biotechnology subject and allied sciences. More information is being provided below for the sake of the students in a tabular format:
Graduate Aptitude Test - Biotechnology (GAT-B)
| Sections | No. of Question |
No. of Questions to be Attempted |
Marks |
| Section A (Multiple choice questions of the level of 10+2 in the subjects: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Biology) |
60 | 60 | 1x60 = 60 |
| Section B (Multiple choice questions of Graduate / Bachelor’s level in the subjects: Basic Biology, Life Sciences, Biotechnology and allied areas as per syllabus given) |
100 | 60 | 3x60 = 180 |
| Total | 160 | 120 | 240 |
Biotechnology Eligibility Test (BET)
| Sections | No. of Questions | No. of Questions to be Attempted | Marks |
| Section A (General Science, Mathematics, Chemistry, General Aptitude, Analytical, Quantitative Ability and General Biotechnology) | 50 | 50 | 3x50 = 150 |
| Section B (Specific areas of Biotechnology as per syllabus given) | 150 | 50 | 3x50 = 150 |
| Total | 200 | 100 | 300 |
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