The department of Agriculture was established in 2011 for the undergraduate course in B.Sc. Agriculture, is one of the most dynamic department of the college. Ever since its inception, the department has been the hub of academic excellence through some great teachers who have laid a sound foundation as well as the cream of students of the region. Thus we are confident that our students will emerge as assets not only to this institution, but also to the country at large.
The motive of our department is to provide practical knowledge along with the theoretical to ensure the quality education and carry out leading edge research in discipline of Agriculture. Agriculture also has one research project. Which is funded by DST (SYST) . The department has excellent infrastructure, well established labs, modern field technology and teaching faculty to support the research and teaching activities. Currently, Agriculture department have two more courses i.e. vocational course in food processing and Diploma in Agriculture, which have good future scope. Along with academic knowledge we train our students to face the challenges of life by providing many value added courses to enhance their career prospects. Interaction among students, parents and staff, along with a Training and Placement Cell ensures a bright future to the students. Hence on behalf of our Agriculture Department, I welcome all you to Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Khalsa College, Anandpur Sahib.
List of Projects undertaken by students
| Sr. No. |
Name of Class |
Year |
No. of Beneficiaries |
Name of the Project |
| 1. |
B.Sc.(Agriculture) |
Year I |
85 |
Identification and cultivation of important medicinal plants |
| 2. |
B.Sc.(Agriculture) |
Year II |
83 |
Exotic Vegetable Production |
| 3. |
B.Sc.(Agriculture) |
Year III |
86 |
Mushroom cultivation |
| 4. |
B.Sc.(Agriculture) |
Year IV |
80 |
Drift wood making |
| |
Total |
|
374 |
|
| 5. |
Dr.Pankaj,Dr.Martha,Dr.Naresh,Dr.Chandarkant |
Associate Professor |
Chitkara University,Kurukshetra University,IIT Ropar |
| 6. |
Dr.Pankaj |
Dean Research |
Chitkara University |
| 7. |
Prof .SKumreson |
Professor |
University of Hyderabad |
| 8. |
Dr.Nitin Arora |
Assistant Professor |
Punjab University |
Industrial visits by students, summer training in last one year
| Name of Event |
Date |
Class |
Number of Beneficiary students |
| Educational Tour to Directorate of Mushroom Research, Solan Himachal Pradesh |
10 September,2018 |
B.Sc.(Agri) Sem Yr. III |
50 |
| Educational Tour to Khan Mushroom farm, Una (Himachal Pradesh) |
26.01.2019 |
B.Sc.(Agri). III and diploma in Agriculture |
70 |
| Educational Tour to Chattbirh Zoo, Chandigarh |
27.01.2019 |
B. Sc. (Agri) Yr. II |
70 |
List of Guest lectures/exhibition/seminar/training courses conducted by the college
| S. No. |
Name of Event |
Date |
Place of Event |
Class |
Number of students/Beneficiaries |
| 1. |
Exhibition on Medicinal Plants |
4. 10. 2018 |
Kisan Mela, Ropar |
farmer’sof Ropar and adjoining area |
350 |
| 2. |
Exhibition on Medicinal Plants, Exotic vegetables |
16.10.2018 |
Mata Gujri College, Sri fatehgarh Sahib |
Students and farmer’sof Fatehgarh Sahib |
500 |
| 3. |
Exhibition on Medicinal Plants, Exotic vegetables |
28.10.2018 |
NFL, Nangal |
Visitors of NFL Mela |
500 |
| 4. |
Exhibition on Medicinal Plants, Exotic vegetables |
9.02.2019 and 10.02.2019 |
Guru Ka Lahore (H.P.) |
Farmer’s of Anandpur Sahib |
250 |
| 5. |
One day workshop on Diagnostic Based Plant Disease Management |
15.02.2019 |
Conference hall and Agriculture Field of Department of Agriculture |
BSc. (Agri) I, III |
100+ |
| 6. |
Guest lecture on Economics of Mushroom Cultivation |
28.02.2019 |
Conference hall, Department of Agriculture |
BSc. (Agri) I, III & B.A. students of economics |
156 |
| 7. |
Two day workshop on Disaster Management |
8.3.2019 and9.3.2019 |
Multipurpose hall, SGTB Khalsa College |
BSc. IV |
200+ |
| 8. |
Poster presentation, Model making, Essay writing, Scientific Quiz, Paper reading contest in SciFest. |
13.03.2019 |
Department of Agriculture |
BSc. I, II, III |
|
| 9. |
One Day Workshop on Pickling of Mushrooms |
14.3.2019 |
Food Laboratory, Agriculture |
BSc. (Agri) I, III & B. Voc.(Food Processing) |
60 |
| 10. |
One day workshop for Farmers on Kitchen Gardening |
16.03.2019 |
Multipurpose Hall and field of Department of Agriculture |
BSc. IV and Farmer’s of Anandpur Sahib |
120 |
| 11. |
Exhibition on Medicinal Plants, Exotic vegetables |
27 March, 2019 |
Kissan Mela, Anandpur Sahib |
Farmer’s of Anandpur Sahib |
300+ |
Name, Designation, host institute of guest faculty invited
| S. No. |
Title of Workshop/FDP/ Guest lecture |
Name, Designation and Institute of guest faculty |
| 1. |
Diagnostic Based Plant Disease Management |
Dr. (Prof.) Y.S.Paul Ex-Dean/Director Extension Education CSK HPKV, Palampur |
| 2. |
Economics of Mushroom Cultivation |
Mr.Yussouf Khan UNA |
| 3. |
Kitchen Gardening |
S. Harjap Singh (Progressive Organic Farmer)Vill. Dher Teh. Sri Anandpur Sahib |
| 4. |
Disaster Management |
NDRF Team, Bathinda,Preet pal singh( Indian Army), Dr. Vinayak Sinha ( Associate Professor and Head Deptt. Of Earth Science, Indian Institute of Science and Education Research, Mohali |
| 5. |
SPSS (Software for Research Analysis) |
Dr. Nitin Arora Deptt. Of Economics Panjab University Chandigarh |
| 6. |
Preparation of Mushroom Pickle |
Mr. Somesh, Department of Horticulture, Sri Anandpur Sahib |
List of new Practicals/ demonstrations introduced in last 1 year
| S. No. |
Practical/Demonstration |
Class |
Number of students/Beneficiaries |
| 1. |
Mushroom cultivation of Pleurotus djamor and P. florida Mushroom cultivation of Agaricus bispous |
(B.Sc. (Agri.) Hons. Sem I), Govt. School Students of Himachal Pradesh, students of Botany |
90 + 12 + 50 =152 |
| 2. |
Seed counting through seed counter. |
(B.Sc. (Agri.) Sem IV) |
80 |
| 3. |
Seed germination inside seed germinator. |
B.Sc. (Agri.) Sem III |
80 |
| 4. |
Weather estimation through different equipments |
B.Sc. (Agri. Sem I |
70 |
| 5. |
Cultivation of many exotic plants |
B.Sc. (Agri) Sem II |
80 |
| 6. |
Pot plant cultivation. |
B.Sc. (Agri.) Sem II |
80 |
| 7. |
Pickle preparations. |
B.Sc. (Agri. Sem VI) and B.Voc. (Food Processing) |
60 |
| 8. |
Squash and jam preparation. |
B.Sc. (Agri. Sem VI) and B.Voc. (Food Processing) |
80 |
| 9. |
Effect of dates of sowing and different varieties on yield of wheat. |
B.Sc. (Agri) Sem VII |
88 |
| 10. |
Effect of different dates of sowing on number of days taken to physiological maturity. |
B.Sc. (Agri) Sem VII |
88 |