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Time Table for NABARD Grade A Exam 2019

Published on Saturday, February 23, 2019
Time Table for NABARD Grade A Exam 2019

Agriculture

Topics to be covered:

1. Agriculture and Agronomy
2. Classification of Field crops-Factors affecting crop production, Agro-climatic zones of India, Cropping systems and patterns
3. Problems of Dryland
4. Soil and Water conservation
5. Water Resource and irrigation management
6. Farm mechanization and Agricultural Engineering
7. Horticulture and plantation crops
8. Animal husbandry
9. Fisheries and Aquaculture
10. Basic concepts of Forests and forestry
11. Agriculture Extension
12. Ecology and climate change
13. Present scenario of Indian Agriculture and allied activities

MONTH-I

Week-I

Day Topic
Day-1 Agriculture-definition, meaning and its branches
Day-2 Agronomy-Definition, meaning and scope
Day-3 Classification of field crops
Day-4 Factors affecting crop production
Day-5 Agro-climatic zones

Week-II

Day Topic
Day-1 Cropping systems and patterns-definition and types
Day-2 Dry and dryland farming
Day-3 Seed technology
Day-4 Meteorology-weather parameters and Crop-weather parameters
Day-5 Precision farming Systems of crop intensification

Week-III

Day Topic
Day-1 Organic farming
Day-2 Major soil types of India
Day-3 Soil fertility, manures and fertilizers
Day-4 Soil erosion
Day-5 Soil conservation-Methods and techniques

Week-IV

Day Topic
Day-1 Watershed management
Day-2 Irrigation management-Types and Source
Day-3 Crop-water requirement
Day-4 Water conservation techniques
Day-5 Micro-irrigation

Month II

Week-I

Day Topic
Day-1 Major, medium and minor irrigation
Day-2 Farm machinery and sources of Power
Day-3 Biofuels
Day-4 Water harvesting structures
Day-5 Greenhouses

Week-II

Day Topic
Day-1 Controlled and modified storage, godowns, bins and silos
Day-2 Agro-processing
Day-3 Plantation and Horticulture-Definition and its branches
Day-4 Agronomic practices and production technology of various horticultural crops
Day-5 Post-harvest management

Week-III

Day Topic
Day-1 Farm Animals
Day-2 Animal husbandry methods
Day-3 Common terms related to different species of livestock
Day-4 Poultry
Day-5 Diseases related to livestock and poultry

Week-IV

Day Topic
Day-1 Fisheries resources-Management and exploitation
Day-2 Aquaculture-Inland and marine
Day-3 Importance of fisheries in India
Day-4 Common terms related to fisheries and aquaculture
Day-5 Basic concepts and forests and forestry

Month III

Week-I

Day Topic
Day-1 Principles of Silviculture
Day-2 Forest Mensuration
Day-3 Forest management and forest economics
Day-4 Social forestry, agroforestry and Joint forest management
Day-5 Forest policy and legislation in India

Week-II

Day Topic
Day-1 India State of Forest Report-2017
Day-2 Recent developments under Ministry of Environment, Forests and climate change
Day-3 Agriculture Extension-Roles and methodologies
Day-4 Pre-independence and post-independence events and developments in the field of Agriculture extension
Day-5 Roles of KVKs

Week-III

Day Topic
Day-1 Ecology-definition and Roles
Day-2 Sustainable management and conservation
Day-3 Climate change and Greenhouse gases
Day-4 Carbon credit, IPCC, UNFCCC
Day-5 Present scenario of Indian Agriculture and allied activities-Recent trends

Week-IV

Day Topic
Day-1 Major challenges in Agriculture
Day-2 Factors of Production in Agriculture
Day-3 Agricultural finance and marketing
Day-4 Impact of Globalization on Indian Agriculture
Day-5 Farm management-Concepts and Types
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