❂ Smart Classes for IBPS AFO Mains Exam 

(Agriculture Knowledge)

Outline with 90 Lectures under 20 Units

🪴 Orientation Class: Introduction to IBPS AFO Exams

1. About, Notification, Syllabus, PYQs Analysis, Strategies and Guidelines for IBPS(AFO) Exam

2. Career Opportunity & MSc Admission after BSc Agricultureकृषि छात्रों के लिए एमएससी प्रवेश मार्गदर्शन

🪴 Unit 1: Basic Principles of Crop Production (10)

3. Introduction and History of Agriculture

4. National and International Agriculture Institutes

5. Classification of Field Crops (Utility and Purpose)

6. Cropping Pattern and Cropping Systems

7. Agrometeorology: Elements of Weather and Climate

8. Tillage: Types and Modern Concepts

9. Sowing Methods, Seed Rate, and Germination

10. Plant Population and Planting Geometry

11. Weed Management Principles

12. Dry Farming and Drought Concepts

🌱 Unit 2: Soil Management (5)

11. Basics of Soil Management

12. Physical Properties of Soils

13. Chemical Properties of Soils

14. Biological Properties of Soils

15. Soil Fertility and Fertilizer Management Basics

🌾 Unit 3: Technical Guidelines of Production of Field Crops (6)

16. Cultivation of Rice and Wheat

17. Cultivation of Maize and Barley

18. Cultivation of Sorghum and Pearl Millet

19. Cultivation of Pulses: Bengal Gram, Pigeon Pea, Mung, Lentil

20. Cultivation of Oilseeds: Groundnut, Mustard, Soybean

21. Cultivation of Sugarcane, Cotton, and Potato

🍏 Unit 4: Technical Guidelines of Production of Horticultural Crops (6)

22. Introduction to Horticulture and Classification of Fruits/Vegetables

23. Nutritive Value and Soil/Climate for Horticultural Crops

24. Nursery Techniques, Orchard Planning and Layout

25. Propagation Methods in Fruit Crops (Sexual/Asexual)

26. Protected Cultivation and Plant Growth Regulators in Horticulture

27. Cultivation of Major Fruits: Mango, Banana, Citrus

🐞 Unit 5: Crop Protection - Insect Pest Management (5)

28. Basics of Entomology and Insect Morphology

29. Insect Vectors of Plant Viruses

30. Biological and Integrated Pest Management

31. Management of Insect-Pests in Cereals and Pulses

32. Management of Stored Grain and Commercial Crop Pests

🍄 Unit 6: Crop Protection - Disease Management (6)

33. Basic Concepts of Mycology, Bacteriology, Virology

34. Biotic and Abiotic Causes of Plant Diseases

35. Biological Control and Integrated Disease Management

36. Disease Management in Cereal and Pulse Crops

37. Disease Management in Oilseed and Commercial Crops

38. Disease Management in Vegetable and Fruit Crops

🌻 Unit 7: Crop Improvement (Basic Genetics, Plant Breeding, Biotech) (5)

39. History of Genetics and Cytogenetics

40. Cell Structure, Division, and Chromosome Function

41. Mendel’s Laws of Inheritance and Genetic Principles

42. Methods of Breeding in Field Crops

43. Basics of Plant Biotechnology and Tissue Culture

🌾 Unit 8: Seed Production Technology (4)

44. Seed Concepts, Germination, Dormancy

45. Classification of Improved Seeds

46. Seed Testing, Certification, and Production Techniques

47. Seed Processing Technologies and Storage

🧪 Unit 9: Biochemistry and 🍃 Plant Physiology (3)

48. Structure and Functions of Carbohydrates, Proteins, Nucleic Acids

49. Elementary Knowledge of Photosynthesis and Respiration

50. Plant Hormones and Transpiration

🌳 Unit 10: Agroforestry (3)

51. Concepts, Benefits, and Systems of Agroforestry

52. Plantation of Bamboo, Eucalyptus, Poplar

53. Role of Forests and Constraints in Agroforestry

🚜 Unit 11: Agriculture Engineering (8)

54. Farm Power and Mechanization Concepts

55. Engine Types and Tractors in Agriculture

56. Primary and Secondary Tillage Implements

57. Sowing Implements and Techniques

58. Plant Protection Equipment (Sprayers)

59. Harvesting Tools and Storage Equipment

60. Selection of Farm Machinery

61. Protected Agriculture and Precision Farming

📈 Unit 12: Agriculture Economics (5)

62. Agricultural Production Economics and Laws of Returns

63. Factor-Product Relationship in Agriculture

64. Agricultural Marketing and MSP

65. Agricultural Credit, NABARD, PSL

66. Crop Insurance and Export-Import Policies

📢 Unit 13: Agriculture Extension (5)

67. Principles and History of Agriculture Extension

68. Extension Systems: ICAR, SAUs, NGOs, FPOs

69. Tools and Participatory Methods in Extension

70. Poverty Alleviation and Employment Generation Programs

71. Cyber Extension and Recent Initiatives

🐄 Unit 14: Livestock Farming (3)

72. Dairy Farming: Cattle and Buffalo Management

73. Goat, Sheep, and Pig Rearing

74. Disease Management and Milk Processing

🐔 Unit 15: Poultry Farming (3)

75. Poultry Layer Farming

76. Poultry Broiler Farming

77. Poultry Disease Management

🐟 Unit 16: Fish Farming (3)

78. Composite and Intensive Fish Culture

79. Shrimp, Tilapia, Trout, Mussel, Crab Farming

80. Disease Management in Aquaculture

🛠️ Unit 17: Miscellaneous Topics (4)

81. Solar Fencing and Solar Pumps

82. FPO Models and Custom Hiring Centres

83. Vermicompost and NABARD Models

84. Miscellaneous Sustainable Agriculture Models

🏦 Unit 18: NABARD Model Bankable Projects (3)

85. Dairy and Poultry Bankable Projects

86. Fishery and Protected Farming Bankable Projects

87. Agribusiness and Small Unit Bankable Projects

📰 Unit 19: Agri Current Affairs and Subsidies (4)

88. Recent Developments in Agri Policies

89. Subsidy Schemes: PMFBY, Fertilizers, Irrigation

90. Agri Current Affairs: Climate, Market, and International Issues