CUET PG Botany Syllabus 2026 (OUT): Download PDF, Chapter-wise Topics

CUET PG Botany syllabus 2026 is out on the official exam website. Get CUET PG Botany syllabus PDF here along with chapter-wise topics.

CUET PG Botany Syllabus PDF Download

CUET PG Botany Syllabus 2026: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released CUET PG syllabus for all domain subjects, including Botany. Candidatesd aspiring for admission to PG courses related to Botany subject must take CUET PG exam with Botany as domain subject. Candidates can find CUET PG syllabus for all domain subjects on official website, nta.ac.in. CUET PG Botany syllabus comprises 14 units. Candidates have to answer a total of 75 questions based on CUET PG Botany syllabus.

Candidates aspiring for admission to Botany related courses must choose the domain subject while filling CUET PG application form. Scroll down for CUET PG 2026 Botany syllabus PDF along with the chapter wise topics.

CUET PG Botany Exam Pattern

Along with the CUET PG Botany syllabus, the exam pattern also helps candidates plan their CUET preparation strategy. The table below mentions the CUET PG exam pattern for Botany:

CUET PG Botany Syllabus 2026

As per the CUET PG exam pattern, candidates have to answer as many as 475 questions for the domain-specific knowledge. The space below mentions the fourteen units as per the CUET PG Botany syllabus:

CUET PG Botany Syllabus PDF Download

Candidates willing to take the CUET PG Botany exam (SCQP07) can find the syllabus in PDF format under the Science stream. Alternatively, candidates can find the CUET PG Botany syllabus here.

The table below mentions the direct link to the PDF containing the CUET PG Botany syllabus:

CUET PG Botany Syllabus (Detailed)

NTA has only specified the units under the CUET PG Botany syllabus. The detailed syllabus for the Botany exam has been fetched from BSc (Hons) syllabus under CBCS curriculum. Here is a unit wise topics under CUET PG Botany syllabus:

UNIT I: Phycology and Microbiology

• Introduction to microbial world, microbial nutrition, growth and metabolism
• Viruses
• Bacteria
• Applied Microbiology
• Algae
• Cyanophyta
• Chlorophyta
• Charophyta
• Xanthophyta
• Phaeophyta
• Rhodophyta
• Applied Phycology

UNIT II: Biomolecules and Cell Biology

• Biomolecules
• Bioenergetics
• Enzymes
• The Cell
• Cell wall and plasma membrane
• Cell organelles
• Cell division

UNIT III: Mycology and Phytopathology

• Introduction to true fungi 
• Chytridiomycetes
• Zygomycota 
• Ascomycota 
• Basidiomycota
• Allied Fungi 
• Oomycota 
• Symbiotic associations 
• Applied Mycology 
• Phytopathology

UNIT IV: Archegoniatae

• Introduction
• Bryophytes
• Pteridophytes
• Gymnosperms

UNIT V: Anatomy and Angiosperms

• Introduction and scope of Plant Anatomy
• Tissues
• Stem 
• Leaf 
• Root 
• Vascular Cambium
• Wood
• Perider
• Adaptive and Protective Systems 
• Secretory System

UNIT VI: Economic Botany

• Origin of Cultivated Plants
• Cereals
• Legumes
• Sugars & Starches
• Spices
• Beverages
• Oils & Fats
• Essential Oils
• Natural Rubber
• Drug-yielding plants
• Tobacco
• Timber plants
• Fibres

UNIT VII: Genetics

• Mendelian genetics and its extension
• Extrachromosomal Inheritance
• Linkage, crossing over and chromosome mapping
• Variation in chromosome number and structure
• Gene mutations
• Fine structure of gene
• Population and Evolutionary Genetics 

UNIT VIII: Molecular Biology

• Nucleic acids : Carriers of genetic information
• The Structures of DNA and RNA / Genetic Material
• The replication of DNA
• Central dogma and genetic code
• Mechanism of Transcription
• Processing and modification of RNA
• Translation (Prokaryotes and eukaryotes)
• Regulation of transcription in prokaryotes and eukaryotes 

UNIT IX: Plant Ecology and Phytogeography

• Introduction
• Soil
• Water
• Light, temperature, wind and fire
• Biotic interactions
• Population ecology
• Plant communities
• Ecosystems
• Functional aspects of ecosystem
• Phytogeography

UNIT X: Reproductive Biology of Angiosperms

• Introduction
• Anther
• Pollen biology
• Ovule
• Pollination and fertilisation
• Self incompatibility
• Endosperm
• Embryo
• Seed
• Polyembryony and apomixis
• Germline transformation

UNIT XI: Plant Physiology

• Plant water relationship
• Mineral nutrition
• Nutrient Uptake
• Translocation in the phloem
• Plant growth regulators
• Physiology of flowering
• Phytochrome

UNIT XII: Plant Metabolism

• Concept of metabolism 
• Carbon assimilation
• Carbohydrate metabolism
• Carbon Oxidation 
• ATP-Synthesis 
• Lipid metabolism 
• Nitrogen metabolism
• Mechanisms of signal transduction

UNIT XIII: Plant Biotechnology

• Plant Tissue Culture
• Recombinant DNA technology
• Applications of Biotechnology

Best Books for CUET PG Botany

Candidates can refer to the below-mentioned books for CUET PG Botany exam preparation:

• Botany: An Introduction to Plant Biology by James D. Mauseth
• The Secret Life of Plants by Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird
• Plant Physiology by Lincoln Taiz and Eduardo Zeiger
• The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World by Michael Pollan
• Plant Ecology by Ernst-Detlef Schulze and Erwin Beck

Besides books, candidates are advised to use CUET PG Botany question papers to have an edge over other applicants in their preparation phase.

Domain-Wise CUET PG Syllabus and Question Papers

Candidates can check the table below for domain/subject-wise CUET PG syllabus as well as question paper PDF:

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