Important topics of CSIR NET for Part-C [for analytical questions]

This section deals with the important topics of CSIR NET for Part-C which is known for the analytical questions. To solve those questions, the basic should be cleared with a good analytical ability. The some topics are given unit-wise, which helps everyone to score above 80% in this part. The topics are observed by the previous year questions analysis. Let’s go crack CSIR NET this year.

Unit-1: Molecules and their interactions related to Biology:

1. Enzyme kinetics
2. Ramachandran plot [protein secondary structure]
3. Forms of DNA and their stability
4. Glycolysis, ETC and their inhibitors
5. Peptide digestions with particular enzymes [Example- Trypsin, Pepsin etc]
6. pH concept

Unit-2: Cellular organization:

1. Membrane transport [Receptor-mediated endocytosis, ion-channel]
2. Protein targeting to the organelles [ER, mitochondria, Nucleus]
3. Chromatin Organization [Nucleosomes, SINE, LINE]
4. Cytoskeleton
5. Cell cycle checkpoints and involved proteins

Unit-3: Fundamental processes:

1. Replication.
2. DNA repair mechanism.
3. Prokaryotic transcription [role sigma factor]
4. RNA polymerase inhibitor
5. Eukaryotic Transcription
6. Eukaryotic RNA polymerase
7. Post-translational modification
8. t-RNA
9. t-RNA synthatase
10. Prokaryotic gene regulation (Operon)
11. RNAi
12. Lambda-phage
13. Translation factor and their inhibitors
14. Chromatid modification
15. long non-coding RNA

Unit-4: Cell communication and cell signaling:

1. Cell signaling [specially GPCR and RTK]
2. Cell-cell interaction
3. Cancer
4. Proto-oncogene, Tumor-suppressor gene
5. T-antigen (cell mediated)
6. Immunity against infectious disease

Unit-5: Developmental Biology:

1. Commitment and Specification
2. Gametogenesis and fertilization
3. Limb development
4. Drosophila development
5. Plant development [Including ABC model of flower]

Unit-6: System Physiology: Plant:

1. Photosynthesis [with particular step inhibitor]
2. C3, C4 cycle
3. Nitrogen fixation
4. Phytohormone [Signaling pathway and roles correlated to abiotic stress]
5. Photomorphogenesis [flowering]

Unit-7: System Physiology: Animal:

1. Blood
2. Vasodilation & vasoconstriction
3. Blood pressure regulation [RAAS]
4. Ear & Eye
5. Adrenal Gland
6. Reproductive endocrinology

Unit-8: Inheritance Biology:

1. Gene-gene interaction
2. Molecular markers
3. Microbial genetics
4. Pedigree analysis
5. Mapping
6. Mutations

Unit-9: Diversity of Life forms:

1. Non-chordate taxonomy
2. Chordate taxonomy
3. Plant taxonomy [Angiosperms and Pteridophytes]
4. Pathogens – vector-diseases
5. Larval form of the insects

Unit-10: Ecological principles:

1. Niche concept
2. Population growth
3. r & K selection
4. Community ecology
5. Species interaction [competition]
6. Conservational biology

Unit-11: Evolution and Behavior:

1. Natural selection
2. Geological time period
3. Population genetics
4. Animal behavior

Unit-12: Applied Biology:

1. Agrobacterium
2. Transgenic animal & plants
3. Molecular markers
4. Plant tissue culture

 Unit-13: Methods in Biology:

1. Restriction digestion
2. PCR application
3. Spectroscopy- UV vis, NMR
4. Microscopy
5. Biostatistics
6. Methods in Field Biology

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