GATE Biotechnology (BT) Practice Papers 2024

GATE practice papers are one of the most preferred ways of every candidate to gauge their level of proficiency. Students can check the GATE practice questions of biotechnology here in this article.

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GATE Practice Papers for Biotechnology 2024 - PDF Download (Core …
GATE Practice Questions 2024 for Biotechnology - PDF Download (General …
GATE Biotechnology Syllabus 2024
Important Topics for Biotechnology Paper
GATE Biotechnology Set of Important Books
GATE Biotechnology Previous Year Question Papers
Faqs

GATE Biotechnology (BT) Practice Papers 2024: GATE biotechnology exam will be conducted by Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore in the online mode for a total time duration of 3 hours. IISc Bangalore will conduct the GATE 2024 exam on February 3, 4, 10 and 11, 2024. Candidates preparing for GATE examination must take note to daily solve the GATE Practice Questions 2024 for Biotechnology. By utilising the GATE Biotechnology Practice Papers students can access their preparation level and also be equipped with the pattern of questions asked in GATE. For first time takers, being acquainted with the question paper pattern is quite important to avoid panicking during the actual exam. Moreover, solving the GATE Biotechnology Practice Papers 2024 will boost the level of confidence of the aspirants. Candidates can check this article to download the general aptitude questions for GATE and also the core subject i.e. GATE Practice Questions 2024 for Biotechnology from this article.

GATE Practice Papers for Biotechnology 2024 - PDF Download (Core Subject)

GATE Biotechnology Practice Papers 2024 can be downloaded using the link provided in the below table. The practice papers of biotechnology are quite useful for every candidate with regards to the competitiveness of the exam. With GATE practice questions candidates will also be able to have an understanding of the important topics and portions from which questions are repeated in some years.

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GATE Practice Questions 2024 for Biotechnology - PDF Download (General Aptitude)

General aptitude is an important section for all the GATE exam papers. A proper ability to solve the general aptitude questions during the GATE exam significantly boosts the morale of the candidates which in turn is directly reflected while starting to solve questions from the core subject. Students can download the GATE practice papers for the general aptitude section using the PDF download link provided in the below table.

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GATE Biotechnology Syllabus 2024

The initial preparation for biotechnology paper as per experts is through having the complete knowledge of the syllabus of GATE biotechnology. The GATE syllabus 2024 of biotechnology enables a candidate to plan and strategise their preparation. The important sections of the biotechnology syllabus of GATE are as follows:

Engineering Mathematics
General Biology
Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology
Fundamentals of Biological Engineering
Bioprocess Engineering and Process Biotechnology
Plant, Animal and Microbial Biotechnology
Recombinant DNA Technology and Other Tools in Biotechnology

Candidates will be able to download the biotechnology syllabus in the PDF format by clicking on the given link in the below table.

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Important Topics for Biotechnology Paper

Candidates can check the important topics of the Biotechnology paper here in the table below.

Sections	Important Topics
Engineering Mathematics	Eigen Values and Eigen Vectors Continuity and Differentiability Sequences and Series Test for Convergence Cauchy’s and Euler’s equations Laplace Transforms Poisson, Normal and Binomial Distributions Integration by Trapezoidal and Simpson’s Rule
General Biology	Enzymes – Classification, Catalytic and Regulatory Strategies Basic Concepts and Regulation of the Metabolism of Carbohydrates, Lipids, Amino Acids and Nucleic Acids Enzyme Kinetics - Michaelis-Menten Equation Viruses - Structure and Classification Methods in Microbiology Microbial Growth and Nutrition Nitrogen Fixation Microbial Diseases and Host-Pathogen Interactions Antibiotics and Antimicrobial Resistance T cell and B cell Development Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) Polyclonal and Monoclonal Antibody Graft Versus Host Reaction Immunisation and Vaccines
Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology	Extra Chromosomal Inheritance Microbial Genetics – Transformation, Transduction and Conjugation Genetic Disorders Population Genetics Epigenetics Cell Cycle and Cell Growth Control Cell-Cell Communication Cell Signalling and Signal Transduction Protein Trafficking Cell Death and Autophagy Mutations and Mutagenesis Non-Coding and MicroRNA RNA Interference DNA Damage and Repair
Fundamentals of Biological Engineering	Stoichiometry of Growth and Product Formation Laws of Thermodynamics Ligand Binding Oxidation and Reduction Reactions Oxygen Transfer and uptake in a Bioreactor, kLa and its Measurement Conductive and Convective Heat Transfer, LMTD, Overall Heat Transfer Coefficient Heat Exchangers
Bioprocess Engineering and Process Biotechnology	Ideal Reactors – Batch, Mixed Flow and Plug Flow Enzyme Immobilization, Diffusion Effects – Thiele Modulus, Effectiveness Factor, Damkoehler Number Kinetics of Cell growth, Substrate Utilisation and Product Formation Sterilisation of Air and Media Filtration – Membrane Filtration, Ultrafiltration Principles of Chromatography– Ion Exchange, Gel Filtration, Hydrophobic Interaction, Affinity, GC, HPLC and FPLC First-Order and Second-Order Systems Types of Controllers – Proportional, Derivative, and Integral Control, Tuning of Controllers
Plant, Animal and Microbial Biotechnology	Totipotency Regeneration of Plants Plant Growth Regulators and Elicitors Tissue culture and Cell Suspension Culture System – Methodology, the Kinetics of Growth and Nutrient Optimization Artificial Seeds Somaclonal Variation Transgenic Plants –Direct and Indirect Methods of Gene Transfer Techniques Animal cell and Tissue Preservation Kinetics of Cell Growth Hybridoma Technology Stem Cell Technology Animal Cloning Transgenic Animals Clinical - Food and Industrial Microbiology Screening Strategies for New Products
Recombinant DNA Technology and Other Tools in Biotechnology	Vectors – Plasmids, Bacteriophage and other Viral Vectors, Cosmids, Ti plasmid, Bacterial and Yeast Artificial Chromosomes Gene Isolation and Cloning, Strategies for the Production of Recombinant Proteins Polymerase Chain Reaction DNA / RNA Labelling and Sequencing In-situ Hybridization DNA Fingerprinting, RAPD, RFLP Gene Transfer Technologies CRISPR-Cas Principles of Spectroscopy – UV,Visible, CD, IR, Fluorescence, FT-IR, MS, NMR, Electrophoresis Immunoassays– ELISA, RIA Immunohistochemistry Flow Cytometry Gene Prediction Sequence and Structure Databases Secondary Structure and 3D Structure Prediction Metagenomics

GATE Biotechnology Set of Important Books

The list of important textbooks to cover GATE biotechnology syllabus and efficiently solve GATE practice questions are mentioned below.

Name of the book	Name of the Author
Biotechnology	Pranav Kumar
Fundamentals of Biochemistry	Lehninger
Principle of Bioprocess Engineering	P. Doran
GATE Biotechnology	GK Publishers
Life Science part 1 and 2.	Pathfinder publications
Immunology	Kuby
GATE General Aptitude and Mathematics	GK Publishers
Molecular Cell Biology	lodish and Baltimore
Bioprocess Engineering	Schuler & Kargi
Bioprocess Engineering principles	Pauline Doran
Molecular biology of the gene	James Watson
Immunology	Kuby
Advanced Engineering Mathematics	Erwin Kreyszig
Principles of Gene Manipulation	Primrose & Twyman
Gene cloning and DNA analysis	T.A Brown
Plant Biotech	Slater

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GATE Biotechnology Previous Year Question Papers

Candidates can check the previous year question papers of biotechnology in the below table.

GATE Biotechnology Previous Year Question Papers	PDF Download Link
Biotechnology 2022 Question Paper of GATE	Download Here
2021 Biotechnology GATE Question Paper	Download Here
Question Paper of 2020 GATE Biotechnology	Download Here
GATE Biotechnology 2019 Question Paper	Download Here
Question Paper of 2018 Biotechnology	Download Here
2017 Question Paper of Biotechnology	Download Here

In this article, we have mentioned in detail the GATE practice questions for the core subject and also the GATE practice papers for the general aptitude section along with the important books and the vital topics. Candidates can make use of this article to prepare fully for the GATE exam.

FAQs

How to prepare effectively for the GATE biotechnology exam?

Experts and previous year successful candidates recommend students who will be appearing for GATE 2024 exam to first understand the syllabus of GATE biotechnology and check the previous year question papers. After having a complete understanding of the GATE syllabus and completing all the sections of the syllabus candidates must move to GATE practise papers of biotechnology.

Is it important to prepare all the 7 sections of the biotechnology syllabus of GATE?

To successfully prepare for GATE and sail over the line candidates must not seek for selective study due to the intense competition. Therefore it is recommended to study all the seven sections thoroughly. Moreover, candidates are also advised to keep track of the major portions that are repeated every year and prepare accordingly.

What are the sections of the GATE biotechnology syllabus?

The sections of the GATE syllabus of biotechnology are engineering mathematics, general biology, genetics, cellular and molecular biology, fundamentals of biological engineering, bioprocess engineering and process biotechnology, plant, animal and microbial biotechnology and recombinant DNA technology and other tools in biotechnology.

What are the most important topics of fundamentals of biological engineering?

From the fundamentals of biological engineering section every candidate must study the topics of laws of thermodynamics, ligand binding, heat exchangers, oxidation and reduction reactions, oxygen transfer for the GATE biotechnology exam.

How many questions should I practise on a daily basis for the GATE biotechnology exam?

To improve the level of preparation, every candidate must solve atleast 20 questions from the GATE practise papers of biotechnology. This will help them in ascertaining the major topics that are important for the exam and also boost their level of confidence.

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