Combined Biotechnology Entrance Examination (CBEE 2009)  for Admission To M.Sc. (Biotecnology)  M.Sc.(Agri.)  M.V.Sc (Biotechnology) & M. Tech (Biotechnology) Programmes 2009 Click here

Comb in ed Biotechnology Entrance Exam in ation for Admission To MSc (Biotechnology); M.SC.(AGRI.)/M.V.SC (BIOTECHNOLOGY) & M.TECH (BIOTECHNOLOGY) PROGRAMMES 2007-2008

Jawaharlal Nehru University will hold a Combined Entrance Examination for admission to 2-Year M.Sc. Programme in Biotechnology on behalf   of  following   participating  Universities:

The Entrance Examination will be held on Friday, May 18, 2007 at Centers all over the country

  II. ELIGIBILITY  

Bachelor’s degree under 10+2+3 pattern of education in Physical, Biological Agricultural, Veterinary and Fishery Sciences, Pharmacy, Engineering/Technology, 4-years B.Sc. (Physician Assistant Course); OR Medicine (MBBS) OR B.D.S. with at least 55% marks.

   III. ELIGIBILITY OF CANDIDATES WHO ARE DUE TO APPEAR IN THE QUALIFYING EXAMINATION

The candidates who are due to appear in the respective qualifying examination prescribed as eligibility for admission shall also be considered for appearing in the entrance examination. Such of the candidates will be allowed to appear in the entrance examination at  their  own risk and on the clear stipulation  that in the event  of their  selection, they will be entitled  to admission only  if they secure  the minimum prescribed percentage of marks in their qualifying degree examination  and  that they  will  be required to submit  all the documents including final mark-sheet of the qualifying examination (indicating the final and overall percentage of marks)  before  the deadline for admission fixed  by the concerned  participating University.

SCHOLARSHIPS 

Students selected for admission to M.Sc. Biotechnology Programme of the participating Universities which are financially supported by the Department of Biotechnology (Govt. of India) will be eligible to receive scholarship at the rate of Rs.800/- p.m.

Note: i)           Candidates may please  note   that  the M.Sc. Biotechnology programme   being  offered   at

Punjabi University, Patiala, and Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala, is currently not being financially supported by the Department of Biotechnology  (Govt. of India.) The award of scholarships, if any, shall therefore be governed by the rules prevailing in these Universities.

ii)           Students admitted to Gulbarga University will also not get any scholarship

iii)                  The scholarship of Rs. 800/- p.m. for students joining M.Sc. Biotechnology programme at the Special Centre for Biotechnology of JNU would be awarded to all the students during first semester.  In the subsequent semesters, the scholarship will be extended only to those students who secure minimum CGPA of 6.00 in the end-semester examinations.

  RESERVATION/CONCESSION         

a)  Reservation: 15%, 7½% and 3% of seats shall be reserved for Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Physically Challenged (Handicapped) (PH) candidates respectively. All the SC/ST and PH candidates who have passed the qualifying examination are eligible to apply irrespective of their percentage of marks in the qualifying examination.

b)  Concession for Kashmiri Migrants:  10% marks   will be  added to the  overall marks  scored by a Kashmiri migrant candidate in  the Entrance Examination. After adding 10% marks, in case he/she  is covered in the cut-off  point  in the merit list,  he/she will  be  offered  admission strictly in accordance with his/her inter-se merit alongwith other  candidates subject  to  his/her  meeting the minimum  prescribed  eligibility requirements and also  subject to his/her producing  valid  registration documents  issued by the notified authorities certifying  the candidate’s  Kashmiri migrant status.

  GUIDELINES/COURSE OUTLINES FOR ENTRANCE EXAMINATION  

The question paper for the Entrance Examination will be of three hours duration and divided into two parts:

Part A will have multiple choice type questions at the level of 10+2. This part is sub-divided into Section-I, II and III. Section I will have 40 questions from Physics and Chemistry and must be answered by all the candidates. Section-II will have 20 questions from Mathematics and Section-III will have 20 questions from Biology. Candidates will have option to answer questions from either Section-II or III. Total marks for Part A will be 60 questions x1 mark each = 60 marks. There will be negative marking and for each wrong answer, ½ (half) mark will be deducted. 

Part B will also have multiple-choice questions of Bachelor's level requiring thinking and analysis. There will be about 40 questions from Physics and Mathematics, about 40 questions from Biology (e.g., Botany, Zoology, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Genetics and Molecular Biology) and about 20 questions from Chemistry. The candidates will be required to attempt 60 questions. Total marks for Part B will be 60 questions x3 marks each = 180 marks. There will be negative marking and one mark for each wrong answer will be deducted.

   SELECTION PROCEDURE  

Candidates are advised to exercise in the Application Form options for the 29 participating Universities in order of their preference for joining the participating Universities  for  admission to the M.Sc. Biotechnology programme.  The selection will depend strictly on  the basis of  inter-se merit of the candidate in the Entrance Test vis-a-vis preferences for joining the Universities indicated by the candidate under column (9) of the Application Form. In case a candidate has not indicated his/her choice for joining a particular University in column (9) of the application form, his/her name will not be considered for that University.

The  Selection  procedure  will be  as follows:

1)         After   the   merit   list  is  drawn almost double the number of candidates than the  total  intake only will be informed of their merit rank in the entrance examination.  The candidates will  also  be informed  about  the total  number of seats  in each participating  University.   The candidates will be asked   to exercise their   final options once again for joining  the Universities   in the  proforma  (which will be  sent by  JNU). The candidates will be asked  to  send  to JNU a Bank Draft  of Rs.5,000/- ( Rs.2,500/- in case of  SC, ST, PH and BL candidates) as initial security deposit  giving  their willingness to be  considered for admission  to the  participating  Universities  in  accordance with their  options  for joining  the universities vis-à-vis their  inter-se  merit  in the   Entrance Examination.

2)         The candidates   who   do not  exercise their  options  for joining any  of the participating  universities  will  not be  considered for admission  to  that  university/universities.

3)         After allotment   of seats, the  JNU  will  send  intimation to the candidates about their allotment of the university and also to the concerned participating university to which the candidate has been selected.

4)         The   participating   university   will  then  inform  the candidate  about  the complete admission procedure  and schedule of their  university as well as the amount of fee etc. to be deposited by the  candidate. The initial security deposit already sent  by the candidate through demand  draft to JNU will be sent to concerned University for refund after first semester.             

5)         In   case   the candidate is offered admission in accordance with his/her options   for joining  the universities  vis-à-vis his/her  inter-se merit, but subsequently in case he/she  either  does  not join  the concerned university or withdraws during first semester then in that event, the initial  deposit of Rs. 5,000/- or (Rs.2,500/- in case of SC,ST , PH  and BL categories) as the case  may  be, will  stand forfeited.

6)         The initial security deposit of Rs.5,000/-, or (Rs.2,500/- in case  of SC/ST, PH  and BL candidates) will be  refunded in full  to those of the candidates who  are not offered  admission to any  of the participating university.

7)             Candidates may note that request for transfer from one university to another will not be entertained under any circumstances. Therefore, candidates are advised not to make any request in this regard.

8)       Only the candidates who will be asked to exercise their option once again will be informed by post and the list of these candidates will also be available on JNU website.However, the candidates are advised to find out through their own sources whether their names appear in the list and thereby make arrangement for sending their final option together with initial security deposit by the stipulated date.The University will not be responsible for any postal delay/lapse.                   

9)         In case, after following the above selection procedure, the seats still remain vacant in any university(ies), these will be offered further down the merit list on the basis of merit vis-a-vis their options.

  DATE SCHEDULE OF ENTRANCE EXAMINATION    

Programme                              Date                                         Time

M.Sc. (Biotechnology)     May 18, 2007 (Friday)       9.00 A.M. to 12.00 Noon

ADMIT CARD FOR ENTRANCE EXAMINATION    

 Important Note:  The Admit Cards are mailed to the candidates approximately fifteen days before the commencement of the Entrance Examination Under Certificate of Posting (U.P.C.). In case, however, Admit Card is not received in time, the candidate is advised to report at the opted Examination Centre, on the due date and time of the Examination as per schedule of Time-Table shown under Section IX and XI of this booklet alongwith two attested photographs together with sufficient proof to the effect that he/she has applied for the said programme and also after satisfying that he/she fulfills all the prescribed conditions of eligibility.

As such, those candidates who have applied and fulfill the prescribed eligibility conditions but somehow do not receive the Admit Card, are advised to contact either the JNU Representative (who will be available at the Examination Centre at least a day in advance) or the Presiding Officer/Principal of the Centre to sort out their problems.  It may be noted that only those candidates will be allowed to appear in the entrance test whose names appear in the roll-list available with the examination centre.  The University will assume no responsibility whatsoever in case the candidate fails to report on the due date and time for appearing in the entrance examination.

  TIME-TABLE FOR ADMISSION    
 

1. Last date for issue of application forms: a) by post                  :  March 06, 2007

                                                                     b) by cash                :  March 16, 2007

2. Last date for submission of completed application forms        :  March 16, 2007

3. Date and time of Entrance Examination                                  :  May 18, 2007 (Friday)

                                                                                                        (9.00 A.M. to 12.00 Noon)

4. Results of Entrance Examination                                             :  June/July  2007

5.  For admission/result queries candidate may visit our website: http://results.jnu.ac.in

     Although University will inform the candidates falling under consideration zone about their merit in CEEB by post, it is the responsibility of the candidate to see the result on University website and University will not be responsible for postal delay/lapse.