Veterinary Parasitology

General Agriculture

20 Questions 16.7% Exam Weightage

Agricultural Meteorology & Climate Science

All PYQs 7 questions 5.83% weightage

Soil Science, Plant Nutrition & Reclamation

All PYQs 6 questions 5.00% weightage

Crop Genetics, Plant Breeding & IPR

All PYQs 3 questions 2.50% weightage

Cell Biology, Plant Physiology & Biochemistry

All PYQs 2 questions 1.67% weightage

Agricultural Entomology, Nematology & Crop Protection

All PYQs 2 questions 1.67% weightage

General Bacteriology

4 Questions 3.3% Exam Weightage

Bacterial Virulence Mechanisms, Pathogenicity Islands, Bacterial Toxins (Anthrax Toxins, Enterotoxins) & LPS Mutants

All PYQs 2 questions 1.67% weightage

Bacterial Morphology, Ultrastructure, Cell Wall Chemistry & Special Staining Techniques (Gram, ZN, MZN, Dienes)

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Bacterial Physiology, Growth Kinetics, Nutrition (Phototrophs, Autotrophs) & Bacterial Genetics (Conjugation, Transduction)

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Introduction, History and Etiology

1 Question 0.8% Exam Weightage

Historical Milestones in Pathology (Morgagni Seats and Causes of Disease, Virchow, Metchnikoff) & General Etiology

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Veterinary Helminthology

16 Questions 13.3% Exam Weightage

Trematode Morphology, Systematic Classification & Fluke Biology (Fasciola, Gigantocotyle, Gastrodiscus, Paramphistomum)

All PYQs 4 questions 3.33% weightage

Bursate Nematodes (Order Strongylida: Haemonchus, Ostertagia, Trichostrongylus, Ancylostoma, Syngamus, Metastrongylus)

All PYQs 4 questions 3.33% weightage

Blood Flukes & Snail Intermediate Hosts (Schistosoma, Ornithobilharzia, Malacology & Vector Ecology)

All PYQs 3 questions 2.50% weightage

Cestode Morphology, Systematic Classification & Strobilar Anatomy (Dipylidium, Moniezia, Anoplocephala, Diphyllobothrium)

All PYQs 3 questions 2.50% weightage

Metacestodes & Larval Tapeworm Biology (Cysticercus, Coenurus, Hydatid Cyst, Strobilocercus & Cysticercoid)

All PYQs 2 questions 1.67% weightage

Veterinary Public Health

1 Question 0.8% Exam Weightage

VPH Concepts, Historical Milestones, Intersectoral Collaboration & One Health Paradigm

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Haemodynamic Derangements, Degeneration and Necrosis

3 Questions 2.5% Exam Weightage

Circulatory Disturbances: Hyperaemia, General Chronic Passive Congestion, Nutmeg Liver & Brown Induration of Lung

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Edema Pathophysiology, Starling Forces, Hydropericardium & Ascites Portal Hypertension

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Cell Death: Irreversible Hypoxic Injury, Apoptosis & Necrosis Types (Coagulative, Liquefactive, Caseous, Fibrinoid)

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Milk Hygiene

3 Questions 2.5% Exam Weightage

Dairy Microbiology, Spoilage Microorganisms & Microbial Ecology of Raw Milk (Pseudomonas, Psychrotrophs, Alcaligenes)

All PYQs 2 questions 1.67% weightage

Milk Processing, HTST Pasteurization, UHT, In-Bottle Sterilization & Thermal Death Kinetics

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Systematic Bacteriology

2 Questions 1.7% Exam Weightage

Endospore-Forming Bacilli & Clostridial Diseases (Bacillus anthracis, Clostridium perfringens, C. septicum, C. novyi)

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Rickettsiales & Anaplasmataceae (Anaplasma phagocytophilum, A. platys, Ehrlichia canis, E. ewingii, Neorickettsia)

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Veterinary Entomology

12 Questions 10% Exam Weightage

Acarology: Mites, Mange & Scab Infestation (Sarcoptes, Psoroptes, Chorioptes, Demodex, Cheyletiella, Dermanyssus)

All PYQs 3 questions 2.50% weightage

Diptera: Nematocera Vector Flies (Culicoides, Phlebotomus, Simulium, Mosquito Vectors & Transmission)

All PYQs 2 questions 1.67% weightage

Diptera: Brachycera & Cyclorrhapha (Tabanus, Chrysops, Stomoxys, Haematobia, Musca)

All PYQs 2 questions 1.67% weightage

Myiasis-Producing Flies & Botflies (Hypoderma, Gasterophilus, Oestrus ovis, Lucilia, Chrysomya, Wohlfahrtia)

All PYQs 2 questions 1.67% weightage

Phthiraptera: Sucking & Chewing Lice Biology, Morphology & Host Specificity (Haematopinus, Linognathus, Bovicola, Menopon)

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Acarology: Ixodidae (Hard Ticks Morphology, Life Cycles, Capitulum, Scutum, Festoons & Vector Dynamics)

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Acarology: Argasidae (Soft Ticks Biology, Argas persicus, Ornithodoros, Otobius megnini & Diapause)

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

General Virology

1 Question 0.8% Exam Weightage

Viral Replication Cycles, Cultivation, Plaque Assay, Reverse Transcription (Hepadnaviruses) & Trypsin Cleavage

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Meat Hygiene

1 Question 0.8% Exam Weightage

Antemortem Inspection, Judgement Categories & Disease Diagnosis in Live Animals

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Veterinary Protozoology

9 Questions 7.5% Exam Weightage

Haemoprotozoa: Piroplasmida (Babesia, Theileria annulata, Theileria parva, Schizonts & Koch Blue Bodies)

All PYQs 3 questions 2.50% weightage

Intestinal & Tissue Coccidia (Eimeria Species of Ruminants & Poultry, Oocyst Morphology & Sporogony)

All PYQs 3 questions 2.50% weightage

Haemoprotozoa: Kinetoplastida (Trypanosoma evansi, Trypanosoma equiperdum, Salivaria vs Stercoraria, Leishmania)

All PYQs 2 questions 1.67% weightage

Abortion-Causing & Cyst-Forming Coccidia (Toxoplasma gondii, Neospora caninum, Sarcocystis, Hammondia)

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Clinical Parasitology

1 Question 0.8% Exam Weightage

Parasitic Gastroenteritis, Liver Fluke Disease & Helminthic Pathology of Digestive Systems

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Systematic Virology

2 Questions 1.7% Exam Weightage

DNA Viruses of Veterinary Importance (Poxviridae, Herpesviridae, Asfarviridae African Swine Fever, Parvoviridae)

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Non-Segmented Negative-Sense RNA Viruses (Rhabdoviridae Rabies, Paramyxoviridae Newcastle/Rinderpest/Distemper)

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Mycology

1 Question 0.8% Exam Weightage

General Mycology Principles, Fungal Ultrastructure, Growth Requirements & Mucorales (Mucor, Rhizopus)

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Parasitic Zoonoses

6 Questions 5% Exam Weightage

Major Helminthic Zoonoses (Echinococcosis Hydatidosis, Taenia saginata asiatica, Cysticercosis, Trichinellosis, Fasciolopsiasis)

All PYQs 2 questions 1.67% weightage

Arthropod, Crustacean & Pentastomid Zoonoses (Linguatula serrata, Armillifer, Visceral Pentastomosis, Sarcoptic Zoonoses)

All PYQs 2 questions 1.67% weightage

One Health Surveillance, Epidemiological Classification (Xenonoses, Eupanzoonoses) & Zoonosis Prevention

All PYQs 2 questions 1.67% weightage

Zoonoses

3 Questions 2.5% Exam Weightage

Classification & Ecology of Zoonoses (Cyclozoonoses, Metazoonoses, Direct Zoonoses, Pherozoonoses, Xenozoonoses)

All PYQs 3 questions 2.50% weightage

Disturbances in Cell Growth and Oncology

1 Question 0.8% Exam Weightage

Cellular Adaptive Responses (Atrophy, Hypertrophy, Hyperplasia, Metaplasia & Dysplasia)

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Environmental Hygiene

3 Questions 2.5% Exam Weightage

Water Quality Standards, Purification Technologies (Rapid Sand Filtration) & Chlorination Chemistry (DPD Assay, Dechlorination)

All PYQs 3 questions 2.50% weightage

Immunology

2 Questions 1.7% Exam Weightage

Cytokines, Interferons (Type I IFN-alpha/beta, Type II IFN-gamma, Type III IFN-lambda) & Superantigen Activation

All PYQs 2 questions 1.67% weightage

Management of Livestock Parasitism

7 Questions 5.8% Exam Weightage

Anthelmintic Pharmacology & Probenzimidazoles (Febantel, Netobimin, Thiophanate, Levamisole, Macrocyclic Lactones)

All PYQs 3 questions 2.50% weightage

Acaricides, Insecticides, Semio-chemicals & Integrated Vector Baits (Pyrethroids, Amitraz, IGRs, Poison Baits)

All PYQs 2 questions 1.67% weightage

Antiprotozoal Chemotherapy & Coccidiostats (Diminazene, Buparvaquone, Quinapyramine, Ponazuril, Toltrazuril, Monensin)

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Ecological & Non-Chemical Parasite Management (Pasture Spelling, Rotational Grazing, Duddingtonia flagrans, FAMACHA)

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Epidemiology

2 Questions 1.7% Exam Weightage

Basic Principles, Disease Ecology, Epidemiological Triad, Natural Nidality & Endemic Baseline

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Measures of Association (Relative Risk, Odds Ratio), Diagnostic Test Evaluation (Sensitivity, Specificity, NPV) & NIVEDI

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Immunoparasitology

7 Questions 5.8% Exam Weightage

Antiparasitic Vaccines & Concealed Antigens (Dictol, Theileria Vaccine, CoxAbic, H11 Aminopeptidase, Bm86, Orphan Vaccines)

All PYQs 4 questions 3.33% weightage

Hypersensitivity Reactions in Parasitic Pathology (Type I, Type II in Babesiosis/Malaria, Type III Immune Complexes, Type IV)

All PYQs 2 questions 1.67% weightage

Host Immune Responses to Parasitic Infections (Th1 vs Th2 Responses, IgE, Eosinophils, Mast Cells & Host Defense)

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Molecular Cell Biology (Vaccine & Diagnostic Technology)

2 Questions 1.7% Exam Weightage

Vaccine Technology, Bacterial/Viral Formulations, DNA Vaccines, Attenuation & Lyophilization Logistics

All PYQs 2 questions 1.67% weightage

Clinical Pathology

1 Question 0.8% Exam Weightage

Erythrocyte Kinetics, Erythropoiesis Sequence & Regenerative Anemia (Polychromasia, Macrocytosis, Nucleated RBCs)

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Diagnostic Parasitology

3 Questions 2.5% Exam Weightage

Coprological Diagnostic Techniques (Sedimentation, Flotation, McMaster Egg Counting, Baermann Larval Migration)

All PYQs 2 questions 1.67% weightage

Immunodiagnostic Assays (ELISA, Indirect Immunofluorescence IFAT, EITB Western Blot, CFT for Dourine, CATT)

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Systemic Pathology

1 Question 0.8% Exam Weightage

Pathology of Digestive System: Primary Tympany Bloat, Rumenitis, Enteritis & Hepatic Cirrhosis

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Pathology of Infectious Diseases

2 Questions 1.7% Exam Weightage

Bacterial Infectious Pathology: Anthrax (Blackberry Jam Spleen), Bovine Tuberculosis Caseocalcareous Granuloma

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Viral Infectious Pathologies: Rinderpest (Stomatitis Enteritis Syndrome) & Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR)

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Avian Pathology

2 Questions 1.7% Exam Weightage

Avian Oncogenic Viral Diseases: Marek's Disease (Neurolymphomatosis), Lymphoid Leukosis Big Liver & Sarcoma Complex

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Avian Paramyxovirus & Birnavirus Infections: Newcastle Disease Pathotypes (Velogenic) & Infectious Bursal Disease (IBD)

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Nutritional and Production Pathology

1 Question 0.8% Exam Weightage

Vitamin E and Selenium Deficiency Pathologies: White Muscle Disease, Mulberry Heart Disease, Hepatosis Dietetica, Encephalomalacia

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage