Days | Topics to be Covered | Time |
Day 1 |
- Agriculture: Definition and Branches
- Agronomy: Meaning and Scope
- Factors affecting crop production
- Inflation - Trends in Inflation & their Impact on National Economy and Individual Income
| 120 Min. |
Day 2 |
- Agro-Climatic Zones in India
- Cropping System: Definition and Types
- Problems of Dryland
- Measurement of Poverty, Poverty Alleviation Programmes of the Government. (Govt. Schemes PDF)
| 120 Min.
|
Day 3 |
- Seed production, seed processing, seed village
- Precision Farming and Organic farming
- Population Growth and Economic Development - Population Policy in India (CENSUS, SECC)
| 120 Min. |
Day 4 |
- Major soil types
- Soil fertility, fertilizers,
- Soil erosion & soil conservation
- Watershed management
- Industry - Industrial and Labour Policy
| 120 minutes |
Day 5 |
- Types of irrigation
- Sources and Techniques of irrigation
- Reforms in the Banking/Financial sector. (Banking and Financial Awareness (Sept to Dec 2018)
| 180 Min. |
Day 6 |
- Crop-water requirement,
- Command area development
- Water conservation
- Reforms in the Banking/ Financial sector. (Banking and Financial Awareness (Jan to March 2019)
| |
Day 7 |
- Farm Machinery and Power
- Sources of power on Farm
- IMF & World Bank - WTO - Regional Economic Co-operation. (International Financial Organisations)
| 120 minutes |
Day 8 |
- Watershed management
- Agro Processing,
- Controlled, modified and Perishable storage
- Government Schemes in India+ Current Affairs (Sept to Nov 2018
| 180 Min. |
Day 9 |
- Types of irrigation
- Sources of irrigation,
- Crop-water requirement,
- Command area development
- Water conservation Techniques of Irrigation
| 120 Min. |
Day 10 |
- Plantation & Horticulture: Meaning and Branches
- Production technology of various plantation and horticulture crops
- Important Reports and Index ( At least 6 reports)
| 120 Min. |
Day 11 |
- Post-harvest management
- value and supply chain management of Plantation Horticulture Crops
- Indian Political Systems
- Monetary and Fiscal Policy
- Money
| 120 Min. |
Day 12 |
- Fisheries resources, management and exploitation
- Aquaculture- Inland and marine
- Common terms pertaining to fish production.
- Human Development Index
| 100 minutes |
Day 13 |
- Basic concepts of Forest and Forestry
- Principles of silviculture
- Forest mensuration, forest management and forest economics.
- Economic Survey
- Budget Allocation for Different Schemes
| 120 Min. |
Day 14 |
- Concepts of social forestry, agroforestry, joint forest management
- Forest policy and legislation in India
- India State of Forest Report
| 60 Min. |
Day 15 |
- Agriculture Extensions: importance, role and methods of evaluation of extension programmes.
- Role of Krishi Vigyan Kendra's
| 60 minutes |
Day 16 |
- Current Affairs from Dec 2018 to Feb 2019
- Regional Rural Banks and NABARD Functions
- Women Empowerment Schemes in India.
| 120 Min. |
Day 17 |
- Agricultural Finance and Marketing
- Impact of Globalization on Indian Agriculture
- Issues of Food Security
- Govt Schemes announced in Economic Survey
| 60 Min. |
Day 18 |
- Ecology and its relevance to man, natural resources,
- Causes of climate change,
- Green House Gases (GHG)
- Distinguish between adaptation and mitigation
| 60 minutes |
Day 19 |
- Climate change impact to agriculture and rural livelihood
- Initiatives by Govt of India, NAPCC, SAPCC, INDC
- Present Scenario of Indian Agriculture and Allied activities
| 60 Min. |
Day 20 |
- State Govt Scheme related to agriculture
- Current Affairs March to May 2019
| 60 Min. |
Day 21 |
- Concept and Types of Farm Management.
- Panchayati Raj Institutions – Functions and Working. MGNREGA
- NRLM – Aajeevika, Rural Drinking water Programmes, Swachh Bharat, Rural Housing, PURA and other rural development programmes.
| 120 minutes |
Day 22 |
| 120 minutes |
Day 23 |
- NABARD Grade A GK Digest February 2019
- Revision of Day 3 and Day 4 topics
| 120 minutes |
Day 24 |
- NABARD Grade A GK Digest March 2019
- Revision of Day 5 and Day 6,7 topics
| 140 minutes |
Day 25 |
- NABARD Grade A GK Digest April 2019
- Revision of Day 8 and Day 9,10 topics
| 120 minutes |
Day 26 |
- NABARD Grade A GK Digest May 2019
- Revision of Day 11 and Day 12,13 topics
| 120 minutes |
Day 27 |
- NABARD Grade A GK Digest June 2019
- Government Schemes in India PDF
| 140 minutes |