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College of Agriculture, Vaso

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ABOUT THE COURSE OFFERED

College of Agriculture, AAU, Vaso, offers 4-years (8 semesters) residential undergraduate degree program,
SBachelor of Science (Hons.) in Agriculture. The more details on the course and its requirements are
available here

 

ADMISSION PROCESS

• Common online admission procedure is followed for all four Agricultural universities of Gujarat State, advertisements as well as counselling schedule are published in the local newspapers and on websites i.e. www.gsauca.in and www.aau.in.
• Admission and degree programme detail are provided on common admission website as well as on university website.
• The admission is given to the students as per the ICAR guideline as mentioned below.

 

BASIS FOR ADMISSION

Qualifying Examination

10 + 2 Science stream with Physics, Chemistry and Biology

Entrance Examination

State level common entrance examination i.e., GUJCET conducted by the state Government.

Merit List

Weightage comprising of 40 % of GUJCET and 60 % of HSC theory marks in PCB are considered for the preparation of merit list.

COUSRE-CURRICULUM

Semester - I

Sr.No. Course No. Title of course Credit Theory Practical Total
1 Agron 1.1 Agricultural Heritage 1+0 1 0 1
2 Ag.Chem.1.1 Fundamental of Soil Science 2+1 2 1 3
3 Ag.Met.1.1 Introductory Agro meteorology & Climate Change 1+1 1 1 2
4 Ag.Micro.1.1 Agricultural Microbiology 1+1 1 1 2
5 Ag.Stat.1.1 Agricultural Informatics 2+1 2 1 3
6 GPB 1.1 Introductory Biology 1+1 1 1 2
7 Hort. 1.1 Fundamentals of Horticulture 1+1 1 1 2
8 Pl. Path.1.1 Fundamentals of Plant Pathology 2+1 2 1 3
9 Eng. 1.1 Comprehension and Communication Skills in English 1+1 1 1 2
10 Maths 1.1 Elementary Mathematics 2+0 2 0 2
TotalT 14 8 22

Semester - II

Sr.No. Course No. Title of course Credit Theory Practical Total
1 Agron 2.2 Fundamentals of Agronomy 3+1 3 1 4
2 Ag.Chem.2.2 Manures, Fertilizers
and Soil Fertility
Management
2+1 2 1 3
3 Ag. Stat. 2.2 Statistical Methods 2+1 2 1 3
4 Ag. Econ 2.1 Fundamentals of Agricultural Economics 2+0 2 0 2
5 Ag. Engg.2.1 Introductory Soil and Water Conservation
Engineering
1+1 1 1 2
6 Biochem. 2.1 Fundamentals of Plant Biochemistry 2+1 2 1 3
7 GPB 2.2 Fundamentals of Genetics 2+1 2 1 3
8 Hort.2.2 Production Technology for Fruit and Plantation
Crops
1+1 1 1 2
9 Pl. Path. 2.2 Introductory Plant Nematology 1+1 1 1 2
10 HVE 2.1* Human Value & Ethics (Non-Gradial) 1+0 1* 0* 1*
11 PE 2.1* NSS/NCC/Physical Education (Non-Gradial 0+1* 0* 1* 1*
Total 16+1* 8+1* 24+2*

Semester - III

Sr.No. Course No. Title of course Credit Theory Practical Total
1 Agron3.3 Crop Production Technology-I (KharifCrops) 1+1 1 1 2
2 Ag.Chem.3.3 Problematic Soils and their Management 2+1 2 1 3
3 Ag. Ento..3.1 Fundamentals of Entomology 2+1 2 1 3
4 Ag. Econ.3.2 Agricultural Finance and Co-operation 2+1 2 1 3
5 Ag. Engg.3.2 Farm Machinery and Power 1+1 1 1 2
6 Ag. Ext. 3.1 Fundamentals of Agricultural Extension Education 2+1 2 1 3
7 GPB 3.3 Fundamentals of Plant Breeding 2+1 2 1 3
8 Hort.3.3 Production Technology for Vegetables and Spices 1+1 1 1 2
9 Pl. Phy 3.1 Fundamentals of Crop Physiology 2+1 2 1 3
Total 15 9 24

Semester - IV

Sr.No. Course No. Title of course Credit Theory Practical Total
1 Agron.4.4 Crop Production Technology-II (Rabi Crops) 1+1 1 1 2
2 Agron. 4.5 Weed Management 2+1 2 1 3
3 Ag. Ento. 4.2 Principles of Integrated Pest Management 1+1 1 1 2
4 Ag. Ento. 4.3 Management of Beneficial Insects 1+1 1 1 2
5 Ag. Econ. 4.3 Agricultural Marketing, Trade and Prices 2+1 2 1 3
6 Ag. Engg.4.3 Renewable Energy and Green Technology 1+1 1 1 2
7 Ag. Ext. 4.2 Rural Sociology and Educational Psychology 2+0 2 0 2
8 Pl. Path. 4.3 Principles of Integrated Disease Management 1+1 1 1 2
9 GPB 4.4 Principles of Seed Technology 2+1 2 1 3
10 GPB 4.5 Intellectual Property Rights 1+0 1 0 1
11 Hort.4.4 PProduction Technology for Ornamental Crops,
MAP and Landscaping
  1 1 2
12 PE 4.2* NSS/NCC/Physical Education & Yoga Practices
(Non-gradial)
0+1* 0* 1* 1*
Total 15 9+1* 24+1*

Semester - V

Sr.No. Course No. Title of course Credit Theory Practical Total
1 Agron.5.6 Farming System and Sustainable Agriculture 1+0 1 0 1
2 Agron. 5.7 Geoinformaitcs and Precision Farming 1+1 1 1 2
3 Agron. 5.8 Practical Crop Production-I (Kharif Crops) 0+1 0 1 1
4 Biotech 5.1 Introductory Biotechnology 1+1 1 1 2
5 Ag. Ento. 5.4 Pests Of Field Crops & Stored Grains And Their
Management
1+1 1 1 2
6 Ag. Engg.5.4 Protected Cultivation and Secondary Agriculture 1+1 1 1 2
7 Ag. Ext. 5.3 Communication Skills and Personality
Development
1+1 1 1 2
8 Pl. Path. 5.4 Diseases of Field and Horticultural Crops
and Their Management-I
2+1 2 1 3
9 GPB 5.6 Crop Improvement-I 1+1 1 1 2
10 LPM 5.1 Ruminant Production and Management 2+1 2 1 3
11 Hort.5.5 Landscaping   2 1 3
12 Envs. 5.1 Environmental studies and Disaster Management 2+1 2 1 3
Total 15 11 26

Semester - VI

Sr.No. Course No. Title of course Credit Theory Practical Total
1 Agron. 6.9 Principles of Organic Farming 1+1 1 1 2
2 Agron. 6.10 Rainfed Agriculture and Watershed
Management
1+1 1 1 2
3 Agron. 6.11 Practical Crop Production-II
(Rabi Crops)
0+1 0 1 1
4 Ag. Econ 6.4 Farm Management, Production and
Resource Economics
2+1 2 1 3
5 Ag. Ext. 6.4 Entrepreneurship Studies and Business
Communication
1+1 1 1 2
6 Pl. Path. 6.5 Disease of Field and Horticultural Crops
andtheir Management-II
2+1 2 1 3
7 GPB 6.7 Crop Improvement -II 1+1 1 1 2
8 Hort.6.6 Post-harvest Management and Value Addition of
Fruits and Vegetables
1+1 1 1 2
9 LPM 6.2 Poultry Production and Management 1+1 1 1 2
10 Ag.Micro 6.2 Biopesticides & Biofertilizers 2+1 2 1 3
11 Ag. Ento. 6.5 Pest Of Horticulture Crops And
Their Management
2+1 1 1 1
Total 13 11 24

Semester VII: Student READY (Rural Entrepreneurship Awareness Development Yojana)

Student READY is to be under taken by students in this semester for duration of twenty weeks
with weightage of 0+20 credit hours. Credit hours are allotted on the basis of duration of each
phase of the programme. The details are as under:

Sr.No. Course No. Title of course Duration (in week) Credit
1 OP 7.1 Orientation Phase 2 0+2
2 OCT 7.2 On Campus Training Phase 3 0+3
3 RSA 7.3 Research Station Attachment 4 0+4
4 VKA 7.4 Village And KVK Attachment 3 0+3
5 AIA 7.5 Agro Industries Attachment 4 0+4
6 ET 7.6 Exposure of Tour 2 0+2
7 PRP 7.7 Project Report Preparation / Presentation Phase 2 0+2
Total Credit 20 0+20

Semester VIII: Experiential Learning Programme (ELP)

Experiential Learning Programme (ELP) is to be under taken by the students in this semester for
a total duration of twenty four weeks with weightage of (0+20) credit hours.

Sr.No. Title of Module Credit
1 ELP Module- 1 0+10
2 ELP Module- 2 0+10
Total Credit 0+20

Detailed syllabus as per the Fifth Dean’s Recommendations

 

 
 
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