1. Current Affairs: Events of national and international importance.
2. Geography of India and World: Physical, Economic, and Social Geography of India and the World.
3. History: India History and Indian National Movement.
4. Economic and Social Development: Social Sector Initiatives, Inclusion, Sustainable Development, Poverty, Demographics, etc.
5. Indian Polity and Governance: Constitution of India, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Rights Issues, Public Policy, etc.
6. Environment and Science: General issues on Environmental ecology, Climate Change, and Biodiversity.

• General Science

1. Reading Comprehension: English, Interpersonal skills including communication skills
2. Reasoning: Logical reasoning and analytical ability, decision-making, and problem-solving.
3. General Mental Ability: Class X level topics on basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude, etc.)
4. Data Interpretation: Class X level charts, tables, graphs, data sufficiency, etc.

• One Essay in English
• Other questions will be designed to test candidates’ understanding of English and workmanlike use of words.
• Passages will usually be set for summary or precis.

• General Knowledge including knowledge of current events and of such matters as may be expected of an educated person who has not made a special study of any scientific subject.
• The paper will also include questions on the following subjects:
  • Indian Polity including the political system
  • Constitution of India
  • History of India
  • Geography

• Ecology
• Cropping patterns and related topics
• Forestry plantations
• Soil
• Farm management
• Agricultural extension, etc.

Paper II:

• Cell Theory
• Cytoplasmic inheritance
• Seed technology
• Physiology
• Growth and development
• Pests and diseases
• Food production

• Animal Nutrition
• Animal Physiology
• Livestock Production and Management
• Genetics and Animal Breeding

Paper II:

• Health and Hygiene
• Veterinary Public Health
• Animal Diseases
• Milk and Milk Products Technology
• Meat Hygiene and Technology
• Extension

• Atomic structure
• Chemical bonding
• Solid State
• The gaseous state
• Thermodynamics and statistical thermodynamics
• Phase equilibria and solutions
• Electrochemistry
• Chemical kinetics
• Photochemistry
• Surface phenomena and catalysis
• Bio-inorganic chemistry
• Coordination chemistry
• General chemistry of ‘f’ block elements
• Non-Aqueous Solvents

Paper II:

• Delocalised covalent bonding
• Pericyclic reactions
• Reactions
• Chemistry and mechanism of reactions
• Polymeric Systems
• Synthetic uses of reagents
• Photochemistry
• Principles of spectroscopy and applications in structure elucidation

• Soil and Water Conservation
• Aerial Photography and Remote Sensing
• Irrigation and Drainage
• Agricultural Structures

Paper II:

• Farm Power and Machinery
• Agro-energy
• Agricultural Process Engineering
• Instrumentation and Computer Applications in Agricultural Engineering

• Microbiology and Plant Pathology
• Cryptogams
• Phanerogams
• Plant Utility and Exploitation
• Morphogenesis

Paper II:

• Cell Biology
• Genetics, Molecular Biology and Evolution
• Plant Breeding, Biotechnology and Biostatistics
• Physiology and Biochemistry
• Ecology and Plant Geography

• Strength of materials
• Structural analysis
• Engineering Mechanics
• Structural Steel Design
• Design of Concrete and Masonry Structures
• Fluid Mechanics, Open channel flow, and Hydraulic Mechanics
• Hydraulic Machine and Hydropower
• Geotechnical engineering

Paper II:

• Construction Technology
• Construction Equipment
• Survey and Transport Engineering
• Hydrology, Water Resources, and Engineering
• Environmental Engineering

• Fluid and Particle Dynamics
• Mass Transfer
• Heat Transfer
• Noval Separation Processes
• Process Equipment Design
• Process Dynamics and Control

Paper II:

• Material and Energy Balances
• Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
• Chemical Reaction Engineering
• Chemical Technology
• Environmental Engineering and Safety
• Process Engineering Economics

• Silviculture
• Agroforestry, Social Forestry, Joint Forest Management and Tribology
• Forest Soils, Soil Conservation and Watershed management
• Environmental Conservation and Biodiversity
• Tree Improvement and Seed Technology

Paper II:

• Forest Management and Management Systems
• Forest Working Plan
• Forest Mensuration and Remote
• Sensing
• Surveying and Forest Engineering
• Forest Resources and Utilization
• Forest Ecology and Ethnobotany
• Forest Protection & Wildlife Biology
• Forest Economics and Legislation

• Linear Algebra
• Calculus
• Analytic Geometry
• Dynamics, Statics, and Hydrostatics
• Vector Analysis
• Ordinary Differential Equations

Paper II:

• Algebra
• Real Analysis
• Complex Analysis
• Linear Programming
• Partial differential equations
• Numerical Analysis and Computer programming
• Numerical integration
• Numerical solution of ordinary differential equations
• Computer Programming
• Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics

• Theory of Machines
• Mechanics of Solids
• Engineering Materials
• Manufacturing Science
• Manufacturing Management
• Elements of Computation

Paper II:

• Thermodynamics
• I.C. Engines, Fuels and Combustion
• Heat Transfer, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
• Turbomachine and Powerplants

• Classical Mechanics
• Special Relativity, Waves & Geometrical Optics
• Physical Optics
• Electricity and Magnetism
• Electromagnetic Theory & Black Body Radiation
• Thermal and Statistical Physics

Paper II:

• Quantum Mechanics I
• Quantum Mechanics II & Atomic Physics
• Molecular Physics
• Nuclear Physics
• Particle Physics & Solid State Physics
• Electronics

• Non-Chordata and Chordata
• Ecology
• Ethology
• Economic Zoology
• Biostatistics
• Instrumental Methods

Paper II:

• Cell Biology
• Genetics
• Evolution
• Systematics
• Biochemistry
• Physiology
• Developmental Biology

• Probability
• Statistical Inference
• Linear Inference and Multivariate Analysis
• Sampling Theory and Design of Experiments

Paper II:

• Industrial Statistics
• Optimization Techniques
• Quantitative Economics and Official Statistics
• Demography and Psychometry

• General Geology
• Geomorphology and Remote Sensing
• Structural Geology
• Paleontology
• Stratigraphy and Geology of India
• Hydrogeology and Engineering Geology

Paper II:

• Mineralogy
• Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology
• Sedimentology
• Economic Geology
• Mining Geology
• Geochemistry and Environmental Geology