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Vellore Institute of Technology

VIT School of Agricultural Innovations And Advanced Learning. (VAIAL)

VIT School of Agricultural Innovations and Advanced Learning (VAIAL) is engaged in Agricultural education, research and extension. Core activities of the school revolves around teaching in Agriculture, training of students, organizing farmers training programmes, outreach and field programmes for the farmers as well as research in agricultural and allied sectors on a techno-commercial scale. Integrated and self sustainable organic farming is the main focus of the school.

Programmes Offered in Vellore Campus:

  • 1. B.Sc.(Hons.) Agriculture - 4 years

B.Sc.(Hons.) Agriculture - 4 years

Following are some of the employment opportunities for B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture programme:

  • Agriculture extension service in State departments of agriculture
  • Agri business management sector
  • Agricultural farm management and crop production
  • Banking sector
  • Agro industries
    • Seed production
    • Fertilizers and pesticides
    • Organic manures, biofertilizers and biopesticides
    • Horticulture – fruit and vegetable production, floriculture industry
    • Food processing
    • Medicinal crops and pharmaceuticals
    • Agricultural marketing and supply chain management
    • Agricultural engineering
    • Agroforestry
    • Integrated farming system
  • Graduates will be practitioners and leaders in agriculture and would help solve industry’s technological problems related to design
  • Graduates will be agricultural professionals, innovators or entrepreneurs
  • Graduates will function in their profession with social awareness and responsibility
  • Graduates will interact with their peers in other disciplines in their work places / society and contribute to the economic growth of the country
  • Graduates will be successful in pursuing higher studies in industrial design or management
Total number of Credits = 171

S. No.

Course Title

Course Type

L

T

P

C
1 Introductory Biology Embedded T & L 1 0 2 2
2 Elementary Mathematics Theory 2 0 0 2
3 Agricultural Heritage Theory 1 0 0 1
4 Comprehension and Communication Skills in English Embedded T & L 1 0 2 2
5 Human values and Ethics Theory 1 0 0 1
6 NSS/NCC/Physical Education & Yoga Practices/Co-Extra Curricular Basket - (Non-Gradial) Lab 0 0 0 2
7 Statistical Methods Embedded T & L 1 0 2 2
8 Entrepreneurship Development , Business Communication and IPR Embedded T & L 1 0 2 2
9 Introduction to Aptitude and General Awareness Theory 0 0 0 3
10 Principles of Food Science and Nutrition, Food Safety and Standards Embedded T & L 2 0 2 3
11 Protected Cultivation and Secondary Agriculture Embedded T & L 1 0 2 2
12 Renewable Energy and Green Technology Embedded T & L 1 0 2 2
13 Principles of Organic Farming Embedded T & L 1 0 2 2
14 Fundamentals of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology Embedded T & L 2 0 2 3
15 Introduction to Forestry Embedded T & L 1 0 2 2
16 Agricultural Microbiology Embedded T & L 1 0 2 2
17 Fundamentals of Crop Physiology Embedded T & L 1 0 2 2
18 Fundamentals of Agronomy Embedded T & L 3 0 2 4
19 Fundamentals of Genetics Embedded T & L 2 0 2 3
20 Fundamentals of Plant Breeding Embedded T & L 2 0 2 3
21 Principles of Seed Technology Embedded T & L 1 0 4 3
22 Fundamentals of Agricultural Economics Theory 2 0 0 2
23 Farm Machinery and Power Embedded T & L 1 0 2 2
24 Fundamentals of Plant Pathology Embedded T & L 3 0 2 4
25 Fundamentals of Soil Science Embedded T & L 2 0 2 3
26 Fundamentals of Entomology Embedded T & L 3 0 2 4
27 Fundamentals of Horticulture Embedded T & L 1 0 2 2
28 Fundamentals of Agricultural Extension Education Embedded T & L 2 0 2 3
29 Introductory Agro- Meteorology and Climate Change Embedded T & L 1 0 2 2
30 Educational Tour (Non-Gradial) Project 0 0 0 1
31 Rural Sociology and Educational Psychology Theory 2 0 0 2
32 Livestock and Poultry Management Embedded T & L 3 0 2 4
33 Crop Production Technology ? I (Kharif Crops) Embedded T & L 1 0 2 2
34 Crop Production Technology ? II (Rabi Crops) Embedded T & L 1 0 2 2
35 Manures, Fertilizers and Soil Fertility Management Embedded T & L 2 0 2 3
36 Crop Improvement ? I (Kharif Crops) Embedded T & L 1 0 2 2
37 Crop Improvement ? II (Rabi Crops) Embedded T & L 1 0 2 2
38 Pests of Crops and Stored Grains and their Management Embedded T & L 2 0 2 3
39 Diseases of Field and Horticultural Crops and their Management - I Embedded T & L 2 0 2 3
40 Diseases of Field and Horticultural Crops and their Management - II Embedded T & L 2 0 2 3
41 Soil and Water Conservation Engineering Embedded T & L 1 0 2 2
42 Agricultural Finance and Co-operation Embedded T & L 2 0 2 3
43 Farming System & Sustainable Agriculture Theory 1 0 0 1
44 Problematic Soils and their Management Theory 2 0 0 2
45 Management of Beneficial Insects Embedded T & L 1 0 2 2
46 Production Technology for Ornamental Crops, MAP and Landscaping Embedded T & L 1 0 2 2
47 Environmental Studies & Disaster Management Embedded T & L 2 0 2 3
48 Post Harvest Management and Value Addition of Fruits and Vegetables Embedded T & L 1 0 2 2
49 Production Technology for Vegetables and Spices Embedded T & L 1 0 2 2
50 Production Technology for Fruit and Plantation Crops Embedded T & L 1 0 2 2
51 Principles of Integrated Pest and Disease Management Embedded T & L 2 0 2 3
52 Practical Crop Production ? I (Kharif Crops) Project 0 0 4 2
53 Practical Crop Production ? II (Rabi Crops) Project 0 0 4 2
54 Geo-informatics, Nanotechnology and Precision Farming Embedded T & L 1 0 2 2
55 Rainfed Agriculture & Watershed Management Embedded T & L 1 0 2 2
56 Agri-Informatics Embedded T & L 1 0 2 2
57 Agricultural Marketing Trade and Prices Embedded T & L 2 0 2 3
58 Farm Management Production and Resource Economics Embedded T & L 1 0 2 2
59 Experiential Learning Programme: Module I Project 0 0 0 10
60 Experiential Learning Programme: Module II Project 0 0 0 10
61 Rural Agricultural Work Experience and Agro-industrial Attachment (RAWE&AIA) Project 0 0 0 20

 

Total number of Credits = 09

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Course Title

Course Type

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T

P

C
1. Micro propagation Technologies Embedded T & L 1 0 4 3
2. Landscaping Embedded T & L 2 0 2 3
3. Agricultural Journalism Embedded T & L 2 0 2 3
4. Agrochemicals Embedded T & L 2 0 2 3
5. Weed Management Embedded T & L 2 0 2 3
6. Protected Cultivation Embedded T & L 2 0 2 3
7. Hi-tech. Horticulture Embedded T & L 2 0 2 3
8. Commercial Plant Breeding Embedded T & L 1 0 4 3
9. System Simulation and Agro-advisory Embedded T & L 2 0 2 3
10. Agribusiness Management Embedded T & L 2 0 2 3
11. Biopesticides and Biofertilizers Embedded T & L 2 0 2 3

The study of agriculture is called agricultural science or agricultural technology. The field combines the natural and social sciences, along with economics, engineering and management (particularly natural resources management and business management) of biological systems to practice, development and understand the fields of agriculture and forestry. Being related to the field of Life & Biological Sciences, agricultural science is multidisciplinary and inter-related to Food Science & Technology. Agricultural Science uses the fundamentals of biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics and statistics to solve the problems of agriculture-food industry.

  • Graduates will be practitioners and leaders in agriculture and would help solve industry’s technological problems related to design
  • Graduates will be agricultural professionals, innovators or entrepreneurs
  • Graduates will function in their profession with social awareness and responsibility
  • Graduates will interact with their peers in other disciplines in their work places / society and contribute to the economic growth of the country
  • Graduates will be successful in pursuing higher studies in industrial design or management
Laboratories
  • Agri Lab I
  • Agri Lab II
  • Agri Lab III
  • Agri Lab IV
Major equipment
  • UV Spectrophotometer
  • Phase contrast microscope
  • Fluorescent microscope
  • Portable photosynthesis system
  • Chlorophyll fluorescence meter
  • SPAD meter
  • Rheometer
  • Texture analyzer
  • Fermenter
  • Nitrogen analyzer
  • Flame photometer
  • High Performance Liquid Chromatography
  • Thermal cycler
  • 2D gel electrophoresis
  • Plant growth chamber

On completion of the programme the student should be able to

1. Having an ability to apply mathematics and science in agricultural applications
2. Having a clear understanding of the subject related concepts and of contemporary issues
3. Having an ability to design a component or a product applying all the relevant standards and with realistic constraints
4. Having an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyse and interpret data
5. Having an ability to use techniques, skills and modern engineering tools necessary for agricultural practices
6. Having problem solving ability- solving farmers problems
7. Having adaptive thinking and adaptability
8. Having a clear understanding of professional and ethical responsibility
9. Having cross cultural competency exhibited by working in teams
10. Having a good working knowledge of communicating in English
11. Having a good cognitive load management [discriminate and filter the available data] skills
12. Having interest in lifelong learning

After the completion of B.Sc (Hons.) Agriculture programme, the students will be competent in:

  • Applying the knowledge of crop cultivation, crop improvement, soil and crop management for sustainable organic agricultural production and development.
  • Analysing and identifying complex agricultural problems and formulating ethical solutions using the principles of agricultural science, engineering, and business.
  • Developing innovative processes, products, and technologies to meet the challenges in agriculture and farming practices.

1. Having an ability to apply mathematics and science in agricultural applications
2. Having a clear understanding of the subject related concepts and of contemporary issues
3. Having an ability to be socially intelligent with good SIQ (Social Intelligence Quotient) and EQ (Emotional Quotient)
4. Having Sense-Making Skills of creating unique insights in what is being seen or observed (Higher level thinking skills which cannot be codified)
5. Having design thinking capability
6. Having an ability to design a component or a product applying all the relevant standards and with realistic constraints
7. Having computational thinking (Ability to translate vast data in to abstract concepts and to understand database reasoning)
8. Having an ability to simulate crop models
9. Having problem solving ability- solving farmers problems
10. Having a clear understanding of professional and ethical responsibility
11. Having interest in lifelong learning
12. Having adaptive thinking and adaptability
13. Having agro-industrial experience exhibited by working in teams through rural agricultural work experience and experiential learning
14. Having an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data
15. Having an ability to use the social media effectively for productive use
16. Having a good working knowledge of communicating in English
17. Having an ability to use techniques, skills and modern engineering tools necessary for agricultural practices
18. Having critical thinking and innovative skills
19. Having good crop management skills through learning experiences and observations
20. Having a good digital footprint