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.
Milestone 1: Planning and Business PlanMilestone 2: Seed Crop RaisingMilestone 3: Harvesting and ProcessingMilestone 4: Seed TestingMilestone 5: Marketing and EconomicsMilestone 6: Report and Viva
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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.
सिलेबस · पाठ्यक्रम
1 subject · 6 chapters · 17 topics
01Milestone 1: Planning and Business Plan
3 टॉपिक+
- Choice of crop and variety
- Source of breeder or foundation seed
- Business plan and registration
02Milestone 2: Seed Crop Raising
3 टॉपिक+
- Isolation and sowing
- Roguing of off-types
- Field inspection records
03Milestone 3: Harvesting and Processing
3 टॉपिक+
- Harvesting at physiological maturity
- Drying, cleaning and grading
- Seed treatment and bagging
04Milestone 4: Seed Testing
3 टॉपिक+
- Sampling
- Purity, germination and moisture tests
- Labelling and tagging
05Milestone 5: Marketing and Economics
3 टॉपिक+
- Pricing and sales
- Cost of seed production
- Records
06Milestone 6: Report and Viva
2 टॉपिक+
- ELP report
- Presentation and viva
About this course
आप यह कर पाएँगे
- Plan and raise a seed crop following certification standards
- Do roguing and field inspection as per Indian Minimum Seed Certification Standards
- Harvest, dry, process, treat and pack seed
- Test seed for purity, germination and moisture
- Prepare the economics of seed production and market the seed
- Write the ELP report and present it in the viva
यह किसके लिए है
- B.Sc (Hons.) Agriculture students of Semester 8 (ICAR 5th Deans' Committee syllabus)
- Students of agriculture colleges affiliated to UP state universities and agricultural universities
- Students planning a seed production or seed processing enterprise
आपको क्या चाहिए
- Principles of Seed Technology course
- Record book and field kit
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 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 crops are used?
Usually wheat, rice, mustard, chickpea or vegetables as decided by the college.
Are seed tests done by students?
Yes. Purity, germination and moisture tests are done by students under guidance.
How is it evaluated?
Through field work, records, seed quality, sales, report and viva.
