{"id":14081,"date":"2021-12-28T20:52:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-28T15:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/blog\/?p=14081"},"modified":"2022-01-25T16:17:54","modified_gmt":"2022-01-25T10:47:54","slug":"gate-biotechnology-syllabus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/blog\/gate-biotechnology-syllabus\/","title":{"rendered":"GATE Biotechnology Syllabus 2022 and Exam Pattern | Know The Updated Details!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-133139\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/GATE-Biotechnology-Syllabus.jpg\" alt=\"GATE Biotechnology Syllabus\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/GATE-Biotechnology-Syllabus.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/GATE-Biotechnology-Syllabus-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>GATE Biotechnology Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2022<\/strong>: Biotechnology is a primary subject with its subject code BT. The students can select this paper along with the relative secondary paper for the exam. Knowing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/blog\/gate-syllabus-and-exam-pattern\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GATE Syllabus<\/a> 2022 For Biotechnology and Exam Pattern is really important for scoring good marks in the GATE Biotechnology exam 2022.<\/p>\n<p>If you are a GATE aspirant and want to know details of GATE Biotechnology Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2022, read the whole blog.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_47_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"ez-toc-toggle-icon-1\"><label for=\"item-69e74f0cb3e1d\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: 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ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/blog\/gate-biotechnology-syllabus\/#gate-biotechnology-syllabus-2022\" title=\"GATE Biotechnology Syllabus 2022\">GATE Biotechnology Syllabus 2022<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/blog\/gate-biotechnology-syllabus\/#section-1-%e2%80%93-mathematics\" title=\"Section 1 \u2013 Mathematics\">Section 1 \u2013 Mathematics<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/blog\/gate-biotechnology-syllabus\/#section-2-%e2%80%93-general-biotechnology\" title=\"Section 2 \u2013 General Biotechnology\">Section 2 \u2013 General Biotechnology<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/blog\/gate-biotechnology-syllabus\/#section-3-%e2%80%93-genetics-cellular-and-molecular-biology\" title=\"Section 3 \u2013 Genetics, Cellular, and Molecular Biology\">Section 3 \u2013 Genetics, Cellular, and Molecular Biology<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/blog\/gate-biotechnology-syllabus\/#section-4-%e2%80%93-fundamentals-of-biological\" title=\"Section 4 \u2013 Fundamentals of Biological\">Section 4 \u2013 Fundamentals of Biological<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/blog\/gate-biotechnology-syllabus\/#section-5-%e2%80%93-bioprocess-and-process-biotechnology\" title=\"Section 5 \u2013 Bioprocess and Process Biotechnology\">Section 5 \u2013 Bioprocess and Process Biotechnology<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/blog\/gate-biotechnology-syllabus\/#section-6-%e2%80%93-plant-animal-and-microbial-biotechnology\" title=\"Section 6 \u2013 Plant, Animal and Microbial Biotechnology\">Section 6 \u2013 Plant, Animal and Microbial Biotechnology<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/blog\/gate-biotechnology-syllabus\/#section-7-%e2%80%93-recombinant-dna-technology-and-other-tools-in-biotechnology\" title=\"Section 7 \u2013 Recombinant DNA technology and Other Tools in Biotechnology\">Section 7 \u2013 Recombinant DNA technology and Other Tools in Biotechnology<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/blog\/gate-biotechnology-syllabus\/#gate-biotechnology-syllabus-2022-on-general-aptitude\" title=\"GATE Biotechnology Syllabus 2022 On\u00a0General Aptitude\u00a0\">GATE Biotechnology Syllabus 2022 On\u00a0General Aptitude\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/blog\/gate-biotechnology-syllabus\/#gate-biotechnology-exam-pattern-2022\" title=\"GATE Biotechnology Exam Pattern 2022\">GATE Biotechnology Exam Pattern 2022<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/blog\/gate-biotechnology-syllabus\/#gate-biotechnology-marking-scheme-for-bt-2022\" title=\"GATE Biotechnology Marking Scheme for (BT) 2022\">GATE Biotechnology Marking Scheme for (BT) 2022<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/blog\/gate-biotechnology-syllabus\/#weightage-of-important-topics-of-gate-biotechnology-syllabus-2022\" title=\"Weightage of Important Topics Of GATE Biotechnology Syllabus 2022\">Weightage of Important Topics Of GATE Biotechnology Syllabus 2022<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/blog\/gate-biotechnology-syllabus\/#other-important-information-for-gate-biotechnology-2022-exam\" title=\"Other Important Information for GATE Biotechnology 2022 Exam\">Other Important Information for GATE Biotechnology 2022 Exam<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/blog\/gate-biotechnology-syllabus\/#recommended-books-based-on-gate-biotechnology-syllabus-2022\" title=\"Recommended Books Based on GATE Biotechnology Syllabus 2022\">Recommended Books Based on GATE Biotechnology Syllabus 2022<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/blog\/gate-biotechnology-syllabus\/#faqs-on-gate-biotechnology-syllabus-2022\" title=\"FAQs on GATE Biotechnology Syllabus 2022\">FAQs on GATE Biotechnology Syllabus 2022<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/blog\/gate-biotechnology-syllabus\/#what-is-the-best-study-material-to-prepare-for-gate-biotechnology-syllabus-2022\" title=\"What is the best study material to prepare for GATE Biotechnology Syllabus 2022 ?\">What is the best study material to prepare for GATE Biotechnology Syllabus 2022 ?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/blog\/gate-biotechnology-syllabus\/#gate-biotechnology-syllabus-2022-will-be-divided-into-how-many-sections\" title=\"GATE Biotechnology Syllabus 2022 will be divided into how many sections?\">GATE Biotechnology Syllabus 2022 will be divided into how many sections?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/blog\/gate-biotechnology-syllabus\/#what-is-the-subject-code-for-gate-biotechnology-2022\" title=\"What is the subject code for GATE Biotechnology 2022?\u00a0\">What is the subject code for GATE Biotechnology 2022?\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/blog\/gate-biotechnology-syllabus\/#which-topic-has-the-highest-weightage-in-gate-biotechnology-syllabus-bt-2022\" title=\"Which topic has the highest weightage in GATE Biotechnology Syllabus (BT) 2022?\u00a0\">Which topic has the highest weightage in GATE Biotechnology Syllabus (BT) 2022?\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/blog\/gate-biotechnology-syllabus\/#what-are-the-topics-in-general-biotechnology-for-gate-2022\" title=\"What are the topics in General Biotechnology for GATE 2022?\u00a0\">What are the topics in General Biotechnology for GATE 2022?\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"gate-biotechnology-syllabus-2022\"><\/span>GATE Biotechnology Syllabus 2022<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>IIT Kharagpur has released the syllabus for <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/blog\/gate-biotechnology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GATE Biotechnology<\/a><\/strong> along with the release of the official brochure. You should stay updated with latest GATE Biotechnology Syllabus to boost your preparation.<\/p>\n<p>Here you can check the latest GATE Biotechnology Syllabus 2022.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"section-1-%e2%80%93-mathematics\"><\/span>Section 1 \u2013 Mathematics<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Linear Algebra:<\/strong>\u00a0Matrix algebra, systems of linear equations, consistency and rank, Eigen values and Eigen vectors.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Calculus:<\/strong>\u00a0Mean value theorems, theorems of integral calculus, partial derivatives, maxima and minima, multiple integrals, Fourier series, vector identities, line, surface and volume integrals, Stokes, Gauss and Green\u2019s theorems.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Differential equations:<\/strong>\u00a0First order equation (linear and nonlinear), second order linear differential equations with constant coefficients, method of variation of parameters, Cauchy\u2019s and Euler\u2019s equations, initial and boundary value problems, solution of partial differential equations: variable separable method.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Analysis of complex variables:\u00a0<\/strong>Analytic functions, Cauchy\u2019s integral theorem and integral formula, Taylor\u2019s and Laurent\u2019s series, residue theorem, solution of integrals.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Probability and Statistics:<\/strong>\u00a0Sampling theorems, conditional probability, mean, median, mode, standard deviation and variance; random variables: discrete and continuous distributions: normal, Poisson and binomial distributions.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Numerical Methods:\u00a0<\/strong>Matrix inversion, solutions of nonlinear algebraic equations, iterative methods for solving differential equations, numerical integration, regression and correlation analysis.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"section-2-%e2%80%93-general-biotechnology\"><\/span>Section 2 \u2013 General Biotechnology<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Biochemistry<\/strong>: Biomolecules &#8211; structure and function; Biological membranes &#8211; structure, membrane channels and pumps, molecular motors, action potential and transport processes; Basic concepts and regulation of metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids, amino acids and nucleic acids; Photosynthesis, respiration and electron transport chain. Enzymes &#8211; Classification, catalytic and regulatory strategies; Enzyme kinetics &#8211; Michaelis-Menten equation; Enzyme inhibition &#8211; competitive, non-competitive and uncompetitive inhibition.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Microbiology<\/strong>: Bacterial classification and diversity; Microbial Ecology &#8211; microbes in marine, freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems; Microbial interactions; Viruses &#8211; structure and classification; Methods in microbiology; Microbial growth and nutrition; Nitrogen fixation; Microbial diseases and host-pathogen interactions; Antibiotics and antimicrobial resistance.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Immunology<\/strong>: Innate and adaptive immunity, humoral and cell mediated immunity; Antibody structure and function; Molecular basis of antibody diversity; T cell and B cell development; Antigen-antibody reaction; Complement; Primary and secondary lymphoid organs; Major histocompatibility complex (MHC); Antigen processing and presentation; Polyclonal and monoclonal antibody; Regulation of immune response; Immune tolerance; Hypersensitivity; Autoimmunity; Graft versus host reaction; Immunization and vaccines.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"section-3-%e2%80%93-genetics-cellular-and-molecular-biology\"><\/span>Section 3 \u2013 Genetics, Cellular, and Molecular Biology<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Genetics and Evolutionary Biology<\/strong>: Mendelian inheritance; Gene interaction; Complementation; Linkage, recombination and chromosome mapping; Extra chromosomal inheritance; Microbial genetics &#8211; transformation, transduction and conjugation; Horizontal gene transfer and transposable elements; Chromosomal variation; Genetic disorders; Population genetics; Epigenetics; Selection and inheritance; Adaptive and neutral evolution; Genetic drift; Species and speciation.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cell Biology<\/strong>: Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell structure; Cell cycle and cell growth control; Cell-Genetics and Evolutionary Biology: Mendelian inheritance; Gene interaction; Complementation; Linkage, recombination and chromosome mapping; Extra chromosomal inheritance; Microbial genetics &#8211; transformation, transduction and conjugation; Horizontal gene transfer and transposable elements; Chromosomal variation; Genetic disorders; Population genetics; Epigenetics; Selection and inheritance; Adaptive and neutral evolution; Genetic drift; Species and speciation.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Molecular Biology:\u00a0<\/strong>Molecular structure of genes and chromosomes; Mutations and mutagenesis; Regulation of gene expression; Nucleic acid &#8211; replication, transcription, splicing, translation and their regulatory mechanisms; Non-coding and microRNA; RNA interference; DNA damage and repair.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"section-4-%e2%80%93-fundamentals-of-biological\"><\/span>Section 4 \u2013 Fundamentals of Biological<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Engineering principles applied to biological systems:<\/strong>\u00a0Material and energy balances for reactive and non-reactive systems; Recycle, bypass and purge processes; Stoichiometry of growth and product formation; Degree of reduction, electron balance, theoretical oxygen demand.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Classical thermodynamics and Bioenergetics<\/strong>: Laws of thermodynamics; Solution thermodynamics; Phase equilibria, reaction equilibria; Ligand binding; Membrane potential; Energetics of metabolic pathways, oxidation and reduction reactions.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Transport Processes<\/strong>: Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids, fluid flow &#8211; laminar and turbulent; Mixing in bioreactors, mixing time; Molecular diffusion and film theory; Oxygen transfer and uptake in bioreactor, kLa and its measurement; Conductive and convective heat transfer, LMTD, overall heat transfer coefficient; Heat exchangers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"section-5-%e2%80%93-bioprocess-and-process-biotechnology\"><\/span>Section 5 \u2013 Bioprocess and Process Biotechnology<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Bioreaction:<\/strong>\u00a0Rate law, zero and first order kinetics; Ideal reactors &#8211; batch, mixed flow and plug flow; Enzyme immobilization, diffusion effects &#8211; Thiele modulus, effectiveness factor, Damkoehler number; Kinetics of cell growth, substrate utilization and product formation; Structured and unstructured models; Batch, fed-batch and continuous processes; Microbial and enzyme reactors; Optimization and scale up.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Upstream and Downstream Processing<\/strong>: Media formulation and optimization; Sterilization of air and media; Filtration &#8211; membrane filtration, ultrafiltration; Centrifugation &#8211; high speed and ultra; Cell disruption; Principles of chromatography &#8211; ion exchange, gel filtration, hydrophobic interaction, affinity, GC, HPLC and FPLC; Extraction, adsorption and drying.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Instrumentation and Process Control<\/strong>: Pressure, temperature and flow measurement devices; Valves; First order and second order systems; Feedback and feed forward control; Types of controllers \u2013 proportional, derivative and integral control, tuning of controllers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"section-6-%e2%80%93-plant-animal-and-microbial-biotechnology\"><\/span>Section 6 \u2013 Plant, Animal and Microbial Biotechnology<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Plants<\/strong>: Totipotency; Regeneration of plants; Plant growth regulators and elicitors; Tissue culture and cell suspension culture system &#8211; methodology, kinetics of growth and nutrient optimization; Production of secondary metabolites; Hairy root culture; Plant products of industrial importance; Artificial seeds; Somaclonal variation; Protoplast, protoplast fusion &#8211; somatic hybrid and cybrid; Transgenic plants &#8211; direct and indirect methods of gene transfer techniques; Selection marker and reporter gene; Plastid transformation.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Animals<\/strong>: Culture media composition and growth conditions; Animal cell and tissue preservation; Anchorage and non-anchorage dependent cell culture; Kinetics of cell growth; Micro &amp; macro- carrier culture; Hybridoma technology; Stem cell technology; Animal cloning; Transgenic animals; Knock-out and knock-in animals.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Microbes<\/strong>: Production of biomass and primary\/secondary metabolites &#8211; Biofuels, bioplastics, industrial enzymes, antibiotics; Large scale production and purification of recombinant proteins and metabolites; Clinical-, food- and industrial- microbiology; Screening strategies for new products.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"section-7-%e2%80%93-recombinant-dna-technology-and-other-tools-in-biotechnology\"><\/span>Section 7 \u2013 Recombinant DNA technology and Other Tools in Biotechnology<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Recombinant DNA technology<\/strong>: Restriction and modification enzymes; Vectors &#8211; plasmids, bacteriophage and other viral vectors, cosmids, Ti plasmid, bacterial and yeast artificial chromosomes; Expression vectors; cDNA and genomic DNA library; Gene isolation and cloning, strategies for production of recombinant proteins; Transposons and gene targeting;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Molecular tools<\/strong>: Polymerase chain reaction; DNA\/RNA labelling and sequencing; Southern and northern blotting; In-situ hybridization; DNA fingerprinting, RAPD, RFLP; Site-directed mutagenesis; Gene transfer technologies; CRISPR-Cas; Biosensing and biosensors.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Analytical tools<\/strong>: Principles of microscopy &#8211; light, electron, fluorescent and confocal; Principles of spectroscopy &#8211; UV, visible, CD, IR, fluorescence, FT-IR, MS, NMR; Electrophoresis; Micro- arrays; Enzymatic assays; Immunoassays &#8211; ELISA, RIA, immunohistochemistry; immunoblotting; Flow cytometry; Whole genome and ChIP sequencing.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Computational tools<\/strong>: Bioinformatics resources and search tools; Sequence and structure databases; Sequence analysis &#8211; sequence file formats, scoring matrices, alignment, phylogeny; Genomics, proteomics, metabolomics; Gene prediction; Functional annotation; Secondary structure and 3D structure prediction; Knowledge discovery in biochemical databases; Metagenomics; Metabolic and systems biology.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"gate-biotechnology-syllabus-2022-on-general-aptitude\"><\/span><strong>GATE Biotechnology Syllabus 2022 On\u00a0<\/strong>General Aptitude\u00a0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 99.5417px;\"><strong>Subject<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 520.458px;\"><strong>GATE Biotechnology Syllabus 2022<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 99.5417px;\"><strong>Verbal Aptitude<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 520.458px;\">English grammar \u2013 articles, verb-noun agreement, tenses, adjectives, conjunctions, prepositions, other parts of speech etc.; vocabulary \u2013 words, phrases, idioms; comprehension &amp; reading; narrative sequencing.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 99.5417px;\"><strong>Analytical Aptitude<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 520.458px;\">Logic \u2013 Induction &amp; Deduction; analogy; number relations &amp; reasoning.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 99.5417px;\"><strong>Spatial Aptitude<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 520.458px;\">Shape transformation \u2013 mirroring, rotation, translation, grouping, assembling, and scaling; Paper cutting, folding &amp; 2-D and 3-D patterns.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 99.5417px;\"><strong>Numerical Aptitude<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 520.458px;\">Elementary Statistics\u00a0&amp; probability; geometry; data and graphs (bar graph, histogram, pie chart, and other data graphs), 2- and 3- dimensional plots, maps, and tables; mensuration; numerical computation &amp; estimation \u2013 powers, exponents, percentages, permutations &amp; combinations, ratios, logarithms, etc.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/gate.iitkgp.ac.in\/documents\/gatesyllabus\/ga_2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download GATE Biotechnology Syllabus 2022 On General Aptitude<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/gate.iitkgp.ac.in\/documents\/gatesyllabus\/bt_2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download GATE Biotechnology Syllabus 2022 PDF<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"gate-biotechnology-exam-pattern-2022\"><\/span>GATE Biotechnology Exam Pattern 2022<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To Prepare correctly for GATE exams, you must have GATE BT Exam Pattern 2022.<br \/>Along with the GATE Exam Syllabus for Biotechnology, the GATE Exam Pattern will help you plan your studies more effectively.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mode of Examination: Online<\/li>\n<li>Duration of exam: 3 hours<\/li>\n<li>Type of questions: MCQs, MSQs, &amp; NATs\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Total Sections: 3 sections i.e. General Aptitude, Mathematics, Subject-based<\/li>\n<li>Total questions: 65<\/li>\n<li>Total marks: 100 marks<\/li>\n<li>Negative marking: for MCQs only<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"width: 193.375px;\">Section\u00a0<\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 231.292px;\">Distribution of Marks<\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 70.0139px;\">Total Marks<\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 104.431px;\">Types of questions<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 193.375px;\">General Aptitude<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 231.292px;\">5 questions of 1 mark each 5 questions of 2 marks each<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 70.0139px;\">15 marks\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 104.431px;\">MCQs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 193.375px;\">Subject Paper (BT) + Mathematics<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 231.292px;\">25 questions of 1 mark each 30 questions of 2 marks each\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 70.0139px;\">85 marks<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 104.431px;\">MCQs, MSQ and NATs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"gate-biotechnology-marking-scheme-for-bt-2022\"><\/span>GATE Biotechnology Marking Scheme for (BT) 2022<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"width: 132.417px;\">Type of question<\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 388.25px;\">Negative marking for wrong answer<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 132.417px;\">MCQ<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 388.25px;\">1\/3 for 1 mark questions 2\/3 for 2 marks questions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 132.417px;\">NAT\/MSQ<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 388.25px;\">No negative marking\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"weightage-of-important-topics-of-gate-biotechnology-syllabus-2022\"><\/span>Weightage of Important Topics Of GATE Biotechnology Syllabus 2022<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Here you can check Weightage of Important Topics Of GATE Biotechnology Syllabus 2022.<\/p>\n<div>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; height: 312px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 52px;\">\n<th style=\"width: 219.889px; height: 52px;\">Important Topics<\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 224.778px; height: 52px;\">Weightage (Marks)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 52px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 219.889px; height: 52px;\">General Aptitude<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 224.778px; height: 52px;\">10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 52px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 219.889px; height: 52px;\">Engineering Mathematics<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 224.778px; height: 52px;\">10-15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 52px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 219.889px; height: 52px;\">Plant and Animal Biotechnology<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 224.778px; height: 52px;\">15-20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 52px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 219.889px; height: 52px;\">Bioprocess<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 224.778px; height: 52px;\">10-15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 52px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 219.889px; height: 52px;\">Biotechnology<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 224.778px; height: 52px;\">20-25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"other-important-information-for-gate-biotechnology-2022-exam\"><\/span>Other Important Information for GATE Biotechnology 2022 Exam<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Click on the link to access other information &amp; study materials related to the GATE Biotechnology 2022 exam.<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;GATE Biotechnology Books&quot;}\" data-sheets-formula=\"=HYPERLINK(R[0]C[-1],R[0]C[-2])\" data-sheets-hyperlink=\"https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/blog\/gate-biotechnology-books\/\">\n<div>\n<div><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/blog\/gate-biotechnology-books\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GATE Biotechnology Books<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;GATE Biotechnology Previous Year Question Papers&quot;}\" data-sheets-formula=\"=HYPERLINK(R[0]C[-1],R[0]C[-2])\" data-sheets-hyperlink=\"https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/blog\/gate-biotechnology-previous-year-question-papers\/\">\n<div>\n<div><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/blog\/gate-biotechnology-previous-year-question-papers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GATE Biotechnology Previous Year Question Papers<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"recommended-books-based-on-gate-biotechnology-syllabus-2022\"><\/span>Recommended Books Based on GATE Biotechnology Syllabus 2022<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Here you can check the recommended Books based on GATE Biotechnology Syllabus 2022.<\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 40.7083px;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>S.No<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 276.736px;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Name of the book<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 212.444px;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Author \/ Publication<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 40.7083px;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">1.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 276.736px;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Biotechnology<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 212.444px;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Pranav Kumar<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 40.7083px;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">2.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 276.736px;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Fundamentals of Biochemistry<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 212.444px;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Lehninger<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 40.7083px;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">3.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 276.736px;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Principle of Bioprocess<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 212.444px;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">P. Doran<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 40.7083px;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">4.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 276.736px;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">GATE Biotechnology<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 212.444px;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">GK Publishers<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 40.7083px;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">5.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 276.736px;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Life Science part 1 and 2.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 212.444px;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Pathfinder publications<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 40.7083px;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">6.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 276.736px;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Immunology<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 212.444px;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Kuby<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 40.7083px;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">7.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 276.736px;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">GATE General Aptitude and Mathematics<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 212.444px;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">GK Publishers<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 40.7083px;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">8.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 276.736px;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Molecular Cell Biology<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 212.444px;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">lodish and Baltimore<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 40.7083px;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">9.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 276.736px;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Bioprocess<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 212.444px;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Schuler &amp; Kargi<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 40.7083px;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">10.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 276.736px;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Bioprocess principles<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 212.444px;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Pauline Doran<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 40.7083px;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">11<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 276.736px;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Molecular biology of the gene<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 212.444px;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">James Watson<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 40.7083px;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">12<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 276.736px;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Immunology<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 212.444px;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Kuby<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 40.7083px;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">13.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 276.736px;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Advanced Mathematics<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 212.444px;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Erwin Kreyszig<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 40.7083px;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">14<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 276.736px;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Principles of Gene manipulation<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 212.444px;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Primrose &amp; Twyman<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 40.7083px;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">15.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 276.736px;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Gene cloning and DNA analysis<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 212.444px;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">T.A Brown<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 40.7083px;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">16.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 276.736px;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Plant Biotech<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 212.444px;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Slater<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>This is the complete blog on GATE Biotechnology Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2022. To know more about the <a href=\"https:\/\/gate.iitkgp.ac.in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GATE<\/a> Biotechnology Exam 2022, ask in the comments.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"faqs-on-gate-biotechnology-syllabus-2022\"><\/span>FAQs on GATE Biotechnology Syllabus 2022<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Here you can check FAQs on GATE Biotechnology Syllabus 2022.<\/p>\n\n<div id=\"rank-math-faq\" class=\"rank-math-block\">\n<div class=\"rank-math-list \">\n<div id=\"faq-question-1640786078473\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what-is-the-best-study-material-to-prepare-for-gate-biotechnology-syllabus-2022\"><\/span><strong>What is the best study material to prepare for GATE Biotechnology Syllabus 2022 ?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>The best study material to prepare for GATE Biotechnology Syllabus 2022 is your notes or books from graduation because the syllabus will be based on graduation level. Some of the important topics are:<br \/>General Biotechnology<br \/>Recombinant DNA Technology<br \/>Plant and Animal Biotechnology<br \/>Bioprocess Engineering and Process Biotechnology<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-1640786317716\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"gate-biotechnology-syllabus-2022-will-be-divided-into-how-many-sections\"><\/span><strong>GATE Biotechnology Syllabus 2022 will be divided into how many sections?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>There will be 3 sections in GATE Biotechnology Syllabus 2022 :<br \/>General Aptitude \u2013 15%<br \/>Engineering Mathematics \u2013 13%<br \/>Core Subject \u2013 72%<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-1640786332795\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what-is-the-subject-code-for-gate-biotechnology-2022\"><\/span><strong>What is the subject code for GATE Biotechnology 2022?\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>The subject code for GATE Biotechnology 2022 is BT.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-1640791262427\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"which-topic-has-the-highest-weightage-in-gate-biotechnology-syllabus-bt-2022\"><\/span><strong>Which topic has the highest weightage in GATE Biotechnology Syllabus (BT) 2022?\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>The topic with the highest weightage in GATE Biotechnology Syllabus (BT) 2022 is Plant and Animal Biotechnology, as it is worth almost 15 to 20 marks.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-1640791289671\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what-are-the-topics-in-general-biotechnology-for-gate-2022\"><\/span><strong>What are the topics in General Biotechnology for GATE 2022?\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>The topics in General Biotechnology for GATE 2022 are:<br \/>Biochemistry\u00a0<br \/>Microbiology<br \/>Immunology<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GATE Biotechnology Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2022: Biotechnology is a primary subject with its subject code BT. 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