10Disciplines
4Laboratories
60Computer systems
6Courses listed
Department details
Where agriculture meets communication and computers
Social Sciences is committed to providing agriculture-based computer education and builds students’ confidence to become experts in:
- Computers
- Economics of crop production
- Marketing and finance
- Extension and communication methods
- Transfer of technology
- Rural communication models
- Rural Agricultural Work Experience
- Internship
- Farmers linkage
- Farmers Producer Company, NGO, Department of Agriculture
- Entrepreneurship development
- e-extension
Computers and communication
A computer laboratory with 60 systems, 100 Mbps campus internet, and audio-visual and language laboratories help students learn and share farm technologies with farmers.
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Ten disciplines under one roof
From agricultural extension and economics to computer science, languages and physical education.

Laboratories and curriculum
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Computer Science Laboratory1 course
The computer laboratory is well established with 60 systems with modern computer facilities connected to the internet. The department is committed to providing agriculture-based computer education and builds confidence among students to make themselves experts in the field of computers. Students use the laboratory for their courses and also for browsing, work related to RAWE, projects, assignments and more. The campus has 100 Mbps internet connectivity, established in collaboration with BSNL, and a checkpoint firewall is installed for internet security and to maintain logs.
Audio Visual Laboratory5 courses
The audio-visual laboratory is equipped with all the necessary aids to help students improve their learning skills and disseminate farm technologies effectively to the farming community.
Language Laboratory
The language laboratory has Computer Assisted Language software for 25 concurrent users, with headsets with mikes and web cams. English language learning DVDs provide a platform for self-paced learning and instant self-evaluation. It is installed with E-Class software, a fully computerized multilingual digital learning package that helps the teacher facilitate the right way to learn the language. The premium edition covers listening, speaking, reading, writing, communication skills, life skills, interview skills and group discussion. Teachers can assign work to students, monitor assignments in progress, and keep track of each student’s attendance and performance.
Central Instrumentation Laboratory
This laboratory shares instruments and equipment with other laboratories. It was established to help students and staff with their experiments, projects and research work. It provides facilities such as analysis of nitrogen content in plants, analysis of fats and essential oils by the Soxhlet method, microbiological observation with microscopes, incubation of microbial cultures, separation of DNA and RNA, a seed germinator, purification of water by a distilled water unit, determination of sodium, potassium and calcium ions by flame photometer, and measurement of electromagnetic energy at a specific wavelength using a spectrophotometer. The disciplines using the facilities are soil science, environmental science, agricultural microbiology, plant pathology, agricultural entomology, plant breeding and genetics, and crop physiology, creating a vibrant interdisciplinary atmosphere for research and experimentation.
Courses by year
Year I · Foundation
Year II · Core courses
Year III · Specialisation
Year IV · Field experience