DBT JRF Syllabus

Aptitude and General Biotechnology

Comprehension based, Non-verbal reasoning, Quantitative type, Biomolecular structure and function, Methods in Biotechnology, Genomics and Proteomics, Genetics, Phylogeny & Evolution, Cellular processes, Recombinant DNA Technology, IPR, Biosafety & Bioethics

Agricultural Biotechnology

Plant Biology, physiology, molecular biology and seed technology, Abiotic and Biotic Stress Biology, Tissue Culture, Transgenic Technologies, and Biotechnology, Molecular Breeding and Genomics, Biodiversity

Animal Biotechnology

Animal Physiology and Biochemistry, Pathology, Animal Parasitology, Molecular Diagnostics, Animal Genetics, Histology and Embryology, Animal Virology, Research Methodologies, Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Immunology

Bioinformatics & Computational Biology

Major Bioinformatics Resources, Proteins, Sequence Analysis, Database Searches, DNA & RNA secondary and tertiary structures

M. Tech. Biotechnology

Introductory Mathematics, Bioprocess Engineering and Technology, Thermodynamics in Biological Systems, Downstream Processing in Biotechnology, Bioprocess Plant Design

Environmental Biotechnology

Basic Ecological Concepts, Environmental Pollution, Waste Water Treatment systems, Pollution monitoring

Marine Biotechnology

Important marine organisms, Marine resources assessment, Marine pharmacology

Medical Biotechnology

Vaccinology, Genetics in Medical Practice, Gene therapy

Molecular and Human Genetics

Cell Biology, Principles of Genetics, Common genetic disorders

Neuroscience

Neurons, Neurophysiology, Chemical Control of Brain and Behavior