To be a Centre of Excellence in Education and Research in the field of Agriculture to meet the global requirement of industry and society.
1. To impart quality education and research in Agriculture through excellence in teaching-learning process and state of art facilities to the students.
2. To inculcate students with ethical values and innovative ideas for future leadership in agriculture-based industries and to face societal challenges.
The B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture degree programme is designed to train students for careers in science such as Crop management, Crop improvement, Crop protection, Natural resource management, Agricultural economics and Extension. The programme is based on an outstanding basis of fundamental prerequisites and moulds the student into a full-fledged Agricultural Professional at the completion of the course tenure. These graduates have excellent career prospects in the private and government sectors as agricultural officers, specialist officers (agriculture) in banks, farm manager, plant breeders, seed quality inspectors, plant protection experts, economic/marketing advisors, forecasters, agri-entrepreneur. The aforementioned programme offers enough opportunities for graduates to pursue academia and to study on a national/global scale after completing higher education in their fields of interest. The degree has job opportunities not only in subject-related roles but also administrator roles in banks and civil services.
This programme aims to train and build agricultural graduates who will be able to face the demands of encouraging sustainable agricultural development on a national and global scale, to build a knowledge base, specifically in agricultural sciences and allied disciplines, that will allow this vision to become a reality, especially in dryland pockets of India. The development and upgrading of the programme, which leads to a professional degree in agriculture to make them capable of meeting the needs of the farmers. Most importantly, the programme aims to promote the infrastructures for doing research in the important agricultural disciplines.
1. Approved by University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi.
2. We believe in building and promoting excellent infrastructure and well-established Laboratory Facilities across all the Disciplines of Horticulture and Agriculture for all our students.
3. Kalasalingam University believed in offering quality education to their students as an effort to accomplish, we have a well-qualified and trained teaching fraternity.
4. Kalasalingam University has been offered grants from time to time funded by different prestigious departments working in the field of Science & Technology. We have also received a Grant amount of Rs.20,41,600 from Department of Science & Technology (DST), Ministry of India, New Delhi, for the project titled “Scientometric Assessment of Research Trends in Precision Agriculture: Global and Indian Perspectives”, Received a grant amount of Rs.77,35,000 from TNSCST, Tamil Nadu, for the project titled “Poly House and Training” and Received a grant amount of 2.6 Crores from DST-STI HUB New-Delhi for the project titled Establishment of STI HUB for production of eco-friendly and economical products to improve the socio-economic status of SC population of Srivilliputtur Block.
5. Kalasalingam School Of Agriculture & Horticulture signed a MoU with Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai on polythene management by Consortia Microbes during 2019-20.
6. We have hosted numerous webinars from time to time for our students. For eg:- Webinar on “Get ready for ICAR all India entrance examination for pursuing PG” was organized on 29th June 2020 and the speakers, Mr. G.K. Dinesh, IARI, New Delhi, Dr. T. Pandiaraj, Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, UP, Ms. T. Monisha, Vishva-Bharati University, West Bengal, Dr. Arun, KARE, Mr. Narendran, TN were invited to deliver expert lectures.
7. Our students have also participated in National / International Workshops / Seminars / Symposiums to enrich their knowledge
Open well
Fertigation Unit in the Kalasalingam Ananadammal Farm
Tractor vehicle for farm development purpose
Nine tyne cultivator for ploughing purpose
Disc plough used to till the soil
Rotary tiller used for seed bed preparation within one or two passes
Programme Educational Objectives (PEOs)
• Graduates from the B. Sc Agriculture UG programme would take up responsibilities to serve the society, feed the society. They would perform well in private, public and government sectors with good competence level
• They would pursue advanced techniques in farming process and processing industries.
• Graduates pursue knowledge and get equipped for the preparation of Service Commission Examinations
• Graduates uphold ethical knowledge have good communication skills
• Graduates would have the urge to take up researches and apply their innovative ideas in the field of Agriculture
• Ability to identify, formulate and solve Agricultural problems and to offer agro-services to the society, ethically and responsibly
• Ability to apply mastery in specialized grounds related to Ecology and Agriculture
• Students will demonstrate the ability to productively participate as a part of a time in research and communicate economical and Agricultural concepts
• Ability to serve as a member of a multidisciplinary team
• The students understand the principles of different basic courses in B. Sc (Agriculture)
• Graduates will develop the ability to innovate new ideas and technologies in the field of Agriculture
• The graduates will identify, analyse and solve the problems in the field of Agriculture regarding plant production and plant protection
• Adopt eco-friendly techniques and prevent pollution and use the resources for sustainable Agricultural development
• Develop good oral and writing skills
• Keep then updated in modern techniques of farming and successful execution of the work
• Have good performances individually and good team spirit
