Leading Institutes of India For M.Sc Entrance Aspirants
The Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
Courses Offered:- Int.PhD In biological sciences
MS. In biological sciences,
MSc in Wild life biology
Admission notification:-Mid September
Entrance held:-second Sunday of December
Nature Of Entrance:- Written( objective) ( BIOLOGY "extreme basics") round usually held on IInd Sunday of December. Calls for proposal (Round 2) comes in IInd week of January.then final interviews are held in March for DBS and last week of may/ Ist week of June for NCBS
Website http://www.ncbs.res.in/
http://www.tifr.res.in/~dbs/web/Home.html
IISc(Indian Institute of Science)
Courses Offered:- Integrated PhD in biological sciences, M.S in biological sciences
Admission notification:- February
Entrance held:- Last Sunday of April
Nature Of Entrance:- Written Test (Objective Biology) Then final interviews are held in Ist or IInd week of June
website: http://www.iisc.ernet.in/
IIT-bombay
Courses Offered:- MSc-PhD Dual Degree Programme in Environmental Science and Engineering
MSc-PhD Dual degree Programme in Biotechnology,
MSc bioyechnology,
Admission notification:- Mid December
Entrance held:- First Sunday of May
Nature Of Entrance:- IIT-JAM Written Test Comprise physics(18%)+Chemistry(20%)+Maths(18%)+Biotechnology(44%)
Website: http://www.iitb.ac.in/
IIT-Roorkee
Courses Offered:- MSc bioyechnology
Admission notification:- Mid December
Entrance held:- First Sunday of May
Nature Of Entrance:- IIT-JAM Written Test Comprise physics(18%)+Chemistry(20%)+Maths(18%)+Biotechnology(44%)
Website: http://www.iitr.ac.in/
NBRC( National Brain Research Centre)
Courses Offered:- Int. PhD in Neurosciences
Admission notification:- Feb or MARCH
Entrance held:- NOT DEFINED (every year their pattern changes but they held interview for sure)
Website: http://www.nbrc.ac.in/
All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Courses Offered:- M.Sc in biophysics, Medical biotechnology, Biochemistry, Biostastics, Human physiology.
Admission notification:- April
Entrance held:- III rd Sunday of July
Nature Of Entrance:- written test having Biology
Website: http://www.aiims.ac.in
IARI (Indian agriculture research institute )
Courses Offered:- M.Sc. Animal biotechnology and Plant Sciences
Admission notification:- December -January
Entrance held:- April
Nature Of Entrance:- Written test (objective) syllabus varies course wise
Website: www.iari.res.in
ACBR(Ambedkar Centre For Biomedical Research)
Courses Offered:- M.Sc. & M.Sc.-Ph.D. Combined Degree
Admission notification:- April First week
Entrance held:- July First week
Nature Of Entrance:- (1) written test & (2) Interview and group discussion.
Written test: An objective (multiple choice questions) test consisting of 200 questions will be administered.
The written test will comprise 2-parts. Part I will comprise reasoning test, general awareness, data interpretation and test of English language. Part II will comprise of questions from Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Biochemistry, Environmental Sciences, Microbiology, Genetics, Immunology, Biotechnology, Medicine, Pharmacy and other allied sciences.
Website: http://www.acbrdu.edu/admission.html
JNU Combined Biotech Entrance
Courses Offered:- MSc In BioTechnology
Admission notification:- Last week of January
Entrance held:- Mid May
Nature Of Entrance:- Written Test Having Biology+ Math + physics +chemistry
Combined Biotechnology Entrance Examination is held for admission in M.Sc. Biotechnology for following Universities.
• Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi www.jnu.ac.in
• University of Allahabad, Allahabad www.allduniv.ac.in
• Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu www.annamalaiuniversity.ac.in
• Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi www.bhu.ac.in
• University of Calicut, Kerala www.universityofcalicut.info
• Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore www.dauniv.ac.in
• Goa University, Goa www.unigoa.ac.in
• Gulbarga University, Gulbarga www.gulbargauniversity.kar.nic.in
• Guru Jambheshwar University, Hisar www.gju.ernet.in
• Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar www.gnduonline.org
• Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla www.hpuniv.nic.in
• University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad www.uohyd.ernet.in
• University of Jammu, Jammu www.jammuniversity.in
• Kumaun University , Nainital www.kumaununiversity.org
• University of Lucknow, Lucknow www.lkuniv.ac.in
• Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai www.mkuniversity.org
• M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara www.msubaroda.ac.in
• University of Mysore, Mysore www.uni-mysore.ac.in
• University of North Bengal, Siliguri www.nbu.ac.in
• Pondicherry University, Pondicherry www.pondiuni.org
• University of Pune, Pune www.unipune.ernet.in
• Punjabi University, Patiala www.universitypunjabi.org
• R.T.M. Nagpur University, Nagpur www.nagpuruniversity.org
• Sardar Patel University, Gujarat www.spuvvn.edu
• Tezpur University, Tezpur (Assam) www.tezu.ernet.in
• Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala www.tiet.ac.in
• Utkal University, Bhubaneswar www.utkal-university.org
• Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan www.visva-bharti.ac.in
JNU- School of Life Sciences
Courses Offered:- MSc In Life Science
Admission notification:- Last week of January
Entrance held:- Mid MAy
Nature Of Entrance:- Written Test Having Biology+ Math + physics +chemistry
Website: www.jnu.ac.in
JNU- School of Environmental Sciences
Courses Offered:- MSc In Environmental Sciences
Admission notification:- Last week of January
Entrance held:- Mid May
Nature Of Entrance:- Written Test Having Biology+ Math + physics +chemistry
But Environmental Science and Geology questions are also there
Website: www.jnu.ac.in
MKU (Madurai Kamaraj University)
Courses Offered:- M.Sc. Genomics, biochemical technology, Microbial gene technology
Admission notification:- January
Entrance held:- Mid March
Nature Of Entrance:- Written + Those qualify the written they have to present a Seminar at MKU then an Interview will be held
Website: www.mkuniversity.org
PGI, Chandigarh
Courses Offered:- M.Sc. Biotechnology and M.Sc. Biochemistry
Admission notification:- April
Entrance held:- July
Nature Of Entrance:- written Test having Biology Chemistry and Biostatistics
Website: www.pgimer.nic.in
Central Food Technological Research Institute
Courses Offered:- M.Sc. [FOOD TECHNOLOGY], M.Sc. (FOOD SCIENCE)
Admission notification:- third week of May every year
Entrance held:- July
Nature Of Entrance:- OBJECTIVE BIOLOGY+CHEMISTRY+MATHEMATICS
Website: www.cftri.com
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
Courses Offered:- M.Sc. Genetics and biochemistry
Admission notification:- January -February
Entrance held:- Held in Ist week of June Question paper comprises objective questions of biology
Nature Of Entrance:-OBJECTIVE BIOLOGY
Website: www.bhu.ac.in
Delhi University South campus
Courses Offered:- M.Sc in Plant molecular Biotechnology and M.Sc in Genetics
Admission notification:- Mid May
Entrance held:- Ist week of July
Nature Of Entrance:- Written test and Interview
Website: www.south.du.ac.in
University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad
Courses Offered:- M.Sc Animal Biotechnology, Biochemistry and Plant Biotechnology
Admission notification:- usually in April
Entrance held:- Ist week of June
Nature Of Entrance:- Written test having mathematics + biology+ Chemistry
Website: www.uohyd.ernet.in
Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi
Courses Offered:- M.Sc Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Life sciences, Toxicology
Admission notification:- March
Entrance held:- May
Nature Of Entrance:- Written test + Interview
Website: www.jamiahamdard.edu
Jamia Millia Islamia New Delhi
Courses Offered:- M.Sc Biotechnology, Biological Sciences
Admission notification:- March
Entrance held:- June
Nature Of Entrance:- Written test and Interview
Website: www.jmi.nic.in
National Institute of Virology
Courses Offered:- MSc in Virology
Admission notification:- april
Entrance held:- June
Nature Of Entrance:-
Paper I:
General knowledge, quantitative aptitude and intelligence
Paper II:
Section A:
10+2 courses in Physics, Chemistry and Biology.
Section B:
Graduate level questions: One of
1. Botany
2. Biotechnology
3. Chemistry
4. Life sciences
5. Medical Sciences
6. Microbiology
7. Veterinary Sciences
8. Zoology
Website: http://www.niv.co.in/
Pune University
Courses Offered:- MSc Bioinformatics
Admission notification:- April-May
Entrance held:- June
Nature Of Entrance:- written test (objective and subjective)
Paper 1 (90 minutes)
Which is of the objective type consists of 100 multiple choice questions up to Intermediate (10+2) level covering Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Mathematics, Statistics, Logic, Reasoning and English.
Paper II (75 minutes)
consists of subjective type questions to be answered in 10-15 lines. Ten questions are required to be solved from the given set of questions divided into:
Section A:
Covering areas of Life Sciences(botany, microbiology, biochemistry, zoology, cell biology, genetics, environmental biology, evolution, molecular biology etc.)
Section B:
Physical and Mathematical Sciences (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science) at the Master's degree level for Advanced Diploma in Bioinformatics and Bachelor's degree level for M.Sc. The candidate shall solve atleast three questions from each of the two sections.
In addition there will be a
Section C (General) :
which includes one compulsory question on scientific aptitude. The language of the examination will be English only.
Website: http://www.unipune.ac.in/pgadmissions/
