UPSC Zoology Syllabus 2021 - Detailed Zoology Syllabus for Paper 1 & 2
UPSC Zoology Syllabus 2021 - Union Public Service Commission prescribes UPSC zoology 2021 syllabus in official notification pdf file. The syllabus of UPSC zoology 2021 is released separately for paper 1 and paper 2 in the pdf file. Aspirants should prepare UPSC zoology syllabus 2021 for the mains exam of UPSC IAS. It becomes important to cover the syllabus in detail as UPSC IAS question papers are prepared from it only. Go to the below given article to know about Civil Services exam and other important details of zoology syllabus.
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Highlights of Zoology Syllabus 2020
According to UPSC IAS exam pattern there will be no negative marking in mains exam.
This syllabus will be useful only to those applicants who qualify in the UPSC IAS result.
The syllabus of zoology subject is divided in two parts - paper I and II
The weightage of both the papers in exam is same which is 250 marks.
UPSC Zoology Paper I Syllabus
Applicants can check various topics and sub topics of Zoology subjects from the below given table.
UPSC Zoology Paper 1 syllabus
Topics | Sub topics |
Ecology |
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Non-chordata and Chordata | (a) Classification and relationship of various phyla up to subclasses: Acoelomate and Coelomate, Protostomes and Deuterostomes, Bilateria and Radiata; Status of Protista, Parazoa, Onychophora and Hemichordata; Symmetry. (b) Protozoa: Locomotion, nutrition, reproduction, sex; General features and life history of Paramaecium, Monocystis. Plasmodium and Leishmania. (c) Porifera: Skeleton, canal system and reproduction. (d) Cnidaria: Polymorphism, defensive structures and their mechanism; coral reefs and their formation; metagenesis; general features and life history of Obelia and Aurelia. (e) Platyhelminthes: Parasitic adaptation; general features and life history of Fasciola and Taenia and their-Pathogenic symptoms. (f) Nemathelminthes: General features, life history, parasitic adaptation of Ascaris and Wuchereria. (g) Annelida: Coelom and metamerism; modes of life in polychaetes; general features and life history of Nereis, earthworm and leech. (h) Arthropoda: Larval forms and parasitism in Crustacea; vision and respiration in arthropods (Prawn, scorpion & cockroach); modification of mouth, parts in insects (cockroach, housefly, mosquito, honey bee and butterfly), metaphor phosis in insect and its hormonal regulation, social behaviour ofApis and termites. (i) Molluscs: Feeding, respiration, locomotion, general features and life history of Lamellidens, Pila and Sepia. Torsion and detorsion in gastropods. (j) Echinodermata: Feeding, respiration, locomotion, larval forms, general features and life history of Asterias. (k) Protochordata: Origin of chordates; general features and life history of Branchiostoma and Herdmania. (l) Pisces: Respiration, locomotion and migration. (m) Amphibia: Origin of tetrapods, parental care, paedomorphosis. (n) Reptilia; Origin of reptiles, skull types, status of Sphenodon and crocodiles. (o) Aves: Origin of birds, flight adaptation, migration. (p) Mammalia: Origin of mammals, dentition, general features of egg laying mammals, pouched mammals, aquatic mammals and primates, endocrine glands (pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, pancreas, gonads) and their interrelationships. (q) Comparative functional anatomy of various systems of vertebrates. (integument and its derivatives, endoskeleton, locomotory organs, digestive system,. respiratory system, circulatory system including heart and aortic arches, urinogenital system, brain and sense organs (eye & ear). |
Ethology | (1) Behaviour: Sensory filtering, responsiveness, sign stimuli, learning, and memory, instinct, habituation, conditioning, imprinting. (2) Role of hormones in drive; role of pheromones in alarm spreading; crypsis, predator detection, predator tactics, social hierarchies in primates, social organization in insects; (3) Orientation, navigation, homing; biological rhythms: biological clock, tidal, seasonal and circadian rhythms. (4) Methods of studying animal behaviour including sexual conflict, selfishness, kinship and altruism. |
Biostatistics |
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Instrumentation methods | (a) Spectrophotometer, phase contrast & fluorescence microscopy, radioactive tracer, electrophoresis, ultracentrifuge, PCR, ELISA, FISH and chromosome painting. (b) Electron microscopy (TEM, SEM). |
Economic Zoology | (a) Apiculture, sericulture, lac culture, pearl culture, carp culture, prawn culture, vermiculture. (b) Major infectious and communicable diseases (malaria,tuberculosis, filaria, cholera and AIDS) their vectors, pathogens and prevention. (c) Cattle and livestock diseases, their pathogen (helminths) and vectors (ticks, mites, Tabanus, Stomoxys). (d) Pests of sugarcane (Pyrilla perpusilla), oil seed (Achaeajanata) and rice (Sitophilus oryzae). (e) Transgenic animals. (f) Medical biotechnology, human genetic disease and genetic counselling, gene therapy. (g) Forensic biotechnology. |
UPSC Zoology Paper 2 syllabus
Topics | Sub topics |
Evolution |
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Systematics | Zoological nomenclature International code Cladistics Molecular taxonomy & biodiversity |
Cell Biology | (a) Structure & function of cell and its organelles (nucleus, plasma membrane, mitochondria, Golgi bodies, endoplasmic reticulum, ribosomes and lysosomes), cell division (mitosis and meiosis), mitotic spindle and mitotic apparatus, chromosome movement chromosome type polytene and lampbrush, organization of chromatin, heterochromatin, Cell cycle regulation. (b) Nucleic acid topology, DNA replication, transcription, DNA motif, RNA processing, translation, protein foldings and transport. |
Genetics | (a) Modern concept of gene, split gene, genetic,genetic regulation, code. (b) Sex chromosomes and their evolution, sex determination in Drosophila and man. (c) Mendel’s laws of inheritance, recombination, linkage, multiple alleles, genetics of blood groups, pedigree analysis, hereditary diseases in man. (d) Mutations and mutagenesis. (e) Recombinant DNA technology, plasmid, cosmid, artificial chromosomes as vectors, transgenics, DNA cloning and whole animal cloning (principles and methods). (f) Gene regulation and expression in prokaryotes and eukaryotes. (g) Signal molecules, cell death, defects in signaling pathway and consequences. (h) RFLP, RAPD and AFLP and application of RFLP in DNA finger-printing, ribozyme technologies, human genome project, genomics and proteomics. |
Biochemistry | (a) Structure and role of carbohydrates, fats, fatty acids, cholesterol, proteins and amino-acids, nucleic acids. Bioenergetics. (b) Glycolysis and Krebs cycle, oxidation and reduction, oxidative phosphorylation; energy conservation and release, ATP, cycl cyclic AMP-its structure and role. (c) Hormone classification (steroid and peptide hormones), biosynthesis and functions. (d) Enzymes: types and mechanisms of action. (e) Vitamins and coenzymes. (f) Immunoglobulin and immunity. |
Physiology (with special reference to mammals) |
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Developmental Biology | (a) Gametogenesis; spermatogenesis, composition of semen, in vitro and in vivo capacitation of mammalian sperm, Oogenesis, totipotency; fertilization, morphogenesis and morphogen; blastogenesis, establishment of body axes formation, fate map, gastrulation in frog and chick; genes in development in chick homeotic genes, development of eye and heart, placenta in mammals. (b) Cell lineage, cell to cell interaction, Genetic and induced teratogenesis, role of thyroxine in control of metamorphosis in amphibia, paedogenesis and neoteny, cell death, aging. (c) Developmental genes in man, in vitro fertilization; and embryo transfer; cloning. (d) Stem cells: Sources, types and their use in human welfare. (e) Biogenetic law. |
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Frequently Asked Question (FAQs) - UPSC Zoology Syllabus 2021 - Detailed Zoology Syllabus for Paper 1 & 2
Question: Where can I download the UPSC Civil Services syllabus?
Answer:
Aspirants can download UPSC IAS syllabus from official website upsc.gov.in .
Question: When will the commission release the admit card?
Answer:
The commission will release UPSC IAS admit card in online mode tentatively by 20 days prior to the exam.
Question: What is the use of UPSC CSE zoology syllabus?
Answer:
Applicants have to prepare for the zoology subject syllabus to qualify Civil Services mains examination.
Question: What is the UPSC IAS salary?
Answer:
Applicants should know that UPSC IAS salary basic pay is Rs. 56,100
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As compare to other Entrance examinations UPSEE is much easier. It is easy to qualify but a bit difficult to secure a decent rank because there are many college which are participating in UPSEE are not up to the mark interms of placement and quality education. I'll suggest WBJEE because there are many participating institutes which are decent in both the terms.
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UPSEE stands for Uttar Pradesh State Entrance Examination is the entrance examination for engineering institutions in the state and other colleges.It is conducted by the Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Uttar Pradesh. It is a state level examination and those who could not make it upto IIT and NIT get colleges through this exam in Uttar Pradesh.
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Hello Anuj,
Main aapko bta dun ki UPSEE ab nhi hota hai B.Tech courses ke liye, ab agar aapko admission lena hain UP ke engineering colleges mein toh aapko JEE-Main 2021 ke score se hi lena hoga. Jaisa ki hm sab jaante hain ki JEE-Main 2021iss baar se 4 attempts mein hoga to iska pehla attempt February 23rd-26th, dusra March 15th-18th, teesra April 27th to 30th and fourth May 24th-28th pr hoga.
See UPSEE has been scrapped and now admission to UPSEE colleges will be done through JEE-Main score and in JEE-Main any student satisfying the eligibility criteria and having India nationality can apply. You can apply for JEE-Main from the official portal of JEE-Main which is given below :-
https://jeemain.nta.nic.in/webinfo2021/Page/Page?PageId=1&LangId=P
For complete details about JEE-Main 2021 Application form kindly check out the link given below :-
https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/how-to-fill-jee-main-application-form
Some insights of JEE-Main 2021 :-
> To qualify for JEE Mains, there is no minimum aggregate percentage criteria and also if you want to take admission into NITs, IIITs or CFTIs then you should pass in your class 12th. Because as per the latest announcement made by our Hon'ble Education minister Mr.Ramesh Pokhariyal Nishank, the 75% criteria has been removed for upcoming year 2021-22.
> Also from this year according to New Education Policy the JEE-Main examination will be conducted in English, Hindi and other regional languages such as Bengali, Gujarati, Assamese, Kannada, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, Odia and Malayalam.
> In JEE-Main 2021 there will be total 90 question out of which you have to attempt only 75 (25 from each section) and there will be two sections for each subject, Section-A will be of Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs)(20 compulsory questions) and Section-B will contain Questions whose answers are to be filled in as a numerical value (10 numerical based questions out of which only 5 are compulsory to be attempted).
> In Section B, candidates have to attempt any five questions out of 10. There will be no negative marking for Section B.
> All question will be of 4 marks and in MCQs there will be negative marking of (-1) on incorrect attempt.
This year JEE-Main is being conducted with slight changes in it's pattern and it's conduction and you can check out all the changes from the link given below :-
https://engineering.careers360.com/exams/jee-main
I hope this information helps you.
Good Luck!!
can other state of students apply for Upsee entrance exam???
Dear Student,
for other state students to appear for the UPSEE Examination, the one criteria that needs to be fulfilled is that their parents are required to hold a domicile of Uttar Pradesh. If so, then the students can appear for the UPSEE Examination even if they are from another state.
what will be the counselling process of upsee colleges will they be included in JOSSA counselling?
Hello Aspirant,
As per the information brochure of JEE-Main 2021 released by NTA, from this year UPSEE will not be conducted for admission to engineering institutions of UP coming under the affiliation of Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University instead the admissions will be based on JEE-Main 2021 score and the colleges will also be allotted through JOSAA counselling. So from this year if you are seeking admission in any of the colleges either it is affiliated to AKTU or MMMU, Gorakhpur, you have to appear for JEE-Main 2021 and then you have to register for JOSAA counselling for seat allotment according to your score in JEE-Main 2021.
Some insights of JEE-Main 2021 :-
> To qualify for JEE Mains, there is no minimum aggregate percentage criteria and also if you want to take admission into NITs, IIITs or CFTIs then you should pass in your class 12th. Because as per the latest announcement made by our Hon'ble Education minister Mr.Ramesh Pokhariyal Nishank, the 75% criteria has been removed for upcoming year 2021-22.
> Also from this year according to New Education Policy the JEE-Main examination will be conducted in English, Hindi and other regional languages such as Bengali, Gujarati, Assamese, Kannada, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, Odia and Malayalam.
> In JEE-Main 2021 there will be total 90 question out of which you have to attempt only 75 (25 from each section) and there will be two sections for each subject, Section-A will be of Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs)(20 compulsory questions) and Section-B will contain Questions whose answers are to be filled in as a numerical value (10 numerical based questions out of which only 5 are compulsory to be attempted).
> In Section B, candidates have to attempt any five questions out of 10. There will be no negative marking for Section B.
> All question will be of 4 marks and in MCQs there will be negative marking of (-1) on incorrect attempt.
This year JEE-Main is being conducted with slight changes in it's pattern and it's conduction and you can check out all the changes from the link given below :-
https://engineering.careers360.com/exams/jee-main
I hope this information helps you.
Good Luck!!