Syllabus and Course Breakup

SYLLABUS AND COURSE BREAKUP

1st SEMESTER

1st YEAR B.Sc. (Ag.) 2016-17

COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, BHUBANESWAR OUAT, BHUBANESWAR

COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, BHUBANESWAR SYLLABUS AND COURSE BREAKUP 1st SEMESTER, 1st YEAR B.Sc. (Ag.) 2016-17

Sl Course No. Course Title Credit Hours No. 1. Hort-111 Fundamentals of Horticulture 2 (1+1) 2. AS-111 Statistical Methods 2(1+1) 3. AC-111 Fundamentals of Soil Science 3(2+1) 4. Fo(Ag)-111 Introduction to Forestry 2 (1+1) 5. SE-111 Comprehension & Communication Skills in English 2 (1+1) 6. AG-111 Fundamentals of Agronomy 4(3+1) BB-111/ Introductory Biology*/ 2 (1+1)*/ 7. BM-111 Elementary Mathematics* 2(2+0)* 8. AG-112 Agriculture Heritage* 1(1+0)* 9. EE-111 Rural Sociology and Educational Psychology 2(2+0) 10. EE-112 Human Values & Ethics (non gradial) 1(1+0)** NSS-111/ NSS**/ 11. NCC-111/ NCC**/ 2 (0+2)** PE-111 Physical Education & Yoga Practices** TOTAL 17+04*/03*+03**

*R: Remedial course; **NC: Non-gradial courses

I. AGRONOMY AG-111 - Fundamentals of Agronomy -Credit hours: 4(3+1) SYLLABUS Theory Agronomy and its scope, seeds and sowing, tillage and tilth, crop density and geometry, Crop nutrition, manures and fertilizers, nutrient use efficiency, water resources, soil plant water relationship, crop water requirement, water use efficiency, irrigation- scheduling criteria and methods, quality of irrigation water, water logging. Weeds- importance, classification, crop weed competition, concepts of weed management-principles and methods, herbicides- classification, selectivity and resistance, allelopathy. Growth and development of crops, factors affecting growth and development, plant ideotypes, crop rotation and its principles, adaptation and distribution of crops, crop management technologies in problematic areas, harvesting and threshing of crops. Practical Identification of crops, seeds, fertilizers, pesticides and tillage implements, Effect of sowing depth on germination and seedling vigour, Identification of weeds in crops, Methods of herbicide and fertilizer application, Study of yield contributing characters and yield estimation, Seed germination and viability test, Numerical exercises on fertilizer requirement, plant population, herbicides and water requirement, Use of tillage implements-reversible plough, one way plough, harrow, leveler, seed drill, Study of soil moisture measuring devices, Measureme nt of field capacity, bulk density and infiltration rate, Measurement of irrigation water.

COURSE BREAKUP Principles of Agronomy (Theory) Class Topic Details # Agronomy and its 1 Meaning and scope of Agronomy. Agriculture and agronomy. Agronomy as scope an art, science and business Crop rotation and 2 Crop rotation- definition, principle, advantages, characteristics of crop principles rotation and examples Tillage and Tilth 3 Tillage- definition , objectives, advantages, tilth, types of tillage 4 Effect of tillage on soil properties, tillage implements, harvesting implements Seed and sowing 5 Plant propagation, Seed vs. seed materials, seed vs. grain, seed quality assessment, types of seed, seed treatment, breaking dormancy and extension of viability 6 Sowing; time, depth and spacing, types of sowing, sowing methods- broadcasting line sowing, drilling, planting, transplanting, thinning and gap filling Crop density and Plant population, plant population and growth, dry matter partitioning, geometry 7 response curve, optimum plant population, factors affecting optimum plant population. crop stand establishment, planting geometry and its effect on growth and yield. plant population in intercropping/paira/mixed cropping. competition for light, space, nutrients & moisture, plant interaction in mixed crop competition, allelopathy, annidation in space and time Growth and 8 Growth vs development, growth curve, photosynthesis, respiration, development of translocation of assimilates; plant growth substances. physiological growth crops components, growth analysis- LAI, LAD, CGR, RGR, NARetc 9 Factors affecting Crop growth and development, limiting factors, laws governing growth, yield analysis, yield attributes , limiting process, : phenology and phenophases Revision, discussion, model questions Plant ideotypes 10 Ideotype concept, ideotypevs plant type, morphological and physiological features, plant ideotype for rainfed and irrigated agriculture, ideotypes for different crops Crop nutrition 11 Essential elements, forms of essential elements absorbed by plants, criteria of essentiality, functional element, ballast element, classification of elements (amount of nutrient, mobility of nutrients, chemical nature of nutrients, functions in plant), sources of nutrients, losses of nutrients, function, source, deficiency and toxicity symptoms of essential elements, Nutrient uptake and absorption by plants-passive absorption( mass flow, diffusion, ion exchange-Donnan equilibrium, Carbonic acid exchange theory, contact exchange), active absorption-carrier concept, ion pump concept, protein synthesis hypothesis). Manures and 12 Definition, differences, organic manures, importance of organic manure, fertilizers and FYM and compost, green manures, biofertilisers and types, classification nutrient use of fertilizers depending upon number of nutrients, conc. of nutrients, efficiency physical form of nutrients, acidity and basicity of fertilizer, equivalent acidity, equivalent basicity, fertilizer grade, fillers, fertilizer ratio. nutrient use efficiency( physiological, agronomic) and recovery. ways to improve nutrient use efficiency in crops. Crop management 13 Management of crops in different problematic soil areas, physical constraints technologies in viz. soil crusting, swelling and shrinkage, eroded soils and waterlogged problematic areas soils, chemical constraints viz. acidity, iron toxicity, alkalinity, salinity 14 Management of crops in different adverse climate conditions like drought conditions, flooded condition and cyclone prone areas. Harvesting and 15 Maturity indices for different field crops and judging maturity, harvesting threshing of crops implements, threshing, drying, cleaning, bagging and storage

Adaptation and 16 Crop ecology, adaptation and acclimatization and geographical distribution distribution of crops of cropsRevision, discussion, model questions

Principles of Agronomy (PRACTICAL) Class Topic Details # 01 Identification of crops, seeds, fertilizers, pesticides and Aims and objectives, tillage implements Materials and equipments 02 Effect of sowing depth on germination and seedling vigour, required, 03 Study of yield contributing characters and yield estimation Principles and procedures 04 Seed germination and viability test followed, 05 Numerical exercises on fertilizer requirement, plant Observations recorded, population Calculation, 06 Use of tillage implements-reversible plough, one way Result interpretation, plough, harrow, leveler, seed drill Precautions

Water management (Theory) Class Topic Details # Water resources 01 Water resources of India and Odisha .Surface and Ground water resources; Problems of water resources in India: spatial and temporal distribution; conflicting objectives of water resources development – increasing sectoral competition , 02 Irrigation in Indian agriculture: Importance of irrigation in Indian economy, medium and minor irrigation projects and. Irrigation potentials; Population, food grain requirement and irrigation requirements. .Irrigation improvement, Soil- plant- water 03 Soil-Water relationship: Soil as a system. Basic soil physical properties relationship influencing soil-water relationship Energy concept of soil water; Forces acting on soil water Soil water Tension and Soil water Stress; Soil Water potential concept: 04 Classification of soil water, Soil Water constants: . Soil water-tension relationship; Soil water retention, Available soil moisture 05 Infiltration: Movement of water in soils: Water movement in Saturated and Unsaturated soil, Movement of water from saturated to unsaturated soils, Water movement in vapour form in soils. 06 Role of water in plant; Water absorption by plants: Water in soil-plant- atmosphere system and it’s path way; Water absorption process,Water and plant process . Soil moisture extraction pattern Crop water 07 Water requirement of crops on demand basis & source basis; Effective requirement rainfall .Net and Gross irrigation requirement, irrigation period, Frequency and interval ; Duty and Delta relations. Water requirement of crops. Evapotranspiration 08 Evaporation, transpiration and evapotranspiration; Evapotranspiration and consumptive use; Evapotranspiration and crop growth; Types of evapotranspiration, ; Crop coefficients.Factors affecting evapotranspiration: Irrigation- 09 Objective and advantages of scheduling irrigation, Factors influencing scheduling criteria irrigation schedules . Approaches/criteria for scheduling irrigation, soil critera 10 Plant criteria and critical periods of water need, climatological approach- IW/CPE ratio approach Methods of 11 Methods of irrigation: surface irrigation methods: Wild flooding; Check irrigation: flooding, Basin flooding, Ring irrigation, Contour ditch irrigation, Border flooding ; Furrow flooding . subsurface irrigation. 12 Micro irrigation- sprinkler and drip irrigation; Components of drip and sprinkler system; Types of sprinklers and drips. Principles of selecting the systems, Water use 13 Introduction, Irrigation efficiencies, Water Use Efficiency, Crop WUE, Field efficiency WUE; Factors responsible for increasing/decreasing WUE, Measures to increase WUE. Quality of irrigation 14 Chemical composition of irrigation water and origin of salts, Salinity hazard, water Sodisity hazard, , CSSRI guidelines for using poor quality irrigation water, growing crops in salt affected areas-, Salinity limits, Salt tolerant crops. Toxicity hazard., Quality of surface and ground water in India- Leaching requirement of saline soil, Management of poor quality water. Conjunctive

Class Topic Details # use of surface and ground water. Water logging 15 Causes and Effects of water logging, Benefits of drainage. Classification of Agricultural drainage,. Drainage characterization-Drainage coefficient, drainage 16 Methods of drainage: Surface drainage, Subsurface drains, Installation of Tile drains, Other types of drainage devises , Bio-drainage. Water Management (Practical)

Class Topic 01 Aims and objectives, Determination of bulk density & Particle density of soil 02 Materials and Study of soil moisture measuring devices (thermogravimetric equipments required, method, tensiometer , by electrical resistance block and Principles and neutron moisture meter) 03 procedures followed, Determination of field capacity by field method 04 Observations recorded, Numerical exercises on water requirement Calculation, 05 Result interpretation, Measurement of infiltration rate 06 Precautions Measurement of irrigation water

Weed management (Theory) Class Topic Details # Weeds: Introduction, Definition, characteristics Harmful Weeds-Importance 1 and beneficial effects , Classification based on ontogeny, photosynthesis(C3 & C4), 2 habitat, crop association, crop bound(parasite weeds), Classification of Weeds Based on origin, soil pH, soil moisture, climate, obligate 3 nature, absolute nature Competition for growth factors-moisture, nutrient, light and 4 Crop -weed competition space & factors affecting competition. Critical period of crop

weed competition. Definition, types, mode of release of allelopathic 5 substances, allelopathic substances from crops and weeds, allelopathic effect of weeds on crops. Allelopathy Allelopathic effect of crops on weeds, allelopathic effect of 6 weeds on weeds, application of allelopathy in agriculture and weed management Concepts of weed 7 Concepts of weed prevention, control and eradication management Revision class 8 Revision,discussion & model question answer Methods of weed control: manual, physical, cultural, 9 Methods of weed chemical weed management. management Biological methods (classical &bioherbicides approach) and 10 quarantine method & Integrated weed management. Herbicides: advantages and limitation of herbicide usage in 11 Herbicides classification India.herbicide classification. 12 Herbicide formulations, time and methods of application Herbicide selectivity, types and mechanism, factors 13 Selectivity affecting selectivity, crop factor, 14 Herbicide factor, environmental and biochemical factor. Herbicide resistance management and residual effect of 15 Herbicide resistance herbicides in the environment. Shift of weed flora in cropping

systems Revision Class 16 Revision,discussion & model question answer

Weed management (PRACTICAL) Class Topic

01 Identification of weeds - Upland 02 Identification of weeds - Medium Land 03 Identification of weeds - Low Land and aquatic weeds 04 Methods of herbicide application 05 Numerical exercises on herbicide requirement , herbicide trade names,common names and manufacturing companies of different herbicides. Reference books

Principles of Agronomy

1. Principles of Agronomy- T.Y. Reddy and G. H. SankarReddi 2. Principles of Agronomy-S. R. Reddy 3. The Nature and Properties of Soils – N.C.Brady and R. C. Weil (14th Edition) 4. Manures and Fertilizers-K. S. Yawalkar, J.P. Agrawal and S. Bokde 5. Soil Condition and Plant Growth – E. J. Russel

Water management

1. Irrigation Principles and Practices - O.W. Israelsen and V.E. Hansen 2. Irrigation, Theory and Practices - A. M. Michael 3. Irrigation and Drainage - D. Lenka 4. Agricultural Drainage : Principles and Practices – U.S. Kadam 5. Micro-irrigation for cash crops – M.L. Choudhary 6. Handbook on pressurized irrigation techniques – A. Phocaides (FAO) 7. Irrigation water management: Principles and practices- D. K. Majumdar 8. Irrigation Agronomy- S. R. Reddy 9. Manual on Water management: Dept. of Agronomy,CA,Bhubaneswar 10. Manual on Irrigation Agronomy: R. D. Mishra and M. Ahmed Weed management

1. Modern weed management-O.P.Gupta 2. Principles of weed science-V.S. Rao 3. Weed management- V.N. Saraswat, V. M. Bhan and N.T. Yaduraju (ICAR Publication) 4. All about weed control- S. Subramaniam,A.Mohamed Ali and R. Jaykumar 5. Weed science – Basics and applications - T. K. Das

II. SOIL SCIENCE & AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY AC-111 Fundamentals of Soil Science Credit hours: 3(2+1) SYLLABUS Theory Soil as a natural body,Pedological and edaphological concepts of soil; Soil genesis: soil forming rocks and minerals; weathering, processes and factors of soil formation; Soil Profile, components of soil; Soil physical properties: soil-texture, structure, density and porosity, soil colour, consistence and plasticity; Elementary knowledge of soil taxonomy classification and soils of India; Soil water retention, movement and availability; soil air, composition, gaseous exchange, problem and plant growth; source, amount and flow of heat in soil; soil temperature and plant growth; Soil reaction-pH, soil acidity and alkalinity, buffering, effect of pH on nutrient availability; soil colloids - inorganic and organic; silicate clays: constitution and properties; sources of charge ion exchange, cation exchange capacity, base saturation; soil organic matter: composition, properties and its influence on soil properties; humic substances - nature and properties; soil organisms: macro and micro organisms, their beneficial and harmful effects; Soil pollution - behaviour of pesticides and inorganic contaminants, prevention and mitigation of soil pollution.

Practical Study of soil profile in field. Study of soil sampling tools, collection of representative soil sample, its processing and storage. Study of soil forming rocks and minerals. Determination of soil density, moisture content and porosity. Determination of soil texture by feel and Bouyoucos Methods. Studies of capillary rise phenomenon of water in soil column and water movement in soil. Determination of soil pH and electrical conductivity. Determination of cation exchange capacity of soil. Study of soil map. Determination of soil colour. Demonstration of heat transfer in soil. Estimation of organic matter content of soil.

COURSE BREAKUP

Theory 1. Soil: concept and definition of soil- branches of soil science, Pedological and edaphological concepts, origin of the earth atmosphere, hydrosphere and lithosphere- their characteristics- Earth’s crust-composition- relative abundance of rock’s in the earth’s crust. Soil components- Mineral matter, organic matter, water and air. 2. Rocks-Classification of rocks based on mode of origin-igneous rocks, sedimentary rocks and metamorphic rocks-classification of rocks based on their chemical composition, weatheribility of rocks. 3. Minerals- important rock forming minerals and their relative abundance, relative occurrence of mineral Primary, secondary, essential & accessory minerals. Classification and weatheribility of minerals. 4. Weathering-Types of weathering-Physical weathering of rocks-agents of physical weathering and their role. 5. Chemical weathering-solution, hydration, hydrolysis, carbonation, oxidation and reduction- biological weathering- role of man and animal, flora & fauna in weathering process. 6. Parent material-Classification of parent materials based on their mode of transport by different agents. 7. Soil formation-soil forming factors- Classification and their role in soil formation. 8. Soil forming process-Pedogenic process-Fundamental pedogenic process-Humification, Eluviations and Illuviation-Specific pedogenic process-calcification, decalcification, podzolization, Laterization, Gleization, salinization, Alkalization, Dealkalization. 9. Soil profile-detailed description of hypothetical soil profile-differences between surface soil and sub soil. 10. Soilphysicalproperties, Soil Texture, Textural classes, particleSoil analysais, Soil water. 11. Soil structure, Classification, Soilaggregates, signifiance. 12. Soil consistency, soil crusting, and compaction. 13. Bulk density, particle density of soil their significance and manipulation. 14. Soil water, Retention and potentials, soil moisture constants and classification. 15. Soil water movement: Infiltration, percolation, Permeability, drainage Thermal Properties of soil, Soil Temperature. Soil colour- factors and implication of soil colour. 16. Revision class before midterm examination 17. Soil air, gaseous exchange, Influence of soil on plant growth. 18. Soil reaction-pH, Soil acidity-alkality and buffering capacity of soil. 19. Soil colloids: Definition, classification and properties of soil colloids and their significance. 20. Silicate clays: Fundamentals of the structures of the silicate clays. Layer silicate clays (contd): Types and properties of silicate clays, genesis of silicate clays. 21. Origin of charges in inorganic and organic solloids-negative and positive charges. Ion adsorption and exchange in soil. 22. Cation exchange capacity of soil, base saturation, Factors affecting CEC of soil significance of CEC.

23. Soil organic matter-various sources-composition-compounds in plants residues- their decomposability. Humus - definition- synthesis of humus. 24. Importance of soil organic matter, humus-fractionation of soil organic matter-carbon cycle- carbon: nitrogen (C:N) ratio of commonly available organic residues, significance of C: N ratio in soil fertility. 25. Soil biology-biomass-soil flora and fauna-their important characteristics-role of beneficial organisms- organic matter decomposition, mineralization and immobilization. 26. Nitrogen fixation, nitrification &denitrification, solubilization of phosphorus &sulphur and micronutrients. Harmful and beneficial activities of soil organisms. 27. Soil classification: Modern system of soil classification. Diagnostic soil horizons. 28. Soil taxonomy- Orders, sub orders and their characteristics. 29. Soil taxonomy-Great groups subgroups, family, series and their characteristics, Nomenclature according to soil taxonomy. 30. Major soil groups of India-Alluvial soils, Black soils, Red soils, Laterite and lateritic soils, Desert soils, forest and hill soil, salt affected soils. 31. Soil pollution- source and kind of soil pollution, inorganic contaminants- prevention and mitigation of soil pollution 32. Revision class before final theory examination

Practical: 1. Identification of soil forming rocks and minerals. 2. Study of soil profile. 3. Collection, Processing and labeling of the soil samples. 4. Determination of bulk density, particle density and pore space in soil. 5. Determination of soil texture by feel method. 6. Determination of soil texture by Bouyoucos Hydrometer method. 7. Determination of field capacity of soil. 8. Determination of infiltration rate of water. 9. Determination of maximum water holding capacity of soil. 10. Analytical chemistry-Basic concepts, Techniques and calculation. 11. Determination of organic carbon in soil. 12. Determination of pH and EC. 13. Determination of cation exchange capacity. 14. Determination of soil colour. 15. Studies of capillary rise of water and movement in soil 16. Demonstration of heat transfer in soil. Recommended text books 1. The Nature and Properties of Soil (2002) - N.C. Brady and Ray, R. Weill; Pearson Education Inc. New Delhi. 2. A Text Book of Soil Science (1987) - T.D. Biswas and S.K. Mukharjee; Tata McGraw-Hill publishing co. ltd. 3. Fundamentals of Soil Science (2002)- Indian Society of soil science, IARI, New Delhi. 4. Soil Pedology (1996) – J. L. Sehgal, Kalyani publication, Ludhiana. 5. Soil Physics (1987) – B.P. Ghildyal and R.P. Tripathy; Wiley Eastern Ltd, New Delhi. 6. Introduction to Soil Physics-Daniel Hillel, Academic Press, New York 7. Introductory to Soil Science- Dilip Kumar Das, Kalyani publication, Ludhiana. 8. Practical Manual for Introduction to Soil Physics-P. K. Das, A. K. Dash, and G. H. Santra, Department of Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry, Orissa University of Agriculture & Technology Bhubaneswar.

III. HORTICULTURE Hort-111-Fundamentals of Horticulture Credit hours: 2(1+1) SYLLABUS Theory Horticulture-Its definition and branches, importance and scope; horticultural and botanical classification; climate and soil for horticultural crops; Plant propagation-methods and propagating structures; principles of orchard establishment; Principles and methods of training and pruning, juvenility and flower bud differentiation; unfruitfulness; pollination, pollinizers and pollinators; fertilization and parthenocarpy; kitchen gardening; garden types and parts; lawn making; medicinal and aromatic plants; species and condiments; use of plant bio-regulators in horticulture. Irrigation & fertilizers application-method and quantity. Practical Identification of garden tools. Identification of horticultural crops. Preparation of seed bed/nursery bed. Practice of sexual and asexual methods of propagation. Layout and planting of orchard plants. Training and pruning of fruit trees. Transplanting and care of vegetable seedlings. Making of herbaceous and shrubbery borders. Preparation of potting mixture, potting and repotting. Fertilizer application in different crops. Visits to commercial nurseries/orchard.

COURSE BREAKUP Theory Topics to be covered No. of Dept classes involved Horticulture-Its definition and branches, importance and scope 1 FSHT Climate and soil for horticultural crops 1 VSC Classification of vegetable crops 1 VSC Classification of ornamental plants 1 FLS Medicinal and aromatic plants 1 FLS Principles of orchard establishment 1 FLHT Plant propagation-methods and propagating structures 1 FSHT Different garden types 1 FLS Principles and methods of training and pruning 1 FSHT Kitchen gardening 1 VSC Garden parts 1 FLS Juvenility and flower bud differentiation , unfruitfulness 1 FSHT Lawn making 1 FLS Use of plant bio-regulators in horticulture 1 VSC Irrigation & fertilizers application-method and quantity 1 VSC Pollination, pollinizers and pollinators, fertilization and parthenocarpy 1 FSHT Total 16

Practical No. Title of Exercise Deptt. involved 1 Identification of fruit and plantation crops FSHT 2 Identification of vegetable, spices and condiment crops VCS 3 Identification of ornamental crops FLS 4 Identification of medicinal and aromatic crops FLS 5 Identification of garden tools VCS 6 Layout and planting of orchard plants FSHT 7 Seed method of propagation and preparation of nursery bed VCS 8 Asexual method of propagation in horticultural crops FLS 9 Training and pruning of fruit trees FSHT 10 Making of herbaceous and shrubbery borders FLS 11 Fertilizer application in different horticultural crops VCS 12 Preparation of potting mixture, potting and repotting FLS 13 Transplanting and care of vegetable seedlings VCS 14 Visit to gardens and plant propagating structures FLS 15 Visit to commercial nurseries VCS 16 Visit to commercial orchard FSHT

Reference Books: 1. Introduction to Horticulture –N. Kumar 2. Basic Horticulture – Jitendra Singh 3. Fruit Growing – Jules Janick 4. Floriculture in India- G. S. Randhawa & A. Mukhopadhyay 5. Introduction to Ornamental Horticulture- J. S. Arora

IV. EXTENSION EDUCATOPM SYLLABUS EE-111- Rural Sociology & Educational Psychology Credit hours: 2(2+0) Theory Sociology and Rural sociology: Definition and scope, its significance in agriculture extension, Rural society, Social Groups, Social Stratification, Culture concept, Social Institution, Social Change & Development. Educational psychology: Meaning & its importance in agriculture extension. Behavior: Cognitive, affective, psychomotor domain, Personality, Learning, Motivation, Theories of Motivation, Intelligence. COURSE BREAK UP

Theory

1. Introductory Class:- Discussing about the whole syllabus and other along with self introduction of students. 2. Meaning ,Definition branches and sub branches of sociology with conceptual clarity. 3 Definition and scope of rural sociology and its importance/significance in agricultural extension . 4. Concept of society, characteristics of rural society and differences between rural society and urban society. 5 Concept of social system, social structure, region, community, neighborhood. 6. Physical structure of sociology (Rural settlement pattern) and Rural resources . 7. Definition of social group, types of group, characteristics of group condition under which groups are formed. 8. Definition of institution. major institution viz. Family. 9. Religion, Educational Institution, Government or Political Institution and Economic Institutions its composition, function. 10. Concept of stratification, bases, and forms of stratification 11. Types of stratification functions and dysfunction of stratification . 12. Meaning &Definition of culture, characteristics of culture and other cultural concept like, culture trait, culture complex . 13. Culture pattern, mores, Taboo, cultural heritage, ethnocentrism ,acculturation 14. Concept of Social change- Dimension of social change. 15. Factors of social change and concept of social development . 16. Reviewing the course covered before beginng of nmidterm examinaton 17. Definition of Psychology, meaning and definition of educational psychology, scope and importance of educational psychology in agricultural extension . 18. Concept of Human Behaviour- Meaning , Cognitive domain of Human Behaviour. 19. Effective Domain of Human Behaviour& psycho-motor domain of Human Behaviour . 20. Meaning of motivation , concept of motivation, types of motivation, objectives of motivation.

21. Techniques of motivation & importance of motivation. 22. Theories of motivation- Drive theories, Incentive theories, Opponent process theory, optimal level theories. 23. Instinct theories, Need hierarchy theory. Theory of achievement motivation. 24. Intelligence:- Definition of intelligence, Types of intelligence. 25. Intelligence of Quotient ( I Q),Classification of individual as par I.Q . 26. Meaning of personality, definition of personality. Development of personality. 27. Biological and Social factors influencing personality, Types of personality 28. Meaning , concept & types of learning. 29. Methods of learning. 30. Law of learning, Theories of learning, Factors of effective learning and final reviewing of the course before begining of end term examination

Reference Books:

1. Introductory Rural Sociology- By J.B. ChitamberNew Age International(P) Limited,Publishers Kolkata. 2. Social Change – B. KuppuswamyVikash Publishing House Pvt. Limited, Text Book of Ansari Road, New Delhi 3. Rural Sociology and Educational Psychology -Theory and Practical- SagarMandal KalyaniPublishers , Kolkata 4. Elementary Psychology- S.M. MOHSIN- MotilalBainshidas Publishers- New Delhi. 5 General Psychology- HANS RAJ BHATIA -OXFORD & IBH Publication, Kolkata

Course No. EE 112 Course title: Human values and Ethics Credit Hours: 1+0 SYLLABUS

Theory

Class. No Course Outline

1 Introduction values and ethics- Need and Basic guidelines

2 Goal and mission of life-How to the goal and mission of life, differentiate between right and wrong 3 Vision of life- Social harmony, understanding harmony in the nature and existence

4 Principles of leading a happy life Philosophy of happy life

5 Self Exploration-meaning, content and process

6&7 Self Awareness and self satisfaction-

8 Decision Making-meaning and process

9 Motivation-concept, meaning and definition. Achievement motivation with ethical values

10 Sensitivity-meaning and definitions. Application to emotional feelings in life

11 Case studies of ethical lives

12 Positive sprit-positive attitude can lead to a better life

13 Body, Mind and Soul-the interrelationship between three

14 Attachment and detachment- in intimate relationship

15 Spirituality Quotient-IQ, EQ and SQ. The difference among three. SQ essentially sets human being apart. 16 Examination

Reference Books

1. R R Gaur, R Sangal, G P Bagaria, 2009, A Foundation Course in Human Values and Professional Ethics, Excel Books Private limited, New Delhi 2. R R Gaur, R Sangal, G P Bagaria, 2009, Teacher’s Manual, A Foundation Course in Human Values and Professional Ethics, Excel Books Private limited, New Delhi 3. A N. Tripathy, 2003, Human Values. New Age International Publishers. 4. E. F. Schumacher, 1973, Small is Beautiful: a study of economics as if people mattered. Blond & Briggs, Britain 5. SubhasPaleker, 2000, How to practice Natural Farming, Pracheen (Vaidik)KrishiTantraSodh, Amaravati. 6. Sussan George, 1975, How the other half dies, Penguin Press. Reprinted 1986, 1981. 7. P B Banerjee, 2005, Foundations of Ethics and Management, Excel Books Private limited, New Delhi 8. E. G. Seebauer&RobertL. Berry, 2000, Fundamentals of ethics of scientists & Engineers, Oxford University Press

V. STATISTICS, COMPUTER APPLICATION AND IPR SYLLABUS AS-111- Statistical Methods-Credit hours: 2(1+1) Theory Introduction to Statistics and its Applications in Agriculture, Graphical Representation of Data, Measures of Central Tendency & Dispersion, Definition of Probability, Addition and Multiplication Theorem (without proof). Simple Problems Based on Probability. Binomial & Poisson Distributions, Definition of Correlation, Scatter Diagram. Karl Pearson’s Coefficient of Correlation. Linear Regression Equations. Introduction to Test of Significance, One sample & two sample test t for Means, Chi-Square Test of Independence of Attributes in 22 Contingency Table. Introduction to Analysis of Variance, Analysis of One Way Classification. Introduction to Sampling Methods, Sampling versus Complete Enumeration, Simple Random Sampling with and without replacement, Use of Random Number Tables for selection of Simple Random Sample. Practical Graphical Representation of Data. Measures of Central Tendency (Ungrouped data) with Calculation of Quartiles, Deciles & Percentiles. Measures of Central Tendency (Grouped data) with Calculation of Quartiles, Deciles & Percentiles. Measures of Dispersion (Ungrouped Data). Measures of Dispersion (Grouped Data). Moments, Measures of Skewness& Kurtosis (Ungrouped Data). Moments, Measures of Skewness& Kurtosis (Grouped Data). Correlation & Regression Analysis. Application of One Sample t-test. Application of Two Sample Fisher’s t-test. Chi-Square test of Goodness of Fit. Chi- Square test of Independence of Attributes for 22 contingency table. Analysis of Variance One Way Classification. Analysis of Variance Two Way Classification. Selection of random sample using Simple Random Sampling. General Objective : To impart knowledge to the students on basic concepts and statistical techniques applied in agriculture. Specific objectives : a). Theory: By the end of the course, the students will be able to acquaint with applications of concepts and statistical techniques in agriculture. b). Practical : By the end of practical exercises, the students will be able to: 1. Acquaint with the practical applications of statistical techniques in agriculture. 2. Make self sufficient and to draw valid conclusion of statistical techniques.

COURSE BREAKUP Theory Lecture Topics 1 Introduction to Statistics and its Applications in Agriculture: Definition, advantages, limitations and various applications in agriculture; data: types of data- quantitative and qualitative; variable - discrete and continuous. 2 Frequency distribution- purpose and types (inclusive and exclusive), cumulative frequencies, Histogram, Frequency Polygon and Curves with example. 3 & 4 Measures of Central Tendency: definition, characteristics of ideal average, different measures-Arithmetic Mean, Median and Mode; Partition values-Calculation of Quartiles, Deciles & Percentiles both for ungrouped and grouped data with merits, demerits & uses. 5 & 6 Measures of Dispersion: definition, characteristics of ideal measure, different measures - Range, Quartile Deviation(QD), Variance, Standard Deviation (SD) and Coefficient of Variation(CV) both for ungrouped & grouped data with computing formula, merits, demerits & uses. Meaning and formula of Moments, Measures of Skewness& Kurtosis both for ungrouped &grouped data. 7 & 8 Definition of Probability, Addition and Multiplication Theorem (without proof). Simple Problems Based on Probability. Binomial, Poisson &Normal Distributions (without derivation)- definition, pmf, properties and applications. 9 & 10 Correlation- Definition, Scatter Diagram, Karl Pearson’s Coefficient of Correlation, formula, properties. Linear Regression Equations- Objective, Y on X and X on Y (without derivation), properties of regression coefficients, interpretation. 11 & 12 Introduction to Test of Significance- types of errors, null hypothesis, two-tail & one-tail test, level of significance, degrees of freedom, steps involved in testing of hypothesis. F-test, One sample & two sample t-tests for Means (Student’s t, Fisher’s t & Paired t), Chi-Square Tests- Goodness-of-fit, Independence of Attributes in 22 Contingency Table. 13 & 14 Introduction to Analysis of Variance- Analysis of One Way & Two Way Classification with hypothesis, model, analysis, mean comparison & interpretation. 15 Introduction to Sampling: definition of statistical population, sample, random sampling, parameter, statistic; Sampling versus Complete Enumeration; Methods of sampling (examples of non random& random samling), Simple Random Sampling with and without replacement (purpose, estimation of mean & variance). Use of Random Number Tables for selection of Simple Random Sample. 16 Doubt clear

PRACTICALS Practical Topics 1 Graphical Representation of Data - Construction of Histogram, Frequency Polygon and Frequency Curve. 2 Calculation of Arithmetic Mean, Median, Mode, Quartiles, Deciles& Percentiles for ungrouped data. 3 Calculation of Arithmetic Mean, Median, Mode, Quartiles, Deciles& Percentiles for grouped data. 4 Calculation of QD, Variance, Standard Deviation and Coefficient of Variation of ungrouped and grouped data. 5 Calculation of Central Moments(µr,r=1,2,3,4) and Measures of Skewness (1) & Kurtosis (2) for ungrouped and grouped data. 6 & 7 Simple problems based on Probability, Binomial, Poisson & Normal Distributions. 8 Calculation of simple correlation coefficient (rxy) by direct and change of origin & scale method, its testing and interpretation. 9 Fitting of Simple linear Regression equation of Y on X and X on Y, interpolation of Y & X and their interpretation.

10 Revision and doubt clear for Mid-Term Exam. 11 F-test, Student’s t-test for single sample mean; Fisher’s t-test for two samples means, Paired t-test (dependent mean). 12 Chi-Square test of Goodness of Fit; Chi-Square test in (2 x 2) Contingency Table. 13 Analysis of Variance in One-Way Classification- Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with equal and unequal replications. 14 Analysis of Variance in Two-Way Classification- Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD or RBD). 15 Selection of random sample using Simple Random Sampling by Random Number Table and calculation of mean and variance (with & without replacement). 16 Revision and doubt clear.

Books Recommendation : 1. Fundamentals of Mathematical Statistics – S.C.Gupta&V.K.Kapoor, Sultan Chand & Sons, New Delhi. 2. A Text Book of Agricultural Statistics – R.Rangaswamy, New Age International Publishers Ltd., New Delhi. 3. Fundamental of Statistics, Vol. I & II – Goon, Gupta and Dasgupta, The World Press Pvt. Ltd., Calcutta. 4. Statistical Methods for Agricultural and Biological Sciences – S.J.Amdekar, Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi.

SYLLABUS

VI. Fo.(Ag)-111 -Introduction to Forestry- Credit hours: 2(1+1) Theory Introduction – Role of forests, definitions of forests and forestry, branches of forestry, objectives of silviculture, forest classification, Forest regeneration, Natural regeneration - natural regeneration from seed and vegetative parts, coppicing, pollarding, root suckers; Artificial regeneration – objectives, choice between natural and artificial regeneration, essential preliminary considerations. Crown classification. Tending operations – weeding, cleaning, thinning – mechanical, ordinary, crown and advance thinning. Forest mensuration – objectives, diameter measurement, instruments used in diameter measurement; Non instrumental methods of height measurement - shadow and single pole method; Instrumental methods of height measurement - geometric and trigonometric principles, instruments used in height measurement; tree stem form, form factor, form quotient, measurement of volume of felled and standing trees, age determination of trees. Agroforestry – definitions, importance, criteria of selection of trees in agroforestry, different agroforestry systems prevalent in the country, shifting cultivation, taungya, alley cropping, wind breaks and shelter belts, home gardens. Cultivation practices of two important fast growing tree species of the region-Bambusa vulgaris and Acacia auriculiformi Practical Identification of tree-species. Diameter and girth measurements using calipers and tape, diameter measurements of forked, buttressed, fluted and leaning trees. Height measurement of standing trees by shadow method, single pole method, alternate and hypsometer. Volume measurement of logs using various formulae. Nursery lay out, seed sowing, vegetative propagation techniques.visit of nearby Forest plantations and forests. Visits of nearby forest based industries. COURSE BREAKUP

Objective: To provide knowledge about fundamental aspects of forestry including forest role, classification, regeneration, tending operations, measurement of important tree parameters, agroforestry systems, identification of tree species, forest nursery raising and cultivation of important fast growing tree species.

Theory

Lecture No Topic to be covered 1 Introduction- Role of forests. 2 Definitions of forest and forestry, branches of forestry, objective of silviculture. 3 Forest classification. Natural regeneration-Natural regeneration from seed, 4 Natural regeneration from vegetative parts, coppice, root sucker and pollarding. 5 Artificial regeneration –objectives, choice between natural and artificial regeneration. 6. Essential preliminary considerations for artificial regeneration 7. Crown classification, Tending operations: weeding, cleaning, thinning mechanical, ordinary, crown and advance thinning. 8. Forest Mensurations: Objectives, units of measurement. 9. Diameter and girth measurement of trees. Instruments used in diameter and girth of measurement. 10. Height measurement: non-instrumental methods of height measurement-shadow and single pole method. 11. Instrumental methods of height measurement-geometric and trigonometry principles, instruments used in height measurement. 12. Tree stem form, form- factor and form quotient. 13. Measurement of volume of felled trees 14. Measurement of volume of standing trees. Age determination of trees. 15. Agro-forestry: definitions, importance criteria of selection of trees in Agro-forestry. 16. Different Agro-forestry systems prevalent in the country, shifting cultivation, taungya, alley cropping, home garden windbreak and shelterbelt. 17. Cultivation practices of two fast growing tree species: (1) Bambusa vulgaris (2) Acacia auriculiformis Practical

Class No Topic to be covered 1. Identification of tree species (Part-I) 2. Identification of tree species (Part-II) 3. Identification of tree species (Part-III) 4. Diameter and girth measurement over bark of normal and abnormal trees 5. Diameter and girth measurement under bark of normal and abnormal trees 6. Height measurement of trees by shadow method and single pole method 7. Height measurement of trees by Hypsometer and Altimeter 8. Volume measurement of logs 9. Forest nursery layout and preparation of beds 10. Preparation of ingredient mixture and filling of containers 11. Pre- sowing treatment of seeds 12. Sowing of seeds 13. Vegetative propagation technique of Common bamboo, Eucalyptus, Casurina and teak 14. Visit to the nearby forests 15. Visit to the nearby forests plantations 16. Visit to the nearby forests based industries Reference books: 1. Principles and practices of Silviculture-L. S. Khanna 2. A Text book of Silviculture- A. P. Dwivedi 3. Forest mensuration- A. N. Chatuvedi and L. S. Khanna 4. Text book of Agro-forestry- B. S. Chundawat and S. K. Goutam 5. Agro-forestry principles and practices -A. P. Dwivedi

VII. LANGUAGE SYLLABUS

SE-111-Comprehension and Communication Skills in English-Credit hours: 2(1+1) Theory War Minus Shooting- The sporting Spirit. A Dilemma- A layman looks at science Raymond B. Fosdick. You and Your English – Spoken English and broken English G.B. Shaw. Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary- Antonym, Synonym, Homophones, Homonyms, often confused words. Exercises to Help the students in the enrichment of vocabulary based on TOEFL and other competitive examinations. Functional grammar: Articles, Prepositions, Verb, Subject verb Agreement, Transformation, Synthesis, Direct and Indirect Narration. Written Skills: Paragraph writing, Precise writing, Report writing and Proposal writing. The Style: Importance of professional writing. Preparation of Curriculum Vitae and Job applications. Synopsis Writing. Interviews: kinds, Importance and process. Practical Listening Comprehension: Listening to short talks lectures, speeches (scientific, commercial and general in nature). Oral Communication: Phonetics, stress and intonation, Conversation practice. Conversation: rate of speech, clarity of voice, speaking and Listening, politeness & Reading skills: reading dialogues, rapid reading, intensive reading, improving reading skills. Mock Interviews: testing initiative, team spirit, leadership, intellectual ability. Group Discussions. VIII. REMEDIAL COURSES SYLLABUS AG-112-Agriculture Heritage - Credit hours 1(1+0) Syllabus Theory Introduction of Indian agricultural heritage, status of farmers in society; advice by sages to kings on their duties towards farmers, soil management in ancient, medieval & pre-modern India and its relevance in modern day sustainable agriculture, heritage of crop & water management, plant growth and development & plant protection through vrikshayurveda and traditional knowledge. Heritage of medicinal plants and their relevance today, seed health in ancient & medieval history and its relevance to present day agriculture, description of Indian civilization and agriculture by travelers from China, Europe and United States, our journey in agriculture, green revolution and its impact and concerns, vision for the future. COURSE BREAKUP Class Topic Details # Introduction of Indian agriculture 1 Indian agriculture heritage, Importance, early heritage history : Archaeological and historical facts, Geology of Indian sub continent, Status of farmers in society 2 Development of human culture – Stone age – Bronze Age – Iron age and beginning of agriculture, Indus civilization – vedic civilization - civilization in other parts of India – developments in agriculture, Role of cattle and other domestic animals – management of cattle for draft and milk – indigenous breeds, Role of farmers, Classification of farmers according to different criteria, socio- economic condition of farmers in different era Advice by sages to kings on their 3 Advice by sages to kings on their duties towards duties towards farmers farmers, Kautilya’sArtha-Sastra ; agriculture, animal husbandry, commodity trade etc., features of village, Agriculture and Tamil literature Soil management in ancient, medieval 4 Soil classification – maintenance of soil & pre-modern India and its relevance in Productivity in ancient, medieval & pre-modern modern day sustainable agriculture India period, modern agriculture, Problems associated with modern agriculture, role of

Class Topic Details # indigenous technical knowledge in sustainable agriculture Heritage of crop & water management 5 Heritage of crop management in ancient, medieval & pre-modern India, Crops- indigenous and introduced - history of rice, sugarcane, cotton etc. Gardening in ancient and medieval period – arbori horticulture – orchards, Vegetable farming - floriculture – perfumes,

Astronomy – prediction of monsoon rains; parashara, varahamithira, pachanga, comparison with modern methods Water management – water harvesting - storage – distribution and relevance to modern agriculture.

Heritage of plant growth and 6 Heritage of plant growth and development in development ancient, medieval & pre-modern India, seeding, pruning, harvesting etc Heritage of plant protection through 7 Vrikshayurveda, weed, disease and insect pest vrikshayurveda and traditional management in vrikshayurveda, ITKs on crop knowledge protection viz. harvesting - threshing and storage in other traditional literature, Heritage of medicinal plants and their 8 Medicinal plants and their relevance today relevance today Medicinal plant resources of India and Odisha, traditional and present use of medicinal plants in therapeutic purpose and human welfare, medicinal gardens, medicinal projects Revision 9 Revision, Discussion, Model questions, mid term examination Seed health in ancient & medieval 10 Seed, seed vs. grain, features/attributes of healthy history seed, strategy to produce and maintain healthy seeds in ancient & medieval history Relevance of seed health to present 11 Importance of quality seed and seed health to day agriculture present day agriculture, present strategy and Acts to produce quality seeds Description of Indian civilization and 12 Description of Indian civilization and agriculture by agriculture by travelers from China, travellers from China, Europe and USA Europe and United States Our journey in agriculture 13 Agriculture in British India, Status of agriculture immediately after independence, population and food production, food availability, food and nutritional security, food crisis, strategy/programmes/projects to boost agricultural production and productivity during various five year and annual plans, current agricultural production with respect to various commodities, research institutes and SAUs Green revolution and its impact and 14 Various revolutions in Indian agriculture, Green concerns revolution-meaning, origin, concept, practices. Merit and demerit, its impact, concerns Vision for the future 15 Vision documents and their salient features, focus on the upcoming technologies viz. precision agriculture, high tech agriculture etc., future aspects on agriculture, future agriculture in the context of changing climate . Revision 16 Revision, Discussion, Model questions, final examination

Reference Books 1. Ayachit, S.M. (Tr) 2002. KashyapiyaKrishisukti (A treatise on Agriculture by Kashyapa). Agri History Bulletin No. 4. Asian – Agri History foundation, Secundrabad.

2. Choudhary, S.L., Sharma, G.S. and Nene, Y.L. 2000. Ancient and medieval history of Indian agriculture and its relevance to sustainable agriculture in the 21 Century. Proceedings of the summer school held from 28 May to 17 June 1999. Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Udaipur, India 3. Nene, Y.L. and Choudhary, S.L. 2002. Agricultural heritage of India. Asian Agri – History foundation, Secundrabad. 4. Randhawa, M.S., 1980 – 86. A histroy of Agriculture in India. Vol. I, II, III and IV. Indian council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi. 5. Raychaudhuri, S.P. 1964. Agriculture in ancient India. Indian council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi. 6. Razia Akbar (Tr) 2000. Muskha Dar Fauni – Falahat (The art of agriculture). Agri – History Bulletin No. 3. Asian Agri. History foundation, Secundrabad. 7. SadhaleNalini (Tr) 1996. Surapala’sVrikshayurveda (The science of plant life). Asian. History Bulletin No. 1. Asian – Agri – History foundation, Secundrabad. 8. Sadhale, NaliniTr) 1999. Krishi – Parashara (Agriculture by Parashara). Agri- Histroy Bulletin No. 2. Asian Agri – History foundation, Secundrabad, India

IX. BB-111-Introductory Biology-Credit hours:2(1+1) SYLLABUS Theory Introduction to the living world, diversity and characteristics of life, origin of life, Evolution and Eugenics. Binomial nomenclature and classification Cell and cell division. Morphology of flowing plants. Seed and seed germination. Plant systematic- viz; Brassicaceae, Fabaceae and Poaceae. Role of animals in agriculture. Practical Morphology of flowering plants – root, stem and leaf and their modifications. Inflorence, flower and fruits. Cell, tissues & cell division. Internal structure of root, stem and leaf. Study of specimens and slides. Description of plants - Brassicaceae, Fabaceae and Poaceae. X. BM-111-Elementary Mathematics -Credit hours: 2(2+0) SYLLABUS Theory Straight lines : Distance formula, section formula (internal and external division), Change of axes (only origin changed), Equation of co-ordinate axes, Equation of lines parallel to axes, Slope-intercept form of equation of line, Slope-point form of equation of line, Two point form of equation of line, Intercept form of equation of line, Normal form of equation of line, General form of equation of line, Point of intersection of two st. lines, Angles between two st. lines, Parallel lines, Perpendicular lines, Angle of bisectors between two lines, Area of triangle and quadrilateral.Circle: Equation of circle whose centre and radius is known, General equation of a circle, Equation of circle passing through three given points, Equation of circle whose diameters is line joining two points (x1, y1) & (x2,y2), Tangent and Normal to a given circle at given point (Simple problems), Condition of tangency of a line y = mx + c to the given circle x2 + y2 = a2.Differential Calculus : Definition of function, limit and continuity, Simple problems on limit, Simple problems on continuity, Differentiation of xn , ex , sin x &cos x from first principle, Derivatives of sum, difference, product and quotient of two functions, Differentiation of functions of functions (Simple problem based on it), Logarithmic differentiation (Simple problem based on it), Differentiation by substitution method and simple problems based on it, Differentiation of Inverse Trigonometric functions. Maxima and Minima of the functions of the form y=f (x) (Simple problems based on it).

Integral Calculus : Integration of simple functions, Integration of Product of two functions, Integration by substitution method, Definite Integral (simple problems based on it), Area under simple well-known curves (simple problems based on it). Matrices and Determinants: Definition of Matrices, Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Transpose and Inverse up to 3rd order, Properties of determinants up to 3rd order and their evaluation. XI. NON-GRADIAL COURSES SYLLABUS NSS/NCC/Physical Education & Yoga Practices Credit hours- 2(0+2) Theory Course aims at evoking social consciousness among students through various activities viz., working together, constructive and creative social work, to be skilful in executing democratic leadership, developing skill in programme development to be able for self employment, reducing gap between educated and uneducated, increasing awareness and desire to help sections of society. Following activities are to be taken up under the NSS course:  Introduction and basic components of NSS: Orientation  NSS programmes and activities  Understanding youth  Community mobilisation  Social harmony and national integration  Volunteerism and shramdan  Citizenship, constitution and human rights  Family and society  Importance and role of youth leadership  Life competencies  Youth development programmes  Health, hygiene and sanitation  Youth health, lifestyle, HIV AIDS and first aid  Youth and yoga  Vocational skill development  Issues related environment  Disaster management  Entrepreneurship development  Formulation of production oriented project  Documentation and data reporting  Resource mobilization  Additional life skills  Activities directed by the Central and State Government All the activities related to the National Service Scheme course is distributed under four different courses viz., National Service Scheme I, National Service Scheme II, National Service Scheme III and National Service Scheme IV each having one credit load. The entire four courses should be offered continuously for two years. A student enrolled in NSS course should put in at least 60 hours of social work in different activities in a semester other than five regular one day camp in a year and one special camp for duration of 7 days at any semester break period in the two year. Different activities will include orientation lectures and practical works.Activities directed by the Central and State Government have to be performed by all the volunteers of NSS as per direction. NSS-111 - Course Title: National Service Scheme I (0+2) SYLLABUS Introduction and basic components of NSS: Orientation: history, objectives, principles, symbol, badge; regular programmes under NSS, organizational structure of NSS, code of conduct for NSS volunteers, points to be considered by NSS volunteers awareness about health NSS programmes and activities

Concept of regular activities, special camping, day camps, basis of adoption of village/slums, conducting survey, analyzing guiding financial patterns of scheme, youth programme/ schemes of GOI, coordination with different agencies and maintenance of diary Understanding youth Definition, profile, profile, categories, issues and challenges of youth; and opportunities for youth who is agent of the social change Community mobilization Mapping of community stakeholders, designing the message as per problems and their culture; identifying methods of mobilization involving youth-adult partnership Social harmony and national integration Indian history and culture, role of youth in nation building, conflict resolution and peace-building Volunteerism and shramdan Indian tradition of volunteerism, its need, importance, motivation and constraints; shramdan as part of volunteerism Citizenship, constitution and human rights Basic features of constitution of India, fundamental rights and duties, human rights, consumer awareness and rights and rights to information Family and society Concept of family, community (PRIs and other community based organizations) and society

PE 111 - Physical Education 1(0+1) SYLLABUS

Practical : NSS: Orientation of students in national problems, study of philosophy of NSS, fundamentals rights, directive principles of state policy, socio-economic structure of Indian society, population problems, brief of five year plan. Functional literacy, nonformal education or rural youth, eradication of social evils, awareness programmes, consumer awareness, highlights of consumer act. Environment enrichment and conservation, health, family welfare and nutrition. NCC: introduction to NCC, defence services, system of NCC training, foot drill, sizing, forming up in three ranks, open and close order march, dressing, gettingon parade, dismissing and falling out, saluting, marching, arms drill, shoulder arm, order arm, present arm, guard of honour. ceremonial drill, weapon training-rifle, bayonet, light machine gun, sten machine carbine. Introduction and characteristic stripping, assembling and cleaning, loading, unloading and firing. Field craft, visual training, targets, judging distance, fire discipline and fire control orders, battle craft, field signals, description of ground, section formation, section battle drill, scouts and patrols, ambush, filed engineering map reading, conventional science, greed systems, use of service protectors, prismatic compass and its use, self defence, general principle, precaution and training, attacks and counter attacks, marching and searching, first aid, hygiene and sanitation, civil defence, leadership NCC song. Physical Education: Introduction to physical education. Posture, exercise for good posture, physical fitness exercises for agility, strength, coordination, endurance and speed. Rules and regulations of important game, skill development in any one of the games, football, hockey, cricket, volleyball, badminton, through ball, tennis. Participation in one of the indoor game, badminton, chess and table tennis. Rules and regulations of athletic events, participation in anyone of the athletic events, ling jump, high jump, triple jump, javelin, discuss through, shot put, short and long distance running, safety education, movement education, effective way of doing day –today activities. First –aid training, coaching for major games and indoor games. Asans and indigenous ways for physical fitness and curative exercises. Exercises and games for leisure time, use and experience.

Note: Warming up and conditioning exercises and compulsory before the commencement of each class.