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BSc. Agriculture

DURATION :

4 YEARS

APPROVED BY:

 ICAR

COLLEGE:

19 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE

UNIVERSITY :

 DR . BALASAHEB SAWANT KONKAN KRISHI VIDYAPEETH, DAPOLI, DIST. RATNAGIRI.

ABOUT THE COURSE

BSc Agriculture is a degree course in the field of agriculture and its applications. The study of this course consists of agricultural science and the effective implementation of modern agricultural techniques and equipment in practical applications. As India’s economy mainly relies on agriculture aspirants can understand the importance of this course at a professional level. The government has recognized this course as a professional degree course to be studied on a large scale. Students willing to take admission for this course should have a basic understanding of this field and a creative attitude towards it. 

ELIGIBILITY

SYLLABUS

Semester 1 Semester 2 Semester 3

Basic science and humanities 

  • Rural sociology and constitution of India 
  • Comprehension and communication skills in English 
  • Plant biochemistry 
  • Introduction to computer applications 
  • Educational psychology 

Agricultural Economics 

  • Agricultural finance and cooperation 
  • Principles of agricultural economics 
  • Trade and prices 
  • Agricultural marketing 
  • Fundamentals of agribusiness management 

Agricultural engineering 

  • Farm power and machinery 
  • Energy sources and their application in agriculture
  • Protected cultivation structures and agro-processing 
  • Principles of soil and water engineering 
Semester 4 Semester 5 Semester 6

Agricultural entomology 

  • General Entomology 
  • Crop pests and their management 
  • Economic Entomology 
  • Sericulture 

Agricultural extension education 

  • Extension methodologies for transfer of agricultural technologies 
  • Dimensions of agricultural extension 
  • Entrepreneurship development and communication skills 

Agricultural Microbiology 

  • Soil microbiology 
  • Agriculture microbiology
Semester 7 Semester 8

Agricultural Statistics 

  • Fundamentals of statistics 

Agronomy 

  • Introductory agriculture, principles of agronomy and agricultural meteorology 
  • Practical crop production I 
  • Practical crop production II 
  • Field crops I (Kharif) 
  • Field crops II (Rabi) 
  • Irrigation water management 
  • Weed management 
  • Rain fed agriculture and watershed management 
  • Farming systems, organic farming and sustainable agriculture 
  • Experimental techniques in agricultural research I 
  • Natural resource management 
  • Horticulture
  • Crop production 
  • Agribusiness management 
  • Social sciences 
  • Integrated livestock farming 
  • Bio inputs 
  • Commercial agriculture 
  • Genetics and biotechnology