The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur has conducted the first shift of the third day of the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2022 today, i.e. February 12. The Biotechnology (BT) exam was scheduled from 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon. GATE 2022 BT was conducted in a fully computer-based test or CBT mode. With the conclusion of the exam, the test takers seem to be in search of the BT answer keys.
How to check?
The official answer keys are expected to be released a few days after the exam. As per the official website – gate.iitkgp.ac.in, the answer keys will be available on the application portal February 21, 2022. Meanwhile, the GATE BT answer key 2022 is being released by educators and coaching institutes on YouTube.
Candidates can check them out by following these steps.
Step 1- Visit YouTube at youtube.com
Step 2- Type ‘GATE Biotechnology (BT) answer key 2022’ on the search box
Step 3- A list of videos will appear on the screen
Step 4- Go through the question paper discussion videos to find the answer keys.
Now, it is very unlikely that the soft copies of the answer keys will be available since the examination is held in the CBT mode. However, for some reference, candidates can find the direct links attached below.
Direct links to check GATE 2022 Biotechnology (BT) Answer Keys
| Released By | Direct Links |
| BYJU’s Exam Prep | Click Here |
| Teaching Pathshala | Click Here |
| Biology Academy | Click Here |
| Testbook Engineering | Click Here |
| MADE EASY: IES, GATE & PSUs | Click Here |
Exam Pattern
The entire pattern of the Biotechnology (BT) paper was objective-type based. The questions in the exam paper included Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs), Multiple Select Questions (MSQs), and Numerical Answer Type (NAT) questions. Candidates were given a duration of 03 hours to complete the test.
The questions are mainly set to test the candidates’ recall, comprehension, application, analysis and synthesis skills. The question paper carried a total of 65 questions. However, these questions are further divided into 10 from General Aptitude (GA) and 55 from Biotechnology (BT). The marks distribution is such that 15 marks are from GA while 85 are from the subject itself. As a result, the total marks of the question paper is 100.
It must be noted that there will be negative marking in the GATE 2022 exam. For every 01 mark MCQ, 1/3 marks will be deducted. Similarly, for every 02 mark MCQ, 2/3 marks from the question will be deducted.
