SPPU Ph.D. Entrance Test (PET) - Biotechnology
Research Methodology
I 1. Foundation of Research 1 topics · 7 sub-topics
II 2. Problem Identification and Formulation 1 topics · 9 sub-topics
III 3. Research Design 1 topics · 7 sub-topics
IV 4. Qualitative and Quantitative Research 1 topics · 4 sub-topics
V 5. Data Collection and Analysis 1 topics · 5 sub-topics
VI 6. Measurement 1 topics · 5 sub-topics
VII 7. Sampling, Data Collection and Analysis 1 topics · 14 sub-topics
VIII 8. Interpretation of Data and Paper Writing 1 topics · 7 sub-topics
IX 9. Tools and Techniques for Referencing and Writing 1 topics · 16 sub-topics
X 10. Application of Results and Ethics 1 topics · 8 sub-topics
XI 11. Reasoning and Mental Ability 1 topics · 17 sub-topics
Subject Concerned - Biotechnology (Basic)
XII 1. Biochemistry 1 topics · 8 sub-topics
XIII 2. Cell Biology 1 topics · 6 sub-topics
XIV 3. Molecular Biology 1 topics · 12 sub-topics
XV 4. Immunology 1 topics · 9 sub-topics
XVI 5. Microbiology 1 topics · 12 sub-topics
XVII 6. Virology 1 topics · 7 sub-topics
XVIII 7. Genetics 1 topics · 7 sub-topics
XIX 8. Bioinformatics 1 topics · 6 sub-topics
XX 9. Biostatistics 1 topics · 6 sub-topics
Subject Concerned - Biotechnology (Advanced)
XXI 10. Animal Tissue Culture 1 topics · 7 sub-topics
XXII 11. Plant Tissue Culture 1 topics · 7 sub-topics
XXIII 12. Genetic Engineering 1 topics · 8 sub-topics
XXIV 13. Genomics and Proteomics 1 topics · 7 sub-topics
XXV 14. Biochemical and Biophysical Techniques 1 topics · 7 sub-topics
Units are shown in the order printed in the syllabus, so the numbering carries real information — it is the sequence the examiner uses, not a decorative index.