JNU Combined Biotechnology Entrance Exam 2011

JawaharLal Nehru University Combined Biotechnology Entrance Exam is for admission to various Postgraduate Biotechnology programmes: M.Sc(Biotechnology), M.Sc.Agri./ M.V.Sc(Biotechnology)& M.Tech (Biotechnology) in JNU and a number of other highly reputed universities and institutes in India. A large number of candidates from all over India interested in doing Post graduation in Biotechnology appear for JNU Combined Biotechnology Entrance Examination.

About this University:

JawaharLal Nehru University is a premier university of India, famous for its discipline education system and its fame. The university was founded with an objective to give higher education to the students in order to give them opportunity to make their career bright. JNU University conducts its own entrance examination for entrance to its several postgraduate courses for the aspirants. It offers a number Post Graduate programs for the students and also provide various career based courses to the aspirants in various steams. The University has received plenty of awards for its excellence in the field of education by the government of India.

Popularity of Entrance Exam:

JawaharLal Nehru University Combined Biotechnology Entrance Exam is one of the famous exams for various postgraduate programs related to biotechnology department. Every year for admission to its Post Graduation courses in postgraduate programs students from different cities of India, are giving this exam to study under the JNU University. As the seats are fixed for each course, students have to work hard to get their desired course. The students have to secure high marks in the JawaharLal Nehru University Combined Biotechnology Entrance Exam and have to sit for a counseling program.

More about JNU Combined Biotechnology Entrance Exam:

MSc.(Biotechnology) course through this examination is available in 33 universities(and their affiliated colleges) of national and state level including JNU. M.Sc.Agri./ M.V.Sc(Biotechnology) is available in 12 universities and M.Tech (Biotechnology) is available at 3 universities: Anna University, Chennai; Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi & West Bengal University of Technology, Kolkata.

Eligibility Criteria:

• For M.Sc(Biotechnology):

the candidate needs a Bachelor’s degree in the following field may it be Physical, Biological, Agricultural. even fields like Veterinary & Fishery Sciences, Pharmacy, Engineering/Technology are included. 4-Years B.S. (Physician Assistant Course); or MBBS or BDS with at least 55% aggregate marks in either of these qualifications also makes the candidate eligible for the course.

• For M.Sc Agri. / M.V.Sc(Biotechnology):

Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Veterinary Sciences, Horticulture, Forestry, Dairy Technology, Biotechnology or B.Tech(Biotech)/B.Tech(Horticulture) with atleast 55% aggregate marks in the qualifying exam. Candidates with Bacehlor’s degree in Biology can also apply but for them the programme will be of 3 years. Eligibility Criteria vary for different universities. Please refer to the original admission notification for detailed eligibility criteria of all the universities.

• For M.Tech (Biotechnology):

B.Tech/B.E. in Chemical Engineering/Biochemical Engineering, Industrial Biotechnology, Leather Technology, Biotechnology, Biomedical Engineering, Biophysics, B. Pharma, Chemical Technology, OR M.Sc. in Biotechnology, Life Sciences, Botany, Zoology, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Genetics, Microbial Genetics and Bioinformatics. (Also B.Tech/B.E in Electrochemistry, Bioengineering and M.Sc. in Chemistry & Physics in case of Anna University; M.Sc in Marine Biotechnology, Marine Biology/Aquatic Biology & Fisheries, Environmental Biotechnology in case of Cochin University of Science and Technology and will have to have a degree of M.Sc. in Bioengineering in case applying for West Bengal University of Technology) and will have to earn at least 60% in aggregate in the qualifying entrance exam.

Application Forms:

Candidates can get the application form directly from any of the participating universities or by post from JNU by sending a request for form along with a demand draft. There will be separate forms for each programme so candidates have to mention which programme they want to appear for.

Important Dates (Tentative):

• Date of Combined Biotechnology Entrance exam: third week of the month of May, 2011

• Availability of Application forms: 1st week of February, 2011

• Last date for availability of application forms by post: first week of March, 2011

• Last date of submission of completed admission brochure: mid of the month of March, 2011

Centers for the examination:

Agartala, Ahmadabad, Aizawl, Allahabad, Amritsar, Bangalore, Bareilly, Bhubaneswar, Calicut, Chandigarh, Chennai, Coimbatore, Dehradun, Delhi, Gangtok, Goa, Gorakhpur, Guwahati, Gwalior, Hyderabad, Secunderabad ,Imphal, Indore, Itanagar, Jaipur, Jammu, Katihar, Kohima, Kolkata, Lucknow, Madurai, Mumbai, Nagpur, Noida, Pantnagar, Patna, Pondicherry, Pune, Raipur, Ranchi, Sambalpur, Shillong, Shimla, Silchar, Siliguri, Srinagar, Thiruvananthapuram, Udaipur, Vadodara, Varanasi, Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam.

Pattern and Syllabus of Examination:

There will be different papers for all the three programmes. For M.Tech(Biotech) programme there will be different papers for students from technology stream and students from life sciences stream. Follow the following links for Pattern and syllabus of all the papers for different programmes:

M.Sc(Biotechnology)

M.Sc Agri./ M.V.Sc(Biotechnology)

M.Tech (Biotechnology)

Contact Details:

Deputy Registrar (Admissions),

Jawaharlal Nehru University,

New Delhi-110067

Website: www.jnu.ac.in