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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Part 1 of the syllabusपाठ्यक्रम भाग 1Unit-wise coaching with notes and doubt classes.
Unit 1: Sociology and Rural SociologyUnit 2: Social Groups and StratificationUnit 3: Social Institutions, Culture and Change
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Part 2 of the syllabusपाठ्यक्रम भाग 2Unit-wise coaching with notes and doubt classes.
Unit 4: LeadershipUnit 5: Educational Psychology
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Unit tests & assignmentsयूनिट टेस्टRegular tests in the university / board pattern.
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Semester 1 exam (university / board)विश्वविद्यालय / बोर्ड परीक्षाPrevious papers and full revision before the exam.
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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.
सिलेबस · पाठ्यक्रम
1 subject · 5 chapters · 20 topics
01Unit 1: Sociology and Rural Sociology
4 टॉपिक+
- Meaning, scope and importance of sociology and rural sociology
- Relationship with extension education
- Characteristics of rural society
- Rural-urban differences
02Unit 2: Social Groups and Stratification
3 टॉपिक+
- Social groups: primary and secondary, in-group and out-group
- Social stratification: caste and class
- Social interaction processes
03Unit 3: Social Institutions, Culture and Change
4 टॉपिक+
- Family, marriage, religion, education and economic institutions
- Culture: material and non-material
- Social values and attitudes
- Social control and social change
04Unit 4: Leadership
4 टॉपिक+
- Meaning and types of leaders
- Opinion leaders in villages
- Methods of identifying leaders
- Role of local leaders in extension
05Unit 5: Educational Psychology
5 टॉपिक+
- Meaning and scope of educational psychology
- Learning: principles and theories
- Motivation and Maslow's hierarchy
- Perception, intelligence and personality
- Teaching-learning situation and Dale's cone of experience
About this course
आप यह कर पाएँगे
- Explain the meaning, scope and importance of rural sociology for extension work
- Describe the characteristics of rural society, social groups and social stratification
- Explain social institutions, culture, social values, social control and social change
- Identify rural leaders and use them in extension programmes
- Apply principles of learning, motivation, perception and intelligence in teaching farmers
यह किसके लिए है
- B.Sc (Hons.) Agriculture students of Semester 1 (ICAR 5th Deans' Committee syllabus)
- Students of UP agriculture colleges preparing for semester exams or back papers
- Aspirants revising basics for ICAR / state agriculture exams
आपको क्या चाहिए
- 10+2 in any stream with Biology / Agriculture
- Notebook for definitions and diagrams
Online tests & result
Practice and unit tests online; marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
Student login →
सवाल
Which syllabus does this course follow?
It follows the ICAR 5th Deans' Committee syllabus of B.Sc (Hons.) Agriculture, Semester 1, used by UP agricultural universities and agriculture colleges.
What if my university syllabus is different?
The centre follows your own university's syllabus and previous papers; units missing here are added for your batch.
Does it help for competitive exams?
Yes - the same topics are asked in ICAR AIEEA PG, JRF, state agriculture officer and banking AFO exams.
