Department of Tea Science

Academic Programme

One-year (two semesters) Post Graduate Diploma Course in Tea management (PGDTM) has been running smoothly since 1995. The Fifteenth (17^th) batch is going to start from 1.8.2011.

100% Placement record of the past students

Placement record of the students of PGDTM course has been impressive over the years. Even in this year of recession, we expect 100% placement of our students. The candidates get placement in Tea gardens as Assistant Managers, as well as Sales Executives in Agro Chemical Companies and Tea broker houses. Our students are also placed in banks, insurance companies and other organizations. In addition to salaries, the employees in tea garden are usually provided with facilities like residence-cum-bungalow, electricity, cooking gas, on-duty vehicle, servants etc.

Faculty

Prof. Indrajit Ray, Academic Coordinator

Dr. Sayed Edward Kabir, Assistant Professor

Mr. N. C. Nandi, Field Instructor

Mr Mainak Mukherjee, Soil Analyst

Guest Faculty

1. University Teachers of the Department of Botany, Chemistry, Geography & Applied Geography, Commerce, Economics, Law, Sociology & Social Anthropology, Computer Science & Applications, Computer Centre, Zoology, Biotechnology

2. Visiting Faculties from the Tea Industry, including some reputed tea Scientists/Consultants, Agro-chemical companies.

3. Visiting Faculty from Tea Board, Tea Research Associations, Tea Planters Associations

Intake capacity:

35 (including 2 students from other SAARC countries).

Course Fee:

Course fee of Rs. 40,000/- (rupees forty thousand only) [Rs. 50,000/- (Indian Currency) in case of candidates from other SAARC countries] is payable in two equal installments, the first at the time of admission and the second one before enrolment for the first Semester examination. Such fee shall cover only tuition fee. The students will have free access to the library of the department. Registration fee, Examination fee etc. are charged as per the University regulations. Other expenses e.g., cost of preparation of project reports, dry and wet specimens, herbarium, practical exercise books, visit to research centre, kits, dress, photocopy of course materials are to be borne by the candidates themselves. However, to and fro rail fare (single fare double journey) towards visit to Tocklai Experimental Station, Assam or UPASI Tea Research Foundation, Tamil Nadu is provided by the University.

Duration:

One Year (two Semesters) including intensive garden training. Session : August to July

Selection procedure:

Written Test and Oral Interview.

Eligibility:

Any Graduate of the University of North Bengal or any other recognized University in any discipline including Agriculture is eligible to apply.

Facilities / Infrastructural support:

Stipend: Stipend is available for SC/ST and OBC students

Hostel accommodation: Limited accommodation facilities for men and women student.

EVALUATION

Evaluation is based on continuous assessment, university examination at the end of each Semester and comprehensive viva-voce. After satisfactory completion of the course, Grades are awarded on the basis of performance in the examinations.

Library: Good collection of books and periodicals on tea and other plantation crops, CD-ROM Search, internet services, access to UGC-INFLIBNET data, full text database and services of the University library through internet.

Audio Visual devices: Students are taught with the help of OHP, Slide projectors and LCD projectors. Photocopier facilities are also available in the Department.

Computer training

Department has own computer laboratory with internet facilities, where the students get hands-on-training.

Laboratories: Soil testing (Tea Board approved), tea museum comprising of herbarium collections of tea, shade & weeds; collection of insects, manures, fertilizers etc.

Experimental fields in the University campus: There are experimental as well as commercial plots of 40 acres with tea plantation within the university campus.

Practical components of Teaching:

Tea garden training: Students are taken to different tea gardens of Terai, Dooars, Darjeeling, Assam and South India including the tea garden of North Bengal University for practical field training.

One-month residential tea garden training: Every year the Consultative Committee of Planters’ Associations arranges one-month residential training for each student in different tea gardens of Terai, Dooars and Darjeeling. Free Board and Lodging are provided by Tea gardens. During their one month stay in tea gardens, they are acquainted with the teal tea life, and gather knowledge about various agronomic practices and manufacturing process.

Visit to tea research centre: Students are taken to UPASI Tea Research Foundation (Tamil Nadu) and Tocklai Experimental Station (Assam) for enriching their knowledge about latest researches in tea.

Future Programme : Introduction of a M.Sc. course in Tea Science from the next Academic session is in the pipeline. Action on this matter has already been initiated.

E. Mail : regnbu@sancharnet.in ; pgdtm_nbu@yahoo.com ; indrajitraynbu@gmail.com ; kabirtea@yahoo.co.in

Phone : 0353 2776380 ( Office) ; 08967870061 & 98324 54993 ( Prof. Indrajit Ray ) ; 09932009672 / 09800050770 / 09733266010 ( Dr. Sayed Edward Kabir)