GAT-B & BET 2024 | Application Form (Extended), Exam Date, Eligibility: National Testing Agency officials started accepting the GAT-B/ BET Application Form from eligible candidates. Candidates should submit the GAT-B & BET 2024 Application Form before 6th March 2024 10th March 2024 (Extended). And the Graduate Aptitude Test – Biotechnology (GAT-B / Biotechnology Eligibility Test (BET) – 2024 will be conducted on 20th April 2024.
To know the GAT-B/ BET Eligibility Criteria, Application Fee, Exam Pattern, Syllabus, Admit Card, and Result in detail, candidates can refer to the sections below on this page. Hence, if all the provided details on this page are complete and accurate, the candidates can trust us and follow us regularly for the latest updates. The GAT-B & BET 2024 Application Link is provided at the end of this article.
New Update: GAT-B & BET 2024 Registration has been Extended till 10th March 2024. Candidates can check the same from the below-provided link.
GAT-B & BET 2024 – Overview
| GAT-B & BET 2024 Application Form | |
| Conducting Body | National Testing Agency |
| Name Of The Test | Graduate Aptitude Test- Biotechnology (GAT-B) / Biotechnology Eligibility Test (BET) |
| Online Application Form Correction Start Date | Started |
| Online Application Form Correction End Date | |
| GAT-B/ BET-2024 Exam Date | 20th April 2024 |
| Category | Science Entrance Exams |
| Application Mode | Online |
| Official Website | dbt.nta.ac.in |
GAT-B & BET Admission 2024 – Important Dates
| Events | Dates |
| Duration of Online registration and submission of online Application Form for GAT-B/ BET-2024 | Started |
| Last date for submission of Examination fee (through Credit Card/ Debit Card/Net Banking & Paytm Payment Modes up to (11:50 pm) | |
| Correction in the Particulars of Application Form online only | 8th March to 9th March 2024 |
| Date of Examination for GAT-B/ BET-2024 | 20th April 2024 |
| Downloading of Admit Card by the Candidate from NTA Website | As Per NTA |
| Display of Recorded Responses and Provisional Answer Keys on the Website for inviting challenge (s) from interested candidates | As Per NTA |
| Declaration of Result on NTA Website | As Per NTA |
GAT-B/ BET Admission 2024 Eligibility Criteria
Graduate Aptitude Test-Biotechnology (GAT-B)
- Only bonafide Indian nationals are eligible to apply for GAT-B. Candidates meeting the minimum eligibility criteria of Participating Institutions / Universities (APPENDIX-II) are eligible to apply for the GAT-B entrance examination. Candidates may further verify the eligibility criteria on the website of the Participating Institutions/ Universities. Candidates who do not meet the minimum eligibility criteria of Institutions/ Universities and still appear for the GAT-B entrance examination will do so at their own risk. If at any stage it is found that a candidate does not fulfill minimum eligibility requirements of Participating Institutions / Universities, rules of cancellation or termination of respective
Institutions / Universities shall be applicable. Regional Centre for Biotechnology (RCB) and Department of Biotechnology (DBT) will not play any role or responsibility in the admission and selection process (transfer/ cancellation/ conversion of seats/ fee refund policy) of Participating Institutions / Universities. - The candidate who has either appeared or is due to appear in the final examination of their qualifying degree is eligible to apply for GAT-B, under the result awaited (RA) category. Such a candidate will have to submit the Undertaking/ Attestation Form duly certified/stamped by the Head of the Institute (with address and name) from where the candidate is appearing for the qualifying degree. Failing to comply with this instruction will result in the rejection of the application. Attestation/ Undertaking Forms for appearing/ result awaited candidates are given at APPENDIX-III.
Biotechnology Eligibility Test (BET)
- Academic Qualification: Bachelors (B.E./ B.Tech./M.B.B.S) and Masters (M.Sc./ M.Tech./ M.VSc./M. Pharm./ Integrated M.Sc./ M.Tech.) in any discipline of Biotechnology, Life Sciences such as Biomedical, Bioinformatics, Biochemistry, Biophysics, Botany, Chemistry, Computational Biology, Genetics, Microbiology, Zoology or any other allied areas of Biology/ Life-Sciences.
- Candidates admitted in any of the M.Sc./ M.Tech./ M.VSc./ M.Sc.(Agri) programs supported under the DBT Post Graduate Teaching Programme shall be eligible to apply. Candidates who are yet to appear in the final semester examination or awaiting the result of the final semester shall also be eligible to apply.
- Marks: Minimum 60% of marks for General, EWS & OBC category and 55% of marks for SC/ ST/ Differently Abled candidates in aggregate (or equivalent grade).
- Age Limit: Upto 28 years of age as of the last date of application for the General & EWS category. Age relaxation of up to 5 years (33 years) for SC/ ST/ Differently Abled/ Women candidates and up to 3 years (31 years) for OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) candidates.
- Nationality: The candidate should be a bonafide citizen and resident of India.
- The candidate who has either appeared or is due to appear in the final examination of their qualifying degree is eligible to apply for BET, under the result awaited (RA) category. Such a candidate will have to submit the Undertaking/ Attestation Form duly certified/stamped by the Head of the Institute (with address and name) from where the candidate is appearing for the qualifying degree. Failing to comply with this instruction will result in the rejection of the application. Certificate for Appearing/ result in awaited candidates is given at APPENDIX-III. [Note: The information provided in this chapter (from point 3.1. onwards) has been received from RCB, DBT]
NTA GAT-B & BET 2024 – Application Fee
| Examination | General (UR)/ OBC-(NCL)/ EWS | SC/ ST/ PwD |
| GAT-B | Rs. 1,200/- | Rs. 600 /- |
| BET | Rs. 1,200/- | Rs. 600 /- |
| GAT-B & BET (Both) | Rs. 2,400/- | Rs. 1,200/- |
How To Fill GAT-B & BET Online Application Form 2024?
- Visit the official website @ dbt.nta.ac.in
- If you have not registered before, register yourself first
- Once you are done with the GAT-B & BET 2024 Registration, click on the application link
- Fill in your details in the fields asked
- Upload the scanned documents
- Pay the examination fee
- Finally, submit the application form and download a copy of the submitted application for later references
GAT-B & BET 2024 – Important Links
| GAT-B & BET 2024 – Important Link | |
|---|---|
| To Apply For GAT-B/ BET 2024 | Apply Here (Available Now) |
| To Check the GAT-B/ BET 2024 Official Notification | Check Notification |
| To Check GAT-B/ BET 2024 Information Bulletin | Information Bulletin |
GAT-B & BET 2024 Exam Pattern
- Mode of Examination: Computer-Based Test (CBT)
- Pattern of Examination: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)
- Medium of the Exam: English
Exam Pattern for Graduate Aptitude Test – Biotechnology (GAT-B) 2024
| Sections | No. of Questions | No. of Questions to be Attempted | Marks |
| Section A (Multiple choice questions of the level of 10+2 in the subjects: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Biology) | 60 | 60 | 1×60 = 60 |
| Section B (Multiple choice questions of Graduate/ Bachelor’s level in the subjects: Basic Biology, Life Sciences, Biotechnology and allied areas as per the syllabus given) | 100 | 60 | 3×60 = 180 |
| Total | 160 | 120 | 240 |
Exam Pattern for Biotechnology Eligibility Test (BET) 2024
| Sections | No. of Questions | No. of Questions to be Attempted | Marks |
| Section A (General Science, Mathematics, Chemistry, General Aptitude, Analytical, Quantitative Ability, and General Biotechnology) | 50 | 50 | 3×50 = 150 |
| Section B (Specific areas of Biotechnology as per the syllabus given) | 150 | 50 | 3×50 = 150 |
| Total | 200 | 100 | 300 |
GAT-B & BET 2024 Exam Syllabus
Before appearing for the Graduate Aptitude Test- Biotechnology (GAT-B)/ Biotechnology Eligibility Test (BET) 2024, the candidates needed to know the GAT-B & BET 2024 Syllabus. The same can be found on the official website, or you can find the GAT-B & BET Syllabus related at the end of this section. Without any tarry, download the syllabus and prepare for the exam.
GAT-B & BET 2024 Admit Card
The Admit Card will be issued provisionally to the candidates, subject to their satisfying eligibility conditions. The candidate has to download the (GAT-B/ BET) Admit Card from the NTA website and appear for the Examination on 20th April 2024 at the given Centre on Date, timing, and examination as indicated in their (GAT-B/ BET) Admit Card. No candidate will be allowed to appear at the Examination center, on a Date and time other than that allotted to them in their Admit Card.
GAT-B & BET 2024 Result
The result for GAT-B 2024 and BET 2024 will be processed based on the Final Answer Keys. No grievance about Answer Key(s) after the declaration of Results of GAT-B 2024 and BET 2024 will be entertained. The marks obtained by a candidate will be considered further for computation of the result of both GAT-B 2024 and BET 2024. No Score Card will be dispatched to the candidates and the candidates are advised to download their Score Cards for GAT-B 2024 and BET 2024 from the website: dbt.nta.ac.in only.
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