Diploma in Agriculture (Plant Science)

Agriculture has been handed down traditionally as the major source of livelihood of the population in Nepal. With more than 65% of the total population involved in agriculture, it is still one of the important sectors of the economy. Agriculture covers 27.64% of gross domestic product (GDP). The agricultural practice is integrated with livestock which is mostly subsistent. With green vegetables and fish, our agriculture sector is heading towards self-sufficiency while some niche products like cardamom, ginger, tea, coffee, honey, etc. have been established as prominent products for commercial and export purposes.

The Constitution of Nepal guarantees food and nutritional security to all citizens which requires high priority in the agriculture sector. Likewise, agriculture supports employment generation, import-substitution, and export promotion which is fundamental to poverty reduction in the country. With the advent of globalization, Nepal’s agriculture sector is adapting to technology-based, mechanized, commercial, and innovative approaches. The quick development of information, communication, and technology has been able to sensitize farmers to new agricultural practices. To meet the envisioned goals and eliminate challenges in this sector, skilled human resource production is important.

CTEVT has been able to produce skilled mid-level frontline human resources in agriculture in Nepal. As the major organization for technical human resource production, CTEVT has a major challenge to meet the demands in the changing context. This is only possible with a comprehensive curriculum that incorporates contextual and contemporary needs. In this context, CTEVT has introduced a revised curriculum for Diploma in Agriculture (Plant Science) [Intermediate of Science in Agriculture-Major in Plant Science].

This course is based on the job required to perform by the Junior Technicians (JT) at different levels of public and private sectors of Agriculture and community development-related works in Nepal. Therefore, this curriculum is designed to provide knowledge and skills focusing on Agriculture Plant Science related to the occupation. There are six semesters in total within the period of three years. The first-year courses are offered to focus on foundational and core academic subjects of Agriculture science; the second-year courses are focused on basic disciplinary subjects of Agriculture Plant Science. Similarly, the third-year whole courses comprise of the disciplinary subjects related to Agriculture Extension, Crop Production, Seed Technology and so on. Moreover, the third year insists on the application of learned skills and knowledge through the project work and Internship Program. . The curriculum structure and the subject-wise content reflect the details of this curriculum. In brief, this curriculum will guide its implementers to produce competent and highly employable middle-level technical workforces in the field of Agriculture. The contents of each subject prescribed in the curriculum are founded in the “must know and must do” principle. The contents of the curriculum are comprehensively described at the micro-level.

The Course objectives are:
1. Provide agronomy, horticulture, and plant protection services to local farmers and different scales of farming;
2. Deliver extension and community development services as a front-line extension worker;
3. Conduct farmers training as a local level resource person for increasing productivity of land, plant protection, land management, soil management, fertilizer application, and new technology adaptation;
4. Carryout agribusiness management and cooperatives services at rural and urban areas in public and private sectors;
5. Promote various aspects of agriculture such as plant breeding, commercial vegetable production, mushroom cultivation, fruit crops production, medicinal plant production, and aquaculture and fisheries;
6. Promote organic and offseason vegetable production technology, culture, and farming system;
7. Communicate effectively and work collaboratively in multidisciplinary and multicultural work environments through recognizing and understanding global, environmental, social, and ethical contexts of their works; and
8. Enable to prepare a business plan for establishing small-scale production and service-related agro-enterprise firms.

First Semester

  • Nepali
  • English I
  • Mathematics I
  • Physics I
  • Chemistry I
  • Botany I
  • Zoology I

Second Semester

  • English II
  • Mathematics II
  • Physics II
  • Chemistry II
  • Botany II
  • Zoology Ii
  • Computer Application

Third Semester

  • Fundamentals of Horticulture
  • Agro-metrology and Environmental Science
  • Irrigation, Farm Mechanization and Farm Structure
  • Fundamentals of Agronomy
  • Agriculture Entomology
  • Fundamentals of Soil Science
  • Introductory Animal Husbandry

Fourth Semester

  • Soil Fertility Management
  • Cereal Crop Production
  • Plant Pathology and Mushroom Cultivation
  • Vegetable and Spice Crop Production
  • Fundamentals of Aquaculture and Fisheries
  • Agri- Economics, and Farm Management
  • Industrial Crops

Fifth Semester

  • Medicinal Plants and NTFP
  • Grain legumes and Oilseed assessment Crops
  • Fruit Crop Production
  • Post-Harvest Technology
  • Agriculture Extension and communication
  • Agribusiness, Marketing, and Cooperative
  • Ornamental Horticulture
  • Seed Technology

Sixth Semester

  • Elementary Agriculture Statistics
  • Social Mobilization and Community Development
  • Entrepreneurship Development
  • Internship (Farm Practice Training)
  • SLC or SEE pass with minimum C Grade in any two subjects and D+ in any one subject among Mathematics, Science and English or as per provisions mentioned in the admission guidelines of Office of the Controller of Examinations, CTEVT.
  • Pre-diploma in Agriculture (Animal Science) or equivalent with minimum 67.00%.
  • Pass entrance examination administered by CTEVT.

40 Pax

English & Nepali

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