NTA CEEB: Combined Entrance Examination for Biotechnology

The National Testing Agency (NTA) administers Combined Entrance Examination for Biotechnology (CEEB) on behalf of Department of Biotechnology (DBT) for 54 participating Universities for admitting students to four Masters Programmes in Biotechnology i.e. M.Sc. Biotechnology [33 Universities], M. Sc. Agricultural Biotechnology [11 Universities], M. VSc. [03 Universities] and M. Tech. Biotechnology [07 Universities].

There is no age bar for candidates to appear for CEEB.

CEEB Examination Schedule

CEEB Examination Schedule is published by JNU New Delhi and NTA. Following given tentative timeline

Online Submission of CEEB Application Form: March
CEEB Examination Date: May
CEEB Examination Results: June

For exact dates see notifications

CEEB Examination Pattern

Mode of Examination: LAN Based CBT (Computer Based Test)

Duration: 3 Hours
Type of Questions: Multiple Choice Question
Maximum Marks: 100

Scoring: 1, 2, 3 or 4 Marks for correct response (weightage of each question may vary for different programme)

No negative marking for incorrect response

Medium of Paper: ENGLISH ONLY (Language courses may have exception)

CEEB Application Fees

General/OBC/EWS**: Rs.1000/-*

SC/ST/PwD/Transgender: Rs.500/-*

ForeignNational: Rs.2880/-*

*Plus GST as applicable

Note: Exact fee amount may differ depending on year you taking the test and administrative guidelines.

Method of Fee Payment

Candidates can use the following methods to pay the application fees for CEEB

Through Debit/Credit card – Candidates need to check the validity of the Debit/Credit Card,while logging on to website for submitting Application Form. Candidate should enter the information asked for and make the required payment through Debit/Credit Card.
Through Net Banking - Check the balance in account and keep all credentials ready while logging on to website for submitting Application Form. Candidate should Login with his/her credentials of net banking and make payment through Net Banking.

CEEB Admit Card

The Admit Card is issued provisionally to the candidates, subject to their satisfying the eligibility conditions.
The candidate has to download the Admit Card from the NTA website and
appear for the Examination at the given Centre on Date and Shift (Timing) as indicated in their Admit Card.
No candidate will be allowed to appear at the examination centre, on Date and Timings other than that
allotted to them in their Admit card.

In case candidates are unable to download Admit Cards from the website, the candidate should approach
the Help Line of test administrator.

Conduct of the Examination

Important Instructions for Candidates

Candidates MUST bring the following documents on the day of examination at the test centre. Candidates who will not bring these will not be allowed to appear in the examination.

Print copy of Admit Card downloaded from NTA website
One passport size photograph (same as uploaded on the Online Application Form) for
pasting on the specific space in the attendance sheet at the Centre during the Examination
Any one of the authorized Govt photo IDs (original, valid and non-expired), viz. PAN card/
Driving License/ Voter ID/ Passport/ Aadhaar Card (With photograph)/ Aadhaar Enrolment
No/ Ration Card
PwD certificate issued by the Competent Authority, if claiming the relaxation under PwD category

The candidates shall report at the Examination Centre two hours before the commencement of the examination so as to complete the frisking and registration formalities well before the time.

CEEB Results

Display of recorded responses and Answer key for Challenge
The NTA will display Answer Key of the questions on the NTA website to provide an opportunity to the candidates to challenge the Answer Key.

The Answer Keys are likely to be displayed for three days. The Candidates will be given an opportunity to make a challenge online against the Answer Key on payment of Rs.1000/- per question challenged as processing charges. The NTA will also display the recorded responses of all the candidates on the NTA websiteprior to declaration of result. The recorded responses are likely to be displayed for three days.

The NTA’s decision on the challenges shall be final and the result will be declared on the basis

of final answer keys.

Percentile and Normalization procedure:
(i) For multi-shift papers, raw marks obtained by the candidates in different shifts/sessions will

be converted to NTA Score (percentile).

(ii) In case a subject test is conducted in multi-shifts, NTA Score will be calculated corresponding
to the raw marks obtained by a candidate. The calculated NTA Score for the Raw Marks for all

the shifts/sessions will be merged for further processing for deciding the allocation.

(iii) In the events of the percentiles for the multi-shifts being dissimilar / unequal, the lowest will be the eligibility cut-off for that category for all candidates (i.e. all shifts).

For Example: In an the examination held in two shifts, if the 40% marks correspond to a Percentile score of 78 in Shift 1 and 79 in Shift 2, then all those equal to or above 78 percentiles (Percentile score of 100 to 78) in both shifts will become eligible in General Category. Similar method will be adopted for the other categories to determine eligibility cutoffs. In case the examination is held in more number of shifts the same principle shall apply.

CEEB Exam Centers

1 Chittoor
2 Kakinada
3 Nellore
4 Rajahmundry
5 Tirupati
6 Vijayawada
7 Visakhapatnam

8 Itanagar

9 Guwahati

10 Silchar
11 Darbhanga
12 Aurangabad
13 Patna
14 Purnia (Purnea)

15 Gaya

16 Chandigarh

17 Bilaspur
18 Raipur
19 Delhi
20 Ahmedabad
21 Jamnagar
22 Junagadh
23 Rajkot
24 Surat
25 Vadodara
26 Ambala
27 HIssar
28 Kurukshetra
29 Panipat
30 Gurugram
31 Karnal
32 Shimla
33 Palampur
34 Jammu
35 Dhanbad
36 Jamshedpur
37 Ranchi
38 Bangalore
39 Belgaum
40 Dharwad
41 Gulbarga
42 Hubli
43 Mangaluru
44 Manipal
45 Mysuru
46 Alappuzha
47 Thiruvananthapuram
48 Ernakulam/Kochi
49 Kannur
50 Kasaragod
51 Kollam
52 Kozhikode
53 Gwalior
54 Sagar
55 Balaghat
56 Bhopal
57 Indore
58 Mandsaur
59 Rewa
60 Ujjain

61 Mumbai

62 Nagpur
63 Pune
64 Aurangabad (Maharashtra)
65 Kolhapur
66 Nanded
67 Nasik
68 Navi Mumbai
69 Satara
70 Solapur
71 Thane
72 Wardha
73 Imphal
74 Shillong
75 Aizwal
76 Dimapur
77 Bhubaneshwar
78 Sambalpur
79 Balasore
80 Cuttack
81 Rourkela
82 Puducherry
83 Amritsar
84 Bhatinda
85 Pathankot
86 Jalandhar
87 Mohali
88 Patiala
89 Ropar
90 Jaipur
91 Jodhpur
92 Udaipur
93 Ajmer
94 Alwar
95 Bikaner
96 Kota
97 Sriganganagar
98 Gangtok
99 Chennai
100 Coimbatore
101 Madurai
102 Nagarcoil
103 Vellore
104 Hyderabad
105 Warangal
106 Agartala
107 Lucknow
108 Varanasi
109 Allahabad
110 Bareilly
111 Ghaziabad
112 Gorakhpur
113 Noida
114 Agra
115 Aligarh
116 Kanpur
117 Merut
118 Dehradun
119 Pant Nagar
120 Roorkee
121 Nanital
122 Kolkata
123 Siliguri
124 Durgapur
125 Kharagpur
126 Ansol
127 Goa (Panaji/Madgaon)

Note: Subject to sufficient number of candidates available. The University reserves the right to change/cancel any Centre of Examination within India/abroad without assigning any reason.

CEEB Application Process

Candidates have to apply for CEEB “Online” ONLY by accessing the website https://ntajnu.nic.in, www.jnu.ac.in.

The Application Form other than online mode would not be accepted, in any case. Only one application is to be submitted by a candidate for the same level of programme. More than one application i.e. Multiple application forms submitted by a candidate will be summarily rejected.

Particulars to be filled in the Online Application Form:

Before beginning the process of filling the Online Application Form, please keep the following
information ready with you:
Copy of Board/ University Certificate for Candidate’s Name, Mother’s Name, Father’s Name and
Date of Birth
Aadhaar Card
Type of Identification – Bank A/c Number/ Passport Number/ Ration Card/ Other Govt ID
Qualifying Degree Certificate or last semester marks sheet
Your Mailing Address as well as Permanent Address with Pin Code (Refer Annexure- I for State
Code)
Four cities for Centres of your choice (Refer Annexure-I for Codes)
Category Certificate, if applicable
Economically Weaker Section (EWS) Certificate, if applicable
Person with Disability (PwD) Certificate, if applicable
e-mail address and Mobile Number of candidate

Scanned images in JPG/JPEG format only:
Candidate’s Photograph File size must be between 10 kb to 200 kb.
Candidate’s Signature in running hand File size must be between 4 kb to 30 kb.

Provision of Aadhaar:
The Aadhaar number is only one of the types of identification and is not mandatory. Candidates may
also enter Passport number, Ration Card number, Bank Account number or any other valid
Government identity number.

Five Steps to Complete the CEEB Application Process

Application Form may be submitted in four simple steps:
Step 1 Apply for Online Registration and note down the system generated Application No for future
reference

Step 2 Fill Online Application Form

Step 3 Upload scanned images of Candidate’s Photograph (between 10 kb - 200 kb) and Candidate’s
Signature (between 4 kb - 30kb) in JPG/JPEG format.

Step 4 Make payment of fee using suitable mode of payment through bank as per details given in this section
and keep proof of fee paid.

Step 5 Print at least four copies of Confirmation Page after successful remittance of fee

CEEB Eligibility Criteria

Candidates are required to refer Annexure XV of the official website for the complete eligibility criteria for CEEB

CEEB Syllabus

The Question Papers for CEEB shall be based on the syllabus prescribed by the JNU which is available at website https://jnu.ac.in/ and https://ntajnu.nic.in.