HBSE Class 11 Syllabus 2025 Agriculture

Haryana Board
Syllabus
2024-25

BOARD OF SCHOOL EDUCATION HARYANA
Syllabus and Chapter wise division of Marks (2024-25)
Class: 11th Subject: Agriculture Code: 815
General Instructions:
1. There will be an Annual Examination based on the entire syllabus.
2. The Annual Examination will be of 60 marks, Practical
Examination will be of 20 marks and 20 marks weightage shall be
for Internal Assessment.
3. For Practical Examination:

i) Written test of two questions of 5 marks each
ii) Practical record of 5 marks.
iii) Viva-voce of 5 marks.
4. For Internal Assessment:
There will be Periodic Assessment that would include:
i)For 6 marks- Three SAT exams will be conducted and will have a
weightage of06 marks towards the final Internal Assessment.
ii)For 2 marks- One half yearly exam will be conducted and will have a
weightageof 02 marks towards the final Internal Assessment.
iii)For 2 marks- Subject teacher will assess and give maximum 02 marks
for CRP(Classroom participation).
iv)For 5 marks- A project work to be done by students and will have a
weightage of 05 marks towards the final Internal Assessment.
v) For 5 marks- Attendance of student will be awarded 05 marks as:

Above 75% to 80% - 01 marks
Above 80% to 85% - 02 marks
Above 85% to 90% - 03 marks
Above 90% to 95% - 04 marks
Above 95% to 100%-05 marks
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Course Structure (2024-25)
Class: 11th Subject: Agriculture Code: 815
Sr. Chapter Marks
no.

1 Agro-meteorology 06

2 Genetics 08

3 Genetics & Plant Breeding and Plant Biotechnology 10

4 Biochemistry 08

5 Microbiology 08

6 Livestock Science and Management 20

Total 60

Practical 20
Examination
Internal assessment 20

Grand Total 100

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Chapter-1: Agro-meteorology
Atmospheric weather variables; Atmospheric pressure, its variation with
height; Wind, types of wind, Atmospheric temperature, temperature
inversion, lapse rate, daily and seasonal variations of temperature,
Atmospheric humidity, concept of saturation, vapor pressure, process of
condensation, formation of dew, fog, mist, frost, cloud; Precipitation,
process of precipitation, types of precipitation such as rain, snow, sleet,
and hail, Monsoon- mechanism and importance in Indian agriculture,
Weather hazards - drought, floods, frost, tropical cyclones and extreme
weather conditions such as heat-wave and cold-wave. Agriculture and
weather relations; Climate change, climatic variability, global warming,
causes of climate change and its impact on regional and national
Agriculture.

Chapter-2: Genetics
Pre and Post Mendelian concepts of heredity, Mendelian principles of
heredity, Cell division – mitosis, meiosis, gene interaction. Multiple
alleles, pleiotropism and pseudoalleles, Sex determination, Blood group
genetics, Linkage and its estimation, crossing over mechanisms,
Mutation, Qualitative & Quantitative traits, multiple factor hypothesis,
Epistatic interactions with examples. Cytoplasmic inheritance. Nature,
structure & replication of genetic material. Transcription and Protein
synthesis, Lac and Trp operons.

Chapter-3: Genetics & Plant Breeding and Plant biotechnology
Historical development, concept, nature and role of plant breeding, major
achievements and future prospects; apomixes, self – incompatibility and

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male sterility; Domestication, Acclimatization, introduction; breeding
methods in self- pollinated crops-mass and pure line selection, methods
of breeding cross pollinated crops, modes of selection; Breeding methods
in asexually propagated crops, Polyploidy breeding, mutation breeding-
methods and uses; Plant Breeders and & Farmer’s Rights.
Concepts and applications of plant biotechnology: Scope, organ culture,
embryo culture, cell suspension culture, callus culture, anther culture,
pollen culture and ovule culture and their applications; Micro-
propagation methods; Somaclonal variation and its use in crop
improvement; Introduction to recombinant DNA technology;
Transgenics and its importance in crop improvement; PCR techniques
and its applications; RFLP, RAPD, SSR.

Chapter-4: Biochemistry
Importance of Biochemistry. Carbohydrate: Importance and
classification. Structures of Monosaccharides, Disaccharides and
Polysaccharides & their properties;. Lipid: Importance and classification;
Structures and properties of fatty acids; Proteins: Importance of proteins
and classification; Structures and zwitterions nature of amino acids;
Structural organization of proteins. Enzymes: General properties;
Classification; Mechanism of action; Nucleic acids: Importance and
classification; Structure of Nucleotides, Metabolism of carbohydrates:
Glycolysis, TCA cycle, Glyoxylate cycle, Electron transport chain.
Metabolism of lipids: Beta oxidation.

Chapter-5: Microbiology
Introduction. History of Microbiology; Contribution of Leeuwenhoek,
Louis Pasteur, Robert Koch, John Tyndall, Microbial world: Prokaryotic

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and eukaryotic microbes. Bacteria: cell structure, Classification of
bacteria based on nutritional attributes. Role of microbes in soil fertility
and crop production: Carbon, Nitrogen, Phosphorus and sulphur cycles.
Biological nitrogen fixation- symbiotic, associative and aysmbiotic.
Mycorrhiza. Rhizosphere and phyllosphere. Biofertilizers and
Biopesticides.

Chapter-6: Livestock Science and Management
Scope and opportunities in animal husbandry. Role of livestock in Indian
economy. Basic information about external and internal organs of
livestock animals. Importance of small ruminants in marginal farmer’s
economy and food security. Care and management of different livestock
species including poultry. System of cattle and poultry housing.
Principles of animal nutrition and feeding practices. Balanced ration:
definition, importance and ingredient composition. Importance of mineral
mixture for different class of livestock species. Management of newly
born calves, bullocks and heifers.
Transition animal challenges, care and management. Care and
management of pregnant and milch animals. Poultry production in India.
Broiler and layer chicken management. Sign and symptoms of important
diseases of livestock and poultry and their management.
Reproduction in different livestock animals. Animal breeding: definition,
types and importance. Artificial insemination and its role in preventing
inbreeding. Important indigenous and exotic breeds of livestock and
poultry.

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Practicals:
1. Visit of Agrometeorological Observatory
2. Exposure of instruments and weather data recording
3. Study of microscope.
4. Experiments on monohybrid, dihybrid, trihybrid, test cross and back cross
5. Practice on mitotic and meiotic cell division.
6. Study of models on DNA and RNA structure
7. Plant Breeder’s kit & Study of germplasm of various crops.
8. Study of floral structure of self-pollinated and cross-pollinated crops
9. Study of Sterilization techniques.
10.Composition of various tissue culture media and preparation of
stock solutions for MS nutrient medium
11.Demonstration on isolation of DNA.
12.Demonstration of gel electrophoresis techniques and DNA finger printing.
13.Preparation of solution, pH & buffers,
14 Qualitative tests of carbohydrates and amino acids.
15.Quantitative estimation of glucose/ proteins.
16.Paper chromatography/ TLC demonstration for separation of amino acids/
Monosaccharides
17.Staining: Simple staining, Gram staining and Negative staining.
18.Practical approach of identification of different species of animals with
their external characteristics.
19.Age determination and estimation of body weight in animals.
20.Dehorning, branding, castration and method of restraining.
21.Identification of different feeds and fodder.
22.General information about pregnancy diagnosis in animals.
23.Visit to an ideal dairy and poultry farm.
24.Preparation of a project report.

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Month wise Syllabus Teaching Plan (2024-25)
Class: 11th Subject: Agriculture Code: 815

Month Subject- content Teaching Revision Practical
period period work

April Chapter 1. Agro- 12 02
meteorology
Practicals:
1. Visit of
Agrometeorological 1
Observatory
2. Exposure of
instruments and 2
weather data
recording

May Chapter-2: Genetics 16 03
Practicals:
3. Study of microscope. 1
4. Experiments on
monohybrid, dihybrid,
trihybrid, test cross 1
and back cross
5. Practice on mitotic
and meiotic cell 1
division.
6. Study of models on
DNA and RNA 1
structure

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June Summer Vacation (Project Work)

July Chapter-3: Genetics & 20 04
Plant Breeding and
Plant biotechnology

Practicals:
7. Plant Breeder’s kit & 1
Study of germplasm
of various crops.
8. Study of floral 1
structure of self-
pollinated and cross-
pollinated crops
1
9. Study of Sterilization
techniques.
10.Composition
of various
2
tissue culture
media and
preparation of
stock solutions
for MS nutrient
medium
11.Demonstration on
1
isolation of DNA.
12.Demonstration of gel
electrophoresis
2
techniques and DNA
finger printing.
August Chapter 4: Biochemistry 16 02
Practicals:

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13.Preparation of 1
solution, pH &
buffers,
14.Qualitative tests of 1
carbohydrates and
amino acids.
15.Quantitative
estimation of glucose/
1
proteins.
16.Paper
chromatography/ TLC
demonstration for
separation of amino
acids/
Monosaccharides

September Revision 20
Half Yearly Examination

October Chapter 5: Microbiology 16 04
Practical:
17. Staining: Simple
staining, Gram staining 4
and Negative staining

November Chapter 6: Livestock 12 4
Science and
Management:
Scope and opportunities in
animal husbandry to
System of cattle and
poultry housing.
Practicals:
18. Practical approach
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of identification of
different species of
animals with their 4
external
characteristics.

December Chapter 6: Livestock 20 4
Science and
Management:
Principles of animal
nutrition and feeding
practices to Sign and
symptoms of important
diseases of livestock and
poultry and their
management.
Practicals:
19.Age determination
and estimation of 2
body weight in
animals.
20.Dehorning, branding, 2
castration and method
of restraining.
21.Identification of 1
different feeds and
fodder.
22.General information 1
about pregnancy
diagnosis in animals.

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January Chapter 6: Livestock 12 2
Science and
Management:
Reproduction in different
livestock animals to
Important indigenous and
exotic breeds of livestock
and poultry.

Practicals:
23.Visit to an ideal dairy 2
and poultry farm.
24.Preparation of a
project report. 2

February Revision 20

March Annual Examination

Note:
● Subject teachers are advised to direct the students to prepare
notebook of the Terminology/ Definitional words used in the
chapters for enhancement of vocabulary or clarity of the
concept.

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Question Paper Design (2024-25)
Class: 11th Subject: Agriculture Code: 815
Time :- 2:30 hours

Type of Marks Number Description Total
Question Marks
Objective 1 15 6 Multiple Choice Questions, 15
Questions 3 Fill in the Blanks
Questions,
3 One Word Answer Type
Questions, 3 Assertion-
Reason Questions
Very Short 2 6 Internal choice will be given 12
Answer Type in any 2 questions
Question
Short Answer 3 6 Internal choice will be given 18
Type in any 2 questions
Question
Essay Answer 5 3 Internal options will be given 15
Type in all the questions
Question
Total 30 60

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