Competitive Exams In Biotechnology

List of major All India Entrances Exams for Higher Studies in Biotechnology

JOINT CSIR UGC TEST FOR JRF & LS (NET)-Twice Yearly

SYLLABUS
PAPER-I (Section A)

PAPER-II
CHEMICAL SCIENCES EARTH SCIENCESLIFE SCIENCESMATHEMATICAL SCIENCESPHYSICAL SCIENCES

Note : Model questions for Joint CSIR UGC Test for JRF and Eligibility for Lectureship (NET) are available and can be directly obtained from Sales & Distribution Officer, National Institute of Science Communication & Information Resource (NISCAIR), Dr. K. S. Krishnan Marg, (Pusa) New Delhi 110 012 against payment of Rs. 200/- through Demand Draft / IPO in favour of Director, NISCAIR, New Delhi 110 012 or in Cash.
The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE)-Once Yearly
The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an all -India Examination conducted by the six Indian Institutes of Technology and Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, on behalf of the National Coordinating Board - GATE, Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD), Government of India.From Freshersworld point of view we have tried our best to give you a clear picture of GATE.

Syllabus
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Life Sciences
ICMR-JRF
ICMR JRF Examination is the first step in the process of admission to the Ph.D/ Research Programme through council's support. Test for ICMR JRF fellowship are conducted at the five centres viz. Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai once a year. The award of JRF is made on merit basis by holding an entrance examination after issuing a countrywide admission notice. The admission notice is published in leading English Newspapers of India usually during March/April and also on the website. The entrance examination is usually held in the first week of July....More
DBT-JRF
Important Dates Start date of online application10th February, 2007 Last date of submission of completed application form online 10th March, 2007 Last date of submission of printout of application form duly completed by post 15th March, 2007 Online publishing of list of eligible candidates and their Seat numbers with centers of Examination 31st March, 2007 Date of Entrance Test 22nd April, 2007 Time of Entrance Test 10.00 a.m. - 12.30 p.m. Date of result announcement online 10th May, 2007 Period for joining programmeWithin one year from the date of issuing the qualifying letter. .......More
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) All India Combined Biotechnology Entrance Examination 2007Exam Date: Friday, May 18, 2007 at Centers all over the country
Guidelines for Exam

The question paper for the Entrance Examination will be of three hours duration and divided into two parts:Part A will have multiple choice type questions at the level of 10+2. This part is sub-divided into Section-I, II and III. Section I will have 40 questions from Physics and Chemistry and must be answered by all the candidates. Section-II will have 20 questions from Mathematics and Section-III will have 20 questions from Biology. Candidates will have option to answer questions from either Section-II or III. Total marks for Part A will be 60 questions x1 mark each = 60 marks. There will be negative marking and for each wrong answer, ½ (half) mark will be deducted.Part B will also have multiple-choice questions of Bachelor's level requiring thinking and analysis. There will be about 40 questions from Physics and Mathematics, about 40 questions from Biology (e.g., Botany, Zoology, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Genetics and Molecular Biology) and about 20 questions from Chemistry. The candidates will be required to attempt 60 questions. Total marks for Part B will be 60 questions x3 marks each = 180 marks. There will be negative marking and one mark for each wrong answer will be deducted.. ....More
Admission Annocuments for JNU for other programs eg: M.Phil and Ph.D (Through Entrance Exam)

Joint Admission for M.Sc.(JAM-2007)
The Master of Science and other post-B.Sc. programmes at the IITs offer high quality post-gradu­ate education in respective disciplines, comparable to the best in the world. The current pace of advance­ment of technology needs a coherent back up of ba­sic science education and research. The vibrant aca­demic ambience and research infrastructure of the IITs motivate the students to pursue R&D careers in fron­tier areas of basic sciences as well as interdiscipli­nary areas of science and technology.
Test Date: March 25, 2007 (Sunday)

Syllabus for Biotechnology Paper

TEST SCHEDULE
IISc-Entrance Exam

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Important Dates
Commencement of issue of Application forms February 5, 2007 Last date for issue of application forms at Canara Bank and IISc March 20, 2007 Last date for receipt of completed application forms both offline and online March 23, 2007 IISc Entrance TestApril 29, 2007Interview dates for :(a) M Tech programApril 23-25, 2007(b) M Des programApril 26-27, 2007(c) Research programJune 4-8, 2007(d) Integrated Ph D programJune 11-13, 2007
NIPER-Chandighad Entrance Exam

Academic Program:
Masters,
MBA
Ph.D
TIFR Graduate School Admission
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre(BARC-Mumbai) Entrance Exam
One year Orientation Course for Engineering Graduates and Science Post-Graduates for the year 2007-2008 (OCES-2007) conducted at the Training School of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai and its affiliate Training Schools. Table-1 lists Eligible Disciplines. Admissible Qualifying Degrees are summarized in Table-2. Table-3 lists the eligible disciplines and orientation of the training programme at each of the Training Schools along with the placement information after training. A Trainee who scores a minimum of 50% aggregate marks at the completion of training programme is declared to have passed the course successfully. Successful Trainees will be posted as scientific officers in one of the following DAE units .......More
BITS, Pilani Entrance Exam
BITSAT-2007: Online tests for admissions to Integrated first degree programems. Integrated First Degree Programmes: B.E.(Hons.), B.Pharm.(Hons.), M.Sc.(Hons.), M.Sc.(Tech.) degrees. Higher Degree Programmes: M.E. and M.Pharm. MBA: Master of Business Administration Ph.D.: Doctoral programmes.

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