Polytechnic in Agriculture, Dhari

Polytechnic in Agriculture            
Junagadh Agricultural University, Dalkhaniya Road Dhari, (Dist. Amreli)

1.  Name of center                    :   Polytechnic in Agriculture, Junagadh Agriculture University, Dalkhaniya Road, Dhari. (Dist. Amreli), Gujarat.           
2.  Year of Establishment        :  2008-09            
3.  Genesis of the college       :                      
          Polytechnic in agriculture, Dhari was established in the year 2008-09 by Agriculture and co-operation department, Government of Gujarat, Gandhinagar, under Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh. Previously, after completion of  two years of the course the student was awarded with diploma in agriculture but now a days, looking to the present demand in the field of agriculture & allied science it is highly need to start three years (six semesters) of diploma course  instead of two years. The successful candidates can take higher education (degree course) through diploma to degree programme. This diploma college was started with below cited mandates.            
4. Mandates   :            
• To give exposure to the students in the field of agriculture science.            
• To create awareness regarding to agriculture science & improved technology.            
• To create new employment facilities in the field of agriculture & allied science.            
• To generate knowledge through practical education in relation to new production technologies develop in agriculture sector.

5.       PRINCIPAL PROFILE       :   
NameDr. N.S.Joshi (I.C.) 
DesignationPrincipal, Polytechnic in Agriculture, Junagadh Agriculture University, DHARI
ContactE-mail : poly.agri.dhr@jau.in
6.         STAFF PROFILE      : 
Sr. No.NameDesignationE-mail
1Dr. N. S. JoshiI.C. Principalnsjoshi@jau.in
2Shri. S.F. PaghdarAsstt. Professorsanjaypaghdar@jau.in
3Shri. A.P. BhuriyaAsstt. Professorarpitbhuriya@jau.in
4Dr. D.N. PadaliyaAsstt. Professordnpadaliya@jau.in
4Shri R.M. SarvaiyaAgricultural Officerrmsarvaiya09@gmail.com
5Miss A.D. ParmarAgricultural Officeradparmar@jau.in
6Shri H.V. SheladiyaAgril.Asstt.sheladiyahardik64@jau.in
7Shri N.M. BagiyaAgril.Asstt.nalinbagiya@jau.in
8Shri A.M. VamjaHead Clerkamv3@jau.in
    
7. Eligibility criteria for admission : 
1The candidate should have passed Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE) from Gujarat State or other equivalent examination with Gujarati, Social Science/Social Studies, Science & Technology / Science, Mathematics subjects along with English as a compulsory subject.
The minimum requirement of percentage of marks obtained in the above mentioned qualifying examination for admission to Diploma Courses shall be as under.
Sr. No.DetailsFive subjects per cent **
iSchedule Caste (SC) Candidates33%
iiSchedule Tribe (ST) Candidates33%
iiiSocial and Educationally Backward Communities (SEBC) Candidates40%
 ivAll other candidates other than those for which contrary provision has been made in the rules(General)40%
** Gujarati / regional language, mathematics, science / science and technology, social sciences and English
2For the purpose of admission a candidate should passed the qualifying examination from 
(I)Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board OR 
(II)Other accredited to the Board, the Central Board, Council of Indian School of Certificate Examination, in New Delhi, National Institute of Open School, International School, etc. Maharashtra State Board of Education. 
(i) The School in which the candidate has studied should be located in the Gujarat State OR 
(ii) The School in which the candidate has studied should be located in the Union Territories of Diu, Daman and Dadara Nagar Haveli and whose parents are origin of Gujarat State OR 
(iii) The student is domicile of Nizar Taluka (Gujarat State) but has passed qualifying examinations from Maharashtra State. 
3A candidate whose parents are origin of Gujarat and are serving out of Gujarat in the service of Central Government or other State Governments, Military, Boards or Corporations owned or controlled by the Central Government or other State Governments or any nationalized bank and who has passed the qualifying examination from the State where parents are serving and appeared in the Gujarat Common Entrance Test/Joint Entrance Examination conducted in the current academic year, shall be eligible for admission and his candidature shall be included in the merit list subject to submission of the document / certificate of origin of Gujarat at the time of verification of document at the Help Center.
4A candidate who has passed the qualifying examination and,
 1whose parents are serving in the category of service as shown below and
2Who are transferred from other States to Gujarat and have resumed their duty in the place where they are transferred in Gujarat and shall remain so transferred in the State of Gujarat at the time of registration for admission shall be eligible for admission and his candidature shall be included in the second merit list. The Candidate has to provide certificate for the same (a to f) at the time of verification of application form at the help center. a Cancellation of admission b Suspension from attending classes c Withholding / withdrawing scholarship / fellowship and other benefits d Debarring from appearing in any test / examination or other evaluation process e Withholding results f Debarring from representing the institution in any regional, national or international meet, tournament, youth festival,etc.
Category of Service
1Officers or Employees of Central Government; or
2Officers or Employees of Public Sector Undertakings of Central Government and State Government; or
3Officers or Employees of Nationalized Banks; or
4Officers or Employees of United Nations, UNICEF, World Health Organization and such other International Institutions located in Gujarat State; or
5Officers or Employees of Indian Administrative Service, Indian Police Service, Indian Forest Service of Gujarat Cadre working in Gujarat or working in other States on deputation from Gujarat; or
6Officers or Employees of Gujarat Government posted outside Gujarat State for administrative reasons.
5Weightage of five percent of marks will be given to the farmer?s son / Daughters / Brothers / Sisters / Grand Sons / Grand Daughters subject to production of certificate 7-12 and 8-A record of current year from competent authority for having land in Gujarat under cultivation by himself / his /her Father, his / her Mother, his / her Grand Father (Paternal) his / her Grand Mother (Paternal) and his / her Brother/Sister subject to fulfillment of minimum qualifications required for admission to diploma courses.
6The sportsmen / women will be given weightage for the admission as under :
No.EventWeightage (%)
(i)Participation at the International Level7
(ii)Participation at the National Level / All India Level1
(a) Secured 1st position5
(b) Secured 2nd position3
(c) Secured 3rd position2
(iii)Participation at the State Level 
(a) Secured1st position1
(b) Secured 2nd position0.5
Note: The benefit of the above weightage shall be given to the student once during his/her University career.
Age Limit
The minimum age requirement of a Candidate on 31st December of the year of his/her first admission to the diploma course shall be 15 years and maximum up to 25 years.
Reservation
The University shall reserve seats for admission of the candidates belonging to following categories
Sr. No.Particulars of SeatsReservation (%)Remarks
(1)Schedule Caste (SC)7Reservation of these seats shall be interchangeable among SC / ST candidates.
(2)Schedule Tribes (ST)15 
(3)Socially and Educationally Backward Communities (SEBC)27As specified by the Government of Gujarat and does not fall under Creamy layer section.
(4)Disables (Physically Challenged)3It will be adjusted against respective category.
(5)Children of defense personnel and Ex-service man (Army)1__
Provided that nothing in this regulation shall require the University to admit candidates larger in number or with academic and other qualifications lower than those prescribed except in situation as in Regulation.
Correction of Marks :

(a)   In case of changes in marks of a student in the qualifying examination, such student shall produce a letter to that effect of the corrected mark sheet issued by the Board, before the Admission Committee at least one day before the commencement of admission process (counseling program) but not later than seven days from the receipt of letter or, corrected mark-sheet, as the case may be. In such case he shall be placed at an appropriate order in the merit list       
 (b)  The student who was declared failed initially in the qualifying examination, but later on declared passed after rechecking of marks by the Board, such student shall, notwithstanding any time limit prescribed, be allowed to apply for the admission provided he produces a letter to that effect or the corrected mark sheet issued by the Board, within seven days of the receipt of letter, or as the case may be.

Disabled (Physically Challenged) :

• Three percent seats are reserved for the following disabled (Physically Challenged)      
         (i)      Orthopedically  Challenged      
         (ii)     Visual Challenged  and      
         (iii)    Hearing Impairment.      
• A candidate, having locomotors disability of one leg and partial arm, shall be eligible to apply for admission to course, subject to the submission of a certificate to that effect from the Civil Surgeon / Medical Superintendent of the Government Hospital, based on the opinion of the concerned specialist, that the locomotors disabled candidate is in a position to undertake the course and perform the functions of the concerned field.      
• These seats are adjustable within the respective category and admissions will be on the basis of inter se merit only.      
• Disabled (Physically Challenged) candidate shall have to fulfill the academic and minimum requirements of marks at the qualifying examination of his / her category as mentioned in Rule 9.1.      
• The decision for admission of PC candidate will be final at the time of counseling looking to the ability of the candidate to carry out practical / In-plant training etc in the course.

Children of Defense Personnel and Ex-servicemen :

One percent of available seats shall be reserved for the children of Defense Personnel and Ex-servicemen, subject to the following conditions      
• A candidate claiming admission against Ex-servicemen category shall be required to submit a certificate to that effect duly issued by the Director, Sainik Welfare Board, Gujarat State or by the District Sainik Welfare Officer. In-service Defense Personnel   shall be required to submit certificate to that effect duly issued by the Commanding Officer of the respective unit in which they are serving.      
• The seats remaining vacant against the category of Defense Personnel and Ex-servicemen in case of candidates, who have passed the SSC examination from the Gujarat Secondary Education Board, shall be allotted to the children of Defense    Personnel and Ex- servicemen of the Central Board of Gujarat State. The seats remaining vacant thereafter shall be filled up from the general merit list of the Gujarat Board.      
• The children of Defense Personnel and Ex-servicemen of Gujarat origin, shall be included under the reserved category specified in this rule, if they have passed the SSC examination from the schools located in Gujarat State.

Parsi Community :

One additional seat shall be reserved for Parsi Community who is domicile of Gujarat State. This seat will be non-transferable.      
• The candidate seeking admission on reserved seat shall be required to produce a certificate of Parsi community issued from the competent authority.      
• The admission of a student of reserved category on a reserved seat shall be valid subject to verification by the authority empowered in this behalf.      
  In case the certificate is found invalid on verification, he shall not have right to claim his admission on reserved seat and if he has been already granted admission such admission shall be cancelled at any point of time.      
Important Note : The rules about admission are only for information. It will keep changing time to time. Admission Committee has access to the full power of admission.

8.         Fees structure (Proposed) : 

Fees payable for Diploma studies are as under

Sr.No.FeesAmount (Rs.)
A.Fees and deposits for all new students to be paid once at the time of registrationBOYSGIRLS
1.Caution Money Deposit100100
2.Hostel Deposit100100
3.Mess Deposit******
4.Electric Charge100100
5.Identity Card fee030030
6.Thelesemia Test fee150150
TOTAL ( A)480480
B.Fees to be paid annually in the beginning of each odd semester for all students.  
1.Uni. Medical Exam.020020
2.Magazine Fee050050
3.Student Aid Fund020020
4.General Amenities010010
TOTAL (B)100100
C.Semester fees to be paid at the beginning of each semester 
1.Registration Fee050050
2.Tuition Fee200-
3.Library Fee050050
4.Examination Fee100100
5.Gymkhana Fee050050
6.Cultural Activities Fee050050
7.Laboratory Fee030030
8.Hostel Fee060-
9.Fees for marksheets, certificates, transcripts etc.050050
TOTAL (C )640380
TOTAL AMOUNT (A+B+C)1220960

NOTE: The tuition and hostel fees for girl students are exempted. Fees once paid will not be refunded.

9.         Semester-wise courses for diploma in agriculture : 
Sr. NoCourse titleCourse NameCreditGT
TP 
AGRONOMY
1Agron. 1.1Agricultural Heritage10 
2Agron. 1.2Fundamentals of Agronomy31 
3Agron. 2.3Farming Systems and Farm Management11 
4Agron. 3.4Crop Production Technology-I (Kharif Crops)21 
5Agron. 3.5Practical Crop Production-I (Kharif Crops)01 
6Agron. 4.6Crop Production Technology-II (Rabi Crops)21 
7Agron. 4.7Practical Crop Production-II (Rabi Crops)01 
8Agron. 5.8Principles of Weed Management11 
9Agron. 5.9Principles of Water Management21 
10Agron. 6.10Principles of Organic Farming11 
11Agron. 6.11Vermicompost02 
Total…131124
SOIL SCIENCE AND AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY
1Ag. Chem. 2.1Fundamentals of Soil Science21 
2Ag. Chem. 3.2Manures, Fertilizers and Soil Fertility Management21 
3Ag. Chem. 4.3Problematic Soils and their Management21 
Total…060309
GENETICS AND PLANT BREEDING
1GPB 1.1Introductory Biology11 
2GPB 3.2Fundamentals of Genetics21 
3GPB 5.3Fundamentals of Plant Breeding21 
4GPB 6.4Seed Production Technology02 
Total…050510
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
1Pl. Phy. 2.1Fundamentals of Crop Physiology21 
Total…020103
HORTICULTURE
1Hort. 1.1Fundamentals of Horticulture11 
2Hort. 2.2Production Technology for Fruit and Plantation Crops11 
3Hort. 3.3Production Technology for Vegetable and Spices21 
4Hort. 4.4Production Technology of Flower Crops and Landscaping11 
5Hort. 6.5Preservation and Value Addition in Horticultural Crops02 
6Hort. 6.6Green House Technology02 
Total…050813
AGRIL. ENTOMOLOGY
1Ag. Ento. 1.1Fundamentals of Entomology21 
2Ag. Ento. 2.2Principles of Integrated Pest Management21 
3Ag. Ento. 3.3Pests of Field Crops & Stored Grain and their Management21 
4Ag. Ento. 4.4Pests of Horticultural Crops and their Management21 
Total…080412
PLANT PATHOLOGY/AGRICULTURAL MICROBIOLOGY
1Pl. Path. 1.1Fundamentals of Plant Pathology21 
2Pl. Path. 2.2Introductory Plant Nematology11 
3Pl. Path. 3.3Diseases of Field and Horticultural Crops and Their Management-I21 
4Pl. Path. 4.4Diseases of Field and Horticultural Crops and Their Management-II21 
5Pl. Path. 6.5Mushroom Production Technology02 
6Ag. Micro. 5.1Agricultural Microbiology11 
Total…080715
AGRIL. STATISTICS AND BIO-MATHEMATICS
1Maths. 2.1Elementary Mathematics20 
2Ag. Stat. 4.1Agricultural Informatics21 
3Ag. Stat. 5.2Statistical Methods21 
Total…060208
BIOCHEMISTRY
1Biochem. 5.1Fundamentals of Plant Biochemistry21 
Total…020103
AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING
1Ag. Engg. 3.1Introductory Agricultural Engineering11 
2Ag. Engg. 4.2Introductory Soil and Water Conservation Engineering11 
3Ag. Engg. 5.3Farm Machinery and Power21 
Total…040307
ANIMAL PRODUCTION
1LPM 2.1Principles of Livestock Production and Management21 
2LPM 5.2Principles of Poultry Production and Management11 
Total…030205
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
1Ag. Ext. 5.1Fundamentals of Extension Education and Communication21 
2Ag. Ext. 6.2Entrepreneurship Development11 
Total…030205
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
1Ag.Econ. 1.1Fundamentals of Agricultural Economics20 
Total…02002
AGRIL. METEOROLOGY
1Ag.Met. 4.1Introductory Agro meteorology & Climate Change11 
Total…010102
ENGLISH
1Eng. 1.1Comprehension and Communication Skills in English11 
Total…010102
HUMAN VALUE AND ETHICS
1HVE 1.1Human Value and Ethics (Non-gradial)*10 
Total…01001*
NSS/ NCC/Physical Education
1P. E. 1.1NSS/NCC/Physical Education and Yoga Practices (Non-gradial)*01* 
2P. E. 2.2NSS/NCC/Physical Education and Yoga Practices (Non-gradial)*01* 
3P. E. 3.3NSS/NCC/Physical Education and Yoga Practices (Non-gradial)*01* 
4P. E. 4.4NSS/NCC/Physical Education and Yoga Practices (Non-gradial)*01* 
Total…004* 
NON-GRADIAL COURSES*
1FC-IDeeksharambh (Introduction cum foundation course of 2 week)022*
2MIDC-IFarming Based Livelihood Systems213*
3EXTN 1.1Rural Sociology and Educational Psychology202*
4AEC-IIIPersonality Development112*
5VAC-IEnvironmental Studies and Disaster Management213*
Educational Tour *-- 
Total….-17*120
10.    SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE IN THE INSTITUTION :

              As per Govt. rules, Post metric Scholarship for the students of SC / ST / SEBC/EWS and MYSY is being given every year.

11.   Facilities    :

           Polytechnic in Agriculture, J.A.U., Dhari has well established Collage Building, laboratory, Library, Computer laboratory, Museum, Crop Cafeteria, Boys and Girls Hostel, Ground for Games etc.

12.   NSS activities :

  At Polytechnic in Agriculture, J.A.U., Dhari national service scheme (NSS) activities are started from 2010-11. Under National Service Scheme activities, every year ten to fifteen one day camps are organized. Activities like digital banking, road safety, distinguished persons lecture, polio eradication rally, swachh abhiyan, yoga etc. are performed.    
  From the academic year 2015-16,  NSS unit with the 50 swayam Sevak for Special Activities and 100 for Regular Activities is sanctioned. Under the Regular Activities various programmes like Cleanliness campaign, tree plantation, Leadership Development, Thalassemia Test etc. while under the Special Activities a seven day camp at various villages is being carried out. During the camp besides cleanliness campaign in the village, Farmer's Meeting, cattle health Camp, Cultural Programme are also organized.

13.       Sports and extra curricular activities :  

A separate gymkhana unit of the college is having sports facilities of various outdoor and indoor games. The students are allowed to play the game of their interest with these facilities during the non-teaching hours. The Inter polytechnics (of JAU) games is also organized once during the year. The students are allowed to take participate in Khel mahakumbh organized by Govt. of Gujarat.    
Achievements of Polytechnic in Agriculture, JAU, Dhari in various sports events. 

YearEventRank (Boys)
2023-24VolleyballChampion
 Kho-KhoChampion
 100 m Run1st rank
2024-25CricketChampion
 Kho-KhoChampion
 VolleyballRunners up
2025-26CricketRunners up
 Kho-KhoChampion
14. Placement : 
YearPass OutHigher Study (D to D & Other degree courses)Gov. JobPVT/Contractual JobOwn BusinessPreparation for competitive exam
2021-22382003114
2022-23381400168
2023-2431811237
2024-2525100717
15.       Polytechnic Farm :

For student study purpose and Seed production Polytechnic in Agriculture, JAU, Dhari have total land holding is 14.5 ha. Which are distributed as under for different purpose.  
 

Total Land Holding14.49 ha
Cultivated06.55 ha
Non-Cultivated07.94 ha
In Cultivated Land
Horticulture02.50 ha
Crop Cafeteria0.55 ha
Groundnut Breeder Seed Programme3.50 ha
Area under office and Hostel building, farm structure, agro forestry, Student Sports Ground etc.07.94 ha
Achievements: Seed Production
CropSeasonVarietyStageArea (ha.)Production (kg)
Groundnutkharif-24-25GJG 20Breeder3.50 ha4470+1530=6000
WheatRabi-24-25GW-496Truthful1.00 ha6080+365=6445
Contact information       :

N.S.Joshi 
IC Principal 
Polytechnic in Agriculture 
Junagadh Agriculture University 
DHARI (Dist. Amreli) 
poly.agri.dhr@jau.in