CUET PG Environmental Science Syllabus 2026 (Out): Download Topic-wise EVS Syllabus PDF

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Topics

Earth Sciences

Structure and composition of Environment- Atmosphere, Hydrosphere and Lithosphere, Earth Processes, Mineral and Power Resources in India, Biogeochemical Cycles, Meteorology, Climate Change, Origin and evolution of earth, Mineral and Power Resources in India

Physical and Chemical Sciences

Fundamentals, Atmospheric Chemistry, Water Chemistry, Geochemistry, Green Chemistry. Water - physical characteristics, buffering capacity, Essential and trace elements in living systems, Bio-molecules - chemical components of cells, Bio- geochemical cycles – carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus, Hydrological cycle and global water balance, Toxicity of Heavy metals.

Life Sciences

Origin of life

Theories of evolution, genetic drift, speciation, cell organelles, cell division, modes of reproduction, principles of inheritance, epistasis, mutations, chromosomal aberrations,extra- chromosomal inheritance.

Genetic Material

DNA structure and replication, transcription and translation, chromosome structure, protein structure, mutability and repair of DNA, reverse genetics. Photosynthesis, Plant growth hormones, Dormancy and seed germination, Respiration

Plant and Animal systematics

Bryophytes, Tracheophytes, Gymnosperms, Angiosperms. Membrane structure and Ion transport, ATPase - structure and function, Photosynthesis, Photoperiodism, Vernalization, RUBISCO. Animal systematics, physiology and diseases: Cnidaria, Echinodermata, Chordata, Protostomia; Anatomy and physiology of humans; major classes of bacterial and viral pathogens, Apoptosis and cancer, inherited diseases, animal cell culture.

Ecology and Environment

Biosphere, Organizational levels of biosphere, Ecosystem: Structure and Types, Food Chain and Energy Flow, Population and Community Ecology, Biodiversity and its Conservation.

Microbiology and Biotechnology

Principles of Microbiology, Microbiology of Air, Water, Soil, Sewage, Recombinant DNA technology, principles of gene cloning, transposition, applications of biotechnology in medicine, industry, agriculture and environment.

Natural resources and Management

Natural Resources-Forest, Water, Minerals, Marine, Energy (Renewable and Nonrenewable) - Sources, Threats, Conservation and Management.

Global Environmental issues

Ozone depletion and Global warming, Acid rain and Smog, Sustainable Development.

Environmental Pollution

Air, Water, Soil, Noise Pollution- Sources, Causes, Effects, Consequences.

Waste Management

Solid waste - disposal, Management; Waste to energy conversion.

Instrumentation

Principles and applications of microscopy, spectrophotometry, centrifugation, radioisotope techniques, electrophoresis and chromatographic separation techniques, Blotting and hybridization techniques.

Particulars

CUET PG Environmental Science 2026 test pattern

Number of questions

75

CUET PG Environmental Science exam duration

90 minutes

Exam mode

Computer-Based Mode

Types of questions

Multiple Choice Question

Total Marks for CUET PG Environmental Science exam

300

CUET marking scheme

4 marks for each correct answer

-1 mark for each incorrect answer