Biotechnology Principles and Processes is the emerging section of the NEET exam. Technology and Artificial Intelligence are everywhere now. The weightage of these two sections is far more from various traditional topics and hence, the candidates should allocate more time to prepare for these topics. The candidates should expect a larger number of questions in the NEET Re exam 2026.
Biotechnology Principles and Processes PYQ for NEET 2026: NTA conducted the NEET Re-Exam 2026 on June 21. The candidates should expect a higher number of questions from the Biotechnology Principles because this is an emerging concept and the National Testing Agency is asking a good number of questions from this concept.
The candidates should try to solve the previous year's questions from the Bio-Technology Principles and processes because it will give them confidence to solve such questions on the NEET exam day. The syllabus is vast and the candidates can estimate the most frequently asked topics from the previous year's question papers.
In addition, this exercise helps aspirants to get an idea how many questions are usually asked from this subject. Biotechnology principles and processes comprises study of various biological techniques to make difference in living organism. It involves gene cloning, recombinant DNA technology, genetic engineering etc. Previous year NEET questions on biotechnology principles and processes make you understand overall difficulty level, which in turn helps in planning and making strategies for NEET 2026 preparation. NTA conducted NEET 2026 exam on June 21, 2026.
- Biotechnology principles and processes NEET Syllabus
- Biotechnology principles and processes NEET Weightage
- Biotechnology principles and processes NEET PYQ
Biotechnology principles and processes NEET Syllabus
A good number of questions are asked from Biotechnology principles and processes in NEET exam. In order to answer all questions correctly, students should know what all topics comprises from Biotechnology principles. Check name of topics from which questions are asked in NEET exam :
- Principles and process of Biotechnology
- Genetic engineering (Recombinant DNA technology)
- Application of Biotechnology in Health and Agriculture
- Human insulin and vaccine production, gene therapy
- Genetically modified organisms-Bt crops; Transgenic Animals
- Biosafety issues- Biopiracy and patents
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The NEET counselling registration fee varies for different candidate categories. For the AIQ seats and Central Universities, the fee for the General category candidates is INR 1,000 and for the SC, ST, OBC and PwD category candidates, the fee is INR 500. For participating in the NEET counselling process for Deemed Universities, the registration fee for all category candidates is INR 5,000. The registration fee is non-refundable. On the other hand, candidates will have to pay the tuition fee which is refundable. The amount for the General category candidates for the AIQ seats and Central Universities is INR 10,000. For the reserved category candidates, the amount is INR 5,000. For Deemed Universities, the tuition fee to be paid by all category candidates is INR 2,00,000. Those who would not be allotted a seat after the NEET counselling process will be refunded the tuition fee after the conclusion of the counselling rounds.
The MCC conducts around 4 to 5 rounds for NEET UG Counselling process for MBBS, BDS, BHMS and other seats. The rounds of NEET counselling depends on seat matrix and number of vacant seats.
The category-wise NEET cutoff percentile is given in the table below:
Category | NEET Cut Off Percentile |
|---|---|
General Category/Unreserved (UR) Category | 50 |
OBC/SC/ST | 40 |
PwD (General/UR) | 45 |
PwD (Reserved) | 40 |
There are around four to five rounds of the Karnataka NEET Counselling for admissions to medical, dental, AYUSH and other undergraduate medical courses. The counselling rounds depend on the number of vacanct seats.
Biotechnology principles and processes NEET Weightage
Students should know weightage of each topic from which questions are asked. Once they know weightage, they will be able to prepare each topic accordingly. Around 5 to 7 questions are asked from Biotechnology principles and processes in NEET exam. Check weightage from Biotechnology principles and processes in NEET:
| Topic |
No. of questions |
Weightage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Principles of Biotechnology |
2 |
4 |
| Applications of Biotechnology in Medicine, Transgenic Animals |
2 |
4 |
| Processes of Biotechnology |
4 |
8 |
| Applications of Biotechnology in Agriculture |
1 |
2 |
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Biotechnology principles and processes NEET PYQ
Students can check Biotechnology principles and processes NEET PYQ in table given below. These questions must be practised to do status check of preparation level from this subject. Check some of the NEET PYQ given below from above mentioned topic:
A single strand of nucleic acid tagged with a radioactive molecule is called
- Plasmid
- Probe
- selectable marker
- Vector
Answer: b
Which of the following is not a component of downstream processing?
- Expression
- Preservation
- Purification
- Separation
Answer:a
A foreign DNA and plasmid cut by the same restriction endonuclease can be joined to form a recombinant plasmid using
- Taq polymerase
- Polymerase III
- Ligase
- Eco RI
Answer: c
DNA fragments separated on an agarose gel can be visualized after staining with ____
- ethidium bromide
- bromophenol blue
- acetocarmine
- aniline blue
Answer: a
Taq polymerase enzyme is obtained from
- Thermus aquaticus
- Thiobacillus ferrooxidans
- Bacillus subtilis
- Pseudomonas subtilis
Answer: a
A gene whose expression helps to identify transformed cells is known as ____
- Plasmid
- Selectable marker
- Structural gene
- vector
Answer: b
There is a restriction endonuclease called Eco RI. What does ‘co’ part in it stand for?
- Coli
- Colon
- Cofactor
- None of the above
Answer: a
Agarose extracted from sea weeds finds use in
- Spectrophotometry
- Gel electrophoresis
- PCR
- tissue culture
Answer: b
Which of the following is an endonuclease?
- DNase I
- Hind II
- Protease
- RNase restriction
Answer: b
Which of the following restriction enzymes produce blunt ends?
- Hind III
- Xho
- Eco RV
- Sal I
Answer: c
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