The achievement of this Viswavidyalaya in providing best quality education to number of students in Agriculture, Horticulture and Agricultural Engineering during the period under review is summarized. The three Under-Graduate courses each of four-year or eight-term duration offering degrees like B. Sc. Ag. (Hons.), B. Sc. Hort. (Hons.) and B. Tech. (Hons.), recognized by ICAR and AICTE respectively, have been conducted successfully. For all these Under Graduates, out of the eight-term programme the last or one term has been an exposure session in the form of On-Farm or In-Plant trainings called as Rural Agricultural Work Experience (RA WE) and Rural Horticultural Work Experience (RHWE) in the former two cases and 2 months Industrial Training (Project I & II) in VII & VIII terms for the later.
Over a period of time Viswavidyalaya is in the process of switching over to modem system of education and evaluation as is being followed in premier institutions in the country and abroad keeping parity with All-India pattern. Course and Credit System of education at all the levels of Under Graduates, Post-Graduates and Doctoral Degree Programme has been introduced successfully. The students are being awarded grades in 10.0 scale at all levels having short tests and end term for evaluation of theories and regular class evaluation for practical. This has successfully enhanced the participation of students in the education process.
The Undergraduate Education in the University is coordinated by Deans of the respective Faculties, while the Post-Graduate Education is coordinated by Dean, Post¬Graduate Studies with the assistance of Examination Section under the Registrar. The Post Graduate academic programmes are, however, held in the respective Faculties, the facilities being provided by the Dean of Faculty concerned and more specifically by Heads of the Departments. At postgraduate level the students have to undertake a minimum of 40-credit¬hour-courses including two seminars and evaluation is through four short tests, one end term and one comprehensive for the entire course. The non-credit dissertation is compulsory and submitted on the basis of their research work. Earlier offering of M. Sc. (Ag.) the courses continued in 10 disciplines under Agriculture Faculty. With the creation of five new Departments, the M. Sc. (Ag.) degree is now offered in those new disciplines also since 2000.
