Department Profile

Syllabus

I Semester – 2017 syllabus

S. No

Course  Code

Course  Title

Credit Hours

1

AGR 101

Fundamentals of Agronomy and Agricultural Heritage

1+1

2

BIC 101

Fundamentals of Plant Biochemistry

2+1

3

SAC 101

Fundamentals of Soil Science

2+1

4

FOR 111

Introduction to Forestry

1+1

5

ENG 101

Comprehension & Communication Skills in English

1+1

6

HOR 111

Fundamentals of Horticulture

1+1

7

MAT 111

Elementary Mathematics

1+1

8

PBG 101

Introduction to Agricultural Botany

1+1

9

AEX101

Rural Sociology & Educational Psychology

2+0

10

TAM 101

Illakiyathil Velanmaiyum Ariviyal Tamil Payanakkamum

0+1

11

PED 102

Yoga for Human Excellence #

0+1

12

ENG 103

Development Education

0+1

 # – Non-Gradial but Mandatory Courses

 

 II Semester – 2017 syllabus

S. No

Course  Code

Course  Title

Credit Hours

1.      

SWE 112

Soil and Water Conservation Engineering

1+1

2.      

CRP 101

Fundamentals of crop Physiology

2+1

3.      

AEC 102

Fundamentals of Agricultural Economics

1+1

4.      

AGM 101

Fundamentals of Microbiology

2+1

5.      

AEX 102

Fundamentals of Agricultural Extension Education

2+1

6.      

FSN 111

Principles of Food Science and Nutrition

1+1

7.      

AGR 102

Introductory Agro-meteorology & Climate Change

1+1

8.      

HOR 112

Production Technology for Fruit and Plantation Crops

1+1

9.      

RSG 101

Geo- informatics for Precision Farming

1+0

10.   

FOR 111

Introduction to Forestry

1+1

 III Semester – 2017 syllabus

S. No

Course  Code

Course  Title

Credit Hours

1

AEC 201

Farm Management, Production & Resource Economics

1+1

2

AEN 201

Fundamentals of Entomology

2+1

3

AGR 201

Crop Production Technology – I (Kharif crops)

1+1

4

AGR 202

Study tour #

0+1

5

AMP 201

Livestock and Poultry Management

2+1

6

ENS 201

Environmental Studies & Disaster Management

2+1

7

FMP 211

Farm Machinery and Power

1+1

8

HOR 211

Production Technology for Vegetables and Spices

1+1

9

PAT 201

Fundamentals of Plant Pathology

2+1

10

SAC 201

Soil Resource Inventory

1+1

11

SST 201

Principles of Seed Technology

2+1

 # – Non-Gradial but Mandatory Courses 

 

IV Semester – 2017 syllabus

S. No

Course  Code

Course  Title

Credit Hours

Grade Points

1

AEN 202

Management of beneficial and harmful insects

2+1

 

2

AEX 201

Communication Skills and Personality Development

1+1

 

3

AGR 203

Crop Production Technology – II (Rabi crops)

1+1

 

4

AGR 204

Farming System & Sustainable Agriculture

1+1

 

5

ANM 201

Introductory Nematology

0+1

 

6

ERG 211

Renewable Energy and green technology

1+1

 

7

HOR 212

Production Technology for Ornamental Crops, MAP and Landscaping

1+1

 

8

SAC 202

Problematic soils and their management

2+0

 

9

NST 201

Fundamentals and Applications of nanotechnology

1+0

 

10

PAT 202

Principles of integrated plant disease management

1+1

 

11

PBG 201

Fundamentals of Genetics

2+1

 

12

PED 101

Physical Education #

0+1

 

13

NSS 101

National Service Scheme #

0+1

 

 # – Non-Gradial but Mandatory Courses

 

V Semester – 2017 syllabus

S. No

Course  Code

Course  Title

Credit Hours

1

AGR 301

Practical Crop Production – I (Kharif crops)

0+2

2

AEC 301

Agricultural Marketing Trade & Prices

2+1

3

AEN 301

Pests of Field crops and stored produces and their management

1+1

4

AGM 301

Agricultural Microbiology

1+1

5

AGR 302

Rainfed Agriculture & Watershed Management

1+1

6

ARM 301

Entrepreneurship Development and Business Management

1+1

7

HOR 311

Post harvest management and value addition of fruits and vegetable crops

1+1

8

APE 311

Protected Cultivation and Secondary Agriculture

1+1

9

PAT 301

Diseases of Field and Horticultural crops and their management – I

1+1

10

PBG 301

Fundamentals of Plant Breeding

2+1

11

SAC 301

Manures, Fertilizers and Soil Fertility Management

2+1

  

VI Semester – 2017 syllabus

S. No

Course  Code

Course  Title

Credit Hours

1

ABT 301

Plant Bio technology

2+1

2

AEC 302

Agricultural Finance and Co-Operation

2+1

3

AEN 302

Pest of Horticultural Crops and Stored Produces and their Management

1+1

4

AGR 303

Practical Crop Production – II (Rabi crops)

0+2

5

AGR 304

Principles of organic Farming

1+1

6

COM 311

Agro Informatics

1+1

7

ENS 301

Environmental Pollution and Management

1+1

8

PAT 302

Diseases of Field and Horticultural crops and their management –II

2+1

9

PBG 302

Crop Improvement

2+1

10

AGM 355

Quality Control of Bio-inoculants

1+1

11

SAC 352

Rejuvenation of Deteriorated Lands

1+1

12

SST 351

Seed Entrepreneurship Skill Development and Management

1+1

 

VII Semester – 2017 syllabus

 

S. No

Course  Code

Course  Title

Credit Hours

1

AEX 401

Rural Agricultural Work Experience and Agro-industrial Attachment

0+20

2

AEX 402

All India Study Tour

0+1

3

APW 401

Project Report Preparation, Presentation and Education

0+1

 

 

VII Semester – 2017 syllabus

(Experiential Learning Programme/ HOT)

 

Module-I

0+10

 

Module-II

0+10

 

 

0+20

  

S.No

Course

code

 

Titles of the module

Credits

1.

AGM 451

Bio-inoculant production technology

0+10

2.

HOR 451

Hybrid Seed Production in Vegetable Crops

0+10

3.

SAC 451

On Farm Advisory for Soil Health, Water Quality & Plant Nutrition

0+10

4.

AEN 451

Commercial Beekeeping

0+10

5.

SER 451

Commercial Cocoon Production

0+10

6.

ABT 451

Commercial Plant Tissue Culture

0+10

7.

HOR452

Commercial Nursery Technology of Horticultural Crops

0+10

8.

HOR 453

Commercial Landscape Gardening

0+10

9.

PAT 451

Commercial production of Bio-control agents

0+10

10.

PAT 452

Commercial mushroom production

0+10

11.

AMP 451

Commercial broiler and layer production

0+10

12.

SST 451

Commercial seed production

0+10

13.

PBG 451

Hybrid pearl millet seed production

0+10

14.

PBG 452

Hybrid rice parental line seed production

0+10

15.

ARM 451

Managerial skills for Agribusiness

0+10

16.

AGR 451

Development of Integrated Farming system Model

0+10

17.

HOR 454

Protected cultivation of Vegetable crops

0+10

18.

ENS 451

Composting technology

0+10

19.

AGR 452

Organic Agriculture

0+10

20.

AEX451

Advanced digital tools for skill development

0+10

21.

RSG 451

Drone application

0+10

22.

ARM 453

Agricultural Export and import management

0+10

 

                       Module-I

1.

AEN 451 Commercial Beekeeping 0+10

2.

ENS 451Composting technology 0+10

3.

AGM 451 Bio-inoculant production technology 0+10

4.

AGR 452 Organic Agriculture 0+10

5.

ARM 452Digital Marketing 0+10

6.

ARM 451 Managerial skills for Agribusiness (0+10)

7.

PAT 451 Commercial production of Bio-control agents (0+10)

8.

HOR 451 Hybird Seed Production in Vegetable Crops ( 0+10)

9.

HOR 452Commercial Nursery Technology of Horticultural Crops

10.

AMP 451Commercial broiler and layer production

11.

PBG 451Hybrid pearl millet seed production

 

                       Module-II

 

1

AEX451 Advanced digital tools for skill development 0+10

2

SST 451 Commercial seed Production( 0+10)

3

SAC 451 On Farm Advisory for Soil Health, Water Quality & Plant Nutrition 0+10

4

HOR 454 Protected Cultivation of Vegetable Crops (0+10)

5

AGR 451 Development of Integrated Farming System (0+10)

6

PAT 452 Commercial mushroom production 0+10

7

ARM 453 Agricultural Export and import management (0+10)

8

RSG 451 Drone application (0+10)

9

HOR 453 Commercial Landscape Gardening

10

PBG 452 Hybrid rice parental line seed production

11

ABT 451 Commercial plant Tissue culture 0+10