Paper II: Agriculture and Seed Technology Coming soon
TGPSC Paper I: both syllabus wordings and the topic mix of past papers
Thirteen syllabus items. Five are about Telangana itself: its economy, geography, society and culture, state policies, and history with the statehood movement. Polity focuses on local self-government.
1. Current affairs
- Regional, national and international
2. International relations
- International relations and events
3. General science
- General science
- India's achievements in science and technology
4. Environment
- Environmental issues
- Disaster management
5. Economy
- Economy of India
- Economy of Telangana
6. Geography
- Geography of India, with a focus on Telangana
7. Polity
- Indian Constitution and polity
- Focus on local self-government
8. Telangana society and culture
- Society, culture, heritage, arts and literature of Telangana
9. Telangana policies
- Policies of Telangana State
10. Modern Indian history
- History of modern India
- Focus on the Indian National Movement
11. Telangana history
- History of Telangana
- Special emphasis on the movement for Telangana statehood
12. Reasoning
- Logical reasoning
- Analytical ability
- Data interpretation
13. Basic English
Five PG-level areas: general agriculture, agronomy, plant breeding, seed science and technology, and plant physiology. Seed certification standards and seed laws are named in detail; English only.
General agriculture
- Agro-climatic zones of India and Telangana
- Cropping systems, horticulture, extension
- Statistics in agriculture
Agronomy
- Crop production techniques
- Soil fertility, fertilizers, water management
- Weed management, farming systems, organic farming
Plant breeding
- Genetics and inheritance
- Breeding methods, heterosis, male sterility
- Variety release, PPV&FR
Seed science and technology
- Seed production, processing and storage
- Seeds Act 1966, Seed Rules 1968, Seed (Control) Order 1983
- Seed certification, field inspection, seed testing
Plant physiology
- Water relations, mineral nutrition
- Photosynthesis, respiration, growth regulators
- Seed development, germination, dormancy
The notification does not mention negative marking.
Objective test, OMR or computer-based (CBRT), to be decided by TGPSC. Paper II is in English only. Selection is on the written test alone (300 marks). The notification does not mention negative marking.