Kerala Agricultural University Syllabus, Result 2014

Monday, December 29, 2014

Kerala Agricultural University Syllabus, Result 2014 - 2015

Agricultural education in Kerala had a modest beginning, when the erstwhile princely State of Travancore (now forming part of Kerala) started a Demonstration Farm at Karamana in Thiruvananthapuram district, way back in 1896 to impart training on ‘modern’ agricultural practices. Later on, agriculture was introduced as an optional subject in the middle school (1922) and intermediate (1953) classes. Nevertheless, no significant headway was made, until 1955, when the erstwhile Government of Travancore-Cochin established two colleges, one each for Agriculture and the other for Veterinary Sciences, respectively at Vellayani, in Thiruvananthapuram district, and Mannuthy, in Thrissur district. Agricultural education in the state gained further momentum with the commencement of post-graduate programmes leading to MSc (Ag), M.V.Sc. and PhD degrees in 1961, 1962 and 1965 respectively. The Randhawa Committee constituted by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and the Second Education Commission (1964-66) headed by Dr. D.S. Kothari had recommended the setting up of state agricultural universities (SAU) in each state of our country. However, it was only during the second phase an Agricultural University was established in Kerala. The Kerala Agricultural University (KAU) was established on 24 February 1971 as per the KAU Act (Act 33, 1971 of the Kerala State Legislative Assembly), and started functional during 1972.

Statutory Departments under the Faculty of Agriculture

Sl. No	Departments
	AGRICULTURE
1	Agronomy
2	Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry
3	Plant Breeding & Genetics
4	Agricultural Entomology
5	Plant Pathology
6	Agricultural Extension
7	Agricultural Economics
8	Plantation Crops and Spices
9	Olericulture
10	Processing technology
11	Plant Physiology
12	Plant Biotechnology
13	Agricultural Microbiology
14	Agricultural Statistics
15	Home Science ( Food and Nutrition)
16	Animal Husbandry
17	Nematology
	FORESTRY
18	Forest Management and Utilization
19	Silviculture and Agroforestry
20	Tree Physiology & Breeding
21	Wood Science
22	Wildlife Sciences
	CO-OPERATION & BANKING
23	Co-operative Management
24	Rural Banking and Finance Management
25	Rural Marketing Management
26	Development Economics

Statutory Departments under the Faculty of Agricultural Engineering & Technology

27	Land and Water Resources & Conservation Engineering
28	Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
29	Farm Power, Machinery & Energy
30	Post Harvest Technology & Agrl. Processing

7. Academic programmes offered

Sl. No	Courses	Discipline
A.	UG	B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture B.Sc. (Hons.) Forestry B.Sc. (Hons.) Co-operation, Banking & Management B.Tech. Agricultural Engineering B. Tech. Food Engineering
B	M.Sc./Ph.D	Agriculture
1		Agronomy
2		Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry
3		Plant Breeding & Genetics
4		Agricultural Entomology
5		Plant Pathology
6		Plant Physiology
7		Plant Biotechnology
8		Agricultural Microbiology
9		Agricultural Extension
10		Agricultural Economics
11		Horticulture
12		Home science
13	M.Sc.	Agricultural Statistics
		FORESTRY
14	M.Sc. / Ph.D	Forest Management and Utilization
15		Silviculture and Agroforestry
16		Tree Physiology & Breeding
17		Wood Science
18		Wildlife Sciences
		CO-OPERATION & BANKING
19	M.Sc	Co-operative Management
20		Rural Banking and Finance Management
21	M.Sc./Ph. D.	Rural Marketing Management
22		Development Economics

Faculty of Agricultural Engineering & Technology

23	M. Tech /Ph. D.	Land and Water Resources & Conservation Engineering
24		Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
25		Farm Power, Machinery & Energy
26		Post Harvest Technology & Agricultural Processing

Self-supporting courses offered

Sl.No	Title	Course
1	M.Sc (Integrated) (5 years)	Biotechnology (offered at College of Agriculture, Vellayani, Thiruvananthapuram)
2	M.Sc (Integrated) (5 years)	Climate Change Adaptations (offered at ACCER, Main campus, Vellanikkara, Thrissur)
3	MBA (2 years)	Agri-business Management (offered at College of Co-operation, Banking and Management, Main Campus, Vellanikkara, Thrissur)
4	D.A.Sc. (2 years)	Diploma in Agricultural Sciences (offered at Regional Agricultural Research Station Pattambi, Palakkad)