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

Name	Dr. R.S.Parmar
Designation	Principal, Polytechnic in Agriculture, Junagadh Agriculture University, Dhari
Contact	E-mail : poly.agri.dhr@jau.in

6. Staff Profile 

Sr. No.	Name	Designation	Qualification	Email
1	Dr. R.S.Parmar	Principal	Ph.D. Genetics and plant breeding	rakeshparmar@jau.in
2	Prof. S.F. Paghdar	Assistant Professor	M.Sc. Agronomy	sanjaypaghdar@jau.in
3	Prof. A.P. Bhuriya	Assistant Professor	M.Sc. Genetics and plant breeding	arpitbhuriya@jau.in
4	Dr. D.N. Padaliya	Assistant Professor	Ph.D. Agril. Extension education	dnpadaliya@jau.in
5	Shri R.M. Sarvaiya	Agriculture Officer	M.Sc. Agril. Entomology	rmsarvaiya09@gmail.com
6	Miss A.D. Parmar	Agriculture Officer	B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture	adparmar@jau.in
7	Shri H.V. Sheladiya	Agriculture Assistant	Diploma in Agriculture	sheladiyahardik64@jau.in
8	Shri N.M. Bagiya	Agriculture Assistant	Diploma in Agriculture	nalinbagiya@jau.in
9	Shri. H.V.Zala	Agriculture Assistant	Diploma in Agril. Engineering	zalah9074@gmail.com
10	Shri A.M. Vamja	Head Clerk	--	amv3@jau.in

Admission Procedure and Fee Structure:   
Availability of Seats: 40+4=44   
The maximum number of candidates to be admitted in first semester of the Diploma course will be in accordance to the intake capacity decided by the University form time to time. At present the intake capacity of Polytechnic in Agriculture, Dhari is 44 (40+4).

Invitation of Application:   
The State Council / Nodal Officer shall invite online applications for the Diploma programme by an admission notice published in leading Gujarati Newspapers near the date of declaration of the results of Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE).   
Candidates seeking admission to Diploma Courses will apply after declaration of SSCE results as per guidelines given in the advertisement in leading Gujarati Newspaper.

Eligibility criteria for admission : 

1	The 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.		Details				Five subjects per cent **
	i		Schedule Caste (SC) Candidates				33%
	ii		Schedule Tribe (ST) Candidates				33%
	iii		Social and Educationally Backward Communities (SEBC) Candidates				40%
	iv		All 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
2	For 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.
3	A 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.
4	A candidate who has passed the qualifying examination and,
	1	whose parents are serving in the category of service as shown below and
	2	Who 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
	1	Officers or Employees of Central Government; or
	2	Officers or Employees of Public Sector Undertakings of Central Government and State Government; or
	3	Officers or Employees of Nationalized Banks; or
	4	Officers or Employees of United Nations, UNICEF, World Health Organization and such other International Institutions located in Gujarat State; or
	5	Officers 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
	6	Officers or Employees of Gujarat Government posted outside Gujarat State for administrative reasons.
5	Weightage 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.
6	The sportsmen / women will be given weightage for the admission as under :
	No.	Event					Weightage (%)
	(i)	Participation at the International Level					7
	(ii)	Participation at the National Level / All India Level					1
		(a) Secured 1st position					5
		(b) Secured 2nd position					3
		(c) Secured 3rd position					2
	(iii)	Participation at the State Level
		(a) Secured1st position					1
		(b) Secured 2nd position					0.5
	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 Seats				Reservation (%)	Remarks
(1)	Schedule Caste (SC)				7	Reservation of these seats shall be interchangeable among SC / ST candidates.
(2)	Schedule Tribes (ST)				15
(3)	Socially and Educationally Backward Communities (SEBC)				27	As specified by the Government of Gujarat and does not fall under Creamy layer section.
(4)	Disables (Physically Challenged)				3	It 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.	Fees		Amount (Rs.)
A.	Fees and deposits for all new students to be paid once at the time of registration		BOYS	GIRLS
1.	Caution Money Deposit		100	100
2.	Hostel Deposit		100	100
3.	Mess Deposit		***	***
4.	Electric Charge		100	100
5.	Identity Card fee		030	030
6.	Thelesemia Test fee		150	150
TOTAL ( A)			480	480
B.	Fees to be paid annually in the beginning of each odd semester for all students.
1.	Uni. Medical Exam.		020	020
2.	Magazine Fee		050	050
3.	Student Aid Fund		020	020
4.	General Amenities		010	010
TOTAL (B)			100	100
C.	Semester fees to be paid at the beginning of each semester
1.	Registration Fee	050		050
2.	Tuition Fee	200		-
3.	Library Fee	050		050
4.	Examination Fee	100		100
5.	Gymkhana Fee	050		050
6.	Cultural Activities Fee	050		050
7.	Laboratory Fee	030		030
8.	Hostel Fee	060		-
9.	Fees for marksheets, certificates, transcripts etc.	050		050
TOTAL (C )		640		380
TOTAL AMOUNT (A+B+C)		1220		960

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

Discipline-wise courses for Diploma in Agriculture   
The student during his/her due course of study in Polytechnic in Agriculture has to complete total 49 courses of various discipline i.e. Agronomy, Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Genetics and Plant Breeding, Plant Physiology, Horticulture, Agril. Entomology, Plant pathology/Microbiology, Agril. Economics, Agril. Statistics, Agril. Extension, Agricultural Engineering, Biochemistry, Animal Science having of total 120 credit hours. There are 11 non-credit courses including an educational tour having of total 25 credit hours. The details of courses discipline wise course content offered during three years are given below

Sr. No.	Course title	Course Name	Credit		GT
			T	P
AGRONOMY
1	Agron. 1.1	Agricultural Heritage	1	0	1
2	Agron. 1.2	Fundamentals of Agronomy	3	1	4
3	Agron. 2.3	Farming Systems and Farm Management	1	1	2
4	Agron. 3.4	Crop Production Technology-I (Kharif Crops)	2	1	3
5	Agron. 3.5	Practical Crop Production-I (Kharif Crops)	0	1	1
6	Agron. 4.6	Crop Production Technology-II (Rabi Crops)	2	1	3
7	Agron. 4.7	Practical Crop Production-II (Rabi Crops)	0	1	1
8	Agron. 5.8	Principles of Weed Management	1	1	2
9	Agron. 5.9	Principles of Water Management	2	1	3
10	Agron. 6.10	Principles of Organic Farming	1	1	2
11	Agron. 6.11	Vermicompost	0	2	2
Total			13	11	24
SOIL SCIENCE AND AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY
1	Ag. Chem. 2.1	Fundamentals of Soil Science	2	1	3
2	Ag. Chem. 3.2	Manures, Fertilizers and Soil Fertility Management	2	1	3
3	Ag. Chem. 4.3	Problematic Soils and their Management	2	1	3
Total			06	03	09
GENETICS AND PLANT BREEDING
1	GPB 1.1	Introductory Biology	1	1	2
2	GPB 3.2	Fundamentals of Genetics	2	1	3
3	GPB 5.3	Fundamentals of Plant Breeding	2	1	3
4	GPB 6.4	Seed Production Technology	0	2	2
Total			05	05	10
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
1	Pl. Phy. 2.1	Fundamentals of Crop Physiology	2	1	3
Total			02	01	03
HORTICULTURE
1	Hort. 1.1	Fundamentals of Horticulture	1	1	2
2	Hort. 2.2	Production Technology for Fruit and Plantation Crops	1	1	2
3	Hort. 3.3	Production Technology for Vegetable and Spices	2	1	3
4	Hort. 4.4	Production Technology of Flower Crops and Landscaping	1	1	2
5	Hort. 6.5	Preservation and Value Addition in Horticultural Crops	0	2	2
6	Hort. 6.6	Green House Technology	0	2	2
Total			05	08	13
AGRIL. ENTOMOLOGY
1	Ag. Ento. 1.1	Fundamentals of Entomology	2	1	3
2	Ag. Ento. 2.2	Principles of Integrated Pest Management	2	1	3
3	Ag. Ento. 3.3	Pests of Field Crops & Stored Grain and their Management	2	1	3
4	Ag. Ento. 4.4	Pests of Horticultural Crops and their Management	2	1	3
Total			08	04	12
PLANT PATHOLOGY/AGRICULTURAL MICROBIOLOGY
1	Pl. Path. 1.1	Fundamentals of Plant Pathology	2	1	3
2	Pl. Path. 2.2	Introductory Plant Nematology	1	1	2
3	Pl. Path. 3.3	Diseases of Field and Horticultural Crops and Their Management-I	2	1	3
4	Pl. Path. 4.4	Diseases  of  Field  and  Horticultural  Crops  and  Their Management-II	2	1	3
5	Pl. Path. 6.5	Mushroom Production Technology	0	2	2
6	Ag. Micro. 5.1	Agricultural Microbiology	1	1	2
Total			08	07	15
AGRIL. STATISTICS AND BIO-MATHEMATICS
1	Maths. 2.1	Elementary Mathematics	2	0	2
2	Ag. Stat. 4.1	Agricultural Informatics	2	1	3
3	Ag. Stat. 5.2	Statistical Methods	2	1	3
Total			06	02	08
BIOCHEMISTRY
1	Biochem. 5.1	Fundamentals of Plant Biochemistry	2	1	3
Total			02	01	03
AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING
1	Ag. Engg. 3.1	Introductory Agricultural Engineering	1	1	2
2	Ag. Engg. 4.2	Introductory Soil and Water Conservation Engineering	1	1	2
3	Ag. Engg. 5.3	Farm Machinery and Power	2	1	3
Total			04	03	07
ANIMAL PRODUCTION
1	LPM 2.1	Principles of Livestock Production and Management	2	1	3
2	LPM 5.2	Principles of Poultry Production and Management	1	1	2
Total			03	02	05
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
1	Ag. Ext. 5.1	Fundamentals of Extension Education and Communication	2	1	3
2	Ag. Ext. 6.2	Entrepreneurship Development	1	1	2
Total			03	02	05
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
1	Ag.Econ. 1.1	Fundamentals of Agricultural Economics	2	0	2
Total			02	00	02
AGRIL. METEOROLOGY
1	Ag.Met. 4.1	Introductory Agro meteorology & Climate Change	1	1	2
Total			01	01	02
ENGLISH
1	Eng. 1.1	Comprehension and Communication Skills in English	1	1	2
Total			01	01	02
HUMAN VALUE AND ETHICS
1	HVE 1.1	Human Value and Ethics (Non-gradial)*	1*	0	1
Total			01*	00	01*
NSS/ NCC/PHYSICAL EDUCATION
1	P. E. 1.1	NSS/NCC/Physical Education and Yoga Practices (Non-gradial)*	0	1*	1
2	P. E. 2.2	NSS/NCC/Physical Education and Yoga Practices (Non-gradial)*	0	1*	1
3	P. E. 3.3	NSS/NCC/Physical Education and Yoga Practices (Non-gradial)*	0	1*	1
4	P. E. 4.4	NSS/NCC/Physical Education and Yoga Practices (Non-gradial)*	0	1*	1
Total			00	04*	04*
1	Educational Tour (Non-gradial)*		00	05*	05*
Total			125
NON-GRADIAL COURSES* (Sixth Dean Courses)
1	FC - I	Deeksharambh (Introduction cum Foundation Course of 2 Weeks) (Non-gradial)*	2	1	3
2	MDC - I	Farming Based Livelihood System(Non-gradial)*	2	0	2
3	EXTN. 1.1	Rural Sociology And Educational Psychology (Non-gradial)*	2	1	3
4	AEC-III	Personality Development (Non-gradial)*	1	1	2
5	VAC-I	Environmental Studies And Disaster Management (Non-gradial)*	2	1	3
Total			9*	4*	13*
Grand Total:  Theory: 69+10* and Practical: 51+13*

System of Teaching

1. There will be six semesters during which the student shall complete the requirements of course credits under the semester system of teaching and continuous evaluation.
2. 2 .An academic year shall normally commence in the month of July/August and end in the month of June/July of the calendar year. It shall be divided into two semesters each of 20 to 22 weeks (including semester- end -examinations).
3. The medium of instruction and examination shall be English.
4. The first semester shall commence within two weeks after admission.
5. There shall be two semesters in an academic year. The semester will be announced in every academic calendar year by the Registrar. Suitable adjustment in a semester will be made to accommodate Diwali vacation, summer vacation and other holidays as may be notified by the University / State Government.
6. Odd semester will normally be from July to December and even semester will be from January to June.
7. There will be course having theory and practical one Midterm exam, Semester end exam (theory and practical), course having theory only two Midterm exams and Semester end exam (theory) and course having practical only Internal & Semester end Practical exams on the basis of which the grades will be given to students.
8. Maximum time limit to obtain three years Diploma Courses after first registration is 6 (six) years.

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.

Facilities:

• The institution is equipped with adequate construction and other infrastructure facilities.
• Fully Developed and Outstanding Building with Smart Classrooms, Well-equipped Laboratories with Experimental Equipment, Seminar and Conference Hall, Library, Computer Cell, Student Activity Hall, Examination Hall, Museum, Academic and Administrative Offices etc.,
• Experienced and expert teachers for different subjects in polytechnic.
• 100 boys students can stay in 34 rooms of hostel with beds, tables, chairs and cupboards facility and 25 girls students can stay in 8 rooms of hostel with beds, tables, chairs and cupboards facility.
• Solar water heater, water filter and cooler, dining hall, recreation room in boys and girls hostel.
• Sports ground and gym facilities available.
• Research farm and crop cafeteria of various subjects for practical exposure for students.

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, swachhta 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.

Sports and extra-curricular activities: 

A separate gymkhana unit of the college is having sports facilities of various outdoor 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.     

Year	Event	Rank (Boys)
2023-24	Volleyball (Boys)	Champion
	Kho-Kho (Boys)	Champion
	100 m Running (Boys)	1st rank
2024-25	Cricket (Boys)	Champion
	Kho-Kho (Boys)	Champion
	Volleyball (Boys)	Runners up
2025-26	Cricket (Boys)	Runners up
	Kho-Kho (Boys)	Champion

14. Placement : 

Year	Pass Out	Higher Study (D to D & Other degree courses)	Gov. Job	PVT/Contractual Job	Own Business	Preparation for competitive exam
2021-22	38	20	0	3	1	14
2022-23	38	14	0	0	16	8
2023-24	31	8	1	12	3	7
2024-25	25	10	0	7	1	7

Polytechnic Farm :

Polytechnic Farm:

For student study purpose and seed production Polytechnic in Agriculture, JAU, Dhari has total land holding is 14.49 ha. Which are distributed as under for different purpose.

Cultivated				06.55 ha
Non-Cultivated				07.94 ha
In Cultivated Land
Horticulture				02.50 ha
Crop Cafeteria				0.55 ha
Groundnut Breeder Seed Programme				3.50 ha
Area under office and Hostel building, farm structure, agro forestry, Student Sports Ground etc.				07.94 ha
Achievements in seed Production
Season	Crop	Variety	Stage		Area (ha.)	Production (kg)
Kharif 2024-25	Groundnut	GJG 20	Breeder		3.50	6000
Rabi 2024-25	Wheat	GW-496	Truthful		1.00	6445
Kharif 2025-26	Groundnut	GG-20	Breeder		3.50	5945
Rabi 2025-26	Chickpea	GKG 1	Certified		1.50	2800

Contact information       :

Dr. R. S. Parmar 
IC Principal      
Polytechnic in Agriculture     
Junagadh Agriculture University     
Dalkhaniya Road,     
Dhari (Dist. Amreli)      
poly.agri.dhr@jau.in