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ABOUT HPSC Asst professor Exam 

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Pattern of HPSC Asst professor Exam

PAPER I: Screeninig

Total number of MCQs: 100

Time duration of the exam: 02 hours

Total Marks: 100

(whether GK will be there Till now Not mentioned by HPSC)

PAPER II & III : Subject In Which You Are Specialized

a) Time duration of exam: 03 hours

b) Total Marks: 150

(Whether Subjective or Objective (Till now Not mentioned by HPSC)

Syllabus of  HPSC Asst professor Exam

HPSC SYLLABUS FOR   HPSC Asst professor BOTANY  

Syllabus for the post of Assistant Professor (College Cadrel in the Subject of Botanv (Advt. No. 42l20241

 

  1. Molecules and their lnteraction Relevant to Biology
  2. Cellular Organization
  3. Fundamental Processes
  4. Developmental Biology in relation to plants
  5. Plant Physiology
  6. lnheritance Biology
  7. Diversity of Plants
  8. Systematic, Anatomy, Embryology, Economic Botany
  9. Ecological Principles
  10. Applied Biology
  11. Methods in Biology

1. MOLECUTES AND THEIR INTERACTION RETAVENT TO BIOLOGY

  • Composition, structure and function of biomolecules (carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids and vitamins).
  • Metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids, amino acids, nucleotides and vitamins.
  • Enzymes and enzyme kinetics, enzyme regulation, mechanism of enzyme catalysis, isozymes Bioenergetics, glycolysis, oxidative phosphorylation, coupled reaction, group transfer, biological energy transducers.
  • Enzymes and enzyme kinetics, enzyme regulation, mechanism of enzyme catalysis, isozyme
  • Conformation of nucleic acids (helix (A, B, Z), t-RNA, micro-RNA).

 

2. CELLULAR ORGANIZATION

  • Structural organization and function of intracellular organelles: Cell wall, Cell membrane, lipid bilayer and protein diffusion, osmosis, ion channels, active transport, ion pumps, Nucleus, Mitochondria, Golgi Bodies, Lysosomes, Endoplasmic Reticulum, Peroxisomes, Plastids, Vacuoles, chloroplast, structure & Function of cytoskeleton and its role in motility).
  • Organization of genes and chromosomes: Operon, unique and  repetitive DNA, interrupted genes, gene families, structure of chromatin and chromosomes, heterochromatin, euchromatin, transposons.
  • Cell Division and cell cycle: Mitosis and meiosis, their regulation, steps in cell cycle, regulation and control of cell cycle.

 

3.FUNDAMENTAL PROCESSES

  • DNA replication, repair and recombination: Unit of replication, enzymes involved, replication origin and replication fork, fidelity of replication, extrachromosomal replicons, DNA damage and repair mechanisms, homologous and site-specific recombination’
  • RNA synthesis and processing: Transcription factors and machinery, formation of initiation complex, transcription activator and repressor, RNA polymerases, capping, elongation, and termination, RNA processing, RNA editing, splicing, and polyadenylation, structure and function of different types of RNA, RNA transport.
  • Protein synthesis and processing: Ribosome, formation of initiation complex, initiation factors and their regulation, elongation and elongation factors, termination, genetic code, aminoacylation of tRNA, tRNA-identity, aminoacyl tRNA synthetase, and translational proof reading, translational inhibitors, Post- translational modification of proteins.
  • Control of gene expression at transcription and translation level: Regulating the expression of prokaryotic and eukaryotic genes, role of chromatin in gene expression and gene silencing.

4.DEVELOPMENTAL BIOTOGY IN RETATION TO PTANTS

  • Gametogenesis, fertilization and early development: Production of gametes, embryo sac development and double fertilization in plants; zygote formation, embryogenesis, establishment of symmetry in plants; seed formation and germination.
  • Morphogenesis and organogenesis in Plants: Organization of shoot and root apical meristem; shoot and root development; leaf development and phyllotaxy; transition to flowering, floral meristems and floral developmenl in Arobidopsis and Antirrhinum

 

5.PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

  • Photosynthesis – Light harvesting complexes; mechanisms of electron transport; photo protective mechanisms; CO2 fixation-C3, C4 and CAM pathways.
  • Respiration and photorespiration – Glycolysis, oxidative phosphorylation, Citric acid cycle, plant mitochondrial electron transport and ATP synthesis, alternate oxidase; photorespiratory pathway.
  • Nitrogen metabolism – Nitrate and ammonium assimilation; amino acid biosynthesis.
  • Plant Hormones – Biosynthesis, storage, breakdown and transport, physiological effects and mechanisms of action.
  • Sensory photobiology – Structure, function and mechanisms of action of phytochromes, cryptochromes and phototropins, stomatal movement, photoperiodism and biological clocks.
  • Solute transport and photoassimilate translocation – uptake, transport and translocation of wateL ions, solutes and macromolecules from soil, through cells, across membranes, through xylem and phloem; transpiration; mechanisms of loading and unloading of photoassimilates.
  • Secondary metabolites – Biosynthesis of terpenes, phenols and nitrogenous compounds and their roles.
  • Stress physiology – Responses of plants to biotic (pathogen and insects) and abiotic (water, temperature and salt) stresses, mechanisms of resistance to biotic stress and tolerance to abiotic stress
  • Senescence and Abscission: Changes associated- with senescence and abcission, their regulation by plant growth regulators. Programmed cell death
  • Seed Biology: Germination and dormancy of seeds, factors affecting its regulation by plant growth regulators and environmental factors.

 

6.INHERITANCE BIOLOGY

  • Mendelian principles: Dominance, segregation, independent assortment deviation from Mendelian inheritance.
  • Concept of gene: Allele, multiple alleles, pseudoallele, complementation tests
  • Extensions of Mendelian principles: Codominance, incomplete dominance, gene interactions, pleiotropy, genomic imprinting, penetrance and expressivity, phenocopy, linkage and crossing over, sex linkage, sex limited and sex Influenced characters.
  • Gene mapping methods: Linkage maps, tetrad analysis, mapping with molecular markers, mapping by using somatic cell hybrids, development of mapping population in plants.
  • Extra chromosomal inheritance: lnheritance of Mitochondrial and chloroplast genes, maternal inheritance.
  • Microbial genetics: Methods of genetic transfers – transformation, conjugation, transduction and sex-duction, mapping genes by interrupted mating, fine structure analysis of genes.
  • Quantitative genetics: Polygenic inheritance, heritability and its measurements, QTL mapping.
  • Mutation: Types, causes and detection, mutant types – lethal, conditional, biochemical, loss of function, gain of function, germinal verses somatic mutants, insertional mutagenesis.
  • Structural and numerical alterations of chromosomes: Deletion, duplication, inversion, translocation, ploidy and their genetic implications.
  • Recombination: Homologous and non-homologous recombination including transposition, site specific recombination.

 

7.DIVERSITY OF PIANTS

  • Bacteria and viruses: structure, nutrition, reproduction and economic importance of Bacteria, Structure and replication of viruses and bacteriophage.
  • Algae: structure, reproduction, classification and economic importance. salient features and biological importance of cyanobacteria
  • Fungi: Structure, reproduction, classification, economic importance Heterokaryosis, Heterothallism, Parasexuality, Mycorrhizae, Lichen: structure, reproduction and economic importance. Causal organism, symptoms and management of important diseases of cereals and Pulses.
  • Bryophytes: General structure, reproduction, classification, economic importance. Evolution of sporophyte in bryophytes’
  • Pteridophytes: General structure, reproduction, classification and economic importance. Apospory,Apogamy, Stelar evolution, soral evolution, Heterospory and origin of seed habit in Pteridophytes.
  • Gymnosperms: Structure, reproduction, classification, economic importance

8.Systematic, Anatomy, Embryology, Economic Botany

  • Principles & methods of taxonomy: Concepts of species and hierarchical taxa, biological nomenclature, classical & quantitative methods of taxonomy of plants, ICN, B.S.I. Botanical Gardens, Herbarium.
  • Systems of classification of angiosperms: Bentham and Hooker, Engler and Prantl, Takhtajan.
  • Economic Botany: Origin, evolution, botany and cultivation of cereals, pulses, oil yielding plants, fibre yielding plants, spices, important medicinal plants.
  • Embryology: Pollen pistil interaction, Sporophytic and gametophytic incompatibility, endosperm development, Experimental embryology; in vitro fertilization, anther pollen and embryo culture.
  • Anatomy: simple and complex tissues, Anatomy in relation to taxonomy, Monocot and Dicot Root and stem, phyllotaxy, shoot apical meristem, root apical meristem, secondary growth in dicot stem and dicot root, anomalous secondary structures.

9.ECOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES

  • The Environment: Physical environment; biotic environment; biotic and abiotic interactions.
  • Habitat and Niche: Concept of habitat and niche; niche width and overlap; fundamental and realized niche; resource partitioning; character displacement.
  •  Population Ecology: Characteristics of a population; population growth curves; population regulation; life history strategies (r and K selection); concept of metapopulation – demes and dispersal, interdemic extinctions, age structured populations.
  •  Species Interactions: Types of interactions, interspecific competition, herbivory, carnivory, pollination, symbiosis.
  •  Community Ecology: Nature of communities; community structure and attributes; levels of species diversity and its measurement; edges and ecotones.
  •  Ecological Succession: Types; mechanisms; changes involved in succession; concept of climax.
  •  Ecosystem Ecology: Ecosystem structure; ecosystem function; energy flow and mineral cycling (C,N,P); primary production and decomposition; structure and function of some Indian ecosystems: terrestrial (forest, grassland) and aquatic (fresh water, marine, eustarine).
  • Biogeography: Major terrestrial biomes, theory of island biogeography biogeographical zones of india
  •  Applied Ecology: Environmental pollution; global environmental change; biodiversity: status, monitoring and documentation; major drivers of biodiversity change; biodiversity management approaches.
  • Conservation Biology: Principles of conservation, major approaches to management, Indian case studies on conservation/management strategy (Project Tiger, Biosphere reserves).
  • Population genetics – Populations, Gene pool, Gene frequency; Hardy-Weinberg Law; concepts and rate of change in gene frequency through natural selection, migration and random genetic drift; Adaptive radiation; Isolating mechanisms; Speciation; Allopatricity and Sympatricity; Convergent evolution; Sexual selection; Co-evolution

 

10.APPLIED BIOLOGY:

  • Microbial fermentation and production of small and macro molecules.
  • Transgenic plants for insect resistance, herbicide resistance, abiotic resistance stress, disease resistance long shelf life of fruits and flowers, male sterile lines, molecular approaches to diagnosis and strain identification.
  • Genomics and its application to agriculture and forestry
  • Bioresource and uses of biodiversity.
  • Breeding in plants
  • Bioremediation and phytoremediation

 

11.METHODS IN BIOLOGY

  • MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND RECOMBINANT DNA METHODS:
  • Isolation and purification of RNA, DNA (genomic and plasmid) and proteins, different separation methods. Analysis of RNA, DNA and proteins by one and two dimensional gel electrophoresis, Isoelectric focusing gels. Molecular cloning of DNA or RNA fragments in bacterial and eukaryotic systems. Expression of recombinant proteins using bacterial, animal and plant vectors. Isolation of specific nucleic acid sequences. Generation of genomic and cDNA libraries in plasmid, phage, cosmid, BAC and YAC vectors. In vitro mutagenesis and deletion techniques, gene knock out in bacterial and eukaryotic organisms. Protein sequencing methods, detection of post translation modification of proteins. DNA sequencing methods, strategies for genome sequencing. Methods for analysis of gene expression at RNA and protein level, large scale expression, such as micro array based techniques. Isolation, separation and analysis of carbohydrate and lipid molecules RFLP, RAPD and AFLP techniques
  • PLANT CELL AND TISSUE CULTURE: Concept of cellular differentiation, totipotency, organogenesis and adventive embryogenesis, Fundamental aspects of morphogenesis, somatic embryogenesis and androgenesis- mechanisms, tissue culture techniques and cryopreservation.

 

HPSC SYLLABUS FOR   HPSC Asst professor ZOOLOGY

Syllabus for the post of Assistant Professor (College Cadre) in the

Subject of Zoology (Advt. No.67/2024)

  1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology
  2. Cellular Organization
  3. Fundamental Processes
  4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling
  5. Developmental Biology
  6. System Physiology- Animal
  7. Inheritance Biology
  8. Diversity of Life Forms
  9. Ecological Principles
  10. Evolution and Behavior
  11. Applied Zoology
  12. Methods in Biology

1. MOLECULES AND THEIR INTERACTION RELAVENT TO BIOLOGY

  1. Structure of atoms, molecules and chemical bonds.
  2. Composition, structure and function of biomolecules (carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids and vitamins).
  3. Stabilizing interactions (Van der Waals, electrostatic, hydrogen bonding, hydrophobic interaction, etc.).
  4. Bioenergetics, glycolysis, oxidative phosphorylation.
  5. Principles of catalysis, enzymes and enzyme kinetics, enzyme regulation, mechanism of enzyme catalysis, isozymes
  6. Conformation of proteins (Ramachandran plot, secondary structure, domains, motif and folds).
  7. Conformation of nucleic acids (helix (A, B, Z), t-RNA, micro-RNA).
  8. Stability of proteins and nucleic acids.
  9. Metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids, amino acids and nucleotides.

2    CELLULAR ORGANIZATION

Membrane structure and function

      (Structure of model membrane, lipid bilayer and membrane protein diffusion, osmosis, ion channels, active transport, membrane pumps, mechanism of sorting and regulation of intracellular transport, electrical properties of membrane.

Structural organization and function of intracellular organelles

Cell wall, nucleus, mitochondria, Golgi bodies, lysosomes, endoplasmic reticulum, peroxisomes, vacuoles, structure & function of cytoskeleton and its role in motility, Structure and functions of Cilia and flagella

Organization of genes and chromosomes

      Operon, unique and repetitive DNA, interrupted genes, gene families, structure of chromatin and chromosomes, heterochromatin, euchromatin, transposons.

Cell division and cell cycle: Mitosis and meiosis, their regulation, steps in cell cycle, regulation and control of cell cycle.

3.FUNDAMENTAL PROCESSES

 

  1. DNA replication, repair and recombination: Unit of replication, enzymes involved, replication origin and replication fork, fidelity of replication, extrachromosomal replicons, DNA damage and repair mechanisms, homologous and site-specific recombination.
  2. RNA synthesis and processing: Transcription factors and machinery, formation of initiation complex, transcription activator and repressor, RNA polymerases, capping,elongation, and termination, RNA processing, RNA editing, splicing, and polyadenylation, structure and function of different types of RNA, RNA transport.
  3. Protein synthesis and processing: (Ribosome, formation of initiation complex, initiation factors and their regulation, elongation and elongation factors, termination, genetic code, aminoacylation of tRNA, tRNA-identity, aminoacyltRNA synthetase, and translational proof-reading, translational inhibitors, Post-translational modification of proteins).
  4. Control of gene expression at transcription and translation level: (regulating the expression of phages, viruses, prokaryotic and eukaryotic genes, role of chromatin in gene expression and gene silencing).

4.Cell communication and cell signaling

  1. Cell signaling: Hormones and their receptors, cell surface receptor, signaling through G-protein coupled receptors, signal transduction pathways, second messengers, regulation of signaling pathways.
  2. Cellular communication: Regulation of hematopoiesis, general principles of cellcommunication, cell adhesion and roles of different adhesion molecules, gap junctions, extracellular matrix, integrins, neurotransmission and its regulation.
  3. Cancer:Genetic rearrangements in progenitor cells, oncogenes, tumor suppressor genes, cancer and the cell cycle, virus-induced cancer, metastasis, interaction of cancer cells with normal cells, apoptosis, therapeutic interventions of uncontrolled cell growth.
  4. Innate and adaptive immune system: Cells and molecules involved in innate and adaptive immunity, antigens, antigenicity and immunogenicity. B and T cell epitopes, structure and function of antibody molecules. generation of antibody diversity, monoclonal antibodies, antibody engineering, antigen- antibody interactions, MHC molecules, antigen processing and presentation, activation and differentiation of B and T cells, B and T cell receptors, humoral and cell-mediated immune responses, primary and secondary immune modulation, the complement system, Toll-like receptors, cell- mediated effector functions, inflammation, hypersensitivity and autoimmunity, immune response during bacterial (tuberculosis), parasitic (malaria) and viral (HIV) infections, congenital and acquired immunodeficiencies, vaccines.

5.DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

  1. Basic concepts of development: Potency, commitment, specification, induction, competence, determination and differentiation; morphogenetic gradients; cell fate and cell lineages; stem cells; cytoplasmic determinants.
  2. Gametogenesis, fertilization and early development: Production of gametes, cell surface molecules in sperm-egg recognition in animals; zygote formation, cleavage, blastula formation, embryonic fields, gastrulation and formation of germ layers in animals.
  3. Morphogenesis and organogenesis in animals: Axes and pattern formation in Drosophila, Amphibia and Chick. Eye lens induction, limb development and regeneration in vertebrates; differentiation of neurons, post embryonic development- larval formation, metamorphosis; environmental regulation of normal development; sex determination.
  4. Programmed cell death, ageing and senescence.

6.SYSTEM PHYSIOLOGY-ANIMAL

  1. Blood and circulation – Blood corpuscles, haemopoiesis and formed elements, plasma function, blood volume, blood volume regulation, blood groups, haemoglobin, immunity, haemostasis.
  2. Cardiovascular System: Comparative anatomy of heart structure, myogenic heart, specialized tissue, ECG its principle and significance, cardiac cycle, heart as a pump, blood pressure, neural and chemical regulation of all above.
  3. Respiratory system – Comparison of respiration in different species, anatomical considerations, transport of gases, exchange of gases, waste elimination, neural and chemical regulation of respiration.
  4. Nervous system – Neurons, action potential, gross neuroanatomy of the brain and spinal cord, central and peripheral nervous system, neural control of muscle tone and posture.
  5. Sense organs – Vision, hearing and tactile response.
  6. Excretory system – Comparative physiology of excretion, kidney, urine formation, urine concentration, waste elimination, micturition, regulation of water balance, blood volume, blood pressure, electrolyte balance, acid-base balance.
  7. Thermoregulation – body temperature – physical, chemical, neural regulation, acclimatization.
  8. Stress and adaptation
  9. Digestive system – Digestion, absorption, energy balance, BMR.
  10. Endocrinology and reproduction Endocrine glands, basic mechanism of hormone action, hormones and diseases; reproductive processes, gametogenesis, ovulation, neuroendocrine regulation.

7.INHERITANCE BIOLOGY

  1. Mendelian principles: Dominance, segregation, independent assortment.
  2. Concept of gene: Allele, multiple alleles, pseudoallele, complementation tests
  3. Extensions of Mendelian principles: Codominance, incomplete dominance, gene interactions, pleiotropy, genomic imprinting, penetrance and expressivity, phenocopy, linkage and crossing over, sex linkage, sex limited and sex influenced characters.
  4. Gene mapping methods: Linkage maps, tetrad analysis, mapping with molecular markers.
  5. Extra chromosomal inheritance: Inheritance of Mitochondrial genes and maternal inheritance.
  6. Human genetics: Pedigree analysis, lod score for linkage testing, karyotypes, genetic disorders.
  7. Quantitative genetics: Polygenic inheritance, heritability and its measurements.
  8. Mutation: Types, causes and detection, mutant types – lethal, conditional, biochemical, loss of function, gain of function, germinal verses somatic mutants, insertional mutagenesis.
  9. Structural and numerical alterations of chromosomes: Deletion, duplication, inversion, translocation, ploidy and their genetic implications.
  10. Recombination: Homologous and non-homologous recombination including transposition.

8.DIVERSITY OF ANIMALS

  1. Principles & methods of taxonomy:Concepts of species and hierarchical taxa, biological nomenclature, classical & quantititative methods of taxonomy of animals.
  2. Levels of structural organization:Unicellular, colonial and multicellular forms, Levels of organization of tissues, organs & systems, adaptive radiation, adaptive modifications.
  3. Classification of Animals:Classification of animals, Study of Non-Chordates and Chordates, Important criteria used for classification in each taxon.
  4. Natural history of Indian subcontinent:Major habitat types of the subcontinent, geographic origins and migrations of species. Common Indian mammals, birds.
  5. Organisms of health & agricultural importance: Common parasites and pathogens of humans and crops.
  6. Organisms of conservation concern:Rare, endangered species, Conservation strategies.

9.ECOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES

  1. The Environment: Physical environment; biotic environment; biotic and abiotic interactions
  2. Habitat and Niche: Concept of habitat and niche; niche width and overlap; fundamental and realized niche; resource partitioning; character displacement. Biogeography: Major terrestrial biomes; theory of island biogeography; biogeographical zones of India.
  3.   Population Ecology: Characteristics of a population; population growth curves; population regulation; life history strategies (r and K selection); concept of metapopulation demes and dispersal, interdemic extinctions, age structured populations.
  4.    Species Interactions: Types of interactions, interspecific competition, herbivory, carnivory, pollination, symbiosis.
  5.  Community Ecology: Nature of communities; community structure and attributes; levels of species diversity and its measurement; edges and ecotones.
  6. Ecological Succession: Types; mechanisms; changes involved in succession; concept of climax.
  7.  Ecosystem Ecology: Ecosystem structure; ecosystem function; energy flow and mineral cycling (C, N, P); primary production and decomposition; structure and function of some Indian ecosystems: terrestrial (forest, grassland) and aquatic (fresh water, marine, eustarine).
  8.   Applied Ecology: Environmental pollution; global environmental change; biodiversity: status, monitoring and documentation; major drivers of biodiversity change; biodiversity management approaches.
  9. Conservation Biology: Principles of conservation, major approaches to management, Indian case studies on conservation/management strategy (Project Tiger, Biosphere reserves).

10.EVOLUTION AND BEHAVIOUR

  1. Emergence of evolutionary thoughts:Lamarck; Darwin-concepts of variation, adaptation, struggle, fitness and natural selection; Mendelism; Spontaneity of mutations; The evolutionary synthesis.
  2. Origin of cells and unicellular evolution:Origin of basic biological molecules; Abiotic synthesis of organic monomers and polymers; Concept of Oparin and Haldane; Experiment of Miller (1953); The first cell; Evolution of prokaryotes; Origin of eukaryotic cells; Evolution of unicellulareukaryotes; Anaerobic metabolism, photosynthesis and aerobic metabolism.
  3. Paleontology and Evolutionary History:Approaches and methods in study of behavior; Altruism and evolution-Group selection, Kin selection, Reciprocal altruism; Neural basis. The evolutionary time scale; Eras, periods and epoch; Major events in the evolutionary time scale; Origins of unicellular and multi cellular organisms; Major group of animals; Stages in primate evolution including Homo sapiens.
  4. Molecular Evolution:Molecular divergence and molecular clocks; Molecular tools in phylogeny, classification and identification; Protein andnucleotide sequence analysis; origin of new genes and proteins; Gene duplication and divergence.
  5. The Mechanisms: Population genetics – Populations, Gene pool, Gene frequency; Hardy-Weinberg Law; concepts and rate of change in gene frequency through natural selection, migration and random genetic drift; Adaptive radiation; Isolating mechanisms; Speciation; Allopatric and Sympatricbehaviour; Convergent evolution; Sexual selection; Co-evolution.
  6. Brain, Behavior and Evolution:Concept of learning, memory, cognition, sleep and arousal; Biological clocks; Development of behavior; Social communication; Social dominance; Use of space and territoriality; Mating systems, Parental investment and Reproductive success; Parental care; Aggressive behavior; Habitat selection; Migration, orientation and navigation; Domestication and behavioral changes.

11.APPLIED ZOOLOGY:

  1. Application of immunological principles, vaccines, diagnostics. Tissue and cell culture methods for animals.
  2. Transgenic animals, molecular approaches to diagnosis and strain identification.
  3. Genomics and its application to health and agriculture, including gene therapy.
  4. Bioresource and uses of biodiversity.
  5. Breeding in animals- Methods and Techniques.
  6. Integrated Pest Management, Sericulture, Apiculture and Aquaculture
  7. Bioremediation

12.METHODS IN BIOLOGY

  1. Molecular Biology and Recombinant DNA methods:

Isolation and purification of RNA, DNA (genomic and plasmid) and proteins, different separation methods.

Analysis of RNA, DNA and proteins by one and two dimensional gel electrophoresis, Isoelectric focusing gels.

Molecular cloning of DNA or RNA fragments in bacterial and eukaryotic systems. Isolation of specific nucleic acid sequences

Generation of genomic and cDNA libraries in plasmid, phage, cosmid, BAC and YAC vectors.

Protein sequencing methods, detection of post translation modification of proteins. DNA sequencing methods, strategies for genome sequencing.

Methods for analysis of gene expression at RNA and protein level, large scale expression, such as micro array based techniques

Isolation, separation and analysis of carbohydrate and lipid molecules RFLP, RAPD and AFLP techniques, ELISA, western blot, FISH and GISH.

2.Statistical Methods:

Measures of central tendency and dispersal; probability distributions (Binomial, Poisson and normal); Sampling distribution; Difference between parametric andnon-parametric statistics, Levels of significance; Regression and Correlation; t- test; z-test and Analysis of variance.

3.Microscopic techniques:

Light and electron microscopy (SEM and TEM)

Eligibility for HPSC Asst professor Exam

Age: Min Age 21 Year And Maximum Age 30 (Relaxation According To Reservation Categories To Women, ST /SC, Physically Challenged)

Allied Subjects for botany & Zoology in HPSC Asst professor Exam

Till oct 2024 HPSC have not Clearly mentioned the eligibility of allied subjects in botany and Zoology

Scheme of Exam

Scheme/Pattern of Exam :-

  1. Screening Test (wherever applicable) *** please Note Till oct 2024, it is not mentioned whether GK will be asked in screening or Not

 

  1. a) Total number of MCQs: 100
  2. b) Time duration of the exam: 02 hours
  3. c) Total Marks: 100
  4. d) All questions carry equal marks.
  5. e) Each question will have five options (A, B, C, D and E). If a candidate is attempting a question, she/he shall have to darken the appropriate circle A, B, C or D and if not attempting a question then, she/he shall have to darken E circle. If none of the five circles

is darkened, one fourth (0.25) mark shall be deducted.

  1. f) Any candidate not darkening any of the five circles in more than

10% questions shall be disqualified.

  1. g) One-fourth mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.
  2. h) The medium of examination will be Only in English Language for Botany and Zoology.

Subject Knowledge Test

  1. a) Time duration of exam: 03 hours
  2. b) Total Marks: 150
  3. c) The medium of examination will be Only in English Language: – Botany and Zoology

*** please Note Till oct 2024,  it is not mentioned whether it will be subjective exam or objective exam

 

Criteria of Qualifying marks for getting into next round for interview call

  • The numbers of the candidates to be called for interview will be two times, including bracketed candidates if any, of the number of advertised posts provided that they have secured the minimum cut-off marks of 35%.
  • The weightage of the subject knowledge test will be 87.5%.
  • The weightage of the interview will be 12.5%.

The final merit list will be prepared by adding the marks of the subject knowledge test and interview/viva-voce.

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