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GATE 2018 Biotechnology (BT) Question Paper with Answer Key PDF- February 04 (Afternoon Session)

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GATE 2018 Biotechnology (BT) Question Paper with Answer Key for the exam conducted on February 4 in the Afternoon session (2 PM to 5 PM) is available for download. The exam was successfully organized by IIT Guwahati. In terms of difficulty level, GATE Biotechnology exam was of easy to moderate level. GATE 2018 BT question paper comprised 20 NAT (Numerical Answer Type) and 45 MCQs (Multiple Choice Questions).

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GATE 2018 Biotechnology (BT) Question Paper with Answer Key PDF-February 04 (Afternoon Session)

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GATE 2018 Biotechnology Paper Analysis

Both MCQs (Multiple Choice Questions) and NATs (Numerical Answer Types), types of questions appeared in GATE 2018 BT. All the questions carried either 1 or 2 marks, constituting a 100 marks question paper.

  • 180 minutes were allotted for solving 65 questions in GATE 2018 BT.
  • 10 MCQs questions appeared from the General Aptitude section, carrying 15 marks.
  • The remaining 55 questions were related to Mathematics and Biotechnology.
  • GATE 2018 BT was a CBT based exam which consisted of 65 questions. 3 hours were allowed to solve all the questions

Candidates can check the topic-wise weightage from GATE 2018 BT question paper in the following table-

Units/ Topics GATE 2018 BT Weightage of Topics
No. of 1 Mark Questions No. of 2 Marks Questions
ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS 2 5
BIOCHEMISTRY 3 3
MICROBIOLOGY 4 1
CELL BIOLOGY - 3
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY & GENETICS 5 2
ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES - 3
IMMUNOLOGY 4 1
BIOINFORMATICS 2 2
RECOMBINANT DNA TECHNOLOGY 1 2
PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY - 1
ANIMAL BIOTECHNOLOGY 1 1
BIOPROCESS ENGINEERING & PROCESS BIOTECHNOLGY 3 1

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