UPPSC Agricultural Services Examination is conducted by Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) to select eligible candidates for various groups A and B posts. The selection of the candidate will include written examinations- Prelims and Main. For the preparation of these exams, candidates are required to check the official UPPSC Agricultural Service Course 2025 and the exam pattern. It is important to understand a candidate during the number of questions expected from a specific subject and during the preparation of this recruitment exam. Candidates will get a list of subjects to prepare to get a good score in the exam. Know the subject-wise syllabus for agricultural prelims and men’s exams and detailed examination patterns from the article below.
UPPSC Agricultural Service Course 2025 And Exam Pattern
Candidates who want to be selected for District Horticulture Officer, Senior Technical Assistant, Food Processing Officer, Senior Technical Assistant, and various other posts, they have to prepare themselves well for prelims and main examination. Candidates need to prepare a good study plan using the latest course and exam pattern to make the exam preparation smooth. Candidates who have to appear for the UPPSC Agricultural Service Examination should check the details of the course highlighted in the table below.
| UPPSC Agricultural Service Course 2025- Highlights | |
| Organization | Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) |
| Posts | District Horticulture Officer, Senior Technical Assistant, Food Processing Officer, Senior Technical Assistant, and various other posts |
| Examination method | Offline |
| Examination frequency | once a year |
| Types of questions | Prelims:- Multiple Essential Question (MCQ) Main:- Descriptive type questions |
| Number of questions | Prelims:- 120 |
| total marks | Prelims:- 300 Mains:- Subject Marx |
| official website | |
UPPSC Agricultural Service Course 2025
The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) provides UPPSC Agricultural Service Course 2025 for both prelims and mains exams. Candidates need to focus on subjects provided by the official examination, which will make it easier for the candidates to conduct officers for every subject.
Uppsi Agricultural Prelims Course
Preliminary examinations for UPPSC Agricultural Posts include general studies and agricultural subjects, candidates need to prepare subjects from these two subjects to create minimum qualifying marks for the next stage. The complete list of subject-wise subjects of preliminary examination is given below.
Agriculture
Soil components, soil conservation, essential plant nutrients, organic farming, hybridization, and some other subjects are to be prepared from agriculture in the prelims examination phase.
- Crop distribution and production
- Croping pattern in Uttar Pradesh
- Sustainable crop production
- Production of important grains, pulses, oilseeds, fiber and other cash crops
- Agropharystri and Social Forestry
- Weed and their classification
- Indian soil classification
- Clay component
- Problems with soil
- Essential plant nutrient
- Symbiotic and non-simbiotic nitrogen determination
- Land conservation
- Irrigation and drainage
- Agricultural management
- Organic farming
- Agricultural economy
- Agricultural extension and program
- Agricultural mechanization
- Heredity and variation
- Hybridization
- Seed institution
- Importance of physiology and agriculture
- Photosynthesis
- Plant growth management
- Climate requirements
- Management of diseases
- Food production and consumption trends in India
- Distribution of crop production
general Studies
India’s history, Indian policy, algebra, geometry, arithmetic, ecology and environment, current national and international programs, etc. are some of the subjects that a candidate should study to pass the General Studies Section in the UPPSC Agricultural Service Prelims Examination.
- general Science
- History of india
- Indian national movement
- Indian Policy, Economy and Culture
- Indian agriculture, commerce and trade
- Indian and Uttar Pradesh Geography and Natural Resources
- Current National and International Program
- Common intelligence
- Arithmetic
- Algebra
- Geometry
- Ecology and Environment
- Social traditions of education, culture, agriculture, industry trade, living and Uttar Pradesh
Uppsi Agricultural Main course
Alternative subjects including general studies, general Hindi and essay, and other subjects related to botany, chemistry, and relevant positions have been included in the UPPSC Agricultural Course 2025 for the main examination.
General Hindi and Essay
Topics like idioms, vocabulary, literature, and culture, science and environment, agriculture and business, etc. are to be prepared by the candidates to pass the General Hindi and Essay section of the main examination.
- reading comprehension
- vocabulary
- For ideas
- Translation from Hindi to English and vice versa
- Literature and culture
- Agriculture and business
- Science and Environment
- Programs of national and international importance
Food Protection Officer
The list of subjects to be prepared for alternative subjects for the candidates appearing for the main examination for the posts of Food Protection Officer is given below.
- Principles and methods of conservation of fruits and vegetables
- Harvest management of horticulture crops
- Preparation of jam, jelly, candy, pickle and related items
- Importance of dealing with foods, grading, packaging
- Concepts of canning westernization
- Spoiled agent
- Agricultural export sector and industrial assistance
- Fruit and vegetable vitamins
Senior technical assistant (chemistry branch)
Candidates appearing for the written examination for the posts of Senior Technical Assistant for Chemistry Branch need to prepare topics like soil, air, water pollution, micro and macro soil nutrients, etc.
- Soil, physical, chemical and biological properties
- Soil fertility
- Subtle and gross soil nutrients
- Soil construction procedures and factor
- Sources and forms of Availability of Nutrients
- Land micro -science and ecology
- Soil, air and water pollution related to agriculture
- Source of pollution
- Land conservation and soil survey
- Dry land agriculture
- Conservation irrigation
- Agroforestry
- Arthritis control structures
District Horticulture Officer
For the posts of District Horticulture Officer, candidates need to cover topics such as organic farming, integrated nutrient management, agricultural meteorological scope, etc.
- Agricultural Climate Region of UP and India
- Agricultural meteorology
- Global warming and its causes
- Integrated farming system, scope and importance
- Integrated nutritional management
- Importance of fruits and vegetables in human nutrition
- Concepts of organic farming
- Cultivation of fruits, vegetables, medical crops
- Establishment of Kitchen and Nutrition Park
- Organic farming fruits and vegetables
Senior technical assistant (agricultural branch)
The list of subjects prepared by the candidates for alternative subjects for the examination of senior technical assistant posts from Agronomy Branch is given below.
- Agricultural Meteorology, Earth and Scope of Atmospheric Weather
- Variety development and maintenance, diversity test, dice test, genetic purity concept
- Dry land agriculture and rain-educated agriculture
- Continuous farming
- The factor responsible for the genetic deteriorating
- Wheat, paddy, maize, rapeseed, mustard, soybean, sunflower quality seed production technology
Senior technical assistant (botany branch)
There are various subjects that a candidate has to cover while preparing for the main examination for the posts of Senior Technical Assistant (Botany Branch).
- Historical approach to genetics and plant breeding
- Rules of the hereditary of the Medal
- Chromosome
- Nature, structure, replication of genetic material
- Molecular system
- Objective, activity, important achievements of plant breeding
- Its relevance in biotechnology and agriculture
- Net line theory
- protein synthesis
- Foreign addition and replacement line
- Biotic and abiotic stress resistance
- Geo -revision and land conservation
- Dry land agricultural measures for dry farming
Senior technical assistant (plant mentor)
Pest control principles, plant protection equipment, plant disease control, storage of grains and pests, etc. are some of the subjects that are important for the preparation of Senior Technical Assistant Examination in the plant protection field.
- History and importance of plant safety in India
- Plant Protection Organization in UP
- Pest control principle
- Plant protection equipment
- Storage pests of grains and pulses
- Pest management in major crop serials
- General principle of plant protection
- Plain infection and methods of isolation
- Principle of plant disease control
Senior technical assistant (development branch)
For the posts of Development Branch of Senior Technical Assistant posts, candidates will have to study subjects like package and practices, Pulse Role of Animal Husbandry, etc.
- Importance of agromatorology, global warming, due to climate change, impact on agriculture
- Integrated farming system, scope and importance
- Sustainable agricultural problems
- Rolls of animal husbandry and dairy development in rural economy
- Package and practices
- Cereals, rice, wheat, mazi, jawar, millet
- Pulses, grams, pulses, field peas
- Cash crops -Suugrakane, Potato
- Fruits, guava, staff
UPPSC Agricultural Service Exam Pattern 2025
Candidates who have to appear for UPPSC Agricultural Prelims and Main Examination should be known to the number of subjects and questions asked from each subject. This will help the candidates prepare strategically to prepare first and which requires more practice.
Prelims exam pattern
The preliminary examination for various UPPSS agricultural posts includes questions based on 2 subjects and the exam will be conducted for a total of 300 marks, the subject-wise details are given below.
- The prelims examination will have a total of 120 objective-type questions.
- The exam will be conducted for 2 hours (120 minutes).
- 0.33 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer in the preliminary examination.
| Subjects | Number of questions | Mark | Duration |
| Agriculture | 80 | 200 | 2 hours (120 minutes) |
| general Studies | 40 | 100 | |
| Total | 120 | 300 |
Main exam pattern
The main examination will include an essential subject and an alternative topic and the questions involved in the exam will be the question of descriptive-type questions. The general Hindi and essay theme will be held for a total of 50 digits and a period of 2 hours, a detailed pattern below.
| Subjects | Number of marks | Duration |
| general Studies | 50 | 1 hour 30 minutes |
| General Hindi and Essay | 50 | 1 hour 30 minutes |
| Alternative subject | 200 | 3 hours |
UPPSC Agricultural Services Selection Process 2025
Candidates for UPPSC Agricultural Posts will be selected on the basis of three-step selection process- Prelims Examination, Main Examination and One Interview. It is necessary for each candidate to score a minimum qualifying marks in each stage for final selection.
Prelims Exam:- UPPSC is the first prelims exam for the Agricultural Service Examination, candidates need to pass this exam for a total of 300 marks.
Main Exam:- After the prelims exam, the shortlisted candidates will have to appear for the UPPPSC Agricultural Mains Examination. The examination will include 3 subjects including an alternative subject.
Interview:- After passing prelims and main exams, shortlisted candidates will have to appear in the interview round. The final selection of candidates will be done on the basis of interview.
