MCAER CET 2016 Syllabus Common Entrance Test : Maharashtra Agricultural Universities Examination Board

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Entrance Test : CET-2016 Common Entrance Test

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MCAER CET Syllabus

The syllabus of each stream forms the entire theory programme of the concerned stream.

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However, in case of the streams to which students of other eligible streams are allowed to appear, 80 per cent questions will be set on the basis of syllabus of the main stream and 20 per cent from the syllabi of other eligible streams. The weightages of other eligible streams have been given in the syllabus of the concerned stream.

Section “A”: Syllabus for CET in Agriculture Stream for 80 %

Subject – Agronomy

Course No. Title Credits
AGRO-111 Principles of Agronomy 1+1=2
AGRO-112 Agricultural Meteorology 1+1=2
AGRO-113 Introductory Agriculture (Ancient heritage, agricultural scenario and gender equity in Agriculture) 1+0=1
AGRO-124 Water Management including Micro irrigation 2+1=3
AGRO-235 Field Crops – (I) (Kharif Crops) 2+1=3
AGRO-236 Practical Crop Production (I) (Kharif Crops) 0+1=1
AGRO-247 Field Crops-(II) (Rabi Crops) 2+1=3
AGRO-248 Practical Crop Production (II) (Rabi Crops) 0+1=1
AGRO-359 Weed Management 1+1=2
AGRO-3610 Farming Systems and Sustainable Agriculture 1+1=2
AGRO-3611 Organic and Rainfed farming 1+1=2
Total 13+11=24

Subject – Botany

BOT-111 Environmental Science 1+1=2
BOT-122 Principles of genetics 2+1=3
BOT-233 Principles of Plant Breeding 2+1=3
BOT-234 Crop Physiology 2+1=3
BOT-245 Breeding of field and Horticultural crops 2+1=3
BOT-356 Principles of Plant Biotechnology 2+1=3
BOT-367 Principles of Seed Technology 2+1=3
Total 13+7=20

Subject – Soil Science

SSAC-111 Introduction to Soil Science 2+1=3
SSAC-122 Soil Chemistry, Soil Fertility and Nutrient Management 2+1=3
SSAC-243 Manures, Fertilizers and Agrochemicals 2+1=3
SSAC-354 Biochemistry 2+1=3
Total 8+4=12

Subject – Plant Pathology

PATH-111 Introductory Plant Pat
MIBO-121 Agricultural Microbiology 2+1=3
PATH-232 Principles of Plant Pathology 1+1=2
PATH-243 Diseases of Field Crops and their Management 2+1=3
PATH-354 Diseases of Horticultural Crops and their Management 2+1=3
Total 8+5=13

Subject – Horticulture

HORT-111 Production Technology of Fruit Crops 2+1=3
HORT-232 Production Technology of Vegetables and Flowers 1+1=2
HORT-243 Production Technology of Spices, Aromatics, Medicinal and Plantation Crops 1+1=2
HORT-364 Post Harvest Management and Value addition of Fruits and Vegetable 1+1=2
Total 5+4=9

Subject – Agricultural Extension

EXTN-111 Fundamentals of Rural Sociology and Educational Psychology 2+0=2
EXTN-122 Dimensions of Agricultural Extension 1+1=2
EXTN-353 Extension Methodologies for Transfer of Agricultural Technology 1+1=2
EXTN-364 Entrepreneurship Development and Communication Skills 1+1=2
Total 5+3=8

Subject – Agricultural Economics

ECON-121 Principles of Agricultural Economics 2+0=2
ECON-232 Production Economics and Farm Management 1+1=2
ECON-243 Agricultural Finance & Co-operation 1+1=2
ECON-354 Agricultural Marketing, Trade and Prices 1+1=2
ECON-365 Agri-Business Management 1+1=2
STAT-121 Statistics 1+1=2
Total 7+5=12

Subject – Animal Science & Dairy Science

AHDS-111 Livestock Production and Management 1+1=2
AHDS-242 Livestock Breeding and Nutrition 1+1=2
AHDS-353 Technology of milk and milk Products 1+1=2
AHDS-364 Sheep & Goat production 1+1=2
Total 4+4=8

Subject – Agricultural Entomology

ENT-231 Insect Morphology and Systematic 2+1=3
ENT-242 Insect Ecology, Integrated Pest Management and Beneficial Insects 2+1=3
ENT-353 Crop Pests and Stored Grain Pests and their Management 2+1=3
ENT-364 Introductory Nematology 1+1=2
Total 7+4=11

Subject – Agricultural Engineering

ENGG-121 Fundamentals of Soil and Water Conservation Engineering 1+1=2
ENGG-232 Introduction to Computer and Applications 1+1=2
ENGG-353 Farm Power and Machinery 1+1=2
ENGG-364 Protected Cultivation and Post harvest Technology 1+1=2
Total 4+4=8
Grand Total 74+51=125