KIITEE 2024 - Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology Entrance Exam for B.Sc Nursing : Application Form, Exam Date, Eligibility, Syllabus and Exam Pattern

Category 

Seat Percentage

Biology (Botany and Zoology) 

Sr. No.

Subjects

1

Diversity in Living World 

Biology - it's meaning and relevance to mankind What is living;

• Taxonomic categories and aids (Botanical gardens, herbaria, museums, zoological parks);
• Systematics and Binomial system of nomenclature.

Introductory classification of living organisms (Two-kingdom system, Five-kingdom system);

• Major groups of each kingdom along with their salient features (Moneran, including Archaebacteria and Cyanobacteria, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia);
• Viruses;
• Lichens Plant kingdom - Salient features of major groups (Algae to Angiosperms);
• Animal kingdom – Salient features of Non-chordates up to phylum, and Chordates up to class level

2

Cell: The Unit of Life; Structure and Function

• Cell wall;
• Cell membrane;
• Endomembrane system (ER, Golgi apparatus/Dactylonomy, Lysosomes, Vacuoles);
• Mitochondria;
• Plastids;
• Ribosomes;
• Cytoskeleton;
• Cilia and Flagella;
• Centrosome and Centriole;
• Nucleus;
• Microbodies;

Structural differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic, and between plant and animal cells

• Cell cycle (various phases);
• Mitosis;
• Meiosis

Biomolecules – Structure and function of Carbohydrates, Proteins, Lipids, and Nucleic acids.

Enzymes – Chemical nature, types, properties, and mechanism of action.

3

Genetics and Evolution 

• Mendelian inheritance;
• Chromosome theory of inheritance;
• Gene interaction;
• Incomplete dominance;
• Co-dominance;
• Complementary genes;
• Multiple alleles;
• Linkage and Crossing over;
• Inheritance patterns of hemophilia and blood groups in humans.

DNA – its organization and replication;

• Transcription and Translation;
• Gene expression and regulation;
• DNA fingerprinting.

Theories and evidence of evolution, including modern Darwinism.

4

Structure and Function – Plants 

Morphology of a flowering plant;

• Tissues and tissue systems in plants;
• Anatomy and function of the root, stem(including modifications), leaf, inflorescence, flower (including position and arrangement of different whorls, placentation), fruit and seed;
• Types of fruit;
• Secondary growth;
• Absorption and movement of water (including diffusion, osmosis, and water relations of a cell) and of nutrients;
• Translocation of food;
• Transpiration and gaseous exchange;
• Mechanism of stomatal movement.

Mineral nutrition – Macro- and micronutrients in plants including deficiency disorders;

• Biological nitrogen fixation mechanism.
• Photosynthesis – Light reaction, cyclic and non-cyclic photophosphorylation;
• various pathways of carbon dioxide fixation;
• Photorespiration;
• Limiting factors.

Respiration – Anaerobic, Fermentation, Aerobic;

• Glycolysis, TCA cycle;
• Electron transport system;
• Energy relations.

5

Structure and Function - Animals 

Tissues; Elementary knowledge of morphology, anatomy, and functions of different systems of earthworm, cockroach, and frog.

Human Physiology – Digestive system - organs, digestion, and absorption;

• Respiratory system – organs, breathing and exchange, and transport of gases.

Body fluids and circulation – Blood, lymph, double circulation, regulation of cardiac activity;

• Hypertension, Coronary artery diseases.

Excretion system – Urine formation, regulation of kidney function Locomotion and movement – Skeletal system, joints, muscles, types of movement. Control and coordination – Central and peripheral nervous systems, structure and function of a neuron, reflex action, and sensory reception;

• Role of various types of endocrine glands;
• Mechanism of hormone action.

6

Reproduction, Growth, and Movement in Plants 

Asexual methods of reproduction;

• Sexual Reproduction - Development of male and female gametophytes;
• Pollination (Types and agents);
• Fertilization;
• Development of embryo, endosperm, seed, and fruit (including parthenocarpy and apomixis).

Growth and Movement – Growth phases;

• Types of growth regulators and their role in seed dormancy, germination, and movement;
• Apical dominance; Senescence;
• Abscission;
• Photoperiodic;
• Vernalisation;
• Various types of movements.

7

Reproduction and Development in Humans 

• Male and female reproductive systems;
• Menstrual cycle;
• Gamete production;
• Fertilization;
• Implantation;
• Embryo development;
• Pregnancy and parturition;
• Birth control and contraception.

8

Ecology and Environment 

Meaning of ecology, environment, habitat, and niche.

• Ecological levels of organization (organism to the biosphere);
• Characteristics of Species, Population, Biotic Community and Ecosystem;
• Succession and Climax.

Ecosystem – Biotic and abiotic components;

• Ecological pyramids;
• Food chain and Food web;
• Energy flow;
• Major types of ecosystems including agroecosystems.

Ecological adaptations – Structural and physiological features in plants and animals of aquatic and desert habitats.

Biodiversity – Meaning, types, and conservation strategies (Biosphere reserves, National parks, and Sanctuaries) Environmental Issues – Air and Water Pollution (sources and major pollutants);

• Global warming and Climate change; Ozone depletion;
• Noise pollution; Radioactive pollution;
• Methods of pollution control (including an idea of bioremediation);
• Deforestation;
• Extinction of species (Hot Spots).

9

Biology and Human Welfare 

Animal husbandry – Livestock, Poultry, Fisheries;

• Major animal diseases and their control.

Pathogens of major communicable diseases of humans are caused by fungi, bacteria, viruses, protozoans, helminths, and their control.

• Cancer; AIDS. Adolescence and drug/alcohol abuse;
• Basic concepts of Immunology.

Plant Breeding and Tissue Culture in crop improvement.

Bio-fertilisers (green manure, symbiotic and free-living nitrogen-fixing microbes, mycorrhizae);

• Biopesticides (microorganisms as biocontrol agents for pests and pathogens);
• Bioherbicides;
• Microorganisms as pathogens of plant diseases with special reference to rust and smut of wheat, bacterial leaf blight of rice, late blight of potato, bean mosaic, and root-knot of vegetables.
• Bioenergy – Hydrocarbon-rich plants as a substitute for fossil fuels.

10

Biotechnology and its Applications 

Microbes as an ideal system for biotechnology;

• Microbial technology in food processing, industrial production (alcohol, acids, enzymes, antibiotics), sewage treatment, and energy generation.

Steps in recombinant DNA technology – restriction enzymes, DNA insertion by vectors and other methods, regeneration of recombinants.

Applications of R-DNA technology.

In human health –Production of Insulin, Vaccines and Growth hormones, Organ transplant, Gene therapy.

In Industry – Production of expensive enzymes, strain improvement to scale up bioprocesses.

In Agriculture – GM crops transfer genes for nitrogen fixation, herbicide resistance, and pest resistance including BT crops.

Subjects

No. of Questions

Marks

Time

Biology

40

160

3 Hours