Sericulture – UG Courses

I Year I Semester

S.No.	Course No.	Course Title	Credit Hours
1.	SER 101	History, Development and Organization of Sericulture Industry	1+0
2.	AEC 101	Principles of Agricultural Resource Economics**	1+1
3.	AEX 141	Fundamentals of Rural Sociology, Educational Psychology and Constitution of India**	1+1
4.	AGR 113	Introductory Agriculture, Principles of Agronomy and Soil Management **	2+1
5.	AGM 123	Agricultural Microbiology **	1+1
6.	BIC 103	Plant Biochemistry **	1+1
7.	ENG 101	Comprehension and Communicative Skills in English **	1+1
8.	FOR 111	Introduction to Forestry**	1+1
9.	HOR 114	Fundamentals of Plant Propagation and Nursery Management **	1+1
10.	TAM 101 / ENG 103	jkpH; ,yf;fpa’;fspy; ntshz;ika[k; mwptpay; jkpH;g; gad;ghLk;; / Development Education – for Non-Tamil Students	0+1
11.	NSS 101	National Service Scheme *	0+1
12.	PED 101	Physical Education, Health Education and Recreation *	0+1
13.	PED 102	Yoga for human excellence *	0+1
Total	10+9 (19)

* Non – credit compulsory courses

** Agriculture and Allied Subjects

I Year II Semester

S.No.	Course No.	Course Title	Credit Hours
1.	SER 102	Cultivation of Host Plants of Silkworms	1+1
2.	SER 103	Botany and Cytology of Host Plants of Silkworms	1+1
3.	SER 104	Mulberry Production and Management	0+1
4.	SER 105	Morphology and Systematics of Silkworms	1+1
5.	CRP 115	Crop Physiology **	2+1
6.	COM 111	Introduction to Computers and Application **	1+1
7.	PBG 113	Principles of Genetics**	2+1
8.	AGR 115	Water Management Including Micro- Irrigation**	1+1
9.	SAC 101	Fundamentals of Soil Science**	2+1
10.	AEN 121	Insect Morphology and Systematics**	2+1
11.	NSS 101	National Service Scheme *	0+1
12.	PED 101	Physical Education, Health Education and Recreation *	0+1
Total	13+10 (23)

* Non – credit compulsory courses

** Agriculture and Allied Subjects

II Year III Semester

S.No.	Course No.	Course Title	Credit Hours
1.	SER 201	Genetics and Breeding of Host Plants of Silkworms	1+1
2.	SER 202	Silkworm Anatomy and Physiology	1+1
3.	SER 203	Cytology and Genetics of Silkworms	2+1
4.	SER 204	Vanya Sericulture	2+1
5.	SER 205	Resource Generation and Management in Sericulture	1+0
6.	SER 206	Mulberry Silkworm Rearing	2+1
7.	SER 207	Short Tour *	0+1
8.	AGM 225	Applied Microbiology**	1+1
9.	ENS 201	Environmental studies and disaster management **	2+1
10.	AMP 201	Livestock and poultry Management **	2+1
11.	SST 201	Principles of Seed Technology **	2+1
12.	NSS 101	National Service Scheme *	0+1
13.	PED 101	Physical Education, Health Education and Recreation *	0+1
Total	16+9 (25)

* Non – credit compulsory courses

** Agriculture and Allied Subjects

II Year IV Semester

S.No.	Course No.	Course Title	Credit Hours
1.	SER 208	Genetic Resources of Mulberry and Silkworm	1+1
2.	SER 209	Silkworm Breeding	2+1
3.	SER 210	Principles and Pests of Host Plants of Silkworms and their Management	1+1
4.	SER 211	Pests of Silkworms & Management	1+1
5.	PAT 203	Introductory Plant Pathology	1+1
6.	FSC 203	Dry land Horticulture **	1+1
7.	STA 201	Statistical Methods**	1+1
8.	AGE 211	Farm power, Renewable Energy, Surveying and Soil Water Engineering**	2+1
9.	AEX 241	Fundamentals of Extension and Rural Development **	1+1
10.	AGR 212	Agricultural Meteorology, Rainfed Agriculture and Watershed Management**	1+1
11.	ANM 201	Introductory Nematology	1+1
12.	NST 201	Fundamentals and Applications of Nanotechnology	1+0
Total	14+11 (25)

* Non – credit compulsory courses

** Agriculture and Allied Subjects

III Year V Semester

S.No.	Course No.	Course Title	Credit Hours
1.	SER 301	Sustainable Moriculture	2+0
2.	SER 302	Bivoltine Sericulture	1+1
3.	SER 303	Planning and Management of Silk Reeling Industry	2+0
4.	SER 304	Diseases of Host Plants of Silkworms	1+1
5.	SER 305	Diseases of Silkworms & Management	2+1
6.	SER 306	Silk Throwing, Dyeing and Weaving	1+1
7.	SER 307	Silkworm Seed Technology	2+1
8.	ABT 301	Plant Biotechnology**	2+1
9.	AEX 321	Communication and Extension Methodologies for Transfer of Technology**	2+1
10.	AGR 312	Farming Systems, Organic farming and Sustainable Agriculture **	2+1
Total	17+8 (25)

* Non – credit compulsory courses

** Agriculture and Allied Subjects

III Year VI Semester

S.No.	Course No.	Course Title	Credit Hours
1.	SER 308	Cocoon Production Technology	0+2
2.	SER 309	Physics and Chemistry of Fibres	1+0
3.	SER 310	Experimental Techniques in Sericultural Research	1+1
4.	SER 311	Raw Silk Technology	2+1
5.	SER 312	Spun Silk Technology	1+0
6.	SER 313	Seri Bio-technology	2+1
7.	SER 314	Seri-Business Management	1+1
8.	SAC 301	Manures, Fertilizers and Soil Fertility Management**	2+1
9.	AEN 313	Pest of Crops and Stored Products and Management	2+1
10.	AEC 302	Agricultural Finance and Co-operation	2+1
Total	14+9 (23)

* Non – credit compulsory courses

** Agriculture and Allied Subjects

IV Year VII Semester

S.No.	Course No.	Course Title	Credit Hours
1.	SER 401	Rural Work Experience Programme (Sericulture)	0+20
		Placement in Grainage Technology	0+4
		Seri Polyclinic	0+4
		Placement in Silk Product Technology	0+4
		Placement in Value Addition to Sericultural By-Products	0+3
		Practical Extension Work in Villages	0+5
2.	SER 402	All India Study Tour*	0+1
Total	0+20 (20)

* Non – credit compulsory courses

IV Year VIII Semester

S.No.	Course No.	Course Title	Credit Hours
1.	SER 403	STUDENT READY: Experimental Learning programme	20(0+20)
		STUDENT READY ELP /HOT Modules
		Host Plant Production
		Cocoon Crop Production
		Silk Product Science
		Natural Resource Management
Total	0+20 (20)