​FISHERIES SCIENCE

FISHERIES SCIENCE SYLLABUS

These syllabus may change from time to time. Please check with the relevant Public Service Commission websites for any changes in the syllabus. This page contains fisheries science question papers and answer keys.

  1. Taxonomy of Indian Major Carps (IMC), catfishes, Mahseer, Hilsa and exotic food fishes. Cold water culturable fishes of India.
  2. Biology of Indian Major Carps (IMC), Mahseer, common carp, Grass carp, Silver carp and Tilapia.
  3. Induced breeding, ovaprim and its analogues. Different types of fish hatcheries. Production of stunted fish seed, hybridization, monosex culture, supermales, cryopreservation of fish gametes.
  4. Pre and post stocking management of ponds : air or sun drying of pond, ploughing, Liming, fertilization, bio-filtration, aeration and soil micronutrients, insect control.
  5. Pen culture, cage culture, recirculating aquaculture system.
  6. Monoculture, Polyculture, composite fish culture, Urban aquaculture : Ornamental fish culture, Aquaponies.
  7. Integrated fish culture : Paddy-cum-fish, cattle-cum-fish, Duck-cum-fish, Poultry cum-fish, Pig-cum-fish.
  8. Sewage fed fish culture and depuration of fish.
  9. Extensive, semi-intensive and intensive aquacultural systems. 
  10. Fish stocking ratios and densities for different size-groups of fish seed. Fish carrying capacity of water bodies. Basics of fish population dynamics : Fecundity, recruitment, mortality, fishing effort, exploitable fish population.
  11. Natural and supplementary fish feeds, pelleted, floating and sinking feeds, larval feeds and their formulations.
  12. Breeding and culture of freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii. Rearing of the freshwater bivalve, Lamellidens spp. for pearl production.
  13. Fish diseases and their control : bacterial, fungal, ecto-parasitic and nutritional.
  14. Fisheries extension methods.
  15. Preparation of aquacultural, capture fishery and ornamental fish project proposals including budgeting and economics.
  16. Salient features of State Fisheries Acts and Fisheries rules.
  17. Fish as food, fish spoilage, rigor mortis and fish preservation

Fisheries Science Education in India

Fisheries Science deals with the study of managing and understanding fisheries. It includes aquaculture, fish processing technology, fisheries environment, fisheries biology, marine biology, limnology etc.  The first fisheries education in India dated back to 1945, with the opening of All India Fisheries Training Courses in Barackpore and Chennai. 
 
The fisheries science course includes Bachelor of Fisheries Science (4 years), Master of Fisheries Science (2 years) and PhD (3 years full fime or 5 years part time course). In India there are about 22 colleges that offer B.F.Sc. and M.F.Sc. course. These colleges are
1.      College of Fisheries, Mangalore, Karnataka
2.      Fisheries College and Research Institute, Thoothukkudi
3.      Fisheries College and Research Institute, Ponneri, Tamil Nadu
4.      College of Fisheries, Panangad, Kerala
5.      College of Fishery Science, Pantnagar, Uttaranchal
6.      College of Fishery Science, Muthukur, Andhra Pradesh
7.      College of Fisheries, Rangailunda, Orissa
8.      College of Fishery Science, Nagpur, Maharashtra
9.      College of Fisheries, Dapoli, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra
10.   College of Fisheries, Dholi, Bihar
11.   College of Fisheries, Srinagar, Kashmir
12.   College of Fisheries, Kawardha, Chhattisgarh
13.   College of Fisheries, Raha, Assam
14.   College of Fisheries, Lembucherra, Tripura
15.   Faculty of Fishery Sciences, Kolkata, West Bengal
16.   College of Fishery Science, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh
17.   College of Fisheries Science and Research, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh
18.   College of Fisheries, Veraval, Gujarat
19.   College of Fisheries, Ludhiana, Punjab
20.   College of Fisheries, Udaipur, Rajasthan
21.   College of Fisheries, Udgir, Maharashtra
22.   College of Fisheries, Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh
 
Apart from these colleges, there are some other research institutes and private universities that offer Ph.D. and M.F.Sc. programs to students. These include
1.      Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai, Maharashtra
2.      Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Kolkatta, West Bengal
3.      Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi, Kerala, India
4.      Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi.
5.      Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, Kochi, Kerala, India.
6.      Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology
7.      Narendra Dev University of Agriculture and Technology, Uttar Pradesh
8.      Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth
9.      Junagadh Agricultural University, Gujarat
10.    Marathwada Agricultural University, Maharastra
11.    Shivaji University, Kolhapur, Maharastra
12.    Central Agricultural University, Imphal, Manipur
13.    Maharana Pratap University of Agricultural and Technology
14.    Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Science and Technology, Kashmir
15.    Ganga Kaveri Institute of Science and Management, Bangalore
16.    Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, Punjab
 
For the first time in India, B.E. Fisheries Engineering course is offered by Tamilnadu Fisheries University at Nagapattinam from the year 2015-16. It’s a four year course started to meet the emerging trends in this fisheries field.
 
Eligibility
1.      For B.F.Sc.: 12th standard (with Physics, Chemistry, Biology or Botany and Zoology). Selection will be done through 12th class marks and entrance examinations conducted state wise and All India level
2.      For M.F.Sc.: Pass in B.F.Sc.(minimum OGPA: 7/10), Pass in ICAR exam to be eligible to get admission in Central Institutes or pass in entrance exam conducted by state colleges.
3.      For Ph.D:  Pass in M.F.Sc. (minimum OGPA: 7/10). Pass in entrance exam conducted by the respective college or Research Institutes
 
Career Prospects:
  1. State Government jobs through the Public Service Commission examination conducted by various state governments. Qualified candidates can work as Assistant Director, Inspector of Fisheries, Assistant Managers in State Fisheries Departments.
  2. M.F.Sc. and Ph.D. degree holders with NET qualification can work as Assistant Professors and Professors in universities
  3. M.F.Sc. and Ph.D. students who have ARS qualification can work as Scientists in various research institutes in India.
  4. M.F.Sc. and Ph.D. students can take research jobs like Senior Research Fellows, Post-doctoral research fellows in various colleges and research institutes
  5. B.F.Sc. candidates can also work as Junior Research Fellow in various research institutes
  6. Private and Nationalised Banks
  7. Aquaculture Farms, Aquarium, Fish Processing Plants, Hatcheries
  8. Starting own business-like fish farms, aquarium etc.
  9. Jobs in other countries like Tanzania, Singapore, Australia, Saudi Arabia etc.
  10. Teaching jobs in Maldives 

Fisheries Science MCQs

​1. Marine catfishes and seahorses exhibits _______ as a fright response or territorial display.   
(A) Chemoreception  (B) Pheromone secretion    (C) Stridulation  (D) Parental care
Ans: C
 
2. Organism that helps to reduce ammonia load in a bio-filter is _______
  (A) Aeromonas  (B) Nitrosomonas 
  (C) Bacillus megaterium  (D) Rhizobium
 Ans: B
 
3. Induced breeding of bivalves are done by _______
  (A) Thermal stimulation  (B) Artificial insemination
  (C) Electrocauterisation  (D) Photoperiod regulation
 Ans: A
 
4. In fishes, testosterone is produced by _______  
(A) Androgenic gland  (B) Leydig cells    (C) Spermatheca  (D) Vas deferens
 Ans: B
 
5. There are _______ larval stages for Macrobrachium rosenbergii.   
(A) 2  (B) 4    (C) 10  (D) 12
 Ans: D

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