ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
All applicants must be either:
(a) First degree holders with at least, second class lower division
(b) Non-researched master’s degree holders or
(c) Researched master’s degree holders in any of the following: Agricultural Engineering, Agriculture or allied related courses from a recognized university. Successful applicants for the programme (MPhil/PhD) will initially be given provisional admission as Postgraduate Research Students (PRSs) for the first year. Upon satisfactory performance at the end of the first year, the student may upgrade to MPhil or PhD as the case may be.
A first degree holder seeking admission to the MPhil programme must:
i. Have obtained a good first degree (at least, a Second Class) in an appropriate field of study from a recognized academic institution.
ii. Submit an official transcript of academic record.
iii. Submit at least, two reference reports, one of which must be from a former lecturer.
iv. Submit a proposal of 2-3 pages on the intended area of study, including a bibliography.
v. Satisfy any additional requirement that may be prescribed by the Colllege/School/Department from time to time.
A successful applicant will be offered probationary admission as Postgraduate Research Student (PRS) for the first year. Students may progress to the second year after having satisfied the following conditions:
(a) Complete two semesters of coursework
(b) Obtained a CGPA of 2.5 or better
(c) Taken a course in academic writing and passed
(d) Successfully defended a research proposal before a Departmental examining panel.
Non-research Master’s Degree holders seeking admission to the MPhil programme must:
i. Have obtained a CGPA of 2.5 or better in the master’s coursework.
ii. Submit an official transcript of academic record. Submit at least, two reference reports, one of which must be from a former lecturer.
iii. Submit a proposal of 2-3 pages on the intended area of study, including a bibliography
iv. Satisfy any additional requirement that may be prescribed by the College//School/Department from time to time.
COMPONENTS OF THE PROGRAMME
Mandatory Course
Academic Writing for Graduate Students
Required School/Departmental Courses
Statistics and Research Methods, Engineering Design, Soil Mechanics and Dynamics, Farm Power, Farm Machinery, Advanced Farm Power and Machinery, Agricultural Machinery Maintenance and Repair, Soil Conservation, Equipment for Crop Drying, Storage and Processing, Irrigation Engineering Plant Growth and Crop Production, Mathematics, Farm Buildings for Animal Production.
Elective Courses
Imaging and Computer Vision, Finite Element Method, Irrigation Engineering, Soil Science and Management.
Research Component
Graduate Seminar 1, Graduate Seminar II, Thesis
ADMISSION REQUIREMENT
A potential candidate for the PhD in Agricultural Mechanisation and Machinery Technology programme must:
i. Have an MPhil/MSc (by research) degree in an appropriate field of study from a recognized academic institution.
ii. Submit an official transcript of academic record.
iii. Submit, at least, two reference reports, one of which must be from a former lecturer.
iv. Submit a proposal of 3-5 pages on the intended area of study, including a bibliography.
v. Satisfy any additional requirement that may be prescribed by the College//School/Department from time to time.
A successful applicant will be offered probationary admission as Postgraduate Research Student (PRS) for the first year. A student may progress to the second year after having satisfied the following conditions:
i. Taken and passed all requisite background courses as may be prescribed by the Department.
ii. Successfully defended a research proposal before a Departmental Examining Panel.
COMPONENTS OF THE PROGRAMME
Mandatory Course
Academic Writing for Graduate Students
Required School/Departmental Courses
Advanced Research Methods, Statistics and Biometry
Research Component
Research Seminar I, Research Seminar II, Research Seminar III, Research Seminar IV, Thesis
Foreign Students
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