B.Sc. (Ag.) Degree Programme
Semester
|
Department / Title of the Course |
Credit |
1. |
Agronomy |
|
I. |
Principles of Agronomy and Agricultural Meteorology |
3(2+1) |
I. |
Introductory Agriculture (Ancient Heritage Agriculture Scenario and Gender Equity in Agriculture) |
1(1+0) |
II. |
Water Management including micro-irrigation |
3(2+1) |
III. |
Practical Crop Production - I (Kharif crops) |
1(0+1) |
III. |
Organic Farming |
3(2+1) |
IV. |
Practical Crop Production-II (Rabi crops) |
1(0+1) |
V. |
Farming System and Sustainable Agriculture |
2(1+1) |
V. |
Field Crops I (Kharif) |
3(2+1) |
VI. |
Field Crops - II (Rabi) |
3(2+1) |
VI. |
Weed Management |
2(1+1) |
|
TOTAL |
22(13+9) |
Semesters wise distribution of courses for M.Sc. (Ag.) Agronomy
Name of the Programme M.Sc. (Ag) Agronomy
|
Course Title |
Code |
Credits |
Semester-I |
|
|
|
Major Courses |
Modern concepts in crop production |
AGRON 501 |
3 (3+0) |
|
Principles and practices of soil fertility and nutrient management |
AGRON 502
|
3 (2+1) |
|
Dryland farming and watershed management |
AGRON 512 |
3 (2+1) |
Minor Courses |
Principles of plant physiology |
APP 501 |
4 (3+1) |
Supporting Courses |
Statistical methods in applied sciences |
A STAT. 511 |
4 (3+1) |
Compulsory Non-Credit Courses |
Library and information services |
PGS 501 |
1 (0+1) |
|
Basic concepts in laboratory techniques |
PGS 504 |
1 (0+1) |
Semester-II |
|
|
|
Major Courses |
Principles an d practices of weed management |
AGRON 503 |
3 (2+1) |
|
Principles and practices of water management |
AGRON 504 |
3 (2+1) |
|
Cropping systems |
AGRON 511 |
2 (2+0) |
|
Principles and practices of organic farming |
AGRON 513 |
3 (2+1) |
Minor Courses |
Soil biology and biochemistry |
A SOILS 506 |
3 (2+1) |
|
Soil, water and air pollution |
A SOILS 509 |
3 (2+1) |
Supporting Courses |
Experimental designs |
A STAT. 512 |
3 (2+1) |
Compulsory Non-Credit Courses |
Agricultural research, research ethics and rural development programmes |
PGS 505 |
1 (0+1) |
|
Disaster management |
PGS506 |
1 (0+1) |
Semester-III |
|
|
|
|
Written Comprehensive Examination |
- |
|
|
Seminar |
AGRON 591 |
1 (1+0) |
|
Master’s Research |
AGRON 599 |
10 (10+0) |
Compulsory Non-Credit Courses |
Technical writing and communication skills
Intellectual property and its management in Agriculture |
PGS- 502
PGS- 503 |
1 (0+1)
1 (0+1) |
Semester-IV |
|
|
|
|
Master’s Research |
AGRON 599 |
(10+0) |
Semester wise distribution of courses for Ph. D.
Name of the Programme Ph.D. Agronomy
Semester – I |
Course Title |
Code |
Credits |
Major Courses
|
|
|
|
|
Current trends in agronomy |
AGRON 601 |
3 (3+0) |
|
Crop production and system modeling |
AGRON 603 |
3 (2+1) |
|
Integrated farming system |
AGRON 607 |
2 (2+0) |
Minor Courses |
Advances in soil fertility |
A Soils 602 |
2 (2+0) |
|
Climate change and crop growth |
APP 605 |
2 (2+0) |
|
Bio–chemistry of soil organic matter |
A Soils 605 |
2 (2+0) |
Supporting Course |
Applied regression analysis |
ASTAT 521 |
3 (2+1) |
|
Library and information services |
PGS 501 |
1 (0+1) |
|
Basic concept of laboratory techniques |
PGS 504 |
1 (0+1) |
Semester – II |
|
|
|
Major Courses |
Advances in plant growth and productivity |
AGRON 604 |
3 (2+1) |
|
Advances in weed management |
AGRON 606 |
2 (2+0) |
|
Irrigation management |
AGRON 605 |
3 (2+1) |
Minor Courses |
Seed physiology |
APP 608 |
3 (2+1) |
Supporting course |
Data analysis using statistical package |
ASTAT 531 |
3 (2+1) |
|
Agricultural research, research ethics and rural development programmes |
PGS 505 |
1 (1+0) |
|
Disaster management |
PGS 506 |
1 (1+0) |
Semester III |
|
|
|
|
Written and Oral Comprehensive Examination |
AGRON 691 |
1 (1+0) |
Seminar - I |
|
|
|
Compulsory Non- credit courses |
Technical Writing and Communication Skills |
PGS- 502 |
1 (0+1) |
|
Intellectual Property and its Management in Agriculture |
PGS- 503 |
1 (0+1) |
Semester IV |
|
|
|
|
Seminar - II |
AGRON 691 |
1+0 |
|
Doctoral Research |
AGRON 699 |
15 (0+15) |
Semester V |
|
|
|
|
Doctoral Research |
AGRON 699 |
15 (0+15) |
Semester VI |
|
|
|
|
Doctoral Research |
AGRON 699 |
15 (0+15) |