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Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Cooch Behar

Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya
Pundibari, Cooch Behar

Established : 2001
Type : Public
Vice Chancellor : Prof. Biswanath Bandyopadhyay
Registrar : Mr. Dipanka Pal (Registrar - Actg.)
Former Name : --
Location : Pundibari, Cooch Behar
Affiliation(s) : --
Category : Under Graduate
Accreditation / Recognition : UGC, AICTE, ICAR
Department(s) : B.Tech. (Agricultural Engineering),
B.Sc. (Agriculture),
B.Sc. (Horticulture)
Admission Information
University Admission Informations for the session :

Undergraduate Courses

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 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

Semester-wise syllabus for B.Sc. Horticulture:

First Semester

Course no. Title Credit
SSC-101 Introduction to Soil Science 2+1
GPB-101 Crop Physiology 2+1
PPT-101 Fundamentals of Horticulture 2+1
PPT- 102 Plant propagation and Nursery management 1+1
EXT-101 Fundamentals of extension education 1+1
PCP-101 Growth and development of Horticulture crops 1+1
VSC-101 Tropical and subtropical Vegetables 2+1
AG-101 Communications skills in English (NC) 1+1
AG-102 Physical education(NC) 0+1
    12+9=21

Second Semester

Course no. Title Credit
AST-151 Fundamentals of Statistics 1+1
AST152 Elements of computer application 1+1
ENT-151 Plant parasitic nematode and their management 1+1
PPT-151 Tropical and subtropical fruits 2+1
PPT-152 Fundamentals of food technology 1+1
GPB-151 Principles of genetics and cytogenetics 2+1
PPA-152 Fundamentals of plant pathology 2+1
SSC-151 Introductory Microbiology 1+1
ECO-151 Introductory Economics 2+0
VSC-151 Water management in Hort. Crops 1+1
    14+9=23

Third Semester

THIRD TERM

Course no. Title Credit
PPT-201 Temperate fruits 1+1
FAM-201 Ornamental horticulture 2+1
AST-201 Fundamentals of statistics- II 1+1
BCH-201 Biochemistry 2+1
ENT-201 Fundamentals of Entomology 2+1
GPB-201 Principles of Plant breeding 2+1
VSC-201 Temperate Vegetables 1+1
VSC-202 Potato and tuber Crops 1+1
AEN-201 Farm power machinery and renewable energy 2+1
AG-201 National Service Scheme (NSS) (NC) 0+1
    14+10=24

Fourth Semester

Course no. Title Credit
VSC-251 Spices and condiments 1+1
FAM-251 Commercial floriculture 2+1
PCP-251 Plantation crops 2+1
PPT-251 Orchard management 1+1
PPT-252 Breeding of fruits and Plantation crops 2+1
PPA-252 Mushroom culture 0+1
FOR-251 Environmental Science 2+1
ENT-251 Insect ecology and integrated pest management including beneficial insect 2+1
SSC-251 Soil science-I 2+1
    14+9=23

Fifth Semester

Course no. Title Credit
AGR-302 Organic farming 1+1
AGR-303 Introduction of major field crops 1+1
FOR-301 Introductory Agroforestry 1+1
ENT-302 Apiculture 0+1
PPT-301 Post harvest management of horticultural crops 2+1
GPB-301 Principles of plant biotechnology 1+1
PPA-301 Disease of hort. Crops and their management-I 2+1
FAM-301 Breeding and seed production of ornamental plants 2+1
VSC-301 Breeding of vegetable, tuber and spice crops 2+1
    12+9=21

Sixth Semester

Course no. Title Credit
SSC-352 Remote sensing,GPS and GIS 1+1
EXT-351 Entrepreneurship Development 1+1
VSC-351 Seed production of veg., tuber and spice crops 1+1
FAM-351 Medicinal and Aromatic plants 2+1
PCP-351 Processing of horticulture crops 1+2
ECO-352 Horti. Business management 2+0
ENT-351 Insect pest hort. Crops and their management 2+1
PPA-351 Disease of hort. Crops and their management 2+1
FAM-352 Principle of landscape gardening 0+1
AGR-352 Weed management 1+1
    13+10=23

Seventh Semester

Course no. Title Credit
EL-401 Experimental Learning 0+20

Eighth Semester

Course no. Title Credit
RHWE Rural horticultural work experience 0+10
IT Industrial Training 0+10

Semester wise courses for B. Tech. in Agricultural Engineering:

Semester-I

Sl.No. Subject Course No. Credit
1. Engineering Mathematics – I

MATH 101

3(2+1*)
2. Engineering Physics

PHY 101

3(2+1)
3. Engineering Chemistry

CHEM 101

3(2+1)
4. Workshop Practice

ME 101

1(0+1)
5. Surveying and Leveling

CE 101

3(1+2)
6. Engineering Drawing

CE 102

2(0+2)
7. Environment Science

ES 101

3(3+0)
8. Electrical Circuits

EE 101

3(2+1)
9. English

ENG 101

2(1+1)

Total 23(13+10)

 

Semester-II

Sl.No. Subject Course No. Credit
1. Engineering Mathematics – II

MATH 151

3(2+1*)
2. Computer Programming and Data Structures

CSE 151

3(1+2)
3. Applied Electronics and Instrumentation

EE 151

3(2+1)
4. Agricultures for Engineers

AGRIL 151

4(3+1)
5. Workshop Technology

ME 151

3(2+1)
6. Thermodynamics & Heat Engines

ME 152

4(3+1)
7. Field operation and Maintenance of Tractors and Farm Machinery-I

FMP 151

1(0+1)
8. Engineering Mechanics

CE 151

3(2+1)

Total 24(15+9)

Semester-III

Sl.No. Subject Course No. Credit
1. Engineering Properties of Biological Materials and Food Quality

PFE 201

3(2+1)
2. Soil Mechanics

CE 201

3(2+1)
3. Soil & Water Conservation Engineering

SWC 201

3(2+1)
4. Farm Machinery and Equipment – I

FMP 201

3(2+1)
5. Farm Power

FMP 202

3(2+1)
6. Watershed Hydrology

SWC 202

3(2+1)
7. Engineering Mathematics – III

MATH 201

3(2+1*)
8. Agribusiness Management and Trade

ECO 201

3(3+0)

Total 24(17+7)

 

Semester-IV

Sl.No. Subject Course No. Credit
1. Farm Machinery and Equipment – II

FMP 251

3(2+1)
2. Irrigation Engineering

SWC 251

4(3+1)
3.. Crop Process Engineering

PFE 251

3(2+1)
4. Fluid Mechanics

CE 251

3(2+1)
5. Theory of Machines

ME 251

3(2+1)
6. Heat and Mass Transfer

ME 252

2(2+0)
7. Field Operation and Maintenance of Tractors and Farm Machinery – II

FMP 252

2(1+1)
8. Advance Computer Science & Engineering

CSE 251

3(0+3)

Total 23(14+9)

 

Semester-V

Sl.No. Subject Course No. Credit
1. Machine Drawing and Computer Graphics

ME 301

3(2+1)
2. Machine Design

ME 302

3(2+1)
3. Dairy & Food Engineering

PFE 301

3(2+1)
4. Tractor Systems and Controls

FMP 301

3(2+1)
5. Electrical M/C’s and Power Utilization

EE 301

3(2+1)
6. Database Management and Internet Applications

CSE 301

2(0+2)
7. Strength of Materials

CE 301

3(2+1)
8. Ground Water, Wells and Pumps

SWC 301

3(2+1)

Total 23(14+9)

 

Semester-VI

Sl.No. Subject Course No. Credit
1. Agricultural Structures and Environmental Control

PFE 351

3(2+1)
2. Drying and Storage Engineering

PFE 352

4(3+1)
3. Design of Structures

CE 351

3(2+1)
4. Drainage Engineering

SWC 351

2(1+1)
5. Soil & Water Conservation Structures

SWC 352

3(2+1)
6. Refrigeration and Air conditioning

PFE 353

3(2+1)
7. Entrepreneurship Development

EXT 351

1(1+0)
8. Renewable Energy Sources

FMP 351

3(2+1)
9. Communication Skills

ENG 351

2(1+1)

Total 24(16+8)

 

Semester-VII

Sl.No. Subject Course No. Credit
1. PROJECT

PRJ 401

6

2. SEMINER

SEM 401

1

 

Student will have to take minimum of 15 credits courses from the following

Sl.No. Subject Course No. Credit
1. Food Packaging Technology

PFE 401

3(2+1)
2. Design & Maintenance of Green House

PFE 402

3(2+1)
3. Waste and By-Product Utilization

PFE 403

2(1+1)
4. Development of Processed Products & Equipments

PFE 404

3(2+1)
5. Food Processing Plant Design and Layout

PFE 405

2(1+1)
6. Micro Irrigation Systems Design

SWC 401

3(2+1)
7. Watershed Planning and Management

SWC 402

3(2+1)
8. Minor Irrigation & Command Area Development

SWC 403

3(2+1)
9. Environmental Engineering

CE 401

3(2+1)
10. Gulley & Ravine Control Structures

SWC 404

3(2+1)
11. Remote Sensing & GIS Applications

SWC 405

3(2+1)
12. Reservoir & Farm Pond Design

SWC 406

3(2+1)
13. Tractor Design & Testing

FMP 401

3(2+1)
14. Hydraulic Drive & Controls

FMP 402

3(2+1)
15. Farm Power & Machinery Management

FMP 403

3(2+1)
16. Renewable Energy Technology

FMP 404

3(2+1)
17. Human Engineering & Safety

FMP 405

3(2+1)
18. Biomass Management for fodder & Energy

FMP 406

3(2+1)
19. Production Technology of Agricultural Machinery

FMP 407

3(2+1)
20. Mechanics of Tillage and Traction

FMP 408

3(2+1)
21. System Engineering

MATH 401

3(3+0)

Total 22

 

Semester-VIII

Sl.No. Subject Course No. Credit
1. Practical training at Institution/University of 4 months duration

TRN 451

21 (0+21)
2. In Plant/Industrial Training – I

TRN 452

2 (0+2)
3. In Plant/Industrial Training – I I

TRN 453

2 (0+2)
4. Educational Tour

EDT 451

Non Credit

Total 25

* Tutorial class of two periods ** Non credit

Grand Total = (23 + 24 + 24 + 23 + 23 + 24 + 22 + 25) = 188 Credits



Postgraduate Courses

Semester-wise syllabus for M. Sc. Agriculture:

Department of Economics

CODE COURSE TITLE CREDITS
AG ECON 501* MICRO ECONOMIC THEORY AND APPLICATION 2+0
AG ECON 502* MACRO ECONOMICS AND POLICY 2+0
AG ECON 503* EVOLUTION OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT 1+0
AG ECON 504* AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION ECONOMICS 1+1
AG ECON 505* AGRICULTURAL MARKETING & PRICE ANALYSIS 2+1
AG ECON 506* RESEARCH METHODOLOGY FOR SOCIAL SCIENCES 1+1
AG ECON 507* ECONOMETRICS 2+1
AG ECON 508* LINEAR PROGRAMMING 1+1
AG ECON 509* AGRICULTURAL FINANCE AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT 2+1
AG ECON 511 INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS 1+1
AG ECON 512 INSTITUTIONAL ECONOMICS 1+0
AG ECON 513 AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT POLICY ANALYSIS 2+0
AG ECON 514 NATURAL RESOURCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS 1+1
AG ECON 515 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT 1+0
AG ECON 516# COMPUTER APPLICATION FOR AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS 2+1
AG ECON 517 RURAL MARKETING 2+0
AG ECON 518 COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 2+0
AG ECON 591 MASTER’S SEMINAR 1+0
AG ECON 599 MASTER’S RESEARCH 20

* Compulsory for Master’s programme

Department of Agricultural Entomology

CODE COURSE TITLE CREDITS
ENT 501* INSECT MORPHOLOGY 1+1
ENT 502* INSECT ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY AND NUTRITION 2+1
ENT 503 PRINCIPLES OF TAXONOMY AND CLASSIFICATION OF INSECTS 2+1
ENT 504* INSECT ECOLOGY 1+1
ENT 505 INSECT PATHOLOGY 1+1
ENT 506* BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF CROP PESTS AND WEEDS 1+1
ENT 507* TOXICOLOGY OF INSECTICIDES 2+1
ENT 508 PLANT RESISTANCE TO INSECTS 1+0
ENT 509* PRINCIPLES OF INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT 1+1
ENT 510* PESTS OF FIELD, HORTICULTURAL AND PLANTATION CROPS AND STORAGE ENTOMOLOGY 3+1
ENT 511* INSECT VECTORS OF PLANT VIRUSES AND OTHER PATHOGENS 1+0
ENT 512 COMMERCIAL ENTOMOLOGY 1+1
ENT 591 MASTER’S SEMINAR 1+0
ENT 599 MASTER’S RESEARCH 20

* Compulsory for Master’s programme

Department of Agricultural Extension

Course No. Course-Title Credit Hour Remarks
Master Degree Major/Core Courses
EXT-501 DEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVES OF EXTENSION EDUCATION

2+0

Semester-I
EXT-502 DEVELOPMENT COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT THROUGH E-EXTENSION

3+1

Semester-I
EXT-503 RESEARCH METHODS IN BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

3+1

Semester-I
EXT-551 DIFFUSION AND ADOPTION OF INNOVATIONS

2+1

Semester-II
EXT-552 ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT IN EXTENSION

3+1

Semester-II

EXT-553

HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

2+1

Semester-II
EXT-698 MASTER’S SEMINAR

1+0

Semester-IV
EXT-699 MASTER’S RESEARCH

20

Semester-IV

Minor Courses

EXT-504 PARTICIPATORY METHODS FOR TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSFER

1+1

Semester-I (Odd)
EXT-505 VISUAL COMMUNICATION

1+1

Semester-I (Odd)
EXT-554 RURAL SOCIOLOGY

2+0

Semester II (Even)
EXT-555 EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

2+0

Semester II (Even)
EXT-601 GENDER SENSITIZATION FOR DEVELOPMENT

1+1

Semester III (Odd)
EXT-602 BASIC IMAGING TECHNOLOGY

1+2

Semester III (Odd)
EXT-603 PERSPECTIVES OF DISTANCE EDUCATION

1+1

Semester III (Odd)
EXT-604 MARKET-LED EXTENSION

1+1

Semester III (Odd)

Supporting Courses

ANY COURSES FROM OTHER DEPARTMENTS ESPECIALLY FROM AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AND AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS DEPARTMENT

05

Semester-ISemester IISemester III

Department of Agricultural Statistics

CODE COURSE TITLE CREDITS
STAT 500 ELEMENTARY STATISTICAL METHODS 3+1
STAT 501 STATISTICAL METHODS FOR RESEARCH WORKERS 2+1
STAT 502 STATISTICAL METHODS FOR BIOLOGY 2+1
STAT 503 EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN FOR RESEARCH WORKERS 2+1
STAT 504 STATISTICAL METHODS FOR SOCIAL SCIENCES 2+1
STAT 505 TIME SERIES ANALYSIS 2+1
STAT 506 LINEAR PROGRAMMING 2+1
STAT 507 ECONOMETRICS 2+1
STAT 508 BIOMETRICAL GENETICS 2+1
STAT 551 MATHEMATICAL METHODS-I 3+0
STAT 552 MATHEMATICAL METHODS-II 2+0
STAT 560 PROBABILITY THEORY 2+0
STAT 561 STATISTICAL METHODS 2+1
STAT 562 STATISTICAL INFERENCE 2+1
STAT 563 MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS 2+1
STAT 564 DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS 2+1
STAT 565 SAMPLING TECHNIQUES 2+1
STAT 566 STATISTICAL GENETICS 2+1
STAT 567 REGRESSION ANALYSIS 1+1
STAT 568 STATISTICAL COMPUTING 1+1
STAT 569 TIME SERIES ANALYSIS 1+1
STAT 570 ACTUARIAL STATISTICS 2+0
STAT 571 BIOINFORMATICS 2+0
STAT 572 ECONOMETRICS 2+0
STAT 573 STATISTICAL QUALITY CONTROL 2+0
STAT 574 OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES 1+1
STAT 575 DEMOGRAPHY 2+0
STAT 576 STATISTICAL METHODS FOR LIFE SCIENCES 2+0
STAT 577 STATISTICAL ECOLOGY 2+0
STAT 591 MASTER’S SEMINAR 1+0
STAT 599 MASTER’S RESEARCH 10+0

Note:

  • STAT 551 and STAT 552 are supporting courses. These are compulsory for all the students of Agricultural Statistics.
  • STAT 560 – STAT 569 are core courses to be taken by all the students of Agricultural Statistics.
  • STAT 591 and STAT 599 are compulsory for all the students of Agricultural Statistics.
  • A student has to take a minimum of 36 credits course work, excluding the supporting courses, seminar and research.

Department of Agronomy

CODE COURSE TITLE CREDITS
AGRON 501* MODERN CONCEPTS IN CROP PRODUCTION 3+0
AGRON 502* PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF SOIL FERTILITY AND NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT 2+1
AGRON 503* PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF WEED MANAGEMENT 2+1
AGRON 504* PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF WATER MANAGEMENT 2+1
AGRON 505 AGROMETEOROLOGY AND CROP WEATHERFORECASTING 2+1
AGRON 506 AGRONOMY OF CEREAL CROP-I (RICE) 2+1
AGRON 507 AGRONOMY OF CEREAL CROPS-II (MAIZE AND MILLETS) 2+1
AGRON 508 AGRONOMY OF CEREAL CROPS II (WHEAT AND BARLEY) 2+1
AGRON 509 AGRONOMY OF PULSE CROPS (KHARIF AND RABI) 2+1
AGRON 510 AGRONOMY OF OIL SEED CROPS (KHARIF AND RABI) 2+1
AGRON 511 AGRONOMY OF FIBRE CROPS 2+1
AGRON 512 AGRONOMY OF SUGAR CROPS 2+1
AGRON 513 AGRONOMY OF TUBER CROPS 2+1
AGRON 514 AGRONOMY OF FODDER AND FORAGE CROPS 2+1
AGRON 515 CROPPING SYSTEMS AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE 2+0
AGRON 516 DRYLAND FARMING AND WATERSHED MANAGEMENT 2+1
AGRON 517 PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF ORGANIC FARMING 2+1
AGRON 518 DIAGNOSIS OF NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY IN FIELD CROPS AND THEIR REMEDIAL MEASURE 2+1
AGRON 591 MASTER’S SEMINAR 1+0
AGRON 599 MASTER’S RESEARCH 20

* Compulsory for Master’s programme

PG Biochemistry Courses

Course No. Course Title Credits
BCH 501 Basic Biochemistry 2+1
BCH 502 Chemistry of Biomolecules 2+1
BCH 503 Fundamentals of Enzymology 2+1
BCH 504 Analytical Techniques in Biochemistry 1+2
BCH 505 Plant Biochemistry I 2+1
BCH 506 Metabolic Pathways I 2+0
BCH 507 Molecular Biology 2+1
BCH 508 Pesticide Biochemistry 2+0
BCH 509 Basics of Immunology 2+1
BCH 510 Food and Nutritional Biochemistry 2+0
BCH 649 Seminar I 1+0
BCH 699 Seminar II 1+0
BCH …… Dissertation 15

PG Agricultural Chemicals Courses

Course No. Course Title Credits
BCH 521 Basic Chemistry-I 2+1
BCH 522 Chemistry of Insecticides and Acaricides 2+1
BCH 523 Basic Laboratory Techniques 1+2
BCH 524 Pesticide Residue Analysis 1+1
BCH 525 Chemistry of Fungicides and Nematicides 2+0
BCH 526 Chemistry of Herbicides and PGRs 2+1
BCH 527 Chemistry of Botanicals and Biopesticides 2+0
BCH 528 Analytical Techniques in Pesticide Chemistry 2+1
BCH 529 Basic Chemistry-II 2+0
BCH 530 Pesticide Formulations 2+1
BCH 531 Movement, Degradation and Metabolism of Pesticides 2+0
BCH 649 Seminar I 1+0
BCH 699 Seminar II 1+0
BCH …… Dissertation 15

Department of Genetics & Plant Breeding

CODE COURSE TITLE CREDITS
GP501* PRINCIPLES OF GENETICS 2+1
GP502* PRINCIPLES OF CYTOGENETICS 2+1
GP503* PRINCIPLES OF PLANT BREEDING 2+1
GP504* PRINCIPLES OF QUANTITATIVE GENETICS 2+1
GP505 MUTAGENESIS AND MUTATION BREEDING 2+1
GP506 POPULATION GENETICS 1+1
GP507 HETEROSIS BREEDING 1+1
GP508* CELL BIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR GENETICS 2+1
GP509* BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR CROP IMPROVEMENT 2+1
GP510 BREEDING FOR BIOTIC AND ABIOTIC STRESS RESISTANCE 2+1
GP511 BREEDING CEREALS, FORAGES AND SUGARCANE 2+1
GP512 BREEDING LEGUMES, OIL SEEDS AND FIBRE CROPS 2+1
GP513 BREEDING FOR QUALITY TRAITS 1+1
GP514 GENE REGULATION AND EXPRESSION 2+0
GP515 MAINTENANCE BREEDING, CONCEPTS OF VARIETY RELEASE AND SEED PRODUCTION 1+1
GP516@ GERMPLASM COLLECTION, EXCHANGE AND QUARANTINE 2+1
GP517 DATABASE MANAGEMENT, EVALUATION AND UTILIZATION OF PGR 2+1
GP591 MASTER’S SEMINAR 1+0
GP599 MASTER’S RESEARCH 20

* Compulsory for Master’s programme; @ Cross listed with SST 515;

Department of Plant Pathology

CODE COURSE TITLE CREDITS
PPA 501* INTRODUCTORY MYCOLOGY 2+1
PPA 502* INTRODUCTORY VIROLOGY 2+1
PPA 503* INTRODUCTORY BACTERIOLOGY 2+1
PPA 504* PRINCIPLES OF PLANT PATHOLOGY 3+0
PPA 505* DETECTION AND DIAGNOSIS OF PLANT DISEASES 0+2
PPA 506 PRINCIPLES OF PLANT DISEASE MANAGEMENT 2+1
PPA 507 DISEASES OF FIELD CROPS 2+1
PPA 508 DISEASES OF FRUITS, PLANTATION, ORNAMENTAL AND MEDICINAL CROPS 2+1
PPA 509 DISEASES OF VEGETABLE AND SPICES CROPS 2+1
PPA 510 SEED HEALTH TECHNOLOGY 2+1
PPA 511 CHEMICALS IN PLANT DISEASE MANAGEMENT 2+1
PPA 512 ECOLOGY OF SOIL-BORNE PLANT PATHOGENS 2+1
PPA 513 DISEASE RESISTANCE IN PLANTS 2+0
PPA 514/ ENT 514$ INSECT VECTORS OF PLANT VIRUSES AND OTHER PATHOGENS 1+1
PPA 515 BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF PLANT DISEASES 1+1
PPA 516 INTEGRATED DISEASE MANAGEMENT 2+1
PPA 517 EPIDEMIOLOGY AND FORECASTING OF PLANT DISEASES 2+1
PPA 518 POST HARVEST DISEASES 1+1
PPA 519/ ENT 520$ PLANT QUARANTINE 2+0
PPA 591 MASTER’S SEMINAR 1+0
PPA 599 MASTER’S RESEARCH 20

*Compulsory for Master’s programme; $ Cross-listed with Entomology

Department of Soil Science and Agril. Chemistry

CODE COURSE TITLE CREDITS
SOILS 501* SOIL PHYSICS 2+1
SOILS 502* SOIL FERTILITY AND FERTILIZER USE 2+1
SOILS 503* SOIL CHEMISTRY 2+1
SOILS 504* SOIL MINERALOGY, GENESIS, CLASSIFICATION AND SURVEY 2+1
SOILS 505 SOIL EROSION AND CONSERVATION 2+1
SOILS 506 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY 1+0
SOILS 507* SOIL BIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY 2+1
SOILS 508 GEOMORPHOLOGY AND GEOCHEMISTRY 2+0
SOILS 509 RADIOISOTOPES IN SOIL AND PLANT STUDIES 1+1
SOILS 510 SOIL, WATER AND AIR POLLUTION 2+1
SOILS 511 REMOTE SENSING AND GIS TECHNIQUES FOR SOIL AND CROP STUDIES 2+1
SOILS 512 ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES AND INSTRUMENTAL METHODS IN SOIL AND PLANT ANALYSIS 0+1
SOILS 513 SYSTEM APPROACHES IN SOIL AND CROP STUDIES 2+1
SOILS 514 MANAGEMENT OF PROBLEMATIC SOILS AND WATER 2+1
SOILS 515 FERTILIZER TECHNOLOGY 1+0
SOILS 516 LAND DEGRADATION AND RESTORATION 1+0
SOILS 591 MASTER’S SEMINAR 1+0
SOILS 599 MASTER’S RESEARCH 20

Semester-wise syllabus for M. Sc. Horticulture:

Department of Floriculture, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants

CODE CREDITS  
FIRST SEMESTER
FAM-501 PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY OF CUT FLOWERS 2+1
FAM – 502 BREEDING OF FLOWER CROPS AND ORNAMENTAL PLANTS 2+1
FAM- 503 PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY OF MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC CROPS 2+1
SECOND SEMESTER
FAM-551 PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY OF LOOSE FLOWERS 2+1
FAM-552 LANDSCAPING AND ORNAMENTAL GARDENING 2+1
FAM – 553 BREEDING OF MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC CROPS 2+1
THIRD SEMESTER
FAM-601 PROTECTED FLORICULTURE 2+1
FAM-602 VALUE ADDITION IN FLOWERS 2+1
FAM- 603 PROCESSING OF MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC CROPS 2+1
FAM-604 TURFING AND TURF MANAGEMENT 2+1
FOURTH SEMESTER
FAM-651 CAD FOR OUTDOOR AND INDOORSCAPING 2+1
FAM – 652 UNDEREXPLOITED MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS 1+1
FAM- 691 MASTER’S SEMINAR 1+0
FAM- 699 MASTER’S RESEARCH 20

Department of Plantation Crops and Processing

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
PCP-501* PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY OF PLANTATION CROPS-I 3(2+1)
PCP-502* PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY OF PLANTATION CROPS-II 3(2+1)
PCP-503* PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY OF PLANTATION CROPS-III 2(1+1)
PCP-504* BREEDING OF PLANTATION CROPS 3(2+1)
PCP-505* PROCESSING OF PLANTATION CROPS-I 3(2+1)
PCP-506* PROCESSING OF PLANTATION CROPS-II 3(2+1)
PCP-507* ORGANIC PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY OF PLANTATION CROPS 3(2+1)
PCP-591* MASTER’S SEMINER 1(1+0)
PCP-599 MASTER’S RESEARCH(Non-Credit) 2(0+20)
Total 21(14+7)

* Compulsory for Master’s programme;

Department of Pomology and Post Harvest Technology

Sl Course Course Title Credit
1 PPT501* Tropical & SubtropicalFruitProduction- I 2+1
2 PPT502* Tropical & SubtropicalFruitProduction- II 2+1
3 PPT 503* TemperateFruitProduction Technology 2+1
4 PPT504* BreedingofFruitCrops 2+1
5 PPT 505* Post Harvest Physiology & Handling of Horticultural Crops 2+1
6 PPT 506* Principal of Preservation of Horticultural Crops 2+1
7 PPT507* Propagation, NurseryManagement &Biotechnology ofFruitCrops 2+1
8 PPT508 Storage Systems and Operations 2+0
9 PPT509 Organic Fruit Production and Gap for Fruit Crops 2+0
10 PPT510 Orchard Management Including Canopy ManagementinFruitCrops 1+0
11 PPT511 Protected Cultivation and Climate Management for Fruit Crops 2+1
12 PPT512 Growth and Development of Horticultural Crops 2+1
13 PPT 513 Biodiversity and Conservation of Fruit Crops 1+0
14 PPT 591 Master’s Seminar 1+0
15 PPT599 Master’s Research 20

* Compulsory for Master’s programme;

Department of Vegetable and Spice Crops

COURSE NO. COURSE NAME CREDIT
Semester –I
VSC 501* PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY OF COOL SEASONVEGETABLE CROPS 2+1
VSC 504* GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF VEGETABLE CROPS 2+1
VSC 506 SYSTEMATICS OF VEGETABLE CROPS 1+1
VSC 510* PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY OF SPICE CROPS 2+1
M. Sc. Semester –II
VSC 502* PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY OF WARM SEASONVEGETABLE CROPS 2+1
VSC 505 SEED PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY OF VEGETABLECROPS 2+1
VSC 511* BREEDING OF SPICES 2+1
Semester –III
VSC 503* BREEDING OF VEGETABLE CROPS 2+1
VSC 507 PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY OF UNDEREXPLOITEDVEGETABLE CROPS 1+1
VSC 508 ORGANIC VEGETABLE PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY 1+1
VSC 513 ORGANIC SPICE PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY 2+1
Semester –IV
VSC 509 FUNDAMENTALS OF PROCESSING OF VEGETABLES 1+1
VSC 512* PROCESSING OF SPICES 1+1
VSC 591* MASTER’S SEMINAR 1+0
VSC 599* MASTER’S RESEARCH 20

Semester-wise syllabus for M. Sc. Forestry:

Department of Forestry

Course Structure – at a Glance

A. CORE COURSES (MAJOR)

CODE COURSE TITLE CREDITS

FOR 501 SILVICULTURE 2+0
FOR 502 FOREST BIOMETRY 1+1
FOR 503 FOREST MANAGEMENT 2+0
FOR 504 FOREST PRODUCTS – CHEMISTRY AND INDUSTRIES 2+1
FOR 505 FOREST ECOLOGY AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION 2+1
FOR 506 FOREST RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMICS 1+1
FOR 507 FOREST PROTECTION 1+1
FOR 508 FOREST POLICY AND LAWS AND INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS 2+0
FOR 509 TREE IMPROVEMENT 1+1
FOR 510 FORESTS AND PEOPLE 1+1

B. SUPPORTING COURSES

FOR 511 COMPUTER APPLICATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 0+1
FOR 512 REMOTE SENSING AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM 1+1
FOR 513 GENERAL STATISTICAL METHODS AND RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 1+1

D. SPECIALIZATIONS (MINOR)

1. Wood Science and Technology

WST 521 WOOD IDENTIFICATION 0+2
WST 522 WOOD CHEMISTRY 1+1
WST 523 GENERAL PROPERTIES OF WOOD 1+1
WST 524 WOOD SEASONING & PRESERVATION 2+1
WST 525 PAPER & PULP TECHNOLOGY 2+1
WST 526 WOOD MODIFICATION & COMPOSITE WOOD 2+1

2. Medicinal and Aromatic Plants

MAP 521 BASICS OF PLANT PRODUCTION AND BREEDING TECHNIQUES 2+1
MAP 522 MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY & PROCESSING OF MAP’S 2+1
MAP 523 BIOTECHNOLOGICAL APPROACHES AND AGRO TECHNIQUES FOR MAP SPECIES.2+1
MAP 524 IMPROVEMENT OF MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS 1+1
MAP 525 ROLE OF MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS IN HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS 2+0
MAP 526 PHARMACOGNOSY OF MAP’S 1+1
MAP 527 STUDY TOUR (Visit to Pharmaceutical and Processing Units) 0+1

3. Plantation Technology

PT 521 SEED COLLECTION, STORAGE AND TESTING 2+1
PT 522 MODERN NURSERY TECHNOLOGY 1+1
PT 523 NUTRIENT & WEED MANAGEMENT IN NURSERY & PLANTATION 2+1
PT 524 MANAGEMENT OF INSECT-PESTS AND DISEASES 1+1
PT 525 ENERGY PLANTATIONS AND BIO-FUELS 1+1
PT 526 PLANTATION FORESTRY 2+1

4. Watershed Management

WM 521 WATERSHED CONCEPTS, PROJECT FORMULATION AND PLANNING 2+1
WM 522 APPLICATIONS OF REMOTE SENSING AND GIS IN WATERSHED MANAGEMENT 1+1
WM 523 WATERSHED SURVEY, MAPPING AND STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING DESIGNS 2+1
WM 524 WATERSHED HYDROLOGY AND RESOURCES CONSERVATION 2+1
WM 525 PRODUCTION SYSTEM AND BIO-DIVERSITY IN WATERSHED. 3+1
WM 526 PEOPLE’S PARTICIPATION AND IMPACT ANALYSIS IN WATERSHED 2+1

5. Eco-Tourism

ET 521 ECOTOURISM- CONCEPTS AND MODERN APPROACHES 2+2
ET 522 ECO SYSTEMS OF THE WORLD 2+0
ET 523 ECOTOURISM IN PROTECTED AREAS 2+1
ET 524 ECOTOURISM LANDSCAPING 2+1
ET 525 ECONOMICS OF ECOTOURISM 2+1
ET 526 DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT OF ECOTOURISM 2+1

6. Agro-Forestry

AF 521 AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS 2+1
AF 522 SOIL AND WATER MANAGEMENT IN AGROFORESTRY 1+1
AF 523 CROPS AND ANIMALS PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT IN AGROFORESTRY 2+1
AF 524 FRUIT PLANTS, TREES & SHRUBS FOR AGROFORESTRY 2+1
AF 525 ECONOMICS OF AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS 2+1
AF 526 RANGE LAND AND PASTURE MANAGEMENT 2+0

7. Forest Genetic Resources

FGR 521 BREEDING METHODS IN FOREST TREES 2+1
FGR 522 REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY OF FOREST TREES 2+1
FGR 523 TREE SEED ORCHARDS 2+1
FGR 524 QUANTITATIVE GENETICS IN FOREST TREE BREEDING 3+0
FGR 525 FOREST GENETIC DIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION 3+0

8. Forest Biotechnology

FB 521 BIOTECHNOLOGY APPROACHES IN FORESTRY 2+1
FB 522 PLANT TISSUE CULTURE 2+1
FB 523 MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2+1
FB 524 PRINCIPLES & TECHNIQUES IN GENETIC ENGINEERING 2+1
FB 525 ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS AND BIOTECHNOLOGY 2+0

9. Environment Management

EM 521 INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES 2+0
EM 522 ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION 3+0
EM 523 ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES 2+0
EM 524 GLOBAL CLIMATIC CHANGES 2+0
EM 525 ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY LAW AND INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS 3+0
EM 526 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT 3+0

10. Forest Business Management

FBM 521 FOREST RESOURCE ANALYSIS 3+0
FBM 522 FINANCE AND MARKETING MANAGEMENT OF FOREST RESOURCES 2+1
FBM 523 FARM MANAGEMENT 3+0
FBM 524 PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT OF NURSERY AND PLANTATION FORESTRY 2+1
FBM 525 PROJECT PLANNING, MONITORING AND EVALUATION 2+1
FBM 526 MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS 3+0



Ph.D. Courses

Semester-wise syllabus for Ph.D Agriculture:

Department of Economics

CODE COURSE TITLE CREDITS
AG ECON 601** ADVANCED MICRO-ECONOMIC ANALYSIS 1+1
AG ECON 602** ADVANCED MACRO-ECONOMICS ANALYSIS 2+0
AG ECON 603** ADVANCED ECONOMETRICS 2+1
AG ECON 604** ADVANCED PRODUCTION ECONOMICS 2+1
AG ECON 605** QUANTITATIVE DEVELOPMENT POLICY ANALYSIS 1+1
AG ECON 606** ADVANCED AGRICULTURAL MARKETING AND PRICE ANALYSIS 2+1
AG ECON 608 COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 2+0
AG ECON 609 NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT 1+1
AG ECON 610 ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS 2+0
AG ECON 691 DOCTORAL SEMINAR I

1+0

AG ECON 692 DOCTORAL SEMINAR II 1+0
AG ECON 699 DOCTORAL RESEARCH 45

** Compulsory for Doctoral proramme # Cross-listed with Statistics

Department of Agricultural Entomology

CODE COURSE TITLE CREDITS
ENT 601 IMMATURE STAGES OF INSECTS 1+1
ENT 602 INSECT BEHAVIOUR 1+1
ENT 603 RECENT TRENDS IN BIOLOGICAL CONTROL 1+1
ENT 604 ADVANCED INSECTICIDE TOXICOLOGY 2+1
ENT 605 ADVANCED HOST PLANT RESISTANCE 1+1
ENT 606 ADVANCED ACAROLOGY 1+1
ENT 607** MOLECULAR APPROACHES IN ENTOMOLOGICAL RESEARCH 1+1
ENT 608** ADVANCED INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT 2+0
ENT 691 DOCTORAL SEMINAR-I 1+0
ENT 692 DOCTORAL SEMINAR-II 1+0
ENT 699 DOCTORAL RESEARCH 45

** Compulsory for Ph.D. programme

Department of Agricultural Extension

Course No. Course-Title Credit Hour Remarks
EXT-701 ADVANCES IN AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION 2+1 Semester-I
EXT-702 ADVANCED DESIGN AND TECHNIQUES IN SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH 2+1 Semester-I
EXT-703 ADVANCES IN TRAINING TECHNOLOGY 2+1 Semester-I
EXT-751 ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 2+1 Semester-II
EXT-752 ADVANCED INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY 2+1 Semester-II
EXT-799 SEMINAR-I (FORMULATION, PLAN OF WORK) 1+0 Semester-II
EXT-998 SEMINAR-II (PRE-SUBMISSION) 1+0 Semester-VI
EXT-999 DOCTORAL RESEARCH 45 Semester-VI

Minor Courses

EXT-704 THEORY CONSTRUCTION IN SOCIAL SCIENCES 2+0 Semester-I
EXT-753 ADVANCED MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES 2+1 Semester-II
EXT-801 MEDIA MANAGEMENT 2+1 Semester-III
EXT-802 TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY IN AGRICULTURE 2+1 Semester-III

Supporting Courses

ANY COURSES FROM OTHER DEPARTMENTS ESPECIALLY FROM AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AND AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS DEPARTMENT 05 Semester-I, Semester II, Semester III

Department of Agricultural Statistics

CODE COURSE TITLE CREDITS
STAT 601 ADVANCED STATISTICAL COMPUTING 2+1
STAT 602 SIMULATION TECHNIQUES 1+1
STAT 611 ADVANCED STATISTICAL METHODS 2+0
STAT 612 ADVANCED STATISTICAL INFERENCE 3+0
STAT 613 ADVANCED DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS 2+0
STAT 614 ADVANCED SAMPLING TECHNIQUES 2+0
STAT 615 ADVANCED STATISTICAL GENETICS 2+0
STAT 616 STATISTICAL MODELING 1+1
STAT 617 ADVANCED TIME SERIES ANALYSIS 2+0
STAT 618 STOCHASTIC PROCESSES 2+0
STAT 619 SURVIVAL ANALYSIS 2+0
STAT 620 ADVANCED BIOINFORMATICS 2+0
STAT 621 ADVANCED ECONOMETRICS 2+0
STAT 651 RECENT ADVANCES IN THE FIELD OFSPECIALIZATION 1+0
STAT 691 DOCTORAL SEMINAR I 1+0
STAT 692 DOCTORAL SEMINAR II 1+0
STAT 699 DOCTORAL RESEARCH 45+0

Note:

  • STAT 601 and STAT 602 are supporting courses. These are compulsory for all the students of Agricultural Statistics.
  • STAT 691, STAT 692, STAT 651 and STAT 699 are compulsory for all the students of Agricultural Statistics.
  • A student has to take a minimum of 18 credits course work, excluding the supporting courses, seminar and research.
  • A student has to take two seminars.

Department of Agronomy

CODE COURSE TITLE CREDITS
AGRON 601 CURRENT TRENDS IN AGRONOMY 3+0
AGRON 602 CROP ECOLOGY 2+0
AGRON 603 ADVANCES IN CROP GROWTH AND PRODUCTIVITY 2+1
AGRON 604 ADVANCES IN WATER MANAGEMENT 2+1
AGRON 605 ADVANCES IN WEED MANAGEMENT 2+0
AGRON 606 INTEGRATED FARMING SYSTEMS AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE 2+0
AGRON 607 SOIL CONSERVATION AND WATERSHED MANAGEMENT 2+1
AGRON 608 STRESS CROP PRODUCTION 2+1
AGRON 609 CROP PRODUCTION AND SYSTEM MODELING 2+1
AGRON 610 ADVANCE TECHNOLOGY IN CEREALS PRODUCTION 2+1
AGRON 691 DOCTORAL SEMINAR I 1+0
AGRON 692 DOCTORAL SEMINAR II 1+0
AGRON 699 DOCTORAL RESEARCH 45

Department of Biochemistry

PG Biochemistry Courses

Course No. Course Title Credits
BCH 601 Advanced Enzymology 2+0
BCH 602 Metabolic Pathways II 2+0
BCH 603 Transport Biochemistry 2+0
BCH 701 Advanced Molecular Biology 2+0
BCH 702 Advanced Techniques in Biochemistry 0+2
BCH 703 Plant Biochemistry II 2+0
BCH 704 Current Topics in Biochemistry 1+0
BCH 705 Functional Genomics and Metabolomics 2+0
BCH 706 Environmental Biochemistry 2+0
BCH 799 Seminar I 1+0
BCH 849 Seminar II 1+0
BCH 999 Seminar III 1+0
BCH …… Dissertation 55

PG Agricultural Chemicals Courses

Course No. Course Title Credits
BCH 611 Regulations and Quality Control of Pesticides 2+0
BCH 711 Advances in Insecticide Chemistry 2+0
BCH 712 Advances in Fungicide and Herbicide Chemistry 2+0
BCH 713 Practicals in Pesticide Chemistry(Based on BCH 711 and BCH 712) 0+1
BCH 714 Special Topics in Agrochemicals 1+0
BCH 715 Principles of Pesticide Chemistry 2+0
BCH 716 Pesticides and Environmental Risk Assessment 2+0
BCH 799 Seminar I 1+0
BCH 849 Seminar II 1+0
BCH 999 Seminar III 1+0
BCH …… Dissertation 55

Department of Genetics & Plant Breeding

CODE COURSE TITLE CREDITS
GP601 PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES AND THEIR UTILIZATION 2+0
GP602 ADVANCES IN QUANTITATIVE GENETICS 2+1
GP603** GENOMICS IN CROP IMPROVEMENT 2+1
GP604** CELLULAR AND CHROMOSOMAL MANIPULATIONS IN CROP IMPROVEMENT 2+1
GP605** ADVANCED PLANT BREEDING SYSTEMS 2+0
GP606 CROP-EVOLUTION 2+1
GP607 BREEDING DESIGNER CROPS 1+1
GP608 ADVANCES IN BREEDING OF MAJOR FIELD CROPS 3+0
GP609 MICROBIAL GENETICS 2+1
GP610@@ IN SITU AND EX SITU CONSERVATION OF GERMPLASM 2+1
GP691 DOCTORAL SEMINAR I 1+0
GP692 DOCTORAL SEMINAR II 1+0
GP699 DOCTORAL RESEARCH 45

** Compulsory for Ph.D. programme; @@ Cross listed with SST 602

Department of Plant Pathology

CODE COURSE TITLE CREDITS
PPA 601 ADVANCED MYCOLOGY 2+1
PPA 602 ADVANCED VIROLOGY 2+1
PPA 603 ADVANCED BACTERIOLOGY 2+1
PPA 604** MOLECULAR BASIS OF HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION 2+1
PPA 691 DOCTORAL SEMINAR I 1+0
PPA 692 DOCTORAL SEMINAR II 1+0
PPA 699 DOCTORAL RESEARCH 45

** Compulsory for Ph. D. programme

Department of Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry

CODE COURSE TITLE CREDITS
SOILS 601 ADVANCE IN SOIL PHYSICS 2+0
SOILS 602 ADVANCES IN SOIL FERTILITY 2+0
SOILS 603 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY OF SOILS 2+1
SOILS 604 SOIL GENESIS AND MICROPEDOLOGY 2+0
SOILS 605 BIOCHEMISTRY OF SOIL ORGANIC MATTER 2+0
SOILS 606 LAND USE PLANNING AND WATERSHED MANAGEMENT 2+0
SOILS 691 DOCTORAL SEMINAR I 1+0
SOILS 692 DOCTORAL SEMINAR II 1+0
SOILS 699 DOCTORAL RESEARCH 45

Compulsory Non-Credit Courses

(Six courses are of general nature out of six any three are compulsory for Master’s programme. Ph.D. students may be exempted from these courses if already studies during Master’s degree.)

CODE COURSE TITLE CREDIT HOURS REMARKS
AG 501 LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICES 0+1 Even Semester
AG 502 TECHNICAL WRITING AND COMMUNICATIONS SKILLS 0+1 Even Semester
AG 503 (e-Course) INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND ITS MANAGEMENT IN AGRICULTURE 1+0 Even Semester
AG 504 BASIC CONCEPTS IN LABORATORY TECHNIQUES 0+1 Odd Semester

Semester-wise syllabus for Ph.D Horticulture:

Department of Floriculture, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants

CODE COURSE TITLE CREDITS
FIRST SEMESTER
FAM-701 ADVANCES IN FLOWER PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY 2+1
FAM-702 ADVANCES IN MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC CROP PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY 2+1
FAM-703 ADVANCES IN PROTECTED AND PRECISION FLORICULTURE 2+1
SECOND SEMESTER
FAM-751 ADVANCES IN BREEDING OF FLOWER CROPS 2+1
FAM -752 ADVANCES IN BREEDING OF MEDICINAL ANDAROMATIC CROPS 2+1
FAM-753 POST HARVEST PROCESSING AND EXTRACTION IN MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC CROPS 2+1
FAM-754 ADVANCES IN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE 1+2
FAM-755 ADVANCES IN BIOCHEMISTRY ANDBIOTECHNOLOGY OF FLOWERS 2+1
THIRD SEMESTER ONWARDS
FAM – 791 DOCTORAL SEMINAR- I 1+0
FAM – 792 DOCTORAL SEMINAR II 1+0
FAM – 799 DOCTORAL RESEARCH 45

Department of Plantation Crops and Processing

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
PCP-601** ADVANCES IN PRODUCTION OF PLANTATION CROPS-I 3(2+1)
PCP-602** ADVANCES IN PRODUCTION OF PLANTATION CROPS-II 3(2+1)
PCP-603** ADVANCES IN BREEDING OF PLANTATION CROPS 3(2+1)
PCP-604** ADVANCES IN PROCESSING OF PLANTATION CROPS-I 3(2+1)
PCP-605** ADVANCES IN PROCESSING OF PLANTATION CROPS-II 3(2+1)
PCP-606** BIOTECHNOLOGY OF PLNTATION CROPS 3(2+1)
PCP-691 DOCTORAL SEMINAR-I 1(1+0)
PCP-692 DOCTORAL SEMINAR-II 1(1+0)
PCP-699 DOCTORAL RESEARCH (Non Credit) 45

**Compulsory for Ph.D. Programme.

Department of Pomology and Post Harvest Technology

Sl Course Course Title Credit
1 PPT601** AdvancesinBreedingofFruitCrops 2+1
2 PPT602** AdvancesinProductionofFruitCrops- I 2+1
3 PPT603** AdvancesinProductionofFruitCrops- Ii 2+1
4 PPT 604 Advances in Growth Regulation of Fruit Crops 2+1
5 PPT605 GenomicsandBioinformaticsinHorticulture 2+1
6 PPT606 BioticandAbioticStressManagementin HorticulturalCrops 2+1
7 PPT 607** Commercial Fruit Nursery 1+1
8 PPT 608** Advances in Post Harvest Physiology 2+0
9 PPT 609 Advances in Food Preservation 2+0
10 PPT691 DoctoralSeminarI 1+0
11 PPT692 DoctoralSeminarII 1+0
12 PPT699 DoctoralResearch 45

**Compulsory for Doctoral programme

Department of Vegetable and Spice Crops

COURSE NO. COURSE NAME CREDIT
Semester-I
VSC 601** ADVANCES IN VEGETABLE PRODUCTION 2+1
VSC607** ADVANCES IN SPICE PRODUCTION 2+1
VSC 691** DOCTORAL SEMINAR-I 1+0
Semester-II
VSC 602** ADVANCES IN BREEDING OF VEGETABLE CROPS 2+1
VSC608 ADVANCES IN BREEDING OF SPICE CROPS 2+1
Semester-III
VSC 603** PROTECTED CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLE CROPS 1+1
VSC 605 SEED CERTIFICATION, PROCESSING AND STORAGE OFVEGETABLE CROPS 1+1
Semester-VI
VSC 604 BIOTECHNOLOGY OF VEGETABLE CROPS 2+1
VSC 606 ABIOTIC STRESS MANAGEMENT IN VEGETABLE CROPS 2+1
VSC609 BIOTECHNOLOGY IN SPICES 1+1
Last Semester
VSC 692** DOCTORAL SEMINAR 1+0
VSC 699** DOCTORAL RESEARCH 45

**Compulsory for Doctoral programme

Ph. D Forestry Syllabus:


FOR 700 Quantitative Silviculture 2+0

Growth functions- empirical, exponential, allometry and Backman’s growth function; growth and increment curve; growth cycle and phases; correlation between size and plant population; probability of individual tree mortality; models of mortality; yield of unthinned forest stands; dynamics of uneven aged forests; competition for space, light and nutrients in forest stands and their effect on population; plant geometry; self thinning; stand structure and allometry of trees during self thinning of pure stand; interpretation of self thinning rule; detailed concepts of 3/2 power law of self thinning and its revaluation and modifications.



FOR 701 Advances in Forest Product Utilization 2+0

Ultra structure and composition of soft and hard woods; wood-water relationship- green wood, fibre saturation point; equilibrium moisture content; transverse, volumetric and longitudinal shrinkage.

Wood as source of energy and its comparison with other sources; energy forecasting- diagnosing failures and examining criteria for the future; production of chemicals from forest biomass- lignin, cellulose and hemicellulose; important wood extractives; wood plastics; future of forest product utilization.



FOR 702 Production and Certification of Forest Tree Seed 2+0

Pollinators of trees; fecundity as function of nectar production and seed predation; seed production and collection; physiological basis of seed collection- maturity index and artificial ripening; seed stand and seed orchard- historical review, planning, management and protection; design of seed orchards; advanced generation seed orchards; seedling versus clonal seed orchard; seed storage- historical background, seed physiology, seed viability, germination, vigour and loss during storage; essentials of seed testing and certification of forest tree seeds.



FOR 703 Operational Research in Agroforestry 2+0

Agroforestry systems in India; D & D analysis in agroforestry system; case studies of agroforestry systems in different climatic regions in India; project planning; research methods for management in agroforestry system- pruning, spacing, crown architect, shade manipulation; tree-crop interaction; improvement of agroforestry trees; economics of agroforestry systems; recent research undertaken in different countries.

MINOR/SUPPORTING COURSES

 

FOR 704 Advances in Forest Regeneration and Productivity 2+0

Principles and methodology of forest regeneration; regeneration sampling- pattern and intensity; factors affecting natural and artificial regeneration; problems of regeneration in important species.

Concepts of productivity; forest productivity and succession; nutrient input and budget; energy flow accumulation and storage; productivity and community structure; influence of canopy architecture on stand productivity and efficiency; natural ecosystem versus monoculture; methods of assessing forest site quality.



FOR 705 Advances in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants 2+0

Chemical studies of important pharmaceutical and insecticidal compounds of plant origin; chemical convergence of some plant products to useful drugs; nature of post harvest degradation of active principles.

Biotransformation of different compounds to medicinally useful compounds; effect of plant growth regulators, precursors and nutrients; environmental and biological factors on regulation of production of medicinal compounds.



FOR 706 Research Methods 1+1

Principals and utilization of research instruments- gas liquid chromatography, HPLC, amino acid analyzer, CHN analyzer, AAS, IR, UV, NMR and mass spectrophotometer; chemical analysis of pulp; physical strength properties of paper- breaking length, stretch, tear index and burst index.

Practical: Use of above said instrument for analysis.



FOR 750 Advanced Agroforestry 2+0

Importance and classification of agroforestry system and their potential in production sustainability; sustenance of soil fertility and regulated supply of multiple products; agroforestry modals; basis for experimental designs on agroforestry research; appraisal of research findings on different agroforestry systems; scope of agroforestry in amelioration of different ecosystem and pollution control.



FOR 751 Operational Research in Forest Management 1+1

Case studies on regulation of even and uneven aged stands; project planning; operational research methods in forest management; application of programming- linear and dynamic; network analysis- PERT and CPM; inventory models and simulation technique.

Practical: Application of above techniques through a case analysis using forest inventories.



FOR 752 Range Management 2+0

Principles and practices of range land management; improvement of range productivity by vegetation manipulation through control of undesirable vegetation- burning, fertilization, soil and water conservation and protection; range land versus grass land versus pastures; range improvement and livestock management; feeding habits and grazing behaviour of range livestock; optimal livestock and range use; fodder from trees and shrubs and their nutritive values.



FOR 753 Forest Biomes of the World 2+0

Definition of biome; distribution and phytogeography of forest ecosystems; major forest ecosystems of the world; structural and functional aspects; effects of perturbation.



FOR 754 Improved Techniques of Timber Utilization 2+0

Various techniques of improvement of timber properties; physical principles of strength improvement; cohesion, adhesion and inter molecular forces; use of natural and synthetic adhesives; strength improvement and stresses in glued joint; solid modified wood.

Principles of impregnation- flow through capillaries and diffusion in wood; densified timber- impregnation and compression; plasticizing wood; use of gamma radiation to improve physical and mechanical properties of timber and wood composites; plywoods- manufacturing and its properties, durability and resistance; metalized timber.



FOR 755 Advances in Tree Improvement 2+0

Cytological characteristics and chromosomal systems of forest trees; colchiploid; mutation breeding for forest trees; forest tree improvement- past and present; physiological basis of tree improvement; pollution responses of trees; pollen handling techniques in forest genetics.

Tissue culture of trees; inheritance of monoterpene composition in conifers; indirect selection for improvement of desired traits; role of provenance testing in tree improvement; progeny test designs; selection practices in forest trees and their commercial utilization; inter and intraspecific hybridization in trees; juvenile traits and their role in genetic evaluation in tree improvement programs; geographic variation in trees; exploration and conservation of genetic resources of trees; dioecism and monoecism in trees.



FOR 756 Genetics of Forest Ecosystems 2+0

Change in gene frequencies- selection theory, conservation of genetic variance and inbreeding; forest as a biological community; amplification of conceptual and quantitative models of variation in trees; polymorphism; gene flow and genetic drift.

INFORMATION & INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CANDIDATES FOR ADMISSION IN B.Sc. (Ag. / Hort.) HONOURS COURSE

The candidates for admission to different courses are required to take note of the following points. :



INFORMATION & INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CANDIDATES FOR ADMISSION TO M.Sc. (Ag./Hort./Forestry) COURSE



INFORMATION & INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CANDIDATES FOR ADMISSION TO Ph.D. COURSE

Hostel Facilities

Sufficient hostel facilities are available for all the students who get enrolled. At present there are two Boys' Hostels, one each for UG and PG students and one Girls' Hostel for both UG and PG students. Students are required to pay Hostel Admission fees of Rs. 1800/- at the time of admission, which includes Hostel Entrance fee Rs. 500/-, Mess Advance Rs. 1200/- and Hostel establishment charge Rs. 100/- Thereafter the Hostel Establishment charge is to be paid @ Rs. 50/- per month for UG and Rs. 100/- per month for PG Students. The boarding charges may vary from Rs. 550/- to 650/- per month. Sufficient Student amenities are available in each hostel. The welfare activities of the students are administered by the Dean, Students' Welfare. Fees structure for hosteller may be changed as per decision of the Academic Council of the University.

Library

The University has a Central Library at the main campus at Pundibari. There are also unit libraries at other academic establishments and Regional Research Stations of the university. E-Journal Consortia, CABI Abstract with full text article, on-line journals, reference books, textbooks with sufficient numbers, Indian journals, CD ROM Database and soft copy of books are available at central and unit libraries. There are around 32000 (Thirty two thousand) numbers of books are available in our library. On an average 85 print journals (including some foreign journals) subscribed and more than two thousand e- journals freely accessed through CeRA (Consortiurn for e- Resources in Agriculture). E-library facilities and library operation is done by the library software. Photocopy service is provided for the members of the library. A well furnished computer Laboratory is arranged for browsing and net surfing for the students. 1GB Broad Band connectivity is established through LAN (all over the campus). 24 hour Wi-Fi connection is available in our library as well as campus area.

Teaching & Evaluation

In order to educate the students properly in the advances in science of Agriculture and Horticulture both at the Under-Graduate and Post-Graduate levels, and in Technology at U.G. level, the guidelines as proposed by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research and AICTE are followed. A course-credit system in teaching and evaluation spread over two semesters per year.

Hands on Training / Experiential Learning

As per recommendation of Fourth Deans Committee Constituted by ICAR, final year B.Sc. (Ag.) students may select courses for Experiential Learning from different areas of Crop Production, Crop Protection, Horticulture, Post Harvest Technology and Value Addition, Agri-Business Management, Social Sciences, Basic Sciences and Commercial Agriculture in addition to Rural Agricultural Work Experience Programme. Similarly, Final year B.Sc. (Hort.) students may select courses for Hands on Training/Experiential Learning from different areas of Protected Cultivation of High Value Crops, Nursery production and Management, Post Harvest Technology and Value Addition and Floriculture and Landscape Gardening in addition to Rural Horticultural Work Experience Programme. Offering of these courses will depend upon the present position of available facilities, number of students, market situation, etc.

In-plant Training of B.Tech. (Agricultural Engineering) Students

As per recommendation of Fourth Deans Committee constituted by ICAR, there are In-plant Training courses for 4th & 6th term student having duration one month each to get exposure in different practical fields of Agricultural Engineering. These training are generally conducted by the premier Training Institute of Govt. of India / ICAR.

National Service Scheme

University is having 02(two) units (200 student-volunteers) and 02 (two) P.Os in addition to 3rd semester NSS (NC) regular course. This programme is of two years. After successful completion of the course each of the student-volunteers will get a separate certificate. This is a character building programme for the current students and is sponsored by the Ministry of Sports & Youth Affairs, Govt. of India. Since October 2014 NSS cell organized the following programmes:

  • Inauguration of the NSS cell.
  • UBKV Marathon.
  • Blood Donation Camp.
  • Youth Awareness Camp.
  • World Environment Day Celebration.
  • One Student one plant-special Plantation Drive.

Scholarship & Fellowship

At U.G. level a scholarship @ Rs. 175/- p.m. is given to 60% of students secured at least 6.5 GPA and free studentship is given to 20% of students. In 8th Term all students of Faculty of Agriculture & Horticulture are given a maximum of Rs. 660/- per month as Rural Field Work Experience (RFWE) stipend.

Free studentship will be awarded to 01 (one) student only who got admission in the course of B.Tech in Agricultural Engineering from the year 2012 onwards. A student, securing at least 6.5 GPA of End Term Examination with average annual family income from all sources is less thatn 1.50 lakh, can apply for free studentship.

The income certificate of the guardian may be obtained from the employer when the guardian is an employee of Govt./Private Organization. If the guardian is not an employee, such certificate will be drawn from any Gazatted officer not below the rank of B.D.O. of his/her residential area.

Computer

Computer with internet facilities are available in each department. Various course in Computer application and Science are offered under the department of Agricultural Statistics and Faculty of Technology. Besides these there is a Students Computer Center for the use of the students of all Faculties and Computer Training Center of certificate / diploma courses on computer.

Farm Facilities

Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya has a fairly well developed Agricultural Experimental Farm of about 300 acres at Pundibari, Cooch Behar, West Bengal.

Workshop Facilities

University has a well developed workshop facility under Faculty of Technology for the course of B.Tech in Agricultural Engineering. This workshop has all the instruments/equipment related to Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering and Electrical Engineering.

Language and Communication Skill Development Facility

A well developed Laboratory for enhancement of communication skill and personality of student has been developed by STEP, IIT, Kharagpur.

Institute - Industry Interection For Resource Mobilization

  • Production of quality certified seeds of agronomical and horticultural crops in collaboration with West Bengal State Seed Corporation, National Seed Corporation, different Govt. Departments and Co-operatives.
  • Commercial extraction of aromatic oils and its marketing in collaboration with regional cottage industries.

Placement Facility

The faculty members of the University maintain personal contact with the individual student throughout their period of study and help them to bloom as professional experts in their field of specialization. All the faculty members with their professional qualifications and market knowledge guide the students to secure suitable jobs commensurating with their qualifications, aptitudes and expertise in various fields of teaching, research, development and extension.

Besides a Placement Cell under the leadership of the Dean, Faculty of Agriculture looks after the students' interest in general and placement aspects in particular, through holding campus interviews and arranging suitable placements for the students.

Uttar Banga KrishiViswavidyalaya The northern part of West-Bengal is endowed with diverse natural resources like forest, economic plant resources, agro-ecosystem, agro-biodiversity etc. together with an extremely responsive rural communities. It comprises of old alluvial, terai and hill zones distributed in six northern districts of West Bengal viz., Cooch Behar, Jalpaiguri, Darjeeling, Malda, Dakshin Dinajpur and Uttar Dinajpur. The economy of this part of West Bengal is predominantly agrarian in nature and agriculture is characterized by low productivity and subsistence farming with limited number of crops due to inherent soil-climatic and agro-ecological conditions. Thus, generations of improved technologies befitting to the agro-climatic and socio-economic characteristics of this region is an important issue.

Keeping this perspective in view, the State Government established a satellite campus of the State Agriculture University, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya at Pundibari of Cooch Behar district in 1979. The Indian Council of Agriculture Research accredited the campus and started extending development support since then. A notable change in agricultural and horticultural crops production, productivity and cropping pattern in North Bengal became perspective from late eighties onwards.

Despite inadequate manpower and infrastructural facilities, the research extension and teaching activities at North Bengal campus were note worthy. During late nineties, Post Graduate programme was also started here. With the introduction of National Agriculture Research Project (NARP), Pundibari became the head quarter of the Terai agro-climatic zone of West Bengal. Since then region specific problems had been taken care of by the campus and lots of technologies have been generated through various research programmes.

However, all these were still meager, compared to the desire and need of the farmers. Later, the State Government strengthened this satellite campus of Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya further, and ultimately decided to upgrade this campus to a full- fledged State Agricultural University in July, 2000 covering the entire North Bengal.

The Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya was established by West Bengal Act XX of 2000 and startedfunctioning from the 1st February, 2001.

LOCATION OF THE UNIVERSITY

The head quarter is situated at Pundibari, a rural block in the district of Cooch Behar (with 43 MSL) which is 15 km away from the district head quarter (Cooch Behar Town). The nearest railway station is New Cooch Behar, which lies in between Kolkata and Guwahati train route. It is 14 km. from Pundibari and 8 km from Cooch Behar town. It is situated by the side of the highway (NH 31) which leads from Cooch Behar to Siliguri. The nearest airport is Bagdogra which is 184 km away from the University Head Quarter.

Cooch Behar, a historically important place, is known as the City of Beauty enjoying a mild climate throughout the year. The average minimum and maximum temperature is 100C and 350C, respectively. Several tourist lodges, hotels are available in Cooch Behar town. It is well connected through bus and train services from Kolkata, Guwahati, Siliguri and other parts of West Bengal and India.



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