JKSSB Laboratory Technician (Agriculture / Horticulture) Syllabus & Exam Pattern

Official 120-mark recruitment examination syllabus for the post of Laboratory Technician under the Agriculture Production & Farmer Welfare / Horticulture Department, Government of Jammu and Kashmir. The curriculum comprehensively evaluates core agricultural sciences, biotechnology, and diagnostic laboratory techniques across Plant Biochemistry & Cell Biology (Schleiden-Schwann cell theory, Watson-Crick DNA double helix, homo- and heteropolysaccharides, starch vs cellulose/chitin chemistry, shikimate pathway, alkaloids, symplastic/apoplastic pathways, and antitranspirants), Pomology, Olericulture & Post-Harvest Technology (mango disorders including Spongy Tissue and Black Tip, Cox Orange Pippin apple, apple scab Venturia inaequalis, banana origin and triploidy, blossom-end rot in tomato, heterostyly in brinjal, cucurbitaceous crops, hydroponics, perennial vegetables, CIPHET, APEDA, field heat precooling, tenderometer, and FSSAI Class 1/2 preservatives), Plant Pathology, Entomology & Crop Protection (bacterial ooze test, LOPAT scheme for Pseudomonas, Badnavirus BSV, bunchy top BBTV, Copper Oxychloride formulations, Bordeaux/Burgundy mixtures, Cheshunt compound, Chaubattia paste, methyl bromide fumigation, chrysalis, apiculture byproducts, ovicides, rodenticides zinc phosphide, DDT, and acaricides), Soil Science, Plant Nutrition & Agricultural Meteorology (Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry AAS for micronutrients, EDTA calcium estimation with Murexide, Bray's P test in acidic soils vs Olsen's NaHCO3 in alkaline soils, soil textural triangle classes, flame photometry for potassium, capillary water, mercury barometer by Torricelli, cup anemometers, and FCO 1985), Floriculture & Landscape Gardening (formal styles including Mughal/Italian/French gardens, Gerbera cultivars, orchid climatic zones, digital flower auction centers, chrysanthemum 'Queen of the East', Compositae taxonomy, Ikebana, and Rhizoctonia turf brown patch), and Agronomy, Irrigation Engineering & Spices Technology (PMKSY, contour bunding up to 6% slope, sprinkler vs drip/trickle irrigation, sub-irrigation with high water table, consumptive irrigation requirement CIR, orthodox vs recalcitrant seeds, CIMAP, high density apple orcharding, Bt cotton Cry endotoxins against pink bollworm, and saffron Iridaceae phytochemistry).

📄 Official Solved Papers Conducted on this Syllabus