IBPS-AFO Online Course (mains)
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Agriculture Field Officer Vacancy/Syllabus/ Exam Pattern/Books/ Mock Test /Previous Year Paper/ Notification/ Test Series
IBPS-AFO Exam Information
| Events | Tentative Dates |
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| On-line registration | November 2022 |
| On-line registration Last Date | November 2022 |
| Download of Call letter for Online Exam- Preliminary | December 2022 |
| Online Examination – Preliminary | 24/31 December 2022 |
| Result of Online exam – Preliminary | January 2023 |
| Provisional Allotment | January 2023 |
| Online Examination – Main | 29.01.2023 |
| Result of Online exam – Main | February 2023 |
| Download of call letters for interview | February 2023 |
| Conduct of interview | March 2023 |
| Provisional Allotment | Giovanni Rovelli |
IBPS-AFO Exam Information
Mains Cut Off Marks for Shortlisted for Interview IBPS-AFO 2022
| Category | Marks/60 |
|---|---|
| UR | 27.75 |
| OBC | 27.75 |
| EWS | 27.75 |
| SC | 27.75 |
| ST | 23.75 |
Agriculture Field Officer is a golden opportunity for agriculture graduates. Every year thousands vacancy release by IBPS for public sector bank.
⦁ In This examination has less competition than other examinations.
⦁ Attractive pay scale.
⦁ Less workloads compared to probationary officer (PO)
Pattern of Exam
1. Preliminary
2. Mains
3. Interview
1. Preliminary (Pre-Exam)
| Subject | No. of Questions | Marks | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reasoning | 50 | 50 | 40 minutes |
| Quantitative aptitude | 50 | 50 | 40 minutes |
| English language | 50 | 25 | 40 minutes |
| Total | 150 | 125 | 2 hr |
Note: Negative marking is 0.25 number for each wrong answer
In preliminary exam you have to cross minimum sectional as well as overall cutoff marks there is no need to grab more no of marks as its marks will not be considered as final selection.
Once you have crossed minimum cutoff you will be eligible for mains
2. Mains exam
| Subject | No. of Questions | Marks | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional Knowledge (Agriculture) | 60 | 60 | 45 minutes |
| Total | 60 | 60 | 45 minutes |
Note: Negative marking is 0.25 number for each wrong answer
Once you have crossed Mains Exams you will called for Interview. In mains exam it would be better score as more as possible because these marks will be considered for final allotment. As interview will be of only 20 marks and 60 marks of mains will be converted into 80 by multiplying scored marks in mains with 1.3
For example, you have scored 40 marks in mains it will be converted according to 80 by multiplying 40 * 1.3 = 52
Education Qualification for Agriculture Field Officer
4-year Degree (graduation) in following Disciplines
⦁ Agriculture
⦁ Horticulture
⦁ Animal Husbandry
⦁ Veterinary Science
⦁ Dairy Science
⦁ Fishery Science
⦁ Pisciculture
⦁ Agri. Marketing & Cooperation
⦁ Co-operation & Banking
⦁ Argo-Forestry
⦁ Forestry
⦁ Agricultural Biotechnology
⦁ Food Science
⦁ Agriculture Business Management
⦁ Food Technology
⦁ Dairy Technology
⦁ Agricultural Engineering
Age Limit for Agriculture Field Officer
⦁ Minimum – 20 Years
⦁ Maximum – 30 Years
Preliminary Syllabus for Agriculture Field Officer
Quantitative Aptitude
| Number series | Ratio and proportion |
| Simplification Approximation | Simple interest |
| Data interpretation (DI) | compound interest |
| Data sufficiency (Include data tables charts and graphs) | Average |
| Mensuration | Time and work |
| Quadratic equation | Time and distance |
| Percentage | Speed and distance |
| Partnership | Probability |
| Age problem | Profit and loss |
English
| Reading comprehension |
| Cloze test |
| Spotting error |
| Sentence improvement & corrections |
| Fill in the blanks |
| Para jumbles |
| Grammar correction |
| Vocabulary |
| Synonyms & antonyms |
| Spelling checks questions |
| Choosing the appropriate word |
| Reading comprehension |
Reasoning syllabus
| Sitting arrangement | Order and ranking |
| Analytical reasoning | Syllogism |
| Puzzle | Distance and direction |
| Inequality | Analogies and decision making |
| Number Series | Simple arithmetic reasoning |
| Data sufficiency | Coding and decoding |
| Time and sequence test | Input-output |
| Blood relations |
Syllabus For Agriculture Field Officer
SUBJECTS TO STUDY?
| Phase 1 & Phase 2 | |
| S. No. | Topics |
| Agriculture | |
| Chapter 1- Basic Agriculture | |
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Meaning; Scope and Importance; Branches of Agriculture |
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Revolutions in Agriculture |
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History and Millstones in Agriculture and Indian Agriculture |
| Chapter 2-Agronomy | |
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Meaning and scope/Importance |
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Relation of Agronomy to other sciences |
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Important Points on Agronomy |
| Chapter-3 Classification of Crops | |
| Chapter 4-Factors Affecting Crop Production | |
| Chapter 5- Agroclimatic Zones | |
| Chapter 6-Cropping systems | |
| Chapter 7- Problems of Dry Land Agriculture | |
| Chapter 8- Seed Production | |
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Seed concepts and germination; seed Functions; |
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Seed Dormancy and breaking process |
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Seed Production |
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Seed Processing |
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Seed Village |
| Chapter 9-Precision Farming & Drones | |
| Chapter 10- Organic Farming | |
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Meaning; Principles; Advantages; Disadvantages |
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Features; Organic certification; Organic Quality Control |
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System of crop Intensification |
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Subsistence Farming |
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Sustainable Farming |
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Chapter 11- Agriculture Extension |
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Meaning; definition; Scope; objective; Early efforts/History |
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Evaluation of extension programme; KVKs and list of extension programmes |
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Chapter 12-Ecology and Environment |
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Definition and meaning of Ecology; terminologies; symbiotic relationships |
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Ecosystem; Natural resource conservation and management |
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Climate Change; Different organization and Initiatives by GOI |
| Chapter 13-Animal Husbandry | |
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Meaning; Scope and Importance; Role of livestock |
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Present scenario livestock in India |
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Systems of Livestock production |
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Breeds of Animals in Agriculture and genetic improvement in Animal husbandry |
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Poultry: Breeds & Egg production |
| Chapter 14-Fisheries | |
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Introduction to Fisheries; Terminologies; Fishery resources |
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Capture Fisheries; Aquaculture |
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Biotechnology in Fisheries |
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Post-Harvest Technology |
| Chapter 15-Soil Science and Conservation | |
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Introduction; types of rock; Soil Horizon |
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Properties of soil |
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Classification of soil |
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Major Soils of India; Soil productivity and soil fertility |
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Problem Soils |
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Fertilizers; Nutrients and its classification |
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Soil Erosion |
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Soil Conservation |
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Dryland Farming-Introduction and Definition & Importance |
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Dryland vs. Rain Fed Farming |
| Chapter 16- Irrigation and water Resources | |
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Water resources; Types of irrigation |
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Sources of irrigation and Command area Development |
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Watershed Management & Water conservation techniques |
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Micro-irrigation, irrigation pumps, major, medium and minor irrigation |
| Chapter 17-Horticulture and Plantation | |
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Introduction to Horticulture; Features; Scope and Importance |
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Planting Systems in Horticulture |
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Production Technology in Horticulture crops |
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Propagation Methods in Horticultural crops |
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Production Technology in Plantation crops |
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Scenario of Horticulture; post-harvest technology |
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Value and supply chain management |
| Chapter 18-Forestry | |
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Basic concepts of Forest and Forestry. |
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Principles of silviculture, forest mensuration, forest management and forest economics |
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Concepts of social forestry, agroforestry, joint forest management. |
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Forest policy and legislation in India, |
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Recent developments under Ministry of Environment |
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Forest and Climate Change |
| Chapter 19-Agriculture Engineering | |
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Farm Power and Machinery, sources of Farm power |
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Concept of Farm mechanization |
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Water Harvesting structures; watershed management |
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Agro Processing: Basic concepts; organizations and industries of agro processing |
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Controlled and modified storage, storage structures |
| Chapter 20-Agrometeorology | |
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Basic concepts and scope |
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Weather parameters; crop-weather advisory |
| Chapter 21-Agriculture Finance and Marketing | |
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Concept; Sources and Its Importance |
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NABARD |
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Agriculture Marketing |
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Differences between Financing of Agricultural and Other Sectors |
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Impact of Globalization on Indian Agriculture and issues of Food Security |
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Indian Government programmes and Initiatives |
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Concept and Types of Farm Management |
| Chapter 22-Present Scenario of Indian Agriculture: | |
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Recent trends, major challenges in agriculture |
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Economic Survey 2021 |
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Union budget 2022-23 |
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Aatmanirbhar Bharat |
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Forest Report 2021 |
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Minimum Support Price Rabi & Kharif |
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Livestock Report |
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Agriculture Statistics & Annual Report |
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NABARD Report |
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All New & Important Agricultural Schemes |
Course Content
