FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE

 

Academic Programmes

Academic Departments

Faculty Members

Admission Requirement

 

Course lay-out of  BScAg (Hons) degree programme offered by the Faculty of Agriculture in 8 semesters of 4 academic levels (years)

 

              Course No. & Course Title

Cr. hr.

  Course No. & Course Title

Cr. hr.

  Level-1 :   Semester-1

 

Semester-2

 

AGRON 111: Fundamentals of Agronomy (T)*

2

AGRON 121: Seed Science and Technology (T)

  2

AGRON 112: Introductory Agronomic Practices (P)*

2

AGRON 122: Seed Science and Technology (P)

  2

SS 111: Introductory Soil Science (T)

2

HORT 121: Fundamentals of Horticulture (T)

  2

SS 112: Introductory Soil Science (P)

2

HORT 122: Fundamentals of Horticulture (P)

  2

FPM 111: Farm Mechanics (T)

2

BCHEM 121:Chemistry of Biomolecules (T)

  2

FPM 112: Farm Mechanics (P)

2

BCHEM 122: Chemistry of Biomolecules (P)

  2

CHEM 111: Chemistry (T)

3

STAT 121: Agricultural Statistics (T)

  3

CHEM 112: Chemistry (P)

2

STAT 122: Agricultural Statistics (P)

  2

AE 113 : Agricultural Economics (T)

3

RS 121: Rural Sociology (T)

  2

Optional courses (one T/P of 2 cr.) :

. . .  Enclosure-I . . .

 

                                                                  

 

Elective courses (one T & one P of  2+2 cr.)

             . . .  Enclosure-I . . .

Optional courses (one T/P of 2 cr.) :

             . . . Enclosure-I . . .      

  4

                                           Total (Excluding optional) :

20

                            Total (Excluding optional):

23

    

Level-2 :   Semester-1

 

Semester-2

 

 

AGRON 211: Weed Science (T)

2

ENTOM 221: Fundamentals of Entomology (T)

3

AGRON 212: Weed Science (P)

2

ENTOM 222: Fundamentals of Entomology (P)

2

SS 211: Soil Survey, Classification and Conservation (T)

3

PPATH 221: Fundamentals of Plant Pathology (T)

3

SS 212: Soil Survey, Classification and Conservation (P)

2

PPATH 222: Fundamentals of Plant Pathology (P)

2

HORT 211: Ornamental Horticulture and Plantation  Crops (T)

2

GPB 221: Cytology (T)

2

HORT 212: Ornamental Horticulture and Plantation Crops (P)

2

GPB 222: Cytology (P)

2

CBOT 211: Plant Morphology, Embryology and Taxonomy (T)

3

AGEXT 221: Fundamentals of Extension,

                      Leadership and Motivation (T)

3

CBOT 212: Plant Morphology, Embryology and Taxonomy (P)

2

AGEXT 222: Extension Teaching Methods &Aids (P)

2

BCHEM 211: Metabolism and Human Nutrition (T)

3

ACHEM 221: Nuclear &Agro-Industrial Chemistry (T)

2

BCHEM 212: Metabolism and Human Nutrition (P)

                                                                 

2

ACHEM 222: Nuclear and Agro-Industrial Chemistry(P)

                                    

2

 

                                                                                          Total :

23

                                                                Total :

23

 

Level-3 :   Semester-1

 

Semester-2

 

 

HORT 311: Vegetable and Spice Crops (T)

3

AGRON 321: Crop Husbandry (T)

3

HORT 312: Vegetable and Spice Crops (P)

2

AGRON 322: Crop Husbandry (P)

2

GPB 311: Genetics and Cytogenetics (T)

3

SS 321: Soil Physics and Soil Chemistry (T)

3

GPB 312: Genetics (P)

2

SS 322: Soil Physics and Soil Chemistry (P)

2

AGEXT 311: Extension Communication and Group Approaches (T)

2

ENTOM 321: Insect Ecology and Pest Management (T)

3

AGEXT 312: Data Collection, Processing and Report Writing (P)

2

ENTOM 322: Insect Ecology and Pest Management (P)

2

ACHEM 311: Plant Nutrition, Pesticide and Environmental Chemistry (T)

3

PPATH 321: Principles of Plant Pathology and

                      Diseases of Field Crops  (T)

3

ACHEM 312: Plant Nutrition, Pesticide and Environmental Chemistry (P)

2

PPATH 322: Principles of Plant Pathology and

                      Diseases of Field Crops (P)

2

AGROF 311: Principles of Agroforestry (T)

3

CBOT 321: Plant Physiology and Ecology-I (T)

2

AGROF 312: Principles of Agroforestry (P)

                                                                 

2

CBOT 322: Plant Physiology and Ecology-I (P)

                              

2

                                                                             Total :

24

                                                                      Total :

24

 

Level-4 :     Semester-1

 

Semester-2

 

 

ENTOM 411: Economic Entomology (T)

3

AGRON 421: Crop Production and Farm Management (T)

3

ENTOM 412: Economic Entomology (P)

2

AGRON 422: Crop Production and Farm Management (P)

2

PPATH 411: Diseases of Fruits, Vegetables, Cash Crops, Agro- forest Trees and Seed Pathology (T)

3

SS 421: Soil Microbiology and Soil Fertility (T)

3

PPATH 412: Diseases of Fruits, Vegetables, Cash Crops, Agro- forest Trees and Seed Pathology (P)

2

SS 422: Soil Microbiology and Soil Fertility (P)

2

CBOT 411: Plant Physiology and Ecology-II (T)

3

HORT 421: Pomology (T)

3

CBOT 412: Plant Physiology and Ecology-II (P)

2

HORT 422: Pomology (P)

2

AGEXT411: Extension Organization Management (T)

3

GPB 421: Plant Breeding (T)

3

AGEXT 412: Extension Program Planning and Outreach  Program (P)

2

GPB 422: Plant Breeding (P)

2

Elective courses (one T & one P of  2+2 cr.) :

. . . Enclosure-I . . .                                 

4

Elective courses (one T & one P of 2+2 cr.) :

. . .  Enclosure-I . .  .

4

                                                                                   Total :

24

                                                                 Total :

24

                                                                                                             Total credit hrs (T+ P) :             107+78 = 185

                                                                                                             Total no. of courses (T+ P)  :       41+39 =   80

 

      * Note :  T = Theoretical course

                      P = Practical course

 

      Enclosure-1 : List of available optional and elective courses in particular levels and semesters for a BScAg (Hons)

                             degree.

 

Level-1 :    Semester-1

 

 

 

Semester-2

 

Optional courses  (one T/P of 2 cr. may be taken) :

 

 

 

Elective courses (one T & one P of  2+2 cr. to be taken) :

 

 

LAN 101: English  Language (T)

 

 

CBOT 121: Agricultural Botany (T)

 

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CBOT 122: Agricultural Botany (P)

 

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BTECH 121: Basic Biotechnology (T)

 

 

 

 

BTECH 122: Basic Biotechnology (P)

 

 

 

 

ENVSC 121: Introductory Environmental Science (T)

 

 

 

 

ENVSC 122: Introductory Environmental Science (P)

 

 

 

 

AS  121: Animal Science (T)

 

 

 

 

AS 122: Animal Science (P)

 

 

 

 

CSM 127: Computer Science (T)

 

 

 

 

CSM 128: Computer Science (P)

 

 

 

 

 

Optional courses  (one T/P of  2 cr. may be taken) :

 

 

                                                                                                   

 

 

 LAN 101: English Language (T)

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Level-4:    Semester-1                                                                                      Semester-2

 

Elective courses (one T & one P of  2+2 cr. to be taken) :

 

 

Elective courses  (one T & one P of  2+2 cr. to be taken) :

 

 

AGRON 411: Introductory Cropping Systems (T)

 

 

AGRON 423: Forage Crops and Pasture Management  (T)

 

AGRON 412: Introductory Cropping Systems (P)

 

 

AGRON  424: Forage Crops and Pasture Crops (P)

 

SS 411: Soil Biology (T)

 

 

SS 423: Soil Pollution (T)

 

SS 412: Soil Biology  (P)

 

 

SS 424: Soil Pollution (P)

 

HORT 411: Postharvest Management of Horticultural Crops (T)

 

 

HORT 423: Commercial Horticulture (T)

 

HORT 412: Postharvest Management of Horticultural Crops (P)

 

 

HORT 424: Commercial Horticulture (P)

 

GPB 411: Plant Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering  (T)

 

 

PPATH 421: Plant Disease Management (T)

 

GPB 412: Plant Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (P)

 

 

PPATH 422: Plant Disease Clinic (P)