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IIT JAM Biotechnology Syllabus

The IIT JAM Biotechnology syllabus covers topics in biology, chemistry, mathematics, and physics. In biology, topics include cell biology, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, evolution, microbiology, plant biology, and animal biology. Chemistry topics include atomic structure, bonding, kinetics, thermodynamics, organic compounds, and instrumental techniques. Mathematics covers sets, relations, functions, trigonometry, vectors, matrices, probability, and statistics. Physics includes mechanics, thermodynamics, electricity and magnetism, optics, and modern physics.

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IIT JAM Biotechnology Syllabus

The IIT JAM Biotechnology syllabus covers topics in biology, chemistry, mathematics, and physics. In biology, topics include cell biology, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, evolution, microbiology, plant biology, and animal biology. Chemistry topics include atomic structure, bonding, kinetics, thermodynamics, organic compounds, and instrumental techniques. Mathematics covers sets, relations, functions, trigonometry, vectors, matrices, probability, and statistics. Physics includes mechanics, thermodynamics, electricity and magnetism, optics, and modern physics.

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IIT JAM Biotechnology Syllabus [Latest]

The Biotechnology (BT) Test Paper comprises Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics.

 BIOLOGY (10+2+3 level)

 Cell Biology: Structure of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells; Membrane structure and
function; Organelles and internal organization of the eukaryotic cell Protein
trafficking in a eukaryotic cell; Cell communication – signalling pathways: endocrine
and paracrine signalling; Extracellular matrix and apoptosis; Cell cycle – stages of
mitosis and meiosis, and control of cell division cycle.
 Biochemistry: Structure and function of biological macromolecules; Allostery;
Enzymes – basic mechanisms of enzyme catalysis, Michaelis-Menten kinetics,
enzyme inhibition, vitamins as coenzymes, and regulation; Bioenergetics – free-
energy change, high-energy compounds, biological oxidation-reduction reactions and
reduction potential; Metabolism – glycolysis, TCA cycle, oxidative phosphorylation,
photosynthesis, nitrogen fixation, urea cycle, and regulation of glycolysis and TCA
cycle.
 Genetics: Mendel’s laws; Inheritance patterns of polygenic traits; Mendelian
inheritance patterns of human disorders; Pedigree analysis; Chromosomal basis of
inheritance; Genetic recombination; Mapping genes on chromosomes based on
linkage analysis; Plant breeding.
 Molecular Biology: Landmark experiments that established DNA is the genetic
material; DNA replication; Proofreading and repair of DNA; DNA recombination;
Transcription; RNA processing; Translation; Regulation of gene expression including
operons bacteria and differential gene expression in multicellular eukaryotes.
 Evolution: Darwinian view – natural selection, fossil record and descent with
modification; Population genetics – sources of genetic variation, gene pools and allele
frequencies, Hardy-Weinberg equation, genetic drift, gene flow and adaptive
evolution; Different types of speciation; Phylogenetic classification; Origin of life –
abiotic synthesis of biological macromolecules, protocell, dating fossils and origin of
multicellularity.
 Microbiology: Isolation; Cultivation; Structural features of viruses, bacteria, fungi
and protozoa; Pathogenic microorganisms; Nutrition-based classification of microbes;
Microbial metabolism; Growth kinetics; Submerged fermentation techniques;
Microbial genetics.
 Plant Biology: Types of tissues and organs; Primary and secondary growth;
Morphogenesis; Transport in vascular plants; Plant nutrition; Development of
flowering plants – gametophytic and sporophytic generations, different
developmental phases, genetic control of flowering, gametogenesis, incompatibility,
embryogenesis, dormancy, germination and environmental influence; Plant hormones;
Photobiology; Plant response to biotic and abiotic stresses
 Animal Biology: Digestive, circulatory, respiratory, excretory, nervous, reproductive
and endocrine systems; Basics of immunology – Innate and adaptive immunity,
Immune cells and Immunoglobulins; Animal development – Fertilization, embryonic
pattern formation, cleavage, gastrulation, cellular differentiation and morphogenesis.
 Ecology: Climate patterns; Terrestrial and aquatic biomes; Environmental constraints
on species distribution; Factors affecting population density; Interactions among
communities; Ecosystems; Ecological remediation.
 Biotechnology: Plant tissue culture; Cloning of animals through somatic cell nuclear
transfer; Applications of recombinant DNA technology in medicine, agriculture and
forensic science.
 Methods in Biology:
 Cell Biology: Microscopy (light microscopy and electron microscopy);
Staining proteins with antibodies; Visualizations using the GFP reporter.
 Biochemical techniques: UV spectrophotometry; Biomolecular
chromatography; cell fractionation by centrifugation; Electrophoresis; and
Western blotting.
 Molecular biology techniques: DNA cloning – plasmid vectors, and
restriction enzymes; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Expression of cloned
eukaryotic genes in bacteria; Hybridization techniques; DNA sequencing.

 CHEMISTRY (10+2+3 level)

 Structure and properties of Atoms: Bohr's theory; Periodicity in properties.


 Bonding in molecules: Chemical bonding; Complex formation; Physical and
chemical basis of molecular interactions.
 Chemical kinetics, thermodynamics, and equilibrium: Chemical equilibrium;
Chemical thermodynamics (first and second law); and Chemical kinetics (zero and
first order reactions).
 Physical and chemical properties of compounds: Chemical catalysis; Acid-base
concepts; Concepts of pH and buffer; Conjugative effects and resonance; Inductive
effects; Electromeric effects; Photochemistry; and Electrochemistry.
 Chemistry of organic compounds: Hydrocarbons; Alkyl halides; Alcohols;
Aldehydes; Ketones; Carboxylic acids; Amines and their derivatives; Aromatic
hydrocarbons, halides, nitro and amino compounds, phenols, diazonium salts,
carboxylic and sulphonic acids; Soaps and detergents; Stereochemistry of carbon
compounds.
 Instrumental techniques - Spectroscopy: fundamentals of molecular spectroscopy,
emission and absorption spectroscopy, UV-Vis, IR and 1-D proton NMR
spectroscopy, basics of mass spectrometry; Basics of calorimetry; Basic concepts of
crystallography.

 MATHEMATICS (10+2 level)

 Sets; Relations and Functions; Mathematical Induction; Logarithms; Complex


numbers; Linear and Quadratic equations; Sequences and Series; Trigonometry;
Cartesian System of Rectangular Coordinates; Straight lines and Family; Three
Dimensional Geometry; Permutations and Combinations; Binomial Theorem;
Vectors; Matrices and Determinants; Boolean Algebra; Functions; Limits and
Continuity; Differentiation; Ordinary Differential Equations; Application of
Derivatives; Integration as inverse process of differentiation; Definite and
indefinite integrals; Methods of Integration; Integration by parts.
 Statistics: Measures of dispersion; Mean Deviation for grouped and ungrouped
data; Variance and Standard Deviation; and Analysis of Frequency Distribution.
 Probability: Random Experiments; Event; Axiomatic Approach to Probability;
Conditional Probability and its properties; Multiplication Theorem on Probability;
Independent Events; Bayes’ Theorem; Random Variables and its Probability
Distributions; Bernoulli Trails and Binomial Distributions.

 PHYSICS (10+2 level)

 Units and measurements; Motion in one and two dimensions; Laws of motion;
Work and kinetic energy; Conservation of energy; System of particles and
rotational motion; Mechanical properties of solids and fluids;
 Thermal properties of matter; Heat and laws of thermodynamics; Kinetic theory
of gases;
 Electric charge and field; Electric potential and capacitance; Current, resistance
and simple circuits; Moving charges and magnetic field; Magnetism and matter;
Electromagnetic induction; Electromagnetic waves; Alternating currents;
 Optics: Geometrical Optics – Reflection by spherical mirrors, Refraction at
spherical surfaces and lenses, Total internal reflection and Optical instruments;
Wave optics – Reflection and refraction of plane waves, Interference, Diffraction,
Polarization, and Young’s experiment:
 Dual nature of radiation and matter; Atoms, nuclei and nuclear physics;
Semiconductor materials, devices and simple circuits.

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