UKSSSC AAO Syllabus 2026 PDF (New) Fodder Assistant Exam Pattern Assistant Agriculture Officer Previous year question paper Download

The Uttarakhand Subordinate Services Selection Commission, Dehradun, published an advertisement on May 25, 2026, inviting online applications for the positions of Assistant Agriculture Officer and Fooder Assistant. On this page, we will discuss the UKSSSC AAO & Fodder Assistant syllabus and exam pattern. We will discuss the exam pattern for the Uttarakhand Assistant Agriculture Officer, where to find previous year question papers with answers, and when this exam might be conducted.

UKSSSC AAO Syllabus & Exam Pattern 2026: What has changed

Before providing the syllabus for the UKSSSC AAO and Fodder Assistant examinations, we would like to clarify whether the upcoming exam will be conducted based on the same syllabus prescribed for the previous competitive examination, or if any changes have been introduced. We will discuss whether any specific topics have been added or removed from the syllabus. For your information, the department has not issued any notification regarding changes to the AAO syllabus or exam pattern.

This competitive examination is scheduled to be conducted in offline mode; however, it is subject to certain conditions, which are as follows:

• candidates belonging to the General and OBC categories are required to secure a minimum of 45% marks,
• while candidates from the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes must obtain a minimum of 35% marks

UKSSSC Assistant Agriculture Officer Syllabus & Exam Pattern 2026 Short Info

Name Of Board	उत्तराखंड अधीनस्थ सेवा चयन आयोग
Name Of Post	सहायक कृषि अधिकारी व चारा सहायक (पशुपालन विभाग )
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Form Start	01 June 2026
Last date	21 June 2026

UKSSSC AAO Exam Pattern 2026

• Exam Mode – Offline
• Candidates will be allowed to take the question booklet with them after the examination.
• If a candidate gives more than one answer to the same question, then that question will be considered wrong.
• If the candidate does not answer any question, there will be no negative marking
• Scratching or cutting the OMR sheet is prohibited.

UKSSSC AAO Syllabus 2026 PDF Download Topic wise

Units	Syllabus
Unit 1	Definition and scope of Agronomy, Classification of field Crops, general principles of Crop productionClimate, soil, soil preparation, seed and sowing, tillage, water management, nutrient management, plant protection management, harvesting, threshing and storage, mixed and intercropping, manure and fertilizers, cultivation of common cropsCereal Crops: Wheat, Barley, Oat: oilseed Crops: Rapeseed and mustard Linseed, SunflowerPulse crops: Chickpea, field pea, Lentil, Rajmah,Fodder Crops: Oat, Berseem, LucerneCash Crops: Potato, sugarcane, recommended varieties, seed rate, time and method of sowing, irrigation, manure and fertilizer, weed controls, insect-pests and diseases, harvesting, processing, and yield. Soils-origin and classification loam, silt, clay, sandy loam, physical and chemical properties of soil.Use of Fertilizers, essential nutrients, nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, organic and inorganic fertilizers and their effects on crops and soils, etc
Unit 2	Study of horticultural crops including recommended varieties and their main features, suitability for different regions, time and method of sowing, manure and fertilizer, irrigation, diseases and pests, and their control. major vegetables like Potato, Brinjal, chilies, tomato, Cauliflower, Cabbage, Onion, Watermelon, Okra, Radish, Carrot and Pea. cucurbits, bitter gourd, bottle gourd, muskmelon, ridge gourd, root crops-carrot, radish sweet potato, turnip, fruits vegetables-tomato, brinjal, botanical Classification of vegetables and fruits, pruning and training of fruit plants, Unfruitfulness, Fruit drop, Polyembryony, Parthenocarpy, and incompatibility.Practices involved in the production of fruits: Mango, Guava, Kagzi lime, Banana, Grape, Litchi, Papaya, Loquat, Aonla, Ber, JackFruit, Apple, Pear and Peach, Production techniques of plantation crops: Coconut, Cashew nut, Tea Coffee and coca.
Unit 3	Type of iron and steel, wood, plastic and tin used in agricultural implements and their forms & properties. Study of different types of plows- indigenous, chisel, rotary and disc plow,. their management & cost, selection of prime movers, water lifting devices; discharge, command area, cost of different system; soil preparation, methods of plowing, need for tillage, kinds of tillage, mechanical Power transmission through belts, putties and gears, EC engine and its components.Classification of tractors, Elementary knowledge about main components of tractor and their functions such as steering, clutches, transmission gears, differential, and final drive, Introductory agricultural economics-meaning and scope, Production — meaning, factors of production such as land, labor, capital, and management, properties of a factor of production; law of returns; intensive and extensive agriculture, the law of demand, relative prices and standard of livingCooperation – meaning, principles of cooperation, land development banks: Agriculture-place in Five Year Plans; Extension Education, Extension Teaching and Leaman. Extension and Rural Development Programmes: Including T and V system, National Demonstration, IRDP, Jawahar Rojgar Yojana.
Unit 4	Study of major breeds of cow, buffalo, goat, sheep, poultry, pig; Physiology and anatomy of cow and buffalo, characteristics of good milch cow and buffalo, bulls and bullocks.Care and management of pregnant cows, poultry management. Clean milk production and maintenance of hygiene.Common medicines and vaccines used in the treatment/ prevention and control of animal disease. Operation flood, Milk and Milk products, Identification of Adult rated milk. Importance of farm livestock and poultry in agriculture and Indian economy, etc.
Unit 5	Mendel’s Law of heredity, Chromosomal theory of inheritance, meiosis and mitosis, linkage and crossing over-types, mechanism, and significance.Nucleic acid as genetic material-structure, replication, genetic code and translation.Mean as measures of central tendency-Mean, median, mode, Geometric Mean, Harmonic Mean, Weighted range, Variance, Standard Deviation, and Coefficient of variation, etc.

UKSSSC AAO Previous year question paper with answer/solution

• Paper 1 held on 25 Nov 2023 – Download
• Paper 2 held on 19 Dec 2020 – Download
• 2027 Previous year Paper – Download

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