CUET PG Horticulture Syllabus 2026: Download Topic-wise Horticulture (SCQP16) Syllabus PDF

CUET PG Horticulture Syllabus

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Serial Number

Topics

1

Basic Biology

2

Ecology

3

Plant Biology

4

Microscopic Techniques

5

Methods in Field Biology

6

Horticulture

7

Flower and fruits

8

Landscaping and Gardening

9

Food Technology

Topics

Sub-topics

Basic Biology

Spontaneous generation theory, prokaryotes vs eukaryotes, functional anatomy, structure and organization of bacteria, fungi and algae – economic importance, methods of sterilization, rhizosphere microorganisms and importance, plant-microbe interactions in soil, microbial transformation of nutrients in soil. Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and amino acids – occurrence and classification, carbohydrate and lipid metabolism, glycolysis, TCA cycle, pentose phosphate pathway, ETC and oxidative phosphorylation, secondary metabolites – occurrence, classification, functions and applications.

Ecology

Physical environment; biotic environment; biotic and abiotic interactions. Concept of habitat and niche; niche width and overlap; fundamental and realized niche; resource partitioning; character displacement. Characteristics of a population; population growth curves; population regulation; life history strategies; concept of metapopulation – demes and dispersal, intergenic extinctions, age structured populations. Types of interactions, interspecific competition, herbivory, carnivory, pollination, symbiosis. Nature of communities; community structure and attributes; levels of species diversity and its measurement; edges and ecotones. Types; mechanisms; changes involved in succession; concept of climax. Structure and function; energy flow and mineral cycling; primary production and decomposition; structure and function of some Indian ecosystems: terrestrial and aquatic. Major terrestrial biomes; theory of island biogeography; biogeographical zones of India.

Plant Biology

Photosynthesis: Light harvesting complexes; mechanisms of electron transport; photo protective mechanisms; CO2 fixation-C3, C4 and CAM pathways. Citric acid cycle; plant mitochondrial electron transport and ATP synthesis; alternate oxidase; photo respiratory pathway. Nitrate and ammonium assimilation; amino acid biosynthesis. Plant hormones: Biosynthesis, storage, breakdown and transport; physiological effects and mechanisms of action. Structure, function and mechanisms of action of phytochromes, cryptochromes and phytotropins; stomatal movement; photoperiodism and biological clocks. Solute transport and photo assimilate translocation: Uptake, transport and translocation of water, ions, solutes and macromolecules from soil, through cells, across membranes, through xylem and phloem; transpiration; mechanisms of loading and unloading of photo assimilates. Secondary metabolites - Biosynthesis of terpenes, phenols and nitrogenous compounds and their roles.Responses of plants to biotic and abiotic stresses; mechanisms of resistance to biotic stress and tolerance to abiotic stress. Plant tissue culture and applications, molecular marker technology, transgenic technology – GMOs, transgenic plants for biotic and abiotic stress resistance and quality improvement, molecular pharming – production of vaccines, therapeutic proteins, industrial enzymes and bioplastics.

Microscopic Techniques

Visualization of cells and subcellular components by light microscopy, resolving powers of different microscopes, microscopy of living cells, scanning and transmission microscopes, different fixation and staining techniques for EM, freeze-etch and freeze-fracture methodsfor EM, image processing methods in microscopy.

Methods in Field Biology

Methods of estimating population density of animals and plants, ranging patterns through direct, indirect and remote observations, sampling methods in the study of behavior,habitat characterization-ground and remote sensing methods.

Horticulture

Scope and importance; global scenario of horticultural crops, classification of horticultural crops – nutritive value of horticultural crops, horticulture zones of India. Systematic botany – terminology, morphology description and classification of root, stem, leaf, inflorescence,

Flower and fruits

flowering mechanism – modes of pollination – asexual/ vegetative reproduction – floral biology – fertilization and fruit set, Principles involved in nomenclature.

Landscaping and Gardening

Importance and scope of gardening, gardens in India – concepts of landscape gardening – styles and types of gardens – Hindu, Mughal, English, Italian, Persian and Japanese gardens, ornamental landscaping in environmental protection.

Food Technology

Food processing industries/institutions/food scientists of importance in India, causes of food spoilage, methods of food preservation, post-harvest and storage of fresh fruits and vegetables,preparations of fruits and vegetables for processing, technology of foods of animal origin.

Particulars

CUET PG 2026 Test Pattern

Types of questions

MCQs

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.

No negative marking for unattempted questions.

Exam mode

Computer-based mode

Duration

1 hour and 30 minutes (90 Minutes)