(Notification) WBPSC: CIVIL SERVICE (EXECUTIVE) ETC. EXAMINATION, 2020 (ADVT. NO. 22/2019)

v)       Jati Milan                                                        Page - 93 vi)      Kolkata renah bharak                                      Page - 155 vii)     Bah julung                                                      Page - 151

(All from ‘Aldaha anarhe’)

viii)    Jamsimbinti                                                    Page - 204 ix)      Dharti Dhasao                                                 Page - 208

x)      Manmi Reah Bad Borket                                   Page - 283 - 304 (Jat hating)

(All from Lita Godet)

2.       (HORKOREN MARE HAPRAM KOREYAH KATHA) Rev. L. O. Skrefsud:

i)        AAD KHON MANOA REAH BIBORAN - Page - 1-19 ii)       DHARAM AAR SERWOA - Page - 203-249

3.       Kherwal Bansha Dharam Puthi - Rajhi Ramdas Tudu (Reska) Karmu ar kharmu reyah - Karambinti Galmarao - Page - 68-102

4.       Sansar Phend -  A Drama by Sadhuram Chand Murmu

5.       Bidu Chandan -  A Drama by Pandit Raghunath Murmu

6.       Sidu Kanu Santal Hool - A Drama by Pandit Raghunath Murmu

7.       The Jamsim Binti By Nayke Mongal Ch. Saren

Section - B

8.       Pandit Raghunath Murmu (Biography) By Ramchanda Murmu

9.       Santal Folk Tales (Collected) Vol-I By P. O. Bodding

10.     a)      SAOHEND MOHANK - A collection of selected Essays By Subodh Hansda and

Debdulal Murmu

b)      AYO AARANG TE OLOH - Pandit Raghunath Murmu c)       SANTARI PARSI AARSAOHET - Sarada Prasad Kisku

d)      SANTARI TULAJAKHA SAOHET - Gomosta Prasad Saren

11.     a)      SAI SERMA RENAH ANORHE - A collection of Santali Poems of 100 year with

Bengali Translation

b)      NIDA YUNTA - Sarada Prasad Kisku

c)       DHARAM GE SARIYA - Mondal Hembram d)      MAYAJAL - Narayan Saren (Tore Sutaru)

12.     MIT GEL HOR KAHNI SALAH MIT SAI MIT KAHNI - A collection of Ten Santali Folk Tales and 101 short stories.

13.     ‘Paschimbangla’ (Sadhu Ramchand Murmu Memorial Edition - Govt. of West Bengal).

14.     Saotal Bidraher 150 Bochhor - ‘Paschimbanga’ special issue.

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE :

Paper – I :

(a) Theories of Literature : Dates terms and Concepts.

(b) Literature of the Ancient World; (i) Indian, (ii) Western

(c) Bangla Sahitya : 1 (Baishnab Padabali theke Bankimchandra) (d) Bangla Sahitya : 2 (Rabindranath o Uttorkaal)

(e) Bengali Literature in Translation

(f) Indian Literature other than Bengali in Translation

Paper – II :

Western Literature -

(a) 800 – 1400 A.D. (including Song of Ronald, Tristan and representative writings of

Troubadour Minnesang, Dante, Petrarch, Boccaccio and Chaucer).

(b) 1400 – 1616 A.D. (including representative writings of Villon, Ronsard, Spencer, Machiavelli, Rableis, Montaigne and Shakespeare).

(c) 1616 – 1749 A.D. (including representative writings of Moliere, Racine, Swift, Voltaire and

Defoe).

(d) 1749 – 1832 A.D. (including representative writings of Goethe, Schiller, Heine, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Shelley, Keats, Scott, Rene, Lamartine, Vigny, Hugo and Musset).

(e) 1832 – 1910 A.D. (including representative writings of Whitman, Baudelaire, Verlaine, Laforgue, lbsen, Balzac, Tolstoy, Maupassant and Chekhov).

(f) 1910 to the Present times (including representative writings of Yeats, Eliot, Frost, Rilke, Mayakovsky, Eluard, Neruda, Hervert, Kafka, Marquez and lonesco).

AGRICULTURE :

Paper – I :

Agro-ecological factors- plant growth and distribution. Distribution of crops according to region. Role of climate and weather of crop production, weather forecasting including modern methods. Greenhouse effect and global warming. Precision farming- Remote Sensing (RS) and Geographic Information system (GIS).

Cropping pattern and cropping system-distribution, objectives, types and impact on high yielding

varieties, scope and limitations.

Package and practices of cereals (rice, wheat, maize), pulses (green gram, black gram, red gram, lentil and peas), oil seeds (mustard, sesamum, ground nut, linseed, sunflower); fibre crops (Jute, sunhemp, mesta); sugarcane and forage crops (Sorghum, napier, para, berseem, Lucerne, ricebean, cowpea, oat, dinanath grass).

Weeds- definition, characteristics, dessimination and control.

Agroforestry-Definition of forest, scope of various types of forest - social forest, rural forest, urban forest, farm forestry; forest products. Aforestation. Conservation.

Soil- definition, process and factors of soil formation, soil properties and soil conservation. Soilfertility - problems of soil and their reclamation.

Nutrition- essential elements, role of nutrients on plants, integrated nutrient management and

biofertilizers.

Water use efficiency and dryland farming- water use efficiency in relation to crops production. Criteria for scheduling irrigation. Methods and systems of irrigation. Rainwater harvesting.

Dryland farming - definition, prospects and problems. Techniques for establishment and management. Farm management - scope, importance and characteristics, farm planning, farm budgeting and farm operations.

Agro-economics - function and crop insurance.

Agril-extension - importance and role, methods of evaluation of extension programme. Role of KVK in technology transfer. Role and scope of Information Technology in Indian Agriculture. Livelihood management through agriculture (Self Help Group in agriculture).

Marketing - its channels, pricing, marketing intelligence, storage with special references to cold storage and wirehouse. Distribution- public distribution system.

Paper – II :

Crop improvement- Cell structure and functions, law of heredity, chromosome structure and aberrations, polyploidy. Mutation breeding.

History of plant breeding. Mode of reproduction, selfing and crossing techniques. Crop genetic resources - conservation and utilization. Application of principles of plant breeding. Breeding methods. Heterosis,somatic hybridization. Molecular markers, DNA finger printing and genetically modified crops.

Principles of plant physiology; absorption, translocation, photosynthesis and respiration (definition, process, factors affecting and significance). Growth and development, photoperiodism, plant growth substances (definition, classification and role).Stress-physiology.

Seed production, testing, certification and storage.

Cultivation practices of major commercial fruits, vegetables, flowers, plantation and spices, medicinal and aromatic crops. Landscaping- principles, features and designs. Postharvest technology. Protected cultivation of horticultural crops.

Pests and diseases of commercially important fruit, vegetables, flowers, plantation & spices, medicinal and aromatic crops. IPM.

Food and nutrient security. Scope for export of agricultural products.

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND VETERINARY SCIENCE :

Paper – I :

1.          ANIMAL NUTRITION

1.1        Livestock Feeds : Common feeds and fodder and their classification. Proximate analysis of feed stuff.

1.2        Energy Nutrition : Energy sources, Measures of food energy and their application such as Gross Energy, Digestible Energy, Metabolisable Energy, Net Energy, Total Digestible Nutrients. Energy requirement for maintenance, growth, pregnancy and  lactation in milk producing livestock.

1.3        Protein Nutrition: Biological value of protein, Protein efficiency ratio,    digestible crude protein. Use of NPN in ruminants, bypass protein. Protein requirements for maintenance, growth, pregnancy and lactation in milk producing livestock. Improvement of poor quality roughages.

1.4       Mineral and Vitamin Nutrition :        Major  and   trace   minerals,  their   sources,  physiological functions and deficiency symptoms. Role of vitamins, their sources and deficiency symptoms.

6.          EXTENSION EDUCATION

6.1        Concept of Sociology   :   Man and animal relationship, Society, Community, Association and

Institution. Social groups, its types and function.

6.2       Principles of Extension  :  Basic philosophy, objective and concept.  Methods adopted to educate farmers under rural condition, generation of technology, its transfer and feedback.  Animal Husbandry Programmes for rural development.

Paper – II :

1.         VETERINARY ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

(i)       VETERINARY ANATOMY

Osteology, arthrology and myology: Classification, physical properties and structure of long bones, joints and muscle. Study of skeleton of Pectoral, Pelvic gardles, Skull and vertebral bones of ox/buffaloes.

Splanchology : Gross morphology and topography of visceral organs of thoracic, abdominal and pelvic cavity.

Neurology and asthesiology : Basic structural organization of nervous system (CNS, PNS, ANS), Eye and ear.

Anatomy of fowl : Parts of female reproductive tracts of fowl and their role in egg formation. Organs of digestive system.

(ii)         PHYSIOLOGY

Blood  :  Constituents  of  blood,  blood  cell  formation,  haemoglobin  synthesis,  coagulation  of  blood, hemorrhagic, disorders, anticoagulants. Biochemical tests for assessing liver and kidney function.

Circulatory  System  :  Haemodynamics  of  circulation,  physiology  of  heart  function,  Cardiac  Cycle, regulation of cardiac output, coronary circulation and ECG, blood pressure and hypertension, osmotic regulation, shock.

Excretion : Structure and function of nephron, formation of urine. Regulation of    electrolyte and acid-base balance, sweat glands and their function.

Respiration: Mechanism of respiration, Transport and exchange of gases in lungs and tissues. Neural control of respiration and hypoxia.

Environmental Physiology :   Climate change, climatological variables and their importance in animal ecology and behaviour. Effect of environmental stress on health and production.

Physiology of Milk Production :  Hormonal control of mammary growth, lactogenesis and galactopoiesis. Letting down and holding up of milk.

(iii)    BIOCHEMISTRY

Biochemistry of carbohydrate, protein, lipids, enzymes, co-enzymes, co-factors and their role in metabolism; Biochemistry of blood and body fluids.

2.      PHARMACOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY

Pharmacology :  Principles of  drug  activity  such as  pharmacokinetics and  pharmacodynamics. Concept of drug and receptor. Does response relationship. Adverse drug reaction, drug interaction. Biopharmaceuticals and  gene  therapy  Antimicrobials,  antifungal  and  principles  of  chemotherapy  in microbial infections.

Toxicology : Fundamentals and scope of toxicology. Toxicity due to insecticides, organo phosphates, heavy metals, non-metals, micotoxins and their ameliorative measures. Toxic plants.

3.     BASIC VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGY, PATHOLOGY AND PARASITOLOGY

Microbiology: Marphology and classification, cultivation and identification of microbes   related to animal diseases. Transmission of infections, sterilization and disinfactants.

Pathology: Pathogenesis and Pathognomic lesions in important microbial diseases of livestock.

Parasitology: Morphology and pathogenesis of important helminthic and protozoal diseases in livestock like ascariasis, facioliasis, Trypanosomiasis etc.

4.        ANIMAL DISEASES:

Infectious diseases : Etiology, symptoms, diagnosis and control of important bacterial, protozoal and viral diseases of domestic livestock and poultry, such as Anthrax, HS, BQ, Brucellosis, FMD, Hog Cholera, PPR, Goat Pox, Rabies, RD, IBD, Trypanosomiasis, Babesiosis, Coccidiosis etc.

Production/metabolic diseases : Etiology, symptoms, treatment and control of important metabolic diseases such as  milk  fever, ketosis, pregnancy toxaemia, hypomagnesemia of domestic animals.

Systemic states and diseases : Fever, hyperthermia, hypothermia, toxaemia, septicaemia, bloat, impaction, diarrhoea, dehydration and snake bite.

Herd health Management : Herd immunity, disease free zones, chemotherapeutics and chemoprophylaxis for herd health. Vaccination and deworming schedule of livestock and poultry.

Surgical intervention : Diagnosis and surgical intervention in fracture, hernia, choking, ruminotomy, castration and Caesarian section.

5.       VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND EPIDEMIOLOGY

Epidemiology : Principles and applications of epidemiological measures in the study of diseases and their control. National and international regulations on livestock diseases.

Zoonoses : Socio-economic importance of zoonotic diseases. Role of animals in transmission of zoonotic diseases. Occupational zoonotic diseases.

Animal Welfare and Jurisprudence : Role of veterinarian in animal welfare. Animal Welfare Board of India. Role and function of Committee for the Purpose of Controlling and Supervising Experiments in Animals (CPCSEA), Common offences against animals. Examination of living and dead animals in criminal cases.

6.       WILD / ZOO / LAB ANIMAL HEALTH CARE

Method of handling and restrant of Wild animals. Conservation of wild life. Management and feeding practice and housing of Wild, Zoo and Laboratory animals.

ANTHROPOLOGY :

Paper – I :

1.          Introducing anthropology: Meaning and scope of anthropology.

Major branches of anthropology:

1.1                  Main branches of Anthropology, their scope and relevance : (a) Social-cultural Anthropology,

(b) Biological Anthropology,

(c) Archaeological Anthropology, (d) Linguistic Anthropology.

1.2        Brief outline of the growth of anthropology. Enlightenment. Colonialism and anthropology.

2.          Human evolution and Hominization process :

2.1       Theories of organic evolution. Human evolution and emergence of Man : (a)  Biological and Cultural factors in human evolution,

(b)  Theories of Organic Evolution (Pre-Darwinian, Darwinian and Post-Darwinian),

(c)  Synthetic theory of evolution; Brief outline of terms and concepts of evolutionary biology.

2.2        Neutral theory of molecular evolution.

2.3        Concept of evolutionary biology: Skeletal changes, (skull, vertebral column, pelvic girdle, hind limb).

2.4        Characteristics of primates, Primate classification (general), Features and distribution of New

World Monkey, Old World Monkey, Asian and African Apes.

2.5        Theories of human origin.

2.6        Geological time scale with special reference to Pleistocene epoch.

2.7                  Distribution, characteristics and phylogenetic status : (a)         Parapithecus

(b)         Dryopithecus, Sivapithecus

(c)         Australopithecus africanus, Australopithecus afarensis, Homo habilis

(d)         Homo erectus (Java Man, Peking Man) (e)         Archaic Homo sapiens

(f)         Neanderthal Man – La-chapelle-Aux-Saints, Tabun Man

(g)         Anatomically Modern Homo sapiens – Cromagnon, Grimaldi, Chancelade

3.          Human Genetics :

3.1        Methods – Mendelism, Twin-study, Cytogenetics, Population genetics.

3.2        Biological basis of inheritance: DNA structure and replication, Restriction Fragment   Length Polymorphism (RFLP), Variable Number of Tandem Repeat(s) (VNTRs), Short Tandem Repeat(s) (STRs) protein synthesis, gene, allele, cell division.

3.3        Concept  of  Human  Genome  :  nuclear  genome,  mitochondrial  genome,  Chromosome  and chromosomal aberrations in man (Numerical and structural aberrations, point mutation), Satellite DNA.

3.4        Patterns   of   inheritance   –   autosomal,   sex-chromosomal,   multifactorial,   polygenic,   sex determination, sex influenced.

12.1      Concept and approaches.

12.2      Major  ways  of  subsistence  –  Hunting-gathering,  Pastoralism,  Horticulture  and  Settled Agriculture.

12.3      Production,  Distribution  (Reciprocity,  Market  exchange,  Re-distribution),  Consumption,  Gift exchange.

12.4      Peasant.

13.        Political anthropology :

13.1      Definition and approach.

13.2      Power, authority, social control, law, social sanction, governance.

13.3      Concepts of Band, Tribe, Chiefdom and State.

13.4      Political movement - Approaches of study, Types of socio-political movements (Revitalization, Messianic, Social solidarity, regional and Ethnic).

13.5      Ethnicity – Definition, concept of ethnic boundary.

14.        Anthropology of religion :

14.1      Definition of religion, functions of religion.

14.2      Approaches to the study of religion (intellectual, psychological, functional, interpretative).

14.3      Concepts: Myth, magic, witchcraft, sorcery, taboo, totem, divination, rituals, symbolism in religion.

14.4      Religious specialists – shaman, witch-doctor, priest.

15.        Social stratification :

15.1      Definition and features.

15.2      Theories/approaches.

15.3      Types – Caste and class.

15.4      Concepts: Status, role, age-set/age-grade, social mobility.

16.        Ecological anthropology :

16.1      Definition, scope and approaches/methods of ecological anthropology.

16.2      Concept of culture ecology.

17.        Emerging fields of social-cultural anthropology :

17.1      Development anthropology – Definition and scope, development, globalization.

17.2      Legal anthropology and Human Rights.

17.3      Anthropology of communication – visual anthropology, mass media, popular culture.

17.4      Anthropology of gender.

18.        Basic methods of data collection and interpretation :

18.1      Qualitative and quantitative approaches, ethnography, fieldwork.

18.2      Basic  methods/techniques  of  data  collection  –  observation  (special  reference  participant observation), interview, case study, schedule, questionnaire, genealogy, PRA and RRA.

18.3      Application of statistical principles – Descriptive statistics – central tendency (mean, median, mode), standard deviation, standard error, Testing of hypothesis: t-test, chi-square test.

Paper – II :

1.          History and Development of Anthropology in India :

1.1        Colonialism and Anthropology in India.

1.2        Phases of development and major trends of Anthropology in India.

8.6        Tribal movement (Nature and distribution), Emergence of Ethnicity, Issues of Identity, Tribe and Nation-State, Indian National Movement and Indian tribes, Regionalism, Jharkhand movement, Santal movement.

9.          Anthropology of development:

9.1        Critique,  approaches,  issues  of  women  development,  cultural  factors  of   development, displacement and rehabitation, sustainable development, alternative to development.

9.2        Role of NGO in development.

9.3        Role of anthropology in development.

10.        Emerging issues in Indian Anthropology:

10.1      Human Rights and advocacy of anthropology in the contexts of women, children, health and education.

10.2      Social-cultural dimensions of health: Bio-medical, medical anthropology and ethno medicine.

10.3      Issues in context: Sect, Cult, Religions pluralism in India, Visual image and Indian society, Public

Culture in India, Refugee, Civil Society, Violence, Traditional Knowledge.

BOTANY :

Paper – I :

Microbiology:

Plant virus- types - TMV- Physicochemical characteristics and Multiplication, One step growth curve, Lytic cycle (T4  phage) and Lysogenic cycle (Lambda phage), Significance of lysogeny, Viroids and Prions. Bacteria - Distinguishing features of Archaea and Bacteria, Flagella (ultrastructure) and Pilli, wall  – chemical structure and differences between Gram +ve & Gram –ve bacteria, Bacterial genome and plasmid, Endospore – formation, structure and function. Genetic Recombination (Transformation, Transduction & Conjugation) Application in Medicine and Industry.

Plant Pathology:

Terms and Definitions:  Disease concept, Symptoms, Etiology and causal complex, Endemic, Epidemic, Pandemic and Sporadic diseases, Disease triangle, Disease cycle (monocyclic, polycyclic and polyetic) with special reference to Late Blight of Potato, Brown Spot of Rice and Citrus Canker. Host – Parasite Interaction.   Pathotoxin (Definition, criteria and example), Phytoalexin, Resistance. Plant Disease Management- Symptoms, Causal organism, Disease cycle and Control measures.

Cryptogams:

ALGAE:

General account. Ultrastructure of cell. Diatom:   Cell structure, Cell division, Auxospore formation in Centrales and  Pennales. Economic Importance: Food, Phycocolloid (Agar-agar, Algin, Carrageenan), Diatomite, Algal Biotechnology – potential of microalgae for SCP, β-carotene, Biofertilizer, Biodiesel; Principles of mass cultivation of microalgae; Algal toxins.

FUNGI & LICHEN: General Account: Hyphal forms, Fungal spore forms and mode of liberation, Sexual reproduction and degeneration of sex, Homothallism and heterothallism, Life cycle patterns, Anamorphic fungi and parasexuality, Mycotoxins with emphasis on aflatoxin. Mycorrhiza: Role in Agriculture & Forestry.

Fungal Biotechnology: Mushroom, Cheese and  Ethanol-  Industrial production (brief outline), Fungal sources and uses of Mycoprotein, Enzyme (Cellulase), Amino acid (Tryptophan), Vitamin (Riboflavin), Antibiotic( Griseofulvin), Pharmaceuticals (Cyclosporin-A).

Lichen : Types, Reproduction , Economic and ecological importance.

BRYPOPHYTES :

General Account and Origin of Alternation of Generations (Homologous and Antithetic theory), Evolution of Sporophytes (Progressive and Regressive concept).

Importance: Role of bryophytes in Plant succession and Pollution Monitoring.

PTERIDOPHYTES:

General Account: Colonisation and rise of early land plants.

Fossil Pteridophytes: Structural features, Geological distribution and Evolutionary significance. Telome concept and its significance in the origin of different groups of Pteridophytes. Heterospory and Origin of Seed habit.

Economic importance as food, medicine and Agriculture.

Palaeobotany & Palynology:

Plant Fossil: Types, Different modes of preservation, Nomenclature and Reconstruction, Importance of fossil study.

Geological time scale with dominant plant groups through ages.

Palynology: Pollen aperture types, NPC classification (Erdtman). Pollen wall- Sporopollenin, Stratification and  Ornamentation (sculpturing), Applied Palynology:- Palaeopalynology,.Aeropalynology ,    Forensic palynology, Melissopalynology.

Phanerogams:

GYMNOSPERMS : Progymnosperms: Phylogenetic importance.

Fossil  gymnosperms:  Structural  features  of  Cycas,  Pinus,  Lyginopteris,  Williumsonia  oldhamia  and

Geological distribution of reconstructed genera.

Economic Importance of fossils with reference to Wood, Resins, Essential oils, and Drugs.

MORPHOLOGY OF ANGIOSPERMS:

Inflorescence types with examples. Flower: Corolla- forms, aestivation; Stamen- types; Placentation- types; Ovule - structure and forms. Fruit - types with examples.

TAXONOMY OF ANGIOSPERMS:

Components of Systematics: Nomenclature, Identification, Classification; Taxonomy and its phases - Pioneer, Consolidation , Biosystematic and Encyclopaedic ; alpha- and omega- taxomony .

Nomenclature: Herbaria and Botanical Gardens – their role; important Indian Herbaria and Botanical Gardens; Dichotomous keys – indented and bracketed, Phenetics. Brief idea on Phenetics, Numerical taxonomy; Cladistics; Monophyletic, polyphyletic and paraphyletic groups; Plesiomorphy and apomorphy. Data sources in Taxonomy: Supportive evidences from: Phytochemistry, Cytology and Anatomy. Diagnostic features, Systematic position of Economically important plants (parts and uses) with special reference to the families Poaceae, Orchidaceae, Brassicaceae, Fabaceae, Solanaceae and Malvaceae.

Embryology:

Pre-fertilisation changes:    Microsporogenesis and Microgametogenesis, Megasporogenesis. Post- fertilization changes. Embryogenesis and Development of Endosperm, Apomixis,  Apospory and Apogamy, Polyembryony.

Anatomy:

Ultrastructure and chemical composition of cell wall. Stomata: Types, Ontogeny of Trachea and Sieve- tube. Stele: Stelar types & evolution/ Secondary growth with special reference to the abnormal growth in Dracaena, Boerhaavia and Bignonia. Mechanical tissues and the Pinciples governing their distribution in plants.

Organisation of shoot apex (Tunica–Corpus) and Root apex (Korper-Kappe), Adaptive anatomical features

of Hydrophytes and Xerophytes.

Ecology:

Habitat and Niche, Ecotone and edge–effect, Carrying capacity.

Community  ecology:  Community-  Characteristics and  diversity,  Ecological  succession  –Primary  and secondary, Seral stages (with reference to Hydrosere), autogenic and allogenic succession.

Plant indicators (metallophytes); Phytoremediation. Conservation of Biodiversity (In-situ & Ex-situ).

Plant Geography:

Phytogeographical regions; Endemism; Endemic types and Factors; Age & Area hypothesis and Epibiotic theory; Endemism in Indian flora with special emphasis on Sunderban and Eastern Himalayas.

Paper – II :

Cell & Molecular Biology

CELL BIOLOGY: Cell and its types (prokaryotic and eukaryotic), structure and functions of the major cell organelles (nucleus, mitochondria, chloroplast, ribosome, endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi bodies, microbodies), cell division (mitosis and meiosis), significance of cell division, Cell cycle, structure of a typical chromosome, nucleosome model of chromosome, chromosomal aberrations (deletion, duplication, translocation and inversion), Concept of RNA world.

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY: Chemical structure and nature of the nucleic acids, concept of gene, replication of DNA, concept of genomic DNA and cDNA, split genes, overlapping genes, oncogenes, genetic code, protein synthesis in prokaryotes and eukaryotes, central dogma, basic of recombinant DNA technology (restriction enzymes, vectors, molecular cloning, application of R DNA technology and its social ethics).

Genetics, Plant Breeding, Biometry & Evolution Biology:

GENETICS: Mendelian principles (Mendel’s monohybrid and dihybrid experiments and laws), concept of linkage and crossing over, polyploidy, multiple alleles, point mutation, sex-linked inheritance, cytoplasmic inheritance and basic population genetics.

PLANT BREEDING:    Objective of  plant breeding, methods of  propagation in  relation to  breeding methods, methods of plant breeding (selection, hybridization, concept and causes of heterosis). Maintenance of germplasm, Heterosis and hybrid seed production, Molecular Breeding (use of DNA markers in plant breeding). Maintenance of germplasm, Mass selection and pure line selection, Heterosis and hybrid seed production, Molecular Breeding (use of DNA markers in plant breeding).

BIOMETRY:  Random sampling, Frequency distribution, Central tendency– Arithmetic Mean, Mode and

Median, Measurement of dispersion – Standard Deviation, Standard error of Mean, Test of significance:

‘t’- test; chi square test for goodness of fit.   Probability, Measurement of gene frequency (Hardy- Weinberg equilibrium). Overview of Bioinformatics, nature of biological data, literature databases (searching and downloading), introduction and overview of biological databases, nucleic acid sequence databases, GenBank, Protein sequence databases, introduction to BLAST series.

EVOLUTION BIOLOGY: Concept of  biological evolution, evidence of organic evolution (taxonomic, geological, morphological and anatomical); Lamarckism, Darwinism and mutation theories of de Vries.

Physiology and Biochemistry:

Plant-water relations, Stomatal physiology-mechanism of opening and closing, Organic Translocation Photosynthesis, Photochemical reaction centres, Cyclic and noncyclic electron transport, Water splitting mechanism, photophosphorylation, Z-scheme, Calvin cycle – Biochemical reactions and stoichiometry, Photosynthetic efficiency of C3  and C4  plants and crop productivity, Photorespiration, Crassulacean acid metabolism. Respiration- EMP pathway, TCA cycle, ETS and oxidative phosphorylation, Oxidative pentose phosphate pathway and its significance, ß-oxidation of fatty acids and significance. Nitrogen Metabolism (symbiotic and non-symbiotic), structure and function of di-nitrogenase complex, ETS of di-nitrogenase, basic concept of nif and nod genes. Plant Growth Regulators (Auxin, Gibberellin, Cytokinin, Ethylene and Abscisic Acid). Photoperiodism and plant types, Phytochrome, Vernalisation, Concept of biological clock and biorhythm. Seed dormancy, Physiology of Senescence and Ageing. Stress Physiology.

Biochemistry as the molecular logic of living organisms, axioms of living organisms, the major compounds of living beings;  pH,  buffers  and  basic  bioenergetics,  chemical  structure  and  properties  of  water molecule, ionization  of  water,  Henderson-Hasselbalch equation, titration  curve  and  the  concept  of preparation of any buffer solution; biomolecules: general structure, properties, classification and metabolic importance of carbohydrates, proteins, lipids and nucleic acids; enzymes,  basic structure (holoenzyme, apoenzyme, cofactor, coenzyme and prosthetic group), nomenclature and classification of enzymes according to IUBMB, mechanism of enzyme action (concept of active site of an enzyme, activation of free energy, principles of enzyme action, Fisher’s and Koshland’s models), enzyme kinetics (Michaelis-Menten equation and   Lineweaver-Burk plot), reversible and irreversible enzyme inhibition, allosteric enzyme regulation and covalently modulated enzyme regulation, basic concept of ribozymes, abzymes and isozymes.

Pharmacognosy :

Pharmacognosy and its importance in modern medicine , Crude drugs, Drug evaluation   Secondary metabolites, Interrelationship of basic metabolic pathways with secondary metabolite biosynthesis with special reference to Cinchona, Ipecac, Adhatoda and  Curcuma longa.

Plant Biotechnology & Instrumentation:

Plant tissue culture and Micropropagation. Plant Genetic Engineering:   Brief concept of different gene transfer methods. Transgenic plants.

Principles and applications of simple, compound, confocal and electron microscopy, colorimetry, visible and UV-visible spectrophotometry, deferential centrifugation, PCR, RT-PCR, Gel Electrophoresis, Blotting (Southern, Northern and Western) and ELISA.

CHEMISTRY :

Paper – I :

Group A

1.   Atomic Structure:

Bohr theory of hydrogen atom, Mosley’s experiment. Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle; Schrodinger wave equation; Interpretation of wave function, particle in a one-dimensional box; quantum numbers; hydrogen atom wave functions; shapes of s, p and d-orbitals.

2.          Chemical Bonding:

Ionic bond: characteristics of ionic compounds, lattice energy, Born-Haber cycle. Covalent bond and its general characteristics: polarities of bonds in molecules and their dipole moments; shapes of molecule, VSEPR theory.

Valence bond theory, concept of resonance and resonance energy; molecular orbital theory (LCAO

method); bonding in H +, H2, He +  to Ne2, NO, CO, HF, and CN-, comparison of valence bond and

2                      2

molecular orbital theories, bond order, bond strength and bond length.

Elimination Reactions:  E1,  E2  and  E1cb  mechanisms; orientation in  E2  reactions-Saytzeff and

Hoffmann; pyrolytic syn elimination – Chugaev and Cope eliminations.

Addition Reactions: Electrophillic addition to C=C and CºC; nucleophilic addition to C=O, C=N, conjugated olefins and carbonyls.

Rearrangements:  Pinacol-pinacolone,  Hoffmann,   Beckmann,   Baeyer-Villiger,  Favorskii,   Fries, Sclaisen, Cope, Stevens and Wagner-Meerwein rearrangements.

12. Organic Spectroscopy:

Principle and applications in structure elucidation: Infra-red: typical functional group identification

UV-vis: Singlet and triplet states; n-p* and p-p* transitions; application to conjugated double bonds and conjugated carbonyls - Woodward–Fieser rules; charge-transfer spectra.

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (1H NMR): Basic principle; chemical shift and spin-spin interaction and coupling constants.

Mass Spectrometry: Parent peak, base peak metastable peak, McLafferty rearrangement.

Paper – II :

Group-A

1.    Coordination Chemistry - I

Bonding  theories  of  metal  complexes;  valence  bond  theory,  crystal  field  theory  and  its modifications; application of theories in the explanation of magnetism a nd electronic spectra of metal complexes.

2.    Coordination Chemistry - II

Isomerism in coordination compounds; IUPAC nomenclature of coordination compounds; stereochemistry of  complexes with  4  and  6  coordination numbers;  chelate  effect  and  polynuclear complexes; trans effect and its theories; kinetics of substitution reactions in square-planer complexes; thermodynamic and kinetic stability of complexes.

3.    Bio-Inorganic Chemistry

Metal ion in biological systems and their role in ion transport across the membranes (molecular mechanism), oxygen-transport proteins: hemoglobin, myoglobin, hemerythrin; electron-transport proteins: cytochromes and ferrodoxins.

4.    Organometallic Chemistry

EAN rule, synthesis, structure and reactivity of metal carbonyls; carboxylate anions, carbonyl hydrides and metal nitrosyl compounds.

Complexes with aromatic systems; synthesis, structure and bonding in metal-olefin, -alkyne and - cyclopentadienyl complexes; coordinative unsaturation, oxidative addition reactions, insertion reactions, fluxional molecules and their characterization; compounds with metal-metal bonds and metal atom clusters.

Group - B

5.      Phase-equilibria and solutions

Gibbs phase rule and its significance. Clapeyron equation; Clausius – Clapeyron equation; phase diagram for a pure substance; phase-equilibria in binary systems, partially miscible liquids, upper and lower critical solution temperatures; properties of dilute solutions; Raoult’s and Henry’s law. Partial molar quantities, their significance; excess thermodynamic functions.

6.       Surface phenomena, catalysis and polymers

Adsorption from gases and solutions on solid adsorbents: Langmuir and B.E.T. adsorption isotherms; determination of surface area, characteristics and mechanism of reactions on heterogeneous catalysts.

Number and weight average molecular weight, their determination. Kinetics of polymerization.

7.       Chemical Kinetics

Differential and integral rate equation for zeroth, first, second and fractional order reactions; rate equations involving reverse, parallel, consecutive and chain reactions; branching chain and explosion; effect of temperature and pressure on rate constant; collision theory and transition state theory.

8.          Photochemistry and spectroscopy :

Fluorescence & phosphorescence, Jablonsky diagram, Franck-Condon principle, Lambert-Beer law. Laws of photochemistry, quantum yield, photo-stationary state, photosensitized reaction.

Rotational spectra of diatomic molecules: Rigid rotator model, selection rule, determination of

bond length.

Vibrational spectroscopy of diatomic molecules: SHO model, selection rule, determination of bond energy.

Group – C

9.          Configuration and conformation

Representation of molecules in three dimension   Fischer,  Saw-horse and Newman projection;

configuration (R and S) of chiral carbon, priority rule.

Conformation of acyclic and alicyclic molecules; gauche-butane interaction; chair-boat in cyclohexane.

10.        Chirality and stereoselectivity

Chirality: asymmetric carbon, axial and planar chirality. Optical activity; resolution of optically active compounds; enantioselective and diastereoselective synthesis; enantiomeric excess; Prelog’s rule for configuration determination; Cram’s rule.

11.        Organic Synthetic methods

Condensation reactions; Aldol, Claisen, Diemann, Perkin, Knoevenagel, Stobbe, Acyloin

Oxidation; epoxidation, dihydroxylation, periodate, chromate, permanganate, lead tetraacetate, allylic oxidation.

Reduction; catalytic hydrogenation, metal hydrides, dissolving metal reduction.

Organometalic,  catalysis;  palladium-catalyzed  coupling  reaction  and   allylic  substitution; Wilkinson catalyst; alkene metathesis.

12.        Pericyclic and photochemical reactions

Photochemical reaction; singlet and triplet state; Norrish Type I and Type II. Patterno-Buchi. Photochemical generation of radicals.

Pericyclic reaction; conservation of orbital symmetry; electrocyclic reactions; cycloaddition reactions, sigmatropic rearrangements.

CIVIL ENGINEERING :

Paper – I :

Strength of Materials :

Stress-strain, elastic modulus, shear force and bending moment diagrams of determinate beams, deflection of beams by different methods.

Structural Analysis :

Application of Area moment theorem & Conjugate beam method, Castigliano’s theorems I & II, Slope deflection & Moment distribution method. Introduction of Matrix method of analysis :  force and displacement  method.  Application  of     displacement  method  to  truss,  beam  &  frame  structure, Introduction of plastic analysis.

Design of steel structures :

Concept of design by working stress method and Limit state method. Application of Limit state method : Design of tension and compression member, design of flexure members : Beams – rolled section and plated beam. Design of column for axial and eccentric loads. Design of connection : B olted and welded.

Design of concrete structures :

Concept of working stress method and limit state method. Application of limit state method to design of singly reinforced rectangular, T and L beams, doubly reinforced beam, column for axial and eccentric loads, isolated footing.

Geotechnical Engineering :

Type of soils. Weight-volume relationship. Grain size distribution. Index properties – Attergb’s

limit, relative density, identification and classification of soils.

Water in soils, Effective pressure, Pore water pressure, Permeability – laboratory and field tests, Seepage, Quick sand condition.

Shear strength - Mohr–Coulomb failure criteria, pole, Determination of shear strength parameters –

laboratory and field tests.

Compressibility and consolidation – normally consolidated and over consolidated soils, compression and swelling indices. Determination of coefficient of Consolidation. Settlement Computation.

Soil stabilization – Compaction, Laboratory test, field methods and uses of admixtures.

Soil exploration – Spacing, depth and number of exploratory borings. Methods of boring & sampling. Standard penetration test, Static cone penetration test, Seismic refraction method.

Earth pressure theories – Rankine and Coulomb, Different types of back fill. Determination of earth pressure. Stability of retaining walls. Sheet piles, Braced excavation.

Shallow Foundations – Estimation of bearing capacity and settlement. Allowable bearing pressure. Effect of ground water table. Field tests. Types of footing – Isolated, combined, strip, grid and raft foundations. Deep foundations – Types of piles, material, suitability and uses. Determination of pile capacity. Negative

skin friction, Testing of piles.

Paper – II :

Construction: Materials, Planning & Management :

Physical Properties of Cement and cement concrete, stone, bricks and mortars, Stress-strain behaviour of reinforcing steels, Nondestructive tests – Rebound Hammer, Ultrasonic Pulse velocity tests, Construction activities schedules, organization for construction industry. Quality assurance principles. Network analysis, CPM & PERT analysis: their use in construction monitoring, Cost optimization and resource allocation.

Surveying :

Chain surveying; Principles, Methods of linear measurement; Instruments for Chaining; Chaining tape corrections including sag corrections; Chain triangulation; Selection of stations, locating ground features; Plotting of chain survey.

Compass survey; Use of prismatic compass; Measurement of bearing, Computations of angles from bearings, Chain and Compass traversing, Plotting compass traverse;

Plane table survey; Introduction and method; Errors in plane tabling;

Leveling;  Adjustment  of  dumpy  level;  Reciprocal  leveling  and  profile  leveling;  Countering  and interpretation of contour maps;

Theodolite Surveying and Traversing. Uses of Total Station. Basic elements of Remote sensing and photogrammetry

Transportation Engineering :

Principles of Highway Planning. Functional classification of road. Highway  alignment, Geometric de sign – Cross section, Camber, Superelevation, Horizontal and Vertical curve, Pavement structure and Materials – Subgrade soil, Sub base, Base materials, aggregates & bitumen. Pavement design – flexible and Rigid by IRC and other methods. Construction method of WBM, Bituminus work and cement concrete roads. Highway drainage system.

Traffic surveys and their application in traffic planning. Design of intersection, rotary signals. Standard traffic signs and marking.

Water Resources Engineering :

Concept of storm and unit hydrograph, type of aquifers, Ground Water: Specific yield, storage coefficient, coefficient of permeability, confined and unconfined aquifers, aquitards, radial flow into a well under confined and unconfined conditions. Flood-flow estimation. Rainfall-frequency distribution and analysis. Water requirements of crops, Canals : rectangular and trapezoidal, design of lined and unlined canal, Types of dam, design, principles of design of rigid gravity & earth dams including statistical analysis, River training : Objectives and methods.

Environmental Engineering :

Water Demand, Population estimate. Water quality :  Physical, Chemical and  bacteriological. Water treatment principle and design of coagulation, flocculation, sedimentation and filtration. Principle of Chlorination  and  softening.  Waste water :  Types and characteristics, BOD, COD estimation, Design of separate and combined sewer. Wastewater treatment: Grit chamber, setting tank, activated sludge process, stabilization pond.

Solid waste : Composting and land fill methods

Air Pollution : Types, sources and effects, control measures – ventury, wet scrubber, Electrostatic precipitator, Cyclone.

Noise Pollution : Equivalent noise level, Determination of  Leq.

COMMERCE & ACCOUNTANCY :

Paper – I :

Financial Accounting:   Accounting as a Financial Information System, Basic Concepts & Conventions, Accounting Standards, Final Accounts of Profit-seeking and Non-profit seeking organisations.

Corporate Accounting: Issue, Forfeiture & Re-issue of Shares, Redemption of Preference Shares & Debentures, Buy-back of Shares, Company Final Accounts, Reconstruction of Companies, Preparation of Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Cost & Management Accounting: Cost Concepts, Terms & Classification of Costs, Elements of Cost, Accounting for Material, Employee Cost and Overhead, Job costing, Process costing, Activity-based costing, Marginal Costing – CVP Analysis & Decision Making, Standard Costing, Budgetary Control, Funds flow & Cash Flow Statement, Accounting Ratios.

Taxation:

a)      Income Tax – Definitions, Residential Status & Incidence of Tax of Individual, Computation of Total

Income of an individual (various heads of income and deduction from Gross Total Income), Set off

& Carry Forward.

b)      Indirect Tax

i)       WB VAT Act, 2003: Basic concepts, features, determination of tax payable, registration of dealer.

ii)       Central  Sales  Tax,  1956:  Definition,  incidence  and  levy  of  tax,  exemption  and  exclusion, determination of turn over and tax payable, registration of dealer.

Paper – II :

Indian Financial System – Role of finance in an economy, components (instruments, markets, etc.), role of financial intermediaries, structure of Indian financial system, role of RBI, Commercial Banks and other Financial Institutions(LICI,UTI, SIDBI, SFCs, NABARD)

Money Market – structure of Indian money market, discount houses, call money market, recent trends of

Indian money market

Capital Market – primary and secondary market, functionaries of stock-exchanges, concept of DMAT, role of SEBI.

Business Laws

i)    Indian Contract Act, 1872 – Offer & Acceptance, Consideration, capacity of parties, free consent, void

& voidable agreements, discharge of contracts.

ii)   Consumer Protection Act,  1986  –  Rights  of  consumers;  definition of  consumer, manufacturer, complaints, unfair trade practices; composition and jurisdiction of District Forum, State Commission and National Commission.

iii)  Companies Act, 1956 – Types of companies, Memorandum and Articles of Association, Prospectus, Promotion and Incorporation of Companies, Directors, Company Meeting, Winding up.

iv)  Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 - Nature, Causes, and settlement of industrial disputes, workers’

participation in management and collective bargaining.

Auditing – Auditing procedures and techniques; internal control and internal audit; company audit –

divisible profit, dividend and depreciation; Audit of Bank, Insurance and NGOs; Audit Report.

Organisation Behaviour – Nature and Concept of Organisation; organisation structure; modern concepts of organisation theory; Leadership – theories and styles; Motivation – concept & theories; Quality of Work Life – meaning and impact.

COMPUTER SCIENCE :

Paper – I :

Algorithms and Problem solving : Number systems and Arithmetic : Theory of Counting : Graphs and Algorithms : Boolean Algebra : Models of Computer Machines : Numerical Algorithms : Operations Research : Circuit and Network Theory : Basic Electronics : Instruments : Digital Logic and Systems : Data Communication : Data Structure.

Paper – II :

Operating System : System Analysis and Design : Object oriented Programming, Computer Architecture and Organization : Micro Processor : Computer Networks : Database Management : Assembler, Loader and Linker : Compiler : Graphics and Multimedia.

ECONOMICS :

Paper – I :

1.   Microeconomic Theory

2.   Macroeconomic Theory

3.   International Trade Theory

4.   Public Finance

5.   Statistics and Econometrics

1.          Microeconomic Theory

i.         Consumer Theory

ii.         Production and cost- returns to scale, short run and long run costs

iii.         Market Structure-Perfect competition, Monopoly, Monopolistic Competition, Oligopoly iv.         General Equilibrium and Welfare (optimality of perfect competition)

v.         Marginal Productivity Theory of Distribution

2.          Macroeconomic Theory

i.         National Income Accounting

ii.         Economy in the long run, economy in the short run, Fiscal and Monetary policy using

IS-LM, Growth Theory—Harrod-Domar Model, Solow Model, Endogenous Growth.

3.          International Trade Theory

i.         Classical — Ricardo, Neoclassical – Hecksher- Ohlin

ii.         Imperfect competition and trade ,  Intra-industry trade iii.         Trade Policy—Tariff, Quota

iv.         Current and Capital Account in Balance of Payments, Fixed and Flexible exchange rate systems

v.         Open economy macroeconomics — Mundell-Fleming model

4.          Public Finance

a.          Theory of externality and market failure

b.         Public Goods and Role of the Public Sector c.          Budget — Different concepts

d.         Tax—indirect and direct, VAT, subsidy and transfers

e.          Public debt and its burden

5.          Statistics & Econometrics

1.         Measures of Central Tendency & Dispersion

2.         Theory of Probability

3.         Sampling Theory

4.         Inference

5.         Econometrics—Classical Linear Regression Model

Paper – II :

1.      Development

2.      The Indian Economy

(a)  Pre-independence period

(b)  Post-independence pre-liberalisation period

(c)  Post-liberalisation period

(d)  The West Bengal Economy

1.   Development

(a)     Process of development

Lewis Model

Harris Todaro Model

Demographic change and occupational transformation

(b)     Trade and Development

Trade as an engine of growth

(c)     Planning vs. Market Model of Development

Poverty and Inequality

(d)     Capability and Human Development including issues of Gender

(e)     Environment and development

2.   The Indian Economy

(a)        Pre-independence

Land system

Commercialisation of agriculture

Deindustrialisation

Drain Theory

Development of Indian Railways

(b)        Post-independence

Planning models and experience till Seventh Plan

Change in composition of national income—Agriculture, Industry & Services. Agriculture—Green Revolution

Industry—Role of Public Sector

(c)        Post-Liberalisation

Changing role of Planning (from centralised to indicative,  participatory and decentralised planning.)

Salient features of NEP

Progress in Reforms—1st and 2nd generation Reforms

Role of WTO & IMF

Monetary and Fiscal Policies

Poverty and inequality

(d)        The West Bengal Economy-A historical perspective

i.      Brief economic history of the colonial period.

ii.      Economic & demographic consequences of  Partition.

iii.      Evolution of Land and Tenancy Reforms (1950-1980) and its economic consequence

iv.      Changing composition of SDP

v.      Social development indicators-health, education, environment vi.      West Bengal: in relation to other major States of India.

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING :

Paper – I :

Electrical Circuits and Network :

Circuit components, network graphs, KCL, KVL.

Circuit analysis methods : nodal analysis/mesh analysis, basic network theorems and applications. Transient analysis : RL, RC and RLC circuits.

Sinusoidal steady state analysis, resonant circuits and applications. Coupled circuits and applications.

Balanced 3-phase circuits. Two-port networks.

Signals & Systems :

Representation of continuous-time and discrete-time signals & systems, Analysis of signals & systems by Laplace Transform and Z-Transform, Poles & Zeroes, Fourier Transform, Sampling and Reconstruction of Signals, analysis of discrete time signals by DFT and FFT.

Field Theory :

Electric Field : Gauss’s Integral Law, Electric Dipole Fields, Electric Polarisation and its relation to the Permittivity of Di-electric media. Gauss’s Law in differential form. Poisson’s and Laplace Equations in different co-ordinates. Energy stored in Electric Field.

Magnetic Field : Ampere’s Law and Biot-Savart’s Law, Faraday’s Law of Electromagnetic Induction, Self &

Mutual Inductance, Energy in Magnetic Field, Force due to Magnetic Field.

Maxwell’s  equations,  Wave  propagation  in  bounded  media.  Boundary  Conditions.  Reflection  and

Refraction of Plane Waves, Distributed Parameter circuits.

Analog & Digital Electronics :

Characteristics and equivalent circuits (large and small-signal) of Diode, BJT, JFET and MOSFET. Diode circuits : Clipping, clamping and  rectifiers.

Biasing and bias stability of BJT.

Amplifiers : Single and multi-stage, differential, operational, feed-back and power. OPAMP circuits, Active Filters.

Sinusoidal oscillators : transistor and OPAMP configurations. Function generators and wave-shaping circuits.

Boolean algebra; minimization of Boolean functions; logic gates.

Digital IC families (TTL,MOS,CMOS).

Combinational circuits : Arithmetic circuits, code converters, multi plexers and decoders. Sequential circuits : latches and flip-flops, counters and shift-registers.

Comparators, timers, multivibrators.

Sample and hold circuits, ADCs and DACs. Semiconductor memories.

Logic implementation using MUX / DMUX and programmable devices (ROM, PLA, FPGA).

Measurement and Instrumentation :

Error  analysis,  measurement  of  current,  voltage,  power,  energy,  power-factor,  resistance,

inductance, capacitance and frequency, bridge measurement, Use of CT and PT.

Electronic measuring instruments : multimeter, CRO, digital voltmeter, frequency counter, Q-meter. Transducers  :  Thermocouple,  thermistor,  RTD,  LVDT,  strain-gauge,  piezo-electric  crystal,  use  of

transducers in measurements of non-electrical quantities.

Data acquisition systems.

Control System :

Elements of control systems, block-diagram representation, open-loop

& closed-loop systems, principles and applications of feed-back. LTI systems : time-domain and transform-domain analysis.

Stability : Routh Hurwitz criterion, root loci, Nyquist’s criterion, Bode plots.

Design of lead-lag compensators. Proportional, PI, PID controllers.

State-variable representation and analysis of control systems.

Principles of discrete-control system.

Microprocessors and Microcontrollers :

Microprocessor architecture,  Address/Data  and  Control  lines,  Timing    Diagram,  Internal  Registers, Interrupt mechanism (hardware/software), Memory interfacing, I/O interfacing, Programmable Peripheral devices, Microcontrollers and Embedded Processors – its architecture.

Paper – II :

Electrical Machines :

Principles of electromechanical energy conversion : Torque and emf in rotating machines.

DC machines : characteristics and performance analysis, starting and speed control of motors. Transformers : principles of operation, analysis, regulation, efficiency. 3-phase transformers.

3-phase induction machines and synchronous machines : characteristics, performance analysis, starting, speed control and braking.

Special machines : Stepper motors, brushless DC motors, permanent magnet motors, single-phase induction motors, AC series motors.

Power Electronics & Electric Drives :

Semi-conductor power devices :  diode,  transistor,    thyristor,   triac,  GTO and  Power MOSFET – static characteristic and principles of operation.

Diode rectifiers, phase control rectifiers, triggering circuits. Bridge converters: fully-controlled and half-controlled. Principles of choppers and inverters.

Basic concepts of speed control of dc and ac motor drives.

Linear power supplies and SMPS.

Power Systems and Protection :

Construction and parameters of overhead lines and underground cables, p and T models of lines, principles of active and reactive power transfer, per unit representation, load flow analysis, control of voltage, active and reactive power, frequency control, tie-line control, economic operation, analysis of symmetrical and unsymmetrical faults.

Concept of power system stability : rotor angle stability and voltage stability, swing equation, equal area criterion.

Line  compensation,  static  VAR  system,  basic  concepts  of  HVDC  transmission  and  Flexible  AC Transmission System (FACTS).

Power system protection : principles of overcurrent, differential and distance protection, protection of lines, transformers, busbars and generators.

Circuit breaker : principles of current interruption and arc quenching, restriking voltage, making capacity and breaking capacity, different types of circuit breakers.

Introduction to energy control centre : SCADA and RTUs.

Distribution system : radial and ringmain systems, calculation of voltage drop.

Analog & Digital Communication :

Signals and Spectra: properties of Signals and Noise.

Power Spectral Density and Autocorrelation, Random Signals, Random Process. Analog modulation Techniques : AM, FM and PM.

Pulse Amplitude modulation and digital communication : PAM, Delta, ASK, FSK, PSK, MSK. Performance of communication systems corrupted by Noise : signal-to-noise ratio, C/I ratio.

Energy Sources :

Present Electrical Power Scenario of West Bengal & India (Generation & Utilisation). Main components of Thermal and Hydel Power Plant.

Basic theory of small Hydropower, Solar (thermal and photovoltaic), Wind & Bio-energy and other renewable sources.

Pollution from energy sources. Energy Conservation & Storage. Energy Management and Audit.

Electrical Utilisation & Illumination Engineering :

Electric heating. Resistance, Arc & Induction Furnaces - basic principles and application, Dielectric Heating

- principles & application.

Radiometric and Photometric quantities, Laws of Illumination, Photometry.

Lamps : incandescent, discharge and solid-state types, their efficacies, features and applications.

Magnetic choke and glow starter operation in TL circuit. Difference between electronic and magnetic ballast.

Luminaire – its functions.

General indoor lighting design by Lumen method.

GEOGRAPHY :

Paper – I :

PRINCIPLES OF GEOGRAPHY     (GROUP - A : PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY)

Geomorphology

Nature and composition  of earth's crust; Structure of earth's interior; Origin,  distribution and permanency  of Continents and Ocean Basins; Theories of isostasy,  continental  drift,

and  plate  tectonics;  Earth  movements  -  types  and  effects;  Fundamental  concepts  in

geomorphology;  Gradational processes - weathering and masswasting;  Landforms due to fluvial. glacial. aeolian,  coastal and karst processes;  Evolution  of landscape  - cyclic and non-cyclic models; Global hydrological cycle.

Climatology

Atmosphere  - nature,  composition  and structure;  Elements  and factors  of weather  and climate;  Insolation  and  Heat-budget;  General  circulation  of  winds,  Jet  Streams  and Monsoons;  Condensation   and  Precipitation;   Airmass  and  fronts;  Tropical  and  Extra-

tropical  cyclones;  Thunderstorm   and  tornado;  Climatic  classification   -  principles  and

application(Koppen,  Thorntwaite, Trewartha); Global climatic changes.

Oceanography

Origin of continents and ocean basins; Bottom topography of ocean basins: Indian, Pacific

& Atlantic  Oceans;  Nature,  origin and characteristics  of continental  shelves  and slopes, submarine canyons and coral reefs and atolls; Ocean currents: Indian, Pacific and Atlantic oceans;  Physical  and  Chemical  properties  of  ocean  water:  temperature,  salinity  and density; TS Diagram and Watermass; Ocean Deposits; Marine Resources.

Environmental  Geography

Nature  and composition  of Biosphere;  Concepts  relating to Ecosystem  - production  and decomposition,  homoeostasis,  energy  environment,  productivity,  food chain,  food web, trophic structure, ecological niche, ecological pyramids, and ecological crisis; Ecosystem - principles  and components;  Components,  Bio-energy  Cycles and Biogeochemical  cycles; Major   Ecosystems    of   the   world;   Environmental    degradation    and   conservation; Environmental  pollution - land, water, air and noise; Natural hazards and natural disaster characteristics,  mitigation and global efforts.

Cartography

The Earth  as a Cartographic  Problem  - size and shape;  co-ordinate  system;  scale and map projection; Principles and properties of Polar Zenithal. Conical. Cylindrical and Conventional  projections  (all normal  case);  Thematic  mapping  - types  and techniques; Principles  of Surveying  and  Levelling  with  Chain,  Plane  Table,  Dumpy  level  and  GPS; Remote Sensing nature and principles; Geographical Information System - evolution, components, and functionality.

GROUP - B : HUMAN GEOGRAPHY Economic Geography

Concepts   and   theories   of  resources;   Locational   analysis   of  agriculture   (intensive

subsistence   in  monsoon   lands,   extensive   commercial   farming   in  temperate   lands, plantation   farming  in  the  tropics  and  dairy  farming  in  the  temperate   grasslands), lumbering,  fishing, mining (coal, petroleum  and iron ore), power production  (hydel and nuclear)  and  manufacturing  (iron  &  steel,  aluminium,  and  cotton  textile);  Economic models - landuse (Von Thunen), industry (Weber, Hoover, Pred). Economic systems and economic  landscape  - characteristics  and evolution  (Rostow,  Myrdal,  and Isard).  Global economic blocks - patterns and functions.

Population Geography

Factors  and  measures  of  population  growth;  Malthus,  Neo-Malthusianism,   Optimum, Social  and  economic,  Biological  and  natural  and  Demographic  transition  theories  of population growth; Pattern of World population growth; Migration  - nature, theories and consequences  on  society;  Population  distribution  -  density  and  global  pattern;  Global patterns  and  trends  of  population  composition   (age-sex  structure  and  occupational structure).

Social & Political Geography

Concept of space: absolute & relative; Social structure: stratification  and differentiation; Social  Processes;  segregation,  adaptation,  assimilation  and  integration;  Heartland  and Rimland theories; Principles of boundaries and frontiers

Settlement Geography

Origin  and  Growth  of Settlements;  Function,  morphology,  types  and  patterns  of Rural settlements;  Urban growth and urbanization; Classification,  functions, and morphology of towns  and  cities;  Models  of urban  growth  - Burgess,  Hoyt,  Harris  and  Ullman,  Mann. Urban gradients  and densities;  Residential  areas - patterns  and processes;  The Central Business  District  - characteristics,  delimitation  and  changes;  The Central  Place  Theory and the Ranksize rule, The Urban field and inter-urban movement.

Regional Development and Planning

Regions   -  concepts,   types  and  methods   of  regionalization;   Regional   diversity   and disparities in development; Regional development  - role of resource base, technology and information system, agriculture and industry, transport and communication, trade and commerce;  Regional development  theory - Perroux and Isard; Regional planning - basic principles   and  types;   Environmental   issues   in  regional   planning   and  planning   for sustainable   development;   Planning  regions   -  concepts   and  delineation;   State  as  a planning unit and micro-level planning with special reference to India.

Paper – II :

REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY    GROUP - A: GEOGRAPHY OF INDIA

Physical Geography

Location and space relationship with neighboring countries; structure and Relief; Climate and Drainage; Soil and Natural Vegetation

Resource Base

Distribution, utilization and Conservation of Land (soil), Water (freshwater), Water Disputes interstate and neighboring countries, Mineral (iron ore, manganese, bauxite, mica), Energy (coal, oil, natural gas, and Non - Conventional sources like wind, tidal and solar power) and Biotic Resources

Economy

Indian agriculture - nature and characteristics;  Development of Agriculture during the Plan periods;  Green Revolution;  Distribution  and characteristics  of cultivation  of rice,  wheat, jute cotton,  tea, and coffee;  Agricultural  Regions,  Industrial  development  and industrial policy during the Plan Period; Locational Dynamics, Growth and Development of the Iron & Steel, Aluminum, Engineering, Oil Refining, Cotton Textile, Jute, Sugar, Paper, cement and automobile industries; Growth and Development  of Transport and Communication  System (Road,  Rail, Water,  and  Air);  Nature  and  Development  of Trade  - national  and foreign specially with the SARC and ASEAN countries; Trade Balance.

Population

Population as a Resource; Relation between Populati on and Socio-economic  Development; Population   Growth   -   spatial   and   temporal   variations;   Population   Distribution   and population  - resource  relationships;  Population  Composition  and social  implications  age, sex,  literacy,  religion,  and  caste;  Urban  Growth  and  Urbanization  - characteristics  and patterns, factors and processes; Population Problems and Population Policy during the Plan periods.

GROUP - B: GEOGRAPHY OF WEST BENGAL

Physical Geography

Location  with  Geographical  Personality;  Physiographic  Divisi ons  -  structure  and  relief; Climate  -  seasonal  weather  conditions;  Agro-climatic  regions;  Drainage  systems  and problems; Soil - types and fertility, erosion and conservation;  Natural Vegetation  - types and distribution, deforestation and afforestation.

Resource Base

Distribution, utilization and Conservation of Land, Water, Mineral, Energy (both

Conventional and Non - Conventional) and Biotic Resources

Economy

Landuse - characteristics  and correlates;  Irrigation  and Agriculture  - development  during the Plan periods; Rice, jute, and tea - cultivation, crop ecology, production and problems; Crop Combination Regions; Impact of Green Revolution; Industrial Regions - growth, development  and  problems;  Trade  and  Transport  - nature  and  status  of development; issues of development

Population

Population  as  a  Resource;  Relation  between  Population  and  Socio-economic  Development; Growth and Distribution (absolute, and density - crude, physiological and habitational); Population Composition - age, sex, literacy, occupation, religion, and caste; Urban Growth and Urbanisation - characteristics, patterns and factors; Population Problems and Population Policy during the Plan periods

GEOLOGY :

Paper – I :

I.       General Geology:

Composition of the planets and meteorites. Abundance of elements in the universe and earth.

Origin of the Earth. Internal constitution of Earth. Heat flow and geothermal gradient. Gravity, gravity anomalies on earth and Isostasy. Earth as a magnet, magnetic anomalies.

Earth’s internal processes, volcanism and global distribution of volcanoes. Earthquakes: causes,

effects, earthquake belts. Seismic zones of India.

II.     Structural Geology:

Stress and strain- basic concepts, analysis of stress-strain in two-dimension, stress and strain ellipse. Behavior of rocks under stress. Stress-strain relationships of elastic, plastic and viscous materials.

Unconformity: different types and their recognition

Fold and Fault: geometry and classifications, mechanisms. Fold and thrust belt. Shear zones and shear sense markers.

Classification of joints, foliation, lineation and their relations with folds.

III.    Geomorphology and Remote Sensing:

Basic concept of geomorphology, common landforms related to action of wind, river and glacier;

coastal landforms. Geomorphology and its relation to structure and lithology. Aerial photographs and their interpretations. The Electromagnetic spectrum. Orbiting satellites and sensor systems. Indian remote sensing satellites. Applications of remote sensing in geology. Basic concepts of GIS and GPS.

IV.     Geotectonics:

Continental drift and sea-floor spreading hypotheses, linear magnetic anomalies.

Plate tectonics- types of plate-boundaries and their characteristic features. Island arc, continental rift system, active and passive continental margins. Palaeomagnetism. Mountain building and orogeny.

V.      Palaeontology:

Definition, types and significance of fossils. Modes of preservation of fossils.

Species concept in biology and binomial nomenclature. Index fossils and their significance. Description of hard-part morphology of brachiopoda, cephalopoda, pelecypoda and gastropoda. Evolutionary trend in Hominidae, Equidae and Proboscidae.

Description and importance of Siwalik fauna, Gondwana flora and fauna.

VI.      Stratigraphy:

Geologic time  scale,  Principles of  determination of  absolute  and  relative  ages  of  rocks  and geological events. Importance of unconformities in stratigraphy.

Lithostratigraphic, biostratigraphic, magnetostratigraphic, chronostratigraphic and geochronologic units and their inter-relations.

Geological evolution of Precambrian terrains of Dharwar, Singbhum and Rajasthan. Evolution of Proterozoic Cuddapah and Vindhyan basins.

Geological evolution of the following Phanerozoic basins/ successions of India: Gondwana, Spiti, Kutch, Siwalik, Assam and Bengal.

VII.   Hydrology and Engineering Geology:

Hydrologic cycle, vertical distribution of groundwater, porosity, permeability, hydraulic conductivity, transmissivity and  storage coefficient. Aquifers: properties and  classifications. Exploration for groundwater, groundwater recharge, rainwater harvesting. Groundwater provinces of India and West Bengal.

Engineering properties of rocks. Geological investigations for dams, tunnels and reservoirs.

Landslides: classification, causes and prevention.

Paper – II :

I.     Mineralogy:

Elements of crystal symmetry, Hermann-Mauguin symmetry notation. Crystal classes, crystal systems, crystallographic axes- interfacial angle and axial ratio. Crystal faces and linear directions, their nomenclature and interrelationship.

Crystal forms in different crystal classes and crystal habits.

Twining. Concept of space lattice, space group and unit cell.

Physical properties of minerals. Classification of minerals on the basis of chemical composition. Crystal chemistry: bonding, coordination principles, isomorphism, polymorphism, solid solution, exsolution. Elementary thermodynamics. Structural classification of silicate minerals. Physical, chemical and optical properties of pyroxene, amphibole, feldspar and carbonate groups. Optically isotropic, uniaxial and biaxial characters of minerals. Pleochroism, birefringence, extinction angle, double refraction, interference figures and optic sign.

II.   Igneous Petrology:

Forms of igneous rock bodies. Description and origin of common structures and textures of igneous rocks. Phase rule and its derivation; concept of the liquidus; one-, two- and three-component systems. Diopside-anorthite, forsterite-silica, albite-anorthite, diopside-forsterite-silica systems. Bowen’s reaction series. Processes of diversification of igneous rocks: differentiation, assimilation, and partial melting.

Basis of classification of igneous rocks and different classification schemes– CIPW norm; IUGS

classification. Petrography and petrogenesis of: granite, basalt, anorthosite, alkaline and , ultramafic rocks.

III.  Metamorphic Petrology:

Agents and types of metamorphism.

Texture of metamorphic rocks, metamorphic crystallization.

Classification of metamorphic rocks. Concept of metamorphic grade and metamorphic facies, facies series. Prograde and retrograde metamorphism. Metamorphism and tectonics. ACF, AKF diagrams. Regional metamorphism of pelitic and mafic rocks, and contact metamorphism of impure carbonate rocks. Metasomatism and granitisation. Migmatites. Granulite terrains of India.

IV.   Sedimentology:

Processes of formation of sedimentary rocks, provenance, diagenesis and lithifaction. Textural components; Textural parameters- porosity, permeability.

Classification of sedimentary rocks-terrigenous and chemogenic. Types of fluid. Aqueous fluid flow-

current and wave.

Primary sedimentary structures, their processes of formation and significance. Flow regimes, bed

forms, their internal structures and fields of stability.

Facies, facies association and facies models- fluvial, deltaic and beach-barrier bar systems. Sandstone, conglomerate and limestone: definition, composition, classification.

V.     Environmental Geology:

Natural hazards – earthquake, tsunami, volcanic eruption, landslides, floods, and droughts. Impact of human activities on wetlands and forests, use of fertilizers on land.

Pollution of groundwater, surface water and ocean.

Composition of air, air pollution, effects of air pollution on human health.

Impact of mining on atmosphere, biosphere, lithosphere and hydrosphere. Industrial and radioactive waste disposal.

Environmental Protection, legislative measures, processes of mitigation.

VI.   Economic Geology:

Classification of ore deposits, protore, ore, gangue, tenor and grade.

Ore forming processes: magmatic, sedimentary, metamorphic, hydrothermal and supergene. Controls of ore localization, ore textures and structures.

Metallogenic provinces and epochs.

Geology of important metallic deposits of India: chromite, copper, iron, lead-zinc, manganese and uranium-thorium.

Geology of important non-metallic deposits of India: bauxite, mica, phosphates, barite, diamond and graphite. Rock as construction material.

Raw materials used in iron and steel, cement, refractories, fertilizer industries.

Coal: its origin, chemical, macroscopic and microscopic constituents, ranks, classification, grade and utilization. Distribution of coal in India.

Petroleum and natural gas deposits with special reference to their origin, migration and

accumulation. Distribution of petroleum and natural gas in India.

Methods of mineral prospecting (geological, geophysical and geochemical), mineral beneficiation and ore dressing.

HISTORY :

Paper– I :

ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL INDIA

UNIT A

1.          Sources :

Archaeological Sources: Exploration, Excavation, Epigraphy, Numismatics, Monuments.

Literary Sources:   Indigenous, Biography, Religious Literature, Creative Literature, Scientific

Literature, Literature in Regional Languages.

Foreign Accounts: Greek, Roman, Chinese and Arab Writers.

2.          The Harappan Civilization :  Third to Second Millenium B.C.E

Origin, Date, Extent, Characteristics, Decline, Survival and Significance, Art    and Architecture.

3.           The Iron Age in India, Vedic Society and the Megalithic Culture: 1500    B.C.E  to 6th

Century B.C.E.

Distribution of pastoral and farming cultures outside the Harappan orbit.  Early Vedic Society, Polity and Economy. Changes in the later Vedic period.

4.          Period of Mahajanapadas :

Formation of territorial States (Mahajanapada):  Republics and Monarchies; Spread of Jainism and Buddhism; Rise of Magadha and the Nandas. Iranian and Macedonian invasions and their impact.

5.          The Mauryan Empire:

Foundation of the Mauryan Empire, Chandragupta, Kautilya and Arthasastra; Asoka; Concept of Dharma; Edicts; Polity, Administraton; Economy; Art, Architecture and Sculpture; External contacts; Religion; Spread of religion; Literature. Disintegration of the Empire.

6.          Post-Mauryan Period

Northern India:   The Sungas   and the Kanvas, The Indo-Greeks, Sakas, Kushanas, Western Kshatrapas, Contact with the outside world; The Deccan and Southern India:   The Satavahanas, Tamil States of the Sangam Age: Administration, Economy: land grants, trade guilds and urban centres; Social conditions. Culture and Religion:   Rise of Mahayana Buddhism and Buddhist Centres; Literature and culture; Art and architecture and science.

7.          Guptas, Vakatakas and Vardhanas:

Samundra Gupta, Chandragupta-II:  Gupta Polity and administration, Economic conditions, land grants, Caste system, Position of women, Education and educational institutions; Nalanda, Vikramsila and Valabhi, Creative Literature, scientific literature, art and architecture.

Decline of the Gupta Empire; changes in Trade network, Decline of urban centres, Indian

Feudalism.

8.          The Post Gupta Period and the Rise of Regional States

The Kadambas, Pallavas, Chalukyas, Palas, Senas, Rashtrakutas, Paramaras, Cholas, Hoysalas, Pandyas.

Regional Polities and Administration, Local Government, Land administration, Economy, Trade

Guilds.

Religion:  Proliferation of   Religious Sects in Buddhism, Vaishnava and Saiva religions.  Tamil

Bhakti Movement, Shankaracharya; Vedanta.

Cultural Aspects, Regional Languages and texts, Literature, Growth of art and architecture, Sculpture, Temple Architecture; Education and Literature, major philosophical thinkers and schools, ideas in Science and Mathematics.

Arab conquest of Sind; Alberuni.

UNIT B

1.          Major political developments in India during 13th to 15th Centuries:

Campaigns of Mahmud Ghazni, Muhammad of Ghor — The foundation of the Delhi Sultanate and the early Turkish Sultans ‒ Qutbuddin Aibak to Balban — The Khalji revolution ‒   Alauddin Khalji, conquests and economic reforms —   , Muhammad‒bin‒Tughlaq and his projects — Firuz Tughlaq— agrarian measures, public works‒ Decline of the Tughlaqs.

Provincial Kingdoms — Bengal under the Iliyas Shahi and Hussain Shahi Dynasties—Bahmani and Vijaynagar Empires — Kashmir and Gujarat.

2.          Society, Culture and Economy during 13th and 15th centuries:

Social  and  Cultural  Assimilation  —  Sufi  and  Bhakti  Movements—Kabir, Nanak,  Chaitanya, Namdeva, Growth of Regional Languages and Literature — Nature of the State — agriculture, revenue system (iqta) trade and Commerce — art and architecture.

3.          Major Political Developments in India during 16th and 18th Centuries:

Coming of the Mughals —Babur and the foundation of the Mughal Empire, — Afghan — Mughal Contest for  supremacy—Humayun and  Sher Shah  —  Consolidation of  the  Mughal Empire— Akbar, Jahangir and Nur Jahan, Shah Jahan and Aurangzeb  — The Mughal Central State and regional powers— Rajputs, Afghans, Marathas, Sikhs, Deccan, Awadh and others.  Peasants in Revolt — Jat, Satnami etc. Later Mughals — Fall and Disintegration of the Empire —Rise of the Regional States ‒ Bengal, Hyderabad, Awadh and the Marathas.

4.          Society, Culture and Economy during 16th and 18th centuries:

Administrative System- Sher Shah to Akbar, Jagir and Mansabdari systems, — Evolution of religion under the Mughals — Sulh-i-Kul and Din-i-Ilahi — Mughal art, architecture, painting, music and literature, Mughal economy and Society—Condition of the peasants — urbanisation —trade and commerce and the mercantile classes ‒ Coming of the European merchants and ‘trade revolution’.

Paper – II :

MODERN INDIA AND THE WORLD UNIT A

1.          European Penetration and Rise of British power in India:

•          The early European Settlements in India in the 17th and 18th centuries - The Anglo - French rivalry.

•           The British East India Company and the Bengal Nawabs - the EIC as sovereign ruler of

Bengal (From Plassey to Buxar), Grant of Dewani.

•           British relations with and subjugation of the other principal Indian powers - Oudh, Hyderabad, Marathas, the Sikhs, and Mysore.

7. The Constitutional Developments (1773 - 1947):

The Regulating Act, Pitt’s India Act and the Charter Acts.

The Acts of 1861 and 1892 - the Morley Minto Reforms (1909) - the Montague-Chelmsford Reforms (1919) - Government of India Act (1935) - Working of Provincial Ministries - Cripps Mission, Wavell Plan and Cabinet Mission - Act of Indian Independence (1947).

8. Consolidation as a Nation after 1947:

Framing of the Indian Constitution - Integration of Princely States - the question of National Language - the linguistic reorganisation of States, making of India’s foreign policy - Non-alignment and the Third World - India and her neighbours.

UNIT B

01. Enlightenment and Modern Ideas:

(i)   Major ideas of enlightenment ; and its impact

(ii) French Revolution and its aftermath: 1789 - 1815

(iii) The American War of Independence (1776). The American civil War

02. Industrialization:

(i) Industrial Revolution in England: causes, nature, impact.

(ii) Industrialization in other countries: USA, Germany, Russia, Japan.

03. Nationalism:

(i) Rise of nation states in Europe: Italy & Germany.

04. Imperialism, Colonialism and War:

(i)   Capitalism, imperialism, scramble for colonies. (ii) Origins and impact of the First World War

(iii) Making of the Russian Revolution & establishment of a Socialist State.

05. World history from 1919 to 1945:

(i)   League of Nations, collective security.

(ii) Rise of Nazism and Fascism : Germany, Italy & Japan. (iii) Second World War: Causes and consequences.

06. Asia and Africa after World War II:

(i)   Chinese Revolution of 1949

(ii)   Nationalist movements and decolonization in South and South East Asia. (iii) Changes in Africa: Egypt and South Africa, End of Apartheid.

07. Cold War & Global scenario:

(i)   Origins and Growth of cold War

(ii)   UNO and global disputes - Korea, Congo, Cuban crisis. (iii) Emergence of Third World and NAM