Rajasthan Pre PG 2024 Syllabus: Check Section-wise Exam Syllabus Here

Agronomy

10

Genetics and Plant Breeding

10

Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry

10

Plant Panthology + Nematology

10

Horticulture

10

Forestry

10

Entomology

08

Biochemistry + Biotechnology + Plant Physiology

08

Extension Education

08

Agricultural Economics + Agricultural Statistics

07

Animal Husbandry

04

Agricultural Engineering

05

Family Resource Management

20

Human Development and Family Studies

20

Foods and Nutrition

20

Home Science Extension and Communication Management

20

Textiles and Apparel Designing

20

Aquaculture

20

Fisheries Resource Management

20

Fish Health Management and Aquatic Environment Management

20

Fish Processing Technology and Aquaculture Engineering

20

Basic Sciences (Fisheries Extension, Economics, Statistics, Biochemistry and Communication Technology)

20

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Agro-climatic zones of India and Rajasthan, Adaptation and distribution of crops

Weather and climate

Basics of weather forecasting

Modern concepts of tillage

Management of crop residue, soil organic matter, bio-fertilizers, green manuring, oil cakes, fertilizers

Consumption of straight and complex fertilizers, foliar application. Plant nutrients: occurrence, cycling in soils and their availability. INM concept and vermi-compositing

Cropping and farming systems

Sustainable agriculture: concept and details

Organic farming: principles, objectives, certification, labeling and accreditation process

Water resources of India and Rajasthan

Methods of irrigation. Irrigation efficiencies

Water management in crops

Quality of irrigation water

Agricultural drainage: methods. Dry land agriculture in India and Rajasthan

Concept, importance, objectives and benefits of watershed

Agronomy of important crops of kharif, rabi and zaid seasons of Rajasthan

Weed biology and ecology, crop-weed association

Problem of weeds in Rajasthan and their physical, cultural, biological and chemical control

Integrated weed management

Herbicide selectivity

Adjuvants

Geo-informatics, nanotechnology and precision farming; concepts, techniques & their applications in agriculture

Variation – its causes and importance. Pollination and fertilization

Cell structure and division. Mendal and his work

Gene interactions. Multiple alleles and blood groups

Linkage, crossing over and mapping of chromosomes

Gene mutations, chromosomal aberrations, polyploidy and their role in crop improvement

Cytoplasmic and chromosomal inheritance

Sterility and incompatibility and their application in plant breeding

Heterosis and its exploitation for crop improvement

Germplasm conservation and exploitation

Breeding methods of self, cross and vegetatively propagated crops

Breeding for biotic and abiotic stresses

Application of genetic engineering and biotechnology in crop improvement

Seed, its types and classes

Seed certification: principles and procedures

Minimum seed certification standards

Seed production of important field crops

Soil as a medium for plant growth, soil composition, formation, profile, rocks and minerals

Soil survey, classification and Remote sensing

Physical properties of soil-texture, structure, soil moisture, air and temperature in relation to plant growth

Chemical properties of soil-clay minerals, organic and inorganic colloids, cation exchange phenomenon

Soil reaction and buffering capacity

Soil erosion, conservation

Problematic soils

Essential nutrients, their functions, deficiency symptoms and their availability

Soil fertility evaluation, nutrient recommendations

Manures and fertilizers

Importance of microbes and plant pathology in agriculture

Micro-organisms (Fungi & bacteria) and their classification, nutrition, growth and reproduction

Host-pathogen relationship. Morphology, reproduction, nutrition and nomenclature of fungi

Classification of plant pathogenic fungi

Symptomology, disease cycle. Important disease and their management- cereals, pulses, oilseeds, fruits, vegetables, spices, medicinal and aromatic, forest plant and cash crops

Integrated disease management and principles of plant disease control and noval approaches for disease management

Introduction and a brief history of plant-parasitic nematodes, their morphological structure, biology, ecology and various physiological process

Symptomatology and nematode diseases with special reference to root-knot, reniform, citrus, ear cockle, tundu and molya and their management

Interaction of plant-parasitic nematodes with other micro-organisms like fungi, bacteria and viruses, etc.

Floriculture- History of ornamental gardening, garden styles, garden features and important commercial cut flowers and loose flowers cultivation

Vegetables- importance in human diet, type of farming and classification

Raising of seedling in nursery and pro-tray. Cultivation of important vegetables

Protected cultivation. Pomology- Selection of site, preparation and layout of orchard, planting system

Principles of fruit production, propagation, cultivation of important fruits of Rajasthan

Methods of preparation of juices, squashes, jams, jellies and marmalades, preserves, squashes and pickles, canning and dehydration of fruits and vegetables

Seed spices – production technology. Important medicinal and aromatic plants of Rajasthan

Status of forests in India and Rajasthan

Forest: importance, types, classification, ecosystem, biotic and abiotic components, ecological succession and climax

Nursery and planting technique, social forestry, farm forestry, urban forestry, community forestry, forest management, sivlicultural practices, forest mensuration, natural regeneration, man-made plantations, shifting cultivation, taungya, dendrology, hardwoods, softwoods, pulp woods, fuel woods, multipurpose, tree species, wasteland management

Agroforestry – importance and land use system, forest soils, classification and conservation, watershed management, forest genetics and biotechnology and tree improvement, tree seed technology, rangelands

Wildlife- importance, abuse, depletion, management, major and minor forest products including medicinal and aromatic plants, forest inventory, aerial photo interpretation and remote sensing

forest depletion and degradation – importance and impact on environment, global warming, role of forests and trees in climate mitigation, tree diseases, wood decay and discolourations, tree pests, integrated pest and disease management, biological and chemical wood preservation, forest conservation, Indian and Rajasthan State forest policies and acts, forest economics, joint forest management and tribology

Animal kingdom- Classification and nomenclature

Economic importance of Arthropods, insects and mites in particular

Management of insect-pest and mites in agriculture

Ecosystem and wildlife preservation

Insect dominance

Anatomy and morphology of grasshopper

Insect reproduction and development; identification

Lac culture, sericulture and apiculture

Physical, mechanical, cultural, chemical, biological, legal and other modern approaches of insect pest management

Chemistry of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and amino acids

Chemistry of Nucleic acids and their functions

Outlines of metabolism of carbohydrate, lipid and protein

General characteristics of enzymes, coenzymes and secondary metabolites terpenoids, alkaloids and phenolics

Brief outlines of plant tissue culture and plant biotechnology DNA recombinant technology, transgenics Molecular markers and their application in Agriculture

Cell: an overview, physiological functions of cell organelles, plant water relations, photosynthesis and photorespiration, Respiration, Transpiration, plant nutrition, physiology of flowering

Physiology of growth, PGRs and their role, biosynthesis and physiological responses

Post-harvest physiology, Seed development, germination and dormancy

Climate change and stress physiology, hydroponics

Extension Education- Definition, objectives and principles

Rural sociology: Meaning, definition, scope, social control and social change

Rural institutions- caste and family, rural leadership

Teaching-learning process

A.V. aids, teaching methods and their use in different situations

Programme planning and evaluation in extension education

Communication process and its elements

Diffusion and adoption of agriculture innovations

Pre-independence extension programmes in India

Gurgoan, Marthandam, Shriniketan and Sewagram projects

Developmental programmes and institutions- IRDP, CD, NES, Panchayati Raj System, T & V system, NATP, PMRY, SwarnJayanti Gram SwarojgarYojna, KVK, ATIC, IVLP and ATMA. Entrepreneurship development: concept and meaning

Government schemes and incentives for promotion of entrepreneurship

Contract farming and joint ventures, public-private partnership

Meaning of utility, factors of production and their characteristics

Classical production function and law of diminishing returns

Factors affecting demand and supply

Price determination

Concept of elasticity and its measurement

Agricultural finance

Credit and credit institution

Agricultural cooperation

Nature and problems of agricultural marketing and prices

Regulated market

Marketing channels and price spread

Cooperative marketing

Nationalization of commercial banks

Economic principles of farm management, financial tools of farm management and farm planning and budgeting. Risk and uncertainty in agriculture

Importance of agri-business in Indian Economy

Discounted and undiscounted methods of project analysis

Marketing management

Meaning and scope of statistics

Data summarization

Measures of central tendency and dispersion

Elementary idea of correlation and regression

Tests of significance

Field experimentation

Analysis of variance and its application in the basic design of experiments

Importance of Livestock and poultry in the national economy

Cattle management and housing of cattle, buffalo, sheep, goat, poultry and camel

Prevention and control of common livestock diseases

Classification of feeding stuff and computation of balanced ration

Important breeds of farm animals and poultry. Methods and systems of breeding. Principles and methods of selection

Purchase of dairy animals. Infertility and sterility, their causes and prevention

Hatching, brooding and feeding management in poultry

Hay and silage making

Introduction to Soil and Water Conservation, soil erosion, types, and method for control of soil erosion

Status of Farm Power in India

Sources of Farm Power, different type of engines

Familiarization with Power transmission system: clutch, gearbox, differential and final drive of a tractor

Tractor types and farm implement s

Familiarization with sowing and planting equipment

Familiarization with harvesting and threshing equipment

Classification of energy source agricultural sector

Familiarization with biomass utilization for biofuel, biogas plants, biodiesel and bio-oil production

Introduction of solar energy

Greenhouse technology, Greenhouse equipments, materials of construction for traditional and low-cost greenhouses

Irrigation systems used in greenhouses

Important Engineering properties such as physical, thermal and aero & hydrodynamic properties of cereals, pulses and oilseed, their application in PHT equipment design and operation

Drying and dehydration

System approach to management

Management concepts: value, goals, standards

Management process

Resources-classification and characteristics

Communication–process, classification, barriers, Decision-making process

Time management and work simplification

Money management

Housing and its importance, selection of site, orientation and zoning, factors considered while planning a house, building materials, house wiring-Electrical fittings and fixtures

Housing Problems in India

Housing finance

Elements of art and principles of design, colour, home lighting, flower arrangement

Human wants and demands

. Family budget, savings and investment

Consumer problems, consumers’ rights and responsibilities, standardization, grading, labelling and packaging, unfair trade practices, consumer protection and welfare, Right to information

Marketing mix and marketing environment, marketing research

Product planning

Sales Management

Entrepreneurship-definition, classification, importance, Government support

Selection, use and care of household equipment

Meaning, purpose, scope and principles

Stages of growth and development

Developmental pattern and task of children till adolescence

Physical and motor development, cognitive, mental development, emotional, social and personality development

Moral development and guidance

Family: meaning and definition, functions of traditional and modern family, stages of family, lifecycle, expectations and specific roles of family members of each stage

Importance of family and child welfare

Classification and various areas of family and child welfare services in India and role of National and International 19 agencies

Theories of child development-Cognitive theory of Jean Piaget, Erikson’s theory of psychological development

Early childhood care and development

Children with developmental challenges

Functions, Sources, deficiency and excess intake of energy, carbohydrates, proteins, fat, fat-soluble and water-soluble vitamins and minerals (Classification and chemistry of amino acids and carbohydrates)

Interrelationship of nutrients

Cooking methods- merits and demerits

Methods, principles and advantages of food preservation

Meal planning: importance, factors to be considered, planning meals for family, modification of diet for various age, sex and income groups and physical and physiological conditions of body

Modification of normal diet to therapeutic diet

Diet during diseases like fever, liver disease, cardiovascular diseases and metabolic disorders like overweight, underweight and diabetes

Assessment of nutritional status, nutritional problems arising from food habits

Role of National and International agencies for overcoming nutritional problems in India

Meaning, aims, philosophy and principles of Home Science Extension Education

Problems of rural society

Concept and need of rural development

Audio-Visual Aids-Role and classification

Teaching methods– classification, advantages and limitations of each method, principles of extension teaching

Difference in teaching in formal and informal situation

Achievements and failures of community development programme

Panchayati Raj, Voluntary organization and their role in rural development, rural leadership

Concept, importance, elements and problems of communication

Meaning of adoption and diffusion

Meaning and characteristics of innovation

Stages and factors affecting adoption

Nature, role, meaning, principles and process of programme planning

Characteristics of good programme, problems of extension work and ways to solve them

Concept, importance and methods of evaluation, use of evaluation result in programme planning

Rural development programmes-ICDS, IRDP, TRYSEM, Swarn Jayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojna and MGNREGA

India’s five year plans with special reference to rural development

Classification, properties and basic concepts of production of textile fibre, yarn structure, complex and textured yarns, various fabric construction processes

Loom and its parts

Basic and fancy weaves

Printing and their methods

Dyes and their application, general and special finishes

Principles and process of laundering, laundry equipment’s, water, soaps and detergents, bleaches, blues, stiffening agents and their uses, laundering and stain removal of different fabrics

Dry cleaning and storage of cloths

Social- psychological aspects and needs of clothing in the family

Changing needs of the family

Study of ready-made and tailor-made garments in terms of finish, cost and quality

Clothing budget for the family of different income levels, size habits and needs

Principles in selecting fabrics, colours and textures for different age groups

Traditional textiles of India and embroidery

Flat pattern methods, shifting of darts by slash and pivot method

Principles and elements of design applied to apparel designing

Introduction of CAD, CAM

Application of CAD in Textile and Apparel Designing

Fashion Terminology, Fashion cycle, theories of fashion adoption, factors affecting fashion

Definition and scope of Aquaculture, Systems of aquaculture, Extensive, semi-intensive, intensive and super-intensive aquaculture, organic aquaculture

Pre-stocking and post stocking pond management

Candidate species for aquaculture: IMC, Exotic fish species, air-breathing fishes, culturable shellfish and catfishes of fresh water and brackish water

An overview of sea farming and shore-based aquaculture in different parts of the world

Shore-based aquaculture and sea farming in India

Important cultivable fish and shellfish (seabass, mullet, milkfish, grouper, snappers, pearl spot, tiger shrimp, white shrimp, mud crab, mussel, clam, oysters (edible and pearl oyster), seaweeds, etc.

World trade of ornamental fish and export potential

Fabrication, setting up and maintenance of aquarium, water quality management

Water filtration system– biological, mechanical and chemical filters. Aquarium plants and their propagation

Fresh water and marine fish seed resources

Natural breeding of finfishes

Riverine spawn collection, storage of spawn, Spawn quality and quantity indices

Methods of breeding; Hypophysation of fishes

Fish pituitary gland

Treatment of eggs

Spawn rearing; Use of anaesthetics in fish breeding and transport

Natural seed resources of shellfishes

Broodstock management and Maturation stages of Macrobrachium rosenbergii and Penaeus Sp

Principles of genetics and breeding, Gene, Mendel’s law of inheritance, Gene interactions – Hybridization. Mutation, Chromosomal structure and aberrations

Linkage and crossing over

Cryopreservation, Selective breeding programs in aquaculture

Seed certification and quarantine procedures

DNA as genetic material, Chemistry of nucleic acids, Genetic code

Gene cloning and Transgenesis, Wastewater treatment, Biofilters in aquaculture, Biofertilizers, Gene bank

Nutritional requirements of cultivable fish and shellfish

Feed formulation and manufacturing

Forms of feeds: wet feeds, moist feeds, dry feeds, mashes, pelleted feeds, floating and sinking pellets

Feed additives: binders, antioxidants, enzymes, pigments, growth promoters, feed stimulants. Candidate species of phytoplankton and zoo-plankton as live food organisms of freshwater and marine species

Major taxa of commercially important inland and marine finfishes and shellfishes

Morphological characters of commercially important fin fishes and shellfishes of freshwater and marine waters of India

Anatomy of important groups of shellfish and finfish, Digestive system and digestive glands

Circulatory, Respiratory, Nervous, Urino-genital and Endocrine systems

Study of food and feeding habits of commercially important finfishes and shellfish

Age and growth determination. Reproductive biology– maturity stages, gonado somatic index, ponderal index, fecundity, sex ratio and spawning

Eggs and larval stages and developmental biology of finfishes and shellfishes

Circulation

Excretion, Osmoregulation

Reproductive physiology

Sense organs

Effect of environmental factors on physiology of finfish and shellfishes

Stress-related physiology

Inland capture fishery resources of India

Major riverine and estuarine systems of India

Major brackishwater. Differences between man-made and natural lakes and floodplain wetlands

Fishery zones and fishery resources of the world

Major exploited marine fisheries of India, their developmental history and present status

Important pelagic - demersal fish, shellfish and seaweed resources of India

Potential marine fishery resources of India’s EEZ

GIS and Remote sensing in marine capture fishery

Concept of population, Unit and mixed stock

Principles of stock assessment

Population age structure

Estimation of total fishing and natural mortality

The concept of yield, yield in number and yield in weight

Sustainable Yield and Maximum Economic Yield

Fisheries regulations

Significance of fish diseases in relation to aquaculture

Host, pathogen and environment interaction

Pathogenicity and mechanism of bacterial, viral and fungal infections of finfish and shellfish

Infectious diseases

Important diseases of fish and shellfish; Principles of disease diagnosis

Case history and clinical sign in diagnosis

Drugs, chemicals, antibiotics and probiotics used in aquaculture and their mode of action

Quarantine and fish health

Inland water types, their identities and distribution; ponds and lakes; streams, dynamics of lentic and lotic environments

Lakes – their origin and diversity

Lake environment: morphometry, physical and chemical conditions and biological relations

Plankton, nekton, benthos and concept of productivity. Lotic environments

The earth and the ocean basin, Relief of seafloor; Ocean Waves, and Tides: types of tides tidal bores and tide prediction

Ocean Currents, General distribution of temperature and salinity

Divisions of the marine environment: pelagic, benthic, euphotic, aphotic divisions and their subdivisions

General account of major groups of phytoplankton, seaweeds, major zooplankton groups. Benthos in rocky, sandy, and muddy shores, Mud banks and Mangroves

Goals and purposes of CZM

General coastal zone programs.Coastal Regulation Zone(CRZ)Act.Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM)

Origin and nature of soils

Physical and chemical properties of soil, Submersed soils, wetlands, Saline soils, Alkali soils, acid sulphate soils, iron pyrites, soil reclamation

Collection and preparation of soil samples

Nature of Atmosphere: weather and climate; composition of Atmosphere

Humidity and water vapour

Condensation and precipitation: process and conditions of condensation, measurement of precipitation

Isobars and pressure gradients, wind observation and measurement

Ecology and its subdivisions

Ecosystem: Principles, Concepts, Structure and function of an ecosystem, Producers, consumers

Energy flow in the ecosystem

Ecological succession; Food chains, food webs and ecological pyramids

Water conservation, rainwater harvesting

Homeostasis

Ecological indicators

Community Ecology: species diversity in communities

Symbiosis commensalisms, parasitism

The freshwater environment and types; pond ecosystem, wetlands

Environment protection and conservation

Classification of water pollution- Sewage and domestic wastes- sewage treatments

Agricultural wastes – Eutrophication; Pesticide types and categories; Bioaccumulation and Phytoremediation

Oil pollution; Microbial pollution: Radionuclide pollution, Thermal pollution Environmental Impact Assessment for fisheries and aquaculture projects

Fishing gears of world and India

Gear materials- Classification – natural and synthetic – yarns, twines, ropes. Accessories for fishing gear

Floats – buoys: its materials. Sinkers- types

Fishing accessories – thimbles, shackles, C-lonks, rings, G-links, Kelly’s eye

Maintenance and storage of gears and gear materials

FAO Classification of fishing gear Classification of trawling

Fish pumps

Fishfinder, GPS navigator, sonar net sonde

Traditional fishing crafts of India

Classification of fishing crafts based on fabrication, dimension, nature of fishing, depth of operation etc.

Boatbuilding materials seasoning & preservation

Handling of fresh fish; principles of low-temperature preservation

Chilling of fish–methods and equipment for chilling

Can making materials and cans, Steps in canning- Precooking, packing, exhausting, seaming, thermal processing, cooling and storage

Processing of fish by traditional methods – salting, sun drying, smoking, marinading and fermentation

Fish meal and oil

Chitin chitosan

Utilization of seaweeds agar agar battered and braided products-fish

Freshwater and coastal aqua-farms

Preliminary survey, site selection, topography

Land survey- chain surveying, compass surveying, leveling, plane table surveying and contour surveying

Location design and construction of hatcheries, raceways and farm complex

Tide-fed/ pump-fed farms, open canals and roads

Design and construction of ponds and dykes; seepage and evaporation and their control

Introduction to fisheries economics, basic economic terminologies

Farm production economics– Costs and returns–factors of production, marginal cost and return, law of diminishing marginal return, returns to scale, contribution of fisheries to GNP and employment

Fisheries Trade and Environment

Major biomolecules in foods and their important functions

Glycolysis and TCA cycle

Classification, structure, functions and properties of carbohydrates, proteins and lipids

Enzymes- nomenclature; classification

Composition of food & nutritional value

Moisture in foods

Fish lipids in human nutrition, oxidation of fatty acids; naturally occurring polysaccharides in foods, fibre in food and its role

Glycolysis, gluconeogenesis, essential and non-essential amino acids

Prokaryotes – bacteria, actinomycetes, spirochaetes, cyanobacteria, mycoplasma & viruses, photoheterotrophs & chemoheterotrophs

Role of microorganisms in the cycling of elements in water, breakdown and production of organic matter

Carbon, nitrogen, sulfur, phosphorus iron and manganese cycles

Role of bacteria and fungi in sedimentations, microorganisms and water pollution, hydrothermal bacteria, halophilic bacteria

IT and its importance, IT tools, IT-enabled services and their impact on society; computer fundamentals; hardware and software; input and output devices; word and character representation

Operating systems (OS) – definition, basic concepts, introduction to WINDOWS and LINUX Operating Systems

Local area network (LAN), Wide area network(WAN), Internet and World Wide Web, HTML and IP

Introduction to MS Office – Word, Excel, PowerPoint. Audiovisual aids – definition, advantages

Fisheries extension – concepts, objectives and principles

History and role of fisheries extension in fisheries development

Transfer of technology process; important TOT programs in fisheries

Basic concepts in rural sociology and psychology and their relevance in fisheries extension; social change, social control

Central and State responsibilities for fisheries development, organizational set up of fisheries administration at the Centre and state levels

Functions and powers of functionaries of department of fisheries, corporations and cooperatives

Development over Five Year Plans I

Fisheries legislation

Hazard, risk, vulnerability, disaster, capacity building

Types of natural and manmade hazards in fisheries and aquaculture; algal blooms, habitat destruction, overfishing, introduction of exotic species, loss of bio-diversity etc.

Causes, characteristics and impact of various disasters

Co-operative movement in fisheries in India, source and type of credit/finance in fisheries role of NABARD in fisheries development

Insurance in fish and shrimp farming

Market structure, functions and types; marketing channels and supply chain

Entrepreneurship Development: Fisheries entrepreneurial and managerial characteristics

Generation incubation and commercialization of ideas and innovations

Government schemes and incentives for promotion of entrepreneurship

Definition of statistics, Basic concepts of population and sample, classification of data, frequency and cumulative frequency table

Arithmetic mean median and mode relative important measures of dispersion coefficient of variation