What is the syllabus of the BHU B.Sc. agriculture?

The syllabus of B.Sc. Agriculture at Banaras Hindu University (BHU) comprises of the following:

• 25 Ques from Mental Ability + 25 Ques from Chemistry (compulsory for all the streams).
• 50 Ques including Zoology and Botany (for biology students).
• 25 Ques from Physics and  25 Ques from Maths (for Mathematics students).
• 50 Ques from Agriculture (for agriculture students).

Preparation Tips:

• Mental Ability section is mainly based on previous years papers. Most of the questions are repeated.
• For Chemistry, it includes areas of Organic, Inorganic and Physical.
  • For Organic, you must have knowledge of the mechanism of basic reactions of addition, substitution, elimination with popular named reactions like Cannizaro, Williamson, Wurtz, OMDM, HBO etc.
  • Inorganic has basic trends of periodic table, Solubility, thermal decomposition. Chemical bonding and coordination.
  • For Physical, revise all the basic questions of equilibrium, electrochemistry, Solubility, Surface Chemistry, Chemical kinetics, Thermodynamics and Mole Concept.
• For Biology, read class 11th and 12th NCERT Books. Study plant diversity, animal Diversity, Human and Plant Physiology.

The exam is around 2 hours so the paper is not difficult or lengthy. Negative marking is there so make sure the answers are accurate. Your basic knowledge acquired by revising and practicing mental ability questions will be determined.