Haryana BSEH Senior Secondary NSQF Agriculture study materials
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Haryana BSEH Senior Secondary NSQF Agriculture study plan

Haryana BSEH Senior Secondary NSQF Agriculture · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 7 hours per week

Week 1

Agronomy and Crop Production

  • List the major rabi, kharif and zaid crops of Haryana and state the sowing-to-harvest window and seed rate for each of the top ten

  • Explain the package of practices for wheat, paddy, mustard and cotton, distinguishing irrigated from rainfed recommendations

  • Define tillage, seedbed preparation and crop rotation, and justify a three-year rotation for a Haryana wheat-paddy belt holding

  • Compute seed rate, plant population and expected yield for two worked examples on paper

  • Sketch a crop calendar chart for one full agricultural year covering at least eight crops

Your checkpoint

A one-page hand-drawn crop calendar plus a table of seed rates and durations for ten Haryana crops, self-checked against at least two textbook sources

Week 2

Agronomy and Crop Production & Soil Science and Soil Health Management

  • Describe soil profile horizons and classify the main soil orders found in Haryana by texture and drainage

  • Explain soil pH, electrical conductivity, organic carbon and NPK testing, and interpret a sample soil health card line by line

  • Calculate fertilizer doses from a soil test recommendation for urea, DAP and MOP, showing the nutrient arithmetic

  • Outline the principles of integrated nutrient management including green manure, FYM, vermicompost and biofertilizers

  • Diagnose five common nutrient deficiency symptoms from written descriptions and match each to a corrective dose

Your checkpoint

A completed fertilizer calculation worksheet for three hypothetical soil test reports, with nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium doses converted into bag quantities per acre

Week 3

Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management

  • Identify the major insect pests of wheat, paddy, cotton, mustard and vegetables and state damage symptoms, economic threshold level and one control measure each

  • Identify the major diseases of the same crops with causal organism type, symptom description and one management practice each

  • Explain the principles of integrated pest management and sequence cultural, mechanical, biological and chemical tactics for one pest scenario

  • Classify pesticides by mode of action and target group, and state label precautions, waiting period and resistance-management rotation rules

  • Describe safe storage, handling and disposal of pesticide containers according to label directions

Your checkpoint

A pest and disease identification chart covering fifteen entries, each with symptom description, threshold or action level, and IPM-first recommendation

Week 4

Horticulture and Vegetable Production

  • Compare the nutritional and climatic requirements of the main vegetable crops grown in Haryana, including tomato, brinjal, okra, onion and potato

  • Plan a nursery schedule and transplanting calendar for two vegetable crops, giving bed preparation, seed treatment and spacing

  • Explain pruning, training and propagation methods for a chosen fruit crop such as guava, kinnow or mango

  • Design a drip-fertigation schedule for one vegetable crop across its season

  • List post-harvest handling steps for a perishable vegetable from harvest to market, naming grading and packaging choices

Your checkpoint

A season-long production plan for one vegetable crop on one acre, including nursery dates, transplanting, fertilizer splits, irrigation schedule and harvest window

Week 5

Animal Husbandry and Livestock Management

  • Describe the external anatomy and digestive system of cattle and buffalo, and relate ruminant digestion to feeding practice

  • Name the common breeds of cattle, buffalo, goat and poultry reared in Haryana and state one production trait for each

  • Formulate a balanced ration for a crossbred cow using locally available roughages and concentrates, showing the calculation

  • Outline the vaccination and deworming schedule for cattle and buffalo, and describe the signs of foot-and-mouth disease and mastitis

  • Explain clean milk production practices from milking to chilling, including udder hygiene and milk testing

Your checkpoint

A written ration formulation for one lactating animal, with ingredient quantities, nutrient totals and a twelve-month vaccination and deworming calendar

Week 6

Farm Machinery, Tools and Equipment & Irrigation and Water Management

  • Identify the main tillage, sowing, harvesting and threshing implements used on Haryana farms and state the field operation each performs

  • Explain calibration of a seed drill and a sprayer, working through the calibration arithmetic for each

  • Calculate irrigation water requirement using reference evapotranspiration, crop coefficient and effective rainfall for one crop season

  • Compare flood, furrow, sprinkler and drip irrigation on application efficiency, cost and suitable crop situations

  • Describe the maintenance checks and safety shutdown procedure for a tractor and a power sprayer before field use

Your checkpoint

A sprayer calibration worked example with the measured output, nozzle check and required pesticide dilution, plus an irrigation schedule for one crop based on computed water requirement

Week 7

Agricultural Economics, Marketing and Entrepreneurship & Agricultural Extension and Communication

  • Compute cost of cultivation, gross margin and net return for one crop using a full input and labour cost sheet

  • Explain the main agricultural marketing channels in Haryana, including regulated markets, e-NAM and minimum support price operations

  • Prepare a simple project proposal for a small agri-enterprise with capital requirement, expected cash flow and break-even point

  • Describe the role of extension agencies such as Krishi Vigyan Kendra, ATMA and cooperative societies in technology transfer

  • Select and justify an extension method for reaching farmers with a new practice, comparing individual, group and mass contact approaches

Your checkpoint

A two-page enterprise proposal for a small farm business, including cost of cultivation, expected returns, break-even analysis and a communication plan for reaching farmers

Week 8

Occupational Safety, Health and Environment & Practical Work, Field Operations and Employability Skills

  • Identify workplace hazards on a farm and state the protective equipment and safe practice for each of at least six hazards

  • Explain first aid for pesticide poisoning, heat stress and common farm injuries, and list emergency response steps

  • Describe safe handling of farm machinery, electrical installations and stored chemicals, and outline disposal of farm waste

  • Demonstrate the practical operations required in the syllabus, including seed treatment, nursery raising, fertilizer application and milk testing, by writing the step sequence for each

  • Assemble an employability profile covering skills, certificates and interview answers relevant to agri-sector jobs

Your checkpoint

A written occupational safety checklist for a farm unit plus a step-by-step practical operations manual covering at least eight field and livestock tasks

Milestones

Week 2: Score at least 70 percent on a self-made 30-question test on agronomy and soil science, and correctly complete all three fertilizer dose calculations without reference

Week 4: Reproduce the fifteen-entry pest and disease chart from memory with at least twelve correct symptom and control matches, and explain one full IPM sequence aloud in under five minutes

Week 6: Solve two calibration problems and one irrigation water requirement problem correctly on the first attempt, and name the function of ten farm implements without notes

Week 8: Complete a full-length timed mock paper across all eleven domains, scoring at least 60 percent overall with no domain below 40 percent, and review every wrong answer