DBT BET 2025 Exam Applications – Online Application Link Will Open Soon
DBT BET 2025 Exam Applications – Online Application Link Will Open Soon. Interested and eligible applicants can check out all of the details on the same below:
184401/2025/HRD-DBT
DEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY
MINISTRY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
DBT-JUNIOR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP (DBT-JRF) PROGRAMME
BIOTECHNOLOGY ELIGIBILITY TEST (BET) 2025
Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India, through nodal agency, Regional Centre for Biotechnology (RCB), Faridabad is conducting Biotechnology Eligibility Test (BET) 2025. Applications are invited from bonafide Indian citizens, residing in India for the award of ‘DBT-Junior Research Fellowship’ (DBT-JRF) to pursue research in frontier areas of Biotechnology across the country. Based on the performance in BET 2025, candidates will be shortlisted under Category-I and Category-II of DBT-JRF Programme. Government of India norms for reservation will be followed for shortlisting of candidates.
Candidates shortlisted under Category-I will be eligible to avail fellowship at any recognized University/ Institution across India, where the candidate enrols for a Ph.D. Programme. Candidates selected under Category-II will be eligible to be appointed in any DBT-sponsored project with a fellowship equivalent to NET/ GATE qualification as per current DST guidelines and/or enrol in a Ph.D. programme, subject to selection through an institutional selection process. There will be no binding on Principal Investigators of DBT-sponsored projects to select JRF for their project from the Category-II
list. Selection in Category-II will not entitle candidates to avail any fellowship from the DBT-JRF programme.ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
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Academic Qualification: Bachelors (B.E./ B.Tech./ M.B.B.S.) and Masters (M.Sc./ M.Tech./ M.VSc./ M.Pharm./ Integrated M.Sc./M.Tech.) in any discipline of Biotechnology, Life-Sciences, or any other allied areas of Biology. Candidates admitted in any of the M.Sc./ M.Tech./M.VSc./ M.Sc. (Agri) programmes supported under the DBT Post Graduate Teaching Programme shall be eligible to apply. Candidates who are yet to appear in the final semester examination or awaiting results of the final semester examination are also eligible to apply.
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Marks: Minimum 60% of marks for General, EWS & OBC category and 55% of marks for SC/ST/ Differently Abled in aggregate (or equivalent grade).
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Age Limit: Up to 28 years of age as on the last date of application for General & EWS category. Age relaxation of up to 5 years (33 years) is given for SC/ST/ Differently Abled/ women candidates and up to 3 years (31 years) for OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) candidates.
DETAILS OF THE AWARD
Category-I entitles a shortlisted candidate for activation of fellowship subject to joining a Ph.D. Programme and subsequent registration for a Ph.D. from a recognized University/ Institution across India within two (2) years from the date of issuance of the award letter. Registration for Ph.D. is the candidate’s responsibility and DBT/ RCB has no role/responsibility in this matter. Verification of documents will be carried out for shortlisted candidates only. The award letter will not be issued to candidates found ineligible or who submit incorrect documents or whose documents are not received within one (1) year from the date of declaration of BET 2025 result.
Shortlisted candidates who activate their fellowship upon successful enrolment in a Ph.D. program at Universities/ Institutions across India shall be designated as ‘Junior Research Fellow’ (JRF) with a fellowship of Rs. 37,000.00/- per month for two (02) years from the date of joining/activation of fellowship. On completion of 02 years and successfully defending a three-member assessment committee, a fellow shall be designated as ‘Senior Research Fellow’ (SRF) entitled to an enhanced fellowship of Rs. 42,000.00/- per month for the remaining duration of three (03) years. Additionally, a DBT JRF/ SRF is entitled to avail HRA (if applicable) and Rs. 30,000.00/- contingency per annum on a pro-rata basis.
MODE OF SELECTION
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Candidates will be shortlisted on merit by computer-based Biotechnology Eligibility Test (BET).
SYLLABUS OF EXAMINATION
The syllabus for BET is given at: https://rcb.res.in/upload/DBT-JRF%20BET-%202021%20Syllabus.pdf
PATTERN OF EXAMINATION
The medium of BET 2025 will be English only. The pattern of the question paper will comprise Multiple Choice Questions as given below:
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Section A will comprise 50 compulsory multiple-choice questions of 10+2 level in subjects: General Science, Mathematics, Chemistry, General Aptitude, Analytical, Quantitative Ability, and General Biotechnology. Each question carries Three (03) marks. There will be negative marking, and for each incorrect response, One (01) mark will be deducted from the total marks. Unanswered/unattempted questions will be given Zero (0) marks.
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Section B will comprise 150 multiple-choice questions of specific areas in Biotechnology. A candidate has to attempt 50 questions, and each question carries Three (03) marks. There will be negative marking, and for each incorrect response, One (01) mark will be deducted from the total marks. Unanswered/unattempted questions will be given Zero (0) marks.
CHOICE OF EXAMINATION CITIES
Candidates may opt for any four different cities of their choice from the options provided in the application form. Efforts will be made to allot one of the four opted cities; however, in certain cases, candidates may be allotted a different city due to administrative reasons. No TA/DA will be payable to candidates for appearing in the examination.
MODE OF APPLICATION
Information Bulletin for filling the application form, payment of application fee, and uploading of required documents/certificates is available at:
http://dbtbet2025.ntaonline.in
www.nta.ac.in
Prescribed formats of category certificates and undertakings to be submitted by appearing/result-awaited candidates are available at:
http://dbtbet2025.ntaonline.in
A non-refundable and non-transferable application fee of Rs. 1300/- is payable by General/OBC/EWS candidates, and Rs. 650/- by SC/ST/PWD candidates.
IMPORTANT DATES
| Events | Dates |
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| Start Date of Submission of Online Application | 28th February 2025 |
| Closing Date of Submission of Online Application | 28th March 2025 (upto 05:00 PM) |
| Closing Date for Submission of Online Application Fee | 28th March 2025 (upto 11:50 PM) |
| Correction in Particulars of Application Form (Online Only) | 30-31st March 2025 |
| Biotechnology Eligibility Test (BET) 2025 | **13th May 2025 (Tuesday) |
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