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Admission & first meetingप्रवेश और पहली मुलाकातEnquire at your nearest NDSS centre, meet the teacher, fix the batch time and get your study material.
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Part 1 of the syllabusपाठ्यक्रम भाग 1Unit-wise coaching with notes and doubt classes.
Unit 1: History and Microbial WorldUnit 2: Soil Microorganisms and Nutrient CyclesUnit 3: Biological Nitrogen Fixation
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Part 2 of the syllabusपाठ्यक्रम भाग 2Unit-wise coaching with notes and doubt classes.
Unit 4: BiofertilisersUnit 5: Microbes in Composting, Biogas and Plant Protection
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Unit tests & assignmentsयूनिट टेस्टRegular tests in the university / board pattern.
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Semester 2 exam (university / board)विश्वविद्यालय / बोर्ड परीक्षाPrevious papers and full revision before the exam.
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Online tests & resultऑनलाइन टेस्ट और रिज़ल्टTake the tests online; your marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
सिलेबस · पाठ्यक्रम
1 subject · 5 chapters · 21 topics
01Unit 1: History and Microbial World
4 टॉपिक+
- History: Leeuwenhoek, Pasteur, Koch, Winogradsky, Beijerinck
- Prokaryotes and eukaryotes
- Bacteria, fungi, actinomycetes, algae, viruses
- Microbial growth and nutrition
02Unit 2: Soil Microorganisms and Nutrient Cycles
4 टॉपिक+
- Soil microflora and rhizosphere
- Carbon cycle and decomposition
- Nitrogen cycle: ammonification, nitrification, denitrification
- Phosphorus and sulphur transformations
03Unit 3: Biological Nitrogen Fixation
5 टॉपिक+
- Symbiotic fixation: Rhizobium-legume
- Nodule formation and leghaemoglobin
- Nitrogenase enzyme
- Non-legume symbiosis: Frankia
- Cyanobacteria and heterocysts
04Unit 4: Biofertilisers
4 टॉपिक+
- Rhizobium, Azotobacter, Azospirillum
- Azolla-Anabaena and blue-green algae
- Phosphate solubilising microbes and mycorrhiza
- Carriers, mass production and application
05Unit 5: Microbes in Composting, Biogas and Plant Protection
4 टॉपिक+
- Composting and vermicomposting
- Biogas and methanogens
- Biopesticides: Bt, Trichoderma, Pseudomonas
- Microbes in food and industry
About this course
आप यह कर पाएँगे
- Describe the history of microbiology and the main groups of microorganisms
- Explain the role of microbes in carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus and sulphur cycles
- Explain symbiotic, associative and free-living biological nitrogen fixation
- Describe biofertilisers, their production, carriers and methods of application
- Explain microbial roles in composting, biogas production and biological plant protection
यह किसके लिए है
- B.Sc (Hons.) Agriculture students of Semester 2 (ICAR 5th Deans' Committee syllabus)
- Students of UP agriculture colleges preparing for semester exams or back papers
- Aspirants revising basics for ICAR / state agriculture exams
आपको क्या चाहिए
- 10+2 with Biology / Agriculture
- Practical notebook for lab exercises (staining, culturing)
Online tests & result
Practice and unit tests online; marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
Student login →
सवाल
Which syllabus does this course follow?
It follows the ICAR 5th Deans' Committee syllabus of B.Sc (Hons.) Agriculture, Semester 2, used by UP agricultural universities and agriculture colleges.
What if my university syllabus is different?
The centre follows your own university's syllabus and previous papers; units missing here are added for your batch.
Does it help for competitive exams?
Yes - the same topics are asked in ICAR AIEEA PG, JRF, state agriculture officer and banking AFO exams.
