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AGRICULTURE SCIENCE DEPARTMENT

(L-R): Mrs.B.Singh (Teacher-in-charge), Mr.U.Reddy

“The discovery of agriculture was the first big step towards a civilized life”.
Arthur Keith

Greetings to all readers

It is a pleasure to present to you the department report for the Year 2024. The
Agricultural Science department at Nilsen College comprises of two teachers Mrs.
Bandhana Singh and Mr. Umendran Reddy. Here at Nilsen college students are
taking Agricultural Science from year 9 to year 13. Yet another year has come to an
end and it is the time to reflect on the departmental activities.

The department successfully completed the requirements for this academic year.
Students were involved in practical activities where they learnt the husbandry
techniques of producing different crops. Students also learnt how to do hydroponics.
To further compliment the theoretical learning, students were also provided with the
opportunity to participate in the TVET week. This gave an opportunity to students
to showcase their skills through various models and project displays. It also
empowered the students to become job creators rather than job seekers.

This year Class Based Assessment was introduced in years 9 ,10 and 11 which was
worth 20 % towards the students Annual Examination marks. In year 12 there was
introduction of a new project this year (Pot Planting) which was 40 %. While Year 13
continued with their project on Business Plan which was worth 40% of the
assessment this year. Both year 12 and 13 Internal Assessment projects were
moderated at district level this term.