Rajiv Gandhi institute biotechnology Pune exam

What is the eligibility required for the Rajiv Gandhi institute biotechnology Pune for the M. Sc. (Biotechnology) exam? Give details.

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The eligibility required for the Rajiv Gandhi institute biotechnology Pune for the M. Sc. (Biotechnology) exam is as follows:

The Minimum Qualification required by the candidate is the degree of Graduate from any recognized college.

The Candidate should have passed B. Sc. from recognized university with Biotechnology/ Microbiology/ Zoology/ Botany/ Biochemistry/ Agriculture as his receptive subjects and have secured minimum of 55% marks (50% for SC/ST) in these subjects.

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The Rajiv Gandhi institute biotechnology Pune offers admission in the M.Sc. Biotechnology, M. Sc. Medical Biotechnology and M. Sc. Bioinformatics through the CET (MBT ).

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Syllabus for entrance examination MBT of Rajiv Gandhi institute biotechnology Pune
Students appearing for the entrance examination for
admission to M.Sc.
Biotechnology/M.Sc. Medical Biotechnology/ M.Sc. Bi
oinformatics, should be
thorough with the syllabus studied at Bachelor61 le
vel. The syllabus given below
may be followed as a general guideline for the entr
ance test. A brief outline of the
subject-wise topics is as follows:
BOTANY :
Botanical Nomenclature; Classification; Taxonomy; P
lant development;
Embryogenesis; Types of plant reproduction; Methods
of plant improvement; Plant
cell biology; Plant genetics; Mutations and Polyplo
idy; Mendel's experiments and
principles of inheritance; Multiple allelism; Quant
itative Genetics; Linkage and
recombination; Cytoplasmic inheritance; Alterations
in genetic make-up: Change
at genetic level and in chromosome structure; Gener
al account of plant pathogens;
Pathogen attack and defense mechanism; Plant diseas
e epidemiology; Plant disease
management;
Principles of plant protection; Molecular plant pat
hology; Air-borne biological
materials; Analysis of aerospora; Plant genomes; Pl
ant genetic engineering; Plant
tissue culture; Fermentation technology; Bio-fuels
.
CELL BIOLOGY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Classification of animals, invertebrates and verteb
rates Structure of prokaryotic
and eukaryotic cell, cell organelles, membrane stru
cture and function,
cytoskeleton, cell cycle, nucleic acids properties
and functions, genetic code,
replication, Transcription, Translation; Genetic co
de; DNA damage and repair.
Recombinant DNA technology and Molecular Biology te
chniques:- Dot-blot
hybridization, PCR, Finger printing RFLP, Genome ma
pping, in-situ
hybridization; Animal and plant cell culture:- Tech
niques and applications;
Vaccines; Media for industrial fermentations; Strai
n improvement; Recovery and
purification of fermentation products; Different ty
pes of bioreactors; Bio-
inoculants; Fermentation processes.
BIOCHEMISTRY :
Compounds of carbon; Functional groups and their ch
emistry; Macromolecules:-
carbohydrates, lipids, proteins; Enzymes; Vitamins;
Concept of molecular weight,
molecular mass, their related units; Standard solut
ions:- Normality, Molarity, pH-
calculations; Buffers; Water; Osmosis; Osmotic pres
sure; Hypertonic-hypotonic-
Isotonic solutions; Density gradient; Basics of pla
nt and animal cell:-their
structure-function relationships; Basic concepts re
lated to instruments like pH
meter, spectrophotometer; Concepts related to poten
tial difference, potential
gradient, electrochemical cell, emf.
MICROBIOLOGY :
General properties and principles of classification
of actinomycetes, bacteria, fungi
and viruses; Bacterial structure: Nutrition, overv
iew of metabolism, Virus
diversity; Virus replication cycle; Medically impor
tant bacteria: Staphylococci,
Enter bacteria,
Clostridium, Pseudomonas
etc ; Epidemiology and public health;
Antimicrobials and their mode of action; Principles
of microscopy : Types of
Microscopes: Bright field, Dark field, Phase contra
st ; Antigen-antibody structure,
functions and reactions; Innate and adaptive immuni
ty; Organs and cells of
immune system; Transformation;
Transduction; Conjugation; Plasmids; Industrial Mic
robiology: Introduction to
fermentation process; Preservation and importance o
f industrially important micro-
organisms; Strain Improvement; Media for industrial
fermentations; Inoculum
development; Bioinoculants; Fermentor design; Ins
trumentation and control;
Types of Bioreactors; Aeration and agitation; Recov
ery and purification of
fermentation products; Effluent treatment; Recombin
ant DNA Technology: Basic
principles of gene cloning; Vectors for gene clonin
g: plasmids and bacteriophages;
DNA modification enzymes;
Purification of DNA from living cells; Introduction
of DNA into living cells;
Techniques use in RDT; Cloning vectors for
E.coli.
BIOINFORMATICS:
Basic of Bioinformatics, Basic of Computer, Introdu
ction to Programming
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