Academic Qualification for admission into Ph.D. Program
Candidates for admission into a Ph.D degree program must have a Master of Science or an equivalent degree in respective discipline from a recognized University or Institute with excellent GPA or class.
(a) The equivalence of the degree shall be assessed by the equivalence committee of BSMRAU.
(b) The eligibility of the candidate or the opportunity of admission to be MS or Ph.D. program will be determined by the concerned department. Upon recommendation by the concerned department, the candidates will be assessed and selected by the admission committee.
Minimum Course and Research Requirement for Ph.D Degree1
A. Major Courses | Cr. | Minor Courses | Cr. | ||
1a. Major Core | 12 | 2a. Minor core | 6 | ||
AEC 605 | Microeconomics II | 3 | STT 520 | Sampling and Surveys | 3 |
AEC 606 | Macroeconomics II | 3 | STT 525 | Multivariate Analysis | 3 |
AEC 610 | Agricultural Policy Analysis | 3 | |||
AEC 630 | Econometrics II | 3 | |||
1b. Major Elective | 21 | 2b. Minor Elective | 6 | ||
AEC 501 | Microeconomics I | 3 | AER 645
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Project Preparation and Management | 3 |
AEC 502 | Macroeconomics I | 3 | AER 670
|
Philosophy of Rural Development | 3 |
AEC 503 | Quantitative Methods in Economics | 3 | AER 620 | Project Planning & Development in Agricultural Extension | 3 |
AEC 510 | Agricultural Production Economics | 3 | AER 680 | Rural Institution and participatory Development | 3 |
AEC 511 | Farm Management | 3 | AFE 512 | Farming System | 3 |
AEC 531 | Econometrics I | 3 | |||
AEC 550 | Resource and Environmental Economics | 3 | Other Courses2 | ||
AEC 620 | Advanced Agricultural Marketing Analysis | 3 | |||
AEC 640 | Rural Development Economics and Policy | 3 | |||
AEC 641 | Theory of Economic Growth and Rural Economics | 3 | |||
AEC 642 | Food and Nutrition Economics | 3 | |||
AEC 643 | Research Methods and Operations Research | 3 | |||
AEC 644 | Food and Agribusiness Management | 3 | |||
AEC 645 | Advanced Agricultural Finance | 3 | |||
AEC 646 | International Trade | 3 | |||
AEC 647 | Economic Analysis and Planning of Agricultural Projects | 3 | |||
B. Seminar | 2 | ||||
AEC 698 Seminar | 2 | ||||
C. Dissertation Research | 30 | ||||
AEC 699
Dessertation Research |
Variable | ||||
Total | 77 |
1 Degree requirements may be changed on the recommendation of the Board of Studies and the Advisory Committee.
2 Approved by the Advisory Committee
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