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SYLLABUS FOR ENTRANCE EXAMINATION

Msc. Animal Science

Mammalian Physiology, Environmental Biology, Aquaculture, Cytology, Anatomy, Genetics, Structure and development of male and female gametophytes. Cell structure, cell organelles, nucleus, chromosome structure, nucleosome, Plant Pathology, Cell division – mitosis, meiosis; and their significance, chromosome: structural aberrations, Genetics, laws of inheritance; gene interaction; linkage cytoplasmic inheritance and sex determination. Animal identification,  Dentition and ageing of animals. Housing layout/ requirements of livestock and poultry, Cattle Production, Breeds of Cattle and other farm animals, Milk and milk composition, Diagnostic tests for zoonotic diseases, Animal Reproduction, Fodder crops and preservation, fertilizers, Insecticides , Agronomy, Nutrition and deficiencies in animals, Wildlife, Terminologies used in Livestock Production.

 

M.Sc (QUALITY CONTROL IN DAIRY INDUSTRY)

1) General chemistry- food chemistry- chemical analysis of foods

2) Fundamentals of Genetics- techniques in molecular biology

3) Human health and disease 

4) Basics of   Biochemistry

5) Milk - composition, processing,quality control, composition and methods of preparation of dairy products

6) Foods-composition, nutritive value, food technology and preservation, functional foods

7)  General microbiology, food microbiology, microbiological techniques

8) Human health- diseases-food borne disease, endocrinology

9) Basic facts about   Animals – Anatomy and Physiology

10) General Awareness –Current affairs, personalities, events

 

M.Sc Biostatistics

Fundamentals of Statistics, Scales of Measurement, Descriptive Statistics, Correlation, Regression, Probability, Discrete and Continuous Distributions, Expectations, Sampling Theory, Estimation, Testing of Hypothesis, Z, t, F, ANOVA and Chi Square Tests, Basics of Design of Experiments, Matrices and Determinants, Quadratic Form, Linear Equations, Coordinate Geometry, Vectors and
Three Dimensional Geometry, Trigonometry, Vector Space, Set Theory, Groups, Ring, Integral Domain, Field, Basics of Real and Complex Analysis, Basic Number Theory, Permutation and Combination,  Inequalities, Characteristic Roots, Characteristic Equations, Basics of Computers. Applications of Mathematics and Statistics in General.

 

M.Sc Animal Biotechnology

Chemistry of biomolecules-carbohydrates, proteins, lipids and nucleic acids.
Types, structure and function.  Metabolism of Carbohydrate, Lipids, amino acids and nucleotides- Metabolic disorders. Glycolysis, TCA cycle, Urea cycle, Gluconeogenesis, Glyoxalate cycle and pentose phosphate pathway - Study of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells- structural and ultra-structural details - Functions of Nucleus, Endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus, Peroxisomes and mitochondria.

Earlier concepts of heredity; Mendel's work and laws of heredity; Chromosomal theory of inheritance; Gene interactions; Multiple alleles; Linkage and crossing over; Sex determination; Sex linked; sex influenced and sex limited traits; Spontaneous and induced mutations - DNA repair mechanisms Cell cycle, mitosis and meiosis; numerical structural variation in chromosomes and their
significance. Structure of cell membrane and regulation of transport. Modern concepts of gene,  interaction of genes, extra chromosomal inheritance.

Organization of generic materials in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells – DNA structure-RNA structure and types,  Genetic code - DNA Replication, central dogma -Transcription, Translation- Regulation of gene expression – operonconcept, gene mutation, DNA damage and repair; Recombination- Transformation - Transduction, Conjugation. Concept of Recombinant DNA Technology.

 

MSc Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Chemistry of biomolecules-carbohydrates, proteins, lipids and nucleic acids.
Types, structure and function.  Metabolism of Carbohydrate, Lipids, amino acids and nucleotides- Metabolic disorders. Glycolysis, TCA cycle, Urea cycle, Gluconeogenesis, Glyoxalate cycle and pentose phosphate pathway.

 

M. Sc Applied Microbiology

1. General awareness in Microbiology- History, cytology, growth and metabolism of bacteria- Morphology and cultivation of pathogenic bacteria and identification of bacteria, Different types of media -infections caused by medically important bacteria- Plasmids- Virus- Cultivation methods- General characteristics of pathogenic fungi, morphology- Microscopy- Immunity- Introduction to immune system- Types of immunity- Cells of immune system- Microbial genetics-replication, transcription and translation-Transduction transformation conjugation-Applications of molecular biology-PCR and its applications.
2. General knowledge and current affairs (5-10%).

MS WILDLIFE STUDIES

Subject: Zoology, Botany and Veterinary Science

1. Molecules and their interaction relevant to biology
2. Cellular organization
3. Fundamental processes
4. Cell communication and cell signalling
5. Developmental biology
6. System physiology-Plant
7. System physiology-Animals
8. Inheritance biology
9. Diversity of life forms
10. Ecological principles
11. Evolution and behaviour

B.Sc. Poultry Production and Business Management

1. All questions will be of multiple choice types with four options each.
2. No negative marks for wrong answers.
3.  All questions will be of 10 + 2 level. The broad topics with the sample contents are given below.

Part I: Biology: Cell and its inheritance, origin and evolution of life, Animal Physiology, Ecology, Ecosystem and Environment, Applied biology, Animal Husbandry etc.

Part II: Commerce and Humanities: History – Modern, Indian Polity, Basic economics, Accounting and Business studies etc.

Part III: English: Spotting the errors, Vocabulary- synonyms, antonyms, Idioms and phrases, comprehension, sentence improvement etc.

Part IV: General Knowledge: India and world - First, superlatives, currencies, capitals, famous places, books, parliaments, culture and heritage, defense, awards and honours, sports, organizations etc.

Part V: Logical reasoning & Quantitative Aptitude: Number Series, Letter and Symbol Series, Verbal Classification, Essential Part, Analogies, Matching Definitions, Making Judgments, Verbal Reasoning, Logic Problems, Analyzing Arguments, basic mathematics to solve problems related to profit and loss, time and work, LCM and HCF, equations, decimal, fractions etc.
 

4. Questions may/may not deviate from the contents mentioned above but will be limited to syllabus of Kerala State Higher Secondary Education.
5. Candidates applying for outside State quota need not write the entrance examination. However, interview will be conducted for screening the candidates.

 

DIPLOMA IN DAIRY SCIENCE

1. Dairy cattle-breeds, physiology –reproduction, lactation-endocrine glands, diseases
2. Milk- composition, processing , quality control, composition and methods of preparation of dairy products
3. Foods-composition, nutritive value
4. Institutions, projects and personalities related to dairy development
5. Basic facts about Plants and Animals
6. Poultry- breeds
7. Human health and disease
8. Biodiversity and conservation
9. Basic concepts of Chemistry and Physics
10. Basics of Microbiology
11. General Awareness –Current affairs, personalities, events

Diploma in Poutry Production
Human reproduction, Reproductive Health, Human health and disease, Strategies for enhancement in food production, Microbes in human welfare, Human physiology –Digestive system, Respiratory system, Circulatory system, Excretory system, Skeletal system, Nervous system, Endocrine system,  Cell Biology, Livestock Management and Animal husbandry, Livestock Management in poultry husbandry

References:

1. NCERT textbook of Biology for class XI and class XII
2. Vocational Higher Secondary Textbook on Livestock Management
3. Vocational Higher secondary Textbook on Poultry Husbandry

DIPLOMA IN LAB TECHNIQUES

Plus one, plus two, MLT

Anatomy & Physiology: Blood, Skeletal - Cardiovascular - Digestive - Respiratory system, excretory - Nervous - Reproductive and Endocrine system.
Microbiology and Parasitology: Microscope, Bacterial cell, Sterilization and disinfection, common laboratory equipment, growth, cultivation and identification of bacteria,  Antibiotic Sensitivity test, Processing of Specimens, immunology, Virology, Parasitology, Blood and Intestinal parasites.

Clinical Pathology: Urine, Stool, sputum, Semen, CSF examination, Haematology, ImmunoHaematology and Blood Banking. Blood group system. Blood grouping, Compatibility testing, Blood transfusion

Biochemistry: Estimation of blood sugar, proteins, NPN, lipids, Liver function tests, Renal function tests, Automation and quality Control.

Histotechnology and Cytology: Introduction to Histotechnology and Cytology

Diversity in living world- Structural organisation in animals and plants- Cell structure and function- Plant physiology- Human physiology- Reproduction- Genetics and evolution- Biology and Human welfare- Biotechnology and its applications- Ecology and environment.

Body parts of animals - Breeds- Identification of animals- Housing of cattle- Normal values- Organs of body- Care and management- Milk and milk products- Health care- Principles of feeding- Feeding materials- System of breeding- Manure- Rearing of pigs, poultry, goats, rabbits.

Dairy farming - Selection of dairy herds- Reproduction- Artificial insemination- Pregnancy and calving-calf rearing- Herd replacement- Feeds and feeding- Lactation- Clean milk production-Milk and milk products- Processing of milk- Common diseases- Infertility.