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Department ofSocial Sciences

Agriculture-based computer education, economics, extension and communication, and entrepreneurship development.

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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Disciplines

Ten disciplines under one roof

From agricultural extension and economics to computer science, languages and physical education.

Agricultural Extension

Agricultural Economics

Agribusiness Management

Agricultural Statistics

Computer Science

Tamil

English

Library

Physical Education

Yoga

Laboratories and courses

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.

Yr IIICOM 311Agro-Informatics
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.

Yr IAEX 101Communication Skills
Yr IAEX 102Rural Sociology and Educational Psychology
Yr IIAEX 201Communication Skills and Personality Development
Yr IVAEX 401Student READY Program (Rural Agricultural Work Experience and Agro-industrial Attachment)
Yr IVAEX 402All India Study Tour
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.

Course load

Courses by year

Year I · Foundation

2AEX 101, AEX 102

Year II · Core courses

1AEX 201

Year III · Specialisation

1COM 311

Year IV · Field experience

2AEX 401, AEX 402