I am thinking to take admission into the Post Graduate course at the Yogi vemana University so I need to take the Post Graduate Common Entrance Test so will you please tell me when will be the Entrance Test conducted by the University? Also tell me from where I can download the syllabus of this Post Graduate Common Entrance Test of Yogi vemana University?

The syllabus of YVUCET – Yogi Vermana University Common Entrance Test for admission in M Sc - Botany subject in Yogi Vemana University is as follows:

SECTION-A

Microbial Diversity, Cryptogams and Gymnosperms

1. Origin and evolution of Life ‐ an outline.

2. Viruses: Structure, replication and transmission; plant diseases caused by viruses and their control.

3. Bacteria: Structure, nutrition, reproduction and economic importance. An outline Of Plant diseases of important crop plants caused by bacteria and their control.

4. Brief account of Archaebacteria, Chlamydia, Actinomycetes and Mycoplasma.

5. Cyanobacteria: Cell structure, thallus organisation and their prospecting (uses)– Biofertilizers

6. Algae: General account, thallus organisation, structure, reproduction, classification and economic importance.

7. Fungi: General characters, classification and economic importance.

8. Structure, reproduction and life history of Albugo, Penicillium, Puccinia, Alternaria, General account of plant diseases caused by Fungi and their control.

9. Lichens: Structure and reproduction; ecological and economic importance.

10. Bryophytes: General characters, classification and alternation of generations.

11. Pteridophytes: General characters, classification, alternation of generations and evolution of sporophtyte.

12. Evolution of stele, heterospory and seed habit in Pteridophytes.

13. Gymnosperms: General characters, structure, reproduction and classification.

14. Distribution and economic importance; endangered Gymnosperms.

15. Palaeobotany: Introduction, Fossils and fossilization; Geological time scale; Importance of fossils. Bennettitales: General account

SECTION-B

Anatomy, Embryology, Taxonomy and Medicinal Botany

1. Meristems: Types, histological organisation of shoot and root apices and theories.

2. Tissues and Tissue Systems: Simple and complex.

3. Leaf: Ontogeny, diversity of internal structure; stomata and epidermal outgrowths.

4. Stem and root: Vascular cambium ‐ Formation and function. Anomalous secondary growth.

5. Wood structure: General account.

6. Introduction: History and importance of Embryology. Anther structure, Microsporogenesis and development of male metophyte.

7. Ovule structure and types; Megasporogenesis; types and development of female gametophyte

8. Pollination ‐ Types; Pollen ‐ pistil interaction. Fertilization.

9. Endosperm ‐ Development and types. Embryo ‐ development and types; Polyembryony and Apomixis ‐ an outline.

10. Palynology: Principles and applications.

11. Introduction: Principles of plant systematics, Systematics vs Taxonomy, Types of
classification: Artificial, Natural and Phylogenetic.

12. Systems of classification: Salient features and comparative account of Bentham &
Hooker and Engler & Prantle. An introduction to Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (APG).

13. Current concepts in Angiosperm Taxonomy: Embryology in relation to taxonomy,
Cytotaxonomy, Chemotaxonomy and Numerical Taxonomy.

14. Nomenclature and Taxonomic resources: An introduction to ICBN, Vienna code ‐ a brief account. Herbarium: Concept, techniques and plications.

15. Systematic study and economic importance of plants belonging to the following families:
Annonaceae, Capparaceae, Rutaceae, Fabaceae (Faboideae/papilionoideae,
Caesalpinioideae, Mimosoideae), Cucurbitaceae, Apiaceae, Asteraceae, Asclepiadaceae, Lamiaceae, Amaranthaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Orchidaceae and Poaceae.

16. Ethnomedicine: Scope, interdisciplinary nature, distinction of Ethnomedicine from Folklore Medicine. Outlines of Ayurveda, Sidda, Unani and Homeopathic systems of traditional medicine. Role of AYUSH, NMPB, CIMAP and CDRI.

17. Traditional medicine vs Modern medicine: Study of select plant examples used in
traditional medicine as resource (active principles, structure, usage and
pharmacological action) of modern medicine.

18. Pharmacognosy: Introduction and scope. Adulteration of plant crude drugs and methods of identification ‐ some examples. Indian Pharmacopoeia.

19. Plant crude drugs: Types, methods of collection, processing and storage practices.
Evaluation of crude drugs.

SECTION-C

Cell Biology, Genetics, Ecology and Biodiversity

1. Plant cell envelops: Ultra structure of cell wall, molecular organisation of cell membranes.

2. Nucleus: Ultrastructure, Nucleic acids ‐ Structure and replication of DNA; types and functions of RNA.

3. Chromosomes: Morphology, organisation of DNA in a chromosome, Euchromatin and Heterochromatin. Karyotype.

4. Special types of chromosomes: Lampbrush, polytene and B ‐ chromosomes.

5. Cell division: Cell cycle and its regulation; (mitosis, meiosis for practical observation)

6. Mendelism: Laws of inheritance. Genetic interactions ‐ Epistasis, complementary,
supplementary and inhibitory genes.

7. Linkage and crossing over: A brief account, construction of genetic maps ‐ 2 point and 3 point test cross data.

8. Mutations: Chromosomal aberrations ‐ structural and numerical changes; Gene
mutations,transposable elements.

9. Gene Expression: Organisation of gene, transcription, translation, mechanism and
regulation of gene expression in prokaryotes (Lac.and Trp Operons ).

10. Extra nuclear genome: Mitochondrial and plastid DNA, plasmids.

11. Concept and components of Ecosystem. Energy flow, food chains, food webs, ecological pyramids,

12. Plants and environment: Ecological factors ‐ Climatic (light and temperature), edaphic. Ecological adaptations of plants.

13. Population ecology: Natality, mortality, growth curves, ecotypes, ecads.

14. Community ecology: Frequency, density, cover, life forms, biological spectrum, ecological succession (Hydrosere, Xerosere).

15. Production ecology: Concepts of productivity, GPP, NPP, CR (Community Respiration) and secondary production, P/R ratio and Ecosystems. Biodiversity: Concepts, Convention on Biodiversity ‐ Earth Summit. Types of biodiversity.

16. Levels, threats and value of Biodiversity.

17. Hot spots of India – Endemism, North Eastern Himalayas, Western Ghats.

18. Agro‐biodiversity: Vavilov centres of crop plants.

19. Principles of conservation: IUCN threat‐categories, RED data book ‐ threatened & endangered plants of India. Role of organisations in the conservation of Biodiversity ‐ IUCN, UNEP,WWF, NBPGR, NBD.

Physiology, Tissue Culture, Biotechnology, Seed Technology and Horticulture

1. Water Relations: Diffusion, Imbibition, Osmosis; water, osmotic and pressure potentials; ascent of sap; transpiration; Stomatal structure and movements.

2. Mineral Nutrition: Essential macro and micro mineral nutrients and their role; symptoms of mineral deficiency; absorption of mineral ions; passive and active processes.

3. Enzymes: Nomenclature, characteristics, mechanism and regulation of enzyme action, enzyme kinetics, factors regulating enzyme action.

4. Photosynthesis: Photosynthetic pigments, absorption and action spectra; Red drop and Emerson enhancement effect; concept of two photosystems; mechanism of photosynthetic electron transport and evolution of oxygen; photophosphorylation; Carbon assimilation pathways: C3, C4 and CAM; photorespiration.

5. Translocation of organic substances: Mechanism of phloem transport; source‐sink relationships.

6. Respiration: Aerobic and Anaerobic; Glycolysis, Krebs cycle; electron transport system, mechanism of oxidative phosphorylation, pentose phosphate pathway.

7. Nitrogen Metabolism: Biological nitrogen fixation, nitrate reduction, ammonia assimilation, protein synthesis.

8. Lipid Metabolism: Structure and functions of lipids; conversion of lipids to carbohydrates, β‐ oxidation.

9. Growth and Development: Definition, phases and kinetics of growth. Physiological effects of phytohormon‐ auxins, gibberellins, cytokinins, ABA, ethylene and brassinosteroids; Physiology of flowering and photoperiodism, role of phytochrome in flowering.

10. Stress Physiology: Concept and plant responses to water, salt and temperature stresses.

11. Tissue culture: Introduction, sterilization procedures, culture media ‐ composition and preparation; explants.

12. Callus culture; cell and protoplast culture, Somatic hybrids and cybrids.

13. Applications of tissue culture: Production of pathogen free plants and somaclonal
variants, production of stress resistance plants, secondary metabolites and synthetic seeds.

14. Biotechnology: Introduction, history and scope.

15. rDNA technology: Vectors and gene cloning and transgenic plants.