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UPPSC PCS 2020 Exam - Notifications, Dates, Application, Eligibility, Syllabus

Updated on 20th Feb, 2021
Application Date 05 Feb, 2021 - 05 Mar, 2021
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About UP PCS 2021

UP PCS Exam 2021- Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) has released the UP PCS notification 2021 on February 5, 2021. Candidates who meet the UPPSC PCS eligibility criteria can fill the UP PCS application form 2021 from February 5. Last date for submission of UPPSC PCS form online is March 5, 2021. The exam authorities have released the application form of the UP PCS Exam in online mode at uppsc.up.nic.in. The last date to apply for UP PCS Exam 2021 was June 2 while candidates could complete their application form till June 4.

Candidates who qualify for the UP PCS 2021 mains exam, will be eligible to appear for an interview process followed by a final recruitment process. The final result of UP PCS 2021 will be declared on the basis of the candidate's performance in the mains exam and interview. The final result will be calculated out of a total of 1550 marks (1400 in written exam and 150 interviews).

What is UP PCS 2021 exam?

UPPSC Combined State/Upper Subordinate Services is conducted for recruitment to various posts like Statistical Officer, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Block Development Officer, Deputy Collector, etc. UP PCS Exam 2021 will be held in three stages - Preliminary exams (concluded), Main exam, and personality test. 

UPPCS Prelims 2021 consists of objective type & multiple choice questions and the main exam is a descriptive written exam followed by a Viva- Voce (Personality Test).  A total of 200 candidates will be selected through the Combined State / Upper Subordinate Services Examination 2021.

What's new in UP PCS Exam 2021?

  • Five subjects namely Arabic, Persian, Social Work, Defense, and Agricultural Engineering have been removed from the main examination.
  • The total number of subjects to 29 instead of 33 subjects as in the previous years. 
  • Candidates number selected for UP PCS Main Exam 2021 is 13 times the vacant posts.
  • Also, the number of candidates selected for personal interviews will be twice to the vacant post.
  • Candidates belonging to the Economically Weaker (EWS) category can avail of a 10% reservation. 
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UP PCS 2021 Highlights

Full Exam Name UPPSC Commission Combined State/Upper Subordinate Services Exam
Short Exam Name UP PCS
Conducting Body Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission
Frequency of Conduct Vacancy Based
Languages English, Hindi
Mode of Application Online
Application Fee (General) 125 Rs [Online]
Mode of Counselling UP PCS Preliminary Exam offline
Number of Seats 416 Seats
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UP PCS (Session 2021)

Upcoming Dates and Events

02 Mar, 2021

Fee payment last date - Start Date | Mode: Online

05 Feb, 2021 - 05 Mar, 2021

Application | Mode: Online Ongoing

Past Dates and Events

05 Feb, 2021

Advertisement | Mode: Online

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UP PCS Preliminary Exam (Session 2021)

Upcoming Dates and Events

13 Jun, 2021

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UP PCS 2021 Eligibility Criteria

Candidates appearing for UP PCS exam 2021 must meet the eligibility criteria. UP PCS eligibility criteria is different for all posts. The table below specifies the UP PCS exam eligibility and academic requirements.

Age Limit- Candidates age must be 21 years to 40 years. They must have not been born earlier than July 2, 1980, and not later than July 1, 1999. Relaxation for PH candidates:  The maximum age limit is 55 years i.e. they must have not been born before July 2, 1965.

For SC/ ST and OBC Candidates of UP: The maximum age limit is 45 years i.e. they must have not been born before July 2, 1975. This is also applicable to skilled players of U.P. of Classified Games, State Govt. Employees of U.P. including Teachers/Staff of the Basic Shiksha Parishad of U.P. and Teachers / Staff of the Government Aided Madhyamik Vidyalayas of U.P. In addition, applicants of Group- 'B' posts for the Emergency Commissioned Officers / Short Service Commissioned Officers / Ex-Army Personnel's of U.P. who have rendered five years’ service in Army will also have a relaxation of five years.

UP PCS Exam 2021 Education Qualification

Post

Academic Qualification

Sub Registrar, Assistant Prosecuting Officer (Transport)

Law Graduate

District Basik Shiksha Adhikari / Associate DIOS and Other equivalent administrative posts, District Administrative Officer

Post Graduate Degree

District Cane Officer, U.P. Agriculture Service Group “B” (Development Branch)

Agriculture Graduate

District Audit Officer (Revenue Audit)

Commerce Graduate

Assistant Controller Legal Measurement (Grade-I) / Assistant Controller Legal Measurement (Grade-II)

Degree in Science with Physics or Mechanical Engg. as a subject

Assistant Labour Commissioner

Degree in Arts with Sociology or Economics as a subject or Commerce/Law

District Programme Officer

Degree in Sociology or Social Science or Home Science or Social Work

Senior Lecturer, DIET 

Post Graduate Degree with B.Ed

District Probation Officer

Post Graduate Degree in Psychology or Sociology or Social Work or any qualification equivalent thereto or Post Graduate Diploma in any Branch of Social Work from any recognized Institute of social work

Designated Officer / Food Safety Officer

 (1) Post Graduate Degree in Chemistry as one of the subjects from a University established by law in India or a qualification recognized by the Government as equivalent thereto
OR
(2) At least one of the qualification prescribed for Direct Recruitment to the post of Food Safety Officer given as below: A Bachelor's Degree in Food Technology or Dairy Technology or Biotechnology or Oil Technology or Agricultural Science or Veterinary Sciences or Bio-Chemistry or Microbiology or Post Graduate Degree in Chemistry or Degree in Medicine from a recognized University, or any other equivalent/recognized qualification notified by the Central Government, Provided that no person who has any financial interest in the manufacture, import or sale of any article of food shall be appointed to be a Food Safety Officer

Statistical officer

Post Graduate Degree in mathematics or Mathematical Statistics or Statistics or Agricultural Statistics from a university recognized by Law in India or equivalent qualification recognized by the Government.

Labour Enforcement Officer

Bachelor's degree with Economics or Sociology or commerce and Post Graduate Diploma or Post graduate Degree in Law / Labour relation / Labour welfare / Labour Law / Commerce / Sociology / Social work / Social welfare / Trade Management / Personnel Management.

Distt. Horticulture officer Group-2 Grade-1

B.Sc (Agriculture / B.Sc (Horticulture) Degree from a recognized University or Institute.

Extension Service officer Group-2
B.Sc or B.Sc. (Ag.) followed by 15 month Post-graduate Diploma Course from Govt. Fruit Preservation and Canning Institute, Lucknow or any other recognized Institute,
OR
3 years diploma in Hotel Management and Catering from a recognized Institute, or M.Sc. in Food Technology. Or M.Sc. Degree in Horticulture, with special paper in Food Processing

Assistant Conservator of Forest

A Bachelor's degree with at least one of the subject namely Botany, Zoology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Geology, Forestry, Statistics or a Bachelor's degree in Agriculture or Bachelor's degree in Engineering from a University established by Law in India or a Foreign University approved by the Central Government from time to time, or a qualification recognized by the Government as equivalent thereto.   A candidate who has
(1) served in the Territorial Army for a minimum period of two years,
OR
(2) obtained a "B" certificate of N.C.C. shall
 other things being equal, be given preference in the matter of direct recruitment.

Range Forest Officer

Bachelor's Degree with two or more of the subjects, namely Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Forestry, Geology, Agriculture, Statistics, Horticulture and Environment or Bachelor's Degree in Agriculture or Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Bachelor's degree in Veterinary Science from a University established by Law in India or possess a qualification recognized by the Government as equivalent thereto. A candidate who has:
(I) Served in the Territorial Army for a minimum period of two years,
OR
(II) Obtained a 'B' Certificate of National Cadet Corps,
OR
(III) Represented the state in any game, shall, other things being equal, be given preference in the matter of direct recruitment

Tax assessment officer
Bachelor's degree in Commerce or Economics with 55% marks
Law officer (Public Works Department, Geology and Mining Department)
Bachelor's degree in law from a university established by law in India.
And Registration in the concerned Bar council or the affiliated Bar Association. Recognized by the Bar Council of India and two years practice experience certificate issued/certified by Bar Council/Bar Association
Law Officer (Mandi Parisad)
Graduate in Law with Registered in Bar Counsel Recognized by Bar Counsel of India and Certificate of 5 year Practice given by Bar Counsel /Bar Association.
Marketing officer/ Secretary Group-II (Mandi Parisad)
Graduate in Agriculture, Agriculture Marketing, Science, Commerce, Economics or Agriculture Economics from a recognized university
Account and Audit Officer (Mandi Parisad)
Graduate in Commerce with Accountancy as one of the subjects and having at least five years experience in Accounts work in a responsible capacity
Senior Sugarcane Development Inspector
Post Graduate degree in Agriculture Science and “CCC” Certificate in Computer Operation
Veterinary and Welfare officer
Graduate in Veterinary Science (B.V.Sc. and A.H.) or equivalent degree recognised by the Government.

Minimum physical standards applicable under UP PCS 2021: 

For Assistant Conservator of Forest and Range Forest Officer: Height, Chest girth and expansion as specified for the post. Relaxation is applicable to Gorkhas, Nepalis, Assamese, Meghalayan Tribal, Laddakhese, Sikkimese, Bhutanese, Garhwalis, Kumaunis, Nagas and Arunachal Pradesh candidates. Male candidates are required to appear for a walking test of 25 km to be completed in four hours. Female candidates must do walk 14 km in four hours.

Marital Status: Candidates with more than one wife or spouse are not eligible. Female candidates married to a person who already has a spouse are also not eligible to appear for UP PCS exam


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UP PCS 2021 Application Process

Mode of Application : Online

Mode of Payment : Net Banking | Debit Card | Other

UP PCS 2021 Application Form has been released on February 5, 2021, by UPPSC in online mode. The last date for UP PCS registration 2021 is March 5, 2021. However, the payment of the application fee was March 2, 2021. Candidates can check the steps to fill the application of UP PCS 2021 in the three steps below. These are the steps for reference purposes only.

Document Required for UP PCS exam form 2021-

Candidates must keep the scanned images of a recent photo and signature ready.

  • Format of Image: .jpg, .jpeg, .gif, .tif, .png
  • Image Dimensions: 3.5 cm by 6.0 cm
  • File Size: not more than 50 KB
  • The signature must not be in Capitals or initials

Steps to Apply Online for UP PCS Exam 2021

Step 1– Basic Registration

Step 2- Pay Application Fee

Step 3- Uploading of photo and signature

UP PCS 2021 Application Fee Details:

Category

Exam Fee

On-line processing fee

Fee Payable

Unreserved/Economically weaker sections/ Other Backward Class

100

25

125

Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe

40

25

65

Handicapped

Nil

25

25

Dependents of Freedom Fighters

As per their category

25

As per category


Important Guideline for UP PCS application form:

  • Candidates need NOT send hard copy of the filled-in application form or any other document/certificate/testimonial to the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission.
  • It is advisable to take printout of the application form of UP PCS 2021 for reference and any communication with the UPPSC.

How to correct mistakes in the UP PCS Online form?

This can be done before March 3, 2021. Types of mistakes and the process to rectify them are as follows

1. Mistakes in exam name and type of recruitment, Registered Mobile Number, E-mail ID, Aadhaar Number etc: Candidates are advised to submit new UP PCS application form 2021. It is to be noted that the fee earlier paid will neither be adjusted nor refunded.)

2. Mistake in Category: In this instance, candidates must fill new application form as the fee will differ. The earlier fee will not be refunded.

3. Details other than the ones mentioned above: A chance to modify the application form of UP PCS 2021 will be given to be completed by March 5, 2021. The steps to modify the UP PCS 2021 application form are as follows

  • Click on 'Modify Submitted Application' under 'Online application process' in Candidate Segment.
  • The 'Candidate Personal Details' will be displayed on the screen. Candidates must enter their Registration No., Date of Birth, Gender, Domicile and Category.
  • After filling the Verification code, they must click on the 'proceed' button following which for 'Authentication' of the candidate will be done through OTP (One Time Password).
  • The OTP will be sent to the registered mobile no. of the candidate who must use it to fill the option box displayed on the screen.
  • After the candidate has filled in the OTP and clicks on the 'proceed' button his / her previously submitted UP PCS application form 2021 will be displayed on the screen.
  • Candidates must make the required changes and submit the form

The UP PCS 2021 login window can be used for the following:

  • View Application Status option - to check the current status of the candidate.
  • Result option - to see their result status of periodically.
  • Interview/Exam Schedule option - to see the interview and examination schedule details periodically
  • Answer Sheet Option- to download key answer sheet.
  • Admit Card/Hall Ticket option - to download their admit card
  • List of Rejected Candidate option – to view the rejected candidate list.
  • Syllabus option - to view the syllabus of the particular examination.

UP PCS 2021 Application form for Mains exam:

Candidates who have qualified in the prelims exam of UP PCS 2021 can fill the application form for the Main exam. The roll no used for the Prelims exam of UP PCS 2021 will be used for the Main exam also. The process is much easier as most of the details need not be filled in. The application fee will have to be paid online through net banking or debit/credit cards or other online modes.

The UP PCS application fee for mains

Category

Exam Fee

On-line processing fee

Fee Payable

Unreserved/Economically weaker sections/ Other Backward Class

200

25

225

Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe

80

25

105

Handicapped

Nil

25

25

Dependents of Freedom Fighters

As per their category

25

As per category

Documents to be enclosed along with the Main exam application of UP PCS 2021:

Candidates are required to enclose self-attested copies of the following documents along with the application of the UP PCS Main exam. These documents are as follows

  • High School or equivalent examination certificate
  • Mark sheets, Certificates & Degrees
  • Category Certificate if applicable
  • Certificate of being handicapped in that Subcategory issued by prescribed Medical Officer/Specialist and countersigned by the Chief Medical Officer in case of PwD candidates

Application Fees

Category Quota Mode Gender Amount
OBC, General Online Transgender, Female, Male ₹ 125
ST, SC Online Transgender, Female, Male ₹ 65
ST, EWS, General, SC, OBC PWD Online Transgender, Female, Male ₹ 25
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UP PCS 2021 Syllabus

UP PCS Preliminary Exam Syllabus

General Studies-I -

General Studies-I: Unit 01
Current events of national and international importance
General Studies-I: Unit 02
History of India and Indian national movement
Social, economic, and political aspects of Indian history
Nature and character of the freedom movement, growth of nationalism, and attainment of Independence
General Studies-I: Unit 03
India and world geography-physical, social, economic geography of India and the World
General understanding of world geography
Physical, social, and economic geography of India
General Studies-I: Unit 04
Indian polity and governance-constitution, political system, Panchayati raj, public policy, rights issues, etc
Country's political system including Panchayati raj and community development, broad features of economic policy in India and Indian culture
General Studies-I: Unit 05
Economic and social development-sustainable development, poverty inclusion, demographics, social sector initiatives, etc
Problems and relationship between population, environment, and urbanisation
General Studies-I: Unit 06
General issues on environmental ecology, biodiversity, and climate change
General Studies-I: Unit 07
General science
General appreciation and understanding of science including matters of every day observation and experience

General Studies-II +

General Studies-II: Unit 01
Comprehension
General Studies-II: Unit 02
Interpersonal skills including communication skills
General Studies-II: Unit 03
Logical reasoning and analytical ability
General Studies-II: Unit 04
Decision making and problem solving
General Studies-II: Unit 05
General mental ability
General Studies-II: Unit 06
Elementary mathematics (upto class-X level)
Arithmetic: (i) Number systems-natural numbers, integers, rational and irrational numbers, real numbers, divisors of an integer, prime integers, L.C.M. and H.C.F. of integers and their Interrelationship, (ii) average, (iii) ratio and proportion
Arithmetic: (iv) Percentage, (v) profit and loss, (vi) simple and compound interests, (vii) work and time, (viii) speed, time, and distance
Algebra: (i) Factors of polynomials, L.C.M. and H.C.F. of polynomials and their interrelationship, remainder theorem, simultaneous linear equations, quadratic equations
Algebra: (ii) Set theory-set, null set, subsets and proper subsets of a set, operations (union, intersections, difference, symmetric difference) between sets, Venn diagram
Geometry: (i) Constructions and theorems regarding triangle, rectangle, square, trapezium and circles, their perimeter and area, (ii) volume and surface area of sphere, right circular cylinder, right circular cone and cube
Statistics: Collection of data, classification of data, frequency, frequency distribution, tabulation, cumulative frequency. Representation of data-bar diagram, pie chart, histogram, frequency polygon, cumulative frequency curves (ogives)
Statistics: Measures of central tendency-arithmetic mean, median, and mode
General Studies-II: Unit 07
General English (upto class-X level)
Comprehension
Active voice and passive voice
Parts of speech
Transformation of sentences
Direct and indirect speech
Punctuation and spellings
Words meanings
Vocabulary and usage
Idioms and phrases
Fill in the blanks
General Studies-II: Unit 08
General Hindi (upto class-X level)

UP PCS Main Exam Syllabus

General Hindi

Essay +

Essay: Unit 01
Literature and culture
Essay: Unit 02
Social sphere
Essay: Unit 03
Political sphere
Essay: Unit 04
Science, environment, and technology
Essay: Unit 05
Economic sphere
Essay: Unit 06
Agriculture, industry, and trade
Essay: Unit 07
National and international events
Essay: Unit 08
Natural calamities, landslide, earthquake, deluge, drought, etc
Essay: Unit 09
National development programmes and projects

General Studies-I +

General Studies-I: Unit 01
History of Indian culture
Salient aspects of art forms, literature, and architecture from ancient to modern times
General Studies-I: Unit 02
Modern Indian history (from A.D. 1757 to A.D. 1947)
Significant events, personalities, and issues, etc
General Studies-I: Unit 03
The freedom struggle
Various stages and important contributors/ contributions from different parts of the country
General Studies-I: Unit 04
Post-independence consolidation and reorganization within the country (till 1965 A.D.)
General Studies-I: Unit 05
History of the world
Events from 18 century to middle of the 20 century such as French revolution of 1789, Industrial revolution, World Wars, redraw of national boundaries, socialism, Nazism, Fascism, etc-their forms and effect on the society
General Studies-I: Unit 06
Salient features of Indian society and culture
General Studies-I: Unit 07
Role of women in society and women's organization
Population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues, urbanization, their problems and their remedies
General Studies-I: Unit 08
Meaning of liberalization, privatization, and globalization and their effects on economy, polity, and social structure
General Studies-I: Unit 09
Social empowerment, communalism, regionalism, and secularism
General Studies-I: Unit 10
Distribution of major natural resources of world
Water, soils, forests in reference to south and south-east Asia with special reference to India
Factors responsible for the location of industries (with special reference to India)
General Studies-I: Unit 11
Salient features of physical geography
Earthquake, Tsunami, volcanic activity, cyclone, ocean currents, winds, and glaciers
General Studies-I: Unit 12
Oceanic resources of India and their potential
General Studies-I: Unit 13
Human migration
Refugee problem of the world with focus on India
General Studies-I: Unit 14
Frontiers and boundaries with reference to Indian sub-continent
General Studies-I: Unit 15
Population and settlements
Types and patterns, urbanization, smart cities and smart villages
General Studies-I: Unit 16
Specific knowledge of Uttar Pradesh
History, culture, art, architecture, festival, folk-dance, literature, regional languages, heritage, social customs, and tourism
Geography-human and natural resources, climate, soils, forest, wildlife, mines, and minerals, sources of irrigation

General Studies-II +

General Studies-II: Unit 01
Indian constitution
Historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant provisions and basis structure, role of supreme court in evolution of basic provisions of constitution
General Studies-II: Unit 02
Functions and responsibilities of the union and the states
Issues and challenges pertaining to the federal structure, devolution of powers and finances up to local levels and challenges therein
General Studies-II: Unit 03
Role of finance commission in centre-state financial relations
General Studies-II: Unit 04
Separation of powers, dispute redressal mechanisms and institutions
General Studies-II: Unit 05
Emergence and use of alternative dispute redressal mechanisms
General Studies-II: Unit 06
Comparison of the Indian constitutional scheme with that of other major democratic countries
General Studies-II: Unit 07
Parliament and state legislatures
Structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers and privileges, and concerned issues
General Studies-II: Unit 08
Structure, organization and functioning of the executive and the judiciary
Ministries and departments of the government, pressure groups and formal/ informal associations and their role in the polity
Public interest litigation (PIL)
General Studies-II: Unit 09
Salient features of the representation of people's act
General Studies-II: Unit 10
Appointment to various constitutional posts, powers, functions, and their responsibilities
General Studies-II: Unit 11
Statutory, regulatory, and various quasi-judicial bodies including NITI Aayog, their features and functioning
General Studies-II: Unit 12
Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design, implementation and information communication technology (ICT)
General Studies-II: Unit 13
Development processes
The role of non-governmental organizations (NGOs), self help groups (SHGs), various groups and associations, donors, charities, institutional and other stakeholders
General Studies-II: Unit 14
Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the centre and states and the performance of these schemes
Mechanisms, laws, institutions and bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections
General Studies-II: Unit 15
Issues relating to development and management of social sector/ services relating to health, education, human resources
General Studies-II: Unit 16
Issues relating to poverty and hunger, their implication on body politic
General Studies-II: Unit 17
Important aspects of governance
General Studies-II: Unit 18
Transparency and accountability, e-governance applications, models, successes, limitations, and potential, citizens, charters and institutional measures
General Studies-II: Unit 19
Role of civil services in a democracy in the context of emerging trends
General Studies-II: Unit 20
India and its relationship with neighbouring countries
General Studies-II: Unit 21
Bilateral, regional, and global groupings, and agreements involving India and/ or affecting India's interest
General Studies-II: Unit 22
Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India's interests-Indian Diaspora
General Studies-II: Unit 23
Important international institutions, agencies their structure, mandate, and functioning
General Studies-II: Unit 24
Specific knowledge of Uttar Pradesh regarding political, administrative, revenue and judicial system
General Studies-II: Unit 25
Current affairs and events of regional, state, national, and international importance

General Studies-III +

General Studies-III: Unit 01
Economic planning in India, objectives and achievements
General Studies-III: Unit 02
Role of NITI Aayog, pursuit of sustainable development goals (SDG's)
General Studies-III: Unit 03
Issues of poverty, unemployment, social justice, and inclusive growth
General Studies-III: Unit 04
Components of government budgets and financial system
General Studies-III: Unit 05
Major crops, different types of irrigation and irrigation systems, storage, transport and marketing of agricultural produce, e-technology in the aid of farmers
General Studies-III: Unit 06
Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and minimum support prices, public distribution system
Objectives, functioning, limitations, revamping, issues of buffer stocks and food security, technology missions in agriculture
General Studies-III: Unit 07
Food processing and related industries in India
Scope and significance, location, upstream and downstream requirements, supply chain management
General Studies-III: Unit 08
Land reforms in India since independence
General Studies-III: Unit 09
Effects of liberalization and globalization on the economy, changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth
General Studies-III: Unit 10
Infrastructure
Energy, ports, roads, airports, railways, etc
General Studies-III: Unit 11
Science and technology
Developments and applications in everyday life and in national security, India's science and technology policy
General Studies-III: Unit 12
Achievements of Indians in science and technology, indigenization of technology
General Studies-III: Unit 13
Developments of new technologies, transfer of technology, dual and critical use technologies
General Studies-III: Unit 14
Awareness in the fields of information and communication technology (ICT) and space technology, computers, energy resources, nanotechnology, microbiology, biotechnology
General Studies-III: Unit 15
Issues relating to intellectual property rights (IPR) and digital rights
General Studies-III: Unit 16
Environmental security and ecosystems, conservation of wildlife, biodiversity, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment
General Studies-III: Unit 17
Disaster as a Non-traditional security and safety challenge, disaster mitigation and management
General Studies-III: Unit 18
Challenges of international security
Issues of nuclear proliferation, causes and spread of extremism, communication networks, role of media and social networking, basics of cyber security, money laundering, and human trafficking
General Studies-III: Unit 19
India's internal security challenges
Terrorism, corruption, insurgency and organized crimes
General Studies-III: Unit 20
Role, kind, and mandate of security forces, higher defence organizations in India
General Studies-III: Unit 21
Specific knowledge of Uttar Pradesh economy
Overview of Uttar Pradesh economy: State budgets. Importance of agriculture, industry, infrastructure and physical resources. Human resources and skill development. Government programmes and welfare schemes
General Studies-III: Unit 22
Issues in agriculture, horticulture, forestry, and animal husbandry
General Studies-III: Unit 23
Law and order and civil defence with special reference to Uttar Pradesh

General Studies-IV +

General Studies-IV: Unit 01
Ethics and human Interface
Essence, determinants and consequences of ethics in human action, dimensions of ethics, ethics in private and public relationships
Human values-lessons from the lives and teachings of great leaders, reformers and administrators, role of family, society, and educational institutions in inculcating values
General Studies-IV: Unit 02
Attitude
Content, structure, function, its influence and relation with thought and behaviour, moral and political attitudes, social influence and persuasion
General Studies-IV: Unit 03
Aptitude and foundational values for civil service
Integrity, impartiality and nonpartisanship, objectivity, dedication to public services, empathy, tolerance and compassion towards the weaker-sections
General Studies-IV: Unit 04
Emotional intelligence
Concept and dimensions, its utility and application in administration and governance
General Studies-IV: Unit 05
Contributions of moral thinkers and philosophers from India and world
General Studies-IV: Unit 06
Public/ civil service values and ethics in public administration
Status and problems, ethical concerns and dilemmas in government and private institutions, laws, rules, regulations and conscience as sources of ethical guidance, accountability and ethical governance, strengthening of moral values in governance
Ethical issues in international relations and funding, corporate governance
General Studies-IV: Unit 07
Probity in governance
Concept of public service, philosophical basis of governance and probity, information sharing and transparency in government
Right to Information, codes of ethics, codes of conduct, citizen's charter, work culture, quality of service delivery, utilization of public funds, challenges of corruption
General Studies-IV: Unit 08
Case studies on above issues

Agriculture-Paper-I +

Agriculture-Paper-I: Unit 01
Ecology and its relevance
Agriculture-Paper-I: Unit 02
Natural resources and their conservation management
Agriculture-Paper-I: Unit 03
Environmental factors of crop distribution and production
Agriculture-Paper-I: Unit 04
Climatic elements as factor of crop growth
Agriculture-Paper-I: Unit 05
Impact of environment of changes on cropping pattern
Agriculture-Paper-I: Unit 06
Environmental pollution and associated hazards to crops, animals and human
Agriculture-Paper-I: Unit 07
Cropping patterns in different agro climatic zones of Uttar Pradesh
Agriculture-Paper-I: Unit 08
Impact of high yielding and short duration varieties on shifts in cropping patterns
Agriculture-Paper-I: Unit 09
Concepts of multiple, multi-storey, relay and intercropping and their importance in relation to sustainable crop production
Agriculture-Paper-I: Unit 10
Package of practices for production of important cereals, pulses, oilseeds, fibre, sugar and cash crops grown during Kharif and Rabi seasons in different regions of Uttar Pradesh
Agriculture-Paper-I: Unit 11
Important features, scopes and propagation of various type of forestry plants with reference to
Agro, forestry and social forestry, weeds, their characteristics, dissemination, association with various field crops and their multiplication, cultural, biological and chemical control
Agriculture-Paper-I: Unit 12
Processes and factors of soil formation
Agriculture-Paper-I: Unit 13
Classification of Indian soils including modern concepts
Agriculture-Paper-I: Unit 14
Mineral and organic constituent of soils and their role in maintaining soil productivity
Agriculture-Paper-I: Unit 15
Problems soils, extent and distribution in India and their reclamation
Agriculture-Paper-I: Unit 16
Essential plant nutrients and other beneficial elements in soils and plants, their occurrence, factors affecting their distribution, function and cycling
Agriculture-Paper-I: Unit 17
Symbiotic and non symbiotic nitrogen fixation
Agriculture-Paper-I: Unit 18
Principles of soil fertility and its evaluation for judicious fertilizer use
Agriculture-Paper-I: Unit 19
Soil conservation planning on water shed basis, erosion and run off management in hills, foothills and valley lands and factors affecting them
Agriculture-Paper-I: Unit 20
Dry land agriculture and its problems
Agriculture-Paper-I: Unit 21
Technology for stabilising agriculture production in rainfed agriculture area of Uttar Pradesh
Agriculture-Paper-I: Unit 22
Necessity and scope of organic farming
Agriculture-Paper-I: Unit 23
Water use efficiency in relation to crop production
Agriculture-Paper-I: Unit 24
Criteria for scheduling irrigations, ways and means of reducing run off losses of irrigation water
Agriculture-Paper-I: Unit 25
Drainage of water-logged soils
Agriculture-Paper-I: Unit 26
Farm management its scope, importance, and characteristics, farm planning and budgeting
Agriculture-Paper-I: Unit 27
Economics of different types of farming systems
Agriculture-Paper-I: Unit 28
Marketing and pricing of agricultural inputs and outputs, price fluctuations and their cost
Agriculture-Paper-I: Unit 29
Role of cooperatives in agricultural economy
Types, and system of farming and factors affecting them agricultural extension, its importance and role, method of evaluation of extension programmes, diffusion, communication and adoption of innovations
People's participation and production and motivation
Agriculture-Paper-I: Unit 30
Farm mechanization and its role in agricultural production and rural employment
Agriculture-Paper-I: Unit 31
Training programme for extension workers and farmers, extension systems and programmes
Agriculture-Paper-I: Unit 32
Training and visits
Agriculture-Paper-I: Unit 33
KVK, KGK, NATP, and IVLP

Agriculture-Paper-II +

Agriculture-Paper-II: Unit 01
Heredity and variation, Mendel's law of inheritance, chromosomal theory of inheritance, cytoplasmic inheritance, sex linked, sex influenced, and sex limited characters
Agriculture-Paper-II: Unit 02
Spontaneous and induced mutations
Agriculture-Paper-II: Unit 03
Role of chemicals in mutation
Agriculture-Paper-II: Unit 04
Origin and domestication of field crops
Agriculture-Paper-II: Unit 05
Morphological patterns of variations in varieties and related species of important field crop
Agriculture-Paper-II: Unit 06
Cause and utilization of variation in crops improvement
Agriculture-Paper-II: Unit 07
Application of the principles of plant breeding to the improvement of major field crops, methods of breeding to self and cross-pollinated crops
Agriculture-Paper-II: Unit 08
Introduction, selection, hybridization, male sterility and self incompatibility, utilization of mutation and polyploidy in breeding
Agriculture-Paper-II: Unit 09
Seed technology and its importance, production, processing, storage and testing of seeds
Agriculture-Paper-II: Unit 10
Role of national and state seed organization in production, processing and marketing of improved seeds
Agriculture-Paper-II: Unit 11
Physiology and its significance in agriculture, physical properties and chemical constitution of protoplasm, inhibition, surface tension, diffusion and osmosis
Agriculture-Paper-II: Unit 12
Absorption and translocation of water, transpiration, and water economy
Agriculture-Paper-II: Unit 13
Enzymes and plant pigments, photosynthesis-modern concepts and factors effecting the process
Agriculture-Paper-II: Unit 14
Aerobic and anaerobic respiration, growth and development
Agriculture-Paper-II: Unit 15
Photoperiodism and vernalization
Agriculture-Paper-II: Unit 16
Plant growth regulators and their mechanism of action and importance in crop production
Agriculture-Paper-II: Unit 17
Climatic requirements and cultivation of major fruits, vegetable and ornamental crops
Package of practices and the scientific basis for the same
Agriculture-Paper-II: Unit 18
Pre and post harvest physiology of fruits and vegetables crops, principles and methods of preservation of fruits and vegetables
Agriculture-Paper-II: Unit 19
Processing techniques and equipment
Agriculture-Paper-II: Unit 20
Landscape and floriculture including raising of ornamental plants
Agriculture-Paper-II: Unit 21
Garden and its parts, design and layout of gardens, diseases and pests of vegetables, fruits and ornamental crops of Uttar Pradesh and measures to control plant diseases
Agriculture-Paper-II: Unit 22
Integrated management of pests and diseases
Agriculture-Paper-II: Unit 23
Pesticides and their formulations, plant protection equipment, their care and maintenance
Agriculture-Paper-II: Unit 24
Storage pest of cereals and pulses
Hygiene of storage, godowns, preservation and remedial measures, food production and consumption trends In India, national, and International food policies, procurements, distribution, processing and production constraints

Zoology-Paper-I (Non-chordata and chordata) +

Zoology-Paper-I (Non-chordata and chordata): Unit 01
Animal diversity
General survey, classification and interrelationships of following phyla
Zoology-Paper-I (Non-chordata and chordata): Unit 02
Protozoa
Locomotion, nutrition and reproduction, human parasitic protozoa and diseases
Zoology-Paper-I (Non-chordata and chordata): Unit 03
Porifera
Canal system; skeleton and reproduction
Zoology-Paper-I (Non-chordata and chordata): Unit 04
Cnidaria
Polymorphism; coral reefs; metagenesis
Zoology-Paper-I (Non-chordata and chordata): Unit 05
Platyhelminthes
Parasitic adaptations and host-parasite relationships
Zoology-Paper-I (Non-chordata and chordata): Unit 06
Annelida
Adaptive radiation in polychaeta
Zoology-Paper-I (Non-chordata and chordata): Unit 07
Arthopoda
Larval forms and parasitism in crustacean; appendages of prawn; vision and respiration in arthropoda; social life and metamorphosis in insects
Zoology-Paper-I (Non-chordata and chordata): Unit 08
Mollusca
Respiration, pearl formation
Zoology-Paper-I (Non-chordata and chordata): Unit 09
Echinodermata
General organization, larval forms and affinities
Zoology-Paper-I (Non-chordata and chordata): Unit 10
Chordata
Origin; origin of tetrapods
Zoology-Paper-I (Non-chordata and chordata): Unit 11
Pisces
Respiration; migration; lung fishes
Zoology-Paper-I (Non-chordata and chordata): Unit 12
Amphibia
Neoteny and paedogenesis; parental care
Zoology-Paper-I (Non-chordata and chordata): Unit 13
Reptilia
Skull type; dinosaurs
Zoology-Paper-I (Non-chordata and chordata): Unit 14
Aves
Aerial adaptations, migration, respiration, flightless birds
Zoology-Paper-I (Non-chordata and chordata): Unit 15
Mammalia
Dentition; prototheria and metatheria; skin derivatives of eutheria

Zoology-Paper-I (Ecology, ethology, biostatistics, and economic zoology) +

Zoology-Paper-I (Ecology, ethology, biostatistics, and economic zoology): Unit 01
Ecology
Abiotic and biotic factors; interspecific and intraspecific relations, ecological succession; different types of biomes; biogeochemical cycles; food web; ozone layer and biosphere; pollution of air, water, and land
Zoology-Paper-I (Ecology, ethology, biostatistics, and economic zoology): Unit 02
Ethology
Types of animal behaviour; role of hormones and pheromones in behaviour; methods of studying animal behaviour; biological rhythms
Zoology-Paper-I (Ecology, ethology, biostatistics, and economic zoology): Unit 03
Biostatistics
Sampling methods; frequency distribution and measures of central tendency; standard deviation and standard error; correlation and regression; chi- square and t-tests
Zoology-Paper-I (Ecology, ethology, biostatistics, and economic zoology): Unit 04
Economic zoology
Insect pests of crops (paddy, gram, and sugarcane) and stored grains; apiculture, sericulture, lac culture; pisciculture and oyster culture

Zoology-Paper-II (Cell biology, genetics, evolution, and systematics) +

Zoology-Paper-II (Cell biology, genetics, evolution, and systematics): Unit 01
Cell biology
Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, electron microscopic structure of eukaryotic cells; cell membrane-structure, functions, and transport mechanisms, cell organelles-structure and function; cytoskeleton; cell cycle
Cell division-mitosis and meiosis; spindle formation and chromosome movement
Zoology-Paper-II (Cell biology, genetics, evolution, and systematics): Unit 02
Genetics
Mendelian laws of inheritance; structure of eukaryotic chromosome; giant and lamp-brush chromosomes; linkage; concept of gene, gene mapping; sex chromosomes and sex determination; sex linked traits
Gene interactions (codominance, multiple alleles, lethal genes, epistatic and hypostatic genes, polygenic inheritance); variation-its types and sources; chromosomal and gene mutations
Human genetic diseases (sickle cell anaemia, Down's, Turner's, and Klenefelter's syndromes); regulation of gene expression in prokaryotes and eukaryotes
Recombinant DNA technology-basic principles, tools, vectors, and applications; transgenic animals
Zoology-Paper-II (Cell biology, genetics, evolution, and systematics): Unit 03
Evolution
Origin of life-theories and experimental evidence; evolution-theories; natural selection; variation; calculating allele frequencies (Hardy Weinberg method); concept of species and sub-species; mechanisms of speciation, island species
Crypsis-overview and varieties of crypsis
Zoology-Paper-II (Cell biology, genetics, evolution, and systematics): Unit 04
Systematics
Principles of taxonomy; zoological nomenclature; fossils; geological eras; phylogeny of horse and elephant; origin and evolution of man; continental distribution of animals; zoogeographical realms of the world and their characteristic fauna

Zoology-Paper-II (Biochemistry, physiology, and development biology) +

Zoology-Paper-II (Biochemistry, physiology, and development biology): Unit 01
Biochemistry
Structure, classification, and biological functions of carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids, Watson and Crick model of DNA; genetic code; protein-biosynthesis; biological oxidations; high energy compounds; electron transport chain
Oxidative phosphorylation; glycolysis and Krebs/ TCA cycle; enzymes-nomenclature, classification, factors affecting enzyme activity and mechanism of action, vitamins-dietary sources, biochemical functions, deficiency symptoms, hyper vitaminosis A
Innate and acquired immunity; immune cells; immunoglobulins; cytokines (interleukins)
Zoology-Paper-II (Biochemistry, physiology, and development biology): Unit 02
Physiology (with special reference to Mammals)
Homeostasis; open and closed circulatory system, neurogenic and myogenic hearts; blood composition, functions clotting and blood-groups; oxygen and carbon dioxide transport; the cardiac cycle, neural and hormonal regulation of heart rate
Mechanism of breathing and its regulation, formation of urine; homeostatic functions of kidney; thermoregulation in thermoconformer and thermoregulator animals; nerve impulse-axonal and synaptic transmission; neurotransmitters
Digestion and absorption of carbohydrate, protein, fats, and nucleic acid, control of secretion of digestive juices; muscle-types, structure, and mechanism of contraction; structure and functions of human eye and ear; the mechanism of photoreception
Hearing and balance; hormones-endocrine, paracrine, and autocrine; types of hormone; mechanisms of hormone action; types of hormone receptors; roles of hypothalamus, pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, pancreas, adrenal, gonad and pineal hormones
Regulation of menstrual cycle; Menarche and menopause
Zoology-Paper-II (Biochemistry, physiology, and development biology): Unit 03
Development biology
Gametogenesis, fertilization, cleavage and gastrulation in branchiostoma, frog and chick; types of eggs; fate maps of gastrula of frog and chick; metamorphosis in frog and insects and its hormonal control; formation of extra embryonic membrance in chicks
Types of placenta in mammals, organiser phenomenon, organogenesis of brain, eye, and heart; regeneration; genetic control of development

Chemistry-Paper-I +

Chemistry-Paper-I: Unit 01
Atomic structure
De-Broglie equation, Heisenberg's uncertainty principle, quantum mechanical operators and the Schrodinger wave equation, physical significance of wave function and its characteristics (normalized orthogonal)
Radial distribution and shapes of s, p, and d orbitals, particle in one-dimensional box, quantization of electronic energies (qualitative treatment of hydrogen atom), Pauli's Exclusion principle
Hund's rule of maximum multiplicity
Aufbau principle, electronic configuration of atoms, long form of periodic table including translawrencium elements
Periodicity in properties of the elements such as atomic and ionic ionization potential, electron affinity, eletronegativity and hydration energy
Chemistry-Paper-I: Unit 02
Nuclear and radiation chemistry
Nuclear forces, nuclear stability, N/P ratio, nuclear binding energy, artificial transmutation of elements and nuclear reactions, nuclear fission and fusion, kinetics of radioactive decay, radioactive isotopes and their applications
Radiocarbon dating
Elementary ideas of radiation chemistry
Chemistry-Paper-I: Unit 03
Chemical bonding
Valence bond theory (Heitler-London and Pauling-Slater theories), hybridization, VSEPR theory and molecular orbital energy level diagrams for homo and hetero nuclear diatomic molecules, bond order, bond length and bond strength, sigma and pi bonds
Hydrogen bond, characteristics of ionic compounds, lattice energy, born-haber cycle, characteristics of covalent bond
Chemistry-Paper-I: Unit 04
Chemistry of s-and p-block elements
General properties of s-and p-block elements, chemical reactivity of elements and group trends
Chemical behaviour with respect of their hydrides, halides, and oxides
Chemistry-Paper-I: Unit 05
Chemistry of transition elements
General characteristics, variable oxidation states, complex formation, colour, magnetic and catalytic properties, comparative study of 4d and 5d transition elements with 3d analogues with respect to their ionic radii
Oxidation states and magnetic properties
Chemistry-Paper-I: Unit 06
Chemistry of lanthanides and actinides
Lanthanides contraction, oxidation states, principles of separation of lanthanides and actinides
Magnetic and spectral properties of their compounds
Chemistry-Paper-I: Unit 07
Coordination chemistry
Werner's theory of coordination compounds
IUPAC system of nomenclature, effective atomic number (EAN), isomerism in coordination compounds
Valence bond theory and its limitations
Crystal field theory
Crystal field splitting of d-orbitals in octahedral, tetrahedral, and square planar complexes
Δ Value and factors affecting its magnitude, calculation of crystal field stabilization energies (CFSE) for d1 to d9 weak and strong field
Octahedral complexes, spectrochemical series electronic spectra of d transition metal complexes, types of electronic transitions, selection rules for electronic transitions
Chemistry-Paper-I: Unit 08
Bioinorganic chemistry
Essential and trace elements in biological processes, metalloporphyrins with special reference to haemoglobin and myoglobin, biological role of alkali and alkaline earth metal ions with special reference to calcium ion
Chemistry-Paper-I: Unit 09
Preparation, properties, and uses of the inorganic compounds
Heavy water, boric acid, diborance, hydrazine, hydroxylamine, potassium dichromate, potassium permanganate, Ce (IV) sulphate and titanium (III) sulphate
Chemistry-Paper-I: Unit 10
Polymers
Molecular weight of polymers by sedimentation, light scattering viscosity and osmotic pressure methods, number average and weight average molecular weights, elasticity and crystallinity of polymers, borazines: Silicons and phosphonitrillic halide polymers
Chemistry-Paper-I: Unit 11
Chemical thermodynamics
Thermodynamic functions, first and second laws of thermodynamics, heats of formation neutralization and combustion, Hess's Law of heat summation, variation of entropy with change of temperature, pressure and volume, Gibbs-Helmholtz equation
Criteria of equilibrium and spontaneity, application of thermodynamics to various physico-chemical processes, concept of chemical potential Gibbs-Duhem equation
Classius-Clapeyron equation
Thermodynamic treatment of colligative properties of dilute solutions
Chemistry-Paper-I: Unit 12
Chemical kinetics
Order and molecularity of reaction, rate constant and specific rate constant, zero-order, first order and second order reactions, half life period
Methods for determining the order of a reaction, temperature coefficient, Arrhenius equation, energy of activation, collision theory of reaction rate
Steady state approximations
Transition state theory of reaction rates, kinetics of side, reversible and consecutive reactions
Chemistry-Paper-I: Unit 13
Phase equilibria
Phase, components, degrees of freedom, phase diagram of one component (water and sulphur) and two component (Pb-Ag) systems, Nernst's distribution law, Applications of distribution law
Chemistry-Paper-I: Unit 14
Electrochemistry
Theory of strong electrolytes, Debye-Huckel theory of activity, coefficient laws of electrolytic conduction, transport number and its determination by Hittorf's method and moving boundary method
Electrodes and electrode potential, hydrogen electrode, Calomel electrode
EMF of galvanic cells, concentration cells with and without transference, liquid junction potential and fuel cell
Chemistry-Paper-I: Unit 15
Solid state chemistry
Elements of symmetry in crystals, space lattice and unit cell
The close packing of spheres, hexagonal close packing, cubic close packing and body centered cubic packing, coordination number and redus ratio effect
Bragg's law of X-ray diffraction, powder pattern method of crystalline structure of NaCl, KCl, and ZnS
Chemistry-Paper-I: Unit 16
Surface chemistry
Coagulation, Hardy-Schulze rule, stability of colloids and origin of charge on colloids, electrokinetic potential, adsorption, various types of adsorption isotherms, catalysis, enzyme catalysis (Michelis-Menten equation)
Chemistry-Paper-I: Unit 17
Spectra
Raman spectra: Raman effect, stokes and antistokes lines and their intensity difference
Rule of mutual exclusion
Electronic spectra, electronic transitions, Frank condom principle, phosphorescence and fluorescence
Chemistry-Paper-I: Unit 18
Equilibrium
Equilbrium in physical and chemical process, dynamic nature of equilibrium, law of chemical equilibrium, equilibrium constant, factors affecting equilibrium, Lechatelier's principle, strong and weak electrolytes, common ion effect
Ionization of polybasic acids, acid strength, concept of pH and hydrolysis of salts, buffer solutions, Henderson's equation, solubility and solubility product of sparingly soluble salts

Chemistry-Paper-II +

Chemistry-Paper-II: Unit 01
General organic chemistry
Hyperconjugation, delocalisation and their applications, electrophiles, nucleophiles, hydrogen bonding, and aromaticity, and antiaromaticity
Chemistry-Paper-II: Unit 02
Reaction mechanism
General methods of study of mechanism of organic reactions: Kinetic isotope effect, crossover experiment, intermediate trapping, and thermodynamic vs. kinetic control of reactions
Reactive intermediates: Generation, geometry, nature, (electrophilic or nucleophilic character), reactions and stability of carbocations, carbanions, free radicals, carbenes and benzynes
Addition reactions: Electrophilic addition to carbon-carbon double bond with bromine and carbenes, hydroboration-oxidation, oxymercuration-demercuration, addition of peracids (formation of oxiranes) and iodolactonisation
Addition reactions: 1, 2 and 1, 4 addition of conjugated diene with bromine, free radical addition of HBr. Nucleophilic addition to carbonyl group with carbon, oxygen, sulphur, and nitrogen nucleophiles
Elimination reactions: E1, E2, and E1 cb reaction mechanism, orientation in E2 reaction (Saytzeff and Hofmann), cope elimination
Substitution reactions: (a) SN1, SN2 mechanism, (b) electrophilic aromatic substitution reactions: Orientation and reactivity in monosubstituted benzenes
Chemistry-Paper-II: Unit 03
Reactions and rearrangements
Reactions: Aldol condensation, Claisen condensation, Knoevenagel reaction, Witting reaction, Michael addition, Mannich reaction, Perkin reaction, Riemer- Tiemann reaction, Cannizzaro reaction and Benzoin condensation
Rearrangements: Pinacol-Pinacolone, Hoffman, Beckmann, Curtius rearrangements and rearrangement given by carbocations
Chemistry-Paper-II: Unit 04
Stereochemistry
Optical activity due to chiral centre, R-S nomenclature of compounds having chiral centre (one or two chiral centres)
Properties of enantiomers and diastereomers, separation of racemic mixture using chemical method
Geometrical isomerism: E-Z nomenclature, conformation of open-chain compounds (n-butane, 2-fluoroethanol, 1,2-ethanediol, 1,2- difluoroethane) cyclohexane and monosubstituted, and disubstituted cyclohexanes
Chemistry-Paper-II: Unit 05
Spectroscopy
UV spectroscopy: Types of electronic transitions, chromophore, auxochrome, bathochromic and hypsochromic shift, Woodward-Fieser rule for the calculation of ʎmax conjugated polyenes and carbonyl compounds
Infrared spectroscopy: Factors affecting vibrational frequencies
1H NMR spectroscopy: Basic principles, chemical shift, spin-spin interaction and coupling constant. Problems based on UV, IR, and 1HNMR spectroscopy of simple organic compounds
Chemistry-Paper-II: Unit 06
Organic polymers
Mechanism of polymerization, polymers of industrial importance (polyamides, polyesters, Orlon, PVC, teflon, SBR, NBR)
Chemistry-Paper-II: Unit 07
Carbohydrates
Chemistry of monosaccharides (glucose and fructose), ring structure of glucose and fructose, mutarotation, epimerisation, amadori rearrangement, disaccharides (maltose and sucrose)
Chemistry-Paper-II: Unit 08
Pericyclic reactions
Classification and examples, Woodward-Hoffmann rule, electrocyclic reactions and cycloaddition reactions ([2+2] and [4+2] cycloaddition reaction)
Chemistry-Paper-II: Unit 09
Heterocyclic compounds
Preparations, aromaticity and reactions of pyrrole, furan, and thiophene
Chemistry-Paper-II: Unit 10
Environmental chemistry
Air pollutants and their toxic effects, depletion of ozone layer, oxides of nitrogen, fluorocarbons and their effect on ozone layer, greenhouse effect, acid rain

Physics-Paper-I +

Physics-Paper-I: Unit 01
Mechanics
Conservation law, collisions, impact parameter, scattering cross-section, centre of mass and lab systems with transformation of physical quantities, Rutherford scattering
Motion of a rocket under constant force field
Rotating frames of reference, Coriolis force, motion of rigid bodies, dynamics of rotating bodies
Inertia tensor, moment of inertia, moment of inertia of sphere, ring cylinder, disc
Angular momentum
Torque and precession of a top
Gyroscope
Central forces, motion under inverse square law
Kepler's laws
Motion of satellites (including geostationary)
Elastic constants and their interrelationship, Galilean relativity
Special theory of relativity
Michelson-Morely experiment, Lorentz transformations-addition of velocities
Variation of mass with velocity
Mass-energy equivalence
Fluid dynamics
Streamline and turbulent flow, Reynolds number, viscosity, Poiseuille's formula for the flow of liquid through narrow tubes, Bernoulli's equation with simple applications
Physics-Paper-I: Unit 02
Thermal physics
Laws of thermodynamics, entropy, Canot's cycle, isothermal and adiabatic changes, thermodynamic potentials, Helmholtz and Gibbs functions
Maxwell's relations
The Clausius-Clapeyron equation, reversible cell, Joule-Kelvin effect, Stefan Boltzmann law, kinetic theory of gasses, Maxwell's distribution law of velocities, equipartition of energy, specific heats of gases, mean free path, Brownian motion
Black Body radiation, specific heat of solids, Einstein and Debye theories
Weins law, Planck's law, solar constant
Saha's theory of thermal ionization and stellar spectra, production of low temperatures using adiabatic demagnetization and dilution refrigeration
Concept of negative temperature
Physics-Paper-I: Unit 03
Waves and oscillations
Simple harmonic motion, mass, spring and LC circuits
Stationary and progressive waves, damped harmonic motion, forced oscillation and resonance, sharpness of resonance, wave equation, harmonic solutions, plane and spherical waves, superposition of waves
Two perpendicular simple harmonic motions
Lissajous figures, Fourier analysis of periodic waves-square and triangular waves
Phase and group velocities, beats
Physics-Paper-I: Unit 04
Optics
Huygen's principle, division of amplitude and wave front, Fresnel Biprism, Newton's rings, Michelson interferometer, Fabry-Perot inter-ferometer
Diffraction-Fresnel and Fraunhoffer's diffraction as a Fourier transformation
Fresnel and Fraunhoffer's diffraction by rectangular and circular apertures
Diffraction by straight edge, single and multiple slits
Resolving power of grating and optical instruments
Rayleigh criterion
Polarization, production and detection of polarized light (linear, circular and elliptical) Brewster's law, Huygen's theory of double refraction, optical rotation, polarimeters
Laser sources (Helium-Neon, Ruby, and semi conductor diode)
Concept of spatial and temporal coherence
Holography, theory and application, Doppler effect

Physics-Paper-II +

Physics-Paper-II: Unit 01
Electricity and magnetism
Coulomb's law, electric field, Gauss's law and applications, electric potential, Poisson and Laplace equations for homogeneous dielectric, uncharged conducting sphere in a uniform field, point charge and infinite conducting plane
Bio-Savart law and applications
Ampere's circuital law and its applications, magnetic induction and field strength, magnetic shell, magnetic field on the axis of circular coil, Helmholtz coil, electromagnetic induction, Faraday's and Lenz's law, self and mutual inductances
Current electricity, Kirchhoff's laws and its applications; Wheatstone bridge, Kelvin's double bridge, Carey foster's bridge, alternating currents, LCR circuits, series and parallel resonance circuits, quality factor
Maxwell's equations and electromagnetic waves
Transverse nature of electromagnetic waves, Poynting vector, magnetic fields in matter
Dia, para, ferro, antiferro, and ferrimagnetism (qualitative approach only)
Hysteresis
Physics-Paper-II: Unit 02
Modern physics
Bohr's theory of hydrogen atom, electron spin, Stern-Gerlach experiment and spatial quantization, vector model of the atom spectral terms, optical and X-ray spectra, fine structure of spectral lines
J-J and L-S coupling, Zeeman effect
Pauli's exclusion principle, spectral terms of two equivalent and non-equivalent electrons
Gross and fine structure of electronic band spectra
Raman effect, photoelectric effect, Compton effect
De-Broglie waves
Wave Particle duality, uncertainty principle, postulates of quantum mechanics
Schrodinger wave equation and application
Particle in a box, motion across a step potential, one dimensional harmonic oscillator, eigen values and eigen functions
Radioactivity, alpha, beta, and gamma radiations
Elementary theory of the alpha decay
Nuclear binding energy
Mass spectroscopy, semi empirical mass formula
Nuclear fission and fusion
Elementary reactor physics, elementary particles and their classification, strong and weak interactions
Particle accelerators, cyclotron
Linear accelerators
Elementary ideas of superconductivity
Physics-Paper-II: Unit 03
Electronics
Classification of solids into conductors, insulators and semiconductors on the basis of energy bands
Intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors, p-n junction, reverse and forward based p-n junction, thermistor, Zener diode, solar cell
Use of diodes and transistors for rectification, amplification, oscillation, modulation and detection of RF waves
Transistor receiver
Boolean algebra, logic gates and their truth table, some applications, adder and subtractor

Mathematics-Paper-I +

Mathematics-Paper-I: Unit 01
Linear algebra and matrix
Vector spaces, sub spaces, basis and dimensions, quotient
Space, coordinates, linear transformation, rank and nullity of a linear transformation, matrix representation of linear transformation, linear functionals, dual space, transpose of a linear transformation, characteristic values, annihilating polynomials
Cayley-Hamilton theorem, inner product spaces, Cauchy-Schwarz inequality, orthogonal vectors, orthogonal complements, orthonormal sets and bases, Bessel's inequality of finite dimensional spaces, Gram-Schmidt orthogonalisation process
Rank of matrix, echelon form, equivalence, congruence and similarity, reduction to canonical form, orthogonal, symmetrical, skew-symmetrical, Hermitian and skew-Hermitian matrices, their eigen values
Orthogonal and unitary reduction of quadratic and Hermitian form, positive definite quadratic forms, simultaneous reduction
Mathematics-Paper-I: Unit 02
Calculus
Limits, continuity, differentiability, mean value theorems, Taylor's theorem, indeterminate forms, maxima and minima, tangent and normal, asymptotes, curvature, envelope and evolute, curve tracing
Continuity and differentiability of function of several variables interchangeability of partial derivatives, implicit functions theorem, double and triple integrals (techniques only)
Application of beta and gamma functions, areas surface and volumes, centre of gravity
Mathematics-Paper-I: Unit 03
Analytical geometry of two and three dimensions
General equation of second degree, system of conics, confocal conics, polar equation of conics and its properties
Three dimensional coordinates, plane, straight line, sphere, cone, and cylinder
Central conicoids, paraboloids, plane section of conicoids, generating lines, confocal conicoids
Mathematics-Paper-I: Unit 04
Ordinary differential equations
Order and degree of a differential equation, linear, and exact differential equations of first order and first degree, equations of first order but not of first degree, singular solutions, orthogonal trajectories
Higher order linear equations with constant coefficients, complementary functions and particular integrals
Second order linear differential equations with variable coefficients: Use of known solution to find another, normal form, method of undetermined coefficients method of variation of parameters
Mathematics-Paper-I: Unit 05
Vector and tensor analysis
Vector algebra, differentiation and integration of vector function of a scalar variable gradient, divergence and curl in Cartesian, cylindrical and spherical coordinates and their physical interpretation, higher order derivates
Vector identities and, vector equations, Gauss and Stoke's theorems, curves in space, curvature and torsion, Serret-Frenet's formulae
Definition of tensor, transformation of coordinates, contravariant and covariant tensors, addition and outer product of tensors
Contraction of tensors, inner product tensor, fundamental tensors, Christoffel symbols, covariant differentiation, gradient, divergence and curl in tensor notation
Mathematics-Paper-I: Unit 06
Statics and dynamics
Virtual work, stability of equilibrium
Catenary, Catenary of uniform strength, equilibrium of forces in three dimensions
Rectilinear motion, simple harmonic motion, velocities and accelerations along radial and transverse directions and along tangential and normal directions, motion in resisting medium, constrained motion, motion under impulsive forces, Kepler's laws
Orbits under central forces, motion of varying mass

Mathematics-Paper-II +

Mathematics-Paper-II: Unit 01
Algebra
Groups, cyclic groups, subgroups, cosets of a subgroup, Lagrange's theorem, normal subgroups, homomorphism of groups, factor groups, basic Isomorphism theorems, permutation groups, Cayley's theorem
Rings, subrings, ideals, integral domains, fields of quotients of an integral domain, Euclidean domains, principal ideal domains, polynomial rings over a field, unique factorization domains
Mathematics-Paper-II: Unit 02
Real analysis
Metric spaces and their topology with special reference to sequence, convergent sequence, Cauchy sequences, Cauchy's criterion of convergence, infinite series and their convergence, nth term test, series of positive terms, ratio and root tests
Limit comparison tests, logarithmic ratio test, condensation test, absolute and conditional convergence of general series in R, Abel's Dirichlet's theorems
Uniform convergence of sequences and series of functions over an interval, Weierstrass M-test, Abel's and Dirichlet's tests, continuity of limit function
Term by term integrability and differentiability
Riemann's theory of integration for bounded functions, integrability of continuous functions
Fundamental theorem of calculus
Improper integrals and conditions for their existence, ע-test
Mathematics-Paper-II: Unit 03
Complex analysis
Analytic functions, Cauchy-Riemann equations, Cauchy's theorem, Cauchy's integral formula, power series representation of an analytic function
Taylor's series
Laurent's series, classification of singularities, Cauchy's residue theorem, contour integration
Mathematics-Paper-II: Unit 04
Partial differential equations
Formation of partial differential equations
Integrals of partial differential equations of first order, solutions of quasi linear partial differential equations of first order, Charpit's method for non-linear partial differential equations of first order
Linear partial differential equations of the second order with constant coefficients and their canonical forms, equation of vibrating string
Heat equation
Laplace equation and their solutions
Mathematics-Paper-II: Unit 05
Mechanics
Generalized coordinates, generalized velocities, holonomic and nonholonomic systems, D'Alembert's principle and Lagrange's equations of motion for holonomic systems in a conservative field, generalized momenta, Hamilton's equations
Moments and products of inertia, principal axes, moment of inertia about a line with direction cosines (l, m, n), momental ellipsoid, motion of rigid bodies in two dimensions
Mathematics-Paper-II: Unit 06
Hydrodynamics
Equation of continuity, velocity potential, stream lines, path lines, momentum and energy
Inviscid flow theory: Euler's and Bernoulli's equations of motion
Two dimensional fluid motion, complex potential, momentum and energy, sources and sinks, doublets and their images with respect line and circle
Mathematics-Paper-II: Unit 07
Numerical analysis
Solution of algebraic and transcendental equations of one variable by bisection, Regula-Falsi and Newton-Raphson methods and order of their convergence
Interpolation (Newton's and Lagrange's) and numerical differentiation formula with error terms
Numerical integration: Trapezoidal and Simpson's rules
Numerical solutions of ordinary differential equations: Euler's method
Rune-Kutta method

Geography-Paper-I (Physical geography) +

Geography-Paper-I (Physical geography): Unit 01
Geomorphology
Origin and structure of the earth, earth movements, plate tectonics and mountain building, isostasy; volcanism; weathering and erosion; cycle of erosion, evolution of landforms; fluvial, glacial, aeolion
Marine and karst rejuvenation and polycyclic land form features
Geography-Paper-I (Physical geography): Unit 02
Climatology
Composition and structure of atmosphere, insolation and heat budget atmospheric pressure and winds; moisture and precipitation; air masses and fronts cyclone: Origin, movements, and associated weather
Classification of world climates Koppen and Thomthwaite
Geography-Paper-I (Physical geography): Unit 03
Oceanography
Configuration of ocean floor, salinity, ocean currents, tides ocean deposits and coral reefs
Geography-Paper-I (Physical geography): Unit 04
Soil and vegetation
Soils-genesis; classification and world distribution, soil-vegetation symbiosis; biotic communities and succession
Geography-Paper-I (Physical geography): Unit 05
Ecosystem
Concept of ecosystem, structure and functioning of ecosystem, types of ecosystem; major biomes; man's impact on the ecosystem and global ecological issues

Geography-Paper-I (Human geography) +

Geography-Paper-I (Human geography): Unit 01
Evolution of geographical thought
Contributions of Indian, German, French, British, and Soviet geographers; traditional paradigms: Determinism, possiblism, regionalism, and contemporary paradigms of geography-positivism and quantitative revolution, models and systems in geography
Recent trends in geographic thought with special reference to behavioural radical, humanism, post-modernism in feminism and ecological paradigms
Geography-Paper-I (Human geography): Unit 02
Human geography
Human habitat in major natural regions; emergence of man and races of mankind; cultural evolution and stages; major cultural realms, growth and distribution of population; international migration
Demographic transition and contemporary population problems
Geography-Paper-I (Human geography): Unit 03
Settlement geography
Concept of settlement geography; rural settlements-nature; origin, types, and patterns; urban settlements: Origin, patterns, processes, and consequences, central place theory; classification of towns; hierarchy of urban centres; morphology of towns
Urban settlements: Rural-urban nexus, umiand and urban finges; futuristic trends
Geography-Paper-I (Human geography): Unit 04
Economic geography
Fundamental concepts; concepts of resources-classification, conservation, and management; nature and types of agriculture, agricultural land use; location theories; world agricultural regions; major crops; mineral and power resources: Occurrence, reserve
Mineral and power resources: Utilization and production patterns; world energy crisis and search for alternatives; industries-theories of industrial location, major industrial regions; major industries-iron and steel
Paper, textiles
Petrochemicals, automobiles, ship building-their location patterns, international trade, trade blocks, trade routes; ports and global trade centres; globalization and world economic development patterns; concepts and approaches to sustainable development
Geography-Paper-I (Human geography): Unit 05
Political geography
Concept of nation and state; frontiers, boundaries and buffer zones; concepts of heartland and rimland; federalism, contemporary world geopolitical issues

Geography-Paper-II (Geography of India-physical and human geography) +

Geography-Paper-II (Geography of India-physical and human geography): Unit 01
Physical features
Geological systems and structure-relief and drainage, soils and natural vegetation; soil degradation and deforestation, origin and mechanism of Indian monsoon, climatic region, physiographic region
Geography-Paper-II (Geography of India-physical and human geography): Unit 02
Wildlife, national park, sanctuaries, biospheric reserves, biodiversity hotspots
Geography-Paper-II (Geography of India-physical and human geography): Unit 03
Wetland, tourism
Resource and economy, natural hazards, disasters and management, environmental issues
Geography-Paper-II (Geography of India-physical and human geography): Unit 04
Population and settlements
Distribution and growth, structural characteristics of population, rural settlements-types, patterns and morphology, urban settlement-criteria and classification of urban settlement, hierarchy and umland, urbanisation, urban policy, urban planning
Urban settlement-role of small towns, smart city and smart village
Geography-Paper-II (Geography of India-physical and human geography): Unit 05
Political organization
Historical perspective on unity and diversity, states reorganization; regional consciousness and national integration, geographical basis of centre-state relations, international boundaries of India and related geopolitical issues
India and the geopolitics of Indian ocean, India and the SAARC

Geography-Paper-II (Geography of India-economic and regional geography) +

Geography-Paper-II (Geography of India-economic and regional geography): Unit 01
Agriculture
Salient features of Indian agriculture, problem of wastelands and their reclamation, cropping patterns and intensity, agricultural efficiency and productivity, impact of green revolution, agricultural regions, agro-ecological regions
Land holding patterns, land reforms, crop combination regions, modernization of agriculture and agricultural planning
Geography-Paper-II (Geography of India-economic and regional geography): Unit 02
Resources
Distributional patterns, reserves and production trends, complementarity of minerals, energy resources-coal, petroleum, hydropower, multipurpose river valley projects, energy crisis and search for alternatives, marine resources and biotic resources
Geography-Paper-II (Geography of India-economic and regional geography): Unit 03
Industries
Industrial development, major Industries-iron and steel, textiles, paper, cement, fertilizers, sugar and petrochemicals, industrial complexes and regions, industrial policy
Geography-Paper-II (Geography of India-economic and regional geography): Unit 04
Transport and trade
Railways and roads networks, problems and prospects of civil aviation and water transport; inter-regional trade international trade, major ports and trade centres
Geography-Paper-II (Geography of India-economic and regional geography): Unit 05
Regional development and planning
Problems of regional development and planning strategies, multi-level planning, planning regions, planning for metropolitan, tribal, hilly, drought-prone regions, watershed management, regional disparities in development
Five year plans and planning for sustainable development

Economics-Paper-I (Economics theory) +

Economics-Paper-I (Economics theory): Unit 01
Equilibrium in economics, consumer behaviour
Cardinal and ordinal approaches, consumer equilibrium, price effect, law of demand, elasticity of demand and its types, consumer's surplus
Economics-Paper-I (Economics theory): Unit 02
Theory of production
Production function, laws of returns, producer's equilibrium, cost curves and revenue curves
Economics-Paper-I (Economics theory): Unit 03
Market structure
Price determination under perfect competition, monopoly, monopolistic competition, duopoly, oligopoly
Economics-Paper-I (Economics theory): Unit 04
Pricing of factors of production
Wages, rent, interest and profit, macro theories of distribution-Ricardo, Marx, Kaldor
Economics-Paper-I (Economics theory): Unit 05
Welfare economics
Pareto optimality, compensation principle-Kaldor, Hicks, Scitovsky, social welfare function
Economics-Paper-I (Economics theory): Unit 06
National income
Concept, components and methods, theories of employment, income and interest rate determination-classical, Keynesian and post- Keynesian (ISLM) approaches, theories of trade cycles
Economics-Paper-I (Economics theory): Unit 07
Money
Quantity theory of money-various versions (including Don Patinkon, Milton Friedman), theory of money supply, money multiplier, theories of Inflation-types and control
Economics-Paper-I (Economics theory): Unit 08
Monetary and banking system
Central bank, commercial banks, money and capital markets-functions, creation and control, techniques of monetary management
Economics-Paper-I (Economics theory): Unit 09
Measures of economic development
Process of economic development of developing countries-Myrdal and Kuznets
Economics-Paper-I (Economics theory): Unit 10
Planning and economic development
Changing role of planning and markets, public-private partnership
Economics-Paper-I (Economics theory): Unit 11
Theories of economic growth
Harrod and Domar models, Lewis model of development, stages of growth-Rostow, balanced and unbalanced growth theories
Economics-Paper-I (Economics theory): Unit 12
Human capital and economic growth
Research and development and economic growth, low level equilibrium trap, critical minimum effort thesis
Economics-Paper-I (Economics theory): Unit 13
Public finance
Public goods and externalities, public expenditure-theories and effects, theories of taxation, incidence, impact and shifting of taxes, effects of taxation
Economics-Paper-I (Economics theory): Unit 14
Fiscal policy and economic development
Types of budget deficits and their effects on the economy, public debt and its management
Economics-Paper-I (Economics theory): Unit 15
Theories of international trade
Comparative advantage, terms of trade and offer curve, gains from trade, trade as an engine of growth
Economics-Paper-I (Economics theory): Unit 16
Theories of exchange rate determination, balance of payments adjustment
Alternative approaches, free trade vs. protection, tariffs and quota, foreign debt and debt management, international monetary and trade institutions

Economics-Paper-II (Indian economy) +

Economics-Paper-II (Indian economy): Unit 01
Basic characteristics of under development and Indian economy
National income and per capita income: Pattern, trends, aggregate and sectoral composition, etc, income inequalities and regional imbalances in India
Economics-Paper-II (Indian economy): Unit 02
Population growth and economic development
Censuses of India, characteristics of India's population, demographic dividend and population policy, human resource development in India
Urbanisation and economic development in India, gender and development
Economics-Paper-II (Indian economy): Unit 03
Infrastructure and economic development in India
Recent strategy and performance, urban infrastructure development and private public partnership, energy sector-sources of energy: Conventional and non-conventional energy, energy crisis
Economics-Paper-II (Indian economy): Unit 04
Natural resources in India and economic development, ecological imbalances and environmental pollution, environmental degradation and measures to control
Economics-Paper-II (Indian economy): Unit 05
Indian agriculture
Production and productivity, changes in cropping pattern, institutional reforms in agriculture, new agricultural strategy, agricultural credit and subsidies, food processing, agricultural price policy, food security, WTO and Indian agriculture
Economics-Paper-II (Indian economy): Unit 06
Industrial growth and structure in India
Strategy of industrialization, privatization, disinvestment, MSMEs, industrial policy resolutions and changes therein, foreign capital, technology and growth of Indian industry, labour reforms in India
Economics-Paper-II (Indian economy): Unit 07
Services sector and its development in India
Its importance and performance, international comparisons
Economics-Paper-II (Indian economy): Unit 08
Monetary institutions of India
RBI, commercial banks, banking and non-banking financial institutions, objectives and techniques of monetary policy in India, role of RBI under new regime, e-banking in India
Economics-Paper-II (Indian economy): Unit 09
Budgetary trends and fiscal policy in India
Trend of major sources of public revenue and public expenditure of the union government and government of Uttar Pradesh
Economics-Paper-II (Indian economy): Unit 10
Various deficits in the union budget and fiscal consolidation
Indian tax structure, GST in India, FRBM act, fiscal federalism and centre-state financial relations in India
Economics-Paper-II (Indian economy): Unit 11
Foreign trade of India
Volume, composition and direction, balance of payments position, foreign trade policy and measures, convertibility of Rupee, agri- export zones, SEZ etc
Economics-Paper-II (Indian economy): Unit 12
Indian economy and WTO
Issues and progress
Implications of TRIPs, TRIMs, GATS, etc on Indian economy, foreign capital in India, FDI (single brand and multi brand), FII, etc
Make in India, start ups programmes
Economics-Paper-II (Indian economy): Unit 13
Economic planning in India rationale
Performance and evaluation, decentralized planning, NITI Aayog: Its functions and working, relation between planning and market for growth and development, Swadeshi approach
Economics-Paper-II (Indian economy): Unit 14
Rural development and transformation in India
Various programmes, MGNREGA, skill development programme: Mission and achievements
Economics-Paper-II (Indian economy): Unit 15
New economic policy
Second generation reforms, poverty and unemployment Nexus in India, poverty alleviation programmes, rural wages and rural employment, progress of economic reforms in India, recent initiatives by the union government

Sociology-Paper-I (General sociology) +

Sociology-Paper-I (General sociology): Unit 01
Fundamentals of sociology and study of social phenomena
Emergence of sociology, its nature and scope
Methods of study; problems of objectivity and issues of measurement in social science; sampling and its types-research design: Descriptive, exploratory, and experimental
Techniques of data collection: Observation, interview schedule, and questionnaire
Sociology-Paper-I (General sociology): Unit 02
Theoretical perspectives
Functionalism: Radcliffe Brown, Malinowski and Merton, conflict theory: Karl Marx, Ralf Dahrendorf and Lewis Coser
Symbolic interactionism: C.H. Cooley, G.H. Mead, and Herbert Blumer, structuralism: Levi Strauss, S.F. Nadel, Parsons, and Merton
Sociology-Paper-I (General sociology): Unit 03
Pioneers In sociology
A Comte-positivism and hierarchy of sciences
H Spencer-organic analogy and the doctrine of evolution
K. Marx-dialectical materialism and alienation
E. Durkheim-division of labour, sociology of religion
Max Weber-social action and ideal type
Sociology-Paper-I (General sociology): Unit 04
Social stratification and differentiation
Concept, theories of stratification: Marx, Weber, Davis, and Moore, forms of stratification, caste and class. Status and role, social mobilities: Types, occupational mobility, intra-generational and inter-generational mobilities
Sociology-Paper-I (General sociology): Unit 05
Marriage, family, and kinship
Types and forms of marriage, impact of social legislation on marriage, family: Structure and functions; changing patterns of family; family decent and kinship: Marriage and sex roles in modern society
Sociology-Paper-I (General sociology): Unit 06
Social change and development
Concept, theories, and factors of social change, social movement and change
State intervention
Social policy and development programme, strategies of rural transformation: Community development programme
I.R.D.P., TRYSEM and Jawahar Rojgar Yojana, inclusive and sustainable development
Sociology-Paper-I (General sociology): Unit 07
Economic and political syste
Concept of property, social dimensions of division of labour
Types of exchange. Industrialisation, urbanisation, and social development, nature of power: Personal and community, elite, class
Modes of political participation-democratic and authoritarian
Sociology-Paper-I (General sociology): Unit 08
Religion, science, and technology
Concept, role, and religious belief in traditional and modern societies
Ethos of science, social responsibility and control of science; social consequences of science and technology
Sociology-Paper-I (General sociology): Unit 09
Population and society
Population size, trends, composition, growth by migration, population problems in India, population education

Sociology-Paper-II (Indian social system) +

Sociology-Paper-II (Indian social system): Unit 01
Bases of Indian society
Traditional Indian social organisation: Dharma, Doctrine of Karma. Ashram Vyavastha, Purushartha and Sanskars; socio-cultural dynamics: Impact of Buddhism, Islam, and the west. Factors responsible for continuity and change
Sociology-Paper-II (Indian social system): Unit 02
Social stratification
Caste system: Origin, structural, and cultural views. Changing patterns of caste; caste and class: Issues of equality and social justice; agrarian and industrial class structure in India, emergence of middle classes
Classes among the tribes, emergence and growth of dalit consciousness
Sociology-Paper-II (Indian social system): Unit 03
Marriage, family, and kinship
Marriage among different ethnic groups and its changing trends and future; family: It's structural and functional aspects and their changing pattern, impact of legislations and socio-economic changes on marriage and family
Kinship: Regional variations in kinship system and its changing aspects
Sociology-Paper-II (Indian social system): Unit 04
Economic and political system
Jajmani system, land tenure system, social and economic consequences of land reforms, liberalization and globalization; social determinats of economic development, green revolution, functioning of democratic political system
Political parties and their composition, structural change and orientation among political elites, decentralisation of power and political participation, political implications of development
Sociology-Paper-II (Indian social system): Unit 05
Education and society
Dimensions of education in traditional and modern societies, educational inequalities and change; education and social mobility
Problems of education among the weaker sections of society
Sociology-Paper-II (Indian social system): Unit 06
Tribal, rural, and urban social organisation
Distinctive features of tribal communities and their distribution; tribe and caste, processes of change: Acculturation, assimilation, and integration
Problems of tribals: social identity, socio-cultural dimensions of village community; traditional power structure, democratisation and leadership, community development programme and Panchayti raj, new strategies for rural transformation
Problems of tribals: Change in kinship, caste and occupation in urban areas
Class structure and mobility in urban community; ethnic diversity and community integration, urban neighbourhood, rural urban differences, demographic and socio-cultural practices
Sociology-Paper-II (Indian social system): Unit 07
Religion and society
Size, growth, and regional distribution of different religious groups; inter religious interaction and its manifestations, problems of conversion, community tensions, secularism, minority status and religious fundamentalism
Sociology-Paper-II (Indian social system): Unit 08
Population dynamics
Socio-cultural aspects of sex, age, marital status, fertility and mortality
Socio-psychological, cultural and economic problems of population explosion, population policy and family welfare programme; determinants of population growth
Sociology-Paper-II (Indian social system): Unit 09
Women and society
Demographic profile of women, changes in their status; special problems-dowry, atrocities, discrimination; welfare programmes for women and children, domestic violence act-2005, sexual harassment at workplace-2013
Sociology-Paper-II (Indian social system): Unit 10
Dimensions of change and development
Social change and indices of modernisation, sources of social change: Endogenous and exogenous, processes of social change: Sanskritisation, westernisation, secularisation and modernisation, agents of change: Mass media, education and communication
Agents of change: Problems of modernization and planned change, strategy and ideology of planning
Five year plans
Poverty alleviation programme
Environment, unemployment and programme for urban development; social movement with special reference to social reform, peasant, backward classes, women and Dalit movements

Philosophy-Paper-I (History and problems of philosophy) +

Philosophy-Paper-I (History and problems of philosophy): Unit 01
Plato
Theory of ideas
Philosophy-Paper-I (History and problems of philosophy): Unit 02
Aristotle
Form, matter, and causation
Philosophy-Paper-I (History and problems of philosophy): Unit 03
Descartes
Method, soul, God, mind-body dualism
Philosophy-Paper-I (History and problems of philosophy): Unit 04
Spinoza
Substance, attributes, and modes, pantheism
Philosophy-Paper-I (History and problems of philosophy): Unit 05
Leibnitz
Monads, God
Philosophy-Paper-I (History and problems of philosophy): Unit 06
Locke
Theory of knowledge, rejection of innate ideas, substance and qualities
Philosophy-Paper-I (History and problems of philosophy): Unit 07
Berkeley
Refutation of abstract idea, refutation of matter, refutation of the distinction between primary and secondary qualities, idealism
Philosophy-Paper-I (History and problems of philosophy): Unit 08
Hume
Theory of knowledge, scepticism, self, causality
Philosophy-Paper-I (History and problems of philosophy): Unit 09
Kant
Apriori and aposteriori knowledge, analytic and synthetic judgements, possibility of synthetic apriori judgement, space, time, categories, ideas of reason, criticism of the proofs for the existence of God
Philosophy-Paper-I (History and problems of philosophy): Unit 10
Hegel
Dialectical method, absolute idealism
Philosophy-Paper-I (History and problems of philosophy): Unit 11
Moore
Defence of common sense, refutation of idealism
Philosophy-Paper-I (History and problems of philosophy): Unit 12
Russell
Theory of descriptions, incomplete symbols, logical atomism: Atomic facts
Philosophy-Paper-I (History and problems of philosophy): Unit 13
Wittgenstein
Elementary propositions, picture theory of meaning, distinction of saying and showing
Philosophy-Paper-I (History and problems of philosophy): Unit 14
Logical positivism
Verification theory, rejection of metaphysics, linguistic theory of necessary propositions
Philosophy-Paper-I (History and problems of philosophy): Unit 15
Phenomenology
Husserl phenomological method, intentionality of consciousness
Philosophy-Paper-I (History and problems of philosophy): Unit 16
Existentialism
Kierkegaard and Sartre-existence and essence, freedom and choice, responsibility and authentic existence
Philosophy-Paper-I (History and problems of philosophy): Unit 17
Quine
Radical translation
Philosophy-Paper-I (History and problems of philosophy): Unit 18
Strawson
Theory of person
Philosophy-Paper-I (History and problems of philosophy): Unit 19
Carvaka
Theory of knowledge, materialism
Philosophy-Paper-I (History and problems of philosophy): Unit 20
Jainism
Theory of reality. Syadvada and Saptabhanginaya bondage and liberation
Philosophy-Paper-I (History and problems of philosophy): Unit 21
Buddhism
Pratityasamutpada, Ksanikavada, Nairatmyavada, schools of Buddhism
Philosophy-Paper-I (History and problems of philosophy): Unit 22
Sankhya-yoga
Prakriti, Purusa, theory of causation, liberation, Ashtanga-yoga, Cittabhumi, Ishvara
Philosophy-Paper-I (History and problems of philosophy): Unit 23
Nyaya-Vaisesika
Pramanas, self, liberation, nature of God and proofs for existence of God, categories, theory of causation, atomism
Philosophy-Paper-I (History and problems of philosophy): Unit 24
Mimamsa
Theory of knowledge, Prama, Pramanas, Svatahpramanyavada
Philosophy-Paper-I (History and problems of philosophy): Unit 25
Vedanta
Sankara, Ramauja and Madhva (Brahma, Isvara, Atma, Jiva, Jagata, Maya, Avidya, Adhyasa, Moksha)

Philosophy-Paper-II (Socio political philosophy and philosophy of religion) +

Philosophy-Paper-II (Socio political philosophy and philosophy of religion): Unit 01
Social and political ideals
Equality, justice, liberty
Philosophy-Paper-II (Socio political philosophy and philosophy of religion): Unit 02
Sovereignty
Philosophy-Paper-II (Socio political philosophy and philosophy of religion): Unit 03
Individual and state
Philosophy-Paper-II (Socio political philosophy and philosophy of religion): Unit 04
Democracy
Concept and forms
Philosophy-Paper-II (Socio political philosophy and philosophy of religion): Unit 05
Socialism and marxism
Philosophy-Paper-II (Socio political philosophy and philosophy of religion): Unit 06
Humanism
Philosophy-Paper-II (Socio political philosophy and philosophy of religion): Unit 07
Secularism
Philosophy-Paper-II (Socio political philosophy and philosophy of religion): Unit 08
Multiculturalism
Philosophy-Paper-II (Socio political philosophy and philosophy of religion): Unit 09
Theories of punishment
Philosophy-Paper-II (Socio political philosophy and philosophy of religion): Unit 10
Violence, non-violence, Sarvodaya
Philosophy-Paper-II (Socio political philosophy and philosophy of religion): Unit 11
Gender-equality
Philosophy-Paper-II (Socio political philosophy and philosophy of religion): Unit 12
Scientific temper and progress
Philosophy-Paper-II (Socio political philosophy and philosophy of religion): Unit 13
Philosophy of ecology
Philosophy-Paper-II (Socio political philosophy and philosophy of religion): Unit 14
Religion
Theology and philosophy of religion
Philosophy-Paper-II (Socio political philosophy and philosophy of religion): Unit 15
Religion and morality
Philosophy-Paper-II (Socio political philosophy and philosophy of religion): Unit 16
Notions of God
Personalistic, impersonalistic, natuaralistic
Philosophy-Paper-II (Socio political philosophy and philosophy of religion): Unit 17
Proofs for the existence of God
Philosophy-Paper-II (Socio political philosophy and philosophy of religion): Unit 18
Immortality of soul
Philosophy-Paper-II (Socio political philosophy and philosophy of religion): Unit 19
Liberation
Philosophy-Paper-II (Socio political philosophy and philosophy of religion): Unit 20
Religious knowledge
Reason, revelation and mysticism
Philosophy-Paper-II (Socio political philosophy and philosophy of religion): Unit 21
Religion without God
Philosophy-Paper-II (Socio political philosophy and philosophy of religion): Unit 22
Problem of evil
Philosophy-Paper-II (Socio political philosophy and philosophy of religion): Unit 23
Religious tolerance

Geology-Paper-I (General geology, geomorphology, structural geology, palaeontology and stratigraphy) +

Geology-Paper-I (General geology, geomorphology, structural geology, palaeontology and stratigraphy): Unit 01
General geology
Origin of the universe, planets of the solar system
Interior of the earth
Dating of rocks by various methods and age of the earth, volcanoes: Their types, causes, and products, volcanic belts
Earthquakes: causes, effects, and distribution
Island arcs, deep sea trenches and mid-oceanic ridges
Continental drift, sea-floor spreading and plate tectonics
Origin of continents and oceans
Geology-Paper-I (General geology, geomorphology, structural geology, palaeontology and stratigraphy): Unit 02
Geomorphology
Weathering and erosion geomorphic processes, geomorphic cycles
Topography and its relation to structures and lithology
Drainage patterns and their significance
Geomorphic features of India
Aeolian, fluvial, glacial, coastal, and Karst processes and landforms
Geology-Paper-I (General geology, geomorphology, structural geology, palaeontology and stratigraphy): Unit 03
Structural geology
Concept of Stress and strain, strain markers, strain in 2- and 3- dimensions and their significance
Geometry and classification of folds, faults, joints
Types and significance of unconformities, linear and planar structures, and their significance
Major tectonic features of India
Geology-Paper-I (General geology, geomorphology, structural geology, palaeontology and stratigraphy): Unit 04
Palaeontology
Micro and mega-fossils, index fossils, derived fossils and their significance, modes of preservation of fossils
Morphology, evolutionary trends and geological distribution of bivalves, gastropods, ammonoids, brachiopods, trilobites, echinoids and corals
Vertebrate life through ages
Evolution of horse and elephant, Gondwana flora and their palaeontogical significance
Geology-Paper-I (General geology, geomorphology, structural geology, palaeontology and stratigraphy): Unit 05
Stratigraphy
Principles of stratigraphy, stratigraphic classification, nomenclature, geological time scale
Study of geological systems of India in terms of lithology, distribution, fossil contents and economic importance (Dharvar supergroup, Cuddapah supergroup, Vindhyan supergroup, Gondwana supergroup, Deccan traps, Siwalik supergroup)

Geology-Paper-II (Crystallography, mineralogy, petrology, economic geology and applied geology) +

Geology-Paper-II (Crystallography, mineralogy, petrology, economic geology and applied geology): Unit 01
Crystallography
Crystalline and non-crystalline solids, space groups, space lattice, classification of crystals in 32 classes of symmetry, Miller, Weiss notations and Harman Mauguin symbols, axial character
Symmetry elements and forms present in the normal class of cubic, tetragonal, hexagonal, orthorhombic, monoclinic and triclinic systems, twinning and twin laws, crystal defects, applications of X-ray diffraction techniques in crystallography
Geology-Paper-II (Crystallography, mineralogy, petrology, economic geology and applied geology): Unit 02
Optical mineralogy
General principles of optics, isotropism and anisotropism, properties of minerals in plane polarized light and between crossed polars, concepts of optical indicatrix
Dispersion in minerals
Geology-Paper-II (Crystallography, mineralogy, petrology, economic geology and applied geology): Unit 03
Mineralogy
Elements of crystal chemistry, types of bondings, ionic radii, coordination number, isomorphism, polymorphism and pseudomorphism, structural classification of silicates
Physical, chemical, and optical properties of rock-forming minerals (olivien pyroxene, amphiboles, feldspars, feldspathoids, silica, garnets, mica and alumino-silicate group)
Geology-Paper-II (Crystallography, mineralogy, petrology, economic geology and applied geology): Unit 04
Petrology
Magma its generation and physical properties one, two, and three component phase diagrams (silica, albite-anorthilte, periclase-silica, diopside-albite anorthite systems) and their significance
Bowen's reaction principle, magmatic differentiation and assimilation
Texture, structure, and classification of igneous rocks
Petrology of some igneous rocks (granite, basalts, alkaline rocks, ultramafic rocks, anorthote and chamockites) with Indian examples
Process of formation of sedimentary rocks, diagenesis and lithification
Textures and structures of sedimentary rocks and their significance
Classification of sedimentary rocks (clastic and non-clastic)
Heavy minerals and their significance, elementary concepts of depositional environments, sedimentary facies and provenance
Petrography of important sedimentary rocks (conglomerate, breccia, sandstone greywacke, shale, limestone and B.H.Q.)
Wentworth's scale
Metamorphic processes and types of metamorphism
Metamorphic grades, zones and facies, ACF, AKF, and AFM diagrams
Texture, structures, and nomenclature of metamorphic rocks, anatexis
Petrography and petrogenesis of important metamorphic rocks
Description of zeolite, greenschist, amphibolite granulite and eclogite facies rocks
Geology-Paper-II (Crystallography, mineralogy, petrology, economic geology and applied geology): Unit 05
Economic geology
Ore mineral, gangue and tenor
Processes of formation of mineral deposits
Common forms and structures of ore bodies, classification of ore deposits
Control of ore localization
Metallogeny
Study of important metallic and non-metallic mineral deposits
Oil and natural gas deposits, and coal fields of India, mineral resources of Uttar Pradesh
Mineral economics
National mineral policy
Conservation and utilization of minerals
Geology-Paper-II (Crystallography, mineralogy, petrology, economic geology and applied geology): Unit 06
Applied geology
Essentials of prospecting and Exploration techniques
Principal methods of mining
Sampling, mineral beneficiation
Geological considerations in engineering works, dams, tunnels, bridges and roads
Elements of soil and groundwater geology
Use of aerial photographs and satellite imageries in geological investigations

Psychology-Paper-I (Basic psychology processes) +

Psychology-Paper-I (Basic psychology processes): Unit 01
Psychology
Introduction-overview of the subject matter, place of psychology in science, theoretical approaches: S-R humanistic, cognitive, information processing
Psychology-Paper-I (Basic psychology processes): Unit 02
Methods
Methods of data collection natural observation, interview, case study, tests, scales and questionnaires
Psychology-Paper-I (Basic psychology processes): Unit 03
Biological bases of behaviour
Outline of central, peripheral and autonomic nervous systems, localization of functions in the brain, hemispheric specificity, nerve impulse and its conduction, receptor system
Endocrine system and its role in physical growth and personality make up
Psychology-Paper-I (Basic psychology processes): Unit 04
Origin and development of behaviour
Genetic bases, environmental factors, child rearing, deprivation, cultural factors, motor and skill development, language development
Psychology-Paper-I (Basic psychology processes): Unit 05
Attention and perceptual processes
Classical psychophysics and signal detection theory
Attentional processes, selective attention and sustained attention, perceptual organization, perception of form, colour, and depth
Perceptual-constancy, the stability-instability paradox, perceptual sensitivity and perceptual defence
Psychology-Paper-I (Basic psychology processes): Unit 06
Learning processes
Conditioning: Classical instrumental and observational, verbal learning, methods and processes, extinction, discrimination and generalization
Psychology-Paper-I (Basic psychology processes): Unit 07
Memory
Encoding; structural, phonological and semantic dual encoding, sensory memory, STM,LTM including episodic, semantic and procedural, constructive memory, theories of forgetting
Psychology-Paper-I (Basic psychology processes): Unit 08
Problem solving, reasoning, and thinking
Process and determinants of problem solving, inductive, and deductive reasoning, hypothesis testing, language and thought; Whorfian view-point and its critique, information processing in thinking
Psychology-Paper-I (Basic psychology processes): Unit 09
Emotions
Nature and development, theories of emotion; physiological, cognitive and opponent-process, indicators of emotion, recognition of emotion
Psychology-Paper-I (Basic psychology processes): Unit 10
Motivation
Criteria of motivated behaviour, motivation: Processes and types, measurement of motivation, extrinsic versus intrinsic motivation
Psychology-Paper-I (Basic psychology processes): Unit 11
Individual differences in psychological functions
General mental ability, theoretical approaches: Spearman, Thurstone, Guilford, Jensen, Vernon, Sternberg, J.P Das and Piaget, creativity and creative thinking

Psychology-Paper-II (Psychology in the applied settings) +

Psychology-Paper-II (Psychology in the applied settings): Unit 01
Psychology as an applied science
Applied versus basic science, nature and fields of psychology, social community, industry, school, health, and environment
Psychology-Paper-II (Psychology in the applied settings): Unit 02
Individual differences and measurement
Nature and sources of individual differences, psychological scaling, test construction and standardization, reliability and validity, norms, cross-validation
Psychology-Paper-II (Psychology in the applied settings): Unit 03
Assessment of personality
Issues in personality assessment, self-report measures projective techniques, response styles; familiarity with important personality measures like TAT. Rorschach and MMPl
Psychology-Paper-II (Psychology in the applied settings): Unit 04
Psychological disorders and mental health
Classification of psychological disorders (DSM-IV), symptoms and etiology of psychoneurotic, psychotic and psychosomatic disorders; coping with stress and mental health
Psychology-Paper-II (Psychology in the applied settings): Unit 05
Social problems and psychology
Attitude and prejudice, cognitive and motivational roots, reducing social prejudice, social conflicts; causes and resolution
Psychology-Paper-II (Psychology in the applied settings): Unit 06
Social influence
Influence, control and power, basis of influence; social facilitation, leadership in group, group factors in performance
Psychology-Paper-II (Psychology in the applied settings): Unit 07
Psychology in industry and organisation
Personnel selection, training and performance appraisal, job attitudes and job behaviour, motivational patterns in organizations, organisational communication, organisational effectiveness
Psychology-Paper-II (Psychology in the applied settings): Unit 08
Psychology in school setting
School as an agent to socialization; learning; motivational and emotional problems of school children, factors influencing academic achievement; interventions for improving school performance, education of specific categories of children
Psychology-Paper-II (Psychology in the applied settings): Unit 09
Psychology in the clinical setting
Nature and goals of psychotherapy, psychoanalytic persens-centered therapy, group and behaviour therapies, community mental health, iIIness prevention and health promotion
Psychology-Paper-II (Psychology in the applied settings): Unit 10
Environmental psychology
Role of environment in behaviour, personal space, effects of noise pollution, crowd and atmospheric pollution, interventions for reducing adverse impacts.

Botany-Paper-I (Microbiology, pathology, plant diversity, morphogenesis) +

Botany-Paper-I (Microbiology, pathology, plant diversity, morphogenesis): Unit 01
Microbiology
Microbial diversity elementary idea of microbiology of air, water, and soil, a general-account of microbial infection and immunity, application of microbiology with reference to agriculture, industry medicine, and environment
Botany-Paper-I (Microbiology, pathology, plant diversity, morphogenesis): Unit 02
Plant pathology
Mode of infection, defence mechanism, control of plant diseases, important plant diseases caused by viruses, bacteria, fungi, and nematodes with special reference to tobacco mosaic, leaf curl of papaya, cirtrus canker, rust of wheat, smut of barley
Late blight of potato, red rot of sugarcane, ear cockle of wheat, ergot of bajara, stem gall of coriander and wilt of arhar
Botany-Paper-I (Microbiology, pathology, plant diversity, morphogenesis): Unit 03
Plant diversity
Classification, structure, reproduction, life cycles and economic importance of viruses, bacteria, algae, fungi, bryophytes, pteridophytes and gymnosperms including fossils
Botany-Paper-I (Microbiology, pathology, plant diversity, morphogenesis): Unit 04
Morphology
Morphology of root, stem, leaf, flower and fruits, secondary growth
Botany-Paper-I (Microbiology, pathology, plant diversity, morphogenesis): Unit 05
Embryology
Microsporogenesis and male gametophyte, megasporogenesis and female gametophyte, fertilization, embryo and endosperm development
Botany-Paper-I (Microbiology, pathology, plant diversity, morphogenesis): Unit 06
Taxonomy
Principles of taxonomy, systems of classification of angiosperms (Bentham and Hooker, Takhtajan), rules of botanical nomenclature, chemotaxonomy distinguishing features of families-Ranunculaceae, Magnoliaceae, Brassicaceae, Malvaceae, Fabaceae, Rosaceae
Chemotaxonomy distinguishing features of families-Apiaceae, Cucurbitaceae, Asteraceae, Rubiaceae Apocyanaceae, Solanaceae, Acanthaceae, Varbenaceae, Lamiaceae Euphorbiaceae, Arecaceae, Orchidaceae, Poasceae
Botany-Paper-I (Microbiology, pathology, plant diversity, morphogenesis): Unit 07
Morphogenesis
Correlation, polarity, symmetry, totipotency, differentiation and regeneration of tissues and organs; methods and applications of cell tissue, organ and protoplast cultures, somaclonal variations, somatic hybrid and cybrids

Botany-Paper-II (Cell biology, genetics, physiology, biochemistry, ecology and economic botony) +

Botany-Paper-II (Cell biology, genetics, physiology, biochemistry, ecology and economic botony): Unit 01
Cell biology
Cell as structural and functional unit of life, ultra structure of eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells, structure and functions of plasma membrane, endoplasmic reticulum, chloroplasts, mitochondria, ribosomes, golgibodies, and nucleolus: Cell cycle
Nucleolus: Mitosis and meiosis, chromosomal morphology and chemistry, numerical and structural changes in chromosomes and their cytological and genetically effects
Botany-Paper-II (Cell biology, genetics, physiology, biochemistry, ecology and economic botony): Unit 02
Genetics
Mendel's law of inheritance, interaction of genes, linkage and crossing over, genetic recombination in fungi, cyanobacteria, bacteria and viruses, gene mapping, sex linkage, determination of sex, cytoplasmic inheritance of plastid
Gene concept, genetic code
Botany-Paper-II (Cell biology, genetics, physiology, biochemistry, ecology and economic botony): Unit 03
Molecular genetics
Molecular genetics-DNA as genetic material
Structure and replication of DNA, role of nucleic acids in protein synthesis (transcription and translation) and regulation of gene expression, mutation and evolution, DNA damage and repair, gene amplification
Gene rearrangement, oncogene, genetic engineering-restriction enzyme, cloning vectors (pBR 322, PTi lambda phage), gene transfer, recombinant DNA, application of genetic engineering in human welfare
Botany-Paper-II (Cell biology, genetics, physiology, biochemistry, ecology and economic botony): Unit 04
Physiology and biochemistry
Water relations of plants, absorption, conduction of water and transpiration; mineral nutrition and ion transport, translocation of phyotosynthates, essential micro- and macroelements and their function, chemistry and classification of carbohydrates
Photosynthesis-mechanism, factors affecting photosynthesis, C3 and C4 carbon fixation cycle, photorespiration; plant respiration and fermentation, enzymes and coenzymes
Mechanism of enzyme action: Secondary metabolites (alkaloids, steroids, terpenes, lipids), nitrogen fixation and nitrogen metabolism, structure of protein and its synthesis
Botany-Paper-II (Cell biology, genetics, physiology, biochemistry, ecology and economic botony): Unit 05
Plant growth
Growth, movements and senescence, growth hormones and growth regulators their structure, role and importance in agriculture and horticulture; physiology of flowering, sexual incompatibility, seed germination and dormancy
Botany-Paper-II (Cell biology, genetics, physiology, biochemistry, ecology and economic botony): Unit 06
Ecology
Scope of ecology, ecological factors, plant communities and plant succession, concept of biosphere, ecosystem-structure and functions, abiotic and biotic components, flow of energy in the ecosystem, applied aspects of ecology
Natural resources and their conservation, endangered, threatened and endemic taxa, pollution and its control
Botany-Paper-II (Cell biology, genetics, physiology, biochemistry, ecology and economic botony): Unit 07
Economic botany
Plants as sources of food, fibre, timber, drugs, rubber, beverage, spices, resin and gums, dyes, essential oils, pesticides and biofertilizers, ornamental plants, energy plantation and petrocrops

Law-Paper-I (Constitutional law and administrative law) +

Law-Paper-I (Constitutional law and administrative law): Unit 01
Constitution
Constitutional law, constitutional conventions; constitutionalism
Law-Paper-I (Constitutional law and administrative law): Unit 02
Salient features of Indian constitution and its nature
Law-Paper-I (Constitutional law and administrative law): Unit 03
Federalism
Presidential and parliamentary form of government; separation of powers; rule of law
Law-Paper-I (Constitutional law and administrative law): Unit 04
Fundamental rights
Nature and its relationship with directive principles of state policy and fundamental duties, fundamental rights and human rights with special reference to right to equality, right to speech and expression
Right to life and personal liberty, religious, cultural, and educational right, right to constitutional remedies, right to information, right to free and compulsory education and right of women and children
Law-Paper-I (Constitutional law and administrative law): Unit 05
Constitutional position of the president and relations with the council of ministers
Law-Paper-I (Constitutional law and administrative law): Unit 06
Constitutional position of governor and their powers
Law-Paper-I (Constitutional law and administrative law): Unit 07
The supreme court and high courts
Their powers and jurisdiction; public interest litigation
Law-Paper-I (Constitutional law and administrative law): Unit 08
Distribution of legislative powers between the union and states
Administrative and financial relations between union, states, and local bodies
Law-Paper-I (Constitutional law and administrative law): Unit 09
Principles of natural justice
Emerging trends and judicial approach
Law-Paper-I (Constitutional law and administrative law): Unit 10
Delegated legislation
Its constitutionality and judicial and legislative controls
Law-Paper-I (Constitutional law and administrative law): Unit 11
Services under the union and states
Recruitment, conditions of service and constitutional safe guard; union public service commission and state public service commission; powers and functions
Law-Paper-I (Constitutional law and administrative law): Unit 12
Emergency provisions
Law-Paper-I (Constitutional law and administrative law): Unit 13
Election commission
Power and functions
Law-Paper-I (Constitutional law and administrative law): Unit 14
Parliamentary privileges and immunities
Law-Paper-I (Constitutional law and administrative law): Unit 15
Amendment of the constitution
Law-Paper-I (Constitutional law and administrative law): Unit 16
Ombudsman
Lokpal, Lok Ayukt, etc

Law-Paper-I (International law) +

Law-Paper-I (International law): Unit 01
Nature of international law
Law-Paper-I (International law): Unit 02
Source
Treaty, custom, general principles of law recognized by civilized nations, subsidiary means for the determination of law
Law-Paper-I (International law): Unit 03
Relationship between international law and municipal law
Provisions in Indian constitution for promotion of international peace and security, and legislation for giving effect to international agreements
Law-Paper-I (International law): Unit 04
State recognition and State succession
Law-Paper-I (International law): Unit 05
Territory of states
Modes of acquisition and loss of territory
Law-Paper-I (International law): Unit 06
Sea
Inland waters; territorial sea; contiguous zone; continental shelf; exclusive economic zone and ocean beyond national jurisdiction
Law-Paper-I (International law): Unit 07
Air space and aerial navigation
Law-Paper-I (International law): Unit 08
Outer space
Exploration and use of outer space
Law-Paper-I (International law): Unit 09
Individuals
Nationality, statelessness, fundamental principles of international humanitarian law-international conventions and contemporary development, human rights and its enforcement in municipal law: National human rights commission
Law-Paper-I (International law): Unit 10
Jurisdiction of states
Basis of jurisdiction and immunity from jurisdiction
Law-Paper-I (International law): Unit 11
Extradition and asylum
Law-Paper-I (International law): Unit 12
Diplomatic and consular agents
Law-Paper-I (International law): Unit 13
Treaties
Formation, application and termination
Law-Paper-I (International law): Unit 14
State responsibility
Law-Paper-I (International law): Unit 15
United nations
Purposes and principles; principal organs and their powers and functions
Law-Paper-I (International law): Unit 16
Peaceful means for settlement of international disputes
Law-Paper-I (International law): Unit 17
Lawful recourse to force
Aggression, self-defence and interventions
Law-Paper-I (International law): Unit 18
Legality of the use of nuclear weapons
Ban on testing of nuclear and chemical weapons; nuclear non-proliferation treaty, CTST
Law-Paper-I (International law): Unit 19
International terrorism, state sponsored terrorism, international criminal court
Law-Paper-I (International law): Unit 20
New international economic order and monetary law
WTO, TRIPS, GATT, IMF, and World bank

Law-Paper-II +

Law-Paper-II: Unit 01
Law of crimes
(a) Concept of crimes, elements, preparations, and attempt to commit crime
(b) Indian penal code, 1860: (i) General exceptions, (ii) joint and constructive liability, (iii) abetment, (iv) criminal conspiracy, (v) offences against the state, (vi) offences against public tranquillity, (vii) offences against human body
(b) Indian penal code, 1860: (viii) Offences against property, (ix) offences against women, (x) defamation, (xi) protection of civil rights act, 1955, (xii) prevention of corruption act, 1988
Law-Paper-II: Unit 02
Law of torts
Nature of tortious liability
Liability based upon fault and strict liability
Statutory liability
Vicarious liability including state liability
General defences
Joint tort feasors
Negligence
Remedies
Defamation
Nuisance
Conspiracy
False imprisonment and malicious prosecution
Law-Paper-II: Unit 03
Law of contracts and mercantile law
Nature and formation of contract / e-contract
Standard form of contract
Factors vitiating consent
Void, voidable, illegal, and unenforceable contracts
Performance of contracts
Dissolution of contractual obligations
Frustration of contracts
Quasi contracts
Remedies for breach of contract
Contract indemnity, guarantee and insurance
Contract of agency
Sale of goods and hire purchase
Formation, liability and dissolution of partnership
Negotiable instruments act, 1881
Law-Paper-II: Unit 04
Contemporary legal developments
Concept of public interest litigation and environmental law
Right to information act, 2005
Alternative disputes resolution-concept, types, and prospect
Aims, objectives and salient features of the competition law, 2002
Doctrine of plea bargaining
Offences under the information and technology act, 2000 specially civil liability (sections 43 to 64) and criminal liability (section 65 to 75)

Animal husbandry and veterinary science-Paper-I +

Animal husbandry and veterinary science-Paper-I: Unit 01
Animal nutrition
Digestion of feed in ruminants and nonruminants nutrient requirements for milk production
Nutrient and their functions in animal body
Classification of feed stuffs, feeding standards, principles of rationing and computation of balance ration, conservation of fooder as silage and hay, treatment of poor quality roughages, role of enzymes in digestion
Minerals in feeds, sources, deficiency symptom, function, vitamins: Sources, function, and deficiency syndrome
Role of hormones in production and reproduction, metabolism of carbohydrates, proteins and lipids, feed supplements and feed additive-function and deficiency syndrome
Use of probiotics and prebiotics in dairy animals and poultry nutritions; digestion trials, feeding of animals under stress conditions, feeding of calves, heifers, bulf and cows/buffaloes before and after parturition
Interrelationship of vitamins with mineral, evaluation of energy and protein-proximate analysis of feeds
Requirement and formulation of feeds for layers and broilers
Animal husbandry and veterinary science-Paper-I: Unit 02
Animal physiology and environmental physiology
Adoption, mechanism of acclimatization, growth, measures of growth, methods of controlling, stress due to temperature during winter and summer
Animal digestions and absorption of carbohydrates, protein and fats in ruminents and nonruminents
Male and female reproductive organ and function, physiology of milk secretion, ejection, holdup of milk
Spermatogenisms and oogenesis, collection of semen
Evaluation, dilution and preservative
Deep frozen semen, semen dilutors
A.I. methods, hormonal control of memory glance, effect of heat stress on production, reproduction, meat quality, parturition, distokia, retention of placenta
Animal husbandry and veterinary science-Paper-I: Unit 03
Livestock management and production
Comparison of dairy farming in India with developed countries
Dairying, commercial dairy farming, under mixed and specialized system, starting an organization of dairy farming, procurement of goods in dairy farming
Factors determing the efficiency of dairy animals, herd recording, budgeting, pricing policy, personnel management
Housing of dairy animal and poultry, management of livestock-dairy calves, heifers, milks, stud, bulf, maintenance of records
Milking system-method and principles, clean milk production, economics of dairy and poultry farming
General problems of cattle, sheep, goat, pigs, and poultry management
Gokul mission, N.D.P. package of common management practices for dairy, cost of milk production, and posture management
Animal husbandry and veterinary science-Paper-I: Unit 04
Milk and milk products technology
Procurement and transportation of milk
Reception and quality testing of milk, definition, composition and food value of milk
Physico-chemical properties of milk
Chilling, filtration, clarification, separation and standardization of milk
Homogenization, pasteurization and sterilization of milk
Packaging and distribution of milk
Defects in milk, their causes and prevention, standardized milk, toned milk, double toned milk, reconstituted milk, recombined milk, flavoured milk and filled milk
Cleaning and sanitization of dairy equipments
Culture and its propagation
Preparation, packaging, yield and composition of khoa, chhena, paneer, dahi, lassi, srikhand and kulfi
Manufacturing and grading of ghee
Production and quality testing of ice-cream, butter, cheese, condensed, evaporated and dry milk
BIS and FSSAI, standards of milk and milk products
Utilization of dairy by-products-whey, buttermilk, skim milk

Animal husbandry and veterinary science-Paper-II +

Animal husbandry and veterinary science-Paper-II: Unit 01
General genetics and animal breeding
Role of livestock in national economy, relationship of plant with animal
Livestock and milk production statistics, heredity and variation, Mendel's law of inheritance, sex linked, sex influenced and sex limited heredity
Mutation
Cytoplasmic inheritance, conservation of germ plasma, breeds of cattle, buffaloes, goats, sheep, pig and poultry
Coefficient of relationship, inbreeding coefficient, methods of selection, selection index
Method and system of breeding, collection, evaluation, dilution and preservation of semen
Methods of A.I. gene and genolipic frequency
Hardy Weinberg law; population versus individual gene and genotipic frequency, qualitative and quantitative traits
Animal husbandry and veterinary science-Paper-II: Unit 02
Animal health and hygiene
Anatomy of ox and fowl, histological techniques, freezing, paraffining embedding of tissues, storing and preparation of blood film, histological stain ed embryology of cow
Physiology of blood and its; circulation, digestion, respiration, excretion: Endocrine gland in health and diseases
General veterinary hygiene with respect of water, air, and habitat
Animal husbandry and veterinary science-Paper-II: Unit 03
Animal diseases
Immunity and vaccination, principles and methods of immunization, classification of diseases, diseases of cattle, buffalo, sheep and goat
Etiology, symptoms and diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and control of various disease, like Anthrax, H.S., B.Q., Mastits. T.B., Johnes disease, food and mouth disease, rinder pest, cow pox, faciolopsis, actinobacilosis, actinomycosis, trypanosomiasis
Pyroplasmosis, trichomoniasis, anaplasmosis, milk fever
Tympanitis, naval ill, diseases of poultry-etiology, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment prevention and control of various disease, Ranikhet, fowlpox, fowltyphyd pullorum disease, coxidiosis, aviam Leusocis complex
Disease of swine: Swine fever hogeholera, manz
Animal husbandry and veterinary science-Paper-II: Unit 04
Veterinary public health
Zoonosis, classification definition, role of animals and birds in transmission of zoonotic disease, veterinary jurisprudence-rules and regulations for improvement of animals and animals product and prevention of animal diseases
Materials and methods for collection of samples for veterolegal, investigation
Duties and role of veterinarian in slaughter houses to provide meat under hygienic condition
By-products of slaughter houses and their economic utilization
Animal husbandry and veterinary science-Paper-II: Unit 05
Extension
Basic philosophy, objectives, concept and principles of extension, methods adopted to educate farmers under rural conditions
Transfer of technology and its feed back problems and constraints in transfer of technology in animal husbandry programmes for rural development

Statistics-Paper-I (Probability theory and statistical application) +

Statistics-Paper-I (Probability theory and statistical application): Unit 01
Probability theory
Sample space and events, classical and axiomatic definitions of probability, laws of total probability, conditional probability, independence of events, theorem of compound probability, Baye's theorem and its applications
Random variable discrete and continuous
Distribution function; elementary properties of distribution function, bivariate distribution and associated marginal and conditional distributions
Mathematical expectation and conditional expectation, moments, moment generating and characteristic functions
Markov and Chebyshev inequalities, convergence in probability, weak law of large numbers and central limit theorem for independently and identically distributed random variables, some standard discrete and continuous distributions, viz, binomial, Poisson
Hypergeometric, geometric negative binomial, multinomial, uniform, normal, exponential, gamma, beta and Cauchy Bivariate normal distribution
Statistics-Paper-I (Probability theory and statistical application): Unit 02
Statistical application
Method of least squares correlation and linear regression, product moment correlation, rank correlation, intra-class correlation and correlation ratio, partial and multiple correlation and regression for three variables
One-way and two-way analysis of variance with equal number of observations per cell design of experiments-basic principles of design of experiment, completely randomized design, randomized block design, Latin square design, 2 and 2 factorial experiments
Missing plot technique sources of demographic data, stable and stationary populations, measures of fertility and mortality, life tables, simple population growth models
Index numbers and their uses, index numbers due to laspeyre, Paasche, Marshall- Edgeworth and Fisher, tests for index numbers, construction of price index number and cost of living index number
Time-series and its components, determination of trend and seasonal indices, periodogram and correlogram analysis, variate difference method

Statistics-Paper-II (Statistical inference and management) +

Statistics-Paper-II (Statistical inference and management): Unit 01
Statistical inference
Properties of estimators, consistency, unbiasedness, efficiency, sufficiency, Cramer-Rao inequality for minimum variance unbased estimator, Rao-Blackwell theorem, estimation procedures, method of moments and method of maximum likelihood
Interval estimation simple and composite hypotheses, two Kinds of errors, critical region, level of significance size and power function, unbiased tests, most-powerful and uniformly most powerful tests, Neyman-Pearson Lemma and its application
Likelihood ratio test
Tests based on t, Chi-Square, Z and F-distributions
Large sample tests
Distributions of order statistics and range, non-parametric tests, Viz sign test, median test, run test, Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney test
Statistics-Paper-II (Statistical inference and management): Unit 02
Statistical management
Nature of operations research problems, linear programming problem and the graphical solution in simple cases, simplex method, dual of linear programming problem assignment and transportation problems, zero sum two-person game, pure and mixed strategies
Value of a game
Fundamental theorem, solution of 2x2 games, nature and scope of sample survey, sampling vs. complete enumeration, simple random sampling from finite populations with and without replacement, stratified sampling and allocation principles
Cluster sampling with equal cluster size
Ratio, product and regression methods of estimation and double sampling, two stage sampling with equal first stage units, systematic sampling
Statistical-quality control, charts for variables and attributes
Acceptance-sampling, OC, ASN and ATI curves, producers risk and consumer's risk
Concept of AQL, AOQL and LTPD, single and double sampling plans scaling procedures, scaling of test items test scores, theory of tests, parallel tests
True score, reliability and validity of tests

Management-Paper-I +

Management-Paper-I: Unit 01
Management concepts and evolution
Concept and significance of management; management as science or art; distinction between management and administration; role and responsibilities of management; principle of management
Evolution of management thought-classical school, neo-classical school, modern management school
Management-Paper-I: Unit 02
Planning and decision making
Planning-nature, type, significance, and limitations; plans objectives; policies; procedures; planning premises; forecasting, techniques of forecasting and limitation
Decision making-types, process; rational decision making and its limitations
Concept of bounded rationality
Management-Paper-I: Unit 03
Organization and organizational behaviour
Organisation-concept, types, divisions and levels, span of management; authority and responsibility; authority types, sources, delegation of authority, principles and obstacles to delegation; centralisation and decentralization of authority
Organisational behaviour-concept and significance, individual and group behaviour
Organisational change, resistance to change; conflict management
Management-Paper-I: Unit 04
Directing
Principles and techniques, motivation-Maslow, Herzberg, McClelland, McGregor, contingency theories; MBO
Leadership, types, traits of successful leader, various theories of leadership, communication-process, levels and types, barriers to communication, measures for effective communication, role of technology in communication
Management-Paper-I: Unit 05
Controlling
Process; pre-requisites for effectives controlling, methods of controlling, budgetary and non budgetary methods, coordination, concept, techniques and barriers to coordination
Management-Paper-I: Unit 06
Business environment
Interplay between business unit and environment, ethics and corporate governance; monetary policy, fiscal policy, foreign capital and foreign collaboration; strategy, concept levels, SWOT analysis core competency and synergy
Porter's five forces model and value chain analysis, BCG matrix

Management-Paper-II +

Management-Paper-II: Unit 01
Marketing management
Concept of marketing, marketing mix; marketing research; marketing environment; marketing plan; market segmentation; market target and positioning; product strategies, product lifecycle; consumer behaviour; brand management; sales promotion, advertising
Management of sales force, pricing decision, marketing channel-retail management, internet marketing, customer relationship management, rural marketing in India; international marketing; marketing audit and control; ethics in marketing
Management-Paper-II: Unit 02
Production management
Meaning and nature of production management; type of production systems; production planning and control, lean manufacturing and flexible systems; ranking, loading, and scheduling for different production system; site selection and plant location
Plant layout and material handling; production design, inventory management; supply chain management; enterprise resource planning; total quality management, six sigma, PERT and CPM, waste management
Management-Paper-II: Unit 03
Financial management
Meaning and scope, estimating the firm's financial requirements; capital structure determination; cost of capital; working capital management; capital market, regulatory role of SEBI, venture capital, mutual fund; dividend policy
Net banking and NPA management; corporate restructuring, merger and acquisition; investment decision, risk analysis; lease financing; foreign exchange market
Management-Paper-II: Unit 04
Human resource management
Nature of human resource management, scope of human resource management; job analysis and job design; recruitment and selection; training and development; career planning; 360 degree performance appraisal; worker's participation in management; ESOPs
Trade union in India; safety, welfare, strike, layoff, lock-out and reconciliation; HR audit; flexible working condition; work from home; voluntary retirement scheme (VRS); outsourcing

Political science and international relations-Paper-I +

Political science and international relations-Paper-I: Unit 01
Political theory
Definition, nature, and scope of political science, approaches to the study of political science-traditional, behavioural, systems and Marxist state-definition, theories of origin and theories related to the functions-liberal, individualistic, socialistic
Political science and international relations-Paper-I: Unit 02
Sovereignty
Meaning, types, and theories
Political science and international relations-Paper-I: Unit 03
Rights
Meaning, kinds, and theories
Political science and international relations-Paper-I: Unit 04
Liberty
Meaning, kinds, and theories
Political science and international relations-Paper-I: Unit 05
Justice
Meaning, kinds, and theories; relation between equality and liberty
Political science and international relations-Paper-I: Unit 06
Democracy
Meaning, types, theories-liberal, socialist and Marxist
Political science and international relations-Paper-I: Unit 07
Forms of government
Democratic and authoritarian-unitary and federal, parliamentary and presidential
Political science and international relations-Paper-I: Unit 08
Political institutions
Legislature, executive, and judiciary
Political parties and pressure groups, electoral systems
Political science and international relations-Paper-I: Unit 09
Political philosophy
(a) Indian political thinkers: Manu, Kautilya, Gandhi, M.N. Roy, Ambedkar
(b) Western political thought: Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Mill, Hegel, Green, Marx, Laski, Gramci, Hanna Arendt
Political science and international relations-Paper-I: Unit 10
Indian government and politics
Indian nationalism-causes for the rise of nationalism, Bang Bhang movement, non-cooperation movement and civil disobedience movement
Making of the Indian constitution-legacy of British rule, salient features of the constitution, fundamental rights, fundamental duties, directive principles of state policy. Amendment of the constitution
Union government-president, prime minister and council of ministers, parvument of the supreme court
State government-governor, chief minister and council of ministers, state legislature, high court
Centre-state relations
Local self government-municipality, municipal corporation, and 74 amendment. Panchayati raj and 73 amendment
Political process-caste, regionalism, linguism, communalism in politics, political parties, pressure groups and their role, national integration
Union public service commission, state public service commission, election commission, NITI Aayog, human rights commission

Political science and international relations-Paper-II +

Political science and international relations-Paper-II: Unit 01
International relations
Meaning, nature, and scope
Political science and international relations-Paper-II: Unit 02
Theories of international and relations
Idealists, realist, systems and decision making theories
Political science and international relations-Paper-II: Unit 03
Factors determining foreign policy
National interest and ideology
Political science and international relations-Paper-II: Unit 04
Means of national interest
Nationalism, imperialism, colonialism
Political science and international relations-Paper-II: Unit 05
Principles of balance of power and collective security
Political science and international relations-Paper-II: Unit 06
Role of international law and diplomacy in international relations
Political science and international relations-Paper-II: Unit 07
United Nation
Organization and role
Political science and international relations-Paper-II: Unit 08
Role and relevance of non-aligned movement
Political science and international relations-Paper-II: Unit 09
Regional organizations
E.U., A.S.E.A.N., A.P.E.C., S.A.A.R.C
Political science and international relations-Paper-II: Unit 10
New international economic order
W.T.O., liberalization, privatization and globalization contemporary issues in international politics-human rights, environment, terrorism, nuclear proliferation
Political science and international relations-Paper-II: Unit 11
Foreign policies of America, Russia, and China
Political science and international relations-Paper-II: Unit 12
India's foreign policy and relations with America, Russia and China
Political science and international relations-Paper-II: Unit 13
India's relations with neighbouring countries
Political science and international relations-Paper-II: Unit 14
Palestine problem and Arab-Israel conflict
Political science and international relations-Paper-II: Unit 15
Role of third world in international relations
Political science and international relations-Paper-II: Unit 16
North-south dialogue, south-south cooperation
Political science and international relations-Paper-II: Unit 17
Indian ocean
Problems and prospects

History-Paper-I +

History-Paper-I: Unit 01
Sources and approaches to study of early Indian history
History-Paper-I: Unit 02
Early pastoral and agricultural communities
The Archaeological evidence (Neolithic and Chalcaolithic cluture)
History-Paper-I: Unit 03
The Indus civilization
Its origin, nature and decline
History-Paper-I: Unit 04
Patterns of settlement, economy, social organization and religion in India (c. 2000 to 500 B.C.)
Archaeological perspectives
History-Paper-I: Unit 05
Evolutions of north Indian society and culture
Evidence of Vedic texts (Samhitas of Sutras)
History-Paper-I: Unit 06
Teachings of Mahavira and Buddha, contemporary society
Early phase of state formation and urbanization
History-Paper-I: Unit 07
Rise of Magadha
The Mauryan empire. Ashoka's inscriptions, his dharma and nature of the Mauryan state
History-Paper-I: Unit 08
Post-Mauryan period in northern and peninsular India
Political and administrative history
Society, economy, culture and religion
Tamilakam and its society and Sangam texts
History-Paper-I: Unit 09
Changes in the Gupta and post-Gupta period (upto c. 750)
Political history of northern and peninsular India
Samanta system and changes in political structure; economy; social structure; culture; religion
History-Paper-I: Unit 10
Themes in early Indian cultural history, languages and texts
Major stages in the evolution of art and architecture; major philosophical thinkers and schools; ideas in science and mathematics
History-Paper-I: Unit 11
Major dynasties and political structures in north India from 750 A.D. to 1200 A.D.
Rise of Rajput dynasties and the imperial Cholas
History-Paper-I: Unit 12
Arab conquest of Sindh and the Ghaznavid empire
Advent of Islam and Sufism Alberuni and his study of India science and civilisation
History-Paper-I: Unit 13
India 750 A.D. – 1200 A.D.
Economy, society, literature, major historical works, styles of architecture, religious thought and Institutions, growth of Bhakti movement
History-Paper-I: Unit 14
The Ghorain invasions, economic, social and cultural consequences and the foundation of the Sultana
History-Paper-I: Unit 15
The Sultanate period and political dynasties
Slaves, Khaljis, Tughlaqs, Syeds and Lodis; major historical sources including foreign travelers accounts; society and culture during the Sultanat period
History-Paper-I: Unit 16
Rise of provincial dynasties
Bahmani and Vijaynagar
History-Paper-I: Unit 17
The Mughal period
Babar, Humayun; Sur period: Akbar, Jahangir, Shahjahan, Aurangzeb, decline of the Mughal empire; society, culture, administration, economic changes; arrival of Europeon trading companies
History-Paper-I: Unit 18
Shivaji, peshwas and rise of marathas
The rise of Sikh power, third battle of Panipat
History-Paper-I: Unit 19
Sources of Mughals period
Persian and indigenous; accounts of foreign travelers

History-Paper-II +

History-Paper-II: Unit 01
Establishment of British rule in India
East India company and its relations with the regional powers
History-Paper-II: Unit 02
Colonial economy
Tribute system, drain of wealth an “deindustrialization”
Fiscal and land revenue settlements (Zamindari, Ryotwari and Mahalwari settlements)
Administrative policies and structure of the British Raj upto 1857 (including constitutional developments)
History-Paper-II: Unit 03
Resistance to colonial rule
Early uprisings; causes, nature and impact of the Revolt of 1857, reorganization of the Raj in 1858 and after
History-Paper-II: Unit 04
Socio-cultural impact of colonial rule
Official social reform measures; Orientalist-Anglicist controversy; coming of English education and the press; Christian missionary activities; social and religious reform movements in Bengal and other part of the country
History-Paper-II: Unit 05
Economic policies 1858-1914
Railways commercialization of Indian agriculture; growth of landless labourers and rural indebtedness; famines; India as market for British industry and drain theory
History-Paper-II: Unit 06
Early Indian nationalism
Social background; formation of political associations; peasant and tribal uprisings during the early nationalist era; foundation of the Indian national congress; the moderate phase of the Congress
Growth of extremism, anti-partitions; and Swadeshi movement, birth of Muslim league
The Indian councils act of 1909; the government of India act of 1919
History-Paper-II: Unit 07
Inter-war economy of India
Industries and problem of protection; agricultural distress; the great depression; Ottawa agreements and discriminatory protection
The growth of trade unions; peasant movements
History-Paper-II: Unit 08
Home rule movement nationalism under Gandhi's leadership
Gandhi's thoughts, and methods of mass mobilization, and different movements; states people's movement and other strands of the national movement: (a) Revolutionary movements in India and abroad; (b) Swarajists, liberals, responsive cooperation
States people's movement and other strands of the national movement: (c) Emergence of Leftism in India, (d) Subhash Chandra Bose and the Indian National Army
History-Paper-II: Unit 09
Growth of communalism
Causes and developments, Muslim league, Hindu Mahasabha, etc.; women and national, movement
History-Paper-II: Unit 10
Literary and cultural developments
Tagore, Premchand, Subramanayam Bharti, Iqbal as examples only
History-Paper-II: Unit 11
Towards freedom
The act of 1935; Congress ministries, 1937-1939, the Pakistan movement
History-Paper-II: Unit 12
Post-1945 upsurge (RIN mutiny, Telangana uprising, etc)
Constitutional negotiations and the transfer of power; freedom and partition
History-Paper-II: Unit 13
Renaissance, reformation and counter reformation, age of enlightenment
Major ideas of enlightenment, Kant, Rousseau, etc; spread of enlightenment outside Europe, rise of socialist ideas
History-Paper-II: Unit 14
Origins of modern politics
European states system; American revolution; French revolution and its aftermath, (1789-1815)
History-Paper-II: Unit 15
Industrialization
Industrial revolution-causes and impact on society, industrialization in other countries
History-Paper-II: Unit 16
Nation-state system, rise of nationalism in 19 century
Unification of Germany and Italy: Disintegration of empires through the emergence of nationalities
History-Paper-II: Unit 17
Imperialism and colonialism
Trans-Atlantic slave trade, Asian conquest; types of empire: Settlement and non-settlement; Latin America, South Africa, Indonesia, Australia
History-Paper-II: Unit 18
Revolutions and counter
Revolutions-19 century, European revolutions; the Russian revolution of 1917-1921; Fascist counter-revolution, Italy and Germany; the Chinese revolution of 1949
History-Paper-II: Unit 19
World Wars (First and second)
Causes and consequences and various developments
History-Paper-II: Unit 20
Cold war
Emergence of two blocs and other related developments
Emergence of third world and non-alignment; UNO and dispute resolution
History-Paper-II: Unit 21
Colonies and liberation
Latin America-Bolivia; Arab world-Egypt; South Africa-Apartheid policy and democracy; south-east Asia-Vietnam
History-Paper-II: Unit 22
Decolonization and underdevelopment
Break up of colonial empires; British, French, Dutch; factors constraining development: Latin America, Africa, Asia
History-Paper-II: Unit 23
Soviet disintegration and the unipolar world
Causes, consequences and other developments; globalization

Anthropology-Paper-I +

Anthropology-Paper-I: Unit 01
Anthropology
Its meaning, scope, and development
Relationship with other disciplines: History, economics, sociology, psychology, political science, life sciences, medical sciences
Main branches of anthropology: Their scope and relevance
Anthropology-Paper-I: Unit 02
Human evolution and emergence of man
Organic evolution; theories of evolution, pre-Darwinian, Darwinian, and post-Darwinian period. Modern synthetic theory of evolution
Principles of systematic and taxonomy: Major primate taxa, systematics of hominoidea and hominidae; comparative anatomy of man and apes; skeletal changes due to erect posture and its implications
Origin and evolution of man: Phylogenetic status, characteristics and distribution of the following: Prepleistocence fossil primate-Oreopithecus, south and east African hominids-Pleasianthropus, Australopithecus Africanus, plesianthropus
Origin and evolution of man: Australopithecus robustus and related species
Anthropology-Paper-I: Unit 03
Emergence of homo
Homo erectus and contemporaries
Neanderthal man in Europe: La-Chapelle-aux-Saints (classical type). Mt. Carmelites (progressive type)
Rhodesian man
Homo sapiens sapiens (upper Pleistocene), Cromagnon man, Chancelade, and Grimaldi
Anthropology-Paper-I: Unit 04
Human genetics
Meaning, scope and branches, its relationship with other sciences
Methods for the study of genetic principles in man-family study (Pedigree analysis, twin study, foster child, co-twin method, cytogenetic method, immunological method, D.N.A. technology)
Mendelian genetics in man-family study, single factor, multi factor, polygenic inheritance in man, concept of genetic polymorphism and selection
Mendelian populations-Hardy-Weinberg law, inbreeding, genetic load, genetic implications of consanguineous and cousin marriages
Chromosomes and chromosomal aberrations in man; genetic counseling
Anthropology-Paper-I: Unit 05
Concept of race
Race and racism, racial classification; ethnic groups of mankind: Characteristics and distribution
Anthropology-Paper-I: Unit 06
Ecological anthropology
Concept and methods; biocultural adaptation
Anthropology-Paper-I: Unit 07
Human growth and development
Concept and factors affecting growth and development, methods of growth studies
Biological and socio-ecological factors influencing fecundity, fertility, natality, and mortality
Anthropology-Paper-I: Unit 08
Applications of physical anthropology and human genetics
Anthropology-Paper-I: Unit 09
Principles of prehistoric archaeology
Broad outlines of prehistoric cultures-(i) Palaeolithic, (ii) Mesolithic, (iii) Neolithic, (iv) Chalcolithic, (v) Copper-Bronze age
Dating methods: Relative and absolute
Anthropology-Paper-I: Unit 10
The nature of culture
Concept and characteristics of culture and civilization; ethnocentrism and cultural relativism
The nature of society: Concept of society; society and culture; social institutions; social groups; and social stratification
Marriage: Definition and universality; laws of marriage (endogamy, exogamy, hypergamy, hypogamy, incest taboo); types of marriage (monogamy, polygamy); functions of marriage; marriage regulations (preferential); marriage payments (bride wealth and dowry)
Family, household, and domestic group: Definition and universality; functions and types (from the perspectives of structure, blood relation, marriage, residence, and succession); impact of urbanization
Kinship: Consanguinity and affinity; principles and types of descent (unilineal, double, bilaterial, ambilineal); forms of descent groups (lineage, clan, phratry, moiety and kindred); kinship terminology (descriptive and classificatory)
Anthropology-Paper-I: Unit 11
Economic organization
Meaning, scope, and relevance of economic anthropology; formalist and substantivist debate; principles governing production
Distribution and exchange (reciprocity, redistribution, and market) in communities subsisting on hunting and gathering fishing, swiddening, pastoralism, horticulture, and agriculture
Anthropology-Paper-I: Unit 12
Political organization
Band, tribe, chiefdom, kingdom and state; concepts of power, authority, legitimacy; social control, law and justice in simple societies
Anthropology-Paper-I: Unit 13
Religion
Anthropological approaches to the study of religion (evolutionary, psychological, and functional) monotheism and polytheism; myths and rituals
Forms of magico-religious beliefs in tribal and peasant societies (animism, animatism, fetishism, naturalism, and totemism); religion, magic, and science distinguished, magico religious functionaries (priest, shaman, medicine man, sorcerer, and witch)
Anthropology-Paper-I: Unit 14
Anthropological theories
(i) Classical evolutionism-Tylor, Morgan, and Frazer
(ii) Diffusionism-British, German, and American
(iii) Functionalism-Malinowski, structural functionalism-Radcliffe-Brown
(iv) Structuralism-Levi-Strauss
(v) Culture and personality-Benedict, Mead, Linton, Kardiner, and Cora-du-Bois
(vi) Neo-evolutionism-Childe, White, Steward
(vii) Cultural materialism (Harris)
Anthropology-Paper-I: Unit 15
Research methods in cultural anthropology
Field work tradition in anthropology; distinction between technique, method and methodology; tools of data collection-observation, interview, schedule, questionnaire, case history, case study and genealogy; secondary sources of information
Controlled comparison and cross cultural study

Anthropology-Paper-II +

Anthropology-Paper-II: Unit 01
Emergence and development of the Indian culture and civilization
Prehistoric (Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic-Chalcolithic); Protohistoric (Indus civilization)
Anthropology-Paper-II: Unit 02
Demographic profile of India
Ethnic and linguistic elements in the indian population and their distribution
Anthropology-Paper-II: Unit 03
The structure and function of traditional social system
Vernasharam, Purushartha, Karma, Rina, and rebirth
Anthropology-Paper-II: Unit 04
Caste system in India
Structure and characteristics; Varna and caste, dominant caste, caste mobility, Jajmani system, tribe-caste continuum
Anthropology-Paper-II: Unit 05
Sacred complex and nature-man-spirit complex
Anthropology-Paper-II: Unit 06
Impact of Buddhism, Jainism, Islam, and Christianity on Indian society including tribals
Anthropology-Paper-II: Unit 07
Emergence, growth and development of anthropology in India
Contribution of early scholars-administrators
Contribution of Indian anthropologists to tribal-caste studies
Anthropology-Paper-II: Unit 08
Aspect of Indian village
Social, economic, polity, and religion, changing patterns of settlement and inter-caste relations
Sanskritization, westernization, and modernization
Panchayati raj and social change
Anthropology-Paper-II: Unit 09
Tribal situation in India
Linguistic and socio-economic characteristics of the tribal populations and their distribution, biogenetic variability
Problems of tribal communities: Land alienation, poverty, indebtedness, low literacy, poor educational facilities, unemployment, health, and nutrition
Developmental projects and their impact on tribal displacement and problems of rehabilitation, new forest policy and tribals
Impact of urbanization and industrialization on tribal populations
Anthropology-Paper-II: Unit 10
Problems of exploitation and deprivation
Problems of exploitation and deprivation of scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, and other backward classes
Constitutional safeguards for scheduled tribes and scheduled castes
Social change and contemporary tribal societies: Impact of modern democratic institutions, development programmes and welfare measure on tribals and weaker sections, and women participation
The concept of ethnicity: Ethnic conflicts and political developments, unrest among tribal communities; pseudo-tribalism; social change among the tribes during colonial and post-independent India
Anthropology-Paper-II: Unit 11
History of administration of tribal areas
Tribal policies, plans, programmes of tribal development and their implementation
Anthropology-Paper-II: Unit 12
Role of N.G.O. in tribal development
Anthropology-Paper-II: Unit 13
Role of anthropology in tribal and rural development

Civil engineering-Paper-I +

Civil engineering-Paper-I: Unit 01
Theory of structures
Simple stress and strain, elastic constants, axially loaded compression members, shear force and bending moment, theory of simple bending, shear stress distributions across sections, beams of uniform strength
Deflection of beams: Macaulay's method, Mohr's moment area method, conjugate beam method, unit load method, elastic stability of columns, Castiglione's theorem I and II, unit load method of consistent deformation applied to beams and pin jointed trusses
Deflection of beams: Slope-deflection and moment distribution methods
Rolling loads and influences lines: Influence lines for shear force and bending moment at a section of a beam. Criteria for maximum shear force and bending moment in beams traversed by a system of moving loads
Rolling loads and influences lines: Influences lines for simply supported plane pin jointed trusses
Arches: Three hinged, two hinged, and fixed arches, rib shortening and temperature effects
Matrix methods of analysis: force method and displacement method of analysis of indeterminate beams and rigid frames
Plastic-analysis of beams and frames: Theory of plastic bending, plastic analysis statically method, mechanism method
Unsymmetrical bending: Moment of inertia, position of neutral axis and principal axes, calculation of bending stresses
Civil engineering-Paper-I: Unit 02
Design of concrete structures
Concept of mix design
Reinforced concrete: Working stress and limit state method of design. Recommendation of BIS codes. Design of one-way and two-way slabs, stair-case, slabs, simple and continuous beams of rectangular, T and L sections
Compression members under direct load with or without eccentricity
Cantilever and counter-fort type retaining walls
Water tanks: Design requirements for rectangular and circular tanks resting on ground
Prestressed concrete: Methods and systems of prestressing, anchorages, analysis and design of sections for flexure based on working stress, loss of prestress. Earthquake resistant design of buildings as per BIS codes
Introduction to computer aided design of structure
Civil engineering-Paper-I: Unit 03
Steel structural
Factors of safety and load factors
Riveted, bolted, and welded joints and connections
Design of tension and compression members, beams of built up section, riveted and welded plate girders, gantry girders, stancheons with battens and lacings
Civil engineering-Paper-I: Unit 04
Fluid mechanics
Fluid properties, types of fluids and their role in fluid motion
Kinematics and dynamics of fluids flow: Velocity and acceleration, stream lines, equation of continuity, irrotational and rotational flow, velocity potential and stream functions
Continuity, momentum, energy equations Navier Stokes equation, Euler's equation of motion Bernoulli's equation. Applications to fluid flow problems e.g. pipe flow, sluice gates, weirs, etc
Laminar flow: Laminar and turbulent boundary layer on a flat plate, laminar sub-layer, smooth and rough boundaries, submerged flow, drag and lift forces
Turbulent flow through pipes: characteristics of turbulent flow, velocity distribution and variation of pipe friction factor, hydraulic grade line and total energy line
Civil engineering-Paper-I: Unit 05
Hydraulics
Uniform and non-uniform flows, momentum and energy correction factors, specific energy and specific force, critical depth, gradually varied flow, classification of surface profiles, control section, step method of integration of varied flow equations
Rapidly varied flow, hydraulic jump
Surges
Hydraulic machines and hydropower: Hydraulic turbines and their classification, choice of turbines, performance parameters, controls, characteristics, specific speed, principles of hydropower development
Civil engineering-Paper-I: Unit 06
Geotechnical engineering
Soil types and structure, gradation and particle size distribution, Atterberg's limits
Flow through porous media: Effective stress and pore water pressure, permeability concept, field and laboratory determination of permeability, seepage pressure, quick sand condition
Compaction of soil: Laboratory and field tests. Compressibility and consolidation theory, consolidation settlement analysis. Shear strength determination Mohr coulomb theory
Stress distribution in soils Boussinesque and Westergaard's analysis, earth pressure theory and analysis for retaining walls, application for sheet piles and Braced excavation
Bearing capacity of soil: Approaches for analysis, fields tests, settlement analysis, stability of slopes
Foundation: Type and selection criteria for foundation of structures, design criteria for foundation, analysis of distribution of stress for footings and pile, pile group action, pile load tests
Subsurface exploration of soils, ground improvement and soil stabilisation techniques

Civil engineering-Paper-II +

Civil engineering-Paper-II: Unit 01
Construction technology, planning, and management
Building materials: Physical properties of construction materials with respect to their use, stones, bricks, tiles, lime, cement, mortars, concrete
Timber: Properties, defects, and common preservation treatments, ferro cement, fibre reinforced cement high strength concrete. Use and selection of materials for various uses e.g. low cost housing, mass housing, high rise buildings
Building constructions: Masonry constructions using brick, stone construction detailing and strength characteristics. Paints, varnishes, plastics, water proofing and damp proofing materials, detailing of walls, floors, roofs staircases doors and windows
Building constructions: Plastering, pointing , flooring , roofing and construction features. Common repairs in buildings. Principle of planning of buildings for residents and specific use, building code provisions and use
Building constructions: Basic principles of detailed and approximate estimating, specifications, rate analysis, principles of valuation of real property. Machinery for earthwork, concreting and their specific uses
Building constructions: Factors affecting selection of construction equipments, operating cost of equipments. Construction activity, schedules, organizations, quality assurance principles
Building constructions: Basic principle of network, CPM and PERT uses in construction monitoring, cost optimization and resource allocation. Basic principles of economic analysis and methods
Building constructions: Project profitability-basic principles of financial planning, simple toll fixation criterions
Civil engineering-Paper-II: Unit 02
Surveying
Common methods and instruments for distance and angle measurement for civil engineering works, their use in plane table, traverse survey, leveling, triangulation, contouring and topographical maps
Basic principles of photogrammetry and remote sensing
Introduction to geographical information system
Civil engineering-Paper-II: Unit 03
Highway engineering
Principles of highway alignments, classification and geometrical design, elements and standards for roads
Pavement structure for flexible and rigid pavements, design principles and methodology
Construction methods and materials for stabilized soil, WBM, bituminous works and CC roads
Surface and sub-surface drainage arrangements for roads, culvert structures
Pavement distresses and strengthening by overlays
Traffic surveys and their application in traffic planning, typical design features for channelized, intersection rotary, etc, signal designs, standard traffic signs and markings
Civil engineering-Paper-II: Unit 04
Railway engineering
Permanent way, ballast, sleeper, chair and fastenings, points crossings, different types of turn outs, cross-over, setting out of points, maintenances of track, super elevation, creep of rails, ruling gradients, track resistance, tractive effort
Curve resistance, station yards and station, station buildings, platform sidings turn outs, signals and interlocking, level crossings
Civil engineering-Paper-II: Unit 05
Water resources engineering
Hydrology: Hydrologic cycle, precipitation, evaporation , transpiration, infiltration, overland flow, hydrograph, flood frequency analysis, flood routing through a reservoir, channel flow routing-Muskingam method
Ground water flow: Specific yield, storage coefficient, coefficient of permeability, confined and unconfined aquifers, radial flow into a well under confined and unconfined conditions. Open wells and tube wells. Ground and surface water resources
Ground water flow: Single and multipurpose projects, storage capacity of reservoirs, reservoir losses, reservoir sedimentation. Water requirements of crops, consumptive use, duty, and delta, irrigation methods and their efficiencies
Canals: Distribution systems for canal irrigation, canal capacity, canal losses, alignment of main and distributory canals, most efficient section, lined canals and their design, regime theory, critical shear stress, bed load
Water logging: causes and control, salinity
Canal structures: Design of head regulators, canal falls, aqueducts, metering flumes and canal outlets
Diversion head work: Principles and design of weirs on permeable and impermeable foundation, Khosla's theory
Storage works: Types of dams, design, principle of gravity and earth dams, stability analysis
Spillways: spillway types, energy dissipation
River training: Objectives of river training, methods of river training and bank protection
Civil engineering-Paper-II: Unit 06
Environmental engineering
Water supply: Predicting demand for water, impurities of water and their significance, physical, chemical and bacteriological analysis, waterborne diseases, standards for potable water
Intake of water: Water treatments-principles of coagulation, flocculation and sedimentation, slow, rapid and pressure filters, chlorination, softening, removal of tests, odour and salinity
Sewerage systems: Domestic and industrial wastes, storm sewage, separate and combined systems, flow through sewers, design of sewers
Sewage characterisation: BOD,COD, solids, dissolved oxygen, nitrogen and TOC. Standards of disposal in normal water course and on land
Sewage treatment: Working principle, units, chambers, sedimentation tank, trickling filters, oxidation ponds, activated sludge process, septic tank, disposal of sludge, recycling of waste water
Solid waste management: Collection and disposal in rural and urban contexts, management of solid waste
Environmental pollution: Sustainable development, radioactive wastes and disposal. Environmental impact assessment for thermal power plants, mines, river valley projects. Air and water pollution control acts

Mechanical engineering-Paper-I +

Mechanical engineering-Paper-I: Unit 01
Theory of machines
Kinematic and dynamic analysis of planer mechanisms, belt and chain drives, gears and gear train, cams, flywheel and governors
Balancing of rotating and reciprocating masses, single and multi cylinder engines
Mechanical engineering-Paper-I: Unit 02
Mechanical vibrations
Vibrating systems, single degree freedom systems, natural frequency, damped and forced vibrations, resonance, force transmissibility, two degree of freedom systems, vibration absorbers, whirling of shafts and critical speeds
Mechanical engineering-Paper-I: Unit 03
Mechanics of solids
Stress and strain, elastic constants, uniaxial loading, thermal stress, two dimensional stress analysis, principal stresses, generalised Hook's law, total and distortion strain energy, theories of failures, bending and shear stresses in beams
Torsion of shafts, close coiled helical springs, thin and thick pressure versels, rotating discs, buckling of columns
Mechanical engineering-Paper-I: Unit 04
Engineering materials
Basic concept of structure of solids, crystalline materials, crystal defects, alloys and binary phase diagrams, structures and properties of common engineering materials
Basics of polymers, ceramics and composite materials; iron-carbon equilibrium diagram, heat treatment of steels
Mechanical engineering-Paper-I: Unit 05
Manufacturing science
Machine tool engineering, merchant's force analysis, Taylor's tool life equation, conventional machining, NC and CNC machining processes, jigs and fixtures, standard forming and welding processes
Mechanical engineering-Paper-I: Unit 06
Non conventional machining processes
EDM, ECM, ultrasonic machining, water jet machining, etc, application of lasers and plasmas, energy rate calculations
Metrology: Concept of fits and tolerances, tools and gauges, comparators, inspection of length, position, profile and surface finish
Mechanical engineering-Paper-I: Unit 07
Manufacturing management
Product development, value analysis, break-even analysis, forecasting techniques, operation scheduling, capacity planning, assembly line balancing, CPM and PERT, inventory control, ABC analysis, EOQ model, material requirement planning, job design
Job standards, method study and work measurements
Mechanical engineering-Paper-I: Unit 08
Quality management
Quality analysis, control charts, acceptance, sampling, total quality management, operations research, linear programming, graphical and simplex methods, transportation and assignment models, single serve queueing model, value engineering

Mechanical engineering-Paper-II +

Mechanical engineering-Paper-II: Unit 01
Thermodynamics
Laws of thermodynamics and their applications; T-ds equations, Maxwell and Clapeyron equation and their uses; availability and irreversibility
Mechanical engineering-Paper-II: Unit 02
Fluid mechanics
Properties and classification of fluids, manometry, forces on immersed surfaces, stability of floating bodies, kinematics and dynamics of incompressible fluids
Laminar and turbulent boundary layer flows
Bernoulli's equation, fully developed flow through pipes
Mechanical engineering-Paper-II: Unit 03
Heat transfer
Modes of heat transfer, one dimensional steady and unsteady conduction
Heat transfer through extended surfaces
Free and forced convective heat transfer, empirical correlations in laminar and turbulent flows, heat exchangers, radiation heat transfer laws, shape factor, heat exchange between black and gray surfaces
Mechanical engineering-Paper-II: Unit 04
Refrigeration and air conditioning
Vapour compression, vapour absorption, steam jet and air refrigeration systems, desirable properties of refrigerants, eco-friendly refrigerants, analysis of compressors, condensers, expansion valves and evaporators
Mechanical engineering-Paper-II: Unit 05
I.C. engines
Classification, thermodynamic cycles of operation, performance calculations, heat balance sheet, combustion in S.I. and C.I. engines, normal and abnormal combustion, knocking and detonation
Effect of variables on knocking and detonation, fuels used in S.I. and C.I. engines, fuel injection, carburetion and multi point fuels injection (MPFI) supercharging, engine cooling, emission and control, turboprop and rocket engines
Mechanical engineering-Paper-II: Unit 06
Steam engineering
Modern steam generators, Rankine cycle, modified Rankine cycle and analysis, natural and artificial draught, flow of steam in convergent and divergent nozzles, pressure at throat for maximum discharge, super saturated flow in nozzles, Wilson line
Mechanical engineering-Paper-II: Unit 07
Turbo machines
Classification, continuity, momentum and energy equations, flow analysis in axial and centrifugal compressors and turbines, dimensional analysis and modelling
Performance of pumps, compressors and turbines
Mechanical engineering-Paper-II: Unit 08
Power plant engineering
Site selection for steam, hydro, nuclear, and gas power plants, dust removal equipments, fuel handling and cooling water system
Thermodynamic analysis of steam and gas turbine power plants, governing of turbines
Solar, wind and nuclear power plants, economic power generation

Electrical engineering-Paper-I +

Electrical engineering-Paper-I: Unit 01
E.M. theory
Analysis of electrostatic and magetostatic fields, Laplace, Poisson, and Maxwell's equation
Electromagnetic wave equations
Poynting's theorem
Waves on transmission lines
Wave-guides
Microwave resonators
Electrical engineering-Paper-I: Unit 02
Networks and systems
Systems and signals, network theorems and their applications
Transient and steady-state analysis of systems
Transform techniques and circuit analysis, coupled circuits
Resonant circuits, balanced three-phase circuits
Network functions
Two-port network
Network parameters
Elements of network synthesis
Elementary active networks
Electrical engineering-Paper-I: Unit 03
Electrical and electronic measurement and instrumentation
Basic methods of measurement
Error analysis, electrical standards
Measurement of voltage, current, power, energy, power-factor, resistance, inductance, capacitance, frequency and lossangles
Indicating instruments
D.C. and A.C. Bridges, electronic measuring instruments
Multi-meter, digital voltmeter, frequency counter, Q-meter, oscilloscope, techniques, special purpose CRO's
Transducers and their classifications
Thermo-couple, thermistor, RTD, LVDT, strain-gauges
Piezoelectric transducers etc, application of transducers in the measurement of non-electrical quantities like pressure, temperature, displacement, velocity acceleration, flow-rate, etc; data-acquisition systems
Electrical engineering-Paper-I: Unit 04
Analog and digital electronics
Semiconductors, semiconductor diodes and Zener diode, bi-polar junction transistor and their parameters
Transistor biasing, analysis of all types of amplifiers including feedback and D.C. amplifiers; operational amplifiers and their application; feedback oscillators: Colpitts and Hartley types, waveform generators; multi-vibrators; Boolean algebra
Logic gates combinational and sequential digital circuits
Semiconductor memories
A/D and D/A converters; microprocessor
Number system and codes, elements of microprocessors and their important applications
Electrical engineering-Paper-I: Unit 05
Electrical machines
D.C. machines: Commutation and armature reaction, characteristics and performance of motors and generators; applications, starting and speed control
Synchronous generators: Armature reaction, voltage regulation, parallel operation
Single and three-phase induction motors: Principle of operation, performance characteristics, starting, speed control
Synchronous Motors: Principle of operation, performance analysis, hunting, synchronous condenser
Transformers: Construction, phasor diagram, equivalent circuit, voltage regulation, performance, auto-transformers, instrument transformers. Three-phase transformers
Electrical engineering-Paper-I: Unit 06
Material science
Theory of semiconductors, conductors and insulators
Superconductivity
Various insulators used for electrical and electronic applications
Different magnetic materials, properties and applications
Hall effect

Electrical engineering-Paper-II +

Electrical engineering-Paper-II: Unit 01
Control engineering
Mathematical modeling of physical dynamic systems
Block diagram and signal flow graph
Transfer function
Time-response and frequency-response of linear systems
Error evaluation, Bode plot, polar plot and Nichol's chart, gain margin and phase margin, stability of linear feedback control systems
Routh-Hurwitz and Nyquist criteria
Root locus technique
Design of compensators
State variable methods in system modeling, analysis and design
Controllability and observability and their testing methods
Pole placement, design using state variables feedback
Control system components (potentiometers, tachometers, synchros and servomotors)
Electrical engineering-Paper-II: Unit 02
Industrial electronics
Various power semiconductor devices
Thyristor and its protection and series-parallel operation
Single-phase and poly-phase uncontrolled rectifiers
Smoothing filters, D.C. regulated power supplies
Controlled converters and inverters, choppers
Cyclo-converters, A.C. voltage regulators
Application to variable speed drives
Induction and dielectric heating
Electrical engineering-Paper-II: Unit 03
Electrical machines
Fundamentals of electro-mechanical energy conversion: Analysis of electro-magnetic torque and induced voltages. The general torque equation
Three-phase induction motors: Concept of revolving field. Induction motor as transformer. Phasor diagram and equivalent circuit. Performance evaluation. Correlation of induction motor operation with basic torque relations
Three-phase induction motors: Torque-speed characteristics. Circle diagram, starting and speed-control methods
Synchronous machines: Generation of EMF; equivalent circuit, experimental determination of leakage and synchronous reactance's. Theory of salient-pole machines. Power equation. Parallel operation
Synchronous machines: Transient and sub-transient reactance's and time constants. Synchronous motor. Phasor diagram and equivalent circuit. Performance, V-curves. Power factor control, hunting
Special machines: Two-phase A.C. servomotors. Equivalent circuit and performance; stepper motors. Methods of operation, drive amplifiers. Half stepping. Reluctance type steppor motor, principles and working of universal motor
Special machines: Single-phase A.C. compensated series motor
Electrical engineering-Paper-II: Unit 04
Electric drives
Fundamentals of electric drive, rating estimation
Electric braking
Electro-mechanical transients during starting and braking, time and energy calculations
Load equalization
Solid-state control of D.C., three-phase induction and synchronous motors
Applications of electric motors
Electrical engineering-Paper-II: Unit 05
Electric traction
Various systems of track electrification and their comparison
Mechanics of train movement
Estimation of tractive effort and energy requirement
Electrification and their comparison, traction motors and their characteristics
Electrical engineering-Paper-II: Unit 06
Power system and protection
Types of power station: Selection of site. General layout of thermal, hydro, and nuclear stations. Economics of different types. Base load and peak load of stations. Pumped-storage plants
Transmission and distribution: A.C. and D.C. transmission systems. Transmission line parameters and calculations. Performance of short, medium, and long transmission lines, A-, B-, C-, D-parameters. Insulators
Transmission and distribution: Mechanical design of overhead transmission lines and Sag calculation, Corona and its effects, radio interference. EHVAC and HVDC transmission lines, underground cables. Per unit representation of power system
Transmission and distribution: Symmetrical and unsymmetrical fault analysis. Symmetrical components and their application to fault analysis. Load flow analysis using Gauss-Seidel and Newton-Raphson methods. Fast de-coupled load flow
Transmission and distribution: Steady-state and transient stability. Equal area criterion, economic operation of power system, incremental fuel costs and fuel rate. Penalty factors
Transmission and distribution: ALFC and AVR control for real-time operation of inter-connected power system
Protection: Principle of arc extinction, classification of circuit breakers. Restriking phenomenon. Calculation of restriking and recovery voltages. Interruption of small inductive and capacitive currents, testing of circuit breakers
Relaying principles: Primary and back-up relaying, over current, differential, impedance, and direction relaying principles. Constructional details. Protection schemes for transmission line, transformer, generator, and bus protection
Relaying principles: Current and potential transformer and their applications in relaying. Traveling waves. Protection against surges, surge impedance
Electrical engineering-Paper-II: Unit 07
Communication system
Amplitude, frequency and phase modulation and their comparison, generation and detection of amplitude, frequency, phase and pulse modulated signals
Modulators and demodulators, noise problems, channel efficiency
Sampling theorem
Sound and vision broadcast, transmitting and receiving systems
Antennas and feeders
Transmission lines at audio, radio, and ultra-high frequencies
Fiber-optics and optical communication systems
Digital communications, pulse code modulation
Data communication, satellite communication
Computer communication system-LAN, ISDN, etc
Electronic exchanges
Microwaves: Electromagnetic waves, unguided media, wave guides. Cavity resonators and Microwave tubes, Magnetrons, Klystrons and TVVT. Solid-State microwave devices. Microwave amplifiers. Microwave receivers. Microwave filters and measurements
Microwaves: Microwave antennas

English literature-Paper-I +

English literature-Paper-I: Unit 01
The renaissance
Elizabethan and Jacobean drama; metaphysical poetry; the epic and the mock-epic; Neo-classicism; Satire; the Romantic movement; the rise of the novel; the Victorian age
English literature-Paper-I: Unit 02
Texts for detailed study
William Shakespeare: Twelfth night, King Henry IV, Pt I, Macbeth and the tempest
John Donne: The following poems-'Canonization', 'Death be not proud', 'The good morrow' and 'The relic'
John Milton: Paradise lost, book-I
John Dryden: All for love
Alexander Pope: The rape of the lock
William Wordsworth: The following poems-'Tintern Abbey', 'Three years she grew', 'Michael' and 'Milton, thou shouldst be living at this hour'
P B Shelley: To a Skylark' and 'Ode to the west wind'
Alfred Tennyson: Ulysses' and 'Lotos eaters'
Robert Browning: My last duchess' and 'The lost leader'
Francis Bacon: Of studies' and 'Of truth'
Charles Lamb: Dream children' and 'poor relations'
English literature-Paper-I: Unit 03
Texts for non-detailed study
Jane Austen: Pride and prejudice
Charles Dickens: Great expectations
Thomas Hardy: Far from the madding crowd
Mark Twain: The adventures of Huckleberry Finn

English literature-Paper-II +

English literature-Paper-II: Unit 01
Pre-raphaelite movement, modernism
Poets of the thirties; the stream-of consciousness novel; Absurd drama; colonialism and post-colonialism; Indian writing in English; feminist approaches to literature
English literature-Paper-II: Unit 02
Texts for detailed study
William Butler Yeats: The following poems-'The second coming', 'Sailing to Byzantium', ' A prayer for my daughter', 'Meru' and 'Lapis Lazuli'
T.S. Eliot: The following poems-'The love song of J. Alfred Prufrock' and 'Journey of the Magi'
W.H. Auden: The following poems-'The unknown citizen' and 'In memory of W.B. Yeats'
Philip Larkin: The following poems-'Afternoons' and 'Deceptions'
Sylvia Plath: The following poems-'Mirror' and 'Daddy'
Derek Walcott: The following poems-'A far cry from Africa' and 'Sea grapes'
Nissim Ezekiel: The following poems-'Background, Casually', 'Night of the scorpion'
A.K. Ramanujan: The following poems-'Looking for a cousin on a swing', 'On the death of a poem'
John Osborne: Look back in anger
Eugene O'Neill: Desire under the elms
Girish Karnad: Hayavadana
Thomas Carlyle: Hero as a poet'
John Ruskin: The veins of wealth' (essay II from unto this last)
English literature-Paper-II: Unit 03
Texts for non-detailed study
Graham Greene: The power and the glory
William Golding: Lord of the flies
Raja Rao: Kanthapura
Nathaniel Hawthorne: The scarlet letter

Urdu literature-Paper-I +

Urdu literature-Paper-I: Unit 01
Development of Urdu language