Bachelor in Agriculture Science (B.Sc. Agri.)
SYLLABUS
MAHARASHTRA AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITIES
Revised Course Curriculum and Syllabus
(As per the recommendation of Vth Deans’ Committee-ICAR New Delhi)
Undergraduate – B.Sc. (Hons) Agriculture
Semester wise Course Lay Out
Semester-I
| Course No. | Courses | Credit(T) | Credit(P) | Credit(Total) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A) | Core courses | |||
| AGRO 111 | Fundamentals of Agronomy-I | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| AGRO 112 | Introductory Agro-meteorology and Climate change | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| AHDS 111 | Livestock Production & Management | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| EXTN 111 | Rural Sociology & Educational Psychology | 2 | -- | 2 |
| HORT 111 | Fundamentals of Horticulture | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| LANG 111 | Comprehension & Communication Skills in English | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| MIBO 111 | Introductory Microbiology | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| SSAC 111 | Fundamentals of Soil Science | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Total Core Courses | 10 | 7 | 17 | |
| B) | Remedial Courses (3 or 5 credit) | |||
| AGH 111 | Agricultural Heritage*1 | 1 | -- | 1 |
| BIO 111 | Introductory biology *2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Sub total | 3/4 | 0/1 | 3/5 | |
| C) | Non-Gradial Courses (4 credits) | -- | ||
| HVE 111 | Human Values & Ethics | 1 | -- | 1 |
| DEG 111 | Democracy, Elections and Good Governance | 1 | -- | 1 |
| NCC 111/ NSS 111 | NCC/ NSS ** | -- | 1 | 1 |
| PHEY 111 | Physical Education and Yoga | -- | 1 | 1 |
| Sub total | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Total Credits (A+B+C) | 15/16 | 9/10 | 24/26 |
* Remedial Courses (3/5 credit) ** Non-Gradial Courses (4 Credits)
*1Compulsory to all students
*2 Students who have Biology in XII std are exempted
*3Students who have MATH in XII std are exempted
** NCC or NSS
Semester –II
| Course No. | Courses | Credit(T) | Credit(P) | Credit(TOATL) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A) | Core Course< | |||
| AGRO-123 | Fundamentals of Agronomy-II | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| BOT 121 | Fundamentals of Crop Physiology | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| ECON 121 | Fundamentals of Agricultural Economics | 2 | 2 | |
| ENGG 121 | Soil and Water Conservation Engineering | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| ENTO-121 | Fundamentals of Entomology | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| EXTN 122 | Fundamentals of Agricultural Extension Education | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| GPB 121 | Fundamentals of Genetics | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| PATH 121 | Fundamentals of Plant Pathology | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Total | 12 | 7 | 19 | |
| B) | Non-Gradial course | |||
| FRST 121 | Introduction to Forestry | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| EDNT 121 | Educational Tour* | 1 | 1 | |
| Subtotal | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| C) | Common Course | |||
| EXTN 123 | Communication Skills and personality Developments | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Subtotal | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Total Credits (A+B+C) | 14 | 10 | 24 |
* Educational Tour shall be organized after completion of Sem.II and before start of Sem.III
Semester-III
| Course No. | Courses | Credit(T) | Credit(P) | Credit(TOTAL) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A) | Core Course | |||
| AGRO234 | Crop Production Technology-I (Kharif crops) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| AGRO 235 | Rainfed Agriculture and Watershed Management | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| BIOCHM 231 | Fundamentals of plant biochemistry and biotechnology | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| ENGG 232 | Farm Machinery and Power | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| ENTO 232 | Insect Ecology and Integrated pest Management | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| GPB 232 | Fundamentals of Plant Breeding | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| HORT 232 | Production Technology for Vegetables and Spices | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| PATH 232 | Principles of Integrated Disease Management | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| STAT 231 | Statistical Methods | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Subtotal | 10 | 9 | 19 | |
| B) | Common Courses | |||
| COMP 231 | Agri- Informatics | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| ESDM 231 | Environmental Studies and Disaster Management | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Subtotal | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Total Credits (A+B) | 13 | 11 | 24 |
Semester IV
| Course No. | Courses | Credit(T) | Credit(P) | Credit(Total) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A) | Core Course | |||
| AGRO246 | Crop Production Technology-II (Rabi crops) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| AGRO 247 | Farming System and Sustainable Agriculture | 1 | 1 | |
| AGRO 248 | Principles of Organic Farming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| AHDS 242 | Livestock Breeding and Nutrition | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| ECON 242 | Agriculture Finance and Cooperation | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| ENGG 243 | Renewable Energy and Green Technology | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| ENTO 243 | Pest of Horticultural Crops and their Management | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| GPB 243 | Principles of Seed Technology | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| HORT 243 | Production Technology for Fruit and Plantation Crops | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| SSAC 242 | Problematic Soils and their Management | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Subtotal | 11 | 10 | 21 | |
| B) | Elective Courses (3 credits) | |||
| ELE BOT 242 | Micropropogation Technologies | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| ELE EXTN 244 | Agricultural Journalism | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| ELE GPB 244 | Commercial Plant breeding | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| ELE PATH 243 | Bio-fertilizers, Bio-control Agents and Bio-pesticides | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Subtotal | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| C) | Non-Gradial Course | |||
| EDNT 242 | Study Tour* | 1 | 1 | |
| Total Credits (A+B+C) | 12 | 13 | 25 |
* Educational Tour shall be organized after completion of Sem.IV and before start of Sem.V
Semester V
| Course No. | Courses | Credit(T) | Credit(P) | Credit(Total) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A) | Core Course | |||
| AGRO359 | Practical Crop Production-I (Kharif crops) | 1 | 1 | |
| AHDS 353 | Technology of Milk and Milk Products. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| BOT 353 | Intellectual Property Right | 1 | 1 | |
| ECON 353 | Agricultural Marketing Trade and Prices | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| ENTO 354 | Pests of Crops and Stored Grain and their Management- I | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| GPB 355 | Crop Improvement – I (Kharif Crops) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| HORT 354 | Production Technology for Ornamental Crops, MAP and Landscaping | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| PATH 354 | Diseases of Field and Horticultural Crops and their Management | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| SSAC 353 | Manures, Fertilizers and Soil Fertility Management | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Subtotal | 11 | 8 | 19 | |
| B) | Common Courses | |||
| EXTN 355 | Entrepreneurship Development and Business Communication | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Subtotal | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| C) | Elective Course (3 credits) | |||
| AGRO3510 | Weed Management | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| ELE ECON 354 | Agribusiness Management | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| ELE FST 351 | Food Safety and Standards | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| ELE HORT 355 | Protected Cultivation of Horticultural Crops | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Subtotal | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Total (A+B+C) | 14 | 10 | 24 |
Semester VI
| Course No. | Courses | Credit(T) | Credit (P) | Credit(Total) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A) | Core Course | |||
| AGRO 3611 | Practical Crop Production-II(Rabi crops) | 1 | 1 | |
| AGRO 3612 | Geo-informatics and Nano-technology and Precision Farming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| AHDS 364 | Sheep Goat and Poultry Production | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| ECON 365 | Farm Management, Production and Resource Economics | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| ENGG 364 | Protected Cultivation and secondary Agriculture | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| ENTO 365 | Management of Beneficial Insects | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| FST 362 | Principles of Food Science and Nutrition | 2 | 2 | |
| GPB 366 | Crop Improvement – II (Rabi crops) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| HORT 366 | Post-harvest Management and Value Addition of Fruits and Vegetables | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| PATH 365 | Diseases of Field and Horticultural Crops and their Management-II | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Subtotal | 11 | 9 | 20 | |
| B | Elective courses | |||
| ELE AGM 361 | System Stimulation and Agro-advisory | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| ELE HORT 368 | Hi tech Horticulture | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| ELE HORTI367 | Landscaping | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| ELE SSAC 364 | Agrochemicals | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Subtotal | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Total (A+B) | 13 | 10 | 23 | |