Department of Agronomy is the biggest discipline, which was formed as an integral part in the faculty of Agriculture, since the inception of the College in 2016. The department runs undergraduate program, to train the students in the field of agriculture. The department offers 14 courses with 24 credit hours for UG course excluding RAWEP and AELP with the implementation of V Deans Committee recommendations. The college farm with a cultivable acreage of 100 acres also works with guidance from the department. The department is maintaining laboratory, class room for UG courses. Also the department maintains a Meteorological Observatory (Class II B type) in the college farm. The students are also given opportunities to participate in all the farm operations for understanding the principles of crop production, by way of allotting individual plots for the cultivation of various field crops. Final year B.Sc (Ag.) students are practically guided in various aspects of crop production under field conditions during RAWE programme and imparting hands-on practical knowledge during Agricultural Experiential Learning Programme (AELP). The department has good linkage with ITC, volunteer organizations, NGO’s, line departments and sister concerned institutes. The department is presently having 3 teachers staff members and one Office attender all being Assistant Professors.
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