UAPMT Syllabus 2023: Subject-wise Syllabus and Weightage Pdf Download

Five kingdom system of classification with their merits and demerits. Structure, reproduction and economic importance of Bacteria and Viruses. Life history of representative members of different plant groups: Spirogyra, Saccharomyces, Funaria, Dryopteris, Cycas.

Principles and units of classification (species, genus, family), Binomial nomenclature, Studies of important families: Malvaceae, Fabaceae, Asteraceae, Brassicaceae, Liliaceae.

Cell Theory, Totipotency, Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic cell, Structure of typical plant cell: Cell Wall, Cell Membrane, Cell Organelles (Plastids, mitochondria, endoplasmic reticulum, ribosomes, Golgi bodies, Lysosomes, Peroxisomes). Important compounds of the cell: Structure and functions of water, amino acids, proteins, carbohydrates, and fats. Properties and chemical nature of enzymes. Mode of enzyme action.

Cell division: Mitosis, Meiosis, and their significance, Mendel’s laws of inheritance: Monohybrid and Dihybrid cross, Incomplete dominance, Multiple allelism.

Structure of nucleic acids. Evidence to establish ‘DNA as genetic material’ (Griffith and Avery’s experiment). The concept of gene, Transcription, and translation in Prokaryotes. Regulation of gene expression – induction and repression.

Meristematic and tissues, Internal structures of dicot and monocot stems, roots and Isobilateral and Dorsiventral leaves, Normal secondary growth in dicot stem.

Diffusion, Osmosis, Plasmolysis, Imbibition, Absorption, and transport of water and minerals, Transpiration and its significance, Life energy and ATP, Respiration and Fermentation, Photosynthesis, Biological nitrogen fixation.

Growth and development: Growth regulators – Physiological effects of Auxins, Gibberellin, Cytokinin, Ethylene, and Abscisic acid. Elementary idea of photoperiodism and vernalization. Plant movements (with special reference to geotropism and phototropism).

Man and environment, Ecological adaptations (Hydrophytes and Xerophytes), plant succession (Hydrosere, Xeresere), Structure and function of Ecosystem.

The Economic importance of plants like Rice, Gram (green gram) Jute, Groundnut, Mango, Tulsi.

Symptoms and control measure of following plant diseases: Powdery mildew of peas, the Bacterial blight of rice, Mosaic disease of Papaya. 

Definition,  Scope, and branches of  Zoology.  Characteristics of living organisms ( an elementary idea of metabolism, transfer of energy at the molecular level, open and closed system, homeostasis, growth & reproduction, adaptation, survival, and death).

(Artificial, Natural, Phylogenetic) Two-Kingdoms & Five-Kingdoms – their merits and demerits. Species concept, binomial nomenclature, scientific names of some common animals:  Fishes  –  Rohi,  Bakura,  Mirikali,  Kau.  Amphibians  –  Frog,  Toad. Reptiles – House Lizard, Garden Lizard, Crocodile, Turtle, Cobra, Krait. Birds – Fowl, Peacock, Pigeon, Crow. Mammals – Tiger, Elephant, Cat, Dog, Rabbit, and Man.

Concept of the body plan, symmetry, coelom, germ layers, homeothermic and poikilothermic.

Salient features of Non-chordate phyla with examples, General characters of chordates up to class levels with.

Morphology of Paramecium, Sycon, Hydra Planaria, Ascaris, Earthworm, Cockroach, Pila, Starfish, Amphioxus, Bony fish, Cartilaginous fish, Frog, Calotes, Pigeon & Rabbit.

Joints and Muscles in the movement of man, mechanism of muscle contraction, Disorders – Arthritis and Osteoporosis.

Animal Nutrition – Intracellular and Intercellular digestion, the Digestive system of cockroach, Digestive system and process in human (ingestion, digestion, absorption, assimilation, and egestion) role of hormones indigestion, malnutrition and under-nutrition.

Types of respiration (cutaneous, tracheal, bronchial and pulmonary), Structure and function of the respiratory system in man: Respiratory organs, mechanism of pulmonary respiration, pulmonary exchange of gas, transport of gases. Common respiratory disorders – prevention and cure.

Open circulation closed circulatory system in man, Structure of Heart, Cardiac Cycle, Arteries, Veins, Capillaries, Portal System, Coronary Circulation, Blood Pressure, Respiratory pigments, Blood groups (A B O & Rh), Blood Coagulation, Blood-related disorder – Hypertension, Atherosclerosis & Arteriosclerosis, Pacemaker. 

Types of Excretion (Ammonotelism, ureotelism, and uricotelism), Excretion in the cockroach, Excretion in human – Structure, and function of the kidney, Role of liver in excretion: Ornithine Cycle. Disorders related to excretion – kidney failure, dialysis, kidney transplantation, Role of ADH.

The nervous system of cockroach, Nervous system of human – central, peripheral & autonomic, the transmission of nerve impulse, reflex action,  sense organs (Eye and Ear).

Endocrine glands (Name, Location, Hormones and their functions), hormones as messengers and regulators, feedback controls, hormonal disorders. 

Mendelism, linkage, and crossing over, recombination, sex chromosomes, sex determination, sex-linked inheritance, chromosomal aberrations (structural).

Types of reproduction – Asexual reproduction (Binary fission, multiple fission, budding), Sexual reproduction in human – male and female reproductive system, menstrual cycle.

Gametogenesis (spermatogenesis, oogenesis), fertilization, development up to  3  germ layers, the fate of germ layers, extraembryonic membranes, structure and function of the placenta.

Hormonal control of growth, Types of regeneration and mechanism (in planaria), ageing (Senescence). 

Common problems of adolescence (drugs, alcohol, and tobacco), social and moral implications, mental and addictive disorders, the risk of indiscriminate use of drugs and antibiotics.

Animal tissue culture, bio-war, biopiracy, cloning and transgenic animals. Elementary idea - organ transplantations, immunity and immune disorders, vaccines and vaccination (recent advances).

Basic methods of estimation of haemoglobin, sugar, and urea in blood, ELISA and WIDAL tests.

Basic principles of ECG, EEG, CT SCAN, MRI, Ultra Sound and Endoscopy, DNA Finger Printing. 

Types, Causes, diagnosis, prevention and treatments – AIDS, STD, Cancer, and Diabetes.