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Establishment of Polytechnic in Agriculture at Anand

	Introduction
	OBJECTIVES
	FACILITIES
	FACULTY
	ADMISSION REQUIREMENT
	FACULTY PROFILES

Name of the Centre

Establishment of Polytechnic in Agriculture at Anand

Anand Agricultural University,

ANAND – 388 110

(GUJARAT,INDIA)

INTRODUCTION

Year of Commencement	2009-10
Sector	Agricultural & Allied Services
Officer in-charge & responsible for the implementation of scheme	Dr. A. M. SHEKH, Dean faculty of Agriculture, B.A. College of Agriculture, AAU, Anand
Officer in-charge of the Scheme	Dr. R.P.Vadodaria

OBJECTIVES

The main objective of the scheme is to teach and train secondary pass students to enable them to perform and serves various activities in the area of agriculture and related fields and high technology to spread the knowledge among the farming community, to earn wages, to become self employment and to get higher education in agriculture. Specific objectives are :

To conduct academic programme leading to diploma in Agriculture to develop skilled manpower for agro-based industries
The liaison with different agencies for effective training and first line transfer of technologies
To provide technical person to the Agro-based industries, government and non-government organizations etc.
To develop capability and ability of the students for admission in the higher education of degree course
To undertake need base research for Agriculture & related fields
To confer the ' Diploma in Agriculture ' certificate to the students after successful completion of three years course

Duration of the study

The duration of Diploma Studies in Agriculture after 10^th standard shall be of three years divided in to six semesters

FACILITIES

Hostel : It is a residential Polytechnic for both boys and girls
Library : Existing library facility will be strengthened
Sports complex : Existing sport ground of B.A. Collage of Agriculture will be used for Polytechnic

FACULTY

Sr. No.	Designation of the post	No. of posts sanctioned by GoG	Essential Qualification
1.	Principal	1	Ph.D. Degree in Agronomy
2.	Assistant Professor	4	One post each of the following disciplines 1.M.Sc./Ph.D. in Agronomy 2. M.Sc./Ph.D.in Entomology / Pl.pathology 3. M.Sc./Ph.D. in Horticulture 4. M.Sc./Ph.D. in Plant Breeding
3.	Agril. Officer/ Veterinary officer	4	Preferably one post each of the following disciplines 1.M.Sc.(Agri.)in Agronomy 2.M.Sc.(Agri.) in Entomolog / Pl. Pathology 3. M.Sc.(Agri.) in Extension Education & 4.Veterinary Officer (M.V.Sc.)
4.	Agril. Assistant	2	Diploma in Agriculture
5.	Jr.Clerk Cum typist	3	As per Government norms
6.	Peon	2	As per Government norms
7	Peon cum Cook	1	As per Government norms
8	Sweeper	1	As per Government norms
9	Helper	1	As per Government norms

ADMISSION REQUIREMENT

(a) Admission Capacity : Total twenty five students will be admitted in each academic year.

(b) Minimum Age : The age requirement of a candidate on first day of July of the year in which first admission to the polytechnic in Agriculture shall be in between fourteen to twenty-five years.

(c) Both boys and girls could get admission in the Agricultural Polytechnic

(d) Qualification : Minimum qualification for applying to the Diploma Studies in Agriculture will be Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination of Gujarat State or other equivalent examination along with English as compulsory subject.

(e) Percentage of Marks : The minimum requirement of percentage of marks in the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination of Gujarat State or other equivalent examination shall be as under

1. The minimum requirement of marks for various categories in the above mentioned qualifying examination for admission to Agricultural Polytechnic shall be as under.

a. For ST : 35%

b. For SEBC : 40%

c. For SC : 40%

d. For all others : 45%

2. In case of two or more candidates obtaining equal marks in the merit, the inter-se-merit of such candidates shall be determined in order of preference as follows:

(a) Candidate obtaining higher marks in Science subject in SSC examination

(b) Candidate obtaining higher marks in Mathematic subject in SSC examination

(d) Candidate older in age to be preferred.

3. Deduction of Percentage of Marks for Failure

Three percent marks for each failure (additional trial) will be deducted from the total percent marks secured.

candidate with maximum of three trials in qualifying examination (SSC- Std.X) shall be considered eligible for admission.

4. Weightage of Percentage of Marks for Preparing Merit list :

5. Weightage of five percent of marks over and above marks obtained at qualifying examination shall be given for preparing merit list to the candidate, if he/she is farmer's Son / Daughter / Brother / Sister / Grand Son / Grand Daughter. However, candidate has to produce certificate of 7-12 record of current year from competent authority for having land in Gujarat under cultivation by himself / his / her Father, his / her Mother, his / her Grand Father (Paternal) his / her Grand Mother and his / her Brother.

6.Weightage of two percent of marks over and above marks obtained at qualifying examination shall be given for preparing merit list to the candidates, if he/she has passed Secondary School Certificate Examination (Std.X) with vocational Stream in Agriculture as well as to the students who have passed Secondary School Certificate Examination (Std.X) with Agriculture subjects.

7.Weightage to the Sports persons

Weightage to the Sportsmen / Women for admission to Polytechnic in Agriculture will be given as under :

Sr. No.	Event		Weightage
(i)	Participation at the International Level		7 %
(ii)	Participation at the National Level / All India Level
	(a)	Secured 1^st position	5 %
	(b)	Secured 2^nd position	3 %
	(c)	Secured 3^rd position	2 %
(iii)	Participation at the State Level
	(a)	Secured 1^st position	1.0 %
	(b)	Secured 2^nd position	0.5 %

"The student will get this benefit once during his / her polytechnic study career"

8. Reservation of Seats :

Sr. No.	Particulars	Reservation of Seats	Remarks
1.	Schedule Caste (SC)	7 %	Reservation of these seats shall be inter-changeable among SC / ST candidates
2.	Schedule Tribes / Nomadic Tribes and Denotified Tribes of Gujarat State (ST).	15 %
3.	Socially and Educationally Backward Communities. (SEBC)	27 %	As defined by the Government of Gujarat and does not fall under creamy layer section.
4.	Disabled (Physically Handicapped)	3 %	Candidate stated in the regulation. It will be adjusted against respective category
5.	Candidate belonging to Parsi Community	01 Additional Seat	1. Candidates who are domicile of Gujarat only
6.	Ex- service man	01 % Additional Seat	This seat shall be non transferable

SC/ST and SEBC candidates who are able to secure admission on merit shall not, however, be counted against the seat reserved for them.

**The current price of the prospectus along with application form shall be as under.

a. Rs. 100.00 (In Person)

b. Rs. 150.00 (By Post )

The price of the prospectus along with application form will be applicable to the candidates as decided by the competent authority or by the university from time to time.

9. FEES STRUCTURE (Proposed): Fees payable for Diploma studies are as under

S.No	Fees		Amount (Rs.)
A.	Fees and deposits for all new students to be paid once at the time of registration
1.	Caution Money Deposit		100
2.	Hostel Deposit		100
3.	Mess Deposit		700
4.	Identity Card fee		030
5.	Electric Deposit		100
6.	Thelesemia Test fee		120
TOTAL ( A)			1150
B.	Fees to be paid annually in the beginning of each odd semester for all students.
1.	Uni. Medical Exam.		020
2.	Magazine Fee		050
3.	Student Aid Fund		020
4.	General Amenities		010
TOTAL (B)			100
C.	Semester fees to be paid at the beginning of each semester
1.	Registration Fee	010
2.	Tuition Fee	200
3.	Library Fee	020
4.	Examination Fee	050
5.	Gymkhana Fee	010
6.	Cultural Activities Fee	020
7.	Laboratory Fee	020
8.	Hostel Fee	050
9.	Fees for marksheets, certificates, transcripts etc.	050
TOTAL (C )		430
TOTAL AMOUNT (A+B+C)		1680

NOTE: The tuition and hostel fees for girl students are exempted. Fees once paid will not be refunded.

10. Medium of instruction: Medium of instruction and examination shall be English.

11. ATTENDANCE :

The minimum percentage of attendance required to be completed by a student in each course shall be 75 per cent of the total credit hours of the academic calendar.

12. System of Evaluation (Proposed):

Different types of examination and weightage for each course shall be as under:

Examination		Weightage (%)	Duration (hours)
A. Courses having theory only
(i)	Internal examination (Two tests of equal weightage)	50	1
(ii)	Semester end examination	50	2
B. Courses having practical only
(i)	Internal examination (Practical exam. after second hourly )	50	3*
(ii)	Semester end practical examination	50	3*
C. Courses having theory and practical
(i)	Internal examination
(a)	Two tests of equal weightage	20	1
(b)	One Practical examination (after second hourly)	40	3*
(ii)	Semester end examination
(a)	Theory examination	40	2

* Duration of the practical examinations may vary depending on nature of practical

13. The sequence of internal and semester end examination shall be as follow:

(i) Courses having theory only:

The sequence shall be first test, second test and semester end examination.

(ii) Courses having practical only:

The sequence shall be internal practical examination after second hourly and semester end practical examination.

(iii) Courses having theory and practical:

The sequence shall be first test, second test and one practical examination after second hourly and semester end theory examination.

14. Distribution of marks:

I. Theory (Internal and Semester End Examination)

(i) Objective type of questions: 60%

(ii) Subjective type of questions: 40%

II. Practicals

(A) Internal Practical Exam:

(i) Specimen written : 60%

(ii) Oral : 20%

(iii) Journal : 10%

(iv) Practical work : 10%

Note:- Distribution / weightage will depend upon the nature of practical

15. Award of Class :

The award of a class to a student shall be based on OGPA (Overall Grade Point Average) obtained by him/her and shall be indicated in the Diploma certificate. The basis of the award of class shall be as under:

Overall Grade Point Average	Class
7.50 an above	First Class with Distinction
6.50 to 7.49	First Class
6.00 to 6.49	Second Class
4.50 to 5.99	Pass class
Less than 4.50	Fail

Faculty Profiles

SUBJECT WISE COURSES FOR POLYTECHNIC IN AGRICULTURE,

Sr. No.	Course No.				Course Title	Cradits (T+P)
(a)	Agronomy
1.	AGRON-111	General Agriculture				1+1
2.	AGRON-122	Dry land Agriculture and watershed management				1+1
3.	AGRON-123	Production technology for forage and grasses				1+0
4.	AGRON-214	Crop production - I KHARIF				2+1
5.	AGRON-215	Organic farming and farm management				1+1
6.	AGRON-216	Practical crop production -1 (cereals and pulses)				0+1
7.	AGRON-227	Crop production- II Rabi				2+1
8.	AGRON-228	Water management including micro irrigation				2+1
9.	AGRON-229	Practical crop production -1I (Oil seeds and commercial crops)				0+1
10.	AGRON-3110	Weed Management				1+1
11.	AGRON-3111	Farming systems and sustainable Agriculture				1+1
12.	AGRON-3212	Vermi-compost				0+4*
	TOTAL.....					12+10=22
(b)	Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science
1.	Ag.CHEM-111	Fundaments of Soil Science				2+1
2.	Ag.CHEM-122	Plant nutrition, Manures and Fertilizers				2+1
	TOTAL.....					4+2=6
(c)	Botany, Plant breeding & Genetics
1.	PBR- 111				Botany of field crops	2+1
2.	PBR- 112				Economic Botany	1+1
3.	PBR- 223				Crop Physiology	2+1
4.	PBR- 314				Genetics and plant breeding	2+1
5.	PBR- 325				Seed production technology	0+4*
	TOTAL.....					7+4=11
(d)	Horticulture
1.	HORT- 111				Principles of horticulture	1+1
2.	HORT- 212				Production technology of fruit crops	1+1
3.	HORT- 223				Production technology of vegetable crops	1+1
4.	HORT- 314				Production technology of flower crops and gardening	1+1
5.	HORT- 325				Preservation and value addition in horticultural crops	0+4*
6.	HORT- 326				Green house technology	0+4*
	TOTAL.....					4+4=8
(e)	Agricultural Entomology
1.	ENTO- 111			Agricultural Zoology		1+1
2.	ENTO- 122			Fundamentals of Entomology		1+1
3.	ENTO- 123			Principles of insect control		1+1
4.	ENTO- 214			Crop pests and their management		2+1
	TOTAL.....					5+4=9
(f)	Plant Pathology
1.	Pl.PATH- 121			Introductory plant Pathology and Nematology		1+1
2.	Pl.PATH- 212			Diseases of field and horticultural fruit crops		1+1
3.	Pl.PATH- 223			Plant disease management		1+1
4.	Ag.MICRO-314			Agricultural Microbiology		1+1
5.	Pl.PATH- 325			Mushroom Production Technology		0+4*
	TOTAL.....					4+4=8
(g)	Agricultural Engineering
1.	AENG- 121				Agricultural Engineering ,Soil Survey and Soil conservation	2+1
2.	AENG- 312				Post harvest Technology	1+1
	TOTAL.....					3+2=5
(h)	Extension education
1.	AEXT- 221				Extension education	1+1
2.	AEXT- 312				Entrepreneurship development	1+1
	TOTAL.....					2+2=4
( I )	Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry
1.	AH- 121				Principles of Live stock production and management	1+1
2.	AH- 212				Dairy Cattle & Buffalo Production & Management	1+1
3.	AH- 313				Livestock Trade, Fish and Poultry Marketing	1+1
	TOTAL.....					3+3=6
(j)	Agricultural Economics
1.	Ag.ECO-121				Principles Agricultural Economics	2+0
2.	Ag.ECO-312				Fundamentals of agribusiness management	1+1
	TOTAL.....					3+1=4
(k)	Agricultural statistics
1.	STAT- 211	Introduction to Agricultural statistics				1+1
2.	MATH- 112	Bio-Mathematics				1+1
3.	STAT- 223	Introduction to computer				1+2
	TOTAL.....					3+4=7
( l )	English
1.	ENGL- 111		Comprehension and developing communication skills in English			1+1
	TOTAL.....					1+1=2

Note: * Credits are not taken in to account in practical part.

AAU-ANAND.

Theory examination

Weed Management

Farming systems and sustainable Agriculture

Vermi-compost

Green house technology

Extension education

Entrepreneurship development