The Graduate Aptitude Test - Biotechnology (GAT-B) is the test for the master’s programmes in biotechnology that the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) supports at universities and institutes across India. The National Testing Agency (NTA) holds it on the same day as BET, DBT’s test for its Junior Research Fellowship. GAT-B 2027 had not been notified as of 14 November 2026; this guide covers how the 2026 cycle went and what to prepare.
How GAT-B 2026 ran
| Item | GAT-B 2026 |
|---|---|
| Exam | 17 May 2026, computer based |
| Centres | 79 centres in 54 cities |
| Registered | 11,335 |
| Appeared | 9,538 |
| Result | 10 June 2026 |
With fewer than ten thousand candidates sitting it, GAT-B is a small test, and the seats it fills are in well-funded programmes with a DBT studentship.
GAT-B and BET: which one
| GAT-B | BET | |
|---|---|---|
| For | Admission to DBT-supported M.Sc., M.Tech. and M.V.Sc. programmes | The DBT Junior Research Fellowship for PhD |
| Who sits it | Graduates and final-year students | Holders of the master’s degrees, or the four-year B.Tech. or B.E. degrees, that DBT lists, and final-year students of these |
NAAC A++
NIRF #2 (2025)Jawaharlal Nehru UniversityNew Delhi, DelhiAdmission: CUET UG, CUET PG, NET/JRFEst. 1969View details
NAAC A++
NIRF #4 (2025)Jamia Millia IslamiaNew Delhi, DelhiAdmission: CUET UG, CUET PG, NET/JRFEst. 1920 · 239 acresView details
NAAC A++
NIRF #5 (2025)University of DelhiNew Delhi, DelhiAdmission: CUET UG, CUET PG, JEE MainEst. 1922View details
NAAC A
NIRF #6 (2025)Banaras Hindu UniversityVaranasi, Uttar PradeshAdmission: CUET UG, CUET PG, NET/JRFEst. 1916 · 1300 acresView details
NAAC A+
NIRF #10 (2025)Aligarh Muslim UniversityAligarh, Uttar PradeshAdmission: CUET UG, NET/JRF, NEET UGEst. 1920View details
NAAC A+
NIRF #18 (2025)University of HyderabadHyderabad, TelanganaAdmission: CUET UG, CUET PG, NET/JRFEst. 1974 · 2000 acresView details
NAAC A++
NIRF #37 (2025)Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar UniversityLucknow, Uttar PradeshAdmission: CUET UG, CUET PG, NET/JRFEst. 1996View details
NAAC A+
NIRF #77 (2025)Central University of PunjabBathinda, PunjabAdmission: CUET UG, CUET PG, NET/JRFEst. 2009 · 500 acresView details
NAAC A+
NIRF #79 (2025)Tezpur UniversityTezpur, AssamAdmission: CUET UG, CUET PG, NET/JRFEst. 1994 · 262 acresView details
NAAC A
NIRF #82 (2025)Mizoram UniversityAizawl, MizoramAdmission: CUET UG, CUET PG, NET/JRFEst. 2000View detailsThe paper
GAT-B has two parts: a part on physics, chemistry, mathematics and biology at the level of Class 12, which everyone answers, and a part on biology and biotechnology at the level of the bachelor’s degree, with a choice of questions. Wrong answers carry negative marks. The bulletin of each year gives the number of questions, the marks and the time; read the 2027 bulletin for them when it comes out.
Who can sit GAT-B
Graduates in the sciences, engineering and technology, pharmacy, agriculture, veterinary science and related fields, and students in the final year of these degrees. Each participating university sets the exact degree and marks it needs for each programme.
Biotechnology at Central Universities
Several of the DBT-supported master’s programmes in biotechnology are at Central Universities. Some fill these seats through GAT-B and others through CUET PG, and the admission document of each programme says which. The GAT-B page of this site lists the Central University biotechnology programmes whose admission wording names GAT-B.
What to do now
- Revise physics, chemistry, mathematics and biology of Class 12, since the first part is common to all.
- Go deep in the biology and biotechnology of your bachelor’s degree for the second part.
- Watch NTA’s website in the first months of 2027 for the GAT-B and BET bulletin, and sit CUET PG 2027 as well if your target programme admits through it.
