PATIL, M.S.1* and S.K. DESHPANDE2. 1Regional research Station PB 18 Bijapur 58610 1 INDIA; 2College of Agriculture Bijapur India. - Agriculture Education in India.
AGRICULTURE EDUCATION SYSTEM IN INDIA M.S. PATIL1 and S.K.DESHPANDE 2
Agriculture education system in India can be distinctly divided into
two types (i) British system, (ii) American system. The British type
followed annual education system, wherein regular lectures are being
scheduled throughout the year. Annual exam carrying 100 marks in each
subject would be conducted at the end of the year. Annual system faced
the difficulties of compiling the whole portion taught in the final
exams. Therefore an American type of Agriculture education was set up
in India based on Land Grant College System. Here each academic year
was subdivided into 3 trimesters of 14 weeks duration. In a trimester
four exams viz., Announced quiz, Midterm, Unannounced and Final theory
and Practical exams were conducted separately on every subject. The
degree program was extended to four academic years each of twelve
months duration. The four points scale of evaluation based on Grade
System was followed with minimum 60 for passing. Further, semester
system gave birth. There were two semesters in an academic year. Each
semester consisted of 21 weeks and only three examinations in a
semester are conducted. Besides this an external examination for 50%
marks has been introduced under this system. For a B.Sc. (Agri) degree
programme under Botany, Genetics, Cytogenetics, Principles of Plant
Breeding and Breeding field crops are being taught with 9 credit hours
in all. 1. Director of Instruction (Agri) 2. Assistant Professor
of and Sr. Sorghum Breeder Genetics and Plant Breeding
College of Agriculture and College of Agriculture
Research Institute Bijapur-586101, India Bijapur-586101, India
Key words: British syytem, grade, trimester