UG Course Programmes

Semester	Number of Credits
I	8+10=18
II	14+10=24
III	14+9=23
IV	16+9=25
V	14+11=25
VI	11+15=26
VII	0+24=24
VIII	7+8=15
Total	84+96=180

S.No	Course Number	Course Title	Credit Hours
1	FSC 101	Fundamentals of horticulture	2 + 1
2	VSC 101	Botany of horticultural crops	1 + 1
3	AEX 121	Rural Sociology, educational psychology and dimensions of extension education	2 + 1
4	SAC 101*	Principles of analytical chemistry	1 + 1
5	MAT 111*	Applied mathematics	1 + 1
6	COM 111*	Fundamentals of information technology	1 + 1
7	ENG 101*	English for effective communication	0 + 1
8	NSS 101* / NCC 101*	National service scheme / National cadet corps	0 + 1
9	PED 101*	Physical Education	0 + 1
10	PED 102*	Yoga for human excellence	0 + 1
Total			8+10=18

S.No	Course Number	Course Title	Credit Hours
1	FSC 102	Propagation of Horticultural crops	2 + 1
2	FSC 103	Production technology of tropical and arid zone fruit crops	2 + 1
3	VSC 102	Production technology of tropical vegetable crops	2 + 1
4	AGR 102*	Fundamentals of agricultural meteorology	1 + 1
5	CRP 101*	Fundamentals of plant physiology	2 + 1
6	BIC 101*	Fundamentals of biochemistry	2 + 1
7	AEC 101*	Principles of economics	1 + 1
8	FOR 121*	Agroforestry	1 + 1
9	ENS 101*	Principles of environmental sciences	1 + 1
10	TAM 101*/ ENG 103*	தமிழ் இலக்கியங்களில் வேளாண்மையும் அறிவியல் தமிழ் பயன்பாடும் / Development Education	0 + 1
11	NSS 101*/ NCC 101*	National service scheme/National cadet corps	Regn. in I semester
12	PED 101*	Physical Education
13	PED 102*	Yoga for human excellence
Total			14+10=24

S.No	Course Number	Course Title	Credit Hours
1	VSC 201	Production technology of temperate vegetable crops	2 + 1
2	HOR 201	Study tour	0 + 1
3	PAT 221	Principles of plant pathology	2 + 1
4	AEN 201*	Fundamentals of entomology	2 + 1
5	SAC 201*	Fundamentals of soil science	2 + 1
6	AMP 201*	Livestock and poultry production management	2 + 1
7	AGM 201*	Fundamentals of microbiology	2 + 1
8	AEC 201*	Production economics and farm management	1 + 1
9	FMP 211*	Farm power and machinery	1 + 1
10	NSS 101*/NCC 101*	National service scheme/National cadet corps	Regn. in I semester
11	PED 101*	Physical Education
Total			14+9=23

S.No	Course Number	Course Title	Credit Hours
1	FSC 201	Production technology of sub tropical and temperate fruits crops	2 + 1
2	FLG 201	Production technology of commercial flower crops	2 + 1
3	SST 221	Principles of seed production and quality regulations in horticultural crops	1 + 1
4	FSN 222	Principles of processing and value addition of horticultural produce	2 + 1
5	AGR 203*	Agronomy of field crops-I	1 + 1
6	AEN 202*	Economic entomology and principles of insect pest management	2 + 1
7	PBG 201*	Principles of genetics and cytogenetics	2 + 1
8	STA 201*	Applied statistics	1 + 1
9	SWE 221*	Fundamentals of soil and water conservation engineering	2 + 1
10	ERG 221*	Renewable Energy	1 + 0
11	HOR 201	Study tour	Registered in III semester
12	NSS 101*/ NCC 101*	National service scheme/National cadet corps	Registered In I semester
13	PED 101*	Physical Education
Total			16+9=25

S.No	Course Number	Course Title	Credit Hours
1	PSM 301	Production technology of spices and plantation crops	2 + 1
2	VSC 301	Crop production -I	0 + 1
3	ENS 321	Environmental management in horticultural industries	1 + 1
4	SST 321	Seed production techniques in horticultural crops	1 + 1
5	CRP 321	Applied crop physiology	1 + 1
6	ABT 301*	Plant biotechnology	2 + 1
7	SAC 301*	Soil Fertility, Fertilizers and Manures	2 + 1
8	PBG 301*	Principles and methods of plant breeding	2 + 1
9	AGM 301*	Soil and applied microbiology	1 + 1
10	ARM 321*	Agribusiness management and entrepreneurship	1 + 1
11	AEC 301*	Agricultural marketing, trade and prices	1 + 1
12	NCC 101*	National cadet corps	Registered in I semester
Total			14+11=25

S.No	Course Number	Course Title	Credit Hours
1	PSM 302	Production technology of medicinal and aromatic crops	1 + 1
2	PSM 303	Internship in plantation and hill horticultural crops	0 + 1
3	FLG 301	Protected and precision horticulture  (Team teaching – Horticulture & Remote sensing)	2 + 1
4	FLG 302	Ornamental Gardening, Landscaping and Turf Management	2 + 1
5	VSC 302	Crop production – II	0 + 1
6	VSC 303	Breeding of horticultural crops	2 + 1
7	ANM 321	Nematode management in horticultural crops	1 + 1
8	AEN 302*	Pests of horticultural crops and their management	1 + 1
9	NST 301*	Fundamentals and applications of nanotechnology	1 + 0
10	ENG 301*	Soft skills for employability	0 + 1
11	AEX 301*	Extension methodologies and transfer of agricultural technology	1 + 1
12	EXP 301	Experiential learning	0 + 5
13	NCC 101*	National cadet corps	Registered in I semester
Total			11+15=26

S.No	Course Number	Course Title	Credit Hours
1	HOR 401	Rural Horticultural Work Experience – RHWE (60+10+10+10 days)	0 + 20
2	HOR 402	All India Study tour	0 + 1
3	PRJ 401	Project Work	0 + 3
Total			0 + 24 = 24

S.No	Course Number	Course Title	Credit Hours
1	FSC 401	Post harvest management of Horticultural produce	2 + 1
2	PAT 401*	Diseases of horticultural crops and their management	2 + 1
3	AEC 401*	Agricultural finance, banking and co-operation	1 + 1
4	ENS 401*	Climate change and disaster management	2 + 0
5	EXP 401	Experiential learning	0 + 5
6	PRJ 401	Project Work	Registered in VII sem
Total			7+8=15

S.No	Course Number	Course Title	Credit	Department
1	EXP 301	Commercial Nursery Technology of Fruit Crops	0 + 5	Fruit crops
2	EXP 301	Bio-inoculants Production Technology	0 + 5	Microbiology
3	EXP 301	Protected cultivation of cut flowers	0 + 5	Floriculture
4	EXP 301	Commercial landscaping and dry flower production	0 + 5	Floriculture
5	EXP 301	Commercial production of value added products in fruits and vegetables	0 + 5	Food Science and Nutrition
6	EXP 301	Commercial Mushroom productions	0 + 5	Pathology
7	EXP 401	Hybrid Seed Production in Vegetable Crops	0 + 5	Seed Science and Technology
8	EXP 401	Commercial Plant Tissue Culture	0 + 5	Biotechnology
9	EXP 401	Interiorscaping and Bonsai making	0 + 5	Floriculture
10	EXP 401	Farm Advisory on Soil Health, Water Quality and Plant Nutrition	0 + 5	Soil Science
11	EXP 401	Commercial Production of Bio-control Agents	0 + 5	Entomology and Pathology
12	EXP 401	Commercial Beekeeping	0 + 5	Entomology

Semester	Courses
I	12+9=21
II	12+9=21
III	16+9=25
IV	12+11=23
V	12+11=23
VI	16+10=26
VII	0+21=21
VIII	0+20=20
Total	80+100=180

S.No	Course Number	Course Title	Credit Hours
1	AGM 121	Introductory Microbiology	2 + 1
2	BIC 101*	Fundamentals of Plant Biochemistry	2 + 1
3	ENG 101*	Comprehension & Communication Skills in English	1 + 1
4	FSC 101	Principles of Horticulture	2 + 1
5	FSC 102	Plant Propagation and Nursery Management	1 + 1
6	MAT 111*	Elementary Mathematics	1 + 1
7	SAC 101*	Fundamentals of Soil Science	2 + 1
8	VSC 101	Botany of Horticultural Crops	1 + 1
9	TAM 101*/ ENG 102*	தமிழ் இலக்கியங்களில் வேளாண்மையும் அறிவியல் தமிழ் பயன்பாடும் / Development Education (For Non Tamil students)	0 + 1
10	NSS 101/ NCC 101*	National Service Scheme / National Cadet Corps	NG
11	PED 101*	Physical Education	NG
12	PED 102*	Yoga for Human Excellence	NG
Total			12 + 9=21

S.No	Course Number	Course Title	Credit Hours
1	AGR 102*	Introductory Agro-meteorology & Climate Change	1 + 1
2	CRP 112	Introductory Crop Physiology	2 + 1
3	FSC 103	Tropical and Subtropical Fruits	2 + 1
4	FSN 121	Fundamentals of Food Technology	1 + 1
5	PBG 112	Principles of Genetics and Cytogenetics	2 + 1
6	PSM 101	Spices and condiments	1 + 1
7	SAC 102	Irrigation water quality assessment	0 + 1
8	SWE 112	Soil and Water Conservation Engineering	1 + 1
9	VSC 102	Tropical and Subtropical Vegetable crops	2 + 1
10	NSS 101* / NCC 101*	National Service Scheme / National Cadet Corps	Reg.in I sem
11	PED 101*	Physical Education	Reg.in I sem
Total			12 + 9 = 21

Note: NG – Non gradual but compulsory courses
*common courses for Agri & Horti.

S.No	Course Number	Course Title	Credit Hours
1	AEN 201*	Fundamentals of Entomology	2 + 1
2	AMP 201*	Livestock and Poultry Management	2 + 1
3	ENS 201*	Environmental Studies & Disaster Management	2 + 1
4	FLG 201	Commercial Floriculture	2 + 1
5	FSC 201	Temperate Fruit crops	1 + 0
6	PAT 211	Principles of Plant Pathology	2 + 1
7	PBG 211	Principles of Plant Breeding	2 + 1
8	PSM 201	Plantation Crops	1 + 1
9	SST 221	Principles of seed production and quality regulations in horticultural crops	1 + 1
10	VSC 201	Temperate Vegetable crops	1 + 0
11	VSC 202	Crop Production – I (3 crops) vegetables/ Flowers / Spices (Direct sown crops)	Reg.in I sem
12	HOR 201	Study tour	NG
13	NSS 101* / NCC 101*	National Service Scheme / National Cadet Corps	Reg. in I sem
14	PED 101*	Physical Education	Reg.in I sem
Total			16+9=25

Note: NG – Non gradual but compulsory courses
*common courses for Agri & Horti.

S.No	Course Number	Course Title	Credit Hours
1	AEC 202	Economics and Marketing	2 + 1
2	AEN 212	Apiculture, Sericulture and Lac Culture	1 + 1
3	AEX 201*	Communication Skills and Personality Development	1 + 1
4	AGR 211	Weed and Water Management in Horticultural Crops	1 + 1
5	FLG 202	Ornamental Horticulture	1 + 1
6	FSC 202	Breeding of Fruit and Plantation Crops	1 + 1
7	FMP 211	Farm Power and Machinery	1 + 1
8	FSC 203	Dryland Horticulture (Team teaching: Agronomy and Horticulture)	1 + 1
9	STA 201*	Statistical Methods	1 + 1
10	NST 201*	Fundamentals and Applications of Nanotechnology	1 + 0
11	PSM 202	Medicinal and Aromatic Crops	1 + 1
12	VSC 203	Crop Production – II Vegetables (Transplanted Crops)	0 + 1
13	PED 101*	Physical Education	Reg. in I sem
14	NSS 101* / NCC 101*	National Service Scheme / National Cadet Corps	Reg.in I sem
Total			12+11=23

Note: *common courses for Agri & Horti.

S.No	Course Number	Course Title	Credit Hours
1	FLG 301	Principles of Landscape Architecture	0 + 1
2	AEN 311	Insect Pests of Vegetable, Ornamental and Spice Crops	1 + 1
3	ANM 311	Nematode Pests of Horticultural Crops and their Management	1 + 1
4	ARM 301*	Entrepreneurship Development and Business Management	1 + 1
5	AGR 311	Introduction to Major Field Crops	1 + 1
6	CRP 302	Growth and Development of Horticultural Crops	1 + 1
7	FOR 311	Introductory Agro-forestry	1 + 1
8	FSN 311	Processing of Horticultural Crops	1 + 1
9	PAT 311	Diseases of vegetable, ornamental and spice crops	1 + 1
10	VSC 301	Breeding of Vegetable, Tuber, Spice, Flower and medicinal crops	2 + 1
11	NCC 101*	National Cadet Corps	Reg. in I sem
Total			12+11=23

Note: *common courses for Agri & Horti.

S.No	Course Number	Course Title	Credit Hours
1	AEN 312	Insect Pests of Fruit, Plantation, Medicinal and Aromatic Crops	1 + 1
2	ABT 311	Elementary Plant Biotechnology	2 + 1
3	AGM 321	Soil and applied microbiology	1 + 1
4	AGR 312	Organic Farming	1 + 1
5	ARM 321	Horti-Business Management	2 + 0
6	COM 311*	Agro-Informatics	1 + 1
7	AEX 311	Fundamentals of Extension Education	2 + 1
8	FSC 301	Postharvest Management of Horticultural Crops	2 + 1
9	PAT 312	Diseases of Fruits, Plantations, Medicinal and Aromatic Crops	1 + 1
10	SST 321	Seed production techniques in horticultural crops	1 + 1
11	VSC 302	Precision Farming and Protected Cultivation	2 + 1
12	NCC 101*	National Cadet Corps	Reg. in I sem
Total			16+10=26

Note: *common courses for Agri & Horti.

Course Code	Activities	No. of days	Credit Hours
AEX 411	Rural Horticultural Work Experience and Agro-industrial Attachment (RHWE & AIA) – Team teaching Agricultural Extension and Horticulture		0+20
	i. General orientation & On campus training by different faculties	3
	ii. Village attachment	60
	iii. Agro-Industrial Attachment	7
	iv. Plantation Crops Internship (Coffee and Tea Training)	15
	v. Report writing & Final Examination	5
AEX 402	All India Study Tour	15	NG
HOR 401	Project Work (Registration during VII semester, Mid term evaluation for 20 marks at the end of VII semester and Final evaluation at the end of VIII semester)		0+1
No. of days for RHWE & AIA		105	0+21=21

S.No	Module	Credit Hours
1	EXP Module – I	0+10
2	EXP Module – II	0+10
Total		0+20=20

S.No	Course No.	Course Title	Credit	Department
Module – I
1	HOR 455	Commercial Nursery Production of fruits / vegetables	0 + 10	Fruit crops
2	AGM 452	Bio-inoculants Production	0 + 10	Microbiology
3	AEN 452	Commercial Beekeeping	0 + 10	Entomology
4	HOR 456	Commercial landscaping	0 + 10	Floriculture
5	FSN 451	Commercial production of value added Horticulture produce	0 + 10	Food Science and Nutrition
6	PAT 451	Commercial Mushroom production	0 + 10	Pathology
Module – II
7	SST 452	Seed Production in Vegetable Crops	0 + 10	Seed Science and Technology
8	SAC 452	Farm Advisory on Soil Health, Water Quality and Plant Nutrition	0 + 10	Soil Science
9	AEN 453	Commercial Production of Bio-control Agents	0 + 10	Entomology and Pathology
10	HOR 457	Protected cultivation of high value Horticultural Crops	0 + 10	Vegetables
11	ENS 452	Production and marketing of organic media for kitchen / roof garden	0 + 10	Environmental science
12	HOR 458	Commercial ornamental / medicinal plants production	0 + 10	Floriculture