SEMESTERWISE DISTRIBUTION OF COURSES FOR B.F.Sc. PROGRAMME
I Semester
Sl.No. |
CourseNo. |
Course Title |
Credit Hour |
1 |
FS-101 |
Principles of Aquaculture |
2 (1+1) |
2 |
FS-102 |
Anatomy and Biology of Finfish |
3 (2+1) |
3 |
FS-103 |
Taxonomy of Finfish |
3 (1+2) |
4 |
FS-104 |
Meteorology, Climatology and Disaster Management |
3 (2+1) |
5 |
FS-105 |
Statistical Methods |
3 (2+1) |
6 |
FS-106 |
Fundamentals of Biochemistry |
3 (2+1) |
7 |
FS-107 |
Fundamentals of Microbiology |
3 (2+1) |
8 |
FS-108 |
Soil and Water Chemistry |
3 (2+1) |
9 |
FS-109 * |
Swimming |
1 (0+1) |
|
|
Total |
24 (14+10) |
*CNC= Compulsory Non-credit Course.
II Semester
Sl.No. |
Course No. |
Course Title |
Credit Hour |
1 |
FS-110 |
Freshwater Aquaculture |
3 (2+1) |
2 |
FS-111 |
Aquaculture in Reservoirs |
2 (1+1) |
3 |
FS-112 |
Taxonomy of Shellfish |
3 (2+1) |
4 |
FS-113 |
Anatomy and Biology of Shellfish |
3 (2+1) |
5 |
FS-114 |
Inland Fisheries |
3 (2+1) |
6 |
FS-115 |
Limnology |
3 (2+1) |
7 |
FS-116 |
Marine Biology |
2 (1+1) |
8 |
FS-117 |
Food Chemistry and Fish in Nutrition |
2 (1+1) |
9 |
FS-118 |
Information and Communication Technology |
2 (1+1) |
10 |
FS-119 * |
Physical Education, First Aid & Yoga Practices |
1 (0+1) CNC* |
|
|
Total |
24 (14+10) |
*CNC= Compulsory Non-credit Course
III Semester
Sl.No. |
Course No. |
Course Title |
Credit Hour |
1 |
FS-201 |
Ornamental Fish Production and Management |
2 (1+1) |
2 |
FS-202 |
Fish Food Organisms |
3 (2+1) |
3 |
FS-203 |
Fish Immunology |
2 (1+1) |
4 |
FS-204 |
Marine Fisheries |
2 (1+1) |
5 |
FS-205 |
Aquatic Ecology and Biodiversity |
3 (2+1) |
6 |
FS-206 |
Freezing Technology |
3 (2+1) |
7 |
FS-207 |
Refrigeration and Equipment Engineering |
2 (1+1) |
8 |
FS-208 |
Fisheries Extension Education and Personality Development |
3 (2+1) |
9 |
FS-209 |
Fisheries Economics |
3 (2+1) |
|
|
Total |
23 (14+9) |
IV Semester
Sl.No. |
Course No. |
Course Title |
Credit Hour |
1 |
FS-210 |
Coastal Aquaculture and Mariculture |
3 (2+1) |
2 |
FS-211 |
Genetics and Breeding |
3 (2+1) |
3 |
FS-212 |
Fish Nutrition and Feed Technology |
2 (1+1) |
4 |
FS-213 |
Fish and Shellfish Pathology |
2 (1+1) |
5 |
FS-214 |
Physiology of Finfish and Shellfish |
2 (1+1) |
6 |
FS-215 |
Fishery Oceanography |
3 (2+1) |
7 |
FS-216 |
Aquatic Pollution and Coastal Zone Management |
2 (1+1) |
8 |
FS-217 |
Fish Canning Technology |
3 (2+1) |
9 |
FS-218 |
Fishing Gear Technology |
3 (2+1) |
|
|
Total |
23 (14+9) |
V Semester
Sl.No. |
Course No. |
Course Title |
Credit Hour |
1 |
FS-301 |
Finfish Hatchery Management |
3 (2+1) |
2 |
FS-302 |
Introduction to Biotechnology and Bioinformatics |
3 (2+1) |
3 |
FS-303 |
Pharmacology |
2 (1+1) |
4 |
FS-304 |
Fish Toxicology |
3 (2+1) |
5 |
FS-305 |
Fish Population Dynamics and Stock Assessment |
3 (2+1) |
6 |
FS-306 |
Fish By-Products and Waste Utilization |
2 (1+1) |
7 |
FS-307 |
Microbiology of Fish and Fishery Products |
2 (1+1) |
8 |
FS-308 |
Aquaculture Engineering |
3 (2+1) |
4 |
FS-309 |
Fishing Craft Technology |
3 (2+1) |
|
|
Total |
24 (15+9) |
IV Semester
Sl.No. |
Course No. |
Course Title |
Credit Hour |
1 |
FS-310 |
Shellfish Hatchery Management |
2 (1+1) |
2 |
FS-311 |
Microbial and Parasitic Diseases of Fish and Shellfish |
2 (2+0) |
3 |
FS-312 |
Therapeutics in Aquaculture |
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2 (1+1) |
4 |
FS-313 |
Fish Products and Value Addition |
2 (1+1) |
5 |
FS-314 |
Fish Packaging Technology |
2 (1+1) |
6 |
FS-315 |
Quality assurance of Fish and Fishery Products |
3 (2+1) |
7 |
FS-316 |
Fishing Technology |
3 (2+1) |
8 |
FS-317 |
Navigation and Seamanship |
3 (2+1) |
9 |
FS-318 |
Fisheries Administration and Entrepreneurship Development |
3 (2+1) |
10 |
FS-319 |
Fisheries Co-operatives, Marketing and Business Management |
2 (1+1) |
|
|
Total |
24 (15+9) |
VII Semester
Sl.No. |
Course No. |
Course Title |
Credit Hour |
1 |
FS-401 |
Student READY Programme |
2 (1+1) |
|
|
a) In-plant attachment (for 8 weeks) |
10 (0 + 10) |
|
|
b) Rural Fisheries Work Experience Prog. (for 8 weeks) |
8 (0 + 8) |
|
|
c) Study Tour (in and outside State) (for 4 weeks) |
2 (0 + 2) |
|
|
Total |
20 (0 + 20) |
VIII Semester
Sl.No. |
Course No. |
Course Title |
Credit Hour |
1 |
FS-402 |
Student READY Programme
|
2 (1+1) |
|
|
Skill Development (for one week) |
5 (0 + 5) |
|
|
Experiential Learning Programme |
12 (0 + 12) |
|
|
Project Work |
2 (0 + 2) |
|
|
Seminar |
1 (0 + 1) |
|
|
Total |
20 (0+20) |
As per the guidelines of the ICAR students have to undertake a minimum of two of the five components prescribed (in addition to study tour). The credit load could be adjusted for a total of 20 per semester. Further, the ELP could be opted either in VII or VIII semester to facilitate continuous operation of any enterprise.
SUMMARY
Sl. No. |
Particulars |
No. of courses |
Credit Load |
1 |
Courses |
56 |
140 (86+54) |
2 |
Student READY In-Plant Attachment Programme |
1 |
10 (0+10) |
3 |
Student READY Rural Fisheries Work Experience Programme |
1 |
8 (0+8) |
4 |
Study Tour (in and outside State) |
1 |
2 (0+2) |
5 |
Student READY Experiential Module |
1 |
17 (0+17) |
6 |
Project Work |
1 |
2 (0+2) |
7 |
Seminar |
1 |
1 (0+1) |
|
Total |
|
180 (86+94) |