Course structure

Semester wise Course and Credit Allocation

S. No	Course Title	Credit Hours	Total Credit Hours
First Year I Semester
1	Deeksharambh (Induction cum Foundation course)	1 week (NG) Non-gradial	21(11+10)
2	Skill Enhancement course-I*	2(0+2)
3	Skill Enhancement course-II*	2(0+2)
4	Communication Skills	2(1+1)
5	Farming based livelihood systems	3(2+1)
6	Rural Sociology and Educational Psychology	2(2+0)
7	Fundamentals of Agronomy	3(2+1)
8	Fundamentals of Soil Science	3(2+1)
9	Fundamentals of Horticulture	3(2+1)
10	National Service Scheme (NSS-I)/National Cadet Corps (NCC-I)	1(0+1)
11	Introductory mathematics (need based)	1(1+0) Non-gradial
II Semester
S. No	Course Title	Credit Hours	Total Credit Hours
1	Skill Enhancement course-III*	2(0+2)	21(10+11)
2	Skill Enhancement course-IV*	2(0+2)
3	Personality Development	2(1+1)
4	Environmental Studies and Disaster Management	3(2+1)
5	Soil Fertility Management	3(2+1)
6	Fundamentals of Entomology	3(2+1)
7	Livestock and Poultry Management	3(2+1)
8	Fundamentals of Plant Pathology	3(2+1)
9	NCC-II/NSS-II	1(0+1)
Second Year III Semester
S. No	Course Title	Credit Hours	Total Credit Hours
1	Skill Enhancement course-V*	2(0+2)	21(9+12)
2	Entrepreneurship Development and Business Communication	3(1+1)
3	Physical Education, First Aid, Yoga Practices and Meditation	2(0+1)
4	Principles of Genetics	3(2+1)
5	Crop Production Technology-I (Kharif crops)	3(2+1)
6	Production Technology of Fruit and Plantation Crops	2(2+1)
7	Fundamentals of Extension Education	2(1+1)
8	Fundamentals of Nematology	2(1+1)
9	Principles and Practices of Natural Farming	2(2+1)
IV Semester
1	Skill Enhancement course–VI*	2(0+2)	21(11+10)
2	Agricultural Informatics and Artificial Intelligence	3(2+1)
3	Production Technology of Vegetables and Spices	2(1+1)
4	Principles of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management	2(0+2)
5	Crop Production Technology-II (Rabi Crops)	2(1+1)
6	Farm Machinery and Power	2(1+1)
7	Water Management	2(1+1)
8	Problematic Soils and their management	2(1+1)
9	Basics of Plant Breeding	3(2+1)
V Semester
1	Agricultural Marketing and Trade	3(2+1)	22(13+9)
2	Introduction to Agro-meteorology	2(1+1)
3	Fundamentals of Crop Physiology	2(1+1)
4	Pest management in Crops and Stored Grains	3(2+1)
5	Diseases of Field & Horticultural Crops & their Management	3(2+1)
6	Crop Improvement (kharif crops) – I	2(1+1)
7	Weed Management	2(1+1)
8	Ornamental Crops, MAPs and Landscaping	2(1+1)
9	Introductory Agro forestry	3(2+1)
VI Semester
1	Fundamentals of Agri Biotechnology	3(2+1)	21(12+9)
2	Basic and Applied Agri Statistics	3(2+1)
3	Crop Improvement (Rabi crops) – II	2(1+1)
4	Renewable energy in Agriculture and Allied Sector	2(1+1)
5	Dryland agriculture/ Rainfed agriculture and watershed management	2(1+1)
6	Agricultural Microbiology and Phyto-remediation	2(1+1)
7	Agricultural Finance & Cooperation	2(1+1)
8	Essentials of Plant Biochemistry	3(2+1)
9	Fundamentals of Seed Science & Technology	2(1+1)
VII Semester
1	5 Elective Courses (major or minor) each of 4 (3+1) credits for B.Sc. (Hons) Agriculture degree	20(15+5)	20(15+5)
VIII Semester
1	For B.Sc. (Hons) Agriculture Degree Student READY*/RAWE/Industrial Attachment/Experiential Learning / Hands-on Training/ Project Work / Internship	20 Credits
Total			167
+Online courses			10
Grand Total			167+10*

* From the bouquet of Skill Enhancement Course (SEC) modules

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Shirpur- Chopda Road, At/Post Tardi,
Taluka-Shirpur, Dist.-Dhule,
Maharashtra – 425421

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