IBPS AFO 2022-2023 (IBPS 03 MAINS PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE SYLLABUS 2022)

IBPS AFO 2022-2023 (IBPS 03 MAINS PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE SYLLABUS 2022)

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Eligibility

Any aspirant who wishes to apply for the post of IBPS (SO) AFO, needs to possess the required educational qualifications. A candidate who wishes to apply for the post of Agriculture Field Officer needs to possess a Graduate degree of 4 years in Agriculture or any of the other related disciplines.

Exam Pattern

Syllabus

Agriculture in India

• Agriculture in India
• Types of Cultivation
• Major Crops of India
• Irrigation in India
• Agriculture based Research Institutes in India
• Animal Husbandry in India
• Genetically Modified Crops, etc.

Agricultural Practices 

• Soil preparation
• Sowing
• Manuring
• Irrigation
• Weeding
• Harvesting
• Storage

Horticulture

• Amateur horticulture
• Commercial horticulture
• Horticulture fruits and vegetables

Agriculture Finance

• Short-term Loans
• Medium/Long-terms Loan
• Crop Loan and Kisan Credit Card
• Agricultural Term Loan
• Land Development
• Minor Irrigation
• Farm Mechanisation
• Finance to Horticulture
• Land Purchase
• Lead Bank Scheme
• Agriculture Advances
• Advance Against Warehouse, Receipts
• Produce Marketing Scheme
• Crop Insurance Scheme
• Rashtriya Krishi Bima Yojana
• Financing of combine harvesters
• Financing of Tractors and Old Tractors
• Advance against Gold//Silver ornaments
• River Lift Irrigation Schemes
• Forums for Coordination
• Service Area Approach
• State Level Bankers Committee (SLBC), Preparation of Credit Plan

Cultivation and Harvesting

• Cultivation Techniques and Practices
• Harvesting Techniques and Practices
• Post-Harvest Technology 

Soil Science

• Tillage, Nutrient deficiencies, Fertilizer and fertilizer consumption
• Soil Types and characters
• Indian soil
• Type of facts soil-related fact
• Green manure

Agriculture Economics

• Basics of Agriculture Economics
• Agriculture cost and scheme

Irrigation Methods

• Lift Irrigation
• Drip Irrigation
• Sprinkler Irrigation

Self Help Groups

• Introduction
• Need Structure and Functions of Self Help Group
• Self-Help Groups and SGSY Scheme

Government Schemes

• Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY)
• Million Wells Scheme (MWS)
• Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana
• Urban Self Employment Programme (USEP)
• Urban Women Self-Help Programme (Revolving Fund)
• Skill training For Employment Promotion Amongst Urban Poor (STEP-UP)
• Urban Wage Employment Programme (UWEP)
• Urban Community Development Network (UCDN)
• Community Structures Urban Programme for Poverty Reduction amongst SCs and STs (UPPS)
• Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP)
• Prime Minister’s Rozgar Yojana (PMRY)
• Scheme of Liberation and Rehabilitation of Scavengers (SLRS)
• Self-Employment Scheme for Rehabilitation of Manual
• Scavengers (SRMS)

Seed Technology 

• Basics of Seed Science
• Different Seed Tests 

Miscellaneous

• Plant Pathology
• Entomology
• Rearing of animals
• Agricultural Machinery
• Dairy Science
• Important points regarding plants, fruits vegetables
• Different Diseases
• Agriculture Current Affairs
• Different insurance schemes regarding agriculture
• Animal husbandry and technology