Agronomy

Allied Agricultural Sciences (Breeding, Protection, Stats)

All PYQs 6 questions 1.67% weightage 2.5%

Historical Milestones, Education & ICAR Institutes

All PYQs 3 questions 0.84% weightage

Photosynthesis, Respiration & Plant Stresses

All PYQs 36 questions 10.03% weightage 2.59%

Tillage, Tilth & Seedbed Preparation

All PYQs 14 questions 3.90% weightage 0.45%

Cropping Systems & Competition Indices (LER)

All PYQs 5 questions 1.39% weightage 2.08%

Crop Growth Analysis & Yield Indices

All PYQs 4 questions 1.11% weightage 0.85%

Planting Geometry & Stand Establishment

All PYQs 2 questions 0.56% weightage 0.83%

Rice Agronomy, SRI & DSR Management

All PYQs 9 questions 2.51% weightage 1.28%

Coarse Cereals & Millets Agronomy

All PYQs 6 questions 1.67% weightage 3.78%

Major Pulse Crops Agronomy

All PYQs 6 questions 1.67% weightage 2.53%

Wheat & Barley Agronomy (CRI & Management)

All PYQs 5 questions 1.39% weightage 2.94%

Fiber & Commercial Crops (Cotton, Jute)

All PYQs 5 questions 1.39% weightage 1.69%

Plantation, Spices & Medicinal Crops

All PYQs 5 questions 1.39% weightage 0.83%

Fodder & Forage Crops Agronomy

All PYQs 4 questions 1.11% weightage 1.67%

Soybean, Sunflower & Castor Agronomy

All PYQs 2 questions 0.56% weightage 0.83%

Sugarcane Agronomy & Ratoon Management

All PYQs 2 questions 0.56% weightage 0.83%

Atmospheric Moisture & Weather Forecasting

All PYQs 28 questions 7.80% weightage 0.36%

Solar Radiation, PAR & Albedo

All PYQs 7 questions 1.95% weightage 0.85%

Climate Change & Greenhouse Dynamics

All PYQs 7 questions 1.95% weightage 1.66%

Temperature, Heat Units & GDD

All PYQs 4 questions 1.11% weightage 0.41%

Herbicide Chemistry & Mode of Action

All PYQs 13 questions 3.62% weightage 0.39%

Weed Biology, Ecology & Competition

All PYQs 12 questions 3.34% weightage

Herbicide Formulations & Adjuvants

All PYQs 6 questions 1.67% weightage 1.24%

Weed Classification & Problem Weeds

All PYQs 4 questions 1.11% weightage 0.41%

Herbicide Selectivity & Soil Persistence

All PYQs 4 questions 1.11% weightage 2.1%

Integrated Weed Management (IWM)

All PYQs 4 questions 1.11% weightage 2.1%

Herbicide Resistance & Management

All PYQs 3 questions 0.84% weightage 1.25%

Parasitic & Invasive Weeds Management

All PYQs 2 questions 0.56% weightage 0.42%

Soil Moisture Constants & Water Potential

All PYQs 23 questions 6.41% weightage 0.79%

Crop Water Requirements & Quality (WUE)

All PYQs 20 questions 5.57% weightage 0.46%

Pressurized & Surface Irrigation (Drip, Sprinkler)

All PYQs 5 questions 1.39% weightage 0.43%

Irrigation Scheduling & IW/CPE Criteria

All PYQs 2 questions 0.56% weightage 0.83%

Agricultural Drainage & Waterlogging

All PYQs 1 questions 0.28% weightage 0.42%

Nitrogen Transformations & Dynamics

All PYQs 13 questions 3.62% weightage 1.65%

Secondary & Micronutrients (Zn, Fe, S, B)

All PYQs 13 questions 3.62% weightage 1.65%

Essential Nutrients & Deficiency Symptoms

All PYQs 9 questions 2.51% weightage 2.53%

Fertilizers & Slow-Release Formulations

All PYQs 9 questions 2.51% weightage 2.53%

Integrated Nutrient Management (INM & SSNM)

All PYQs 9 questions 2.51% weightage 2.49%

Phosphorus & Potassium Soil Dynamics

All PYQs 8 questions 2.23% weightage 1.69%

Nitrification Inhibitors & NUE

All PYQs 2 questions 0.56% weightage 0.83%

Drought Adaptation, Mulching & Anti-Transpirants

All PYQs 4 questions 1.11% weightage 1.67%

Rainwater Harvesting & Watershed Management

All PYQs 4 questions 1.11% weightage 0.41%

Dryland Farming & Drought Classification

All PYQs 2 questions 0.56% weightage 0.83%

Salt-Affected Soils & Chemical Reclamation

All PYQs 6 questions 1.67% weightage

Acid & Calcareous Problem Soils (Liming)

All PYQs 5 questions 1.39% weightage 0.43%

Integrated Farming Systems (IFS) & Agroforestry

All PYQs 8 questions 2.23% weightage 2.08%

Conservation Agriculture & Residue Retention

All PYQs 5 questions 1.39% weightage 0.43%

Organic & Natural Farming (ZBNF)

All PYQs 3 questions 0.84% weightage 1.25%