Biochemistry

General Agriculture

20 Questions 16.7% Exam Weightage

Agronomy, Tillage & Field Crop Production

All PYQs 5 questions 4.17% weightage

Cell Biology, Plant Physiology & Biochemistry

All PYQs 5 questions 4.17% weightage

Agricultural Entomology, Nematology & Crop Protection

All PYQs 4 questions 3.33% weightage

Agricultural Meteorology & Climate Science

All PYQs 3 questions 2.50% weightage

Soil Science, Plant Nutrition & Reclamation

All PYQs 2 questions 1.67% weightage

Crop Genetics, Plant Breeding & IPR

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Basic Biochemistry and Biomolecules

15 Questions 12.5% Exam Weightage

Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins: Structure, Classification, and Conformation

All PYQs 8 questions 6.67% weightage

Carbohydrates and Lipids: Structure, Stereochemistry, and Properties

All PYQs 5 questions 4.17% weightage

Cell Structure, Biomembranes, and Bioenergetics

All PYQs 2 questions 1.67% weightage

Cell Organelles and Water Relations

3 Questions 2.5% Exam Weightage

Plant Cell Architecture, Organelles, Cytoskeleton and Membrane Transport

All PYQs 2 questions 1.67% weightage

Ascent of Sap, Transpiration, Stomatal Mechanics and Guttation

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Cell Structure and Function

1 Question 0.8% Exam Weightage

Cell Cycle Regulation, Checkpoints, Signal Transduction and Apoptosis

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Basic Microbiological Techniques

1 Question 0.8% Exam Weightage

Culture Media Formulations, Pure Culture Isolation, Lyophilization and Preservation

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Biomolecules and Metabolism

1 Question 0.8% Exam Weightage

Amino Acids, Protein Folding, Heat Shock Proteins and Secondary Metabolites

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Intermediary Metabolism

5 Questions 4.2% Exam Weightage

Carbohydrate Metabolism: Glycolysis, TCA Cycle, Glyoxylate Pathway, and Gluconeogenesis

All PYQs 2 questions 1.67% weightage

Oxidative Phosphorylation, Electron Transport Chain, and Metabolic Regulation

All PYQs 2 questions 1.67% weightage

Lipid Metabolism, Beta-Oxidation, and Ketone Bodies

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Enzymes, Vitamins and Hormones

9 Questions 7.5% Exam Weightage

Enzyme Catalysis, Kinetics, Allostery, and Mechanisms

All PYQs 6 questions 5.00% weightage

Coenzymes, Isozymes, and Vitamins

All PYQs 3 questions 2.50% weightage

Microbial Physiology

1 Question 0.8% Exam Weightage

Microbial Secondary Metabolism, Industrial Enzymes, Vitamins and Fermented Foods

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Abiotic Stress Responses in Plants

1 Question 0.8% Exam Weightage

Drought and Water Deficit Stress Physiology and Osmotic Adjustment

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Molecular Biology

6 Questions 5% Exam Weightage

DNA and RNA Structure, Replication, and Repair

All PYQs 2 questions 1.67% weightage

Transcription, RNA Processing, and Gene Regulation

All PYQs 2 questions 1.67% weightage

Genetic Code, Protein Translation, and Post-Translational Modifications

All PYQs 2 questions 1.67% weightage

Molecular Genetics

1 Question 0.8% Exam Weightage

Gene Concept, Split Genes, Overlapping Genes and Operon Regulation

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Gene Expression

1 Question 0.8% Exam Weightage

Central Dogma, DNA Replication Machinery and Replication Origins

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Plant Growth Regulators and Plant Development

2 Questions 1.7% Exam Weightage

Auxins and Cytokinins: Biosynthesis, Transport, Signaling and Morphogenesis

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Abscisic Acid, Ethylene, and Jasmonates: Signaling and Stress Responses

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Techniques in Biochemistry

9 Questions 7.5% Exam Weightage

Spectroscopy, Mass Spectrometry, and Radioisotope Techniques

All PYQs 5 questions 4.17% weightage

Immunological Techniques, Blotting, and Omics Technologies

All PYQs 3 questions 2.50% weightage

Chromatography and Electrophoresis

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Biochemistry of Food-grains, Fruits and Vegetables

4 Questions 3.3% Exam Weightage

Food Grain Composition, Storage Proteins, and Nutritional Quality

All PYQs 3 questions 2.50% weightage

Biochemistry of Fruit Ripening, Post-Harvest Changes, and Nutraceuticals

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Microbial Diversity and Ecology

2 Questions 1.7% Exam Weightage

Wastewater Treatment (Bardenpho Process), Xenobiotics and Pesticide Biodegradation

All PYQs 2 questions 1.67% weightage

Mineral Nutrition

1 Question 0.8% Exam Weightage

Essential Plant Nutrients: Classification, Essentiality Criteria and Biochemical Roles

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Molecular Biology Techniques

1 Question 0.8% Exam Weightage

Electrophoresis, Centrifugation, Chromatography and Protein Estimation

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Photosynthesis

6 Questions 5% Exam Weightage

Photorespiration and Starch-Sucrose Partitioning

All PYQs 3 questions 2.50% weightage

Carbon Fixation: C3 Cycle, C4 Pathway, and CAM

All PYQs 2 questions 1.67% weightage

Light Reactions, Photosystems, and Photophosphorylation

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Molecular Biology

1 Question 0.8% Exam Weightage

DNA Repair Pathways, Ribosomes and Catalytic RNAs (Ribozymes)

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Plant Metabolic Processes

9 Questions 7.5% Exam Weightage

Mineral Nutrition, Nitrogen Fixation, and Assimilation

All PYQs 7 questions 5.83% weightage

Sulphur Metabolism and Secondary Plant Metabolites

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Cell Cycle Regulation and Cellular Stress Physiology

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Seed Physiology

2 Questions 1.7% Exam Weightage

Seed Development, Reserve Mobilization, and Desiccation Tolerance

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Seed Germination, Seed Vigour and Physiological Seed Dormancy

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Physiology of Flowering and Reproduction

1 Question 0.8% Exam Weightage

Photoperiodism, Phytochromes and Floral Induction (Florigen)

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Plant Molecular Biology

6 Questions 5% Exam Weightage

Molecular Markers and Mapping Populations

All PYQs 3 questions 2.50% weightage

Plant Gene Expression and Functional Genomics

All PYQs 2 questions 1.67% weightage

Plant Genome Organization, Organellar DNA, and Cytoplasmic Male Sterility

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Plant Biotechnology / Genetic Engineering

7 Questions 5.8% Exam Weightage

Recombinant DNA Technology, Cloning Vectors, and Enzymes

All PYQs 3 questions 2.50% weightage

Plant Genetic Transformation, Transgenics, and Genome Editing

All PYQs 3 questions 2.50% weightage

Plant Tissue Culture, Micropropagation, and In Vitro Morphogenesis

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Tissue Culture

1 Question 0.8% Exam Weightage

Haploids, Embryo Rescue, Protoplast Fusion and Germplasm Repositories

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Plant Genetic Engineering

2 Questions 1.7% Exam Weightage

Plant Transformation Systems: Agrobacterium T-DNA and Direct Gene Delivery

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Transgenic Crop Technologies, Biofortification and Trait Engineering

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Molecular Markers and Genomics

1 Question 0.8% Exam Weightage

Molecular Marker Systems, Genetic Diversity and Mapping Populations

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage