JAM 2013 Syllabus Biotechnology

The Biotechnology (BT) test paper comprises ofBiology (44% weightage), Chemistry (20% weightage), Mathematics (18% weightage) and Physics (18% weightage). The question paper will be fully of objective type. There will be negative marking (one third) for wrong answer
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BIOLOGY (10+2+3 level)
General Biology: Taxonomy; Heredity; Genetic variation; Conservation; Principles of ecology; Evolution; Techniques in modern biology. Biochemistry and Physiology: Carbohydrates; Proteins; Lipids; Nucleic acids; Enzymes; Vitamins; Hormones; Metabolism-Glycolysis, TCA cycle, Oxidative Phosphoryation; Photosynthesis. Nitrogen Fixation, Fertilization and Osmoregulation; Vertebrates - Nervous system; Endocrine system; Vascular system; Immune system; Digestive system and Reproductive System. Basic Biotechnology: Tissue culture; Application of enzymes; Antigen-antibody interaction; Antibody production; Diagnostic aids. Molecular Biology: DNA; RNA; Replication; Transcription; Translation; Proteins; Lipids and Membranes; Operon model; Gene transfer. Cell Biology: Cell cycle; Cytoskeletal elements; Mitochondria; Endoplasmic reticulum; Chloroplast; Golgi apparatus; Signaling. Microbiology: Isolation; Cultivation; Structural features of virus; Bacteria; Fungi; Protozoa; Pathogenic micro-organisms.

CHEMISTRY (10+2+3 level)
Atomic Structure: Bohr's theory and Schrodinger wave equation; Periodicity in properties; Chemical bonding; Properties of s, p, d and f block elements; Complex formation; Coordination compounds; Chemical equilibria; Chemical thermodynamics (first and second law); Chemical kinetics (zero, first, second and third order reactions); Photochemistry; Electrochemistry; Acid-base concepts; Stereochemistry of carbon compounds; Inductive, electromeric, conjugative effects and resonance; Chemistry of Functional Groups: 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; Mechanism of organic reactions; Soaps and detergents; Synthetic polymers; Biomolecules-amino acids, proteins, nucleic acids, lipids and carbohydrates (polysaccharides); Instrumental techniques-chromatography (TLC, HPLC), electrophoresis, UV-Vis, IR and NMR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry.

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, Circles, Conic Sections, Permutations and Combinations, Binomial Theorem, Exponential and Logarithmic Series, Mathematical Logic, Statistics, Three Dimensional Geometry, Vectors, Matrices and Determinants, Boolean Algebra, Probability, Functions, limits and Continuity, Differentiation, Application of Derivatives, Definite and Indefinite Integrals, Differential Equations.

PHYSICS (10+2 level)
Physical World and Measurement, Elementary Statics and Dynamics, Kinematics, Laws of Motion, Work, Energy and Power, Electrostatics, Current electricity, Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism, Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Current, Electromagnetic waves, Optics, Dual Nature of Matter and Radiations, Atomic Nucleus, Solids and Semiconductor Devices, Principles of Communication, Motion of System of Particles and Rigid Body, Gravitation, Mechanics of Solids and Fluids, Heat and Th

JAM 2013 Syllabus Biological Sciences

Biological Sciences question paper will be fully of objective type. There will be negative marking (one third) for wrong answer.

General Biology
Taxonomy and physiology, Pro-and eukaryotic organisms; cell organelles and their function; multicellular organisation; energy transformations; internal transport systems of plants; respiration; regulation of body fluids and excretory mechanisms; cellular reproduction; Mendelian genetics and heredity; biology and populations and communities; evolution; genesis and diversity of organisms; animal behaviour, plant and animal diseases.


Basics of Biochemistry, Biophysics, Molecular Biology
Buffers; trace elements in biological systems; enzymes and proteins; vitamins; biological oxidations, carbohydrates and lipids and their metabolisms; digestion and absorption; detoxifying mechanisms; plant and animal hormones and their action, nervous system, nucleic acids, nature of gene and its function, Genetic code, synthesis of nucleic acids and proteins. Enzyme mechanisms and kinetics, nucleic acid metabolism, photo synthesis.
Structure of biomolecules; intra and intermolecular forces; thermodynamics and kinetics of biological systems, principles of x-ray diffraction, IR and UV spectroscopy and hydrodynamic techniques.

Microbiology, Cell Biology and Immunology
Classes of microorganisms and their characterization, nutrient requirement for growth; laboratory techniques in microbiology, pathogenic microorganisms and disease; applied microbiology; viruses, Microbial genetics. Innate and adaptive immunity, antigen antibodies.
Cell theory; Cell architecture; methods of cell fractionation; cell division; types of chromosome structure; biochemical genetics- inborn errors of metabolisms; viruses and fungi; principles of processes of development.

Mathematical Sciences
Mathematical functions (algebraic, exponential, trigonometric), their derivatives (derivatives and integrals of simple functions), permutations and combinations.

JAM 2013 Cut Offs

JAM 2013 Cut Off will be deciding factor for admission into different Post Graduate programs in IISc Bangalore and IITs. To help you here we are providing JAM 2012 Cut Offs

Source = Official Website JAM 2013

JAM 2013 Offline Application Form

The “OMR (Optical Mark Recognition) Application Form” along with the “Information Brochure” will be available from 20 September, 2012 to 20 October, 2012 on cash payment of application fee of Rs.1200/- for General/ OBC category male candidates, Rs 600/- for SC/ST and PD category male candidates from the designated branches of Canara Bank as given below:

Agra (Cantonment), Ahmedabad (Revdi Bazar), Aligarh (Apsara Complex), Allahabad (Civil Lines), Amritsar (Dharam Singh Market), Bareilly (Civil Lines), Bengaluru (Town Hall), Bhopal (Maharana Pratap Nagar), Bhubaneswar (Bapuji Nagar), Chandigarh (Sector 17 C), Chennai (IIT Campus and T. Nagar), Coimbatore (Oppannakara Street), Dehradun (Clock Tower, Rajpur Road),
Delhi (IIT Campus, Janpath, Maharani Bagh and Vivek Vihar), Dhanbad (New Market Bank More), Durgapur (RH Benachitty), Ernakulam (Nettipadam Road),  Faridabad (New Industrial Town), Goa (F.L.Gomes Road, Vasco), Gorakhpur (Bank Road), Gurgaon (Alwar Road), Guwahati (Fancy Bazar), Haldwani (Bareilly Road), Haridwar (Railway Road), Hubli (Billappanavar Nagar), Hyderabad (Abid Road), Indore (MG Road), Jabalpur (M.K. Chowk), Jaipur  (Ajmeri Gate), Jammu (Shalimar Road), Jamshedpur (Loyola School, Bistupur), Jhansi (Civil Lines),  Jodhpur (12th Chopasani Road), Jorhat (Garali), Kadapa (Chinna Chowk), Kakinada (Jawahar Street),  Kanpur (Mall Road), Kharagpur (Fatak Bazar, Kharida), Kochi (Mattanchery), Kolkata (College  Street and Gariahat Road, Gole Park), Kozhikode (Cherooty Road), Kurukshetra (Railway Road),  Lucknow (Hazratganj), Madurai (Eastmasi Street), Mangalore (Balmatta Road), Meerut (Abu Lane),  Mumbai (IIT Campus and Opp. Fort Market), Muzzafarpur (Motijheel), Nagpur (Sitabuldi), Nanded  (Tara Singh Market), Nellore (Jonnagaddavari Street), Noida (Sector VI, Noida Complex), Patna (Exhibition  Road), Pune (Camp), Raipur (Malviya Road), Ranchi (SN Ganguli Road), Rishikesh (Adarsh Nagar,  Dehradun Road), Roorkee (Anaj Mandi), Rourkela (Uditnagar), Saharanpur (Court Road),  Secunderabad (MG Road), Shillong (Gulasta Fancy Market), Shimla (The Mall), Silchar (Rangerkhiri),  Siliguri (Sevoke Road), Srinagar (Agarwal Complex Gola Bazar, Pauri Garhwal), Thiruvananthapuram  (MG Road, Spencer Junction), Tiruchirapalli (Teppakulam), Vadodara (Manick Rao Road), Varanasi (Bansphatak), Vijayawada (Sivalayam Street), Visakhapatnam (Daba Gardens).

Female candidates are exempted from payment of the application fee.  They can obtain the Application Form from the designated Canara Bank counters by submitting a self attested photocopy of University/ College/Institute Identity card and pre-final year/final year mark-sheet or degree certificate.

JAM 2013 Examination Fees

NO APPLICATION FEE FOR FEMALE CANDIDATES

Fee for offline application form from Canara Banks #
Only one Test Paper
General/OBC- Rs.1200/-
SC/ST/PD- Rs.600/-


Two Test Papers
General/OBC- Rs.1200/- + DD for Rs.300/-
SC/ST/PD- Rs.600/- + DD for Rs.150/-    

Fee for online application$
Only one Test Paper    
General/OBC- Rs.1100/-
SC/ST/PD- Rs.500/-
Two Test Papers
General/OBC- Rs.1400/--
SC/ST/PD- Rs.650/-


# Through Bank Pay-in slip on cash payment at designated Canara Bank branches
$ Through Demand Draft in favour of "Chairman JAM, IIT Delhi" payable at Delhi.
  
Source = Official Website IIT Delhi

JAM 2013 Application Process

Step 1: Procurement of Offline Application Form

Candidate can obtain a packet containing:

    OfflineApplication Form

    Information Brochure

    Envelope

From  Designated Bank Branches of Canara Brank on cash payment.


Step 2: Obtain SC/ST/PD Certificate (if applicable)

Authorities empowered to issue Certificates SC/ST

OBC candidates NEED NOT SEND any certificate with the application form. It will be required only at the time of applying for admission

Step 3: Fill in the Application Form

Candidates must follow the instructions provided in JAM 2013 information brochure.

Step 4:

    Write your name & application form number on the reverse side of photograph before pasting.

    Paste your recent photograph (3 cm X 4 cm) in the designated place on OMR sheet.

    Sign at the designated places of OMR sheet.

    Write the test city first & second choice codes, paper code(s) and your address on the envelope.
    Ensure that you have attached all the enclosures (DD for additional (second) test paer, if applicable) with the duly filled-in application form as mentioned in the check list on the envelope filled by you.

Step 5: Post/Submission

Duly filled-in Application Form with appropriate enclosures must be sent by Speed Post (preferably) or by Registered Post to The Organizing Chairman, JAM 2013, IIT Delhi, Block-I, Hauz Khas, NEW DELHI-110 016 so as to reach there on or before 30th October , 2012.

JAM 2013 Online Application Process

Step 1: Payment Option

    Payment through Demand Draft only.

Demand draft of appropriate amount should be drawn in favour of “Chairman JAM, IIT Delhi”, on any bank, payable at Delhi.


Step 2: Obtain SC/ST/PD Certificate (if applicable)

Authorities empowered to issue Certificates SC/ST

OBC candidates NEED NOT SEND any certificate with the application form. It will be required only at the time of applying for admission.

Step 3: Apply Online (Link from top menu item will be active on or after September 20, 2012)

Candidates must follow all instructions strictly while applying online.

At the end of this process, a PDF file will be generated with the following pages:

    Page-1: JAM 2013 Application Form

    Page-2: Address Slip/ Mailing Label

Take a print out of the entire file.

Step 4:

    Write your name & application form number on the reverse side of photograph before pasting.
    Paste your recent color photograph (3 cm X 4 cm) in the designated place on Page-1.

    Sign at the designated places of Page-1.

    Paste the portion marked on the Page-2 on top of a A4-size envelope.
    Ensure that you have attached all the enclosures with the duly filled-in application form as mentioned in the check list on the envelope filled by you.

Step 5: Post/Submission

Duly filled-in Application Form with appropriate enclosures must be sent by Speed Post (preferably) or by Registered Post to The Organizing Chairman, JAM 2013, IIT Delhi, Block-I, Hauz Khas, NEW DELHI-110 016 so as to reach there on or before  30th October, 2012.