JGEEBILS is an entrance examination conducted at the national level for admission into MSc and PhD in Biology and ILs at 18 universities in India. Administered every year by Institute of Science Bangalore, IITs and TIFR the JGEEBILS is a highly competitive examination that checks a candidate’s understanding of basic Biology concepts across different disciplines right from molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Microbiology, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, and Biostatistics.
JGEEBILS paper is an exam consisting of 120 multiple choice questions, spread over 2.5 hours of testing in concepts such as cell signaling pathways, population genetics, enzyme kinetics, bioenergetics, systems biology, and evolution. The exam is as competitive as JAM, JEST, GAT and the like with each year having nearly 1,00,000 students writing the test and only around 5000 students being selected. More than sixty institutes recognize JGEEBILS, and the scores are used for purposes of offering postgraduate education.
JGEEBILS Exam Highlights 2024
| Feature |
Detail |
| Exam Name |
Joint Entrance Examination for Biology |
| Exam Mode |
Offline (Pen and Paper) |
| Classes Offered |
XI (for admission to B.Sc. programs in Biotechnology, Microbiology, Biochemistry, etc.) |
| Eligibility |
Students studying in Class X with Science (PCB) and Mathematics |
| Number of Seats |
Varies across participating institutes |
| Application Fee |
To be announced (Previous year's fee was INR 650) |
| Exam Pattern |
180 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) |
| Exam Duration |
3 hours |
JGEEBILS Exam Dates 2024
| Event |
Estimated Date |
| Application Form Release |
January 2024 |
| Last Date to Apply |
March 2024 |
| Admit Card Download Starts |
April 2024 |
| JGEEBILS Exam |
April 23rd, 2024 (Based on previous year's date) |
JGEEBILS Exam Center 2024
| City |
State |
| Bangalore |
Karnataka |
| Bhubaneswar |
Odisha |
| Chandigarh |
Union Territory |
| Chennai |
Tamil Nadu |
| Delhi |
Delhi |
| Guwahati |
Assam |
| Hyderabad |
Telangana |
| Jaipur |
Rajasthan |
JGEEBILS Application Fee 2024
| Category |
Fee |
| General |
INR 650 |
| OBC-NCL/SC/ST/PwD |
INR 550 |
JGEEBILS Syllabus 2024
| Subject |
Topics |
| Physics |
Units & Measurements, Motion, Laws of Motion, Work, Energy & Power, Electrostatics, Magnetism, Current Electricity, Light, Sound, Heat, Modern Physics |
| Chemistry |
States of Matter, Atomic Structure, Periodic Table, Chemical Bonding, Chemical Reactions, Acids & Bases, Oxidation & Reduction, Organic Chemistry, Biomolecules |
| Biology |
Cell Biology, Plant Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, Human Physiology, Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Biotechnology |
| Mathematics |
Sets & Relations, Functions, Trigonometric Functions, Coordinate Geometry, Calculus, Statistics, Probability |