JKSSB Official SyllabusDepartment of Archives, Archaeology & Museums / Culture Department
JKSSB Museum Curator Syllabus & Exam Pattern
Official 120-mark written syllabus for Museum Curator covering Entomology, Microbiology, Evolutionary Biology, Genetics, Invertebrate & Vertebrate Zoology, Animal Behaviour (Ethology), Biostatistics, Wildlife Forensics, CITES Conservation, and Cellular Immunology.
📜 Notification:Advt No. 01 of 2024 & Advt No. 04 of 2025 (OMR Examination 2025)
TOTAL MARKS
120 Marks
TIME DURATION
120 Mins
NEGATIVE MARKING
-0.25 Mark
UNITS / SECTIONS
5 Sections
Declared Weightage vs. Observed Exam History
The Declared Weightage represents the marks allocated in the official notification. The Observed Count reveals the actual number of solved questions asked in real past papers from our verified dataset.
UNIT 1
Entomology, Microbiology & Plant Pathology
26 Marks
Insect Morphology, Mouthparts, Pheromone Communication & Vector Transmission
Declared: 8 Marks•Observed in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)
Viruses, Viroids, Fungal Pathology (Smuts/Rusts), Gram-Staining & Antibiotics
Declared: 9 Marks•Observed in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)
Hotspot Criteria, Protected Areas, Biomagnification, Project Tiger & Red Data Book
Declared: 9 Marks•Observed in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)
UNIT 2
Evolutionary Biology, Genetics & Zoology
28 Marks
Darwinian Fitness, Lamarck, Lyell Uniformitarianism & Kimura Neutral Theory
Declared: 7 Marks•Observed in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)
Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium, Chromosomal Crossing Over & Sex-Linked Disorders
Declared: 7 Marks•Observed in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)
Larval Forms (Bipinnaria, Glochidium, Amphiblastula), Echinodermata Symmetry & Molluscan Pearl Formation
Declared: 7 Marks•Observed in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)
Transcription Elongation Inhibitors, 5' Cap, tRNA Analogs, Telomeres & Membrane Phospholipids
Declared: 7 Marks•Observed in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)
UNIT 3
Animal Behaviour, Ecology & Population Dynamics
27 Marks
Honey Bee Dance Language, Ethologists (Goodall/Fossey), Imprinting & Classical Conditioning
Declared: 9 Marks•Observed in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)
Metapopulations, Inbreeding Depression, r/K Selection, Carrying Capacity & Coevolution
Declared: 9 Marks•Observed in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)
Vertebrate Hearts, Sensory Perception in Snakes, Kin Selection & Eusocial Altruism
Declared: 9 Marks•Observed in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)
UNIT 4
Biostatistics, Wildlife Forensics & Conservation
17 Marks
ANOVA, Type I Errors, Multiple Regression, Chi-Square Independence & Likert Scales
Declared: 8 Marks•Observed in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)
CITES Trade Appendices, Stable Isotope Provenancing & Species Reintroduction Programs
Declared: 9 Marks•Observed in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)
UNIT 5
Immunology, Cell Biology & Assertion Analysis
22 Marks
Lymphoepithelial Organs, T-Cell Thymic Selection, Secretory IgA, MHC Class I/II & Immunity Types
Declared: 11 Marks•Observed in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)
p53 Tumor Suppressor, Cancer Hallmarks, Golgi Processing & Population Growth Models
Declared: 11 Marks•Observed in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)
📄 Official Solved Papers Conducted on this Syllabus
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