HSST BOTANY/KERALA PSC HSST NOTIFICATION 2021-2022

HSST is a much-awaited exam which is conducted by KPSC (Kerala PSC) for the candidates who are aspiring to become Higher Secondary School Teachers. Kerala PSC has invited applications from those who are eligible with all the necessary qualifications which are beneficial to attain a job in the higher secondary sector. The application should be submitted via online, and the initial step of the application process is “One time registration”.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s degree in the concerned subject with minimum 50% marks
• B.Ed. in the concerned subject (M.Ed. qualified candidates are exempted from B.Ed. qualification).
• Must be SET qualified.
• Degrees (non-qualifying degrees) like Ph.D./MPhil/Post-Doctoral Fellowship) will be given weightage, as they are additional qualifications.

SYLLABUS

Module 1

1. PHYCOLOGY
2. MYCOLOGY
3. PLANT PATHOLOGY
4. BRYOLOGY
5. PTERIDOLOGY
6. GYMNOSPERMS
7. MICROBIOLOGY
8. PALAEOBOTANY

Module 2

• ANGIOSPERM ANATOMY
• MICROTECHNIQUE
• EMBRYOLOGY
• PALYNOLOGY
• PLANT BREEDING
• EVOLUTION

Module 3

1. TAXOLOGY
2. MORPHOLOGY
3. ECONOMIC BOTANY
4. ETHONOBOTANY
5. PHYTOGEOGRAPHY
6. FOREST BOTANY
7. ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY

Module 4

• CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
• GENETICS

Module 5

1. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
2. BIOCHEMISTRY
3. BIOPHYSICS
4. BIOSTATISTICS

Module 6

• BIOTECHNOLOGY
• BIOINFORMATICS
• COMPUTER APPLICATIONS

Module 7

1. RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN BOTANY

HSST Study Materials

• Fundamentals of Plant Physiology-V. K Jain
• A Textbook of Botany- Singh, Pande and Jain
• Raven Biology of Plants- Ray F Evert, Susan E Eichhorn
• The Cell of a Molecular Approach-Geoffrey M Cooper, Robert E Hausman
• Cell Biology, Genetic, Molecular Biology, Evolution and Ecology- Dr. P. S Verma, Dr. V K Agarwal

EXAM DATE: The anticipated date of HSST Botany is at the end of 2022.