4 (5)
M. F. Sc. with specialization in Fisheries Resources (and) Management/ Fishery Biology
OR
M. F. Sc. with specialization in Fish Processing Technology/ Harvest & PostHarvest Technology
OR
M. F. Sc. with specialization in Fisheries Engineering/ Fisheries Engineering (and) Technology/ Fishing Technology and Fisheries Engineering/ Harvest & PostHarvest Technology
OR
M. F. Sc. with specialization in Aquatic Environment Management.
OR
M. F. Sc. with specialization in Aquaculture/ Inland Aquaculture/ Mariculture.
OR
M. F. Sc. with specialization in Aquatic Animal Health/ Aquatic Animal Health Management/ Fish Pathology and Health Management/ Fisheries Microbiology/ Fish Pathology and Microbiology
OR
M. F. Sc. with specialization in Fish Nutrition Feed Tech/ Fish Nutrition and Feed Technology/ Fish Nutrition and Biochemistry.
The examination consisting of 120 questions to be attempted in a duration of 2 hrs.(120 minutes) will have three parts:
Part A-20 items pertaining to general knowledge in agriculture and allied sciences /reasoning ability + Part B-50 items from core group containing the specialized subject for Ph.D. + Part C-50 items from the specialized subject for Ph.D.
FISHERIES RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Unit 1: Fisheries Resources
Unit 2: Fish Biology and Stock Assessment
Unit 3: Fisheries Management and Responsible Fisheries
Unit 4: Fisheries Livelihood
FISH PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY/FISH POST-HARVEST TECHNOLOGY
Unit 1: Fish Biochemistry
Unit 2: Low and High Temperature Preservation
Unit 3: Fish Curing, Value Addition and by Products
Unit 4: Microbiological and Quality Aspects of Fish and Fishery Products
FISHERIES ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY
Unit 1: Fishing Technology
Unit 2: Fishing Harbour and Fleet Management
Unit 3: Aquaculture engineering
Unit 4: Refrigeration, Electrical & Equipment Engineering
AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT
Unit 1: Fundamentals of Environmental Sciences
Unit 2: Aquatic Ecosystem, Biodiversity and Marine Ecology
Unit 3: Chemical Interaction in the Aquatic Environment and Analytical Techniques
Unit 4: Aquatic Pollution and Microbiology
Unit 5: Fisheries Oceanography
AQUACULTURE
Unit 1: Status and Scope of Aquaculture
Unit 2: Design, Construction and Operational Management of Aqua-Farms
Unit 3: Broodstock Management and Seed Producton
Unit 4: Aquaculture Systems
FISH HEALTH MANAGEMENT/AQUATIC ANIMAL HEALTH MANAGEMENT
Unit 1: Introduction to Fish Health and Pathology
Unit 2: Diseases of Fish & Shellfish
Unit 3: Disease Diagnosis
Unit 4: Defence System
Unit 5: Disease Prevention and Control
FISH NUTRITION AND FEED TECHNOLOGY
Unit 1: Principle of Fish Nutrition
Unit 2: Feed Formulation, Feed Technology and Feeding Management
Unit 3: Nutritional Physiology and Nutrigenomics
Unit 4: Nutrition and Fish Health
FISH GENETICS AND BREEDING
Unit 1: Principles of Fish Genetics and Breeding
Unit 2: Population, Quantitative and Conservation Genetics
Unit 3: Selective Breeding of Aquaculture Species
Unit 4: Molecular Genetics and Bioinformatics
FISH BIOTECHNOLOGY
Unit 1: Cellular and Molecular Biology
Unit 2: Recombinant DNA Technology
Unit 3: Biochemical and Molecular Markers
Unit 4: Aquaculture and Marine Biotechnology
FISH PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
Unit 1: Introduction to Fish Physiology
Unit 2: Reproductive Physiology and Endocrinology
Unit 3: Fish Biochemistry
Unit 4: Metabolism of Biomolecules
