M. PHIL. AGRICULTURE

MPhil

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  • Type

    MPhil

  • Methodology

    Online

  • Duration

    1 Year

  • Start date

    Different dates available

  • Online campus

    Yes

The Master of Philosophy (M Phil) is designed to produce skilled professionals for teaching positions in universities, colleges and training institutions. This 18-month long programme also aims to produce managers and consultants for business houses, government, research institutions and other organisations.
To strive towards this end, our mission is to provide every individual with a conducive environment to enable him/her to achieve the career goals before them with a strong emphasis on personality development, and to offer quality education fostering a strong foundation in applied sciences and mathematics without compromising on the quality and code of ethics.

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About this course

To provide an advanced understanding of Mathematics, English, Physics and Chemistry. To train the students in chronological survey research activities in the field of interest and thereby induce in them the passion for research and development. To provide project training extending into advanced research and hence enabling them to emerge as competent scientists competing at the international level.
The selection procedure emphasises academic achievement of the applicant as well as his/her potential for becoming an able management and research specialist. Consequently, a multi-factor selection model incorporating scholastic achievements, work experience, and performance in group discussion/seminar, entrance test and personal interview is used for selecting participants.

Any student who has passed Masters Degree in a particular subject can pursue M Phil course in the respective subject.

1. ADHAR CARD / PAN CARD
2. EDUCATIONAL DOCUMENTS
3. PASS PORT SIZE PHOTO

P. G in relevant subject

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Subjects

  • Management
  • Statistics in Research
  • Measure of Central tendency
  • Importance and Meaning of research
  • Research design
  • Review of Literature
  • Sampling theory
  • Important Non
  • Information Marketing Plan
  • Marketing for information Professional

Teachers and trainers (1)

SNEHA  SHARMA

SNEHA SHARMA

COUNSELOR

Course programme

PAPER I RESEARCH METHODOLOGY THEORY AND TECHNIQUES UNIT - I Research: Definition, Importance and Meaning of research, Characteristics of research, Types of Research, Steps in research, Identification, Selection and formulation of research problem, Research questions – Research design – Formulation of Hypo Dissertation, Review of Literature. UNIT – II Sampling techniques: Sampling theory, types of sampling – Steps in sampling – Sampling and Non-sampling error – Sample size – Advantages and limitations of sampling. Collection of Data: Primary Data – Meaning – Data Collection methods – Secondary data – Meaning – Relevances, limitations and cautions. UNIT – III Statistics in Research – Measure of Central tendency, Dispersion, Skewness and Kurtosis in research, Hypo Dissertation, Fundamentals of Hypo Dissertation testing, Standard Error, Point and Interval estimates, Important Non-Parametric tests: Sign, Run, Kruskal, Wallis tests and Mann, Whitney test. UNIT – IV Para metric tests: Testing of significance, mean, Proportion, Variance and Correlation, testing for Significance of difference between means, proportions, variances and correlation co-efficient. Chi-square tests, ANOVA, One-way and Two-way. UNIT– V Research Report: Types of reports, contents, styles of reporting, Steps in drafting reports, editing the final draft, evaluating the final draft. Reference Books: 1. Statistical Methods - S.P. Gupta 2. Research Methodology Methods and Techniques - C.R. Kothari 3. Statistics (Theory and Practice) - B.N. Gupta 4. Research Methodology Methods and Statistical Techniques - Santosh Gupta PAPER-II AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS UNIT I Role of agriculture in Indian economy – nature of India’s culture – cropping pattern in India – share of agriculture in plan expenditure - - decliner investments in agriculture and increasing sub =sides – Indian agricultural policy. UNIT II Trends in agricultural production and productivity – low levels of productivity – causes of low productivity – measures to increase productivity increasing production and productivity. Tasks before the ninth plan farm size and productivity. UNIT III Objectives of land reforms – agricultural holdings in India – irrigation – fertilizers – green revolution – modern technology vs. Institutional reforms – national bank for agriculture and rural development – agricultural marketing – co-operative marketing. UNIT IV Agricultural prices and agricultural price policy – trends in agricultural price – need for agricultural price policy - agricultural price policy in India – evaluation of governments agricultural price policy. UNIT V Food security, public distribution system in India – definition of agricultural labor – growth in the number of agricultural works – causes of growth in the number of agricultural labors conditions and problems of agricultural labors. PAPER-III AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY UNIT I Introduction:Cell structure and physiological processes, organellar ultrastructure, respiration, photosynthesis, growth regulators and nitrogen metabolism. UNIT II Genetic Engineering for Crop Improvement: Plant cell and tissue culture, gene transfer techniques into plant cells, application in agricultural and food industries. UNIT III Microbes in Agriculture and Food: Applied Microbiology in the future of mankind, moving frontiers of applied microbiology, microbial enzymes and their applications in food processing and agro-chemical industries, agro-waste utilization, biodegradable polymers and their applications, microbial polysaccharides; Production and utilization of essential amino-acids, chemicals from micro-algae. UNIT IV Micorrhiza: Applications in agriculture and forestry UNIT V Food and Beverage Products: Traditional fermented food, single cell protein, glutamic acid fermentation, lactic acid, gluconic and Itaconic acid production. Reference Books: 1. Molecular Biotechnology: Principles & Applications of Recombinant DNA, Glick & Pasternick—Required New 3rd edition 2. A Cartoon Guide to Genetics, Gonick--Optional. 3. Practical Applications of Plant Molecular Biology--Optional. PAPER IV DISSERTATION

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M. PHIL. AGRICULTURE

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