TSPSC Horticulture Officer Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2023

Telangana State Public Service Commission released TSPSC Horticulture Officer Notification 2023 for 22 vacancies on the Official Website on 22nd December 2022. The TSPSC Horticulture Officer recruitment Online Application starts from 3rd January 2022. TSPSC Horticulture Officer Syllabus is divided into the syllabus for Paper I and Paper II. While Paper I comprises topics from General Studies and General Abilities, Paper II covers Horticulture (Degree Level) Syllabus. On this page candidates will get TSPSC Horticulture Officer Syllabus 2023 For Paper 1 & 2 PDF Download links are available on this page with the latest TSPSC Horticulture Officer Exam pattern. Here in this article we are providing the details of TSPSC Horticulture Officer Syllabus & Exam Pattern 2023. for more details read the article completely.

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TSPSC Horticulture Officer Selection Process 2023

Selection of candidates for recruitment to the posts will be done through written test (objective type) based on CBRT/OMR and selection for the posts will be done on the basis of marks obtained in the written test.
The candidates who qualify the written test in the order of merit will be called for verification of certificates.

TSPSC Horticulture Officer Exam Pattern 2023

TSPSC Horticulture Officer exam pattern will be based on the 2023 post. Through the exam pattern, the candidates will know the topics, the number of questions asked, the maximum marks and the duration of time. Here, in the given table we have provided the TSPSC Horticulture Officer Exam Pattern 2023

Written Examination (Objective Type)	No. of Questions	Duration (Minutes)	Maximum Marks
Paper-I: General Studies & General Abilities	150	150	150
Paper-II: Horticulture (Degree Level)	150	150	300
Total			450

TSPSC Horticulture Officer Syllabus

TSPSC Horticulture Officer Syllabus 2023 is an essential tool for the preparation of the exam. The syllabus provides an overview of the topics to prepare for the online exam. Candidates should plan a strategy after getting to know the TSPSC Horticulture Officer and follow accordingly. Candidates have to indicate the exam pattern to know the number of questions, maximum marks and duration of time. TSPSC Horticulture Officer syllabus is divided into syllabus for Paper I and Paper II. While Paper I covers topics from General Studies and General Abilities, Paper II covers horticulture (degree level) syllabus.

Paper 1- General Studies and General Abilities | Paper 1 – General Studies and General Abilities Syllabus

1. Current Affairs – Regional, National and International.
2. International relations and events.
3. General Science; Achievements of India in science and technology.
4. Environmental issues; Disaster Management – Prevention and Mitigation Strategies.
5. Economic and social development of India and Telangana.
6. The physical, social and economic geography of India.
7. Telangana Physical, Social and Economic Geography and Demography.
8. The socio-economic, political and cultural history of modern India is an Indian national movement with
a special focus.
9. Special focus on socio-economic, political and cultural history of Telangana State movement and formation of Telangana state.
10. The Constitution of India; The Indian political system; Governance and Public Policy.
11. Social exclusion; Rights issues and policies such as gender, caste, tribe, disability, etc.
12. Telangana society, culture, heritage, arts and literature.
13. Telangana State Policies.
14. Logical reasoning; Analytical ability and data interpretation.
15. Basic English. (Class 10 standard)

Paper – II : HORTICULTURE (DEGREE LEVEL) | Horticulture (degree level)

Classification of Horticultural crops
methods of irrigation and fertilizer application
Fruit crops – Production technology
Vegetable crops – role in human nutrition
Scope and Importance of commercial Floriculture
Production Technology
Medicinal and Aromatic crops cultivation in India and Telangana – Production Technology
Post Harvest Technology in Horticultural Crops
Insect Pests of Fruits, Plantation, Medicinal, Aromatic Crops, Vegetable, Ornamental and Spice Crops.
Plant diseases, Pathogens, their survival and spread
Ultra Structure of Plant Cells and Organs;
Plant genetic resources – applications in crop improvement
Plant biotechnology – Sterilization techniques
Classification of weeds, propagation and dissemination
Classification of Agro Forestry systems. Types of Manures and Fertilizers, Fertilizer use efficiency
Plant Bio Chemistry
Micro Biology – General Properties of micro organisms.
Farm power – Sources
Statistics; frequency; measures of central tendency; dispersion; testing of hypothesis
Divisions of economics; economic systems
Extension education-teaching and learning