Syllabus

Sr. No

Course No.

Course Title

Credit

Core courses

1.

AGRO – 111

Fundamentals of Agronomy-I

1+1

2.

AGRO – 112

Introductory Agro-meteorology and Climate change

1+1

3

AHDS ­- 111

Livestock Production & Management

1+1

4.

EXTN– 111

Rural Sociology & Educational Psychology

2+0

5.

HORT - 111

Fundamentals of Horticulture

1+1

6.

LANG – 111

Comprehension & Communication Skills in English

1+1

7.

MIBO – 111

Introductory Microbiology

1+1

8.

SSAC– 111

Fundamentals of Soil Science

2+1

                                                                                  Total Core Courses

10+7=17

Remedial Courses (3 or 5 credit)

9.

AGH – 111

Agricultural Heritage*1

1+0

10.

BIO – 111

Introductory biology *2

1+1

11.

MATH – 111

Elementary Mathematics *3

1+1

                                                                                                        Sub total

3+2=5

Non-Gradial Courses (4 credits)

12.

HVE – 111

Human Values & Ethics

1+0

13.

DEG – 111

Democracy, Elections and Good Governance

1+0

14.

NCC-111/
NSS-111

NCC/ NSS **

0+1

15.

PHEY– 111

Physical Education and Yoga

0+1

                                                                                                        Sub total

2+2=4

                                                                                                          Total:-

15+09=24
16+10=26

Sr. No

Course No.

Course Title

Credit

Core courses

1

AGRO 123

 Fundamentals of Agronomy II

1+1=2

2

BOT 121

 Fundamentals of Crop Physiology

1+1=2

3

ECON 121

Fundamentals of Agricultural Economics

2+0=2

4

ENGG 121

Soil and Water Conservation Engineering

1+1=2

5

ENTO-121

Fundamentals of Entomology

1+1=2

6

EXTN 122

Fundamentals of Agricultural Extension Education

2+1=3

7

GPB 121

Fundamentals of Genetics

2+1=3

8

PATH 121

Fundamentals of Plant Pathology

2+1=3

Total Core Courses

12+7=19

Non-Gradial Courses

9

FRST 121

Introduction to Forestry

1+1=2

10.

EDNT 121

Educational Tour*

0+1=1

                                                                                     Sub total

1+2=3

Common Course

11.

EXTN 123

Communication Skills and personality Developments

1+1=2

Sub total

1+1=2

                                                                     Total:-

14+10=24

Sr. No.

Course No.

Course Title

Credit

Core courses

1.

AGRO 234

Crop Production Technology – I (Kharif Crops)

1+1

2

AGRO 235

Rainfed Agriculture and Watershed Management

1+1

3

BIOCHEM 231

Fundamentals of Plant biochemistry and biotechnology

2+1

4

ENGG 232

Farm Machinery and Power

1+1

5

ENTO 232

Insect Ecology and Integrated Pest Management

1+1

6

GPB 232

Fundamentals of Plant Breeding

1+1

7

HORT 232

Production Technology for Vegetables and Spices

1+1

8

PATH 232

Principles of Integrated Disease Management

1+1

9

STAT 231

Statistical Methods

1+1

Sub total

10+9=21

Common Courses

10

COMP 231

Agri Informatics

1+1

11

ESDM 231

Environmental Studies and Disaster Management

2+1

Sub total

3+2=5

                                                                 Total

13+11=24

Sr. No

Course No.

Course Title

Credit

Core Course

1

AGRO 246

Crop Production Technology-II (Rabi crops)

1+1=2

2

AGRO 247

Farming System and Sustainable Agriculture

1+0=1

3

AGRO 248

Principles  of Organic Farming

1+1=2

4

AHDS 242

Livestock Breeding and  Nutrition

1+1=2

5

ECON 242

Agriculture Finance and Cooperation

2+1=3

6

ENGG 243

Renewable Energy and Green Technology

1+1=2

7

ENTO 243

Pest of Horticultural Crops and their Management

1+1=2

8

GPB 243

Principles of Seed Technology

1+2=3

9

HORT 243

Production Technology for Fruit and Plantation Crops

1+1=2

10

SSAC 242 

Problematic Soils and their Management

1+1=2

Sub total

11+10= 21

Elective Courses (3 credits)

11.

ELE GPB 244

Commercial Plant breeding        OR

1+2=3

ELE PATH 243

Bio-fertilizers, Bio-control Agents and Bio pesticides

2+1=3

Sub total Elective

1+2=3
2+1=3

Non-Gradial Course

12

EDNT 242

Study Tour*

0+1=1

13

                                                                                                      Total:-

12+13=25
13+12=25

Sr. No.

Course No.

Course Title

Credit

Core Course

1.

AGRO 359

Practical Crop production – I (Kharif Crops)

0+1

2

AHDS 353

Technology of Milk and Milk Products

1+1

3

BOT 353

Intellectural Property Right

1+0

4

ECON 353

Agricultural Marketing Trade & Prices

2+1

5

ENTO 354

Pests of Crops and Stored Grain and their Management

1+1

6

GPB 355

Crop Improvement-I (Kharif Crops)

1+1

7

HORT 354

Production Technology for Ornamental Crops, MAP and Landscaping

1+1

8

PATH 354

Diseases of Field and Horticultural Crops and their Management -I

2+1

9

SSAC 353

Manures, Fertilizers and Soil Fertility Management

2+1

Sub total

11+8=19

Common Courses

10

EXTN 355

Entrepreneurship Development and Business Communication

1+1

Sub total

1+1=2

Elective Course (3 credits)

11

ELE FST-351

Food Safety and Standards

2+1

ELE ECON 354

Agribusiness Management    OR

2+1

ELE HORT 355

Protected Cultivation Of Horticultural Crops  OR

2+1

                                                                                  Sub total

2+1=3

Total

14+10=24

Course No.

Course Title

Credit

Core Course

1

AGRO 3611

Practical Crop Production-II (Rabi crops)

0+1=1

2

AGRO 3612

Geo-informatics and Nano-technology and Precision Farming

1+1=2

3

AHDS 364

Sheep Goat and Poultry Production

1+1=2

4

ECON 365

Farm Management, Production and Resource Economics

1+1=2

5

ENGG 364

Protected Cultivation and secondary Agriculture

1+1=2

6

ENTO 365

Management of Beneficial Insects

1+1=2

7

FST 362 

Principles of Food Science and Nutrition

2+0=2

8

GPB 366

Crop Improvement – II (Rabi crops)

1+1=2

9

HORT 366

Post-harvest Management and Value Addition of Fruits and Vegetables

1+1=2

10

PATH 365

Diseases of Field and Horticultural Crops and their Management-II

2+1=3

Sub total

11+9=20

Elective courses

11.

ELE HORTI 367

Landscaping                   OR

2+1=3

ELE SSAC 364

Agrochemicals

2+1=3

Sub total

2+1=3

                                                                     Total:-

13+10=23

Sr. No.

Activities

Number of weeks

Credits

1

General orientation and on campus training by different faculties

01

14

2

Village attachment/ Unit attachment in Univ./ College. KVK/ Research  Station

08

3

Agro-Industrial Attachment

10

 06

4

Project Report Preparation, Presentation and Evaluation

01

Total weeks for RAWE and AIA

20

20

Course No.

Credits Course

Title

1

ELM AGRO 4813

10 (0+10)

Organic Farming Production Technology

2

ELM AGRO 4814

10 (0+10)

Commercial production of organic inputs

3

ELM AHDS 485

10 (0+10)

Poultry production

4

ELM AHDS 486

10 (0+10)

Processing of Milk and Milk Product

5

ELM BOT 481

10 (0+10)

Seed Production and Technology

6

ELM BOT 484

10 (0+10)

Tissue Culture Techniques

7

ELM ENGG 485

10 (0+10)

Natural Resources Management

8

ELM ENTO 486

10 (0+10)

Mass Production of Bio-agents and Biopesticides

9

ELM ENTO 487

10 (0+10)

Commercial Beekeeping

10

ELM ENTO 488

10 (0+10)

Silkworm cocoon production technology

11

ELM HORT 489

10 (0+10)

Commercial Horticulture

12

ELM HORT 4810

10 (0+10)

Floriculture and Landscaping Gardening

13

ELM HORT 4811

10 (0+10)

Nursery Management of Horticultural Crops

14

ELM HORT 4812

10 (0+10)

Commercial Vegetable Production

15

ELM HORT 4813

10 (0+10)

Protected Cultivation of Flowers and Vegetables

16

ELM HORT 4814

10 (0+10)

Post-harvest Management and Valise Additions of Horticultural Crops

17

ELM PATH 486

10 (0+10)

Mushroom Cultivation Technology

18

ELM PATH 487/ ELM SSAC 487

10 (0+10)

Biofertilizer Production Technology

19

ELM SSAC 485

10 (0+10)

Soil, Water, Plant and Fertilizer Analysis

20

ELM SSAC 486

10 (0+10)

Agricultural Waste Management

21

ELM FST 483

10 (0+10)

Food Processing

Sr. No.

Course No.

Title

Credits

Semester – I

1

AGRO-111

Principles of Agronomy

1+1=2

2

AGRO-112

Agricultural Meteorology

1+1=2

3

AGRO-113

Introductory Agriculture (Ancient heritage, agricultural scenario and gender equity in Agriculture)

1+0=1

4

BOT-111

Principles of genetics

2+1=3

5

SSAC-111

Introduction to Soil Science

2+1=3

6

PATH-111

Introductory Plant Pathology

1+1=2

7

HORT-111

Production Technology of fruit crops

2+1=3

8

ECON-111

Principles of Agricultural economics

2+0=2

9

ASDS-111

Live stock breeding and nutrition

1+1=2

10

LANG 111

Comprehension and communication skills in English*

1+1=2

11

Phy. Edn-111

Physical Education*

0+1= 1

Total

13+7=20

Semester – II

1

AGRO-124

Water Management including Micro-irrigation

2+1=3

2

SSAC-122

Soil chemistry, Soil fertility and Nutrient management

2+1=3

3

MIBO-121

Agricultural Microbiology

2+1=3

4

BOT-122

Environmental Science

1+1=2

5

ENGG-121

Fundamentals of Soil water conservation Engineering

1+1=2

6

EXTN-121

Fundamental of rural sociology and Education psychology

1+1=2

7

STAT-121

Statistics

1+1=2

8

MATH-121

Mathematics*

1+1=2

9

NSS/ NCC-122

National service scheme /
National Cadet Corps*

0+1=1

Total

11+6=17

Course No.

Title

Credits

Semester III

1

AGRO-235

Field crops – (I) (Kharif crops)

2+1=3

2

AGRO-236

Practical crop production (I)
(kharif crops)

0+1=1

3

BOT-233

Principles of plant breeding

2+1=3

4

PATH-232

Principles of plant pathology

1+1=2

5

ENTO-231

Insect morphology and systematics

2+1=3

6

HORT-232

Production Technology of vegetables and flowers

1+1=2

7

ENGG-232

Farm power and machinery

1+1=2

8

ECON-232

Production economics and farm management

1+1=2

9

EXTN-232

Dimensions of Agril. Extension

1+1=2

10

BOT-234

Crop Physiology

2+1=3

Total

13+10=23

Semester – IV

1

AGRO-247

Field crops – (II) (Rabi crops)

2+1=3

2

AGRO-248

Practical crop production – (II)
(Rabi crops)

0+1=1

3

BOT-245

Breeding of field and horticultural crops

2+1=3

4

SSAC-243

Manures, fertilizers and agrochemicals

2+1=3

5

PATH-243

Diseases of field crops and their management

2+1=3

6

ENTO-242

Insect ecology, integrated pest management (including) beneficial insects

2+1=3

7

HORT-243

Production technology of spices, aromatics, medicinal and plantation crops.

1+1=2

8

ECON-243

Agricultural finance and co-operation

1+1=2

9

ASDS-242

Livestock production and management

1+1=2

Total

13+9=22

Subject

Course No.

Title

Credits

Semester – V

1

AGRO-359

Weed management

1+1=2

2

BOT-356

Principles of plant Biotechnology

2+1=3

3

SSAC-354

Biochemistry

2+1=3

4

PATH-354

Diseases of horticultural crops and their management

2+1=3

5

ENTO-353

Crops pests and stored grain pest and their management

2+1=3

6

ECON-354

Agricultural marketing, Trade and prices

1+1=2

7

EXTN-353

Extension methodology for transfer of technology

1+1=2

8

ASDS-353

Technology of milk and milk products

0+1=1

9

ENGG-353

Introduction to computer and applications

1+1=2

Total

13+9=22

Semester – VI

1

AGRO-3610

Farming systems and sustainable Agriculture

1+1=2

2

AGRO-3611

Organic and rainfed farming

1+1=2

3

BOT-367

Principles of seed technology

2+1=3

4

HORT-364

Post harvest management and value addition of fruits and vegetables

1+1=2

5

ECON-365

Agri-Business management

1+1=2

6

EXTN-364

Entrepreneurship development

1+1=2

7

ENGG-364

Protected cultivation and
post harvest technology

1+1=2

8

ASDS-364

Sheep and goat production

1+1=2

9

ENTO-364

Introductory Nematology

1+1=2

Total

10+9=19

Sr.

VII Semester

1

Rural Agricultural Work Experience (RAWE)

2

Crop Production

5

3

Crop Protection

4

4

Rural Economics

3

5

Extension Programme

4

6

Research Station / KVK / DAATT Center activities and Attachment to the Agro-based industries

4

Total

20 (0+20)

VIII Semester

Courses for Experiential Learning

20

Sr.

Title of the module

Credits

I

Crop Production

1

Seed Production Technology

3(1+2)

2

Remote Sensing GIS and Land use Planning

3(1+2)

3

Integrated Farming System

3(1+2)

4

Water Management (Watershed Micro-irrigation Problematic Water)

4(1+3)

5

Soil Management  (conservation Problematic soil, Soil quality)

4(1+3)

II

Crop Protection

1

IPM and IDM  (Pest  Disease Scouting)

4(2+2)

2

Management of Post Harvest insect- pests and diseases

3(1+2)

3

Non-insect pests and their Management

3(1+2)

4

Apiculture

2(0+2)

5

Mushroom (cultivation)

2(0+2)

6

Bio-control agencies and bio-pesticide (mass multiplication and uses)

3(1+2)

7

Pesticides and Plant Protection equipment

3(1+2)

III

Horticulture

1

Commercial Vegetable Production

3(1+2)

2

Commercial Floriculture

3(1+2)

3

Commercial Fruit Production

3(1+2)

4

Nursery management of horticultural crops

4 (1+3)

5

Protected cultivation of horticultural crops and Seed production of vegetables and flowers

4(1+3)

6

Processing and value addition of horticultural crops

3(1+2)

IV

Post Harvest Technology and Value addition

1

Post harvest Technology of Horticultural crops

3(1+2)

2

Unit operation for quality value addition processing and development of new products

4(1+3)

3

Post harvest technology of spices, plantation crops, medicinal and aromatic crops

4(1+3)

4

Integrated storage management of fruits, flowers and vegetables

3(1+2)

5

 Post harvest handling of cut flowers and dry flowers

3(1+2)

6

Processing of cereals, pulses and oilseed crops including biodiesel 

3(1+2)

V

Agri-Business Management

1

Information & Communication Management

3 (1+2)

2

Management of Agro-based industry

4 (1+3)

3

Marketing Management
(Agricultural Import-Export Policy of Govt. of India & Business Laws)

3 (1+2)

4

Financial Management of Agri-Business

4 (1+3)

5

Natural Resources Economics and Management

3 (1+2)

6

Project formulation, Evaluation and Monitoring

3 (1+2)

VI

Social Sciences

1

Agricultural Journalism

3 (1+2)

2

Visuals and Graphic Communications

3 (1+2)

3

Cyber Extension

2 (1+1)

4

Behavioral Skills

3 (1+2)

5

Livestock, Poultry and Fish Marketing

3 (1+2)

6

Farm Planning and Budgeting

3 (1+2)

7

Government Policies and Programmes Related to Agriculture

3 (1+2)

VII

Basic Sciences

1

Molecular Breeding

3 (1+2)

2

Plant tissue culture

4 (1+3)

3

Recombinant DNA Technology

3 (1+2)

4

Bio informatics

3 (1+2)

5

Microbial & Environmental Technology

4 (1+3)

6

Molecular Diagnostics

3(1+2)

VIII

Commercial Agriculture

1

Commercial floriculture

3 (0+3)

2

Commercial fruit production

3 (0+3)

3

Nursery management of horticultural crops

3 (1+2)

4

Cultivation of commercially important medicinal & aromatic plants

2 (1+1)

5

Commercial spices production

3 (1+2)

6

Production technology of economic forest plants

3 (1+2)

7

Commercial seed production technologies

3 (1+2)

Sr.

RAWE Model I

Duration (Week)

1

Orientation

1

2

Village attachment

16

3

Research Station / KVK / DAATT Center activities and attachment to the Agro-based industries

2

4

Project report preparation and examination

1

Sr.

RAWE Model II

Duration (Week)

1

Orientation

1

2

Village attachment

6

3

Agri-clinics / Plant Health Clinics / Experiential leaning / Industrial Attachment

12

4

Project report preparation and examination

1