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ALL INDIA
INDIA ENTRANCE
ENTRANCE EXAMINATION
EXAMINATION FOR
FOR ADMISSION TO MASTER
ADMISSION TO MASTER
DEGREE PROGRAMMES
DEGREE PROGRAMMES AND ICAR-PG SCHOLARSHIP/NTS
AND ICAR-PG SCHOLARSHIPI/NTS (PGS)
(PGS)
Code 01:
Code 01: MAJOR
MAJOR SUBJECT
SUBJECT GROUP
GROUP -- PLANT
PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY
BIOTECHNOLOGY
(Sub-Subjects: 1.1:
(Sub-Subjects: 1.1: Plant
Plant Biochemistry/
Biochemistry/ Bio.Bio. Chem.
Chem. 1.2:1.2: Plant
Plant Biotechnology
Biotechnology & & Molecular
Molecular Biology/Biotechnology,
Biology/Biotechnology,
1.3: Plant
1.3: Plant /Crop
/Crop Physiology)
Physiology)
UNIT-I: Importance
UNIT-I: Importance of of agriculture
agriculture inin national
national economy;
economy; basic basic principles
principles of of crop
crop production;
production; cultivation
cultivation of
of rice,
rice, wheat,
wheat,
chickpea, pigeon-pea,
chickpea, pigeon-pea, sugarcane,
Sugarcane, groundnut,
groundnut, tomato,
tomato, andand mango.
mango. MajorMajor soils
soils of
of India;
India; role
role of
of NPK
NPK and and their
their
deficiency symptoms.
deficiency symptoms. General
General structure
structure and and function
function of of cell
cell organelles;
organelles; mitosis
mitosis andand meiosis;
meiosis; Mendelian
Mendelian
genetics. Elementary
genetics. Elementary knowledge
knowledge of of growth,
growth, development,
development, photosynthesis,
photosynthesis, respiration
respiration andand transpiration;
transpiration;
Elements of
Elements of economic
economic botany.
botany. General
General structure
structure and and function
function of of carbohydrates,
carbohydrates, proteins,
proteins, nucleic
nucleic acids,
acids,
enzymes and
enzymes and vitamins.
vitamins. Major
Major pests
pests andand diseases
diseases of of rice,
rice, wheat,
wheat, cotton,
cotton, chickpea,
chickpea, sugarcane
sugarcane and and their
their
management. Organic
management. Organic farming;
farming; bio-fertilizers;
bio-fertilizers; bio-pesticides.
bio-pesticides. Recombinant
Recombinant DNA DNA technology;
technology; transgenic
transgenic crops.
crops.
Important rural
Important rural development
development programmes
programmes in in India;
India; organizational
organizational set set up
up of
of agricultural
agricultural research,
research, education
education and and
extension in
extension in India.
India. Elements
Elements of of statistics.
statistics.

UNIT-II: Importance
UNIT-II: Importance of of biochemistry
biochemistry in in agriculture.
agriculture. Acid-base
Acid-base concept
concept and
and buffers;
buffers; pH.
pH.
Classification, structure
Classification, structure and
and metabolic
metabolic functions
functions of
of carbohydrates,
carbohydrates, lipids
lipids and
and proteins.
proteins. Structure
Structure and
and function
function of
of
nucleic acids.
nucleic acids. Enzymes:
Enzymes: structure,
structure, nomenclature,
nomenclature, mechanism
mechanism of of action;
action; vitamins
vitamins andand minerals
minerals as as coenzymes
coenzymes
and cofactors.
and cofactors. Metabolic
Metabolic pathways:
pathways: glycolysis,
glycolysis, TCA
TCA cycle,
cycle, fatty
fatty acid
acid oxidation,
oxidation, triglyceride
triglyceride biosynthesis.
biosynthesis.
Electron transport
Electron transport chain;
chain; ATP
ATP formation.
formation. Photosynthesis:
Photosynthesis: C-3,
C-3, C-4C-4 and
and CAM
CAM pathways.
pathways. Nitrate
Nitrate assimilation;
assimilation;
biological nitrogen
biological nitrogen fixation. Colorimetric and
fixation. Colorimetric and chromatographic
chromatographic techniques
techniques

UNIT-III: Characteristics
UNIT-III: Characteristics ofof prokaryotic
prokaryotic andand eukaryotic
eukaryotic organisms;
organisms; differences
differences between
between fungi,
fungi, bacteria,
bacteria, mycoplasms
mycoplasms and and
viruses. Physical
viruses. Physical andand chemical
chemical basis
basis ofof heredity;
heredity; chromosome
chromosome structure.
structure. DNA
DNA replication,
replication, transcription
transcription and
and
translation; genetic
translation; genetic code;
code; operon
operon concept.
concept. Genetic
Genetic engineering;
engineering; restriction
restriction enzymes;
enzymes; vectors;
vectors; gene
gene cloning;
cloning;
gene transfer.
gene transfer. Plant
Plant cell
cell and
and tissue
tissue culture;
culture; micro-propagation;
micro-propagation; somaclonal
somaclonal variation.
variation. Transformation;
Transformation;
recombination; Heterosis.
recombination; Heterosis. General
General application
application of of biotechnology.
biotechnology. Molecular
Molecular and
and immunological
immunological techniques.
techniques.
Concept of
Concept of bioinformatics,
bioinformatics, genomics
genomics andand proteomics.
proteomics.

UNIT-IV: Plant
UNIT-IV: Plant Physiology/
Physiology/ Crop
Crop Physiology:
Physiology: Plant
Plant physiology–
physiology— importance
importance in in agriculture.
agriculture. Seed
Seed germination,
germination, viability
viability
and vigour.
and vigour. Photosynthesis-
Photosynthesis- significance
significance of of C-3,
C-3, C-4
C-4 and
and CAMCAM pathway;
pathway; photorespiration
photorespiration and
and its
its implications.
implications.
Translocation of
Translocation of assimilates;
assimilates; dry
dry matter
matter partitioning;
partitioning; Harvest
Harvest index
index of
of crops.
crops. Growth
Growth and
and development;
development; growth growth
analysis; crop-water
analysis; crop-water relationship.
relationship. Plant
Plant nutrients
nutrients and
and their
their functions.
functions. Phytohormones
Phytohormones and and their
their physiological
physiological
role. Photo-periodism,
role. Photo-periodism, vernalisation;
vernalisation; pollination/
pollination/ fertilization
fertilization in
in flowering
flowering plants.
plants. Post-harvest
Post-harvest physiology
physiology and and its
its
significance.
significance.

Code 02:
Code 02: MAJOR
MAJOR SUBJECT
SUBJECT GROUP
GROUP -- PLANT
PLANT SCIENCES
SCIENCES
(Sub-Subjects: 2.1:
(Sub-Subjects: 2.1: Plant
Plant Breeding
Breeding &
& Genetics,
Genetics, 2.2:
2.2: Plant
Plant Pathology,
Pathology, 2.3:
2.3: Agricultural
Agricultural Microbiology/Microbiology,
Microbiology/Microbiology,
2.4: Seed Science & Technology, 2.5: Plant Genetic Resources)
2.4: Seed Science & Technology, 2.5: Plant Genetic Resources)

UNIT-I: Importance
UNIT-I: Importance of of Agriculture in national
Agriculture in national economy;
economy; basic
basic principles
principles of
of crop
crop production;
production; cultivation
cultivation of
of rice,
rice, wheat,
wheat,
chickpea, pigeon-pea, sugarcane, groundnut, tomato, potato and mango. Major soils of India, role of NPK
chickpea, pigeon-pea, sugarcane, groundnut, tomato, potato and mango. Major soils of India, role of NPK and
and
their deficiency
their deficiency symptoms.
symptoms.

UNIT-II: Structure
UNIT-II: Structure and
and function of cell
function of cell organelles;
organelles; mitosis
mitosis and
and meiosis;
meiosis; Mendelian
Mendelian genetics;
genetics; elementary
elementary knowledge
knowledge of of
photosynthesis; respiration,
photosynthesis; respiration, and
and transpiration;
transpiration; structure
structure and
and functions
functions of
of carbohydrates,
carbohydrates, proteins,
proteins, nucleic
nucleic acids,
acids,
enzymes and
enzymes and vitamins.
vitamins. Major
Major pests
pests and
and diseases
diseases of of rice,
rice, wheat,
wheat, cotton,
cotton, chickpea,
chickpea, sugarcane
sugarcane andand their
their
management.
management.

UNIT-III: Characteristics
UNIT-III: Characteristics ofof prokaryotic
prokaryotic and
and eukaryotic
eukaryotic organisms,
organisms, differences
differences between
between fungi,
fungi, bacteria,
bacteria, mycoplasmas
mycoplasmas
and viruses;
and viruses; physical
physical and
and chemical
chemical basis
basis of
of heredity;
heredity; chromosome
chromosome structure;
structure; genes/operon
genes/operon concept;
concept; protein
protein
biosynthesis; transformation,
biosynthesis; transformation, recombination,
recombination, Heterosis;
Heterosis; Elements
Elements of of economic
economic botany;
botany; integrated
integrated diseases
diseases
management;
management; sterilisation,
sterilisation, disinfection
disinfection and
and pasteurization;
pasteurization; Koch’s
Koch’s postulates;
postulates; etiological
etiological agents
agents of
of rusts,

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smuts, powdery/downy mildews,mildews, wilts,
wilts, yellows,
yellows, mosaic,
mosaic, necrosis,
necrosis, enations,
enations, blights
blights and
and witches- broom; pH,
witches- broom; pH, buffer,
buffer,
vitamins, role
vitamins, role of
of plant
plant hormones
hormones in in seed
seed germination
germination andand dormancy;
dormancy; pollination/
pollination/ fertilization
fertilization inin flowering
flowering plants;
plants;
methods of
methods of seed
seed testing;
testing; breeders,
breeders, foundation
foundation andand certified
certified seeds;
seeds; seed
seed production
production in in self
self and
and cross
cross pollinated
pollinated
crops, nitrate
crops, nitrate assimilation;
assimilation; biological
biological nitrogen
nitrogen fixation
fixation and
and other
other uses
uses of
of microorganisms
microorganisms in in agriculture.
agriculture.

UNIT-IV: Food
UNIT-IV: Food and
and industry;
industry; composting
composting and
and biogas
biogas production.
production. Important
Important rural
rural development
development programmes
programmes in
in
India; organizational set up of agricultural research, education and extension in India.
India; organizational set up of agricultural research, education and extension in India.

Code 03:
Code 03: MAJOR
MAJOR SUBJECT
SUBJECT GROUP GROUP -- PHYSICAL
PHYSICAL SCIENCE
SCIENCE
(Sub-Subjects: 3.1:
(Sub-Subjects: 3.1: Agricultural
Agricultural // Agro. Meteorology, 3.2
Agro. Meteorology, 3.2 :: Soil
Soil Science
Science &
& Agricultural
Agricultural Chemistry/
Chemistry/ Soil
Soil
Conservation and
Conservation and Water
Water Management/
Management/ SWC/ SWC? Irrigation
Irrigation and
and Water
Water Management,
Management, 3.3:
3.3: Agricultural
Agricultural Physics,
Physics,
3.4: Agricultural
3.4: Chemicals, 3.5
Agricultural Chemicals, 3.5: : Organic
Organic Farming,
Farming, 3.6:
3.6: Environmental
Environmental Science.)
Science.)

UNIT-I: Importance
UNIT-I: Importance of of Agriculture
Agriculture in in national
national perspective;
perspective; basic
basic principles
principles of of crop
crop production,
production, diversification,
diversification,
diversification of
diversification of Agriculture,
Agriculture, principle
principle of of nutrient
nutrient and
and water
water management,
management, packagepackage of of practices
practices for
for rice,
rice, wheat
wheat
sorghum, maize,
sorghum, maize, chickpea,
chickpea, pigeon
pigeon pea,
pea, potato,
potato, sugarcane,
sugarcane, groundnut,
groundnut, major
major vegetable
vegetable crops.
crops. Role
Role ofof essential
essential
plant nutrients,
plant nutrients, their
their deficiency
deficiency symptoms
symptoms and and management
management options.
options. Structure
Structure and
and function
function of
of plant
plant cells,
cells, cell
cell
division, Basic
division, Basic concept
concept of of plant
plant physiology
physiology relating
relating toto crop
crop production-
production- Biochemical
Biochemical compounds
compounds viz, viz,
carbohydrates, proteins,
carbohydrates, proteins, enzymes,
enzymes, fats, fats, liquid
liquid vitamins
vitamins and
and their
their function,
function, developmental
developmental programmes
programmes relatingrelating
to rural
to rural upliftment
upliftment and and livelihood
livelihood security;
security; organisational
organisational set set upup ofof agricultural
agricultural education
education research
research and and
extension and
extension and future strategies for
future strategies for up
up gradation.
gradation.

UNIT-II: Volumetric
UNIT-II: Volumetric and
and gravimetric
gravimetric analysis
analysis including
including complexmetric
complexmetric methods,
methods, periodic
periodic classification
classification ofof element,
element, Basic
Basic
principle of
principle of instrumental
instrumental analysis
analysis including
including spectro-photometry
spectro-photometry (Absorption
(Absorption and
and emission
emission spectrography),
spectrography),
Atomic
Atomic structure –elementary concept
structure —elementary concept ofof radioactivity,
radioactivity, element
element and
and compound
compound common
common ion ion effect,
effect, solubility
solubility
product— hydrolysis
product— hydrolysis of
of salts,
salts, buffer
buffer solution
solution indicates
indicates equivalent
equivalent weights
weights and
and standard
standard solution.
solution.

Elementary concepts
Elementary concepts ofof organic
organic compounds-
compounds- nomenclature
nomenclature and and classifications
classifications including
including hydrocarbons,
hydrocarbons, alcohol,
alcohol,
aldehydes, acids
aldehydes, acids and
and esters,
esters, carbohydrates,
carbohydrates, fats
fats and
and liquids,
liquids, amino
amino acids,
acids, nucleic
nucleic acids.
acids. Pesticides,
Pesticides, their
their
classification and
classification and uses;
uses; biopesticides
biopesticides and
and botanical
botanical pesticides.
pesticides.

UNIT-II: Soil
UNIT-III: Soil as
as aa medium
medium for for plant
plant growth,
growth, composition
composition of of earth’s
earth’s crust,
crust, weathering
weathering of of rocks
rocks and
and minerals,
minerals, components
components
of soil-
of soil- their
their importance,
importance, soil soil profile,
profile, soil
soil partials-
partials- physical
physical mineralogical
mineralogical and and chemical
chemical nature.
nature. Mechanical
Mechanical
analysis, Stokes
analysis, Stokes law, law, assumptions,
assumptions, limitations
limitations and and applications.
applications. Soil,Soil, physical
physical properties-
properties- density,
density, porosity,
porosity,
texture, soil
texture, soil structure
structure and and their
their brief
brief descriptions.
descriptions. Rheological
Rheological properties
properties in in soils,
soils, calculations
calculations of of porosity
porosity and
and
bulk density.
bulk density. Soil
Soil air-Aeration,
air-Aeration, causes
causes of of poor
poor aeration,
aeration, factors affecting aeration,
factors affecting aeration, importance
importance for for plant
plant growth.
growth.
Soil temperature
Soil temperature -- sources sources and and losses
losses of of soil
soil heat.
heat. Factors
Factors affecting
affecting soilsoil temperature,
temperature, its its importance
importance in in plant
plant
growth. Soil
growth. Soil water-
water- structure
structure of of water, soil-water-energy relationship,
water, soil-water-energy relationship, classifications,
classifications, surface
surface tension
tension andand
movement in
movement in soil.
soil. Soil
Soil colloids-
colloids- properties,
properties, structure
structure ofof silicate
silicate clay
clay minerals,
minerals, sources
sources of of negative
negative charges,
charges,
properties, kaolinite,
properties, kaolinite, illite,
illite, montmorillonite
montmorillonite and and vermiculite
vermiculite clay
clay minerals,
minerals, milli-equivalent
milli-equivalent concept
concept ,, cation
cation
exchange capacity, anion exchange capacity, buffering of soils. Problem soils- acid, saline, sodic
exchange capacity, anion exchange capacity, buffering of soils. Problem soils- acid, saline, sodic and
and acid
acid
sulphate soils
sulphate soils —– their
their characteristics,
characteristics, formation, problems and
formation, problems and management.
management. Irrigation,Irrigation, water
water quality
quality and
and its
its
evaluation. Waterlogged
evaluation. Waterlogged soils- soils- basic
basic features,
features, distinction
distinction with upland soils.
with upland soils.

UNIT-IV: Essential
UNIT-IV: Essential plant
plant nutrients-
nutrients- criteria
criteria ofof essentiality,
essentiality, functions
functions for
for plant
plant growth,
growth, mechanisms
mechanisms for for movement
movement and and
uptake of
uptake of ions
ions in in soils
soils andand plants,
plants, FormsForms of of nutrients
nutrients inin soils,
soils, deficiency
deficiency symptoms
symptoms on on plants,
plants, luxury
luxury
consumption, nutrient
consumption, nutrient interactions
interactions and and chelated
chelated micronutrients.
micronutrients. Soil Soil fertility,
fertility, evaluation
evaluation andand management
management for for
plant growth,
plant growth, soil soil testing
testing and and fertilizer
fertilizer recommendations.
recommendations. Soil Soil classifications-
classifications- diagnostic
diagnostic surface
surface and and sub-
sub-
surface horizons,
surface horizons, soil soil survey-
survey- types,
types, objectives,
objectives, uses,
uses, land
land capability
capability classifications.
classifications. Remote
Remote sensing
sensing and and its
its
application in
application in agriculture,
agriculture, SIS, SIS, GIS
GIS and and GPS-
GPS- basic
basic features
features andand uses
uses in in agriculture,
agriculture, Elementary
Elementary concepts
concepts of of
radio isotopes
radio isotopes and and usesuses in in agriculture.
agriculture. Soil Soil micro-organisms,
micro-organisms, Classifications
Classifications and and their
their roles.
roles. Organic
Organic matter-
matter-
decomposition, C:N
decomposition, C:N ratios,
ratios, mineralization
mineralization and and immobilization
immobilization processes,
processes, humus,humus, rolerole of
of organic
organic matter
matter in in soil
soil
quality. Soil erosion, types and control measures. Fertilizers and manures- classifications, NPK fertilizers, their
quality. Soil erosion, types and control measures. Fertilizers and manures- classifications, NPK fertilizers, their
reactions in
reactions in soils,
soils, green
green manuring,
manuring, recycling
recycling ofof organic
organic wastes,
wastes, composting.
composting. Soil Soil and
and water pollution- sources,
water pollution- sources,
brief idea about different pollutants in soils and their
brief idea about different pollutants in soils and their managements.

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Code 04: MAJOR
MAJOR SUBJECT
SUBJECT GROUP
GROUP -- ENTOMOLOGY
ENTOMOLOGY AND
AND NEMATOLOGY
NEMATOLOGY

(Sub-Subjects: 4.1
(Sub-Subjects: 4.1: : Entomology,
Entomology, 4.2
4.2 :: Nematology,
Nematology, 4.3:
4.3: Sericulture)
Sericulture)

UNIT-I: Importance
UNIT-I: Importance of of Agriculture
Agriculture in in national
national economy;
economy; basic basic principles
principles of of crop
crop production;
production; cultivation
cultivation of of rice,
rice, wheat,
wheat,
chickpea, pigeon-pea,
chickpea, pigeon-pea, sugarcane,
sugarcane, groundnut,
groundnut, tomato,
tomato, cole
cole crops,
crops, mango,
mango, grapes,
grapes, banana,
banana, oilseeds
oilseeds other
other than
than
groundnut, soybean
groundnut, soybean and and mustard.
mustard. MajorMajor soils
soils of
of India,
India, role
role ofof NPK
NPK and
and their
their deficiency
deficiency symptoms.
symptoms. Mendelian
Mendelian
genetics; elementary
genetics; elementary knowledge
knowledge of of photosynthesis;
photosynthesis; respiration,
respiration, and and transpiration;
transpiration; Major
Major cropping
cropping systems
systems
(rice-wheat cropping,
(rice-wheat cropping, crop rotations, mixed
crop rotations, mixed cropping);
cropping); soil degradation-soil
soil degradation-soil salinity and acidity and
salinity and acidity and
management; some aspects of post-harvest technology; varietal improvement; importance of
management; some aspects of post-harvest technology; varietal improvement; importance of Heterosis
Heterosis in in crop
crop
production; crop
production; crop protection
protection principles
principles in in field
field and
and storage.
storage. Major
Major insect
insect pests
pests and
and diseases
diseases of of agricultural
agricultural cropscrops
like rice,
like rice, cotton,
cotton, pulses,
pulses, oilseed
oilseed crops
crops likelike groundnut,
groundnut, soybean
soybean and and mustard,
mustard, vegetables
vegetables like
like tomato,
tomato, colecole crops;
crops;
fruit crops like
fruit crops like mango
mango and and banana
banana and and their
their management
management principles.principles. Transgenic
Transgenic crops.
crops. Important
Important rural rural
development programmes
development programmes in in India;
India; organizational
organizational set set upup ofof agricultural
agricultural research,
research, education
education and and extension
extension in in
India; Elements
India; Elements of of statistics.
statistics.

UNIT-II: Classification
UNIT-II: Classification ofof animal
animal kingdom
kingdom up up toto class;
class; distinguishing
distinguishing characters
characters up up to
to orders
orders in in class
class Insecta;
Insecta; general
general
organization of an insect external morphology with special reference to lepidopteran larvae, coleopteran adults;
organization of an insect external morphology with special reference to lepidopteran larvae, coleopteran adults;
and honeybee;
and honeybee; metamorphosis
metamorphosis and and moulting;
moulting; different
different physiological
physiological systems;
systems; insect-
insect- plant
plant relationship;
relationship; insect
insect
pests of
pests of agricultural
agricultural andand horticultural
horticultural crops,
crops, andand their
their stored/processed
stored/processed products,
products, insectinsect vectors
vectors of of plant
plant
diseases-identification, biology,
diseases-identification, biology, nature
nature of of damage,
damage, and and their
their management
management tactics;
tactics; and
and pests
pests ofof household,
household,
medical and
medical and veterinary
veterinary importance
importance and and their
their control;
control; useful
useful and
and beneficial
beneficial insects
insects like
like honeybee,
honeybee, lac lac insect,
insect,
silkworm and pollinators; Nematode taxonomy, biology of important plant parasitic nematodes and their control;
silkworm and pollinators; Nematode taxonomy, biology of important plant parasitic nematodes and their control;
entomopathogenic nematodes,
entomopathogenic nematodes, basic
basic principles
principles ofof insect
insect and
and nematode
nematode pestpest management-cultural,
management-cultural, biological,
biological,
insecticidal,
insecticidal, quarantine,
quarantine, and
and regulatory aspects;
regulatory aspects; insecticide classification and
insecticide classification and insecticide
insecticide resistance
resistance
management; and
management; and insect
insect protective
protective transgenic
transgenic crops.
crops.

Code 05:
Code 05: MAJOR
MAJOR SUBJECT
SUBJECT GROUP
GROUP -- AGRONOMY
AGRONOMY
(Sub-Subjects: 5.1:
(Sub-Subjects: 5.1: Agronomy)
Agronomy)

UNIT-I: General:
UNIT-I: General: Importance
Importance of of Agriculture
Agriculture in in national
national economy;
economy; basic
basic principles
principles ofof crop
crop production;
production; cultivation
cultivation of of rice,
rice,
wheat, chickpea, pigeon-pea, sugarcane, groundnut, rapeseed and mustard, potato. Major soils of India, role
wheat, chickpea, pigeon-pea, sugarcane, groundnut, rapeseed and mustard, potato. Major soils of India, role ofof
NPK and
NPK and their
their deficiency
deficiency symptoms.
symptoms. Structure
Structure and
and function
function of
of cell
cell organelles;
organelles; mitosis
mitosis and
and meiosis;
meiosis; Mendelian
Mendelian
genetics: elementary
genetics: elementary knowledge
knowledge of of photosynthesis;
photosynthesis; respiration,
respiration, photorespiration
photorespiration and and transpiration;
transpiration; structure
structure
and functions of carbohydrates, proteins, nucleic acids, enzymes and vitamins. Major pests
and functions of carbohydrates, proteins, nucleic acids, enzymes and vitamins. Major pests and
and diseases
diseases of of
rice, wheat,
rice, cotton, chickpea,
wheat, cotton, chickpea, sugarcane
sugarcane and and their
their management.
management. Important
Important rural
rural development
development programmes
programmes in in
India; organisational
India; organisational setset up
up of
of agricultural
agricultural research,
research, education
education and
and extension
extension inin India;
India; Elements
Elements of of statistics.
statistics.

UNIT-II: Principles
UNIT-II: Principles ofof Agronomy,
Agronomy, CropCrop ecology
ecology andand geography
geography and and Agricultural
Agricultural Meteorology: Agronomy –meaning
Meteorology: Agronomy —meaning andand scope,
scope,
National & International agricultural research institutes in India, Agro climatic zones of India, Tillage, crop stand
National & International agricultural research institutes in India, Agro climatic zones of India, Tillage, crop stand
establishment and
establishment and planting
planting geometry
geometry and and their
their effect
effect onon crop,
crop, Physiological
Physiological limits
limits ofof crop
crop yield
yield and
and variability
variability inin
relation to
relation to ecological
ecological optima,
optima, organic
organic farming,
farming, Precision
Precision farming,
farming, Integrated
Integrated farming
farming systems,
systems, Principles
Principles ofof field
field
experimentation. Principles
experimentation. Principles of of crop
crop ecology
ecology andand crop
crop adaptation,
adaptation, climate
climate shift
shift and
and its
its ecological
ecological implications,
implications, Agro-
Agro-
ecological regions
ecological regions inin India,
India, Geographical
Geographical distribution
distribution of of crop
crop plants,
plants, Greenhouse
Greenhouse effect,
effect, Climatic
Climatic factors
factors and
and their
their
effect on
effect on plant
plant processes
processes and and crop
crop productivity,
productivity, Role
Role ofof GIS
GIS andand GPS
GPS inin agriculture.
agriculture. Weather
Weather
& climate,
& climate, Earth’s
Earth’s atmosphere,
atmosphere, Solar
Solar radiation,
radiation, Atmospheric
Atmospheric temperature
temperature andand global
global warming.
warming. Crops
Crops andand
atmospheric humidity,
atmospheric humidity, Weather
Weather forecasting.
forecasting.
UNIT-III: Field
UNIT-III: Field crops:
crops: Origin,
Origin, distribution,
distribution, economic
economic importance,
importance, soil soil and
and climatic
climatic requirement,
requirement, varieties,
varieties, cultural
cultural
practices and yield of cereals ( rice, wheat, maize, sorghum, pearl millet, minor millets, barley),
practices and yield of cereals ( rice, wheat, maize, sorghum, pearl millet, minor millets, barley), pulses
pulses
(chickpea, lentil,
(chickpea, lentil, peas,
peas, Pigeon
Pigeon pea,
pea, mungbean,
mungbean, urdbean),
urdbean), oilseeds
oilseeds (groundnut,
(groundnut, sesame,
sesame, soybean,
soybean, rapeseed
rapeseed & &
mustard, sunflower,
mustard, sunflower, safflower,
safflower, linseed),
linseed), fiber
fiber crops
crops (cotton,
(cotton, jute, sun hemp),
jute, sun hemp), sugar
sugar crops(sugarcane),
crops(sugarcane), fodder
fodder & &
forage crops (sorghum,
forage crops (sorghum, maize,
maize, napier,
napier, berseem,
berseem, Lucerne,
Lucerne, oats),
oats), medicinal
medicinal & & aromatic
aromatic plants
plants (menthe,
(menthe, lemon
lemon
grass and
grass and isabgol)
isabgol) andand commercial
commercial crops(potato,
crops(potato, tobacco).
tobacco).
UNIT-IV: Weed
UNIT-IV: Weed management:
management: Principles
Principles ofof weed
weed management,
management, Classification,
Classification, biology
biology and
and ecology
ecology of
of weeds,
weeds, cropcrop weed
weed
competition and
competition and allelopathy,
allelopathy, concepts
concepts and and methods
methods of of weed
weed control,
control, Integrated
Integrated weed
weed management,

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 Classification, formulations,
Classification, formulations, selectivity
selectivity and
and resistance
resistance of of herbicides,
herbicides, Herbicide
Herbicide persistence
persistence in in soil
soil and
and plants,
plants,
Application methods and
Application methods and equipments,
equipments, Weed
Weed flora
flora shifts
shifts inin cropping
cropping systems,
systems, Special
Special andand problematic
problematic weeds
weeds
and their
and their management
management in in cropped
cropped and
and non-cropped
non-cropped situations,
situations, Weed
Weed management
management in in field
field crops.
crops.

UNIT-V: Water
UNIT-V: Water management:
management: Principles
Principles of
of irrigation,
irrigation, Water
Water resources
resources andand irrigation
irrigation development
development in in India,
India, Water
Water and
and
irrigation requirements,
irrigation requirements, Concepts
Concepts and and approaches
approaches of of irrigation
irrigation scheduling,
scheduling, Methods
Methods of of irrigation,
irrigation, Measurement
Measurement
of irrigation
of irrigation water,
water, application,
application, distribution
distribution and
and use
use efficiencies,
efficiencies, Conjunctive
Conjunctive use use of
of water,
water, Irrigation
Irrigation water
water
quality and
quality and its
its management,
management, waterwater management
management in in major
major field,
field, crops
crops (rice,
(rice, wheat,
wheat, maize,
maize, groundnut,
groundnut,
sugarcane) Agricultural
sugarcane) drainage.
Agricultural drainage.

UNIT-VI: Soil
UNIT-VI: Soil fertility
fertility and
and fertilizer
fertilizer use:
use: Essential
Essential plant
plant nutrients
nutrients and
and their
their deficiency
deficiency symptoms,
symptoms, concept
concept of of essentiality
essentiality ofof
plant nutrients,
plant nutrients, Indicators
Indicators of of soil
soil fertility
fertility and
and productivity,
productivity, Fertilizer
Fertilizer materials
materials andand their
their availability
availability to
to plants,
plants, slow
slow
release fertilizers,
release Nitrification inhibitors,
fertilizers, Nitrification inhibitors, Principles
Principles and
and methods
methods of of fertilizer
fertilizer application,
application, Integrated
Integrated nutrient
nutrient
management, site
management, site specific
specific nutrient
nutrient management.
management.

UNIT-VII: Dryland
UNIT-VII: Dryland Agronomy:
Agronomy: Characteristics
Characteristics of of Dryland
Dryland farming
farming and
and delineation
delineation of
of Dryland
Dryland tracts,
tracts, constraints
constraints of
of
Dryland farming
Dryland farming in
in India,
India, Types
Types of
of drought
drought and
and their
their management,
management, contingency
contingency crop
crop planning
planning andand mid-
mid- season
season
corrections for
corrections aberrant weather
for aberrant and its
weather and its recycling.
recycling. Watershed
Watershed management.
management.

UNIT-VIII Problem
UNIT-VIII: Problem soils
soils :: Problem
Problem soils
soils and
and their
their distribution
distribution in
in India,
India, Characteristics
Characteristics and
and reclamation
reclamation of
of these
these soils,
soils,
Crop production
Crop production techniques
techniques in
in problem
problem soils.
soils.

UNIT-IX: Sustainable
UNIT-IX: Sustainable land
land use
use systems:
systems: Sustainable
Sustainable agriculture:
agriculture: parameters
parameters and
and indicators,
indicators, Conservation
Conservation agriculture,
agriculture,
safe disposal
safe disposal of
of agri-industrial
agri-industrial waste
waste for crop production,
for crop production, Agro-forestry
Agro-forestry systems,
systems, shifting
shifting cultivation,
cultivation, Alternate
Alternate
land use
land use systems,
systems, Wastelands
Wastelands andand their
their remediation
remediation for
for crop
crop production.
production.

Code 06:
Code 06: MAJOR
MAJOR SUBJECT
SUBJECT GROUP
GROUP -- SOCIAL
SOCIAL SCIENCES
SCIENCES
(Sub-Subjects: 6.1:
(Sub-Subjects: 6.1: Agricultural Economics, 6.2:
Agricultural Economics, 6.2: Agriculture
Agriculture Extension
Extension Education)
Education)

UNIT-I: Importance
UNIT-I: Importance of of Agriculture
Agriculture in in national
national economy;
economy; basic basic principles
principles of of crop
crop production;
production; cultivation
cultivation ofof rice,
rice, wheat,
wheat,
chickpea, pigeon-pea, sugarcane, groundnut, tomato and mango. Major soils of India, role of NPK and
chickpea, pigeon-pea, sugarcane, groundnut, tomato and mango. Major soils of India, role of NPK and their
their
deficiency symptoms.
deficiency symptoms. Structure
Structure and and function
function ofof cell
cell organelles,
organelles, mitosis
mitosis andand meiosis;
meiosis; Mendelian
Mendelian genetics;
genetics; elementary
elementary
knowledge of
knowledge of photosynthesis;
photosynthesis; respiration,
respiration, and
and transpiration;
transpiration; structure
structure and and functions
functions of of carbohydrates,
carbohydrates, proteins,
proteins,
nucleic acids, enzymes and vitamins. Major pests and diseases of rice, wheat, cotton, chickpea, sugarcane
nucleic acids, enzymes and vitamins. Major pests and diseases of rice, wheat, cotton, chickpea, sugarcane and and their
their
management. Important
management. Important rural
rural development
development programmes
programmes in in India;
India; organisational
organisational set set upup of of agricultural
agricultural research,
research,
education and
education and extension
extension inin India;
India; Elements
Elements of of statistics.
statistics. Measures
Measures of of central
central tendency
tendency and and dispersion,
dispersion, regression
regression
and correlation; concept of probability, sampling techniques and tests of significance.
and correlation; concept of probability, sampling techniques and tests of significance.
UNIT-II: Theory
UNIT-II: Theory of of consumer
consumer behaviour,
behaviour, theory
theory of of demand,
demand, elasticity
elasticity ofof demand,
demand, indifference
indifference curvecurve analysis,
analysis, theory
theory of of
firm, cost curves,
firm, cost curves, theory
theory of of supply,
supply, price
price determination,
determination, marketmarket classification,
classification, concept
concept of of macroeconomics,
macroeconomics,
money and
money and banking,
banking, national
national income.
income. Agricultural
Agricultural marketing—role,
marketing—role, practice, practice, institutions,
institutions, problems
problems andand reforms,
reforms,
role of capital and credit in agriculture, crop insurance, credit institutions, cooperatives, capital formation
role of capital and credit in agriculture, crop insurance, credit institutions, cooperatives, capital formation in in
agriculture, agrarian
agriculture, agrarian reforms,
reforms, globalization,
globalization, WTO WTO && its its impact
impact on on Indian
Indian agriculture.
agriculture.

UNIT-III: Basic
UNIT-III: Basic principles
principles of of farm
farm management,
management, concept
concept of of farming
farming system
system and and economics
economics of of farming systems,
farming systems,
agricultural production economics-scope and analysis, factor-product relationship, marginal cost and
agricultural production economics-scope and analysis, factor-product relationship, marginal cost and marginal
marginal
revenue, farm
revenue, planning and
farm planning and budgeting,
budgeting, Agricultural
Agricultural finance: nature and
finance: nature and scope.
scope. Time
Time valuevalue ofof money,
money,
Compounding and
Compounding and discounting.
discounting. Agricultural credit: meaning,
Agricultural credit: meaning, definition,
definition, need,
need, classification.
classification. Credit
Credit analysis:
analysis:
4R’s, 5C’s
4R’s, 5C’s and
and 7 7 P’s
P’s ofof credit,
credit, repayment
repayment plans.
plans. History
History ofof financing
financing agriculture
agriculture in
in India.
India. Commercial
Commercial banks,
banks,
nationalization of commercial banks. Lead bank scheme, regional rural banks, scale of
nationalization of commercial banks. Lead bank scheme, regional rural banks, scale of finance.
finance. Higher
Higher
financing agencies, RBI,
financing agencies, RBI, NABARD,
NABARD, AFC, AFC, Asian
Asian Development
Development Bank, Bank, World
World Bank,
Bank, role
role of
of capital
capital and
and credit
credit in
in
agriculture; credit
agriculture; credit institutions,
institutions, co-operatives
co-operatives and
and agrarian
agrarian reforms
reforms inin India.
India.

UNIT-IV: Extension
UNIT-IV: Extension Education-
Education- concept,
concept, meaning,
meaning, principles,
principles, philosophy,
philosophy, scope
scope and
and importance;
importance; Extension
Extension programme
programme
planning and evaluation- steps and principles, models of organizing agricultural extension; historical development
planning and evaluation- steps and principles, models of organizing agricultural extension; historical development of
of
extension in
extension in USA,
USA, Japan
Japan and
and India.
India. Rural
Rural development,
development, meaning,
meaning, importance
importance and
and problems;
problems; Rural
Rural development
development
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 programmes in
programmes in India-
India- Pre-independence
Pre-independence era era toto recent
recent ones;
ones; Extension
Extension teaching
teaching methods,
methods, definition
definition and
and
concept of sociology, differences between rural & urban communities, social stratification., social groups, social
concept of sociology, differences between rural & urban communities, social stratification., social groups, social
organization and
organization and social
social change.
change. Rural
Rural leadership,
leadership, educational
educational psychology-
psychology- learning
learning andand teaching,
teaching, role
role of
of
personality in
personality in agricultural
agricultural extension
extension Indian
Indian rural
rural system-
system- its
its characteristics;
characteristics; value
value system,
system, cost
cost and
and class;
class;
structure and
structure and customs;
customs; rural
rural group
group organization
organization andand adult
adult education.
education.

UNIT-V: Communication,
UNIT-V: Communication, principles,
principles, concepts,
concepts, process,
process, elements
elements andand barriers
barriers in in teaching
teaching methods.
methods. Different
Different kinds
kinds of of
communication methods
communication methods and and media
media and
and AVAV aids/materials.
aids/materials. Media
Media mix,
mix, Campaign,
Campaign, Cyber
Cyber extension-
extension- internet,
internet,
cybercafé, Kisan
cybercafé, Kisan Call
Call Centers,
Centers, teleconferencing,
teleconferencing, agriculture
agriculture journalism, diffusion and
journalism, diffusion and adoption
adoption ofof innovations-adopter
innovations-adopter
categories, capacity
categories, capacity building
building ofof extension
extension personnel
personnel and
and farmers-
farmers- training
training to
to farmers,
farmers, women
women andand rural
rural youth.
youth.

Code 07:
Code 07: MAJOR
MAJOR SUBJECT
SUBJECT GROUP
GROUP -- STATISTICAL
STATISTICAL SCIENCES
SCIENCES
(Sub-Subjects: 7.1:
(Sub-Subjects: 7.1: Agricultural Statistics, 7.2:
Agricultural Statistics, 7.2: Computer
Computer Application,
Application, 7.3:
7.3: Bioinformatics)
Bioinformatics)

UNIT-I: Agriculture:
UNIT-I: Importance of
Agriculture: Importance of Agriculture/Forestry/Livestock
Agriculture/Forestry/Livestock in in national
national economy.
economy. Basic
Basic principles
principles of
of crop
crop production.
production.
Major diseases
Major diseases and
and pests
pests of
of crops.
crops. Elementary
Elementary principles
principles of
of economics
economics andand agri-extension.
agri-extension. Important
Important rural
rural
development programmes
development programmes in in India.
India. Organizational
Organizational set
set up
up of
of Agricultural
Agricultural research,
research, education
education and
and extension
extension in in India.
India.

UNIT-II: Mathematics:
UNIT-II: Mathematics: Real
Real and
and complex numbers; polynomial
complex numbers; polynomial and
and roots;
roots; de
de Moivre’s
Moivre’s theorem
theorem and
and its
its applications.
applications.

Elements of
Elements of set theory- De
set theory- De Morgan’s
Morgan’s laws;
laws; vector
vector space,
space, linear
linear independence,
independence, orthogonality;
orthogonality; matrices-
matrices- addition
addition
and multiplication,
and multiplication, rank
rank of
of aa matrix,
matrix, determinants,
determinants, inverse
inverse of
of aa matrix,
matrix, solution
solution of of a
a system
system of of linear
linear equations,
equations,
characteristic roots
characteristic roots and
and vectors;
vectors; convergence
convergence of of infinite
infinite sequences
sequences and and infinite
infinite series-
series- tests
tests for
for convergence,
convergence,
absolute convergence;
absolute convergence; co-ordinate
co-ordinate geometry
geometry inin two
two dimensions
dimensions - - line,
line, circle,
circle, parabola,
parabola, ellipse
ellipse and
and hyperbola.
hyperbola.
Differential
Differential calculus:
calculus: limits,
limits, differentiation
differentiation ofof function
function of of aa single
single variable;
variable; Taylor’s
Taylor's andand Maclaurin’s
Maclaurin’s theorems,
theorems,
mean-value theorem;
mean-value theorem; maxima
maxima and and minima;
minima; indeterminate
indeterminate form; form; curvature,
curvature, asymptotes,
asymptotes, tracing
tracing of of curves,
curves,
function
function ofof two
two or or more independent variables,
more independent variables, partial
partial differentiation,
differentiation, homogeneous
homogeneous functionsfunctions andand Euler’s
Euler’s
theorem, composite
theorem, composite functions,
functions, total
total derivatives,
derivatives, derivative
derivative of of an
an implicit
implicit function,
function, change
change of of variables,
variables,
Jacobians. Integral
Jacobians. Integral calculus:
calculus: integration
integration byby simple
simple methods,
methods, standard
standard forms,
forms, simple
simple definite
definite integrals,
integrals, double
double
integrals, change
integrals, change of of order
order ofof integration,
integration, Gamma
Gamma and and Beta
Beta functions,
functions, application
application of of double
double integrals
integrals to to find
find
area.
area. Ordinary
Ordinary differential
differential equations:
equations: differential
differential equations
equations of of first
first order,
order, Exact
Exact and and Bernoulli’s
Bernoulli's differential
differential
equations, equations
equations, equations reducible
reducible to to exact
exact form
form byby integrating
integrating factors,
factors, equations
equations of of first
first order
order and
and higher
higher degree,
degree,
Clairaut’s
Clairaut’s equation,
equation, methods
methods of of finding
finding complementary
complementary functions
functions andand particular
particular integrals.
integrals.

Calculus of
Calculus of finite
finite differences,
differences, interpolation;
interpolation; numerical
numerical differentiation
differentiation and
and integration,
integration, difference
difference
equations; solution
equations; solution ofof simple
simple non-linear
non-linear equations
equations by
by numerical
numerical methods
methods like
like Newton-
Newton- Raphson
Raphson method.
method.

UNIT-III: Introduction:
UNIT-III: Statistics —– definition,
Introduction: Statistics definition, use
use andand limitations;
limitations; Frequency
Frequency Distribution
Distribution and and Curves;
Curves; Measures
Measures of of
Central Tendency: Arithmetic mean; Geometric mean, Harmonic mean,
Central Tendency: Arithmetic mean; Geometric mean, Harmonic mean, Median, Mode; Measures of
Median, Mode; Measures of
Dispersion: Range,
Dispersion: Range, MeanMean deviation,
deviation, Quartile
Quartile deviation,
deviation, Variance
Variance andand Coefficient
Coefficient of of Variation;
Variation; Probability:
Probability:
Definition and concepts, law of addition and multiplication, conditional probability, Bayes’ theorem;
Definition and concepts, law of addition and multiplication, conditional probability, Bayes’ theorem; Binomial,
Binomial,
multinomial, Poisson
multinomial, Poisson andand normal
normal distribution;
distribution; Introduction
Introduction to to Sampling:
Sampling: Random
Random Sampling;
Sampling; Standard
Standard Error;
Error;
Tests of
Tests of Significance
Significance -- Types
Types of of Errors,
Errors, Null
Null Hypothesis,
Hypothesis, Level
Level ofof Significance,
Significance, Testing
Testing of of hypothesis;
hypothesis; Large
Large
Test- SND
Sample Test-
Sample SND test for Means,
test for Means, Single
Single Sample
Sample andand Two
Two Samples;
Samples; Student’s
Student’s t-test
t-test for
for Single
Single Sample,
Sample, Two Two
Samples and
Samples and Paired
Paired tt test.
test. F F test;
test; Chi-Square
Chi-Square TestTest for
for goodness
goodness of of fit
fit and
and independence
independence of of attributes;
attributes;
Correlation and
Correlation and Regression
Regression and and associated
associated tests
tests ofof significance.
significance. Experimental
Experimental Designs:
Designs: basic
basic principles,
principles,
Analysis
Analysis of of variance,
variance, Completely
Completely Randomized
Randomized DesignDesign (CRD),
(CRD), Randomized
Randomized Block Block Design
Design (RBD).
(RBD).

UNIT-IV: Computers:
UNIT-IV: Computers: input,
input, output
output devices,
devices, memory,
memory, hardware,
hardware, software;
software; Classification,
Classification, booting
booting computer.
computer. Viruses,
Viruses,
worms and antivirus. Operating System- some DOS commands, FORMAT, DIR, COPY, PATH, MD, CD
worms and antivirus. Operating System- some DOS commands, FORMAT, DIR, COPY, PATH, MD, CD and
and
DELTREE. Types
DELTREE. Types of of files.
files. WINDOWS:
WINDOWS: Desktop
Desktop and and its
its elements,
elements, WINDOWS
WINDOWS Explorer,
Explorer, working
working with
with files
files and
and
folders; setting time
folders; setting time and
and date.
date. Anatomy
Anatomy of of WINDOWS. Applications -– MSWORD:
WINDOWS. Applications MSWORD: Word Word processing
processing features-
features-
Creating, Editing,
Creating, Editing, Formatting
Formatting and and Saving;
Saving; MSEXCEL:
MSEXCEL: Electronic
Electronic spreadsheets,
spreadsheets, concept,
concept, packages.
packages. Creating,
Creating,
editing and
editing and saving
saving a a spreadsheet.
spreadsheet. In-built
In-built statistical
statistical and
and other
other functions. Excel data
functions. Excel data analysis
analysis tools,
tools, Correlation
Correlation
and regression,
and regression, t-test
t-test for
for two-samples
two-samples andand ANOVA
ANOVA with one-way classification.
with one-way classification. Creating
Creating graphs.
graphs. MSMS Power
Power

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Point and its
its features.
features. MSACCESS:
MSACCESS: Concept
Concept ofof Database,
Database, creating
creating database;
database; Computer
Computer programming:
programming: Flow
Flow
charts and
charts and Algorithms, Programming languages-
Algorithms, Programming languages- BASIC,
BASIC, FORTRAN
FORTRAN andand C.
C. Internet:
Internet: World
World Wide
Wide Web
Web (WWW),
(WWW),
Concepts, web
Concepts, browsing and
web browsing and electronic
electronic mail.
mail. Bioinformatics
Bioinformatics -- NCBI
NCBI Genebank
Genebank sequence
sequence database-
database- primary
primary
and secondary
and secondary database.
database.

Code 08:
Code 08: MAJOR
MAJOR SUBJECT
SUBJECT GROUP
GROUP -- HORTICULTURE
HORTICULTURE
(Sub-Subjects: 8.1:
(Sub-Subjects: 8.1: Vegetable
Vegetable Science
Science 8.2:
8.2: Fruit
Fruit Science
Science 8.3:
8.3: Post-Harvest
Post-Harvest Management
Management 8.4:
8.4: Floriculture
Floriculture &
&
Landscaping 8.5:
Landscaping 8.5: Plantation
Plantation Spices,
Spices, Medicinal
Medicinal and
and Aromatic Crops)
Aromatic Crops)

UNIT-I: Importance
UNIT-I: Importance of of Agriculture
Agriculture in in national
national economy;
economy; basic
basic principles
principles of of crop
crop production;
production; cultivation
cultivation of of rice,
rice, wheat,
wheat,
chickpea, pigeon-pea, sugarcane, groundnut, tomato and mango. Major soils of India, role of NPK and their
chickpea, pigeon-pea, sugarcane, groundnut, tomato and mango. Major soils of India, role of NPK and their
deficiency symptoms.
deficiency symptoms. Structure
Structure and
and function
function ofof cell
cell organelles;
organelles; mitosis
mitosis and
and meiosis;
meiosis; Mendelian
Mendelian genetics;
genetics;
elementary
elementary knowledge
knowledge of photosynthesis;
of photosynthesis; respiration, and
respiration, and transpiration;
transpiration; structure and
structure and functions
functions of of
carbohydrates, proteins,
carbohydrates, proteins, nucleic
nucleic acids,
acids, enzymes
enzymes and and vitamins.
vitamins. Major
Major pests
pests and
and diseases
diseases of of rice,
rice, wheat,
wheat, cotton,
cotton,
chickpea, sugarcane
chickpea, sugarcane and and their
their management.
management. Important
Important ruralrural development
development programmes
programmes in in India;
India; organizational
organizational
set up
set up of
of agricultural
agricultural research,
research, education
education and
and extension
extension in in India;
India; Elements
Elements of of statistics.
statistics.

UNIT-II: Layout
UNIT-II: Layout and
and establishment
establishment of of orchards;
orchards; pruning
pruning andand training;
training; propagation,
propagation, climatic
climatic requirement
requirement and and cultivation
cultivation of of fruits
fruits
like mango,
like mango, banana,
banana, citrus,
citrus, guava,
guava, grape,
grape, pineapple,
pineapple, papaya,
papaya, apple,
apple, pear,
pear, peach
peach and and plum;
plum; cultivation
cultivation of of plantation
plantation
crops like
crops like coconut
coconut and and cashew
cashew nut nut and
and spices
spices like
like black
black pepper,
pepper, coriander,
coriander, turmeric,
turmeric, important
important physiological
physiological
disorders;
disorders; major
major vegetable
vegetable cropscrops ofof tropical,
tropical, subtropical
subtropical and and temperate
temperate regions
regions ‘like
‘like cole
cole crops
crops (cauliflower,
(cauliflower, cabbage
cabbage
and knol
and knol khol),
khol), cucurbits
cucurbits (pumpkin,
(pumpkin, bottlegourd,
bottlegourd, bittergourd,
bittergourd, luffa, luffa, muskmelon
muskmelon and and watermelon,
watermelon, cucumber),
cucumber), root root
crops (radish,
crops (radish, tapioca
tapioca sweetsweet potato
potato andand potato),
potato), leafy
leafy vegetables
vegetables (fenugreek
(fenugreek and and spinach);
spinach); solanaceous
solanaceous crops crops
(tomato, chillies
(tomato, chillies and
and brinjal);
brinjal); techniques
techniques for for raising
raising the
the nursery;
nursery; nutritive
nutritive value
value of of fruits and vegetables
fruits and vegetables and and their
their role
role
in human
in human nutrition;
nutrition; basic
basic physiology
physiology of of ripening
ripening inin fruits
fruits andand vegetables
vegetables and and their
their products;
products; typetype ofof fruits
fruits and
and
vegetable products
vegetable products and and control
control ofof fungal
fungal andand bacterial
bacterial diseases;
diseases; majormajor floricultural crops grown
floricultural crops grown in in India
India forfor
commercial purposes
commercial purposes like like rose,
rose, carnation,
carnation, chrysanthemum,
chrysanthemum, marigold, marigold, tuberose,
tuberose, gladiolus,
gladiolus, orchids;
orchids; establishment
establishment and and
maintenance of
maintenance of lawns,
lawns, trees,
trees, shrubs,
shrubs, creepers,
creepers, hedges
hedges and and annuals;
annuals; type
type ofof gardens,
gardens, methods
methods of of crop
crop improvement;
improvement;
male sterility
male sterility andand incompatibility;
incompatibility; pure pure line
line and
and pedigree
pedigree selection;
selection; backcross,
backcross, mass mass selection;
selection; heterosis;
heterosis; plantplant
nutrients, deficiency
nutrients, deficiency symptoms
symptoms of of nutrients,
nutrients, manures
manures and and fertilisers,
fertilisers, systems
systems of of irrigation,
irrigation, management
management of of important
important
pests and
pests and diseases
diseases of of fruits
fruits and
and vegetables.
vegetables.

Code 09:
Code 09: MAJOR
MAJOR SUBJECT
SUBJECT GROUP
GROUP -- FORESTRY/AGROFORESTRY
FORESTRY/AGROFORESTRY &
& SILVICULTURE
SILVICULTURE
(Sub-Subjects: 9.1:
(Sub-Subjects: 9.1: Forest
Forest Production
Production & & Utilization
Utilization 9.2:
9.2: Silviculture
Silviculture &
& Agroforestry 9.3: Forest
Agroforestry 9.3: Forest Resource
Resource Management
Management
9.4: Forest
9.4: Forest Biology
Biology and
and Tree
Tree Improvement)
Improvement)

UNIT-I: Importance
UNIT-I: Importance ofof Agriculture/Forestry/Livestock
Agriculture/Forestry/Livestock in in national
national economy.
economy. Basic
Basic principles
principles of
of crop
crop production.
production. Important
Important rural
rural
development programmes
development programmes in in India
India Elementary
Elementary principles
principles ofof economics
economics and
and agri-extension.
agri-extension. Organizational
Organizational setset up
up ofof
Agricultural Research, education
Agricultural Research, education and
and extension
extension inin India.
India. Major
Major diseases
diseases and
and pests
pests of
of crops.
crops. Elements
Elements of
of statistics.
statistics.

UNIT-II: Forest-
UNIT-II: Forest- importance,
importance, types,
types, classification,
classification, ecosystem,
ecosystem, biotic
biotic and
and abiotic
abiotic components,
components, ecological
ecological succession
succession and and
climax, nursery
climax, nursery and and planting
planting technique,
technique, social
social forestry,
forestry, farm
farm forestry,
forestry, urban
urban forestry,
forestry, community
community forestry,
forestry, forest
forest
management, silvicultural
management, silvicultural practices,
practices, forest
forest mensuration,
mensuration, natural
natural regeneration,
regeneration, man-made
man-made plantations,
plantations, shifting
shifting
cultivation, taungya,
cultivation, taungya, dendrology,
dendrology, hardwoods,
hardwoods, softwoods,
softwoods, pulp pulp woods,
woods, fuel
fuel woods,
woods, multipurpose
multipurpose tree tree species,
species,
wasteland
wasteland management. Agroforestry —– importance
management. Agroforestry importance and and land
land use
use systems,
systems, forest
forest soils,
soils, classification
classification and and
conservation, watershed
conservation, management, forest
watershed management, forest genetics
genetics and and biotechnology
biotechnology and and tree
tree improvement,
improvement, tree tree seed
seed
technology, rangelands,
technology, wildlife —– importance,
rangelands, wildlife importance, abuse,
abuse, depletion,
depletion, management,
management, major major and
and minor
minor forest products
forest products
including medicinal
including medicinal and and aromatic
aromatic plants,
plants, forest
forest inventory,
inventory, aerial
aerial photo
photo interpretation
interpretation and and remote
remote sensing,
sensing, forest
forest
depletion and
depletion degradation —– importance
and degradation importance and and impact
impact onon environment,
environment, global
global warming,
warming, rolerole of
of forests
forests and
and trees
trees
in climate
in climate mitigation,
mitigation, tree
tree diseases,
diseases, woodwood decay
decay andand discolouration,
discolouration, treetree pests,
pests, integrated
integrated pestpest andand disease
disease
management, biological
management, biological andand chemical
chemical woodwood preservation,
preservation, forest
forest conservation,
conservation, Indian
Indian forest
forest policies,
policies, Indian
Indian
forest act, forest
forest act, engineering, forest
forest engineering, forest economics,
economics, joint forest management
joint forest management and and tribology.

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 Code 10:
Code 10: MAJOR
MAJOR SUBJECT
SUBJECT GROUP
GROUP -- AGRICULTURAL
AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING
ENGINEERING AND
AND TECHNOLOGY
TECHNOLOGY
(Sub-Subjects: 10.1:
(Sub-Subjects: 10.1: Soil
Soil && Water
Water Conservation
Conservation Engineering,
Engineering, 10.2:
10.2: Irrigation
Irrigation and
and Drainage
Drainage Engineering
Engineering 10.3
10.3
Processing and Food Engineering 10.4: Farm Machinery and Power Engineering 10.5: Renewable Energy
Processing and Food Engineering 10.4: Farm Machinery and Power Engineering 10.5: Renewable Energy Engineering)
Engineering)

UNIT-I :: Elementary
UNIT-I Elementary Statistics
Statistics and
and theory
theory of
of probability,
probability, differential
differential and
and integral
integral calculus,
calculus, linear
linear algebra
algebra and
and Fourier
Fourier
series, differential equations, vector algebra & vector calculus, elementary numerical analysis.
series, differential equations, vector algebra & vector calculus, elementary numerical analysis.

UNIT-II: Electric
UNIT-II: Electric motors:
motors: Types,
Types, performance,
performance, selection,
selection, installation
installation and
and maintenance,
maintenance, measuring
measuring instruments,
instruments,
fundamentals of computers, power distribution.
fundamentals of computers, power distribution.

UNIT-III: Thermodynamic
UNIT-III: Thermodynamic principles;
principles; fluid
fluid mechanics,
mechanics, theory
theory of
of machines.
machines.

UNIT-IV: Soil
UNIT-IV: Soil mechanics,
mechanics, soil
soil classification,
classification, compaction
compaction &
& shear
shear strength
strength of
of soils,
soils, engineering
engineering mechanics,
mechanics, strength
strength of
of
materials.
materials.

UNIT-V: Importance
UNIT-V: Importance of of farm equipment and
farm equipment and role
role of
of mechanization
mechanization in in enhancing
enhancing productivity
productivity & & profitability
profitability of
of Indian
Indian
agriculture; analysis
agriculture; analysis of
of forces,
forces, design
design andand production
production of of farm
farm machinery
machinery andand power
power units;
units; mechanics
mechanics of of tillage
tillage
& traction
& traction operation,
operation, repair
repair and
and maintenance
maintenance of of farm
farm machines
machines andand equipment,
equipment, farmfarm engines;
engines; tractors
tractors andand
power tillers;
power tillers; tractor
tractor stability
stability and
and operators
operators comfort;
comfort; field
field capacity
capacity and
and cost
cost analysis;
analysis; test
test codes
codes andand procedure;
procedure;
safety and
safety and ergonomic
ergonomic principles.
principles. Role
Role ofof energy
energy inin economic
economic development;
development; solar,
solar, wind
wind and
and bio-energy;
bio-energy; biogas
biogas
plants &
plants & gasifiers;
gasifiers; biofuels
biofuels from
from biomass;
biomass; collection,
collection, characterization
characterization andand storage
storage of
of biomass,
biomass, solar
solar cookers
cookers
& solar
& solar refrigerators.
refrigerators.

UNIT-VI: Biochemical
UNIT-VI: Biochemical andand engineering
engineering properties
properties of of biological
biological materials;
materials; quality
quality control
control &
& safety
safety ofof raw
raw and
and finished
finished
products. Principles,
products. Principles, practices
practices and
and equipments
equipments for for drying,
drying, milling,
milling, separation
separation and
and storage
storage of of agricultural
agricultural
produce and
produce and by-products;
by-products; material
material handling
handling equipment
equipment andand operations;
operations; farmstead
farmstead planning;
planning; heating
heating & & cooling
cooling
load calculation;
load calculation; seed
seed processing
processing practices
practices andand equipments;
equipments; food food preservation
preservation methods
methods and and products
products
development; refrigeration
development; refrigeration and
and airair conditioning;
conditioning; cold
cold stores;
stores; waste
waste management,
management, cost cost analysis
analysis & & food
food
processing plants
processing plants layout,
layout, feasibility
feasibility reports.
reports.

UNIT-VII: Surveying
UNIT-VII: Surveying andand leveling;
leveling; hydrology,
hydrology, water
water resources
resources in in India;
India; efficiency
efficiency inin water
water use;
use; irrigation
irrigation system
system and
and
equipment;
equipment; water conveyances and
water conveyances and associated
associated efficiency;
efficiency; soil-plant-water
soil-plant-water relationship;
relationship; estimation
estimation ofof
evaporation and
evaporation and water requirements of
water requirements of crop;
crop; water
water harvesting
harvesting andand use,
use, farm
farm ponds
ponds andand reservoirs,
reservoirs, command
command
area development,
area development, landland use
use capability
capability classification,
classification, ground
ground water
water development,
development, wells
wells and
and pumping
pumping equipment,
equipment,
soil erosion
soil erosion and
and its
its control,
control, land
land shaping
shaping and
and grading
grading equipment
equipment and and practices,
practices, hydraulic
hydraulic structures,
structures, drainage
drainage
of irrigated
of irrigated and
and humid
humid areas;
areas; salt
salt balance
balance and
and reclamation
reclamation ofof saline
saline and
and alkaline
alkaline soils.
soils.

Code 20:
Code 20: MAJOR
MAJOR SUBJECT
SUBJECT GROUP
GROUP -- WATER
WATER SCIENCE
SCIENCE AND
AND TECHNOLOGY
TECHNOLOGY
(Sub-Subject: 20.1:
(Sub-Subject: 20.1: Water
Water Science
Science and
and Technology)
Technology)

Unit-l:
Unit-I: Importance of
Importance of Agriculture
Agriculture in in national
national economy;
economy; basic
basic principles
principles ofof crop
crop production;
production; cultivation
cultivation ofof rice,
rice, wheat,
wheat,
chickpea, pigeon-pea,
chickpea, pigeon-pea, sugarcane,
sugarcane, groundnut,
groundnut, tomato
tomato andand mango.
mango. Major
Major soils
soils of
of India,
India, role
role of
of NPK
NPK andand their
their
deficiency symptoms.
deficiency symptoms. Structure
Structure and and function
function of
of cell
cell organelles;
organelles; mitosis
mitosis and
and meiosis;
meiosis; Mendelian
Mendelian genetics;
genetics;
elementary
elementary knowledge
knowledge of photosynthesis;
of photosynthesis; respiration, and
respiration, and transpiration;
transpiration; structure and
structure and functions
functions of of
carbohydrates, proteins,
carbohydrates, proteins, nucleic
nucleic acids,
acids, enzymes
enzymes andand vitamins.
vitamins. Pests
Pests and
and diseases
diseases of of major
major crops
crops and
and their
their
management, important
management, important rural
rural development
development programmes
programmes in in India;
India; organizational
organizational setset up
up ofof agricultural
agricultural research,
research,
education and
education and extension
extension in in India.
India.

Unit-ll:_ Water
Unit-II: Water resources
resources of
of India,
India, surface
surface and
and groundnut
groundnut resources,
resources, rainfall,
rainfall, rainfall-runoff
rainfall-runoff relations,
relations, measurement
measurement and and
estimation of
estimation of runoff,
runoff, irrigation
irrigation development
development in in India,
India, command
command area area development,
development, watershed
watershed management
management
principles, government
principles, government schemes
schemes in in watershed
watershed management
management program,
program, water
water harvesting
harvesting structures
structures including
including
farm ponds, water
farm ponds, quality including
water quality including physical,
physical, chemical
chemical and
and biological
biological properties.
properties.

Unit-lll: Physical
Unit-III: Physical properties
properties of
of soils—texture,
soils—texture, structure,
structure, density
density and
and consistency,
consistency, infiltration,
infiltration, field
field capacity,
capacity, permanent
permanent
wilting point, available
wilting point, available water
water hydraulic
hydraulic conductivity,
conductivity, soil
soil water
water flow
flow including
including Darcy’s
Darcy’s law,
law, mechanical
mechanical analysis,
analysis,

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 chemical properties
chemical properties of
of pH,
pH, EC,
EC, atoms,
atoms, molecules,
molecules, colloids,
colloids, clay
clay mineral,
mineral, major
major and
and trace
trace elements,
elements, salinity
salinity and
and
sodicity, cation exchange capacity, evaporation, evapotranspiration, water requirements of crop, plant growth
sodicity, cation exchange capacity, evaporation, evapotranspiration, water requirements of crop, plant growth
process, soil
process, soil and
and water
water conservation
conservation practices
practices and
and tillage.
tillage.
Unit-IV: Simultaneous
Unit-IV: Simultaneous and and quadratic
quadratic equations,
equations, differentiation
differentiation andand integration,
integration, differential
differential equations,
equations, elements
elements of of
statistics, frequency
statistics, distribution, probability
frequency distribution, probability concepts,
concepts, basic
basic concepts
concepts ofof economics,
economics, energy,
energy, horse
horse power,
power,
efficiency of
efficiency of machines,
machines, concepts
concepts of of fluid
fluid flow,
flow, hydrostatic
hydrostatic pressure,
pressure, surface
surface tension,
tension, irrigation
irrigation water
water distribution
distribution
and control,
and control, irrigation
irrigation methods,
methods, irrigation
irrigation efficiencies,
efficiencies, irrigation
irrigation scheduling,
scheduling, water
water lifting
lifting devices
devices and
and pumps,
pumps,
construction of
construction of wells,
wells, drainage
drainage principles
principles andand applications,
applications, surface
surface drainage,
drainage, subsurface
subsurface drainage,
drainage, water
water
pricing, water
pricing, water laws
laws and
and irrigation
irrigation acts.
acts.

Code 11:
Code 11: MAJOR
MAJOR SUBJECT GROUP –
SUBJECT GROUP — COMMUNITY
COMMUNITY SCIENCE
SCIENCE (FORMERLY
(FORMERLY HOME
HOME SCIENCE)
SCIENCE)

(Sub-Subjects: 11.1:
(Sub-Subjects: 11.1: Food
Food && Nutrition,
Nutrition, 11.2:
11.2: Human
Human Development
Development & & Family
Family Studies,
Studies, 11.3:
11.3: Resource
Resource
Management and
Management and Consumer
Consumer Science,
Science, 11.4:
11.4: Apparel
Apparel and
and Textile
Textile Science,
Science, 11.5:
11.5: Extension
Extension Education
Education and
and
Communication Management)
Communication Management)

UNIT-I: Importance
UNIT-I: Importance of of agriculture
agriculture in in national
national economy;
economy; basic basic principles
principles of of crop
crop production;
production; cultivation
cultivation of of rice,
rice, wheat,
wheat,
chickpea, pigeon-pea,
chickpea, pigeon-pea, sugarcane,
Sugarcane, groundnut,
groundnut, tomato,
tomato, and and mango.
mango. MajorMajor soils
soils of
of India;
India; role
role of
of NPK
NPK andand their
their
deficiency symptoms.
deficiency symptoms. General
General structure
structure andand function
function of of cell
cell organelles;
organelles; mitosis
mitosis andand meiosis;
meiosis; Mendelian
Mendelian
genetics. Elementary
genetics. Elementary knowledge
knowledge of of growth,
growth, development,
development, photosynthesis,
photosynthesis, respiration
respiration and and transpiration;
transpiration;
Elements of
Elements of economic
economic botany.
botany. General
General structure
structure andand function
function of of carbohydrates,
carbohydrates, proteins,
proteins, nucleic
nucleic acids,
acids,
enzymes and
enzymes and vitamins.
vitamins. Major
Major pests
pests andand diseases
diseases of of rice,
rice, wheat,
wheat, cotton,
cotton, chickpea,
chickpea, sugarcane
sugarcane and and their
their
management. Organic
management. Organic farming;
farming; biofertilizers;
biofertilizers; biopesticides.
biopesticides. Recombinant
Recombinant DNA DNA technology;
technology; transgenic
transgenic crops.crops.
Natural Resources:
Natural Resources: forest,
forest, water,
water, mineral,
mineral, food,
food, energy
energy and and landland resources.
resources. Ecosystems.
Ecosystems. Biodiversity
Biodiversity & & its
its
conservation. Environmental
conservation. Environmental pollution.
pollution. Environmental
Environmental ethics.
ethics. Important
Important rural
rural development
development programmes
programmes in in India;
India;
organizational set
organizational set up
up of
of agricultural
agricultural research,
research, education
education and and extension
extension in in India.
India. Elements
Elements of of Statistics.
Statistics.

UNIT-II: Elements
UNIT-II: Elements of of Human
Human Nutrition
Nutrition i.e.
i.e. Food
Food groups
groups andand the
the nutrients
nutrients contributed
contributed by by each
each group
group to to the
the diet,
diet,
composition and nutritive value of foods; food processing and preservation, meal planning i.e. principles menu
composition and nutritive value of foods; food processing and preservation, meal planning i.e. principles menu
planning for
planning normal individuals
for normal individuals for
for different
different age
age groups
groups and
and atat different
different stages
stages of
of life,
life, diet
diet therapy,
therapy, institutional
institutional
food management, community
food management, community nutrition
nutrition and
and health,
health, food
food related
related laws,
laws, policy
policy and
and programmes
programmes in in India.
India. Organic
Organic
and genetically
and genetically modified
modified foods.
foods.
UNIT-III: Introduction
UNIT-III: Introduction to to child/human
child/human development-meaning,
development-meaning, concept, concept, principles,
principles, prenatal
prenatal development
development (conception
(conception to to
child birth),
child birth), care
care ofof new
new born,
born, pre-
pre- natal
natal and
and post
post natal
natal care
care of
of mother,
mother, development
development of of child
child in
in early
early and
and late
late
childhood, early
childhood, early childhood
childhood education,
education, adolescence,
adolescence, development
development and and relationship
relationship with
with peers
peers & & family,
family, marriage
marriage
and family
and dynamics, meaning,
family dynamics, meaning, definition
definition of
of family
family life
life cycle,
cycle, family
family welfare
welfare programmes
programmes in in India,
India, community
community
education, child
education, child studies
studies methods,
methods, participation
participation in
in pre-school/crèche.
pre-school/créche.

UNIT-IV: Concept
UNIT-IV: Concept andand principles
principles of
of management,
management, management
management process,
process, work,
work, work
work environment,
environment, work
work simplification,
simplification,
fundamentals of housing, principles of design & home furnishing-selection, care and maintenance
fundamentals of housing, principles of design & home furnishing-selection, care and maintenance of of
accessories, equipments,
accessories, equipments, furniture,
furniture, paintings,
paintings, family
family finance/
finance/ economics
economics and
and consumer
consumer education.
education. Functional
Functional
interiors for
interiors special needs.
for special needs.

UNIT-V: Introduction
UNIT-V: Introduction toto clothing
clothing construction-
construction- sewing
sewing machine
machine itsits parts
parts and
and use,
use, preparation
preparation ofof fabric
fabric for
for lay
lay out
out textile
textile
fiber-classification, processing/manufacturing method,
fiber-classification, processing/manufacturing method, clothing
clothing need
need of
of family
family members,
members, household
household textile
textile and
and
consumers, weaving
consumers, weaving andand hosiery,
hosiery, traditional
traditional textiles
textiles and
and embroideries
embroideries ofof India,
India, care
care of
of clothing
clothing and
and textile
textile
finishes, dying &
finishes, dying & printing.
printing. Organic
Organic dyes.
dyes.
UNIT-VI: Introduction
UNIT-VI: Introduction toto Home
Home Science
Science Education
Education communication
communication and
and extension
extension methods,
methods, programme
programme planning
planning &
&
evaluation, entrepreneurial
evaluation, entrepreneurial education,
education, projected
projected and
and non-
non- projected
projected aids
aids (audio-visual
(audio-visual aids)
aids) rural
rural development
development
programmes in
programmes in India.
India. Empowerment
Empowerment of of women.
women.

Code 12:
Code 12: MAJOR
MAJOR SUBJECT
SUBJECT GROUP
GROUP -- ANIMAL
ANIMAL BIOTECHNOLOGY
BIOTECHNOLOGY
(Sub-Subjects: 12.1: Veterinary Biotechnology, 12.2: Veterinary
(Sub-Subjects: 12.1: Veterinary Biotechnology, 12.2: Veterinary Biochemistry)
Biochemistry)

UNIT-I: Structure
UNIT-I: Structure of
of prokaryotic
prokaryotic and
and eukaryotic
eukaryotic cells,
cells, cell
cell wall,
wall, membranes,
membranes, cell
cell organelles,
organelles, organization
organization and
and functions,
functions,
chromosome structure
chromosome structure and
and functions,
functions, cell
cell growth
growth division
division and
and differentiation.
differentiation. Sub
Sub unit
unit structure
structure of
of
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 macromolecules and
macromolecules and supermolecular
supermolecular systems.
systems. Self
Self assembly
assembly of
of sub
sub units,
units, viruses,
viruses, bacteriophage,
bacteriophage, ribosomes
ribosomes
and membrane
and membrane systems.
systems.
UNIT-II: Scope
UNIT-II: Scope andand importance
importance of of biochemistry
biochemistry in in animal
animal sciences,
sciences, cell
cell structure
structure and
and functions.
functions. Chemistry
Chemistry and
and
biological significance
biological significance of of carbohydrates,
carbohydrates, lipids,
lipids, proteins,
proteins, nucleic
nucleic acids,
acids, vitamins
vitamins andand hormones.
hormones. Enzymes—
Enzymes—
chemistry, kinetics
chemistry, kinetics and
and mechanism
mechanism of of action
action andand regulation.
regulation. Metabolic
Metabolic inhibitors
inhibitors with special reference
with special reference to
to
antibiotics and
antibiotics and insecticides.
insecticides. Biological
Biological oxidation,
oxidation, energy
energy metabolism
metabolism of of carbohydrates,
carbohydrates, lipids,
lipids, amino
amino acids
acids and
and
nucleic acids.
nucleic acids. Colorimetry,
Colorimetry, spectrophotometry,
spectrophotometry, chromatography
chromatography and and electrophoresis
electrophoresis methods.
methods.

UNIT-III: Chemistry
UNIT-III: Chemistry of
of antigens
antigens and
and antibodies
antibodies and
and molecular
molecular basis
basis of
of immune
immune reaction,
reaction, radio-immune
radio-immune assay
assay and
and other
other
assays. Chemistry
assays. Chemistry of of respiration
respiration and
and gas
gas transport,
transport, water
water and
and electrolyte
electrolyte metabolism.
metabolism. Deficiency
Deficiency diseases,
diseases,
metabolic disorders
metabolic disorders andand clinical
clinical biochemistry.
biochemistry. Endocrine
Endocrine glands,
glands, biosynthesis
biosynthesis of
of hormones
hormones and
and _ their
their
mechanism of
mechanism of action.
action.

UNIT-IV: History
UNIT-IV: History of
of molecular
molecular biology,
biology, biosynthesis
biosynthesis of of proteins
proteins andand nucleic
nucleic acids,
acids, genome
genome organization,
organization, regulation
regulation ofof
gene expression,
gene expression, polymerase
polymerase chain
chain reaction,
reaction, basic
basic principles
principles ofof biotechnology
biotechnology applicable
applicable to
to veterinary
veterinary science
science
gene sequence,
gene sequence, immunodiagnostics,
immunodiagnostics, animal
animal cell
cell culture,
culture, inin vitro
vitro fertilization.
fertilization. Sub-unit
Sub-unit vaccines:
vaccines: Principles
Principles of
of
fermentation technology. Basic
fermentation technology. Basic principles
principles of
of stem
stem cell
cell and
and animal
animal cloning.
cloning.

Code 13:
Code 13: MAJOR
MAJOR SUBJECT
SUBJECT GROUP
GROUP -- VETERINARY
VETERINARY SCIENCE
SCIENCE
(Sub-Subjects: 13.1:
(Sub-Subjects: 13.1: Veterinary
Veterinary Anatomy 13.2: Animal
Anatomy 13.2: Animal Reproduction,
Reproduction, Gynaecology
Gynaecology andand Obstetrics
Obstetrics 13.3:Vety.
13.3:Vety.
Medicine, 13.4:
Medicine, 13.4: Veterinary
Veterinary Parasitology,
Parasitology, 13.5:
13.5: Veterinary
Veterinary Pharmacology
Pharmacology and
and Toxicology,
Toxicology, 13.6:
13.6: Veterinary
Veterinary
Pathology 13.7:
Pathology 13.7: Veterinary
Veterinary Microbiology
Microbiology 13.8:
13.8: Veterinary Surgery &
Veterinary Surgery & Radiology
Radiology 13.9:
13.9: Veterinary
Veterinary Public
Public Health
Health &&
Epidemiology)
Epidemiology)

UNIT I:Structure
UNIT [:Structure of
of cells,
cells, cell
cell organelles,
organelles, chromosome
chromosome structure
structure and
and functions,
functions, cell
cell growth,
growth, division
division and
and differentiation
differentiation
and functions.
and functions. Structure
Structure andand function of basic
function of basic tissues-epithelium,
tissues-epithelium, connective
connective tissue,
tissue, muscle
muscle andand nervous
nervous tissue.
tissue.
Gross Morphology,
Gross Morphology, Histology
Histology and
and physiology
physiology of of mammalian
mammalian organsorgans andand systems,
systems, major
major sense
sense organs
organs and
and
receptors, circulatory
receptors, circulatory system.
system. Digestion
Digestion in in simple
simple stomached
stomached animals,
animals, birds
birds and
and fermentative
fermentative digestion
digestion in in
ruminants, Kidney
ruminants, Kidney andand its
its functions-respiratory
functions-respiratory system-animal
system-animal behaviour-
behaviour- growth-influence
growth-influence of of environment
environment on on
animal production-biotechnology
animal production-biotechnology in in animal
animal production
production andand reproduction-
reproduction- electrophysiology
electrophysiology of of different
different types
types ofof
muscle fibres.
muscle fibres. Exocrine
Exocrine andand endocrine
endocrine glands,
glands, hormones
hormones and and their
their functions,
functions, blood
blood composition
composition and and function.
function.
Homeostasis, osmoregulation
Homeostasis, osmoregulation and and blood
blood clotting.
clotting. Gametogenesis
Gametogenesis and and development
development of of urogenital
urogenital organs.
organs.
Boundaries of
Boundaries of body
body cavities.
cavities. Pleural
Pleural and
and peritoneal
peritoneal reflections.
reflections.

UNIT-II: Classification
UNIT-II: Classification and
and growth
growth characteristics
characteristics of of bacteria,
bacteria, important
important bacterial
bacterial diseases
diseases ofof livestock
livestock and
and poultry,
poultry,
general characters,
general characters, classification
classification of of important
important fungi.
fungi. Nature
Nature ofof viruses,
viruses, morphology
morphology and and characteristics,
characteristics, viral
viral
immunity, important
immunity, important viral
viral diseases
diseases of of livestock
livestock andand poultry.
poultry. Viral
Viral vaccines.
vaccines. Antigen
Antigen and
and antibody,
antibody, antibody
antibody
formation, immunity, allergy,
formation, immunity, allergy, anaphylaxis,
anaphylaxis, hypersensitivity,
hypersensitivity, immunoglobulins,
immunoglobulins, complement
complement system.
system. Etiology
Etiology of of
diseases and
diseases and concept,
concept, extrinsic
extrinsic and
and intrinsic
intrinsic factors,
factors, inflammation,
inflammation, degeneration,
degeneration, necrosis,
necrosis, calcification,
calcification,
gangrene, death,
gangrene, death, atrophy,
atrophy, hypertrophy,
hypertrophy, benignbenign and and malignant
malignant tumours
tumours in in domestic
domestic animals.
animals. General
General
classification, morphology,
classification, morphology, life life cycle
cycle ofof important
important parasites,
parasites, important
important parasitic
parasitic diseases
diseases (Helminths,
(Helminths, Protozoa
Protozoa
and Arthropods)
and Arthropods) of of veterinary
veterinary importance
importance with respect to
with respect to epidemiology,
epidemiology, symptoms,
symptoms, pathogeneses,
pathogeneses, diagnosis,
diagnosis,
immunity and
immunity and control.
control.

UNIT-III: Clinical
UNIT-III: Clinical examination
examination and and diagnosis,
diagnosis, Etiology,
Etiology, epidemiology,
epidemiology, symptoms,
symptoms, diagnosis,
diagnosis, prognosis,
prognosis, treatment
treatment and and
control of diseases affecting different body systems of various species of domestic animals, epidemiology—
control of diseases affecting different body systems of various species of domestic animals, epidemiology—
aims, objectives,
aims, objectives, ecological
ecological concepts
concepts and
and applications.
applications. General
General surgical
surgical principles
principles and
and management
management of of surgical
surgical
cases. Types, administration and effects of anaesthesia. Principles and use of radiological techniques in
cases. Types, administration and effects of anaesthesia. Principles and use of radiological techniques in the
the
diagnosis of animal diseases.
diagnosis of animal diseases.
Estrus and
Estrus and estrus
estrus cycle
cycle inin domestic
domestic animals,
animals, Synchronization
Synchronization ofof estrus,
estrus, fertilization,
fertilization, pregnancy
pregnancy diagnosis,
diagnosis,
parturition, management of postpartum complications dystokias and its management, fertility, infertility
parturition, management of postpartum complications dystokias and its management, fertility, infertility and
and its
its
management, artificial
management, artificial insemination.

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UNIT-IV:Zoonotic diseases
UNIT-IV:Zoonotic diseases through
through milk
milk and
and meat,
meat, Zoo
Zoo animal
animal health.
health. Source
Source and
and nature
nature of
of drugs,
drugs, pharmacokinetics,
pharmacokinetics,
Chemotherapy-sulpha drugs,
Chemotherapy-sulpha drugs, antibiotics,
antibiotics, mechanism
mechanism and
and problem
problem of of drug
drug resistance.
resistance. Drug
Drug allergy,
allergy, important
important
poisonous plants,
poisonous plants, toxicity
toxicity of
of important
important agro-chemicals
agro-chemicals and
and their
their detoxification,
detoxification, drugs
drugs action
action on
on different
different body
body
systems.
systems.

Code 14:
Code 14: MAJOR
MAJOR SUBJECT
SUBJECT GROUP
GROUP -- ANIMAL
ANIMAL SCIENCES
SCIENCES
(Sub-Subjects: 14.1:
(Sub-Subjects: 14.1: Animal Genetics &
Animal Genetics & Breeding,
Breeding, 14.2:
14.2: Animal
Animal Nutrition,
Nutrition, 14.3:
14.3: Veterinary
Veterinary Physiology,
Physiology,
14.4: Livestock
14.4: Livestock Production
Production and
and Management,
Management, 14.5:
14.5: Livestock
Livestock Products
Products Technology,
Technology, 14.6:
14.6: Poultry
Poultry
Science,14.7: Veterinary
Science,14.7: Veterinary Extension
Extension Education)
Education)

UNIT-I: Principles
UNIT-I: Principles of of animal
animal genetics,
genetics, cell
cell structure
structure and multiplication. Mendel’s
and multiplication. Mendel’s laws,
laws, principles
principles of
of population
population genetics,
genetics,
concept of
concept of heredity,
heredity, heterosis
heterosis andand mutation,
mutation, principles
principles of
of evolution,
evolution, principles
principles ofof molecular
molecular genetics,
genetics, genetic
genetic
code, quantitative
code, quantitative andand qualitative
qualitative traits.
traits. Selection
Selection ofof breeding
breeding methods
methods inin livestock
livestock and
and poultry.
poultry. Population
Population
statistics of
statistics of livestock.
livestock.

UNIT-II: General
UNIT-II: General nutrition,
nutrition, proximate
proximate principles,
principles, carbohydrates,
carbohydrates, proteins
proteins and and fats
fats their
their digestion
digestion andand metabolism
metabolism in in
ruminants and
ruminants and non-ruminants.
non-ruminants. Energy
Energy partition-
partition- measures
measures of of protein
protein quality.
quality. Water,
Water, minerals,
minerals, vitamins
vitamins andand
additives, feeds
additives, feeds andand fodders and their
fodders and their classification.
classification. Common
Common anti-nutritional
anti-nutritional factors
factors andand unconventional
unconventional feeds.
feeds.
Hay and
Hay and silage
silage making.
making. Grinding,
Grinding, chaffing,
chaffing, pelleting,
pelleting, roasting,
roasting, feed
feed block.
block. FeedFeed formulation
formulation principles.
principles.
Digestion-control motility
Digestion-control motility and
and secretion
secretion of of alimentary
alimentary tract.
tract. Mechanism,
Mechanism, natural
natural and and chemical
chemical control
control of of
respiration, gaseous
respiration, gaseous exchange
exchange and and transport,
transport, high
high altitude
altitude living,
living, physiology
physiology of of work
work and
and exercise.
exercise. Cardiac
Cardiac
cycle, natural
cycle, natural control
control ofof cardiovascular
cardiovascular system.
system. Smooth
Smooth and and skeletal
skeletal muscle
muscle contraction.
contraction. Blood
Blood coagulation.
coagulation.
Physiology of
Physiology of immune
immune system.
system. Male
Male and and female
female reproduction
reproduction including
including artificial
artificial insemination,
insemination, in-vitro
in-vitro
fertilization, cryo-preservation. Excretory
fertilization, cryo-preservation. Excretory system.
system.

UNIT III:
UNIT Ill: General
General concepts
concepts of of livestock
livestock production
production andand management,
management, status
status of
of dairy
dairy and
and poultry
poultry industry,
industry, impact
impact ofof
livestock farming in Indian agriculture. Livestock housing, production and reproduction management, lactation
livestock farming in Indian agriculture. Livestock housing, production and reproduction management, lactation
management, breeding
management, breeding programmes
programmes forfor livestock
livestock and
and poultry.
poultry. Composition,
Composition, quality
quality control
control and
and preservation
preservation ofof
livestock products, methods of processing and storage livestock products. International Trade/WTO/IPR issues
livestock products, methods of processing and storage livestock products. International Trade/WTO/IPR issues
related to
related to livestock
livestock products.
products.

UNIT IV:
UNIT IV: Concept
Concept of of sociology,
sociology, differences
differences between
between rural,
rural, tribal
tribal and
and urban
urban communities,
communities, social
social change,
change, factors
factors of
of
change. Principles and steps of extension education, community development-— aims, objectives, organizational
change. Principles and steps of extension education, community development– aims, objectives, organizational
set up
set up and
and concept
concept evolution
evolution ofof extension
extension in in India,
India, extension
extension teaching
teaching methods.
methods. Role
Role of
of livestock
livestock in
in economy.
economy.
Identifying social taboos, social differences, obstacles in the way of organizing developmental programmes.
Identifying social taboos, social differences, obstacles in the way of organizing developmental programmes.
Concept of
Concept of marketing,
marketing, principles
principles ofof co-operative
co-operative societies,
societies, animal
animal husbandry
husbandry development
development planning
planning andand
programme, key village scheme, ICDD, Gosadan, Goshala, Role of Gram Panchayat in livestock development.
programme, key village scheme, ICDD, Gosadan, Goshala, Role of Gram Panchayat in livestock development.
Basics of
Basics of statistics,
statistics, data
data analysis
analysis and
and computational
computational techniques.
techniques.

Code 15:
Code 15: MAJOR
MAJOR SUBJECT
SUBJECT GROUP
GROUP -- FISHERIES
FISHERIES SCIENCE
SCIENCE
(Sub-Subjects: 15.1:
(Sub-Subjects: 15.1: Fisheries
Fisheries Resource
Resource Management,
Management, 15.2:
15.2: Aquaculture,
Aquaculture, 15.3:
15.3: Fish
Fish Processing
Processing Technology,
Technology,
15.4:Fish Physiology
15.4:Fish Physiology & & Biochemistry
Biochemistry 15.5:
15.5: Aquatic
Aquatic Animal
Animal Health
Health Mgmt.,
Mgmt., 15.6:
15.6: Fisheries
Fisheries Extension,
Extension, 15.7:
15.7:
Aquatic Environmental
Aquatic Environmental Management,
Management, 15.8:15.8: Fish
Fish Genetics
Genetics and
and Breeding,15.9:
Breeding,15.9: Fish
Fish Nutrition
Nutrition && Feed
Feed Technology
Technology
15.10: Fisheries
15.10: Fisheries Economics,
Economics, 15.11:
15.11: Fishing
Fishing Technology
Technology andand Engineering,
Engineering, 15.12:
15.12: Fish
Fish Biotechnology)
Biotechnology)

UNIT-I: Classification
UNIT-I: Classification and
and taxonomical
taxonomical characteristics
characteristics of of cultivable
cultivable fisheries,
fisheries, crustaceans
crustaceans and
and molluscs.
molluscs. Fresh
Fresh water,
water,
brackish water
brackish and marine
water and marine fishery
fishery resources
resources of of India,
India, marine
marine fisheries
fisheries of
of the
the world.
world. Estuarine,
Estuarine, lacustrine,
lacustrine,
brackish water
brackish water and
and pond
pond ecosystem.
ecosystem. Population
Population dynamics,
dynamics, fish
fish stock,
stock, abundance
abundance methods
methods andand analysis.
analysis.
Conservation and
Conservation and management
management of of fishery resources. Fisheries
fishery resources. Fisheries legislations
legislations and
and law
law of
of the
the Seas.
Seas. Impact
Impact ofof over
over
exploitation and
exploitation and climate
climate change
change onon fisheries
fisheries resources.
resources.

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UNIT-II: Reproduction
UNIT-II: Reproduction andand breeding
breeding behaviour
behaviour in in fishes
fishes and and shellfishes,
shellfishes, brood
brood stock
stock improvement,
improvement, maturity
maturity and
and
fecundity studies. Induced
fecundity studies. Induced spawning
spawning methods
methods andand seed
seed production,
production, natural
natural fish
fish seed
seed collection
collection andand rearing
rearing
methods. Types
methods. Types ofof eggs
eggs and
and development
development of of larval
larval stages
stages of of fin fishes and
fin fishes and shellfishes.
shellfishes. Preparation
Preparation andand
management of
management of fresh
fresh water
water and
and brackish
brackish water
water fishponds.
fishponds. Cultivable
Cultivable species
species identification,
identification, introduction
introduction ofof
exotic fishes
exotic fishes inin India.
India. Culture
Culture methods:
methods: Pen Pen and and cage
cage culture
culture practices,
practices, crapcrap and
and shrimp
shrimp hatchery
hatchery
management, basic
management, basic aspects
aspects ofof biotechnology
biotechnology inin relation
relation to
to fisheries.
fisheries.

UNIT-III: Important
UNIT-III: Important limnological,
limnological, oceanographical
oceanographical and and biological
biological parameters
parameters in in relation
relation to
to fisheries
fisheries of
of lotic
lotic and
and lentic
lentic
waters, biological
waters, biological productivity
productivity andand its
its impact
impact on
on fisheries.
fisheries. Environmental
Environmental impact
impact assessment
assessment on on fisheries
fisheries inin
lentic and
lentic and lotic
lotic waters.
waters. Biological
Biological parameters
parameters including
including energy
energy flow,
flow, community
community ecology
ecology andand aquatic
aquatic
association, biodiversity
association, biodiversity and
and its
its conservation,
conservation, aquatic
aquatic pollution
pollution and
and its
its management.
management.

UNIT-IV: Common
UNIT-IV: Common crafts
crafts and
and gears
gears used
used for
for fish capture. Boat
fish capture. Boat building
building material
material and
and demerits
demerits ofof wood,
wood, steel,
steel, aluminum,
aluminum,
Ferro cement
Ferro cement and
and FRP.
FRP. Different
Different types
types of of fibres
fibres and
and netting
netting materials
materials and
and their
their characteristics,
characteristics, preservation
preservation of
of
netting, parts
netting, parts ofof aa trammel
trammel net,
net, purse-scene,
purse-scene, gill gill net
net and
and tuna
tuna long
long line.
line. Food
Food chemistry,
chemistry, fundamentals
fundamentals of of
microbiology. General
microbiology. General methods
methods of of fish
fish preservation
preservation and and fishery
fishery byby products.
products. Canning
Canning andand packaging
packaging
techniques, processing
techniques, processing andand product
product development
development techniques.
techniques.

UNIT-V: Introduction
UNIT-V: Introduction to to fishery
fishery economics
economics and and concepts
concepts of of cooperative,
cooperative, marketing
marketing and and banking
banking management.
management. Supply Supply
v/s demand
v/s demand economics
economics of of hatchery
hatchery management
management and and fish
fish culture
culture operations.
operations. Profit
Profit maximization.
maximization. Problems
Problems in in
estimating costs
estimating costs and
and returns
returns inin fisheries.
fisheries. WTO
WTO agreements
agreements in in Fisheries
Fisheries sector,
sector, intellectual
intellectual property
property rights
rights (IPR)
(IPR)
and international
and international fish
fish trade;
trade; Fisheries
Fisheries extension
extension methods.
methods. Training
Training andand education
education needsneeds inin fisheries.
fisheries.
Communication concepts,
Communication concepts, Modern
Modern toolstools of
of fishery
fishery extension
extension education,
education, participatory
participatory rural
rural appraisal
appraisal (PRA),
(PRA),
Rapid rural
Rapid rural appraisal
appraisal (RRA),
(RRA), role
role of
of women
women in in fisheries;
fisheries; Basics
Basics of
of statistics
statistics in
in fisheries
fisheries and
and computer
computer science.
science.

Code 16:
Code 16: MAJOR
MAJOR SUBJECT
SUBJECT GROUP
GROUP -- DAIRY
DAIRY SCIENCE
SCIENCE
(Sub-Subjects: 16.1:
(Sub-Subjects: 16.1: Dairy
Dairy Microbiology,
Microbiology, 16.2:
16.2: Dairy
Dairy Chemistry)
Chemistry)

Unit-l:
Unit-I: Chemical composition
Chemical composition ofof various
various food
food ofof plant
plant and
and animal
animal origin,
origin, structure
structure and
and functions
functions ofof food
food constituents,
constituents,
additives, preservatives,
additives, preservatives, flavours
flavours and
and antioxidants,
antioxidants, composition
composition and and physico-chemical
physico-chemical and and nutritional
nutritional properties
properties
of milk
of milk and
and colostrum,
colostrum, chemistry
chemistry of
of milk,
milk, constituents,
constituents, nutrients
nutrients and
and milk
milk products.
products. Test
Test for
for the
the quality
quality of
of milk,
milk,
butter, ghee, milk powder etc., adulterants, neutralizers and preservatives, their detection, heat stability of milk.
butter, ghee, milk powder etc., adulterants, neutralizers and preservatives, their detection, heat stability of milk.

Unit II:
Unit Il: Introduction
Introduction to to dairy microbiology —– Milk
dairy microbiology Milk production
production hygiene
hygiene andand critical
critical risk
risk factors
factors affecting
affecting microbiological
microbiological
quality on-farm;
quality on-farm; Microorganisms
Microorganisms associated
associated with milk and
with milk and their
their classification
classification based
based on on growth
growth temperature–
temperature—
psychrotrophs, mesophiles,
psychrotrophs, mesophiles, thermodurics
thermodurics andand thermophiles;
thermophiles; Microbial
Microbial metabolites
metabolites and and their
their role
role in
in spoilages
spoilages
-- souring,
souring, curdling,
curdling, gassiness,
gassiness, ropiness,
ropiness, proteolysis,
proteolysis, lipolysis,
lipolysis, abnormal
abnormal flavour
flavour and
and colour;
colour; Antimicrobial
Antimicrobial
systems in
systems in raw
raw milk;
milk; Microbiological
Microbiological grading
grading of of raw
raw milk;
milk; Microflora
Microflora of of mastitic
mastitic milk
milk and
and its
its importance
importance in in dairy
dairy
industry; Food
industry; Food poisoning,
poisoning, food
food infections,
infections, toxi-infections
toxi-infections and
and other
other milk
milk borne
borne diseases
diseases andand their
their control.
control.

Unit-lll: Composition
Unit-III: Composition and
and chemistry
chemistry of of cream,
cream, butter,
butter, ghee,
ghee, ice-cream,
ice-cream, cheese,
cheese, condensed
condensed andand dried
dried milks,
milks, infant
infant food,
food,
spoilage of
spoilage of ghee
ghee and
and use
use of
of antioxidants,
antioxidants, chemistry
chemistry of of milk
milk fermentation,
fermentation, chemistry
chemistry of
of rennin
rennin coagulation
coagulation of of
milk and
milk and changes
changes occurring
occurring during
during ripening
ripening of of cheese,
cheese, physico-chemical
physico-chemical changes
changes inin the
the manufacture
manufacture andand
storage of
storage of milk
milk powder,
powder, lactose,
lactose, crystallization
crystallization andand its
its significance,
significance, physicochemical
physicochemical changes
changes during
during the
the
manufacture of
manufacture of indigenous
indigenous milk
milk products,
products, quality
quality standards
standards of of dairy
dairy products.
products.

Unit IV:
Unit IV: Bacteriological
Bacteriological aspects
aspects of of milk
milk processing
processing -- Thermization,
Thermization, pasteurization,
pasteurization, boiling,
boiling, sterilization,
sterilization, UHT,UHT, bactofugation,
bactofugation,
and membrane
and membrane filtration;
filtration; Microbiological
Microbiological quality
quality of of cream,
cream, butter,
butter, ice-cream,
ice-cream, concentrated
concentrated dairy dairy products,
products, dried
dried milks,
milks,
infants milk
infants milk foods,
foods, indigenous
indigenous dairy
dairy products;
products; Factors
Factors affecting
affecting the the microbiological
microbiological quality
quality ofof these
these products
products during
during
production, processing,
production, processing, handling,
handling, storage
storage andand distribution;
distribution; Enumeration,
Enumeration, isolation
isolation andand identification
identification of of conventional
conventional
and emerging
and emerging dairy
dairy pathogens,
pathogens, detection
detection ofof microbial
microbial toxins,
toxins, drug
drug residues
residues inin milk
milk and
and their
their public
public health
health importance;
importance;
Microbial defects
Microbial defects associated
associated withwith dairy
dairy products
products and and their
their control;
control; Microbiology
Microbiology of of dairy
dairy starters;
starters; Classification,
Classification,
genetic aspects
genetic aspects andand carbohydrate
carbohydrate metabolism
metabolism of of Lactic
Lactic Acid
Acid Bacteria
Bacteria (LAB);
(LAB);
Preservation, propagation
Preservation, propagation and and quality
quality control
control of of dairy
dairy starters
starters andand their
their inhibition
inhibition by by antibiotic
antibiotic residues,
residues,
detergents, sanitizers,
detergents, sanitizers, bacteriophages
bacteriophages etc.; etc.; Microbiology
Microbiology of of fermented
fermented milks,milks, cheeses
cheeses and and application
application of of
probiotic concept
probiotic concept in in dahi,
dahi, yoghurt,
yoghurt, Kefir,
Kefir, Kumiss,
Kumiss, Bulgarian
Bulgarian milk,
milk, cultured
cultured buttermilk,
buttermilk, leben,
leben,
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 yakult, cheddar
yakult, cheddar andand processed
processed cheese;
cheese; Dairy
Dairy plant
plant hygiene
hygiene and
and sanitation
sanitation -- Microbiology
Microbiology of
of air,
air, water,
water,
equipments, packaging
equipments, packaging materials,
materials, personnel,
personnel, disposal
disposal ofof dairy
dairy waste;
waste; Microbiological
Microbiological standards
standards for
for milk
milk and
and
milk products
milk products -- PFA,
PFA, BIS,
BIS, Codex/
Codex/ ISO
ISO standards
standards (ISO
(ISO 9001:
9001: 2001/ISO
2001/ISO 22000:2005).
22000:2005).

Code
Code 17:
17: MAJOR
MAJOR SUBJECT
SUBJECT GROUP
GROUP -- DAIRY
DAIRY TECHNOLOGY
TECHNOLOGY
((Sub-Subjects: 17.1: Dairy
Sub-Subjects: 17.1: Dairy Technology, 17.2: Dairy
Technology, 17.2: Dairy Engineering)
Engineering)

UNIT-I: Principles
UNIT-I: Principles and
and processes
processes ofof food
food preservation,
preservation, non-conventional
non-conventional sources,
sources, processing
processing of of fluid milk, Computerization
fluid milk, Computerization
and Automatic
and Process Controls
Automatic Process Controls inin Milk
Milk Processing.
Processing. HACCP
HACCP Concepts
Concepts in in Fluid
Fluid Milk
Milk Processing.
Processing. Advances
Advances in in
Centrifugal Separation
Centrifugal Separation and
and Bactofugation.
Bactofugation. Manufacture
Manufacture of of various
various types
types of
of dairy
dairy products
products and and changes
changes occurring
occurring
during manufacture
during manufacture andand storage
storage and
and their
their defects.
defects. Sensory
Sensory evaluation
evaluation and
and judging
judging of of milk
milk and
and milk
milk products,
products, types
types of
of
packaging materials and their properties, packing forms and operations, problems in food packaging, recent
packaging materials and their properties, packing forms and operations, problems in food packaging, recent
advances in
advances in packaging
packaging dairy
dairy and
and food
food products.
products. Intelligent
Intelligent Food
Food Packaging.
Packaging. Nutritional
Nutritional Labeling
Labeling of of Food
Food Products.
Products.
Application of Membrane Processing in Milk Processing.
Application of Membrane Processing in Milk Processing.

UNIT-II: Materials
UNIT-II: Materials andand sanitary
sanitary features
features of of the
the dairy
dairy equipments.
equipments. Homogenizer-
Homogenizer- Theory
Theory of of Homogenization.
Homogenization. TriplexTriplex
pump, Lubrication
pump, Lubrication ofof the
the Homogenizer,
Homogenizer, care care and
and Management
Management of of homogenizer,
homogenizer, Homogenizer
Homogenizer Accessories
Accessories and and
Standards for
Standards for Homogenizer.
Homogenizer. Pasteurizer-
Pasteurizer- Pasteurizer
Pasteurizer construction
construction & & Principle
Principle Materials
Materials used
used inin Construction
Construction of of
Pasteurizers. High
Pasteurizers. High temperature
temperature short
short time
time Pasteurizer,
Pasteurizer, care
care ofof Pasteurizer,
Pasteurizer, Reaction
Reaction Kinetics,
Kinetics, Sterilizer,
Sterilizer, Mixing
Mixing
& agitation
& agitation equipments,
equipments, principles of
principles of evaporation,
evaporation, drying. Atmosphere
drying. Atmosphere concentration,
concentration, Vacuum
Vacuum Pan,
Pan,
Fluidization. Care
Fluidization. Care of
of Vacuum
Vacuum Pan,Pan, Atmospheric
Atmospheric Drum Drum Dryer.
Dryer. Spray
Spray Dryer
Dryer principles
principles ofof dairy
dairy plant
plant layout
layout and
and
design, Functional
design, Functional Design,
Design, space
space requirement
requirement of of Milk
Milk Plant,
Plant, problem
problem through
through computers,
computers, centralized
centralized dispersal
dispersal
of data
of data processing,
processing, d-BASE-III,
d-BASE-III, Lotus
Lotus 1-2-3
1-2-3 toto graphics,
graphics, Fortran.
Fortran.

UNIT-III: Fluid
UNIT-III: mechanics- properties
Fluid mechanics- properties ofof fluids,
fluids, Bernoulli’s
Bernoulli’s equation
equation and and its
its applications,
applications, hydraulic
hydraulic systems
systems TypesTypes ofof
Pumps, Sanitary
Pumps, Sanitary pumps,
pumps, Standards
Standards for for Centrifugal
Centrifugal andand Positive
Positive Rotatory
Rotatory Type
Type ofof pumps,
pumps, Selection
Selection of of Pumps.
Pumps.
Care and
Care and Upkeep
Upkeep of of Pumps
Pumps dimensional
dimensional analysis,
analysis, refrigeration
refrigeration and and air-conditioning.
air-conditioning. Artificial
Artificial Refrigeration,
Refrigeration,
Compression Refrigeration
Compression Refrigeration System,
System, Refrigeration
Refrigeration Accessories.
Accessories. Calculation
Calculation of of size
size ofof Refrigeration
Refrigeration Machine
Machine
Heat-transfer and
Requirements. Heat-transfer
Requirements. and thermodynamics;
thermodynamics; mechanical
mechanical separations,
separations, Rittinger’s
Rittinger’s and and Kick’s
Kick’s laws,
laws,
Engineering of
Engineering of mechanics,
mechanics, theory
theory ofof machine,
machine, strength
strength of of materials,
materials, Hook’s
Hook’s law,
law, materials
materials of of fabrications,
fabrications,
machine tools,
machine tools, Electrical
Electrical Engg.,
Engg., Electromagnetic
Electromagnetic induction,
induction, Magnetic-
Magnetic- Hysteresis
Hysteresis loop loop (BH (BH Curve),
Curve), AC AC
fundamentals.
fundamentals.
Code 18:
Code 18: GROUP
GROUP -- FOOD FOOD SCIENCE
SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY
TECHNOLOGY
(Sub-Subject: 18.1: Food Processing Technology, 18.2: Food
(Sub-Subject: 18.1: Food Processing Technology, 18.2: Food Process
Process Engineering,
Engineering, 18.3:
18.3: Food
Food Safety
Safety & &
Quality)
Quality)

UNIT-I: General
UNIT-I: General chemistry
chemistry of of food
food constituents,
constituents, physical
physical properties
properties of
of foods,
foods, properties
properties ofof cottoldal
cottoldal systems,
systems, gels
gels and
and
emulsions. Minerals in foods, physicochemical changes in foods during processing and storage, functions of
emulsions. Minerals in foods, physicochemical changes in foods during processing and storage, functions of
food nutrients, dietary
food nutrients, dietary allowances
allowances and and nutritional
nutritional requirements.
requirements. Metabolism
Metabolism of of carbohydrates,
carbohydrates, lipids
lipids and
and
protein. Biological
protein. Biological value
value and
and PER.
PER. Food
Food additives,
additives, contaminants
contaminants andand anti-nutritional
anti-nutritional factors.
factors. Food
Food flavors
flavors and
and
puff- flavors.
puff- flavors. National
National and
and international
international food
food standards,
standards, modern
modern analytical
analytical techniques
techniques in in food
food analysis.
analysis.

UNIT-II: Engineering
UNIT-II: Engineering properties
properties of of food
food materials,
materials, System
System analysis,
analysis, mass
mass and and energy
energy balance,
balance, Principles
Principles operations
operations andand
equipment for food materials flow handling, cleaning, de-husking, sorting and grading; peeling, size reduction, mixing
equipment for food materials flow handling, cleaning, de-husking, sorting and grading; peeling, size reduction, mixing
and forming,
and bakery foods
forming, bakery foods manufacture,
manufacture, extrusion,
extrusion, separation,
separation, filtration
filtration and
and membrane
membrane processes,
processes, expression,
expression,
baking roasting, frying, extraction and leaching, crystallization, distillation, blanching, pasteurization, sterilization,
baking roasting, frying, extraction and leaching, crystallization, distillation, blanching, pasteurization, sterilization,
evaporation, drying,
evaporation, drying, freezing,
freezing, packing,
packing, heat
heat exchanging,
exchanging, dairy
dairy specific
specific operations.
operations. Process
Process equipment
equipment design,
design, heat
heat
and mass transfer, equipment for steam generation, compressed air, refrigeration and air conditioning, water
and mass transfer, equipment for steam generation, compressed air, refrigeration and air conditioning, water andand
waste
waste water treatment, biochemical
water treatment, biochemical engineering
engineering and
and thermo
thermo bacteriology.
bacteriology. Automation,
Automation, on-line
on-line data
data acquisition
acquisition andand
process control.
process control. Food
Food plant
plant layout
layout and
and design.
design. Energy
Energy audit.
audit.

UNIT-III : Preparation
UNIT–III: Preparation andand manufacturing
manufacturing technology
technology of of cereals
cereals and
and bakery
bakery products,
products, beef,
beef, pork,
pork, poultry,
poultry, fish
fish & & sea
sea
foods and egg,
foods and egg, sausages
sausages andand table
table ready
ready meats,
meats, dairy
dairy products,
products, fresh
fresh fruits,
fruits, fresh vegetables, processed
fresh vegetables, processed fruits,
fruits,
processed vegetables,
processed vegetables, Post
Post Harvest
Harvest Handling
Handling and
and storage
storage ofof Fruits
Fruits and
and Vegetables.
Vegetables. Sugars,
Sugars, sweets,
sweets, fats
fats and
and
oils, fermented
oils, fermented foods,
foods, alcoholic
alcoholic and
and non-alcoholic
non-alcoholic beverages,
beverages, indigenous
indigenous foods,
foods, fast,
fast, readymade
readymade and and fashion
fashion
foods. Dehydration and
foods. Dehydration and concentration
concentration methods,
methods, irradiation,
irradiation, microwave
microwave and and solar
solar processing
processing of of foods,
foods, food
food by-by-
products & downstream processing, flavoring and pigment technology. Judging of food products, food
products & downstream processing, flavoring and pigment technology. Judging of food products, food

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plant management and and legal
legal aspects,
aspects, food plant safety,
food plant safety, risk
risk and
and hazards.
hazards. Effluent
Effluent treatment
treatment and
and environment
environment
pollution, waste
pollution, solids upgrading
waste solids upgrading and
and treatment,
treatment, food
food storage,
storage, functions
functions of
of packaging,
packaging, packaging
packaging operations,
operations,
types of
types of containers,
containers, FFS,
FFS, hermetics
hermetics closures,
closures, canning
canning packaging
packaging materials
materials and
and package
package testing,
testing,
transportation and
transportation and marketing
marketing food products.
food products.
UNIT -IV:
UNIT Role of
–IV: Role of intrinsic
intrinsic and
and extrinsic
extrinsic properties
properties ofof food
food inin relation
relation to
to microbial
microbial growth.
growth. Microbiology
Microbiology of of fruits,
fruits, fruit
fruit
products, vegetables,
products, vegetables, soft soft drinks,
drinks, bakery
bakery products,
products, milkmilk and
and milk
milk products,
products, milk,
milk, fish,
fish, egg
egg andand marine
marine
produces. Spoilage
produces. Spoilage of of foods,
foods, food
food pathogens
pathogens and and their
their toxins
toxins inin relation
relation toto human
human health.
health. Food
Food preservation
preservation
by sugar,
by sugar, salt,
salt, chemicals,
chemicals, heat,
heat, cold,
cold, irradiation,
irradiation, dehydration
dehydration and and packaging.
packaging. Microbiology
Microbiology of of fermented
fermented foodsfoods
and beverages
and beverages and and factors affecting their
factors affecting their quality.
quality. Methods
Methods for for microbiological
microbiological examination
examination of of foods,
foods, food
food
hygiene and
hygiene and safety
safety regulations.
regulations. Water
Water quality
quality and
and waste
waste disposal
disposal in in food
food industry.
industry.

Code 19:
Code 19: Group–
Group— Agri-Business
Agri-Business Management
Management

(Sub-Subjects: 19.1:
(Sub-Subjects: 19.1: Agri-Business
Agri-Business Management)
Management)

UNIT-I:
UNIT-I: Social, political
Social, political and
and economic
economic structure
structure in in rural
rural India.
India. Importance
Importance of of agriculture/forestry/
agriculture/forestry/ horticulture/livestock
horticulture/livestock in in
national economy.
national economy. Cultivation
Cultivation of of major
major cereal
cereal crops,
crops, legume
legume crops,
crops, vegetable
vegetable crops,
crops, fruits
fruits and
and their
their importance
importance in in
human diet.
human diet. Major
Major soils
soils of
of India,
India, essential
essential plant
plant nutrients,
nutrients, their
their role,
role, deficiency
deficiency symptoms
symptoms and and sources.
sources. Pests
Pests and
and
diseases of
diseases of major
major crops,
crops, vegetables,
vegetables, fruits
fruits and
and their
their management.
management. ForestryForestry production,
production, pestspests andand diseases
diseases
management of
management of major
major trees
trees grown
grown in in India.
India. Watershed
Watershed management.
management. Organizational
Organizational set set upup ofof agricultural
agricultural
research, education
research, education and
and extension
extension in in India.
India. Elements
Elements of of statistics.
statistics.

UNIT-II:
UNIT-II: Farm equipments
Farm equipments and
and Farm
Farm Machinery
Machinery inin India,
India, sources
sources of
of energy
energy and
and power
power onon farms.
farms. Irrigation
Irrigation and
and
drainage systems.
drainage systems. Basics
Basics of
of post-harvest
post-harvest technology,
technology, Basics
Basics of
of energy
energy in
in agriculture.
agriculture.

UNIT-III: Basics
UNIT-III: Basics of
of veterinary,
veterinary, gynecology,
gynecology, veterinary
veterinary microbiology,
microbiology, veterinary
veterinary pathology
pathology and
and Parasitology,
Parasitology, veterinary
veterinary
surgery, veterinary
surgery, veterinary public
public health,
health, veterinary
veterinary pharmacology
pharmacology and
and toxicology.
toxicology.

UNIT-IV: Basics
UNIT-IV: Basics of
of human
human foodfood and
and nutrition,
nutrition, human/child
human/child development,
development, home
home and
and family
family resource
resource management,
management,
clothing and
clothing and textile.
textile.

UNIT-V: Quantitative ability:

UNIT-V:Quantitative ability: Test
Test the
the ability
ability of
of candidates
candidates to
to make
make mathematical
mathematical calculations
calculations under
under stress
stress
conditions. All
conditions. these calculations
All these calculations will be based
will be based on
on analytical
analytical skills
skills of
of the
the candidates
candidates with
with understanding
understanding of
of
mathematics at
mathematics at Intermediate
Intermediate level.
level.

UNIT-VI: Communicative
UNIT-VI: Communicative ability:
ability: Test
Test English
English comprehension
comprehension wherein the knowledge
wherein the knowledge of
of language
language skills
skills are
are tested
tested
as to
as to how
how effectively
effectively the
the candidate
candidate communicates
communicates his
his thoughts
thoughts and
and ideas.
ideas.

UNIT-VII: Data
UNIT-VII: Data Interpretation:
Interpretation: Calculations
Calculations requiring
requiring skills
skills of
of interpretation
interpretation of
of facts
facts and
and figures.
figures. The
The questions
questions can
can be
be
posed as
posed as graphs,
graphs, tables
tables and
and charts.
charts.
UNIT-VIII : Logical
UNIT-VIII: Logical reasoning:
reasoning: Evaluating
Evaluating logical
logical thinking
thinking capacity
capacity by
by providing
providing various
various options.
options.

UNIT-IX: Fundamentals
UNIT-IX: Fundamentals of of managerial
managerial economics,
economics, market
market structure
structure conduct
conduct and
and performance,
performance, agricultural
agricultural marketing
marketing
concepts- functions and institutions, trade in agriculture sector; principles of corporation; cooperatives
concepts- functions and institutions, trade in agriculture sector; principles of corporation; cooperatives in
in
India; agribusiness
India; agribusiness institutions
institutions in
in India;
India; entrepreneurship
entrepreneurship development.
development.

Besides above,
Besides above, any
any other
other topic
topic of
of scientific,
scientific, social
social and
and educational
educational importance
importance can
can also
also be
be included.
included.
Around 20-25% questions
Around 20–25% questions shall
shall bebe related
related to
to agriculture
agriculture and
and agriculture
agriculture related
related science
science subjects
subjects
including recent
including recent developments.

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