GAT B 2025 Exam: Registration (Started), Application form, Syllabus, Exam Pattern, Papers

GAT-B was earlier known as JNU CEEB. The Graduate Aptitude Test-Biotechnology (GAT-B)/Biotechnology Eligibility Test (BET) is a National Level Entrance Examination for admission to the Department of Biotechnology supported Post Graduate Programme in Biotechnology and allied areas in participating Institutions (GAT-B) and for the award of DBT – Junior Research Fellowship (DBT-JRF) for pursuing research in frontier areas of Biotechnology (BET).

Based on the Biotechnology Eligibility Test (BET), two categories of merit list are prepared (Category-I and Category-II). Category I candidates can avail of the fellowship [JRF] at any recognized university/institution across India, where the candidate enrols for a PhD.Programme. Category II candidates can be appointed in any DBT-sponsored project with a fellowship equivalent to NET/GATE qualification as per current DST guidelines and/or enrol in a PhD programme. 

The exam is conducted to offer admission to aspirants in Biotechnology programmes offered by the JNU as well as other participating colleges. Courses in which candidates can secure admission based on their ranks in the exam are: 

• MTech Biotechnology/allied sciences.
• MSc Biotechnology. 
• MSc Agriculture Biotechnology. 
• M.V.Sc. Animal Biotechnology.

Candidates are advised to must go through GAT-B eligibility criteria before filling in the application form as those who do not satisfy the criteria will not be considered for admission. Given below are the eligibility criteria candidates can check: 

• Candidates must be citizens of India. 
• Candidates must have completed a Bachelor's degree program from a recognized university in either of the fields i.e., Biological, Physical, Veterinary and Fishery Sciences, Agriculture, Pharmacy, Engineering/Technology, 4-years BSc (Physician Assistance Course); or Medicine (MBBS) or BDS. 

• Candidates must have scored 60 per cent aggregate in Bachelor's Degree (55 per cent for reserved category candidates). Candidates appearing for the qualifying examinations are eligible to apply. 
• Candidates should be of 28 years of age as on last date of application. There is a relaxation of age limit up to five years for the reserved category candidates, i.e., 33 years and up to three years for women candidates, i.e., 31 years. 

The National Testing Agency will announce the GAT-B 2025 results on its official website after the completion of the exam. The GAT-B exam will be conducted on April 20, 2025. Candidates who have appeared for the exam can check their GAT-B exam results at dbt.nta.ac.in. To check the results, candidates must provide their application number and date of birth/password. Candidates qualified for the GAT-B 2025 exam will be eligible to participate in the counselling process. Last year, a total of 9957 candidates appeared for the exam conducted by the National Testing Agency. 

NTA has released the GAT-B 2025 information brochure along with the GAT-B application form. Candidates can complete the GAT-B application form 2025 online at dbt.nta.ac.in. All students must fill in every detail carefully to avoid any discrepancies. Candidates can follow the steps below to fill out the GAT-B 2025 application form. The last date to submit the NTA GAT-B application form is March 3, 2025. 

Step-1: GAT-B Registration 2025: Candidates have to fill in the online GAT-B application form at the official website by entering their various details such as their names, date of birth, email ID, mobile number, etc. After the successful GAT-B registration, candidates will get the application/registration number. 

Step-2: Filling details in the GAT-B application form: Candidates must complete their personal, educational and communicational details. 

Step-3: Uploading documents: In the next step, applicants must upload the required documents in the application form per the specifications.    

Step-4: Fee Payment: Candidates must make payments online after logging in through the official website. Candidates can pay via Debit Card/Credit Card/Net Banking.

The GAT-B 2025 application form fee is INR 1300/- (for General-UR/OBC-NCL/EWS category) and INR 650/- for (SC/ST/PwD) candidates. 

NTA has released the GAT-B 2025 exam pattern along with the official notification. Applicants appearing in the exam are advised to must refer to the GAT-B exam pattern for their preparations. The exam pattern of GAT-B 2025 comprises a number of questions, marking scheme, duration and others. There will be two parts in the question paper. 

GAT-B 2025 exam will have 2 sections namely: Section A and section B

Section A: This section will have 60 compulsory multiple choice questions of 1 mark each. There will be negative marking and for each incorrect response, 0.5 mark will be deducted from the total marks.

Section B: This section will have 100 multiple choice questions of 3 mark each. Candidates need to attempt only 60 questions out of the 100 questions. There will be a negative marking of 1 mark for each wrong answer.

Candidates need to be fully aware of the GAT B and BET syllabus before filling out the GAT B application form. Applicants appearing in the exam must go through the GAT-B 2025 syllabus for their preparations. GAT-B syllabus 2025 comprises important topics and chapters asked in the exam. The examination will be conducted in two shifts for 180 minutes. Candidates can check the brief syllabus of the GAT B exam here:

GAT B 2025 Syllabus: