Diploma in Agriculture (Plant Science) – Sailaja Acharya Memorial Polytechnic

This course is based on the job required to be performed by the Junior Technicians (JT) at different levels of the public and private sectors of agriculture and community development-related work in Nepal. Therefore, this curriculum is designed to provide knowledge and skills focusing on agriculture and plant science related to the occupation.

CTEVT has been able to produce skilled mid-level frontline human resources in agriculture in Nepal. As the major organization for technical human resource production, CTEVT has a major challenge meeting the demands in the changing context. This is only possible with a comprehensive curriculum that incorporates contextual and contemporary needs. In this context, CTEVT has introduced a revised curriculum for the Diploma in Agriculture (Plant Science) [Intermediate of Science in Agriculture-Major in Plant Science].

The curriculum has following objectives:

1. Provide agronomy, horticulture and plant protection services to local farmers and different scales of farming;

2. Deliver extension and community development services as a front-line extension workers;

3. Conduct farmers training as a local level resource person for increasing productivity of land, plant protection, land management, soil management, fertilizer application and new technology adaptation;

4. Carryout agribusiness management and cooperatives services at rural and urban areas in public and private sectors;

5. Promote various aspects of agriculture such as plant breeding, commercial vegetable production, mushroom cultivation, fruit crops production, medicinal plant production and aquaculture and fisheries; 1

6. Promote organic and offseason vegetables production technology, culture and farming system;

7. Communicate effectively and work collaboratively in multidisciplinary and multicultural work environments through recognizing and understanding global, environmental, social, and ethical contexts of their works; and

8. Enable to prepare business plan for establishing small scale production and service related agro-enterprise firms.

The group size is a maximum of 40 in a batch.

The total duration of this curricular program is three academic years [six semesters]. The program is based on semester system. Moreover, one semester consists of 19.5 academic weeks including evaluation period. Actual teaching learning Hrs. will be not less than 15 weeks in each semester.

• SLC or SEE pass with minimum C Grade in any two subjects and D+ in any one subject among Mathematics, Science and English or as per provisions mentioned in the admission guidelines of Office of the Controller of Examinations, CTEVT. • Pre-diploma in Agriculture (Plant Science) or equivalent with minimum 67.00%. • Pass entrance examination administered by CTEVT.