Living systems
- living and non-living;
- cells, protoplasm and tissues.
Biology
NDA Biology Topics for GAT General Science
Study the biology-related General Science topics: cells and tissues, reproduction, the human body, epidemics, food and balanced diet.
In short
UPSC names the official section “General Science”, not Biology. This route is a student-friendly biology slice of that official scope, kept at elementary depth.
Coverage
Growth and reproduction
Elementary plant and animal growth and reproduction.
Human body
Elementary knowledge of major organs and their basic functions.
Health
Common epidemics, causes and prevention at a basic public-health level.
Nutrition
Food as an energy source, constituents of food and balanced diet.
Boundary
Not NEET Biology
NEET Biology scope is not copied here. Advanced genetics, biochemistry, detailed taxonomy, molecular biology and clinical diagnosis are excluded unless a future UPSC notification explicitly expands the scope.
Checked against official NDA & NA GAT sources
Scope authority is the official UPSC NDA notification. Section proportions, where shown, are official approximate syllabus proportions and never predicted weightage.
- NDA & NA Examination (I), 2026 notification (PDF) — Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) · official-pdf · checked 12 September 2026
- NCERT textbooks (Classes I-XII) — NCERT · textbook · checked 12 September 2026
- Last updated
- 12 September 2026