BSc Agriculture

The undergraduate programmes are of four years’ duration. The University offers three undergraduate degree programmes in the Faculty of Agriculture. Undergraduate programme under Faculty of Agriculture has been introduced since the before inception of the University i.e. from 2001 under erstwhile North Bengal Campus of BCKV in the year 1999.

Eligibility for Admission to Undergraduate Degree Programme:

  • Higher Secondary / Equivalent examination with Physics, Chemistry & Biology with a minimum of 60% in aggregate. For SC/ST/PWD 50% in aggregate is the minimum eligibility criteria for admission to the undergraduate programmes.
  • Admission is being made on the basis of merit. Reservations of seats are maintained for SC/ST/OBC-A/OBC-B/PWD as prescribed by the State Government time to time.
  • Beside these, reservations are also provided for WB Vocational Stream Courses, CBSE, ICSE and other Board, Hill student of Darjeeling district of West Bengal and ICAR Quota.

 

Allotment of Seats (Total Seats: 66):
  • WBCHSE Board: Gen-22, SC-12, ST-3, OBC-A – 5, OBC-B – 4, PWD-2,
  • West Bengal Vocation Stream: Gen-2
  • CBSE, ICSE & Other Board: Gen-2, OBC-A – 2, OBC-B – 1
  • Hill Quota: Gen-1
  • ICAR Quota: Gen-7, SC-2, ST-1

B. Sc. Agriculture Syllabus as per the ICAR-V Deans’ Committee Recommendations

B. Sc. Agriculture Syllabus ||  Notice 

 

Semester-wise syllabus for B. Sc. Agriculture:

 

First Semester

Course No. Name of the Course Credit Hours Offering Department Associated Departments
AGR 101 Principles of Agronomy 1+1 Agronomy

–

AGR 102

 Agricultural Meteorology

1+1

 Agronomy

–

AGR 103

 Livestock Production and Management

2+1

 Agronomy

–

SSC 101

 Introduction to Soil Science

2+1

 Soil Science and Ag. Chemistry

–

ECO 101

 Principles of Agril. Economics

2+0

 Agril. Economics

–

GPB 101

 Crop Physiology

2+1

 Genetics and Plant Breeding

–

PPT 103

 Production Technology of Fruit Crops

2+1

 Pomology and Post Harvest Technology

–

AG 101

 Communication Skills in English (NC)

1+1

 Agriculture

–

AG 102

 Physical Education (NC)

0+1

 Agriculture

–

Total Credit Hours: 13+8=21

 

Second Semester

Course No.

Name of the Course

Credit Hours

Offering Department

Associated Departments

AGR 151

 Crop Production Technology-I (Kharif-I)

1+1

 Agronomy

–

AGR 152

 Principles of Weed Management

1+1

 Agronomy

–

ENT 151

 Plant Parasitic Nematodes and their Management

1+1

 Agril. Entomology

–

AST 151

 Fundamentals of Statistics-I

1+1

 Agril. Statistics

–

AST 152

 Elements of Computer Application

1+1

 Agril. Statistics

–

GPB 151

 Principles of Genetics and Cytogenetics

2+1

 Genetics and Plant Breeding

–

EXT 151

 Fundamentals and Rural Sociology and Educational Psychology

2+0

 Agril. Extension

–

SSC 152

 Agricultural Microbiology

2+1

 Soil Science and Ag. Chemistry

–

PPA 151

 Introduction to Plant Pathogens

2+1

 Plant Pathology

–

Total Credit Hours: 13+8=21

 

Third Semester

Course No.

Name of the Course

Credit Hours

Offering Department

Associated Departments

AGR 201

 Crop Production Technology-II (Rabi-I)

1+1

 Agronomy

–

AGR 202

 Water Management of Field Crops: Principle and Practices

1+1

 Agronomy

–

GPB 201

 Principles of Plant Breeding

2+1

 Genetics and Plant Breeding

–

ENT 201

 Fundamentals of Entomology

2+1

 Agril. Entomology

–

ECO 201

 Agricultural Finance and Cooperation

1+1

 Agril. Economics

–

BCH 201

 Biochemistry-I

2+1

 Biochemistry

–

PPA 201

 Principles of Plant Pathology and Plant Disease Control

1+0

 Plant Pathology

–

VSC 203

 Production Technology of Vegetables and Flowers

2+1

 Vegetable and Spice Crops

FMAP

AEN 201

 Farm Power, Machinery and Renewable Energy

2+1

 Agril. Engineering (Faculty of Technology)

–

AST 201

 Fundamentals of Statistics-II

1+1

 Agril. Statistics

–

AG 201

 NSS (NC)

0+1

 Agriculture

–

Total Credit Hours: 15+10=25

 

Fourth Semester

Course No.

Name of the Course

Credit Hours

Offering Department

Associated Departments

AGR 251

 Crop Production Technology-III (Kharif-II)

2+1

 Agronomy

–

EXT 251

 Dimensions of Agricultural Extension

1+1

 Agril. Extension

–

GPB 251

 Breeding of Field/Horticulture Crops

2+1

 Genetics and Plant Breeding

–

PPA 251

 Diseases of Field crops and their Management

2+1

 Plant Pathology

–

SSC 251

 Soil Science-I (Soil Chemistry, Soil Fertility and Fertilizers)

2+1

 Soil Science and Ag. Chemistry

–

ECO 251

 Agricultural Marketing, Trade and Prices

1+1

 Agril. Economics

–

ENT 251

 Insect Ecology and Integrated Pest Management including Beneficial Insect

2+1

 Agril. Entomology

–

AEN 251

 Fundamentals of Soil, Water and Conservation Engineering

2+1

 Agril. Engineering (Faculty of Technology)

–

Total Credit Hours: 14+8=22

Fifth Semester

Course No.

Name of the Course

Credit Hours

Offering Department

Associated Departments

AGR 301

 Crop Production Technology-IV (Rabi-II)

2+1

 Agronomy

–

AGR 302

 Organic Farming

1+1

 Agronomy

–

PPA 301

 Diseases of Horticultural Crops and their Management-I

2+1

 Plant Pathology

–

GPB 301

 Principles of Plant Biotechnology

1+1

 Genetics and Plant Breeding

–

ECO 301

 Fundamentals of Farm-Business Management (including Product Development, Appraisal and Monitoring)

1+1

 Agril. Economics

–

ENT 301

 Crop Pests and Stored Grain Pests and their Management

2+1

 Agril. Entomology

–

BCH 301

 Biochemistry-II

1+0

 Biochemistry

–

BCH 302

 Agricultural Chemicals

1+0

 Biochemistry

–

PPT 302

 Post Harvest Management and Value Addition of Fruits and Vegetables

1+1

 Pomology and Post Harvest Technology

–

EXT 301

 Extension Methodologies for Transfer of Agricultural Technologies

1+1

 Agril. Extension

–

Total Credit Hours: 13+8=21

 

Sixth Semester

Course No.

Name of the Course

Credit Hours

Offering Department

Associated Departments

AGR 351

 Farming Systems and Sustainable Agriculture

1+1

 Agronomy

–

GPB 351

 Principles of Seed Technology

2+1

 Genetics and Plant Breeding

–

ECO 351

 Production Economics and Farm Management

1+1

 Agril. Economics

–

SSC 351

 Soil Science-II (Soil Physics, Soil Genesis and Classification)

2+1

 Soil Science and Ag. Chemistry

–

SSC 352

 Remote Sensing, Global Positioning System (GPS) & Geographical Information System (GIS)

1+1

 Soil Science and Ag. Chemistry Agronomy & Agril. Engineering (Faculty of Technology)

VSC 352

 Production Technology of Spices, Aromatics, Medicinal and Plantation Crops

2+1

 Vegetables and Spice Crops FMAP, PCP

FOR 351

 Environmental Science

1+1

 Forestry Soil Science and Ag. Chemistry

AEN 351

 Protected Cultivation and Post-Harvest Technology

1+1

 Agril. Engineering (Faculty of Technology)

–

EXT 351

 Entrepreneurship Development

1+1

 Agril. Extension

–

Total Credit Hours: 12+9 = 21

 

Seventh Semester

Experiential Learning                       20

Module 1

Crop Production Module 

Course No.

Course

Cr. Hrs

Lead Department

Associated Department

AGR 401

 Seed Production Technology

3(1+2)

GPB

Agronomy

SSC 401

 Integrated Nutrient Management

3(2+1)

SSAC

Agronomy

SSC 402

 Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System for Natural Resources Management and Land Use Planning

3(1+2)

SSAC

Agril. Engineering  & Agronomy

AGR 402

 Agrometeorology and Crop Modelling

2(1+1)

Agronomy

SSAC & Ag. Statistics

AEN 401

 Farm Mechanization

3(1+2)

Agril. Engineering

–

AGR 403

 Integrated Farming Systems

2(1+1)

Agronomy

–

AGR 404

 Water Management

3(1+2)

Agronomy

SSAC

SSC 403

 Soil Management (Conservation, Problematic Soil and Soil quality

3(2+1)

SSAC

–

AGR 405

 Organic Farming

3(2+1)

Agronomy

SSAC

 

Module 2

Crop Protection Module

Course No.

Course

Cr. Hrs.

Lead Department

Associated Department

ENT 401

 IPM (Pest Scouting)

3(2+1)

Agril. Entomology

–

ENT 402

 Management of Post Harvest insect-pests

2(1+1)

Agril. Entomology

–

ENT 403

 Non-insect pests and their Management

3(2+1)

Agril. Entomology

–

ENT 404

 Apiculture

2(1+1)

Agril. Entomology

–

ENT 405

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

2(1+1)

Agril. Entomology

–

ENT 406

 Pesticides and their appliances

3(2+1)

Agril. Entomology

–

PPA 401

 Mushroom cultivation

2(1+1)

Plant Pathology

–

PPA 402

 Epidemiology and Disease Assessment

2(1+1)

Plant Pathology

–

PPA 403

 Bio-control Agents and their Mass Production

3(1+2)

Plant Pathology

–

PPA 404

 Diagnosis and Management of Plant Diseases

3(2+1)

Plant Pathology

–

PPA 405

 Techniques in Plant Pathology

2(0+2)

Plant Pathology

–

 

Module 3

Social Science Module 

Course No. Course Cr. Hrs Lead Department Associated Department

ECO 401

 Project Development, Appraisal and Monitoring

3 (2+1)

Agril. Economics

–

ECO 402

 International Trade

3 (2+1)

Agril. Economics

–

ECO 403

 Government Policies and Programmes Related to Agriculture

2 (2+0)

Agril. Economics

–

ECO 404

 Farm Planning, Budgeting and Production Economics

3 (2+1)

Agril. Economics

–

EXT-401

 Agricultural Journalism

3 (1+2)

Agril. Extension

–

EXT-402

 Audio Visual Communication

3 (1+2)

Agril. Extension

–

EXT-403

 Multimedia Technologies and Cyber Extension

3 (1+2)

Agril. Extension

Agril. Statistics

AST-401

 Mathematics

2(2+0)

Agril. Statistics

–

AST-402

 Simulation in Agriculture

2(1+1)

Agril. Statistics

Agronomy & SSAC

AST-403

 Designing Field Experiments

3(2+1)

Agril. Statistics

–

AST-404

 Sample Survey Techniques in Agriculture

3(2+1)

Agril. Statistics

–

AST-405

 Econometric Approach in Agriculture

2(1+1)

Agril. Statistics

–

AST-406

 Regression Analysis

2(1+1)

Agril. Statistics

–

AST-407

 Genetical Statistics

2(1+1)

Agril. Statistics

–

AST-408

 Probability Distributions

3(2+1)

Agril. Statistics

–

 

Module 4

Basic Science Module

Sl. No.

Course/p>

Cr. Hrs.

Lead Department

Associated Department

GPB 401

Molecular Breeding

3(1+2)

GPB

–

GPB 402

Plant Tissue Culture

4(1+3)

GPB

–

GPB 403

Recombinant DNA Technology

3(1+2)

GPB

–

GPB 404

Bioinformatics

3(1+2)

GPB

Ag. Statistics

GPB 405

Microbial and environmental Technology

4(1+3)

GPB

SSAC (Micro-biology)

GPB 406

Molecular Diagnostics

3(1+2)

GPB

Plant Pathology

 

Eight Semester

Sl. No. Course Cr. Hrs.
AG 451 RAWE 0+20

 

SUMMARY

SEMESTER

THEORY

 

PRACTICAL
FIRST SEMESTER

13

+

8
SECOND SEMESTER

13

+

8
THRID SEMESTER

15

+

10
FOURTH SEMESTER

14

+

8
FIFTH SEMESTER

13

+

8
SIXTY SEMESTER

12

+

9
SEVENTH SEMESTER*

20
EIGHT SEMESTER

0

+

20

Total Minimum Credit Hours for Under Graduate Course – 171 (167+4 NC)

* In 7th Semester, a student is to opt for one of the four modules and from which he or she has to take at least 20 credit hours.
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