Your roadmap · आपका रोडमैप
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Admission & first meetingप्रवेश और पहली मुलाकातEnquire at your nearest NDSS centre, meet the teacher, fix the batch time and get your study material.
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Work planकार्य योजनाStep by step with your guide / trainer.
Crop Planning and Land PreparationSeed Treatment and SowingNutrient, Water and Weed ManagementPlant Protection and Crop MonitoringHarvesting and Post-harvestYield Estimation and Economics
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File, report & vivaफ़ाइल, रिपोर्ट और वाइवाPractical file / report checked, mock viva before the final one.
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Online tests & resultऑनलाइन टेस्ट और रिज़ल्टTake the tests online; your marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
Syllabus · पाठ्यक्रम
1 subject · 6 chapters · 20 topics
01Crop Planning and Land Preparation
3 topics+
- Selection of crop and variety
- Crop plan and input estimate
- Field preparation and layout
02Seed Treatment and Sowing
4 topics+
- Seed rate calculation
- Seed treatment and inoculation
- Line sowing with seed drill
- Sowing time and spacing
03Nutrient, Water and Weed Management
3 topics+
- Basal and top dressing of fertilisers
- Irrigation at critical stages
- Herbicide application and weeding
04Plant Protection and Crop Monitoring
3 topics+
- Scouting for aphids, pod borer and diseases
- Safe spraying
- Growth observations
05Harvesting and Post-harvest
3 topics+
- Judging maturity
- Harvesting and threshing
- Drying, cleaning and storage
06Yield Estimation and Economics
4 topics+
- Crop cutting and yield estimation
- Harvest index
- Cost of cultivation and B:C ratio
- Record book and viva
About this course
You will be able to
- Plan and raise a rabi crop (wheat, mustard, chickpea, pea or vegetables) on an allotted plot from land preparation to harvest
- Calculate seed rate, treat seed and sow at the correct time and spacing
- Schedule irrigation at critical stages and apply fertilisers and herbicides correctly
- Monitor pests and diseases and take plant protection measures safely
- Estimate yield and harvest index and prepare the economics of the crop
- Maintain the practical record book for evaluation
Who it is for
- B.Sc (Hons.) Agriculture students of Semester 6 (ICAR 5th Deans' Committee syllabus)
- Students of agriculture colleges affiliated to UP state universities and agricultural universities
- Students doing the ICAR 'Practical Crop Production-II' course on college farm plots
What you need
- Crop Production (Rabi) theory
- Field clothes, notebook and basic farm tools
Online tests & result
Practice and unit tests online; marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
Student login →
Questions
Which syllabus does this course follow?
The course follows the ICAR 5th Deans' Committee B.Sc (Hons.) Agriculture syllabus used by UP agricultural universities (CSAUAT Kanpur, ANDUAT Ayodhya, SVPUAT Meerut, BUAT Banda) and agriculture colleges of UP state universities. Where your own university syllabus differs, the centre follows your university syllabus.
Which syllabus is followed?
The course follows the ICAR 5th Deans' Committee B.Sc (Hons.) Agriculture syllabus used by UP agricultural universities (CSAUAT Kanpur, ANDUAT Ayodhya, SVPUAT Meerut, BUAT Banda) and agriculture colleges of UP state universities. Where your own university syllabus differs, the centre follows your university syllabus.
Will I work in the field myself?
Yes. Each student or group raises a rabi crop on its own plot and records every operation.
How is it evaluated?
Through field work, the record book, yield and economics and a viva.
