| Unit | इकाई का नाम | Weightage |
| Unit 1: Sexual Reproduction | इकाई 1: लैंगिक जनन | 06 |
| Unit 2: Genetics and evolution | इकाई 2: आनुवंशिकी तथा विकास | 18 |
| Unit 3: Biology & human welfare | इकाई 3: जीव विज्ञान एवं मानव कल्याण | 18 |
| Unit 4: Biotechnology and its applications | इकाई 4: जैव प्रद्योगिकी एवं इसका उपयोग | 18 |
| Unit 5: Ecology and environment | इकाई 5: परिस्थितिकी तथा पर्यावरण | 10 |
| Total | योग अंक | 70 |
Unit 1: Sexual Reproduction
- Pollination and fertilization in flowering plants.
- Development of seed and fruit
- Human Reproduction: Reproductive system in male and females, menstrual cycle, production of gametes. Fertilization, implantation, embryo development, pregnancy and parturition.
- Reproductive health-birth control, contraception and sexually transmitted diseases.
Unit 2: Genetics and evolution
- Mendelian Inheritance
- Chromosome theory of inheritance, Deviations from Mendelism ratio (Incomplete dominance, Codominance, Multiple alleles).
- Sex determination in human beings: XX, XY
- Linkage and crossing over
- Inheritance pattern of haemophilia and blood groups in human beings.
- DNA, replication, transcription, translation
- Gene expression and regulation
- Genome and Human Genome Project
- DNA Fingerprinting
- Evolution: Theories and evidences
Unit 3: Biology & human welfare
- Animal Husbandry
- Basic concepts of immunology, vaccines
- Pathogens, parasites
- Plant bleeding, tissue culture, food production
- Microbes in household food processing, industrial production, Sewage treatment and energy generation
- Cancer and AIDS
- Adolescence and drug alcohol abuse
Unit 4: Biotechnology and its applications
- Recombinant DNA technology
- Applications in Health, Agriculture and Industry
- Genetically modified (GM) organisms, Biosafety issues
- Insulin and Bt.cotton
Unit 5: Ecology and environment
- Organisms and Populations
- Ecosystem
- Biodiversity and its Conservation
- Environmental Issues