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Orientation (1+0)
Introductionto Orientation In-Charge: Dr. Vijay Kumar Sharma. Professor (Soil Science)-
eum-Program Director (HRD &Placement Centre), Did B.Se (Ag.) & M.Sc (Soil Science) from
CSKHPKV and Ph. D (Soil Science) from Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi.
Seating place/ Contact details: Room No. 156 in Ground Floor of Department of Soil Science
(9816528663)
Objectives of the course: To make students aware of
Purpose of education
Functioning of the university
| Importance of agricultural education
Scope of agricultural graduates for higher education and placement
Important academic rules and Examination/Grading system as per the Academic Regulations
of the university
(Acdhttp://hillagric.ac.in/aboutus/gad/acad_regu.html)
Discipline & Professional ethics
Honours and Awards
Human rights

Chapters in Academic Regulations (CSKHPKV)

1. Short Title Commencement and Definitions, 2. Admission, 3. Enrolment
(Registration)
4. Attendance, 5. Addition, Withdrawal and Repeating of Courses (Other than B.V.Sc
&A.H.)
6. Conduct, Discipline and Punishment, 7. Postgraduate Programmes, 8. System of|
Examination for B.V.Sc. & A.H.
|9. System of Examination for Undergraduate Programme (other than B.V.Sc. & A.H.)
1O System of Examination for Postgraduate Programme, 11. Unfair Means, 12.
|NCC/NSS
13. Award of Diploma/Degree, 14. Fellowship/ Scholarship/Stipend, 15. Hostel Rules
6. Award of Gold Medals and Certificate of Honour, 17. Students' Associations, 18.
Ragging, 19. Maintenance of Academic Records
20. Master of Business Administration (Agribusiness)

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Education
Latin word Educare. neans
Etymologically, the word "education" is derived from theat creating a sound mind
in
a|
'to nourish' and to 'raise'. Education sims
Dring up . and development
which goes on
lt is essentially a process of growth
Ouna body.
throughout life. It commences at his/ her birth. out
individual and also to
draw his/her
Educalon helps good qualities in
to nourish an

best in for attaining the better life.

economic and cultural transformation
is a powerful instrument of social.
Besides gaining knowledge and
Eaucation
for the realization of the national goals.
necessary social responsibilities, national|
information. education develops and promotes
integration values. leadership and responsibilities. development of an
mental, spiritual and social
' Education is also defined as the physical, earning reasonably well livelihood to enjoy|
individualso that he/she becomes capable of
secured life, while making considerable contributions to the|
a
happy. satisfactory and
sOCiety. is a powerful instrument to create job|
education e.g. agricultural education
Professional graduates establish agri-business
providers rather than job seekers. Agricultural
own innovative ideas
companies on the basis of their

Education

In brief, education is a process of acquisition of knowledge, skills, values, beliefs,|

etc. It results in a formative effect on the way one|
traditions, behavior, habits,
thinks, feels, or acts. It may be through formal or informal settings/ methods.
that are linked to the education.
Teaching and learning are important processes
involves acquiring
Teaching involves imparting knowledge whereas learning
knowledge. Teaching is giving lessons about a particular subject to a group

of learners. While learning is gaining knowledge by studying, being taught and

Students learn
experiences.Teaching is giving out while learning is taking in. can

without teachers, but teachers can't teach without learners.

Pedagogy is a discipline that deals with the theory and practice of education
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Important definitions
with due
he agriculture refers to the scientific production of economic
plants & animals
iern produce for the wealth generation.
consideralion to processing and marketing of agricultural and
sciences in agriculture allea
Agricultural education comprises of basic and applied and protection:
plant production, improvement
Ctors. VIZ.. natural resource managennent: engineering: food technology; animal husbandry
scicnce: agricultural
home science: lood fisheries: agricultural marketing,
social sciences, land
and dairy science:
neding velerinary management (protected cultivation
hydroponics: acroponics and agri-business
Use planning. cultivation, sericulture, organic agriculture.
bec-kecping. tea
yaroponics. mushroom growing,
natural farming. etc) degrees, diplomas and
is a higher education academic Institution imparting
University the Vice-Chancellor.
certificates in different streams. It is headed by
which imparts education
in one major stream comprising of
is part of the university,
' College a
the concerned college
different subjects . It is headed by the Dean of It is headed
impart education in a particular subject.
Department is sub-part of the College to

by the Head of Department (HOD) of class

class of one hour or a practical
Credit Hours: Each credit hour represents a theory of four hours per
semester. However, a working period
two/three hours duration per week in a Services and Teaching
week shall count as one credit
hour in Veterinary Clinical
Complex/institution.

various courses to obtain a

Student means a person enrolled in the University for undergoing
degree or diploma.
instructions to the students.
Teacher means a person appointed for the purpose of imparting
students of the University maintained or recognized by the
Hostel means a place of residence for
University.
|Advisor means a teacher of the University who has been nominated by the Dean to advise/
matters. Usually, one advisor is allotted
counsel undergraduate student(s) in academic & personal
to agroup of UG students.
Tutor means the Class In-Charge who coordinates the advisement/ counseling activity for a class
with the help of a group of advisors.
|Academic matter: Any matter relating to education, especially education in colleges and
universities
Academic Year: A period consisting of two semesters (1st July to 30th June).
Semester: A semester shall ordinarily consist of not less than 105 instructional days excluding
examination days, sports and athletic week/cultural week, etc.
Academic Calendar: Proposed uniform schedule for all the academic activities in an Academic|
Year

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Course: During thedegree programme. one has to study different subjects e.g. Soil
Agronomy. Entomology. Agricultural Engineering, etc. The segment of a subject (orSCience. unit
Instruction) to be covered in a given semester is known as a course. The course has a of|
specitie
umber. title, and eredit hours. The number comprises of three digits. 1st digit indicates number
the academic year, 2nd indicates the semester under of|
study and 3rd indicates the course number or
the subject under study.
Course Catalogue: List of approved courses for degree programme wherein a course is identified
with specific code and number giving contents and credit hours.
Grade Point: A value in 0 to 10.0
point scale. Total nmarks obtained by the student out of 100|
divided by ten. Expressed up to one decimal place.
Credit Points: Product of Credit hours and Grade point obtained by a student in a course.
| Grade Point Average (GPA); Total credit points obtained by the student in
end of each/any semester, divided various courses at the
is expressed on a 10.00
by the total credit hours taken by him/her in that semester and
|
point scale up-to two decimal places.
Overall Grade Point Average (OGPA): Cumulative credit points obtained by a student in all the
courses taken by him/her from the beginning of the first
semester divided by the total cred hours of all the
semester upto the end of the specitied|
courses which have been completed.
Expressed up-to second decimal place without rounding off.
|Per cent marks: Y = 10Z, where , Y = °% marks and Z = OGPA

Duration of Degree programmes: The normal duration is 8 semesters. The maximum time
for the completion of degreel programme shall be double the limit|
irrespective of duration of the normal period.
registered/unregistered/withdrawal senmester(s), including internship. Under no
Circumstances, the maximum duration shall be extended.

Credit load: Minimum credit load has No Limit. Max. Credit load is 25 credit hours
credits for NCC, NSS, Games & Sports. In genuine case, the Dean excluding
marginal adjustment of I credit hour over the credit load prescribed. Theconcerned may permit a
Vice-Chancellor, on the|
recommendation of the Dean concerned, may further permit a marginal adjustment of two credit
hours over the redit 1 allowed as above; and there shall not be any relaxation on account of|
granting extra credit hour under any circumstances.

System of examination: There will be Mid-term, End-term(practical) and

examinations for each course with internal and external End-term (theory)
examinations, on 50:50 weightage basis.
Internal examination means Mid term & End-term (practical examinations to be taken by the
concerned instructor and External examination means End-term
(theory).
Examination pattern: Dates for Mid-term and End-term
Concerned Dean. Final practical examination shall be completed(theory)
before
will be notified by the
the commencement of End
Term examination. Duration of Mid Term and End Term examinations shall be 1% hour
hours, respectively. The_question paper covering the and13
types of questions: 20% Objective (true/false, fill in the entire
blanks,syllabus
multipleshall
consist of following
choice, answerable in 1-2
Words) & 80 % Subjective questions

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The weightage ol cach examination or course ShaT be as per the TollowIngdistributjon of

marks:

Credits Mid Tern End Term

Theory (Internal) Practical (External) Theory (External) Practical (Internal)
1+1/2-2 15 50 35
142 25 35 40
1+0 /2+0 S0 50
3+1 25 50 25
20 50 30

There must be at-least 75 per cent of the lectures delivered and the practical
conducted tor appearing in theory and practical examination, respectively.
To be successful in a course. the student shall be required to obtain a minimum of|
40% marks in internal and external examinations separátely,but minimum of 50?% and
above in aggregate The credit points earned will be zero if the GP in a paper is less
than 5,0. Non-credit (NC) courses carry letter grades. These letter grades signity:
for satisfactory "US' for unsatisfactory.
OGPA:6.00 and above -First Division. and 5.50 - 5.99-Second Division.
Minimum OGPAfor qualifying B. Tech, B.Sc Agri. , B.Sc and Post-Graduate Degree is
5.5. 5.5. 5.0 and 6.5, respectively.

Make-up examination: A student who is absent from an examination shall be deemed to

have scored Zero' in that particular examination. Normally, no make-up examination shal
be allowed in lieu of the missed examinations. However, Head of Department may
consider allowing make up examination only for missed Mid Term examination under the|
following very exceptional circumstances: i) Demise of mother, father, spouse, brother or
sister, i) Student's own hospitalization on account of serious ilness, ii)Natural calamity
in the home town/village and iv) Attending interviews conducted by PSC/SSB/ASRB/ or|
other recruiting bodies as approved by the Vice-Chancellor.
Application process for make-up examination: The application for make-up|
examination must be made by the student, through his/her Advisor and Instructor to the
concerned Head of Department within 5 days of holding of the examination. The Head of|
Department after being satisfied with the veracity of the reason(s) for missing the Mid|
Term examination may instruct the concerned Instructor to take make-up examination|
under intimation to the Dean. If the student fails to take the make-up examination within
15 days from the date of missed examination, he/she shall be awarded Zero' marks in that
examination.
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| Re-evaluation: If the student feels that his answer book of external examination (except of reexamination
Snot lairly evaluated, he/ she will apply for re-evaluation in Academic Form 29 (A) along with fee of Rs
TO00 per paper within the date specified in the Academic Calendar or notified separately. Fee once
deposited will not be returned. The Dean shall be the In-charge of the reevaluation work. Higher awards|
(it variation is within 15 %) among the marks given by the Second and First external examiner will be
finally considered. If variation is more than 15 %, the paper between the marks given by of the external
examination will be referred to the 3d examiner. Average of two higher awards will then be the final score.

Revaluation will be done within 30 days ofthe last date ofreceipt of re-evaluation application. Ifa student
applies both for re-evaluation and re-examination simultaneously, out of two results, the one which s
higher will be accepted.
Re-examination: If the student is awarded "F" grade in a course, where he has obtained at-least 4t0 %|
marks in the internal examination. he or she can then apply for re-examination in Academic Form 29
|(A) along with fee of Rs 1000 per paper within the date specified in the Academic Calender or notified
Separately. Fee once deposited will not be returned. Re-examination process is to be completed two
weeks before the mid-term examination of the next semester. The students will get provisional
in the next semester. The paper will be evaluated by the external examiner only. The student has
admission
to earn the Degree within the double duration of the normal period of the degree.

All the undergraduate students shall register for NCCNSS activities of two credit hours per semester. In
order to earn one credit, a student will be required to participate in an activity for two hours in a week. A
student attending 75% of parades/periods shall be awarded 'S' (Satisfactory) grade.
Absence from lectures/tutorials, seminars, practicals, etc., on account of participation in University,
Inter-University, State, National or Inter-National meets or tournaments and cultural
competitions or the NCCNSS camps shall be ignored and, therefore, shall be deemed to be attended
for meeting the requirement.
Group/Mass absence from the classes shall be deemed as an act of indiscipline and shall entail a
fine as prescribed from time to time.
When the students are on token strike/strike/bandh/unity day, et., they will be marked absent in the|
class concerned and the lectures scheduled for the day would be deemed to have been delivered. The|
scholarship/stipend for the strike period shall be deducted. Absence for more than two days shall be
treated as strike.
Repeating of Course: A student who has passed a course but secured grade point less than 5.5 shall be
allowed to repeat that course with the prior permission of the concerned Dean.
A student who has failed in any course may register that course in forthcoming semester with the|
permission of the Dean. In case he has completed the attendance requirement earlier, he/she may not
attend the classes and shall be allowed to appear for the examinations.

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Admission Number
The admission number allotted to the student shall consists of 4 components (A-|
2021-01-008): the first component indicating name of college, second
component year of admission, third component being the fixed code number
alotted to a degree programme in the University and fourth component the serian

number of the student starting from 001

are: A: College o
The fixed code numbers of the college/degree programmes
of
Veterinary Sciences, H: College Home
Agriculture, V: DGCN College of
Science, S: College of Basic Sciences
01, B.Sc. (Hons.)
Degree programme Code number: B.Sc. (Hons) Agriculture=
| B.Sc. =04, B.Tech.(Food
Science &
Home Science =02, B.V.Sc. & A.H. =03,
& Hotel Management)= 06, Master's
Technology)= 05, B.Sc. (Hospitality
Doctoral Programme=40
programme 30 and

Practical_exercise
programme:
course during 2nd and 3rd semester of his Degree
A student has obtained following marks in each TOta Total
EntemGrade Point Credlt
Credit Mid term points Credit polntsCredithours
heor
hours
econe sem
0 10 40
1+1
30 4
1+2 20
30 30
1+0
3+1 20 10 40
2+2 10 10 35
2+0 30 30
ird semester
12 12 40
1+1
22 (P) 32 14
1+2
34 34
1+0
22.5 12.5 40
3+1
2+2 10.5 11 37.5
15.0 24.5 30
2+1
calculate his OCPA and percentage of
18 credit hours in lst semester,
If he has obtained 7.50 CPA after studying
marks till date.