Faculty Centre for"INTEGRATED RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT"

Ramakrishna Mission AshramaNarendrapur, Kolkata-700 103, West Bengal

Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda UniversityEstablished u/s 3 of UGC Act, 1956

School of Agriculture & Rural Developmentunder

Head Quarter : P.O. Belur Math, Dist. Howrah, West Bengal - 711202

Publisher :Swami SarvaganandaSecretary and Administrative HeadIntegrated Rural Development & Management Faculty CentreRamakrishna Mission Ashrama,Narendrapur

Published on24th February, 2014

AdvisorDr. Manas GhoshDeanIRDM Faculty Centre

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All knowledge that the world has ever received comes from the mind;the infinite library of the universe is in our own mind.

—Swami Vivekananda

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Faculty Centre for

"INTEGRATED RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT"

Ramakrishna Mission AshramaNarendrapur, Kolkata-700 103, West Bengal

Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda UniversityEstablished u/s 3 of UGC Act, 1956

School of Agriculture & Rural Developmentunder

Head Quarter : P.O. Belur Math, Dist. Howrah, West Bengal - 711202

Swami Vivekananda envisioned that Belur Math would be acentre of great harmony and synthesis, not only of all religiousbeliefs and traditions, but also of arts and sciences and thevarious branches of knowledge, both secular and spiritual. Itwould be the centre of great spiritual and cultural awakening.He also envisioned that Belur Math would develop into a

“great University”, by which he perhaps meant that thecentres of Ramakrishna Math and RamakrishnaMission under Belur Math Headquarters would becentres of wisdom radiating the light of secular and

spiritual knowledge for the all-round developmentof humankind—physical, mental, moral,intellectual and spiritual. Just a couple of daysbefore his mahasamadhi (passing away) on 4 July1902, he prophesied as follows:

The Vision

“The spiritual impact that has come to Belur [Math] will last fifteen hundredyears, and it will be a great University. Do not think I imagine it; I see it.”On another occasion, he wrote:

“The aim is to gradually develop this Math into an all-round University.”

Swami Vivekananda's educational vision which the Ramakrishna Mission institutionsare striving to actualize may be put briefly in his own words: “What we want are Westernscience coupled with Vedanta, Brahmacharya as the guiding motto, and also Shraddhaand faith in one's own self.” Swamiji emphasized man making, character buildingeducation by combining the best elements of the East and the West.

About the UniversityRamakrishna Mission Vivekananda University (formerly known as ‘RamakrishnaMission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute’) was established under theaegis of Ramakrishna Mission, having been declared by the Ministry of Human ResourceDevelopment (MHRD), Government of India, to be a ‘deemed-to-be university’ underSection 3 of University Grants Commission (UGC) Act, 1956 by a Notification dated 5January 2005. Later, by another Notification of the UGC, the university was renamedas ‘Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University’. The University was formallyinaugurated at Belur Math on 4 July 2005, the sacred day of Swami Vivekananda’smahasamadhi.Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University (RKMVU) is a University with adifference. It is headquartered at Belur Math and mainly operates through its various‘off-campus’ Faculty Centres located at the various branch-centres of RamakrishnaMission in India and has as its ‘thrust areas’ certain unconventional areas. These ‘thrust

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areas’ are also ‘gap areas’ in the sense thatthey scarcely receive any attention in theconventional Universities in India. One suchthrust area is ‘Integrated Rural Developmentand Tribal Development’, under which thepresent Faculty Centre at RamakrishnaMission Ashrama, Narendrapur, WestBengal, has been started. One more centre devoted to this area is Ramakrishna MissionAshrama, Ranchi, Jharkhand. Some of the other thrust areas chosen are: DisabilityManagement and Special Education, Indian Cultural and Spiritual Heritage, and DisasterManagement.

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The Schools and Faculty CentresThere are presently the following Schools of the University with different Faculty Centresunder them: (1) School of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physical Education, (2) School ofAgriculture and Rural Development, (3) School of Mathematical Sciences, (4) School ofIndian Heritage, (5) School of Humanities and Social Sciences. These Schools and Facultycentres under them are situated at different branch centres of Ramakrishna Mission andare being developed as Centres of Excellence. The Faculty Centre for Integrated RuralDevelopment and Management (IRDM) is situated at Ramakrishna Mission ashrama,Narendrapur, Kolkata under the School of Agriculture and Rural Development. ThisAshrama has a glorious history of pioneering work in the field of Agriculture and RuralDevelopment for nearly seven decades and hence has developed sufficient expertise tohouse the Faculty of Integrated Rural Development and Management.The Schools and the Faculty Centres under them are given below:I. School of Mathematical Sciences

a. Mathematics (Belur Main Campus)b. Physics (Belur Main Campus)c. Computer Science (Belur Main Campus)

II. School of Indian Heritagea. Sanskrit (Belur Campus and Vivekananda Research Centre, Kolkata)b. Spiritual Heritage of India (Belur Campus and Vivekananda Research Centre)

III. School of Agriculture and Rural Developmenta. Integrated Rural Development and Management Faculty Centre (Narendrapur

Faculty Centre)b. Integrated Rural & Tribal Development and Management (Ranchi Faculty Centre)

IV. School of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physical Educationa. Faculty of "General & Adapted Physical Education and Yoga" (Coimbatore Faculty

Centre)b. Faculty of "Disability Management and Special Education" (Coimbatore Faculty

Centre)V. School of Humanities and Social Sciences

a. Department of Bengali Studiesb. Department of Philosophical Studiesc. Department of Economic Studies

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Narendrapur Faculty Centre offers the following courses1. Two-year (four-semester) MSc. in ‘Agriculture and Rural Development (ARD)’2. Two-year (four-semester) MSc. in ‘Agricultural Biotechnology (AgBT)’3. PhD in Agricultural Biotechnology4. PhD in Agriculture and Rural Development (ARD)

About the IRDM Faculty CentreThe Faculty Centre at Ramakrishna MissionAshrama, Narendrapur, Kolkata, for theFaculty of ‘Integrated Rural Developmentand Management (IRDM)’ is an ‘off-campus’centre of the University, approved by UGCand MHRD. Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama(RKM), Narendrapur, Kolkata 700103 is abranch-centre of Ramakrishna Mission withheadquarters at Belur Math, Howrah, WestBengal. This centre houses a huge educationalcomplex in a sprawling campus of about 200acres, with a string of institutions such as aResidential College, a Residential School, BlindBoys’ Academy, Automobile Training Centre,Commercial Institute, two units meant forintegrated rural development, namely,

Lokasiksha Parishad and Agricultural Training Centre. There are huge agriculturalfarms and extension services covering nearly a thousand villages for integrated ruraldevelopment. A large and well-maintained medicinal plant garden is a unique featureof the centre. The greenery and well-maintained gardens, ponds and water bodies,farms, play grounds etc together with the overall serene atmosphere give the campusan elevating ambience ideally suited for cultivation of knowledge—'the aim of anyeducational institution'. The new Faculty is meant to provide quality education for ameaningful and self-supporting life to youths and train them to cater to the needs ofeconomically poor and socially underprivileged sections of the society. One uniquefeature of the courses under this Faculty, which is a common feature of all the coursesunder the University, is to provide value based and higher goal-oriented education.Please visit our University website at http://www.rkmvu.ac.in

About the CoursesThe course on ‘Agriculture and Rural Development (ARD)’ fosters and promotesinterdisciplinary aspects of rural development. As an interdisciplinary programmemerging multiple fields of study, ARD draws faculty from a wide array of disciplines,providing a unique opportunity for students and faculty to explore complex rural

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developmental issues from multipleperspectives.

● The 2-year MSc. course in ‘Agricultureand Rural Development (ARD)’ includespapers covering the concept of integratedrural development, rural society,demography, rural resources andenvironment, biodiversity, agriculturalt e c h n o l o g i e s , r u r a l a d v a n c e dtechnologies , entrepreneurshipdevelopment, women and child development, rural health and sanitation, ruraladministration, research methodologies etc. as well as the management aspects ofall the above-mentioned topics in an integrated manner. The students will have theliberty to choose optional and special courses through the credit accumulationsystem. Regular practical training and field work in the University farms as wellas in villages, market and programme evaluation are some of the important featuresof the course. Dissertation paper and at least two seminars are compulsory.

● The 2 year MSc. Course in 'Agricultural Biotechnology (AgBT)' will cover differentaspects of biotechnological applications in agriculture & allied sector with specialreference to its role in production, protection and improvement of agriculturalcrops. Students will run both theoretical and practical knowledge of microbialbiotechnology including multiplication of different important microbes,environmental biotechnology including organic farming, plant protection andutilisation of beneficial insects, plant biotechnology - classical & molecular geneticsand genetic engineering including recombinant DNA technology, classical andmolecular breeding, plant physiology and biochemistry, seed technology, planttissue culture, bioinformatics and biostatistics. Students will also receive lessons onrural extension and entrepreneurship development related to the subject.

PhD in Agricultural Biotechnology and PhD in 'Agriculture and RuralDevelopment (ARD)' coursesThe doctoral programme at the Faculty Centre was started in the year 2012. Theprogramme intends to contribute significant knowledge towards the respective disciplinesalong with development of competent researchers in the field of Biotechnology andRural Development. The doctoral programme of Agricultural Biotechnology presentlyfocuses on Abiotic and Biotic Stress of Crops, Bioremediation of Arsenic ContaminatedSoil and Micro- and Macro- Propagation of Bamboo species and their MolecularCharacterisation, while the doctoral programme of Agriculture and Rural Developmentcourse is presently working on Integrated Farming Systems and their SustainabilityAssessment, Sustainable Agriculture, and application of Social Network Analysis instudying Sustainable Rural Livelihoods.

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Academic HighlightsThe programme is organised in five distinct but mutually supportive learningsegments :Interactive Classroom Sessions (ICS) : ICS involves lectures, special lectures by subjectexperts, seminars, debates, group discussions, panel discussions, extempore deliberation,class teachings, mini projects, presentation of semester paper, field and laboratory basedpractical, visit to farmers' field and different institutions etc. In all the four semestersstudents are to be given exposure to about 28 compulsory and optional modules/coursescomprised of extensive information related to different aspects of rural developmentand management.Rural Living and Learning Experience (RLLE) : The most essential component of thecourse is to bridge the gap between academics and application by generating willingnessamong the students for rural living and to develop the inquisitive process of learningleading to action through participation in villagers’ day-to-day activities. The interactiveinvolvement with the villagers in different institutional contexts would expand theinnovative qualities of the students. RLLE is, therefore, an indispensable pedagogicalcomponent of the IRDM course.Learning through Organizational Attachment (LOA) : LOA provides students withthe knowledge of practical work and learning opportunity. It attempts to prepare thestudents with more effective techniques, better decision-making abilities, instill in themthe vigour of approach in productivity, excellence and innovation. It exposes the studentsto real life situations and provides them with opportunities to apply the concepts learntin the classroom in actual situations. It also helps them to develop innovative target-oriented solutions to the major issues faced by theorganization and address strategy formulation aswell as operational and functional problems. Theduration of LOA would be of 2 weeks and 8 weeksduring 2nd and 4th semester respectively.On the Job Training : With the same objectives ofLOA, there may be an optional ‘On the job trainingprogramme’ for 3 months after the completion of thefinal examination including viva-voce at the end ofthe 4th semester. A token stipend may be given to the students undergoing this optionaltraining programme (Subjects to the approval).Dissertation work and scientific research paper : Each student will give a preliminaryseminar after the 2nd semester on proposed plan of dissertation work and will work onthat topic throughout the 3rd and 4th semesters. Students have to give another seminarat the end 4th semester on his/her dissertation work.Students have to submit a scientific paper for publishing in a peer reviewed journalalong with their dissertation report.Associative academic activities in all the semesters : ● Seminars, talks, debates, groupdiscussions, panel discussion, quizzes, class teaching exercises, extempore presentations,village meetings etc. ● Report writing and presentation. ● Unit tests, final examinationsat the end of each semester, short field visits and institutional visits. ● Organising stallsand demonstrations in kishan mela. ● Comprehensive test during 4th semester. Nograde will be given but students have to qualify in that test.

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Course Content of Two year M.Sc. course in ‘Agriculture and Rural Development (ARD)’

COMPULSORY COURSESCredits

( Th + Pr)Title of the ModuleModuleNo.

SEMESTER-I

SEMESTER-II

SEMESTER-III

ARD 101 Rural Sociology and Integrated Rural Development 4+2 = 6ARD 102 Basic Economics 2 +0 =2ARD 103 Extension Education-I 3 +2 =5ARD 104 Principles of Crop Production 4 +3= 7ARD 105 Research Methodology-I 3 +2=5ARD 106 Indian Culture and Spiritual Heritage-I 1+0=1

ARD 201 Human Resources and Organisation Management 2+2 = 4ARD 202 Demography, Social Problem and Intervention 3+1 =4ARD 203 Rural Economics, Cooperation & Microfinance 3 +1 =4ARD 204 Principles of Crop Protection 3 +2= 5ARD 205 Research Methodology-II 2+2=4ARD 206 Agribusiness Management and Entrepreneurship Development 3+1=4ARD-207 Indian Culture and Spiritual Heritage-II 1+0=1ARD 208 Rural Living and Learning Experience –I 0+2=2

ARD 301 Rural Development Management 3+2 = 5ARD 302 Rural Development and Extension Programmes & Organizations 2+2 =4ARD 303 Rural Health Management 2 +1 =3ARD 304 Rural Women and Child Development 4 +1= 5ARD 305 Technologies in Agriculture and Allied Sectors 3 +3=6ARD 306 Rural Living and Learning Experience-II 0+2=2

ARD 401 Rural Development Administration 2+1=3ARD 402 Seminar I 0+1=1ARD 403 Seminar II 0+1=1ARD 404 Dissertation(15) + Research Paper Submission (1) 0+16=16ARD 405 Learning through Organisational Attachment 0+8=8Comprehensive TestTotal 120

SEMESTER-IV

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TitleCode

Course Content of Two year MSc course inAgricultural Biotechnology

Credits( Th + Pr)

SEMESTER-IABT 101 Fundamentals of Crop Production (4+3)ABT 102 Fundamentals of Crop Improvement (3+2)ABT 103 Cell Biology (2+1)ABT 104 Plant Physiology (1+1)ABT105 Biostatistics – I (2+1)ABT 106 Molecular Biology (2+0)ABT 107 Plant Tissue Culture (2+2)ABT 108 Spiritual and cultural Heritage of India-I (2+0)Total 18 + 10 = 28

ABT 201 Fundamentals of Crop Protection (4+3)ABT 202 Plant Biochemistry (2+1)ABT 203 Biostatistics – II (1+1)

SEMESTER-II

Credits( Th + Pr)Title of the ModuleModule

No.

OPTIONAL/ SPECIAL COURSES(Minimum 12 credit to be covered from below in different semesters)

ARD 251 Forest and Tribal Livelihoods Development 3+2=5ARD 252 Tribe and Tribal Development 1+1 =2ARD 253 Land and Land Reforms 2+0=2ABT 385 Organic Farming System-an advance course 3+4=7ARD 351 Environment and Disaster Management 3+1= 4ARD 352 Indigenous Technical Knowledge System 2+0=2ARD 353 Rural Water & Sanitation Management 1+1=2ARD 354 Project Management 2ARD 355 Extension Education-II 3+1=4ARD-356 Social Problem Intervention 6+0=6ARD 451 Natural Resource and Watershed Management 2+1=3ARD 452 Panchayati Raj Institution 2ARD 453 Community-based Organization (CBO) 2

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Two year MSc. inAgricultural Biotechnology

TitleCode Credits( Th + Pr)

ABT 301 Immunology (2+1)ABT 302 Bioinformatics (1+1)ABT 303 Molecular Breeding (2+1)ABT 304 Genomics and Proteomics (2+0)ABT 305 Transgenic in Crop improvement (2+0)ABT 306 Environmental Biotechnology (3+2)ABT- 307 Organizational/ Industrial Placement (0 + 9)ABT-308 Seminar –II: Proposed Plan of Dissertation Work (0+1)Total 12+15 = 27

ABT 401 Seminar-III (0+1)ABT 402 Dissertation work (0+24)Total 0 + 24 = 25

ABT 204 Microbiology (3+2)ABT 205 Genetic Engineering (2+0)ABT 206 Molecular Tools and Techniques (0+2)ABT 207 Spiritual and cultural Heritage of India-II (2+0)ABT 208 Seminar-I (0+1)Total 14+ 10 = 24

ABT-403 Entrepreneurship Development and Marketing (2+2)ABT-405 Agricultural Extension (1+1)ABT-406 Pharmacognosy and phytochemistry of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (3+2)ABT-407 Organic Farming (3+4)

OPTIONAL / SPECIAL COURSES

SEMESTER-IV

SEMESTER-III

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‘Agriculture and Rural Development (ARD)’ :It offers a rigorous, interdisciplinary, experientialcurriculum designed to prepare future leaders torespond to developmental opportunities andchallenges in the rural uplift programmes. It triesto make students fit and knowledgeable in theunderstanding of certain important issues inintegrated rural development. Students completingthe MSc. course inARD are expected to developskills in the following.

1. Knowledge of rural systems : Understand the structure, function, and integrationof the rural society with a thrust on integrated rural development.

2. Interdisciplinary approach : Apply an interdisciplinary approach to the study ofthe rural environment and its development, integrating multiple kinds of information,tools, methods, and scholarship from a variety of disciplines in order to analyzeand construct arguments about complex rural issues.

3. Experiential Learning : Understand the connections between classroom andexperiential learning and successfully practice multiple forms of real worldapplications.

4. Decision Making : Understand how uncertainty, risk, ethics, economics, and cultureinteract with rural development and decision making.

5. Teamwork : Collaborate as members of teams, effectively working with multiplestakeholders from various backgrounds to address rural developmental issues.

6. Technical Knowledge : To be familiar with some of the technological tools commonlyused to address rural developmental challenges.

7. Professional Development : To provide opportunity to the Govt., Corporate andPrivate sectors with the skill of professionals in the field of rural development.

8. Self-employment : Empower students for building organisation, leading self-employment through entrepreneurship, establishing rural agro-clinics etc.

Student Outcomes and Opportunities

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The existing rural development unit of the Ashrama consistsof about 25,000 sq. ft. concrete area and more than 15hectares of farm land. Among the total concrete area, about80 percent is used for academic purposes like class rooms,laboratories, libraries, seminar/meeting rooms, conferencehalls etc. All these rooms are well equipped with advancedacademic aids necessary for teaching. The ruraldevelopment unit can boast of well qualified, experienced,practically field-oriented faculty members well informedin the state-of-art tools & techniques, and who arecontinuously updating their knowledge in every aspectof rural development. In fact this band of dedicated and qualified faculty is one of the mainassets of the university. The highly experienced renowned personnel like former ViceChancellor of Agricultural University, former Director of National Institute of RuralDevelopment, high level Govt. Officials, Professors of several reputed Universitites, ProgrammeCoordinators of post-graduate courses of national institutes, top managerial personnel ofprivate agri-input sectors advise the University in the Faculty Centre.a. Class room : Class rooms (with computer, internet, and multimedia presentation facilities),

seminar/meeting rooms, conference halls etc.b. Agricultural farm :

i. Two experimental farms along with poultry, dairy, mushroom production and foodprocessing units.

ii. Medicinal plant garden along with processing unitc. Arboretum and medicinal plants cultivation unit : An extensive variety of plants are

cultivated for scientific, educational, and ornamentalpurposes. The medicinal plant garden not only offersan opportunity to the students for study of medicinalvalues of different plants but also providesopportunities to explore the response of the plants withbio-insecticidal properties.d. Library : Large number of books and journals,computer facility, access to e-journals, databases,statistical data, images and digital maps.e. Laboratory :

i. Well equipped soil-testing laboratory.ii. Well equipped quality control laboratory

having TLC, HPTLC, GC, HPLC and AAS.iii. Biocontrol laboratory for isolation, mass production of different biocontrol agents

(parasite, predators, beneficial bacteria, and fungus etc.) and quality control facilityhaving stereo-zoom microscope, phase contrast microscope, inverted microscope,and UV Spectrophotometer

iv. Molecular biology laboratory having PCR, gel-electrophoresis systems, gel-doc systems etcfacilities

v. All facilities needed for conducting basiclaboratory based practial classes in plantbiochemistry and plant physiology as errequirement of the course.

vi. Tissue culture laboratory.

Infrastructural and Other Facilities

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Linkages and Rural NetworkThe rural development activities ofRamakrishna Mission Ashrama,Narendrapur, are well known for theirintegrated approach and emphasis onqualitative development. They are welllinked with different departments ofthe State and Central Governments. Theinternational organizations likeUNICEF, Ford Foundation, KonradAdenauer Foundation, German AgroAction, European Union, InternationalRice Research Institute, InternationalFund for Agricultural Development,

International Institute for Rural Reconstruction, Food and Agriculture Organization etc.have a strong bonding with the Narendrapur Ashrama in the matter of agricultural andoverall rural development activities. More than 1000 villages of 12 districts are coveredthrough 267 Village Organizations and 22 ‘Rural Development Centres (RDC)’ situatedin the block or district headquarters. These RDCs act as local resource centres withfacilities for training and accommodation for the learner-trainees. The RDCs play aneffective role in the implementation of various rural development activities like motherand child development, rural sanitation and environment programmes, agriculturalprogrammes, rural education, vocational training etc. They also help in the rural placementof our students/trainees.

Co-Curricular ActivitiesDifferent types of tours to places/ Institutes/ Laboratoriesof interest are arranged for the students regularly. The studentsalso participate in a number of festivals and special occasionsthroughout the year within and outside the Ashrama. Studentsalso participate in different academic & non-academic eventsincluding educational exhibitions.

Medical FacilitiesThere exists a Medical Clinic from where students get free medical advice and treatment.

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Eligibility for Admission1) M.Sc. in Agricultural Biotechnology : B.Sc. (Hons.) with minimum 50% marks in

Bio-science/ Agriculture/related subjects OR B.Sc. (General: 3-year degree) in Bio-Science/ Agriculture/related subjects with minimum 55% marks.

2) M.Sc. in Agriculture and Rural Development (ARD) : B.Sc. (Hons.) with minimum50% marks OR B.Sc. (General: 3-year degree) with minimum 55% marks.

3) One year Postgraduate Diploma in Sports Science : B.Sc. (Hons.) with 50% marksOR B.Sc. (General: 3 year) with 55% marks in any Science subject with Physics /Chemistry / Mathematics / Physiology/ Psychology/ Nutrition or allied subjects,or Bachelor in Physiotherapy (BPT) from any recognized University with minimum55% marks or Bachelor of Physical Education with minimum 55 % marks from anyrecognized University.

4) PhD in Agricultural Biotechnology: M.Sc. in Agricultural Biotechnology/Biotechnology/ Genetics/ Plant Breeding/ Biochemistry/ Plant Physiology/ Botanyor related subjects with at least 60% marks.

5) PhD in Agriculture and Rural Development (ARD) : M.Sc. in Integrated RuralDevelopment and Management/ Rural Development/ Rural Management/Agricultural Extension/ Agricultural Economics/ Social Sciences/ Social work orrelated subjects with at least 60% marks.

Note : 5% relaxation for SC/ST candidates in all the courses.

Mode of SelectionMarks obtained in the qualifying examination, together with written test/vivavoce/interview will be considered.

Admission Procedure1. Completed application forms along with the

necessary documents must be addressed to :Dean, Faculty Centre of IRDM of RamakrishnaMission Vivekananda University, near MainGate, Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama,Narendrapur, Kolkata 700103.The completed forms must reach the aboveaddress before 5 pm of the last date prescribedand published in the notification.

2. The University authorities shall not take anyresponsibility for postal delay.

3. Candidates must submit attested photocopiesof the following documents and an extra photograph for Admit Card along withthe application form. However, they shall be required to produce the originaldocuments at the time of interview.

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a. Certificate and Marksheet of Higher Secondary (Plus Two) or equivalentexamination.

b. Marksheet of BSc Final Examination. However, in case of candidates awaitingfinal results, the marksheet of the last part of examination, along with a certificatefrom the Head of the institution stating that the candidate has appeared for thefinal examination and that the results are awaited, will be needed for considerationof application. Such qualified candidates will be provissionally admitted till thecandidate submits the mark sheet of BSc. final exam soon after their results arepublished. It must be noted that the candidates shall be disqualified if they failto obtain the requisite minimum marks as stated above.

c. Conduct certificate from the Head of the Institution last attended.d. Certificate in proof of age (Madhyamik/Matriculation/School Final/equivalent

examination by the State Board).e. SC/ST/OBC certificate, if applicable.f. Transfer certificate from the Board/University in which candidate last studied

should be produced at the time of admission.g. Medical/Health certificate from registered medical practitioner in the prescribed

form to be obtained and if required from the Ashrama Dispensary (at the timeof admission).

h. Certificates, if any, of extra-curricular activities.4. No TA/DA etc. will be provided for appearing in the admission test/interview.

Admission No Student will be enrolled or permitted to attend the classes until the fees due

from him/her have been paid. Candidates will not be allowed to change his/her course. A student who applies for Transfer Certificate and Conduct Certificate within a

period of one year after completing the course in the college will be granted suchCertificate free of cost.

Those who apply for such certificates after the lapse of one year from the date onwhich they have left the college will have to pay a fee of `. 20 for each Certificate.

Class HoursThe normal class hours will be from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm. Practical classes and Libraryworks may extend beyond these regular hours as per the academic requirements of thecourse/ need of the students.

Credit System and Examination The semester course credit system will be followed. Each student is evaluated in each of the courses continuously throughout the

semester. The university follows the 10 point scale evaluation system.

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For each module there will be 4 unit tests (both for theory and practical), which willcontribute to 40% of the total marks.

Final examinations at the end of the semester account for 60% of the total marks. Examinations : 1st /3rd Semester examination will be during Dec - Jan and 2nd/4th

Semester examination will be during May - June. Candidates unsuccessful in any of the papers will be given two more chances through

supplementary examinations. Examination fees once paid will not be refunded or adjusted under any circumstances.

AttendanceA minimum attendance of 75% in theoretical classes and in practical classes is mandatory.

Minimum Passing Criteria A candidate has to obtain a minimum of 50 percent marks in both theory and

practical in each subject of each semester to qualify in the respective semester. The unsuccessful candidates in any module in any semester may appear for further

examination for that particular module within one year of publication of result ofthat particular semester to obtain clearance in that particular module.

The Dissertation is an essential part of the course, failing which the student will notbe entitled to get the degree.

A candidate who successfully completes the course and passes the examinations prescribedin all the subjects of the four semesters shall be declared to have qualified for the degree.

Dress code and BehaviourEvery student should wear dress as per the prescribed uniform. No student will be allowed to absent himself/herself from the college without valid

reason. Application for leave should be madebeforehand to the Dean of Faculty in the form.In the case of leave application due to illnessextending over more than three days, the Deanmay ask for the production of a medical certificate.

Any student absenting himself/herself withoutpermission for any one hour of the day duringclass hours will be regarded as absent for thewhole day.

Ramakrishna Mission being a nonpolitical bodydevoted to selfless service irrespective of any other consideration, the studentsshould strictly refrain from any political activity in the campus.

The Dean of the Faculty may impose the following punishments in the interest ofthe students and the institution like fines, cancellation of attendance, withholdingof certificates, suspension and expulsion.

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Fees and DepositsFor both the two-years (Four-Semesters) MSc. in Agriculture and Rural Development(ARD) and Agricultural Biotechnology courses the course fee is ` 12000/-(Twelvethousand only) per semester. In addition, every student will have to pay a one-time feeof ` 5100/-, which includes admission fee (` 3000/-), caution deposit (`2000/-), andidentity card charges ` 100/-. While caution deposit is refundable at the end of thecourse (after deduction for breakage, damages etc, if any), no other fees are redundable.

Students passed from the University are now working in different renowned NGO[Professional Assistance for Development Action (PRADAN), Centre for CollectiveDevelopment (CCD), Andhra Pradesh, Child In Need Institute (CINI), Literacy India,New Delhi, Network for Enterprise Enhancement and Development Support (NEEDS),Jharkhand etc.], Corporate Houses [Bayer Crop Science, Indofil Industries Limited, SreiSahaj e-village Ltd., Krishi Gram Vikash Kendra, Ranchi (CSR wing of Usha Martin)etc.], Government Sector [ICAR (Research Fellow), West Bengal Consultancy OrganisationLtd. (WEBCON), SRDA, West Bengal etc.], successfully. Some of the aspirant studentsare persuing research work as reserach associates, doctoral students etc. in India andAbroad.

Placement of Students

Contact person : Dr Manas Ghosh, Dean, IRDM Faculty Centre,Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, Narendrapur, Kolkata 700103.Contact phone numbers: 033-24772020, 8902107881 / 9433246593/ 9433390828E-mail : rkmvundp@gmail.com, Website : rkmvu.ac.in

Some important festivals / ceremonies / events observedwithin the Ashrama are : Kalpataru Utsav, Swamiji'sBirthday Tithi, Shri Shri Ramakrishna's Birthday Tithi,Ashrama Foundation Day, Foundation Day ofRamakrishna Mission, Annual Celebration of AshramaUnits, General Celebration(Nara Narayan Seva),Blood Donation Camp,Vidyarthi Brata.

Important Festivals

"INTEGRATED RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT"Ramakrishna Mission AshramaNarendrapur, Kolkata-700 103, West Bengal

Phone : 033 2477 2020 / 0715, Fax : 033 2477 2020Mobile : 98304 57540 / 94332 46593 / 89021 07881

E-mail : rkmvundp@gmail.comWebsite : www.rkmvu.ac.in

Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University

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