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Detail Information about UPESSC has published notification 2026 for the recruitment of Assistant Professor (Botany) vacancies. Those Candidates who are Interested to the following vacancy and completed all Eligibility Criteria can read the Notification & Apply Online. In this page we provide the Complete Syllabus of this Recruitment with Latest Update Exam Pattern and the Exam Date also.
UPESSC Assistant Professor Syllabus 2026 - Overview
UPESSC Assistant Professor Botany Syllabus 2026
PART-I
General Knowledge :
Unit-1 : Current Affairs :
1. Major events & Current Affairs : National/International
2. Personalities in News
3. Sports News
4. Current Research in the field of Science.
Unit-2 : Teaching and Research Aptitude :
1. Teaching : Nature, Objectives, Need, Methods Evaluation and Factor Affecting Teaching
2. Research : Meaning and Methods
3. Data : Source, Collection and Analysis
4. Role of UGC in Qualitative Development in Higher Education.
Unit-3 : Information and Communication Technology (ICT) :
1. ICT : Meaning, Advantages and Disadvantages
2. Basics of Internet & E-mailing
3. General Abbreviation and Terminology.
Unit-4 : People and Environment :
1. People & Environment Interaction
2. Environmental Depredation : cause & Solution
3. National and International affairs for better Environment
4. Environmental Control.
Unit-5 : Indian History and Geography :
1. Salient Features of Indian Culture
2. Indian National Movement (1857-1950)
3. Origin of Universe and Solar System
4. Indian Geography (General).
Unit-6 : Indian Constitution and Economy :
1. Preamble, Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles
2. Indian political system : Legislative Executive and Judiciary
3. Election Commission and Public Service Commission
4. Population, Poverty, Unemployment; Planning and Development; Income Tax
5. Agriculture, Industry, Trade; Money, Currency, Banking and Capital Market.
PART-II
Optional Subject (Botany)
1. Cell Biology : Cell as structural and functional unit of life, Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cellsstructural and ultra structural details; Structure and function of extracellular matrix (cell wall), membranes-cell adhesion, membrane transport and vesicular transport; Structure and function of cell organelles (chloroplasts, mitochondria, FR, dictyosomes ribosomes, endosomes, lysosomes, peroxisomes); Cytoskelaton and microtubules; Nucleus, nucleus, nuclear pore complex; Chromatin and nucleosome; Cell signaling and cell receptors; Signal transduction; Mitosis and meiosis; Molecular basis of cell cycle; Numerical and structural variations in chromosomes and their significance; Chromatin organization and packaging of genome; Polytene chromosomes; Bchromosomes –structural, behaviour and significance.
2. Microbiology and Plant Pathology : Structure and reproduction/multiplication of viruses, viroids, bacteria, fungi and mycoplasma; Applications of microbiology in agriculture, industry, medicine and in control of soil and water pollution; Prion and Prion hypothesis. Important crop diseases caused by viruses, bacteria, mycoplasma, fungi and nematodes; Modes of infection and disease resistance/defence mechanisms. PR proteins, Control measures; Mycotoxins.
3. Cryptogams : Algae, fungi, lichens, bryophytes, pteridophytes- structure and reproduction from evolutionary viewpoint; Distribution of Cryptogams in India and their ecological and economicimportance.
4. Phanerogams : Gymnosperms; Concept of Progymnosperms; Classification and distribution of gymnosperms; Salient features of Cycadales, Ginkgoales, Coniferales and Gnetales, their structure and reproduction; General account of Cycadofilicales, Bennettitales and Cordaitales; Geological time scale; Type of fossils and their study techniques.
Angiosperms : Systematics, anatomy, embryology, palynology and phylogeny.
International Code of Botanical Nomenclature; Numerical taxonomy and chemotaxonomy; Evidence from, embryology and palynology.
Comparative account of various systems of classification of angiosperms; Study of angiopermic families – Mangnoliaceae, Ranunculaceae, Cappparidaceae, Cucurbitaceae, Apiaceae, Rubiaceae, Asteraceae, Apocynaceae, Solanaceae, Acanthaceae, Lamiaceae, Verbenaceae, Arecaceae, Liliaceae, Musaceae, Orchidaceae, Poaceae.
Unusual secondary growth; Development of male and female gametophytes, fertilization; Endosperm- its development and function; patterns of embryo development; Polyembroyony and apomixis; Applications of palynology; Experimental embryology including anther culture, embryo culture and test-tube fertilization.
5. Plant Resource Development : Domestication and introduction of plants; Plants as sources for food, fodder, fibre, spices, beverages, edible oils, drugs, narcotics, insecticides, timber, gums, resins and dyes, latex, cellulose, starch and its products; Perfumery; Importance of Ethnobotany in Indian context; Energy plantations; Botanical Gardens and Herbaria.
6. Morphogenesis : Totipotency, polarity, symmetry and differentiation; Cell, tissue, organ and protoplast culture; Somatic hybrids and Cybrids; Micropropagation; Somaclonal variation and its applications.
7. Genetics & Evaluation : Gene versus allele concepts (Pseudoalleles); Quantitative genetics and multiple factors; incomplete dominance, polygenic inheritance, multiples; Linkage and crossing over; Methods of gene mapping, including molecular maps (idea of mapping function); Sex chromosomes and sex-linked inheritance, sex determination and molecular basis of sex differentiation; Mutations (biochemical and molecular basis); Cytoplasmic inheritance and cytoplasmic genes (including genetics of male sterility Back cross).
Structure and synthesis of nucleic acids and proteins; Genetic code and regulation of gene expression; Gene silencing; Multigene families; Organic evolution- evidences, mechanism and theories. Role of RNA in origin and evolution.
8. Biotechnology, Molecular Biology and Biostatistics : Use of apomixis in plant breeding; DNA sequencing; Genetic engineering – methods of transfer of genes; Transgenic crops and biosafety aspects; Development and use of molecular markers in plant breeding; Tools and techniques – probe, southern blotting, DNA fingerprinting, PCR and FISH.
DNA/gene manipulating enzymes : Endonuclease, exogenase, Ligase, Polymerase, Phosphatase, Transcriptases, transfarases DNA damage and repair, Gene cloning Standard deviation and coefficient of variation (CV); Tests of significance (Z-test, t-test and chisquare test); Probability and distributions (normal, binomial and Poisson); Correlation and regression.
9. Physiology and Biochemistry : Water relations, mineral nutrition and ion transport, mineral deficiencies; Photosynthesis – photochemical relations; photophosphorylation and carbon fixation pathways; C3, C4 and CAM pathways; Mechanism of phloem transport; respiration (anerobic and aerobic, including fermentation) – electron transport chain and oxidative phosphorylation; Photorespiration; Chemiosmotic theory and ATP synthesis; Lipid metabolism; Nitrogen fixation and nitrogen metabolism; Enzymes, coenzymes; Energy transfer and energy conservation; Importance of secondary metabolites; pigments as photoreceptors (plastidial pigments and phytochrome); Plant movements; Photoperiodism and flowering, vernalization, senescence; Growth substances – their chemical nature, role and applications in agrihorticulturel; Growth indices, growth movements; Stress physiology (heat, water, salinity, metal); Fruit and seed physiology; Dormancy, storage and germination of seed; Fruit ripening – its molecular basis and manipulation.
10. Ecology and Plant Geography : Concept of ecosystem; Ecological factors; Concept and dynamics of community; Plant succession; Concept of biosphere; Ecosystems; Conservation; Pollution and its control (including phytoremediation); Plant indicators; Environment (Protection) Act.
Forest types of India – Ecological and economic importance of forests, afforestation, deforestation and social forestry; Endangered plants, endemism, Hot spots, IUCN categories, Red Data Books; Biodiversity and its conservation; Protected Area Network; Convention on Biological Diversity; Farmers’ Rights and Intellectual property Rights; Concept of Sustainable Development; Biogeochemical cycles; Global warming and climatic change; Invasive species; Environmental Impact Assessment; Phytogeographical regions of India.
Exam Date 2026 : 19th & 20th November 2026
Starting Date of Application Form : 08th September 2026
Last Date of Application Form : 07th October 2026
Total Post : 104
UPESSC Assistant Professor Syllabus 2026 - Overview
| Name of Department | Uttar Pradesh Education Service Selection Commission (UPESSC) |
| Posts Name | Assistant Professor (Botany) |
| Total No of Posts | 104 |
| Apply Mode | Online |
| Exam Date 2026 | 19th & 20th November 2026 |
| Job Location | Uttar Pradesh |
| Category | Recruitment |
| Official Website | www.upessc.up.gov.in |
UPESSC Assistant Professor Botany Syllabus 2026
PART-I
General Knowledge :
Unit-1 : Current Affairs :
1. Major events & Current Affairs : National/International
2. Personalities in News
3. Sports News
4. Current Research in the field of Science.
Unit-2 : Teaching and Research Aptitude :
1. Teaching : Nature, Objectives, Need, Methods Evaluation and Factor Affecting Teaching
2. Research : Meaning and Methods
3. Data : Source, Collection and Analysis
4. Role of UGC in Qualitative Development in Higher Education.
Unit-3 : Information and Communication Technology (ICT) :
1. ICT : Meaning, Advantages and Disadvantages
2. Basics of Internet & E-mailing
3. General Abbreviation and Terminology.
Unit-4 : People and Environment :
1. People & Environment Interaction
2. Environmental Depredation : cause & Solution
3. National and International affairs for better Environment
4. Environmental Control.
Unit-5 : Indian History and Geography :
1. Salient Features of Indian Culture
2. Indian National Movement (1857-1950)
3. Origin of Universe and Solar System
4. Indian Geography (General).
Unit-6 : Indian Constitution and Economy :
1. Preamble, Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles
2. Indian political system : Legislative Executive and Judiciary
3. Election Commission and Public Service Commission
4. Population, Poverty, Unemployment; Planning and Development; Income Tax
5. Agriculture, Industry, Trade; Money, Currency, Banking and Capital Market.
PART-II
Optional Subject (Botany)
1. Cell Biology : Cell as structural and functional unit of life, Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cellsstructural and ultra structural details; Structure and function of extracellular matrix (cell wall), membranes-cell adhesion, membrane transport and vesicular transport; Structure and function of cell organelles (chloroplasts, mitochondria, FR, dictyosomes ribosomes, endosomes, lysosomes, peroxisomes); Cytoskelaton and microtubules; Nucleus, nucleus, nuclear pore complex; Chromatin and nucleosome; Cell signaling and cell receptors; Signal transduction; Mitosis and meiosis; Molecular basis of cell cycle; Numerical and structural variations in chromosomes and their significance; Chromatin organization and packaging of genome; Polytene chromosomes; Bchromosomes –structural, behaviour and significance.
2. Microbiology and Plant Pathology : Structure and reproduction/multiplication of viruses, viroids, bacteria, fungi and mycoplasma; Applications of microbiology in agriculture, industry, medicine and in control of soil and water pollution; Prion and Prion hypothesis. Important crop diseases caused by viruses, bacteria, mycoplasma, fungi and nematodes; Modes of infection and disease resistance/defence mechanisms. PR proteins, Control measures; Mycotoxins.
3. Cryptogams : Algae, fungi, lichens, bryophytes, pteridophytes- structure and reproduction from evolutionary viewpoint; Distribution of Cryptogams in India and their ecological and economicimportance.
4. Phanerogams : Gymnosperms; Concept of Progymnosperms; Classification and distribution of gymnosperms; Salient features of Cycadales, Ginkgoales, Coniferales and Gnetales, their structure and reproduction; General account of Cycadofilicales, Bennettitales and Cordaitales; Geological time scale; Type of fossils and their study techniques.
Angiosperms : Systematics, anatomy, embryology, palynology and phylogeny.
International Code of Botanical Nomenclature; Numerical taxonomy and chemotaxonomy; Evidence from, embryology and palynology.
Comparative account of various systems of classification of angiosperms; Study of angiopermic families – Mangnoliaceae, Ranunculaceae, Cappparidaceae, Cucurbitaceae, Apiaceae, Rubiaceae, Asteraceae, Apocynaceae, Solanaceae, Acanthaceae, Lamiaceae, Verbenaceae, Arecaceae, Liliaceae, Musaceae, Orchidaceae, Poaceae.
Unusual secondary growth; Development of male and female gametophytes, fertilization; Endosperm- its development and function; patterns of embryo development; Polyembroyony and apomixis; Applications of palynology; Experimental embryology including anther culture, embryo culture and test-tube fertilization.
5. Plant Resource Development : Domestication and introduction of plants; Plants as sources for food, fodder, fibre, spices, beverages, edible oils, drugs, narcotics, insecticides, timber, gums, resins and dyes, latex, cellulose, starch and its products; Perfumery; Importance of Ethnobotany in Indian context; Energy plantations; Botanical Gardens and Herbaria.
6. Morphogenesis : Totipotency, polarity, symmetry and differentiation; Cell, tissue, organ and protoplast culture; Somatic hybrids and Cybrids; Micropropagation; Somaclonal variation and its applications.
7. Genetics & Evaluation : Gene versus allele concepts (Pseudoalleles); Quantitative genetics and multiple factors; incomplete dominance, polygenic inheritance, multiples; Linkage and crossing over; Methods of gene mapping, including molecular maps (idea of mapping function); Sex chromosomes and sex-linked inheritance, sex determination and molecular basis of sex differentiation; Mutations (biochemical and molecular basis); Cytoplasmic inheritance and cytoplasmic genes (including genetics of male sterility Back cross).
Structure and synthesis of nucleic acids and proteins; Genetic code and regulation of gene expression; Gene silencing; Multigene families; Organic evolution- evidences, mechanism and theories. Role of RNA in origin and evolution.
8. Biotechnology, Molecular Biology and Biostatistics : Use of apomixis in plant breeding; DNA sequencing; Genetic engineering – methods of transfer of genes; Transgenic crops and biosafety aspects; Development and use of molecular markers in plant breeding; Tools and techniques – probe, southern blotting, DNA fingerprinting, PCR and FISH.
DNA/gene manipulating enzymes : Endonuclease, exogenase, Ligase, Polymerase, Phosphatase, Transcriptases, transfarases DNA damage and repair, Gene cloning Standard deviation and coefficient of variation (CV); Tests of significance (Z-test, t-test and chisquare test); Probability and distributions (normal, binomial and Poisson); Correlation and regression.
9. Physiology and Biochemistry : Water relations, mineral nutrition and ion transport, mineral deficiencies; Photosynthesis – photochemical relations; photophosphorylation and carbon fixation pathways; C3, C4 and CAM pathways; Mechanism of phloem transport; respiration (anerobic and aerobic, including fermentation) – electron transport chain and oxidative phosphorylation; Photorespiration; Chemiosmotic theory and ATP synthesis; Lipid metabolism; Nitrogen fixation and nitrogen metabolism; Enzymes, coenzymes; Energy transfer and energy conservation; Importance of secondary metabolites; pigments as photoreceptors (plastidial pigments and phytochrome); Plant movements; Photoperiodism and flowering, vernalization, senescence; Growth substances – their chemical nature, role and applications in agrihorticulturel; Growth indices, growth movements; Stress physiology (heat, water, salinity, metal); Fruit and seed physiology; Dormancy, storage and germination of seed; Fruit ripening – its molecular basis and manipulation.
10. Ecology and Plant Geography : Concept of ecosystem; Ecological factors; Concept and dynamics of community; Plant succession; Concept of biosphere; Ecosystems; Conservation; Pollution and its control (including phytoremediation); Plant indicators; Environment (Protection) Act.
Forest types of India – Ecological and economic importance of forests, afforestation, deforestation and social forestry; Endangered plants, endemism, Hot spots, IUCN categories, Red Data Books; Biodiversity and its conservation; Protected Area Network; Convention on Biological Diversity; Farmers’ Rights and Intellectual property Rights; Concept of Sustainable Development; Biogeochemical cycles; Global warming and climatic change; Invasive species; Environmental Impact Assessment; Phytogeographical regions of India.
UPESSC Assistant Professor (Botany) Exam Pattern 2026
Duration : 120 MinutesNegative Marking : 01
| S.No | Subject | No.of Question | Marks |
| 1. | General Knowledge | 30 | 90 |
| 2. | Optional Subject (Botany) | 90 | 270 |
| Total | 120 | 360 |
Starting Date of Application Form : 08th September 2026
Last Date of Application Form : 07th October 2026
Total Post : 104
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