Online Application Starts

August 24, 2024

Closing Date (Regular Fee)

September 26, 2024

Extended Closing Date (Late Fee)

October 7, 2024

Last Date for Changes in Application

November 6, 2024

Admit Card Download Starts

January 2, 2025

Exam Dates

February 1, 2, 15, 16, 2025

Result Announcement

March 19, 2025

Scorecard Free Download Period

March 28 – May 31, 2025

Scorecard Available with a Fee (₹500 per test paper)

June 1 – December 31, 2025

General Aptitude (Compulsory)

15 Marks

Chemistry (Compulsory Section)

25 Marks

Optional Sections (Any Two Selected by the Candidate)

30Marks Each

Total

100 Marks

Q

Biochemistry

R

Botany

S

Microbiology

T

Zoology

U

Food Technology

February 1, 2025

Saturday

Forenoon

9:30 am – 12:30 pm

CS1, AG, MA

February 1, 2025

Saturday

Afternoon

2:30 pm – 5:30 pm

CS2, NM, MT, TF, IN

February 2, 2025

Sunday

Forenoon

9:30 am – 12:30 pm

ME, PE, AR

February 2, 2025

Sunday

Afternoon

2:30 pm – 5:30 pm

EE

February 15, 2025

Saturday

Forenoon

9:30 am – 12:30 pm

CY, AE, DA, ES, PI

February 15, 2025

Saturday

Afternoon

2:30 pm – 5:30 pm

EC, GE, XH, BM, EY

February 16, 2025

Sunday

Forenoon

9:30 am – 12:30 pm

CE1, GG, CH, PH, BT

February 16, 2025

Sunday

Afternoon

2:30 pm – 5:30 pm

CE2, ST, XE, XL, MN

XL-P (Chemistry)

Atomic Structure and Periodicity, Structure and Bonding, s, p, and d Block Elements, Chemical Equilibria, Electrochemistry, Reaction Kinetics, Thermodynamics, Structure-Reactivity Correlations, Chemistry of Biomolecules

XL-Q (Biochemistry)

Biomolecules, Proteins and Enzymes, Biochemical separation techniques, cell, DNA, Immune system

XL-R (Botany)

Plant Systematics, Plant Anatomy, Plant Development; Cell and Tissue Morphogenesis, Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Genetics and Genomics, Plant Breeding, Genetic Modification, Genome Editing, Economic and Applied Botany, Plant Pathology, Ecology and Environment

XL-S (Micro Biology)

Historical Perspective, Methods in Microbiology, Microbial Taxonomy and Diversity, Prokaryotic Cells: Structure and Function, Microbial Growth, metabolism & genetics, Control of Micro-organisms, Microbial Diseases and Host-Pathogen Interaction, Chemotherapy/Antibiotics

XL-T (Zoology)

Animal diversity & behavior, Evolution, Genetics, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Parasitology and Immunology, Animal Anatomy and Physiology, Development Biology

XL-U (Food Technology)

Food Chemistry and Nutrition, Food Microbiology, Food Products Technology, Food Engineering

Atomic Structure and Periodicity

Planck’s quantum theory, wave-particle duality, uncertainty principle, comparison between Bohr’s model and quantum mechanical model of hydrogen atom, electronic configuration of atoms and ions. Hund’s rule and Pauli’s exclusion principle. Periodic table and periodic properties: ionization energy, electron affinity, electronegativity and atomic size.

Structure and Bonding

Ionic and covalent bonding, MO and VB approaches for diatomic molecules, VSEPR theory and shape of molecules, hybridization, resonance, dipole moment, structure parameters such as bond length, bond angle and bond energy, hydrogen bonding and van der Waals interactions. Ionic solids, ionic radii and lattice energy (Born‐Haber cycle). HSAB principle.

s, p and d Block Elements

Oxides, halides and hydrides of alkali, alkaline earth metals, B, Al, Si, N, P, and S. General characteristics of 3d elements. Coordination complexes: valence bond and crystal field theory, colour, geometry, magnetic properties, and isomerism.

Chemical Equilibria

Osmotic pressure, elevation of boiling point and depression of freezing point, ionic equilibria in solution, solubility product, common ion effect, hydrolysis of salts, pH, buffer and their applications. Equilibrium constants (Kc, Kp, and KX) for homogeneous reactions.

Electrochemistry

Conductance, Kohlrausch law, cell potentials, EMF, Nernst equation, thermodynamic aspects and their applications.

Reaction Kinetics

Rate constant, order of reaction, molecularity, activation energy, zero, first and second-order kinetics, catalysis and elementary enzyme reactions. Reversible and irreversible inhibition of enzymes.

Thermodynamics

Qualitative treatment of state and path functions, First law, reversible and irreversible processes, internal energy, enthalpy, Kirchoff equation, heat of reaction, Hess’s law, heat of formation. Second law, entropy and free energy. Gibbs‐Helmholtz equation, free energy change and spontaneity, free energy changes from equilibrium constant.

Structure-Reactivity Correlations and Organic Reaction Mechanisms

Acids and bases, electronic and steric effects, stereochemistry, optical and geometrical isomerism, tautomerism, conformers and concept of aromaticity. Elementary treatment of SN1, SN2, E1, E2 and radical reactions, Hoffmann/Saytzeff rules, addition reactions, Markownikoff rule and Kharasch effect. Elementary hydroboration reactions. Grignard’s reagents and their uses. Aromatic electrophilic substitutions, orientation effect as exemplified by various functional groups. Identification of common functional groups by chemical tests.

Chemistry of Biomolecules

Amino acids, proteins, nucleic acids and nucleotides. Peptide sequencing by chemical and enzymatic proteolytic methods. DNA sequencing by chemical and enzymatic methods. Carbohydrates (upto hexoses only). Lipids (triglycerides only). Principles of biomolecule purification – Ion exchange and gel filtration chromatography. Identification of these biomolecules and Beier Lambert's law.

Section 1

Organization of life; Importance of water; Structure and function of biomolecules: Amino acids, Carbohydrates, Lipids, Proteins and Nucleic acids; Protein structure, folding/misfolding and function; Myoglobin, Hemoglobin, Lysozyme, Ribonuclease A, Carboxypeptidase and Chymotrypsin.

Section 2

Enzyme kinetics, regulation and inhibition; Vitamins and Coenzymes; Bioenergetics and metabolism; Generation and utilization of ATP; Metabolic pathways and their regulation: glycolysis, TCA cycle, pentose phosphate pathway, oxidative phosphorylation, gluconeogenesis, glycogen and fatty acid metabolism; Metabolism of nitrogen containing compounds: nitrogen fixation, amino acids and nucleotides. Photosynthesis, Calvin cycle.

Section 3

Biochemical separation techniques: Ion exchange, size exclusion and affinity chromatography, centrifugation; Characterization of biomolecules by electrophoresis; DNA–protein and protein–protein interactions; UV-visible and fluorescence spectroscopy; Mass spectrometry.

Section 4

Cell structure and organelles; Biological membranes; Action potential; Transport across membranes; Membrane assembly and protein targeting; Signal transduction; Receptor–ligand interaction; Hormones and neurotransmitters.

Section 5

DNA replication, transcription and translation; DNA damage and repair; Biochemical regulation of gene expression; Recombinant DNA technology and applications: PCR, site-directed mutagenesis, DNA-microarray; Next-generation sequencing; Gene silencing and editing.

Section 6

Immune System: Innate and adaptive; Cell of the immune system; Active and passive immunity; Complement system; Antibody structure, function and diversity; B cell and T cell receptors; B cell and T cell activation; Major histocompatibility complex; Immunological techniques: Immuno-diffusion, immune-electrophoresis, RIA and ELISA, flow cytometry; monoclonal antibodies and their applications.

Plant Systematics

Botanical nomenclature, history of plant taxonomy, diversity and classification of plants, APG system of plant classification; phylogenetics and cladistics, molecular taxonomy and DNA barcoding; Centers for plant taxonomy and herbaria in India.

Plant Anatomy

Anatomy of root, stem and leaves, floral organs, embryo and young seedlings, primary and secondary meristems, stellar organization, vascular system and their ontogeny, xylem and phloem structure, secondary growth in plants and wood anatomy, plant cell structure and differences from animal cells.

Plant Development; Cell and Tissue Morphogenesis

Life cycle of an angiosperm, development of male and female gametophyte; cell fate determination and tissue patterning; spacing mechanisms in trichomes and stomata. Embryogenesis, organization and function of shoot and root apical meristems. Transition to flowering: photoperiodism and vernalization, ABC model of floral organ patterning, pollen germination, double fertilization, seed development; xylem and phloem cell differentiation, photomorphogenesis; phytochrome, cryptochrome, phototropin. Role of auxin, cytokinin, gibberellins, and brassinosteroids on plant development.

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Plant water relations, mechanisms of uptake and transport of water, ions, solutes from soil to plants, apoplastic and symplastic transport mechanisms. Mechanism of stomatal movements, nitrogen metabolism, photosynthesis; C3, C4 and CAM cycles, photorespiration, respiration: glycolysis, TCA cycle and electron transport chain. Plant responses and mechanisms of abiotic stresses including drought, salinity, freezing and heat stress, metal toxicity; role of abscisic acid in abiotic stresses. Structure and function of biomolecules (proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids), enzyme kinetics. Structure and biosynthesis of major plant secondary metabolites (alkaloids, terpenes, phenylpropanoids, flavonoids). Biosynthesis, mechanism of action and physiological effects of auxin, cytokinin, gibberellic acids, brassinosteroid, ethylene, strigolactone, abscisic acid, salicylic and jasmonic acid. Senescence and programmed cell death.

Genetics and Genomics

Cell cycle and cell division. Principles of Mendelian inheritance, linkage, recombination, genetic mapping; extrachromosomal inheritance; introduction to epigenetics; gene silencing – transgene silencing, post-transcriptional gene silencing, miRNA and siRNA; evolution and organization of eukaryotic genome structure, gene expression, gene mutation and repair, chromosomal aberrations (numerical: euploidy and aneuploidy; structural: deletion, duplication, inversion, translocation), transposons. Model organisms for functional genetics and genomics; introduction to transcriptomics, proteomics and metabolomics.

Plant Breeding, Genetic Modification, Genome Editing

Principles, methods – selection, hybridization, heterosis; male sterility, genetic maps and molecular markers, embryo rescue, haploid and doubled haploids, plant tissue culture: micropropagation, embryo culture and in vitro regeneration, somatic embryogenesis, artificial seed, cryopreservation, somaclonal variation, somatic cell hybridization, marker-assisted selection, gene transfer methods (direct and vector-mediated), generation of transgenic plants; introduction to genome editing: CRISPR/Cas9, Cre-Lox system to generate chimeras; plastid transformation; chemical mutagenesis.

Economic and Applied Botany

A general account of economically and medicinally important plants – cereals, pulses, plants yielding fibers, timber, sugar, beverages, oils, rubber, pigments, dyes, gums, drugs and narcotics. Economic importance of algae, fungi, lichen and bacteria. Major Indian cash crops. Effect of industrialization on agricultural botany such as plastic on fiber economy. Genetically modified crops and their regulation, e.g. Bt cotton, Bt brinjal, golden rice etc.

Plant Pathology

Nature and classification of plant diseases, diseases of important crops caused by fungi, bacteria, nematodes and viruses, and their control measures (chemical and biological); mechanism(s) of pathogenesis; resistance: basal, systemic, induced systemic resistance, gene for gene concept; molecular detection of pathogens; plant–microbe interactions: symbionts and mycorrhiza, pathogens and pests; signaling pathways in plant defence response; role of salicylic acid (SA) and jasmonic acid (JA) in plant–pathogen and plant–herbivore interactions, necrosis; host–parasitic plant interaction (such as Cuscuta).

Ecology and Environment

Ecosystems – types, dynamics, degradation, biogeochemical cycles, ecological succession; food webs and energy flow through ecosystems; vegetation types of the world, Indian vegetation types and biogeographical zones, climate and flora endemism; pollution and global climate change; speciation and extinction; biodiversity and conservation strategies; ecological hotspots; afforestation, habitat restoration; plant interactions with other organisms; epiphytes, parasites and endophytes.

Historical Perspective

Discovery of the microbial world; landmark discoveries relevant to the field of microbiology; controversy over spontaneous generation; role of microorganisms in the transformation of organic matter and in the causation of diseases.

Methods in Microbiology

Pure culture techniques; principles of microbial nutrition; enrichment culture techniques for isolation of microorganisms; antigen and antibody detection methods for microbial diagnosis; light, phase contrast, fluorescence, and electron microscopy; PCR, real-time PCR for quantitation of microbes; next-generation sequencing technologies in microbiology.

Microbial Taxonomy and Diversity

Bacteria, Archaea and their broad classification; eukaryotic microbes: yeasts, molds and protozoa; viruses and their classification; molecular approaches to microbial taxonomy and phylogeny.

Prokaryotic Cells: Structure and Function

Cell walls, cell membranes and their biosynthesis; mechanisms of solute transport across membranes; flagella and pili; capsules; cell inclusions such as endospores and gas vesicles; bacterial locomotion, including positive and negative chemotaxis.

Microbial Growth

Definition of growth; growth curve; mathematical expression of the exponential growth phase; measurement of growth and growth yields; synchronous growth; continuous culture; effect of environmental factors on growth; bacterial biofilm and biofouling.

Control of Micro-organisms

Disinfection and sterilization – principles, methods and assessment of efficacy.

Microbial Metabolism

Energetics: redox reactions and electron carriers; electron transport and oxidative phosphorylation; an overview of metabolism; glycolysis; pentose-phosphate pathway; Entner-Doudoroff pathway; glyoxylate pathway; the citric acid cycle; fermentation; aerobic and anaerobic respiration; chemolithotrophy; photosynthesis; Calvin cycle; biosynthetic pathway for fatty acids synthesis; common regulatory mechanisms in the synthesis of amino acids; regulation of major metabolic pathways.

Microbial Diseases and Host-Pathogen Interaction

Normal microbiota; classification of infectious diseases; reservoirs of infection; nosocomial infection; opportunistic infections; emerging infectious diseases; mechanisms of microbial pathogenicity; nonspecific host defense; antigens and antibodies; humoral and cell-mediated immunity; vaccines; passive immunization; immune deficiency; human diseases caused by viruses, bacteria, and pathogenic fungi.

Chemotherapy/Antibiotics

General characteristics of antimicrobial drugs; antibiotics – classification, molecular mechanism of action and resistance; antifungal and antiviral drugs.

Microbial Genetics

Types of mutation; UV and chemical mutagens; selection of mutants; Ames test for mutagenesis; bacterial genetic system: transformation, conjugation, transduction, recombination, plasmids, transposons; DNA repair; regulation of gene expression: repression and induction; operon model; bacterial genome with special reference to E. coli; phage λ and its life cycle; RNA; mutations in virus genomes, virus recombination and reassortment; basic concepts of microbial genomics.

Microbial Ecology

Microbial interactions; carbon, sulphur and nitrogen cycles; soil microorganisms associated with vascular plants; bioremediation; uncultivable microorganisms; basic concepts of metagenomics and metatranscriptomics.

Animal Diversity

Distribution, systematics and classification of animals; phylogenetic relationships (based on classical and molecular phylogenetic tools).

Evolution

Origin and history of life on earth; theories of evolution; natural selection; adaptation; speciation.

Genetics

Basic principles of inheritance; molecular basis of heredity; sex determination and sex-linked characteristics; cytoplasmic inheritance; linkage, recombination and gene mapping in eukaryotes; population genetics; genetic disorders; roles of model organisms in understanding genetic principles.

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Nucleic acids, proteins, lipids and carbohydrates; replication, transcription and translation; Krebs cycle; glycolysis; enzyme catalysis; hormones and their actions; roles of vitamins and minerals.

Cell Biology

Basic principles of cellular microscopy; structure of the cell; cytoskeletal organization; cellular organelles and their structure and function; cell cycle; cell division; chromosomes and chromatin structure.

Gene Expression in Eukaryotes

Eukaryotic genome organization and regulation of gene expression; transposable elements.

Animal Anatomy and Physiology

Comparative physiology; respiratory system; muscular system; circulatory system; digestive system; nervous system; excretory system; endocrine system; reproductive system; skeletal system.

Parasitology and Immunology

Nature of parasites; host–parasite relationships; protozoan and helminthic parasites; the immune response; cellular and humoral immunity.

Development Biology

Gametogenesis; embryonic development; cellular differentiation; organogenesis; metamorphosis; model organisms used in developmental biology; genetic and molecular basis of development; stem cells.

Ecology

The ecosystem; animal distribution; ecological niche and its contribution to ecological diversity; the food chain; population dynamics; species diversity; zoogeography; biogeochemical cycles; conservation biology; ecotoxicology.

Animal Behaviour

Types of behaviours; courtship, mating and territoriality; instinct; learning and memory; social behaviour across animal taxa; communication; pheromones; evolution of behaviour in animals.

Food Chemistry and Nutrition

Carbohydrates: structure and functional properties of mono-, oligo-, & poly-saccharides including starch, cellulose, pectic substances and dietary fibre; gelatinization and retrogradation of starch. Proteins: classification and structure of proteins in food, biochemical changes in post-mortem muscle tenderization. Lipids: classification and structure of lipids, rancidity, polymerization and polymorphism. Pigments: carotenoids, chlorophylls, anthocyanins, tannins and myoglobin. Food flavours: terpenes, esters, aldehydes, ketones and quinines. Enzymes: specificity, simple and inhibition kinetics, coenzymes, enzymatic and non-enzymatic browning. Nutrition: balanced diet, essential amino acids and fatty acids, protein efficiency ratio, water-soluble and fat-soluble vitamins, role of minerals, cofactors, anti-nutrients, nutraceuticals, nutrient deficiency diseases. Chemical and biochemical changes: changes occurring in foods during different processing methods.

Food Microbiology

Characteristics of microorganisms: morphology of bacteria, yeast, mold and actinomycetes, spores and vegetative cells; gram staining. Microbial growth: growth and death kinetics, serial dilution technique. Food spoilage: spoilage microorganisms in food products such as milk, fish, meat, egg, cereals, etc. Toxins from microbes: pathogens and non-pathogens (e.g., Staphylococcus, Salmonella, Shebelle, Escherichia, Bacillus, Clostridium, Aspergillus genera). Fermented foods and beverages: curd, yoghurt, cheese, pickles, soya-sauce, sauerkraut, idly, dose, vinegar, alcoholic beverages, sausage.

Food Products Technology

Processing principles: thermal processing, chilling, freezing, dehydration, addition of preservatives and food additives, irradiation, fermentation, hurdle technology, intermediate moisture foods. Food packaging and storage: packaging materials, aseptic packaging, controlled and modified atmosphere storage. Cereal processing and products: milling of rice, wheat, and maize; parboiling of paddy; production of bread, biscuits, extruded products, ready-to-eat breakfast cereals. Oil processing: expelling, solvent extraction, refining and hydrogenation. Fruits and vegetables processing: extraction, clarification, concentration and packaging of fruit juice, jam, jelly, marmalade, squash, candies, tomato sauce, ketchup, puree, potato chips, pickles. Plantation crops processing and products: tea, coffee, cocoa, spices; extraction of essential oils and oleoresins. Milk and milk products processing: pasteurization, sterilization, production of cream, butter, ghee, ice-cream, cheese, milk powder. Processing of animal products: drying, canning, freezing of fish and meat; production of egg powder. Waste utilization: extraction of pectin from fruit wastes, use of by-products from rice milling. Food standards and quality maintenance: FPO, PFA, A-Mark, ISI, HACCP, food plant sanitation and cleaning in place (CIP).

Food Engineering

Mass and energy balance; momentum transfer: flow rate and pressure drop relationships for Newtonian fluids in pipes, Reynolds number. Heat transfer: conduction, convection, radiation, heat exchangers. Mass transfer: molecular diffusion, Flick’s law, conduction and convective mass transfer, permeability through single and multilayer films. Mechanical operations: size reduction of solids, high-pressure homogenization, filtration, centrifugation, settling, sieving, mixing & agitation of liquids. Thermal operations: thermal sterilization, evaporation of liquid foods, hot air drying of solids, spray and freeze-drying, freezing and crystallization. Mass transfer operations: psychrometric processes, humidification and dehumidification operations.

Zone-1

IISc Bangalore

Andhra Pradesh: Ananthapuramu, Kurnool Karnataka: Bagalkot, Ballari, Belagavi, Bengaluru North, Bengaluru South, Bidar, Chikkamagaluru, Chikkballapur, Davanagere, Hassan, Hubballi/Dharwad, Kalaburagi, Kolar, Mandya, Mangaluru, Manipal-Udupi, Mysuru, Puttur, Shivamogga, Tumakuru Kerala: Angamaly, Kannur, Kasaragod, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Pathanamthitta, Payyanur, Thrissur, Vatakara, Wayanad Telangana: Hyderabad, Medak, Nalgonda Andaman and Nicobar: Port Blair

Zone-2

IIT Bombay

Goa: Goa Gujarat: Ahmedabad, Anand, Bhavnagar, Bhuj, Gandhinagar, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara, Vapi Maharashtra: Ahmednagar, Akola, Amravati, Aurangabad, Baramati, Chandrapur, Dhule, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Navi Mumbai-Thane, Panvel-Raigad, Pune, Ratnagiri, Sangamner-Loni-Shirdi, Sangli, Satara, Solapur, Vasai-Palghar, Wardha, Yavatmal

Zone-3

IIT Delhi

Haryana: Faridabad, Gurugram, Hisar Jammu and Kashmir: Jammu-Samba, Srinagar Ladakh: Leh Madhya Pradesh: Indore, Ujjain New Delhi: New Delhi Rajasthan: Ajmer, Alwar, Bhilwara, Bikaner, Dausa, Hanumangarh, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur Uttar Pradesh: Greater NOIDA, Mathura

Zone-4

IIT Guwahati

Arunachal Pradesh: Itanagar Assam: Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur Bihar: Bhagalpur, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea Jharkhand: Bokaro Steel City, Dhanbad Manipur: Imphal Meghalaya: Shillong Mizoram: Aizawl Nagaland: Dimapur-Kohima Sikkim: Gangtok Tripura: Agartala West Bengal: Asansol-Durgapur, Burdwan, Kalyani, Siliguri

Zone-5

IIT Kanpur

Madhya Pradesh: Bhopal, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Sagar, Satna Uttar Pradesh: Agra, Aligarh, Bareilly, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Prayagraj, Varanasi

Zone-6

IIT Kharagpur

Andhra Pradesh: Eluru, Kakinada-Surampalem, Rajamahendravaram (Rajahmundry), Srikakulam, Tadepalligudem, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram Chhattisgarh: Bhilai, Bilaspur, Raipur Jharkhand: Hazaribag, Jamshedpur, Ranchi Odisha: Balasore, Bhubaneswar, Brahmapur, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Kakatpur (Puri), Rourkela, Sambalpur West Bengal: Bankura, Berhampur-Murshidabad, Hooghly, Howrah, Kharagpur-Midnapur, Kolaghat, Kolkata, Suri (Birbhum)

Zone-7

IIT Madras

Andhra Pradesh: Chirala, Chittoor, Guntur, Kadapa, Nandyala, Nellore, Ongole, Tirupati Kerala: Alappuzha, Aluva-Ernakulam, Attingal, Chengannur, Kanjirapally, Kollam, Kothamangalam, Kottayam, Muvattupuzha, Thiruvananthapuram Pondicherry: Puducherry Tamilnadu: Chennai South, Chennai West, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Dindigul, Erode, Kanyakumari-Nagercoil, Krishnagiri, Madurai, Namakkal, Pollachi, Ramanathapuram, Salem, Thanjavur, Theni, Thoothukudi, Tiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli, Vellore, Virudhunagar Telangana: Adilabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Kodad, Kothagudem, Nizamabad, Suryapet, Warangal

Zone-8

IIT Roorkee

Haryana: Ambala, Kurukshetra Himachal Pradesh: Baddi, Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kangra, Mandi, Palampur, Shimla-Solan, Una Punjab: Amritsar, Bathinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali-Chandigarh, Patiala, Pathankot Uttarakhand: Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee Uttar Pradesh: Ghaziabad, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, NOIDA, Saharanpur

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