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B. Tech.
Agricultural Information Technology |
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Name of the Centre |
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Agricultural
Information Technology
Anand Agricultural
University
Anand
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Introduction |
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Agriculture is the back bone of agro based
industry, it is life line of the Indian economy and contributes one third to
the national GDP. Under the changing dynamics of economical and industrial
growth, agriculture has to undergo changes with new approaches, therefore,
experiential system in agriculture has strong potential for imparting better
training of the agricultural technocrats with high level of skill in
combination with the modern out-look and management capacity. With respect
to these many IT applications are developed to provide better support and
education to agricultural academia and farmers. Governments, NGOs,
institutions and private organizations have started to create agricultural
related sites for the Indian farmers. In order to provide farmer friendly
contents for the agricultural sites there is a huge demand for a graduate
with knowledge of agricultural domain along with profound software
professional.
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Exploring Agriculture with Information Technology |
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B. Tech. in AIT, a four-year graduate
programme adds one more feather to the history of AAU, the leading
Agricultural University of Gujarat. This institute prepares human resources
in the field of Agriculture Information Technology (AIT) as a tool to
sharpen the edges of the agriculture structure in the country. It takes the
onus to develop and hone the sector and its changing environment. |
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COURSE OUTLINE |
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Details
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Credits
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Courses
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Core
Courses-Computer Technology
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74 (40%)
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25
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Applied
Information Technology
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21 (11%)
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8
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Supporting
Agricultural Courses
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50 (26%)
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18
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Math and
Physics
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14 (7%)
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5
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University
Requirements
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31 (16%)
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9
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Total
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190
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65
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SEMESTER WISE COURSE BREAK-UP |
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First Semester
(Click to see Detail Syllabus)
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Sr.
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Course Title
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Credit
Hrs
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1
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Applied Physical sciences
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3 (3+0)
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2
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Fundamentals of
Computers and Operating system
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3 (2+1)
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3
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Applied
Mathematics
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2 (2+0)
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4
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Introduction to Programming Languages
&
Object Oriented Concepts
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3 (1+2)
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5
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Microeconomics
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2 (1+1)
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6
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Applied Statistics
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3 (2+1)
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7
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Orientation to agricultural system
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2 (1+1)
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8
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English For Speaking And Writing Skills
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2* (1+1)
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9
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NCC /NSS / Physical Education
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1* (0+1)
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Second Semester
(Click to see Detail Syllabus)
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Sr. #
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Course
Title
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Credit Hrs
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1
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Basic Electronics
And Instrumentation Technology
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3 (2+1)
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2
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Design and Analysis of Algorithms and
Data Structure
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3 (2+1)
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3
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Principles of
Genetics
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3 (2+1)
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4
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Computer
Organization and Architecture
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3 (3+0)
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5
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Soil And Crop
Management
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3 (2+1)
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6
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Commercial
horticulture
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3 (2+1)
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7
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Probability
and Information systems
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3 (2+1)
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8
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Software
Engineering
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2 (2+1)
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9
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NCC /NSS / Physical Education
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1* (0+1)
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Third Semester
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Sr. #
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Course Title
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Credit Hrs
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1
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Compiler
Design and Programming Languages
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3 (2+1)
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2
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Data Base
Management System
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3 (2+1)
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3
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Operations
Research
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3 (2+1)
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4
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Functions
of several variables, vector
calculus and numerical methods
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3 (2+1)
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5
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Greenhouse Production technology
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3 (2+1)
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6
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Introduction to Macroeconomics
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3 (2+1)
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7
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Introduction to Biotechnology
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3 (2+1)
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8
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Educational Tour
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1* (0+1)
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9
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Plantation Management
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2 (1+1)
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Fourth Semester
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Sr.
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Course Title
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Credit
Hrs
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1
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Programming for web portals –
(PHP/JAVA/.Net)
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3 (1+2)
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2
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Econometrics
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3 (2+1)
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3
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Project
Management for Information Systems
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3 (2+1)
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4
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Environment Management
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3 (2+1)
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5
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eCommerce and Retailing
Entrepreneurship
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3 (2+1)
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6
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Design and Management of Web Portals
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3 (2+1)
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7
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Agricultural Information Portals
management
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3 (1+2)
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8
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Communications Theory/Computer Networks
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3 (3+0)
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9
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Project I (Group)
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1* (0+1)
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Fifth Semester
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Course Title
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Credit
Hrs
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1
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Parallel Processing, Supercomputing and
Applications
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3 (2+1)
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2
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Applications of Global Positioning
Systems in Agriculture
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2 (1+1)
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3
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GIS in Agriculture
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3 (2+1)
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4
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Remote sensing of Natural Resources
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3 (2+1)
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5
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Supply chain Management
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3 (2+1)
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6
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Enterprise Resource Planning
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3 (2+1)
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7
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Commodity Marketing
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3 (2+1)
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8
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Fundamentals and Applications of
Nanotechnology
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2 (1+1)
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9
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Bioinformatics
Computing
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2 (1+1)
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10
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Seminar I
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1* (0+1)
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Sixth Semester
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Sr.
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Course
Title
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Credit
Hrs
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1
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FORTRAN programming for parallel
computing
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3 (1+2)
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2
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WRF- NMM Forecasting nesting model
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2 (0+2)
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3
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HPC Clusters and Parallel Computing for Simulations
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3 (1+2)
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4
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Open Source Data Bases and KDD
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3 (2+1)
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5
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SPSS, MATLAB and Knowledge Discovery
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3 (1+2)
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6
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Data Mining – Java/Oracle
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3 (1+2)
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7
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Atmospheric Science
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3 (2+1)
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8
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Drug Discovery Informatics
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3 (1+2)
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9
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Seminar 2
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2* (0+2)
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Seventh Semester
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Course Title
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Credit
Hrs
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1
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Applications of RFID and WI-FI
Technology
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3 (2+1)
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2
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CAD and Multimedia Technology
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3 (2+1)
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3
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CAD and Landscaping
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3 (2+1)
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4
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Modeling, Simulation & Forecasting
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3 (2+1)
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5
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Designing IVR systems and call center
Management
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3 (1+2)
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6
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Knowledge Resources and eLearning
systems
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3 (2+1)
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7
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Progressing for knowledge repository –
PHP, JAVA, MYSQL, Flash, Dreamweaver
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3 (1+2)
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8
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Knowledge Discovery and call center
management & Designing eLearning portal
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3 (1+2)
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9
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Project 2
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2* (0+2)
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Eight Semester
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Course
Title
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Credit
Hrs
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1
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Internship ( instead of RAWE)
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20
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FACULTY
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Name |
Designation |
Qualification |
Contact |
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Dr. P.R.
Vaishnav |
Dean and
Principal |
Ph.D. |
+919558801139
deanait@aau.in |
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Dr. Y.R.
Ghodasara |
Associate
Professor |
Ph.D. |
+919429045525 |
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Prof.
G.N.Motaka |
Assistant
Professor |
M.Sc.
(Statistics) |
+919429066951 |
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Prof. M.P. Raj |
Assistant
Professor |
M.C.A. |
+919662527853 |
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Prof. K.P.
Patel |
Assistant
Professor |
M.C.A. |
+919725010026 |
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Prof. D. K.
Parmar |
Assistant
Professor |
M.E. |
+919909417451 |
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Expert Scientists from Agriculture,
Dairy Science and Food Processing Technology faculties.
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Food Processing Engineers, Extension Educationist, Statisticians, Agri Economistis,Biotechnologists, Dairy Industry and Information Technology
experts.
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Visiting professional executives and expert faculties from reputed
institutes.
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FACILITIES |
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• Furnished class room with
multi-media presentation (LCD, Computers)
• Modern e-library with collection
of national & international books and online access to
e-journals (full text) and database information.
• All time internet service with 2
mbps connectivity, Wi-Fi system.
• Cyberary with 25 work nodes. |
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YOU COULD BE |
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IT Service Facility Manager
Weather/ Crop Forecasting
Expert
e-Learning Specialist
Knowledge Management Expert
Commodity Trader
ERP systems Manager
Farm/Plantation Manager
e-Commerce Portal Manager
Financial Analyst
Supply Chain Manager
BPO services Manager
Crop Insurance Manager
e-Governance Portal Designer
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ADMISSION REQUIREMENT |
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Contact |
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Dean
Agricultural Information Technology
Anand Agricultural University
Anand - 388 110
e mail :
deanait@aau.in
Mobile : 9558801139,
Ph.No.02692-263123 |
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