BSc Agriculture

 Far-Western University

 4 Years

Eligibility 

The minimum qualification for entry to B.Sc.(Ag.) at Far Western University is Intermediate (12 years of school education) in Science (with Physics, Chemistry, Biology and/or Mathematics) or Diploma in Agriculture stream with at least 50% or C+ grade.

Curricular Structure
First Year | First Semester
Course Code Course Title Theory Credit Practical Credit Total Credit
AGR1 Fundamentals of Agronomy 2 1 3
HOR1 Fundamentals of Horticulture 2 1 3
BBI1 Fundamentals of Biochemistry & Biotechnology 2 1 3
RSE1 Rural Sociology, Education & Psychology 2 0 2
AEC1 Fundamentals of Agricultural Economics 2 0 2
ASC1 Fundamentals of Animal Science. 2 1 3
SSC1 Fundamentals of Soil Science 2 1 3
AFG1 Fundamentals of Agro-Forestry 1 1 2
Total   15 6 21
First Year | Second Semester
Course Code Course Title Theory Credit Practical Credit Total Credit
GEN2 Fundamentals of Genetics 2 1 3
AME2 Agro-meteorology 2 0 2
SCP2 Summer Crop Production 2 1 3
FPC2 Fruit & Plantation Crop Production 2 1 3
RPM2 Ruminant Production & Management 2 1 3
MFN2 Manure, Fertilizer & Nutrient Management 2 1 3
FMP2 Farm Management Production & Resource Economics 2 0 2
CPH2 Fundamentals of Crop Physiology 2 1 3
Total   16 6 22
Second Year | Third Semester
Course Code Course Title Theory Credit Practical Credit Total Credit
PPA3 Fundamentals of Plant Pathology 2 1 3
ENT3 Fundamentals of Entomology 2 1 3
AEX3 Fundamentals of Agricultural Extension 2 1 3
WCP3 Winter Crop Production 2 1 3
SPG3 Soil Physics, Genesis, Classification 1 1 2
NPM3 Non-Ruminant Production & Management 2 1 3
AQU3 Fundamentals of Aquaculture 2 1 3
VSC3 Vegetable & Spice Crop Production 2 1 3
Total   15 8 23
Second Year | Fourth Semester
Course Code Course Title Theory Credit Practical Credit Total Credit
DAC4 Diseases of Agronomical Crop & their Management 2 1 3
IPC4 Insect-Pest of Crops & their Management 2 1 3
PBR4 Fundamentals of Plant Breeding 2 1 3
AST4 Agricultural Statistics 2 1 3
PTO4 Production Techniques of Ornamental Crops & Landscaping 1 1 2
SCW4 Soil Conservation & Watershed Management 2 1 3
ESC4 Environmental Science, Climate Change & Disaster Management 2 1 3
FPM4 Farm Power & Machinery 1 1 2
Total   14 8 22
Third Year | Fifth Semester
Course Code Course Title Theory Credit Practical Credit Total Credit
DHC5 Diseases of Horticultural Crops & their Management 2 1 3
ENT5 Economics Entomology 2 1 3
ACO5 Agricultural Communication 2 1 3
AFC5 Agricultural Finance and Co-operation 2 1 3
UNR5 Underutilized, Neglected & Rainfed Agriculture 1 1 2
SCI5 Summer Crop Improvement 2 1 3
FSS5 Farm Structure & Survey 2 1 3
PPE5 Project Planning & Evaluation 2 0 2
Total   15 7 22
Third Year | Sixth Year
Course Code Course Title Theory Credit Practical Credit Total Credit
WCI6 Winter Crop Improvement 2 1 3
MCU6 Mushroom Cultivation 0 2 2
SGP6 Stored Grain Pest & their Management 1 1 2
PPI6 Principles & Practices of Irrigation 2 1 3
CTA6 Computer Technology in Agriculture 1 2 3
SMC6 Social Mobilization & Community Development 2 1 3
ABM6 Agri-Business Management 2 0 2
OFS6 Organic Farming & Sustainable Agriculture 2 1 3
Total   12 9 21
Fourth Year | Seventh Semester
Course Code Course Title Theory Credit Practical Credit Total Credit
BCI7 Biological Control of Insect, Pest & Diseases 2 1 3
AMT7 Agricultural Marketing, Trade & Prices 2 1 3
PHM7 Post-Harvest Management & Value Addition of Fruits & Vegetables 2 1 3
AHM7 Animal Health Management 2 1 3
PCP7 Protected Crop Production 2 1 3
FSN7 Food Science & Nutrition 2 0 2
GNP7 Geo-informatics & Nano-technology for Precision Farming 1 1 2
IPR7 Intellectual Property Right 1 0 1
Total   14 6 20
Fourth Year | Eighth Semester
Course Code Course Title Theory Credit Practical Credit Total Credit
THE8 or LEE8 or UPA8 Mini Thesis/ LEE/ UPA 0 15 15
Grand Total                              166

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