BET 2023 DBT JRF Application Form, Exam Date, Eligibility, Syllabus

BET 2023 DBT JRF: Biotechnology Eligibility Test or BET is conducted by the Biotechnology Department of the Ministry of Science & Technology under the Government of India. This national-level eligibility test is organized in order to award the fellowship of the junior researcher (JRF) in the field of biotechnology. Biotechnology students all over the country are encouraged through this to nurture a career in biotechnology by pursuing a doctoral degree in this domain from varied research institutes or universities. National Centre for Cell Sciences now coordinates the Biotechnology Eligibility Test or BET for the selection of deserving candidates as junior researchers in this field.

DBT 2023 Notification:

• DBT JRF 2023 Notification will be released soon on the Official website.

BET 2023 Exam Date:

Events	Exam Dates
Start the Online Registration	April 2023
Correction date of application form	May 2023
Biotechnology Eligibility Test Date	June 2023
Answer key	June 2023
Result	July 2023

DBT GRF 2023 Application Form:

DBT Application Form 2023 will be available in April 2023. Any Indian citizen with requisite qualifications can apply for BET in order to work as a researcher in the field of Biotechnology & Applied Biology. Candidates need to submit only an application form with all the necessary information. RCB website will furnish all vital information related to BET from time to time. All desiring candidates must go through the eligibility criteria before form submission. After submission of the application form, no request regarding change of examination centre or any corrections in the application form will be entertained. Applicants need to submit an application fee when they are submitting the online application form. Candidates must provide valid mail id and mobile number in order to get intimated about BET from time to time. Candidates need to provide the following documents with the application form:

1. Photograph(passport size)
2. Signature
3. Birth certificate
4. Last result of the qualifying examination stating the overall percentage of marks.
5. Any candidate belonging to ST/SC/OBC/PH category must scan the requisite certificate supporting his or her category. OBC will come under ‘Non-creamy status.

Application fee:

OBC, EWS, and general applicants need to transfer Rs.1000 as application fee.

ST/SC/PH applicants are required to pay. 250 as application fees. Applicants must know that they can process these non-transferable and non-refundable application fees both by online or offline mode on the official website. Candidates will not get any TA for appearing in the examination.

Eligibility Criteria:

Age Limit: For BET the upper age limit for applicants pertaining to EWS and general category is 28 years. For ST/SC/PWD and female candidates, there is up to 5yrs relaxation of age.  For OBC candidates, 3 years relaxation is given in order to apply for BET.

Educational Qualification: The applicants must be Post Graduate in Bio-Technology or BioScience, life science, Zoology, Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Bio-Physics.

Marks:  For general, EWS and OBC category the qualifying score is 60%. For ST/SC/PWD candidates the minimum qualifying marks is 55%.

Initially, the fellowship will continue for 3 years which can be extended to 2 more years depending on a candidate’s conduct. The conduct of JRF will be evaluated by the end of 2^nd year and will be promoted to SRF. For the fellowship of JRF/SRF a candidate will receive @ Rs. 25,000/- or 28,000/- per month + HRA as per DST norms.

MODE OF SELECTION

Applicants must follow the registration procedure available on the official website in order to acquire the application form. Each minor detail from the registration procedure to the declaration of results will be notified via the official website. The final submission date will also be informed through the official website. From downloading the application form to payment of application fees every procedure is discussed in detail on the official website. Based on merit JRF’s will be selected under two categories.

For Category I: 275 students can apply to any Indian University/Institute for fellowship as a junior researcher or for Ph.D in Biotechnology.

For Category II:  100 students can join any DBT supported Project and can take fellowship similar to GATE/NET certificates as per DST norms.

Exam Pattern:

The BET examination has two sections. The time limit for the examination is 3 hours. The total marks for the examination are 300. The exam is computer-based or CBT. Each section will have a separate number of questions. 200 total questions will be there where section A will have 50 questions and 150 questions will be from section B.

Section A will have topics related to General Science, Chemistry, Mathematics, Analytical Quantitative Ability, General aptitude, general biotechnology, etc.

Section B will deal with certain specialized sectors of Biotechnology

Syllabus:

The curriculum for DBT-JRF BET examination is as follows:

Part -A includes topics from Aptitude & General Biotechnology

Part- B deals with Specialized Branches in Biotechnology

Some of the part B topics are Agricultural Biotechnology, Abiotic and Biotic Stress Biology, Plant Biology, physiology, molecular biology and seed technology, Animal Physiology, and Biochemistry, Pathology, Immunology, Research Methodologies, Molecular Diagnostics, Histology and Embryology, Molecular Medicine and Surgery, M. Tech. Biotechnology, Biochemical Engineering, Industrial Biotechnology, etc.

Admit Card

DBT JRF BET admits cards are issued online in the official web portal. With used Id and password, candidates can acquire they admit card available online. Candidates need to carry it along with a photo id proof to the examination centre. The admit card consists of details regarding exam time, exam centre, exam date, etc.

Cut off:

The cut off is issued with the announcement of the result. It is issued separately for the two categories.