B.Sc Agriculture

B.Sc Agriculture (Honours)

Agriculture is the world’s oldest profession and its most urgent frontier. The B.Sc. Agriculture (Honours) programme at the Doon School of Modern Agriculture & Forestry is designed for students

who aspire to stand at that frontier — equipped with the science to understand it and the skill to advance it. Over four immersive years, students explore the full spectrum of modern farming: soil health and crop physiology, pest management, watershed science, agribusiness, and the precision technologies reshaping how humanity grows food.

What distinguishes this programme from a conventional degree is its commitment to making knowledge actionable. ICAR-aligned coursework meets national standards, while dedicated farmland, poly-houses, and protected cultivation units ensure that every concept studied is also touched, tested, and seen yield results. Structured visits to GBPUAT Pantnagar, FRI, ZSI, IMD, and CAP extend the laboratory into India’s finest scientific institutions and agricultural research ecosystems.

Students benefit from DBS Global University’s vibrant, multi-disciplinary environment. Studying alongside peers from engineering, business, and law fosters the interdisciplinary mindset that modern agriculture demands. Integrated coaching for UPSC, ICAR, IFS, and agri-finance examinations, combined with placement support from 350+ campus recruiters and 22+ active student clubs, ensures that graduates leave not only with a degree but with a clear direction.

USPs of the Program

Future-Ready Curriculum : ICAR-aligned coursework enriched with AI tools — Farmonaut for crop monitoring, Plantix for pest and disease detection, precision irrigation systems, and data-driven agronomy — alongside core subjects in crop science, soil management, and sustainable agricultural practices.
Hands-On Learning & Institutional Exposure : Immersive training through dedicated farmland, poly-houses, drones, and protected cultivation. Complemented by structured visits to GBPUAT Pantnagar, FRI, ZSI, IMD, and CAP for unmatched field and laboratory exposure that extends learning beyond the classroom.
Internships & Strong Placement Support : Structured internships with agribusinesses and government agencies build real-world professional readiness. A robust placement cell backed by 350+ campus recruiters ensures multiple career opportunities for every graduate.
Integrated Exam Coaching : Strategic preparation for UPSC, ICAR, IFS, and agri-banking examinations is embedded within the programme — with value-added courses in Quantitative Aptitude, General Studies, and Indian Constitutional knowledge supporting holistic exam preparation.
Professional Polish & Communication Skills : Mandatory student presentations, industry guest lectures, communication modules, and leadership workshops develop the executive-level confidence and professional etiquette that employers and public service commissions expect.

Advantage @DGU

Choosing a university is one of the most important decisions in a student’s life — and at DBS Global University, that decision is treated as far more than a brochure promise. The Advantage @DGU is the institution’s commitment: a learning environment so complete, so well-positioned, and so purposefully designed that the years spent here do not simply prepare students for a career — they set the trajectory of one.

From the moment students arrive in Dehradun to the day they walk across the stage, every element of DBS Global University — the city, the campus, the curriculum, the industry connections, and the community — works in their favour. This is what the Advantage @DGU looks like in practice.

350+

Campus Recruiters Every Year

23

States Represented on Campus

20+

Countries for Global Exposure

5

Countries — International Students

Career Opportunities

Government Sector Careers

Agricultural Officer / Extension Officer
Forest / Soil Conservation Officer
Banking & Finance (NABARD, IBPS,RRB etc.)
Research Institutions (ICAR, IARI, State Agri Universities)

Private Sector Roles

Agribusiness Manager- Seed, Fertiliser & Agro-Chemical Companies
Food Processing & Quality Control Specialist
Sales & Marketing Executive- Agri-Input & FMCG Companies
Agri-Tech Consultant & Digital Agriculture Specialist

Higher Education & Research

MSc Agriculture// M.Sc. Agronomy
MBA Agribusiness
PhD & National Fellowships — ICAR-JRF, DBT, DST
International Programs

Entrepreneurship & Allied Fields

Organic Farming / Hydroponics / Vertical Farming
Agri-Tourism / Farm-to-Fork Business Enterprises
Export Specialist (Agri Commodities)
Freelance Agronomy / Advisory Services

Emerging & High-Paying Roles

Agricultural Data Analyst
Climate Smart Agriculture Expert
Supply Chain & Logistics Manager (Agri Products)

Course Structure

Programme Duration: 4 Years (8 Semesters) | Total Credits: 166 | As per NEP 2020 & OBE Framework

Course Type Legend
CC	Core Course	VAC	Value Added Course
AEC	Ability Enhancement Course	SEC	Skill Enhancement Course
OE	Open Elective	MDE	Multi Disciplinary Elective
GP	General Proficiency
Credits: 1 Lecture hr = 1 credit, 2 Practical hrs = 1 credit \| GP = General Proficiency

Year 1 (Semester I)				Year 1 (Semester II)
S.No.	Subject	Type	Credits	S.No.	Subject	Type	Credits
1	Farming-based Livelihood Systems	CC	3	1	Fundamentals of Crop Physiology	CC	3
2	Principles of Genetics	CC	3	2	Essentials of Biochemistry	CC	3
3	Fundamentals of Agronomy	CC	3	3	Basics of Plant Breeding	CC	3
4	Fundamentals of Entomology	CC	3	4	Fundamentals of Horticulture	CC	3
5	Weed Management	CC	2	5	Fundamentals of Nematology	CC	2
6	Environmental Science & Sustainability	VAC	2	6	Indian Constitution	VAC	2
7	General English	AEC	2	7	Communication Skills	AEC	3
8	Advanced Spreadsheets	SEC	2	8	Basics and Applied Statistics	SEC	2
9	GP-1 (General Proficiency)	GP	1	9	Open Elective – 1	OE	2
					GP-2 (General Proficiency)	GP	1
TOTAL			21	TOTAL			24
Year 2 (Semester III)				Year 2 (Semester IV)
S.No.	Subject	Type	Credits	S.No.	Subject	Type	Credits
1	Fundamentals of Soil Science & Fertility Management	CC	3	1	Remote Sensing & GIS Application	CC	2
2	Fundamentals of Agricultural Biotechnology	CC	3	2	Pest Management in Crops & Stored Grains	CC	3
3	Crop Production Technology & Improvement (Kharif Crops)	CC	4	3	Crop Production Technology & Improvement (Rabi Crops)	CC	4
4	Production Technology of Fruits, Vegetables & Plantation Crops	CC	3	4	Production Technology for Ornamental Crops, Spices, MAP & Landscaping	CC	3
5	Indian Knowledge System (Yoga / Sports / NCC / NSS / Disaster Management)	VAC	2	5	Problematic Soils & Their Management	CC	3
6	QT & Logical Reasoning – I	AEC	2	6	Design Thinking & Innovation	VAC	2
7	Social Internship	SEC	4	7	QT & Logical Reasoning – II	AEC	2
8	Agri Business Management	MDE	2	8	Entrepreneurship Development & Business Management	SEC	2
9	GP-3 (General Proficiency)	GP	1	9	Open Elective – 2	OE	2
				10	GP-4 (General Proficiency)	GP	1
TOTAL			24	TOTAL			24
Year 3 (Semester V)				Year 2 (Semester VI)
S.No.	Subject	Type	Credits	S.No.	Subject	Type	Credits
1	Introduction to Agrometeorology	CC	3	1	Agroforestry Systems & Management	CC	2
2	Fundamentals of Plant Pathology	CC	3	2	Agriculture Finance & Corporation	CC	2
3	Livestock & Poultry Management	CC	3	3	Farm Machinery & Power	CC	2
4	Diseases of Field & Horticultural Crops & Their Management	CC	3	4	Water Management	CC	2
5	Introduction to ESG Principles	VAC	2	5	Agriculture Microbiology & Phytoremediation	CC	2
6	Personality Development	AEC	3	6	Food Safety & Standards	VAC	2
7	Internship / Capstone Project	SEC	4	7	Agricultural Informatics & Artificial Intelligence	SEC	2
8	Agricultural Marketing & Trade	MDE	2
9	GP-5 (General Proficiency)	GP	1
TOTAL			24	TOTAL			14
Year 4 (Semester VII ) Honours				Year 4 (Semester VIII) Honours
S.No.	Subject	Type	Credits	S.No.	Subject	Type	Credits
1	*RAWE — Rural Agricultural Work Experience & Agro-industrial Attachment	CC	8	1	Dryland Agriculture / Rainfed Agriculture & Watershed Management	CC	3
2	Rural Sociology & Extension Education	CC	3	2	Fundamentals of Seed Science & Technology	CC	3
3	Principles of Agricultural Economics & Farm Management	CC	2	3	Elective I (from Elective Course List)	CC	3
4	Professional Ethics	VAC	2	4	Elective II (from Elective Course List)	CC	3
5	Public Relations Internship	SEC	6	5	Introduction to ESG Principles	VAC	2
TOTAL			21	TOTAL			14
*RAWE: Students are placed at agricultural stations, KVKs, agro-industries, and farms for hands-on immersive training.

Elective Course List (Choose 2 in Semester VIII)

S.No.	Elective Courses — Choose any 2 (3 credits each)	Credits
1	Management of Natural Resources	3
2	Agrochemicals	3
3	Agricultural Journalism	3
4	Landscaping	3
5	Commercial Plant Breeding	3
6	Bioformulation and Nanoformulation	3
7	Biopesticides and Biofertilizers	3
8	System Simulation and Agro-Advisory	3
9	Hi-tech Horticulture	3
10	Protected Cultivation	3
11	Climate Resilient Agriculture	3
12	Micro-propagation Technologies	3
13	Commercial Seed Production	3
14	Principles & Practices of Organic Farming / Conservation Agriculture	3
15	Food Science and Nutrition	3

Minor Discipline Electives(MDE) - Offered in Semesters III & V

S.No.	MDE Courses (6 Credits total across programme)	Credits
1	Agri Business Management (Semester III)	2
2	Agricultural Marketing &Trade (Semester V)	2
3	MDE – III (To be offered as applicable)	2

Open Electives(OE) - Offered in Semesters II & IV

S.No.	Open Elective Courses (4 Credits total — 2 credits each)	Credits
1	Open Elective – 1 (Semester II) \| Any interdisciplinary elective from University pool	2
2	Open Elective – 2 (Semester IV) \| Any interdisciplinary elective from University pool	2

Programme Credit Summary

Code	Category	Credits	No. of Subjects
CC	Core Courses	99	31
VAC	Value Added Courses	16	8
AEC	Ability Enhancement Courses	12	5
SEC	Skill Enhancement Courses	24	7
OE	Open Electives	4	2
MDE	Minor Discipline Electives	6	3
GP	General Proficiency	5	5
TOTAL		166	61
Semester-wise Credit Distribution: I (21) + II (24) + III (24) + IV (24) + V (24) + VI (14) + VII (21) + VIII (14) =166 Credits

Credit Definition

Activity	Credits
1 hour Lecture per week	1 Credit
1 hour Tutorial per week	1 Credit
2 hours Practical per week	1 Credit

Fee Structure

B.Sc. Agriculture 2026-30

(Exit in 3 year will get B.Sc. Degree)

Fees	I Semester	II Semester	III Semester	IV Semester	V Semester	VI Semester	VII Semester	VIII Semester
Admission Fee	15,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tution Fee	55,000	55,000	59,000	59,000	62,500	62,500	68,000	68,000
University Examinations Fees	5,500	5,500	5,500	5,500	5,500	5,500	5,500	5,500
Total	75,500	60,500	64,500	64,500	68,000	68,000	73,500	73,500
Security (Refundable)	-	-	10,000	-	-	-	-	-
Other Incidental Compulsory Charges
Charges for Uniform (Dress Camp)	9,500	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Book Bank (EET Library)	4,500	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Career Development Cell Membership	-	-	-	-	-	-	7,500	-
Alumni Registration + 1 Year Enrollment	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5,000
Online ERP Fee	1,000	1,000	1,000	1,000	1,000	1,000	1,000	1,000

*Scholarship amount (if any) will be calculated on B.Sc (Hons.) tuition fee for first year Rs. 55,000 per semester and subsequently thereafter.

Fee is subject to change. For updated fee structure kindly visit www.doonbusinessschool.com / www.dgu.ac

Scholarship

Scholarships for Undergraduate Students for 2026 intake

CATEGORY	10%	20%	30%	40%	50% Waiver
12th% (Central)	80.00-84.9	85.00-89.9	90.00-92.5	92.60-94.9	95.00+
JEE / CUET %tile	75-79.9	80 - 84.9	85 - 89.9	90 - 94.9	95.00+
NEET-UG %tile	50-59.9	60-69.9	70-79.9	75-79.9	80.00+
ICAR AIEEA (Rank)	5k-8k	3k-5k	2k-3k	1.5k-2k	1-1500

Regional & State Entrance Exams

Includes: UPCATET, MP PAT, KCET, TNAU, EAMCET, KEAM, MHT-CET, & RAJUVAS.

Exam / Board	10%	20%	30%	40%	50% Waiver
State CETs	75-79.9	80 - 84.9	85 - 89.9	90-93.9	94.00+
Bihar (BCECE)	70-74.9	75-79.9	80-84.9	85-89.9	90.00+
NE Exams¹	65-69.9	70-74.9	75-79.9	80-84.9	85.00+
NE Board (12th %)	75-79.9	80-84.9	85-89.9	90-92.9	93.00+
¹ NE Exams :Covers NECET (AAU Jorhat) and CAU JEE (Imphal).

Rank-Based (Bihar BUAT)

CATEGORY	10%	20%	30%	40%	50% Waiver
BUAT Rank	2k-3k	1.5k-2k	1k-1.5k	701-1k	1k-700

Note : Best 4 Core Subjects only (SUPW, Physical Education and Non-Academic Subjects will not be considered)

Scholarship For Uttarakhand Domicile

25% on Tuition Fee

Note

No two scholarships can be clubbed together; if any student is eligible for two scholarships, they may choose the higher scholarship from the respective category

Procedure

Students registering for scholarship should apply on the prescribed form avaliable with the institute or on website at the time of interview before confirmation of admission. Students who do not apply before confirmation of admission wlil not be eligible for merit scholarship.
Students should submit photocopies of all mark sheets and certificates required as above for entitling the scholarship.
Upon your official confirmation of admission with the DBSG, you wlil receive a formal scholarship offer letter / confirmation.
The scholarship wlil be disbursed semester wise.
In case the result of the previous semester has not been declared tlil the last date of submission of fees for the next semester, the student may provisionally submit fees equivalent to the last semester fees but in case falis to get the required marks wlil have to submit the balance fees.
Whlie applying for a scholarship and fliling in the percentage of class XII marks, applicants are required to consider the aggregate of Best 4 core subjects in their XII boards (SUPW, Physical Education and Non Academic Subjects wlil not be considered).

However the scholarship for 3rd semester onwards wlil be subject to:

In case any of the above criteria is not fulfliled the scholarship for the next semester wlil be withdrawn.

75% attendance to be maintained in each subject individually in the preceding semester. Please note that Third Semester Scholarship depends on First semester performance and Fourth semester Scholarship on second semester.
70% marks in cumulative score in all subjects.
Students shall not be involved in any disciplinary action of misconduct where a penalty or fine is imposed by the Proctorial board.
Students shall take a good moral character certificate from the course coordinator every year and submit the same with the Registrar.
Students should give an undertaking of being avaliable at all time during the course for any brand ambassador activities and also in case of events/goodwlil programmes.
There should be no discontinuation in study. In case of transfer to any other institute, the scholarship given wlil have to be refunded prior to issue of College Leaving Certificate.
Students need to send a thank you letter to the Board of Trustees for the Generous Scholarship every semester.

In case any of the above criteria is not fulfilled, the scholarship for the next semester will be withdrawn.

Disclaimer

Notwithstanding anything under this Scholarship scheme, ESKAY EDUCATIONAL TRUST has sole discretion to edit, modify, change, update, continue or abandon the above-mentioned Scholarship going forward at any given point in time, without any prior written intimation. Management wlil be the final deciding authority for all scholarship decisions as stated in this specific disclaimer.
There is no concept of automatic renewal for next semester. The Sponsorship Committee shall decide every semester on a case-to-case basis, subject to the Scholarship Scheme if prevaliing at the relevant time.
There should be no discontinuation in study. In case of discontinuation / transfer to any other institute, the scholarship given wlil have to be refunded prior to issue of college leaving certificate.
Please note that this communication is without prejudice to any rights of ESKAY EDUCATIONAL TRUST and this communication should not be considered as a waiver of any rights of ESKAY EDUCATIONAL TRUST in the applicants' favour.

Eligibility Criteria

To pursue this program, students must have

Min. 60% in XII with appearance in National Level Entrance Examination + Online Interview + Objective Test (Merit on the basis of cumulative Score on the basis of X+XII+ Online Interview + Objective Test )
To pursue BSc Agriculture or BSc Forestry, students must have a minimum of 60% in Class XII from any recognised board.

Admission Process

Selection is based on a cumulative merit score comprising four components:

Component	Details
Class X Marks	Board examination score
Class XII Marks	Board examination score (minimum 60% required)
National Level Entrance Examination	Any one of the following accepted examinations
Online Interview	Conducted by the admissions committee
Objective Test	Subject-based aptitude assessment

Accepted National Level Entrance Examinations

The following examinations are accepted for admission consideration:

National — ICAR AIEEA (UG), CUET, NEET-UG, JEE Main
North India & Central — UPCATET, MP PAT
Bihar — BCECE, BUAT Entrance Exam
North East — NECET (AAU Jorhat), CAU JEE (Imphal)
South India — KCET, TNAU Entrance, AP EAMCET, TS EAMCET, KEAM, MHT-CET, RAJUVAS / SKRAU Entrance

Merit Calculation

The following examinations are accepted for admission consideration:

The final merit list is prepared on the basis of the cumulative score across
Class X + Class XII + National Level Entrance Examination Score + Online Interview + Objective Test
Candidates appearing in any of the accepted examinations listed above are eligible to apply.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited for the Online Interview and Objective Test.
The final merit list is drawn from the combined performance across all components.

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