ISRO Agriculture Scientist Officer Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2024

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ISRO Agriculture Scientist Officer Exam Pattern

The ISRO Agriculture Scientist Officer Exam Pattern 2024 is designed to assess candidates’ proficiency in various aspects. The examination is divided into two stages: a written test and an interview. The written test comprises multiple-choice questions. Successful candidates proceed to the interview stage, where their knowledge, communication skills, and overall suitability for the role are evaluated.

ISRO Agriculture Scientist Officer Exam Pattern 2024

In this section you will find the exam pattern for the written test and the details of the interview which is the second/last stage of the selection process.

ISRO Agriculture Scientist Officer Exam Pattern 2024 – Written Test

The written test is further divided into three parts. We have provided part wise and post wise details in the below tables.

ISRO Agriculture Scientist Officer Exam Pattern 2024 – Part A

Part A is area/discipline specific part. Check out important details of Post Code 01 (Scientist Engineer – Agriculture), Post Code 02 ( Scientist Engineer – Atmospheric Sciences and Oceanography) and Post Code 03 (Scientist Engineer – Computer Science Engineering).

Part A – Area/ Discipline Specific Part	Post Code 01 & 02	Post Code 03
Duration	90 minutes	75 minutes
Total Marks	80 marks (+1 and -1/3 pattern of marking)	60 marks (+1 and -1/3 pattern of marking)
Type of Question	Multiple Choice Question (MCQ)	Multiple Choice Question (MCQ)
No. of Questions	80	60

ISRO Agriculture Scientist Officer Exam Pattern 2024 – Part B

Part B is Aptitude/ Ability Tests. Check out important details of Post Code 01 (Scientist Engineer – Agriculture), Post Code 02 ( Scientist Engineer – Atmospheric Sciences and Oceanography) and Post Code 03 (Scientist Engineer – Computer Science Engineering).

Part B – Aptitude/Ability Tests	Post Code 01, 02 & 03
Duration	30 minutes
Total Marks	20 marks (negative marking is not applicable)
Type of Question	Multiple Choice Question (MCQ)
No. of Questions	15 Maximum
Pattern	Based on Numerical Reasoning, Logical Reasoning, Diagrammatic Reasoning, Abstract Reasoning and Deductive Reasoning

ISRO Agriculture Scientist Officer Exam Pattern 2024 – Part C

Part C is Descriptive questions. The part C is not applicable to Post Code 01 & 02. For the post code 03, below are the details.

Part C Descriptive questions	Post Code 03
Duration	30 minutes
Total Marks	20 marks
Type of Questions	Technical Question relevant to main specialization/discipline notified in the advertisement

ISRO Agriculture Scientist Officer Exam Pattern 2024 – Interview Details

Based on performance in the written test, candidates will be short-listed for Interview in the ratio of 1:5, with a minimum of 10 candidates.

Note: For Final selection, 50% weightage will be given to written test and 50% weightage will be given to interview.

ISRO Agriculture Scientist Officer Syllabus

The ISRO Agriculture Scientist Officer Syllabus has not been released yet. We will update the syllabus as and when out. Also, we have shared the expected ISRO Scientist Officer Syllabus for Computer Science Engineering.

ISRO Agriculture Scientist Officer Syllabus 2024 – Post Code 03 (CSE)

Below is the expected syllabus for Computer Science Engineering:

Digital Logic
Boolean algebra. Combinational and sequential circuits. Minimization. Number representations and computer arithmetic (fixed and floating point)
Computer Organization and Architecture
Machine instructions and addressing modes. ALU, data-path and control unit. Instruction pipelining, pipeline hazards. Memory hierarchy: cache, main memory and secondary storage; I/O interface (interrupt and DMA mode).
Programming and Data Structures
Programming in C. Recursion. Arrays, stacks, queues, linked lists, trees, binary search trees, binary heaps, graphs.
Algorithms
Searching, sorting, hashing. Asymptotic worst case time and space complexity. Algorithm design techniques: greedy, dynamic programming and divide-and-conquer. Graph traversals, minimum spanning trees, shortest paths
Theory of Computation
Regular expressions and finite automata. Context-free grammars and push-down automata. Regular and context-free languages, pumping lemma. Turing machines and undecidability.
Compiler Design
Lexical analysis, parsing, syntax-directed translation. Runtime environments. Intermediate code generation. Local optimization, Data flow analyses: constant propagation, liveness analysis, common subexpression elimination.
Operating System
System calls, processes, threads, inter-process communication, concurrency and synchronization. Deadlock. CPU and I/O scheduling. Memory management and virtual memory, File systems.
Databases
ER-model. Relational model: relational algebra, tuple calculus, SQL. Integrity constraints , normal forms. File organization, indexing (e.g., B and B+ trees). Transactions and concurrency control.
Computer Networks
Concept of layering: OSI and TCP/IP Protocol Stacks; Basics of packet, circuit and virtual circuit – switching; Data link layer: framing, error detection, Medium Access Control, Ethernet bridging; Routing protocols: shortest path, flooding, distance vector and link state routing; Fragmentation and IP addressing, IPv4, CIDR notation, Basics of IP support protocols (ARP, DHCP, ICMP), Network Address Translation (NAT); Transport layer: flow control and congestion control, UDP, TCP, sockets; Application layer protocols: DNS, SMTP, HTTP, FTP, Email.

ISRO Agriculture Scientist Officer Syllabus 2024 – FAQs

Q1. What is the ISRO Agriculture Scientist Officer Exam Pattern 2024?

The ISRO Agriculture Scientist Officer Exam Pattern is divided into three parts for Post Code 03 and two parts for Post Code 01 & 02.

Q2. Is there any negative marking in ISRO Agriculture Scientist Officer Written Test?

Yes, there will be a negative marking of 1/3rd in Part A. However, in Part B & C there will be no negative marking.

Q3. For how many marks will ISRO Agriculture Scientist Officer Written Test will be conducted?

The total marks will be 100 marks for all post codes.

Q4. What will be considered for final selection or final merit list?

For final merit list, ISRO will give 50% weightage to written test marks and 50% weightage to interview marks.

Q5. What is the ISRO Agriculture Scientist Officer Syllabus?

ISRO Agriculture Scientist Officer Syllabus has not been released yet and the same will be updated when out. However we have mentioned the expected syllabus for Computer Science Engineering.

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