cbse.gov.in Syllabus Assistant Secretary, Various Administrative Posts Group A, B & C
Organisation : Central Board of Secondary Education CBSE
Recruitment Name : Assistant Secretary, Various Administrative Posts (Group A, B & C)
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CBSE Syllabus Assistant Secretary, Various Administrative Posts
AGRICULTURE:
** Definition of Agriculture, its branches
** Crop Production :Cereals,Pulses, Oilseed, fodder & fibre crops, Commercial crop.
** HORTICULTURAL CROPS: Fruits, Vegetable, Flower, Spices (including Nursery bed preparation, treatment of nursery soil, seed treatment, seed sowing and care).
** SEED PRODUCTION: pollination and fertilization, Self and cross pollinated crops, Definition of pure lines, inbred, hybrids, composites and synthetics.
** ORGANIC FARMING: Concept, history and importance of Organic farming, important food products, Important Government Schemes (promotional), Kitchen gardening.
Related / Similar Syllabus : National Institute of Open Schooling NIOS Syllabus Group-A,B & C Posts
Advance Crop Production:
** Food production including horticultural crops
** Soil fertility, productivity and concept of essential plant nutrients (role, function and classification of nutrients).
** Soil pH and Organic Carbon.
** Manure, fertilizers, Bio-fertilizers, their methods of application.
** Concept of soil moisture (precision and pressure irrigation – Drip and sprinkler irrigation)
GENETICS AND PLANTBREEDING :
** Cell and its structure, cell division-Mitosis and Meiosis, DNA, RNA, and their differences.
** Mendel’s laws of Inheritance Physical Environment: (Climate, Soil and preparation of land)
** Climate and Weather, elements of Weather: Rainfall, Temperature, Humidity, Wind, Sunshine, Climate Change and Global warming.
** Soil, it’s texture and structure and its types, distribution and area, Soil erosion and Soil conservation.
** Tillage definition and types
POST PRODUCTION AND POST HARVESTING HANDLING, PACKAGING AND PROCESSING (Products from Plants and Animal) :
** Importance of livestock in Agriculture
** Important animal based food products
** Post harvesting management of fruits, vegetables and flowers, cereals, pulses and oil seeds
** Concept of clean milk production processing, pasteurization and packaging and milk
ANIMAL HUSBANDRY :
** Important indigenous and exotic breeds of cattle, buffalo and poultry.
Bio-Waste Management :
** Utilization of animals in Bio-wastes and Biogas plant.
Cooperative system in Agriculture :
** Crop insurance. Kisan Credit Cards. Marketing of Agricultural products, role of
Krishi Vigyan Kendra in dissemination of Agricultural Technologies :
** Agricultural marketing and management strategies, Market structure and intelligence, Marketing efficiency, Price fluctuations, Agricultural Price Policy, Crop Insurance, Market Institutions, Warehouses and rural go- downs, Cooperatives, Commodity boards, Agri business management and principles
** Buffer Stock, Agricultural development through NITI AYOG, Import and export, Role of NSC, FCI and PDS, Important principles and basic concepts in Agricultural Statistics.
Subsidiary enterprises of agriculture :
** Bee keeping, Silkworm rearing, mushroom culture,
** Bio-pesticides Organic manures and Vermi composting.
** Setting up nurseries and marketing of plant sapling and important Govt. Schemes for the support of these enterprises
Scheme Of Examination
ASSISTANT SECRETARY (ADMIN CADRE): There will be two tier examination followed by an interview. Based on the performance in objective (MCQ) type (OMR Based) Tier-1 test, the candidates in the ratio of 1:10 will be allowed to appear in Tier-2 written (descriptive) test.
On the basis of performance in written (descriptive) test, the candidates will be called for interview/Personal Interaction in the ratio of 1:5. Intimation to this effect will be uploaded on the website “cbse.nic.in” in due course. The scheme of examination is as given below:
(a) Tier-1:Objective (MCQ) type (OMR Based) Examination:
TEST COMPONENT OF THE TEST NUMBER OF QUESTIONS TOTAL MARKS
Part-I Current Affairs and General Awareness 30 60
Part-II General Mental Ability, Logical Reasoning and Analytical Ability 30 60
Part-III Arithmetical & Numerical Ability, Data Interpretation 30 60
Part-IV General Hindi, Comprehension and Communication Skill 15 30
Part-V General English, Comprehension and Communication Skill 15 30
Part-VI Basic Knowledge of Computer Operation 30 60
TOTAL 150 300
DURATION OF THE TEST : 2 ½ hrs
(b) Tier-2: Written Examination:
TEST COMPONENT OF THE TEST TOTAL MARKS
Part-I
Current Affairs and General Awareness of Economics, Social, Political, Scientific & Technological development in India. Indian History and Culture, Geography of India and the World, Growth of Indian Education System and School Boards. 160
Part-II
Administrative Theories, Administrative Behavior, Principles of Organization, Personnel Administration and Financial Administration, Accountability and Control, Public Policy, Planning, Techniques of Administrative Improvement and Administrative Reforms 80
Part-III Constitution of India, Polity, Governance, Administrative Law, Ethics, Integrity, Aptitude. 40
Part-IV Essay Writing (Hindi or English) 40
TOTAL 320
DURATION OF THE TEST 3 hrs
Marking Scheme
** In Tier – 1, Two (02) marks shall be awarded to every correct answer and 0.5 marks shall be deducted for every incorrect answer.
** Unanswered questions will not be given any marks.
** There is only one correct response for each question.
** Filling up/darkening more than one response in any question will be treated as wrong response and 0.5 marks as wrong response will be deducted.
** There is no provision of re-evaluation in MCQ as well as written/descriptive examination.
** No request in this regard will be entertained for whatsoever reasons.