B.SC. HONS. AGRICULTURE Admission, Registration, Eligibility, Duration, Fees, Syllabus 2023 2024

B.SC. HONS. AGRICULTURE

Bachelor of Science in Agriculture or B.Sc. in Agriculture is a 4-year undergraduate degree awarded by Indian Universities for 10+2 students preferably with Science stream. Like BE/B.Tech or MBBS, B.Sc. in Agriculture is considered as a professional degree by Government of India. The course is not so popular among students but the demand of trained professionals in agriculture is very high.

Bachelor of Science in Agriculture: What is it about?

B.Sc. in Agriculture course equips students with all-round knowledge of sector and normally includes the following:

• Agronomy: Basics of Agronomy, Kharif and Rabi Crop, Crop Protection, Weed Management, Irrigation Techniques, Water Resource Management, Organic Farming, Sustainable Agriculture.
• Plant Genetics: Botany, Basics of Genetics, Plant Breeding, Seed Technology, Basics of Biotechnology.
• Soil Science: Introduction to Soil Science, Soil Fertility, Soil Chemistry, Fertilizers, Agricultural Chemistry.
• Entomology: Pest Management, Beneficial Insects, Grain Storage and Management.
• Agricultural Economics: Market prices, Trade prices, Marketing, Finance, Agribusiness Management, Farm Management.
• Agriculture Engineering: Agriculture Machinery, Power and Tools, Harvest Technology, Environment Science and Engineering, Renewable Energy.
• Agricultural Meteorology: Climate patterns, Climatic hazards on Agriculture, Climatic Zones, Weather forecasting.
• Plant Pathology: Crop Diseases, Nematology.
• Horticulture: Fruit Crops, Medicinal Plants, Aromatic Plants, Flower Production, Spices, Plantation Crops.
• Agricultural Extension: Dimensions of Agricultural Extension, Extension Methodologies, Entrepreneurship Development program.

• Eligibility for Bachelor of Science in Agriculture

  Interested aspirants for the course are required to fulfil the below-mentioned eligibility criteria.

• Completion of Intermediate (12 years of school education) in Science stream
• Physics, Chemistry, Biology and/or Mathematics as the subjects of study

• Bachelor of Science in Agriculture: Syllabus and Course Description

  The B.Sc. Agriculture degree in India is typically a 4-year course under credit based semester system. The program also includes a compulsory 1 semester of internship (Rural Agricultural Work Experience). Most of the courses are infused with practical with emphasis on 'hands on experience and learning by doing'.

  Department	Subjects
  Basic Science & Humanities	Plant Biochemistry, Applied Mathematics, Fundamentals of Information Technology, Principles of Analytical Chemistry, Principles of Environmental Sciences
  Agricultural Economics	Principles of Agricultural Economics, Fundamentals of Agribusiness Management, Agricultural Finance
  Agricultural Engineering	Principles of Soil and Water Engineering, Energy Resources and their Application, Agro processing
  Agricultural Entomology	Fundamentals of Entomology, Pests of Field Crops and their Management, Pests of Horticultural Crops and their Management
  Agricultural Extension	Fundamentals of Rural Sociology and Educational Psychology, Dimensions of Agricultural Extension, Extension Methodologies and Transfer of Agricultural Technology
  Agronomy	Principles of Agronomy and Agricultural Heritage, Fundamentals of Agricultural Meteorology, Irrigation Management, Agronomy of field Crops, Crop Production, Principles and practices of cropping and Farming System