| November 8th, 2019 12:26 PM | |
| ReenaK | Re: Maharashtra SET Life Science Exam Syllabus The syllabus for Life Sciences Subject under Maharashtra State Eligibility Test (SET) for Lectureship conducted by University of Pune is as follows: LIFE SCIENCES The syllabus consist of two papers as follows : Paper II and Paper III will be of 75 minutes and 2.5 hours duration respectively. Paper II will be of 100 marks and Paper III will be of 200 marks. In Paper III there will be 10 questions each of Botany, Zoology, Microbiology, Biochemistry and remaining 20 questions are of Genetics, etc. Students have to attempt any 20 questions. PAPER II 1. Cell Biology : Structure and function of cells and intracellular organelles (of both prokaryotes and eukaryotes), Mechanism of cell division including (mitosis and meiosis) and cell differentiation; Cell-cell interation, Malignant growth, lmmune response : Dosage compensation and mechanism of sex determination. 2. Biochemistry : Structure of atoms, molecules and chemical bonds, Principles of physical chemistry, Thermodynamics, kinetics, dissociation and association constants, Nucleic acid structure, genetic code, replication, transcription and translation : Structure, function and metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids and proteins, Enzymes and coenzyme, Respiration and photosynthesis. 3. Physiology : Response to stress, Active transport across membranes, Plant and animal hormones Nutrition (including vitamins), Reproduction in plants, microbes, plant and animals, Sensory responses in microbes, plant and animals. 4. Genetics : Principles of Mendelian inheritance, chromosome structure and function, Gene Structure and regulation of gene expression, Linkage and genetic mapping, Extra-chromosomal inheritance (episomes, mitochondria and chloroplasts), Mutation, DNA damage and repair, chromosome aberrations, Transposons, Sex-linked inheritance and genetic disorders, Somatic cell genetics, Genome organisation (in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes). 5. Evolutionary Biology : Origin of life (including aspects of prebiotic environment and molecular evolution), Concepts of evolution, Theories of organic evolution, Mechanisms of speciation, Hardy-Weinberg genetic equilibrium, genetic polymarphism and selection, Origin and evolution of economically important microbes, plants and animals 6. Environmental biology : Concept and dynamics of ecosystem, components, food chain and energy flow, productivity and biogeochemical cycles, Types of ecosystems, Population ecology and biological control, Community structure and organisation, Environmental pollution, Sustainable development, Economic importance of microbes, plants and animals. 7. Biodiversity and Taxonomy : Species concept, Biological nomenclature theories of biological classification, Structural biochemical and molecular systmatics, DNA finger printing, numerical taxonomy, Biodiveristy, characterization, generation, maintenance and loss, Magnitude and distribution of biodiversity, economic value, wildlife biology, conservation strategies, cryopreservation Syllabus Life Sciences Subject Maharashtra State Eligibility Test (SET)     |
| November 8th, 2019 12:22 PM | |
| Unregistered | Maharashtra SET Life Science Exam Syllabus Can you provide me the syllabus for Life Sciences Subject under Maharashtra State Eligibility Test (SET) for Lectureship conducted by University of Pune? |
