Hello,

GATE cutoff for IITs and NITs vary every year.The cut off marks according to GATE 2019 for Biotechnology is given below :

IIT Kharagpur :

General - 713.1 , SC /ST - 499.5 , OBC - 524.2

IIT Guwahati :

General - 601 , SC/ST - 354 , OBC - 459

You do have a chance in IIT Kharagpur and IIT Guwahati for Biotechnology.But in the case of Biomedical Engineering , GATE score>= 625 (General )is required for candidates who have an MSc or equivalent in Life Sciences.For candidates belonging to EWS and OBC NCL category GATE score >= 575 is required and for SC/ST or PH candidates GATE score >= 500 is required.These cut offs are based on short listing criteria for GATE 2019.

You can visit the link given below for further clarification :

https://static.careers360.mobi/media/uploads/froala_editor/files/Biomedical-Engineering.pdf

Hope it helps!!!

Hello Astha,

Master of Science in Life Science is two year long professional postgraduate programme that comprises the scientific study of living organisms like plants, animals and human beings.

Most colleges offering postgraduate programmes in Life Sciences require candidates to pass their Life Sciences Major (Graduation) with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate for students belonging to General Category and 45% Maris to students belonging to SC/ST Category.

Hope this helps you. We wish you the best for your future endeavours!

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Priyanka. Please do help us with your marks on the scale of 1000 for us to assess our chances. Alternatively, you can use our GATE College predictor and check the options that you have in PSUs in your branch can check that at: https://engineering.careers360.com/gate-college-predictor

As per your score and previous year cutoff, the colleges you get are:-

Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad

National Institute of Technology Karnataka Surathkal

National Institute of Technology Raipur

National Institute of Technology Durgapur

To know more about your chances of getting other colleges check out the PSU/college predictor link below:

https://engineering.careers360.com/gate-college-predictor

Hey!

For most IITs and NITs, GATE is the basis of admission into courses like M.Tech. and M.Sc.

Some of the IITs and NITs that accept GATE score for M.Tech./ M.Sc. in life sciences are:

1. IIT Bombay
2. IIT Madras
3. IIT Delhi
4. IIT Kharagpur
5. IIT Kanpur
6. IIT Roorkee
7. NIT Trichy
8. IIT Guwahati

Hope this answer helps!

Once you filled in an application form and the correction window has been closed, you cannot make any changes to the Category or any details. You need to appear for Counselling with the same details that you filled in the application form. No changes or requests to make changes will be entertained. So you will have to appear for Counselling only through General Category and not OBC Category.

Hey there!

Life Science is a field and Biotechnology is a course within that field .

So, if you major in Biotechnology, you are majoring in a subject from the field of Life Sciences. And the jobs depends on what interest do you hold.

Majoring in a subject in the field of Life Sciences, opens the gates of research work and gives you an advantage of becoming a scientist. Though it may not be the highest paying job, it still pays good. Plus, there is a huge demand of people specializing in any subject in the life science field.

Hope this helps. Good luck!