GATE Syllabus for life science

GATE 2021 SYLLABUS FOR Life Science (XL)

                   GATE Exam 2021 Life Science (XL) is the national level entrance exam going to organize by IIT Bombay by this year 2021. The candidates who have the science background in their CV can apply for this exam to pursue their higher education in the Indian Institutes.

                 The syllabus for the LIFE SCIENCE (XL) commonly divided into three sections. The first one is the General Aptitude. The next section contains the CHEMISTRY(P) paper which is the compulsory for the candidates. The third section will contain Q, R, S, T, U the candidates have to choose any two among these for third section.

Chemistry-P-XL

Biochemistry-Q-XL

Botany-R-XL

Microbiology-S-XL

Zoology-T-XL

Food Technology-U-XL  

 

SECTION 1:

GENERAL APTITUDE:

Verbal Ability:

•  English Grammar
•  Instructions
• Word Groups
• Sentence Completion
• Verbal Analogies
• Verbal deduction
• Critical Reasoning    

Numerical Ability:

• Numerical Computation
• Numerical Reasoning
• Numerical Estimate
• Data Interpretation

XL-P- Chemistry Syllabus (Compulsory) 2021

Section 1: Atomic Structure and Periodicity

Section 2: Structure and Bonding

Section 3: s, p and d Block Element

Section 4: Chemical Equilibria

Section 5: Electrochemistry

Section 6: Reaction Kinetics

Section 7: Thermodynamics

Section 8: Structure - Reactivity Correlations and Organic Reaction Mechanisms

Section 9: Chemistry of Biomolecules

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XL-Q-Biochemistry Syllabus (2021)

        The Biochemistry paper totally consists of six sections for the exam. You can download the syllabus here as a PDF 👇.

XL-R-Botany Syllabus (2021)

Section 1: Plant Systematics

Section 2: Plant Anatomy

Section 3: Plant development; Cell and Tissue morphogenesis

Section 4: Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Section 5: Genetics and Genomics

Section 6: Plant Breeding, Genetic Modification, Genome Editing

Section 7: Economic and Applied Botany

Section 8: Plant Pathology

Section 9: Ecology and Environment

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XL-S-Microbiology Syllabus (2021)

Section 1: Historical Perspective

Section 2: Methods in Microbiology

Section 3: Microbial Taxonomy and Diversity

Section 4: Prokaryotic Cells; Structure and Function

Section 5: Microbial Growth

Section 6: Control ff Micro-organisms

Section 7: Microbial Metabolism

Section 8: Microbial Diseases and Host Pathogen Interaction

Section 9: Chemotherapy/Antibiotics

Section 10: Microbial Genetics

Section 11: Microbial Ecology

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XL-T-Zoology Syllabus (2021)

Section 1: Animal Diversity

Section 2: Evolution

Section 3: Genetics

Section 4: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Section 5: Cell Biology

Section 6: Gene expression in Eukaryotes

Section 7: Animal Anatomy and Physiology

Section 8: Parasitology and Immunology

Section 9: Development Biology

Section 10: Ecology

Section 11: Animal Behavior   

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XL-U-Food Technology Syllabus (2021)

Section 1: Food Chemistry and Nutrition

Section 2: Food Microbiology

Section 3: Food Products Technology

Section 4: Food Engineering

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                  This year the candidates are allowed to appear for any two papers if they want to. The Life Science (XL) students can also able to appear for the BM (Biomedical Engineering), BT (Biotechnology), CY (Chemistry), EY (Ecology and Evolution).

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