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Gujarat State Biotechnology Mission

Summer Internship 2021

Summer Internship Programme - 2021


1. Objective:

To facilitate on-project Industrial training & capacity building of students pursuing B.E.
(BT)/M.Sc. Biotechnology and allied areas of Biotechnology for one month.

2. Eligibility for the Programme:


a. M.Sc. Biotechnology and allied areas (First Year/2nd semester completed or pursuing)
Or
B.E. (B.Tech.) Biotechnology and allied area (Sixth Semester completed or pursuing)
b. Domicile of Gujarat or having education from Gujarat.

3. Duration of Internship Programme:

1 Month, during Summer Vacation. Most probable date of start of summer internship will be
in June 2021.

4. Stipend to student:

No stipend will be provided to the participant student.

5. Training Support to the Trainer Companies:

GSBTM will pay an amount of Rs. 2,500/- per student to the trainer companies

6. Method of Selection and allotment of applicants:

All the applications received before due date, will be screened for eligibility. If found eligible,
candidates will be invited for examination and/or allotted companies based on merit and/or
location. Decision of the selection process will be decided based on the number of applications,
and the decision of the Mission Director, GSBTM, will be final and binding to all.

7. Syllabus for the Entrance Test


i. Biochemistry: Biomolecules-structure and functions; Biological membranes,
structure, action potential and transport processes; Enzymes- classification,
kinetics and mechanism of action; Basic concepts and designs of metabolism
Gujarat State Biotechnology Mission
Summer Internship 2021

(carbohydrates, lipids, amino acids and nucleic acids) photosynthesis, respiration


and electron transport chain; Bioenergetics

ii. Microbiology: Viruses- structure and classification; Microbial classification and


diversity (bacterial, algal and fungal); Methods in microbiology; Microbial growth
and nutrition; Aerobic and anaerobic respiration; Nitrogen fixation; Microbial
diseases and host-pathogen interaction

iii. Cell Biology: Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell structure; Cell cycle and cell growth
control; Cell-Cell communication, Cell signalling and signal transduction

iv. Molecular Biology and Genetics: Molecular structure of genes and chromosomes;
Mutations and mutagenesis; Nucleic acid replication, transcription, translation and
their regulatory mechanisms in prokaryotes and eukaryotes; Mendelian
inheritance; Gene interaction; Complementation; Linkage, recombination and
chromosome mapping; Extra chromosomal inheritance; Microbial genetics
(plasmids, transformation, transduction, conjugation); Horizontal gene transfer and
Transposable elements; RNA interference; DNA damage and repair; Chromosomal
variation; Molecular basis of genetic diseases

v. Immunology: History of Immunology; Innate, humoral and cell mediated


immunity; Antigen; Antibody structure and function; Molecular basis of antibody
diversity; Synthesis of antibody and secretion; Antigen-antibody reaction;
Complement; Primary and secondary lymphoid organ; B and T cells and
macrophages; Major histocompatibility complex (MHC); Antigen processing and
presentation; Polyclonal and monoclonal antibody; Regulation of immune
response; Immune tolerance; Hypersensitivity; Autoimmunity; Graft versus host
reaction.

vi. Logical Reasoning: Series Completion, Coding and Decoding, Blood Relation,
Analogy
Gujarat State Biotechnology Mission
Summer Internship 2021

Below table is the Distribution of Questions section wise:

Sr. Number of
Section
No. Question
1 Biochemistry 09
2 Microbiology 09
3 Cell Biology 09
4 Molecular Biology and Genetics 09
5 Immunology 09
6 Logical Reasoning 05
Total 50

8. Important Dates:

Sr.
Particulars Date
No.
1 Application Start Date 20th March, 2021
2 Last Date of Application 15th April, 2021
3 List of eligible candidates on GSBTM website
Will be intimated
4 Last date for clarification about eligibility
through Email to
5 Examination date
selected candidates.
6 Joining Date in Industries

Click here to Apply Online


Note:
1. For any query other than mentioned above, you can contact at [email protected]
or can call at 079-23252197 (Ext. 35).
2. Decision taken from this office from time to time regarding this programme are binding
to candidates.

By order
Mission Director
GSBTM

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