ICAR ASRB Assistant Exam Syllabus

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Although syllabus for ICAR Assistant Exam is given along with the notification, I am reproducing the content below, so that examinees of even the future ICAR exams say ICAR ASRB Assistant Exam 2012/2013 can use it as a reference syllabus to prepare for this exam. Also, this syllabus can be used as reference syllabus for any Agricultural Assistant exam.

SYLLABUS FOR ICAR ASRB ASSISTANTS’ EXAMINATION
PRELIMINARY ONLINE EXAMINATION:

ENGLISH COMPREHENSION:
Candidates’ ability to understand correct English, their basic comprehension and writing ability etc. would be tested.

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE:
Questions in this component will be aimed at testing the candidate’s general awareness of the environment around him and its application to society. Questions will also be designed to test knowledge of current events and of such matters of everyday observation and experience in their scientific aspects as may be expected from an educated person. The test will also include questions relating to India and its neighboring countries especially pertaining to history, culture, geography, economic scene, general policy and scientific research etc. These questions will be such that they do not require a special study of any discipline.

GENERAL MENTAL ABILITY:
It would include questions of both verbal and non verbal type. This component will include questions of analogies, similarities and differences, spatial visualization, spatial orientation, problem solving, analysis, judgment , decision making, visual memory, discrimination, observation, relationship concepts, arithmetic reasoning, verbal and figure classification, arithmetical number series, non-verbal series, coding and decoding, statement, conclusion, syllogistic reasoning etc.

QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS INCLUDING ARITHMETIC:
The questions will be designed to test the ability of appropriate use of numbers and number sense of the candidate. This part will include questions on problems relating to number system, computation of whole numbers, decimals and fractions, relationships between numbers, fundamental arithmetical operations, percentage, ratio and proportion, averages, interest, profit and loss, discount, use of tables and graphs, menstruation, time and distance, ratio and time etc.

NOTE:
The Board has the discretion to fix different minimum qualifying standards in the papers of the Preliminary Examination taking into consideration among others, category-wise vacancies. The combined Preliminary Examination is meant to serve as a screening test only; the marks obtained in the Preliminary Examination by the candidate who are declared qualified for admission to the Main/Written examination will not be counted for determining their final order of merit. Only such candidates who are declared by the Board to have qualified in the Preliminary Examination in a year will be eligible for admission to the Main Examination of that year provided they are otherwise eligible for admission to the Main Examination.


SYLLABUS FOR ICAR ASRB ASSISTANTS’ EXAMINATION
MAIN EXAMINATION:

The Main Examination will be subjective, descriptive and conventional type comprising only one composite paper in the form of Question/Answer Booklet. This will be for 3 hours duration carrying a total of 200 marks having parts covering questions on:
i. Essay/Paragraphs
ii. English Language & Comprehension
iii. General Knowledge
iv. Quantitative Analysis and General Mental Ability including basic Arithmetic

NOTE:
1. All the question papers, except Part II will be printed both in English and Hindi languages for which choice of medium will be exercised by the candidates at the time of filling up their application form for the Main Examination. However, choice of language once made will be final and binding and candidate cannot change it later under any circumstance. The candidates cannot use multiple languages like answering some questions in one language and others in different language because the medium has strictly to be only one chosen by them and questions attempted in any other medium would be rendered ineligible for evaluation. Candidates will have the option to answer Paper I, Paper III & Paper IV either in Hindi or in English language.

2. The final merit list shall be prepared based upon the marks obtained in the MAIN EXAMINATION viz. out of 200 marks for the General as well as in respect of all other reserved categories (viz. SC/ST/OBC/PH/EXS).

SYLLABUS
Part I: Essay/ Paragraphs
The candidate’s ability to understand correct English/Hindi, his/her comprehension and writing ability etc. would be tested. Questions on short essay, précis, letter writing etc. would also be included.

Part II: English Language & Comprehension (Conventional type)
In addition to the testing of candidates understanding of the English language and its correct usage, his/her writing ability would also be tested. Questions on paragraph writing/report writing etc. may be included.

Part III: General Knowledge
Questions in this Paper will include General Awareness as well as General Intelligence & Reasoning Ability.
• General Intelligence and Reasoning Ability:
It would include question of both – verbal non –verbal type. This component will include questions on analogies, similarities, differences, spatial visualization, spatial orientation, problem solving analysis, judgment, decision making, visual memory, discrimination, observation, relationship concepts, arithmetical reasoning, verbal and figure classification, arithmetical number series, non-verbal series, coding and decoding, statement conclusion, syllogistic reasoning etc.
• General Awareness:
Questions in this component will be aimed at testing the candidate’s general awareness of the environment around him and its application to society. Questions will also be designed to test knowledge of current events and of such matters of everyday observation and experience in their scientific aspects as may be expected of any educated person. The test will also include questions relating to India and its neighboring countries especially pertaining to sports, history, culture, geography, economic scene, general polity, Indian constitution, and scientific research etc. These questions will be such that they do not require a special study of any discipline.

Part IV: Quantitative Analysis and General Mental Ability including Basic Arithmetic
The questions will be designed to test the ability of appropriate use of numbers and number sense of the candidate. This paper will include questions on problems relating to number system, computation of whole numbers, decimals and fractions, relationships between numbers, fundamental arithmetical operations, percentage, ratio and proportion, averages, interest, profit and loss, discount, use of tables and graphs, menstruation, time and distance, ratio and time etc.