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 Â
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 Â
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 semesterÂ
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 semesterÂ
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 semesterÂ
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 CropsÂ
1st semester to 4th semesterÂ
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 Â
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 semesterÂ
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  Â
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.
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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 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.
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