UPCATET 2019 exam pattern for MTech courses is such that the question paper will contain a total of 200 multiple choice questions of 600 marks that candidates need to complete in a duration of three hours.
Marking scheme: Candidates will be awarded three marks for each correct answer. There will also be negative marking of one mark for each incorrect answer.
For MTech course admissions, there will be different papers for different programmes as mentioned below:
Programme |
Abbreviation |
MTech – Agricultural Engineering/ Process and Food Engineering |
MTA |
MTech – Mechanical Engineering |
MTM |
MTech/ MSc – Biotechnology |
MTB |
Exam pattern for each programme is as mentioned below:
For MTA Programme
Section |
Subject |
Number of Questions in Each Subject |
Number of Questions in Each Section |
Marks for Each Section |
A |
General Studies |
25 |
25 |
75 |
B |
Milling of Agricultural Produce |
26 |
100 |
300 |
Storage Engineering |
26 |
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Engineering Properties of Biomaterial |
26 |
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Heat and Mass Transfer |
22 |
|||
C |
Dairy and Food Engineering |
26 |
75 |
225 |
Farm Machinery and Power |
22 |
|||
Soil and Water conservation and Irrigation Engineering |
27 |
|||
Total |
200 |
200 |
600 |
For MTM Programme
Section |
Subject |
Number of Questions in Each Subject |
Number of Questions in Each Section |
Marks for Each Section |
A |
General Studies |
25 |
25 |
75 |
B |
Thermodynamics, IC Engine |
24 |
97 |
291 |
Power Plant Engineering |
24 |
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Refrigeration and Air Conditioning |
24 |
|||
Heat and Mass Transfer |
25 |
|||
C |
Fluid Mechanics |
25 |
78 |
234 |
Machine Design |
26 |
|||
Production Engineering Industrial Engineering |
27 |
|||
Total |
200 |
200 |
600 |
For MTB Programme
Section |
Subject |
Number of Questions in Each Subject |
Number of Questions in Each Section |
Marks for Each Section |
A |
General Studies |
25 |
25 |
75 |
B |
Molecular Biology & Genetic Engineering |
23 |
92 |
276 |
Cell Biology |
23 |
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Pathology & Microbiology |
23 |
|||
Immunology/ Animal Biotechnology |
23 |
|||
C |
Biochemistry & Physiology |
23 |
83 |
249 |
Commercial Biotechnology |
23 |
|||
Recombinant DNA Technology |
23 |
|||
Bioinformatics |
14 |
|||
Total |
200 |
200 |
600 |
UPCATET Syllabus for MTech Courses
UPCATET 2019 syllabus is not out yet. However, for the academic year, 2017-18, the official website informed that UPCATET syllabus for MTech course admissions was the same as the syllabus for undergraduate courses in the concerned subject.
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