CUET PG Forensic Science Syllabus 2026 (Out): Download Topics-wise Syllabus PDF

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INTRODUCTION TO FORENSIC SCIENCE

Definition, History, Development, and Scope of Forensic Science in India. Basic Principles of Forensic Science and its Significance, Organization and Functioning of State and Central Forensic Science Organisationss, Ethics in Forensic Science.

PHYSICAL EVIDENCES

Definition, Types, Class, and Individual Characteristics, Different Searching Methods for Locating Physical Evidence at the Scene of a Crime, Chain of Custody.

FUNDAMENTAL OF POLICE

Historical Development of the Police System in India. Police in the Indian Constitution. Objective of Police, General organization of Police at State & Range Level. Police Organisation under Corganisationment: General Information, Structure and Function of A. [1] BSF (2] Assam Rifles [3] CRPF [4] CISF [5] ITBP [6] NSG [1] BPR & D [2) CBI [3] IB [4] RAW [5] NCRB [6) NICFS [7] NPA [8] UT PoliceForce.

POLICE SCIENCE

Definition & Scope. Who is an Investigator, Investigator & his Qualities, General Guidelines for Investigator, Interview of Witness, and Interrogation of a suspect.

SCENE OF CRIME

Meaning, Types, Protection of Scene of Crime, Crime Scene Documentation- Note Taking, Videography, Photography, Sketching Methods, Importance of Photography, General Guidelines, Admissibility in Court, Various forms such as Videography.

CRIME SCENE MANAGEMENT AND RECONSTRUCTION

Elements of Crime Scene Management: - Information Management, Technology Management, Man-Power Management & Logistic Management. Introduction to Crime Scene Reconstruction, Nature of Reconstruction, Basic Principles for Physical Evidence and Reconstruction (Recognition, Identification, Individualization and Reconstruction), Stages in ReconIndividualisationof Reconstruction, Pattern Evidence in Reconstruction (Bloodstain Pattern Analysis forReconstruction, Glass Fracture Patterns, Fire Burn Patterns, Tire and Skid Mark Patterns), Writing A Reconstruction Report. IPC (1860), Cr. P.C (1973) and IEA (1872)

FINGER PRINTS, DOCUMENTS, AND OTHER IMPRESSIONS

Fingerprints: History, Types of Fingerprints, Types of Finger Print Patterns, Different Classifications, Systems Location and Preservation of Fingerprints, Development of Latent Prints by Physical and Chemical Methods, Matching of Fingerprints.

Documents: Definition of Questioned Documents, Types of Documents, Types of Writing Instruments, their Characteristics and Examination, Paper and its Examination, Basic Tools needed for Forensic Document Examination- Ultraviolet, Visible, Infrared, and Fluorescence Spectroscopy, Photomicrography, Microphotography, Visible Spectral Comparator, Electrostatic Detection Apparatus.

Handwriting: Handwriting and its Characteristics, Factors Affecting Handwriting, Samples for Comparison, Comparison of Handwritings, Disguised and Indented Writings and their Detection, Typed and Computer Generated Documents, their Comparison, Alteration in Documents and their Detection, Foot & Shoe Prints, Methods of their Preservation and Examination, Tyre Marks and Track Marks and their Examination.

FORENSIC BIOLOGY AND SEROLOGY

Brief Description and Function of Human Digestive System, Respiratory System, Circulatory System, Nervous System, and Reproductive System. Structure, Composition, and Examination of biological fluids like - Blood and Bloodstains, Seminal stains, Saliva, Urine, Pus, Feces, etc.

Hair and Fiber: Hair Anatomy, Collection, Extraction of Hairs from Animal and Human Origin. Types of Fiber and their Properties, Examination, etc.

Forensic Botany: Introduction, NatureFibreope, Woods & their Identification and Matching, Diatoms and their Forensic Significance in Drowning Cases, Study and Identification of Pollen Grains.

DNA: Structure of DNA, Polymorphism in DNA, General idea about RFLP and PCR, Methods of Biological Fluid Analysis, Merits and Demerits of RFLP and PCR, Advanced Methods for Forensic DNA Examination, etc.

CHEMICAL SEPARATION AND INSTRUMENTAL TECHNIQU

General Understanding Of: Distillation, Sublimation, Crystallization, Solvent Extraction.

Chromatographic Techniques: DefinitCrystallisationClassification like- According to Mode, Principle, Stationary Phase, etc., a brief idea about Column Chromatography, Paper Chromatography, Thin Layer Chromatography, Gas Liquid Chromatography, LiquidChromatography, Hyphenated Chromatographic techniques as LC-MS, GGMS, etc.

Electromagnetic Spectrum & Spectroscopic Methods: Principle, Apparatus, Procedure & Importance: Emission Spectroscopy, Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy, UV Spectroscopy, Electron Spectroscopy, Raman Spectroscopy, IR & FTIR Spectroscopy.

General Idea About: Neutron Activation Analysis, Mass Spectrometry

Electrophoresis: Principle, Types, Equipment and Processing, Immune electrophoresis, Analysis of Proteins by electrophoresis and their detection.

FORENSIC MEDICINE

Meaning And Scope, Identification of a Person: Through all Factors in Fixing Identity, Post-Mortem Examination (Autopsy) (Types of Autopsy, Objectives, and Procedures), Meaning & Modes of Death, and their Characteristics, Signs of Death and Post-Mortem Changes. Wounds and their Characteristics, Injuries due to Heat, Lighting, Electricity and Radiation, Firearm Injuries, Differentiation between Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Wounds.

FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY AND DRUG ANALYSIS

Poison and Types of Poisoning, Action of Poison, Factors Modifying the Action of Poison, Extraction, Isolation and Clean-Up Procedures- For Non-Volatile Organic Poison, Volatile Poisons, Toxic Cations or Metallic Poisons, Toxic Anions From Viscera, Drugs, Botanical Evidence, Biological Evidence, etc.

General idea and Examination of Opium, Semi- Synthetic Opiates, Cannabis products Such as Bhang, Ganja, and Charas, LSDandd Amphetamine, Important Benzodiazepines, Phenothiazines, Barbiturates Etc. Animal Poisons Like Snake, Cantharides, Bees, Wasps, etc.

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Photochemistry

Interaction of Radiation with Matter, Difference between Thermal and Photochemical Processes, Laws of Photochemistry, Grothus-Drapper Law, Stark-Einstein Law. Jabolonski Diagram, DeGrothus-Dopperuorescence, PhosphoresJablonskiadiative Processes, Quantum Yield, Photosensitized Reactions, Energy Transfer Processes etc.

Organic Chemistry

Structure and Bonding: Hybridization, Bond Length and Bond Angles, Bond Energy, Localized and Delocalized Chemical Bond. Structure and Characteristics of Alkane, Alkene, and Cycloalkane, Alcohol, Phenol, Ethers, Aldehyde, Ketone, Carboxylic Acid etc.

Inorganic Chemistry

Trends, in the Periodic Table and Applications in Predicting and Explaining the Physical and Chemical Behaviors. Definitions of Acid and Base, Classification BehavioursandBases, Essential and Trace Elements in Biological Process, Metallo Porphyrins with Special Reference to Haemoglobin Metalloporphyrin Behaviours, Method of Determining Magnetic Susceptibility, Spin only Formula, L-S Coupling.

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CUET PG 2026 Test Pattern

Exam mode

Computer-based mode

Total number of questions

75

Maximum marks

300

Marking scheme

• Four marks will be given for each correct response.

• One mark will be deducted for each incorrect response.

Duration

1 hour and 30 minutes (90 Minutes)