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TECHNOLOGY
CHEMISTRY
• ELEMENTS AND MOLECULES • PROPERTIES OF SOLUTION
• STATES OF MATTERS • CHEMICALS IN EVERYDAY LIFE
• ATOMIC STRUCTURE • POLYMERS AND BIOPOLYMERS
• CHEMICAL BONDING • CHEMISTRY OF PHARMACEUTICALS
• METALS AND NON-METALS • CARBON AND ITS ALLOTROPES
• METALLURGY • HYDROCARBONS AND THEIR
• ACID AND BASE DERIVATIVES
• APPLICATIONS OF • BIOMOLECULES
ELECTROCHEMISTRY (BATTERY AND • VITAMINS AND ENZYMES
CHARGING DEVICES)

PHYSICS
• PROPERTIES OF FUNDAMENTAL • PLANETS, STARS, AND GALAXIES
PARTICLES • BIG-BANG THEORY AND
• FUNDAMENTAL FORCES SINGULARITY
• ENERGY AND ITS VARIOUS TYPES • DARK MATTER AND ENERGY
• OPTICS • BLACK HOLES
• ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM • NEUTRINO OBSERVATORY
• LAWS AND THEORIES IN PHYSICS, • GRAVITATIONAL WAVES
RELATIVITY • SUNSPOT
• ELECTROMAGNETISM • MAGNETARS AND NEUTRON STARS
• HEAT AND THERMODYNAMICS • SUB-ATOMIC PARTICLES
• WAVES • ATTOSECONDS
• MECHANICAL
• ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
• UNIVERSE

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BIOLOGY
CHEMICAL BUILDING BLOCKS OF • HEPATIC
LIFE
HISTORY AND ORIGIN OF LIFE
ORGAN SYSTEM AND HUMAN
PHYSIOLOGY
DIVERSITY OF LIVING THINGS • ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
• CLASSIFICATION AND DOMAINS OF • RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
LIFE
• CIRCULATORY SYSTEM
• VIRUSES
• SKELETAL AND MUSCULAR SYSTEMS
• PROKARYOTES
• REPRODUCTION
• EUKARYOTES
• EXCRETION, OSMOREGULATION AND
• PROTISTS THERMOREGULATION
• PLANTS • THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
• FUNGI • IMMUNE SYSTEM
• ANIMALS

NUTRITION
EVOLUTION CLASSIFICATION BY SOURCE OF ENERGY
• EVOLUTION OF LIFE AND CARBON
• HUMAN EVOLUTION • PLANT NUTRITION
• ANIMAL NUTRITION
GENETICS • HUMAN DIET
• INHERITANCE
• DNA AND RNA PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
• GENE EXPRESSION • PHOTOSYNTHESIS
• GENE REGULATION • RESPIRATION
• MUTATION • PLANT-WATER BALANCE
• REPRODUCTION
CELLS
• CELL STRUCTURE ECONOMIC ZOOLOGY
• MEMBRANES • MICROBES IN HUMAN WELFARE
• CELL-CELL INTERACTIONS • BENEFICIAL ANIMALS
• RESPIRATION • BENEFICIAL INSECTS
• ENERGY AND METABOLISM
• CELLS DIVISION ECONOMIC BOTANY
• TISSUES • FAMILY OF ANGIOSPERMS
• EPITHELIAL TISSUE • TISSUE CULTURE
 CONNECTIVE TISSUE • GRAFTING
• MUSCLE TISSUE • HORTICULTURE
• NERVOUS
• MYOCARDIAL IMAGING TECHNIQUES
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• CT SCAN BIOLOGICAL FUEL GENERATION

• MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING GENERATION AND SIGNIFI CANCE OF
• POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY FOSSILS FUELS
(PET) • BIOFUELS FROM BIOMASS
• BIODIESEL
• NATURAL GAS AND PETROLEUM
• HYDROGEN

BIOTECHNOLOGY
GENETIC ENGINEERING, PROCESS, • FOOD PROCESSING
AND APPLICATION • SINGLE CELL PROTEIN
GENOMICS • FOOD FORTIFICATION
PROTEOMICS
RNA TYPES AND TECHNOLOGY APPLICATION OF
GENOME SEQUENCING AND ITS BIOTECHNOLOGY IN
APPLICATIONS AGRICULTURE
• GM TECHNOLOGY
APPLICATION OF • GM CROPS
BIOTECHNOLOGY IN • PEST RESISTANT PLANTS
ENVIRONMENT
• BIO COMPOSTING
BIOTECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE
• BIOREMEDIATION
• GENE EDITING
• MICROBIAL REMEDIATION
• GENE THERAPY
• CARBON CAPTURE TECHNOLOGY
• MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS
 PCR
PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY  ELISA
• TRANSGENIC PLANTS  ANTIBODY-ANTIGEN INTERACTIONS
• METHODS AND APPLICATION OF AND DETECTIONS
PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY • EMBRYO TRANSFER TECHNOLOGY
• ANIMAL BIOTECHNOLOGY • STEM CELLS AND THEIR
• TRANSGENIC ANIMALS ENGINEERING
• METHODS AND APPLICATION OF • BIOPHARMACEUTICALS/THERAPEUTI
ANIMAL BIOTECHNOLOGY C PROTEINS
• BRAIN FI NGERPRINTING
TECHNOLOGY
APPLICATION OF
BIOTECHNOLOGY IN BIOETHICS AND BIOPIRACY
FOOD AND BEVERAGE INDUSTRY BIOSAFETY PROTOCOLS

• BIOPROCESSING IPR IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

• BIOREACTORS RECENT TRENDS IN

BIOTECHNOLOGY
• MANIPULATION OF ENZYMES AND APPLIED BIOTECHNOLOGY

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HUMAN HEALTH AND DISEASES

HUMAN DISEASES • TYPES OF VACCINES
COMMON DISEASES IN HUMAN AND VACCINATION PROGRAM OF INDIA
THEIR CAUSATIVE AGENTS
• DISEASES DUE TO NUTRIENT MEDICINES
DEFICIENCY
• ANTIBIOTICS
• MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND HUMAN
DISEASE • ANTIVIRAL AND ANTIFUNGAL DRUGS
• CHROMOSOMAL INHERITANCE AND • MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES THERAPY
DISEASE • ANTIMICROBIAL DRUG RESISTANCE
• EXTRA CHROMOSOMAL • DRUG FORMULATIONS
INHERITANCE AND DISEASE • DRUG PRICING IN INDIA
• VECTOR BORNE DISEASES • PHARMACOGENETICS
• WATER BORNE DISEASES
• LIFESTYLE DISEASES
VACCINATION AND IMMUNISATION

SPACE
TYPES OF ORBITS AVIATION INTERNET, STARLINK
TYPES OF LAUNCH VEHICLES AND COMMUNICATION
APPLICATION • SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS
• REMOTE SENSING AND ITS
APPLICATIONS
SPACE MISSIONS OF KEY SPACE
• GROUND SEGMENT-AS-A-SERVICE
AGENCIES
• GREEN PROPELLANT
• NASA
• DEEP SPACE ATOMIC CLOCK
ISRO
• ESA
STRATEGIC DIMENSIONS
• ROSCOSMOS
• SPACE WEAPONS
• JAXA
• A-SAT TECHNOLOGY
• CNSA
• LASER TECHNOLOGY
ISRO AND ITS ROLE IN NATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT • HGV TECHNOLOGY
PRIVATE SECTOR IN SPACE INTERNATIONAL SPACE
COLLABORATION
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP IN
VARIOUS SPACE OBSERVATORIES
SPACE SECTOR
VARIOUS TELEMETRY
• SPACE JUNK

NAVIGATION
SPACE TECHNOLOGY
• GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM
• CRYOGENICS
• GALILEO
• NANOSATELLITES
• GLONASS
• ELECTRIC PROPULSION
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• IRNSS GEOPOLITICS OF OUTER SPACE

DEFENCE
MISSILE SYSTEM AND  HYPERSONIC CRUISE MISSILES
CLASSIFICATION
BALLISTICS AND CRUISE MISSILE
WEAPON SYSTEM
INDIA’S MISSILE SYSTEM
• CLASSICAL WEAPONS
INTEGRATED GUIDED MISSILE
• WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION
PROGRAM
• FISSION AND FUSION BOMBS
• CHEMICAL WEAPONS
MISSILE DEFENCE PROGRAMMES
• BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS
• DEFENCE TECHNOLOGY
• DIRECTED ENERGY WEAPONS
• APPLICATION OF ROBOTICS IN
DEFENCE SECTOR
• APPLICATION OF AI IN DEFENCE DEFENCE REFORMS
• INTERNET OF MILITARY THINGS • CDS
(IOMT) • VARIOUS COMMITTEES AND
• CYBER WARFARE, AND RECOMMENDATIONS
PREPAREDNESS DOMAINS OF WARFARE
• DRONE TECHNOLOGY
• UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE DEFENCE PLATFORMS
• STEALTH TECHNOLOGY • SUBMARINE
• ADVANCED DEFENSE EQUIPMENT • AIRCRAFT CARRIER
• AIR DEFENCE SYSTEM • COMBAT AIRCRAFT
• 3-D PRINTING MISSILES DEFENCE ORGANIZATIONS AND
• LETHAL AUTONOMOUS WEAPONS LABORATORIES
• HYPERSONIC TECHNOLOGY DEFENCE EXERCISES
 HYPERSONIC GLIDE VEHICLES

NUCLEAR ENERGY
TYPES OF NUCLEAR REACTIONS NUCLEAR RADIATION AND ITS
IMPACT
RADIOACTIVE WASTE
NUCLEAR ENERGY AND ITS
NUCLEAR & RADIOLOGICAL
APPLICATION DISASTERS
• CIVIL AND MILITARY APPLICATIONS
OF NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTIONS INVOLVED IN
NUCLEAR
NUCLEAR FUELS AND
CENTRIFUGATION ENERGY DEVELOPMENT
NUCLEAR REACTOR • DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY
NUCLEAR POLICY OF INDIA • ATOMIC ENERGY REGULATORY

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BOARD • INDIRA GANDHI CENTRE FOR

• BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE ATOMIC RESEARCH

ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

COMPUTERS DISPLAY TECHNOLOGIES
• GENERATION OF COMPUTERS • CATHODE RAY
• COMPUTER TERMINOLOGIES • LCD
• SUPERCOMPUTER AND ITS • LED
APPLICATIONS • PLASMA MONITORS
• CLOUD COMPUTING • OLED
• AMOLED
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY • MOBILE GENERATIONS
• COMPONENTS OF IT • SMARTPHONE
• IT ENABLED SERVICES • NET NEUTRALITY
• APPLICATION OF IT • INTERNET OF THINGS
• BIG DATA INITIATIVE AND
PRIVACY
• CYBER-CRIME AND SECURITY
• GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES

NANO SCIENCE & NANO TECHNOLOGIES

BASICS OF NAN SCIENCE AND • TRANSPORT
NANOTECHNOLOGY • SPACE
NANOMATERIAL • AGRICULTURE

APPLICATIONS OF IMPACTS OF NANOTECHNOLOGY

NANOTECHNOLOGY • ADVERSE HEALTH AND
• NANO MEDICINE ENVIRONMENTAL
• SEMICONDUCTORS AND COMPUTING • SOCIAL AND ETHICAL IMPACTS
• FOOD TEXTILES NANO-SCIENCE AND
• SUSTAINABLE ENERGY NANOTECHNOLOGY
IN INDIA
• ENVIRONMENT

ROBOTICS AND AI
ROBOTICS • CLASSIFICATION OF ROBOTS
• MACHINE VS COMPUTER VS ROBOTS • ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES
OF ROBOT
• PARTS OF A ROBOT
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• APPLICATIONS OF ROBOTICS IN • MACHINE LEARNING AND DEEP

AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRY, DEFENCE, LEARNING
ETC. • APPLICATION OF AI
• ARTIFI CIAL INTELLIGENCE AND
AI ROBOTICS
• NEURAL NETWORKS

IPR
IPR • IPR Regime in India
• What are Intellectual property rights • National Intellectual Property Rights
(IPR)? Policy
• Types of Intellectual Property Rights
• International Agreements and institutions
on IPR

INSTITUTIONS & POLICY

INSTITUTIONS & POLICY FOR TESTING AND CALIBRATION
LABORATORIES
INDIA’S POLICY IN THE FI ELD OF THE
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY • SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AS A
SOURCE OF HUMAN RESOURCE
• VARIOUS POLICIES FOR S&T DEVELOPMENT
• INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE • AWARDS RELATED TO SCIENCE
• DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE & • INDIA AND GLOBAL COLLABORATION
TECHNOLOGY IN SCIENCE PROJECTS
• CSIR • TECHNOLOGY VISION DOCUMENT
• SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 2035
RESEARCH BOARD
• TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT BOARD
• NATIONAL ACCREDITATION BOARD

CONTEMPORARY ISSUES
• ELECTRIC VEHICLE • COMPUTER GAMES ADDICTION AND
• ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE DANGERS

• NET NEUTRALITY • A WEB 3.0 REVOLUTION THAT COULD

RELIEVE US OF OUR SOCIAL
• IMPORTANCE OF OWN NAVIGATION DILEMMAS
SYSTEM
• SURVEILLANCE REFORM: THE NEED
• BIG DATA INITIATIVE OF HOUR
• NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY: PROS AND • ‘5G COUNTDOWN’
CONS
• DEEP FAKES
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• PULSE OXIMETRY AND IMPORTANCE TO BE MORE FEMININE IN 2036’

OF OXYGEN • THE CONTACT TRACING
• GEOPOLITICS OF OUTER SPACE TECHNOLOGY
• LAUNCH OF ISPA • ‘DESALINATION PLANTS’
• PM RELEASES FIRST NON-GM • DISCOVERY OF LI-RICH GIANT STARS
HERBICIDE- TOLERANT RICE • FIRST-EVER DIGITAL GEOLOGICAL
VARIETIES MAP OF MOON
• NATIONAL POLICY FOR RARE • NASA’S ARTEMIS MISSION, AND THE
DISEASES (NPRD) 2021 INDIAN AMERICAN IN ITS NEW
• LIBERALISATION OF THE ASTRONAUT COHORT
GEOSPATIAL SECTOR IN INDIA • ‘POLYCRACK TECHNOLOGY’
• E-TECHNOLOGY TO THE AID OF • HUNTINGTIN DISEASE
FARMER
• ‘ABHYAS HIGH-SPEED EXPENDABLE
• ISRO TO HANDLE PROJECTS OF AERIAL TARGET (HEAT)’
NATIONAL SECURITY
• ‘SUPERSONIC MISSILE ASSISTED
• INDIA TO LAUNCH DEEP SEA MISSION RELEASE OF TORPEDO (SMART)
• BRAIN FI NGERPRINTING SYSTEM’
TECHNOLOGY • NASA’S SPITZER SPACE TELESCOPE
• DNA TECHNOLOGY (USE AND • MARS INSIGHT MISSION
APPLICATION) REGULATION BILL,
2019 • “VOYAGER 2”

• SPACE SECURITY • ‘OMEGA CENTAURI GLOBULAR

CLUSTER’
• SENDING HUMANS TO MARS
• NEON: THE VIRTUAL HUMAN
• SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY
• “GENOME INDIA PROJECT”
• ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND ITS
CLIMATE COST • “GISAT-1 MISSION”

• ‘TOBACCO BEHIND MORE THAN A • ‘ARIEL SPACE MISSION’

QUARTER OF INDIA’S CANCER CASES’ • NATIONAL SPACE PROMOTION AND
• HERD IMMUNITY AUTHORIZATION CENTRE (IN-SPACE)

• ‘H9N2’
• ‘INDIA’S POPULATION IS EXPECTED

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