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UPSC Botany optional syllabus

Both papers of the UPSC Botany optional. Here it is in 20 topics and 9 subtopics you can study and tick off one at a time.

Papers: two, both in Mains
Marks: 250 each, 500 in all
Time: 3 hours each

Contents

Paper I

Microbiology and Plant Pathology
Algae, Fungi, Bryophytes and Pteridophytes
Gymnosperms and Palaeobotany
Morphology and Anatomy of Angiosperms
Embryology of Angiosperms
Cytology and Cell Biology
Genetics
Molecular Biology
Evolution
Plant Systematics
Plant Physiology and Biochemistry
Ecology and Plant Geography

Paper II

Economic Botany
Biotechnology
Plant Resource Development and Conservation
Environmental Botany
Angiosperm Taxonomy — Modern Trends
Biostatistics
Instrumentation Techniques in Plant Science
Research Methodology in Botany

Paper I

Microbiology and Plant Pathology

Algae, Fungi, Bryophytes and Pteridophytes

Gymnosperms and Palaeobotany

Morphology and Anatomy of Angiosperms

Embryology of Angiosperms

Cytology and Cell Biology

Genetics

Mendelian and Molecular Genetics

Molecular Biology

DNA Replication, Transcription, Translation

Evolution

Mechanisms and Evidences

Plant Systematics

Taxonomy and Classification of Angiosperms

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Ecology and Plant Geography

Paper II

Economic Botany

Crop Plants and Their Improvement

Biotechnology

Tissue Culture
Genetic Engineering in Plants

Plant Resource Development and Conservation

Environmental Botany

Pollution and Its Effects on Plants

Angiosperm Taxonomy — Modern Trends

Biostatistics

Data Analysis in Botanical Research

Instrumentation Techniques in Plant Science

Research Methodology in Botany

This is Mented's breakdown of the official UPSC syllabus into study-sized subtopics. For the syllabus as notified, see the Civil Services Examination notice on upsc.gov.in.

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