Faculty of Agricultural Sciences Course Outcomes (COs)

Programme Name: B.Sc. (Hons) Agriculture

1st semester

Course Name:         Fundamentals of Agronomy             

Course Code: AGS 111

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Well versed with basic concepts, components and terms of Agronomy.

CO2

Understand concepts of different cropping systems, nutrient management, water management

CO3

Weed management

CO4

Learn about ideotypes in different crops.

 

Course Name:         Fundamentals of Agricultural Economics

Course Code: AGS 112

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Students will have understanding of agri. Economic terms, concepts and theories, market structure and how money is supplied

CO2

Students will also understand limited resources available in economy.

CO3

They will also realize the need to exploit and utilize development and improvement of production techniques

CO4

They will learn about taxes and money

 

Course Name:         Fundamentals of Genetics         

Course Code: AGS 113

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Different methods available to study genetics

CO2

Describe gene structure, chromosome and proteins.

CO3

They will also be able to describe different methods of gene testing,

CO4

Molecular genetic analysis of genetic diseases, construction of pedigrees and analysis of inheritance pattern in the families.

 

 

 

 


Course Name:      Communication Skills and Personality Development

Course Code: AGS 114

Course Outcomes:

CO1

The soft skill will be inculcated in the students in theoretical as well as practical ways.

CO2

The communication skills of the students will be enhanced and they will get an understanding of the nonverbal forms of communication.

CO3

They will learn about various writing techniques

CO4

They will learn about reading, listening and note making

 

Course Name:         Fundamentals of Soil Science           

Course Code: AGS 115

Course Outcomes:

CO1

It will enable students to understanding the soil, their role and properties.

CO2

Development of soil profile and soil forming processes.

CO3

They will also learn the classification, characteristics of different soil.

CO4

Distribution, soil organic matter, its importance and maintenance of organic matter.

 

Course Name:         Introductory Agro meteorology & Climate Change

Course Code: AGS 116A

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Understanding the meaning and scope of agricultural meteorology

CO2

Learn about solar radiations

CO3

Learn about different weather phenomena

CO4

Learn about climate change, its cause and impact on crop growth and development

 

Course Name:         Agricultural Heritage                 

Course Code: AGS 117

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Students will be introduced to Indian agricultural heritage, ancient agricultural practices and relevance with modern agricultural practices.

CO2

They will know the scope of agriculture and agricultural resources in India, development in agriculture and future vision.

CO3

Importance of agriculture and agricultural resources available in India

CO4

Learn about agriculture set up in India

 

Course Name:         Introductory Biology

Course Code: AGS 118

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Learn basics of living world

CO2

Be able to recognize and apply basic ethical principles in research related to biological and biomedical science.

CO3

Organic evolution process and other fundamental biological processes.

CO4

They will also be able to explain importance of biodiversity at the genetic, organismal, community and global scales.

 

Course Name:         Introduction to Forestry                   

Course Code: AGS 119

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Learn about forestry, its importance, various terms related to forestry

CO2

Identify the various forest tree species

CO3

Understand the methods of multiplication of forest trees and also factors those affects the growth of trees.

CO4

They will also know the economic importance of forests.

 


 

2nd semester

Course Name:         Agricultural Microbiology                

Course Code: AGS 121

Course Outcomes:

CO1

About the role of microbes in crop production

CO2

They will also know about bacterial genetics, biofuel andbio fertilizers production; and biodegradation of agro waste.

CO3

Role of microbes in soil fertility

CO4

Role of microbes in human welfare

 

Course Name:         Fundamentals of Agricultural Extension Education

Course Code: AGS 122

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Will know the concepts of extension education and importance in agriculture development.

CO2

Students will be exposed to various rural problems and to alleviate them via rural development programmes.

CO3

They will also know how to increase employment opportunities and their analysis.

CO4

Will learn about extension teaching methods

 

Course Name:         Fundamentals of Crop Physiology

Course Code: AGS 123

Course Outcomes:                                       

CO1

Plant cell structure, organization and applying specific biochemical functions to all compartments of the plant cell

CO2

Different processes like photosynthesis.

CO3

About the process of respiration

CO4

Knowledge of plant growth regulators and different cycles will all prove to be beneficial in their career.

 

 

 

Course Name:  Fundamentals of Entomology                

Course Code: AGS 124

Course Outcomes:                                       

CO1

Identify the insects morphologically

CO2

Learn their characters, feeding habits

CO3

Habitats of agriculturally important insect pests

CO4

They will also know about concept of IPM, its practices, scope and limitations.

 

Course Name:  Fundamentals of Horticulture                   

Course Code: AGS 125

Course Outcomes:                                       

CO1

New areas of horticulture, present and future prospectus of horticulture.

CO2

Propagation of horticultural crops

CO3

Types of gardens

CO4

Importance of growth regulators

 

Course Name:  Fundamentals of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology

Course Code: AGS 126

Course Outcomes:                                       

CO1

Concepts and application of plant biotechnology and plant biochemistry.

CO2

Biochemical analysis skills, knowledge on biotechnological tools

CO3

Plant tissue culture, enzyme kinetics and their implication in enhancing crop productivity is imported.

CO4

Being industry ready and skilled in making buffers and solutions also.

 


 

Course Name:  Fundamentals of Plant Breeding

Course Code: AGS 127

Course Outcomes:                                       

CO1

Basic Concepts of Plant Breeding

CO2

Various population improvement methods for crop improvement

CO3

Other techniques like mutation, polyploidy, wide hybridization and their role in crop improvement.

CO4

Modern molecular approaches like marker assisted selection (MAS) will also be learnt.

 

Course Name:  Agri- Informatics               Course Code: CSA 257

Course Outcomes:                                       

CO1

Computer basics, MS office basics, internet and www basics.

CO2

Hardware and software, use of IT applications, and different IT tools in agriculture.

CO3

Use of decision support system, agri, export system

CO4

Soil info system in agriculture 

 

Course Name:  Human Values & Ethics    Course Code: AGS 107B

Course Outcomes:                                       

CO1

Analyze and identify an ethical issue

CO2

Assess their own ethical values

CO3

Identify ethical concerns in research and intellectual contexts.

CO4

Demonstrate knowledge of ethical values in internships and field work.

 


 

3rd semester

Course Name: Crop Production Technology-I (Kharif Crops)

Course Code: AGS211     

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Cultivation practices of cereal crops, their benefits, constrains in their production and their remedies.

CO2

Cultivation practices of pulses their benefits, constrains in their production and their remedies.

CO3

Cultivation practices of oil seeds their benefits, constrains in their production and their remedies.

CO4

Cultivation practices of Fiber and Forage crops, their benefits, constrains in their production and their remedies.

 

Course Name: Fundamentals of Plant Pathology           

Course Code: AGS212

Course Outcomes:

CO1

To get aware about the diiferent plant diseases and their nature

CO2

To get aware about fungal, bacterial diseases and mollicutes, their history, classification and identification.

CO3

To get aware about the viral diseases their history, classification and identification.

CO4

To get knowledge about how to control and manage the diseases by various practices.

 

Course Name: Farm Machinery and Power

Course Code: AGS214

Course Outcomes:

CO1

To get aware about the real status of farm power in India, knowledge about the I.C engine, their working principles and components.

CO2

To get aware about the operation of tractor their parts and power attached implements.

CO3

To get aware about the types of tractors, cost analysis and tillage implements.

CO4

To get knowledge about the sowing, planting, harvesting, threshing and plant protection implements.

 

 


Course Name: Principles of Seed Technology     

Course Code: AGS215        

Course Outcomes:

CO1

The students will understand the importance of seed and seed technology in agriculture. They will learn seed production techniques in different crops, maintenance of seed purity during seed-production

CO2

To get aware about seed certification, seed act, seed tests, organic seed production and detection of GM crops.

CO3

To get aware about the post-harvest handling of seeds from harvest to marketing, and control of pests during storage.

CO4

The students will understand to get idea about seed-marketing in India, role of WTO and OECD in seed marketing.

 

Course Name: Production Technology for Vegetable and Spices

Course Code: AGS216

Course Outcomes:

CO1

To get aware about the importance, scientific cultivation methods, physiological disorders, classification of Solanaceous crops and cucurbits.

CO2

To get aware about the importance, scientific cultivation methods, physiological disorders, classification of Okra, French bean, Peas and Cole crops.

CO3

To get aware about the the importance, scientific cultivation methods, physiological disorders, classification of Bulb crops and Root crops.

CO4

To get knowledge about the importance, scientific cultivation methods, physiological disorders of spices.

 

Course Name: Livestock and Poultry Management                    

Course Code: AGS218

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Students will come to know about role of livestock’s in enhancing national economy, developing and evaluating animal production

CO2

Management of different animal species, their Incubation, hatching and brooding, Important Indian and exotic breeds their improvement and also in poultry

CO3

Digestion and feeds in livestock and poultry, Feed stuffs and their classification, nutrients and ingredients of ration.

CO4

Introduction, prevention and control of diseases.

 

 

Course Name: Rural Sociology and Educational Psychology

Course Code: AGS219

Course Outcomes:

CO1

After this course, the students will know the characteristics of rural society,their importance , scope, significance and social groups.

CO2

After this course, the students will know the social stratification, social institutions, cultural and social values.

CO3

Students will get to know the educational psychology, agricultural extension, learning and teaching situation.

CO4

Students will get to know the assessment of various personality types, emotions of human and motivation.


Course Name:
Agricultural Finance and Cooperation                 

Course Code: AGS213

Course Outcomes:

CO1

To study about agricultural finance, agricultural credit their analysis and source of finance in agriculture.

CO2

To know about finance institutions, e-banking and recent development in agricultural credit.

CO3

Students will get to know the preparation and analysis of finance statements, SWOT analysis.

CO4

Project appraisal techniques (Discounted measures and undiscounted measures), significance of co-operatives in Indian agriculture.

 

Course Name: Statistical methods

Course Code: AGS217        

Course Outcomes:

CO1

To study about data, measures of central tendency and dispersion, probability theorms.

CO2

To know about correlation and regression.

CO3

Students will get to know preparation and analysis of tests of significance and sample test for mean.

CO4

Study about techniques of ANONA, chi-square test student- t and f tests, sampling methods, simple random sampling, stratified sampling.

 

4th semester

Course Name: Crop production technology-II (Rabi Crops)        

Course Code: AGS221

Course Outcomes:

CO1

To teach students about various requirements and cultivation practices for rabi cereal crops

CO2

To teach students about various requirements and cultivation practices for rabi oilseed crops

CO3

To teach students about various requirements and cultivation practices for rabi medicinal and aromatic crops

CO4

To teach students about various requirements and cultivation practices for rabi forage crops

 

Course Name: Production Technology for Ornamental crops, MAPs and Landscaping

Course Code: AGS222

Course Outcomes:

CO1

To teach students about  ornamental crops, MAPs and landscaping

CO2

To teach students about production technologies for important cut and loose flowers

CO3

To teach students about production technologies for medicinal plants

CO4

To teach students about processing and value addition of the  ornamental crops and MAPs

 

Course Name: Renewable Energy and Green Technology                      

Course Code: AGS223

Course Outcomes:

CO1

To teach students about energy sources and their contribution in agriculture sector

CO2

To teach students about biogas, bio-alcohol, bio-diesel and bio-oil

CO3

To teach students about solar energy and its application

CO4

To teach students about solar gadgets, wind energy and their application

 


 

Course Name: Manures, Fertilizers and Soil Fertility Management       

Course Code: AGS224

Course Outcomes:

CO1

To teach students about plant nutrition

CO2

To teach students about organic manures

CO3

To teach students about fertilizers

CO4

To teach students about fertility management in soil

 

Course Name: Production Technology for Fruit and Plantation Crops

Course Code: AGS225

Course Outcomes:

CO1

To teach students about importance and scope of fruit and plantation crop and cultivation of major fruits

CO2

To teach students about cultivation of stone fruits, walnut and almond

CO3

To teach students about cultivation of minor fruits

CO4

To teach students about cultivation of plantation crops

 

Course Name: Farming System and Sustainable Agriculture                  

Course Code: AGS226

Course Outcomes:

CO1

To teach students about basics of farming systems

CO2

To teach students about cropping systems, their production and efficiencies

CO3

To teach students about sustainable agriculture and techniques for sustainability

CO4

To teach students about integrated farming systems

 

Course Name: Agriculture Marketing Trade & Prices                  

Course Code: AGS227

Course Outcomes:

CO1

To teach students about basic concepts of agriculture marketing

CO2

To teach students about product life cycle and competitive strategies, pricing and promotional strategies, marketing process and functions

CO3

To teach students about marketing channels, integration, efficiency, costs and price spread in market

CO4

To teach students about Govt. role in agricultural marketing, agricultural prices, trade and policy

 

Course Name: Soil and Water Conservation Engineering

Course Code: AGS228A

Course Outcomes:

CO1

To teach students about soil and water conservation

CO2

To teach students about soil erosion and soil loss measurement techniques

CO3

To teach students about erosion control measures and water harvesting

CO4

To teach students about wind erosion

 

Course Name: Environmental Studies and Disaster Management         

Course Code: EVS212

Course Outcomes:

CO1

To teach students about natural resources such as forest, water, mineral, energy resources etc.

CO2

To teach students about ecosystem and biodiversity

CO3

To teach students about environmental pollution, social issues and population and environment

CO4

To teach students about disasters and its management

 

Course Name: Physical Education & Yoga Practices-II                 

Course Code: PHE150

Course Outcomes:

CO1

To teach students about different field events

CO2

To teach students about different asanas

CO3

To teach students about weight and circuit training

CO4

To teach students about calisthenics

 


 

Elective Courses

Course Name: Agri-business Management                      

Course Code: AGS229A

Course Outcomes:

CO1

To apply economic principles to analyse agribusiness sector

CO2

To use scientific methods in areas relevant to agribusiness and assess economic policy solutions to agricultural issues

CO3

To develop business plan or case study on topics relevant to agribusiness and

CO4

To demonstrate an understanding of the importance of impact of globalization and interdependencies of agri - business sector.

 

Course Name: Agrochemicals                   

Course Code: AGS229B

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Understand the role of various agrochemicals and their management for sustainable agriculture

CO2

Recognize various classes of fertilizers, fungicides, insecticides, herbicides and their importance in agriculture

CO3

Analyse the manufacturing of mixed and complex fertilizers, their logistics and marketing

CO4

Know the insecticide act and rules, fate of insecticides in soil and plants, insecticides banned, withdrawn and restricted use

 

Course Name: Commercial Plant Breeding                      

Course Code: AGS229C

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Get acquainted with various types of crops and modes of plant reproduction, line development and maintenance

CO2

Develop an understanding of varietal testing, release and notification system in India

CO3

Be able to apply conventional and advance seed production techniques in important field crops and,

CO4

To compare different classes of seed as per purity, DUS testing, source and generation system

 


Course Name: Landscaping                      

Course Code: AGS229D

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Understand the concepts, importance and scope of landscaping

CO2

Develop ability to identify various garden styles, types and its components

CO3

Develop ability to identify various garden styles, types and its components,

CO4

Learn planning of landscaping of urban, rural areas, bonsai and lawn establishment

 

Course Name: Introduction to Protected Cultivation                 

Course Code: AGS229E

Course Outcomes:

CO1

To teach students about protected cultivation, its scope and types

CO2

To teach students about soil and irrigation management

CO3

To teach students about production and propagation of quality planting material

CO4

To teach students about cultivation of important horticultural crops

 

Course Name: Introduction to Beekeeping                                 

Course Code: AGS229F

Course Outcomes:

CO1

To teach students about beekeeping

CO2

To teach students about various products from honey bee

CO3

To teach students about nutritional significance and bee flora

CO4

To teach students about management of diseases and enemies of honey bees

 


 

Course Name: Introduction to Mushroom Cultivation   

Course Code: AGS229G

Course Outcomes:

CO1

To teach students about edible and poisonous fungi

CO2

To teach students about basic requirements of growing mushroom

CO3

To teach students about cultivation techniques of edible mushroom

CO4

To teach students about spawn and its preparation

 

Course Name: Introduction to Non-conventional Farming        

Course Code: AGS229H

Course Outcomes:

CO1

To teach students about non-conventional farming systems

CO2

To teach students about organic farming

CO3

To teach students about various considerations in organic farming

CO4

To teach students about novel farming techniques

 

 


 

5th semester

Course Name: Principles of Integrated Pest and Disease Management 

Course Code: AGS-311

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Improved knowledge regarding concepts like IPM, ETL,EIL

CO2

Understand different methods of controlling insect-pests and diseases

CO3

Learn different survey methods of insects-pests and diseases

CO4

Developed entrepreneurship skills regarding insecticides and pesticides

 

Course Name: Problematic soils and their management

Course Code: AGS-312

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Awareness about methods to identify problematic soil

CO2

Learn to setup a plan for their reclamation and their post- reclamation management

CO3

Learn about use of remote sensing and GIS in identification and management of problematic soils

CO4

Learn about bio-remediation by trees

 

Course Name: Pests of crops and stored grain and their management 

Course Code: AGS-313

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Understand the nature, types of damage, identification of key pests, and develop strategies for managing arthropod pests in field crops  

CO2

Understand the nature, types of damage, identification of key pests, and develop strategies for managing arthropod pests in vegetable crop, fruit crop, plantation crops

CO3

Understand the nature, types of damage, identification of key pests, and develop strategies for managing arthropod pests in ornamental, condiments and spices.

CO4

Learn about the various pests associated with stored grain and explore appropriate management practices for each.

 

 


Course Name: Diseases of Field and Horticultural Crops and their Management        

Course Code: AGS-314

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Identify and understand the symptoms, causes, and management practices for various fungal, bacterial, and viral diseases affecting key crops

CO2

Develop practical knowledge in diagnosing common plant diseases and apply effective disease control strategies

CO3

Gain proficiency in integrated pest and disease management (IPM) techniques tailored to specific crops, ensuring sustainable and efficient crop production.

CO4

Enhance the ability to recommend preventive and curative measures for plant diseases, contributing to improved crop health and yield quality.

 

Course Name: Crop Improvement-I (Kharif crops)          

Course Code: AGS-315

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Learn about centres of origin, wild relatives and their importance in producing new varieties of different Kharif crops

CO2

Know about major breeding objectives of different Kharif crops

CO3

learn about procedures for development of hybrids and varieties

CO4

know about hybrid seed production technology in various Kharif crops

 

Course Name: Entrepreneurship development and business communication 

Course Code: AGS-316

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Understanding basic concepts in the area of entrepreneurship.

CO2

Understanding the role and importance of entrepreneurship for economic development

CO3

Understanding the stages of the entrepreneurial process and the resources needed for the successful development of entrepreneurial ventures

CO4

Develop and strengthen the entrepreneurial quality, i.e., motivation or need for achievement

CO5

Analyse environmental setup relating to small industry or small business

 

 

 

Course Name: Geoinformatics, Nano-technology and Precision farming         

Course Code: AGS-317

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Aware about various application of geoinformatics and nanotechnology for precision agriculture

CO2

learn about soil mapping and remote sensing concepts

CO3

Understanding the GPS and crop simulation models

CO4

learn about various nanotechnology techniques for scaling up farm productivity

 

Course Name: Practical crop production-I (Kharif crops)

Course Code: AGS-318

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Understand the principles of crop planning and its significance in agricultural productivity and economic sustainability.

CO2

Gain hands-on experience in managing field crops, including sowing, irrigation, pest management, harvesting, and post-harvest practices.

CO3

Apply knowledge of financial management to assess the cost of cultivation, prepare balance sheets, and calculate net returns in agricultural ventures.

CO4

Develop the ability to make informed decisions on cropping systems, resource management, and market strategies to optimize crop production and profitability.

 

Course Name: Intellectual property rights

Course Code: AGS-319

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Students will develop skills to understand concept of IPR and will get the procedural knowledge of legal system in India related to it

CO2

know establishment of legal consultancies and service provision, patenting trade secrets and related things.

CO3

Aware of UPOV for protection of plant varieties, plant breeder rights and rights of traditional knowledge (TK) holders

CO4

learn about Indian Biological Diversity Act, 2002

                                                 

 

 

Course Name: Food Safety and Standards

Course Code: AGS-310A

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Understand the concept and application of food safety

CO2

Familiarize the regulation associated with food safety

CO3

Understand the best practices for management of food hazards and their impact on health

CO4

Learn about sampling and analytical techniques for evaluating the food quality

 

Course Name: Biofertilizers and Biopesticides

Course Code: AGS-310B

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Understand the need for utilising biofertilizers and biopesticides in agriculture

CO2

Student will also study the preparation of mass production technology

CO3

Learn about the pros and cons of new technology

CO4

Learn production technology and marketing of biofertilizers

 

Course Name: Protected Cultivation

Course Code: AGS-310C

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Gain understanding about protected cultivation, its scope and types

CO2

Learn irrigation management, production and propagation of quality planting material in protected cultivation

CO3

Learn about protected cultivation of important horticultural crops

CO4

Learn offseason production of vegetables and flowers

 


 

Course Name: Micro propagation Technologies

Course Code: AGS-310D

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Know about history and basic concept of tissue culture

CO2

Understand various types of culture techniques

CO3

Learn about micropropagation and their stages

CO4

Learn about production of secondary metabolites

 

Course Name: Principles and Practices of protected cultivation

Course Code: AGS-310E

Course Outcomes:

CO1

learn the basic concepts about protected structures

CO2

know about humidity and fertigation management in protected structures

CO3

understand the preparation and selection of various materials for protected structures

 

Course Name: Principles and Practices of bee-keeping

Course Code: AGS-310F

Course Outcomes:

CO1

learn the life cycle, colony multiplication and seasonal management of honey bee colonies

CO2

know about the properties of honey, collection and storage of pollens

CO3

understand the management of bee diseases and bee enemies

 

Course Name: Principles and Practices of mushroom cultivation

Course Code: AGS-310G

Course Outcomes:

CO1

learn about the compost preparation

CO2

know about the spawn preparation for mushroom cultivation

CO3

understand the harvesting practices of mushroom

 

Course Name: Principles and Practices of non-conventional farming

Course Code: AGS-310H

Course Outcomes:

CO1

study about the non-conventional farming

CO2

know about the concept and methods of organic crop production

CO3

understand the concept of hydroponics

 

 


 

6th semester

Course Name: Rainfed Agriculture and Watershed Management

Course Code: AGS-320

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Understand the fundamentals of rainfed agriculture, including its history, types, and the role of watersheds in India’s agricultural landscape

CO2

Analyze the challenges and opportunities in rainfed agriculture, and develop strategies for improving productivity in these regions

CO3

Gain knowledge on drought impacts, crop adaptation strategies, and effective water harvesting techniques to mitigate the effects of water deficit on crop growth

CO4

Learn the principles and practices of watershed management, and efficient water utilization to enhance sustainability in rainfed areas

 

Course Name: Protected Cultivation and Secondary Agriculture

Course Code: AGS-321

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Greenhouse technology, green house types and construction and material used

CO2

Making low-cost green house, irrigation systems used

CO3

Concept of clearing and grading and moisture measurements

 

Course Name: Diseases of Field and Horticultural crops and their management-II

Course Code: AGS-322

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Identify and describe the symptoms, etiology, and disease cycles of major diseases affecting field and horticultural crops

CO2

Develop comprehensive management strategies for controlling diseases in diverse crops, applying integrated disease management practices tailored to specific pathogens and environmental conditions

CO3

Understand the relationship between environmental factors, plant physiology, and disease development, enabling the effective diagnosis and prevention of crop diseases

CO4

Gain practical skills in disease management, to minimize losses and enhance crop health and yield across a wide range of agricultural and horticultural crops

 

 

 

Course Name: Post-harvest Management and Value Addition of Fruits and Vegetables

Course Code: AGS-323

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Gain knowledge about present scenario of fruits and vegetables processing industries

CO2

Learn about harvesting and handling of produce

CO3

Identify and provide inputs to mitigate post-harvest losses during cool chain management

 

Course Name: Management of Beneficial Insects

Course Code: AGS-324

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Learn about beneficial insects and commercial methods of their rearing

CO2

Equipment’s used in seasonal management of insect pest and diseases of beneficial insects

CO3

Mass production of pest controlling organisms and important spp. for commercial use to control harmful pests

 

Course Name: Crop improvement-II (Rabi crops)

Course Code: AGS-325

Course Outcomes:

CO1

learn about centres of origin, wild relatives and their importance in producing new varieties of different Rabi crops

CO2

know about major breeding objectives of different Rabi crops

CO3

learn about procedures for development of hybrids and varieties

CO4

know about hybrid seed production technology in various Rabi crops

 

 


 

Course Name: Practical Crop Production-II (Rabi crops)

Course Code: AGS-326

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Crop production, planning and management of Rabi crops

CO2

Seed production, mechanization resource conservation

CO3

Economics of crop production

CO4

INM and IPM technologies in Rabi crops

 

Course Name: Principles of Organic Farming

Course Code: AGS-327

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Learn the basic concepts of organic farming

CO2

Various components of organic farming

CO3

Management of diseases and pests through organic inputs

CO4

Certification of organic produce, their marketing and export           

 

Course Name: Farm Management, Production and Resource Economics

Course Code: AGS-328

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Importance of natural resources for agriculture production

CO2

Conservation of natural resources, land utilization pattern, different type of farming systems

CO3

Cost calculation of agriculture produce, maintenance of farm record, farm efficiency, farm budget process

CO4

Collection and analysis of data on various resources in India and risk in farming business

 

 

Course Name: Principles of Food Science and Nutrition

Course Code: AGS-329

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Learn about food composition and chemistry

CO2

Food microbiology, principles and methods of food processing and preservation

CO3

Nutrition and nutritional disorders

CO4

Design food products that comply with various food regulation and laws

Elective Courses

Course Name: High- tech Horticulture

Course Code: AGS-330A

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Learn the basic concepts about protected structures

CO2

Ventilation and temperature management in protected structures

CO3

Fertigation management in protected structures

CO4

Understand the preparation and selection of various materials for protected structures

 

Course Name: Weed Management

Course Code: AGS-330B

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Identify various type of weeds and their classification

CO2

Gain practical knowledge about the use of herbicide

CO3

Explore the use of bioherbicide as an alternative of chemical herbicides and how to apply them

CO4

learn the mechanism of herbicide resistance and ensuring long term effectiveness

 

 

Course Name: System Simulation and Agroadvisory

Course Code: AGS-330C

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Understand and apply crop growth model

CO2

Learn to manage crop production under moisture deficit

CO3

Able to interpret weather forecast and use crop weather calendar

CO4

Learn to apply crop stimulation for agro advisory

 

 


 

Course Name: Agricultural Journalism

Course Code: AGS-330D

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Understanding the scope of agricultural journalism

CO2

Learn exploring the newspapers and magazines for agricultural communication

CO3

Able to craft agricultural stories

CO4

Learn to analysing the influence of media on agriculture

 

Course Name: Commercial Protected Cultivation

Course Code: AGS-330E

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Learn about commercial nursery raising and seed production

CO2

Learn cultivation of hi-tech horticultural crops

CO3

Aware of hydroponics, aeroponics and post-harvest management

 

Course Name: Commercial Beekeeping

Course Code: AGS-330F

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Beehives and handling of bees

CO2

Honeybee nutrition and rearing

CO3

Economics and honey production

 

Course Name: Commercial Mushroom Cultivation

Course Code: AGS-330G

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Preparation of spawn

CO2

Compost, casing and crop production

CO3

Harvesting and processing of mushroom

 

 

 

 

Course Name: Commercial Non- Conventional Farming

Course Code: AGS-330H

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Concepts of organic farming

CO2

Nutrient management under organic conditions

CO3

Pest management under organic conditions

 

 

 

 

 


 

7th Semester

Course Name: Village Attachment Training Programme             

Course Code: AGS-412

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Survey of Village and agronomical interventions

CO2

Plant Protection and soil improvement interventions

CO3

Fruit and Vegetable production, Food Processing and Storage

CO4

Animal Production, Extension and Transfer of Technology activities

 

Course Name: Plant Clinic 

Course Code: AGS-413

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Identification, classification and management of plant diseases

CO2

Learn identification and management of various crop pests

CO3

Learn soil nutrient status analysis and fertilizer recommendations

 

Course Name: Agro-Industrial Attachment           

Course Code: AGS-414

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Learning business network including outlets of the industry

CO2

Skill development in all crucial tasks of the industry

CO3

Documentation of the activities and task performed

CO4

Performance evaluation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8th semester

Course Name: Commercial Horticulture 

Course Code: AGS-424

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Working knowledge of nursery management of fruits, vegetables and ornamental crops

CO2

Skills in grafting and budding

CO3

Production of potted plants, protected cultivation of vegetables and flowers.

CO4

Water, nutrient and disease management, post-harvest handling sale and marketing

 

Course Name: Commercial Beekeeping   

Course Code: AGS-425

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Concept of bee keeping and identification of bee species of economic importance

CO2

Bee rearing implements and commercial and economic honey production

CO3

Seasonal management of bee enemies and diseases. Bee pasturage and foraging

CO4

Harvesting, processing, marketing and cost benefits analysis of bee products

 

Course Name: Mushroom Cultivation Technology

Course Code: AGS-426

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Construction cultivation room/structure and Disinfection

CO2

Compost preparation & pasteurization

CO3

Procurement of casing soil and preparation for production

CO4

Post-harvest Management

 


 

Course Name: Organic Production Technology

Course Code: AGS-427

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Organic production technology of different crops

CO2

Integrated Disease and Pest Management under organic conditions

CO3

Preparation of organic manures

CO4

Post-harvest Management of organic produce

 

Programme Name: M.Sc. Agriculture (Agronomy)

 

Course Name: Modern Concepts in Crop Production                    

Course Code: AGR501

Course Outcomes:

CO1

To understand advanced concepts of crop growth and productivity in relation to climate change

CO2

To gain knowledge on bio‐technology in agriculture, eco‐restoration and nano technology

CO3

To acquire knowledge on modern concepts in tillage and farm mechanization

CO4

To gain knowledge on principles and components of organic farming, vermin-technology, resource conservation technology

CO5

To gain knowledge on ideal plant ideotypes and yield maximization

 

Course Name: Principles and Practices of Soil Fertility and Nutrient    Management

Course Code: AGR502

Course Outcomes:

CO1

To expand breadth of knowledge and expertise in soil fertility and productivity in crop production.

CO2

To develop scientific capability in independently assessing, interpreting, and summarizing soil problems.

CO3

To propose, evaluate or execute experimental protocol regarding nutrient budgeting for crop production. 

CO4

To foster commitment to ethical behavior in fertilization of crops with respect to environment perspectives.

CO5

To gain knowledge about soil fertility assessment and methods of fertilizer application.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Course Name: Principles and Practices of Weed Management       

Course Code: AGR503A

Course Outcomes:

CO1

To understand the knowledge on weed biology and survey of weeds in varied ecosystem. 

CO2

To identify the nature, type and economic uses of weeds in varied habitat. 

CO3

To gain knowledge on herbicide application techniques.

CO4

To evaluate different methods of weed control.

CO5

To formulate integrated weed management practices for different ecosystems.

 

Course Name: Principles and Practices of Water Management      

Course Code: AGR504

Course Outcomes:

CO1

To understand the principles involved in estimating water requirement for different crops. 

CO2

To gain knowledge on various methods of irrigation scheduling and approaches.

CO3

To acquire knowledge on pressurized irrigation system to economize the water. 

CO4

To construct ideologies pertaining to water management in problem soils. 

CO5

To analyse the quality of irrigation water.

 

Course Name: Agro-meteorology and Crop Weather Forecasting           

Course Code: AGR505

Course Outcomes:

CO1

To acquire knowledge on agro meteorology and its different variables on crop production.

CO2

To understand the onset and withdrawal of monsoon and crop seasons.

CO3

To gain knowledge about evapo-transpiration and its effect on crop production.

CO4

To understand weather forecasting and weather in relation to pest and disease management.

CO5

To design crop weather calendar for various agro climatic zones.

Course Name:  Cropping Systems and Sustainable Agriculture     

Course Code: AGR511A

Course Outcomes:

CO1

To prepare cropping schemes and design and evaluate cropping system and workout input requirements for crops.

CO2

To prepare integrated farming system models for different eco systems. 

CO3

To evaluate different methods of weed control and formulate integrated weed management practices for different ecosystems.

CO4

To gain knowledge about soil fertility assessment and methods of fertilizer application.

CO5

To gain knowledge about drought mitigation strategies and to equip students with geostatistical techniques and variables of crop yield mapping; and also understand GIS based nutrient delivery system as well as DSSAT for variable crop yield mapping.

 

Course Name: Principles and Practices of Organic Farming

Course Code:  AGR513A

Course Outcomes:

CO1

To acquire knowledge on concepts of organic agriculture. 

CO2

To gain the information about the impact of organic farming and indigenous practices on environment. 

CO3

To prepare integrated farming system models for different eco systems; cropping schemes and design and evaluate cropping system and workout input requirements for crops.

CO4

To understand the scope and importance of organic farming and pest management related challenges in organic farming, cultural and traditional pest management activities and their impact.

CO5

To understand the procedure followed for organic certification as per NPOP guidelines namely production standards, labelling and accreditation.

 


 

Course Name: Analytical Technique and Instrumental Methods in Soil and Plant Analysis         

Course Code:  AGR510

Course Outcomes:

CO1

To acquainted about preparation of solutions for standard curves and analytical reagents

CO2

To determine the nutrient potentials and potential buffering capacities of soils

CO3

To know about the principles of visible, ultraviolet and infrared spectrophotometry

CO4

To identify the different minerals by X-ray by various methods

CO5

To understand the electrochemical titration of clays

 


 

Foundation Courses

Course Name:      Computer Fundamentals and Programming               

Course Code: CSA559

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Understand the computer fundamentals, representation of integers, character representation, ASCII and EBCDIC

CO2

Understand the functional units of computer, I/O devices, primary and secondary memories. Programming fundamentals, Constants and variables; Arithmetic expressions, assignment statement, logical expression.

CO3

Understand the Sequencing, alteration and iteration; Arrays, string processing. Sub-programs, recursion, pointers and files.

CO4

Understand the program correctness; Debugging and testing of programs.

 

Course Name:  Technical Writing and Communications Skills

Course Code: ENG551

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Technical writing and various parts of thesis and communication.

CO2

Writing of abstracts, summaries, précis, citations etc.

CO3

Learn about writing of a review article. Communication Skills - Grammar

CO4

Learn about accentual pattern

 

Course Name:  Library and Information Services              

Course Code: AGS501

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Learn about library, its role, classification and organization

CO2

Know the source of information, intricacies of abstracting and indexing services

CO3

Learn about tracing information from reference sources

CO4

Use of Internet including search engines and its resources; e-resources access methods

 

 

 

 

 

Course Name:  Intellectual Property and its Management in Agriculture

Course Code: AGS503

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Learn about IPR, its types and various provisions in TRIPS

CO2

Gain knowledge about PPV and FR, Protection in biological material and biotechnology

CO3

Understand CBD and NBD

CO4

Learn about ITPGRFR

 

Course Name:  Basic Concepts in Laboratory Techniques

Course Code: AGS504

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Learn about safety measures in lab, handing of chemical substances

CO2

Learn about handling, weighing and preparation of solution

CO3

Use and handling of lab equipment

CO4

Preparation of media and methods of sterilization, seed viability testing

 

Course Name:  Disaster Management

Course Code: EVS658

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Learn about natural disasters, floods and drought etc and global warming

CO2

Learn about man-made disasters, different type of pollution

CO3

Gain knowledge about disaster management

CO4

Know about Community-based organizations and armed forces in Disaster response

 

Course Name:  Statistical Methods for Applied Sciences

Course Code: MTH670

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Understand different statistical methods and classifications

CO2

Learn measures of central tendency and measure of dispersion

CO3

Understanding about the theory of probability

CO4

Learn about different distributions, their applications and statistical tests

 

Programme Name: M. Sc. Agriculture (Genetics and Plant Breeding)

 

Course Code

AGS511

Course Title

Principles of Genetics

Course Outcomes

CO1: Understanding of pre Mendelian and Mendelian genetics and importance of hereditary material in crop evolution

CO2: Demonstrate the nature, structure and expression of genetic material

CO3: Illustrate the regulation of gene activity and techniques of gene cloning, nucleic acid hybridization and immunochemical detection

CO4: Understanding of various omic approaches and their use in treating genetic disorders

 

Course Code

AGS512

Course Title

Principles of Plant Breeding

Course Outcomes

CO1: Learn the role and genetics of breeding in crop improvement and evolution of crop plants

CO2: Illustrate breeding methods for the improvement of self-pollinated  and cross pollinated crops

CO3: Demonstrate population improvement and hybrid breeding schemes for  the improvement of cross pollinated crops

CO4: Understand breeding scheme for clonally propagated crops and special breeding techniques of varietal development

 

Course Code

AGS513A

Course Title

Breeding Vegetable Crops

Course Outcomes

CO1: Learn different breeding methodologies for the improvement of leafy and cucurbitaceous vegetables

CO2: Demonstrate breeding methods for the improvement of solanaceous  and root vegetables

CO3: Illustrate breeding methods for the improvement of cole crops

CO4: Explain breeding approaches for the improvement of other important vegetable crops

 

Course Code

AGS514A

Course Title

Breeding Fruit Crops

Course Outcomes

CO1: Learn the importance of fruit crop breeding and its historical aspects

CO2: Understand various issues related to fruit breeding

CO3: Illustrate the role of biotechnology in the improvement of fruit crops

CO4: Demonstrate various breeding methods for the improvement of major fruit crops

 

Course Code

AGS515A

Course Title

Breeding for Stress Resistance and Climate Change

Course Outcomes

CO1: Understanding of various abiotic and biotic stresses influencing crop yield and host defense responses

CO2: Identify the mechanism and genetics of resistance against biotic stresses

CO3: Classification of abiotic stresses and breeding methodologies to develop tolerant varieties

CO4: Role of genomics and transgenics in the management of biotic and abiotic stresses

 

Course Code

AGS516A

Course Title

Crop Breeding- I (Kharif Crops)

Course Outcomes

CO1: Learn origin, distribution, gene pools, genetics, breeding objectives, breeding approaches and recent advances in the improvement of kharif cereals

CO2: Illustrate origin, distribution, gene pools, genetics, breeding objectives, breeding approaches and recent advances in the improvement of kharif pulses

CO3: Understand origin, distribution, gene pools, genetics, breeding objectives, breeding approaches and recent advances in the improvement of kharif oilseed crops

CO4: Demonstrate origin, distribution, gene pools, genetics, breeding objectives, breeding approaches and recent advances in the improvement of kharif fibre, fodder and spice crops

 

Course Code

AGS517A

Course Title

Breeding for Ornamental Crops

Course Outcomes

CO1: Learn historical aspects of ornamental plant breeding

CO2: Illustrate breeding methods for the improvement of major ornamental crops

CO3: Demonstrate the role of heterosis and its exploitation of heterosis in hybrid variety development

CO4: Learn production and certification of open pollinated seeds of ornamental crops

 

Course Code

AGS518A

Course Title

Germplasm Characterization and Evaluation

Course Outcomes

CO1: Demonstrate germplasm characterization and diversity studies

CO2: Learn germplasm evaluation and development of core and mini core collections

CO3: Illustrate evaluation and exploitation of crop wild relatives in crop improvement

CO4: Discover high throughput phenotyping for nutritional and resistance traits

 

Course Code

AGS519

Course Title

Seed production and Certification

Course Outcomes

CO1: Importance of quality seed, production and maintenance of seeds of improved classes

CO2: Knowledge of principles of varietal and hybrid seed production in field crops

CO3: Understand the principles of varietal and hybrid seed production in pulses, oilseeds, fiber and vegetatively propagated crops

CO4: Illustrate seed certification and Minimum Seed Certification Standards (MSCS)

 

 

 

Course Code

AGS521

Course Title

Principles of Cytogenetic

Course Outcomes

CO1: Learn the structure and composition of eukaryotic and prokaryotic chromosomes and their role in evolution

CO2: Illustrate the chromosomal variations and their evolutionary significance

CO3: Techniques to overcome fertilization barriers and role of polyploidy in crop breeding

CO4: Demonstrate techniques of genome mapping in polyploids and chromosomal manipulations in wide hybridization

 

Course Code

AGS522A

Course Title

Fundamentals of Quantitative Genetics

Course Outcomes

CO1: Understand the principle and concept of quantitative genetics

CO2: Demonstrate principles of experimental designs and estimation of components of variations

CO3: Illustrate different mating designs and models for stability analysis

CO4: Learn strategies for QTL mapping and MAS

 

Course Code

AGS523A

Course Title

Molecular Breeding and Bioinformatics

Course Outcomes

CO1: Learn about molecular markers, techniques of molecular mapping and allele mining and MAS in varietal development

CO2: Illustrate the role of comparative genomics in crop improvement

CO3: Realize the use of nanotechnology and recombinant DNA technology in crop improvement

CO4: Learn implications of bioinformatics tools in crop improvement

 

 

 

Course Code

AGS524

Course Title

Mutagenesis   and Mutation Breeding

Course Outcomes

CO1: Illustrate mutations, their detection, mutagenic agents and radiobiology

CO2: Effect of radiation induced mutations and repair mechanism at DNA level

CO3: Classification of chemical mutagens and effect of induced mutations on M1 and M2 generations

CO4: Knowledge of mutation in genomics, allele mining and TILLING and role in creating variations

 

Course Code

AGS525A

Course Title

Crop Breeding- II (Rabi Crops)

Course Outcomes

CO1: Learn origin, distribution, gene pools, genetics, breeding objectives, breeding approaches and recent advances in the improvement of Rabi cereals

CO2: Illustrate origin, distribution, gene pools, genetics, breeding objectives, breeding approaches and recent advances in the improvement of Rabi pulses

CO3: Understand origin, distribution, gene pools, genetics, breeding objectives, breeding approaches and recent advances in the improvement of Rabi oilseed crops

CO4: Demonstrate origin, distribution, gene pools, genetics, breeding objectives, breeding approaches and recent advances in the improvement of Rabi fibre, fodder and spice crops

 

Course Code

AGS526A

Course Title

Breeding for Quality and Special traits      

Course Outcomes

CO1: Understand developmental biochemistry and genetics of biomolecules

CO2: Explain breeding method for quality improvement in field crops

CO3: Learn breeding strategies for quality improvement in millets

CO4: Illustrate breeding methodologies for improving quality traits in sugarcane and potato

 

Course Code

AGS527A

Course Title

Hybrid Breeding

Course Outcomes

CO1: Understand the concept of heterosis and its historical aspects

CO2: Demonstrate the use of heterosis in hybrid seed production

CO3: Illustrate the role of male sterility and self-incompatibility in hybrid production

CO4: Heterosis breeding in cereal and oilseed crops

 

Course Code

AGS528A

Course Title

Varietal Development and Maintenance Breeding

Course Outcomes

CO1: Understand the procedure of varietal development and maintenance

CO2: Demonstrate the procedure of DUS testing and factors responsible for varietal deterioration

CO3: Illustrate quality seed production technology in cereals, millets and pulses

CO4: Illustrate quality seed production technology in oilseeds, fibre and forage crops

 

Course Code

AGS529A

Course Title

Genetic enhancement for PGR Utilization

Course Outcomes

CO1: Understand the concept of gene pool and pre breeding programme

CO2: Demonstrate handling and maintenance of crop wild relatives for use in pre breeding

CO3: Illustrate different screening techniques to identify resistant sources and breeding methods for trait transfer

CO4: Cytological approaches for gene transfer and pre and post zygotic barriers in wide hybridization

 

 

 

 

 

Foundation Courses

Course Code

CSA559

Course Title

Computer Fundamentals and Programming

Course Outcomes

CO1: Understand the computer fundamentals, representation of integers, character representation, ASCII and EBCDIC

CO2: Understand the functional units of computer, I/O devices, primary and secondary memories. Programming fundamentals, Constants and variables; Arithmetic expressions, assignment statement, logical expression

CO3: Understand the Sequencing, alteration and iteration; Arrays, string processing. Sub-programs, recursion, pointers and files

CO4: Understand the program correctness; Debugging and testing of programs

 

Course Code

ENG551

Course Title

Technical Writing and Communications Skills

Course Outcomes

CO1: Technical writing and various parts of thesis and communication

CO2: Writing of abstracts, summaries, précis, citations etc.

CO3: Learn about writing of a review article. Communication Skills – Grammar

CO4: Learn about accentual pattern

 

Course Code

EVS658

Course Title

Disaster Management

Course Outcomes

CO1: Learn about natural disasters, floods and drought etc and global warming

CO2: Learn about man-made disasters, different type of pollution

CO3: Gain knowledge about disaster management

CO4: Know about Community-based organizations and armed forces in Disaster response

 

 

 

 

Course Code

AGS501

Course Title

Library and Information Services

Course Outcomes

CO1: Learn about library, its role, classification and organization

CO2: Know about source of information, intricacies of abstracting and indexing services

CO3: Learn about tracing information from reference sources

CO4: Use of Internet including search engines and its resources; e-resources access methods

 

Course Code

AGS503

Course Title

Intellectual Property and its Management in Agriculture

Course Outcomes

CO1: Learn about IPR, its types and various provisions in TRIPS

CO2: Gain knowledge about PPV and FR, Protection in biological material and biotechnology

CO3: Understand CBD and NBD

CO4: Learn about ITPGRFR

 

Course Code

AGS504

Course Title

Basic Concepts in Laboratory Techniques

Course Outcomes

CO1: Learn about safety measures in lab, handing of chemical substances

CO2: Learn about handling, weighing and preparation of solution

CO3: Use and handling of lab equipment

CO4: Preparation of media and methods of sterilization, seed viability testing

 

Course Code

MTH670

Course Title

Statistical Methods for Applied Sciences

Course Outcomes

CO1: Understand different statistical methods and classifications

CO2: Learn about measures of central tendency and measure of dispersion

CO3: Understanding about theory of probability

CO4: Learn about different distributions, their applications and statistical tests

 

 

Programme Name: M.Sc Agriculture (Plant Pathology)

 

Course Name: Plant Virology                             Course Code: AGS661

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Students will learn about plant viruses, their transmission, architecture and historical events in development of field of Plant Virology.

CO2

Students will learn about viroids, phages and virus replication, classification, purification, serological and molecular diagnostics of plant viruses.

CO3

Students will learn about mycoviruses, Baculoviruses and working of electron microscope

CO4

Students will learn about resistance and genetic engineering in management of plant viruses.

 

Course Name: Plant Bacteriology                       Course Code: AGS651

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Students will understand about phytopathogenic bacteria, major events in history of Plant Bacteriology, their classification and important diseases caused by the phytopathogenic bacteria

CO2

Students will learn about growth, nutrition and reproduction in phytopathogenic bacteria and different methods of their preservation

CO3

Students will learn about bacteriophages, L-form bacteria, bdellovibrios and role of antibiotics and mode of action in management of phytopathogeneic bacteria

CO4

Students will learn about the different modes of survival and dissemination/spread in phytopathogenic bacteria

 

Course Name: Principles of Plant Pathology      Course Code: AGS652

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Students will know about basic concepts in Plant Pathology, historical developments and growth in the field of Plant Pathology, components of disease and classification of plant diseases

CO2

Students will learn about pathogenesis and steps involved in it and role of environment and host nutrition on disease development

CO3

Students will learn about host-parasite interactions and mechanism of infection mediated by toxins, enzymes, growth regulators and defense strategies involving structural and induced defenses employed against them

CO4

Students will learn about the genetic basis of disease resistance, role of R genes, genetic engineering and disease management strategies

 

 

Course Name: Diseases of vegetable and spice crops         Course Code: AGS656

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Students will be able to understand nature, symptoms, epidemiology and management of diseases of bulb crops, leafy vegetables and crucifers

CO2

Students will be able know about nature, symptoms, epidemiology and management of diseases of cucurbits and solanaceous vegetable crops

CO3

Students will be able to learn about nature, symptoms, epidemiology and management of diseases of vegetable crops under protected cultivation

CO4

Students will be able to learn about nature, symptoms, epidemiology and management of major spice crops

 

Course Name: Detection and Diagnosis of Plant Diseases     Course Code: AGS662

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Students will learn about different pure culture techniques and use of different media for isolation of pathogens and proving pathogenicity by Koch Postulates

CO2

Students will learn about preservation techniques of diseased specimens, use of different laboratory equipments for disease management

CO3

Student will learn about techniques of microscopic characterization of pathogens, types of microscopes and serological and molecular diagnostics for detection of pathogen

CO4

Students will learn about techniques for checking efficacay of plant protectants, laying out of field experiments, data collection and preparation of references etc.

 

Course Name: Mycology    Course Code: AGS 650 

Course Outcomes:

Course Outcomes (COs): After successfully completing this course the students will be able to

CO1: understand the general characteristics and basic concepts of mycology.

CO2: understand the history of mycology and the importance of fungi.

CO3: understand the classification and reproduction of fungi.

CO4: understand the different groups of fungi, variability and symbiotic relations of fungi.

 

 

 

Course Name: Phytonematology                         Course Code: AGS 664

Course Outcomes:

Course Outcomes (COs): After successfully completing this course the students will be able to

CO1: understand the general morphology and anatomy of plant parasitic nematodes.

CO2: understand the classification of plant parasitic nematodes.

CO3: understand the various types of diseases caused by plant parasitic nematodes.

CO4: understand various methods used for the management of plant parasitic nematodes.

 

 


 

Foundation Courses

Course Name:      Computer Fundamentals and Programming               

Course Code: CSA559

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Understand the computer fundamentals, representation of integers, character representation, ASCII and EBCDIC

CO2

Understand the functional units of computer, I/O devices, primary and secondary memories. Programming fundamentals, Constants and variables; Arithmetic expressions, assignment statement, logical expression.

CO3

Understand the Sequencing, alteration and iteration; Arrays, string processing. Sub-programs, recursion, pointers and files.

CO4

Understand the program correctness; Debugging and testing of programs.

 

Course Name:  Technical Writing and Communications Skills

Course Code: ENG551

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Technical writing and various parts of thesis and communication.

CO2

Writing of abstracts, summaries, précis, citations etc.

CO3

Learn about writing of a review article. Communication Skills - Grammar

CO4

Learn about accentual pattern

 

Course Name:  Library and Information Services              

Course Code: AGS501

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Learn about library, its role, classification and organization

CO2

Know the source of information, intricacies of abstracting and indexing services

CO3

Learn about tracing information from reference sources

CO4

Use of Internet including search engines and its resources; e-resources access methods

 

 

 

 

 

Course Name:  Intellectual Property and its Management in Agriculture

Course Code: AGS503

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Learn about IPR, its types and various provisions in TRIPS

CO2

Gain knowledge about PPV and FR, Protection in biological material and biotechnology

CO3

Understand CBD and NBD

CO4

Learn about ITPGRFR

 

Course Name:  Basic Concepts in Laboratory Techniques

Course Code: AGS504

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Learn about safety measures in lab, handing of chemical substances

CO2

Learn about handling, weighing and preparation of solution

CO3

Use and handling of lab equipment

CO4

Preparation of media and methods of sterilization, seed viability testing

 

Course Name:  Disaster Management

Course Code: EVS658

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Learn about natural disasters, floods and drought etc and global warming

CO2

Learn about man-made disasters, different type of pollution

CO3

Gain knowledge about disaster management

CO4

Know about Community-based organizations and armed forces in Disaster response

 

Course Name:  Statistical Methods for Applied Sciences

Course Code: MTH670

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Understand different statistical methods and classifications

CO2

Learn measures of central tendency and measure of dispersion

CO3

Understanding about the theory of probability

CO4

Learn about different distributions, their applications and statistical tests

 

Programme Name: M. Sc. Agriculture (Horticulture) Vegetable Science

 

Course Name: Production Technology of Cool Season Vegetable Crops     

Course Code: AGS551

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Students learn about various requirements and cultivation practices for Potato and bulb crops (onion and garlic)

CO2

Students learn about various requirements and cultivation practices for Cole crops

CO3

Students learn about various requirements and cultivation practices for root crops

CO4

Students learn about various requirements and cultivation practices for Peas and broad bean, green leafy cool season vegetables

 

Course Name:      Breeding of vegetable crops                                      

Course Code: AGS552

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Students learn about breeding of potato, tomato, sweet potato and tapioca, carrot, beetroot and radish

CO2

Students learn about breeding of Eggplant, hot pepper, sweet pepper and okra

CO3

Students learn about breeding of Peas and beans, amaranth, chenopods and lettuce

CO4

Students learn about breeding of Gourds, melons, pumpkins and squashes, Cabbage and cauliflower

 

Course Name: Growth and Development of vegetable crops                    

Course Code: AGS553

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Students learn about growth and development, cellular structure, growth analysis and its importance in vegetable production.

CO2

Students learn about dormancy, germination, role and application of plant hormones in vegetable crops.

CO3

Students learn about role and mode of action of ripening retardant and plant stimulants in vegetable crop production. Role of physical factors on growth and development of plants

CO4

Students learn about plant growth regulators in relation to vegetable production

 

 

Course Name: Post-harvest management of vegetable crops                    

Course Code: AGS554

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Understand the maturity indices, composition and structure, pre-harvest crop management practices and harvesting of vegetables.

CO2

Understand ripening, senescence and storage systems.

CO3

Understand postharvest treatments, packaging, transportation and codex norms.

CO4

Understand the traditional strategies and emerging technologies for post-harvest disease control.

 

Course Name: Production Technology of summer season vegetable crops

Course Code: AGS555

Course Outcomes:

CO1

To teach students about various requirements and cultivation practices for Solanaceous crops

CO2

To teach students about various requirements and cultivation practices for Cucurbitaceous crops

CO3

To teach students about various requirements and cultivation practices for tuber crops

CO4

To teach students about various requirements and cultivation practices for warm season vegetable crops other than above mention

 

Course Name:  Seed production technology of vegetable crops

Course Code: AGS556

Course Outcomes:

CO1

To teach students about scope of vegetable seed production

CO2

To teach students about different seed agencies, DUS testing and new seed polices

CO3

To teach students about different agro-techniques for seed production

CO4

To teach students about different agro-techniques for seed production

 

 

 

 

 

Course Name:  Fundamentals of processing of vegetables

Course Code: AGS557

Course Outcomes:

CO1

To teach students about the maturity indices of important vegetable crops

CO2

To teach students about the physiological processes taking place after harvesting

CO3

To teach students about Importance of hygiene, Food standards, Food safety

CO4

To teach students about Utilization of byproducts of vegetable processing industry and management of waste from processing factory

 

Course Name:  Systematics of vegetable crops

Course Code: AGS558

Course Outcomes:

CO1

To teach students about botanical description of families, genera and species covering various tropical, subtropical and temperate vegetables

CO2

To teach students about cytological level and descriptive keys for important vegetables

CO3

To teach students about molecular markers as an aid in importance, characterization and taxonomy of vegetable crops.

CO4

To teach students about Origin, history, evolution and distribution of vegetable crops

 

Course Name:  Production technology of underexploited vegetable crops

Course Code: AGS559

Course Outcomes:

CO1

To teach students about various requirements and cultivation practices of Asparagus, artichoke and leek etc.

CO2

To teach students about production technology of Brussels’s sprout, Chinese cabbage, broccoli, kale and artichoke etc.

CO3

To teach students about production technology of yams, beans and gourds etc.

CO4

To teach students about identification of seeds; botanical description of plants; layout and planting; cultural practices; short-term experiments of underexploited vegetables.

 

 

 

Foundation Courses

Course Name: Computer Fundamentals and Programming           

Course Code: CSA559

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Understand the computer fundamentals, representation of integers, character representation, ASCII and EBCDIC

CO2

Learn about the functional units of computer, I/O devices, primary and secondary memories. Programming fundamentals, Constants and variables; Arithmetic expressions, assignment statement, logical expression.

CO3

Understand the Sequencing, alteration and iteration; Arrays, string processing. Sub-programs, recursion, pointers and files.

CO4

Understand the program correctness; Debugging and testing of programs.

 

Course Name:  Technical Writing and Communications Skills

Course Code: ENG551

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Technical writing and various parts of thesis and communication.

CO2

Writing of abstracts, summaries, précis, citations etc.

CO3

Learn about writing of a review article. Communication Skills - Grammar

CO4

Learn about accentual pattern

 

Course Name:  Library and Information Services

Course Code: AGS501

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Learn about library, its role, classification and organization

CO2

Know the source of information, intricacies of abstracting and indexing services

CO3

Learn about tracing information from reference sources

CO4

Use of Internet including search engines and its resources; e-resources access methods

 

 

 

 

 

Course Name:  Intellectual Property and its Management in Agriculture

Course Code: AGS503

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Learn about IPR, its types and various provisions in TRIPS

CO2

Gain knowledge about PPV and FR, Protection in biological material and biotechnology

CO3

Understand CBD and NBD

CO4

Learn about ITPGRFR

 

Course Name:  Basic Concepts in Laboratory Techniques

Course Code: AGS504

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Learn about safety measures in lab, handing of chemical substances

CO2

Learn about handling, weighing and preparation of solution

CO3

Use and handling of lab equipment

CO4

Preparation of media and methods of sterilization, seed viability testing

 

Course Name:  Disaster Management

Course Code: EVS658

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Learn about natural disasters, floods and drought etc and global warming

CO2

Learn about man-made disasters, different type of pollution

CO3

Gain knowledge about disaster management

CO4

Know about Community-based organizations and armed forces in Disaster response

 

Course Name:  Statistical Methods for Applied Sciences

Course Code: MTH670

Course Outcomes:

CO1

Understand different statistical methods and classifications

CO2

Learn measures of central tendency and measure of dispersion

CO3

Understanding about the theory of probability

CO4

Learn about different distributions, their applications and statistical tests

 

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