Admission Procedure

National Centre for Aquatic Animal Health, School of Environmental Studies, Cochin University of Science and Technology offers an M.Tech. programme in Marine Biotechnology sponsored by Department of Biotechnology, Government of India under the National Network Programme in Human Resource Development in Biotechnology..

Mode of selection will be based on the ranking obtained in the Graduate Aptitude Test in Biotechnology (GAT-B 2024), conducted by the Regional Centre for Biotechnology, Faridabad on behalf of the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India. This examination is to rank the eligibility of the candidate among all applicants, and the candidates will be given a GAT-B rank based on which they may apply for admission to M.Tech Marine biotechnology programme at NCAAH, CUSAT.

Candidates meeting minimum eligibility criteria of participating institutions and universities are eligible to apply for Graduate Aptitude Test – Biotechnology (GAT–B) 2024. Candidates may further verify the eligibility criteria on the website of the respective institutions and universities. Candidates who do not meet minimum eligibility criteria of institutions and universities and still appear for GAT–B 2024 entrance examination will do so at their own risk. If at any stage it is found that a candidate does not fulfil minimum eligibility requirements of participating institutions and universities, rules of cancellation or termination of respective institutions and
universities will be applicable. Regional Centre for Biotechnology (RCB) and Department of Biotechnology (DBT) will not play any role and responsibility in the admission and selection process (transfer/ cancellation/ conversion of seats/ fee refund policy) of institutions and universities. Any disputes arising will be subject to
Delhi jurisdiction only.

Candidates who have either appeared or due to appear in the final examination of their qualifying degree are eligible to apply for GAT–2024, under the result awaited (RA) category. Such candidates will submit an Undertaking/ Attestation Form, duly certified and stamped by the Head of Institution/ University (with address and name) from where the candidate is appearing for the qualifying degree. Failing to comply with the instruction will result in rejection of application. Undertaking/ Attestation Form for appearing/ result awaited candidates are provided in NTA’s Information Bulletin for GAT–B 2023 hosted at https://dbt.nta.ac.in/ ; https://www.nta.ac.in/

Eligibility

The candidates having minimum 60% marks or equivalent CGPA (under grading system) from any recognized university in B.Tech. or BE in Biotechnology/M.Sc in any branch of Life Science including Marine Biology are eligible to apply for GAT-B for admission to M.Tech. Marine Biotechnology programme.