Introduction

The Faculty of Agriculture at Professor Jayashankar Telangana Agricultural
University (PJTAU) stands at the forefront of agricultural education in Telangana.
The academic programs are so formulated to enable empowerment of the next
generation of agricultural professionals who will shape the future of sustainable
farming and rural development. The programs emphasize a balanced approach
combining theoretical knowledge with hands-on field experience, supported by
modern laboratories, research stations, and fully equipped instructional farms. The
curriculum is designed to address regional and global challenges in agriculture,
including crop improvement, plant protection, climate-resilient farming, soil health,
water management and agri-entrepreneurship.

Colleges of PJTAU offering courses in the Faculty of Agriculture

S.No. College Name College Address Year of Establishment Programs
1 College of Agriculture, Rajendranagar Rajendranagar, Hyderabad – 500 030 1964 B.Sc. (Hons) Agriculture, M.Sc. (Agriculture), Ph.D (Agriculture)
2 Agricultural College, Aswaraopet Aswaraopet, Bhadradri Kothagudem District – 507 301 1989 B.Sc. (Hons) Agriculture
3 Agricultural College, Jagtial Jagtial, Jagtial District – 505 529 2008 B.Sc. (Hons) Agriculture, M.Sc. (Agriculture)
4 Agricultural College, Palem Palem, Nagarkurnool District – 509 215 2015 B.Sc. (Hons) Agriculture
5 Agricultural College, Warangal Warangal, Warangal Urban District – 506 006 2016 B.Sc. (Hons) Agriculture
6 BJR Agricultural College, Sircilla Sircilla, Sircilla District – 505 301 2018 B.Sc. (Hons) Agriculture
7 Agricultural College, Adilabad Adilabad, Adilabad District – 504 002 2023 B.Sc. (Hons) Agriculture
8 Agricultural College, Thornala Thornala, Siddipet District – 502 114 2023 B.Sc. (Hons) Agriculture

Preamble


The B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture is a four-year professional program combining core agricultural sciences, emerging technologies, and practical field applications. Students progress from fundamentals to applied sciences, with the first three years covering all core courses and the fourth year focusing on Student READY programs and electives.

From 2024-25, the VI Deans curriculum was adopted, adding online, skill enhancement, multidisciplinary, value-added, and ability enhancement courses, along with Deeksharambh (Induction-cum-Foundation course).

Student READY (Rural Entrepreneurship Awareness Development Yojana), launched on 25 July 2015 by the Hon’ble Prime Minister, provides hands-on training and aims to improve employability and foster entrepreneurship in agriculture.

Future Career

All the below mentioned components of the student READY programme are interactive and are conceptualized for building skills in project development and execution, decision-making, individual and team coordination, approach to problem solving, accounting, quality control, marketing and resolving conflicts, etc. with end toend approach.

V Deans curriculum

  • Rural Agriculture Work Experience Programme (RAWEP)
  • Agricultural Industrial Attachment (AIA)
  • Agricultural Experiential Learning Programme (AELP)
    The 7 th semester comprises of two components i.e., RAWEP for 4 months with 0+18 credits and AIA for 2 months with 0+2 credits. During the final 8 th semester, AELP shall be taken up for a duration of 5 months with 0+20 credits.

VI Deans curriculum

  •  Rural Agriculture Work Experience (RAWEP)

  • Agricultural Industrial Attachment (AIA)
    During the 8 th semester, RAWEP for 16 weeks and AIA for 4 weeks shall be completed with 0+20 credits.

Rural Agricultural Work Experience Programme (RAWEP)

  • Understand rural settings, farming practices, and farmer challenges.

  • Learn socio-economic conditions of farmers.

  • Gain practical diagnostic and remedial training for real field situations.

  • Develop communication skills for technology transfer.

  • Build confidence and competence to solve agricultural problems.

  • Get exposure to ongoing extension and rural development programs.

    Agricultural Industrial Attachment

    • Mandatory final-year in-plant training to gain practical, industry-based knowledge.
    • Study real industrial problems and submit reports to the university.
    • Get exposure to high-tech industry practices and requirements.
    • Understand industrial environments beyond university simulation.
    • Learn about materials, machines, processes, products, and shop management.
    • Gain insight into worker psychology, problem-solving, and factory practices.

      Agricultural Experiential Learning Programme (AELP)

      • Develop competence, skills, and confidence to start own enterprises.

      • Promote the “Earn while you Learn” concept.

      • Gain high-quality professional competence and real-life work experience.

      • Encourage entrepreneurial thinking from production to consumption.

      • Build analytical and project execution skills.