Degree programmes:
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Name of programme
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B.Sc. Horticulture (Hons.)
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Duration
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4 years (Eight Semesters)
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Intake capacity and actual admission
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Year
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2018-19
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2019-20
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2020-21
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2021-22
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2022-23
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Intake Capacity
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25
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25
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25
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25
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25
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Current strength
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19
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25
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24
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23
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25
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Medium of instruction
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English
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Courses Taught
Semester wise courses
Semester – I
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S.N.
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Title of the Course
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Credit Hours
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1
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Elementary Statistics and Computer Application
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3(2+1)
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2
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Fundamental of Soil Science
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2 (1+1)
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3
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Economics and Marketing
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3 (2+1)
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4
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Elementary Plant Biochemistry
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2 (1+1)
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5
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Introductory Crop Physiology
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2 (1+1)
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6
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Fundamentals of Horticulture
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3 (2+1)
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7
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Principles of Landscape Architecture
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1 (0+1)
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8
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Principles of Genetics and Cytogenetics
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3 (2+1)
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9
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Introductory Microbiology
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2 (1+1)
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10
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Communication Skills and Personality Development#
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2 (1+1)
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11
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National Service Scheme/National Cadet Corp
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1 (0+1)( NC)*
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Total
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24 (13+11)
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Semester – II
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S.N.
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Title of the Course
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Credit Hours
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1
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Tropical and Subtropical Fruits
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3 (2+1)
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2
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Tropical and Subtropical Vegetables
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3 (2+1)
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3
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Principles of Plant Breeding
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3 (2+1)
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4
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Soil Fertility and Nutrient Management
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2 (1+1)
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5
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Water Management in Horticultural Crops
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2 (1+1)
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6
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Plant Propagation and Nursery Management
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2 (1+1)
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7
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Environmental Studies and Disaster Management#
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3 (2+1)
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8
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Growth and Development of Horticultural Crops
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2 (1+1)
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9
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Physical and Health Education
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1 (0+1) (NC)*
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10
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Information and communication technology#*
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2 (1+1) (NC)*
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Total
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23 (13+10)
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Semester – III
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S.N.
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Title of the Course
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Credit Hours
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1
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Fundamentals of Plant Pathology
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3 (2+1)
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2
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Fundamentals of Entomology
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3 (2+1)
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3
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Temperate Vegetable Crops
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2 (1+1)
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4
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Nematode pests of horticultural crops and their Management
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2 (1+1)
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5
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Diseases of fruit, Plantation, Medicinal and Aromatic Crops
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3 (2+1)
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6
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Fundamentals of Food Technology
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2 (1+1)
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7
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Temperate Fruit Crops
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2 (1+1)
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8
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Weed Management in Horticultural Crops
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2 (1+1)
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9
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Commercial Floriculture
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3 (2+1)
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10
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Elementary Plant Biotechnology
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2 (1+1)
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Total
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24 (14+10)
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Semester – IV
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S.N.
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Title of the Course
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Credit Hours
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1
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Soil, Water and Plant Analysis
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2 (1+1)
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2
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Spices and Condiments
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3 (2+1)
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3
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Ornamental Horticulture
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3 (2+1)
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4
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Plantation Crops
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3 (2+1)
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5
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Breeding of Fruit and Plantation Crops
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3 (2+1)
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6
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Farm Power and Machinery
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2 (1+1)
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7
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Insect Pests of Fruit, Plantation, Medicinal & Aromatic Crops
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3 (2+1)
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8
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Precision Farming and Protected Cultivation
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3 (2+1)
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9
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Dry land Horticulture
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2 (1+1)
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Total
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24 (15+9)
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Semester – V
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S.N.
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Title of the Course
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Credit Hours
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1
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Organic Farming
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3 (2+1)
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2
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Introduction to Major Field Crops
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2 (1+1)
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3
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Medicinal and Aromatic crops
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3 (2+1)
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4
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Introductory Agroforestry
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2 (1+1)
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5
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Breeding of Vegetable, Tuber and Spice Crops
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3 (2+1)
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6
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Diseases of Vegetables, Ornamentals and Spice Crops
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3 (2+1)
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7
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Orchard and Estate Management
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2 (1+1)
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8
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Agro-meteorology and Climate Change
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2 (1+1)
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9
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Potato and tuber crops
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2 (1+1)
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Total
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22 (13+9)
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Semester – VI
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S.N.
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Title of the Course
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Credit Hours
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1
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Apiculture, Sericulture and Lac culture
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2 (1+1)
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2
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Insect Pests of Vegetable, Ornamental and Spice Crops
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3 (2+1)
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3
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Postharvest Management of Horticultural Crops
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3 (2+1)
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4
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Seed production of Vegetable, Tuber and Spice Crops
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3 (2+1)
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5
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Breeding and Seed Production of Flower and Ornamental Plants
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3 (2+1)
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6
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Processing of Horticultural Crops
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3 (1+2)
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7
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Horti-Business Management
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2 (2+0)
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8
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Entrepreneurship Development and Business Management#
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2 (1+1)
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9
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Fundamentals of Extension Education
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2 (1+1)
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Total
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23 (14+9)
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Semester – VII
Rural Horticultural Work Experience Programme
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S.N.
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Title of the Course
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Credit Hours
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1
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STUDENT READY - Placement in Industries
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0+10
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2
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STUDENT READY- Placement in Villages
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0+10
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Total
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20 (0+20)
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Semester – VIII
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S.N.
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Title of the Course
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Credit Hours
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STUDENT READY: Experimental Learning programme
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20 (0+20)
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1
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Protective Cultivation of High Value Horticulture Crops
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10 (0+10)
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2
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Processing of Fruits and Vegetables for Value Addition
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10 (0+10)
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