Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay College of Horticulture and Forestry

Overview and History

Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay College of Horticulture & Forestry (PDUCH&F) was established in 2018 as a constituent college of Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University (RPCAU), Pusa. Situated at Piprakothi in East Champaran, Bihar, the college was founded to meet the growing demand for specialized education in horticulture and forestry—two crucial sectors in Bihar’s agrarian landscape. With a focus on experiential learning and region-specific research, the college follows the land-grant model integrating teaching, research, and extension activities for holistic agricultural development.

Affiliation and Recognition

PDUCH&F operates under the aegis of Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, a leading institution under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Government of India. The academic programs and curriculum structure are framed in accordance with the guidelines laid down by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), including full adoption of the 6^th Deans’ Committee Recommendations for undergraduate education.

Vision

To become a center of excellence in horticulture and forestry education, fostering sustainable development, innovation, and rural empowerment.

Mission

• To impart quality education and practical training in horticulture and forestry.
• To promote sustainable, climate-resilient agricultural practices through research and extension.
• To empower youth with knowledge, skills, and entrepreneurial abilities for self-reliance and rural development.

Goals

• Develop skilled human resources for national and global needs in horticulture and forestry.
• Strengthen interdisciplinary research capabilities addressing regional agro-ecological challenges.
• Foster entrepreneurship and innovation through industry-academia linkage.
• Promote integrated and environmentally sound farming systems.

Objectives

• To offer ICAR-compliant undergraduate degree programs in horticulture and forestry.
• To facilitate hands-on learning through well-equipped labs, farms, and nurseries.
• To conduct region-specific, need-based research in horticultural and forestry crops.
• To collaborate with government agencies, NGOs, and industries for knowledge dissemination.
• To promote economically viable, eco-friendly practices in agroforestry and horticulture.
• To engage students in community outreach and technology transfer through extension programs.

Course Curriculum

Initially a group of 30 students will be admitted every year to B.Sc. (Hons.) in Horticulture and 25 to B.Sc., (Hons.) in Forestry course. The strength will be increased in future. Minimum 95 instructional days with additional 15 days will be involved for examination. Thus, a semester will consist of 110 working days.

One credit will be started as one-hour lecture or minimum of two hours lab/ field work per week. Thus, in a semester, 16 contact hours for theory and 32 contact hours for practical/ tutorial work per credit is required. However, for many courses one credit requires 3 hours of practical work. The college also serves all-round development of the students through classroom teaching, field trainings, practical demonstration, educational tours and interaction with farming community. Besides, the students are exposed to the concept of social work through mass contact and National Social Service (NSS) programs.

The course curriculum to be offered for graduate and post-graduate courses in the college has been developed as per the ICAR guidelines and recommendations. The course contents have been formulated with slight modifications in the V^th Deans Committee recommendations of ICAR within the permissible limits to suit the specific needs of Horticultural industry of the state of Bihar. Hands on training in commercially viable technologies in Horticulture have been designed for two batches 14 weeks each, in the VII and VIII semesters of the B.Sc. programme in Horticulture. However, physical education /NSS/NCC should be a credit course. The minimum credit requirement for an undergraduate degree must be 161 including physical education/ NSS /NCC and horticultural work experience.

There shall be one full semester earmarked for horticultural work experience programme in the fourth year of the degree with a total of 20 credits. The examination system will be a combination of 50% internal and 50% external components.

 University would adopt 10 points with a minimum Average Grade Point (AGP) of 5.00 for passing a subject and an Overall Grade Point Average (OGPA) of 5.50 for completing the degree programme. All other academic regulations will be same as for BSc (Ag) course, prevalent in Dr.RPCAU, Pusa.

The college will start initially with B.Sc (Honours) programmes separately in Horticulture and Forestry. Later on with the development of infrastructure, Post-Graduate Programmes on different Horticulture and Forestry subjects will be taken up.

Horticulture
B.Sc (Honours) Horticulture
M.Sc (Horticulture) Pomology
M.Sc (Horticulture) Olericulture
M.Sc. (Horticulture) Floriculture and Landscaping

Forestry (Specialization field)
B.Sc (Honours) Forestry
M. Sc (Forestry) Forest Genetic Resources
M. Sc (Forestry) Plantation Technology
M. Sc (Forestry) Silviculture
M. Sc (Forestry) Wood Science & Technology
M. Sc (Forestry) Watershed Management
M.Sc (Forestry) Agro-forestry

Eligibility
Eligibility criteria for the admission, a candidate must have passed 10+2 Science examination with PCB or PCM or PCBM or 10+2 Agriculture. Students may be required to take remedial courses as prescribed by the university. The admission will be made through ICAR-AIJEEA.

Semester wise course programme – Click here to download

Infrastructure and Facilities

Plant Protection laboratory	Soil Science Laboratory
Fruit Science Laboratory	Forestry Laboratory
Post Harvest Technology Laboratory	Auditorium
Classroom	Library
Boys Hostel	Girls Hostel