S. No

Course code

Course Title

Credit load

1

AGR 101

Fundamentals of Agronomy and Agricultural Heritage

1+1

2

BIC 101

Fundamentals of Plant Biochemistry

2+1

3

SAC 101

Fundamentals of Soil Science

2+1

4

FOR 111

Introduction to Forestry

1+ 1

5

ENG 101

Comprehension & Communication Skills in English

1+1

6

HOR 111

Fundamentals of Horticulture

1+1

7

MAT 111

Elementary Mathematics

1+1

8

PBG 101

 Introduction to Agricultural Botany

1+1

9

AEX101

Rural Sociology & Educational Psychology

2+0

10

TAM101/ENG101

Development Education

0+1

11

NSS/NCC 101

NSS/NCC

0+1*

12

PED 101

Physical Education

0+1*

13

PED102

Yoga for human excellence

0+1*

Total

12+9=21

*Non-gradial courses compulsory courses

S. No

Course code

Course Title

Credit load

1

SWE 101

Soil and Water Conservation Engineering

2+1

2

CRP 101

Fundamentals of crop Physiology

2+1

3

AEC 101

Fundamentals of Agricultural Economics

1+1

4

PAT   101

Fundamentals of Plant Pathology

2+1

5

AEX 102

Fundamentals of Agricultural Extension Education

2+1

6

FSN 111

Principles of Food Science and Nutrition

1+1

7

FMP 111

Farm Machinery and Power

1+1

8

AGR 102

Introductory Agro-meteorology & Climate Change

1+1

9

HOR 112

 Production Technology for Fruit and Plantation Crops

1+1

10

RSG 101

Geo- informatics for Precision Farming

1+0

11

NSS/NCC 101

NSS/NCC

0+1*

12

PED 101

Physical Education

0+1*

Total

14+9=23

*Non-gradial courses compulsory courses

S. No

Course code

Course Title

Credit load

1

AGM 201

Fundamentals of Microbiology

2+1

2

AEN 201

Fundamentals of Entomology 

2+1

3

SST 201

Principles of Seed Technology

2+1

4

AGR 201

Crop Production Technology – I (Kharif crops)

1+1

5

HOR 211

Production Technology for Vegetables and Spices

1+1

6

ENS 201

Environmental Studies & Disaster Management

2+1

7

AMP 201

Livestock and Poultry Management

2+1

8

AEC 201

Farm Management, Production & Resource Economics

1+1

9

SAC 201 

Soil Resource Inventory

1+1

10

AGR 202

Study tour Non gradial compulsory 

0+1*

11

NSS/NCC 101

NSS/NCC

0+1*

12

PED 101

Physical Education

0+1*

Total

14+9=23

*Non-gradial courses compulsory courses

S. No

Course code

Course Title

Credit load

1

PBG 201

Fundamentals of Genetics

2+1

2

AEX 201

Communication Skills and Personality Development

1+1

3

MAT 211

Statistical Methods

1+1

4

PAT 201

Principles of plant disease management 

1+1

5

AEN 202

Beneficial insects and Principles of Insect pest management 

2+1

6

AGR 203

Crop Production Technology – II (Rabi crops)

1+1

7

ERG 211

Renewable Energy

1+0

8

AGR 204

Farming System & Sustainable Agriculture

1+1

9

SAC 202

Problematic soils and their management 

2+0

10

HOR 212

Production Technology for Ornamental Crops, MAP and Landscaping                                     

1+1

11

ANM 201 

Introductory Nematology

1+1

12

NST 201

Fundamentals and Applications of nanotechnology

1+0

13

NSS/NCC 101

NSS/NCC

0+1*

14

PED 101

Physical Education

0+1*

Total

15+9=24

*Non-gradial courses compulsory courses

S. No

Course code

Course Title

Credit load

1

PBG 301

Fundamentals of Plant Breeding

2+1

2

AEC 301

Agricultural Marketing Trade & Prices

2+1

3

AGM 301

Soil and Applied Microbiology

1+1

4

PAT 301

Diseases of Field and Horticultural crops and their management

1+1

5

AEX 301

Entrepreneurship Development and Business Communication

1+1

6

AGR 301 

Practical Crop Production – I (Kharif crops)

0+2

7

HOR 311 

Post-harvest management and value addition of fruits and vegetable crops 

1+1

8

SAC 301

Manures, Fertilizers and Soil Fertility Management

2+1

9

ABT 301

Plant Bio technology

2+1

10

AGR 302

Rainfed Agriculture & Watershed Management

1+1

11

NCC 101

NCC*

Total

13+11=24

*Non-gradial courses compulsory courses 

S. No

Course code

Course Title

Credit load

1

AEC 302

Agricultural Finance and Co-Operation

2+1

2

PAT 302

Diseases of Field crops and Horticultural crops and their Management

2+1

3

COM 311

Agriculture Informatics

1+1

4

ENS 301

Environmental Pollution and Management

1+1

5

APE 311

Post-Harvest and Food Engineering

1+1

6

AEN 301

Pests of Crops and Stored grain and their Management         

2+1

7

AGR 303

Practical Crop Production – II (Rabi crops)

0+2

8

AGR 304

Principles of Organic Farming

1+1

9

PBG 302

Crop Improvement 

2+1

10

OPT 301

Optional Course

1+1

11

NCC 101

NCC*

Total

13+11=24

*Non-gradial courses compulsory courses 

(RAWE Programme)

S. No.

Rural Agricultural Work Experience and Agro-industrial Attachment(RAWE &AIA)

Activities

No. of weeks

Credit Hours

1

General orientation & On campus training by different faculties

1

20

2

Village attachment/ Unit attachment in Univ./ College. KVK/ Res. Stn.

8

3

Agro-Industrial Attachment

2

4

Project Report Preparation, Presentation and Evaluation

2

1

Total weeks for RAWE & AIA

13

21

(Experiential Learning Programme/ HOT/ML Courses)

ICAR

TNAU

S.No

Module

Credit Hrs.

Module

Credit Hrs.

1

Module-I

0+10

Module-I

0+10

2

Module-II

0+10

Module-II

0+10

Total

20 (0+20)

Total

0+20

Semester

TNAU Courses

I

12+9=21

II

14+9=23

III

14+9=23

IV

15+9=24

V

13+11=24

VI

13+11=24

VII

0+21=21

VIII

0+20=20

Total

81+99=180

Department 

ICAR

TNAU

No. of courses 

Credit Hours

No. of courses 

Credit Hours

Agronomy

9

19

9

18

Nano tech & RSGIS

1

2

2

2

Plant Breeding and Genetics

5

13

5

14

Soil Science and Agrl. Chemistry

3

8

4

10

Entomology

3

9

3

9

Nematology

—

—

1

2

Economics

4

10

4

10

Agrl. Engineering

4

8

4

8

Plant Pathology

4

13

4

10

Horticulture

5

10

4

10

Food Science

1

2

1

2

Agrl. Extension

4

9

4

9

Bio chemistry & Bio technology

1

3

2

6

Crop physiology

1

3

1

3

Agrl. microbiology

1

2

2

5

Environmental Science

1

3

2

5

Forestry

1

2

1

2

Statistics

1

2

1

2

Maths

1

2

1

2

Computer Science

1

2

1

2

IPR

1

1

—

—

Animal Husbandry

1

4

1

3

Language

1

2

3

3

NSS/NCC/Yoga/PED

3

Non gradial

3

Non gradial

Tour

2

Non gradial

2

Non gradial

Project

—

—

1

1

RAWE

1

20

1

20

Experiential learning

2

20

2

20

Human values and ethics

1

1

—

—

Elective course

3

9

1

2

Total

66

180/183

69

180

S. No.

Titles of the module

Credits

1

Bio-agents and Bio-fertilizer production

0+10

2

Hybrid Seed Production in Vegetables Crops

0+10

3

On Farm Advisory for Soil Health, Water Quality & Plant Nutrition

0+10

4

Commercial Beekeeping

0+10

5

Commercial Cocoon Production

0+10

6

Commercial Plant Tissue Culture

0+10

7

Commercial Nursery Technology of Horticultural Crops

0+10

8

Commercial Landscape Gardening

0+10

9

Commercial production of Bio-control agents

0+10

10

Commercial mushroom production

0+10

11

Commercial broiler and layer production

0+10

12

Commercial seed production

0+10

13

Hybrid pearl millet seed production

0+10

14

Hybrid rice parental line seed production

0+10

15

Managerial skill for Agribusiness

0+10

16

Export Import and Protection of Property Rights in Agriculture

0+10

17

Development of Integrated Farming system Model

0+10

18

Protected cultivation of Vegetable crops

0+10

19

Composting technology

0+10

20

Utilization of Rearing Bed Refuse, Pupae and Unreelable Cocoons

0+10

21

Agri-business management

0+10

Optional courses for 2 credits

S.No

Courses

Credit Hours

1

Applied Crop Physiology

2 (1+1)

2

Designer fertilizer Production

2 (1+1)

3

Rejuvenation of Deteriorated lands

2 (1+1)

4

Soilless crop production

2 (1+1)

5

Instrumental methods of analysis

2 (1+1)

6

Seed entrepreneurship skill development and management

2 (1+1)

7

Production Technology of Field Crops

2 (1+1)

8

Weed and water management

2 (1+1)

9

Plant Genetic Resources Collection, Conservation and Utilization

2 (1+1)

10

Commercial Production of Nematode Antagonistic bio-agents

2 (1+1)

11

Downstream Processing for Industrially Important Microbial Products

2 (1+1)

12

Microbial Enzymes

2 (1+1)

13

Microbial Quality and Safety of Foods

2 (1+1)

14

Plant –Microbe Interaction

2 (1+1)

15

Quality Control of Bio-inoculants

2 (1+1)

16

Crop and Pesticide chemistry

2 (1+1)