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Masters in Agricultural Economics (No. of seats: 16+7 (ICAR seats))

Field of Specialization: Farm Management, Agricultural Marketing and Agricultural Finance

Minor fields: Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Extension Education, Agri-business management and other field related to the research problem selected by the student.

Masters in Sociology (No. of seats: 8+3 (ICAR seats))

Field of Specialization: Rural Sociology, Social Change

Minor fields: Economics, Statistics, Extension Education, Business Management, Human Development and Family Studies, Extension Education and Communication Management, Journalism and other fields as recommended by the advisory committee of the student

Doctorate in Agricultural Economics (No. of seats: 6+3 (ICAR seat))

Field of Specialization: Farm Management, Agricultural Marketing and Agricultural Finance

Minor fields: Agricultural Economics, Agri-business management and other field related to the research problem selected by the student.

Doctorate in Sociology (No. of seats: 4+2 (ICAR seat))

Field of Specialization: Rural Sociology, Social Change

Minor fields: : Economics, Extension Education, Business Management, Human Development and Family Studies, Statistics or any other as approved by the Dean PG

Courses offered

Agricultural Economics

Post Graduate Courses, Semester I

Course No.

Course Title

Credit hours

AEC-501

Micro Economic Theory and Applications

3+0

AEC-502

Agricultural Production Economics

1+1

AEC-503

Agricultural Marketing and Price Analysis

2+1

AEC-504

Macro Economics and Policy

2+0

AEC-509/Soc.- 506

Research Methodology for Social Sciences

1+1

AEC-510

Indian Economy: History and Contemporary Issues

2+0

AEC-511

International Economics

2+1

AEC-512

Institutional Economics

1+0

AEC-514

Commodity Future Trading

2+0

AEC-515

Development Economics

2+0

AEC-517

Evolution of Economic Thought

1+0

AEC-605

Operations Research

2+1

AEC-606

Advanced Agricultural Marketing and Price Analysis

2+1

AEC-607

Quantitative Development Policy Analysis

1+1

AEC-608

Natural Resource Management

2+1

AEC-609

Environmental Economics

2+1

Post-graduate Courses, Semester II

Course No.

Course Title

Credit hours

AEC-505

Econometrics

2+1

AEC-507

Agricultural Finance and Project Management

2+1

AEC-508

Linear programming

1+1

AEC-509

Research Methodology for Social Sciences

1+1

AEC-506

Agricultural Development and Policy Analysis

2+0

AEC-513

Natural Resource and Environmental Economics

1+1

AEC-516

Rural Marketing

2+0

AEC-601

Advanced Micro Economic Analysis

1+1

AEC-602

Advanced Macro Economic Analysis

2+0

AEC-603

Advanced Econometrics

2+1

AEC-604

Advanced Production Economics

2+1

AEC-591 Master’s Seminar

AEC-599 Master’s Research

AEC-691 Doctoral Seminar-I

AEC-692 Doctoral Seminar-II

AEC-699 Doctoral Research

Sociology

Post Graduate Courses, Semester I

Course No.

Course Title

Credit hours

Soc.-501

Rural Society

3+0

Soc.-502

Society and Change

3+0

Soc.-503

Sociological Theories

2+0

Soc.-505

Women Development Studies

3+0

Soc.-506

Research Methodology for Social Sciences

2+1

Soc.-507

Social Stratification

3+0

Soc.-510

Development and Quality of life

2+0

Soc.-603

Contemporary Rural Social Problems

3+0

Soc.-604

Demographic Analysis

3+0

Post Graduate Courses, Semester II

Course No.

Course Title

Credit hours

Soc.-504

Evolution of Social Thought

2+0

Soc.-508

Rural Leadership

2+0

Soc.-509

Human Ecology and Dynamics of Population

3+0

Soc.-601

Sociology of Development

3+0

Soc.-602

Recent Advances in Rural Sociology

3+0

Soc.-605

Studies of Marginalized Sections

2+0

Soc.-606

Environment and Social Organization

2+0

Soc.-607

Peasants Movements and Indian Agrarian Structure

2+0

Soc.-608

Society in India

2+0

Soc.-591 Seminar

Soc.-691 Doctoral Seminar- I

Soc.-692 Doctoral Seminar- II

Soc.-599 Master's Research

Soc.-699 Ph.D. Research

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