Syllabus

Professional Knowledge (Agriculture)

• Introduction to Agriculture: Seasonal Crops (Rabi and Kharif), Basic of Crop Production, Agricultural Practices
• Agronomy: Concepts of Tillage, Cultivation Practices of Crops (Cereals, Pulses, Oil Seeds, Fiber Crops, Commercial Crops) , Cropping System, Irrigation, Weed Management, Sustainable Agriculture, Soil and Water Conservation, Organic Farming, Agrometeorology.
• Agro Forestry & Agro Ecology: Basics of Agro Forestry & Agro Ecology
• Concepts of Soil: Types of Soils in India , Properties of Soils (Physical, Chemical, Biological), Soil Fertility and Productivity, Manures and Fertilizer, Plant Nutrients, Nutritional deficiency, Problematic Soils.
• Horticulture: Branches of Horticulture, Detailed Study of Horticulture Branches (Olericulture, Pomology, Floriculture)
• Seed Science: Classification of Seeds, Seed Certification.
• Plant Physiology: Photosynthesis, Respiration, Transpiration, Growth and Development, Plant Growth Regulators, Photoperiodism and Vernalisation.
• Basics of Plant Breeding and Genetics: Introduction to Genetics, Plant Breeding, Methods of Pollination
• Agriculture Entomology: Study of Insects, Insecticides, Plant Protection Equipments, Major Pest of Cereals, Pulses, Oil Seeds and Horticultural Crops.
• Plant Pathology: Introdution to Plant Pathology, Plant Disease Control, Major Disease of Cereals, Pulses, Oil seeds and Horticultural Crops and their Control Measures.
• Animal Husbandry: Major Breeds of Livestock (Cattle, Buffalo, Swine, Goat , Sheep and Poultry), Types of Housing, Breeding System of Livestock, Care and Management of Rearing Animals and Poultry Birds, Common Disases of Rearing Animals and Poultry Birds.
• Agriculture Engineering: Farm Power and Machinery, Tillage Implements, Agriculture Structure and Process Engineering, Dairy Engineering, Irrigaton and Soil-water Converation Engineering.
• Fishery Sciences: Introduction to Fishery, Major Carps in India, Fisheries Management (Pond Management, Nutrition, Reproduction), Major Diseases.
• Miscellaneous: Latest Developments & Schemes Related to Agriculture, Recent Discoveries, Latest Bt Crops and related Research

Quantitative Aptitude

• Percentages
• Ratio and proportion
• Averages
• Simplification
• Mixture and allegation
• Time and work
• Age Problems
• Speed, distance and time
• Stocks and shares
• Partnership
• Clocks
• Volume and surface Area
• Height and Distance
• Logarithm
• Permutation and combination and LCM
• Simple and compound interest
• Equations
• Probability
• Trigonometry
• Profit, loss and discount
• Mensuration
• Quadratic Equations
• Data Interpretation

Reasoning Ability

• Coding decoding
• Blood relations
• Cause and Effects
• Analogy
• Odd figure out
• Classification
• Word formation
• Statement and conclusions
• Syllogism
• Inequalities
• Statement and assumptions
• Statement and conclusions
• Statement and Action Courses
• Alphabet test
• Series test
• Number, ranking and time sequence
• Direction Test
• Decision-making test
• Figure series
• Input/output
• Assertion and reasoning
• Sitting arrangement
• Series test
• Puzzles

English Language

• Antonyms
• Homonyms
• Antonyms
• Synonyms
• Spelling
• Word formation
• Idioms and phrases
• Grammar
• Error Detection
• Cloze Test
• Fill in the blanks
• Jumble Words
• Phrase Substitution
• Sentence correction
• Active/ passive voice
• Phrases and idioms
• Direct and indirect speech
• Reading Comprehension
• Passage completion
• Theme detection
• Deriving conclusion
• Rearrangement of sentences