APSC CCE Prelims Syllabus

APSC CCE Agriculture Syllabus 2018 (recruitmentsyllabus.com)

Important crops of India, cultural practices for cereal pulses, oilseed, fiber, sugar and tuber

crops and the scientific basis for these crop rotation, multiple and relay cropping intercropping

and mixed cropping.

Agriculture, its importance in national economic factors determining agroecological zone and

geographic distribution of crop plants.

Principles of plant physiology with reference to plant nutrition absorption, translocation, and

metabolism of nutrients. Diagnosis of nutrient deficiencies and their amelioration

photosynthesis and respiration, growth and development auxins and hormones in plant growth.

Principles of economics as applied to agriculture.

Important fruit and vegetable crops of India, the package of practices and their scientific basis,

crop rotation, intercropping and companion crops, the role of fruits and vegetables in human

nutrition, post-harvest handling, and processing of fruits and vegetables.

Soil as a medium of plant growth and its composition, mineral and organic constituents of the

soil and their role in crop production, chemical, physical and microbiological properties of the

soils essential plant nutrients, their functions, occurrence, and cycling in soils, principles of soil

fertility and its evaluation for judicious fertilizer use. Organic manures and bio-fertilizers,

straight, complex and mixed fertilizers manufactured and marketed in India.

Farm planning and resource management for optional production, Farming systems and their

role in regional economics.

APSC CCE Anthropology Syllabus 2018 (recruitmentsyllabus.com)

Prehistory: Basic concepts: Artifact, Industry, Culture, Civilization. Pleistocene environment: Ice

Age, Tool families Method of tool making, Palaeolithic, Masolithic and Neolithic culture, Metal

Age culture.

Physical Anthropology: Basic concepts: Mammal, Primate, Modern apes, Human evolution,

Genetics, Heredity, Race. Man’s place in the animal kingdom, Human skeleton, Fossil evidence

of human evolution, Racial criteria, Major races, Racial classification, Racial elements in India.

Social and Cultural Anthropology: Basic concepts: Society, Culture, Marriage, Family, Lineage,

Clean, Kinship, Tribe, Caste, Subsistence economy, Magic, Religion, Culture Change

acculturation, Evolution, and Diffusion. Characteristic features of folk / primitive society: Forms

and regulation of marriage, Types, and functions of family, Food collection, Pastoralism and

agriculture, Divination spell and prayer, Anisism and animatism, Totemism, Taboo.

APSC CCE General Studies Syllabus 2018 (recruitmentsyllabus.com)

Indian Economy

Planning Process in India

Geography of Assam, India & World

Indian Polity

Political System in India

Current Events of National & International Importance

Indian National Movement with special reference to Assam

General Mental Ability

Role of Science and Technology in India

Culture and Literature of Assam, India and World

History of India and Assam

APSC CCE Animal Husbandry Including Management Syllabus 2018 (recruitmentsyllabus.com)

Animal Genetics: Mendelian Laws of inheritance – Defense-Multiple alleles, crossing over,

linkage, sex-linked inheritance Mutation, complementary gene, chromosomal aberrations,

Definitions of Population, gene frequency, Hendy Weinberg Law, quantitative and qualitative

traits, variation and its causes. Heritability and repeatability. Genetic and environmental

variation, Mating system-Inbreeding, line breeding, cross-breeding. Outbreeding, grading up

crosses between inbred lines. Heterosis and hybrid vigor, utilization of heterosis for higher

productivity. Breeding methods to improve indigenous livestock with exotic breeds.

Dairy And Poultry Science: Importance of livestock in Agriculture Economy of Indian livestock

population, the problem of livestock Industry in India. Different breeds of livestock viz, Cattle,

Buffalo, Sheep, Goat, and Pigs both Indian and exotic. Types of housing, space requirement of

different categories of livestock importance of sanitation in Livestock farm. Different types of

animal farming – Mixed farming Integrated farming, Specialised dairy farming, and their relative

economic merits. Importance of clean milk production – Definition of milk and colostrum,

Factors affecting quality and quantity of milk. Legal standards of milk, Source of adulteration

and its detection in milk, Pasteurization, sterilization, homogenization and their importance,

Different Milk products and other milk beverages. Rearing of young stocks, the importance of

colostrum feeding in young ones, management of pregnant cows, she-goats ewes, care and

management of breeding heifers and young bulls. Breeds of laying and broiler birds, Definition,

High line, deep litter, cock hen, pullets. Incubation of eggs and care to be taken in incubation.

Factors affecting hatchability of eggs. The incubation time for eggs, of poultry, duck and pigeon

eggs. Different rations for birds of different categories. Maintenance of various records.

Veterinary Science: Definitions of Infectious and contagious diseases. Parasitic, bacterial and

viral diseases of cattle, buffalo, sheep, pig, goat, and poultry. Contagious diseases of livestock

and poultry and their prevention. Diseases of public health importance. Measures to be adopted

during the outbreak of a contagious, disease. Immunization and vaccine-vaccination principles.

Occurrences symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of various disease of cattle – Pneumonia,

Jaundice, Diarrhoea, Gastroenteritis, Pericarditis, Peritonitis, Fascioliasis, Trypanosomiasis,

Piroplasmosis. Anthrax, Haemorrhagic, Septicaemia, Block quanta, Tuberculosis, Hohne s

disease, Tympanitis, White scour etc. Occurrence, symptoms of viral diseases like Rinderpest,

Foot and Mouth diseases, Mucosal disease complex etc.

Animal Nutrition: Classification of animal feeds. Concentrates, roughages and their uses and

their inter-relation in animal feeding. Animal feeds their composition and nutritive values.

Computation of various rations. Thumb Rule of feeding livestock and poultry. Different types of

fodders, both legume, and non-legume. Cultivation and management of pasture and pasture

land. Feeding livestock during lean perion and also during drought and flood.

Poultry Diseases: Occurrence, symptoms treatment, and prevention of Coccidiosis, Ranikhet,

Fowl Pox, Marek disease, Avian Leucosis complex, various parasitic diseases. Diseases of swine –

Specially Swine fever, hog cholera, piglet diarrhea, deficiency diseases etc. Sources of poisoning

in animal and their symptoms and treatments. Various drugs used for doping racehorse and

techniques for its detection. Management of wild animals and animals in captivity for

treatment, drugs used tranquilizing the ferocious animals. Use of Artificial insemination for

improvement of livestock, Advantage, and disadvantages. Definition Infertile and Sterile,

Courses of infertility and sterility in large animals, Detection of heat and insemination of

animals.

APSC CCE Botany Syllabus 2018 (recruitmentsyllabus.com)

Morphology: Root, Stem Leaf, defensive mechanism inflorescence, flower, pollination,

fertilization, seed & fruit production their dehiscence and dispersal.

Cryptogamsalgae: Variations in the vegetative and reproductive structures of Chlorella Volvox,

Hydrodictyon, Ulothrix, Oedogonium, Cosmarium, Chaetohora, Vaucheria, Chara, Ectocarpus,

Fucus, Dictyota, Batrachospermum, Polysiphonia, Nostoc and Anabaena, Alternation of

generations, Economic Importance of algae.

Anatomy: Cell, Shoot and root apices, regions of growth, Tissue system, Stele and their types;

differences between leaf and branch gaps, Comparision of anatomical structures of root, stem,

and leaf, Secondary growth and anomalous secondary growth, Root-Stem transition.

Bryophytes: Detailed study of vegetative and reproductive. Parts of Marchantia, Anthoceros,

and Sphagnum.

Pteridophytes: Detailed study of vegetative and reproductive structure, including their anatomy,

of Lycopodium, Marselia, and Isoetes.

Fungi: Variations in structure and reproductions of Phytophthora, Cystopus, Saccharomyces,

Penicillium, Erysiphe, Ustilago, Puccinia, Psalliota, Helminthosporium and Fusarium, Economic

uses of Fungi, Lichen structure, reproduction, and types.

Angiosperms: Principles of classification (artificial, natural and phylogenetic). Differences

between monocot and dicot.

Diagnostic characters of the following families: Poaceae, Liliaceae, Musaceae, Arecaceae,

Orchidaceae, Brassicaceae Cucurbitaceae, Liliaceae, Malvaceae, Rutaceae, Fabaceae, Apiaceae,

Lamiaceae, Apocynaceae, Asterceae and Euphorbiaceae.

Physiology: Osmosis Imbibition, Absorption of water and solvents, Soil and their properties.

Essential and non-essential elements, sand and water culture, Water loss, mechanism and

ascent of sap including the theories, photosynthesis, respiration, fermentation nitrogen

metabolism. Translocation of food, Germination, growth, growth hormone, mechanism of

action of growth hormones in phototropic and geotropic curvatures, Movement.

Cytogenetics and Plant Breeding: Cell division, cell inclusion. Nucleus- structure and function,

Chromosome, Polyploidy. Mendelism, Linkage, and Crossing over, mutation.

Economic Botany: Products and uses of the following plants – Rice, Wheat, Maize, Soybean, Pea,

Ground-nut, Mustard, Coconut, castor, Cotton, Jute, Cinchona, Atropa, Belladonna, Rauvolfia,

Tea, and Sugarcane.

Ecology: Definition, factors, succession, invasion, community, Association and interaction,

Phytogeographical regions of India Detail idea about the floras of North-East India.

Evolution Botany: Various theories with reference to examples.

Gymnosperms: Living, Cycas, Pinus, and Gnetum

Fossil: A general study.

APSC CCE Civil Engineering Syllabus 2018 (recruitmentsyllabus.com)

Dynamics: Units and dimensions, Gravitational and absolute system, MKS & S.I. Unit.

Statics: Coplanar and multi-planer system free body diagrams, centroid second moment of plane

figure force and funicular polygons, the principle of virtual work suspension systems and

centenary.

Kinematics: Rectilinear and Curvilinear motion, Relative motion, Instantaneous center.

Kinetics: Mass moment of inertia, simple harmonic motion, momentum and impulse equations

of motion of rigid body rotating about a fixed axis.

Strength Of Materials: Homogeneous and isotropic media, stress and strain elastic constants,

tension and compression in one direction, riveted and welded joints. Compound stresses –

Principal stresses and principal strains, simple theories of failure. Bending moments and shear

force diagrams. Theory of bending, shear stress distribution in the cross-section of beams

Deflection of beams. Analysis of laminated beams and non-prismatic structures. Theories of

columns, middle-third, and middle-fourth rules. Three pinned arch analysis of simple frames,

Torsion of shafts combined bending direct and torsional stresses in shafts. Strain energy in

elastic deformation, impact fatique and creep.

Fluid Mechanics: Properties of fluids. Fluid Statics — Pressure at a point force on plane and

curved surface, buoyancy stability of floating and submerged bodies, dynamics of fluid flow,

Laminar and turbulent flow, equation of continuity energy and momentum equation, Bernoulli’s

theorem, cavitation, Velocity, potential and steam functions, rotational, irrotational flow,

vortices, flow net, Fluid flow measurement. Dimensional analysis – Units and dimensions – non-

dimensional numbers, Buck-inggham’s Pi-theorem, principles of similitude and application.

Viscous flow – Flow between the static plate and circular tubes boundary layer concepts – drag

and lift. Incompressible flow through pipe – Laminar and turbulent flow, critical velocity, friction

loses, loss due to sudden enlargement and contraction energy grade lines. Open Channel flow –

uniform and non-uniform flows, specific energy and critical depth, gradually varied flow surface

profiles, standing wave flume, surges and waves.

Soil Mechanics: Origin of soils, classification void ratio, Moisture content permeability,

Compaction. Seepage, Construction of flow nets, Determination of shear strength parameters

for different drainage and stress conditions- Triaxial, unconfined and direct shear tests. Earth

pressure theories – Rankine’s and coulomb’s analytical and graphical methods, the stability of

slopes. Soil consolidation – Terzaghi’s theory for one-dimensional consolidation, the rate of

settlement and ultimate settlement, effective stress pressure distribution in soils, soil

stabilization. Foundations- Bearing capacity of footings, Piles, Wells, Sheets piles.

Surveying: General principles, sign convention surveying instruments and their adjustment,

recording of survey observations, plotting of maps and sections, errors and their adjustments.

Measurement of distances, directions and heights, correction to measure length and barrings,

correction for local attractions, measurement of horizontal and vertical angles, levelling

operations, refraction and curvature corrections, Chain, and compass survey, theodolite and

Technometrics traversing, traverse computation; plane table survey, solution of two and three

points problems, contour surveying, setting out direction and grades & type of curves, setting

out of curves and excavation lines for building foundations.

APSC CCE Chemistry Syllabus 2018 (recruitmentsyllabus.com)

Atomic structure: Atomic number, electronic configurations s,p,d,f,. symbol, Aufbau principle,

Hund’s rule, Pauli’s exclusion principle. Isotopes, isobars, and isotones use of isotopes,

Radioactivity, different types of emanations & parent-daughter relationship, Group

displacement law, help life, fission and fusion reactions, nuclear reactions, binding energy.

Phase Rule: Explanation of terms involved Distribution law.

Periociaty of Properties: Atomic radii, ionic radii, electronegativity, electron affinity their

variation with the position of the elements in the periodic table. Valency – Electronic theory of

valency, elementary ideas of sigma and pi bonds shapes of simple molecules. Bond order, bond

length and bond angles. Chemistry of common elements and their commercially important

compounds, principles of extraction of metals important alloys, (Metals included-Sodium,

Copper, Aluminium, Iron). Coordination compounds – Werner’s theory of coordination

compound, coordination number, the role of coordination compounds in the analysis, Solubility

product common ion effect, PH & buffer solution.

Thermodynamics: First law of thermodynamics Isothermal and adiabatic expansion. Heat

capacities, Thermochemistry, Heat of reaction.

Classification of organic compounds: Homologous series and isomerism, Alkanes, Alkanes and

Alkynes, Derivatives of hydrocarbon halides, alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids,

esters & others, the general absolute method of orientation. Carbohydrate L Classification,

monosaccharides, glucose and fructose, configuration, Epimerization, and Mutarotation.

Elementary ideas of oils fats and waxes.

Kinetic theory of gases and gas lows: Vander Waals equation, specific heats of gases Cp/Cv

Chemical Kinetics: Molecularity and order of reactions, first and second order reactions.

Colloids and Catalysis: Definition of colloids classification, dialysis, gold number and Tyndal

effect, catalysis- Criteria of catalysis, types of catalysis.

Dilute Solutions: Colligative Properties-Osmatic Pressure, Lowering of Vapour pressure,

Depression of freezing point and Elevation of boiling point, Determination of molecular weight

in solution.

Chemical Equilibrium: Law of action, Homogenous equilibria, Le Chattelier’s principle and its

application to chemical equilibria (synthesis to NH3 by Haper’s process SO3 in contact process

of manufacture of Sulphuric acid).

Electro Chemistry: Faraday’s law of electrolysis Equivalent conductivity and specific conductivity-

their variation with dilution. Ostwald’s dilution law.

APSC CCE Commerce Syllabus 2018 (recruitmentsyllabus.com)

Business Organisation and Secretarial Practice: Distinctive Features of different forms of

business organization. Formalities and documents in floating a Joint Stock Company – Doctrine

of indoor management and principle of constructive notice, Type of securities and methods of

their issue, Economic functions of the new issues market and stock exchange- Business

combinations, Control of monopoly houses, Procedure and financing of export and import trade,

Incentives for export promotion, Role of the EXIM Bank. Management function – Planning

Organising Staffing. Directing, Coordination and Control. Organisation Structure Centralisation

and decentralization, the delegation of authority, the span of control, management by objective

(MBO) and Management by exception. Office Management – Scope and principles, Systems

routines, Handling of records, Office equipment and machines, Impact of Organisation and

methods (O & M) Company Secretary – Functions and scope, Appointment, qualification and

disqualifications, Rights, duties and liabilities of Company Secretary, Drafting of agenda and

minutes.

Accounting: Accounting equation – Concept and convention. Generally accepted accounting

principles – capital and revenue expenditures and receipts : Preparation of the financial

statements including statements of sources and application of funds, Partnership accounts

including dissolution and piecemeal distribution among the partners, Accounts of nonprofits

organisation, Preparation of accounts from incomplete record, Company Accounts, Issue an

redemption of shares and debenture, Capitalisation of profits and issue of bonus shares,

Accounting for depreciation including accelerated methods of providing depreciation, Invention

valuation and control. Ratio analysis and interpretation – Ratios relating to short-term liquidity,

long-term solvency, and profitability, the importance of the rate of return on investment (ROI) in

evaluating the overall performance of the business entity. Nature and objects of auditing –

Balance Sheet and continuous audit, Statutory management and operational audits Auditor’s

working papers, Internal control and internal audit. Audit of proprietary and partnership firms,

Board outlines of the company audit.

APSC CCE Computer Science Syllabus 2018 (recruitmentsyllabus.com)

Data Structures: Continuous and Non-continuous data structure Dynamic storage allocations,

File organisation techniques.

Computer Organisation: Functional components, CPU design, Memory organisation and I/O

organisation.

Formal Languages and Automata Theory: Finite state machines, Push down automata, Finite

automata, Context free language, Contact sensitive languages, Turing machine, Decision

question and Undecided problems.

The principle of Programming Languages: Various programming paradigms Syntax, Semantics,

Block structure, Scooping Binding, Object Oriented programming Functional programming. Logic

and Concurrent programming.

Database Management: Concept, Data independence, Difference models, Storage organization,

Query languages, Normal forms, Decomposition, Security, Concurrency, Recovery.

Data Communication and Computer Networks: Basics of digital communication, Network

architecture, Physical layer, Transport layer and Application layer.

Operating Systems: Process management, Memory management, File management and I/O

management.

Software Engineering: Lifecycle model, Function oriented design, Object-oriented design, User

interface design, Coding and Testing, Software requirement, Project management, Software

Reliability, and Maintenance.

APSC CCE Economics Syllabus 2018 (recruitmentsyllabus.com)

Unit – I: Economics problem, nature of economics laws, price mechanism, Demand and supply,

nature of demand curve Elastic and inelastic demand, Factors determining them, Indifference

curves – properties, laws of returns, Superiority over analysis, Cost curves, Fixed and Variable,

marginal cost and average cost, their relationship. Equilibrium, conditions of equilibrium under

perfect competition monopoly and monopolistic competition. Gross and net national income

rent wages, interest, and profit, Trade cycles, Characteristics, Phases and causes of trades. Types

of unemployment.

Unit – II: National income, estimate and measurement difficulties, different kinds of money, the

origin of money, the supply of money, price level, index numbers, its construction, uses and

limitations quantity theory of money, assumption and limitation. Power and functions of the

central bank, inflation, and deflation, causes and remedies. Monetary standards, foreign

exchange, its determination.

Unit – III: Nature of public finance, Distinction between public finance and private finance,

sources of public revenues, tax and non-tax revenue, direct and indirect taxes incidence and

burden of taxation, Factors determining taxable capacity, public expenditure and public debt,

Effect of tax public expenditure and public debt on production and employment methods of

debt, repayment, Distinction between debt redemption and conversion, Fiscal policy and

monetary policy, their limitations. Tax Evasion and Tax Avoidance, Fiscal policy, its role in a

developing economy.

Unit – IV: Developed, underdeveloped and developing countries basic features and

characteristics with reference to India, India’s national income during plan-period, the

contribution of different sectors to national income, population problems- its impacts on

economic development, unemployment & capital formation. The agricultural problem, causes of

low, productivity, mechanization of India agriculture, green revolution- its impact Land reforms,

agricultural credit, agricultural marketing, slow growth of industries in India- causes and

remedies, Industrial policy, Industrial finance- its sources. Public Sector Industries- their role and

efficiency, small-scale industries, problems and remedial measures. Foreign Trade, Trades-gaps

and measures of bridging them, Role of economic planning- objectives, priorities, achievements,

and failure in India Price Problem – causes and remedies. Poverty eradication measures adopted

under Five Year Plans, nationalization of Commercial Banks- Lead Bank Scheme.

APSC CCE Education Syllabus 2018 (recruitmentsyllabus.com)

Learning – theories and laws of learning, motivation in learning.

Attention and interest – their importance in education.

Intelligence – its meaning, nature, Stanford, Bint- Intelligence tests.

Curriculum, Definition and types, Defects, principles of curriculum construction. Correlation of

studies- Importance of curricular activities in school.

Discipline – Definition, Importance of discipline in education, Relation between freedom and

discipline, Reward and punishment in school.

Theories of play – Importance of play in education.

Meaning, definition, and scope of education.

Aims of education-individual, social, liberal and vocational education in a democracy.

School and community – their relation, functions, and responsibilities.

Educational for national integration and international understanding.

Psychology – meaning and definition, the importance of educational psychology, scope and

methods of educational psychology.

Physical basis of mental life – receptors, effectors and central nervous system – sensation,

perception, and conception.

Needs, drives and motives.

Emotions and instincts – their importance in education.

Habits and their formation.

Charter Act of 1813. Macaulay’s minute and Lord Bentinck resolution of 1835.

Woods Despatch of 1854 – its impact of Indian Education.

Indian Education Commission of 1882 – Primary and Secondary Education.

Lord Curzon’s Educational Policy on Secondary and University Education.

Resolution of 1913.

Statistics in education – Mean, medium and mode calculation of quartile deviation and standard

deviation, Calculation of coefficient of correlation by rank difference method.

Hartog Committees report of 1929.

Wardha Scheme of Education 1937.

Introduction of primary education in Assam – problems in its implementation.

Adult Education Programme – its meaning and scope. The problem in the implementation of the

programme and their solutions.

Educational Policy of 1986.

APSC CCE Electrical Engineering Syllabus 2018 (recruitmentsyllabus.com)

Modelling of transmission lines, steady, state and transient stability, surge phenomena and

insulation coordination, protective devices and schemes for power system equipment.

Electrostatic and magnetostatic field analysis, Maxwell’s equations, Wave equations and

electromagnetic waves.

Basis methods of measurements, standards, error analysis, indicating instruments, cathode ray

oscilloscope, measurement of voltage, current, power resistance, inductance, capacitance,

frequency, time and flux, electronic motors.

Vacuum based and Semiconductor devices and analysis of electronic circuits, single and

multistage audio and radio, small signal and large signal amplifiers, oscillators and feedback

amplifiers, waveshaping circuits and time base generators, multivibrators and digital circuits,

modulation and demodulation circuits. Transmission line at audio, radio and U.H. frequencies

reduces, Wire and Radio Communication.

Primary and Secondary cells, Dry-accumulators, Solar Cells, Steady state analysis of d.c. and a.c.

network, network theorems, network function, Laplace techniques, transient response,

frequency response, three-phase network, inductively coupled circuits.

Mathematical modeling of dynamic linear systems, transfer functions, block diagrams, the

stability of control systems.

Generation of e.m.f. and torque in the rotation machine, motor, and generator characteristics

os d.c. synchronous and induction machines, equivalent circuits, commutation starters, phaser

diagram, losses, regulation, power transformers.

Conversion of a.c. to d.c. and d.c. to a.c., controlled and uncontrolled power, speed control

techniques for drives.

APSC CCE Electronics Syllabus 2018 (recruitmentsyllabus.com)

Electronic Devices: Basic semiconductor theory (device physics). Diodes, BJTs, and MOSFETs.

Electronic Circuits: Amplifiers (common circuits, biasing methods, small signal analysis etc.), Op-

Amp basics and applications. Large signal amplifiers and filters. Feedback.

Basic Circuit Theory: Loop and nodal analysis. Matrix methods of solving loop and nodal circuit

equation. Network Theorems. Fourier analysis of periodic waveforms. Laplace transforms and

applications. Coupled circuits.

Digital Electronic Circuits: Number system and codes. Boolean algebra and logic circuits.

Minimization of Boolean expressions (K-maps). Logic families (TTL, ECL, and CMOS)-comparison

on the basis of performance Combinational logic circuit design, sequential circuits (FF, Shift

Registers, Counters), RAM and ROMS.

Communication: Fourier analysis, sampling, Z-transforms, random variables and stochastic

process. Amplitude and Frequency modulations, TDM, FDM, Noise, Pulse Modulation. Baseband

digital transmission. Digital Modulation technique. Error control coding.

Microprocessor: UP architecture, Memory interfacing, interrupts, and timing. Flow charts and

pseudo codes. Study of common peripheral chips. Assembly language programming, 1/0

programming, and simple applications.

APSC CCE Fisheries Syllabus 2018 (recruitmentsyllabus.com)

Concept and fundamentals of fishery extension education. The present system of fishery

extension service. Fishing gear, Traditional fishing fears of gears and other water bodies of

Assam. Modern commercial fishing methods. Traditional and modern methods of fish

preservation. Post-harvest management of fin and shellfish. Marine capture fisheries.

Soil and water quality for fish culture. Manuring and fertilization of fish pond. Management of

soil quality for aquaculture.

Inland water bodies – physical, chemical and biological properties of water in relation to

aquaculture. Biological communities of inland waters. Common groups of phyto and

zooplankton.

Pond for fish culture. Location, design and construction of the fish pond, cage and pen.

Fish and shellfish breeding, traditional and modern fish hatching devices. Broodstock and

nursery pond management.

Fish feed – natural and artificial. Nutritional requirement of commercially important cultivable

fish species. Conventional and non-conventional fish feeds. Feed formulation and processing.

Basic principles of aquaculture. Origin growth and present global and national scenario.

Prospects of aquaculture in relation to the national and state economy.

Status, scope, and prospects of freshwater aquaculture in India and North Eastern States.

Systems of aquaculture. Concepts of integrated aquaculture systems. Cultivable fin and

shellfishes.

The significance of fish diseases in relation to aquaculture practices, their diagnosis and fish

health management.

Economics of fish production system – culture and capture.

APSC CCE Geography Syllabus 2018 (recruitmentsyllabus.com)

Physical, Economical and Human Geography: No Sub-Topics

Geography of the world: No Sub-Topics

Economic: Types of resources, land, water mineral, biotic and human, Agriculture, Industry,

Transport, and Communication.

Human: Man and environment, Population, distribution and density, Urban and Rural

settlements patterns.

Physical: The crust of the Earth – its structure and formation, Major

relief features of the earth and their origin – continents, ocean, basins and mountains,

Weathering, erosion and deposition, cycles of erosion, Elements of climate and types of climate,

Types of soils and negotiation.

Geography of the world: Landforms, Climates and Vegetation, Natural regions of the world,

Growth of population, International migration, Races of mankind, Occupation pattern, the

Regional study of Africa, South East Asia, South West Asia and Latin America.

Geography of India and North East India: Physiography, Climate, Soil and Vegetation, Agriculture

and Irrigation, Mineral and Energy resources – Industries, Population – distribution, density, and

growth.

APSC CCE Geology Syllabus 2018 (recruitmentsyllabus.com)

Economic Geology: Meaning of the term, Formation of Economic mineral deposits, Ore, ore

minerals and gangue, Simple classification of one deposits, Brief study of the modes of

occurrence, Origin, distribution in India and Economic uses of the following gold – Ores of iron,

Manganese, Copper, Aluminium and Chromium and Muscovite, Sillimanite, Coal and Petroleum

deposits, Limestone deposits of Assam and their use. Physical characters, chemical composition,

occurrence and use of the following – graphite, diamond, pyrite chalcopyrite, chromite,

sillimanite, asbestos, corundum, barite, dolomite, fluorspar, and Galena.

Stratigraphy: Laws of stratigraphy, Classification of the rocks into Lithostratigraphic and

Biostratigraphical. Absolute age, An outline geology of the Indian subcontinent, Study of the

following with respect to their Lithology – fossil contents (if any) and economic importance

Precambrian rocks of Kamataka. Vindhyans of the Sone Valley; Triassic of Spiti, Jurassic of catch

and Cainozoic of Assam (NE India). Study of the following rock types from the Indian stratigraphy

– Charnokite, Khondalite, Mylliem granite, Deccan traps and Sylhet traps.

Paleontology: Fossils – definition, conditions, and types of preservation, Uses of fossils in

Geology, Board division of the fossils into micro and microfossils, Vertebrate and invertebrate

fossils, Paleobotany. Morphological feature and geological distribution of branchiopods,

bivalve(lamellibranchs), gastropods cephalopod and trilobites.

Crystallography and mineralogy: Crystallography – Crystalline and amorphous substances.

Crystal – its definition and morphological characters. Axes, axial ratio, parameters, indices,

crystal forms, and zones. Symmetry elements of crystals, Symmetry elements of the normal

classes of the Cubic. Tetragonal, Hexagonal, Orthorhombic and Monoclinic systems. Twinned

crystals. Mineralogy – Principles of optics, Polarisation of light, Petrological Microscope,

Construction of the Nicol Prism, Isotropic and anisotropic substances, Refractive index and

birefringence, Interference colors, Pleochroism, Extinction and extinction angles. Physical,

chemical and optical properties of the following groups of minerals – feldspar, pyroxene,

amphibolite, olivine, mica and garnet, physical, chemical and optical properties of the following

minerals – quartz, beryl calcite, tourmaline, apatite, sillimanite, magnetite, hematite, andalusite,

and zircon. Petrology, Economic Geology, and Stratigraphy.

General and Structural Geology: An introduction to Geology – its scope, subdivision, and relation

to other branches of Science. Rocks- their definition and types, Geological time and its major

divisions. The earth – its origin, age, constitution and relation the other planets in the solar

system. Weathering of rocks, Geological work done by river, glacier, wind, sea. Volcanoes –

types, distribution, products and Geological effects, Earthquakes-causes, distribution, and

effect. Earthquake Waves, Meaning of the term – Groundwater, Water Table, Artesian well,

Aquifer and Springs. Basic concepts of Geomorphology. The normal cycle of erosion. Drainage

patterns. Landforms formed by the action of water, Ice, and wind. Structural Geology –

Clinometer compass and its use, primary and secondary structures, Dip and strike and the

representation. Folds, faults, joints, and unconformities- the definition, description,

classification, and recognition preliminary ideas of foliation sonialosely of ligation ideas about

geosyncline, mountain building, isostasy and continental drift. Structural features of India.

Petrology: Rocks – their types and distinguishing characters, Igneous rocks – Magma, its

composition, and crystallization. Magmatic, differentiation and assimilation. Bowen’s reaction

principle, Modes of occurrence of igneous rocks. Structures and texture of igneous rocks.

Classification of igneous rocks mineralogical and quasichemical. A brief description of the

following rock types – Granitiaplite, rhyolite, gabbro, dolerite, basalt, granodiorite, diorite,

trachyte, syenite, syenite and pegmatite. Sedimentary petrology – Sedimentary processes and

product, An outline classification of the sedimentary rocks, Important sedimentary structure –

bedding, current bedding graded bedding, ripple marks, and mud cracks. Types of sedimentary

deposits – residual, chemical and transported, brief descriptions only. Petrographic description

of the following rock types – sand-stone, greywacke, arkose, limestone, conglomerate, and marl.

Metamorphic petrology – definition, types, and agents of metamorphism Distinguishing

characters of metamorphic rocks, Depth zones of metamorphism. Grades of metamorphism,

Regional metamorphism of argillaceous sediments. Petrographic description of the following

rock types – Slate, Phyllite, Schist, Gneiss, Granulite, Marble, and Amphibolite.

APSC CCE Indian History Syllabus 2018 (recruitmentsyllabus.com)

The Period of the Delhi Sultanate: The foundation of Muslim rule in India under the Slave

dynasty Qutubuddin, Iltutmis and Raziya. The Khilijis and their bid for imperialism, Alauddin as

conqueror and Administrator. Muhammad Bin Tagalog and Firuz Tughloq. The Bahmani and

Vijoynagar Kingdoms of the South.

Mughal Empire in India: India on the eve of Babur’s invasion. Mughal Afgan contest for Empire

in India (1526, 1556). Akbar Character and achievement policy towards the Rajputs. Jahangir

and Shahjahan. Aurangzeb’s character and policy relating with Rajputs, Marathas, and Sikhs. The

decline of the Mughal Empire.

Modern India: The advent of Europeans in India, Cause of British success and French failure. The

East India Company. The Battle of Plassey and British Ascendancy in Bengal. Clive and Warren

Hastings. Lord Cornwallis to Lord Hastings, Anglo-Maratha, and Anglo-Mysore relations. The

Autonomous State of Assam and Punjab. Establishment of British Ascendancy under Wellesley

and Lord Hastings. Lord Amherst to Dalhousie Expansion of British Dominion in the north-east

and northwest (1824-1856). Revolt of 1957 Nature, Causes, and Effects. Lord Lytton Reactionary

legislation. Lord Ripon Popular measures, Ilbert Bill, controversy. Political awakening and birth of

Indian National Congress (1885), Programme and Method till 1907. Lord Curzon and partition of

Bengal – effects, the rise of extremism in India. The Indian National Congress (1907-1914). The

emergence of M.K. Gandhi in India, politics – World War-I and India, Non-Co-operation and

Khilafat Movement. Constitutional developments and Round Table Conferences. Inauguration of

Provincial Autonomy and Congress Ministries. World War-II and resignation of Congress

Ministries. India’s National Struggle till the attainment of freedom, Cripps Mission, Quit India

Movement, K.N.A. Cabinet Mission, Mount Batten Plan, the Indian Independence Act (1947).

Ancient India: Indus Valley Civilisation – Origin, Extent and Principal features. Political, Social and

Economic life of the Rigvedic, Aryans, Vedic Culture. Buddhism, Jainism, Bhagavatam, and

Brahminism. Magadhan Ascendancy. Chandragupta Maurya and Ashoka: Maurya

Administration, Downfall of the Maurya Empire. The Sungas, The Kansas, The Kushanas, The

Sakas, The Satavahana. Samudra Gupta and Chandra Gupta-II, Gupta Golden Age. The

Pushyabhuties, The Moukharis, The Kingdoms of Kamrupa and Gauda. The Chalukyas, The

Pallavas, The Rastrakutas. The Rajputs and their different clans. The Tripartite struggle between

Palas, Pratiharas and the Rastrakutas. The Arab invasion of Sind (India). Sultan Mahmud and

Muhammad of Ghor.

APSC CCE Law Syllabus (recruitmentsyllabus.com)

Indian Administrative Law: Nature and Scope of Administrative Law, Delegated Legislation,

Judicial and Legislative Control, Writs – Certiorari Mandamus, Prohibition quo-warrant,

Principles of Natural Justice, Ombudsmen – Lok Pal, Administrative Tribunals, Quasi-Judicial

Authorities- Public Undertakings, Doctrine of Repugnancy, Doctrine of Pith and Substance.

Constitution Of India: Salient features of the Constitution of India, Preamble, Directive Principles

of State Policy, Fundamental Rights, Centre-State Relation, Distribution of Legislative Powers,

President of India – Position, Election and his powers Governor and Council of Ministers in a

State, Protection of Civil Servants, Amendment of the Constitution, Sixth Schedule of the

Constitution, Tenth Schedule of the Constitution.

Law Of Torts: Nature and Scope of Law of Torts, Elements of Law of Torts, General Defence in an

action of Torts, Trespass to person Negligence and contributory negligence, Remoteness of

Damage Trespass to land, Nuisance – Strict liability, Vicarious liability, Remedies – Damages and

other remedies.

APSC CCE Mathematics Syllabus 2018 (recruitmentsyllabus.com)

Calculus: Real-valued functions of a real variable, Bounds, limits, and continuity of function

inverse functions, properties of continuous functions. Successive differentiation, Leibnitz’s

theorem, Rolle’s theorem, Lagrange’s mean value theorem, Taylor’s and Maclaurin’s theorem

with Language’s form of remainder indeterminate form. Functions of two or more variables,

partial differentiation, Euler’s theorem on homogeneous functions, Maxima and Minima of a

function of two variables. Standard integrals, Properties of definite integrals, Elementary idea of

improper integrals. Tangents and normals, the curvature of plane curves, rectification of plane

curve, quadrature, surfaces and volumes of solids of Revolution. Differential Equations,

Formation of the differential equation, equations of 1st order and 1st degree, clairout’s form,

linear equation of 2nd and higher orders with constant coefficients, complementary function

and particular integrals in standard cases. Coordinate Geometry, Change of axes, Invariant part

of straight lines, General equation of the second degree, Central and non-central conies,

tangent, normal hoyd of contact, Pole polar, Polar equation of conic and equations of its chord,

tangent and normal. Polar and cylindrical coordinates in three dimensions, S.D*. between two

lines, sphere-cone, and cylinder.

Algebra: Algebra of sets – relations and functions, Group, sub-groups, cosets and their

properties, Lagrange’s theorem on the order of a sub-group of a finite group, normal subgroups,

cyclic groups, permutation groups, quotient groups, homomorphism and isomorphism of

groups. Rings integral domains and fields, sub-rings and ideals, homomorphism and

isomorphism of rings. Matrices of the field of real numbers, different types of matrices, I

addition and scaler in multiplication of matrices of determinant of a square matrices, minor’s

and co-factors, Jacoba’s theorem, transpose of matrix, adjoint matrix, reciprocal(inverse) matrix,

singular and non-singular matrix multiplication of matrices and determinants, groups and rings

of matrices, rank of a matrix, solution of a system of linear equations. Inequalities, Relation

between roots and coefficient of a polynomial equation symmetric functions of roots, Cardon’s

method of solution of the cubic. Convergence and divergence of sequences and series,

comparison test and ratio test and Raabe’s test for convergence of infinite series.

Vector’s: Triple product of Vectors with applications, Vector equations of lines, Planes spheres,

Differentiation of Vector functions and simple applications.

Trigonometry: De Mover’s theorem, Gregory’s series Expansion of sine and cosine function and

Hyperbolic function.

APSC CCE Mechanical Engineering Syllabus 2018 (recruitmentsyllabus.com)

Statics: Simple applications of equilibrium equations.

Heat Transfer: One-dimensional steady, state conduction through walls and cylinders, Fins,

Concepts of thermal boundary layer, Heat transfer coefficient, Combined heat transfer,

Coefficient, Heat ex-exchangers.

Dynamics: Simple applications of equations of motion, simple harmonic motion, work energy,

power.

Theory of Machines: Simple examples of links and mechanism, Classification of gears, standard

gear tooth profiles wheel types of

governors, static(s) and dynamic balancing, Simple examples of vibration of bars, Whirling of

shafts.

Production Management(s): Method and time study, motion, economy and workspace design,

operation and flow process charts, Product design and cost selection of manufacturing process,

Break-even analysis, Site Selection, Plant layout, Materials handling the selection of equipment

for job, Shop and mass production, Duling despatching, Routing.

Mechanics of Solids: Stress, strain, Hook’s Law, elastic moduli, Bending moments and shearing

force diagrams for beams, Simple bending, and torsion of beams, Spring, Thin-walled cylinders.

Mechanical properties and material testing.

Manufacturing Science: Mechanics of metal cutting tool life economics of machining cutting,

tool materials. Basic, machining processes, types of machine tools, transfer lines. Shearing

drawing spinning, rolling forging extrusion, Different types of casting and welding methods.

Thermodynamics: Heat, work, and temperature, First and Second laws of thermodynamics,

Carnot Rankine, Otto, and Diesel-Cycles.

Fluid Mechanics: Hydrostatics, Continuity equation, Bernoulli’s theorem, Flow through pipes,

Discharge measurement, Laminar and Turbulent flow, Concept of the boundary layer.

Energy Conversion: Compression and spark ignition engineers, Compressors, Fans and Blowers,

Hydraulic pumps and turbines, Thermal turbomachines, Boilers, Flow of steam through nozzles,

Layout of power plants.

Environmental: Refrigeration cycles, refrigeration equipment Control its operation and

maintenance, Important refrigerants, Psychometrics comfort, Cooling, and dehumidification.

APSC CCE Medical Science Syllabus 2018 (recruitmentsyllabus.com)

Human Anatomy: General Principles and the basic structural concept of the gross anatomy of

the hip joint, hearts, stomach, lungs, spleen, kidneys, uterus, ovary and adrenal glands.

Histological features of the parotid gland, bronchi, testis, skin, bone and thyroid gland, Gross

anatomy of the thalamus, internal capsule, cerebrum, including their blood supply; functional

localization in the cerebral cortex, cerebellum, spinal cord, eye, ear, throat, cranial nerves.

Human physiology and biochemistry: Sensory receptors, reticular of function, cerebellum and

basal ganglia.

Reproduction: Regulation of function of male and female gonads.

Respiration: Regulation of respiration, digestion, and absorption of fats, metabolism of

carbohydrates.

Renal Physiology: Tubular function, regulation of PH.

Nucleic acids: RNA, DNA, genetic code and protein synthesis.

Pathology and Microbiology: Principles of inflammation, principles of carcinogenesis and tumor

spread, coronary heart disease, infective diseases of liver and gallbladder, pathogenesis of

tuberculosis. The immune system, immunological and serological tests for collagen vascular

disease. Etiology and laboratory diagnosis of diseases caused by Salmonella Vibrio

Meningococcus and hepatitis virus. Life cycle and laboratory diagnosis of Entamoeba histolytica,

malarial parasite, roundworm, and hookworm.

Cardiovascular system: Mechanical and electrical properties of the heart including ECG –

regulation of cardiovascular functions.

Gl system: Bilirubin metabolism, liver function tests.

Haematology: Haemoglobin synthesis, abnormal hemoglobins.

Surgery: Principles of surgical management of severely injured and the process of fracture

healing. Malignant tumors of the stomach and their surgical management, Signs, symptoms,

investigation, and management of fractures of the femur, principles of pre-operative and post-

operative care. Clinical manifestations, investigations, and management of Hydrocephalus,

Buerger’s disease, appendicitis, benign prostatic hypertrophy, bronchogenic carcinoma,

carcinoma breast, carcinoma, colon. Clinical manifestation, investigations and surgical

management of – Intestinal obstruction, acute urinary retention, spinal injury, hemorrhagic

shock, pneumothorax haematemesis.

Preventive and Social Medicine: Principles of epidemiology, health care delivery. Concept and

general principles of prevention of disease and promotion of health. National health programs,

effects of environmental pollution on health, the concept of balanced diet family planning

methods.

Medicine: Protein-energy malnutrition. Medical management of Coma, cerebral vascular

accidents, status asthmaticus, cardiopulmonary arrest, status epilepticus, acute renal failure.

Clinical features, etiology and treatment of – Coronary heart disease, rheumatic heart disease,

pneumonia, cirrhosis of the liver, amoebic liver abscess, peptic ulcer, pyelonephritis leprosy,

rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes mellitus, poliomyelitis meningitis, schizophrenia, STD, AIDS.

APSC CCE Philosophy Syllabus 2018 (recruitmentsyllabus.com)

Ethics and Social Philosophy: Definition and Scope of Ethics. Moral and non-moral action. Moral

judgment and its object. Rigourism and different forms of hedonism. Theories of punishment.

Nature and Scope of Social philosophy. The Social Nature of Man. The relation between

individual and society. Family as a social institution. Religion as the cohesive social factor. Caste

system and Varnasramadharma.

Logic: Logic as the study of reflective thinking. Laws of thought. Proposition – traditional and

modern analysis, Traditional and modern classifications of propositions. Conversion, obversion,

contraposition, and inversion. Structure, characteristics, definition, figures, mood and Rules of a

categorical syllogism. Hypothetical and disjunctive syllogisms and dilemmas. Testing syllogism.

Inductive inference and its relation to the deduction. Analogical Inference. Mill’s Inductive

methods. Law of uniformity of nature and law of causation. Conditions, Verification and

importance of Hypothesis in scientific inquiry.

General Philosophy(Western and Indian): Nature and Scope and Branches of Philosophy.

Methods of Philosophy. Rationalism and Empiricism as theories of the origin of knowledge. The

correspondence theory and the coherence theory of truth. Realism, Nave, and Scientific.

Idealism – subjective and objective. Categories: Substances space-time and casualty. Proofs of

the existence of God. Purusha, Prakriti, and causation.

Psychology: Definition, Scope, and Utility of psychology. Introspection and experiment as

methods of psychology. Nature, kinds and the water – Fechner Law of Sensations. Kinds of

imagination – Imageless thinking. Conditions of memory and forgetting. Nature and grounds of

belief. Analysis, kinds, and theories of emotion. Definition, conditions, and characteristics of

attention. Nature of intelligence and intelligence quotient. Definition and theories of learning.

APSC CCE Physics Syllabus 2018 (recruitmentsyllabus.com)

Newton’s Law of motion, force & impulse, Moment of Inertia, Radius of gyration, Theorem of

perpendicular & parallel axes, Moment of Inertia of the road, cylinder, disc and sphere, Simple

Harmonic Motion.

Kepler’s Laws of planetary motion, Artificial satellites, Elasticity – Hooke’s law, Elastic Constants,

Viscosity of fluids Pioseullie’s equation, Surface Tension, Angle of Contact, Velocity of sound.

Effect of temperature & pressure on the velocity of sound, Vibration of string, Laws of

transverse vibration, the Longitudinal vibration of strings, Stationery waves in strings and air-

column.

Ohm’s Law (Electricity and Magnetism) Kirchhoff’s Laws, Application of Kirchhoff’s Laws,

Platinum Resistance, Thermometer – temperature, measurement, Thermo-electricity, Peltier

and Thomson effect, Thermocouples and measurement of temperature, Chemical effects of

current, Electrolysis, Electromagnetic, Induction, Self and Mutual Induction. Varying currents,

Growth, and Decay of currents, Energy stored up in a circuit. Alternating current, Virtual current,

R.M.S. value of current, Peak value of current, virtual volt, Impedance, Reactance, Wattles’s

current.

Cathode Rays, Velocity and e/m of the electron, Millikan’s oil drop experiment CRT, X-rays

production and properties, Application of X-rays, Bohr’s theory of hydrogen spectra, Photo-

electric effect and Einstein’s explanation, Radioactivity, Decay constant, Half-life, Mean life,

Isobar, and Isotopes, Cyclotron. Electromagnetic radiation, Valves – Diode and Triode,

Amplification factor, Rectifiers, Zeeman effect, Raman effect, Cosmic Rays.

Combination of two lenses separated by a distance, Power of a lens, Spherical aberration and

chromatic aberration, Interference of light, Determination of wavelength by a Biprism, Colours

of thin films. Newton’s rings, Diffraction of light, Fresnel class and Fraunhofer class of

diffraction. A diffraction grating, the Dispersive power of grating, Zone plate, Polarisation of

light, Production, and analysis of polarised light, Nicol prism, Circular and Elliptical polarisation,

Rotation of plane of polarisation, Scattering of light – color of the sky.

Measurement of temperature, Maximum and Minimum, Thermometer, Measurement of high

temperature and low temperature. Expansion of solids and liquids, Coefficients of linear and

cubical expansion, Apparent and absolute expansion of a liquid. Expansion of gases, Gas laws,

Coefficient of increase of pressure at constant volume, Coefficient in the increase of volume at

constant pressure. Calorimetry.

Two specific heats of gases. Change of state, Latent heat of fusion and vaporization, Kinetic

theory of gases, Perfect gas laws, Root mean square velocity, Relation between heat and work,

First law of square dynamics, Second Law of thermodynamics, Carnot’s cycle, Clausius and

Clapeyron’s equation, Heat Engines, Petrol Engine, Diesel Engine.

APSC CCE Political Science Syllabus 2018 (recruitmentsyllabus.com)

Nature and scope of political science, its relationship with other social sciences.

Origin of the State – Social Contract Theory and Evolutionary Theory.

Functions of the State – Leissex Faire and Socialistic. Theories – Welfare State.

Constitutions of U.K. and U.S.A.

The Organs of the U.N.

Basic features of the Indian Constitution.

Indian Parliament – Executive and Judiciary.

Governor and Chief Minister of an Indian State.

Democracy and Dictatorship.

Sovereignty – Characteristics and kinds.

Law – Liberty, and Equality.

Present Local Self-Government in Assam.

Union Public Service Commission and State Public Service Commission.

APSC CCE Psychology Syllabus 2018 (recruitmentsyllabus.com)

Nature and Scope of Psychology, Applied fields of Psychology, Methods of Psychology.

Principles of learning, Classical and operant conditioning, Cognitive learning, learning by

modeling.

Verbal learning and memory, Input, Storage and retrieval of information, Forgetting.

Nature of frustration, Reactions to frustration, Defence mechanisms, and adjustment.

Group behaviors, Group dynamics, Leadership, Roles, and expectation.

Nervous System – Central and autonomic nervous system, Localisation of functions in the brain.

Genetic and environmental factors in human development, Nature and nature.

Sensory processes – Structure and functions of the human eye. Structure and functions of the

human ear.

Perceptual processes – Selectivity of perception, Perceptual constancies, Organization and

perception, Depth perception, Movement perception, Role of experience in perception.

Nature of motivation. Concepts of needs drives, incentives and arousal, Biological and another

factor of motivation.

Behaviour disorders, Psychoneuroses, Psychosomatic disorders, Personality disorders.

Tests for measuring individual differences – Stanford Binet test, Differential aptitude test,

Minnesota Multiphasic inventory.

APSC CCE Sociology Syllabus 2018 (recruitmentsyllabus.com)

Social Groups Concepts of Primary, Secondary and Reference groups. Marriage, Family, and

Kinship. Types and Functions Changes.

Religion Meaning and Origin, Functions and place of religion in modern society.

Social Stratification Caste, Class and Estate, Functional and conflict explanations, Social mobility

– Concept and pattern.

Nature, Scope, and Methods of Sociology.

Basic concepts Society, Community, Institutions, Associations, Folkways, Mores, Norms, Value,

Status, Role, Social Structure and Functions, Social Systems and Social Organisation.

Social Processes Conflicts, Cooperation and Competition assimilation.

Culture, Concept, Elements of Culture, Culture and Civilization, Cultural Lag, Culture and

Personality, Cultural relativism, Factors and Theories of Cultural Changes.

Social Control Meaning Agencies, Custom, Law, and Religion.

Special Change Meaning, Patterns of Change, Factors of Change, Technological and Cultural.

APSC CCE Zoology Syllabus 2018 (recruitmentsyllabus.com)

General characters and classification of non-chordates (up to classes) and chordates (up to

order) of the following: Protozoa, Porifera, Coelenterata, Platyhelminthes, Nemathel-minthes,

Annelida, Arthropod Mollusca, Echinodermata, and Chordata.

Beneficial and harmful insects, Life history and culture of Eri, Muga and Honey Bee.

Nucleic acid and biosynthesis of protein.

Anatomical structures and their functions and life history of the following types: Paramecium,

Plasmodium, Euglena, Entamoeba, Sycon, Obelia, Liver, Fluke, Ascaris, Leech, Nereis, Prawn,

Cock-roach, Pila, Union, Starfish, Amphioxus, Scoliodon, Toad, Calotecs, Pigeon, and Rat.

Structure of an animal cell, Structure and function of cell organelles, Mitosis and Meiosis cell

division.

Histophysiology of pancreas, pituitary and thyroid glands.

Fertilization, cleavage and gastrulation.

Formation of Foetal membranes in chick and mammals.

Biotic and abiotic factors, Eco-system, Food chain, Pollution in the air, water and land.

Wildlife of India with special reference to N.E. India. endangered species.

Comparative study of integument, Pectoral and pelvic girdles heart and the urinogenital system

of vertebrates.

Mendelian Laws of inheritance, Linkage, and crossing over mutation.

Evidence and theories of evolution.

The composition of blood, blood grouping in man and coagulation of blood.

Zoogeographical realms of the world and its fauna.

Fossil and fossil dating.

Nature and function of enzymes.

Physiology of digestion, respiration, and excretion of a mammal.

The concept of species and sub-species, Binomial nomenclature and international code.

Gametogenesis.

APSC CCE Statistics Syllabus 2018 (recruitmentsyllabus.com)

Statistical Methods: Classification, tabulation and graphical representation of statistical data,

Statistical population, Random sample, Various frequency curves, Measures of location and

dispersion, Raw moments, central moments and cumulants, Sheppard’s correction for moments

and cumulants, Skewness and Kurtosis, Measures of association and contingency, Correlation

and progression involving two variable, Rank correlation & fittings of polynomial by the method

of least squares.

Statistical Inference: Properties of estimates – consistency, unbiasedness efficiency and

sufficiency, Maximum likelihood and Minimum X2 methods of estimation. Two types of errors

in the testing of hypothesis, power function, Idea of the confidence interval, Run test, Sign, test

and Kolmogorov test.

Sampling theory and Design of Experiments: Principles of sampling, frames and sampling, units

sampling and non-sampling errors, Simple random stratified random sampling, and systematic

sampling Drawing of simple random samples. Analysis of variance with the equal number of

observation per cell in one and two-way classifications, Concept of local control in CRD, RBD and

LSD designs, Missing plot design(with observation missing), Factorial experiments – 22 & 23 &

confounding.

Demography and Educational Statistics: Demographic data – Scope and limitation of vital rates,

Crude fertility, Specific fertility, Gross and net reproduction rates and standardized rates,

Population projection, Growth Curves. Scaling of test items, Scores, Standard scores, Normal

scores, T.C. and X Scaling, Percentile Scale, Reliability and Validity of test, Index of reliability and

validity.

Probability: Event and sample space, Classical and axiomatic definition of probability, Total and

compound probability – theories with examples, Conditional probability, Statistical

independence, Bayes theorem, Random variables discrete and continuous probability, mass

functions, and probability density function, Distribution function, Expectation of sum and

product of independent random variables, Tchebychaff’s inequality, Weak law of large number,

Simple form of central limit theorem, Bernoulli theorem, Binomial, Poison, Normal exponential,

Uniform, Gamma, Beta, Distributions, Moment generating and probability generating functions.

Standard error, the Sampling distribution of mean from a normal universe, the Sampling

distribution of t, X2 & F and their interrelation and tests of significance based on them, S.E. of

functions of statistics, Independence of attributes by X2 test.

The Series and quantitative economics: Concept of Time-series, Additive and multiplicative

models of time series, Components of time-series, trend and its measurement. Definition,

construction, interpretation and limitations models of index numbers, Uses of index numbers,

Criteria of good index numbers, cost of living index numbers. Theory and analysis of consumers

demand, Demand and Supply functions, Elasticity of demand and supply, Engel’s Law, Pareto

Law of income, distribution, concentration curve.