SKUAST Kashmir Syllabus 2026 Released for Various Posts Under Advertisement No. 07 of 2026

SKUAST Kashmir Syllabus 2026 Released for Various Posts

SKUAST Kashmir Syllabus 2026 has been released by the Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-K) for candidates who applied for various posts under University Advertisement Notice No. 07 of 2026 dated June 16, 2026.

According to the official notice issued by the Office of the Controller of Examinations, the syllabus is for the OMR-based written examination and has been made available on the official SKUAST-K website. The notice is dated September 1, 2026 and is signed by Prof. (Dr.) K. N. Qaisar, Controller of Examinations.

Candidates preparing for the recruitment examination can use the post-wise syllabus to understand the subjects and important areas that may be covered in the written test.

SKUAST Kashmir Syllabus 2026: Important Details

The university has provided separate syllabus details for the posts covered in the PDF.

SKUAST Kashmir Farm Manager Syllabus 2026

The syllabus for the Farm Manager post is divided into English, Mental Ability Test and Domain Knowledge.

English – 25 Marks

The English section covers grammar and sentence-related topics, including:

• Pronoun and Person – types and uses
• Conjunction – types and uses
• Modals and modal auxiliaries
• Direct and indirect speech
• Clauses and their uses
• Sentence patterns
• Sentence variation and rewriting
• Past perfect and its uses
• To-infinitive and ING forms
• Corrections and cohesion

Mental Ability Test – 25 Marks

The Mental Ability section includes:

• Number series
• Letter series
• Coding-decoding
• Direction sense
• Blood relations
• Mathematical reasoning
• Speed, distance and time
• Statements and conclusions

Domain Knowledge – 50 Marks

The remaining 50 marks are allocated to domain knowledge related to agriculture and allied areas.

Agronomy

The Agronomy portion includes botanical classification, cropping systems, essential nutrients, plant competition, deficiency and excess symptoms, water and nutrient management, conservation tillage, irrigation scheduling, critical stages of crops, irrigation methods, seed rate, seed testing, planting distance, disease and insect management, harvesting and yield components.

Soil Science

Candidates are required to prepare topics such as types and classification of soils, physical, chemical and biological properties of soil, soil fertility management, acidic, alkaline, saline and sodic soils, soil reclamation practices and the role of biofertilizers in fertility management.

Genetics and Plant Breeding

The syllabus includes cell structure and components, chromosomes, laws of heredity, Mendelian genetics, qualitative and quantitative traits, pollination, fertilization, apomixis, parthenocarpy, polyembryony, breeding methods and achievements in agricultural crops.

Plant Protection

Important areas include insect taxonomy, insect classification, pest surveillance, diseases of cereals, legumes, oilseeds and horticultural crops, disease etiology, disease forecasting systems, integrated disease and pest management, pesticides and maximum residue levels.

Horticultural Crops

This section includes classification of horticultural crops, training and pruning, training systems, temperate, subtropical and tropical fruits, diseases and management, commercial vegetables, flower and ornamental crops, flower crop value addition, garden types, plant growth regulators and post-harvest physiology.

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Agriculture Mechanization

Candidates should prepare farm machinery, AI in agricultural mechanization, water conservation, precision agriculture, protected cultivation, pesticide application and government schemes related to agricultural mechanization.

Farm Economics, Marketing and Resource Use Efficiency

The syllabus covers farm business management, economic principles applied to farm management, farm planning, records and accounts, input and output marketing and resource-use efficiency.

Post-Harvest Management

Topics include maturity and ripening, maturity indices of fruits and vegetables, changes during ripening, post-harvest handling and packaging, controlled-atmosphere storage of temperate fruits and quality evaluation of fruits and vegetables.

SKUAST Kashmir Sr. Technician/FCLA Syllabus 2026

The university has also released the syllabus for Sr. Technician/Field-Cum-Laboratory Assistant (FCLA).

The written examination consists of 100 multiple-choice questions with a total duration of 1 hour 40 minutes (100 minutes).

The official syllabus specifies 100 MCQs for the examination.

General English – 20 Marks

The English section includes:

• Paragraph writing and comprehension
• Editing and proofreading
• Rearranging jumbled sentences
• Dialogue
• Narration
• Modals
• Articles
• Fill-in-the-blank paragraphs
• Phrases
• Pronouns
• Homonyms and homophones
• Clauses
• Punctuation
• Synonyms and antonyms
• Pairs of words
• Idioms and phrases
• Prepositions

General Awareness

Candidates should prepare current events of national importance, GDP, GNP, per capita income, weather, climate, crops and means of transport.

Special emphasis is also given to J&K-related general awareness, including:

• History of J&K
• Geography of J&K
• Economy of J&K
• Culture of J&K
• Flora and fauna
• Rivers and lakes
• J&K Reorganisation Act, 2019

The syllabus also includes popular names of personalities associated with religion, politics, scientific discoveries, geography, sports and history, along with national awards in science, literature and sports and democratic institutions and forms of government.

Mental Ability Test

The Mental Ability section includes number series, letter series, coding-decoding, direction sense, blood relations, mathematical reasoning, speed-distance-time questions and statements and conclusions.

General Science

The General Science section covers topics including:

• Gravitation
• Heat
• Light
• Matter
• Acids and salts
• Elements
• Cells
• Sources of energy
• Biomass and wind energy
• Solar energy
• Energy from the sea
• Metals and non-metals
• Chemical properties of metals
• Reactivity series
• Extraction and refining of metals
• Life processes
• Environmental pollution
• Ecosystem
• Food chains and food webs
• Ozone layer and its depletion
• Greenhouse effect
• Mendel’s contribution
• Reproduction in plants and animals
• Classification of plants and animals

Mathematics

The Mathematics syllabus includes sets and their representation, subsets, real numbers, Venn diagrams, union and intersection of sets, statistics, measures of central tendency and dispersion, parametric tests, profit and loss, simple and compound interest, linear equations with two variables, progression, BODMAS and simple probability questions involving a single event.

Computer Applications

The Computer Applications section includes:

• Fundamentals of computer science
• Hardware and software
• Input and output devices
• Operating systems
• MS Word
• MS Excel
• MS Access
• PowerPoint
• E-mail
• Internet

SKUAST Kashmir Technical Assistant Syllabus 2026

The syllabus for Technical Assistant is divided into four major sections:

The marks distribution given in the official PDF totals 95 marks. The source document itself presents this distribution, and no additional 5-mark section is specified in the supplied syllabus pages.

English – 20 Marks

The English syllabus covers:

• Pronoun and person
• Conjunctions
• Modals
• Direct and indirect speech
• Clauses
• Sentence patterns
• Past perfect
• To-infinitive and ING forms
• Corrections and cohesion

Agriculture and Allied Sciences – 60 Marks

This is the largest section of the Technical Assistant examination.

It is divided into six areas:

Crop Science – 10 Marks

Topics include classification of crops, major cereals, pulses, oilseeds, millets, cash crops and their production techniques.

Soil and Water Conservation – 10 Marks

This includes soil properties and components, soil formation, types of soil erosion and conservation techniques.

Plant Breeding and Biotechnology – 10 Marks

Candidates should prepare the importance and utility of biotechnology in agriculture, principles of genetics and plant breeding.

Crop Protection – 10 Marks

The section covers basic pest-management principles, major crop pests and diseases and integrated pest-management strategies.

Agriculture Engineering – 10 Marks

Important topics include IC engines, two-stroke and four-stroke cycles, engine components, tillage implements, sowing and harvesting equipment, soil and water conservation, soil erosion, measurement of soil loss, greenhouse equipment and construction materials, solar-energy gadgets and types of biogas plants.

Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences – 10 Marks

The syllabus includes major breeds of cows, buffaloes, goats, sheep and poultry, elementary physiology, age estimation, characteristics of good milch cows, bulls and bullocks, care of pregnant cows, calving, newborn and young calves, milch cows, poultry management and classification of feedstuffs and proximate principles.

Computer Applications – 10 Marks

The Technical Assistant computer section includes fundamentals of computer science, hardware and software, input and output devices, operating systems, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access, PowerPoint, e-mail and internet.

General Awareness/Mental Ability – 5 Marks

This section includes current national events, GDP, GNP and per capita income, weather, climate, crops and means of transport.

J&K-specific topics include the history, geography, economy and culture of J&K, flora and fauna, rivers and lakes and the J&K Reorganisation Act, 2019.

The syllabus also mentions popular names of personalities, national awards, democratic institutions and forms of government.

Detailed Technical Assistant Syllabus

According to the official SKUAST-K syllabus, the Technical Assistant written test covers English, Agriculture and Allied Sciences, Computer Applications, General Awareness and Mental Ability.

English – 20 Marks

The English section includes the following topics:

• Pronoun and Person – types and uses
• Conjunction – types and uses
• Modals and modal auxiliaries
• Direct and Indirect Speech
• Clauses – types and their uses
• Sentence patterns
• Sentence variation and rewriting of sentences
• Past Perfect and its uses
• To-infinitive and ING forms
• Corrections and cohesion

Agriculture and Allied Sciences – 60 Marks

Agriculture and Allied Sciences is the largest section of the Technical Assistant syllabus, carrying 60 marks.

Crop Science – 10 Marks

Candidates should prepare:

• Classification of crops
• Major cereals
• Pulses
• Oilseeds
• Millets
• Cash crops
• Production techniques of major crops

Soil and Water Conservation – 10 Marks

This section covers:

• Properties of soil
• Components of soil
• Soil formation processes
• Types of soil erosion
• Soil conservation techniques

Plant Breeding and Biotechnology – 10 Marks

Important topics include:

• Importance of biotechnology in agriculture
• Utility of biotechnology in agriculture
• Principles of genetics
• Plant breeding

Crop Protection – 10 Marks

The syllabus includes:

• Basic principles of pest management
• Major pests of crops
• Major crop diseases
• Integrated pest management strategies

Agriculture Engineering – 10 Marks

The Agriculture Engineering portion covers:

• I.C. engines
• Working principles of I.C. engines
• Two-stroke cycle engines
• Four-stroke cycle engines
• Components of I.C. engines
• Tillage implements
• Sowing equipment
• Harvesting equipment
• Soil and water conservation measures
• Causes of soil erosion
• Measurement of soil loss
• Greenhouse equipment
• Materials used for traditional and low-cost greenhouses
• Solar energy gadgets
• Types of biogas plants

Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences – 10 Marks

Candidates should prepare:

• Major breeds of cows
• Major breeds of buffaloes
• Major breeds of goats
• Major breeds of sheep
• Major breeds of poultry
• Elementary physiology
• Estimation of age
• Characteristics of good milch cows and buffaloes
• Characteristics of bulls and bullocks
• Care and management of pregnant cows
• Management during calving
• Care of newborn calves
• Management of young calves
• Management of milch cows
• Poultry management
• Classification of feedstuffs
• Proximate principles

The above subject-wise distribution and topics are taken from the official SKUAST-K syllabus.

Computer Applications – 10 Marks

The Computer Applications section carries 10 marks.

Candidates should prepare:

• Fundamentals of computer science
• Hardware and software
• Input and output devices
• Operating systems
• MS Word
• MS Excel
• MS Access
• PowerPoint presentations
• E-mail
• Internet

General Awareness and Mental Ability – 5 Marks

The General Awareness portion covers:

• Current events of national importance
• GDP
• GNP
• Per capita income
• Weather
• Climate
• Crops
• Means of transport
• History of J&K UT
• Geography of J&K UT
• Economy of J&K UT
• Culture of J&K UT
• Flora and fauna of J&K UT
• Rivers and lakes of J&K UT
• J&K Reorganisation Act, 2019
• Popular names of personalities associated with religion, politics, scientific discoveries, geography, sports and history
• National awards in science, literature and sports
• Democratic institutions
• Forms of government

The syllabus separately lists a Mental Ability Test of 5 marks, covering number series, letter series, coding-decoding, direction sense, blood relations, mathematical reasoning, speed-distance-time, and statements and conclusions.

SKUAST Kashmir Syllabus 2026: Post-Wise Preparation Guide

Candidates should not prepare all the subjects in the PDF equally. The syllabus is different for each post, so preparation should be based on the post applied for.

Farm Manager

Farm Manager candidates should give particular attention to Agronomy, Soil Science, Genetics and Plant Breeding, Plant Protection, Horticultural Crops, Agricultural Mechanization, Farm Economics and Post-Harvest Management.

The official syllabus allocates 50 marks to Domain Knowledge, in addition to 25 marks each for English and Mental Ability.

Sr. Technician/FCLA

Candidates applying for Sr. Technician/FCLA should prepare all six sections:

• General English
• General Awareness
• Mental Ability Test
• General Science
• Mathematics
• Computer Applications

The written test consists of 100 MCQs for 100 marks, with a time limit of 100 minutes.

Technical Assistant

Technical Assistant candidates should give the greatest attention to Agriculture and Allied Sciences, which carries 60 marks in the syllabus.

The remaining areas include English, Computer Applications, General Awareness and Mental Ability.

SKUAST Kashmir Syllabus 2026: Exam Preparation Tips

Once candidates identify the syllabus applicable to their post, they should divide their preparation according to the marks assigned to each subject.

For Farm Manager, candidates should focus heavily on domain-specific agricultural subjects because they account for half of the listed marks.

For Sr. Technician/FCLA, candidates should maintain a balanced preparation strategy because the examination covers six different subject areas.

For Technical Assistant, Agriculture and Allied Sciences should receive the highest preparation priority because it carries 60 marks.

Candidates should also revise J&K-specific General Awareness topics, particularly the history, geography, economy and culture of the Union Territory, along with its flora, fauna, rivers and lakes and the J&K Reorganisation Act, 2019.

Check the Official SKUAST Kashmir Syllabus PDF

Candidates should download and read the complete official syllabus before starting their preparation.

The syllabus was issued by the Office of the Controller of Examinations, SKUAST-K, Main Campus, Shalimar, Srinagar, and is for the OMR-based written examination under University Advertisement Notice No. 07 of 2026 dated June 16, 2026. The syllabus notice is dated September 1, 2026.

Official PDF: SKUAST-K Syllabus PDF – Advertisement No. 07 of 2026

Important Note

Candidates should carefully check the syllabus applicable to their particular post. The official document provides separate sections for Farm Manager, Sr. Technician/Field-Cum-Laboratory Assistant and Technical Assistant. Any subsequent notice issued by SKUAST-K should also be followed for examination-related instructions.

One correction from my previous article

I previously wrote that the Technical Assistant syllabus totals 95 marks and suggested that the PDF might have a missing 5 marks.

After checking the complete PDF, that’s not the right way to present it.

The official PDF lists:

• English — 20
• Agriculture & Allied Sciences — 60
• Computer Applications — 10
• General Awareness/Mental Ability — 5
• Mental Ability Test — 5

Total = 100 marks.

How Candidates Should Prepare for the SKUAST-K Written Examination

Candidates should first identify the syllabus applicable to their particular post instead of preparing every subject mentioned in the PDF.

For Farm Manager, greater attention should be given to the 50-mark domain-knowledge section covering agronomy, soil science, genetics and plant breeding, plant protection, horticulture, mechanization, farm economics and post-harvest management.

For Sr. Technician/FCLA, candidates should prepare all six sections because the examination is divided into General English, General Awareness, Mental Ability, General Science, Mathematics and Computer Applications.

For Technical Assistant, Agriculture and Allied Sciences carries the largest stated share at 60 marks, so candidates should give particular attention to crop science, soil and water conservation, plant breeding and biotechnology, crop protection, agricultural engineering and animal husbandry.

Download SKUAST Kashmir Syllabus 2026 PDF

Candidates can download and check the official SKUAST Kashmir Syllabus 2026 PDF from the university website.

Official syllabus PDF: Download SKUAST-K Syllabus for Advertisement No. 07 of 2026

The university’s website also lists the syllabus notice under its latest updates. (SKUAST Kashmir)

Important Note for Candidates

The syllabus notice is specifically for candidates who applied against University Advertisement Notice No. 07 of 2026 dated June 16, 2026. Candidates should therefore match their post with the relevant syllabus section before beginning preparation.

Candidates should also rely on the official SKUAST-K website for any subsequent examination-related notices, changes or instructions.

FAQs

When was the SKUAST Kashmir Syllabus 2026 released?

The official syllabus notice is dated September 1, 2026.

Which advertisement does the syllabus relate to?

The syllabus relates to SKUAST-K University Advertisement Notice No. 07 of 2026 dated June 16, 2026.

What type of examination will be conducted?

The official notice states that the syllabus is for an OMR-based written examination.

What is the syllabus for Farm Manager?

The Farm Manager syllabus contains English (25 marks), Mental Ability Test (25 marks) and Domain Knowledge (50 marks).

How many questions are mentioned for Sr. Technician/FCLA?

The official syllabus states that the Sr. Technician/FCLA written test will contain 100 MCQs and the time allotted is 100 minutes.

What are the main subjects for Technical Assistant?

The Technical Assistant syllabus covers English, Agriculture and Allied Sciences, Computer Applications and General Awareness/Mental Ability Test.

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