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Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Nadia

Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya
Nadia

Established : 1974
Type : --
Chancellor : Sri Keshari Nath Tripathi
Governor of West Bengal
Vice Chancellor : Prof. Asit Kumar Chakravarti
Former Name : BCKV and Bidhan Chandra Agricultural University
Location : Nadia
Affiliation(s) : --
Category : Under Graduate, Post Graduate
Accreditation / Recognition : UGC, ICAR
Department(s) : Agricultural
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Faculty of Agriculture

The Faculty of Agriculture used to consist of seventeen departments, which has recently been reduced to sixteen by merging two departments into one, all with specializations in teaching, research and extension for the development of agriculture in this state. One hundred students are admitted each year in the undergraduate courses on the basis of their performance at higher secondary (10+2) level. Apart from the general agricultural subjects, during their final year of graduation the students undertake specialized subjects along with a job-oriented course in the 7th semester as a Module, and they undergo the training named ‘Rural Agricultural Work Experience’ (RAWE) during the 8th semester.

The departments of this faculty are:

  • Department of Agronomy
  • Department of Agricultural Chemistry & Soil Science
  • Department of Agricultural Entomology
  • Department of Agricultural Chemicals
  • Department of Agriculture Biotechnology
  • Department of Soil & Water Conservation
  • Department of Plant Pathology
  • Department of Agricultural Meteorology & Physics
  • Department of Agricultural Extension
  • Department of Agricultural Statistics
  • Department of Agricultural Economics
  • Department of Genetics & Plant Breeding
  • Department of Plant Physiology
  • Department of Animal Science
  • Department of Agricultural Biochemistry
  • Department of Seed Science & Technology

UG Syllabus

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Faculty of Horticulture

The Faculty of Horticulture was established in 1996. The objective of creation of the faculty was to initiate education and training in horticulture, to conduct need based research for the development of horticulture in West Bengal and to disseminate the technology for growing horticultural crops and post harvest management of horticultural produce. Initially the faculty functioned with very limited space within the Faculty of Agriculture but now is housed in the newly constructed faculty building at Mohanpur. The instructional facilities available include one Horticultural Farm at Mondouri and one nursery at Jagulia. The UG classes are held at Jagulia where a small Instructional Farm is also maintained. The 150 acre farm at Mondouri that is the ‘Horticultural Research Station’ provides facilities for practical and project works of M. Sc. and Ph. D. students for all the departments under this faculty.

There are five departments in this faculty:

  • Department of Floriculture & Landscaping
  • Department of Fruits & Orchard Management
  • Department of Post Harvest Technology
  • Department of Spices & Plantation Crops
  • Department of Vegetable Crops

Under Graduate Course Outline

Description of Courses in Different Semester: -


1st Semester

Sl. No. Course No. Title Credit (T+P)
1. HORT. – 101  Fundamentals of Horticulture 2+1=3
2. HORT. – 102 Tropical & Subtropical Vegetables – I 1+1=2
3 HORT. – 103 Spices & Condiments – I 1+1=2
4. HORT. – 104 Plant Propagation & Nursery Management 1+1=2
5. HORT. – 105 Ornamental Horticulture 1+1=2
6. GEN – 102  Introductory Genetics 1+1=2
7. PPH – 101 Introductory Crop Physiology 1+1=2
8. AEC – 101 Introductory Economics 2+0=2
9. AST – 101 Mathematics 1+0=1
10. BIE – 101   Environmental Science 1+1=2
11. NC – 102 NSS/NCC 0+1=1
    Total 21 (12+9)


2nd Semester

Sl. No. Course No. Title Credit (T+P)
1. HORT. – 151  Introductory Agro-Forestry 1+1=2
2. HORT. – 152 Tropical & Subtropical Fruits – I 1+1=2
3 HORT. – 153 Plantation Crops – I 1+1=2
4. HORT. – 154 Tropical & Subtropical Vegetables – II 1+1=2
5. ACSS – 154 Introductory Microbiology 1+1=2
6. ASC – 151 Introductory Animal Husbandry 1+1=2
7. AST – 152 Statistics 1+1=2
8. SST – 152 Principles of Seed Technology 1+1=2
9. ACSS – 152 Soil Chemistry, Soil Fertility & Nutrient Management 2+1=3
    Total 19 (10+9)


3rd Semester

Sl. No. Course No. Title Credit (T+P)
1. HORT. – 201  Orchard Management 1+1=2
2. HORT. – 202 Temperate Vegetables – I 1+1=2
3 HORT. – 203 Growth & Development of Horticultural Crops 1+1=2
4. HORT. – 204 Post Harvest Management of Horticultural Crops – I 2+1=3
5. HORT. – 205 Principles of Landscape Gardening 1+1=2
6. HORT. – 206 Medicinal & Aromatic Crops 1+1=2
7. PPA – 202 Fundamentals of Plant Pathology 2+1=3
8. ENT – 202 Insect Morphology & Systematics 2+1=3
9. FMP – 230 Farm power & Machinery 1+1=2
    Total 21 (12+9)


4th Semester

Sl. No. Course No. Title Credit (T+P)
1. HORT. – 251  Tropical & Subtropical Fruits – II 1+1=2
2. HORT. – 252 Plantation Crops – II 1+1=2
3 HORT. – 253 Post Harvest Management of Horticultural Crops – II 1+1=2
4. HORT. – 254 Organic Farming 1+1=2
5. HORT. – 255 Potato & Tuber Crops 1+1=2
6. HORT. – 256 Breeding of Horticultural Crops – I 1+1=2
7. ENT – 254 Insect & Non-insect Pests of Horticultural Crops & their Management 2+1=3
8. PBR – 253 Principles of Plant Breeding 1+1=2
9. ACSS – 254 Manures & Fertilizer 1+1=2
10. AST – 254 Introduction to Computer Application 1+1=2
11. ACH – 251 Introduction to Agro-chemicals 1+1=2
    Total 23 (12+11)


5th Semester

Sl. No. Course No. Title Credit (T+P)
1. HORT. – 301  Fundamentals of Food Technology 2+1=3
2. HORT. – 302 Seed Production of Horticultural Crops 1+1=2
3 HORT. – 303 Introductory Biotechnology of Horticultural Crops 1+1=2
4. HORT. – 304 Water Management of Horticultural Crops 1+1=2
5. HORT. – 305 Arid Fruits 1+1=2
6. HORT. – 3066 Temperate Fruits 1+1=2
7. HORT. – 307  Temperate Vegetables – II 1+1=2
8. AMP – 302 Elementary Agro-meteorology 1+1=2
9. ABC – 301 Elementary Plant Biochemistry 1+1=2
10. AEX – 303 Fundamental of Extension Education 1+1=2
11. ENT – 306 Apiculture & Sericulture 0+1=1
    Total 22 (11+11)


6th  Semester

Sl. No. Course No. Title Credit (T+P)
1. HORT. – 351  Spices & Condiments – II 1+1=2
2. HORT. – 352 Breeding of Horticultural Crops – II 1+1=2
3 HORT. – 353 Processing of Horticultural Crops 1+2=3
4. HORT. – 354 Commercial Floriculture 2+1=3
5. AGR – 359 Principles of Agronomy & Production Technology of Major Field Crops 2+1=3
6. PPA – 355 Disease of Horticultural Crops 2+1=3
7. AEC – 358 Horti-Business Management 2+0=2
8. AEX – 355 Entrepreneurship Development & Communication Skill 1+1=2
    Total 20 (12+8)


7th  Semester  
Experiential Learning :

There are 4 modules for this Semester as given below and each student has to choose only 2 modules:

Sl. No. Course No. Module Credit (T+P)
1. HORT– 401  Protected Cultivation of High Value Crops 2+8=10
2. HORT– 402  Nursery Production and Management 2+8=10
3 HORT– 403  Floriculture and Landscape Gardening 2+8=10
4. HORT– 401  Post Harvest Technology and Value Addition 2+8=10
    Total 20(4+16)


8th  Semester  

Sl. No. Course No. Title Credit (T+P)
1. HORT– 451  Rural Horticultural Work Experience (RHWE) programme 0+20=20


Post Graduate Course Outline:

Description of Courses in Different Semester

Post Harvest Technology of Horticultural Crops

1st semester to 4th semester 

Sl. No. Course No. Title of the course Credit (L+P)
1. PHT – 501 Post-harvest Physiology of Fruits and Vegetables 2+1
2. PHT – 502 Fruit and Vegetable Processing and Quality Control 3+1
3 PHT – 503 Storage Systems and Techniques for Fruits and Vegetables 2+1
4. PHT – 504 Harvesting, Handling and Marketing of Horticultural Produce 3+1
5. PHT – 551 Principles and Methods of Processing 3+1
6. PHT – 552 Post harvest Technology of fruits and Vegetables – I 2+1
7. PHT – 553 Post harvest Physiology and Biochemistry of Fruits and Vegetables 2+1
8. PHT – 554 Post harvest Technology of Ornamentals 2+1
9. PHT – 601 Post harvest Technology of Fruits and Vegetables – II 3+1
10. PHT – 602 Spoilage of Fruits and Vegetables Products 2+1
11. PHT – 649 Seminar – I 1+0
12. PHT – 651 Post Harvest Technology of Spices and Plantation Crops 2+1


Post Harvest Technology of Horticultural Crops

Sl. No. Course No. Title of the course Credit (L+P)
1. PHT – 701 Advances in Post Harvest Physiology and Biochemistry of Horticultural Crops 3+0
2. PHT – 702 Post Harvest Loss Reduction Biotechnology of Perishables 3+0
3 PHT – 703 Nutritive Value and Quality Evaluation of Fresh and Processed Fruits & Vegetables 2+1
4. PHT – 751 Juice Processing and Canning Technology 1+1
5. PHT – 752 Packaging Science 1+1
6. PHT – 753 Dehydration Technology 1+1
7. PHT – 799 Seminar – I 1+0
8. PHT – 801 Fruits and Vegetable Fermentation Technology 2+1
9. PHT – 802 Fruit and Vegetable Processing and Waste Management   2+1
10. PHT – 803 Concentrated Foods 1+1
11. PHT – 849 Seminar – II 1+0
12. PHY – 999 Seminar – III 1+0


Floriculture & Landscaping

1st semester to 4th semester 

Sl. No. Course No. Title of the course Credit (L+P)
1. FLO – 501 Propagation Techniques and Nursery Management 2+1
2. FLO – 502 Environmental Control of Growth and Development in Floricultural Crops 2+1
3 FLO – 503 Water Management for Floricultural Crops 1+1
4. FLO – 504 Nutritional Requirement of Ornamental Plants 2+1
5. FLO – 505 Plant Growth Substance and Their Uses in Floriculture 2+1
6. FLO – 551 General Floriculture 1+1
7. FLO – 552 Landscape Gardening 1+2
8. FLO – 553 Commercial Floriculture – I 2+1
9. FLO – 601 Floristry, Flower Arrangement and Floral Products  1+2
10. FLO – 602 Principles and Techniques of Flower Seed Production 1+1
11. FLO – 603 Medicinal and Aromatic Plants 2+1
12. FLO – 604 Commercial Floriculture – II 2+1
13. FLO – 649 Seminar – I 1+0
14. FLO – 651 Ornamental Horticulture 1+1


Floriculture & Landscaping

Sl. No. Course No. Title of the course Credit (L+P)
1. FLO – 701 Advance Technology of Commercial Flower Production – I 2+1
2. FLO – 702 Advance Technology of Commercial Flower Production – II 2+1
3 FLO – 751 Breeding of Ornamental Plants 1+1
4. FLO – 752 Advance Technology of Commercial flower Production – III 2+1
5. FLO – 799  Seminar – I 1+0
6. FLO – 802 Foliage Plant Industry – I 1+1
7. FLO – 803 Foliage Plant Industry – II 1+1
8. FLO – 849 Seminar – II 1+0
9. FLO – 999 Seminar – II 1+0


Fruits and Orchard Management

1st semester to 4th semester 

Sl. No. Course No. Title of the course Credit (L+P)
1. FRT– 501 Nutrition of Fruit Crops 2+1
2. FRT – 502 Propagation of Fruit Crops 2+1
3 FRT – 503 Bio regulators in Fruit Production 2+1
4. FRT – 504 Water Management in Fruit Crops 2+1
5. FRT – 505 Environmental Control of Growth and Development of Fruit Crops 2+1
6. FRT – 551 Orchard Management 2+1
7. FRT – 552 Tropical Fruit Production and Technology 2+1
8. FRT – 553 Systematic Pomology 1+1
9. FRT – 554 Subtropical Fruit Production Technology 2+1
10. FRT – 604 Fruit Breeding 1+1
11. FRT – 605 Temperate Fruit Production Technology 2+1
12. FRT – 649 Seminar – I 1+0
13. FRT – 651  Arid Fruit Culture 2+1
14. FRT – 699 Seminar – II 1+0


Fruits & Orchard Management

Sl. No. Course No. Title of the course Credit (L+P)
1. FRT – 701 Plant Growth and Development 1+1
2. FRT – 702 Integrated Nutrient Management in Fruit Crops 1+1
3 FRT – 703 Training and Pruning of Fruit Crops 1+1
4. FRT – 704 Advance Pomology - I 2+0
5. FRT – 799  Seminar – I 1+0
6. FRT – 849 Seminar – II 1+0
7. FRT – 852 Advance Pomology - II 2+0
8. FRT – 853 Commercial Fruit Nursery 1+1
9. FRT – 999 Seminar – III 1+0


Spices & Plantation Crops 

1st semester to 4th semester 

Sl. No. Course No. Title of the course Credit (L+P)
1. SPC– 501 Environmental Control of Growth and Development in Spices and Plantation Crops 2+1
2. SPC – 502 Nursery Management of Spices and Plantation Crops 1+1
3 SPC – 503 Water Management of Spices and Plantation Crops 1+1
4. SPC – 504 Nutrient Management of Spices and Plantation Crops 1+1
5. SPC – 505 Plant growth Substances and their Uses in Spices and Plantation Crops 2+1
6. SPC – 551 Plantation Crops – I 2+1
7. SPC – 552 Plantation Crops – II 1+1
8. SPC – 553 Major Spices 2+1
9. FRT – 554 Annual Spices 2+1
10. SPC – 601 Breeding of Plantation Crops 2+1
11. SPC – 602 Breeding of Spices Crops 2+1
12. SPC – 603 Tree Spices 2+1
13. SPC – 649  Seminar – I 1+0


Spices & Plantation Crops  

Sl. No. Course No. Title of the course Credit (L+P)
1. SPC – 751 Advances in Spices Crops – I 2+1
2. SPC – 799 Seminar – I 1+0
3 SPC – 801 Advances in Plantation Crops – I 2+1
4. SPC – 849 Seminar – II 1+0
5. SPC – 851  Advances in Spices Crops – II 1+1
6. SPC – 852 Advances in Plantation Crops – II 1+1
7. SPC – 999 Seminar – III  1+0


Vegetable Crops

1st semester to 4th semester 

Sl. No. Course No. Title of the course Credit (L+P)
1. VEG – 500 Nursery Management of Vegetable Crops 1+1
2. VEG – 501 Fundamentals of Vegetable Growing 1+1
3 VEG – 502 Principles of Growth and Development of Vegetable Crops 2+0
4. VEG – 503 Nutrient Management in Vegetable Crops 2+0
5. VEG – 504 Principles of Weed Management of Vegetable Crops  1+1
6. VEG – 505 Water Management of Vegetable Crops 1+1
7. VEG – 506 Post Harvest handling and Processing of Vegetable Crops  2+1
8. VEG – 550 Principles of Vegetables Breeding 2+1
9. VEG – 551 Principles of Vegetable Seed Production 2+0
10. VEG – 552 Influence of Environmental Factors of Vegetable Production 1+0
11. VEG – 553 Summer Vegetable Production – I 2+0
12. VEG – 554 Production of Tuber Crops 2+1
13. VEG – 555 Summer Vegetable Production – II 2+0
14. VEG – 600 Winter Vegetable Production – I 2+0
15. VEG – 601 Winter Vegetable Production – II 2+0
16. VEG – 602 Outline of Mushroom culture 1+1


Vegetable Crops   

Sl. No. Course No. Title of the course Credit (L+P)
1. VEG – 700 Research Methods and Laboratory Techniques 0+1
2. VEG – 701 Principles of Protected Cultivation of Vegetables 1+1
3 VEG – 702 Organic Farming in Vegetable Crops 1+0
4. VEG – 750 Breeding of Asexually Propagated Vegetable Crops 2+0
5. VEG – 751 Production of Rare and Exotic Vegetables 1+0
6. VEG – 752 Vegetable Culture under Stress condition 1+0
7. VEG – 753 Production of Perennial and under utilized Vegetables 1+0
8. VEG – 799 Seminar – I 1+0
9. VEG – 800 Breeding Vegetable Crops for Disease Resistance 2+0
10. VEG – 801 Breeding Vegetable Crops for Resistance to Abiotic Stresses 2+0
11. VEG – 802 Biotechnological Approaches in Vegetable Breeding 2+0
12. VEG – 849 Seminar – II 1+0
13. VEG – 999 Seminar – III 1+0

Faculty of Agricultural Engineering

With the advancement of technology related to agricultural inputs like seed, fertilizers, water and pesticides coupled with the equipment and energy sources for their application, it has become essential to optimize these to increase production and conserve natural resources. The Agricultural Engineers today are required to provide technology not only for increasing crop production but also for reducing post harvest losses and value additions through processing of produce. Increasing export opportunity in agricultural and allied industrial sector, besides diversification has put additional demand on agricultural engineering education to meet the growing requirement of food feed and fiber through efficient management of costly inputs. In the matter of this kind of improvement, Agricultural Engineering plays a very great role in respect of further development of food productivity, agro-based industries, post-harvesting, food processing, Soil & Water Engineering, irrigation and Drainage etc. through the utilization of the software based latest technology. With the advancement of agriculture, the education in Agricultural Engineering has also been gradually developed and taken a definite shape through inclusion of theoretical as well as practical courses in multi-directional fields of Soil & Water Engineering irrigation and Drainage Engineering, Land and Water Resource Development and Management, Rural Engineering, Aqua-cultural Engineering, Farm Development and Management, Marketing, Marketing and Sales, Computer Applications etc.

There are four departments in this faculty dealing with these new opportunities:

  • Department of Farm Machinery & Power.
  • Department of Soil and Water Engineering.
  • Department of Post Harvest Engineering.
  • Department of Food Engineering.

M.Tech and Ph.D programmes are available in Department of Farm Machinery & Power, Department of Soil and Water Engineering and Department of Food Engineering.

Dept. wise UG Courses

Department wise distribution of courses : Download UG Course Curriculum in detail


SEMESTER-WISE DISTRIBUTION OF UG COURSES

Semester – I

Course No. Subjects Credit
Math 111 Engineering Mathematics-I 3(3+0)
Phy 111 Engineering Physics 3(2+1)
Chem 111 Engineering Chemistry 3(2+1)
FMP 111 Workshop Practice 1(0+1)
FMP 112 Engineering Mechanics 3(3+0)
SWE 111 Engineering Drawing 2(0+2)
Agro 111 Agriculture for Engineers 2(1+1)
Hort 111 Horticulture for Engineers 2(1+1)
PHE 111 Electrical Circuits 3(2+1)
  Total 22(14+8)


Semester - II

Course No. Subjects Credit
Math 121 Engineering Mathematics –II 3(3+0)
PHE 121 Computers Programming and Data Structures 3(1+2)
SWE 121 Strength of Material 3(2+1)
SWE 122 Fluid Mechanics 3(2+1)
SWE 123 Surveying and Leveling 3(1+2)
FE 121 Thermodynamics and Heat Engines 3(3+0)
FE 122 Food Science 2(1+1)
FMP 121 Workshop Technology 3(1+2)
  Total 23(14+9)


Semester - III

Course No. Subjects Credit
Math 231 Engineering Mathematics-III 3(3+0)
PHE 231 Engineering Properties of Biological Materials 3(2+1)
PHE 232 Applied Electronics and Instrumentation 3(2+1)
FMP 231 Farm Machinery and Equipment-I 3(2+1)
FMP 232 Farm Power 3(2+1)
FMP 233 Field Operation and Maintenance of Tractors and Farm Machinery-I 1(0+1)
SWE 231 Soil Mechanics 3(2+1)
SWE 232 Watershed Hydrology 3(2+1)
  Total 22(15+7)


Semester - IV

Course No. Subjects Credit
FMP 241 Farm Machinery and Equipment-II 3(2+1)
FMP 242 Renewable Energy Sources 3(2+1)
FMP 243 Theory of Machines 3(2+1)
FMP 244 Field Operation and Maintenance of Tractors and Farm Machinery-II 2(1+1)
SWE 241 Ground Water, Wells and Pumps 3(2+1)
PHE 241 Crop Process Engineering 3(2+1)
PHE 242 Electrical Machines and Power Utilization 3(2+1)
FE 241 Heat and Mass Transfer 2(2+0)
  Total 22(15+7)


Semester - V

Course No. Subjects Credit
FMP351 Machine Design 3(2+1)
FE 351 Dairy Process Engineering. 3(2+1)
FE 352 Food Process Engineering 3(2+1)
SWE 351 Irrigation Engineering 4(3+1)
SWE 352 Design of Structures 3(2+1)
PHE 351 Database Management & Internet Applications 2(0+2)
Ag.Ext. 351 Entrepreneurship Development and Communication Skills 2(1+1)
Ag Econ 351 Agribusiness Management and Trade 3(3+0)
  Total 23(15+8)


Semester - VI

Course No. Subjects Credit
FMP 361 CAD/CAM Computer Graphics and Machine Drawing 3(1+2)
PHE 361 Agricultural Structures and Environmental Control 3(2+1)
PHE 362 Drying and Storage Engineering 4(3+1)
Env. Sc.361 Environmental Science 2(1+1)
SWE 261 Soil and Water Conservation Engineering & Structures 4(3+1)
SWE 362 Drainage Engineering 2(1+1)
FE 361 Refrigeration and Air Conditioning 3(2+1)
  Total 21(13+8)


Semester - VII

Course No. Subjects Credit
AE 471 Project 6(0+6)
AE 472 Seminar 1(0+1)
Student will have to take minimum of 15 credits courses from the following
FMP 471 Design of Agricultural Tractors 3(2+1)
FMP 472 Testing of Agricultural Machineries and Tractors 3(2+1)
FMP 473 Hydraulic Drive & Controls 3(2+1)
FMP 474 Farm Power & Machinery Management 3(2+1)
FMP 475 Renewable Energy Technology 3(2+1)
FMP 476 Human Engineering & Safety 3(2+1)
FMP 477 Production Technology of Agricultural Machinery 3(2+1)
FMP 478 Mechanics of Tillage and Traction 3(2+1)
SWE 471 Design & Maintenance of Green House 3(2+1)
SWE 472 Micro Irrigation Systems Design 3(2+1)
SWE 473 Watershed Planning and Management 3(2+1)
SWE 474 Minor Irrigation & Command Area Development 3(2+1)
SWE 475 Environmental Engineering. 3(2+1)
SWE 476 Gulley & Ravine Control Structures 3(2+1)
SWE 477 Remote Sensing & GIS Applications 3(2+1)
SWE 478 Reservoir & Farm Pond Design 3(2+1)
SWE 479 System Engineering 3(3+0)
PHE 471 Waste and By-product Utilization 2(1+1)
PHE 472 Biomass Management for Fodder & Energy 2(1+1)
PHE 473 Seed Processing Technology 3(2+1)
PHE 474 Process Equipment Design 3(2+1)
PHE 475 Energy Efficiency in Processing Utilities 3(2+1)
FE 471 Food Packaging Technology 3(2+1)
FE 472 Development of Processed Products & Equipments 3(2+1)
FE 473 Food Processing Plant Design & Layout 2(1+1)
FE 474 Bio Process Engineering 3(2+1)
FE 475 Dairy and Food Product Technology 3(2+1)


Semester - VIII

Course No. Subjects Credit
AE 481 Student will undertake in-plant-training of 25 credit hours which will include practical training at the Institution, training in one (4 months) / two (2 months each) Industrial Units and Educational tour 25
  Total 25
  Grand Total 180

Directorate of Research

The Directorate of Research at Kalyani is the coordinating–monitoring headquarters of the research stations, sub-stations, units, sub-units and projects spread over the jurisdiction of the Viswavidyalaya. A substantial number of research projects under programmes and funding modes operate on farmers’ fields (on-farm trials, FLD trials) at representative locations of three major agro-climatic regions of the state and at other zones across West Bengal. Several experiments are conducted in a scientist–farmer participatory manner.

Directorate of Extension Education

The Directorate of Extension Education, in the Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, was created only in 1994 through upgrading the Field Extension Wing, which took care of mainly the farm advisory services among a few villages, surrounding the headquarters campus of the Viswavidyalaya. The upgradate attempt, though initiated quite late, was made in line with the mandate of the SAUs to organize "first line extension" activities to complement their research and educational role, as well as to strengthen the efforts of the state extension machinery towards transferring proven and tested technological options for increased production and productivity. However, the manpower, as well as the infrastructure, corresponding to the enlargement of the mandated roles and responsibilities assumed by the directorate, consequent to its upgrade, continued to remain inadequate.

The roles and responsibilities of the Directorate of Extension Education were enlarged to accommodate the recommendations of the Randhawa Committee (1978) and the National Commission on Agriculture (1976). These recommendations, inter-alta, suggested a complementary role for the education and research for organizing the extension functions through the following these sets of interrelated activities:

  • Technology Refinement and Upgradation.
  • Technology Integration.
  • Publication, Demonstration & Information Assistance.
  • Participatory Techniques for Research and Extension.
  • Training Module Development.
  • Capacity Building.

Directorate of Farms

The Directorate of Farms functions in the realm of Agricultural research, Agricultural education and Agricultural extension The Directorate has 1340.6 acre of land distributed in 12 farms. Its activities are enlisted below:

  • Support to research activities of AICRPs/AINPs and Dissertation works of students.
  • Quality seed production. It was responsible for the production and distribution of 236 tonne quality seeds (Foundation/Certified/TL) of paddy, wheat, oilseeds and pulses during 2006-07 crop seasons of West Bengal.
  • Supervises production of planting materials of Mango, Cashew, Ber and Sweet Orange at the RRS, Red & Laterite Zone, Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal.
  • Maintenance of Eco-friendly farms (6.00 ha) as well as one Field Conservatory of germplasms of non-conventional crops (like Vannila, Peeper, Ekangi, Spices and Medicinal Crops, etc.) at the RRS, New Alluvial Zone, Gayeshpur, Nadia, West Bengal.
  • Monitoring of an experimental Tea Garden yielding good quality tea leaves at the RRS, New Alluvial Zone, Gayeshpur, Nadia, West Bengal.

Contact Phone No: 03473-222269 (ask for admission section)

Admission for 2015

The achievement of this Viswavidyalaya in providing best quality education to number of students in Agriculture, Horticulture and Agricultural Engineering during the period under review is summarized. The three Under-Graduate courses each of four-year or eight-term duration offering degrees like B.Sc.Ag.(Hons.), B.Sc.Hort.(Hons.) and B.Tech.(Hons.), recognized by ICAR and AICTE respectively, have been conducted successfully. For all these Under Graduates, out of the eight-term programme the last or one term has been an exposure session in the form of On-Farm or In-Plant trainings called as Rural Agricultural Work Experience (RA WE) and Rural Horticultural Work Experience (RHWE) in the former two cases and 2 months Industrial Training (Project I & II) in VII & VIII terms for the later.

Over a period of time Viswavidyalaya is in the process of switching over to modem system of education and evaluation as is being followed in premier institutions in the country and abroad keeping parity with All-India pattern. Course and Credit System of education at all the levels of Under Graduates, Post-Graduates and Doctoral Degree Programme has been introduced successfully. The students are being awarded grades in 10.0 scale at all levels having short tests and end term for evaluation of theories and regular class evaluation for practical. This has successfully enhanced the participation of students in the education process.

The Undergraduate Education in the University is coordinated by Deans of the respective Faculties, while the Post-Graduate Education is coordinated by Dean, Post¬Graduate Studies with the assistance of Examination Section under the Registrar. The Post Graduate academic programmes are, however, held in the respective Faculties, the facilities being provided by the Dean of Faculty concerned and more specifically by Heads of the Departments. At postgraduate level the students have to undertake a minimum of 40-credit¬hour-courses including two seminars and evaluation is through four short tests, one end term and one comprehensive for the entire course. The non-credit dissertation is compulsory and submitted on the basis of their research work. Earlier offering of M.Sc.(Ag.) the courses continued in 10 disciplines under Agriculture Faculty. With the creation of five new Departments, the M.Sc.(Ag.) degree is now offered in those new disciplines also since 2000.

Master degree programmes are offered in 15 academic departments out of 17 numbers, and require a student to complete 40 credit hour course work, 2 seminars and project work (noncredit). The programme requires 4 semesters each of 6 months duration at the minimum. Evaluation includes four short tests (40%) and one End term (60%) in theories, and continuous evaluation in practicals. Results are given in 10.0 point scale in numerical grade. For project work a dissertation is submitted by the student to be examined by external examiners. There are written and oral Comprehensive examinations also.

Doctoral Degree programmes are offered in all the 17 academic departments. Doctoral degree programmes are research work based programme with a minimum of 12 credit hour course work and 3 seminars. Minimum eligibility is masters degree in the subject or in cognate branch of science. Students having no basic degree in agriculture requires to undergo 15 credit hours additional course work in basic agriculture. Limited number of scholarship are aviailable for doctoral students in additional to Research Fellowships available through ad-hoc research projects in Departments funded by outside agencies like ICAR, ARC, CSRI, UGC, Govt. of India and others.

The system of imparting instructions and evaluation are course and credit system completed in 8 (eight) term. Each term shall be of 15 weeks duration for classes. Maximum of 4, 2 and 1 week will be required respectively for End Term examinations, Study leave and Examination, Term Break. Short tests and practical examinations are to be held during class hours.

Attending class in Faculty or in Farm is students, own responsibility. Attending regularly to the notices of the Faculty at the Notice Board of the Dean,s Office is also important. Timely submission of applications for scholarships, examination or collection of admit card or deposition of fees and applications, withdrawal of scholarship or stipend etc. are students, responsibility. Any absence from classes etc. on genune medical ground will require submission of application in time in proper form with evidences. During working days students can not leave the campus without prior permission from Dean/Head, Department. No tours can be held on working days. Attending examinations on declared date & time, appearing in examinations in disciplined and fair manner, abiding by a all instructions of invigilators is most important, failing which students may invite academic punishments. As per course & credit system, the evaluation of all courses are internal and to be done by teacher concerned, having no moderating etc.

There are hostels for Post Graduate and Reasearch Students.These hostels should be treated as a facility provided by the Viswavidayalaya for the students registered in the Viswavidyalaya in accordance with the Stautes and Regulations. The right of admission and continuance in the hostels as a boarder are reserved by the Viswavidyalaya. Residence in the hostel is compulsory for all students registered for PG and Ph.D courses. Provided that the Dean of the Faculty concerned permits a student to reside outside the hostel with his/her parents/guardians residing within 15 kilometers from the Faculty subject to the conditions that :
a) The application of the student should be accompanied by a letter from the parents / guardian / relative to the effect that the student will be leaving with them and under their care during the period of his/her stay at the Viswavidyalaya and

b) The permission so accorded shall be withdrawn if the student fails to attend to the theory and practical classes timely and regularly as per class schedule during a term/semester.
The student residing in a hostel shall be required to abide by the Hostel Rules and other instructions issued by the Hostel Authorities from time to time. Any breach of hostel rules or such other instructions will render a student liable to disciplinary action.

Evaluation System: University in compliance with the modern system of evaluating examination performance, announces results in grades taking 10.00 as the maximum point attainable. The performance of the student is indicated on the basis of specified calculation, the procedure for which is also stated in the grade card. Generally, in order to arrive at the actual percentage of these students, scoring out of 100, the indicated grade point as scored by the student may be multiplied by 10 (ten). On referring to our previous records it is also stated that this University took for all purpose, a score of 65% and above, under the system of grade point marking, as euivalent to first class under traditional system.

Central Library

The University is proud of its Library system which was inaugurated in 1980 comprises only the Central Library at Mohanpur, Main campus. It is housed in a four storied gigantic building encompassing total 5575 sq. m. floor space with a plan area of 7242 sq. m. having a good architectural beauty. To facilitate the teaching, research & extension activities of an Agriculture university, the library plays a pivotal role. With the long tradition of collective efforts of all the staff members of the library, we have been striving hard to meet the present day demands of our users by rendering various services to all through manual & IT based system.

Servicer offered:

  • Lending counter.
  • Book Bank.
  • References & Referrals.
  • Serials.
  • CD-ROM Service.
  • On the spot XEROX & Computer Print-out facility.
  • High speed Internet facility.
  • Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC).
  • Membership to the teachers, students, research scholars, officers, non-teaching employees of the Viswavidyalaya.

Placement Cell

A fully equipped and proficient placement centre is being housed in the campus for the convenience of our out going students. This round the year placement activity involves students in interactive counseling sessions with the members of the placement cell to ensure their gainful Placement in the jobs before they leave the portals of the University.

Student Life

Being a student of this prestigious university is a good feeling & it is mostly respected among the local people as well as other agriculture concerned personalities all over the state. The student life is quite pleasing but it is equally challenging in terms of study & disciplines due to the vast syllabus & the strict rules & regulations implied by the authorities. The students of this university are known as "BCKVians" in general.

Accommodation

The student circle of this university is mainly hostel oriented, with very few students from nearby Haringhata, Kanchrapara & Kalyani each year of UG & PG, called as Dayscholars. The majority of students as Hostellers belong to the different parts of the state & the country & even international students also forms a part of the students. There are several hostels according to criteria for accommodation inside the university campus.

  • Sir CV Raman Hall (UG Boys Hostel).
  • Sir JC Bose Hall (UG Boys Hostel).
  • Vidyasagar Hall (PG Boys Hostel).
  • New PG Hall (Boys).
  • Ladies' Hostel I & Ladies' Hostel V.
  • International Students' Hostel.

All the hostels have good study environments along with dining halls & common rooms featuring carrom boards, table tennis, magazines & newspapers, widescreen LCD TVs etc. for leisure hours. The hostels are being planned for providing WiFi or Broadband connections to the students.

Activities

  • Different indoor & outdoor games' competition.
  • Year round cultural programs: Nabarun - Ek notun alor udvash (Freshers' Welcome), Naihrit - Ek sangoskritik nobodigonto (Annual Social Function), Nisorgo - Mukhomukhi bosibar tore sesh bela (Farewell) & Conchorrenza - Intra University Cultural Competition.
  • Debates, lectures and seminars on different social and educational issues.
  • Campus cleaning & tree plantation program.
  • Inter University Quiz Competition.
  • Cine show.
  • Conducting movements for uplift of educational, hostel and welfare facilities and for job oriented problems.

Services

  • Cheap store: Students can buy their daily required articles at 20% rebate from these cheap stores of different hostels.
  • Benevolent fund: SU provides financial support to the poor students through this fund.
  • Academic cell: This is a study cum information cell which provides the students with valuable information regarding syllabi of different State and National level examinations like JRF, NET, CAT, WBCS etc., and also the study materials for those examinations along with general agriculture.
  • Students Union Library: Students get the opportunity of having fantastic literal collection and articles from this. Every member of SU is the member of this library.
  • Gymnasium: All the interested students have easy & free of cost access to this multi-instrument gym.
The Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya

The Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya established in 1974 has celebrated its 40th birthday on September 1, 2014. In these 40 years, the University paid primary attention towards imparting education in different branches of study in Agriculture, Horticulture, Agricultural Engineering and other allied disciplines of learning and scholarship. The Viswavidyalaya also worked towards advancement of Research in the respective areas. And finally it made endeavour to disseminate the knowledge amongst the farmers of the State.

Since February 2001, however, the Viswavidyalaya has undergone a number of major structural changes. It’s North Bengal Campus at Cooch Behar along with three Northern Regional Stations at Kalimpong, Cooch Behar and Dinajpore have emerged into a new Agricultural University, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya (UBKV) to cater more intensively to the needs of agriculture in North Bengal districts.

At present the BCKV is responsible for catering to the needs of agriculture only in the southern districts of West Bengal. The University thus has its Main Campus, three Regional Research Stations and three Regional Research Substations. At the same time the Viswavidyalaya has been strengthened with the creation of two new Faculties of Horticulture and Agricultural Engineering at Mohanpur taking care of human resource generation in Horticulture and Agricultural Engineering During this period, a Farmers^ Training Centre under the Directorate of Extension Education has been organized at Kalyani with necessary facilities of training including accommodation for the trainees. This centre has not only benefited the trainees from different part of the State country but also from all neighbouring states. There is a Medical Investigation Unit (MIU) in the Main Campus to satisfy the health care needs of the students and staff.

The Viswavidyalaya Organization, after number of structural changes since its inception, has at present reached a structure of comprehensive nature. Having headquartered or the only teaching campus at Mohanpur, Nadia, its three regional stationsare located in three different agro-climatic zones. One at Gayeshpur with substation at Chakdah to cater to the needs of New Alluvial Agro-climatic Zone (NAZ), one at Jhargram, with substations at Raghunathpur and Sekhampur to cater for the Red Laterite agro-climatic region and one at Kakdwip to cater to the needs of Coastal Saline agro¬-climatic region. The Directorate of Research has a number of large farms to provide Farm facilities to accommodate the mandates of the research projects including All India Coordinated Research Projects (ICAR). A Govt. of India Project on Cost of Cultivation operates from the Directorate situated at Kalyani. Two other state supported permanent research establishments namely, Crop Research Unit and Nodule Research Unit are located at Mohanpur. The Directorate of Extension Education is located at Mohanpur having its Farmers^ Training Centre at Kalyani. All the three Faculties are located at Mohanpur, Nadia having their independent buildings. The Faculties, specially the Faculty of Agriculture being the oldest and largest, presently facing acute space crisis and needs major renovation and new constructions.

The Viswavidyalaya performed its functions through three Faculties viz., Agriculture, Horticulture and Agricultural Engineering in regard to the studies at Under-Graduate, Post-Graduate and Doctoral levels. Besides the Directorate of Research with three Regional Research Stations and three Sub-Stations and the All India Co¬ordinated Research Projects (AICRPs), two large State Research Projects, one Govt. of India Project, a good number of National Agricultural Technology Projects (NATPs) and Ad-hoc Projects have conducted researches in priority areas for the State and specifically for the regions. The Directorate of Extension Education of the University has conducted number of trainings and demonstration through some of its continuing projects in those concerned regions for successful transfer of technology to the users.

Address : The Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, Haringhata, Nadia district, West Bengal, India

Contact detail for administrative/ general query:

OFFICE / DESIGNATION  LANDLINE FAX
BCKV, MOHANPUR (03473)-222269 -
BCKV, MOHANPUR (C-DOT) (03473)-223256 /  -
57 / 58 / 59
BCKV, KALYANI RESEARCH COMPLEX (033)-2580-8511 -
REGISTRAR’S SECRETARIAT (03473)-222269 (03473)-222277
ADMISSION SECTION (03473)-222269 -
SCHOLARSHIP SECTION (03473)-222269 -
RECRUITMENT SECTION (03473)-222269 -
EXAMINATION SECTION (03473)-222269 -
DIRECTORATE OF RESEARCH, KALYANI (033)-2582-8407 (033)-2582-8407

Contact detail of administration:

OFFICE / DESIGNATION  LANDLINE FAX
VICE-CHANCELLOR   (03473)-222275
Prof. Asit Kumar Chakravarti
  (03473)-222666
E-mail – bckvvc@gmail.com, asitkc@rediffmail.com  
REGISTRAR 033-2587-8163 (03473)-222277
Prof. Partha Sarathi Chatterjee
E-mail- pschattopadhya@yahoo.com
Cell:9903406877
  (03473)-222659 (03473)- 222658
COMPTROLLER

Shri Gautam Pal
E-mail – comptroller.bckv@gmail.com
Cell:9433403975
 
DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH    
Prof. Asit Kr. Maiti
E -mail:
DEPUTY  DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH

E mail-
DIRECTOR OF FARMS  (03473)- 278600 (03473)- 278600
Dr. Sudhibrata Mitra
E-mail –
DEAN, F / AGRICULTURE 033-2587-8338 (03473)-222273
Prof. Pradip Kumar Chakrabarty (03473)-222656
E-mail – deanofag.bckv@gmail.com  
DEAN, F / HORTICULTURE (03473)-222659 (03473)-222659
Prof. P.  Hazra
E-mail – hazra.pranab05@gmail.com
DEAN, F / AGRIL.ENGINEERING  (03473)-222657 (03473)-222657
Prof. Souti Mukherjee
E-mail – souti62@rediffmail.com
DIRECTOR OF EXTN. EDUCN.
Dr. Tapan Kumar Mandal
 (033)-2587-6048 (033)-2587-0523
E-mail – extnedn@gmail.com (03473)-222274 (033)-2582-0465
DEAN, P.G. STUDIES  (03473)- 278605 (03473)- 278605
Prof. R.K. Biswas
E-mail – deanpgsbckv1974@gmail.com
DEAN, STUDENTS’ WELFARE  (03473)-222269 -
Prof. Anupam Pariari
E-mail – dranupariari@gmail.com
ASST. REGISTRAR-I (03473)-222269 -
Dr. Jayanta Saha
E-mail –jaysa1960@rediffmail.com
ASST. REGISTRAR-II (03473)-222269 -
 Dr. P. Biswas
 E -mail:pkbbiswas@yahoo.com
ASST. REGISTRAR-III
Mr. Malay Das Roy
E mail:malaydasroy@gmail.com,
arbckv@gmail.com
S.O. (Development) (03473)-222269 -
Dr. P. Bhattacharyya
E-mail –bckvsod@gmail.com
ASST. COMPTROLLER-II (03473)-222269 -
Shri Mrinal Karmakar
E-mail – acbckv@gmail.com
SECURITY OFFICER (03473)-222270 -
Shri Ashok Bagchi
INCHARGE, WORKS DEPTT. (03473)-222279 -
Shri Asim Kumar Ghosh
INCHARGE, CENTRAL LIBRARY (033)-2587-7677 -
E-mail –
Er.  Prabhat  Kumar Dhara
Secretary, Faculty Council
Faculty of Ag. Engineering

(03473)222269

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