M.Sc. in Agriculture (Agricultural Statistics) 

at NM College of Agriculture, Navsari

Navinchandra Mafatlal College of Agriculture (NM College of Agriculture) was established in 1965 to impart quality education in the field of Agriculture. It is a government institute and offers BSc, MSc and PhD programmes.

Admission to B.Sc is based on merit. NM College of Agriculture M.Sc. programme is based on the marks scored in Written Test.

For admission to M.Sc. programme, 50% weightage is given to the marks scored in Common Entrance Test. Mode of admission is online. This is a government institution, so you cannot get admission directly and there are some minimum criteria.

A student securing less than 50% marks (5.000 grade point) in a course, shall be considered to have failed and shall have to clear the same as mentioned. for which maximum of only three additional trials shall begiven, failing which his/her admission shall stand discontinued.

All the grade points below 5.000 and grade such as “I”, “AB”, “W”, “US” will be shown in his/her evaluation report and will also be considered for calculating OGPA. When a student clears a course (s) by more than one trial, the grade point (less than 5.000) obtained by him/her previously will be replaced by the grade point subsequently obtained by him/her in the respective course (s)for calculating the OGPA for the award of the degree.

The students obtaining 5.000 or more grade point in a course shall be deemed to have cleared that course and those obtaining less than 5.000 grade point or “W” or “I” or “Ab” grade shall be required to clear that course. It will be obligatory for the students to earn “S” grade for all non-credit courses in order to be eligible for the award of the degree. If student earn “US” grade he shall have to repeat the course.

The Cumulative Grade Point Average obtained at the end of the final semester is the Overall Grade Point Average (OGPA) of the candidate to be worked out as under;

OGPA = ∑ (Credit x Credit Points)÷ Total Credits

100 of  10 Points

90 to <100 9 to <10

80 to <90 8 to <9

70 to <80 7 to <8

60 to <70 6 to <7

50 to <60 5 to <6

<50 (Fail) <5

Allotment of division :

OGPA Division

5.000 – 5.999 Pass

6.000 – 6.999 II division

7.000 – 7.999 I division

8.000 and above  I division with distinction

Navsari agriculture University is full fledged independence Day agricultural. Navsari agriculture University is inparting agriculture education up to PhD level in all the established faculty members of agriculture, horticulture, forestry and veterinary to develop quality agricultural professional manpower. Navsari agriculture University has a student placement and counselling sell about eighty ninety percentage of students from all the courses were placed in good companies the average salary of food ranges rupees 25000 per  month, few of the top recruiters who visit in the campus for placement were Amul, Sumul, Sabar, Dudhsagar, zydusand soon.More than 95%of students good internships 

The entrance exam scores accepted by N. M. College of Agriculture for admission to the B.Sc. Agriculture program include the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) and the exam scores of ICAR AIEEA (Indian Council of Agricultural Research All India Entrance Examination for Admission). Candidates must have completed their 10+2 or equivalent examination from a recognized board with Physics to be eligible for the program.

About 20 to 25 percent students prefer agriculture after 12th Science. Here the course package of B.Sc. Agriculture starts from INR 1.2 Lacs per course. Companies like IFFCO, KRIBHCO, GATL, GSFC, GNFC are top placement providing companies. About 40 to 50 percent students go for internships in companies like IFFCO, PI INDUSTRIES, CORTIVA, GATL, GSFC, GNFC etc. Here the top roles offered in this course are of agronomist, plant breeder, entomologist, meteorologist etc.

He/she shall be allowed to improve his/her internal marks by Opting and appearing in the internal improvement examination. Once student opts for internal improvement the previous internal of the said subject will not be considered and his/her result will be treated on the basis of new internal.

A student who fails to appear semester-end examination/Practical Examination (Practical courses only)/study/exposure/industrial tour/Student READY programs shall be marked “Ab” (absent) and the value of “Ab” is to be taken as zero. He/she shall be givengrade (s) in such course (s) with zero value for the absence in the examination in which he/she fails to appear.

Navsari agriculture University has a total of 8000 students in rolled in various courses across its four faculty members of agriculture horticulture forestry and veterinary sciences the University has 1000 faculty members and 1500 staff members who are involved in teaching research and extension activities the University has a sprawing campus of 400 hectare with various facility like library hostel auditorium sports sector.

A student who fails to appear semester-end examination/Practical Examination (Practical courses only)/study/exposure/industrial tour/Student READY programs shall be marked “Ab” (absent) and the value of “Ab” is to be taken as zero. He/she shall be givengrade (s) in such course (s) with zero value for the absence in the examination in which he/she fails to appear.

A student shall not be permitted to appear in the semester-end examination of a particular course / courses, if he/she fails to appear either in Midterm and / or in practical examination of internal evaluation, as well as not submitted the examination form along with fees within a prescribed time limit. Explanation: “Internal evaluation” means - Midterm theory and practical examination.

It is compulsory for the student to appear in the semester-end examinations (theory) or practical examination in courses having practical only, to earn grade (s) in the course (s).

The college offers various undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral courses in agricultural sciences. Some of the courses in demand at this college include BSc and MSc in Agricultural Sciences. The program covers various subjects related to agriculture, such as soil science, plant breeding and genetics, crop physiology, agricultural economics, and more.

As per me B.Sc. (Hons.) in Agriculture as this course as the placements for this course are quite satisfactory, with about 40 to 50 percent of students securing placements.

The course package for B.Sc. Agriculture at NM College of Agriculture starts from INR 1.2 Lacs per course. Companies like IFFCO, KRIBHCO, GATL, GSFC, and GNFC are top placement-providing companies for this course.
PG students placed: 45
UG students placed: 27
Others: 7