CUET UG 2027 / Agriculture syllabus

CUET UG 2027 · Paper 302

CUET Agriculture Syllabus 2027: Units, Chapters and Books

The official CUET UG Agriculture syllabus (paper 302), unit by unit, with the book chapter each unit comes from, what changed from 2025 to 2026, and where to practise.

Practise CUET Agriculture in the Study OS Official NTA syllabus PDF

2027 status: NTA has not released the CUET UG 2027 syllabus. This page shows the official CUET UG 2026 Agriculture syllabus, the latest available, and will be updated when NTA publishes the 2027 version.

CUET Agriculture at a glance

Paper code: 302 (Agriculture)
Questions: 50 multiple-choice questions, all compulsory
Time: 60 minutes
Marking: +5 for a correct answer, minus 1 for a wrong answer; 250 maximum
Syllabus: 4 units, 19 chapters in our chapter map

How the CUET Agriculture paper is structured

CUET Agriculture (paper 302) has four units: agrometeorology, genetics, plant breeding, biochemistry and microbiology; livestock production; crop production; and horticulture. The text matches the older CBSE Agriculture elective for classes 11 and 12.

There is no NCERT Agriculture textbook. Unit 1 leans on class 11 Biology, Chemistry and Geography (cells and cell division, biomolecules, pH and buffers, weather and monsoon). The rest is covered best by NIOS Senior Secondary Krishi (course 383) and the PSSCIVE vocational books on dairy, animal health and irrigation.

CUET Agriculture syllabus, unit by unit

Unit titles and topics as printed in NTA’s CUET UG 2026 syllabus PDF.

Unit 1

Agrometeorology, Genetics and Plant Breeding, Biochemistry and Microbiology

Agrometeorology: Elements of Weather-rainfall, temperature, humidity, wind velocity, Sunshine weather forecasting, climate change in relation to crop production, climate classification; Monsoon in India.
Genetics & Plant Breeding: (a) Cell and its structure, cell division-mitosis and meiosis and their significance.
Genetics & Plant Breeding: (b) Organization of the genetic materials in chromosomes, DNA, and RNA.
Genetics & Plant Breeding: (c) Mendel's laws of inheritance. Reasons for the success of Mendel in his experiments, Absence of linkage in Mendel's experiments.
Genetics & Plant Breeding: (d) Quantitative inheritance, continuous and discontinuous variation in plants.
Genetics & Plant Breeding: (e) Monogenic and polygenic inheritance.
Genetics & Plant Breeding: (f) Role of Genetics in Plant breeding, self and cross-pollinated crops, methods of breeding in field crops-introduction, selection, hybridization, mutation and polyploidy, tissue and cell culture.
Genetics & Plant Breeding: (g) History and importance of plant breeding, objective and role of plant breeding, Breeding methods in self and cross-pollinated crops.
Genetics & Plant Breeding: (h) Plant Biotechnology-definition and scope in crop production, Biotechnology of plant breeding.
Biochemistry: pH and buffers, Classification and nomenclature of carbohydrates; proteins; lipids; vitamins, and enzymes; Nucleic acids
Microbiology: Microbial cell structure, Micro-organisms- Algae, Bacteria, Fungi, Actinomycetes, Protozoa and Viruses. Role of micro-organisms in respiration, fermentation, and organic matter decomposition; Soil flora and fauna
Seed Science: Seed structure of monocots and dicots, mode of reproduction, pollination, fertilization, Seed dormancy, types of seeds.

Unit 2

Livestock Production

Scope and importance: (a) Importance of livestock in agriculture and industry, White revolution in India.
Scope and importance: (b) Important breeds Indian and exotic, distribution of cows, buffaloes, goats, sheeps and poultry in India.
Care and management: (a) Systems of cattle and poultry housing.
Care and management: (b) Principles of feeding, and feeding practices.
Care and management: (c) Balanced ration definition and ingredients.
Care and management: (d) Management of calves, bullocks, pregnant and milch animals as well as chicks' cockerels and layers, and poultry.
Care and management: (e) Signs of sick animals, symptoms of common diseases in cattle and poultry, Rinderpest, black quarter, foot and mouth, mastitis and haemorrhagic septicaemia coccidiosis, Fowl pox and Ranikhet disease, their prevention, and control.
Artificial Insemination: Reproductive organs, collection, dilution, and preservation of semen and artificial insemination, role of artificial insemination in cattle improvement.
Livestock Products: Processing and marketing of milk and Milk products.
Fisheries: Definition of fish, fisheries, aquaculture; General characteristics of fish, types of fishes.

Unit 3

Crop Production

Introduction: (a) Targets and achievements in foodgrain production in India since independence and its future projections, sustainable crop production, commercialization of agriculture and its scope in India.
Introduction: (b) Classification of field crops based on their utility-cereals, pulses, oils seeds, fibre, sugar, and forage crops.
Soil, Soil fertility, Fertilizers, and Manures: (a) Soil, soil pH, Soil texture, soil structure, soil organisms, soil tilth, soil fertility, and soil health.
Soil, Soil fertility, Fertilizers, and Manures: (b) Essential plant nutrients, their functions, and deficiency symptoms.
Soil, Soil fertility, Fertilizers, and Manures: (c) Soil types of India and their characteristics.
Soil, Soil fertility, Fertilizers, and Manures: (d) Organic manure, common fertilizers including straight, complex, fertilizer mixtures and biofertilizers, integrated nutrient management system.
Soil, Soil fertility, Fertilizers, and Manures: (e) Problem soils, soil erosion, soil pollution.
Soil, Soil fertility, Fertilizers, and Manures: (f) Soil analysis for nutrient availability.
Irrigation and Drainage: (a) Sources of irrigation (rain, canals, tanks, rivers, wells, tubewells).
Irrigation and Drainage: (b) Scheduling of irrigation based on critical stages of growth, time interval, soil moisture content, and weather parameters.
Irrigation and Drainage: (c) Water requirement of crops.
Irrigation and Drainage: (d) Methods of irrigation and drainage.
Irrigation and Drainage: (e) Watershed management.
Irrigation and Drainage: (f) Irrigation water quality.
Weed Control: Weed classification and weed characteristics; Principles of weed control, methods of weed control (cultural, mechanical, chemical, biological, and Integrated weed management).
Crops: Seedbed preparation, seed treatment, time and method of sowing/planting, seed rate; dose, method, and time of fertilizer application, irrigation, intercultural and weed control; common pests and diseases, caused by bacteria, fungi viruses, and nematode and their control, integrated pest management, harvesting, threshing, post-harvest technology: storage, processing, and marketing of major field crops-Rice, wheat, maize, sorghum, pearl millet, groundnut, mustard, pigeon-pea, gram, sugarcane, cotton, and berseem. Millets and their importance.
Modern agriculture: Challenges in modern agriculture; conservation agriculture; precision agriculture; natural farming; organic farming; remote sensing in agriculture.

Unit 4

Horticulture

(a) Importance of fruits and vegetables in the human diet, Crop diversification & processing Industry.
(b) Orchard- location and layout, ornamental gardening, and kitchen garden.
(c) Planting system, training, pruning, intercropping, protection from frost and sunburn.
(d) Trees, shrubs, climbers, annuals, perennials-definition and examples. Propagation by seed, cutting, budding, layering, and grafting.
(e) Cultivation practices, processing, and marketing of (i) Fruits - mango, papaya, banana, guava, citrus, grapes. (ii) Vegetables - Radish, carrot, potato, onion, cauliflower, brinjal, tomato, spinach, and cabbage. (iii) Flowers - Gladiolus, canna, chrysanthemums, roses and marigold.
(f) Principles and methods of fruit and vegetable preservation.
(g) Preparation of jellies, jams, ketchup, chips and their packing.

Chapter map

Each row is one chapter of study, with the book it comes from. Where a syllabus topic is missing from that book, the row says so.

Agrometeorology: Weather, Climate and MonsoonNCERT Fundamentals of Physical Geography Class 11, chapter 8
Cell, Cell Division and Principles of GeneticsNCERT Biology Class 11, chapter 10
Plant Breeding and Plant BiotechnologyNIOS Biology (314), Lesson 24: Genetics and SocietyNot covered in this source: Genetics & Plant Breeding: (f) Role of Genetics in Plant breeding, self and cross-pollinated crops, methods of breeding in field crops-introduction, selection, hybridization, mutation and polyploidy, tissue and cell culture.
Biochemistry: pH, Buffers and BiomoleculesNCERT Biology Class 11, chapter 9
Agricultural MicrobiologyNCERT Biology Class 11, chapter 2
Seed ScienceNIOS Biology (314), Lesson 19: Reproduction in Plants
Livestock: Scope, Importance and BreedsPSSCIVE (NCERT) vocational textbook: Dairy Farmer/Entrepreneur, Class 11
Livestock Care, Feeding, Housing and DiseasesPSSCIVE (NCERT) vocational textbook: Dairy Farmer/Entrepreneur, Class 11
Artificial Insemination in CattlePSSCIVE (NCERT) vocational textbook: Animal Health Worker, Class 10
Milk Processing and FisheriesPSSCIVE (NCERT) vocational textbook: Dairy Farmer/Entrepreneur, Class 12Not covered in this source: Fisheries: Definition of fish, fisheries, aquaculture; General characteristics of fish, types of fishes.
Crop Production in India: Introduction and Classification of Field CropsNIOS Krishi: Production, Processing and Marketing (383), Lesson 2: Importance of Agriculture in Indian Economy
Soil, Soil Fertility, Fertilizers and ManuresNIOS Krishi: Production, Processing and Marketing (383), Lesson 5: Soil Health and Plant Nutrition
Irrigation, Drainage and Watershed ManagementNIOS Krishi: Production, Processing and Marketing (383), Lesson 7: Nutrient, Water and Weed ManagementNot covered in this source: Irrigation and Drainage: (f) Irrigation water quality.
Weed ControlNIOS Krishi: Production, Processing and Marketing (383), Lesson 7: Nutrient, Water and Weed Management
Cultivation of Major Field Crops and MilletsNIOS Krishi: Production, Processing and Marketing (383), Lesson 6: Crops, Cropping System and Crop Establishment
Modern AgricultureNIOS Krishi: Production, Processing and Marketing (383), Lesson 4: New Developments in Agriculture
Horticulture: Orchards, Gardens and Plant PropagationNIOS Krishi: Production, Processing and Marketing (383), Lesson 9: Fundamentals of Horticulture and Fruit Production
Cultivation of Fruits, Vegetables and FlowersNIOS Krishi: Production, Processing and Marketing (383), Lesson 9: Fundamentals of Horticulture and Fruit Production
Fruit and Vegetable PreservationNIOS Krishi: Production, Processing and Marketing (383), Lesson 17: Types and Methods of Food Processing

What changed from 2025 to 2026

No content change: the 2026 text is word-for-word the 2025 syllabus apart from added numbering and punctuation ('food grain' -> 'foodgrain').

Compared against NTA’s CUET UG 2025 syllabus PDF. When the 2027 syllabus is out, this section will compare 2027 with 2026.

Books to study from

NIOS Senior Secondary Krishi: Production, Processing and Marketing (course 383)
NCERT Biology class 11 (cells, cell division, biomolecules) and class 12 (reproduction, genetics)
NCERT Chemistry class 11, chapter on Equilibrium (pH and buffers)
NCERT Fundamentals of Physical Geography class 11 (weather and climate)
PSSCIVE (NCERT vocational) books: Dairy Farmer, Animal Health Worker, Micro Irrigation Technician, Gardener

NCERT books are on ncert.nic.in; NIOS course material is on nios.ac.in.

Practise CUET Agriculture chapter by chapter

The Study OS CUET track follows the chapter map above. Choose Agriculture as one of your papers, revise a chapter, then test it with exam-style questions and read the explanation after every answer.

Practise CUET Agriculture

Frequently asked questions

What is the exam pattern of the CUET Agriculture paper?

CUET UG Agriculture (paper code 302) has 50 compulsory multiple-choice questions to be answered in 60 minutes. A correct answer earns 5 marks and a wrong answer costs 1 mark, so the paper is out of 250. This is the CUET UG 2026 pattern; NTA has not announced any change for 2027.

Has NTA released the CUET Agriculture syllabus for 2027?

Not yet. The syllabus on this page is the official CUET UG 2026 Agriculture syllabus, which is the latest one NTA has published. This page will be updated when the 2027 syllabus is released.

Which books should I study for CUET Agriculture?

Study from: NIOS Senior Secondary Krishi: Production, Processing and Marketing (course 383); NCERT Biology class 11 (cells, cell division, biomolecules) and class 12 (reproduction, genetics); NCERT Chemistry class 11, chapter on Equilibrium (pH and buffers); NCERT Fundamentals of Physical Geography class 11 (weather and climate); PSSCIVE (NCERT vocational) books: Dairy Farmer, Animal Health Worker, Micro Irrigation Technician, Gardener.

What changed in the CUET Agriculture syllabus?

No content change: the 2026 text is word for word the 2025 syllabus, apart from numbering. This compares the 2025 and 2026 syllabi; the 2027 syllabus is not out yet.

Is there an NCERT book for CUET Agriculture?

No. NCERT does not publish an Agriculture textbook for class 12. NIOS Krishi (course 383) and the PSSCIVE vocational books are the closest official sources, together with NCERT Biology and Chemistry for the science units.

Does CUET Agriculture include class 11 topics?

Yes, mainly in Unit 1. Cells and cell division, biomolecules, pH and buffers, and weather and monsoon are class 11 Biology, Chemistry and Geography material.