Syllabus for Competitive Examination for Recruitment of Vocational Instructors for Agriculture
The School Education Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu issued G.O.2D No. 71, School Education 2(2), dated 13th November 2014, prescribing the qualification, subjects and marks for the competitive examination to recruit Vocational Instructors for Agriculture. The notification concerns recruitment and examination content, and does not create or change any requirement relating to land, property ownership or land use.
What the notification does
The School Education Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu issued G.O.2D No. 71, School Education 2(2), dated 13th November 2014. Published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary, the notification prescribes the qualification and examination syllabus for recruiting Vocational Instructors for Agriculture.
The notification applies to candidates for this recruitment. It does not contain provisions about buying, selling, owning, registering or developing land in Tamil Nadu.
Qualification and examination structure
The Syllabus for Competitive Examination for Recruitment of Vocational Instructors for Agriculture requires:
- A bachelor's degree in Agriculture or Horticulture.
- Agriculture and Horticulture at degree standard, carrying 130 marks.
- General Knowledge, carrying 10 marks.
- Educational Psychology, carrying 10 marks.
Agriculture and Horticulture syllabus
The degree-standard portion distributes 130 marks across 15 topics:
- Weather and climate, 5 marks, including agro-climatic zones, forecasting instruments, monsoons, temperature, clouds, light and rainfall.
- Package of practices, 20 marks, covering major field, vegetable, fruit, plantation, medicinal and flower crops.
- Soils and fertilizers, 20 marks, including soil properties, fertility, manure, biofertilizers and integrated nutrient management.
- Entomology and pathology, 20 marks, including pest and disease surveillance, control, pesticides, quarantine, storage problems and biological control.
- Plant breeding, 5 marks, including crop improvement, hybrids, biotechnology, tissue culture and transgenic plants.
- Seed technology, 5 marks, including seed classes, certification, production and testing.
- Water management, 5 marks.
- Weed management, 10 marks.
- Farming systems, 5 marks.
- Farm implements, 5 marks.
- Dry land farming, 5 marks.
- Agricultural economics, 8 marks, including marketing, credit, farm planning and banking institutions.
- Agricultural extension, 7 marks, including rural development, extension education and teaching methods.
- Commercial agriculture, 5 marks, including apiculture, sericulture, mushrooms, vermicompost and related activities.
- Latest technologies in agriculture and horticulture, 5 marks, including Systematic Rice Intensification, precision farming, sustainable sugarcane, pit planting, high-density planting and post-harvest techniques.
Relevance to property matters
G.O.2D No. 71, School Education 2(2), dated 13th November 2014 is an employment examination notification. Property buyers, owners and land professionals are not given any duties or rights under its contents.
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Common questions
Does this notification affect the purchase or registration of land in Tamil Nadu?
No. The notification prescribes qualifications, subjects and marks for recruiting Vocational Instructors for Agriculture. It contains no provision on land purchase, ownership or registration.
What qualification is required for the recruitment examination?
A candidate must have a bachelor's degree in Agriculture or Horticulture.
How are marks divided in the examination?
Agriculture and Horticulture at degree standard carries 130 marks. General Knowledge and Educational Psychology carry 10 marks each.
Which department issued the syllabus?
The School Education Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu issued it through G.O.2D No. 71, School Education 2(2), dated 13th November 2014.
