GAT-B COURSES

INFORMATION BULLETIN

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

&
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MOLECULAR
AND HUMAN GENETICS
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SECTION

1. BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY AT A GLANCE 3-6

2. Details for GAT-B examination & SEAT details 6-7

3. Course of Study and Eligibility Requirements 7

4. Reservations 8-9

5. Supernumerary Seats 9

6. Application Form 9

7. Application Processing 9

8. Instructions for Submission of Application Form 9-10

9. Reasons for Rejection of the Application Forms 10-11

10. Documents in Original required at the time of Admission 10-11

11. Admission Procedure 11-12

12. Fee Structure 12

13. Admission of Foreign Nationals 12-14

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Section-I BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY AT A GLANCE
The Banaras Hindu University (BHU), founded by Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya ji in
1916, is one of the most prestigious Central Universities in the country. An autonomous
institution of distinction and having the Hon'ble President of India as its Visitor, BHU is the
largest residential University in Asia. Being a living embodiment of such visionaries as
Mahamana Malaviya ji, Dr. Annie Besant and Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, this seat of learning
epitomizes a synthesis of ancient wisdom and modern scientific temper. Its holistic model of
education, conceived and enriched by its illustrious founder, offers refreshingly new
perspectives to young minds and nurtures and facilitates their creative talents.

The Founder's Vision

 "It is my earnest hope and prayer that this centre of life and light,
which is coming into existence, will produce students who will not
only be intellectually equal to the best of their fellow students in
other parts of the world, but will also live a noble life, love their
country and be loyal to the Supreme Ruler."
 "A teaching university would but half perform its function, if it
does not seek to develop the heart power of its scholars with the
same solicitude with which it develops their brain power. Hence,
this university has placed formation of character in youth as one of
its principal objects. It will seek not merely to turn out men as
Engineers, Scientists, Doctors, Theologists, Merchants, but also as men of high character,
probity and honour, whose conduct through life would show that they bear the hallmark of
a great university."

The University
This University was conceived as a residential university, keeping
in view its objective of complete character development and
thorough mentoring of students. Perhaps this is the only
university in the world where courses ranging from nursery and
primary school up to Doctoral/ Post-doctoral degrees are taught
and pursued within a walled campus spread over 550 Hectares
(1360 acres) and having majestic buildings of great architectural
delight. It enshrines within its precincts, a phenomenal range of
teaching disciplines incorporating almost all conceivable subjects
of Science, Engineering & Technology, Medical Sciences,
Humanities, Social Sciences, Commerce, Law, Education, Visual
Arts, Performing Arts, Sanskrit Vidya Dharm Vigyan, Agriculture,
Veterinary Sciences, Library Science, Journalism and a large number of Indian and Foreign
Languages.
There are at present 5 departments receiving support under Special Assistance Programme, 7-
UGC-Innovative / TRIEA / Other Programme and 3-DST-FIST (Fund for Improvement of Science
& Technology) 4 departments/schools are supported under FIST prgramme of DST. It also has
four colleges admitted to the privileges of the university which are located in the city. The
university also has three schools apart from having a Kendriya Vidyalaya housed in the Campus.
In addition, the Rajiv Gandhi South Campus has been established in the year 2006 in a
sprawling campus of 1092.6 Hectares (2700 acres) located about 75 kms away from the main
campus, at Barkachha in Mirzapur district, Uttar Pradesh.

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Hallmark of Excellence
In NIRF, Banaras Hindu University has been consistently ranked among the top universities of
India and it has also been recognised as an Institution of Eminence in the country by the
Ministry of Education, a recognition given only to five Public Sector Universities of the nation.
Largest Residential Campus in Asia
Over 35,000 students from all over India and abroad are enrolled in various faculties of the
university. The university has more than 72 hostels, having nearly 11000 inmates, with all
modem amenities including internet for the students. It also has a specially designed
International Student hostel to accommodate large number of foreign students who study
here. It also has 1590 staff quarters and 7 guest houses on the campus.
Library
BHU has a Central Library system having more than 15 lacs
volumes apart from subscription to more than 15000 online
journals, 50000 e-books, databases and a huge collection of
digitalized rare manuscripts. It functions in conjunction with a
chain of Departmental, Faculty and Institute libraries. In
addition, BHU has a fully air-conditioned Cyber Library with a
seating capacity of over 200. Newly created air-conditioned
Periodical Hall provides 60 cabins for the use of faculty
members and research scholars.

ICT Infrastructure
The University has Wi-Fi enabled campus. All the academic and administrative offices are Wi-Fi
connected. In addition, the University has 100 kilometres long fibre optic backbone of campus
wide LAN, connecting all academic and administrative buildings as well as hostels with a well-
equipped Computer Centre, providing high end computing and training facilities. The
university has been provided three 1 Gbps nodes of National Knowledge Network (NKN) under
NME-ICT. Besides these, more than 100 smart classrooms have been augmented for
smoothening the online teaching and learning especially during the COVID times. The
university has switched over to computer based entrance test and implemented ERP for
executing all administrative and financial work, thereby moving
towards paperless office.

The Temple
The Banaras Hindu University has a temple of Lord Shiva called
Shri Vishwanath Temple. It is situated at the centre of the
campus. The temple is built with white marble. Its detailed
planning was done by Malaviyaji himself. The lush campus of Shri
Vishwanath Temple and the beautiful gardens surrounding it are
a delight to the eyes of the visitors. The interior of the temple
has a Shiva Lingam, and verses from Hindu scriptures are
inscribed on the walls of the temple with pictorial depiction.

Bharat Kala Bhavan

BHU has a museum of international importance - Bharat Kala
Bhawan, which is a treasure trove of rare art and artefacts. The
Bharat Kala Bhavan has 13 galleries having a collection of more
than 1 lakh antique and rare sculptures, miniature paintings,
Rajasthani, Mughal and Pahari paintings, coins, jewellery,

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precious stones, etc. of immense historic value and a very special literary gallery containing
manuscripts of famous authors. It also has a rich library containing rare books.
Rajiv Gandhi South Campus
The Banaras Hindu University has extended its outreach by
establishing its South Campus at Barkachha in Mirzapur district.
The RGSC is being developed as a potential hub of education,
training and entrepreneurship for youth and women, especially
those belonging to tribes and weaker sections of the society. The
campus is being developed by the University with a mission to
enrich the lives of the population of the region by extending to
them opportunities to engage in life-long learning and to benefit
from the result of research.

Institute of Science
Established in 1916, the Faculty of Science which later on upgraded to Institute of Science as a
constituent institute of the University, offers under graduate and post graduate courses
besides offering Ph.D. program and several diploma and certificate courses. The Institute
comprises of 13 Departments, 6 Centres and 2 Interdisciplinary Schools. Equipped with
advanced and sophisticated laboratories and research facilities the institute is marching ahead
towards excellence in teaching, learning and research in almost all domains of basic and
applied sciences.

School of Biotechnology
The School of Biotechnology was established in1986 with the financial support from the
Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India, New Delhi. Departments of the University
participated for teaching include Departments of Microbiology and Biochemistry of IMS;
Department of Chemical Engineering of IT, BHU, Departments of Botany, Zoology,
Biochemistry, Chemistry and Statistics of the Faculty of Science. The core faculty of the school
was appointed in 1990. At present Institute of Medical Sciences and Institute of Technology,
BHU andother Universities & research institutions are actively participating in the school's
multidisciplinary teaching program. The [Link]. (Biotechnology) 30 students are admitted
annually through ha National level combined entrance test conducted by the Graduate
Aptitude Test-Biotechnology conducted by the Regional Centre for Biotechnology, onbehalf of
the Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India, New Delhi. [Link]. students are awarded with
fellowship of 5000/-PM.
The faculty members of the School are presently actively engaged in the following areas of
research:
a) Cellular and Molecular Immunology;
b) Immunotherapy of cancer and inflammatory diseases;
c) Microbiology of infectious diseases;
d) Enzyme based diagnostics and structure-function relationship;
e) Bacterial gene regulation;
f) Diversity of microbes from extreme environment;
g) Use of molecular marker sin gene tagging;
h) Germ plasm conservation and propagation;
i) Molecular Biology: Genomics and Proteomics
So far School has produced several [Link]. The school has excellent infrastructure and
equipments facilities such as Spectrofluorimeter, gel documentation systems, water
purification system, ABI Prism 310 Genetic Analyzer (DNASequencer), Thermalcyclers, GLC,

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HPLC/ FPLC, Scintillation Counters, High-Speed Centrifuges, Spectrophotometers, ELISA
Reader, Nano Drop Spectrophotometer, Ice flaker, Circulating water bath, Incubatorshaker,
Plant growth chamber and Animal & Plant Cell & Tissue Culture facilities, LCD projection
systems etc. The School also has a Bioinformatics Centre funded by the DBT with internet
facilities, databases, Bioinformatics facility is available for other interested researchers from
the other departments of the University and outside institutions.

Department of Molecular & Human Genetics

Genetics is an important area of life science with a trans-disciplinary approach requiring close
interactions between special is in various disciplines including Biology, Physics, Chemistry,
Mathematics, Statistics, Informatics, Medicine and Agriculture. Keeping in view the urgent
need for developing state-of-the art teaching and researchprograms in Molecular and Human
Genetics, the Faculty of Science introduced, under the auspices of the Center forAdvanced
Studies in Sciences, a two-year [Link]. course in Molecular and Human Genetics in 1999 in the
Department of Zoology. The early nodal group of teachers of this course comprised of teachers
from Cytogenetics and Biochemistry sections of the Department of Zoology. Since August 2004,
a separate Department of Molecular and Human Genetics has been established in the Faculty
of Science. This young department continues to believe in theprinciple of integrative teaching
and thus maintains close interactions with other departments in the [Link], the
department has six core faculty members. It takes pride in having a teaching network of best
facultyfrom within and other departments like Zoology, Center for Genetic Disorders, Institute
of Medical Sciences (both Modern medicine and Ayurved) and Mahila Mahavidyalaya of the
University, a combination of expertise that makes itone of the best teaching programmes in
this field of specialization. The core group of faculty members have diverseexpertise and
research interest. Major areas of the active research in the department includes but not
limited to cancer genetics (molecularmechanisms of genetic and epigenetic regulation of
tumor igenes is in multiple tumors),developmental genetics (cell signalling), clinical genetics
using model systems (genetic and molecular mechanisms responsible for neurodegenerative
diseases and neuronal development), reproductive genetics (genetics of the male and female
infertility; recurrent pregnancy loss), immunogenetics (the immuno pathogenesis and
regulatory mechanisms in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)), hematology and cardiovascular
biology. So far the Departmenthas produced several [Link]. Due to its trans-disciplinary nature,
the course is open to students holding Bachelor's degree in any branch of Science, Agriculture,
Medicine, Pharmaceutics or Bioscience-related Technology/Engineering. In the [Link]. course
(Molecular and Human Genetics) 30 students are admitted annually through a National level
combined entrance test conducted by the Graduate Aptitude Test-Biotechnology conducted by
the Regional Centre for Biotechnology, on behalf of the Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of
India, New Delhi. [Link]. students are awarded with fellowship of 5000/-PM.

Section – 2: Details for GAT-B examination:

The Graduate Aptitude Test-Biotechnology (GAT-B), being conducted by the

Regional Centre for Biotechnology on behalf of the Department of Biotechnology,
Government of India, is the admission eligibility test for DBT-supported PG
programmes in the participating institutes. The GAT-B examination centres will be
spread across the country. The examination will be a Computer Based Test (CBT).
The duration of the examination will be 180 minutes. The details of examination,

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guidelines for admission, marking scheme and syllabus is available at:
[Link]

Admissions will be strictly on the basis of rules mentioned in the guidelines of

the DBT advertisement on the above-link.

Total Number of seats: 30

Category-wise distribution of seats:

GEN-12, SC-05, ST-02, EWS-03, OBC-08

01 seat will be given to PwBD from above mentioned categories subject to

candidate’s (PwBD) merit list.

Website for online application to BHU*: Online application process will be

available at [Link] w.e.f. June 14, 2024

Date of start of online registration for admission*: 14th June 2024

Last date for application to BHU*: 26th June 2024

Eligibility for admission: Bachelor’s degree under 10+2+3 pattern in Physical,

Biological, Agricultural, Veterinary and Fishery Sciences, Pharmacy,
Engineering/Technology, 4-years [Link]. (Physician Assistant Course); OR
MBBS/B.D.S. with at least 55% marks.

Studentship support: All admitted students will be given a stipend of Rs. 5000/-
per month by the DBT, Government of India, New Delhi.

*Dates are subject to change depending on the declaration dates of the GAT-B
scores by the RCB. Applicants are, therefore, advised to keep checking
[Link] for any changes.

Section – 3: Course of Study and Eligibility Requirements

(a) [Link]. in Biotechnology
Duration: 4 Semesters (2Years), Course Code: PG0720, Intake: 30, FEE Rs. 2932
Eligibility: Graduate Degree in Physical, Biological, Agricultural, Veterinary and
Fishery Sciences, Pharmacy, Engineering/Technology, 4-years [Link]. (Physician
Assistant Course); OR MBBS/B.D.S. with atleast 55% marks in the aggregate including
all subjects studied at Graduate level except those subjects where only pass marks are
required and which do not contribute to the total in the final(degree) marksheet.
(b) [Link]. in Molecular and Human Genetics
Duration:4 Semesters (2Years), Course Code: PG0490, Intake: 30, FEE Rs. 2932
Eligibility: Graduate Degree in Physical, Biological, Agricultural, Veterinary and
Fishery Sciences, Pharmacy, Engineering/Technology, 4-years [Link]. (Physician
Assistant Course); OR MBBS/B.D.S. with atleast 55% marks in the aggregate
including all subjects studied at Graduate level except those subjects where only

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 pass marks are required and which do not contribute to the total in the
final(degree) marksheet.

Section – 4: Reservations
Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes
Seats shall be reserved for Scheduled Caste (15%) and Scheduled Tribe (7.5%) candidates in
each Course. Admission against these seats will be made provided the candidate has passed
the Qualifying Examination and appeared in the Graduate Aptitude Test-Biotechnology
conducted by the Regional Centre for Biotechnology, on behalf of the Department of
Biotechnology, Govt. of India. Every SC/ST candidate shall have to submit a self attested
copy of the Certificate mentioning that the candidate belongs to SC/ST community. Such
certificates shall be subject to verification from the concerned District Magistrate. The
following are empowered to issue the certificate:

(a) District Magistrate/Additional District Magistrate/Collector/Deputy Commissioner/Addl.

Deputy Commissioner/ Deputy Collector/ 1stClass Stipendiary Magistrate/ City Magistrate
/Sub-Divisional Magistrate/ Taluka Magistrate/Executive Magistrate/Extra Assistant
Commissioner.
(b) Chief Presidency Magistrate/ Addl. Chief Presidency Magistrate/Presidency Magistrate.
(c) Revenue Officer not below the rank of Tehsildar.
(d) Sub-Divisional Officer of the area where the candidate and/or his family normally
resides.
(e) Administrator/Secretary to the Administrator/Development Officer (Lakshadweep
Islands)
Candidates must note that Certificate from any other person/authority shall not be accepted
in any case. If the candidate happens to belong to SC or ST, his/her caste/tribe must be listed
in the appropriate Govt. of India schedule. The Caste Certificate should clearly state: (a)
Name of his/her caste/tribe (b) whether he/she belongs to SC or ST (c) District and the State
or Union Territory of his/her usual place of residence and (d) the appropriate Govt. of India
schedule under which his/her caste/tribe is approved by it as SC or ST.
However, if an SC/ST candidate seeks admission under some other category (for example:
PwBD/Employee Ward etc.) the candidate should satisfy the minimum eligibility requirement
for that category.
(ii) Other Backward Class (OBC):
27% Reservation to candidates belonging to OBC category (excluding under creamy layer) will
be provided in different courses. The authorities to issue the OBC certificate are the same as
in case of SC/ST provided in section 2 (i) above. The caste in the OBC certificate will be those
only which are in the list of Central Govt. Further the OBC certificate should clearly mention
that the candidate is not under creamy layer. However, if an OBC candidate seeks admission
under some other category (for example: PWD/Employee Ward etc.) the candidate should
satisfy the minimum eligibility requirement for that category.

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(iii) Economically Weaker Sections (EWS)
In accordance with [Link].12-4/2019-U1 dated 17th January 2019 of the Department of
Higher Education, MHRD, Government of India, 10% reservation for Economically Weaker
Sections shall be provided in admission during the Academic Session 2024-25
(iv) Persons with Benchmark Disability (PwBD)
5% seats shall be reserved for Persons with Disability Candidates on horizontal basis: (a)
blindness and low vision; (1%) + (b) deaf and hard of hearing; (1%) + (c) locomotor disability
including cerebral palsy, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular
dystrophy;(1%)+ (d) autism, intellectual disability, specific learning disability and mental
illness; (1%) + (e) multiple disabilities from amongst persons under clauses (a) to (d)
including deaf-blindness in the posts identified for each disabilities: (1%) (on horizontal
reservation basis). Such candidates will have to submit a self attested copy of Disability
Certificate issued by the District CMO with the Application Form. The candidates called for
Counseling for possible provisional admission will be examined by a Medical Board constituted
by BHU and if necessary, will be referred by the Medical Board to other recognized bodies for
the purpose, as per criteria fixed by the University. The decision of the Medical Board
constituted by BHU will be final.

Section – 5: Supernumerary Seats

Foreign Nationals

Provision to the extent of 15% supernumerary seats for Foreign Nationals exist, out of which 5%
seats will be filled up by children of NRIs [Persons of Indian Origin (PIO)] and 5%by children of
Indian workers in Gulf and South Asian Countries. The details about this may be obtained from
the Office of the International Centre, C/3/3, Tagore House, Banaras Hindu University,
Varanasi-221 005. (visit BHU website: [Link]).

Section – 6: Application Form

The candidates desirous of admissions in School of Biotechnology and Department of Molecular
and Human Genetics shall be required to register on the Entrance Test portal of BHU and fill
up the application form ONLINE as per procedure provided on the Portal. For further details
visit the BHU website ([Link]).

Section – 7: Application Processing Fee

There will be a one-time Registration fee (non-refundable):

Category of the Candidate Registration Fee (non-refundable)

UR/OBC-NCL/EWS 300.00 (Rupees Three Hundred only)

SC/ST 150.00 (Rupees One Hundred Fifty only)

IMPORTANT DATES:
Filling up of the online application form will open on 14th June 2024

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Section – 8: Instructions for Submission of Application Form
Applicants must fully satisfy themselves about their eligibility before filling the application
forms of both the courses, [Link]. in Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology; and [Link]. in
Molecular and Human Genetics, Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, BHU.

Online Application Form:

The Application Form for [Link]. in Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology and [Link]. in
Molecular and Human Genetics, Department of Molecular and Human Genetics is available on
the BHU’s Admission portal [Link]
The online application making process will have following steps:
Step 1: Registration on the Portal

This step involves authentication of Candidate’s email id and mobile number. Candidates are
required to have a valid email id and mobile No. (in use) for registration, preferably the same
they have used for GAT-B 2024 registration purpose.

Step 2: Filling up Identification details - Only after successful registration on the Portal
[[Link] the candidates would be
required to fill up an Identification Form giving particulars of the documents for authentication
of their identity. For this purpose, following photo identification documents are allowed: (i)
Aadhaar Card; (ii) Passport; (iii) Voter ID issued by the Election Commission of India; (iv)
Bank Passbook affixed with the photograph (v) Driving License; and (vi) Pan Card; (vii) any
other valid Government ID Number.

Step 3: Online Application Form Entry and Course Selection- After successful authentication
of identity, candidates would be allowed to fill-up details in the online application form and
select the course after ensuring their eligibility for the concerned course in which they are
desirous.

Step 4: Uploading of photographs and signature- Candidates have to scan their photo and
signature as per instruction given in the portal and upload it.

Step 5: Payment of Application Processing/ Entrance Test Fee- After the candidate has filled
up the application form online and clicks on the “SUBMIT” button, he/she will be made
payment of application processing/ test fee through online payment credit card/debit card
through the payment gateway available on the portal.

Step 6: Printout of Application Form for the record of candidates- After online submission of
application form and successful payment of Application Processing/ Test Fee, candidates are
advised to take a printout of the online filled up application form (containing the details
he/she has filled in and the transaction details of payment of application fee) from either the
Entrance Test portal for their own record.

Section – 9: Reasons for Rejection of the Application Forms

(i) Submission of application form without payment of requisite amount of Application
Processing/ Entrance Test Fee.

(ii) Any other inadequacy detected.

NOTE: If at any stage it is found that the applicant is not eligible for admission in a discipline
under University rules, his/her candidature will automatically stand cancelled. Please note
that thorough checking of Application Form, Minimum Eligibility requirements, Original

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documents in support of Academic Certificates and Categories-claimed will be done only at the
time of admission/counseling (if called for the same). At that stage also, the candidature of
the applicant will stand cancelled, if he/she does not fulfill all the requirements for admission.

Section – 10: Documents in Original required at the time of Admission

If the candidate is called for admission to a particular course on a particular date/dates,
he/she shall have to bring with him/her all the necessary documents mentioned below in
ORIGINAL failing which his/her admission shall NOT be considered.

(i) High School Certificate/equivalent Certificate.

(ii) Transfer Certificate.
(iii) Migration Certificate, if passed from any University other than BHU (To be submitted not
later than 90 day so admission).

IMPORTANT NOTE:
(i) Candidates are advised to keep sufficient number of extra copies of the same photograph,
which has been pasted on the application form for future use, as and when needed.
(ii) The Category to which an applicant belongs once mentioned on the Application Form will
be final and no subsequent change will be allowed.
(iii) Applications of candidates who have submitted forged / fake certificates / documents or
adopted fraudulent means shall be rejected without any intimation to the candidates.
Further, such candidates shall be debarred from appearing in any subsequent entrance
test conducted by B.H.U.
(iv) Any related legal litigation in respect of the admission shall be subject to the
jurisdiction of the local court of Varanasi and/ or Hon’ble High Court of Judicature at
Allahabad only.

Section – 11: Admission Procedure

(i) Admission to the [Link]. in Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology and [Link]. in Molecular
and Human Genetics, Department of Molecular and Human Genetics Programs of the
Institute of Science will be made in order of merit on the basis of score/merit of of the
candidates in Graduate Aptitude Test-Biotechnology (GAT-B) conducted by the Regional
Centre for Biotechnology, on behalf of the Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India.
(ii) Separate final merit list shall be prepared for the candidates under each of the
categories, i.e., General, SC, ST, OBC and EWS on the basis of score/merit of the
candidates in Graduate Aptitude Test-Biotechnology (GAT-B).
(iii) Vacant seats reserved for SC/ST/OBC candidates, if any, may be filled up as per Govt. of
India rules.
(iv) In case there are more than one candidate securing equal ranks as obtained by the last
candidate in order of merit in the list of candidates to be called for admission, the
following inter-se ranking rules of the University shall be applicable.

In case the candidates have equal ranks then:

(a) the candidate having secured higher marks in the qualifying examination is eligible;
(b) In case the mark in the qualifying examination is also equal then the candidate senior
in age shall be given preference

(v) While coming for counseling for provisional admission, candidates are required to bring
with them all the original documents (certificates, Mark-sheets including Caste

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 Certificate, Migration Certificate by non-BHU candidates / Transfer Certificates by BHU
candidates etc.)In case provisional admission is offered to a candidate, all his/her original
documents will be detained in the Institute and the same will be returned after
completion of admission formalities.
(vi) Provisional admission to a particular program will depend up on the combined merit in
GAT-B 2024 against the availability of seat in that program on the date and time of
counseling.
(vii) If a student requests for cancellation of his/her admission and return of original
documents the same will be permitted as per the existing provisions of the University.
(viii) The candidate granted Provisional admission shall deposit fee within the period
prescribed by the Admission Committee failing which the admission shall stand cancelled.
(ix) Provisional admission cannot be claimed by any applicant as a matter of right. The
provisional admission of an applicant shall be entirely at the discretion of the Admission
Committee, which may refuse to admit any student without assigning any reason thereof.
(x) Provisional admission of a candidate is liable to be cancelled by the Admission Committee
at any time
a) If it is detected that there is something against the candidate which would have
prevented him/her from being admitted to the course.
b) If the candidate is found at a later stage to have provided any false information and/or
c) If he/she has been punished for an act of gross misconduct, indiscipline or an act
involving moral turpitude
(xi) A candidate provisionally selected for admission shall be required to fill the prescribed
form, submit the required documents, collect his/her admit card for admission to the
course from the office of the Department and pay fees by a date fixed for the purpose,
otherwise the offer made to him/her will automatically stand cancelled and the seat has
falling vacant shall be offered to the next candidate in order of merit under the specified
category.
(xii) A candidate provisionally selected for admission shall be required to fill the prescribed
form, submit the required documents, collect his/her admit card for admission to the
course from the office of the Department and pay fees by a date fixed for the purpose,
otherwise the offer made to him/her will automatically stand cancelled and the seat thus
falling vacant shall be offered to the next candidate in order of merit under the specified
category.
(xiii) Waitlisted candidate shall be offered admissions strictly on the basis of ranking provided
there is a vacancy in the Program. Such waitlisted candidates shall have to deposit their
fee latest by the date fixed by the Admission Committee

Note: Non-appearance of the candidate for counseling on the scheduled date and time of the
counseling shall disqualify him/ her for admission.

Section – 12: Fee Structure

The aforesaid two course fee will be as per regular PG course of Institute of Science.

Section – 13: Admission of Foreign Nationals

Admission of Foreign Nationals to [Link]. in Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology and
[Link]. In Molecular and Human Genetics

Seats: 15% of the intake.

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(Candidates under Provision to the extent of 15% supernumerary seats for Foreign Nationals
exist, out of which 5% seats will be filled up by children of NRIs [Persons of Indian Origin (PIO)]
and 5% by children of Indian workers in Gulf and South Asian Countries).

Eligibility:
Foreign Nationals are required to produce a valid GMAT Score of not less than 300 besides
having equivalent basic eligibility.
All the application forms may be submitted in the office of the International Students Adviser,
International Students Centre, BHU for processing for their admission. The International
Students’ Adviser, with the help of the Admission Committee constituted to look after the
admission work of the foreign nationals shall examine the eligibility of each applicant to the
course and also the equivalence of the qualifying examination passed by the candidate.

The International Students Adviser shall issue the eligibility letter to the concerned foreign
nationals if they are found eligible. If there is any problem regarding equivalence of the
qualifying examination passed by the candidates, the same may be referred to the Equivalence
Committee constituted for foreign nationals. The last date of admission in this category will be
announced by the International Students Adviser. Foreign national candidates are exempted
from appearing in The Graduate Aptitude Test-Biotechnology (GAT-B), being conducted by the
Regional Centre for Biotechnology on behalf of the Department of Biotechnology, Government
of India.

All the Foreign Nationals have to fulfill the following conditions:

a) At the time of submitting the application:

(i) All the Foreign Nationals should submit their application, along with the processing
charges.
(ii) The applications of scholarship-holding Foreign Nationals (under various schemes) required
to be routed through the Indian Council for Cultural Relations / Ministry of Human
Resource Development (Department of Education), Govt. of India, New Delhi.
(iii) They hold a valid foreign passport.
(iv) That they have adequate knowledge of English and/or Hindi as per the requirements of
the Course.

b) At the time of admission:

(i) They have valid Residential permit in India granted for studies/student visa for the
prescribed duration of the concerned Course.
(ii) They fulfill the minimum eligibility requirements.

c) General:
(i) The Degree/certificates of the candidates have been recognized and approved by the
Association of Indian Universities (AIU)/Common wealth Universities/ International
Association of Universities (IAU) as equivalent to the corresponding Indian
degrees/certificates.
(ii) All the eligible Foreign Nationals are required to fill up the Registration Form prescribed
by the University at the time of admission.
(iii) The applicant should have completed 17 years of age and there is no maximum age limit
for Foreign Nationals.

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(iv) The Inter-semer it among the applicants of various Foreign Nationals shall be decided by
the “Core Committee for Admissions of Foreign Nationals”, which shall be deemed as
final.
d) Fee for the Foreign Nationals
The quantum of processing charges and additional charges may be modified by BHU from time
to time. Fee structure for all the candidates of Foreign Nationals is as under:
At the time of Submitting the
Processing charges US$ 50 /100
1. application
Rs.50,000 for Lab. Expenses per year (Total Rs.01.00 lakh for2 years along with
2. regular
University fee.
3. Rs.50,000/- for dissertation work in Second year.
Rs.40,000 (For SAARC) and Rs.50,000 (for Non-SAARC) candidates per year,
4.
respectively, as an additional charge.

Further details regarding admission of Foreign Nationals are available on the website
[Link] which is updated periodically.

IMPORTANT DATES
FOR APPEARINGIN GAT-B 2024:
(Please also refer GAT-B 2024 advertisement /visit[Link] for detailed
information.)

GAT-B 2024 ACTIVITY SCHEDULE & IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Activity Starting Date End Date
Registration for GAT (B) 2024 - -
GAT-B Test Date Regularly visit the GAT-B website:
[Link]
20 April 2024
Declaration of Score/ Merit List/ 24th May 2024
Rank

FOR FILLING APPLICATION FORM OF THE INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE, BANARAS HINDU

UNIVERSITY
Activity Starting Date End Date

Online Application Submission for [Link].

in Biotechnology, School of
Biotechnology and [Link]. in Molecular
and Human Genetics, Department of 14th June 2024 26th June 2024
Molecular and Human Genetics
Programs of the Institute of Science for
Batch 2024-
2026

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