BSc Agriculture (BScAg)

Short description:
• Four-year agriculture program focused on sustainable crop and animal sciences, agribusiness, climate-smart farming, and modern agricultural technologies.
• Interdisciplinary curriculum covering plant science, animal science, soil management, climate-smart agriculture, ecological systems, and agribusiness.
• Designed to address Nepal’s agricultural transformation needs, moving from subsistence farming toward scientific, productive, and sustainable systems.
• Provides strong laboratory, fieldwork, and research exposure through workshops, farms, and internship placements.
• Prepares graduates for career paths across government, industry, research, and entrepreneurship, with opportunities for advanced studies

Curricular structure (summary categories):
• Basic Courses: science foundations, environmental science, agroecology, laws and policies, evaluation systems.
• Agricultural Courses: crop production, horticulture, commercial crops, soil and pest management, livestock genetics and breeding, agricultural technology, climate-smart agriculture, sustainable and precision farming.
• Workshops & Fieldwork: practical training in farms, laboratories, field plots, and technology demonstrations.
• Internship & Project Work: eighth-semester placement at recognized agricultural organizations.

Major course areas:
• Agricultural Technology and Climate-Smart Agriculture
• Farming System, Precision & Sustainable Agriculture
• Crop Production Technology
• Post-Harvest Technology
• Commercial Crops
• Horticulture
• Crop Diseases and Weed Management
• Environmental Science and Agroecology
• Genetics and Animal Breeding
• Agricultural Marketing and Trade
• National and International Agricultural Policies

Features:
• Qualified teaching faculty and strong practical orientation.
• Field trips, internship placements, and hands-on agricultural training.
• Access to agricultural farms, tissue culture labs, molecular biology labs.
• Academic counseling, library facilities, and research supervision.
• Entrepreneurship development focus.
• Scholarships available based on semester GPA; partial waivers and loan scholarships offered.

Fee:
• NPR 987,000 total program cost.
• Payable in 16 installments under KU financial guidelines.

Admission process:
• 10+2 or equivalent with minimum GPA 2.4 and C+ in PCM/PCB and C in other subjects.
• Or minimum 50% aggregate and 50% in PCM/PCB.
• University-based selection and admission procedures.

Job prospects:
• Government agriculture agencies (agricultural officer, extension officer, crop inspector, rural development roles)
• Agribusiness and industry (farm management, seed production, agrochemicals, marketing, quality control)
• Research and development centers (crop improvement, soil science, plant breeding, climate-smart agriculture)
• Academic institutions (teaching, research assistance, lab support)
• Entrepreneurship (commercial farming, agro-tourism, consultancy, organic farming)
• International development and NGOs (food security, natural resource management, sustainability programs)
• Higher studies in agronomy, breeding, livestock, horticulture, agricultural economics