Karnataka PGCET for M Tech-13

Can you provide me the syllabus for M Tech Biotechnology for preparation of Karnataka Post Graduate Common Entrance Test (Karnataka PGCET)?

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The syllabus for M Tech Biotechnology for preparation of Karnataka Post Graduate Common Entrance Test (Karnataka PGCET) is as follows:

Microbiology: Fundamentals of Microbiology ; Classification of microorganisms; diversity of Microorganisms; Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell structure; Microbial nutrition, growth and control; Microbial metabolism (aerobic and anaerobic respiration, photosynthesis); Nitrogen fixation; Chemical basis of mutations and mutagens; Microbial genetics (plasmids, transformation, transduction, conjugation); Microbial diversity and characteristic features; Viruses; Microbial Mechanisms of Pathogenicity; Antimicrobial Drugs ; Microbes and human Welfare.


Biochemistry: Amino Acids , Peptides, Carbohydrates, Lipids: Structure, Function, Methods of Characterization, Separation Techniques, classification, Clinical Significance.: Nucleic Acids and Polynucleotides, Biomolecules and their conformation; Weak inter-molecular interactions in bio- macromolecules; Chemical and functional nature of enzymes; Kinetics of single substrate and bi- substrate enzyme catalyzed reactions; Bioenergetics; Metabolism (Glycolysis, TCA and Oxidative phosphorylation); Membrane transport and pumps; Cell cycle and cell growth control; Cell signaling and signal transduction.


Molecular Biology and Genetics: Basics of Genomics & Proteomics; Molecular structure of genes and chromosomes; DNA replication and control; Transcription and its control; Translational processes; Regulatory controls in prokaryotes and eukaryotes; Mendelian inheritance; Gene interaction; Complementation; Linkage, recombination and chromosome mapping; Extrachromosomal inheritance; Chromosomal variation; Population genetics; Transposable elements; Molecular basis of genetic diseases and applications.

Syllabus for M Tech Biotechnology Karnataka PGCET