GATE Life Science Syllabus PDF

Would you provide me the Gate Life Science Syllabus PDF?

[Shaleen]

Here I am giving you the Syllabus for Life Sciences (XL). The following subject are providing

Section H: Chemistry
Section I: Biochemistry
Section J: Botany
Section K: Microbiology
Section L: Zoology
Section M: Food Technology

Section H: Chemistry (Compulsory)

Atomic structure and periodicity: Planck’s quantum theory, wave particle duality, uncertainty principle, quantum mechanical model of hydrogen atom; electronic configuration of atoms; periodic table and periodic properties; ionization energy, election affinity, electronegativity, atomic size.

Structure and bonding: Ionic and covalent bonding, M.O. and V.B. approaches for diatomic molecules, VSEPR theory and shape of molecules, hybridisation, resonance, dipole moment, structure parameters such as bond length, bond angle and bond energy, hydrogen bonding, van der Waals interactions. Ionic solids, ionic radii, lattice energy (Born-Haber Cycle).

s.p. and d Block Elements: Oxides, halides and hydrides of alkali and alkaline earth metals, B, Al, Si, N, P, and S, general characteristics of 3d elements, coordination complexes: valence bond and crystal field theory, color, geometry and magnetic properties.

Chemical Equilibria: Colligative properties of solutions, ionic equilibria in solution, solubility product, common ion effect, hydrolysis of salts, pH, buffer and their applications in chemical analysis, equilibrium constants (Kc, Kp and Kx) for homogeneous reactions,

Electrochemistry: Conductance, Kohlrausch law, Half Cell potentials, emf, Nernst equation, galvanic cells, thermodynamic aspects and their applications.

Reaction Kinetics: Rate constant, order of reaction, molecularity, activation energy, zero, first and second order kinetics, catalysis and elementary enzyme reactions.

Thermodynamics: First law, reversible and irreversible processes, internal energy, enthalpy, Kirchoff’s equation, heat of reaction, Hess law, heat of formation, Second law, entropy, free energy, and work function. Gibbs-Helmholtz equation, Clausius-Clapeyron equation, free energy change and equilibrium constant, Troutons rule, Third law of thermodynamics.

Basis of Organic Reactions Mechanism: Elementary treatment of SN1, SN2, E1 and E2 reactions, Hoffmann and Saytzeff rules, Addition reactions, Markonikoff rule and Kharash effect, Diels-Alder reaction, aromatic electrophilic substitution, orientation effect as exemplified by various functional groups. Identification of functional groups by chemical tests

Structure-Reactivity Correlations: Acids and bases, electronic and steric effects, optical and geometrical isomerism, tautomerism, conformers, concept of aromaticity

Section I: Biochemistry

Organization of life.Importance of water. Cell structure and organelles. Structure and function of biomolecules: Amino acids, Carbohydrates, Lipids, Proteins and Nucleic acids. Biochemical separation techniques and characterization: ion exchange, size exclusion and affinity chromatography, electrophoresis, UV-visible, fluorescence and Mass spectrometry. Protein structure, folding and function: Myoglobin, Hemoglobin, Lysozyme, Ribonuclease A, Carboxypeptidase and Chymotrypsin. Enzyme kinetics including its regulation and inhibition, Vitamins and Coenzymes.

Metabolism and bioenergetics. Generation and utilization of ATP. Metabolic pathways and their regulation: glycolysis, TCA cycle, pentose phosphate pathway, oxidative phosphorylation, gluconeogenesis, glycogen and fatty acid metabolism. Metabolism of Nitrogen containing compounds: nitrogen fixation, amino acids and nucleotides. Photosynthesis: the Calvin cycle.

Biological membranes. Transport across membranes. Signal transduction; hormones and neurotransmitters.

DNA replication, transcription and translation. Biochemical regulation of gene expression. Recombinant DNA technology and applications: PCR, site directed mutagenesis and DNA-microarray.

Immune system. Active and passive immunity. Complement system. Antibody structure, function and diversity. Cells of the immune system: T, B and macrophages. T and B cell activation. Major histocompatibilty complex. T cell receptor. Immunological techniques: Immunodiffusion, immunoelectrophoresis, RIA and ELISA.
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Sir, I am looking for the GATE Life Science Syllabus, please forward me PDF of the GATE Life Science Syllabus?

[Kiran Chandar]

As per your request, I am giving you syllabus PDF of the Graduate Aptitude test in Engineering (GATE) life sciences.

GATE life Science syllabus









The GATE life Science paper covers following sections.

Chemistry
Atomic Structure and periodicity
Structure and bonding
A, pm d Block Elements
Chemical Equilibrium
Electrochemistry
Reaction Kinetics
Thermodynamics
Basis of organic reactions mechanism
Structure reactivity Correlations

Biochemistry

Section Name- Botany
Plant Systematics
Plant anatomy
Morphogenesis & Development
Physiology and Biochemistry
Genetics
Plant breeding and genetic Modification
Economic Botany
Plant Pathology
Ecology and environment

Microbiology
Historical Perspective
Methods in Microbiology
Microbial Taxonomy and Diversity
Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells-
Structure and Function
Microbial Growth
Control of Micro organisms
Microbial metabolism
Microbial Diseases
Chemotherapy
Microbial genetics

Zoology
Animal World
Evolution
Genetics
Biochemistry and molecular biology
Cell Biology
Animal anatomy
Parasitology
Development Biology
Ecology
Animal Behavior

Food technology
Food Chemistry
Food Microbiology
Food Products technology
Food Engineering

Here, I am giving you questions form the GATE life science previous year paper.

During an enzyme catalyzed reaction, the equilibrium constant
(A) increases
(B) decreases
(C) remains unchanged
(D) can increase or decrease, depending on the enzyme

A mixture of Arginine, Phenylalanine and Histidine was fractionated using cation exchange
chromatography at neutral pH. The amino acids were eluted with an increasing salt gradient. Identify
the correct order of elution.
(A) Arginine, Histidine, Phenylalanine
(B) Phenylalanine, Histidine, Arginine
(C) Histidine, Phenylalanine, Arginine
(D) Arginine, Phenylalanine, Histidine

Which one of the following proteases does NOT cleave on the carboxyl side of any Arginine
residue in a protein?
(A) Trypsin (B) Proteinase K
(C) Thrombin (D) Chymotrypsin
Q.4 The receptor for epinephrine is a
(A) Tyrosine kinase receptor (B) Serine-threonine kinase receptor
(C) G-protein-coupled receptor (D) Ligand activated transcription factor

For more questions, consider the attachment.

GATE Life Science Paper
http://www.gatecounsellor.com/previo...ences-2014.pdf