Revised Course Curriculum and Syllabus

As per Recommendations of V Deans

Committee ICAR, New Delhi of various degrees

UG Degree nomenclature as per V Deans Committee Report

Sr. No. Degree Nomenclature

As per V Deans Committee Report
1 Agriculture B.Sc. (Hons) Agriculture
2 Agriculture Engineering B. Tech. (Agricultural Engineering)
3 Biotechnology B.Tech. (Biotechnology)
4 Fisheries B.F. Sc.
5 Food Technology B. Tech. (Food Technology)

6 Forestry B. Sc. (Hons) Forestry

7 Community Science B.Sc. (Hons) Community Science
8 Horticulture B.Sc. (Hons) Horticulture
As presented by Degree Coordinator in 69th DICC
9 Agri. Business Management B.Sc. (Hons) Agri. Business Management
10 Animal husbandry B.Sc. (Hons) Animal husbandry

Proposed credit load for various degrees

Semester Degree Credit
B.Sc. B.Sc. B.Tech. B.Sc. B.F.Sc. B.Sc. B.Sc. B.Tech. B.Sc. B.Tech.
(Agri.) (Hort.) (Agril. (Forestry) (Commu (ABM) (BioTech) (A H) (Food
Engg.) nity Tech.)
Science)
I 23 23 21 19 22 23 23 23 21 21
II 24 24 23 24 25 24 24 23 23 22
III 24 24 20 22 23 24 24 25 24 24
IV 24 24 23 23 23 24 23 24 24 23
V 24 23 29 23 24 23 22 25 23 24
VI 23 24 22 24 24 22 23 24 24 23
VII 20 20 25 22 21 20 20 20 20 23
VIII 20 20 20 23 24 20 20 20 20 20
Total 182 182 183 180 186 180 179 184 179 180
Note: The course on Democracy, Elections and Good Governance (1+0=1) shall be added in I
sem. on approval ensuing DICC & MCAER.

Degree Co-ordinators
Sr No Degree Name and Designation
1 B.Sc.(Agri.) Associate Dean, College of Agriculture, Pune
2 B.Sc.(Hort.) Associate Dean, College of Horticulture, Dapoli
3 B.Tech. (Agril.Engg.) Associate Dean, Dr. A.S. C.A.E, MPKV, Rahuri
Associate Dean, College of Food Science and
4 B.Tech. (Food Tech.)
Technology, MAU, Parbhani
5 B.Sc. (Forestry) Associate Dean, Dr. PDKV, Akola
Associate Dean, College of Fishery Science, Dr.
6 B.F.Sc.
BSKKV, Dapoli
Associate Dean, College of Home Science,
7 B.Sc.(Community Science)
Parbhani.
Head, Department of Agril. Economics, MPKV,
8 B.B.A. (Agri.)
Rahuri
Associate Dean, College of Agril. Biotechnology,
9 B.Sc. (Agril. BioTech)
Latur.
10 B.Sc.(Animal Husbandry) Associate Dean, College of Agriculture, Dhule
 B. Sc. (Hons) Agriculture
Semester wise Course Layout
Semester-I
Course No. Courses Credits
Total T P
A) Core courses
AGRO 111 Fundamentals of Agronomy-I 2 1 1
AGRO 112 Introductory Agro-meteorology and Climate 2 1 1
change

AHDS 111 Livestock Production & Management 2 1 1

EXTN 111 Rural Sociology & Educational Psychology 2 2 0

HORT 111 Fundamentals of Horticulture 2 1 1

LANG 111 Comprehension & Communication Skills in 2 1 1
English
MIBO 111 Introductory Microbiology 2 1 1
SSAC 111 Fundamentals of Soil Science 3 2 1

Total Core courses 17 10 7

B) Remedial Courses (3 or 4 credit)

AGH 111 Agricultural Heritage 1 1 0

BIO 111 Introductory biology 2 1 1

MATH 111 Elementary Mathematics 2 2 0

Sub total 3 3 0
c) Non-Gradial Courses (3 credits)

HVE 111 Human Values & Ethics 1 1 0

NCC 111/ NSS 111 NCC/ NSS 1 1 0

PEY 111 Phy Edn& Yoga 1 1 0

Sub total 3 3 0
Total Credits (A+B+C) 23 16 7
 Semester -II
Course No. Courses Credits
Total T P
A) Core Course
AGRO-123 Fundamentals of Agronomy-II 2 1 1
BOT 121 Fundamentals of Crop Physiology 2 1 1

ECON 121 Fundamentals of Agricultural Economics 2 2 0

ENGG 121 Soil and Water Conservation Engineering 2 1 1

ENTO-121 Fundamentals of Entomology 2 1 1

EXTN 122 Fundamentals of Agricultural Extension 3 2 1
Education
GPB 121 Fundamentals of Genetics 3 2 1
PATH 121 Fundamentals of Plant Pathology 3 2 1
Total 19 12 7
B) Non-gradial course
FRST 121 Introduction to Forestry 2 1 1
Educational Tour 1 0 1
Subtotal 3 1 2
C) Common Course
EXTN 123 Communication Skills and personality 2 1 1
Developments
Subtotal 2 1 1
Total Credits (A+B+C) 24 14 10
 Semester III
Course No. Courses Credit
Total T P
A) Core Course
AGRO-234 Crop Production Technology-I (Kharif 2 1 1
crops)
AGRO-235 Rainfed Agriculture and Watershed 2 1 1
Management
BIOCHM-231 Fundamentals of plant biochemistry and 3 2 1
biotechnology
ENGG 232 Farm Machinery and Power 2 1 1

ENTO- 232 Insect Ecology and Integrated pest 2 1 1

Management
GPB 232 Fundamentals of Plant Breeding 2 1 1

HORT 232 Production Technology for Vegetables and 2 1 1

Spices
PATH 232 Principles of Integrated Disease Management 2 1 1

STAT 231 Statistical Methods 2 1 1

Subtotal 19 10 9
B) Common Courses
COMP 231 Agri- Informatics 2 1 1
EVS 231 Environmental Studies and Disaster 3 2 1
Management
Subtotal 5 3 2

Total Credits (A+B) 24 13 11

 Semester IV
Course No. Courses Credit
Total T P
A) Core Course
AGRO-246 Crop Production Technology-II (Rabi crops) 2 1 1

AGRO-247 Farming System and Sustainable Agriculture 1 1 0

AGRO-248 Principles of Organic Farming 2 1 1

AHDS 242 Livestock Breeding and Nutrition 2 1 1

ECON 242 Agriculture Finance and Cooperation 3 2 1

ENGG 243 Renewable Energy and Green Technology 2 1 1

ENTO-243 Pest of Horticultural Crops and their 2 1 1

Management
GPB 243 Principles of Seed Technology 3 1 2
HORT 244 Production Technology for Fruit and Plantation 2 1 1
Crops
SSAC 242 Problematic Soils and their Management 2 1 1

Subtotal 21 11 10
B) Elective Courses (3 credits)
ELE BOT 242 Micropropogation Technologies 3 1 2

ELE EXTN 244 Agricultural Journalism 3 2 1

ELE GPB 244 Commercial Plant breeding 3 1 2

ELE PATH 243 Bio-fertilizers, Bio-control Agents and Bio- 3 2 1

pesticides
Subtotal Elective 3 2 1
Total Credits (A+B) 24 13 11
 Semester V
Course No. Courses Credit
Total T P
A) Core Course
AGRO-359 Practical Crop Production-I (Kharif crops) 1 0 1

AHDS 353 Sheep Goat and Poultry Production 2 1 1

BOT 353 Intellectual Property Right 1 1 0
ECON 353 Agricultural Marketing Trade and Prices 3 2 1

ENTO 354 Pests of Crops and Stored Grain and their 2 1 1

Management- I
GPB 355 Crop Improvement I (Kharif Crops) 2 1 1

HORT 354 Production Technology for Ornamental Crops, 2 1 1

MAP and Landscaping
PATH 354 Diseases of Field and Horticultural Crops and 3 2 1
their Management
SSAC 353 Manures, Fertilizers and Soil Fertility 3 2 1
Management
Subtotal 19 11 8
B) Common Courses
EXTN 355 Entrepreneurship Development and Business 2 1 1
Communication
Subtotal 2 1 1
C) Elective Course (3 credits)
AGRO-3510 Weed Management 3 2 1

ELE ECON 354 Agribusiness Management 3 2 1

ELE FST 351 Food Safety and Standards 3 2 1

ELE HORT 355 Protected Cultivation 3 2 1

Subtotal 3 2 1
Total (A+B+C) 24 14 10

Semester VI
 Course No. Courses Credit
Total T P
A) Core Course
AGRO 3611 Practical Crop Production-II(Rabi crops) 1 0 1

AGRO 3612 Geo-informatics and Nano-technology and 2 1 1

Precision Farming
AHDS 364 Technology of Milk and Milk Products. 2 1 1

ECON 365 Farm Management, Production and Resource 2 1 1

Economics
ENGG 364 Protected Cultivation and secondary 2 1 1
Agriculture
ENTO 365 Management of Beneficial Insects 2 1 1
FST 362 Principles of Food Science and Nutrition 2 2 0

GPB 366 Crop Improvement II (Rabi crops) 2 1 1

HORT 366 Post-harvest Management and Value 2 1 1

Addition of Fruits and Vegetables

PATH 365 Diseases of Field and Horticultural Crops and 3 2 1

their Management-II

Subtotal 20 11 9
B) Elective courses
ELE AGM 361 System Stimulation and Agro-advisory 3 2 1

ELE HORT 368 Hi tech Horticulture 3 2 1

ELE HORTI-367 Landscaping 3 2 1

ELE SSAC 364 Agrochemicals 3 2 1

Subtotal 3 2 1
Total (A+B) 23 13 10

Semester VII
RAWE& AIA Programme
Rural Agricultural Work Experience and Agro-industrial Attachment
Sr. Activities Number Credits
No. of weeks
1 General orientation and On campus training by different 1 1
faculties
2 Village attachment/ Unit attachment in Univ./ College. 8
KVK/ Research Station 8
3 Agro-Industrial Attachment 10 10
4 Project Report Preparation, Presentation and Evaluation 1 1
Total weeks for RAWE and AIA 20 20

Agro- Industrial Attachment: The students would be attached with the agro-industries for a
period of 10 weeks to get an experience of the industrial environment and working.
 1)

Semester VIII
Experiential Learning Modules
Sr. Course No. Credits Course Title
No.
1 ELM AGRO4813 10(0+10) Organic Farming Production Technology
2 ELM AGRO 4814 10(0+10) Commercial production of organic inputs
3 ELM AHDS 4810 10(0+10) Processing of Milk and Milk Product
4 ELM AHDS 489 10(0+10) Poultry production
5 ELM BOT 481 10(0+10) Seed Production and Technology
6 ELM BOT 484 10(0+10) Tissue culture
7 ELM ENGG 481 10(0+10) Natural Water Resource Management
8 ELM ENTO 487 10(0+10) Bio-agents and Bio-pesticides
9 ELM ENTO 488 10(0+10) Commercial Beekeeping
10 ELM ENTO 489 10(0+10) Silkworm cocoon production technology
11 ELM HORT 489 10(0+10) Commercial Horticulture
12 ELM HORT 4810 10(0+10) Floriculture and Landscaping Gardening
13 ELM HORT 4811 10(0+10) Nursery Management of Horticultural Crops
14 ELM HORT 4812 10(0+10) Vegetable Production
15 ELM HORT 4813 10(0+10) Protected Cultivation of Flowers and
Vegetables
16 ELM HORT 4814 10(0+10) Post-harvest Management and Valise
Additions of Horticultural Crops
17 ELM PATH 486 10(0+10) Mushroom Production
18 ELM SSAC 485 10(0+10) Soil, Water, Plant and Fertilizer Analysis
19 ELM SSAC 486 10(0+10) Agricultural Waste Management

This program will be undertaken by the students preferably during the eighth semester for a total
duration of 24 weeks with a weightage of 0+20 credit hours. The students will register for any of
two modules, listed as above, of 0+10 credit hours each.
 Department wise list of courses
Agronomy
Sr. Semester Course No. Credits Course Title
No.
1 I AGRO 111 2(1+1) Fundamentals of Agronomy-I
2 I AGRO 112 2(1+1) Introductory Agro-meteorology and
Climate change
3 II AGRO 123 2(1+1) Fundamentals of Agronomy-II
4 III AGRO 234 2(1+1) Crop Production Technology-I
(Kharif crops)
5 III AGRO 235 2(1+1) Rainfed Agriculture and Watershed
Management
6 IV AGRO 246 2(1+1) Crop Production Technology-II (Rabi
crops)
7 IV AGRO 247 1(1+0) Farming System and Sustainable
Agriculture
8 IV AGRO 248 2(1+1) Principles of Organic Farming
9 V AGRO 359 1(0+1) Practical Crop Production-I (Kharif
crops)
10 V ELE AGRO 3510 3(2+1) Weed Management
11 VI AGRO 3611 1(0+1) Practical Crop Production-II (Rabi
crops)
12 VI AGRO 3612 2(1+1) Geo-informatics and Nano-
technology and Precision Farming
13 VIII ELM AGRO 4813 10(0+10) Organic Farming Production
Technology
14 VIII ELM AGRO 4814 10(0+10) Commercial production of organic
inputs (Proposed)

Total Credits 42(11+31)

Botany (Genetics and Plant Breeding, Physiology and Seed Technology)
Sr. Semester Course No. Credits Course Title
No.
1 II GPB 121 3(2+1) Fundamentals of Genetics
2 II BOT 121 2(1+1) Fundamentals of Crop Physiology
3 III GPB 232 2(1+1) Fundamentals of Plant Breeding
4 IV GPB 243 3(2+1) Principles of Seed Technology
5 IV ELE GPB 244 3(2+1) Commercial Plant breeding
6 IV ELE BOT 242 3(1+2) Micropropogation Technologies
7 V GPB 355 2(1+1) Crop Improvement I (Kharif Crops)
8 V BOT 353 1(1+0) Intellectual Property Right
9 VI GPB 366 2(1+1) Crop Improvement II (Rabi crops )
10 VIII ELM BOT 481 10(0+10) Seed production and Technology
11 VIII ELM.BOT 482 10=0+10 Tissue culture Technologies

Agril. Entomology
Sr. Semester Course No. Credits Course Title
No.
1 II ENTO 121 2(1+1) Fundamentals of Entomology
2 III ENTO 232 2(1+1) Insect Ecology and Integrated pest
Management
3 IV ENTO 243 2(1+1) Pest of Horticultural Crops and their
Management
4 V ENTO 354 2(1+1) Pests of Crops and Stored Grain and
their Management
5 VI ENTO 365 2(1+1) Management of Beneficial Insects
5 VIII ELM ENTO 486 10(0+10) Mass Production of Bioagents and
Biopesticides
6 VIII ELM ENTO 487 10(0+10) Commercial Bee Keeping
7 VIII ELM ENTO 488 10(0+10) Silkworm Cocoon Production
Technology

Horticulture
Sr. Semester Course No. Credits Course Title
No.
1 I HORT 111 2(1+1) Fundamentals of Horticulture
2 III HORT 232 2(1+1) Production Technology for Vegetables
and Spices
3 IV HORT 243 2(1+1) Production Technology for Fruit and
Plantation Crops
4 V HORT 354 2(1+1) Production Technology for Ornamental
Crops, MAP and Landscaping
5 V ELE HORT 355 3(2+1) Protected cultivation of horticultural
crops
6 VI HORT 366 2(1+1) Post-harvest Management and Value
Addition of Fruits and Vegetables
7 VI ELE HORT 367 3(2+1) Landscaping
8 VI ELE HORT 368 3(2+1) Hi-tech Horticulture
9 VIII ELM HORT 489 10(0+10) Commercial Horticulture
10 VIII ELM HORT 4810 10(0+10) Floriculture and Landscape Gardening
11 VIII ELM HORT 4811 10(0+10) Nursery Management of Horticultural
Crops (Proposed)
12 VIII ELM HORT 4812 10(0+10) Commercial Vegetable Production
(Proposed)
13 VIII ELM HORT 4813 10(0+10) Protected Cultivation of Flowers and
Vegetables (Proposed)
14 VIII ELM HORT 4814 10(0+10) Post-harvest Management and Value
Additions of Horticultural Crops
(Proposed)

Agricultural Economics

Sr. Semester Course No. Credits Course Title

No.
1 II ECON 121 2(2+0) Fundamentals of Agricultural
Economics
2 IV ECON 242 3(2+1) Agricultural Finance and Cooperation
3 V ECON 353 3(2+1) Agricultural Marketing Trade and Prices
4 V ELE ECON 354 3(2+1) Agribusiness Management
5 VI ECON 365 2(1+1) Farm Management, Production and
Resource Economics
Total 13(9+1)

Agricultural Extension Education

Sr. Semester Course No. Credits Course Title

No.
1 I EXTN 111 2(2+0) Rural Sociology & Educational
Psychology
2 II EXTN 122 3(2+1) Fundamentals of Agricultural Extension
Education
3 II EXTN 123 2(1+1) Communication Skills and personality
Developments (Common Course)
4 IV ELE EXTN 244 3(2+1) Agricultural Journalism
5 V EXTN 355 2(1+1) Entrepreneurship Development and
Business Communication (Common
Course)
Total 12(8+4)
Agril. Engineering
Sr. Semester Course No. Credits Course Title
No.
1 II ENGG 121 2(1+1) Soil and Water Conservation
Engineering
2 III ENGG 232 2(1+1) Farm Machinery and Power
3 IV ENGG 243 2(1+1) Renewable Energy and Green
 Technology
4 VI ENGG 364 2(1+1) Protected Cultivation and secondary
Agriculture
5 VIII ELM ENGG 485 10(0+10) Natural Resources Management
Total 18 (4+14)

Plant Pathology
Sr. Semester Course No. Credits Course Title
No.
1 I MIBO 111 2(1+1) Introductory Microbiology
2 II PATH 121 3(2+1) Fundamentals of Plant Pathology
3 II PATH 232 2(1+1) Principles of Integrated Disease
Management
4 IV ELE PATH 243 3(2+1) Biofertilizers, biocontrol agents and
biopesticides
5 V PATH 354 3(2+1) Diseases of Field and Horticultural
Crops and their Management I
6 VI PATH 365 3(2+1) Diseases of Field and Horticultural
Crops and their Management-II
7 VIII ELM PATH 486 10(0+10) Mushroom Cultivation Technologies

Soil Science and Agril. Chemistry

Sr. Semester Course No. Credits Course Title
No.
1 I SSAC 111 3(2+1) Fundamentals of Soil Science
2 IV SSAC 242 2(1+1) Problematic Soils and their
Management
3 V SSAC 353 3(2+1) Manures, Fertilizers and Soil
Fertility Management
4 VI ELE SSAC 364 3(2+1) Agrochemicals
5 VIII ELM SSAC 485 10(0+10) Soil, Water, Plant and Fertilizer
Analysis
6 VIII ELM SSAC 486 10(0+10) Agricultural Waste Management
Total 31(7+24)

Animal Husbandry and Dairy science

Sr. Semester Course No. Credits Course Title
No.
1 I AHDS-111 1+1=2 Livestock Production and
Management
2 IV AHDS-242 1+1=2 Livestock Breeding and Nutrition
3 V AHDS-353 1+1=2 Sheep, Goat and Poultry Production
4 VI AHDS-364 1+1=2 Technology of Milk and Milk
Products
5 VIII ELM AHDS 485 10(0+10) Poultry Production
 6 VIII ELM AHDS 486 10(0+10) Processing of Milk and Milk
Products
Total

Other courses
Sr. Semester Course No. Credits Course Title
No.
1 I LANG 111 2(1+1) Comprehension & Communication
Skills in English
2 III STAT 231 2(1+1) Statistical Methods
3 III BIOCHM 231 3(2+1) Fundamentals of plant biochemistry
and biotechnology
6 V ELE FST 351 3(2+1) Food Safety and Standards (Elective)
7 VI FST 362 2(2+0) Principles of Food Science and
Nutrition
8 VI ELE AGM 361 3(2+1) System Stimulation and Agro-
advisory
9 VIII ELM FST 483 10(0+10) Food Processing
Total

Common Courses
Sr. Semester Course No. Credits Course Title
No.
1 III EVS 231 3(2+1) Environmental Studies and Disaster
Management
2 II EXTN 123 2(1+1) Communication skills and personality
Development
3 V EXTN 355 2(1+1) Entrepreneurship Development and
Business Management
4 III COMP 231 2(1+1) Agri-Informatics
Total 9(5+4)