Combined Biotechnology Entrance Examination (CBEE) is conducted by Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) for admission to the M.Sc Biotechnology, M.Sc Agri / M.V.Sc Biotechnology and M.Tech Biotechnology Programmes. The examination syllabus for M.Tech Biotechnology consists of 3 sections. Part A includes Basic Engineering and Technology and Pharmacology. Part B contains the basics of Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. The final section includes Fundamentals of Life Sciences and Informatics.

Examination Syllabus

Part A: Pharmacology, Basic Engineering and Technology

Pharmacology:

• Anticancer
• Basic concepts of analysis of drugs
• Bio pharmaceutics
• Chemistry of natural products
• Chemistry of analgesics
• Chemotherapeutic agent
• CVS drugs
• Drugs acting on the CNS
• Fermentation
• Genetic engineering
• GIT
• Hormones classification
• Identification, extraction and isolation of active principles of commonly used medicinal plants
• Immunological preparations
• Industrial Pharmacy: Pharmaceutical dosage forms (Aerosols, Formulation, Liquid, Manufacture and evaluation of solid, Semisolid), Pharmaceutical processing (Clarification, Disinfection, Drying, Filtration, Milling, Mixing, Powder compression, Sterility testing, Sterilization)
• Physiology, Pharmacology & Biochemistry - Anticancer drugs, Chemotherapeutic agents, Classification, Mode of action, Pharmacological effects, Principles of chemotherapy, Side effects, Toxicity of drugs (ANS, Central Nervous System, Endocrine system, Gastrointestinal system), Vitamins and minerals
• Pharmacokinetics – Distribution, Drug absorption, Metabolism and elimination
• Vitamins

Basic Engineering and Technology:

• Basic concepts in mechanical engineering, electrical and electronics engineering
• Bioreactor operation and design
• Chemical Engineering: Chemical kinetics/reaction engineering, Chemical process industries instrumentation methods of chemical analysis, Computer applications in chemical engineering, Fluid dynamics, Heat and mass transfer operations, Mechanical operations, Process equipment design, Process instrumentation dynamics and control, Thermodynamics
• Principles of Biochemical Engineering: Enzyme catalysis and reactor design, Kinetics of microbial growth and product, Material & energy balances of fermentation processes, Nature of fermentation processes
• Transport phenomena in biochemical reactors - Oxygen transfer in submerged fermentation process, Examples of primary metabolites, Mass transfer in immobilized enzyme systems, Secondary metabolites and enzymes
• Filtration and membrane based separations – Absorption, Centrifugation, Chromatography, Extraction
• Modeling of non-ideal behavior in bioreactors - Air-lift reactors, Fluidized bed reactors, Membrane bioreactors, Novel bioreactors
• Reactor sterilization

Part – B: Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics

Chemistry

• Organic chemistry – Alcohols, Aldehydes, Alkynes, Carboxylic acids and their derivatives, Halides, Ketones, Nitro compounds and amines, Phenols, Reactions and mechanisms of alkenes, Synthesis, Structure and properties (Amino acids, Bio molecules, Carbohydrates, Proteins)
• Inorganic chemistry - Coordination compounds, Crystal field and field theories, Electronic structure of atoms, Non-transition elements and transition elements (General characteristics, Structure and reactions), Periodic table and periodic properties, Spectral and magnetic properties
• Physical chemistry - Chemical equilibrium, First law, Chemical kinetics, Free energy, Properties of dilute solution, Rates of reactions and factors affecting rates of reactions, Second law and entropy, Spectroscopy ( Principles of UV, Visible and IR spectroscopy), Thermo chemistry

Mathematics

• 3-dimensional geometry
• Algebra
• Calculus
• Complex integration
• Complex numbers
• Differential Equation
• Power series

Physics

• Thermodynamics - 1st law of thermodynamics, 2nd law of thermodynamics, Ideal gases, Kinetic theory of gases, Real gases
• Mechanics - Dynamics of rotary motion, Fundamentals of special theory of relativity, Gravitation, Kinematics, Motion in non- inertial frames, Newton’s laws, Work and mechanical energy
• Electricity and Magnetism – Capacitance, Coulomb’s law, Dielectrics in an electric field, Direct current, Electric field potential, Electromagnetic induction, Electrostatics, Energy of an electric field, Magnetic field of direct current
• Waves and Optics – Diffraction, Elastic waves, Electromagnetic waves, Free harmonic oscillators, Interference, Scattering and polarization of light, Thermal radiation
• Modern Physics - Elementary nuclear physics, Elementary quantum mechanics, Structure of atom, Structure of matter

Part C: Fundamentals of Life Sciences and Informatics

Life Sciences

• Biotechnology
• Mendalian genetics
• Morphology of angiosperms
• Nucleic acids
• Organization of unicellular organisms, invertebrates and vertebrates
• Physiology
• Protein synthesis
• Ultra structure of plant and animal cells

Information Technology

• Elements of databases
• Elements of languages used on the Internet JAVA
• Introduction to Networking - Basics-modem, Commands to transfer files, Hub, Remote login, Switch

The examination syllabus for M.Tech Biotechnology is comprehensive. Proper and exhaustive preparation in all these areas will only help candidates to clear the JNU CBEE Exam.