ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR / VICE PRINCIPAL (Biology / Zoology / Botany)

Max Marks: 200 Qualifying Standard: 50%

(Note: Negative marking of 0.25/ wrong answer)

Part-I (For all Categories): 100 Marks (MCQ)

I. English (50 Marks)

 Comprehension

 Grammar Usage

 Vocabulary

 Sentence Structuring

 Sentence Correction

 Grouping of Words

 Pairs of Words

 Idiomatic Phrases

 Synonyms/ Antonyms

 Translation

II. Teaching Methodology (50 Marks)

 Teaching Methodology

 Elements of Curriculum.

 Curriculum Development Process:

 Classroom Communication

 Classroom Assessment and Evaluation

 Types of Test and characteristics of a Good Test

 Research Instruments

Part-II: 100 Marks (MCQ) (For Biology / Zoology / Botany)

I. Anatomy and Embryology

 Primary and secondary tissues. Meristems. Secondary growth in dicot stem.

Anatomy of leaf, stem and root.

 Micro and mega sporogenesis, pollination mechanism, fertilization, development

of Embryo and Endosperm, Seed dispersal.

II. Plant Physiology

 Plant water relations, Osmotic Quantities, component potentials of water and their

role in transport, water absorption by roots, transpiration. Role of essential mineral

elements and their uptake. Plant hormones. Photoperiodism, Vernalization.

Dormancy and Seed germination. Enzymes.

 Photosynthesis: Plant pigments, Light reaction, CO2 fixation, Mechanism of

photophosphorylation.

 Respiration: Glycolysis, Kreb cycle, Mechanism of oxidative phosphorylation.

III. Genetics & Evolution

 Mendelian Genetics, Multiple Alleles, Polygenic inheritance, Gene interaction,

Epistasis and pleiotropy, Sex-linked inheritance, Chromosomal aberrations,

Mutations, DNA repair.

 Evolution of life, Convergent Evolution, Divergent Evolution, Parallel Evolution and

Natural selection

IV. Molecular Biology

 Nucleic acids, DNA as hereditary material, DNA replication, Transcription, Genetic

code, Protein synthesis, Genetic engineering and its application, Genetically

Modified Organisms (GMO).

V. Animal Form and Function

 Protection, Support and Movement: Integumentary system of invertebrates and

vertebrates; Animal muscles: the muscular system of invertebrates and

vertebrates.

 Digestion and Nutrition: Feeding mechanism, Digestion, Organization and

regional function of alimentary canal, Regulation of food intake, Nutritional

requirements

 Internal Fluids and Respiration: Internal fluid environment, Composition of blood,

Circulation and respiration mechanisms

VI. Algae, Fungi and Bryophytes  Phycology: Distribution, Classification, Structure, Life History and Economic importance of the main groups of Algae.  Mycology and Plant Pathology: Structure, Reproduction, Classification and Economic importance of the main groups of Fungi. Diseases of economically important crops and general principles of their control  Bryology: Structure and reproduction of bryophytes, Evolution of Gametophyte and Sporophyte.