M.Sc. Agriculture

Eligibility Criteria : - 4 Year B.Sc. Degree in Agriculture/Horticulture with minimum 50% of marks.

Duration : - 2 Year

Procedure:-On the basis of merit/AJEE

Overview:-

Upon completing the course of Master of Science in Agriculture the candidate becomes capable of applying the knowledge gathered in different streams of agriculture like soil science, plant breeding, agronomy, etc. in practice. The candidate becomes eligible for job appointment in different government and private departments like Banks, Food, Fertilizers, Industries, Agriculture, and more. The candidate, after pursuing M.Sc. Agriculture, can go on to pursue higher studies with courses like a Ph.D. level degree. This will allow the candidate to indulge in R&D activities in research laboratories, universities, industries, government departments, multinational companies, etc.

Program Outcome

1. An ability to apply knowledge of different streams of agriculture like agronomy, plant breeding, soil science etc. in practice.
2. An ability to apply the various soil and plant sciences to soil management and crop production; scientificagriculture and helping students to develop their analytical, quantitative and problem solving skills from classical to molecular genetics.
3. An ability to design a system and process as permodern concepts in crop production, physiology of
   drought, herbicides and crop production, physiological aspect of crop yield, principles of crop nutrition,
   physiology of crop plants, advanced irrigation agronomy, agricultural research organizations, advanced
   crop ecology, applied conservation agronomy, arid zone agronomy, cropping and farming systems and
   agro-meteorology.
4. An ability to devise and conduct experiments, interpret data and provide well informed conclusions.
5. An ability to understand the practical problems faced by farmers and to find a proper solution for it.
6. An ability to be competent professionally with ethical responsibility as an individual as well as in multidisciplinary teams with positive attitude.

Program Specific Outcome

As a result of completing this program, students should be able to

1. An understanding of plant breeding objectives, modes of reproduction and genetic consequences, breeding methods for crop improvement.
2. To provide insight into structure and functions of chromosomes, chromosome mapping, polyploidy and cytogenetic aspects of crop evolution.
3. An ability to apply knowledge of general principles of radiation and various tests/methods for detection of radiation effects on the living cells, genetic risks involved and perspectives of advances made.
4. An ability to teach about optimization of irrigation in different crops under variable agroclimatic conditions
5. An ability to handle various types of stresses in crop production and strategies to overcome them.
6. An ability to understand computation skills regarding component of variation and variances, scales, mating designs and gene effects.
7. An understanding of theory of production costs and sets out to provide a basic understanding of price and / or output determination under different types of market structures including factor markets.
8. An ability to practically apply various skills to use biotechnological tools in crop improvement.

Overview

Upon completing the course of Master of Science in Agriculture the candidate becomes capable of applying the knowledge gathered in different streams of agriculture like soil science, plant breeding, agronomy, etc. in practice. The candidate becomes eligible for job appointment in different government and private departments like Banks, Food, Fertilizers, Industries, Agriculture, and more. The candidate, after pursuing M.Sc. Agriculture, can go on to pursue higher studies with courses like a Ph.D. level degree. This will allow the candidate to indulge in R&D activities in research laboratories, universities, industries, government departments, multinational companies, etc.

Procedure:

On the basis of merit/AJEE