AIFSET Syllabus 2026: Check Subject Wise Topics and Weightage

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Topics

Biology

Diversity in the Living World, Plant & Animal Kingdom, Structural Organisation in Plants & Animals, Cell - Structure & Functions, Cell Cycle & Cell Division, Biomolecules, Plant & Human Physiology, Genetics & Evolution, Human Health & Disease, Food production, Microbes in Human Welfare, and Ecology.

Mathematics

Relations & Functions, Trigonometric Functions, Matrics & Determinants, Integrals & Differential Equations, Three Dimensional Geometry, Linear Programming & Probability, Sets & Mathematic Induction, Complex Numbers & Quadratic Equations, Linear Inequalities, Permutations & Combinations, Binomial Theorem, Sequences & Series, Straight Lines, and Limits & Derivatives.

Chemistry

Structure of Atom, Classification of Elements & Periodicity, Chemical Bonding & Molecular Structure, States of Matter & Redox Reactions, Thermodynamics & Equilibrium, Hydrogen, s - and p- d & f Block Elements, Organic Chemistry & Hydrocarbons, The Solid State & Solutions, Electrochemistry & Surface Chemistry Chemical Kinetics, Haloalkanes & Haloarenes, Alcohols, Phenols, Ethers, Aldehydes, Ketones, Amines & Carboxylic Acids, and Biomolecules & Polymers.

Physics

Electric Charges & Electrostatic Potential, Magnetism & Alternating Current, Electromagnetic Waves, Ray & Wave Optics, Dual Nature of Radiation & Matter, Atoms & Nuclei, Semiconductor Electronics, Units & Measurements, Laws of Motion, Motion in a Plane & Straight Line, Work, Energy & Power, and Rotational Motion & Gravitation.

Forensic Sciences

Forensic Science - Definition & History, Definition & Types of Crime Police Organisation, Question & Answer Documents, Ballistics, Crime Scene, and General Forensic Sciences Awareness & GK.

Psychometric

Psychological Assessment, General English & Aptitude, General Science, Quantitative Reasoning & Analysis, Research Aptitude, Item Writing - Item Analysis, Reliability, Validity & Norm Development, Learning & Memory, Problem Solving, and Assessment of General Abilities Aptitudes.

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Introduction to Forensic Science

Definition, History, Development & Scope of Forensic Science in India, Basic Principles of Forensic Science & its Significance, Organisation and Functioning of State & Central Forensic Science Laboratories, and Ethics in Forensic Science.

Physical Evidences

Definition, Types, Class & Individual Characteristics, Different Searching Methods of Locating Physical Evidence at the Scene of Crime, Chain of Custody, Protection of Scene of Crime, Crime Scene Documentation - Note Taking, Videography, Photography & Sketching Methods, Importance of Photography, General Guidelines of Admissibility in Court, and Various forms such as Videography.

Fundamental of Police

Historical Development of the Police System in India, Police in the Indian Constitution, Objective of Police, General Organisation of Police at State & Range Level, Police Organisation under Central Government: General Information & Structure & Functions of BSF, Assam Rifles, CRPF, CrSF, rTBp, NSG, BPR & D, CBI, IB, RAw, NCRB t6I NrCFS NpA, and Ur Police Force.

Crime Scene Management & Reconstruction

Elements of Crime Scene Management: Information Management, Technology Management, Man Power Management & Logistic Management, Introduction to Crime Scene Reconstruction, Nature of Reconstruction, Basic Principles for Physical Evidence & Reconstruction (Recognition, Identification, Individualization, and Reconstruction), Stages in Reconstruction, Types of Reconstruction, Pattern Evidence in Reconstruction (Bloodstain Pattern Analysis for Reconstruction, Glass Fracture Patterns, Fire Burn Patterns & Tire & Skid Mark Patterns), and Writing a Reconstruction Report.

Chemical Separation And Instrumental Techniques

• General Understanding of: Distillations, Sublimation, Crystallization, and Solvent Extraction.
• Chromatographic Techniques: Definition, Different Classification like—According to Mode, Principle, Stationary Phase, etc., brief idea about Column Chromatography, Paper Chromatography, Thin Layer Chromatography, Gas Liquid Chromatography, Liquid Chromatography, and Hyphenated Chromatography (LC-MS, GC-MS etc.).
• Electromagnetic Spectrum & Spectroscopic Methods (Principle, Apparatus, Procedure & Importance): Emission Spectroscopy, Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy, UV Spectroscopy, Electron Spectroscopy, Raman Spectroscopy, and IR & FTIR Spectroscopy.
• General Idea About: Neutron Activation Analysis, and Mass Spectrometry.
• Electrophoresis: Principle, Types, Equipment and processing, Immune electrophoresis, and Analysis of Proteins by Electrophoresis & their Detection.

Finger Prints, Documents and Other Impressions

Fingerprints: History, Types of Fingerprints, Type of Finger Print patterns, Different classifications, Location & Preservation of Fingerprints, Development of Latent prints by Physical & Chemical Methods, and Matching of Fingerprints.

Documents: Definition of Questioned Documents, Types of Documents, Types of Writing Instruments their characteristics and Examination, Paper and its Examination, Basic Tools needed for Forensic Document Examination- Ultraviolet, Visible, Infrared, Fluorescence Spectroscopy, Photomicrography, Microphotography, Visible Spectral Comparator, and Electrostatic Detection Apparatus.

Hand Writing: Hand Writing & its Characteristics, Factors Affecting Hand Writing, Samples for Comparison, Comparison of Hand Writings, Disguised & Indented Writings & their Detection, Typed & Computer Generated Documents, their Comparison, Alteration in Documents & their Detection, Foot & Shoe Prints, Methods of their Preservation and Examination, Tyre Marks, and Track Marks & their Examination.

Forensic Biology and Serology

Brief Description & Function of the Human Digestive System, Respiratory System, Circulatory System. Nervous System. Reproductive System. Structure, Composition & Examination of biological fluids like Blood & Bloodstains, Seminal stains, Saliva, Urine, Pus, Feces, etc.

Hair and Fiber: Hair Anatomy, Collection, Examination of Hairs from Animal and Human Origin. Types of, Fiber and their Properties, Examination etc.

Forensic Botany: introduction, Nature & Scope, Woods & their Identification and Matching, Diatoms and their Forensic Significance in Drowning Cases, Study and Identification of Pollen Grains.

Forensic Medicine

Meaning & Scope & Identification of a Person: Through all Factors in Fixing Identity, post-Mortem Examination (Autopsy) (Types of Autopsy, objectives, procedures), Meaning & Modes of Death, and their characteristics, Signs of Death & post-Mortem changes. wounds & their characteristics, Injuries due to Heat, Lighting, Electricity & Radiation, Firearm Injuries, and Differentiation between Ante-Mortem & Post-Mortem Wounds.

Police Science

Definition & Scope. Who is an Investigator, Investigator & his Qualities, General Guidelines for Investigator, Interview of Witness, and Interrogation of Suspect.

Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis

Multiple topics specified by the respective authority conducting the test.

Basic Physics

Physical Properties: Temperature, Weight & Mass, Density, Refractive Index, Diffraction, and Polarization.

Laws of Motion: Motion in a Uniform Field, Centripetal Acceleration, Motion under a Central Force Basic optics- Light as an Electromagnetic Wave, Interference of Light, Principle of Superposition, Two-Slit Interference, and Michelson Interferometer & its Application.

Microscopy: Numerical Aperture & Resolving power of Microscopic Systems, How the Microscope Forms Images; Simple, Compound, Stereoscopic, polarizing, Comparison, and Fluorescent & Electron Microscopes.

General Chemistry

Photochemistry: Interaction of Radiation with Matter, Difference between Thermal & Photochemical Processes, Laws of Photochemistry, Grothus -Drapers Law, Stark Einstein Law, Jablonski Diagram, Description of Fluorescence, phosphorescence, Nonradiative Processes, Quantum Yield, Photosensitized Reactions, Energy Transfer processes, etc.

Organic Chemistry: Structure & Bonding: Hybridization, Bond Length and Bond Angles, Bond Energy, Localized & Delocalized Chemical Bond. Structure and Characteristics of Alkane, Alkene, and Cycloalkane, Alcohol, Phenol, Ethers, Aldehyde, Ketone, Carboxylic Acid, etc.

Inorganic Chemistry: Trends in Periodic Table & Applications in predicting and Explaining the Physical & Chemical Behaviors, Definitions of Acid & Base, Classification of Acids & Bases, Essential & Trace Elements in Biological process, Metalloporphyrins with special Reference to Haemoglobin, Types of Magnetic Behaviors, Method of Determining Magnetic Susceptibility, Spin only Formula, and L-S Coupling.