ICAR 5th Dean Committee Agriculture syllabus – BSc Agriculture Syllabus

ICAR 5th Dean Committee Agriculture syllabus is designed for BSc agriculture. The committee has updated BSc agriculture syllabus and now its popularly known as ICAR 5th Dean Commitee Agriculture syllabus. In this article you will find list of all subject that covered under Bsc agriculture programme.

updated ICAR 5th dean committee agriculture syllabus gives new direction to agriculture education. it adds few more topics to get clear view about agriculture.

The fifth dean committee was constituted by the ICAR under the chairmanship of Prof. R.B. Singh with the following terms of reference:

• Defining UG & PG degrees for general market needs and for specialist jobs and uniformity in UG and PG degree nomenclature
• Restructuring of UG programmes for increased practical and practice contents
• Central assistance for strengthening of Higher Agricultural Education
• Guidelines for assessing training needs and performance of teaching faculties
• Reforms in governance of SAUs
• Minimum standards for establishment of new colleges.

In this article, we have updated BSc Agriculture syllabus and syllabi of all courses like horticulture, engineering, fisheries, dairy technology, etc.

BSc Agriculture Subjects- As per fifth dean committee icar syllabus

BSc Agriculture Semester I Subject

BSc Agriculture Semester II Subject

Fundamentals of Genetics	3(2+1)
Agricultural Microbiology	2(1+1)
Soil and Water Conservation Engineering	2(1+1)
Fundamentals of Crop Physiology	2(1+1)
Fundamentals of Agricultural Economics	2(2+0)
Fundamentals of Plant Pathology	4(3+1 )
Fundamentals of Entomology	4(3+1)
Fundamentals of Agricultural Extension Education	3(2+1)
Communication Skills and Personality Development	2(1+1)

BSc Agriculture Semester III Subject

Crop Production Technology – I (Kharif Crops)	2 (1+1)
Fundamentals of Plant Breeding	3 (2+1)
Agricultural Finance and Cooperation	3 (2+1)
Agri- Informatics	2(1+1)
Farm Machinery and Power	2 (1+1)
Production Technology for Vegetables and Spices	2 (1+1)
Environmental Studies and Disaster Management	3(2+1)
Statistical Methods	2(1+1)
Livestock and Poultry Management	4 (3+1)

BSc Agriculture Semester IV Subject

Crop Production Technology –II (Rabi Crops)	2(1+1)
Production Technology for Ornamental Crops, MAP and Landscaping	2(1+1)
Renewable Energy and Green Technology	2(1+1)
Problematic Soils and their Management	2(2+0)
Production Technology for Fruit and Plantation Crops	2(1+1)
Principles of Seed Technology	3(1+2)
Farming System & Sustainable Agriculture	1(1+0)
Agricultural Marketing Trade & Prices	3(2+1)
Introductory Agro-meteorology & Climate Change	2(1+1)
Elective Course	3 credit

BSc Agriculture Semester V Subject

Principles of Integrated Pest and Disease Management	3(2+1)
Manures, Fertilizers and Soil Fertility Management	3 (2+1)
Pests of Crops and Stored Grain and their Management	3 (2+1)
Diseases of Field and Horticultural Crops and their Management -I	3 (2+1)
Crop Improvement-I (Kharif Crops)	2 (1+1)
Entrepreneurship Development and Business Communication	2 (1+1)
Geoinformatics and Nano-technology and Precision Farming	2 (1+1)
Practical Crop Production – I (Kharif crops)	2 (0+2)
Intellectual Property Rights	1(1+0)
Elective Course	3 credit

BSc Agriculture Semester VI Subject

Rainfed Agriculture & Watershed Management	2 (1+1)
Protected Cultivation and Secondary Agriculture	2 (1+1)
Diseases of Field and Horticultural Crops and their Management-II	3 (2+1)
Post-harvest Management and Value Addition of Fruits and Vegetables	2 (1+1)
Management of Beneficial Insects	2 (1+1)
Crop Improvement-II (Rabi crops)	2 (1+1)
Practical Crop Production –II (Rabi crops)	2 (0+2)
Principles of Organic Farming	2 (1+1)
Farm Management, Production & Resource Economics	2 (1+1)
Principles of Food Science and Nutrition	2(2+0)
Elective Course	2(2+0)