IIT JAM Biotechnology Syllabus

Physical World and Measurement, Laws of Motion, Elementary Statics and Dynamics, Kinematics, Laws of Motion, Oscillations, Waves, Work, Energy and Power, Gravitation, Electrostatics, Current electricity, Solids and Semiconductor Devices, Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism, Principles of Communication, Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Current, Electromagnetic waves, Optics, Dual Nature of Matter and Radiations, Atomic Nucleus, Motion of System of Particles and Rigid Body, Mechanics of Solids and Fluids, Heat and Thermodynamics.

Atomic Structure

• Chemical Bonding, Bohr’s theory and Schrodinger wave equation, Chemical equilibrium, Periodicity in properties, Properties of s, p, d and f block elements, Complex formation, Coordination compounds, Photochemistry, Electrochemistry, Acid-base concepts, Inductive, Electrometric, Conjugative Effects and Resonance, Chemical thermodynamics (first and second law); Chemical kinetics (zero, first, second and third-order reactions) and Stereochemistry of Carbon Compounds.

Chemistry of Functional Groups

• Mechanisms of Organic Reactions, Aromatic hydrocarbons, halides, nitro and amino compounds, phenols, diazonium salts, carboxylic and sulphonic acids.
• Hydrocarbons, alkyl halides, alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, amines and their derivatives.

Synthetic Polymers

• Instrumental techniques – chromatography, electrophoresis, UV-Vis, IR and NMR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry.
• Biomolecules, amino acids, proteins, nucleic acids, lipids and carbohydrates (polysaccharides),

Basic Biotechnology

• Tissue culture, Application of enzymes, Antigen-antibody interaction, Antibody production, Diagnostic aids.

General Biology

• Evolution, Taxonomy, Heredity, Genetic variation, Conservation, Principles of ecology and Techniques in modern biology.

Cell Biology

• Mitochondria, Golgi Apparatus, Endoplasmic Reticulum, Cell cycle, Cytoskeletal elements, Chloroplast and Signalling.

Molecular Biology

• DNA, RNA, Replication, Transcription, Translation, Proteins, Lipids and Membranes, Operon model, and Gene transfer.

BiochemistryQuadratic and Physiology

• Carbohydrates, Proteins, Lipids, Nucleic acids, Enzymes, Vitamins, Hormones, Metabolism (Glycolysis, TCA cycle and Photosynthesis), Nitrogen Fixation, Fertilization and Osmoregulation, Vertebrates-Nervous system, Endocrine system, Vascular system, Immune system, Digestive system and Reproductive System.

Microbiology

• Isolation, Cultivation, Structural features of virus, Bacteria, Fungi, Protozoa, Pathogenic microorganisms.

Mathematical Induction, Sets, Relations and Functions, Logarithms, Linear and Quadratic Equations, Complex Numbers, Sequences and Series, Trigonometry, Cartesian System of Rectangular Coordinates, Binomial theory, Straight lines and Family, Circles, Conic Sections, Permutations and Combinations, Boolean Algebra, Exponential and Logarithmic Series, Mathematical Logic, Statistics, Three Dimensional, Application of Derivatives, Geometry, Vectors, Matrices and Determinants, Probability, Functions, limits and Continuity, Differentiation, Definite and Indefinite Integrals, Differential Equations.