TSPSC Veterinary Assistant Surgeon Syllabus 2024 & Exam Pattern : Candidates who had applied for the TSPSC Veterinary Assistant Surgeon Posts can now have a look here to get the New and Updated TSPSC VAS Syllabus 2024 & TSPSC VAS Exam Pattern 2024. The officials of the Telangana Public Service Commission released the Telangana PSC Veterinary Assistant Surgeon Syllabus along with Telangana Veterinary Assistant Surgeon Exam Pattern. So, aspirants can easily download the TSPSC VAS Exam Syllabus & Pattern PDF from the below link. TSPSC Veterinary Assistant Surgeon Exam will be having two sections i.e, Class A, and Class B. Both sections will be having 300 Questions Each and 400 Marks in total.
TSPSC Veterinary Assistant Surgeon Syllabus 2024 – Details
| TSPSC Veterinary Assistant Surgeon Syllabus 2024 | |
| Organization Name | Telangana Public Service Commission |
| Post Name | Veterinary Assistant Surgeon |
| Category | Syllabus |
| Selection Process | Written Examination |
| Job Location | Telangana |
| Official Site | tspsc.gov.in |
TSPSC Veterinary Assistant Surgeon Exam Pattern 2024
Aspirants can get the TSPSC VAS Exam Pattern details from the below section. Also, make a note that there is no negative marking in the exam.
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Scheme of Examination for Veterinary Assistant Surgeon (Class –A)
| Written Examination (objective type) | No. of Questions | Duration (Minutes) | Max Marks |
| PAPER-I: General Studies and General Abilities | 150 | 150 | 150 |
| PAPER-II: Veterinary Science (Degree Level) | 150 | 150 | 300 |
| Total Marks | 450 | ||
Scheme of Examination for Veterinary Assistant Surgeon (Class –B)
| Written Examination (objective type) | No. of Questions | Duration (Minutes) | Max Marks |
| PAPER-I: General Studies and General Abilities | 150 | 150 | 150 |
| PAPER-II: Concerned Subject | 150 | 150 | 300 |
| Total Marks | 450 | ||
TSPSC VAS Syllabus 2024
Syllabus for TSPSC Veterinary Assistant Surgeon (Class –A)
Paper-I: General Studies and General Abilities
- Current affairs – Regional, National, and International.
- International Relations and Events.
- General Science; India’s Achievements in Science and Technology
- Environmental issues; Disaster Management- Prevention and Mitigation Strategies.
- Economic and Social Development of India and Telangana.
- Physical, Social and Economic Geography of India.
- Physical, Social and Economic Geography and Demography of Telangana.
- Socio-economic, Political, and Cultural History of Modern India with special emphasis on the Indian National Movement.
- Socio-economic, Political, and Cultural History of Telangana with special emphasis on the Telangana Statehood Movement and formation of the Telangana state.
- Indian Constitution; Indian Political System; Governance and Public Policy.
- Social Exclusion; Rights issues such as Gender, Caste, Tribe, Disability, etc., and inclusive policies.
- Society, Culture, Heritage, Arts, and Literature of Telangana.
- Policies of Telangana State.
- Logical Reasoning; Analytical Ability and Data Interpretation.
- Basic English. (10th Class Standard)
Paper-II: Veterinary Science (Degree Level)
UNIT I: General: Role of livestock and their products in the Indian economy and human health; Current livestock programs and policies of state and Nation; Economics of dairy, Sheep, goat, poultry, pig, rabbit farming and fisheries; Constraints to the livestock development programs.
UNIT II: Livestock Management: Common terms used in Animal Husbandry; Demography of livestock; Housing, handling, restraining, aging, breeding, feeding, and caring of different age groups of different species of animals including zoo/wild and lab animals; Economic project proposal for housing and maintenance of livestock, poultry, and lab animals; Routine farm practices of livestock and commercial poultry; Strategies for enhancing productivity through livestock improvement; Quality maintenance of livestock by-products; Fodder production and management; Maintenance of labor, accounts and farm records.
UNIT III: Animal Nutrition: Nutritional terms and definitions; Role of nutrition in livestock health and production; classification and composition of feeds and fodders including forest grasses; Antinutritional factors and toxins in feeds and fodders; Feeding standards and nutrient requirements of different categories of livestock and computation of rations; Nutritional deficiency and its influence on livestock performance; Feed supplements and additives; Conservation and preservation of feeds and fodders; Economic utilization of agro byproducts for feeding livestock; Utilization of unconventional feeds; Wildlife nutrition.
UNIT IV: Animal Breeding and Genetics: Important breeds of cattle, buffalo, sheep, goat, pig, dog, horse, and poultry, with special reference to economic traits of farm animals; Breeding of important species of zoo/ wild animals. Breeding livestock for high performance and disease resistance; Principles of genetics; Nature of DNA and RNA-their models and functions; Applications of recombinant DNA technology, cloning, and role of gene actions and cytogenetics; Types of mating; Animal breeding policies and programs in State and Nation.
UNIT V: Veterinary Anatomy, Physiology, and Biochemistry: Gross study of bones, joints, and muscles of the skeleton; Gross study of organs of digestive, respiratory, circulatory, urinary, nervous, and reproductive systems; Mechanism of respiration; General functions of blood and its constituents (blood cells, plasma & serum, and coagulation); Cardio Vascular, Nervous, Muscular and respiratory systems; Hormonal control of Lactogenesis; Environmental factors affecting animal production; Environmental stress on animal performance; Greenhouse gases-role of ruminants; Digestion, absorption and metabolism of carbohydrates, proteins, fats, and other nutrients in simple stomach animals and ruminants.
UNIT VI: Veterinary Microbiology, Pathology, Parasitology, and Pharmacology: Aetiology, morphology, life cycle, transmission, pathogenesis, symptoms, lesions, diagnosis, treatment, control, and prevention of bacterial, viral, fungal, Chlamydial, rickettsial diseases of livestock, poultry, and zoo/ wild animals; Organs/tissues/cells of Immune system; infection and immunity; type and grades of immunity, serological reactions, and modern diagnostic techniques; Principles of vaccine production, different types of vaccines, storage and their administration.
Concept and causes of disease in animals; General principles and procedures of necropsy; collection, preservation and dispatch of morbid materials for laboratory diagnosis, disease investigation; Veterolegal cases, writing of post-mortem report, notified diseases; General pathological conditions in bacterial, viral, fungal, Chlamydia, Ricketsial, parasitic diseases, neoplasm’s, nutritional, metabolic, toxic, allergic and autoimmune diseases of livestock, poultry and zoo/wild animals; Emerging and re-emerging diseases of livestock.
Aetiology, morphology, life cycle, transmission, pathogenesis, symptoms, lesions, diagnosis, treatment, and strategic control of helminthic, protozoan, and arthropod parasites affecting livestock and poultry; Detection and management of antiparasitic drug resistance.
Drug/ hormone/ vitamin action/adverse reaction on various organs/systems of the body; Veterinary Chemotherapy; Veterinary Toxicology; Pharmacokinetics; dose, routes of administration, absorption, distribution, biotransformation, and excretion of different drugs; General approaches of diagnosis and treatment of toxicity/poisons caused by metal, nonmetal, plants, weeds, drugs, agrochemicals, venom bites, sting bites, and residue toxicity; Pharmacodynamics – local and general anesthetics and antidotes; Antibiotics and chemotherapy.
UNIT VII: Veterinary Epidemiology and Public Health: Environmental hygiene; Role of a veterinarian in public health; Zoonoses including food-borne diseases: concept, scope, objectives, and uses of epidemiology; Aetiology, transmission, pathogenicity, symptoms, lesions, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, treatment, control and eradication of major contagious and noninfectious diseases of livestock, birds, and zoo/wild animals; Livestock products and by-products in relation to public health; Legislation and International (OIE, WTO) national food safety standards; Socio-economic impact of zoonotic diseases in India; Control of environmental pollutants; Establishment of Animal Healthcare Centres.
UNIT VIII: Veterinary Medicine: Diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of Livestock and poultry diseases of Bacterial, Viral, Parasitic and Fungal origin; Metabolic and deficiency disorders; systemic and nonsystemic diseases of livestock and poultry; Role of alternate/ integrated/ ethno veterinary medicine; Animal welfare and ethics, common offenses against animals, SPCA, Animal Welfare Board of India, NGOs; Laws relating to offenses affecting public health.
UNIT IX: Veterinary Gynecology and Obstetrics: Anatomy of Female and Male reproductive tract; Puberty; Oestrus cycle; Reproductive physiology and hormones of reproduction; Management of reproductive disorders in animals; Multiple ovulation and embryo transfer technology in livestock and zoo animals; Pregnancy diagnosis and Veterinary obstetrics; Quality semen production and its characteristics in different species of animals, cryopreservation & artificial insemination; Establishment and organization of semen production and artificial insemination centers.
UNIT X: Veterinary Surgery and Radiology: General surgical principles, surgical equipment, operation theatre management, asepsis, anti-sepsis and sterilization; Radiographic pathology; Diagnostic imaging; Pre and post-operative considerations, anesthesia, various surgical interventions in animals, surgical emergencies, intensive care of animals, physiotherapy, diathermy.
UNIT XI: Livestock Products Technology: Layout and maintenance of milk, meat & chicken processing units; Abattoir practices, methods of slaughtering and dressing, utilization of by-products, unsound meat, and its disposal; Preparation, processing, preservation, packaging, storage, transportation, nutritional value, quality control and marketing of livestock products and by-products; Objectives of meat inspection & laws, antemortem, post-mortem inspection; Legal standards of quality control, toxicity/pesticide residues, and adulterants in livestock products and by-products.
UNIT XII: Veterinary Extension and Animal Husbandry: Livestock farming systems in rural India; Extension Education and Development; Communication and Extension Teaching Methods; Transfer of Technology for Livestock Animal Husbandry practices-rural upliftment; A.H developmental programs in the state and central government; Livestock economics, marketing, and business management; Livestock contribution to the national economy; Economics of animal diseases and disease losses; Livestock trade against trans-boundary countries.
Syllabus for TSPSC Veterinary Assistant Surgeon (Class –B)
PAPER-I: General Studies and General Abilities
- Current affairs – Regional, National and International.
- International Relations and Events.
- General Science; India’s Achievements in Science and Technology
- Environmental issues; Disaster Management- Prevention and Mitigation Strategies
- Economic and Social Development of India and Telangana.
- Physical, Social and Economic Geography of India.
- Physical, Social and Economic Geography and Demography of Telangana.
- Socio-economic, Political, and Cultural History of Modern India with special emphasis on the Indian National Movement.
- Socio-economic, Political, and Cultural History of Telangana with special emphasis on the Telangana Statehood Movement and formation of the Telangana state.
- Indian Constitution; Indian Political System; Governance and Public Policy.
- Social Exclusion; Rights issues such as Gender, Caste, Tribe, Disability etc. and inclusive policies.
- Society, Culture, Heritage, Arts, and Literature of Telangana
- Policies of Telangana State.
- Logical Reasoning; Analytical Ability and Data Interpretation.
- Basic English. (10th Class Standard)
PAPER-II: Concerned Subject
UNIT-I Veterinary Anatomy, Physiology, and Biochemistry Gross study of bones, joints, and muscles of the skeleton; Gross study of organs of digestive, respiratory, circulatory, urinary, nervous, and reproductive systems; Mechanism of respiration; General functions of blood and its constituents (blood cells, plasma & serum) coagulation, cardiac cycle, blood circulation, blood pressure, renal function; Hormonal control of Lactogenesis; Environmental factors affecting animal production; Environmental stress on animal performance; Green House, Gases-Role of ruminants; Digestion, absorption, and metabolism of carbohydrates, proteins, fats, and other nutrients in simple stomach animals and ruminants.
UNIT-II Livestock Management, Livestock Breeding and Genetics & Livestock Products Technology Common terms used in Animal Husbandry; Demography of livestock; Housing, handling, restraining, ageing, breeding, feeding and caring of different age groups of different species of animals including zoo/wild and lab animals; Economic project proposal for housing and maintenance of livestock, poultry, and lab animals; Routine farm practices of livestock and poultry; Strategies for enhancing productivity through livestock improvement; Quality maintenance of livestock by-products; Fodder production and management; Maintenance of labor, accounts and farm records.
Important breeds of cattle, buffalo, sheep, goat, pig, dog, horse, and poultry, with special reference to economic traits of farm animals; Breeding of important species of zoo/wild animals. Breeding livestock for high performance and disease resistance; Principles of genetics; Nature of DNA and RNA-their models and functions; Applications of recombinant DNA technology, cloning, and role of gene actions and cytogenetics; Animal breeding policies and programmes in State and Nation.
Layout and maintenance of milk, meat, and egg processing units; Abattoir practices, methods of slaughtering and dressing, utilization of by-products, unsound meat and its disposal; Preparation, processing, preservation, packaging, storage, transportation, nutritional value, quality control and marketing of livestock products and by-products; Objectives of meat inspection & laws, antemortem, post-mortem inspection; Legal standards of quality control, toxicity/pesticide residues, and adulterants in livestock products and by-products.
UNIT-III Livestock Nutrition Nutritional terms and definitions; Role of nutrition in livestock health and production; Classification and composition of feeds and fodders including forest grasses; Anti-nutritional factors and toxins in feeds and fodders; Feeding standards and nutrient requirements of different categories of livestock and computation of rations; Nutritional deficiency and its influence on livestock performance; Feed supplements and additives; Conservation and preservation of feeds and fodders; Economic utilization of agro by-products for feeding livestock; Utilization of unconventional feeds; Wildlife nutrition.
UNIT-IV Veterinary Microbiology Aetiology, morphology, life cycle, transmission, pathogenesis, symptoms, lesions, diagnosis, treatment, control, and prevention of bacterial, viral, fungal, Chlamydial, Rickettsial diseases of domesticated animals, birds, and zoo/wild animals; Organs/tissues/cells of Immune system; infection and immunity; type and grades of immunity, serological reactions, and modern diagnostic techniques; Principles of vaccine production, different types of vaccines, storage and their administration. Bacterial Genetics, Bacterial Plasmids; Determents of Pathogenicity and its molecular basis, Markers & PAMPS; Exotoxins and Endotoxins; Bacteriophases; Replication of DNA and RNA Viruses, Non-Genetic and Genetic Interactions between Viruses; Immune response to viruses, Viral Vaccines, and Chemotherapy; Double and Single Standard DNA & RNA Viruses, Pirons; Antigen and its Characteristics, antigen, antibody Interactions; Veterinary Mycology.
UNIT-V Veterinary Pathology Concept and causes of diseases in animals; General principles and procedures of necropsy; collection, preservation, and dispatch of morbid materials for laboratory diagnosis, disease investigation; Veterolegal cases, writing of post-mortem report, notified diseases; General pathological conditions in bacterial, viral, fungal, Chlamydia, ricketsial, parasitic diseases, neoplasm’s, nutritional, metabolic, toxic, allergic and autoimmune diseases of domesticated animals, birds and zoo/wild animals. Avian Pathology, Pathology of Lab Animals, Fish, Wild & Zoo Animals; Emerging and re-emerging diseases of livestock; Techniques in pathology and Veterolegal pathology.
UNIT-VI Veterinary Parasitology Veterinary Helminthology, Entomology, Acarology, Protozoology; Malacology, identification of parasitic stages in snails; Parasitic zoonoses, parasites of zoo and wild animals; Clinical Parasitology, Immunoparasitology; Parasitological techniques; Trends in the control of livestock and poultry parasites; Strategic control measures of parasites affecting livestock with special emphasis on improved versions of chemical, biological and immunological control and integrated pest management; Assessment of anti helminthic, antiprotozoal and Acaricidal drug resistance.
UNIT-VII Veterinary Pharmacology & Toxicology Drug/ hormone/vitamin action/adverse reaction on various organs/systems of the body; Pharmacokinetics: dose, routes of administration, absorption, distribution, biotransformation and excretion of different drugs; General approaches of diagnosis and treatment of toxicity/poisons caused by metal, nonmetal, plants, weeds, drugs, agrochemicals, venom bites, sting bites, and residue toxicity; Pharmacodynamics – local and general anesthetics and antidotes; Antibiotics and chemotherapy.
UNIT-VIII Veterinary Epidemiology and Public Health Environmental hygiene; Role of a veterinarian in public health; Zoonoses including food-borne diseases: concept, scope, objectives, and uses of epidemiology; Aetiology, transmission, Pathogenicity, symptoms, lesions, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, treatment, control and eradication of major contagious and noninfectious diseases of livestock, birds, and zoo/wild animals; Livestock products and by-products in relation to public health including legislation and International (OIE, WTO) national food safety standards; Socio-economic impact of zoonotic diseases in India; Control of environmental pollutants; Establishment of Animal Healthcare Centers; Bioterrorism and Disaster Management.
UNIT-IX Veterinary Medicine Diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of Livestock and poultry diseases of Bacterial, Viral, Parasitic and Fungal origin; Metabolic and deficiency disorders; systemic and nonsystemic diseases of livestock and poultry; Role of alternate/ integrated/ ethno veterinary medicine; Animal welfare and ethics, common offenses against animals, SPCA, Animal Welfare Board of India, NGOs; Laws relating to offenses affecting public health.
UNIT-X Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics Anatomy of Female and Male reproductive tract; Puberty; Oestrus cycle; Reproductive physiology and hormones of reproduction; Management of reproductive disorders in animals; Multiple ovulation and embryo transfer technology in livestock and zoo animals; Pregnancy diagnosis and Veterinary obstetrics; Quality semen production and its characteristics in different species of animals, cryopreservation & artificial insemination; Establishment and organization of semen production and artificial insemination centers.
UNIT-XI Veterinary Surgery & Radiology General surgical principles, surgical equipment, operation theatre management, asepsis, anti-sepsis, and sterilization; Radiographic pathology; Diagnostic imaging; Pre and post-operative considerations, anesthesia, various surgical interventions in animals, surgical emergencies, intensive care of animals, physiotherapy, diathermy.
UNIT-XII Veterinary Extension and Animal Husbandry Livestock farming systems in rural India; Extension Education and Development; Communication and Extension Teaching Methods; Transfer of Technology for Livestock Animal Husbandry practices-rural upliftment; A.H developmental programs in the state and central government; Livestock economics, marketing and business management; Livestock contribution to the national economy; Economics of animal diseases and disease losses; Livestock trade against trans-boundary countries.
UNIT-XIII Veterinary Biotechnology Fundamentals and application of biotechnological tools in animal health practices: Techniques of molecular biology, genetic engineering; Molecular diagnostics, Animal cell culture, Reproductive Biotechnology, Vaccine biotechnology, Immunology; Bioinformatics, Animal genomics, Biodiversity, Bio-safety, and Bioethics.
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TSPSC Veterinary Assistant Surgeon Syllabus 2024 – FAQs
How marks TSPSC VAS Exam be conducted?
TSPSC VAS Exam marks will be conducted for 450 Marks.
How many questions will be asked for the TSPSC Veterinary Assistant Surgeon exam?
A total of 300 Questions will be asked for the TSPSC Veterinary Assistant Surgeon exam.
Is there any negative marking for TSPSC VAS Exam?
No, there is no negative marking for TSPSC VAS Exam.