The department of Entomology, SCS College of Agriculture came into existence since the commencement of the college i.e. in the year 2014 with the mandate of undergraduate teaching on Entomology. The department offers both elective as well as the compulsory core courses in UG degree programme. The present faculty strength in the department is 2 (two) out of which 1 (one) is the position of Assistant Professor (S-2) and other is in the rank of Assistant Professor. At present there are separate well equipped laboratories for UG for conducting practical by UG students.
UG Courses
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Course No.
Course Title
Course Credit
Syllabus
1
Ento (Elective)-313
Economic Entomology including IPM
3(2 + 1)
2
Ento-123
*
Fundamentals of Entomology
3(2 + 1)
3
Ento-312
*
Management of beneficial insects
2(1 + 1)
4
Ento-323
*
Pests of crops and stored grains and their management
AYUSH sponsored project on "Bio eveluation, Identification, quantification of bio active compunds and development of bio pesticides from thno medicinal plant extracts against major insect pests of vegetable crops", project cost Rs.27.98385 Lakh
National medicinal Plants Board. AYUSH, Govt. of India sponsored project on "Collection, conservation and maintenance of locally available medicinal and aromatic plants (project No. HG/AS-02/ 2021 (Co-PI)", project cost Rs.4.20 Lakh implemented in 2021. (PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Dr. Rupak Kumar Nath)
Ayush, Govt. of India sponsored project on "Collection, conservation and maintenance of locally available medicinal and aromatic plants", project cost Rs.4.2 Lakh implemented in 2021. (PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Dr. Rupak Kumar Nath)
