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Saturday, February 19, 2011

Frequently Asked Questions ON CSP,2011

Frequently Asked Questions




1. How do I access the site to fill up the online application?



An applicant should log on to http://www.upsconline.nic.in/ to access the home page of the online application.



2. When can I submit online application for a particular examination? Can I apply any time during the year for a particular examination?



An applicant should apply for a particular examination only when it has been notified by the Commission. Brief information containing the extracts of the examination which is being notified is published in the leading News Papers. The complete and detailed information is subsequently published in the forthcoming 'Employment News' and is also available on Commission's website http://www.upsc.gov.in and at the website for filling the online application for a particular notified exam/exams at http://www.upsconline.nic.in/.



3. Can anyone apply online for a particular examination?



Yes, an applicant who fulfils the eligibility criteria prescribed in the notification (i.e. the detailed information published in the 'Employment News' or available on website

http://www.upsconline.nic.in/) of that particular examination can apply.



4. Are there any detailed instructions to guide an applicant for submitting an online application?



Yes, an applicant must refer to the detailed instructions which are available on website http://www.upsconline.nic.in/ for filling up the online application before doing so, which are available.



5. What should I do if there is lot of delay in accessing the page?



The delay in accessing the Page depends upon various factors like Internet Speed, large number of applicants trying to register the application at the same time etc. Therefore if you are not able to get the page for registration promptly, please retry after some time or during off-peak hours.



6. What information/ details /items are required while filling the on-line application form?



The instructions/ items which are required to submit the fee, photograph and signature have been explained in the FAQs given below. In addition to these, you should have the relevant information/ details for all the columns which are required to be filled up.



7. Is it necessary to fill up the details related to area pin code/phone No. with area code/Mobile No./e-mail?



At Present area PIN code is mandatory to be filed in by the candidate, rest of above indicated items are optional. However, it is advisable that these particulars may be filled up so that an applicant can be easily accessed/ contacted if required by the Commission.



8. How do I move to the next page when columns on one page have been completely filled?



An applicant should click on the "Continue" button at the bottom of the page to move to the next page.



9. Is it necessary to fill up both the parts i.e. part-I and part-II of the application?



Yes, it is necessary to fill up both the parts i.e. part-I and part-II of the application.



10. I have filled up only part-I of the application. Will my application be rejected or not?



Yes, the application will be rejected.



11. Can I first fill up the part-II of the application and thereafter fill up the part-I?



No, an applicant is required to first complete the part-I of the application and thereafter complete the part-II of the application.



12. What is the procedure to pay the fee for the examination?



There are three options for the payment of fee-Pay

i) by Cash in any branch of State Bank of India,

ii) Pay by credit/debit Card and

iii) Pay by Net Banking facility of SBI.



An applicant who wants to pay the fee by cash should take a print of the PAY-IN SLIP by clicking on the option "Print Bank Pay-in-Slip". Making use of this pay-in-slip, an applicant can deposit the fee in cash at any branch of the State Bank of India. The bank will not accept any other challan/form for the payment of fee by cash. After depositing the fee by this pay-in-slip, the bank will provide a "TRANSACTION ID". An applicant will again have to log in and start submission of the part-II of the online application.



An applicant can also pay the fee online using the internet banking facility of the State Bank of India.



An applicant can also pay the fee online using any VISA/MASTER DEBIT OR CREDIT CARD issued by any bank/institution.



13. Is there any other bank in addition to SBI where fee can be deposited by cash?



No, the fee may be deposited in cash only in any branch of State Bank of India.



14. I have taken the print of pay-in-slip by clicking on the "Print" option. I have to deposit the cash in a branch of SBI through this Pay-in-slip. How will I re-enter the system to submit my transaction details of the fee if I log out of the system now?



An applicant, after having obtained the TRANSACTION ID number, should again log in by making use of the Registration ID number generated at the time of submission of Part-I of application & the date of birth of the applicant and thereafter enter the relevant particulars in the remaining columns. The Registration ID is also available on the Pay-In-Slip.



15. Is there any other form/challan to pay fee by cash apart from the pay-in-slip?



No. An applicant must make use of the pay-in-slip generated by the system. The Bank(SBI) will not accept the fee (in cash) by any form or challan.



16. As per the detailed information available in the Employment News /Commission's website, I am exempted from payment of fee on account of being a Female/PH/SC/ST candidate. Am I required to enter the payment details in Part-II?



No. All the applicants who are exempted from the payment of fee can straightaway proceed to the part-II of the application. Moreover, such applicants will not be taken through the "fee payment details page" where the applicants are required to fill in the details for payment of fee.



17. I have successfully submitted the online application, should I send the print outs of the application to the commission by post?



Once an applicant has successfully submitted the part-I and part-II of the application through online, the same gets registered with the Commission and the applicant is not required to send a hard copy of the print out of his/her application to the Commission's office. However, it is strongly advised that the applicant keeps a hard copy of his /her application for his/her own record and future communication with the commission, if any.



18. When the relevant particulars i.e. the community/ age relaxation requirements/ disability status/ year of birth etc. do not appear in the corresponding parameters available in the drop-out menu. How should I fill up the relevant columns?



Before filling up the application, please check that you have selected the right examination in case more than one exam is notified during that period. Although it may not happen as the required columns along with the drop-down menu for selection and inputting the information is available on the online form for a particular examination. In case, the applicant desires to opt for a criteria/parameter which is different from the one contained in the drop-down menu, would lead to the inference with the system that the candidate is not eligible for this examination on account of different parameter.



19. How will I get the admit card if I have submitted the application online? Whether I will get an e-mail or I will get the admit card by post or it is to be collected personally from the commission's office or it will be available on the website of the commission?



The Admission certificates (admit cards) to all the eligible candidates are despatched by post. However, information regarding venues of examination is also available on Union Public Service Commission's website http://www.upsc.gov.in . The eligible candidates who have not received the admission certificates may download the venue information from the above mentioned website and use it for appearing in the examination. The candidates intending to appear in the examination using downloaded venue information are advised to reach the venue of their examination on the day of examination. Such candidates are also advised to carry one identical photograph for each session on each day, other wise they may not be allowed to take the examination. They may also carry proof of their identity such as identity card, voter identity card, driving license, and passport etc. to the venue of the examination.



20. I am filling up the various columns in the application and the process of filling up the form is yet to be completed. I want to change the filled up information in one/many columns. How should I do this?



Or

I filled my form and completed the form. I have made some errors. What should I do to remove these errors?



After the filling up of the various columns in part I of the online application, the system displays a message whether an applicant desires to change/update any of the information which has been filled in by him and if so, he is required to click on the Update button. In case, changes are to be made this facility may be utilized. Thereafter, no more changes are accepted by the system and in case revised information is to be filled up, an applicant may submit a fresh online application. For part-II of the online application, a candidate must satisfy himself about the quality of the image of the photograph and the signature uploaded by him. After uploading the photograph and the signature a fresh page shows the preview of the uploaded images. If, one is satisfied with the uploaded images he may click on Confirm Upload button. In case one is not satisfied with the uploaded images, he may click on the Reload Photograph or Reload Signature button. The reloaded photograph/ signature can again be viewed by clicking on the Image refresh button. The process can be repeated till satisfaction. After having clicked on the Confirm Upload button, the system will not allow any changes in the photograph/signature. The candidates may note that in case the quality of photograph/signature is not acceptable/poor, then their application is liable to be rejected by the commission.



A sample of quality of acceptable and non acceptable photographs/signatures is given below for the guidance of the candidates.



Acceptable photos / Acceptable Signatures



Non Acceptable photos / Non-acceptable signatures



In case you have submitted the application form successfully and later on you come to know that you have committed a grave mistake, then you should resubmit your application afresh duly correcting the errors/omissions/mistakes/quality of photo or sign. However in this case you will have to make the requisite fee payment again and upload the Part-II information again with new RID allotted to you at the resubmission of Part-I information.



21. In which format the scanned photograph and signature should be?



The images of the photograph and signature should be scanned in the .png or .jpg format. The photograph should preferably be in .jpg format and the signature can be in .png or .jpg format.



22. Whether the photograph should be in Black&white or should it be in a colour ?



Both are acceptable as long as they are as per the given specifications and quality of photograph is good enough to be identifiable and acceptable.



23. What should be the size of the scanned photograph and the signature?



The candidate should scan his/her signature which has been put on white paper with black ink pen. Each of the scanned images of the photograph/signature should not exceed 40 KB in size (for photograph, the pixel size is 140 pixels height x110 pixels width and for sign it should be 110 pixels height x140 pixels width) and also to be ensured that the uploaded photograph/signature are proper.



23 A. If the Photograph is not of the proper pixel size given, then how to convert it?



Use any free image editing software such as MSPaint or Irfanview. To delete the unnecessary print area, use the CROP option after selecting the Image. To resize to proper pixel size use the resize option. Help for cropping / resizing can be seen here>>



23B. If the Photograph is not in the desired format, then how to convert it?



If the image is in other formats such as .tiff,.bmp etc, then open the photo in MsPaint or Irfanview and click save as option to save it in the desired format (.jpg or .png).



24. How do I load my signatures/photograph?



The scanned photograph and signature in the format and the specification which has already been explained above is to be uploaded.



25. My photograph and signature as I loaded on the site are not appearing right. What should I do?



After uploaded the photograph and the signature a fresh page shows the preview of the uploaded images. If, the applicant is satisfied with the uploaded images he may click on Confirm Upload button. In case the applicant is not satisfied with the uploaded images, he may click on the Reload Photograph or Reload Signature button. The reloaded photograph/ signature can again be viewed by clicking on the Image refresh button. The process can be repeated till satisfaction. The Candidates may please note that if the quality of photograph/signature is poor, the application is liable to be rejected After having clicked on the Confirm Upload button, the system will not allow any changes in the photograph/signature. However, if an applicant is not satisfied with the format/size/quality of the photograph or signature, the applicant may submit a fresh online application with the revised photograph and signature along with prescribed fee to be paid again.



26. I have filled up the form successfully but now, I want to change / correct the details I entered in the Application?



Once an applicant fills up all the columns of the application and the system displays the message that the application has been submitted successfully, there is no provision in the system to make any changes in any of the columns. Hence, no change can be made at this stage in any of the details. However if the time is still left for filing up the online application form, the applicant can resubmit afresh corrected application again with prescribed fee to be deposited again. In this case a new RID will be generated by the system.



27. How do I know that my application is registered?



OR

How do I reconfirm that my application is saved and received in the commission's office ?



The successful submission of the online application requires the completion of two parts of the application correctly. After completing the part-I of the application the system generates a unique number which is known as the Registration ID (RID). After the completion of all the columns in part-II, a fresh page displays the message that the application has been submitted successfully. The generation of the unique registration ID number combined with the display of this message indicates that the application has been registered.



28. I did not receive the e-mail intimation for registration of my application?



After the completion of part-I and part-II of the online application, a fresh page displays the message that the application has been submitted successfully. If you have given an email id, then the email is also automatically sent to you stating that you have successfully submitted your application. However it is still subject to the verification of various information submitted by you as per examination rules including verification of quality of photo/sign and payment details.



29. I filled my form and successfully paid the application fee through online payment gateway (once or several times). However this is not showing in the application status. What should I do?



If you have made your payment successfully through credit/debit card and directed to the UPSC online website for the upload of photo/signature and you have uploaded your photograph and signature properly, your application has been submitted otherwise it may be connectivity problem with Payment Gateway and you may choose cash option or Internet Banking option for payment of fee and proceed as per guidelines.



30. I got Blank / Zero Registration No. after submission of application on-line?



This may mean that the application has not been submitted successfully and you are required to apply afresh.



31. After filling up the complete form, I got Blank Screen / Internet got disconnected / My PC closed / hanged / shutdown. Is my application saved / registered?



On completion of Part-I of application Registration ID (RID) is generated by the system. If the same has not been generated and you are disconnected midway due to any reason, you have to enter the details of application afresh.



32. I have submitted two applications for the examination, one through online and the other through offline. Will my both applications be accepted/ rejected or one of them will be accepted/ rejected?



OR

Can an applicant do multiple registrations for the same examination? What will be status of my candidature if I have successfully submitted more than one application?



The acceptance/ rejection of an application(s) is not related to the number of applications submitted by an applicant. It is also not related to the mode of submission of the application i.e. whether offline/online/ both modes adopted by an applicant. In case, more than one application has been submitted by an applicant, irrespective of the mode of submission, the commission entertains only one application and the remaining applications are amalgamated. The acceptance/ rejection of this one application depends upon the particulars filled up by an applicant vis-vis the eligibility criteria.



33. How do I re-confirm that my application is saved and received in the Commission's Office?



The successful submission of the online application requires the completion of two parts of the application correctly. After completing the part-I of the application the system generates a unique number which is known as the Registration ID. After the completion of all the columns in part-II, a fresh page displays the message that the application has been submitted successfully. The generation of the unique registration ID number combined with the display of this message indicates that the application has been registered.



34. What details should I retain after completion of successful submission of my form?



It is strongly advised that after the completion of the process of submission of the online application, the applicant must take a print out of the submitted application form and keep the same for future reference. The candidate is also advised to keep his fee payment proof which might be required by the commission in case of any discrepancy.



35. What details should I provide to make correspondence with the Commission?



In case of correspondence with the commission an applicant must mention these details -Name of Examination, Applicant's name, father's name, date of birth and the Registration Identity Number(RID).







INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILLING ONLINE APPLICATION FORM for Civil Services

INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILLING ONLINE APPLICATION FORM for Civil Services


(Preliminary) Examination 2011

1. Log on to http://www.upsconline.nic.in/ to access the home page of the “ONLINE

APPLICATION”. Click “Online Examination Application”. Link will take you to the

next page having a list of all the active examinations.

2. Before filling up the form candidates are advised to carefully go through the

Notification No 05/2011-CSP. published in the Employment News dated 19.02.2011

excerpts of which are also available in the “Examination Notice” sub menu of the

“Guidelines to the Candidates” menu.

3. Select the Notified Exam for which you wish to submit your application and press

“Click here” button under PART-I column corresponding to desired examination.

4. Clicking on “PART-I Registration” link would take you to the, Main page for

submitting the desired data for the Exam.

5. Clicking on “PART-II Registration” would take you to the second part of the online

application, which we will discuss and follow later in these instructions.

6. When the candidate clicks on Click Here link for the particular examination (as

indicated in step 4) he/she will be redirected to a new page for entering into PART-I

Registration of Online Application.

7. Click on the Continue button to proceed for the PART-I Registration. Clicking on

‘Continue’ button opens-up a fresh blank form for the PART-I Registration. The Part-I

Registration process is FURTHER divided into 5(FIVE) pages in which the candidates

have to fill in the information, particulars and details asked for. Fields with red STAR

(*) marks are mandatory and essential to be filled in by the candidate. Below every

field clear instructions for filling up are written which should be carefully read and

strictly followed by the candidates while filling up the form. Page-wise information

asked are as follows:-

PAGE ONE:

Here the system inter-alia asks for Candidate’s Personal Information including

‘Name’, ‘DOB’, ‘Father’s name’, ‘Mother’s name’, ‘Address’, if the candidate falls in

the ‘Physically Challenged status and category, ‘Community the candidate belongs to

(General, OBC, SC, ST), whether ‘Fee Remission’ is claimed, “if he/she belongs to

minority”, his/her “Marital status” etc. Instructions are given below each field, which

may be read carefully and followed strictly.

[Candidates may note that SC, ST, Physically Challenged and Women candidates are

not required to pay fee. When the candidates choose “Female” in Gender field; Yes in

“Physically Challenged field; ST or SC in “Community” field; “YES” response is

indicated in the “fee remission claimed” field by default which they are not required to

change. These candidates will not be taken through the “fee payment details page”

where the candidates are supposed to fill in the Payment Details while filling up Part-II

of the Online Application.]

Click on “Continue” button at bottom of the page to go to the second page.

PAGE TWO:

Here the system asks if the candidate wishes to apply for ‘Age Relaxation’. The

candidate will be given the option to select the category under which he/she is applying

for age relaxation. (Candidates are advised to refer to the Notification No. 05/2011-

CSP. published in the Employment News dated 19.02.2011).

And

Asks for the ‘Examination Centre’ the candidate wishes to appear from. The

candidate is to select a centre from the drop down menu. The system also asks for the

“No of Attempts already made”, please fill the no of attempts here (0 in case you have

not taken any attempt)

Click on “Continue” button at bottom of the page to go to the third page.

PAGE THREE:

On this page Information about Specific Details for Civil Services (Main)

Examination is asked like“ Are you claiming exemption from

appearing in Indian Language paper ?:” if you have opted “NO” from the drop

down menu, then in the next column please select the Language from the drop down

menu. Like wise you have to select “Optional Subject 1”, “Optional subject 2”, “

Centre for Civil Services (Main) Examination” and “Medium for written

Examination” from the drop down menu.

Note Candidates will not be allowed to offer the following combinations of subjects :–

(a) Political Science & International Relations and Public Administration;

(b) Commerce & Accountancy and Management;

(c) Anthropology and Sociology;

(d) Mathematics and Statistics;

(e) Agriculture and Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science.

(f) Management and Public Administration;

(g) Of the Engineering subjects, viz., Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering and

Mechanical Engineering–not more than one subject.

(h) Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science and Medical Science

Please Note that the choice of “Optional subject 1” and “Optional Subject 2” is for

statistical purpose only and the CSP successful candidates will be asked the information

at a later stage .

Click on “Continue” button at bottom of the page to go to the fourth page.

PAGE FOUR:

Here the system displays all the information provided by the candidate in the

application form for verification. ‘Update’ button is also provided therein at the bottom

of the Online Application details to move back and make any correction in the

information filled in. The candidates are advised to check the filled in details and

satisfy themselves that all information is correctly filled up. No change in information

filled in by the candidates would be allowed at any subsequent stage of the examination

process.

Declaration box:

At the bottom of the page there is a ‘Declaration’ for the candidates. Candidates are

advised to go through the contents of the Declaration carefully. Candidate has the

option to either agree or disagree with the contents of Declaration by clicking on ‘I

Agree’ or ‘I Do Not Agree’ buttons. In case the candidate opts to disagree, the

application will be dropped and the procedure will be terminated. Accepting to agree

only will submit the candidate’s Online Application, and the Part-I data submitted

would be saved and a Registration Id generated for the candidate. Fifth page is

displayed.

PAGE FIVE:

Here the system Displays the system generated unique ‘Registration ID’ along with

the essential identification information about the candidate viz. ‘Name’, ‘Father’s

Name’, ‘Mother’s name’, ‘DOB’, ‘Address’, ‘Examination Centre’ etc. opted by the

candidate. The candidate is also intimated that he/she has completed PART-I of the

Registration of Online Application procedure. The candidates may however note that

Application would be treated as incomplete and rejected unless accompanied with

Part-II Registration.

Here PART-I of the Online Application procedure is completed. A candidate has

to complete the PART-II Registration for the successful Online Application

submission.

[ CANDIDATES ARE ADVISED TO TAKE A PRINT OF THIS PAGE BY

CLICKING ON THE “Print” OPTION AVAILABLE BELOW NOTE-2

THEREIN. THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO INPUT THEIR REGISTRATION

ID and DOB at subsequent stages.

CANDIDATES OPTING TO DEPOSIT FEE IN CASH ARE ADVISED TO

TAKE PRINT OF PAY-IN SLIP BY USING THE OPTION “Print Bank Pay-in-

Slip”. Using this pay-in –slip, they can deposit the fee in cash at any branch of

STATE BANK OF INDIA. The Bank will not accept any other pay-in –slip or

challan than the one printed through the “Print Bank Pay-in-Slip” OPTION of

this Online Application. After receipt of cash, the Bank would stamp the pay-inslip

and also provide a “TRANSACTION ID”. The candidate would have to log in

again and proceed with PART-II Registration process.

NB : FEE EXEMPTED CATEGORY CANDIDATES; CANDIDATES OPTING

TO DEPOSIT FEE THROUGH CREDIT/DEBIT CARD OR BY USING

INTERNET BANKING FACILITY OF STATE BANK OF INDIA CAN

STRAIGHTAWAY PROCEED TO COMPLETE PART-II REGISTRATION BY

CLICKING ON THE LINK “PART-II Registration” AT THE BOTTOM OF

PAGE 5.]

Application Form for PART-II Registration

PART-II REGISTRATION COMPRISES THREE STEPS:-

1. FEE PAYMENT

2. UPLOADING OF PHOTOGRAPH AND

3. UPLOADING OF SIGNATURE

FOR FEE PAYMENT CANDIDATES HAVE THREE OPTIONS:-

1. THEY CAN PAY CASH AT ANY BRANCH OF STATE BANK OF INDIA

THROUGH THE PAY-IN-SLIP GENERATED BY THE ONLINE

APPLICATION PROCESS.

2. THEY CAN PAY ONLINE USING THE INTERNET BANKING FACILITY

OF THE STATE BANK OF INDIA IF THEY ARE STATE BANK OF INDIA

CUSTOMER AND HAVING ITS INTERNET BANKING FACILITY.

3. THEY CAN PAY ONLINE USING ANY VISA/MASTER DEBIT OR

CREDIT CARD ISSUED BY ANY BANK/INSTITUTION.

N.B. THE ONLINE APPLICATION PROCESS DOES NOT TAKE THE FEE

EXEMPT CATEGORY CANDIDATES (i.e. SC, ST, and PHYSICALLY

CHALLENGED AND WOMEN CANDIDATES) THROUGH THE FEE PAYMENT

AND FEE DETAILS SUBMISSION STEPS AND AFTER FILLING UP PART –I

REGISTRATION THEY CAN STRAIGHTAWAY PROCEED TO PART-II

REGISTRATION BY USING THE LINK AT THE BOTTOM OF LAST PAGE OF

THE PART-I REGISTRATION.

BEFORE PROCEEDING TO FILL IN PART –II REGISTRATION CANDIDATES

MUST ENSURE:

1. That if paying through cash at SBI, they have paid the requisite fee at any SBI

branch and obtained TRANSACTION ID. In the other two online modes of

payments, Transaction ID is generated and filled in automatically.

2. That they have scanned images of their photograph and signature

#

in .png or

.jpg format, each of which should not exceed 40 KB in size. The photograph

should preferably be in .jpg format and the signature can be in .png or .jpg

format.

3. Each of the scanned images of the photograph/signature should not exceed 40

KB in size (for photograph, the pixel size is 140 pixels height x110 pixels width

and for sign it should be 110 pixels height x140 pixels width) and also to be

ensured that the uploaded photograph/signature are proper.

# The candidate should scan his/her signature, which has

been put on white paper with Black Ink pen.

[Candidates using MSWindow/MSOffice can easily obtain photo and

signature in .png or .jpg format not exceeding 40KB by using MSPaint or

MSOffice Picture Manager. Scanned photograph and signature (scan at 200

dpi) in any format can be saved in .png format by using ‘Save As’ option in

the File menu and size can be reduced below 40KB by using crop and then

resize option (Please see point 3 above for the pixel size) in the ‘Image’

menu. Similar options are available in other photo editor also.]

[If you have logged out after completing Part-I Registration, go through the following

steps for Part-II Registration:

Log on to http://www.upsconline.nic.in/.

· Place the mouse over the ‘Examination’menu. The link would display a set of

two options namely “PART-I Registration” and “PART-II Registration”.

· Click on Part-II Registration.]

1. In the dialog box which opens up, fill in your REGISTRATION Id and Date of

Birth (DOB)

2. Press SUBMIT button.

3. A fresh page opens up indicating your Registration Id and showing three options

of payments, viz, “Pay by Cash”; “Pay by Card” and “Pay by Net Banking”

each option accompanied with a radio button.

4. Click on the radio button corresponding to the choice of your payment and then

click on CONTINUE.

5. If paying by cash, fresh window opens wherein TRANSACTION Id given by

the State Bank of India and Date of Transaction is to be filled in. The

TRANSACTION Id given by the BANK is to be a SEVEN OR EIGHT DIGIT

NUMERIC CHARACTER, which is to be filled in the Transaction-Id field.

Considering the All India spread of the SBI there is a possibility of writing of

Transaction ID on the Pay-in-slip by the bank staff variously as TId -

0012121212 OR J – 0012121212 OR 0012121212 etc. if in eight digits OR AS

TId - 001212121 OR J – 001212121 OR 001212121 etc if in seven digits.

CANDIDATES ARE REQUESTED TO FILL IN ONLY THE LAST 7 OR

8 DIGITS AS THE CASE MAY BE, DROPPING OUT ANY ALPHABET,

SPECIAL CHARACTER OR PREFIXED ZEROES. In above two cases fill

in Transaction Id as 12121212 OR 1212121.

After filling in Transaction Id and Date of Transaction Click CONTINUE. A

fresh page opens indicating payment details filled in. After verification Click

SUBMIT. Fresh page opens intimating submission of payment details and

prompting to PROCEED to complete uploading of Photo and Signature.

6. Candidates opting to pay through Credit/Debit card or SBI Internet Banking

facility would be directed to their respective sites and after completing payment

process would be directed back intimating payment details and prompted to

PROCEED to complete uploading of Photo and Signature.

Note: If the candidate has opted for the fee remission in the PART-I Registration these

payment option and pages will not be shown to him/her and he/she will be

directed to the photograph & signature specimen uploading page.

Here the candidate is required to upload the images of recent Photograph and

Signature Specimen. Images to be uploaded should be only in .png or .jpg format of

size not exceeding 40 KB each.

After uploading a fresh page shows the preview of the uploaded images by the

candidate. If the candidate is satisfied with the uploaded images he/she may CONFIRM

the uploading of photograph and signature by clicking on Confirm Upload button. If

by any reason uploaded images are not up to the mark then the candidate can RELOAD

these images by clicking on the Reload Photograph and/or Reload Signature button.

They can view reloaded Photograph/signature by clicking on “Image refresh” button.

The software will not save photograph and signature of the candidate unless he/she

confirms the upload by clicking on Confirm Upload button.

Candidates should satisfy themselves about the quality of photograph & signature files

upload. Applications having poor quality photo or signature files are liable to be

rejected.

In a fresh page the candidate is intimated that his/her application has been submitted

successfully. This page has also a link to view the complete application. Candidates are

advised to printout his complete application right after they complete the application

process.

To view the application submitted by the candidate and to take a printout of

Application, a link View/Print Application is also given on the home page.

Candidates applying online need NOT send hard copy of the Online Application filled by

them online or any other document/certificate/testimonial to the Union Public Service

Commission. However they are advised to take printout of the Online Application and retain

it for any communication required with the commission.

The Candidates applying for the examination should ensure that they fulfill all eligibility

conditions for admission to examination. Their admission at all the stages of the examination

will be purely provisional subject to satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions.

Mere issue of admission certificate to the candidate will not imply that his/her

candidature has been finally cleared by the Commission. The Commission takes up

verification of eligibility conditions with reference to original documents at subsequent

stages of examination process.

In case of further doubts, if any, the candidate may Refer to FAQ available on the website.

LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS :

Online Application process must be completed (including filling up of Part-I and Part-

II of the Form) before 11:59 P.M. of 21st March, 2011 after which the web-link will be

disabled.

CIVIL SERVICES EXAMINATION,2011

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(disorders).

(b) Sex chromosomal aberrations –

Klinefelter (XXY), Turner (XO), Super

female (XXX), intersex and other

syndromic disorders.

(c) Autosomal aberrations – Down syn-

drome, Patau, Edward and Cri-du-chat

syndromes.

(d) Genetic imprints in human disease,

genetic screening, genetic counseling,

human DNA profiling, gene mapping

and genome study.

9.5 Race and racism, biological basis of

morphological variation of non-metric and

metric characters. Racial criteria, racial

traits in relation to heredity and environ-

ment; biological basis of racial classifica-

tion, racial differentiation and race cross-

ing in man.

9.6 Age, sex and population variation as

genetic marker- ABO, Rh blood groups,

HLA Hp, transferring, Gm, blood enzymes.

Physiological characteristics-Hb level,

body fat, pulse rate, respiratory functions

and sensory perceptions in different cul-

tural and socio-economic groups.

9.7 Concepts and methods of Ecological

Anthropology. Bio-cultural Adaptations –

Genetic and Non- genetic factors. Man’s

physiological responses to environmental

stresses: hot desert, cold, high altitude cli-

mate.

9.8 Epidemiological Anthropology: Health

and disease. Infectious and non-infectious

diseases. Nutritional deficiency related dis-

eases.

10. Concept of human growth and devel-

opment: stages of growth - pre-natal, na-

tal, infant, childhood, adolescence, matu-

rity, senescence.

- Factors affecting growth and develop-

ment genetic, environmental, bio-

chemical, nutritional, cultural and

socio-economic.

- Ageing and senescence. Theories and

observations - biological and chrono-

logical longevity. Human physique and

somatotypes. Methodologies for

growth studies.

11.1 Relevance of menarche, menopause

and other bioevents to fertility. Fertility pat-

terns and differentials.

11.2 Demographic theories- biological,

social and cultural.

11.3 Biological and socio-ecological fac-

tors influencing fecundity, fertility, natality

and mortality.

12. Applications of Anthropology: Anthro-

pology of sports, Nutritional anthropology,

Anthropology in designing of defence and

other equipments, Forensic Anthropology,

Methods and principles of personal identi-

fication and reconstruction, Applied human

genetics – Paternity diagnosis, genetic

counseling and eugenics, DNA technol-

ogy in diseases and medicine,

serogenetics and cytogenetics in repro-

ductive biology.

PAPER – II

1.1 Evolution of the Indian Culture and Civi-

lization — Prehistoric (Palaeolithic,

Mesolithic, Neolithic and Neolithic -

Chalcolithic). Protohistoric (Indus Civiliza-

tion): Pre- Harappan, Harappan and post-

Harappan cultures. Contributions of tribal

cultures to Indian civilization.

1.2 Palaeo – anthropological evidences

from India with special reference to Siwaliks

and Narmada basin (Ramapithecus,

Sivapithecus and Narmada Man).

1.3 Ethno-archaeology in India : The con-

cept of ethno-archaeology; Survivals and

Parallels among the hunting, foraging, fish-

ing, pastoral and peasant communities in-

cluding arts and crafts producing commu-

nities.



2. Demographic profile of India — Ethnic and

linguistic elements in the Indian population

and their distribution. Indian population - fac-

tors influencing its structure and growth.

3.1 The structure and nature of traditional

Indian social system — Varnashram,

Purushartha, Karma, Rina and Rebirth.

3.2 Caste system in India- structure and

characteristics, Varna and caste, Theories

of origin of caste system, Dominant caste,

Caste mobility, Future of caste system,

Jajmani system, Tribe- caste continuum.

3.3 Sacred Complex and Nature- Man-

Spirit Complex.

3.4 Impact of Buddhism, Jainism, Islam and

Christianity on Indian society.

4. Emergence and growth of anthropology

in India-Contributions of the 18th, 19th and

early 20th Century scholar-administrators.

Contributions of Indian anthropologists to

tribal and caste studies.

5.1 Indian Village: Significance of village

study in India; Indian village as a social

system; Traditional and changing patterns

of settlement and inter-caste relations;

Agrarian relations in Indian villages; Im-

pact of globalization on Indian villages.

5.2 Linguistic and religious minorities and

their social, political and economic status.

5.3 Indigenous and exogenous processes

of socio-cultural change in Indian society:

Sanskritization, Westernization, Moderni-

zation; Inter-play of little and great tradi-

tions; Panchayati raj and social change;

Media and social change.

6.1 Tribal situation in India – Bio-genetic

variability, linguistic and socio-economic

characteristics of tribal populations and

their distribution.

6.2 Problems of the tribal Communities —

land alienation, poverty, indebtedness, low

literacy, poor educational facilities, unem-

ployment, underemployment, health and

nutrition.

6.3 Developmental projects and their im-

pact on tribal displacement and problems

of rehabilitation. Development of forest

policy and tribals. Impact of urbanization

and industrialization on tribal populations.

7.1 Problems of exploitation and depriva-

tion of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled

Tribes and Other Backward Classes. Con-

stitutional safeguards for Scheduled Tribes

and Scheduled Castes.

7.2 Social change and contemporary tribal

societies: Impact of modern democratic in-

stitutions, development programmes and

welfare measures on tribals and weaker

sections.

7.3 The concept of ethnicity; Ethnic con-

flicts and political developments; Unrest

among tribal communities; Regionalism

and demand for autonomy; Pseudo-tribal-

ism; Social change among the tribes dur-

ing colonial and post-Independent India.

8.1 Impact of Hinduism, Buddhism, Chris-

tianity, Islam and other religions on tribal

societies.

8.2 Tribe and nation state — a compara-

tive study of tribal communities in India and

other countries.

9.1 History of administration of tribal ar-

eas, tribal policies, plans, programmes of

tribal development and their implementa-

tion. The concept of PTGs (Primitive Tribal

Groups), their distribution, special

programmes for their development. Role

of N.G.O.s in tribal development.

9.2 Role of anthropology in tribal and rural

development.

9.3 Contributions of anthropology to the

understanding of regionalism, communa-

lism, and ethnic and political movements.

BOTANY

PAPER – I

1. Microbiology and Plant Pathology:

Structure and reproduction/multiplication

of viruses, viroids, bacteria, fungi and my-

coplasma; Applications of microbiology in

agriculture, industry, medicine and in con-



trol of soil and water pollution; Prion and

Prion hypothesis.

Important crop diseases caused by viruses,

bacteria, mycoplasma, fungi and nema-

todes; Modes of infection and dissemina-

tion; Molecular basis of infection and dis-

ease resistance/defence; Physiology of

parasitism and control measures; Fungal

toxins; Modelling and disease forecasting;

Plant quarantine.

2. Cryptogams:

Algae, fungi, lichens, bryophytes, pterido-

phytes - structure and reproduction from

evolutionary viewpoint; Distribution of

Cryptogams in India and their ecological

and economic importance.

3. Phanerogams:

Gymnosperms: Concept of Progymnos-

perms; Classification and distribution of

gymnosperms; Salient features of Cycada-

les, Ginkgoales, Coniferales and Gnetales,

their structure and reproduction; General

account of Cycadofilicales, Bennettitales

and Cordaitales; Geological time scale;

Type of fossils and their study techniques.

Angiosperms: Systematics, anatomy, em-

bryology, palynology and phylogeny.

Taxonomic hierarchy; International Code

of Botanical Nomenclature; Numerical tax-

onomy and chemotaxonomy; Evidence

from anatomy, embryology and palynology.

Origin and evolution of angiosperms; Com-

parative account of various systems of clas-

sification of angiosperms; Study of

angiospermic families – Mangnoliaceae,

Ranunculaceae, Brassicaceae, Ro-

saceae, Fabaceae, Euphorbiaceae,

Malvaceae, Dipterocarpaceae, Apiaceae,

Asclepiadaceae, Verbenaceae, Solan-

aceae, Rubiaceae, Cucurbitaceae, Astera-

ceae, Poaceae, Arecaceae, Liliaceae,

Musaceae and Orchidaceae.

Stomata and their types; Glandular and

non-glandular trichomes; Unusual second-

ary growth; Anatomy of C3 and C4 plants;

Xylem and phloem differentiation; Wood

anatomy.

Development of male and female gameto-

phytes, pollination, fertilization; Endosperm

- its development and function; Patterns of

embryo development; Polyembroyony and

apomixes; Applications of palynology; Ex-

perimental embryology including pollen

storage and test-tube fertilization.

4. Plant Resource Development:

Domestication and introduction of plants;

Origin of cultivated plants; Vavilov’s cen-

tres of origin; Plants as sources for food,

fodder, fibre, spices, beverages, edible oils,

drugs, narcotics, insecticides, timber, gums,

resins and dyes, latex, cellulose, starch and

its products; Perfumery; Importance of Eth-

nobotany in Indian context; Energy planta-

tions; Botanical Gardens and Herbaria.

5. Morphogenesis:

Totipotency, polarity, symmetry and

dfferentiation; Cell, tissue, organ and pro-

toplast culture; Somatic hybrids and

Cybrids; Micropropagation; Somaclonal

variation and its applications; Pollen hap-

loids, embryo rescue methods and their

applications.

PAPER – II

1. Cell Biology:

Techniques of cell biology; Prokaryotic and

eukaryotic cells - structural and ultrastruc-

tural details; Structure and function of ex-

tracellular matrix (cell wall), membranes-

cell adhesion, membrane transport and ve-

sicular transport; Structure and function of

cell organelles (chloroplasts, mitochondria,

ER, dictyosomes ribosomes, endosomes,

lysosomes, peroxisomes); Cytoskelaton

and microtubules; Nucleus, nucleolus,

nuclear pore complex; Chromatin and nu-

cleosome; Cell signalling and cell recep-

tors; Signal transduction; Mitosis and meio-

sis; Molecular basis of cell cycle; Numeri-

cal and structural variations in chromo-

somes and their significance; Chromatin

organization and packaging of genome;



Polytene chromosomes; B-chromosomes

– structure, behaviour and significance.

2. Genetics, Molecular Biology and Evo-

lution:

Development of genetics; Gene versus al-

lele concepts (Pseudoalleles); Quantitative

genetics and multiple factors; Incomplete

dominance, polygenic inheritance, multiple

alleles; Linkage and crossing over; Meth-

ods of gene mapping, including molecular

maps (idea of mapping function); Sex chro-

mosomes and sex-linked inheritance, sex

determination and molecular basis of sex

differentiation; Mutations (biochemical and

molecular basis); Cytoplasmic inheritance

and cytoplasmic genes (including genet-

ics of male sterility).

Structure and synthesis of nucleic acids

and proteins; Genetic code and regulation

of gene expression; Gene silencing;

Multigene families; Organic evolution – evi-

dences, mechanism and theories.

Role of RNA in origin and evolution.

3. Plant Breeding, Biotechnology and

Biostatistics:

Methods of plant breeding – introduction,

selection and hybridization (pedigree,

backcross, mass selection, bulk method);

Mutation, polyploidy, male sterility and het-

erosis breeding; Use of apomixes in plant

breeding; DNA sequencing; Genetic engi-

neering – methods of transfer of genes;

Transgenic crops and biosafety aspects;

Development and use of molecular mark-

ers in plant breeding; Tools and techniques

- probe, southern blotting, DNA fingerprint-

ing, PCR and FISH.

Standard deviation and coefficient of varia-

tion (CV); Tests of significance (Z-test, t-

test and chi-square test); Probability and

distributions (normal, binomial and Pois-

son); Correlation and regression.

4. Physiology and Biochemistry:

Water relations, mineral nutrition and ion

transport, mineral deficiencies; Photosyn-

thesis – photochemical reactions; photo-

phosphorylation and carbon fixation path-

ways; C3,C4 and CAM pathways; Mecha-

nism of phloem transport; Respiration

(anerobic and aerobic, including fermen-

tation) – electron transport chain and oxi-

dative phosphorylation; Photorespiration;

Chemiosmotic theory and ATP synthesis;

Lipid metabolism; Nitrogen fixation and

nitrogen metabolism; Enzymes, coen-

zymes; Energy transfer and energy con-

servation; Importance of secondary me-

tabolites; Pigments as photoreceptors

(plastidial pigments and phytochrome);

Plant movements; Photoperiodism and

flowering, vernalization, senescence;

Growth substances – their chemical na-

ture, role and applications in agri-horticul-

ture; Growth indices, growth movements;

Stress physiology (heat, water, salinity,

metal); Fruit and seed physiology; Dor-

mancy, storage and germination of seed;

Fruit ripening – its molecular basis and

manipulation.

5. Ecology and Plant Geography:

Concept of ecosystem; Ecological factors;

Concepts and dynamics of community;

Plant succession; Concept of biosphere;

Ecosystems; Conservation; Pollution and

its control (including phytoremediation);

Plant indicators; Environment (Protection)

Act.

Forest types of India - Ecological and eco-

nomic importance of forests, afforestation,

deforestation and social forestry; Endan-

gered plants, endemism, IUCN categories,

Red Data Books; Biodiversity and its con-

servation; Protected Area Network; Con-

vention on Biological Diversity; Farmers’

Rights and Intellectual Property Rights;

Concept of Sustainable Development; Bio-

geochemical cycles; Global warming and

climatic change; Invasive species; Envi-

ronmental Impact Assessment; Phytogeo-

graphical regions of India.









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CHEMISTRY

PAPER - I

1. Atomic Structure:

Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle,

Schrodinger wave equation (time indepen-

dent); Interpretation of wave function, par-

ticle in one-dimensional box, quantum

numbers, hydrogen atom wave functions;

Shapes of s, p and d orbitals.

2. Chemical Bonding:

Ionic bond, characteristics of ionic com-

pounds, lattice energy, Born-Haber cycle;

covalent bond and its general characteris-

tics, polarities of bonds in molecules and

their dipole moments; Valence bond

theory, concept of resonance and reso-

nance energy; Molecular orbital theory

(LCAO method); bonding in H2+, H2, He2+to

Ne2, NO, CO, HF, and CN–; Comparison of

valence bond and molecular orbital theo-

ries, bond order, bond strength and bond

length.

3. Solid State:

Crystal systems; Designation of crystal

faces, lattice structures and unit cell;

Bragg’s law; X-ray diffraction by crystals;

Close packing, radius ratio rules, calcula-

tion of some limiting radius ratio values;

Structures of NaCl, ZnS, CsCl and CaF2;

Stoichiometric and nonstoichiometric de-

fects, impurity defects, semi-conductors.

4. The Gaseous State and Transport Phe-

nomenon:

Equation of state for real gases, inter-mo-

lecular interactions and critical pheno-

mena and liquefaction of gases, Maxwell’s

distribution of speeds, intermolecular col-

lisions, collisions on the wall and effusion;

Thermal conductivity and viscosity of ideal

gases.

5. Liquid State:

Kelvin equation; Surface tension and sur-

face energy, wetting and contact angle,

interfacial tension and capillary action.

6. Thermodynamics:



flow and relaxation methods; Collisions

and transition state theories.

10. Photochemistry:

Absorption of light; decay of excited state

by different routes; photochemical react-

ions between hydrogen and halogens and

their quantum yields.

11. Surface Phenomena and Catalysis:

Absorption from gases and solutions on

solid adsorbents, Langmuir and B.E.T. ad-

sorption isotherms; determination of sur-

face area, characteristics and mechanism

of reaction on heterogeneous catalysts.

12. Bio-inorganic Chemistry:

Metal ions in biological systems and their

role in ion transport across the membranes

(molecular mechanism), oxygen-uptake

proteins, cytochromes and ferredoxins.

13. Coordination Compounds:

(i) Bonding theories of metal complexes;

Valence bond theory, crystal field theory

and its modifications; applications of theo-

ries in the explanation of magnetism and

electronic spectra of metal complexes.

(ii) Isomerism in coordination compounds;

IUPAC nomenclature of coordination com-

pounds; stereochemistry of complexes

with 4 and 6 coordination numbers; che-

late effect and polynuclear complexes;

trans effect and its theories; kinetics of sub-

stitution reactions in square-planer com-

plexes; thermodynamic and kinetic stabil-

ity of complexes.

(iii) EAN rule, Synthesis structure and re-

activity of metal carbonyls; carboxylate

anions, carbonyl hydrides and metal ni-

trosyl compounds.

(iv) Complexes with aromatic systems, syn-

thesis, structure and bonding in metal ole-

fin complexes, alkyne complexes and

cyclopentadienyl complexes; coordinative

unsaturation, oxidative addition reactions,

insertion reactions, fluxional molecules and

their characterization; Compounds with

metal-metal bonds and metal atom clus-



Claisen, Cope, Stevens and Wagner-

Meerwein rearrangements.

(b) Aldol condensation, Claisen conden-

sation, Dieckmann, Perkin, Knoevenagel,

Witting, Clemmensen, Wolff-Kishner,

Cannizzaro and von Richter reactions;

Stobbe, benzoin and acyloin condensat-

ions; Fischer indole synthesis, Skraup syn-

thesis, Bischler-Napieralski, Sandmeyer,

Reimer-Tiemann and Reformatsky reactions.

3. Pericyclic Reactions:

Classification and examples; Woodward-

Hoffmann rules – electrocyclic reactions,

cycloaddition reactions [2+2 and 4+2] and

sigmatropic shifts [1, 3; 3, 3 and 1, 5] FMO

approach.

4. (i) Preparation and Properties of Poly-

mers: Organic polymers–polyethy-lene,

polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride, teflon, ny-

lon, terylene, synthetic and natural rubber.

(ii) Biopolymers: Structure of proteins,

DNA and RNA.

5. Synthetic Uses of Reagents:

OsO4, HIO4, CrO3, Pb(OAc)4, SeO2, NBS,

B2H6, Na-Liquid NH3, LiAlH4, NaBH4, n-BuLi

and MCPBA.

6. Photochemistry:

Photochemical reactions of simple organic

compounds, excited and ground states,

singlet and triplet states, Norrish-Type I and

Type II reactions.

7. Spectroscopy:

Principle and applications in structure elu-

cidation:

(i) Rotational: Diatomic molecules; isoto-

pic substitution and rotational constants.

(ii) Vibrational: Diatomic molecules, linear

triatomic molecules, specific frequencies

of functional groups in polyatomic mol-

ecules.

(iii) Electronic: Singlet and triplet states;

n * and * transitions; application to

conjugated double bonds and conjugated

carbonyls–Woodward-Fieser rules;

Charge transfer spectra.



deflection, moment distribution,

Rolling loads and Influences lines: Influ-

ences lines for Shear Force and Bending

moment at a section of beam. Criteria for

maximum shear force and bending Mo-

ment in beams traversed by a system of

moving loads. Influences lines for simply

supported plane pin jointed trusses.

Arches: Three hinged, two hinged and

fixed arches, rib shortening and tempera-

ture 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,

statical method, Mechanism method.

Unsymmetrical bending: Moment of iner-

tia, product of inertia, position of Neutral

Axis and Principle axes, calculation of

bending stresses.

2. Design of Structures: Steel, Concrete

and Masonry Structures:

2.1 Structural Steel Design:

Structural Steel: Factors of safety and load

factors. Riveted, bolted and welded joints

and connections. Design of tension and

compression member, beams of built up

section, riveted and welded plate girders,

gantry girders, stancheons with battens

and lacings.

2.2 Design of Concrete and Masonry

Structures:

Concept of mix design. Reinforced Con-

crete: Working Stress and Limit State

method of design–Recommendations of

I.S. codes Design of one way and two way

slabs, stair-case slabs, simple and continu-

ous beams of rectangular, T and L sec-

tions. Compression members under direct

load with or without eccentricity, Cantile-

ver and Counter fort type retaining walls.

Water tanks: Design requirements for Rect-

angular and circular tanks resting on

ground.

Prestressed concrete: Methods and sys-

tems of prestressing, anchorages, Analy-



Work, heat and internal energy; first law of



ters.



(iv)



Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (1H



sis and design of sections for flexure based



thermodynamics.

Second law of thermodynamics; entropy

as a state function, entropy changes in vari-

ous processes, entropy–reversibility and

irreversibility, Free energy functions; Ther-

modynamic equation of state; Maxwell re-

lations; Temperature, volume and pressure

dependence of U, H, A, G, Cpand Cvá and

â; J-T effect and inversion temperature;

criteria for equilibrium, relation between

equilibrium constant and thermodynamic

quantities; Nernst heat theorem, introduc-

tory idea of third law of thermodynamics.

7. Phase Equilibria and Solutions:

Clausius-Clapeyron equation; phase dia-

gram for a pure substance; phase equilib-

ria in binary systems, partially miscible liq-

uids–upper and lower critical solution tem-

peratures; partial molar quantities, their sig-

nificance and determination; excess ther-

modynamic functions and their determina-

tion.

8. Electrochemistry:

Debye-Huckel theory of strong electrolytes

and Debye-Huckel limiting Law for vari-

ous equilibrium and transport properties.

Galvanic cells, concentration cells; elec-

trochemical series, measurement of e.m.f.

of cells and its applications fuel cells and

batteries.

Processes at electrodes; double layer at

the interface; rate of charge transfer, cur-

rent density; overpotential; electro-analyti-

cal techniques: Polarography,

amperometry, ion selective electrodes and

their uses.

9. Chemical Kinetics:

Differential and integral rate equations for

zeroth, first, second and fractional order

reactions; Rate equations involving re-

verse, parallel, consecutive and chain re-

actions; branching chain and explosions;

effect of temperature and pressure on rate

constant; Study of fast reactions by stop-



14. Main Group Chemistry:

Boranes, borazines, phosphazenes and

cyclic phosphazene, silicates and sili-

cones, Interhalogen compounds; Sulphur

– nitrogen compounds, noble gas com-

pounds.

15. General Chemistry of ‘f’ Block Ele-

ments:

Lanthanides and actinides; separation,

oxidation states, magnetic and spectral

properties; lanthanide contraction.

PAPER - II

1. Delocalised Covalent Bonding:

Aromaticity, anti-aromaticity; annulenes,

azulenes, tropolones, fulvenes, sydnones.

2. (i) Reaction Mechanisms: General

methods (both kinetic and non-kinetic) of

study of mechanism of organic reactions:

isotopic method, cross-over experiment,

intermediate trapping, stereochemistry;

energy of activation; thermodynamic con-

trol and kinetic control of reactions.

(ii) Reactive Intermediates: Generation,

geometry, stability and reactions of car-

bonium ions and carbanions, free radicals,

carbenes, benzynes and nitrenes.

(iii) Substitution Reactions: SN1, SN2 and

SNi mechanisms; neighbouring group par-

ticipation; electrophilic and nucleophilic

reactions of aromatic compounds includ-

ing heterocyclic compounds–pyrrole, fu-

ran, thiophene and indole.

(iv) Elimination Reactions: E1, E2 and

E1cb mechanisms; orientation in E2 reac-

tions–Saytzeff and Hoffmann; pyrolytic syn

elimination – Chugaev and Cope elimina-

tions.

(v) Addition Reactions: Electrophilic ad-

dition to C=C and C=C; nucleophilic addi-

tion to C=0, C=N, conjugated olefins and

carbonyls.

(vi) Reactions and Rearrangements: (a)

Pinacol-pinacolone, Hoffmann, Beck-

mann, Baeyer–Villiger, Favorskii, Fries,



NMR): Basic principle; chemical shift and

spin-spin interaction and coupling con-

stants.

(v) Mass Spectrometry: Parent peak, base

peak, metastable peak, McLafferty rear-

rangement.

CIVIL ENGINEERING

PAPER – I

1. Engineering Mechanics, Strength of

Materials and Structural Analysis:

1.1 Engineering Mechanics:

Units and Dimensions, SI Units, Vectors,

Concept of Force, Concept of particle and

rigid body. Concurrent, Non Concurrent

and parallel forces in a plane, moment of

force, free body diagram, conditions of

equilibrium, Principle of virtual work,

equivalent force system.

First and Second Moment of area, Mass

moment of Inertia.

Static Friction.

Kinematics and Kinetics:

Kinematics in Cartesian Co-ordinates,

motion under uniform and nonuniform ac-

celeration, motion under gravity. Kinetics

of particle: Momentum and Energy prin-

ciples, collision of elastic bodies, rotation

of rigid bodies.

1.2 Strength of Materials:

Simple Stress and Strain, Elastic constants,

axially loaded compression members,

Shear force and bending moment, theory

of simple bending, Shear Stress distribu-

tion across cross sections, Beams of uni-

form strength.

Deflection of beams: Macaulay’s method,

Mohr’s Moment area method, Conjugate

beam method, unit load method. Torsion

of Shafts, Elastic stability of columns,

Euler’s Rankine’s and Secant formulae.

1.3 Structural Analysis:

Castiglianio’s theorems I and II, unit load

method of consistent deformation applied

to beams and pin jointed trusses. Slope-



on working stress, loss of prestress.

Design of brick masonry as per I.S. Codes

3. Fluid Mechanics, Open Channel Flow

and Hydraulic Machines:

3.1 Fluid Mechanics:

Fluid properties and their role in fluid mo-

tion, fluid statics including forces acting on

plane and curved surfaces.

Kinematics and Dynamics of Fluid flow:

Velocity and accelerations, stream lines,

equation of continuity, irrotational and ro-

tational flow, velocity potential and stream

functions.

Continuity, momentum and energy equa-

tion, Navier-Stokes equation, Euler’s equa-

tion of motion, application to fluid flow prob-

lems, pipe flow, sluice gates, weirs.

3.2 Dimensional Analysis and Similitude:

Buckingham’s Pi-theorem, dimensionless

parameters.

3.3 Laminar Flow:

Laminar flow between parallel, stationary

and moving plates, flow through tube.

3.4 Boundary layer:

Laminar and turbulent boundary layer on

a flat plate, laminar sub layer, smooth and

rough boundaries, drag and lift.

Turbulent flow through pipes: Characteris-

tics of turbulent flow, velocity distribution

and variation of pipe friction factor, hydrau-

lic grade line and total energy line.

3.5 Open channel flow:

Uniform and non-uniform flows, momen-

tum and energy correction factors, specific

energy and specific force, critical depth,

rapidly varied flow, hydraulic jump, gradu-

ally varied flow, classification of surface

profiles, control section, step method of in-

tegration of varied flow equation.

3.6 Hydraulic Machines and Hydro-

power:

Hydraulic turbines, types classification,

Choice of turbines, performance param-

eters, controls, characteristics, specific

speed.

CIVIL SERVICES EXAMINATION,2011

maintaining soil productivity. Essential


plant nutrients and other beneficial ele-

ments in soils and plants. Principles of soil

fertility, soil testing and fertilizer recommen-

dations, integrated nutrient management.

Biofertilizers. Losses of nitrogen in soil, ni-

trogen-use efficiency in submerged rice

soils, nitrogen fixation in soils. Efficient

phosphorus and potassium use. Problem

soils and their reclamation. Soil factors af-

fecting greenhouse gas emission.

Soil conservation, integrated watershed

management. Soil erosion and its manage-

ment. Dry land agriculture and its problems.

Technology for stabilizing agriculture pro-

duction in rain fed areas.

Water-use efficiency in relation to crop pro-

duction, criteria for scheduling irrigations,

ways and means of reducing run-off losses

of irrigation water. Rainwater harvesting.

Drip and sprinkler irrigation. Drainage of

waterlogged soils, quality of irrigation wa-

ter, effect of industrial effluents on soil and

water pollution. Irrigation projects in India.

Farm management, scope, importance and

characteristics, farm planning. Optimum

resource use and budgeting. Economics

of different types of farming systems. Mar-

keting management – strategies for devel-

opment, market intelligence. Price fluctua-

tions and their cost; role of co-operatives

in agricultural economy; types and systems

of farming and factors affecting them. Agri-

cultural price policy. Crop Insurance.

Agricultural extension, its importance and

role, methods of evaluation of extension

programmes, socio-economic survey and

status of big, small and marginal farmers

and landless agricultural labourers. Train-

ing programmes for extension workers.

Role of Krishi Vigyan Kendra’s (KVK) in

dissemination of Agricultural technologies.

Non Government Organization (NGO) and

self-help group approach for rural devel-

opment.

PAPER - II

Cell structure, function and cell cycle. Syn-

thesis, structure and function of genetic

material. Laws of heredity. Chromosome

structure, chromosomal aberrations, link-

age and cross-over, and their significance

in recombination breeding. Polyploidy,

euploids and aneuploids. Mutations - and

their role in crop improvement. Heritability,

sterility and incompatibility, classification

and their application in crop improvement.

Cytoplasmic inheritance, sex-linked, sex-

influenced and sex-limited characters.

History of plant breeding. Modes of repro-

duction, selfing and crossing techniques.

Origin, evolution and domestication of crop

plants, center of origin, law of homologous

series, crop genetic resources- conserva-

tion and utilization. Application of principles

of plant breeding, improvement of crop

plants. Molecular markers and their appli-

cation in plant improvement. Pure-line se-

lection, pedigree, mass and recurrent se-

lections, combining ability, its significance

in plant breeding. Heterosis and its ex-

ploitation. Somatic hybridization. Breeding

for disease and pest resistance. Role of

interspecific and intergeneric hybridization.

Role of genetic engineering and biotech-

nology in crop improvement. Genetically

modified crop plants.

Seed production and processing technolo-

gies. Seed certification, seed testing and

storage. DNA finger printing and seed reg-

istration. Role of public and private sec-

tors in seed production and marketing. In-

tellectual Property Rights (IPR) issues,

WTO issues and its impact on Agriculture.

Principles of Plant Physiology with refer-

ence to plant nutrition, absorption, translo-

cation and metabolism of nutrients. Soil -

water- plant relationship.

Enzymes and plant pigments; photosyn-

thesis- modern concepts and factors affect-

ing the process, aerobic and anaerobic

respiration; C3, C4 and CAM mechanisms.



Carbohydrate, protein and fat metabolism.

Growth and development; photoperiodism

and vernalilzation. Plant growth sub-

stances and their role in crop production.

Physiology of seed development and ger-

mination; dormancy. Stress physiology –

draught, salt and water stress.

Major fruits, plantation crops, vegetables,

spices and flower crops. Package prac-

tices of major horticultural crops. Protected

cultivation and high tech horticulture. Post

harvest technology and value addition of

fruits and vegetables. Landscaping and

commercial floriculture. Medicinal and aro-

matic plants. Role of fruits and vegetables

in human nutrition.

Diagnosis of pests and diseases of field

crops, vegetables, orchard and plantation

crops and their economic importance. Clas-

sification of pests and diseases and their

management. Integrated pest and disease

management. Storage pests and their

management. Biological control of pests

and diseases. Epidemiology and forecast-

ing of major crop pests and diseases. Plant

quarantine measures. Pesticides, their for-

mulation and modes of action.

Food production and consumption trends

in India. Food security and growing popu-

lation – vision 2020. Reasons for grain

surplus. National and international food

policies. Production, procurement, distri-

bution constraints. Availability of food

grains, per capita expenditure on food.

Trends in poverty, Public Distribution Sys-

tem and Below Poverty Line population,

Targeted Public Distribution System (PDS),

policy implementation in context to global-

ization. Processing constraints. Relation of

food production to National Dietary Guide-

lines and food consumption pattern. Food

based dietary approaches to eliminate

hunger. Nutrient deficiency – Micro nutri-

ent deficiency : Protein Energy Malnutri-

tion or Protein Calorie Malnutrition (PEM

or PCM), Micro nutrient deficiency and

HRD in context of work capacity of women

and children. Food grain productivity and

food security.

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND

VETERINARY SCIENCE

PAPER – I

1. Animal Nutrition:

1.1 Partitioning of food energy within the

animal. Direct and indirect calorimetry.

Carbon – nitrogen balance and compara-

tive slaughter methods. Systems for ex-

pressing energy value of foods in rumi-

nants, pigs and poultry. Energy require-

ments for maintenance, growth, pregnancy,

lactation, egg, wool, and meat production.

1.2 Latest advances in protein nutrition.

Energy protein interrelationships. Evalua-

tion of protein quality. Use of NPN com-

pounds in ruminant diets. Protein require-

ments for maintenance, growth, preg-

nancy, lactation, egg, wool and meat pro-

duction.

1.3 Major and trace minerals - Their

sources, physiological functions and defi-

ciency symptoms. Toxic minerals. Mineral

interactions. Role of fat-soluble and water

– soluble vitamins in the body, their sources

and deficiency symptoms.

1.4 Feed additives – methane inhibitors,

probiotics, enzymes, antibiotics, hormones,

oligosaccharides, antioxidants, emulsifiers,

mould inhibitors, buffers etc. Use and abuse

of growth promoters like hormones and

antibiotics – latest concepts.

1.5 Conservation of fodders. Storage of

feeds and feed ingredients. Recent ad-

vances in feed technology and feed pro-

cessing. Anti – nutritional and toxic factors

present in livestock feeds. Feed analysis

and quality control. Digestibility trials – di-

rect, indirect and indicator methods. Pre-

dicting feed intake in grazing animals.

1.6 Advances in ruminant nutrition. Nutri-

ent requirements. Balanced rations. Feed-

ing of calves, pregnant, work animals and



breeding bulls. Strategies for feeding milch

animals during different stages of lactation

cycle. Effect of feeding on milk composi-

tion. Feeding of goats for meat and milk

production. Feeding of sheep for meat and

wool production.

1.7 Swine Nutrition. Nutrient requirements.

Creep, starter, grower and finisher rations.

Feeding of pigs for lean meat production.

Low cost rations for swine.

1.8 Poultry nutrition. Special features of

poultry nutrition. Nutrient requirements for

meat and egg production. Formulation of

rations for different classes of layers and

broilers.

2. Animal Physiology:

2.1 Physiology of blood and its circulation,

respiration; excretion. Endocrine glands in

health and disease.

2.2 Blood constituents - Properties and

functions-blood cell formation-Haemoglo-

bin synthesis and chemistry-plasma pro-

teins production, classification and prop-

erties, coagulation of blood;Haemorrhagic

disorders-anticoagulants-blood groups-

Blood volume-Plasma expanders-Buffer

systems in blood. Biochemical tests and

their significance in disease diagnosis.

2.3 Circulation - Physiology of heart, car-

diac cycle, heart sounds, heart beat, elec-

trocardiograms. Work and efficiency of

heart-effect of ions on heart function-me-

tabolism of cardiac muscle, nervous and

chemical regulation of heart, effect of tem-

perature and stress on heart, blood pres-

sure and hypertension, osmotic regulation,

arterial pulse, vasomotor regulation of cir-

culation, shock. Coronary and pulmonary

circulation, Blood-Brain barrier- Cere-

brospinal fluid- circulation in birds.

2.4 Respiration - Mechanism of respira-

tion, Transport and exchange of gases –

neural control of respiration-chemo-recep-

tors-hypoxia-respiration in birds.

2.5 Excretion-Structure and function of kid-

ney-formation of urine-methods of study-

ing renal function-renal regulation of acid-

base balance: physiological constituents

of urine-renal failure-passive venous con-

gestion-Urinary secretion in chicken-Sweat

glands and their function. Bio-chemical test

for urinary dysfunction.

2.6 Endocrine glands - Functional disor-

ders their symptoms and diagnosis. Syn-

thesis of hormones, mechanism and con-

trol of secretion- hormonal receptors-clas-

sification and function.

2.7 Growth and Animal Production- Pre-

natal and postnatal growth, maturation,

growth curves, measures of growth, fac-

tors affecting growth, conformation, body

composition, meat quality.

2.8 Physiology of Milk Production, Repro-

duction and Digestion- Current status of

hormonal control of mammary develop-

ment, milk secretion and milk ejection, Male

and Female reproductive organs, their

components and functions. Digestive or-

gans and their functions.

2.9 Environmental Physiology- Physiologi-

cal relations and their regulation; mecha-

nisms of adaptation, environmental factors

and regulatory mechanisms involved in

animal behaviour, climatology – various

parameters and their importance. Animal

ecology. Physiology of behaviour. Effect

of stress on health and production.

3. Animal Reproduction:

Semen quality- Preservation and Artificial

Insemination- Components of semen, com-

position of spermatozoa, chemical and

physical properties of ejaculated semen,

factors affecting semen in vivo and in vitro.

Factors affecting semen production and

quality, preservation, composition of

diluents, sperm concentration, transport of

diluted semen. Deep freezing techniques

in cows, sheep, goats, swine and poultry.

Detection of oestrus and time of insemina-

tion for better conception. Anoestrus and

repeat breeding.



4. Livestock Production and Manage-

ment:

4.1 Commercial Dairy Farming- Compari-

son of dairy farming in India with advanced

countries. Dairying under mixed farming

and as specialized farming, economic

dairy farming. Starting of a dairy farm, Capi-

tal and land requirement, organization of

the dairy farm. Opportunities in dairy farm-

ing, factors determining the efficiency of

dairy animal. Herd recording, budgeting,

cost of milk production, pricing policy; Per-

sonnel Management. Developing Practi-

cal and Economic rations for dairy cattle;

supply of greens throughout the year, feed

and fodder requirements of Dairy Farm.

Feeding regimes for young stock and bulls,

heifers and breeding animals; new trends

in feeding young and adult stock; Feeding

records.

4.2 Commercial meat, egg and wool pro-

duction- Development of practical and eco-

nomic rations for sheep, goats, pigs, rab-

bits and poultry. Supply of greens, fodder,

feeding regimes for young and mature

stock. New trends in enhancing produc-

tion and management. Capital and land

requirements and socio-economic con-

cept.

4.3 Feeding and management of animals

under drought, flood and other natural ca-

lamities.

5. Genetics and Animal Breeding:

History of animal genetics. Mitosis and

Meiosis: Mendelian inheritance; deviations

to Mendelian genetics; Expression of

genes; Linkage and crossing over; Sex

determination, sex influenced and sex lim-

ited characters; Blood groups and polymor-

phism; Chromosome aberrations; Cyto-

plasmic inheritance. Gene and its struc-

ture; DNA as a genetic material; Genetic

code and protein synthesis; Recombinant

DNA technology. Mutations, types of mu-

tations, methods for detecting mutations

and mutation rate. Trans-genesis.

5.1 Population Genetics applied to Animal

Breeding- Quantitative Vs. qualitative traits;

Hardy Weinberg Law; Population Vs. indi-

vidual; Gene and genotypic frequency;

Forces changing gene frequency; Random

drift and small populations; Theory of path

coefficient; Inbreeding, methods of estimat-

ing inbreeding coefficient, systems of in-

breeding, Effective population size; Breed-

ing value, estimation of breeding value,

dominance and epistatic deviation; Parti-

tioning of variation; Genotype X environ-

ment correlation and genotype X environ-

ment interaction; role of multiple measure-

ments; Resemblance between relatives.

5.2 Breeding Systems- Breeds of livestsock

and Poultry. Heritability, repeatability and

genetic and phenotypic correlations, their

methods of estimation and precision of es-

timates; Aids to selection and their relative

merits; Individual, pedigree, family and

within family selection; Progeny testing;

Methods of selection; Construction of se-

lection indices and their uses; Compara-

tive evaluation of genetic gains through

various selection methods; Indirect selec-

tion and correlated response; Inbreeding,

out breeding, upgrading, cross-breeding

and synthesis of breeds; Crossing of in-

bred lines for commercial production; Se-

lection for general and specific combining

ability; Breeding for threshold characters.

Sire index.

6. Extension:

Basic philosophy, objectives, concept and

principles of extension. Different Methods

adopted to educate farmers under rural

conditions. Generation of technology, its

transfer and feedback. Problems and con-

straints in transfer of technology. Animal

husbandry programmes for rural develop-

ment.

PAPER – II

1. Anatomy, Pharmacology and Hygiene:

1.1 Histology and Histological Techniques:









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Paraffin embedding technique of tissue

processing and H.E. staining - Freezing

microtomy- Microscopy-Bright field micro-

scope and electron microscope. Cytology-

structure of cell, organells and inclusions;

cell division-cell types- Tissues and their

classification-embryonic and adult tissues-

Comparative histology of organs-Vascu-

lar. Nervous, digestive, respiratory,

musculo- skeletal and urogenital systems-

Endocrine glands -Integuments-sense or-

gans.

1.2 Embryology – Embryology of verte-

brates with special reference to aves and

domestic mammals gametogenesis-fertili-

zation-germ layers- foetal membranes and

placentation-types of placenta in domestic

mammals-Teratology-twins and twinning-

organogenesis -germ layer derivatives- en-

dodermal, mesodermal and ectodermal

derivates.

1.3 Bovine Anatomy- Regional Anatomy:

Paranasal sinuses of OX- surface anatomy

of salivary glands. Regional anatomy of

infraorbital, maxillary, mandibuloal-

veolar,mental and cornual nerve block.

Regional anatomy of paravertebral nerves,

pudendal nerve, median ulnar and radial

nerves-tibial,fibular and digital nerves-Cra-

nial nerves-structures involved in epidural

anaesthesia-superficial lymph nodes-sur-

face anatomy of visceral organs of thoracic,

abdominal and pelvic cavities-comparative

features of locomotor apparatus and their

application in the biomechanics of mam-

malian body.

1.4 Anatomy of Fowl- Musculo-skeletal sys-

tem-functional anatomy in relation to res-

piration and flying, digestion and egg pro-

duction.

1.5 Pharmacology and therapeutic drugs -

Cellular level of pharmacodynamics and

pharmacokinetics. Drugs acting on fluids

and electrolyte balance. Drugs acting on

Autonomic nervous system. Modern con-

cepts of anaesthesia and dissociative

anaesthetics. Autacoids. Antimicrobials

and principles of chemotherapy in micro-

bial infections. Use of hormones in thera-

peutics- chemotherapy of parasitic infec-

tions. Drug and economic concerns in the

Edible tissues of animals- chemotherapy

of Neoplastic diseases. Toxicity due to in-

secticides, plants, metals, non-metals,

zootoxins and mycotoxins.

1.6 Veterinary Hygiene with reference to

water, air and habitation - Assessment of

pollution of water, air and soil- Importance

of climate in animal health- effect of envi-

ronment on animal function and perfor-

mance-relationship between industrializa-

tion and animal agriculture- animal hous-

ing requirements for specific categories of

domestic animals viz. pregnant cows and

sows, milking cows, broiler birds- stress,

strain and productivity in relation to animal

habitation.

2. Animal Diseases:

2.1 Etiology, epidemiology pathogenesis,

symptoms, postmortem lesions, diagnosis,

and control of infectious diseases of cattle,

sheep and goat, horses, pigs and poultry.

2.2 Etiology, epidemiology, symptoms, di-

agnosis, treatment of production diseases

of cattle, horse, pig and poultry.

2.3 Deficiency diseases of domestic ani-

mals and birds.

2.4 Diagnosis and treatment of non-spe-

cific conditions like impaction, Bloat, Diar-

rhoea, Indigestion, dehydration, stroke,

poisoning.

2.5 Diagnosis and treatment of neurologi-

cal disorders.

2.6 Principles and methods of immuniza-

tion of animals against specific diseases-

herd immunity- disease free zones- ‘zero’

disease concept- chemoprophylaxis.

2.7 Anaesthesia- local, regional and gen-

eral-preanesthetic medication. Symptoms

and surgical interference in fractures and

dislocation. Hernia, choking abomasal dis-



placement- Caesarian operations. Ru-

menotomy-Castrations.

2.8 Disease investigation techniques.-

Materials for laboratory investigation- Es-

tablishment of Animal Health Centers- Dis-

ease free zone.

3. Veterinary Public Health:

3.1 Zoonoses. - Classification, definition,

role of animals and birds in prevalence and

transmission of zoonotic diseases- occu-

pational zoonotic diseases.

3.2 Epidemiology- Principle, definition of

epidemiological terms, application of epi-

demiological measures in the study of dis-

eases and disease control. Epidemiologi-

cal features of air, water and food borne

infections. OIE regulations, WTO, sanitary

and phytosanitary measures.

3.3 Veterinary Jurisprudence- Rules and

Regulations for improvement of animal

quality and prevention of animal diseases

- State and central rules for prevention of

animal and animal product borne diseases-

S P C A- Veterolegal cases- Certificates -

Materials and Methods of collection of

samples for veterolegal investigation.

4. Milk and Milk Products Technology:

4.1 Market Milk: Quality, testing and grad-

ing of raw milk. Processing, packaging,

storing, distribution, marketing, defects and

their control. Preparation of the following

milks: Pasteurized, standardized, toned,

double toned, sterilized, homogenized,

reconstituted, recombined and flavoured

milks. Preparation of cultured milks, cul-

tures and their management, yoghurt,

Dahi, Lassi and Srikhand. Preparation of

flavoured and sterilized milks. Legal stan-

dards. Sanitation requirement for clean and

safe milk and for the milk plant equipment.

4.2 Milk Products Technology: Selection

of raw materials, processing, storing , dis-

tributing and marketing milk products such

as Cream, Butter, Ghee, Khoa, Channa,

Cheese, condensed, evaporated, dried

milk and baby food, Ice cream and Kulfi;

by-products, whey products, butter milk,

lactose and casein. Testing, grading, judg-

ing milk products- BIS and Agmark specifi-

cations, legal standards, quality control and

nutritive properties. Packaging, process-

ing and operational control. Costing of

dairy products.

5. Meat Hygiene and Technology:

5.1 Meat Hygiene.

5.1.1 Ante mortem care and management

of food animals, stunning, slaughter and

dressing operations; abattoir requirements

and designs; Meat inspection procedures

and judgment of carcass meat cuts- grad-

ing of carcass meat cuts- duties and func-

tions of Veterinarians in wholesome meat

production.

5.1.2 Hygienic methods of handling pro-

duction of meat- Spoilage of meat and con-

trol measures- Post - slaughter physico-

chemical changes in meat and factors that

influence them- Quality improvement meth-

ods – Adulteration of meat and detection -

Regulatory provisions in Meat trade and

Industry.

5.2 Meat Technology.

5.2.1 Physical and chemical characteris-

tics of meat- Meat emulsions- Methods of

preservation of meat- Curing, canning, ir-

radiation, packaging of meat and meat

products, processing and formulations.

5.3 By- products- Slaughter house by- prod-

ucts and their utilization- Edible and ined-

ible by products- Social and economic im-

plications of proper utilization of slaughter

house by-products- Organ products for food

and pharmaceuticals.

5.4 Poultry Products Technology- Chemi-

cal composition and nutritive value of poul-

try meat, pre - slaughter care and manage-

ment. Slaughtering techniques, inspection,

preservation of poultry meat and products.

Legal and BIS standards.

Structure, composition and nutritive value

of eggs. Microbial spoilage. Preservation





and maintenance. Marketing of poultry

meat, eggs and products. Value added

meat products.

5.5 Rabbit/Fur Animal farming - Rabbit

meat production. Disposal and utilization

of fur and wool and recycling of waste by

products. Grading of wool.

ANTHROPOLOGY

PAPER - I

1.1 Meaning, scope and development of

Anthropology.

1.2 Relationships with other disciplines:

Social Sciences, Behavioural Sciences,

Life Sciences, Medical Sciences, Earth Sci-

ences and Humanities.

1.3 Main branches of Anthropology, their

scope and relevance:

(a) Social- cultural Anthropology.

(b) Biological Anthropology.

(c) Archaeological Anthropology.

(d) Linguistic Anthropology.

1.4 Human Evolution and emergence of

Man:

(a) Biological and Cultural factors in hu-

man evolution.

(b) Theories of Organic Evolution (Pre-

Darwinian, Darwinian and Post-Dar-

winian).

(c) Synthetic theory of evolution; Brief out-

line of terms and concepts of evolu-

tionary biology (Doll’s rule, Cope’s

rule, Gause’s rule, parallelism, con-

vergence, adaptive radiation, and

mosaic evolution).

1.5 Characteristics of Primates; Evolution-

ary Trend and Primate Taxonomy; Primate

Adaptations; (Arboreal and Terrestrial) Pri-

mate Taxonomy; Primate Behaviour; Ter-

tiary and Quaternary fossil primates; Liv-

ing Major Primates; Comparative Anatomy

of Man and Apes; Skeletal changes due to

erect posture and its implications.

1.6 Phylogenetic status, characteristics and

geographical distribution of the following:

(a) Plio-pleistocene hominids in South

and East Africa - Australopithecines.

(b) Homo erectus: Africa (Paranthropus),

Europe (Homo erectus heidelber-

gensis), Asia (Homo erectus

javanicus, Homo erectus pekinensis).

(c) Neanderthal Man- La-Chapelle-aux-

saints (Classical type), Mt. Carmel (Pro-

gressive type).

(d) Rhodesian man.

(e) Homo sapiens — Cromagnon,

Grimaldi and Chancelede.

1.7 The biological basis of life: The Cell,

DNA structure and replication, Protein Syn-

thesis, Gene, Mutation, Chromosomes,

and Cell Division.

1.8 (a) Principles of Prehistoric Archaeol-

ogy. Chronology: Relative and Absolute

Dating methods.

(b) Cultural Evolution- Broad Outlines of

Prehistoric cultures:

(i) Paleolithic

(ii) Mesolithic

(iii) Neolithic

(iv) Chalcolithic

(v) Copper-Bronze Age

(vi) Iron Age

2.1 The Nature of Culture: The concept

and characteristics of culture and civiliza-

tion; Ethnocentrism vis-à-vis cultural Rela-

tivism.

2.2 The Nature of Society: Concept of Soci-

ety; Society and Culture; Social Institutions;

Social groups; and Social stratification.

2.3 Marriage: Definition and universality;

Laws of marriage (endogamy, exogamy,

hypergamy, hypogamy, incest taboo);

Types of marriage (monogamy, polygamy,

polyandry, group marriage). Functions of

marriage; Marriage regulations (preferen-

tial, prescriptive and proscriptive); Marriage

payments (bride wealth and dowry).

2.4 Family: Definition and universality;

Family, household and domestic groups;

functions of family; Types of family (from



the perspectives of structure, blood rela-

tion, marriage, residence and succession);

Impact of urbanization, industrialization

and feminist movements on family.

2.5 Kinship: Consanguinity and Affinity;

Principles and types of descent (Unilineal,

Double, Bilateral, Ambilineal); Forms of

descent groups (lineage, clan, phratry, moi-

ety and kindred); Kinship terminology (de-

scriptive and classificatory); Descent, Fili-

ation and Complimentary Filiation; De-

scent and Alliance.

3. Economic organization: Meaning,

scope and relevance of economic anthro-

pology; Formalist and Substantivist debate;

Principles governing production, distribu-

tion and exchange (reciprocity, redistribu-

tion and market), in communities, subsist-

ing on hunting and gathering, fishing,

swiddening, pastoralism, horticulture, and

agriculture; globalization and indigenous

economic systems.

4. Political organization and Social Con-

trol: Band, tribe, chiefdom, kingdom and

state; concepts of power, authority and le-

gitimacy; social control, law and justice in

simple societies.

5. Religion: Anthropological approaches

to the study of religion (evolutionary, psy-

chological and functional); monotheism

and polytheism; sacred and profane; myths

and rituals; forms of religion in tribal and

peasant societies (animism, animatism,

fetishism, naturism and totemism); religion,

magic and science distinguished; magico-

religious functionaries (priest, shaman,

medicine man, sorcerer and witch).

6. Anthropological theories:

(a) Classical evolutionism (Tylor, Morgan

and Frazer)

(b) Historical particularism (Boas);

Diffusionism (British, German and

American)

(c) Functionalism (Malinowski); Struc-

tural- functionlism (Radcliffe-Brown)

(d) Structuralism (L’evi - Strauss and E.

Leach)

(e) Culture and personality (Benedict,

Mead, Linton, Kardiner and Cora - du

Bois).

(f) Neo - evolutionism (Childe, White,

Steward, Sahlins and Service)

(g) Cultural materialism (Harris)

(h) Symbolic and interpretive theories

(Turner, Schneider and Geertz)

(i) Cognitive theories (Tyler, Conklin)

(j) Post- modernism in anthropology

7. Culture, language and communication:

Nature, origin and characteristics of lan-

guage; verbal and non-verbal communi-

cation; social context of language use.

8. Research methods in anthropology:

(a) Fieldwork tradition in anthropology

(b) Distinction between technique,

method and methodology

(c) Tools of data collection: observation,

interview, schedules, questionnaire,

Case study, genealogy, life-history,

oral history, secondary sources of in-

formation, participatory methods.

(d) Analysis, interpretation and presenta-

tion of data.

9.1 Human Genetics : Methods and Ap-

plication: Methods for study of genetic prin-

ciples in man-family study (pedigree analy-

sis, twin study, foster child, co-twin method,

cytogenetic method, chromosomal and

karyo-type analysis), biochemical methods,

immunological methods, D.N.A. technol-

ogy and recombinant technologies.

9.2 Mendelian genetics in man-family

study, single factor, multifactor, lethal, sub-

lethal and polygenic inheritance in man.

9.3 Concept of genetic polymorphism and

selection, Mendelian population, Hardy-

Weinberg law; causes and changes which

bring down frequency – mutation, isola-

tion, migration, selection, inbreeding and

genetic drift. Consanguineous and non-

consanguineous mating, genetic load, ge-