Students' Strength and Course Curriculum

Students' Intake capacity

M.Sc. Programme: 14

Ph.D. Programme: 6

Courses Offered

S.No.

Course No. Course Title Credit Hours

Under Graduate Courses

1.

GP 121

 Fundamentals of Genetics

2+1

2.

GP 232

Fundamentals of Plant Breeding

2+1

3.

GP 244

Commercial Plant Breeding

1+2

4.

GP 355

Crop Improvement- I (Rabi Crops)

1+1

5. GP 356 Intellectual Property Rights 1+0
6. GP-367 Crop Improvement- II (Kharif Crops) 1+1
 

 

Course Title with Credit Load M.Sc. (Ag) in Genetics and Plant Breeding (GPB)

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Semester
GPB 501* Principles of Genetics 3(2+1) I
GPB 502* Principles of Plant Breeding 3(2+1) I
GPB 503* Fundamentals of Quantitative Genetics 3(2+1) II
GPB 504 Varietal Development and Maintenance Breeding 2(1+1) II

 
GPB 505 Principles of Cytogenetics 3(2+1) II
GPB 506* Molecular Breeding and Bioinformatics 3(2+1) II
GPB 507 Breeding for Quality and Special Traits 3(2+1) II
GPB 508 Mutagenesis and Mutation Breeding 3(2+1) I
GPB 509 Hybrid Breeding 3(2+1) II
GPB 510 Seed Production and Certification 2(1+1) I
GPB 511 Crop Breeding-I (kharif Crops) 3(2+1) I
GPB 512 Crop Breeding-II (Rabi Crops) 3(2+1) II
GPB 513 Breeding Vegetable Crops 3(2+1) I
GPB 514 Breeding Fruit Crops 3(2+1) I
GPB 515 Breeding Ornamental Crops 3(2+1) I
GPB 516 Breeding for Stress Resistance and Climate Change 3(2+1) II
GPB 517 Germplasm Characterization and  Evaluation 2(1+1) I
GPB 518 Genetic enhancement for PGR Utilization 2(1+1) II
  Intellectual Property and its Management 1(1+0) I & II
GPB 591 Seminar 01 I & II
GPB 599 Thesis/ Research 30 I & II

*Compulsory Major Courses

 

Course Title with Credit Load Ph.D. in Genetics and Plant Breeding (GPB)

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Semester
GPB 601*

 

 Advances in Plant Breeding Systems 3(3+0) I
GPB 602 Advances in Biometrical Genetics 3(2+1) I

 
GPB 603

 

 Molecular Cytogenetics for Crop Improvement 2(2+0) II
GPB 604

 

 Plant Genetics Resources, Conservation And Utilization 2(2+0) I

 
GPB 605* Genomics in Plant Breeding 3(3+0) I
GPB 606 Population Genetics 2(2+0) II
GPB 607 Crop Evolution 3(3+0) II
GPB 608 Breeding Designer Crops 2(1+1) II
GPB 609*

 

 IPR and Regulatory Mechanism (e-course) 1(1+0) I
GPB 691 Seminar I 01 I & II

Course Curriculum &
Teaching facilities

  • Well equipped high- tech Labs
  • Updated course curriculum as per the ICAR guidelines
  • Active & Interactive teaching
  • Practical Manuals & Brochures for students
  • Guest lectures by the world renowned scientists
  • Opportunities to the students for short & long term fellowships abroad