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2025 Syllabus - (Upto III Semester)

First Year – First Semester

S. No.	Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
1	IFP 101	Induction cum Foundation Programme	2 (0+2)
2	TAM 121 / ENG 121	Skill Enhancement Course – I (Tamil / English for Professional Skills)	2 (0+2)
3	SEC II	Skill Enhancement Course – II	2 (0+2)
4	AEX 101	Communication Skills	2 (1+1)
5	AEX 102	Rural Sociology and Educational Psychology	2 (2+0)
6	AGR 101	Farming Based Livelihood Systems	3 (2+1)
7	AGM 101	Fundamentals of Microbiology	3 (2+1)
8	AEC 101	Principles of Agricultural Economics	1 (1+0)
9	SAC 101	Fundamentals of Soil Science	3 (2+1)
10	HOR 111	Fundamentals of Horticulture	3 (2+1)
11	MAT 101	Introductory Mathematics	1 (0+1)
12	NSS 101 / NCC 101	National Service Scheme I / National Cadet Corps I	1 (0+1)
13	PED 101	Physical Education, First Aid, Yoga Practice and Meditation	2 (0+2)
Total			25 (12+13)

First Year – Second Semester

S. No.	Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
1	AEX 103	Personality Development	2 (1+1)
2	ENS 101	Environmental Studies and Disaster Management	3 (2+1)
3	SAC 102	Soil Fertility Management	3 (2+1)
4	AEN 101	Fundamentals of Entomology	3 (2+1)
5	AMP 101	Livestock and Poultry Management	3 (2+1)
6	PAT 101	Fundamentals of Plant Pathology	3 (2+1)
7	AGR 102	Fundamentals of Agronomy	3 (2+1)
8	SEC III	Skill Enhancement Course – III	2 (0+2)
9	SEC IV	Skill Enhancement Course – IV	2 (0+2)
10	NSS 101 / NCC 101	National Service Scheme I / National Cadet Corps I	1 (0+1)
11	PED 101	Physical Education, First Aid, Yoga Practice and Meditation	2 (0+2)
Total			24 (13+11)

Second Year – First Semester

S. No.	Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
1	GPB 201	Principles of Genetics	3 (2+1)
2	AGR 201	Crop Production Technology-I (Kharif Crops)	3 (1+2)
3	HOR 211	Production Technology of Fruit and Plantation Crops	2 (1+1)
4	AEX 201	Fundamentals of Extension Education	2 (1+1)
5	NEM 201	Fundamentals of Nematology	2 (1+1)
6	AGR 202	Principles and Practices of Natural Farming	2 (1+1)
7	SAC 201	Soil Resource Inventory and Geoinformatics	1 (1+0)
8	AEC 201	Farm Management, Production and Resource Economics	2 (1+1)
9	SWC 211	Fundamentals of Soil and Water Conservation Engineering	2 (1+1)
10	SEC V	Skill Enhancement Course – V	2 (0+2)
11	AGR 203	Study Short Tour	1 (0+1)
12	NSS 201 / NCC 201	National Service Scheme II / National Cadet Corps II	1 (0+1)
13	PED 101	Physical Education, First Aid, Yoga Practice and Meditation	2 (0+2)
Total			22 (10+12)

Skill Enhancement Courses (SEC)

S. No.	Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
1	AEN 121	Bee Keeping	2 (0+2)
2	AEN 122	Commercial Sericulture	2 (0+2)
3	AGR 121	Organic Inputs Preparation Techniques	2 (0+2)
4	SAC 121	Soil, Plant and Water Testing	2 (0+2)
5	FSN 121	Bakery Technology	2 (0+2)
6	FSN 122	Processing and Value-addition of Fruits and Vegetable Products	2 (0+2)
7	HOR 121	Nursery Production in Horticulture Crops	2 (0+2)
8	HOR 122	Orchard Floor Management	2 (0+2)
9	HOR 123	Landscape Gardening	2 (0+2)
10	ARM 121	Entrepreneurial Skills for Agribusiness	2 (0+2)
11	GPB 121	General Morphology and Pollination Techniques in Agricultural Crops	2 (0+2)
12	SST 121	Seed Production Technology	2 (0+2)
13	AMP 121	Broiler Production	2 (0+2)
14	PAT 121	Commercial Mushroom Production	2 (0+2)
15	COM 124	Database Management and its Application in Agriculture	2 (0+2)
16	CRP 121	Diagnosis and Mitigation of Physiological Disorders in Crops	2 (0+2)
17	AGM 121	Microbial Products	2 (0+2)
18	ENS 121	Value-added Production Technologies for Waste Utilization	2 (0+2)

2017 Syllabus

I Semester

S. No.	Course Code	Course Title	Credit Load
1	AGR 101	Fundamentals of Agronomy and Agricultural Heritage	1+1
2	BIC 101	Fundamentals of Plant Biochemistry	2+1
3	SAC 101	Fundamentals of Soil Science	2+1
4	FOR 111	Introduction to Forestry & Agroforestry	1+1
5	ENG 101	Comprehension & Communication Skills in English	1+1
6	HOR 111	Fundamentals of Horticulture	1+1
7	MAT 111	Elementary Mathematics	1+1
8	PBG 101	Introduction to Agricultural Botany	1+1
9	AEX 101	Rural Sociology & Educational Psychology	2+0
10	TAM 101 / ENG 103	Development Education	0+1
11	NSS/NCC 101	NSS/NCC	0+1*
12	PED 101	Physical Education	0+1*
13	PED 102	Yoga for Human Excellence	0+1*
Total			12+9=21

II Semester

S. No.	Course Code	Course Title	Credit Load
1	SWE 112	Soil and Water Conservation Engineering	1+1
2	CRP 101	Fundamentals of Crop Physiology	2+1
3	AEC 102	Fundamentals of Agricultural Economics	1+1
4	AGM 101	Fundamentals of Microbiology	2+1
5	AEX 102	Fundamentals of Agricultural Extension Education	2+1
6	FSN 111	Principles of Food Science and Nutrition	1+1
7	AGR 102	Introductory Agro-meteorology & Climate Change	1+1
8	HOR 112	Production Technology for Fruit and Plantation Crops	1+1
9	RSG 101	Geo-informatics for Precision Farming	1+0
10	NSS/NCC 101	NSS/NCC	0+1*
11	PED 101	Physical Education	0+1*
Total			12+8=20

III Semester

S. No.	Course Code	Course Title	Credit Load
1	PAT 201	Fundamentals of Plant Pathology	2+1
2	AEN 201	Fundamentals of Entomology	2+1
3	SST 201	Principles of Seed Technology	2+1
4	AGR 201	Crop Production Technology – I (Kharif Crops)	1+1
5	HOR 211	Production Technology for Vegetables and Spices	1+1
6	ENS 201	Environmental Studies & Disaster Management	2+1
7	AMP 201	Livestock and Poultry Management	2+1
8	AEC 201	Farm Management, Production & Resource Economics	1+1
9	SAC 201	Soil Resource Inventory	1+1
10	FMP 211	Farm Machinery and Power	1+1
11	AGR 202	Study Tour	0+1*
12	NSS/NCC 101	NSS/NCC	0+1*
13	PED 101	Physical Education	0+1*
Total			15+10=25

IV Semester

S. No.	Course Code	Course Title	Credit Load
1	PBG 201	Fundamentals of Genetics	2+1
2	AEX 201	Communication Skills and Personality Development	1+1
3	STA 201	Statistical Methods	1+1
4	PAT 202	Principles of Integrated Plant Disease Management	1+1
5	AEN 202	Management of Beneficial and Harmful Insects	2+1
6	AGR 203	Crop Production Technology – II (Rabi Crops)	1+1
7	AGR 204	Farming System & Sustainable Agriculture	1+1
8	SAC 202	Problematic Soils and Their Management	2+0
9	HOR 212	Production Technology for Ornamental Crops, MAP and Landscaping	1+1
10	ANM 201	Introductory Nematology	0+1
11	NST 201	Fundamentals and Applications of Nanotechnology	1+0
12	ERG 211	Renewable Energy and Green Technology	1+1
13	NSS/NCC 101	NSS/NCC	0+1*
14	PED 101	Physical Education	0+1*
Total			14+10=24

V Semester

S. No.	Course Code	Course Title	Credit Load
1	PBG 301	Fundamentals of Plant Breeding	2+1
2	AEC 301	Agricultural Marketing Trade & Prices	2+1
3	AGM 301	Agricultural Microbiology	1+1
4	PAT 301	Diseases of Field and Horticultural Crops and Their Management – I	1+1
5	ARM 301	Entrepreneurship Development and Business Management	1+1
6	AGR 301	Practical Crop Production – I (Kharif Crops)	0+2
7	HOR 311	Post-harvest Management and Value Addition of Fruits and Vegetable Crops	1+1
8	SAC 301	Manures, Fertilizers and Soil Fertility Management	2+1
9	APE 311	Protected Cultivation and Secondary Agriculture	1+1
10	AGR 302	Rainfed Agriculture & Watershed Management	1+1
11	AEN 301	Pests of Field Crops and Stored Produce and Their Management	1+1
12	NCC 101	NCC*	Not specified
Total			13+12=25

VI Semester

S. No.	Course Code	Course Title	Credit Load
1	AEC 302	Agricultural Finance and Co-operation	2+1
2	PAT 302	Diseases of Field and Horticultural Crops and Their Management – II	2+1
3	COM 311	Agro Informatics	1+1
4	ENS 301	Environmental Pollution and Management	1+1
5	AEN 302	Pests of Horticultural Crops and Stored Produce and Their Management	1+1
6	AGR 303	Practical Crop Production – II (Rabi Crops)	0+2
7	AGR 304	Principles of Organic Farming	1+1
8	ABT 301	Plant Biotechnology	2+1
9	PBG 302	Crop Improvement	2+1
10	OPT 301	Optional Course	1+1
11	NCC 101	NCC*	Not specified
Total			13+11=24

Optional Courses for 2 Credits

S. No.	Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
1	CRP 351	Physiological Techniques in Crop Production	2 (1+1)
2	SAC 351	Designer Fertilizer Production	2 (1+1)
3	SAC 352	Rejuvenation of Deteriorated Lands	2 (1+1)
4	SAC 353	Soilless Crop Production	2 (1+1)
5	SAC 354	Instrumental Methods of Analysis	2 (1+1)
6	SST 351	Seed Entrepreneurship Skill Development and Management	2 (1+1)
7	AGR 351	Weed and Water Management	2 (1+1)
8	PGP 351	Plant Genetic Resources Collection, Conservation and Utilization	2 (1+1)
9	NEM 351	Commercial Production of Nematode Antagonistic Bio-agents	2 (1+1)
10	AGM 351	Downstream Processing for Industrially Important Microbial Products	2 (1+1)
11	AGM 352	Microbial Enzymes	2 (1+1)
12	AGM 353	Microbial Quality and Safety of Foods	2 (1+1)
13	AGM 354	Plant–Microbe Interaction	2 (1+1)
14	AGM 355	Quality Control of Bio-inoculants	2 (1+1)
15	SAC 355	Crop and Pesticide Chemistry	2 (1+1)

VII Semester

S. No.	Course Code	Course Title	Credit Load
1	AEX 401	Student READY Programme (Rural Agricultural Work Experience and Agro-industrial Attachment)	0+20
2	APW 401	Project Report Preparation, Presentation and Evaluation	0+1
3	AEX 402	All India Study Tour*	0+1

VIII Semester – Experiential Learning Programme / HOT

S. No.	Module	Course / Module Title	Credit Hours
1	Module I	Experiential Learning Module I	0+10
2	Module II	Experiential Learning Module II	0+10
Total			0+20

Experiential Learning Programme Modules

S. No.	Course Code	Module Title	Credit Hours
1	AGM 451	Bio-inoculant Production Technology	0+10
2	HOR 451	Hybrid Seed Production in Vegetable Crops	0+10
3	SAC 451	On Farm Advisory for Soil Health, Water Quality & Plant Nutrition	0+10
4	AEN 451	Commercial Beekeeping	0+10
5	SER 451	Commercial Cocoon Production	0+10
6	ABT 451	Commercial Plant Tissue Culture	0+10
7	HOR 452	Commercial Nursery Technology of Horticultural Crops	0+10
8	HOR 453	Commercial Landscape Gardening	0+10
9	PAT 451	Commercial Production of Bio-control Agents	0+10
10	PAT 452	Commercial Mushroom Production	0+10
11	AMP 451	Commercial Broiler and Layer Production	0+10
12	SST 451	Commercial Seed Production	0+10
13	PBG 451	Hybrid Pearl Millet Seed Production	0+10
14	PBG 452	Hybrid Rice Parental Line Seed Production	0+10
15	ARM 451	Managerial Skills for Agribusiness	0+10
16	AGR 451	Development of Integrated Farming System Model	0+10
17	HOR 454	Protected Cultivation of Vegetable Crops	0+10
18	ENS 451	Composting Technology	0+10
19	AGR 452	Organic Agriculture	0+10