GATE 2017 ALERT | Syllabus GATE BT

Dear GATE BT 2017 aspirants, IIT Roorkee is going to be the organizer of GATE 2017 and it has launched its National Poster for GATE 2017. Here is the poster for your reference and information. We have also provided a highly organized layout of the GATE BT Syllabus, hoping that it will help you in making a planned/check-list progression.

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GATE 2017 National Poster | Courstesy: IIT Roorkeee

GATE 2017 National Poster | Syllabus GATE BT

Syllabus GATE BT 2017 (GATE 2017)

General Aptitude Syllabus for GATE 2017 (common for all):

Verbal Ability: English grammar, sentence completion, verbal analogies, word groups, instructions, critical reasoning and verbal deduction.
Numerical Ability: Numerical computation, numerical estimation, numerical reasoning and data interpretation.

Maths Syllabus GATE BT 2017 (GATE Biotechnology)

Linear Algebra: Matrices and determinants, Systems of linear equations, Eigen values and Eigen vectors.
Calculus: Limit, continuity and differentiability, Partial derivatives, Maxima and minima, Sequences and series, Test for convergence, Fourier Series.
Differential Equations: Linear and nonlinear first order ODEs, higher order ODEs with constant coefficients, Cauchy’s and Euler’s equations, Laplace transforms, PDE-Laplace, heat and wave equations.
Probability and Statistics: Mean, median, mode and standard deviation, Random variables, Poisson, normal and binomial distributions, Correlation and regression analysis.
Numerical Methods: Solution of linear and nonlinear algebraic equations, Integration of trapezoidal and Simpson’s rule, Single and multistep methods for differential equations.

Biochemistry Syllabus GATE BT 2017 (GATE Biotechnology)

Biomolecules: Structure and functions; Biological membranes, structure, action potential and transport processes;.
Enzymes: classification, kinetics and mechanism of action; Basic concepts and designs of metabolism (carbohydrates, lipids, amino acids and nucleic acids) photosynthesis, respiration and electron transport chain
Bioenergetics

Microbiology Syllabus GATE BT 2017 (GATE Biotechnology)

Viruses: structure and classification
Microbial classification and diversity(bacterial, algal and fungal)
Methods in microbiology
Microbial growth and nutrition
Aerobic and anaerobic respiration
Nitrogen fixation
Microbial diseases and host-pathogen interaction

Cell Biology Syllabus GATE BT 2017 (GATE Biotechnology)

Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell structure
Cell cycle and cell growth control
Cell-Cell communication
Cell signaling and signal transduction

Molecular Biology and Genetics Syllabus GATE BT 2017 (GATE Biotechnology)

Molecular structure of genes and chromosomes
Mutations and mutagenesis
Nucleic acid replication, transcription, translation and their regulatory mechanisms in prokaryotes and eukaryotes Mendelian inheritance
Gene interaction, Complementation, Linkage, recombination and chromosome mapping
Extra chromosomal inheritance
Microbial genetics (plasmids, transformation, transduction, conjugation)
Horizontal gene transfer and Transposable elements
RNA interference, DNA damage and repair
Chromosomal variation
Molecular basis of genetic diseases

Analytical Techniques Syllabus GATE BT 2017 (GATE Biotechnology)

Principles of microscopy: light, electron, fluorescent and confocal
Centrifugation: high speed and ultra
Principles of spectroscopy: UV, visible, CD, IR, FTIR, Raman, MS,NMR
Principles of chromatography: ion exchange, gel filtration, hydrophobic interaction, affinity, GC,HPLC, FPLC
Electrophoresis
Microarray

Immunology Syllabus GATE BT 2017 (GATE Biotechnology)

History of Immunology
Innate, humoral and cell mediated immunity
Antigen, Antibody structure and function, Molecular basis of antibody diversity, Synthesis of antibody and secretion
Antigen-antibody reaction
Complement system
Primary and secondary lymphoid organ
B and T cells and macrophages
Major histocompatibility complex (MHC)
Antigen processing and presentation
Polyclonal and monoclonal antibody
Regulation of immune response, Immune tolerance, Hypersensitivity, Autoimmunity, Graft versus host reaction

Bioinformatics Syllabus GATE BT 2017 (GATE Biotechnology)

Major bioinformatic resources and search tools
Sequence and structure databases
Sequence analysis (biomolecular sequence file formats, scoring matrices, sequence alignment, phylogeny)
Data mining and analytical tools for genomic and proteomic studies
Molecular dynamics and simulations (basic concepts including force fields, protein-protein, protein-nucleic acid, protein-ligand interaction)

Recombinant DNA Technology Syllabus GATE BT 2017 (GATE Biotechnology)

Restriction and modification enzymes
Vectors; plasmid, bacteriophage and other viral vectors, cosmids, Ti plasmid, yeast artificial chromosome
Mammalian and plant expression vectors
cDNA and genomic DNA library
Gene isolation, cloning and expression
Transposons and gene targeting
DNA labeling; DNA sequencing; Polymerase chain reactions
DNA fingerprinting
Southern and northern blotting
In-situ hybridization
RAPD, RFLP
Site-directed mutagenesis
Gene transfer technologies, Gene therapy

Plant and Animal Biotechnology Syllabus GATE BT 2017 (GATE Biotechnology)

Totipotency; Regeneration of plants; Plant growth regulators and elicitors
Tissue culture and Cell suspension culture system: methodology, kinetics of growth and, nutrient optimization
Production of secondary metabolites by plant suspension cultures
Hairy root culture, transgenic plants, Plant products of industrial importance
Animal cell culture; media composition and growth conditions; Animal cell and tissue preservation
Anchorage and non-anchorage dependent animal cell culture
Kinetics of animal cell growth
Micro & macro-carrier culture
Hybridoma technology, Stem cell technology, Animal cloning, Transgenic animals

Bioprocess Engineering and Process Biotechnology Syllabus GATE BT 2017 (GATE Biotechnology)

Chemical engineering principles applied to biological system
Principle of reactor design
Ideal and non-ideal multiphase bioreactors
Mass and heat transfer
Rheology of fermentation fluids
Aeration and agitation: Media formulation and optimization
Kinetics of microbial growth, substrate utilization and product formation
Sterilization of air and media
Batch, fed-batch and continuous processes
Various types of microbial and enzyme reactors
Instrumentation control and optimization
Unit operations in solid-liquid separation and liquid-liquid extraction
Process scale-up, economics and feasibility analysis
Engineering principle of bioprocessing- Upstream production and downstream
Bioprocess design and development from lab to industrial scale; Microbial, animal and plant cell culture platforms
Production of biomass and primary/secondary metabolites; Biofuels, Bioplastics, industrial enzymes, antibiotics
Large scale production and purification of recombinant proteins
Industrial application of chromatographic and membrane based bioseparation methods
Immobilization of biocatalysts (enzymes and cells) for bioconversion processes
Bioremediation-Aerobic and anaerobic processes for stabilization of solid / liquid wastes