Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (B.Sc. Agriculture) at Tribhuvan University, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (B.Sc. Agriculture) Colleges in Nepal

Bachelor Of Science In Agriculture (B.Sc. Agriculture)

Affiliated to: Tribhuvan University

About Course

Course Title : Bachelor Of Science In Agriculture (B.Sc. Agriculture)
Category/Level : Bachelors
Course Duration (months) : 48 months
Cost Range (NPR) : NA
Affiliated to : Tribhuvan University

Course Description:

The aim of this program is to train academically competent and practical oriented professional agriculturists. The B. Sc. Agriculture program is an eight semester (four-year) course after I. Sc. (Basic Science) or I. Sc. (Agriculture). In the first three years most of the courses are from basic core agricultural disciplines. In the fourth year, elective courses are offered to provide the students an opportunity to acquire knowledge and skills in the areas of their interest. Field practical's, project works and study visits are part of the academic curriculum. The students must fulfill four years of residential learning to complete the requirements of B. Sc. Ag. curriculum.

Admission info

Students with I.Sc. (Basic Science) or I.Sc. (Agriculture) with compulsory English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology securing a minimum of 50 percent marks in aggregate from Tribhuvan University or from other recognized universities and boards are eligible for admission to B.Sc. Agriculture program. Selection for admission is on a merit basis through an entrance examination.

An Admission Committee headed by the Dean of IAAS within the framework of Tribhuvan University rules and regulations formulates the policies concerning student intake and entrance examination. Girls students and students from remote areas are provided some preferences in terms of reserved quota and leverages in admission requirements. However, these are subjected to changes in the lines of national and Tribhuvan University policies. The policies for the admission in B.Sc. Agriculture and B.V.Sc. & A.H. programs are communicated in national media well in advance of the date of entrance examination and admission.

Syllabus

1. Agricultural Botany, Agrometeorology, Statistics & Computer Science. Agronomy. Genetics, Horticulture. Animal Husbandry, Soil & Soil Fertility, Entomology, Rural Sociology. Biochemistry and Physics

2. Principles of Economics; Extension Education; Crop Production. Principles of Plant Pathology.. Soil Physics, Genesis & Classification; Fruit & Plantation Crops; Plant Physiology., Farm Power & Machinery.- Animal Breeding & Techniques of Livestock Improvement., Animal Nutrition & Fodder Production; Introductory Plant Breeding-, Introduction to Dairy Science

3. Agriculture, Farm Management, Extension Education, Sociology of Rural Development, Crop Production, Vegetable and Spice Crops. Economic Entomology, Plant Pathogens & Plant Diseases, Soil Conservation, Ornamental Horticulture. Principles & Practices of Irrigation Management. Project Work

4. Post-harvest Horticulture. Agricultural Communication. Applied human Nutrition, Agro - forestry, Farm Structures & Surveying, Farming Systems & Sustainable Agriculture, Nepalese Agricultural Development (Problems. Prospects Strategies).Agricultural Resource Management, Applied Agricultural Biotechnology, technical Writing Seminar